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VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

$37.64+0.52% vs prior close
344152-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 is comprised of small- and medium-capitalization companies as defined by Morningstar, that Morningstar determines have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
39.837.835.937.64DAILY NET FLOWOct 2Feb 2Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$113M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$425K of net inflows over the past month, about 0.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +4.0% so far this year. At 0.49% a year it is not the cheapest way in — TMDV has a reported fee of 0.35%.

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

$303Massets under management
0.49%expense ratio · $49 per $10,000 a year
+$425Knet flow, trailing month
15Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed October 6, 2022 · beta 0.74
The book at a glance
CNH+4.8%BDX-0.7%DVN+1.0%VLTO+0.1%GPN-2.4%AMCR+0.1%MAS+0.1%EL+2.0%BFB+0.7%XYZ+0.4%AYI+3.2%ZBH+0.3%DD+0.6%ELV+1.2%GEHC+0.5%CI+1.0%LAD+0.6%MDLZ+0.7%CE-0.0%LW+5.9%OMC-0.7%HSY+0.6%HII-2.1%BMRN-2.2%KHC-1.2%LYB+1.4%EMN+1.3%NOC-0.8%TEX+3.2%HRL+1.5%POR-0.5%ALGN-1.1%TRU+2.0%LHX-0.8%SARO-0.6%COO-0.9%SBAC+0.3%AN-1.5%ZBRA+0.1%THC+1.8%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1CNHCNH Industrial1.44%$13.47+4.8%
2BDXBECTON DICKINSON &1.52%$176.80-0.7%
3DVNDEVON ENERGY1.44%$47.65+1.0%
4VLTOVERALTO CORP1.45%$94.68+0.1%
5GPNGLOBAL PAYMENTS1.46%$78.38-2.4%
6AMCRAMCOR1.39%$41.86+0.1%
7MASMASCO1.36%$68.36+0.1%
8ELESTEE LAUDER1.33%$91.97+2.0%
9BFBBrown-Forman BF-B1.35%$26.16+0.7%
10XYZBlock1.35%$74.33+0.4%
11AYIACUITY BRANDS1.31%$308.76+3.2%
12ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS1.34%$88.29+0.3%
13DDDUPONT DE NEMOURS1.33%$129.98+0.6%
14ELVELEVANCE HEALTH1.32%$386.43+1.2%
15GEHCGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES1.33%$64.29+0.5%

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Sector weights
Consumer Cyclical21.89%
Technology17.64%
Finance12.5%
Electronic Technology12.06%
Producer Manufacturing11.9%
Retail Trade10.98%
Industrials10.69%
Financial Services10.47%
Technology Services10.03%
Healthcare9.47%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.92%
Cash0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.4%
1 month-7.1%
3 months-4.7%
6 months+7.0%
YTD+4.0%
1 year+4.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$950K
1 month+$425K
3 months−$19M
YTD−$66M
1 year−$113M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.5% of the book; the top ten carry 14%. Spread across 109+ names, it behaves like roughly 98 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
10Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ON ON SEMICONDUCTOR$9M$9M
CCL CARNIVAL$2M$7M
MPWR MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS$3M$4M
RKT ROCKET COMPANIES$3M$4M
ABNB AIRBNB$2M$2M

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The case against SMOT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SMOT 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-46bp on fee · 137× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-46bp on fee · 60× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-45bp on fee · 108× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-45bp on fee · 78× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-45bp on fee · 61× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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