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DRGN vs ROBT: which is really different?

DRGN and ROBT hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and ROBT returned more over the year.

Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

0.0%DRGN in the S&P 500
32.0%ROBT in the S&P 500
−6.3%DRGN total return, 1 year
+9.9%ROBT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DRGN scores higher

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

DRGN 91.8ROBT 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

DRGN100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund · 23 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% 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

2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRGN and ROBT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRGN and ROBT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRGNROBT
Baidu Inc5.71%1.49%
Only in each
Only in DRGNOnly in ROBT
Hygon Information Technology C 8.15%US Dollar 2.00%
Montage Technology Co Ltd 7.81%Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
Cambricon Technologies Corp Lt 7.46%Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84%
Yuanjie Semiconductor Technolo 7.23%Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co 5.88%Illumina, Inc. 1.77%
IEIT Systems Co Ltd 5.68%AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd 4.96%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68%
DAHUA INC 4.92%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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRGN 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
DRGNROBTDRGNROBTDRGNROBT
3 months−11.4%+5.1%−13.6 pts+2.8 pts−8.9 pts+7.5 pts
6 months+7.8%+24.1%−10.3 pts+6.0 pts−16.5 pts−0.2 pts
1 year−6.3%+9.9%−22.9 pts−6.7 pts−28.1 pts−11.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+42.1%not published−36.3 ptsnot published−56.0 pts
Since launch+30.6%+99.4%+6.5 pts−122.5 pts+0.3 pts−263.7 pts
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DRGN and ROBT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRGN
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 23 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% 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
IssuerThemesFirst Trust
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 5000.0%32.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%84.5%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%22.7%
Holdings23120
Top ten, share of the fund62.5%17.7%
Expense ratio0.39%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.77%
Total return, 1 year−6.3%+9.9%
vs the S&P 500−22.9 pts−6.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−28.1 pts−11.8 pts
Below its high−17.6%−3.9%
Net assets$22m$766m

DRGN in plain words

By weight, 0% of DRGN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 23 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −6.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.9 pts. It sits 17.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 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 DRGN and ROBT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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, DRGN or ROBT?
DRGN has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so DRGN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRGN or ROBT?
DRGN charges 0.39% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so DRGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRGN 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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