HUMN vs ROBO: which is really different?

HUMN and ROBO hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and ROBO returned +23.2% over the year. Roundhill Humanoid Robotics ETF and ROBO Global(R) Robotics and Automation Index ETF.

10.9%
HUMN in the S&P 500
22.6%
ROBO in the S&P 500
−2.8%
HUMN total return, 1 year
+23.2%
ROBO total return, 1 year
HUMN · 1 year to Sep 30, 202689% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
89% of its weight is outside the S&P 50011% of HUMN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 89% is outside the index11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 44% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in89% of its weight is outside the S&P 50011% of HUMN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 89% is outside the index11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 44% of the fund

11% of HUMN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 89% is outside the index

ROBO · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of ROBO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 18% of the fund · 79 holdings filed Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of ROBO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 18% of the fund

23% of ROBO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · ROBO scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HUMN and ROBO hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HUMN ROBO
Teradyne Inc 2.71% 1.84%
Infineon Technologies AG 2.17% 1.84%
Harmonic Drive Systems Inc 5.26% 1.79%
ABB Ltd 2.33% 1.46%
Novanta Inc 1.44% 1.53%
Ambarella Inc 1.41% 1.78%
THK Co Ltd 1.29% 1.34%
XPeng Inc 1.46% 1.24%
UBTech Robotics Corp Ltd 3.96% 1.10%
Tesla Inc 5.29% 0.97%
Estun Automation Co Ltd 1.46% 0.35%
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co Ltd 1.23% 0.29%
Only in HUMN
United States Treasury Bill 10/08/2026 7.62%
YUSHU TECHNOLOGY CO USD-SWAP-GOLD-L 5.56%
Rainbow Robotics 3.95%
Robotis Co Ltd 3.73%
Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co Ltd 2.94%
NVIDIA Corp 2.86%
Doosan Robotics Inc 2.84%
Hyundai Motor Co 2.65%
Only in ROBO
CELESTICA INC. 2.22%
AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1.94%
Koh Young Technology Inc 1.85%
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1.83%
FANUC CORPORATION 1.78%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.77%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 1.71%
Symbotic Inc 1.65%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

22% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowHUMNROBOHUMNROBOHUMNROBO
3 months−16.5%−5.8%−19.0 pts−8.3 pts−18.6 pts−7.9 pts
6 months−0.5%+14.7%−17.4 pts−2.3 pts−27.3 pts−12.2 pts
1 year−2.8%+23.2%−18.6 pts+7.5 pts−26.6 pts−0.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+61.4%not published−23.6 ptsnot published−48.6 pts
Since launch
HUMN Jun 2025 · ROBO Oct 2013
+16.0%+226.9%−10.4 pts−214.4 pts−20.3 pts−670.3 pts

HUMN and ROBO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

HUMN
Roundhill Humanoid Robotics ETF · Holds 48 stocks in humanoid robots, 11% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ROBO
ROBO Global(R) Robotics and Automation Index ETF · Holds 79 stocks in robotics and automation, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Roundhill ROBO Global
Theme Humanoid robots Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 10.9% 22.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 95.2% 96.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 8.2% 8.3%
Holdings 48 79
Top ten, share of the fund 44.0% 17.8%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.95%
Fee for the differing part 0.79% 0.99%
Total return, 1 year −2.8% +23.2%
vs the S&P 500 −18.6 pts +7.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −26.6 pts −0.6 pts
Below its high −25.4% −10.9%
Net assets $92m $2.0bn

HUMN and ROBO on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

HUMN in plain words

By weight, 11% of HUMN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −2.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 18.6 pts. It sits 25.4% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

ROBO in plain words

By weight, 23% of ROBO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 79 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.5 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do HUMN and ROBO hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, HUMN or ROBO?
HUMN has 11% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBO has 23%, so ROBO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, HUMN or ROBO?
HUMN charges 0.75% a year and ROBO charges 0.95%, so HUMN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, HUMN against ROBO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/humn-vs-robo

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