BUZZ ETF — VanEck Social Sentiment ETF

VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BUZZ is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.76%. Total return is 49.5% over the past 5.6 years, 69.3 points behind SPY at 118.8%.

VanEck Social Sentiment ETF is an equity ETF that tracks a rules-based index of U.S. common stocks selected based on positive sentiment signals from online sources including social media, news articles, blog posts, and alternative datasets. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders and carries an expense ratio of 0.76%. It may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to companies identified through sentiment analysis, rather than those prioritizing dividend income.

BUZZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 49.5% over the past 5.6 years, 69.3 points behind SPY at 118.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.5%.

BUZZ key facts

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/02/2021

Expense ratio

0.76%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$34.67 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$101,736,476

Average volume

14052.0

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2024

Payment date

12/24/2024

Beta

2.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: VanEck; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BUZZ risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.5%.

Who may consider BUZZ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BUZZ does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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