VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF

Ticker: GPZ | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF
$18
0.40%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$179,703,936
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings20
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate18%
  • Management Fees Paid$240,829

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Financials
99.9%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Blackstone, Inc.
12.6%
Brookfield Corp.
11.5%
KKR & Co., Inc.
10.4%
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
8.2%
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
6.9%
Ares Management Corp.
4.5%
EQT AB
4.5%
Partners Group Holding AG
4.5%
Carlyle Group, Inc.
4.5%
ICG PLC
4.4%
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VanEck Biotech ETF

Ticker: BBH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Biotech ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Biotech ETF
$19
0.35%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$371,592,960
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings25
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate12%
  • Management Fees Paid$654,527

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Life Sciences Tools & Services
12.7%
Biotechnology
87.2%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
14.6%
Amgen, Inc.
14.5%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8.1%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
7.5%
Argenx SE
5.3%
Insmed, Inc.
4.6%
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
4.3%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4.1%
Natera, Inc.
4.0%
United Therapeutics Corp.
3.8%
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VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF

Ticker: PIT | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
$34
0.55%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$191,315,166
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings31
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate-%
  • Management Fees Paid$240,687

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
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 7.2%
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VanEck Communication Services TruSector ETF

Ticker: TRUC | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Communication Services TruSector ETF (the "Fund") for the period February 18, 2026 (inception of Fund) to March 31, 2026. 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) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Communication Services 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 period would be higher than the amount shown.
Footnote(c)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$35,011,016
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings9
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate-%
  • Management Fees Paid$975

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.2%
Communication Services
39.9%
Exchange Traded Fund
59.9%

Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
59.9%
Alphabet, Inc. Class A
14.5%
Meta Platforms, Inc.
10.4%
Alphabet, Inc. Class C
9.9%
Netflix, Inc.
3.6%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
0.6%
Walt Disney Co.
0.6%
AT&T, Inc.
0.3%
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VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF

Ticker: TRUD | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF
$5
0.10%Footnote Reference(b)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
Footnote(b)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$21,598,764
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings49
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate37%
  • Management Fees Paid$8,447

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Consumer Discretionary
47.7%
Exchange Traded Fund
52.2%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
52.2%
Amazon.com, Inc.
24.5%
Tesla, Inc.
8.9%
The Home Depot, Inc.
2.8%
McDonald's Corp.
1.6%
Booking Holdings, Inc.
1.0%
The TJX Companies, Inc.
0.9%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
0.6%
Starbucks Corp.
0.5%
AutoZone, Inc.
0.4%
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VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF

Ticker: GENZ | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF (the "Fund") (formerly known as VanEck Gaming ETF) for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF
$27
0.61%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$17,260,050
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings35
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate11%
  • Management Fees Paid$13,888

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Real Estate
13.4%
Consumer Discretionary
86.5%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
8.1%
VICI Properties, Inc.
8.1%
Flutter Entertainment PLC
6.8%
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
6.7%
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
5.3%
DraftKings, Inc.
5.3%
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
4.9%
Evolution AB
4.7%
Lottomatica Group Spa
4.5%
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
4.4%
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VanEck Digital Transformation ETF

Ticker: DAPP | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
$22
0.52%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$275,188,716
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings22
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate24%
  • Management Fees Paid$822,919

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Consumer Discretionary
4.1%
Financials
32.0%
Information Technology
63.9%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Block, Inc.
8.3%
Coinbase Global, Inc.
7.8%
Circle Internet Group, Inc.
6.6%
BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc.
6.3%
IREN Ltd.
5.9%
Applied Digital Corp.
5.1%
Figure Technology Solutions, Inc.
5.0%
MARA Holdings, Inc.
4.8%
Terawulf, Inc.
4.8%
Hut 8 Corp.
4.6%
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VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF

Ticker: DURA | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF
$15
0.29%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$39,352,451
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings70
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate19%
  • Management Fees Paid$63,303

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.4%
Materials
2.0%
Industrials
5.9%
Information Technology
6.5%
Consumer Discretionary
6.9%
Utilities
7.0%
Financials
8.5%
Communication Services
9.8%
Health Care
15.3%
Energy
15.9%
Consumer Staples
21.8%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Exxon Mobil Corp.
5.6%
Chevron Corp.
5.4%
Merck & Co., Inc.
5.0%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.9%
AT&T, Inc.
4.9%
The Coca-Cola Co.
4.7%
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.7%
PepsiCo, Inc.
4.4%
Bank of America Corp.
4.3%
Altria Group, Inc.
4.1%
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VanEck Energy Income ETF

Ticker: EINC | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Energy Income ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Energy Income ETF
$25
0.46%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$142,912,572
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings31
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate4%
  • Management Fees Paid$197,857

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Utilities
4.4%
Energy
95.5%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Enbridge, Inc.
7.9%
The Williams Companies, Inc.
7.7%
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
7.0%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
6.7%
TC Energy Corp.
6.3%
ONEOK, Inc.
5.7%
Targa Resources Corp.
5.2%
Energy Transfer LP
4.5%
Enterprise Products Partners LP
4.5%
Pembina Pipeline Corp.
4.4%
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VanEck Environmental Services ETF

Ticker: EVX | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Environmental Services ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
$28
0.55%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$93,134,102
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate44%
  • Management Fees Paid$176,611

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
(0.1)%
Consumer Staples
5.2%
Materials
8.4%
Utilities
8.5%
Industrials
78.0%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Waste Management, Inc.
8.0%
Ecolab, Inc.
7.9%
Waste Connections, Inc.
7.0%
Republic Services, Inc.
6.5%
Veolia Environnement SA
6.2%
Xylem, Inc.
5.5%
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
5.2%
Veralto Corp.
5.0%
Core & Main, Inc.
4.7%
Clean Harbors, Inc.
4.6%
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VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF

Ticker: SMHX | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF
$17
0.35%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$151,709,776
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings22
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate5%
  • Management Fees Paid$287,353

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Application Software
9.1%
Semiconductors
90.8%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
NVIDIA Corp.
19.3%
Broadcom, Inc.
14.0%
ARM Holdings PLC
5.8%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
5.1%
Marvell Technology, Inc.
5.1%
Qualcomm, Inc.
5.0%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
4.7%
Synopsys, Inc.
4.7%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
4.4%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
4.1%
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VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF

Ticker: LFEQ | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF
$27
0.55%Footnote Reference(b)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
Footnote(b)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$25,839,412
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings1
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate0%Footnote Reference(a)
  • Management Fees Paid$31,756
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
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.2%
Exchanged Traded Fund
99.8%

Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
99.8%
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VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF

Ticker: MOTG | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
$25
0.52%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$16,625,729
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings75
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate38%
  • Management Fees Paid$-

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Materials
1.1%
Communication Services
6.4%
Financials
7.6%
Consumer Discretionary
10.5%
Information Technology
12.8%
Health Care
16.3%
Consumer Staples
17.6%
Industrials
27.6%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
2.4%
BAE Systems PLC
2.3%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
2.2%
GSK PLC
2.2%
Ambev SA
2.2%
Thales SA
2.2%
SF Holding Co. Ltd.
2.1%
Hensoldt AG
2.1%
US Bancorp
2.1%
ASX Ltd.
2.1%
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VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

Ticker: MOTI | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF
$28
0.57%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$184,257,470
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings47
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate37%
  • Management Fees Paid$467,081

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Financials
3.7%
Communication Services
7.2%
Materials
8.0%
Information Technology
8.2%
Consumer Discretionary
13.4%
Health Care
15.0%
Consumer Staples
21.3%
Industrials
23.1%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
3.0%
Symrise AG
2.8%
Ambev SA
2.8%
JD.com, Inc.
2.8%
Thales SA
2.8%
SF Holding Co. Ltd.
2.7%
Unicharm Corp.
2.7%
Hensoldt AG
2.7%
DSM-Firmenich AG
2.7%
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.
2.6%
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VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

Ticker: SMOT | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

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Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
$24
0.49%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$319,356,075
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings114
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate47%
  • Management Fees Paid$796,381

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Communication Services
2.3%
Real Estate
2.4%
Utilities
3.1%
Energy
5.1%
Consumer Staples
8.4%
Financials
8.7%
Consumer Discretionary
9.4%
Materials
11.9%
Information Technology
13.5%
Industrials
16.4%
Health Care
18.7%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Devon Energy Corp.
1.7%
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.6%
SLB Ltd.
1.6%
Albemarle Corp.
1.6%
Corteva, Inc.
1.6%
Royalty Pharma PLC
1.5%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
1.5%
Marvell Technology, Inc.
1.4%
Mondelez International, Inc.
1.4%
Cigna Group
1.4%
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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Ticker: MOAT | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
$23
0.46%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$11,601,414,334
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings58
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate31%
  • Management Fees Paid$28,748,757

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Real Estate
1.1%
Communication Services
2.3%
Consumer Discretionary
7.6%
Financials
7.6%
Health Care
18.1%
Consumer Staples
18.4%
Industrials
19.3%
Information Technology
25.5%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
2.9%
Mondelez International, Inc.
2.8%
Constellation Brands, Inc.
2.7%
Kenvue, Inc.
2.7%
Airbnb, Inc.
2.6%
Zoetis, Inc.
2.6%
Brown-Forman Corp.
2.6%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
2.6%
Fortinet, Inc.
2.6%
Clorox Co.
2.6%
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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF

Ticker: MVAL | Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF
$25
0.49%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$6,219,004
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings41
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate13%
  • Management Fees Paid$-

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
(0.1)%
Materials
4.0%
Consumer Discretionary
6.3%
Information Technology
8.3%
Financials
8.3%
Industrials
16.7%
Health Care
25.3%
Consumer Staples
31.2%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
4.9%
Constellation Brands, Inc.
4.6%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
4.6%
Kenvue, Inc.
4.5%
Brown-Forman Corp.
4.5%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
4.4%
Clorox Co.
4.4%
Danaher Corp.
4.1%
Campbell's Company
3.7%
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.
3.1%
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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

Ticker: PPH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
$19
0.36%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$1,244,271,052
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate4%
  • Management Fees Paid$2,095,390

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.6%
Biotechnology
4.1%
Health Care Distributors
8.0%
Pharmaceuticals
87.3%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Eli Lilly & Co.
18.6%
Novartis AG
10.8%
Merck & Co., Inc.
9.7%
Pfizer, Inc.
5.2%
Novo Nordisk A/S
4.8%
Sanofi SA
4.7%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
4.6%
GSK PLC
4.6%
AstraZeneca PLC
4.4%
Johnson & Johnson
4.3%
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VanEck Real Assets ETF

Ticker: RAAX | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Real Assets ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Real Assets ETF
$19
0.35%Footnote Reference(b)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
Footnote(b)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$733,674,858
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings17
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate14%
  • Management Fees Paid$546,980

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Gold and Gold Equities
24.2%
Income Assets
25.6%
Resource Assets
50.1%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
22.2%
VanEck Merk Gold ETF
21.1%
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF
10.3%
VanEck Energy Income ETF
8.9%
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
7.2%
VanEck Natural Resources ETF
4.2%
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
3.7%
iShares Global Industrials ETF
3.5%
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
3.4%
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
3.4%
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VanEck Retail ETF

Ticker: RTH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Retail ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Retail ETF
$18
0.35%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$248,876,955
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate4%
  • Management Fees Paid$448,947

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
0.0%Footnote Reference*
Industrials
2.8%
Health Care
14.0%
Consumer Staples
28.9%
Consumer Discretionary
54.3%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Amount is less than 0.05%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Amazon.com, Inc.
20.2%
Walmart, Inc.
12.0%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
8.7%
The TJX Companies, Inc.
5.2%
The Home Depot, Inc.
4.8%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
4.4%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
4.4%
McKesson Corp.
4.3%
CVS Health Corp.
4.1%
Ross Stores, Inc.
3.8%
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VanEck Robotics ETF

Ticker: IBOT | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Robotics ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Robotics ETF
$24
0.47%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$57,013,819
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings66
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate11%
  • Management Fees Paid$87,613

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.4%
Health Care
1.1%
Consumer Discretionary
2.8%
Energy
2.9%
Industrials
41.8%
Information Technology
51.0%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
ASML Holding N.V.
5.9%
ABB Ltd.
5.5%
Keyence Corp.
5.0%
Emerson Electric Co.
4.8%
NVIDIA Corp.
4.7%
Autodesk, Inc.
4.0%
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
3.6%
TechnipFMC PLC
2.9%
Denso Corp.
2.8%
FANUC Corp.
2.8%
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VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Ticker: SMH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
$19
0.35%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$41,367,133,929
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate6%
  • Management Fees Paid$68,913,912

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Application Software
4.9%
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
20.3%
Semiconductors
74.7%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
NVIDIA Corp.
19.7%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
11.8%
Broadcom, Inc.
7.8%
ASML Holding N.V.
5.0%
KLA Corp.
4.7%
Analog Devices, Inc.
4.7%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
4.7%
Texas Instruments, Inc.
4.6%
Lam Research Corp.
4.6%
Applied Materials, Inc.
4.6%
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VanEck Social Sentiment ETF

Ticker: BUZZ | NYSE Arca, Inc.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
$34
0.75%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$86,328,181
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings76
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate103%
  • Management Fees Paid$419,011

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Liabilities in excess of other assets
(0.1)%
Other Investments
1.3%
Consumer Staples
1.6%
Energy
1.9%
Health Care
4.5%
Industrials
5.2%
Financials
11.4%
Communication Services
13.7%
Consumer Discretionary
15.5%
Information Technology
45.0%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Netflix, Inc.
3.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.
3.2%
Nebius Group NV
3.1%
Palantir Technologies, Inc.
3.0%
NVIDIA Corp.
3.1%
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
3.1%
GameStop Corp.
3.0%
Tesla, Inc.
3.0%
Microsoft Corp.
2.9%
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
2.9%
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VanEck Technology TruSector ETF

Ticker: TRUT | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Technology TruSector ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investmentFootnote Reference(a)
VanEck Technology TruSector ETF
$5
0.10%Footnote Reference(b)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
Footnote(b)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$65,302,120
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings74
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate12%
  • Management Fees Paid$27,295

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.1%
Exchange Traded Fund
39.6%
Information Technology
60.3%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
39.6%
NVIDIA Corp.
17.2%
Apple, Inc.
15.2%
Microsoft Corp.
11.1%
Broadcom, Inc.
5.9%
Micron Technology, Inc.
0.7%
Palantir Technologies, Inc.
0.6%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
0.6%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
0.5%
Oracle Corp.
0.5%
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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

Ticker: ESPO | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - March 31, 2026

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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (the "Fund") for the period October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Table Summary
Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a % of a $10,000 investment
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
$24
0.55%Footnote Reference(a)
Footnote Description
Footnote(a)
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics 

  • Total Net Assets$261,666,754
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings26
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate14%
  • Management Fees Paid$924,740

 

What did the Fund invest in? 

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Value
Other assets less liabilities
0.3%
Information Technology
7.0%
Consumer Discretionary
13.7%
Communication Services
79.0%

Top Ten Holdings  (% of Total Net Assets)

Table Summary
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
7.6%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
7.4%
NetEase, Inc.
7.1%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
6.9%
Roblox Corp.
5.9%
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
5.4%
Unity Software, Inc.
5.1%
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
5.0%
International Games System Co. Ltd.
4.9%
Capcom Co. Ltd.
4.6%
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Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 6. INVESTMENTS.

 

Information included in Item 7.

 

Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

  

 

March 31, 2026

SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
OTHER INFORMATION

 

GPZ | Alternative Asset Manager ETF
BBH | Biotech ETF
PIT | Commodity Strategy ETF
TRUC | Communication Services TruSector ETF
TRUD | Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF
GENZ | Digital Native Economy ETF
DAPP | Digital Transformation ETF
DURA | Durable High Dividend ETF
EINC | Energy Income ETF
EVX | Environmental Services ETF
SMHX | Fabless Semiconductor 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 4
Commodity Strategy ETF 5
Communication Services TruSector ETF 7
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF 8
Digital Native Economy ETF 9
Digital Transformation ETF 11
Durable High Dividend ETF 12
Energy Income ETF 14
Environmental Services ETF 15
Fabless Semiconductor ETF 16
Long/Flat Trend ETF 17
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF 18
Morningstar International Moat ETF 21
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF 23
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 26
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF 28
Pharmaceutical ETF 30
Real Assets ETF 31
Retail ETF 33
Robotics ETF 34
Semiconductor ETF 36
Social Sentiment ETF 37
Technology TruSector ETF 39
Video Gaming and eSports ETF 41
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 43
Statements of Operations 50
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 57
Financial Highlights  
Alternative Asset Manager ETF 70
Biotech ETF 71
Commodity Strategy ETF 72
Communication Services TruSector ETF 73
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF 74
Digital Native Economy ETF 75
Digital Transformation ETF 76
Durable High Dividend ETF 77
Energy Income ETF 78
Environmental Services ETF 79
Fabless Semiconductor ETF 80
Long/Flat Trend ETF 81
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF 82
Morningstar International Moat ETF 83
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF 84
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 85
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF 86
Pharmaceutical ETF 87
Real Assets ETF 88
Retail ETF 89
Robotics ETF 90
Semiconductor ETF 91
Social Sentiment ETF 92
Technology TruSector ETF 93
Video Gaming and eSports ETF 94
Notes to Financial Statements 95
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 110
Proxy Disclosures 110
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers and Others 110
Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts 111
 

VANECK ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGER ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Canada: 23.8%                
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (USD)     278,906     $ 12,397,372  
Brookfield Corp. (USD)     512,401       20,736,868  
Fairfax India Holdings Corp. (USD) 144A *     116,632       1,871,944  
Onex Corp. †     107,615       7,828,508  
              42,834,692  
France: 2.7%                
Eurazeo SE     104,141       4,916,037  
                 
Sweden: 4.5%                
EQT AB     262,283       8,087,116  
                 
Switzerland: 4.5%                
Partners Group Holding AG     7,538       8,084,822  
                 
United Kingdom: 5.8%                
Bridgepoint Group PLC 144A     793,103       2,461,935  
ICG PLC     383,930       7,844,967  
              10,306,902  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States: 58.6%                
Apollo Global Management, Inc.     132,035     $ 14,711,340  
Ares Management Corp.     74,966       8,178,791  
Blackstone, Inc.     196,378       22,581,505  
Blue Owl Capital, Inc.     619,755       5,658,363  
Carlyle Group, Inc.     166,327       8,048,564  
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.     285,822       4,407,375  
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.     174,465       6,411,589  
Hamilton Lane, Inc.     69,079       6,866,453  
KKR & Co., Inc.     202,582       18,738,835  
StepStone Group, Inc.     88,094       4,203,846  
TPG, Inc.     135,686       5,496,640  
              105,303,301  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $204,705,027)
            179,532,870  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $204,705,027)
            179,532,870  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             171,066  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 179,703,936  

 

 

Definitions:

 

USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $218,237.
   
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 $4,333,879, or 2.4% of net assets.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Canada   $ 42,834,692     $     $     $ 42,834,692  
France           4,916,037             4,916,037  
Sweden           8,087,116             8,087,116  
Switzerland           8,084,822             8,084,822  
United Kingdom           10,306,902             10,306,902  
United States     105,303,301                   105,303,301  
Total Investments   $ 148,137,993     $ 31,394,877     $     $ 179,532,870  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

3

VANECK BIOTECH ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
China: 3.3%                
BeOne Medicines Ltd. (ADR) *     40,622     $ 12,063,515  
                 
Germany: 2.2%                
BioNTech SE (ADR) *     90,077       8,006,044  
                 
Ireland: 1.3%                
ICON PLC (USD) *     42,718       4,727,174  
                 
Netherlands: 6.4%                
Argenx SE (ADR) *     26,852       19,608,673  
QIAGEN NV (USD)     106,309       4,256,612  
              23,865,285  
United States: 86.8%                
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     46,120       15,259,724  
Amgen, Inc.     153,582       54,037,827  
Biogen, Inc. *     75,443       13,830,965  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *     91,597       5,174,314  
Bio-Techne Corp.     95,803       5,006,665  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. *     27,539       4,750,477  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     390,092       54,367,122  
Illumina, Inc. *     75,133       9,260,894  
Incyte Corp. *     88,766       8,354,656  
Insmed, Inc. *     104,290       17,053,501  
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *     93,651       15,971,242  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Moderna, Inc. * †     226,910     $ 11,527,028  
Natera, Inc. *     73,931       14,785,461  
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. *     54,628       7,196,693  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     36,132       27,917,028  
Revolution Medicines, Inc. *     109,365       10,635,746  
Tempus AI, Inc. * †     76,175       3,444,633  
United Therapeutics Corp. *     23,856       14,146,131  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     67,053       29,941,847  
              322,661,954  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $347,497,809)
            371,323,972  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.2%          
Money Market Fund: 0.2%
(Cost: $856,425)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   856,425       856,425  
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $348,354,234)
            372,180,397  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%             (587,437)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 371,592,960  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $13,474,473.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 371,323,972     $     $     $ 371,323,972  
Money Market Fund     856,425                   856,425  
Total Investments   $ 372,180,397     $     $     $ 372,180,397  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

4

VANECK COMMODITY STRATEGY ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Par  
(000’s)
  Value  
Short-Term Investments: 93.3%              
United States Treasury Obligations: 93.3%                
United States Treasury Bills (y)                
3.66%, 05/07/26 #   $ 6,689     $ 6,664,669  
3.66%, 06/04/26 #     67,729       67,294,637  
3.67%, 04/07/26 #     50,627       50,596,539  
3.67%, 05/05/26 #     54,280       54,094,666  
              178,650,511  
Total Short-Term Investments: 93.3%
(Cost: $178,655,169)
      178,650,511  
Other assets less liabilities: 6.7%           12,664,655  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 191,315,166  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

# All or a portion of these securities are held at the broker for futures collateral. Total value of securities held at the broker is $33,277,312.
(y) The rate shown is the calculated yield to maturity.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Reference Entity   Type   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration Date   Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Brent Crude Oil   Long   234   04/30/26   $ 24,328,980     $ 5,359,988  
Cattle Feeder   Long   27   04/30/26     4,983,188       121,485  
Cocoa   Long   22   05/13/26     726,000       (169,055 )
Coffee C   Long   31   09/18/26     3,232,913       (219,913 )
Copper   Long   88   05/27/26     12,350,800       (482,795 )
Corn   Long   48   05/14/26     1,098,600       28,517  
FCOJ-A   Long   14   05/08/26     399,000       28,369  
Gasoline RBOB   Long   135   04/30/26     18,166,113       3,813,926  
Gold 100 OZ   Long   68   06/26/26     31,814,479       (3,068,632 )
Lean Hogs   Long   125   12/14/26     4,181,250       26,343  
Live Cattle   Long   66   06/30/26     6,422,460       436,418  
LME Copper   Long   3   04/13/26     921,239       (76,242 )
LME Copper   Long   3   05/18/26     923,366       (59 )
LME Primary Aluminium   Long   72   04/13/26     6,338,538       566,969  
LME Primary Aluminium   Long   76   05/18/26     6,657,676       424,843  
LME Tin   Long   2   04/13/26     466,770       (70,340 )
LME Tin   Long   2   05/18/26     467,470       19,500  
LME Zinc   Long   73   04/13/26     5,891,374       (244,392 )
LME Zinc   Long   75   05/18/26     6,076,763       278,607  
Low Sulphur Gasoil   Long   61   05/12/26     7,559,425       553,378  
Natural Gas   Long   71   04/28/26     2,047,640       (133,519 )
NY Harbor ULSD   Long   152   04/30/26     26,262,498       6,413,783  
Platinum   Long   15   07/29/26     1,477,650       (114,449 )
Silver   Long   13   05/27/26     4,869,735       (180,723 )
Soybean   Long   51   05/14/26     2,986,050       77,986  
Soybean Oil   Long   49   05/14/26     2,025,072       322,013  
WTI Crude   Long   225   05/19/26     20,961,000       694,716  
LME Copper   Short   3   04/13/26     921,239       260  
LME Primary Aluminium   Short   72   04/13/26     6,338,538       (411,699 )
LME Tin   Short   2   04/13/26     466,770       (19,105 )
LME Zinc   Short   73   04/13/26     5,891,374       (282,312 )
Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts                   $ 13,693,866  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

5

VANECK COMMODITY STRATEGY ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
United States Treasury Obligations   $     $ 178,650,511     $     $ 178,650,511  
Other Financial Instruments:                                
Assets                                
Futures Contracts   $ 13,693,866     $     $     $ 13,693,866  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

6

VANECK COMMUNICATION SERVICES TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 39.9%                
Media & Entertainment: 39.0%                
Alphabet, Inc. Class A     17,690     $ 5,086,937  
Alphabet, Inc. Class C     12,035       3,452,360  
Meta Platforms, Inc.     6,380       3,650,189  
Netflix, Inc. *     13,050       1,254,758  
Walt Disney Co.     2,030       195,651  
              13,639,895  
Telecommunication Services: 0.9%                
AT&T, Inc.     3,770       109,292  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     4,205       211,091  
              320,383  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $14,070,411)
            13,960,278  
                 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 59.8%(a)
(Cost: $21,069,800)
             
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF †     189,225     $ 20,977,484  
                 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.7%
(Cost: $35,140,211)
      34,937,762  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.2%          
Money Market Fund: 0.2%
(Cost: $53,081)
             
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(b)   53,081       53,081  
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $35,193,292)
            34,990,843  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             20,173  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 35,011,016  

 

 

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.
(b) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $52,659.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 13,960,278     $     $     $ 13,960,278  
Exchange Traded Fund     20,977,484                   20,977,484  
Money Market Fund     53,081                   53,081  
Total Investments   $ 34,990,843     $     $     $ 34,990,843  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

7

VANECK CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 47.7%                
Automobiles & Components: 9.5%          
Aptiv PLC*     204     $ 14,166  
Ford Motor Co.     4,202       48,491  
General Motors Co.     952       70,924  
Tesla, Inc.*     5,192       1,930,125  
              2,063,706  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 30.9%          
Amazon.com, Inc.*     25,410       5,292,140  
AutoZone, Inc. *     27       91,200  
Best Buy Co., Inc.     223       14,317  
Carvana Co. *     135       42,441  
eBay, Inc.     499       45,419  
Genuine Parts Co.     131       13,853  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     582       137,515  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *     898       82,894  
Pool Corp.     54       10,926  
Ross Stores, Inc.     337       73,004  
The Home Depot, Inc.     1,849       608,118  
The TJX Companies, Inc.     1,194       190,682  
Tractor Supply Co.     577       26,138  
Ulta Beauty, Inc. *     24       12,545  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     147       26,803  
              6,667,995  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.7%          
D.R. Horton, Inc.     297       40,754  
Deckers Outdoor Corp. *     137       13,712  
Garmin Ltd.     172       39,906  
Hasbro, Inc.     122       11,419  
Lennar Corp.     209       18,150  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *     127       19,444  
NIKE, Inc.     1,278       67,504  
NVR, Inc. *     5       32,949  
PulteGroup, Inc.     218       25,639  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Consumer Durables & Apparel (continued)          
Ralph Lauren Corp.     63     $ 21,671  
Tapestry, Inc.     235       33,161  
              324,309  
Consumer Services: 5.6%                
Airbnb, Inc.*     453       57,205  
Booking Holdings, Inc.     53       223,147  
Carnival Corp.     1,217       31,496  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *     1,412       45,198  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     141       27,642  
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     51       18,298  
DoorDash, Inc. *     419       62,913  
Expedia Group, Inc.     143       33,017  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     232       70,547  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     303       16,326  
Marriott International, Inc.     216       70,647  
McDonald’s Corp.     1,109       344,666  
MGM Resorts International *     218       8,068  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. *     507       9,481  
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     268       73,748  
Starbucks Corp.     1,193       106,881  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     90       9,140  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     311       48,354  
              1,256,774  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $11,173,990)
            10,312,784  
                 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 52.2%(a)
(Cost: $12,086,998)
         
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF     103,453       11,274,309  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $23,260,988)
            21,587,093  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%       11,671  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 21,598,764  

 

 

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.
* Non-income producing

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

  

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 10,312,784     $     $     $ 10,312,784  
Exchange Traded Fund     11,274,309                   11,274,309  
Total Investments   $ 21,587,093     $     $     $ 21,587,093  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

8

VANECK DIGITAL NATIVE ECONOMY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
 of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Australia: 12.6%                
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     44,187     $ 1,394,215  
Lottery Corp. Ltd.     175,873       651,999  
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     189,108       124,120  
              2,170,334  
China: 5.9%                
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (HKD)     189,240       855,453  
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (ADR) *     18,241       103,609  
SJM Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * †     238,500       63,989  
              1,023,051  
France: 2.4%                
FDJ UNITED †     13,974       409,941  
                 
Greece: 1.9%                
Allwyn AG     21,466       323,757  
                 
Guernsey: 1.3%                
Super Group SGHC Ltd. (USD)     21,793       235,364  
                 
Ireland: 6.8%                
Flutter Entertainment PLC (USD) * †     11,508       1,173,241  
                 
Italy: 4.5%                
Lottomatica Group Spa     27,113       780,411  
                 
Japan: 1.9%                
Heiwa Corp. †     6,900       81,371  
Sankyo Co. Ltd.     19,495       240,561  
              321,932  
Macao: 3.0%                
Sands China Ltd. (HKD)     242,400       516,702  
                 
Malaysia: 3.8%                
Genting Bhd     253,400       140,498  
Genting Malaysia Bhd     345,898       152,672  
Genting Singapore Ltd. (SGD) †     679,900       357,590  
              650,760  
South Korea: 0.9%                
Kangwon Land, Inc.     13,319       150,280  
    Number
 of Shares
    Value  
Sweden: 4.7%                
Evolution AB 144A     13,034     $ 814,041  
                 
Switzerland: 1.1%                
Sportradar Group AG (USD) * †     11,927       199,658  
                 
United Kingdom: 3.7%                
Brightstar Lottery PLC (USD) †     10,604       135,095  
Entain PLC     48,242       361,071  
Playtech Plc     32,215       142,864  
              639,030  
United States: 45.4%                
Boyd Gaming Corp.     5,423       445,662  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. *     13,889       367,086  
Churchill Downs, Inc.     6,926       622,163  
DraftKings, Inc. *     42,276       914,007  
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     20,709       918,858  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     21,378       1,151,847  
Light & Wonder, Inc. (CDI) *     6,244       520,271  
MGM Resorts International *     16,233       600,783  
Penn Entertainment, Inc. *     9,593       144,183  
VICI Properties, Inc.     50,715       1,385,534  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     7,491       760,711  
              7,831,105  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $25,298,405)
            17,239,607  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.8%          
Money Market Fund: 1.8%
(Cost: $315,020)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   315,020       315,020  
               
Total Investments: 101.7%
(Cost: $25,613,425)
            17,554,627  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.7)%       (294,577)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 17,260,050  

 

 

Definitions:

 

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

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

9

VANECK DIGITAL NATIVE ECONOMY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,892,804.
   
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 $814,041, or 4.7% of net assets.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 2,170,334     $     $ 2,170,334  
China     103,609       919,442             1,023,051  
France           409,941             409,941  
Greece     323,757                   323,757  
Guernsey     235,364                   235,364  
Ireland     1,173,241                   1,173,241  
Italy           780,411             780,411  
Japan           321,932             321,932  
Macao           516,702             516,702  
Malaysia           650,760             650,760  
South Korea           150,280             150,280  
Sweden           814,041             814,041  
Switzerland     199,658                   199,658  
United Kingdom     135,095       503,935             639,030  
United States     7,310,834       520,271             7,831,105  
Money Market Fund     315,020                   315,020  
Total Investments   $ 9,796,578     $ 7,758,049     $     $ 17,554,627  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

10

VANECK DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Australia: 5.9%                
IREN Ltd. (USD) * †     474,659     $ 16,271,311  
                 
Canada: 4.6%                
Hut 8 Corp. (USD) * †     269,862       12,659,226  
                 
Cayman Islands: 3.7%                
Bullish (USD) *     284,889       10,179,084  
                 
China: 2.9%                
OSL Group Ltd. (HKD) * †     4,491,500       8,069,744  
                 
Japan: 4.1%                
Metaplanet, Inc. * †     5,843,300       11,373,769  
                 
Singapore: 3.1%                
Bitdeer Technologies Group (USD) * †     998,379       8,635,978  
                 
United States: 75.7%                
Applied Digital Corp. * †     591,190       14,034,851  
Bit Digital, Inc. * †     2,015,684       2,640,546  
BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. †     873,820       17,284,160  
Block, Inc. *     379,453       22,835,482  
Cipher Digital, Inc. * †     977,701       12,583,012  
Circle Internet Group, Inc. *     190,226       18,149,463  
Cleanspark, Inc. * †     1,263,779       10,754,759  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Coinbase Global, Inc. *     123,492     $ 21,562,938  
Core Scientific, Inc. * †     834,069       12,477,672  
Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. *     402,522       13,665,622  
Galaxy Digital, Inc. * †     642,834       11,860,287  
MARA Holdings, Inc. * †     1,613,460       13,165,834  
Riot Platforms, Inc. * †     931,459       11,512,833  
Strategy, Inc. * †     99,739       12,447,427  
Terawulf, Inc. * †     906,362       13,078,804  
              208,053,690  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $358,826,632)
      275,242,802  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 9.6%          
Money Market Fund: 9.6%
(Cost: $26,445,722)
         
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)     26,445,722       26,445,722  
Total Investments: 109.6%
(Cost: $385,272,354)
      301,688,524  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.6)%       (26,499,808)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 275,188,716  

 

 

Definitions:

 

HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $75,841,002.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $ 16,271,311     $     $     $ 16,271,311  
Canada     12,659,226                   12,659,226  
Cayman Islands     10,179,084                   10,179,084  
China           8,069,744             8,069,744  
Japan           11,373,769             11,373,769  
Singapore     8,635,978                   8,635,978  
United States     208,053,690                   208,053,690  
Money Market Fund     26,445,722                   26,445,722  
Total Investments   $ 282,245,011     $ 19,443,513     $     $ 301,688,524  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

11

VANECK DURABLE HIGH DIVIDEND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.6%                
Automobiles & Components: 0.1%          
Gentex Corp.     1,096     $ 23,948  
                 
Banks: 5.0%                
Bank of America Corp.     35,037       1,708,054  
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     422       57,848  
M&T Bank Corp.     985       203,619  
              1,969,521  
Capital Goods: 3.3%                
General Dynamics Corp.     945       324,343  
Honeywell International, Inc.     2,918       659,555  
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     565       195,010  
Snap-on, Inc.     294       106,787  
              1,285,695  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 1.5%          
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     2,502       591,173  
           
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 0.5%          
Garmin Ltd.     541       125,517  
Hasbro, Inc.     900       84,240  
              209,757  
Consumer Services: 4.8%                
McDonald’s Corp.     3,623       1,125,992  
Starbucks Corp.     6,590       590,398  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,192       185,332  
              1,901,722  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 0.5%          
Sysco Corp.     2,825       201,507  
                 
Energy: 15.9%                
Chevron Corp.     10,267       2,124,242  
ConocoPhillips     8,049       1,062,468  
Devon Energy Corp.     2,233       112,365  
Diamondback Energy, Inc.     948       187,505  
EOG Resources, Inc.     3,886       561,799  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     13,087       2,220,340  
              6,268,719  
Financial Services: 3.0%                
BlackRock, Inc.     712       684,738  
Franklin Resources, Inc.     3,366       79,505  
Invesco Ltd.     2,824       68,595  
Janus Henderson Group PLC     885       45,462  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     147       24,252  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     2,865       258,251  
              1,160,803  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 20.4%          
Altria Group, Inc.     24,541       1,619,461  
Hershey Co.     865       179,825  
McCormick & Co., Inc.     1,689       85,193  
Mondelez International, Inc.     10,174       586,429  
PepsiCo, Inc.     11,221       1,742,509  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     11,085       1,832,794  
The Coca-Cola Co.     24,126       1,834,782  
Tyson Foods, Inc.     2,110       135,188  
              8,016,181  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 5.0%          
Abbott Laboratories     8,724     $ 895,693  
Becton Dickinson & Co.     1,702       267,606  
Medtronic PLC     9,353       810,437  
              1,973,736  
Household & Personal Products: 0.9%          
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     4,268       363,762  
                 
Insurance: 0.5%                
American International Group, Inc.     2,846       214,161  
                 
Materials: 2.0%                
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     1,363       395,938  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     663       86,084  
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     3,110       142,438  
PPG Industries, Inc.     1,388       148,349  
              772,809  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 10.3%          
Amgen, Inc.     3,240       1,139,994  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     6,298       877,752  
Merck & Co., Inc.     16,369       1,969,027  
Royalty Pharma PLC     1,611       77,280  
              4,064,053  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 6.5%          
Microchip Technology, Inc.     3,568       230,529  
NXP Semiconductors NV     1,126       221,664  
Qualcomm, Inc.     6,410       825,480  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,789       95,801  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     6,059       1,176,294  
              2,549,768  
Telecommunication Services: 9.8%          
AT&T, Inc.     66,461       1,926,704  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     38,397       1,927,530  
              3,854,234  
Transportation: 2.6%                
Norfolk Southern Corp.     949       272,363  
Union Pacific Corp.     3,014       731,257  
              1,003,620  
Utilities: 7.0%                
Alliant Energy Corp.     1,726       123,858  
Ameren Corp.     1,620       178,070  
Atmos Energy Corp.     783       144,636  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     3,143       135,652  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     2,610       295,400  
DTE Energy Co.     1,442       210,849  
Duke Energy Corp.     5,923       775,558  
Evergy, Inc.     1,753       143,606  
FirstEnergy Corp.     4,245       215,052  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     775       42,563  
Portland General Electric Co.     1,011       53,350  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

12

 

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Utilities (continued)                
PPL Corp.     4,725     $ 180,495  
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     2,324       269,049  
              2,768,138  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $36,078,586)
            39,193,307  
                 
Total Investments: 99.6%
(Cost: $36,078,586)
            39,193,307  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.4%           159,144  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 39,352,451  

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 39,193,307     $     $     $ 39,193,307  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

13

VANECK ENERGY INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 76.8%                
Energy: 72.4%                
Antero Midstream Corp.     179,435     $ 4,091,118  
Archrock, Inc.     80,833       2,812,988  
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     33,680       9,557,037  
DT Midstream, Inc.     45,537       6,132,468  
Enbridge, Inc.     209,570       11,346,120  
Gibson Energy, Inc. †     98,457       2,100,642  
Hess Midstream LP     32,340       1,257,056  
Keyera Corp. †     135,982       5,260,004  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     297,345       9,969,978  
Kinetik Holdings, Inc. †     20,935       1,013,463  
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.     39,084       2,279,379  
ONEOK, Inc.     90,116       8,145,585  
Pembina Pipeline Corp.     142,000       6,355,920  
Rockpoint Gas Storage, Inc.     36,687       736,852  
South Bow Corp. †     107,711       3,588,930  
Targa Resources Corp.     29,705       7,447,935  
TC Energy Corp. †     144,656       9,055,466  
The Williams Companies, Inc.     151,093       10,996,549  
Venture Global, Inc.     87,565       1,380,024  
              103,527,514  
Utilities: 4.4%                
AltaGas Ltd.     181,766       6,304,514  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $94,733,110)
            109,832,028  
                 
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS: 23.0%          
Energy: 23.0%                
Cheniere Energy Partners LP     17,282       1,116,936  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Energy (continued)                
Energy Transfer LP     337,239     $ 6,508,713  
Enterprise Products Partners LP     169,980       6,432,043  
Genesis Energy LP     28,957       516,303  
MPLX LP     107,538       6,137,194  
NGL Energy Partners LP *     33,154       408,789  
Plains All American Pipeline LP     176,325       3,937,337  
Plains GP Holdings LP     74,189       1,801,309  
Sunoco LP     43,988       2,857,900  
Western Midstream Partners LP     77,303       3,182,565  
                 
Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost: $28,314,127)
      32,899,089  
           
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.8%
(Cost: $123,047,237)
      142,731,117  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.6%          
Money Market Fund: 2.6%
(Cost: $3,678,984)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   3,678,984       3,678,984  
Total Investments: 102.4%
(Cost: $126,726,221)
            146,410,101  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.4)%       (3,497,529)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 142,912,572  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $16,279,893.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 109,832,028     $     $     $ 109,832,028  
Master Limited Partnerships *     32,899,089                   32,899,089  
Money Market Fund     3,678,984                   3,678,984  
Total Investments   $ 146,410,101     $     $     $ 146,410,101  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

14

VANECK ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%                
Australia: 1.4%                
Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd. †     802,768     $ 1,261,937  
                 
Canada: 4.5%                
GFL Environmental, Inc. (USD) †     99,578       4,154,394  
                 
France: 6.2%                
Veolia Environnement SA     151,168       5,739,202  
                 
Japan: 10.6%                
Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.     27,400       678,512  
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. †     62,900       3,001,935  
NGK Insulators Ltd.     145,800       3,748,556  
Organo Corp. †     18,200       1,639,764  
Takuma Co. Ltd.     48,700       841,210  
              9,909,977  
Netherlands: 1.5%                
Arcadis NV †     44,485       1,418,661  
                 
United Kingdom: 2.3%                
Drax Group PLC     182,489       2,148,626  
                 
United States: 73.6%                
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     29,311       4,019,417  
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. * †     24,604       1,952,081  
Clean Harbors, Inc. *     14,906       4,273,997  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Core & Main, Inc. *     87,789     $ 4,336,777  
Darling Ingredients, Inc. *     77,676       4,804,261  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     48,765       4,138,686  
Ecolab, Inc.     27,698       7,368,222  
Federal Signal Corp.     32,518       3,516,497  
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. * †     78,679       408,344  
Republic Services, Inc.     27,855       6,100,802  
Tetra Tech, Inc.     127,759       3,848,101  
Veralto Corp.     52,481       4,640,370  
Waste Connections, Inc.     40,274       6,542,109  
Waste Management, Inc.     32,441       7,454,617  
Xylem, Inc.     43,112       5,151,884  
              68,556,165  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $85,414,924)
            93,188,962  
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.9%        
Money Market Fund: 0.9%
(Cost: $871,584)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   871,584       871,584  
Total Investments: 101.0%
(Cost: $86,286,508)
            94,060,546  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.0)%             (926,444)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 93,134,102  

 

 

Definitions:

USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $5,601,268.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 1,261,937     $     $ 1,261,937  
Canada     4,154,394                   4,154,394  
France           5,739,202             5,739,202  
Japan           9,909,977             9,909,977  
Netherlands           1,418,661             1,418,661  
United Kingdom           2,148,626             2,148,626  
United States     68,556,165                   68,556,165  
Money Market Fund     871,584                   871,584  
Total Investments   $ 73,582,143     $ 20,478,403     $     $ 94,060,546  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

15

VANECK FABLESS SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Taiwan: 2.2%                
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)     29,675     $ 3,332,206  
                 
United Kingdom: 5.8%                
ARM Holdings PLC (ADR) * †     58,546       8,856,839  
                 
United States: 91.9%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     38,143       7,759,430  
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. *     53,933       1,700,507  
Ambarella, Inc. *     32,999       1,698,624  
Astera Labs, Inc. *     56,383       6,179,577  
Broadcom, Inc.     68,619       21,238,267  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     23,905       6,642,482  
Cirrus Logic, Inc. *     38,107       5,511,034  
Impinj, Inc. * †     15,544       1,596,369  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. *     67,683     $ 6,278,275  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     77,748       7,700,939  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     6,564       7,176,749  
NVIDIA Corp.     167,991       29,297,631  
Power Integrations, Inc. †     33,389       1,709,517  
Qualcomm, Inc.     58,253       7,501,821  
Rambus, Inc. *     71,360       6,139,101  
Semtech Corp. *     54,769       4,211,188  
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. *     19,186       3,993,566  
SiTime Corp. *     13,267       4,581,758  
Synaptics, Inc. * †     19,540       1,368,582  
Synopsys, Inc. *     18,045       7,154,482  
              139,439,899  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $155,466,920)
            151,628,944  
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $155,466,920)
            151,628,944  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             80,832  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 151,709,776  

 

 

Definitions:

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

Footnotes:

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $11,707,800.
* Non-income producing

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 151,628,944     $     $     $ 151,628,944  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

16

VANECK LONG/FLAT TREND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 99.8%(a)
(Cost: $22,799,184)
         
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF     43,150     $ 25,784,283  
                 
Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $22,799,184)
            25,784,283  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.2%             55,129  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 25,839,412  

 

 

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 March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Exchange Traded Funds   $ 25,784,283     $     $     $ 25,784,283  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

17

VANECK MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Australia: 3.9%                
ASX Ltd.     9,540     $ 343,602  
Endeavour Group Ltd. †     135,839       305,237  
              648,839  
Belgium: 1.0%                
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA     2,361       162,833  
                 
Brazil: 2.2%                
Ambev SA     125,100       365,338  
                 
China: 17.2%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD)     19,300       302,556  
Baidu, Inc. (HKD) *     22,250       311,054  
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.     42,200       161,649  
JD.com, Inc. (HKD)     11,650       171,749  
Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co. Ltd.     19,700       145,252  
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd.     21,200       323,246  
Prosus NV (EUR)     6,330       292,125  
SF Holding Co. Ltd.     64,600       357,959  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)     4,800       302,786  
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.     10,900       163,719  
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (USD)     6,845       333,899  
              2,865,994  
France: 7.2%                
Bureau Veritas SA     10,864       324,148  
Dassault Aviation SA     540       200,355  
Pernod Ricard SA     2,048       151,812  
Safran SA     470       153,312  
Thales SA     1,233       360,429  
              1,190,056  
Germany: 8.9%                
Hensoldt AG *     3,947       349,191  
MTU Aero Engines AG     430       156,377  
Rheinmetall AG     183       307,707  
Sartorius Stedim Biotech     912       177,062  
Siemens Healthineers AG 144A     7,165       304,737  
Symrise AG     2,081       177,139  
              1,472,213  
Japan: 2.0%                
Kao Corp.     4,400       170,867  
Sony Group Corp.     8,100       168,417  
              339,284  
Netherlands: 6.6%                
Adyen NV 144A *     110       109,746  
BE Semiconductor Industries NV     889       189,817  
Heineken NV     2,094       160,558  
Koninklijke Philips NV * †     12,323       335,997  
NXP Semiconductors NV (USD)     837       164,772  
Universal Music Group NV     7,182       138,968  
              1,099,858  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
New Zealand: 1.1%                
Auckland International Airport Ltd.     39,034     $ 177,468  
                 
Norway: 1.7%                
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA     6,773       286,990  
                 
Sweden: 0.9%                
Elekta AB     26,561       156,122  
                 
Switzerland: 1.1%                
Roche Holding AG     449       178,311  
                 
Taiwan: 3.7%                
Advantech Co. Ltd.     20,000       205,079  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     7,000       404,842  
              609,921  
United Kingdom: 10.2%                
BAE Systems PLC     13,144       383,935  
GSK PLC     13,314       365,383  
Intertek Group PLC     2,997       145,291  
Melrose Industries PLC     47,285       319,226  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     2,147       143,830  
Spirax Group PLC     3,736       333,930  
              1,691,595  
United States: 32.3%                
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,473       167,893  
Airbnb, Inc. *     1,278       161,386  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     6,142       372,512  
Broadcom, Inc.     497       153,827  
Brown-Forman Corp.     6,903       182,515  
Charles Schwab Corp.     1,815       170,574  
Constellation Brands, Inc.     1,153       172,950  
Danaher Corp.     864       163,814  
Datadog, Inc. *     1,336       157,715  
Entegris, Inc.     1,464       171,639  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     1,849       132,703  
Etsy, Inc. *     6,293       314,524  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     2,036       144,923  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     546       207,425  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     470       141,390  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     928       153,101  
Masco Corp.     2,674       161,429  
Meta Platforms, Inc.     265       151,614  
Microsoft Corp.     420       155,471  
Mondelez International, Inc.     3,167       182,546  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     316       215,588  
NVIDIA Corp.     1,847       322,117  
Oracle Corp.     790       116,217  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     2,044       157,552  
US Bancorp     6,653       346,023  
Walt Disney Co.     1,599       154,112  
Workday, Inc. *     797       103,546  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

18

 

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     3,720     $ 336,362  
              5,371,468  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $15,723,171)
            16,616,290  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.9%          
Money Market Fund: 0.9%
(Cost: $152,485)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   152,485       152,485  
Total Investments: 100.9%
(Cost: $15,875,656)
            16,768,775  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.9)%             (143,046)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 16,625,729  

 

 

Definitions:

EUR Euro
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $420,568.
   
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 $414,483, or 2.5% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

19

VANECK MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 648,839     $     $ 648,839  
Belgium           162,833             162,833  
Brazil     365,338                   365,338  
China     333,899       2,532,095             2,865,994  
France           1,190,056             1,190,056  
Germany           1,472,213             1,472,213  
Japan     170,867       168,417             339,284  
Netherlands     164,772       935,086             1,099,858  
New Zealand     177,468                   177,468  
Norway     286,990                   286,990  
Sweden           156,122             156,122  
Switzerland           178,311             178,311  
Taiwan           609,921             609,921  
United Kingdom           1,691,595             1,691,595  
United States     5,371,468                   5,371,468  
Money Market Fund     152,485                   152,485  
Total Investments   $ 7,023,287     $ 9,745,488     $     $ 16,768,775  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

20

VANECK MORNINGSTAR INTERNATIONAL MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Australia: 4.1%                
Endeavour Group Ltd. †     1,912,472     $ 4,297,421  
WiseTech Global Ltd. †     120,061       3,215,603  
              7,513,024  
Brazil: 2.8%                
Ambev SA     1,765,100       5,154,736  
                 
China: 26.2%                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD)     273,800       4,292,221  
Baidu, Inc. (HKD) *     151,000       2,110,975  
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.     1,238,200       4,742,962  
JD.com, Inc. (HKD)     345,650       5,095,703  
Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co. Ltd.     607,700       4,480,695  
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd.     299,500       4,566,615  
Prosus NV (EUR)     89,691       4,139,180  
SF Holding Co. Ltd.     913,679       5,062,847  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)     68,500       4,321,006  
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.     319,700       4,801,928  
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (USD)     96,623       4,713,270  
              48,327,402  
Denmark: 4.6%                
Coloplast A/S     63,691       4,325,047  
Novo Nordisk A/S     112,780       4,114,269  
              8,439,316  
France: 12.3%                
Bureau Veritas SA     153,385       4,576,530  
Dassault Systemes SE     208,652       4,210,663  
Edenred SE     229,867       4,564,240  
Pernod Ricard SA     57,295       4,247,107  
Thales SA     17,409       5,088,981  
              22,687,521  
Germany: 12.7%                
Hensoldt AG *     55,824       4,938,752  
Rheinmetall AG     2,588       4,351,615  
SAP SE     12,371       2,102,379  
Sartorius Stedim Biotech     13,089       2,541,191  
Siemens Healthineers AG 144A     101,422       4,313,611  
Symrise AG     61,123       5,202,915  
              23,450,463  
Japan: 7.6%                
Nintendo Co. Ltd.     45,300       2,579,721  
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan †     128,100       2,174,959  
Unicharm Corp. †     863,000       5,047,593  
ZOZO, Inc. †     611,200       4,269,820  
              14,072,093  
Netherlands: 7.1%                
Adyen NV 144A * †     2,256       2,250,787  
Koninklijke Philips NV *     174,003       4,744,340  
Universal Music Group NV     223,287       4,320,493  
Wolters Kluwer NV     23,563       1,754,320  
              13,069,940  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Sweden: 2.6%                
Elekta AB †     810,549     $ 4,764,311  
                 
Switzerland: 2.7%                
DSM-Firmenich AG (EUR)     68,531       4,886,135  
                 
Taiwan: 3.0%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     96,000       5,552,113  
                 
United Kingdom: 11.7%                
BAE Systems PLC     104,177       3,043,004  
Diageo PLC     109,623       2,031,133  
Experian plc     66,320       2,285,811  
GSK PLC     98,347       2,698,984  
Melrose Industries PLC     669,337       4,518,765  
RELX PLC     69,554       2,270,315  
Spirax Group PLC     52,842       4,723,105  
              21,571,117  
United States: 2.5%                
James Hardie Industries PLC (AUD) *     249,605       4,569,212  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $195,391,707)
            184,057,383  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.8%          
Money Market Fund: 2.8%
(Cost: $5,120,691)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   5,120,691       5,120,691  
Total Investments: 102.7%
(Cost: $200,512,398)
            189,178,074  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.7)%             (4,920,604)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 184,257,470  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR INTERNATIONAL MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Definitions:

 

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

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $11,800,072.
   
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 $6,564,398, or 3.6% of net assets.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 7,513,024     $     $ 7,513,024  
Brazil     5,154,736                   5,154,736  
China     4,713,270       43,614,132             48,327,402  
Denmark           8,439,316             8,439,316  
France           22,687,521             22,687,521  
Germany           23,450,463             23,450,463  
Japan     5,047,593       9,024,500             14,072,093  
Netherlands           13,069,940             13,069,940  
Sweden           4,764,311             4,764,311  
Switzerland           4,886,135             4,886,135  
Taiwan           5,552,113             5,552,113  
United Kingdom           21,571,117             21,571,117  
United States           4,569,212             4,569,212  
Money Market Fund     5,120,691                   5,120,691  
Total Investments   $ 20,036,290     $ 169,141,784     $     $ 189,178,074  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR SMID MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Automobiles & Components: 0.7%          
Gentex Corp.     97,209     $ 2,124,017  
                 
Banks: 0.7%                
US Bancorp     43,134       2,243,399  
                 
Capital Goods: 13.0%                
Acuity, Inc.     13,651       3,825,283  
Allegion PLC     13,911       2,021,129  
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     18,090       2,117,615  
Carrier Global Corp.     36,008       2,027,610  
CNH Industrial NV     189,794       2,087,734  
Core & Main, Inc. *     42,318       2,090,509  
Generac Holdings, Inc. *     13,253       2,588,708  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     6,982       2,652,462  
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     7,741       2,671,806  
Masco Corp.     67,936       4,101,296  
Nordson Corp.     9,463       2,517,726  
Oshkosh Corp.     17,160       2,526,124  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     50,256       3,873,732  
PACCAR, Inc.     20,081       2,319,356  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC     65,112       2,293,245  
United Rentals, Inc.     2,577       1,877,499  
              41,591,834  
Commercial & Professional Services: 3.4%                
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     10,104       1,641,698  
Equifax, Inc.     20,995       3,780,570  
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     25,830       1,745,333  
TransUnion     55,189       3,818,527  
              10,986,128  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 2.3%          
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     9,273       1,812,037  
Etsy, Inc. *     78,976       3,947,220  
Lithia Motors, Inc.†     6,640       1,658,141  
              7,417,398  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.6%          
Brunswick Corp.     29,253       2,128,448  
Hasbro, Inc.     26,842       2,512,411  
Mattel, Inc. *     107,304       1,559,127  
NIKE, Inc.     35,033       1,850,443  
              8,050,429  
Consumer Services: 3.9%                
Airbnb, Inc.*     33,759       4,263,087  
Carnival Corp.     163,058       4,219,941  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. *     102,093       1,909,139  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     20,820       2,114,271  
              12,506,438  
Energy: 5.1%                
Devon Energy Corp.     105,480       5,307,753  
Diamondback Energy, Inc.     13,837       2,736,820  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Energy (continued)                
EOG Resources, Inc.     19,915     $ 2,879,112  
SLB Ltd.     102,172       5,250,619  
              16,174,304  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 1.2%          
SBA Communications Corp.     22,386       3,852,854  
                 
Financial Services: 8.0%                
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     4,579       2,034,908  
Block, Inc. *     32,259       1,941,347  
Carlyle Group, Inc.     43,310       2,095,771  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     33,423       1,567,873  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     24,533       3,877,195  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     6,002       1,805,582  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     11,424       1,884,732  
MSCI, Inc.     3,748       2,020,209  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     13,982       2,024,454  
Stifel Financial Corp.     28,942       2,139,393  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     44,437       4,005,551  
              25,397,015  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 6.6%          
Brown-Forman Corp.     84,981       2,246,898  
Constellation Brands, Inc.     14,194       2,129,100  
Hershey Co.     12,332       2,563,699  
Ingredion, Inc.     18,649       2,100,996  
Kraft Heinz Co.     176,938       3,979,336  
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     83,523       3,529,682  
Mondelez International, Inc.     76,815       4,427,617  
              20,977,328  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 10.0%          
Align Technology, Inc.*     12,080       2,070,874  
Becton Dickinson & Co.     24,542       3,858,739  
Cigna Group     16,277       4,341,890  
Dexcom, Inc. *     33,325       2,092,810  
Elevance Health, Inc.     6,888       2,016,462  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     54,044       3,846,852  
Humana, Inc.     8,638       1,497,743  
Insulet Corp. *     8,797       1,845,962  
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.     8,370       2,233,200  
ResMed, Inc.     17,188       3,858,362  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     46,675       4,220,354  
              31,883,248  
Household & Personal Products: 1.8%          
Clorox Co.     18,645       1,932,181  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     22,825       1,638,150  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     22,036       2,125,813  
              5,696,144  
Materials: 11.9%                
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     9,273       2,693,714  
Albemarle Corp.     29,078       5,220,373  
Amcor PLC †     104,734       4,163,177  
AptarGroup, Inc.     15,805       1,991,746  
Ball Corp.     46,370       2,740,931  
Celanese Corp.     41,096       2,702,884  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     29,791       3,868,063  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

23

VANECK MORNINGSTAR SMID MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Materials (continued)                
Corteva, Inc.     60,337     $ 5,050,810  
Dow, Inc.     61,622       2,566,556  
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     101,155       4,632,899  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     34,054       2,470,618  
              38,101,771  
Media & Entertainment: 2.3%                
Omnicom Group, Inc.     25,176       1,896,005  
Pinterest, Inc. *     82,795       1,518,460  
Reddit, Inc. *     15,226       2,050,181  
Warner Music Group Corp.     76,855       1,962,877  
              7,427,523  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 8.5%          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     18,126       2,066,001  
Biogen, Inc. *     23,247       4,261,873  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *     76,309       4,310,696  
Bio-Techne Corp.     74,494       3,893,056  
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *     28,058       2,106,875  
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *     11,839       2,019,023  
Royalty Pharma PLC     102,671       4,925,128  
Waters Corp. *     6,917       2,059,883  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     8,526       2,136,957  
              27,779,492  
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 1.2%                
Crown Castle, Inc.     48,061       3,907,840  
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 4.7%          
Entegris, Inc.     18,017       2,112,313  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     46,015       4,557,786  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     1,994       2,180,140  
NXP Semiconductors NV     19,772       3,892,316  
ON Semiconductor Corp.*     35,699       2,210,482  
              14,953,037  
Software & Services: 6.9%                
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* †     46,015       5,284,822  
Cloudflare, Inc. *     10,493       2,165,126  
Datadog, Inc. *     30,440       3,593,442  
Dynatrace, Inc. *     49,768       1,840,421  
Fortinet, Inc. *     26,381       2,155,855  
Workday, Inc. *     10,184       1,323,105  
Zoom Communications, Inc. *     52,358       4,209,060  
Zscaler, Inc.*     9,094       1,275,797  
              21,847,628  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 2.0%                
Littelfuse, Inc.     6,888       2,337,443  
Vontier Corp.     116,121       4,118,812  
              6,456,255  
Utilities: 3.1%                
Essential Utilities, Inc.     58,208       2,344,036  
Evergy, Inc.     30,183       2,472,591  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Utilities (continued)                
FirstEnergy Corp.     49,209     $ 2,492,928  
Portland General Electric Co.     46,216       2,438,818  
              9,748,373  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $313,563,818)
            319,122,455  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $313,563,818)
            319,122,455  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             233,620  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 319,356,075  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

24

 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $6,538,030.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 319,122,455     $     $     $ 319,122,455  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

25

VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Banks: 1.3%                
US Bancorp     2,987,372     $ 155,373,218  
                 
Capital Goods: 11.0%                
Boeing Co.*     772,239       153,698,728  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. †   490,398       186,302,200  
IDEX Corp.     882,718       167,319,197  
Masco Corp.     4,884,630       294,885,113  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     283,447       193,378,881  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     3,613,020       278,491,582  
              1,274,075,701  
Commercial & Professional Services: 6.9%  
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     1,533,852       249,220,273  
Copart, Inc. *     4,145,103       137,617,420  
Equifax, Inc.     749,047       134,880,893  
TransUnion†     3,971,788       274,808,012  
              796,526,598  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 1.3%  
Amazon.com, Inc.*     729,461       151,924,842  
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.4%    
NIKE, Inc.     5,216,209       275,520,159  
                 
Consumer Services: 3.9%                
Airbnb, Inc.*     2,425,352       306,273,451  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     4,624,512       148,030,629  
              454,304,080  
Financial Services: 6.3%                
Blackstone, Inc.     1,407,424       161,839,686  
Charles Schwab Corp.     1,650,052       155,071,887  
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     919,718       276,678,766  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     841,243       138,788,270  
              732,378,609  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 11.1%  
Brown-Forman Corp.†     11,481,413       303,568,560  
Constellation Brands, Inc.     2,119,382       317,907,300  
Hershey Co.     866,345       180,104,462  
Mondelez International, Inc.     5,520,333       318,191,994  
PepsiCo, Inc.     1,051,025       163,213,672  
              1,282,985,988  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 6.2%  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     3,891,943       277,028,503  
Veeva Systems, Inc. *     796,298       139,877,707  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.†     3,356,387       303,484,512  
              720,390,722  
Household & Personal Products: 7.3%  
Clorox Co.     2,926,596       303,283,143  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     3,191,513       229,054,888  
Kenvue, Inc.     17,945,573       309,381,679  
              841,719,710  
Media & Entertainment: 2.3%  
Meta Platforms, Inc.     231,653       132,535,631  
Walt Disney Co.     1,439,149       138,705,180  
              271,240,811  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 11.9%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,335,149     $ 152,180,283  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     5,553,038       336,791,756  
Danaher Corp.     1,462,724       277,332,470  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     305,382       150,104,415  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     627,794       157,350,288  
Zoetis, Inc.     2,575,205       304,414,983  
              1,378,174,195  
Real Estate Management & Development: 1.1%  
CoStar Group, Inc.*     3,216,262       129,744,009  
                 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 8.8%  
Applied Materials, Inc.     459,464       157,040,200  
Broadcom, Inc.     450,413       139,407,328  
Entegris, Inc. †     1,327,177       155,598,231  
NVIDIA Corp.     1,666,302       290,603,069  
NXP Semiconductors NV     1,424,329       280,393,407  
              1,023,042,235  
Software & Services: 15.1%    
Adobe, Inc.*     459,201       111,622,579  
Datadog, Inc. *     1,211,357       143,000,694  
Fair Isaac Corp. *     108,058       115,356,237  
Fortinet, Inc. *     3,711,593       303,311,380  
Microsoft Corp.     695,867       257,589,087  
Oracle Corp.     709,670       104,399,554  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *     943,248       151,221,519  
Salesforce, Inc.     607,523       113,406,319  
ServiceNow, Inc. *     926,410       96,856,166  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *     767,556       262,795,823  
Workday, Inc.*     715,452       92,951,524  
              1,752,510,882  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 1.6%    
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     420,032       182,281,287  
                 
Transportation: 1.4%                
United Parcel Service, Inc.     1,662,295       163,536,582  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $12,355,157,883)
            11,585,729,628  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.1%      
Money Market Fund: 0.1%
(Cost: $12,156,279)
 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)     12,156,279       12,156,279  
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $12,367,314,162)
            11,597,885,907  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%       3,528,427  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 11,601,414,334  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

26

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $231,796,790.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 11,585,729,628     $     $     $ 11,585,729,628  
Money Market Fund     12,156,279                   12,156,279  
Total Investments   $ 11,597,885,907     $     $     $ 11,597,885,907  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

27

VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT VALUE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%                
Banks: 2.4%                
US Bancorp     2,875     $ 149,529  
                 
Capital Goods: 12.1%                
Boeing Co.*     656       130,564  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     156       59,264  
IDEX Corp.     301       57,055  
Masco Corp.     2,563       154,728  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     241       164,420  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     2,448       188,692  
              754,723  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 2.0%  
Etsy, Inc.*     2,507       125,300  
                 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.3%  
NIKE, Inc.     2,751       145,308  
                 
Consumer Services: 2.0%                
Airbnb, Inc.*     985       124,386  
                 
Financial Services: 5.9%                
Blackstone, Inc.     564       64,854  
Charles Schwab Corp.     762       71,613  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     901       148,647  
S&P Global, Inc.     193       82,091  
              367,205  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 19.7%  
Brown-Forman Corp.†     10,465       276,695  
Campbell’s Company/The †     10,405       231,719  
Constellation Brands, Inc.     1,919       287,850  
Hershey Co.     737       153,215  
Mondelez International, Inc.     2,417       139,316  
PepsiCo, Inc.     894       138,829  
              1,227,624  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 7.4%  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.     2,659       189,268  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     3,041       274,967  
              464,235  
Household & Personal Products: 11.4%  
Clorox Co.     2,642       273,790  
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.     2,136       153,301  
Kenvue, Inc.     16,221       279,650  
              706,741  
Materials: 4.0%                
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     554       160,931  
Corteva, Inc.     1,041       87,142  
              248,073  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 17.9%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     803       91,526  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     5,010       303,856  
Danaher Corp.     1,332       252,547  
Merck & Co., Inc.     1,318       158,542  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     294       144,510  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (continued)  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     203     $ 50,880  
Zoetis, Inc.     878       103,788  
              1,105,649  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 4.5%  
Applied Materials, Inc.     289       98,777  
NXP Semiconductors NV     925       182,096  
              280,873  
Software & Services: 3.8%                
Adobe, Inc.*     249       60,527  
Microsoft Corp.     343       126,968  
Salesforce, Inc.     260       48,534  
              236,029  
Transportation: 4.7%                
United Parcel Service, Inc.     2,913       286,581  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $6,700,127)
            6,222,256  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.7%      
Money Market Fund: 0.7%
(Cost: $44,889)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   44,889       44,889  
Total Investments: 100.8%
(Cost: $6,745,016)
            6,267,145  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.8)%       (48,141)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 6,219,004  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

28

 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $269,348.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 6,222,256     $     $     $ 6,222,256  
Money Market Fund     44,889                   44,889  
Total Investments   $ 6,267,145     $     $     $ 6,267,145  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

29

VANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.4%                
Denmark: 4.8%                
Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR)     1,621,481     $ 59,589,427  
                 
France: 4.7%                
Sanofi SA (ADR)     1,215,842       58,579,268  
                 
Israel: 2.8%                
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) *     1,164,065       35,061,638  
                 
Japan: 3.1%                
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (ADR) † 2,105,494       38,993,749  
                 
Switzerland: 10.8%                
Novartis AG (ADR) †     876,525       133,889,194  
                 
United Kingdom: 12.2%                
AstraZeneca PLC (USD)     276,361       54,503,916  
GSK PLC (ADR) †     1,031,808       56,945,483  
Haleon PLC (ADR) †     3,983,354       39,873,374  
              151,322,773  
United States: 61.0%                
AbbVie, Inc.     234,649       51,033,811  
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. *     37,673       6,367,491  
Bausch Health Cos, Inc. * †     238,036       1,285,394  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     948,719       57,539,807  
Cencora, Inc.     147,361       46,291,985  
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. *     68,270       2,751,964  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. * †     183,073     $ 4,380,937  
Eli Lilly & Co.     251,889       231,679,945  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC *     52,466       9,918,697  
Johnson & Johnson     220,785       53,968,685  
McKesson Corp.     60,904       52,703,885  
Merck & Co., Inc.     1,001,170       120,430,739  
Organon & Co. †     202,676       1,214,029  
Perrigo Co. PLC †     81,102       871,036  
Pfizer, Inc.     2,306,299       64,760,876  
Viatris, Inc.     823,746       11,128,808  
Zoetis, Inc.     364,184       43,050,191  
              759,378,280  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,288,194,577)
            1,236,814,329  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.0%        
Money Market Fund: 2.0%
(Cost: $24,348,341)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)     24,348,341       24,348,341  
Total Investments: 101.4%
(Cost: $1,312,542,918)
            1,261,162,670  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.4)%     (16,891,618)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 1,244,271,052  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $151,113,075.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 1,236,814,329     $     $     $ 1,236,814,329  
Money Market Fund     24,348,341                   24,348,341  
Total Investments   $ 1,261,162,670     $     $     $ 1,261,162,670  
   
* See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

30

VANECK REAL ASSETS ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS: 99.8%(a)                
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund     165,998     $ 27,153,953  
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF †     1,492,814       75,849,880  
iShares Global Industrials ETF †     143,102       25,902,893  
iShares Gold Trust *     6,194       546,063  
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF     239,685       19,944,189  
iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF     365,217       20,890,412  
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust *     5,936       550,208  
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF     864,371       52,951,368  
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF †     498,354       24,902,749  
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF †     540,773       24,816,073  
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF ‡     2,245,510       162,507,559  
VanEck Energy Income ETF † ‡     552,320       65,071,194  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
VanEck Gold Miners ETF † ‡     241,150     $ 22,130,335  
VanEck Merk Gold ETF * ‡     3,434,628       154,729,991  
VanEck Natural Resources ETF † ‡     424,504       30,763,805  
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF † ‡     179,804       23,948,095  
                 
Total Exchange Traded Products
(Cost: $644,830,155)
      732,658,767  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.0%        
Money Market Fund: 2.0%
(Cost: $14,327,214)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(b)     14,327,214       14,327,214  
Total Investments: 101.8%
(Cost: $659,157,369)
            746,985,981  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.8)%   (13,311,123)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 733,674,858  

 

 

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.
(b) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $98,580,243.
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Transactions in and earnings from securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

    Value
9/30/2025
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value
3/31/2026
    Dividend
Income
 
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF   $ 34,601,288     $ 102,757,873     $ (5,529,000)     $ 184,490     $ 30,492,908     $ 162,507,559     $ 4,074,723  
VanEck Energy Income ETF     19,553,577       46,245,646       (8,208,048)       97,708       7,382,311       65,071,194       569,823  
VanEck Gold Miners ETF     5,548,474       17,905,738       (1,671,320)       247,675       99,768       22,130,335       67,429  
VanEck Merk Gold ETF     –(a)       110,206,008       (1,052,464)       (12,370)       5,200,217       154,729,991        
VanEck Natural Resources ETF           28,415,991       (633,711)       24,892       2,956,633       30,763,805       182,534  
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF     7,052,443       19,503,719       (1,208,072)       169,543       (1,569,538)       23,948,095       224,806  
    $ 66,755,782     $ 325,034,975     $ (18,302,615)     $ 711,938     $ 44,562,299     $ 459,150,979     $ 5,119,315  
   
(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

31

VANECK REAL ASSETS ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Exchange Traded Products   $ 732,658,767     $     $     $ 732,658,767  
Money Market Fund     14,327,214                   14,327,214  
Total Investments   $ 746,985,981     $     $     $ 746,985,981  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

32

VANECK RETAIL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%                
Canada: 0.8%                
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (USD) *     13,782     $ 2,110,024  
                 
China: 2.5%                
JD.com, Inc. (ADR) †     206,561       6,108,009  
                 
United States: 96.7%                
Amazon.com, Inc. *     241,037       50,200,776  
AutoZone, Inc. *     2,252       7,606,761  
Best Buy Co., Inc.     22,567       1,448,801  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     30,492       6,443,265  
Carvana Co. *     17,295       5,437,202  
Cencora, Inc.     23,570       7,404,280  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     21,859       21,780,963  
CVS Health Corp.     143,442       10,302,004  
Dollar General Corp.     26,671       3,166,648  
Dollar Tree, Inc. *     17,736       1,942,269  
Fastenal Co.     150,732       6,993,965  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     46,714       11,037,584  
McKesson Corp.     12,344       10,682,004  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *     117,117       10,811,070  
Ross Stores, Inc.     44,089       9,551,000  
Sysco Corp.     58,835       4,196,701  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Target Corp.     54,108     $ 6,557,890  
The Home Depot, Inc.     36,524       12,012,378  
The Kroger Co.     63,029       4,560,778  
The TJX Companies, Inc.     81,164       12,961,891  
Tractor Supply Co.     62,004       2,808,781  
Ulta Beauty, Inc. *     5,898       3,082,944  
Walmart, Inc.     239,430       29,756,360  
              240,746,315  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $215,077,991)
            248,964,348  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.0%        
Money Market Fund: 0.0%
(Cost: $2,172)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   2,172       2,172  
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $215,080,163)
            248,966,520  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%   (89,565)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 248,876,955  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $5,497,181.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 248,964,348     $     $     $ 248,964,348  
Money Market Fund     2,172                   2,172  
Total Investments   $ 248,966,520     $     $     $ 248,966,520  
   
* See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

33

VANECK ROBOTICS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.6%                
Austria: 1.4%                
Andritz AG     11,244     $ 779,640  
                 
Canada: 1.2%                
ATS Corp. (USD) * †     24,271       684,442  
                 
China: 1.1%                
UBTech Robotics Corp. Ltd. (HKD) * † 54,150       602,739  
                 
Finland: 1.6%                
Konecranes Oyj †     27,249       891,507  
                 
France: 1.5%                
Dassault Systemes SE     42,322       854,071  
                 
Germany: 2.4%                
Basler AG *     5,029       72,983  
Duerr AG     27,053       599,748  
Krones AG     4,497       608,901  
Mensch und Maschine Software SE     1,911       76,454  
              1,358,086  
                 
Israel: 0.8%                
Nova Ltd. (USD) * †     1,006       436,886  
                 
Japan: 26.9%                
Advantest Corp.     3,200       440,552  
Amada Co. Ltd.     61,600       866,670  
Argo Graphics, Inc.     10,400       95,489  
Azbil Corp.     82,400       718,234  
Daifuku Co. Ltd.     33,000       1,162,379  
Daihen Corp.     10,400       768,783  
Denso Corp.     129,400       1,618,501  
DMG Mori Co. Ltd.     39,500       608,727  
FANUC Corp.     45,200       1,571,720  
Fuji Corp.     30,200       919,925  
Keyence Corp.     8,000       2,840,368  
Lasertec Corp.     1,800       399,663  
Omron Corp.     29,900       858,114  
Optex Group Co. Ltd.     6,100       102,890  
Renesas Electronics Corp.     25,800       367,976  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     2,300       570,054  
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     27,000       711,390  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     26,600       820,050  
              15,441,485  
Netherlands: 6.9%                
ASM International NV     600       453,335  
ASML Holding N.V. (USD)     2,532       3,344,341  
TKH Group NV     3,039       130,268  
              3,927,944  
Norway: 1.0%                
AutoStore Holdings Ltd. 144A *     604,552       594,710  
                 
Sweden: 1.6%                
Hexagon AB     97,019       938,293  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Switzerland: 8.0%                
ABB Ltd.     38,657     $ 3,127,671  
Interroll Holding AG     248       456,622  
Kardex Holding AG     1,988       595,197  
STMicroelectronics N.V. (USD)     13,838       478,103  
              4,657,593  
United Kingdom: 5.8%                
IMI PLC     28,649       971,001  
Renishaw PLC     14,500       674,976  
TechnipFMC PLC (USD)     23,707       1,638,865  
              3,284,842  
United States: 39.4%                
Ambarella, Inc. *     2,796       143,924  
Analog Devices, Inc.     2,077       660,777  
Applied Materials, Inc.     2,685       917,706  
Autodesk, Inc. *     9,443       2,260,654  
Bentley Systems, Inc.     8,032       282,084  
Cognex Corp.     9,278       454,529  
Emerson Electric Co.     20,683       2,709,887  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *     1,287       593,294  
Kadant, Inc. †     2,298       671,820  
KLA Corp.     486       715,591  
Lam Research Corp.     4,273       912,969  
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. *     4,268       395,900  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     4,567       1,137,548  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     5,666       366,080  
Novanta, Inc. * †     6,207       733,109  
NVIDIA Corp.     15,420       2,689,248  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *     6,470       400,622  
Onto Innovation, Inc. *     2,012       412,601  
Ouster, Inc. * †     5,737       105,389  
PTC, Inc. *     4,612       657,164  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     5,735       2,058,177  
Symbotic, Inc. *     11,752       625,206  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *     1,963       1,187,635  
Teradyne, Inc.     1,869       554,084  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     3,503       680,072  
              22,326,070  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $55,656,622)
            56,778,308  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.0%        
Money Market Fund: 1.0%
(Cost: $573,960)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   573,960       573,960  
Total Investments: 100.6%
(Cost: $56,230,582)
            57,352,268  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.6)%   (338,449)  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 57,013,819  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

34

 

 

 

Definitions:

 

HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,188,387.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Austria   $     $ 779,640     $     $ 779,640  
Canada     684,442                   684,442  
China           602,739             602,739  
Finland           891,507             891,507  
France           854,071             854,071  
Germany           1,358,086             1,358,086  
Israel     436,886                   436,886  
Japan           15,441,485             15,441,485  
Netherlands     3,344,341       583,603             3,927,944  
Norway           594,710             594,710  
Sweden           938,293             938,293  
Switzerland     478,103       4,179,490             4,657,593  
United Kingdom     2,313,841       971,001             3,284,842  
United States     22,326,070                   22,326,070  
Money Market Fund     573,960                   573,960  
Total Investments   $ 30,157,643     $ 27,194,625     $     $ 57,352,268  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

35

VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%                
Netherlands: 6.2%                
ASML Holding N.V. (USD)     1,562,800     $ 2,064,193,124  
NXP Semiconductors NV (USD)     2,604,052       512,633,678  
              2,576,826,802  
Switzerland: 0.9%                
STMicroelectronics N.V. (USD) †     10,732,546       370,809,464  
                 
Taiwan: 11.8%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR)     14,493,801       4,898,180,048  
                 
United Kingdom: 0.8%                
ARM Holdings PLC (ADR) * †     2,091,641       316,423,450  
                 
United States: 80.2%                
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *     9,521,916       1,937,043,372  
Analog Devices, Inc.     6,109,816       1,943,776,862  
Applied Materials, Inc.     5,555,497       1,898,813,320  
Astera Labs, Inc. *     1,676,210       183,712,616  
Broadcom, Inc.     10,418,020       3,224,481,370  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     3,622,283       1,006,523,777  
Intel Corp. *     40,649,516       1,793,863,141  
KLA Corp.     1,331,288       1,960,201,764  
Lam Research Corp.     8,911,065       1,903,938,148  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
United States (continued)                
Marvell Technology, Inc.     9,832,795     $ 973,938,345  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     6,394,613       413,155,946  
Micron Technology, Inc.     5,175,800       1,748,592,272  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     466,026       509,529,527  
NVIDIA Corp.     46,596,181       8,126,373,966  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *     3,996,063       247,436,221  
Qualcomm, Inc.     13,134,082       1,691,407,080  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,623,465       86,936,551  
Synopsys, Inc. *     2,609,543       1,034,631,609  
Teradyne, Inc.     1,971,874       584,581,766  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     9,817,153       1,905,902,083  
              33,174,839,736  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $41,700,803,421)
            41,337,079,500  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.1%          
Money Market Fund: 0.1%
(Cost: $29,784,723)
         
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)     29,784,723       29,784,723  
                 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $41,730,588,144)
            41,366,864,223  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%             269,706  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 41,367,133,929  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $58,309,241.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 41,337,079,500     $     $     $ 41,337,079,500  
Money Market Fund     29,784,723                   29,784,723  
Total Investments   $ 41,366,864,223     $     $     $ 41,366,864,223  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

36

VANECK SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%                
Automobiles & Components: 4.9%                
Rivian Automotive, Inc.* †     107,569     $ 1,618,913  
Tesla, Inc.*     7,003       2,603,365  
              4,222,278  
Banks: 0.5%                
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,511       444,476  
                 
Capital Goods: 4.0%                
Bloom Energy Corp.*     2,655       359,726  
Boeing Co. *     2,618       521,061  
Rocket Lab Corp. *     23,754       1,525,482  
RTX Corp.     5,552       1,070,981  
              3,477,250  
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 8.0%          
Amazon.com, Inc.*     13,202       2,749,581  
Carvana Co. *     3,957       1,244,002  
GameStop Corp. *     113,231       2,608,842  
MercadoLibre, Inc.*     248       428,797  
              7,031,222  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 0.9%          
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     2,330       356,723  
NIKE, Inc.     7,450       393,509  
              750,232  
Consumer Services: 1.6%                
DoorDash, Inc.*     2,066       310,210  
DraftKings, Inc. *     31,080       671,950  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*     17,742       331,775  
              1,313,935  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 1.0%          
Costco Wholesale Corp.     276       275,015  
Walmart, Inc.     4,853       603,131  
              878,146  
Energy: 1.9%                
Exxon Mobil Corp.     3,927       666,255  
Venture Global, Inc.     62,859       990,658  
              1,656,913  
Financial Services: 10.9%                
Block, Inc.*     10,689       643,264  
Coinbase Global, Inc. *     9,331       1,629,286  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     44,044       1,992,110  
Robinhood Markets, Inc. *     32,244       2,234,509  
Rocket Cos, Inc.     31,001       441,764  
SoFi Technologies, Inc.* †     156,283       2,481,774  
              9,422,707  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.6%                
Celsius Holdings, Inc.* †     14,807       525,352  
                 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 3.4%                
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.* †     116,033       2,408,845  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     2,047       553,898  
              2,962,743  
Materials: 0.9%                
Barrick Mining Corp.     8,442       344,349  
First Majestic Silver Corp.     19,393       416,562  
              760,911  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Media & Entertainment: 10.5%                
Alphabet, Inc. Class A     4,320     $ 1,242,259  
Meta Platforms, Inc.     2,563       1,466,369  
Netflix, Inc. *     29,331       2,820,177  
Pinterest, Inc. *     17,683       324,306  
Reddit, Inc. *     4,591       618,178  
Snap, Inc. *     277,234       1,275,276  
Trade Desk, Inc.*     60,631       1,375,717  
              9,122,282  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 1.1%          
Eli Lilly & Co.     278       255,696  
Moderna, Inc. * †     8,345       423,926  
Tempus AI, Inc.*     6,543       295,874  
              975,496  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 10.9%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     10,143       2,063,390  
Broadcom, Inc.     4,123       1,276,110  
Intel Corp. *     27,379       1,208,235  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     5,428       537,643  
Micron Technology, Inc.     4,888       1,651,362  
NVIDIA Corp.     15,104       2,634,138  
              9,370,878  
Software & Services: 29.2%                
Adobe, Inc.*     3,784       919,815  
Applied Digital Corp. * †     94,173       2,235,667  
AppLovin Corp. *     2,583       1,028,034  
Cipher Digital, Inc. * †     41,016       527,876  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. *     1,596       623,094  
D-Wave Quantum, Inc. * †     15,951       230,173  
International Business Machines Corp.     1,690       409,639  
IREN Ltd. * †     66,865       2,292,132  
Microsoft Corp.     6,884       2,548,250  
MongoDB, Inc. *     1,044       255,540  
Nebius Group NV * †     25,604       2,656,671  
Oracle Corp.     12,741       1,874,329  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. *     18,021       2,636,112  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *     2,330       373,546  
Salesforce, Inc.     3,966       740,333  
ServiceNow, Inc. *     6,016       628,973  
Shopify, Inc. *     2,926       347,082  
Strategy, Inc. * †     17,256       2,153,549  
UiPath, Inc. * †     156,391       1,735,940  
Unity Software, Inc.*     34,861       764,850  
              24,981,605  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 5.2%                
Apple, Inc.     8,222       2,086,661  
IonQ, Inc. * †     21,503       619,931  
Super Micro Computer, Inc.* †     78,888       1,796,280  
              4,502,872  
Telecommunication Services: 3.0%              
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.* †     31,762       2,632,117  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

37

VANECK SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Transportation: 1.2%                
Grab Holdings Ltd.*     64,720     $ 236,875  
Joby Aviation, Inc. * †     42,602       351,893  
Uber Technologies, Inc.*     6,500       467,545  
              1,056,313  
Utilities: 0.4%                
Oklo, Inc.*     6,311       312,962  
                 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $98,505,560)
            86,400,690  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 5.4%          
Money Market Fund: 5.4%
(Cost: $4,643,807)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   4,643,807       4,643,807  
Total Investments: 105.5%
(Cost: $103,149,367)
            91,044,497  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.5)%             (4,716,316)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 86,328,181  

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $18,453,529.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 86,400,690     $     $     $ 86,400,690  
Money Market Fund     4,643,807                   4,643,807  
Total Investments   $ 91,044,497     $     $     $ 91,044,497  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

38

VANECK TECHNOLOGY TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 60.3%                
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 27.1%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     1,884     $ 383,262  
Analog Devices, Inc.     463       147,299  
Applied Materials, Inc.     927       316,839  
Broadcom, Inc.     12,481       3,862,994  
First Solar, Inc. *     24       4,734  
Intel Corp. *     5,409       238,699  
KLA Corp.     64       94,234  
Lam Research Corp.     1,444       308,525  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     661       42,707  
Micron Technology, Inc.     1,283       433,449  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     81       88,561  
NVIDIA Corp.     64,200       11,196,481  
NXP Semiconductors NV     376       74,019  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *     459       28,421  
Qnity Electronics, Inc.     195       22,499  
Qualcomm, Inc.     1,185       152,604  
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     96       5,141  
Teradyne, Inc.     107       31,721  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     1,074       208,506  
              17,640,695  
Software & Services: 15.5%                
Accenture PLC     784       155,459  
Adobe, Inc. *     486       118,137  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. *     85       9,762  
AppLovin Corp. *     408       162,384  
Autodesk, Inc. *     310       74,214  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     410       113,927  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     445       27,301  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. *     376       146,794  
Datadog, Inc. *     349       41,199  
EPAM Systems, Inc. *     92       12,457  
Fair Isaac Corp. *     39       41,634  
Fortinet, Inc. *     812       66,357  
Gartner, Inc. *     117       18,526  
Gen Digital, Inc.     546       10,281  
GoDaddy, Inc. *     71       5,870  
International Business Machines Corp.     1,119       271,234  
Intuit, Inc.     420       181,600  
Microsoft Corp.     19,587       7,250,521  
Oracle Corp.     2,213       325,554  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. *     2,733       399,783  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *     950       152,304  
PTC, Inc. *     44       6,270  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     23       8,139  
Salesforce, Inc.     1,122       209,444  
ServiceNow, Inc. *     1,372       143,443  
Synopsys, Inc. *     252       99,913  
Trimble, Inc. *     259       16,895  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *     72       24,651  
VeriSign, Inc.     137       34,025  
Workday, Inc.*     256       33,260  
              10,161,338  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 17.7%          
Amphenol Corp.     1,565     $ 197,738  
Apple, Inc.     38,976       9,891,720  
Arista Networks, Inc. *     1,280       157,158  
CDW Corp.     63       7,624  
Ciena Corp. *     80       31,058  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     4,565       354,198  
Coherent Corp. *     158       37,637  
Corning, Inc.     906       123,189  
Dell Technologies, Inc.     298       48,911  
F5, Inc. *     94       27,197  
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     1,578       37,572  
HP, Inc.     1,091       20,958  
Jabil, Inc.     22       5,844  
Keysight Technologies, Inc. *     131       36,990  
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. *     119       83,628  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     122       52,944  
NetApp, Inc.     287       29,386  
Sandisk Corp. *     92       58,451  
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     320       125,363  
Super Micro Computer, Inc. *     292       6,649  
TE Connectivity PLC     291       60,825  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *     78       47,191  
Western Digital Corp.     367       99,270  
Zebra Technologies Corp.*     82       17,145  
              11,558,646  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $44,992,284)
            39,360,679  
                 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 39.6%(a)
(Cost: $28,015,131)
               
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF     194,515       25,851,044  
                 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $73,007,415)
            65,211,723  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%           90,397  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 65,302,120  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

39

VANECK TECHNOLOGY TRUSECTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

 

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.
* Non-income producing

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks *   $ 39,360,679     $     $     $ 39,360,679  
Exchange Traded Fund     25,851,044                   25,851,044  
Total Investments   $ 65,211,723     $     $     $ 65,211,723  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

40

VANECK VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.7%                
Australia: 5.0%                
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     417,513     $ 13,173,625  
                 
China: 20.8%                
China Ruyi Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * †     24,248,000       4,746,094  
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. (HKD) †     2,172,800       6,331,512  
NetEase, Inc. (ADR)     166,123       18,595,808  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)     306,400       19,327,829  
XD, Inc. (HKD) †     690,800       5,390,729  
              54,391,972  
France: 1.4%                
Vivendi SE *     1,748,070       3,614,981  
                 
Japan: 27.1%                
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     453,200       11,153,564  
Capcom Co. Ltd. †     568,700       11,988,641  
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. †     266,400       2,733,249  
Konami Group Corp. †     96,100       11,813,557  
Nexon Co. Ltd.     437,600       8,222,983  
Nintendo Co. Ltd.     350,000       19,931,619  
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. †     326,700       5,193,686  
              71,037,299  
Poland: 3.8%                
CD Projekt SA     156,215       10,008,083  
                 
South Korea: 7.1%                
Krafton, Inc.     61,576       10,526,846  
NCSoft Corp.     26,430       3,991,621  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
South Korea (continued)                
Pearl Abyss Corp. *     90,353     $ 4,070,354  
              18,588,821  
Taiwan: 6.8%                
International Games System Co. Ltd.     537,000       12,827,313  
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.     1,809,000       4,913,501  
              17,740,814  
United States: 27.7%                
Electronic Arts, Inc.     88,228       17,987,042  
GameStop Corp. *     499,238       11,502,444  
Roblox Corp. *     271,767       15,371,141  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. *     71,270       14,075,825  
Unity Software, Inc. *     614,221       13,476,009  
              72,412,461  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $285,586,195)
            260,968,056  
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.5%          
Money Market Fund: 2.5%
(Cost: $6,484,939)
         
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.66%(a)   6,484,939       6,484,939  
                 
Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $292,071,134)
            267,452,995  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.2)%             (5,786,241)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 261,666,754  

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 03/31/26.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $32,926,531.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

41

VANECK VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Australia   $     $ 13,173,625     $     $ 13,173,625  
China     18,595,808       35,796,164             54,391,972  
France           3,614,981             3,614,981  
Japan           71,037,299             71,037,299  
Poland           10,008,083             10,008,083  
South Korea     4,070,354       14,518,467             18,588,821  
Taiwan           17,740,814             17,740,814  
United States     72,412,461                   72,412,461  
Money Market Fund     6,484,939                   6,484,939  
Total Investments   $ 101,563,562     $ 165,889,433     $     $ 267,452,995  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

42

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Alternative Asset
Manager ETF
    Biotech ETF     Commodity
Strategy ETF (a)
    Communication
Services
TruSector ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 179,532,870     $ 371,323,972     $ 178,650,511     $ 34,937,762  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)           856,425             53,081  
Cash     187,139       443,003       10,934,535       77,183  
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold                       1,445,700  
Capital shares sold     2,139,332             3,610,474        
Dividends and interest     32,312       1,706             63  
Net variation margin on futures contracts                 13,705,658        
Total assets     181,891,653       372,625,106       206,901,178       36,513,789  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased     2,140,259             4,374,774        
Capital shares redeemed                       1,448,731  
Collateral for securities loaned           856,425             53,081  
Due to Adviser     47,036       110,569       76,720       961  
Due to broker                 11,134,076        
Due to custodian     91                    
Deferred Trustee fees           64,926              
Accrued interest     331       226       442        
Total liabilities     2,187,717       1,032,146       15,586,012       1,502,773  
NET ASSETS   $ 179,703,936     $ 371,592,960     $ 191,315,166     $ 35,011,016  
Shares outstanding     8,400,000       1,976,503       2,650,000       1,450,000  
Net asset value, per share   $ 21.39     $ 188.01     $ 72.19     $ 24.15  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 209,975,279     $ 610,744,532     $ 150,830,592     $ 35,156,704  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (30,271,343 )     (239,151,572 )     40,484,574       (145,688 )
NET ASSETS   $ 179,703,936     $ 371,592,960     $ 191,315,166     $ 35,011,016  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 218,237     $ 13,474,473     $     $ 52,659  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 204,705,027     $ 347,497,809     $ 178,655,169     $ 35,140,211  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $     $ 856,425     $     $ 53,081  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

43

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Consumer
Discretionary
TruSector ETF
    Digital Native
Economy ETF
    Digital
Transformation
ETF
    Durable High
Dividend ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 21,587,093     $ 17,239,607     $ 275,242,802     $ 39,193,307  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)           315,020       26,445,722        
Cash     13,645       231       8,055,490       61,135  
Foreign currency, at value (4)           891              
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold                 634,244        
Capital shares sold                 1,120,163        
Dividends and interest     91       55,462       70,924       109,564  
Total assets     21,600,829       17,611,211       311,569,345       39,364,006  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased                 1,086,658        
Capital shares redeemed                 8,723,669        
Collateral for securities loaned           315,020       26,445,722        
Due to Adviser     2,065       7,621       124,136       10,931  
Due to custodian                 444        
Deferred Trustee fees           11,302             624  
Accrued expenses           17,218              
Total liabilities     2,065       351,161       36,380,629       11,555  
NET ASSETS   $ 21,598,764     $ 17,260,050     $ 275,188,716     $ 39,352,451  
Shares outstanding     910,000       500,000       18,425,000       1,050,000  
Net asset value, per share   $ 23.73     $ 34.52     $ 14.94     $ 37.48  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 24,347,913     $ 57,570,542     $ 428,853,810     $ 55,901,214  
Total distributable loss     (2,749,149)       (40,310,492)       (153,665,094)       (16,548,763)  
NET ASSETS   $ 21,598,764     $ 17,260,050     $ 275,188,716     $ 39,352,451  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $     $ 1,892,804     $ 75,841,002     $  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 23,260,988     $ 25,298,405     $ 358,826,632     $ 36,078,586  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $     $ 315,020     $ 26,445,722     $  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $     $ 895     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

44

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Energy Income
ETF
    Environmental
Services ETF
    Fabless
Semiconductor
ETF
    Long/Flat Trend
ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 142,731,117     $ 93,188,962     $ 151,628,944     $ 25,784,283  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     3,678,984       871,584              
Cash                 109,161       91,988  
Foreign currency, at value (4)     86,934       17              
Receivables:                                
Capital shares sold     2,941,183                    
Dividends and interest     196,302       133,901       16,602        
Federal and State income taxes     14,979                    
Prepaid expenses           26,450             379  
Other assets                       74  
Total assets     149,649,499       94,220,914       151,754,707       25,876,724  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased     2,938,738                    
Collateral for securities loaned     3,678,984       871,584              
Line of credit     32,029       172,775              
Due to Adviser     51,120       20,602       44,931       4,890  
Due to custodian     35,718                    
Deferred Trustee fees           5,279             1,677  
Accrued expenses           16,237             30,745  
Accrued interest     338       335              
Total liabilities     6,736,927       1,086,812       44,931       37,312  
NET ASSETS   $ 142,912,572     $ 93,134,102     $ 151,709,776     $ 25,839,412  
Shares outstanding     1,214,720       2,405,000       4,075,000       500,000  
Net asset value, per share   $ 117.65     $ 38.73     $ 37.23     $ 51.68  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 116,891,482     $ 112,938,929     $ 147,449,040     $ 30,487,896  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     26,021,090       (19,804,827 )     4,260,736       (4,648,484 )
NET ASSETS   $ 142,912,572     $ 93,134,102     $ 151,709,776     $ 25,839,412  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 16,279,893     $ 5,601,268     $ 11,707,800     $  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 123,047,237     $ 85,414,924     $ 155,466,920     $ 22,799,184  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 3,678,984     $ 871,584     $     $  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $ 86,820     $ 17     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

45

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Morningstar
Global Wide Moat
ETF
    Morningstar
International
Moat ETF
    Morningstar SMID
Moat ETF
    Morningstar Wide
Moat ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 16,616,290     $ 184,057,383     $ 319,122,455     $ 11,585,729,628  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     152,485       5,120,691             12,156,279  
Cash     24,015             111,935       5,555,441  
Foreign currency, at value (4)     102       100,961              
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold                       14,499,883  
Due from Adviser     3,121                    
Dividends and interest     36,504       907,813       284,736       15,233,141  
Prepaid expenses     333       1,470       2,278       45,769  
Other assets     34       342       83       72,786  
Total assets     16,832,884       190,188,660       319,521,487       11,633,292,927  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased     10,279                    
Capital shares redeemed                       14,507,811  
Collateral for securities loaned     152,485       5,120,691             12,156,279  
Line of credit           680,044              
Due to Adviser           74,381       125,243       4,668,919  
Deferred Trustee fees     446       4,025       1,663       264,685  
Accrued expenses     43,875       51,042       38,506       267,116  
Accrued interest     70       1,007             13,783  
Total liabilities     207,155       5,931,190       165,412       31,878,593  
NET ASSETS   $ 16,625,729     $ 184,257,470     $ 319,356,075     $ 11,601,414,334  
Shares outstanding     450,000       5,400,000       9,075,000       119,950,000  
Net asset value, per share   $ 36.95     $ 34.12     $ 35.19     $ 96.72  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 15,062,942     $ 194,666,235     $ 386,446,064     $ 14,332,328,928  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     1,562,787       (10,408,765 )     (67,089,989 )     (2,730,914,594 )
NET ASSETS   $ 16,625,729     $ 184,257,470     $ 319,356,075     $ 11,601,414,334  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 420,568     $ 11,800,072     $ 6,538,030     $ 231,796,790  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 15,723,171     $ 195,391,707     $ 313,563,818     $ 12,355,157,883  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 152,485     $ 5,120,691     $     $ 12,156,279  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $ 103     $ 100,472     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

46

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Morningstar Wide
Moat Value ETF
    Pharmaceutical
ETF
    Real Assets
ETF (a)
    Retail ETF  
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 6,222,256     $ 1,236,814,329     $ 273,507,788     $ 248,964,348  
Affiliated issuers (3)                 459,150,979        
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (4)     44,889       24,348,341       14,327,214       2,172  
Cash     10,660             1,174,388        
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold           44,894,116              
Capital shares sold                 14,226,370        
Due from Adviser     5,292                    
Dividends and interest     11,513       5,046,688       34,882       100,205  
Prepaid expenses     248             882        
Other assets                 253        
Total assets     6,294,858       1,311,103,474       762,422,756       249,066,725  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased                 14,208,398        
Capital shares redeemed           41,692,948              
Collateral for securities loaned     44,889       24,348,341       14,327,214       2,172  
Line of credit           326,728             101,152  
Due to Adviser           382,652       170,832       76,015  
Due to custodian           18,862              
Deferred Trustee fees     15       36,037       1,559       10,259  
Accrued expenses     30,950       22,500       30,062        
Accrued interest           4,354       9,833       172  
Total liabilities     75,854       66,832,422       28,747,898       189,770  
NET ASSETS   $ 6,219,004     $ 1,244,271,052     $ 733,674,858     $ 248,876,955  
Shares outstanding     175,000       11,938,138       18,050,000       991,531  
Net asset value, per share   $ 35.54     $ 104.23     $ 40.65     $ 251.00  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 6,579,005     $ 1,368,106,622     $ 668,872,630     $ 246,355,940  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (360,001 )     (123,835,570 )     64,802,228       2,521,015  
NET ASSETS   $ 6,219,004     $ 1,244,271,052     $ 733,674,858     $ 248,876,955  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 269,348     $ 151,113,075     $ 98,580,243     $ 5,497,181  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 6,700,127     $ 1,288,194,577     $ 257,889,388     $ 215,077,991  
(3) Cost of investments - Affiliated issuers   $     $     $ 386,940,767     $  
(4) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 44,889     $ 24,348,341     $ 14,327,214     $ 2,172  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

47

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Robotics ETF     Semiconductor
ETF
    Social Sentiment
ETF
    Technology
TruSector ETF
 
Assets:                                
Investments, at value (1)                                
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 56,778,308     $ 41,337,079,500     $ 86,400,690     $ 65,211,723  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     573,960       29,784,723       4,643,807        
Cash     78,931       25,194,193             91,826  
Foreign currency, at value (4)     520                    
Receivables:                                
Investment securities sold           191,618,721             3,824,472  
Capital shares sold           574,852,875             6,697,653  
Dividends and interest     179,973       17,927,956       6,933       3,230  
Total assets     57,611,692       42,176,457,968       91,051,430       75,828,904  
Liabilities:                                
Payables:                                
Investment securities purchased           574,856,162             6,692,827  
Capital shares redeemed           191,617,625             3,827,230  
Collateral for securities loaned     573,960       29,784,723       4,643,807        
Due to Adviser     23,453       12,963,747       58,252       6,727  
Due to custodian                 21,190        
Deferred Trustee fees           97,455              
Accrued interest     460       4,327              
Total liabilities     597,873       809,324,039       4,723,249       10,526,784  
NET ASSETS   $ 57,013,819     $ 41,367,133,929     $ 86,328,181     $ 65,302,120  
Shares outstanding     1,075,000       107,941,874       3,000,000       2,730,000  
Net asset value, per share   $ 53.04     $ 383.24     $ 28.78     $ 23.92  
Net Assets consist of:                                
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 55,954,842     $ 34,437,651,911     $ 229,134,498     $ 74,118,306  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     1,058,977       6,929,482,018       (142,806,317 )     (8,816,186 )
NET ASSETS   $ 57,013,819     $ 41,367,133,929     $ 86,328,181     $ 65,302,120  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 3,188,387     $ 58,309,241     $ 18,453,529     $  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 55,656,622     $ 41,700,803,421     $ 98,505,560     $ 73,007,415  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 573,960     $ 29,784,723     $ 4,643,807     $  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $ 527     $     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

48

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Video Gaming
and eSports ETF
 
Assets:        
Investments, at value (1)        
Unaffiliated issuers (2)   $ 260,968,056  
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     6,484,939  
Cash     78,466  
Foreign currency, at value (4)     11  
Receivables:        
Dividends and interest     789,880  
Prepaid expenses     1,811  
Other assets     1,079  
Total assets     268,324,242  
Liabilities:        
Payables:        
Collateral for securities loaned     6,484,939  
Due to Adviser     112,232  
Deferred Trustee fees     16,169  
Accrued expenses     43,610  
Accrued interest     538  
Total liabilities     6,657,488  
NET ASSETS   $ 261,666,754  
Shares outstanding     2,900,000  
Net asset value, per share   $ 90.23  
Net Assets consist of:        
Aggregate paid-in capital   $ 272,240,134  
Total distributable loss     (10,573,380 )
NET ASSETS   $ 261,666,754  
(1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value   $ 32,926,531  
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers   $ 285,586,195  
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned   $ 6,484,939  
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency   $ 11  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

49

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Alternative
Asset Manager
ETF
    Biotech ETF     Commodity
Strategy ETF (a)
    Communication
Services
TruSector ETF (b)
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 890,731     $ 1,758,370     $     $ 21,507  
Interest     2,579       6,029       1,591,956       41  
Securities lending income     864       18,976             63  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (30,165 )                  
Total income     864,009       1,783,375       1,591,956       21,611  
Expenses:                                
Management fees     240,829       654,527       240,687       975  
Interest     613       18       958        
Total expenses     241,442       654,545       241,645       975  
Net investment income     622,567       1,128,830       1,350,311       20,636  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (4,778,330 )     (14,090,135 )     957        
In-kind redemptions     (488 )     26,352,176             36,125  
Futures contracts                 27,126,090        
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     2,899                    
Net realized gain (loss)     (4,775,919 )     12,262,041       27,127,047       36,125  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (23,744,637 )     33,442,536       (11,666 )     (202,449 )
Futures contracts                 12,463,464        
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     145             2        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (23,744,492 )     33,442,536       12,451,800       (202,449 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (27,897,844 )   $ 46,833,407     $ 40,929,158     $ (145,688 )

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Operations
(b) For the period February 19, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Consumer
Discretionary
TruSector ETF
    Digital Native
Economy ETF
    Digital
Transformation
ETF
    Durable High
Dividend ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 73,128     $ 148,168     $ 6,685     $ 780,519  
Interest     61       1,000       5,514       829  
Securities lending income     108       2,269       323,274       66  
Net foreign taxes withheld           (3,723 )           (196 )
Total income     73,297       147,714       335,473       781,218  
Expenses:                                
Management fees     8,447       54,772       822,919       63,303  
Professional fees           34,834              
Custody and accounting fees           9,245              
Reports to shareholders           3,672              
Trustees’ fees and expenses           114              
Exchange listing fees           1,061              
Insurance           415              
Interest           10       40,688       449  
Other           3,338              
Total expenses     8,447       107,461       863,607       63,752  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser           (40,884 )            
Net expenses     8,447       66,577       863,607       63,752  
Net investment income (loss)     64,850       81,137       (528,134 )     717,466  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (645,716 )     (1,666,208 )     (38,433,540 )     (1,107,390 )
In-kind redemptions     (471,289 )     (536,130 )     54,679,338       2,473,931  
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities           (1,171 )     (5,090 )      
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,117,005 )     (2,203,509 )     16,240,708       1,366,541  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (1,769,143 )     (2,870,250 )     (144,486,472 )     3,048,025  
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities           (498 )     59        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,769,143 )     (2,870,748 )     (144,486,413 )     3,048,025  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (2,821,298 )   $ (4,993,120 )   $ (128,773,839 )   $ 5,132,032  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Energy Income
ETF
    Environmental
Services ETF
    Fabless
Semiconductor
ETF
    Long/Flat Trend
ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 1,354,402     $ 448,436     $ 268,220     $ 157,783  
Interest     1,074       3,412       480       675  
Securities lending income     43,368       15,833       7,399        
Net foreign taxes withheld     (113,754 )     (14,269 )            
Total income     1,285,090       453,412       276,099       158,458  
Expenses:                                
Management fees     197,857       233,352       287,353       67,971  
Professional fees           52,832             23,581  
Custody and accounting fees           11,822             10,804  
Reports to shareholders           9,649             4,098  
Trustees’ fees and expenses           688             209  
Exchange listing fees           3,382             3,382  
Insurance           1,405             623  
Interest     2,626       1,602       1,452        
Other           298             315  
Total expenses     200,483       315,030       288,805       110,983  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser           (56,741 )           (36,215 )
Net expenses     200,483       258,289       288,805       74,768  
Net investment income (loss)     1,084,607       195,123       (12,706 )     83,690  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     268,226       1,244,559       (1,560,057 )     14,124  
In-kind redemptions     4,289,283       (643 )     11,067,137       231,403  
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (4,890 )     (6,091 )            
Net realized gain     4,552,619       1,237,825       9,507,080       245,527  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     13,635,562       (1,786,517 )     (13,591,632 )     (869,778 )
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (111 )     (766 )            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     13,635,451       (1,787,283 )     (13,591,632 )     (869,778 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 19,272,677     $ (354,335 )   $ (4,097,258 )   $ (540,561 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Morningstar
Global Wide
Moat ETF
    Morningstar
International
Moat ETF
    Morningstar
SMID Moat ETF
    Morningstar
Wide Moat ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 156,527     $ 2,017,511     $ 2,784,799     $ 107,292,083  
Interest     1,220       1,574       7,233       210,912  
Securities lending income     384       34,018       3,316       178,111  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (8,191 )     (193,532 )     (4,707 )     (425,718 )
Total income     149,940       1,859,571       2,790,641       107,255,388  
Expenses:                                
Management fees     39,848       496,113       801,536       28,748,757  
Professional fees     28,342       31,148       26,501       26,879  
Custody and accounting fees     23,118       32,367       14,115       82,820  
Reports to shareholders     4,414       18,220       24,894       291,409  
Trustees’ fees and expenses     135       1,456       2,806       96,521  
Exchange listing fees     1,990       1,990       2,984       1,990  
Insurance     569       2,366       3,329       46,554  
Interest     71       8,377       850       39,733  
Other     3,337       1,018       1,774       53,464  
Total expenses     101,824       593,055       878,789       29,388,127  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser     (55,707 )     (29,032 )     (5,155 )      
Net expenses     46,117       564,023       873,634       29,388,127  
Net investment income     103,823       1,295,548       1,917,007       77,867,261  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     747,818       13,714,558       (31,205,557 )     (707,186,633 )
In-kind redemptions                 31,778,792       1,262,988,411  
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (3,022 )     (20,054 )            
Net realized gain     744,796       13,694,504       573,235       555,801,778  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (1,462,561 )     (25,587,500 )     (6,325,658 )     (736,201,889 )
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (99 )     (10,239 )            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,462,660 )     (25,597,739 )     (6,325,658 )     (736,201,889 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (614,041 )   $ (10,607,687 )   $ (3,835,416 )   $ (102,532,850 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

53

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Morningstar
Wide Moat Value
ETF
    Pharmaceutical
ETF
    Real Assets
ETF (a)
    Retail ETF  
Income:                                
Dividends - unaffiliated issuers   $ 68,238     $ 16,152,076     $ 1,094,958     $ 1,305,241  
Dividends - affiliated issuers                 5,119,315        
Interest     471       5,200       22,530       3,381  
Securities lending income     111       195,675       140,413       1,498  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (222 )     (988,088 )            
Total income     68,598       15,364,863       6,377,216       1,310,120  
Expenses:                                
Management fees     13,180       2,095,390       895,899       448,947  
Professional fees     27,357       22,500 (b)     28,287        
Custody and accounting fees     11,084             13,060        
Reports to shareholders     3,670             15,703        
Trustees’ fees and expenses     39             1,433        
Exchange listing fees     3,484             3,979        
Insurance     509             1,457        
Interest           23,132       10,973       202  
Taxes           1,049              
Other     60             2,259        
Total expenses     59,383       2,142,071       973,050       449,149  
Waiver of management fees                 (348,919 )      
Expenses assumed by the Adviser     (45,007 )                  
Net expenses     14,376       2,142,071       624,131       449,149  
Net investment income     54,222       13,222,792       5,753,085       860,971  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers     (246,741 )     (5,443,242 )     (397,571 )     (2,935,653 )
Investments - affiliated issuers                 (287,465 )      
In-kind redemptions - unaffiliated issuers     652,344       115,370,378       746,322       14,941,588  
In-kind redemptions - affiliated issuers                 999,403        
Net realized gain     405,603       109,927,136       1,060,689       12,005,935  
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers     (390,608 )     15,350,806       11,376,961       (10,779,887 )
Investments - affiliated issuers                 44,562,299        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (390,608 )     15,350,806       55,939,260       (10,779,887 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 69,217     $ 138,500,734     $ 62,753,034     $ 2,087,019  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Operations
(b) European Union tax reclaim expense (See Note 6).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

54

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Robotics ETF     Semiconductor
ETF
    Social Sentiment
ETF
    Technology
TruSector ETF
 
Income:                                
Dividends   $ 317,893     $ 136,692,839     $ 165,902     $ 147,401  
Interest     339       473,664       1,429       2,014  
Securities lending income     2,601       63,188       44,829       3,893  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (31,268 )     (6,855,200 )     (905 )     (75 )
Total income     289,565       130,374,491       211,255       153,233  
Expenses:                                
Management fees     87,613       68,913,912       419,011       27,295  
Interest     846                    
Total expenses     88,459       68,913,912       419,011       27,295  
Net investment income (loss)     201,106       61,460,579       (207,756 )     125,938  
                                 
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                
Investments     (9,471 )     (363,011,859 )     (25,558,256 )     (494,165 )
In-kind redemptions           9,358,003,464       23,416,181       (599,373 )
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (2,501 )                  
Net realized gain (loss)     (11,972 )     8,994,991,605       (2,142,075 )     (1,093,538 )
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                
Investments     (947,083 )     (3,547,259,868 )     (25,399,539 )     (8,552,931 )
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (203 )                  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (947,286 )     (3,547,259,868 )     (25,399,539 )     (8,552,931 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (758,152 )   $ 5,509,192,316     $ (27,749,370 )   $ (9,520,531 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Video Gaming
and eSports ETF
 
Income:        
Dividends   $ 1,583,613  
Interest     6,228  
Securities lending income     68,966  
Net foreign taxes withheld     (100,646 )
Total income     1,558,161  
Expenses:        
Management fees     926,359  
Professional fees     28,766  
Custody and accounting fees     33,704  
Reports to shareholders     22,776  
Trustees’ fees and expenses     3,552  
Exchange listing fees     1,990  
Insurance     2,664  
Interest     3,240  
Other     803  
Total expenses     1,023,854  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser     (1,619 )
Net expenses     1,022,235  
Net investment income     535,926  
         
Net realized gain (loss) on:        
Investments     (25,258,219 )
In-kind redemptions     53,502,413  
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (50,353 )
Net realized gain     28,193,841  
         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     (137,061,063 )
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (9,287 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (137,070,350 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (108,340,583 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

56

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Alternative Asset Manager ETF     Biotech ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
September 30,
2025(a)
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 622,567     $ 122,110     $ 1,128,830     $ 2,343,400  
Net realized gain (loss)     (4,775,919 )     1,423,857       12,262,041       399,334  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (23,744,492 )     (1,427,663 )     33,442,536       (33,040,724 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (27,897,844 )     118,304       46,833,407       (30,297,990 )
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (999,915 )           (1,900,090 )     (3,149,907 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     108,529,204       108,919,924       52,498,662       52,631,434  
Cost of shares redeemed           (8,965,737 )     (73,170,803 )     (123,842,093 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     108,529,204       99,954,187       (20,672,141 )     (71,210,659 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     79,631,445       100,072,491       24,261,176       (104,658,556 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     100,072,491             347,331,784       451,990,340  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 179,703,936     $ 100,072,491     $ 371,592,960     $ 347,331,784  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     4,775,000       3,950,000       280,000       325,000  
Shares redeemed           (325,000 )     (400,000 )     (775,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     4,775,000       3,625,000       (120,000 )     (450,000 )

 

(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)     Communication
Services
TruSector ETF
 
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Period Ended
March 31, 2026(b)
(unaudited)
 
Operations:                        
Net investment income   $ 1,350,311     $ 1,165,144     $ 20,636  
Net realized gain     27,127,047       3,754,076       36,125  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     12,451,800       702,359       (202,449 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     40,929,158       5,621,579       (145,688 )
Distributions to shareholders from:                        
Distributable earnings     (5,649,960 )     (850,000 )      
                         
Share transactions*:                        
Proceeds from sale of shares     112,209,204       15,031,110       38,828,509  
Cost of shares redeemed                 (3,671,805 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     112,209,204       15,031,110       35,156,704  
Total increase in net assets     147,488,402       19,802,689       35,011,016  
Net Assets, beginning of period     43,826,764       24,024,075        
Net Assets, end of period   $ 191,315,166     $ 43,826,764     $ 35,011,016  
*Transactions in capital shares:                        
Shares sold     1,850,000       300,000       1,600,000  
Shares redeemed                 (150,000 )
Net increase     1,850,000       300,000       1,450,000  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(b) For the period February 19, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

58

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF     Digital Native Economy ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
September 30,
2025(a)
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 64,850     $ 1,995     $ 81,137     $ 797,531  
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,117,005 )     4       (2,203,509 )     (2,848,671 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,769,143 )     95,248       (2,870,748 )     2,103,482  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (2,821,298 )     97,247       (4,993,120 )     52,342  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (25,098 )           (749,980 )     (875,025 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     57,872,301       4,064,193              
Cost of shares redeemed     (37,588,581 )           (3,932,156 )     (10,433,177 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     20,283,720       4,064,193       (3,932,156 )     (10,433,177 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     17,437,324       4,161,440       (9,675,256 )     (11,255,860 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     4,161,440             26,935,306       38,191,166  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 21,598,764     $ 4,161,440     $ 17,260,050     $ 26,935,306  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     2,300,000       160,000              
Shares redeemed     (1,550,000 )           (100,000 )     (250,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     750,000       160,000       (100,000 )     (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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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Digital Transformation ETF     Durable High Dividend ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ (528,134 )   $ 158,412     $ 717,466     $ 1,641,862  
Net realized gain     16,240,708       100,914,606       1,366,541       645,642  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (144,486,413 )     32,088,760       3,048,025       (2,203,751 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (128,773,839 )     133,161,778       5,132,032       83,753  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings           (6,650,160 )     (812,135 )     (1,706,175 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     247,912,538       286,595,818       7,974,908       26,321,472  
Cost of shares redeemed     (165,241,055 )     (226,587,053 )     (17,058,115 )     (32,740,384 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     82,671,483       60,008,765       (9,083,207 )     (6,418,912 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (46,102,356 )     186,520,383       (4,763,310 )     (8,041,334 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     321,291,072       134,770,689       44,115,761       52,157,095  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 275,188,716     $ 321,291,072     $ 39,352,451     $ 44,115,761  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     13,025,000       17,050,000       225,000       775,000  
Shares redeemed     (9,400,000 )     (13,650,000 )     (475,000 )     (975,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     3,625,000       3,400,000       (250,000 )     (200,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Energy Income ETF     Environmental Services ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 1,084,607     $ 1,791,545     $ 195,123     $ 247,204  
Net realized gain     4,552,619       11,357,834       1,237,825       6,320,238  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     13,635,451       (999,462 )     (1,787,283 )     71,366  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     19,272,677       12,149,917       (354,335 )     6,638,808  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (1,755,733 )     (2,651,849 )     (169,932 )     (350,020 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     65,246,353       38,649,374       2,167,856       28,457,559  
Cost of shares redeemed     (13,248,251 )     (31,206,397 )           (22,683,607 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     51,998,102       7,442,977       2,167,856       5,773,952  
Total increase in net assets     69,515,046       16,941,045       1,643,589       12,062,740  
Net Assets, beginning of period     73,397,526       56,456,481       91,490,513       79,427,773  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 142,912,572     $ 73,397,526     $ 93,134,102     $ 91,490,513  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     600,000       400,000       55,000       770,000  
Shares redeemed     (125,000 )     (325,000 )           (620,000 )
Net increase     475,000       75,000       55,000       150,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Fabless Semiconductor ETF     Long/Flat Trend ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ (12,706 )   $ 45,879     $ 83,690     $ 255,451  
Net realized gain     9,507,080       15,197,216       245,527       4,165,390  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (13,591,632 )     9,283,660       (869,778 )     (1,770,197 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (4,097,258 )     24,526,755       (540,561 )     2,650,644  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (40,050 )     (9,990 )     (245,000 )     (199,980 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     49,809,640       187,958,950             23,934,292  
Cost of shares redeemed     (58,669,373 )     (54,185,528 )     (1,339,285 )     (25,230,226 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (8,859,733 )     133,773,422       (1,339,285 )     (1,295,934 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (12,997,041 )     158,290,187       (2,124,846 )     1,154,730  
Net Assets, beginning of period     164,706,817       6,416,630       27,964,258       26,809,528  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 151,709,776     $ 164,706,817     $ 25,839,412     $ 27,964,258  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     1,300,000       5,625,000             525,000  
Shares redeemed     (1,525,000 )     (1,575,000 )     (25,000 )     (550,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     (225,000 )     4,050,000       (25,000 )     (25,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     Morningstar International Moat ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 103,823     $ 270,293     $ 1,295,548     $ 3,530,451  
Net realized gain     744,796       2,382,888       13,694,504       19,276,671  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,462,660 )     (93,865 )     (25,597,739 )     (9,363,390 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (614,041 )     2,559,316       (10,607,687 )     13,443,732  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (2,752,920 )     (811,720 )     (6,324,235 )     (7,250,000 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     1,941,055             7,613,236       15,336,969  
Cost of shares redeemed                       (68,772,836 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     1,941,055             7,613,236       (53,435,867 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (1,425,906 )     1,747,596       (9,318,686 )     (47,242,135 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     18,051,635       16,304,039       193,576,156       240,818,291  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 16,625,729     $ 18,051,635     $ 184,257,470     $ 193,576,156  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     50,000             200,000       450,000  
Shares redeemed                       (2,100,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     50,000             200,000       (1,650,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     Morningstar Wide Moat ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 1,917,007     $ 4,433,951     $ 77,867,261     $ 186,592,348  
Net realized gain     573,235       19,653,964       555,801,778       1,520,528,194  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6,325,658 )     (17,085,986 )     (736,201,889 )     (1,430,546,477 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (3,835,416 )     7,001,929       (102,532,850 )     276,574,065  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (4,900,375 )     (4,500,405 )     (174,001,010 )     (207,996,750 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     126,364,153       408,516,989       4,873,138,975       8,552,152,128  
Cost of shares redeemed     (170,129,229 )     (420,620,175 )     (5,695,635,426 )     (12,091,387,950 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (43,765,076 )     (12,103,186 )     (822,496,451 )     (3,539,235,822 )
Total decrease in net assets     (52,500,867 )     (9,601,662 )     (1,099,030,311 )     (3,470,658,507 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     371,856,942       381,458,604       12,700,444,645       16,171,103,152  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 319,356,075     $ 371,856,942     $ 11,601,414,334     $ 12,700,444,645  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     3,525,000       11,700,000       47,750,000       91,150,000  
Shares redeemed     (4,750,000 )     (12,300,000 )     (55,900,000 )     (129,800,000 )
Net decrease     (1,225,000 )     (600,000 )     (8,150,000 )     (38,650,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     Pharmaceutical ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 54,222     $ 89,834     $ 13,222,792     $ 13,338,384  
Net realized gain     405,603       323,825       109,927,136       40,278,559  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (390,608 )     (226,021 )     15,350,806       (76,413,557 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     69,217       187,638       138,500,734       (22,796,614 )
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (94,995 )     (46,995 )     (6,009,023 )     (13,994,082 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     3,763,077       3,260,289       1,654,157,850       1,774,001,048  
Cost of shares redeemed     (2,679,042 )     (3,265,566 )     (1,110,479,209 )     (1,895,640,170 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     1,084,035       (5,277 )     543,678,641       (121,639,122 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     1,058,257       135,366       676,170,352       (158,429,818 )
Net Assets, beginning of period     5,160,747       5,025,381       568,100,700       726,530,518  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 6,219,004     $ 5,160,747     $ 1,244,271,052     $ 568,100,700  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     100,000       100,000       16,750,000       20,300,000  
Shares redeemed     (75,000 )     (100,000 )     (11,100,000 )     (21,650,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     25,000             5,650,000       (1,350,000 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Real Assets ETF (a)     Retail ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 5,753,085     $ 1,692,766     $ 860,971     $ 2,017,791  
Net realized gain     1,060,689       868,158       12,005,935       12,088,574  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     55,939,260       22,233,580       (10,779,887 )     21,556,621  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     62,753,034       24,794,504       2,087,019       35,662,986  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (5,999,805 )     (1,700,055 )     (2,400,001 )     (1,700,012 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     511,497,728       82,362,161       25,461,029       58,174,698  
Cost of shares redeemed     (9,169,493 )     (8,291,677 )     (37,652,872 )     (53,736,407 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     502,328,235       74,070,484       (12,191,843 )     4,438,291  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     559,081,464       97,164,933       (12,504,825 )     38,401,265  
Net Assets, beginning of period     174,593,394       77,428,461       261,381,780       222,980,515  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 733,674,858     $ 174,593,394     $ 248,876,955     $ 261,381,780  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     13,225,000       2,675,000       100,000       250,000  
Shares redeemed     (250,000 )     (275,000 )     (150,000 )     (230,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     12,975,000       2,400,000       (50,000 )     20,000  

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Robotics ETF     Semiconductor ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 201,106     $ 110,429     $ 61,460,579     $ 110,158,476  
Net realized gain (loss)     (11,972 )     1,108,204       8,994,991,605       3,982,301,248  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (947,286 )     887,524       (3,547,259,868 )     3,544,172,223  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (758,152 )     2,106,157       5,509,192,316       7,636,631,947  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings     (120,000 )     (346,470 )     (113,001,833 )     (101,925,490 )
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     36,692,807       15,994,655       37,758,453,279       35,374,731,183  
Cost of shares redeemed           (12,234,137 )     (33,746,817,219 )     (34,676,474,564 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     36,692,807       3,760,518       4,011,636,060       698,256,619  
Total increase in net assets     35,814,655       5,520,205       9,407,826,543       8,232,963,076  
Net Assets, beginning of period     21,199,164       15,678,959       31,959,307,386       23,726,344,310  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 57,013,819     $ 21,199,164     $ 41,367,133,929     $ 31,959,307,386  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     650,000       375,000       101,050,000       140,800,000  
Shares redeemed           (300,000 )     (91,000,000 )     (139,600,000 )
Net increase     650,000       75,000       10,050,000       1,200,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Social Sentiment ETF     Technology TruSector ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
September 30,
2025(a)
 
Operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ (207,756 )   $ (120,745 )   $ 125,938     $ 7,194  
Net realized gain (loss)     (2,142,075 )     24,696,467       (1,093,538 )     266  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (25,399,539 )     11,113,852       (8,552,931 )     757,238  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (27,749,370 )     35,689,574       (9,520,531 )     764,698  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                
Distributable earnings           (280,350 )     (60,353 )      
                                 
Share transactions*:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     156,872,785       178,138,404       205,660,298       13,076,976  
Cost of shares redeemed     (157,923,420 )     (153,832,962 )     (144,618,968 )      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (1,050,635 )     24,305,442       61,041,330       13,076,976  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (28,800,005 )     59,714,666       51,460,446       13,841,674  
Net Assets, beginning of period     115,128,186       55,413,520       13,841,674        
Net Assets, end of period   $ 86,328,181     $ 115,128,186     $ 65,302,120     $ 13,841,674  
*Transactions in capital shares:                                
Shares sold     4,450,000       6,250,000       8,080,000       530,000  
Shares redeemed     (4,650,000 )     (5,625,000 )     (5,880,000 )      
Net increase (decrease)     (200,000 )     625,000       2,200,000       530,000  

 

(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

 

    Video Gaming and eSports ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 535,926     $ 1,145,398  
Net realized gain     28,193,841       68,376,899  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (137,070,350 )     90,953,385  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (108,340,583 )     160,475,682  
Distributions to shareholders from:                
Distributable earnings     (4,640,400 )     (1,222,750 )
                 
Share transactions*:                
Proceeds from sale of shares     34,762,141       114,588,123  
Cost of shares redeemed     (176,776,947 )     (20,957,811 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (142,014,806 )     93,630,312  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (254,995,789 )     252,883,244  
Net Assets, beginning of period     516,662,543       263,779,299  
Net Assets, end of period   $ 261,666,754     $ 516,662,543  
*Transactions in capital shares:                
Shares sold     300,000       1,050,000  
Shares redeemed     (1,650,000 )     (250,000 )
Net increase (decrease)     (1,350,000 )     800,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Alternative Asset Manager
ETF
         
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2025 (a)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $27.61       $25.01  
Net investment income (b)     0.13       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (6.13 )     2.52 (c)
Total from investment operations     (6.00 )     2.60  
Distributions from:                
Net investment income     (0.22 )      
Net asset value, end of period     $21.39       $27.61  
Total return (d)     (21.87 )%     10.38 %
                 
Ratios to average net assets                
Expenses     0.40 %(e)     0.40 %(e)
Net investment income     1.03 %(e)     0.84 %(e)
Supplemental data                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $180       $100  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     18 %     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.

 

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70

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Biotech ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $165.67     $177.49     $155.70     $140.61     $201.99     $162.01  
Net investment income (a)   0.57     1.01     0.92     0.70     0.69     0.42  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   22.73     (11.58 )   21.58     15.14     (61.67 )   40.17  
Total from investment operations   23.30     (10.57 )   22.50     15.84     (60.98 )   40.59  
Distributions from:                                    
Net investment income   (0.96 )   (1.25 )   (0.71 )   (0.75 )   (0.40 )   (0.61 )
Net asset value, end of period   $188.01     $165.67     $177.49     $155.70     $140.61     $201.99  
Total return (b)   14.04 %   (5.93 )%   14.50 %   11.24 %   (30.24 )%   25.13 %
                                     
Ratios to average net assets                                    
Gross expenses (c)   0.35 %(d)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.38 %
Net expenses (c)   0.35 %(d)   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %   0.35 %
Net investment income   0.60 %(d)   0.63 %   0.56 %   0.44 %   0.42 %   0.23 %
Supplemental data                                    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $372     $347     $452     $451     $414     $590  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   12 %   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) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

71

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Commodity Strategy ETF(a)
                         
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023 (b)
                   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $54.78     $48.05     $52.91     $50.00  
Net investment income (c)   0.93     1.88     2.33     1.69  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   21.19     6.55     (4.23 )   1.22  
Total from investment operations   22.12     8.43     (1.90 )   2.91  
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income   (4.71 )   (1.70 )   (2.96 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $72.19     $54.78     $48.05     $52.91  
Total return (d)   43.32 %   18.15 %   (3.41 )%   5.82 %
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Expenses   0.55 %(e)   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %(e)
Net investment income   3.09 %(e)   3.74 %   4.78 %   4.36 %(e)
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $191     $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

72

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Communication
Services
TruSector ETF
     
    Period Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)(a)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period   $25.07  
Net investment income (b)   0.06  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   (0.98 )
Total from investment operations   (0.92 )
Net asset value, end of period   $24.15  
Total return (c)   (3.69 )%
       
Ratios to average net assets      
Expenses (d)   0.10 %(e)
Net investment income (d)   2.12 %(e)
Supplemental data      
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $35  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   %

 

 

(a) For the period February 19, 2026 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2026.
(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

73

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Consumer Discretionary
TruSector ETF
     
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2025 (a)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $26.01     $24.71  
Net investment income (b)   0.10     0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (2.34 )   1.27  
Total from investment operations   (2.24 )   1.30  
Distributions from:            
Net investment income   (0.04 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $23.73     $26.01  
Total return (c)   (8.59 )%   5.24 %
             
Ratios to average net assets            
Expenses (d)   0.10 %(e)   0.10 %(e)
Net investment income (d)   0.77 %(e)   1.15 %(e)
Supplemental data            
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $22     $4  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   37 %   %(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

74

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Digital Native Economy ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $44.89     $44.93     $39.94     $32.74     $48.32     $39.14  
Net investment income (a)   0.15     1.15     0.59     0.42     0.25     0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (9.16 )   (0.02 )   5.11     6.95     (15.48 )   9.24  
Total from investment operations   (9.01 )   1.13     5.70     7.37     (15.23 )   9.40  
Distributions from:                                    
Net investment income   (1.36 )   (1.17 )   (0.71 )   (0.17 )   (0.35 )   (0.22 )
Net asset value, end of period   $34.52     $44.89     $44.93     $39.94     $32.74     $48.32  
Total return (b)   (20.56 )%   2.76 %   14.38 %   22.55 %   (31.72 )%   24.06 %
                                     
Ratios to average net assets                                    
Gross expenses (c)   0.98 %(d)   0.83 %   0.78 %   0.74 %   0.65 %   0.62 %
Net expenses (c)   0.61 %(d)   0.66 %   0.67 %   0.72 %   0.65 %   0.62 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)   0.61 %(d)   0.65 %   0.65 %   0.65 %   0.63 %   0.62 %
Net investment income   0.74 %(d)   2.73 %   1.43 %   0.99 %   0.63 %   0.32 %
Supplemental data                                    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $17     $27     $38     $50     $61     $118  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   11 %   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) Periods after January 31, 2026 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

75

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Digital Transformation ETF
             
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023   2022   2021 (a)
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $21.71     $11.82       $5.46     $4.95     $22.81     $35.25  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   (0.03 )   0.01     0.09     0.15     0.26     (c)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (6.74 )   10.46     6.27     0.36     (16.24 )   (12.44 )
Total from investment operations   (6.77 )   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   $14.94     $21.71     $11.82     $5.46     $4.95     $22.81  
Total return (d)   (31.20 )%   90.26 %   116.65 %   10.29 %   (76.33 )%   (35.30 )%
                                     
Ratios to average net assets                                    
Expenses   0.52 %(e)   0.52 %   0.51 %   0.51 %   0.50 %   0.58 %(e)
Expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.50 %(e)   0.50 %   0.50 %   0.50 %   0.50 %   N/A  
Net investment income (loss)   (0.32 )%(e)   0.08 %   0.91 %   2.81 %   2.28 %   0.02 %(e)
Supplemental data                                    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $275     $321     $135     $43     $30     $46  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   24 %   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

76

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Durable High Dividend ETF
    Six Months
  Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024     2023     2022   2021
                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period   $33.94     $34.77     $30.28     $27.72     $30.59     $26.78  
Net investment income (a)   0.57     1.18     0.98     1.07     0.99     1.01  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   3.61     (0.80 )   4.56     2.50     (2.90 )   3.71  
Total from investment operations   4.18     0.38     5.54     3.57     (1.91 )   4.72  
Distributions from:                                    
Net investment income   (0.64 )   (1.21 )   (1.05 )   (1.01 )   (0.96 )   (0.91 )
Net asset value, end of period   $37.48     $33.94     $34.77     $30.28     $27.72     $30.59  
Total return (b)   12.55 %   1.28 %   18.79 %   12.91 %   (6.58 )%   17.89 %
                                     
Ratios to average net assets                                    
Gross expenses (c)   0.29 %(d)   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.29 %   0.53 %
Net expenses (c)   0.29 %(d)   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.30 %   0.29 %   0.29 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)   0.29 %(d)   0.29 %   0.29 %   0.29 %   0.29 %   N/A  
Net investment income   3.29 %(d)   3.56 %   3.13 %   3.42 %   3.19 %   3.38 %
Supplemental data                                    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $39     $44     $52     $86     $73     $51  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   19 %   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) Annualized
(e) 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:

 

    Energy Income ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period   $99.22       $84.93       $64.87       $56.84       $54.25       $34.29    
Net investment income (a)   1.27     2.27     1.97     1.51     1.17     1.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   19.37     15.36     20.94     9.04     3.67     21.90  
Total from investment operations   20.64     17.63     22.91     10.55     4.84     23.05  
Distributions from:                                    
Net investment income   (1.23 )   (2.26 )   (0.55 )   (1.34 )   (1.02 )   (1.37 )
Net realized capital gains   (0.98 )   (1.08 )                
Return of capital           (2.30 )   (1.18 )   (1.23 )   (1.72 )
Total distributions   (2.21 )   (3.34 )   (2.85 )   (2.52 )   (2.25 )   (3.09 )
Net asset value, end of period   $117.65     $99.22     $84.93     $64.87     $56.84     $54.25  
Total return (b)   21.29 %   21.00 %   36.09 %   18.70 %   8.79 %   68.88 %
                                     
Ratios to average net assets                                    
Expenses   0.46 %(c)   0.46 %   0.47 %   0.46 %   0.48 %   0.46 %
Expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.45 %(c)   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %
Net investment income   2.47 %(c)   2.37 %   2.65 %   2.41 %   1.95 %   2.43 %
Supplemental data                                    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $143     $73     $56     $37     $31     $24  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   4 %   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) Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

78

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Environmental Services ETF(a)
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $38.93     $36.10     $28.68     $26.12     $28.64     $19.88  
Net investment income (b)   0.08     0.11     0.17     0.25     0.11     0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.21 )   2.88     7.54     2.42     (2.56 )   8.77  
Total from investment operations   (0.13 )   2.99     7.71     2.67     (2.45 )   8.84  
Distributions from:                                    
Net investment income   (0.07 )   (0.16 )   (0.29 )   (0.11 )   (0.07 )   (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period   $38.73     $38.93     $36.10     $28.68     $26.12     $28.64  
Total return (c)   (0.35 )%   8.33 %   27.08 %   10.25 %   (8.56 )%   44.50 %
                                     
Ratios to average net assets                                    
Gross expenses   0.68 %(d)   0.62 %   0.62 %   0.64 %   0.62 %   0.71 %
Net expenses   0.55 %(d)   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 %
Net investment income   0.42 %(d)   0.30 %   0.52 %   0.85 %   0.39 %   0.27 %
Supplemental data                                    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $93     $91     $79     $77     $68     $67  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   44 %   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) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

79

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Fabless Semiconductor ETF
             
    Six Months       Period
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
September
30, 2025
  Ended
September
30,
2024 (a)
                   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $38.30     $25.67     $25.26  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   (c)   0.03     0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.06 )   12.61     0.39  
Total from investment operations   (1.06 )   12.64     0.41  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income   (0.01 )   (0.01 )    
Net asset value, end of period   $37.23     $38.30     $25.67  
Total return (d)   (2.78 )%   49.29 %   1.60 %
                   
Ratios to average net assets                  
Expenses   0.35 %(e)   0.35 %   0.35 %(e)
Net investment income (loss)   (0.02 )%(e)   0.09 %   0.68 %(e)
Supplemental data                  
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $152     $165     $6  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   5 %   20 %   7 %

 

 

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

80

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Long/Flat Trend ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $53.27       $48.74       $37.58       $33.58       $39.96       $31.55  
Net investment income (a)     0.17       0.49       0.45       0.51       0.24       0.34  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.27 )     4.40       11.34       3.90       (6.46 )     8.78  
Total from investment operations     (1.10 )     4.89       11.79       4.41       (6.22 )     9.12  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.49 )     (0.36 )     (0.63 )     (0.41 )     (0.16 )     (0.71 )
Net asset value, end of period     $51.68       $53.27       $48.74       $37.58       $33.58       $39.96  
Total return (b)     (2.10 )%     10.07 %     31.72 %     13.27 %     (15.67 )%     29.29 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses (c)     0.82 %(d)     0.80 %     0.84 %     0.90 %     0.72 %     0.82 %
Net expenses (c)     0.55 %(d)     0.55 %     0.61 %     0.66 %     0.59 %     0.55 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)     0.55 %(d)     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %
Net investment income (c)     0.62 %(d)     0.98 %     1.06 %     1.41 %     0.60 %     0.91 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $26       $28       $27       $24       $34       $41  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     %(f)     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) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.
(f) Amount represents less than 0.5%

 

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81

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $45.13       $40.76       $32.21       $29.24       $38.42       $32.17  
Net investment income (a)     0.24       0.68       0.63       0.65       0.63       0.54  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.54 )     5.72       8.57       3.49       (7.60 )     6.74  
Total from investment operations     (1.30 )     6.40       9.20       4.14       (6.97 )     7.28  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.94 )     (0.65 )     (0.65 )     (0.70 )     (0.55 )     (0.43 )
Net realized capital gains     (5.94 )     (1.38 )           (0.47 )     (1.66 )     (0.60 )
Total distributions     (6.88 )     (2.03 )     (0.65 )     (1.17 )     (2.21 )     (1.03 )
Net asset value, end of period     $36.95       $45.13       $40.76       $32.21       $29.24       $38.42  
Total return (b)     (3.65 )%     16.82 %     28.93 %     14.14 %     (19.41 )%     22.99 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses     1.15 %(c)     1.14 %     1.15 %     1.08 %     0.96 %     1.20 %
Net expenses     0.52 %(c)     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %
Net investment income     1.17 %(c)     1.67 %     1.78 %     1.94 %     1.76 %     1.44 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $17       $18       $16       $18       $18       $19  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     38 %     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) Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

82

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Morningstar International Moat ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $37.23       $35.16       $29.85       $25.10       $33.54       $29.38  
Net investment income (a)     0.24       0.65       0.93       0.89       1.34       1.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.17 )     2.87       5.11       4.81 (b)     (8.28 )     3.81  
Total from investment operations     (1.93 )     3.52       6.04       5.70       (6.94 )     4.88  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (1.18 )     (1.45 )     (0.73 )     (0.95 )     (1.50 )     (0.72 )
Net asset value, end of period     $34.12       $37.23       $35.16       $29.85       $25.10       $33.54  
Total return (c)     (5.38 )%     10.88 %     20.56 %     22.82 %     (21.65 )%     16.64 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses     0.60 %(d)     0.63 %     0.61 %     0.63 %     0.67 %     0.76 %
Net expenses     0.57 %(d)     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.57 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.56 %(d)     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.56 %
Net investment income     1.31 %(d)     1.94 %     2.99 %     2.85 %     4.32 %     3.09 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $184       $194       $241       $231       $67       $70  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     37 %     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) Annualized
(e) 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:

 

    Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
     
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023 (a)
                 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $36.10       $35.00       $28.42       $26.02  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.39       0.42       0.37  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.60 )     1.12       6.37       2.09 (c)
Total from investment operations     (0.41 )     1.51       6.79       2.46  
Distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.50 )     (0.41 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )
Net asset value, end of period     $35.19       $36.10       $35.00       $28.42  
Total return (d)     (1.20 )%     4.36 %     23.93 %     9.49 %
                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                
Gross expenses     0.49 %(e)     0.49 %     0.50 %     0.59 %(e)
Net expenses     0.49 %(e)     0.49 %     0.49 %     0.49 %(e)
Net investment income     1.08 %(e)     1.12 %     1.33 %     1.30 %(e)
Supplemental data                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $319       $372       $381       $186  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     47 %     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

84

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $99.14       $96.98       $75.81       $59.98       $73.28       $54.63  
Net investment income (a)     0.62       1.24       1.22       0.78       0.85       0.96  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.64 )     2.19       20.68       15.86       (13.33 )     18.59  
Total from investment operations     (1.02 )     3.43       21.90       16.64       (12.48 )     19.55  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (1.40 )     (1.27 )     (0.73 )     (0.81 )     (0.82 )     (0.90 )
Net asset value, end of period     $96.72       $99.14       $96.98       $75.81       $59.98       $73.28  
Total return (b)     (1.14 )%     3.61 %     29.02 %     27.98 %     (17.27 )%     36.11 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Expenses     0.46 %(c)     0.46 %     0.47 %     0.47 %     0.46 %     0.46 %
Expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.46 %(c)     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.46 %     N/A  
Net investment income     1.22 %(c)     1.33 %     1.42 %     1.06 %     1.20 %     1.40 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $11,601       $12,700       $16,171       $10,618       $5,866       $6,599  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     31 %     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) Annualized
(d) 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:

 

    Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF
                   
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
September
30, 2025
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2024 (a)
             
Net asset value, beginning of period     $34.40       $33.50       $29.99  
Net investment income (b)     0.34       0.59       0.42  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     1.43       0.62       3.09  
Total from investment operations     1.77       1.21       3.51  
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.63 )     (0.31 )      
Net asset value, end of period     $35.54       $34.40       $33.50  
Total return (c)     5.08 %     3.68 %     11.71 %
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses     2.03 %(d)     2.09 %     6.72 %(d)
Net expenses     0.49 %(d)     0.50 %     0.49 %(d)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.49 %(d)     0.49 %     0.49 %(d)
Net investment income     1.85 %(d)     1.83 %     2.61 %(d)
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $6       $5       $5  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     13 %     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

86

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Pharmaceutical ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $90.34       $95.12       $79.81       $67.25       $72.68       $62.08  
Net investment income (a)     1.12       1.98       1.73       1.47       1.32       1.29  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     13.47       (4.81 )     15.12       12.65       (5.44 )     10.46  
Total from investment operations     14.59       (2.83 )     16.85       14.12       (4.12 )     11.75  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.70 )     (1.95 )     (1.54 )     (1.56 )     (1.31 )     (1.15 )
Net asset value, end of period     $104.23       $90.34       $95.12       $79.81       $67.25       $72.68  
Total return (b)     16.21 %     (2.88 )%     21.33 %     21.14 %     (5.91 )%     19.10 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses (c)     0.36 %(d)     0.36 %     0.36 %     0.36 %     0.36 %     0.40 %
Net expenses (c)     0.36 %(d)     0.36 %     0.36 %     0.36 %     0.36 %     0.35 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)     0.35 %(d)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Net investment income     2.21 %(d)     2.23 %     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.74 %     1.85 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $1,244       $568       $727       $430       $524       $319  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     4 %     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) Annualized
(e) 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 period:

 

    Real Assets ETF(a)
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $34.40       $28.95       $25.36       $22.79       $25.47       $20.15  
Net investment income (b)     0.61       0.46       1.06       0.37       0.92       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     6.46       5.53       3.47       2.58       (1.44 )     6.57  
Total from investment operations     7.07       5.99       4.53       2.95       (0.52 )     6.71  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.82 )     (0.54 )     (0.94 )     (0.38 )     (2.16 )     (1.39 )
Net asset value, end of period     $40.65       $34.40       $28.95       $25.36       $22.79       $25.47  
Total return (c)     20.92 %     21.15 %     18.35 %     12.95 %     (2.71 )%     34.11 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses (d)     0.54 %(e)     0.59 %     0.64 %     0.61 %     0.63 %     1.60 %
Net expenses (d)     0.35 %(e)     0.39 %     0.44 %     0.42 %     0.51 %     0.56 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (d)     0.34 %(e)     0.39 %     0.44 %     0.42 %     0.51 %     0.55 %
Net investment income (d)     3.22 %(e)     1.51 %     4.01 %     1.48 %     3.56 %     0.58 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $734       $175       $77       $91       $131       $17  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     14 %     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) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

88

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Retail ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $250.96       $218.28       $167.73       $154.84       $174.75       $148.87  
Net investment income (a)     0.85       1.97       2.15       1.56       1.52       1.54  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     1.61       32.44       50.41       13.17       (19.92 )     25.34  
Total from investment operations     2.46       34.41       52.56       14.73       (18.40 )     26.88  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (2.42 )     (1.73 )     (2.01 )     (1.84 )     (1.51 )     (1.00 )
Net asset value, end of period     $251.00       $250.96       $218.28       $167.73       $154.84       $174.75  
Total return (b)     0.98 %     15.84 %     31.53 %     9.58 %     (10.69 )%     18.13 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses (c)     0.35 %(d)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.42 %
Net expenses (c)     0.35 %(d)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Net investment income     0.67 %(d)     0.84 %     1.09 %     0.94 %     0.86 %     0.92 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $249       $261       $223       $155       $150       $240  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     4 %     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) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

89

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Robotics ETF
                 
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Period
Ended
September
    2026   Year Ended September 30,   30,
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023 (a)
                 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $49.88       $44.80       $35.14       $34.39  
Net investment income (b)     0.30       0.33       0.29       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     3.06 (c)     5.90       10.19       0.67  
Total from investment operations     3.36       6.23       10.48       0.75  
Distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.23 )     (0.15 )      
Net realized capital gains           (0.92 )     (0.67 )      
Total distributions     (0.20 )     (1.15 )     (0.82 )      
Net asset value, end of period     $53.04       $49.88       $44.80       $35.14  
Total return (d)     6.73 %     14.43 %     30.15 %     2.18 %
                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                
Expenses     0.47 %(e)     0.47 %     0.47 %     0.47 %(e)
Net investment income     1.08 %(e)     0.75 %     0.69 %     0.43 %(e)
Supplemental data                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $57       $21       $16       $3  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     11 %     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) 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

90

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Semiconductor ETF(a)
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
                   
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $326.48       $245.38       $144.99       $92.56       $128.13       $87.22  
Net investment income (b)     0.58       1.17       1.19       1.11       1.07       0.86  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     57.28       81.00       100.24       52.52       (35.85 )     40.80  
Total from investment operations     57.86       82.17       101.43       53.63       (34.78 )     41.66  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (1.10 )     (1.07 )     (1.04 )     (1.20 )     (0.79 )     (0.75 )
Net asset value, end of period     $383.24       $326.48       $245.38       $144.99       $92.56       $128.13  
Total return (c)     17.74 %     33.62 %     70.26 %     58.49 %     (27.40 )%     47.94 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses (d)     0.35 %(e)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.36 %
Net expenses (d)     0.35 %(e)     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Net investment income     0.31 %(e)     0.46 %     0.56 %     0.88 %     0.85 %     0.72 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $41,367       $31,959       $23,726       $9,394       $5,632       $5,938  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     6 %     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) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Social Sentiment ETF
     
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
                  Period
Ended
September
    2026   Year Ended September 30,   30,
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023   2022   2021 (a)
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $35.98       $21.52       $15.41       $12.74       $24.66       $25.00  
Net investment income (loss) (b)     (0.06 )     (0.05 )     0.13       0.07       0.02       (0.03 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (7.14 )     14.63       6.08       2.65       (11.94 )     (0.31 )(c)
Total from investment operations     (7.20 )     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     $28.78       $35.98       $21.52       $15.41       $12.74       $24.66  
Total return (d)     (20.02 )%     67.98 %     40.39 %     21.46 %     (48.34 )%     (1.38 )%
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses     0.75 %(e)     0.76 %     0.76 %     1.23 %(f)     1.16 %(f)     0.75 %(e)
Net expenses     0.75 %(e)     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %(e)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.75 %(e)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     N/A  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.37 )%(e)     (0.18 )%     0.68 %     0.47 %     0.11 %     (0.20 )%(e)
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $86       $115       $55       $55       $58       $193  
Portfolio turnover rate (g)     103 %     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) Annualized
(f) 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.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

92

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Technology TruSector ETF
     
    Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2025 (a)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $26.12       $24.15  
Net investment income (b)     0.06       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.22 )     1.94  
Total from investment operations     (2.16 )     1.97  
Distributions from:                
Net investment income     (0.04 )      
Net asset value, end of period     $23.92       $26.12  
Total return (c)     (8.28 )%     8.16 %
                 
Ratios to average net assets                
Expenses (d)     0.10 %(e)     0.10 %(e)
Net investment income (d)     0.46 %(e)     0.90 %(e)
Supplemental data                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $65       $14  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     12 %     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

93

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Video Gaming and eSports ETF
    Six Months   Year Ended September 30,
    Ended
March 31,
2026
                   
    (unaudited)   2025   2024   2023   2022   2021
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period     $121.57       $76.46       $51.62       $40.66       $65.05       $61.36  
Net investment income (a)     0.15       0.33       0.18       0.44       0.31       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (30.20 )     45.15       25.20       10.91       (22.47 )     3.73  
Total from investment operations     (30.05 )     45.48       25.38       11.35       (22.16 )     3.77  
Distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (1.29 )     (0.37 )     (0.54 )     (0.39 )     (0.05 )     (0.08 )
Net realized capital gains                             (2.18 )      
Total distributions     (1.29 )     (0.37 )     (0.54 )     (0.39 )     (2.23 )     (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period     $90.23       $121.57       $76.46       $51.62       $40.66       $65.05  
Total return (b)     (24.87 )%     59.69 %     49.58 %     28.11 %     (35.42 )%     6.15 %
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets                                                
Gross expenses     0.55 %(c)     0.55 %     0.57 %     0.59 %     0.56 %     0.55 %
Net expenses     0.55 %(c)     0.55 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.55 %
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes     0.55 %(c)     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     N/A  
Net investment income     0.29 %(c)     0.34 %     0.30 %     0.89 %     0.52 %     0.06 %
Supplemental data                                                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)     $262       $517       $264       $243       $262       $631  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     14 %     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) Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK ETF TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

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
Communication Services TruSector ETF Non-Diversified
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF Non-Diversified
Digital Native Economy 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
Long/Flat Trend ETF Diversified
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF Diversified
Morningstar International Moat ETF Diversified
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF 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 Gaming 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 MarketVectorTM Alternative Asset Managers Index
Biotech ETF MVIS® US Listed Biotech 25 Index
Digital Native Economy ETF* MarketVector™ Digital Native Economy 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 MarketVector™ Global Environmental Services Index
Fabless Semiconductor ETF MarketVector™ US Listed Fabless Semiconductor 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
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VANECK ETF TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 1—Fund Organization (continued)

 

Semiconductor ETF MVIS® US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index
Social Sentiment ETF BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index
Video Gaming and eSports ETF MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index

 

* Effective April 8, 2026, Digital Native Economy ETF index changed from MVIS® Global Gaming Index.

 

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 Communication Services TruSector, Consumer Discretionary TruSector, and Technology TruSector ETFs are actively managed exchange-traded funds that seek to achieve their investment objective by investing, under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of or instruments providing exposure to their respective sector-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, Communication Services TruSector 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, Communication Services TruSetor 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:
     
  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.).
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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  A. Security Valuation (continued)
     
  Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the 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 Funds’ 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. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
     
  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 Funds’ 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 of the Adviser 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.
     
  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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  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 March 31, 2026, the Commodity Strategy ETF and Real Assets ETF held $46,973,545 and $155,783,471 in their Subsidiaries, representing 25% and 21% 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 Communication Services TruSector ETF, 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 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. 
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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  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 in the Schedules 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 Funds’ 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 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  Futures Contracts (continued)
   
  Commodity Strategy ETF held futures contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2026, which are reflected in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The average notional amount for the six months was $99,520,958.
   
  At March 31, 2026, the Fund held the following derivatives (not designated as hedging instruments under GAAP):

 

      Asset Derivatives
      Commodities
Futures Risk
  Commodity Strategy ETF        
  Futures contracts1   $ 13,693,866  
           

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2026, was as follows:

 

      Commodities
Futures Risk
  Commodity Strategy ETF        
  Realized gain:        
  Futures contracts1   $ 27,126,090  
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):        
  Futures contracts2     12,463,464

 

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 Funds may pledge cash and or securities as collateral for derivative instruments. In general, collateral received 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, 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 March 31, 2026 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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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

  J. Segment Reporting
     
  The Funds’ Chief Financial Officer and the Funds’ 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 six months ended March 31, 2026 are as follows:

 

Fund   Management
Fees
  Expense
Limitations
Environmental Services ETF     0.50 %     0.55 %
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, 2027, 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 six months ended March 31, 2026.

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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 six months ended March 31, 2026 are as follows:

 

Fund   Management
Fees
Alternative Asset Manager ETF   0.40 %
Biotech ETF   0.35  
Commodity Strategy ETF   0.55  
Communication Services TruSector ETF   0.10  
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF   0.10  
Digital Native Economy ETF*   0.50  
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  

 

*Effective February 1, 2026 the fund converted to a unitary fee structure. Expenses accrued and waived reflected on the Statement of Operations other than the management fee were accrued prior to conversion.

 

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, 2027.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2026, the Adviser waived management fees of $348,919 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 March 31, 2026, the Adviser owned approximately less than 1% and 71% of the shares outstanding of Digital Transformation ETF and Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF, respectively.

 

Note 4—Capital Share Transactions

 

As of March 31, 2026, 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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Note 4—Capital Share Transactions (continued)

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2026, 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   $ 21,744,292     $ 21,819,215     $ 108,471,330     $  
Biotech ETF     51,424,096       43,234,737       52,501,950       82,268,825  
Communication Services TruSector ETF                 38,772,426       3,668,340  
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF     6,036,666       6,005,742       57,871,721       37,586,829  
Digital Native Economy ETF     2,398,303       3,220,250             3,711,901  
Digital Transformation ETF     112,882,164       74,840,936       206,844,881       166,589,263  
Durable High Dividend ETF     9,284,621       8,090,705       7,975,176       18,269,798  
Energy Income ETF     3,856,191       3,159,643       65,235,151       13,965,976  
Environmental Services ETF     42,068,230       41,217,617       2,162,829        
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     9,471,548       7,555,165       49,811,599       60,639,823  
Long/Flat Trend ETF     110,181       204,415             1,339,090  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     6,783,344       9,187,301       1,674,702        
Morningstar International Moat ETF     73,248,397       76,674,214       6,173,539        
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     169,358,636       164,825,389       126,316,711       177,375,393  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     3,912,331,159       3,926,253,238       4,873,012,611       5,777,898,592  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     1,524,085       765,204       3,763,644       3,477,083  
Pharmaceutical ETF     50,630,369       41,218,946       1,654,895,235       1,118,587,064  
Real Assets ETF*     154,802,704       51,406,175       405,728,976       6,986,146  
Retail ETF     9,995,977       9,750,167       25,470,224       39,398,016  
Robotics ETF     4,303,172       4,495,059       36,764,786        
Semiconductor ETF     2,363,756,790       2,251,555,625       37,759,229,572       33,914,202,991  
Social Sentiment ETF     130,396,923       112,305,459       156,896,638       176,088,311  
Technology TruSector ETF     6,615,894       6,383,886       205,116,450       144,312,164  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     52,683,758       67,433,031       25,122,959       155,821,824  
   
* Represents consolidated cost of investments purchased and proceeds from investments sold.

 

Note 6—Income Taxes

 

As of March 31, 2026, 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   $ 205,238,955     $ 1,496,682     $ (27,202,767 )   $ (25,706,085 )
Biotech ETF     349,764,677       51,572,989       (29,157,269 )     22,415,720  
Commodity Strategy ETF     178,605,893             44,618       44,618  
Communication Services TruSector ETF     35,193,292       31,981       (234,430 )     (202,449 )
Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF     23,260,988       4,857       (1,678,752 )     (1,673,895 )
Digital Native Economy ETF     26,342,458       689,199       (9,477,030 )     (8,787,831 )
Digital Transformation ETF     394,517,220       10,815,054       (103,643,750 )     (92,828,696 )
Durable High Dividend ETF     36,090,594       3,930,728       (828,015 )     3,102,713  
Energy Income ETF     124,252,743       19,715,809       2,441,549       22,157,358  
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Note 6—Income Taxes (continued)

 

Fund   Tax Cost of
Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Environmental Services ETF   $ 86,398,854     $ 10,861,253     $ (3,199,561 )   $ 7,661,692  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     155,572,815       10,768,282       (14,712,153 )     (3,943,871 )
Long/Flat Trend ETF     22,912,784       2,985,099       (113,600 )     2,871,499  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     15,983,930       1,862,617       (1,077,772 )     784,845  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     203,420,571       12,528,670       (26,771,167 )     (14,242,497 )
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     313,925,374       20,575,542       (15,378,461 )     5,197,081  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     12,370,643,031       414,713,739       (1,187,470,863 )     (772,757,124 )
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     6,746,221       91,513       (570,589 )     (479,076 )
Pharmaceutical ETF     1,312,542,918       54,753,601       (106,133,849 )     (51,380,248 )
Real Assets ETF     661,502,406       88,409,813       (2,926,238 )     85,483,575  
Retail ETF     215,772,375       41,919,480       (8,725,335 )     33,194,145  
Robotics ETF     56,307,562       4,398,949       (3,354,243 )     1,044,706  
Semiconductor ETF     41,749,100,573       1,915,475,233       (2,297,711,583 )     (382,236,350 )
Social Sentiment ETF     103,988,470       1,172,217       (14,116,190 )     (12,943,973 )
Technology TruSector ETF     73,007,415       1,275       (7,796,967 )     (7,795,692 )
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     301,333,492       10,833,514       (44,714,011 )     (33,880,497 )

 

The tax characteristic of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

 

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 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 six months ended in March 31, 2026, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties.

 

Certain Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in foreign jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The withholding taxes reclaimed, if any, are recorded in income in the Statements of Operations. The fees associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes are recorded as professional fees in the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended March 31, 2026, the Pharmaceutical ETF incurred such fees amounted to $22,500.

 

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.

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Note 7—Principal Risks (continued)

 

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.

 

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.

 

Communication Services TruSector ETF, Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Real Assets 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.

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

Note 7—Principal Risks (continued)

 

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.

 

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 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.

 

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.

 

In the prior years, the Biotech ETF, Digital Native Economy 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 the date of conversion to a unitary management fee structure. Alternative Asset Manager ETF, Commodity Strategy ETF, Communication Services TruSector 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

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Note 9—Securities Lending (continued)

 

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 March 31, 2026, is presented on a gross basis 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 March 31, 2026:

 

Fund   Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
  Cash
Collateral
  Non-Cash
Collateral
  Total
Collateral
Alternative Asset Manager ETF   $ 218,237     $     $ 225,846     $ 225,846  
Biotech ETF     13,474,473       856,425       12,159,756       13,016,181  
Communication Services TruSector ETF     52,659       53,081             53,081  
Digital Native Economy ETF     1,892,804       315,020       1,600,783       1,915,803  
Digital Transformation ETF     75,841,002       26,445,722       47,755,421       74,201,143  
Energy Income ETF     16,279,893       3,678,984       13,385,229       17,064,213  
Environmental Services ETF     5,601,268       871,584       4,867,705       5,739,289  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     11,707,800             10,935,030       10,935,030  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     420,568       152,485       290,709       443,194  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     11,800,072       5,120,691       7,265,325       12,386,016  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     6,538,030             6,437,690       6,437,690  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     231,796,790       12,156,279       222,389,451       234,545,730  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     269,348       44,889       230,539       275,428  
Pharmaceutical ETF     151,113,075       24,348,341       131,239,465       155,587,806  
Real Assets ETF     98,580,243       14,327,214       83,153,595       97,480,809  
Retail ETF     5,497,181       2,172       5,485,889       5,488,061  
Robotics ETF     3,188,387       573,960       2,053,788       2,627,748  
Semiconductor ETF     58,309,241       29,784,723       24,218,396       54,003,119  
Social Sentiment ETF     18,453,529       4,643,807       12,782,214       17,426,021  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     32,926,531       6,484,939       28,114,618       34,599,557  
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Note 9—Securities Lending (continued)

 

The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of March 31, 2026:

 

    Gross Amount of
Recognized Liabilities
for Securities Lending
Transactions* in the
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
Fund   Equity Securities
Biotech ETF   $ 856,425     
Communication Services TruSector ETF     53,081  
Digital Native Economy ETF     315,020  
Digital Transformation ETF     26,445,722  
Energy Income ETF     3,678,984  
Environmental Services ETF     871,584  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     152,485  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     5,120,691  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     12,156,279  
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF     44,889  
Pharmaceutical ETF     24,348,341  
Real Assets ETF     14,327,214  
Retail ETF     2,172  
Robotics ETF     573,960  
Semiconductor ETF     29,784,723  
Social Sentiment ETF     4,643,807  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     6,484,939  
   
* 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 balance. Interest is charged to the Funds based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the six months ended March 31, 2026, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund   Days
Outstanding
  Average Daily
Loan Balance
  Average
Interest Rate
Alternative Asset Manager ETF     3     $ 885,210       4.99 %
Commodity Strategy ETF     3       1,062,994       4.99  
Digital Transformation ETF     55       3,258,033       5.08  
Durable High Dividend ETF     27       95,232       5.23  
Energy Income ETF     87       198,565       5.09  
Environmental Services ETF     15       723,531       5.21  
Fabless Semiconductor ETF     90       131,948       4.99  
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF     1       510,522       4.99  
Morningstar International Moat ETF     151       359,272       5.13  
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF     10       728,358       5.06  
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF     20       10,348,752       4.99  
Pharmaceutical ETF     105       1,443,290       5.17  
Real Assets ETF     44       1,763,863       5.02  
Retail ETF     9       145,633       4.99  
Robotics ETF     30       138,211       4.99  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF     54       342,538       5.11  

 

Outstanding loan balances as of March 31, 2026, if any, are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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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

 

Effective April 8, 2026 the VanEck Gaming ETF changed its name to VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF, and the ticker changed to GENZ. Additionally, the Fund’s index changed to the MarketVector™ Digital Native Economy Index.

 

At a meeting held on March 11, 2026, the Board of Trustees approved changes to the Real Assets ETF principal investment strategy, effective on or about June 1, 2026,  including the non-fundamental 80% investment policy, to permit investments in individual equity securities, in addition to ETPs, that provide exposure to real assets. The Fund’s investment objective will not change. In connection with these changes, 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.

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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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VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF

 

At a meeting held on June 3, 2025 (the “Renewal 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”), approved the continuation of the investment management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) with respect to the VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF (formerly, “VanEck Gaming ETF”) (the “Fund”). A discussion regarding the factors the Board considered in the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with respect to the Fund at the Renewal Meeting is available in the Trust’s filing on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.

 

Subsequent to the approval of the Investment Management Agreement at the Renewal Meeting, at a meeting held on December 5, 2025 (the “December Meeting”), the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved an amended and restated Investment Management Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement”) between the Trust and the Adviser to convert the Fund to a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which the Adviser will pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund (excluding fees under the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in exchange for an annual unitary management fee rate equal to the existing management fee rate for the Fund. The Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement became effective on February 1, 2026.

 

The Board’s approval of the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. In approving the Amended and Restated Investment Agreement, the Trustees were informed by the information about the expenses of the Fund they received at the Renewal Meeting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, including peer comparisons prepared by Broadridge, as well as additional information obtained at other meetings of the Board. The Board also received materials from the Adviser regarding expense comparisons, giving effect to the proposed changes, to other funds in the Fund’s peer group. Some of the additional 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.

 

Among other things, the Trustees considered the terms and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement and representations from the Adviser that the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund would not decrease in scope or quality under the unitary fee structure. The Trustees also considered the risks being assumed by the Adviser under the unitary fee structure and the potential expense stability that may inure to the benefit of shareholders of the Fund.

 

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

 

In voting to approve the adoption of the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Amended and Restated 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 Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

VanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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

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Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Consumer Staples 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 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 Data Center Supply Chain ETF

 

At a meeting held on March 11, 2026 (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 Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Data Center Supply Chain 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.

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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.

 

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 Energy TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Energy 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

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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 Financials TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Financials 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.

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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 Healthcare TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Healthcare 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 provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the

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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 Industrials TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Industrials 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 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

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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 Materials TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Materials 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 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 Real Estate TruSector ETF

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At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Real Estate 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 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 Space ETF

 

At a meeting held on March 11, 2026 (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 Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Space 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.

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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.

 

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 Utilities TruSector ETF

 

At a meeting held on December 5, 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 Utilities 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

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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.

 

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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