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Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF

KNRGNYSE ArcaSimplifyC

$25.20−0.06 (−0.22%)

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

C53/ 100

Rank 12 of 25 in Multi-Sector Bond Income

C53/100Rank 12 of 25inMulti-Sector Bond Income
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 25.25 to 25.20. Range 25.18 to 25.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.25.1825.2225.2425.2810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$151M
1Y total return
+4.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.81%
Holdings
42
Avg volume · 30D
14K sh
52W range
low $24.79high $26.29
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The ETF.net KNRG Grade

C

Score 53 out of 100

Category
Multi-Sector Bond Income⁠
Rank
12 of 25
Six-pillar profile for KNRG. Scores out of 100: Cost 27, Risk 77, Mission 72, Tradability 41, Holdings 62, Durability 62. Strongest: Risk (77). Weakest: Cost (27). Leans toward Risk and Mission.

Score 53 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.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 14

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 25

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 25

Our read on KNRG

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost energy funds buy the stocks. KNRG lends to the sector instead: an actively managed book of energy and infrastructure bonds, loans and preferred shares picked by Kayne Anderson, with income paid monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund primarily seeks current income and secondarily seeks capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Kayne Anderson subadvises, bringing decades of public and private energy infrastructure investing to a credit book of bonds, notes, loans and hybrids.simplify.ussimplify.us 2
  • Income first by design: the prospectus puts current income ahead of capital appreciation, and the fund distributes monthly.simplify.us
  • Active, not index-bound: an opportunistic relative-value mandate that targets higher credit quality than traditional high yield bond indices.simplify.us

Worth knowing

  • The 0.76% expense ratio runs about double the median bond ETF in its peer group, the price of a specialist active manager.
  • Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, so spreads can be wider than in long-established bond ETFs.
  • A single-sector credit sleeve tied to energy and infrastructure borrowers, including loans and preferreds, not a broad bond market holding.simplify.us

KNRG Performance

Launched May 27, 2025

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

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KNRG$10,432
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. KNRG $10,432. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 KNRG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodKNRG
Year to date+3.2%
1 month+1.9%
3 months+0.4%
1 year+4.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 KNRG
YearReturn barKNRG
2026 YTD+3.2%
2025+7.3%

History from May 28, 2025

KNRG in the news

KNRG 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.
6.81%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.72Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.14 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Jun 25, 2025 $0.15; Jul 28, 2025 $0.15; Aug 26, 2025 $0.15; Sep 25, 2025 $0.16; Oct 28, 2025 $0.16; Nov 21, 2025 $0.16; Dec 23, 2025 $0.16; Jan 27, 2026 $0.14; Feb 24, 2026 $0.14; Mar 26, 2026 $0.14; Apr 27, 2026 $0.14; May 26, 2026 $0.14; Jun 25, 2026 $0.14; Jul 28, 2026 $0.14; Aug 26, 2026 $0.14; Sep 25, 2026 $0.14; Oct 27, 2026 $0.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.14
Sep 25, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.14
Aug 26, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.14
Jul 28, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.14
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.14
May 26, 2026May 29, 2026$0.14
Apr 27, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.14
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.14
Feb 24, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.14
Jan 27, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.14
Dec 23, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.16
Nov 21, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.16

See all 17 payments⁠

$10,000 in KNRG 1 year ago paid $664 in dividends.⁠

KNRG Risk

Risk pillarA77 out of 100Rank 2 of 25 in Multi-Sector Bond Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.2%
Annualised · 17 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.
0.84
vs 3-month T-bills · 17 months 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.
−2.7%
17 months · trough Mar 2026
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.
0.22
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.

KNRG Cost

Compare KNRG and VGMS

Overpaying vs VGMS, cheapest in Multi-Sector Bond Income

$8,333

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

  • KNRG 0.75%

    $14,482

  • VGMS 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KNRG 0.75%
  • VGMS 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530KNRG $14,482VGMS $6,149

Year by year

YearKNRGVGMSOverpaying
10$1,336$545$791
20$5,078$2,113$2,965
30$14,482$6,149$8,333

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