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VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF

GENZNasdaqVanEckC

$36.05+0.71 (+2.02%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C44/ 100

Rank 4 of 10 in Consumer Lifestyle

C44/100Rank 4 of 10inConsumer Lifestyle
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 35.33 to 36.05. Range 35.82 to 36.46. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.5035.7536.2536.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.51%
Fund size
$15M
1Y total return
−10.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.83%
Holdings
42
Avg volume · 30D
1.38K sh
52W range
low $33.43high $43.00
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GENZ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 44 out of 100

Category
Consumer Lifestyle⁠
Rank
4 of 10
Six-pillar profile for GENZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 55, Risk 26, Mission not scored, Tradability 39, Holdings 38, Durability 70. Strongest: Durability (70). Weakest: Risk (26). 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.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 10

  • 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.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 10

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 10

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 10

Our read on GENZ

ETF.net Research

In short

CLongevity is rare in thematics: GENZ dates back to 2008 and today tracks the MarketVector Digital Native Economy Index, roughly 40 US stocks, for 0.51% a year, below its peer group's median fee.

Stated mandate

GENZ seeks to replicate the MarketVector Digital Native Economy Index before fees and expenses. It uses a passive approach and normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities comprising that index.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.51% a year it undercuts the 0.57% median fee in its thematic peer group, so the theme doesn't carry a novelty markup.
  • Rules over hunches: it replicates the MarketVector Digital Native Economy Index and normally keeps at least 80% of assets in that index's securities.
  • A 2008 launch is old age in thematic land. This fund has traded through multiple full market cycles under the same issuer.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded with a small asset base, so spreads tend to be wider and the cost of getting in and out is a real part of the bill.
  • Roughly 40 stocks in one theme. Individual names move the fund, and swings can run deeper than a broad US equity index.
  • Cheaper tech-theme options sit in the same cohort (LRND at 0.14%, TECB at 0.30%), and GENZ lands in the lower half of that peer group on our review.

GENZ Performance

Launched Jan 22, 2008

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

GENZ$8,975
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. GENZ $8,975. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$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 GENZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGENZ
Year to date−13.0%
1 month−2.0%
3 months−4.5%
1 year−10.3%
3 yearsper year+0.6%
5 yearsper year−4.8%
10 yearsper year+2.3%

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 GENZ
YearReturn barGENZ
2026 YTD−13.0%
2025+4.1%
2024−1.4%
2023+11.5%
2022−12.8%
2021−4.3%
2020+12.7%

GENZ in the news

GENZ 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.
3.83%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.36Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.36 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $1.08; Dec 20, 2018 $1.13; Dec 23, 2019 $1.23; Dec 21, 2020 $0.22; Dec 20, 2021 $0.35; Dec 19, 2022 $0.17; Dec 18, 2023 $0.71; Dec 23, 2024 $1.17; Dec 22, 2025 $1.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$1.36
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$1.17
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.71
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.17
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.35
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.22
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$1.23
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$1.13
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$1.08
Dec 19, 2016Dec 23, 2016$1.07
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$1.30
Dec 22, 2014Dec 29, 2014$1.88

See all 18 payments⁠

$10,000 in GENZ 10 years ago paid $2,418 in dividends.⁠

GENZ Risk

Risk pillarD26 out of 100Rank 10 of 10 in Consumer Lifestyle
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.2%
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.
−0.12
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.
−36.8%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
0.96
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.

GENZ Cost

Compare GENZ and BREW

Overpaying vs BREW, tied cheapest in Consumer Lifestyle

$3,039

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

  • GENZ 0.51%

    $10,165

  • BREW 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GENZ 0.51%
  • BREW 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530GENZ $10,165BREW $7,126

Year by year

YearGENZBREWOverpaying
10$918$634$284
20$3,527$2,454$1,073
30$10,165$7,126$3,039

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