Data as of .
ALAI vs ROBT: which is really different?
ALAI and ROBT hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and ALAI returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ROBT scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
12% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ALAI and ROBT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ALAI | ROBT |
|---|---|---|
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.78% | 1.84% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.33% | 0.87% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.46% | 0.78% |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA | 5.85% | 0.77% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 12.01% | 0.74% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 5.27% | 0.72% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.70% | 0.71% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 4.69% | 0.71% |
| APPLE INC | 2.78% | 0.44% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 3.03% | 0.44% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC | 1.02% | 0.42% |
| SERVICENOW INC | 0.41% | 1.45% |
| Only in ALAI | Only in ROBT |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 4.64% | US Dollar 2.00% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26% | Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04% | Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78% |
| Anthropic PBC 2.87% | Illumina, Inc. 1.77% |
| APPLOVIN CORP 2.05% | AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 1.95% | Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67% |
| TALEN ENERGY CORP 1.95% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.65% |
| DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SOL 1.92% | SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A) 1.61% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAI | ROBT | ALAI | ROBT | ALAI | ROBT | |
| 3 months | −2.2% | +5.1% | −4.4 pts | +2.8 pts | +0.3 pts | +7.5 pts |
| 6 months | +38.0% | +24.1% | +19.9 pts | +6.0 pts | +13.7 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +9.9% | +9.1 pts | −6.7 pts | +3.9 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +42.1% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published | −56.0 pts |
| Since launch | +132.7% | +99.4% | +81.4 pts | −122.5 pts | +66.9 pts | −263.7 pts |
| ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Alger | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 60.0% | 32.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 65.2% | 84.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 54.4% | 22.7% |
| Holdings | 79 | 120 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.3% | 17.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.89% | 0.77% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +9.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +9.1 pts | −6.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +3.9 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Below its high | −2.2% | −3.9% |
| Net assets | $451m | $766m |
ALAI in plain words
By weight, 60% of ALAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 65%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 79 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 9.1 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 ALAI and ROBT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 12% 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, ALAI or ROBT?
- ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ALAI or ROBT?
- ALAI charges 0.58% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so ALAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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