KTEC ETF — KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF

KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF (KTEC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KTEC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.31%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.57%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 48/100 (Unproven). Total return is -51.9% over the past 5.4 years, 146.7 points behind SPY at 94.8%.

KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF tracks the 30 largest Hong Kong-listed technology companies with exposure to internet, fintech, cloud computing, e-commerce, and digital technology, investing at least 80% of assets in index constituents or economically similar instruments. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.69%, with an annual distribution frequency; note that the latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. This ETF appeals to investors seeking exposure to Hong Kong's technology sector through a non-diversified index strategy.

KTEC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -51.9% over the past 5.4 years, 146.7 points behind SPY at 94.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -33.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.8%.

KTEC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

48 · Unproven

Issuer

KraneShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/08/2021

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution rate

0.31%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.57%

Last close

$11.49 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$46,468,507

Average volume

69600.0

Dividend

$0.525

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Payment date

12/23/2025

Beta

0.68

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.31%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.57%) 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.

KTEC risks and drawbacks

KTEC'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 35.8%.

Who may consider KTEC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KTEC 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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