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BUZZVanEck Social Sentiment ETF
Fund Description
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) seeks to track, as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index (BUZZTR), which is intended to track the performance of the 75 large cap U.S. stocks which exhibit the highest degree of positive investor sentiment and bullish perception based on content aggregated from online sources including social media, news articles, blog posts and other alternative datasets.
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Fund Ticker
BUZZ -
Exchange
NYSE Arca -
Inception Date
03/02/2021 -
ETF Structure
Physical -
Administrator
Van Eck Associates -
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company -
Index Ticker
BUZZTR -
Index Reconstitution
Monthly
as of 05/27/22
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30-Day SEC Yield1
0.57% -
Total Net Assets
$77.5M -
Number of Holdings
75 -
Options
Available -
Gross Expense Ratio2
0.75% -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.75% -
Distribution Frequency
Annual -
Next Distribution Date
12/16/2022
Key Points
- Investor sentiment has proven to be an important factor in stock performance
- Sentiment is tracked by monitoring millions of online interactions
- A consistent track record of discussions, not short-term bursts, is required for index inclusion
Trading Information
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Fund Ticker
BUZZ -
Index Total Return Ticker
BUZZTR -
NAV
BUZZNV -
Intraday NAV (IIV)4
BUZZIV -
Shares Outstanding
5,125,000 -
Estimated Cash
BUZZEU -
Total Cash
BUZZTC -
CUSIP
92189H839 -
ISIN
US92189H8390
Fees and Expenses2
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Management Fee
0.75% -
Other Expenses
-- -
Gross Expense Ratio
0.75% -
Fee Waivers and
--
Expense Reimbursement -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.75%
2Van Eck Associates Corporation (the âAdviserâ) will pay all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Professionals
Peter Liao, CFA
- Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
- Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
- Joined VanEck in 2005
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
Guo Hua (Jason) Jin
- Portfolio Manager and Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2007
- Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position at VanEck
- Previously, Portfolio Analyst at Evaluation Associates
- BS, Business Administration (concentration in Financial Analysis), State University of New York at Buffalo
Griffin Driscoll
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2018
- Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
- BS, Finance, Providence College
Ralph Lasta
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2019
- Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
- BS, Accounting, Hunter College
Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 03/02/21 |
|
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BUZZ (NAV) | -20.92 | -21.65 | -34.31 | -38.19 | -- | -- | -- | -34.41 |
BUZZ (Share Price) | -21.00 | -21.69 | -34.32 | -38.24 | -- | -- | -- | -34.44 |
BUZZTR (Index)** | -20.84 | -21.51 | -34.16 | -37.78 | 8.73 | 12.46 | -- | -34.04 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.08 | -0.14 | -0.15 | -0.41 | -- | -- | -- | -0.37 |
S&P 500 Index | -8.72 | -8.17 | -12.92 | 0.21 | 13.85 | 13.66 | 13.67 | 7.27 |
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 03/02/21 |
|
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BUZZ (NAV) | 2.64 | -16.93 | -16.93 | -19.77 | -- | -- | -- | -21.05 |
BUZZ (Share Price) | 2.76 | -16.86 | -16.86 | -19.75 | -- | -- | -- | -21.01 |
BUZZTR (Index)** | 2.67 | -16.82 | -16.82 | -19.25 | 19.29 | 17.75 | -- | -20.64 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.03 | -0.11 | -0.11 | -0.52 | -- | -- | -- | -0.41 |
S&P 500 Index | 3.71 | -4.60 | -4.60 | 15.65 | 18.92 | 15.99 | 14.64 | 17.36 |
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 04/30/22 Daily Holdings
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Holding Name |
Ticker
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Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
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Twitter Inc |
TWTR US |
59,992 |
2,940,808 | 3.69 |
General Motors Co |
GM US |
68,390 |
2,592,665 | 3.26 |
Meta Platforms Inc |
FB US |
12,794 |
2,564,813 | 3.22 |
Apple Inc |
AAPL US |
16,142 |
2,544,786 | 3.20 |
Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
AMD US |
28,142 |
2,406,704 | 3.02 |
Tesla Inc |
TSLA US |
2,690 |
2,342,344 | 2.94 |
Nvidia Corp |
NVDA US |
12,389 |
2,297,788 | 2.88 |
Gamestop Corp |
GME US |
18,252 |
2,282,778 | 2.87 |
Amc Entertainment Holdings Inc |
AMC US |
148,443 |
2,271,178 | 2.85 |
Sofi Technologies Inc |
SOFI US |
361,451 |
2,212,080 | 2.78 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 30.71 |
Country Weightings (%) as of 04/30/22
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Country
% of Net Assets -
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United States
97.49 -
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Canada
1.69 -
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Israel
0.98 -
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Other/Cash
-0.16
Sector Weightings (%) as of 04/30/22
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Sector
% of Net Assets -
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Information Technology
25.4 -
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Consumer Discretionary
22.6 -
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Communication Services
17.8 -
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Financials
14.1 -
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Industrials
6.7 -
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Energy
6.2 -
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Health Care
3.0 -
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Consumer Staples
1.9 -
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Real Estate
1.3 -
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Materials
1.2 -
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Other/Cash
-0.2