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CHPX vs ROBT: which is really different?

CHPX and ROBT hold 12% of their weight in the same names.

Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

62.3%CHPX in the S&P 500
32.0%ROBT in the S&P 500
+87.2%CHPX 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?

CHPX 15.3ROBT 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

CHPX38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 70% of the fund · 42 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 59% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 83% · top ten 70% 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

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, CHPX and ROBT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CHPX and ROBT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCHPXROBT
CISCO SYSTEMS INC3.98%1.57%
SYNOPSYS INC1.44%1.38%
CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC1.61%1.32%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES5.24%0.87%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC4.39%0.85%
SK HYNIX INC4.60%0.81%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC13.19%0.78%
QUALCOMM INC3.27%0.77%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR10.45%0.77%
NVIDIA CORP10.05%0.74%
BROADCOM INC8.40%0.71%
INTEL CORP3.98%0.51%
Only in each
Only in CHPXOnly in ROBT
MEDIATEK INC 4.74%US Dollar 2.00%
ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 4.50%Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 3.94%Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 1.94%Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.67%Illumina, Inc. 1.77%
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.22%AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.94%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68%
ASTERA LABS INC 0.88%Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67%

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.

Performance, window by window

CHPX 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
CHPXROBTCHPXROBTCHPXROBT
3 months−11.4%+5.1%−13.7 pts+2.8 pts−9.0 pts+7.5 pts
6 months+65.9%+24.1%+47.9 pts+6.0 pts+41.7 pts−0.2 pts
1 yearnot published+9.9%not published−6.7 ptsnot published−11.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+42.1%not published−36.3 ptsnot published−56.0 pts
Since launch+87.2%+99.4%+72.0 pts−122.5 pts+67.1 pts−263.7 pts
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CHPX and ROBT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CHPX
Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF
Holds 42 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% 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
IssuerGlobal XFirst Trust
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50062.3%32.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50083.1%84.5%
In the Nasdaq-10059.1%22.7%
Holdings42120
Top ten, share of the fund69.8%17.7%
Expense ratio0.50%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+87.2% (since launch on Oct 1, 2025)+9.9%
vs the S&P 500+72.0 pts−6.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+67.1 pts−11.8 pts
Below its high−12.6%−3.9%
Net assets$123m$766m

CHPX in plain words

By weight, 62% of CHPX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 70% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 1, 2025 the fund returned +87.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 72.0 pts. It sits 12.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

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 CHPX 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, CHPX or ROBT?
CHPX has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CHPX or ROBT?
CHPX charges 0.50% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so CHPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CHPX 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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