ROBT
First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence & Robotics ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF tracks a modified equal-weighted index of roughly 90 all-cap, global companies involved in artificial intelligence or robotics.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | First Trust |
Category | Global Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Feb 21, 2018 |
Assets (mns) | $513 |
Expense ratio | 65 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Committee |
Weighting | Tiered |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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DARKTRACE PLC | 2.5 % |
MOBILEYE N.V. | 2.2 % |
AEROVIRONMENT INC | 2.2 % |
VALEO SA | 2.1 % |
BLACKBERRY LIMITED | 1.9 % |
APPIAN CORPORATION CLASS A | 1.9 % |
CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC | 1.8 % |
SELVAS AI INC | 1.8 % |
ANSYS INC | 1.8 % |
TOPCON CORP | 1.8 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 117 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 126 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $108,660 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 50.6% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 30.4% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 19.0% |
Developed mkts. | 93.4% |
Emerging mkts. | 6.6% |
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES | 56.7 % | |
JAPAN | 13.2 % | |
BRITAIN | 6.6 % | |
FRANCE | 4.5 % | |
SOUTH KOREA | 3.0 % | |
CANADA | 3.0 % | |
CHINA | 2.0 % | |
SWEDEN | 1.8 % | |
ISRAEL | 1.7 % | |
SWITZERLAND | 1.7 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 03/31/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
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0.3% | 7.3% | -1.4% | -4.1% | 7.7% | -- | 7.8% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 1.21 | 77% |
MSCI EAFE | 1.17 | 67% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.98 | 50% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 72 |
Turnover | 0.6% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.10% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $124,082 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $41.64 |
30d moving avg. | $41.62 |
Annualized volatility | 24.4% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 78 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.8% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. ROBT |
Expenses vs. ROBT |
ALTAR Score™ vs. ROBT |
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ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF | 31.9% | +30 bp | +1.2% |
WTAI | WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund | 28.4% | -20 bp | -0.3% |
BOTZ | Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | 21.6% | +4 bp | +0.7% |
IBOT | Vaneck Robotics ETF | 19.1% | -18 bp | +2.1% |
IRBO | iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF | 18.7% | -18 bp | -1.0% |
MVPS | Amplify Thematic All-Stars ETF | 18.6% | -16 bp | +0.0% |
TRFM | AAM Transformers ETF | 17.6% | -16 bp | -0.4% |
RSPT | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF | 17.0% | -25 bp | +4.0% |
AIQ | Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | 16.8% | +3 bp | +2.5% |
XT | iShares Exponential Technologies ETF | 16.6% | -19 bp | +2.2% |
Risk and Returns: ROBT vs. Comps (1 YR)
Notes: Top 10 overlapping ETFs. Funds with insufficient history not shown. Some funds may overlap. Hover over data point for ticker symbol.
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
ROBT
1.6%
Cat. Avg
3.6%
Fund Category: Global Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 1.6% |
Recommendation
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 347 funds in the Global Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 3.6% and a standard deviation of
5.0%. ROBT's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.4 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places ROBT in the 34th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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ROBT | 65.0 | 9.8 | 74.8 |
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