KraneShares brings China clean tech ETF to market

Four key themes

James Baxter-Derrington
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KraneShares has launched a China clean tech ETF, offering investors access to a range of companies across four key environmental themes.

An Article 8 fund, the KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index UCITS ETF (KRGN) tracks the MSCI China IMI Environment 10/40 index and has listed on the London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana and Deutsche Börse Xetra. To qualify for the index, a company must derive at least 50% of its revenue from "environmentally beneficial products and services". ESG investing in emerging markets faces major hurdles despite vital importance The fund invests across themes of alternative energy, sustainable water, pollution prevention and energy efficiency. Among the holdings are lithium-ion...

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