FINQ is reporting another strong performance update for its artificial intelligence-managed exchange-traded funds, with both products significantly ahead of the S&P 500 since launching earlier this year.
As of August 31, the FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed U.S Equity ETF, or AIUP, had posted a 23.51% return since its February 5, 2026 inception. The S&P 500 returned 11.61% over the same period. FINQ’s second fund, the FINQ Dollar Neutral U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed U.S Equity ETF, or AINT, delivered a 23.83% return.
The figures extend an early period of outperformance for FINQ’s AI-managed investment strategies following their February launch on NYSE Arca.
A Systematic Alternative
FINQ’s investment approach is built around a proprietary artificial intelligence framework designed to rank, select and weight the participants of an index. The company says its system continuously evaluates financial and market data and uses that analysis to adjust holdings as market conditions evolve.
AIUP and AINT apply that framework through different portfolio strategies.
AIUP is a long-only U.S. large-cap equity ETF designed to maintain broad exposure to companies that receive the highest rankings from FINQ’s AI system. AINT takes a dollar-neutral approach, buying the top-ranked companies while selling short those ranked lowest by the relative-ranking AI model.
The distinction gives the two funds different ways of expressing FINQ’s underlying investment methodology.
Outperformance Across the Funds
The cumulative performance figures are accompanied by a record of monthly results. FINQ reports that AIUP has outperformed the S&P 500 at every month-end since inception.
AINT has also outperformed the benchmark at every month-end with the exception of its first month of trading. FINQ says the sustained results highlight what it views as the ability of its AI framework to identify and respond to market opportunities as conditions change.
The company specifically positions the technology as capable of operating with a speed and precision that traditional human-managed models cannot replicate.
Latest Fund Values
The August 31 figures also provide the latest snapshot of each fund’s value. AIUP reported a net asset value of $29.97 and a market price of $29.99. AINT had a net asset value of $30.97 and a market price of $30.96.
FINQ’s system is intended to make portfolio decisions through continuous machine-driven analysis rather than relying solely on conventional investment management processes. The company says its proprietary AI evaluates vast amounts of data relating to index participants in real time.
For FINQ founder and CEO Eldad Tamir, the latest performance reinforces the potential of the approach.
“These results demonstrate the strength and consistency of our AI framework during dynamic market environments,” said Eldad Tamir, founder and CEO of FINQ. “I believe autonomous investing will continue to reshape asset management, and the performance of AIUP and AINT reflects the growing ability of AI to adapt, identify opportunities, and respond to market changes at scale.”
Building an Autonomous Investment Platform
FINQ says AIUP and AINT are the first SEC-registered ETFs in the United States to be fully managed by artificial intelligence. The company describes itself as an AI-driven asset management business focused on developing autonomous investment products and financial solutions.
Its ETFs are designed to adapt to changing market conditions through continuous machine-driven analysis and decision-making.
The latest numbers give FINQ an early performance record for that model, with both funds ahead of the S&P 500 since their February inception. Still, the company cautions that past performance does not guarantee future results and that both investment returns and principal values can fluctuate.
For an asset manager betting on autonomous investing, the next phase will be determining whether the performance seen during the funds’ first several months can persist as market conditions continue to change.
