Overview

Performance

Growth of USD 10,000

Holdings

Listings

Fund Documents

Overview

Investment Strategy:

KSTR seeks to track the performance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Science and Technology Innovation Board 50 Index (STAR 50 Index). The Index is comprised of the 50 largest companies listed on the SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) as determined by market capitalization and liquidity.

STAR Market Highlights:

  • Facilitates the fast-tracking of private science and technology companies to an initial public offering (IPO).
  • Since its establishment in July 2019, the STAR Market has become one of the largest IPO markets globally1 and a premier listing venue for prominent Chinese unicorns (privately held startup companies valued at over $1 billion).
  • Recent increases in fund-raising activity on Chinese exchanges can largely be attributed to the STAR Market, which accounted for 41% of capital raised across China’s Mainland A-Share market in 20222.
  • Potential inclusion in the SSE Composite Index and Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect could result in greater flows for STAR Market securities.

KSTR Features:

  • Exposure to companies poised to be China’s future leaders across industries that could represent the growth engine of China for decades to come.
  • Innovation-driven science and technology companies in China that offer a potential source of uncorrelated, long-term growth.
  • Includes companies from industries such as new-generation information technology, biomedicine, new energy, and environmental protection.

1. YiCai Global, “China’s Year-Old Star Market Outshines the Venerable Nasdaq”, 2020/Jul/23. Retrieved 2024/Mar/31.
2. PWC, “A-share IPOs lead the world; fundraising sets a new record in 2022”, 2022/Dec/5. Retrieved 2024/Mar/31.

Fund Details

Data as of 23/Jan/2026
Ticker KSTR
Primary SEDOL BMBNL20
Primary ISIN IE00BKPJY434
Net Assets $18,719,647
Total Annual Fund Operating Expense 0.82%
Inception Date 26/May/2021
Distribution Frequency Accumulating

Daily Performance

Data for USD share class as of 23/Jan/2026
Daily Net Asset Value (NAV)
NAV $22.83
NAV Daily Change 1.06%

Performance History

Cumulative %
Data for USD share class as of: 31/Dec/2025
Fund NAV Underlying Index
1 Month 2.52% 2.58%
3 Month -6.88% -8.35%
6 Month 34.97% 37.56%
YTD 41.64% 42.58%
Since Inception -22.04% -7.85%
Avg Annualized %
Data for USD share class as of quarter end: 31/Dec/2025
Fund NAV Underlying Index
1 Year 41.64% 42.58%
3 Year 6.98% 12.38%
Since Inception -5.26% -1.76%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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Growth of USD 10,000

Data as of 23/Jan/2026

The Growth of USD 10,000 chart reflects an initial investment of USD 10,000 in the Fund's USD share class on the day prior to the selected time period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. For the growth of USD 10,000 chart since inception, the initial investment of USD 10,000 is instead made on the inception date of the Fund. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted. The growth of a USD 10,000 investment in the fund is hypothetical and for illustration purposes only. Fund performance data used in this chart is based on Fund NAV and represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Top 10 Holdings

Data as of 23/Jan/2026 Full Holdings .CSV
Rank Name % of Net Assets Ticker Identifier Shares Held Market Value($)
1 HYGON INFORMATION TECHNOLO-A 10.45% 688041 CNE100005PT2 49,353 1,956,483
2 CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES-A 8.96% 688256 CNE1000041R8 8,750 1,677,798
3 MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD-A 7.46% 688008 CNE100003MN7 60,787 1,397,135
4 ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION-A 6.56% 688012 CNE100003MM9 23,266 1,228,264
5 BEIJING KINGSOFT OFFICE SO-A 4.02% 688111 CNE100003PM2 14,819 751,997
6 VERISILICON MICROELECTRONI-A 3.73% 688521 CNE100004413 23,554 698,954
7 SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HE-A 3.24% 688271 CNE100005PN5 31,641 606,806
8 PIOTECH INC-A 3.11% 688072 CNE100005998 10,795 583,040
9 BIWIN STORAGE TECHNOLOGY C-A 2.99% 688525 CNE100005VN3 20,904 559,846
10 HWATSING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD-A 2.41% 688120 CNE100005QL7 15,840 451,343

Holdings are subject to change.

Listings

Data as of 23/Jan/2026
Exchange Ticker Currency Listing Date SEDOL ISIN
London Stock Exchange KSTR LN USD 26/May/2021 BMBNL20 IE00BKPJY434
Borsa Italiana KSTR IM EUR 21/Jul/2021 — IE00BKPJY541
London Stock Exchange KSTP LN GBP 17/May/2023 BRSDHB9 IE00BKPJY434
Deutsche Börse KSRE GY EUR 10/Oct/2023 — IE00BKPJY434

Each share class is offered in the base currency noted above. To the extent the fund holds exposure to any positions in a currency different to the base currency, that position is unhedged.

Fund Documents

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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its stated objectives. The Funds are subject to political, social or economic instability within China which may cause decline in value. Fluctuations in currency of foreign countries may have an adverse effect to domestic currency values. Emerging markets involve heightened risk related to the same factors as well as increase volatility and lower trading volume.

Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility. Internet companies are subject to rapid changes in technology, worldwide competition, rapid obsolescence of products and services, loss of patent protections, evolving industry standards and frequent new product productions. Such changes may have an adverse impact on performance.

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