Hanwha Asset Management noted on the 20th that it has launched the 'PLUS U.S. AI Agent' exchange-traded fund (ETF), which invests in 10 representative artificial intelligence (AI) corporations in the United States.
The PLUS U.S. AI Agent ETF is a product that focuses its investments on major AI agent corporations in the United States. Included are Salesforce, which has the largest market share in the global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) market; SAP, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) corporation used by over 6,000 companies worldwide; Nvidia; Microsoft (MS); Google; and ServiceNow, which has strategic partnerships with global big tech companies.
Additionally, it is expected to include a total of 15 corporations, such as 'CrowdStrike,' which provides AI agent-based security solutions, and 'Synopsys,' which offers an AI agent platform for semiconductor chip design.
Hanwha Asset Management emphasized that, unlike currently listed AI ETFs, which focus on AI hardware such as semiconductors and infrastructure, the PLUS U.S. AI Agent targets investments in software-based AI agent corporations.
According to the global market research firm Global Information, the global AI agent market size is projected to grow from $5.1 billion in 2024 to $47.1 billion in 2030, with a high annual growth rate of approximately 44.8%.
Kim Jeong-seop, head of the ETF business division at Hanwha Asset Management, said, 'The PLUS U.S. AI Agent ETF focuses on investing in corporations that actually utilize AI agents to create business innovation and revenue,' adding, 'We can construct a portfolio centered on corporations that have commercialized AI agent solutions and proven performance and growth, thereby pursuing both future growth and stability.'