

KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF
$34.48+0.27 (+0.80%)
- 0.91%
- $139M
- +3.8%
- 1.97%
- 0M sh
- $34.29
- low $27.00high $36.50
The ETF.net KRBN Grade
Score 15 out of 100
- 23 of 23
Score 15 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.F18 out of 100Rank 19 of 23Mission
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.F12 out of 100Rank 21 of 23Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F8 out of 100Rank 22 of 23Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D36 out of 100Rank 18 of 23
Our read on KRBN
FMost commodity funds hold oil, copper and corn. KRBN holds the right to pollute: futures on emission allowances from major cap-and-trade programs worldwide, bundled into one index-tracking fund.
The Fund seeks to track the S&P Global Carbon Credit Index, which consists of futures contracts on emission allowances issued under various cap-and-trade regulatory regimes.
Why people hold it
- Buys carbon itself. The portfolio is futures on emission allowances issued under cap-and-trade regimes, a price shaped by regulators capping supply rather than by drilling or harvests.kraneshares.com
- Global by design. The S&P Global Carbon Credit Index spans multiple regulatory regimes, so no single government's rulebook sets the whole portfolio.
- Running since 2020, and rules-based: an index defines what it holds, in an ETF wrapper instead of a futures account with margin calls.
Worth knowing
- The 0.91% expense ratio sits well above the diversified commodity baskets it's grouped with, such as BCI and CMDY. Niche exposure, niche price.
- Thinly traded next to the big broad-commodity funds, so spreads can run wider and sizable orders deserve more care at the screen.
- One theme, set by policy. Allowance prices turn on regulatory decisions, so this can move on its own schedule while the rest of the commodity complex sits still.
KRBN Holdings
- Other
- 6
- 100%
- KCSH
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
KRBN 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 | KRBN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.4% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | +2.5% |
| 1 year | +3.8% |
| 3 years | +1.2% |
| 5 years | +4.4% |
| 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 | KRBN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.4% | |
| 2025 | +23.1% | |
| 2024 | −13.5% | |
| 2023 | +8.0% | |
| 2022 | −12.4% | |
| 2021 | +107.7% | |
| 2020 | +20.9% |
KRBN in the news
KRBN Dividends
- 1.97%
- $0.67
- $0.67 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
KRBN Risk
- 18.4%
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.
- −0.05
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.
- −36.4%
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.
- 0.09
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KRBN Cost
- The middle half of Broad Commodity Futures funds
- Median 0.70%
17 of the 22 Broad Commodity Futures funds charge less.
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- DDBPInvesco DB Precious Metals FundExpense ratio 0.76%1 year return +6.3%
- DUSCIUnited States Commodity Index FundExpense ratio 1.05%1 year return +45.8%
- DHXCInvestment Managers Series Trust III - Mast Hedgeindex Strategic Commodities ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return —
- DCOMBGraniteShares Bloomberg Commodity Broad Strategy No K-1 ETFExpense ratio 1.15%1 year return +43.0%



