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Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF

BOTZNasdaqGlobal XC

$32.27+0.05 (+0.16%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C50/ 100

Rank 8 of 18 in Robotics & Automation

C50/100Rank 8 of 18inRobotics & Automation
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 32.22 to 32.27. Range 32.20 to 32.88. Use the arrow keys to read each point.32.4032.6032.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.68%
Fund size
$3.04B
1Y total return
−14.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.55%
Holdings
86
Avg volume · 30D
713K sh
52W range
low $30.12high $41.71
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BOTZ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 50 out of 100

Category
Robotics & Automation⁠
Rank
8 of 18
Six-pillar profile for BOTZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 35, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 79, Holdings 46, Durability 94. Strongest: Durability (94). Weakest: Cost (35). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 50 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

Our read on BOTZ

ETF.net Research

In short

COne of the original robotics-and-AI ETFs, running since 2016 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund: roughly 60 developed-market names covering industrial robots, factory automation and autonomous vehicles.

Stated mandate

BOTZ seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index. It invests primarily in companies benefiting from robotics and AI adoption, including industrial and non-industrial robotics and autonomous vehicles.

Why people hold it

  • Trading since 2016 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, so getting in and out tends to be straightforward.
  • Tracks a published Indxx robotics and AI index, so the basket is set by disclosed rules rather than a manager's stock-picking mood.
  • Roughly 60 developed-market names spanning industrial and non-industrial robotics and autonomous vehicles: a concentrated theme, not mega-cap tech in disguise.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.68% fee sits above the robotics cohort median, and cheaper shelf-mates exist: BOTT at 0.35%, IBOT at 0.47%.
  • About 60 stocks in a single theme means one company's stumble moves this fund far more than it would a broad index.
  • Distributions come once or twice a year, so it works as a theme holding rather than an income line.

BOTZ Holdings

Holdings pillarC46 out of 100Rank 12 of 17 in Robotics & AutomationAs of
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
86
Top-10 weight
58%
Largest holding
ISRG9.1%

Sectors

  • Industrials51.2%
  • Technology29.2%
  • Health Care11.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.7%
  • Communication2.6%
  • Consumer Staples0.0%

Geography

  • United States34.31%
  • Japan31.13%
  • China17.80%
  • Switzerland8.80%
  • South Korea3.80%
  • Taiwan1.52%
  • Norway1.49%
  • France0.64%
  • Other countries (1)0.50%

Developed 65% · Emerging 35% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc9.08%702,703$301M423
26954.TFanuc Corp8.42%7,244,616$279M141
36861.TKeyence Corp8.18%533,343$271M161
4NVDANVIDIA Corp7.96%1,164,769$264M848
5ABBN.SWAbb Ltd-Reg7.95%2,742,924$263M183
66273.TSmc Corp4.90%352,420$162M111
76383.TDaifuku Co Ltd3.49%3,180,042$116M124
8CGNXCognex Corp2.64%1,416,283$87.6M189
9AURAurora Innovation Inc2.46%14,380,888$81.4M111
10300124.SZShenzhen Inovance Technolo-A2.45%10,746,724$81M74
116645.TOmron Corp2.10%1,726,787$69.6M71
12TSLATesla Inc2.09%183,046$69.2M528
13GOOGLAlphabet Inc-Cl A2.06%193,758$68.3M707
146506.TYaskawa Electric Corp2.03%2,232,762$67.3M85
15DEDeere & Co1.79%93,545$59.2M363

Showing 1–15 of 86 holdings

BOTZ Performance

Launched Sep 12, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BOTZ$8,558
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BOTZ $8,558. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BOTZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBOTZ
Year to date−11.0%
1 month−8.5%
3 months−8.5%
1 year−14.4%
3 yearsper year+12.6%
5 yearsper year−2.8%
10 yearsper year+8.4%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BOTZ
YearReturn barBOTZ
2026 YTD−11.0%
2025+14.2%
2024+12.3%
2023+39.0%
2022−42.7%
2021+8.6%
2020+51.9%

BOTZ in the news

BOTZ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.55%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.18Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.02 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $0.0019; Dec 28, 2018 $0.24; Jun 27, 2019 $0.15; Dec 30, 2019 $0.03; Jun 29, 2020 $0.06; Jun 29, 2021 $0.06; Jun 29, 2022 $0.05; Jun 29, 2023 $0.05; Dec 28, 2023 $0.0041; Jun 27, 2024 $0.04; Jun 27, 2025 $0.08; Dec 30, 2025 $0.16; Jun 29, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.02
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.16
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.08
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.04
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.0041
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.05
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.05
Jun 29, 2021Jul 8, 2021$0.06
Jun 29, 2020Jul 8, 2020$0.06
Dec 30, 2019Jan 8, 2020$0.03
Jun 27, 2019Jul 8, 2019$0.15
Dec 28, 2018Jan 8, 2019$0.24

See all 14 payments⁠

$10,000 in BOTZ 10 years ago paid $647 in dividends.⁠

BOTZ Risk

Risk pillarC42 out of 100Rank 9 of 16 in Robotics & Automation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
22.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.44
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−55.5%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.84
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

BOTZ Cost

Compare BOTZ and BOTT

Overpaying vs BOTT, tied cheapest in Robotics & Automation

$6,126

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BOTZ 0.68%

    $13,252

  • BOTT 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BOTZ 0.68%
  • BOTT 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530BOTZ $13,252BOTT $7,126

Year by year

YearBOTZBOTTOverpaying
10$1,215$634$581
20$4,633$2,454$2,179
30$13,252$7,126$6,126

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