Key Takeaways
- • Pictet Asset Management launched its first U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds on October 15, 2025, per Pensions & Investments and the publisher's own announcements.
- • The initial lineup comprises three funds: the Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF (PQNT), the Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF (PCLN), and the Pictet AI & Automation ETF (PBOT).
- • Pictet positions the funds for financial advisors and RIAs, with actively managed, AI-enhanced strategies marketed as factor-neutral with close benchmark alignment.
- • The launch marks Pictet's entry into the U.S. ETF market, extending its European AI Enhanced Equity ETF range, which was launched in July 2024 on XETRA.
Summary
Pictet Asset Management has launched its first exchange-traded funds in the United States, according to a Pensions & Investments report by Remy Samuels published October 16, 2025. The Pictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETF (PQNT), the Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF (PCLN) and the Pictet AI & Automation ETF (PBOT) began trading on October 15, according to the publisher's announcements.
The funds are actively managed products designed for financial advisors seeking differentiated investment solutions. Pictet describes the AI Enhanced strategies as aiming to deliver consistent, factor-neutral outperformance while maintaining close benchmark alignment. The PCLN fund targets cleaner-planet themes, while PBOT focuses on artificial intelligence and automation. Pictet's public materials also reference a separate AI-enhanced U.S. equity ETF, PQUS, positioned for registered investment advisors seeking low-cost core U.S. equity exposure through an AI-based stock-selection process.
The launch follows Pictet's first European range of AI Enhanced Equity Index Active ETFs, which were listed on XETRA. Trade coverage has described the U.S. funds as the first widely available investments in the country within Pictet's broader platform, and noted that the firm had hired a Goldman Sachs executive to lead the new ETF effort. The Pensions & Investments article forms the primary basis for this summary; the product details are drawn from Pictet's own publisher materials.
The funds are actively managed products designed for financial advisors seeking differentiated investment solutions. Pictet describes the AI Enhanced strategies as aiming to deliver consistent, factor-neutral outperformance while maintaining close benchmark alignment. The PCLN fund targets cleaner-planet themes, while PBOT focuses on artificial intelligence and automation. Pictet's public materials also reference a separate AI-enhanced U.S. equity ETF, PQUS, positioned for registered investment advisors seeking low-cost core U.S. equity exposure through an AI-based stock-selection process.
The launch follows Pictet's first European range of AI Enhanced Equity Index Active ETFs, which were listed on XETRA. Trade coverage has described the U.S. funds as the first widely available investments in the country within Pictet's broader platform, and noted that the firm had hired a Goldman Sachs executive to lead the new ETF effort. The Pensions & Investments article forms the primary basis for this summary; the product details are drawn from Pictet's own publisher materials.
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