Data as of .
ROBT vs XA: which is really different?
ROBT and XA hold 4% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XA 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
4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROBT and XA hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROBT | XA |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) | 1.68% | 4.66% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.50% | 12.91% |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 0.40% | 3.16% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | 0.40% | 5.29% |
| Elastic N.V. | 0.37% | 3.92% |
| Only in ROBT | Only in XA |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 2.00% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 11.86% |
| Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95% | Okta Inc 6.91% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84% | Fortinet Inc 5.87% |
| Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78% | Rubrik Inc 4.81% |
| Illumina, Inc. 1.77% | Zscaler Inc 4.16% |
| AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70% | F5 Inc 4.14% |
| Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67% | GEN DIGITAL INC 3.95% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.65% | Qualys Inc 3.78% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBT | XA | ROBT | XA | ROBT | XA | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | +27.7% | +2.8 pts | +25.4 pts | +7.5 pts | +30.2 pts |
| 6 months | +24.1% | not published | +6.0 pts | not published | −0.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +9.9% | not published | −6.7 pts | not published | −11.8 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +42.1% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published | −56.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +99.4% | +59.5% | −122.5 pts | +55.1 pts | −263.7 pts | +55.6 pts |
| ROBT First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF Holds 120 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | XA Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF Holds 26 stocks in artificial intelligence, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Corgi |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 32.0% | 47.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 98.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 22.7% | 40.1% |
| Holdings | 120 | 26 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 17.7% | 64.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.77% | 0.35% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +59.5% (since launch on May 6, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | −6.7 pts | +55.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.8 pts | +55.6 pts |
| Below its high | −3.9% | −2.6% |
| Net assets | $766m | $6m |
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.
XA in plain words
By weight, 47% of XA'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 65% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +59.5% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 55.1 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ROBT and XA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% 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, ROBT or XA?
- ROBT has 32% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XA has 47%, so XA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ROBT or XA?
- ROBT charges 0.65% a year and XA charges 0.35%, so XA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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