Want to Cash In on the AI Boom in 2025? Check Out This Electrifying ETF.

AI is an electrifying technology. It can significantly reduce the time needed to perform a whole host of tasks, which has the potential to significantly boost productivity. That's leading companies to pour trillions of dollars into the semiconductor chips needed to power this technology. Those chips require a tremendous amount of electricity. For example, ChatGPT needs almost 10 times the power to process a query as the average Google search. With AI's usage accelerating, it could power a more than 160% surge in electricity demand in the U.S. by 2030 from data centers used to power AI applications, according to an estimate by investment bank Goldman Sachs. This power surge should benefit utility stocks. A great way to potentially cash in on this megatrend is to buy shares of the Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEMKT: VPU). The exchange-traded fund (ETF) holds many of the top utilities that are benefiting from AI-powered electricity demand. Its value has already risen 37% this year, and it could have the fuel to continue surging in 2025. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool