VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF
$21.20−0.47 (−2.17%)
- 0.40%
- $237M
- −15.0%
- 0.2M sh
- $21.61
- low $20.16high $28.87
The ETF.net GPZ Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 2 of 12
Score 63 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 100Rank 1 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F11 out of 100Rank 12 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B66 out of 100Rank 4 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 8 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 7 of 12
Our read on GPZ
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 24
- 71%
- BN
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States60.62%
- Canada18.19%
- United Kingdom10.15%
- Switzerland4.28%
- Sweden4.26%
- France2.49%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
GPZ Performance
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GPZ$8,497
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.
| Period | GPZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −20.2% |
| 1 month | −6.2% |
| 3 months | −3.1% |
| 1 year | −15.0% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GPZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −20.2% | |
| 2025 | +9.4% |
GPZ in the news
GPZ Dividends
- $0.22 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
GPZ Risk
- 27.8%
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.
- −0.59
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.
- −31.7%
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.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GPZ Cost
0.40%
GPZ0.40%
- The middle half of Listed Private Markets funds
- Median 1.35%
No Listed Private Markets fund charges less.
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- BBUYOKraneShares Man Buyout Beta Index ETFExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return +27.1%
- BXOVRERShares Private-Public Crossover ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +6.2%
- BFBDCFT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return +0.6%
- CPSPInvesco Global Listed Private Equity ETFExpense ratio 1.75%1 year return −11.1%