FINQ Reports AI-Managed ETFs More Than Doubling the S&P 500’s Return Since February

New York, United States, September 7th, 2026, FinanceWire

The debate around artificial intelligence in finance is shifting from what the technology might eventually do to what it can already accomplish in live markets. FINQ's latest performance update offers one early data point, with its two AI-managed ETFs reporting returns above 23% since their February 5, 2026, inception.

The FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed U.S Equity ETF, or AIUP, returned 23.51% through August 31. The FINQ Dollar Neutral U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed U.S Equity ETF, or AINT, returned 23.83%. Both compared favorably with the S&P 500's 11.61% return during the same period.

The figures come after the two ETFs launched on NYSE Arca in February and represent the latest results from FINQ's effort to apply autonomous artificial intelligence to portfolio management.

Turning Index Constituents into a Ranking System

FINQ's approach does not simply seek to replicate an index. Its proprietary AI framework is designed to rank the participants of an index and use those rankings to determine which companies should be selected and how they should be weighted.

The company says its system evaluates vast amounts of financial and market data in real time. Holdings can then be adjusted as conditions change, allowing the investment process to remain continuously responsive rather than relying on periodic human-driven decisions.

That methodology is applied differently across the company's two funds.

AIUP operates as a long-only U.S. large-cap equity ETF, maintaining broad exposure to its highest-ranked companies. AINT uses a dollar-neutral strategy, buying the companies at the top of the AI model's relative rankings and selling short those at the bottom.

Consistency Is Part of the Story

FINQ's latest announcement focuses not only on the cumulative returns, but also on the consistency of the results.

According to the company, AIUP has outperformed the S&P 500 at every month-end since its February inception. AINT has also exceeded the benchmark at every month-end other than its first month of trading.

For FINQ, that consistency is significant because the company's investment thesis depends on an AI system that can continually evaluate changing market conditions rather than produce a one-time portfolio allocation.

The company describes the framework as a systematic process intended to identify and capitalize on market opportunities at a scale and speed that traditional human-managed models cannot replicate.

Performance and Portfolio Values

As of August 31, AIUP had a net asset value of $29.97 and a market price of $29.99. AINT reported a net asset value of $30.97 and a market price of $30.96.

The figures provide a snapshot of the two funds following their first several months of trading. FINQ says the results further reflect the performance of its AI-managed strategies compared with traditional benchmarks under evolving market conditions.

Eldad Tamir, FINQ's founder and CEO, sees the results as evidence of the potential for autonomous investment management.

“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.”

An Early Test for AI-Managed Funds

FINQ says AIUP and AINT are the first SEC-registered ETFs in the United States to be fully managed by artificial intelligence. The company is focused on developing autonomous investment products that use proprietary AI technology to continuously analyze markets and make machine-driven investment decisions.

The latest performance figures strengthen that proposition, although FINQ makes clear that past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate, and investors may receive more or less than their original investment when shares are redeemed.

For now, the two ETFs offer FINQ an early opportunity to demonstrate its approach in the market. Their performance since February puts the company's AI framework well ahead of the S&P 500 over the same period, creating a benchmark of its own for the months and years ahead.

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