Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOTZ vs XT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOTZ returned −10.2% to XT's +22.1%; 11% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $3.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, and $4.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.
19% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 81% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.
66% of XT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.
Pair scorecard
XT costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.3 points; XT is 1.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BOTZ | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −10.2% | +22.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 18.2%, high on May 13, 2026 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Robotics and automation | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +13.4% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 8.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.46% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $3.3bn | $4.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 11% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BOTZ and XT hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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11% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BOTZ | XT | BOTZ | XT |
| 3 months | +1.0% | +10.2% | not measured | +5.8 pts vs ACWI |
| 6 months | −8.8% | +14.0% | not measured | +6.6 pts vs ACWI |
| 1 year | −10.2% | +22.1% | not measured | +8.7 pts vs ACWI |
| 3 years | +53.7% | +93.2% | not measured | +4.3 pts vs ACWI |
| Since launchNot the same days: BOTZ Sep 2016 · XT Mar 2015 | +140.2% | +297.8% | not measured | +71.7 pts vs ACWI |
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
11% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
BOTZ
By weight, 19% 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 59% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −10.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 18.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.
XT
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 197 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 8.7 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do BOTZ and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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