Jul 24, 2026 – 4.00pmThe record wave of exchange-traded funds flooding the Australian sharemarket will intensify over the coming months as providers rush to capitalise on investor demand for low-cost access to the global artificial intelligence trade and the country’s top fund managers.VanEck will launch three new ETFs on the ASX in the first week of August alone, including the exchange’s first quantum computing product, a global semiconductors fund and a rare earths and strategic metals ETF focused on companies outside China. The firm launched the ASX’s first AI-powered stock-picking ETF just weeks ago.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles