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Virtus Real Asset Income ETF

VRAINYSE ArcaVirtusC

$28.71−0.22 (−0.76%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

C49/ 100

Rank 7 of 22 in US Thematic

Intraday session: down, 75 prints from 28.93 to 28.71. Range 28.70 to 28.93. Use the arrow keys to read each point.28.7528.8028.8528.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$19M
1Y total return
+27.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.02%
Holdings
89
Avg volume · 30D
1.79K sh
52W range
low $23.00high $29.31
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VRAI Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 49 out of 100

Rank
7 of 22
Six-pillar profile for VRAI. Scores out of 100: Cost 31, Risk 84, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 75, Durability 72. Strongest: Risk (84). Weakest: Tradability (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 49 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.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 22
  • 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.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 22
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 22

Our read on VRAI

ETF.net Research

In short

CReal assets without the futures. VRAI owns the stocks behind the stuff (REITs, pipelines, utilities, resource producers), equal-weights them, and screens for a three-year record of dividend growth. Trading since 2019, paying quarterly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the Indxx Real Asset Income Index before fees and expenses, providing passive exposure to high-income-producing real-asset securities.

Why people hold it

  • Three real-asset sleeves in one ticker: REITs, listed infrastructure, and natural resource companies, equal-weighted so no single mega-cap sets the tone.virtus.comvirtus.com 2
  • Buys the equities, not the barrels. No commodity futures or direct hard assets, and the index keeps master limited partnerships to 20% of the basket.virtus.comvirtus.com 2
  • Income with a quality filter: the index emphasizes companies that grew dividends over the prior three years, not simply the fattest current yields. Pays quarterly.virtus.com
  • At 0.55%, the fee sits just under the typical thematic peer, and the fund lands in the upper half of that peer group on our overall read.

Worth knowing

  • Small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the blue-chip pipelines and REITs inside it would suggest.
  • Equal weighting brings a smaller-company tilt, and real-asset sectors answer to rates and commodity cycles, so it moves on its own schedule.virtus.com
  • Cheaper thematic options exist (LRND at 0.14%, TECB at 0.30%), though neither is doing this real-asset income job.

VRAI Performance

Launched Feb 7, 2019

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.
VRAI$12,732
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. VRAI $12,732. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 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 VRAI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVRAI
Year to date+26.9%
1 month+7.4%
3 months+2.4%
1 year+27.3%
3 yearsper year+15.9%
5 yearsper year+6.5%
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 VRAI
YearReturn barVRAI
2026 YTD+26.9%
2025+6.7%
2024+2.6%
2023+6.1%
2022−10.0%
2021+24.4%
2020−5.9%

VRAI in the news

VRAI 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.
3.02%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.87Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.26 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 30 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2019 $0.30; Sep 20, 2019 $0.23; Dec 20, 2019 $0.18; Mar 20, 2020 $0.15; Jun 22, 2020 $0.19; Sep 21, 2020 $0.22; Dec 21, 2020 $0.33; Mar 22, 2021 $0.37; Jun 21, 2021 $0.18; Sep 20, 2021 $0.18; Dec 20, 2021 $0.19; Mar 21, 2022 $0.25; Jun 21, 2022 $0.19; Sep 20, 2022 $0.24; Dec 20, 2022 $0.37; Mar 20, 2023 $0.44; Jun 20, 2023 $0.17; Sep 20, 2023 $0.21; Dec 20, 2023 $0.37; Mar 20, 2024 $0.34; Jun 20, 2024 $0.40; Sep 20, 2024 $0.25; Dec 20, 2024 $0.63; Mar 20, 2025 $0.32; Jun 20, 2025 $0.18; Sep 22, 2025 $0.19; Dec 22, 2025 $0.39; Mar 20, 2026 $0.14; Jun 22, 2026 $0.08; Sep 21, 2026 $0.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.26
Jun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.08
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.14
Dec 22, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.39
Sep 22, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.19
Jun 20, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.18
Mar 20, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.32
Dec 20, 2024Dec 27, 2024$0.63
Sep 20, 2024Sep 27, 2024$0.25
Jun 20, 2024Jun 27, 2024$0.40
Mar 20, 2024Mar 26, 2024$0.34
Dec 20, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.37

See all 30 payments⁠

$10,000 in VRAI 5 years ago paid $2,062 in dividends.⁠

VRAI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
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.
0.86
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.
−26.7%
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.
0.54
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.

VRAI Cost

Overpaying vs LRND, cheapest in US Thematic

$7,972

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

  • VRAI 0.55%

    $10,904

  • LRND 0.14% Cheapest

    $2,932

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VRAI 0.55%
  • LRND 0.14%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530VRAI $10,904LRND $2,932

Year by year

YearVRAILRNDOverpaying
10$988$256$732
20$3,790$1,000$2,790
30$10,904$2,932$7,972

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