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Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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VanEck Real Assets ETF

RAAX | Active ETF

$41.16

$905 M

1.98%

$0.82

0.89%

Vitals

YTD Return

17.8%

1 yr return

36.4%

3 Yr Avg Return

21.7%

5 Yr Avg Return

13.3%

Net Assets

$905 M

Holdings in Top 10

87.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$41.2
$30.96
$42.70

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.89%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 76.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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VanEck Real Assets ETF

RAAX | Active ETF

$41.16

$905 M

1.98%

$0.82

0.89%

RAAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 17.8%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 21.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 0.58%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 2.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    VanEck Real Assets ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    VANECKFUND
  • Inception Date
    Apr 09, 2018
  • Shares Outstanding
    4925000
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    David Schassler

Fund Description

The Adviser uses a proprietary quantitatively driven investment process that considers various inputs to guide asset allocation decisions and select real asset investments. The process uses various quantitative indicators to generate allocation signals among real asset investments. These signals are used as an input to guide which investments to allocate to.
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RAAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period RAAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 17.8% -4.4% 17.8% 0.15%
1 Yr 36.4% -10.5% 36.4% 0.15%
3 Yr 21.7%* 2.1% 31.5% 0.61%
5 Yr 13.3%* 0.8% 14.2% 0.63%
10 Yr N/A* 2.2% 15.8% 54.23%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period RAAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 23.9% -14.9% 24.6% 0.61%
2024 10.4% -23.4% 70.5% 12.02%
2023 3.0% -12.2% 23.9% 91.42%
2022 0.0% -34.7% 0.0% 0.16%
2021 11.8% -11.9% 18.1% 10.10%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period RAAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 17.8% -4.4% 17.8% 0.15%
1 Yr 36.4% -10.5% 36.4% 0.15%
3 Yr 21.7%* 2.1% 31.5% 0.61%
5 Yr 13.3%* 0.8% 14.2% 0.63%
10 Yr N/A* 2.2% 15.8% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period RAAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 26.8% -2.6% 28.8% 0.61%
2024 12.5% -0.3% 72.2% 32.27%
2023 6.7% -5.2% 26.8% 95.10%
2022 1.5% -29.0% 10.9% 1.09%
2021 21.6% -3.0% 27.3% 0.96%

RAAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

RAAX Category Low Category High RAAX % Rank
Net Assets 905 M 945 K 279 B 55.93%
Number of Holdings 17 2 16027 74.01%
Net Assets in Top 10 632 M 921 K 72.8 B 50.76%
Weighting of Top 10 87.86% 10.3% 117.9% 31.65%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF 22.15%
  2. VanEck Merk Gold ETF 21.09%
  3. Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF 10.34%
  4. VanEck Energy Income ETF 8.87%
  5. State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF 7.22%
  6. VanEck Natural Resources ETF 4.19%
  7. First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund 3.70%
  8. iShares Global Industrials ETF 3.53%
  9. State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF 3.39%
  10. State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF 3.38%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High RAAX % Rank
Stocks 		99.86% 0.00% 100.04% 13.61%
Cash 		1.98% -7.92% 100.00% 41.59%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 24.85% 100.00%
Other 		0.00% -40.95% 100.30% 89.60%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 23.84% 100.00%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 77.59% 100.00%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High RAAX % Rank
Energy 		35.76% 0.00% 85.65% 1.24%
Basic Materials 		25.57% 0.00% 25.57% 0.15%
Real Estate 		20.46% 0.00% 65.01% 2.63%
Industrials 		9.17% 0.00% 24.37% 69.55%
Utilities 		5.05% 0.00% 99.55% 17.16%
Consumer Defense 		1.88% 0.00% 15.14% 93.66%
Healthcare 		1.57% 0.00% 29.35% 96.45%
Consumer Cyclical 		0.24% 0.00% 19.36% 97.37%
Technology 		0.18% 0.00% 44.21% 98.45%
Communication Services 		0.12% 0.00% 38.10% 95.98%
Financial Services 		0.01% 0.00% 38.77% 98.30%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High RAAX % Rank
US 		99.86% 0.00% 100.04% 13.61%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 31.55% 100.00%

RAAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

RAAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.89% 0.04% 20.46% 61.34%
Management Fee 0.50% 0.00% 1.83% 60.49%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.83% N/A

Sales Fees

RAAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.25% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

RAAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

RAAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 76.00% 0.83% 273.00% 78.82%

RAAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

RAAX Category Low Category High RAAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.98% 0.00% 17.90% 22.19%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

RAAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

RAAX Category Low Category High RAAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.58% -2.34% 13.92% 78.94%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

RAAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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RAAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

David Schassler

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 09, 2018

4.15

4.2%

Mr. Schassler joined VanEck in 2012. He serves as the Head of VanEck’s Portfolio and Risk Solutions Group “PARS”. PARS serves as a quantitative analysis resource for VanEck’s active and passive investment strategies, particularly in the areas of asset allocation and risk modeling. PARS also conducts its own asset allocation and product development research, utilizing objective macroeconomic/ fundamental, technical, and sentiment data and metrics. Mr. Schassler also serves as Portfolio Manager for the VanEck NDR Managed Allocation Fund and the VanEck Vectors Real Asset Allocation ETF. He previously served as Director of Manager Research and as an Investment Committee Member for VanEck’s multi-manager alternatives strategies, where he was responsible for manager search and selection of alternative investment strategies. Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Schassler served as Director and Portfolio Manager within the UBS Portfolio Strategy Group where he was responsible for a multi-manager portfolio of assets for domestic-based clients. He previously held sales and client relationship roles at Oppenheimer & Co. and Georgeson, Inc. Mr. Schassler received an MBA in Finance from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a BS in Business Economics from Cortland College.

John Lau

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 01, 2021

1.33

1.3%

Mr. Lau has been with Van Eck Associates Corporation since 2007.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 34.51 6.53 2.41

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