KSTR - KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF
Under typical market conditions, this fund is designed to invest at least 80% of its overall assets (including any funds acquired through borrowing) in securities that are either part of its reference index or possess analogous economic attributes. This benchmark index is composed of the equity shares of the 50 leading companies, measured by their publicly traded market capitalization, which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Science and Technology Innovation Board, also known as the STAR Board. It operates as a non-diversified fund.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $32.41, ATM IV 55.6%, max pain $25.00, net GEX $429.1K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $68.7M
- Beta
- 1.24
- 52-Week Range
- 13.26-29.92
- IPO Date
- Feb 1, 2021
- Exchange
- AMEX
What KSTR Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 43.9% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($429.1K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.022) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The KSTR overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked KSTR overview questions
- What is KSTR?
- KSTR is the ticker symbol for KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. Under typical market conditions, this fund is designed to invest at least 80% of its overall assets (including any funds acquired through borrowing) in securities that are either part of its reference index or possess analogous economic attributes. This benchmark index is composed of the equity shares of the 50 leading companies, measured by their publicly traded market capitalization, which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Science and Technology Innovation Board, also known as the STAR Board. Listed on AMEX. KSTR is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the KSTR options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the KSTR options snapshot shows spot at $32.41, ATM IV 55.6%, IV rank 43.9%, max pain $25.00, net GEX $429.1K, expected move 15.94%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are KSTR's key statistics?
- KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF (KSTR) carries a market capitalization of $68.7M, 52-week range of 13.26-29.92. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does KSTR belong to?
- KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare KSTR's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the KSTR data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.