KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS)
KARS is a passive ETF by CICC tracking the investment results of the KARS-US - Bloomberg Electric Vehicles Index. KARS launched on Jan 18, 2018 and has a 0.70% expense ratio.
ETF Info
US5007678270
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Jan 18, 2018
Developed Markets (Broad)
1x
KARS-US - Bloomberg Electric Vehicles Index
Multi-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
KARS has an expense ratio of 0.70%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS) returned 4.30% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.52% over the past 12 months.
KARS
4.30%
12.36%
1.11%
-1.52%
1.18%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.30%
12.79%
1.49%
12.35%
15.12%
10.89%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of KARS, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.48% | 3.72% | -2.78% | -3.00% | 6.12% | 4.30% | |||||||
| 2024 | -19.03% | 8.60% | -0.62% | -3.38% | -2.01% | -8.81% | 0.67% | -2.25% | 19.65% | -4.03% | 0.64% | -4.29% | -17.88% |
| 2023 | 19.47% | -8.66% | -0.10% | -5.96% | -0.90% | 9.16% | 10.06% | -12.49% | -8.38% | -13.98% | 3.25% | 6.01% | -7.85% |
| 2022 | -9.74% | -2.77% | -3.94% | -13.63% | 7.34% | -3.61% | 5.30% | -4.07% | -14.32% | -0.66% | 9.83% | -14.54% | -39.20% |
| 2021 | 7.08% | 0.56% | -2.26% | -1.18% | 2.20% | 8.83% | 2.36% | 1.87% | -4.41% | 12.88% | 1.41% | -5.97% | 24.11% |
| 2020 | -0.51% | -2.30% | -17.60% | 16.06% | 7.58% | 7.19% | 7.40% | 9.88% | -1.54% | 0.43% | 29.81% | 5.43% | 71.17% |
| 2019 | 10.94% | 5.82% | -0.68% | 5.52% | -15.85% | 10.21% | 3.02% | -5.39% | 3.79% | 4.73% | 4.50% | 6.60% | 34.66% |
| 2018 | -1.86% | -2.30% | -2.65% | -2.80% | 2.62% | -4.68% | 0.35% | -0.61% | -1.43% | -9.86% | -0.15% | -8.71% | -28.33% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of KARS is 13, meaning it’s performing worse than 87% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF provided a 0.75% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.16 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.23 | $0.32 | $3.15 | $0.06 | $0.44 | $0.25 |
Dividend yield | 0.75% | 0.78% | 0.88% | 1.13% | 6.73% | 0.14% | 1.85% | 1.38% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.15 | $3.15 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 2018 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF was 64.85%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF drawdown is 56.47%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -64.85% | Nov 9, 2021 | 856 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -39.24% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 75 | Jul 6, 2020 | 95 |
| -31.43% | Jan 24, 2018 | 230 | Dec 24, 2018 | 264 | Jan 13, 2020 | 494 |
| -18.67% | Feb 17, 2021 | 61 | May 13, 2021 | 40 | Jul 12, 2021 | 101 |
| -8.77% | Sep 3, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 10 | Oct 7, 2020 | 24 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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