# iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF (RBTX) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/rbtx · ISIN IE00BYZK4552 · 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 30/09/2026, RBTX (iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BYZK4552) closed at £16.49 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +67.5%, or +30.9% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2016. 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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£16.49** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | RBTX | | ISIN | IE00BYZK4552 | | Category | Technology | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | STOXX Global Automation & Robotics Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.40% a year (£40 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £3.1bn | | Launched | 2016 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) 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 | +40.23% | +35.83% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +82.76% | +64.92% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +67.47% | +30.91% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −26.6%, 2023 +32.1%, 2024 +7.7%, 2025 +8.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +36.5%. Returns of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +41.6%; to 30/09/2025: +14.5%; to 30/09/2024: +12.3%; to 30/09/2023: +17.5%; to 30/09/2022: −23.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -26.6% | -32.8% | Price | | 2023 | +32.1% | +26.8% | Price | | 2024 | +7.7% | +4.0% | Price | | 2025 | +8.7% | +5.0% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +36.5% | +32.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 24.90% | -12.91% | | 3 years | 21.37% | -24.04% | | 5 years | 22.03% | -33.14% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 24.9% over 1 year, 21.4% over 3 years, 22.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −33.1% from 19/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −28.6% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +53.7% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF was 0.9% 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 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 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 (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.40% | +40.2% | +82.8% | +67.5% | | iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF USD | 0.40% | +39.8% | +82.8% | +65.7% | 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 ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Snowflake | 3.73% | | Advantest | 3.55% | | Advanced Micro Devices | 3.46% | | ServiceNow | 3.29% | | SAP | 3.18% | | Emerson Electric | 2.99% | | NVIDIA | 2.96% | | Teradyne | 2.96% | | Keyence | 2.93% | | Intel | 2.91% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 72.4% | | Industrials | 21.7% | | Consumer Discretionary | 2.8% | | Health Care | 2.7% | | Cash and derivatives | 0.3% | | Materials | 0.1% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 61.8% | | Japan | 13.6% | | Germany | 7.4% | | Taiwan | 4.2% | | Switzerland | 3.0% | | Canada | 2.6% | | Finland | 1.6% | | United Kingdom | 1.1% | | Other countries | 4.8% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.6% | | Cash and money market | 0.3% | All 167 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/rbtx/holdings --- 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.