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- Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF (IGPT) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the STOXX World AC NexGen Software Development Index by normally investing at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks comprising the index. The index focuses on global companies with significant exposure to technologies or products contributing to future software development through direct revenue, including artificial intelligence, advanced software, semiconductors, automation, robotics, and related innovations; top holdings as of recent data include NVIDIA Corp (approximately 8%), Alphabet Inc (approximately 8%), Meta Platforms Inc (approximately 8%), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (approximately 7%), Adobe Inc, Intuitive Surgical Inc, QUALCOMM Inc, Micron Technology Inc, SK Hynix Inc, and others across 100 holdings. The fund operates primarily in the technology sector, with heavy allocations to semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (38%), interactive media and services (18%), and software (17%); it targets institutional and retail investors seeking growth-oriented exposure to AI and next-generation software themes, with geographic operations spanning the United States (85%), South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, and select European markets.
Launched on June 23, 2005, and headquartered with Invesco Ltd. in Atlanta, Georgia, the fund manages total net assets of approximately $654 million as of late 2025, listed on NYSE Arca with a total expense ratio of 0.56% and quarterly rebalancing on the second Friday of March, June, September, and December.
In recent developments, the fund transitioned its underlying index from the Dynamic Software Intellidex Index to the STOXX World AC NexGen Software Development Index effective August 25, 2023, enhancing its focus on global next-generation AI and software development leaders; institutional interest has surged, with hedge fund ownership rising to 34% in Q3 2025 amid 79% more new positions than exits and $45 million in additional capital inflows, including major increases by JSW Journey Strategic Wealth, UBS Group, and OCM Orser Capital Management.