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First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

ROBTNasdaqFirst TrustB

$55.42−0.40 (−0.72%)

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

B61/ 100

Rank 8 of 30 in Artificial Intelligence

B61/100Rank 8 of 30inArtificial Intelligence
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Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$723M
1Y total return
−0.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.02%
Holdings
117
Avg volume · 30D
39.2K sh
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
8 of 30
Six-pillar profile for ROBT. Scores out of 100: Cost 52, Risk 55, Mission 79, Tradability 63, Holdings 86, Durability 81. Strongest: Holdings (86). Weakest: Cost (52). Leans toward Holdings and Durability.

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.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 10

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 28

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B63 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 2 of 27

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 30

Our read on ROBT

ETF.net Research

In short

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

  • Robotics sits in the mandate, not just AI software: the index it follows spans artificial intelligence and robotics companies worldwide.
  • Trading since 2018, so it carries a real track record through the AI hype cycle rather than a launch-week backtest.
  • Roughly 110 global holdings, so the fund does not live or die on one or two AI names.
  • At 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

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

ROBT Holdings

Holdings pillarA86 out of 100Rank 2 of 27 in Artificial Intelligence
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
117
Top-10 weight
19%
Largest holding
OCDO.L2.2%

Sectors

  • Technology53.8%
  • Industrials22.6%
  • Health Care10.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.2%
  • Communication5.8%
  • Consumer Staples1.6%

Geography

  • United States60.56%
  • Japan8.40%
  • China7.31%
  • United Kingdom3.76%
  • South Korea3.69%
  • Israel2.86%
  • Taiwan2.72%
  • France2.59%
  • Other countries (6)8.11%

Developed 58% · Emerging 42% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1OCDO.LOcado Group Plc2.19%3,669,622$15.8M46
2RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A)1.95%3,509,031$14.1M88
3ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.1.89%31,659$13.7M423
4TEMTempus AI, Inc. (Class A)1.89%189,225$13.7M110
5APPNAppian Corporation1.89%277,782$13.6M89
6SSentinelOne, Inc. (Class A)1.88%539,851$13.6M128
7ILMNIllumina, Inc.1.82%55,846$13.2M331
8IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation1.82%51,014$13.2M437
9AIC3.ai, Inc. (Class A)1.81%1,102,653$13.1M85
10METAMeta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)1.77%20,847$12.8M708
11No dataHexagon AB (Class B)1.76%1,143,451$12.7M2
12SNPSSynopsys, Inc.1.75%27,140$12.7M386
13DSY.PADassault Systemes SE1.75%449,690$12.7M117
14DTDynatrace, Inc.1.74%218,550$12.6M198
15No dataQinetiQ Group Plc1.73%1,733,940$12.5M2

Showing 1–15 of 117 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$9,975
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. ROBT $9,975. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 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 ROBT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodROBT
Year to date+7.6%
1 month−5.8%
3 months+1.5%
1 year−0.2%
3 yearsper year+15.0%
5 yearsper year+0.3%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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+7.6%

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 Oct 30, 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

See all 22 payments⁠

$10,000 in ROBT 5 years ago paid $95.75 in dividends.⁠

ROBT Risk

Risk pillarB55 out of 100Rank 12 of 28 in Artificial Intelligence
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.2%
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.
0.55
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.
−43.3%
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ROBT Cost

Compare ROBT and XAIX

Overpaying vs XAIX, tied cheapest in Artificial Intelligence

$5,591

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

  • ROBT 0.65%

    $12,717

  • XAIX 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ROBT 0.65%
  • XAIX 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ROBT $12,717XAIX $7,126

Year by year

YearROBTXAIXOverpaying
10$1,163$634$529
20$4,440$2,454$1,986
30$12,717$7,126$5,591

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