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FBOT vs IBOT: which is really different?

FBOT and IBOT hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and IBOT returned +29.8% over the year. Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF and VanEck Robotics ETF.

44.5%
FBOT in the S&P 500
30.8%
IBOT in the S&P 500
+18.8%
FBOT total return, 1 year
+29.8%
IBOT total return, 1 year
FBOT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202656% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50045% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index45%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 42% of the fund · 49 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50045% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index45%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 42% of the fund

45% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index

IBOT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202669% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
69% of its weight is outside the S&P 50031% of IBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 69% is outside the index31%69%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 41% of the fund · 65 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 17% in69% of its weight is outside the S&P 50031% of IBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 69% is outside the index31%69%inoutside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 41% of the fund

31% of IBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 69% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IBOT 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

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, FBOT and IBOT 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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FBOT IBOT
NVIDIA CORP 4.66% 5.65%
KEYENCE CORP 2.67% 5.66%
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 2.40% 5.61%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 1.82% 3.62%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.39% 1.72%
RENISHAW PLC 2.16% 1.58%
HEXAGON AB 1.49% 2.03%
KARDEX HOLDING AG 1.38% 1.34%
PTC INC 1.44% 1.20%
SYMBOTIC INC 1.15% 1.39%
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.01% 2.29%
ATS CORP 1.80% 0.91%
Only in FBOT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD 6.72%
DEERE and CO 4.32%
THK CO LTD 3.60%
AXON ENTERPRISE INC 3.44%
SIEMENS AG 3.19%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.17%
ALPHABET INC 3.16%
AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP 2.56%
Only in IBOT
Asml Holding Nv 5.16%
Abb Ltd 4.70%
Fanuc Corp 2.60%
Technipfmc Plc 2.29%
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 2.02%
Konecranes Oyj 1.91%
Imi Plc 1.89%
Dassault Systemes Se 1.88%

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
WindowFBOTIBOTFBOTIBOTFBOTIBOT
3 months−1.8%−4.5%−4.3 pts−7.0 pts−3.9 pts−6.6 pts
6 months+14.9%+18.6%−2.0 pts+1.6 pts−11.9 pts−8.3 pts
1 year+18.8%+29.8%+3.1 pts+14.1 pts−5.0 pts+6.0 pts
3 years+77.2%+93.2%−7.7 pts+8.2 pts−32.7 pts−16.8 pts
Since launch
FBOT Jun 2023 · IBOT Apr 2023
+54.6%+99.5%−29.1 pts+4.8 pts−54.7 pts−37.7 pts

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

On the same fields

FBOT
Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF · Holds 49 stocks in robotics and automation, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IBOT
VanEck Robotics ETF · Holds 65 stocks in robotics and automation, 31% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Fidelity VanEck
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 44.5% 30.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 85.1% 90.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 22.7% 17.0%
Holdings 49 65
Top ten, share of the fund 41.6% 41.2%
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.47%
Fee for the differing part 0.59% 0.52%
Total return, 1 year +18.8% +29.8%
vs the S&P 500 +3.1 pts +14.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −5.0 pts +6.0 pts
Below its high −4.8% −6.5%
Net assets $218m $103m

FBOT and IBOT on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FBOT in plain words

By weight, 44% of FBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts.

IBOT in plain words

By weight, 31% of IBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 90%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 65 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +29.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.1 pts. It sits 6.5% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FBOT and IBOT 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, FBOT or IBOT?
FBOT has 44% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBOT has 31%, so IBOT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FBOT or IBOT?
FBOT charges 0.50% a year and IBOT charges 0.47%, so IBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FBOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FBOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity website ↗IBOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗

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ETFIQ, FBOT against IBOT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fbot-vs-ibot

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.