Do DRNZ and ROBO hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 1% 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, DRNZ or ROBO?

DRNZ has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBO has 23%, so DRNZ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, DRNZ or ROBO?

DRNZ charges 0.65% a year and ROBO charges 0.95%, so DRNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DRNZ vs ROBO: which is really different?

DRNZ and ROBO hold 1% of their weight in the same names. REX Drone ETF and ROBO Global(R) Robotics and Automation Index ETF.

15.4%

DRNZ in the S&P 500

22.6%

ROBO in the S&P 500

−18.7%

DRNZ total return, since launch

+23.2%

ROBO total return, 1 year

DRNZ · 6 months to Sep 30, 202685% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

15% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index

ROBO · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · DRNZ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

DRNZ 42.3

ROBO 36.4

0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRNZ and ROBO hold 1% 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DRNZ ROBO

Ondas Inc 12.61% 1.42%

Only in DRNZ

AeroVironment Inc 13.14%

Next Vision Stabilized Systems 11.62%

Unusual Machines Inc /US 5.88%

Elsight Ltd 5.26%

DroneShield Ltd 5.17%

Red Cat Holdings Inc 5.00%

General Electric Co 3.21%

Aevex Corp 3.00%

Only in ROBO

CELESTICA INC. 2.22%

AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1.94%

Koh Young Technology Inc 1.85%

TERADYNE, INC. 1.84%

Infineon Technologies AG 1.84%

HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1.83%

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. 1.79%

FANUC CORPORATION 1.78%

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

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	DRNZ	ROBO	DRNZ	ROBO	DRNZ	ROBO
3 months	−12.3%	−5.8%	−14.8 pts	−8.3 pts	−14.4 pts	−7.9 pts
6 months	−18.8%	+14.7%	−35.8 pts	−2.3 pts	−45.7 pts	−12.2 pts
1 year	not published	+23.2%	not published	+7.5 pts	not published	−0.6 pts
3 years	not published	+61.4%	not published	−23.6 pts	not published	−48.6 pts
Since launch DRNZ Oct 2025 · ROBO Oct 2013	−18.7%	+226.9%	−30.8 pts	−214.4 pts	−35.6 pts	−670.3 pts

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

On the same fields

DRNZ

REX Drone ETF · Holds 45 stocks in robotics and automation, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

ROBO

ROBO Global(R) Robotics and Automation Index ETF · Holds 79 stocks in robotics and automation, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer REX ROBO Global

Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation

In the S&P 500 15.4% 22.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.3% 96.1%

In the Nasdaq-100 3.5% 8.3%

Holdings 45 79

Top ten, share of the fund 67.8% 17.8%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.95%

Fee for the differing part 0.67% 0.99%

Total return, 1 year −18.7% (since launch on Oct 29, 2025) +23.2%

vs the S&P 500 −30.8 pts +7.5 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −35.6 pts −0.6 pts

Below its high −32.3% −10.9%

Net assets $117m $2.0bn

DRNZ and ROBO on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DRNZ in plain words

By weight, 15% of DRNZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 29, 2025 the fund returned −18.7% with distributions reinvested against +12.1% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 30.8 pts. It sits 32.3% below its all-time high of May 29, 2026.

ROBO in plain words

By weight, 23% of ROBO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 79 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.5 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do DRNZ and ROBO hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 1% 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, DRNZ or ROBO?: DRNZ has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBO has 23%, so DRNZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRNZ or ROBO?: DRNZ charges 0.65% a year and ROBO charges 0.95%, so DRNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

DRNZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DRNZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗REX page for DRNZ ↗ROBO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ROBO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ROBO Global website ↗

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ETFIQ, DRNZ against ROBO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/drnz-vs-robo

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