Overview
The machines that do the work — industrial robotics from Japan's Fanuc and Keyence, surgical robots from Intuitive, NVIDIA's chips and 80 other automation names worldwide.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 8.4% |
| 6954 | Fanuc Corp. | 8.4% |
| 6861 | Keyence Corp. | 8.2% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA | 8.0% |
| ABBN | ABB Ltd | 7.8% |
| 6273 | SMC Corp. | 4.9% |
| 6383 | Daifuku | 3.5% |
| CGNX | Cognex | 2.6% |
| 300124 | Shenzhen Inovance | 2.5% |
| AUR | Aurora Innovation | 2.4% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
The physical side of the AI trade: when intelligence gets cheap, the money moves to the arms, sensors and factories that act on it. A flat twelve months reflects Japan's industrial cycle more than the theme — which is exactly the entry argument if automation capex follows AI capex.
Who It's For
Thematic investors positioning for AI's industrial phase — robotics and automation — rather than its software phase.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | $23.70 | -- |
| 2018 | $16.74 | -29.4% |
| 2019 | $21.87 | +30.6% |
| 2020 | $33.13 | +51.5% |
| 2021 | $35.94 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | $20.55 | -42.8% |
| 2023 | $28.50 | +38.7% |
| 2024 | $31.95 | +12.1% |
| 2025 | $36.23 | +13.4% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | -- |
| 2018 | -- |
| 2019 | -- |
| 2020 | -- |
| 2021 | 0.16% |
| 2022 | 0.23% |
| 2023 | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 0.13% |
| 2025 | 0.66% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | $3.4B | -- |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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