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Emerging Markets Fund - Class A
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Class I Class Y Class Z

Emerging Markets Fund - Class A
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Class I Class Y Class Z

  • NAV
    $20.37

    as of September 14, 2026
  • YTD RETURNS
    18.98%

    as of September 14, 2026
  • Net Assets (All Classes)
    $342.70M

    as of August 31, 2026
  • Gross Expense Ratio
    1.63%
  • Net Expense Ratio
    1.61%
  • Inception Date
    12/20/1993
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Overview

Why the Emerging Markets Fund

  • Broad, Differentiated Exposure Focuses on companies across regions, sectors, and market capitalization positioned to capture trends in consumption and innovation and not often well captured in widely used indices
  • Research-Driven Stock Selection Active, bottom-up, fundamental research process targets companies with structural growth at a reasonable price (“SGARP”) profiles
  • Local Expertise Benefits from the experience, philosophy and process of a seasoned emerging markets investment team who lived or worked in the areas they cover

The VanEck Emerging Markets Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities in emerging markets around the world. The Fund invests in high-quality, structural growth companies at a reasonable price poised to represent future development and growth of emerging markets.

Performance

Average Annual Total Returns* (%)

1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE (12/20/93)
VanEck Emerging Markets Fund: Class A
Fund at NAV
 2.75 -1.68 19.98 31.94 17.10 2.48 6.15 --
Fund at Max 5.75% Sales Charge
 -3.16 -7.33 13.08 24.36 14.81 1.27 5.52 --
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Markets Index (IMI)
 4.08 -1.19 22.92 36.44 22.11 8.10 9.24 --
MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Growth Index
 4.28 -2.79 21.04 32.91 21.86 6.23 9.36 --
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE (12/20/93)
VanEck Emerging Markets Fund: Class A
Fund at NAV 1.10 23.80 23.36 38.50 19.35 2.24 7.12 --
Fund at Max 5.75% Sales Charge -4.71 16.68 16.27 30.53 17.02 1.03 6.49 --
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Markets Index (IMI) -1.60 22.70 22.41 40.30 22.11 7.17 9.98 --
MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Growth Index -1.22 24.80 22.99 41.22 22.50 5.34 10.32 --

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The Fund's inception date was December 20, 1993, but prior to December 18, 2002, it operated with a substantially different investment strategy. Specifically, it invested primarily in the common stocks and other equity securities of global large-cap growth companies and could invest no more than 10% of its assets in emerging markets securities.

The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Returns reflect temporary contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the Fund incurred all expenses and fees, investment returns would have been reduced. Expenses: Class A: Gross 1.63% and Net 1.61%. Expenses are capped contractually through 05/01/27 at 1.60% for Class A. Investment returns and Fund share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings

Holdings
Sector
% of Net Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co L
Information Technology
15.26
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Information Technology
8.82
Sk Hynix Inc
Information Technology
6.71
Tencent Holdings Ltd
Communication Services
3.79
Chroma Ate Inc
Information Technology
3.43
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
2.33
International Container Terminal Servic
Industrials
1.95
Reliance Industries Ltd
Energy
1.81
Hd Hyundai Electric Co Ltd
Industrials
1.64
Mediatek Inc
Information Technology
1.55
Total 47.29

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