
PLUS Korea Manufacturing Core Alliance Index ETF
$18.22−0.56 (−2.97%)
- 0.65%
- $6M
- 0M sh
- $20.29
- low $14.45high $24.45
The ETF.net KMCA Grade
Score 9 out of 100
- 37 of 38
Score 9 of 100 falls in the F 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.F8 out of 100Rank 35 of 38Mission
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.F10 out of 100Rank 36 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F11 out of 100Rank 35 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F12 out of 100Rank 36 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F5 out of 100Rank 36 of 38
Our read on KMCA
FKorea, minus the index filler. KMCA holds roughly 40 companies in the industries Korea actually dominates: AI chips, batteries, shipyards, defense, power grid and nuclear, robotics. Hanwha's PLUS lineup, wrapped for US buyers.
The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the performance of an index, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- A thesis, not a benchmark: the index targets Korean firms tied to AI semiconductors, rechargeable batteries, shipbuilding, defense, power grid and nuclear energy, and robotics.prnewswire.com
- Roughly 40 holdings, so chipmakers, shipyards and defense names carry real weight instead of sitting as rounding errors in a market-cap list.
- Rules-based and index-tracked, built by Hanwha Asset Management's PLUS team and brought to the US by white-label specialist Exchange Traded Concepts.prnewswire.cominvesting.com
Worth knowing
- 0.65% a year sits above the typical single-country developed-market fund; broad UK and Canada trackers like FLGB and FLCA charge 0.09%.
- A 2026 launch with a small asset base: the record is short, and thinner trading can mean wider bid-ask spreads.
- Non-diversified and cyclical: memory prices, shipyard order books and defense budgets swing this basket, and you carry Korean won exposure.finance.yahoo.comprnewswire.com
KMCA Holdings
- Stocks
- 36
- 71%
- 005930.KS
Geography
- Korea (the Republic of)100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
KMCA 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 | KMCA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −8.3% |
| 3 months | +0.4% |
| 1 year | — |
| 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 | KMCA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −15.2% |
KMCA in the news
KMCA Dividends
Listed May 2026. No distributions yet.
KMCA Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KMCA Cost
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
34 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.
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- DENORiShares MSCI Norway ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return +33.9%
- DMKORMatthews Korea Active ETF MKORExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +100.6%
- FGLCRGlacierShares Nasdaq Iceland ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return −11.2%




