KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

KWEB tracks a market cap-weighted index composed of overseas-listed Chinese Internet companies.

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The economy shows signs of improving but tracking consumption, trade, investment, and labor data will offer a bigger picture.

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Five of the eight indexes on our world watchlist posted gains through November 13, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot, with a YTD gain of 24.87%.

World Markets Watchlist: November 13, 2023

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While China continues to iron out the wrinkles in economic growth, innovation continues to remain top-of-mind as the country looks to be a global technological powerhouse. That should spur increased interest for exchange-traded funds focused on the country.

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The China investing narrative has had a rocky 2023, with geopolitical risk and a high savings rate limiting the country's reemergence from “Zero COVID” rules last year. That said, China investing remains an important consideration for investors and advisors looking over their portfolios.

As IMF Upgrades China Outlook, Eye KWEB

Five of the eight indexes on our world watchlist posted gains through November 6, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 25.35%.

World Markets Watchlist: November 6, 2023

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China has shown willingness to collaborate with other nations when it comes to establishing global standards on artificial intelligence (AI).

China Agrees to Global Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence

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A surprising mid-year budget revision from policymakers in China was recently approved, widening the budget deficit from 3.0% to 3.8%. This occurrence is unusual, as previous revisions mostly resulted from major economic events like earthquakes and financial crises.

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China's economic outlook has been something of a mixed bag over the last several weeks as the country's real estate uncertainty lingers. That said, China investing remains a major consideration for investor portfolios in the U.S. and around the world.

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PMI data for October showed momentum in China's economy waned following recent improvements in hard activity data. By industry type, most manufacturing sectors experienced a slowdown in growth in October, though for companies that are heavy consumers of energy, activity actually declined slightly, perhaps affected by recent increases in the prices of crude energy.

China: Momentum Waned In October

Five of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through October 30, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 17.64%.

World Markets Watchlist: October 30, 2023

In KraneShares' robust suite of ETFs is a unique strategy that uses volatility to generate income for investors. It all starts with the firm's flagship ETF, the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB).

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China stocks are showing surprising relative strength amidst the sell-off in U.S. equities. We might be looking at a false breakdown in KraneShares China Internet ETF, which could portend an explosive rebound higher.

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China continues to push the boundaries on innovation. This is showing in metrics like the China Innovation Index, which measures the innovation capability for the second largest economy.

China's Innovation Index Continues to Climb Year Over Year

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While developed U.S. and non-U.S. markets indexes were up year to date through October 20, emerging markets benchmarks were treading water. The two largest emerging markets ETFs are the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) and the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets (IEMG).

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Five of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through October 23, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 18.80%.

World Markets Watchlist: October 23, 2023

As of Monday, Chinese stocks have now erased all of their gains from the past 4½ years, the latest dismal milestone during what has been a difficult year for the world's second-largest economy.

Chinese stocks erase 4 1/2 years of gains as foreign investors flee at record pace

Chinese stocks have wiped out all of their gains since the nation reopened its economy. The CSI 300 Index slumped on Friday, briefly slipping below its October 2022 low.

China stocks have wiped out all of their gains since reopening from pandemic lockdowns

Fundamentally, the efforts of the government of China to reinvigorate economic growth via stimulus measures may also have a positive effect on its tech industry. Technically, indicators may already be hinting at a tech comeback.

Technical Indicators Could Hint at China Tech Rebound

Six of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through October 16, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 21.32%.

World Markets Watchlist: October 16, 2023

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September's inflation data remind us that despite some firming in activity indicators recently, China's economic recovery remains challenged, and is perhaps behind recent rumours of a slightly more accommodative approach to central government deficits. One month does not constitute a trend, however, and the base effect story, which we believe will slowly lift Chinese inflation over the coming months, is still in play.

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As a structure, KWEB suffers from certain flaws. But we like the underlying theme and believe things are looking up. KWEB offers solid earnings growth potential and we also like the risk-reward on the charts.

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The IMF, the World Bank, and the United Nations all rank China and Japan as the second and third largest economies on the planet. More of what is occurring in the markets should reflect what is happening in China and Japan which are strongly linked economically.

China Could Derail Japan's Fragile Recovery

Five of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through October 9, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 18.78%.

World Markets Watchlist: October 9, 2023

China continues to work out its real estate issues. But keeping the second largest economy afloat will be a thriving e-commerce business.

China's E-Commerce Dominance Should Buoy KWEB

While China's economy is still struggling, it is at least not getting incrementally worse and there are some pockets of improvement. Exports continue to decline in year-on-year terms, but the rates of decline are decreasing.

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