ETF comparison

GRIDvsROBO

Both Thematic.

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund · Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
9.0%

13 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GRID and ROBO would leave roughly9.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GRID only 90.8%Shared 9.0%ROBO only 90.8%
In GRID only
109 positions
Shared
13 positions
In ROBO only
65 positions

Side by side

GRID

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

First Trust · Thematic

63composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.56%
Net assets
$11.84B
TTM yield
0.81%
Top-10 conc.
58.4%
ROBO

Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

Exchange Traded Concepts · Thematic

48composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.95%
Net assets
$2.06B
TTM yield
0.38%
Top-10 conc.
21.1%

Sub-score comparison

44
Cost
5
76
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
70
31
Concentration
84
Tracking quality
GRIDsub-scoreROBO

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

GRID is 39 bps cheaper than ROBO. On a $100,000 position that's about $390/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with GRID vs ROBO.

Top shared holdings

13 shared in total
#HoldingIn GRIDIn ROBOOverlap
1ABB LTD (CH)8.11%1.45%1.45%
2SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE8.29%1.33%1.33%
3NVIDIA CORP1.90%1.31%1.31%
4TESLA INC1.93%0.96%0.96%
5SIEMENS AG0.90%1.17%0.90%
6APTIV PLC1.30%0.88%0.88%
7QUALCOMM INC0.69%1.56%0.69%
8INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG0.46%1.84%0.46%
9MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP0.31%1.28%0.31%
10EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY0.31%1.36%0.31%
11DAIHEN CORP0.28%1.12%0.28%
12TRIMBLE INC0.04%1.09%0.04%

Only in GRID

109 total
  • EATON CORP PLC8.52%
  • QUANTA SERVICES INC8.10%
  • JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC7.99%
  • NATIONAL GRID PLC4.11%
  • E.ON SE3.88%
  • PRYSMIAN SPA3.87%
  • NVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.87%
  • HUBBELL INC2.61%
  • TERNA - RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE SPA1.74%
  • CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.67%

Only in ROBO

65 total
  • CELESTICA INC.2.22%
  • AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP1.93%
  • Koh Young Technology Inc1.85%
  • TERADYNE, INC.1.84%
  • HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION1.82%
  • Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.1.79%
  • FANUC CORPORATION1.77%
  • AMBARELLA, INC.1.77%
  • DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.1.76%
  • ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.1.70%

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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/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.