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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

$108.14-1.21% vs prior close
9111852-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

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
112.1104.496.8108.14DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$378M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$23M of net inflows over the past month, about 2.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +4.8% 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
+$23Mnet flow, trailing month
282Kavg daily volume, 30 days
27holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed February 1, 2000 · beta 0.27
The book at a glance
LLY-0.6%MRK-1.0%NVO-1.3%PFE-1.4%BMY-1.5%TEVA-0.7%MCK+5.3%GSK-2.1%COR+3.2%ABBV-0.6%HLN-3.1%NVS-1.1%AZN-2.3%JNJ-2.3%SNY-1.4%TAK-1.8%ZTS-1.0%VTRS-1.5%JAZZ+0.6%CORTAXSM

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY20.70%$1149.85-0.6%
2MRKMERCK & CO13.32%$143.81-1.0%
3NVONOVO NORDISK A S5.60%$37.40-1.3%
4PFEPFIZER5.16%$28.12-1.4%
5BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB4.87%$61.46-1.5%
6TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL 4.75%$39.31-0.7%
7MCKMCKESSON4.33%$898.82+5.3%
8GSKGSK4.48%$47.18-2.1%
9CORCENCORA INC4.20%$309.78+3.2%
10ABBVABBVIE3.63%$259.93-0.6%
11HLNHALEON3.69%$8.72-3.1%
12NVSNOVARTIS AG3.61%$141.05-1.1%
13AZNASTRAZENECA3.58%$157.70-2.3%
14JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON3.45%$258.66-2.3%
15SNYSANOFI3.35%$40.67-1.4%

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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-2.9%
1 month-5.6%
3 months+0.2%
6 months+6.1%
YTD+4.8%
1 year+14.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$17M
1 month+$23M
3 months+$145M
YTD−$302M
1 year+$303M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
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 20.7% of the book; the top ten carry 71%. 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
5calls · latest snapshot
6puts · latest snapshot
1.20put/call ratio
365Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LLY ELI LILLY$30M$32M
NVO NOVO NORDISK A S$4M$14M
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON$3M$3M
ABBV ABBVIE$3M$2M
MRK MERCK & CO$3M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

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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