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AI is everywhere in the product. But revenue growth is decelerating, from 16% to 13% to 12% guided. The productivity benefits are arriving for users and end-consumers of AI, though it's not hitting the income statement (at least yet) for most companies.
The ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) remains one of the most recognizable thematic funds on the market, marketed as a bet on disruptive innovation across AI, genomics, fintech, and autonomous technology.
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund offers diversified, equal-weighted global exposure to the accelerating AI megatrend. WTAI benefits from robust AI capex cycles, high projected earnings growth (31% vs. Nasdaq's 13.79%), and outperformance in recent periods. The ETF's global mandate captures critical supply chain players, with 70% tech sector allocation and significant semiconductor exposure.
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund receives a buy rating due to accelerating AI infrastructure investment and multi-sector exposure. Major hyperscalers are projected to invest over $700B in AI infrastructure, driving robust capital cycles and benefiting WTAI's holdings. WTAI's portfolio includes semiconductor, photonics, and power infrastructure companies poised to capitalize on AI inferencing and data center expansion.
WTAI tracks an AI & innovation index, with a 0.45% expense ratio and 1.75% distribution. The WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund now trades at valuations I consider acceptable. WTAI's geographic and infra-sector diversification is finally being rewarded by the market.
The global artificial intelligence ecosystem is forecast to expand 25-fold during the next seven years. With so much money being plowed into AI development, the investment opportunities in this sector are still huge.
NVIDIA Corp.'s (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Eli Lilly and Co.'s (NYSE: LLY) newly announced $1 billion AI co-innovation lab underscores how artificial intelligence is spreading beyond data centers into medicine, and ETF investors are beginning to price that into thematic funds.
As the 2026 market landscape takes shape, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to serve as the primary catalyst for global equity performance. According to BlackRock's 2026 outlook, AI remains the “dominant theme” for the investment community, fueling a capital-intensive expansion that is fundamentally supporting corporate earnings and broader macroeconomic growth.
SEC filings for WTAI aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.