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KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF

KBANYSE ArcaKraneSharesA

$28.17−0.05 (−0.18%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A74/ 100

Rank 5 of 30 in China

A74/100Rank 5 of 30inChina
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Expense ratio
0.56%*
Fund size
$105M
1Y total return
−5.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.71%
Holdings
52
Avg volume · 30D
29.2K sh
52W range
low $28.14high $35.46
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Aug 1, 2028. Without it: 0.79%.

The ETF.net KBA Grade

A

Score 74 out of 100

Category
China⁠
Rank
5 of 30
Six-pillar profile for KBA. Scores out of 100: Cost 86, Risk 76, Mission 83, Tradability 51, Holdings 61, Durability 60. Strongest: Cost (86). Weakest: Tradability (51). Leans toward Cost and Mission.

Score 74 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 29

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 30

Our read on KBA

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe first US-listed ETF built on an MSCI China A-share index, running since 2014. It owns mainland Shanghai and Shenzhen stocks through Stock Connect rather than Hong Kong listings or ADRs.

Stated mandate

The fund tracks the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index, which represents 50 large-cap Chinese A-shares listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen and accessible through Stock Connect.

Why people hold it

  • Most US-listed China funds hold Hong Kong shares and ADRs. This one buys the onshore market itself: 50 large A-shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen, accessed via Stock Connect.kraneshares.com
  • The index takes the 50 largest A-shares but keeps at least two stocks per sector and matches the parent MSCI China A Index's sector weights, curbing the usual financials pile-up.msci.commsci.com 2
  • 0.56% net of a contractual waiver through August 1, 2028 (0.79% gross), below the median fee among the 30 China funds we grade.kraneshares.com
  • Live since March 2014 via a KraneShares and Bosera partnership, and it tracks its index closely. One of the stronger implementations in the China peer group.kraneshares.com

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to the big offshore China funds, so spreads can widen. Limit orders matter, especially since US hours do not overlap mainland trading.
  • FLCH (0.19%) and CXSE (0.32%) charge less, but they hold offshore China shares, a different market with different companies.
  • Fifty mega caps only: no small or mid caps, and distributions come once or twice a year rather than quarterly.

KBA Performance

Launched Mar 4, 2014

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

KBA$9,454
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. KBA $9,454. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for KBA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodKBA
Year to date−8.7%
1 month−8.8%
3 months−14.8%
1 year−5.5%
3 yearsper year+11.5%
5 yearsper year+1.7%
10 yearsper year+6.7%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for KBA
YearReturn barKBA
2026 YTD−8.7%
2025+33.9%
2024+15.7%
2023−16.8%
2022−9.1%
2021+3.3%
2020+41.6%

KBA in the news

KBA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.71%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.48Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2017 $0.34; Dec 26, 2018 $0.92; Dec 27, 2019 $0.50; Dec 29, 2020 $0.30; Dec 29, 2021 $3.94; Dec 14, 2022 $6.25; Dec 28, 2022 $6.25; Dec 18, 2023 $0.48; Dec 17, 2024 $0.51; Dec 22, 2025 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.48
Dec 17, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.51
Dec 18, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.48
Dec 28, 2022No data$6.25
Dec 14, 2022Dec 16, 2022$6.25
Dec 29, 2021Dec 31, 2021$3.94
Dec 29, 2020Dec 31, 2020$0.30
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.50
Dec 26, 2018Dec 28, 2018$0.92
Dec 19, 2017Dec 22, 2017$0.34
Dec 20, 2016Dec 23, 2016$0.46
Jun 15, 2016No data$0.85

— Pay date not on file.

See all 15 payments⁠

$10,000 in KBA 10 years ago paid $7,046 in dividends.⁠

KBA Risk

Risk pillarA76 out of 100Rank 2 of 30 in China
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.43
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−39.7%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.68
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

KBA Cost

Compare KBA and FLCH

Overpaying vs FLCH, cheapest in China

$7,136

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • KBA 0.56%

    $11,088

  • FLCH 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KBA 0.56%
  • FLCH 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530KBA $11,088FLCH $3,952

Year by year

YearKBAFLCHOverpaying
10$1,006$347$659
20$3,855$1,351$2,504
30$11,088$3,952$7,136
How the 0.56% is worked out

Full fee 0.79%− waiver 0.23%= you pay 0.56%

The waiver ends Aug 1, 2028. After that the fee is 0.79% unless KraneShares renews it. Source: prospectus, Jul 2026.

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