GraniteShares files for Orbital AI ETF targeting space technologies

The proposed fund would put at least 80% of its assets into companies tied to satellites and space-based data centers GraniteShares wants to sell investors a ticket to orbit. The firm has filed with the SEC for the GraniteShares Orbital AI ETF, a fund built around companies that combine artificial intelligence with satellites and space-based data centers. The filing landed on November 10, 2026. It arrived alongside paperwork for seven more AI-themed ETFs, which suggests GraniteShares is not betting on a single theme so much as building a whole shelf of them. What the fund would actually hold GraniteShares Advisors LLC submitted the filing as a Form 485APOS. That is the form fund sponsors use to amend an existing registration statement, so this is an updated filing rather than a first draft. The stated goal is capital appreciation. Put simply, the fund is chasing growth, not steady income. To get there, the ETF would invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of what the filing calls “Orbital AI Companies.” The definition carries a fairly strict revenue test. A company qualifies only if it earns at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the relevant technologies. Sate...