by Kraneshares
KraneShares Carbon Suite: Investing in the Global Carbon Allowance Markets info@kraneshares.com KRBN KCCA 6/30/2026
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supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). ERON BLOOMGARDEN CLIFI Sign up to our weekly carbon market blog www.climatemarketnow.com
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emitting sectors Impact • Provides potential impact by supporting price discovery and liquidity in carbon markets 4 while counterbalancing a portfolio’s emissions exposure and energy transition/climate risk • Cap and trade supports fuel switching and capital directed toward innovation in renewable technology 4 Executive Summary 1. Data from Bloomberg and S&P Dow Jones Indices as of 12 /31/2025 . See slide 23 for supporting data. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be higher or lower. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For additional performance and information, please see slide 26. 2. European Commission, “What is the EU ETS?” retrieved 6/30/2026 . 3. Data from Bloomberg as of 12/31/2025. Based on the 5 largest carbon markets. (See slide 22). 4. International Swaps and Derivatives Association, “Role of Derivatives in Carbon Markets,” Sep 2021. Case for Carbon
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Growing Institutional Interest 4 CFA Institute Research & Policy Center Cambridge Associates #1 New release in Sustainable Business Development
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profit corporation Issuers are project developers. Oversight is provided by NGOs/independent verification entities. Market Size $900 billion 1 $1.4 billion 2 Project -based No Yes Credit Sale Purchased at auction or (if an entity qualifies) allocated for free Bought directly from project developers or broker/intermediary Compliance vs. Offset Carbon Credits 5 Source: International Carbon Action Partnershi p, retrieved 12/31/2025. 1. Data from Bloomberg as of 12/31/2025. Based on the 5 largest carbon markets. (See slide 22) . 2. MSCI, “Carbon Credits Come of Age in 2025,” January 6, 2026. Case for Carbon
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27 is the year we see allowance surpluses going into deficit in certain defined markets. 1. Data from Bloomberg as of 12/31/2025. Based on the 5 largest carbon markets. (See slide 22). 2. MSCI, “Carbon Credits Come of Age in 2025,” January 6, 2026.
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Global Expansion: Compliance carbon a dynamic market expected rapidly expand across regions UPDATE
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Expansion of Carbon
Pricing is Critical to
Achieve Emissions Targets
70+ carbon pricing
programs worldwide,
covering ~25% of global
emissions
The share of global
greenhouse gases (GHGs)
under an ETS more than
tripled since 2005
On ave
rage, c
arbon
pro
grams cover just 30% of
a country’s total emissions
at a price of $25/MtCO2e
Case for Carbon
Source: ICAP and Morgan Stanley, “
CBAM and the Path to a Global Carbon Price,” May 8, 2024.
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Potential Benefits of Carbon Pricing
Auction Revenue
Fuel Switching
Accelerating Innovation
How carbon allowances can reduce emissions
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CARBON ALLOWANCE COST
Cost per unit of energy
Cost per unit of energySwitch to
natural gasSwitch to
solar / windContinue switch
to natural gas
C
oal→
N
atural Gas →
Re
newables
Energy Intensive
Industries
Renewable Technology
Energy Storage
Carbon Capture
Use & Storage
Fusion & Modular
Nuclear
Aviation Redesign
Sustainable Communities &
Clean Transportation
Wetlands & Watershed
Restoration
Case for Carbon
Modernization Fund
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carbonization
Case for Carbon
High Cost
Decarbonization
Low Cost
Decarbonization
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Annual Traded Volume (2025) $782.1B $57.5B $53.4B $11.8B $2.2B Total Revenue (Cumulative 2024) $206.0B $27.0B $18.7B $7.1B $2B Market Comparisons Source: International Carbon Action Partnershi p, retrieved 6/30/2026.
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90 million in 2024 &
carbon energy sources Inclusion of maritime emissions : gradual emissions coverage of shipping sector: 40% by 2024 70% by 2025 100% by 2026 Source: European Commission, Bloomber g 4/18/2023. EU ETS
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size threshold for installations • Linkage with UK ETS • EU ETS2 in 2028
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2030 Market Stability Reserve (MSR) implemented in Jan 2019
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General of European Commission's climate arm 2027 2028 2030 BNEF €104 €112 €147 Macquarie €100 €100 €105 Energy Aspects €113 €115 €116 Morgan Stanley* €116 €121 €124020406080100120140160 €/t BloombergNEF Energy Aspects Macquarie Morgan Stanley*
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looking scenarios/forecasts are hypothetical and not guarantees of future
results. Actual prices may differ significantly due to market and regulatory risks.Return to
Tightening Ukraine Invasion/
REPowerEU Policy
Tightening
SupplyCOVID VolReturn to
TighteningUkraine Invasion/
REPowerEU PolicyTightening
Supply
COVID Vol
MSR
ImplementationMSR
Implementation
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160
Price (EUR)
EUA
EUA Forecast
Supply Imbalance Drives Prices
–
EU’s New Tightening PhaseLO
-500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Carbon Allowances, MtCO2e
Annual Net Supply / Demand
EU ETS Cap
Cumulative Surplus
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looking scenarios/forecasts are hypothetical and not guarantees of future results. Actual prices may differ significantl y due to market and regulatory risks.
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day Board meeting 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Price (USD) CCA Dec Futures Auction Reserve Price Auction Settlement
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refining industries Industrial free allocations Utility allocations (California Climate Credit) Source: CARB as of 6/16/2026. California Cap and Invest
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9 9 3 9 5 5 4 Tier 1 Floor priceCurrent price $32.96+319% +205% +14%
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invest market price structure
Data from
Bloomberg, CARB, KraneShares
as
of
6/30
/2026. Reserve and tier prices are based on the market’s 5% plus inflation annual step up, using Deloitte inflation projectio
ns.
Term Price Runway California Cap and Invest 20 Path to Tier 1 at Deficit
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$104.10$381.98 $76.11$87.95$100.98$115.61$132.36$151.54$173.50$198.64$227.42$243.34$312.37 $ 32.96 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Price ($) CCA Price Trajectories Auction Reserve Price Price Ceiling Tier 1 Tier 2 Current Price 21Data from Bloomberg and KraneShares analysis, as of 6/30/2026 . Forward -looking scenarios/forecasts are hypothetical and not guarantees of future results. Actual prices may differ significan tly due to market and regulatory risks. California Cap and Trade $45.29
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looking scenarios/forecasts are hypothetical and not guarantees of future results. Actual prices may differ significantl y due to market and regulatory risks. UK & RGGI 22 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Carbon Allowances, MtCO2e UKA Supply / Demand Balance of Allowances Annual Net Supply / Demand UK ETS Cap Cumulative Surplus -200 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250 Carbon Allowances, MtCO2e RGGI Supply / Demand Balance of Allowances Annual Net Supply / Demand RGGI Cap Cumulative Surplus -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 Carbon Allowances, MtCO2e Washington Supply / Demand Balance of Allowances Annual Net Supply / Demand WA ETS Cap Cumulative Surplus
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entry into RGGI 11.48M allowance cap for H2 2026 5 $827M Revenue from prior membership 6 629 Planned Data Centers1
RGGI 1. Data Center Map, retrieved 6/24/2026 2. Data from Bloomberg as of 6/15/2026. 3. BNEF, AI Demand Bets Fuel Record US Carbon Price Gap, 6/8/2026. 4. NPR, “Virginia's business reputation at the center of state budget impasse,” June 10, 2026. Based on total in 2025. 5. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, “Carbon Trading,” retrieved 6/30/2026. 6. WHRO, “Virginia's return to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative picks up steam,” February 27, 2026
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2026 are hypothetical and not guarantees of future results. Actual prices may differ significantly due to market and regulatory risks. (Quarterly) RGGI
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European Union
Allowance (EUA)
60%
California Carbon
Allowance (CCA)
25%
Regional
Greenhouse Gas
Initiative (RGGI)
5%
UK Allowance
(UKA)
5%
Washington Carbon
Allowance (WCA)
5%
S&P Global
Carbon
Credit
Index Weighting
2
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0.075 0.013 1 1.4% 1.4%1.7% 1.0%0.8% 0.6%4.7%6.1% 2.0% 1.4%1.4%1.7%2.2%2.8% 1.9% 1.1%0.9% 0.5% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Recent Contango Trends (net of carry) 2
EUA CCA Global Carbon Index0100200300400500600700800900 Jul/14 Nov/14 Mar/15 Jul/15 Nov/15 Mar/16 Jul/16 Nov/16 Mar/17 Jul/17 Nov/17 Mar/18 Jul/18 Nov/18 Mar/19 Jul/19 Nov/19 Mar/20 Jul/20 Nov/20 Mar/21 Jul/21 Nov/21 Mar/22 Jul/22 Nov/22 Mar/23 Jul/23 Nov/23 Mar/24 Jul/24 Nov/24 Mar/25 Jul/25 Nov/25 Mar/26 Jul/26 Carbon allowances* Equities Bonds Commodities Real Estate
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Portfolio Model
Annual Return
Volatility
(Risk)
Sharpe Ratio
100% Bonds
1.97%
4.77%
0.01
100% Stocks
14.03%
14.88%
0.83
100% Carbon
18.11%
26.92%
0.68
60% Stocks, 40% Bonds
9.31%
9.78%
0.76
60% Stocks, 30% Bonds, 10% Carbon
11.21%
10.65%
1.06
50% Stocks, 30% Bonds, 20% Commodities
8.03%
10.29%
0.80
80% Stocks, 20% Carbon
15.47%
14.49%
1.07
Data from
Bloomberg and
S&P Dow Jones Indices as of 6/30/2026. *
Carbon allowances: see end of presentation
for material differences between asset types and definitions; Equities: S&P 500 ; Bonds:
The Agg;
Commodities:
The S&P GSCI.
Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual Fund performance.
Index returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and
one cannot invest directly in an index.
The above chart is purely hypothetical and is not meant to inform any
investment decision.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Portfolio Impact
Allocating as little as 10% may yield risk -adjusted performance benefits
Portfolio Impact
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
Return
Volatility
Blended Portfolios
Return and Volatility
(Aug 31, 2014
–
Jun 30, 2025)
10% Carbon
Blended Stocks/ Bonds
10% Comdty
100% Stocks
60% Stocks,
40% Bonds
100% Bonds
60% Stocks, 30%
Bonds, 10% Carbon
50% Stocks, 30%
Bonds, 20% Comdty
80% Stocks, 20%
Carbon
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
Annualized return
Annualized volatility
KRBN Efficient Frontier
(Aug 31, 2014
–
Jun 30, 2026)
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Growing Asset Class Standard, Liquid Market~$1T in Traded Volume Potential Inflation Hedge
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6.10% 156.49 % 14.12 % 1.06 % 7.11 % 17.24 % The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investors shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit www.kraneshares.com/krbn. Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss. Index returns are for illustrative purposes only. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. KRBN 29
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Holdings
and
Exposures
of
the
KraneShares
Global
Carbon
Strategy
ETF
(KRBN)
Carbon Allowance Futures Breakdown
Data
as
of
6
/30/2026
Currency Exposure Breakdown
Data
as
of
6
/30/2026
30
KRBN
Holdings,
carbon
allowance
exposures,
and
collateral
are
subject
to
change.
Includes USD cash deposits & cash in margin accounts ($
17,199,561
), and implied short USD exposure from Euro FX futures
Carbon
Allowance
Exposures
as
of
6/30/2026
Identifier
Position
Current
Exposure($)
%
NAV
European
Union
Allowance
(EUA)
2026
Note
US36255HES31
818
75,001,522
54.27%
California
Carbon
Allowance
(CCA)
Vintage
2026
Future
KBCZ26
Comdty
1,122
36,981,120
26.76%
European
Union
Allowance
(EUA)
2026
Future
MOZ26
Comdty
79
7,240,116
5.24%
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Vintage 2026 Future
RGYZ26
Comdty
157
6,882,880
4.98%
UK Allowances (UKA) 2026 Future
UKEZ6
Comdty
89
6,692,955
4.84%
Washington
Carbon
Allowance
(WCA)
Vintage
2026
Future
WKDZ26
Comdty
106
5,578,780
4.04%
138,377,373
100%
Collateral
and
Currency
Management
as
of
6/30/2026
Identifier
Position
Current
Notional($)
% NAV
KraneShares
Sustainable
Ultra
Short
Duration
Index
ETF
500767355
3,043,000
76,242,365
55.17%
European
Union
Allowance
(EUA)
2026
Note
US36255HES31
41,677,000
32,395,699
23.44%
Euro
FX
Futures
ECM6
Curncy
113
16,182,306
11.71%
State
Street
Institutional
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Fund
GVMXX
5,684,673
5,684,672
4.11%
BRITISH STERLING
POUND
GBP
3,825,447
5,077,308
3.67%
EURO
EUR
1,464,103
1,673,911
1.21%
USD
Cash
&
Equivalents
USD
1,017,255
1,017,255
0.74%
138,273,516
100%EUA 2026 Note
52.77% CCA 2026
Future
24.95%EUA 2026 Future
7.30%RGGI 2026
Future
4.90%UKA 2026 Future
5.05%WCA 2026
Future
4.92%
EUR
0.614USD
0.349GBP
0.037
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