Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
Annual Report
March 31, 2015
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Table of Contents
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The Funds file their complete schedules of Fund holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
A description of the policies and procedures that KraneShares Trust use to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to Fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, will be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-8KRANE8; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
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Dear Shareholders:
We are pleased to send you the Annual Report for KraneShares exchange traded funds for the period ended March 31, 2015. KraneShares ETFs delivered the following total returns for the period (April 01, 2014 to March 31, 2015):
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83.02% | | KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF (KBA) |
7.82% | | KraneShares CSI New China ETF (KFYP) |
-4.17% | | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) |
-0.50% | | KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF (KCNY) (12/2/2014 – 3/31/2015) |
3.48% | | KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF (KEMP) (2/12/2015 – 3/31/2015) |
As a comparison, the following indices produced these returns over the same period (April 01, 2014 to March 31, 2015):
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12.45% | | MSCI USA Index (MXUSIM Index) |
-0.26% | | MSCI EAFE Index (MXEA Index) |
0.75% | | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MXEF Index) |
5.72% | | Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (LBUSTRUU Index) |
-4.44% | | Bloomberg Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index (BGSV Index) |
-2.07% | | Bloomberg Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index (BCOR Index) |
-2.70% | | Bloomberg Global High Yield Corporate Bond Index (BHYC Index) |
We believe in 2015…
| • | China equity and fixed income remain an attractive asset class for investors and offers an attractive risk/return profile. |
| • | As the China government continues to “open up” its capital markets to foreign investors there will be significant assets allocated to China equity listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges and the China Interbank Bond Market. |
| • | The Chinese economy continues to be a major contributor to global GDP growth and the China government will continue to make progress on its goal of shifting China’s economy from investment driven to domestic consumption driven. |
Aaron Dillon
Krane Funds Advisors — Managing Director
May 2015
The MSCI USA Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the US market.
The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets.
The Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed-rated debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities with a maturity of one year or more.
The Bloomberg Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index is a rules-based market-value weighted index engineered to measure the fixed-rate local currency public obligations of developed countries. The index is USD based and contains issues from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Pacific Rim countries.
The Bloomberg Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index is a rules-based market-value-weighted index engineered to measure the investment-grade, fixed rate, global corporate bond market.
The Bloomberg Global High Yield Corporate Bond Index is a rules-based market-value-weighted index engineered to measure the below-investment-grade, fixed-rate, global corporate bond market.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A ETF
The KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of the MSCI China A Index (the “Underlying Index”).
The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to track the equity market performance of large-cap and mid-cap Chinese securities (“A Shares”).
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.
By the Fund’s fiscal year end on March 31, 2015 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 85.37%, while the Index increased 90.20%. The Fund had a net asset value of $30.00 per share upon commencement of operation on March 4, 2014, and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $53.41 on March 31, 2015.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment‡
(at Net Asset Value)‡
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AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2015* |
| | One Year Return | | Annualized Inception to Date |
| | Net Asset Value | | Market Price | | Net Asset Value | | Market Price |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A ETF | | | 85.37 | % | | | 83.02 | % | | | 71.81 | % | | | 71.15 | %‡ |
MSCI China A Index | | | 90.20 | %‡ | | | 90.20 | %‡ | | | 76.07 | %‡ | | | 76.07 | %‡ |
S&P 500 Index | | | 12.73 | %‡ | | | 12.73 | %‡ | | | 11.86 | %‡ | | | 11.86 | %‡ |
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* The Fund commenced operations on March 4, 2014.
‡ Unaudited.
The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.
There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.
The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
See definition of comparative indices above.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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KraneShares CSI New China ETF
The KraneShares CSI New China ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the CSI Overseas China Five-Year Plan Index (the “Underlying Index”).
The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of the investable universe of publicly traded China-based companies whose primary business or businesses the index sponsor, China Securities Index Co., Ltd (“CSI”), has determined will be important in the Five-Year Plan.
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.
By the Fund’s fiscal year end on March 31, 2015 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 9.92%, while the Index increased 9.49%. The Fund had a net asset value of $50.00 per share upon commencement of operation on July 22, 2013, and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $68.30 on March 31, 2015.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment‡
(at Net Asset Value)‡
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AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2015* |
| | One Year Return | | Annualized Inception to Date |
| | Net Asset Value | | Market Price | | Net Asset Value | | Market Price |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | | 9.92 | % | | | 7.82 | %‡ | | | 21.07 | % | | | 20.00 | %‡ |
CSI Overseas China Five-Year Plan Index | | | 9.49 | %‡ | | | 9.49 | %‡ | | | 21.21 | %‡ | | | 21.21 | %‡ |
S&P 500 Index | | | 12.73 | %‡ | | | 12.73 | %‡ | | | 14.83 | %‡ | | | 14.83 | %‡ |
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* The Fund commenced operations on July 22, 2013.
‡ Unaudited.
The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.
There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.
The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
See definition of comparative indices above.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the CSI Overseas China Internet Index (the “Underlying Index”).
The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of the investable universe of publicly traded China-based companies whose primary business or businesses are in the Internet and Internet-related sectors (“China Internet Companies”), as defined by the index sponsor, China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (“CSI”).
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.
By the Fund’s fiscal year end on March 31, 2015 (the “reporting period”), the Fund decreased 4.09%, while the Index decreased 4.43%. The Fund had a net asset value of $25.00 per share upon commencement of operation on July 31, 2013, and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $34.27 on March 31, 2015.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment‡
(at Net Asset Value)‡
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AVERAGE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2015* |
| | One Year Return | | Annualized Inception to Date |
| | Net Asset Value | | Market Price | | Net Asset Value | | Market Price |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | | -4.09 | % | | | -4.17 | %‡ | | | 21.47 | %‡ | | | 21.55 | %‡ |
CSI Overseas China Internet Index | | | -4.43 | %‡ | | | -4.43 | %‡ | | | 20.31 | %‡ | | | 20.31 | %‡ |
S&P 500 Index | | | 12.73 | %‡ | | | 12.73 | %‡ | | | 15.20 | %‡ | | | 15.20 | %‡ |
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* The Fund commenced operations on July 31, 2013.
‡ Unaudited.
The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.
There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.
The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
See definition of comparative indices above.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
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KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
The KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the CSI Diversified High Grade Commercial Paper Index (the “Underlying Index”).
The Underlying Index seeks to deliver a diversified basket of investment-grade commercial paper denominated in on-shore renminbi issued by sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate issuers in the People’s Republic of China and traded in the inter-bank bond market. Commercial paper in the Fund is investment-grade and has a remaining term to final maturity of no more than one year and no less than one month.
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.
From the Fund’s inception on December 2, 2014 to fiscal year end on March 31, 2015 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 0.13%, while the Index decreased 0.28%. The Fund had a net asset value of $35.00 per share upon commencement of operation on December 2, 2014, and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $34.60 on March 31, 2015.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment‡
(at Net Asset Value)‡
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2015* |
| | Cumulative Inception to Date |
| | Net Asset Value | | Market Price |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | | 0.13 | % | | | -0.50 | %‡ |
CSI Diversified High Grade Commercial Paper Index | | | -0.28 | %‡ | | | -0.28 | %‡ |
S&P 500 Index | | | 0.74 | %‡ | | | 0.74 | %‡ |
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* The Fund commenced operations on December 2, 2014.
‡ Unaudited.
The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.
There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.
The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
See definition of comparative indices above.
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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
The KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the price and yield performance of a specific foreign equity securities benchmark. The Fund’s current benchmark is the FTSE Emerging incl China Overseas non-R/QFII GDP Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”).
The Underlying Index is a gross domestic product (“GDP”) weighted index of large and mid-cap issuers. As a result of the GDP weighting, the emerging markets with the largest GDPs have the heaviest weightings in the Underlying Index.
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.
From the Fund’s inception on February 12, 2015 to fiscal year end on March 31, 2015 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 2.52%, while the Index increased 3.87%. The Fund had a net asset value of $25.00 per share upon commencement of operation on February 13, 2015, and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $25.43 on March 31, 2015.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment‡
(at Net Asset Value)‡
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2015* |
| | Cumulative Inception to Date |
| | Net Asset Value | | Market Price |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF | | | 2.52 | % | | | 3.48 | %‡ |
FTSE Emerging incl China Overseas non-R/QFII GDP Weighted Index | | | 3.87 | %‡ | | | 3.87 | %‡ |
S&P 500 Index | | | -0.73 | %‡ | | | -0.73 | %‡ |
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* The Fund commenced operations on February 12, 2015.
‡ Unaudited.
The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.
There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.
The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
See definition of comparative indices above.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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| † | Percentages are based on total investments. More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes. |
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — 99.6%‡
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CHINA — 99.6%
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Consumer Discretionary — 9.7%
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Anhui Jianghuai Automobile, Cl A | | | 11,400 | | | $ | 27,288 | |
Anhui Zhongding Sealing Parts, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 9,856 | | | | 33,020 | |
Beijing Gehua CATV Network, Cl A | | | 9,398 | | | | 40,672 | |
Beiqi Foton Motor, Cl A | | | 29,500 | | | | 35,926 | |
BesTV New Media, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 9,891 | | | | 79,564 | |
Byd, Cl A | | | 11,552 | | | | 97,639 | |
China International Travel Service, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 8,670 | | | | 71,826 | |
China South Publishing & Media Group, Cl A | | | 13,225 | | | | 47,784 | |
Chinese Universe Publishing and Media, Cl A | | | 12,200 | | | | 37,114 | |
Chongqing Changan Automobile, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 33,231 | | | | 108,758 | |
FAW CAR, Cl A | | | 14,381 | | | | 45,465 | |
Fuyao Glass Industry Group, Cl A | | | 17,698 | | | | 47,759 | |
Great Wall Motor, Cl A | | | 11,896 | | | | 99,799 | |
Guangdong Advertising, Cl A | | | 5,109 | | | | 33,771 | |
Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture, Cl A | | | 5,584 | | | | 39,613 | |
Haining China Leather Market, Cl A | | | 9,896 | | | | 38,038 | |
Hisense Electric, Cl A | | | 11,562 | | | | 43,323 | |
Huawen Media Investment Group, Cl A | | | 17,063 | | | | 41,807 | |
Huayu Automotive Systems, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 22,941 | | | | 73,231 | |
Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary, Cl A | | | 12,526 | | | | 48,693 | |
Jiangling Motors, Cl A | | | 4,800 | | | | 33,277 | |
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media, Cl A | | | 18,739 | | | | 43,586 | |
Jishi Media, Cl A | | | 10,809 | | | | 24,792 | |
Liaoning Cheng Da, Cl A* | | | 13,533 | | | | 60,946 | |
Midea Group, Cl A | | | 37,440 | | | | 198,988 | |
NavInfo, Cl A | | | 6,400 | | | | 42,119 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
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Consumer Discretionary — continued
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Pang Da Automobile Trade, Cl A* | | | 28,629 | | | $ | 38,605 | |
Qingdao Haier, Cl A | | | 26,908 | | | | 112,153 | |
SAIC Motor, Cl A | | | 65,278 | | | | 261,761 | |
Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 28,297 | | | | 74,353 | |
Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town, Cl A | | | 64,300 | | | | 100,086 | |
Sichuan Changhong Electric, Cl A | | | 40,789 | | | | 39,607 | |
Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology, Cl A | | | 3,200 | | | | 23,196 | |
Suning Commerce Group, Cl A | | | 65,236 | | | | 137,531 | |
TCL, Cl A | | | 107,860 | | | | 102,648 | |
Wanxiang Qianchao, Cl A | | | 16,894 | | | | 47,224 | |
Weifu High-Technology Group, Cl A | | | 7,491 | | | | 42,581 | |
Youngor Group, Cl A | | | 19,674 | | | | 60,073 | |
Zhe Jiang Daily Media Group, Cl A | | | 10,500 | | | | 37,718 | |
Zhejiang Yasha Decoration, Cl A | | | 8,224 | | | | 40,459 | |
| | | | | | | 2,612,793 | |
Consumer Staples — 5.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group, Cl A | | | 14,469 | | | | 56,479 | |
Beijing Yanjing Brewery, Cl A | | | 24,817 | | | | 36,747 | |
Beingmate Baby & Child Food, Cl A | | | 9,467 | | | | 31,564 | |
Bright Dairy & Food, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 10,820 | | | | 34,626 | |
Gansu Yasheng Industrial Group, Cl A | | | 18,055 | | | | 29,764 | |
Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development, Cl A | | | 19,444 | | | | 115,731 | |
Hunan Dakang Pasture Farming, Cl A* | | | 17,900 | | | | 29,479 | |
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, Cl A | | | 27,077 | | | | 134,739 | |
Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock, Cl A | | | 6,341 | | | | 83,226 | |
Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, Cl A | | | 9,679 | | | | 42,294 | |
Kweichow Moutai, Cl A | | | 10,091 | | | | 318,961 | |
Luzhou Laojiao, Cl A | | | 12,390 | | | | 49,044 | |
MeiHua Holdings Group, Cl A | | | 27,464 | | | | 39,382 | |
New Hope Liuhe, Cl A | | | 18,371 | | | | 61,339 | |
Shanghai Bailian Group, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 13,632 | | | | 40,393 | |
Shanghai Jahwa United, Cl A | | | 5,941 | | | | 40,756 | |
Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory, Cl A | | | 7,651 | | | | 27,336 | |
Shenzhen Agricultural Products, Cl A | | | 14,994 | | | | 36,544 | |
Tsingtao Brewery, Cl A | | | 6,149 | | | | 42,193 | |
Wuliangye Yibin, Cl A | | | 33,541 | | | | 125,408 | |
Yonghui Superstores, Cl A | | | 28,756 | | | | 53,480 | |
Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture, Cl A | | | 8,802 | | | | 31,973 | |
| | | | | | | 1,461,458 | |
Energy — 3.9%
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China Coal Energy, Cl A | | | 40,433 | | | | 44,870 | |
China Merchants Energy Shipping, Cl A | | | 41,714 | | | | 45,619 | |
China Oilfield Services, Cl A | | | 17,439 | | | | 62,475 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
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Energy — continued
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China Petroleum & Chemical, Cl A | | | 135,110 | | | $ | 139,695 | |
China Shenhua Energy, Cl A | | | 53,700 | | | | 174,017 | |
Guanghui Energy, Cl A | | | 46,371 | | | | 73,301 | |
Jizhong Energy Resources, Cl A | | | 21,036 | | | | 29,554 | |
Offshore Oil Engineering, Cl A | | | 39,265 | | | | 80,562 | |
PetroChina, Cl A | | | 95,867 | | | | 181,386 | |
Shanxi Lanhua Sci-Tech Venture, Cl A | | | 10,586 | | | | 17,724 | |
Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development, Cl A | | | 20,332 | | | | 40,175 | |
Shanxi Xishan Coal & Electricity Power, Cl A | | | 27,844 | | | | 37,502 | |
Wintime Energy, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 32,800 | | | | 25,713 | |
Yang Quan Coal Industry Group, Cl A | | | 21,251 | | | | 33,318 | |
Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group, Cl A | | | 8,525 | | | | 52,872 | |
| | | | | | | 1,038,783 | |
Financials — 36.3%
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Agricultural Bank of China, Cl A | | | 692,486 | | | | 409,934 | |
AVIC Capital, Cl A | | | 32,975 | | | | 127,121 | |
Bank of Beijing, Cl A | | | 93,783 | | | | 165,039 | |
Bank of China, Cl A | | | 173,185 | | | | 122,355 | |
Bank of Communications, Cl A | | | 346,820 | | | | 357,471 | |
Bank of Nanjing, Cl A | | | 26,367 | | | | 63,157 | |
Bank of Ningbo, Cl A | | | 28,861 | | | | 83,097 | |
Beijing Urban Construction Investment & Development, Cl A | | | 13,846 | | | | 50,564 | |
Bohai Leasing, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 13,775 | | | | 29,285 | |
Changjiang Securities, Cl A | | | 41,904 | | | | 107,335 | |
China CITIC Bank, Cl A | | | 75,177 | | | | 89,248 | |
China Construction Bank, Cl A | | | 84,769 | | | | 83,407 | |
China Everbright Bank, Cl A | | | 353,549 | | | | 269,741 | |
China Fortune Land Development, Cl A | | | 11,748 | | | | 104,943 | |
China Life Insurance, Cl A | | | 43,150 | | | | 257,872 | |
China Merchants Bank, Cl A | | | 182,277 | | | | 457,780 | |
China Merchants Property Development, Cl A | | | 18,359 | | | | 97,546 | |
China Merchants Securities, Cl A | | | 42,984 | | | | 220,689 | |
China Minsheng Banking, Cl A | | | 239,509 | | | | 374,740 | |
China Pacific Insurance Group, Cl A | | | 55,549 | | | | 303,747 | |
China Vanke, Cl A | | | 86,145 | | | | 192,032 | |
CITIC Securities, Cl A | | | 86,934 | | | | 460,219 | |
Everbright Securities, Cl A | | | 30,201 | | | | 135,913 | |
Financial Street Holdings, Cl A | | | 26,747 | | | | 51,383 | |
Founder Securities, Cl A* | | | 73,108 | | | | 166,155 | |
Gemdale, Cl A | | | 39,711 | | | | 71,933 | |
GF Securities, Cl A | | | 52,568 | | | | 236,571 | |
Guosen Securities, Cl A* | | | 36,200 | | | | 129,511 | |
Guoyuan Securities, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 17,355 | | | | 94,003 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Haitong Securities, Cl A | | | 71,865 | | | $ | 271,366 | |
Huatai Securities, Cl A | | | 49,733 | | | | 241,542 | |
Huaxia Bank, Cl A | | | 79,081 | | | | 164,550 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Cl A | | | 469,994 | | | | 368,438 | |
Industrial Bank, Cl A | | | 168,346 | | | | 498,554 | |
Industrial Securities, Cl A | | | 45,947 | | | | 117,247 | |
New China Life Insurance, Cl A | | | 12,300 | | | | 105,172 | |
Northeast Securities, Cl A | | | 17,293 | | | | 58,103 | |
Oceanwide Holdings, Cl A | | | 33,557 | | | | 74,696 | |
Pacific Securities, Cl A | | | 31,354 | | | | 69,944 | |
Ping An Bank, Cl A | | | 101,463 | | | | 257,765 | |
Ping An Insurance Group of China, Cl A | | | 42,293 | | | | 533,745 | |
Poly Real Estate Group, Cl A | | | 95,087 | | | | 176,229 | |
RiseSun Real Estate Development, Cl A | | | 16,757 | | | | 57,437 | |
Sealand Securities, Cl A | | | 17,012 | | | | 50,051 | |
Shanghai Chengtou Holding, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 6,475 | | | | 7,551 | |
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development, Cl A | | | 10,051 | | | | 60,813 | |
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Cl A | | | 164,822 | | | | 419,792 | |
Shanxi Securities, Cl A | | | 22,255 | | | | 60,451 | |
Shenwan Hongyuan Group, Cl A* | | | 109,395 | | | | 304,561 | |
Sinolink Securities, Cl A | | | 22,985 | | | | 94,690 | |
SooChow Securities, Cl A | | | 23,978 | | | | 88,608 | |
Southwest Securities, Cl A | | | 25,067 | | | | 87,619 | |
Western Securities, Cl A | | | 10,336 | | | | 74,857 | |
Xinhu Zhongbao, Cl A | | | 47,559 | | | | 66,203 | |
Zhejiang China Commodities City Group, Cl A | | | 24,170 | | | | 100,351 | |
| | | | | | | 9,723,126 | |
Health Care — 5.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing SL Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 4,040 | | | | 35,189 | |
Beijing Tongrentang, Cl A | | | 11,585 | | | | 48,772 | |
China National Accord Medicines, Cl A | | | 2,719 | | | | 26,494 | |
China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 8,650 | | | | 37,281 | |
Da An Gene Sun Yat-Sen University, Cl A | | | 5,100 | | | | 35,291 | |
Guangxi Wuzhou Zhongheng Group, Cl A | | | 10,715 | | | | 34,066 | |
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings, Cl A | | | 9,656 | | | | 53,220 | |
Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 4,156 | | | | 33,183 | |
Guizhou Yibai Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 3,700 | | | | 26,254 | |
Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals, Cl A | | | 6,500 | | | | 35,689 | |
Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, Cl A | | | 17,800 | | | | 29,544 | |
Hengkang Medical Group, Cl A* | | | 5,700 | | | | 28,778 | |
Huadong Medicine, Cl A | | | 3,839 | | | | 38,454 | |
Hualan Biological Engineering, Cl A | | | 5,361 | | | | 36,682 | |
Humanwell Healthcare Group, Cl A | | | 4,900 | | | | 28,351 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
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COMMON STOCK — continued
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Health Care — continued
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Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, Cl A | | | 13,357 | | | $ | 99,322 | |
Jilin Aodong Medicine Industry Groups, Cl A | | | 7,903 | | | | 46,707 | |
Kangmei Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 19,526 | | | | 97,668 | |
Searainbow Holding, Cl A*(A)(B) | | | 7,942 | | | | 58,967 | |
Shandong Dong-E E-Jiao, Cl A | | | 5,779 | | | | 38,880 | |
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 16,948 | | | | 66,402 | |
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding, Cl A | | | 16,992 | | | | 62,272 | |
Shanghai RAAS Blood Products, Cl A | | | 7,178 | | | | 64,595 | |
Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 5,892 | | | | 33,359 | |
Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals, Cl A | | | 4,814 | | | | 34,492 | |
Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 5,200 | | | | 31,714 | |
Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 6,362 | | | | 40,853 | |
Tasly Pharmaceutical Group, Cl A | | | 9,173 | | | | 71,347 | |
Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 9,581 | | | | 31,109 | |
Xizang Haisco Pharmaceutical Group, Cl A | | | 6,715 | | | | 28,454 | |
Yunnan Baiyao Group, Cl A | | | 9,202 | | | | 98,928 | |
Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 1,494 | | | | 28,075 | |
Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical, Cl A | | | 9,000 | | | | 29,716 | |
Zhejiang NHU, Cl A | | | 10,100 | | | | 28,021 | |
| | | | | | | 1,518,129 | |
Industrials — 19.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Air China, Cl A | | | 50,455 | | | | 76,745 | |
AVIC Aero-Engine Controls, Cl A | | | 10,123 | | | | 38,470 | |
AVIC Aircraft, Cl A | | | 23,568 | | | | 103,250 | |
AVIC Aviation Engine, Cl A | | | 14,422 | | | | 89,538 | |
AVIC Heavy Machinery, Cl A | | | 7,200 | | | | 30,091 | |
AVIC Helicopter, Cl A | | | 4,341 | | | | 33,239 | |
Beijing Orient Landscape, Cl A | | | 9,333 | | | | 35,407 | |
China Aerospace Times Electronics, Cl A* | | | 9,700 | | | | 31,339 | |
China Avic Electronics, Cl A | | | 13,019 | | | | 64,259 | |
China Baoan Group, Cl A | | | 13,300 | | | | 35,827 | |
China CAMC Engineering, Cl A | | | 6,837 | | | | 36,613 | |
China CNR, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 89,474 | | | | 265,697 | |
China Communications Construction, Cl A | | | 34,600 | | | | 103,193 | |
China COSCO Holdings, Cl A* | | | 67,811 | | | | 81,378 | |
China CSSC Holdings, Cl A | | | 12,239 | | | | 88,877 | |
China Eastern Airlines, Cl A* | | | 67,566 | | | | 77,161 | |
China First Heavy Industries, Cl A | | | 57,770 | | | | 56,842 | |
China Gezhouba Group, Cl A | | | 40,700 | | | | 67,422 | |
China International Marine Containers Group, Cl A | | | 10,905 | | | | 39,876 | |
China National Chemical Engineering, Cl A | | | 43,809 | | | | 68,968 | |
China Railway Construction, Cl A | | | 75,940 | | | | 227,712 | |
China Railway Group, Cl A | | | 151,796 | | | | 309,243 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
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Industrials — continued
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China Shipbuilding Industry, Cl A | | | 129,743 | | | $ | 210,114 | |
China Shipping Container Lines, Cl A* | | | 70,088 | | | | 59,918 | |
China Southern Airlines, Cl A | | | 62,367 | | | | 79,674 | |
China Spacesat, Cl A | | | 10,448 | | | | 58,378 | |
China State Construction Engineering, Cl A | | | 265,080 | | | | 327,951 | |
China XD Electric, Cl A | | | 37,744 | | | | 49,253 | |
CMST Development, Cl A | | | 16,433 | | | | 35,042 | |
CSR, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 104,607 | | | | 286,675 | |
Daqin Railway, Cl A | | | 132,030 | | | | 234,901 | |
Dongfang Electric, Cl A | | | 14,702 | | | | 51,389 | |
Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management, Cl A | | | 8,713 | | | | 44,299 | |
Fangda Carbon New Material, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 15,190 | | | | 31,950 | |
Fujian Longking, Cl A | | | 3,981 | | | | 24,754 | |
Guangshen Railway, Cl A | | | 49,943 | | | | 38,829 | |
Hainan Airlines, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 104,907 | | | | 73,778 | |
Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group, Cl A | | | 9,327 | | | | 31,217 | |
Hefei Meiya Optoelectronic Technology, Cl A | | | 3,100 | | | | 27,317 | |
Henan Pinggao Electric, Cl A | | | 10,051 | | | | 33,592 | |
Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry, Cl A | | | 6,336 | | | | 34,738 | |
Jihua Group, Cl A | | | 34,080 | | | | 39,359 | |
Luxshare Precision Industry, Cl A | | | 7,351 | | | | 46,125 | |
Meidu Energy, Cl A | | | 22,800 | | | | 24,420 | |
Metallurgical Corp of China, Cl A | | | 120,180 | | | | 108,751 | |
NARI Technology Development, Cl A | | | 21,571 | | | | 72,163 | |
Ningbo Port, Cl A | | | 56,550 | | | | 53,726 | |
North Navigation Control Technology, Cl A | | | 6,900 | | | | 37,986 | |
Power Construction Corp of China, Cl A | | | 84,825 | | | | 135,318 | |
Sany Heavy Industry, Cl A | | | 67,299 | | | | 109,965 | |
Shanghai Construction Group, Cl A | | | 33,663 | | | | 60,271 | |
Shanghai International Airport, Cl A | | | 17,113 | | | | 66,635 | |
Shanghai International Port Group, Cl A | | | 60,626 | | | | 75,592 | |
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering, Cl A | | | 26,100 | | | | 46,773 | |
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Development, Cl A | | | 5,507 | | | | 31,054 | |
Sinochem International, Cl A | | | 18,405 | | | | 38,059 | |
Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration, Cl A | | | 15,650 | | | | 88,782 | |
TBEA, Cl A | | | 28,775 | | | | 66,883 | |
Tianjin Port, Cl A | | | 14,798 | | | | 49,982 | |
Weichai Power, Cl A | | | 13,442 | | | | 67,821 | |
XCMG Construction Machinery, Cl A | | | 18,227 | | | | 44,982 | |
Xiamen C & D, Cl A | | | 25,052 | | | | 56,936 | |
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, Cl A | | | 19,391 | | | | 59,615 | |
XJ Electric, Cl A | | | 8,910 | | | | 39,092 | |
Yingkou Port Liability, Cl A | | | 47,663 | | | | 43,284 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
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Industrials — continued
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Zhengzhou Yutong Bus, Cl A | | | 11,225 | | | $ | 53,721 | |
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology, Cl A | | | 55,735 | | | | 65,808 | |
| | | | | | | 5,278,019 | |
Information Technology — 6.4%
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Aisino, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 8,201 | | | | 65,599 | |
Beijing Zhongke Sanhuan High-Tech, Cl A | | | 9,412 | | | | 31,168 | |
BOE Technology Group, Cl A* | | | 249,992 | | | | 162,505 | |
China Scholars Group, Cl A | | | 8,800 | | | | 31,952 | |
Datang Telecom Technology, Cl A* | | | 8,200 | | | | 33,688 | |
DHC Software, Cl A | | | 13,410 | | | | 66,838 | |
Dongxu Optoelectronic Technology, Cl A* | | | 21,500 | | | | 40,922 | |
Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 8,965 | | | | 34,257 | |
Glodon Software, Cl A | | | 6,647 | | | | 44,495 | |
GoerTek, Cl A | | | 13,556 | | | | 72,813 | |
GRG Banking Equipment, Cl A | | | 7,900 | | | | 49,913 | |
Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Cl A | | | 8,800 | | | | 39,759 | |
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, Cl A | | | 35,676 | | | | 176,665 | |
Hundsun Technologies, Cl A | | | 5,459 | | | | 95,873 | |
Iflytek, Cl A | | | 7,082 | | | | 59,401 | |
Inspur Electronic Information Industry, Cl A | | | 4,240 | | | | 40,112 | |
Neusoft, Cl A | | | 10,847 | | | | 49,182 | |
People.cn, Cl A | | | 4,885 | | | | 44,212 | |
Sanan Optoelectronics, Cl A | | | 21,253 | | | | 72,882 | |
Shenzhen O-film Tech, Cl A | | | 9,106 | | | | 39,364 | |
Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Joint-Stock, Cl A* | | | 9,223 | | | | 52,232 | |
Tianma Microelectronics, Cl A | | | 8,333 | | | | 35,727 | |
Tongfang Guoxin Electronics, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 5,600 | | | | 35,047 | |
Tsinghua Tongfang, Cl A | | | 26,220 | | | | 69,403 | |
Yonyou Network Technology, Cl A | | | 10,223 | | | | 75,276 | |
Zhejiang Chint Electrics, Cl A | | | 7,424 | | | | 49,229 | |
Zhejiang Dahua Technology, Cl A | | | 10,343 | | | | 60,978 | |
ZTE, Cl A | | | 24,937 | | | | 87,929 | |
| | | | | | | 1,717,421 | |
Materials — 7.9%
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Aluminum Corp of China, Cl A* | | | 70,903 | | | | 72,166 | |
Angang Steel, Cl A | | | 45,277 | | | | 46,156 | |
Anhui Conch Cement, Cl A | | | 35,341 | | | | 130,200 | |
Baoshan Iron & Steel, Cl A | | | 97,029 | | | | 111,434 | |
BBMG, Cl A | | | 21,296 | | | | 38,370 | |
China Hainan Rubber Industry Group, Cl A | | | 28,946 | | | | 46,457 | |
China Minmetals Rare Earth, Cl A* | | | 8,667 | | | | 46,260 | |
Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech, Cl A | | | 11,217 | | | | 32,767 | |
Guangdong HEC Technology Holding, Cl A | | | 8,800 | | | | 27,935 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Hebei Iron & Steel, Cl A | | | 93,826 | | | $ | 65,531 | |
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech, Cl A | | | 21,401 | | | | 93,825 | |
Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry, Cl A | | | 18,096 | | | | 58,319 | |
Inner Mongolian Baotou Steel Union, Cl A | | | 141,422 | | | | 135,044 | |
Jiangsu Kangde Xin Composite Material, Cl A | | | 8,392 | | | | 51,641 | |
Jiangxi Copper, Cl A | | | 18,430 | | | | 62,072 | |
Jilin Ji En Nickel Industry, Cl A | | | 12,400 | | | | 34,462 | |
Jinduicheng Molybdenum, Cl A | | | 23,759 | | | | 43,995 | |
Kingfa Sci & Tech, Cl A | | | 23,775 | | | | 32,827 | |
Luxin Venture Capital Group, Cl A | | | 6,577 | | | | 37,937 | |
Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources, Cl A | | | 75,899 | | | | 50,072 | |
Pengxin International Mining, Cl A*(A)(B) | | | 13,068 | | | | 32,124 | |
Qinghai Salt Lake Industry, Cl A | | | 11,711 | | | | 55,669 | |
Shandong Gold Mining, Cl A | | | 12,638 | | | | 54,632 | |
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel, Cl A | | | 50,332 | | | | 45,383 | |
Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet, Cl A | | | 19,528 | | | | 40,161 | |
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, Cl A | | | 53,789 | | | | 47,545 | |
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 16,896 | | | | 46,140 | |
Wanhua Chemical Group, Cl A | | | 19,203 | | | | 74,711 | |
Western Mining, Cl A | | | 21,056 | | | | 33,930 | |
Wuhan Iron & Steel, Cl A | | | 89,188 | | | | 69,773 | |
Xiamen Tungsten, Cl A | | | 7,351 | | | | 45,330 | |
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes, Cl A | | | 32,192 | | | | 32,609 | |
Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium, Cl A | | | 15,461 | | | | 34,091 | |
Yunnan Tin, Cl A | | | 10,172 | | | | 36,720 | |
Zhejiang Hailiang, Cl A | | | 12,000 | | | | 20,808 | |
Zhejiang Longsheng Group, Cl A | | | 14,387 | | | | 68,018 | |
Zhongjin Gold, Cl A | | | 26,138 | | | | 52,996 | |
Zijin Mining Group, Cl A | | | 140,351 | | | | 97,799 | |
| | | | | | | 2,105,909 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.9%
| | | | | | | | |
China United Network Communications, Cl A | | | 188,244 | | | | 166,091 | |
Dr Peng Telcom & Media Group, Cl A | | | 12,300 | | | | 64,778 | |
| | | | | | | 230,869 | |
Utilities — 3.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing Capital, Cl A | | | 21,517 | | | | 52,130 | |
Beijing Jingneng Power | | | 33,999 | | | | 35,592 | |
Chengdu Xingrong Investment, Cl A | | | 26,386 | | | | 37,837 | |
China Yangtze Power, Cl A | | | 122,112 | | | | 214,498 | |
GD Power Development, Cl A | | | 152,244 | | | | 106,823 | |
Guangdong Golden Dragon Development, Cl A | | | 7,917 | | | | 50,544 | |
Huadian Power International, Cl A | | | 52,206 | | | | 57,262 | |
Huaneng Power International, Cl A | | | 62,166 | | | | 82,826 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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| | Shares/ Face Amount | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power, Cl A | | | 51,317 | | | $ | 37,994 | |
SDIC Power Holdings, Cl A | | | 59,961 | | | | 104,455 | |
Shenergy, Cl A | | | 40,222 | | | | 51,124 | |
Shenzhen Energy Group, Cl A | | | 23,353 | | | | 50,589 | |
Sichuan Chuantou Energy, Cl A | | | 19,450 | | | | 70,683 | |
Sound Environmental Resources, Cl A(A)(B) | | | 7,454 | | | | 34,483 | |
| | | | | | | 986,840 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $20,760,912) | | | | | | | 26,673,347 | |
TIME DEPOSIT — 0.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Brown Brothers Harriman 0.030%, 04/01/15 | | $ | 6,210 | | | | 6,210 | |
TOTAL TIME DEPOSIT (Cost $6,210) | | | | | | | 6,210 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (Cost $20,767,122) | | | | | | $ | 26,679,557 | |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $26,774,152
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| ‡ | Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting. |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (A) | Securities considered illiquid. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $1,703,442 and represented 6.4% of Net Assets. |
| (B) | Security is fair valued using methods determined in good faith by the Fair Value Committee of the Fund. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015, was $1,703,442 and represents 6.4% of Net Assets. |
Cl — Class
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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The following is a list of the inputs used as of March 31, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments in Securities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
China
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 2,172,041 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 440,752 | | | $ | 2,612,793 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1,386,439 | | | | — | | | | 75,019 | | | | 1,461,458 | |
Energy | | | 1,013,070 | | | | — | | | | 25,713 | | | | 1,038,783 | |
Financials | | | 9,592,287 | | | | — | | | | 130,839 | | | | 9,723,126 | |
Health Care | | | 1,392,760 | | | | — | | | | 125,369 | | | | 1,518,129 | |
Industrials | | | 4,619,919 | | | | — | | | | 658,100 | | | | 5,278,019 | |
Information Technology | | | 1,582,518 | | | | — | | | | 134,903 | | | | 1,717,421 | |
Materials | | | 2,027,645 | | | | — | | | | 78,264 | | | | 2,105,909 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 230,869 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 230,869 | |
Utilities | | | 952,357 | | | | — | | | | 34,483 | | | | 986,840 | |
Total Common Stock | | | 24,969,905 | | | | — | | | | 1,703,442 | | | | 26,673,347 | |
Time Deposit | | | — | | | | 6,210 | | | | — | | | | 6,210 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 24,969,905 | | | $ | 6,210 | | | $ | 1,703,442 | | | $ | 26,679,557 | |
The following is a reconciliation of the investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
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| | Common Stock |
Beginning balance as of April 1, 2014 | | $ | 90,145 | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | | | — | |
Realized gain/(loss) | | | — | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | — | |
Purchases | | | — | |
Sales | | | — | |
Transfer into Level 3 | | | 1,703,442 | |
Transfer out of Level 3 | | | (90,145 | ) |
Ending balance as of March 31, 2015 | | $ | 1,703,442 | |
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings Related to securities held at reporting date | | $ | 435,347 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments.
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 investments.
For the year ended March 31, 2015, the transfers in and out of Level 3 were due to changes in the availability of observable inputs to determine fair value. Transfers between levels are recognized at period end.
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| † | Percentages are based on total investments. More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes. |
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — 99.2%‡
| | | | | | | | |
CHINA — 77.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 12.6%
| | | | | | | | |
500.com ADR, Cl A* | | | 226 | | | $ | 2,438 | |
ANTA Sports Products | | | 5,091 | | | | 9,311 | |
Bosideng International Holdings | | | 18,137 | | | | 1,942 | |
Byd, Cl H | | | 3,809 | | | | 19,602 | |
China Distance Education Holdings ADR | | | 195 | | | | 3,268 | |
China Dongxiang Group | | | 17,938 | | | | 3,239 | |
Ctrip.com International ADR* | | | 788 | | | | 46,192 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group, Cl H | | | 15,056 | | | | 24,158 | |
E-Commerce China Dangdang ADR, Cl A* | | | 316 | | | | 3,018 | |
Golden Eagle Retail Group | | | 3,367 | | | | 4,104 | |
Goodbaby International Holdings | | | 4,502 | | | | 1,457 | |
Great Wall Motor, Cl H | | | 5,574 | | | | 39,398 | |
Guangzhou Automobile Group, Cl H | | | 13,135 | | | | 12,571 | |
Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings, Cl A* | | | 2,392 | | | | 2,064 | |
Homeinns Hotel Group ADR* | | | 197 | | | | 4,663 | |
Intime Retail Group | | | 7,262 | | | | 5,049 | |
JD.com ADR* | | | 4,378 | | | | 128,626 | |
Jumei International Holding ADR* | | | 264 | | | | 4,176 | |
Kandi Technologies Group* | | | 259 | | | | 3,209 | |
Li Ning* | | | 6,710 | | | | 3,808 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group ADR* | | | 838 | | | | 18,579 | |
Ozner Water International Holding*(A) | | | 7,000 | | | | 2,501 | |
Parkson Retail Group(B)(C) | | | 7,029 | | | | 1,523 | |
Qunar Cayman Islands ADR* | | | 284 | | | | 11,715 | |
Shenzhou International Group Holdings | | | 3,378 | | | | 15,249 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Vipshop Holdings ADR* | | | 1,891 | | | $ | 55,671 | |
Wisdom Holdings Group | | | 3,510 | | | | 2,250 | |
Zhongsheng Group Holdings | | | 2,444 | | | | 1,623 | |
| | | | | | | 431,404 | |
Consumer Staples — 2.0%
| | | | | | | | |
China Child Care | | | 1,126 | | | | 214 | |
China Yurun Food Group*(B)(C) | | | 7,826 | | | | 2,049 | |
Honworld Group(A) | | | 760 | | | | 530 | |
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding | | | 4,663 | | | | 10,032 | |
Tsingtao Brewery, Cl H | | | 2,195 | | | | 14,708 | |
Uni-President China Holdings | | | 7,141 | | | | 4,725 | |
Want Want China Holdings | | | 27,323 | | | | 29,004 | |
Wumart Stores, Cl H | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,175 | |
Yashili International Holdings | | | 7,961 | | | | 2,886 | |
YuanShengTai Dairy Farm* | | | 13,000 | | | | 1,509 | |
| | | | | | | 67,832 | |
Health Care — 3.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings, Cl H | | | 1,296 | | | | 4,463 | |
Jintian Pharmaceutical Group | | | 5,000 | | | | 1,922 | |
Lijun International Pharmaceutical Holding | | | 12,209 | | | | 5,338 | |
Mindray Medical International ADR | | | 479 | | | | 13,101 | |
Phoenix Healthcare Group | | | 1,500 | | | | 2,654 | |
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer, Cl H | | | 9,514 | | | | 8,381 | |
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, Cl H(B)(C) | | | 2,041 | | | | 6,805 | |
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding, Cl H | | | 3,424 | | | | 9,098 | |
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group(B)(C) | | | 27,024 | | | | 14,884 | |
Sinopharm Group, Cl H | | | 6,487 | | | | 26,482 | |
Tong Ren Tang Technologies, Cl H | | | 3,542 | | | | 5,208 | |
WuXi PharmaTech Cayman ADR* | | | 388 | | | | 15,047 | |
| | | | | | | 113,383 | |
Industrials — 8.5%
| | | | | | | | |
51job ADR* | | | 142 | | | | 4,582 | |
Air China, Cl H | | | 12,141 | | | | 12,387 | |
AviChina Industry & Technology, Cl H | | | 12,565 | | | | 9,027 | |
Beijing Capital International Airport, Cl H | | | 8,538 | | | | 8,325 | |
China Communications Construction, Cl H | | | 23,333 | | | | 32,864 | |
China COSCO Holdings, Cl H* | | | 14,714 | | | | 7,743 | |
China Dredging Environment Protection Holdings* | | | 2,000 | | | | 488 | |
China Eastern Airlines, Cl H* | | | 9,141 | | | | 5,812 | |
China International Marine Containers Group, Cl H | | | 14 | | | | 30 | |
China Lesso Group Holdings | | | 7,401 | | | | 4,382 | |
China Machinery Engineering, Cl H | | | 4,766 | | | | 4,820 | |
China Railway Construction, Cl H | | | 14,575 | | | | 21,769 | |
China Railway Group, Cl H | | | 23,023 | | | | 23,578 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials — continued
| | | | | | | | |
China Shipping Container Lines, Cl H* | | | 21,187 | | | $ | 6,723 | |
China Shipping Development, Cl H | | | 5,401 | | | | 3,943 | |
China Southern Airlines, Cl H | | | 10,311 | | | | 7,248 | |
CSR(B)(C) | | | 13,349 | | | | 17,631 | |
Dongfang Electric, Cl H | | | 1,886 | | | | 3,639 | |
Dynagreen Environmental Protection Group, Cl H* | | | 5,844 | | | | 3,987 | |
First Tractor, Cl H | | | 2,166 | | | | 1,551 | |
Fosun International | | | 11,357 | | | | 22,002 | |
Haitian International Holdings | | | 3,569 | | | | 8,194 | |
Harbin Electric, Cl H | | | 73 | | | | 45 | |
Jiangsu Expressway, Cl H | | | 6,500 | | | | 8,736 | |
JinkoSolar Holding ADR* | | | 129 | | | | 3,308 | |
Shanghai Electric Group, Cl H | | | 16,542 | | | | 10,924 | |
Sinotrans, Cl H | | | 12,000 | | | | 6,888 | |
Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group, Cl H | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,556 | |
Weichai Power, Cl H | | | 2,654 | | | | 10,235 | |
Zhejiang Expressway, Cl H | | | 7,843 | | | | 10,399 | |
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric, Cl H | | | 4,194 | | | | 27,534 | |
| | | | | | | 290,350 | |
Information Technology — 45.5%
| | | | | | | | |
21Vianet Group ADR* | | | 312 | | | | 5,510 | |
58.com ADR* | | | 151 | | | | 7,985 | |
AAC Technologies Holdings | | | 36 | | | | 222 | |
Alibaba Group Holding ADR* | | | 4,473 | | | | 372,333 | |
Autohome ADR* | | | 271 | | | | 11,916 | |
Baidu ADR* | | | 1,920 | | | | 400,128 | |
Bitauto Holdings ADR* | | | 155 | | | | 7,886 | |
Canadian Solar* | | | 241 | | | | 8,047 | |
HC International* | | | 1,018 | | | | 1,077 | |
Hollysys Automation Technologies | | | 331 | | | | 6,577 | |
JA Solar Holdings ADR* | | | 340 | | | | 3,250 | |
Kingsoft | | | 283 | | | | 830 | |
NetEase ADR | | | 536 | | | | 56,441 | |
Perfect World ADR | | | 3 | | | | 56 | |
Qihoo 360 Technology ADR* | | | 226 | | | | 11,571 | |
Semiconductor Manufacturing International* | | | 155,562 | | | | 15,048 | |
SINA* | | | 177 | | | | 5,692 | |
Sohu.com* | | | 264 | | | | 14,079 | |
SouFun Holdings ADR | | | 1,290 | | | | 7,740 | |
Tencent Holdings | | | 30,545 | | | | 579,930 | |
Tian Ge Interactive Holdings(A) | | | 4,000 | | | | 2,461 | |
Trina Solar ADR* | | | 540 | | | | 6,529 | |
Vimicro International ADR* | | | 107 | | | | 995 | |
Weibo ADR* | | | 350 | | | | 4,511 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Information Technology — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, Cl H | | | 2,767 | | | $ | 5,204 | |
Yingli Green Energy Holding ADR* | | | 687 | | | | 1,271 | |
Youku Tudou ADR* | | | 383 | | | | 4,787 | |
YY ADR* | | | 282 | | | | 15,385 | |
| | | | | | | 1,557,461 | |
Materials — 3.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Aluminum Corp of China, Cl H* | | | 21,705 | | | | 10,750 | |
Angang Steel, Cl H | | | 6,233 | | | | 4,591 | |
Anhui Conch Cement, Cl H | | | 7,074 | | | | 26,779 | |
BBMG, Cl H | | | 6,510 | | | | 6,004 | |
China BlueChemical, Cl H | | | 10,566 | | | | 4,034 | |
China Hongqiao Group | | | 7,083 | | | | 4,248 | |
China Lumena New Materials*(B)(C) | | | 28,720 | | | | 2,926 | |
China Molybdenum, Cl H | | | 7,076 | | | | 5,002 | |
China National Building Material, Cl H | | | 15,532 | | | | 15,466 | |
China Shanshui Cement Group | | | 10,672 | | | | 7,433 | |
Dongyue Group | | | 7,099 | | | | 2,564 | |
Jiangxi Copper, Cl H | | | 7,797 | | | | 14,502 | |
Maanshan Iron & Steel, Cl H | | | 9,983 | | | | 2,871 | |
Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre, Cl H | | | 11,343 | | | | 4,960 | |
Tiangong International | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,300 | |
Tianhe Chemicals Group*(A)(B)(C) | | | 40,000 | | | | 5,830 | |
Yingde Gases Group | | | 5,000 | | | | 3,727 | |
| | | | | | | 122,987 | |
Utilities — 1.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy, Cl H | | | 9,682 | | | | 4,096 | |
China Longyuan Power Group, Cl H | | | 18,311 | | | | 19,910 | |
China Suntien Green Energy, Cl H | | | 20,000 | | | | 4,850 | |
ENN Energy Holdings | | | 4,185 | | | | 25,667 | |
Huadian Fuxin Energy, Cl H | | | 14,147 | | | | 6,934 | |
Huaneng Renewables, Cl H | | | 8,464 | | | | 3,067 | |
| | | | | | | 64,524 | |
TOTAL CHINA | | | | | | | 2,647,941 | |
HONG KONG — 21.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 4.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Pictures Group*(B)(C) | | | 40,000 | | | | 14,755 | |
Belle International Holdings | | | 13,001 | | | | 15,142 | |
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings | | | 17,174 | | | | 33,094 | |
China LotSynergy Holdings | | | 40,000 | | | | 3,354 | |
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong | | | 14,000 | | | | 4,550 | |
China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings | | | 4,698 | | | | 2,224 | |
Cogobuy Group*(A) | | | 2,209 | | | | 1,980 | |
Daphne International Holdings | | | 5,826 | | | | 1,954 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Fu Shou Yuan International Group | | | 5,689 | | | $ | 2,686 | |
Geely Automobile Holdings | | | 29,138 | | | | 14,995 | |
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding | | | 54,767 | | | | 7,912 | |
Haier Electronics Group | | | 7,526 | | | | 19,706 | |
Hengdeli Holdings | | | 637 | | | | 118 | |
Man Wah Holdings | | | 4,800 | | | | 4,612 | |
Minth Group | | | 4,178 | | | | 8,256 | |
Skyworth Digital Holdings | | | 11,388 | | | | 8,960 | |
Xinchen China Power Holdings* | | | 4,732 | | | | 1,849 | |
Xinyi Glass Holdings | | | 15,219 | | | | 9,403 | |
| | | | | | | 155,550 | |
Consumer Staples — 3.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Biostime International Holdings | | | 1,209 | | | | 5,068 | |
China Agri-Industries Holdings | | | 14,446 | | | | 5,590 | |
China Foods | | | 4,630 | | | | 2,024 | |
China Huishan Dairy Holdings | | | 29,462 | | | | 5,244 | |
China Mengniu Dairy | | | 7,658 | | | | 40,695 | |
China Modern Dairy Holdings | | | 12,102 | | | | 4,027 | |
China Resources Enterprise | | | 3,072 | | | | 6,023 | |
Hengan International Group | | | 4,674 | | | | 56,126 | |
NVC Lighting Holding(B)(C) | | | 14,305 | | | | 3,266 | |
| | | | | | | 128,063 | |
Health Care — 1.7%
| | | | | | | | |
China Animal Healthcare(B)(C) | | | 4,000 | | | | 2,600 | |
China Medical System Holdings | | | 6,454 | | | | 9,923 | |
China Traditional Chinese Medicine | | | 5,442 | | | | 3,671 | |
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group | | | 12,511 | | | | 10,586 | |
Luye Pharma Group* | | | 11,000 | | | | 13,294 | |
Sino Biopharmaceutical | | | 16,370 | | | | 16,575 | |
| | | | | | | 56,649 | |
Industrials — 6.4%
| | | | | | | | |
AVIC International Holding HK* | | | 16,000 | | | | 1,486 | |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings | | | 2,808 | | | | 22,093 | |
Bolina Holding | | | 6,000 | | | | 2,244 | |
China Everbright International | | | 14,453 | | | | 24,197 | |
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group | | | 6,310 | | | | 4,362 | |
China Merchants Holdings International | | | 7,130 | | | | 27,911 | |
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings | | | 2,543 | | | | 3,477 | |
China State Construction International Holdings | | | 11,140 | | | | 15,518 | |
CIMC Enric Holdings | | | 4,473 | | | | 4,362 | |
CITIC | | | 38,726 | | | | 66,333 | |
Concord New Energy Group* | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,393 | |
COSCO Pacific | | | 10,000 | | | | 13,105 | |
Freetech Road Recycling Technology Holdings | | | 446 | | | | 72 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| | Shares/ Face Amount | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Kerry Logistics Network | | | 4,000 | | | $ | 5,892 | |
Lonking Holdings | | | 125 | | | | 25 | |
Shanghai Industrial Holdings | | | 3,086 | | | | 9,513 | |
Shenzhen International Holdings | | | 6,393 | | | | 9,648 | |
Tianjin Development Holdings | | | 2,272 | | | | 1,761 | |
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology | | | 7,673 | | | | 5,295 | |
| | | | | | | 218,687 | |
Information Technology — 3.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Health Information Technology*(B)(C) | | | 12,000 | | | | 10,494 | |
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings | | | 62,032 | | | | 16,402 | |
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group | | | 65,064 | | | | 58,576 | |
Shunfeng International Clean Energy* | | | 8,000 | | | | 6,026 | |
Sunny Optical Technology Group | | | 4,075 | | | | 7,411 | |
V1 Group | | | 19,133 | | | | 1,505 | |
Xinyi Solar Holdings | | | 22,000 | | | | 6,839 | |
| | | | | | | 107,253 | |
Materials — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
China Resources Cement Holdings | | | 10,721 | | | | 6,071 | |
Huabao International Holdings | | | 11,658 | | | | 8,676 | |
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing | | | 10,239 | | | | 4,952 | |
MMG | | | 7,872 | | | | 2,589 | |
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings | | | 10,080 | | | | 6,306 | |
| | | | | | | 28,594 | |
Utilities — 1.6%
| | | | | | | | |
China Gas Holdings | | | 14,062 | | | | 23,034 | |
China Oil & Gas Group | | | 19,814 | | | | 2,428 | |
China Resources Gas Group | | | 5,317 | | | | 16,528 | |
CT Environmental Group | | | 3,131 | | | | 3,376 | |
Kangda International Environmental*(A) | | | 5,596 | | | | 2,461 | |
Towngas China | | | 5,652 | | | | 5,169 | |
| | | | | | | 52,996 | |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | | | | | 747,792 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $2,607,737) | | | | | | | 3,395,733 | |
TIME DEPOSIT — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Brown Brothers Harriman 0.030%, 04/01/15 | | $ | 2,315 | | | | 2,315 | |
TOTAL TIME DEPOSIT (Cost $2,315) | | | | | | | 2,315 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3% (Cost $2,610,052) | | | | | | $ | 3,398,048 | |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $3,420,944
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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| ‡ | Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting. |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (A) | Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. |
| (B) | Security is fair valued using methods determined in good faith by the Fair Value Committee of the Fund. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015, was $82,763 and represents 2.4% of Net Assets. |
| (C) | Securities considered illiquid. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $82,763 and represented 2.4% of Net Assets. |
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
Cl — Class
The following is a list of the inputs used as of March 31, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments in Securities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
China
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 429,881 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,523 | | | $ | 431,404 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 65,783 | | | | — | | | | 2,049 | | | | 67,832 | |
Health Care | | | 91,694 | | | | — | | | | 21,689 | | | | 113,383 | |
Industrials | | | 272,719 | | | | — | | | | 17,631 | | | | 290,350 | |
Information Technology | | | 1,557,461 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,557,461 | |
Materials | | | 114,231 | | | | — | | | | 8,756 | | | | 122,987 | |
Utilities | | | 64,524 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 64,524 | |
Hong Kong
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 140,795 | | | | — | | | | 14,755 | | | | 155,550 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 124,797 | | | | — | | | | 3,266 | | | | 128,063 | |
Health Care | | | 54,049 | | | | — | | | | 2,600 | | | | 56,649 | |
Industrials | | | 218,687 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 218,687 | |
Information Technology | | | 96,759 | | | | — | | | | 10,494 | | | | 107,253 | |
Materials | | | 28,594 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28,594 | |
Utilities | | | 52,996 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 52,996 | |
Total Common Stock | | | 3,312,970 | | | | — | | | | 82,763 | | | | 3,395,733 | |
Time Deposit | | | — | | | | 2,315 | | | | — | | | | 2,315 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 3,312,970 | | | $ | 2,315 | | | $ | 82,763 | | | $ | 3,398,048 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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The following is a reconciliation of the investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
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| | Common Stock |
Beginning balance as of April 1, 2014 | | $ | 4,108 | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | | | — | |
Realized gain/(loss) | | | — | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 1 | |
Purchases | | | — | |
Sales | | | — | |
Transfer into Level 3 | | | 79,837 | |
Transfer out of Level 3 | | | (1,183 | ) |
Ending balance as of March 31, 2015 | | $ | 82,763 | |
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings Related to securities held at reporting date | | $ | 18,912 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments.
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 investments.
For the year ended March 31, 2015, the transfers in and out of Level 3 were due to changes in the availability of observable inputs to determine fair value. Transfers between levels are recognized at period end.
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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| † | Percentages are based on total investments. More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes. |
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — 99.8%‡
| | | | | | | | |
CHINA — 97.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 23.8%
| | | | | | | | |
500.com ADR, Cl A* | | | 57,465 | | | $ | 620,047 | |
Ctrip.com International ADR* | | | 117,981 | | | | 6,916,046 | |
E-Commerce China Dangdang ADR, Cl A* | | | 86,482 | | | | 825,903 | |
eLong ADR* | | | 14,465 | | | | 249,088 | |
JD.com ADR* | | | 371,324 | | | | 10,909,499 | |
Jumei International Holding ADR* | | | 88,395 | | | | 1,398,409 | |
Qunar Cayman Islands ADR* | | | 79,308 | | | | 3,271,455 | |
Tuniu ADR* | | | 33,508 | | | | 421,531 | |
Vipshop Holdings ADR* | | | 226,650 | | | | 6,672,576 | |
| | | | | | | 31,284,554 | |
Industrials — 1.8%
| | | | | | | | |
51job ADR* | | | 49,351 | | | | 1,592,310 | |
Zhaopin ADR* | | | 44,570 | | | | 701,977 | |
| | | | | | | 2,294,287 | |
Information Technology — 71.9%
| | | | | | | | |
21Vianet Group ADR* | | | 112,195 | | | | 1,981,364 | |
58.com ADR* | | | 56,953 | | | | 3,011,675 | |
Alibaba Group Holding ADR* | | | 126,238 | | | | 10,508,051 | |
Autohome ADR* | | | 71,080 | | | | 3,125,387 | |
Baidu ADR* | | | 45,619 | | | | 9,507,000 | |
BAIOO Family Interactive*(A) | | | 3,022,000 | | | | 401,476 | |
Bitauto Holdings ADR* | | | 58,696 | | | | 2,986,453 | |
Changyou.com ADR* | | | 22,794 | | | | 590,137 | |
Cheetah Mobile ADR* | | | 59,675 | | | | 1,019,846 | |
China Binary Sale Technology* | | | 405,355 | | | | 67,445 | |
China Finance Online ADR* | | | 24,297 | | | | 104,477 | |
China Mobile Games & Entertainment Group ADR | | | 27,256 | | | | 454,357 | |
ChinaCache International Holdings ADR* | | | 32,709 | | | | 388,256 | |
Forgame Holdings* | | | 116,556 | | | | 223,098 | |
Jiayuan.com International ADR | | | 42,537 | | | | 216,088 | |
Kingsoft | | | 1,757,470 | | | | 5,156,995 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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| | Shares/ Face Amount(1) | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Information Technology — continued
| | | | | | | | |
KongZhong ADR* | | | 59,860 | | | $ | 331,026 | |
Leju Holdings ADR | | | 21,662 | | | | 172,429 | |
NetEase ADR | | | 78,409 | | | | 8,256,468 | |
NQ Mobile ADR* | | | 98,633 | | | | 367,901 | |
Ourgame International Holdings* | | | 752,000 | | | | 371,487 | |
Pacific Online | | | 984,676 | | | | 414,036 | |
Perfect World ADR | | | 82,802 | | | | 1,538,461 | |
Phoenix New Media ADR* | | | 115,288 | | | | 653,683 | |
Qihoo 360 Technology ADR* | | | 90,464 | | | | 4,631,757 | |
Renren ADR* | | | 172,021 | | | | 414,571 | |
Shanda Games ADR* | | | 174,958 | | | | 1,119,731 | |
SINA* | | | 144,182 | | | | 4,636,893 | |
Sky-mobi ADR* | | | 29,480 | | | | 109,666 | |
Sohu.com* | | | 66,867 | | | | 3,566,017 | |
SouFun Holdings ADR | | | 533,602 | | | | 3,201,612 | |
Sungy Mobile ADR* | | | 36,302 | | | | 137,222 | |
Tencent Holdings | | | 731,012 | | | | 13,879,050 | |
Tian Ge Interactive Holdings(A) | | | 1,448,000 | | | | 890,870 | |
Weibo ADR* | | | 130,463 | | | | 1,681,668 | |
Xunlei ADR* | | | 135,962 | | | | 866,078 | |
Youku Tudou ADR* | | | 290,972 | | | | 3,637,150 | |
YY ADR* | | | 74,528 | | | | 4,065,875 | |
| | | | | | | 94,685,756 | |
TOTAL CHINA | | | | | | | 128,264,597 | |
HONG KONG — 2.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Cogobuy Group*(A) | | | 895,000 | | | | 802,297 | |
Information Technology — 1.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Boyaa Interactive International | | | 507,984 | | | | 424,573 | |
NetDragon Websoft | | | 563,752 | | | | 1,237,585 | |
V1 Group | | | 7,304,910 | | | | 574,741 | |
| | | | | | | 2,236,899 | |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | | | | | 3,039,196 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $146,078,541) | | | | | | | 131,303,793 | |
TIME DEPOSITS — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Brown Brothers Harriman
| | | | | | | | |
0.030%, 04/01/15 | | | 193,233 | | | | 193,233 | |
0.005%, 04/01/15 HKD | | | 5,601 | | | | 722 | |
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS (Cost $193,955) | | | | | | | 193,955 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $146,272,496) | | | | | | $ | 131,497,748 | |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $131,611,859
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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| ‡ | Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting. |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (1) | In U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
| (A) | Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. |
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
Cl — Class
HKD — Hong Kong Dollar
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments in Securities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 131,303,793 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 131,303,793 | |
Time Deposits | | | — | | | | 193,955 | | | | — | | | | 193,955 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 131,303,793 | | | $ | 193,955 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 131,497,748 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments.
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 investments.
For the year ended March 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 investments.
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
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| † | Percentages are based on total investments. |
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| | Face Amount(1) | | Value |
COMMERCIAL PAPER — 87.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing Drainage Group
| | | | | | | | |
4.880%, 08/08/2015 | | | 5,000,000 | | | $ | 805,193 | |
Beijing Haidian State-Owned Assets Operation
| | | | | | | | |
5.050%, 03/27/2016 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 322,440 | |
China Eastern Airlines
| | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/22/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 322,602 | |
China Huaneng Group
| | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/26/2016 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 321,384 | |
China Longyuan Power Group
| | | | | | | | |
4.600%, 12/20/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 321,442 | |
China National Building Material
| | | | | | | | |
4.700%, 12/12/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 321,677 | |
China Power Investment
| | | | | | | | |
4.600%, 11/21/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 321,968 | |
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China
| | | | | | | | |
4.690%, 10/22/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 322,319 | |
Hangzhou Industrial Investment Group
| | | | | | | | |
5.080%, 09/25/2015 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 805,650 | |
Hebei Iron and Steel Group
| | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 02/05/2016 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 321,882 | |
Huaneng Power International
| | | | | | | | |
4.630%, 05/22/2015 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 805,899 | |
Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group
| | | | | | | | |
5.100%, 09/26/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 322,601 | |
Ningbo Port
| | | | | | | | |
4.850%, 08/22/2015 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 805,689 | |
Shandong Gold Group
| | | | | | | | |
4.830%, 08/08/2015 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 805,692 | |
Shandong Iron and Steel Group
| | | | | | | | |
5.330%, 12/21/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 321,889 | |
Yankuang Group
| | | | | | | | |
5.350%, 09/25/2015 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 322,398 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $7,601,665) | | | | | | | 7,570,725 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 9.3%
| | | | | | | | |
China Universal Express Income Money Market Fund | | | 347 | | | $ | 56 | |
E Funds SWIFT Cash Money Market Fund | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 403,252 | |
Fortune SGAM Xianjin Tianyi Money Market Fund | | | 2,538,224 | | | | 409,405 | |
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS (Cost $794,929) | | | | | | | 812,713 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.3% (Cost $8,396,594) | | | | | | $ | 8,383,438 | |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $8,702,158
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| (1) | In CNY unless otherwise indicated. |
CNY — Chinese Yuan
As of March 31, 2015, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.
For the period ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments.
For the period ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 investments.
For the period ended March 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| † | Percentages are based on total investments. More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes. |
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — 77.4%‡
| | | | | | | | |
BRAZIL — 3.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Cyrela Brazil Realty Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 515 | | | $ | 2,151 | |
Kroton Educacional | | | 1,000 | | | | 3,232 | |
Lojas Renner | | | 200 | | | | 5,632 | |
| | | | | | | 11,015 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Ambev | | | 1,850 | | | | 10,674 | |
BRF | | | 400 | | | | 7,905 | |
Souza Cruz | | | 400 | | | | 3,165 | |
| | | | | | | 21,744 | |
Energy — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Ultrapar Participacoes | | | 205 | | | | 4,165 | |
Financials — 0.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Banco do Brasil | | | 405 | | | | 2,916 | |
BB Seguridade Participacoes | | | 400 | | | | 4,094 | |
BM&FBovespa – Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros | | | 1,000 | | | | 3,482 | |
BR Malls Participacoes | | | 400 | | | | 2,125 | |
Itausa – Investimentos Itau | | | 1,600 | | | | 5,011 | |
| | | | | | | 17,628 | |
Industrials — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
CCR | | | 652 | | | | 3,368 | |
Embraer | | | 400 | | | | 3,072 | |
WEG | | | 248 | | | | 2,481 | |
| | | | | | | 8,921 | |
Information Technology — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Cielo | | | 400 | | | | 5,718 | |
Materials — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Vale | | | 1,400 | | | | 7,867 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais | | | 600 | | | $ | 2,431 | |
TOTAL BRAZIL | | | | | | | 79,489 | |
CHILE — 0.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Empresas COPEC | | | 246 | | | | 2,865 | |
Financials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | | | 65 | | | | 2,910 | |
Banco Santander Chile | | | 56,610 | | | | 3,086 | |
| | | | | | | 5,996 | |
Industrials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Latam Airlines Group* | | | 267 | | | | 2,194 | |
Utilities — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad | | | 2,438 | | | | 3,651 | |
Enersis | | | 11,240 | | | | 3,684 | |
| | | | | | | 7,335 | |
TOTAL CHILE | | | | | | | 18,390 | |
CHINA — 19.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 1.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Byd, Cl H | | | 3,475 | | | | 17,884 | |
Ctrip.com International ADR* | | | 94 | | | | 5,511 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group, Cl H | | | 2,392 | | | | 3,838 | |
Great Wall Motor, Cl H | | | 638 | | | | 4,509 | |
Guangzhou Automobile Group, Cl H | | | 2,800 | | | | 2,680 | |
JD.com ADR* | | | 182 | | | | 5,347 | |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group ADR* | | | 150 | | | | 3,325 | |
Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development | | | 200 | | | | 416 | |
Vipshop Holdings ADR* | | | 164 | | | | 4,828 | |
| | | | | | | 48,338 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Tsingtao Brewery, Cl H | | | 531 | | | | 3,558 | |
Energy — 1.4%
| | | | | | | | |
China Coal Energy, Cl H | | | 6,397 | | | | 3,532 | |
China Oilfield Services, Cl H | | | 1,678 | | | | 2,792 | |
China Petroleum & Chemical, Cl H | | | 14,500 | | | | 11,539 | |
China Shenhua Energy, Cl H | | | 2,201 | | | | 5,621 | |
PetroChina, Cl H | | | 11,784 | | | | 13,041 | |
| | | | | | | 36,525 | |
Financials — 7.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Agricultural Bank of China, Cl H | | | 16,777 | | | | 8,309 | |
Bank of China, Cl H | | | 48,396 | | | | 27,965 | |
Bank of Communications, Cl H | | | 19,997 | | | | 17,152 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — continued
| | | | | | | | |
China CITIC Bank, Cl H | | | 21,858 | | | $ | 16,465 | |
China Construction Bank, Cl H | | | 57,296 | | | | 47,592 | |
China Life Insurance, Cl H | | | 7,483 | | | | 32,767 | |
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank, Cl H | | | 3,386 | | | | 2,197 | |
Evergrande Real Estate Group | | | 7,336 | | | | 3,700 | |
PICC Property & Casualty, Cl H | | | 2,340 | | | | 4,624 | |
Ping An Insurance Group of China, Cl H | | | 1,500 | | | | 18,032 | |
Shimao Property Holdings | | | 1,102 | | | | 2,317 | |
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings | | | 4,428 | | | | 2,678 | |
| | | | | | | 183,798 | |
Health Care — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Sinopharm Group, Cl H | | | 888 | | | | 3,625 | |
Industrials — 2.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Anhui Expressway, Cl H | | | 14,071 | | | | 9,782 | |
China Communications Construction, Cl H | | | 14,690 | | | | 20,690 | |
China International Marine Containers Group, Cl H | | | 7,307 | | | | 15,909 | |
Jiangsu Expressway, Cl H | | | 2,978 | | | | 4,003 | |
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings | | | 3,600 | | | | 3,320 | |
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric, Cl H | | | 476 | | | | 3,125 | |
| | | | | | | 56,829 | |
Information Technology — 4.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding ADR* | | | 221 | | | | 18,396 | |
Baidu ADR* | | | 173 | | | | 36,053 | |
NetEase ADR | | | 78 | | | | 8,214 | |
Tencent Holdings | | | 2,558 | | | | 48,566 | |
| | | | | | | 111,229 | |
Materials — 1.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Aluminum Corp of China, Cl H* | | | 7,342 | | | | 3,636 | |
Anhui Conch Cement, Cl H | | | 5,007 | | | | 18,955 | |
China National Building Material, Cl H | | | 3,472 | | | | 3,457 | |
Jiangxi Copper, Cl H | | | 1,544 | | | | 2,872 | |
| | | | | | | 28,920 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
China Telecom, Cl H | | | 9,374 | | | | 6,009 | |
Utilities — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
CGN Power, Cl H*(A) | | | 8,230 | | | | 3,546 | |
China Longyuan Power Group, Cl H | | | 3,188 | | | | 3,466 | |
ENN Energy Holdings | | | 682 | | | | 4,183 | |
Huaneng Power International, Cl H | | | 2,777 | | | | 3,288 | |
| | | | | | | 14,483 | |
TOTAL CHINA | | | | | | | 493,314 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
COLOMBIA — 0.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Almacenes Exito | | | 311 | | | $ | 2,993 | |
Energy — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Ecopetrol | | | 5,045 | | | | 3,836 | |
Financials — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Bancolombia | | | 507 | | | | 4,774 | |
Financiera Colombiana | | | 188 | | | | 2,582 | |
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores | | | 3,934 | | | | 1,726 | |
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana | | | 369 | | | | 4,767 | |
| | | | | | | 13,849 | |
Utilities — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Isagen ESP | | | 1,739 | | | | 2,042 | |
TOTAL COLOMBIA | | | | | | | 22,720 | |
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Komercni banka as | | | 26 | | | | 5,614 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
O2 Czech Republic | | | 231 | | | | 1,847 | |
Utilities — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
CEZ | | | 326 | | | | 7,973 | |
TOTAL CZECH REPUBLIC | | | | | | | 15,434 | |
EGYPT — 1.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Juhayna Food Industries* | | | 2,243 | | | | 2,675 | |
Financials — 1.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 2,552 | | | | 18,827 | |
Egypt Kuwait Holding SAE | | | 4,048 | | | | 2,388 | |
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding* | | | 1,807 | | | | 3,759 | |
Talaat Moustafa Group | | | 3,754 | | | | 5,141 | |
| | | | | | | 30,115 | |
Industrials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
ElSwedy Electric* | | | 399 | | | | 2,513 | |
Materials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Ezz Steel* | | | 1,071 | | | | 1,937 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Global Telecom Holding SAE* | | | 4,763 | | | | 2,085 | |
Telecom Egypt | | | 1,642 | | | | 2,406 | |
| | | | | | | 4,491 | |
TOTAL EGYPT | | | | | | | 41,731 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
HONG KONG — 5.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Belle International Holdings | | | 4,207 | | | $ | 4,900 | |
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings | | | 2,148 | | | | 4,139 | |
| | | | | | | 9,039 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
China Resources Enterprise | | | 1,216 | | | | 2,384 | |
Hengan International Group | | | 560 | | | | 6,725 | |
| | | | | | | 9,109 | |
Energy — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
CNOOC | | | 9,826 | | | | 13,891 | |
Kunlun Energy | | | 2,594 | | | | 2,519 | |
| | | | | | | 16,410 | |
Financials — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
China Everbright | | | 768 | | | | 2,001 | |
China Overseas Land & Investment | | | 2,839 | | | | 9,173 | |
China Resources Land | | | 1,614 | | | | 4,559 | |
New China Life Insurance, Cl H | | | 445 | | | | 2,485 | |
Shenzhen Investment | | | 7,638 | | | | 2,827 | |
| | | | | | | 21,045 | |
Health Care — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Sino Biopharmaceutical | | | 2,736 | | | | 2,770 | |
Industrials — 1.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings | | | 489 | | | | 3,847 | |
China Everbright International | | | 2,702 | | | | 4,524 | |
China Merchants Holdings International | | | 1,128 | | | | 4,416 | |
China State Construction International Holdings | | | 1,787 | | | | 2,489 | |
CITIC | | | 3,780 | | | | 6,475 | |
COSCO Pacific | | | 2,120 | | | | 2,778 | |
| | | | | | | 24,529 | |
Information Technology — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group | | | 4,364 | | | | 3,929 | |
Kingboard Chemical Holdings | | | 1,416 | | | | 2,243 | |
Lenovo Group | | | 3,826 | | | | 5,586 | |
| | | | | | | 11,758 | |
Telecommunication Services — 1.7%
| | | | | | | | |
China Mobile | | | 2,972 | | | | 38,793 | |
China Unicom Hong Kong | | | 3,480 | | | | 5,297 | |
| | | | | | | 44,090 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Beijing Enterprises Water Group | | | 4,140 | | | $ | 2,819 | |
China Resources Power Holdings | | | 1,483 | | | | 3,722 | |
Guangdong Investment | | | 2,168 | | | | 2,841 | |
| | | | | | | 9,382 | |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | | | | | 148,132 | |
HUNGARY — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas | | | 70 | | | | 3,039 | |
Financials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
OTP Bank | | | 210 | | | | 3,989 | |
Health Care — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | | | 206 | | | | 2,841 | |
TOTAL HUNGARY | | | | | | | 9,869 | |
INDIA — 18.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 1.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Tata Motors ADR | | | 966 | | | | 43,528 | |
Financials — 6.7%
| | | | | | | | |
HDFC Bank ADR | | | 1,564 | | | | 92,104 | |
ICICI Bank ADR | | | 7,654 | | | | 79,296 | |
| | | | | | | 171,400 | |
Health Care — 1.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories ADR | | | 512 | | | | 29,235 | |
Information Technology — 7.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Infosys ADR | | | 4,800 | | | | 168,384 | |
Wipro ADR | | | 1,950 | | | | 25,974 | |
| | | | | | | 194,358 | |
Materials — 0.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Sesa Sterlite ADR | | | 1,908 | | | | 23,659 | |
TOTAL INDIA | | | | | | | 462,180 | |
INDONESIA — 3.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Astra International | | | 19,202 | | | | 12,593 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia | | | 9,350 | | | | 2,535 | |
Gudang Garam | | | 609 | | | | 2,375 | |
Indofood Sukses Makmur | | | 6,128 | | | | 3,492 | |
Unilever Indonesia | | | 1,284 | | | | 3,894 | |
| | | | | | | 12,296 | |
Financials — 1.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Bank Central Asia | | | 11,520 | | | | 13,062 | |
Bank Mandiri Persero | | | 8,622 | | | | 8,226 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero | | | 7,176 | | | $ | 3,965 | |
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero | | | 10,448 | | | | 10,608 | |
| | | | | | | 35,861 | |
Health Care — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Kalbe Farma | | | 24,282 | | | | 3,464 | |
Industrials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Jasa Marga Persero | | | 3,662 | | | | 2,017 | |
United Tractors | | | 1,904 | | | | 3,174 | |
| | | | | | | 5,191 | |
Materials — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa | | | 1,656 | | | | 2,777 | |
Semen Indonesia Persero | | | 3,763 | | | | 3,928 | |
| | | | | | | 6,705 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero | | | 51,748 | | | | 11,438 | |
Tower Bersama Infrastructure | | | 2,866 | | | | 2,077 | |
| | | | | | | 13,515 | |
Utilities — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero | | | 12,748 | | | | 4,680 | |
TOTAL INDONESIA | | | | | | | 94,305 | |
MALAYSIA — 1.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Genting | | | 1,033 | | | | 2,510 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
IOI | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,479 | |
Financials — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
AMMB Holdings | | | 1,616 | | | | 2,775 | |
CIMB Group Holdings | | | 1,800 | | | | 3,023 | |
Malayan Banking | | | 928 | | | | 2,338 | |
Public Bank | | | 612 | | | | 3,120 | |
| | | | | | | 11,256 | |
Health Care — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Genting Malaysia | | | 2,274 | | | | 2,597 | |
Industrials — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Gamuda | | | 2,474 | | | | 3,407 | |
Sime Darby | | | 1,279 | | | | 3,201 | |
| | | | | | | 6,608 | |
Materials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Petronas Chemicals Group | | | 1,600 | | | | 2,437 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Maxis | | | 1,454 | | | | 2,823 | |
TOTAL MALAYSIA | | | | | | | 30,710 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
MEXICO — 4.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Grupo Televisa* | | | 1,674 | | | $ | 11,064 | |
Consumer Staples — 1.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Femsa | | | 362 | | | | 2,887 | |
Controladora Comercial Mexicana | | | 652 | | | | 2,103 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano* | | | 1,336 | | | | 12,505 | |
Grupo Bimbo, Ser A* | | | 1,430 | | | | 4,047 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico | | | 3,372 | | | | 8,413 | |
| | | | | | | 29,955 | |
Financials — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Fibra Uno Administracion REIT | | | 1,933 | | | | 5,126 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte, Cl O | | | 1,536 | | | | 8,917 | |
Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Cl O | | | 1,376 | | | | 3,472 | |
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, Cl B | | | 1,060 | | | | 2,318 | |
| | | | | | | 19,833 | |
Industrials — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Alfa, Cl A* | | | 2,304 | | | | 4,666 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, Cl B | | | 346 | | | | 2,276 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, Cl B* | | | 254 | | | | 3,420 | |
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura* | | | 267 | | | | 2,853 | |
| | | | | | | 13,215 | |
Materials — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Cemex, Cl Preference* | | | 8,174 | | | | 7,759 | |
Grupo Mexico | | | 2,492 | | | | 7,358 | |
Industrias Penoles | | | 117 | | | | 2,034 | |
Mexichem | | | 1,080 | | | | 2,820 | |
| | | | | | | 19,971 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
America Movil | | | 19,782 | | | | 20,270 | |
TOTAL MEXICO | | | | | | | 114,308 | |
MOROCCO — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha* | | | 1,964 | | | | 6,269 | |
PERU — 0.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Credicorp | | | 105 | | | | 14,766 | |
Materials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA | | | 508 | | | | 5,411 | |
TOTAL PERU | | | | | | | 20,177 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
PHILIPPINES — 1.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Universal Robina | | | 580 | | | $ | 2,932 | |
Financials — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Ayala | | | 185 | | | | 3,290 | |
Ayala Land | | | 4,400 | | | | 3,790 | |
Bank of the Philippine Islands | | | 1,265 | | | | 2,844 | |
BDO Unibank | | | 800 | | | | 2,214 | |
SM Prime Holdings | | | 7,000 | | | | 3,129 | |
| | | | | | | 15,267 | |
Industrials — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Aboitiz Equity Ventures | | | 2,352 | | | | 3,052 | |
Alliance Global Group | | | 4,200 | | | | 2,490 | |
International Container Terminal Services | | | 1,217 | | | | 2,940 | |
JG Summit Holdings | | | 1,720 | | | | 2,790 | |
SM Investments | | | 240 | | | | 4,829 | |
| | | | | | | 16,101 | |
Information Technology — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Philippine Long Distance Telephone | | | 60 | | | | 3,834 | |
TOTAL PHILIPPINES | | | | | | | 38,134 | |
POLAND — 1.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
LPP* | | | 5 | | | | 9,329 | |
Energy — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen | | | 242 | | | | 3,782 | |
Financials — 0.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Bank Pekao | | | 102 | | | | 4,945 | |
Bank Zachodni WBK | | | 35 | | | | 3,185 | |
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski | | | 698 | | | | 6,259 | |
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen | | | 36 | | | | 4,643 | |
| | | | | | | 19,032 | |
Materials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
KGHM Polska Miedz | | | 114 | | | | 3,608 | |
Utilities — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Energa | | | 394 | | | | 2,587 | |
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna | | | 676 | | | | 3,716 | |
| | | | | | | 6,303 | |
TOTAL POLAND | | | | | | | 42,054 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
RUSSIA — 4.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Magnit* | | | 56 | | | $ | 10,935 | |
Energy — 2.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Gazprom OAO | | | 9,824 | | | | 23,475 | |
Lukoil OAO | | | 378 | | | | 17,591 | |
NOVATEK OAO | | | 970 | | | | 7,209 | |
Rosneft OAO | | | 1,064 | | | | 4,615 | |
Surgutneftegas* | | | 6,322 | | | | 3,817 | |
Tatneft* | | | 1,192 | | | | 5,885 | |
| | | | | | | 62,592 | |
Financials — 0.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS OAO | | | 2,120 | | | | 2,517 | |
Sberbank of Russia | | | 9,698 | | | | 10,491 | |
VTB Bank | | | 4,573,252 | | | | 4,721 | |
| | | | | | | 17,729 | |
Materials — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel* | | | 43 | | | | 7,693 | |
Uralkali PJSC | | | 1,041 | | | | 2,803 | |
| | | | | | | 10,496 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Mobile TeleSystems | | | 976 | | | | 4,147 | |
TOTAL RUSSIA | | | | | | | 105,899 | |
SOUTH AFRICA — 1.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Naspers, Cl N | | | 40 | | | | 6,174 | |
Steinhoff International Holdings | | | 506 | | | | 3,175 | |
| | | | | | | 9,349 | |
Financials — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Barclays Africa Group | | | 110 | | | | 1,679 | |
FirstRand | | | 576 | | | | 2,654 | |
MMI Holdings | | | 810 | | | | 2,194 | |
Remgro | | | 130 | | | | 2,852 | |
Standard Bank Group | | | 254 | | | | 3,522 | |
| | | | | | | 12,901 | |
Health Care — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | | | 65 | | | | 2,060 | |
Industrials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Bidvest Group | | | 130 | | | | 3,527 | |
Information Technology — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Sasol | | | 104 | | | | 3,538 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
MTN Group | | | 272 | | | $ | 4,602 | |
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA | | | | | | | 35,977 | |
TAIWAN — 2.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Cathay Financial Holding | | | 1,855 | | | | 2,964 | |
Mega Financial Holding | | | 3,555 | | | | 2,948 | |
| | | | | | | 5,912 | |
Information Technology — 1.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Asustek Computer | | | 224 | | | | 2,255 | |
Delta Electronics | | | 439 | | | | 2,771 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry | | | 1,888 | | | | 5,527 | |
MediaTek | | | 276 | | | | 3,736 | |
Quanta Computer | | | 1,011 | | | | 2,443 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | | | 3,163 | | | | 14,708 | |
| | | | | | | 31,440 | |
Materials — 0.7%
| | | | | | | | |
China Steel | | | 4,869 | | | | 4,046 | |
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre | | | 1,363 | | | | 3,128 | |
Formosa Plastics | | | 1,348 | | | | 3,270 | |
Nan Ya Plastics | | | 1,403 | | | | 3,116 | |
Taiwan Cement | | | 2,268 | | | | 3,196 | |
| | | | | | | 16,756 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Chunghwa Telecom | | | 904 | | | | 2,875 | |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | | | | | | 56,983 | |
THAILAND — 1.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Charoen Pokphand Foods | | | 3,042 | | | | 2,103 | |
CP ALL | | | 3,296 | | | | 4,153 | |
| | | | | | | 6,256 | |
Energy — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
PTT | | | 465 | | | | 4,616 | |
PTT Exploration & Production | | | 1,044 | | | | 3,497 | |
| | | | | | | 8,113 | |
Financials — 0.5%
| | | | | | | | |
Bank of Ayudhya | | | 1,052 | | | | 1,334 | |
Kasikornbank | | | 680 | | | | 4,785 | |
Siam Commercial Bank | | | 1,000 | | | | 5,470 | |
| | | | | | | 11,589 | |
Industrials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Airports of Thailand | | | 300 | | | | 2,582 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Bangkok Bank | | | 487 | | | $ | 2,761 | |
PTT Global Chemical | | | 1,600 | | | | 2,569 | |
Siam Cement | | | 235 | | | | 3,698 | |
| | | | | | | 9,028 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Advanced Info Service | | | 705 | | | | 5,135 | |
Intouch Holdings | | | 1,475 | | | | 3,501 | |
| | | | | | | 8,636 | |
TOTAL THAILAND | | | | | | | 46,204 | |
TURKEY — 3.7%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Arcelik | | | 400 | | | | 2,311 | |
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi | | | 312 | | | | 1,893 | |
| | | | | | | 4,204 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.6%
| | | | | | | | |
Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii | | | 394 | | | | 3,293 | |
BIM Birlesik Magazalar | | | 384 | | | | 6,818 | |
Coca-Cola Icecek | | | 138 | | | | 2,336 | |
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi | | | 332 | | | | 2,493 | |
| | | | | | | 14,940 | |
Energy — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri | | | 218 | | | | 5,176 | |
Financials — 1.8%
| | | | | | | | |
Akbank | | | 2,892 | | | | 8,520 | |
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi REIT | | | 3,936 | | | | 4,472 | |
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding | | | 1,462 | | | | 5,169 | |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi | | | 3,474 | | | | 11,413 | |
Turkiye Halk Bankasi | | | 1,002 | | | | 4,959 | |
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Cl C | | | 2,182 | | | | 4,933 | |
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Cl D | | | 1,726 | | | | 2,832 | |
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi | | | 1,650 | | | | 2,542 | |
| | | | | | | 44,840 | |
Industrials — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
KOC Holding | | | 1,116 | | | | 5,093 | |
TAV Havalimanlari Holding | | | 332 | | | | 2,781 | |
Turk Hava Yollari AO* | | | 916 | | | | 3,030 | |
| | | | | | | 10,904 | |
Materials — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari | | | 2,346 | | | | 3,650 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCK — continued
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Turk Telekomunikasyon | | | 1,096 | | | $ | 2,913 | |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri | | | 1,421 | | | | 7,306 | |
| | | | | | | 10,219 | |
TOTAL TURKEY | | | | | | | 93,933 | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Financials — 0.3%
| | | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | | | 1,164 | | | | 2,050 | |
Emaar Properties PJSC | | | 2,068 | | | | 3,716 | |
First Gulf Bank PJSC | | | 534 | | | | 2,123 | |
TOTAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | | | | | | | 7,889 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $2,005,168) | | | | | | | 1,984,101 | |
AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANY — 19.7%
| | | | | | | | |
United States — 19.7%
| | | | | | | | |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF** | | | 9,452 | | | | 504,876 | |
TOTAL AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANY (Cost $427,420) | | | | | | | 504,876 | |
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.9%
| | | | | | | | |
BRAZIL — 1.9%
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Lojas Americanas | | | 441 | | | | 2,277 | |
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao | | | 94 | | | | 2,807 | |
Energy — 0.4%
| | | | | | | | |
Petroleo Brasileiro | | | 3,200 | | | | 9,812 | |
Financials — 1.0%
| | | | | | | | |
Banco Bradesco | | | 1,440 | | | | 13,350 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding | | | 1,200 | | | | 13,298 | |
| | | | | | | 26,648 | |
Materials — 0.2%
| | | | | | | | |
Gerdau | | | 651 | | | | 2,072 | |
Klabin | | | 2,206 | | | | 2,540 | |
| | | | | | | 4,612 | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
| | | | | | | | |
Telefonica Brasil | | | 200 | | | | 3,086 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $55,255) | | | | | | | 49,242 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0% (Cost $2,487,843) | | | | | | $ | 2,538,219 | |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $2,562,820
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | | March 31, 2015 |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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| ** | Affiliated investment is a registered investment company which is managed by Krane Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) or an affiliate of the Adviser or which is distributed by an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor. Transactions with affiliated companies during the period ended March 31, 2015 are as follows: |
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| | Value of Shares as of 2/12/15 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value of Shares Held 3/31/2015 | | Balance of Shares Held as of 3/31/15 | | Dividend Income |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
| |
| | $ | — | | | $ | 619,153 | | | $ | (196,851 | ) | | $ | 77,456 | | | $ | 5,118 | | | $ | 504,876 | | | | 9,452 | | | $ | — | |
| ‡ | Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting. |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| (A) | Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. |
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
Cl — Class
ETF — Exchange Traded Fund
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
As of March 31, 2015, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP.
For the period ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments.
For the period ended March 31, 2015, there have been no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 investments.
For the period ended March 31, 2015, there were no Level 3 investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2015
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| | KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF |
Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value | | $ | 26,679,557 | | | $ | 3,398,048 | | | $ | 131,497,748 | |
Foreign Currency at Value | | | 158,654 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,221,546 | |
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold | | | — | | | | 110,833 | | | | — | |
Total Assets | | | 26,838,211 | | | | 3,508,881 | | | | 156,719,294 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased | | | — | | | | 84,966 | | | | 25,001,489 | |
Payable for Foreign Capital Gains Tax | | | 34,549 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Payable due to Investment Adviser | | | 17,643 | | | | 1,894 | | | | 65,570 | |
Payable for Trustees' Fee | | | 8,080 | | | | 1,063 | | | | 35,949 | |
Payable to Custodian | | | 3,787 | | | | 14 | | | | 4,427 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 64,059 | | | | 87,937 | | | | 25,107,435 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 26,774,152 | | | $ | 3,420,944 | | | $ | 131,611,859 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in Capital | | $ | 20,796,374 | | | $ | 2,509,994 | | | $ | 154,982,422 | |
Accumulated Net Investment Loss/Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income | | | (36,342 | ) | | | (2,201 | ) | | | (416,927 | ) |
Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Translations | | | 99,956 | | | | 125,155 | | | | (8,178,888 | ) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments | | | 5,912,435 | | | | 787,996 | | | | (14,774,748 | ) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Foreign Currency Translations | | | 1,729 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Assets | | $ | 26,774,152 | | | $ | 3,420,944 | | | $ | 131,611,859 | |
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization – no par value) | | | 500,002 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 3,850,000 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | | $ | 53.55 | | | $ | 68.42 | | | $ | 34.18 | |
Cost of Investments | | $ | 20,767,122 | | | $ | 2,610,052 | | | $ | 146,272,496 | |
Cost of Foreign Currency | | | 156,925 | | | | — | | | | — | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2015
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| | KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF |
Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value | | $ | 8,383,438 | | | $ | 2,033,343 | |
Affiliated Investments at Value | | | — | | | | 504,876 | |
Foreign Currency at Value | | | 531,261 | | | | 18,876 | |
Cash | | | — | | | | 2,431 | |
Dividend and Interest Receivable | | | 126,789 | | | | 1,701 | |
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold | | | — | | | | 11,647 | |
Reclaim Receivable | | | — | | | | 24 | |
Total Assets | | | 9,041,488 | | | | 2,572,898 | |
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | |
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased | | | — | | | | 7,927 | |
Payable to Custodian | | | 324,536 | | | | — | |
Payable due to Investment Adviser | | | 10,967 | | | | 1,445 | |
Payable for Trustees' Fee | | | 3,827 | | | | 706 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 339,330 | | | | 10,078 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 8,702,158 | | | $ | 2,562,820 | |
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | | |
Paid-in Capital | | $ | 8,766,822 | | | $ | 2,500,892 | |
Undistributed (Distributions in Excess of) Net Investment Income | | | (43,352 | ) | | | 6,629 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Affiliated Investments and Foreign Currency Translations | | | (8,616 | ) | | | 5,118 | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Affiliated Investments | | | (13,156 | ) | | | 50,376 | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Translations | | | 460 | | | | (195 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 8,702,158 | | | $ | 2,562,820 | |
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization – no par value) | | | 250,002 | | | | 100,002 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | | $ | 34.81 | | | $ | 25.63 | |
Cost of Investments | | $ | 8,396,594 | | | $ | 2,060,423 | |
Cost of Affiliated Investments | | | — | | | | 427,420 | |
Cost of Foreign Currency | | | 530,697 | | | | 19,064 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the year or period ended March 31, 2015
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| | KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF |
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend Income | | $ | 85,657 | | | $ | 36,841 | | | $ | 464,882 | |
Interest Income | | | 1,059 | | | | 34 | | | | 45 | |
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld | | | (9,030 | ) | | | (1,256 | ) | | | (72,077 | ) |
Total Investment Income | | | 77,686 | | | | 35,619 | | | | 392,850 | |
Advisory Fees | | | 113,365 | | | | 22,349 | | | | 834,837 | |
Trustees' Fees | | | 8,081 | | | | 1,063 | | | | 35,949 | |
Foreign Capital Gains Tax | | | 34,549 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Expenses | | | 155,995 | | | | 23,412 | | | | 870,786 | |
Advisory Fee Waiver | | | (21,481 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Expenses | | | 134,514 | | | | 23,412 | | | | 870,786 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | (56,828 | ) | | | 12,207 | | | | (477,936 | ) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments(1) | | | 214,544 | | | | 125,259 | | | | (2,477,274 | ) |
Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (29,576 | ) | | | (62 | ) | | | (14,601 | ) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 184,968 | | | | 125,197 | | | | (2,491,875 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 6,342,768 | | | | 171,872 | | | | (18,003,378 | ) |
Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 1,839 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 6,344,607 | | | | 171,872 | | | | (18,003,378 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 6,529,575 | | | | 297,069 | | | | (20,495,253 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 6,472,747 | | | $ | 309,276 | | | $ | (20,973,189 | ) |
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| (1) | Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind redemptions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the year or period ended March 31, 2015
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| | KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF(1) | | KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF(2) |
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | |
Dividend Income | | $ | 6,636 | | | $ | 2,924 | |
Interest Income | | | 335,431 | | | | — | |
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld | | | (1,898 | ) | | | (307 | ) |
Total Investment Income | | | 340,169 | | | | 2,617 | |
Advisory Fees | | | 56,509 | | | | 2,151 | |
Trustees' Fees | | | 3,827 | | | | 706 | |
Total Expenses | | | 60,336 | | | | 2,857 | |
Advisory Fee Waiver | | | (10,074 | ) | | | — | |
Net Expenses | | | 50,262 | | | | 2,857 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | 289,907 | | | | (240 | ) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
| | | | | | | | |
Investments(3) | | | (8,616 | ) | | | — | |
Affiliated Investments | | | — | | | | 5,118 | |
Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (145,008 | ) | | | 6,869 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (153,624 | ) | | | 11,987 | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (13,156 | ) | | | (27,080 | ) |
Affiliated Investments | | | — | | | | 77,456 | |
Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 460 | | | | (195 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (12,696 | ) | | | 50,181 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (166,320 | ) | | | 62,168 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 123,587 | | | $ | 61,928 | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on December 2, 2014. |
| (2) | Commenced operations on February 12, 2015. |
| (3) | Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind redemptions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2015 | | Period Ended March 31, 2014(1) |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Loss | | $ | (56,828 | ) | | $ | (6,951 | ) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 184,968 | | | | (32,551 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 6,344,607 | | | | (430,443 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 6,472,747 | | | | (469,945 | ) |
Dividends and Distributions from:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (25,024 | ) | | | — | |
Total Dividends and Distributions | | | (25,024 | ) | | | — | |
Capital Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 17,369,814 | | | | 12,036,060 | |
Redeemed | | | (8,609,500 | ) | | | — | |
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions | | | 8,760,314 | | | | 12,036,060 | |
Total Increase in Net Assets | | | 15,208,037 | | | | 11,566,115 | |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Year or Period | | | 11,566,115 | | | | — | |
End of Year or Period | | $ | 26,774,152 | | | $ | 11,566,115 | |
Accumulated Net Investment Loss | | $ | (36,342 | ) | | $ | (38,406 | ) |
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,002 | |
Redeemed | | | (300,000 | ) | | | — | |
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions | | | 100,000 | | | | 400,002 | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on March 4, 2014. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | KraneShares CSI New China ETF |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2015 | | Period Ended March 31, 2014(1) |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | $ | 12,207 | | | $ | (4,932 | ) |
Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 125,197 | | | | 697,984 | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | 171,872 | | | | 616,124 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 309,276 | | | | 1,309,176 | |
Dividends and Distributions from:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (31,008 | ) | | | — | |
Total Dividends and Distributions | | | (31,008 | ) | | | — | |
Capital Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | — | | | | 5,000,050 | |
Redeemed | | | — | | | | (3,166,550 | ) |
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions | | | — | | | | 1,833,500 | |
Total Increase in Net Assets | | | 278,268 | | | | 3,142,676 | |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Year or Period | | | 3,142,676 | | | | — | |
End of Year or Period | | $ | 3,420,944 | | | $ | 3,142,676 | |
Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income/Accumulated Net Investment Loss | | $ | (2,201 | ) | | $ | (986 | ) |
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | — | | | | 100,000 | |
Redeemed | | | — | | | | (50,000 | ) |
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions | | | — | | | | 50,000 | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on July 22, 2013. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2015 | | Period Ended March 31, 2014(1) |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Loss | | $ | (477,936 | ) | | $ | (14,302 | ) |
Net Realized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (2,491,875 | ) | | | (136,442 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (18,003,378 | ) | | | 3,228,630 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (20,973,189 | ) | | | 3,077,886 | |
Dividends and Distributions from:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (596,577 | ) | | | (28,550 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | — | | | | (39,098 | ) |
Total Dividends and Distributions | | | (596,577 | ) | | | (67,648 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 222,349,613 | | | | 74,233,000 | |
Redeemed | | | (146,411,226 | ) | | | — | |
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions | | | 75,938,387 | | | | 74,233,000 | |
Total Increase in Net Assets | | | 54,368,621 | | | | 77,243,238 | |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Year or Period | | | 77,243,238 | | | | — | |
End of Year or Period | | $ | 131,611,859 | | | $ | 77,243,238 | |
Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income | | $ | (416,927 | ) | | $ | (42,548 | ) |
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 6,200,000 | | | | 2,150,000 | |
Redeemed | | | (4,500,000 | ) | | | — | |
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 2,150,000 | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on July 31, 2013. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF |
| | Period Ended March 31, 2015(1) | | Period Ended March 31, 2015(2) |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | $ | 289,907 | | | $ | (240 | ) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Affiliated Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (153,624 | ) | | | 11,987 | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Affiliated Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | (12,696 | ) | | | 50,181 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 123,587 | | | | 61,928 | |
Dividends and Distributions from:
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | (188,251 | ) | | | — | |
Total Dividends and Distributions | | | (188,251 | ) | | | — | |
Capital Share Transactions(3):
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 31,449,489 | | | | 2,501,476 | |
Redeemed | | | (22,682,667 | ) | | | (584 | ) |
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions | | | 8,766,822 | | | | 2,500,892 | |
Total Increase in Net Assets | | | 8,702,158 | | | | 2,562,820 | |
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | | — | | | | — | |
End of Period | | $ | 8,702,158 | | | $ | 2,562,820 | |
Undistributed (Distributions in Excess of) Net Investment Income | | $ | (43,352 | ) | | $ | 6,629 | |
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Issued | | | 900,002 | | | | 100,002 | |
Redeemed | | | (650,000 | ) | | | — | |
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions | | | 250,002 | | | | 100,002 | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on December 2, 2014. |
| (2) | Commenced operations on February 12, 2015. |
| (3) | Includes transaction costs related to creations and redemptions. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
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Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For the Year/Period Ended March 31
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) | | Net Investment Income (Loss) ($)* | | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) | | Total from Operations ($) | | Distribution from Net Investment Income ($) | | Distribution from Realized Capital Gains ($) | | Total from Distributions ($) | | Net Asset Value, End of Period ($) | | Total Return (%)** | | Net Assets End of Period ($)(000) | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers) (%) | | Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) | | Portfolio Turnover (%) |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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2015 | | | 28.92 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 24.90 | | | | 24.68 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 53.55 | | | | 85.37 | | | | 26,774 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.51 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 110 | |
2014(1) | | | 30.00 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28.92 | | | | (3.60 | ) | | | 11,566 | | | | 1.10 | † | | | 1.10 | † | | | (0.84 | )† | | | — | †† |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF(6)
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2015 | | | 62.85 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 5.95 | | | | 6.19 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 68.42 | | | | 9.92 | | | | 3,421 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 36 | |
2014(2) | | | 50.00 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 12.91 | | | | 12.85 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 62.85 | | | | 25.70 | | | | 3,143 | | | | 0.68 | † | | | 0.68 | † | | | (0.15 | )† | | | 7 | †† |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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2015 | | | 35.93 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 34.18 | | | | (4.09 | ) | | | 131,612 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 43 | |
2014(3) | | | 25.00 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 11.05 | | | | 11.03 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 35.93 | | | | 44.18 | | | | 77,243 | | | | 0.68 | † | | | 0.68 | † | | | (0.09 | )† | | | 8 | †† |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
| |
2015(4) | | | 35.00 | | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 34.81 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 8,702 | | | | 0.60 | † | | | 0.72 | † | | | 3.46 | † | | | — | †† |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
| |
2015(5) | | | 25.00 | | | | — | | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.63 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25.63 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 2,563 | | | | 0.88 | †‡ | | | 0.88 | †‡ | | | (0.07) | †‡ | | | 8 | †† |
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| (1) | The Fund commenced operations on March 4, 2014. |
| (2) | The Fund commenced operations on July 22, 2013. |
| (3) | The Fund commenced operations on July 31, 2013. |
| (4) | The Fund commenced operations on December 2, 2014. |
| (5) | The Fund commenced operations on February 12, 2015. |
| (6) | Effective August 1st, 2014, the KraneShares CSI China Five Year Plan ETF changed its name to KraneShares CSI New China ETF. |
| * | Per share data calculated using average shares method. |
| ** | Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year or period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †† | Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind transfers. |
| ‡ | The ratios of expenses and net investment income/(loss) to Average Net Assets reflect the expenses and net investment income/(loss), respectively, for the year as reported in the Statement of Operations and do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Shares ETF. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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1. ORGANIZATION
KraneShares Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware Statutory Trust formed on February 3, 2012. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. As of March 31, 2015, the Trust had six portfolios. The financial statements herein and the related notes pertain to the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF, KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF and Kraneshares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF are diversified, as defined under Section 5(b)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; while the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, KraneShares CSI New China ETF and KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF are non-diversified. Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser for the Funds and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Adviser is responsible for managing the investment activities of the Funds, the Funds’ business affairs and other administrative matters. The KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF commenced operations on December 2, 2014. The KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF commenced operations on February 12, 2015.
Effective August 1, 2014, the KraneShares CSI China Five Year Plan ETF changed its name to KraneShares CSI New China ETF.
The shares of KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF, KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Shares of KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF shares are listed and traded on the BATS Exchange. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, typically 50,000 Shares, called Creation Units (“Creation Units”). With respect to the KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF, Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally in-kind for a basket of securities and a balancing cash amount. With respect to the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF and the KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF, Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally for cash. To the extent the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF and the KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF permit in kind consideration for the purchase of a Creation Units, such Creation Units will be issued and redeemed for a basket of securities and a balancing cash amount. Shares generally will trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day.
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees, and expenses) to its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):
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Fund | | Index |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | MSCI China A Index |
KraneShares CSI China Five Year Plan ETF | | CSI Overseas China Five-Year Plan Index |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | CSI Overseas China Internet Index |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | CSI Diversified High Grade Commercial Paper Index |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF | | FTSE Emerging including China Overseas non-R/QFII GDP Weighted Index |
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds. The Funds are investment companies in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies.
USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and could have a material impact to the Funds.
SECURITY VALUATION — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent mean between the quoted bid and asked prices (absent both bid and asked prices on such exchange, the bid price may be used).
For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.
Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Board. The Funds’ Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, the Funds may fair value their securities if an event that may materially affect the value of the Funds’ securities that traded outside of the United States (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Funds calculate their net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include: government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Funds calculate net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration all relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
As of March 31, 2015, the total market value of securities valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures is as follows:
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| | Fair Valued Amount | | % of Net Assets |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | $ | 1,703,442 | | | | 6.4 | % |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | | 82,763 | | | | 2.4 | % |
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in non-active markets, quoted prices for similar investments, fair value of investments for which the Funds have the ability to fully redeem tranches at net asset value as of the measurement date or within the near term, and short-term investments valued at amortized cost).
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments, fair value of investments for which the Funds’ do not have the ability to fully redeem tranches at net asset value as of the measurement date or within the near term).
Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.
For the year or period ended March 31, 2015, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair valuation methodologies.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — It is each Fund’s intention to qualify or continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to shareholders. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.
The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50 percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provisions in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last three tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
As of March 31, 2015, management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is generally recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income for certain issuers headquartered in countries which the Funds invest may not be recorded until approved by the shareholders (which may occur after the ex-dividend date) if, in the judgment of management, such dividends are not reasonably determined as of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis from the settlement date.
Dividend income received from affiliated funds is recognized on the ex-dividend date and is recorded as income distributions in the Statement of Operations. Capital gain distributions received from affiliated funds are recognized on ex-dividend date and are recorded on the Statement of Operations as such. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are on the basis of specific identification.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds, except the KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF, do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — The Funds distribute their net investment income at least annually. Any net realized capital gains are distributed annually. All distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
CREATION UNITS — The Funds issue and redeem shares (“Shares”) at Net Asset Value (“NAV”) and only in large blocks of Shares (each block of Shares for a Fund is a Creation Unit or multiples thereof). The maximum creation and redemption fees for the KraneShares CSI New China ETF is $8,000 and the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF is $1,000. The KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF have a standard creation and redemption fee of $6,000 and a variable fee. The KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF has a standard creation and redemption fee of $500 and a variable fee. These fees are subject to adjustment from time to time by the Adviser.
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Shares of a Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
If a Creation Unit is purchased or redeemed for cash, a higher transaction fee will be charged. The KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF generally expects that Creation Units of the Fund issued and redeemed principally for cash.
The following table discloses Creation Unit breakdown as of March 31, 2015:
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| | Creation Unit Shares | | Transaction Fee | | Value | | Redemption Fee |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | | 100,000 | | | | 2,000 | | | $ | 8,691,779 | | | $ | 1,000 | |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 19,500 | | | | 75,938,387 | | | | 7,000 | |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF(1) | | | 250,000 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 8,734,473 | | | | 2,000 | |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF(2) | | | 100,000 | | | | — | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | — | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on December 2, 2014. |
| (2) | Commenced operations on February 12, 2015. |
Organizational Expenses
All organizational and offering expenses of the Trust were borne by the Adviser and will not be subject to future recoupment. As a result, organizational and offering expenses are not reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities.
Concentration of Risk
Cash at March 31, 2015, is held in time deposits at Brown Brothers Harriman. Amounts may exceed federally insured limits.
3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Investment Advisory Agreement
The Adviser serves as investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Trust on behalf of each Fund and the Adviser (the “Agreements”). Under the Agreements, the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund listed below, and continuously reviews, supervises, and administers the Fund’s investment program. The Board of Trustees of the Trust supervises the Adviser and establishes policies that the Adviser must follow in its day-to-day management activities. Each Agreement provides that the Fund pays a unitary (or unified) fee to the Adviser for advisory and management services provided to the Fund. Pursuant to the Agreements
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3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS – (continued)
between the Trust and the Adviser, the Funds below pay the Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates, based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund:
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| | Management Fee |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | | 1.10 | % |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | | 0.68 | % |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | | 0.68 | % |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | | 0.68 | % |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF | | | 0.68 | % |
The Agreements require the Adviser to pay all operating expenses of the Funds, except: (a) interest and taxes (including, but not limited to, income, excise, transaction, transfer and withholding taxes); (b) expenses of the Funds incurred with respect to the acquisition and disposition of portfolio securities and the execution of portfolio transactions, including brokerage commissions and short sale dividend or interest expense; (c) expenses incurred in connection with any distribution plan adopted by the Trust in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, including distribution fees, “acquired fund fees and expenses” (as defined by form N-1A under the Investment Company Act; (d) litigation expenses; (e) compensation and expenses of the Independent Trustees (including any Trustees’ fees of independent legal counsel; and (f) any expenses determined to be extraordinary expenses by the Board (all such expenses not including the exceptions, “Expenses”). In addition, effective July 10, 2014, Krane has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee to the extent necessary to keep the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share Fund’s total annual operating expenses (except interest expense, taxes, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, if any, brokerage commissions, derivative counterparty fees, and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, expenses of the Independent Trustees (including any Trustees’ counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, if any) from exceeding 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver will continue in effect through at least July 31, 2015. The Expense Limitation Agreement may be terminated by the Board upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to Krane or by Krane, effective at the end of the current term of the Expense Limitation Agreement, upon at least 60 days’ written notice prior to the end of such current term, and subject to the consent of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the Expense Limitation Agreement will terminate if the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is terminated with such termination effective upon the effective date of the investment advisory agreement’s termination.
Pursuant to the terms of an Expense Limitation Agreement, Krane has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee to the extent necessary to keep the KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper Fund’s total annual operating expenses (except interest expense, taxes, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, if any, brokerage commissions, derivative counterparty fees, and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, expenses of the Independent Trustees (including any Trustees’ counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, if any) from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver will continue in effect through at least June 30, 2015. The Expense Limitation Agreement may be terminated by the Board upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to Krane or by Krane, effective at the end of the current term of the Expense Limitation Agreement, upon at least 60 days’ written notice prior to the end of such current term, and subject to the consent of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the Expense Limitation Agreement will
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terminate if the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is terminated with such termination effective upon the effective date of the investment advisory agreement’s termination.
Pursuant to the terms of an Expense Limitation Agreement, Krane has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee for the KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF in an amount equal to any Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by the Fund from its investments in the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF. This Expense Limitation Agreement will continue in effect for so long as the Fund invests in the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF. The Expense Limitation Agreement may only be terminated by the Board of Trustees.
Bosera Asset Management (International) Co., Ltd. (“Bosera”), operating out of Hong Kong, serves as the Co-Adviser to the KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to oversight by the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of the Trust. For the services Bosera provides to KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF, the Adviser pays Bosera a fee equal to 50% of the net revenue the Adviser receives from the Fund.
The Adviser and Co-Adviser bear all of their own costs associated with providing these advisory services. As part of its agreement with the Trust, the Adviser has contractually agreed to pay all operating expenses of the Funds, including the cost of index licensing fees, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except interest expense, taxes, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, if any, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with execution of portfolio transactions, expenses of the Independent Trustees (including any Trustees’ counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, distribution fees and any expenses paid by the Trust under the distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the advisory fee payable to the Adviser.
Sub-Advisory Agreement
Index Management Solutions, LLC serves as the investment sub-adviser to the KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF (the “Sub-Adviser”). The Sub-Adviser is responsible for trading portfolio securities on behalf of the KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions as instructed by the Adviser or in connection with any rebalancing or reconstitution of the Underlying Index, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees. For the services it provides to the KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.05% on each Fund’s daily average net assets up to $50 million; 0.04% on each Fund’s daily average net assets on the next $50 million; and 0.03% on each Fund’s daily average net assets in excess of $100 million.
Distribution Agreement
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company and an affiliate of the administrator, serves as the Funds’ distributor of Creation Units pursuant to a distribution agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in Fund shares.
The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the first twelve months of operations, no fees will be charged by the Distributor under the Plan and the Plan will only be implemented with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
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Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ Administrator pursuant to an administration agreement. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. serves as the Funds’ Custodian and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreement.
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the year or period ended March 31, 2015, the purchases and sales of investments in securities excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities were:
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| | Purchases | | Sales and Maturities |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | $ | 20,074,928 | | | $ | 11,465,736 | |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | | 1,163,908 | | | | 1,198,625 | |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | | 59,191,115 | | | | 53,295,055 | |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF(1) | | | 493,826 | | | | 196,851 | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on February 12, 2015. |
For the year or period ended March 31, 2015, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:
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| | Purchases | | Sales and Maturities | | Realized Gain/(Loss) |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | $ | 214,175,572 | | | $ | 145,468,571 | | | $ | 6,106,263 | |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF(1) | | | 2,185,750 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| (1) | Commenced operations on February 12, 2015. |
During the year or period ended March 31, 2015, there were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities for the Funds.
5. TAX INFORMATION
The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) or paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.
The following differences, primarily attributable to foreign currency, redemptions in-kind, net operating loss, reclass of distributions and sales of passive foreign investment companies have been reclassified to/from the following accounts during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
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KraneShares Funds | | Paid-in Capital | | Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | $ | — | | | $ | 83,916 | | | $ | (83,916 | ) |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | | — | | | | 17,586 | | | | (17,586 | ) |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | | 4,811,035 | | | | 700,134 | | | | (5,511,169 | ) |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | | — | | | | (145,008 | ) | | | 145,008 | |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF | | | — | | | | 6,869 | | | | (6,869 | ) |
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These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.
The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the period ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:
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KraneShares Funds | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | Return of Capital | | Totals |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | | $ | 25,024 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,024 | |
2014 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | | $ | 30,982 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 31,008 | |
2014 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | | $ | 596,577 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 596,577 | |
2014 | | | 67,648 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 67,648 | |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | | $ | 188,251 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 188,251 | |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
As of March 31, 2015, the components of tax basis distributable earnings (accumulated losses) were as follows:
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| | KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
| | KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | 108,103 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12,199 | |
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain | | | 7,130 | | | | 136,398 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital Loss Carryforwards | | | — | | | | — | | | | (499,940 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Qualified Late-Year Loss Deferrals | | | — | | | | (11,718 | ) | | | (3,403,654 | ) | | | (51,845 | ) | | | — | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency | | | 5,862,545 | | | | 786,270 | | | | (19,466,969 | ) | | | (12,819 | ) | | | 49,729 | |
Other Temporary Differences | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | | $ | 5,977,778 | | | $ | 910,950 | | | $ | (23,370,563 | ) | | $ | (64,664 | ) | | $ | 61,928 | |
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. Short-term losses for the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF carried forward under these new provisions are $499,940.
The differences between book and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and investments in passive foreign investment
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companies. The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Funds at March 31, 2015 were as follows:
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KraneShares Funds | | Federal Tax Cost | | Aggregated Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Aggregated Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF | | $ | 20,818,741 | | | $ | 5,958,856 | | | $ | (98,040 | ) | | $ | 5,860,816 | |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF | | | 2,611,778 | | | | 975,107 | | | | (188,837 | ) | | | 786,270 | |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | | | 150,964,717 | | | | 5,926,617 | | | | (25,393,586 | ) | | | (19,466,969 | ) |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF | | | 8,396,718 | | | | 22,308 | | | | (35,588 | ) | | | (13,280 | ) |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF | | | 2,488,295 | | | | 132,676 | | | | (82,752 | ) | | | 49,924 | |
Uncertainties in the Chinese tax rules governing the taxation of income distributions and capital gains from investments in A-Shares could result in unexpected tax liabilities for KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF. China generally imposes withholding tax at a rate of 10% on dividends and interest derived by non-Chinese resident investors (including, for example, Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII)) from Chinese companies and those companies which are not Chinese tax residents, but which are deemed to be Chinese tax residents (e.g., under Notice 7). China also imposes withholding tax at a rate of 10% on capital gains derived by nonresidents from investment in actual and constructive Chinese resident companies. The Chinese withholding taxes applied to dividends, interest and capital gains may, in principle, be subject to a reduced rate under an applicable Chinese tax treaty, but the application of such treaties in the case of a non-resident (e.g., in the case of a QFII acting on behalf of non-resident investors, such as the Funds) is also uncertain. The imposition of such taxes could have a material adverse effect on the Funds’ returns. The People’s Republic of China (the “PRC") rules regarding the taxation of non-resident investors are quickly evolving and certain of the tax regulations to be issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation and/or the PRC Ministry of Finance to clarify matters may apply retrospectively. Such retroactively applied rules may be adverse to the Funds and their shareholders. Effective November 17, 2014, QFIIs, RQFIIs (i.e., QFIIs investing in Yuan, rather than foreign currency) and non-Chinese resident investors investing through the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect are exempted temporarily from the 10% capital gains tax that normally applies to sales of “A” shares on a public Chinese exchange (such as the Shanghai stock market). However, such investors are still required to pay capital gains tax for gains realized on trades executed before November 17, 2014. The Funds have recorded capital gains tax for gains realized prior to November 17, 2014, and have reflected such taxes in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
6. CONCENTRATION OF RISKS
As with all exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), shareholders of Funds are subject to the risk that their investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. A more complete description of principal risks is included in the prospectus under the heading “Principal Risks”.
Geographic Concentration in China and Hong Kong
Because the Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued in China and Hong Kong, each Fund’s performance is expected to be closely tied to social, political, and economic conditions within China and Hong Kong and to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified
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funds. These and other factors could have a negative impact on the Funds’ performance and increase the volatility of an investment in the Funds.
Industry Concentration Risk
In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperforms other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.
Chinese Credit Ratings Risk
The components of the Underlying Index securities, and therefore the securities held by the Fund, will be rated by Chinese ratings agencies (and not by U.S. entities, such as nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations (“NRSROs”)). The rating criteria and methodology used by Chinese rating agencies may be different from those adopted by NRSROs and international credit rating agencies. Therefore, such rating systems may not provide an equivalent standard for comparison with securities rated by international credit rating agencies.
Fixed Income Securities Risk
Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not make timely interest payments or repay the principal of bonds issued. Interest rate risk refers to fluctuations in the value of a bond resulting from changes in the level of interest rates. When interest rates go up, the prices of most bonds go down; and when interest rates go down, the prices of most bonds go up. Bonds with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, typically making them more volatile. The current low-interest-rate environment heightens the risks associated with rising interest rates.
Non-Correlation Risk
Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to the Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.
Index Risk
Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize an investing strategy that seeks returns in excess of each Fund’s respective Underlying Index. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.
Market Risk
The trading prices of equity securities and other instruments fluctuate in response to a variety of factors. The Funds NAV and market price may fluctuate significantly in response to such factors. As a result, an investor could lose money over short or long periods of time.
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Non-Diversification Risk
The Funds are considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of their assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if they were a diversified fund. To the extent a Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in those few issuers, and may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence. As a result, changes in the market value of a single security could cause greater fluctuations in the value of Fund shares than would occur in a diversified fund.
7. OTHER
At March 31, 2015, the records of the Trust reflected that 100% of each Fund’s total Shares outstanding were each held by one Authorized Participant, in the form of Creation Units. However, the individual shares comprising such Creation Units are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. and a portion thereof have been purchased and sold by persons other than Authorized Participants. Each Authorized Participant has entered into an agreement with the Funds’ Distributor.
8. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The Funds enter into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior gains or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds’ existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. ADVISER OBLIGATIONS
The Adviser serves as investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to unitary (or unified) fee investment advisory agreements (“Agreements”). As discussed in Note 3, the Adviser is responsible for certain expenses of the Funds (the “Expenses”). The Adviser is current with the payment of all Expenses or has entered into work-out arrangements to schedule the future payment by the Adviser of outstanding Expenses, which include amounts past due to certain service providers of the Funds, and a principal of the Adviser has entered into a personal guarantee to guarantee the payment by the Adviser of such Expenses. Nevertheless, it cannot be certain that the outstanding Expenses will be paid on the agreed-upon work-out schedule or that future Expenses will be timely paid, which, in the case of non-payment, could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Funds. In the event that outstanding Expenses are not paid on schedule or that future Expenses are not timely paid, the Board may seek to appoint a new investment adviser for the Funds, seek to adopt a voluntary plan of liquidation of the Funds, and/or take any other action that the Board deems to be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. The Board does not currently intend to appoint a new investment adviser or adopt a voluntary plan of liquidation.
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of the date the financial statements were issued.
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To the Board of Trustees of KraneShares Trust and the Shareholders of
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF,
KraneShares CSI New China ETF (formerly, KraneShares CSI China Five Year Plan ETF),
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF,
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF and
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF, KraneShares CSI New China ETF, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF and KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF (five of the portfolios constituting KraneShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2015, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodians and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where such confirmations were not received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 9, the Fund's Advisor has not compensated all of the Fund's service providers on a timely basis, and the Advisor's ability to compensate all of the Fund's service providers on a timely basis in the future is uncertain. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 16, 2015
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Trustees and Officers of the Trust (Unaudited)
March 31, 2015
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Set forth below are the names, addresses, ages, position with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served, the principal occupations for the last five years, number of Funds in fund complex overseen by trustee, and other directorships outside the fund complex of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust.
Name, Address (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held by Trustees |
Interested Trustees(2)
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Jonathan Krane(1) 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1968) | Trustee and Chairman of the Board, No set term; served since 2012 | Principal of Krane Capital LLC from June 2009 to present. Chief Executive Officer of Krane Funds Advisors, LLC from May 2011 to present. Chief Executive Officer of Harvest Krane LLC from June 2012 to February 2014. | 7 | None |
Independent Trustees(2)
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Robb T. Doub 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1968) | Trustee, No set term; served since 2013 | General Partner of New Markets Venture Partners from January 2003 to present. | 7 | None |
John Ferguson 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1966) | Trustee, No set term; served since 2012 | Chief Operating Officer of Kang Global Investors LP from May 2014 to present. President of Alden Global Capital, LLC (hedge fund adviser) from April 2012 to April 2014 (formerly, Chief Operating Officer from November 2011 to April 2012). Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of K2 Advisors, L.L.C. from April 2005 to October 2011. | 7 | None |
Matthew Stroyman 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1968) | Trustee, No set term; served since 2012 | Co-Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of Arcturus (real estate asset and investment management services firm) from September 2007 to present. | 7 | None |
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Trustees and Officers of the Trust (Unaudited)
March 31, 2015
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The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-855-857-2638. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of March 31, 2015.
Name, Address (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | Number of Funds in Trust Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held by Trustees |
Interested Trustee/Officers(2)
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Jonathan Krane 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1968) | Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, No set term; served since 2012 | Principal of Krane Capital LLC from June 2009 to present. Chief Executive Officer of Krane Funds Advisors, LLC from May 2011 to present. Chief Executive Officer of Harvest Krane LLC from June 2012 to February 2014. | 7 | None |
Jennifer Tarleton (formerly Krane) 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1966) | Vice President and Secretary, No set term; served since 2012 | Principal of Krane Capital LLC from June 2009 to present. Vice President of Krane Funds Advisors, LLC from May 2011 to present. | 7 | None |
Dianne Mattioli 1350 Avenue of Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (1956) | Chief Compliance Officer, No set term; served since 2014 | Principal/President of Regulatory Compliance Solutions Inc. since February 2013; Outsourced CCO for HedgeMark, a Bank of New York affiliate from June 2013 to September 2014; CCO of EIM Management (USA) Inc. from March 2006 to May 2013. | 7 | None |
Peter Rodriguez(4) SEI Investments Company One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456 (1962) | Assistant Treasurer, No set term; served since 2013 | Director, Fund Accounting of SEI Investments Global Funds Services from 2011 to present, 1997 to 2005. Director, Mutual Fund Trading of SEI Private Trust Company from 2009 to 2011. | N/A | N/A |
| (1) | Mr. Krane is an “interested” person of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of his ownership and controlling interest in the Adviser. |
| (2) | Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. |
| (3) | As of March 31, 2015, the Trust had seven investment portfolios. |
| (4) | These officers of the Trust also serve as officers of one or more mutual funds for which SEI Investments Company or an affiliate acts as investment manager, administrator or distributor. |
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Approval of Advisory Agreements & Board Considerations (Unaudited)
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The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that the initial approval of, as well as the continuation of, each KraneShares Fund’s investment advisory agreement(s) be specifically approved by: (i) the vote of the KraneShares Trust (the “Trust”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the investment advisory agreement(s) or “interested persons” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of any party to the investment advisory agreement(s) (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and any sub-adviser are required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the investment advisory agreements. In addition, the 1940 Act requires the Trust to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Trust’s investment advisory contracts.
At an in-person meeting held on June 9, 2014 (the “Meeting”), the Board considered various proposals related to the investment advisory arrangements for several new series of the Trust, including a proposal to approve (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “KEMP Agreement”) between the Trust and the Adviser and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “KEMP Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and Index Management Solutions, LLC (the “KEMP Sub-Adviser”) with respect to the KraneShares FTSE Emerging Market Plus ETF (“KEMP”) and (ii) the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “KCNY Agreement”) between the Trust and the Adviser and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “KCNY Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the KCNY Agreement, KEMP Agreement and KEMP Sub-Advisory Agreements, the “Agreements”) between the Adviser and E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Limited (the “KCNY Sub-Adviser” and together with the KEMP Sub-Adviser, the “Sub-Advisers”) with respect to the KraneShares E Fund Commercial Paper ETF (“KCNY” and together with KEMP, the “Funds”). At the Meeting, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved for an initial two-year period the proposed Agreements with respect to the Funds, each of which commenced operations during the period covered by this Report. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers are sometimes referred to herein as the “Advisers.”
In considering the Agreements, the Board reviewed a variety of information provided by the Advisers relating to the Funds, the Agreements and the Advisers. The information and materials provided to the Board included, among other items: (i) information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisers under the Agreements; (ii) information about each Fund’s advisory fee, which is structured as a unitary fee, and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ proposed fees and expenses to those of comparable funds; (iii) information regarding the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if and as the Funds grow and whether the fee levels in the Agreements reflect these economies of scale; and (iv) a memorandum from legal counsel to the Trust on the responsibilities of the Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory arrangements, including investment sub-advisory arrangements, under the 1940 Act.
The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also considered other matters such as (i) the Advisers’ financial condition; (ii) the Sub-Advisers’ experience in providing advisory services to comparable funds and products; (iii) the Funds’ investment objective and strategies; (iv) the Advisers’ investment personnel and operations; (v) the use, if any, of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research and other similar services; (vi) the resources devoted to compliance, generally, and monitoring with regard to the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions; and (vii) any “fall-out” benefits to the Advisers and their affiliates (i.e., ancillary benefits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from the Advisers’ relationship with the Trust). Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask
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questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers, and the Independent Trustees met separately, with Trust counsel, to consider the Agreements.
In considering whether to approve the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included the factors discussed below.
The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers to each Fund and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Advisers. The Board considered, among other things, the Advisers’ anticipated responsibilities for managing the investment operations of the Funds, in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective and policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Board considered the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s service providers, obtaining and maintaining index licenses on behalf of the Funds, and marketing efforts in an attempt to grow the Funds’ assets. With respect to the KEMP Sub-Adviser, the Board noted the Sub-Adviser currently manages other exchange-traded funds, including certain other series of the Trust. With respect to the KCNY Sub-Adviser, the Board focused, in particular, on the importance of the Sub-Adviser’s status as a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor, and its ability to obtain a specific aggregate dollar amount of investment quota from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange to enable KCNY to invest renminbi in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) for the purpose of investing in PRC securities included in the Fund’s underlying index. The Board considered that while the KCNY Sub-Adviser is a newly registered U.S. investment adviser, the Sub-Adviser has extensive investment advisory experience outside of the United States, including, in particular, in China, and experience in managing exchange-traded products. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided were sufficient to support the approval of the Agreements.
Performance of the Advisers. The Board noted that the Funds are new and therefore have no historical performance for the Board to review. As a result, the Board concluded that historical investment performance was not a material factor in the approval of the Agreements for the Funds. However, following the Funds’ commencement of operations, the Board will evaluate the Funds’ performance in comparison to that of their respective underlying indices.
The costs of the services to be provided and profits expected to be realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the unitary fee proposed to be charged to each Fund for advisory services as well as the expected total expenses of each Fund. This information included comparisons of each Fund’s unitary fee and expected total expenses to those of other comparable funds. In evaluating the Funds’ advisory fees, the Trustees took into account that the Adviser is contractually obligated to pay all of the Funds’ operating expenses from its advisory fee except for certain excluded expenses. With respect to KCNY, the Adviser noted that due to the unique strategy of the Fund, there were no direct comparisons available. As a result, the Advisers provided and the Board considered the fees and expenses of other U.S. ultrashort bond funds and emerging market exchange-traded funds, each of which is an element of the KCNY’s strategy. The Board noted that the proposed expense ratio of KCNY, after fee waivers and reimbursements, was above the range of the domestic ultrashort bond funds but within the range of those emerging market exchange-traded funds reviewed by the Board. Given the unique investment strategy of KCNY, the Board determined that the
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proposed advisory fee was reasonable. With respect to KEMP, the Board noted that the proposed expense ratio of the Fund was comparable to and within the range of those emerging market exchange-traded funds reviewed by the Board and determined that the proposed advisory fee was reasonable. The Trustees further considered that the sub-advisory fees for the Funds would be paid not by the Funds, but rather by the Adviser out of its advisory fee.
With regard to profitability, the Trustees considered all compensation that would flow, directly or indirectly, to the Advisers and their affiliates, if any, from their relationship with the Funds, including any benefits derived or to be derived by the Advisers, such as soft dollar arrangements, as well as the cost of services to be provided to the Funds. The Trustees considered whether the levels of compensation under the Agreements were reasonable and justified in light of the quality of all services to be rendered to the Funds by the Advisers. When considering the profitability of the Sub-Advisers with respect to the sub-advisory services they anticipate providing to the Funds, the Board took into account the fact that each Sub-Adviser is compensated by the Adviser, and not by the Funds directly, and such compensation with respect to a Sub-Adviser reflects an arms-length negotiation between the Sub-Adviser and the Adviser. Based on this evaluation, the Board determined that, within the context of its full deliberations, it was satisfied that the investment advisory fee rates proposed for each of the Funds were reasonable and supported the approval of the Agreements.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies would be shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fee or through other means, such as expense waivers or limitations. The Trustees noted that the Investment Advisory Agreements do not provide for breakpoints in each Fund’s advisory fee rates as assets of a Fund increase. The Board considered the potential effect of the Funds’ growth and size on fees, noting that if the Funds’ assets increase over time, the Funds may realize economies of scale if assets increase proportionally more than some expenses. The Trustees noted that they intend to continue to monitor fees as each Fund grows in size and assess whether fee breakpoints may be warranted in the future. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee structures were reasonable particularly in view of the fact that the Adviser will pay all of the Funds’ operating expenses under the unitary fee structure, and supported the approval of the Agreements.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, none of which was dispositive in itself and may have been weighed differently by each Trustee, and assisted by the advice of legal counsel, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Agreements was appropriate. Accordingly, the Board, and the Independent Trustees voting separately, approved the Agreements for an initial two-year period. The Board’s conclusions with respect to the Agreements were as follows: (a) the nature and extent of the services expected to be provided by the Advisers with respect to the Funds were appropriate; (b) the Adviser’s unitary fee and the Sub-Adviser’s sub-advisory fee for each Fund, considered in relation to services expected to be provided, were fair and reasonable; (c) any additional benefits to the Advisers were not of a sufficient magnitude to affect the Board’s conclusions; and (d) the Board would consider the Advisers’ ability to share any economies of scale with respect to their management of the Funds after the Funds have been in operation for a reasonable period of time.
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Renewal of Advisory Agreements & Board Considerations (Unaudited)
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The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that the initial approval of, as well as the continuation of, each KraneShares Fund’s investment advisory agreement(s) be specifically approved by: (i) the vote of the KraneShares Trust (the “Trust”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the investment advisory agreement(s) or “interested persons” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of any party to the investment advisory agreement(s) (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In connection with its consideration of such approvals, the Board must request and evaluate, and Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and any sub-adviser are required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the investment advisory agreements. In addition, the 1940 Act requires the Trust to disclose in its shareholder reports the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Trust’s investment advisory contracts.
At in-person meetings held on September 10, 2014, October 29, 2014 and November 5, 2014 (the “Meetings”), the Board considered various proposals related to the investment advisory arrangements for several series of the Trust, including proposals to renew (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the KraneShares CSI New China ETF (“KFYP”) and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (“KWEB” and, together with KFYP, the “Funds”) and (ii) the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the Agreement, the “Agreements”) between the Adviser and Index Management Solutions, LLC (the “IMS”) with respect to the Funds. At the Meetings, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Agreements with respect to the Funds. The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are sometimes referred to herein as the “Advisers.”
In considering the Agreements, the Board reviewed a variety of information provided by the Advisers relating to the Funds, the Agreements and the Advisers. The information and materials provided to the Board included, among other items: (i) information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers under the Agreements; (ii) information about each Fund’s advisory fee, which is structured as a unitary fee, and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ fees and expenses to those of comparable funds; (iii) information about each Fund’s performance; (iv) information about the costs to the Advisers for their services and profits realized by the Advisers from their relationship with the Funds; (v) information regarding the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if and as the Funds grow and whether the fee levels in the Agreements reflect these economies of scale; and (vi) a memorandum from legal counsel to the Trust on the responsibilities of the Trustees in considering the approval of investment advisory arrangements, including investment sub-advisory arrangements, under the 1940 Act.
The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also considered other matters such as (i) the Advisers’ financial condition; (ii) the Sub-Adviser’s experience in providing advisory services to comparable funds, i.e., equity index ETFs; (iii) the Funds’ investment objectives and strategies; (iv) the Advisers’ investment personnel and operations; (v) the use, if any, of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research and other similar services; (vi) the resources devoted to compliance, generally, and monitoring with regard to the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions; and (vii) any “fall-out” benefits to the Advisers and their affiliates (i.e., ancillary benefits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from the Advisers’ relationship with the Trust). Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers, and the Independent Trustees met separately, with Trust counsel, to consider the Agreements.
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Renewal of Advisory Agreements & Board Considerations (Unaudited)
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In considering whether to approve the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included the factors discussed below.
The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to each Fund and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Advisers. The Board considered, among other things, the Advisers’ responsibilities for managing the investment operations of the Funds, in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective and policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Board considered the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s service providers, obtaining and maintaining index licenses on behalf of the Funds, setting the investment program for each Fund and overseeing the Sub-Adviser’s implementation of the programs. The Board also considered the Sub-Adviser’s investment experience in managing ETFs. The Board reviewed certain Sub-Adviser personnel changes and discussed the anticipated effect of such changes with the Advisers’ representatives. The Sub-Adviser representatives noted they did not anticipate the changes would affect the services provided by the Sub-Adviser to the Funds. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided were sufficient to support the renewal of the Agreements.
Performance of the Advisers. The Board then reviewed the Funds’ performance, noting that the distinctive indexed investment objective of each Fund made analysis of investment performance, in absolute terms, less of a priority than that which normally attaches to the performance of actively-managed funds. Instead, the Board focused on the extent to which each Fund achieved its objective as a passively-managed index fund. The Board reviewed information regarding each Fund’s index tracking, noting that each Fund satisfactorily tracked its benchmark index.
The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the unitary fee charged to each Fund for advisory services as well as the total expenses of the Funds. This information included comparisons of each Fund’s unitary fee and total expenses to those of other comparable funds. In evaluating the Funds’ advisory fees, the Trustees took into account that the Adviser is contractually obligated to pay all of the Funds’ operating expenses from its advisory fee except for certain excluded expenses. The Trustees further considered that the sub-advisory fees for the Funds are paid not by the Funds, but rather by the Adviser out of its advisory fees. The Board then reviewed the comparisons of the Funds’ unitary fees to the total expenses of other comparable funds. The Board noted that each of KFYP and KWEB’s unitary fee were similar to the total expenses of other comparable funds.
The Trustees also considered the profitability and financial condition of the Advisers. When considering the profitability of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the sub-advisory services it provides to the Funds, the Board took into account the fact that the Sub-Adviser is compensated by the Adviser, and not by the Funds directly, and such compensation with respect to the Sub-Adviser reflects an arms-length negotiation between the Sub-Adviser and the Adviser. With respect to the Adviser, representatives of the Adviser noted that the Funds are not yet profitable to the Adviser and provided an overview of the monthly revenues received by the Adviser from the Agreements, the Adviser’s current outstanding liabilities to service providers as a result of its unitary fee arrangements, the implications of and plans to
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reduce those liabilities, and efforts to bolster the Adviser’s financial condition. In particular, the representatives discussed potential capital raising efforts undertaken with a view to assist in addressing current liabilities. The Adviser representatives also reviewed the total assets under management they believed was necessary for the Adviser to “break-even.” In light of the foregoing, the Independent Trustees determined to renew the investment advisory agreement for a year, provided the Adviser takes near-term steps to address outstanding liabilities and provides the Independent Trustees with regular updates concerning its progress. The Independent Trustees noted this decision would be re-evaluated if satisfactory action is not taken within the agreed-upon timeframe.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies would be shared with the Fund through breakpoints in their investment advisory fee or through other means, such as expense waivers or limitations. The Trustees noted that the Investment Advisory Agreement does not provide for breakpoints in each Fund’s advisory fee rates as assets of a Fund increase. The Board took into account the costs of the services to be provided and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationship with the Fund. The Board also considered the potential effect of the Funds’ growth and size on fees, noting that if the Funds’ assets increase over time, the Funds may realize economies of scale if assets increase proportionally more than some expenses. The Trustees noted that they intend to continue to monitor fees as each Fund grows in size and assess whether fee breakpoints may be warranted in the future. After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee structures were reasonable particularly in view of the fact that the Adviser pays all of the Funds’ operating expenses under the unitary fee structure, and supported the approval of the Agreements.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, none of which was dispositive in itself and may have been weighed differently by each Trustee, and assisted by the advice of legal counsel, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Agreements would be in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, and the Independent Trustees voting separately, approved the Agreements for an additional one-year period, provided the Adviser takes the actions discussed above to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees. The Board’s conclusions with respect to the Agreements were as follows: (a) the nature and extent of the services expected provided by the Advisers with respect to the Funds were appropriate; (b) the performance and, more importantly, the index tracking, of each Fund had been satisfactory; (c) the Adviser’s unitary fee and the Sub-Adviser’s sub-advisory fee for each Fund, considered in relation to services expected to be provided and in comparison to the fees paid by comparable funds, were fair and reasonable; (d) any additional benefits to the Advisers were not of a sufficient magnitude to affect the Board’s conclusions; (e) the Adviser’s profitability was not excessive; and (f) the Board would consider the Advisers’ ability to share any economies of scale with respect to their management of the Funds as each Fund grows in size.
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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
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All Exchange Traded Funds (“ETF’s”) have operating expenses. As a shareholder of an ETF, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for ETF management, administrative services, commissions, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns. In addition, a shareholder is responsible for brokerage fees as a result of their investment in the Fund.
Operating expenses such as these are deducted from an ETF’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the ETF’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the ETF’s expense ratio.
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015).
The table on the next page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.
You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.
NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
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KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,550.30 | | | | 0.96 | % | | $ | 6.10 | (1) |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.14 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 4.84 | (1) |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,048.90 | | | | 0.75 | % | | $ | 3.83 | (1) |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.19 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 3.78 | (1) |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 986.70 | | | | 0.73 | % | | $ | 3.62 | (1) |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.29 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 3.68 | (1) |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
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Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,001.30 | | | | 0.60 | % | | $ | 1.96 | (2) |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.35 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 3.01 | (1) |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,025.20 | | | | 0.90 | % | | $ | 1.15 | (3) |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,005.17 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 4.50 | (1) |
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| (1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period from 10/01/14-03/31/15). |
| (2) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied 119/365 (to reflect the actual time the Fund was operational from 12/02/14-03/31/15). |
| (3) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied 46/365 (to reflect the actual time the Fund was operational from 02/12/15-03/31/15). |
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Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)
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For shareholders that do not have a March 31, 2015 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a March 31, 2015 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 the Funds are designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.
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Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | Ordinary Income Distributions | | Total Distributions
| | Qualifying for Corporate Dividends Received Deduction(1) | | Qualifying Dividend Income(2) | | U.S. Government Interest(3) | | Interest Related Dividends(4) | | Short Term Capital Gain Dividends(5) | | Foreign Tax Credit(6) |
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF
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0.00% | | | 100.00 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 56.72 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 26.31 | % |
KraneShares CSI New China ETF
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0.08% | | | 99.92 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 46.08 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
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0.00% | | | 100.00 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 9.53 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF
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0.00% | | | 100.00 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF
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0.00% | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
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| (1) | Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary Income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). |
| (2) | The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of each of the aforementioned funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law. |
| (3) | “U.S. Government Interest” represents the amount of interest that was derived from U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income. |
| (4) | The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distribution. Interest related dividends are exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors. |
| (5) | The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short Term Capital Gain Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of short term capital gain distribution that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors. |
| (6) | The KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF intends to pass through a foreign tax credit to shareholders. For fiscal year ended 2014, the total amount of foreign source income is $85,657. The total amount of foreign tax paid is $8,934. Your allocable share of the foreign tax credit will be reported on Form 1099 DIV. |
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Supplemental Information (Unaudited)
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Net asset value, or “NAV”, is the price per Share at which the Funds issue and redeem Shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of the Funds generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the Shares of the Funds are listed for trading, as of the time that the Funds’ NAV is calculated. The Funds’ Market Price may be at, above or below their NAV. The NAV of the Funds will fluctuate with changes in the market value of their holdings. The Market Price of the Funds will fluctuate in accordance with changes in their NAV, as well as market supply and demand.
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of the Funds on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that the Funds are trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that the Funds are trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.
Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Funds’ website at KraneShares.com
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KraneShares Trust:
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10019
1-855-857-2638
http://kraneshares.com/
Investment Adviser:
Krane Funds Advisors, LLC
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Distributor:
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
Administrator:
SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds described.
KRS-AR-001-0200
The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer or any person who performs a similar function.
(a) (1) The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.
(a) (2) The audit committee financial expert John Ferguson is an independent trustee as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3 (a) (2)
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) related to the Registrant.
PwC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
(e)(1) The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted, and the Board of Trustees has ratified, an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Trust may be pre-approved .
(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services approved pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) were as follows:
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC for the last two fiscal years were $30,000 and $13,500 for 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(h) During the past fiscal year, Registrant's principal accountant provided certain non-audit services to Registrant's investment adviser or to entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant's investment adviser that provide ongoing services to Registrant that were not subject to pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee of Registrant's Board of Trustees reviewed and considered these non-audit services provided by Registrant's principal accountant to Registrant's affiliates, including whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Not applicable. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.
(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
Items 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.
(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.
(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as exhibits.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.