The 10 largest
| # | Fund | 30 days | Net assets | Cost | Yield | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | $77.20B | 0.35% | 0.22% | +41.1% | +40.5% | +52.2% | +30.2% | |
| 2 | GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF | $22.75B | 0.51% | 0.8% | -7.7% | +10.6% | +42.6% | +21.9% | |
| 3 | MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | $11.62B | 0.46% | 1.26% | +7.5% | +9.7% | +17.7% | +9.5% | |
| 4 | GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF | $7.08B | 0.52% | 2.56% | -9.1% | +15.8% | +46.9% | +19.9% | |
| 5 | EMLC VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | $4.87B | 0.3% | 6.5% | 0.0% | +2.5% | +7.7% | +2.2% | |
| 6 | HYD VanEck High Yield Muni ETF | $4.43B | 0.32% | 4.47% | 0.0% | +0.9% | +5.5% | -0.4% | |
| 7 | NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | $4.21B | 0.52% | 3.34% | -23.6% | -33.4% | +15.0% | +13.7% | |
| 8 | ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | $3.05B | 0.25% | 6.89% | -0.6% | -0.3% | +8.2% | +2.2% | |
| 9 | FLTR VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF | $3.00B | 0.14% | 4.42% | +3.6% | +4.6% | +5.9% | +4.8% | |
| 10 | REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | $2.69B | 0.53% | 2.4% | -26.7% | -20.8% | -1.0% | -12.0% |
Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Nov 2, 2026.
How the top 5 compare
Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).
All 66 VanEck ETFs
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| Fund | Kind | Net assets | Cost | Yield | YTD | 1 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | Semiconductors | $77.20B | 0.35% | 0.22% | +41.1% | +40.5% | +30.2% |
| GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF | Gold miners | $22.75B | 0.51% | 0.8% | -7.7% | +10.6% | +21.9% |
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | Factor and smart beta | $11.62B | 0.46% | 1.26% | +7.5% | +9.7% | +9.5% |
| GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF | Gold miners | $7.08B | 0.52% | 2.56% | -9.1% | +15.8% | +19.9% |
| EMLC VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | Emerging markets | $4.87B | 0.3% | 6.5% | 0.0% | +2.5% | +2.2% |
| HYD VanEck High Yield Muni ETF | Municipal | $4.43B | 0.32% | 4.47% | 0.0% | +0.9% | -0.4% |
| NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | Uranium | $4.21B | 0.52% | 3.34% | -23.6% | -33.4% | +13.7% |
| ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | High yield | $3.05B | 0.25% | 6.89% | -0.6% | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| FLTR VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF | Floating rate | $3.00B | 0.14% | 4.42% | +3.6% | +4.6% | +4.8% |
| REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | Metals & mining | $2.69B | 0.53% | 2.4% | -26.7% | -20.8% | -12.0% |
| PFXF VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | Preferred stock | $2.63B | 0.4% | 6.24% | +0.1% | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold ETF | Gold | $2.54B | 0.25% | — | -5.9% | +1.6% | +17.4% |
| ITM VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF | Intermediate municipal | $2.12B | 0.18% | 3.09% | -0.9% | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| OIH VanEck Oil Services ETF | Oil equipment & services | $1.99B | 0.35% | 1.19% | +43.6% | +50.0% | +15.5% |
| BIZD VanEck BDC Income ETF | Business development company | $1.63B | 9.69% | 12.9% | -6.5% | -6.3% | +3.7% |
| CLOI VanEck CLO ETF | Floating-rate CLOs | $1.42B | 0.36% | 5.08% | +4.0% | +5.1% | — |
| RAAX VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF | Allocation | $1.05B | 0.69% | 2.06% | +14.0% | +17.3% | +11.7% |
| HODL VanEck Bitcoin ETF | Bitcoin | $958.8M | 0.2% | — | -7.8% | -29.8% | — |
| MOO VanEck Agribusiness ETF | Agribusiness | $943.9M | 0.56% | 2.23% | +11.0% | +11.9% | -0.7% |
| PPH VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF | Pharmaceutical | $879.5M | 0.36% | 1.86% | +13.0% | +26.4% | +11.5% |
| MLN VanEck Long Muni ETF | Long-term municipal | $678.0M | 0.24% | 4.04% | -1.0% | -1.4% | -1.4% |
| VNM VanEck Vietnam ETF | Asia-Pacific | $564.5M | 0.66% | 0.24% | -11.0% | -4.1% | -2.0% |
| HYEM VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF | High yield | $521.5M | 0.4% | 7.09% | +2.2% | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| SHYD VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF | Short-term municipal | $450.4M | 0.32% | 3.68% | +1.2% | +2.4% | +1.1% |
| MORT VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF | Mortgage REITs | $399.8M | 0.43% | 18.41% | -16.4% | -14.4% | -5.6% |
| BBH VanEck Biotech ETF | Biotechnology | $395.6M | 0.35% | 0.38% | +32.0% | +41.0% | +5.4% |
| DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF | Blockchain | $345.6M | 0.52% | 0% | -7.0% | -40.0% | — |
| SMOT VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF | Factor and smart beta | $334.4M | 0.49% | 1.26% | +10.0% | +9.7% | — |
| SMB VanEck Short Muni ETF | Short-term municipal | $311.5M | 0.07% | 2.9% | +1.2% | +2.1% | +1.4% |
| HAP VanEck Natural Resources ETF | Natural resources | $298.8M | 0.41% | 1.84% | +23.2% | +32.0% | +12.2% |
| SMHX VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF | Semiconductors | $297.0M | 0.35% | 0.02% | +46.2% | +34.0% | — |
| PIT VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF | Commodity futures | $260.2M | 0.55% | 5.57% | +60.2% | +65.0% | — |
| RTH VanEck Retail ETF | Retail | $248.4M | 0.35% | 0.91% | +6.8% | +7.1% | +8.5% |
| ESPO VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF | Gaming | $238.8M | 0.55% | 1.31% | -4.9% | -14.1% | +8.9% |
| XMPT VanEck CEF Muni Income ETF | Municipal | $219.5M | 3.4% | 7.02% | -4.1% | -3.6% | -2.0% |
| GRNB VanEck Green Bond ETF | Broad market | $184.2M | 0.2% | 4.52% | -0.4% | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| SLX VanEck Steel ETF | Steel | $170.0M | 0.55% | 1.3% | +19.7% | +30.7% | +17.1% |
| ISRA VanEck Israel ETF | Developed markets | $153.2M | 0.59% | 1.27% | +16.5% | +25.5% | +8.2% |
| CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF | Oil equipment & services | $145.9M | 0.61% | 1.22% | +65.8% | +59.8% | +19.1% |
| SMOG VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF | Clean energy | $143.7M | 0.64% | 1.55% | +1.1% | -1.1% | -3.9% |
| CNXT VanEck ChiNext ETF | Developed and emerging markets | $140.7M | 0.65% | 0.21% | -14.7% | -15.0% | -4.9% |
| EINC VanEck Energy Income ETF | Energy | $108.7M | 0.46% | 4.16% | +29.0% | +34.8% | +20.3% |
| BUZZ VanEck Social Sentiment ETF | Social media | $104.5M | 0.76% | 0% | +8.9% | -8.3% | +7.1% |
| EVX VanEck Environmental Services ETF | Environmental services | $101.2M | 0.55% | 0.17% | +5.0% | +2.4% | +6.3% |
| AFK VanEck Africa Index ETF | Developed and emerging markets | $99.7M | 0.76% | 1.04% | -2.5% | +10.1% | +6.2% |
| GLIN VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF | India | $98.6M | 0.72% | 0.89% | -5.1% | -5.6% | +2.4% |
| IBOT Vaneck Robotics ETF | Robotics & automation | $97.9M | 0.47% | 0.32% | +20.4% | +20.5% | — |
| ETHV VanEck Ethereum ETF | Ether | $77.8M | 0.2% | — | -21.2% | -44.3% | — |
| MOTI VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF | Developed and emerging markets | $70.1M | 0.58% | 3.25% | -1.1% | -3.9% | +4.9% |
| IHY VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF | International | $43.4M | 0.4% | 6.15% | -1.9% | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| DURA VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF | High dividend | $37.2M | 0.3% | 3.12% | +21.2% | +23.2% | +8.8% |
| EMET VanEck Copper and Electrification Metals ETF | Developed and emerging markets | $34.2M | 0.62% | 1.81% | +1.2% | +18.9% | — |
| LFEQ VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF | Large-cap | $28.3M | 0.58% | 0.8% | +13.2% | +13.0% | +8.8% |
| IDX VanEck Indonesia Index ETF | Developed and emerging markets | $27.5M | 0.57% | 3.68% | -44.1% | -41.8% | -12.3% |
| CBON VanEck China Bond ETF | Emerging markets | $23.7M | 0.5% | 1.44% | +7.4% | +9.9% | +2.1% |
| BRF VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF | Brazil | $22.3M | 0.6% | 6.28% | -11.7% | -7.6% | +0.5% |
| MIG VanEck Moody's Analytics IG Corporate Bond ETF | Corporate | $19.3M | 0.2% | 4.78% | -1.6% | -2.5% | +0.3% |
| GENZ VanEck Digital Native Economy ETF | Actively managed | $17.6M | 0.51% | 3.65% | -8.7% | -9.5% | -4.3% |
| MOTG VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF | World, including US | $17.2M | 0.52% | 17.2% | +3.2% | +2.7% | — |
| MOTE VanEck Morningstar ESG Moat ETF | ESG and screened | $15.2M | 0.5% | 0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| DGIN VanEck Digital India ETF | Technology | $15.0M | 0.7% | 2.27% | -15.9% | -18.1% | — |
| SMI VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF | Municipal | $11.3M | 0.24% | 0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| MBBB VanEck Moody's Analytics BBB Corporate Bond ETF | Corporate | $4.7M | 0.25% | 5.36% | -1.6% | -2.3% | +0.4% |
| DESK VanEck Office and Commercial REIT ETF | Industrial office real estate | $3.3M | 0.51% | 4.99% | +8.7% | -0.2% | — |
| MVAL VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Value ETF | Factor and smart beta | $1.8M | 0.5% | 1.62% | +7.2% | +10.5% | — |
| MGRO VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF | Factor and smart beta | $780K | 0.49% | 0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
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