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KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF
$30.57−0.03 (−0.10%)
- 0.79%
- $118M
- +8.8%
- 1.58%
- 0M sh
- $30.95
- low $28.72high $35.46
The ETF.net KBA Grade
B
Score 55 out of 100
- 13 of 30
Score 55 of 100 falls in the B 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.F22 out of 100Rank 22 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 9 of 22Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A71 out of 100Rank 3 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 11 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 13 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 17 of 30
Our read on KBA
BMost US-listed China ETFs buy the offshore version of China. KBA goes onshore, tracking 50 large caps that trade in Shanghai and Shenzhen through Stock Connect, an approach it has run since 2014.
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
- Onshore by design: it tracks the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index, 50 large-cap A-shares listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen and reachable through Stock Connect.kraneshares.com
- The original in its lane. Launched in 2014, it was the first MSCI-linked China A-share ETF in the US and the first here to track the A 50 Connect index.kraneshares.com
- A tight basket, not a sweep: 50 large, liquid mainland names versus the nearly 500 in the full MSCI China A index.kraneshares.com
- Run by a China-focused ETF specialist alongside Bosera, a large mainland asset manager, and it sits in the upper half of US-listed single-country China funds on our review.kraneshares.com
Worth knowing
- Onshore access carries a price: 0.79% a year, above broad China peers such as MCHI (0.59%) and FLCH (0.19%).
- Fifty stocks in one country. Sector shifts and single-name moves land harder here than in a broad emerging-markets fund.
- The exposure travels through Stock Connect, the Hong Kong link into mainland exchanges, so the plumbing depends on that channel staying open.kraneshares.com
KBA Holdings
- Stocks
- 53
- 43%
- 300750.SZ
Sectors
- Technology30.3%
- Financials20.5%
- Materials12.6%
- Industrials12.5%
- Consumer Staples6.6%
- Health Care4.6%
- Consumer Discretionary4.3%
- Energy3.5%
- Utilities3.5%
- Communication1.2%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- China100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
KBA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
KBA$10,880
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 | KBA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.0% |
| 1 month | −5.6% |
| 3 months | −8.2% |
| 1 year | +8.8% |
| 3 years | +13.4% |
| 5 years | +3.9% |
| 10 years | +7.5% |
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 | KBA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.0% | |
| 2025 | +33.9% | |
| 2024 | +15.7% | |
| 2023 | −16.8% | |
| 2022 | −9.1% | |
| 2021 | +3.3% | |
| 2020 | +41.6% |
KBA in the news
KBA Dividends
- 1.58%
- $0.48
- $0.48 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
KBA Risk
- 18.6%
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.
- 0.51
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.
- −39.7%
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.
- 0.68
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KBA Cost
0.79%
KBA0.79%
- The middle half of China funds
- Median 0.65%
20 of the 29 China funds charge less.
Other funds in China
- BFXIiShares China Large-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.73%1 year return −9.3%
- BCQQQInvesco China Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return −19.1%
- CCNXTVanEck ChiNext Innovators ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +6.1%
- BMAGCRoundhill Investments - China Magnificent Seven ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −30.4%
- CPGJInvesco Golden Dragon China ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return −27.1%