VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF

Ticker: GPZ | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (the "Fund") for the period June 4, 2025 (inception of Fund) to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF
$14Footnote Reference(a)
0.40%Footnote Reference(b)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Expenses for a full year would be higher than the amount shown.
Footnote(b)
Annualized

How did the Fund perform during the period?

  • The Fund posted positive performance during the period, following its June 4th, 2025 inception, as the public equities of alternative asset managers benefited from strong investor demand and growing assets under management in private markets.

  • The leading individual contributors during the period were Blackstone, Brookfield Corporation, and Carlyle Group.

  • The leading individual detractors during the period were Ares Management Corporation, Blue Owl Capital, and Hamilton Lane

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (6/4/2025).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MarketVector™ Alternative Asset Managers Index
Jun-25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Jun-25
$10,538
$10,336
$10,532
Jul-25
$11,268
$10,476
$11,282
Aug-25
$11,328
$10,735
$11,326
Sep-25
$11,038
$11,124
$11,032

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
Life*
VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF
10.38%
MarketVector™ Alternative Asset Managers Index
10.32%
MSCI ACWI Index
11.24%

* Inception of Fund: 06/04/2025. Returns are not annualized.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$100,072,491
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings20
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate5%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$57,852

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Financials
100.0%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Brookfield Corp.
12.6%
Blackstone, Inc.
11.8%
KKR & Co., Inc.
9.6%
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
8.2%
Ares Management Corp.
6.4%
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
4.7%
ICG PLC
4.6%
EQT AB
4.6%
Partners Group Holding AG
4.5%
TPG, Inc.
4.4%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Biotech ETF

Ticker: BBH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Biotech ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Biotech ETF
$34
0.35%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Biotechnology stocks experienced mixed performance over the fiscal year amid clinical trial updates, shifting investor sentiment toward defensive sectors, and selective risk-taking within healthcare.

  • Notable detractors from Fund performance were Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Moderna, and Sarepta Therapeutics, which faced share price pressure following clinical or regulatory developments that weighed on sentiment across portions of the biotech industry.

  • Poor performance was partially offset by strong returns from Gilead Sciences, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Insmed. Gilead Sciences was the top contributor, supported by strong performance in its HIV and oncology franchises, while Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Insmed also added on positive clinical data and product momentum.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® US Listed Biotech 25 Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,813
$10,785
$10,815
Nov 15
$10,869
$10,696
$10,872
Dec 15
$11,110
$10,503
$11,116
Jan 16
$8,913
$9,869
$8,922
Feb 16
$8,796
$9,802
$8,805
Mar 16
$9,089
$10,528
$9,098
Apr 16
$9,315
$10,683
$9,327
May 16
$9,665
$10,697
$9,677
Jun 16
$8,972
$10,632
$8,982
Jul 16
$10,099
$11,090
$10,112
Aug 16
$9,962
$11,128
$9,976
Sep 16
$10,097
$11,196
$10,114
Oct 16
$9,008
$11,006
$9,021
Nov 16
$9,534
$11,089
$9,549
Dec 16
$9,440
$11,329
$9,455
Jan 17
$10,012
$11,639
$10,031
Feb 17
$10,658
$11,965
$10,676
Mar 17
$10,471
$12,112
$10,491
Apr 17
$10,714
$12,300
$10,737
May 17
$10,306
$12,572
$10,327
Jun 17
$11,036
$12,629
$11,061
Jul 17
$11,411
$12,982
$11,441
Aug 17
$11,884
$13,032
$11,916
Sep 17
$11,789
$13,283
$11,824
Oct 17
$11,116
$13,559
$11,151
Nov 17
$11,055
$13,822
$11,090
Dec 17
$11,010
$14,045
$11,048
Jan 18
$11,461
$14,837
$11,503
Feb 18
$10,681
$14,214
$10,720
Mar 18
$10,628
$13,910
$10,668
Apr 18
$10,199
$14,042
$10,242
May 18
$10,429
$14,060
$10,472
Jun 18
$10,598
$13,984
$10,645
Jul 18
$11,365
$14,406
$11,419
Aug 18
$11,940
$14,519
$11,998
Sep 18
$12,025
$14,582
$12,086
Oct 18
$10,563
$13,489
$10,621
Nov 18
$10,980
$13,686
$11,040
Dec 18
$9,885
$12,722
$9,943
Jan 19
$11,337
$13,727
$11,405
Feb 19
$11,554
$14,094
$11,623
Mar 19
$11,407
$14,271
$11,479
Apr 19
$10,948
$14,753
$11,020
May 19
$10,341
$13,878
$10,409
Jun 19
$11,485
$14,787
$11,563
Jul 19
$11,202
$14,830
$11,282
Aug 19
$10,941
$14,478
$11,018
Sep 19
$10,481
$14,783
$10,557
Oct 19
$11,221
$15,188
$11,306
Nov 19
$12,521
$15,558
$12,617
Dec 19
$12,432
$16,106
$12,528
Jan 20
$11,796
$15,928
$11,890
Feb 20
$11,927
$14,642
$12,021
Mar 20
$11,395
$12,665
$11,482
Apr 20
$13,214
$14,022
$13,314
May 20
$14,359
$14,632
$14,467
Jun 20
$14,537
$15,099
$14,649
Jul 20
$14,695
$15,898
$14,813
Aug 20
$14,308
$16,871
$14,424
Sep 20
$14,434
$16,327
$14,552
Oct 20
$13,606
$15,930
$13,721
Nov 20
$15,067
$17,894
$15,194
Dec 20
$15,173
$18,724
$15,300
Jan 21
$16,700
$18,639
$16,847
Feb 21
$15,985
$19,071
$16,124
Mar 21
$15,665
$19,580
$15,804
Apr 21
$16,839
$20,436
$16,992
May 21
$16,452
$20,754
$16,603
Jun 21
$18,042
$21,028
$18,210
Jul 21
$18,499
$21,173
$18,679
Aug 21
$19,320
$21,703
$19,512
Sep 21
$18,061
$20,806
$18,242
Oct 21
$17,833
$21,868
$18,016
Nov 21
$17,489
$21,342
$17,670
Dec 21
$16,959
$22,195
$17,136
Jan 22
$14,788
$21,105
$14,941
Feb 22
$14,090
$20,560
$14,234
Mar 22
$14,542
$21,005
$14,694
Apr 22
$13,127
$19,324
$13,266
May 22
$13,269
$19,347
$13,409
Jun 22
$13,080
$17,716
$13,218
Jul 22
$13,843
$18,953
$13,994
Aug 22
$13,071
$18,255
$13,214
Sep 22
$12,599
$16,508
$12,737
Oct 22
$14,071
$17,504
$14,232
Nov 22
$15,046
$18,862
$15,218
Dec 22
$14,396
$18,119
$14,561
Jan 23
$15,106
$19,418
$15,279
Feb 23
$14,088
$18,862
$14,249
Mar 23
$14,580
$19,443
$14,748
Apr 23
$14,396
$19,723
$14,566
May 23
$13,937
$19,511
$14,101
Jun 23
$14,053
$20,644
$14,219
Jul 23
$14,486
$21,400
$14,662
Aug 23
$14,713
$20,802
$14,891
Sep 23
$14,015
$19,942
$14,185
Oct 23
$12,998
$19,342
$13,159
Nov 23
$13,660
$21,127
$13,829
Dec 23
$14,953
$22,142
$15,136
Jan 24
$14,978
$22,272
$15,166
Feb 24
$14,731
$23,228
$14,914
Mar 24
$15,033
$23,957
$15,218
Apr 24
$14,109
$23,167
$14,288
May 24
$14,887
$24,108
$15,073
Jun 24
$15,243
$24,644
$15,436
Jul 24
$16,289
$25,042
$16,499
Aug 24
$16,394
$25,678
$16,606
Sep 24
$16,047
$26,274
$16,255
Oct 24
$15,355
$25,685
$15,558
Nov 24
$15,111
$26,645
$15,309
Dec 24
$14,299
$26,015
$14,487
Jan 25
$15,071
$26,888
$15,271
Feb 25
$14,996
$26,726
$15,192
Mar 25
$14,332
$25,670
$14,521
Apr 25
$13,939
$25,909
$14,126
May 25
$13,533
$27,399
$13,713
Jun 25
$13,970
$28,629
$14,156
Jul 25
$14,777
$29,017
$14,976
Aug 25
$15,054
$29,734
$15,254
Sep 25
$15,096
$30,811
$15,299

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Biotech ETF
(5.93)%
0.90%
4.20%
MVIS® US Listed Biotech 25 Index
(5.88)%
1.01%
4.34%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$347,331,784
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate19%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$1,309,035

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Life Sciences Tools & Services
18.4%
Biotechnology
81.6%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Amgen, Inc.
12.9%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
12.3%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9.5%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5.0%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4.9%
Argenx SE
4.8%
BeOne Medicines Ltd.
4.7%
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
4.6%
Insmed, Inc.
4.4%
Natera, Inc.
4.2%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF

Ticker: PIT | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
$60
0.55%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted a positive return for the period, supported by broad commodity strength as tight supply, increased infrastructure spending, strong demand from global industrial recovery, and the energy transition boosted performance.

  • Gold was the largest contributor, as persistent inflation, central bank buying, and geopolitical uncertainty sustained investor demand for precious metals.

  • Industrial metals and energy exposures also added to performance. Key industrial metals rose amid supply constraints and renewed optimism tied to infrastructure spending and the global energy transition. Energy holdings benefited from steady demand and disciplined production among major oil producers.

  • Agricultural commodities delivered mixed performance. Strong gains in coffee and cocoa, supported by weather-related supply challenges, were offset by weaker results in grain markets.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (12/20/2022).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Dec 22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Dec 22
$10,123
$10,051
$10,092
Jan 23
$10,111
$10,683
$10,043
Feb 23
$9,703
$10,422
$9,571
Mar 23
$9,693
$10,805
$9,551
Apr 23
$9,667
$10,973
$9,480
May 23
$9,086
$11,021
$8,945
Jun 23
$9,458
$11,749
$9,307
Jul 23
$10,377
$12,127
$9,889
Aug 23
$10,422
$11,934
$9,813
Sep 23
$10,580
$11,365
$9,745
Oct 23
$10,362
$11,126
$9,771
Nov 23
$10,207
$12,142
$9,551
Dec 23
$9,767
$12,694
$9,294
Jan 24
$10,097
$12,907
$9,331
Feb 24
$9,989
$13,596
$9,194
Mar 24
$10,469
$14,033
$9,498
Apr 24
$10,512
$13,460
$9,753
May 24
$10,378
$14,128
$9,924
Jun 24
$10,534
$14,635
$9,772
Jul 24
$10,276
$14,813
$9,377
Aug 24
$10,093
$15,172
$9,382
Sep 24
$10,221
$15,496
$9,838
Oct 24
$10,318
$15,356
$9,656
Nov 24
$10,260
$16,257
$9,695
Dec 24
$10,407
$15,869
$9,794
Jan 25
$10,791
$16,311
$10,181
Feb 25
$10,702
$16,098
$10,260
Mar 25
$11,224
$15,191
$10,664
Apr 25
$10,572
$15,088
$10,151
May 25
$10,697
$16,038
$10,092
Jun 25
$11,233
$16,854
$10,335
Jul 25
$11,448
$17,232
$10,288
Aug 25
$11,672
$17,581
$10,487
Sep 25
$12,076
$18,223
$10,712

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
18.15%
7.02%
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
8.88%
2.51%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
24.11%

* Inception of Fund: 12/20/2022

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$43,826,764
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings29
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate-%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$171,226

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilitiesFootnote Reference*
6.7%
United States Treasuries
93.3%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts of 2.8%

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF

Ticker: TRUD | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF (the "Fund") for the period August 20, 2025 (inception of Fund) to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

This report describes material changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF
$1Footnote Reference(b)
0.10%Footnote Reference(c)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
Footnote(b)
Expenses for a full year would be higher than the amount shown.
Footnote(c)
Annualized

How did the Fund perform during the period?

  • Consumer discretionary stocks advanced over the period from the Fund’s inception, supported by resilient household demand, moderating inflation, and continued strength in large-cap retail and consumer services names. The underlying sector benchmark, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY), also posted a positive return, reflecting broad strength across the category.

  • Amazon.com was the top contributor, benefiting from continued growth in e-commerce, cloud services and advertising revenue. Tesla also added to returns, driven by higher production volumes, improved pricing discipline, and margin recovery.

  • Performance was moderated by weaker trends among select apparel and household goods companies, as higher financing costs and cautious discretionary spending weighed on portions of the sector.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (8/20/2025).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
MarketVector™ Top US Profitable Consumer Discretionary Companies Index
Aug-25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Aug-25
$10,196
$10,105
$10,198
Sep-25
$10,524
$10,473
$10,508

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
Life*
VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF
5.24%
MarketVector™ Top US Profitable Consumer Discretionary Companies Index
5.08%
S&P 500 Index
4.73%

* Inception of Fund: 08/20/2025. Returns are not annualized.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$4,161,440
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings5
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate0%Footnote Reference(a)
  • Advisory Fees Paid$181
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Amount represents less than 0.5%

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Consumer Discretionary
29.0%
Exchange Traded Fund
70.9%

Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
70.9%
Amazon.com, Inc.
20.3%
Tesla, Inc.
6.1%
The Home Depot, Inc.
2.0%
McDonald's Corp.
0.6%

Material Fund Changes 

The following material fund change occurred during the period ended September 30, 2025:

 

Effective September 8, 2025, the Fund's management fee rate was reduced from 0.12% to 0.10%. Additionally, the Fund changed its distribution frequency from annually to quarterly.

 

 

Householding 

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VanEck Digital Transformation ETF

Ticker: DAPP | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
$75
0.52%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The digital asset ecosystem sharply rebounded during the fiscal year, supported by rising cryptocurrency prices, renewed institutional engagement, and improving blockchain infrastructure.

  • The Information Technology sector contributed most to performance. IREN was the top contributor, benefiting from expanding mining capacity and efficiency improvements, while Strategy, Inc. also added meaningfully on higher Bitcoin prices and continued balance sheet exposure to digital assets.

  • Offsetting some of the gains were declines in select digital asset exchanges and fintech securities, as volatility in cryptocurrency markets and legislative uncertainty tempered sentiment late in the period.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (4/12/2021).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index
Apr 21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Apr 21
$8,682
$10,128
$8,684
May 21
$7,041
$10,285
$7,081
Jun 21
$7,380
$10,421
$7,385
Jul 21
$6,780
$10,493
$6,787
Aug 21
$7,950
$10,755
$7,958
Sep 21
$6,470
$10,311
$6,487
Oct 21
$8,412
$10,837
$8,404
Nov 21
$8,210
$10,576
$8,154
Dec 21
$5,726
$10,999
$5,651
Jan 22
$4,204
$10,459
$4,124
Feb 22
$4,494
$10,189
$4,405
Mar 22
$4,657
$10,410
$4,564
Apr 22
$3,114
$9,576
$3,050
May 22
$2,294
$9,588
$2,242
Jun 22
$1,351
$8,779
$1,317
Jul 22
$1,936
$9,393
$1,886
Aug 22
$1,851
$9,047
$1,801
Sep 22
$1,531
$8,181
$1,484
Oct 22
$1,453
$8,674
$1,403
Nov 22
$1,065
$9,347
$1,022
Dec 22
$838
$8,979
$798
Jan 23
$1,376
$9,623
$1,304
Feb 23
$1,317
$9,347
$1,245
Mar 23
$1,438
$9,635
$1,356
Apr 23
$1,644
$9,774
$1,546
May 23
$1,804
$9,669
$1,693
Jun 23
$2,097
$10,231
$1,949
Jul 23
$2,610
$10,605
$2,419
Aug 23
$1,990
$10,309
$1,842
Sep 23
$1,689
$9,883
$1,562
Oct 23
$1,729
$9,585
$1,594
Nov 23
$2,112
$10,470
$1,946
Dec 23
$3,191
$10,973
$2,936
Jan 24
$2,388
$11,037
$2,194
Feb 24
$3,081
$11,511
$2,824
Mar 24
$3,588
$11,872
$3,288
Apr 24
$2,749
$11,481
$2,521
May 24
$3,150
$11,947
$2,879
Jun 24
$3,701
$12,213
$3,384
Jul 24
$3,790
$12,410
$3,462
Aug 24
$3,289
$12,725
$3,003
Sep 24
$3,659
$13,021
$3,340
Oct 24
$4,122
$12,729
$3,763
Nov 24
$5,795
$13,205
$5,288
Dec 24
$4,622
$12,892
$4,217
Jan 25
$4,853
$13,325
$4,433
Feb 25
$3,797
$13,244
$3,463
Mar 25
$2,906
$12,721
$2,636
Apr 25
$3,321
$12,840
$3,021
May 25
$4,141
$13,578
$3,772
Jun 25
$5,290
$14,188
$4,805
Jul 25
$5,583
$14,380
$5,078
Aug 25
$5,718
$14,735
$5,198
Sep 25
$6,961
$15,269
$6,328

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
90.26%
(7.79)%
MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index
89.47%
(9.73)%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
9.93%

* Inception of Fund: 04/12/2021

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$321,291,072
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings23
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate74%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$1,024,859

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Consumer Discretionary
3.0%
Financials
27.6%
Information Technology
69.3%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc.
8.4%
Coinbase Global, Inc.
7.0%
IREN Ltd.
6.8%
Strategy, Inc.
6.4%
Circle Internet Group, Inc.
6.2%
Block, Inc.
5.6%
Cleanspark, Inc.
5.3%
Applied Digital Corp.
5.0%
Galaxy Digital, Inc.
4.8%
Riot Platforms, Inc.
4.7%

 

 

 

Householding 

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VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF

Ticker: DURA | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF
$30
0.30%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • U.S. dividend stocks, as a group, provided positive total return during the period but trailed the broad U.S. equity market due to higher exposure to value-oriented, cyclical companies.

  • The Fund’s exposure to the financials, utilities, and energy sectors contributed the most to performance during the period.

  • The largest individual contributors were Altria Group, Johnson and Johnson, and BlackRock.

  • The Fund’s exposure to the materials, consumer staples, and health care sectors detracted the most during the period.

  • The leading individual detractors were United Parcel Service, Merck & Co., and Dow.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (10/30/2018).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar® US Dividend Valuation Index
Oct 18
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 18
$10,004
$10,109
$10,005
Nov 18
$10,489
$10,315
$10,495
Dec 18
$9,610
$9,384
$9,675
Jan 19
$10,138
$10,135
$10,142
Feb 19
$10,539
$10,461
$10,546
Mar 19
$10,789
$10,664
$10,799
Apr 19
$11,094
$11,096
$11,109
May 19
$10,432
$10,391
$10,449
Jun 19
$11,178
$11,123
$11,197
Jul 19
$11,221
$11,283
$11,245
Aug 19
$11,155
$11,104
$11,183
Sep 19
$11,341
$11,312
$11,373
Oct 19
$11,536
$11,557
$11,570
Nov 19
$11,833
$11,977
$11,871
Dec 19
$12,042
$12,338
$12,240
Jan 20
$11,939
$12,333
$11,983
Feb 20
$10,828
$11,318
$10,866
Mar 20
$9,646
$9,920
$9,677
Apr 20
$10,612
$11,192
$10,651
May 20
$10,807
$11,725
$10,848
Jun 20
$10,651
$11,958
$10,694
Jul 20
$10,976
$12,632
$11,022
Aug 20
$11,400
$13,540
$11,451
Sep 20
$11,198
$13,026
$11,253
Oct 20
$10,982
$12,679
$11,038
Nov 20
$11,954
$14,067
$12,018
Dec 20
$12,093
$14,608
$12,268
Jan 21
$11,878
$14,461
$11,947
Feb 21
$11,896
$14,859
$11,967
Mar 21
$12,846
$15,510
$12,928
Apr 21
$13,146
$16,338
$13,234
May 21
$13,346
$16,452
$13,439
Jun 21
$13,259
$16,836
$13,356
Jul 21
$13,642
$17,236
$13,744
Aug 21
$13,897
$17,760
$14,005
Sep 21
$13,202
$16,934
$13,304
Oct 21
$13,562
$18,121
$13,671
Nov 21
$13,066
$17,995
$13,175
Dec 21
$14,082
$18,801
$14,205
Jan 22
$14,051
$17,829
$14,176
Feb 22
$13,823
$17,295
$13,950
Mar 22
$14,259
$17,937
$14,396
Apr 22
$13,838
$16,373
$13,974
May 22
$14,234
$16,403
$14,377
Jun 22
$13,328
$15,049
$13,466
Jul 22
$13,752
$16,436
$13,898
Aug 22
$13,306
$15,766
$13,452
Sep 22
$12,334
$14,314
$12,471
Oct 22
$13,694
$15,473
$13,848
Nov 22
$14,698
$16,338
$14,866
Dec 22
$14,431
$15,396
$14,600
Jan 23
$14,479
$16,364
$14,653
Feb 23
$14,004
$15,964
$14,175
Mar 23
$14,172
$16,551
$14,353
Apr 23
$14,356
$16,809
$14,544
May 23
$13,902
$16,882
$14,087
Jun 23
$14,535
$17,997
$14,734
Jul 23
$14,900
$18,576
$15,106
Aug 23
$14,549
$18,280
$14,755
Sep 23
$13,926
$17,408
$14,127
Oct 23
$13,478
$17,042
$13,676
Nov 23
$14,095
$18,599
$14,306
Dec 23
$14,550
$19,444
$14,773
Jan 24
$14,429
$19,770
$14,654
Feb 24
$14,490
$20,826
$14,720
Mar 24
$15,152
$21,496
$15,402
Apr 24
$14,849
$20,618
$15,096
May 24
$15,075
$21,640
$15,329
Jun 24
$14,999
$22,417
$15,255
Jul 24
$15,773
$22,690
$16,046
Aug 24
$16,433
$23,240
$16,723
Sep 24
$16,543
$23,737
$16,841
Oct 24
$16,471
$23,521
$16,773
Nov 24
$16,826
$24,902
$17,140
Dec 24
$15,799
$24,308
$16,091
Jan 25
$16,059
$24,985
$16,360
Feb 25
$16,495
$24,659
$16,809
Mar 25
$16,544
$23,270
$16,866
Apr 25
$15,465
$23,112
$15,758
May 25
$15,686
$24,567
$15,986
Jun 25
$15,974
$25,816
$16,285
Jul 25
$16,225
$26,396
$16,547
Aug 25
$16,950
$26,931
$17,292
Sep 25
$16,754
$27,914
$17,098

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
Life*
VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF
1.28%
8.39%
7.75%
Morningstar® US Dividend Valuation Index
1.52%
8.73%
8.06%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
16.47%
16.00%

* Inception of Fund: 10/30/2018

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$44,115,761
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings72
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate66%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$133,870

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.5%
Materials
1.0%
Communication Services
5.0%
Financials
5.1%
Information Technology
5.6%
Consumer Discretionary
6.6%
Industrials
7.4%
Utilities
10.5%
Energy
15.5%
Health Care
19.4%
Consumer Staples
23.4%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Johnson & Johnson
5.1%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
5.1%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.0%
Chevron Corp.
4.9%
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.9%
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.5%
The Coca-Cola Co.
4.4%
PepsiCo, Inc.
4.3%
Altria Group, Inc.
4.0%
Amgen, Inc.
2.9%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Energy Income ETF

Ticker: EINC | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Energy Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Energy Income ETF
$51
0.46%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The energy infrastructure and midstream master limited partnerships segment posted strong performance over the period, supported by global energy needs and strength in natural gas pipelines, despite some weakness in crude oil prices.

  • The leading individual contributors during the period were Williams Companies, Enbridge, and DT Midstream.

  • The leading individual detractors during the period were ONEOK, Summit Midstream, and Mattr.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® North America Energy Infrastructure Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,886
$10,785
$10,903
Nov 15
$9,427
$10,696
$9,326
Dec 15
$7,073
$10,503
$6,982
Jan 16
$6,438
$9,869
$6,341
Feb 16
$5,693
$9,802
$5,538
Mar 16
$6,416
$10,528
$6,249
Apr 16
$7,171
$10,683
$6,997
May 16
$7,482
$10,697
$7,312
Jun 16
$7,739
$10,632
$7,571
Jul 16
$8,100
$11,090
$7,928
Aug 16
$8,387
$11,128
$8,222
Sep 16
$8,583
$11,196
$8,419
Oct 16
$8,527
$11,006
$8,370
Nov 16
$8,636
$11,089
$8,484
Dec 16
$8,887
$11,329
$8,738
Jan 17
$9,376
$11,639
$9,225
Feb 17
$9,133
$11,965
$8,950
Mar 17
$8,960
$12,112
$8,775
Apr 17
$8,863
$12,300
$8,679
May 17
$8,363
$12,572
$8,158
Jun 17
$8,360
$12,629
$8,157
Jul 17
$8,724
$12,982
$8,514
Aug 17
$8,478
$13,032
$8,241
Sep 17
$8,662
$13,283
$8,424
Oct 17
$8,633
$13,559
$8,398
Nov 17
$8,405
$13,822
$8,145
Dec 17
$8,626
$14,045
$8,364
Jan 18
$9,064
$14,837
$8,800
Feb 18
$8,478
$14,214
$8,190
Mar 18
$7,931
$13,910
$7,659
Apr 18
$8,520
$14,042
$8,234
May 18
$8,565
$14,060
$8,247
Jun 18
$8,430
$13,984
$8,120
Jul 18
$8,809
$14,406
$8,491
Aug 18
$8,601
$14,519
$8,251
Sep 18
$8,649
$14,582
$8,304
Oct 18
$8,065
$13,489
$7,741
Nov 18
$7,803
$13,686
$7,447
Dec 18
$6,880
$12,722
$6,559
Jan 19
$7,824
$13,727
$7,473
Feb 19
$8,023
$14,094
$7,635
Mar 19
$8,212
$14,271
$7,823
Apr 19
$8,376
$14,753
$7,979
May 19
$8,114
$13,878
$7,692
Jun 19
$8,307
$14,787
$7,892
Jul 19
$8,435
$14,830
$8,011
Aug 19
$7,998
$14,478
$7,552
Sep 19
$7,985
$14,783
$7,604
Oct 19
$7,913
$15,188
$7,529
Nov 19
$7,518
$15,558
$7,115
Dec 19
$8,110
$16,106
$7,632
Jan 20
$7,788
$15,928
$7,330
Feb 20
$7,024
$14,642
$6,607
Mar 20
$4,102
$12,665
$3,823
Apr 20
$5,491
$14,022
$5,148
May 20
$5,891
$14,632
$5,527
Jun 20
$5,740
$15,099
$5,387
Jul 20
$5,748
$15,898
$5,396
Aug 20
$5,941
$16,871
$5,593
Sep 20
$5,282
$16,327
$4,968
Oct 20
$5,290
$15,930
$4,979
Nov 20
$6,329
$17,894
$5,983
Dec 20
$6,448
$18,724
$6,099
Jan 21
$6,714
$18,639
$6,356
Feb 21
$7,201
$19,071
$6,833
Mar 21
$7,725
$19,580
$7,331
Apr 21
$8,143
$20,436
$7,731
May 21
$8,640
$20,754
$8,211
Jun 21
$8,985
$21,028
$8,548
Jul 21
$8,638
$21,173
$8,220
Aug 21
$8,518
$21,703
$8,113
Sep 21
$8,920
$20,806
$8,502
Oct 21
$9,446
$21,868
$9,007
Nov 21
$8,770
$21,342
$8,362
Dec 21
$8,898
$22,195
$8,491
Jan 22
$9,661
$21,105
$9,224
Feb 22
$10,093
$20,560
$9,644
Mar 22
$10,825
$21,005
$10,352
Apr 22
$10,577
$19,324
$10,122
May 22
$11,271
$19,347
$10,792
Jun 22
$9,803
$17,716
$9,391
Jul 22
$10,818
$18,953
$10,370
Aug 22
$10,814
$18,255
$10,373
Sep 22
$9,704
$16,508
$9,318
Oct 22
$10,823
$17,504
$10,397
Nov 22
$11,284
$18,862
$10,841
Dec 22
$10,604
$18,119
$10,201
Jan 23
$11,066
$19,418
$10,649
Feb 23
$10,634
$18,862
$10,243
Mar 23
$10,599
$19,443
$10,214
Apr 23
$10,834
$19,723
$10,445
May 23
$10,426
$19,511
$10,057
Jun 23
$11,190
$20,644
$10,806
Jul 23
$11,690
$21,400
$11,295
Aug 23
$11,650
$20,802
$11,260
Sep 23
$11,519
$19,942
$11,145
Oct 23
$11,525
$19,342
$11,151
Nov 23
$12,367
$21,127
$11,975
Dec 23
$12,273
$22,142
$11,899
Jan 24
$12,337
$22,272
$11,966
Feb 24
$12,835
$23,228
$12,450
Mar 24
$13,711
$23,957
$13,311
Apr 24
$13,597
$23,167
$13,206
May 24
$14,141
$24,108
$13,742
Jun 24
$14,539
$24,644
$14,140
Jul 24
$14,964
$25,042
$14,559
Aug 24
$15,577
$25,678
$15,163
Sep 24
$15,676
$26,274
$15,275
Oct 24
$16,362
$25,685
$15,947
Nov 24
$18,608
$26,645
$18,154
Dec 24
$17,475
$26,015
$17,061
Jan 25
$18,045
$26,888
$17,629
Feb 25
$18,401
$26,726
$17,986
Mar 25
$18,662
$25,670
$18,254
Apr 25
$17,688
$25,909
$17,301
May 25
$18,144
$27,399
$17,755
Jun 25
$18,656
$28,629
$18,269
Jul 25
$18,472
$29,017
$18,102
Aug 25
$18,635
$29,734
$18,268
Sep 25
$18,967
$30,811
$18,607

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Energy Income ETF
21.00%
29.13%
6.61%
MVIS® North America Energy Infrastructure Index
21.81%
30.23%
6.41%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

Index data prior to December 2, 2019 reflects that of the Solactive High Income MLP Index. All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the Indexes.

 

VanEck Energy Income ETF is the successor to the Yorkville High Income MLP ETF pursuant to a reorganization that took place on February 22, 2016. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investment operations. Accordingly, for periods prior to that date, the Fund performance information is that of the Yorkville High Income MLP ETF.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$73,397,526
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings31
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate13%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$340,409

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

The Williams Companies, Inc.
8.4%
Enbridge, Inc.
8.1%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
6.8%
TC Energy Corp.
6.7%
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
6.1%
ONEOK, Inc.
5.3%
Targa Resources Corp.
5.0%
DT Midstream, Inc.
4.6%
Pembina Pipeline Corp.
4.6%
AltaGas Ltd.
4.5%

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Utilities
4.5%
Energy
95.4%

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Environmental Services ETF

Ticker: EVX | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Environmental Services ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

This report describes material changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
$58
0.55%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Environmental equities gained momentum over the period, supported by ongoing infrastructure investment, government incentives, and continued strength in waste management and pollution control industries.

  • The Industrials and Materials sectors drove Fund performance, led by companies such as CECO Environmental, which benefited from strong demand for air pollution control equipment, as well as other waste and recycling firms that saw resilient earnings growth.

  • Consumer Staples modestly detracted from performance due to weakness among environmental packaging securities.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index (TR)
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,444
$10,785
$10,448
Nov 15
$10,449
$10,696
$10,457
Dec 15
$10,124
$10,503
$10,143
Jan 16
$9,987
$9,869
$10,010
Feb 16
$10,094
$9,802
$10,123
Mar 16
$11,183
$10,528
$11,222
Apr 16
$11,157
$10,683
$11,199
May 16
$11,292
$10,697
$11,339
Jun 16
$11,765
$10,632
$11,817
Jul 16
$11,983
$11,090
$12,042
Aug 16
$12,054
$11,128
$12,120
Sep 16
$12,075
$11,196
$12,147
Oct 16
$12,032
$11,006
$12,108
Nov 16
$12,900
$11,089
$12,988
Dec 16
$13,161
$11,329
$13,256
Jan 17
$13,126
$11,639
$13,229
Feb 17
$13,466
$11,965
$13,575
Mar 17
$13,569
$12,112
$13,687
Apr 17
$13,716
$12,300
$13,843
May 17
$13,681
$12,572
$13,812
Jun 17
$13,800
$12,629
$13,941
Jul 17
$14,217
$12,982
$14,367
Aug 17
$14,016
$13,032
$14,173
Sep 17
$15,011
$13,283
$15,186
Oct 17
$15,140
$13,559
$15,323
Nov 17
$14,993
$13,822
$15,182
Dec 17
$15,230
$14,045
$15,432
Jan 18
$15,565
$14,837
$15,778
Feb 18
$15,065
$14,214
$15,279
Mar 18
$14,943
$13,910
$15,166
Apr 18
$14,802
$14,042
$15,030
May 18
$15,676
$14,060
$15,908
Jun 18
$15,917
$13,984
$16,159
Jul 18
$16,792
$14,406
$17,054
Aug 18
$17,040
$14,519
$17,315
Sep 18
$17,016
$14,582
$17,295
Oct 18
$15,926
$13,489
$16,197
Nov 18
$16,459
$13,686
$16,747
Dec 18
$14,754
$12,722
$15,024
Jan 19
$16,214
$13,727
$16,517
Feb 19
$16,908
$14,094
$17,232
Mar 19
$17,108
$14,271
$17,445
Apr 19
$17,812
$14,753
$18,170
May 19
$16,951
$13,878
$17,301
Jun 19
$18,170
$14,787
$18,556
Jul 19
$18,418
$14,830
$18,817
Aug 19
$18,106
$14,478
$18,507
Sep 19
$18,427
$14,783
$18,860
Oct 19
$18,229
$15,188
$18,664
Nov 19
$18,564
$15,558
$19,017
Dec 19
$18,917
$16,106
$19,384
Jan 20
$18,813
$15,928
$19,284
Feb 20
$17,672
$14,642
$18,120
Mar 20
$13,712
$12,665
$14,087
Apr 20
$15,102
$14,022
$15,466
May 20
$16,323
$14,632
$16,682
Jun 20
$16,519
$15,099
$16,847
Jul 20
$17,271
$15,898
$17,622
Aug 20
$17,742
$16,871
$18,113
Sep 20
$17,648
$16,327
$18,026
Oct 20
$17,614
$15,930
$18,000
Nov 20
$20,437
$17,894
$20,896
Dec 20
$21,406
$18,724
$21,902
Jan 21
$21,053
$18,639
$21,550
Feb 21
$21,764
$19,071
$22,287
Mar 21
$23,538
$19,580
$24,126
Apr 21
$24,913
$20,436
$25,546
May 21
$25,137
$20,754
$25,786
Jun 21
$25,153
$21,028
$25,810
Jul 21
$25,801
$21,173
$26,484
Aug 21
$26,357
$21,703
$27,066
Sep 21
$25,502
$20,806
$26,197
Oct 21
$27,860
$21,868
$28,630
Nov 21
$26,996
$21,342
$27,756
Dec 21
$27,340
$22,195
$28,121
Jan 22
$23,986
$21,105
$24,685
Feb 22
$24,843
$20,560
$25,573
Mar 22
$27,050
$21,005
$27,850
Apr 22
$25,623
$19,324
$26,389
May 22
$25,274
$19,347
$26,032
Jun 22
$23,223
$17,716
$23,920
Jul 22
$25,578
$18,953
$26,356
Aug 22
$25,646
$18,255
$26,437
Sep 22
$23,319
$16,508
$24,055
Oct 22
$25,179
$17,504
$25,973
Nov 22
$26,167
$18,862
$27,001
Dec 22
$24,394
$18,119
$25,180
Jan 23
$26,204
$19,418
$27,055
Feb 23
$25,899
$18,862
$26,749
Mar 23
$26,086
$19,443
$26,924
Apr 23
$25,796
$19,723
$26,636
May 23
$25,560
$19,511
$26,406
Jun 23
$28,949
$20,644
$29,919
Jul 23
$29,012
$21,400
$29,985
Aug 23
$27,782
$20,802
$28,666
Sep 23
$25,708
$19,942
$26,442
Oct 23
$24,218
$19,342
$24,916
Nov 23
$25,978
$21,127
$26,734
Dec 23
$27,597
$22,142
$28,409
Jan 24
$26,710
$22,272
$27,501
Feb 24
$29,295
$23,228
$30,165
Mar 24
$30,294
$23,957
$31,210
Apr 24
$29,142
$23,167
$30,036
May 24
$30,038
$24,108
$30,974
Jun 24
$30,839
$24,644
$31,822
Jul 24
$31,910
$25,042
$32,937
Aug 24
$32,633
$25,678
$33,692
Sep 24
$32,671
$26,274
$33,733
Oct 24
$32,775
$25,685
$33,841
Nov 24
$34,712
$26,645
$35,854
Dec 24
$31,186
$26,015
$32,226
Jan 25
$32,255
$26,888
$33,344
Feb 25
$32,828
$26,726
$33,952
Mar 25
$32,188
$25,670
$33,306
Apr 25
$32,339
$25,909
$33,476
May 25
$34,074
$27,399
$35,288
Jun 25
$34,772
$28,629
$36,028
Jul 25
$35,170
$29,017
$36,457
Aug 25
$36,227
$29,734
$37,571
Sep 25
$35,393
$30,811
$36,724

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
8.33%
14.93%
13.47%
NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index (TR)
8.87%
15.29%
13.89%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$91,490,513
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings21
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate23%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$359,919

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Energy
2.0%
Consumer Staples
4.2%
Health Care
4.5%
Materials
14.6%
Industrials
74.7%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Ecolab, Inc.
10.2%
Waste Management, Inc.
10.1%
Republic Services, Inc.
10.0%
Waste Connections, Inc.
10.0%
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
4.9%
CECO Environmental Corp.
4.7%
ABM Industries, Inc.
4.6%
GFL Environmental, Inc.
4.6%
Donaldson Co., Inc.
4.5%
Veralto Corp.
4.5%

Material Fund Changes 

The following material fund change occurred during the period ended September 30, 2025:

 

On June 4, 2025, it was announced that after the close of trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc., on December 19, 2025, the Fund's benchmark index will be the MarketVector Global Environmental Services Index and the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategy will change in connection therewith. In connection with this change, the Fund may experience additional portfolio turnover, which may cause the Fund to incur additional transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the period of the transition, the Fund is likely to incur higher tracking error than is typical for the Fund.

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF

Ticker: SMHX | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF
$44
0.35%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Fabless semiconductor stocks posted strong gains for the fiscal year, supported by AI-related demand, new chip design cycles, and solid end-market growth across data center and communications segments.

  • Astera Labs was the top contributor, driven by strong demand for connectivity chips used in AI infrastructure. Broadcom and NVIDIA also added meaningfully on continued strength in data center and networking solutions.

  • Broader sector performance remained solid, with only limited weakness among select smaller chip designers, which had minimal impact on overall Fund results.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (8/27/2024).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MarketVector™ US Listed Fabless Semiconductor Index
Aug 24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Aug 24
$9,971
$10,036
$9,971
Sep 24
$10,160
$10,269
$10,161
Oct 24
$10,221
$10,039
$10,224
Nov 24
$10,893
$10,414
$10,897
Dec 24
$11,563
$10,168
$11,569
Jan 25
$11,479
$10,509
$11,489
Feb 25
$10,422
$10,446
$10,433
Mar 25
$9,238
$10,033
$9,249
Apr 25
$9,389
$10,127
$9,403
May 25
$10,767
$10,709
$10,786
Jun 25
$12,405
$11,190
$12,428
Jul 25
$13,480
$11,341
$13,508
Aug 25
$13,926
$11,621
$13,959
Sep 25
$15,168
$12,043
$15,208

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF
49.29%
46.39%
MarketVector™ US Listed Fabless Semiconductor Index
49.67%
46.74%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
18.53%

* Inception of Fund: 08/27/2024

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$164,706,817
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings22
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate20%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$173,684

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Application Software
10.4%
Semiconductors
89.6%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

NVIDIA Corp.
20.1%
Broadcom, Inc.
12.8%
Rambus, Inc.
5.6%
Synopsys, Inc.
5.5%
Marvell Technology, Inc.
5.4%
Qualcomm, Inc.
5.0%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
4.9%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
4.8%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
4.6%
ARM Holdings PLC
4.0%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Gaming ETF

Ticker: BJK | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Gaming ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Gaming ETF
$67
0.66%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Gaming equities posted a small gain for the fiscal year, supported by steady global leisure spending and the continued expansion of regulated online wagering markets.

  • Consumer Discretionary drove Fund performance, led by Wynn Resorts and Flutter Entertainment, which benefited from resilient visitation trends, strong digital engagement and solid earnings growth across key markets.

  • Offsetting gains were softer results from Churchill Downs and Caesars Entertainment, due to higher operating costs and uneven demand in certain U.S. gaming regions.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® Global Gaming Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$11,308
$10,785
$11,358
Nov 15
$10,785
$10,696
$10,816
Dec 15
$11,031
$10,503
$11,109
Jan 16
$10,741
$9,869
$10,705
Feb 16
$10,926
$9,802
$10,961
Mar 16
$11,869
$10,528
$11,905
Apr 16
$11,412
$10,683
$11,490
May 16
$11,695
$10,697
$11,748
Jun 16
$11,017
$10,632
$11,009
Jul 16
$11,988
$11,090
$12,041
Aug 16
$11,897
$11,128
$11,970
Sep 16
$12,623
$11,196
$12,649
Oct 16
$12,257
$11,006
$12,349
Nov 16
$12,857
$11,089
$12,959
Dec 16
$12,254
$11,329
$12,360
Jan 17
$12,578
$11,639
$12,679
Feb 17
$12,776
$11,965
$12,869
Mar 17
$13,597
$12,112
$13,680
Apr 17
$14,112
$12,300
$14,220
May 17
$14,350
$12,572
$14,451
Jun 17
$14,634
$12,629
$14,739
Jul 17
$14,638
$12,982
$14,758
Aug 17
$14,642
$13,032
$14,741
Sep 17
$15,348
$13,283
$15,450
Oct 17
$15,344
$13,559
$15,461
Nov 17
$16,133
$13,822
$16,233
Dec 17
$17,144
$14,045
$17,323
Jan 18
$18,143
$14,837
$18,332
Feb 18
$17,266
$14,214
$17,501
Mar 18
$17,019
$13,910
$17,144
Apr 18
$17,339
$14,042
$17,581
May 18
$18,173
$14,060
$18,441
Jun 18
$16,897
$13,984
$17,140
Jul 18
$17,015
$14,406
$17,224
Aug 18
$15,828
$14,519
$16,043
Sep 18
$14,656
$14,582
$14,880
Oct 18
$13,075
$13,489
$13,249
Nov 18
$13,362
$13,686
$13,527
Dec 18
$12,645
$12,722
$12,834
Jan 19
$14,354
$13,727
$14,514
Feb 19
$14,350
$14,094
$14,564
Mar 19
$13,999
$14,271
$14,190
Apr 19
$14,983
$14,753
$15,197
May 19
$13,290
$13,878
$13,507
Jun 19
$14,308
$14,787
$14,526
Jul 19
$14,364
$14,830
$14,658
Aug 19
$13,639
$14,478
$13,876
Sep 19
$13,963
$14,783
$14,198
Oct 19
$15,120
$15,188
$15,391
Nov 19
$15,415
$15,558
$15,678
Dec 19
$16,461
$16,106
$16,749
Jan 20
$15,570
$15,928
$15,936
Feb 20
$14,375
$14,642
$14,502
Mar 20
$10,152
$12,665
$10,367
Apr 20
$12,420
$14,022
$12,657
May 20
$13,233
$14,632
$13,408
Jun 20
$13,119
$15,099
$13,282
Jul 20
$13,403
$15,898
$13,651
Aug 20
$15,203
$16,871
$15,512
Sep 20
$15,363
$16,327
$15,624
Oct 20
$14,396
$15,930
$14,664
Nov 20
$17,220
$17,894
$17,593
Dec 20
$18,409
$18,724
$18,787
Jan 21
$17,818
$18,639
$18,225
Feb 21
$20,768
$19,071
$21,203
Mar 21
$21,024
$19,580
$21,456
Apr 21
$21,855
$20,436
$22,357
May 21
$21,603
$20,754
$22,049
Jun 21
$20,925
$21,028
$21,387
Jul 21
$19,103
$21,173
$19,539
Aug 21
$20,207
$21,703
$20,686
Sep 21
$19,059
$20,806
$19,576
Oct 21
$19,618
$21,868
$20,063
Nov 21
$16,644
$21,342
$17,081
Dec 21
$17,629
$22,195
$18,082
Jan 22
$16,732
$21,105
$17,048
Feb 22
$16,843
$20,560
$17,273
Mar 22
$15,901
$21,005
$16,400
Apr 22
$14,646
$19,324
$15,160
May 22
$14,551
$19,347
$14,952
Jun 22
$13,513
$17,716
$13,854
Jul 22
$14,418
$18,953
$14,783
Aug 22
$14,032
$18,255
$14,482
Sep 22
$13,013
$16,508
$13,438
Oct 22
$13,964
$17,504
$14,393
Nov 22
$15,927
$18,862
$16,286
Dec 22
$15,403
$18,119
$15,888
Jan 23
$17,472
$19,418
$17,956
Feb 23
$17,365
$18,862
$17,918
Mar 23
$17,762
$19,443
$18,298
Apr 23
$18,597
$19,723
$19,144
May 23
$17,146
$19,511
$17,684
Jun 23
$17,945
$20,644
$18,508
Jul 23
$18,715
$21,400
$19,311
Aug 23
$17,428
$20,802
$18,041
Sep 23
$15,947
$19,942
$16,532
Oct 23
$15,054
$19,342
$15,564
Nov 23
$15,987
$21,127
$16,562
Dec 23
$17,251
$22,142
$17,882
Jan 24
$17,230
$22,272
$17,918
Feb 24
$17,968
$23,228
$18,634
Mar 24
$17,644
$23,957
$18,309
Apr 24
$16,087
$23,167
$16,763
May 24
$16,262
$24,108
$16,835
Jun 24
$16,423
$24,644
$17,073
Jul 24
$16,598
$25,042
$17,237
Aug 24
$16,774
$25,678
$17,434
Sep 24
$18,241
$26,274
$18,958
Oct 24
$17,569
$25,685
$18,282
Nov 24
$18,260
$26,645
$18,968
Dec 24
$17,015
$26,015
$17,713
Jan 25
$17,259
$26,888
$17,966
Feb 25
$17,476
$26,726
$18,162
Mar 25
$15,716
$25,670
$16,323
Apr 25
$15,783
$25,909
$16,443
May 25
$16,504
$27,399
$17,199
Jun 25
$17,867
$28,629
$18,601
Jul 25
$18,792
$29,017
$19,608
Aug 25
$19,650
$29,734
$20,475
Sep 25
$18,744
$30,811
$19,540

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Gaming ETF
2.76%
4.06%
6.48%
MVIS® Global Gaming Index
3.07%
4.57%
6.93%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$26,935,306
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings34
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate16%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$95,802

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Real Estate
11.6%
Consumer Discretionary
88.3%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
8.2%
Flutter Entertainment PLC
7.2%
VICI Properties, Inc.
7.1%
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
6.1%
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
5.8%
DraftKings, Inc.
5.5%
Evolution AB
4.9%
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
4.8%
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
4.5%
Sands China Ltd.
3.9%

 

 

Householding 

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VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF

Ticker: LFEQ | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

This report describes material changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF
$58
0.55%
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted a solid gain for the fiscal year, supported by continued strength in U.S. equities as the S&P 500 advanced on resilient corporate earnings and AI-driven growth momentum.

  • The Fund’s primary exposure was through the S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and cash positions, with equity exposure varying throughout the period based on the model’s risk signals. The Fund moved fully to cash in mid-April amid heightened volatility, re-entered equities partially in early May and returned to full exposure by mid-May as market conditions stabilized.

  • Within the S&P 500, Nvidia was the largest individual contributor benefiting from sustained demand for AI-related graphics processing units (GPUs) and strong earnings growth, while energy sector exposure modestly detracted as weaker oil prices and softer demand weighed on performance.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (10/4/2017).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
NDR CMG US Large Cap Long/Flat Index
Oct 17
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 17
$10,152
$10,158
$10,158
Nov 17
$10,419
$10,470
$10,430
Dec 17
$10,479
$10,586
$10,520
Jan 18
$11,100
$11,192
$11,123
Feb 18
$10,683
$10,780
$10,713
Mar 18
$10,411
$10,506
$10,440
Apr 18
$10,415
$10,546
$10,454
May 18
$10,615
$10,800
$10,659
Jun 18
$10,675
$10,866
$10,715
Jul 18
$10,980
$11,271
$11,039
Aug 18
$11,265
$11,638
$11,336
Sep 18
$11,325
$11,704
$11,400
Oct 18
$10,547
$10,904
$10,621
Nov 18
$10,739
$11,127
$10,838
Dec 18
$10,007
$10,122
$10,078
Jan 19
$10,437
$10,933
$10,520
Feb 19
$10,583
$11,284
$10,658
Mar 19
$10,737
$11,503
$10,822
Apr 19
$11,166
$11,969
$11,260
May 19
$10,449
$11,208
$10,544
Jun 19
$11,174
$11,998
$11,287
Jul 19
$11,334
$12,171
$11,450
Aug 19
$11,143
$11,978
$11,268
Sep 19
$11,357
$12,202
$11,479
Oct 19
$11,600
$12,466
$11,728
Nov 19
$12,015
$12,919
$12,153
Dec 19
$12,367
$13,309
$12,520
Jan 20
$12,357
$13,304
$12,515
Feb 20
$11,350
$12,209
$11,485
Mar 20
$9,934
$10,701
$10,066
Apr 20
$11,191
$12,072
$11,357
May 20
$11,713
$12,647
$11,898
Jun 20
$11,918
$12,899
$12,134
Jul 20
$12,612
$13,626
$12,819
Aug 20
$13,484
$14,606
$13,740
Sep 20
$12,972
$14,051
$13,218
Oct 20
$12,636
$13,677
$12,866
Nov 20
$14,012
$15,174
$14,275
Dec 20
$14,233
$15,758
$14,824
Jan 21
$14,373
$15,599
$14,674
Feb 21
$14,764
$16,029
$15,079
Mar 21
$15,432
$16,731
$15,739
Apr 21
$16,241
$17,624
$16,579
May 21
$16,341
$17,747
$16,695
Jun 21
$16,703
$18,161
$17,085
Jul 21
$17,104
$18,592
$17,490
Aug 21
$17,601
$19,158
$18,022
Sep 21
$16,772
$18,267
$17,184
Oct 21
$17,943
$19,546
$18,388
Nov 21
$17,803
$19,411
$18,261
Dec 21
$18,603
$20,281
$19,079
Jan 22
$17,620
$19,231
$18,092
Feb 22
$17,087
$18,656
$17,550
Mar 22
$17,726
$19,348
$18,202
Apr 22
$16,164
$17,661
$16,614
May 22
$15,694
$17,693
$16,136
Jun 22
$15,693
$16,233
$16,156
Jul 22
$15,697
$17,730
$16,168
Aug 22
$14,538
$17,007
$14,988
Sep 22
$14,139
$15,440
$14,593
Oct 22
$14,513
$16,690
$14,994
Nov 22
$14,944
$17,623
$15,446
Dec 22
$14,514
$16,608
$15,006
Jan 23
$15,089
$17,651
$15,613
Feb 23
$14,706
$17,221
$15,232
Mar 23
$15,410
$17,853
$15,977
Apr 23
$15,495
$18,132
$16,081
May 23
$15,569
$18,210
$16,151
Jun 23
$16,575
$19,414
$17,219
Jul 23
$17,111
$20,037
$17,772
Aug 23
$16,826
$19,718
$17,489
Sep 23
$16,022
$18,778
$16,655
Oct 23
$15,667
$18,383
$16,305
Nov 23
$16,612
$20,062
$17,291
Dec 23
$17,364
$20,974
$18,077
Jan 24
$17,636
$21,326
$18,381
Feb 24
$18,546
$22,465
$19,362
Mar 24
$19,146
$23,188
$19,985
Apr 24
$18,372
$22,241
$19,169
May 24
$19,287
$23,343
$20,119
Jun 24
$19,966
$24,181
$20,841
Jul 24
$20,189
$24,475
$21,095
Aug 24
$20,663
$25,069
$21,606
Sep 24
$21,104
$25,604
$22,068
Oct 24
$20,894
$25,372
$21,868
Nov 24
$22,116
$26,862
$23,151
Dec 24
$21,593
$26,221
$22,600
Jan 25
$22,165
$26,951
$23,229
Feb 25
$21,876
$26,600
$22,926
Mar 25
$20,640
$25,101
$21,634
Apr 25
$19,859
$24,931
$20,853
May 25
$20,470
$26,500
$21,525
Jun 25
$21,519
$27,848
$22,619
Jul 25
$21,999
$28,473
$23,127
Aug 25
$22,445
$29,050
$23,596
Sep 25
$23,230
$30,110
$24,457

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
Life*
VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF
10.07%
12.36%
11.13%
NDR CMG US Large Cap Long/Flat Index
10.83%
13.10%
11.85%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
16.47%
14.79%

* Inception of Fund: 10/04/2017

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$27,964,258
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings1
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate91%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$64,685

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.4%
Exchanged Traded Fund
99.6%

Material Fund Changes 

The following material fund change occurred during the period ended September 30, 2025:

The Fund's net expense ratio decreased to 0.55% for the year ended September 30, 2025 from 0.61% for the year ended September 30, 2024 due to a decrease in interest expense.

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF

Ticker: MOTG | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
$57
0.52%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted strong performance for the period. Global equities gains were concentrated in U.S. large growth stocks where strong earnings tied closely to the AI theme. International markets were mixed amid global tariff uncertainty.

  • The Fund’s exposure to industrials and communication services were the leading sector contributors to performance and Germany and the United Kingdom from a country perspective.

  • The leading individual contributors were Rheinmetall AG, a defense and automotive company; Dassault Aviation, an aerospace and defense manufacturer; and Oracle.

  • The Fund’s exposure to Sweden and Belgium detracted most from performance along with its exposure to materials.

  • The leading individual detractors were International Flavors & Fragrances, DSM- Firmenich AG, a Dutch health, nutrition, and biosciences company, and The Campbell’s Company.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (10/30/2018).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
Morningstar® Global Wide Moat Focus Index
Oct 18
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 18
$10,115
$10,134
$10,133
Nov 18
$10,549
$10,282
$10,560
Dec 18
$9,759
$9,558
$9,778
Jan 19
$10,414
$10,312
$10,443
Feb 19
$10,736
$10,588
$10,777
Mar 19
$10,807
$10,721
$10,839
Apr 19
$11,189
$11,083
$11,237
May 19
$10,569
$10,426
$10,622
Jun 19
$11,268
$11,109
$11,294
Jul 19
$11,385
$11,141
$11,424
Aug 19
$11,261
$10,877
$11,293
Sep 19
$11,501
$11,106
$11,534
Oct 19
$11,763
$11,410
$11,804
Nov 19
$12,149
$11,688
$12,191
Dec 19
$12,495
$12,100
$12,549
Jan 20
$12,547
$11,966
$12,623
Feb 20
$11,566
$11,000
$11,585
Mar 20
$10,159
$9,515
$10,222
Apr 20
$11,379
$10,534
$11,435
May 20
$12,006
$10,992
$12,018
Jun 20
$12,203
$11,343
$12,240
Jul 20
$12,640
$11,943
$12,685
Aug 20
$13,400
$12,674
$13,460
Sep 20
$13,076
$12,266
$13,113
Oct 20
$12,698
$11,967
$12,748
Nov 20
$14,104
$13,443
$14,173
Dec 20
$14,531
$14,067
$14,595
Jan 21
$14,576
$14,003
$14,639
Feb 21
$14,883
$14,327
$14,933
Mar 21
$15,369
$14,710
$15,429
Apr 21
$16,084
$15,353
$16,168
May 21
$16,353
$15,592
$16,459
Jun 21
$16,364
$15,797
$16,444
Jul 21
$16,492
$15,906
$16,584
Aug 21
$16,862
$16,304
$16,967
Sep 21
$16,083
$15,631
$16,209
Oct 21
$16,681
$16,429
$16,777
Nov 21
$15,847
$16,033
$15,972
Dec 21
$16,634
$16,674
$16,775
Jan 22
$16,328
$15,855
$16,426
Feb 22
$16,103
$15,446
$16,253
Mar 22
$16,189
$15,780
$16,363
Apr 22
$15,123
$14,517
$15,314
May 22
$15,372
$14,534
$15,512
Jun 22
$14,202
$13,309
$14,313
Jul 22
$15,191
$14,239
$15,313
Aug 22
$14,401
$13,714
$14,555
Sep 22
$12,961
$12,402
$13,118
Oct 22
$13,897
$13,150
$14,043
Nov 22
$15,202
$14,170
$15,305
Dec 22
$14,747
$13,612
$14,922
Jan 23
$15,795
$14,588
$15,937
Feb 23
$15,204
$14,170
$15,383
Mar 23
$15,491
$14,607
$15,649
Apr 23
$15,665
$14,817
$15,830
May 23
$15,061
$14,658
$15,224
Jun 23
$15,913
$15,509
$16,081
Jul 23
$16,387
$16,077
$16,575
Aug 23
$15,561
$15,628
$15,764
Sep 23
$14,794
$14,981
$14,996
Oct 23
$14,214
$14,531
$14,378
Nov 23
$15,429
$15,872
$15,621
Dec 23
$16,399
$16,634
$16,620
Jan 24
$16,103
$16,732
$16,350
Feb 24
$16,655
$17,450
$16,884
Mar 24
$17,156
$17,998
$17,401
Apr 24
$16,451
$17,404
$16,744
May 24
$16,991
$18,111
$17,192
Jun 24
$16,784
$18,514
$17,048
Jul 24
$17,692
$18,813
$17,961
Aug 24
$18,569
$19,291
$18,838
Sep 24
$19,073
$19,739
$19,390
Oct 24
$18,106
$19,296
$18,433
Nov 24
$18,652
$20,017
$18,943
Dec 24
$17,945
$19,544
$18,291
Jan 25
$18,986
$20,200
$19,353
Feb 25
$19,441
$20,078
$19,748
Mar 25
$19,251
$19,285
$19,555
Apr 25
$19,350
$19,465
$19,687
May 25
$20,380
$20,583
$20,784
Jun 25
$20,956
$21,508
$21,355
Jul 25
$21,138
$21,799
$21,615
Aug 25
$21,656
$22,338
$22,093
Sep 25
$22,282
$23,147
$22,727

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
Life*
VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
16.82%
11.25%
12.28%
Morningstar® Global Wide Moat Focus Index
17.21%
11.63%
12.60%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
12.90%

* Inception of Fund: 10/30/2018

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$18,051,635
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings79
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate85%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$-

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Other Investments
0.7%
Financials
7.5%
Communication Services
10.0%
Consumer Discretionary
11.3%
Information Technology
12.8%
Consumer Staples
14.2%
Health Care
14.7%
Industrials
28.8%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Baidu, Inc.
2.5%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2.4%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
2.3%
Rheinmetall AG
2.2%
BAE Systems PLC
2.1%
GSK PLC
2.1%
Hoya Corp.
2.1%
JD.com, Inc.
2.1%
FANUC Corp.
2.0%
US Bancorp
2.0%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

Ticker: MOTI | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF
$62
0.58%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted strong performance for the period as investors generally sought diversification from U.S. markets amid global trade uncertainties and a weakening US dollar.

  • The Fund’s exposure to the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors were the leading sector contributors to performance for the period and the Fund’s exposure to Germany and the United Kingdom contributed the most from a country perspective.

  • The leading individual contributors were Rheinmetall, a defense and automotive company, Alibaba, and Baidu.

  • The Fund’s exposure to France and Spain were the largest detractors along with its materials sector exposure.

  • The leading individual detractors were benefits and payment solutions firm Edenred SE; PDD Holdings, a Chinese e-commerce company; and Elekta AB, a medical technology company.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
Morningstar® Global Markets ex-US Wide Moat Focus Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,653
$10,785
$10,710
Nov 15
$10,487
$10,696
$10,531
Dec 15
$10,224
$10,503
$10,320
Jan 16
$9,645
$9,869
$9,641
Feb 16
$9,649
$9,802
$9,726
Mar 16
$10,498
$10,528
$10,591
Apr 16
$10,628
$10,683
$10,742
May 16
$10,426
$10,697
$10,518
Jun 16
$9,988
$10,632
$10,025
Jul 16
$10,407
$11,090
$10,507
Aug 16
$10,513
$11,128
$10,627
Sep 16
$10,791
$11,196
$10,874
Oct 16
$10,460
$11,006
$10,588
Nov 16
$10,639
$11,089
$10,777
Dec 16
$10,747
$11,329
$10,916
Jan 17
$11,322
$11,639
$11,475
Feb 17
$11,569
$11,965
$11,733
Mar 17
$11,959
$12,112
$12,124
Apr 17
$12,183
$12,300
$12,362
May 17
$12,704
$12,572
$12,888
Jun 17
$12,743
$12,629
$12,933
Jul 17
$13,360
$12,982
$13,578
Aug 17
$13,503
$13,032
$13,702
Sep 17
$13,696
$13,283
$13,902
Oct 17
$13,657
$13,559
$13,873
Nov 17
$13,781
$13,822
$13,985
Dec 17
$13,936
$14,045
$14,229
Jan 18
$14,782
$14,837
$15,070
Feb 18
$14,013
$14,214
$14,376
Mar 18
$13,952
$13,910
$14,183
Apr 18
$14,001
$14,042
$14,346
May 18
$13,572
$14,060
$13,868
Jun 18
$13,323
$13,984
$13,640
Jul 18
$13,744
$14,406
$14,027
Aug 18
$13,535
$14,519
$13,841
Sep 18
$13,539
$14,582
$13,875
Oct 18
$12,358
$13,489
$12,652
Nov 18
$12,775
$13,686
$13,047
Dec 18
$12,075
$12,722
$12,389
Jan 19
$13,118
$13,727
$13,377
Feb 19
$13,292
$14,094
$13,621
Mar 19
$13,207
$14,271
$13,524
Apr 19
$13,500
$14,753
$13,846
May 19
$12,448
$13,878
$12,790
Jun 19
$13,148
$14,787
$13,488
Jul 19
$12,925
$14,830
$13,313
Aug 19
$12,542
$14,478
$12,885
Sep 19
$12,963
$14,783
$13,333
Oct 19
$13,369
$15,188
$13,780
Nov 19
$13,574
$15,558
$13,981
Dec 19
$14,093
$16,106
$14,522
Jan 20
$13,319
$15,928
$13,819
Feb 20
$12,546
$14,642
$12,830
Mar 20
$10,730
$12,665
$11,187
Apr 20
$11,720
$14,022
$12,129
May 20
$12,067
$14,632
$12,361
Jun 20
$12,474
$15,099
$12,821
Jul 20
$12,783
$15,898
$13,156
Aug 20
$13,357
$16,871
$13,805
Sep 20
$12,945
$16,327
$13,340
Oct 20
$12,608
$15,930
$13,009
Nov 20
$14,497
$17,894
$15,008
Dec 20
$15,121
$18,724
$15,641
Jan 21
$14,947
$18,639
$15,485
Feb 21
$15,707
$19,071
$16,221
Mar 21
$16,027
$19,580
$16,554
Apr 21
$16,241
$20,436
$16,827
May 21
$16,793
$20,754
$17,321
Jun 21
$16,078
$21,028
$16,648
Jul 21
$15,343
$21,173
$15,898
Aug 21
$15,448
$21,703
$16,036
Sep 21
$15,099
$20,806
$15,749
Oct 21
$15,381
$21,868
$15,984
Nov 21
$14,501
$21,342
$15,120
Dec 21
$15,161
$22,195
$15,800
Jan 22
$15,444
$21,105
$15,943
Feb 22
$15,229
$20,560
$15,865
Mar 22
$14,965
$21,005
$15,705
Apr 22
$14,266
$19,324
$15,049
May 22
$14,734
$19,347
$15,394
Jun 22
$13,619
$17,716
$14,169
Jul 22
$13,869
$18,953
$14,430
Aug 22
$13,231
$18,255
$13,888
Sep 22
$11,831
$16,508
$12,458
Oct 22
$12,162
$17,504
$12,747
Nov 22
$14,141
$18,862
$14,656
Dec 22
$14,037
$18,119
$14,760
Jan 23
$15,547
$19,418
$16,243
Feb 23
$15,198
$18,862
$15,929
Mar 23
$15,498
$19,443
$16,214
Apr 23
$15,451
$19,723
$16,153
May 23
$14,753
$19,511
$15,449
Jun 23
$15,427
$20,644
$16,150
Jul 23
$16,303
$21,400
$17,075
Aug 23
$15,195
$20,802
$15,983
Sep 23
$14,530
$19,942
$15,316
Oct 23
$13,859
$19,342
$14,533
Nov 23
$14,991
$21,127
$15,755
Dec 23
$15,523
$22,142
$16,342
Jan 24
$14,742
$22,272
$15,577
Feb 24
$15,190
$23,228
$16,006
Mar 24
$15,512
$23,957
$16,354
Apr 24
$15,425
$23,167
$16,367
May 24
$16,381
$24,108
$17,178
Jun 24
$15,701
$24,644
$16,586
Jul 24
$15,935
$25,042
$16,843
Aug 24
$16,379
$25,678
$17,300
Sep 24
$17,517
$26,274
$18,596
Oct 24
$16,245
$25,685
$17,202
Nov 24
$16,116
$26,645
$17,005
Dec 24
$15,895
$26,015
$16,913
Jan 25
$16,713
$26,888
$17,719
Feb 25
$17,471
$26,726
$18,453
Mar 25
$17,287
$25,670
$18,285
Apr 25
$17,491
$25,909
$18,563
May 25
$17,892
$27,399
$19,058
Jun 25
$18,081
$28,629
$19,194
Jul 25
$18,071
$29,017
$19,277
Aug 25
$19,098
$29,734
$20,277
Sep 25
$19,423
$30,811
$20,632

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF
10.88%
8.45%
6.86%
Morningstar® Global Markets ex-US Wide Moat Focus Index
10.95%
9.11%
7.51%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

 

Index data prior to December 20, 2024, reflects the performance of the Morningstar® Global Markets ex-US Moat Focus Index.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$193,576,156
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings53
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate110%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$821,119

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.2%
Materials
4.2%
Financials
4.5%
Communication Services
5.9%
Consumer Discretionary
7.9%
Information Technology
12.5%
Health Care
19.5%
Industrials
20.6%
Consumer Staples
24.7%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Baidu, Inc.
3.1%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2.9%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
2.8%
Barry Callebaut AG
2.8%
Rheinmetall AG
2.7%
Koninklijke Philips NV
2.6%
GSK PLC
2.6%
JD.com, Inc.
2.6%
Omron Corp.
2.5%
Spirax Group PLC
2.5%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

Ticker: SMOT | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
$50
0.49%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • U.S. small- and mid-cap companies rallied at points throughout the period on the heels of rate-cut sentiment or as market breadth improved, however they underperformed broader large-cap equities due to cautious investor sentiment, and concentration of returns in mega-caps.

  • During the period, the Fund benefited most from its exposure to the consumer discretionary and financials sectors.

  • The leading individual contributors to performance were Tapestry, a luxury fashion and accessories company; cruise operator, Carnival Corp., and The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager.

  • The Fund’s exposure to materials was the leading sector-level detractor.

  • The leading individual detractors were Eastman Chemical; Revvity, a life sciences and diagnostics company; and CarMax.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (10/4/2022).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM
Oct 22
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 22
$10,099
$10,223
$10,103
Nov 22
$10,916
$10,795
$10,924
Dec 22
$10,406
$10,173
$10,418
Jan 23
$11,649
$10,812
$11,668
Feb 23
$11,263
$10,548
$11,286
Mar 23
$10,950
$10,935
$10,977
Apr 23
$10,793
$11,106
$10,824
May 23
$10,535
$11,154
$10,569
Jun 23
$11,531
$11,891
$11,577
Jul 23
$12,024
$12,273
$12,077
Aug 23
$11,518
$12,078
$11,574
Sep 23
$10,949
$11,502
$11,006
Oct 23
$10,121
$11,260
$10,178
Nov 23
$11,129
$12,288
$11,197
Dec 23
$12,203
$12,847
$12,286
Jan 24
$11,860
$13,063
$11,945
Feb 24
$12,634
$13,760
$12,731
Mar 24
$13,227
$14,203
$13,336
Apr 24
$12,316
$13,623
$12,420
May 24
$12,523
$14,298
$12,635
Jun 24
$12,395
$14,811
$12,512
Jul 24
$13,123
$14,992
$13,245
Aug 24
$13,266
$15,355
$13,387
Sep 24
$13,569
$15,683
$13,697
Oct 24
$13,498
$15,541
$13,631
Nov 24
$14,410
$16,453
$14,558
Dec 24
$13,519
$16,061
$13,664
Jan 25
$14,270
$16,508
$14,430
Feb 25
$13,897
$16,293
$14,057
Mar 25
$12,869
$15,375
$13,021
Apr 25
$12,441
$15,271
$12,593
May 25
$13,105
$16,232
$13,272
Jun 25
$13,649
$17,057
$13,831
Jul 25
$13,906
$17,440
$14,097
Aug 25
$14,324
$17,794
$14,527
Sep 25
$14,161
$18,443
$14,368

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
4.36%
12.34%
Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM
4.90%
12.89%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
22.73%

* Inception of Fund: 10/04/2022

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$371,856,942
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings104
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate77%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$1,772,928

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Energy
1.9%
Real Estate
2.7%
Communication Services
3.2%
Utilities
4.3%
Consumer Staples
5.7%
Materials
7.4%
Financials
7.8%
Health Care
12.4%
Information Technology
14.3%
Consumer Discretionary
19.6%
Industrials
20.6%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.9%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
1.5%
Chart Industries, Inc.
1.5%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
1.5%
Acuity, Inc.
1.5%
Warner Music Group Corp.
1.5%
Expedia Group, Inc.
1.5%
WESCO International, Inc.
1.4%
Portland General Electric Co.
1.4%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
1.4%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Ticker: MOAT | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
$47
0.46%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted positive performance for the period but faced some headwinds relative to broad-based market indexes due to its underweight to tech-oriented companies, particularly mega-cap tech companies.

  • Despite its relative underweight, the technology sector contributed the most to the Fund’s performance during the period followed by communication services and industrials stocks.

  • The leading individual contributors were Oracle, Monolithic Power Systems, a semiconductor company, and Alphabet.

  • The consumer defensive sector detracted the most during the period.

  • The leading individual detractors were Brown-Forman, a global spirits manufacturer; International Flavors & Fragrances, and United Parcel Service.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,787
$10,844
$10,792
Nov 15
$10,969
$10,876
$10,981
Dec 15
$10,564
$10,704
$10,589
Jan 16
$10,045
$10,173
$10,070
Feb 16
$10,564
$10,159
$10,596
Mar 16
$11,236
$10,849
$11,279
Apr 16
$11,817
$10,891
$11,865
May 16
$12,127
$11,086
$12,184
Jun 16
$11,879
$11,115
$11,942
Jul 16
$12,544
$11,525
$12,613
Aug 16
$12,639
$11,541
$12,716
Sep 16
$12,423
$11,543
$12,505
Oct 16
$12,138
$11,332
$12,220
Nov 16
$12,799
$11,752
$12,893
Dec 16
$12,860
$11,984
$12,958
Jan 17
$13,237
$12,212
$13,344
Feb 17
$13,913
$12,697
$14,031
Mar 17
$13,872
$12,711
$13,994
Apr 17
$14,138
$12,842
$14,270
May 17
$14,205
$13,023
$14,342
Jun 17
$14,607
$13,104
$14,754
Jul 17
$14,737
$13,373
$14,889
Aug 17
$14,626
$13,414
$14,787
Sep 17
$14,903
$13,691
$15,073
Oct 17
$14,951
$14,011
$15,128
Nov 17
$15,590
$14,440
$15,779
Dec 17
$15,844
$14,601
$16,041
Jan 18
$16,815
$15,437
$17,031
Feb 18
$16,041
$14,868
$16,251
Mar 18
$15,474
$14,490
$15,685
Apr 18
$15,690
$14,546
$15,914
May 18
$15,881
$14,896
$16,113
Jun 18
$16,266
$14,988
$16,510
Jul 18
$16,927
$15,545
$17,189
Aug 18
$17,248
$16,052
$17,522
Sep 18
$17,453
$16,143
$17,740
Oct 18
$16,445
$15,040
$16,719
Nov 18
$17,233
$15,346
$17,525
Dec 18
$15,643
$13,961
$15,922
Jan 19
$17,118
$15,079
$17,426
Feb 19
$17,738
$15,564
$18,064
Mar 19
$17,726
$15,866
$18,059
Apr 19
$18,544
$16,509
$18,899
May 19
$17,057
$15,459
$17,392
Jun 19
$18,282
$16,549
$18,650
Jul 19
$18,818
$16,787
$19,205
Aug 19
$18,377
$16,521
$18,763
Sep 19
$19,060
$16,830
$19,474
Oct 19
$19,846
$17,195
$20,286
Nov 19
$20,685
$17,819
$21,152
Dec 19
$21,112
$18,356
$21,599
Jan 20
$20,804
$18,349
$21,292
Feb 20
$19,307
$16,839
$19,764
Mar 20
$16,886
$14,759
$17,268
Apr 20
$19,236
$16,651
$19,683
May 20
$20,056
$17,444
$20,527
Jun 20
$20,136
$17,791
$20,607
Jul 20
$20,623
$18,794
$21,115
Aug 20
$21,866
$20,145
$22,397
Sep 20
$21,043
$19,380
$21,563
Oct 20
$20,458
$18,864
$20,972
Nov 20
$23,519
$20,929
$24,119
Dec 20
$24,227
$21,734
$24,858
Jan 21
$24,077
$21,514
$24,714
Feb 21
$25,539
$22,108
$26,224
Mar 21
$27,038
$23,076
$27,781
Apr 21
$28,193
$24,307
$28,981
May 21
$28,624
$24,477
$29,436
Jun 21
$28,940
$25,049
$29,773
Jul 21
$29,504
$25,644
$30,366
Aug 21
$29,913
$26,423
$30,798
Sep 21
$28,642
$25,194
$29,515
Oct 21
$29,687
$26,960
$30,606
Nov 21
$28,687
$26,773
$29,588
Dec 21
$30,056
$27,973
$31,024
Jan 22
$29,362
$26,525
$30,319
Feb 22
$29,027
$25,731
$29,984
Mar 22
$29,474
$26,686
$30,466
Apr 22
$27,268
$24,359
$28,196
May 22
$27,250
$24,404
$28,193
Jun 22
$25,200
$22,389
$26,084
Jul 22
$27,678
$24,454
$28,662
Aug 22
$26,317
$23,457
$27,263
Sep 22
$23,695
$21,296
$24,564
Oct 22
$25,291
$23,020
$26,228
Nov 22
$27,500
$24,307
$28,527
Dec 22
$25,985
$22,907
$26,966
Jan 23
$29,033
$24,346
$30,142
Feb 23
$28,232
$23,752
$29,321
Mar 23
$29,538
$24,624
$30,694
Apr 23
$29,827
$25,008
$31,005
May 23
$29,939
$25,117
$31,134
Jun 23
$31,908
$26,777
$33,200
Jul 23
$33,294
$27,637
$34,655
Aug 23
$32,084
$27,197
$33,409
Sep 23
$30,325
$25,900
$31,592
Oct 23
$28,894
$25,355
$30,112
Nov 23
$31,748
$27,671
$33,100
Dec 23
$34,227
$28,928
$35,704
Jan 24
$33,615
$29,414
$35,079
Feb 24
$35,034
$30,985
$36,574
Mar 24
$36,274
$31,982
$37,887
Apr 24
$34,463
$30,675
$36,009
May 24
$34,957
$32,196
$36,539
Jun 24
$34,955
$33,352
$36,555
Jul 24
$36,840
$33,758
$38,542
Aug 24
$38,456
$34,577
$40,249
Sep 24
$39,125
$35,315
$40,970
Oct 24
$38,028
$34,995
$39,836
Nov 24
$39,707
$37,049
$41,611
Dec 24
$37,900
$36,166
$39,737
Jan 25
$39,064
$37,173
$40,975
Feb 25
$37,575
$36,688
$39,427
Mar 25
$35,971
$34,621
$37,758
Apr 25
$35,209
$34,386
$36,967
May 25
$36,678
$36,550
$38,526
Jun 25
$38,367
$38,409
$40,319
Jul 25
$39,596
$39,271
$41,629
Aug 25
$40,245
$40,067
$42,329
Sep 25
$40,537
$41,530
$42,657

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
3.61%
14.01%
15.02%
Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
4.12%
14.62%
15.61%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
16.47%
15.30%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$12,700,444,645
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings54
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate55%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$63,072,114

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Other Investments
0.9%
Communication Services
2.8%
Consumer Discretionary
4.9%
Financials
7.0%
Consumer Staples
15.5%
Information Technology
21.0%
Health Care
23.8%
Industrials
24.0%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Applied Materials, Inc.
3.0%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
2.8%
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.
2.8%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
2.7%
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
2.7%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
2.6%
NXP Semiconductors NV
2.5%
US Bancorp
2.5%
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.5%
NIKE, Inc.
2.5%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF

Ticker: MVAL | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF
$51
0.50%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted modest positive returns for the period as U.S. value stocks lagged both growth stocks and the broader U.S. market. Investor preference remained concentrated in mega-cap technology and other growth-oriented AI beneficiaries, leaving value-oriented sectors behind.

  • The industrials sector contributed most to the Fund’s performance followed by information technology and communication services.

  • The leading individual contributors were Boeing, Gilead Sciences, and Huntington Ingalls Industries, a shipbuilding and defense contractor.

  • Consumer staples was the sector that detracted the most from performance.

  • The leading individual detractors were International Flavors & Fragrances, The Campbell’s Company, and Constellation Brands.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (3/26/2024).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar® US Broad Value Wide Moat Focus Index
Mar-24
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Mar-24
$10,230
$10,099
$10,231
Apr-24
$9,768
$9,687
$9,772
May-24
$10,079
$10,167
$10,089
Jun-24
$9,956
$10,532
$9,971
Jul-24
$10,605
$10,660
$10,624
Aug-24
$10,995
$10,918
$11,019
Sep-24
$11,171
$11,152
$11,201
Oct-24
$11,035
$11,051
$11,069
Nov-24
$11,462
$11,699
$11,500
Dec-24
$10,876
$11,420
$10,919
Jan-25
$11,090
$11,738
$11,139
Feb-25
$10,963
$11,585
$11,015
Mar-25
$10,624
$10,932
$10,681
Apr-25
$10,255
$10,858
$10,314
May-25
$10,549
$11,542
$10,615
Jun-25
$10,913
$12,129
$10,986
Jul-25
$11,305
$12,401
$11,385
Aug-25
$11,626
$12,652
$11,713
Sep-25
$11,582
$13,114
$11,674

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF
3.68%
10.18%
Morningstar® US Broad Value Wide Moat Focus Index
4.22%
10.75%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
19.59%

* Inception of Fund: 03/26/2024

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$5,160,747
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings40
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate44%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$-

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Materials
1.6%
Communication Services
2.9%
Financials
3.5%
Consumer Discretionary
5.4%
Information Technology
8.1%
Industrials
22.7%
Consumer Staples
23.3%
Health Care
32.5%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.9%
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.6%
NIKE, Inc.
4.6%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
4.5%
Danaher Corp.
4.5%
Boeing Co.
4.3%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
4.3%
The Campbell's Co.
4.2%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
4.1%
Constellation Brands, Inc.
3.9%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

Ticker: PPH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
$36
0.36%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Large pharmaceutical stocks had mixed results during the fiscal year as steady earnings growth was balanced by renewed competition and pricing pressures in select drug categories.

  • The Health Care sector detracted most from performance, with Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, and Merck leading declines. Shares of these companies moderated following strong prior fiscal year gains, while investor focus shifted toward valuation and pricing concerns within the large-cap drug segment.

  • Offsetting some of the weakness were positive contributions from Johnson & Johnson and McKesson Corporation. Both benefited from solid fundamentals, Johnson & Johnson from stable pharmaceutical and medical technology results, and McKesson from continued strength in pharmaceutical distribution and cost efficiency initiatives.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,329
$10,785
$10,329
Nov 15
$10,306
$10,696
$10,305
Dec 15
$10,400
$10,503
$10,433
Jan 16
$9,670
$9,869
$9,671
Feb 16
$9,176
$9,802
$9,175
Mar 16
$9,195
$10,528
$9,195
Apr 16
$9,403
$10,683
$9,406
May 16
$9,505
$10,697
$9,507
Jun 16
$9,482
$10,632
$9,488
Jul 16
$10,041
$11,090
$10,047
Aug 16
$9,563
$11,128
$9,570
Sep 16
$9,328
$11,196
$9,336
Oct 16
$8,447
$11,006
$8,456
Nov 16
$8,444
$11,089
$8,451
Dec 16
$8,553
$11,329
$8,587
Jan 17
$8,541
$11,639
$8,553
Feb 17
$9,092
$11,965
$9,100
Mar 17
$9,017
$12,112
$9,026
Apr 17
$9,104
$12,300
$9,112
May 17
$9,453
$12,572
$9,458
Jun 17
$9,735
$12,629
$9,743
Jul 17
$9,611
$12,982
$9,618
Aug 17
$9,225
$13,032
$9,230
Sep 17
$9,569
$13,283
$9,581
Oct 17
$9,188
$13,559
$9,200
Nov 17
$9,544
$13,822
$9,555
Dec 17
$9,870
$14,045
$9,909
Jan 18
$10,251
$14,837
$10,267
Feb 18
$9,639
$14,214
$9,653
Mar 18
$9,451
$13,910
$9,463
Apr 18
$9,516
$14,042
$9,528
May 18
$9,745
$14,060
$9,755
Jun 18
$9,913
$13,984
$9,925
Jul 18
$10,437
$14,406
$10,451
Aug 18
$10,726
$14,519
$10,739
Sep 18
$10,854
$14,582
$10,870
Oct 18
$10,222
$13,489
$10,236
Nov 18
$10,618
$13,686
$10,632
Dec 18
$9,311
$12,722
$9,360
Jan 19
$9,953
$13,727
$9,966
Feb 19
$10,304
$14,094
$10,316
Mar 19
$10,314
$14,271
$10,324
Apr 19
$9,947
$14,753
$9,954
May 19
$9,361
$13,878
$9,363
Jun 19
$10,038
$14,787
$10,044
Jul 19
$9,878
$14,830
$9,877
Aug 19
$9,685
$14,478
$9,682
Sep 19
$9,781
$14,783
$9,780
Oct 19
$10,236
$15,188
$10,236
Nov 19
$10,733
$15,558
$10,731
Dec 19
$11,093
$16,106
$11,117
Jan 20
$11,098
$15,928
$11,089
Feb 20
$10,232
$14,642
$10,218
Mar 20
$9,429
$12,665
$9,408
Apr 20
$10,565
$14,022
$10,538
May 20
$11,035
$14,632
$11,005
Jun 20
$10,844
$15,099
$10,816
Jul 20
$11,047
$15,898
$11,009
Aug 20
$11,274
$16,871
$11,235
Sep 20
$10,859
$16,327
$10,824
Oct 20
$10,357
$15,930
$10,323
Nov 20
$11,425
$17,894
$11,385
Dec 20
$11,670
$18,724
$11,668
Jan 21
$12,010
$18,639
$11,959
Feb 21
$11,889
$19,071
$11,836
Mar 21
$12,158
$19,580
$12,101
Apr 21
$12,334
$20,436
$12,276
May 21
$12,791
$20,754
$12,724
Jun 21
$12,938
$21,028
$12,873
Jul 21
$13,312
$21,173
$13,232
Aug 21
$13,527
$21,703
$13,443
Sep 21
$12,933
$20,806
$12,853
Oct 21
$13,425
$21,868
$13,343
Nov 21
$12,774
$21,342
$12,692
Dec 21
$13,806
$22,195
$13,708
Jan 22
$13,608
$21,105
$13,510
Feb 22
$13,588
$20,560
$13,487
Mar 22
$14,300
$21,005
$14,191
Apr 22
$13,994
$19,324
$13,892
May 22
$14,288
$19,347
$14,180
Jun 22
$13,859
$17,716
$13,756
Jul 22
$13,912
$18,953
$13,803
Aug 22
$12,798
$18,255
$12,696
Sep 22
$12,168
$16,508
$12,072
Oct 22
$13,237
$17,504
$13,132
Nov 22
$14,012
$18,862
$13,897
Dec 22
$14,170
$18,119
$14,056
Jan 23
$14,281
$19,418
$14,147
Feb 23
$13,785
$18,862
$13,654
Mar 23
$14,147
$19,443
$14,008
Apr 23
$14,495
$19,723
$14,351
May 23
$13,891
$19,511
$13,743
Jun 23
$14,484
$20,644
$14,334
Jul 23
$14,853
$21,400
$14,660
Aug 23
$15,120
$20,802
$14,919
Sep 23
$14,740
$19,942
$14,546
Oct 23
$13,967
$19,342
$13,782
Nov 23
$14,568
$21,127
$14,366
Dec 23
$15,146
$22,142
$14,928
Jan 24
$15,879
$22,272
$15,645
Feb 24
$16,539
$23,228
$16,295
Mar 24
$16,888
$23,957
$16,634
Apr 24
$16,399
$23,167
$16,151
May 24
$16,928
$24,108
$16,669
Jun 24
$17,135
$24,644
$16,865
Jul 24
$17,495
$25,042
$17,214
Aug 24
$18,692
$25,678
$18,389
Sep 24
$17,884
$26,274
$17,591
Oct 24
$17,227
$25,685
$16,943
Nov 24
$17,025
$26,645
$16,740
Dec 24
$16,378
$26,015
$16,087
Jan 25
$16,884
$26,888
$16,578
Feb 25
$17,773
$26,726
$17,445
Mar 25
$17,292
$25,670
$16,965
Apr 25
$17,098
$25,909
$16,768
May 25
$16,812
$27,399
$16,477
Jun 25
$16,799
$28,629
$16,452
Jul 25
$15,950
$29,017
$15,618
Aug 25
$17,090
$29,734
$16,729
Sep 25
$17,369
$30,811
$17,005

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
(2.88)%
9.85%
5.68%
MVIS® US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index
(3.33)%
9.46%
5.45%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$568,100,700
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate30%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$2,091,739

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.4%
Biotechnology
4.8%
Health Care Distributors
8.5%
Pharmaceuticals
86.3%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Eli Lilly & Co.
19.9%
Novartis AG
9.7%
Novo Nordisk A/S
7.7%
Merck & Co., Inc.
7.4%
Pfizer, Inc.
5.1%
AbbVie, Inc.
4.8%
McKesson Corp.
4.8%
GSK PLC
4.7%
Johnson & Johnson
4.7%
Sanofi SA
4.4%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Real Assets ETF

Ticker: RAAX | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Real Assets ETF (the "Fund") (formerly known as VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF) for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

This report describes material changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Real Assets ETF
$43
0.39%
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted strong performance for the period, supported by strength across real assets as elevated inflation expectations, interest-rate uncertainty, and renewed demand for inflation-hedging investments drove investor interest in tangible assets.

  • Gold investments were the leading contributors, benefiting from a strong gold rally driven by inflation pressures, central bank demand, and heightened global uncertainty.

  • Broader commodity positions also helped performance; industrial metals, especially copper benefited from supply constraints and electrification demand.

  • Energy exposure had mixed performance; gains in certain segments were offset by headwinds from OPEC+ supply decisions, policy volatility, and cost pressures in drilling operations.

  • A few materials and infrastructure holdings lagged, weighed by soft global growth indicators, tariff risks, and sector cyclicality.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (4/9/2018).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
Apr 18
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Apr 18
$10,298
$10,139
$10,190
May 18
$10,389
$10,383
$10,334
Jun 18
$10,203
$10,447
$9,973
Jul 18
$10,207
$10,836
$9,760
Aug 18
$10,115
$11,189
$9,588
Sep 18
$10,083
$11,253
$9,771
Oct 18
$9,762
$10,483
$9,561
Nov 18
$9,790
$10,697
$9,506
Dec 18
$9,900
$9,731
$8,852
Jan 19
$9,968
$10,511
$9,334
Feb 19
$9,968
$10,848
$9,428
Mar 19
$10,072
$11,059
$9,411
Apr 19
$9,968
$11,507
$9,372
May 19
$9,633
$10,776
$9,057
Jun 19
$10,192
$11,535
$9,299
Jul 19
$10,203
$11,701
$9,237
Aug 19
$10,082
$11,516
$9,023
Sep 19
$10,086
$11,731
$9,129
Oct 19
$10,135
$11,985
$9,313
Nov 19
$9,992
$12,420
$9,075
Dec 19
$10,518
$12,795
$9,532
Jan 20
$10,278
$12,790
$8,831
Feb 20
$9,502
$11,737
$8,386
Mar 20
$7,808
$10,288
$7,312
Apr 20
$7,860
$11,606
$7,200
May 20
$7,908
$12,159
$7,512
Jun 20
$7,960
$12,401
$7,683
Jul 20
$8,484
$13,100
$8,122
Aug 20
$8,679
$14,042
$8,671
Sep 20
$8,238
$13,508
$8,381
Oct 20
$8,114
$13,149
$8,499
Nov 20
$9,034
$14,588
$8,797
Dec 20
$9,074
$15,149
$9,235
Jan 21
$9,729
$14,996
$9,477
Feb 21
$10,177
$15,410
$10,090
Mar 21
$10,410
$16,085
$9,874
Apr 21
$10,826
$16,943
$10,692
May 21
$11,135
$17,062
$10,984
Jun 21
$11,151
$17,460
$11,187
Jul 21
$11,208
$17,875
$11,393
Aug 21
$11,169
$18,418
$11,359
Sep 21
$11,048
$17,562
$11,925
Oct 21
$11,869
$18,792
$12,233
Nov 21
$11,265
$18,662
$11,338
Dec 21
$11,690
$19,498
$11,738
Jan 22
$11,689
$18,489
$12,769
Feb 22
$12,274
$17,935
$13,564
Mar 22
$13,190
$18,601
$14,737
Apr 22
$12,772
$16,979
$15,347
May 22
$12,972
$17,010
$15,581
Jun 22
$11,610
$15,606
$13,902
Jul 22
$11,949
$17,045
$14,495
Aug 22
$11,712
$16,350
$14,508
Sep 22
$10,749
$14,844
$13,331
Oct 22
$11,516
$16,046
$13,597
Nov 22
$12,252
$16,943
$13,969
Dec 22
$11,904
$15,967
$13,627
Jan 23
$12,591
$16,970
$13,560
Feb 23
$11,887
$16,556
$12,923
Mar 23
$12,106
$17,164
$12,897
Apr 23
$12,193
$17,432
$12,800
May 23
$11,529
$17,507
$12,078
Jun 23
$11,993
$18,664
$12,566
Jul 23
$12,680
$19,264
$13,352
Aug 23
$12,455
$18,957
$13,250
Sep 23
$12,141
$18,053
$13,158
Oct 23
$12,037
$17,674
$13,193
Nov 23
$12,436
$19,288
$12,896
Dec 23
$12,635
$20,164
$12,549
Jan 24
$12,419
$20,503
$12,599
Feb 24
$12,565
$21,598
$12,414
Mar 24
$13,422
$22,293
$12,824
Apr 24
$13,308
$21,382
$13,169
May 24
$13,562
$22,442
$13,400
Jun 24
$13,528
$23,248
$13,194
Jul 24
$13,930
$23,531
$12,662
Aug 24
$14,052
$24,101
$12,668
Sep 24
$14,369
$24,616
$13,284
Oct 24
$14,594
$24,393
$13,038
Nov 24
$14,992
$25,825
$13,091
Dec 24
$14,203
$25,209
$13,224
Jan 25
$14,849
$25,911
$13,747
Feb 25
$14,947
$25,573
$13,854
Mar 25
$15,406
$24,132
$14,398
Apr 25
$15,043
$23,968
$13,706
May 25
$15,407
$25,477
$13,627
Jun 25
$15,900
$26,773
$13,955
Jul 25
$16,048
$27,374
$13,892
Aug 25
$16,622
$27,928
$14,160
Sep 25
$17,408
$28,948
$14,464

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
Life*
VanEck Real Assets ETF
21.15%
16.14%
7.70%
Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return
8.88%
11.53%
5.06%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
16.47%
15.28%

* Inception of Fund: 04/09/2018

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$174,593,394
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings13
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate11%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$337,194

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.5%
Gold and Gold Equities
26.8%
Income Assets
30.2%
Resource Assets
42.5%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

VanEck Merk Gold ETF
23.1%
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
19.8%
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF
12.5%
VanEck Energy Income ETF
11.2%
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
9.5%
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
7.9%
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF
6.5%
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF
4.1%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
3.2%
Invesco Water Resources ETF
1.2%

Material Fund Changes 

The following material fund change occurred during the period ended September 30, 2025:

 

Effective December 30, 2024, the Fund's name changed to VanEck Real Assets ETF and the Fund adopted an 80% policy to invest in exchange traded products that provide exposure to real assets.

The Fund's net expense ratio decreased to 0.39% for the year ended September 30, 2025 from 0.44% for the year ended September 30, 2024 primarily as a result of an increase in average net assets.

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Retail ETF

Ticker: RTH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Retail ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Retail ETF
$38
0.35%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Retail stocks advanced during the fiscal year amid resilient U.S. consumer spending, moderating inflation, and continued strength in e-commerce activity.

  • The Consumer Discretionary sector contributed most to performance. Amazon.com was the top contributor, benefiting from ongoing strength in e-commerce and cloud services, while O’Reilly Automotive added to returns on steady demand for auto parts and strong pricing power.

  • Offsetting factors included mixed performance among specialty retailers and department stores, where tighter household budgets and shifting spending patterns were weighed on discretionary categories.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® US Listed Retail 25 Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,447
$10,785
$10,449
Nov 15
$10,599
$10,696
$10,602
Dec 15
$10,799
$10,503
$10,804
Jan 16
$10,217
$9,869
$10,223
Feb 16
$10,188
$9,802
$10,190
Mar 16
$10,720
$10,528
$10,720
Apr 16
$10,578
$10,683
$10,579
May 16
$10,652
$10,697
$10,649
Jun 16
$10,756
$10,632
$10,752
Jul 16
$11,163
$11,090
$11,160
Aug 16
$10,984
$11,128
$10,977
Sep 16
$10,842
$11,196
$10,836
Oct 16
$10,428
$11,006
$10,422
Nov 16
$10,814
$11,089
$10,805
Dec 16
$10,736
$11,329
$10,723
Jan 17
$10,844
$11,639
$10,831
Feb 17
$11,190
$11,965
$11,176
Mar 17
$11,175
$12,112
$11,159
Apr 17
$11,503
$12,300
$11,487
May 17
$11,717
$12,572
$11,688
Jun 17
$11,373
$12,629
$11,346
Jul 17
$11,558
$12,982
$11,531
Aug 17
$11,192
$13,032
$11,162
Sep 17
$11,520
$13,283
$11,490
Oct 17
$11,545
$13,559
$11,516
Nov 17
$12,648
$13,822
$12,607
Dec 17
$13,121
$14,045
$13,084
Jan 18
$14,577
$14,837
$14,533
Feb 18
$13,897
$14,214
$13,855
Mar 18
$13,393
$13,910
$13,351
Apr 18
$13,873
$14,042
$13,829
May 18
$13,815
$14,060
$13,766
Jun 18
$14,388
$13,984
$14,340
Jul 18
$14,805
$14,406
$14,755
Aug 18
$15,909
$14,519
$15,849
Sep 18
$16,014
$14,582
$15,955
Oct 18
$14,832
$13,489
$14,781
Nov 18
$14,878
$13,686
$14,823
Dec 18
$13,646
$12,722
$13,594
Jan 19
$14,685
$13,727
$14,629
Feb 19
$14,847
$14,094
$14,788
Mar 19
$15,228
$14,271
$15,164
Apr 19
$15,716
$14,753
$15,650
May 19
$14,737
$13,878
$14,670
Jun 19
$15,825
$14,787
$15,752
Jul 19
$15,978
$14,830
$15,905
Aug 19
$16,357
$14,478
$16,278
Sep 19
$16,626
$14,783
$16,546
Oct 19
$16,910
$15,188
$16,828
Nov 19
$17,424
$15,558
$17,339
Dec 19
$17,622
$16,106
$17,534
Jan 20
$17,508
$15,928
$17,421
Feb 20
$16,472
$14,642
$16,388
Mar 20
$15,456
$12,665
$15,368
Apr 20
$17,717
$14,022
$17,616
May 20
$18,890
$14,632
$18,783
Jun 20
$19,414
$15,099
$19,305
Jul 20
$20,757
$15,898
$20,641
Aug 20
$22,300
$16,871
$22,175
Sep 20
$21,815
$16,327
$21,693
Oct 20
$21,144
$15,930
$21,026
Nov 20
$23,121
$17,894
$22,993
Dec 20
$23,147
$18,724
$23,010
Jan 21
$23,074
$18,639
$22,938
Feb 21
$22,646
$19,071
$22,512
Mar 21
$24,337
$19,580
$24,192
Apr 21
$25,609
$20,436
$25,459
May 21
$25,186
$20,754
$25,038
Jun 21
$25,891
$21,028
$25,739
Jul 21
$26,054
$21,173
$25,903
Aug 21
$26,741
$21,703
$26,585
Sep 21
$25,771
$20,806
$25,622
Oct 21
$27,507
$21,868
$27,350
Nov 21
$28,226
$21,342
$28,068
Dec 21
$28,921
$22,195
$28,761
Jan 22
$26,913
$21,105
$26,768
Feb 22
$26,110
$20,560
$25,969
Mar 22
$26,830
$21,005
$26,684
Apr 22
$25,327
$19,324
$25,191
May 22
$24,047
$19,347
$23,915
Jun 22
$22,613
$17,716
$22,488
Jul 22
$25,100
$18,953
$24,965
Aug 22
$24,673
$18,255
$24,533
Sep 22
$23,015
$16,508
$22,889
Oct 22
$24,207
$17,504
$24,076
Nov 22
$25,724
$18,862
$25,579
Dec 22
$23,849
$18,119
$23,715
Jan 23
$25,452
$19,418
$25,311
Feb 23
$23,963
$18,862
$23,831
Mar 23
$24,560
$19,443
$24,424
Apr 23
$24,879
$19,723
$24,742
May 23
$24,599
$19,511
$24,456
Jun 23
$26,254
$20,644
$26,110
Jul 23
$27,049
$21,400
$26,903
Aug 23
$26,511
$20,802
$26,358
Sep 23
$25,219
$19,942
$25,079
Oct 23
$25,226
$19,342
$25,082
Nov 23
$26,921
$21,127
$26,760
Dec 23
$28,623
$22,142
$28,442
Jan 24
$28,938
$22,272
$28,756
Feb 24
$31,214
$23,228
$31,021
Mar 24
$32,038
$23,957
$31,838
Apr 24
$30,056
$23,167
$29,872
May 24
$30,486
$24,108
$30,293
Jun 24
$31,226
$24,644
$31,037
Jul 24
$31,651
$25,042
$31,458
Aug 24
$31,806
$25,678
$31,606
Sep 24
$33,171
$26,274
$32,970
Oct 24
$32,556
$25,685
$32,359
Nov 24
$35,279
$26,645
$35,062
Dec 24
$34,284
$26,015
$34,082
Jan 25
$36,649
$26,888
$36,432
Feb 25
$36,263
$26,726
$36,048
Mar 25
$34,566
$25,670
$34,361
Apr 25
$34,779
$25,909
$34,575
May 25
$36,032
$27,399
$35,823
Jun 25
$36,536
$28,629
$36,327
Jul 25
$36,940
$29,017
$36,727
Aug 25
$37,989
$29,734
$37,770
Sep 25
$38,425
$30,811
$38,209

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Retail ETF
15.84%
11.99%
14.41%
MVIS® US Listed Retail 25 Index
15.89%
11.99%
14.34%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$261,381,780
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings25
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate9%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$836,277

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Industrials
3.1%
Health Care
14.6%
Consumer Staples
25.4%
Consumer Discretionary
56.9%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Amazon.com, Inc.
19.0%
Walmart, Inc.
9.4%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
7.7%
The Home Depot, Inc.
7.7%
The TJX Companies, Inc.
5.2%
McKesson Corp.
4.9%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
4.6%
CVS Health Corp.
4.5%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
4.2%
AutoZone, Inc.
3.9%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Robotics ETF

Ticker: IBOT | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Robotics ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Robotics ETF
$51
0.47%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Global robotics and automation markets advanced over the fiscal year, supported by industrial demand, AI-driven innovation, and increased adoption of automation technologies.

  • Information Technology and Industrials sectors, the largest exposures in the Fund, contributed most to performance.

  • Top contributors were a mix of technology and industrial names led by NVIDIA, Siemens, ASML Holding, and ABB, which benefited from robust demand for automation hardware, semiconductor equipment, and AI-enabled control systems.

  • Detractors were concentrated in select technology names including Keyence and Dassault Systems, while industrial holdings generally outperformed amid steady capital investment and demand for factory automation. As a result, weakness in technology-oriented robotics firms had a smaller overall impact on Fund performance.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (4/5/2023).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
BlueStar Robotics Index
Apr 23
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Apr 23
$10,070
$10,168
$10,038
May 23
$10,583
$10,059
$10,583
Jun 23
$11,362
$10,643
$11,337
Jul 23
$11,414
$11,033
$11,414
Aug 23
$10,953
$10,724
$10,976
Sep 23
$10,218
$10,281
$10,250
Oct 23
$9,550
$9,972
$9,534
Nov 23
$10,780
$10,892
$10,801
Dec 23
$11,771
$11,415
$11,813
Jan 24
$11,758
$11,482
$11,847
Feb 24
$12,703
$11,975
$12,733
Mar 24
$13,057
$12,351
$13,084
Apr 24
$12,302
$11,943
$12,385
May 24
$12,996
$12,429
$13,024
Jun 24
$13,280
$12,705
$13,339
Jul 24
$13,184
$12,910
$13,286
Aug 24
$13,216
$13,238
$13,255
Sep 24
$13,299
$13,546
$13,346
Oct 24
$12,579
$13,242
$12,713
Nov 24
$12,896
$13,737
$12,964
Dec 24
$12,522
$13,412
$12,659
Jan 25
$13,094
$13,862
$13,227
Feb 25
$12,810
$13,778
$12,854
Mar 25
$11,985
$13,234
$12,021
Apr 25
$11,955
$13,357
$12,013
May 25
$12,916
$14,125
$13,037
Jun 25
$13,980
$14,759
$14,104
Jul 25
$14,142
$14,960
$14,324
Aug 25
$14,384
$15,329
$14,561
Sep 25
$15,217
$15,885
$15,339

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Robotics ETF
14.43%
18.39%
BlueStar Robotics Index
14.93%
18.76%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
20.44%

* Inception of Fund: 04/05/2023

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$21,199,164
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings63
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate25%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$68,842

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.2%
Health Care
1.4%
Energy
1.6%
Consumer Discretionary
3.3%
Industrials
36.1%
Information Technology
57.4%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

NVIDIA Corp.
6.0%
ABB Ltd.
5.7%
ASML Holding N.V.
5.6%
Autodesk, Inc.
4.9%
Emerson Electric Co.
4.7%
Keyence Corp.
4.0%
Denso Corp.
3.3%
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
3.2%
Dassault Systemes SE
2.5%
FANUC Corp.
2.3%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Ticker: SMH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
$41
0.35%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Semiconductor stocks rose strongly over the fiscal year, driven by robust demand for AI-related chips, cloud infrastructure, and advanced computing hardware.

  • The Information Technology sector contributed most to performance. NVIDIA was the top contributor, driven by strong demand for AI and data center chips, while Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor benefited from robust semiconductor design and foundry growth.

  • Performance was tempered by profit-taking across certain semiconductor equipment and memory names, as well as concerns about near-term supply chain normalization following a period of elevated demand.

How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV over the past 10 fiscal years.

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index
Sep 15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 15
$10,853
$10,785
$10,855
Nov 15
$11,147
$10,696
$11,142
Dec 15
$10,904
$10,503
$10,909
Jan 16
$10,170
$9,869
$10,177
Feb 16
$10,301
$9,802
$10,301
Mar 16
$11,251
$10,528
$11,257
Apr 16
$10,724
$10,683
$10,733
May 16
$11,619
$10,697
$11,620
Jun 16
$11,652
$10,632
$11,657
Jul 16
$12,976
$11,090
$12,983
Aug 16
$13,528
$11,128
$13,525
Sep 16
$14,173
$11,196
$14,191
Oct 16
$13,947
$11,006
$13,969
Nov 16
$14,506
$11,089
$14,517
Dec 16
$14,763
$11,329
$14,782
Jan 17
$15,358
$11,639
$15,381
Feb 17
$15,729
$11,965
$15,745
Mar 17
$16,417
$12,112
$16,438
Apr 17
$16,413
$12,300
$16,438
May 17
$17,698
$12,572
$17,716
Jun 17
$16,876
$12,629
$16,896
Jul 17
$17,671
$12,982
$17,698
Aug 17
$18,250
$13,032
$18,269
Sep 17
$19,224
$13,283
$19,249
Oct 17
$20,933
$13,559
$20,963
Nov 17
$20,649
$13,822
$20,670
Dec 17
$20,420
$14,045
$20,453
Jan 18
$22,243
$14,837
$22,280
Feb 18
$22,243
$14,214
$22,269
Mar 18
$21,792
$13,910
$21,821
Apr 18
$20,292
$14,042
$20,324
May 18
$22,383
$14,060
$22,403
Jun 18
$21,416
$13,984
$21,441
Jul 18
$22,237
$14,406
$22,266
Aug 18
$22,746
$14,519
$22,768
Sep 18
$22,224
$14,582
$22,246
Oct 18
$19,559
$13,489
$19,581
Nov 18
$20,006
$13,686
$20,028
Dec 18
$18,586
$12,722
$18,608
Jan 19
$20,559
$13,727
$20,586
Feb 19
$21,976
$14,094
$21,998
Mar 19
$22,632
$14,271
$22,653
Apr 19
$24,738
$14,753
$24,768
May 19
$20,920
$13,878
$20,934
Jun 19
$23,464
$14,787
$23,482
Jul 19
$24,907
$14,830
$24,933
Aug 19
$24,369
$14,478
$24,389
Sep 19
$25,357
$14,783
$25,378
Oct 19
$27,146
$15,188
$27,174
Nov 19
$28,290
$15,558
$28,316
Dec 19
$30,575
$16,106
$30,599
Jan 20
$29,730
$15,928
$29,758
Feb 20
$28,483
$14,642
$28,501
Mar 20
$25,296
$12,665
$25,299
Apr 20
$28,880
$14,022
$28,897
May 20
$30,551
$14,632
$30,560
Jun 20
$33,049
$15,099
$33,057
Jul 20
$35,935
$15,898
$35,946
Aug 20
$37,888
$16,871
$37,898
Sep 20
$37,681
$16,327
$37,688
Oct 20
$37,787
$15,930
$37,802
Nov 20
$44,995
$17,894
$45,011
Dec 20
$47,483
$18,724
$47,500
Jan 21
$49,289
$18,639
$49,318
Feb 21
$52,375
$19,071
$52,408
Mar 21
$52,933
$19,580
$52,971
Apr 21
$52,835
$20,436
$52,886
May 21
$54,162
$20,754
$54,214
Jun 21
$57,003
$21,028
$57,062
Jul 21
$57,287
$21,173
$57,358
Aug 21
$58,905
$21,703
$58,983
Sep 21
$55,744
$20,806
$55,821
Oct 21
$59,521
$21,868
$59,619
Nov 21
$66,371
$21,342
$66,494
Dec 21
$67,512
$22,195
$67,669
Jan 22
$60,210
$21,105
$60,358
Feb 22
$58,640
$20,560
$58,781
Mar 22
$58,906
$21,005
$59,057
Apr 22
$50,214
$19,324
$50,355
May 22
$53,397
$19,347
$53,544
Jun 22
$44,531
$17,716
$44,656
Jul 22
$51,862
$18,953
$52,022
Aug 22
$46,861
$18,255
$47,001
Sep 22
$40,471
$16,508
$40,595
Oct 22
$41,380
$17,504
$41,512
Nov 22
$49,775
$18,862
$49,930
Dec 22
$44,922
$18,119
$45,042
Jan 23
$52,449
$19,418
$52,598
Feb 23
$52,960
$18,862
$53,105
Mar 23
$58,246
$19,443
$58,410
Apr 23
$54,693
$19,723
$54,860
May 23
$63,757
$19,511
$63,953
Jun 23
$67,402
$20,644
$67,623
Jul 23
$71,031
$21,400
$71,277
Aug 23
$69,096
$20,802
$69,339
Sep 23
$64,141
$19,942
$64,367
Oct 23
$61,489
$19,342
$61,715
Nov 23
$71,002
$21,127
$71,272
Dec 23
$77,812
$22,142
$78,125
Jan 24
$82,710
$22,272
$83,059
Feb 24
$94,280
$23,228
$94,692
Mar 24
$100,149
$23,957
$100,596
Apr 24
$95,285
$23,167
$95,743
May 24
$106,941
$24,108
$107,460
Jun 24
$116,028
$24,644
$116,621
Jul 24
$109,980
$25,042
$110,568
Aug 24
$108,335
$25,678
$108,932
Sep 24
$109,208
$26,274
$109,824
Oct 24
$107,509
$25,685
$108,135
Nov 24
$107,765
$26,645
$108,417
Dec 24
$108,236
$26,015
$108,913
Jan 25
$108,904
$26,888
$109,608
Feb 25
$104,042
$26,726
$104,729
Mar 25
$94,431
$25,670
$95,054
Apr 25
$94,491
$25,909
$95,129
May 25
$107,085
$27,399
$107,836
Jun 25
$124,667
$28,629
$125,562
Jul 25
$129,013
$29,017
$129,964
Aug 25
$129,716
$29,734
$130,699
Sep 25
$145,919
$30,811
$147,061

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
33.62%
31.10%
30.74%
MVIS® US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index
33.91%
31.30%
30.84%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
11.91%

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$31,959,307,386
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate12%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$83,935,522

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Application Software
6.1%
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
21.3%
Semiconductors
72.5%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

NVIDIA Corp.
19.3%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
9.8%
Broadcom, Inc.
8.2%
ASML Holding N.V.
5.6%
Intel Corp.
5.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.
5.2%
Lam Research Corp.
5.1%
Micron Technology, Inc.
4.9%
KLA Corp.
4.7%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
4.6%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Social Sentiment ETF

Ticker: BUZZ | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
$102
0.76%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • The Fund posted strong performance during the period as companies with positive social sentiment performed particularly well in a market environment that benefited high beta exposure.

  • The Fund’s exposure to the information technology, financials, and communication services sectors contributed the most during the period.

  • The largest individual contributors were Robinhood Markets, Palantir Technologies, and Strategy, Inc.

  • The real estate and materials sectors contributed the least, while energy was the only sector to detract.

  • The leading individual detractors were Trump Media & Technology Group, MARA Holdings, and Viking Therapeutics.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (3/2/2021).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index
Mar 21
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Mar 21
$9,656
$10,278
$9,649
Apr 21
$9,913
$10,827
$9,912
May 21
$9,891
$10,902
$9,895
Jun 21
$10,693
$11,157
$10,704
Jul 21
$10,168
$11,422
$10,183
Aug 21
$10,550
$11,769
$10,571
Sep 21
$9,862
$11,222
$9,888
Oct 21
$10,464
$12,008
$10,497
Nov 21
$10,095
$11,925
$10,132
Dec 21
$9,327
$12,459
$9,367
Jan 22
$7,819
$11,814
$7,858
Feb 22
$7,548
$11,461
$7,589
Mar 22
$7,748
$11,886
$7,791
Apr 22
$6,127
$10,850
$6,167
May 22
$5,982
$10,870
$6,022
Jun 22
$5,165
$9,972
$5,196
Jul 22
$5,924
$10,892
$5,961
Aug 22
$5,712
$10,448
$5,747
Sep 22
$5,095
$9,486
$5,127
Oct 22
$5,451
$10,253
$5,486
Nov 22
$5,573
$10,826
$5,610
Dec 22
$4,881
$10,203
$4,914
Jan 23
$5,788
$10,844
$5,829
Feb 23
$5,698
$10,579
$5,736
Mar 23
$5,990
$10,968
$6,032
Apr 23
$5,764
$11,139
$5,804
May 23
$6,188
$11,187
$6,231
Jun 23
$6,604
$11,926
$6,653
Jul 23
$7,221
$12,310
$7,278
Aug 23
$6,565
$12,114
$6,620
Sep 23
$6,188
$11,536
$6,244
Oct 23
$5,802
$11,293
$5,856
Nov 23
$6,751
$12,325
$6,813
Dec 23
$7,540
$12,885
$7,614
Jan 24
$7,266
$13,101
$7,340
Feb 24
$8,215
$13,801
$8,300
Mar 24
$8,656
$14,245
$8,747
Apr 24
$7,940
$13,663
$8,025
May 24
$8,375
$14,341
$8,457
Jun 24
$8,574
$14,855
$8,638
Jul 24
$8,615
$15,036
$8,682
Aug 24
$8,449
$15,401
$8,519
Sep 24
$8,687
$15,730
$8,764
Oct 24
$8,796
$15,587
$8,880
Nov 24
$10,262
$16,502
$10,363
Dec 24
$10,086
$16,108
$10,193
Jan 25
$10,348
$16,557
$10,464
Feb 25
$9,958
$16,341
$10,074
Mar 25
$9,051
$15,420
$9,160
Apr 25
$9,606
$15,316
$9,728
May 25
$10,900
$16,280
$11,042
Jun 25
$12,278
$17,108
$12,443
Jul 25
$13,061
$17,492
$13,240
Aug 25
$13,014
$17,846
$13,199
Sep 25
$14,593
$18,498
$14,801

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
Life*
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
67.98%
8.60%
BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index
68.89%
8.94%
S&P 500 Index
17.60%
14.37%

* Inception of Fund: 03/02/2021

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$115,128,186
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings76
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate202%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$499,817

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Other Investments
1.5%
Consumer Staples
3.2%
Industrials
6.1%
Health Care
8.3%
Financials
11.3%
Communication Services
13.4%
Consumer Discretionary
15.7%
Information Technology
40.4%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Intel Corp.
3.8%
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
3.6%
Nebius Group NV
3.5%
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
3.4%
Tesla, Inc.
3.3%
Palantir Technologies, Inc.
3.1%
Apple, Inc.
3.1%
GameStop Corp.
3.1%
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
3.1%
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3.0%

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Technology TruSector ETF

Ticker: TRUT | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Technology TruSector ETF (the "Fund") for the period August 20, 2025 (inception of Fund) to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

This report describes material changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the period?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Technology TruSector ETF
$1Footnote Reference(b)
0.10%Footnote Reference(c)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
Footnote(b)
Expenses for a full year would be higher than the amount shown.
Footnote(c)
Annualized

How did the Fund perform during the period?

  • Technology stocks advanced strongly over the period from the Fund’s inception, fueled by accelerating AI adoption, enterprise cloud demand, and renewed investor interest in high-growth software and semiconductor companies. The underlying sector benchmark, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK), also delivered strong gains, driven by broad strength in large-cap technology names.

  • NVIDIA was the top contributor, benefiting from exceptional demand for AI and data center chips, while Broadcom and Microsoft also added meaningfully on strength in semiconductor solutions and enterprise software.

  • Performance was partially offset by profit-taking in certain high-growth software and cybersecurity names, as elevated valuations and higher interest rates led to short-term volatility late in the period.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (8/20/2025).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
S&P 500 Index
MarketVector™ Top US Profitable Technology Companies Index
Aug-25
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Aug-25
$10,092
$10,105
$10,097
Sep-25
$10,816
$10,473
$10,857

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
Life*
VanEck Technology TruSector ETF
8.16%
MarketVector™ Top US Profitable Technology Companies Index
8.57%
S&P 500 Index
4.73%

* Inception of Fund: 08/20/2025. Returns are not annualized.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$13,841,674
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings66
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate2%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$820

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Exchange Traded Fund
43.2%
Information Technology
56.7%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
43.2%
NVIDIA Corp.
16.5%
Microsoft Corp.
14.0%
Apple, Inc.
13.7%
Broadcom, Inc.
5.6%
Oracle Corp.
0.8%
Palantir Technologies, Inc.
0.5%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
0.3%
International Business Machines Corp.
0.3%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
0.3%

Material Fund Changes 

The following material fund change occurred during the period ended September 30, 2025:

 

Effective September 8, 2025, the Fund's management fee rate was reduced from 0.12% to 0.10%. Additionally, the Fund changed its distribution frequency from annually to quarterly.

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

Ticker: ESPO | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Shareholder Report - September 30, 2025

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This annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/etf-mutual-fund-finder/etfs/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800.826.2333 or [email protected].

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
$72
0.55%

How did the Fund perform last year?

  • Video gaming and esports equities delivered positive gains for the fiscal year, supported by healthy engagement trends and improving monetization across leading titles and platforms.

  • Communication Services securities drove results, led by Roblox, Nintendo and Netease.

  • AppLovin was the largest individual contributor to Fund performance as its share price more than quintupled during the fiscal year offsetting what was otherwise a lackluster year for Technology sector names. AppLovin benefited from the integration of AI-driven advertising optimization, which enhanced monetization efficiency.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund at NAV since inception (10/16/2018).

Cumulative Performance Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Fund
MSCI ACWI Index
MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index
Oct 18
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Oct 18
$8,999
$9,676
$9,058
Nov 18
$9,119
$9,818
$9,175
Dec 18
$8,714
$9,126
$8,791
Jan 19
$9,628
$9,847
$9,711
Feb 19
$9,421
$10,110
$9,504
Mar 19
$10,240
$10,237
$10,327
Apr 19
$10,629
$10,583
$10,728
May 19
$10,247
$9,955
$10,379
Jun 19
$10,781
$10,607
$10,897
Jul 19
$10,825
$10,638
$10,994
Aug 19
$10,905
$10,386
$11,050
Sep 19
$10,931
$10,604
$11,068
Oct 19
$11,099
$10,894
$11,245
Nov 19
$11,587
$11,160
$11,745
Dec 19
$12,339
$11,553
$12,532
Jan 20
$12,502
$11,426
$12,751
Feb 20
$12,485
$10,503
$12,633
Mar 20
$12,531
$9,085
$12,738
Apr 20
$13,595
$10,058
$13,836
May 20
$15,336
$10,496
$15,521
Jun 20
$16,821
$10,831
$17,061
Jul 20
$18,302
$11,404
$18,593
Aug 20
$20,067
$12,102
$20,405
Sep 20
$19,922
$11,712
$20,197
Oct 20
$19,377
$11,427
$19,688
Nov 20
$21,222
$12,835
$21,591
Dec 20
$22,733
$13,431
$23,142
Jan 21
$23,545
$13,370
$23,971
Feb 21
$23,402
$13,680
$23,788
Mar 21
$22,161
$14,045
$22,519
Apr 21
$22,985
$14,659
$23,458
May 21
$22,977
$14,888
$23,514
Jun 21
$23,614
$15,084
$24,111
Jul 21
$22,010
$15,188
$22,483
Aug 21
$22,416
$15,568
$22,903
Sep 21
$21,147
$14,925
$21,682
Oct 21
$22,483
$15,686
$23,021
Nov 21
$23,671
$15,309
$24,261
Dec 21
$22,259
$15,921
$22,835
Jan 22
$20,880
$15,139
$21,270
Feb 22
$20,364
$14,748
$20,857
Mar 22
$19,563
$15,068
$20,181
Apr 22
$16,820
$13,862
$17,372
May 22
$17,602
$13,878
$18,131
Jun 22
$15,943
$12,708
$16,376
Jul 22
$16,876
$13,595
$17,432
Aug 22
$15,900
$13,095
$16,499
Sep 22
$13,656
$11,841
$14,156
Oct 22
$13,437
$12,556
$13,925
Nov 22
$15,220
$13,530
$15,668
Dec 22
$14,596
$12,997
$15,163
Jan 23
$16,531
$13,929
$17,116
Feb 23
$15,775
$13,530
$16,382
Mar 23
$17,923
$13,947
$18,592
Apr 23
$17,268
$14,147
$17,885
May 23
$17,828
$13,996
$18,533
Jun 23
$18,904
$14,808
$19,614
Jul 23
$19,938
$15,351
$20,710
Aug 23
$18,401
$14,922
$19,162
Sep 23
$17,495
$14,305
$18,236
Oct 23
$16,962
$13,874
$17,608
Nov 23
$18,746
$15,155
$19,535
Dec 23
$19,470
$15,883
$20,293
Jan 24
$19,622
$15,976
$20,507
Feb 24
$21,147
$16,662
$22,057
Mar 24
$21,432
$17,185
$22,310
Apr 24
$20,623
$16,618
$21,611
May 24
$22,306
$17,293
$23,224
Jun 24
$22,891
$17,678
$23,911
Jul 24
$23,324
$17,963
$24,409
Aug 24
$24,236
$18,419
$25,316
Sep 24
$26,169
$18,847
$27,429
Oct 24
$25,498
$18,424
$26,789
Nov 24
$28,883
$19,113
$30,192
Dec 24
$28,645
$18,661
$30,122
Jan 25
$29,841
$19,287
$31,290
Feb 25
$31,174
$19,171
$32,617
Mar 25
$29,739
$18,414
$31,087
Apr 25
$32,522
$18,585
$34,111
May 25
$34,813
$19,654
$36,656
Jun 25
$37,476
$20,536
$39,363
Jul 25
$36,862
$20,815
$38,834
Aug 25
$39,151
$21,328
$41,226
Sep 25
$41,788
$22,101
$43,940

Average Annual Total Returns 

.
1 Year
5 Years
Life*
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
59.69%
15.97%
22.82%
MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index
60.20%
16.82%
23.71%
MSCI ACWI Index
17.27%
13.54%
12.08%

* Inception of Fund: 10/16/2018

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund may reflect temporary fee waivers, if applicable. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Visit vaneck.com for more recent performance information.

 

 

 

 

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$516,662,543
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate53%
  • Advisory Fees Paid$1,672,437

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.3%
Information Technology
5.9%
Consumer Discretionary
14.2%
Communication Services
79.6%

Top Ten Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)

Tencent Holdings Ltd.
8.2%
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
7.3%
Roblox Corp.
7.2%
NetEase, Inc.
6.7%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
6.4%
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
6.2%
GameStop Corp.
5.0%
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
4.9%
Capcom Co. Ltd.
4.4%
International Games System Co. Ltd.
4.4%

 

 

 

Householding 

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

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September 30, 2025

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

 

GPZ | Alternative Asset Manager ETF
BBH | Biotech ETF
PIT | Commodity Strategy ETF
TRUD | Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF
DAPP | Digital Transformation ETF
DURA | Durable High Dividend ETF
EINC | Energy Income ETF
EVX | Environmental Services ETF
SMHX | Fabless Semiconductor ETF
BJK | Gaming ETF
LFEQ | Long/Flat Trend ETF
MOTG | Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
MOTI | Morningstar International Moat ETF
SMOT | Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
MOAT | Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MVAL | Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF
PPH | Pharmaceutical ETF
RAAX | Real Assets ETF
RTH | Retail ETF
IBOT | Robotics ETF
SMH | Semiconductor ETF
BUZZ | Social Sentiment ETF
TRUT | Technology TruSector ETF
ESPO | Video Gaming and eSports ETF

 

     
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Schedule of Investments    
Alternative Asset Manager ETF   3
Biotech ETF   5
Commodity Strategy ETF   6
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF   8
Digital Transformation ETF   9
Durable High Dividend ETF   10
Energy Income ETF   12
Environmental Services ETF   13
Fabless Semiconductor ETF   14
Gaming ETF   15
Long/Flat Trend ETF   17
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   18
Morningstar International Moat ETF   20
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   22
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   25
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF   27
Pharmaceutical ETF   29
Real Assets ETF   30
Retail ETF   31
Robotics ETF   32
Semiconductor ETF   34
Social Sentiment ETF   35
Technology TruSector ETF   37
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   39
Statements of Assets and Liabilities   41
Statements of Operations   47
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   53
Financial Highlights    
Alternative Asset Manager ETF   65
Biotech ETF   66
Commodity Strategy ETF   67
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF   68
Digital Transformation ETF   69
Durable High Dividend ETF   70
Energy Income ETF   71
Environmental Services ETF   72
Fabless Semiconductor ETF   73
Gaming ETF   74
Long/Flat Trend ETF   75
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   76
Morningstar International Moat ETF   77
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   78
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   79
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF   80
Pharmaceutical ETF   81
Real Assets ETF   82
Retail ETF   83
Robotics ETF   84
Semiconductor ETF   85
Social Sentiment ETF   86
Technology TruSector ETF   87
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   88
Notes to Financial Statements   89
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   105
Tax Information   109
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants   111
Proxy Disclosures   111
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers and Others   111
Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts   112
 

VANECK ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGER ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Canada: 22.6%                
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (USD)     82,858     $ 4,717,935  
Brookfield Corp. (USD)     183,472       12,582,509  
Fairfax India Holdings Corp. (USD) 144A *     58,220       1,004,295  
Onex Corp.     47,919       4,252,923  
              22,557,662  
France: 3.2%                
Eurazeo SE     48,108       3,183,417  
                 
Sweden: 4.6%                
EQT AB     131,853       4,577,372  
                 
Switzerland: 4.5%                
Partners Group Holding AG     3,464       4,534,613  
                 
United Kingdom: 4.6%                
ICG PLC     154,612       4,646,646  
                 
United States: 60.5%                
Apollo Global Management, Inc.     61,352       8,176,381  
Ares Management Corp.     40,114       6,413,827  
Blackstone, Inc.     69,013       11,790,871  
Blue Owl Capital, Inc.     247,878       4,196,575  
Bridgepoint Group PLC (GBP) 144A     407,363       1,672,658  
Carlyle Group, Inc.     70,306       4,408,186  
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.     129,247       1,512,190  
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.     72,894       2,237,846  
Hamilton Lane, Inc.     29,091       3,921,176  
KKR & Co., Inc.     73,603       9,564,710  
StepStone Group, Inc.     33,926       2,215,707  
TPG, Inc.     76,931       4,419,686  
              60,529,813  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $101,457,044)
            100,029,523  
                 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $101,457,044)
            100,029,523  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%           42,968  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 100,072,491  

 

 

Definitions:

 

GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $2,676,953, or 2.7% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

VANECK ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGER ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Canada   $ 22,557,662     $     $     $ 22,557,662  
France           3,183,417             3,183,417  
Sweden           4,577,372             4,577,372  
Switzerland           4,534,613             4,534,613  
United Kingdom           4,646,646             4,646,646  
United States     60,529,813                   60,529,813  
Total Investments   $ 83,087,475     $ 16,942,048     $     $ 100,029,523  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

VANECK BIOTECH ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
China: 4.7%                
BeOne Medicines Ltd. (ADR) * †     47,784     $ 16,280,009  
                 
Germany: 2.4%                
BioNTech SE (ADR) *     84,211       8,304,889  
                 
Ireland: 3.4%                
ICON PLC (USD) *     67,108       11,743,900  
                 
United States: 89.5%                
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     36,865       16,810,440  
Amgen, Inc.     158,097       44,614,973  
Argenx SE (ADR) *     22,678       16,726,386  
Biogen, Inc. *     82,565       11,565,705  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *     95,923       5,195,190  
Bio-Techne Corp.     101,725       5,658,962  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. *     29,503       4,616,039  
Exact Sciences Corp. *     91,138       4,986,160  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     385,503       42,790,833  
Illumina, Inc. *     92,139       8,750,441  
Incyte Corp. *     92,232       7,822,196  
Insmed, Inc. *     106,702       15,366,155  
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *     84,685       16,085,069  
Moderna, Inc. *     247,380       6,389,825  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Natera, Inc. *     89,757     $ 14,448,184  
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. *     63,060       8,852,363  
QIAGEN NV †     140,383       6,272,313  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     31,127       17,501,778  
Repligen Corp. *     33,214       4,439,715  
Tempus AI, Inc. *     82,736       6,677,623  
United Therapeutics Corp. *     29,577       12,398,974  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     84,022       32,906,376  
              310,875,700  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $356,820,871)
            347,204,498  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.0%          
Money Market Fund: 0.0%
(Cost: $321)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a) 321       321  
             
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $356,821,192)
            347,204,819  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%           126,965  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 347,331,784  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $17,211,474.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 347,204,498     $     $     $ 347,204,498  
Money Market Fund     321                   321  
Total Investments   $ 347,204,819     $     $     $ 347,204,819  
   
* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

VANECK COMMODITY STRATEGY ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Short-Term Investments: 93.3%                
United States Treasury Obligations: 93.3%          
United States Treasury Bills (y)                
4.07%, 12/04/25 #   $ 23,970     $ 23,804,112  
4.20%, 11/18/25 #     17,167       17,075,786  
              40,879,898  
Total Short-Term Investments: 93.3%
(Cost: $40,872,891)
      40,879,898  
Other assets less liabilities: 6.7%             2,946,866  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 43,826,764  

 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(y) Rate shown is the calculated yield to maturity
# All or a portion of these securities are held at the broker for futures collateral. Total value of securities held at the broker is $6,409,150.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Reference Entity   Type   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration Date   Notional
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Brent Crude Oil   Long   62   10/31/25    $ 4,093,860     $ (61,453 )
Cattle Feeder   Long   6   10/30/25     1,083,075       (6,568 )
Cocoa   Long   8   12/15/25     539,920       (142,749 )
Coffee C   Long   10   09/18/26     1,218,000       111,726  
Copper   Long   26   12/29/25     3,156,725       215,154  
Corn   Long   17   12/12/25     353,175       9,870  
FCOJ-A   Long   9   11/07/25     328,793       (4,885 )
Gasoline RBOB   Long   41   10/31/25     3,310,201       (35,461 )
Gold 100 OZ   Long   24   12/29/25     9,295,680       441,806  
Lean Hogs   Long   32   12/12/25     1,135,680       27,374  
Live Cattle   Long   18   06/30/26     1,667,160       140,210  
LME Copper   Long   3   10/13/25     768,184       39,585  
LME Copper   Long   3   11/17/25     769,352       580  
LME Primary Aluminium   Long   25   10/13/25     1,676,750       48,172  
LME Primary Aluminium   Long   25   11/17/25     1,675,731       20,655  
LME Tin   Long   2   10/13/25     354,830       10,034  
LME Tin   Long   2   11/17/25     355,130       11,218  
LME Zinc   Long   27   10/13/25     2,021,180       139,086  
LME Zinc   Long   27   11/17/25     2,009,009       38,150  
Low Sulphur Gasoil   Long   13   11/12/25     893,100       (13,388 )
Natural Gas   Long   21   10/29/25     693,630       9,812  
NY Harbor ULSD   Long   36   10/31/25     3,514,039       30,264  
Platinum   Long   5   01/28/26     401,425       41,997  
Silver   Long   9   12/29/25     2,098,800       357,469  
Soybean   Long   16   11/14/25     801,400       6,939  
Soybean Oil   Long   14   12/12/25     415,716       (17,810 )
WTI Crude   Long   62   11/20/25     3,841,520       (112,090 )
LME Copper   Short   3   10/13/25     768,184       (656 )
LME Primary Aluminium   Short   25   10/13/25     1,676,750       (22,051 )
LME Tin   Short   2   10/13/25     354,830       (11,478 )
LME Zinc   Short   27   10/13/25     2,021,180       (41,109 )
Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts             $ 1,230,403  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
United States Treasury Obligations   $     $ 40,879,898     $     $ 40,879,898  
                                 
Other Financial Instruments:                                
Assets                                
Futures Contracts   $ 1,230,403     $     $     $ 1,230,403  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

VANECK CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 29.0%                
Automobiles & Components: 6.1%                
Tesla, Inc. *     573     $ 254,825  
                 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 22.3%  
Amazon.com, Inc. *     3,853       846,002  
The Home Depot, Inc.     206       83,469  
              929,471  
Consumer Services: 0.6%                
McDonald’s Corp.     77       23,400  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,181,906)
            1,207,696  
                 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 70.9%(a)
(Cost: $2,880,271)
               
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund     12,309       2,949,729  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $4,062,177)
            4,157,425  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             4,015  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 4,161,440  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
(a) The underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov or on the fund’s webpage.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 1,207,696     $     $     $ 1,207,696  
Exchange Traded Fund     2,949,729                   2,949,729  
Total Investments   $ 4,157,425     $     $     $ 4,157,425  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

VANECK DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Australia: 6.8%                
IREN Ltd. (USD) * †     466,928     $ 21,912,931  
                 
Canada: 4.1%                
Hut 8 Corp. (USD) * †     380,515       13,245,727  
                 
Cayman Islands: 4.4%                
Bullish (USD) *     223,810       14,236,554  
                 
China: 2.3%                
OSL Group Ltd. (HKD) * †     3,847,000       7,416,365  
                 
Japan: 3.0%                
Metaplanet, Inc. *     2,430,500       9,563,799  
                 
Singapore: 3.4%                
Bitdeer Technologies Group (USD) * †     643,666       11,000,252  
                 
United States: 75.9%                
Applied Digital Corp. * †     693,586       15,910,863  
Bit Digital, Inc. * †     2,395,991       7,187,973  
BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. *     516,643       26,829,270  
Block, Inc. *     248,402       17,952,013  
Cipher Mining, Inc. * †     1,148,978       14,465,633  
Circle Internet Group, Inc. *     149,629       19,837,813  
Cleanspark, Inc. * †     1,174,177       17,025,567  
Coinbase Global, Inc. *     66,404       22,410,686  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Core Scientific, Inc. *     736,523     $ 13,213,223  
Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. *     228,931       8,326,220  
Galaxy Digital, Inc. *     451,568       15,267,514  
Gemini Space Station, Inc. * †     124,825       2,990,807  
MARA Holdings, Inc. * †     742,556       13,559,073  
Riot Platforms, Inc. *     797,899       15,184,018  
Strategy, Inc. *     64,134       20,664,616  
Terawulf, Inc. * †     1,116,296       12,748,100  
              243,573,389  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $260,046,375)
            320,949,017  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 7.9%          
Money Market Fund: 7.9%
(Cost: $25,392,112)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     25,392,112       25,392,112  
                 
Total Investments: 107.8%
(Cost: $285,438,487)
            346,341,129  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (7.8)%       (25,050,057)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 321,291,072  

 

 

Definitions:

 

HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $88,433,340.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $ 21,912,931     $     $     $ 21,912,931  
Canada     13,245,727                   13,245,727  
Cayman Islands     14,236,554                   14,236,554  
China           7,416,365             7,416,365  
Japan           9,563,799             9,563,799  
Singapore     11,000,252                   11,000,252  
United States     243,573,389                   243,573,389  
Money Market Fund     25,392,112                   25,392,112  
Total Investments   $ 329,360,965     $ 16,980,164     $     $ 346,341,129  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

VANECK DURABLE HIGH DIVIDEND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.5%                
Automobiles & Components: 0.0%                
Gentex Corp.     902     $ 25,527  
                 
Capital Goods: 3.2%                
A.O. Smith Corp.     536       39,348  
General Dynamics Corp.     1,125       383,625  
Honeywell International, Inc.     3,423       720,542  
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     823       251,352  
              1,394,867  
Commercial & Professional Services: 1.4%      
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     2,092       614,002  
                 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 1.4%      
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     2,443       613,950  
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 0.2%                
Hasbro, Inc.     1,185       89,882  
                 
Consumer Services: 5.0%                
McDonald’s Corp.     4,096       1,244,734  
Starbucks Corp.     8,432       713,347  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     336       26,846  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,339       203,528  
              2,188,455  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 0.6%      
Sysco Corp.     3,104       255,583  
                 
Energy: 15.5%                
Chevron Corp.     14,053       2,182,291  
ConocoPhillips     10,909       1,031,882  
EOG Resources, Inc.     4,548       509,922  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     19,812       2,233,803  
ONEOK, Inc.     9,091       663,370  
Targa Resources Corp.     1,208       202,388  
              6,823,656  
Financial Services: 4.6%                
BlackRock, Inc.     664       774,138  
Blackstone, Inc.     4,649       794,282  
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     240       15,746  
Franklin Resources, Inc.     3,738       86,460  
Invesco Ltd.     3,298       75,656  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     2,638       270,764  
              2,017,046  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 19.9%                
Altria Group, Inc.     26,692       1,763,273  
General Mills, Inc.     6,738       339,730  
Hershey Co.     1,104       206,503  
Ingredion, Inc.     395       48,233  
Kellanova     2,006       164,532  
McCormick & Co., Inc.     1,624       108,662  
PepsiCo, Inc.     13,579       1,907,035  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     13,218       2,143,960  
The Coca-Cola Co.     29,536       1,958,828  
Tyson Foods, Inc.     2,491       135,261  
              8,776,017  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 4.5%          
Abbott Laboratories     7,815     $ 1,046,741  
Medtronic PLC     9,926       945,352  
              1,992,093  
Household & Personal Products: 2.9%                
Clorox Co.     1,236       152,399  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     5,030       402,098  
Kenvue, Inc.     19,809       321,500  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     3,258       405,100  
              1,281,097  
Insurance: 0.5%                
American International Group, Inc.     2,877       225,960  
                 
Materials: 1.0%                
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     1,403       382,626  
Avery Dennison Corp.     428       69,409  
              452,035  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 14.9%      
Amgen, Inc.     4,614       1,302,071  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     8,593       953,823  
Johnson & Johnson     12,139       2,250,813  
Merck & Co., Inc.     23,717       1,990,568  
Royalty Pharma PLC     2,185       77,087  
              6,574,362  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 5.3%                
Qualcomm, Inc.     5,933       987,014  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,491       114,777  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     6,810       1,251,201  
              2,352,992  
Software & Services: 0.3%                
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     2,181       146,280  
                 
Telecommunication Services: 5.0%                
Verizon Communications, Inc.     49,860       2,191,347  
                 
Transportation: 2.8%                
Norfolk Southern Corp.     1,135       340,965  
Union Pacific Corp.     3,772       891,588  
              1,232,553  
Utilities: 10.5%                
Alliant Energy Corp.     2,041       137,584  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     4,563       513,337  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     1,134       157,841  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     3,227       324,378  
Dominion Energy, Inc.     10,057       615,187  
Duke Energy Corp.     6,958       861,052  
Essential Utilities, Inc.     2,203       87,900  
Evergy, Inc.     2,218       168,612  
Exelon Corp.     9,497       427,460  
FirstEnergy Corp.     5,308       243,213  
MGE Energy, Inc.     205       17,257  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     968       46,609  
Portland General Electric Co.      1,349       59,356  
PPL Corp.     5,372       199,624  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

10 

 

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Utilities (continued)                
Sempra     5,320     $ 478,694  
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     2,580       295,642  
              4,633,746  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $43,814,754)
            43,881,450  
                 
Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $43,814,754)
            43,881,450  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.5%             234,311  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 44,115,761  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $34,364.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 43,881,450     $     $     $ 43,881,450  
   
* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

11 

VANECK ENERGY INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 77.8%                
Energy: 73.3%                
Antero Midstream Corp.     111,797     $ 2,173,334  
Archrock, Inc.     51,977       1,367,515  
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     21,173       4,975,231  
DT Midstream, Inc.     30,133       3,406,837  
Enbridge, Inc.     118,044       5,956,500  
Gibson Energy, Inc. †     56,206       1,044,801  
Hess Midstream LP     22,003       760,204  
Keyera Corp.     91,782       3,079,185  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     157,115       4,447,926  
Kinetik Holdings, Inc.     18,173       776,714  
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.     23,431       866,244  
NextDecade Corp. * †     51,217       347,763  
ONEOK, Inc.     53,760       3,922,867  
Pembina Pipeline Corp.     83,325       3,371,330  
South Bow Corp. †     67,513       1,909,943  
Targa Resources Corp.     21,938       3,675,492  
TC Energy Corp.     89,707       4,880,958  
The Williams Companies, Inc.     97,613       6,183,784  
Venture Global, Inc.     45,995       652,669  
              53,799,297  
Utilities: 4.5%                
AltaGas Ltd.     107,016       3,297,295  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $52,241,194)
            57,096,592  
                 
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS: 22.2%          
Energy: 22.2%                
Cheniere Energy Partners LP     10,833       583,032  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Energy (continued)                
Delek Logistics Partners LP     4,188     $ 190,721  
Energy Transfer LP     185,210       3,178,204  
Enterprise Products Partners LP     101,939       3,187,633  
Genesis Energy LP     18,152       303,320  
MPLX LP     64,760       3,234,762  
Plains All American Pipeline LP     112,148       1,913,245  
Plains GP Holdings LP     49,234       898,028  
Sunoco LP     21,019       1,051,160  
Western Midstream Partners LP     43,649       1,714,969  
                 
Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost: $15,062,153)
            16,255,074  
                 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $67,303,347)
      73,351,666  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.5%          
Money Market Fund: 2.5%
(Cost: $1,845,081)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     1,845,081       1,845,081  
                 
Total Investments: 102.5%
(Cost: $69,148,428)
            75,196,747  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.5)%       (1,799,221)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 73,397,526  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,766,948.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 57,096,592     $     $     $ 57,096,592  
Master Limited Partnerships *     16,255,074                   16,255,074  
Money Market Fund     1,845,081                   1,845,081  
Total Investments   $ 75,196,747     $     $     $ 75,196,747  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

12 

VANECK ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Canada: 4.5%                
GFL Environmental, Inc. (USD)     87,916     $ 4,165,460  
                 
United States: 95.4%                
ABM Industries, Inc.     90,897       4,192,169  
Aris Water Solutions, Inc.     74,800       1,844,568  
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. *     46,867       4,446,741  
CECO Environmental Corp. *     83,596       4,280,115  
Clean Harbors, Inc. *     17,350       4,029,017  
Darling Ingredients, Inc. *     123,804       3,821,829  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     50,848       4,161,909  
Ecolab, Inc.     33,995       9,309,871  
Energy Recovery, Inc. *     123,573       1,905,496  
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. * †     61,513       1,689,147  
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. * †     220,289       2,224,919  
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. * †     311,106       4,091,044  
Republic Services, Inc.     39,868       9,148,909  
STERIS PLC     16,481       4,078,059  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Tennant Co.     22,287     $ 1,806,584  
Tetra Tech, Inc.     113,552       3,790,366  
Veralto Corp.     38,415       4,095,423  
Waste Connections, Inc.     52,038       9,148,280  
Waste Management, Inc.     41,829       9,237,098  
              87,301,544  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $81,906,450)
            91,467,004  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.5%          
Money Market Fund: 2.5%
(Cost: $2,247,557)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     2,247,557       2,247,557  
                 
Total Investments: 102.4%
(Cost: $84,154,007)
            93,714,561  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.4)%       (2,224,048)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 91,490,513  

 

 

Definitions:

 

USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $6,683,660.
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 91,467,004     $     $     $ 91,467,004  
Money Market Fund     2,247,557                   2,247,557  
Total Investments   $ 93,714,561     $     $     $ 93,714,561  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

13 

VANECK FABLESS SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Taiwan: 2.2%                
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)     38,624     $ 3,661,941  
                 
United Kingdom: 4.0%                
ARM Holdings PLC (ADR) * †     45,891       6,493,118  
                 
United States: 93.8%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     49,261       7,969,937  
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. *     74,626       2,179,079  
Ambarella, Inc. *     41,737       3,444,137  
Astera Labs, Inc. *     30,703       6,011,647  
Broadcom, Inc.     63,797       21,047,269  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     23,217       8,155,203  
Cirrus Logic, Inc. *     48,932       6,130,690  
Impinj, Inc. *     16,355       2,956,166  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. *     63,576     $ 4,661,392  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     105,416       8,862,323  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     8,272       7,615,534  
NVIDIA Corp.     177,281       33,077,090  
Power Integrations, Inc.     45,245       1,819,301  
Qualcomm, Inc.     49,445       8,225,670  
Rambus, Inc. *     88,102       9,180,229  
Semtech Corp. *     68,929       4,924,977  
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. *     21,657       2,839,882  
SiTime Corp. *     16,210       4,884,235  
Synaptics, Inc. *     21,731       1,485,097  
Synopsys, Inc. *     18,242       9,000,421  
              154,470,279  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $154,871,682)
            164,625,338  
                 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $154,871,682)
            164,625,338  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%             81,479  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 164,706,817  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,460,704.
* Non-income producing

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 164,625,338     $     $     $ 164,625,338  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

14 

VANECK GAMING ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Australia: 12.2%                
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     47,830     $ 2,217,728  
Lottery Corp. Ltd.     232,999       906,210  
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     255,024       173,465  
              3,297,403  
China: 7.4%                
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (HKD)     286,240       1,574,163  
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (ADR) *     28,479       261,153  
SJM Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * †     365,500       155,872  
              1,991,188  
France: 2.7%                
FDJ UNITED     21,620       725,551  
                 
Greece: 2.6%                
OPAP SA     29,848       696,869  
                 
Ireland: 7.2%                
Flutter Entertainment PLC (USD) *     7,617       1,934,718  
                 
Italy: 1.6%                
Lottomatica Group Spa     16,409       441,911  
                 
Japan: 2.9%                
Heiwa Corp. †     9,900       140,877  
Sankyo Co. Ltd.     36,595       636,653  
              777,530  
Macao: 3.9%                
Sands China Ltd. (HKD)     375,200       1,042,774  
                 
Malaysia: 4.0%                
Genting Bhd     363,400       252,317  
Genting Malaysia Bhd     515,498       257,266  
Genting Singapore Ltd. (SGD)     974,800       556,056  
              1,065,639  
South Korea: 1.1%                
Kangwon Land, Inc.     21,662       283,337  
                 
Sweden: 4.9%                
Evolution AB 144A     16,121       1,328,456  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Switzerland: 1.6%                
Sportradar Group AG (USD) *     16,337     $ 439,465  
                 
United Kingdom: 4.5%                
Brightstar Lottery PLC (USD) †     16,904       291,594  
Entain PLC     59,266       701,136  
Playtech PLC     46,709       232,035  
              1,224,765  
United States: 43.3%                
Boyd Gaming Corp.     7,431       642,410  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. *     20,702       559,472  
Churchill Downs, Inc.     9,627       933,915  
DraftKings, Inc. *     39,483       1,476,664  
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     25,969       1,210,415  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     30,528       1,642,101  
Light & Wonder, Inc. * †     8,788       737,665  
MGM Resorts International *     24,757       858,078  
Penn Entertainment, Inc. * †     19,544       376,417  
VICI Properties, Inc.     58,572       1,910,033  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     10,153       1,302,325  
              11,649,495  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $32,087,648)
            26,899,101  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.3%          
Money Market Fund: 0.3%
(Cost: $89,910)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     89,910       89,910  
                 
Total Investments: 100.2%
 (Cost: $32,177,558)
            26,989,011  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%       (53,705)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 26,935,306  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,429,031.
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $1,328,456, or 4.9% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

15 

VANECK GAMING ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 3,297,403     $     $ 3,297,403  
China     261,153       1,730,035             1,991,188  
France           725,551             725,551  
Greece     696,869                   696,869  
Ireland     1,934,718                   1,934,718  
Italy     441,911                   441,911  
Japan           777,530             777,530  
Macao           1,042,774             1,042,774  
Malaysia           1,065,639             1,065,639  
South Korea           283,337             283,337  
Sweden           1,328,456             1,328,456  
Switzerland     439,465                   439,465  
United Kingdom     523,629       701,136             1,224,765  
United States     11,649,495                   11,649,495  
Money Market Fund     89,910                   89,910  
Total Investments   $ 16,037,150     $ 10,951,861     $     $ 26,989,011  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

16 

VANECK LONG/FLAT TREND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 99.6%(a)
(Cost: $23,986,980)
               
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF     45,465     $ 27,841,857  
                 
Total Investments: 99.6%
(Cost: $23,986,980)
            27,841,857  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.4%             122,401  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 27,964,258  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov or on the fund’s webpage.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Exchange Traded Funds   $ 27,841,857     $     $     $ 27,841,857  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

17 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Australia: 3.6%                
ASX Ltd.     8,088     $ 313,962  
Brambles Ltd.     11,343       186,407  
WiseTech Global Ltd.     2,411       144,366  
              644,735  
Belgium: 1.0%                
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA     3,032       181,389  
                 
Brazil: 1.9%                
Ambev SA     149,900       340,301  
                 
China: 16.4%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD)     10,700       239,344  
Baidu, Inc. (HKD) *     27,400       453,134  
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.     42,400       162,530  
JD.com, Inc. (HKD)     21,250       372,385  
Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co. Ltd.     17,400       166,043  
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd.     9,200       170,637  
SF Holding Co. Ltd.     56,000       317,493  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)     4,800       409,087  
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.     19,600       334,717  
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (USD)     7,956       341,471  
              2,966,841  
France: 5.9%                
Bureau Veritas SA     10,697       335,786  
Dassault Aviation SA     479       161,493  
Safran SA     548       194,625  
Sanofi SA     1,714       162,437  
Thales SA     684       216,397  
              1,070,738  
Germany: 5.1%                
Rheinmetall AG     167       390,958  
Sartorius Stedim Biotech     882       179,891  
Siemens Healthineers AG 144A     6,411       347,540  
              918,389  
Japan: 10.3%                
FANUC Corp.     12,900       371,209  
Hoshizaki Corp.     4,700       176,598  
Hoya Corp.     2,700       373,835  
Kao Corp.     3,700       161,468  
LY Corp.     55,600       178,718  
Nabtesco Corp.     10,600       239,923  
Sony Financial Group, Inc. *     6,300       6,996  
Sony Group Corp.     6,300       181,350  
ZOZO, Inc.     19,000       174,821  
              1,864,918  
Netherlands: 6.1%                
Adyen NV 144A *     110       177,142  
BE Semiconductor Industries NV     1,385       207,545  
Heineken NV     2,293       179,708  
Koninklijke Philips NV *     6,481       177,684  
NXP Semiconductors NV (USD)     800       182,184  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Netherlands (continued)                
Universal Music Group NV     6,254     $ 180,871  
              1,105,134  
New Zealand: 0.9%                
Auckland International Airport Ltd.     36,058       165,078  
                 
Switzerland: 5.7%                
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     923       177,274  
DSM-Firmenich AG (EUR)     1,518       129,618  
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     2,613       182,041  
Roche Holding AG     1,057       352,140  
Temenos AG     2,330       189,336  
              1,030,409  
Taiwan: 2.4%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     10,000       434,378  
                 
United Kingdom: 9.2%                
BAE Systems PLC     13,888       386,981  
British American Tobacco PLC     3,549       188,951  
GSK PLC     17,489       375,900  
Intertek Group PLC     2,621       167,004  
Melrose Industries PLC     21,805       179,698  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     2,407       185,530  
Spirax Group PLC     1,845       170,065  
              1,654,129  
United States: 31.5%                
Adobe, Inc. *     397       140,042  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,407       180,588  
Airbnb, Inc. *     1,447       175,695  
Allegion PLC     1,207       214,061  
Alphabet, Inc.     968       235,321  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     7,367       332,252  
Caterpillar, Inc.     476       227,123  
Charles Schwab Corp.     1,923       183,589  
Clorox Co.     1,348       166,208  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     2,030       178,884  
Etsy, Inc. *     3,098       205,676  
Fortinet, Inc. *     2,244       188,676  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     2,295       172,354  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     750       215,933  
Kenvue, Inc.     9,784       158,794  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     764       133,127  
Masco Corp.     5,062       356,314  
Meta Platforms, Inc.     239       175,517  
Microsoft Corp.     361       186,980  
NIKE, Inc.     2,432       169,583  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     346       210,825  
Salesforce, Inc.     1,337       316,869  
TransUnion     3,797       318,113  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *     289       151,193  
US Bancorp     7,488       361,895  
Walt Disney Co.     1,456       166,712  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

18 

 

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Workday, Inc. *     671     $ 161,530  
              5,683,854  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $15,704,613)
            18,060,293  
                 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $15,704,613)
            18,060,293  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%             (8,658)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 18,051,635  

 

 

Definitions:

 

EUR Euro
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $524,682, or 2.9% of net assets.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 644,735     $     $ 644,735  
Belgium           181,389             181,389  
Brazil     340,301                   340,301  
China     341,471       2,625,370             2,966,841  
France           1,070,738             1,070,738  
Germany           918,389             918,389  
Japan     6,996       1,857,922             1,864,918  
Netherlands     182,184       922,950             1,105,134  
New Zealand           165,078             165,078  
Switzerland           1,030,409             1,030,409  
Taiwan           434,378             434,378  
United Kingdom           1,654,129             1,654,129  
United States     5,683,854                   5,683,854  
Total Investments   $ 6,554,806     $ 11,505,487     $     $ 18,060,293  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

19 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR INTERNATIONAL MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%                
Australia: 3.5%                
Endeavour Group Ltd. †     1,827,770     $ 4,395,105  
WiseTech Global Ltd.     38,014       2,276,209  
              6,671,314  
Brazil: 2.3%                
Ambev SA     1,987,500       4,511,999  
                 
Canada: 1.5%                
BRP, Inc. †     46,083       2,802,604  
                 
China: 24.0%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD)     142,800       3,194,230  
Baidu, Inc. (HKD) *     363,450       6,010,637  
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.     1,166,300       4,470,720  
JD.com, Inc. (HKD)     281,750       4,937,386  
Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co. Ltd.     471,400       4,498,431  
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd.     257,300       4,772,272  
SF Holding Co. Ltd.     742,079       4,207,230  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)     63,700       5,428,932  
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.     259,400       4,429,874  
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (USD)     105,477       4,527,073  
              46,476,785  
Denmark: 3.4%                
Coloplast A/S     48,142       4,152,794  
Novo Nordisk A/S     43,732       2,437,081  
              6,589,875  
France: 10.4%                
Bureau Veritas SA     141,798       4,451,139  
Dassault Systemes SE     74,216       2,498,720  
Edenred SE †     165,067       3,934,202  
Pernod Ricard SA     43,439       4,280,054  
Sanofi SA     22,760       2,156,977  
Thales SA     9,047       2,862,199  
              20,183,291  
Germany: 7.4%                
Rheinmetall AG     2,222       5,201,842  
Sartorius Stedim Biotech     11,668       2,379,781  
Siemens Healthineers AG 144A     84,990       4,607,305  
Symrise AG     24,506       2,133,016  
              14,321,944  
Japan: 15.8%                
FANUC Corp.     86,000       2,474,724  
Hoya Corp.     19,400       2,686,076  
Kubota Corp.     201,200       2,531,382  
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     154,500       2,937,008  
Nabtesco Corp.     141,500       3,202,748  
Omron Corp. †     176,800       4,859,278  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     17,100       3,035,370  
Unicharm Corp.     641,800       4,169,299  
Yaskawa Electric Corp. †     219,500       4,678,866  
              30,574,751  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Netherlands: 7.8%                
Adyen NV 144A *     1,461     $ 2,352,765  
ASM International NV     4,810       2,903,496  
Heineken NV     30,347       2,378,366  
Koninklijke Philips NV *     182,322       4,998,579  
Wolters Kluwer NV     18,465       2,522,508  
              15,155,714  
Sweden: 2.4%                
Elekta AB †     911,723       4,622,483  
                 
Switzerland: 8.4%                
Barry Callebaut AG †     3,849       5,303,554  
DSM-Firmenich AG (EUR)     44,952       3,838,329  
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     34,832       2,426,656  
Roche Holding AG     14,017       4,669,776  
              16,238,315  
Taiwan: 2.9%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     129,000       5,603,478  
                 
United Kingdom: 8.9%                
Diageo PLC     87,763       2,102,072  
GSK PLC     231,850       4,983,274  
Melrose Industries PLC     347,137       2,860,804  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     32,088       2,473,320  
Spirax Group PLC     52,416       4,831,514  
              17,250,984  
United States: 1.1%                
James Hardie Industries PLC (AUD) *     117,225       2,179,074  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $178,929,435)
            193,182,611  
                 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.6%                
Money Market Fund: 2.6%
(Cost: $5,052,654)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     5,052,654       5,052,654  
                 
Total Investments: 102.4%
(Cost: $183,982,089)
            198,235,265  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.4)%             (4,659,109)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 193,576,156  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Definitions:

 

AUD Australia Dollar
EUR Euro
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $16,905,999.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $6,960,070, or 3.6% of net assets.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 6,671,314     $     $ 6,671,314  
Brazil     4,511,999                   4,511,999  
Canada     2,802,604                   2,802,604  
China     4,527,073       41,949,712             46,476,785  
Denmark           6,589,875             6,589,875  
France           20,183,291             20,183,291  
Germany           14,321,944             14,321,944  
Japan           30,574,751             30,574,751  
Netherlands           15,155,714             15,155,714  
Sweden           4,622,483             4,622,483  
Switzerland           16,238,315             16,238,315  
Taiwan           5,603,478             5,603,478  
United Kingdom           17,250,984             17,250,984  
United States           2,179,074             2,179,074  
Money Market Fund     5,052,654                   5,052,654  
Total Investments   $ 16,894,330     $ 181,340,935     $     $ 198,235,265  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR SMID MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Automobiles & Components: 1.6%                
BorgWarner, Inc.     72,936     $ 3,206,267  
Gentex Corp.     87,990       2,490,117  
              5,696,384  
Banks: 1.4%                
Truist Financial Corp.     60,046       2,745,303  
US Bancorp     53,703       2,595,466  
              5,340,769  
Capital Goods: 16.8%                
Acuity, Inc.     16,415       5,653,161  
Allegion PLC     17,085       3,030,025  
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     28,075       2,383,006  
Chart Industries, Inc. *     28,646       5,733,496  
CNH Industrial NV     405,963       4,404,699  
Fortive Corp.     32,738       1,603,835  
Generac Holdings, Inc. *     18,429       3,085,015  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     19,938       5,740,349  
IDEX Corp.     13,171       2,143,712  
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     9,735       2,973,166  
Masco Corp.     71,161       5,009,023  
Nordson Corp.     22,073       5,009,467  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     28,914       2,643,607  
PACCAR, Inc.     51,358       5,049,519  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC     78,919       2,410,975  
WESCO International, Inc.     25,290       5,348,835  
              62,221,890  
Commercial & Professional Services: 3.8%                
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     9,968       2,374,079  
Copart, Inc. *     51,819       2,330,300  
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     57,979       5,146,216  
TransUnion     53,561       4,487,341  
              14,337,936  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 5.7%      
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. *     20,171       4,930,801  
AutoNation, Inc. *     12,673       2,772,472  
Bath & Body Works, Inc.     88,700       2,284,912  
CarMax, Inc. *     35,352       1,586,244  
Etsy, Inc. *     78,336       5,200,727  
Lithia Motors, Inc.     14,897       4,707,452  
              21,482,608  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 3.0%                
Hasbro, Inc.     67,550       5,123,668  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *     9,257       1,647,098  
Mattel, Inc. *     264,766       4,456,012  
              11,226,778  
Consumer Services: 9.4%                
Airbnb, Inc. *     20,271       2,461,305  
Carnival Corp. *     179,301       5,183,592  
DraftKings, Inc. *     121,242       4,534,451  
Expedia Group, Inc.     25,091       5,363,201  
Flutter Entertainment PLC *     18,115       4,601,210  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Consumer Services (continued)                
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     57,279     $ 3,081,037  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. *     231,258       5,695,884  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     27,953       3,585,531  
              34,506,211  
Energy: 2.0%                
ONEOK, Inc.     65,541       4,782,527  
Schlumberger NV     70,603       2,426,625  
              7,209,152  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 1.3%                
SBA Communications Corp.     24,236       4,686,031  
                 
Financial Services: 6.4%                
Block, Inc. *     36,063       2,606,273  
Carlyle Group, Inc.     51,251       3,213,438  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     6,730       1,928,078  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     36,633       2,415,580  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     28,868       4,299,311  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     7,419       2,468,227  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     10,779       1,878,241  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     48,644       4,992,820  
              23,801,968  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 2.7%                
General Mills, Inc.     44,239       2,230,530  
Hershey Co.     27,706       5,182,407  
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     43,880       2,548,550  
              9,961,487  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 7.1%                
Baxter International, Inc.     78,935       1,797,350  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *     63,240       4,918,175  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     64,797       4,866,255  
HUMANA INC     8,139       2,117,524  
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.     9,443       2,710,708  
ResMed, Inc.     18,528       5,071,669  
Veeva Systems, Inc. *     8,933       2,661,230  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     24,126       2,376,411  
              26,519,322  
Household & Personal Products: 3.0%                
Clorox Co.     19,015       2,344,550  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     28,432       2,505,428  
Kenvue, Inc.     251,013       4,073,941  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     18,120       2,253,041  
              11,176,960  
Materials: 7.4%                
Albemarle Corp.     30,807       2,497,832  
Amcor PLC     264,229       2,161,393  
AptarGroup, Inc.     18,266       2,441,434  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     29,896       2,681,671  
Corteva, Inc.     34,629       2,341,959  
Crown Holdings, Inc.     50,768       4,903,681  
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     67,560       5,262,924  
Sealed Air Corp.     148,789       5,259,691  
              27,550,585  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

22 

 

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Media & Entertainment: 3.3%                
Charter Communications, Inc. *     6,034     $ 1,659,984  
Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc.     93,528       2,610,366  
Pinterest, Inc. *     66,566       2,141,428  
Warner Music Group Corp.     163,819       5,579,675  
              11,991,453  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 5.3%      
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     40,393       5,184,442  
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     107,009       7,000,529  
Revvity, Inc. †     25,972       2,276,446  
Royalty Pharma PLC     143,051       5,046,839  
              19,508,256  
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 1.3%      
Crown Castle, Inc.     51,755       4,993,840  
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.3%      
Marvell Technology, Inc.     33,339       2,802,810  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     3,407       3,136,620  
NXP Semiconductors NV     11,203       2,551,259  
              8,490,689  
Software & Services: 9.1%                
Akamai Technologies, Inc. *     30,642       2,321,438  
Atlassian Corp. *     25,784       4,117,705  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     65,602       4,399,926  
Dynatrace, Inc. *     94,970       4,601,297  
Elastic NV *     27,369       2,312,407  
EPAM Systems, Inc. *     15,361       2,316,285  
HubSpot, Inc. *     5,067       2,370,343  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *     4,462       2,334,340  
Workday, Inc. *     20,367       4,902,948  
Zoom Communications, Inc. *     59,130       4,878,225  
              34,554,914  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 2.7%                
Littelfuse, Inc.     9,624       2,492,712  
Vontier Corp.     124,155       5,210,785  
Zebra Technologies Corp. *     8,050       2,392,138  
              10,095,635  
Utilities: 4.3%                
Essential Utilities, Inc.     130,857       5,221,194  
Evergy, Inc.     36,102       2,744,474  
FirstEnergy Corp.     60,564       2,775,042  
Portland General Electric Co.     119,918       5,276,392  
              16,017,102  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $359,485,675)
            371,369,970  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $359,485,675)
            371,369,970  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             486,972  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 371,856,942  

 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,556,313.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 371,369,970   $   $   $ 371,369,970  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Banks: 2.5%                
US Bancorp     6,641,273     $ 320,972,724  
                 
Capital Goods: 17.1%                
Allegion PLC     1,066,395       189,125,153  
Boeing Co. *     1,378,248       297,467,266  
Caterpillar, Inc.     419,050       199,949,707  
Deere & Co.     332,333       151,962,588  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. †     1,253,148       360,793,841  
IDEX Corp.     1,796,853       292,455,794  
Masco Corp.     2,361,540       166,228,801  
Nordson Corp.     680,471       154,432,893  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     304,583       185,588,514  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     1,831,542       167,457,885  
              2,165,462,442  
Commercial & Professional Services: 4.6%                
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     631,423       150,386,016  
Copart, Inc. *     3,282,499       147,613,980  
TransUnion     3,368,284       282,194,833  
              580,194,829  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 1.2%      
Amazon.com, Inc. *     678,519       148,982,417  
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.5%                
NIKE, Inc.     4,572,197       318,819,297  
                 
Consumer Services: 1.2%                
Airbnb, Inc. *     1,284,075       155,912,387  
                 
Financial Services: 4.5%                
Charles Schwab Corp.     1,712,378       163,480,728  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     984,567       146,631,563  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     1,527,776       266,214,968  
              576,327,259  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 8.3%                
Brown-Forman Corp. †     5,799,993       157,063,810  
Constellation Brands, Inc. †     1,985,456       267,381,360  
Hershey Co. †     888,527       166,198,975  
Mondelez International, Inc.     4,824,262       301,371,647  
PepsiCo, Inc.     1,191,865       167,385,521  
              1,059,401,313  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 4.9%                
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     4,074,451       305,991,270  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. †     3,159,217       311,182,875  
              617,174,145  
Household & Personal Products: 7.2%                
Clorox Co.     2,458,189       303,094,703  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     3,982,681       350,953,850  
Kenvue, Inc.     15,794,839       256,350,237  
              910,398,790  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Materials: 0.9%                
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     1,913,376     $ 117,749,159  
                 
Media & Entertainment: 2.8%                
Alphabet, Inc.     855,007       207,852,202  
Walt Disney Co.     1,286,269       147,277,800  
              355,130,002  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 18.9%      
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     2,539,537       325,949,574  
Amgen, Inc.     1,094,565       308,886,243  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     6,512,696       293,722,590  
Danaher Corp.     1,564,342       310,146,445  
Merck & Co., Inc.     3,807,038       319,524,699  
Pfizer, Inc.     6,339,537       161,531,403  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     698,905       338,982,903  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     1,295,794       339,925,640  
              2,398,669,497  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 10.4%      
Applied Materials, Inc.     1,874,409       383,766,499  
Entegris, Inc. †     1,948,159       180,126,781  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     212,678       195,799,874  
NXP Semiconductors NV     1,417,193       322,737,362  
Teradyne, Inc.     1,746,343       240,366,650  
              1,322,797,166  
Software & Services: 10.6%                
Adobe, Inc. *     796,649       281,017,935  
Fortinet, Inc. *     1,991,311       167,429,429  
Microsoft Corp.     321,201       166,366,058  
Salesforce, Inc.     1,181,786       280,083,282  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *     282,675       147,884,253  
Workday, Inc. *     1,281,343       308,457,700  
              1,351,238,657  
Transportation: 2.3%                
United Parcel Service, Inc.     3,420,534       285,717,205  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $12,718,173,655)
            12,684,947,289  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.0%      
Money Market Fund: 0.0%
(Cost: $1,724)
     
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     1,724       1,724  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $12,718,175,379)
            12,684,949,013  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             15,495,632  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 12,700,444,645  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $157,947,248.
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Transactions in and earnings from securities of affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

    Value
9/30/2024
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value
9/30/2025
  Dividend
Income
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.   $416,768,239   $125,992,503   $(444,293,654)   $(67,738,331)   $(30,728,757)   $–   $–

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value
Common Stocks *   $ 12,684,947,289   $   $   $ 12,684,947,289
Money Market Fund     1,724             1,724
Total Investments   $ 12,684,949,013   $   $   $ 12,684,949,013

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

26 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT VALUE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Banks: 2.4%                
US Bancorp     2,554     $ 123,435  
                 
Capital Goods: 18.5%                
A.O. Smith Corp.     638       46,836  
Allegion PLC     326       57,816  
Boeing Co. *     1,028       221,873  
Caterpillar, Inc.     212       101,156  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     556       160,078  
IDEX Corp.     350       56,966  
Masco Corp.     1,940       136,557  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     218       132,832  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     470       42,972  
              957,086  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 4.6%            
NIKE, Inc.     3,400       237,082  
                 
Consumer Services: 0.8%                
Airbnb, Inc. *     346       42,011  
                 
Financial Services: 1.1%                
Charles Schwab Corp.     600       57,282  
                 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 15.1%                
Brown-Forman Corp.     2,549       69,027  
Constellation Brands, Inc.     1,486       200,120  
Hershey Co.     411       76,878  
Mondelez International, Inc.     1,601       100,014  
PepsiCo, Inc.     851       119,514  
The Campbell’s Co.     6,803       214,839  
              780,392  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 7.1%    
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     1,800       135,180  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     2,352       231,672  
              366,852  
Household & Personal Products: 8.2%    
Clorox Co.     464       57,211  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     1,979       174,389  
Kenvue, Inc.     11,823       191,887  
              423,487  
Materials: 1.6%                
Corteva, Inc.     633       42,810  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     654       40,247  
              83,057  
Media & Entertainment: 2.9%                
Alphabet, Inc.     611       148,534  
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 25.4%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,166       149,656  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     4,865       219,412  
Danaher Corp.     1,168       231,568  
Merck & Co., Inc.     2,838       238,193  
Pfizer, Inc.     4,529       115,399  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     520       252,210  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     392       102,833  
              1,309,271  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 5.7%  
Applied Materials, Inc.     521     $ 106,670  
NXP Semiconductors NV     533       121,380  
Teradyne, Inc.     440       60,562  
              288,612  
Software & Services: 2.5%                
Adobe, Inc. *     225       79,369  
Salesforce, Inc.     217       51,429  
              130,798  
Transportation: 4.1%                
United Parcel Service, Inc.     2,561       213,920  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $5,249,082)
            5,161,819  
                 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $5,249,082)
            5,161,819  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%   (1,072)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 5,160,747  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

27 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT VALUE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 5,161,819     $     $     $ 5,161,819  
   
* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

28 

VANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.6%                
Denmark: 7.7%                
Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR)     788,722     $ 43,766,184  
                 
France: 4.4%                
Sanofi SA (ADR)     531,945       25,107,804  
                 
Israel: 1.8%                
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) *     496,710       10,033,542  
                 
Japan: 2.6%                
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (ADR) †     1,007,670       14,752,289  
                 
Switzerland: 9.7%                
Novartis AG (ADR)     429,380       55,063,691  
                 
United Kingdom: 11.8%                
AstraZeneca PLC (ADR)     310,439       23,816,880  
GSK PLC (ADR) †     619,423       26,734,297  
Haleon PLC (ADR)     1,834,327       16,453,913  
              67,005,090  
United States: 61.6%                
AbbVie, Inc.     118,532       27,444,899  
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. *     14,873       1,806,326  
Bausch Health Cos, Inc. * †     115,490       744,910  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     532,058       23,995,816  
Cencora, Inc.     66,814       20,881,379  
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. *     28,463       2,365,560  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. * †     122,627     $ 2,469,708  
Eli Lilly & Co.     147,751       112,734,013  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC *     22,882       3,015,848  
Johnson & Johnson     142,706       26,460,546  
McKesson Corp.     35,520       27,440,621  
Merck & Co., Inc.     501,595       42,098,868  
Organon & Co.     92,012       982,688  
Perrigo Co. PLC †     37,803       841,873  
Pfizer, Inc.     1,134,472       28,906,347  
Viatris, Inc.     336,635       3,332,686  
Zoetis, Inc.     167,893       24,566,104  
              350,088,192  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $632,547,847)
            565,816,792  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.6%          
Money Market Fund: 1.6%
(Cost: $8,830,320)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     8,830,320       8,830,320  
                 
Total Investments: 101.2%
(Cost: $641,378,167)
            574,647,112  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.2)%   (6,546,412)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 568,100,700  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $35,145,445.
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 565,816,792     $     $     $ 565,816,792  
Money Market Fund     8,830,320                   8,830,320  
Total Investments   $ 574,647,112     $     $     $ 574,647,112  
   
* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

29 

VANECK REAL ASSETS ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS: 99.6%(a)    
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund     186,112     $ 16,627,246  
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF †     458,317       21,829,639  
Invesco Water Resources ETF †     28,768       2,074,460  
iShares Gold Trust     6,194       450,737  
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF †     134,634       11,439,851  
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund †     153,506       13,757,208  
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust     5,936       453,807  
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF ‡     631,180       34,601,288  
VanEck Energy Income ETF † ‡     197,190       19,553,577  
VanEck Gold Miners ETF † ‡     72,624       5,548,474  
VanEck Merk Gold ETF     1,086,007       40,388,600  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF † ‡     51,990     $ 7,052,444  
                 
Total Exchange Traded Products
(Cost: $141,887,979)
            173,777,331  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 9.0%    
Money Market Fund: 9.0%
(Cost: $15,667,313)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(b)     15,667,313       15,667,313  
                 
Total Investments: 108.6%
(Cost: $157,555,292)
            189,444,644  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.6)%   (14,851,250)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 174,593,394  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) Each underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov or on the fund’s webpage.
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $24,265,877.
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(b) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

Transactions in and earnings from securities of affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

    Value
9/30/2024
    Purchases     Sales
 Proceeds
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value
9/30/2025
    Dividend
Income
 
VanEck Agribusiness ETF   $774,279     $555,173     $(1,239,870)     $(316,715)     $227,133       $–     $35,062  
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF     15,739,444       19,125,642       (3,977,962)       98,368       3,615,796       34,601,288       695,849  
VanEck Energy Income ETF     9,601,795       10,800,727       (2,812,802)       715,231       1,422,620       19,553,577       313,836  
VanEck Gold Miners ETF     1,075,658       2,741,599       (358,775)       64,954       2,025,038       5,548,474       13,237  
VanEck Steel ETF     1,359,810       777,155       (1,894,240)       (172,505)       (70,220)             55,969  
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF     1,595,471       3,433,443       (271,802)       49,476       2,245,855       7,052,443       16,029  
Total   $30,146,457     $37,433,739     $(10,555,451)     $438,809     $9,466,222     $66,755,782     $1,129,982  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Exchange Traded Products   $ 173,777,331     $     $     $ 173,777,331  
Money Market Fund     15,667,313                   15,667,313  
Total Investments   $ 189,444,644     $     $     $ 189,444,644  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

30 

VANECK RETAIL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Canada: 0.9%                
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (USD) *     12,917     $ 2,298,322  
                 
China: 3.0%                
JD.com, Inc. (ADR)     225,365       7,883,268  
                 
United States: 96.1%                
Amazon.com, Inc. *     226,709       49,778,495  
AutoZone, Inc. *     2,396       10,279,415  
Best Buy Co., Inc.     24,835       1,878,023  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     33,759       5,298,813  
Carvana Co. *     16,986       6,407,799  
Cencora, Inc.     26,342       8,232,665  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     21,788       20,167,626  
CVS Health Corp.     156,023       11,762,574  
Dollar General Corp.     29,097       3,007,175  
Dollar Tree, Inc. *     25,091       2,367,838  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Fastenal Co.     166,461     $ 8,163,247  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     44,078       11,077,242  
McKesson Corp.     16,636       12,851,975  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *     111,778       12,050,786  
Ross Stores, Inc.     42,036       6,405,866  
Sysco Corp.     64,973       5,349,877  
Target Corp.     62,572       5,612,708  
The Home Depot, Inc.     49,499       20,056,500  
The Kroger Co.     80,118       5,400,754  
The TJX Companies, Inc.     93,339       13,491,219  
Tractor Supply Co.     64,219       3,652,135  
Ulta Beauty, Inc. *     6,092       3,330,801  
Walmart, Inc.     238,843       24,615,160  
              251,238,693  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $216,754,039)
            261,420,283  
                 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $216,754,039)
            261,420,283  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%   (38,503)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 261,381,780  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
 Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 261,420,283     $     $     $ 261,420,283  
                                 
* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

31 

VANECK ROBOTICS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%                
Austria: 1.1%                
Andritz AG     3,420     $ 241,485  
                 
Canada: 0.7%                
ATS Corp. (USD) * †     6,012       157,514  
                 
Finland: 1.2%                
Konecranes Oyj     3,131       259,423  
                 
France: 2.5%                
Dassault Systemes SE     15,996       538,557  
                 
Germany: 1.5%                
Duerr AG     6,453       152,104  
Krones AG     1,170       171,081  
              323,185  
Israel: 1.0%                
Nova Ltd. (USD) *     668       213,533  
                 
Japan: 24.7%                
Advantest Corp.     3,200       317,045  
Amada Co. Ltd.     19,100       235,044  
Argo Graphics, Inc.     7,200       60,297  
Azbil Corp.     22,200       210,777  
Daifuku Co. Ltd.     11,400       365,339  
Daihen Corp.     3,700       205,716  
Denso Corp.     48,900       704,706  
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.     9,100       183,099  
FANUC Corp.     16,700       480,557  
Fuji Corp. †     10,400       189,681  
Keyence Corp.     2,300       858,050  
Lasertec Corp.     1,500       205,485  
Omron Corp.     8,300       228,122  
Optex Group Co. Ltd.     5,600       79,801  
Renesas Electronics Corp.     13,000       149,770  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     1,400       248,510  
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     9,600       204,634  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     9,500       273,006  
              5,199,639  
Netherlands: 6.8%                
ASM International NV     295       178,073  
ASML Holding N.V. (USD)     1,236       1,196,559  
TKH Group NV †     1,705       73,855  
              1,448,487  
Norway: 1.3%                
AutoStore Holdings Ltd. 144A *     293,958       270,039  
                 
Sweden: 2.0%                
Hexagon AB     34,944       417,404  
                 
Switzerland: 8.5%                
ABB Ltd.     16,782       1,215,012  
Interroll Holding AG     74       232,030  
Kardex Holding AG     564       220,485  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Switzerland (continued)                
STMicroelectronics N.V. (USD)     5,878     $ 166,112  
              1,833,639  
United Kingdom: 4.1%                
IMI PLC     9,346       288,958  
Renishaw PLC     4,628       222,738  
TechnipFMC PLC (USD)     8,608       339,586  
              851,282  
United States: 44.4%                
Ambarella, Inc. *     1,679       138,551  
Analog Devices, Inc.     1,167       286,732  
Applied Materials, Inc.     1,700       348,058  
Autodesk, Inc. *     3,263       1,036,557  
Bentley Systems, Inc.     3,988       205,302  
Cognex Corp.     4,446       201,404  
Emerson Electric Co.     7,656       1,004,314  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *     663       296,513  
Kadant, Inc.     554       164,859  
KLA Corp.     309       333,287  
Lam Research Corp.     2,959       396,210  
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. *     3,035       222,526  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     1,535       361,999  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     2,667       171,275  
Novanta, Inc. *     1,627       162,944  
NVIDIA Corp.     6,779       1,264,826  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *     3,221       158,828  
Onto Innovation, Inc. *     1,557       201,196  
Ouster, Inc. *     3,590       97,110  
PTC, Inc. *     1,784       362,188  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,919       670,748  
Symbotic, Inc. *     5,830       314,237  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *     748       438,358  
Teradyne, Inc.     1,881       258,901  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     1,692       310,871  
              9,407,794  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $19,093,212)
            21,161,981  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN:1.7%
Money Market Fund: 1.7%
(Cost: $356,711)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     356,711       356,711  
                 
Total Investments: 101.5%
(Cost: $19,449,923)
            21,518,692  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.5)%   (319,528)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 21,199,164  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

32 

 

 

 

Definitions:

 

USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $650,666.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Austria   $     $ 241,485     $     $ 241,485  
Canada     157,514                   157,514  
Finland           259,423             259,423  
France           538,557             538,557  
Germany           323,185             323,185  
Israel     213,533                   213,533  
Japan           5,199,639             5,199,639  
Netherlands     1,196,559       251,928             1,448,487  
Norway           270,039             270,039  
Sweden           417,404             417,404  
Switzerland     166,112       1,667,527             1,833,639  
United Kingdom     562,324       288,958             851,282  
United States     9,407,794                   9,407,794  
Money Market Fund     356,711                   356,711  
Total Investments   $ 12,060,547     $ 9,458,145     $     $ 21,518,692  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

33 

VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Netherlands: 7.1%                
ASML Holding N.V. (USD)     1,846,085     $ 1,787,176,428  
NXP Semiconductors NV (USD)     2,113,181       481,234,709  
              2,268,411,137  
Switzerland: 0.8%                
STMicroelectronics N.V. (USD) †     8,593,010       242,838,462  
                 
Taiwan: 9.8%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR)     11,247,659       3,141,358,682  
                 
United States: 82.2%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     9,177,674       1,484,855,877  
Analog Devices, Inc.     5,283,233       1,298,090,348  
Applied Materials, Inc.     8,063,755       1,650,973,199  
Broadcom, Inc.     7,921,306       2,613,318,062  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     2,819,271       990,297,132  
Intel Corp. *     50,155,131       1,682,704,645  
KLA Corp.     1,399,889       1,509,920,275  
Lam Research Corp.     12,274,440       1,643,547,516  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     8,016,335       673,933,283  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     5,088,971       326,813,718  
Micron Technology, Inc.     9,412,716       1,574,935,641  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     439,049     $ 404,206,071  
NVIDIA Corp.     33,027,726       6,162,313,117  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *     3,106,585       153,185,706  
Qorvo, Inc. *     788,745       71,838,895  
Qualcomm, Inc.     8,290,526       1,379,211,905  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,166,337       89,784,622  
Synopsys, Inc. *     1,970,468       972,209,207  
Teradyne, Inc.     1,604,162       220,796,858  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     7,161,457       1,315,774,495  
Universal Display Corp.     423,318       60,801,164  
              26,279,511,736  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $28,748,584,070)
            31,932,120,017  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN:0.0%      
Money Market Fund: 0.0%
(Cost: $25,350)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)   25,350       25,350  
               
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $28,748,609,420)
            31,932,145,367  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             27,162,019  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 31,959,307,386  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $24,809,454.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 31,932,120,017     $     $     $ 31,932,120,017  
Money Market Fund     25,350                   25,350  
Total Investments   $ 31,932,145,367     $     $     $ 31,932,145,367  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Automobiles & Components: 7.3%      
Ford Motor Co.     46,873     $ 560,601  
Lucid Group, Inc. * †     116,400       2,769,156  
Rivian Automotive, Inc. * †     75,731       1,111,731  
Tesla, Inc. *     8,704       3,870,843  
              8,312,331  
Banks: 1.1%                
Bank of America Corp.     6,721       346,736  
Citigroup, Inc.     3,245       329,368  
NU Holdings Ltd. *     34,381       550,440  
              1,226,544  
Capital Goods: 4.0%                
Archer Aviation, Inc. * †     117,649       1,127,077  
Boeing Co. *     3,284       708,786  
Rocket Lab Corp. * †     57,846       2,771,402  
              4,607,265  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 5.1%  
Amazon.com, Inc. *     7,460       1,637,992  
Carvana Co. *     1,688       636,781  
GameStop Corp. *     129,179       3,524,003  
              5,798,776  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.5%    
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *     16,424       2,922,322  
                 
Consumer Services: 0.9%                
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *     15,060       590,201  
DraftKings, Inc. *     13,809       516,457  
              1,106,658  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 2.4%    
Costco Wholesale Corp.     323       298,978  
Target Corp.     8,924       800,483  
Walmart, Inc.     16,067       1,655,865  
              2,755,326  
Financial Services: 10.0%                
Affirm Holdings, Inc. *     8,639       631,338  
Coinbase Global, Inc. *     5,060       1,707,699  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. *     11,016       738,733  
Robinhood Markets, Inc. *     27,261       3,903,230  
Rocket Cos, Inc. †     49,495       959,213  
SoFi Technologies, Inc. *     123,657       3,267,018  
Upstart Holdings, Inc. * †     9,884       502,107  
              11,709,338  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.8%                
Celsius Holdings, Inc. *     16,273       935,535  
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 5.8%    
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. * †     62,019       3,517,718  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     9,078       3,134,633  
              6,652,351  
Materials: 0.9%                
Barrick Mining Corp.     32,928       1,079,051  
                 
Media & Entertainment: 9.4%                
Alphabet, Inc.     13,353       3,246,114  
EchoStar Corp. *     7,082       540,782  
Meta Platforms, Inc.     2,068       1,518,698  
Netflix, Inc. *     421       504,745  
Reddit, Inc. *     2,478       569,915  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Media & Entertainment (continued)            
Roblox Corp. *     11,568     $ 1,602,399  
Snap, Inc. *     348,245       2,684,969  
Walt Disney Co.     2,402       275,029  
              10,942,651  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 2.5%  
Eli Lilly & Co.     850       648,550  
Moderna, Inc. *     16,303       421,106  
Pfizer, Inc.     16,270       414,560  
Tempus AI, Inc. * †     8,872       716,059  
TG Therapeutics, Inc. *     17,377       627,744  
              2,828,019  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 13.9%  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     20,620       3,336,110  
Broadcom, Inc.     5,075       1,674,293  
First Solar, Inc. *     1,937       427,167  
Intel Corp. *     130,440       4,376,263  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     19,614       1,648,949  
Micron Technology, Inc.     6,454       1,079,883  
NVIDIA Corp.     18,120       3,380,830  
              15,923,495  
Software & Services: 19.5%                
Adobe, Inc. *     2,135       753,121  
AppLovin Corp. *     1,192       856,500  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. *     1,408       690,455  
International Business Machines Corp.     1,034       291,753  
MARA Holdings, Inc. * †     86,680       1,582,777  
Microsoft Corp.     2,766       1,432,650  
Nebius Group NV *     35,990       4,040,598  
Oracle Corp.     8,640       2,429,914  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. *     19,532       3,563,027  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *     4,470       910,181  
Salesforce, Inc.     5,527       1,309,899  
Snowflake, Inc. *     4,238       955,881  
Strategy, Inc. *     9,846       3,172,480  
UiPath, Inc. *     36,195       484,289  
              22,473,525  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 7.1%    
Apple, Inc.     13,955       3,553,362  
Dell Technologies, Inc.     2,295       325,362  
IonQ, Inc. * †     13,884       853,866  
Super Micro Computer, Inc. * †     71,027       3,405,034  
              8,137,624  
Telecommunication Services: 3.9%    
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. * †     83,661       4,106,083  
AT&T, Inc.     11,885       335,632  
              4,441,715  
Transportation: 2.2%                
Grab Holdings Ltd. *     48,916       294,474  
Joby Aviation, Inc. * †     35,388       571,162  
Uber Technologies, Inc. *     8,916       873,501  
United Parcel Service, Inc.     8,623       720,279  
              2,459,416  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

35 

VANECK SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Utilities: 0.6%                
Oklo, Inc. *     6,545     $ 730,618  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $101,747,891)
            115,042,560  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 3.2%    
Money Market Fund: 3.2%
(Cost: $3,638,347)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)     3,638,347       3,638,347  
                 
Total Investments: 103.1%
(Cost: $105,386,238)
            118,680,907  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.1)%   (3,552,721)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 115,128,186  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $13,914,392.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 115,042,560     $     $     $ 115,042,560  
Money Market Fund     3,638,347                   3,638,347  
Total Investments   $ 118,680,907     $     $     $ 118,680,907  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

36 

VANECK TECHNOLOGY TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 56.7%                
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 24.0%  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     250     $ 40,448  
Analog Devices, Inc.     72       17,690  
Applied Materials, Inc.     119       24,364  
Broadcom, Inc.     2,362       779,248  
First Solar, Inc. *     14       3,087  
Intel Corp. *     671       22,512  
KLA Corp.     17       18,336  
Lam Research Corp.     196       26,244  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     86       5,523  
Micron Technology, Inc.     168       28,110  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     6       5,524  
NVIDIA Corp.     12,220       2,280,009  
NXP Semiconductors NV     41       9,337  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *     53       2,613  
Qualcomm, Inc.     159       26,451  
Teradyne, Inc.     20       2,753  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     141       25,906  
              3,318,155  
Software & Services: 17.9%                
Accenture PLC     97       23,920  
Adobe, Inc. *     63       22,223  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. *     18       1,364  
AppLovin Corp. *     43       30,897  
Autodesk, Inc. *     36       11,436  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     43       15,104  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     71       4,762  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. *     40       19,615  
Datadog, Inc. *     50       7,120  
Fair Isaac Corp. *     3       4,490  
Fortinet, Inc. *     106       8,912  
Gen Digital, Inc.     106       3,009  
GoDaddy, Inc. *     17       2,326  
International Business Machines Corp.     145       40,913  
Intuit, Inc.     44       30,048  
Microsoft Corp.     3,730       1,931,955  
Oracle Corp.     372       104,621  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. *     350       63,847  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *     102       20,769  
PTC, Inc. *     15       3,045  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     14       6,982  
Salesforce, Inc.     148       35,076  
ServiceNow, Inc. *     35       32,210  
Synopsys, Inc. *     32       15,788  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *     5       2,616  
VeriSign, Inc.     11       3,075  
Workday, Inc. *     36       8,666  
              2,454,789  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 14.8%                
Amphenol Corp.     190       23,513  
Apple, Inc.     7,453       1,897,758  
Arista Networks, Inc. *     159       23,168  
CDW Corp.     17       2,708  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     599       40,984  
Corning, Inc.     116       9,515  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Technology Hardware & Equipment (continued)      
Dell Technologies, Inc.     47     $ 6,663  
F5, Inc. *     7       2,262  
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     212       5,207  
HP, Inc.     159       4,330  
Jabil, Inc.     14       3,040  
Keysight Technologies, Inc. *     22       3,848  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     21       9,603  
NetApp, Inc.     34       4,028  
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     36       8,498  
Super Micro Computer, Inc. *     72       3,452  
TE Connectivity PLC     46       10,098  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *     6       3,516  
Trimble, Inc. *     39       3,184  
Western Digital Corp.     53       6,363  
Zebra Technologies Corp. *     6       1,783  
              2,073,521  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $7,421,955)
            7,846,465  
                 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 43.2%(a)
(Cost: $5,642,704)
               
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund     21,200       5,975,432  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $13,064,659)
            13,821,897  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             19,777  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 13,841,674  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

37 

VANECK TECHNOLOGY TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
(a) The underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov or on the fund’s webpage.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 7,846,465     $     $     $ 7,846,465  
Exchange Traded Fund     5,975,432                   5,975,432  
Total Investments   $ 13,821,897     $     $     $ 13,821,897  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

38 

VANECK VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.7%                
Australia: 4.9%                
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     547,883     $ 25,403,634  
                 
China: 21.5%                
China Ruyi Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * †     33,984,000       12,972,659  
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. (HKD)     2,892,400       12,836,787  
NetEase, Inc. (ADR)     226,647       34,448,078  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)     499,000       42,528,058  
XD, Inc. (HKD)     778,200       8,116,220  
              110,901,802  
France: 0.8%                
Ubisoft Entertainment SA *     349,683       4,019,906  
                 
Japan: 26.9%                
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     670,900       22,352,078  
Capcom Co. Ltd.     847,100       23,030,747  
Konami Group Corp. †     151,100       21,827,501  
Nexon Co. Ltd.     1,002,400       22,028,039  
Nintendo Co. Ltd.     434,600       37,652,180  
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. †     568,500       12,250,535  
              139,141,080  
Poland: 3.3%                
CD Projekt SA     228,350       17,056,725  
                 
South Korea: 6.1%                
Krafton, Inc. *     96,380       20,124,448  
NCSoft Corp.     46,958       7,234,513  
Netmarble Corp. 144A     90,266       3,974,021  
              31,332,982  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Sweden: 1.1%                
Embracer Group AB * †     531,946     $ 5,908,715  
                 
Taiwan: 6.2%                
International Games System Co. Ltd.     873,000       22,604,537  
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.     2,493,000       9,528,763  
              32,133,300  
United States: 28.9%                
Electronic Arts, Inc.     164,160       33,111,072  
GameStop Corp. *     938,428       25,600,316  
Roblox Corp. *     267,802       37,095,933  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. *     124,949       32,281,824  
Unity Software, Inc. * †     530,614       21,245,784  
              149,334,929  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $402,790,149)
            515,233,073  
                 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.7%
Money Market Fund: 0.7%
(Cost: $3,464,882)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 4.18%(a)   3,464,882       3,464,882  
               
Total Investments: 100.4%
(Cost: $406,255,031)
            518,697,955  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.4)%       (2,035,412)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 516,662,543  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $31,903,997.
* Non-income producing
(a) Rate shown is the 1-day yield as of 09/30/25.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

39 

VANECK VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 25,403,634     $     $ 25,403,634  
China     34,448,078       76,453,724             110,901,802  
France           4,019,906             4,019,906  
Japan           139,141,080             139,141,080  
Poland           17,056,725             17,056,725  
South Korea           31,332,982             31,332,982  
Sweden           5,908,715             5,908,715  
Taiwan           32,133,300             32,133,300  
United States     149,334,929                   149,334,929  
Money Market Fund     3,464,882                   3,464,882  
Total Investments   $ 187,247,889     $ 331,450,066     $     $ 518,697,955  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

40 

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2025

 

    Alternative Asset
Manager ETF
    Biotech ETF     Commodity
Strategy ETF (a)
    Consumer
Discretionary
TruSector ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 100,029,523     $ 347,204,498     $ 40,879,898     $ 4,157,425  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)           321              
Cash     32,896       290,571       134,450       823  
Cash on deposit with broker for futures contracts                 1,597,001        
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold                       3,354  
Dividends and interest     35,117       2,451              
Net variation margin on futures contracts                 1,234,100        
Total assets     100,097,536       347,497,841       43,845,449       4,161,602  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Collateral for securities loaned           321              
Due to Adviser     25,045       100,584       18,685       162  
Deferred Trustee fees           64,926              
Accrued expenses           226              
Total liabilities     25,045       166,057       18,685       162  
NET ASSETS   $ 100,072,491     $ 347,331,784     $ 43,826,764     $ 4,161,440  
Shares outstanding     3,625,000       2,096,503       800,000       160,000  
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share   $ 27.61     $ 165.67     $ 54.78     $ 26.01  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 101,446,075     $ 631,416,673     $ 38,621,388     $ 4,064,193  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (1,373,584 )     (284,084,889 )     5,205,376       97,247  
NET ASSETS   $ 100,072,491     $ 347,331,784     $ 43,826,764     $ 4,161,440  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $     $ 17,211,474     $     $  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 101,457,044     $ 356,820,871     $ 40,872,891     $ 4,062,177  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $     $ 321     $     $  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2025

 

    Digital
Transformation
ETF
    Durable High
Dividend ETF
    Energy Income
ETF
    Environmental
Services ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 320,949,017     $ 43,881,450     $ 73,351,666     $ 91,467,004  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     25,392,112             1,845,081       2,247,557  
Cash     110       164,953             75,380  
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)     267             34,571        
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold     15,307,013                    
Shares of beneficial interest sold     7,811,280                    
Dividends and interest     74,818       80,644       120,012       28,130  
Federal and State income taxes                 14,979        
Prepaid expenses                       1,825  
Other assets                       301  
Total assets     369,534,617       44,127,047       75,366,309       93,820,197  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased     11,742,231                    
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed     5,970,203                    
Collateral for securities loaned     25,392,112             1,845,081       2,247,557  
Line of credit     5,004,427             73,625        
Due to Adviser     127,916       10,662       26,793       31,972  
Due to custodian                 23,042        
Deferred Trustee fees           624             5,236  
Accrued expenses     6,656             242       44,919  
Total liabilities     48,243,545       11,286       1,968,783       2,329,684  
NET ASSETS   $ 321,291,072     $ 44,115,761     $ 73,397,526     $ 91,490,513  
Shares outstanding     14,800,000       1,300,000       739,720       2,350,000  
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share   $ 21.71     $ 33.94     $ 99.22     $ 38.93  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 346,182,327     $ 64,984,421     $ 64,893,380     $ 110,771,073  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (24,891,255 )     (20,868,660 )     8,504,146       (19,280,560 )
NET ASSETS   $ 321,291,072     $ 44,115,761     $ 73,397,526     $ 91,490,513  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 88,433,340     $ 34,364     $ 2,766,948     $ 6,683,660  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 260,046,375     $ 43,814,754     $ 67,303,347     $ 81,906,450  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 25,392,112     $     $ 1,845,081     $ 2,247,557  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $ 268     $     $ 34,521     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2025

 

    Fabless
Semiconductor
ETF
    Gaming ETF     Long/Flat Trend
ETF
    Morningstar
Global Wide Moat
ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 164,625,338     $ 26,899,101     $ 27,841,857     $ 18,060,293  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)           89,910              
Cash     110,583       41,681       90,414       19,637  
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)           909             99  
Receivables:                                
Dividends and interest     15,803       64,683       79,109       37,506  
Prepaid expenses           976       870       823  
Other assets           657       88       27  
Total assets     164,751,724       27,097,917       28,012,338       18,118,385  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased                       8,745  
Collateral for securities loaned           89,910              
Due to Adviser     44,907       9,511       7,430       2,535  
Deferred Trustee fees           11,958       1,691       439  
Accrued expenses           51,232       38,959       55,031  
Total liabilities     44,907       162,611       48,080       66,750  
NET ASSETS   $ 164,706,817     $ 26,935,306     $ 27,964,258     $ 18,051,635  
Shares outstanding     4,300,000       600,000       525,000       400,000  
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share   $ 38.30     $ 44.89     $ 53.27     $ 45.13  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 156,308,773     $ 61,502,698     $ 31,827,181     $ 13,121,887  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     8,398,044       (34,567,392 )     (3,862,923 )     4,929,748  
NET ASSETS   $ 164,706,817     $ 26,935,306     $ 27,964,258     $ 18,051,635  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 3,460,704     $ 1,429,031     $     $  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 154,871,682     $ 32,087,648     $ 23,986,980     $ 15,704,613  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $     $ 89,910     $     $  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $     $ 913     $     $ 99  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2025

 

    Morningstar
International
Moat ETF
    Morningstar SMID
Moat ETF
    Morningstar Wide
Moat ETF
    Morningstar Wide
Moat Value ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 193,182,611     $ 371,369,970     $ 12,684,947,289     $ 5,161,819  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     5,052,654             1,724        
Cash           439,504       5,327,633       22,821  
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)     14,989                    
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold                 4,953,572        
Due from Adviser                       8,789  
Dividends and interest     759,584       239,557       15,387,648       7,185  
Prepaid expenses     2,910       3,640       19,947       725  
Other assets     244             66,581       2  
Total assets     199,012,992       372,052,671       12,710,704,394       5,201,341  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed                 4,957,238        
Collateral for securities loaned     5,052,654             1,724        
Line of credit     244,051                    
Due to Adviser     72,959       141,165       4,737,566        
Due to custodian     4,363                    
Deferred Trustee fees     3,928       1,321       258,480       9  
Accrued expenses     58,881       53,243       304,741       40,585  
Total liabilities     5,436,836       195,729       10,259,749       40,594  
NET ASSETS   $ 193,576,156     $ 371,856,942     $ 12,700,444,645     $ 5,160,747  
Shares outstanding     5,200,000       10,300,000       128,100,000       150,000  
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share   $ 37.23     $ 36.10     $ 99.14     $ 34.40  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 187,052,999     $ 430,211,140     $ 15,154,825,379     $ 5,494,970  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     6,523,157       (58,354,198 )     (2,454,380,734 )     (334,223 )
NET ASSETS   $ 193,576,156     $ 371,856,942     $ 12,700,444,645     $ 5,160,747  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 16,905,999     $ 1,556,313     $ 157,947,248     $  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 178,929,435     $ 359,485,675     $ 12,718,173,655     $ 5,249,082  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 5,052,654     $     $ 1,724     $  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $ 14,974     $     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2025

 

    Pharmaceutical
ETF
    Real Assets
ETF (a)
    Retail ETF     Robotics ETF  
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 565,816,792     $ 107,021,549     $ 261,420,283     $ 21,161,981  
Affiliated issuers (3)           66,755,782              
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (4)     8,830,320       15,667,313             356,711  
Cash     1,033,381       887,499       9,431        
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (5)                       21,886  
Receivables:                                
Shares of beneficial interest sold     22,586,092       1,720,129              
Dividends and interest     1,458,014       9,886       37,654       37,604  
Prepaid expenses           1,828              
Other assets           103              
Total assets     599,724,599       192,064,089       261,467,368       21,578,182  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased     22,591,890       1,712,166              
Collateral for securities loaned     8,830,320       15,667,313             356,711  
Due to Adviser     163,822       39,706       75,325       7,968  
Due to custodian                       14,339  
Deferred Trustee fees     36,037       1,409       10,259        
Accrued expenses     1,830       50,101       4        
Total liabilities     31,623,899       17,470,695       85,588       379,018  
NET ASSETS   $ 568,100,700     $ 174,593,394     $ 261,381,780     $ 21,199,164  
Shares outstanding     6,288,138       5,075,000       1,041,531       425,000  
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share   $ 90.34     $ 34.40     $ 250.96     $ 49.88  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 824,427,981     $ 166,544,395     $ 258,547,784     $ 19,262,035  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (256,327,281 )     8,048,999       2,833,996       1,937,129  
NET ASSETS   $ 568,100,700     $ 174,593,394     $ 261,381,780     $ 21,199,164  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 35,145,445     $ 24,265,877     $     $ 650,666  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 632,547,847     $ 85,803,476     $ 216,754,039     $ 19,093,212  
(3) Cost of investments - Affiliated issuers   $     $ 56,084,503     $     $  
(4) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 8,830,320     $ 15,667,313     $     $ 356,711  
(5) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $     $     $     $ 21,814  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

September 30, 2025

 

    Semiconductor
ETF
    Social Sentiment
ETF
    Technology
TruSector ETF
    Video Gaming
and eSports ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 31,932,120,017     $ 115,042,560     $ 13,821,897     $ 515,233,073  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     25,350       3,638,347             3,464,882  
Cash     21,621,552       101,994       20,232       1,335,248  
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)                       370,475  
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold     16,323,672                    
Shares of beneficial interest sold     424,418,241       899,431              
Dividends and interest     14,089,345       49,545       347       378,081  
Prepaid expenses                       2,923  
Other assets                       987  
Total assets     32,408,598,177       119,731,877       13,842,476       520,785,669  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased     424,415,470       899,492             370,880  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed     16,323,778                    
Collateral for securities loaned     25,350       3,638,347             3,464,882  
Due to Adviser     8,424,411       65,587       802       202,718  
Deferred Trustee fees     97,455                   16,077  
Accrued expenses     4,327       265             68,569  
Total liabilities     449,290,791       4,603,691       802       4,123,126  
NET ASSETS   $ 31,959,307,386     $ 115,128,186     $ 13,841,674     $ 516,662,543  
Shares outstanding     97,891,874       3,200,000       530,000       4,250,000  
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share   $ 326.48     $ 35.98     $ 26.12     $ 121.57  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 30,426,015,851     $ 230,185,133     $ 13,076,976     $ 414,254,940  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     1,533,291,535       (115,056,947 )     764,698       102,407,603  
NET ASSETS   $ 31,959,307,386     $ 115,128,186     $ 13,841,674     $ 516,662,543  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 24,809,454     $ 13,914,392     $     $ 31,903,997  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 28,748,584,070     $ 101,747,891     $ 13,064,659     $ 402,790,149  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 25,350     $ 3,638,347     $     $ 3,464,882  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $     $     $     $ 370,474  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

    Alternative
Asset Manager
ETF (a)
    Biotech ETF     Commodity
Strategy ETF (b)
    Consumer
Discretionary
TruSector ETF (c)
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 185,812     $ 3,675,874     $     $ 2,176  
Interest     664       8,447       1,336,428        
Securities lending income           14,837              
Net foreign taxes withheld     (6,514 )     (44,785 )            
Total income     179,962       3,654,373       1,336,428       2,176  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     57,852       1,309,035       171,226       181  
Interest           1,695              
Taxes           243       58        
Total expenses     57,852       1,310,973       171,284       181  
Net investment income     122,110       2,343,400       1,165,144       1,995  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (71,955 )     (33,541,378 )     201       4  
In-kind redemptions     1,494,419       33,940,712              
Futures contracts                 3,753,875        
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     1,393                    
Net realized gain     1,423,857       399,334       3,754,076       4  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (1,427,520 )     (33,040,724 )     491       95,248  
Futures contracts                 701,868        
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (143 )                  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,427,663 )     (33,040,724 )     702,359       95,248  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 118,304     $ (30,297,990 )   $ 5,621,579     $ 97,247  

 

(a) For the period June 5, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.
(b) Consolidated Statement of Operations
(c) For the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

    Digital
Transformation
ETF
    Durable High
Dividend ETF
    Energy Income
ETF
    Environmental
Services ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $     $ 1,776,367     $ 2,292,236     $ 644,089  
Interest     16,579       2,069       1,996       2,257  
Securities lending income     1,202,666       148       37,175       68,747  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (234 )           (189,745 )     (9,156 )
Total income     1,219,011       1,778,584       2,141,662       705,937  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     1,024,859       133,870       340,409       415,281  
Professional fees                       43,409  
Custody and accounting fees                       23,128  
Reports to shareholders                       17,353  
Trustees’ fees and expenses                       2,813  
Exchange listing fees                       6,782  
Insurance                       3,007  
Interest     35,382       2,609       5,607       1,661  
Taxes     358       243       4,101       263  
Other                       398  
Total expenses     1,060,599       136,722       350,117       514,095  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser                       (55,362 )
Net expenses     1,060,599       136,722       350,117       458,733  
Net investment income     158,412       1,641,862       1,791,545       247,204  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (22,105,432 )     (3,800,487 )     1,736,033       (2,341,877 )
In-kind redemptions     123,052,770       4,446,129       9,625,392       8,662,105  
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (32,732 )           (3,591 )     10  
Net realized gain     100,914,606       645,642       11,357,834       6,320,238  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     32,088,814       (2,203,751 )     (999,595 )     71,366  
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (54 )           133        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     32,088,760       (2,203,751 )     (999,462 )     71,366  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 133,161,778     $ 83,753     $ 12,149,917     $ 6,638,808  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

    Fabless
Semiconductor
ETF
    Gaming ETF     Long/Flat Trend
ETF
    Morningstar
Global Wide
Moat ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 217,166     $ 1,010,432     $ 334,103     $ 380,896  
Interest     621       1,859       62,547       1,213  
Securities lending income     2,003       5,384       2,027       1,834  
Net foreign taxes withheld           (28,779 )           (29,220 )
Total income     219,790       988,896       398,677       354,723  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     173,684       145,801       130,134       72,654  
Professional fees           43,044       37,013       44,872  
Custody and accounting fees           31,063       21,753       43,158  
Reports to shareholders           10,390       10,010       11,265  
Trustees’ fees and expenses           3,452       1,519       961  
Exchange listing fees           3,989       6,782       3,989  
Insurance           1,020       1,046       1,050  
Interest           1,561             212  
Taxes     227       263       78       263  
Other           781       340       5,529  
Total expenses     173,911       241,364       208,675       183,953  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser           (49,999 )     (65,449 )     (99,523 )
Net expenses     173,911       191,365       143,226       84,430  
Net investment income     45,879       797,531       255,451       270,293  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (1,406,695 )     (2,363,114 )     32,033       2,381,762  
In-kind redemptions     16,603,911       (491,223 )     4,133,357        
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities           5,666             1,126  
Net realized gain (loss)     15,197,216       (2,848,671 )     4,165,390       2,382,888  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     9,283,660       2,103,952       (1,770,197 )     (93,489 )
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities           (470 )           (376 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     9,283,660       2,103,482       (1,770,197 )     (93,865 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 24,526,755     $ 52,342     $ 2,650,644     $ 2,559,316  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

    Morningstar
International
Moat ETF
    Morningstar
SMID Moat ETF
    Morningstar
Wide Moat ETF
    Morningstar
Wide Moat Value
ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 4,937,123     $ 6,364,116     $ 251,535,605     $ 113,820  
Interest     2,969       15,159       446,395       824  
Securities lending income     56,003             212,603       18  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (405,165 )           (798,696 )     (452 )
Total income     4,590,930       6,379,275       251,395,907       114,210  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     908,609       1,784,307       63,072,114       22,112  
Professional fees     73,069       46,252       44,326       45,078  
Custody and accounting fees     64,926       31,576       203,114       20,292  
Reports to shareholders     36,357       48,514       594,157       4,582  
Trustees’ fees and expenses     6,317       7,578       339,914       600  
Registration fees           20,480       320,493       719  
Exchange listing fees     3,989       5,984       3,989       6,982  
Insurance     5,375       6,729       94,537       1,049  
Interest     42,459       2,149       22,929       52  
Taxes     378       263       259       247  
Other     6,490       2,871       107,727       766  
Total expenses     1,147,969       1,956,703       64,803,559       102,479  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser     (87,490 )     (11,379 )           (78,103 )
Net expenses     1,060,479       1,945,324       64,803,559       24,376  
Net investment income     3,530,451       4,433,951       186,592,348       89,834  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers     14,237,524       (46,488,421 )     (716,770,319 )     (300,063 )
Investments - affiliated issuers                 (68,682,457 )      
In-kind redemptions     5,032,229       66,142,385       2,305,036,844       623,888  
In-kind redemptions - affiliated issuers                 944,126        
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     6,918                    
Net realized gain     19,276,671       19,653,964       1,520,528,194       323,825  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers     (9,381,829 )     (17,085,986 )     (1,399,817,720 )     (226,021 )
Investments - affiliated issuers                 (30,728,757 )      
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     18,439                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (9,363,390 )     (17,085,986 )     (1,430,546,477 )     (226,021 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 13,443,732     $ 7,001,929     $ 276,574,065     $ 187,638  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

    Pharmaceutical
ETF
    Real Assets
ETF (a)
    Retail ETF     Robotics ETF  
Income:                                
Dividends - unaffiliated issuers   $ 15,917,238     $ 885,192     $ 2,852,869     $ 204,464  
Dividends - affiliated issuers           1,129,982              
Interest     8,459       21,574       4,699       637  
Securities lending income     221,960       95,858       1,516       1,533  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (637,870 )                 (26,968 )
Total income     15,509,787       2,132,606       2,859,084       179,666  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     2,091,739       562,035       836,277       68,842  
Professional fees           41,555              
Custody and accounting fees           24,086              
Reports to shareholders           19,733              
Trustees’ fees and expenses           2,581              
Exchange listing fees           7,978              
Insurance           3,078              
Interest     79,306       334       4,773       164  
Taxes     358       263       243       231  
Other           3,038              
Total expenses     2,171,403       664,681       841,293       69,237  
Waiver of management fees           (224,841 )            
Net expenses     2,171,403       439,840       841,293       69,237  
Net investment income     13,338,384       1,692,766       2,017,791       110,429  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers     (27,276,288 )     (50,762 )     (11,468,038 )     (230,838 )
Investments - affiliated issuers           (320,568 )            
In-kind redemptions - unaffiliated issuers     67,554,847       478,789       23,556,612       1,337,139  
In-kind redemptions - affiliated issuers           585,383              
Capital gain distributions from investment companies - unaffiliated issuers           1,322              
Capital gain distributions from investment companies - affiliated issuers           173,994              
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities                       1,903  
Net realized gain     40,278,559       868,158       12,088,574       1,108,204  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers     (76,413,557 )     12,767,358       21,556,621       887,851  
Investments - affiliated issuers           9,466,222              
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities                       (327 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (76,413,557 )     22,233,580       21,556,621       887,524  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (22,796,614 )   $ 24,794,504     $ 35,662,986     $ 2,106,157  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

    Semiconductor
ETF
    Social Sentiment
ETF
    Technology
TruSector ETF (a)
    Video Gaming
and eSports ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 204,980,735     $ 300,846     $ 8,002     $ 3,248,689  
Interest     640,290       5,567       18       9,262  
Securities lending income     130,844       80,980             61,448  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (11,630,368 )     (819 )     (6 )     (323,507 )
Total income     194,121,501       386,574       8,014       2,995,892  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Management fees     83,935,522       499,817       820       1,672,437  
Professional fees                       42,416  
Custody and accounting fees                       54,507  
Reports to shareholders                       39,171  
Trustees’ fees and expenses                       10,545  
Exchange listing fees                       3,989  
Insurance                       5,216  
Interest     27,260       7,259             13,703  
Taxes     243       243             263  
Other                       8,247  
Total expenses     83,963,025       507,319       820       1,850,494  
Net investment income (loss)     110,158,476       (120,745 )     7,194       1,145,398  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (549,263,105 )     (11,650,262 )     266       61,113,205  
In-kind redemptions     4,531,564,353       36,346,730             7,220,036  
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities                       43,658  
Net realized gain     3,982,301,248       24,696,468       266       68,376,899  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     3,544,172,223       11,113,851       757,238       90,952,525  
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities                       860  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     3,544,172,223       11,113,851       757,238       90,953,385  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 7,636,631,947     $ 35,689,574     $ 764,698     $ 160,475,682  

 

(a) For the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Alternative Asset
Manager ETF
    Biotech ETF  
    Period Ended
September 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                        
Net investment income   $ 122,110     $ 2,343,400     $ 2,510,056  
Net realized gain     1,423,857       399,334       16,948,283  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,427,663 )     (33,040,724 )     42,382,577  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     118,304       (30,297,990 )     61,840,916  
                         
Distributions to shareholders from:                        
Distributable earnings           (3,149,907 )     (2,099,973 )
                         
Share transactions*:                        
Proceeds from sale of shares     108,919,924       52,631,434       111,263,335  
Cost of shares redeemed     (8,965,737 )     (123,842,093 )     (169,993,318 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     99,954,187       (71,210,659 )     (58,729,983 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     100,072,491       (104,658,556 )     1,010,960  
Net Assets, beginning of period           451,990,340       450,979,380  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 100,072,491     $ 347,331,784     $ 451,990,340  
                         
*Transactions in capital shares:                        
Shares sold     3,950,000       325,000       675,000  
Shares redeemed     (325,000 )     (775,000 )     (1,025,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     3,625,000       (450,000 )     (350,000 )

 

(a) For the period June 5, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Commodity Strategy ETF (a)     Consumer
Discretionary
TruSector ETF
 
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Period Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
 
Operations:                        
Net investment income   $ 1,165,144     $ 1,189,938     $ 1,995  
Net realized gain (loss)     3,754,076       (1,941,602 )     4  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     702,359       (288,326 )     95,248  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     5,621,579       (1,039,990 )     97,247  
                         
Distributions to shareholders from:                        
Distributable earnings     (850,000 )     (1,774,980 )      
                         
Share transactions*:                        
Proceeds from sale of shares     15,031,110       5,004,117       4,064,193  
Cost of shares redeemed           (4,620,033 )      
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     15,031,110       384,084       4,064,193  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     19,802,689       (2,430,886 )     4,161,440  
Net Assets, beginning of period     24,024,075       26,454,961        
Net Assets, end of period   $ 43,826,764     $ 24,024,075     $ 4,161,440  
                         
*Transactions in capital shares:                        
Shares sold     300,000       100,000       160,000  
Shares redeemed           (100,000 )      
Net increase     300,000             160,000  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(b) For the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Digital Transformation ETF     Durable High Dividend ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 158,412     $ 858,972     $ 1,641,862     $ 1,857,549  
Net realized gain     100,914,606       26,477,302       645,642       2,632,684  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     32,088,760       32,834,890       (2,203,751 )     4,781,705  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     133,161,778       60,171,164       83,753       9,271,938  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (6,650,160 )           (1,706,175 )     (2,234,105 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     286,595,818       64,229,694       26,321,472       28,880,844  
Cost of shares redeemed     (226,587,053 )     (32,880,167 )     (32,740,384 )     (69,306,807 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     60,008,765       31,349,527       (6,418,912 )     (40,425,963 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     186,520,383       91,520,691       (8,041,334 )     (33,388,130 )
Net Assets, beginning of year     134,770,689       43,249,998       52,157,095       85,545,225  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 321,291,072     $ 134,770,689     $ 44,115,761     $ 52,157,095  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     17,050,000       6,300,000       775,000       875,000  
Shares redeemed     (13,650,000 )     (2,825,000 )     (975,000 )     (2,200,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     3,400,000       3,475,000       (200,000 )     (1,325,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Energy Income ETF     Environmental Services ETF (a)  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 1,791,545     $ 1,184,914     $ 247,204     $ 394,073  
Net realized gain     11,357,834       6,745,188       6,320,238       5,876,570  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (999,462 )     5,708,044       71,366       11,859,242  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     12,149,917       13,638,146       6,638,808       18,129,885  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (2,651,849 )     (327,149 )     (350,020 )     (725,000 )
Return of capital           (1,435,928 )            
Total distributions     (2,651,849 )     (1,763,077 )     (350,020 )     (725,000 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     38,649,374       28,427,613       28,457,559       29,952,010  
Cost of shares redeemed     (31,206,397 )     (20,480,705 )     (22,683,607 )     (45,368,218 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     7,442,977       7,946,908       5,773,952       (15,416,208 )
Total increase in net assets     16,941,045       19,821,977       12,062,740       1,988,677  
Net Assets, beginning of year     56,456,481       36,634,504       79,427,773       77,439,096  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 73,397,526     $ 56,456,481     $ 91,490,513     $ 79,427,773  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     400,000       375,000       770,000       900,000  
Shares redeemed     (325,000 )     (275,000 )     (620,000 )     (1,400,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     75,000       100,000       150,000       (500,000 )

 

(a) On February 6, 2025, the Fund effected a 5 for 1 share split. Share activity prior to this date has been adjusted to reflect share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Fabless Semiconductor ETF     Gaming ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Period Ended
September 30,
2024(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 45,879     $ 2,261     $ 797,531     $ 601,555  
Net realized gain (loss)     15,197,216       25,461       (2,848,671 )     (2,548,400 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     9,283,660       469,996       2,103,482       7,204,336  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     24,526,755       497,718       52,342       5,257,491  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (9,990 )           (875,025 )     (799,988 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     187,958,950       6,542,655              
Cost of shares redeemed     (54,185,528 )     (623,743 )     (10,433,177 )     (16,195,540 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     133,773,422       5,918,912       (10,433,177 )     (16,195,540 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     158,290,187       6,416,630       (11,255,860 )     (11,738,037 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     6,416,630             38,191,166       49,929,203  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 164,706,817     $ 6,416,630     $ 26,935,306     $ 38,191,166  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     5,625,000       275,000              
Shares redeemed     (1,575,000 )     (25,000 )     (250,000 )     (400,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     4,050,000       250,000       (250,000 )     (400,000 )

 

(a) For the period August 28, 2024 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2024.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Long/Flat Trend ETF     Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 255,451     $ 274,877     $ 270,293     $ 291,911  
Net realized gain     4,165,390       3,056,441       2,382,888       1,341,913  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,770,197 )     4,869,434       (93,865 )     2,487,363  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     2,650,644       8,200,752       2,559,316       4,121,187  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (199,980 )     (375,000 )     (811,720 )     (325,000 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     23,934,292       44,765,651              
Cost of shares redeemed     (25,230,226 )     (50,210,843 )           (5,205,153 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (1,295,934 )     (5,445,192 )           (5,205,153 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     1,154,730       2,380,560       1,747,596       (1,408,966 )
Net Assets, beginning of year     26,809,528       24,428,968       16,304,039       17,713,005  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 27,964,258     $ 26,809,528     $ 18,051,635     $ 16,304,039  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     525,000       1,200,000              
Shares redeemed     (550,000 )     (1,300,000 )           (150,000 )
Net decrease     (25,000 )     (100,000 )           (150,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Morningstar International Moat ETF     Morningstar SMID Moat ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 3,530,451     $ 6,753,483     $ 4,433,951     $ 3,898,130  
Net realized gain     19,276,671       473,633       19,653,964       19,213,342  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (9,363,390 )     35,620,282       (17,085,986 )     35,773,737  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     13,443,732       42,847,398       7,001,929       58,885,209  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (7,250,000 )     (5,575,320 )     (4,500,405 )     (1,500,150 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     15,336,969       2,953,035       408,516,989       380,280,893  
Cost of shares redeemed     (68,772,836 )     (30,764,298 )     (420,620,175 )     (242,376,141 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (53,435,867 )     (27,811,263 )     (12,103,186 )     137,904,752  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (47,242,135 )     9,460,815       (9,601,662 )     195,289,811  
Net Assets, beginning of year     240,818,291       231,357,476       381,458,604       186,168,793  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 193,576,156     $ 240,818,291     $ 371,856,942     $ 381,458,604  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     450,000       100,000       11,700,000       11,850,000  
Shares redeemed     (2,100,000 )     (1,000,000 )     (12,300,000 )     (7,500,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     (1,650,000 )     (900,000 )     (600,000 )     4,350,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Period Ended
September 30,
2024(a)
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 186,592,348     $ 196,819,289     $ 89,834     $ 19,814  
Net realized gain     1,520,528,194       1,549,278,893       323,825       22,657  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,430,546,477 )     1,761,407,557       (226,021 )     138,758  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     276,574,065       3,507,505,739       187,638       181,229  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (207,996,750 )     (112,006,875 )     (46,995 )      
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     8,552,152,128       10,604,116,455       3,260,289       5,668,090  
Cost of shares redeemed     (12,091,387,950 )     (8,446,106,765 )     (3,265,566 )     (823,938 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (3,539,235,822 )     2,158,009,690       (5,277 )     4,844,152  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (3,470,658,507 )     5,553,508,554       135,366       5,025,381  
Net Assets, beginning of period     16,171,103,152       10,617,594,598       5,025,381        
Net Assets, end of period   $ 12,700,444,645     $ 16,171,103,152     $ 5,160,747     $ 5,025,381  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     91,150,000       121,650,000       100,000       175,000  
Shares redeemed     (129,800,000 )     (94,950,000 )     (100,000 )     (25,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     (38,650,000 )     26,700,000             150,000  

 

(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2024.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Pharmaceutical ETF     Real Assets ETF (a)  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 13,338,384     $ 10,400,822     $ 1,692,766     $ 3,475,350  
Net realized gain (loss)     40,278,559       40,785,405       868,158       (2,265,242 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (76,413,557 )     42,663,264       22,233,580       12,678,630  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (22,796,614 )     93,849,491       24,794,504       13,888,738  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (13,994,082 )     (9,117,032 )     (1,700,055 )     (4,000,118 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     1,774,001,048       691,277,501       82,362,161       26,371,413  
Cost of shares redeemed     (1,895,640,170 )     (479,525,738 )     (8,291,677 )     (49,483,711 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (121,639,122 )     211,751,763       74,070,484       (23,112,298 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (158,429,818 )     296,484,222       97,164,933       (13,223,678 )
Net Assets, beginning of year     726,530,518       430,046,296       77,428,461       90,652,139  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 568,100,700     $ 726,530,518     $ 174,593,394     $ 77,428,461  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     20,300,000       7,800,000       2,675,000       1,025,000  
Shares redeemed     (21,650,000 )     (5,550,000 )     (275,000 )     (1,925,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     (1,350,000 )     2,250,000       2,400,000       (900,000 )

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Retail ETF     Robotics ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 2,017,791     $ 2,100,612     $ 110,429     $ 58,365  
Net realized gain     12,088,574       12,300,112       1,108,204       280,563  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     21,556,621       35,513,386       887,524       1,265,065  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     35,662,986       49,914,110       2,106,157       1,603,993  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (1,700,012 )     (1,849,973 )     (346,470 )     (61,373 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     58,174,698       59,777,343       15,994,655       11,501,046  
Cost of shares redeemed     (53,736,407 )     (39,430,277 )     (12,234,137 )      
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     4,438,291       20,347,066       3,760,518       11,501,046  
Total increase in net assets     38,401,265       68,411,203       5,520,205       13,043,666  
Net Assets, beginning of year     222,980,515       154,569,312       15,678,959       2,635,293  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 261,381,780     $ 222,980,515     $ 21,199,164     $ 15,678,959  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     250,000       300,000       375,000       275,000  
Shares redeemed     (230,000 )     (200,000 )     (300,000 )      
Net increase     20,000       100,000       75,000       275,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Semiconductor ETF     Social Sentiment ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 110,158,476     $ 94,705,065     $ (120,745 )   $ 405,552  
Net realized gain     3,982,301,248       6,485,436,108       24,696,468       17,005,042  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     3,544,172,223       778,943,630       11,113,851       2,562,248  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     7,636,631,947       7,359,084,803       35,689,574       19,972,842  
                                 
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (101,925,490 )     (68,496,917 )     (280,350 )     (324,950 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     35,374,731,183       38,981,223,547       178,138,404       120,123,862  
Cost of shares redeemed     (34,676,474,564 )     (31,939,465,600 )     (153,832,962 )     (139,443,171 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     698,256,619       7,041,757,947       24,305,442       (19,319,309 )
Total increase in net assets     8,232,963,076       14,332,345,833       59,714,666       328,583  
Net Assets, beginning of year     23,726,344,310       9,393,998,477       55,413,520       55,084,937  
Net Assets, end of year   $ 31,959,307,386     $ 23,726,344,310     $ 115,128,186     $ 55,413,520  
                                 
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     140,800,000       186,250,000       6,250,000       6,100,000  
Shares redeemed     (139,600,000 )     (154,350,000 )     (5,625,000 )     (7,100,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     1,200,000       31,900,000       625,000       (1,000,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Technology
TruSector ETF
    Video Gaming and eSports ETF  
    Period Ended
September 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Operations:                        
Net investment income   $ 7,194     $ 1,145,398     $ 753,058  
Net realized gain     266       68,376,899       49,466,365  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     757,238       90,953,385       49,191,266  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     764,698       160,475,682       99,410,689  
                         
Distributions to shareholders from:                        
Distributable earnings           (1,222,750 )     (2,439,900 )
                         
Share transactions*:                        
Proceeds from sale of shares     13,076,976       114,588,123       48,365,238  
Cost of shares redeemed           (20,957,811 )     (124,150,797 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     13,076,976       93,630,312       (75,785,559 )
Total increase in net assets     13,841,674       252,883,244       21,185,230  
Net Assets, beginning of period           263,779,299       242,594,069  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 13,841,674     $ 516,662,543     $ 263,779,299  
                         
*Transactions in capital shares:                        
Shares sold     530,000       1,050,000       750,000  
Shares redeemed           (250,000 )     (2,000,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     530,000       800,000       (1,250,000 )

 

(a) For the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Alternative
Asset
Manager
ETF
     
    Period
Ended
September
30,
2025 (a)
       
Net asset value, beginning of period $25.01  
Net investment income (b)   0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   2.52 (c)
Total from investment operations   2.60  
Net asset value, end of period $27.61  
Total return (d)   10.38 %
       
Ratios to average net assets      
Expenses   0.40 %(e)
Net investment income   0.84 %(e)
Supplemental data      
Net assets, end of period (in millions) $100  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   5 %

 

(a) For the period June 5, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Biotech ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
           
Net asset value, beginning of year   $177.49     $155.70     $140.61     $201.99     $162.01  
Net investment income (a)   1.01     0.92     0.70     0.69     0.42  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (11.58 )   21.58     15.14     (61.67 )   40.17  
Total from investment operations   (10.57 )   22.50     15.84     (60.98 )   40.59  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.25 )   (0.71 )   (0.75 )   (0.40 )   (0.61 )
Net asset value, end of year   $165.67     $177.49     $155.70     $140.61     $201.99  
Total return (b)   (5.93 )%   14.50 %   11.24 %   (30.24 )%   25.13 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses (c)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.38 %
Net expenses (c)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %
Net investment income   0.63 %   0.56 %   0.44 %   0.42 %   0.23 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $347     $452     $451     $414     $590  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   19 %   19 %   18 %   24 %   41 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Commodity Strategy ETF(a)
     
    Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
    2025   2024   2023 (b)
       
Net asset value, beginning of period   $48.05     $52.91     $50.00  
Net investment income (c)   1.88     2.33     1.69  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   6.55     (4.23 )   1.22  
Total from investment operations   8.43     (1.90 )   2.91  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income   (1.70 )   (2.96 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $54.78     $48.05     $52.91  
Total return (d)   18.15 %   (3.41 )%   5.82 %
                   
Ratios to average net assets                  
Expenses   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %(e)
Net investment income   3.74 %   4.78 %   4.36 %(e)
Supplemental data                  
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $44     $24     $26  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   %   %   %

 

(a) Consolidated Financial Highlights
(b) For the period December 21, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(c) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Consumer
Discretionary
TruSector ETF
   
    Period Ended
September
30,
2025 (a)
   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $24.71  
Net investment income (b)   0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   1.27  
Total from investment operations   1.30  
Net asset value, end of period   $26.01  
Total return (c)   5.24 %
       
Ratios to average net assets      
Expenses (d)   0.10 %(e)
Net investment income (d)   1.15 %(e)
Supplemental data      
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $4  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   %(g)

 

(a) For the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.
(g) Amount represents less than 0.5%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Digital Transformation ETF
   
    Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021 (a)
           
Net asset value, beginning of period   $11.82     $5.46     $4.95     $22.81     $35.25  
Net investment income (b)   0.01     0.09     0.15     0.26     (c)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   10.46     6.27     0.36     (16.24 )   (12.44 )
Total from investment operations   10.47     6.36     0.51     (15.98 )   (12.44 )
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.58 )           (1.88 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $21.71     $11.82     $5.46     $4.95     $22.81  
Total return (d)   90.26 %   116.65 %   10.29 %   (76.33 )%   (35.30 )%
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Expenses   0.52 %   0.51 %   0.51 %   0.50 %   0.58 %(e)
Expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.50 %   0.50 %   0.50 %   0.50 %   N/A  
Net investment income   0.08 %   0.91 %   2.81 %   2.28 %   0.02 %(e)
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $321     $135     $43     $30     $46  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   74 %   80 %   57 %   74 %   49 %

 

(a) For the period April 13, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Durable High Dividend ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
           
Net asset value, beginning of year   $34.77     $30.28     $27.72     $30.59     $26.78  
Net investment income (a)   1.18     0.98     1.07     0.99     1.01  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.80 )   4.56     2.50     (2.90 )   3.71  
Total from investment operations   0.38     5.54     3.57     (1.91 )   4.72  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.21 )   (1.05 )   (1.01 )   (0.96 )   (0.91 )
Net asset value, end of year   $33.94     $34.77     $30.28     $27.72     $30.59  
Total return (b)   1.28 %   18.79 %   12.91 %   (6.58 )%   17.89 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses (c)   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.29 %   0.53 %
Net expenses (c)   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.29 %   0.29 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)   0.29 %   0.29 %   0.29 %   0.29 %   N/A  
Net investment income   3.56 %   3.13 %   3.42 %   3.19 %   3.38 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $44     $52     $86     $73     $51  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   66 %   62 %   61 %   50 %   50 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Energy Income ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
           
Net asset value, beginning of year   $84.93     $64.87     $56.84     $54.25     $34.29  
Net investment income (a)   2.27     1.97     1.51     1.17     1.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   15.36     20.94     9.04     3.67     21.90  
Total from investment operations   17.63     22.91     10.55     4.84     23.05  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (2.26 )   (0.55 )   (1.34 )   (1.02 )   (1.37 )
Net realized capital gains   (1.08 )                
Return of capital       (2.30 )   (1.18 )   (1.23 )   (1.72 )
Total distributions   (3.34 )   (2.85 )   (2.52 )   (2.25 )   (3.09 )
Net asset value, end of year   $99.22     $84.93     $64.87     $56.84     $54.25  
Total return (b)   21.00 %   36.09 %   18.70 %   8.79 %   68.88 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Expenses   0.46 %   0.47 %   0.46 %   0.48 %   0.46 %
Expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %
Net investment income   2.37 %   2.65 %   2.41 %   1.95 %   2.43 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $73     $56     $37     $31     $24  
Portfolio turnover rate (c)   13 %   28 %   23 %   21 %   24 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Environmental Services ETF(a)
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
           
Net asset value, beginning of year   $36.10     $28.68     $26.12     $28.64     $19.88  
Net investment income (b)   0.11     0.17     0.25     0.11     0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.88     7.54     2.42     (2.56 )   8.77  
Total from investment operations   2.99     7.71     2.67     (2.45 )   8.84  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.16 )   (0.29 )   (0.11 )   (0.07 )   (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of year   $38.93     $36.10     $28.68     $26.12     $28.64  
Total return (c)   8.33 %   27.08 %   10.25 %   (8.56 )%   44.50 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses   0.62 %   0.62 %   0.64 %   0.62 %   0.71 %
Net expenses   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %
Net investment income   0.30 %   0.52 %   0.85 %   0.39 %   0.27 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $91     $79     $77     $68     $67  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   23 %   23 %   22 %   35 %   21 %

 

(a) On February 6, 2025, the Fund effected a 5 for 1 share split. Per share data prior to this date has been adjusted to reflect the share split.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

72

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Fabless Semiconductor ETF
   
    Year Ended
September
30, 2025
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2024 (a)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period   $25.67     $25.26  
Net investment income (b)   0.03     0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   12.61     0.39  
Total from investment operations   12.64     0.41  
Distributions from:            
Net investment income   (0.01 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $38.30     $25.67  
Total return (c)   49.29 %   1.60 %
             
Ratios to average net assets            
Expenses   0.35 %   0.35 %(d)
Net investment income   0.09 %   0.68 %(d)
Supplemental data            
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $165     $6  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   20 %   7 %

 

(a) For the period August 28, 2024 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2024.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

73

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Gaming ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $44.93     $39.94     $32.74     $48.32     $39.14  
Net investment income (a)   1.15     0.59     0.42     0.25     0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.02 )   5.11     6.95     (15.48 )   9.24  
Total from investment operations   1.13     5.70     7.37     (15.23 )   9.40  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.17 )   (0.71 )   (0.17 )   (0.35 )   (0.22 )
Net asset value, end of year   $44.89     $44.93     $39.94     $32.74     $48.32  
Total return (b)   2.76 %   14.38 %   22.55 %   (31.72 )%   24.06 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses   0.83 %   0.78 %   0.74 %   0.65 %   0.62 %
Net expenses   0.66 %   0.67 %   0.72 %   0.65 %   0.62 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.65 %   0.65 %   0.65 %   0.63 %   0.62 %
Net investment income   2.73 %   1.43 %   0.99 %   0.63 %   0.32 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $27     $38     $50     $61     $118  
Portfolio turnover rate (c)   16 %   22 %   15 %   16 %   20 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

74

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Long/Flat Trend ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $48.74     $37.58     $33.58     $39.96     $31.55  
Net investment income (a)   0.49     0.45     0.51     0.24     0.34  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   4.40     11.34     3.90     (6.46 )   8.78  
Total from investment operations   4.89     11.79     4.41     (6.22 )   9.12  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.36 )   (0.63 )   (0.41 )   (0.16 )   (0.71 )
Net asset value, end of year   $53.27     $48.74     $37.58     $33.58     $39.96  
Total return (b)   10.07 %   31.72 %   13.27 %   (15.67 )%   29.29 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses (c)   0.80 %   0.84 %   0.90 %   0.72 %   0.82 %
Net expenses (c)   0.55 %   0.61 %   0.66 %   0.59 %   0.55 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %
Net investment income (c)   0.98 %   1.06 %   1.41 %   0.60 %   0.91 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $28     $27     $24     $34     $41  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   91 %   1 %   115 %   243 %   1 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

75

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $40.76     $32.21     $29.24     $38.42     $32.17  
Net investment income (a)   0.68     0.63     0.65     0.63     0.54  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   5.72     8.57     3.49     (7.60 )   6.74  
Total from investment operations   6.40     9.20     4.14     (6.97 )   7.28  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.65 )   (0.65 )   (0.70 )   (0.55 )   (0.43 )
Net realized capital gains   (1.38 )       (0.47 )   (1.66 )   (0.60 )
Total distributions   (2.03 )   (0.65 )   (1.17 )   (2.21 )   (1.03 )
Net asset value, end of year   $45.13     $40.76     $32.21     $29.24     $38.42  
Total return (b)   16.82 %   28.93 %   14.14 %   (19.41 )%   22.99 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses   1.14 %   1.15 %   1.08 %   0.96 %   1.20 %
Net expenses   0.52 %   0.52 %   0.52 %   0.52 %   0.52 %
Net investment income   1.67 %   1.78 %   1.94 %   1.76 %   1.44 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $18     $16     $18     $18     $19  
Portfolio turnover rate (c)   85 %   78 %   73 %   67 %   74 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

76

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Morningstar International Moat ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $35.16     $29.85     $25.10     $33.54     $29.38  
Net investment income (a)   0.65     0.93     0.89     1.34     1.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.87     5.11     4.81 (b)   (8.28 )   3.81  
Total from investment operations   3.52     6.04     5.70     (6.94 )   4.88  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.45 )   (0.73 )   (0.95 )   (1.50 )   (0.72 )
Net asset value, end of year   $37.23     $35.16     $29.85     $25.10     $33.54  
Total return (c)   10.88 %   20.56 %   22.82 %   (21.65 )%   16.64 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses   0.63 %   0.61 %   0.63 %   0.67 %   0.76 %
Net expenses   0.58 %   0.58 %   0.58 %   0.58 %   0.57 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.56 %   0.56 %   0.56 %   0.56 %   0.56 %
Net investment income   1.94 %   2.99 %   2.85 %   4.32 %   3.09 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $194     $241     $231     $67     $70  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   110 %   83 %   87 %   105 %   110 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

77

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
     
    Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
    2025   2024   2023 (a)
                   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $35.00     $28.42     $26.02  
Net investment income (b)   0.39     0.42     0.37  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   1.12     6.37     2.09 (c)
Total from investment operations   1.51     6.79     2.46  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income   (0.41 )   (0.21 )   (0.06 )
Net asset value, end of period   $36.10     $35.00     $28.42  
Total return (d)   4.36 %   23.93 %   9.49 %
                   
Ratios to average net assets                  
Gross expenses   0.49 %   0.50 %   0.59 %(e)
Net expenses   0.49 %   0.49 %   0.49 %(e)
Net investment income   1.12 %   1.33 %   1.30 %(e)
Supplemental data                  
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $372     $381     $186  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   77 %   76 %   76 %

 

(a) For the period October 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $96.98     $75.81     $59.98     $73.28     $54.63  
Net investment income (a)   1.24     1.22     0.78     0.85     0.96  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.19     20.68     15.86     (13.33 )   18.59  
Total from investment operations   3.43     21.90     16.64     (12.48 )   19.55  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.27 )   (0.73 )   (0.81 )   (0.82 )   (0.90 )
Net asset value, end of year   $99.14     $96.98     $75.81     $59.98     $73.28  
Total return (b)   3.61 %   29.02 %   27.98 %   (17.27 )%   36.11 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Expenses   0.46 %   0.47 %   0.47 %   0.46 %   0.46 %
Expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.46 %   0.46 %   0.46 %   0.46 %   N/A  
Net investment income   1.33 %   1.42 %   1.06 %   1.20 %   1.40 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $12,700     $16,171     $10,618     $5,866     $6,599  
Portfolio turnover rate (c)   55 %   55 %   51 %   51 %   47 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

79

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Morningstar Wide Moat
Value ETF
     
    Year Ended
September
30, 2025
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2024 (a)
             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $33.50     $29.99  
Net investment income (b)   0.59     0.42  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   0.62     3.09  
Total from investment operations   1.21     3.51  
Distributions from:            
Net investment income   (0.31 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $34.40     $33.50  
Total return (c)   3.68 %   11.71 %
             
Ratios to average net assets            
Gross expenses   2.09 %   6.72 %(d)
Net expenses   0.50 %   0.49 %(d)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.49 %   0.49 %(d)
Net investment income   1.83 %   2.61 %(d)
Supplemental data            
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $5     $5  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   44 %   48 %

 

(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2024.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

80

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Pharmaceutical ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $95.12     $79.81     $67.25     $72.68     $62.08  
Net investment income (a)   1.98     1.73     1.47     1.32     1.29  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (4.81 )   15.12     12.65     (5.44 )   10.46  
Total from investment operations   (2.83 )   16.85     14.12     (4.12 )   11.75  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.95 )   (1.54 )   (1.56 )   (1.31 )   (1.15 )
Net asset value, end of year   $90.34     $95.12     $79.81     $67.25     $72.68  
Total return (b)   (2.88 )%   21.33 %   21.14 %   (5.91 )%   19.10 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses (c)   0.36 %   0.36 %   0.36 %   0.36 %   0.40 %
Net expenses (c)   0.36 %   0.36 %   0.36 %   0.36 %   0.35 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %
Net investment income   2.23 %   1.96 %   1.91 %   1.74 %   1.85 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $568     $727     $430     $524     $319  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   30 %   12 %   22 %   23 %   20 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

81

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Real Assets ETF(a)
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $28.95     $25.36     $22.79     $25.47     $20.15  
Net investment income (b)   0.46     1.06     0.37     0.92     0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   5.53     3.47     2.58     (1.44 )   6.57  
Total from investment operations   5.99     4.53     2.95     (0.52 )   6.71  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.54 )   (0.94 )   (0.38 )   (2.16 )   (1.39 )
Net asset value, end of year   $34.40     $28.95     $25.36     $22.79     $25.47  
Total return (c)   21.15 %   18.35 %   12.95 %   (2.71 )%   34.11 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses (d)   0.59 %   0.64 %   0.61 %   0.63 %   1.60 %
Net expenses (d)   0.39 %   0.44 %   0.42 %   0.51 %   0.56 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (d)   0.39 %   0.44 %   0.42 %   0.51 %   0.55 %
Net investment income (d)   1.51 %   4.01 %   1.48 %   3.56 %   0.58 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $175     $77     $91     $131     $17  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   11 %   47 %   70 %   32 %   76 %

 

(a) Consolidated Financial Highlights
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

82

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Retail ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year   $218.28     $167.73     $154.84     $174.75     $148.87  
Net investment income (a)   1.97     2.15     1.56     1.52     1.54  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   32.44     50.41     13.17     (19.92 )   25.34  
Total from investment operations   34.41     52.56     14.73     (18.40 )   26.88  
Distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (1.73 )   (2.01 )   (1.84 )   (1.51 )   (1.00 )
Net asset value, end of year   $250.96     $218.28     $167.73     $154.84     $174.75  
Total return (b)   15.84 %   31.53 %   9.58 %   (10.69 )%   18.13 %
                               
Ratios to average net assets                              
Gross expenses (c)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.42 %
Net expenses (c)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %
Net investment income   0.84 %   1.09 %   0.94 %   0.86 %   0.92 %
Supplemental data                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions)   $261     $223     $155     $150     $240  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   9 %   7 %   20 %   14 %   12 %

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

83

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Robotics ETF
     
                Period
Ended
September
    Year Ended September 30,   30,
    2025   2024   2023 (a)
             
Net asset value, beginning of period     $44.80       $35.14       $34.39  
Net investment income (b)     0.33       0.29       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     5.90       10.19       0.67  
Total from investment operations     6.23       10.48       0.75  
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.15 )      
Net realized capital gains     (0.92 )     (0.67 )      
Total distributions     (1.15 )     (0.82 )      
Net asset value, end of period     $49.88       $44.80       $35.14  
Total return (c)     14.43 %     30.15 %     2.18 %
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Expenses     0.47 %     0.47 %     0.47 %(d)
Net investment income     0.75 %     0.69 %     0.43 %(d)
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $21       $16       $3  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     25 %     26 %     13 %

 

 

(a) For the period April 6, 2023 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

84

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Semiconductor ETF(a)
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year     $245.38       $144.99       $92.56       $128.13       $87.22  
Net investment income (b)     1.17       1.19       1.11       1.07       0.86  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     81.00       100.24       52.52       (35.85 )     40.80  
Total from investment operations     82.17       101.43       53.63       (34.78 )     41.66  
Distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (1.07 )     (1.04 )     (1.20 )     (0.79 )     (0.75 )
Net asset value, end of year     $326.48       $245.38       $144.99       $92.56       $128.13  
Total return (c)     33.62 %     70.26 %     58.49 %     (27.40 )%     47.94 %
                                         
Ratios to average net assets                                        
Gross expenses (d)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.36 %
Net expenses (d)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Net investment income     0.46 %     0.56 %     0.88 %     0.85 %     0.72 %
Supplemental data                                        
Net assets, end of year (in millions)     $31,959       $23,726       $9,394       $5,632       $5,938  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     12 %     15 %     18 %     22 %     20 %

 

(a) On May 5, 2023, the Fund effected a 2 for 1 share split. Per share data prior to this date has been adjusted to reflect the share split.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

85

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Social Sentiment ETF
     
                            Period
Ended
September
    Year Ended September 30,   30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021 (a)
                     
Net asset value, beginning of period     $21.52       $15.41       $12.74       $24.66       $25.00  
Net investment income (loss) (b)     (0.05 )     0.13       0.07       0.02       (0.03 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     14.63       6.08       2.65       (11.94 )     (0.31 )(c)
Total from investment operations     14.58       6.21       2.72       (11.92 )     (0.34 )
Distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.10 )     (0.05 )            
Net asset value, end of period     $35.98       $21.52       $15.41       $12.74       $24.66  
Total return (d)     67.98 %     40.39 %     21.46 %     (48.34 )%     (1.38 )%
                                         
Ratios to average net assets                                        
Gross expenses     0.76 %     0.76 %     1.23 %(e)     1.16 %(e)     0.75 %(f)
Net expenses     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %(f)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     N/A  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.18 )%     0.68 %     0.47 %     0.11 %     (0.20 )%(f)
Supplemental data                                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $115       $55       $55       $58       $193  
Portfolio turnover rate (g)     202 %     230 %     232 %     263 %     161 %

 

 

(a) For the period March 3, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(e) The ratio presented reflects the Fund’s extraordinary legal expenses which were paid/reimbursed by the Adviser and/or paid from insurance proceeds during the year.
(f) Annualized
(g) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

86

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Technology
TruSector
ETF
     
    Period
Ended
September
30,
2025 (a)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period     $24.15  
Net investment income (b)     0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     1.94  
Total from investment operations     1.97  
Net asset value, end of period     $26.12  
Total return (c)     8.16 %
         
Ratios to average net assets        
Expenses (d)     0.10 %(e)
Net investment income (d)     0.90 %(e)
Supplemental data        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $14  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     2 %

 

 

(a) For the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(d) The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

87

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Video Gaming and eSports ETF
    Year Ended September 30,
    2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year     $76.46       $51.62       $40.66       $65.05       $61.36  
Net investment income (a)     0.33       0.18       0.44       0.31       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     45.15       25.20       10.91       (22.47 )     3.73  
Total from investment operations     45.48       25.38       11.35       (22.16 )     3.77  
Distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.37 )     (0.54 )     (0.39 )     (0.05 )     (0.08 )
Net realized capital gains                       (2.18 )      
Total distributions     (0.37 )     (0.54 )     (0.39 )     (2.23 )     (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of year     $121.57       $76.46       $51.62       $40.66       $65.05  
Total return (b)     59.69 %     49.58 %     28.11 %     (35.42 )%     6.15 %
                                         
Ratios to average net assets                                        
Gross expenses     0.55 %     0.57 %     0.59 %     0.56 %     0.55 %
Net expenses     0.55 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.55 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     N/A  
Net investment income     0.34 %     0.30 %     0.89 %     0.52 %     0.06 %
Supplemental data                                        
Net assets, end of year (in millions)     $517       $264       $243       $262       $631  
Portfolio turnover rate (c)     53 %     36 %     30 %     35 %     33 %

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2025

 

Note 1—Fund Organization

 

VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and offers multiple investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust. These financial statements relate only to the investment portfolios listed in the diversification table below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

 

Fund   Diversification Classification
     
Alternative Asset Manager ETF   Non-Diversified
Biotech ETF   Non-Diversified
Commodity Strategy ETF   Non-Diversified
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF   Non-Diversified
Digital Transformation ETF   Non-Diversified
Durable High Dividend ETF   Diversified
Energy Income ETF   Non-Diversified
Environmental Services ETF   Non-Diversified
Fabless Semiconductor ETF   Non-Diversified
Gaming ETF   Non-Diversified
Long/Flat Trend ETF   Diversified
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   Diversified
Morningstar International Moat ETF   Diversified
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   Non-Diversified
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   Diversified
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF   Non-Diversified
Pharmaceutical ETF   Non-Diversified
Real Assets ETF*   Diversified
Retail ETF   Non-Diversified
Robotics ETF   Non-Diversified
Semiconductor ETF   Non-Diversified
Social Sentiment ETF   Diversified
Technology TruSector ETF   Non-Diversified
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   Non-Diversified
   
* Formerly known as Inflation Allocation ETF

 

The following Funds were created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase a security representing a proportionate undivided interest in a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks in approximately the same weighting as their index listed in the table below.

 

Fund   Index
     
Alternative Asset Manager ETF   MarketVector TM Alternative Asset Managers Index
Biotech ETF   MVIS® US Listed Biotech 25 Index
Digital Transformation ETF   MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index
Durable High Dividend ETF   Morningstar® US Dividend Valuation IndexSM
Energy Income ETF   MVIS® North America Energy Infrastructure Index
Environmental Services ETF   NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index
Fabless Semiconductor ETF   MarketVector™ US Listed Fabless Semiconductor Index
Gaming ETF   MVIS® Global Gaming Index
Long/Flat Trend ETF   Ned Davis Research CMG US Large Cap Long/Flat Index
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   Morningstar® Global Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar International Moat ETF*   Morningstar® Global Markets ex-US Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF   Morningstar® US Broad Value Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Pharmaceutical ETF   MVIS® US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index
Retail ETF   MVIS® US Listed Retail 25 Index
Robotics ETF   BlueStar® Robotics Index
Semiconductor ETF   MVIS® US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(continued)

 

Note 1—Fund Organization (continued)

 

Social Sentiment ETF   BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index
   
* Effective December 20, 2024, Morningstar International Moat ETF index changed from Morningstar® Global ex-US Moat Focus IndexSM.

 

The Commodity Strategy ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in exchange-traded commodity futures contracts, exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) commodity-linked instruments, and pooled investment vehicles, including exchange traded products (“ETPs”) that provide exposure to commodities and fixed income investments. The Fund does not invest in commodities directly.

 

The Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of consumer discretionary-related companies or instruments that provide exposure to consumer discretionary-related companies.

 

The Technology TruSector ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of information technology-related companies or instruments that provide exposure to information technology-related companies.

 

Using a proprietary, rules-based real asset allocation model, the Real Assets ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in exchange traded products (“ETPs”) that provide exposure to real assets, which include commodities, real estate, natural resources and infrastructure, as well as companies that own, operate, or derive a significant portion of their value from real assets or the production thereof.

 

Van Eck Associates Corp. (“VEAC”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds, except for Commodity Strategy ETF, Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, Real Assets ETF, and Technology TruSector ETF. Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp. (“VEARA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VEAC, serves as the investment adviser to Commodity Strategy ETF, Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, Real Assets ETF, Technology TruSector ETF and Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF Subsidiaries. VEAC and VEARA are collectively referred to as the “Adviser”.

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.

 

The following summarizes the Funds’ significant accounting policies.

 

  A. Security Valuation

 

The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis, which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  A. Security Valuation (continued)
   
  Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
   
  Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
   
  Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
   
  Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the closing price on the markets in which the securities trade. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included on NASDAQ and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Funds are open. Debt securities are valued on the basis of evaluated prices furnished by an independent pricing service or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date and or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Open-end mutual fund investments (including money market funds) are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1. 
   
  Futures contracts are generally valued at the official settlement price on the primary exchange on which they trade and are categorized as Level 1.
   
  The Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as valuation designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with the requirements.  Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes they do not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.
   
  Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.
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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  A. Security Valuation (continued)

 

A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Funds’ investments are located in the Schedule of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.

 

  B. Basis for Consolidation

 

The Commodity Strategy ETF invests in U.S. Treasury securities and Commodity Instruments through the Commodity Strategy Subsidiary and the Real Assets ETF invests in certain ETPs through the Real Asset Allocation Subsidiary (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”, each a wholly-owned “Subsidiary”), organized under the laws of Cayman Islands. Each Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter-end of the Fund’s fiscal year. Consolidated financial statements of each Fund present the financial position and results of operations for each Fund and its wholly-owned Subsidiary. All interfund account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

As of September 30, 2025, the Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF held $9,349,106 and $41,292,806 in their Subsidiaries, representing 21% and 24% of the Fund’s net assets, respectively.

 

  C. Federal Income Taxes

 

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Each wholly-owned Subsidiary is classified as controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) under the Code. For U.S. tax purposes, a CFC is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, as a wholly-owned CFC, its net income and capital gains, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the each Fund’s investment company taxable income. Net losses of the CFC cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current year, nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future years.

 

  D. Distributions to Shareholders

 

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually by each Fund (except for dividends from net investment income from Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, Durable High Dividend ETF, Energy Income ETF, Pharmaceutical ETF and Technology TruSector ETF, which are declared and paid quarterly). Income dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, are determined in accordance with U.S. income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP, due to recharacterization for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions that exceed earnings and profit for tax purposes are reported for tax purposes as a return of capital. A portion of a dividend may be reclassified as a tax return of capital upon the final determination of the Fund’s taxable income which can only be determined after the Fund’s fiscal year end.

 

  E. Currency Translation

 

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day as quoted by one or more sources. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Foreign denominated income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed in the financial statements. Such amounts are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other

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  E. Currency Translation (continued)

 

than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations. 

 

  F. Restricted Securities

 

The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. 

 

  G. Master Limited Partnerships

 

The Energy Income ETF invests a portion of its total assets in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) receiving partnership taxation treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and whose interests or “units” are traded on securities exchanges like shares of corporate stock. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gains from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gains from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gains from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gains from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes (although some states do impose a net income tax on partnerships). The Fund invests the remainder of its assets in MLPs that are treated as C corporations for tax purposes.

 

  H. Use of Derivative Instruments

 

Certain Funds may invest in derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, options, futures, and swaps. A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. Derivative instruments may be privately negotiated contracts (often referred to as over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives) or they may be listed and traded on an exchange. Derivative contracts may involve future commitments to purchase or sell financial instruments or commodities at specified terms on a specified date, or to exchange interest payment streams or currencies based on a notional or contractual amount. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. The use of derivative instruments also involves the risk of loss if the investment adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency prices. Investments in derivative instruments also include the risk of default by the counterparty, the risk that the investment may not be liquid and the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. Details of this disclosure are found below as well as in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Futures contracts are financial contracts, the value of which depends on, or is derived from, the underlying reference asset. The Commodity Strategy ETF invests in commodity future contracts, and the underlying reference assets consist of commodity instruments. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deliver to a broker an amount of cash and/or government securities equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin”. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, are generally made or received by the Fund each day depending on the fluctuations in the value of the futures. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes

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(continued)

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

on a daily basis as an unrealized gain or loss on futures, until the futures contract is closed or expires, at which time the net gain or loss is reclassified to realized gain or loss on futures.

 

Commodity Strategy ETF held futures contracts during the year ended September 30, 2025, which are reflected in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The average notional amount for the period was $31,596,267.

 

At September 30, 2025, the Fund held the following derivatives (not designated as hedging instruments under GAAP):

 

      Asset Derivatives
      Commodities
Futures Risk
  Commodity Strategy ETF        
  Futures contracts1   $ 1,230,403  

 

1 Reflects net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The impact of transactions in derivative instruments during the year ended September 30, 2025, was as follows:

 

      Commodities
Futures Risk
  Commodity Strategy ETF        
  Realized gain:        
  Futures contracts1   $ 3,753,875  
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):        
  Futures contracts2   $ 701,868  
   
1 Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts
2 Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
     
  I. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of offset in those agreements allows the Funds to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may receive cash and or securities as collateral for securities lending. The Fund may pledge cash and or securities as collateral for derivative instruments. In general, collateral received or pledged exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present securities lending assets and liabilities and derivatives on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash collateral received for securities lending held in the form of money market fund investments, if any, at September 30, 2025 is presented in the Schedules of Investments and in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is disclosed in Note 9 (Securities Lending). Futures contracts held by Commodity Strategy ETF are not subject to a master netting agreements or other similar arrangements.

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  J. Segment Reporting

 

The Funds’ Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer act as the Funds’ chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that each Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that each Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, with a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Adviser. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

  K. Other

 

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date.

 

The Funds earn interest income on uninvested cash balances held at the custodian bank. Such amounts, if any, are presented as interest income in the Statements of Operations.

 

The character of distributions received from certain investments may be comprised of net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital. It is the Funds’ policy to estimate the character of distributions received from these investments based on historical data if actual amounts are not available. After each calendar year end, these investments report the actual tax character of distributions. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts are reflected in the Funds’ records in the year in which they are reported by adjusting the related cost basis of investments, capital gains and income, as necessary. 

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote. 

 

Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements

 

The Adviser receives a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

For the Funds listed below, the management fee rates and expense limitations for the year ended September 30, 2025 are as follows:

 

Fund   Management
Fees
  Expense
Limitations
Environmental Services ETF     0.50 %     0.55 %
Gaming ETF     0.50       0.65  
Long/Flat Trend ETF     0.50       0.55  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     0.45       0.52  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     0.50       0.56  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     0.45       0.49  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     0.45       0.49  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     0.45       0.49  
Real Assets ETF     0.50       0.55  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     0.50       0.55  

 

The Adviser has agreed, until at least February 1, 2026, to waive management fees and assume expenses to prevent each Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding their expense limitations.

 

Refer to the Statements of Operations for amounts assumed by the Adviser for the year ended September 30, 2025.

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Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements (continued)

 

The Funds listed in the table below utilize a unitary management fee structure where the Adviser will pay all Fund expenses, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The unitary management fee rates for the year ended September 30, 2025 are as follows:

 

Fund   Management
Fees
Alternative Asset Manager ETF     0.40 %
Biotech ETF     0.35  
Commodity Strategy ETF     0.55  
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF*     0.10  
Digital Transformation ETF     0.50  
Durable High Dividend ETF     0.29  
Energy Income ETF     0.45  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     0.35  
Pharmaceutical ETF     0.35  
Retail ETF     0.35  
Robotics ETF     0.47  
Semiconductor ETF     0.35  
Social Sentiment ETF     0.75  
Technology TruSector ETF*     0.10  

 

*Prior to September 8, 2025 the management fee rate was 0.12%.

 

For Commodity Strategy ETF, the Adviser has agreed to pay and/or reimburse the Fund for the offering costs and trading expenses that are net account or similar fees charged by futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) until at least February 1, 2026.

 

The Adviser waives the management fees it charges the Real Assets ETF by the amount it collects as a management fee from underlying funds managed by the Adviser. For the year ended September 30, 2025, the Adviser waived management fees of $224,841 due to such investments.

 

In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.

 

At September 30, 2025, the Adviser owned approximately less than 1%, 12% and 83% of the shares outstanding of Digital Transformation ETF, Durable High Dividend ETF and Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF, respectively.

 

Note 4—Capital Share Transactions

 

As of September 30, 2025, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed at their net asset value per share only through certain authorized broker-dealers (“Authorized Participants”) in blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).

 

The consideration for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind contribution or distribution of securities constituting the Funds’ underlying index (“Deposit Securities”) plus a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may also be substituted in an amount equivalent to the value of certain Deposit Securities, generally as a result of market circumstances, or when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, or are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant. The Funds may issue Creation Units in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including, for the benefit of the Funds, a requirement to maintain cash collateral on deposit at the custodian equal to at least 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities.

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Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay transaction fees directly to the transfer agent. In addition, the Funds may impose variable fees on the purchase or redemption of Creation Units for cash, or on transactions effected outside the clearing process, to defray certain transaction costs. These variable fees, if any, are reflected in share transactions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Note 5—Investments

 

For the year ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments and in-kind capital share transactions) and the purchases and sales of investments resulting from in-kind capital share transactions (excluding short-term investments and U.S. government obligations) were as follows:

 

                In-Kind Capital Share Transactions
Fund   Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales
Alternative Asset Manager ETF    $ 5,943,779      $ 3,099,365      $ 107,517,051      $ 10,259,907  
Biotech ETF     73,060,317       70,524,187       52,632,532       126,829,975  
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF     8,700       16,127       4,069,600        
Digital Transformation ETF     264,845,576       150,443,179       175,438,420       236,551,059  
Durable High Dividend ETF     33,985,797       30,431,389       26,340,950       36,384,711  
Energy Income ETF     13,058,974       9,892,020       38,495,882       33,641,129  
Environmental Services ETF     19,678,930       18,865,053       28,404,120       23,494,764  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     12,041,786       10,698,382       187,010,401       54,621,680  
Gaming ETF     4,577,774       5,254,709             9,872,924  
Long/Flat Trend ETF     22,817,780       22,828,555       23,931,072       25,229,027  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     13,798,591       14,318,930              
Morningstar International Moat ETF     204,692,453       212,531,411       11,622,132       61,451,258  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     304,517,331       304,659,490       406,991,099       419,255,678  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     7,862,770,747       7,780,850,216       8,551,918,569       12,198,470,673  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     2,843,510       2,159,817       3,259,759       3,906,555  
Pharmaceutical ETF     187,240,244       179,866,054       1,773,749,722       1,903,803,407  
Real Assets ETF*     22,210,574       11,923,659       69,821,213       6,262,485  
Retail ETF     25,298,837       20,717,583       58,182,495       58,115,600  
Robotics ETF     4,322,105       3,779,008       14,777,360       11,797,508  
Semiconductor ETF     2,778,505,545       2,751,118,040       35,375,688,735       34,706,274,588  
Social Sentiment ETF     149,125,503       135,864,254       178,124,584       167,543,507  
Technology TruSector ETF     142,271       146,592       13,068,714        
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     196,870,953       178,023,495       95,188,223       19,155,422  

 

* Represents consolidated cost of investments purchased and proceeds from investments sold.

 

Note 6—Income Taxes

 

As of September 30, 2025, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified tax cost, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments owned were as follows:

 

Fund   Tax Cost of
Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Alternative Asset Manager ETF    $ 101,990,972      $ 1,914,761      $ (3,876,210 )    $ (1,961,449 )
Biotech ETF     358,231,635       44,469,960       (55,496,776 )     (11,026,816 )
Commodity Strategy ETF     40,823,615       2,996,238       (71 )     2,996,167  
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF     4,062,177       103,735       (8,487 )     95,248  
Digital Transformation ETF     294,683,353       75,179,611       (23,521,835 )     51,657,776  
Durable High Dividend ETF     43,826,762       1,408,119       (1,353,431 )     54,688  
Energy Income ETF     66,674,950       10,792,932       (2,271,135 )     8,521,797  
Environmental Services ETF     84,266,352       12,183,544       (2,735,335 )     9,448,209  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     154,977,577       13,824,052       (4,176,291 )     9,647,761  
Gaming ETF     32,906,591       2,376,850       (8,294,430 )     (5,917,580 )
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Note 6—Income Taxes (continued)

 

Fund   Tax Cost of
Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long/Flat Trend ETF    $ 24,100,580      $ 3,854,877      $ (113,600 )    $ 3,741,277  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     15,812,887       2,662,716       (415,310 )     2,247,406  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     186,890,262       19,713,826       (8,368,823 )     11,345,003  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     359,847,231       25,749,501       (14,226,762 )     11,522,739  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     12,721,504,248       889,802,357       (926,357,592 )     (36,555,235 )
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     5,250,287       313,703       (402,171 )     (88,468 )
Pharmaceutical ETF     641,378,167       14,107,799       (80,838,854 )     (66,731,055 )
Real Assets ETF     159,900,329       32,394,456       (2,850,478 )     29,543,978  
Retail ETF     217,446,251       54,829,815       (10,855,783 )     43,974,032  
Robotics ETF     19,526,902       3,001,022       (1,009,232 )     1,991,790  
Semiconductor ETF     28,767,121,848       4,306,546,498       (1,141,522,979 )     3,165,023,519  
Social Sentiment ETF     106,225,341       15,448,623       (2,993,057 )     12,455,566  
Technology TruSector ETF     13,064,659       783,566       (26,328 )     757,238  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     415,517,389       131,886,889       (28,706,323 )     103,180,566  

 

As of September 30, 2025, the components of total distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis, for each Fund, were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  (Accumulated
Capital Losses^)/
Undistributed
Capital Gains
  Post-October
Losses
Deferred*
  Other
Temporary
Differences
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Total
Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
Alternative Asset Manager ETF    $ 645,862      $ (57,854 )    $      $      $ (1,961,592 )    $ (1,373,584 )
Biotech ETF     1,365,109       (274,358,256 )           (64,926 )     (11,026,816 )     (284,084,889 )
Commodity Strategy ETF     5,243,011                         (37,635 )     5,205,376  
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF     1,999                         95,248       97,247  
Digital Transformation ETF           (74,810,532 )     (1,738,470 )           51,657,747       (24,891,255 )
Durable High Dividend ETF     421,082       (21,343,805 )           (625 )     54,688       (20,868,660 )
Energy Income ETF           777,334             (795,039 )     8,521,851       8,504,146  
Environmental Services ETF     95,446       (28,818,977 )           (5,238 )     9,448,209       (19,280,560 )
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     37,924       (1,287,641 )                 9,647,761       8,398,044  
Gaming ETF     696,506       (29,334,221 )           (11,960 )     (5,917,717 )     (34,567,392 )
Long/Flat Trend ETF     202,787       (7,805,297 )           (1,690 )     3,741,277       (3,862,923 )
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     1,060,722       1,621,951             (441 )     2,247,516       4,929,748  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     6,324,010       (11,174,799 )           (3,928 )     11,377,874       6,523,157  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     3,583,923       (73,459,540 )           (1,320 )     11,522,739       (58,354,198 )
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     130,766,402       (2,548,333,420 )           (258,481 )     (36,555,235 )     (2,454,380,734 )
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     62,663       (308,408 )           (10 )     (88,468 )     (334,223 )
Pharmaceutical ETF     2,516,702       (192,076,892 )           (36,036 )     (66,731,055 )     (256,327,281 )
Real Assets ETF     684,942       (22,367,915 )           (1,408 )     29,733,380       8,048,999  
Retail ETF     2,053,712       (43,183,489 )           (10,259 )     43,974,032       2,833,996  
Robotics ETF     98,688       (153,964 )                 1,992,405       1,937,129  
Semiconductor ETF     82,735,816       (1,714,370,346 )           (97,454 )     3,165,023,519       1,533,291,535  
Social Sentiment ETF           (127,512,513 )                 12,455,566       (115,056,947 )
Technology TruSector ETF     7,460                         757,238       764,698  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     4,640,254       (5,389,043 )           (16,077 )     103,172,469       102,407,603  

 

^ These accumulated capital losses are available to offset future capital gains and have an unlimited expiration.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2025, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Morningstar International Moat ETF and Video Gaming and eSports ETF utilized $145,633, $13,170,112 and $58,517,732, respectively of their accumulated capital losses available from prior years.

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders was as follows:

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    September 30, 2025   September 30, 2024
Fund   Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Ordinary
Income*
  Return
of Capital
Biotech ETF   $ 3,149,907     $     $ 2,099,973     $  
Commodity Strategy ETF     850,000             1,774,980        
Digital Transformation ETF     6,650,160                    
Durable High Dividend ETF     1,706,175             2,234,105        
Energy Income ETF     1,933,408       718,441       327,149       1,435,928  
Environmental Services ETF     350,020             725,000        
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     9,990                    
Gaming ETF     875,025             799,988        
Long/Flat Trend ETF     199,980             375,000        
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     260,000       551,720       325,000        
Morningstar International Moat ETF     7,250,000             5,575,320        
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     4,500,405             1,500,150        
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     207,996,750             112,006,875        
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     46,995                    
Pharmaceutical ETF     13,994,082             9,117,032        
Real Assets ETF     1,700,055             4,000,118        
Retail ETF     1,700,012             1,849,973        
Robotics ETF     343,111       3,359       61,373        
Semiconductor ETF     101,925,490             68,496,917        
Social Sentiment ETF     280,350             324,950        
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     1,222,750             2,439,900        

 

*Includes short-term capital gains (if any).

 

During the year ended September 30, 2025, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment of in-kind redemptions, the Funds incurred differences that affected total distributable earnings (loss) and aggregate paid in capital by the amounts in the table below. Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

Fund   Increase
(Decrease)
in Total Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
  Increase
(Decrease)
in Aggregate
Paid in Capital
Alternative Asset Manager ETF    $ (1,491,888 )    $ 1,491,888  
Biotech ETF     (32,943,916 )     32,943,916  
Digital Transformation ETF     (113,698,239 )     113,698,239  
Durable High Dividend ETF     (4,437,011 )     4,437,011  
Energy Income ETF     (9,385,654 )     9,385,654  
Environmental Services ETF     (8,650,967 )     8,650,967  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     (16,566,563 )     16,566,563  
Gaming ETF     614,078       (614,078 )
Long/Flat Trend ETF     (4,133,355 )     4,133,355  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     (4,604,497 )     4,604,497  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     (65,996,859 )     65,996,859  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     (2,305,743,386 )     2,305,743,386  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     (623,888 )     623,888  
Pharmaceutical ETF     (67,033,710 )     67,033,710  
Real Assets ETF     (1,028,922 )     1,028,922  
Retail ETF     (23,539,444 )     23,539,444  
Robotics ETF     (1,337,087 )     1,337,087  
Semiconductor ETF     (4,511,149,685 )     4,511,149,685  
Social Sentiment ETF     (34,179,449 )     34,179,449  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     (6,846,468 )     6,846,468  

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded

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Note 6—Income Taxes (continued)

 

related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for all open tax years. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. However, the Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended in September 30, 2025, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties.

 

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2023-09”) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances income tax disclosures, including providing specific information regarding income taxes paid. The new disclosures are effective for funds with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and therefore are effective for Alternative Asset Manager ETF, Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, and Technology TruSector ETF for the period ended September 30, 2025. Management has determined that no additional disclosures are required for these funds since the funds pay no federal income taxes and have immaterial amounts of state, local and foreign taxes. ASU 2023-09 is not effective for any of the remaining funds included in this report.

 

Note 7—Principal Risks

 

Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds (See Note 1) and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. In addition, to the extent that a Fund is concentrated in a particular sector or industry, the Fund will be subject to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries. The Funds may purchase securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse economic developments and political conflicts, or natural or other disasters.

 

Additionally, certain Funds may invest in securities of emerging market issuers, which are exposed to a number of risks that may make these investments volatile in price or difficult to trade, and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets. Political risks may include unstable governments, nationalization, restrictions on foreign ownership, laws that prevent investors from getting their money out of a country, sanctions and investment restrictions and legal systems that do not protect property risks as well as the laws of the United States. Certain securities of Chinese issuers are, or may in the future become restricted, and the Funds may be forced to sell such restricted securities and incur a loss as a result.

 

Commodity Strategy ETF invests in futures contracts. The usage of futures contracts is subject to risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. Futures contracts are subject to collateral requirements and daily limits that may limit the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. If the Fund is unable to meet its investment objective, the Fund’s returns may be lower than expected. Additionally, these collateral requirements may require the Fund to liquidate its position when it otherwise would not do so. Futures contracts exhibit “futures basis,” which refers to the difference between the current market value of the underlying commodity (the “spot” price) and the price of the cash-settled futures contracts. A negative futures basis exists when cash-settled futures contracts generally trade at a premium to the current market value of the underlying commodity. If a negative futures basis exists, the Fund’s investments in futures contracts will generally underperform a direct investment in the underlying commodity.

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Certain of the Funds’ investments, including investments in companies that hold material amounts of digital assets, may be subject to the risks associated with investing in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and crypto tokens. Such companies may be subject to the risk that: the technology that facilitates the transfer of a digital asset could fail; the decentralized, open source protocol of the applicable blockchain network could be affected by internet connectivity disruptions, fraud, consensus failures or cyber security attacks; such network may not be adequately maintained by its participants; because digital assets are a new technological innovation with a limited history, they are highly speculative assets and may experience extreme price volatility; future regulatory actions or policies may limit the ability to sell, exchange or use a digital asset; the price of a digital asset may be impacted by the transactions of a small number of holders of such digital asset; and that a digital asset will decline in popularity, acceptance or use, thereby impairing its price.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Energy Income ETF invests in securities of MLPs, which are subject to certain risks, such as supply and demand risk, depletion and exploration risk, and the risk associated with the hazards inherent in midstream energy industry activities. A portion of the cash flow received by the Fund is derived from investment in equity securities of MLPs. The amount of cash than an MLP has available for distributions and the tax character of such distributions are dependent upon the amount of cash generated by the MLP’s operations.

 

Long/Flat Trend ETF,  Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF and Technology TruSector ETF may invest in shares of other funds. As a result, the Funds will indirectly be exposed to the risks of an investment in the underlying funds. Shares of other funds have many of the same risks as direct investments in common stocks or bonds. In addition, the market value of the Funds’ shares is expected to rise and fall as the value of the underlying index or bond rises and falls. The market value of such funds’ shares may differ from the net asset value of the particular fund. 

 

The Robotics ETF invests primarily in the securities of robotics companies and is particularly sensitive to the risks to such companies. Robotics companies and information technology companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology. The products of information technology companies may face product obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

Real Assets ETF may concentrate its investments in ETPs that invest directly in, or have exposure to, equity and debt securities, as well as real asset categories such as commodities, real estate, natural resources and infrastructure. Such investments may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The Fund is dependent on the performance of underlying funds and is subject to the risks of those funds.

 

Social Sentiment ETF may concentrate its investment in the information technology and communication services sectors. The Fund will be sensitive to, and its performance may depend to a greater extent on, the overall condition of these sectors. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. The products of information technology companies may face product obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on patent protection and the expiration of patents may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Companies in the communication services sector may be affected by industry competition, substantial capital requirements, government regulations and obsolescence of communications products and services due to technological advancement. The index provider relies on social media analytics, which are relatively new and untested. Investing in companies based on social media analytics involves the potential risk of market manipulation because social media posts may be made with an intent to inflate, or otherwise manipulate, the

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Note 7—Principal Risks (continued)

 

public perception of a company stock or other investment. Furthermore, text and sentiment analysis of social media postings may prove inaccurate in predicting a company’s stock performance. 

 

Changes in laws or government regulations by the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could adversely affect the operations of the Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF.

 

A more complete description of risks is included in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

Note 8—Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan

 

The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which the Trustees can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board of Trustees. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds as directed by the Trustees.

 

For Environmental Services ETF, Gaming ETF, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar International Moat ETF, Morningstar SMID Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF, Real Assets ETF and Video Gaming and eSports ETF the expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations, and the liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

On October 1, 2021, the Biotech ETF, Durable High Dividend ETF, Pharmaceutical ETF, Retail ETF, and Semiconductor ETF adopted a unitary management fee, therefore, the liability of the Plan shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statement of Asset and Liabilities represents amounts accrued through September 30, 2021. Alternative Asset Manager ETF, Commodity Strategy ETF, Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, Digital Transformation ETF, Energy Income ETF, Fabless Semiconductor ETF, Robotics ETF, Social Sentiment ETF and Technology TruSector ETF commenced operations with a unitary management fee and therefore bear no costs or liabilities relative to the Plan.

 

Note 9—Securities Lending

 

To generate additional income, the Funds may lend securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with the securities lending agent. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. Cash collateral is maintained on the Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities, and is not disclosed in the Fund’s Schedules of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the agent on behalf of the Funds. The Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The value of loaned securities and related cash collateral, if any, at September 30, 2025, is presented on a gross basis

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in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan and related collateral as of September 30, 2025:

 

Fund   Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
  Cash
Collateral
  Non-Cash
Collateral
  Total
Collateral
Biotech ETF    $ 17,211,474      $ 321      $ 17,336,014      $ 17,336,335  
Digital Transformation ETF     88,433,340       25,392,112       65,094,916       90,487,028  
Durable High Dividend ETF     34,364             34,767       34,767  
Energy Income ETF     2,766,948       1,845,081       1,028,034       2,873,115  
Environmental Services ETF     6,683,660       2,247,557       4,634,164       6,881,721  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     3,460,704             3,524,490       3,524,490  
Gaming ETF     1,429,031       89,910       1,407,079       1,496,989  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     16,905,999       5,052,654       12,657,632       17,710,286  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     1,556,313             1,527,006       1,527,006  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     157,947,248       1,724       159,703,814       159,705,538  
Pharmaceutical ETF     35,145,445       8,830,320       26,186,394       35,016,714  
Real Assets ETF     24,265,877       15,667,313       8,980,434       24,647,747  
Robotics ETF     650,666       356,711       317,350       674,061  
Semiconductor ETF     24,809,454       25,350       25,550,520       25,575,870  
Social Sentiment ETF     13,914,392       3,638,347       10,744,253       14,382,600  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     31,903,997       3,464,882       30,466,337       33,931,219  

 

The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of September 30, 2025:

 

    Gross Amount of
Recognized Liabilities
for Securities Lending
Transactions* in the
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
Fund   Equity Securities
Biotech ETF    $ 321  
Digital Transformation ETF     25,392,112  
Energy Income ETF     1,845,081  
Environmental Services ETF     2,247,557  
Gaming ETF     89,910  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     5,052,654  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     1,724  
Pharmaceutical ETF     8,830,320  
Real Assets ETF     15,667,313  
Robotics ETF     356,711  
Semiconductor ETF     25,350  
Social Sentiment ETF     3,638,347  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     3,464,882  

 

* Remaining contractual maturity: overnight and continuous

 

Note 10—Bank Line of Credit

 

The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Funds at the request of the shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. The Funds have agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on the unused but available

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Note 10—Bank Line of Credit (continued)

 

balance. Interest is charged to the Funds based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the year ended September 30, 2025, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund   Days
Outstanding
    Average Daily
Loan Balance
    Average
Interest Rate
Biotech ETF     40       $259,738       5.72 %
Digital Transformation ETF     175       1,271,171       5.70  
Durable High Dividend ETF     125       122,801       5.84  
Energy Income ETF     144       225,164       5.79  
Environmental Services ETF     5       1,966,804       5.78  
Gaming ETF     37       245,100       5.69  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     8       131,441       5.68  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     328       635,798       5.76  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     28       486,525       5.68  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     42       3,303,804       5.79  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     3       109,752       5.68  
Pharmaceutical ETF     282       1,741,221       5.77  
Real Assets ETF     7       302,444       5.68  
Retail ETF     108       262,878       5.82  
Robotics ETF     3       346,670       5.68  
Semiconductor ETF     33       4,805,815       5.68  
Social Sentiment ETF     78       497,921       5.79  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     107       796,172       5.68  

 

Outstanding loan balances as of September 30, 2025, if any, are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 11—Share Split

 

The Semiconductor ETF executed a 2-for-1 share split for shareholders of record before the open of markets on May 5, 2023. The Environmental Services ETF executed a 5-for-1 share split for shareholders of record before the open of markets on February 6, 2025. The impacts of the share splits have been retroactively applied to each of the prior years presented in the Financial Highlights and Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Note 12—Subsequent Event Review

 

On June 3, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved changes to Environmental Services ETF’s benchmark index from the NYSE® Arca Environmental Services Index to the MarketVector Global Environmental Services Index as well as the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategy. These changes are expected to be effective after the close of trading on or about December 19, 2025.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of VanEck ETF Trust and Shareholders of each of the twenty-four funds listed in the table below

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments (the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedules of investments, for VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and VanEck Real Assets ETF), of each of the funds listed in the table below (twenty-four of the funds constituting VanEck ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2025, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights (the consolidated financial highlights for VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and VanEck Real Assets ETF) for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of September 30, 2025, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Funds

 

VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (6)   VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (1)
VanEck Biotech ETF (1)   VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (1)
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (2)   VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (1)
VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF (4)   VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF (3)
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (1)   VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (1)
VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF (1)   VanEck Real Assets ETF (2)
VanEck Energy Income ETF (1)   VanEck Retail ETF (1)
VanEck Environmental Services ETF (1)   VanEck Robotics ETF (1)
VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (5)   VanEck Semiconductor ETF (1)
VanEck Gaming ETF (1)   VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (1)
VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF (1)   VanEck Technology TruSector ETF (4)
VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF (1)   VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (1)

 

(1) Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2025 and the statement of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

 

(2) Consolidated statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2025 and the consolidated statement of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

 

(3) Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2025, and statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2025 and the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2024

 

(4) Statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period August 21, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025

 

(5) Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2025, and statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2025 and the period August 28, 2024 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2024

 

(6) Statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period June 5, 2025 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2025

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The financial statements of the Funds (other than VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF, VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF, VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF, VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF, VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF, VanEck Robotics ETF, and VanEck Technology TruSector ETF) as of and for the year or period ended September 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to September 30, 2021 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated November 19, 2021, except for the 2-for-1 share split and the 5-for-1 share split described in Note 11, as to which the dates are November 22, 2023 and November 21, 2025 respectively, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinions

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
November 21, 2025

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the VanEck Funds complex since 2022.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders of VanEck Biotech ETF, VanEck Digital Transformation ETF, VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF, VanEck Energy Income ETF, VanEck Environmental Services ETF, VanEck Gaming ETF, VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF, VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF, VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF, VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF, VanEck Real Assets ETF, VanEck Retail ETF, VanEck Semiconductor ETF, VanEck Social Sentiment ETF and VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF and the Board of Trustees of VanEck ETF Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying financial highlights of VanEck Biotech ETF, VanEck Digital Transformation ETF, VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF, VanEck Energy Income ETF, VanEck Environmental Services ETF, VanEck Gaming ETF, VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF, VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF, VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF, VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF, VanEck Real Assets ETF, VanEck Retail ETF, VanEck Semiconductor ETF, VanEck Social Sentiment ETF and VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (sixteen of the series constituting VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”)) for each of the periods indicated in the table below (referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial highlights of the Funds (sixteen of the series constituting VanEck ETF Trust) for each of the periods indicated in table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the
VanEck ETF Trust
Financial highlights

VanEck Biotech ETF

VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF

VanEck Energy Income ETF

VanEck Environmental Services ETF

VanEck Gaming ETF

VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF

VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

VanEck Real Assets ETF

VanEck Retail ETF

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

For the year ended September 30, 2021
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF For the period from April 13, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF For the period from March 3, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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(continued)

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from broker were not received. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

We served as the auditor of one or more of the VanEck investment companies from 1999 to 2022.

 

New York, New York

 

November 19, 2021

 

except for the 2-for-1 share split of VanEck Semiconductor described in Note 11, as to which the date is

 

November 22, 2023

 

except for the 5-for-1 share split of VanEck Environmental Services ETF described in Note 11, as to which the date is

 

November 21, 2025

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TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

The information set forth below relates to distributions paid during each Fund’s current fiscal year as required by federal laws. Shareholders, however, must report dividends on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include dividends for portions of two fiscal years of a Fund.

 

Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for calendar year 2025 income tax purposes will be sent to them in early 2026. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

 

The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the taxable year ended September 30, 2025:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income
Amount Paid
Per Share +
  Qualified
Dividend
Income for
Individuals *
  Dividends
Qualifying for
the Dividend
Received
Deduction for
Corporations *
  Foreign
Source
Income *
  Foreign
Taxes
Paid Per
Share **
Biotech ETF         $1.2517          100.00 %          100.00 %            - %          $-     
Commodity Strategy ETF     1.7000       -       -       -       -  
Digital Transformation ETF     0.5808       0.10       -       -       -  
Durable High Dividend ETF     1.2120       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Energy Income ETF     2.4279       81.41       52.78       -       -  
Environmental Services ETF‡     0.7955       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     0.0111       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Gaming ETF     1.1667       42.08       9.35       43.94       0.0498  
Long/Flat Trend ETF     0.3636       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     0.6500       100.00       40.21       75.28       0.0317  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     1.4500       65.86       -       88.08       0.0957  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     0.4082       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     1.2675       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     0.3133       100.00       99.61       -       -  
Pharmaceutical ETF     1.9514       91.90       62.87       -       -  
Real Asset ETF     0.5397       21.48       14.36       6.05       0.0048  
Retail ETF     1.7320       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Robotics ETF     1.1437       31.23       11.01       19.82       0.0310  
Semiconductor ETF     1.0713       100.00       100.00       -       -  
Social Sentiment ETF     0.1246       70.57       85.07       -       -  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     0.3650       100.00       5.82       62.11       0.0463  

 

+ Includes short-term capital gains, if any.

 

* Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed up for foreign taxes.

 

** The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments.

 

‡ Distribution occurred prior to February 6, 2025, when the Fund effected a 5 for 1 share split. The amount paid per share is not split adjusted.

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Fund   Qualified
Business
Income
***
  Qualified
Short-Term
Capital
Gains Per
Share****
  Long-Term
Capital
Gains Per
Share
  Section
163(j)-
Interest
Dividends
as a % of
the Total
Ordinary
Income
Distribution
(a)
  Qualified
Interest
Income
(QII) as a %
of the Total
Ordinary
Income
Distribution
(b)
Commodity Strategy ETF      - %          $-              $-              100.00 %            100.00 %  
Energy Income ETF     -       0.1692       0.9097       -       -  
Gaming ETF     17.47       -       -       -       -  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     -       -       1.3793       -       -  
Real Asset ETF     5.62       -       -       69.81       69.81  
Robotics ETF     -       0.9104       0.0112       -       -  

 

*** Qualified Business Income (QBI) under Section 199A represents the percentage of ordinary income distributions that is eligible for the Section 199A deduction. Section 199A allows a deduction of up to 20% on QBI for non-corporate taxpayers. Tax regulations enable a regulated investment company to flow-through QBI received from pass through entities such as real estate investment trusts, to its shareholders.

 

**** These amounts represent Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains (“QSTG”) which may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.

 

(a) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended September 30, 2025 that are eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder. To treat a dividend as interest income, shareholders must have held shares on which the dividend was paid for at least 180 days during the 361-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date of the distribution.

 

(b) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended September 30, 2025 that were considered to be Qualified Interest Income (“QII”) distributions. The QII distributions may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.

 

Fund   Federal
Obligation
Interest as a
Percentage
of the Total
Distribution (c)
Commodity Strategy ETF     99.97 %  
Real Asset ETF     69.80  

 

(c) Certain states may exempt the portion of dividends derived from assets backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

 

Please retain this information for your records.

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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants.

 

Proxy Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others

 

Refer to the financial statements included herein.

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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTS

(unaudited)

 

At a meeting held on June 3, 2025 (the “Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust,” and the series thereof listed below, the “Funds”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuation of (i) the investment management agreements between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VEAC”) (the “VEAC Investment Management Agreements”) with respect to the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF, Biotech ETF, Digital Transformation ETF, Durable High Dividend ETF, Energy Income ETF, Environmental Services ETF, Fabless Semiconductor ETF, Gaming ETF, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Morningstar ESG Moat ETF, Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar International Moat ETF, Morningstar SMID Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF, Pharmaceutical ETF, Retail ETF, Robotics ETF, Semiconductor ETF, Social Sentiment ETF and Video Gaming and eSports ETF and (ii) the investment management agreements between the Trust and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (“VEARA,” and together with VEAC, the “Advisers”) (the “VEARA Investment Management Agreements”) with respect to the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF. The VEAC Investment Management Agreements and the VEARA Investment Management Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Investment Management Agreements.”

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In preparation for the Renewal Meeting, the Trustees held a meeting on May 1, 2025. At that meeting, the Trustees discussed the information the Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third-party data provider, had provided to them in advance. The information provided to the Trustees included, among other things, information about the performance and expenses of the Funds (except for the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF, which had only recently commenced operations) and the Funds’ peer funds (certain other registered funds), information about the advisory services provided to the Funds and the personnel providing those services, and the profitability (or the absence of profitability) and other benefits enjoyed by the Advisers and their respective affiliates as a result of the Advisers’ relationships with the Funds. In reviewing performance information for the Funds against their peer groups, the Trustees considered that each Fund, except the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF, has a different investment objective than the funds in its designated peer group and, therefore, each such Fund’s performance will differ from its peers. The Trustees also considered the fact that the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF had only recently commenced operations and therefore had a limited operational history that could be used for comparative purposes. In addition, as noted below, the Trustees reviewed certain performance information for each Fund which was not provided by Broadridge and which did not compare each Fund’s performance to the performance of its peer group. The Trustees noted that the peer group performance information did not necessarily provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds, except for the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF.

 

The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreements was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Advisers at the Renewal Meeting and the May 1, 2025 meeting regarding the management of the Funds and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Advisers, including the background and experience of the portfolio managers and others involved in the management and administration of the Funds. The Trustees considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Advisers provide under, the Investment Management Agreements, including, where applicable, (i) with respect to the VanEck Environmental Services ETF, Gaming ETF, Real Assets ETF, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Morningstar ESG Moat ETF, Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar International Moat ETF, Morningstar SMID Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF and Video Gaming and eSports ETF (the “Non-Unitary Funds”), the Advisers’ commitment to waive certain fees and/or pay expenses of each of the Non-Unitary Funds (inclusive of any subsidiary expenses with respect to the VanEck Real Assets ETF, but excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading

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expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses for all Non-Unitary Funds) to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of each of the Non-Unitary Funds from exceeding agreed upon limits for a period of time and (ii) with respect to all the other Funds (the “Unitary Funds”), the Advisers’ agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of each Unitary Fund (inclusive of any subsidiary expenses with respect to the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF, but excluding the fee payment under the applicable Investment Management Agreements, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses for all other Unitary Funds).

 

The Trustees concluded that the Advisers and their personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Funds’ portfolios. In evaluating the performance of each Fund, the Trustees reviewed various performance metrics, including various data from Broadridge comparing each Fund’s performance to that of certain other registered funds, but relied principally on a comparison of the “gross” performance of each Fund except for VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF (i.e., measured without regard to the impact of fees and expenses) to the performance of its benchmark index, in each case incorporating any systematic fair value adjustments to the underlying securities. The Trustees considered information from VEARA regarding the performance of the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF, each an actively managed exchange-traded fund against their respective benchmark indices and peer funds. The Trustees noted that the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF had outperformed its benchmark for the one-year period ended December 31, 2024 and the period since its inception on December 20, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The Trustees also noted that the VanEck Real Assets ETF had outperformed its benchmark during the one-year period ended December 31, 2024.

 

The Trustees also considered information relating to the financial condition of the Advisers and the current status, as they understood it, of the Advisers’ compliance environment.

 

As noted above, the Trustees were also provided with various data from Broadridge comparing the Funds’ management fees and total expense ratios to those of certain other registered funds. The Trustees noted that the information provided showed that each Fund (except as noted below) had management fees (after the effect of any applicable fee waiver) below the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, each of the VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Social Sentiment ETF had management fees (after the effect of any applicable fee waiver) above the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, the VanEck Energy Income ETF had management fees below the average and equal to the median of its peer group of funds, and the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF had management fees above the average and below the median of its peer group of funds. The Trustees also noted that the information provided showed that each Fund (except as noted below) had a total expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) below the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, each of the VanEck Environmental Services ETF, Gaming ETF, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Morningstar ESG Moat ETF, Morningstar International Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF and Social Sentiment ETF had a total expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) above the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, the VanEck Energy Income ETF had a total expense ratio below the average and equal to the median of its peer group of funds, and the VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF had a total expense ratio (after the effect of the expense limitation) above the average and below the median of its peer group of funds. The Trustees reviewed the amounts by which certain Funds’ management fees and/or total expense ratios (after the effect of any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) exceeded the average and/or median of their respective peer groups and information provided by the Advisers providing context for these comparisons. The Trustees concluded, in light of this information and the other information available to them, that the management fees paid by the Funds were reasonable in light of the performance of the Funds and the quality of services received.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreements, received by the Advisers from serving as advisers to the Funds.

 

The Trustees also considered information provided by the Advisers about their overall profitability and profitability or loss in respect of each Fund. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and

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expense limitation, as applicable, and noted that the Investment Management Agreements do not include breakpoints in the advisory fee rates as asset levels in a Fund increase. The Trustees considered the potential variability in the net assets of the Funds and the sustainability of any potential economies of scale which may exist given where fees are currently set. The Trustees also evaluated the extent to which management fees for the Funds may effectively incorporate the benefits of economies of scale. The Trustees also considered the risks being assumed by the Advisers under the unitary fee structure arrangement and the potential expense stability that may inure to the benefit of shareholders of the Unitary Funds and noted that the Advisers have capped expenses on each of the Non-Unitary Funds since its inception, although the cap was not necessarily exceeded each year. Based on the foregoing and the other information available to them, the Trustees determined that the advisory fee rate for each Fund is reasonable and appropriate in relation to the current asset size of each Fund and the other factors discussed above and that the advisory fee rate for each Fund currently reflects an appropriate sharing with shareholders of any economies of scale which may exist. The Trustees also determined that the profits earned by the Advisers with respect to the Funds that were profitable to the Advisers were reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services received by such Funds.

 

The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by VEAC or the profitability of the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF to VEAC because the Fund had only recently commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously provided to the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF by VEAC, although they concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by VEAC were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of VEAC and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Renewal Meeting and at their May 1, 2025 meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreements.

 

In voting to approve the continuation of each of the Investment Management Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, each of the Investment Management Agreements is in the best interest of the applicable Fund and the Fund’s shareholders.

 

VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on June 3, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF (the “Fund”).

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Meeting regarding the proposed management of the Fund and information obtained at other meetings of the

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Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio manager and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under, the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Fund’s portfolio.

 

The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

In voting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

VanEck Technology TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on June 3, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Technology TruSector ETF (the “Fund”).

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Meeting regarding the proposed management of the Fund and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio manager and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under, the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes

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and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Fund’s portfolio.

 

The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

In voting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

VanEck Communication Services TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on June 3, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Communication Services TruSector ETF (the “Fund”).

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Meeting regarding the proposed management of the Fund and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio manager and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under, the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Fund’s portfolio.

 

The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously

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provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

In voting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

VanEck Nuclear Innovators ETF

 

At a meeting held on September 4, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Nuclear Innovators ETF (the “Fund”).

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Meeting regarding the proposed management of the Fund and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio manager and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under, the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Fund’s portfolio.

 

The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.

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In voting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

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