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IVEP vs ROBT: which is really different?

IVEP and ROBT hold 1% of their weight in the same names.

Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

71.2%IVEP in the S&P 500
32.0%ROBT in the S&P 500
−2.5%IVEP total return, 1 year
+9.9%ROBT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IVEP scores higher

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

IVEP 39.7ROBT 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

IVEP29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 41% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 41% 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

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVEP and ROBT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IVEP and ROBT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIVEPROBT
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE3.91%0.70%
Only in each
Only in IVEPOnly in ROBT
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.98%US Dollar 2.00%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 4.31%Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.16%Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84%
VERTIV HOLDINGS COMPANY 4.12%Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG 4.11%Illumina, Inc. 1.77%
EATON CORP PLC 4.07%AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 3.94%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68%
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 3.89%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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IVEP 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
IVEPROBTIVEPROBTIVEPROBT
3 months−11.8%+5.1%−14.0 pts+2.8 pts−9.3 pts+7.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+24.1%not published+6.0 ptsnot published−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−2.5%+99.4%−15.7 pts−122.5 pts−21.7 pts−263.7 pts
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IVEP and ROBT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVEP
Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF
Holds 30 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 71% 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
IssuerWedbushFirst Trust
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50071.2%32.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.0%84.5%
In the Nasdaq-10011.3%22.7%
Holdings30120
Top ten, share of the fund41.4%17.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.77%0.77%
Total return, 1 year−2.5% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026)+9.9%
vs the S&P 500−15.7 pts−6.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−21.7 pts−11.8 pts
Below its high−13.0%−3.9%
Net assets$9m$766m

IVEP in plain words

By weight, 71% of IVEP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 8, 2026 the fund returned −2.5% with distributions reinvested against +13.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.7 pts. It sits 13.0% below its all-time high of May 6, 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 IVEP and ROBT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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, IVEP or ROBT?
IVEP has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so IVEP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IVEP or ROBT?
IVEP charges 0.75% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so ROBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IVEP 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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