VanEck BDC Income ETF BIZD
- Expense Ratio (TER) 9.69% · High — compare alternatives
- AUM (Fund Size) 1.63B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 13.59% · Strong income distribution
- Diversification 6 holdings · Top-10 = 37.2% — moderate concentration
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +4.5%/yr · 5Y avg +4.7%/yr
- Annual Volatility 18.7% · Moderate
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -22.2% · Significant — prepare for deep dips
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe -0.77 · Poor — high risk, low reward
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund’s benchmark index and/or in investments or instruments that have investment exposure to securities that comprise its benchmark index. The BDC index is comprised of BDCs.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks BDC / Private Credit.
- Category: Financial · managed by VanEck.
- Diversification: 6 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 37.2% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) at 14.34%.
- Top sector: Financial Services at 100.0% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: United States (37.2%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 9.69% — high for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 13.59%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +4.51% · 5Y avg +4.74% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Mildly bearish (50/200 in downtrend)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
No notable strengths flagged.
CONS
- High expense ratio (9.69%) — fees erode long-term returns.
- Overbought short-term (RSI 75).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (6)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCC | Ares Capital Corp | +14.34% |
| 2 | OBDC | Blue Owl Capital Corp Ordinary Shares | +6.06% |
| 3 | BXSL | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Ordinary Shares | +5.58% |
| 4 | MAIN | Main Street Capital Corp | +5.25% |
| 5 | HTGC | Hercules Capital Inc | +3.09% |
| 6 | OTF | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp | +2.92% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
Sector Allocation
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