Robotics and AI ETFs in physical AI layer
Industrial robot makers, automation companies and AI developers. Driven by what factories and warehouses spend on automation.
13ETFs in this category
$7.8bnmoney in them
58.3%of physical AI layer’s money
BOTZlargest unleveraged ETF, 40.1%
How they did, to Nov 2, 2026
| 1 month | YTD | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category median | −10.4% | +6.9% | −1.0% |
| Its story | −10.0% | −3.5% | −7.2% |
| Broad US ETFs | −2.5% | +11.5% | +11.8% |
Every ETF here, largest first
| # | ETF | Name | Assets | Share | 12 months | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOTZ | Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | $3.1bn | 40.1% | −14.3% | 0.68% |
| 2 | ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF | $2.0bn | 25.1% | +7.9% | 0.95% |
| 3 | ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | $1.8bn | 23.4% | −11.3% | 0.75% |
| 4 | ROBT | First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF | $754m | 9.7% | −1.0% | 0.65% |
| 5 | IBOT | VanEck Robotics ETF | $102m | 1.3% | +18.2% | 0.47% |
| 6 | RBTX | iShares Future Robotics and Related Technologies Active ETF | $15m | 0.2% | – | 0.65% |
| 7 | RTOO | VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF | $3m | 0.0% | – | 0.75% |
| 8 | CROB | Defiance China Robotics ETF | $2m | 0.0% | – | 0.89% |
| 9 | AT | Defiance Robotics Actuators ETF | $2m | 0.0% | – | 0.69% |
| 10 | ROBX | Amplify Top 10 Robotics ETF | $1m | 0.0% | – | 0.49% |
| 11 | KRBT | Defiance Korea Robotics Top 10 ETF | – | 0.0% | – | – |
| 12 | ROB | Defiance Global Robotics Top 10 ETF | – | 0.0% | – | – |
| 13 | SEEU | Tuttle Capital Robotic Perception ETF | – | 0.0% | – | – |
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Common questions
Which ETFs are robotics and AI ETFs?13 US ETFs sit in this category of physical AI layer. Industrial robot makers, automation companies and AI developers. Driven by what factories and warehouses spend on automation.
What is the largest robotics and AI ETF?BOTZ, Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, with $3.1bn, 40.1% of the category's money.
How have robotics and AI ETFs performed?The median unleveraged ETF here returned -1.0% over the last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, against +11.8% for broad US ETFs. Past performance, not a forecast.