# iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD (RBOD) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/rbod · ISIN IE00BYWZ0333 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 01/10/2026, RBOD (iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BYWZ0333) closed at $14.62 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +70.4%, or +33.2% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017. It tracks the STOXX Global Automation & Robotics Index. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.4% a year — about £40 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Latest close: **$14.62** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | RBOD | | ISIN | IE00BYWZ0333 | | Category | Technology | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | STOXX Global Automation & Robotics Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.40% a year (£40 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £205m | | Launched | 2017 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 01/10/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +40.63% | +36.21% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +84.82% | +66.78% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +70.45% | +33.24% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −27.0%, 2023 +31.5%, 2024 +7.4%, 2025 +8.0%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +37.0%. Returns of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +40.6%; to 30/09/2025: +14.3%; to 30/09/2024: +12.7%; to 30/09/2023: +14.8%; to 30/09/2022: −23.2%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -27.0% | -33.1% | Price | | 2023 | +31.5% | +26.2% | Price | | 2024 | +7.4% | +3.7% | Price | | 2025 | +8.0% | +4.3% | Price | | 2026 to 01/10/2026 | +37.0% | +33.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 23.72% | -13.14% | | 3 years | 21.10% | -25.28% | | 5 years | 21.88% | -33.52% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 23.7% over 1 year, 21.1% over 3 years, 21.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD since October 2021, in pounds: −33.5% from 19/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −29.0% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +53.6% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 01/10/2026 the price of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD was 0.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (25/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD 0.40% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 74 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 11 the same and 33 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track STOXX Global Automation & Robotics Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.40% to 0.40% a year (01/10/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF | 0.40% | +40.1% | +81.9% | +68.6% | | iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD (this fund) | 0.40% | +40.6% | +84.8% | +70.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.40%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Questions people ask **What is the ongoing charge of RBOD?** The ongoing charge of RBOD is 0.40% a year — about £40 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD 0.40% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 74 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 11 the same and 33 less (share classes counted once). **What does RBOD track?** RBOD tracks the STOXX Global Automation & Robotics Index. **Is RBOD accumulating or distributing?** RBOD is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual. **What is the ISIN of RBOD?** The ISIN of RBOD is IE00BYWZ0333. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; RBOD is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. **What were RBOD’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of RBOD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −27.0%, 2023 +31.5%, 2024 +7.4%, 2025 +8.0%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +37.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has RBOD done after inflation?** Over the five years to 01/10/2026 RBOD’s total return was +70.4%, or +33.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.