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NEWZ vs ROBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NEWZ returned +7.5% to ROBT's +3.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $20m on Jul 31, 2026 for StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF, and $714m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF.

NEWZ on its own →ROBT on its own →
At a glance
55.8%
NEWZ in the S&P 500
33.6%
ROBT in the S&P 500
+7.5%
NEWZ total return, 1 year
+3.1%
ROBT total return, 1 year
NEWZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of NEWZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 36% of the fund · 30 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of NEWZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 95% · Nasdaq-100: 10% in

56% of NEWZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

ROBT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 66% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of ROBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.34%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 19% of the fund · 111 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 24% in66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of ROBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.34%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 85% · Nasdaq-100: 24% in

34% of ROBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROBT costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NEWZ vs ROBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureNEWZROBT
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.5%+3.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high9.1%, high on Oct 5, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 11.7 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 11.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.65%
Net assets, NEWZ as of Jul 31, 2026 and ROBT as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$714m
Holdings
Holdings in common1%

Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, NEWZ and ROBT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NEWZ ROBT
NVIDIA Corp 3.39% 0.73%
Arista Networks Inc 3.48% 0.38%
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Only in NEWZ
NewMarket Corp 4.11%
Corpay Inc 3.77%
Solventum Corp 3.73%
Medpace Holdings Inc 3.67%
Capital One Financial Corp 3.56%
Maplebear Inc 3.55%
Kroger Co 3.50%
Electronic Arts Inc 3.47%
Only in ROBT
Ocado Group Plc 2.22%
Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 2.06%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.95%
Appian Corporation 1.89%
Illumina, Inc. 1.86%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.81%
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.81%
Hexagon AB (Class B) 1.79%
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Window by window: NEWZ vs ROBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowNEWZROBTNEWZROBT
3 months+1.6%−4.5%not measured−4.4 pts vs VOO
6 months+5.0%+3.4%not measured−1.6 pts vs VOO
1 year+7.5%+3.1%not measured−11.7 pts vs VOO
3 years–+41.9%–−41.4 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: NEWZ Apr 2024 · ROBT Feb 2018+23.6%+89.4%not measured−136.1 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

NEWZ StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF · Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ROBT First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF · Holds 111 stocks in artificial intelligence, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer StockSnips First Trust
Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 55.8% 33.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 94.6% 84.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 9.7% 23.9%
Holdings 30 111
Top ten, share of the fund 36.3% 19.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.79% 0.77%
Total return, 1 year +7.5% +3.1%
vs its benchmark not measured −11.7 pts vs VOO
Below its high −1.6% −9.1%
Net assets, NEWZ as of Jul 31, 2026 and ROBT as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $714m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

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About each fund
NEWZ

By weight, 56% of NEWZ'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 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +7.5% with distributions reinvested.

ROBT

By weight, 34% of ROBT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 19% of the fund across 111 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.1% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. It sits 9.1% below its all-time high of Oct 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NEWZ and ROBT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, NEWZ or ROBT?
NEWZ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 34%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NEWZ or ROBT?
NEWZ 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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Sources and dates
NEWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
NEWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
StockSnips page for NEWZ ↗
ROBT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ROBT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for ROBT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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