KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF

KSTR

Market cap $394M

Biotech, China, insurance and healthcare ETFs led June gains as strong earnings, AI optimism and easing geopolitical fears lifted markets.

June has been a month full of excitement in the ETF market. While commercial space and AI infrastructure attracted a significant amount of investor attention, biotechnology exposure comprises four out of the five top-performing equity ETFs as of June 29.

NEW YORK, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KraneShares today announced that its China ETF, the KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF (NYSE: KSTR)*, returned +71.70% year-to-date (YTD) and +131.80% over the past year as of June 30th, 2026.1

KSTR climbs to a fresh 52-week high amid rising optimism that improving U.S.-China relations could lift the Chinese tech stocks.

Mainland investors were rare net sellers of Hong Kong-listed stocks overnight, a rare occurrence these days, totaling about $160 million. China YTD retail sales growth was stronger than expected.

Easing tensions between China and the U.S. may be supportive of markets. Still uncertainty amid plans for Trump to visit China in 2026.

As Trump and Xi are expected to meet at the APEC Summit, optimism grows for Asia-Pacific Emerging ETFs poised to gain from a U.S.-China trade thaw.

Despite mounting macro headwinds at the start of the year, Chinese equities have continued to deliver positive performance. While near-term flows can provide further upside, the durability for the equity rally will hinge on policy choices ahead.

NEW YORK, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cambricon Technologies Corporation Limited (“Cambricon”), often described as “China's answer to Nvidia1,” has been one of the standout performers on Shanghai's Science & Technology Innovation Board (“STAR Market”) in 2025.

Earlier this month, the Nasdaq announced rule changes in regards to how small China companies go public in the United States. Once these rules are set into stone, China-based companies will now need at least $25 million to list on the exchange.