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VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF

GPZNYSE ArcaVanEckB

$23.14−1.07 (−4.44%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 24.21 to 23.14. Range 23.02 to 24.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.23.5023.7524.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$264M
1Y total return
−9.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
24
Avg volume · 30D
218K sh
52W range
low $20.16high $28.87
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GPZ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 64 out of 100

Rank
2 of 12
Six-pillar profile for GPZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 96, Risk 13, Mission not scored, Tradability 67, Holdings 50, Durability 55. Strongest: Cost (96). Weakest: Risk (13). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 64 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 12
  • 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.
    F13 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 12
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 12
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 11
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 12

Our read on GPZ

ETF.net Research

In short

BPrivate markets, bought from the fee-collecting side. GPZ tracks an index of the publicly listed firms that run buyout, credit and real-asset funds, rather than the deals themselves, for 0.40% a year.

Stated mandate

GPZ seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MarketVector Alternative Asset Managers Index, providing public-equity exposure to alternative asset managers across private-market segments.

Why people hold it

  • 0.40% a year in a corner of the market that usually charges like the managers it holds: cohort peers PSP (1.80%) and BUYO (0.89%) both cost more for listed private-markets exposure.
  • Clean mechanism: it tracks the MarketVector Alternative Asset Managers Index for public-equity exposure to alternative managers across private-market segments. Rules, not a stock picker's hunches.vaneck.com
  • One of the sturdier implementations in the small listed private-markets group, and it gets there on cost and structure rather than exotic wrappers.

Worth knowing

  • One industry, and a 2025 launch. Early price swings have run high for its group, and there is only a short live record to judge the fund by.
  • Distributions come annually or semiannually, so this is an equity-growth wrapper rather than an income schedule you can plan around.
  • Still a smaller, moderately traded fund. Spreads can be wider than in mega-cap index ETFs, which matters most on large or hurried orders.

GPZ Performance

Launched Jun 4, 2025

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

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GPZ$9,028
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,934
Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026. GPZ $9,028. SPY $10,934. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$9,000$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 5, 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 GPZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGPZ
Year to date−14.8%
1 month+8.5%
3 months−6.5%
1 year−9.7%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
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 GPZ
YearReturn barGPZ
2026 YTD−14.8%
2025+9.4%

History from Jun 5, 2025

GPZ in the news

GPZ Dividends

Last payment
$0.22 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 22, 2025 $0.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.22

$10,000 in GPZ 1 year ago paid $87.81 in dividends.

GPZ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
27.5%
Annualised · 16 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.
−0.42
vs 3-month T-bills · 16 months 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.
−31.7%
17 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.
0.88
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.

GPZ Cost

Cheapest in Listed Private Markets

$8,090

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

  • GPZ 0.40%

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GPZ 0.40%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530GPZ $8,090

Year by year

YearGPZ
10$723
20$2,793
30$8,090

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