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ROBO · ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF
Over the last 13 years (2013-11 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in ROBO with dividends reinvested grew to $30,832, 9.05% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -41.05%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2013-11 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How ROBO held up in past market crashes
ROBO has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 41.8% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. It took 3.1 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | ROBO deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -27.9% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 13 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -33.2% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 2 months |
| 2022 bear market | -41.8% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 3.1 years |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About ROBO
ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF is an exchange-traded fund focused on companies involved in robotics, automation, and related enabling technologies. It seeks to track a global index designed to capture businesses across the robotics and automation value chain, including industrial automation, machine vision, motion control, logistics systems, healthcare robotics, and autonomous systems.
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