Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) tracks the Indxx Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Index. As of August 31, 2026, it held 94 stocks, from Palantir and Microsoft to Samsung and Tencent. It gives a spread-out bet on AI: no single stock was above about 4%, though roughly 86% of assets were in US companies. Its 0.68% expense ratio is above the 0.41% average for similar funds.

• Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, AIQ returned +20.0%, 5th of 8 among similar funds.
• Its 5-year annualized return was +15.5%.
• In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 31.9% and regained its old high 2.5 months after the low.
• Its worst full calendar year was 2022 (-36.4%); its best was 2023 (+55.4%).
• The deepest fall in its price history was 44.6% (Nov 16, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022), recovered by Feb 26, 2024.

As of Aug 31, 2026, the fund held 94 securities; the ten largest made up 32.44% of assets.

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• Over the three months to Aug 31, 2026, investors added a net $7.2M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
• Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: +8.10%, -8.87%, -2.83%.

AIQ is a Global X index fund, issued by Mirae Asset Global Investments. It puts at least 80% of its assets into the stocks of the Indxx Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Index, built by Indxx, LLC. As of January 31, 2026, a company needed a market capitalization (the total value of its shares) of at least $500 million and average daily trading of at least $2 million to qualify. It also had to be listed or incorporated in one of a set list of developed and Asian markets. Chinese companies can enter through ADRs and GDRs, which are certificates that trade on other exchanges and stand for foreign shares.

Indxx then sorts eligible companies into two groups, using public filings, products and company statements. The first is AI developers. These companies use AI in their own products, for things like image recognition and recommendations, or sell it to customers as a cloud service. The second is hardware: makers of chips, memory and storage used for AI, plus quantum computing firms. Each company is scored on how much of its business falls in these areas. Only companies that reach a minimum score get in.

As of August 31, 2026, the fund held 94 stocks and no derivatives. The 10 largest made up 32% of assets, led by Palantir at 4.1%. Portfolio turnover, the share of holdings replaced over a year, was 15.52%. The fund may also lend out securities worth up to one-third of its total assets to earn extra income.

• AIQ charges 0.68% a year, versus an average of 0.41% for the similar funds below (7th of 8, cheapest first).
• Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $69 in the first year and $847 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).

A single-theme tech fund with a one-year beta of 1.96 and a past 44.6% drop belongs as a small add-on to a broader core, not as the core itself.

AIQ launched in 2018, so it has no record from the 2008 crisis. In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 31.9% in about a month, but it was back to its old high by June 3, 2020. The 2022 bear market hit harder. It dropped 41.5% and did not recover until January 23, 2024. Its deepest fall was 44.6%, from November 2021 to October 2022, and it took 16.4 months to climb back from the bottom. Its worst calendar year was 2022, at -36.18%. Anyone forced to sell during a stretch like that would lock in heavy losses. Income is close to zero: the yield was 0.08% as of October 27, 2026, paid twice a year. The SEC's standard example puts costs at $847 over 10 years on $10,000. Past results don't predict the future, and a plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.

Matched by holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports.