TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF
$53.77−0.44 (−0.82%)
- 0.75%
- $144M
- +53.7%
- 0M sh
- $54.17
- low $33.69high $57.80
The ETF.net AIFD Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 16 of 30
Score 45 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.F22 out of 100Rank 21 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 6 of 27Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 9 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 17 of 27Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 9 of 30
Our read on AIFD
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.
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
- Stocks
- 35
- 53%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology75.3%
- Communication10.2%
- Industrials9.3%
- Consumer Discretionary5.3%
Geography
- United States85.74%
- Netherlands4.47%
- Taiwan (Province of China)3.39%
- Ireland2.48%
- Sweden2.13%
- Canada1.79%
AIFD Performance
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AIFD$15,366
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | AIFD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +44.3% |
| 1 month | +4.0% |
| 3 months | +2.7% |
| 1 year | +53.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AIFD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +44.3% | |
| 2025 | +28.3% | |
| 2024 | +14.6% |
AIFD in the news
AIFD Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
AIFD Risk
- 25.9%
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.
- 1.21
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.
- −33.2%
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.
- 1.58
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AIFD Cost
0.75%
AIFD0.75%
- The middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
- Median 0.65%
20 of the 30 Artificial Intelligence funds charge less.
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- CPBOTPictet AI & Automation ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return —
- CIVESDan Ives Wedbush AI Revolution ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +28.3%
- CLRNZTrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return +42.6%
- CAGIQSoFi Agentic AI ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +25.0%