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VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF

AISNYSE ArcaVistaSharesD

$56.96−2.62 (−4.40%)

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

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 59.58 to 56.96. Range 56.93 to 60.59. Use the arrow keys to read each point.58.0059.0060.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$1.07B
1Y total return
+48.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
62
Avg volume · 30D
573K sh
52W range
low $33.35high $88.80
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AIS Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 39 out of 100

Rank
24 of 30
Six-pillar profile for AIS. Scores out of 100: Cost 21, Risk 39, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 60, Durability 64. Strongest: Durability (64). Weakest: Cost (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 39 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 28
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 30
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 27
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 30

Our read on AIS

ETF.net Research

In short

DMost AI funds shop the same megacap aisle. AIS is an actively run global basket built around the whole AI buildout: high-performance chips, the data centers they fill, and the software on top. Roughly 70 names.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by actively investing in global AI companies whose businesses include high-performance semiconductors, AI-related datacenters, and AI-enabled applications.

Why people hold it

  • Owns the full AI stack rather than one slice: high-performance semiconductors, AI data centers, and AI-enabled applications, sourced globally.vistashares.com
  • Actively managed, so the lineup can shift as the buildout moves from chips to power to software, without waiting on an index reconstitution calendar.vistashares.com
  • Roughly 70 holdings: concentrated enough to be a real theme bet, wide enough that no single chipmaker carries the whole thesis.
  • Young fund, but not a thin one. It trades actively and has gathered assets in the hundreds of millions since its December 2024 launch.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.75% a year it runs above the typical AI fund and well above index-based rivals like XAIX (0.35%) and ARTY (0.47%). Active stock picking is what the premium buys.
  • Launched in December 2024, so there is no full market cycle behind it and the risk record is still short.
  • The mandate is long-term capital appreciation, not income. It has not been making distributions.vistashares.com

AIS Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
62
Top-10 weight
45%
Largest holding
000660.KS7.8%

Sectors

  • Technology91.5%
  • Industrials8.3%
  • Consumer Staples0.3%

Geography

  • United States56.60%
  • Taiwan13.38%
  • South Korea11.94%
  • China6.96%
  • Netherlands2.09%
  • Israel2.00%
  • Germany1.83%
  • Finland1.78%
  • Other countries (4)3.42%

Developed 21% · Emerging 79% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1000660.KSSK hynix Inc7.82%78,873$83.8M186
2MUMicron Technology Inc7.51%91,057$80.6M686
3AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.97%126,752$64M638
4TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.06%107,195$43.5M283
5MRVLMarvell Technology Inc3.87%211,373$41.5M478
6SMTCSemtech Corp3.86%325,252$41.4M178
7VRTVertiv Holdings Co3.60%165,891$38.6M400
8GEVGE Vernova Inc2.84%35,452$30.4M485
9SIMOSilicon Motion Technology Corp2.63%135,199$28.2M41
10INTCIntel Corp2.43%396,026$26M514
11601138.SSFoxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd2.31%3,657,326$24.7M69
12005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd2.29%145,399$24.5M182
13NVDANVIDIA Corp2.24%117,396$24M848
14STXSeagate Technology Holdings PLC2.20%36,620$23.6M435
15ASMLASML Holding NV2.10%14,395$22.5M211

Showing 1–15 of 62 holdings

AIS Performance

Launched Dec 3, 2024

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.
AIS$14,858
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. AIS $14,858. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$15,000$20,000Oct 2025Apr 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 AIS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAIS
Year to date+57.7%
1 month−20.3%
3 months−6.5%
1 year+48.6%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper 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 AIS
YearReturn barAIS
2026 YTD+57.7%
2025+58.4%
2024−4.9%

Since listing, Dec 3, 2024

AIS in the news

Filtered to AIS · Artificial Intelligence

AIS Dividends

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

No distributions in the last 12 months.

AIS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
51.8%
Annualised · 22 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.
1.14
vs 3-month T-bills · 22 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.
−34.4%
22 months · trough Jul 2026
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.
3.15
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.

AIS Cost

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.

  • AIS 0.75%

    $14,482

  • XAIX 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AIS 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$15K051015202530AIS $14,482XAIX $7,126

Year by year

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

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