iSTOXX FactSet Automation & Robotics vs ROBO Global Robotics and Automation
- RBOT holds robotics & automation (iSTOXX FactSet Automation & Robotics); ROBO holds global robotics pioneers (ROBO Global Robotics and Automation).
- RBOT is cheaper at 0.40% a year versus 0.80% for ROBO, and lower fees compound in your favour over time.
- Over the past five years RBOT returned +54% versus +24% for ROBO, in USD.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Annual fee (TER)
- 0.40%
- 0.80%
- Tracks
- iSTOXX FactSet Automation & Robotics
- ROBO Global Robotics and Automation
- Distribution
- Accumulating
- Accumulating
- Domicile
- Ireland · UCITS
- Ireland · UCITS
- Risk
- Higher (5/5)
- Higher (5/5)
- Trades in
- LSE (USD)
- LSE (USD)
- Provider
- iShares
- L&G
Companies building industrial robots, factory automation systems, and the software running them: Keyence, Fanuc, ABB, Intuitive Surgical (surgical robots), plus AI-adjacent industrials. Less concentrated and less hype-driven than pure AI funds.
See full RBOT details →The first robotics ETF ever launched (2014). Holds ~80 companies across the whole robotics chain: robot-arm makers like Fanuc and Yaskawa, vision specialists like Cognex, warehouse automation like Symbotic, and healthcare robotics. Weights are spread evenly, so it behaves like a bet on the industry, not on 5 giants.
See full ROBO details →Both RBOT and ROBOare Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs, so dividends from their US holdings are taxed at 15% under Ireland's US treaty, rather than the 30% that applies to US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors, and they sit outside US estate tax. Your own local tax still depends on where you live, so check your country's rules; for most investors the main ongoing cost to watch is each fund's annual fee.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, RBOT.L or ROBO.L?
RBOT.L is cheaper. RBOT.L charges 0.40% per year and ROBO.L charges 0.80%. Both are inexpensive index funds, but a lower fee compounds in your favour over the long run.
Are RBOT.L and ROBO.L accumulating or distributing?
RBOT.L is accumulating, so dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund. ROBO.L is accumulating, so dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund. Accumulating funds suit investors who want hands-off compounding with no cash dividends to reinvest manually.
Are RBOT.L and ROBO.L both UCITS ETFs?
Yes, both are UCITS ETFs (RBOT.L domiciled in Ireland, ROBO.L in Ireland), so both give non-US investors the 15% US dividend withholding rate and sit outside US estate tax, unlike US-domiciled ETFs.