ROBO Global is a leading provider of a portfolio of research-driven, disruptive technologies. Acquisition increases total assets tracking the VettaFi Index to more than $17 billion
Beta Pi, The data, analytics, digital distribution and thought leadership company that helps asset managers solve their most pressing and complex challenges today announced the acquisition of the ROBO Global family of indices.
With the acquisition of this product line, VettaFi’s total index solutions now support more than $17 billion in ETFs and other investment vehicles.
“Continuing to build the industry’s most powerful suite of thematic indexing solutions is core to VettaFi’s mission and one of the things that drew me to the team,” said Brian Coco. Joins VettaFi from JP Morgan Asset Management in 2022 He serves as the Index Product Manager. “Whether they focus on innovative thematic investment ideas, mega trends or broad equity exposure, we can provide asset managers with a complete range of indexing solutions. “With the intellectual property and talent acquired through this transaction, we are better equipped than ever to develop highly customized and differentiated indexing approaches.”
The ROBO Global Index focuses on helping investors capture unique opportunities in fast-growing robotics, artificial intelligence and medical technology companies globally. The suite includes the first benchmark index tracking the robotics and AI revolution for investors.
ROBO Global indices are now part of the VettaFi index offering:
- ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index;
- ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence Index; and
- ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation Index.
The earliest of the ROBO Global indices has real-time history dating back to 2013. The ROBO Global Index has seen significant adoption by issuers of a variety of products in the US and the UK (where the ROBO Global Index has backed UCITS vehicles since 2014). There are currently 15 ROBO Global Benchmark licensed products worldwide.
“We are very excited to have VettaFi become the new home of the ROBO Global family of indices,” added Travis Briggs, CEO of ROBO Global. “This family of indices was established to capture the broad opportunities emerging in robotics, automation, AI and healthcare. Each of these categories is now well beyond the emerging stage, so the right benchmarks are essential for both asset managers and investors. VettaFi’s focus on innovation is philosophically aligned with ours, and these metrics are a natural fit with the wide range of solutions VettaFi offers.”
VettaFi is a one-stop resource for everything asset managers need to build a successful and differentiated business, with indexing as a key pillar and a focus on future innovation.
“Indexing is one of the most active areas in the investment management industry, so we are excited to add the ROBO Global family to VettaFi’s existing thematic index family,” said Leland Clemons, CEO of VettaFi. “Our clients and prospects will be very excited about the full range of data, analytics and digital distribution services that make up our full range, as well as the variety of indexing ideas and approaches we can bring to bear on their behalf. The VettaFi solution.”
More information about VettaFi can be found here. www.VettaFi.com
About VettaFi
VettaFi LLC, a data, analytics and thought leadership company, is transforming financial services from industry to community, one relationship at a time. Engaging millions of investors each year, VettaFi fosters an industry-leading, data-driven platform built to empower and educate modern financial advisors and institutional investors.
In addition to providing interactive online tools and research, VettaFi offers wealth managers a variety of indexing and digital distribution solutions to transform and scale their businesses.
For more information, please visit: www.VettaFi.com
