Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, (“KraneShares”) a U.S. asset management firm known for its China focused KraneShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) and innovative China investment strategies, announced that its flagship KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (NYSE: KWEB) achieved an annualized five year return of 18.14% and a cumulative five year return of 130.26% as of July 31, 2018. During the same time period the S&P 500 Index returned 13.11% annualized and 85.18% cumulative¹.

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Over the past five years the China internet sector has achieved many significant milestones. In 2013 E-Commerce sales in China reached $296.57 billion surpassing E-Commerce sales in the United States of $262.51 billion for the first time². By the end of 2017, China’s annual E-Commerce sales had nearly quadrupled to $1.14 trillion³ compared to $453.5 billion in the United States⁴. The current percent of China’s population with internet access is only 52.2% compared to 88.5% in the United States⁵, indicating there is significant room for growth in China’s internet sector.

“KWEB is the number one performing U.S.-listed China ETF for the five year period according to Bloomberg⁶,” said Brendan Ahern, Chief Investment Officer of KraneShares. “KWEB is also the number one performer out of seventy-nine China region mutual funds with five year track records, according Morningstar⁷. The Morningstar China region category is comprised of both ETFs and actively managed mutual funds.”

“KraneShares was founded with the goal of providing U.S. investors opportunities to realize meaningful long term returns from China’s capital markets,” said Jonathan Krane, Chief Executive Officer of KraneShares. “We believe KWEB’s strong five-year track record is a testament to the long term investment opportunities available in China’s capital markets.”

Following the success of KWEB, KraneShares expanded its internet ETF offering in October 2017 with the launch of KraneShares Emerging Markets Consumer Technology ETF (NYSE: KEMQ). KEMQ provides access to companies benefitting from rapidly expanding internet adoption and domestic consumption within the broad emerging markets.

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About Krane Funds Advisors, LLC:

Krane Funds Advisors, LLC is the investment manager for KraneShares ETFs. Our suite of China focused ETFs provides investors with solutions to capture China’s importance as an essential element of a well-designed investment portfolio. We strive to provide innovative, first to market strategies that have been developed based on our strong partnerships and our deep knowledge of investing. We help investors stay up to date on global market trends and aim to provide meaningful diversification. Krane Funds Advisors, LLC is majority owned by China International Capital Corporation (CICC).

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end please click here.

1. Data from Bloomberg as of 7/31/2018, retrieved 8/07/2018
2. Frank Tong, “China officially passes the U.S. in e commerce” Internet Retailer. 5/29/2014
3. National Bureau of Statistics in China, “Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in December 2017” 1/25/2018. Note: Figures converted from Chinese Renminbi to USD
4. U.S. Department of Commerce, “Quarterly Retail E-commerce Sales 4th Quarter 2017” 2/16/2018.
5. Data from internetlivestats.com as of 12/31/2016. Retrieved 6/30/2018.
6. Data from Bloomberg as of 7/31/2018, retrieved 8/07/2018
7. 7. Data from Morningstar as of 7/31/2018 retrieved 8/07/2018

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For the period ending, July 31, 2018, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF was rated by Morningstar, Inc. against the following numbers of US Open End and Exchange Traded Fund – China Region Category over the following time periods: 82 out of 90 funds in the last one year, and 1 out of 79 funds in the last five years. Ratings were based upon total return. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. These rankings do not take into account front-end sales charges. Fees were waived during the period on which the ranking is based.

For the period ending, July 31, 2018, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF was ranked using total return data from Bloomberg against the entire universe of 79 U.S. listed China ETFs. The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF was ranked 17 out of 38 ETFs in the last one year, and 1 out of 25 funds in the last five years. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. These rankings do not take into account front-end sales charges. Fees were waived during the period on which the ranking is based.

The KraneShares ETFs are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Company (SIDCO), 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456, which is not affiliated with Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, the Investment Adviser for the Fund. Additional information about SIDCO is available on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.