ROBO vs RTOO: which is really different?

ROBO and RTOO hold 35% of their weight in the same names. ROBO Global(R) Robotics and Automation Index ETF and VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF.

22.6%
ROBO in the S&P 500
6.1%
RTOO in the S&P 500
+23.2%
ROBO total return, 1 year
−4.4%
RTOO total return, since launch
ROBO · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of ROBO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 18% of the fund · 79 holdings filed Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of ROBO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 18% of the fund

23% of ROBO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index

RTOO · since launch to Sep 30, 202694% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 34% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 34% of the fund

6% of RTOO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · RTOO scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROBO and RTOO hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ROBO RTOO
TERADYNE, INC. 1.84% 2.34%
Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. 1.79% 3.55%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 1.71% 2.91%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.77% 1.66%
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 1.59% 1.69%
NOVANTA INC. 1.53% 3.09%
AutoStore Holdings Ltd. 1.52% 3.43%
RENISHAW P L C 1.49% 2.54%
THK CO.,LTD. 1.34% 2.54%
Kardex Holding AG 1.52% 1.31%
Symbotic Inc 1.65% 1.30%
AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1.94% 1.26%
Only in ROBO
CELESTICA INC. 2.22%
Koh Young Technology Inc 1.85%
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1.83%
FANUC CORPORATION 1.78%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 1.56%
YASKAWA Electric Corporation 1.56%
JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft 1.52%
KEYENCE CORPORATION 1.52%
Only in RTOO
Yaskawa Electric Corp 4.28%
Nabtesco Corp 3.70%
Keyence Corp 3.64%
Robotis Co Ltd 3.27%
FANUC Corp 2.91%
SMC Corp 2.69%
Omron Corp 2.56%
Siemens AG 2.48%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

35% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowROBORTOOROBORTOOROBORTOO
3 months−5.8%not published−8.3 ptsnot published−7.9 ptsnot published
6 months+14.7%not published−2.3 ptsnot published−12.2 ptsnot published
1 year+23.2%not published+7.5 ptsnot published−0.6 ptsnot published
3 years+61.4%not published−23.6 ptsnot published−48.6 ptsnot published
Since launch
ROBO Oct 2013 · RTOO Jul 2026
+226.9%−4.4%−214.4 pts−6.2 pts−670.3 pts−9.3 pts

ROBO and RTOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ROBO
ROBO Global(R) Robotics and Automation Index ETF · Holds 79 stocks in robotics and automation, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
RTOO
VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF · Holds 60 stocks in robotics and automation, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ROBO Global VistaShares
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 22.6% 6.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 96.1% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 8.3% 0.9%
Holdings 79 60
Top ten, share of the fund 17.8% 33.5%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.99% 0.76%
Total return, 1 year +23.2% −4.4% (since launch on Jul 16, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 +7.5 pts −6.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −0.6 pts −9.3 pts
Below its high −10.9% −10.6%
Net assets $2.0bn $4m

ROBO and RTOO on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ROBO in plain words

By weight, 23% of ROBO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 79 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.5 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

RTOO in plain words

By weight, 6% of RTOO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 16, 2026 the fund returned −4.4% with distributions reinvested against +1.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. It sits 10.6% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ROBO and RTOO hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 35% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ROBO or RTOO?
ROBO has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RTOO has 6%, so RTOO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ROBO or RTOO?
ROBO charges 0.95% a year and RTOO charges 0.75%, so RTOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ROBO against RTOO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/robo-vs-rtoo

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