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DRGN vs PBOT: which is really different?

DRGN and PBOT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF and Pictet AI & Automation ETF.

0.0%DRGN in the S&P 500
61.0%PBOT in the S&P 500
−6.3%DRGN total return, 1 year
+34.6%PBOT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DRGN scores higher

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

DRGN 91.8PBOT 13.60.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 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

DRGN100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund · 23 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund
PBOT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund · 44 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRGN and PBOT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DRGNOnly in PBOT
Hygon Information Technology C 8.15%ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.86%
Montage Technology Co Ltd 7.81%KLA CORP 6.36%
Cambricon Technologies Corp Lt 7.46%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 6.34%
Yuanjie Semiconductor Technolo 7.23%BROADCOM INC 6.33%
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co 5.88%ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77%
Baidu Inc 5.71%SNOWFLAKE INC 4.73%
IEIT Systems Co Ltd 5.68%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 4.64%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd 4.96%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.57%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRGN and PBOT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
DRGNPBOTDRGNPBOTDRGNPBOT
3 months−11.4%+1.0%−13.6 pts−1.2 pts−8.9 pts+3.5 pts
6 months+7.8%+39.5%−10.3 pts+21.4 pts−16.5 pts+15.2 pts
1 year−6.3%not published−22.9 ptsnot published−28.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+30.6%+34.6%+6.5 pts+18.0 pts+0.3 pts+13.9 pts
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DRGN and PBOT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRGN
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 23 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
PBOT
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerThemesPictet
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 5000.0%61.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%82.1%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%52.2%
Holdings2344
Top ten, share of the fund62.5%52.6%
Expense ratio0.39%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.85%
Total return, 1 year−6.3%+34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)
vs the S&P 500−22.9 pts+18.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−28.1 pts+13.9 pts
Below its high−17.6%−3.8%
Net assets$22m$14m

DRGN in plain words

By weight, 0% of DRGN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 23 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −6.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.9 pts. It sits 17.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

PBOT in plain words

By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +34.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do DRGN and PBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, DRGN or PBOT?
DRGN has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so DRGN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRGN or PBOT?
DRGN charges 0.39% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, so DRGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRGN against PBOT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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