KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF (KSTR)Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
19.30 USD
-0.50
(-2.525%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.32 +0.02 (0.104%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is defensive. Despite headlines celebrating memory chip IPOs and a recent rally pushing the price toward its 52-week high, the options market screams caution. Traders have built a dense fortress of put options at strikes significantly below the current price, indicating a fear of a sharp correction. This defensive positioning contrasts sharply with the weak statistical forecast, which offers almost no directional bias. Looking further ahead, the fundamental picture is mixed but leans positive. The underlying business has shown resilience, bouncing back with a +36% gain last year after two prior years of decline. However, the asset is still trading at a premium valuation (nearly 39x earnings) relative to its historical trajectory, which has been volatile. The lack of any dividend income makes this purely a growth bet on China's semiconductor sector. While the company quality appears to be recovering, the high valuation and the aggressive bearish sentiment in the options chain suggest that the recent rally may be fragile, warranting a cautious stance rather than a full commitment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.038494 |
| AutoETS | 0.040556 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.044122 |
| AutoTheta | 0.056786 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 2.70 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.655 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.53 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 37.70 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 16.0 and 17.0) compared to negligible call volume. While there is a 'major OI wall' at the 30.0 and 35.0 strikes suggesting a speculative ceiling, the overwhelming capital flow is hedging against a drop below current levels rather than betting on a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 32.54 |
| All Time Low | 9.26 |
| Ask | 19.4 |
| Ask Size | 2,900 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 636,880 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 934,204 |
| Average Volume | 934,204 |
| Average Volume10Days | 636,880 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.32 |
| Bid | 19.25 |
| Bid Size | 1,500 |
| Category | Greater China Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 19.61 |
| Day Low | 19.3 |
| Display Name | China Tech & Semi STAR 50 ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.5120013 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 23.2536 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.9536 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.17002098 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.5502396 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -13.240002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.40688387 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.23 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.0699997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12013928 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.23 - 32.54 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,612,189,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0321132 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.5366001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.7101016 |
| Fullday Price | 19.3 |
| Fund Family | KraneShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,611,619,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in instruments in its underlying index or in instruments that have economic characteristics similar to those in the underlying index. The underlying index includes the stocks of the top 50 companies by free-float market capitalizations listed on the SSE Science and Technology Innovation Board (the “STAR Board”). It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_694622031 |
| Nav Price | 19.74 |
| Net Assets | 382,202,720.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.89 |
| Open | 19.6 |
| Phone | 1-855-857-2638 |
| Post Market Change | 0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.10362932 |
| Post Market Price | 19.32 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,194,696 |
| Previous Close | 19.8 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.5 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.52525 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.61 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.3 - 19.61 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.6 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.8 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.3 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 708,338 |
| Short Name | KraneShares China Technology & |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KSTR |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1617127 |
| Total Assets | 382,202,720 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 37.695217 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -30.0157 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -30.0157 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.85465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.5546513 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15553296 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 708,338 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 20.16173 |