07/03/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/03/2025 11:46
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
July 3, 2025
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Ticker Symbol: DRGN
Listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Before you invest, you may want to review the statutory prospectus (the "Prospectus"), which contains more information about the Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF (the "Fund") and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund, including the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, online at www.ThemesETFs.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-866-5 Themes (1-866-584-3637). The current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated June 30, 2025 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
Fund Summary
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Investment Objective
The Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF (the "Fund") is an exchange traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of an index composed of Chinese companies which derive significant revenue from generative artificial intelligence-related activities.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund ("Shares"). You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||
| Management Fees1 | 0.39% | |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None | |
| Other Expenses2 | 0.00% | |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.39% |
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Example
The following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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| $40 | $125 |
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund employs a "passive management" (or indexing) investment approach designed to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the BITA China Generative AI Select Index (the "Index"). The Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed and maintained by BITA GmbH (the "Index Provider" or "BITA"), which is an organization that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Themes Management Company, LLC, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser").
The Index
The Index is designed to provide exposure to publicly traded Chinese companies exchange listed in the US or Hong Kong, or accessible via Stock Connect, which derive significant revenue from generative artificial intelligence ("AI") related activities. The Index is denominated in U.S. dollars. As of March 31, 2025, the Index was comprised of 23 companies with a market capitalization range of between approximately $409 million and $130 billion and a weighted average market capitalization of approximately $22.8 billion.
In constructing or adjusting the Index, the Index Provider identifies an "Index Universe" that is composed of publicly listed Chinese securities traded in the US, Hong Kong, or accessible via Stock Connect. Sanctioned securities are excluded from the Index Universe. A security is defined to be a Chinese security if it is issued by a company that is incorporated, domiciled or primarily operating in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau, regardless of where the security is listed or traded. The Index Universe includes companies whose products, services, and activities contribute to solutions within the generative artificial intelligence ("Generative AI") ecosystem. Generative AI is a subset of AI that focuses on creating new content based on input data. These Generative AI companies operate across and are classified in the following subthemes by the Index Provider (the "Generative AI Industry"):
| A. | AI Infrastructure and Hardware: Companies that provide the underlying computing infrastructure necessary for AI model development and execution. This includes semiconductor manufacturers producing high-performance AI chips for both data center and on-device inference, as well as AI-optimized power management chips and networking hardware. Further included are data center operators supporting AI workloads, firms providing AI-optimized edge computing modules, foundries specializing in AI chip manufacturing and firms specializing in AI-optimized cloud computing services. |
| B. | AI Model Training and Provision: Companies that generate revenue from developing, training, and providing large-scale AI models. This includes firms specializing in foundational AI models, machine learning frameworks, and cloud-based AI model services that enable businesses and developers to integrate Generative AI into their applications. |
| C. | Generative AI Application Software: Companies that develop software solutions utilizing Generative AI to create text, images, audio, video, personalized IoT (Internet of Things) automation workflows, or other forms of synthetic media. This includes AI-powered content creation tools, virtual assistants, generative AI for real-time media enhancement and automation software. |
| D. | General AI Application Software: Companies that leverage Generative AI to enhance traditional software applications across various industries. This includes AI-enhanced vertical SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms and other enterprise software, cybersecurity solutions, customer engagement platforms, and AI-powered business intelligence tools. |
| E. | Physical AI Applications: Companies that integrate Generative AI into hardware and robotics, enabling real-world applications such as autonomous systems, IoT devices with generative AI-driven automation, intelligent manufacturing, and AI-driven automation in the production and services of industries like healthcare, logistics, and retail. |
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In order to provide an objective measure of the level of exposure of a company to the Generative AI Industry, the Index Provider has developed an objective score, called the BITA Thematic Exposure Score. Revenue-based Thematic Exposure Scores are determined through an in-depth analysis of a company's business footprint via the collection of publicly available data provided by the company in regulatory filings (such as Annual Reports, 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 20-Fs, and 8-Ks), quarterly earnings reports, investor presentations, official earnings conference call transcripts, as well as credible news sources. A company's total Thematic Exposure Score is equivalent to the sum of the revenue derived by the company from the Generative AI Industry as a proportion of the company's total revenue.
Companies must meet each of the following requirements to be included in the Index Universe:
Thematic Exposure Requirement: Companies included in the Index Universe must first fulfill one of the following two requirements:
| 1) | Thematic Exposure: a Thematic Exposure Score equal to or greater than 50% of their total revenue, or |
| 2) | Thematic Revenue Dollar Amount: The Thematic Revenue Dollar Amount for each company is determined by taking the company's total revenue and multiplying it by its Thematic Exposure Score. The securities from the top 5 companies ranked by their Thematic Revenue Dollar Amount from the Generative AI Industry are chosen for inclusion in the Index Universe. |
Minimum size requirement: Securities of companies with a market capitalization below $250 million are excluded.
Minimum liquidity requirement: Securities with a 3-month Average Daily Value Traded below $1,000,000 are excluded. The Average Daily Traded Value of a security is the sum of the daily traded value (the product of the closing price and the number of shares traded that day) over a specified period divided by the number of trading days over that specified period.
Security type: Ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are included in the Index Universe.
All companies in the Index Universe are selected for the Index (each, an "Index Component" or a "Generative AI Company"). If a company has more than one share class that qualifies for membership on a stand-alone basis in the Index Universe, only the highest ranked share class will be included, as ranked by its 3-month Average Daily Value Traded. The determination of the Index Universe and the selection of Index Components is made by the Index Provider based on its proprietary methodology. The Index is rebalanced quarterly.
On Determination Day (defined below), Index Components are weighted based on free float market capitalization. The initial weights of each Index Component are reviewed and adjusted (if required) through a liquidity optimization process that limits single day trading to 25% of value traded for any Index Component given a theoretical $25,000,000 inflow. The weights of all Index Components are subject to the following capping constraints: i) the weight of each Index Component cannot exceed 10% of the total Index weight; and ii) the cumulative weight of all Index Components representing more than 5% of the Index cannot exceed 45% of the total Index weight. The weights in excess are redistributed proportionally among the rest of the uncapped Index Components.
The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly in March, June, September and December at the Close of Business (COB) on the 3rd Friday of the rebalancing month after market close. The Determination Day for ordinary adjustments occurs at the COB on the 1st Friday of the rebalancing/reconstitution month.
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The Fund's Investment Strategy
The Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities that comprise the Index and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the Index. The Fund will also invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of Chinese Generative AI Companies and ADRs and GDRs based on such securities. The Index may include securities of large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies. The Fund's 80% Policies are non-fundamental and require 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before they can be changed.
The Fund uses a "passive" or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to beat the Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform the Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by aiming to keep portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.
The following China-related securities may be included in the Index and/or represent investments of the Fund:
China A-Shares, which are shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Chinese exchanges and denominated in domestic renminbi. China A-Shares are primarily purchased and sold in the domestic Chinese market. To the extent the Fund invests in China A-Shares, it expects to do so through the trading and clearing facilities of a participating exchange located outside of mainland China ("Stock Connect Programs"). A Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("RQFII") or Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII") license may also be acquired to invest directly in China A-Shares.| ● |
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The Fund will generally use a "replication" strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it will invest in all of the component securities of the Index in the same approximate proportion as in the Index. However, the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to replicate the Index, in instances in which a security in the Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal restrictions imposed by the U.S. or Chinese government (such as tax diversification requirements or sanctions) that apply to the Fund but not the Index. Securities subject to ownership restrictions by the U.S. or Chinese governments are excluded from the Index Universe by the Index Provider and Index Components that become subject to any such restrictions are removed by the Index Provider from the Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better. If the Fund uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to the Index than if it uses a representative sampling strategy.
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The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. To the extent the Index is concentrated (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund is expected to be concentrated in that industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. As of March 31, 2025, a significant portion of the Index is represented by securities of companies in the Generative AI Industry, and the Software & Services and Information Technology sectors. The degree to which components of the Index represent certain sectors or industries may change over time.
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of any collateral received).
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund's net asset value per share ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its objectives. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Additional Information about the Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund." Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Concentration Risk.To the extent that the Index concentrates in investments related to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund also is expected to concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. In such event, the Fund's performance will be particularly susceptible to adverse events impacting such industry, which may include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic conditions or cyclical market patterns that could negatively affect supply and demand; competition for resources; adverse labor relations; political or world events; obsolescence of technologies; and increased competition or new product introductions that may affect the profitability or viability of companies in a particular industry. As a result, the value of the Fund's investments may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries.| ● |
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In the Chinese securities markets, a small number of issuers may represent a large portion of the entire market. The Chinese securities markets are subject to more frequent trading halts, low trading volume and price volatility. In recent years, Chinese entities have incurred significant levels of debt and Chinese financial institutions currently hold relatively large amounts of non-performing debt. Thus, there exists a possibility that widespread defaults could occur, which could trigger a financial crisis, freeze Chinese debt and finance markets and make Chinese securities illiquid.
In addition, trade relations between the U.S. and China have recently been strained. Worsening trade relations between the two countries could adversely impact the Fund, particularly to the extent that the Chinese government restricts foreign investments in Chinese companies or the U.S. government restricts investments by U.S. investors in China. There may be companies included in the Index that have at times been, and may in the future be, subject to such restrictions. These recent developments have heightened concerns of increased tariffs and restrictions on trade between the two countries. An increase in tariffs or trade restrictions, or even the threat of such developments, could lead to a significant reduction in international trade, which could have a negative impact on China's export industry and a commensurately negative impact on the Fund. Market volatility and volatility in the price of Fund shares may also result.
The political reunification of mainland China and Taiwan, over which mainland China continues to claim sovereignty, is a highly complex issue. There is the potential for future political, military or economic disturbances that may have an adverse impact on the values of the Fund's investments in mainland China and elsewhere, or make certain Fund investments impractical or impossible. Any escalation of hostility between mainland China and Taiwan would likely have a significant adverse impact on the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments in both mainland China and elsewhere, causing substantial investment losses for the Fund.
Disclosure and regulatory standards in emerging market countries, such as China, are in many respects less stringent than U.S. standards. There is substantially less publicly available information about Chinese issuers than there is about U.S. issuers. Chinese companies, including Chinese companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries. As a result, information about the Chinese securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. Chinese companies with securities listed on U.S. exchanges may be delisted if they do not meet U.S. accounting standards and auditor oversight requirements, such as those mandated by the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA), which would significantly decrease the liquidity and value of the securities. In addition, there may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies, and shareholders may have limited legal remedies. The Fund is not actively managed and does not select investments based on investor protection considerations.
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Investments in China A-Shares may not be covered by the securities investor protection programs of either the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchange and, without the protection of such programs, will be subject to the risk of default by the broker. Because of the way in which China A-Shares are held in the Stock Connect Programs, the Fund may not be able to exercise the rights of a shareholder and may be limited in its ability to pursue claims against the issuer of a security, and may suffer losses in the event the depository of the Chinese exchange becomes insolvent.
B-Shares Risk.The China B-Share market is generally smaller, less liquid and has a smaller issuer base than the China A-Share market. The issuers that compose the B-Share market include a broad range of companies, including companies with large, medium and small capitalizations. Further, the B-Shares market may behave very differently from other portions of the Chinese equity markets, and there may be little to no correlation between the performance of the two.| ● |
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While the VIE structure has been widely adopted, it is not formally recognized under Chinese law and therefore there is a risk that the Chinese government could prohibit the existence of such structures or negatively impact the VIE's contractual arrangements with the listed offshore entity by making them invalid. If these contracts were found to be unenforceable under Chinese law, investors in the listed offshore entity, such as the Fund, may suffer significant losses with little or no recourse available. If the Chinese government determines that the agreements establishing the VIE structures do not comply with Chinese law and regulations, including those related to restrictions on foreign ownership, it could subject a Chinese-based issuer to penalties, revocation of business and operating licenses, or forfeiture of ownership interest.
Hong Kong Risk.The economy of Hong Kong has few natural resources and any fluctuation or shortage in the commodity markets could have a significant adverse effect on the Hong Kong economy. Hong Kong is also heavily dependent on international trade and finance. Additionally, the continuation and success of the current political, economic, legal and social policies of Hong Kong is dependent on and subject to the control of the Chinese government. China may change its policies regarding Hong Kong at any time. Any such change may adversely affect market conditions and the performance of Chinese issuers and, thus, the value of securities in the Fund's portfolio.| ● |
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| ● | Currency Risk. The Fund's assets will be invested primarily in the securities of issuers in China and Hong Kong, and the gains, losses and income received by the Fund will be denominated primarily in Chinese renminbi ("RMB") and the Hong Kong dollar ("HKD"), whereas the Fund's reference currency is the U.S. dollar. As a result, the Fund's performance may be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, which can be very volatile and change quickly and unpredictably. Such fluctuations may be due to changes in interest rates, investors' expectations concerning inflation and interest rates, the imposition of currency controls or other national or global political or economic developments. The Fund may lose value if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund's holdings goes up. Moreover, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. In addition, the remittance of foreign currency and the exchange of RMB within China are subject to significant governmental restrictions. Because all transactions in A-Shares must be settled in RMB, limitations of the supply of RMB may adversely affect the Fund's operations. There is no assurance that the Fund will continue to have access to sufficient amounts of RMB to remain fully invested. |
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Software & Services Sector Risk. Companies that develop and implement software and provide software services can face risks associated with low barriers to entry, competition, especially in software development, deployment and delivery, and also due to product obsolescence or saturation, changes in regulation especially with respect to consumer or customer data, and risks associated with technology.
Information Technology Sector Risk. Market or economic factors impacting information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technological advances could have a significant effect on the value of the Fund's investments. The value of stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Stocks of information technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Information technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability.
Securities Lending Risk.T o the extent the Fund lends its securities, it may be subject to the following risks: (1) the securities in which the collateral is invested may not perform sufficiently to cover the applicable rebate rates paid to borrowers and related administrative costs; (2) delays may occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere with the Fund's ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions; and (3) although borrowers of the Fund's securities typically provide collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in securities, there is the risk of possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially.| ● |
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Fund Performance
Performance information for the Fund is not included because the Fund did not commence operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. In the future, performance for the Fund will be presented in this section. Updated performance information will be available on the Fund's website at www.ThemesETFs.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-866-5 Themes (1-866-584-3637).
Management
Investment Adviser
Themes Management Company, LLC (the "Adviser") serves as investment adviser to the Fund.
Portfolio Managers
Calvin Tsang, CFA, Head of Product Management and Development of the Adviser, Dingxun (Kevin) Shao, Vice President, Product Management & Development of the Adviser, and Paul Bartkowiak, Associate Vice President, Portfolio Management of the Adviser, are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have each served as portfolio manager since the Fund's inception.
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund is an ETF. This means that individual Shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in the secondary market through brokers at market prices, rather than NAV. Because Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
The Fund generally issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares known as "Creation Units," which only institutions or large investors may purchase or redeem. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities (the "Deposit Securities") and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
Investors may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the secondary market (the "bid-ask spread"). Recent information about the Fund, including its net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available on the Fund's website at www.ThemesETFs.com.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and its related companies may pay the intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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