KWEB ETF — KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB)

KWEB is an ETF that tracks the CSI Overseas China Internet Index. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 8.21%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.21%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 61/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 25.0% over the past 13.1 years, 440.0 points behind SPY at 465.0%.

At the current 8.21% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $821 per year, or $68.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual annual payments vary.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF tracks the CSI Overseas China Internet Index, focusing on publicly traded China-based companies in the Internet and Internet-related sectors that are listed outside Mainland China. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, distributes annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.69%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to Chinese Internet companies through offshore-listed equities, though the non-diversified structure concentrates risk in a single sector and geography.

KWEB performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 25.0% over the past 13.1 years, 440.0 points behind SPY at 465.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.6%.

KWEB key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

61 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.01%

Issuer

KraneShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/31/2013

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution rate

8.21%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

8.21%

Last close

$25.54

NAV

$25.66

Premium / discount

0.47% discount

AUM

$5,042,180,693

Average volume

10576244.0

Last dividend

$2.096

Last ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Last payment date

12/23/2025

Beta

0.78

P/E ratio

12.8918

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.21%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (8.21%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: KraneShares; Index: CSI Overseas China Internet Index; 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.

KWEB risks and drawbacks

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 41.6%.

Who may consider KWEB — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KWEB pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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