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ARKQ vs BOTT

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF

ARKQCCboe

Themes Humanoid Robotics ETF

BOTTBNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

BOTT −0.40pt a year

ARKQ0.75%BOTT0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

ARKQ 6.0×the volume

ARKQ112KBOTT18.6K

ARKQ vs BOTT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−10.3%ARKQ−16.8%BOTT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ARKQ −10.3%. BOTT −16.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%20%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ARKQ 0.75%
BOTT 0.35%, better
Fund size
ARKQ $1.89B
BOTT $56M
1Y total return
ARKQ −10.3%, better
BOTT −16.8%
Yield (12M)
ARKQ 0.28%, better
BOTT 0.16%
Holdings
ARKQ 37
BOTT 39
Avg volume (30D)
ARKQ 112K sh, better
BOTT 18.6K sh
NAV per share
ARKQ $111.05
BOTT $35.49
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ARKQ: Cost 18, Risk 46, Mission 76, Tradability 96, Holdings 51, Durability 85. BOTT: Cost 97, Risk 17, Mission not scored, Tradability 45, Holdings 60, Durability 37.
Pillar letters and Scores for ARKQ, BOTT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarARKQBOTT
Cost30% weightF18A97Higher
Mission25% weightA76Not scored
Risk15% weightC46HigherF17
Tradability15% weightA96HigherC45
Holdings10% weightC51B60Higher
Durability5% weightA85HigherD37

Rank among Robotics & Automation funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ARKQ and BOTT are both graded against the same 18 Robotics & Automation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Robotics & Automation⁠

Category · 18 funds
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BOTT ranks 5th and ARKQ 10th of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

  1. Rank 3BWDRNWisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones FundScore 62
  2. Rank 5BBOTTThemes Humanoid Robotics ETFScore 61
  3. Rank 6BIQMFranklin Intelligent Machines ETFScore 58
  4. Rank 8CKOIDKraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Index ETFScore 50
  5. Rank 10CARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETFScore 48
  6. Rank 11CROBOROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETFScore 43

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ARKQCARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF

BOTTBThemes Humanoid Robotics ETF

In short

ARKQ ARK's autonomy bet, running since 2014: about 40 hand-picked stocks in robotics and autonomous tech, no index in sight. ARK posts holdings daily and emails its trades, so you can see exactly what changed and when.

BOTT Most robotics funds buy the whole factory floor. BOTT buys the androids: about 30 global names across the humanoid and service robot value chain, at 0.35% a year.

Stated mandate

ARKQ The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

BOTT The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index of companies deriving significant revenue from designing and developing humanoid and service robots.

Why people hold it

  • ARKQ Active by design: at least 80% of assets sit in autonomous technology and robotics companies ARK selects itself, held in a tight book of about 40 names.ark-funds.com
  • Unusual openness for an active fund: ARK posts portfolio holdings files every trading day and sends trade information for its active ETFs to anyone who subscribes.ark-funds.com
  • Launched in 2014, it is one of the longer-running names in the robotics and automation group and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.
  • The mandate is global, so ARK can own foreign as well as domestic robotics and autonomy companies rather than being fenced into US listings.ark-funds.com
  • BOTT At 0.35% it undercuts the typical robotics and automation ETF (median 0.65%) and every peer ranked above it: IBOT at 0.47%, FBOT and FDIF at 0.50%.
  • A true pure play. Its index, the Solactive Global Humanoid Robotics Index, targets companies building humanoid and service robots, not the broad factory automation basket.themesetfs.com
  • Global mandate, about 30 names. Tight enough that the humanoid theme actually shows up in the portfolio instead of getting buried under mega-cap ballast.themesetfs.com
  • Sits in the upper half of its robotics and automation peer group, one of the stronger builds of a very young theme.

Worth knowing

  • ARKQ At 0.75% a year it runs above the roughly 0.65% cohort median and well above index-built rivals like BOTT (0.35%) and IBOT (0.47%). The stock picking is what you pay for.
  • Non-diversified with about 40 holdings, so a handful of positions steer the ride and single-stock news lands harder than in a broad-market fund.ark-funds.com
  • Everything rides on the manager's calls: the prospectus flags management risk and the fund's dependence on the adviser's key personnel.ark-funds.com
  • BOTT Lightly traded next to the category's giants, so spreads can be wider and bigger orders need more care at the point of trade.
  • Short file: the fund launched in 2024 and Themes relaunched it with the humanoid focus in 2025, so there is little live history to judge.globenewswire.com
  • About 30 stocks in one early-stage theme is concentrated, swingy exposure, and cash comes back to you once or twice a year at most.

Full ARKQ profile⁠

Full BOTT profile⁠

ARKQ vs BOTT Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ARKQ vs BOTT Cost

Overpaying ARKQ vs BOTT

$7,356

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

  • ARKQ 0.75%

    $14,482

  • BOTT 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ARKQ 0.75%
  • 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$15K051015202530ARKQ $14,482BOTT $7,126

Year by year

YearARKQBOTTOverpaying
10$1,336$634$702
20$5,078$2,454$2,624
30$14,482$7,126$7,356

Expense ratio

  • 0.75%ARKQ
  • 0.35%BOTT, cheaper
  • Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
  • Median 0.54%

BOTT cheapest of 18 funds

ARKQ 14th cheapest of 18 funds

ARKQ vs BOTT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ARKQ 0.28%, better
BOTT 0.16%
Payout (12M)
ARKQ $0.31
BOTT $0.06
Last payment
ARKQ $0.31
BOTT $0.06
Ex-dividend
ARKQ Dec 26, 2025
BOTT Dec 18, 2025
Paid on
ARKQ Dec 29, 2025
BOTT Dec 19, 2025
Frequency
ARKQ Irregular
BOTT Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ARKQIrregular · 5 paymentsAll ARKQ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2017 $0.51; Dec 27, 2018 $0.84; Dec 29, 2020 $0.66; Dec 29, 2021 $0.61; Dec 26, 2025 $0.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
BOTTIrregular · 2 paymentsAll BOTT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 24, 2024 $0.48; Dec 18, 2025 $0.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

ARKQ vs BOTT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ARKQ 30.8%BOTT 36.2%since May 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ARKQ 0.95BOTT 0.43since May 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ARKQ −55.7%BOTT −44.3%since Apr 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ARKQ 1.80BOTT 1.60

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