KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF

KSET is passively managed to primarily hold futures contracts on voluntary carbon offset credits. The fund invests in GEOs and N-GEOs that mature in the next two years

KSET is passively managed to primarily hold futures contracts on voluntary carbon offset credits. The fund invests in GEOs and N-GEOs that mature in the next two years.

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This week in the top-performing ETFs data drop, carbon ETFs took the lead. While it was not immediately clear as to why they saw such a performance spike, investors can learn something from recent climate-change-related headlines.

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Wall Street delivered a downbeat show last week with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq logging worst weeks since March due to rising rate worries.

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In recent years, many well-known corporations have unveiled ambitious carbon-reduction and net-zero goals. That's put newfound emphasis on carbon-related investing, including carbon offsets – an asset class that's increasingly accessible to ordinary investors thanks to exchange traded funds such as the KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (KSET).

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A carbon offset ETF handily outpaced its commodity ETF peers last week. The KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (KSET) impressively rallied 16.6% in the one-week period trailing September 1.

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Wall Street delivered an upbeat performance last week, with the Dow Jones logging the best week since July.

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ESG remains a contentious topic for the investing world, and often for good reason, given flagging performance and inconsistent frameworks. There is strong opportunity, however, and substantial difference in portfolio performance in the decades to come for investors that align with climate and global decarbonization efforts.

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The new framework to better define high-quality carbon credits for market participants and buyers was finalized July 27. The hope is that it will instill confidence for investors and bring more liquidity to the market.

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In this edition of the top-performing ETFs, climate change investing stood out via the carbon offset ETF KSET. The KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (KSET) nearly doubled the one-week returns of the next best-performing ETF.

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The U.S. stock market ended the second quarter of 2023 on a high note, with major indexes recording significant gains despite mounting recession fears and a tight central bank policy.

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The Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative announced new guidelines aimed at ensuring carbon offset integrity and use. The creation of the guidelines could bring much needed investor confidence to the market which KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (KSET) benefits from.

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Wall Street has rebounded strongly in the first half of 2023, setting the stage for big gains.

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Last week, Wall Street was upbeat. However, a few agricultural ETFs and Chinese tech ETFs emerged as winners.

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Wall Street delivered a moderate performance last week.

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In this edition of the top weekly ETF performers, KraneShares stood out with carbon offset ETF KSET. The KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (KSET) returned 17% for the week, only outperformed by the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET).

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Wall Street offered a moderate performance last week. Sugar, uranium miner, bitcoin miner, cannabis and carbon offset strategy companies topped the list.

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As the world strives to attain its goals of net zero, the carbon credit market continues to offer investors portfolio diversification as well as an aspect of growth. KraneShares has a pair of exchange traded fund (ETF) options to consider.

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Carbon investing is on the cusp of massive growth. Consider this factoid: By some estimates, the global carbon offset could swell to $250 billion by 2050 up from just $2 billion in 2020.

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The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market released a set of guidelines last month that could bring cohesiveness and clearer definition to the often-fragmented, nascent carbon offset market.

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In a market rife with risk, advisors and investors could be missing one of the most fundamental risks that will impact portfolios in the years and decades to come: climate.

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For investors new to the concept, carbon offset credits, or carbon allowances, are essentially permits for holders to emit a certain of carbon – if they're willing to pay for the privilege. It's an expansive market and one with wide-ranging investment opportunities.

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As the global move towards carbon neutrality continues, the financial services industry is doing its part. For example, Citibank is looking to reduce its emissions with the purchase of carbon credits, according to a Carbon Credits report.

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Wall Street was downbeat in February on rising rate worries. Re-accelerating inflation data triggered the bets for a more hawkish Fed this year.

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Wall Street lost all its sheen in February on fears that the Fed will keep raising rates longer than expected. Still, a few corners of the stock market are outperforming.

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Voluntary carbon offset markets, not to be confused with cap-and-trade carbon allowances markets, continue to be a topic of contention, with the validity of offsets frequently called into question.

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Increasingly more companies are setting emissions targets and goals as many industries work towards transitioning to net zero by 2050.

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