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MOTE

VanEck
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF

As of June 30, 2024

Fund Details

Fund Ticker MOTE
Intraday NAV (IIV) MOTEIV
Index Ticker MSUSSMGU
Total Net Assets ($M) 5.92
Options No
Exchange Cboe
Inception Date 10/05/21

Fund Data

Number of Holdings 63
Currency USD
Price/Earnings Ratio* 26.22
Price/Book Ratio* 3.87
Weighted Avg. Market Cap ($M) $186,032
30-Day SEC Yield * 0.85%
NAV: 52 Week High/Low $27.11/$21.67
*30-Day SEC Yield is based on the most recent 30-day period and reflects the investment income earned after deducting a fund’s expenses for the period. This yield does not necessarily reflect the yield that an investor will receive. Distributions may vary from time to time. A weighted harmonic average is used to calculate this metric. Price/Book Ratio is the price of a security divided by the book value per share of the security. Price/Earnings Ratio is the price of a security divided by the last twelve months earnings per share of the security. 

Fees and Expenses

Management Fee 0.45%
Other Expenses 1.75%
Gross Expense Ratio 2.20%
Fee Waivers and
Expense Reimbursement		 -1.71%
Net Expense Ratio 0.49%

Fees and ExpensesExpenses for MOTE are capped contractually at 0.49% until February 1, 2025. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Fund Description

VanEck Morningstar ESG Moat ETF (MOTE) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® US Sustainability Moat Focus IndexSM (MSUSSMGU). The index is a rules-based index intended to offer exposure to attractively priced U.S. companies with long-term competitive advantages, according to Morningstar, that have been screened for ESG risks.

Performance History:

Average Annual Total Returns* (%)

Month End as of 06/30/24 1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
10/05/21
MOTE (NAV) 2.18 -2.95 3.00 8.78 -- -- -- 2.66
MOTE (Share Price) 2.25 -3.06 3.00 8.56 -- -- -- 2.65
MSUSSMGU (Index) 2.23 -2.83 3.24 9.32 2.99 -- -- 3.16
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.05 -0.12 -0.24 -0.54 -- -- -- -0.50
S&P 500 Index 3.59 4.28 15.29 24.56 10.01 15.05 12.86 10.44
Quarter End as of 06/30/24 1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
10/05/21
MOTE (NAV) 2.18 -2.95 3.00 8.78 -- -- -- 2.66
MOTE (Share Price) 2.25 -3.06 3.00 8.56 -- -- -- 2.65
MSUSSMGU (Index) 2.23 -2.83 3.24 9.32 2.99 -- -- 3.16
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.05 -0.12 -0.24 -0.54 -- -- -- -0.50
S&P 500 Index 3.59 4.28 15.29 24.56 10.01 15.05 12.86 10.44

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Please call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com for performance current to the most recent month ended.

The Fund’s prospectus has not been submitted for approval to the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten / Autorité des Services et Marchés Financiers) and, accordingly, the shares may not be distributed by way of public offering in Belgium and may only be offered to a maximum of 99 investors or to institutional and professional investors (as defined in Article 5, §3 of the Law of July 20, 2004, and as extended by the provisions of the Belgian Royal Decree of September 26, 2006 . These materials may be distributed in Belgium only to such prospective investors for their personal use and may not be used for any other purpose or passed on to any other person in Belgium. Shares will only be offered to such qualifying prospective investors.

In the absence of temporary expense waivers or reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yield for VanEck Morningstar ESG Moat ETF would have been -0.83% on 06/30/24.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Please call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com for performance current to the most recent month ended.

The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a Fund is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. Investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

MOTE

VanEck
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF

As of June 30, 2024

Top 10 Countries

Country % of Net Assets
United States 99.98
Other/Cash 0.02
Top 10 Total 100.00

Top 10 Holdings

Holding Name
Ticker
 % of Net Assets
Alphabet Inc
GOOGL US
 2.82
Emerson Electric Co
EMR US
 2.73
Tyler Technologies Inc
TYL US
 2.72
Intercontinental Exchange Inc
ICE US
 2.60
Autodesk Inc
ADSK US
 2.53
Allegion Plc
ALLE US
 2.52
Transunion
TRU US
 2.51
Constellation Brands Inc
STZ US
 2.50
Walt Disney Co/The
DIS US
 2.49
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
TMO US
 2.45
Top 10 Total 25.87
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Sector Weightings

Sector % of Net Assets
■ Information Technology 24.4
■ Financials 18.9
■ Industrials 16.2
■ Health Care 11.7
■ Consumer Staples 8.3
■ Communication Services 7.7
■ Consumer Discretionary 6.5
■ Materials 3.7
■ Energy 1.4
■ Real Estate 1.2
■ Other/Cash 0.0

Index returns are not Fund returns and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses. Certain indices may take into account withholding taxes. Investors can not invest directly in the Index. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested.

The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation. Copyright © 2020 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, Inc., and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part are prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. For more information on any of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC’s indices please visit www.spdji.com. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P Global and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, their affiliates nor their third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the ability of any index to accurately represent the asset class or market sector that it purports to represent and neither S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, their affiliates nor their third party licensors shall have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of any index or the data included therein.

S&P 500®Index: consists of 500 widely held common stocks covering the leading industries of the U.S. economy. Morningstar US Sustainability Moat Focus Index consists of U.S. companies screened for ESG risks and identified as having long-term competitive advantages and whose stocks are the most attractively priced, according to Morningstar.

The Fund’s ESG strategy could cause it to perform differently compared to funds that do not have an ESG focus. The Fund’s ESG strategy may result in the Fund investing in securities or industry sectors that underperform other securities or underperform the market as a whole. The companies included in the US Sustainability Moat Focus Index may differ from companies included in other indices that use similar ESG screens. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the companies identified by the Index provider do not operate as expected when addressing ESG issues. Additionally, the Index provider’s proprietary valuation model may not perform as intended, which may adversely affect an investment in the Fund. Regulatory changes or interpretations regarding the definitions and/or use of ESG criteria could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to invest in accordance with its ESG strategy.

An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, risks related to an ESG investing strategy, equity securities, health care sector, financials sector, consumer staples sector, information technology sector, medium-capitalization companies, market, operational, high portfolio turnover, index tracking, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares, non-diversified and index-related concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Medium-capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks.

Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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