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KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF
$11.610.00 (0.00%)
- 0.69%
- $46M
- −31.4%
- 4.53%
- 0.1M sh
- $11.76
- low $11.32high $18.44
The ETF.net KTEC Grade
D
Score 35 out of 100
- 29 of 30
Score 35 of 100 falls in the D 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.C41 out of 100Rank 17 of 30Mission
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.F16 out of 100Rank 28 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 17 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F22 out of 100Rank 25 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 19 of 30
Our read on KTEC
DKTEC buys the Hang Seng TECH Index: the 30 largest technology companies listed in Hong Kong, wrapped in one US-listed ticker. A narrow, high-conviction slice of Chinese tech rather than a diversified core holding.
KTEC seeks to track the Hang Seng TECH Index, representing the 30 largest companies in Hong Kong's technology sector.
Why people hold it
- One ticker for the Hang Seng TECH Index, the 30 biggest tech names listed in Hong Kong. No overseas brokerage account, no ADR scavenger hunt.kraneshares.com
- Rules-based and transparent: it follows a published index instead of a manager's hunches, so the basket it aims to hold is always knowable.kraneshares.com
- A standard US fund wrapper trading on a US exchange in dollars, during US hours, while Hong Kong's market is closed.kraneshares.com
- Live since 2021, so it has traded through a full cycle of sentiment swings in Chinese tech rather than arriving as an untested launch.
Worth knowing
- The expense ratio is 0.69% a year, above what the typical broad index tracker in its peer group charges. Niche access carries a niche price.
- About 30 stocks, one sector, one market. A handful of giants steer the whole basket, and moves can be sharp in both directions.
- Structured for growth exposure, not a paycheck: distributions land at most a couple of times a year.
KTEC Holdings
- Stocks
- 31
- 75%
- 9999.HK
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary38.3%
- Communication30.0%
- Technology29.6%
- Health Care2.2%
Geography
- China87.40%
- Hong Kong9.01%
- Singapore3.59%
Developed 13% · Emerging 87%
KTEC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
KTEC$6,864
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 | KTEC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −25.9% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −11.0% |
| 1 year | −31.4% |
| 3 years | +0.6% |
| 5 years | −8.8% |
| 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 | KTEC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −25.9% | |
| 2025 | +21.0% | |
| 2024 | +16.2% | |
| 2023 | −10.4% | |
| 2022 | −26.1% | |
| 2021 | −29.5% |
KTEC in the news
KTEC Dividends
- 4.53%
- $0.53
- $0.53 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
KTEC Risk
- 29.7%
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.
- 0.02
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.
- −58.9%
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.
- 0.79
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KTEC Cost
0.69%
KTEC0.69%
- The middle half of China funds
- Median 0.65%
15 of the 29 China funds charge less.
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