KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF
$27.18−0.24 (−0.88%)
- 0.69%
- $73M
- −6.9%
- 0.20%
- 0M sh
- $28.15
- low $27.25high $38.12
The ETF.net KARS Grade
D
Score 37 out of 100
- 6 of 7
Score 37 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D30 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D29 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B67 out of 100Rank 3 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 5 of 7
Our read on KARS
DA 2018-vintage global take on electric vehicles that buys the whole chain, not just the badge on the hood: batteries, autonomous driving, hydrogen fuel cells, charging and shared mobility, in a tight book of about 60 names.
The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg Electric Vehicles Index, investing in companies involved in electric vehicles, their components, and related future-mobility technologies such as batteries, autonomous driving, shared mobility, hydrogen fuel cells, and electric infrastructure.
Why people hold it
- Reaches past the carmakers: the index also covers batteries, autonomous driving, shared mobility, hydrogen fuel cells and electric infrastructure.kraneshares.com
- Global by mandate rather than US-only, so the roster can hold makers and suppliers wherever they happen to be listed.kraneshares.com
- About 60 holdings keeps the theme concentrated enough to actually show up, instead of being diluted across hundreds of loosely related names.
- Rules-based: it follows the Bloomberg Electric Vehicles Index, so the lineup comes from a published methodology, not a manager's mood.kraneshares.com
Worth knowing
- The 0.69% expense ratio sits mid-pack for EV funds, and neighbors like FDRV (0.39%) and IBAT (0.47%) charge less for adjacent exposure.
- Trades lightly next to the biggest thematic ETFs, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads at the moment of execution.
- One theme, roughly 60 stocks: EV demand cycles, battery input costs and policy shifts all land in the same portfolio at the same time.
KARS Holdings
- Stocks
- 84
- 41%
- 006400.KS
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary35.2%
- Industrials23.9%
- Materials23.1%
- Technology17.9%
- Consumer Staples0.0%
Geography
- China42.96%
- United States15.51%
- South Korea11.57%
- Australia6.29%
- Germany5.43%
- Switzerland5.24%
- Japan5.15%
- Chile2.46%
- 5.38%
Developed 32% · Emerging 68%
KARS Performance
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KARS$9,306
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | KARS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −10.2% |
| 1 month | −6.0% |
| 3 months | −10.2% |
| 1 year | −6.9% |
| 3 years | +1.4% |
| 5 years | −8.5% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | KARS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −10.2% | |
| 2025 | +46.0% | |
| 2024 | −17.9% | |
| 2023 | −7.8% | |
| 2022 | −39.2% | |
| 2021 | +24.2% | |
| 2020 | +71.2% |
KARS in the news
Category Review
Index option income was not one bet this year
KARS Dividends
- 0.20%
- $0.06
- $0.06 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
KARS Risk
- 27.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.004
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −64.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.31
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KARS Cost
0.69%
KARS0.69%
- The middle half of EV & Battery funds
- Median 0.68%
4 of the 7 EV & Battery funds charge less.
Other funds in EV & Battery
- BFDRVFidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportation ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return −3.3%
- BDRIVGlobal X - Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return +17.1%
- CBATTAmplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +16.6%
- CCARZFirst Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +50.0%
- DMOTOSmartETFs Smart Transportation & Technology ETFExpense ratio 1.21%1 year return +24.4%