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Samsung Asset Management’s 'KODEX Hyundai Motor Robotics Value Chain TOP 3 Plus' is a product that directly targets the group's vertical integration strategy in the robotics industry. This ETF adopts an aggressive strategy, allocating 25% each to the three core companies—Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Hyundai Mobis—thereby concentrating over 75% of the entire portfolio on the robotics value chain. Moving beyond simply bundling group stocks, the intent is to realize a practical robot ecosystem that spans from hardware manufacturing and software control to smart factory application. Notably, the design is flexible, keeping in mind the potential IPOs of key unlisted companies like Boston Dynamics, allowing for immediate weight adjustments once they enter the market.

On the other hand, Hana Asset Management has chosen a strategy to defend against market volatility while capturing growth through the '1Q Hyundai Motor/Kia Bond Mixed 50.' By holding Hyundai Motor and Kia at a 50% weight and investing the remaining half in short-term government and public bonds, it has secured stability to respond to sudden shifts in the stock market. This serves as a highly attractive alternative for investors with limited exposure to risky assets, such as those with retirement pension accounts. It is a point of sophisticated portfolio design that seeks to lower asset volatility through bond interest income and capital gains while riding the growth engine of the Hyundai Motor Group.

The status of Hyundai Mobis in the group's robotics strategy is rising day by day. Recently, IBK Securities significantly raised its target price for Hyundai Mobis, re-evaluating it not just as an electrification parts supplier, but as a key component stock for humanoid robots. This is driven by the expectation that its production capacity for actuators, which act as robot joints, will materialize into actual revenue. In fact, if humanoid robots like Boston Dynamics' 'Atlas' enter the mass production stage, Hyundai Mobis's component technology is expected to become an indispensable element within Hyundai Motor Group's physical AI ecosystem.

Behind these changes, there have been growing pains, such as internal restructuring at Hyundai Mobis. Labor-management conflicts surrounding the sale of the lamp business division are reaching a dramatic agreement through measures like increased incentive bonuses and guarantees of employment succession. This is a snapshot of how bold the company's decisions are to transform its constitution for future mobility and the robotics industry. The process of labor and management finally agreeing on job security and the maintenance of R&D hubs shows that the path for a company to exit existing businesses and move into the new market of robotics is by no means smooth, while also demonstrating the joint effort of labor and management to secure future competitiveness.

The future envisioned by Hyundai Motor Group is a virtuous cycle of data and physical manufacturing capabilities. The vast amount of physical data obtained from robots performing production at the HMGMA smart factory returns to the robots' learning algorithms, serving as a key driving force for performance improvement. The opening of the Robot Meta-Plant Application Center later this year and the establishment of a production subsidiary in the U.S. signify that this vision is in the execution phase, not just a plan. The creation of an AI valley through cooperation with NVIDIA also reveals Hyundai Motor Group's strong ambition to lead global standards in the robotics market, which is the most decisive reason why the investment market is taking a fresh look at Hyundai.