Themes ETFs Strikes First Again: SK Hynix ETFs Begin Trading as AI’s Biggest IPO Hits the Market

GREENWICH, Conn., July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The wait is almost over.

As SK Hynix prepares to make its highly anticipated public market debut, Leverage Shares by Themes announces that the Leverage Shares 2x Long SK Hynix Daily ETF (Ticker: SKHX) and the Leverage Shares 1x Short SK Hynix Daily ETF (Ticker: SKHZ) will begin trading on Cboe on July 13.

The Trade Is On
SK Hynix isn’t just another IPO. As the world’s leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) powering advanced AI chips, it has become one of the defining companies of the AI infrastructure buildout. Now, investors can trade that story from the opening bell. Whether the view is that SK Hynix continues its momentum or faces a post-IPO reality check, SKHX and SKHZ give active traders efficient tools to express either conviction.

Two Funds. Every Angle.

  • SKHX seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, corresponding to 200% (2x) of the daily performance of SK Hynix common stock.
  • SKHZ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, corresponding to -100% (-1x) of the daily performance of SK Hynix common stock.

A Leading Track Record
This isn’t Leverage Shares by Themes’ first rodeo around a landmark IPO. When SpaceX went public, the firm launched the Leverage Shares 2X Long SpaceX Daily ETF (SPCH) and the Leverage Shares 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF (SSPC) and the market responded emphatically. SPCH and SSPC combined for more than $500 million in first-day trading volume, with SPCH alone standing as the most actively traded leveraged SpaceX product on the market that day. It was the strongest ETF debut the industry has ever seen.

That track record — being early, being liquid, and doing it at a competitive price — is exactly what Leverage Shares by Themes is bringing to SK Hynix.

Industry-Low Fees. No Compromises.
Both funds will carry a 0.75% management fee, among the lowest in the single-stock leveraged ETF category: the same investor-friendly pricing that powered the firm’s SpaceX launch.

“The debut of SK Hynix marks one of the biggest moments in AI investing this year,” said Jose C. Gonzalez Navarro, CEO and Co-Founder of Themes ETFs. “We saw with SPCH and SSPC what happens when traders are given immediate, transparent access to a landmark listing at a fair price: they show up. When companies like SK Hynix come to market, investors shouldn’t have to wait for the right tools. SKHX and SKHZ give traders that same immediate, transparent access to one of the most important AI stories in the market — long or short — and they do it at a fee that respects the investor.”

The launch reinforces Themes ETFs’ commitment to bringing innovative trading products to market when investor demand is highest, delivering timely, cost-efficient strategies for sophisticated investors and active traders.

About Themes ETFs
Themes ETFs is a provider of thematic and single-stock leveraged ETFs, focused on delivering innovative, cost-efficient investment tools that allow investors to access the companies and trends shaping the future. Through its Leverage Shares platform, Themes ETFs offers daily leveraged and inverse ETF strategies designed for sophisticated investors and active traders.

For more information, visit www.themesetfs.com and www.leverageshares.com.

For media inquiries, contact:
Arielle Shternfeld
Director of Communications, Themes ETFs
ashternfeld@themesetfs.com

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Investment in leveraged products may be subject to higher volatility. Fund does not directly invest in the underlying stock. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The Fund is non-diversified and includes risks associated with the Fund concentrating its investments in a particular industry, sector, or geographic region which can result in increased volatility. The use of derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps is subject to market risks that may cause their price to fluctuate over time. Risks of the Fund include effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Inverse Risk, Market Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, IntraDay Investment Risk, Daily Index Correlation Risk, Other Investment Companies (including ETFs) Risk, and risks specific to the securities of the Underlying Stock and the sector in which it operates. These and other risks can be found in the prospectus.

For periods longer than a single day, the Funds will lose money if SK Hynix has flat performance, and it is possible that the Funds will lose money even if SK Hynix performance increases or decreases over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his/her investment within a single day if the price of SK Hynix rises or falls by more than 50% in one trading day.

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