Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF
$28.26−0.02 (−0.07%)
- 0.69%
- $932M
- +20.8%
- 1.3M sh
- $28.84
- low $20.65high $34.79
The ETF.net AIPO Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 5 of 14
Score 51 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.D31 out of 100Rank 10 of 14Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C48 out of 100Rank 2 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 6 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C47 out of 100Rank 6 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 3 of 14
Our read on AIPO
CAI runs on electricity, and AIPO owns both ends of the wire: the compute buildout and the US power infrastructure feeding it. Roughly 80 US-listed names, chosen by a revenue test rather than a vague theme label.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the MarketVectorTM US Listed AI and Power Infrastructure Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of assets are invested in securities of companies meeting the fund’s AI and power-infrastructure revenue test.
Why people hold it
- Buys the picks and the power plant, not just the picks. At least 80% of assets must sit in companies passing the fund's AI and power-infrastructure revenue test.defianceetfs.com
- Rules-based, not vibes-based: it tracks the MarketVector US Listed AI and Power Infrastructure Index, so the basket follows published index rules rather than a manager's hunch.
- Roughly 80 stocks spread across chips, data centers and the utilities and equipment behind them, so no single name carries the whole theme.
- One of the easier funds in this AI-infrastructure group to get in and out of, and it stands in the upper half of that peer set on our review.
Worth knowing
- 0.69% a year puts it at the pricier end of this niche, where several rivals (AIVC, DAT, XDAT) charge less for their own AI-infrastructure spin.
- Launched in 2025, so the record is short and there's no full market cycle to judge it against yet.
- One theme, one country. A US-listed AI and power basket moves with that story, not the broad market, and payouts come annually or semiannually.
AIPO Holdings
- Stocks
- 89
- 57%
- PWR
Sectors
- Industrials54.6%
- Technology18.0%
- Utilities13.9%
- Energy6.0%
- Communication4.3%
- Financials1.6%
- Real Estate0.9%
- Consumer Discretionary0.7%
Geography
- United States82.62%
- Ireland8.47%
- Canada3.75%
- United Kingdom3.18%
- China0.59%
- Germany0.43%
- Netherlands0.43%
- Australia0.28%
- 0.25%
AIPO Performance
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AIPO$12,082
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 | AIPO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +27.8% |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| 3 months | −9.4% |
| 1 year | +20.8% |
| 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 | AIPO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +27.8% | |
| 2025 | +8.7% |
AIPO in the news
AIPO Dividends
- $0.003 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
AIPO Risk
- 35.2%
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.
- 0.82
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.
- −24.4%
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.
- 1.98
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AIPO Cost
0.69%
AIPO0.69%
- The middle half of AI Data Infrastructure funds
- Median 0.65%
8 of the 12 AI Data Infrastructure funds charge less.
Other funds in AI Data Infrastructure
- BRACKVanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Data Center Supply Chain ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- BTCAITortoise AI Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +48.1%
- CDATProShares - Big Data Refiners ETFExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +13.3%
- CXDATFranklin Exponential Data ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +5.4%
- DIVEPDan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —