RISE US Humanoid Robot ETF Surpasses 100 Billion Won in Net Assets: Growing Expectations for US Robotics Industry Expansion

KB Asset Management announced on January 8 that the net asset value of the "RISE US Humanoid Robot ETF" has surpassed 100 billion won.

This development is attributed to growing investor interest across the entire humanoid robot industry, driven by heightened expectations surrounding the US government's forthcoming "Executive Order on Promoting the Robotics Industry."

This executive order is an expansion of last year's "Genesis Mission" artificial intelligence (AI) executive order. It outlines government-level support measures to broaden the application of AI technology from data centers to physical spaces such as manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and households.

Additionally, the "Humanoid ROBOT Act" proposed in the US Senate is also stimulating investor sentiment.

If this bill, which focuses on regulating humanoid robot technology from the perspectives of national security and technological sovereignty, is passed, it is highly likely to create a favorable industrial environment for US-based robotics companies such as Tesla and Teradyne. Expectations for the mid- to long-term growth of US robotics value chain companies invested in by the RISE US Humanoid Robot ETF are also increasing.

Listed in April last year, the "RISE US Humanoid Robot ETF" is a thematic ETF that diversifies investments across the entire value chain of the US humanoid robot industry.

The portfolio is structured around hardware, software, and application sectors that make up humanoid robots, aiming to disperse individual stock volatility that may arise in the early stages of industry growth, while also seeking structural growth opportunities.

Major holdings include: ▲ Teradyne, a company specializing in precision control and testing equipment for the "arms" and "hands" of humanoid robots; ▲ Intuitive Surgical, which leads the medical precision robotics market with its surgical robot "da Vinci"; ▲ Tesla, which is pursuing mass production of the general-purpose humanoid robot "Optimus"; and ▲ Rockwell Automation, which provides control systems for factory automation and the adoption of humanoid robots.

The fund's performance is as remarkable as its growth potential. According to FnGuide, as of January 7, the 3-month and 6-month returns were 14.55% and 34.39%, respectively, while the cumulative return since listing has reached 62.94%.

Lee Joonseok, Head of ETF Marketing at KB Asset Management, stated, "The year 2025 was marked by digital AI centered around large language models (LLMs)," adding, "This year will be the inaugural year of 'physical AI,' with AI expanding into physical bodies and spreading into industrial sites and daily life."

He further noted, "As global big tech companies accelerate their plans for mass-producing humanoid robots, investment in the US humanoid robot industry will reach a critical inflection point."