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.
An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, but are not limited to, special risk considerations of investing in Vietnamese issuers, foreign securities, emerging and frontier market issuers, foreign currency, depositary receipts, real estate sector, consumer staples sector, financials sector, basic materials sector, micro-,small- and medium-capitalization companies, cash transactions, equity securities, market, operational, 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, issuer-specific changes, non-diversified and index-related concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Emerging and frontier market issuers and foreign securities may be subject to securities markets, political and economic, investment and repatriation restrictions, different rules and regulations, less publicly available financial information, foreign currency and exchange rates, operational and settlement, and corporate and securities laws risks. Micro-, small- and medium-capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks.
The MarketVector Vietnam Local Index tracks the performance of publicly traded companies that are locally incorporated in Vietnam.
MarketVector Vietnam Local Index is the exclusive property of MarketVector Indexes GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MarketVector Indexes GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. The VanEck Vietnam ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MarketVector Indexes GmbH and MarketVector Indexes GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.
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