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3 ETFs That Give Investors Access to Global Tech Beyond the U.S.

Submitted by Nathan Reiff. Article Posted: 7/22/2026.

It's easy for investors to assume that everything interesting in the tech space is happening in the United States, but that is simply not the case. Frontier AI developers like Mistral in France and DeepSeek in China are among a growing number of firms advancing technology and challenging the dominance of U.S. companies. With varying regulations and other potential barriers, it can be difficult for investors to access these companies.

Difficult does not mean impossible, however. An increasing number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with a global focus are available to domestic investors, providing access to potential winners in the global data boom. Even better, many of these funds are available without a premium price tag. Of course, investors seeking international tech exposure should keep an eye on the amount of non-U.S. exposure each fund below provides.

U.S.-Dominant Tech ETF With a Concentration Caveat

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The iShares Global Tech ETF (NYSEARCA: IXN) is a semiconductor-focused fund that also provides significant exposure to tech hardware and equipment, software, and services. Despite its global focus, U.S. exposure dominates the fund, with more than 77% of the portfolio dedicated to domestic investments. Still, the remainder is broadly dispersed across Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and other countries.

Investors whose portfolios already include U.S. tech names should be aware that IXN has significant positions in both NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). These are the two largest holdings in the basket and account for about 28% combined. Indeed, the top 10 of nearly 146 positions make up nearly 61% of the fund's invested assets. Despite its relatively broad list of holdings, IXN is a highly concentrated ETF.

Nonetheless, IXN's performance is competitive: the fund has returned more than 25% year to date (YTD), outshining the broader market. The ETF's expense ratio of 0.41% is fairly modest, and with $9 billion in managed assets and an average one-month trading volume of 375,000 shares, it should not present liquidity problems for active traders.

A Down-But-Not-Out AI and Robotics Play

Capturing both the broader AI movement and the robotics space, the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ) has a mandate to invest in companies benefiting from industrial and non-industrial robotics applications, autonomous vehicles, and more. Less than a third of the fund is allocated to U.S.-listed companies, with a comparable portion dedicated to Japan-listed stocks. Other countries represented in the portfolio include China, Switzerland, South Korea, and more.

BOTZ has a unique theme and a specialized list of 67 international stocks in its portfolio, and that specialization comes with a higher fee. Investors will face an expense ratio of 0.68% for this ETF, which has a smaller asset base than IXN but trades at nearly triple IXN's average trading volume.

Trading volume has grown substantially over the last year or more, a potential sign of investor interest and confirmation of the fund's thesis. On the other hand, BOTZ has not fared as well as IXN this year, declining slightly YTD, much of which may be attributable to the recent drop in AI stock prices.

A Broad Emerging Markets Play That Could Be a Tech Proxy

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA: IEMG) may be a surprising fund to find on this list, given that it is a broad emerging markets (EM) play without a specialized tech strategy. However, with nearly 39% of the portfolio invested in tech stocks and another 8% in industrials, this fund offers ample exposure to the global data boom.

Adding to IEMG's appeal may be its geographic focus: The fund has no U.S. equities whatsoever, investing instead in a broad array of stocks listed in Taiwan, South Korea, China, India, Brazil, and elsewhere. IEMG's draw also lies in its low-cost structure, as the fund's expense ratio is only 0.09%. This makes IEMG one of the cheapest ways for buy-and-hold investors to build a diversified EM portfolio.

Among the nearly 2,800 positions in IEMG's basket, a host of major AI and tech names are clustered near the top in terms of concentration. With the top 50 positions accounting for about 47% of assets, the fund's weighting toward the tech space becomes clear.

IEMG's returns of 18% YTD are stronger than those of the S&P 500 over the same period. The key advantage of this fund may be its ability to provide exposure to a compelling set of stocks from outside the United States.