Defiance ETFs has launched the Defiance AI Infrastructure Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: AIBN), described as the first U.S.-listed ETF dedicated to bonds issued by AI infrastructure companies. The fund tracks the MarketVector AI Infrastructure Bond Index, which holds U.S. dollar corporate bonds from hyperscalers (Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms), semiconductor companies, and AI compute firms such as IBM, Oracle, and CoreWeave. Hyperscalers make up 50% of the index with fixed 12.5% weights each, while the rest is market-value weighted with a 5% cap per issuer. Reports cited roughly $220 billion of bonds issued by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle in 2026 through August, versus about $93 billion in all of 2025. AIBN has a 0.41% expense ratio, is advised by Tidal Investments LLC, and is sponsored by Defiance ETFs, LLC.
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