Data as of .
FAI vs ROBT: which is really different?
FAI and ROBT hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and FAI 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
16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FAI and ROBT hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FAI | ROBT |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 4.25% | 1.84% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 5.12% | 1.51% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.45% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4.02% | 0.87% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 3.19% | 0.85% |
| SK Hynix Inc. | 3.16% | 0.81% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.88% | 0.78% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 1.42% | 0.77% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 7.23% | 0.76% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 8.49% | 0.74% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 7.78% | 0.72% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.39% | 0.71% |
| Only in FAI | Only in ROBT |
|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation 3.92% | Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.77% | Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78% |
| ASML Holding N.V. 3.31% | Illumina, Inc. 1.77% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 1.75% | AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70% |
| MediaTek Inc. 1.55% | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68% |
| Shopify Inc. (Class A) 1.17% | Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67% |
| Nebius Group N.V. 0.70% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.65% |
| Astera Labs, Inc. 0.68% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited (ADR) 1.57% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAI | ROBT | FAI | ROBT | FAI | ROBT | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +5.1% | −2.7 pts | +2.8 pts | +2.0 pts | +7.5 pts |
| 6 months | +44.6% | +24.1% | +26.6 pts | +6.0 pts | +20.4 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +38.0% | +9.9% | +21.4 pts | −6.7 pts | +16.2 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +42.1% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published | −56.0 pts |
| Since launch | +82.5% | +99.4% | +51.2 pts | −122.5 pts | +38.3 pts | −263.7 pts |
| FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% 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 | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.9% | 32.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.0% | 84.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 73.5% | 22.7% |
| Holdings | 54 | 120 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 61.5% | 17.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.93% | 0.77% |
| Total return, 1 year | +38.0% | +9.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +21.4 pts | −6.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +16.2 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Below its high | −4.8% | −3.9% |
| Net assets | $190m | $766m |
FAI in plain words
By weight, 77% of FAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 54 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 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 FAI and ROBT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 16% 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, FAI or ROBT?
- FAI has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FAI or ROBT?
- FAI charges 0.65% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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