The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) tracks the Indxx Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Index, which selects companies based on their exposure to AI hardware, software and services rather than pure market-cap weighting. With net assets of $7.75 billion and a total expense ratio of 0.68%, the fund rebalances semi-annually and caps individual holdings to avoid concentration in the largest megacap names. This methodology ensures that firms with deeper AI involvement receive greater portfolio weight, offering investors diversified exposure across small, mid and large-cap innovators in the space.

AIQ’s top three positions are Samsung Electronics (5.0% of assets), Alphabet (4.4%) and Tesla (3.4%), while the three largest Magnificent Seven names in the portfolio—Alphabet, Tesla and Apple—together account for just 11% of the total weighting. This contrasts with other AI-focused funds that often allocate 20–30% or more to the same mega-cap leaders, underscoring AIQ’s emphasis on broad thematic exposure.

Over the past three years, AIQ has delivered an average annualized return of 36.4%, outperforming the broader technology ETF cohort by 8 percentage points on average. At that pace, a hypothetical $10,000 investment held for five years would grow to approximately $46,000, implying a 360% gain, though past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Industry forecasts project the global AI market to reach $826.7 billion by 2030 and $2.4 trillion by 2032 as enterprises increase R&D budgets and deploy AI solutions across cloud computing, autonomous vehicles and advanced manufacturing. AIQ’s diversified approach positions investors to capture upside from next-generation leaders and emerging innovators beyond today’s largest names, supporting the potential for significant long-term gains.