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title: "VGT vs. IGPT: Which AI ETF Offers Stronger Upside Potential"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279486367.md"
description: "The competition for AI-driven growth intensifies with two prominent ETFs: Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and iShares Future Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (IGPT). VGT, with $108.4 billion AUM and a 0.09% expense ratio, focuses on major tech firms like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, yielding a 29.8% return over the past year. It holds a Strong Buy consensus rating and a price target suggesting a 31.66% upside potential by 2026. The comparison aims to determine which ETF offers stronger growth prospects in the AI sector."
datetime: "2026-03-17T20:17:41.000Z"
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# VGT vs. IGPT: Which AI ETF Offers Stronger Upside Potential

The race to capture AI-driven growth is heating up, and two ETFs, Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and iShares Future Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (IGPT), stand out as two popular options. Both offer exposure to the AI boom, but their strategies, holdings, and risk profiles differ. Thus, using the TipRanks ETF Comparison Tool, we compared both VGT and IGPT to see which AI ETF has strong upside potential in 2026.

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## **Vanguard Information Technology ETF**

The VGT ETF provides significant exposure to AI because it holds many of the companies building and deploying AI at scale. As a broad tech-sector fund, VGT captures the infrastructure, software, and semiconductor leaders driving the AI boom. It tracks the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.

Some of the top holdings in the VGT ETF include Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), and Microsoft (MSFT). Overall, the ETF has $108.4 billion in assets under management (AUM) and an expense ratio of 0.09%. Over the past year, the VGT ETF has generated a return of 29.8%.

On TipRanks, VGT has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 265 Buys, 49 Holds, and five Sells assigned in the last three months. At $957.74, the average VGT ETF price target implies 31.66% upside potential.

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