'WON Physical AI TOP2 Plus Active' ETF Leads Returns Among Themed Peers

Achieving Top Returns Only One Month After Listing

Woori Asset Management announced on September 10 that the 'WON Physical AI TOP2 Plus Active' Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) ranked first among similarly themed ETFs listed in Korea, approximately one month after its listing.

According to fund evaluation agency KG Zeroin, as of the previous day's closing price, the WON Physical AI TOP2 Plus Active ETF recorded a one-month return of 5.62%. This is the highest performance among the 11 domestic equity ETFs categorized under Physical AI (artificial intelligence), humanoids, robots, and Hyundai Motor.

Listed on August 4, this ETF makes concentrated investments in Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, allocating 25% to each and totaling 50% of the fund's portfolio. It is designed to fully capture the benefits of the physical AI sector by strategically including key value chain companies that constitute the physical AI ecosystem.

Samsung Electronics serves as the 'brain,' building intelligent platforms for the robotics industry based on its substantial AI and semiconductor capabilities. Hyundai Motor is considered the 'body' of physical AI, as it owns Boston Dynamics, a leading humanoid robot developer.

Even amid the recent period of heightened market volatility, the strategy of selective investment in companies that generate tangible profits and have a high degree of earnings visibility in the robotics sector appears to have contributed significantly to the fund's returns.

Yoo Jeongkyu, Manager of Equity Investment Team 1 at Woori Asset Management, stated, "Our strategy prioritizes companies in the tech and energy sectors whose earnings estimates are being revised upward and are growing alongside the spread of physical AI. This approach contributed to our performance." He continued, "The results reflect an active management strategy that considers both growth potential and profitability across the entire physical AI ecosystem, with portfolio weights adjusted based on the investment appeal of each sector."

Manager Yoo added, "We plan to invest with a long-term perspective on the growth of the robotics industry, while maintaining a selective approach that takes each company's earnings and valuation into consideration. We will continue to actively adjust our portfolio, monitoring the profit outlook and market environment in related sectors such as tech and energy."

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