AGIX, the First ETF to Own Anthropic, Highlights Private Holdings Performance as Anthropic IPO Nears
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KraneShares announced today that the private companies held by the KraneShares Public-Private AI & Technology ETF (Ticker: AGIX), including Anthropic, have made an important contribution to the fund's performance since it began. AGIX became the first ETF to invest directly in Anthropic in February 2025, when the company was valued at $61.5 billion.¹
From AGIX's launch on July 17, 2024, through October 31, 2026, the fund returned +70.13%. The Nasdaq-100 Index returned +45.64% over the same period. AGIX's investments in private companies added +11.92 percentage points to its total return.2 Overall, AGIX performed +24.49 percentage points better than a widely followed technology market benchmark.2
To see AGIX's standardized performance, click here.
This update comes as Anthropic, the company that makes Claude, moves closer to becoming a publicly traded company. On October 26, it filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "ANT."3
"Anthropic showed what can happen when a fund like AGIX invests early in an important AI company," said Derek Yan, CFA, Senior Investment Strategist at KraneShares. "Our goal is to keep finding similar opportunities. Since making that investment, we have continued to add private companies to AGIX in areas such as robotics, photonics, autonomous technology, and AI-based platforms. The fund's main public investments are designed to manage everyday risks, while its private investments let us carefully choose and add companies that we believe could become major sources of value in the next stage of AI growth."
"The AI cycle is creating value in both public and private markets. Some of the most important new ideas are coming from companies that have not yet become publicly traded," said James Maund, KraneShares Head of Capital Markets and Portfolio Manager of AGIX. "We created AGIX so investors would not have to choose between these two markets. By combining a main group of public AI investments with direct investments in leading companies like Anthropic, the fund gives investors a way to take part in this change as it happens, rather than waiting until these companies become publicly traded."
Since investing in Anthropic, AGIX has continued to make direct investments in private companies across the AI industry. It now holds investments in General Intuition, Ayar Labs, Standard Bots, Apptronik, Nuro, and Polymarket.
For more information about the KraneShares Public-Private AI & Technology ETF (Ticker: AGIX), its 10 largest holdings, and how the fund is structured, please visit our AI ETF AGIX overview page.
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For AGIX's 10 largest holdings, risks, standard performance, and other fund information, please click here.
Sources:
Information from Bloomberg and KraneShares as of October 27, 2026.
Information from Bloomberg as of October 31, 2026.
The Wall Street Journal, "Anthropic Unveils Paperwork for Blockbuster IPO," October 26, 2026.
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Companies involved in AI face challenges in making profits because research is expensive, competition is strong, they depend on intellectual property, and they face regulatory risks. Product failures or safety problems could also harm these companies. It can be difficult to identify which companies truly belong to the AI industry. Technology companies face risks such as product failures, outdated products, changes in regulations, and uncertain profits caused by new technology and government policies. Some technology companies may not currently make a profit, and there is no certainty they will succeed in the future. AGIX also faces risks from investing in companies outside the United States. These investments may be harder to buy and sell, may receive less government oversight, and may have different investor protections than investments in US companies. The countries where these companies operate may also face economic instability. Changes in foreign currency values can reduce the value of investments when measured in the investor's home currency. AGIX may invest in initial public offerings (IPOs), which are the first sales of a company's shares to the public. These companies have no history of public trading, and information about them may only be available for a short time. Their share prices may change sharply. As AGIX grows larger, IPO investments will generally have less effect on its overall performance.
Large companies may find it harder to adapt quickly than smaller companies. This can slow their growth, especially when the economy is expanding, and may cause their shares to perform worse than those of small and medium-sized companies. Smaller companies also tend to have more volatile investments and greater risks. AGIX is a new fund and does not yet have a large number of shares. If it does not grow, it may face greater risks than larger funds. These include wider differences between buying and selling prices, shares trading above or below their net asset value (NAV), the fund being closed, or trading being stopped. AGIX may invest in securities issued by private companies. These securities are usually not registered for public trading, may have limits on when they can be resold, and often have no active market. They can be harder to sell, harder to value, and more likely to experience large price changes. Buying or selling them may take longer or cost more. Private companies may have short business histories, small or less established operations, fewer financial resources, and less public information. They may be more affected by competition, market changes, and economic downturns. A market where their shares can be bought and sold may never develop. If these companies later go public, their IPOs may be volatile and could hurt AGIX's investment performance.
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