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VanEck Digital India ETF

DGINNYSE ArcaC

$35.09+0.38 (+1.09%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:57 PM

C46/ 100

Rank 15 of 19 in India

C46/100Rank 15 of 19inIndia
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Expense ratio
0.70%
Fund size
$11M
1Y total return
−13.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.24%
Holdings
35
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$34.94
52W range
low $30.20high $43.80
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DGIN Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 46 out of 100

Category
India⁠
Rank
15 of 19
Six-pillar profile for DGIN. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 29, Mission not scored, Tradability 18, Holdings 30, Durability 54. Strongest: Cost (72). Weakest: Tradability (18). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 46 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 19

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 19

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 19

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 19

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 Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
35
Top-10 weight
59%
Largest holding
BHARTIARTL.BO8.5%

Sectors

  • Communication26.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary24.2%
  • Technology23.2%
  • Financials17.5%
  • Energy8.1%
  • Industrials0.7%

Geography

  • India100.00%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001BHARTIARTL.BOBharti Airtel Ltd8.46%50,976$952K50
002RIGD.ILReliance Industries Ltd7.83%18,250$881K9
003ETERNAL.NSZomato Ltd7.50%252,473$844K59
004PAYTM.NSOne 97 Communications Ltd6.45%42,912$726K46
005JIOFIN.NSJio Financial Services Ltd5.43%275,315$611K43
006INDUSTOWER.BOIndus Towers Ltd4.87%139,242$548K26
007NYKAA.NSFsn E-Commerce Ventures Ltd4.78%151,704$538K57
008GROWW.NSBillionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd4.72%267,351$531K33
009NAUKRI.BOInfo Edge India Ltd4.60%41,069$518K26
010MEESHO.NSMeesho Ltd4.52%211,353$508K19
011DIXON.NSDixon Technologies India Ltd4.41%3,758$496K50
012SWIGGY.NSSwiggy Ltd4.40%204,478$495K9
013IDEA.NSVodafone Idea Ltd3.69%3,093,592$415K40
014POLICYBZR.BOPb Fintech Ltd3.58%38,544$403K28
015HFCL.BOHfcl Ltd2.72%113,631$306K15

Showing 1–15 of 35 holdings

DGIN Performance

Launched Feb 15, 2022

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
DGIN$8,611
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. DGIN $8,611. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,270$9,842$12,414Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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−15.2%
1 month−6.6%
3 months−4.2%
1 year−13.9%
3 yearsper year+2.5%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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−15.2%
2025−6.0%
2024+22.6%
2023+30.3%
2022−21.8%

History from Feb 17, 2022

DGIN in the news

Filtered to DGIN · India

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 Oct 12, 2026.
2.24%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.
18.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
−0.02
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.

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