# The cheapest robotics ETFs

> The cheapest robotics ETFs, ranked by the annual fee the fund charges, as of Oct 20, 2026. 9 funds from ETFIQ’s own published figures.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Oct 20, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The cheapest robotics ETFs

See 9 funds ranked by the annual fee the fund charges. Updated Oct 20, 2026. A fee is one fact, not a verdict. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, and the holdings are on the theme page.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Fee | Net assets | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Total return, 1Y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | IBOT | VanEck Robotics ETF | 0.47% | $100m | 31.6% | +21.3% |
| 2 | FBOT | Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF | 0.50% | $213m | 44.0% | +13.8% |
| 3 | DRNZ | REX Drone ETF | 0.65% | $96m | 15.4% | too new |
| 4 | BOTZ | Global X Robotics & Artificial Intellige | 0.68% | $3.3bn | 18.6% | −8.9% |
| 5 | ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | 0.75% | $1.8bn | 56.1% | −4.2% |
| 6 | RTOO | VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF | 0.75% | $3m | 6.1% | too new |
| 7 | CROB | Defiance China Robotics ETF | 0.89% | $2m | holds a swap | too new |
| 8 | ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Inde | 0.95% | $2.0bn | 22.4% | +12.1% |
| 9 | JEDI | Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF | 0.99% | $129m | 4.7% | −22.0% |

### Method

The 9 of 9 ETFs in the robotics and automation theme that publish an expense ratio, cheapest first. Across the funds listed here the annual fee runs from 0.5% to 1.0%. A fee is the one number a fund controls and the one a holder always pays. 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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