KraneShares proved a valuable resource for advisors and investors in a busy year for markets. Top stories this year included insight into domestic China investor sentiment, artificial intelligence wins, and an alternative take on China tech investing.
On the Ground in China With KraneShares
KraneShares offers valuable insight into domestic markets and sentiment in one of the world’s largest economies. The firm remains a reliable source of information about happenings within China markets and the factors at play within its economy. The top KraneShares story in 2024 on ETF Trends was KraneShares Gauges Domestic Investor Sentiment in China.
The piece highlighted a video done by Xiabing Su, cultural analyst at KraneShares, who interviewed a series of investors in China. The video underscored the knowledge that China investors demonstrate regarding their markets and the forces at work. It also gave valuable insight into how investors currently view the policy reforms happening in China.
Artificial Intelligence Hype Captures Investor Attention
2024 brought another great year for artificial intelligence companies and investors. With continued earnings wins and AI hype, AI stocks — alongside chip manufacturers — rose ever higher for much of the year. Amidst the hype, KraneShares launched its AI-centric fund that offers concentrated exposure across the AI ecosystem. The KraneShares Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AGIX) invests in companies beyond the Magnificent Seven.
As third quarter earnings beats rolled in for AI companies, investors looked to opportunity within the space. Capture Continued AI Earnings Wins With AGIX became the second-highest read KraneShares story of 2024.
Earning Income on China Tech Volatility
Covered call strategies continue to gain in popularity amongst investors. These strategies offer a diversified income stream for portfolios. Call writing strategies also generally enjoy higher levels of income during periods of elevated volatility.
Equally popular this year, tech stocks drew greater and greater inflows in 2024. However, an overlooked area of tech investing is that of China’s technology giants. More volatile than U.S. tech stocks, the asset class offers great opportunity for a covered call strategy. Get China Equities With a Kick via China ETF KLIP was the third most read article within the China Insights Channel this year.
The KraneShares China Internet and Covered Call Strategy ETF (KLIP) offers investors that may harbor reluctance to invest in China a unique opportunity. While it invests in Chinese tech companies, it uses a covered call strategy to mitigate and harness volatility for income. It’s a fund that brings strong diversification potential to portfolios.
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