Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF

DTCR

Market cap $621M

I recommend the Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF with a "Buy" rating, targeting a 2%-3% portfolio allocation. DTCR offers focused exposure to data center and cellular tower REITs, benefiting from strong industry growth trends and AI-driven demand. The ETF's top-heavy portfolio structure diversifies away from dominant AI stocks like NVDA and AVGO, reducing concentration risk.

Global X's ETF is a great way to invest in data centers and artificial intelligence. Vanguard's REIT ETF is broad-based with $64 billion in assets under management.

The typical AI ETF is chock-full of tech stocks, but this fund does things differently. It also invests in AI infrastructure, which is a different ball game than your typical AI stock.

ETF Action founding partner Mike Akins says thematic ETFs could be headed for a comeback thanks to the explosive growth of AI. He digs into what's behind the revolution and why he thinks they could also replace sectors.

Most AI ETFs are diluted with software and chip companies rather than the physical infrastructure that determines how fast AI scales. Hyperscalers are spending roughly $350 billion in 2025 on data centers and chips, creating sustained demand for power-dense real estate.

Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF offers a compelling mix of Real Estate and Tech exposure, benefiting from AI infrastructure trends. DTCR has strong technical momentum, breaking out from key resistance with bullish chart patterns and a rising 200-day moving average. The ETF's top holdings—EQIX, DLR, and AMT—comprise 34% of assets, making their fundamentals and technicals crucial for DTCR's performance.

DTCR offers focused exposure to the booming data center and digital infrastructure sector, driven by AI, cloud computing, and 5G trends. The ETF is concentrated in high-growth companies, diversified globally, and outperforms its main competitor SRVR on cost and performance. Industry forecasts project double-digit growth for data centers, but investors must monitor risks like oversupply and increasing regulation.

Next-generation technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are reshaping countries and industries all over the globe. And even if you don't want to directly invest into pure-play AI stocks (which can be expensive and risky), there are ways you can still benefit from AI-related growth.

One theme emerging from the first quarter earnings season is that the AI revolution is alive and well. Many companies, like Microsoft Corp. NASDAQ: MSFT and Meta Platforms Inc. NASDAQ: META, confirmed significant capital expenditure (CapEx) programs focusing on building out the AI infrastructure.

Arelis Agosto, director of Product Research and Strategy at Global X ETFs, sat down with Benzinga's Dan Leach at Future Proof CityWide Miami in March to discuss the most recent trends in exchange-traded funds.