Krane Funds Advisors targets China's unicorns with ETF launch

KSTR comes to market

Pedro Gonçalves
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Krane Funds Advisors listed its KraneShares ICBCCS SSE Star Market 50 Index UCITS ETF on the London Stock Exchange today (25 May), offering investors exposure to China's future leading companies.

KSTR is the first UCITS ETF that tracks the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR 50 Technology and Innovation index, which comprises the 50 largest securities listed on SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) as determined by market capitalisation and liquidity. The STAR Market includes companies from industries such as new-generation information technology, biomedicine, new energy and environmental protection. Invesco launches China all shares ETF Jonathan Krane, CEO of KraneShares, said: "We believe KSTR represents companies that are China's future leaders across indust...

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