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Wall Street has been training machines to pick stocks for decades, yet the results from the world's first fully AI-driven ETF tell a story that most ChatGPT-era investors never expected to hear.
AI ETFs offer diversified exposure to a fast-growing sector, but wide performance gaps show why fund selection and strategy matter.
Chinese humanoid robotics maker Unitree filed for its IPO, joining an historic pipeline of new issues.
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) has delivered higher trailing returns. Global X - Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) offers a lower expense ratio and a higher dividend yield for income-focused investors.
The Nasdaq-100 technology index is trading in the green for 2026, but it's down 8% from its recent peak. The Roundhill Generative AI and Technology ETF is experiencing an even steeper drawdown, but it's still boasting a 40% year-to-date return.
Robotics and artificial intelligence continue to drive growth in technology and industrial automation. For investors evaluating thematic ETFs, the ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF (ROBO) and the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) offer two distinct methodologies for capturing this opportunity set.
It's easy for investors to assume that everything interesting in the tech space is happening in the United States, but that is simply not the case. Frontier AI developers like Mistral in France and DeepSeek in China are among a growing number of firms advancing technology and threatening the dominance of U.S. companies.
As artificial intelligence investing broadens beyond chips and large language models into robotics and automation, newer thematic ETFs are positioning themselves around what many investors call the next leg of the AI trade. VistaShares' Robotics Supercycle ETF (NYSE:RTOO), launched alongside the Space Supercycle ETF (NYSE:GALX) and Defense Supercycle ETF (NYSE:AMMO), is one such entrant aiming to capitalize on the growing “physical AI” trend.