--- title: "AI ETFs Just Got More Selective: Defiance's AIHY Bets Only on AI Hyperscale Winners" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293521973.md" description: "Defiance ETFs launched the AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF (AIHY), targeting companies profitably scaling AI. Unlike broad AI funds, AIHY requires at least 50% of key financial metrics tied to AI and positive profitability screens. Top holdings include Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and SpaceX, which comprise 91% of assets. The fund aims to capture leaders with strong operating leverage amid investor scrutiny on AI monetization." datetime: "2026-07-22T20:58:35.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293521973.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293521973.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293521973.md) --- # AI ETFs Just Got More Selective: Defiance's AIHY Bets Only on AI Hyperscale Winners **Defiance ETFs** has expanded its artificial intelligence lineup with the launch of a new fund the issuer says is the first ETF focused on companies that are scaling AI profitably across key segments. the **Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF** (NASDAQ:AIHY) is focusing on compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, semiconductors, AI software and model deployment infrastructure. ### **Key Features of AIHY** - **Objective:** Long-term capital appreciation through exposure to AI hyperscale leaders - **Investment universe includes:** AI compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, emerging AI-native cloud providers, data centers, AI model deployment infrastructure, AI model and ecosystem development, semiconductors, and AI-related software platforms - **AI exposure requirement:** At least **50%** of a company’s revenue, assets, capital expenditures, or research and development spending must be tied to AI infrastructure, platforms, models, semiconductors, or AI-related software - **Financial screens:** Revenue growth must outpace operating expense growth, with positive year-over-year revenue growth and positive gross profit margins based on the latest reported results - **Positioning:** Targets companies scaling AI profitably rather than firms with only a broad AI association. - **Top Holdings: Amazon.com Inc** (NASDAQ:AMZN), **Meta Platforms Inc** (NASDAQ:META), **Microsoft Corp** (NASDAQ:MSFT), **Alphabet Inc** (NASDAQ:GOOGL), **Space Exploration Technologies Corp** (NASDAQ:SPCX). - **Weightage details:** The top 5 holdings constitute about 91% of net fund assets. - **Expense ratio:** 0.76% The launch comes as investor scrutinize which companies are translating heavy AI spending into sustainable earnings growth. Rather than offering broad exposure to firms with AI ambitions, AIHY applies a rules-based screening process to identify what Defiance calls “AI Hyperscale Leaders”—companies that derive a meaningful portion of their business from AI while demonstrating improving operating leverage and profitability. According to Defiance ETFs Chief Investment Officer **Sylvia Jablonski**, AIHY is designed to hold companies to measurable financial standards, including substantial AI exposure, revenue growth outpacing operating expense growth, positive year-over-year revenue growth, and positive gross margins, with the goal of capturing businesses best positioned as the AI infrastructure buildout continues. **Read Also: SPY, QQQ And SOXL Power ETF Trading To New Record** _Photo: Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [AIHY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AIHY.US.md) - [AMZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZN.US.md) - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [SPCX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCX.US.md) - [AMZD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZD.US.md) - [AMZW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZW.US.md) - [METD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METD.US.md) - [METU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METU.US.md) - [AMZO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZO.US.md) - [AMZU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZU.US.md) - [AMZY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZY.US.md) - [AMZZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZZ.US.md) - [AZYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AZYY.US.md) - [AMZP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZP.US.md) - [MAGX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAGX.US.md) - [MSFD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFD.US.md) - [MSFL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFL.US.md) - [MSFO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFO.US.md) - [MSFU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFU.US.md) - [MSFW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFW.US.md) - [MSFX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFX.US.md) - [MSFY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFY.US.md) - [FBL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBL.US.md) - [FBY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBY.US.md) - [FBYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBYY.US.md) - [METW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METW.US.md) - [SPCH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCH.US.md) - [SPCF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCF.US.md) - [SPAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPAL.US.md) - [SNK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNK.US.md) - [SSPC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SSPC.US.md) - [SPCU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCU.US.md) - [LOFF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LOFF.US.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) - [SPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPY.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [SOXL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOXL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Former Microsoft President Jeff Raikes Says AI Could Create a 'Talent Debt' by Replacing Entry-Level Work](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293906551.md) - [Amazon cracks down on use of AI images by sellers after New York law](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293681872.md) - [Meta Q2 earnings miss. 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