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BOTZ vs XT: which is really different?

XT holds 64.0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BOTZ 21.9%.

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

21.9%BOTZ in the S&P 500
64.0%XT in the S&P 500
+3.6%BOTZ total return, 1 year
+25.7%XT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BOTZ scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

BOTZ 22.5XT 3.20.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

BOTZ78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 55% of the fund · 85 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 19% in22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 55% of the fund
XT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
64%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 34% of the fund · 192 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in64%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 34% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOTZ and XT hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BOTZ and XT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBOTZXT
NVIDIA CORP7.49%4.18%
TESLA INC1.97%3.55%
ALPHABET INC-CL A1.93%2.13%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC7.65%1.22%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC1.02%0.44%
FANUC CORP7.98%0.35%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BOTZOnly in XT
ABB LTD-REG 7.80%MICROSOFT 4.21%
KEYENCE CORP 7.75%ELI LILLY 3.90%
SMC CORP 4.59%TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 3.55%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.30%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.48%
AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.71%ANALOG DEVICES 2.88%
COGNEX CORP 2.67%AMAZON.COM INC 2.87%
SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLO-A 2.67%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.74%
ROBOTECHNIK INTELLIGENT TE-A 2.06%ABBVIE 2.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BOTZ and XT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BOTZXTBOTZXTBOTZXT
3 months−4.9%+0.7%−8.2 pts−2.6 pts−4.1 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+1.3%+18.0%−14.7 pts+2.0 pts−19.4 pts−2.7 pts
1 year+3.6%+25.7%−13.9 pts+8.2 pts−19.4 pts+2.8 pts
3 years+38.0%+63.3%−39.9 pts−14.6 pts−57.1 pts−31.8 pts
Since launch+149.0%+279.7%−172.1 pts−61.9 pts−416.4 pts−340.9 pts
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BOTZ and XT on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOTZ
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 85 stocks in robotics and automation, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
XT
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
Holds 192 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XiShares
ThemeRobotics and automationBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50021.9%64.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.2%67.4%
In the Nasdaq-10019.0%38.8%
Holdings85192
Top ten, share of the fund54.6%33.8%
Expense ratio0.68%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.77%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+25.7%
vs the S&P 500−13.9 pts+8.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−19.4 pts+2.8 pts
Below its high−15.2%−3.2%

BOTZ in plain words

By weight, 22% 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 55% of the fund across 85 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.9 pts. It sits 15.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

XT in plain words

By weight, 64% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 192 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.2 pts.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOTZ or XT?
BOTZ has 22% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 64%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or XT?
BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BOTZ against XT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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