AIPO Wins Best New Thematic Award

2026 ETF.com Best New Thematic ETF

Fund: Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF (AIPO)

Issuer: Defiance 

Asset Class: Equity

AUM: $234 million 

Expense Ratio: 0.69%

The Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF (AIPO) won the award for Best New Thematic ETF. The strategy taps into one of the market’s most powerful trends: the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence and the massive energy infrastructure required to support it.

While most AI-themed ETFs focus on chipmakers, AIPO expands the lens to include the power generation, utilities and infrastructure needed to run energy-hungry data centers. As AI adoption accelerates and electricity demand from data centers surges, that connection has become increasingly central to the investment story.

All data sourced as of 03/03/26.

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