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Roundhill Investments is preparing to launch a new thematic exchange traded fund aimed at the fast-evolving field of robotics. According to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the firm plans to introduce the Roundhill Humanoid Robotics ETF, which will trade under the ticker symbol HUMN.
HUMN will be an actively managed fund with an annual operating expense ratio of 0.75%. The ETF seeks to provide exposure to companies involved in the development, production, or supply of technologies essential to humanoid robots—machines designed to mimic human form and function using artificial intelligence, sensors, and mechanical actuators.
Per the filing, eligible holdings will include “Humanoid Robotics Companies,” defined as businesses that either manufacture humanoid robots or produce critical enabling technologies, such as AI locomotion stacks, tactile sensors, or power systems.
To qualify for inclusion, companies must either be in commercial production of humanoid robots or related tech, or have developed a fully functional prototype and be progressing toward commercialization.
This filing underscores growing investor interest in next-generation robotics and automation, particularly in humanoid applications poised to transform industries from manufacturing to healthcare.
While no direct holdings were listed, some stocks that may find themselves inside HUMN may include shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG), ABB Ltd. (OTCPK:ABBNY), and Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER).
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