Global X ROBO ETF: Robotics Exposure, Global Diversification and Portfolio Positioning

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What Happened

Global X Robo Global Robotics & Automation ETF (ASX:ROBO) provides investors with exposure to companies involved in robotics, automation and related technologies across international markets. The fund aims to track the performance of the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation index before fees.

• The fund had a reported size of $316.20 million, with 3,303,010 units outstanding.

• Its portfolio was almost entirely invested in equities, with stocks accounting for 99.76% of Assets and cash representing 0.24%.

• Industrials represented 47.25% of the portfolio, while technology accounted for another 42.10%.

Key Details

The portfolio contained 80 companies, providing Diversification across individual holdings while retaining a relatively narrow industry theme. The most notable characteristic of ROBO is its sector composition.

• Healthcare contributed 5.66%, followed by consumer cyclical companies at 4.27% and communication services at 0.72%.

• Geographically, the United States represented the largest allocation at 41.34%.

• Japan followed with 20.07%, while Germany accounted for 9.99% and Taiwan represented 8.19%.

Why It Matters

Together, these sectors represented nearly nine-tenths of the fund. The fund had no reported allocation to basic materials, real estate, energy, consumer defensive or financial services.

• China contributed 4.46%, with smaller allocations to Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and France.

• ROBO's largest holding was Teradyne at 2.03%, followed by Rockwell Automation at 1.84% and Novanta at 1.73%.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Intuitive Surgical and Ouster each represented 1.72%, while IPG Photonics accounted for 1.68%.

• Other major positions included Illumina, Fanuc, John Bean Technologies and SMC, each with allocations of between 1.60% and 1.63%.

• Continued reporting by Kalkine as more details emerge