To Invest in AI Assistants... PLUS US AI Agent ETF Newly Listed

Hanwha Asset Management announced on May 20 that it will list the 'PLUS US AI Agent' Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), which invests in 10 leading artificial intelligence (AI) agent companies in the United States.

PLUS US AI Agent is an ETF that focuses on investing in major US AI agent companies that are innovatively enhancing productivity and efficiency. Its portfolio includes Salesforce, which holds the number one global market share in customer relationship management (CRM); SAP, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) company used by more than 6,000 companies worldwide; Nvidia; Microsoft; Google; and ServiceNow, which maintains strategic partnerships with global big tech firms.

Additionally, the ETF includes a total of 15 stocks, such as CrowdStrike, which provides AI agent-based security solutions, and Synopsys, which offers AI agent platforms for semiconductor chip design.

Companies providing business-to-business (B2B) solutions have recently been focusing on strengthening their AI agent capabilities in a competitive manner. Salesforce unveiled its autonomous AI agent, 'AgentForce,' in September last year. ServiceNow introduced a new AI agent platform this month by strengthening partnerships with Nvidia, Google, Oracle, and others.

Autonomous AI agents solve user-defined goals such as business process automation, personalized services, and data-driven decision-making. This can reduce costs by more than 20% in areas such as risk and compliance, human resource management, and product and service development. This field is expected to experience rapid growth due to recent advancements and commercialization of AI technology. According to the global market research firm Global Information, the global AI agent market size is expected to grow from $5.1 billion in 2024 to $47.1 billion in 2030, representing a high average annual growth rate of approximately 44.8%.

The key differentiator of PLUS US AI Agent is its focus on software-based AI agent companies. Most existing AI ETFs primarily invest in AI hardware such as semiconductors and infrastructure.

Kim Jeongseop, Head of ETF Business Division at Hanwha Asset Management, stated, "The evolution of AI technology has now ushered in an era of AI agents capable of autonomous problem-solving and performing complex tasks," and added, "The PLUS US AI Agent ETF is characterized by its focus on companies that actually leverage AI agents to drive business innovation and generate profits."