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WTAI

GradeAChicago Board Options Exchange

WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund

Themes · WisdomTree · Inception 2021-12-09

$43.81−0.68 (−1.53%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT

History starts Dec 9, 2021.
Intraday session: down, 65 prints from 44.49 to 43.81. Range 43.59 to 44.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$43.60$44.00$44.20$44.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$667M
1Y return
+55.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.18%
Holdings
86
Volume · 30D
0.3M sh
NAV per share
$42.10
52W range
low $26.55high $48.89

The ETF.net WTAI Grade

A

75/ 100

Rank 2 of 14 in AI Data Infrastructure⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for WTAI. Scores out of 100: Cost 99, Risk 46, Mission 32, Tradability 49, Holdings 85, Durability 81. Strongest: Cost (99). Weakest: Mission (32). Leans toward Cost.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 75 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 99
    Category rank1/14 · top 7%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    DScore 32
    Category rank3/4 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 46
    Category rank5/8 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 49
    Category rank7/14 · top 50%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 85
    Category rank1/10 · top 10%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 81
    Category rank2/14 · top 14%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on WTAI

ETF.net Research

AMost AI ETFs are a repackaged bet on the same few mega caps. WTAI spreads roughly 90 global names across the whole stack (software, chips, the hardware underneath) at close-to-equal weights, for 0.45% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Index, whose constituents are companies primarily involved in the AI and innovation investment theme.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.45% a year, below the median fee in the AI thematic crowd. In a theme this packed, cost is the part you actually control.
  2. 02Weights land close to equal across roughly 90 stocks, so no single mega cap runs the portfolio the way it does in cap-weighted AI funds.wisdomtree.com
  3. 03The index reaches across AI software, semiconductors and the other hardware AI runs on, and it can hold listings outside the US, not just a Nasdaq tech slice.wisdomtree.com
  4. 04One of the stronger builds in a crowded AI cohort: broad rules-based portfolio, low fee, no structural quirks in the wrapper.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Still one theme. Tech-heavy and prone to bigger swings than a broad-market fund. Owning 90 names dilutes single-stock risk, not AI risk.wisdomtree.com
  2. 02Near-equal weighting cuts both ways: when one giant is carrying the theme, spread-out weights keep this fund from leaning into it.wisdomtree.com
  3. 03The roster resets at scheduled rebalances rather than continuously, so index changes arrive in batches and bring turnover with them.wisdomtree.com

WTAI Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 11:57 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
86
Top-10 weight
39%
Largest holding
NVDA5.1%

Sectors

  • Technology80.4%
  • Communication9.5%
  • Industrials5.7%
  • Consumer Discr.4.3%

Geography

  • United States69.08%
  • South Korea9.77%
  • Taiwan8.85%
  • Japan7.73%
  • Netherlands2.89%
  • Cayman Islands0.85%
  • Israel0.82%

Developed 34% · Emerging 66% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANvidia Corp5.13%154,044$34M828
002MUMicron Technology Inc5.02%32,969$33M655
003005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd4.59%162,370$31M176
004METAMeta PlatformsInc. Cl A4.11%41,163$27M683
005AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.10%107,740$27M720
006GOOGLGoogle Inc3.50%66,766$23M704
007PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc3.37%61,876$22M486
008285A.TKioxia Holdings Corp3.14%60,500$21M142
009SNDKSandisk Corp-W/I3.10%11,556$21M450
010TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturer ADR3.09%47,423$21M268
011ORCLOracle Corp2.89%130,700$19M448
012AVGOBroadcom Inc2.88%53,718$19M732
013SNOWSnowflake Inc-Class A2.81%56,483$19M321
014000660.KSSK Hynix Inc2.69%13,358$18M184
015402340.KSSK Square Co Ltd2.53%21,660$17M111

Showing 1–15 of 60 holdings

WTAI Performance

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

WTAI$15,578
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. WTAI $15,578. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,754$13,144$17,535Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 WTAI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodWTAI
Year to date+52.7%
1 month+8.0%
3 months−8.0%
1 year+55.8%
3 years+38.5%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 WTAI
YearReturn barWTAI
2026 YTD+52.7%
2025+34.8%
2024+6.5%
2023+46.4%
2022−42.3%
2021−0.8%

Since listing, Dec 9, 2021

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WTAI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
1.18%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.53Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.53 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2022 $0.03; Dec 7, 2023 $0.02; Dec 22, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.0026; Dec 26, 2024 $0.04; Dec 26, 2025 $0.53. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.53
Dec 26, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.04
Dec 28, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.0026
Dec 22, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.03
Dec 7, 2023Dec 12, 2023$0.02
Dec 23, 2022Dec 29, 2022$0.03

WTAI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
32.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.85
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−45.9%
57 months · trough Oct 2022
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.
2.04
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.

WTAI Cost

Expense ratio0.45%
  • The middle half of AI Data Infrastructure funds
  • Median 0.65%

No AI Data Infrastructure fund charges less.

WTAI costs $45.00 a year on $10,000. The median AI Data Infrastructure fund costs $65.00.