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VanEck Digital India ETF

DGINNYSE ArcaVanEckC

$35.23+0.84 (+2.45%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:58 PM ET

C44/ 100

Rank 16 of 19 in India

C44/100Rank 16 of 19inIndia
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Expense ratio
0.70%
Fund size
$11M
1Y total return
−15.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.26%
Holdings
36
Avg volume · 30D
2.11K sh
52W range
low $30.20high $43.80
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DGIN Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 44 out of 100

Category
India⁠
Rank
16 of 19
Six-pillar profile for DGIN. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 25, Mission not scored, Tradability 17, Holdings 25, Durability 54. Strongest: Cost (72). Weakest: Tradability (17). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 44 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.
    D25 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.
    F17 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 19

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 17 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

In short

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

  • The 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.
  • At 0.70% a year, it runs a touch under the typical single-country India fund and under VanEck's own India growth sibling, GLIN.
  • Rules-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

  • About 30 stocks, one theme, one country. Three layers of concentration, so it can travel a very different path from a broad India index.
  • A small fund that trades thinly. Spreads can widen, and limit orders are the standard workaround for funds in this size band.
  • Income 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 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$8,408
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DGIN $8,408. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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−16.0%
1 month−0.4%
3 months−5.6%
1 year−15.9%
3 yearsper year+3.0%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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−16.0%
2025−6.0%

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 30, 2026.
2.26%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

$10,000 in DGIN 3 years ago paid $263 in dividends.

DGIN Risk

Risk pillarD25 out of 100Rank 17 of 19 in India
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.004
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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%
56 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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DGIN Cost

Compare DGIN and FLIN

Overpaying vs FLIN, tied cheapest in India

$9,654

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DGIN 0.70%

    $13,606

  • FLIN 0.19% Tied cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DGIN 0.70%
  • FLIN 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530DGIN $13,606FLIN $3,952

Year by year

YearDGINFLINOverpaying
10$1,250$347$903
20$4,760$1,351$3,409
30$13,606$3,952$9,654

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