KB Asset Management said on Jan. 30 that its RISE AI&Robot ETF had surpassed 500 billion won in net assets as of Jan. 28.
Launched in 2023, the RISE AI&Robot ETF is South Korea's first humanoid robot concept ETF.
As of Jan. 30, its top holdings include SPG at 6.54 percent, Neuromeka at 6.45 percent, Rainbow Robotics at 5.92 percent, Doosan Robotics at 5.80 percent, NAVER at 4.78 percent, Hurim Robot at 4.74 percent, Hyundai AutoEver at 4.59 percent, Robotis at 4.39 percent, SOS Lab at 4.24 percent and Lunit at 4.14 percent.
Returns over the past 1 month and 6 months are 41.47 percent and 93.64 percent, respectively, effectively reflecting growth in the AI and robot industry while maintaining stable performance.
Yook Dong-hwi (육동휘), head of ETF product marketing at KB Asset Management, said, "AI and robots are being structured as core industries in the medium to long term, not a short-term fad."
Sangyeop Oh
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