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 Aug 27, 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 | +9.32% | -6.82% | +16.74% | +12.25% | +12.42% | +32.65% | +6.95% | — | +8.34% |
| Total return | +9.32% | -6.82% | +16.74% | +12.25% | +12.42% | +33.10% | +7.26% | — | +8.62% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 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 Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 77 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandisk Corp/De | SNDK | 3.23% | 2.02K | $3.2M |
| 2 | Micron Technology Inc | MU | 3.16% | 3.25K | $3.2M |
| 3 | Apple Inc | AAPL | 3.14% | 10.11K | $3.1M |
| 4 | Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.13% | 9.08K | $3.1M |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 2.99% | 6.39K | $3.0M |
| 6 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 2.99% | 17.24K | $3.0M |
| 7 | Gamestop Corp | GME | 2.99% | 166.19K | $3.0M |
| 8 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 2.98% | 6.21K | $3.0M |
| 9 | Nvidia Corp | NVDA | 2.96% | 13.70K | $3.0M |
| 10 | Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 2.95% | 8.69K | $3.0M |
| 11 | Iren Ltd | IREN | 2.93% | 68.95K | $2.9M |
| 12 | Super Micro Computer Inc | SMCI | 2.87% | 78.81K | $2.9M |
| 13 | Meta Platforms Inc | META | 2.82% | 5.19K | $2.8M |
| 14 | Ast Spacemobile Inc | ASTS | 2.80% | 43.15K | $2.8M |
| 15 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | 2.80% | 19.75K | $2.8M |
| 16 | Intel Corp | INTC | 2.71% | 29.52K | $2.7M |
| 17 | Sofi Technologies Inc | SOFI | 2.69% | 150.52K | $2.7M |
| 18 | Yandex Nv | NBIS | 2.66% | 12.10K | $2.7M |
| 19 | Netflix Inc | NFLX | 2.37% | 29.69K | $2.4M |
| 20 | Servicenow Inc | NOW | 2.37% | 18.34K | $2.4M |
| 21 | Immunitybio Inc | IBRX | 2.33% | 297.83K | $2.3M |
| 22 | Amazon.Com Inc | AMZN | 2.31% | 8.92K | $2.3M |
| 23 | Rocket Lab Corp | RKLB | 2.08% | 28.64K | $2.1M |
| 24 | Strategy Inc | MSTR | 1.79% | 15.97K | $1.8M |
| 25 | Applied Digital Corp | APLD | 1.73% | 60.60K | $1.7M |
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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 | 35.00% / 31.50% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.453 / 1.16 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -30.47% / -30.47% | Sortino 1Y | 0.642 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.70 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.805 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 24.68% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (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 Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 8.85K | Average volume | 103.52K |
| AUM | $97.6M | Premium/Discount | -1.03% |
| 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 | $2.2M | +2.29% | $95.5M → $97.6M |
| 1 Week | -$913.1K | -0.93% | $98.6M → $97.6M |
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
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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