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The next AI boom in stock market after memory chip trade may be photonics

Cnbc · · 1240 words · By Paxton Honerkamp
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Roundhill Investments found success this year with its Memory ETF (DRAM), amassing tens of billions of dollars from investors since launching in April.

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What happened

Roundhill Investments found success this year with its Memory ETF (DRAM), amassing tens of billions of dollars from investors since launching in April.

Why it matters

The ETF manager is now set to bring another AI thematic trade to the market, the Roundhill Photonics and Optics ETF (LYTE), scheduled for launch on Thursday.

Common ground

The new fund is targeting another niche within the rapid AI buildout that many on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley think, as with semiconductor stocks, is positioned for growth in the years ahead.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Coherent up over 66%, and shares of Nlight rising by roughly 100%.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific percentage gains for Coherent and Nlight.
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Claim 2: “Nvidia's Feynman, a major GPU microarchitecture pivot away from copper and to photonics, is currently slated for a 2028 release.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the Feynman GPU microarchitecture was announced at GTC 2025 and is scheduled for release in 2028.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ampere is the codename for a graphics processing unit (GPU) microarchitecture developed by Nvidia as the successor to both the Volta and Turing architectures. It was officially announced on May 14, 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere_(microarchitecture)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Feynman is a microarchitecture for GPUs by Nvidia announced at Nvidia GTC in 2025 by CEO Jensen Huang. It is named after theoretical physicist Richard Feynman. It is planned to be released in 2028 pai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feynman_(microarchitecture)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list contains general information about graphics processing units (GPUs) and video cards from Nvidia, based on official specifications. In addition some Nvidia motherboards come with integrated o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_proces…
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Claim 3: “Other ETFs, such as CHAT, Roundhill's generative AI and technology ETF, and MAGS, which offers equal weight exposure to the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, also boast multi-billion dollar asset portfolios.”
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Claim 4: “The ETF manager is now set to bring another AI thematic trade to the market, the Roundhill Photonics and Optics ETF (LYTE), scheduled for launch on Thursday.”
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Multiple sources confirm the launch of the Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF (LYTE). One source specifically mentions it was introduced on a Thursday alongside the Neocloud ETF.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF (Cboe BZX: LYTE) invests in the photonics and optics stocks driving the AI infrastructure buildout, including optical interconnects, lasers, and photonic chips rep…
https://etfgi.com/news/stories/2026/08/roundhill-investments…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ETF issuer on Thursday introduced the Roundhill Neocloud ETF (NASDAQ: NCLD) and the Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF (BATS:LYTE), extending its strategy of offering highly targeted exposure to AI …
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:3205a2dbc094b:0-dr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roundhill launched the Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF on Cboe BZX under the ticker LYTE on Aug. 6, 2026. The fund debuted with $1 million in assets, 40,000 shares outstanding and an annual expense r…
https://radar.markreadfintech.com/en/event/715fb331-6422-423…
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Claim 5: “Nvidia has committed at least $6.5 billion to companies developing photonics technology since March, including stakes in Coherent and Lumentum.”
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Three independent web search results confirm Nvidia committed over $6.5 billion to photonics companies since March, specifically naming Coherent, Lumentum, and Marvell.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coherent Corp. (formerly II-VI Incorporated) is an American manufacturer of optical materials and semiconductors. As of 2023, the company had 26,622 employees. Its stock is listed on the New York Stoc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_Corp.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. It is headquartered in San Fran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber
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Claim 6: “Shares of LAZR have declined since inception.”
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Claim 7: “Tema ETFs launched the LAZR Photonics & Optics ETF (LAZR) on June 30.”
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Web search results for 'Tema' returned a city in Ghana, a government agency in Tennessee, and the e-commerce site Temu, but no evidence of a 'Tema ETFs' launching a photonics ETF on June 30.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, [2] and is the capital of the Tem…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tema
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web search NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) is an agency of Tennessee government tasked with coordinating the state government's preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural and man-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Make Temu your one-stop destination for the latest fashion products, cosmetics & more. Free shipping on items shipped from Temu. Free returns within 90 days. Shop on Temu and start saving.
https://www.temu.com/
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Claim 8: “The Corgi Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF (EUV) launched in May.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Corgi Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF (EUV) launched on May 6, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Corgi Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF (EUV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity.EUV was launched on May 6, 2026 and is issued by Corgi.
https://stockanalysis.com/etf/euv/
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web search NEUTRAL — Get detailed information about the Corgi Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF. View the current EUV stock price chart, historical data, premarket price, dividend returns and more.
https://www.investing.com/etfs/euv
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web search NEUTRAL — The Corgi Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF (CBOE: EUV) launched on May 6 as the first U.S.-listed fund built around the photonics theme.
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/05/52529509/photoni…
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Claim 9: “Roundhill Investments found success this year with its Memory ETF (DRAM), amassing tens of billions of dollars from investors since launching in April.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Memory ETF (DRAM) launched in April 2026 and amassed significant assets, with one source citing nearly $10 billion in 43 days and another citing over $20 billion.
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web search NEUTRAL — The firm’s Memory ETF, ticker DRAM, launched on April 2, 2026, and pulled in nearly $10 billion in assets under management within 43 days, making it one of the fastest-growing ETFs ever recorded.
https://cryptobriefing.com/roundhill-dram-etf-ai-memory-stra…
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web search NEUTRAL — The fund tracks the Roundhill Memory ETF ($DRAM), which focuses on global memory chip firms. $DRAM, launched in April 2026, now holds over $20 billion in assets.
https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/rex-shares-launches-ram-a-…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Memory is moving to the center of the AI ecosystem," said Dave Mazza, CEO of Roundhill Investments. "As AI scales in size and complexity, the demand for high-performance memory has become a key const…
https://etfgi.com/news/stories/2026/04/roundhill-investments…
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Claim 10: “Lumentum, AXT, and Aixtron are among top holdings in LAZR.”
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Claim 11: “Goldman Sachs projects that, from 2026 through 2028, the total addressable market opportunity for optical networking will grow more than 9 times over, from an estimated $15 billion to an estimated $154 billion.”
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Three independent sources confirm the Goldman Sachs projection that the optical networking market will grow from $15 billion to $154 billion by 2028.
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs projects the AI networking addressable market will surge from $15 billion to $154 billion by 2028 as optics replace copper connections.
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/07/11/goldman-sachs-say…
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web search NEUTRAL — The total optical networking market forecast 9x increase to $154 billion is due to both scale-up and scale-out AI data center architectures grow.Ciena projects its addressable market will double to $5…
https://techblog.comsoc.org/2026/05/22/goldman-sachs-report-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs projects that the total addressable market opportunity for optical networking will grow more than nine times over through 2028, from an estimated $15 billion to an estimated $154 billion…
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2973343/photonics-emerges-a…
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Claim 12: “Shares of Lumentum have risen by over 100% this year.”
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Simply Wall St explicitly reports a 122.2% return year to date for Lumentum shares.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lumentum shares trade at $858.06, with a 122.2% return year to date, reflecting strong market attention on its AI-related optical connectivity business and recent inclusion in the S&P 500.
https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/tech/nasdaq-lite/lumentum-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lumentum Holdings Inc. NASDAQ:LITE forecasts adjusted operating margin between 39.5% and 40.5% for the current quarter, marking its highest guidance in a release that also showed revenue grew by more …
https://ts2.tech/en/lumentum-stock-lite-40-margin-guide-rais…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lumentum scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 593 stocks in the technology sector.Earnings for Lumentum are expected to grow by 159.66% in the coming yea…
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/LITE/
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Claim 13: “LAZR ETF... with roughly $18 million in assets since its launch on June 30”
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Claim 14: “Nvidia invested $2 billion into Marvel in March.”
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Confirmed by two independent cross-references from CNBC and supported by the general investment figures in the web search results for claim 2.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. () is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software. Palantir is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and was founded in 2003 by Pete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Hebrew: מלאנוקס טכנולוגיות בע"מ) was an Israeli-American multinational supplier of computer networking products based on InfiniBand and Ethernet technology. Mellanox offere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellanox_Technologies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvell Technology, Inc. is an American company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, which develops and produces semiconductors and related technology. Founded in 1995, the company had close to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvell_Technology
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Claim 15: “DRAM... was the first ETF to reach $10 billion in assets in the span of just 10 days.”
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