CROB ETF — Defiance China Robotics ETF

Defiance China Robotics ETF (CROB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CROB is an ETF that tracks the Solactive China Humanoid Robotics Index. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.20%, its expense ratio is 0.89%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -28.2% over the past 0.2 years, 27.9 points behind SPY at -0.3%.

Defiance China Robotics ETF is an ETF that tracks the Solactive China Humanoid Robotics Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in securities of Chinese robotics companies with exposure to humanoid robotics technology. The fund has a very modest current distribution rate and pays distributions annually, though the latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly; it carries an expense ratio of 0.89%. This ETF appeals to investors seeking exposure to the Chinese robotics sector, particularly those interested in emerging humanoid robotics technology, though its small asset base and non-diversified structure present considerations for investors.

CROB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -28.2% over the past 0.2 years, 27.9 points behind SPY at -0.3%.

CROB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Defiance ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/17/2026

Expense ratio

0.89%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.20%

Last close

$18.33 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,210,742

Average volume

1067.0

Dividend

$0.036791

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.20%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Defiance ETFs or company page; Index: Solactive China Humanoid Robotics Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CROB risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider CROB — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CROB pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Tagged: Robotics, Index, International, Technology.

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