What this ETF is trying to do

The NATIXIS VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT ETF (VNSE) is an exchange-traded fund that holds a collection of 27 different companies. While we do not have a specific description of its goal, we can see it invests in many large businesses across different industries.

Top Holdings:

Because the list provided is partial, we can only see some of the largest companies in the fund:

• NVIDIA CORP (8.59%)

• ALPHABET INC CLASS A (6.66%)

• ELI LILLY AND CO (6.62%)

• TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD ADR (6.60%)

• EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP (5.35%)

What the numbers show

The current price of one share is $43.26. The estimated price from roughly one year ago was $38.61.

If you had invested $10,000 in this ETF's share price roughly one year ago, your investment would be worth approximately $11,206 today based on the 12.06% one-year price return.

It is important to know that "price return" and "total return" are different. Price return only tracks how much the share price moves. Total return includes both the price change and any cash distributions paid out. For this ETF:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is 12.55%, and the total return is 12.56%.

• One-Year: The price return is 12.06%, and the total return is 12.30%.

• Three-Year: The price return is 59.02%, and the total return is 59.70%.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for "income," which is cash paid to them from their investment. This ETF has a distribution yield of 0.19%. This is a very low percentage. Over the last 12 months, the fund only made two payments, and these payments are described as irregular or less frequent.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" refers to a situation where the actual value of the assets inside an ETF drops significantly. StockValueFinder uses an "erosion-risk score" to help measure this risk. For VNSE, the erosion score is 100, and the label states "No price erosion detected." There is also no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund.

Pros

• The ETF has shown positive returns over one, three, and five years.

• No price erosion has been detected.

Cons

• The distribution yield (the cash paid out) is very low.

• Payouts are not frequent or regular.

Beginner takeaway

VNSE has shown growth in both its share price and its total return over the last few years. While it does not provide much regular cash income, it has not shown signs of price erosion.