IBOT ETF — VanEck Robotics ETF

VanEck Robotics ETF (IBOT)

IBOT is an ETF linked to Global Robotics & Automation Equities. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.31%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.31%, its expense ratio is 0.47%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is 99.6% over the past 3.4 years, 2.7 points ahead of SPY at 96.9%.

At the current 0.31% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $31 per year, or $2.58 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual annual payments vary.

VanEck Robotics ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of a global index of companies involved in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence, holding at least 80% of assets in robotics-related equities. The fund carries a low distribution rate and makes distributions annually, with an expense ratio of 0.47%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the robotics and automation sector with a focus on capital appreciation rather than income generation.

IBOT performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 99.6% over the past 3.4 years, 2.7 points ahead of SPY at 96.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.7%.

IBOT key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/05/2023

Expense ratio

0.47%

Distribution rate

0.31%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.31%

Last close

$64.63

NAV

$64.04

Premium / discount

0.92% premium

AUM

$100,855,265

Average volume

18180.0

Last dividend

$0.20

Last ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Last payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.59

P/E ratio

29.4596

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.31%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.31%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: VanEck; Index: Global Robotics & Automation Equities; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IBOT risks and drawbacks

IBOT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.7%.

Who may consider IBOT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IBOT pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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