AINF ETF — Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF

Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF (AINF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AINF is an ETF that tracks the BITA AI Inference Chip Select Index. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.29%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -9.7% over the past 0.2 years, 9.4 points behind SPY at -0.3%.

Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF is an equity fund that tracks the BITA AI Inference Chip Select Index, capturing global publicly listed companies significantly involved in developing AI inference technologies, with at least 80% of assets invested in AI chip companies. The fund distributes quarterly, though the latest distribution was special and may not recur; its current distribution rate is not publicly available. With an expense ratio of 0.65%, the fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to the AI chip sector.

AINF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -9.7% over the past 0.2 years, 9.4 points behind SPY at -0.3%.

AINF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Defiance ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/18/2026

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.29%

Last close

$17.27 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$501,612

Average volume

40.0

Dividend

$0.050857

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

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 (0.29%) 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: Defiance ETFs or company page; Index: BITA AI Inference Chip Select Index; 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.

AINF risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider AINF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AINF pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Tagged: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technology, Index.

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