BOTZ: Rise Of The Robots (NASDAQ:BOTZ)

The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) provides exposure to companies that are involved in industrial robotics and automation, non-industrial robotics, and autonomous vehicles. The fund was created in 2016 and has a total expense ratio of 0.68% (4th cheapest among similar ETFs). Wisdom Tree and iShares provide similar offerings in the robotics and AI space with cheaper expense ratios. The fund has returned 3.84% per annum since inception, with an index tracking error of 0.44%. BOTZ is down more than 50% this year, suffering from sharp drawdowns in 2022 owing to rising rates and previously high valuations.