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4 ETFs Focused on Growth in Artificial Intelligence

4 ETFs Focused on Growth in Artificial Intelligence

The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the modern economy is growing exponentially, and its growth is likely to continue rapidly into the future. A recent study conducted by Markets and Markets suggests that the AI industry will be worth over $16 billion by 2022, which would mark a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 62.9% over the next five years. Yes, you read that figure correctly—annualized growth of over 60% each year for the foreseeable future!

With AI’s rapid growth and adoption across many industries and for many purposes, corporations are literally racing to research and develop AI for their business, for fear of being left behind. As money pours into the economy for the development of AI, it follows that the companies who are actively developing new AI and applications in robotics could stand to benefit greatly.

As a result, there have been a few ETFs that have sprung up recently to track companies active in AI development and robotics, which allow investors to potentially gain exposure in their portfolios to AI without having to take-on company-specific risk. To note, I do not personally recommend any of the 4 ETFs below and investors should be advised that any investment in the equities markets involves risk of loss. I am simply pointing out that these 4 ETFs exist within the realm of AI, but interested investors should conduct due diligence on their own before investing.

The AI ETFs I mention below meet each of these three criteria:

  • The companies within the ETFs are involved in developing new products, services, technological improvements in scientific research related to AI
  • The funds have a 25 percent portfolio exposure to companies that spend money on AI research and development expenses;
  • The funds use AI methods to choose individual securities to be included in the fund.

With that, here are the four ETFs.

ETF #1: BUZ

The Buzz US Sentiment Leaders tracks the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index, which follows the 75 most-discussed holdings through news articles, blogs, and social media sources, all with a minimum market cap requirement of $5 billion. Some of the ETFs top holdings are ones you might recognize, such as Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA) and Amazon (AMZN).

ETF #2: BOTZ

The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF offers exposure to firms involved in the global automation and robotics industries. Some of the stocks in the ETF are in markets such as hardware, software, and management of automated products and services, which can include autonomous cars, 3D printers, navigational systems, and medical devices.

ETF #3: ARKQ

The Industrial Innovation ETF primarily focuses on advancements in autonomous vehicles, robotics, 3D printing, and energy storage technology that enhances productivity and reduces costs. According to its website, by 2035 over $12 trillion will be invested in automation and robotics.

ETF #4: ROBO

The Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index has been around the longest of the 4 ETFs, with an inception date going back to 2013. This ETF tracks companies involved in robotics and automation, much like the others. One of its top holdings is iRobot (IRBT).

Related Ticker: ARKQ

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


ARKQ's RSI Oscillator climbs out of oversold territory

The RSI Oscillator for ARKQ moved out of oversold territory on July 30, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is shifting from a downward trend to an upward trend. Traders may want to buy the stock or call options. The A.I.dvisor looked at 30 similar instances when the indicator left oversold territory. In of the 30 cases the stock moved higher. This puts the odds of a move higher at .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator is in the oversold zone. Keep an eye out for a move up in the foreseeable future.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for ARKQ just turned positive on August 03, 2026. Looking at past instances where ARKQ's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 44 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

ARKQ moved above its 50-day moving average on August 21, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for ARKQ crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on August 14, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 15 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where ARKQ advanced for three days, in of 328 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on August 21, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on ARKQ as a result. In of 80 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where ARKQ declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

ARKQ broke above its upper Bollinger Band on August 04, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

The Aroon Indicator for ARKQ entered a downward trend on August 07, 2026. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE:TSM), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG).

Industry description

The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of autonomous technology and robotics companies that are relevant to the fund's investment theme of disruptive innovation. Substantially all of the fund's assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. The fund is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the ARK Autonomous Technology&Robotics ETF ETF is 506.2B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 386.42M to 5.2T. NVDA holds the highest valuation in this group at 5.2T. The lowest valued company is BLDE at 386.42M.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the ARK Autonomous Technology&Robotics ETF ETF was 6%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 60%, and the average quarterly price growth was 157%. DE experienced the highest price growth at 6%, while AVAV experienced the biggest fall at -17%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the ARK Autonomous Technology&Robotics ETF ETF was 4%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was -18% and the average quarterly volume growth was -43%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 73
P/E Growth Rating: 57
Price Growth Rating: 50
SMR Rating: 63
Profit Risk Rating: 65
Seasonality Score: -27 (-100 ... +100)
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4 ETFs Focused on Growth in Artificial Intelligence