# ROBT (First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF)

First Trust · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

ROBT holds 115 stocks, and 68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- ROBT, already in the S&P 500: 32.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ROBT, active share vs the S&P 500: 85.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ROBT, top ten holdings: 19.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ROBT, total return, 1 year: +11.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ROBT, net assets: $751m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- ROBT, expense ratio: 0.65% (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026).

## ROBT over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +4.1% | +3.3% | +0.8 pts | +4.9 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +16.0% | +4.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +11.1% | +17.5% | −6.4 pts | −11.9 pts |
| 3 years | +37.8% | +77.9% | −40.0 pts | −57.3 pts |
| Since launch | +95.8% | +222.2% | −126.4 pts | −263.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Feb 22, 2018 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 32.3% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.9% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 21.7% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 83.3% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 19.1% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 115 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | Appian Corporation 2.1%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. 2.1%, Oceaneering International, Inc. 2.0%, Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.9%, Salesforce, Inc. 1.9%, Workday, Inc. (Class A) 1.9%, Illumina, Inc. 1.8%, Dynatrace, Inc. 1.8%, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.8%, SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A) 1.8% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $751m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −5.6% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.76% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | AIQ 26%, ROBO 23%, AGIX 22%, THNQ 20%, QTUM 20% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of ROBT is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 32% of ROBT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 86%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does ROBT hold?

115 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 19% of the fund. The largest are Appian Corporation at 2.1%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. at 2.1%, Oceaneering International, Inc. at 2.0%.

### Has ROBT beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 ROBT returned +11.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 6.4 points.

### What does ROBT cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. Because 86% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.76%.


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