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KraneShares Value Line Dynamic Dividend Equity Index ETF

KVLENYSE ArcaKraneSharesD

$27.84−0.24 (−0.87%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:25 AM ET

D37/ 100

Rank 49 of 53 in US Dividend Index

D37/100Rank 49 of 53inUS Dividend Index
Intraday session: down, 23 prints from 28.08 to 27.84. Range 27.78 to 27.95. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.8027.9027.9528.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.56%
Fund size
$40M
1Y total return
+13.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
8.34%
Holdings
84
Avg volume · 30D
2.1K sh
52W range
low $24.34high $29.59
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net KVLE Grade

D

Score 37 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
49 of 53
Six-pillar profile for KVLE. Scores out of 100: Cost 15, Risk 30, Mission 70, Tradability 29, Holdings 58, Durability 14. Strongest: Mission (70). Weakest: Durability (14). Leans toward Mission.

Score 37 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.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 41 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 40 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F14 out of 100
    Rank 50 of 53

Our read on KVLE

ETF.net Research

In short

DKVLE bolts a dividend portfolio onto Value Line's Safety and Timeliness rankings, the old-school stock-research scores, and lets the index shift with the market instead of holding one fixed high-yield list.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks exposure to US large-cap companies through a market-adaptive index strategy emphasizing high dividend yields, strong Value Line Safety and Timeliness rankings, and quantitative risk management.

Why people hold it

  • Stock picking runs off Value Line's Safety and Timeliness rankings, a research-house quality screen, not just a yield number or a dividend-streak count.
  • The index is market-adaptive: it reshuffles its US large-cap dividend payers as conditions change, with quantitative risk management written into the rules.
  • Plain shape underneath: US large-cap equity, dividends paid on a quarterly schedule.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.56% fee sits above the dividend-screen median of 0.39% and far above index staples like SCHD (0.06%) and VIG (0.04%).
  • Small asset base and thin trading, so spreads can run wider than in the household-name dividend funds.
  • Value Line's rankings are proprietary, so the reasoning behind holdings is harder to eyeball than a published yield or dividend-growth rule.

KVLE Performance

Launched Nov 23, 2020

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.
KVLE$11,325
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. KVLE $11,325. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 KVLE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodKVLE
Year to date+11.7%
1 month+0.3%
3 months−3.8%
1 year+13.2%
3 yearsper year+17.1%
5 yearsper year+9.7%
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 KVLE
YearReturn barKVLE
2026 YTD+11.7%
2025+10.1%
2024+18.3%
2023+10.5%
2022−6.0%
2021+28.0%
2020+1.4%

History from Nov 24, 2020

KVLE in the news

KVLE 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 Nov 9, 2026.
8.34%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.34Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.16 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 22 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2020 $0.07; Sep 28, 2021 $0.29; Dec 29, 2021 $2.00; Mar 29, 2022 $0.11; Jun 28, 2022 $0.12; Sep 28, 2022 $0.14; Dec 28, 2022 $0.87; Mar 29, 2023 $0.10; Jun 28, 2023 $0.14; Sep 27, 2023 $0.12; Dec 18, 2023 $0.22; Mar 26, 2024 $0.16; Jun 27, 2024 $0.14; Sep 27, 2024 $0.12; Dec 17, 2024 $1.60; Mar 28, 2025 $0.10; Jun 27, 2025 $0.10; Sep 29, 2025 $0.14; Dec 22, 2025 $1.88; Mar 30, 2026 $0.13; Jun 29, 2026 $0.17; Sep 29, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.16
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.17
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.13
Dec 22, 2025Dec 23, 2025$1.88
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.14
Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.10
Mar 28, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.10
Dec 17, 2024Dec 18, 2024$1.60
Sep 27, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.12
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.14
Mar 26, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.16
Dec 18, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.22

See all 22 payments⁠

$10,000 in KVLE 5 years ago paid $3,405 in dividends.⁠

KVLE Risk

Risk pillarD30 out of 100Rank 45 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.6%
Annualised · 36 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.
1.07
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−18.4%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.83
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.

KVLE Cost

Compare KVLE and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$10,239

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

  • KVLE 0.56%

    $11,088

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KVLE 0.56%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530KVLE $11,088VIG $849

Year by year

YearKVLEVIGOverpaying
10$1,006$73$933
20$3,855$288$3,567
30$11,088$849$10,239

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