

KraneShares Sustainable Ultra Short Duration Index ETF
$25.06+0.01 (+0.06%)
- 0.30%
- $160M
- +3.6%
- 3.90%
- 0M sh
- $25.05
- low $24.99high $25.27
The ETF.net KCSH Grade
Score 51 out of 100
- 58 of 78
Score 51 of 100 falls in the C 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.F16 out of 100Rank 65 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 66Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B61 out of 100Rank 7 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D28 out of 100Rank 63 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 37 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 51 of 78
Our read on KCSH
CThe cash-parking aisle rarely gets a climate screen. KCSH holds US-dollar investment-grade corporate debt maturing inside a year, filtered for Paris Agreement alignment, and pays monthly.
Seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Solactive ISS Sustainable Select 0-1 Year USD Corporate IG Index. The index covers U.S.-dollar investment-grade corporate debt maturing within one year and aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Why people hold it
- Rare pairing: ultra-short corporate credit plus an ISS climate screen for Paris Agreement alignment. Most funds in this aisle screen for nothing at all.kraneshares.com
- What the name says is what the portfolio holds: roughly 160 investment-grade corporate bonds inside one year to maturity, spread wide rather than bunched.
- Pays monthly, so the interest shows up on a steady cadence rather than in quarterly lumps.
Worth knowing
- The screen costs money: 0.30% a year against a category median near 0.20%, and the cheapest broad rival, VUSB, runs 0.10%.
- Thinly traded and modest in size, so the price on screen can drift further from fair value than it does in this category's heavyweights.
- Corporate paper, not Treasuries. It carries issuer credit risk a T-bill fund does not, and the fund only launched in 2024, so the track record is short.
KCSH Holdings
- Bonds
- 67
- 29%
- Credit Agricole Sa/London Mtn 4 1/8 01/10/27
Geography
- United States82.04%
- Canada8.81%
- United Kingdom3.85%
- Japan3.57%
- Ireland1.72%
KCSH Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | KCSH |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.7% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | +1.0% |
| 1 year | +3.6% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | KCSH |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.7% | |
| 2025 | +4.5% | |
| 2024 | +1.9% |
KCSH in the news
KCSH Dividends
- 3.90%
- $0.98
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
KCSH Risk
- 0.4%
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.
- −0.14
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.
- −0.6%
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.
- 0.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KCSH Cost
- The middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.19%
64 of the 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds charge less.
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