Do ROBT and THNQ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 24% 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, ROBT or THNQ?

ROBT has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so ROBT differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ROBT or THNQ?

ROBT charges 0.65% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so ROBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ROBT vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ROBT returned +3.1% to THNQ's +26.7%; 24% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $714m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF, and $416m on Jul 31, 2026 for ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

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At a glance

33.6%

ROBT in the S&P 500

44.3%

THNQ in the S&P 500

+3.1%

ROBT total return, 1 year

+26.7%

THNQ total return, 1 year

ROBT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 66% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

THNQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

Pair scorecard

ROBT costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROBT vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ROBT	THNQ
Return
Measure	ROBT	THNQ
Total return, 1 year	+3.1%	+26.7%
Drawdown
Measure	ROBT	THNQ
Below its all-time high	9.1%, high on Oct 5, 2026	17.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	ROBT	THNQ
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Artificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 year	behind by 11.7 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 11.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	ROBT	THNQ
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.68%
Net assets, ROBT as of Nov 3, 2026 and THNQ as of Jul 31, 2026	$714m	$416m
Holdings
Measure	ROBT	THNQ
Holdings in common	24%

Method

Risk and return

May 22, 2020 to Oct 30, 2026 · 336 weekly returns

ROBT THNQ

Return

Total return edge THNQ +68.6% +227.0%

Annualized edge THNQ +8.4% +20.1%

Price return edge THNQ +66.1% +226.3%

Risk

Volatility edge ROBT 24.5% 28.5%

Max drawdown edge ROBT −44.5% −50.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge THNQ 0.33 0.68

Sortino edge THNQ 0.48 1.04

Calmar edge THNQ 0.19 0.40

Reading

From May 2020 to Oct 2026, THNQ returned more: +227.0% to +68.6%. ROBT swung less: 24.5% to 28.5%. ROBT fell less at its worst: −44.5% to −50.2%.

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Risk and return: ROBT vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ROBT	THNQ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+68.6%	+227.0%	THNQ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.4%	+20.1%	THNQ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+66.1%	+226.3%	THNQ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	24.5%	28.5%	ROBT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	16.6%	18.7%	ROBT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−44.5%	−50.2%	ROBT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.33	0.68	THNQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.48	1.04	THNQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.19	0.40	THNQ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 336 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, ROBT and THNQ hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROBT THNQ

Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 2.06% 2.15%

Illumina, Inc. 1.86% 2.08%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.81% 2.09%

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.53% 2.60%

Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.50% 2.43%

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (ADR) 1.47% 2.29%

International Business Machines Corporation 1.79% 1.33%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.80% 2.20%

Microsoft Corporation 0.80% 2.12%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 0.76% 2.18%

Amazon.com, Inc. 0.75% 2.43%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 0.75% 1.33%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ROBT

Ocado Group Plc 2.22%

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.95%

Appian Corporation 1.89%

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.81%

Hexagon AB (Class B) 1.79%

QinetiQ Group Plc 1.79%

C3.ai, Inc. (Class A) 1.78%

Dassault Systemes SE 1.76%

Only in THNQ

Samsara Inc (Nevada) 2.28%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 2.27%

Everpure, Inc 2.25%

ASML Holding N.V. 2.02%

MercadoLibre, Inc. 2.00%

ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 1.99%

SHOPIFY INC. 1.93%

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.90%

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Window by window

Window by window: ROBT vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	ROBT	THNQ	ROBT	THNQ
3 months	−4.5%	−6.4%	−4.4 pts vs VOO	not measured
6 months	+3.4%	+6.9%	−1.6 pts vs VOO	not measured
1 year	+3.1%	+26.7%	−11.7 pts vs VOO	not measured
3 years	+41.9%	+140.4%	−41.4 pts vs VOO	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: ROBT Feb 2018 · THNQ May 2020	+89.4%	+230.7%	−136.1 pts vs VOO	not measured

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Side by side

ROBT First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF · Holds 111 stocks in artificial intelligence, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies THNQ ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust ROBO Global

Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence

In the S&P 500 33.6% 44.3%

Active share vs the S&P 500 84.8% 82.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 23.9% 44.1%

Holdings 111 53

Top ten, share of the fund 19.0% 24.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.68%

Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.82%

Total return, 1 year +3.1% +26.7%

vs its benchmark −11.7 pts vs VOO not measured

Below its high −9.1% −17.1%

Net assets, ROBT as of Nov 3, 2026 and THNQ as of Jul 31, 2026 $714m $416m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

24% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

THNQ

By weight, 44% of THNQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 24% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.1% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ROBT and THNQ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 24% 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, ROBT or THNQ?: ROBT has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ROBT or THNQ?: ROBT charges 0.65% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so ROBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ROBT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROBT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for ROBT ↗

THNQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

THNQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ROBO Global website ↗

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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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