ISRA
VanEck Israel ETF
ISRA
VanEck Israel ETF
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NAV$47.08
as of February 18, 2025 -
YTD RETURNS8.60%
as of February 18, 2025 -
Total Net Assets$98.86M
as of February 18, 2025 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.78%
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Net Expense Ratio0.59%
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Inception Date06/25/2013
Fund Description
VanEck Israel ETF (ISRATM) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Israel Global IndexTM (BLSNTR), which is comprised of equity securities, which may include depositary receipts, of publicly traded companies that are generally considered by the Index Provider to be Israeli companies.
Overview
Fund Highlights
- Exposure to a Stable, Growing, and Resilient Economy
Exposure to a vibrant economy that has historically demonstrated consistent GDP growth despite regional geopolitical events.
- Exposure to a Multi-Sector Economy
The index offers broad sector exposure to Israel’s vibrant economy, including information technology, health care, and financials.
- Exposure to Israeli Companies Globally
The underlying index offers a broad and diversified reflection of Israel's globally-oriented economy.
Performance
Fees
Holdings
Portfolio
Sector Weightings (%) as at 01/31/2025
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Sector
% of Net Assets -
Information Technology
43.61 -
Financials
25.20 -
Health Care
9.84 -
Industrials
6.13 -
Real Estate
3.85 -
Consumer Discretionary
3.15 -
Utilities
2.24 -
Materials
1.78 -
Communication Services
1.56 -
Energy
1.52 -
Consumer Staples
1.09 -
Other/Cash
0.02
Country Weightings (%) as at 01/31/2025
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Country
% of Net Assets -
Israel
79.09 -
United States
19.56 -
Singapore
0.50 -
United Kingdom
0.41 -
Greece
0.40 -
Other/Cash
0.02
Distributions
Distribution History
| Year | Ex-date |
Record Date |
Payable date |
Dividend Income‡ |
Short-Term Capital Gains |
Long-Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12/23/2024 | 12/23/2024 | 12/24/2024 | $ 0.5250 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.53 |
| 2023 | 12/18/2023 | 12/19/2023 | 12/22/2023 | $ 0.6627 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.66 |
| 2022 | 12/19/2022 | 12/20/2022 | 12/23/2022 | $ 0.4848 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.48 |
| 2021 | 12/20/2021 | 12/21/2021 | 12/27/2021 | $ 0.6213 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.62 |
| 2020 | 12/21/2020 | 12/22/2020 | 12/28/2020 | $ 0.0763 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.08 |
| 2019 | 12/23/2019 | 12/24/2019 | 12/30/2019 | $ 0.4849 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.48 |
| 2018 | 12/20/2018 | 12/21/2018 | 12/27/2018 | $ 0.2120 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.21 |
| 2017 | 12/18/2017 | 12/19/2017 | 12/22/2017 | $ 0.4790 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.48 |
| 2016 | 12/19/2016 | 12/21/2016 | 12/23/2016 | $ 0.2579 | -- | -- | $ 0.1771 | $ 0.44 |
| 2015 | 12/21/2015 | 12/23/2015 | 12/28/2015 | $ 0.3760 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.38 |
| 2014 | 12/22/2014 | 12/24/2014 | 12/29/2014 | $ 0.2810 | $ 0.4620 | -- | -- | $ 0.74 |
| 2013 | 12/23/2013 | 12/26/2013 | 12/30/2013 | $ 0.1630 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.16 |
‡All registered investment companies are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders at yearend regardless of performance. Trading VanEck ETFs will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. The information provided is not intended to be tax advice. Tax consequences of dividend distributions may vary by individual taxpayer. There is no guarantee that dividends will be paid. To receive a distribution, you must have been a registered shareholder of the relevant VanEck ETFs on the record date. Distributions are paid to shareholders on the payment date. Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.
Certain distributions may constitute a return of capital, which will have the effect of reducing your cost basis in the Fund’s shares and thereby increasing the amount of capital gain, if any, or decreasing the amount of capital loss, if any, that you will realize when selling or exchanging Fund shares. The final determination of the tax characteristics cannot be determined until after each Fund’s yearend and are reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV. The form is mailed to shareholders shortly after calendar yearend specifying how the distributions paid by the Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distribution on a shareholder’s tax return.
The tax treatment and characterization of the Fund’s distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the securities in its portfolio. The Fund’s distributions will normally reflect past and projected net investment income, and may include income from dividends and interest, capital gains and/or a return of capital. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. The amount of distributions will vary, depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of dividends may change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to declare a dividend distribution in each period. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.