KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF
ALTAR
Score™		 1.7% info Recommen-
dation		 AVOID
2025E    2026E
P/E
ratio		 42.9x P/Sales
ratio		 3.5x
P/BV
ratio		 4.1x Div.
yield		 0.8%


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KSTR tracks an index of the top 50 companies by market-cap that are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Science and Technology Innovation Board.

FUND BASICS
Category Emerging Market Equities
Fund Sponsor Krane Fund Advisors LLC
Website www.kraneshares.com
Inception date Jan 27, 2021
Assets (mns) $33
Currency USD
Expense ratio 89 bp
Distributions Annually

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-Ended Fund
Custodian
Weighting Market Cap
Index replication
Uses derivatives No
Options available Yes

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 52
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $8,737
Large cap (>$10bn) 51.7%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 43.4%
Small cap (<$2bn) 1.0%
Developed mkts 0.0%
Emerging mkts 100.0%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. LTD. 10.1 %
HYGON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., 9.8 %
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPME 6.1 %
MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. CLASS 5.9 %
BEIJING KINGSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARE. 5.9 %
SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE 3.6 %
SHENZHEN TRANSSION HOLDING CO., LT 3.1 %
ZHEJIANG SUPCON TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD 2.4 %
NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY GROUP CO 2.4 %
BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO. LT 2.3 %
Total 51.5 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
CHINA 75.9 %










HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru May 30)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
2.1% 27.4% -- -- -13.3%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 0.43 6%
MSCI EAFE 0.51 9%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.75 19%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $13.30
30d moving avg. $13.66
Annualized volatility 29.9%
Short interest (ETF) 2.3%
Relative strength (RSI) 46

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 7
Turnover 0.3%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.51%
ADV underlying (mns) $3,471

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 67 potential alternatives to the KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with KSTR. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: KSTR Expense: 89 bp ALTAR Score™: 1.7%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH KSTR
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs KSTR
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs KSTR
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs KSTR
(%)
KBA KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF 7.7 55 34 8.3 +6.6
TCHI iShares MSCI China Multisector Tech ETF 5.1 59 30 22.0 +20.3
ASHR Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF 4.7 65 24 8.1 +6.4
ASHS Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF 4.1 65 24 6.2 +4.5
CQQQ Invesco China Technology ETF 3.3 70 19 19.5 +17.8
KURE KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF 3.0 65 24 3.1 +1.4
AIS VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF 2.5 75 14 4.0 +2.3
JCHI JPMorgan Active China ETF 2.3 65 24 16.5 +14.8
AIVC Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF 1.9 59 30 6.8 +5.1
RAYC Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF 1.8 80 9 8.9 +7.2
CXSE WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund 1.5 32 57 19.0 +17.3
ETEC iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF 1.1 47 42 3.9 +2.2
KGRN KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF 1.1 79 10 3.8 +2.1
MINV Matthews Asia Innovators Active ETF 1.1 79 10 7.8 +6.1
FLCH Franklin FTSE China ETF 0.6 19 70 17.9 +16.2
CNYA iShares MSCI China A ETF 0.6 60 29 7.2 +5.5
XSOE WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund 0.3 32 57 9.7 +8.0
ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF 0.3 41 48 6.2 +4.5
ECON Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 0.2 49 40 13.3 +11.5
FLAX Franklin FTSE Asia Ex Japan ETF 0.2 19 70 10.0 +8.3
EEMV iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF 0.2 25 64 6.5 +4.8
DBEM Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF 0.2 66 23 10.5 +8.8
MCH Matthews China Active ETF 0.2 79 10 16.3 +14.6
BKEM BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.2 11 78 10.6 +8.9
GSEE Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.2 36 53 10.4 +8.7
CHIQ Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF 0.2 65 24 15.5 +13.8
BBEM JPMorgan BetaBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.2 15 74 10.9 +9.2
GEM Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.2 45 44 11.1 +9.4
TLTE FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index 0.2 59 30 12.3 +10.6
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 0.1 8 81 11.1 +9.4
EMCR Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Impr 0.1 15 74 8.6 +6.9
GXC SPDR S&P China ETF 0.1 59 30 17.5 +15.8
ERTH Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF 0.1 62 27 3.6 +1.9
IGPT Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF 0.1 60 29 5.0 +3.2
QEMM SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF 0.1 30 59 10.2 +8.5
JEMA JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.1 33 56 10.7 +8.9
DFSE Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF 0.1 41 48 9.5 +7.8
MCHI iShares MSCI China ETF 0.1 59 30 18.9 +17.2
EWX SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF 0.1 65 24 8.3 +6.6
VSGX Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF 0.0 12 77 8.0 +6.3
VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund 0.0 8 81 8.3 +6.6
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF 0.0 35 54 10.2 +8.5
JHEM John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF 0.0 49 40 10.7 +9.0
DFEM Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF 0.0 38 51 10.0 +8.2
BKF iShares MSCI BIC ETF 0.0 69 20 13.8 +12.1
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 0.0 7 82 8.2 +6.5
JPEM JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.0 44 45 10.9 +9.2
DGS WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund 0.0 58 31 9.9 +8.2
DBAW Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF 0.0 41 48 7.8 +6.1
DEHP Dimensional Emerging Markets High Profitability ETF 0.0 41 48 7.2 +5.5
EEMX SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Free ETF 0.0 30 59 10.9 +9.2
SCHE Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.0 11 78 11.8 +10.1
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 0.0 9 80 11.0 +9.3
JSTC Adasina Social Justice All Cap Global ETF 0.0 89 0 4.5 +2.8
GXUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF 0.0 18 71 8.0 +6.3
EEMA iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF 0.0 49 40 10.9 +9.2
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 0.0 69 20 10.8 +9.1
AAXJ iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF 0.0 70 19 9.9 +8.2
SPEM SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF 0.0 7 82 11.0 +9.3
NZAC SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF 0.0 12 77 5.3 +3.6
DFEV Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF 0.0 43 46 14.1 +12.4
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 0.0 7 82 6.2 +4.5
EMXF iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF 0.0 16 73 8.6 +6.9
DFAX Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF 0.0 30 59 8.3 +6.6
SPGM SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF 0.0 9 80 6.1 +4.4
VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 0.0 22 67 9.8 +8.1
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 0.0 32 57 5.9 +4.2

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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Return on equity

Revision activity*
*Six months ago = 100

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

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multiple:		 KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF
Relative
to:		 S&P500 MSCI EAFE MSCI Emg. Mkts. Other ETF:

AVOID
Not worthwhile for most investors. A rating of AVOID is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the lowest quintile (the bottom 20%) of their category. Often, funds in this category consist of stocks with little if any history or expectation of profitability, and as a result our fundamentally-driven analysis may not be relevant.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 10.2 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 3.9 x
Less: Expense ratio 89 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 1.7 %
info More information on ALTAR Score™
MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.40 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.50
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

See RATING tab for calculation of ALTAR Score™
Risk & reward. Uses std. dev. as proxy for risk, ALTAR Score™ for return forecast.
Dividends paid by constituents to the fund. May differ from actual distributions to shareholders due to constituent changes, timing issues or other factors.
Monthly returns based on changes in price plus dividends. May differ from daily returns reported by funds. See below for standardized returns.