Expense Ratio History

ROBT expense ratio history

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF

Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

0.65%

In basis points
65 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$65
Prospectus dated
2 February 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

ROBT expense ratio: read at 0.65% on 2 Feb 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Feb 2018Jul 2019Dec 2020May 2022Oct 2023Mar 20250.65% on 2 Feb 2026
ROBT expense ratio: read at 0.65% on 2 Feb 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Feb 2018Nov 2020Aug 20230.65% on 2 Feb 2026
Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
2 Feb 2026 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-02-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
3 Feb 2025 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-02-03 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2024 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-02-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Feb 2023 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-02-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Feb 2022 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
15 Nov 2021 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-11-15 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Feb 2021 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
3 Feb 2020 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-02-03 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2019 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Jun 2018 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-06-28 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
12 Feb 2018 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-02-12 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.65% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$812 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,284.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$67
3 years$209
5 years$363
10 years$812

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 11 prospectuses for this share class since 2018. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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