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DGIN

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

VanEck Digital India ETF

Countries & Regions · VanEck · Inception 2022-02-15 · SEC filings

$36.70−0.23 (−0.61%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 11:28 AM EDT

History starts Feb 17, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 6 prints from 36.93 to 36.70. Range 36.69 to 36.94. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$36.80$36.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.70%
Fund size
$12M
1Y return
−10.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.11%
Holdings
31
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$36.90
52W range
low $30.20high $43.80

The ETF.net DGIN Grade

C

45/ 100

Rank 15 of 19 in India⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for DGIN. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 27, Mission not scored, Tradability 21, Holdings 26, Durability 54. Strongest: Cost (72). Weakest: Tradability (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 45 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 72
    Category rank6/19 · top 32%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 27
    Category rank18/19 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 21
    Category rank18/19 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 26
    Category rank17/18 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 54
    Category rank10/19 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on DGIN

ETF.net Research

CMost India ETFs hand you the whole market. DGIN narrows it to one storyline: roughly 30 companies tied to the digitization of India's economy, picked by index rules rather than a stock-picker.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the performance of an index representing companies that support the digitization of India's economy.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The specialist on a shelf of broad-market India funds. Its stated job is tracking an index of companies that support the digitization of India's economy.
  2. 02At 0.70% a year, it runs a touch under the typical single-country India fund and under VanEck's own India growth sibling, GLIN.
  3. 03Rules-based and legible: it follows the MVIS Digital India Index, and it has stuck closely to that stated mandate rather than drifting into generic India exposure.

Worth knowing

  1. 01About 30 stocks, one theme, one country. Three layers of concentration, so it can travel a very different path from a broad India index.
  2. 02A small fund that trades thinly. Spreads can widen, and limit orders are the standard workaround for funds in this size band.
  3. 03Income is a byproduct here: cash goes out once or twice a year, not monthly. The 2022 launch also means a short history versus the veteran India funds.

DGIN Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:07 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
31
Top-10 weight
63%
Largest holding
ETERNAL.NS8.6%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ETERNAL.NSZomato Ltd8.59%303,710$1M26
002BHARTIARTL.BOBharti Airtel Ltd7.55%46,887$898K83
003RIGD.ILReliance Industries Ltd7.26%16,578$864K9
004PAYTM.NSOne 97 Communications Ltd6.79%43,906$808K17
005POLICYBZR.BOPb Fintech Ltd6.40%41,352$762K58
006JIOFIN.NSJio Financial Services Ltd5.91%293,814$703K14
007NAUKRI.BOInfo Edge India Ltd5.35%48,206$636K61
008SWIGGY.NSSwiggy Ltd5.21%214,695$619K9
009NYKAA.NSFsn E-Commerce Ventures Ltd5.07%178,426$603K24
010DIXON.NSDixon Technologies India Ltd4.75%4,076$565K23
011INDUSTOWER.BOIndus Towers Ltd4.63%138,504$551K58
012IDEA.NSVodafone Idea Ltd4.20%3,373,109$500K12
013GROWW.NSBillionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd3.92%238,045$466K6
014MMYTMakemytrip Ltd2.50%6,222$298K32
015REDINGTON.BORedington India Ltd2.49%70,980$296K35

Showing 1–15 of 34 holdings

DGIN Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

DGIN$8,990
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. DGIN $8,990. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,031$9,572$12,112Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for DGIN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDGIN
Year to date−9.8%
1 month−1.5%
3 months+2.8%
1 year−10.1%
3 years+4.3%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DGIN
YearReturn barDGIN
2026 YTD−9.8%
2025−6.0%
2024+22.6%
2023+30.3%
2022−21.8%

History from Feb 17, 2022

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DGIN Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
2.11%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.78Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.78 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2022 $0.27; Dec 18, 2023 $0.09; Dec 22, 2025 $0.78. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.78
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.09
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.27

DGIN Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.13
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−33.6%
55 months · trough Mar 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.45
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

DGIN Cost

Expense ratio0.70%
  • The middle half of India funds
  • Median 0.75%

5 of the 19 India funds charge less.

DGIN costs $70.00 a year on $10,000. The median India fund costs $75.00.