Is ROBT a good investment?

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) is a AI and software ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ROBT 3.7 out of 10 — highest on Growth (7.6), lowest on Return (1.5). It trades at 28.8 times earnings, against its own median of 24.6. Its ten largest holdings are 20% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is ROBT rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) 3.7 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) 3.7 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 3.7 / 10
Growth: 7.6 / 10
Valuation: 4.0 / 10
Risk: 2.3 / 10
Quality: 2.4 / 10
Return: 1.5 / 10

What is ROBT's expense ratio? 0.65% a year

As of September 11, 2026, ROBT charges 0.65% a year, yields 0.66% and holds $758M in assets across 112 positions.

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) — cost, income and size
Measure	ROBT
Expense ratio	0.65%
Dividend yield	0.66%
Assets under management	$758M
Holdings	112

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in ROBT's data

Global AI and robotics companies, from software to industrial automation.

Priced below the typical AI-themed fund — you pay less for the same growth story.

Trailing P/E multiple of 28.8x sits below the category median of 32.4x. The fund holds 112 names, spreading its bets across the space.

A thematic bet on automation and artificial intelligence, built for growth-oriented portfolios.

Why did ROBT move this week? It fell 3.0% in the week to September 11, 2026 — UiPath and Appian drove it

ROBT fell 3.0% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were UiPath (−24.5%), Appian (−14.8%) and Workday (−10.3%); Cloudflare (+7.7%) pushed the other way.

Is ROBT expensive right now? It trades at 28.8 times earnings, against its own median of 24.6

As of September 11, 2026, ROBT is more expensive than 95% of its own 104 monthly readings since 2018 — 99 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside ROBT? 57% Tech

What's inside ROBT: Size (Large 48%, Mid 32%, Small 20%); Geography (International 33%, US 67%); Tech 57.1%; Magnificent 7 5.4%; AI 15.7%; Semiconductors 9.5%; Memory 8.0%.

What are ROBT's top holdings? The ten largest are 20% of the fund

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Appian, Oceaneering International, Cloudflare, Salesforce, Workday, Illumina, Dynatrace, Palo Alto Networks and SentinelOne are ROBT's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 90% of Tech - Software / Cloud / Cyber / AI ETFs.

Half of ROBT's weight sits in its 31 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 83 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/robt