ETF of the Week: VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. The BUZZ ETF holds 75 stocks with at least a $5 billion market cap generating the most social media mentions. The ETF made headlines when influential Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy announced his involvement. What’s the BUZZ all about? In the age of telecommunications, Twitter, Reddit, Stocktwits, and dozens of other platforms established communities for investors to discuss stocks. As a result of the greater online engagement, they have become an alternative dataset for investors to tap into for a performance edge. BUZZ can potentially help investors benefit from the predictive insights gained by measuring the collective convictions about stocks, reflecting a type of benchmark for social sentiment.