BOTZ vs RTOO: which is really different?

BOTZ and RTOO hold 28% of their weight in the same names. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF.

23.4%
BOTZ in the S&P 500
6.1%
RTOO in the S&P 500
−0.1%
BOTZ total return, 1 year
−4.4%
RTOO total return, since launch
BOTZ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 57% of the fund · 86 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 21% in77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 57% of the fund

23% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index

RTOO · since launch to Sep 30, 202694% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 34% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 34% of the fund

6% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · RTOO scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOTZ and RTOO hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BOTZ RTOO
KEYENCE CORP 8.18% 3.64%
FANUC CORP 8.21% 2.91%
SMC CORP 4.85% 2.69%
OMRON CORP 2.12% 2.56%
COGNEX CORP 2.57% 2.03%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP 1.97% 4.28%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.47% 1.69%
AUTOSTORE HOLDINGS LTD 1.39% 3.43%
SYMBOTIC INC 1.37% 1.30%
RAINBOW ROBOTICS 1.52% 1.29%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 1.06% 2.91%
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC 0.99% 3.55%
Only in BOTZ
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 8.56%
ABB LTD-REG 7.82%
SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLO-A 2.49%
AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.39%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.00%
TESLA INC 1.95%
DEERE & CO 1.88%
HORIZON ROBOTICS INC 1.85%
Only in RTOO
Nabtesco Corp 3.70%
Renishaw PLC 2.54%
Siemens AG 2.48%
Schaeffler AG 2.35%
Teradyne Inc 2.34%
NIDEC CORP 2.26%
China Leadshine Technology Co Ltd 2.15%
HMS Networks AB 2.05%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

28% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBOTZRTOOBOTZRTOOBOTZRTOO
3 months−7.4%not published−10.0 ptsnot published−9.6 ptsnot published
6 months+4.0%not published−13.0 ptsnot published−22.9 ptsnot published
1 year−0.1%not published−15.8 ptsnot published−23.9 ptsnot published
3 years+43.8%not published−41.2 ptsnot published−66.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
BOTZ Sep 2016 · RTOO Jul 2026
+148.7%−4.4%−172.5 pts−6.2 pts−440.6 pts−9.3 pts

BOTZ and RTOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BOTZ
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 86 stocks in robotics and automation, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
RTOO
VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF · Holds 60 stocks in robotics and automation, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X VistaShares
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 23.4% 6.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 88.1% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 20.5% 0.9%
Holdings 86 60
Top ten, share of the fund 56.5% 33.5%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.76%
Total return, 1 year −0.1% −4.4% (since launch on Jul 16, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 −15.8 pts −6.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −23.9 pts −9.3 pts
Below its high −15.3% −10.6%
Net assets $3.3bn $4m

BOTZ and RTOO on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BOTZ in plain words

By weight, 23% of BOTZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. It sits 15.3% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

RTOO in plain words

By weight, 6% of RTOO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 16, 2026 the fund returned −4.4% with distributions reinvested against +1.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. It sits 10.6% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and RTOO hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOTZ or RTOO?
BOTZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RTOO has 6%, so RTOO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or RTOO?
BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and RTOO charges 0.75%, so BOTZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, BOTZ against RTOO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/botz-vs-rtoo

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