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BUZZ vs TECB

VanEck Social Sentiment ETF

BUZZCNYSE Arca

iShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF

TECBANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

TECB −0.46pt a year

BUZZ0.76%TECB0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

BUZZ 6.0×the volume

BUZZ56.5KTECB9.36K

5Y return · a year

TECB +8.0pt

BUZZ+3.8%TECB+11.8%

BUZZ vs TECB Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+20.6%BUZZ+74.9%TECB

Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. BUZZ +20.6%. TECB +74.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%−25%0%50%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
BUZZ 0.76%
TECB 0.30%, better
Fund size
BUZZ $87M
TECB $493M
1Y total return
BUZZ −16.1%
TECB +16.9%, better
Yield (12M)
BUZZ 0.00%
TECB 0.29%, better
Holdings
BUZZ 77
TECB 173
Avg volume (30D)
BUZZ 56.5K sh, better
TECB 9.36K sh
NAV per share
BUZZ $33.01
TECB $75.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BUZZ: Cost 10, Risk 18, Mission 15, Tradability 90, Holdings 71, Durability 73. TECB: Cost 79, Risk 55, Mission 92, Tradability 72, Holdings 61, Durability 91.
Pillar letters and Scores for BUZZ, TECB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBUZZTECB
Cost30% weightF10A79Higher
Mission25% weightF15A92Higher
Risk15% weightF18B55Higher
Tradability15% weightA90HigherA72
Holdings10% weightA71HigherB61
Durability5% weightA73A91Higher

Rank among US Thematic funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. BUZZ and TECB are both graded against the same 22 US Thematic funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Thematic⁠

Category · 22 funds
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TECB ranks 2nd and BUZZ 17th of 22 funds in the US Thematic Category.

  1. Rank 1ALRNDNYLI U.S. Large Cap R&D Leaders ETFScore 76
  2. Rank 2ATECBiShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 3BLOHARoundhill HALO ETFScore 66
  4. Rank 11CYUNGCorgi Longevity Consumer ETFScore 40
  5. Rank 17CBUZZVanEck Social Sentiment ETFScore 39
  6. Rank 17DFDRSFounder-Led ETFScore 39

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BUZZCVanEck Social Sentiment ETF

TECBAiShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF

In short

BUZZ Launched in the meme-stock spring of 2021, BUZZ turns online chatter into an index: each month it reads social posts, news and blogs, then holds the 75 large-cap US stocks the crowd is most bullish on.

TECB Five breakthroughs (AI and robotics, cloud and data, cybersecurity, genomics, fintech) in one iShares index fund, priced well under the typical US thematic ETF. Multisector by design, so healthcare and finance names sit beside the chip and software crowd.

Stated mandate

BUZZ The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index. That index selects 75 large-cap U.S. stocks with the strongest positive investor sentiment based on social media, news, blogs and other online data.

TECB TECB seeks to track an index of U.S. companies that may benefit from robotics and artificial intelligence, cloud and data technology, cybersecurity, genomics and immunology, and financial technology.

Why people hold it

  • BUZZ The machinery is refreshingly legible: rank large-cap US names by positive sentiment across social media, news and blogs, take the top 75, cap any single stock at 3%.vaneck.comvaneck.com 2
  • Passive and rules-based. The index reconstitutes monthly, so no manager gets to decide when the mood has shifted.vaneck.com
  • The screen stays in large caps, roughly 80 positions deep, so the crowd's favorites arrive filtered to names with real trading depth.vaneck.com
  • Easy to get in and out of for a niche thematic, and it has kept running long past the 2021 retail frenzy that launched it.
  • TECB 0.30% a year, roughly half the median expense ratio in its US thematic peer group. With themes, cost is the one edge you keep no matter which breakthrough actually breaks through.
  • Roughly 170 stocks spread across five themes rather than a concentrated bet on one idea, so no single storyline carries the fund by itself.ishares.com
  • Rules pick the stocks, not a manager's mood: it follows the NYSE FactSet U.S. Tech Breakthrough Index and has tracked it tightly since the 2020 launch, among the cleaner builds in its thematic group.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • BUZZ At 0.76% a year, it sits above the median fee in its thematic peer group. LRND (0.14%) and TECB (0.30%) run their themes for a fraction of that.
  • Monthly reconstitution means the lineup churns. Chasing sentiment is the whole design, and it brings the turnover and tax friction that come with it.vaneck.com
  • Not an income vehicle: it has not been paying distributions, and holdings are chosen on chatter, not valuation or earnings.
  • TECB This is a growth-theme basket with no ballast. Five fast-moving innovation sleeves can swing harder than the broad market in both directions.
  • Volume is light next to the megacap tech giants. For quick in-and-out trades, the bid-ask spread can cost more than the fee does.
  • Cheap, but not the cheapest on the block: LRND charges 0.14% for a broad US R&D-leaders screen that overlaps some of the same territory.

Full BUZZ profile⁠

Full TECB profile⁠

BUZZ vs TECB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BUZZ vs TECB Cost

Overpaying BUZZ vs TECB

$8,507

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

  • BUZZ 0.76%

    $14,656

  • TECB 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BUZZ 0.76%
  • TECB 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530BUZZ $14,656TECB $6,149

Year by year

YearBUZZTECBOverpaying
10$1,353$545$808
20$5,142$2,113$3,029
30$14,656$6,149$8,507

Expense ratio

  • 0.76%BUZZ
  • 0.30%TECB, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Thematic funds
  • Median 0.35%

TECB 5th cheapest of 22 funds

BUZZ 20th cheapest of 22 funds

BUZZ vs TECB Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
BUZZ 0.00%
TECB 0.29%, better
Payout (12M)
BUZZ None
TECB $0.22
Last payment
BUZZ No data
TECB $0.05
Ex-dividend
BUZZ No data
TECB Sep 15, 2026
Paid on
BUZZ No data
TECB Sep 18, 2026
Frequency
BUZZ No data
TECB Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

BUZZ3 paymentsAll BUZZ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2022 $0.05; Dec 18, 2023 $0.10; Dec 23, 2024 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.10202020232026YTD
TECBQuarterly · 27 paymentsAll TECB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 27 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Mar 25, 2020 $0.14; Jun 15, 2020 $0.02; Sep 23, 2020 $0.04; Dec 14, 2020 $0.07; Mar 25, 2021 $0.04; Jun 10, 2021 $0.02; Sep 24, 2021 $0.04; Dec 13, 2021 $0.04; Mar 24, 2022 $0.05; Jun 9, 2022 $0.03; Sep 26, 2022 $0.05; Dec 13, 2022 $0.04; Mar 23, 2023 $0.03; Jun 7, 2023 $0.02; Sep 26, 2023 $0.02; Dec 20, 2023 $0.02; Mar 21, 2024 $0.05; Jun 11, 2024 $0.01; Sep 25, 2024 $0.08; Dec 17, 2024 $0.04; Mar 18, 2025 $0.03; Jun 16, 2025 $0.04; Sep 16, 2025 $0.05; Dec 16, 2025 $0.07; Mar 17, 2026 $0.04; Jun 15, 2026 $0.05; Sep 15, 2026 $0.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.10202020232026YTD

BUZZ vs TECB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • BUZZ
  • TECB
Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. Worst fall: BUZZ −56.9% · Dec 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−60%−40%−20%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BUZZ 31.7%TECB 19.7%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BUZZ 0.90TECB 1.17, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BUZZ −56.9%TECB −41.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BUZZ 2.00TECB 1.25

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