AT, the Defiance Robotics Actuators ETF, is a $1 million ETF whose main story is physical AI layer.
The narrative it carries
This is its only narrative.
Physical AI layer →
Robots, factory automation and driverless vehicles: the machines AI puts to work in plants, warehouses and on roads.
The band is where this narrative’s level sits among the 22 this week. QUIET means less talked about, not falling.
| # | ETF | SHARE | ASSETS | 1 YEAR | COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOTZ | 28.7% | $3.33bn | −0.3% | 0.68% |
| 2 | ARTY | 25.4% | $4.22bn | +70.8% | 0.47% |
| 3 | ROBO | 17.4% | $2.02bn | +23.6% | 0.95% |
| 4 | ARKQ | 11.4% | $1.89bn | +8.0% | 0.75% |
| 5 | ROBT | 4.7% | $775.2m | +10.8% | 0.65% |
| 48 other ETFs | 12.4% |
Share is each ETF’s slice of the capital carrying this narrative. 1 year is market price total return; cost is the expense ratio. See all 53 ETFs on the narrative page →
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Physical AI layerits narrative | +4.6% | +1.2% | +21.1% | +22.5% | +23.5% | +6.6% |
| The marketbroad US ETFs | +0.8% | +2.6% | +14.6% | +16.8% | +22.9% | +12.9% |
1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on September 17, 2026: +1.7%.
Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The narrative is the asset-weighted return of the unlevered ETFs that carry it. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
AT has traded for less than a year, so how it moves against the market is not shown yet.
Where it sits in Physical AI layer
Each dot is one of 17 unlevered ETFs whose main narrative is physical AI layer, placed by its return (up) and how much it swung (right) over the last year.
Risk
How it is built
An unlevered long ETF that owns its holdings directly. It counts toward Share of Narrative.
Narrative exposure
Common questions
What story is AT selling?
AT’s main story is physical AI layer, which covers robots, factory automation and driverless vehicles: the machines AI puts to work in plants, warehouses and on roads.
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