{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gava-vs-vavx","section":"compare","title":"GAVA vs VAVX: which tracked its coin? | ETFIQ","description":"GAVA and VAVX both hold Avalanche through a custodian. Over the days each has traded, to Sep 30, 2026 GAVA finished 1.8 percentage points ahead of Avalanche\u2026","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Avalanche more closely, GAVA or VAVX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the days each has traded, GAVA finished 1.8 percentage points ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 2.5 percentage points ahead. 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."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do GAVA or VAVX pay a staking yield?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between GAVA and VAVX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, GAVA or VAVX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"GAVA charges 0.35% a year and VAVX charges 0.20%, so VAVX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Crypto ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/crypto/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"GAVA vs VAVX","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gava-vs-vavx"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"GAVA vs VAVX: which tracked its coin?","description":"GAVA and VAVX both hold Avalanche through a custodian. Over the days each has traded, to Sep 30, 2026 GAVA finished 1.8 percentage points ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 2.5 ahead.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gava-vs-vavx","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"Over the window both share, GAVA finished 0.57 of a percentage point ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 1.5 ahead.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of GAVA and VAVX","description":"GAVA and VAVX both hold Avalanche through a custodian. Over the days each has traded, to Sep 30, 2026 GAVA finished 1.8 percentage points ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 2.5 ahead.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gava-vs-vavx","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/crypto.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Fund total return","Coin return over the same days","Tracking difference","Compounded difference","Sponsor's fee","Fee waiver","Staking","Days traded"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Crypto ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7611,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Crypto ETFs / Head to head / GAVA vs VAVX \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n GAVA vs VAVX: which tracked its coin?\n\n Over the window both share, GAVA finished 0.57 of a percentage point ahead of Avalanche and VAVX 1.5 ahead.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF and VanEck Avalanche ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n +14.8% GAVA returned, since launch \n \u22124.2% VAVX returned, since launch \n +1.8 pts GAVA against Avalanche, in percentage points \n +2.5 pts VAVX against Avalanche, in percentage points \n\n ETFIQ Coin Capture Score: VAVX scores ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gava-vs-vavx","a":{"ticker":"GAVA","name":"Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF","issuer":"Grayscale","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since listing to Sep 30, 2026, GAVA returned +14.8% against Avalanche\u2019s +13.0%, 1.8 percentage points ahead.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gava","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, time since it listed","value":"+14.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Avalanche over the same days","value":"+13.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Difference against Avalanche, in percentage points","value":"+1.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"140","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Holds","value":"Avalanche","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"b":{"ticker":"VAVX","name":"VanEck Avalanche ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since listing to Sep 30, 2026, VAVX returned \u22124.2% against Avalanche\u2019s \u22126.7%, 2.5 percentage points ahead.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vavx","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, time since it listed","value":"\u22124.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Avalanche over the same days","value":"\u22126.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Difference against Avalanche, in percentage points","value":"+2.5 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"172","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$12m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"10-Q balance sheet, as of Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Avalanche","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gava-vs-vavx"}