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Quantum ETFs Touted as Lower-Risk Entry to a Nascent Computing Frontier

Diversified funds offer exposure without picking winners in a still-early technology.

Overview

  • A new Yahoo Finance analysis highlights exchange-traded funds as a safer way to invest in quantum computing than picking individual stocks.
  • The piece points to Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM) and WisdomTree Quantum Computing ETF (WQTM) as accessible options, with VanEck’s UCITS fund noted for international investors.
  • Quantum computing is characterized as early-stage and volatile, making single-stock bets challenging for investors wary of idiosyncratic risk.
  • These ETFs provide diversified baskets tied to indexes that span quantum hardware, software, chips, and related machine learning plays, including the BlueStar Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Index.
  • The article frames quantum’s long-term promise—far greater computational power than today’s systems—as a rationale for a 10-year, portfolio-based approach.