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FDIF vs ROBO

Fidelity Disruptors ETF

FDIFBNasdaq

ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

ROBOCNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

FDIF −0.45pt a year

FDIF0.50%ROBO0.95%

Avg volume · 30D

ROBO 16.2×the volume

FDIF9.67KROBO157K

3Y return · a year

FDIF +4.6pt

FDIF+22.4%ROBO+17.8%

FDIF vs ROBO Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+9.2%FDIF+7.6%ROBO

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FDIF +9.2%. ROBO +7.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%20%30%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
FDIF 0.50%, better
ROBO 0.95%
Fund size
FDIF $110M
ROBO $1.95B
1Y total return
FDIF +9.2%, better
ROBO +7.6%
Yield (12M)
FDIF 0.26%
ROBO 0.39%, better
Holdings
FDIF 7
ROBO 80
Avg volume (30D)
FDIF 9.67K sh
ROBO 157K sh, better
NAV per share
FDIF $39.62
ROBO $77.55
52W range

ETF.net Grade

FDIF: Cost 65, Risk 89, Mission 88, Tradability 54, Holdings 21, Durability 78. ROBO: Cost 0, Risk 62, Mission not scored, Tradability 69, Holdings 92, Durability 74.
Pillar letters and Scores for FDIF, ROBO, with each pillar’s weight
PillarFDIFROBO
Cost30% weightB65HigherF0
Mission25% weightA88Not scored
Risk15% weightA89HigherB62
Tradability15% weightC54B69Higher
Holdings10% weightF21A92Higher
Durability5% weightA78HigherA74

Rank among Robotics & Automation funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. FDIF and ROBO are both graded against the same 18 Robotics & Automation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Robotics & Automation⁠

Category · 18 funds
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FDIF ranks 3rd and ROBO 11th of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

  1. Rank 1AIBOTVanEck Robotics ETFScore 77
  2. Rank 2BFBOTFidelity Disruptive Automation ETFScore 67
  3. Rank 3BFDIFFidelity Disruptors ETFScore 62
  4. Rank 3BWDRNWisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones FundScore 62
  5. Rank 10CARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETFScore 48
  6. Rank 11CROBOROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETFScore 43
  7. Rank 12CCBOTCorgi Robots & Humanoids ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FDIFBFidelity Disruptors ETF

ROBOCROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

In short

FDIF Fidelity's disruption bet, aimed at companies remaking work through automation. It charges 0.50% where the typical robotics-theme fund asks 0.65%, and it has been running since 2020. The trade-off: it trades quietly.

ROBO Robotics 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

FDIF The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies involved in disruptive automation.

ROBO 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

  • FDIF Charges 0.50% a year against a 0.65% median for its robotics and automation peer group. Cheap is rare in thematic land.
  • The portfolio hews closely to the prospectus mandate: companies involved in disruptive automation, pursued for long-term capital appreciation. Little theme drift.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its robotics and automation cohort, and its risk profile reads calmer than much of a theme built on moonshots.
  • Pays out quarterly, which is more cadence than most growth-themed funds bother with.
  • ROBO 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

  • FDIF Thinly traded with a modest asset base. Spreads can run wider than the theme's household names, and size limits how much the fund gets talked about.
  • Portfolio construction is the weakest link in the package: a narrow, concentrated book where individual names carry real weight.
  • Fidelity's own FBOT sits in the same cohort at the same 0.50% fee, and BOTT undercuts both at 0.35%. Worth knowing what else shares the shelf.
  • ROBO 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.

Full FDIF profile⁠

Full ROBO profile⁠

FDIF vs ROBO Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

FDIF vs ROBO Cost

Overpaying ROBO vs FDIF

$7,890

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

  • FDIF 0.50%

    $9,979

  • ROBO 0.95%

    $17,869

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FDIF 0.50%
  • ROBO 0.95%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530ROBO $17,869FDIF $9,979

Year by year

YearFDIFROBOOverpaying
10$900$1,678$778
20$3,460$6,322$2,862
30$9,979$17,869$7,890

Expense ratio

  • 0.50%FDIF, cheaper
  • 0.95%ROBO
  • Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
  • Median 0.54%

FDIF 7th cheapest of 18 funds

ROBO 18th cheapest of 18 funds

FDIF vs ROBO Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
FDIF 0.26%
ROBO 0.39%, better
Payout (12M)
FDIF $0.10
ROBO $0.29
Last payment
FDIF $0.02
ROBO $0.29
Ex-dividend
FDIF Sep 18, 2026
ROBO Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
FDIF Sep 22, 2026
ROBO Dec 31, 2025
Frequency
FDIF Quarterly
ROBO Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

FDIFQuarterly · 11 paymentsAll FDIF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Sep 15, 2023 $0.06; Jun 21, 2024 $0.04; Sep 20, 2024 $0.03; Dec 20, 2024 $0.04; Mar 21, 2025 $0.03; Jun 20, 2025 $0.05; Sep 19, 2025 $0.02; Dec 19, 2025 $0.03; Mar 20, 2026 $0.02; Jun 18, 2026 $0.03; Sep 18, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252017202020232026YTD
ROBOAnnual · 8 paymentsAll ROBO payments⁠
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.$0$0.252017202020232026YTD

FDIF vs ROBO Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
FDIF 16.7%, betterROBO 22.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
FDIF 1.04, betterROBO 0.64
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
FDIF −22.6%since Jun 2023ROBO −43.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
FDIF 1.25ROBO 1.77

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