QQQ vs AIQ vs BOTZ is the AI exposure debate in miniature: a broad tech index against two themed funds. Add ROBO and IRBO and you get the full picture, from incidental exposure to pure-play bets.
Fees first, because they are certain: QQQ 0.18%, IRBO 0.47%, BOTZ and AIQ 0.68% each, ROBO 0.95%. Exposure second, because it is the actual question. Measure all five the same way: 10-K AI-mention counts and R&D per holding. TrueAI's free scorecard does exactly that.
- QQQ - Nasdaq-100; massive indirect AI exposure through NVDA, MSFT, and AVGO weightings, but it is a broad index, not an AI bet.
- AIQ - index of companies positioned to benefit from AI development; mid-tier fee, mid-tier purity.
- BOTZ - robotics and AI tilt with industrial names like Keyence and ABB next to chip stocks; the most physical AI of the group.
- ROBO - robotics and automation focus; the highest fee here at 0.95%, so its holdings need to earn it.
- IRBO - iShares AI innovation and tech; the cheapest themed option at 0.47%.
Sources: ETFDB
Pick the fund whose holdings you can defend, not the one with the best name. Run any of them through a filing check first.