Data as of .
LQAI vs ROBT: which is really different?
LQAI and ROBT hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and LQAI 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
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, LQAI and ROBT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | LQAI | ROBT |
|---|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.17% | 1.57% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.73% | 0.85% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.92% | 0.78% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.25% | 0.72% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 0.71% | 0.87% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.85% | 0.71% |
| SERVICENOW INC | 0.61% | 1.45% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | 0.55% | 1.50% |
| APPLE INC | 2.64% | 0.44% |
| MEDTRONIC PLC | 0.72% | 0.42% |
| TESLA INC | 5.88% | 0.41% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC | 0.12% | 0.42% |
| Only in LQAI | Only in ROBT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 5.99% | US Dollar 2.00% |
| SANDISK CORP 5.44% | Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.40% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.60% | Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.42% | Illumina, Inc. 1.77% |
| KENVUE INC 2.22% | AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70% |
| FORD MOTOR CO 2.15% | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68% |
| KINDER MORGAN INC 2.12% | 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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQAI | ROBT | LQAI | ROBT | LQAI | ROBT | |
| 3 months | −3.4% | +5.1% | −5.6 pts | +2.8 pts | −0.9 pts | +7.5 pts |
| 6 months | +20.9% | +24.1% | +2.9 pts | +6.0 pts | −3.3 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +17.3% | +9.9% | +0.8 pts | −6.7 pts | −4.4 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +42.1% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published | −56.0 pts |
| Since launch | +88.0% | +99.4% | +7.2 pts | −122.5 pts | −8.7 pts | −263.7 pts |
| LQAI LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% 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 | Qraft | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 89.9% | 32.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 62.1% | 84.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 58.2% | 22.7% |
| Holdings | 100 | 120 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 40.4% | 17.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.21% | 0.77% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.3% | +9.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +0.8 pts | −6.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −4.4 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Below its high | −4.2% | −3.9% |
| Net assets | $2m | $766m |
LQAI in plain words
By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 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 LQAI 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, LQAI or ROBT?
- LQAI has 90% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, LQAI or ROBT?
- LQAI 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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