Global X - Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF
$34.96+0.06 (+0.17%)
- 0.68%
- $3.3B
- −1.6%
- 0.50%
- 0.8M sh
- $35.48
- low $31.88high $41.71
The ETF.net BOTZ Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 8 of 18
Score 49 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 100Rank 12 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 9 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A80 out of 100Rank 2 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D39 out of 100Rank 13 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 18
Our read on BOTZ
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.
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
- Stocks
- 83
- 57%
- ISRG
Sectors
- Industrials51.2%
- Technology29.2%
- Health Care11.4%
- Consumer Discretionary5.7%
- Communication2.6%
- Consumer Staples0.0%
Geography
- United States33.15%
- Japan31.99%
- China17.68%
- Switzerland8.94%
- South Korea4.32%
- Taiwan1.48%
- Norway1.40%
- France0.59%
- 0.44%
Developed 65% · Emerging 35%
BOTZ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
BOTZ$9,837
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | BOTZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.6% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −5.4% |
| 1 year | −1.6% |
| 3 years | +12.8% |
| 5 years | 0.0% |
| 10 years | +9.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BOTZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.6% | |
| 2025 | +14.2% | |
| 2024 | +12.3% | |
| 2023 | +39.0% | |
| 2022 | −42.7% | |
| 2021 | +8.6% | |
| 2020 | +51.9% |
BOTZ in the news
BOTZ Dividends
- 0.50%
- $0.18
- $0.02 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
BOTZ Risk
- 22.8%
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.
- 0.45
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.
- −55.5%
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.
- 1.84
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BOTZ Cost
0.68%
BOTZ0.68%
- The middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
- Median 0.54%
11 of the 18 Robotics & Automation funds charge less.
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- CARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +5.1%
- CKOIDKraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Index ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +13.4%
- CROBOROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return +23.1%