ROBO ETF — Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO)

ROBO is an ETF that tracks the Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.37%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.37%, its expense ratio is 0.95%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 224.4% over the past 12.9 years, 222.6 points behind SPY at 447.0%.

At the current 0.37% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $37 per year, or $3.08 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual annual payments vary.

Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF is an ETF that tracks the Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index, investing at least eighty percent of its assets in securities of robotics-related and automation-related companies. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions annually, with an expense ratio of 0.95%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the robotics and automation sector through an indexed approach.

ROBO performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 224.4% over the past 12.9 years, 222.6 points behind SPY at 447.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.4%.

ROBO key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.34%

Issuer

Robo Global

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/22/2013

Expense ratio

0.95%

Distribution rate

0.37%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.37%

Last close

$79.77

NAV

$78.72

Premium / discount

1.33% premium

AUM

$2,026,193,695

Average volume

95313.0

Last dividend

$0.292

Last ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Last payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

1.8

P/E ratio

29.0437

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.37%) 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 (0.37%) 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: Robo Global; Index: Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index; 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.

ROBO risks and drawbacks

ROBO'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.4%.

Who may consider ROBO — and who may not

ROBO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ROBO pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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