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AIHY vs ROBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $16m for Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF and $714m for First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

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At a glance
AIHY · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 Holdings are gross exposure, not a portfolio
Holdings are gross exposure, not a portfolioAIHY's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.holdings not yet filedHoldings are gross exposure, not a portfolioAIHY's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.holdings not yet filed

AIHY's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

ROBT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 66% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of ROBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.34%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 19% of the fund · 111 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 24% in66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of ROBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.34%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 85% · Nasdaq-100: 24% in

34% of ROBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROBT costs 0.11 points a year less; ROBT is far larger, $714m against $16m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIHY vs ROBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIHYROBT
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+3.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high8.2%, high on Oct 13, 20269.1%, high on Oct 5, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 11.7 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 11.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.76%0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$714m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Window by window

Window by window: AIHY vs ROBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIHYROBTAIHYROBT
3 months+0.4%−4.5%not measured−4.4 pts vs VOO
6 months–+3.4%–−1.6 pts vs VOO
1 year–+3.1%–−11.7 pts vs VOO
3 years–+41.9%–−41.4 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: AIHY Jul 2026 · ROBT Feb 2018+5.4%+89.4%not measured−136.1 pts vs VOO

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AIHY Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF · Holds 12 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips ROBT First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF · Holds 111 stocks in artificial intelligence, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Defiance First Trust
Theme AI infrastructure and chips Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 not published 33.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 not published 84.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 not published 23.9%
Holdings 12 111
Top ten, share of the fund not published 19.0%
Expense ratio 0.76% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part not published 0.77%
Total return, 1 year +5.4% (since launch, Jul 21, 2026) +3.1%
vs its benchmark not measured −11.7 pts vs VOO
Below its high −8.2% −9.1%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $714m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AIHY

AIHY holds 12 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026, and the book is gross exposure rather than a portfolio. Since it first traded on Jul 21, 2026 the fund returned +5.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Oct 13, 2026.

ROBT

By weight, 34% of ROBT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 19% of the fund across 111 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.1% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. It sits 9.1% below its all-time high of Oct 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, AIHY or ROBT?
AIHY charges 0.76% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so ROBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AIHY on its own →ROBT on its own →AIHY holdings →ROBT dividend history →ROBT holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AIHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AIHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Defiance page for AIHY ↗
ROBT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ROBT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for ROBT ↗

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