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VanEck Green Bond ETF

GRNBNYSE ArcaVanEckA

$23.37+0.01 (+0.02%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:56 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 72 prints from 23.36 to 23.37. Range 23.36 to 23.43. Use the arrow keys to read each point.23.3823.4023.4210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$196M
1Y total return
+0.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.52%
Holdings
475
Avg volume · 30D
34.2K sh
52W range
low $23.10high $24.57
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GRNB Grade

A

Score 77 out of 100

Rank
2 of 29
Six-pillar profile for GRNB. Scores out of 100: Cost 95, Risk 65, Mission 93, Tradability 26, Holdings 100, Durability 48. Strongest: Holdings (100). Weakest: Tradability (26). Leans toward Holdings and Cost.

Score 77 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 29
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 27
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 29
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 29
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 29
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 29

Our read on GRNB

ETF.net Research

In short

AIts peer group is stacked with total-bond-market giants. GRNB goes narrow instead: only dollar-denominated green bonds funding environmental projects, issued worldwide by governments, supranationals and companies. A 2017-vintage specialist at 0.20%.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the S&P Green Bond U.S. Dollar Select Index before fees and expenses. The index covers U.S.-dollar-denominated green bonds financing environmentally friendly projects and issued globally by supranational, government, and corporate entities.

Why people hold it

  • The mandate is the point: bonds whose proceeds fund environmentally friendly projects, tracked to the S&P Green Bond U.S. Dollar Select Index instead of a generic aggregate benchmark.vaneck.com
  • 0.20% a year runs below the typical fund in its category, and it sits in the top quartile of a large aggregate-bond peer group on how closely it tracks and what it holds.
  • Global sourcing, dollar pricing: supranational, government and corporate issuers, roughly 500 bonds, all USD-denominated, so no currency translation layered on top.
  • Distributions land monthly, and the fund has been running since 2017.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to core bond giants like BND, so spreads and order type matter more here.
  • Green describes what the proceeds fund, not an issuer's whole business; the credit still sits with governments, supranationals and companies.
  • The screen costs extra: plain aggregate rivals like BND and SPAB list expense ratios near 0.03%.

GRNB Holdings

Asset class
Other
Holdings
475
Top-10 weight
9%
Largest holding
European Investment Bank1.5%

Geography

  • United States39.35%
  • Hong Kong7.90%
  • Cayman Islands6.25%
  • South Korea5.98%
  • Luxembourg5.82%
  • United Arab Emirates4.76%
  • Chile3.20%
  • Japan2.53%
  • Other countries (32)24.20%

Developed 45% · Emerging 55% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 32.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataEuropean Investment Bank1.52%3,150,000$2.98M15
2No data-Usd Cash-1.40%2,729,753$2.73M71
3No dataEuropean Investment Bank1.27%2,525,000$2.48M12
4No dataWulf Compute Llc1.08%2,041,000$2.1M56
5No dataTurkiye Government International Bond0.90%1,600,000$1.76M17
6No dataFord Motor Co0.71%1,600,000$1.38M44
7No dataInternational Finance Corp0.66%1,300,000$1.29M7
8No dataKreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau0.65%1,300,000$1.27M13
9No dataGaci First Investment Co0.62%1,300,000$1.22M10
10No dataIsrael Government International Bond0.62%1,275,000$1.21M13
11No dataKreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau0.62%1,305,000$1.21M13
12No dataFord Motor Co0.57%1,125,000$1.12M34
13No dataKreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau0.54%1,233,000$1.06M10
14No dataGaci First Investment Co0.52%1,050,000$1.02M12
15No dataChile Government International Bond0.52%1,475,000$1.02M14

Showing 1–15 of 475 holdings

GRNB Performance

Launched Mar 3, 2017

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.
GRNB$10,019
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. GRNB $10,019. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$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 GRNB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGRNB
Year to date−0.3%
1 month+1.4%
3 months−0.2%
1 year+0.2%
3 yearsper year+5.8%
5 yearsper year+0.8%
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 GRNB
YearReturn barGRNB
2026 YTD−0.3%
2025+7.1%
2024+3.3%
2023+7.1%
2022−11.9%
2021−2.3%
2020+8.0%

GRNB in the news

GRNB 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.
4.52%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.06Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.06; Mar 1, 2023 $0.05; Apr 3, 2023 $0.07; May 1, 2023 $0.05; Jun 1, 2023 $0.06; Jul 3, 2023 $0.07; Aug 1, 2023 $0.06; Sep 1, 2023 $0.06; Oct 2, 2023 $0.06; Nov 1, 2023 $0.07; Dec 1, 2023 $0.07; Dec 27, 2023 $0.07; Feb 1, 2024 $0.07; Mar 1, 2024 $0.07; Apr 1, 2024 $0.08; May 1, 2024 $0.07; Jun 3, 2024 $0.08; Jul 1, 2024 $0.07; Aug 1, 2024 $0.08; Sep 3, 2024 $0.08; Oct 1, 2024 $0.08; Nov 1, 2024 $0.08; Dec 2, 2024 $0.08; Dec 27, 2024 $0.08; Feb 3, 2025 $0.08; Mar 3, 2025 $0.07; Apr 1, 2025 $0.09; May 1, 2025 $0.08; Jun 2, 2025 $0.09; Jul 1, 2025 $0.08; Aug 1, 2025 $0.09; Sep 2, 2025 $0.09; Oct 1, 2025 $0.08; Nov 3, 2025 $0.09; Nov 28, 2025 $0.08; Dec 29, 2025 $0.09; Feb 2, 2026 $0.09; Mar 2, 2026 $0.08; Apr 1, 2026 $0.10; May 1, 2026 $0.08; Jun 1, 2026 $0.07; Jul 1, 2026 $0.11; Aug 3, 2026 $0.09; Sep 1, 2026 $0.09; Oct 1, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.10
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.09
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.09
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.09
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.11
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.07
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.08
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.10
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.08
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.09
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.09
Nov 28, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.08

See all 116 payments⁠

$10,000 in GRNB 5 years ago paid $1,563 in dividends.⁠

GRNB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.4%
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.
0.30
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.
−16.4%
Trough Oct 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.
0.69
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.

GRNB Cost

Overpaying vs BNDW, cheapest in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)

$3,095

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

  • GRNB 0.20%

    $4,155

  • BNDW 0.05% Cheapest

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GRNB 0.20%
  • BNDW 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530GRNB $4,155BNDW $1,060

Year by year

YearGRNBBNDWOverpaying
10$365$92$273
20$1,421$360$1,061
30$4,155$1,060$3,095

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