KEMX ETF — KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF

KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF (KEMX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KEMX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.44%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.52%, its expense ratio is 0.24%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 136.0% over the past 7.5 years, 57.5 points behind SPY at 193.5%.

KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF is an index fund that tracks the performance of mid- and large-cap companies in emerging market countries, excluding China, by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities matching its underlying index. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and makes annual distributions, though its latest payout was special and may not recur on a comparable basis. With an expense ratio of 0.24%, it appeals to investors seeking broad emerging market equity exposure outside of China.

KEMX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 136.0% over the past 7.5 years, 57.5 points behind SPY at 193.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 38.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.1%.

KEMX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.29%

Issuer

KraneShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/12/2019

Expense ratio

0.24%

Distribution rate

2.44%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.52%

Last close

$48.17 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$134,367,990

Average volume

14837.0

Dividend

$0.042

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Beta

1.35

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.44%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.52%) 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.

KEMX risks and drawbacks

KEMX'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 16.1%.

Who may consider KEMX — and who may not

KEMX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KEMX 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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