BlackRock's new iShares Future AI Beneficiaries ETF holds Walmart as its largest position

BlackRock's AIBF ETF weights Walmart highest among its 100-stock portfolio, signaling investor interest in Walmart as an operational AI beneficiary.

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- iShares Future AI Beneficiaries ETF (AIBF) lists 100 stocks and emphasizes AI users.
- Walmart is the largest holding at 4.02% of the fund.
- BlackRock's approach prioritizes companies that can reduce costs or grow revenue via AI.
- The story references Walmart's AI shopping assistant (Sparky), claiming users spend materially more per order.
- BlackRock's thesis: firms that apply AI in operations can be meaningful beneficiaries of the AI trend.

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