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ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

ROBONYSE ArcaROBO GlobalC

$74.81+0.19 (+0.25%)

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

C43/ 100

Rank 11 of 18 in Robotics & Automation

C43/100Rank 11 of 18inRobotics & Automation
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Expense ratio
0.95%
Fund size
$1.95B
1Y total return
+7.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.39%
Holdings
80
Avg volume · 30D
157K sh
52W range
low $62.80high $90.51
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ROBO Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 43 out of 100

Category
Robotics & Automation⁠
Rank
11 of 18
Six-pillar profile for ROBO. Scores out of 100: Cost 0, Risk 62, Mission not scored, Tradability 69, Holdings 92, Durability 74. Strongest: Holdings (92). Weakest: Cost (0). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 43 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 100
    Rank 18 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

Our read on ROBO

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Oct 21, 2013

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

ROBO$10,763
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ROBO $10,763. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 ROBO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodROBO
Year to date+7.7%
1 month−7.3%
3 months−5.8%
1 year+7.6%
3 yearsper year+17.8%
5 yearsper year+2.0%
10 yearsper year+10.7%

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 ROBO
YearReturn barROBO
2026 YTD+7.7%
2025+23.7%
2024−1.3%
2023+23.7%

ROBO in the news

ROBO 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 Oct 30, 2026.
0.39%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.29Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.29 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2017 $0.01; Dec 24, 2018 $0.12; Dec 24, 2019 $0.16; Dec 28, 2020 $0.12; Dec 28, 2021 $0.12; Dec 26, 2023 $0.03; Dec 30, 2024 $0.31; Dec 30, 2025 $0.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.29
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.31
Dec 26, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.03
Dec 28, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.12
Dec 28, 2020Dec 31, 2020$0.12
Dec 24, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.16
Dec 24, 2018Dec 31, 2018$0.12
Dec 26, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.01
Dec 20, 2016Dec 23, 2016$0.06
Dec 16, 2015Dec 21, 2015$0.07
Dec 16, 2014Dec 19, 2014$0.05

$10,000 in ROBO 10 years ago paid $450 in dividends.

ROBO Risk

Risk pillarB62 out of 100Rank 4 of 16 in Robotics & Automation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
22.6%
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.
0.64
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.
−43.7%
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.
1.77
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.

ROBO Cost

Compare ROBO and BOTT

Overpaying vs BOTT, tied cheapest in Robotics & Automation

$10,743

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

  • ROBO 0.95%

    $17,869

  • BOTT 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ROBO 0.95%
  • BOTT 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530ROBO $17,869BOTT $7,126

Year by year

YearROBOBOTTOverpaying
10$1,678$634$1,044
20$6,322$2,454$3,868
30$17,869$7,126$10,743

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