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AFOS vs ROBO

ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF vs Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

AFOS

ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF

ARS Investment Partners, LLC

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$272M

ROBO

Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

Robo Global

Annual cost

0.95%

Fund size

$1.8B

Key differences

  • AFOS costs 0.50% less per year.
  • ROBO is significantly larger than AFOS — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • AFOS covers north america markets; ROBO covers global.
  • ROBO has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

AFOSROBO
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.95%
Fund size (AUM)$272M$1.8B
Since20252013
Dividend yield0.36%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americaglobal
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1YN/A+57.1%
CAGR 3YN/A+17.9%
CAGR 5YN/A+7.7%
Sharpe 3YN/A0.69
Volatility 1Y22.95%
Max drawdown-11.52%-43.65%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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