VistaShares Launches its First ETF, Providing Pure Exposure™ to the Artificial Intelligence Supercycle™
VistaShares has launched its first ETF, the VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (NYSE: AIS), focusing on AI supply chain companies. The actively managed fund emphasizes companies producing components for AI data centers and high-performance semiconductors, moving beyond traditional mega-cap tech stocks. Using a patent-pending, rules-based methodology, AIS aims to provide exposure to 'hidden gems' driving innovation within their supply chains. The fund is led by notable industry figures including Jon McNeill, former Tesla President, and Adam Patti, former IndexIQ CEO, addressing common issues in thematic ETFs such as over-concentration in large-cap stocks and underexposure to emerging leaders.
VistaShares ha lanciato il suo primo ETF, il VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (NYSE: AIS), focalizzandosi sulle aziende della catena di approvvigionamento dell'IA. Il fondo, gestito attivamente, pone l'accento sulle aziende che producono componenti per i centri dati IA e semiconduttori ad alte prestazioni, superando le tradizionali azioni tecnologiche di grande capitalizzazione. Utilizzando una metodologia basata su regole in attesa di brevetto, l'AIS mira a fornire esposizione a 'gemme nascoste' che guidano l'innovazione all'interno delle loro catene di approvvigionamento. Il fondo è guidato da figure di spicco del settore, tra cui Jon McNeill, ex Presidente di Tesla, e Adam Patti, ex CEO di IndexIQ, affrontando problemi comuni negli ETF tematici, come l'eccessiva concentrazione nelle azioni a grande capitalizzazione e la scarsa esposizione ai leader emergenti.
VistaShares ha lanzado su primer ETF, el VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (NYSE: AIS), centrado en las empresas de la cadena de suministro de IA. El fondo, gestionado de manera activa, destaca a las empresas que producen componentes para centros de datos de IA y semiconductores de alto rendimiento, y va más allá de las acciones tecnológicas de gran capitalización tradicionales. Utilizando una metodología basada en reglas que está pendiente de patente, AIS busca proporcionar exposición a 'gemas ocultas' que impulsan la innovación dentro de sus cadenas de suministro. El fondo está liderado por figuras destacadas de la industria, incluyendo a Jon McNeill, ex presidente de Tesla, y Adam Patti, ex CEO de IndexIQ, abordando problemas comunes en los ETF temáticos, como la sobreconcentración en acciones de gran capitalización y la baja exposición a líderes emergentes.
VistaShares는 첫 번째 ETF인 VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (NYSE: AIS)를 출시하며 인공지능 공급망 기업에 주목하고 있습니다. 이 적극적으로 관리되는 펀드는 인공지능 데이터 센터와 고성능 반도체를 위한 부품을 생산하는 기업에 중점을 두고 있으며, 기존의 대형 기술주를 넘어서는 전략을 취하고 있습니다. 특허 출원이 진행 중인 규칙 기반 방법론을 사용하여 AIS는 공급망 내에서 혁신을 주도하는 '숨겨진 보석'에 대한 노출을 제공하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다. 이 펀드는 Jon McNeill (전 테슬라 사장)과 Adam Patti (전 IndexIQ CEO)와 같은 주목할만한 산업 인물들이 이끌고 있으며, 대형주에 대한 과도한 집중과 신흥 리더에 대한 노출 부족과 같은 테마 ETF에서 흔히 발생하는 문제를 다루고 있습니다.
VistaShares a lancé son premier ETF, le VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (NYSE: AIS), centré sur les entreprises de la chaîne d'approvisionnement de l'IA. Ce fonds géré activement met l'accent sur les entreprises produisant des composants pour les centres de données IA et les semi-conducteurs haute performance, dépassant ainsi les actions technologiques traditionnelles à grande capitalisation. En utilisant une méthodologie basée sur des règles en attente de brevet, l'AIS vise à fournir une exposition à des 'gemmes cachées' qui stimulent l'innovation au sein de leurs chaînes d'approvisionnement. Le fonds est dirigé par des figures notables de l'industrie, notamment Jon McNeill, ancien président de Tesla, et Adam Patti, ancien PDG d'IndexIQ, et aborde les problèmes communs aux ETF thématiques, tels que la surconcentration dans les actions à grande capitalisation et la faible exposition aux leaders émergents.
VistaShares hat seinen ersten ETF, den VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (NYSE: AIS), auf den Markt gebracht. Dieser konzentriert sich auf Unternehmen der KI-Lieferkette. Der aktiv verwaltete Fonds legt den Schwerpunkt auf Unternehmen, die Komponenten für KI-Datenzentren und Hochleistungs-Halbleiter herstellen, und geht über traditionelle Technologieaktien mit großer Marktkapitalisierung hinaus. Mithilfe einer patentseitig beantragten, regelbasierten Methodik zielt AIS darauf ab, Einblicke in ‚verborgene Schätze‘ zu bieten, die Innovationen innerhalb ihrer Lieferketten vorantreiben. Der Fonds wird von namhaften Persönlichkeiten der Branche geleitet, darunter Jon McNeill, ehemaliger Präsident von Tesla, und Adam Patti, ehemaliger CEO von IndexIQ, und adressiert verbreitete Probleme in thematischen ETFs wie die Überkonzentration in Large-Cap-Aktien und die geringe Exposition gegenüber aufstrebenden Führungspersönlichkeiten.
- Novel 'bill of materials' approach focusing on AI infrastructure suppliers rather than just consumer-facing tech giants
- Active management with patent-pending methodology to identify emerging leaders
- Experienced leadership team with strong industry background
- New fund with no track record
- Actively managed structure may lead to higher expenses compared to passive ETFs
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The launch of the VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (AIS) represents a significant development in thematic investing. The fund's unique "bill of materials" approach differentiates it from existing AI-focused ETFs by targeting companies in the AI supply chain rather than the usual mega-cap tech names. This strategy could provide better exposure to emerging growth opportunities in AI infrastructure.
The fund's active management and patent-pending methodology, combined with oversight from industry veterans like former Tesla President Jon McNeill, suggests a more sophisticated approach to AI investing. However, as with any new ETF, investors should monitor factors like trading volume, expense ratio and tracking error before making investment decisions. The focus on AI supply chain companies may offer diversification benefits but could also introduce sector-specific risks and volatility.
Led by Co-Founder Jon McNeill – co-founder of DVx Ventures and former President of Tesla – and CEO Adam Patti – Former Founder and CEO of IndexIQ
Focused on solving the major issues with existing thematic ETFs: over concentration in mega-cap names and underexposure to emerging leaders
The fund is actively managed, and constructed around the firm’s focus on Supercycles™: technology-driven trends that are spurring disruption across a range of industries, and which are upending everything from how we travel to how we work and even how we think.
The fund has been designed with the help of leading technology thought leaders to provide investors with robust exposure to the full Supercycle™, namely the companies that are the “hidden gems”, driving innovation and profits within their respective supply chains. The fund follows a patent-pending, rules-based methodology that underpins the core of the portfolio. Meanwhile, the VistaShares Investment Committee is tasked with monitoring the portfolio components, actively adding or removing companies to ensure the ETF reflects the most up-to-date global ecosystem. The approach is designed to provide investors with a rigorous, transparent investment process, while benefiting from the deep subject matter experience of industry thought leaders who have helped shape these industries from their inception.
AIS, focused on the artificial intelligence supply chain, emphasizes companies whose components are used to build A.I. data centers and high performance A.I. semiconductors, not just consumer-facing applications offered by the largest technology companies in the world and likely already represented in investor portfolios. This novel “bill of materials” approach to portfolio construction is designed to provide exposure to the robust profit pools of innovative, yet lesser-known growth companies around the world.
“The case for thematic investing is obvious but to this point investors have not been well served by the typical thematic ETF, which is too often marked by overconcentration in the ‘big names’ tied to a particular trend and underexposure. Sometimes, investors have no exposure to the companies that are fostering real innovation, and which will be a themes’ driving force for decades to come,” said Adam Patti, CEO of VistaShares. “It is well past time to fix this problem in thematic investing and we’re thrilled to be introducing AIS, bringing investors more robust access to these Supercycles for the first time.”
As was shared in a news release on November 19th, VistaShares has been built to leverage the visionary leadership of top industry leaders who have personally powered the development and direction of these Supercycle™ industries from their earliest days, and who are now applying that knowledge to the firm’s ETFs.
In addition to Patti, who was the Founder & CEO of IndexIQ and former Head of Global ETFs for New York Life Investment Management, VistaShares is led by:
- Co-Founder Jon McNeill (co-founder, DVx Ventures, former President of Tesla);
- Chief Investment Strategist Robert Whitelaw (former Chairman of the Finance Department at NYU’s Stern School of Business and Dean of the Undergraduate College);
- Advisor to the Investment Committee Sunny Madra (President of Supply Chain, Operations, and Go-to-Market of Groq, and former CEO of Definitive Intelligence);
- Strategic Advisor Dave Nadig, ETF industry luminary and financial futurist.
“The approach VistaShares is taking to the ‘thematic’ space is both novel and exciting,” said Nadig. “With rapidly evolving technologies responding to an unpredictable world, tapping into the human expertise behind each industry's growth is the only way to ensure clear eyes on the future.”
“Today marks the first step towards our long-term goal of building an ETF industry leader,” added McNeill. “Starting with Artificial Intelligence, VistaShares has created a vehicle for investors to truly reap the benefits of these innovative Supercycles driving the next wave of growth across the globe, while providing value for decades to come.”
For more information and updates from VistaShares, which regularly produces compelling research on disruptive technology trends, please visit www.VistaShares.com and follow the firm on Linkedin @VistaShares, and on X @VistaSharesETFs.
About VistaShares
VistaShares ETFs are actively managed to offer Pure Exposure™ to the economic Supercycles™ that we believe are poised for significant growth. Supercycles™ are long-term trends that disrupt current economic models through leading edge technological advancements shaping our world.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For a prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about the Fund, please call (844) 875-2288. Read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
Artificial Intelligence Risk. Issuers engaged in artificial intelligence typically have high research and capital expenditures and, as a result, their profitability can vary widely, if they are profitable at all. The space in which they are engaged is highly competitive and issuers’ products and services may become obsolete very quickly. These companies are heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights.
Equity Market Risk. Common stocks are generally exposed to greater risk than other types of securities, such as preferred stock and debt obligations, because common stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from specific issuers.
Technology Sector Risks. The Fund will invest substantially in companies in the technology sector, and therefore the performance of the Fund could be negatively impacted by events affecting this sector. Market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a significant effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in securities or other instruments of non-
Index Strategy Risk. The Fund’s strategy is linked to an Index maintained by the Index Provider that exercises complete control over the Index.
New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors do not have an extensive track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.
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