# VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF (GENZ) — Dividends

GENZ · NASDAQ · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/genz/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.36 |
| Forward yield | 3.52% |
| Growth streak | 3 years |

VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF pays one distribution a year. Its most recent payment was $1.36 per share, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 22, 2025 and a pay date of December 26, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $1.36 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 3.65% at a share price of $37.36.

The table holds seven annual payments, from December 2019 to December 2025. Each ex-date fell in the second half of December, with payment one to seven days later. The amount has varied widely. It was $1.23 in 2019, then $0.22 in 2020, $0.35 in 2021 and $0.17 in 2022, the lowest in the table. Since then it has risen each year, to $0.71 in 2023, $1.17 in 2024 and $1.36 in 2025, the highest in the table.

The 2025 payment was about 16% above the 2024 one, and the 2024 payment was about 65% above the 2023 one. The source counts a growth streak of three consecutive calendar years. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in the second half of December 2026 and be paid within about a week.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $1.36 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.17 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.71 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.17 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $0.35 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.22 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $1.23 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF (GENZ) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $1.36 per share.

### What is GENZ's distribution yield?

VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF paid $1.36 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 3.52% at the last price of $38.75. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is GENZ's most recent ex-distribution date?

VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has GENZ been raising its distribution?

Yes — VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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