ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF
$79.85−0.18 (−0.22%)
- 0.95%
- $2.0B
- +23.1%
- 0.37%
- 0.2M sh
- $81.04
- low $62.80high $90.51
The ETF.net ROBO Grade
C
Score 44 out of 100
- 10 of 18
Score 44 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.F0 out of 100Rank 18 of 18Mission
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.B59 out of 100Rank 5 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 3 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A74 out of 100Rank 6 of 18
Our read on ROBO
CRobotics as an index, since 2013. ROBO holds roughly 80 automation and robotics names worldwide and tracks the Robo-Stox index it was named for: long-tenured, broadly spread, and priced at the premium end of its group.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Robo-Stox Global Robotics and Automation Index. It normally invests at least 80% of total assets in securities of that Index or related depositary receipts.
Why people hold it
- Trading since 2013 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund, with moderate day-to-day volume and one of the smoother execution profiles in the robotics cohort.
- About 80 holdings spread across global markets, one of the better-diversified baskets in its peer group rather than a bet on three or four megacaps.
- The prospectus pins at least 80% of assets to its named index, so you get a published rulebook for what counts as robotics, not a manager's rotating definition.
Worth knowing
- At 0.95% a year, it charges above the robotics-fund median (near 0.65%) and well above leaner builds like BOTT at 0.35% or IBOT at 0.47%.
- One theme, many currencies. Robotics and automation stocks tend to move together, and the global holdings add exchange-rate swings on top.
- Distributions land once or twice a year at most. This is a growth-theme equity basket, not an income holding.
ROBO Holdings
- Stocks
- 80
- 17%
- ISRG
Sectors
- Industrials45.2%
- Technology42.6%
- Health Care5.9%
- Consumer Discretionary3.4%
- Financials1.7%
- Communication1.2%
Geography
- United States42.27%
- Japan20.53%
- Germany9.16%
- Taiwan8.26%
- China4.40%
- Canada3.03%
- Switzerland2.67%
- Sweden2.34%
- 7.33%
Developed 75% · Emerging 25%
ROBO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ROBO$12,305
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 | ROBO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.5% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | −3.5% |
| 1 year | +23.1% |
| 3 years | +17.5% |
| 5 years | +5.1% |
| 10 years | +11.4% |
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 | ROBO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.5% | |
| 2025 | +23.7% | |
| 2024 | −1.3% | |
| 2023 | +23.7% | |
| 2022 | −33.9% | |
| 2021 | +15.3% | |
| 2020 | +45.3% |
ROBO in the news
ROBO Dividends
- 0.37%
- $0.29
- $0.29 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ROBO Risk
- 22.8%
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.
- 0.62
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.
- −43.7%
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.
- 1.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ROBO Cost
0.95%
ROBO0.95%
- The middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
- Median 0.54%
Every other Robotics & Automation fund charges less.
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- CKOIDKraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Index ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +13.4%
- CCABZRoundhill Investments - Robotaxi, Autonomous Vehicles & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return —
- CCBOTCorgi ETF Trust I - Robots & Humanoids ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- DHUMNRoundhill Investments - Roundhill Humanoid Robotics ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −3.7%