Pictet Asset Management has listed a range of AI-enhanced equity ETFs at SIX Swiss Exchange, marking the firm’s entry into the Swiss exchange-traded fund market and expanding the exchange’s active ETF offerings. The launch comprises seven UCITS ETFs designed to deliver core equity exposure while seeking incremental outperformance against their respective benchmarks through proprietary artificial intelligence analysis.
- Products Launched: Seven AI-enhanced Equity UCITS ETFs covering US, European, World, and World ex-US equities
- Trading Currencies: CHF and USD options available across the product range
- Market Maker: BNP Paribas provides liquidity for all listed ETFs
- Pictet’s Position: 38th ETF issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange
The strategy combines Pictet’s quantitative investment expertise with advanced machine learning techniques to identify complex patterns across company and market data, translating these insights into stock-selection signals. The firm’s quantitative investment team oversees the model’s output and manages portfolio construction, balancing algorithmic recommendations with human oversight.
With the listing of our AI Enhanced Equity UCITS ETFs at SIX Swiss Exchange, we are making innovative active ETF strategies available to Swiss investors through a familiar, transparent and efficient exchange-traded format.
The launch reflects accelerating investor interest in actively managed ETFs, with SIX Swiss Exchange reporting significant growth in actively managed ETF turnover. Year-to-date data through August 2026 shows actively managed ETFs generating substantially higher monthly growth rates compared to passively managed products, particularly in March 2026 when active ETF turnover surged 65.35% month-on-month. Pictet Asset Management, part of the Pictet Group founded in Geneva in 1805, operates across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative investment strategies.
