AIFD ETF — TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF (AIFD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AIFD is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.75%. Total return is 91.4% over the past 2.4 years, 39.3 points ahead of SPY at 52.1%.

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF is an actively managed ETF that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies expected to benefit from artificial intelligence transformation, including AI enablers, adopters, and infrastructure providers. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of businesses using or demonstrating intent to use predictive or generative AI to materially improve their financial condition, and does not currently distribute income. With an expense ratio of 0.75%, this fund appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to the artificial intelligence sector through active management.

AIFD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 91.4% over the past 2.4 years, 39.3 points ahead of SPY at 52.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 35.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.2%.

AIFD key facts

Issuer

TCW

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/31/2017

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$48.90 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$135,327,383

Average volume

25600.0

Beta

1.58

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: TCW or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AIFD risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.2%.

Who may consider AIFD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AIFD does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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