LAZR Tema Photonics & Optical ETF

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$37.91
+4.3% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

From its Jun 30, 2026 launch to Oct 28, 2026, LAZR lost 25.1%.

Holds 24 stocks in photonics and optics, 24% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesTema ↗Expense ratio 0.75%Fund assets $194m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Jun 30, 2026Benchmark Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracksFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Tema fund ETFIQ covers

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

LAZR risk and return scorecard

vs its own holdings

Not measured: its benchmark is its own holdings, which has no weekly price series.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

What you earned

LAZR −12.3%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
LAZR−12.3%
LAZR +16.5%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
LAZR+16.5%
LAZR −25.1%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
LAZR−25.1%

What can be shown yet

First traded Jun 30, 2026
24.4%
Already in the S&P 500
99.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500
72.4%
Top ten holdings
−25.1%
Total return, since launch
LAZR has traded for 120 days. Numbers that need a year of prices are not shown yet.
Shown now
First tradedJun 30, 2026
Outside the S&P 500, by weight76%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight20.4%
Holdings24
Not yet
One-year returnfrom Jun 30, 2027
Three-year returnfrom Jun 30, 2029

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Price since launch, Jun 30, 2026

$37.91+4.3%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

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LAZR returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−12.3%+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+16.5%+6.1%
Since launch Jun 30 – Oct 28, 2026−25.1%+3.7%

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Jun 2026: no 6 months, year to date, 1 year and 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

LAZR key stats

High since Jun 30, 2026, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$50.60 on Jun 30, 2026
Low since Jun 30, 2026, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$32.55 on Jul 29, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$37.91, 30% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings24
Top ten holdings weight72.4%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · LAZRas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$1.800.18%
$10,000$180.18%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+1.11%
−1.8%95% of days within ±1.38%+1.8%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 7¢ to buy, midpoint − 7¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $36.33, that’s $36.40 to buy and $36.26 to sell.Its holdings close before New York; its price can drift from value late in the day.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

LAZR top ten by weight, 72.4% of the fund, of its 24 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

AXT INC AXTI 11.09%
ANTHROPIC SPV EXPOSURE not published 9.23%
AIXTRON SE AIXA 7.62%
LANDMARK OPTOELECTRONICS CORP not published 5.97%
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD not published 3.44%
SEMTECH CORP SMTC 3.39%
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS AEHR 3.03%

Source: Tema’s daily holdings file. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

About LAZR

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Photonics and optics
First tradedJun 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)24.4%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)76%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)99.7%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)20.4%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)99.7%
Top ten holdings weight72.4%
Holdings24
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Top holdingsLUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 20.4%, AXT INC 11.1%, ANTHROPIC SPV EXPOSURE 9.2%, AIXTRON SE 7.6%, LANDMARK OPTOELECTRONICS CORP 6.0%, APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC 4.7%, TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD 3.6%, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD 3.4%, SEMTECH CORP 3.4%, AEHR TEST SYSTEMS 3.0%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$194mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−25.1%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jun 29, 2026)0.75%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.75%
Closest funds by holdings overlapFOTO 14%, EUV 14%
How we measure
Holdings from the file the issuer publishes daily; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on LAZR

12 seats on LAZR, as of Oct 28, 2026: 6 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
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Questions people ask about LAZR

How much of LAZR is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 24% of LAZR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does LAZR hold?
24 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 72% of the fund. The largest are LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC at 20.4%, AXT INC at 11.1%, ANTHROPIC SPV EXPOSURE at 9.2%.
Has LAZR beaten the S&P 500?
Since it first traded on Jun 30, 2026, LAZR returned −25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +3.7% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 28.8 points.
What does LAZR cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.75%.
Sources and dates
Prices, LAZR and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $194mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026

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