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The robotics ETFs that returned most

See 6 funds ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, one year. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, so the gap from top to bottom of this list reflects what they own, not the theme.

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The robotics ETFs that returned most
#	Ticker	Fund	Total return, 1Y ↓	vs its benchmark 1Y	Weight in S&P 500 companies	Fee
1	IBOT	VanEck Robotics ETF	+21.3%	+6.2 pts vs ACWI	31.6%	0.47%
2	FBOT	Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF	+13.8%	not measured	44.0%	0.50%
3	ROBO	ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Inde	+12.1%	not measured	22.4%	0.95%
4	ARKQ	ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF	−4.2%	−20.0 pts vs VOO	56.1%	0.75%
5	BOTZ	Global X Robotics & Artificial Intellige	−8.9%	not measured	18.6%	0.68%
6	JEDI	Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF	−22.0%	not measured	4.7%	0.99%

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Method

The 6 of 9 ETFs in the robotics and automation theme with a full year of trading, highest first, each over the same year to Oct 20, 2026 with distributions reinvested. Across the funds listed here the one year total return runs from -22.0% to 21.3%.

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A year says what happened, not what happens next. The list sorts one published figure, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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