Overview
The original robotics ETF — 90 automation names worldwide, equal-tiered across industrial robots, healthcare robotics, sensing and machine vision since 2013.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 2.3% |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | 1.8% |
| ILMN | Illumina | 1.8% |
| 6954 | Fanuc Corp. | 1.8% |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation | 1.7% |
| NOVT | Novanta | 1.7% |
| EMR | Emerson Electric | 1.6% |
| 2317 | Hon Hai Precision | 1.6% |
| AMBA | Ambarella | 1.6% |
| 6861 | Keyence Corp. | 1.6% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Breadth is the differentiator: where BOTZ concentrates in a dozen giants, ROBO spreads evenly across 90 names down to the component and software layer — the Novantas and Ambarellas that supply every robot maker at once. +11% as automation capex inflects, with the equal-tier weighting positioned for the theme's long tail rather than its headliners. A decade of index history makes it the institutional benchmark for the category.
Who It's For
Thematic investors who want the automation wave's full breadth — components, vision and software included — rather than a concentrated bet on the famous names.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $28.65 | -- |
| 2017 | $41.32 | +44.2% |
| 2018 | $32.55 | -21.2% |
| 2019 | $42.00 | +29.0% |
| 2020 | $60.89 | +45.0% |
| 2021 | $70.11 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | $46.33 | -33.9% |
| 2023 | $57.30 | +23.7% |
| 2024 | $56.26 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | $69.31 | +23.2% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 0.39% |
| 2019 | 0.37% |
| 2020 | 0.20% |
| 2021 | 0.17% |
| 2022 | 0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.05% |
| 2024 | 0.54% |
| 2025 | 0.42% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.8B | -- |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +37.5% |
| 2018 | $0.9B | -18.2% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | +22.2% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | +45.5% |
| 2021 | $1.9B | +18.7% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | -31.6% |
| 2023 | $1.6B | +23.1% |
| 2024 | $1.5B | -6.3% |
| 2025 | $1.9B | +26.7% |
Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.
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