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KBA is benchmarked to the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index, consisting of 50 large-cap Shanghai and Shenzhen listed stocks (A-shares) available through Stock Connect. A key feature of this Index is that it offers the first officially recognized Futures contracts for Stock Connect-eligible A-shares, representing a powerful risk management tool that makes its underlying stocks attractive to international investors. KBA focuses on the largest, most liquid stocks, which receive most foreign interest and inflows and may benefit from increased global investment in China’s onshore market over the long term.
MSCI China A 50 Connect Index Features:
Designed to meet the requirements of the growing number of investors in China’s mainland A-share markets.
In addition to offering high correlation to broad China A-share benchmarks1, the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index may offer greater liquidity and investability due to its balanced sector weighting methodology and focus on China’s largest, most liquid securities.
An expected reduction in tracking error and bid-ask spreads given that market makers can directly hedge exposure with Futures.
China A-Share Internationalization Highlights:
China A-shares are vastly underrepresented in global indexes. While the United States has a weight of 64.70% in the MSCI All Country World Index, China only has a weight of 2.57%1
MSCI is realigning China’s overall weight in their Global Standard Indexes through an incremental inclusion process. Upon completion, China A-shares are predicted to account for about 20% of the MSCI Emerging Market (EM) Index1.
Greater accessibility and inclusion in global indexes has led to significant foreign inflows into the China A-share market over the past several years.
**Formerly the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
30 Day Median Bid/Ask Spread as of 01/16/2026.The ETF’s 30 Day Median Bid-Ask Spread is calculated by identifying the ETF’s national best bid and national best offer ("NBBO") as of the end of each 10 second interval during each trading day of the last 30 calendar days and dividing the difference between each such bid and offer by the midpoint of the NBBO. The median of those values is identified and that value is expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest hundredth.
The Premium/Discount History chart demonstrates the difference between the daily market price of shares of the Fund and the Fund’s net asset value (NAV). The vertical axis of the chart shows the premium or discount of the daily market price as a percentage of the NAV. The horizontal axis shows each trading day in the time period, and each data point in the chart represents the Premium/Discount on that day. The data presented in the chart and table above represent past performance and cannot be used to predict future results.
Performance History
Cumulative %
Data as of: 12/31/2025
Fund NAV
Closing Price
Underlying Index
1 Month
4.43%
4.04%
4.39%
3 Month
4.57%
4.38%
3.92%
6 Month
29.05%
29.27%
30.59%
YTD
32.99%
33.85%
35.10%
Since Inception
114.14%
114.71%
139.97%
Avg Annualized %
Data as of quarter end: 12/31/2025
Fund NAV
Closing Price
Underlying Index
1 Year
32.99%
33.85%
35.10%
3 Year
8.56%
8.83%
9.68%
5 Year
-0.69%
-0.61%
0.23%
10 Year
3.54%
3.70%
3.82%
Since Inception
6.64%
6.67%
7.68%
*Fee waivers are contractual and in effect until August 1, 2026
The Custom Blended KBA Index consists of the MSCI China A Index from the inception of the Fund through October 23, 2014, the MSCI China A International Index from October 23, 2014 through December 26, 2017, the MSCI China A Inclusion Index from December 26, 2017 to May 29, 2019, the MSCI China A Index from May 29, 2019 to January 5, 2022, and the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index going forward.
Performance shown for periods before January 5, 2022, reflects that of the of the investment strategy of the Fund prior to January 5, 2022. Prior to January 5, 2022, the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF was named the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF and tracked MSCI China A Index rather than the current underlying index (the MSCI China A 50 Connect). Future performance may be different than past performance due to changes, including investment objectives and principal investment strategies.
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
Ex-Date
Record Date
Payable Date
Amount
Future calendar dates are subject to change. There is no guarantee that dividends will be paid. Past distributions are not indicative of future trends. This material is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
Distributions are issued to brokers on the payable date, and are subject to broker payment schedules.
The Growth of $10,000 chart reflects an initial investment of $10,000 on the day prior to the selected time period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. For the growth of $10,000 chart since inception, the initial investment of $10,000 is instead made on the inception date of the Fund. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted. The growth of a $10,000 investment in the fund is hypothetical and for illustration purposes only. Fund performance data used in this chart is based on Fund NAV and represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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