AI ETF NASDAQ: AIFD TCW

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF (AIFD)

An actively managed AI ETF focused on the companies making the AI buildout commercially real.

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✓ Reviewed by Get AI Decoded Editorial Team Updated April 2026

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Key Fund Stats

0.75%

Expense Ratio

Annual fee charged by the fund

$0.1B

Assets Under Management

Total fund AUM as of April 2026

Holdings

Number of positions in the fund

2017

Inception Year

Year the fund launched

+19.24%

YTD Return

Year-to-date · live

+110.2%

1-Year Return

Trailing 12 months · live

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52-Week Range

Low — High (live)

4/5

AI Exposure Score

Strong AI exposure with some diversification.

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⚡ About AI Exposure Score: Reflects how heavily this ETF tilts toward AI and automation revenue. 5 = nearly all holdings are AI-driven. 1 = AI is a minor theme. Editorial assessment — not a buy/sell signal.

What is AIFD?

AIFD is not just an "AI-enhanced" stock picker. TCW positions it as a dedicated artificial intelligence ETF investing in 30 to 50 companies leading AI development and commercialization across the value chain, from foundational compute and networking to software and applied AI winners.

That makes it meaningfully different from broad tech funds and from AI-managed factor products. With about $100M in AUM, 35 holdings, and an active mandate, AIFD is a concentrated bet on the companies TCW believes will benefit most directly from the AI transformation rather than a rules-based basket of generic innovation names.

Top 5 Holdings

Holding	Weight
Lumentum Holdings	8.31%
NVIDIA Corp	8%
Broadcom Inc	6.42%
Arista Networks	6.04%
Alphabet Inc	6%

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Upcoming Catalysts

Active management lets TCW rotate across AI infrastructure, enablement, and application layers as leadership shifts
Concentrated 35-stock portfolio gives more direct upside to AI winners than mega-basket innovation ETFs
TCW explicitly frames the fund around AI commercialization, which is more on-theme than AI-enhanced value or income products
Triple-digit 1-year return reflects strong exposure to the current AI buildout cycle

Key Risks

Small AUM means liquidity is limited versus larger AI ETF peers
0.75% expense ratio is expensive even by thematic ETF standards
Active management introduces manager-selection risk on top of theme risk
Concentrated portfolio can swing hard if AI infrastructure leaders de-rate

Compare with Similar ETFs

CHAT — The purest GenAI ETF — built for the ChatGPT era.
THNQ — ROBO Global's pure AI fund, global exposure to the companies commercializing artificial intelligence.
AIQ — Broad AI technology exposure — software, hardware, and infrastructure in one fund.

Sources: TCW AIFD product page, TCW product brief search snippet, StockAnalysis holdings page, Yahoo Finance chart data (April 2026)

⚠️ Not financial advice. ETF data is for informational purposes only. Expense ratios, holdings, and returns change — verify current data on the fund issuer's website before investing. Past performance does not guarantee future results.