ETF comparison
ARKQ vs ROBO
Both Thematic.
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF · Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF
Holdings overlap
8 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ARKQ and ROBO would leave roughly 10.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ARKQ is 20 bps cheaper than ROBO. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/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 ARKQ vs ROBO.
Top shared holdings
8 shared in total| # | Holding | In ARKQ | In ROBO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TERADYNE INC | 6.64% | 1.67% | 1.67% |
| 2 | SYMBOTIC INC | 1.54% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
| 3 | DEERE & COMPANY | 3.33% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| 4 | TRIMBLE INC | 2.10% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
| 5 | NVIDIA CORP | 3.25% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| 6 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | 1.29% | 1.55% | 1.29% |
| 7 | JOBY AVIATION INC | 1.29% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| 8 | TESLA INC | 9.75% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
Only in ARKQ
32 total- ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 6.16%
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 5.90%
- KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC 5.81%
- ALPHABET INC 5.15%
- AMAZON.COM INC 3.79%
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.78%
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 3.61%
- ROCKET LAB CORP 3.36%
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.33%
- AEROVIRONMENT INC 2.73%
Only in ROBO
72 total- AMBARELLA, INC. 2.09%
- ILLUMINA, INC. 1.92%
- ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 1.90%
- FANUC CORPORATION 1.74%
- GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft 1.72%
- Yokogawa Electric Corporation 1.71%
- EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1.67%
- JBT MAREL CORPORATION 1.63%
- NOVANTA INC. 1.62%
- SMC CORPORATION 1.62%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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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