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Aura ETFs, Founded by ETF Industry Leader Rob Oliver, Launches AI Photonics ETF (PHOX)
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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Aura ETFs, led by Rob Oliver, has launched the AI Photonics ETF (PHOX) on the NYSE, targeting companies integrating photonics in AI hardware to improve data transmission and computational efficiency in AI data centers. The ETF highlights a structural, long-term shift in AI infrastructure from copper wiring to optical networking, including Chinese and Taiwanese firms typically excluded from similar ETFs.
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Founders building AI hardware and photonics components must recognise the growing capital flow into AI photonics infrastructure as a validated long-term investment theme. This opens customer and partner channels among ETF investors focused on enduring AI infrastructure shifts beyond software models.
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