Providing investors access to opportunities that will diversify their portfolios is VanEck’s guiding principle. Through forward-looking, intelligently designed active and passive approaches, we offer value-added exposures to emerging industries, asset classes and markets as well as differentiated approaches to traditional strategies.
We think beyond the capital markets to identify the trends—including economic, technological, political and social—that we believe will fuel investable opportunities and inspire our clients to reach their financial goals. VanEck was one of the first U.S. asset managers to offer investors access to international markets and recognized early the transformative potential of gold investing, emerging markets and ETFs. Today, our firm’s capabilities range from core investment opportunities to more specialized exposures to enhance portfolio diversification.
Since 1955
Leading global investment manager with 68 years of experience
$90 billion*
In assets under management globally
First Mover in ETFs
E-sports & video gaming, semiconductors, bionics, rare earths, nuclear (in Europe)
Global
Offices in New York, Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam, Sydney, Shanghai
>100 ETFs
Comprehensive global portfolio covering numerous sectors and asset classes
Privately Held
Allowing us to focus on our clients’ long-term interests
* As of 31/12/2023.
VanEck Brings its Best to Clients and Investors Through:
Privately Held Company
Our top priority is to offer investment solutions in different market environments and across asset classes.
Expertise Built Up Over Decades
Our clients benefit from the long-standing expertise and strategic know-how of our portfolio management teams.
Early Trend Identification
Global research teams analyze and identify trends, key market developments and new and interesting asset classes at an early stage.
Intelligent Processes
We have market-proven processes, specialized portfolio management teams and innovative strategies.
Understanding Our History
Understanding Our History
VanEck has a long history of empowering investors with impactful portfolio opportunities. Across all market environments, we believe in putting our clients’ interests first – a core tenant of the VanEck brand.
Since our founding, VanEck has been privately owned and operated by the van Eck family. John van Eck launched the firm in 1955 to bring post-World War II investment opportunities to U.S. investors. In the early 1990s, when his sons, Derek and Jan, joined the Firm, VanEck undertook a series of business initiatives that have since provided substantial growth. Since his brother Derek’s passing in 2010, Jan has managed the firm’s growing global operations and continues to do so today.
In Europe, VanEck opened its first office in 2008 – focusing on the index business – followed by the opening of its Swiss office in 2010 to focus on institutional distribution and business development for alternative and active investment management strategies. Shortly thereafter, the first UCITS-eligible active strategy was launched, prior to an alternative investment strategy in 2013. The first UCITS-compliant ETF was launched in 2015. In 2018, VanEck acquired the Dutch ETF provider “Think ETF Asset Management B.V.” to broaden its ETF portfolio for European and international markets.
History
1955
VanEck founded with launch of international equity mutual fund
1968
Created the first gold equity fund in the U.S.
1993
Began managing emerging markets assets
1994
Created first long-only hard assets fund
2006
VanEck ETF business launched, leveraging the firm’s gold expertise
2007
Launched first fixed-income ETF
2012
Partnered with Morningstar to offer their wide moat methodology to investors
Launched UCITS funds
2015
Became marketing agent for gold bullion ETF with option to take physical delivery of gold
2016
Launched series of Guided Asset Allocation strategies in partnership with Ned Davis Research
2018
Acquired Dutch ETF issuer Think ETF Asset Management B.V.
VanEck Team
"Don’t settle for the conventional. Dare to be different"
Jan van Eck, CEO
"ETFs have democratized access to the market, enabling investors of all sizes to build diversified portfolios"
Martijn Rozemuller, CEO Europe
"Investors shouldn’t get distracted by adding unnecessary complexities or idiosyncratic risks to their portfolios"
Philipp Schlegel, Co-Head Sales, EMEA | Managing Director, Switzerland
"At VanEck we implement a forward looking approach to portfolio allocation. This has led to us offering some of the industry leading exposures"
Roman Poole, Associate Director, Sales and Business Development
"Every ESG investment is a step towards the world we want to live in"
Sabrina Giagheddu, Senior Legal Counsel
“ETFs continue to gain popularity as a cost-effective, transparent and flexible investment vehicle”
Kamil Sudiyarov, Product Manager
"ETFs empower investors to expand their portfolios and reach new heights in their financial journey"
Dmitrii Ponomarev, Product Manager
“Your needs, our effort, your satisfaction”
Elke Lutz, Associate Director, Client Services & Sales Support
“Driving ETF success with tailored service and focused support”
Daniela Romano-Minelli, Associate Director, Client Services & Sales Support
“Investing in ETFs allows the broad diversification of the investment risk and reduces dependence on the performance of individual securities”
Torsten Hunke, MD, Head of Legal & Compliance Europe
“The rise of passive investing seems unstoppable, driven by ETFs' transparency, efficiency, and flexibility”
Nibha Ritter, VP, Marketing Manager