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GAVA vs VAVX: which tracked its coin?

Over the window both share, GAVA finished 0.71 of a percentage point ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 1.1 ahead.

Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF and VanEck Avalanche ETF, side by side, crypto ETFs on ETFIQ.

−21.2%GAVA returned, time since it listed
−34.5%VAVX returned, time since it listed
+1.6 ptsGAVA against Avalanche, in percentage points
+2.9%VAVX against Avalanche

ETFIQ Coin Capture Score: VAVX scores higher

How much of what holding the coin gave did a holder of the fund keep?

GAVA 69.6VAVX 76.81.8, the lowest in this set98.2, the highest

A percentile among the 28 spot crypto ETPs listed less than a year. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All crypto ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

GAVA1.6 pts from Avalanche · since launch to Sep 11, 2026
Avalanche−22.89%GAVA−21.24%1.65 pts ahead of AvalancheTotal return, since launch, fund against the coinAvalanche−22.89%GAVA−21.24%1.65 pts ahead of AvalancheTotal return, since launch
VAVX2.9% from Avalanche, compounded · since launch to Sep 11, 2026
Avalanche−36.31%VAVX−34.49%2.85% ahead, compoundedTotal return, since launch, fund against the coinAvalanche−36.31%VAVX−34.49%2.85% ahead, compoundedTotal return, since launch

The same coin, two trusts

GAVA and VAVX hold the same asset. Both are 1933 Act trusts holding Avalanche through a custodian, so neither has a portfolio to compare: the whole of each fund is one line. Over the days each has traded, GAVA finished 1.6 percentage points ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 2.9% ahead once both returns are compounded, but the two windows are not the same days, so neither figure is set against the other here. That gap is the fee, the custody, the creation and redemption friction and the market’s pricing of the shares, compounded into one figure.

Performance, window by window

GAVA and VAVX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnThe coin over the same daysDifference, percentage points
GAVAVAVXGAVAVAVXGAVAVAVX
1 month+18.2%+18.1%+18.1%+18.1%+0.1 pts−0.1 pts
3 months+14.6%+14.8%+13.5%+13.5%+1.1 pts+1.2 pts
6 months−22.6%−22.2%−23.3%−23.3%+0.7 pts+1.1 pts
Since each listed−21.2%−34.5%−22.9%−36.3%+1.6 pts+2.9% of its growth
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GAVA and VAVX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GAVA
Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF
Holds Avalanche through a custodian, listed Mar 12, 2026
VAVX
VanEck Avalanche ETF
Holds Avalanche through a custodian, listed Jan 26, 2026
SponsorGrayscaleVanEck
HoldsAvalancheAvalanche
Net assetsnot read$12m, balance sheet of Jun 30, 2026
Sponsor’s fee0.35%0.20%
Fee waivernonethe whole fee, until February 28, 2026, first $500 million of assets
Stakingthe filings say it doesthe filings say it does
ListedMar 12, 2026Jan 26, 2026
Days since listing183 days228 days
Days it has traded127159
Days it closed unchanged00
Quotedon an exchange, every trading dayon an exchange, every trading day
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch−21.2%−34.5%
The coin over the same days−22.9%−36.3%
Difference, percentage points+1.6 pts+2.9% of its growth
Fund returned since it listed−21.2%−34.5%
Difference since it listed+1.6 pts+2.9% of its growth
Price$18.185$15.5742

GAVA in plain words

GAVA holds Avalanche through a custodian and trades on an exchange, so a holder gets the coin’s return inside a brokerage account rather than a wallet. Over the time since it listed to Sep 11, 2026, Avalanche moved −22.9% and GAVA returned −21.2%. That leaves it 1.6 percentage points ahead. That difference is the fee, the custody cost, the friction of creating and redeeming shares in blocks, and whatever the market paid for the shares rather than for the coin, all of it together. It is the only figure on this page the sponsor does not publish itself. GAVA charges 0.35% a year and still finished 1.6% ahead of Avalanche, which a fee cannot do on its own. Avalanche is a proof of stake chain, so a fund holding it can stake. GAVA’s own filings say it does (424B3, Aug 7, 2026). What the prices show is that it finished 1.6% ahead of Avalanche’s own price over the same days, against +2.9% for the other 2 funds holding Avalanche. After a fee, an in-kind ETP ahead of the asset it holds got there by staking. A spot trust is not a registered investment company. It files a 10-K rather than an N-PORT, and its holding is one line: the Avalanche it custodies.

VAVX in plain words

VAVX holds Avalanche through a custodian and trades on an exchange, so a holder gets the coin’s return inside a brokerage account rather than a wallet. Over the time since it listed to Sep 11, 2026, Avalanche moved −36.3% and VAVX returned −34.5%. That leaves it 2.9% ahead once both returns are compounded. Over a window this long the two returns cannot simply be subtracted. Doing it would read +1.8 pts, which is arithmetically correct and describes nothing a holder can act on: what the figure above states is the gap between the two growth factors, so a fund that kept 103% of what holding the coin gave says exactly that. VAVX charges 0.20% a year and still finished 2.9% ahead of Avalanche, which a fee cannot do on its own. VAVX’s own filings say it does (10-Q, Aug 13, 2026). What the prices show is that it finished 2.9% ahead of Avalanche’s own price over the same days, against +1.6% for the other 2 funds holding Avalanche.

Questions people ask

Which tracked Avalanche more closely, GAVA or VAVX?
Over the days each has traded, GAVA finished 1.6 percentage points ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 2.9% ahead once both returns are compounded. Those are not set against each other here, because the two windows are not the same days, so neither is nearer its coin than the other on this page. Each difference carries the fee, the custody cost, the friction of creating and redeeming shares in blocks and whatever the market paid for the shares rather than for the coin.
Do GAVA or VAVX pay a staking yield?
Avalanche is a proof of stake chain, so staking is possible. Whether either trust stakes, and what the sponsor keeps of it, is a term in its own filings and is read from those rather than assumed.
What is the difference between GAVA and VAVX?
Both hold Avalanche through a custodian and both trade on an exchange, so what separates them is what each costs a holder over time. GAVA is sponsored by Grayscale and listed Mar 12, 2026; VAVX by VanEck, listed Jan 26, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GAVA or VAVX?
GAVA charges 0.35% a year and VAVX charges 0.20%, so VAVX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GAVA against VAVX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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