The First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of companies involved in artificial intelligence and robotics. The ETF is managed by First Trust Advisors and trades under the ticker ROBT on the Nasdaq.

Classified as a thematic equity ETF, the fund provides exposure to companies that develop, apply, or supply technologies related to automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, software, semiconductors, and technology infrastructure.

The ETF follows a passive management approach and seeks to replicate the performance of the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index, a benchmark composed of companies classified according to their involvement in the artificial intelligence and robotics ecosystem.

Diversification and sector exposure

ROBT provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Artificial intelligence.

• Robotics.

• Automation.

• Semiconductors.

• Software.

• Industrials.

• Information technology.

• Technological innovation.

The portfolio includes companies across different sectors and regions, including businesses classified as developers, suppliers, or significant users of artificial intelligence and robotics-related technologies.

The ETF’s performance is closely tied to the adoption of automated solutions, intelligent systems, data infrastructure, and advanced industrial technologies.

Structure and costs

ROBT shares trade on the secondary market on the Nasdaq during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF’s market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. Dividends received from portfolio holdings may be distributed to shareholders according to the fund’s distribution policy.

History and evolution of the ETF

The First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF was launched in 2018 with the objective of providing targeted exposure to companies involved in artificial intelligence and robotics through an exchange-traded structure.

Since inception, the fund has tracked the expansion of technologies applied to automation, data analytics, semiconductors, software, and intelligent systems across multiple industries.

In recent years, rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence, industrial automation, and computing infrastructure have increased the relevance of the companies represented within the ETF’s investment universe.

Additional Information

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $701.25 million.

Over the past 12 months, First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF recorded a return of 12.45%, with its price trading between $44.32 and $60.28 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker ROBT.