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ROBT

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

Themes · First Trust · Inception 2018-02-21 · SEC filings

$59.56−0.61 (−1.01%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 60.17 to 59.56. Range 59.42 to 59.97. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$59.40$59.80$60.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$786M
1Y return
+11.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.02%
Holdings
111
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$59.97
52W range
low $44.01high $60.97

The ETF.net ROBT Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 6 of 30 in Artificial Intelligence⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for ROBT. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 52, Mission 80, Tradability 69, Holdings 87, Durability 80. Strongest: Holdings (87). Weakest: Risk (52). Leans toward Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 53
    Category rank16/30 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 80
    Category rank2/10 · top 20%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 52
    Category rank15/27 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 69
    Category rank6/30 · top 20%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 87
    Category rank2/27 · top 7%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 80
    Category rank7/30 · top 23%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ROBT

ETF.net Research

BAI plus the machines it runs. ROBT has tracked a Nasdaq index of global artificial intelligence and robotics companies since 2018, spreading the theme across roughly 110 names.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Robotics sits in the mandate, not just AI software: the index it follows spans artificial intelligence and robotics companies worldwide.
  2. 02Trading since 2018, so it carries a real track record through the AI hype cycle rather than a launch-week backtest.
  3. 03Roughly 110 global holdings, so the fund does not live or die on one or two AI names.
  4. 04At 0.65% a year the fee lands just under the typical AI-theme ETF, and the fund sits in the upper half of that peer group, tracking its stated index closely.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cheaper routes to the theme exist: XAIX runs 0.35% and QTUM 0.40%.
  2. 02One theme, one basket. AI and robotics stocks swing harder than a broad market index, in both directions.
  3. 03Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so limit orders earn their keep.

ROBT Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:06 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
111
Top-10 weight
18%
Largest holding
US Dollar2.0%

Sectors

  • Technology56.6%
  • Industrials20.6%
  • Health Care8.7%
  • Consumer Discr.5.9%
  • Communication3.6%
  • Energy1.9%
  • Cons. Staples1.5%
  • Financials1.2%

Geography

  • United States57.53%
  • China9.13%
  • Japan9.06%
  • South Korea4.13%
  • United Kingdom3.01%
  • Israel3.00%
  • France2.54%
  • Taiwan2.25%
  • Other countries (8)9.34%

Developed 56% · Emerging 44% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—US Dollar2.00%15,313,062$15M394
002TEMTempus AI, Inc. (Class A)1.95%192,037$15M100
003METAMeta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)1.84%21,155$14M683
004RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A)1.78%3,561,147$14M79
005ILMNIllumina, Inc.1.77%56,677$14M305
006AVAVAeroVironment, Inc.1.70%81,617$13M138
007NETCloudflare, Inc. (Class A)1.68%39,684$13M273
008SYMSymbiotic Inc. (Class A)1.67%305,216$13M93
009ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.1.65%32,128$13M406
010SSentinelOne, Inc. (Class A)1.61%547,868$12M121
011DTDynatrace, Inc.1.60%221,797$12M184
012BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited (ADR)1.57%106,191$12M78
013CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.1.57%109,584$12M567
0146954.TFanuc Corporation1.56%319,300$12M138
015IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation1.55%51,772$12M430

Showing 1–15 of 115 holdings

ROBT Performance

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

ROBT$11,112
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ROBT $11,112. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,897$9,972$12,048Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 ROBT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodROBT
Year to date+16.0%
1 month+0.9%
3 months+9.4%
1 year+11.1%
3 years+14.6%per year
5 years+1.9%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 ROBT
YearReturn barROBT
2026 YTD+16.0%
2025+15.2%
2024−0.4%
2023+27.8%
2022−34.9%
2021+9.9%
2020+46.2%

ROBT in the news

ROBT 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 Sep 22, 2026.
0.02%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.0094Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.0094 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 22 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2018 $0.07; Jun 21, 2018 $0.03; Sep 14, 2018 $0.01; Dec 18, 2018 $0.0053; Mar 21, 2019 $0.0032; Jun 14, 2019 $0.09; Sep 25, 2019 $0.04; Dec 13, 2019 $0.01; Mar 26, 2020 $0.02; Jun 25, 2020 $0.0052; Sep 24, 2020 $0.01; Dec 24, 2020 $0.05; Jun 24, 2021 $0.03; Mar 25, 2022 $0.0054; Jun 24, 2022 $0.07; Dec 23, 2022 $0.05; Mar 24, 2023 $0.01; Jun 27, 2023 $0.07; Dec 22, 2023 $0.03; Jun 27, 2024 $0.08; Dec 13, 2024 $0.22; Jun 25, 2026 $0.0094. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.0094
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.22
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.08
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.03
Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.07
Mar 24, 2023Mar 31, 2023$0.01
Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.05
Jun 24, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.07
Mar 25, 2022Mar 31, 2022$0.0054
Jun 24, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.03
Dec 24, 2020Dec 31, 2020$0.05
Sep 24, 2020Sep 30, 2020$0.01

ROBT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.42
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−43.3%
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.
1.55
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.

ROBT Cost

Expense ratio0.65%
  • The middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
  • Median 0.65%

12 of the 30 Artificial Intelligence funds charge less.

ROBT costs $65.00 a year on $10,000. The median Artificial Intelligence fund costs $65.00.