KMLM

KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF

Record
ETFCTA-FUND-US-KMLM
Issuer
KraneShares Trust
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
1 December 2020
Identifiers
CUSIP 500767652 · ISIN US5007676522
Admission
18 July 2026
Review due
18 July 2027
Standard
ECS-001 v0.1.0

How to read this dossier

Each classification below is a structural statement derived from KraneShares primary disclosure under a named, versioned ECS rule. A result is published only once it survives the ten-stage admission path, and every result carries the evidence it rests on and the limits it does not cross. Where the disclosure does not settle a question, the record says so in the open rather than inferring a value. Nothing here is a performance, ranking, or suitability statement.

Knowledge states used below: derived under ECS — mapped by rule from disclosed structure; not disclosed — the reviewed sources do not settle the question and no value is asserted.

Admitted classifications

Strategy family — Explicit trend following

Derived under ECS · rule ECS-SF-R01 · evidence EVD-KMLM-SF-001 · knowledge state: derived under ECS.

The verified prospectus explicitly identifies the underlying KFA MLM Index methodology as trend following across commodities, currencies, and global fixed income; ECS-SF-R01 maps that disclosure to the controlled result.

Limit: the classification is structural and makes no performance claim.

Related: structural fingerprint · source: statutory prospectus.

Market breadth — Multi-asset

Derived under ECS · rule ECS-MB-R02 · evidence EVD-KMLM-MB-001 · knowledge state: derived under ECS.

The disclosed eligible futures universe names three governed asset families — commodities, currencies, and global fixed income — satisfying the multi-asset threshold of ECS-MB-R02.

Limit: market breadth reflects the disclosed eligible universe, not a point-in-time holdings inference.

Related: KMLM / DBMF structural comparison.

Implementation route — Direct futures with commodity subsidiary

Derived under ECS · rule ECS-IR-R03 · evidence EVD-KMLM-IR-001, EVD-KMLM-IR-002 · knowledge state: derived under ECS.

The prospectus discloses futures implementation and a wholly owned Cayman subsidiary for commodity futures exposure; the Statement of Additional Information corroborates the subsidiary structure and its commodity and financial derivatives mandate. The two records jointly establish the route.

Limit: this result describes the disclosed route and not every permitted derivative.

Related: implementation route · corroborating source: Statement of Additional Information.

Directional flexibility — Long / short

Derived under ECS · rule ECS-DF-R01 · evidence EVD-KMLM-DF-001 · knowledge state: derived under ECS.

The index description states that trading signals establish long or short positions in eligible futures markets, satisfying ECS-DF-R01.

Limit: directional flexibility describes what is permitted, not current positioning.

Signal horizon — Not determinable from reviewed sources

Explicit unknown · rule ECS-SH-R00 · evidence EVD-KMLM-SH-001 · knowledge state: not disclosed.

The reviewed disclosure states daily signal evaluation and monthly rebalancing but does not disclose a signal lookback horizon; those frequencies are not treated as the horizon. ECS-SH-R00 preserves the distinction as a bounded non-disclosure finding — not a claim that no horizon exists.

Limit: no standalone official KFA MLM Index methodology document was located during this admission; the question re-opens if one is admitted.

Related: signal horizon · open methodology gaps.

Evidence and sources

Five decisions rest on six admitted evidence records drawn from a preserved primary-source pack: the statutory prospectus, the Statement of Additional Information, the official fund page, an official holdings file, and SEC filing metadata. One source gap is recorded: no standalone official index methodology document was independently located.

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Publication boundary

This dossier records structure and evidence state only. It contains no performance commentary, ranking, recommendation, comparison score, or suitability conclusion. Daily signal evaluation and monthly rebalancing are not treated as disclosure of a signal lookback horizon.

Review and governance

Classified and published under a disclosed single-operator review model (operator: Sohadot). No independent second reviewer is appointed; independent review becomes mandatory only on conflict, material correction, standard amendment, legally sensitive claims, or paid classification-related activity. Next scheduled review: 18 July 2027.

See independence and review model · DBMF dossier · full registry.