DAPP: An ETF That Needs To Evolve
The VanEck Digital Transformation ETF has significantly underperformed both Bitcoin and the S&P 500 since its inception in 2021. DAPP's inflexible passive strategy and material exposure to crypto miners limit its appeal versus actively managed competitors like BLOK that are better able to evolve with an immature industry. The fund's Index lacks any qualitative screening, and improvements in portfolio construction are urgently needed.
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DAPP: Bitcoin Wobbles Under $100,000, Key Crypto Miner Earnings On Tap
Bitcoin has been rangebound between $90,000-$109,000, affecting crypto-related stocks, while gold has outperformed year-to-date. I maintain a hold rating on the VanEck Digital Transformation ETF due to mixed valuation and technical trends, despite its substantial growth. DAPP's portfolio has diversified with increased large-cap exposure and a high long-term EPS growth rate, but its elevated P/E ratio poses risks.
Top 4 Sectors & Their ETFs of Past Three Months
Four sectors -- Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Telecom and Technology -- were crowned as top performers from the basis of average three-month return.
Yes, Bitcoin Above $100K Is Significant
Bitcoin finally ran through the much ballyhooed $100,000 level. The largest cryptocurrency has struggled to hold that level.
DAPP: Digital Assets Are Here To Stay, Just Hold Tight Right Now
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF focuses on companies leading digital asset innovation, with a 60/40 split between financials and technology sectors. DAPP's performance is closely tied to the crypto market, showing high volatility but promising long-term growth due to blockchain technology. Despite fair valuations, recent price surges and high volatility make DAPP a hold for now, with a favorable long-term outlook.
DAPP: VanEck's Excellent ETF For Bitcoin, Crypto Exchanges, And Blockchain Exposure
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF offers exposure to digital asset exchanges, bitcoin miners, and blockchain infrastructure, and is up 142% over the past year. The election of Trump is expected to significantly reduce crypto regulation, making now a good time to consider investing in DAPP. DAPP is still down from its inception in April 2021, but it has significantly outperformed the S&P Cryptocurrency DeFi Index over the past 3-year and 1-year time frames.
Crypto Miners Adjusting to New Regime, Leaning Into AI
Earlier this year, bitcoin went through its latest quadrennial halving, which reduces the rewards accrued by miners of the largest cryptocurrency, thus boosting its scarcity. Increased difficulty in the bitcoin mining process can lead to higher costs in the form of increased energy output and lower profits due to the reduced rewards.
DAPP ETF: Quiet, Inexpensive, And Undeniable
The VanEck Digital Transformation ETF targets companies forming the backbone of the digital asset economy, including exchanges, miners, and tech providers. The DAPP ETF's holdings are heavily concentrated in Information Technology (73%) and Financials (27%), with significant investments in the US, Canada, and Germany. The ETF offers a cost-effective entry into digital assets with a P/E ratio of 12.54x and a P/B ratio of 1.92x.
Best-Performing ETFs of Last Week
Wall Street surged last week due to high expectations for a significant interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Big Players Increasingly Betting on Bitcoin
Bitcoin is still a young asset relative to more traditional assets such as bonds, commodities, and equities. That youth is one explanation for why it took large professional buyers, including institutional investors, some time to wade into the largest cryptocurrency, but that scenario is changing in earnest.
This Industry Has Interesting AI Inroads
Regarding the most artificial intelligence (AI)-adjacent sectors, technology, and communication services take the cake, but some other groups are sporting AI credentials. Take the case of bitcoin miners, plenty of which reside in the VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP).
