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TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF

AIFDNasdaqTCWC

$45.53−1.72 (−3.63%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C43/ 100

Rank 18 of 30 in Artificial Intelligence

C43/100Rank 18 of 30inArtificial Intelligence
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Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$121M
1Y total return
+23.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
34
Avg volume · 30D
13.4K sh
52W range
low $33.69high $57.80
Launched

The ETF.net AIFD Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 43 out of 100

Category
Artificial Intelligence⁠
Rank
18 of 30
Six-pillar profile for AIFD. Scores out of 100: Cost 21, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 59, Holdings 49, Durability 70. Strongest: Durability (70). Weakest: Cost (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 43 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 28

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 27

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 30

Our read on AIFD

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In short

CAn actively run, roughly 30-stock take on artificial intelligence that launched in 2017, well before the chatbot rush. TCW's managers hunt the whole chain: the firms building AI, the ones supplying its plumbing, and the ones putting it to work.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through active investment in companies the Adviser believes will benefit from advances in artificial intelligence, including AI adopters, AI-system developers, and providers of foundational technologies.

Why people hold it

  • Active and concentrated: about 30 names chosen by TCW's managers rather than a rules-based screen, so it doesn't have to look like every other AI basket.
  • The mandate reaches across the full AI chain: system developers, providers of the foundational technology underneath, and the adopters putting it to work.
  • Launched in 2017, years before generative AI went mainstream. This is not a fund that appeared the week the theme got hot.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.75% a year it runs above the median AI fund, and index-tracking rivals like XAIX (0.35%) and ARTY (0.47%) deliver the theme for far less.
  • Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads can widen. Limit orders matter more here than with the category's giants.
  • With roughly 30 holdings, single-name moves land hard, and the stated goal is long-term growth of capital rather than income.

AIFD Holdings

Holdings pillarC49 out of 100Rank 17 of 27 in Artificial Intelligence
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
34
Top-10 weight
52%
Largest holding
NVDA7.1%

Sectors

  • Technology75.3%
  • Communication10.2%
  • Industrials9.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.3%

Geography

  • United States91.81%
  • Taiwan3.60%
  • Netherlands3.03%
  • Canada1.56%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1NVDANVIDIA Corp7.10%42,656$9.11M848
2MUMicron Technology Inc6.18%8,489$7.93M686
3PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc5.94%20,026$7.62M505
4ANETArista Networks Inc5.88%40,972$7.55M511
5LITELumentum Holdings Inc5.47%7,640$7.03M408
6AVGOBroadcom Inc5.10%18,962$6.54M753
7MRVLMarvell Technology Inc4.78%28,124$6.14M478
8GOOGLAlphabet Inc-Cl A4.19%18,945$5.38M707
9AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.68%19,376$4.72M738
10TSMTaiwan Semiconductor-Sp Adr3.51%10,420$4.5M283
11DOCNDigitalocean Holdings Inc3.11%39,981$4M169
12DDOGDatadog Inc - Class A3.04%14,687$3.9M436
13VRTVertiv Holdings Co-A3.00%15,678$3.86M400
14ASMLAsml Holding Nv-Ny Reg Shs2.95%2,259$3.79M211
15KLACKla Corp2.91%22,333$3.74M514

Showing 1–15 of 34 holdings

AIFD Performance

Launched Aug 31, 2017

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
AIFD$12,327
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AIFD $12,327. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AIFD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAIFD
Year to date+25.7%
1 month−12.8%
3 months−3.6%
1 year+23.3%
3 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AIFD
YearReturn barAIFD
2026 YTD+25.7%
2025+28.3%
2024+14.6%

History from May 6, 2024

AIFD in the news

AIFD Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

AIFD Risk

Risk pillarB59 out of 100Rank 11 of 28 in Artificial Intelligence
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
27.4%
Annualised · 29 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.90
vs 3-month T-bills · 29 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−33.2%
29 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.58
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AIFD Cost

Compare AIFD and XAIX

Overpaying vs XAIX, tied cheapest in Artificial Intelligence

$7,356

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AIFD 0.75%

    $14,482

  • XAIX 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AIFD 0.75%
  • XAIX 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530AIFD $14,482XAIX $7,126

Year by year

YearAIFDXAIXOverpaying
10$1,336$634$702
20$5,078$2,454$2,624
30$14,482$7,126$7,356

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