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AIEQ vs ROBT: which is really different?

AIEQ and ROBT hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and AIEQ returned more over the year.

Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

99.6%AIEQ in the S&P 500
32.0%ROBT in the S&P 500
+11.2%AIEQ total return, 1 year
+9.9%ROBT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ROBT scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIEQ 2.9ROBT 17.70.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AIEQ0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 163 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 35% in100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund
ROBT68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 18% of the fund · 120 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 18% of the fund

6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIEQ and ROBT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIEQ and ROBT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIEQROBT
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC1.06%0.85%
Micron Technology Inc1.91%0.78%
Alphabet Inc3.38%0.76%
NVIDIA Corp4.44%0.74%
Broadcom Inc2.76%0.71%
Microsoft Corp3.31%0.71%
Meta Platforms Inc0.60%1.84%
Apple Inc2.05%0.44%
PTC Inc0.54%0.36%
Palo Alto Networks Inc0.18%1.50%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc0.06%0.87%
Akamai Technologies Inc0.05%0.40%
Only in each
Only in AIEQOnly in ROBT
TE Connectivity PLC 6.14%US Dollar 2.00%
Chubb Ltd 4.99%Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
Netflix Inc 4.92%Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%
GE Vernova Inc 4.61%Illumina, Inc. 1.77%
Aflac Inc 4.42%AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70%
Tyson Foods Inc 4.21%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68%
Biogen Inc 3.56%Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.17%Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.65%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIEQ and ROBT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIEQROBTAIEQROBTAIEQROBT
3 months−0.3%+5.1%−2.5 pts+2.8 pts+2.2 pts+7.5 pts
6 months+14.8%+24.1%−3.2 pts+6.0 pts−9.4 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+11.2%+9.9%−5.3 pts−6.7 pts−10.5 pts−11.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+42.1%not published−36.3 ptsnot published−56.0 pts
Since launch+42.7%+99.4%−17.4 pts−122.5 pts−28.1 pts−263.7 pts
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AIEQ and ROBT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIEQ
Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF
Holds 163 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ROBT
First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF
Holds 120 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyFirst Trust
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50099.6%32.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%84.5%
In the Nasdaq-10034.8%22.7%
Holdings163120
Top ten, share of the fund44.0%17.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.65%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+11.2%+9.9%
vs the S&P 500−5.3 pts−6.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.5 pts−11.8 pts
Below its high−4.0%−3.9%
Net assets$119m$766m

AIEQ in plain words

By weight, 100% of AIEQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 163 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +11.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts.

ROBT in plain words

By weight, 32% of ROBT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 120 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIEQ and ROBT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIEQ or ROBT?
AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIEQ or ROBT?
AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so ROBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIEQ against ROBT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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