Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF 1C

Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF 1C is a UCITS-compliant exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq Global Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Index. It provides investors with targeted exposure to large, mid, and small-cap companies from global developed and emerging markets demonstrating significant involvement in artificial intelligence, big data, and related technologies such as deep learning, image recognition, speech recognition, chatbots, and cybersecurity. The fund employs a long-only strategy with physical replication, accumulating dividends to reinvest in the portfolio, and maintains a low total expense ratio of 0.35% p.a. Key holdings include prominent firms like Alphabet, Apple, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon, spanning sectors primarily in technology (around 50%), industrials, financials, and consumer goods, with heavy geographic weighting toward North America (80%). Launched in January 2019 and domiciled in Ireland, the ETF incorporates ESG criteria in its semi-annually reviewed index methodology, which caps individual securities at 4.5% and uses market-cap weighting, underscoring its role in capturing innovation-driven growth themes in the evolving tech landscape. With assets under management exceeding EUR 5.6 billion, it stands as a substantial vehicle for thematic equity investment.