VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP)Equity Digital Assets | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
19.05 USD
-1.27
(-6.250%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.05 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:08 a.m. EDT
The digital transformation theme driving this ETF faces a stark reality check: despite a robust recovery in the last two years, the asset is still trading significantly below its peak, reflecting a market that remains wary of the sector's volatility. Fundamentally, the business quality has improved, evidenced by a strong rebound in annual returns over the last two years, yet the lingering memory of a catastrophic collapse keeps the long-term outlook cautious. This hesitation is mirrored in the options market, where traders are not aggressively betting on a continuation of the rally but are instead constructing complex hedges against a potential repeat of past crashes. With no recent dividend history to provide income stability and a statistical forecast offering no directional clarity, the investment case currently sits in a holding pattern. The path forward requires a decisive break above key resistance levels to convince skeptics that the recovery is sustainable, rather than just a bounce off a floor. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.071907 |
| AutoETS | 0.073057 |
| AutoTheta | 0.084048 |
| MSTL | 0.086816 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 1.32 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.832 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.42 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 13.15 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:08 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is highly fragmented and lacks a unified directional thesis. Near-term expirations show negligible open interest, suggesting minimal immediate hedging or speculation. Medium-term calls exhibit a split between defensive positioning at lower strikes and speculative bets on a significant upside move to $24, while puts cluster defensively around current prices. Long-dated options reveal a heavy concentration of put open interest at deep out-of-the-money strikes ($11-$16), indicating a hedge against a severe long-term drawdown rather than a bearish bet on near-term performance. Overall, the flow suggests uncertainty and asymmetric risk management rather than a clear directional trade.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-23 | 0.581 | 3.812336 |
| 2021-12-20 | 1.878 | 10.375690 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 36.361 |
| All Time Low | 2.52 |
| Ask | 19.23 |
| Ask Size | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 891,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 607,880 |
| Average Volume | 607,880 |
| Average Volume10Days | 891,350 |
| Beta3 Year | 3.87 |
| Bid | 17.12 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Category | Equity Digital Assets |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 20.1 |
| Day Low | 18.91 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.4490712 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.7516 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.29839897 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.015913254 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 12.763596 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 27.49 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.440001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.30702075 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.369999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.39254376 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.68 - 27.49 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,618,493,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0327195 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -1.27 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.25 |
| Fullday Price | 19.05 |
| Fund Family | VanEck |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,618,185,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-04-14 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities of Digital Transformation Companies. The index is a global index that tracks the performance of Digital Transformation Companies. The fund will not invest in digital assets (including cryptocurrencies) (i) directly or (ii) indirectly through the use of digital asset derivatives. It also will not invest in initial coin offerings. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | VanEck Digital Transformation ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_702164441 |
| Nav Price | 19.64 |
| Net Assets | 228,653,760.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.52 |
| Open | 19.98 |
| Phone | 888-658-8287 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 19.05 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 20.32 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.27 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.25 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.91 - 20.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.98 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.32 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.05 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 484,236 |
| Short Name | VanEck Digital Transformation E |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DAPP |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.5019325 |
| Total Assets | 228,653,760 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 13.146352 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -6.22672 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -6.22672 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.46565 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.5843487 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.03164517 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 484,236 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 6.7232 |