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ROBTvsSLTYETF Comparison

ETF 1

ROBT

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

This fund is part of

Robotics & Automation

+1.08%

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ETF 2

SLTY

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

This fund is part of

Alternatives

+0.47%

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First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT) belongs to the Robotics & Automation segment. YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF (SLTY) is part of the Alternatives segment. ROBT's top 3 sector exposures are Information Technology, Industrials and Health Care. In contrast, SLTY's top sector exposures are Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Health Care. ROBT is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.65%, versus 1.24% for SLTY. ROBT is up 6.14% year-to-date (YTD) with +$3M in YTD flows. SLTY performs worse with -7.55% YTD performance, and +$3M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of ROBT and SLTY below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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ROBT vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 06/12/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	ROBT SLTY	+2.27%-2.40%	+13.64%-4.71%	+6.14%-7.55%	+18.92%n/a	+21.64%n/a	+2.37%n/a
Flows	ROBT SLTY	-$6M+$607K	-$13M+$6M	+$3M+$3M	+$144M-	+$272M-	+$416M-

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	ROBT SLTY	+28.12%+13.85%	+23.49%n/a	+23.47%n/a	+25.26%n/a
Max drawdown	ROBT SLTY	-10.55%-9.70%	-21.30%n/a	-27.48%n/a	-43.11%n/a
Max drawdown duration	ROBT SLTY	10d74d	210dn/a	134dn/a	1665dn/a

Trading data

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	ROBT	SLTY
Last sale 6/12/2026 at 1:30 PM	$55.14	$23.57
Previous close 06/11/2026	$55.38	$23.56
Consolidated volume 06/11/2026
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Average discount or premium 30 days
Average Bid/Ask spread 30 days

Replication quality

Data as of May 29, 2026

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SLTY

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Main metrics

Last update 6/12/2026 at 1:30 PM

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	ROBT	SLTY
Last price	$55.14	$23.57
1D performance	-0.44%	+0.04%
AuM	$714.90 M	$18.30 M
E/R	0.65%	1.24%

Characteristics

	ROBT	SLTY
Management strategy	Passive	Active
Provider	First Trust	YieldMax ETFs
Benchmark	Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index	-
N° of holdings	99	199
Asset class	Equities	-
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	February 21, 2018	August 21, 2025
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

ROBT

USA

62.02%

Japan

8.56%

Other

29.42%

SLTY

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Sectors

ROBT

Information Techn.

48.38%

Industrials

16.76%

Other

34.86%

SLTY

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Diversification

ROBT

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

23.44%

SLTY

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of April 30, 2026

ROBT

PALO ALTO NETWORKS

1.72%

CLOUDFLARE INC

1.72%

UPSTART HOLDINGS

1.71%

SYNOPSYS

1.66%

C3 AI

1.60%

SENTINELONE

1.58%

AUTOSTORE HOLDINGS LTD

1.56%

CISCO-T

1.55%

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS

1.53%

US60741F1049

1.52%

OCEANEERING INTL

1.50%

SYMBOTIC INC

1.48%

META PLATFORMS

1.47%

SIEMENS

1.43%

DASSAULT SYSTEMES

1.42%

SLTY

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Frequently asked questions about ROBT and SLTY

How have the ROBT and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of June 12, 2026, ROBT is up 6.14% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -7.55%. That puts ROBT better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: ROBT or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the ROBT ETF saw +$3M in flows, compared to +$3M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: ROBT or SLTY?

As of June 12, 2026, ROBT holds $714.90 M in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.30 M.

What are the top holdings of the ROBT ETF and SLTY ETF?

ROBT top holdings include PALO ALTO NETWORKS, CLOUDFLARE INC and UPSTART HOLDINGS. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

ROBTvsSLTYETF Comparison

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

ROBT vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Countries

Sectors

Diversification

Top 15 holdings

How have the ROBT and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of June 12, 2026, ROBT is up 6.14% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -7.55%. That puts ROBT better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: ROBT or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the ROBT ETF saw +$3M in flows, compared to +$3M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: ROBT or SLTY?

As of June 12, 2026, ROBT holds $714.90 M in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.30 M.

What are the top holdings of the ROBT ETF and SLTY ETF?

ROBT top holdings include PALO ALTO NETWORKS, CLOUDFLARE INC and UPSTART HOLDINGS. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

Which ETF is more diversified: ROBT or SLTY?

ROBT holds 104 securities with 23.44% of its assets in the top 15. SLTY has 209 securities and a top 15 weight of 82.54%.

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