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Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF

IQMCboeFranklin TempletonB

$90.49−2.64 (−2.83%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B58/ 100

Rank 6 of 18 in Robotics & Automation

B58/100Rank 6 of 18inRobotics & Automation
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Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$75M
1Y total return
−4.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
70
Avg volume · 30D
6.2K sh
52W range
low $79.58high $126.21
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net IQM Grade

B

Score 58 out of 100

Category
Robotics & Automation⁠
Rank
6 of 18
Six-pillar profile for IQM. Scores out of 100: Cost 65, Risk 37, Mission 50, Tradability 64, Holdings 60, Durability 70. Strongest: Durability (70). Weakest: Risk (37). No single pillar leads.

Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 5

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 18

Our read on IQM

ETF.net Research

In short

BFranklin's take on robotics goes wider than robots: it hunts the whole intelligent-machine stack, from design and manufacturing to logistics and predictive maintenance, in a compact portfolio priced under the category norm.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies associated with intelligent machines, including innovations in design, manufacturing, logistics, products, and predictive maintenance.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.50% a year, under the 0.65% median for robotics and automation funds.
  • The mandate covers design, manufacturing, logistics, products and predictive maintenance, so the sleeve reaches past pure robot builders into the software and services around them.
  • Roughly 60 stocks. Tight enough that the theme actually drives returns instead of getting diluted into a broad tech basket.
  • Trading since 2020 and sitting in the upper half of its robotics and automation peer group, with no structural red flags on the wrapper.

Worth knowing

  • Volume is light for the category. Spreads and order type matter more here than in the cohort's heavyweights.
  • The stated goal is capital appreciation, so income is not part of the design.
  • Cheaper shelf-mates exist: BOTT runs 0.35% and IBOT 0.47%, both chasing overlapping robotics ground.

IQM Holdings

Holdings pillarB60 out of 100Rank 8 of 17 in Robotics & Automation
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
70
Top-10 weight
45%
Largest holding
NVDA8.5%

Sectors

  • Technology72.9%
  • Industrials18.6%
  • Energy2.6%
  • Communication2.2%
  • Consumer Discretionary2.0%
  • Health Care1.6%

Geography

  • United States76.35%
  • Taiwan6.69%
  • Canada4.28%
  • South Korea3.92%
  • Netherlands3.02%
  • Japan1.89%
  • United Kingdom1.31%
  • Germany0.76%
  • Other countries (3)1.78%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1NVDANVIDIA Corp8.51%31,036$6.35M847
2TSMTaiwan Semiconductor-Sp A6.50%11,933$4.85M284
3AAPLApple Inc4.77%10,327$3.56M723
4AVGOBroadcom Inc4.40%10,064$3.28M749
5CLS.TOCelestica Inc4.15%11,646$3.09M101
6SNDKSandisk Corp3.68%2,385$2.74M471
7TSLATesla Inc3.61%6,727$2.69M527
8BEBloom Energy Corp- A3.20%11,748$2.39M343
9GEVGe Vernova Inc3.02%2,625$2.25M486
10No dataIft - Money Market Port2.77%2,063,494$2.06M43
11ANETArista Networks Inc2.64%11,682$1.97M510
12AMDAdvanced Micro Devices2.63%3,893$1.97M638
13TERTeradyne Inc2.27%6,178$1.7M428
14PWRQuanta Services Inc2.17%2,609$1.62M372
15LRCXLam Research Corp2.15%6,715$1.61M602

Showing 1–15 of 70 holdings

IQM Performance

Launched Feb 25, 2020

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
IQM$9,510
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. IQM $9,510. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IQM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIQM
Year to date+3.5%
1 month−21.1%
3 months−11.7%
1 year−4.9%
3 yearsper year+27.7%
5 yearsper year+10.4%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IQM
YearReturn barIQM
2026 YTD+3.5%
2025+30.8%
2024+31.0%
2023+41.1%
2022−33.4%
2021+25.2%
2020+78.5%

History from Feb 27, 2020

IQM in the news

IQM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2021

One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2020 to 2021. Dec 14, 2020 $0.0043; Dec 13, 2021 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20202021
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 13, 2021Dec 21, 2021$0.09
Dec 14, 2020Dec 23, 2020$0.0043

$10,000 in IQM 5 years ago paid $16.50 in dividends.

IQM Risk

Risk pillarD37 out of 100Rank 10 of 16 in Robotics & Automation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
28.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.94
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−44.9%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.65
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

IQM Cost

Compare IQM and BOTT

Overpaying vs BOTT, tied cheapest in Robotics & Automation

$2,853

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

  • IQM 0.50%

    $9,979

  • BOTT 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IQM 0.50%
  • BOTT 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530IQM $9,979BOTT $7,126

Year by year

YearIQMBOTTOverpaying
10$900$634$266
20$3,460$2,454$1,006
30$9,979$7,126$2,853

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