ARK Proposes Humanoid Robots & Physical AI ETF

ARK Investment Management has filed for the ARK Humanoid Robots & Physical AI ETF, targeting companies developing robots capable of interacting autonomously with the physical world. The actively managed strategy will cover humanoid robot manufacturers, systems integrators and suppliers of robotic components, including sensors, actuators, locomotion systems and power technologies. It will also invest in companies developing the semiconductors, AI models and simulation software enabling robots to perceive, reason and act. The fund aims to capture the commercialization of physical AI across industrial and other applications, using total return swaps and direct equity investments.