RULE 497 FILING
Enclosed for filing, pursuant to Rule 497 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are exhibits containing risk/return summary information in interactive data format for the shares of beneficial interest in the KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Inclusion Index ETF (the “Fund”), a series of KraneShares Trust. The exhibits reflect updated risk/return summary information for the Fund, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 497 on October 17, 2018 (Accession Number: 0001615774-18-011016), which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 497 |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Oct. 17, 2018 |
Entity Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Krane Shares Trust |
Entity Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001547576 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Oct. 17, 2018 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Oct. 17, 2018 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Aug. 01, 2018 |
KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Index ETF | KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Index ETF | ||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | KBND |
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KRANE SHARES TRUST
KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Index ETF (the “Fund”)
Supplement dated October 17, 2018 to the currently effective Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as each may be supplemented, for the Fund
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the currently effective Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus” and together, the “Prospectuses”) and Statement of Additional Information listed above and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information.
The following changes are made to the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information.
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Investment Objective | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Inclusion Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the price and yield performance of a specific foreign fixed income securities index. The Fund’s current index is the Bloomberg Barclays China Inclusion Focused Bond Index (the “Underlying Index”). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fees and Expenses of the Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table below does not include the brokerage commissions that you may pay when purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Example | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, except that it reflects the Fee Waiver for the period described above. The Example does not reflect any brokerage commissions that you may pay on purchases and sales of your shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, whether you do or do not sell your shares, your costs would be: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index seeks to track the performance of the Chinese onshore renminbi (“RMB”)-denominated fixed-income market. The Underlying Index is comprised of RMB-denominated fixed-income securities (“RMB Bonds”) issued into the China Interbank Bond Market (“CIBM”). Onshore RMB Bonds are traded in the CIBM or the Chinese exchange-traded bond market (“Exchange-Traded Bond Market”). Currently, the CIBM, which is a quote-driven over-the-counter market for institutional investors, is much larger with respect to trading volume and is generally considered more liquid than the Exchange-Traded Bond Market, which is an electronic automatic matching system where securities are traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Issuers in the Underlying Index include: (1) the Chinese government and Chinese government-related entities, including certain Chinese policy banks, with par values of at least RMB 5 billion; and (2) corporations with par values of at least RMB 1.5 billion. The Underlying Index includes only debt that pays fixed interest rates. The weightings of the Underlying Index components are weighted so that, as of each reconstitution date: (1) RMB Bonds issued by the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; (2) RMB Bonds issued by policy banks (the Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of China) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; and (3) RMB Bonds issued by corporations or other government-related entities represent approximately 50% of the Underlying Index, with the weight of any such issuer capped at 4.5% of the weight of the Underlying Index.
To qualify for inclusion in the Underlying Index as of each reconstitution, a component must be rated by Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) as BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-, respectively, or higher. The following methodology will be used to determine a component’s rating: if three ratings are available, then the highest and lowest ratings will be disregarded and the middle rating will be used; if two ratings are available, then the lowest rating will be used; and if only one rating is available, then that rating is used. Bonds not rated by Fitch, Moody’s or S&P are excluded from the Underlying Index.
To gain exposure to the Underlying Index, the Fund will invest directly in RMB Bonds traded in the CIBM. The Fund may invest in the CIBM through: a PRC program that permits foreign investors to invest in RMB Bonds traded in the onshore market (“CIBM Program”); a Bond Connect Company Limited program (“Bond Connect”) that allows foreign investors, such as the Fund, to invest in RMB Bonds through a Hong Kong account; or through a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“RQFII”) or Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“QFII”) license that may be obtained by the Fund’s adviser, Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (“Krane”), or the Fund’s subadviser, E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (“E Fund”). The Fund currently intends to invest directly in RMB Bonds traded in the CIBM through Bond Connect or the CIBM Program, but Krane or E Fund may choose to apply for a RQFII or QFII license in the future.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in instruments that are not included in the Underlying Index, but that Krane or E Fund, as applicable, believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. These may include: RMB-denominated securities principally traded in the off-shore RMB (or “CNH”) market, which is an over-the-counter (“OTC”) market located in jurisdictions outside of Mainland China, such as Hong Kong and Singapore; RMB Bonds traded in the Exchange-Traded Bond Market; debt securities issued in any currency denomination in other political jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Singapore; variable and floating rate securities; unrated and high yield securities (or “junk bonds”); and derivatives (including futures, swaps, forwards and options).
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in shares of investment companies, such as ETFs, unit investment trusts and foreign investment companies, including to gain exposure to component securities of the Fund’s Underlying Index or when such investments present a more cost efficient alternative to investing directly in the securities. Foreign investment companies in which the Fund may invest include RMB-denominated short-term bond funds domiciled in the PRC (“PRC Investment Companies”). The Fund may also hold cash in a deposit account in China or invest in U.S. money market funds or other U.S. cash equivalents. The other investment companies in which the Fund may invest may be advised, sponsored or otherwise serviced by Krane, E Fund and/or their affiliates.
Although the Fund reserves the right to replicate (or hold all components of) the Underlying Index, the Fund expects to invest in a representative sample of such securities that collectively have an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index.
The Fund is non-diversified. To the extent the Underlying Index is concentrated in a particular industry, the Fund is expected to be concentrated in that industry. As of the date of this prospectus, the Underlying Index was concentrated in Chinese government/Chinese government-related debt. The Underlying Index is reconstituted monthly.
The Fund may engage in securities lending.
Bond Connect Risk. Bond Connect was announced on July 2, 2017 and represents an exception to Chinese laws that generally restrict foreign investment in RMB Bonds. There is a risk that Chinese regulators may alter all or part of the structure and terms of, as well as the Fund’s access to, the Bond Connect in the future or eliminate it altogether, which may limit or prevent the Fund from investing directly in or selling its RMB Bonds.
Exchange-Traded Bond Market Risk. To the extent the Fund were to invest in RMB Bonds included in the Underlying Index via the Exchange-Traded Bond Market rather than the CIBM, the transactions could be subject to wider spreads between the bid and the offered prices. This wider spread could adversely affect the price at which the Fund could purchase or sell the RMB Bonds and could impair the Fund’s performance.
Should the amount of RMB Bonds that the Fund is eligible to invest in be or become inadequate to meet its investment needs, such as if Krane or E Fund is unable to obtain RQFII or QFII status, the Fund may need to rely exclusively on investments through Bond Connect, the CIBM Program or the Exchange-Traded Bond Market to purchase RMB Bonds.
Because there is limited transparency into state ownership of Chinese issuers, there is a risk of such issuers being deemed to be a single issuer, which could result in the Fund falling out of compliance with the asset diversification requirements.
The Underlying Index seeks to track the performance of the Chinese on-shore renminbi (“RMB”)-denominated fixed-income market. The Underlying Index includes RMB-denominated fixed-income securities (“RMB Bonds”) issued into the China Interbank market and issued by: (1) the Chinese government and Chinese government-related entities, including certain Chinese policy banks, with par values of at least RMB 5 billion; and (2) corporations with par values of at least RMB 1.5 billion. The Underlying Index includes only debt that pays fixed interest rates. The weightings of the Underlying Index components are weighted so that, as of each reconstitution date: (1) RMB Bonds issued by the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; (2) RMB Bonds issued by policy banks (the Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of China) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; and (3) RMB Bonds issued by corporations or other government-related entities represent approximately 50% of the Underlying Index, with the weight of any such issuer capped at 4.5% of the weight of the Underlying Index.
To qualify for inclusion in the Underlying Index as of each reconstitution, a component must be rated by Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) as BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-, respectively, or higher. The following methodology will be used to determine a component’s rating: if three ratings are available, then the highest and lowest ratings will be disregarded and the middle rating will be used; if two ratings are available, then the lowest rating will be used; and if only one rating is available, then that rating is used. Bonds not rated by Fitch, Moody’s or S&P are excluded from the Underlying Index.
The following are excluded from the Underlying Index: floating rate and zero coupon securities, bonds with equity features (i.e. convertible bonds and warrants), derivatives, structured products, securitized bonds, private placements, retail bonds, inflation-linked bonds issued on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, bonds with a “Finance” sector classification and special bonds issued directly by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China. Additionally, bonds issued by the following are excluded from the Underlying Index: Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Cinda Holdings Company, China Citic Bank International, China Construction Bank Corporation, China Huarong Asset Management and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited.
The Underlying Index launched in October 2018 and is reconstituted monthly. The Underlying Index is provided by Bloomberg (doing business as Bloomberg Barclays, the “Index Provider”). The Index Provider is not affiliated with the Fund or Krane. The Index Provider determines the components and the relative weightings of the component securities in the Underlying Index. Additional information about the Underlying Index is available on the Index Provider’s website, www.bloomberg.com.
Bond Connect Risk. Bond Connect was announced on July 2, 2017 and represents an exception to Chinese laws that generally restrict foreign investment in RMB Bonds. There is a risk that Chinese regulators may alter all or part of the structure and terms of, as well as the Fund’s access to, the Bond Connect in the future or eliminate it altogether, which may limit or prevent the Fund from investing directly in Bond Connect.
Exchange-Traded Bond Market Risk. The Exchange-Traded Bond Market is an electronic automatic matching system where securities are traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. To the extent the Fund were to invest in RMB Bonds included in the Underlying Index via the Exchange-Traded Bond Market rather than the CIBM, the transactions could be subject to wider spreads between the bid and the offered prices. This wider spread could adversely affect the price at which the Fund could purchase or sell the RMB Bonds and could impair the Fund’s performance.
Because there is limited transparency into state ownership of Chinese issuers, there is a risk of such issuers being deemed to be a single issuer, which could result in the Fund falling out of compliance with the asset diversification requirements.
For the KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Inclusion Index ETF, Krane has contractually agreed to waive its management fee by 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver will continue until October 18, 2019, and may only be terminated prior thereto by the Board.
**** Krane has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee by 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver will continue in effect through October 18, 2019. The Fee Waiver Agreement may only be terminated prior thereto by the Board. In addition, the Fee Waiver Agreement will terminate if the investment advisory agreement is terminated with such termination effective upon the effective date of the Investment Advisory Agreement’s termination. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. |
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Supplement [Text Block] | ck0001547576_SupplementTextBlock | KRANE SHARES TRUST
KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Index ETF (the “Fund”)
Supplement dated October 17, 2018 to the currently effective Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as each may be supplemented, for the Fund
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the currently effective Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus” and together, the “Prospectuses”) and Statement of Additional Information listed above and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information.
The following changes are made to the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information.
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The KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Inclusion Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the price and yield performance of a specific foreign fixed income securities index. The Fund’s current index is the Bloomberg Barclays China Inclusion Focused Bond Index (the “Underlying Index”). |
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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table below does not include the brokerage commissions that you may pay when purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. |
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Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Example | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock | This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, except that it reflects the Fee Waiver for the period described above. The Example does not reflect any brokerage commissions that you may pay on purchases and sales of your shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, whether you do or do not sell your shares, your costs would be: |
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Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Principal Investment Strategies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock |
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in components of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index seeks to track the performance of the Chinese onshore renminbi (“RMB”)-denominated fixed-income market. The Underlying Index is comprised of RMB-denominated fixed-income securities (“RMB Bonds”) issued into the China Interbank Bond Market (“CIBM”). Onshore RMB Bonds are traded in the CIBM or the Chinese exchange-traded bond market (“Exchange-Traded Bond Market”). Currently, the CIBM, which is a quote-driven over-the-counter market for institutional investors, is much larger with respect to trading volume and is generally considered more liquid than the Exchange-Traded Bond Market, which is an electronic automatic matching system where securities are traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Issuers in the Underlying Index include: (1) the Chinese government and Chinese government-related entities, including certain Chinese policy banks, with par values of at least RMB 5 billion; and (2) corporations with par values of at least RMB 1.5 billion. The Underlying Index includes only debt that pays fixed interest rates. The weightings of the Underlying Index components are weighted so that, as of each reconstitution date: (1) RMB Bonds issued by the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; (2) RMB Bonds issued by policy banks (the Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of China) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; and (3) RMB Bonds issued by corporations or other government-related entities represent approximately 50% of the Underlying Index, with the weight of any such issuer capped at 4.5% of the weight of the Underlying Index.
To qualify for inclusion in the Underlying Index as of each reconstitution, a component must be rated by Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) as BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-, respectively, or higher. The following methodology will be used to determine a component’s rating: if three ratings are available, then the highest and lowest ratings will be disregarded and the middle rating will be used; if two ratings are available, then the lowest rating will be used; and if only one rating is available, then that rating is used. Bonds not rated by Fitch, Moody’s or S&P are excluded from the Underlying Index.
To gain exposure to the Underlying Index, the Fund will invest directly in RMB Bonds traded in the CIBM. The Fund may invest in the CIBM through: a PRC program that permits foreign investors to invest in RMB Bonds traded in the onshore market (“CIBM Program”); a Bond Connect Company Limited program (“Bond Connect”) that allows foreign investors, such as the Fund, to invest in RMB Bonds through a Hong Kong account; or through a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“RQFII”) or Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“QFII”) license that may be obtained by the Fund’s adviser, Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (“Krane”), or the Fund’s subadviser, E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (“E Fund”). The Fund currently intends to invest directly in RMB Bonds traded in the CIBM through Bond Connect or the CIBM Program, but Krane or E Fund may choose to apply for a RQFII or QFII license in the future.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in instruments that are not included in the Underlying Index, but that Krane or E Fund, as applicable, believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index. These may include: RMB-denominated securities principally traded in the off-shore RMB (or “CNH”) market, which is an over-the-counter (“OTC”) market located in jurisdictions outside of Mainland China, such as Hong Kong and Singapore; RMB Bonds traded in the Exchange-Traded Bond Market; debt securities issued in any currency denomination in other political jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Singapore; variable and floating rate securities; unrated and high yield securities (or “junk bonds”); and derivatives (including futures, swaps, forwards and options).
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in shares of investment companies, such as ETFs, unit investment trusts and foreign investment companies, including to gain exposure to component securities of the Fund’s Underlying Index or when such investments present a more cost efficient alternative to investing directly in the securities. Foreign investment companies in which the Fund may invest include RMB-denominated short-term bond funds domiciled in the PRC (“PRC Investment Companies”). The Fund may also hold cash in a deposit account in China or invest in U.S. money market funds or other U.S. cash equivalents. The other investment companies in which the Fund may invest may be advised, sponsored or otherwise serviced by Krane, E Fund and/or their affiliates.
Although the Fund reserves the right to replicate (or hold all components of) the Underlying Index, the Fund expects to invest in a representative sample of such securities that collectively have an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index.
The Fund is non-diversified. To the extent the Underlying Index is concentrated in a particular industry, the Fund is expected to be concentrated in that industry. As of the date of this prospectus, the Underlying Index was concentrated in Chinese government/Chinese government-related debt. The Underlying Index is reconstituted monthly.
The Fund may engage in securities lending.
Bond Connect Risk. Bond Connect was announced on July 2, 2017 and represents an exception to Chinese laws that generally restrict foreign investment in RMB Bonds. There is a risk that Chinese regulators may alter all or part of the structure and terms of, as well as the Fund’s access to, the Bond Connect in the future or eliminate it altogether, which may limit or prevent the Fund from investing directly in or selling its RMB Bonds.
Exchange-Traded Bond Market Risk. To the extent the Fund were to invest in RMB Bonds included in the Underlying Index via the Exchange-Traded Bond Market rather than the CIBM, the transactions could be subject to wider spreads between the bid and the offered prices. This wider spread could adversely affect the price at which the Fund could purchase or sell the RMB Bonds and could impair the Fund’s performance.
Should the amount of RMB Bonds that the Fund is eligible to invest in be or become inadequate to meet its investment needs, such as if Krane or E Fund is unable to obtain RQFII or QFII status, the Fund may need to rely exclusively on investments through Bond Connect, the CIBM Program or the Exchange-Traded Bond Market to purchase RMB Bonds.
Because there is limited transparency into state ownership of Chinese issuers, there is a risk of such issuers being deemed to be a single issuer, which could result in the Fund falling out of compliance with the asset diversification requirements.
The Underlying Index seeks to track the performance of the Chinese on-shore renminbi (“RMB”)-denominated fixed-income market. The Underlying Index includes RMB-denominated fixed-income securities (“RMB Bonds”) issued into the China Interbank market and issued by: (1) the Chinese government and Chinese government-related entities, including certain Chinese policy banks, with par values of at least RMB 5 billion; and (2) corporations with par values of at least RMB 1.5 billion. The Underlying Index includes only debt that pays fixed interest rates. The weightings of the Underlying Index components are weighted so that, as of each reconstitution date: (1) RMB Bonds issued by the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; (2) RMB Bonds issued by policy banks (the Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of China) represent approximately 25% of the weight of the Underlying Index; and (3) RMB Bonds issued by corporations or other government-related entities represent approximately 50% of the Underlying Index, with the weight of any such issuer capped at 4.5% of the weight of the Underlying Index.
To qualify for inclusion in the Underlying Index as of each reconstitution, a component must be rated by Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) as BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-, respectively, or higher. The following methodology will be used to determine a component’s rating: if three ratings are available, then the highest and lowest ratings will be disregarded and the middle rating will be used; if two ratings are available, then the lowest rating will be used; and if only one rating is available, then that rating is used. Bonds not rated by Fitch, Moody’s or S&P are excluded from the Underlying Index.
The following are excluded from the Underlying Index: floating rate and zero coupon securities, bonds with equity features (i.e. convertible bonds and warrants), derivatives, structured products, securitized bonds, private placements, retail bonds, inflation-linked bonds issued on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, bonds with a “Finance” sector classification and special bonds issued directly by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China. Additionally, bonds issued by the following are excluded from the Underlying Index: Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Cinda Holdings Company, China Citic Bank International, China Construction Bank Corporation, China Huarong Asset Management and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited.
The Underlying Index launched in October 2018 and is reconstituted monthly. The Underlying Index is provided by Bloomberg (doing business as Bloomberg Barclays, the “Index Provider”). The Index Provider is not affiliated with the Fund or Krane. The Index Provider determines the components and the relative weightings of the component securities in the Underlying Index. Additional information about the Underlying Index is available on the Index Provider’s website, www.bloomberg.com.
Bond Connect Risk. Bond Connect was announced on July 2, 2017 and represents an exception to Chinese laws that generally restrict foreign investment in RMB Bonds. There is a risk that Chinese regulators may alter all or part of the structure and terms of, as well as the Fund’s access to, the Bond Connect in the future or eliminate it altogether, which may limit or prevent the Fund from investing directly in Bond Connect.
Exchange-Traded Bond Market Risk. The Exchange-Traded Bond Market is an electronic automatic matching system where securities are traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. To the extent the Fund were to invest in RMB Bonds included in the Underlying Index via the Exchange-Traded Bond Market rather than the CIBM, the transactions could be subject to wider spreads between the bid and the offered prices. This wider spread could adversely affect the price at which the Fund could purchase or sell the RMB Bonds and could impair the Fund’s performance.
Because there is limited transparency into state ownership of Chinese issuers, there is a risk of such issuers being deemed to be a single issuer, which could result in the Fund falling out of compliance with the asset diversification requirements.
For the KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Aggregate Bond Inclusion Index ETF, Krane has contractually agreed to waive its management fee by 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver will continue until October 18, 2019, and may only be terminated prior thereto by the Board.
**** Krane has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee by 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver will continue in effect through October 18, 2019. The Fee Waiver Agreement may only be terminated prior thereto by the Board. In addition, the Fee Waiver Agreement will terminate if the investment advisory agreement is terminated with such termination effective upon the effective date of the Investment Advisory Agreement’s termination. |
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Supplement Closing [Text Block] | ck0001547576_SupplementClosingTextBlock | PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. |
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Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.68% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | [1],[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | [1],[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.69% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fee Waiver | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | 0.12% | [1],[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.57% | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | $ 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Entity Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Krane Shares Trust |
Entity Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001547576 |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Oct. 17, 2018 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Oct. 17, 2018 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Aug. 01, 2018 |
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