ETF comparison
AIQ vs ROBO
Both Thematic.
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF
Holdings overlap
12 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIQ and ROBO would leave roughly 9.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
AIQ is 27 bps cheaper than ROBO. On a $100,000 position that's about $270/yr more in fees for ROBO.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with AIQ vs ROBO.
Top shared holdings
12 shared in total| # | Holding | In AIQ | In ROBO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.49% | 1.56% | 1.49% |
| 2 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 3.02% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| 3 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 2.28% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| 4 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 1.06% | 1.47% | 1.06% |
| 5 | TESLA, INC. | 2.83% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| 6 | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.80% | 1.27% | 0.80% |
| 7 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.69% | 1.84% | 0.69% |
| 8 | FANUC CORPORATION | 0.43% | 1.77% | 0.43% |
| 9 | ADVANTECH Co., Ltd. | 0.38% | 1.11% | 0.38% |
| 10 | CELESTICA INC. | 0.31% | 2.22% | 0.31% |
| 11 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 0.28% | 1.11% | 0.28% |
| 12 | AMBARELLA INC | 0.27% | 1.77% | 0.27% |
Only in AIQ
72 total- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.58%
- SK hynix Inc. 4.53%
- NETFLIX, INC. 3.63%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 3.61%
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.37%
- APPLE INC. 3.36%
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.27%
- META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.16%
- BROADCOM INC. 3.10%
- ALPHABET INC. 2.98%
Only in ROBO
66 total- AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1.93%
- Koh Young Technology Inc 1.85%
- TERADYNE, INC. 1.84%
- HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1.82%
- Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. 1.79%
- DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.76%
- ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 1.70%
- Symbotic Inc 1.65%
- DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 1.58%
- YASKAWA Electric Corporation 1.56%
Open AIQ or ROBO at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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