The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) is a pure-play AI exchange-traded fund that requires each component to be positioned to benefit directly from AI development or to serve as an AI hardware provider. As of year-end, approximately 70% of its portfolio is allocated to U.S. companies, while the remaining 30% provides international diversification through marquee names such as Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Alibaba and SK Hynix. With a roster of over 50 issuers in its top 10 holdings, AIQ captures leading semiconductor designers, cloud-computing giants and software firms that are integral to next-generation machine-learning applications.

Over the trailing three years, AIQ has delivered an average annual return of 36.4%, and it posted a 32% gain in the most recent calendar year. Its structural focus on both AI hardware and application developers has enabled it to outperform broader technology benchmarks during periods of heightened demand for compute capacity. Investors aiming to implement a dollar-cost averaging plan can allocate a fixed amount each month into AIQ to gain systematic exposure to the AI growth thesis, while benefiting from the fund’s semi-annual rebalancing policy that ensures no single position exceeds 5.5% of the portfolio.