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ROBO Global Robotics & Automation ETF

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Reasons to Consider ROBO

High Growth Potential

The global robotics market was valued at more than USD$23bn in 2020, with forecasts suggesting it could nearly triple to USD$74bn by 2026.1

Compelling Economics

The average cost of an industrial robot declined from USD$46k in 2010 to just USD$27k in 2017 – and is forecasted to dip below USD$11k by 2025 as technology improves and scales, allowing for broader adoption across industries.2

Unconstrained Approach

Robotics and automation have wide-reaching applications, extending far beyond industrial activity. ROBO invests accordingly, with global exposure across multiple sectors and industries.

1 Mordor Intelligence, Jan 2021
2 Statista, Apr 2019

Product Information As of 8 Dec 2023

Inception Date 13 Sep 2017
Management Costs (% p.a.) 0.69
Currency Hedged No
Domicile Australia
Legal Form Managed Investment Scheme
SMSF Eligible Yes

NAV Information As of 8 Dec 2023

NAV/Unit (A$) 70.03860000
Currency (NAV) AUD
Shares Outstanding 3,241,230
AUM (A$) 227,011,351.20

Product Summary

The Global X ROBO Global Robotics & Automation ETF (ROBO) seeks to invest in companies that potentially stand to benefit from increased adoption and utilisation of robotics and artificial intelligence, including those involved with industrial robotics and automation, non-industrial robots, and autonomous vehicles.

Product Objective

The Global X ROBO Global Robotics & Automation ETF (ROBO) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index.

Trading Details

Ticker ROBO
Bloomberg Code ROBO AU Equity
ISIN AU00000ROBO2
Trading Hours 10:00AM – 4:00PM

Management & Administration

Issuer Global X Management (AUS) Limited
Custodian The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sydney Branch
Registrar Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

Benchmark Information

Benchmark ROBO Global® Robotics and Automation Index
Provider ROBO Global
Ticker ROBOTR

Distributions As of 31 Oct 2023

12-Month Yield 0.62%
12-Month Franking Level 0.00%
Distribution Frequency Annually
Distribution History View

Performance Table As of 8 Dec 2023

Total Return (Fund) Total Return (Benchmark) Tracking Difference Tracking Error
1 Month 6.34% 6.42% -0.08% 0.07%
3 Months -2.35% -2.18% -0.17% 0.08%
1 Year 12.91% 13.65% -0.74% 0.11%
3 Year p.a. 1.17% 1.68% -0.51% 0.16%
5 Year p.a. 11.01% 11.63% -0.62% 0.16%
10 Year p.a. -- -- -- --
Since Inception p.a. 9.09% 9.71% -0.61% 0.20%

Top Holdings As of 11 Dec 2023

Full Holdings (.xlsx)
Net Assets (%) Name SEDOL Market Price (Local) Shares Held Market Value (A$)
2.04 HEXAGON AB-B BNZFHC1 115.70 275,305 4,624,567
2.00 SERVICENOW INC B80NXX8 699.08 4,279 4,541,658
1.91 KARDEX HOLDI-REG B00ZC75 212.50 11,838 4,341,829
1.86 INTUITIVE SURGIC 2871301 310.42 8,950 4,218,111
1.85 AZENTA INC 2145460 57.60 48,144 4,210,270
1.78 AIRTAC INTERNATI B52J816 1,010.00 82,813 4,049,709
1.73 HIWIN TECH B1YMYT5 222.50 365,081 3,932,993
1.71 DASSAULT SYSTEME BM8H5Y5 44.22 53,785 3,888,485
1.69 KEYENCE CORP 6490995 59,920.00 6,100 3,840,158
1.68 FANUC CORP 6356934 3,959.00 91,700 3,814,189
1.61 KRONES AG 5523881 105.10 21,215 3,645,410
1.59 DAIFUKU CO LTD 6250025 2,626.50 131,000 3,614,898
1.56 FUJI CORP 6356592 2,412.00 140,100 3,550,282
1.56 IPG PHOTONICS 2698782 99.42 23,479 3,544,040
1.54 MANHATTAN ASSOC 2239471 221.74 10,397 3,500,237
1.54 NOVANTA INC BD8S5H8 153.89 14,919 3,485,743
1.51 ROCKWELL AUTOMAT 2754060 278.53 8,128 3,437,170
1.51 PTC INC B95N910 166.61 13,536 3,424,023
1.50 ZEBRA TECH CORP 2989356 236.13 9,502 3,406,524
1.50 SMC CORP 6763965 70,390.00 4,600 3,401,858
1.48 TOYOTA INDUSTRIE 6900546 11,335.00 28,300 3,370,198
1.48 ABB LTD-REG 7108899 35.97 54,103 3,358,901
1.47 AUTOSTORE HOLDIN BN49G27 18.12 1,320,455 3,338,461
1.46 JENOPTIK AG BGJVB13 26.76 75,730 3,313,253
1.46 NORDSON CORP 2641838 239.16 9,109 3,307,536
1.45 GEA GROUP AG 4557104 34.45 58,627 3,302,079
1.44 TERADYNE INC 2884183 92.29 23,275 3,261,292
1.44 COGNEX CORP 2208288 38.07 56,399 3,259,865
1.42 NVIDIA CORP 2379504 475.06 4,460 3,216,834
1.41 CADENCE DESIGN 2302232 259.93 8,132 3,209,217
1.40 SAMSARA INC-CL A BPK3058 33.67 62,291 3,184,298
1.40 YASKAWA ELECTRIC 6986041 5,198.00 58,300 3,183,847
1.39 JOHN BEAN TECH B3BRJZ8 104.94 19,873 3,166,283
1.39 ADVANTECH 6202673 352.00 184,978 3,152,584
1.35 THK CO LTD 6869131 2,781.00 105,100 3,070,797
1.35 ATS CORP BP8JT73 52.65 51,956 3,057,509
1.34 SYMBOTIC INC BPG82M8 50.33 39,688 3,032,714
1.34 CARGOTEC OYJ-B B09M9L0 47.44 39,100 3,032,648
1.33 EMERSON ELEC CO 2313405 89.55 22,277 3,028,779
1.32 IRHYTHM TECHNOLO BYT4ST5 89.16 22,218 3,007,602
1.31 TECAN GROUP AG-R 7110902 314.80 5,493 2,984,556
1.31 QUALCOMM INC 2714923 132.97 14,762 2,980,192
1.30 YOKOGAWA ELEC 6986427 2,712.00 103,500 2,949,018
1.30 GLOBAL UNICHIP B056381 1,895.00 32,124 2,947,425
1.26 RENISHAW PLC 0732358 32.50 46,380 2,870,751
1.25 ELEKTA AB-B B0M42T2 84.14 231,959 2,833,593
1.24 HARMONIC DRIVE 6108179 3,810.00 70,400 2,818,026
1.23 SIEMENS AG-REG 5727973 162.42 10,523 2,794,343
1.22 QIAGEN NV BYXS688 41.77 43,815 2,778,642
1.21 NABTESCO CORP 6687571 2,649.00 98,900 2,752,489
1.20 AUTODESK INC 2065159 224.01 7,995 2,719,138
1.19 AMBARELLA INC B7KH3G6 57.82 30,670 2,692,385
1.17 OMRON CORP 6659428 5,948.00 42,600 2,662,122
1.17 MICROCHIP TECH 2592174 86.08 20,359 2,660,750
1.16 3D SYSTEMS CORP 2889768 5.92 294,039 2,642,847
1.15 STRATASYS LTD B7WD7D7 12.16 141,787 2,617,672
1.14 SCHNEIDER ELECTR 4834108 174.94 9,025 2,581,291
1.08 DEERE & CO 2261203 363.67 4,434 2,448,209
1.08 ILLUMINA INC 2613990 112.94 14,255 2,444,333
1.05 DAIHEN CORP 6661843 5,880.00 38,700 2,390,758
1.03 TRIMBLE INC 2903958 46.90 32,964 2,347,243
0.98 MITSUB ELEC CORP 6597045 1,954.50 108,700 2,232,095
0.97 DELTA ELEC 6260734 312.50 146,097 2,210,524
0.94 OMNICELL INC 2789523 34.98 40,385 2,144,792
0.93 DUERR AG 5119901 20.50 62,992 2,111,251
0.93 GLOBUS MEDICAL I B7D65M0 46.51 29,864 2,108,821
0.93 GXO LOGISTIC BNNTGF1 57.27 24,193 2,103,595
0.87 OCADO GROUP PLC B3MBS74 6.27 165,009 1,971,667
0.86 KOH YOUNG TECHNO B39Q399 11,300.00 148,111 1,944,324
0.85 KION GROUP AG BB22L96 33.95 34,583 1,919,566
0.81 APTIV PLC B783TY6 79.83 15,233 1,846,277
0.81 SHIBAURA MACHINE 6897262 3,605.00 48,600 1,840,725
0.68 FARO TECH 2106661 19.40 52,170 1,536,625
0.64 OPTEX GROUP CO L 6660914 1,674.00 82,700 1,454,482
0.45 LUMINAR TECHNOLO BNG96D6 2.37 285,119 1,025,935
0.40 HAN'S LASER -A BD5CKS9 21.12 200,900 897,255
0.33 IFLYTEK CO LTD-A BD5CNN5 48.45 72,700 744,852
0.32 ESTUN AUTOMA-A BFCCQJ9 18.23 187,800 723,976
Holdings are subject to change.

Sector Breakdown As of 11 Dec 2023

Sector Weight (%)
Industrials 45.0
Information Technology 40.6
Health Care 11.8
Consumer Discretionary 1.3
Consumer Staples 0.9
Other/Cash 0.4

Country Breakdown As of 11 Dec 2023

Country Weight (%)
United States 43.1
Japan 20.7
Germany 7.5
Taiwan 7.2
Switzerland 4.7
Sweden 3.3
France 2.9
Britain 2.1
Norway 1.5
Canada 1.4
Finland 1.3
Other/Cash 4.3

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Documents

FAQs

  • What subsectors are included in ROBO?

    The ROBO Global subsectors are grouped by technology and applications.

    Technology captures the critical intelligent systems that interact with the human world, including actuation, sensing, computing and integration.

    Applications refer to specific and evolving areas of industry and society where this technology is deployed, including food and agriculture, 3D printing, security, healthcare, material handling, manufacturing, energy and consumer products.

    ROBO is sector-agnostic, spanning many different types of businesses across multiple sectors and regions.

  • What weighting system does ROBO use?

    The ROBO index is weighted in proportion to each company ROBO score.

    The ROBO score is a score between 1 to 100 that is based of the following:

    The level of revenue a company makes from robotics and automation activities
    The level of investment a company makes in robotics and automation
    The extent the company has market and technology leadership in the robotics and automation universe. A score of 50 or higher means the company is eligible for inclusion in the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index. Companies in the index are weighted according to the ROBO score divided by the sum of all constituents’ ROBO scores.

  • How can I use ROBO in a portfolio?

    ROBO may be used as a tool to express long-term strategic or short-term tactical views on the growing trend for robotics, automation and artificial intelligence.

    It can also aid portfolio diversification via investment in emerging industries that are largely not present in the Australian market.

    ROBO fits in the framework of core-satellite portfolios. It allows investors who have conviction in RAAI to express their views in their portfolios.

  • How has the ROBO index weighting methodology changed?

    Since the inception of the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index, the ROBO Global Classification Committee has classified members of the index selection universe as “Bellwether” (BW) or “Non-Bellwether” (NBW) by evaluating factors such as revenue purity, market and technology leadership, and company investments in robotics and automation technologies. With the more recent launches of the ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence Index (August 2018) and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation Index (April 2019), the classification committee has calculated an index score for each company, evaluating the same factors of revenue purity, leadership, and investments, but on a more granular level than the BW/NBW approach.

    The ROBO Global Index Management Committee has implemented a change to the methodology for the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index Series, where each company in the classification universe is assigned a 1-100 “ROBO Score” based on the factors mentioned above. Companies that score 50 or above would be eligible for the indices, with the security weight determined by the security’s ROBO Score in relation to the summation of all eligible security scores.

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