An actively managed ETF: its managers pick robotics companies worldwide, aiming for returns similar to a BITA robotics index.
RTOO, the VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF, is a $4 million ETF whose main story is physical AI layer.
The narrative it carries
Its main narrative, at 0.7 of its exposure.
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 →
Also carries: The AI compute core →
The chips, memory and data centers AI runs on, and the big technology companies that build and buy them.
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTOO | +4.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 July 16, 2026: −1.7%.
$10,000 invested July 31, 2026
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
RTOO 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
Cost against its peers
RTOO is the 13th cheapest of 17 ETFs in physical AI layer. The dashed line is the middle of the group, 0.68% a year.
How it is built
An unlevered long ETF that owns its holdings directly. It counts toward Share of Narrative.
Narrative exposure
Second narrative: read in the ETF’s own filing.
Common questions
What story is RTOO selling?
RTOO’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. Its second is the AI compute core.
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