# LUMA (KraneShares Photonic and Optical ETF)

KraneShares · Thematic ETFs · data as of Nov 12, 2026

Promise check: Not measured. ETFIQ has not yet listed which companies belong to the aI infrastructure and chips theme. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/

From its Jul 15, 2026 launch to Nov 12, 2026, LUMA lost 23.5%, against −6.8% for EEM.

## Key facts

- LUMA, already in the S&P 500: 19.4%, as of Nov 11, 2026.
- LUMA, active share vs the S&P 500: 99.0%, as of Nov 11, 2026.
- LUMA, top ten holdings: 54.7%, as of Nov 11, 2026.
- LUMA, total return, since launch: −23.5%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- LUMA, net assets: $10m (issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026).
- LUMA, expense ratio: 1.00% (497 XBRL, Jul 8, 2026).

## LUMA over each window to Nov 12, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (EEM) | Gap to EEM | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −25.0% | −7.0% | −18.0 pts | −2.7% |
| 3 months | −29.0% | −8.3% | −20.7 pts | −2.4% |
| Since launch | −23.5% | −6.8% | −16.7 pts | +0.6% |

## LUMA key stats

- High since Jul 15, 2026, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $27.93 on Oct 6, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Low since Jul 15, 2026, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $15.63 on Nov 5, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range: $18.48, 23% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 27
- Top ten holdings weight: 54.7%

## LUMA trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $1.05, 0.10%, one way.
- $10,000: about $11, 0.10%, one way.
- Premium to NAV at the Nov 11 close: +0.69%; 95% of days within ±1.76%.
- Limit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell. At the Nov 11 close of $19.04, that’s $19.06 to buy and $19.02 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/luma/trading/

## LUMA for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- LUMA interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | AI infrastructure and chips | ETFIQ, editorial |
| First traded | Jul 15, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 19.4% | ETFIQ |
| Outside the S&P 500, by weight | 81% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.0% | ETFIQ |
| Weight in common with the S&P 500, at the index’s weights | 1.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 8.6% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 98.9% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 54.7% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 27 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Nov 11, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Nov 11, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | AYAR LABS INC 9.6%, COHERENT CORP 5.7%, MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS H 5.7%, AIXTRON SE 5.7%, LAND MARK OPTOELECTRONICS 5.3%, LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 4.7%, EOPTOLINK TECHNOLOGY INC L-A 4.7%, TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD 4.6%, ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT CO LTD-A 4.5%, S.O.I.T.E.C. 4.2% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $10m | issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026 |
| Benchmark | MSCI Emerging Markets Index, measured by EEM, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 497, Jul 8, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Why this benchmark | Its prospectus names no index it tracks. Its daily returns fit EEM at R-squared 0.70 over its life to Nov 12, 2026 (85 days), above the 0.30 floor. | ETFIQ |
| Below its all-time high | −33.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 497 XBRL, Jul 8, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 1.01% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | LAZR 38%, EUV 27%, FOTO 16%, PSI 12%, AIS 12% | ETFIQ |
| Promise check | Not measured. ETFIQ has not yet listed which companies belong to the aI infrastructure and chips theme. | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Nov 11, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Nov 11, 2026 | $0 |

Daily counts start Nov 10, 2026, so these windows have no daily data: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, Year to date, 1 year.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/luma.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How much of LUMA is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 11, 2026, 19% of LUMA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 99%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does LUMA hold?

27 positions as published by its issuer for Nov 11, 2026, with the top ten at 55% of the fund. The largest are AYAR LABS INC at 9.6%, COHERENT CORP at 5.7%, MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS H at 5.7%.

### Has LUMA beaten the S&P 500?

Since it first traded on Jul 15, 2026, LUMA returned −23.5% with distributions reinvested, against +0.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 24.1 points.

### What does LUMA cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.00% a year. Because 99% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 1.01%.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, LUMA, thematic ETFs, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/luma
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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