KraneShares Value Line Dynamic Dividend Equity Index ETF
$27.93+0.01 (+0.02%)
- 0.56%
- $41M
- +13.7%
- 8.38%
- 0M sh
- $28.02
- low $23.77high $29.59
The ETF.net KVLE Grade
D
Score 40 out of 100
- 48 of 53
Score 40 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. The letter stays D for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F15 out of 100Rank 45 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 40 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 31 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D35 out of 100Rank 36 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 26 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F15 out of 100Rank 50 of 53
Our read on KVLE
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 81
- 25%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology33.6%
- Real Estate15.2%
- Industrials12.4%
- Financials10.7%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Consumer Staples7.5%
- Health Care4.1%
- Energy4.0%
- Materials2.3%
- Communication1.5%
Geography
- United States98.57%
- Singapore1.43%
KVLE Performance
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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KVLE$11,374
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 | KVLE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.1% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +13.7% |
| 3 years | +16.4% |
| 5 years | +10.5% |
| 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 | KVLE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.1% | |
| 2025 | +10.1% | |
| 2024 | +18.3% | |
| 2023 | +10.5% | |
| 2022 | −6.0% | |
| 2021 | +28.0% | |
| 2020 | +1.4% |
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KVLE Dividends
- 8.38%
- $2.34
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
KVLE Risk
- 11.8%
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.
- 0.96
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.
- −18.4%
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.
- 0.84
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KVLE Cost
0.56%
KVLE0.56%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
44 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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