The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF delivered a remarkable return of over 37% during 2025, comfortably outpacing the broad market. Despite a choppy fourth quarter that briefly saw the fund dip into correction territory, AIQ rebounded and finished the year with robust gains. This performance underscores the continued investor appetite for technology themes tied to artificial intelligence innovation and suggests that the fund’s broad exposure may provide resilience during market fluctuations.

Unlike most U.S.-centric technology ETFs, AIQ employs an unconstrained, global approach to identifying and investing in AI innovators. By allocating capital beyond domestic borders, the fund captures growth opportunities in emerging AI hubs across Asia and Europe. This strategy aims to combine the strong momentum of leading U.S. developers with the rapid advancements seen in overseas markets, offering investors differentiated exposure that goes beyond the traditional Nasdaq-focused benchmarks.

Under the surface, AIQ balances significant positions in major U.S. technology companies with meaningful allocations to international memory-chip manufacturers such as South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix, both of which benefited from last year’s memory supercycle. This blend of frontier AI developers and semiconductor specialists has contributed to the fund’s outperformance. AIQ carries a total expense ratio of 0.68%, positioning it at the upper end of specialty ETF fees, but its four-star Morningstar rating indicates that many analysts believe the breadth of global AI exposure justifies the cost.