

KraneShares Hedgeye Hedged Equity Index ETF
$30.36+0.03 (+0.10%)
- 0.88%
- $123M
- +14.8%
- 5.85%
- 0M sh
- $30.36
- low $26.82high $30.40
The ETF.net KSPY Grade
Score 41 out of 100
- 38 of 52
Score 41 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.F22 out of 100Rank 41 of 52Mission
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.A77 out of 100Rank 5 of 52Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 22 of 52Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 33 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 47 of 52
Our read on KSPY
CMost hedged equity funds pick one options overlay and live with it. KSPY follows a Hedgeye index that can swap between three different options strategies as often as daily, based on where the S&P 500 sits inside Hedgeye's Risk Range bands.
The fund tracks the Hedgeye Hedged Equity Index to provide S&P 500 exposure while actively seeking to reduce volatility and manage downside risk.
Why people hold it
- The index rotates among three options strategies depending on where the S&P 500 trades inside Hedgeye's Risk Range bands, and it can switch as often as daily.kraneshares.com
- It buys puts as well as selling calls, so the downside hedge is an actual options position rather than just collected premium.kraneshares.com
- No 12-month outcome period here: unlike buffer ETFs, there is no fixed cap to sit under for a year and no reset date to time your entry around.kraneshares.com
- Hedgeye has published its Risk Range signals since 2015. This packages that research as a rules-based index inside an ETF instead of a subscription you trade yourself.kraneshares.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.88% a year, it prices above the typical S&P 500 options-strategy fund: the cost of an outside research firm's signals plus an active options overlay.
- Sold calls mean giving up some upside, and hedges cost money in calm, steadily rising markets. This is a volatility-smoothing tool, not an S&P 500 clone.kraneshares.com
- Launched in 2024 and among the smaller, thinly traded funds in its group, so spreads can run wider than at the mega-scale S&P options ETFs.
KSPY Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 101%
- SPY
Sectors
- Technology40.1%
- Financials11.3%
- Communication9.9%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
Geography
- United States100.00%
KSPY 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 | KSPY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.5% |
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +2.6% |
| 1 year | +14.8% |
| 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 | KSPY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.5% | |
| 2025 | +14.2% | |
| 2024 | +3.4% |
KSPY in the news
KSPY Dividends
- 5.85%
- $1.77
- $1.77 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
KSPY Risk
- 5.5%
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.
- 1.46
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.
- −11.7%
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.
- 0.45
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KSPY Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Option Income funds
- Median 0.60%
39 of the 51 S&P 500 Option Income funds charge less.
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