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BOTZ vs IBOT

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF

BOTZCNasdaq

VanEck Robotics ETF

IBOTANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

IBOT −0.21pt a year

BOTZ0.68%IBOT0.47%

Avg volume · 30D

BOTZ 49.6×the volume

BOTZ713KIBOT14.4K

3Y return · a year

IBOT +13.0pt

BOTZ+12.6%IBOT+25.6%

BOTZ vs IBOT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−14.4%BOTZ+17.9%IBOT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BOTZ −14.4%. IBOT +17.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%10%30%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BOTZ 0.68%
IBOT 0.47%, better
Fund size
BOTZ $3.04B
IBOT $99M
1Y total return
BOTZ −14.4%
IBOT +17.9%, better
Yield (12M)
BOTZ 0.55%, better
IBOT 0.32%
Holdings
BOTZ 86
IBOT 69
Avg volume (30D)
BOTZ 713K sh, better
IBOT 14.4K sh
NAV per share
BOTZ $32.45
IBOT $62.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BOTZ: Cost 35, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 79, Holdings 46, Durability 94. IBOT: Cost 85, Risk 79, Mission not scored, Tradability 67, Holdings 74, Durability 67.
Pillar letters and Scores for BOTZ, IBOT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBOTZIBOT
Cost30% weightD35A85Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightC42A79Higher
Tradability15% weightA79HigherB67
Holdings10% weightC46A74Higher
Durability5% weightA94HigherB67

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. BOTZ and IBOT 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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IBOT ranks 1st and BOTZ 8th of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

  1. Rank 1AIBOTVanEck Robotics ETFScore 77
  2. Rank 2BFBOTFidelity Disruptive Automation ETFScore 67
  3. Rank 7BBULDPacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETFScore 57
  4. Rank 8CBOTZGlobal X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETFScore 50
  5. Rank 8CKOIDKraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Index ETFScore 50

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BOTZCGlobal X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF

IBOTAVanEck Robotics ETF

In short

BOTZ One 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.

IBOT A straight robotics play. IBOT tracks the BlueStar Robotics Index across about 70 companies tied to robotics, rather than a broad basket of tech "disruptors", and charges well under the typical fee in its niche.

Stated mandate

BOTZ 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.

IBOT The fund seeks to track the BlueStar Robotics Index as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, while following companies involved in robotics.

Why people hold it

  • BOTZ 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.
  • IBOT 0.47% a year, comfortably below the median expense ratio among robotics and automation ETFs.
  • Index-driven and focused: roughly 70 names selected for robotics involvement, so the theme stays the theme.
  • On our review, one of the stronger builds in the robotics and automation group on cost, portfolio construction and risk profile combined.

Worth knowing

  • BOTZ 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.
  • IBOT Thinly traded. Spreads can run wider and sizeable orders can nudge the price more than in mainstream funds.
  • Not the cheapest shelf option: Themes Humanoid Robotics (BOTT) charges 0.35%, though it targets a narrower humanoid slice.
  • Launched in 2023, so the track record is short, and payouts come annually or semiannually rather than as a steady income stream.

Full BOTZ profile⁠

Full IBOT profile⁠

BOTZ vs IBOT Holdings

As of
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.

BOTZ vs IBOT Cost

Overpaying BOTZ vs IBOT

$3,834

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

  • BOTZ 0.68%

    $13,252

  • IBOT 0.47%

    $9,418

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BOTZ 0.68%
  • IBOT 0.47%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530BOTZ $13,252IBOT $9,418

Year by year

YearBOTZIBOTOverpaying
10$1,215$847$368
20$4,633$3,261$1,372
30$13,252$9,418$3,834

Expense ratio

  • 0.68%BOTZ
  • 0.47%IBOT, cheaper
  • Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
  • Median 0.54%

IBOT 4th cheapest of 18 funds

BOTZ 12th cheapest of 18 funds

BOTZ vs IBOT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
BOTZ 0.55%, better
IBOT 0.32%
Payout (12M)
BOTZ $0.18
IBOT $0.20
Last payment
BOTZ $0.02
IBOT $0.20
Ex-dividend
BOTZ Jun 29, 2026
IBOT Dec 22, 2025
Paid on
BOTZ Jul 7, 2026
IBOT Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
BOTZ Twice a year
IBOT Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

BOTZTwice a year · 13 paymentsAll BOTZ payments⁠
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.$0$12017202020232026YTD
IBOTAnnual · 3 paymentsAll IBOT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2023 $0.82; Dec 23, 2024 $1.15; Dec 22, 2025 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

BOTZ vs IBOT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BOTZ 22.9%IBOT 20.4%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BOTZ 0.44IBOT 1.01, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BOTZ −55.5%IBOT −25.4%since Apr 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BOTZ 1.84IBOT 1.40

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