Defiance Launches First U.S. ETF Focused on Robotics Actuators

Defiance launched the Robotics Actuators ETF (AT), billed as the first U.S.-listed ETF dedicated to actuator and precision-motion technologies used in robotics. The Cboe-listed fund tracks the MarketVector Humanoid Actuator Index, targeting U.S. and international companies deriving at least 50% of revenue from areas such as servo motors, precision gearboxes, ball screws, encoders and integrated actuator systems. AT aims to capture a critical hardware segment of growing humanoid robotics and advanced automation demand and carries a 0.69% expense ratio.