Global X - Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
$65.85−0.07 (−0.11%)
- 0.68%
- $10.7B
- +34.8%
- 0.07%
- 2.1M sh
- $66.61
- low $44.46high $70.26
The ETF.net AIQ Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 6 of 30
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B 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.C43 out of 100Rank 17 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 7 of 10Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 7 of 27Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 3 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A82 out of 100Rank 4 of 27Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A90 out of 100Rank 2 of 30
Our read on AIQ
BAn AI fund with real mileage, trading since 2018. AIQ casts a wide net: about 80 names spanning AI developers, the companies putting AI to work, and the hardware makers feeding big-data crunching, in the US and developed markets abroad.
The fund targets companies expected to benefit from developing and using AI in products and services, along with businesses supplying hardware used for AI-driven big-data analysis.
Why people hold it
- Wide net by design: roughly 80 holdings covering AI builders, AI adopters, and the hardware behind big-data analysis, rather than a narrow chip bet.globalxetfs.com
- Live since 2018, which is a long run by AI-fund standards, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively. Size and volume usually mean tight spreads for retail-sized orders.
- Passport included: the index reaches past US listings into developed markets abroad, so AI and chip names trading overseas can make the basket.assets.globalxetfs.com
- A rules-based index tracker that lands in the upper tier of the general-AI shelf on how the portfolio is built and how solidly it is run.
Worth knowing
- The 0.68% expense ratio sits right at the AI-cohort median, and cheaper trackers exist: XAIX at 0.35%, QTUM at 0.40%, ARTY at 0.47%.
- One theme, about 80 stocks, tech from top to bottom. When sentiment on AI turns, there is little else in the basket to soften the ride.globalxetfs.com
- Foreign names often arrive as depositary receipts, which the prospectus flags for currency and overseas-market risks US-only funds skip.assets.globalxetfs.com
AIQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 91
- 33%
- PLTR
Sectors
- Technology70.8%
- Communication12.7%
- Consumer Discretionary8.5%
- Industrials7.2%
- Health Care0.6%
- Financials0.2%
Geography
- United States69.88%
- China5.74%
- Korea (the Republic of)5.41%
- Taiwan (Province of China)4.63%
- Germany4.49%
- Canada2.21%
- Japan1.68%
- Singapore1.35%
- 4.60%
Developed 45% · Emerging 55%
AIQ Performance
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AIQ$13,484
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 | AIQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +29.6% |
| 1 month | +3.0% |
| 3 months | +3.9% |
| 1 year | +34.8% |
| 3 years | +33.9% |
| 5 years | +16.9% |
| 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 | AIQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +29.6% | |
| 2025 | +31.9% | |
| 2024 | +24.1% | |
| 2023 | +55.4% | |
| 2022 | −36.4% | |
| 2021 | +17.1% | |
| 2020 | +52.9% |
AIQ in the news
AIQ Dividends
- 0.07%
- $0.05
- $0.00045 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
AIQ Risk
- 23.9%
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.
- 1.18
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.
- −44.7%
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.
- 1.33
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AIQ Cost
0.68%
AIQ0.68%
- The middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
- Median 0.65%
16 of the 30 Artificial Intelligence funds charge less.
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- BAIVCAmplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +82.7%
- BROBTFirst Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +11.3%
- BALAIAlger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +28.3%
- BFAIFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +45.6%