HLAL is trading 2% higher as its large information technology exposure benefits from renewed optimism around AI and digital infrastructure spending.

  • Markets are focusing on strong hyperscaler capex plans and ongoing demand for cloud and semiconductor services, lifting major tech indices and sector ETFs.
  • The rally in growth and AI-related names is driving price action given the fund's near-50% weighting in the tech sector, despite BIS warnings about debt-funded investments.