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KARS ETF — KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index
KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index (KARS)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
KARS's distribution is rated elevated risk by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (35/100, medium confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 0.22%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.056 with an ex-date of December 22, 2025, was 65.6% lower than the previous $0.163. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: KraneShares, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
KARS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.22%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 17.0% over the past 8.7 years, 193.8 points behind SPY at 210.8%.
This ETF tracks an index of companies involved in electric vehicle production, components, and other mobility innovations. It has a modest current distribution rate paid annually, with an expense ratio of 0.69%. The fund appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the electric vehicles and future mobility sector.
KARS dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (0.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (0.22%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.056. The ex-dividend date is 12/22/2025. The payment date is 12/23/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | $0.056 | -65.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.163 | -27.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-18 | $0.226 | -29.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-28 | $0.319 | -89.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-29 | $3.149 | 5424.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-29 | $0.057 | -86.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-27 | $0.435 | 76.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-26 | $0.247 | — |
| 2018 total | $0.247 | — |
| 2019 total | $0.435 | 76.1% |
| 2020 total | $0.057 | -86.9% |
| 2021 total | $3.149 | 5424.6% |
| 2022 total | $0.319 | -89.9% |
| 2023 total | $0.226 | -29.2% |
| 2024 total | $0.163 | -27.9% |
| 2025 total | $0.056 | -65.6% |
KARS dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -65.6%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -47.90%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -65.6% |
| 3Y | -82.4% |
| 5Y | -1.8% |
KARS holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
KARS performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 17.0% over the past 8.7 years, 193.8 points behind SPY at 210.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -15.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.8%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -8.7% | — |
| 3M | -12.3% | — |
| 6M | -26.8% | — |
| YTD | -15.1% | — |
| 1Y | -15.0% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 10.00% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | -0.50% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -10.40% |
| Since inception (8.7 years) | 17.0% | 1.80% |
KARS key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 35 · Elevated risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.08%
- Issuer
- KraneShares
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 01/18/2018
- Expense ratio
- 0.69%
- Distribution rate
- 0.22%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 0.22%
- Last close
- $25.93 (as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $72,359,027
- Average volume
- 11837.0
- Dividend
- $0.056
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/22/2025
- Payment date
- 12/23/2025
- Beta
- 1.24
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.22%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: KraneShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
KARS risks and drawbacks
KARS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 31.8%.
Who may consider KARS — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KARS pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does KARS pay monthly?
No. KARS currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is KARS's expense ratio?
KARS's expense ratio is 0.69%.
What is KARS's dividend yield?
KARS's distribution rate is 0.22%, paid annual, with a 0.69% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has KARS's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -65.6%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does KARS pay a dividend?
KARS pays annual. The dividend amount is $0.056. The ex-dividend date is 12/22/2025. The payment date is 12/23/2025.
How has KARS performed?
Total return is 17.0% over the past 8.7 years, 193.8 points behind SPY at 210.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -15.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.8%.
Is KARS a good investment?
KARS's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 35 (Elevated risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.22% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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