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Vaneck Robotics ETF (IBOT)

Technology | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
60.76 USD -0.07 (-0.115%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 10:57 a.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:42 p.m. EDT

Momentum is building in IBOT as the speculative thesis on robotics/AI holds traction, pushing the ETF past key technical averages. While short-term traders are lining up calls for a 5–8% move to the $61 level, the longer-term trend is neutral given the lack of earnings catalysts. The lack of significant put hedging combined with heavy OTM call anchoring suggests a high-conviction short-term bullish breakout, making it a candidate for a momentum play despite mediocre long-term valuation metrics.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.036933
AutoETS0.039436
AutoTheta0.039546
AutoARIMA0.043528

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 78%
H-stat 1.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.703
Excess Kurtosis -0.33
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 34.65

As of April 18, 2026, 10:42 p.m. EDT: Options flow is heavily asymmetricly bullish. The 2026-04-17 calls show significant open interest (100 contracts) at the 60.0 strike (ATM), suggesting a neutral-to-upside bias for the immediate week. Crucially, deep in-the-money calls (56.0 strike) have the highest Open Interest (122 contracts) with positive volume (110), indicating a 'gamma squeeze' intent where traders own stock and hold long calls to limit downside without exercising. In contrast, put activity is minimal (only 1 contract at 58.0 strike), showing negligible hedging activity from long positions. ATM implied volatility is elevated (1.17) compared to puts (0.71), priced in for the call side.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 0.38% — —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 0.200 0.379701
2024-12-23 1.155 2.807345
2023-12-18 0.818 2.178689
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.38

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 61.34
All Time Low 32.49
Ask 78.14
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 11,360
Average Daily Volume3 Month 18,180
Average Volume 18,180
Average Volume10Days 11,360
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 43.8
Bid Size 2
Category Technology
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 61.0057
Day Low 60.76
Dividend Yield 0.38
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.7537584
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 57.04834
Fifty Day Average Change 3.7116585
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.065061636
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 63.830124
Fifty Two Week High 61.34
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.58000183
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.009455523
Fifty Two Week Low 36.961
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.799
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6438949
Fifty Two Week Range 36.961 - 61.34
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,681,133,400,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,680,652,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Ipo Expected Date 2,023-04-06
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in Robotics Companies. The index is comprised of equity securities, which may include depositary receipts of global exchange-listed companies in the robotics industry. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Vaneck Robotics ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1828846340
Nav Price 60.87
Net Assets 57,013,792.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.47
Open 61.0057
Phone 888-658-8287
Previous Close 60.83
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.07000351
Regular Market Change Percent -0.115080565
Regular Market Day High 61.0057
Regular Market Day Low 60.76
Regular Market Day Range 60.76 - 61.0057
Regular Market Open 61.0057
Regular Market Previous Close 60.83
Regular Market Price 60.76
Regular Market Time 1,776,783,453
Regular Market Volume 1,569
Short Name VanEck Robotics ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol IBOT
Three Year Average Return 0.2286291
Total Assets 57,013,792
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 34.64559
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.06707
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.06707
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 52.30794
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.452057
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16158266
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,569
Yield 0.0038
Ytd Return 1.06707