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TER
1.50% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
EUR 2 m
Inception Date
13 September 2021
Overview
Description
The product tracks the value of the cryptocurrency Polkadot.
Chart
Basics
Data
| Index | Polkadot |
| Investment focus | Cryptocurrencies |
| Fund size | EUR 2 m |
| Total expense ratio | 1.50% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Physically backed) |
| Legal structure | ETN |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 82.95% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 13 September 2021 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Liechtenstein |
| Fund Provider | VanEck |
| Fund Structure | - |
| UCITS compliance | No |
| Administrator | - |
| Investment Advisor | - |
| Custodian Bank | - |
| Revision Company | - |
| Fiscal Year End | - |
| Swiss representative | - |
| Swiss paying agent | - |
| Germany | Physically backed & delivery option |
| Switzerland | Unknown |
| Austria | Unknown |
| UK | Unknown |
| Indextype | - |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | - |
| Securities lending | No |
| Securities lending counterparty | - |
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Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +18.75% |
| 1 month | -1.72% |
| 3 months | -49.11% |
| 6 months | -35.96% |
| 1 year | -75.85% |
| 3 years | -58.70% |
| 5 years | - |
| Since inception (MAX) | -94.24% |
| 2025 | -76.70% |
| 2024 | -16.60% |
| 2023 | +92.97% |
| 2022 | -84.14% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 82.95% |
| Volatility 3 years | 78.43% |
| Volatility 5 years | - |
| Return per risk 1 year | -0.91 |
| Return per risk 3 years | -0.34 |
| Return per risk 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -80.51% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -86.23% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -97.01% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euronext Amsterdam | USD | VDOT | - - | - - | - |
| Euronext Paris | EUR | VDOT | - - | - - | - |
| XETRA | EUR | VDOT | - - | - - | - |
| gettex | EUR | VDOT | - - | - - | - |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | CHF | VDOT | - - | - - | - |
Further information
Further ETNs on Polkadot
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21shares Polkadot ETP | 11 | 2.50% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| CoinShares Physical Staked Polkadot | 5 | 0.00% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| WisdomTree Physical Polkadot | 1 | 0.50% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| AMINA Polkadot ETP | 0 | 1.25% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of VDOT?
The name of VDOT is VanEck Polkadot ETN.
What is the ticker of VanEck Polkadot ETN?
The primary ticker of VanEck Polkadot ETN is VDOT.
What is the ISIN of VanEck Polkadot ETN?
The ISIN of VanEck Polkadot ETN is DE000A3GSUC5.
What are the costs of VanEck Polkadot ETN?
The total expense ratio (TER) of VanEck Polkadot ETN amounts to 1.50% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
What's the fund size of VanEck Polkadot ETN?
The fund size of VanEck Polkadot ETN is 2m Euro. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
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