VAVX ETF — VanEck Avalanche ETF Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

VanEck Avalanche ETF Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (VAVX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VAVX is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 4.32%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.90%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -12.2% over the past 0.7 years, 23.2 points behind SPY at 11.0%.

VanEck Avalanche ETF is a fund that holds Avalanche (AVAX), a cryptocurrency asset, and values its shares daily based on the MarketVectorTM Avalanche Benchmark Rate. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.20% and distributes on a quarterly basis; the latest distribution was special or one-time in nature and may not recur regularly. This fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to Avalanche cryptocurrency through a traditional ETF structure.

VAVX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -12.2% over the past 0.7 years, 23.2 points behind SPY at 11.0%.

VAVX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/26/2026

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

4.32%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.90%

Last close

$20.67 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$21,046,506

Average volume

7329.0

Dividend

$0.223

Ex-dividend date

10/06/2026

Payment date

10/07/2026

Beta

2.4171

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.32%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.90%) 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.

VAVX risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider VAVX — and who may not

VAVX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VAVX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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