Artificial Intelligence, and the machine learning algorithms that underlie it, is showing up pretty much everywhere these days so it's no surprise that there's now an AI-powered ETF firm, EquBot. EquBot's founders, CEO Chida Khatua and COO Art Amador, join the latest episode of Let's Talk ETFs to explain the inner workings of their AI Powered Equity (AIEQ) and International Equity (AIIQ) ETFs. They believe placing artificial intelligence investing strategies into an ETF wrapper offers investors the best chance of obtaining persistent alpha. And while there are reasons for skepticism, the performance of AIEQ and AIEQ versus relevant index benchmarks makes this a story worth watching in the coming years.
Topics Covered

2:30 - Given your very different backgrounds in tech and finance, how did you end up starting this company together?

4:15 - After years of smart beta indexes and academic approaches to investing, what does AI bring to the table that is new?

8:45 - Welcome to the Machine: Zeroing in on the stock selection process for AIEQ and AIIQ

14:30 - Why roll this out as a low cost ETF and not an 'over-priced' Hedge Fund?

16:45 - Are capital markets too dynamic for AI and machine learning at this stage?

21:00 - As AI strategies proliferate, will they not reach a point where they mimic the human investing experience, with some beating the market and others not?

23:30 - How did Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) and Toyota (TM) become the top holdings in your two funds?

25:45 - Factoring in "Black Swan" risks to your models

29:45 - How can you call an AI managed fund "actively managed"?

33:15 - Is there a set number of holdings in these funds, or is it open ended?

38:00 - What about things like annual turnover and tax management?

41:45 - What has AIEQ gathered so much more in the way of assets than AIIQ? 

45:00 - What does the future hold for EquBot?


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