Timefolio, Solactive list Korea ETF for humanoid robotics

Timefolio Asset Management and index provider Solactive listed the TIME Global Humanoid Robotics Active ETF on the Korea Exchange on May 19, 2026, under the ticker 0185L0. The fund tracks the Solactive Global Humanoid Robotics Index and provides exposure to companies developing and deploying humanoid robots and related automation technologies.

The ETF targets firms across the humanoid robotics value chain, including developers of humanoid and service robots and suppliers of enabling technologies such as artificial intelligence, mobility systems and mechatronics.

Solactive cited improvements in AI, machine vision, sensing and motion control as factors expanding commercial applications. The firm also pointed to structural labor shortages, aging populations and demand for productivity gains as drivers of increased robotics adoption in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and service sectors.

The Solactive Global Humanoid Robotics Index is designed to include 30 companies from developed markets plus South Korea and China. Eligible companies must derive at least 50 percent of revenues from humanoid robotics or related activities. Solactive uses ARTIS, its proprietary natural language processing technology, to identify eligible firms.

Constituents are weighted by a thematic relevance ranking and subject to a 4.5 percent cap per security. The index is rebalanced quarterly.

The ETF is structured as an active product that benchmarks the Solactive index, combining index-based selection with manager discretion over the portfolio.

Timo Pfeiffer, chief markets officer at Solactive, commented: “We are pleased to collaborate with Timefolio Asset Management on this launch focused on the growing humanoid robotics segment. The launch reflects Solactive’s ongoing commitment to supporting clients with index solutions aligned with emerging technology developments and evolving investor interests.”

Timefolio Asset Management commented: “We believe humanoid robotics will become one of the most important long-term technology trends driven by AI advancement and structural labor shortages. Through this ETF, investors can gain diversified exposure to global leaders across the humanoid robotics value chain in a more active and forward-looking way.”

The ETF offers a way for investors to obtain concentrated exposure to companies involved in the commercial deployment of humanoid robotics across global markets.