Krane Funds Advisors has launched the KraneShares MSCI China ESG Leaders ETF (KESG US) – a socially responsible Chinese equity ETF that invests in companies with high environmental, social, and governance ratings relative to their sector peers.

KraneShares, the ETF issuer best known for its China-focused strategies, has announced the launch of Krane Model Portfolios.

China-focused ETF issuer KraneShares has launched its first fixed income ETF in Europe: the KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Bond Inclusion UCITS ETF (KBND LN). The fund, which has listed on the LSE, provides exposure to renminbi-denominated bonds issued by China’s Ministry of Finance and policy bank bonds traded in the interbank bond market. Jonathan Krane, CEO of KraneShares, commented, “With attractive yields and low correlations relative to other government bond markets, China fixed income presents a compelling opportunity.”

China specialists KraneShares has announced the launch of the KraneShares MSCI China ESG Leaders UCITS ETF (KESG LN) on the London Stock Exchange. The fund, which is the issuer’s third UCITS ETF, is linked to the MSCI China ESG Leaders 10/40 Index, providing exposure to large and mid-cap companies domiciled in China with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings relative to their sector peers. Jonathan Krane, CEO of KraneShares, said they were seeing “a lot of investor demand” for a China-focused ESG UCITS ETF.

Krane Funds Advisors has launched a risk-managed fixed income ETF on NYSE Arca. The KFA Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (KDFI US) is linked to the FTSE US High-Yield/Treasury Rotation Index which tactically rotates between high yield credit and US Treasuries based on recent performance. The fund comes with an expense ratio of 0.45%.

Guinness Atkinson Asset Management has become the latest entrant to the ETF industry with the launch of an actively managed thematic strategy targeting companies shaping the future of transportation. Introduced under the firm’s newly formed ‘SmartETFs’ platform, the SmartETFs Smart Transportation & Technology ETF (MOTO US) seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in firms that are involved in the delivery of products or services relating to autonomous and electric vehicles. The fund has listed on NYSE Arca.

Sixteen new ETFs/ETPs or additional ETF share classes were listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 2019. ETF providers introducing new products included Franklin Templeton, Invesco, Ossiam, Vanguard, VanEck, and Krane Fund Advisors.

China-focused ETF issuer Krane Funds Advisors (KFA) has unveiled its second ETF in Europe with the launch of the KraneShares MSCI China A Share UCITS ETF (KBA LN) on the London Stock Exchange. The fund tracks the MSCI China A Index, mirroring the strategy of a $700m ETF offered by KraneShares in the US.

Krane Funds Advisors has changed the underlying index on the $720 million KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF (KBA US), one of the largest US-listed ETFs to track Mainland-listed Chinese stocks. The move sees the fund adopt the MSCI China A Index.

Krane Funds Advisors, best known for its KraneShares-branded suite of China-focused ETFs, has broadened its capabilities beyond the Asian giant with the launch of two smart beta ETFs on NYSE Arca providing exposure to domestic US stocks with sustainable dividends.