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JHAI vs ROBT: which is really different?

JHAI and ROBT hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and JHAI returned more over the year.

Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
32.0%ROBT in the S&P 500
+27.2%JHAI 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?

JHAI 4.7ROBT 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

JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% 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

13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JHAI and ROBT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JHAI and ROBT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJHAIROBT
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.1.16%1.65%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.1.03%1.32%
Micron Technology, Inc.3.71%0.78%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.09%0.72%
Broadcom, Inc.6.48%0.71%
SoftBank Group Corp.1.38%0.52%
Arista Networks, Inc.0.94%0.42%
Only in each
Only in JHAIOnly in ROBT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 16.38%US Dollar 2.00%
NVIDIA Corp. 14.16%Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
Alphabet, Inc. 4.73%Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84%
Lam Research Corp. 4.05%Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%
Microsoft Corp. 3.42%Illumina, Inc. 1.77%
KLA Corp. 3.01%AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70%
ASML Holding NV 2.52%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68%
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 2.22%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

JHAI 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
JHAIROBTJHAIROBTJHAIROBT
3 months−6.7%+5.1%−8.9 pts+2.8 pts−4.2 pts+7.5 pts
6 months+31.2%+24.1%+13.2 pts+6.0 pts+7.0 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+27.2%+9.9%+10.7 pts−6.7 pts+5.5 pts−11.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+42.1%not published−36.3 ptsnot published−56.0 pts
Since launch+38.2%+99.4%+17.2 pts−122.5 pts+10.1 pts−263.7 pts
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JHAI and ROBT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% 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
IssuerJanus HendersonFirst Trust
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50071.8%32.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50070.0%84.5%
In the Nasdaq-10061.6%22.7%
Holdings46120
Top ten, share of the fund63.6%17.7%
Expense ratio0.59%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.84%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+27.2%+9.9%
vs the S&P 500+10.7 pts−6.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+5.5 pts−11.8 pts
Below its high−7.4%−3.9%
Net assets$21m$766m

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI'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 64% of the fund across 46 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 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 JHAI and ROBT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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, JHAI or ROBT?
JHAI has 72% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, JHAI or ROBT?
JHAI charges 0.59% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so JHAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JHAI 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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