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About Knowledge Leaders Developed World ETF
Expense ratio
0.75%
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Inception date
Jul 7, 2015
KLDW is actively-managed to invest in 22 developed market countries excluding Hong Kong, non-US stocks will have at least 40% exposure to these markets. The portfolio will include large- and midcap companies as it seeks to capture the knowledge effect the tendency of innovative companies to outperform. KLDWs proprietary model adjusts historical financial statements for intangibles and capitalizes a companys financial strength, profitability, and investment in innovation. After these adjustments, the fund adviser selects only the most liquid companies. Intangible assets include R&D, advertising, brand development, and employee training expenses. On May 26, 2020, the fund reorganized from a passively-managed fund tracking the Knowledge Leaders Developed World Index to an actively-managed one. Also, Knowledge Leaders Capital, LLC replaced Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC as its investment adviser.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Producer Manufacturing
Technology Services
Health Technology
Electronic Technology
Stocks96.77%
Producer Manufacturing19.82%
Technology Services14.09%
Health Technology13.51%
Electronic Technology10.33%
Process Industries9.45%
Consumer Non-Durables8.14%
Retail Trade4.80%
Commercial Services4.66%
Distribution Services3.33%
Finance2.78%
Consumer Services2.67%
Consumer Durables1.41%
Energy Minerals0.88%
Communications0.74%
Health Services0.13%
Bonds, Cash & Other3.23%
Cash3.23%
Stock breakdown by region
North America36.72%
Asia34.38%
Europe26.14%
Oceania2.75%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
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Dividend payout history