ROBT First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ROBT returned 5.8%, against 13.7% for VOO.

Holds 111 stocks in artificial intelligence, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.65%Fund assets $756m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Feb 22, 2018Benchmark S&P 500 Index, measured by VOO, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

ROBT risk and return scorecard

vs VOO · Mar 2018 to Oct 2026 · 451 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

8.6 years
ROBT +96.2%, VOO +224.0%, Mar 2018 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureROBTVOOEdge
Total return+96.2%+224.0%VOO
Annualized+8.1%+14.5%VOO
Price return+91.6%+182.4%VOO
Risk
MeasureROBTVOOEdge
Volatility25.2%17.9%VOO
Max drawdown−44.5%−31.8%VOO
Upside capture133.5%100.0%ROBT
Downside capture120.7%100.0%VOO
Risk-adjusted
MeasureROBTVOOEdge
Sharpe ratio0.330.69VOO
Sortino ratio0.471.00VOO
Alpha vs VOO
MeasureROBTVOOEdge
Alpha, a year−7.1%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−1.72
Beta to VOO1.231.00Higher beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
−$8.5m
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$141m
In on 0 days, out on 1. 49 days missing.

What you earned

ROBT +0.5%, VOO +0.9%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+0.5%
VOO+0.9%
ROBT +10.7%, VOO +6.1%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+10.7%
VOO+6.1%
ROBT +17.4%, VOO +9.1%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+17.4%
VOO+9.1%
ROBT +14.1%, VOO +14.2%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+14.1%
VOO+14.2%
ROBT +5.8%, VOO +13.7%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+5.8%
VOO+13.7%
ROBT +63.0%, VOO +95.5%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+63.0%
VOO+95.5%
ROBT +7.7%, VOO +80.4%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+7.7%
VOO+80.4%
ROBT +101.8%, VOO +227.9%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
ROBT+101.8%
VOO+227.9%

What did you actually buy?

Artificial intelligence · holdings as of Oct 27, 2026
34.2%
Already in the S&P 500
84.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500
18.8%
Top ten holdings
+5.8%
Total return, 1 year
0.0%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.0094
Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Jun 25, 2026
Share already in the S&P 500
34.2% of the fund by weight, holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
Ocado Group Plc2.2%
Illumina, Inc.2.1%
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A)1.9%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.1.9%
Appian Corporation1.8%
Dynatrace, Inc.1.8%
SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A)1.8%
Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A)1.8%
C3.ai, Inc. (Class A)1.8%
NICE Ltd. (ADR)1.8%

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Price, 1 year

$59.15+0.9%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

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ROBT returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (VOO)Gap to VOO
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+0.5%+0.9%−0.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+10.7%+6.1%+4.6 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+17.4%+9.1%+8.3 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+14.1%+14.2%−0.1 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+5.8%+13.7%−7.9 pts
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+63.0%+95.5%−32.5 pts
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+7.7%+80.4%−72.7 pts
Since launch Feb 22, 2018 – Oct 28, 2026+101.8%+227.9%−126.1 pts
Since launch, annualised Feb 22, 2018 – Oct 28, 2026+8.4%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

ROBT: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $8.5m went out.

1D
$0
0.0% of $748m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
−$8.5m
−1.1% of $750m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$141m
28.4% of $496m on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$239m
63.5% of $376m on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$415m
169.9% of $244m on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jul 2019 to Jun 2026
+$535m
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into ROBT each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026−$8.5mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$8.5m−$8.5mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

ROBT, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 1 day, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 1. 49 days missing.

Net flow into ROBT each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026−$8.5mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$8.5m−$8.5mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

ROBT, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 1 day, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 1. 235 days missing.

Net flow into ROBT each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026−$8.5mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$8.5m−$8.5mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

ROBT, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 1 day, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 1. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for ROBT, back to Jul 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare ROBT with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 −$8.5m
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 −$8.5m
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0 4 days

Net flow into ROBT each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Oct 2026

ROBT, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from ROBT’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 22 and went out in 11.

Every bar is from ROBT’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 22 and went out in 11.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27$0−$8.5m−$8.5m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$62.8m−$69.3m−$6.5m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$7.7m−$7.7m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.5m−$2.5m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.0m$0+$5.0m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.6m$0+$13.6m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$59.7m−$44.3m+$15.3m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.7m$0+$13.7m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$47.0m$0+$47.0m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.4m$0+$23.4m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.9m$0+$14.9m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.8m$0+$24.8m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.6m$0+$4.6m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$222$0+$222
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.1m−$3.9m+$282k
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$6.8m−$6.8m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.2m$0+$23.2m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.8m−$4.8m+$623
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$4.5m−$4.5m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$17.4m−$17.4m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$10.3m−$10.3m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$35.0m−$35.0m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$36.8m−$36.8m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$42.2m−$50.7m−$8.4m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.4m$0+$6.4m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$73.9m−$50.7m+$23.2m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$33.8m$0+$33.8m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.2m$0+$13.2m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.2m$0+$13.2m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.1m$0+$6.1m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.9m$0+$1.9m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.3m$0+$14.3m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.3m$0+$26.3m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

ROBT key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$61.06 on Oct 5, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$44.32 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$59.15, 89% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings111
Top ten holdings weight18.8%
P/E ratio (First Trust, Sep 30, 2026)27.80
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. P/E as First Trust states it, under its terms.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · ROBTas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.950.095%
$10,000$9.500.095%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.39%
−0.6%95% of days within ±0.42% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.6%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 6¢ to buy, midpoint − 6¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $58.62, that’s $58.68 to buy and $58.56 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

ROBT top ten by weight, 18.8% of the fund, of its 111 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

Source: First Trust’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

About ROBT

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Artificial intelligence
First tradedFeb 22, 2018
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)34.2%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)66%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)84.8%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)23.7%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)81.9%
Top ten holdings weight18.8%
Holdings111
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Top holdingsOcado Group Plc 2.2%, Illumina, Inc. 2.1%, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.9%, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.9%, Appian Corporation 1.8%, Dynatrace, Inc. 1.8%, SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A) 1.8%, Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 1.8%, C3.ai, Inc. (Class A) 1.8%, NICE Ltd. (ADR) 1.8%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$756mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)S&P 500 Index, measured by VOO, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Dec 8, 2025
ROBT, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+5.8%
VOO, the same days+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−7.9 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−3.1%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.65%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.77%
Closest funds by holdings overlapAIQ 27%, THNQ 24%, QTUM 24%, AGIX 24%, ROBO 22%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 7.9 pts
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 7.9 pts
How we measure
The top ten holdings are 19% of the fund across 111 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +5.8% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts.
Holdings from the file the issuer publishes daily; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on ROBT

12 seats on ROBT, as of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Mixed, 4 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
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Questions people ask about ROBT

How much of ROBT is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 34% of ROBT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 85%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does ROBT hold?
111 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 19% of the fund. The largest are Ocado Group Plc at 2.2%, Illumina, Inc. at 2.1%, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) at 1.9%.
Has ROBT beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 ROBT returned +5.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 7.8 points.
What does ROBT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. Because 85% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.77%.
Sources and dates
Prices, ROBT and Benchmark (VOO)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $756mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026

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Weight overlap
The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight.
Already in the index
The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at different weights.
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