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DRNZ vs IBOT

REX Drone ETF

DRNZDNasdaq

VanEck Robotics ETF

IBOTANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

IBOT −0.18pt a year

DRNZ0.65%IBOT0.47%

Avg volume · 30D

DRNZ 9.4×the volume

DRNZ136KIBOT14.4K

DRNZ vs IBOT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

−33.6%DRNZ+18.2%IBOT

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. DRNZ −33.6%. IBOT +18.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%−10%0%10%30%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
DRNZ 0.65%
IBOT 0.47%, better
Fund size
DRNZ $94M
IBOT $99M
1Y total return
DRNZ −33.6%
IBOT +18.2%, better
Yield (12M)
DRNZ No data
IBOT 0.32%
Holdings
DRNZ 46
IBOT 69
Avg volume (30D)
DRNZ 136K sh, better
IBOT 14.4K sh
NAV per share
DRNZ $16.56
IBOT $62.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DRNZ: Cost 41, Risk 14, Mission not scored, Tradability 42, Holdings 19, Durability 55. IBOT: Cost 85, Risk 75, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 74, Durability 67.
Pillar letters and Scores for DRNZ, IBOT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDRNZIBOT
Cost30% weightC41A85Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightF14A75Higher
Tradability15% weightC42B65Higher
Holdings10% weightF19A74Higher
Durability5% weightB55B67Higher

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. DRNZ and IBOT are both graded against the same 18 Robotics & Automation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Robotics & Automation⁠

Category · 18 funds
See all 18 ›

IBOT ranks 1st and DRNZ 15th of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

  1. Rank 1AIBOTVanEck Robotics ETFScore 76
  2. Rank 2BFBOTFidelity Disruptive Automation ETFScore 67
  3. Rank 14DHUMNRoundhill Humanoid Robotics ETFScore 37
  4. Rank 15DDRNZREX Drone ETFScore 34
  5. Rank 16DRTOOVistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETFScore 29
  6. CROBNot yet graded
  7. ROBXNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DRNZDREX Drone ETF

IBOTAVanEck Robotics ETF

In short

DRNZ The first US-listed pure-play drone ETF. Instead of aerospace giants with a UAV side project, DRNZ tracks an index that puts 80% of its weight in companies earning most of their revenue from drones and the tech that enables them.

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

DRNZ The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in companies principally engaged in drones or unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing or enabling technology.

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

  • DRNZ The purity rule is written into the index: 80% of weight to firms deriving the majority of revenue from drones or enabling technology, 20% to defense names with dedicated UAV programs.rexshares.comb-cdn.net
  • Launched in 2025 as REX's first-to-market drone pure-play, covering combat, surveillance, logistics and counter-drone in one ticker rather than a thin sleeve inside a broad aerospace fund.rexshares.com
  • Fee lands at 0.65%, level with the median for its robotics and automation peer group, and the underlying index reconstitutes and rebalances quarterly.b-cdn.net
  • 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

  • DRNZ Concentrated by design: about 50 holdings, with the index allowing a single pure-play name up to 15% of weight and diversified names up to 5%.b-cdn.net
  • It listed in late 2025, so there is little history behind it to show how closely it tracks its index or how it trades when markets get rough.
  • At 0.65% it costs more than broader automation peers such as BOTT (0.35%) and IBOT (0.47%), which spread across robotics instead of one flight-focused theme.
  • 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 DRNZ profile⁠

Full IBOT profile⁠

DRNZ vs IBOT 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.

DRNZ vs IBOT Cost

Overpaying DRNZ vs IBOT

$3,299

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

  • DRNZ 0.65%

    $12,717

  • IBOT 0.47%

    $9,418

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DRNZ 0.65%
  • 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$15K051015202530DRNZ $12,717IBOT $9,418

Year by year

YearDRNZIBOTOverpaying
10$1,163$847$316
20$4,440$3,261$1,179
30$12,717$9,418$3,299

Expense ratio

  • 0.65%DRNZ
  • 0.47%IBOT, cheaper
  • Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
  • Median 0.54%

IBOT 4th cheapest of 18 funds

DRNZ 11th cheapest of 18 funds

DRNZ vs IBOT Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
DRNZ No data
IBOT 0.32%
Payout (12M)
DRNZ None
IBOT $0.20
Last payment
DRNZ No data
IBOT $0.20
Ex-dividend
DRNZ No data
IBOT Dec 22, 2025
Paid on
DRNZ No data
IBOT Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
DRNZ No data
IBOT Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

DRNZAll DRNZ payments⁠

No distribution history available.

IBOTAnnual · 3 paymentsAll IBOT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 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$120232026YTD

DRNZ vs IBOT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DRNZ 43.5%since Nov 2025IBOT 20.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DRNZ −0.73since Nov 2025IBOT 1.01
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DRNZ −45.6%since Oct 2025IBOT −25.4%since Apr 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DRNZ 1.65IBOT 1.40

DRNZ and IBOT in the news

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