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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

$108.06-0.07% vs prior close
9111852-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 2. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign companies that are listed on a U.S. exchange. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
114.1111.9109.7108.06DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$44M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$44M of net inflows over the past month, about 4.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +4.7% so far this year. At 0.36% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AVIE has a reported fee of 0.25%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1Bassets under management
0.36%expense ratio · $36 per $10,000 a year
+$44Mnet flow, trailing month
286Kavg daily volume, 30 days
27holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed February 1, 2000 · beta 0.27
The book at a glance
LLY-0.6%MRK+0.3%NVO-0.2%PFE-1.1%BMY-0.5%TEVA+0.6%MCK+0.4%GSK-0.3%COR-0.2%ABBV+1.1%HLN+0.9%NVS-0.0%AZN-0.5%JNJ-1.0%SNY-1.8%TAK+0.0%ZTS+0.9%VTRS+0.8%JAZZ+1.1%CORTAXSM

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY20.80%$1142.85-0.6%
2MRKMERCK & CO13.33%$144.30+0.3%
3NVONOVO NORDISK A S5.59%$37.32-0.2%
4PFEPFIZER5.15%$27.80-1.1%
5BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB4.80%$61.15-0.5%
6TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL 4.77%$39.53+0.6%
7MCKMCKESSON4.61%$902.28+0.4%
8GSKGSK4.44%$47.03-0.3%
9CORCENCORA INC4.38%$309.05-0.2%
10ABBVABBVIE3.64%$262.82+1.1%
11HLNHALEON3.62%$8.80+0.9%
12NVSNOVARTIS AG3.61%$141.00-0.0%
13AZNASTRAZENECA3.54%$156.90-0.5%
14JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON3.41%$256.03-1.0%
15SNYSANOFI3.34%$39.92-1.8%

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Sector weights
Healthcare100%
Health Technology86.33%
Distribution Services13.67%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States58.37%
United Kingdom14.48%
Denmark8.93%
Ireland5.73%
Switzerland5.18%
France4.77%
Japan4.61%
Israel3.4%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-3.0%
1 month-6.5%
3 months-3.0%
6 months+4.0%
YTD+4.7%
1 year+15.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$16M
1 month+$44M
3 months+$112M
YTD−$280M
1 year+$325M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 20.8% of the book; the top ten carry 72%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 12 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
28calls · latest snapshot
8puts · latest snapshot
0.29put/call ratio
272Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LLY ELI LILLY$23M$27M
PFE PFIZER$5M$5M
ABBV ABBVIE$4M$5M
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON$3M$4M
NVO NOVO NORDISK A S$3M$3M

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The case against PPH

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PPH on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-33bp on fee · 41× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-33bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-32bp on fee · 32× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-32bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-32bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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