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SMOTVanEckINDEX

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

$37.45-0.07% vs prior close
344152-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 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
40.039.038.137.45DAILY NET FLOWSep 1Sep 11Sep 22Oct 1

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

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$1M of net inflows over the past month, about 0.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +3.5% 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

$304Massets under management
0.49%expense ratio · $49 per $10,000 a year
+$1Mnet flow, trailing month
15Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed October 6, 2022 · beta 0.74
The book at a glance
BDX-0.5%GPN-1.7%VLTO+0.3%CNH+0.0%DVN+2.4%AMCR-0.1%MAS+1.3%BFB-0.9%XYZ+0.7%ZBH-0.9%EL-2.8%DD-0.5%GEHC-2.1%ELV-1.8%CI-1.4%LAD+4.9%HII+2.7%OMC+1.5%BMRN-2.6%AYI-3.4%CE-0.4%MDLZ-0.1%KHC-1.1%HSY+1.1%NOC-0.3%LYB+0.5%EMN-1.2%LW-1.2%HRL+0.1%POR+0.3%ALGN-0.0%TEX+4.4%LHX+0.7%SARO-0.8%TRU+1.7%COO+1.6%AN+4.8%SBAC-1.3%ZBRA+0.6%ALB-0.7%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BDXBECTON DICKINSON &1.54%$178.07-0.5%
2GPNGLOBAL PAYMENTS1.50%$80.29-1.7%
3VLTOVERALTO CORP1.46%$94.60+0.3%
4CNHCNH Industrial1.46%$12.85+0.0%
5DVNDEVON ENERGY1.41%$47.16+2.4%
6AMCRAMCOR1.40%$41.81-0.1%
7MASMASCO1.35%$68.28+1.3%
8BFBBrown-Forman BF-B1.36%$25.97-0.9%
9XYZBlock1.34%$74.04+0.7%
10ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS1.37%$88.06-0.9%
11ELESTEE LAUDER1.38%$90.19-2.8%
12DDDUPONT DE NEMOURS1.32%$129.20-0.5%
13GEHCGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES1.37%$63.98-2.1%
14ELVELEVANCE HEALTH1.34%$381.67-1.8%
15CICIGNA GROUP1.34%$267.96-1.4%

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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-1.9%
1 month-6.6%
3 months-4.2%
6 months+9.0%
YTD+3.5%
1 year+4.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month+$1M
3 months−$19M
YTD−$65M
1 year−$112M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-9.3%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
26Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ON ON SEMICONDUCTOR$4M$4M
ABNB AIRBNB$3M$4M
LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES$339,725$6M
TEAM ATLASSIAN$2M$2M
CCL CARNIVAL$3M$1M

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

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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