Data as of .
ROBT vs XAIX: which is really different?
ROBT and XAIX hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and XAIX 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
19% 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 XAIX hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROBT | XAIX |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.84% | 3.15% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited (ADR) | 1.57% | 2.79% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.57% | 4.13% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 1.55% | 2.42% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 1.51% | 2.90% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.50% | 1.74% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1.46% | 1.58% |
| SK Hynix Inc. | 0.81% | 7.69% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 0.78% | 9.03% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 0.76% | 4.00% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 0.74% | 3.73% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 0.73% | 8.32% |
| Only in ROBT | Only in XAIX |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 2.00% | ORACLE CORP 3.55% |
| Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.95% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09% |
| Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78% | DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.62% |
| Illumina, Inc. 1.77% | SAP SE 2.05% |
| AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.79% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 1.62% |
| Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67% | AT&T INC 1.54% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.65% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 1.31% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBT | XAIX | ROBT | XAIX | ROBT | XAIX | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | −1.3% | +2.8 pts | −3.6 pts | +7.5 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +24.1% | +41.6% | +6.0 pts | +23.6 pts | −0.2 pts | +17.3 pts |
| 1 year | +9.9% | +39.6% | −6.7 pts | +23.0 pts | −11.8 pts | +17.8 pts |
| 3 years | +42.1% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published | −56.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +99.4% | +101.2% | −122.5 pts | +54.6 pts | −263.7 pts | +38.8 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 | XAIX Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Xtrackers |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 32.0% | 70.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 72.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 22.7% | 50.2% |
| Holdings | 120 | 91 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 17.7% | 53.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.77% | 0.49% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +39.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −6.7 pts | +23.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.8 pts | +17.8 pts |
| Below its high | −3.9% | −4.9% |
| Net assets | $766m | $174m |
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.
XAIX in plain words
By weight, 71% of XAIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ROBT and XAIX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 19% 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 XAIX?
- ROBT has 32% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ROBT or XAIX?
- ROBT charges 0.65% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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