The best AI ETFs of 2026 keep coming back to five names: AIQ, BOTZ, and IRBO, plus QTUM and ROBO for the fee-conscious and the robotics purists. They take very different routes to the same theme, and those differences matter more than any marketing page admits.
AIQ and BOTZ both charge 0.68%. AIQ tracks broad AI and big data while BOTZ leans into robotics and industrial automation. IRBO is the fee leader at 0.47%, and QTUM sits at 0.40% with a quantum computing tilt.
- AIQ: broad AI tech, top holdings include Palantir, Microsoft, Nvidia
- BOTZ: robotics focus, top holdings Keyence, ABB, Nvidia
- IRBO: cheapest of the five, top holdings Broadcom, AMD, Nvidia
- QTUM: quantum and machine learning tilt
- ROBO: robotics and automation index, the priciest of the group
Fees are only half the story. A cheap fund can still be stuffed with companies that merely mention AI in their filings. Compare the fee, then check the filings behind the names.
Sources: YCharts, YCharts, Composer
Five funds, five fee levels, five different definitions of AI. Pick the definition you believe.