📈 Are there any ETFs that provide exposure to the biotech sector with a focus on AI applications?
8/11/2025 06:40am
While there are no ETFs that directly combine biotech with AI exposure, several ETFs provide indirect exposure to AI applications within the biotech sector. Here are the options:
1. **Themes ETFs Launches China Generative AI ETF on Cboe (Ticker: DRGN)**:
- This ETF offers first-to-market, US listed exposure to companies leading the development of artificial intelligence technologies in China.
- It tracks the BITA China Generative AI Select Index (BCGAIS), which focuses on publicly traded Chinese companies that derive significant revenue from Generative AI-related activities.
- Although it doesn't directly focus on biotech, it captures AI innovation in China that could impact biotech globally.
2. **IonQ's Big Growth And Big Loss Test Quantum ETF Resilience**:
- IonQ's Q2 report highlights the quantum computing sector, which is transforming drug discovery alongside AI disruptors like Palantir and Recursion.
- Quantum computing ETFs like the Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM) provide exposure to AI-first companies in biotech, though not exclusively biotech ETFs.
- QTUM's AI & Next-Gen Healthcare focus indicates it captures the AI wave in biotech.
To summarize, **DRGN** gives indirect exposure to AI innovation in China that could impact biotech, while **QTUM** and similar quantum ETFs provide exposure to AI-first companies transforming biotech. No ETFs yet directly combine biotech with AI exposure, but these options capture the intersection through indirect means.