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WisdomTree’s Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF (WTAI) one-year performance since the September 2024 index enhancement has been led by its deliberate tilt to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The semiconductor sleeve, WTAI’s largest compared to European AI peers, detracted during January’s drawdown but drove the rebound as demand remained firm and supply risk eased. Hyperscaler capex remains resilient, while marquee deals translate headlines into orders for GPUs, HBM, packaging and high-speed networking. Diversified semi-exposure helped capture gains beyond graphics processing units (GPUs). The September rebalance adds AI infrastructure and semiconductor players, deepening alignment with the build-out of AI.
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WisdomTree’s Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF (WTAI) one-year performance since the September 2024 index enhancement has been led by its deliberate tilt to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The semiconductor sleeve, WTAI’s largest compared to European AI peers, detracted during January’s drawdown but drove the rebound as demand remained firm and supply risk eased. Hyperscaler capex remains resilient, while marquee deals translate headlines into orders for GPUs, HBM, packaging and high-speed networking. Diversified semi-exposure helped capture gains beyond graphics processing units (GPUs). The September rebalance adds AI infrastructure and semiconductor players, deepening alignment with the build-out of AI.
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Nuclear is moving from niche to necessary as electrification and AI-driven data centres lift baseload demand. The opportunity and the risk sit in the fuel chain: mines take years to add supply, enrichment remains tight and mine restarts are proving slower than headlines. Over the next few years, outcomes will be shaped as much by the balance between upstream mining and midstream processing as by the number of new reactors.
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‘Peace’ headlines jolted defence shares, but Europe’s rearmament is policy-led and durable. NATO’s 5%/3.5% path, the EU’s €150bn SAFE programme, and Readiness 2030 anchor multi-year defence demand — even in the event of a ceasefire with security guarantees. The market pullback looks like an opportunity, not a reversal.
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Real estate investing is shifting towards technology-driven assets such as data centres, telecom infrastructure, and logistics hubs. These sectors offer higher growth potential and distinct risk-return characteristics compared to traditional real estate and pure technology strategies.
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As Rare Earths become strategic tools in China–US trade tensions, the race to secure domestic and diversified supply chains is accelerating. The MP Materials–Apple deal and rising global demand for Rare Earth Elements (REE) position the WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF (RARE) as a timely opportunity to capture both geopolitical and thematic growth.
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AI model training may become more and more cost-efficient, but the chips that run them remain indispensable. Recent quarters have seen leading semiconductor companies deliver robust growth, while hyperscale cloud providers continue record capital investments in AI infrastructure. Beyond data-centre graphics processing units (GPUs), secular drivers such as automotive electrification, robotics, memory scaling and high-speed interconnects are broadening demand.
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