New York – August 10, 2026 – Tema ETFs (“Tema”), a leader in institutional-grade1 and actively managed exchange-traded funds, today announced that Anders Storm, former CEO of Sivers Semiconductors and currently CEO of Dirac Research, has been appointed Expert Advisor to the Tema Photonics & Optical ETF (LAZR).
Launched in research partnership with SemiAnalysis, LAZR invests in global photonics and optical technology leaders and holds the largest pre-IPO position in Anthropic via an SPV of any U.S.-listed ETF by portfolio weight.2 As AI increasingly tests copper’s physical limits, photonics is becoming essential to moving data faster and more efficiently across the chips, servers, and data centers powering advanced models such as Anthropic’s Claude.
"Having spent nearly a decade inside the photonics industry as CEO of Sivers Semiconductors, I've watched data center optical interconnect go from a niche engineering problem to the critical bottleneck in AI infrastructure, as copper has run out of runway," said Anders Storm. "Our partnership aims to establish LAZR as the category-leading ETF. LAZR is one of the few rigorous vehicles, giving investors precise, well-researched exposure to the photonics and optical companies solving AI's mounting networking constraints."
"We are thrilled to welcome Anders to Tema and bring his industry insight to LAZR," said Maurits Pot, Founder and CEO of Tema ETFs. "Anders is one of the most distinguished leaders in the photonics and optical networking industry."
LAZR Fund Facts
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Ticker |
LAZR |
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Exchange |
NYSE |
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CUSIP |
87975E743 |
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Gross Expense Ratio |
0.75% |
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Listing Date |
June 30, 2026 |
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Fund Website |
temaetfs.com/LAZR |
Tema builds institutional-grade ETFs for a range of market environments, offering structural growth and durable core solutions. Founded in 2022, Tema is backed by Index Ventures, Accel Partners, and over a dozen financial services CEOs.
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