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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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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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 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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The carbon sector is rife with investment opportunities, and technology could be a driving force in attracting capital to the space. As carbon technology increases, it could also increase investor interest, particularly those who put climate change near the top of their portfolio priorities.

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ESG investing was one of the hot-button topics of 2022, with a rise in anti-ESG sentiment gaining more vocal representation midyear.

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The global voluntary carbon markets are growing exponentially as more corporations seek to meet net-zero pledges, providing opportunity for investors looking to capture exposure to the rapid growth that is expected to continue.

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The U.S. hopes to lure the private sector to the climate change table by creating a voluntary carbon credits system that would use money from wealthy companies to help fund the carbon transition in developing countries.

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency for the UN, announced that it will be working toward an “aspirational goal” of net-zero emissions for the aviation industry by 2050, explained Luke Oliver, managing director, head of climate investments and head of strategy at KraneShares in a recent post on the Climate Market Now blog.

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) conducted its annual multi-agency State of Climate Services report focusing on energy this year. The report, collated from 26 different organizations, concluded that electricity supply from clean energy sources will have to at least double by 2030 to limit warming that will disrupt and jeopardize energy security globally.

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Droughts ravaged the northern hemisphere this summer, with low rainfall and record temperatures impacting Europe, China, and the United States at intensities that can now be expected every 20 years in the current climate according to a recent World Weather Attribution study.

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These ETFs gained at least 15% in the downbeat month of August.

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The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), an independent governing body that oversees the governance of the voluntary carbon market, continues to bring definition and structure to voluntary markets through the latest draft release of its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs).

The Case for Voluntary Carbon Market Investing Grows Stronger

The KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (KSET) is the first U.S.-listed ETF that offers investors exposure to the voluntary carbon markets, and it was announced yesterday in a press release that it would now be tracking the S&P GSCI Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index.

KraneShares' Voluntary Carbon Market ETF Tracks New Index

NEW YORK , Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and innovative investment strategies, announced that the KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (Ticker: KSET) now tracks the S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index—the first-to-market benchmark for the current performance of global voluntary carbon futures markets. KSET, listed on the New York Stock Exchange on April 27 this year, is the first US-Listed ETF to track the global Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM)1, which is complementary to the global carbon allowance markets tracked by KraneShares' flagship global carbon ETF (KRBN).

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Greenwashing, impact investing, diminished returns, intangibles — the list goes on and on about the conversations the financial world has been having around ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing and if ESG-themed products are worth it.

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Farmers in the U.S. are boosting their revenue through the carbon credit markets as business start-ups like Indigo AG measure their crops to determine how many carbon credits would be created, reported CNBC. The credits are verified by the Climate Action Reserve, an organization that works to ensure that the North American market is transparent [.

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