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Vontobel International Equity Active ETF

VNIENYSE ArcaD

$24.48+0.24 (+0.99%) past 5 days

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

D32/ 100

Rank 11 of 14 in International Active Growth

D32/100Rank 11 of 14inInternational Active Growth
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Expense ratio
0.60%*
Fund size
$9M
1Y total return
−1.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
49
Avg volume · 30D
285 sh
52W range
low $23.62high $27.19
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Apr 30, 2027. Without it: 3.11%.

The ETF.net VNIE Grade

D

Score 32 out of 100

Category
International Active Growth⁠
Rank
11 of 14
Six-pillar profile for VNIE. Scores out of 100: Cost 24, Risk 40, Mission 30, Tradability 36, Holdings 45, Durability 27. Strongest: Holdings (45). Weakest: Cost (24). Leans toward Holdings and Risk.

Score 32 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    F24 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 14

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    D30 out of 100
    No data

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 14

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 14

Our read on VNIE

ETF.net Research

In short

DVontobel has run the same quality-growth playbook out of its boutique since 1984. VNIE is the first time that approach shows up in an ETF: a concentrated book of non-US companies with pricing power, spanning developed and emerging markets.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Why people hold it

  • Roughly 40 to 60 stocks, not index sprawl. The manager targets businesses with pricing power and predictable earnings, keeping country weights broadly aligned with MSCI ACWI ex US.sec.govvontobel.com
  • The 0.60% expense ratio sits right at the median for its active international-growth peer group. You pay the going rate for stock picking, not a boutique premium.
  • One ticket, both worlds: developed and emerging markets together, with at least 75% of assets in non-US companies and holdings spread across at least three countries.sec.gov
  • Not a startup strategy in a new wrapper only. It extends Vontobel's long-running International Equity approach from a Quality Growth team that has been at this since the 1980s.vontobel.comvontobel.com 2

Worth knowing

  • Small and thinly traded so far, so the spread between what you pay and what the shares hold can matter more than the fee does.
  • Close rivals undercut it on price: CGXU at 0.54% and JIG at 0.55% chase a similar international-growth mandate.
  • Launched in 2025, so there is no long ETF record to lean on, and the emerging-market sleeve brings currency and single-country risk along for the ride.

VNIE Performance

Launched May 14, 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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VNIE$9,815
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. VNIE $9,815. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 VNIE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVNIE
Year to date−2.0%
1 month−1.6%
3 months−2.0%
1 year−1.8%
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 VNIE
YearReturn barVNIE
2026 YTD−2.0%
2025−1.5%

History from May 15, 2025

VNIE in the news

VNIE Dividends

Last payment
$0.08 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 30, 2025 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.08

$10,000 in VNIE 1 year ago paid $32.16 in dividends.

VNIE Risk

Risk pillarC40 out of 100Rank 9 of 13 in International Active Growth
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.4%
Annualised · 17 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.
−0.45
vs 3-month T-bills · 17 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.
−13.1%
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.
0.76
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.

VNIE Cost

Compare VNIE and PJIN

Overpaying vs PJIN, cheapest in International Active Growth

$7,058

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

  • VNIE 0.60%

    $11,817

  • PJIN 0.23% Cheapest

    $4,759

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VNIE 0.60%
  • PJIN 0.23%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530VNIE $11,817PJIN $4,759

Year by year

YearVNIEPJINOverpaying
10$1,076$419$657
20$4,116$1,630$2,486
30$11,817$4,759$7,058
How the 0.60% is worked out

Full fee 3.11%− waiver 2.51%= you pay 0.60%

The waiver ends Apr 30, 2027. After that the fee is 3.11% unless Vontobel renews it. Source: prospectus, Apr 2026.

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