First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) is a AI and software ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ROBT 3.6 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.9), lowest on Quality (1.2). It trades at 28.0 times earnings, against its own median of 27.6. Its ten largest holdings are 19% of the fund.
What stands out in ROBT's data
Global AI and robotics companies, from software to industrial automation.
Earns more on its revenue than the typical AI fund — a sign of real pricing power.
EBITDA margin of 21.1% runs above the 20.1% category median, while its trailing P/E multiple of 27.9x matches the 28.3x peer average.
A thematic bet on automation and artificial intelligence, built for growth-oriented portfolios.
Why did ROBT move this week? It rose 2.1% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Recursion Pharmaceuticals and Tempus AI drove it
ROBT rose 2.1% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Recursion Pharmaceuticals (+19.5%), Tempus AI (+13.1%) and SentinelOne (+12.4%); Meta Platforms (−12.2%) pushed the other way.
How is ROBT rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) 3.6 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) 3.6 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 3.6 / 10
- Growth: 6.9 / 10
- Value: 5.5 / 10
- Risk: 1.4 / 10
- Quality: 1.2 / 10
- Return: 2.0 / 10
Is ROBT expensive right now? It trades at 28.0 times earnings, against its own median of 27.6
As of October 28, 2026, ROBT is more expensive than 57% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from ROBT's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside ROBT? 56% Tech
What's inside ROBT: Size (Large 53%, Mid 30%, Small 18%); Geography (International 40%, US 60%); Tech 56.1%; Magnificent 7 5.6%; AI 17.6%; Semiconductors 10.6%; Memory 9.3%.
What are ROBT's top holdings? The ten largest are 19% of the fund
Ocado, Illumina, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Intuitive Surgical, Dynatrace, Appian, SentinelOne, Tempus AI, C3.AI and Nice are ROBT's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 90% of Software/AI ETFs.
Half of ROBT's weight sits in its 30 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 82 equally weighted holdings.
What is ROBT's expense ratio? 0.65% a year
As of October 28, 2026, ROBT charges 0.65% a year and holds $756M in assets across 110 positions.
| Measure | ROBT |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.65% |
| Assets under management | $756M |
| Holdings | 110 |
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.
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ETF Copilot, “First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/robt
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