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KAIT vs ROBT: which is really different?

KAIT and ROBT hold 2% of their weight in the same names.

KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

0.0%KAIT in the S&P 500
32.0%ROBT in the S&P 500
+3.8%KAIT total return, 1 year
+9.9%ROBT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KAIT scores higher

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

KAIT 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

KAIT100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch 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 41% of the fund · 52 holdings filed Sep 18, 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 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

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, KAIT and ROBT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KAIT and ROBT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKAITROBT
SK HYNIX INC5.67%0.81%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD4.96%0.73%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC2.17%0.69%
Only in each
Only in KAITOnly in ROBT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 6.16%US Dollar 2.00%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 4.30%Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
ADVANTEST CORP 4.05%Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84%
AURAS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 3.71%Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%
LAND MARK OPTOELECTRONICS 3.61%Illumina, Inc. 1.77%
HANMI SEMICONDUCTOR CO LTD 3.01%AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 2.68%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO 2.48%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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KAIT 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
KAITROBTKAITROBTKAITROBT
3 monthsnot published+5.1%not published+2.8 ptsnot published+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+3.8%+99.4%+4.5 pts−122.5 pts+3.1 pts−263.7 pts
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KAIT and ROBT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KAIT
KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF
Holds 52 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
IssuerKraneSharesFirst 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%
Holdings52120
Top ten, share of the fund40.6%17.7%
Expense rationot published0.65%
Fee for the differing partnot published0.77%
Total return, 1 year+3.8% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)+9.9%
vs the S&P 500+4.5 pts−6.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+3.1 pts−11.8 pts
Below its high−1.1%−3.9%
Net assets$5m$766m

KAIT in plain words

By weight, 0% of KAIT'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 41% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Aug 19, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against −0.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 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 KAIT 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, KAIT or ROBT?
KAIT has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so KAIT differs more from the index.

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KAIT 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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