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VanEck ChiNext Innovators ETF (CNXT)

Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
48.79 USD -0.90 (-1.811%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 48.79

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:38 a.m. EDT

The VanEck ChiNext Innovators ETF presents a classic case of a speculative vehicle caught in a choppy recovery phase. While the underlying business quality has shown resilience with a positive cumulative return over the last nine years and no recent consecutive annual declines, the price action remains volatile, trading well below its five-year high. The short-term outlook is neutral; recent price action shows indecision, oscillating around the 50-52 range without a confirmed breakout. The options market confirms this ambivalence: traders are buying cheap insurance against a drop but are more aggressively betting on a sudden, large-scale surge to the $60s, creating a high-risk, high-reward environment that lacks immediate directional certainty. The dividend yield is negligible, offering no cushion for a patient holder. Until the price decisively clears the 52-53 resistance zone, the instrument remains a hold for existing positions, suitable only for investors with a high tolerance for volatility in emerging markets.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.074855
AutoARIMA0.075834
MSTL0.075989
AutoTheta0.089918

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 0.90
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.224
Excess Kurtosis -1.15
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 34.61

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility rather than a clear directional bet. In the near term (August expiration), there is heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes 52 and 55, suggesting a bullish bias for a quick pop, while put volume is concentrated at lower strikes (46-47). However, looking further out to November and February, the open interest shifts dramatically toward deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes 60-70), indicating a speculative 'lottery ticket' strategy betting on a massive rally, while put interest fades to near zero. This asymmetry suggests traders are hedging downside at current levels but are primarily positioning for a significant upside breakout.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.18% 0.11% 1.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 0.079 0.178370
2024-12-23 0.040 0.140815
2021-12-20 4.471 9.210960
2020-12-21 0.004 0.008601
2019-12-23 0.135 0.473020
2017-12-18 0.065 0.189836
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 66.04
All Time Low 19.65
Ask 53.15
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 76,790
Average Daily Volume3 Month 115,914
Average Volume 115,914
Average Volume10Days 76,790
Beta3 Year 0.91
Bid 45.14
Bid Size 500
Category Greater China Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.2695
Day Low 48.72
Dividend Yield 0.16
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.4095502
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 52.96524
Fifty Day Average Change -4.1752396
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0788298
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.500559
Fifty Two Week High 62.59
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.799999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2204825
Fifty Two Week Low 37.201
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.589001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3115239
Fifty Two Week Range 37.201 - 62.59
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,406,208,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.012375999
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.899998
Fullday Change Percent -1.81123
Fullday Price 48.79
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,406,073,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is a free-float adjusted index intended to track the performance of the 100 largest and most liquid stocks listed and trading on the ChiNext Market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The index is comprised of China A-shares (“A-shares”).
Long Name VanEck ChiNext Innovators ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_259743590
Nav Price 49.93
Net Assets 102,752,528.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.65
Open 49.24
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 48.79
Post Market Time 1,787,961,327
Previous Close 49.69
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.899998
Regular Market Change Percent -1.81123
Regular Market Day High 49.2695
Regular Market Day Low 48.72
Regular Market Day Range 48.72 - 49.2695
Regular Market Open 49.24
Regular Market Previous Close 49.69
Regular Market Price 48.79
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,190
Regular Market Volume 49,258
Short Name VanEck ChiNext Innovators ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol CNXT
Three Year Average Return 0.2440513
Total Assets 102,752,528
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 34.61388
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -8.60585
Trailing Three Month Returns -8.60585
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.12138
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.33137894
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0067461245
Type Disp ETF
Volume 49,258
Yield 0.0016
Ytd Return 8.44112