IBOT vs RTOO: which is really different?

IBOT and RTOO hold 28% of their weight in the same names. VanEck Robotics ETF and VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF.

30.8%
IBOT in the S&P 500
6.1%
RTOO in the S&P 500
+29.8%
IBOT total return, 1 year
−4.4%
RTOO total return, since launch
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

RTOO · since launch to Sep 30, 202694% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 34% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 34% of the fund

6% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · RTOO 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, IBOT and RTOO 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 Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IBOT RTOO
Keyence Corp 5.66% 3.64%
Rockwell Automation Inc 3.62% 2.91%
Fanuc Corp 2.60% 2.91%
Omron Corp 1.84% 2.56%
Autostore Holdings Ltd 1.77% 3.43%
Daifuku Co Ltd 1.72% 1.69%
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 2.02% 1.66%
Renishaw Plc 1.58% 2.54%
Novanta Inc 1.38% 3.09%
Kardex Holding Ag 1.34% 1.31%
Symbotic Inc 1.39% 1.30%
Yaskawa Electric Corp 1.29% 4.28%
Only in IBOT
Emerson Electric Co 5.61%
Asml Holding Nv 5.16%
Abb Ltd 4.70%
Autodesk Inc 3.61%
Teledyne Technologies Inc 2.29%
Technipfmc Plc 2.29%
Hexagon Ab 2.03%
Konecranes Oyj 1.91%
Only in RTOO
Nabtesco Corp 3.70%
Harmonic Drive Systems Inc 3.55%
Robotis Co Ltd 3.27%
SMC Corp 2.69%
THK Co Ltd 2.54%
Siemens AG 2.48%
Schaeffler AG 2.35%
NIDEC CORP 2.26%

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
WindowIBOTRTOOIBOTRTOOIBOTRTOO
3 months−4.5%not published−7.0 ptsnot published−6.6 ptsnot published
6 months+18.6%not published+1.6 ptsnot published−8.3 ptsnot published
1 year+29.8%not published+14.1 ptsnot published+6.0 ptsnot published
3 years+93.2%not published+8.2 ptsnot published−16.8 ptsnot published
Since launch
IBOT Apr 2023 · RTOO Jul 2026
+99.5%−4.4%+4.8 pts−6.2 pts−37.7 pts−9.3 pts

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

On the same fields

IBOT
VanEck Robotics ETF · Holds 65 stocks in robotics and automation, 31% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
RTOO
VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF · Holds 60 stocks in robotics and automation, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer VanEck VistaShares
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 30.8% 6.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 90.5% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 17.0% 0.9%
Holdings 65 60
Top ten, share of the fund 41.2% 33.5%
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.76%
Total return, 1 year +29.8% −4.4% (since launch on Jul 16, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 +14.1 pts −6.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +6.0 pts −9.3 pts
Below its high −6.5% −10.6%
Net assets $103m $4m

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

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.

RTOO in plain words

By weight, 6% of RTOO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 16, 2026 the fund returned −4.4% with distributions reinvested against +1.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. It sits 10.6% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IBOT and RTOO 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, IBOT or RTOO?
IBOT has 31% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RTOO has 6%, so RTOO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IBOT or RTOO?
IBOT charges 0.47% a year and RTOO charges 0.75%, so IBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, IBOT against RTOO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ibot-vs-rtoo

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