About this ETF
The VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) endeavors to faithfully replicate the financial returns, in terms of both price appreciation and income generated, of a specific benchmark index before accounting for any operational costs. This benchmark, the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index (BUZZTR), is designed to capture the performance of seventy-five leading large-capitalization American companies. These companies are selected based on their demonstration of the strongest positive investor sentiment and bullish market perception. This "buzz" is quantitatively assessed by aggregating and analyzing a broad range of online content, including interactions on social media platforms, published news articles, blog entries, and other diverse alternative data sources.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 12, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +2.66% | +6.50% | +27.84% | +18.59% | -1.58% | +34.94% | +9.38% | — | +9.22% |
| Total return | +2.66% | +6.50% | +27.84% | +18.59% | -1.58% | +35.40% | +9.69% | — | +9.49% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.76% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $76.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 77 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moderna Inc | MRNA | 4.17% | 21.53K | $4.2M |
| 2 | Gamestop Corp | GME | 3.58% | 144.25K | $3.6M |
| 3 | Strategy Inc | MSTR | 3.40% | 22.87K | $3.5M |
| 4 | Super Micro Computer Inc | SMCI | 3.31% | 78.69K | $3.4M |
| 5 | Meta Platforms Inc | META | 3.23% | 4.57K | $3.3M |
| 6 | Micron Technology Inc | MU | 3.06% | 3.01K | $3.1M |
| 7 | Nvidia Corp | NVDA | 3.05% | 13.47K | $3.1M |
| 8 | Apple Inc | AAPL | 3.01% | 9.01K | $3.1M |
| 9 | Tesla Inc | TSLA | 2.98% | 8.09K | $3.0M |
| 10 | Intel Corp | INTC | 2.91% | 27.66K | $3.0M |
| 11 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 2.89% | 14.82K | $2.9M |
| 12 | Yandex Nv | NBIS | 2.78% | 12.89K | $2.8M |
| 13 | Sandisk Corp/De | SNDK | 2.75% | 1.74K | $2.8M |
| 14 | Ast Spacemobile Inc | ASTS | 2.75% | 49.09K | $2.8M |
| 15 | Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 2.52% | 7.11K | $2.6M |
| 16 | Immunitybio Inc | IBRX | 2.51% | 257.46K | $2.6M |
| 17 | Iren Ltd | IREN | 2.37% | 67.40K | $2.4M |
| 18 | Marvell Technology Inc | MRVL | 2.19% | 8.13K | $2.2M |
| 19 | Nike Inc | NKE | 2.05% | 60.13K | $2.1M |
| 20 | Sofi Technologies Inc | SOFI | 2.02% | 131.94K | $2.1M |
| 21 | Rocket Lab Corp | RKLB | 1.95% | 28.94K | $2.0M |
| 22 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 1.93% | 3.16K | $2.0M |
| 23 | Robinhood Markets Inc | HOOD | 1.85% | 17.59K | $1.9M |
| 24 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | 1.83% | 13.76K | $1.9M |
| 25 | Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 1.75% | 5.13K | $1.8M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 23, 2024 | Last payment | $0.1246 (Dec 24, 2024) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $0.1246 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.0970 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.0490 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 35.17% / 31.66% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.163 / 1.25 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -29.97% / -30.47% | Sortino 1Y | 0.231 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.71 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.809 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 24.80% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 12, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 7.64K | Average volume | 56.48K |
| AUM | $103.1M | Premium/Discount | +0.03% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $1.3M | +1.29% | $101.7M → $103.1M |
| 1 Month | $3.1M | +3.25% | $96.6M → $103.1M |
| 1 Week | $522.0K | +0.50% | $103.9M → $103.1M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for BUZZ
No articles mention this fund directly in the last 7 days; showing general ETF coverage.
Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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