AIQ holds 86 AI companies with $7.0B in assets and a 0.68% expense ratio. No position exceeds 4.5% of the portfolio. The fund delivered 26.29% returns over the past year but carries a 20.20% standard deviation. A recent study identified one single habit that doubled Americans’ retirement savings and moved retirement from dream, to reality.
The AI infrastructure buildout is accelerating across semiconductors, cloud computing, and software applications. Identifying which companies will dominate five years from now is nearly impossible, exposing investors to concentration risk as competition intensifies. Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ:AIQ) addresses this by spreading exposure across 86 AI companies. The fund holds $7.0 billion in assets and charges a 0.68% expense ratio.
AIQ provides comprehensive AI participation without concentrating capital in a handful of names. No single position exceeds 4.5% of the portfolio. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) leads at 4.44%, followed by Samsung Electronics at 3.92% and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) at 3.63%. Even NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) represents just 2.84% of assets.
This equal-weight approach extends across geographies, including Taiwan Semiconductor, Tencent Holdings, and SK Hynix alongside U.S. tech giants. Information technology represents 52.3% of holdings, with communication services and consumer discretionary adding another 16%. AIQ has delivered 26.29% returns over the past year and is up 30.89% year-to-date through December 12, 2025.
The 0.68% expense ratio exceeds broad market index funds by roughly 0.65 percentage points annually. Sector concentration presents another risk. AIQ offers limited protection during tech selloffs. Conservative investors seeking income should look elsewhere. AIQ’s 30-day SEC yield sits at negative 0.10%. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) offers a more concentrated approach, focusing specifically on industrial robotics, automation systems, and healthcare applications.
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