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Introducing the Guardian i³ AI Technology and Innovation Fund
The Strategy
This actively managed Fund seeks to invest in companies that potentially stand to benefit from the further development and utilization of artificial intelligence, specifically targeting companies that generate meaningful revenue from, or are investing heavily in, AI technology.The Benefits
AI Ecosystem-Wide Coverage
Aims to provide exposure to companies across the AI ecosystem - those building, powering and set to potentially benefit most from AI.
Go Anywhere Approach
Scours the globe for AI-focused investment opportunities across countries and sectors, with the ability to hold small- and mid-cap companies for added growth potential.
Powered by AI, Managed by Humans
AI agents, a proprietary AI scoring model and the i³ Investments™ team of data scientists, engineers, developers and portfolio managers all come together seeking to stay ahead of the evolving AI landscape, uncovering what they believe are the best investment opportunities amongst AI-centric companies.
The AI Ecosystem
Existing investment funds focused on AI that are available in the marketplace today may be too narrowly focused on pockets of the AI landscape.
Every company is at a different stage of its own AI journey, either as an AI Enabler or as an AI Adopter, which are more fully described below. By including both AI Enablers and AI Adopters and tracking the progression of each company screened, the i³ Investments™ team aims to have a deep and fulsome view that allows them to be nimble and capitalize on companies potentially set to benefit from AI at an early stage.
AI Enablers vs Adopters:
AI Enabler Companies
AI Enablers are companies that are actively investing in AI technology through the development of critical AI infrastructure technology. These are companies that build the foundational technologies, infrastructure, and platforms that make AI possible. They provide the tools, hardware, and software that others use to develop, deploy and utilize as AI solutions.
Examples of what an AI Enabler company provides:
+AI Adopter Companies
AI Adopters are companies investing in AI solutions to improve their current business structure. These are companies that integrate AI into their products, services, or operations to improve efficiency, customer experience, or create new offerings.
They don’t primarily build AI technology — they leverage it.
Examples of how an AI Adopter company uses AI:
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(Companies listed globally that either have meaningful exposure to businesses that generate revenue from AI related activities or are investing heavily in AI technology.)
Potential Thematic Exposures
As the AI ecosystem grows, so too does the opportunity set across various AI themes and industries. Below is an illustration of some of the more prevalent opportunities currently available.
Our Approach
Our approach can be classified into three broad phases:
Phase One: Screening
The i³ Investments™ portfolio management team has constructed a selection universe of AI-centric companies from the Global large-cap stock market using their proprietary AI Agent. This AI Agent is specifically tasked with identifying companies listed globally that either have meaningful exposure to businesses that generate revenue from AI related activities or are investing heavily in AI technology.
Phase Two: Analyzing and Scoring
After a company has been verified from the selection universe as part of the AI theme, the i³ Investments™ portfolio management team will then employ a system-driven bottom-up research approach to assess relative value and capital growth potential of that company relative to a broad global stock universe.
The i³ Investments™ portfolio management team uses a quantitative approach which relies heavily on the use of a separate AI technology system from the AI Agent, which is their proprietary quantitative, AI-driven ensemble system, which they refer to as GEMx. GEMx employs extensive use of AI technology such as machine learning, deep learning and large language models to analyze multiple fundamental, technical and alternative factors and incorporate financial data and other information sources relevant to the issuer, including rates of change of these fundamental and alternative factors. The GEMx system seeks out companies within the selection universe that have potential for capital growth .
Phase Three: Validation, Sizing and Allocation
Any high-ranking stocks identified by GEMx are further assessed by the i³ Investments™ team of experienced portfolio managers. The team undertakes additional review of fundamental factors of the stock and macro-economic conditions that shape the AI universe. The i³ Investments™ team will assess and review the information generated by the AI Agent and GEMx to ensure any potential additions to the portfolio meet the investment objectives and appropriate risk requirements for the Fund. The i³ Investments™ portfolio management team, using its full discretion, will ultimately select securities that they determine are expected to benefit from AI enablement and AI adoption.
Fund Details
Guardian i³ AI Technology and Innovation Fund is an actively managed fund that seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies that potentially stand to benefit from the further development and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
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*The i³ Investments™ Team combines quantitative and fundamental analysis in managing investment portfolios. The quantitative component of the team’s investment process has evolved as new tools and datasets have become available and, over time, new quantitative models which incorporate aspects of artificial intelligence have been incorporated. The i³ Investments™ Team provides a modern approach to portfolio construction, combining the advantages of quantitative analysis, big data, and artificial intelligence with the experience, perspective, and decision-making of our investment team. The application of quantitative investment analysis that incorporates artificial intelligence and machine learning in a forecast model is forward-looking and the simulated results are subject to inherent limitations. Investment strategies which rely on predictive artificial intelligence and quantitative models may perform differently than expected, as a result of, among other things, the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends and the limitations of technology in the construction and implementation of the models. There is no guarantee that the use of the quantitative model and artificial intelligence will result in effective investment decisions. There are no guarantees that dividend paying stocks will continue to pay dividends. All investments are subject to risk, including loss. There is no assurance that any investment strategy will be successful.
AI: Artificial Intelligence is focused on building systems that are able to perform tasks that would typically required human intelligence, such understanding a language, recognizing patterns, and decision making. the i³ Investments™ team leverages the predictive power of AI to help identify pockets of strength in the equity universe.
GEMX is the i³ Investments™ Team’s proprietary analytics model, incorporating AI into a multi-factor algorithm programmed and trained by the i³ Investments™ Team.
