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- Roundhill ETF Trust is an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust and headquartered at 154 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10011; the trust was organized on August 26, 2016, and its adviser, Roundhill Financial Inc., has been located at the same New York address and has provided investment advisory services to pooled vehicles since 2019. Roundhill Space & Technology ETF (MARS) is a series of the trust and an actively managed exchange-traded fund listed on Cboe BZX that seeks exposure to the space economy and enabling technologies, with an investment approach focused on companies involved in the design, development, manufacturing, integration, testing, deployment, operation, or servicing of rocket launch systems, spacecraft and satellites, space-related communications infrastructure and services, aerospace and space-related defense systems, network infrastructure, advanced military technology, artificial intelligence services, software and information technology services, and semiconductor equipment. The fund targets industries and end markets that rely on space infrastructure, including GPS, internet, agriculture, banking, healthcare, and weather forecasting, and it is positioned as a pure-play space and technology strategy. As of June 30, 2026, the fund had 30 holdings, an expense ratio of 0.75%, and reported inception on March 5, 2026; Roundhill also states that ETF options are available on MARS. Core portfolio holdings include Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Rocket Lab Corp., AST SpaceMobile Inc., Viasat Inc., Planet Labs PBC, Globalstar Inc., Iridium Communications Inc., MDA Space Ltd., Intuitive Machines Inc., and Firefly Aerospace Inc. Recent major changes include the launch of MARS in March 2026 as a newly organized fund, its ongoing active portfolio construction around the commercial space economy, and portfolio updates reflected in mid-2026 factsheet and holdings disclosures that show a concentrated allocation across launch, satellite communications, and space-data businesses. The trust operates under the Roundhill ETF Trust umbrella, with Roundhill Financial Inc. as investment adviser and Roundhill Investments as the marketing brand.