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RTHVanEckINDEX

VanEck Retail ETF

$251.18+0.30% vs prior close
24327452-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. To be initially eligible for the index, companies must generate at least 50% of their revenues from retail. Retail includes companies engaged primarily in retail distribution; wholesalers; online, direct mail and TV retailers; multi-line retailers; specialty retailers; and food and other staples retailers. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
260.7257.0253.2251.18DAILY NET FLOWSep 1Sep 11Sep 22Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$3M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$3M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +0.7% so far this year. At 0.35% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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

$233Massets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
−$3Mnet flow, trailing month
3Kavg daily volume, 30 days
26holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed May 17, 2001 · beta 0.50
The book at a glance
AMZN-0.4%WMT+0.3%COST+0.5%TJX+1.0%HD-0.7%MCK+5.3%LOW-1.0%ROST+0.3%CVS-0.6%TGT+0.0%ORLY-0.4%COR+3.2%FAST+1.4%CAH+3.4%AZO-0.4%JD-0.9%SYY-0.2%KR+1.5%CVNA+0.8%DG-0.5%ULTA-1.5%DLTRBBYTSCO

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1AMZNAMAZON 19.85%$248.23-0.4%
2WMTWALMART11.60%$104.26+0.3%
3COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE9.03%$914.94+0.5%
4TJXTJX COMPANIES5.39%$133.59+1.0%
5HDHOME DEPOT4.71%$282.46-0.7%
6MCKMCKESSON4.43%$898.82+5.3%
7LOWLOWES COMPANIES4.31%$182.38-1.0%
8ROSTROSS STORES4.13%$234.10+0.3%
9CVSCVS 4.17%$85.20-0.6%
10TGTTARGET4.01%$156.70+0.0%
11ORLYO REILLY AUTOMOTIVE3.89%$85.03-0.4%
12CORCENCORA INC3.32%$309.78+3.2%
13FASTFASTENAL3.04%$50.23+1.4%
14CAHCARDINAL HEALTH2.87%$230.09+3.4%
15AZOAUTOZONE2.40%$2819.03-0.4%

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Sector weights
Retail Trade88.73%
Consumer Discretionary86.66%
Consumer Cyclical58.09%
Consumer Defensive29.47%
Healthcare12.44%
Distribution Services10.43%
Health Technology0.82%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.17%
Hong Kong4.6%
China2.83%
Canada2.2%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.0%
1 month-3.9%
3 months-1.9%
6 months+2.1%
YTD+0.7%
1 year+0.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$3M
1 month−$3M
3 months−$10M
YTD−$16M
1 year−$25M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 19.9% 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
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
4Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AMZN AMAZON $159M$156M
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE$23M$18M
HD HOME DEPOT$21M$20M
WMT WALMART$10M$13M
CVNA CARVANA$8M$5M

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

The case against RTH

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat RTH 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-32bp on fee · 178× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-32bp on fee · 78× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-31bp on fee · 141× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-31bp on fee · 101× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-31bp on fee · 80× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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