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BlackRock Launches AI ETFs Amid Market Diversification Shift

1/10/2026

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BlackRock promotes AI-focused ETFs, including the iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF, with $8 billion in assets.
The firm sees AI as a long-term opportunity and stresses precision in equity exposure due to mega-cap concentration.
Jay Jacobs, head of equity ETFs at BlackRock, notes diversification in a falling-rate environment.
Investors are urged to seek income alternatives and assets uncorrelated with stocks and bonds, since past returns may not continue.

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BlackRock promotes AI-focused ETFs, including the iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF, with $8 billion in assets.
The firm sees AI as a long-term opportunity and stresses precision in equity exposure due to mega-cap concentration.
Jay Jacobs, head of equity ETFs at BlackRock, notes diversification in a falling-rate environment.
Investors are urged to seek income alternatives and assets uncorrelated with stocks and bonds, since past returns may not continue.