
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
$34.95−0.37 (−1.05%)
- 0.70%
- $19M
- 0M sh
- $35.41
- low $22.52high $36.23
The ETF.net PBOT Grade
Score 47 out of 100
- 15 of 30
Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.D36 out of 100Rank 19 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 27Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 27 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 11 of 27Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 23 of 30
Our read on PBOT
CMost AI ETFs hand the theme to an index. PBOT is a stock picker: Pictet's thematic team running global AI and automation, from robotics to semiconductors, launched as part of the two-century-old Geneva firm's first US ETF lineup.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Active by design: at least 80% of assets in global AI and automation equities, measured against MSCI ACWI rather than a packaged AI theme index.businesswire.com
- The mandate covers the whole value chain (robotics, cybersecurity, semiconductors, software) and is global, so the manager isn't fenced into US megacaps.
- Pedigree behind the wrapper: Pictet Asset Management, part of an independent Geneva group with roughly two centuries of history, with PBOT in its first US-listed ETF range.businesswire.cometf.am.pictet.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.70% a year you're paying active-manager pricing in a shelf where index versions cost less (XAIX at 0.35%, QTUM at 0.40%).
- It launched in October 2025, so the record is short, and with an active mandate the portfolio reflects the team's calls rather than a published theme index.businesswire.com
- As a recent entrant it's small and trades lightly next to the category's established names, which typically shows up as wider bid-ask spreads.
PBOT Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 43%
- GOOGL
Geography
- United States76.22%
- Netherlands6.23%
- Korea (the Republic of)5.15%
- Taiwan (Province of China)5.01%
- Germany3.44%
- Japan2.13%
- Sweden1.20%
- Canada0.63%
Developed 57% · Emerging 43%
PBOT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | PBOT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +40.2% |
| 1 month | +7.7% |
| 3 months | +7.9% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | PBOT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +40.2% | |
| 2025 | +1.6% |
PBOT in the news
PBOT Dividends
- $0.02 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
PBOT Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 1.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PBOT Cost
- The middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
- Median 0.65%
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