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UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-10325

 

VANECK ETF TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Van Eck Associates Corporation

666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000

 

Date of fiscal year end: SEPTEMBER 30

 

Date of reporting period: MARCH 31, 2024

 
 

Item 1. Report to Shareholders

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)

 

Biotech ETF BBH
Digital Transformation ETF DAPP
Energy Income ETF EINC
Environmental Services ETF EVX
Gaming ETF BJK
Green Infrastructure ETF RNEW
Pharmaceutical ETF PPH
Retail ETF RTH
Robotics ETF IBOT
Semiconductor ETF SMH
Video Gaming and eSports ETF ESPO

 

     
  800.826.2333 vaneck.com
 

 

   
President’s Letter 1
Explanation of Expenses 4
Schedule of Investments  
Biotech ETF 6
Digital Transformation ETF 7
Energy Income ETF 8
Environmental Services ETF 9
Gaming ETF 10
Green Infrastructure ETF 12
Pharmaceutical ETF 14
Retail ETF 15
Robotics ETF 16
Semiconductor ETF 18
Video Gaming and eSports ETF 19
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 21
Statements of Operations 24
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 27
Financial Highlights  
Biotech ETF 33
Digital Transformation ETF 34
Energy Income ETF 35
Environmental Services ETF 36
Gaming ETF 37
Green Infrastructure ETF 38
Pharmaceutical ETF 39
Retail ETF 40
Robotics ETF 41
Semiconductor ETF 42
Video Gaming and eSports ETF 43
Notes to Financial Statements 44
Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program 53

 

 

Certain information contained in this report represents the opinion of the investment adviser which may change at any time. This information is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Current market conditions may not continue. Also, unless otherwise specifically noted, any discussion of the Funds’ holdings, the Funds’ performance, and the views of the investment adviser are as of March 31, 2024.

 

VANECK ETF TRUST

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

The 2025 Problem—The Fiscal Deficit Bell is Ringing

 

They say that no one rings the bell at market tops and bottoms, but some important bells are ringing. Most importantly, gold prices are hitting all-time highs despite outflows from U.S. gold bullion ETFs. Gold prices aren’t rallying in a small way. They are reaching, bitcoin-like, for the sky.

 

At the end of 2023, we suggested that the three major macro factors—monetary policy, government spending and global economic growth—would not change much in 2024.

 

Now: (a) gold is signaling that government spending policy could be wildly stimulative; and (b) commodities are signaling that global growth may be picking up. While the “wildly stimulative” scenario—which I will define as big fiscal deficits in 2025 with a failure to address impending social security bankruptcy—may only rest at 10% probability, we repeat that investors should prepare for this with a gold/bitcoin/real assets allocation. These assets are in a bull market, which means that healthy corrections can be expected (20%?).

 

Discussion

 

1. Monetary Policy: Not Very Stimulative to Maybe Looser

 

I feel like a broken record, but our favorite inflation measure is wage inflation, not food or gas prices. That is the kind of inflation which is endemic and hard to manage once it takes hold. And with wage inflation around 4.5%, not near the Fed’s 2% target, we didn’t expect a big Fed loosening coming into 2024. And that was “correct”—the Fed has not cut interest rates yet this year.

 

Yet, the two most important central banks in the world have softened their language. First, the U.S. Fed said that it would reduce its selling schedule of bonds in Powell’s comments after the March meeting. And Powell said that the 2% inflation was always a “long-term” target, which suggests that the 2% target is less important in 2024. Therefore, the Fed might be looser (even though wage inflation continues). And while it’s probably false, there have been rumors in China of central bank bond-buying which they haven’t done in over a decade and never under Xi. So, maybe marginally looser monetary policy, but with high wage inflation, no major changes are still expected.

 

2. Government Spending: “Also Muted” to Out of Control

 

So, we entered 2024 expecting that the Republicans, in control of the House of Representatives, would seek to slow government spending. While we probably didn’t sufficiently appreciate the amount of some of the Biden Administration’s spending, as with the environmental Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), we didn’t expect any upside surprises in government spending in 2024. But by focusing on the change in spending, we probably underappreciated how large the fiscal deficits continue to be. These deficits are keeping the economy hot—at full employment—and also pressuring inflation higher.

 

Now let’s look at 2025, which I think the markets are beginning to do. 2025 is a very important policy year for fiscal discipline. The reason is that Social Security will go bankrupt in 2033. If major fiscal problems are only addressed the year after a Presidential election, then it has to be addressed in 2025, because 2029 is WAY too late to fix any entitlement problem. But in the first quarter, we just learned that the major parties have nominated the two most profligate “peacetime” spenders in U.S. history.

 

We have 7% budget deficits in the middle of an economic boom! We may look back on this the same way we now look back at 1% interest rates on 10 year debt—an amazing situation that shouldn’t be and can’t last.

 

So now we see that the markets are looking at 2025 and worrying. Fiscal spending is not bad for financial markets, of course, until it translates into much higher interest rates.

 

Are there signals, besides gold, that the market is concerned about 2025? Are other bells ringing? Actually, yes. U.S. credit default swaps are at elevated levels after rising in 2023 during the budget standoff. And

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VANECK ETF TRUST

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

(unaudited) (continued)

 

emerging market debt has actually been outperforming U.S. debt for the last three years. See my investment outlook1 on www.vaneck.com for the charts.

 

My last piece of evidence for the “out of control” scenario is an article from alternative media site, the Free Press. In an article mainly on social commentary, we suddenly see a chart on government spending.

 

Federal government current expenditures: Interest payments, Billions of Dollars, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual

 

 

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 25, 2024. Shaded areas indicate U.S. recessions.

 

3. Global Growth – from Low Levels to Expansion

 

In the first quarter of 2024, the world economy moved into expansion mode, with good upwards momentum. As well, economic data from China in March was quite strong. For growth, my favorite statistic is PMI, partially because it shows a “yes or no” answer. If PMI is over 50, we are in expansion mode. And both global growth and China manufacturing moved into expansion mode in Q1. This is the reason commodity returns have been strong so far this year. And this data supports an allocation to commodities.

 

We thank you for investing in VanEck’s investment strategies. On the following pages, you will find financial statements for each of the funds for the six month period ended March 31, 2024. As always, we value your continued confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in the future.

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Jan F. van Eck
CEO and President
VanEck ETF Trust

 

April 18, 2024

 

PS The investing outlook can change suddenly. To get our quarterly investment outlooks, please subscribe to “VanEck News & Insights2”. Should you have any questions regarding fund performance, please contact us at 800.826.2333 or visit our website.

 

1 https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/insights/investment-outlook/

2 https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/subscribe/

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VANECK ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

Hypothetical $1,000 investment at beginning of period

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur operating expenses, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This disclosure is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The disclosure is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
October 1, 2023
  Ending
Account
Value
March 31, 2024
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
October 1, 2023 -
March 31, 2024(a)
 
Biotech ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,072.50   0.35%   $1.81  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.25   0.35%   $1.77  
Digital Transformation ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $2,125.20   0.51%   $3.98  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,022.45   0.51%   $2.58  
Energy Income ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,190.30   0.46%   $2.52  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,022.70   0.46%   $2.33  
Environmental Services ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,178.30   0.56%   $3.05  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,022.20   0.56%   $2.83  
Gaming ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,106.40   0.68%   $3.58  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,021.60   0.68%   $3.44  
Green Infrastructure ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $986.60   0.45%   $2.23  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,022.75   0.45%   $2.28  
Pharmaceutical ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,145.80   0.36%   $1.93  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.20   0.36%   $1.82  
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    Beginning
Account
Value
October 1, 2023
  Ending
Account
Value
March 31, 2024
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
October 1, 2023 -
March 31, 2024(a)
 
Retail ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,270.30   0.36%   $2.04  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.20   0.36%   $1.82  
Robotics ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,277.80   0.47%   $2.68  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,022.65   0.47%   $2.38  
Semiconductor ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,561.30   0.35%   $2.24  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.25   0.35%   $1.77  
Video Gaming and eSports ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $1,225.00   0.56%   $3.12  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,022.20   0.56%   $2.83  

 

(a) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended March 31, 2024), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by the number of the days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).
(b) Assumes annual return of 5% before expenses
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VANECK BIOTECH ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
China: 3.0%          
BeiGene Ltd. (ADR) *   87,634   $13,705,081 
Germany: 2.2%          
BioNTech SE (ADR) *   106,341    9,809,957 
Ireland: 4.4%          
ICON Plc (USD) *   59,361    19,942,328 
Switzerland: 1.1%          
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (USD) * †   69,980    4,769,837 
United States: 89.3%          
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   56,342    8,420,312 
Amgen, Inc.   233,631    66,425,966 
Argenx SE (ADR) *   50,335    19,817,896 
Biogen, Inc. *   91,572    19,745,670 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. *   142,837    12,475,384 
Bio-Techne Corp.   138,836    9,772,666 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. *   45,942    12,447,985 
Cytokinetics, Inc. * †   57,893    4,058,878 
Exact Sciences Corp. *   141,591    9,778,275 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   493,718    36,164,844 
Illumina, Inc. *   145,812    20,022,904 
Incyte Corp. *   144,223    8,216,384 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *   87,506    22,129,392 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United States (continued)          
Moderna, Inc. *   225,648   $24,045,051 
Natera, Inc. *   109,428    10,008,285 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. *   86,747    11,964,146 
QIAGEN NV   202,894    8,722,413 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   36,058    34,705,464 
Repligen Corp. * †   44,781    8,236,122 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. *   83,973    10,871,145 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   100,910    42,181,389 
         400,210,571 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $454,356,880)
        448,437,774 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.0%
        
Money Market Fund: 0.0%
(Cost: $1,827)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   1,827    1,827 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $454,358,707)
        448,439,601 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%    (112,981)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $448,326,620 

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $15,500,663.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Biotechnology       77.5%       $347,163,964 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   22.5    101,273,810 
    100.0%  $448,437,774 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $448,437,774   $   $   $448,437,774 
Money Market Fund   1,827            1,827 
Total Investments  $448,439,601   $   $   $448,439,601 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.3%          
Australia: 3.9%          
Iris Energy Ltd. (USD) *   800,297   $4,321,604 
Canada: 12.5%          
Bitfarms Ltd. (USD) *   1,636,971    3,650,445 
Hive Digital Technologies Ltd. (USD) *   1,252,639    4,221,393 
Hut 8 Corp. (USD) * †   549,124    6,062,329 
         13,934,167 
China: 3.7%          
Canaan, Inc. (ADR) * †   2,735,192    4,157,492 
Germany: 9.1%          
Bitcoin Group SE   85,348    5,097,324 
Northern Data AG * †   173,903    5,028,845 
         10,126,169 
Singapore: 3.3%          
Bitdeer Technologies Group (USD) * †   529,585    3,717,687 
United States: 67.8%          
Applied Digital Corp. * †   1,056,627    4,522,364 
Bakkt Holdings, Inc. * †   2,986,212    1,373,060 
Bit Digital, Inc. * †   2,177,608    6,249,735 
Block, Inc. *   101,719    8,603,393 
Cipher Mining, Inc. *   1,190,524    6,131,199 
Cleanspark, Inc. *   347,640    7,373,444 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United States (continued)          
Coinbase Global, Inc. *   32,206   $8,538,455 
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.   (CAD) * †   423,526    4,528,669 
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. * †   275,964    6,231,267 
MicroStrategy, Inc. * †   5,394    9,194,396 
Riot Platforms, Inc. *   435,805    5,334,253 
Terawulf, Inc. * †   2,932,248    7,711,812 
         75,792,047 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $73,168,529)
        112,049,166 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 18.7%
        
Money Market Fund: 18.7%
(Cost: $20,825,573)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   20,825,573    20,825,573 
Total Investments: 119.0%
(Cost: $93,994,102)
        132,874,739 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (19.0)%    (21,257,294)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $111,617,445 

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $28,825,220.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Information Technology       74.9%       $83,908,266 
Financials   25.1    28,140,900 
    100.0%  $112,049,166 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $4,321,604   $   $   $4,321,604 
Canada   13,934,167            13,934,167 
China   4,157,492            4,157,492 
Germany   5,097,324    5,028,845        10,126,169 
Singapore   3,717,687            3,717,687 
United States   75,792,047            75,792,047 
Money Market Fund   20,825,573            20,825,573 
Total Investments  $127,845,894   $5,028,845   $   $132,874,739 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK ENERGY INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 78.6%          
Energy: 78.6%          
Antero Midstream Corp.   108,192   $1,521,179 
Archrock, Inc.   34,527    679,146 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   16,664    2,687,570 
DT Midstream, Inc.   30,404    1,857,684 
Enbridge, Inc.   89,936    3,253,885 
EnLink Midstream LLC   36,513    498,037 
Equitrans Midstream Corp.   133,727    1,670,250 
Gibson Energy, Inc.   61,020    1,038,811 
Hess Midstream LP   26,467    956,253 
Keyera Corp.   71,298    1,836,468 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.   121,615    2,230,419 
Kinetik Holdings, Inc.   11,825    471,463 
Mattr Corp. *   18,617    244,094 
NextDecade Corp. *   44,875    254,890 
ONEOK, Inc.   40,627    3,257,067 
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.   18,320    117,248 
Pembina Pipeline Corp.   56,018    1,979,676 
Plains GP Holdings LP   28,099    512,807 
Targa Resources Corp.   17,002    1,904,054 
TC Energy Corp.   59,046    2,373,649 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Energy (continued)          
The Williams Companies, Inc.   75,506   $2,942,469 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $29,495,020)
        32,287,119 
           
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS: 21.3%          
Energy: 21.3%          
Delek Logistics Partners LP   1,892    77,553 
Energy Transfer LP   117,039    1,841,023 
Enterprise Products Partners LP   63,327    1,847,882 
Genesis Energy LP   17,704    196,868 
MPLX LP   43,673    1,815,050 
NGL Energy Partners LP *   19,437    111,957 
NuStar Energy LP   15,684    364,967 
Plains All American Pipeline LP   82,556    1,449,683 
Western Midstream Partners LP   29,010    1,031,306 
Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost: $7,005,911)
    8,736,289 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $36,500,931)
        41,023,408 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%    31,881 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $41,055,289 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy       100.0%       $41,023,408 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $32,287,119   $   $   $32,287,119 
Master Limited Partnerships *   8,736,289            8,736,289 
Total Investments  $41,023,408   $   $   $41,023,408 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Canada: 4.5%          
GFL Environmental, Inc. (USD)   98,549   $3,399,940 
United States: 95.5%          
ABM Industries, Inc.   78,681    3,510,746 
Aris Water Solutions, Inc. †   107,702    1,523,983 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. *   34,652    3,426,043 
CECO Environmental Corp. *   68,703    1,581,543 
Clean Harbors, Inc. *   17,722    3,567,616 
Darling Ingredients, Inc. *   74,910    3,484,064 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   45,151    3,371,877 
Ecolab, Inc.   32,306    7,459,455 
Energy Recovery, Inc. *   98,836    1,560,621 
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. *   38,956    1,525,907 
Radius Recycling, Inc.   75,776    1,601,147 
Republic Services, Inc.   39,310    7,525,506 
Stericycle, Inc. *   63,652    3,357,643 
STERIS Plc   14,471    3,253,370 
Tennant Co.   29,181    3,548,701 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United States (continued)          
Tetra Tech, Inc.   18,626   $3,440,409 
Veralto Corp.   38,485    3,412,080 
Waste Connections, Inc.   42,847    7,370,113 
Waste Management, Inc.   34,787    7,414,849 
         71,935,673 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $65,349,530)
        75,335,613 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.9%
        
Money Market Fund: 1.9%
(Cost: $1,451,928)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   1,451,928    1,451,928 
Total Investments: 101.9%
(Cost: $66,801,458)
        76,787,541 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.9)%    (1,463,373) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $75,324,168 

 

 

Definitions:

 

USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $31,654.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Industrials       79.1%       $59,537,577 
Materials   12.0    9,060,602 
Consumer Staples   4.6    3,484,064 
Health Care   4.3    3,253,370 
    100.0%  $75,335,613 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $75,335,613   $   $   $75,335,613 
Money Market Fund   1,451,928            1,451,928 
Total Investments  $76,787,541   $   $   $76,787,541 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  9 

VANECK GAMING ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%          
Australia: 9.3%          
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.   79,882   $2,239,343 
Lottery Corp. Ltd.   427,487    1,435,272 
Star Entertainment Group Ltd. * †   650,446    243,700 
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.   480,984    236,953 
         4,155,268 
China: 5.6%          
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (HKD)   392,240    1,971,931 
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (ADR) *   39,642    285,819 
SJM Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * †   700,500    214,152 
         2,471,902 
France: 2.8%          
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM 144A   30,060    1,226,482 
Greece: 2.0%          
OPAP SA   49,358    889,451 
Ireland: 7.2%          
Flutter Entertainment Plc (GBP) *   16,145    3,221,044 
Italy: 1.4%          
International Game Technology Plc (USD) †   27,809    628,205 
Japan: 1.6%          
Heiwa Corp. †   15,400    201,445 
Sankyo Co. Ltd. †   48,595    530,964 
         732,409 
Malaysia: 4.5%          
Genting Bhd   585,500    584,534 
Genting Malaysia Bhd   771,098    445,310 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Malaysia (continued)          
Genting Singapore Ltd. (SGD)   1,513,500   $993,086 
         2,022,930 
Malta: 1.1%          
Kindred Group Plc (SEK) (SDR)   40,515    471,021 
South Korea: 0.8%          
Kangwon Land, Inc.   29,676    361,855 
Sweden: 5.8%          
Evolution AB 144A   20,585    2,559,463 
United Kingdom: 3.5%          
Entain Plc   110,761    1,112,455 
Playtech Plc *   78,380    456,848 
         1,569,303 
United States: 54.3%          
Boyd Gaming Corp.   14,605    983,209 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. *   35,773    1,564,711 
Churchill Downs, Inc.   12,185    1,507,894 
DraftKings, Inc. *   68,897    3,128,613 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.   43,660    2,011,416 
Las Vegas Sands Corp.   69,791    3,608,195 
Light & Wonder, Inc. *   14,138    1,443,348 
MGM Resorts International * †   52,493    2,478,195 
Penn Entertainment, Inc. *   23,582    429,428 
Sands China Ltd. (HKD) *   647,600    1,827,139 
VICI Properties, Inc.   106,731    3,179,516 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   20,029    2,047,565 
         24,209,229 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $53,150,640)
        44,518,562 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $53,150,640)
        44,518,562 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%    29,171 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $44,547,733 

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
SDR Swedish Depositary Receipt
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,116,990.
* Non-income producing
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $3,785,945, or 8.5% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  10 

 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary       88.3%       $39,327,629 
Real Estate   11.7    5,190,933 
    100.0%  $44,518,562 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

  

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

  

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

  

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $4,155,268   $   $4,155,268 
China   285,819    2,186,083        2,471,902 
France       1,226,482        1,226,482 
Greece       889,451        889,451 
Ireland       3,221,044        3,221,044 
Italy   628,205            628,205 
Japan       732,409        732,409 
Malaysia       2,022,930        2,022,930 
Malta       471,021        471,021 
South Korea       361,855        361,855 
Sweden       2,559,463        2,559,463 
United Kingdom   456,848    1,112,455        1,569,303 
United States   22,382,090    1,827,139        24,209,229 
Total Investments  $23,752,962   $20,765,600   $   $44,518,562 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  11 

VANECK GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.2%          
Automobiles & Components: 13.6%      
BorgWarner, Inc.   2,069   $71,877 
Lucid Group, Inc. * †   19,405    55,304 
Rivian Automotive, Inc. * †   4,530    49,604 
Tesla, Inc. *   358    62,933 
         239,718 
Capital Goods: 19.4%          
Ameresco, Inc. *   301    7,263 
Array Technologies, Inc. *   1,331    19,845 
Bloom Energy Corp. * †   1,972    22,165 
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. * †   3,170    6,023 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   1,058    79,011 
Energy Recovery, Inc. *   498    7,863 
FuelCell Energy, Inc. * †   3,967    4,721 
Nikola Corp. * †   8,673    9,020 
Plug Power, Inc. * †   5,330    18,335 
Quanta Services, Inc.   447    116,131 
SES AI Corp. * †   2,710    4,553 
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. *   1,496    16,725 
SunPower Corp. * †   1,542    4,626 
Sunrun, Inc. *   1,918    25,279 
         341,560 
Commercial & Professional Services: 23.2%    
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. *   502    49,633 
Clean Harbors, Inc. *   476    95,824 
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. *   266    10,419 
Republic Services, Inc.   538    102,995 
Stericycle, Inc. *   815    42,991 
Waste Management, Inc.   503    107,214 
         409,076 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 0.1% 
EVgo, Inc. *   912    2,289 
Energy: 9.2%          
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   506    81,608 
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. *   1,963    5,261 
Green Plains, Inc. *   524    12,115 
New Fortress Energy, Inc. †   1,805    55,215 
REX American Resources Corp. *   154    9,041 
         163,240 
Materials: 5.9%          
Ecolab, Inc.   452    104,367 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 11.4%         
Enphase Energy, Inc. *   811   $98,115 
First Solar, Inc. *   603    101,786 
         199,901 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 2.1%      
Itron, Inc. *   400    37,008 
Utilities: 14.3%          
Altus Power, Inc. *   1,400    6,692 
Brookfield Renewable Corp.   1,582    38,870 
Clearway Energy, Inc.   725    16,711 
IDACORP, Inc.   446    41,429 
Montauk Renewables, Inc. *   1,265    5,262 
NextEra Energy Partners LP   823    24,756 
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.   539    27,451 
Ormat Technologies, Inc.   531    35,147 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.   630    47,962 
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. * †   1,078    6,608 
         250,888 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,887,556)
        1,748,047 
           
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: 0.7%
(Cost: $8,744)
      
Utilities: 0.7%          
Suburban Propane Partners LP   564    11,523 
           
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.9%
(Cost: $1,896,300)
    1,759,570 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 5.5%      
Money Market Fund: 5.5%
(Cost: $96,994)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   96,994    96,994 
Total Investments: 105.4%
(Cost: $1,993,294)
        1,856,564 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.4)%    (94,645) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $1,761,919 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $212,415.
* Non-income producing

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  12 

 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Industrials       42.7%        $750,637 
Utilities   14.9    262,411 
Consumer Discretionary   13.7    242,007 
Information Technology   13.5    236,909 
Energy   9.3    163,239 
Materials   5.9    104,367 
    100.0%  $1,759,570 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $1,748,047   $   $   $1,748,047 
Master Limited Partnership *   11,523            11,523 
Money Market Fund   96,994            96,994 
Total Investments  $1,856,564   $   $   $1,856,564 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  13 

VANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.6%          
Denmark: 9.4%          
Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR)   407,901   $52,374,488 
France: 4.5%          
Sanofi SA (ADR) †   519,068    25,226,705 
Israel: 2.8%          
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) *   1,101,853    15,547,146 
Japan: 4.2%          
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (ADR) †   1,684,760    23,401,317 
Switzerland: 4.7%          
Novartis AG (ADR)   270,440    26,159,661 
United Kingdom: 14.1%          
AstraZeneca Plc (ADR)   421,310    28,543,752 
GSK Plc (ADR) †   580,696    24,894,438 
Haleon Plc (ADR) †   2,971,084    25,224,503 
         78,662,693 
United States: 59.9%          
AbbVie, Inc.   185,213    33,727,287 
Bausch Health Cos, Inc. * †   291,092    3,088,486 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   463,638    25,143,089 
Catalent, Inc. *   91,620    5,171,949 
Cencora, Inc.   105,456    25,624,753 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. *   321,310    5,230,927 
Eli Lilly & Co.   84,018    65,362,643 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United States (continued)          
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc *   50,309   $6,058,210 
Johnson & Johnson   234,298    37,063,601 
McKesson Corp.   47,136    25,304,962 
Merck & Co., Inc.   262,344    34,616,291 
Organon & Co. †   171,910    3,231,908 
Patterson Companies, Inc. †   63,954    1,768,328 
Perrigo Co. Plc   110,761    3,565,396 
Pfizer, Inc.   910,227    25,258,799 
Viatris, Inc.   860,036    10,268,830 
Zoetis, Inc.   134,853    22,818,476 
         333,303,935 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $543,711,805)
        554,675,945 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 4.6%      
Money Market Fund: 4.6%
(Cost: $25,657,783)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   25,657,783    25,657,783 
Total Investments: 104.2%
(Cost: $569,369,588)
        580,333,728 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.2)%    (23,539,882) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $556,793,846 


 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $54,734,258.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of Investments  Value 
Pharmaceuticals   79.9%        $443,026,112 
Health Care Distributors   9.5    52,698,043 
Biotechnology   6.1    33,727,287 
Personal Care Products   4.5    25,224,503 
    100.0%  $554,675,945 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $554,675,945   $   $   $554,675,945 
Money Market Fund   25,657,783            25,657,783 
Total Investments  $580,333,728   $   $   $580,333,728 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

14

VANECK RETAIL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%          
China: 2.6%          
JD.com, Inc. (ADR) †   201,492   $5,518,866 
United States: 97.5%          
Amazon.com, Inc. *   243,939    44,001,717 
AutoZone, Inc. *   2,304    7,261,402 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.   24,221    1,211,534 
Best Buy Co., Inc.   22,042    1,808,105 
Cardinal Health, Inc.   27,656    3,094,706 
Cencora, Inc.   19,764    4,802,454 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   24,042    17,613,891 
CVS Health Corp.   128,105    10,217,655 
Dollar General Corp.   24,243    3,783,363 
Dollar Tree, Inc. *   22,648    3,015,581 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   43,886    11,179,081 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *   14,159    5,531,213 
McKesson Corp.   17,503    9,396,486 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United States (continued)          
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *   8,055   $9,093,128 
Ross Stores, Inc.   41,013    6,019,068 
Sysco Corp.   63,881    5,185,860 
Target Corp.   52,491    9,301,930 
The Home Depot, Inc.   50,074    19,208,386 
The Kroger Co.   85,306    4,873,532 
The TJX Companies, Inc.   98,790    10,019,282 
Tractor Supply Co. †   11,920    3,119,702 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. *   6,232    3,258,588 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   82,644    1,792,548 
Walmart, Inc.   254,524    15,314,709 
         210,103,921 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $189,818,442)
        215,622,787 
Total Investments: 100.1%
(Cost: $189,818,442)
        215,622,787 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)%    (267,155) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $215,355,632 


 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $7,287,148.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   59.0%      $ 127,230,073 
Consumer Staples   28.2    60,881,413 
Health Care   12.8    27,511,301 
    100.0%  $215,622,787 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $215,622,787   $   $   $215,622,787 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

15

VANECK ROBOTICS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%          
Australia: 0.9%          
Altium Ltd.   2,055   $87,391 
Austria: 0.9%          
Andritz AG   1,359    84,792 
Canada: 0.6%          
ATS Corp. (USD) *   1,720    57,998 
China: 0.6%          
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (USD) * †   2,489    63,669 
Finland: 0.9%          
Konecranes Oyj   1,713    89,010 
France: 3.9%          
Dassault Systemes SE   8,610    381,546 
Germany: 6.3%          
Duerr AG   2,620    60,607 
Jenoptik AG *   1,544    48,013 
Krones AG   526    69,708 
Siemens AG   2,355    450,140 
         628,468 
Israel: 0.7%          
Nova Ltd. (USD) *   363    64,389 
Japan: 20.2%          
Amada Co. Ltd.   6,500    74,457 
Argo Graphics, Inc.   1,400    39,382 
Azbil Corp.   2,000    55,344 
Daifuku Co. Ltd.   4,400    105,490 
Daihen Corp.   1,400    87,404 
Denso Corp.   16,400    314,160 
FANUC Corp.   6,600    184,159 
Fuji Corp.   3,500    61,884 
Keyence Corp.   1,000    464,368 
Lasertec Corp.   300    85,529 
OKUMA Corp.   1,300    61,844 
Omron Corp.   2,100    75,212 
Optex Group Co. Ltd.   2,900    37,824 
Renesas Electronics Corp.   4,400    78,429 
Tokyo Electron Ltd.   600    156,306 
Yaskawa Electric Corp.   2,300    97,944 
         1,979,736 
Netherlands: 5.8%          
ASML Holding N.V. (USD)   591    573,548 
Norway: 0.7%          
AutoStore Holdings Ltd. 144A *   37,476    69,369 
Sweden: 2.3%          
Hexagon AB   19,531    231,121 
Switzerland: 6.8%          
ABB Ltd.   10,077    468,072 
Interroll Holding AG   23    76,529 
Kardex Holding AG   229    64,371 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Switzerland (continued)          
STMicroelectronics N.V. (USD)   1,570   $67,887 
         676,859 
United Kingdom: 2.0%          
Renishaw Plc   1,466    78,494 
TechnipFMC Plc (USD)   4,615    115,883 
         194,377 
United States: 47.3%          
Altair Engineering, Inc. *   746    64,268 
Ambarella, Inc. *   889    45,135 
Analog Devices, Inc.   761    150,518 
ANSYS, Inc. *   604    209,685 
Applied Materials, Inc.   1,105    227,884 
Aspen Technology, Inc. *   380    81,046 
Autodesk, Inc. *   1,356    353,130 
Bentley Systems, Inc.   3,096    161,673 
Cognex Corp.   2,189    92,857 
Emerson Electric Co.   3,616    410,127 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *   487    194,357 
KLA Corp.   223    155,781 
Lam Research Corp.   201    195,286 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. *   804    62,897 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   543    138,704 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   1,054    94,554 
Novanta, Inc. *   508    88,783 
NVIDIA Corp.   899    812,301 
ON Semiconductor Corp. *   942    69,284 
Onto Innovation, Inc. *   354    64,102 
PTC, Inc. *   1,176    222,193 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   728    212,088 
Symbotic, Inc. *   1,300    58,500 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   594    86,273 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *   408    175,163 
Teradyne, Inc.   597    67,360 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   1,211    210,968 
         4,704,917 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $8,832,711)
        9,887,190 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.6%      
Money Market Fund: 0.6%
(Cost: $57,853)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   57,853    57,853 
Total Investments: 100.5%
(Cost: $8,890,564)
        9,945,043 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.5)%    (49,080) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $9,895,963 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

16

 

 

 

Definitions:

 

USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $56,276.
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $69,369, or 0.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Information Technology   63.5%      $6,279,592 
Industrials   30.2    2,983,198 
Consumer Discretionary   3.2    314,160 
Health Care   1.9    194,357 
Energy   1.2    115,883 
    100.0%  $9,887,190 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $87,391   $   $87,391 
Austria       84,792        84,792 
Canada   57,998            57,998 
China   63,669            63,669 
Finland       89,010        89,010 
France       381,546        381,546 
Germany       628,468        628,468 
Israel   64,389            64,389 
Japan       1,979,736        1,979,736 
Netherlands   573,548            573,548 
Norway       69,369        69,369 
Sweden       231,121        231,121 
Switzerland   67,887    608,972        676,859 
United Kingdom   115,883    78,494        194,377 
United States   4,704,917            4,704,917 
Money Market Fund   57,853            57,853 
Total Investments  $5,706,144   $4,238,899   $   $9,945,043 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

17

VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Bermuda: 1.8%          
Marvell Technology, Inc. (USD)   4,552,695   $322,695,022 
Netherlands: 6.9%          
ASML Holding N.V. (USD)   924,219    896,926,813 
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (USD)   1,496,044    370,674,822 
         1,267,601,635 
Switzerland: 1.2%          
STMicroelectronics N.V. (USD) †   5,311,678    229,676,957 
Taiwan: 11.9%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR)   16,038,964    2,182,101,052 
United States: 78.2%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *   4,405,101    795,076,679 
Analog Devices, Inc.   3,334,812    659,592,465 
Applied Materials, Inc.   3,935,813    811,682,715 
Broadcom, Inc.   1,067,210    1,414,490,806 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *   1,764,543    549,266,945 
Intel Corp.   18,761,211    828,682,690 
KLA Corp.   909,404    635,282,352 
Lam Research Corp.   850,497    826,317,370 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   3,458,781    310,287,244 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United States (continued)          
Micron Technology, Inc.   6,886,759   $811,880,019 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   275,990    186,961,146 
NVIDIA Corp.   4,184,202    3,780,677,559 
ON Semiconductor Corp. *   2,285,053    168,065,648 
Qorvo, Inc. *   617,976    70,962,184 
Qualcomm, Inc.   4,973,877    842,077,376 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   1,038,525    112,493,028 
Synopsys, Inc. *   1,038,161    593,309,011 
Teradyne, Inc.   880,572    99,354,939 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   4,858,674    846,429,598 
Universal Display Corp.   314,668    53,005,825 
         14,395,895,599 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $16,387,269,271)
        18,397,970,265 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.2%      
Money Market Fund: 0.2%
(Cost: $37,481,622)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   37,481,622    37,481,622 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $16,424,750,893)
        18,435,451,887 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%    (31,235,644) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $18,404,216,243 

 


 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $44,582,040.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Semiconductors   76.0%      $13,985,830,119 
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment   17.8    3,269,564,189 
Application Software   6.2    1,142,575,957 
    100.0%  $18,397,970,265 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $18,397,970,265   $   $   $18,397,970,265 
Money Market Fund   37,481,622            37,481,622 
Total Investments  $18,435,451,887   $   $   $18,435,451,887 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

18

VANECK VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Australia: 4.2%          
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. †   378,782   $10,618,449 
China: 17.9%          
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. (HKD)   1,511,600    4,665,564 
NetEase, Inc. (ADR)   173,889    17,992,295 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)   586,500    22,845,449 
         45,503,308 
France: 1.6%          
Ubisoft Entertainment SA *   188,961    3,978,839 
Ireland: 0.9%          
Keywords Studios Plc (GBP)   143,545    2,358,335 
Japan: 24.0%          
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.   589,600    10,942,646 
Capcom Co. Ltd.   576,200    10,797,082 
Konami Group Corp.   150,400    10,247,463 
Nexon Co. Ltd.   498,400    8,286,069 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.   298,100    16,269,473 
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. †   111,400    4,297,225 
         60,839,958 
Poland: 1.6%          
CD Projekt SA †   138,255    4,051,857 
South Korea: 5.8%          
Krafton, Inc. *   56,567    10,505,474 
NCSoft Corp.   26,549    4,061,401 
         14,566,875 
Sweden: 1.5%          
Embracer Group AB * †   1,761,211    3,840,882 
           
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Taiwan: 7.4%          
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.   1,574,000   $8,213,652 
Sea Ltd. (ADR) *   194,324    10,437,142 
         18,650,794 
United States: 35.1%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *   97,144    17,533,520 
AppLovin Corp. *   183,773    12,720,767 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   113,919    15,113,634 
GameStop Corp. *   434,847    5,444,284 
Roblox Corp. *   354,948    13,551,915 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. *   89,404    13,275,600 
Unity Software, Inc. * †   427,891    11,424,690 
         89,064,410 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $272,808,332)
        253,473,707 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.4%      
Money Market Fund: 2.4%
(Cost: $6,186,741)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   6,186,741    6,186,741 
Total Investments: 102.4%
(Cost: $278,995,073)
        259,660,448 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.4)%    (6,063,346) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $253,597,102 


 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $24,981,932.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Communication Services   68.7%      $174,217,362 
Information Technology   20.6    52,250,965 
Consumer Discretionary   10.7    27,005,380 
    100.0%  $253,473,707 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

19

VANECK VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $10,618,449   $   $10,618,449 
China   17,992,295    27,511,013        45,503,308 
France       3,978,839        3,978,839 
Ireland       2,358,335        2,358,335 
Japan       60,839,958        60,839,958 
Poland       4,051,857        4,051,857 
South Korea       14,566,875        14,566,875 
Sweden       3,840,882        3,840,882 
Taiwan   10,437,142    8,213,652        18,650,794 
United States   89,064,410            89,064,410 
Money Market Fund   6,186,741            6,186,741 
Total Investments  $123,680,588   $135,979,860   $   $259,660,448 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

20

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Biotech ETF   Digital
Transformation
ETF
   Energy Income
ETF
   Environmental
Services ETF
 
Assets:                    
Investments, at value (1)
Unaffiliated issuers (2)
  $448,437,774   $112,049,166   $41,023,408   $75,335,613 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)   1,827    20,825,573        1,451,928 
Cash   81,135    214,095        449,035 
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)       106         
Receivables:                    
Investment securities sold   4,156,680    2,594,393        11,556,944 
Shares of beneficial interest sold       575,037         
Dividends and interest   9,074    139,496    101,351    52,319 
Federal and State income taxes           18,570     
Prepaid expenses               1,345 
Other assets   231             
Total assets   452,686,721    136,397,866    41,143,329    88,847,184 
Liabilities:                    
Payables:                    
Investment securities purchased       3,911,537        6,972,056 
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed   4,156,821            5,024,559 
Collateral for securities loaned   1,827    20,825,573        1,451,928 
Line of credit           63,552     
Due to Adviser   135,622    43,311    15,227    27,424 
Due to custodian           8,971     
Deferred Trustee fees   64,926            4,609 
Accrued expenses   905        290    42,440 
Total liabilities   4,360,101    24,780,421    88,040    13,523,016 
NET ASSETS  $448,326,620   $111,617,445   $41,055,289   $75,324,168 
Shares outstanding   2,696,503    9,625,000    539,720    450,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share  $166.26   $11.60   $76.07   $167.39 
Net Assets consist of:                    
Aggregate paid in capital  $645,555,357   $138,034,358   $34,543,918   $85,893,495 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (197,228,737)    (26,416,913)    6,511,371    (10,569,327) 
NET ASSETS  $448,326,620   $111,617,445   $41,055,289   $75,324,168 
(1) Value of securities on loan  $15,500,663   $28,825,220   $   $31,654 
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers  $454,356,880   $73,168,529   $36,500,931   $65,349,530 
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned  $1,827   $20,825,573   $   $1,451,928 
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency  $   $107   $   $ 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

21

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Gaming ETF   Green
Infrastructure
ETF
   Pharmaceutical
ETF
   Retail ETF 
Assets:                    
Investments, at value (1)
Unaffiliated issuers (2)
  $44,518,562   $1,759,570   $554,675,945   $215,622,787 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)       96,994    25,657,783     
Cash       1,304         
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)   21,882             
Receivables:                    
Shares of beneficial interest sold           22,686,238     
Dividends and interest   172,867    1,697    2,382,551    105,642 
Prepaid expenses   1,017             
Other assets           21,525     
Total assets   44,714,328    1,859,565    605,424,042    215,728,429 
Liabilities:                    
Payables:                    
Investment securities purchased           22,685,187     
Collateral for securities loaned       96,994    25,657,783     
Line of credit           70,593    300,305 
Due to Adviser   15,317    652    159,472    58,887 
Due to custodian   84,795        20,277    2,634 
Deferred Trustee fees   10,845        36,037    10,259 
Accrued expenses   55,638        847    712 
Total liabilities   166,595    97,646    48,630,196    372,797 
NET ASSETS  $44,547,733   $1,761,919   $556,793,846   $215,355,632 
Shares outstanding   1,025,000    75,000    6,138,138    1,021,531 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share  $43.46   $23.49   $90.71   $210.82 
Net Assets consist of:                    
Aggregate paid in capital  $81,384,322   $1,943,233   $677,604,472   $215,633,467 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (36,836,589)   (181,314)   (120,810,626)   (277,835)
NET ASSETS  $44,547,733   $1,761,919   $556,793,846   $215,355,632 
(1) Value of securities on loan  $3,116,990   $212,415   $54,734,258   $7,287,148 
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers  $53,150,640   $1,896,300   $543,711,805   $189,818,442 
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned  $   $96,994   $25,657,783   $ 
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency  $21,879   $   $   $ 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

22

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Robotics ETF   Semiconductor
ETF
   Video Gaming
and eSports ETF
 
Assets:               
Investments, at value (1) Unaffiliated issuers (2)  $9,887,190   $18,397,970,265   $253,473,707 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)   57,853    37,481,622    6,186,741 
Cash           117,234 
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)   16,868        33,443 
Receivables:               
Investment securities sold       168,691,015     
Shares of beneficial interest sold       78,742,734     
Dividends and interest   16,618    16,797,789    629,117 
Prepaid expenses           1,868 
Total assets   9,978,529    18,699,683,425    260,442,110 
Liabilities:               
Payables:               
Investment securities purchased       78,744,445    447,047 
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed       168,687,158     
Collateral for securities loaned   57,853    37,481,622    6,186,741 
Line of credit       4,987,135     
Due to Adviser   3,386    5,301,136    111,997 
Due to custodian   21,327    153,283     
Deferred Trustee fees       97,455    13,926 
Accrued expenses       14,948    85,297 
Total liabilities   82,566    295,467,182    6,845,008 
NET ASSETS  $9,895,963   $18,404,216,243   $253,597,102 
Shares outstanding   225,000    81,791,874    4,050,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share  $43.98   $225.01   $62.62 
Net Assets consist of:               
Aggregate paid in capital  $8,818,390   $14,779,990,586   $297,945,979 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   1,077,573    3,624,225,657    (44,348,877)
NET ASSETS  $9,895,963   $18,404,216,243   $253,597,102 
(1) Value of securities on loan  $56,276   $44,582,040   $24,981,932 
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers  $8,832,711   $16,387,269,271   $272,808,332 
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned  $57,853   $37,481,622   $6,186,741 
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency  $16,859   $   $33,441 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

23

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Biotech ETF   Digital
Transformation
ETF
   Energy Income
ETF
   Environmental
Services ETF
 
Income:                
Dividends  $2,287,723   $   $799,935   $310,526 
Interest   21,312    970    147    2,070 
Securities lending income   6,591    689,701        128,570 
Foreign taxes withheld       (574)   (53,811)   (4,960)
Total income   2,315,626    690,097    746,271    436,206 
Expenses:                    
Management fees   797,241    183,122    88,229    185,749 
Professional fees               21,427 
Custody and accounting fees               13,191 
Reports to shareholders               7,520 
Trustees’ fees and expenses               970 
Registration fees               3,234 
Insurance               1,892 
Interest   1,818    3,632    2,666    1,665 
Taxes   57    173    32    242 
Other               320 
Total expenses   799,116    186,927    90,927    236,210 
Expenses assumed by the Adviser               (29,978)
Net expenses   799,116    186,927    90,927    206,232 
Net investment income   1,516,510    503,170    655,344    229,974 
                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Investments   (18,888,296)   4,154,139    54,570    (6,059,079)
In-kind redemptions   37,401,659    5,366,289    2,851,055    5,828,975 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities       (1,646)   (800)   (97)
Net realized gain (loss)   18,513,363    9,518,782    2,904,825    (230,201)
                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                   
Investments   13,039,119    42,901,663    3,182,316    12,356,136 
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities       239    417     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   13,039,119    42,901,902    3,182,733    12,356,136 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $33,068,992   $52,923,854   $6,742,902   $12,355,909 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Gaming ETF   Green
Infrastructure
ETF
   Pharmaceutical
ETF
   Retail ETF 
Income:                
Dividends  $412,476   $7,581   $5,848,367   $1,397,890 
Interest   1,579    37    1,490    1,115 
Securities lending income   3,949    3,929    84,399    1,409 
Foreign taxes withheld   (16,718)   (155)   (233,958)    
Total income   401,286    11,392    5,700,298    1,400,414 
Expenses:                    
Management fees   115,138    3,872    784,243    304,966 
Professional fees   22,233             
Custody and accounting fees   21,947             
Reports to shareholders   9,781             
Trustees’ fees and expenses   667             
Registration fees   2,008             
Insurance   1,920             
Interest   6,785        20,314    5,592 
Taxes   242        172    57 
Other   2,063             
Total expenses   182,784    3,872    804,729    310,615 
Expenses assumed by the Adviser   (26,079)            
Net expenses   156,705    3,872    804,729    310,615 
Net investment income   244,581    7,520    4,895,569    1,089,799 
                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Investments   (627,540)   (82,763)   (13,117,935)   (1,698,489)
In-kind redemptions   (942,086)   84,451    25,086,084    4,532,285 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities   (47,200)            
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,616,826)   1,688    11,968,149    2,833,796 
                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                   
Investments   5,827,168    (8,455)   43,944,903    38,208,108 
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities   36,123             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   5,863,291    (8,455)   43,944,903    38,208,108 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $4,491,046   $753   $60,808,621   $42,131,703 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Robotics ETF   Semiconductor
ETF
   Video Gaming
and eSports ETF
 
Income:            
Dividends  $45,981   $66,717,523   $1,039,066 
Interest   110    145,818    13,634 
Securities lending income   265    19,362    59,262 
Foreign taxes withheld   (5,098)   (4,087,894)   (74,692)
Total income   41,258    62,794,809    1,037,270 
Expenses:               
Management fees   10,890    22,146,982    626,293 
Professional fees           23,631 
Custody and accounting fees           27,765 
Reports to shareholders           22,042 
Trustees’ fees and expenses           3,195 
Registration fees           2,009 
Insurance           3,687 
Interest       34,488    10,605 
Taxes       57    274 
Other           2,969 
Total expenses   10,890    22,181,527    722,470 
Expenses assumed by the Adviser           (22,668)
Net expenses   10,890    22,181,527    699,802 
Net investment income   30,368    40,613,282    337,468 
                
Net realized gain (loss) on:               
Investments   (920)   (155,302,340)   (6,825,436)
In-kind redemptions       2,674,367,507    47,800,698 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities   (83)       (373)
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,003)   2,519,065,167    40,974,889 
                
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:               
Investments   1,137,647    3,150,280,900    8,364,996 
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities   25        (2,085)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,137,672    3,150,280,900    8,362,911 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $1,167,037   $5,709,959,349   $49,675,268 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Biotech ETF   Digital Transformation ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $1,516,510   $2,149,005   $503,170   $964,256 
Net realized gain (loss)   18,513,363    13,770,875    9,518,782    (28,616,483)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   13,039,119    29,952,104    42,901,902    28,753,889 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   33,068,992    45,871,984    52,923,854    1,101,662 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (2,099,973)   (2,299,941)        
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   72,253,025    146,025,652    24,093,690    16,892,224 
Cost of shares redeemed   (105,874,804)   (152,922,723)   (8,650,097)   (4,679,909)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   (33,621,779)   (6,897,071)   15,443,593    12,212,315 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (2,652,760)   36,674,972    68,367,447    13,313,977 
Net Assets, beginning of period   450,979,380    414,304,408    43,249,998    29,936,021 
Net Assets, end of period  $448,326,620   $450,979,380   $111,617,445   $43,249,998 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   450,000    900,000    2,525,000    2,650,000 
Shares redeemed   (650,000)   (950,000)   (825,000)   (775,000)
Net increase (decrease)   (200,000)   (50,000)   1,700,000    1,875,000 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Energy Income ETF   Environmental Services ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $655,344   $755,431   $229,974   $623,255 
Net realized gain (loss)   2,904,825    3,061,316    (230,201)   2,726,546 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   3,182,733    1,700,138    12,356,136    2,443,348 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   6,742,902    5,516,885    12,355,909    5,793,149 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (593,435)   (674,492)   (725,000)   (284,988)
Return of capital       (596,281)        
Total distributions   (593,435)   (1,270,773)   (725,000)   (284,988)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   8,625,146    7,944,408    11,091,319    24,471,616 
Cost of shares redeemed   (10,353,828)   (6,231,606)   (24,837,156)   (20,455,468)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   (1,728,682)   1,712,802    (13,745,837)   4,016,148 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   4,420,785    5,958,914    (2,114,928)   9,524,309 
Net Assets, beginning of period   36,634,504    30,675,590    77,439,096    67,914,787 
Net Assets, end of period  $41,055,289   $36,634,504   $75,324,168   $77,439,096 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   125,000    125,000    70,000    160,000 
Shares redeemed   (150,000)   (100,000)   (160,000)   (140,000)
Net increase (decrease)   (25,000)   25,000    (90,000)   20,000 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Gaming ETF   Green Infrastructure ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Period Ended
September 30,
2023(a)
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $244,581   $801,130   $7,520   $13,751 
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,616,826)   3,004,642    1,688    29,496 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   5,863,291    14,234,976    (8,455)   (128,274)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   4,491,046    18,040,748    753    (85,027)
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (799,988)   (424,958)   (15,998)   (3,000)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares       33,573,611    600,664    2,535,936 
Cost of shares redeemed   (9,072,528)   (61,822,546)   (624,503)   (646,906)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   (9,072,528)   (28,248,935)   (23,839)   1,889,030 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (5,381,470)   (10,633,145)   (39,084)   1,801,003 
Net Assets, beginning of period   49,929,203    60,562,348    1,801,003     
Net Assets, end of period  $44,547,733   $49,929,203   $1,761,919   $1,801,003 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold       825,000    25,000    100,000 
Shares redeemed   (225,000)   (1,425,000)   (25,000)   (25,000)
Net increase (decrease)   (225,000)   (600,000)       75,000 

 

(a) For the period October 19, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Pharmaceutical ETF   Retail ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $4,895,569   $8,740,815   $1,089,799   $1,429,429 
Net realized gain (loss)   11,968,149    29,314,853    2,833,796    (5,549,934)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   43,944,903    54,260,353    38,208,108    17,476,048 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   60,808,621    92,316,021    42,131,703    13,355,543 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (3,502,573)   (8,998,067)   (1,849,973)   (1,700,040)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   318,050,835    673,169,628    38,834,735    33,356,739 
Cost of shares redeemed   (248,609,333)   (850,179,679)   (18,330,145)   (40,875,022)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   69,441,502    (177,010,051)   20,504,590    (7,518,283)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   126,747,550    (93,692,097)   60,786,320    4,137,220 
Net Assets, beginning of period   430,046,296    523,738,393    154,569,312    150,432,092 
Net Assets, end of period  $556,793,846   $430,046,296   $215,355,632   $154,569,312 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   3,750,000    8,700,000    200,000    200,000 
Shares redeemed   (3,000,000)   (11,100,000)   (100,000)   (250,000)
Net increase (decrease)   750,000    (2,400,000)   100,000    (50,000)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Robotics ETF   Semiconductor ETF (a) 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Period Ended
September 30,
2023(b)
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $30,368   $4,883   $40,613,282   $69,665,245 
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,003)   50,231    2,519,065,167    945,785,154 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,137,672    (83,205)   3,150,280,900    2,291,380,472 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   1,167,037    (28,091)   5,709,959,349    3,306,830,871 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (61,373)       (68,496,917)   (70,999,820)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   6,155,006    2,663,384    17,374,493,095    22,043,690,438 
Cost of shares redeemed           (14,005,737,761)   (21,517,123,914)
Increase in net assets resulting from share transactions   6,155,006    2,663,384    3,368,755,334    526,566,524 
Total increase in net assets   7,260,670    2,635,293    9,010,217,766    3,762,397,575 
Net Assets, beginning of period   2,635,293        9,393,998,477    5,631,600,902 
Net Assets, end of period  $9,895,963   $2,635,293   $18,404,216,243   $9,393,998,477 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   150,000    75,000    96,550,000    179,150,000 
Shares redeemed           (79,550,000)   (175,200,000)
Net increase   150,000    75,000    17,000,000    3,950,000 

 

(a) Share activity has been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1 share split which took place on May 5, 2023.
(b) For the period April 6, 2023 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Video Gaming and eSports ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:          
Net investment income  $337,468   $2,441,068 
Net realized gain (loss)   40,974,889    (27,684,835)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   8,362,911    92,968,847 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   49,675,268    67,725,080 
Distributions to shareholders from:          
Distributable earnings   (2,439,900)   (2,252,275)
           
Share transactions*:          
Proceeds from sale of shares   44,863,385    2,456,645 
Cost of shares redeemed   (81,095,720)   (87,599,100)
Decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions   (36,232,335)   (85,142,455)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   11,003,033    (19,669,650)
Net Assets, beginning of period   242,594,069    262,263,719 
Net Assets, end of period  $253,597,102   $242,594,069 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)          
Shares sold   700,000    50,000 
Shares redeemed   (1,350,000)   (1,800,000)
Net decrease   (650,000)   (1,750,000)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Biotech ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
            
Net asset value, beginning of period  $155.70   $140.61   $201.99   $162.01   $118.04   $136.11 
Net investment income (a)  0.53   0.70   0.69   0.42   0.59   0.39 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  10.74   15.14   (61.67)  40.17   43.85   (17.91)
Total from investment operations  11.27   15.84   (60.98)  40.59   44.44   (17.52)
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.71)  (0.75)  (0.40)  (0.61)  (0.47)  (0.55)
Net asset value, end of period  $166.26   $155.70   $140.61   $201.99   $162.01   $118.04 
Total return (b)  7.25%  11.24%  (30.24)%  25.13%  37.71%  (12.84)%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (c)  0.35%(d)  0.35%  0.35%  0.38%  0.39%  0.40%
Net expenses (c)  0.35%(d)  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%
Net investment income  0.67%(d)  0.44%  0.42%  0.23%  0.40%  0.31%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $448   $451   $414   $590   $485   $318 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  10%  18%  24%  41%  40%  24%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Digital Transformation ETF
          
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September
30,
   (unaudited)  2023  2022  2021 (a)
                 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $5.46   $4.95   $22.81   $35.25 
Net investment income (b)  0.06   0.15   0.26   (c)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  6.08   0.36   (16.24)  (12.44)
Total from investment operations  6.14   0.51   (15.98)  (12.44)
Distributions from:                
Net investment income        (1.88)   
Net asset value, end of period  $11.60   $5.46   $4.95   $22.81 
Total return (d)  112.52%  10.29%  (76.33)%  (35.30)%
                 
Ratios to average net assets                
Expenses  0.51%(e)  0.51%  0.50%  0.58%(e)
Expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.50%(e)  0.50%  0.50%  N/A
Net investment income  1.37%(e)  2.81%  2.28%  0.02%(e)
Supplemental data                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $112   $43   $30   $46 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  43%  57%  74%  49%

 

 

(a) For the period April 13, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Energy Income ETF (a)
              
.  Period  Year Ended September 30,   Period  Year Ended November 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  Ended
September
30,
2020 (b)
  2019  2018
                             
Net asset value, beginning of period        $64.87   $56.84   $54.25   $34.29   $51.20   $58.32   $68.49 
Net investment income (loss) (c)  1.14   1.51   1.17   1.15   0.76   (0.39)  0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  11.07   9.04   3.67   21.90   (15.58)  (1.42)  (4.44)
Total from investment operations  12.21   10.55   4.84   23.05   (14.82)  (1.81)  (4.35)
Distributions from:                            
Net investment income  (1.01)  (1.34)  (1.02)  (1.37)     (1.77)   
Return of capital     (1.18)  (1.23)  (1.72)  (2.09)  (3.54)  (5.82)
Total distributions  (1.01)  (2.52)  (2.25)  (3.09)  (2.09)  (5.31)  (5.82)
Net asset value, end of period  $76.07   $64.87   $56.84   $54.25          $34.29          $51.20         $58.32 
Total return (d)  19.03%  18.70%  8.79%  68.88%  (29.74)%  (3.66)%  (7.16)%
                             
Ratios to average net assets                            
Expenses  0.46% (e)  0.46%  0.48%  0.46%  0.45% (e)(f)  1.41% (g)  0.73% (h)
Expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.45% (e)  0.45%  0.45%  0.45%  0.45% (e)(f)  1.41% (g)  0.73% (h)
Net investment income (loss)  3.34% (e)  2.41%  1.95%  2.43%  2.17% (e)(i)  (0.68)% (g)  0.13% (h)
Supplemental data                            
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $41   $37   $31   $24   $20   $52   $45 
Portfolio turnover rate (j)  8%  23%  21%  24%  24%  106%  34%

 

 

(a) On April 15, 2020, the Fund effected a 1 for 3 reverse share split (See Note 11). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the reverse share split.
(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from November 30 to September 30.
(c) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(e) Annualized
(f) Includes income tax expense of 1.56% and Adviser reimbursement of (1.56%). If the Adviser had not reimbursed the Fund, the ratio would have been higher.
(g) Includes income tax expense of 0.59% related to the Fund’s tax status as a C-Corporation prior to its reorganization as a regulated investment company.
(h) Includes income tax benefit of 0.11% related to the Fund’s tax status as a C-Corporation prior to its reorganization as a regulated investment company.
(i) Includes income tax expense of 1.56% and Adviser reimbursement of (1.56%). If the Adviser had not reimbursed the Fund, the ratio would have been lower.
(j) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

35

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Environmental Services ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $143.41   $130.61   $143.18   $99.41   $104.25   $96.64 
Net investment income (a)  0.46   1.24   0.56   0.36   0.46   0.46 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  24.97   12.12   (12.76)  43.80   (4.83)  7.47 
Total from investment operations  25.43   13.36   (12.20)  44.16   (4.37)  7.93 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (1.45)  (0.56)  (0.37)  (0.39)  (0.47)  (0.32)
Net asset value, end of period       $167.39   $143.41   $130.61   $143.18   $99.41   $104.25 
Total return (b)  17.83%  10.25%  (8.56)%  44.50%  (4.23)%  8.30%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses   0.64%(c)  0.64%  0.62%  0.71%  0.85%  0.81%
Net expenses  0.56%(c)  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.55%(c)  0.55%  0.55%  N/A  N/A  N/A
Net investment income   0.62%(c)  0.85%  0.39%  0.27%  0.47%  0.47%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $75   $77   $68   $67   $31   $36 
Portfolio turnover rate (d)  17%  22%  35%  21%  38%  20%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(c) Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

36

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Gaming ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $39.94   $32.74   $48.32   $39.14   $36.61   $39.76 
Net investment income (a)  0.22   0.42   0.25   0.16   0.51   1.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  4.01   6.95   (15.48)  9.24   3.25   (3.09)
Total from investment operations  4.23   7.37   (15.23)  9.40   3.76   (2.02)
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.71)  (0.17)  (0.35)  (0.22)  (1.23)  (1.13)
Net asset value, end of period       $43.46   $39.94   $32.74   $48.32   $39.14   $36.61 
Total return (b)  10.64%  22.55%  (31.72)%  24.06%  10.03%  (4.73)%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses   0.79%(c)  0.74%  0.65%  0.62%  0.92%  0.94%
Net expenses  0.68%(c)  0.72%  0.65%  0.62%  0.65%  0.66%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.65%(c)  0.65%  0.63%  0.62%  0.65%  0.65%
Net investment income   1.06%(c)  0.99%  0.63%  0.32%  1.41%  2.92%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $45   $50   $61   $118   $55   $24 
Portfolio turnover rate (d)  6%  15%  16%  20%  29%  20%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(c) Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

37

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Green Infrastructure ETF
    
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2023 (a)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $24.01   $25.50 
Net investment income (b)  0.10   0.24 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments  (0.41)  (1.67)
Total from investment operations  (0.31)  (1.43)
Distributions from:        
Net investment income  (0.21)  (0.06)
Net asset value, end of period        $23.49   $24.01 
Total return (c)  (1.34)%  (5.62)%
         
Ratios to average net assets        
Expenses  0.45%(d)  0.46%(d)
Expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.45%(d)  0.45%(d)
Net investment income   0.87%(d)  0.99%(d)
Supplemental data        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $2   $2 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  3%  12%

 

 

(a) For the period October 19, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

38

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Pharmaceutical ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $79.81   $67.25   $72.68   $62.08   $56.93   $64.37 
Net investment income (a)  0.91   1.47   1.32   1.29   1.06   1.04 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  10.64   12.65   (5.44)  10.46   5.14   (7.37)
Total from investment operations  11.55   14.12   (4.12)  11.75   6.20   (6.33)
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.65)  (1.56)  (1.31)  (1.15)  (1.05)  (1.11)
Net asset value, end of period        $90.71   $79.81   $67.25   $72.68   $62.08   $56.93 
Total return (b)  14.58%  21.14%  (5.91)%  19.10%  11.02%  (9.88)%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (c)  0.36%(d)  0.36%  0.36%  0.40%  0.42%  0.43%
Net expenses (c)  0.36%(d)  0.36%  0.36%  0.35%  0.35%  0.36%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)  0.35%(d)  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%
Net investment income  2.18%(d)  1.91%  1.74%  1.85%  1.74%  1.77%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $557   $430   $524   $319   $235   $142 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  9%  22%  23%  20%  18%  21%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

39

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Retail ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $167.73   $154.84   $174.75   $148.87   $114.49   $111.44 
Net investment income (a)  1.17   1.56   1.52   1.54   1.22   1.31 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  43.93   13.17   (19.92)  25.34   34.25   2.72 
Total from investment operations  45.10   14.73   (18.40)  26.88   35.47   4.03 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (2.01)  (1.84)  (1.51)  (1.00)  (1.09)  (0.98)
Net asset value, end of period       $210.82   $167.73   $154.84   $174.75   $148.87   $114.49 
Total return (b)  27.03%  9.58%  (10.69)%  18.13%  31.22%  3.82%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (c)  0.36%(d)  0.35%  0.35%  0.42%  0.47%  0.48%
Net expenses (c)  0.36%(d)  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (c)  0.35%(d)  0.35%  0.35%  N/A  N/A  N/A
Net investment income   1.25%(d)  0.94%  0.86%  0.92%  0.96%  1.25%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $215   $155   $150   $240   $182   $71 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  5%  20%  14%  12%  12%  9%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(c) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

40

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Robotics ETF
    
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2023 (a)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $35.14   $34.39 
Net investment income (b)  0.26   0.08 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments  9.40   0.67 
Total from investment operations  9.66   0.75 
Distributions from:        
Net investment income  (0.15)   
Net realized capital gains  (0.67)   
Total distributions  (0.82)   
Net asset value, end of period         $43.98          $35.14 
Total return (c)  27.78%  2.18%
         
Ratios to average net assets        
Expenses  0.47%(d)  0.47%(d)
Net investment income   1.31%(d)  0.43%(d)
Supplemental data        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $10   $3 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  10%  13%

 

 

(a) For the period April 6, 2023 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

41

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Semiconductor ETF(a)
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $144.99   $92.56   $128.13   $87.22   $59.57   $53.21 
Net investment income (b)  0.58   1.11   1.07   0.86   0.94   0.88 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  80.48   52.52   (35.85)  40.80   27.77   6.30 
Total from investment operations  81.06   53.63   (34.78)  41.66   28.71   7.18 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (1.04)  (1.20)  (0.79)  (0.75)  (1.06)  (0.82)
Net asset value, end of period  $225.01   $144.99   $92.56   $128.13   $87.22   $59.57 
Total return (c)  56.13%  58.49%  (27.40)%  47.94%  48.60%  14.09%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (d)  0.35%(e)  0.35%  0.35%  0.36%  0.37%  0.39%
Net expenses (d)  0.35%(e)  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%
Net investment income   0.64%(e)  0.88%  0.85%  0.72%  1.31%  1.68%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $18,404   $9,394   $5,632   $5,938   $2,646   $1,361 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  9%  18%  22%  20%  14%  19%

 

 

(a) On May 5, 2023, the Fund effected a 2 for 1 share split. Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

42

VANECK ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Video Gaming and eSports ETF
            
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended September 30,  Period
Ended
September
30,
   (unaudited)  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019 (a)
            
Net asset value, beginning of period  $51.62   $40.66   $65.05   $61.36   $33.74   $30.88 
Net investment income (b)  0.08   0.44   0.31   0.04   0.03   0.12 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  11.46   10.91   (22.47)  3.73   27.67   2.75 
Total from investment operations  11.54   11.35   (22.16)  3.77   27.70   2.87 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.54)  (0.39)  (0.05)  (0.08)  (0.08)  (0.01)
Net realized capital gains        (2.18)         
Total distributions  (0.54)  (0.39)  (2.23)  (0.08)  (0.08)  (0.01)
Net asset value, end of period        $62.62   $51.62   $40.66   $65.05   $61.36         $33.74 
Total return (c)  22.50%  28.11%  (35.42)%  6.15%  82.25%  9.31%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses   0.58%(d)  0.59%  0.56%  0.55%  0.58%  0.99%(d)
Net expenses  0.56%(d)  0.56%  0.56%  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%(d)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.55%(d)  0.55%  0.55%  N/A  N/A  N/A
Net investment income   0.27%(d)  0.89%  0.52%  0.06%  0.06%  0.38%(d)
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $254   $243   $262   $631   $522   $39 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  19%  30%  35%  33%  25%  27%

 

 

(a) For the period October 16, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2019.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

43

VANECK ETF TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Note 1—Fund Organization—VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and offers multiple investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust. These financial statements relate only to the investment portfolios listed in the diversification table below (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).

 

Fund   Diversification Classification
     
Biotech ETF   Non-Diversified
Digital Transformation ETF   Non-Diversified
Energy Income ETF   Non-Diversified
Environmental Services ETF   Non-Diversified
Gaming ETF   Non-Diversified
Green Infrastructure ETF   Non-Diversified
Pharmaceutical ETF   Non-Diversified
Retail ETF   Non-Diversified
Robotics ETF   Non-Diversified
Semiconductor ETF   Non-Diversified
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   Non-Diversified

 

Each Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of its index which are listed in the table below.

 

Fund   Index
     
Biotech ETF   MVIS® US Listed Biotech 25 Index
Digital Transformation ETF   MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index
Energy Income ETF   MVIS® North America Energy Infrastructure Index
Environmental Services ETF   NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index
Gaming ETF   MVIS® Global Gaming Index
Green Infrastructure ETF   Indxx US Green Infrastructure-MCAP Weighted Index
Pharmaceutical ETF   MVIS® US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index
Retail ETF   MVIS® US Listed Retail 25 Index
Robotics ETF   BlueStar Robotics Index
Semiconductor ETF   MVIS® US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index

 

Each Fund was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase a security representing a proportionate undivided interest in a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks in approximately the same weighting as their index.

 

Effective December 2, 2019, the Energy Income ETF federal tax status changed from a taxable C-Corporation into a regulated investment company (“RIC”). In September 2020, the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) approved changing the Energy Income ETF’s fiscal year-end from November 30 to September 30.

 

Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds.

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies.

 

The following summarizes the Funds’ significant accounting policies.

 

A.Security Valuation— The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds utilize various
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methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis, which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the closing price on the markets in which the securities trade. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included on NASDAQ and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts (“ADR’s”) and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. The Trustees has designated the Adviser as valuation designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. The Pricing Committee of the Adviser provides oversight of the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Trustees. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes they do not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.

 

Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.

 

A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Funds’ investments are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

B. Federal Income Taxes— It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
   
C. Distributions to Shareholders— Dividends to shareholders from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually by each Fund (except for dividends from net investment income on Energy Income ETF and Pharmaceutical ETF, which are declared and paid quarterly). Income dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital, if any, are determined in accordance with U.S. income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.
   
D. Currency Translation— Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day as quoted by one or more sources. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Foreign denominated income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed in the financial statements. Such amounts are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations.
   
E. Restricted Securities— The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
   
F. Master Limited Partnerships—The Energy Income ETF invests a portion of its total assets in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) receiving partnership taxation treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and whose interests or “units” are traded on securities exchanges like shares of corporate stock. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gains from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gains from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes (although some states do impose a net income tax on partnerships). Thus, unlike investors in corporate securities, direct MLP investors are generally not subject to double taxation (i.e., corporate level tax and tax on corporate dividends). The Fund invests the remainder of its assets in MLPs that are treated as C corporations for tax purposes.
   
G. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities— In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of offset in those agreements allows the Funds to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may receive cash and or securities as collateral for securities lending. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present securities lending assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash collateral received for securities lending in the form of money market fund investments, if any, at March 31, 2024, is presented in the Schedules of Investments and in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is disclosed in Note 9 (Securities Lending).
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H. Other— Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued as earned.
   
  The Funds earn interest income on uninvested cash balances held at the custodian bank. Such amounts, if any, are presented as interest income in the Statements of Operations.
   
  The character of distributions received from certain investments may be comprised of net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital. It is the Funds’ policy to estimate the character of distributions received from these investments based on historical data if actual amounts are not available. After each calendar year end, these investments report the actual tax character of these distributions. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts are reflected in the Funds’ records in the year in which they are reported by adjusting the related cost basis of investments, capital gains and income, as necessary.
   
  In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements— The Adviser is the investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser receives a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed, until at least February 1, 2025, to waive fees and assume expenses to prevent each Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding the expense limitations listed in the table below.

 

The management fee rates and expense limitations for the period ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:

 

Fund  Management
Fees
  Expense
Limitations
Environmental Services ETF   0.50%   0.55%
Gaming ETF   0.50    0.65 
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   0.50    0.55 

 

Refer to the Statements of Operations for amounts waived/assumed by the Adviser.

 

The Funds listed in the table below utilize a unitary management fee structure where the Adviser is responsible for all expenses of the Funds, (excluding the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) until February 1, 2024.

 

The unitary management fee rates for the period ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:

 

Fund  Management
Fee Rate
Biotech ETF   0.35%
Digital Transformation ETF   0.50 
Energy Income ETF*   0.45 
Green Infrastructure ETF   0.45 
Pharmaceutical ETF   0.35 
Retail ETF   0.35 
Robotics ETF   0.47 
Semiconductor ETF   0.35 

 

* Effective December 2, 2019, the unitary management fee rate changed from 0.82% to 0.45%.

 

In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

At March 31, 2024, the Adviser owned approximately 4% Digital Transformation ETF.

 

Note 4—Capital Share Transactions— As of March 31, 2024, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed at their net asset value per share only through certain authorized broker-dealers (“Authorized Participants”) in blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).

 

The consideration for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind contribution or distribution of securities constituting the Funds’ underlying index (“Deposit Securities”) plus a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may also be substituted in an amount equivalent to the value of certain Deposit Securities, generally as a result of market circumstances, or when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, or are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant. The Funds may issue Creation Units in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including, for the benefit of the Funds, a requirement to maintain cash collateral on deposit at the custodian equal to at least 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities.

 

Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay transaction fees directly to the transfer agent. In addition, the Funds may impose variable fees on the purchase or redemption of Creation Units for cash, or on transactions effected outside the clearing process, to defray certain transaction costs. These variable fees, if any, are reflected in share transactions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

Note 5—Investments— For the period ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments and in-kind capital share transactions) and purchases and sales of investments resulting from in-kind capital share transactions (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

           In-Kind Capital Share Transactions
Fund  Purchases  Sales  Purchases  Sales
Biotech ETF  $76,511,252   $43,896,578   $72,251,411   $138,348,071 
Digital Transformation ETF   32,788,514    31,938,624    24,074,553    8,637,837 
Energy Income ETF   4,458,788    3,229,100    8,625,086    11,079,881 
Environmental Services ETF   15,042,223    12,780,070    11,092,951    27,502,634 
Gaming ETF   2,766,042    3,878,587        8,609,550 
Green Infrastructure ETF   49,339    283,380    601,068    398,217 
Pharmaceutical ETF   40,766,615    41,350,698    318,062,148    247,482,903 
Retail ETF   8,536,174    9,339,443    38,839,425    18,331,219 
Robotics ETF   510,411    532,506    6,134,572     
Semiconductor ETF   1,504,685,344    1,115,824,092    17,374,376,030    14,427,280,499 
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   57,693,484    47,662,858    41,774,826    90,310,063 

 

Note 6—Income Taxes— As of March 31, 2024, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments owned were as follows:

 

Fund  Tax Cost of
Investments
   Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Biotech ETF   $458,098,166    $33,856,267    $(43,514,832)    $(9,658,565) 
Digital Transformation ETF   99,261,537    43,378,869    (9,765,667)    33,613,202 
Energy Income ETF   35,143,294    5,138,054    742,060    5,880,114 
Environmental Services ETF   66,933,815    11,614,341    (1,760,615)    9,853,726 
Gaming ETF   54,040,129    2,362,410    (11,883,977)    (9,521,567) 
Green Infrastructure ETF   1,993,561    195,962    (332,959)    (136,997) 
Pharmaceutical ETF   569,392,667    40,549,074    (29,608,013)    10,941,061 
Retail ETF   189,839,004    35,771,849    (9,988,066)    25,783,783 
Robotics ETF   8,893,340    1,161,256    (109,553)    1,051,703 
Semiconductor ETF   16,425,504,734    2,222,752,098    (212,804,945)    2,009,947,153 
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   288,041,651    27,140,704    (55,521,907)    (28,381,203) 
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The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

 

At September 30, 2023, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains:

 

Fund  Short-Term
Capital Losses
with No Expiration
  Long-Term
Capital Losses
with No Expiration
  Total
Biotech ETF  $(46,630,272)  $(160,210,985)  $(206,841,257)
Digital Transformation ETF   (46,165,170)   (23,747,607)   (69,912,777)
Environmental Services ETF   (7,536,970)   (12,684,944)   (20,221,914)
Gaming ETF   (5,730,419)   (20,086,793)   (25,817,212)
Green Infrastructure ETF   (48,215)   (5)   (48,220)
Pharmaceutical ETF   (15,983,233)   (130,982,173)   (146,965,406)
Retail ETF   (7,773,465)   (21,260,135)   (29,033,600)
Semiconductor ETF   (509,346,536)   (415,753,719)   (925,100,255)
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   (1,305,248)   (55,950,902)   (57,256,150)

 

At September 30, 2023, Energy Income ETF had the following capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains:

 

Year of
Expiration
  Short-Term
Capital Losses
  Long-Term
Capital Losses
  Total Capital Losses
9/30/2024     $(1,612,600)  $      $(1,612,600)

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for all open tax years. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. However, certain Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended March 31, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Note 7—Principal Risks— Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds (See Note 1) and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. In addition, to the extent that a Fund is concentrated in a particular sector or industry, the Fund will be subject to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on those sectors and or industries may negatively impact the Fund to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries. The Funds may purchase securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse economic developments and political conflicts, or natural or other disasters, such as the coronavirus outbreak. Additionally, certain Funds may invest in securities of emerging market issuers, which are exposed to a number of risks that may make these investments volatile in price or difficult to trade. Political risks may include unstable governments, nationalization, restrictions on foreign ownership, laws that prevent investors from getting their money out of a country, sanctions and investment restrictions and legal systems that do not protect property risks as well as the laws of the United States. These and other factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets. Certain securities of Chinese issuers are, or may in the future become restricted, and the Funds may be forced to sell such restricted securities and incur a loss as a result.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Certain of the Funds’ investments, including investments in companies that hold material amounts of digital assets, may be subject to the risks associated with investing in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and crypto tokens. Such companies may be subject to the risk that: the technology that facilitates the transfer of a digital asset could fail; the decentralized, open source protocol of the applicable blockchain network could be affected by internet connectivity disruptions, fraud, consensus failures or cybersecurity attacks; such network may not be adequately maintained by its participants; because digital assets are a new technological innovation with a limited history, they are highly speculative assets and may experience extreme price volatility; future regulatory actions or policies may limit the ability to sell, exchange or use a digital asset; the price of a digital asset may be impacted by the transactions of a small number of holders of such digital asset; and that a digital asset will decline in popularity, acceptance or use, thereby impairing its price.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Energy Income ETF invests in securities of MLPs, which are subject to certain risks, such as supply and demand risk, depletion and exploration risk, and the risk associated with the hazards inherent in midstream energy industry activities. A portion of the cash flow received by the Fund is derived from investment in equity securities of MLPs. The amount of cash than an MLP has available for distributions and the tax character of such distributions are dependent upon the amount of cash generated by the MLP’s operations.

 

The Green Infrastructure ETF may invest in securities of oil and gas companies whose profitability is related to worldwide energy prices, including all sources of energy, and exploration and production costs. The price of oil and gas, the earnings of oil and gas companies, and the value of such companies’ securities can be extremely volatile. In addition, the Fund invests in green infrastructure companies and performance will be impacted on the overall condition of these companies. Green infrastructure related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business such as higher interest costs, cost of compliance with changes in environmental and other regulations and uncertainty concerning the availability of energy.

 

The Robotics ETF invests primarily in the securities of robotics companies and is particularly sensitive to the risks to such companies. Robotics companies and information technology companies may rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology. The products of information technology companies may face product obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.

 

A more complete description of risks is included in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

Note 8—Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan—The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which a Trustee can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds of the Trust as directed by the Trustees.

 

A unitary management fee was adopted on October 1, 2021, for Biotech ETF, Pharmaceutical ETF, Retail ETF, and Semiconductor ETF. For these Funds, the liability for the Plan shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represents amounts accrued through September 30, 2021. Digital Transformation ETF, Energy Income ETF, Green Infrastructure ETF and Robotics ETF commenced operations with a unitary management fee and therefore bear no costs or liabilities relative to the Plan.

 

For Environmental Services ETF, Gaming ETF, and Video Gaming and eSports ETF, the expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations, and the liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 9—Securities Lending— To generate additional income, each of the Funds may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with the securities lending agent. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, cash equivalents, U.S.

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government securities, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value on the securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. Cash collateral is maintained on the Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities, and is not disclosed in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the agent on behalf of the Funds. The Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The value of loaned securities and related collateral, if any, at March 31, 2024 are presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan and related collateral as of March 31, 2024.

 

Fund  Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
  Cash
Collateral
  Non-Cash
Collateral
  Total
Collateral
Biotech ETF  $15,500,663   $1,827   $15,751,964   $15,753,791 
Digital Transformation ETF   28,825,220    20,825,573    9,580,557    30,406,130 
Environmental Services ETF   31,654    1,451,928    220,356    1,672,284 
Gaming ETF   3,116,990        3,206,049    3,206,049 
Green Infrastructure ETF   212,415    96,994    127,288    224,282 
Pharmaceutical ETF   54,734,258    25,657,783    30,747,513    56,405,296 
Retail ETF   7,287,148        7,401,860    7,401,860 
Robotics ETF   56,276    57,853        57,853 
Semiconductor ETF   44,582,040    37,481,622    8,728,021    46,209,643 
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   24,981,932    6,186,741    19,822,664    26,009,405 

 

The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of March 31, 2024:

 

   Gross Amount of
Recognized Liabilities
for Securities Lending
Transactions* in the
Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
Fund  Equity Securities
Biotech ETF    $1,827   
Digital Transformation ETF   20,825,573   
Environmental Services ETF   1,451,928   
Green Infrastructure ETF   96,994   
Pharmaceutical ETF   25,657,783   
Robotics ETF   57,853   
Semiconductor ETF   37,481,622   
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   6,186,741   

 

* Remaining contractual maturity: overnight and continuous

 

Note 10—Bank Line of Credit—The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary financing for the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Funds at the request of the shareholders and other

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

temporary or emergency purposes. The Funds have agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on the unused but available balance. Interest is charged to the Funds based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the period ended March 31, 2024, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund  Days
Outstanding
   Average
Daily
Loan Balance
   Average
Interest Rate
Biotech ETF   14    $330,622    6.68%
Digital Transformation ETF   131    133,206    6.68 
Energy Income ETF   86    135,182    6.68 
Environmental Services ETF   9    905,094    6.68 
Gaming ETF   42    723,202    6.68 
Pharmaceutical ETF   157    697,481    6.68 
Retail ETF   111    231,603    6.68 
Semiconductor ETF   44    3,321,703    6.68 
Video Gaming and eSports ETF   98    511,727    6.68 

 

Outstanding loan balances as of March 31, 2024, if any, are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 11—Share Split— The Energy Income ETF executed a 1-for-3 reverse share split for shareholders of record before the open of markets on April 15, 2020. The Semiconductor ETF executed a 2-for-1 share split for shareholders of record before the open of markets on May 5, 2023. The impacts of the share splits have been retroactively applied to each of the prior years presented in the financials highlights.

 

Note 12—New Regulatory Requirements—On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule and form amendments that require mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are registered on Form N-1A to prepare and transmit tailored unaudited annual and semi-annual shareholder reports (TSRs), that highlight key information to investors, within 60 days of period-end. The new TSRs will be prepared separately for each fund.

 

In connection with these amendments, certain information that was previously disclosed in fund shareholder reports will instead be made available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR.

 

The SEC also amended Rule 30e-3 under the Investment Company Act, to require mutual funds and ETFs to provide TSRs directly to investors by mail (unless an investor elects electronic delivery). These rules are effective January 24, 2023, and the compliance date is July 24, 2024.

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FUNDS’ LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

(unaudited)

 

In accordance with Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the 1940 Act, the Funds have implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”). The Program outlines certain techniques, tools and arrangements employed for the assessment and management of Fund liquidity risk, and the terms, contents and frequency of reporting of certain issues to the Board. Liquidity is managed taking account of the Funds’ investment strategy, liquidity profile, and, importantly, the fact that for many Funds, redemptions are settled primarily as in-kind redemptions. In this regard, certain of the Funds qualify as “In-Kind ETFs” under the Liquidity Rule because they meet redemptions through in-kind transfers of securities, positions and assets other than a de minimis amount of cash and publish their portfolio holdings daily. In-Kind ETFs are exempt from the Liquidity Rule’s classification and highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”) provisions, discussed below.

 

Under the Program and in accordance with the Liquidity Rule, each Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed at least annually taking into consideration certain factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule, as applicable. The Liquidity Rule calls for considering certain such factors under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions.

 

With respect to each Fund that does not qualify under the Liquidity Rule as an “In-Kind ETF,” the Liquidity Rule and the Program require that each portfolio holding be classified into one of four liquidity classification categories. The Liquidity Rule requires that such classification determinations be made taking into account relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations as well as market depth. The relevant Funds utilize data from a third-party vendor to assist with these determinations.

 

Funds that do not qualify as “In-Kind ETFs” are also required to determine and periodically review an HLIM – a minimum percentage of Fund net assets that are to be invested in Highly Liquid Investments that are assets – and adopt certain related procedures. A Highly Liquid Investment is defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment.

 

The Liquidity Rule provides an exemption from the HLIM requirements for Funds that “primarily” hold Highly Liquid Investments, as defined in the Program. For the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”), the Funds that were not In-Kind ETFs qualified for an exemption and therefore have not determined an HLIM or adopted the related procedures.

 

The Board reviewed a report (“Report”) prepared by each Fund’s Adviser regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Program for the Review Period. The Report noted that, during the Review Period, the Funds maintained a high level of liquidity and primarily held assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as “Highly Liquid Investments.” The Report also noted the effectiveness of the Funds’ liquidity risk management during such time. Further information on liquidity risks applicable to the Fund can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.

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This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by a VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) prospectus and summary prospectus, which includes more complete information. 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.

 

Additional information about the Trust’s Board of Trustees/Officers and a description of the policies and procedures the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided in the Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information and information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ending June 30 is available, without charge, by calling 800.826.2333, or by visiting vaneck.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)

 

   
Commodity Strategy ETF PIT
Durable High Dividend ETF DURA
Inflation Allocation ETF RAAX
Long/Flat Trend ETF LFEQ
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF MOTE
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF MOTG
Morningstar International Moat ETF MOTI
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF SMOT
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF MOAT®
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF MGRO
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF MVAL
Social Sentiment ETF BUZZ

 

     
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  President’s Letter 1
  Explanation of Expenses 4
  Schedule of Investments  
  Commodity Strategy ETF 6
  Durable High Dividend ETF 8
  Inflation Allocation ETF 10
  Long/Flat Trend ETF 12
  Morningstar ESG Moat ETF 13
  Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF 15
  Morningstar International Moat ETF 17
  Morningstar SMID Moat ETF 20
  Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 22
  Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF 24
  Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF 26
  Social Sentiment ETF 28
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities 30
  Statements of Operations 33
  Statements of Changes in Net Assets 36
  Financial Highlights  
  Commodity Strategy ETF 42
  Durable High Dividend ETF 43
  Inflation Allocation ETF 44
  Long/Flat Trend ETF 45
  Morningstar ESG Moat ETF 46
  Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF 47
  Morningstar International Moat ETF 48
  Morningstar SMID Moat ETF 49
  Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 50
  Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF 51
  Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF 52
  Social Sentiment ETF 53
  Notes to Financial Statements 54
  Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program 65

 

 

Certain information contained in this President’s Letter represents the opinion of the investment adviser which may change at any time. This information is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Current market conditions may not continue. Also, unless otherwise specifically noted, any discussion of the Funds’ holdings, the Funds’ performance, and the views of the investment adviser are as of March 31, 2024.

 

VANECK ETF TRUST

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

The 2025 Problem—The Fiscal Deficit Bell is Ringing

 

They say that no one rings the bell at market tops and bottoms, but some important bells are ringing. Most importantly, gold prices are hitting all-time highs despite outflows from U.S. gold bullion ETFs. Gold prices aren’t rallying in a small way. They are reaching, bitcoin-like, for the sky.

 

At the end of 2023, we suggested that the three major macro factors—monetary policy, government spending and global economic growth—would not change much in 2024.

 

Now: (a) gold is signaling that government spending policy could be wildly stimulative; and (b) commodities are signaling that global growth may be picking up. While the “wildly stimulative” scenario—which I will define as big fiscal deficits in 2025 with a failure to address impending social security bankruptcy—may only rest at 10% probability, we repeat that investors should prepare for this with a gold/bitcoin/real assets allocation. These assets are in a bull market, which means that healthy corrections can be expected (20%?).

 

Discussion

 

1. Monetary Policy: Not Very Stimulative to Maybe Looser

 

I feel like a broken record, but our favorite inflation measure is wage inflation, not food or gas prices. That is the kind of inflation which is endemic and hard to manage once it takes hold. And with wage inflation around 4.5%, not near the Fed’s 2% target, we didn’t expect a big Fed loosening coming into 2024. And that was “correct”—the Fed has not cut interest rates yet this year.

 

Yet, the two most important central banks in the world have softened their language. First, the U.S. Fed said that it would reduce its selling schedule of bonds in Powell’s comments after the March meeting. And Powell said that the 2% inflation was always a “long-term” target, which suggests that the 2% target is less important in 2024. Therefore, the Fed might be looser (even though wage inflation continues). And while it’s probably false, there have been rumors in China of central bank bond-buying which they haven’t done in over a decade and never under Xi. So, maybe marginally looser monetary policy, but with high wage inflation, no major changes are still expected.

 

2. Government Spending: “Also Muted” to Out of Control

 

So, we entered 2024 expecting that the Republicans, in control of the House of Representatives, would seek to slow government spending. While we probably didn’t sufficiently appreciate the amount of some of the Biden Administration’s spending, as with the environmental Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), we didn’t expect any upside surprises in government spending in 2024. But by focusing on the change in spending, we probably underappreciated how large the fiscal deficits continue to be. These deficits are keeping the economy hot—at full employment—and also pressuring inflation higher.

 

Now let’s look at 2025, which I think the markets are beginning to do. 2025 is a very important policy year for fiscal discipline. The reason is that Social Security will go bankrupt in 2033. If major fiscal problems are only addressed the year after a Presidential election, then it has to be addressed in 2025, because 2029 is WAY too late to fix any entitlement problem. But in the first quarter, we just learned that the major parties have nominated the two most profligate “peacetime” spenders in U.S. history.

 

We have 7% budget deficits in the middle of an economic boom! We may look back on this the same way we now look back at 1% interest rates on 10 year debt—an amazing situation that shouldn’t be and can’t last.

 

So now we see that the markets are looking at 2025 and worrying. Fiscal spending is not bad for financial markets, of course, until it translates into much higher interest rates.

 

Are there signals, besides gold, that the market is concerned about 2025? Are other bells ringing? Actually, yes. U.S. credit default swaps are at elevated levels after rising in 2023 during the budget standoff. And

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VANECK ETF TRUST

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

(unaudited) (continued)

 

emerging market debt has actually been outperforming U.S. debt for the last three years. See my investment outlook1 on www.vaneck.com for the charts.

 

My last piece of evidence for the “out of control” scenario is an article from alternative media site, the Free Press. In an article mainly on social commentary, we suddenly see a chart on government spending.

 

Federal government current expenditures: Interest payments, Billions of Dollars, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual

 

 

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 25, 2024. Shaded areas indicate U.S. recessions.

 

3. Global Growth – from Low Levels to Expansion

 

In the first quarter of 2024, the world economy moved into expansion mode, with good upwards momentum. As well, economic data from China in March was quite strong. For growth, my favorite statistic is PMI, partially because it shows a “yes or no” answer. If PMI is over 50, we are in expansion mode. And both global growth and China manufacturing moved into expansion mode in Q1. This is the reason commodity returns have been strong so far this year. And this data supports an allocation to commodities.

 

We thank you for investing in VanEck’s investment strategies. On the following pages, you will find financial statements for each of the funds for the six month period ended March 31, 2024. As always, we value your continued confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in the future.

  2 

 

 

 

Jan F. van Eck
CEO and President
VanEck ETF Trust

 

April 18, 2024

 

PS The investing outlook can change suddenly. To get our quarterly investment outlooks, please subscribe to “VanEck News & Insights2”. Should you have any questions regarding fund performance, please contact us at 800.826.2333 or visit our website.

 

1 https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/insights/investment-outlook/
2 https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/subscribe/
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VANECK ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

Hypothetical $1,000 investment at beginning of period

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur operating expenses, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This disclosure is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The disclosure is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning
Account
Value
October 1, 2023
  Ending
Account
Value
March 31, 2024
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
October 1, 2023 -
March 31, 2024(a)
Commodity Strategy ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $989.40   0.55%  $2.74
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.25   0.55%  $2.78
Durable High Dividend ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,088.10   0.31%  $1.62
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,023.45   0.31%  $1.57
Inflation Allocation ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,105.50   0.42%  $2.21
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.90   0.42%  $2.12
Long/Flat Trend ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,195.00   0.67%  $3.68
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,021.65   0.67%  $3.39
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,187.40   0.50%  $2.73
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.50   0.50%  $2.53
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,159.70   0.52%  $2.81
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.40   0.52%  $2.63
Morningstar International Moat ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,067.60   0.57%  $2.95
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.15   0.57%  $2.88
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Beginning

Account

Value

October 1, 2023

 

Ending

Account

Value

March 31, 2024

 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

During Period

 

Expenses Paid

During the Period

October 1, 2023 -

March 31, 2024(a)

Morningstar SMID Moat ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,208.10   0.49%  $2.70
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.55   0.49%  $2.48
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,196.20   0.46%  $2.53
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.70   0.46%  $2.33
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF              
Actual (c)  $1,000.00   $1,014.80   0.49%  $0.07
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.55   0.49%  $2.48
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF              
Actual (c)  $1,000.00   $1,023.00   0.49%  $0.07
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,022.55   0.49%  $2.48
Social Sentiment ETF              
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,398.70   0.76%  $4.56
Hypothetical (b)  $1,000.00   $1,021.20   0.76%  $3.84

 

(a) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended March 31, 2024), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by the number of the days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).
(b) Assumes annual return of 5% before expenses
(c) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the period from March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2024) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days since the commencement of operations divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
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VANECK COMMODITY STRATEGY ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Par
(000’s)
   Value 
Short-Term Investments: 90.3%    
United States Treasury Obligations: 90.3%    
United States Treasury Bills          
5.19%, 06/06/24 (a)  $3,557   $3,523,008 
5.22%, 07/11/24 (a)   7,670    7,559,394 
5.24%, 04/11/24 (a)   7,009    6,998,810 
5.26%, 05/07/24   4,180    4,158,082 
         22,239,294 
Total Short-Term Investments: 90.3%
(Cost: $22,240,070)
    22,239,294 
Other assets less liabilities: 9.7%       2,370,230 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $24,609,524 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities are held at the broker for futures collateral. Total value of securities held at the broker is $3,438,786.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Reference Entity    Type  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration Date  Notional
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Brent Crude Oil  Long  33  10/31/24  $2,720,850   $193,419 
Copper  Long  22  05/29/24   2,203,850    153,052 
Cotton No. 2  Long  14  12/06/24   587,930    25,609 
Gasoil Low Sulfur  Long  8  05/10/24   646,400    (39)
Gasoline RBOB  Long  15  08/30/24   1,588,986    190,042 
Gasoline RBOB  Long  17  09/30/24   1,651,268    113,704 
Gold 100 OZ  Long  18  06/26/24   4,029,119    107,180 
Lean Hogs  Long  7  12/13/24   220,150    6,168 
Lean Hogs  Long  4  10/14/24   140,480    5,436 
Live Cattle  Long  8  06/28/24   576,800    2,912 
LME Lead  Long  7  04/15/24   355,586    (19,870)
LME Lead  Long  7  05/13/24   357,978    (69)
LME Nickel  Long  1  04/15/24   99,582    (4,610)
LME Nickel  Long  1  05/13/24   99,973    (14)
LME Zinc  Long  2  06/17/24   121,759    314 
Natural Gas  Long  17  04/26/24   299,710    (52,625)
NY Harbor ULSD  Long  23  04/30/24   2,533,528    10,691 
Soybean  Long  28  09/13/24   1,661,450    (113,967)
Soybean Oil  Long  16  10/14/24   463,392    (23,030)
Sugar No. 11  Long  12  04/30/25   284,122    16,189 
Sugar No. 11  Long  54  04/30/24   1,362,010    (85,697)
WTI Crude Oil  Long  37  11/20/24   2,880,080    209,922 
LME Lead  Short  7  04/15/24   355,586    (69)
LME Nickel  Short  1  04/15/24   99,582    (14)
Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts       $734,634 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Government   100.0%     $22,239,294 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  6 

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
United States Treasury Obligations  $   $22,239,294   $   $22,239,294 
Other Financial Instruments:                    
Futures Contracts  $734,634   $   $   $734,634 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK DURABLE HIGH DIVIDEND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.4%          
Capital Goods: 4.5%          
General Dynamics Corp.   1,554   $438,990 
Honeywell International, Inc.   4,663    957,081 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   1,272    271,063 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   2,046    930,664 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.   509    49,393 
         2,647,191 
Commercial & Professional Services: 1.9%      
Automatic Data Processing,Inc.   2,921    729,491 
Paychex, Inc.   3,209    394,065 
         1,123,556 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 0.3%      
Garmin Ltd.   1,081    160,928 
Consumer Services: 4.5%          
McDonald’s Corp.   5,286    1,490,388 
Starbucks Corp.   9,181    839,051 
Wendy’s Co.   3,031    57,104 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   517    39,680 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   1,685    233,625 
         2,659,848 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 0.6%    
Sysco Corp.   4,216    342,255 
Diversified Financials: 1.5%          
Blackstone, Inc.   6,569    862,970 
Energy: 19.1%          
Chevron Corp.   18,588    2,932,071 
ConocoPhillips   8,718    1,109,627 
Devon Energy Corp.   13,583    681,595 
EOG Resources, Inc.   5,697    728,304 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   26,519    3,082,569 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.   41,952    769,400 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   4,565    1,198,312 
The Williams Companies, Inc.   20,030    780,569 
         11,282,447 
Financial Services: 5.1%          
BlackRock, Inc.   1,165    971,261 
CME Group, Inc.   4,711    1,014,231 
Federated Hermes, Inc.   897    32,400 
Franklin Resources, Inc.   4,183    117,584 
Janus Henderson Group Plc   2,161    71,075 
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   3,119    380,268 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   7,464    430,076 
         3,016,895 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 20.8%          
Altria Group, Inc.   55,172    2,406,603 
General Mills, Inc.   6,763    473,207 
Hershey Co.   1,253    243,708 
Hormel Foods Corp.   3,162    110,322 
Ingredion, Inc.   560    65,436 
J M Smucker Co.   1,248    157,086 
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.   9,201    282,195 
Molson Coors Beverage Co.   1,567    105,381 
Mondelez International, Inc.   10,375    726,250 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco (continued)          
PepsiCo, Inc.   14,364   $2,513,844 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   29,436    2,696,926 
The Coca-Cola Co.   40,840    2,498,591 
         12,279,549 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 2.3%          
Medtronic Plc   14,397    1,254,698 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   843    112,212 
         1,366,910 
Household & Personal Products: 1.9%          
Clorox Co.   1,326    203,024 
Kenvue, Inc.   17,887    383,855 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   4,298    555,946 
         1,142,825 
Materials: 1.0%          
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   1,249    103,929 
LyondellBasell Industries NV   4,306    440,418 
Sonoco Products Co. †   1,185    68,540 
         612,887 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 19.5% 
AbbVie, Inc.   15,127    2,754,627 
Amgen, Inc.   5,635    1,602,143 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   29,627    1,606,672 
Johnson & Johnson   17,312    2,738,586 
Merck & Co., Inc.   20,420    2,694,419 
Royalty Pharma Plc   3,530    107,206 
         11,503,653 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 1.8% 
Analog Devices, Inc.   2,992    591,788 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   3,424    307,167 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   1,372    148,615 
         1,047,570 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 4.2%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   43,459    2,169,039 
Corning, Inc.   8,872    292,421 
         2,461,460 
Telecommunication Services: 0.1%          
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.   772    50,435 
Utilities: 10.3%          
Alliant Energy Corp.   3,221    162,338 
Ameren Corp.   2,879    212,931 
American Water Works Co., Inc.   1,544    188,692 
Atmos Energy Corp.   1,340    159,286 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   5,857    166,866 
CMS Energy Corp.   3,217    194,114 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.   4,218    383,037 
Duke Energy Corp.   11,244    1,087,407 
Entergy Corp.   3,039    321,162 
Essential Utilities, Inc.   2,910    107,816 
OGE Energy Corp.   3,311    113,567 
PPL Corp.   8,870    244,191 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   5,881    392,733 
Sempra   7,135    512,507 
Southern Co.   14,391    1,032,410 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Utilities (continued)          
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   4,152   $340,962 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   7,980    428,925 
         6,048,944 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $57,309,175)
        58,610,323 
Total Investments: 99.4%
(Cost: $57,309,175)
        58,610,323 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.6%        344,048 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $58,954,371 


 

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $62,467.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Staples   23.6%        $13,764,629 
Health Care   21.9    12,870,563 
Energy   19.3    11,282,447 
Utilities   10.3    6,048,944 
Financials   6.6    3,879,865 
Industrials   6.4    3,770,747 
Information Technology   6.0    3,509,030 
Consumer Discretionary   4.8    2,820,776 
Materials   1.0    612,887 
Communication Services   0.1    50,435 
    100.0%  $58,610,323 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $58,610,323   $   $   $58,610,323 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK INFLATION ALLOCATION ETF

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS: 99.8% (a)          
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund †   53,840   $5,083,034 
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF †   67,403    2,683,313 
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF †   200,531    9,549,287 
iShares Gold Strategy ETF   20,683    1,207,285 
iShares Gold Trust   6,254    262,731 
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF   42,586    1,775,836 
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF †   33,452    2,410,886 
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust   5,993    263,992 
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF †   28,359    4,393,660 
VanEck Agribusiness ETF † ‡   32,009    2,404,836 
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF ‡   341,512    16,807,991 
VanEck Energy Income ETF ‡   64,918    4,988,942 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
VanEck Gold Miners ETF ‡   30,555   $966,149 
VanEck Merk Gold Trust   897,844    19,285,689 
VanEck Oil Services ETF † ‡   9,888    3,325,631 
VanEck Steel ETF ‡   36,369    2,641,117 
Vanguard Real Estate ETF †   42,106    3,641,327 
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost: $77,840,387)
        81,691,706 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 7.0%      
Money Market Fund: 7.0%
(Cost: $5,716,126)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   5,716,126    5,716,126 
Total Investments: 106.8%
(Cost: $83,556,513)
        87,407,832 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (6.8)%        (5,615,045) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $81,792,787 


 

 

Footnotes:

 

(a) Each underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $13,461,780.
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Gold Bullion   25.7%       $21,019,697 
Diversified Commodities Futures   20.6    16,807,991 
Energy   12.3    10,071,976 
Utilities   11.7    9,549,287 
Oil Services   9.5    7,719,291 
Real Estate   7.4    6,052,213 
Industrials   3.3    2,683,313 
Steel   3.2    2,641,117 
Agribusiness   2.9    2,404,836 
Global Metals and Mining   2.2    1,775,836 
Gold Mining   1.2    966,149 
    100.0%  $81,691,706 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

   Value
9/30/2023
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value
3/31/2024
   Dividend
Income
 
Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF   $2,705,569    $708,721   $(3,675,739)    $(247,328)    $508,777    $–    $39,160 
VanEck Agribusiness ETF   2,977,929    767,612    (1,182,626)    (132,241)    (25,838)    2,404,836    101,782 
VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF   21,047,499    5,883,537    (8,165,033)    (291,142)    (1,666,870)    16,807,991    1,436,059 
VanEck Energy Income ETF   5,204,557    1,462,706    (2,561,023)    165,667    717,035    4,988,942    82,454 
VanEck Gold Miners ETF   5,158,109    3,682,070    (8,574,190)    (944,405)    1,644,565    966,149    40,873 
VanEck Oil Services ETF   3,715,736    1,263,540    (1,479,064)    121,844    (296,425)    3,325,631    59,425 
VanEck Steel ETF   2,818,920    795,547    (1,283,462)    153,004    157,108    2,641,117    106,890 
    $43,628,319    $14,563,733    $(26,921,137)    $(1,174,601)    $1,038,352    $31,134,666    $1,866,643 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Exchange Traded Funds  $81,691,706   $   $   $81,691,706 
Money Market Fund   5,716,126            5,716,126 
Total Investments  $87,407,832   $   $   $87,407,832 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK LONG/FLAT TREND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 99.7% (a)
(Cost: $22,924,307)
          
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF   55,056   $26,465,419 
           
Total Investments: 99.7%
(Cost: $22,924,307)
        26,465,419 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.3%        68,184 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $26,533,603 


 

 

(a) The underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www. sec.gov.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Exchanged Traded Fund   100.0%       $26,465,419 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Exchange Traded Fund  $26,465,419   $   $   $26,465,419 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR ESG MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Automobiles & Components: 1.4%          
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   2,172   $95,003 
Capital Goods: 9.0%          
Allegion plc   1,356    182,667 
Emerson Electric Co.   854    96,861 
Masco Corp.   1,181    93,157 
Otis Worldwide Corp.   866    85,968 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   507    147,704 
         606,357 
Commercial & Professional Services: 2.7%          
Equifax, Inc.   333    89,084 
TransUnion   1,217    97,117 
         186,201 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 2.1% 
Etsy, Inc. *   825    56,694 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   345    87,882 
         144,576 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.8%      
NIKE, Inc.   645    60,617 
Polaris, Inc.   612    61,273 
         121,890 
Consumer Services: 3.3%          
Starbucks Corp.   772    70,553 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   1,147    159,032 
         229,585 
Energy: 1.2%          
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   503    81,124 
Financial Services: 16.6%          
American Express Co.   447    101,777 
BlackRock, Inc.   110    91,707 
CME Group, Inc.   770    165,773 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   1,349    185,393 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   549    120,368 
Mastercard, Inc.   201    96,796 
Northern Trust Corp.   928    82,518 
State Street Corp.   1,056    81,650 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   1,576    90,809 
Tradeweb Markets, Inc.   1,098    114,379 
         1,131,170 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 7.8%         
Brown-Forman Corp.   1,297    66,951 
Campbell Soup Co.   1,529    67,964 
Constellation Brands, Inc.   629    170,937 
Kellanova   1,139    65,253 
Mondelez International, Inc.   1,050    73,500 
PepsiCo, Inc.   447    78,229 
         522,834 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 6.2%          
Medtronic Plc   947   $82,531 
Veeva Systems, Inc. *   799    185,120 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   1,171    154,549 
         422,200 
Household & Personal Products: 2.3%          
Clorox Co.   1,008    154,335 
Materials: 2.8%          
Ecolab, Inc.   810    187,029 
Media & Entertainment: 7.9%          
Alphabet, Inc. *   1,196    180,512 
Comcast Corp.   3,637    157,664 
Walt Disney Co.   1,644    201,160 
         539,336 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 6.7% 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   622    90,507 
Biogen, Inc. *   251    54,123 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   1,903    139,395 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   292    169,713 
         453,738 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 8.3% 
Analog Devices, Inc.   415    82,083 
Applied Materials, Inc.   518    106,827 
KLA Corp.   142    99,197 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   147    99,581 
Teradyne, Inc.   1,505    169,809 
         557,497 
Software & Services: 16.7%          
Autodesk, Inc. *   699    182,034 
Fortinet, Inc. *   1,445    98,708 
Guidewire Software, Inc. *   1,089    127,097 
Intuit, Inc.   169    109,850 
Microsoft Corp.   203    85,406 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   140    78,518 
Salesforce, Inc.   362    109,027 
ServiceNow, Inc. *   135    102,924 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *   381    161,929 
VeriSign, Inc. *   347    65,760 
         1,121,253 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 3.2%     
Cisco Systems, Inc.   3,037    151,577 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. *   452    70,684 
         222,261 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $6,037,845)
        6,776,389 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $6,037,845)
        6,776,389 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%     78 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $6,776,467 


 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  13 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR ESG MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Information Technology   28.0%       $1,901,009 
Financials   16.7    1,131,170 
Health Care   12.9    875,938 
Industrials   11.7    792,558 
Consumer Staples   10.0    677,170 
Consumer Discretionary   8.7    591,055 
Communication Services   8.0    539,336 
Materials   2.8    187,029 
Energy   1.2    81,124 
    100.0%  $6,776,389 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $6,776,389   $   $   $6,776,389 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  14 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%          
Australia: 4.0%          
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.   9,360   $179,601 
ASX Ltd.   4,131    178,925 
Westpac Banking Corp.   21,572    367,322 
         725,848 
Belgium: 1.8%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA   5,589    340,587 
Brazil: 1.7%          
Ambev SA *   128,400    320,388 
Canada: 1.0%          
Toronto-Dominion Bank   2,952    178,331 
China: 6.4%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD)   18,100    163,685 
Baidu, Inc. (HKD) *   11,450    150,743 
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.   91,200    349,559 
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd.   6,400    163,327 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)   4,100    159,704 
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.   8,500    179,433 
         1,166,451 
France: 7.2%          
Airbus SE   2,149    396,330 
Edenred SE   3,011    160,943 
Safran SA   1,764    399,922 
Sanofi SA   3,686    358,972 
         1,316,167 
Germany: 1.0%          
GEA Group AG   4,423    187,204 
Japan: 5.9%          
Daifuku Co. Ltd.   16,600    397,984 
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.   5,900    157,246 
Kao Corp.   9,000    336,392 
Kubota Corp.   11,800    185,182 
         1,076,804 
Netherlands: 2.3%          
Adyen NV 144A *   112    189,385 
ASML Holding NV   235    228,066 
         417,451 
Singapore: 1.8%          
Singapore Exchange Ltd.   48,600    331,822 
Sweden: 3.8%          
Assa Abloy AB   12,549    360,519 
Elekta AB   44,438    335,309 
         695,828 
Switzerland: 4.0%          
Cie Financiere Richemont SA   1,293    197,098 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.   3,210    186,413 
Nestle SA   1,694    180,217 
Roche Holding AG   667    170,515 
         734,243 
Taiwan: 2.2%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   17,000    407,256 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
United Kingdom: 9.8%          
AstraZeneca Plc   1,380   $185,556 
Experian Plc   4,295    187,309 
GSK Plc   17,661    379,519 
Imperial Brands Plc   15,485    346,463 
London Stock Exchange Group Plc   2,970    355,682 
Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc   2,791    159,240 
Unilever Plc   3,629    182,341 
         1,796,110 
United States: 47.2%          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   1,220    177,522 
Allegion plc   2,974    400,627 
Alphabet, Inc. *   2,660    401,474 
Altria Group, Inc.   4,304    187,740 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. *   472    198,485 
BlackRock, Inc.   215    179,245 
Comcast Corp.   8,247    357,507 
Constellation Brands, Inc.   1,431    388,889 
Ecolab, Inc.   881    203,423 
Emerson Electric Co.   3,524    399,692 
Equifax, Inc.   1,411    377,471 
Fortinet, Inc. *   2,501    170,843 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   4,580    335,485 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   1,483    203,809 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   651    142,732 
Masco Corp.   2,334    184,106 
Medtronic Plc   4,184    364,636 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   2,032    182,291 
NIKE, Inc.   1,455    136,741 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,958    179,392 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   596    173,633 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   330    185,077 
RTX Corp.   1,976    192,719 
Starbucks Corp.   1,946    177,845 
Teradyne, Inc.   3,458    390,166 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   6,735    388,071 
TransUnion   4,870    388,626 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *   837    355,733 
Veeva Systems, Inc. *   1,722    398,970 
Walt Disney Co.   1,880    230,037 
Wells Fargo & Co.   3,736    216,539 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   2,850    376,143 
         8,645,669 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $15,947,890)
        18,340,159 
Total Investments: 100.1%
(Cost: $15,947,890)
        18,340,159 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)%        (9,398) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $18,330,761 


See Notes to Financial Statements

  15 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Definitions:

 

HKD Hong Kong Dollar

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
   
144A  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $189,385, or 1.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Industrials   23.9%     $4,388,571 
Financials   18.8    3,457,303 
Consumer Staples   18.1    3,313,968 
Health Care   16.8    3,082,628 
Information Technology   10.5    1,919,432 
Communication Services   7.1    1,299,465 
Consumer Discretionary   3.7    675,369 
Materials   1.1    203,423 
    100.0%  $18,340,159 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                  
Australia  $   $725,848   $   $725,848 
Belgium       340,587        340,587 
Brazil   320,388            320,388 
Canada   178,331            178,331 
China       1,166,451        1,166,451 
France       1,316,167        1,316,167 
Germany       187,204        187,204 
Japan       1,076,804        1,076,804 
Netherlands       417,451        417,451 
Singapore       331,822        331,822 
Sweden       695,828        695,828 
Switzerland       734,243        734,243 
Taiwan       407,256        407,256 
United Kingdom   532,019    1,264,091        1,796,110 
United States   8,645,669            8,645,669 
Total Investments  $9,676,407   $8,663,752   $   $18,340,159 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  16 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR INTERNATIONAL MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%          
Australia: 5.0%          
AGL Energy Ltd. †   735,611  $4,005,028 
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. †   865,391    2,259,063 
Dexus †   895,598    4,619,963 
         10,884,054 
Belgium: 1.9%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA   69,572    4,239,639 
Brazil: 1.0%          
Ambev SA *   853,200    2,128,930 
Canada: 0.9%          
TELUS Corp. †   124,388    1,991,863 
China: 18.4%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD)   467,500    4,227,764 
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (HKD)   214,400    2,286,238 
Baidu, Inc. (HKD) *   145,500    1,915,561 
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (HKD)   619,000    1,797,799 
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (HKD)   1,610,500    4,318,464 
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.   495,900    2,201,891 
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.   590,000    2,261,404 
NetEase, Inc. (HKD)   200,400    4,152,852 
PDD Holdings, Inc. (ADR) *   34,293    3,986,561 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (HKD)   205,600    1,951,958 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. (HKD)   794,000    2,036,164 
Swire Pacific Ltd. (HKD)   284,000    2,338,128 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)   114,300    4,452,233 
WH Group Ltd. (HKD) 144A   3,593,000    2,371,805 
         40,298,822 
Denmark: 2.2%          
GN Store Nord AS *   183,695    4,863,690 
France: 4.0%          
Amundi SA 144A   33,655    2,314,118 
Edenred SE   41,275    2,206,216 
Eurofins Scientific SE   36,298    2,314,662 
Ubisoft Entertainment SA *   98,259    2,068,981 
         8,903,977 
Germany: 15.0%          
BASF SE   84,296    4,822,137 
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG   38,671    4,466,569 
Continental AG   54,231    3,918,831 
Fresenius Medical Care AG   108,737    4,182,635 
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA   149,824    4,044,580 
Infineon Technologies AG   111,474    3,794,773 
KION Group AG   56,044    2,951,262 
Mercedes-Benz Group AG   59,385    4,734,280 
         32,915,067 
Italy: 1.6%          
Nexi SpA 144A *   558,383    3,541,589 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Japan: 3.0%          
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.   81,700  $2,465,576 
Kao Corp.   112,500    4,204,899 
         6,670,475 
Luxembourg: 2.3%          
Millicom International Cellular SA (SEK) (SDR) *   246,761    5,037,093 
Netherlands: 4.5%          
ABN AMRO Bank NV 144A   286,237    4,903,376 
ING Groep NV   299,926    4,943,029 
         9,846,405 
Singapore: 1.0%          
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   104,200    2,266,401 
South Korea: 2.1%          
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.   41,228    4,593,635 
Spain: 3.0%          
Banco Santander SA   510,790    2,497,577 
Cellnex Telecom SA 144A *   114,375    4,050,294 
         6,547,871 
Sweden: 1.9%          
Elekta AB †   552,756    4,170,851 
Switzerland: 8.7%          
Avolta AG *   111,724    4,657,830 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.   80,746    4,689,115 
Roche Holding AG   15,548    3,974,766 
STMicroelectronics NV (EUR)   90,243    3,888,043 
Swatch Group AG †   8,209    1,917,458 
         19,127,212 
Taiwan: 5.3%          
MediaTek, Inc.   71,000    2,572,635 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   212,000    5,078,714 
Win Semiconductors Corp.   859,000    3,906,264 
         11,557,613 
United Kingdom: 15.1%          
British American Tobacco Plc   74,207    2,254,225 
BT Group Plc   2,834,380    3,926,087 
GSK Plc   220,315    4,734,369 
Imperial Brands Plc   192,647    4,310,299 
Lloyds Banking Group Plc   7,177,624    4,698,226 
Rentokil Initial Plc   398,569    2,371,762 
Smith & Nephew Plc   318,771    3,994,166 
Swire Properties Ltd. (HKD)   2,178,200    4,581,948 
WPP Plc   232,793    2,208,132 
         33,079,214 
United States: 3.2%          
Carnival Plc (GBP) *   150,340    2,193,424 
Wynn Macau Ltd. (HKD) * †   5,383,600    4,811,883 
         7,005,307 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $216,422,217)
        219,669,708 


See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR INTERNATIONAL MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.1%      
Money Market Fund: 1.1%
(Cost: $2,390,683)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   2,390,683   $2,390,683 
Total Investments: 101.2%
(Cost: $218,812,900)
        222,060,391 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.2)%        (2,581,240) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $219,479,151 

 

 

Definitions:

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
SDR Swedish Depositary Receipt
SEK Swedish Krona

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $9,839,907.
* Non-income producing
   
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $17,181,182, or 7.8% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   20.1%     $44,016,486 
Financials   17.6    38,580,001 
Communication Services   13.5    29,803,097 
Health Care   13.4    29,452,194 
Information Technology   10.9    23,834,064 
Consumer Staples   9.9    21,771,200 
Real Estate   5.2    11,540,038 
Industrials   4.6    10,047,664 
Utilities   2.6    5,802,827 
Materials   2.2    4,822,137 
    100.0%  $219,669,708 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                  
Australia  $4,619,963   $6,264,091   $   $10,884,054 
Belgium       4,239,639        4,239,639 
Brazil   2,128,930            2,128,930 
Canada   1,991,863            1,991,863 
China   3,986,561    36,312,261        40,298,822 
Denmark       4,863,690        4,863,690 
France       8,903,977        8,903,977 
Germany       32,915,067        32,915,067 
Italy       3,541,589        3,541,589 
Japan       6,670,475        6,670,475 
Luxembourg   5,037,093            5,037,093 
Netherlands       9,846,405        9,846,405 
Singapore       2,266,401        2,266,401 
South Korea       4,593,635        4,593,635 
Spain       6,547,871        6,547,871 
Sweden       4,170,851        4,170,851 
Switzerland       19,127,212        19,127,212 
Taiwan       11,557,613        11,557,613 
United Kingdom   15,256,916    17,822,298        33,079,214 
United States       7,005,307        7,005,307 
Money Market Fund   2,390,683            2,390,683 
Total Investments  $35,412,009   $186,648,382   $   $222,060,391 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR SMID MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%          
Automobiles & Components: 2.4%          
BorgWarner, Inc.   56,140  $1,950,304 
Gentex Corp.   60,259    2,176,555 
Lear Corp.   28,791    4,171,240 
         8,298,099 
Banks: 0.7%          
M&T Bank Corp.   15,232    2,215,342 
Capital Goods: 7.7%          
Allegion plc   34,559    4,655,443 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   34,260    2,780,542 
Chart Industries, Inc. *   30,935    5,095,614 
Dover Corp.   12,704    2,251,022 
Fortive Corp.   53,193    4,575,662 
Johnson Controls International plc   35,625    2,327,025 
Masco Corp.   29,797    2,350,387 
WESCO International, Inc.   11,391    1,951,050 
         25,986,745 
Commercial & Professional Services: 6.6%          
Dayforce, Inc. *   65,789    4,355,890 
Equifax, Inc.   8,665    2,318,061 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   67,868    4,368,663 
Stericycle, Inc. *   40,927    2,158,899 
TransUnion   58,323    4,654,175 
TriNet Group, Inc.   33,976    4,501,480 
         22,357,168 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 8.2%      
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. *   19,279    4,545,603 
AutoNation, Inc. *   13,212    2,187,643 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.   47,992    2,400,560 
Best Buy Co., Inc.   54,447    4,466,287 
CarMax, Inc. *   54,726    4,767,182 
eBay, Inc.   84,921    4,482,130 
Lithia Motors, Inc.   14,453    4,348,330 
         27,197,735 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 4.8%          
Brunswick Corp.   47,197    4,555,454 
Hasbro, Inc.   41,986    2,373,049 
Mattel, Inc. *   216,607    4,290,985 
Tapestry, Inc.   104,266    4,950,550 
         16,170,038 
Consumer Services: 7.5%          
Carnival Corp. *   134,663    2,200,393 
DoorDash, Inc. *   36,412    5,014,662 
Expedia Group, Inc. *   30,227    4,163,769 
Las Vegas Sands Corp.   90,873    4,698,134 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. * †   107,646    2,253,031 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   28,783    2,209,095 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   45,861    4,688,370 
         25,227,454 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 0.7%      
The Kroger Co.   42,559  $2,431,396 
Energy: 2.8%          
Equitrans Midstream Corp.   377,553    4,715,637 
HF Sinclair Corp.   75,627    4,565,602 
         9,281,239 
Financial Services: 10.8%          
Block, Inc. *   29,109    2,462,039 
Capital One Financial Corp.   33,178    4,939,872 
Discover Financial Services   36,890    4,835,910 
Evercore, Inc.   11,707    2,254,651 
Global Payments, Inc.   34,077    4,554,732 
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.   42,870    4,789,008 
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.   8,721    2,304,088 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   7,394    1,621,135 
SEI Investments Co.   28,600    2,056,340 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   39,842    2,295,696 
Western Union Co.   311,596    4,356,112 
         36,469,583 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 2.5%          
Boston Beer Co., Inc. *   12,763    3,885,312 
Ingredion, Inc.   18,012    2,104,702 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.   21,039    2,241,285 
         8,231,299 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 6.2%          
Align Technology, Inc. *   8,083    2,650,577 
Baxter International, Inc.   50,150    2,143,411 
Centene Corp. *   27,778    2,180,017 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *   26,205    2,504,150 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   16,986    2,261,006 
Veeva Systems, Inc. *   21,223    4,917,157 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   33,794    4,460,132 
         21,116,450 
Materials: 6.6%          
Celanese Corp.   14,185    2,437,834 
Dow, Inc.   74,139    4,294,872 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   56,792    4,354,243 
Eastman Chemical Co.   47,356    4,746,018 
LyondellBasell Industries NV   41,737    4,268,860 
O-I Glass, Inc. *   128,521    2,132,163 
         22,233,990 
Media & Entertainment: 7.8%          
Electronic Arts, Inc.   15,851    2,102,952 
Fox Corp.   67,582    2,113,289 
Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc.   67,705    2,209,214 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. *   44,268    4,682,226 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   46,900    4,538,044 
Pinterest, Inc. *   62,080    2,152,314 
Roblox Corp. *   102,204    3,902,149 
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.   514,589    1,996,605 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. *   14,984    2,224,974 
         25,921,767 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 3.1%    
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   14,689    2,137,396 


See Notes to Financial Statements

  20 

 

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (continued) 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. *   9,508  $2,576,193 
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   87,046    3,773,444 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. *   8,525    2,155,887 
         10,642,920 
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.7%    
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. *   11,734    2,289,186 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 5.9% 
Marvell Technology, Inc.   34,123    2,418,638 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   24,469    2,195,114 
NXP Semiconductors N.V.   9,070    2,247,274 
ON Semiconductor Corp. *   53,916    3,965,522 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   39,394    4,267,158 
Teradyne, Inc.   40,144    4,529,448 
         19,623,154 
Software & Services: 4.3%          
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.   55,652    4,078,735 
DocuSign, Inc. *   40,340    2,402,247 
Smartsheet, Inc. *   52,056    2,004,156 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Software & Services (continued)          
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *   5,118  $2,175,201 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. *   63,594    4,157,140 
         14,817,479 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 3.9%          
Corning, Inc.   129,232    4,259,487 
Littelfuse, Inc.   16,904    4,096,684 
Zebra Technologies Corp. *   15,330    4,621,075 
         12,977,246 
Transportation: 1.5%          
Lyft, Inc. *   254,868    4,931,696 
Utilities: 5.2%          
Alliant Energy Corp.   44,029    2,219,062 
Edison International   31,589    2,234,290 
Entergy Corp.   20,989    2,218,118 
Evergy, Inc.   36,845    1,966,786 
FirstEnergy Corp.   57,560    2,222,967 
NiSource, Inc.   149,068    4,123,221 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   26,540    2,179,465 
         17,163,909 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $307,307,194)
        335,583,895 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $307,307,194)
        335,583,895 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%        436,699 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $336,020,594 

 


Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,001,996.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   22.9%     $76,893,324 
Industrials   15.9    53,275,609 
Information Technology   14.1    47,417,879 
Financials   11.6    38,684,925 
Health Care   9.5    31,759,371 
Communication Services   7.7    25,921,768 
Materials   6.6    22,233,991 
Utilities   5.1    17,163,908 
Consumer Staples   3.1    10,662,695 
Energy   2.8    9,281,239 
Real Estate   0.7    2,289,186 
    100.0%  $335,583,895 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $335,583,895   $   $   $335,583,895 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Banks: 5.3%          
Bank of America Corp.   5,507,600   $208,848,192 
US Bancorp   8,540,887    381,777,649 
Wells Fargo & Co.   3,748,017    217,235,065 
         807,860,906 
Capital Goods: 11.9%          
Allegion plc   3,005,423    404,860,532 
Emerson Electric Co.   1,905,295    216,098,559 
Honeywell International, Inc.   906,634    186,086,629 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   684,619    199,545,900 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   419,341    190,745,641 
Masco Corp.   2,659,406    209,773,945 
RTX Corp.   4,044,138    394,424,779 
         1,801,535,985 
Commercial & Professional Services: 5.1%  
Equifax, Inc.   1,425,882    381,451,952 
TransUnion   4,921,851    392,763,710 
         774,215,662 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 3.4%    
Amazon.com, Inc. *   1,047,668    188,978,354 
Etsy, Inc. *   4,763,409    327,341,466 
         516,319,820 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.1%    
NIKE, Inc.   3,321,420    312,147,052 
Consumer Services: 1.2%          
Starbucks Corp.   1,983,414    181,264,205 
Financial Services: 8.8%          
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. *   473,775    199,231,863 
Charles Schwab Corp.   5,376,667    388,948,091 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   1,488,125    204,513,019 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   1,527,995    335,012,903 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   3,548,424    204,460,191 
         1,332,166,067 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 7.3%    
Altria Group, Inc.   8,306,195    362,316,226 
Campbell Soup Co.   8,058,684    358,208,504 
PepsiCo, Inc.   1,115,219    195,174,477 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,995,611    182,837,880 
         1,098,537,087 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 7.6%    
Medtronic Plc   4,230,365    368,676,310 
Veeva Systems, Inc. *   1,740,606    403,281,004 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   2,881,708    380,327,822 
         1,152,285,136 
Household & Personal Products: 3.9%    
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.   2,528,620    389,786,773 
Kenvue, Inc.   9,283,971    199,234,018 
         589,020,791 
Materials: 6.7%          
Corteva, Inc.   7,169,846    413,485,019 
Ecolab, Inc.   883,818    204,073,576 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.   4,569,575    392,937,754 
         1,010,496,349 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Media & Entertainment: 6.6%    
Alphabet, Inc. *   2,690,262   $406,041,244 
Comcast Corp.   8,340,766    361,572,206 
Walt Disney Co.   1,886,184    230,793,474 
         998,406,924 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 14.1%    
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   2,531,986    368,429,283 
Biogen, Inc. *   1,554,033    335,096,136 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   6,680,681    362,293,331 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   4,633,910    339,433,907 
Pfizer, Inc.   12,292,334    341,112,268 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   336,831    195,769,546 
Waters Corp. *   571,969    196,888,889 
         2,139,023,360 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.8%    
Microchip Technology, Inc.   2,070,151    185,713,246 
Teradyne, Inc.   3,496,065    394,461,014 
         580,174,260 
Software & Services: 9.7%          
Adobe, Inc. *   334,706    168,892,648 
Autodesk, Inc. *   723,941    188,528,715 
Fortinet, Inc. *   2,548,800    174,108,528 
Microsoft Corp.   452,085    190,201,201 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   336,505    188,725,464 
Salesforce, Inc.   664,344    200,087,126 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *   846,593    359,810,491 
         1,470,354,173 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 1.2%    
Keysight Technologies, Inc. *   1,182,812    184,968,141 
Transportation: 1.3%          
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   2,526,125    192,339,157 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $13,790,459,056)
        15,141,115,075 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $13,790,459,056)
        15,141,115,075 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%  (326,661) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $15,140,788,414 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  22 

 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Health Care        21.7%        $3,291,308,496 
Industrials   18.3    2,768,090,804 
Information Technology   14.7    2,235,496,574 
Financials   14.1    2,140,026,973 
Consumer Staples   11.2    1,687,557,878 
Materials   6.7    1,010,496,349 
Consumer Discretionary   6.7    1,009,731,077 
Communication Services   6.6    998,406,924 
    100.0%  $15,141,115,075 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $15,141,115,075   $   $   $15,141,115,075 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT GROWTH ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Capital Goods: 10.9%          
Allegion plc   137   $18,455 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   36    10,493 
Otis Worldwide Corp.   222    22,038 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   109    31,755 
         82,741 
Commercial & Professional Services: 7.4%    
Equifax, Inc.   128    34,243 
TransUnion   275    21,945 
         56,188 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 7.1%    
Amazon.com, Inc. *   199    35,895 
Etsy, Inc. *   263    18,073 
         53,968 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.4%    
NIKE, Inc.   195    18,326 
Consumer Services: 3.4%          
Starbucks Corp.   102    9,322 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   123    17,054 
         26,376 
Financial Services: 4.5%          
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   34    4,673 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   136    29,818 
         34,491 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 5.4%    
Brown-Forman Corp.   308    15,899 
Constellation Brands, Inc.   77    20,926 
PepsiCo, Inc.   21    3,675 
         40,500 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 4.8%    
Veeva Systems, Inc. *   156    36,143 
Household & Personal Products: 4.6%    
Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.   226    34,838 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Materials: 3.2%        
Corteva, Inc.   246   $14,187 
Ecolab, Inc.   44    10,160 
         24,347 
Media & Entertainment: 4.9%          
Alphabet, Inc. *   148    22,338 
Walt Disney Co.   124    15,173 
         37,511 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 6.5%    
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   227    33,031 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   9    5,231 
Waters Corp. *   33    11,360 
         49,622 
          
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.3%    
Teradyne, Inc.   158    17,827 
Software & Services: 30.5%          
Adobe, Inc. *   29    14,633 
Autodesk, Inc. *   132    34,375 
Fortinet, Inc. *   510    34,838 
Microsoft Corp.   40    16,829 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   29    16,264 
Salesforce, Inc.   113    34,033 
ServiceNow, Inc. *   21    16,010 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *   76    32,301 
VeriSign, Inc. *   83    15,729 
Workday, Inc. *   60    16,365 
         231,377 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 2.1%    
Keysight Technologies, Inc. *   100    15,638 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $748,791)
        759,893 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $748,791)
        759,893 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: 0.0%  (50) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $759,843 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Information Technology        34.9%        $264,844 
Industrials   18.3    138,928 
Consumer Discretionary   13.0    98,671 
Health Care   11.3    85,765 
Consumer Staples   9.9    75,338 
Communication Services   4.9    37,510 
Financials   4.5    34,491 
Materials   3.2    24,346 
    100.0%  $759,893 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  24 

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $759,893   $   $   $759,893 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT VALUE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Banks: 8.9%          
Bank of America Corp.   462   $17,519 
US Bancorp   722    32,273 
Wells Fargo & Co.   314    18,199 
         67,991 
Capital Goods: 17.7%          
Allegion plc   125    16,839 
Emerson Electric Co.   160    18,147 
Honeywell International, Inc.   77    15,804 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   36    16,375 
Masco Corp.   426    33,604 
RTX Corp.   342    33,355 
         134,124 
Commercial & Professional Services: 1.6%    
TransUnion   156    12,449 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 1.4%    
Etsy, Inc. *   154    10,583 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.2%    
NIKE, Inc.   96    9,022 
Consumer Services: 0.8%          
Starbucks Corp.   70    6,397 
Financial Services: 8.2%          
Charles Schwab Corp.   454    32,842 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   93    12,781 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   298    17,171 
         62,794 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 12.5%    
Altria Group, Inc.   702    30,621 
Campbell Soup Co.   681    30,270 
Constellation Brands, Inc.   25    6,794 
PepsiCo, Inc.   75    13,126 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   170    15,575 
         96,386 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 8.3%    
Medtronic Plc   358   $31,200 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   244    32,203 
         63,403 
Materials: 8.1%          
Corteva, Inc.   373    21,511 
Ecolab, Inc.   34    7,851 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.   386    33,192 
         62,554 
Media & Entertainment: 8.6%          
Alphabet, Inc. *   87    13,131 
Comcast Corp.   705    30,562 
Walt Disney Co.   182    22,270 
         65,963 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 17.5%    
Biogen, Inc. *   131    28,248 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   565    30,640 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   392    28,714 
Pfizer, Inc.   1,040    28,860 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   20    11,624 
Waters Corp. *   18    6,196 
         134,282 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.1%    
Teradyne, Inc.   146    16,473 
Software & Services: 1.0%          
Roper Technologies, Inc.   14    7,852 
Transportation: 2.1%          
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   215    16,370 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $749,740)
        766,643 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $749,740)
        766,643 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%  362 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $767,005 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector       % of
Investments
  Value 
Health Care        25.8%        $197,685 
Industrials   21.2    162,943 
Financials   17.1    130,786 
Consumer Staples   12.6    96,387 
Communication Services   8.6    65,962 
Materials   8.2    62,553 
Consumer Discretionary   3.4    26,002 
Information Technology   3.1    24,325 
    100.0%  $766,643 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  26 

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $766,643   $   $   $766,643 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  27 

VANECK SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Automobiles & Components: 9.4%    
Ford Motor Co.   45,398   $602,885 
Lucid Group, Inc. * †   554,663    1,580,790 
Rivian Automotive, Inc. * †   190,224    2,082,953 
Tesla, Inc. *   12,514    2,199,837 
         6,466,465 
Capital Goods: 3.6%          
3M Co.   2,048    217,231 
Boeing Co. *   10,550    2,036,045 
General Electric Co.   1,644    288,571 
         2,541,847 
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 4.8%    
Amazon.com, Inc. *   11,376    2,052,003 
Carvana Co. *   12,117    1,065,205 
Macy’s, Inc.   14,981    299,470 
         3,416,678 
Consumer Services: 3.7%          
Airbnb, Inc. *   3,022    498,509 
Carnival Corp. *   31,970    522,390 
DraftKings, Inc. *   29,792    1,352,855 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. * †   12,696    265,727 
         2,639,481 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 3.3%    
Costco Wholesale Corp.   1,074    786,845 
Target Corp.   2,901    514,086 
Walmart, Inc.   16,982    1,021,806 
         2,322,737 
Energy: 1.8%          
Devon Energy Corp.   5,488    275,388 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   4,252    494,252 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   7,585    492,949 
         1,262,589 
Financial Services: 13.8%          
Affirm Holdings, Inc. *   16,357    609,462 
Block, Inc. *   12,502    1,057,419 
Coinbase Global, Inc. *   8,702    2,307,075 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. *   28,959    1,939,963 
Robinhood Markets, Inc. *   78,345    1,577,085 
SoFi Technologies, Inc. * †   288,438    2,105,598 
         9,596,602 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 1.1%    
Altria Group, Inc.   5,381    234,719 
Celsius Holdings, Inc. *   6,778    562,032 
         796,751 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.5%    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   659    326,007 
Materials: 0.4%          
Albemarle Corp.   1,853    244,114 
Media & Entertainment: 14.0%          
Alphabet, Inc. *   14,211    2,144,867 
Meta Platforms, Inc.   4,134    2,007,388 
Netflix, Inc. *   996    604,901 
Paramount Global   127,401    1,499,510 
Roku, Inc. *   17,228    1,122,749 
Snap, Inc. *   62,361    715,904 
   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Media & Entertainment (continued)    
Walt Disney Co.   9,043  $1,106,501 
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. *   56,196    490,591 
         9,692,411 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 2.2%    
Eli Lilly & Co.   596    463,664 
Moderna, Inc. *   2,942    313,500 
Pfizer, Inc.   28,019    777,527 
         1,554,691 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 11.5%    
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *   10,870    1,961,926 
Applied Materials, Inc.   1,900    391,837 
Broadcom, Inc.   627    831,032 
Enphase Energy, Inc. *   3,369    407,582 
Intel Corp.   21,638    955,750 
Marvell Technology, Inc.   4,784    339,090 
Micron Technology, Inc.   5,801    683,880 
NVIDIA Corp.   2,312    2,089,032 
Qualcomm, Inc.   1,667    282,223 
         7,942,352 
Software & Services: 19.4%          
Adobe, Inc. *   989    499,049 
BILL Holdings, Inc. *   4,189    287,868 
Cloudflare, Inc. *   7,176    694,852 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. *   2,004    642,462 
International Business Machines Corp.   1,642    313,556 
Microsoft Corp.   3,461    1,456,112 
MicroStrategy, Inc. * †   1,213    2,067,631 
Oracle Corp.   3,930    493,647 
Palantir Technologies, Inc. *   83,237    1,915,283 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *   5,319    1,511,287 
Salesforce, Inc.   1,930    581,277 
SentinelOne, Inc. *   19,739    460,116 
Shopify, Inc. *   9,519    734,581 
Snowflake, Inc. *   6,540    1,056,864 
UiPath, Inc. *   12,145    275,327 
Unity Software, Inc. *   20,875    557,363 
         13,547,275 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 6.9%    
Apple, Inc.   11,755    2,015,747 
Arista Networks, Inc. *   804    233,144 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   9,525    475,393 
Dell Technologies, Inc.   2,483    283,335 
Super Micro Computer, Inc. *   1,799    1,817,044 
         4,824,663 
Telecommunication Services: 0.7%    
AT&T, Inc.   25,738    452,989 
Transportation: 2.9%          
American Airlines Group, Inc. *   24,159    370,841 
Lyft, Inc. *   53,289    1,031,142 
Uber Technologies, Inc. *   7,905    608,607 
         2,010,590 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $64,394,385)
        69,638,242 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  28 

 

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.7%
   
Money Market Fund: 2.7%
(Cost: $1,905,117)
          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   1,905,117   $1,905,117 
Total Investments: 102.7%
(Cost: $66,299,502)
        71,543,359 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.7)%        (1,857,445) 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $69,685,914 

 

 

Footnotes:

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $4,337,804.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Information Technology        37.8%        $26,314,292 
Consumer Discretionary   18.0    12,522,624 
Communication Services   14.6    10,145,399 
Financials   13.8    9,596,601 
Industrials   6.5    4,552,436 
Consumer Staples   4.4    3,119,489 
Health Care   2.7    1,880,698 
Energy   1.8    1,262,589 
Materials   0.4    244,114 
    100.0%  $69,638,242 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks *  $69,638,242   $   $   $69,638,242 
Money Market Fund   1,905,117            1,905,117 
Total Investments  $71,543,359   $   $   $71,543,359 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

  29 

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Commodity
Strategy ETF (a)
   Durable High
Dividend ETF
   Inflation
Allocation ETF (a)
   Long/Flat Trend
ETF
 
Assets:                    
Investments, at value (1)                     
Unaffiliated issuers (2)  $22,239,294   $58,610,323   $50,557,040   $26,465,419 
Affiliated issuers (3)           31,134,666     
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (4)           5,716,126     
Cash   1,402,758    177,304    158,091    112,264 
Cash on deposit with broker for futures contracts   240,160             
Receivables:                    
Investment securities sold       807,261         
Dividends and interest   1,843    182,626    10,850     
Prepaid expenses           1,163    398 
Net variation margin on futures contracts   736,717             
Total assets   24,620,772    59,777,514    87,577,936    26,578,081 
Liabilities:                    
Payables:                    
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed       807,590         
Collateral for securities loaned           5,716,126     
Due to Adviser    11,248    14,929    21,435    6,776 
Deferred Trustee fees        624    1,081    1,493 
Accrued expenses           46,507    36,209 
Total liabilities   11,248    823,143    5,785,149    44,478 
NET ASSETS  $24,609,524   $58,954,371   $81,792,787   $26,533,603 
Shares outstanding   500,000    1,825,000    3,025,000    600,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share  $49.22   $32.30   $27.04   $44.22 
Net Assets consist of:                    
Aggregate paid in capital  $25,288,578   $71,907,617   $100,344,590   $28,327,263 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (679,054)   (12,953,246)   (18,551,803)   (1,793,660)
NET ASSETS  $24,609,524   $58,954,371   $81,792,787   $26,533,603 
(1) Value of securities on loan  $   $62,467   $13,461,780   $ 
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers  $22,240,070   $57,309,175   $46,846,267   $22,924,307 
(3) Cost of investments - Affiliated issuers  $   $   $30,994,120   $ 
(4) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned  $   $   $5,716,126   $ 
   
(a) Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

30

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Morningstar ESG
Moat ETF
   Morningstar
Global Wide Moat
ETF
   Morningstar
International
Moat ETF
   Morningstar SMID
Moat ETF
 
Assets:                    
Investments, at value (1)                     
Unaffiliated issuers (2)  $6,776,389   $18,340,159   $219,669,708   $335,583,895 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)           2,390,683     
Cash   22,906        4,900    230,404 
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)       9,895    346,778     
Receivables:                    
Due from Adviser   4,097    2,044         
Dividends and interest   6,128    24,923    478,759    328,977 
Prepaid expenses   634    378    15,826    17,184 
Total assets   6,810,154    18,377,399    222,906,654    336,160,460 
Liabilities:                    
Payables:                    
Collateral for securities loaned           2,390,683     
Line of credit           903,775     
Due to Adviser            81,657    118,293 
Due to custodian       1,678         
Deferred Trustee fees    20    363    3,101    331 
Accrued expenses   33,667    44,597    48,287    21,242 
Total liabilities   33,687    46,638    3,427,503    139,866 
NET ASSETS  $6,776,467   $18,330,761   $219,479,151   $336,020,594 
Shares outstanding   250,000    500,000    7,050,000    9,850,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share  $27.11   $36.66   $31.13   $34.11 
Net Assets consist of:                    
Aggregate paid in capital  $6,372,989   $16,104,256   $240,207,462   $301,656,315 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   403,478    2,226,505    (20,728,311)   34,364,279 
NET ASSETS  $6,776,467   $18,330,761   $219,479,151   $336,020,594 
(1) Value of securities on loan  $   $   $9,839,907   $2,001,996 
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers  $6,037,845   $15,947,890   $216,422,217   $307,307,194 
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned  $   $   $2,390,683   $ 
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency  $   $9,893   $349,594   $ 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

31

VANECK ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Morningstar Wide
Moat ETF
   Morningstar Wide
Moat Growth ETF
   Morningstar Wide
Moat Value ETF
   Social Sentiment
ETF
 
Assets:                    
Investments, at value (1)                     
Unaffiliated issuers (2)  $15,141,115,075   $759,893   $766,643   $69,638,242 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)               1,905,117 
Cash   34,005            46,146 
Receivables:                    
Investment securities sold               536,613 
Shares of beneficial interest sold    13,486,417             
Due from Adviser       1,275    1,274     
Dividends and interest   27,491,909        413    45,614 
Prepaid expenses   304,267             
Total assets   15,182,431,673    761,168    768,330    72,171,732 
Liabilities:                    
Payables:                    
Investment securities purchased    13,486,618             
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed               536,019 
Collateral for securities loaned               1,905,117 
Line of credit   22,205,668             
Due to Adviser    5,645,408            44,099 
Deferred Trustee fees    200,180             
Accrued expenses   105,385    1,325    1,325    583 
Total liabilities   41,643,259    1,325    1,325    2,485,818 
NET ASSETS  $15,140,788,414   $759,843   $767,005   $69,685,914 
Shares outstanding   168,400,000    25,000    25,000    3,250,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share  $89.91   $30.39   $30.68   $21.44 
Net Assets consist of:                    
Aggregate paid in capital  $14,592,880,361   $748,791   $749,740   $156,543,614 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   547,908,053    11,052    17,265    (86,857,700)
NET ASSETS  $15,140,788,414   $759,843   $767,005   $69,685,914 
(1) Value of securities on loan  $   $   $   $4,337,804 
(2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers  $13,790,459,056   $748,791   $749,740   $64,394,385 
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned  $   $   $   $1,905,117 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Period Ended March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Commodity
Strategy ETF (a)
   Durable High
Dividend ETF
   Inflation
Allocation ETF (a)
   Long/Flat Trend
ETF
 
Income:                    
Dividends - unaffiliated issuers  $   $1,164,214   $1,656,987   $185,231 
Dividends - affiliated issuers           1,866,643     
Interest   687,124    743    14,878    63,298 
Securities lending income       3    41,297    341 
Total income   687,124    1,164,960    3,579,805    248,870 
Expenses:                    
Management fees   69,999    94,878    236,533    62,620 
Professional fees           23,710    18,844 
Custody and accounting fees           12,901    11,429 
Reports to shareholders           15,284    4,501 
Trustees’ fees and expenses           1,156    325 
Registration fees           4,016    3,034 
Insurance           2,020    774 
Interest   206    5,543    305    15,190 
Taxes       57    242    57 
Other           809    293 
Total expenses   70,205    100,478    296,976    117,067 
Waiver of management fees           (97,158)    
Expenses assumed by the Adviser               (32,938)
Net expenses   70,205    100,478    199,818    84,129 
Net investment income   616,919    1,064,482    3,379,987    164,741 
                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Investments - unaffiliated issuers   84    (2,458,673)   (427,575)   13,689 
Investments - affiliated issuers           (1,248,655)    
In-kind redemptions - unaffiliated issuers       2,446,899    12,284    2,580,669 
In-kind redemptions - affiliated issuers           74,054     
Futures   (982,026)            
Net realized gain (loss)   (981,942)   (11,774)   (1,589,892)   2,594,358 
                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                
Investments - unaffiliated issuers   (3,711)   3,812,406    5,835,825    2,785,472 
Investments - affiliated issuers           1,038,352     
Futures   (85,807)            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (89,518)   3,812,406    6,874,177    2,785,472 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $(454,541)  $4,865,114   $8,664,272   $5,544,571 
   
(a) Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Period Ended March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Morningstar ESG
Moat ETF
   Morningstar
Global Wide
Moat ETF
   Morningstar
International
Moat ETF
   Morningstar
SMID Moat ETF
 
Income:                    
Dividends   $45,674   $176,246   $2,328,313   $1,945,317 
Interest   896    539    1,698    4,804 
Securities lending income       308    28,813    1,001 
Foreign taxes withheld       (5,974)   (251,643)   (2,420)
Total income   46,570    171,119    2,107,181    1,948,702 
Expenses:                    
Management fees   13,361    39,090    569,007    532,453 
Professional fees   22,254    23,008    23,975    20,326 
Custody and accounting fees   12,650    20,381    43,892    13,676 
Reports to shareholders   4,065    4,360    10,183    6,102 
Trustees’ fees and expenses   76    231    2,930    2,080 
Registration fees   3,690    2,009    10,406    12,523 
Insurance   675    728    3,064    1,770 
Interest       144    13,780    51 
Taxes   243    242    242    185 
Other   160    2,268    3,608    873 
Total expenses   57,174    92,461    681,087    590,039 
Expenses assumed by the Adviser   (42,382)   (46,904)   (29,777)   (9,918)
Net expenses   14,792    45,557    651,310    580,121 
Net investment income   31,778    125,562    1,455,871    1,368,581 
                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Investments    (113,529)   (114,748)   (3,120,262)   (6,435,588)
In-kind redemptions   229,779    98,928    1,526,669    18,096,573 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities       555    (29,164)    
Net realized gain (loss)   116,250    (15,265)   (1,622,757)   11,660,985 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                
Investments    820,212    2,429,838    15,208,241    35,080,157 
Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities       (7)   (2,550)    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   820,212    2,429,831    15,205,691    35,080,157 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $968,240   $2,540,128   $15,038,805   $48,109,723 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Period Ended March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

   Morningstar
Wide Moat ETF
   Morningstar
Wide Moat
Growth ETF (a)
   Morningstar
Wide Moat Value
ETF (a)
   Social Sentiment
ETF
 
Income:                    
Dividends   $122,014,272   $   $413   $262,567 
Interest   250,064            2,090 
Securities lending income   9,643            83,781 
Foreign taxes withheld               (80)
Total income   122,273,979        413    348,358 
Expenses:                    
Management fees   28,720,348    46    47    226,198 
Professional fees   22,309    708    708     
Custody and accounting fees   31,315    399    399     
Reports to shareholders   188,555    80    80     
Trustees’ fees and expenses   131,069    5    5     
Registration fees   166,591    106    106     
Insurance   41,192             
Interest   84,866            2,420 
Taxes   357            44 
Other   31,477    28    27     
Total expenses   29,418,079    1,372    1,372    228,662 
Expenses assumed by the Adviser       (1,321)   (1,321)    
Net expenses   29,418,079    51    51    228,662 
Net investment income (loss)   92,855,900    (51)   362    119,696 
                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Investments    (162,710,684)           (4,866,314)
In-kind redemptions   666,166,306            20,138,786 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities               7 
Net realized gain   503,455,622            15,272,479 
                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                
Investments    1,714,743,466    11,103    16,903    5,625,287 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,714,743,466    11,103    16,903    5,625,287 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $2,311,054,988   $11,052   $17,265   $21,017,462 
   
(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2024.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Commodity Strategy ETF (a)   Durable High Dividend ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Period Ended
September 30,
2023(b)
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $616,919   $948,799   $1,064,482   $3,138,486 
Net realized gain (loss)   (981,942)   (240,861)   (11,774)   1,391,961 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (89,518)   823,376    3,812,406    4,476,449 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (454,541)   1,531,314    4,865,114    9,006,896 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (1,774,980)       (1,462,387)   (2,908,003)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   5,004,117    34,680,818    14,230,485    66,224,810 
Cost of shares redeemed   (4,620,033)   (9,757,171)   (44,224,066)   (59,551,888)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   384,084    24,923,647    (29,993,581)   6,672,922 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (1,845,437)   26,454,961    (26,590,854)   12,771,815 
Net Assets, beginning of period   26,454,961        85,545,225    72,773,410 
Net Assets, end of period  $24,609,524   $26,454,961   $58,954,371   $85,545,225 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   100,000    700,000    450,000    2,125,000 
Shares redeemed   (100,000)   (200,000)   (1,450,000)   (1,925,000)
Net increase (decrease)       500,000    (1,000,000)   200,000 
                     
(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(b) For the period December 21, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Inflation Allocation ETF (a)   Long/Flat Trend ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $3,379,987   $1,765,265   $164,741   $414,213 
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,589,892)   (6,136,714)   2,594,358    3,051,142 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   6,874,177    20,462,810    2,785,472    737,376 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   8,664,272    16,091,361    5,544,571    4,202,731 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (4,000,118)   (2,100,120)   (375,000)   (315,038)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   25,006,929    11,559,426    44,765,652    44,255,064 
Cost of shares redeemed   (38,530,435)   (65,965,169)   (47,830,588)   (57,288,850)
Decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions   (13,523,506)   (54,405,743)   (3,064,936)   (13,033,786)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (8,859,352)   (40,414,502)   2,104,635    (9,146,093)
Net Assets, beginning of period   90,652,139    131,066,641    24,428,968    33,575,061 
Net Assets, end of period  $81,792,787   $90,652,139   $26,533,603   $24,428,968 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   975,000    450,000    1,200,000    1,250,000 
Shares redeemed   (1,525,000)   (2,625,000)   (1,250,000)   (1,600,000)
Net decrease   (550,000)   (2,175,000)   (50,000)   (350,000)
   
(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Morningstar ESG Moat ETF   Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $31,778   $57,712   $125,562   $367,847 
Net realized gain (loss)   116,250    (11,941)   (15,265)   493,702 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   820,212    339,632    2,429,831    1,412,803 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   968,240    385,403    2,540,128    2,274,352 
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (65,003)   (37,500)   (325,000)   (585,100)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   1,274,576    5,221,511        3,399,648 
Cost of shares redeemed   (1,750,236)   (1,711,878)   (1,597,372)   (4,920,761)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   (475,660)   3,509,633    (1,597,372)   (1,521,113)
Total increase in net assets   427,577    3,857,536    617,756    168,139 
Net Assets, beginning of period   6,348,890    2,491,354    17,713,005    17,544,866 
Net Assets, end of period  $6,776,467   $6,348,890   $18,330,761   $17,713,005 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   50,000    225,000        100,000 
Shares redeemed   (75,000)   (75,000)   (50,000)   (150,000)
Net increase (decrease)   (25,000)   150,000    (50,000)   (50,000)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Morningstar International Moat ETF   Morningstar SMID Moat ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Period Ended
September 30,
2023(a)
 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $1,455,871   $4,768,384   $1,368,581   $901,966 
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,622,757)   (6,415,282)   11,660,985    (910,887)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   15,205,691    505,830    35,080,157    (6,803,456)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   15,038,805    (1,141,068)   48,109,723    (6,812,377)
Distributions to shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings   (5,575,320)   (1,800,060)   (1,500,150)   (66,010)
                     
Share transactions*:                    
Proceeds from sale of shares   2,953,035    188,853,511    208,767,024    248,606,020 
Cost of shares redeemed   (24,294,845)   (21,082,385)   (105,524,796)   (55,558,840)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   (21,341,810)   167,771,126    103,242,228    193,047,180 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (11,878,325)   164,829,998    149,851,801    186,168,793 
Net Assets, beginning of period   231,357,476    66,527,478    186,168,793     
Net Assets, end of period  $219,479,151   $231,357,476   $336,020,594   $186,168,793 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                    
Shares sold   100,000    5,900,000    6,650,000    8,500,000 
Shares redeemed   (800,000)   (800,000)   (3,350,000)   (1,950,000)
Net increase (decrease)   (700,000)   5,100,000    3,300,000    6,550,000 
   
(a) For the period October 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   Morningstar
Wide Moat
Growth ETF
 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024(a)
(unaudited)
 
Operations:               
Net investment income (loss)  $92,855,900   $85,949,378   $(51)
Net realized gain   503,455,622    644,934,480     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,714,743,466    811,917,415    11,103 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   2,311,054,988    1,542,801,273    11,052 
Distributions to shareholders from:               
Distributable earnings   (112,006,875)   (78,997,870)    
                
Share transactions*:               
Proceeds from sale of shares   5,136,570,513    8,329,731,215    748,791 
Cost of shares redeemed   (2,812,424,810)   (5,041,737,828)    
Increase in net assets resulting from share transactions   2,324,145,703    3,287,993,387    748,791 
Total increase in net assets   4,523,193,816    4,751,796,790    759,843 
Net Assets, beginning of period   10,617,594,598    5,865,797,808     
Net Assets, end of period  $15,140,788,414   $10,617,594,598   $759,843 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)               
Shares sold   61,000,000    109,000,000    25,000 
Shares redeemed   (32,650,000)   (66,750,000)    
Net increase   28,350,000    42,250,000    25,000 
   
(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2024.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Morningstar
Wide Moat Value
ETF
   Social Sentiment ETF 
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024(a)
(unaudited)
   Period Ended
March 31, 2024
(unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2023
 
Operations:               
Net investment income  $362   $119,696   $274,169 
Net realized gain (loss)       15,272,479    (2,368,943)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   16,903    5,625,287    12,273,084 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   17,265    21,017,462    10,178,310 
Distributions to shareholders from:               
Distributable earnings       (324,950)   (209,840)
                
Share transactions*:               
Proceeds from sale of shares   749,740    66,679,444    81,579,535 
Cost of shares redeemed       (72,770,979)   (94,100,010)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   749,740    (6,091,535)   (12,520,475)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   767,005    14,600,977    (2,552,005)
Net Assets, beginning of period       55,084,937    57,636,942 
Net Assets, end of period  $767,005   $69,685,914   $55,084,937 
*Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)               
Shares sold   25,000    3,600,000    5,475,000 
Shares redeemed       (3,925,000)   (6,425,000)
Net increase (decrease)   25,000    (325,000)   (950,000)
   
(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2024.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Commodity Strategy ETF(a)
    
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2023 (b)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $52.91   $50.00 
Net investment income (c)  1.18   1.69 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  (1.91)  1.22 
Total from investment operations  (0.73)  2.91 
Distributions from:        
Net investment income  (2.96)   
Net asset value, end of period        $49.22         $52.91 
Total return (d)  (1.06)%  5.82%
         
Ratios to average net assets        
Expenses  0.55%(e)  0.55%(e)
Net investment income  4.85%(e)  4.36%(e)
Supplemental data        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $25   $26 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  %  %

 

 

(a) Consolidated Financial Highlights
(b) For the period December 21, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(c) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Durable High Dividend ETF
            
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended September 30,  Period
Ended
September
30,
   (unaudited)  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019 (a)
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $30.28   $27.72   $30.59   $26.78   $28.24   $25.36 
Net investment income (b)  0.49   1.07   0.99   1.01   0.92   0.75 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  2.13   2.50   (2.90)  3.71   (1.28)  2.62 
Total from investment operations  2.62   3.57   (1.91)  4.72   (0.36)  3.37 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.60)  (1.01)  (0.96)  (0.91)  (0.90)  (0.49)
Net realized capital gains              (0.20)   
Total distributions  (0.60)  (1.01)  (0.96)  (0.91)  (1.10)  (0.49)
Net asset value, end of period        $32.30   $30.28   $27.72   $30.59   $26.78         $28.24 
Total return (c)  8.81%  12.91%  (6.58)%  17.89%  (1.26)%  13.41%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (d)  0.31%(e)  0.30%  0.29%  0.53%  0.73%  1.14%(e)
Net expenses (d)  0.31%(e)  0.30%  0.29%  0.29%  0.29%  0.29%(e)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (d)  0.29%(e)  0.29%  0.29%  N/A  N/A  N/A
Net investment income  3.25%(e)  3.42%  3.19%  3.38%  3.44%  3.00%(e)
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $59   $86   $73   $51   $33   $18 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  30%  61%  50%  50%  67%  94%

 

 

(a) For the period October 30, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2019.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Periods after September 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Inflation Allocation ETF(a)
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.36   $22.79   $25.47   $20.15   $25.25   $25.39 
Net investment income (b)  0.91   0.37   0.92   0.14   0.45   0.31 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  1.71   2.58   (1.44)  6.57   (4.94)  (0.31)
Total from investment operations  2.62   2.95   (0.52)  6.71   (4.49)   
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.94)  (0.38)  (2.16)  (1.39)  (0.61)  (0.14)
Net asset value, end of period        $27.04   $25.36   $22.79   $25.47   $20.15   $25.25 
Total return (c)  10.55%  12.95%  (2.71)%  34.11%  (18.32)%  0.02%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (d)  0.63%(e)  0.61%  0.63%  1.60%  1.12%  0.93%
Net expenses (d)  0.42%(e)  0.42%  0.51%  0.56%  0.55%  0.55%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (d)  0.42%(e)  0.42%  0.51%  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%
Net investment income (d)  7.15%(e)  1.48%  3.56%  0.58%  1.97%  1.23%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $82   $91   $131   $17   $9   $30 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  16%  70%  32%  76%  195%  449%

 

 

(a) Consolidated Financial Highlights
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund's proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund's investment in underlying funds.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Long/Flat Trend ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $37.58   $33.58   $39.96   $31.55   $28.02   $28.24 
Net investment income (a)  0.26   0.51   0.24   0.34   0.40   0.39 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  7.01   3.90   (6.46)  8.78   3.56(b)  (0.35)
Total from investment operations  7.27   4.41   (6.22)  9.12   3.96   0.04 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.63)  (0.41)  (0.16)  (0.71)  (0.43)  (0.26)
Net asset value, end of period        $44.22   $37.58   $33.58   $39.96   $31.55   $28.02 
Total return (c)  19.50%  13.27%  (15.67)%  29.29%  14.22%  0.29%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses (d)  0.93%(e)  0.90%  0.72%  0.82%  0.76%  0.69%
Net expenses (d)  0.67%(e)  0.66%  0.59%  0.55%  0.55%  0.57%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes (d)  0.55%(e)  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%  0.55%
Net investment income (d)  1.32%(e)  1.41%  0.60%  0.91%  1.38%  1.47%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $27   $24   $34   $41   $32   $66 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  1%  115%  243%  1%  %  59%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund's proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund's investment in underlying funds.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar ESG Moat ETF
      
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
September
30, 2023
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2022 (a)
             
Net asset value, beginning of period  $23.09   $19.93   $25.05 
Net investment income (b)  0.13   0.29   0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  4.18   3.08   (5.32)
Total from investment operations  4.31   3.37   (5.07)
Distributions from:            
Net investment income  (0.29)  (0.21)  (0.05)
Net asset value, end of period        $27.11   $23.09         $19.93 
Total return (c)  18.74%  16.97%  (20.30)%
             
Ratios to average net assets            
Gross expenses  1.93%(d)  2.20%  4.24%(d)
Net expenses  0.50%(d)  0.49%  0.49%(d)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.49%(d)  0.49%  0.49%(d)
Net investment income  1.07%(d)  1.25%  1.06%(d)
Supplemental data            
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $7   $6   $2 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  15%  38%  44%

 

 

(a) For the period October 6, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2022.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF
            
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended September 30,  Period
Ended
September
30,
   (unaudited)  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019 (a)
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $32.21   $29.24   $38.42   $32.17   $28.97   $25.30 
Net investment income (b)  0.25   0.65   0.63   0.54   0.46   0.47 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  4.85   3.49   (7.60)  6.74   3.47   3.31 
Total from investment operations  5.10   4.14   (6.97)  7.28   3.93   3.78 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.65)  (0.70)  (0.55)  (0.43)  (0.34)  (0.11)
Net realized capital gains     (0.47)  (1.66)  (0.60)  (0.39)   
Total distributions  (0.65)  (1.17)  (2.21)  (1.03)  (0.73)  (0.11)
Net asset value, end of period        $36.66   $32.21   $29.24   $38.42   $32.17         $28.97 
Total return (c)  15.97%  14.14%  (19.41)%  22.99%  13.70%  15.01%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses   1.06%(d)  1.08%  0.96%  1.20%  2.04%  2.50%(d)
Net expenses  0.52%(d)  0.52%  0.52%  0.52%  0.52%  0.56%(d)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.52%(d)  0.52%  0.52%  0.52%  0.52%  0.52%(d)
Net investment income  1.45%(d)  1.94%  1.76%  1.44%  1.54%  1.86%(d)
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $18   $18   $18   $19   $10   $6 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  34%  73%  67%  74%  68%  71%

 

 

(a) For the period October 30, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2019.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar International Moat ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $29.85   $25.10   $33.54   $29.38   $30.57   $33.13 
Net investment income (a)  0.19   0.89   1.34   1.07   0.62   1.00 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  1.82   4.81(b)  (8.28)  3.81   (0.56)  (2.50)
Total from investment operations  2.01   5.70   (6.94)  4.88   0.06   (1.50)
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.73)  (0.95)  (1.50)  (0.72)  (1.25)  (1.06)
Net asset value, end of period        $31.13   $29.85   $25.10   $33.54   $29.38   $30.57 
Total return (c)  6.76%  22.82%  (21.65)%  16.64%  (0.14)%  (4.25)%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Gross expenses   0.60%(d)  0.63%  0.67%  0.76%  0.76%  0.69%
Net expenses  0.57%(d)  0.58%  0.58%  0.57%  0.58%  0.57%
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.56%(d)  0.56%  0.56%  0.56%  0.56%  0.56%
Net investment income  1.28%(d)  2.85%  4.32%  3.09%  2.10%  3.26%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $219   $231   $67   $70   $51   $83 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  45%  87%  105%  110%  94%  85%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
    
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  Period
Ended
September
30,
2023 (a)
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $28.42   $26.02 
Net investment income (b)  0.18   0.37 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments  5.72   2.09(c)
Total from investment operations  5.90   2.46 
Distributions from:        
Net investment income  (0.21)  (0.06)
Net asset value, end of period        $34.11         $28.42 
Total return (d)  20.81%  9.49%
         
Ratios to average net assets        
Gross expenses  0.50%(e)  0.59%(e)
Net expenses  0.49%(e)  0.49%(e)
Net investment income  1.16%(e)  1.30%(e)
Supplemental data        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $336   $186 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  36%  76%

 

 

(a) For the period October 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2023.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
   Period  Year Ended September 30,
   Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)
  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
                         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $75.81   $59.98   $73.28   $54.63   $50.13   $46.73 
Net investment income (a)  0.60   0.78   0.85   0.96   0.92   0.89 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  14.23   15.86   (13.33)  18.59   4.30   3.25 
Total from investment operations  14.83   16.64   (12.48)  19.55   5.22   4.14 
Distributions from:                        
Net investment income  (0.73)  (0.81)  (0.82)  (0.90)  (0.72)  (0.74)
Net asset value, end of period        $89.91   $75.81   $59.98   $73.28   $54.63   $50.13 
Total return (b)  19.62%  27.98%  (17.27)%  36.11%  10.40%  9.21%
                         
Ratios to average net assets                        
Expenses  0.46%(c)  0.47%  0.46%  0.46%  0.47%  0.48%
Expenses excluding interest and taxes   0.46%(c)  0.46%  0.46%  N/A  N/A  N/A
Net investment income  1.45%(c)  1.06%  1.20%  1.40%  1.77%  1.90%
Supplemental data                        
Net assets, end of period (in millions)   $15,141   $10,618   $5,866   $6,599   $3,398   $2,486 
Portfolio turnover rate (d)  24%  51%  51%  47%  48%  58%

 

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(b) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(c) Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar
Wide Moat
Growth ETF
  
   Period Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)(a)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $29.95 
Net investment income (b)  (c)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments  0.44 
Total from investment operations  0.44 
Net asset value, end of period         $30.39 
Total return (d)  1.48%
     
Ratios to average net assets    
Gross expenses   13.31%(e)
Net expenses  0.49%(e)
Net investment loss   (0.49)%(e)
Supplemental data    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $1 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  %

 

 

(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2024.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Morningstar
Wide Moat
Value ETF
  
   Period Ended
March 31,
2024
(unaudited)(a)
     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $29.99 
Net investment income (b)  0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments  0.68 
Total from investment operations  0.69 
Net asset value, end of period         $30.68 
Total return (c)  2.30%
     
Ratios to average net assets    
Gross expenses   13.20%(d)
Net expenses  0.49%(d)
Net investment income  3.48%(d)
Supplemental data    
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $1 
Portfolio turnover rate (e)  %

 

 

(a) For the period March 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2024.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(d) Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Social Sentiment ETF
        
   Period
Ended
March 31,
2024
  Year Ended September 30, Period
Ended
September
30,
   (unaudited)  2023  2022  2021 (a)
                 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $15.41   $12.74   $24.66   $25.00 
Net investment income (loss) (b)  0.04   0.07   0.02   (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments  6.09   2.65   (11.94)  (0.31)(c)
Total from investment operations  6.13   2.72   (11.92)  (0.34)
Distributions from:                
Net investment income  (0.10)  (0.05)      
Net asset value, end of period        $21.44   $15.41   $12.74         $24.66 
Total return (d)  39.87%  21.46%  (48.34)%  (1.38)%
                 
Ratios to average net assets                
Gross expenses   0.76%(e)  1.23%  1.16%  0.75%(e)
Net expenses  0.76%(e)  0.75%  0.75%  0.75%(e)
Net expenses excluding interest and taxes  0.75%(e)  0.75%  0.75%  N/A
Net investment income (loss)  0.40%(e)  0.47%  0.11%  (0.20)%(e)
Supplemental data                
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  $70   $55   $58   $193 
Portfolio turnover rate (f)  93%  232%  263%  161%

 

 

(a) For the period March 3, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(c) The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
(d) Returns are not annualized and include adjustments in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Net asset values and returns for financial reporting purposes may differ from those for shareholder transactions.
(e) Annualized
(f) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Note 1—Fund Organization—VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and offers multiple investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust. These financial statements relate only to the investment portfolios listed in the table below (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).

 

Fund   Diversification Classification
 
Commodity Strategy ETF   Non-Diversified
Durable High Dividend ETF   Diversified
Inflation Allocation ETF   Diversified
Long/Flat Trend ETF   Diversified
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF   Non-Diversified
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   Diversified
Morningstar International Moat ETF   Diversified
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   Non-Diversified
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   Diversified
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF   Non-Diversified
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF   Non-Diversified
Social Sentiment ETF   Non-Diversified

 

Each Fund, except for Commodity Strategy ETF and Inflation Allocation ETF, was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase a security representing a proportionate undivided interest in a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks in approximately the same weighting as their index listed in the table below.

 

Fund   Index
     
Durable High Dividend ETF   Morningstar® US Dividend Valuation IndexSM
Long/Flat Trend ETF   Ned Davis Research CMG US Large Cap Long/Flat Index
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF   Morningstar® US Sustainability Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   Morningstar® Global Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar International Moat ETF   Morningstar® Global ex-US Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF   Morningstar® US Broad Growth Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF   Morningstar® US Broad Value Wide Moat Focus IndexSM
Social Sentiment ETF   BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index

 

Using a proprietary, rules-based real asset allocation model, the Inflation Allocation ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in exchange traded products (“ETPs”) that provide exposure to real assets, which include commodities, real estate, natural resources and infrastructure, as well as companies that own, operate, or derive a significant portion of their value from real assets or the production thereof.

 

The Commodity Strategy ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in exchange-traded commodity futures contracts, exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) commodity-linked instruments, and pooled investment vehicles, including ETPs that provide exposure to commodities and Cash and Fixed Income Investments. The Fund does not invest in commodities directly.

 

Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VEAC”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds, except for Inflation Allocation ETF and Commodity Strategy ETF. Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (“VEARA”) serves as the investment adviser to Inflation Allocation ETF and Commodity Strategy ETF and their Subsidiaries. VEAC and VEARA are collectively referred to as the “Adviser”.

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions

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that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies.

 

The following summarizes the Funds’ significant accounting policies.

 

A. Security Valuation—The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis, which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
   
  Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
   
  Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
   
  Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
   
  Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the closing price on the markets in which the securities trade. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included on NASDAQ and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service, considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Futures contracts are generally valued at the official settlement price on the primary exchange on which they trade and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Debt securities are valued on the basis of evaluated prices furnished by an independent pricing service or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date and or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are considered as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as valuation designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with requirements. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes they do not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to
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  determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.
   
  Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be classified either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.
   
  A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Funds’ investments are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.
   
B. Basis for Consolidation—The Commodity Strategy ETF invests in U.S. Treasury securities and Commodity Instruments through the Commodity Strategy Subsidiary. The Inflation Allocation ETF invests in certain ETPs through the Real Asset Allocation Subsidiary. Collectively, they are referred to here as the “Subsidiaries” and each is a wholly-owned “Subsidiary”, organized under the laws of Cayman Islands. Each Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter-end of the Fund’s fiscal year. Consolidated financial statements of each Fund present the financial position and results of operations for each Fund and its wholly-owned Subsidiary. All interfund account balances and transactions between the Fund and Subsidiary have been eliminated in consolidation.
   
C. Federal Income Taxes—It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
   
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders—Dividends to shareholders from net investment income, distributions from net realized capital gains and return of capital, if any, are declared and paid annually by each Fund (except for dividends from net investment income from Durable High Dividend ETF, which are declared and paid quarterly). Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.
   
E. Currency Translation—Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day as quoted by one or more sources. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Foreign denominated income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates are not separately disclosed in the financial statements. Such amounts are included within the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations.
   
F. Restricted Securities—The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
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G. Use of Derivative Instruments— Certain Funds may invest in derivative instruments. A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. Derivative instruments may be privately negotiated contracts (often referred to as OTC derivatives) or they may be listed and traded on an exchange. Derivative contracts may involve future commitments to purchase or sell financial instruments or commodities at specified terms on a specified date, or to exchange interest payment streams or currencies based on a notional or contractual amount. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. The use of derivative instruments also involves the risk of loss if the investment adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency prices. Investments in derivative instruments also include the risk of default by the counterparty, the risk that the investment may not be liquid and the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. Details of this disclosure are found below as well as in the Schedule of Investments.
   
  Futures Contracts— Futures contracts are financial contracts, the value of which depends on, or is derived from, the underlying reference asset. The Commodity Strategy ETF invests in commodity futures contracts, and the underlying reference assets consist of commodity instruments. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deliver to a broker an amount of cash and/or government securities equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin”. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, are generally made or received by the Fund each day depending on the fluctuations in the value of the Futures. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as an unrealized gain or loss on futures, until the futures contract is closed or expires, at which time the net gain or loss is reclassified to realized gain or loss on futures. Commodity Strategy ETF held futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2024, the average notional amount for the period was $24,963,671. Futures contracts held by Commodity Strategy ETF at March 31, 2024 are reflected in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
   
  At March 31, 2024, the Fund held the following derivatives (not designated as hedging instruments under GAAP):

 

   Asset Derivatives
   Commodities
Futures Risk
Commodity Strategy ETF               
Futures contracts1  $ 734,634

 

1 Reflects unrealized appreciation/depreciation as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

  The impact of transactions in derivative instruments during the period ended March 31, 2024, was as follows:

 

   Commodities Futures
Risk
Commodity Strategy ETF                             
Realized gain (loss):      
Futures contracts1  $ (982,026)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):      
Futures contracts2  $ (85,807)

 

1 Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts
2 Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
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H. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities—In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of offset in those agreements allows the Funds to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received from or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may pledge or receive cash and or securities as collateral for securities lending and derivative instruments. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present derivative instruments and securities lending assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
   
  Futures contracts held by Commodity Strategy ETF are not subject to a master netting agreements or other similar arrangements. In general, collateral received or pledged exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments. Refer to the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities for collateral received or pledged as of March 31, 2024.
   
  Cash collateral received for securities lending in the form of money market fund investments, if any, at March 31, 2024, is presented in the Schedules of Investments and in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is disclosed in Note 9 (Securities Lending).
   
I. Other—Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued as earned.
   
  The Funds earn interest income on uninvested cash balances held at the custodian bank. Such amounts, if any, are presented as interest income in the Statements of Operations.
   
  The character of distributions received from certain investments may be comprised of income, capital gains, and return of capital. It is the Funds’ policy to estimate the character of distributions received from these investments based on historical data if actual amounts are not available. Such amounts are based on historical information available to the Funds and other industry sources. After each calendar year end, these investments report the actual tax character of these distributions. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts are reflected in the Funds’ records in the year in which they are reported by adjusting the related cost basis of investments, capital gains and income, as necessary.
   
  In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements— The Adviser receives a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed, until at least February 1, 2025, to waive fees and assume expenses to prevent each Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding expense limitations listed in the following table.

 

The management fee rates and expense limitations for the period ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:

 

Fund  Management
Fees
  Expense
Limitations
Inflation Allocation ETF   0.50   0.55
Long/Flat Trend ETF  0.50   0.55 
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF  0.45   0.49 
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF  0.45   0.52 
Morningstar International Moat ETF  0.50   0.56 
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF  0.45   0.49 
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF  0.45   0.49 
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF  0.45   0.49 
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF  0.45   0.49 
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Refer to the Statements of Operations for amounts waived/assumed by the Adviser.

 

The Adviser waives the management fees it charges the Funds by the amount it collects as a management fee from underlying funds managed by the Adviser. For the period ended March 31, 2024, the Adviser waived management fees of $97,157 due to such investments held in the Inflation Allocation ETF.

 

The Funds listed below utilize a unitary management fee structure where the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. In addition, for Commodity Strategy ETF, the Adviser has agreed to pay and/or reimburse the Fund for the offering costs and trading expenses that are net account or similar fees charged by futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) until at least February 1, 2025.

 

The unitary management fee rates for the period ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:

 

Fund  Management
Fee Rate
Commodity Strategy ETF    0.55%  
Durable High Dividend ETF    0.29 
Social Sentiment ETF    0.75 

 

In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (“the Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.

 

At March 31, 2024, the Adviser owned approximately 8% of Durable High Dividend ETF and 20% of Morningstar ESG Moat ETF.

 

Note 4—Capital Share Transactions—As of March 31, 2024, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed at their net asset value per share only through certain authorized broker-dealers (“Authorized Participants”) in blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).

 

The consideration for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind contribution or distribution of a designated portfolio of securities (“Deposit Securities”) plus a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may also be substituted in an amount equivalent to the value of certain Deposit Securities, generally as a result of market circumstances, or when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, or are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant. The Funds may issue Creation Units in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including, for the benefit of the Funds, a requirement to maintain cash collateral on deposit at the custodian equal to at least 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities.

 

Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay transaction fees directly to the transfer agent. In addition, the Funds may impose certain variable fees on the purchase or redemption of Creation Units for cash, or on transactions effected outside the clearing process, to defray certain transaction costs. These variable fees, if any, are reflected in share transactions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

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Note 5—Investments—For the period ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments and in-kind capital share transactions) and purchases and sales of investments resulting from in-kind capital share transactions (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

           In-Kind Capital Share Transactions
Fund  Purchases  Sales  Purchases  Sales
Durable High Dividend ETF    21,467,372     20,153,411     14,228,760     45,643,023 
Inflation Allocation ETF*    14,763,757     15,153,789     24,843,664     38,051,875 
Long/Flat Trend ETF    46,830,492     276,676     44,778,050     94,656,260 
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF    940,878     932,411     1,274,110     1,798,675 
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF    5,991,368     6,258,862          1,534,464 
Morningstar International Moat ETF    101,143,369     107,270,437     1,992,336     20,985,034 
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF    95,638,436     86,971,468     207,896,091     113,735,717 
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF    3,017,762,614     3,026,177,210     5,136,463,652     2,812,786,680 
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF              748,791      
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF              749,740      
Social Sentiment ETF    68,287,909     55,528,682     66,769,560     85,881,479 

* Represents consolidated cost of investments purchased and proceeds from investments sold.

 

Note 6—Income Taxes—As of March 31, 2024, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments owned were as follows:

 

Fund  Tax Cost of
Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Commodity Strategy ETF  $23,120,588  $248  $(881,542)  $(881,294)
Durable High Dividend ETF  57,262,814  2,061,362  (713,853)  1,347,509
Inflation Allocation ETF  85,299,404  6,825,014  (4,716,586)  2,108,428
Long/Flat Trend ETF  22,963,218  3,541,112  (38,911)  3,502,201
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF  6,156,405  875,722  (255,738)  619,984
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF  15,967,301  2,559,070  (186,212)  2,372,858
Morningstar International Moat ETF  219,161,053  11,933,325  (9,033,988)  2,899,337
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF  307,331,755  29,611,186  (1,359,046)  28,252,140
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF  13,792,009,332  1,647,956,909  (298,851,166)  1,349,105,743
Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF  748,791  12,692  (1,590)  11,102
Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF  749,740  16,903    16,903
Social Sentiment ETF  68,692,219  7,942,724  (5,091,584)  2,851,140

 

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

 

At September 30, 2023, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

Fund  Short-Term
Capital Losses
with No Expiration
  Long-Term
Capital Losses
with No Expiration
  Total
Durable High Dividend ETF  (8,462,936)  (6,149,460)  (14,612,396)
Inflation Allocation ETF  (17,676,615)  (1,339,882)  (19,016,497)
Long/Flat Trend ETF  (7,841,264)  (84,443)  (7,925,707)
Morningstar ESG Moat ETF  (206,985)  (130,512)  (337,497)
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF  (164,800)     (164,800)
Morningstar International Moat ETF  (15,907,224)  (6,648,035)  (22,555,259)
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF  (6,244,206)     (6,244,206)
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF  (677,985,382)  (674,616,865)  (1,352,602,247)
Social Sentiment ETF  (93,090,241)  (11,889,773)  (104,980,014)

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for all open tax years. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision

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for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. However, certain Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended March 31, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Note 7—Principal Risks—Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds (See Note 1) and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. The Funds may purchase securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse economic developments and political conflicts, or natural or other disasters, such as the recent coronavirus outbreak. Additionally, certain Funds may invest in securities of emerging market issuers, which are exposed to a number of risks that may make these investments volatile in price or difficult to trade. Political risks may include unstable governments, nationalization, restrictions on foreign ownership, laws that prevent investors from getting their money out of a country, sanctions and investment restrictions and legal systems that do not protect property risks as well as the laws of the United States. These and other factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets. Certain securities of Chinese issuers are, or may in the future become restricted, and the Funds may be forced to sell such restricted securities and incur a loss as a result.

 

Commodity Strategy ETF invests in futures contracts. The usage of futures contracts is subject to risks that are in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. Futures contracts are subject to collateral requirements and daily limits that may limit the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. If the Fund is unable to meet its investment objective, the Fund’s returns may be lower than expected. Additionally, these collateral requirements may require the Fund to liquidate its position when it otherwise would not do so. Futures contracts exhibit “futures basis,” which refers to the difference between the current market value of the underlying commodity (the “spot” price) and the price of the cash-settled futures contracts. A negative futures basis exists when cash-settled futures contracts generally trade at a premium to the current market value of the underlying commodity. If a negative futures basis exists, the Fund’s investments in futures contracts will generally underperform a direct investment in the underlying commodity.

 

Long/Flat Trend ETF may invest in shares of other funds, including ETFs that track the S&P 500 Index. As a result, the Fund will indirectly be exposed to the risks of an investment in the underlying funds. Shares of other funds have many of the same risks as direct investments in common stocks or bonds. In addition, the market value of the Fund’s shares is expected to rise and fall as the value of the underlying index or bond rises and falls. The market value of such funds’ shares may differ from the net asset value of the particular fund.

 

Inflation Allocation ETF may concentrate its investments in ETPs that invest directly in, or have exposure to, equity and debt securities, as well as real asset categories such as commodities, real estate, natural resources and infrastructure. Such investments may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The Fund is dependent on the performance of underlying funds and is subject to the risks of those funds. In addition, the Fund may gain exposure to the cryptocurrency Bitcoin by investing in pooled investment vehicles that invest in Bitcoin, which generally operates without central authority (such as a bank) and is not backed by any government; nor is it legal tender. Federal, state and/or foreign governments may restrict the use and exchange of cryptocurrencies, and regulation in the United States is still developing. Cryptocurrencies are susceptible to theft, loss and destruction. Accordingly, the Fund’s indirect investment in Bitcoin is also susceptible to these risks. Cryptocurrency exchanges have in the past, and may in the future, stop operating or permanently shut down due to fraud, cybersecurity issues, manipulation, technical glitches,

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hackers or malware, which may also affect the price of Bitcoin and thus the Fund’s indirect investment in Bitcoin.

 

Changes in laws or government regulations by the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could adversely affect the operations of the Commodity Strategy ETF and Inflation Allocation ETF.

 

Social Sentiment ETF may concentrate its investment in the information technology, consumer discretionary and communication services sectors. The Fund will be sensitive to, and its performance may depend to a greater extent on, the overall condition of these sectors. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. The products of information technology companies may face product obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on patent protection and the expiration of patents may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector are subject to fluctuations in supply and demand. These companies may also be adversely affected by changes in consumer spending as a result of world events, political and economic conditions, commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources and labor relations. Companies in the communication services sector may be affected by industry competition, substantial capital requirements, government regulations and obsolescence of communications products and services due to technological advancement. The index provider relies on social media analytics, which are relatively new and untested. Investing in companies based on social media analytics involves the potential risk of market manipulation because social media posts may be made with an intent to inflate, or otherwise manipulate, the public perception of a company stock or other investment. Furthermore, text and sentiment analysis of social media postings may prove inaccurate in predicting a company’s stock performance.

 

A more complete description of risks is included in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

Note 8—Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan—The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which the Trustees can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board of Trustees. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds as directed by the Trustees.

 

A unitary management fee was adopted on October 1, 2021, for Durable High Dividend ETF. For this Fund, the liability of the Plan shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Asset and Liabilities represents amounts accrued through September 30, 2021. Social Sentiment ETF and Commodity Strategy ETF commenced operations with a unitary management fee and therefore bears no costs or liabilities relative to the Plan.

 

For Inflation Allocation ETF, Long/Flat Trend ETF, Morningstar ESG Moat ETF, Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar International Moat ETF, Morningstar SMID Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF and Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF, the expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations, and the liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 9—Securities Lending—To generate additional income, each of the Funds may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with the securities lending agent. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending

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agreement. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. Cash collateral is maintained on the Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities, and is not disclosed in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the agent on behalf of the Funds. The Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The value of loaned securities and related cash collateral, if any, at March 31, 2024, is presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan and related collateral as of March 31, 2024:

 

Fund  Market Value
of Securities
on Loan
  Cash
Collateral
  Non-Cash
Collateral
  Total
Collateral
Durable High Dividend ETF  $62,467   $   $63,447   $63,447 
Inflation Allocation ETF   13,461,780    5,716,126    7,974,202    13,690,328 
Morningstar International Moat ETF   9,839,907    2,390,683    8,056,195    10,446,878 
Morningstar SMID Moat ETF   2,001,996        2,079,457    2,079,457 
Social Sentiment ETF   4,337,804    1,905,117    2,730,168    4,635,285 

 

The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of March 31, 2024:

 

   Gross Amount of
Recognized Liabilities
for Securities Lending
Transactions* in the
Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
Fund  Equity Securities
Inflation Allocation ETF  $5,716,126 
Morningstar International Moat ETF   2,390,683 
Social Sentiment ETF   1,905,117 

* Remaining contractual maturity: overnight and continuous

 

Note 10—Bank Line of Credit—The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Funds at the request of the shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. The Funds have agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on the unused but available balance. Interest is charged to the Funds based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the period ended March 31, 2024, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund  Days
Outstanding
   Average
Daily
Loan Balance
   Average
Interest Rate
Commodity Strategy ETF   12   $209,658    6.68%
Durable High Dividend ETF   126    238,913    6.68 
Long/Flat Trend ETF   3    8,991,736    6.68 
Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF   2    292,280    6.68 
Morningstar International Moat ETF   152    442,003    6.68 
Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   36    11,989,081    6.68 
Social Sentiment ETF   61    207,616    6.68 

 

Outstanding loan balances as of March 31, 2024, if any, are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 11—New Regulatory Requirements—On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule and form amendments that require mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

that are registered on Form N-1A to prepare and transmit tailored unaudited annual and semi-annual shareholder reports (TSRs), that highlight key information to investors, within 60 days of period-end. The new TSRs will be prepared separately for each fund.

 

In connection with these amendments, certain information that was previously disclosed in fund shareholder reports will instead be made available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR.

 

The SEC also amended Rule 30e-3 under the Investment Company Act, to require mutual funds and ETFs to provide TSRs directly to investors by mail (unless an investor elects electronic delivery). These rules are effective January 24, 2023, and the compliance date is July 24, 2024.

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FUNDS’ LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

(unaudited)

 

In accordance with Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the 1940 Act, the Funds have implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”). The Program outlines certain techniques, tools and arrangements employed for the assessment and management of Fund liquidity risk, and the terms, contents and frequency of reporting of certain issues to the Board. Liquidity is managed taking account of the Funds’ investment strategy, liquidity profile, and, importantly, the fact that for many Funds, redemptions are settled primarily as in-kind redemptions. In this regard, certain of the Funds qualify as “In-Kind ETFs” under the Liquidity Rule because they meet redemptions through in-kind transfers of securities, positions and assets other than a de minimis amount of cash and publish their portfolio holdings daily. In-Kind ETFs are exempt from the Liquidity Rule’s classification and highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”) provisions, discussed below.

 

Under the Program and in accordance with the Liquidity Rule, each Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed at least annually taking into consideration certain factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule, as applicable. The Liquidity Rule calls for considering certain such factors under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions.

 

With respect to each Fund that does not qualify under the Liquidity Rule as an “In-Kind ETF,” the Liquidity Rule and the Program require that each portfolio holding be classified into one of four liquidity classification categories. The Liquidity Rule requires that such classification determinations be made taking into account relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations as well as market depth. The relevant Funds utilize data from a third-party vendor to assist with these determinations.

 

Funds that do not qualify as “In-Kind ETFs” are also required to determine and periodically review an HLIM – a minimum percentage of Fund net assets that are to be invested in Highly Liquid Investments that are assets – and adopt certain related procedures. A Highly Liquid Investment is defined as cash and any investment reasonably expected to be convertible to cash in current market conditions in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investment.

 

The Liquidity Rule provides an exemption from the HLIM requirements for Funds that “primarily” hold Highly Liquid Investments, as defined in the Program. For the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”), the Funds that were not In-Kind ETFs qualified for an exemption and therefore have not determined an HLIM or adopted the related procedures.

 

The Board reviewed a report (“Report”) prepared by each Fund’s Adviser regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Program for the Review Period. The Report noted that, during the Review Period, the Funds maintained a high level of liquidity and primarily held assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as “Highly Liquid Investments.” The Report also noted the effectiveness of the Funds’ liquidity risk management during such time. Further information on liquidity risks applicable to the Fund can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.

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This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by a VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) prospectus and summary prospectus, which includes more complete information. 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.

 

Additional information about the Trust’s Board of Trustees/Officers and a description of the policies and procedures the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided in the Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information and information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ending June 30 is available, without charge, by calling 800.826.2333, or by visiting vaneck.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202.942.8090. The Funds’ complete schedules of portfolio holdings are also available by calling 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

 

Investment Adviser: VanEck Associates Corporation  
Distributor: VanEck Securities Corporation  
  666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017  
  vaneck.com  
Account Assistance:  800.826.2333 STRATSAR
Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

Information included in Item 1.

 

Item 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGER OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.
   
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is furnished as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) VANECK ETF TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date June 7, 2024

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Jan F. van Eck, Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date June 7, 2024

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date June 7, 2024