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First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

ROBTNasdaqB

$59.08−0.28 (−0.47%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B61/ 100

Rank 7 of 30 in Artificial Intelligence

B61/100Rank 7 of 30inArtificial Intelligence
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Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$789M
1Y total return
+11.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.02%
Holdings
116
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$60.22
52W range
low $44.01high $61.72
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ROBT Grade

B

Score 61 out of 100

Category
Artificial Intelligence⁠
Rank
7 of 30
Six-pillar profile for ROBT. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 53, Mission 79, Tradability 65, Holdings 86, Durability 79. Strongest: Holdings (86). Weakest: Risk (53). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 61 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 10

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 27

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 27

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 30

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 Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
116
Top-10 weight
18%
Largest holding
ILMN2.0%

Sectors

  • Technology54.9%
  • Industrials20.9%
  • Health Care10.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.4%
  • Communication5.9%
  • Consumer Staples1.9%

Geography

  • United States59.39%
  • Japan8.72%
  • China8.02%
  • South Korea3.96%
  • United Kingdom3.20%
  • Israel2.92%
  • France2.39%
  • Taiwan2.26%
  • Other countries (8)9.12%

Developed 58% · Emerging 42% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ILMNIllumina, Inc.1.99%56,494$16M322
002RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A)1.96%3,549,675$15M86
003METAMeta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)1.92%21,087$15M704
004OCDO.LOcado Group Plc1.85%3,712,126$15M41
005SSentinelOne, Inc. (Class A)1.82%546,103$14M124
006NETCloudflare, Inc. (Class A)1.81%39,556$14M275
007DTDynatrace, Inc.1.78%221,082$14M189
008SNPSSynopsys, Inc.1.78%27,455$14M381
009ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.1.72%32,025$14M410
010TEMTempus AI, Inc. (Class A)1.72%191,418$14M107
011PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc. (Class A)1.72%64,754$14M525
012PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.1.68%31,583$13M501
013NICENICE Ltd. (ADR)1.65%110,542$13M35
014SYMSymbiotic Inc. (Class A)1.65%304,232$13M90
015CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.1.64%109,231$13M592

Showing 1–15 of 116 holdings

ROBT Performance

Launched Feb 21, 2018

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.
ROBT$11,135
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. ROBT $11,135. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,091$10,222$12,353Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for ROBT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodROBT
Year to date+14.5%
1 month+3.5%
3 months+5.7%
1 year+11.3%
3 yearsper year+14.6%
5 yearsper year+2.7%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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+14.5%
2025+15.2%
2024−0.4%
2023+27.8%
2022−34.9%
2021+9.9%
2020+46.2%

ROBT in the news

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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 Oct 12, 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.
21.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
0.50
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.

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