UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-10325
VANECK ETF TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Van Eck Associates Corporation
666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000
Date of fiscal year end: DECEMBER 31
Date of reporting period: DECEMBER 31, 2025
| Item 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
| Item 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
| (a) | The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. |
| (b) | The Registrant’s code of ethics is reasonably described in this Form N-CSR. |
| (c) | The Registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto. |
| (d) | The Registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
| (f) | The Registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto. |
| Item 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
| The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that David Chow, Laurie A. Hesslein, R. Alastair Short, Peter Sidebottom and Richard Stamberger, members of the Audit Committee, are “audit committee financial experts” and “independent” as such terms are defined in the instructions to Form N-CSR Item 3(a)(2). | |
| Item 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
| The principal accountant fees disclosed in Item 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 4(g) are for the Funds of the Registrant for which the fiscal year end is December 31. | |
| (a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate Audit Fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services billed for the audits of the financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, were $739,035 and $659,250, respectively. |
| (b) | Audit-Related Fees. Not applicable. |
| (c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate Tax Fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services billed for the review of Federal, state and excise tax returns and other tax compliance consultations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, were $292,875 and $261,700 respectively. |
| (d) | All Other Fees |
| None. | |
| (e) | The Audit Committee will pre-approve all audit and non-audit services, to be provided to the Funds, by the independent accountants as required by Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee has authorized the Chairman of the Audit Committee to approve, between meeting dates, appropriate non-audit services. |
| The Audit Committee after considering all factors, including a review of independence issues, will recommend to the Board of Trustees the independent auditors to be selected to audit the financial statements of the Funds. |
| (f) | Not applicable. |
| (g) | Non-audit fees. The aggregate non-audit fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services rendered and billed to the registrant’s investment adviser, and entities controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, were $573,285 and $321,927 respectively. |
| (h) | The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entities controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. |
| Item 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
| The Registrant’s Board has an Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)) consisting of five Independent Trustees. Ms. Hesslein and Messrs. Chow, Short, Sidebottom and Stamberger currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. Ms. Hesslein is the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. | |
| Item 6. | INVESTMENTS. |
| Information included in Item 7. |
| Item 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
December 31, 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION |
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| AFK | | | Africa Index ETF |
| MOO | | | Agribusiness ETF |
| BRF | | | Brazil Small-Cap ETF |
| CNXT | | | ChiNext ETF |
| CMCI | | | CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF |
| EMET | | | Copper and Green Metals ETF |
| DGIN | | | Digital India ETF |
| GDX® | | | Gold Miners ETF |
| GLIN | | | India Growth Leaders ETF |
| IDX | | | Indonesia Index ETF |
| ISRA | | | Israel ETF |
| GDXJ® | | | Junior Gold Miners ETF |
| SMOG | | | Low Carbon Energy ETF |
| HAP | | | Natural Resources ETF |
| CRAK | | | Oil Refiners ETF |
| OIH | | | Oil Services ETF |
| REMX | | | Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF |
| SLX | | | Steel ETF |
| NLR | | | Uranium and Nuclear ETF |
| VNM | | | Vietnam ETF |
| 800.826.2333 | vaneck.com |
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
| Australia: 5.3% | ||||||||
| AVZ Minerals Ltd. †∞ | 1,399,901 | $ | 251,118 | |||||
| Paladin Energy Ltd. * † | 311,533 | 1,973,141 | ||||||
| Perseus Mining Ltd. | 928,609 | 3,488,376 | ||||||
| 5,712,635 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso: 2.5% | ||||||||
| IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * | 162,418 | 2,678,273 | ||||||
| Canada: 9.1% | ||||||||
| B2Gold Corp. (USD) | 48,105 | 216,953 | ||||||
| Barrick Mining Corp. (USD) | 67,985 | 2,960,747 | ||||||
| Fortuna Mining Corp. (USD) * | 239,460 | 2,349,103 | ||||||
| Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. * † | 371,049 | 4,225,479 | ||||||
| 9,752,282 | ||||||||
| Egypt: 2.3% | ||||||||
| Commercial International Bank - Egypt (USD) (GDR) | 1,141,362 | 2,439,642 | ||||||
| India: 1.6% | ||||||||
| MakeMyTrip Ltd. (USD) * † | 20,775 | 1,706,043 | ||||||
| Indonesia: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) | 2,059,100 | 455,804 | ||||||
| Kenya: 4.9% | ||||||||
| Equity Group Holdings PLC | 4,458,761 | 2,307,150 | ||||||
| Safaricom PLC | 13,603,157 | 2,989,531 | ||||||
| 5,296,681 | ||||||||
| Morocco: 14.7% | ||||||||
| Attijariwafa Bank | 83,193 | 6,660,001 | ||||||
| Bank of Africa | 62,159 | 1,533,528 | ||||||
| Banque Centrale Populaire | 112,617 | 3,575,128 | ||||||
| Co. Sucrerie Marocaine et de Raffinage | 37,525 | 837,318 | ||||||
| Societe d’Exploitation des Ports | 30,682 | 3,196,042 | ||||||
| 15,802,017 | ||||||||
| Nigeria: 5.1% | ||||||||
| Guaranty Trust Holding Co. PLC | 51,927,200 | 3,255,432 | ||||||
| Zenith Bank PLC | 51,522,648 | 2,200,864 | ||||||
| 5,456,296 | ||||||||
| Norway: 0.1% | ||||||||
| Scatec ASA 144A * | 13,814 | 145,118 | ||||||
| South Africa: 34.8% | ||||||||
| Absa Group Ltd. | 91,404 | 1,320,252 | ||||||
| African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. † | 10,542 | 126,153 | ||||||
| Anglo American PLC (GBP) | 109,324 | 4,512,183 | ||||||
| Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. | 26,210 | 184,735 | ||||||
| AVI Ltd. | 29,458 | 187,557 | ||||||
| Bid Corp. Ltd. | 28,663 | 729,756 | ||||||
| Bidvest Group Ltd. | 18,495 | 265,080 | ||||||
| Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. | 8,319 | 2,086,982 | ||||||
| Clicks Group Ltd. | 18,954 | 385,982 | ||||||
| Discovery Ltd. | 55,645 | 764,254 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| South Africa (continued) | ||||||||
| Exxaro Resources Ltd. | 22,221 | $ | 240,046 | |||||
| FirstRand Ltd. | 563,413 | 3,085,635 | ||||||
| Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) | 77,802 | 3,396,835 | ||||||
| Growthpoint Properties Ltd. | 235,129 | 243,501 | ||||||
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) | 45,630 | 908,037 | ||||||
| Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 75,427 | 1,184,631 | ||||||
| Investec PLC (GBP) | 58,399 | 432,557 | ||||||
| Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 6,432 | 136,432 | ||||||
| Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 132,723 | 91,232 | ||||||
| Momentum Group Ltd. | 95,886 | 221,284 | ||||||
| Mr Price Group Ltd. | 19,415 | 205,023 | ||||||
| MTN Group Ltd. | 145,172 | 1,485,330 | ||||||
| Naspers Ltd. | 71,797 | 4,785,357 | ||||||
| Nedbank Group Ltd. | 43,170 | 693,690 | ||||||
| Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 31,960 | 648,171 | ||||||
| Old Mutual Ltd. | 353,913 | 318,244 | ||||||
| OUTsurance Group Ltd. | 70,901 | 306,624 | ||||||
| Pepkor Holdings Ltd. 144A | 195,242 | 311,738 | ||||||
| Remgro Ltd. | 48,777 | 534,919 | ||||||
| Sanlam Ltd. | 165,113 | 981,411 | ||||||
| Sasol Ltd. (ADR) * † | 51,767 | 337,003 | ||||||
| Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | 43,763 | 713,591 | ||||||
| Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (ADR) * † | 64,838 | 923,942 | ||||||
| Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 128,385 | 2,250,575 | ||||||
| Tiger Brands Ltd. | 9,470 | 209,298 | ||||||
| Valterra Platinum Ltd. | 22,126 | 1,872,687 | ||||||
| Woolworths Holdings Ltd. | 74,963 | 253,345 | ||||||
| 37,334,072 | ||||||||
| Tanzania: 1.3% | ||||||||
| Helios Towers PLC (GBP) * | 607,555 | 1,338,789 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates: 1.9% | ||||||||
| Itissalat Al-Maghrib (MAD) | 174,563 | 2,080,230 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 12.5% | ||||||||
| Airtel Africa PLC 144A | 1,092,264 | 5,220,958 | ||||||
| Anglogold Ashanti PLC (USD) | 30,499 | 2,600,955 | ||||||
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 99,394 | 5,181,912 | ||||||
| Vodacom Group Ltd. (ZAR) | 41,740 | 355,961 | ||||||
| 13,359,786 | ||||||||
| United States: 0.7% | ||||||||
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 2,510 | 700,089 | ||||||
| Zambia: 2.6% | ||||||||
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (CAD) * | 104,833 | 2,814,411 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Delta Corp. Ltd. | 15,980 | 12,675 | ||||||
| Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd. | 2,231 | 518 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 3 |
VANECK AFRICA INDEX ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| CAD | Canadian Dollar |
| GBP | British Pound |
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
| MAD | Moroccan Dirham |
| SGD | Singapore Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| ZAR | South African Rand |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $6,961,974. |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $5,677,814, or 5.3% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 4 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 5,461,517 | $ | 251,118 | $ | 5,712,635 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 2,678,273 | — | — | 2,678,273 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 9,752,282 | — | — | 9,752,282 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | — | 2,439,642 | — | 2,439,642 | ||||||||||||
| India | 1,706,043 | — | — | 1,706,043 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 455,804 | — | 455,804 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | 5,296,681 | — | — | 5,296,681 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | 12,226,889 | 3,575,128 | — | 15,802,017 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 5,456,296 | — | — | 5,456,296 | ||||||||||||
| Norway | — | 145,118 | — | 145,118 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 11,251,599 | 26,082,473 | — | 37,334,072 | ||||||||||||
| Tanzania | — | 1,338,789 | — | 1,338,789 | ||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | — | 2,080,230 | — | 2,080,230 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 2,956,916 | 10,402,870 | — | 13,359,786 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 700,089 | — | — | 700,089 | ||||||||||||
| Zambia | 2,814,411 | — | — | 2,814,411 | ||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 13,345 | — | — | 13,345 | ||||||||||||
| Rights * | — | 0 | — | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 1,789,894 | — | — | 1,789,894 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 56,642,718 | $ | 51,981,571 | $ | 251,118 | $ | 108,875,407 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 5 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Australia: 1.8% | ||||||||
| Dyno Nobel Ltd. | 2,475,817 | $ | 5,287,971 | |||||
| Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. † | 1,463,780 | 5,103,879 | ||||||
| 10,391,850 | ||||||||
| Brazil: 3.3% | ||||||||
| Rumo SA | 2,106,300 | 5,662,936 | ||||||
| Yara International ASA (NOK) | 323,246 | 13,218,893 | ||||||
| 18,881,829 | ||||||||
| Canada: 6.1% | ||||||||
| Nutrien Ltd. (USD) † | 572,815 | 35,354,142 | ||||||
| China: 4.2% | ||||||||
| China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (HKD) | 4,238,000 | 8,134,209 | ||||||
| Wilmar International Ltd. (SGD) | 6,648,900 | 15,894,444 | ||||||
| 24,028,653 | ||||||||
| Denmark: 1.3% | ||||||||
| Bakkafrost P/F (NOK) | 91,515 | 4,674,210 | ||||||
| Schouw & Co. A/S | 27,761 | 2,867,250 | ||||||
| 7,541,460 | ||||||||
| Germany: 8.0% | ||||||||
| Bayer AG | 924,978 | 40,096,037 | ||||||
| K+S AG | 405,858 | 5,904,400 | ||||||
| 46,000,437 | ||||||||
| Indonesia: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) | 10,632,800 | 2,353,685 | ||||||
| Israel: 1.0% | ||||||||
| ICL Group Ltd. (USD) † | 965,179 | 5,511,172 | ||||||
| Japan: 6.0% | ||||||||
| Kubota Corp. † | 1,486,800 | 21,054,841 | ||||||
| Maruha Nichiro Corp. | 288,900 | 2,371,140 | ||||||
| NH Foods Ltd. | 166,200 | 6,935,212 | ||||||
| Nissui Corp. † | 559,300 | 4,076,520 | ||||||
| 34,437,713 | ||||||||
| Malaysia: 2.9% | ||||||||
| IOI Corp. Bhd | 3,988,100 | 3,932,043 | ||||||
| Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd | 883,200 | 4,352,883 | ||||||
| PPB Group Bhd | 1,096,000 | 2,986,332 | ||||||
| SD Guthrie Bhd | 3,761,000 | 5,310,628 | ||||||
| 16,581,886 | ||||||||
| Netherlands: 0.2% | ||||||||
| OCI NV † | 268,216 | 962,030 | ||||||
| Norway: 6.1% | ||||||||
| Leroy Seafood Group ASA | 634,536 | 3,182,046 | ||||||
| Mowi ASA | 884,217 | 21,255,322 | ||||||
| Salmar ASA | 171,807 | 10,493,387 | ||||||
| 34,930,755 | ||||||||
| Russia: 0.0% | ||||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC *∞ | 97,916 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC (USD) (GDR) ∞ | 1,892 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC (USD) (GDR) ∞ | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Singapore: 0.7% | ||||||||
| Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT (IDR) | 14,120,600 | $ | 3,813,912 | |||||
| Switzerland: 1.1% | ||||||||
| Bucher Industries AG | 13,939 | 6,431,904 | ||||||
| Taiwan: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 1,688,000 | 2,566,542 | ||||||
| Thailand: 1.3% | ||||||||
| Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (NVDR) | 10,668,700 | 7,384,881 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 2.6% | ||||||||
| CNH Industrial NV (USD) | 1,271,005 | 11,718,666 | ||||||
| Genus PLC | 101,025 | 3,518,169 | ||||||
| 15,236,835 | ||||||||
| United States: 52.5% | ||||||||
| AGCO Corp. | 91,318 | 9,526,294 | ||||||
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 532,204 | 30,596,408 | ||||||
| Bunge Global SA | 201,560 | 17,954,965 | ||||||
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 82,428 | 6,558,796 | ||||||
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 282,762 | 21,868,813 | ||||||
| Corteva, Inc. | 562,402 | 37,697,806 | ||||||
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. * | 290,356 | 10,452,816 | ||||||
| Deere & Co. | 96,102 | 44,742,208 | ||||||
| Elanco Animal Health, Inc. * † | 562,967 | 12,739,943 | ||||||
| FMC Corp. † | 209,479 | 2,905,474 | ||||||
| Mosaic Co. | 496,303 | 11,955,939 | ||||||
| Neogen Corp. * | 310,222 | 2,168,452 | ||||||
| Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | 96,894 | 3,777,897 | ||||||
| Toro Co. | 153,017 | 12,045,498 | ||||||
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 488,357 | 28,627,487 | ||||||
| Zoetis, Inc. | 381,648 | 48,018,952 | ||||||
| 301,637,748 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $721,397,960) | 574,047,434 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 5.6% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 5.6% (Cost: $32,017,691) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 32,017,691 | 32,017,691 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 105.5% (Cost: $753,415,651) | 606,065,125 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.5)% | (31,524,429) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 574,540,696 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 6 |
Definitions:
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| IDR | Indonesian Rupiah |
| NOK | Norwegian Krone |
| NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
| SGD | Singapore Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $70,508,647. |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 10,391,850 | $ | — | $ | 10,391,850 | ||||||||
| Brazil | — | 18,881,829 | — | 18,881,829 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 35,354,142 | — | — | 35,354,142 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 24,028,653 | — | 24,028,653 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | — | 7,541,460 | — | 7,541,460 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | — | 46,000,437 | — | 46,000,437 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 2,353,685 | — | 2,353,685 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | 5,511,172 | — | — | 5,511,172 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 34,437,713 | — | 34,437,713 | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 9,663,511 | 6,918,375 | — | 16,581,886 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | — | 962,030 | — | 962,030 | ||||||||||||
| Norway | — | 34,930,755 | — | 34,930,755 | ||||||||||||
| Russia | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Singapore | — | 3,813,912 | — | 3,813,912 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | — | 6,431,904 | — | 6,431,904 | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan | — | 2,566,542 | — | 2,566,542 | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | — | 7,384,881 | — | 7,384,881 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 11,718,666 | 3,518,169 | — | 15,236,835 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 301,637,748 | — | — | 301,637,748 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 32,017,691 | — | — | 32,017,691 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 395,902,930 | $ | 210,162,195 | $ | 0 | $ | 606,065,125 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 7 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | ||||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 86.4% | |||||||||
| Automobiles & Components: 1.9% | |||||||||
| Fras-Le SA* | 21,500 | $ | 94,672 | ||||||
| Iochpe Maxion SA | 78,052 | 143,385 | |||||||
| Mahle Metal Leve SA | 29,600 | 184,170 | |||||||
| 422,227 | |||||||||
| Capital Goods: 1.6% | |||||||||
| Armac Locacao Logistica E Servicos SA* | 38,900 | 31,638 | |||||||
| Kepler Weber SA | 79,650 | 142,708 | |||||||
| Mills Locacao Servicos e Logistica SA * | 41,550 | 105,772 | |||||||
| Tupy SA* | 25,000 | 56,087 | |||||||
| 336,205 | |||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services: 2.3% | |||||||||
| Orizon Valorizacao de Residuos SA* | 31,750 | 404,071 | |||||||
| Valid Solucoes SA* | 23,700 | 92,555 | |||||||
| 496,626 | |||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 3.4% | |||||||||
| C&A Modas SA | 87,450 | 202,415 | |||||||
| Grupo Casas Bahia SA * | 57,900 | 32,962 | |||||||
| Grupo SBF SA | 46,200 | 108,933 | |||||||
| Magazine Luiza SA | 183,330 | 297,744 | |||||||
| Pet Center Comercio e Participacoes SA* | 131,250 | 103,781 | |||||||
| 745,835 | |||||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel: 17.3% | |||||||||
| Azzas 2154 SA | 53,675 | 245,822 | |||||||
| Construtora Tenda SA | 46,300 | 207,657 | |||||||
| Cury Construtora e Incorporadora SA | 84,450 | 496,755 | |||||||
| Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | 154,250 | 831,362 | |||||||
| Direcional Engenharia SA | 184,500 | 475,562 | |||||||
| Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA | 117,900 | 296,203 | |||||||
| Grendene SA | 159,900 | 133,823 | |||||||
| Guararapes Confeccoes SA | 73,750 | 119,150 | |||||||
| MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA * | 166,200 | 235,929 | |||||||
| Plano & Plano Desenvolvimento Imobiliario SA | 33,700 | 84,225 | |||||||
| Vivara Participacoes SA | 75,300 | 455,306 | |||||||
| Vulcabras SA | 50,836 | 185,453 | |||||||
| 3,767,247 | |||||||||
| Consumer Services: 6.7% | |||||||||
| Afya Ltd. | 8,806 | 135,700 | |||||||
| Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. | 58,661 | 430,572 | |||||||
| Cogna Educacao SA | 1,012,110 | 583,345 | |||||||
| Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional SA | 36,650 | 41,527 | |||||||
| YDUQS Participacoes SA | 116,600 | 258,679 | |||||||
| Zamp SA*∞ | 41,615 | 0 | |||||||
| 1,449,823 | |||||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 1.1% | ||||||||
| Dimed SA Distribuidora da Medicamentos* | 46,150 | $ | 100,897 | |||||
| Empreendimentos Pague Menos SA* | 117,422 | 130,351 | ||||||
| 231,248 | ||||||||
| Energy: 4.6% | ||||||||
| Brava Energia* | 183,859 | 561,507 | ||||||
| Karoon Energy Ltd. † | 271,440 | 278,717 | ||||||
| Petroreconcavo SA* | 83,200 | 171,433 | ||||||
| 1,011,657 | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. | 14,695 | 191,623 | ||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 7.2% | ||||||||
| Adecoagro SA† | 5,907 | 46,843 | ||||||
| BrasilAgro - Co. Brasileira de Propriedades Agricolas | 27,250 | 98,845 | ||||||
| Camil Alimentos SA | 62,050 | 62,064 | ||||||
| M Dias Branco SA | 74,100 | 322,782 | ||||||
| Minerva SA | 277,700 | 291,902 | ||||||
| Sao Martinho SA * | 84,400 | 231,680 | ||||||
| SLC Agricola SA | 102,100 | 298,452 | ||||||
| Tres Tentos Agroindustrial SA | 73,550 | 221,606 | ||||||
| 1,574,174 | ||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 4.3% | ||||||||
| Fleury SA | 177,737 | 486,455 | ||||||
| Hospital Mater Dei SA | 37,400 | 35,813 | ||||||
| Odontoprev SA | 148,290 | 302,907 | ||||||
| Oncoclinicas do Brasil Servicos Medicos SA* | 238,050 | 117,727 | ||||||
| 942,902 | ||||||||
| Insurance: 1.5% | ||||||||
| IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA* | 32,423 | 317,013 | ||||||
| Materials: 7.6% | ||||||||
| Braskem SA (ADR)* | 28,537 | 84,184 | ||||||
| Cia Brasileira de Aluminio * | 119,250 | 155,163 | ||||||
| Dexco SA | 233,408 | 212,267 | ||||||
| ERO Copper Corp. * † | 39,015 | 1,103,734 | ||||||
| Irani Papel e Embalagem SA | 66,700 | 105,592 | ||||||
| 1,660,940 | ||||||||
| Mining: 0.0% | ||||||||
| ESG Minerals Ltd.∞ | 26,308 | 702 | ||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 0.2% | ||||||||
| Blau Farmaceutica SA | 19,050 | 48,890 | ||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development: 5.1% | ||||||||
| Iguatemi SA | 127,950 | 596,279 | ||||||
| JHSF Participacoes SA | 193,150 | 278,579 | ||||||
| LOG Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA | 16,100 | 70,771 | ||||||
| Moura Dubeux Engenharia S/A | 31,100 | 155,494 | ||||||
| 1,101,123 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 8 |
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Software & Services: 1.4% | ||||||||
| LWSA SA 144A | 153,800 | $ | 119,631 | |||||
| Sonda SA | 221,257 | 84,085 | ||||||
| VTEX* | 29,274 | 110,070 | ||||||
| 313,786 | ||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment: 2.1% | ||||||||
| Intelbras SA Industria de Telecomunicacao Eletronica Brasileira | 54,200 | 114,444 | ||||||
| Ituran Location and Control Ltd. | 7,991 | 343,693 | ||||||
| 458,137 | ||||||||
| Telecommunication Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| OI SA* | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Transportation: 4.7% | ||||||||
| EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA | 193,290 | 372,721 | ||||||
| Hidrovias do Brasil SA * | 160,715 | 107,779 | ||||||
| Movida Participacoes SA | 84,250 | 149,272 | ||||||
| SIMPAR SA | 180,500 | 170,284 | ||||||
| Tegma Gestao Logistica SA | 9,000 | 60,744 | ||||||
| Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes Maquinas e Equipamentos SA* | 280,950 | 164,599 | ||||||
| 1,025,399 | ||||||||
| Utilities: 12.5% | ||||||||
| Alupar Investimento SA | 133,093 | 771,772 | ||||||
| Auren Energia SA | 192,300 | 416,839 | ||||||
| Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais Copasa MG | 101,038 | 808,100 | ||||||
| Cia De Sanena Do Parana * | 90,900 | 664,693 | ||||||
| Light SA* | 79,200 | 68,031 | ||||||
| 2,729,435 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $16,126,015) | 18,824,992 | |||||||
| PREFERRED SECURITIES: 13.0% | ||||||||
| Banks: 4.2% | ||||||||
| Banco ABC Brasil SA* | 53,898 | 232,842 | ||||||
| Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA | 119,650 | 332,340 | ||||||
| Banco Pan SA* | 169,800 | 350,210 | ||||||
| 915,392 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 2.5% | ||||||||
| Marcopolo SA | 415,294 | 451,982 | ||||||
| Randoncorp SA | 92,600 | 95,170 | ||||||
| 547,152 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Raizen SA* | 594,050 | 87,786 | ||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.0% | ||||||||
| Alpargatas SA | 95,350 | 207,430 | ||||||
| Materials: 4.9% | ||||||||
| Bradespar SA | 94,900 | 343,511 | ||||||
| Cia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia FERBASA* | 82,100 | 103,535 | ||||||
| Unipar Carbocloro SA | 30,100 | 317,173 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Materials (continued) | ||||||||
| Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas* | 291,200 | $ | 314,657 | |||||
| 1,078,876 | ||||||||
| Total Preferred Securities (Cost: $2,527,751) | 2,836,636 | |||||||
| RIGHTS: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Banco ABC Brasil SA BRL 19.70, exp. 02/02/26* | 3,563 | 2,603 | ||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Empreendimentos Pague Menos SA BRL 3.30, exp. 01/27/26* | 4,667 | 485 | ||||||
| Total Rights (Cost: $0) | 3,088 | |||||||
| Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.4% (Cost: $18,653,766) | 21,664,716 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.4% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 2.4% (Cost: $524,099) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 524,099 | 524,099 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 101.8% (Cost: $19,177,865) | 22,188,815 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.8)% | (390,023) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 21,798,792 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 9 |
VANECK BRAZIL SMALL-CAP ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| BRL | Brazilian Real |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $865,619. |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $119,631, or 0.5% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Automobiles & Components | $ | — | $ | 422,227 | $ | — | $ | 422,227 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods | — | 336,205 | — | 336,205 | ||||||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services | 92,555 | 404,071 | — | 496,626 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | — | 745,835 | — | 745,835 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel | — | 3,767,247 | — | 3,767,247 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Services | 566,272 | 883,551 | 0 | 1,449,823 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | — | 231,248 | — | 231,248 | ||||||||||||
| Energy | — | 1,011,657 | — | 1,011,657 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | 191,623 | — | — | 191,623 | ||||||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 338,745 | 1,235,429 | — | 1,574,174 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | 117,727 | 825,175 | — | 942,902 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | — | 317,013 | — | 317,013 | ||||||||||||
| Materials | 1,187,918 | 473,022 | — | 1,660,940 | ||||||||||||
| Mining | — | — | 702 | 702 | ||||||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | — | 48,890 | — | 48,890 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development | — | 1,101,123 | — | 1,101,123 | ||||||||||||
| Software & Services | 110,070 | 203,716 | — | 313,786 | ||||||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | 343,693 | 114,444 | — | 458,137 | ||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Transportation | — | 1,025,399 | — | 1,025,399 | ||||||||||||
| Utilities | — | 2,729,435 | — | 2,729,435 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities * | — | 2,836,636 | — | 2,836,636 | ||||||||||||
| Rights | ||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services | — | 2,603 | — | 2,603 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | 485 | — | — | 485 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 524,099 | — | — | 524,099 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 3,473,187 | $ | 18,714,926 | $ | 702 | $ | 22,188,815 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 10 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Automobiles & Components: 0.6% | ||||||||
| Fulin Precision Co. Ltd. | 73,300 | $ | 175,499 | |||||
| Shuanglin Co. Ltd. | 21,400 | 121,453 | ||||||
| 296,952 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 32.6% | ||||||||
| Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd. | 28,500 | 235,669 | ||||||
| CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd. | 29,600 | 196,360 | ||||||
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. | 181,900 | 9,576,000 | ||||||
| Eve Energy Co. Ltd. | 94,000 | 885,197 | ||||||
| Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd. | 15,800 | 161,504 | ||||||
| Hunan Yuneng New Energy Battery Material Co. Ltd. | 28,400 | 262,980 | ||||||
| JL Mag Rare-Earth Co. Ltd. | 48,000 | 234,110 | ||||||
| Qingdao TGOOD Electric Co. Ltd. | 50,800 | 186,667 | ||||||
| Shenzhen Han’s CNC Technology Co. Ltd. | 4,600 | 78,111 | ||||||
| Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. | 139,600 | 1,506,285 | ||||||
| Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. * | 84,000 | 218,871 | ||||||
| Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd. | 105,080 | 2,574,958 | ||||||
| Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd. | 96,100 | 359,941 | ||||||
| Suzhou Kematek, Inc. | 10,100 | 123,777 | ||||||
| Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd. | 77,500 | 554,638 | ||||||
| Zhejiang Changsheng Sliding Bearings Co. Ltd. | 9,100 | 110,920 | ||||||
| 17,265,988 | ||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Centre Testing International Group Co. Ltd. | 98,900 | 191,813 | ||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel: 0.4% | ||||||||
| DBG Technology Co. Ltd. | 28,300 | 100,717 | ||||||
| Huali Industrial Group Co. Ltd. | 13,500 | 97,112 | ||||||
| 197,829 | ||||||||
| Consumer Services: 0.2% | ||||||||
| Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd. | 113,200 | 132,821 | ||||||
| Financial Services: 7.9% | ||||||||
| Beijing Compass Technology Development Co. Ltd.* | 26,265 | 492,124 | ||||||
| East Money Information Co. Ltd. | 912,700 | 3,029,531 | ||||||
| Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd. | 14,500 | 669,121 | ||||||
| 4,190,776 | ||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 2.6% | ||||||||
| Fujian Wanchen Biotechnology Group Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 184,364 | ||||||
| Gambol Pet Group Co. Ltd. | 6,700 | 62,558 | ||||||
| Wens Foodstuff Group Co. Ltd. | 393,200 | 950,897 | ||||||
| Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd. | 39,900 | 164,272 | ||||||
| 1,362,091 | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 4.8% | ||||||||
| Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd. | 307,900 | $ | 484,230 | |||||
| Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd. | 29,700 | 165,496 | ||||||
| Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd. | 30,200 | 85,034 | ||||||
| Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd. | 83,800 | 189,748 | ||||||
| Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. | 43,100 | 1,176,691 | ||||||
| Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd. | 24,200 | 195,020 | ||||||
| Winner Medical Co. Ltd. | 12,700 | 68,814 | ||||||
| Winning Health Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 126,100 | 159,239 | ||||||
| 2,524,272 | ||||||||
| Household & Personal Products: 0.4% | ||||||||
| By-health Co. Ltd. | 69,200 | 118,978 | ||||||
| Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 13,700 | 77,718 | ||||||
| 196,696 | ||||||||
| Materials: 3.4% | ||||||||
| Hubei Dinglong Co. Ltd. | 48,700 | 262,296 | ||||||
| Hubei Feilihua Quartz Glass Co. Ltd. | 29,700 | 426,378 | ||||||
| Jiangsu Nata Opto-electronic Material Co. Ltd. | 41,900 | 257,321 | ||||||
| Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co. Ltd. | 57,500 | 225,761 | ||||||
| Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd. | 33,800 | 253,627 | ||||||
| Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd. | 17,500 | 154,752 | ||||||
| Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd. | 37,800 | 213,616 | ||||||
| 1,793,751 | ||||||||
| Media & Entertainment: 2.2% | ||||||||
| Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd. | 100,400 | 235,926 | ||||||
| Bluefocus Intelligent Communications Group Co. Ltd. * | 255,300 | 421,622 | ||||||
| Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd. * | 60,300 | 360,953 | ||||||
| Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd. | 43,600 | 152,635 | ||||||
| 1,171,136 | ||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 4.0% | ||||||||
| Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. | 18,200 | 121,529 | ||||||
| BGI Genomics Co. Ltd. * | 18,900 | 122,821 | ||||||
| Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd. * | 79,600 | 215,068 | ||||||
| CSPC Innovation Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 26,100 | 134,841 | ||||||
| Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd. | 37,500 | 304,550 | ||||||
| Hebei Changshan Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. * | 46,900 | 416,967 | ||||||
| Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd. | 9,680 | 196,576 | ||||||
| Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd. | 66,700 | 271,636 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 11 |
VANECK CHINEXT ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (continued) | ||||||||
| Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd. | 45,600 | $ | 96,471 | |||||
| Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd. | 114,200 | 178,383 | ||||||
| Yili Chuanning Biotechnology Co. Ltd. | 45,300 | 65,769 | ||||||
| 2,124,611 | ||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 5.0% | ||||||||
| All Winner Technology Co. Ltd. | 42,200 | 254,237 | ||||||
| Hangzhou Chang Chuan Technology Co. Ltd. | 30,800 | 446,949 | ||||||
| Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd. | 24,300 | 368,548 | ||||||
| Konfoong Materials International Co. Ltd. | 14,600 | 192,359 | ||||||
| SG Micro Corp. | 28,470 | 279,800 | ||||||
| Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp. | 19,200 | 262,734 | ||||||
| Sigmastar Technology Ltd. | 12,400 | 106,312 | ||||||
| Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd. | 10,513 | 309,744 | ||||||
| Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. | 20,600 | 200,323 | ||||||
| Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd. | 43,200 | 227,562 | ||||||
| 2,648,568 | ||||||||
| Software & Services: 4.5% | ||||||||
| Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd. | 100,700 | 180,733 | ||||||
| Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd. | 133,100 | 219,648 | ||||||
| Empyrean Technology Co. Ltd. | 14,500 | 220,764 | ||||||
| Isoftstone Information Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 43,400 | 294,857 | ||||||
| Jiangsu Hoperun Software Co. Ltd. | 54,100 | 383,575 | ||||||
| Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 48,400 | 366,781 | ||||||
| Sangfor Technologies, Inc. | 16,800 | 277,370 | ||||||
| Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd. | 24,600 | 237,824 | ||||||
| Wangsu Science & Technology Co. Ltd. | 148,900 | 218,690 | ||||||
| 2,400,242 | ||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment: 30.9% | ||||||||
| Anker Innovations Technology Co. Ltd. | 15,080 | 247,180 | ||||||
| Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd. | 88,700 | 580,491 | ||||||
| Electric Connector Technology Co. Ltd. | 19,600 | 136,720 | ||||||
| Eoptolink Technology, Inc. Ltd. | 62,940 | 3,860,948 | ||||||
| EverProX Technologies Co. Ltd. | 15,800 | 320,340 | ||||||
| Lens Technology Co. Ltd. | 138,000 | 598,276 | ||||||
| Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd. | 24,300 | 283,534 | ||||||
| Ruijie Networks Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | 89,184 | ||||||
| Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd. | 35,400 | 177,014 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment (continued) | ||||||||
| Sharetronic Data Technology Co. Ltd. | 16,100 | $ | 388,721 | |||||
| Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology Co. Ltd. | 66,900 | 445,680 | ||||||
| Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co. Ltd. * | 11,500 | 402,164 | ||||||
| Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co. Ltd. | 57,100 | 507,221 | ||||||
| Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co. Ltd. | 31,236 | 903,002 | ||||||
| Victory Giant Technology Huizhou Co. Ltd. | 43,200 | 1,767,271 | ||||||
| Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group Co. Ltd. * | 13,800 | 180,216 | ||||||
| Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd. | 33,600 | 171,641 | ||||||
| Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd. | 60,500 | 5,262,823 | ||||||
| 16,322,426 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $36,109,794) | 52,819,972 | |||||||
| Total Investments: 99.9% (Cost: $36,109,794) | 52,819,972 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 0.1% | 62,328 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 52,882,300 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 12 |
Footnotes:
| * | Non-income producing |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Materials | $ | — | $ | 9,576,000 | $ | — | $ | 9,576,000 | ||||||||
| Automobiles & Components | — | 296,952 | — | 296,952 | ||||||||||||
| Capital Goods | — | 7,689,988 | — | 7,689,988 | ||||||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services | — | 191,813 | — | 191,813 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel | 97,112 | 100,717 | — | 197,829 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Services | — | 132,821 | — | 132,821 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | — | 4,190,776 | — | 4,190,776 | ||||||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 1,135,261 | 226,830 | — | 1,362,091 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | — | 2,524,272 | — | 2,524,272 | ||||||||||||
| Household & Personal Products | — | 196,696 | — | 196,696 | ||||||||||||
| Materials | — | 1,793,751 | — | 1,793,751 | ||||||||||||
| Media & Entertainment | — | 1,171,136 | — | 1,171,136 | ||||||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | — | 2,124,611 | — | 2,124,611 | ||||||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | — | 2,648,568 | — | 2,648,568 | ||||||||||||
| Software & Services | — | 2,400,242 | — | 2,400,242 | ||||||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | — | 16,322,426 | — | 16,322,426 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 1,232,373 | $ | 51,587,599 | $ | — | $ | 52,819,972 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 13 |
VANECK CMCI COMMODITY STRATEGY ETF
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Par (000’s) | Value | |||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations (continued) | ||||||||
| 3.99%, 02/12/26 | $ | 125 | $ | 124,490 | ||||
| 4.00%, 02/19/26 # | 350 | 348,342 | ||||||
| 4.03%, 01/29/26 | 150 | 149,604 | ||||||
| 4.04%, 02/05/26 | 150 | 149,500 | ||||||
| 4.18%, 01/22/26 | 250 | 249,508 | ||||||
| 2,368,723 | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Money Market Fund: 12.4% | ||||||||
| Invesco Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class 3.64%(a) | 296,257 | 296,257 | ||||||
| Total Short-Term Investments: 111.4% (Cost: $2,663,622) | 2,664,980 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (11.4)% | (273,770) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 2,391,210 | ||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
Long Exposure
| Reference Obligation |
Notional Amount |
Counterparty | Rate paid by the Fund |
Payment Frequency |
Termination Date |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||
| UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index Total Return | $2,373,000 | UBS | 4.27%(b) | Monthly | 01/08/26 | $11,569 | ||||||
| Total | $11,569 |
Footnotes:
| # | All or a portion of these securities are segregated for swap collateral. Total value of securities segregated is $372,589. |
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| (b) | The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2025: Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.40%. |
| (y) | The rate shown is the calculated yield to maturity. |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $179,015. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations | $ | — | $ | 2,368,723 | $ | — | $ | 2,368,723 | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 296,257 | — | — | 296,257 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 296,257 | $ | 2,368,723 | $ | — | $ | 2,664,980 | ||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Return Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | 11,569 | $ | — | $ | 11,569 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 14 |
VANECK COPPER AND GREEN METALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Australia: 12.8% | ||||||||
| Glencore PLC (GBP) | 458,364 | $ | 2,500,328 | |||||
| IGO Ltd. * | 33,311 | 181,404 | ||||||
| Iluka Resources Ltd. | 22,616 | 86,877 | ||||||
| Liontown Ltd. * † | 150,097 | 157,059 | ||||||
| Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. * | 51,392 | 421,172 | ||||||
| PLS Group Ltd. * † | 151,748 | 424,778 | ||||||
| Sandfire Resources Ltd. * | 23,940 | 284,153 | ||||||
| 4,055,771 | ||||||||
| Canada: 10.9% | ||||||||
| Capstone Copper Corp. * | 44,973 | 452,109 | ||||||
| Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (USD) | 28,630 | 568,306 | ||||||
| Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. * † | 37,916 | 431,785 | ||||||
| Lithium Americas Corp. (USD) * | 19,787 | 86,271 | ||||||
| NGEx Minerals Ltd. * † | 10,195 | 190,401 | ||||||
| Teck Resources Ltd. (USD) | 35,489 | 1,699,568 | ||||||
| 3,428,440 | ||||||||
| Chile: 3.9% | ||||||||
| Lundin Mining Corp. (CAD) † | 41,678 | 896,955 | ||||||
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR) * | 5,048 | 347,302 | ||||||
| 1,244,257 | ||||||||
| China: 14.6% | ||||||||
| Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd. | 11,900 | 98,402 | ||||||
| Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd. * | 20,400 | 100,627 | ||||||
| China Nonferrous Mining Corp. Ltd. (HKD) | 101,000 | 191,599 | ||||||
| China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. | 85,168 | 562,492 | ||||||
| China Rare Earth Resources And Technology Co. Ltd. * | 25,000 | 166,154 | ||||||
| Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd. | 28,520 | 256,963 | ||||||
| GEM Co. Ltd. | 119,900 | 143,619 | ||||||
| Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver&Tin Mining Co. Ltd. | 41,900 | 213,154 | ||||||
| Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. | 48,903 | 384,599 | ||||||
| MMG Ltd. (HKD) * | 318,400 | 359,713 | ||||||
| Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd. | 41,200 | 127,001 | ||||||
| Tianqi Lithium Corp. * | 34,700 | 275,093 | ||||||
| Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd. | 262,600 | 225,763 | ||||||
| Western Mining Co. Ltd. | 56,100 | 222,250 | ||||||
| Yunnan Chihong Zinc&Germanium Co. Ltd. | 118,800 | 124,431 | ||||||
| Yunnan Copper Co. Ltd. | 47,200 | 138,615 | ||||||
| Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd. | 38,785 | 154,859 | ||||||
| Zangge Mining Co. Ltd. | 37,000 | 447,658 | ||||||
| Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd. | 44,330 | 433,609 | ||||||
| 4,626,601 | ||||||||
| Germany: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Aurubis AG | 1,942 | 280,928 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Indonesia: 1.9% | ||||||||
| Amman Mineral Internasional PT * | 1,139,300 | $ | 438,630 | |||||
| Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT * | 1,076,600 | 146,679 | ||||||
| 585,309 | ||||||||
| Japan: 2.5% | ||||||||
| Mitsubishi Materials Corp. † | 7,700 | 180,602 | ||||||
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | 15,100 | 604,252 | ||||||
| 784,854 | ||||||||
| Liechtenstein: 4.2% | ||||||||
| Antofagasta PLC (GBP) | 30,202 | 1,323,784 | ||||||
| Mexico: 9.4% | ||||||||
| Grupo Mexico SAB de CV | 207,400 | 1,961,357 | ||||||
| Southern Copper Corp. (USD) | 7,078 | 1,015,481 | ||||||
| 2,976,838 | ||||||||
| Poland: 2.2% | ||||||||
| KGHM Polska Miedz SA * | 8,955 | 694,780 | ||||||
| Russia: 0.0% | ||||||||
| GMK Norilskiy Nickel PAO *∞ | 440,500 | 0 | ||||||
| GMK Norilskiy Nickel PAO (ADR) *∞ | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| South Africa: 16.8% | ||||||||
| Anglo American PLC (GBP) | 52,974 | 2,186,422 | ||||||
| Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 50,439 | 792,178 | ||||||
| Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 21,371 | 433,419 | ||||||
| Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (ADR) * | 43,358 | 617,852 | ||||||
| Valterra Platinum Ltd. | 14,796 | 1,252,295 | ||||||
| 5,282,166 | ||||||||
| Sweden: 3.2% | ||||||||
| Boliden AB * | 18,308 | 1,012,842 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 1.0% | ||||||||
| Johnson Matthey PLC | 10,694 | 306,120 | ||||||
| United States: 11.7% | ||||||||
| Albemarle Corp. | 4,901 | 693,197 | ||||||
| Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 50,002 | 2,539,602 | ||||||
| MP Materials Corp. * † | 8,354 | 422,044 | ||||||
| 3,654,843 | ||||||||
| Zambia: 3.9% | ||||||||
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (CAD) * | 45,215 | 1,213,870 | ||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $23,949,490) | 31,471,403 | |||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 15 |
VANECK COPPER AND GREEN METALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.2% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 0.2% (Cost: $53,110) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 53,110 | $ | 53,110 | |||||
| Total Investments: 100.1% (Cost: $24,002,600) | 31,524,513 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)% | (31,336) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 31,493,177 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| CAD | Canadian Dollar |
| GBP | British Pound |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,109,084. |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 4,055,771 | $ | — | $ | 4,055,771 | ||||||||
| Canada | 3,428,440 | — | — | 3,428,440 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | 1,244,257 | — | — | 1,244,257 | ||||||||||||
| China | 100,627 | 4,525,974 | — | 4,626,601 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | — | 280,928 | — | 280,928 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 585,309 | — | 585,309 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 784,854 | — | 784,854 | ||||||||||||
| Liechtenstein | — | 1,323,784 | — | 1,323,784 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2,976,838 | — | — | 2,976,838 | ||||||||||||
| Poland | — | 694,780 | — | 694,780 | ||||||||||||
| Russia | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 617,852 | 4,664,314 | — | 5,282,166 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | — | 1,012,842 | — | 1,012,842 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | — | 306,120 | — | 306,120 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 3,654,843 | — | — | 3,654,843 | ||||||||||||
| Zambia | 1,213,870 | — | — | 1,213,870 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 53,110 | — | — | 53,110 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 13,289,837 | $ | 18,234,676 | $ | 0 | $ | 31,524,513 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 16 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.7% | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 0.6% | ||||||||
| IndiaMart InterMesh Ltd. 144A | 2,355 | $ | 58,298 | |||||
| Zen Technologies Ltd. | 3,773 | 57,568 | ||||||
| 115,866 | ||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services: 2.7% | ||||||||
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | 21,118 | 174,357 | ||||||
| eClerx Services Ltd. | 1,463 | 76,421 | ||||||
| Firstsource Solutions Ltd. | 22,585 | 84,416 | ||||||
| L&T Technology Services Ltd. 144A | 1,717 | 85,316 | ||||||
| Sagility Ltd. | 131,733 | 76,247 | ||||||
| 496,757 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 0.6% | ||||||||
| Cartrade Tech Ltd.* | 3,709 | 116,721 | ||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.5% | ||||||||
| Dixon Technologies India Ltd. | 3,361 | 453,458 | ||||||
| Consumer Services: 10.8% | ||||||||
| Eternal Ltd.* | 320,163 | 992,179 | ||||||
| MakeMyTrip Ltd. * | 4,061 | 333,489 | ||||||
| Swiggy Ltd.* | 148,849 | 640,754 | ||||||
| 1,966,422 | ||||||||
| Energy: 8.1% | ||||||||
| Reliance Industries Ltd. 144A (GDR) | 21,493 | 1,504,900 | ||||||
| Financial Services: 8.7% | ||||||||
| Angel One Ltd. | 5,112 | 133,427 | ||||||
| Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. 144A | 37,258 | 55,690 | ||||||
| Jio Financial Services Ltd. | 249,206 | 818,476 | ||||||
| Kfin Technologies Ltd. | 8,674 | 104,663 | ||||||
| One 97 Communications Ltd.* | 34,903 | 504,819 | ||||||
| 1,617,075 | ||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.* | 5,267 | 97,144 | ||||||
| Insurance: 3.8% | ||||||||
| PB Fintech Ltd.* | 34,274 | 697,081 | ||||||
| Media & Entertainment: 3.4% | ||||||||
| Affle 3i Ltd.* | 5,398 | 108,161 | ||||||
| Info Edge India Ltd. | 34,282 | 508,907 | ||||||
| 617,068 | ||||||||
| Software & Services: 41.9% | ||||||||
| Birlasoft Ltd. | 12,351 | 59,568 | ||||||
| Coforge Ltd. | 23,125 | 428,430 | ||||||
| Cyient Ltd. | 6,158 | 76,723 | ||||||
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 59,382 | 1,073,234 | ||||||
| Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | 13,026 | 111,001 | ||||||
| Infosys Ltd. (ADR) | 70,980 | 1,264,864 | ||||||
| Intellect Design Arena Ltd. | 5,936 | 64,191 | ||||||
| KPIT Technologies Ltd. | 14,260 | 186,187 | ||||||
| LTIMindtree Ltd. 144A | 5,815 | 392,747 | ||||||
| Mphasis Ltd. | 7,473 | 231,947 | ||||||
| Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. | 2,003 | 171,612 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Software & Services (continued) | ||||||||
| Persistent Systems Ltd. | 8,744 | $ | 610,455 | |||||
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 33,605 | 1,200,679 | ||||||
| Tata Elxsi Ltd. | 2,975 | 173,643 | ||||||
| Tata Technologies Ltd. | 15,568 | 111,493 | ||||||
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 45,946 | 813,825 | ||||||
| Wipro Ltd. (ADR) | 241,422 | 685,638 | ||||||
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | 8,724 | 68,324 | ||||||
| 7,724,561 | ||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment: 1.5% | ||||||||
| Kaynes Technology India Ltd.* | 2,629 | 117,400 | ||||||
| Redington Ltd. | 44,665 | 135,461 | ||||||
| Tejas Networks Ltd. 144A | 6,961 | 34,904 | ||||||
| 287,765 | ||||||||
| Telecommunication Services: 14.6% | ||||||||
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 63,816 | 1,497,856 | ||||||
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | 6,395 | 129,988 | ||||||
| HFCL Ltd. | 73,813 | 55,742 | ||||||
| Indus Towers Ltd. * | 112,482 | 524,586 | ||||||
| Tata Communications Ltd. | 9,964 | 202,364 | ||||||
| Vodafone Idea Ltd.* | 2,309,690 | 276,895 | ||||||
| 2,687,431 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $15,688,840) | 18,382,249 | |||||||
| Total Investments: 99.7% (Cost: $15,688,840) | 18,382,249 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 0.3% | 49,651 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 18,431,900 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 17 |
VANECK DIGITAL INDIA ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
Footnotes:
| * | Non-income producing |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $2,131,855, or 11.6% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital Goods | $ | — | $ | 115,866 | $ | — | $ | 115,866 | ||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services | — | 496,757 | — | 496,757 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | — | 116,721 | — | 116,721 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel | — | 453,458 | — | 453,458 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Services | 333,489 | 1,632,933 | — | 1,966,422 | ||||||||||||
| Energy | — | 1,504,900 | — | 1,504,900 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | — | 1,617,075 | — | 1,617,075 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | — | 97,144 | — | 97,144 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | — | 697,081 | — | 697,081 | ||||||||||||
| Media & Entertainment | — | 617,068 | — | 617,068 | ||||||||||||
| Software & Services | 1,950,502 | 5,774,059 | — | 7,724,561 | ||||||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | — | 287,765 | — | 287,765 | ||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | — | 2,687,431 | — | 2,687,431 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 2,283,991 | $ | 16,098,258 | $ | — | $ | 18,382,249 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 18 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Australia: 8.7% | ||||||||
| Capricorn Metals Ltd. * | 17,302,077 | $ | 163,581,878 | |||||
| Evolution Mining Ltd. † | 52,394,106 | 438,143,907 | ||||||
| Genesis Minerals Ltd. * † | 36,987,375 | 176,798,601 | ||||||
| Northern Star Resources Ltd. † | 52,119,091 | 916,485,855 | ||||||
| Perseus Mining Ltd. | 50,587,961 | 190,036,734 | ||||||
| Ramelius Resources Ltd. † | 80,836,585 | 222,166,006 | ||||||
| Westgold Resources Ltd. | 33,939,367 | 144,038,980 | ||||||
| 2,251,251,961 | ||||||||
| Brazil: 5.0% | ||||||||
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (USD) † | 10,914,146 | 1,282,630,438 | ||||||
| Burkina Faso: 1.6% | ||||||||
| IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * | 24,451,603 | 403,206,934 | ||||||
| Canada: 48.0% | ||||||||
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) † | 13,552,819 | 2,297,609,405 | ||||||
| Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) † | 18,518,293 | 714,435,744 | ||||||
| Artemis Gold, Inc. * † | 7,363,092 | 197,083,236 | ||||||
| B2Gold Corp. (USD) † | 56,781,795 | 256,085,895 | ||||||
| Barrick Mining Corp. (USD) | 42,855,038 | 1,866,336,905 | ||||||
| Discovery Silver Corp. * | 31,852,772 | 194,730,060 | ||||||
| DPM Metals, Inc. | 9,116,987 | 282,139,404 | ||||||
| Equinox Gold Corp. (USD) * † | 36,922,174 | 518,387,323 | ||||||
| First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) † | 21,866,766 | 364,300,322 | ||||||
| Fortuna Mining Corp. (USD) * † | 13,046,081 | 127,982,055 | ||||||
| Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) † | 5,922,598 | 1,227,636,113 | ||||||
| G Mining Ventures Corp. * | 7,960,696 | 240,955,154 | ||||||
| K92 Mining, Inc. * † | 9,234,796 | 152,863,411 | ||||||
| Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) † | 40,523,159 | 1,141,132,157 | ||||||
| Lundin Gold, Inc. † | 4,030,414 | 335,252,821 | ||||||
| New Gold, Inc. (USD) * | 37,250,672 | 324,453,353 | ||||||
| OceanaGold Corp. | 10,094,095 | 286,456,535 | ||||||
| OR Royalties, Inc. (USD) † | 6,379,582 | 225,773,407 | ||||||
| Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) | 19,857,271 | 1,028,805,210 | ||||||
| Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) * † | 3,959,240 | 117,153,912 | ||||||
| SSR Mining, Inc. (USD) * | 8,422,074 | 184,611,862 | ||||||
| Torex Gold Resources, Inc. † | 3,795,394 | 181,470,088 | ||||||
| Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. * † | 7,103,192 | 117,838,108 | ||||||
| 12,383,492,480 | ||||||||
| China: 1.1% | ||||||||
| Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. (HKD) | 74,351,000 | 293,547,272 | ||||||
| Indonesia: 2.1% | ||||||||
| Amman Mineral Internasional PT * | 733,746,300 | 282,491,666 | ||||||
| Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT * | 3,873,247,700 | 255,285,837 | ||||||
| 537,777,503 | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Mexico: 4.1% | ||||||||
| Fresnillo PLC (GBP) | 9,320,320 | $ | 414,702,835 | |||||
| Industrias Penoles SAB de CV * | 9,451,398 | 497,678,831 | ||||||
| Orla Mining Ltd. (USD) * † | 10,517,364 | 141,668,893 | ||||||
| 1,054,050,559 | ||||||||
| Peru: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA (ADR) | 8,761,515 | 243,832,962 | ||||||
| South Africa: 6.3% | ||||||||
| Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) † | 28,613,101 | 1,249,247,990 | ||||||
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) † | 19,652,474 | 391,084,232 | ||||||
| 1,640,332,222 | ||||||||
| Turkey: 1.1% | ||||||||
| Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) * | 7,827,465 | 281,162,543 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 6.6% | ||||||||
| Anglogold Ashanti PLC (USD) † | 14,907,922 | 1,271,347,588 | ||||||
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 8,181,284 | 426,531,703 | ||||||
| 1,697,879,291 | ||||||||
| United States: 14.4% | ||||||||
| Coeur Mining, Inc. * | 22,421,139 | 399,768,908 | ||||||
| Hecla Mining Co. | 21,361,183 | 409,921,102 | ||||||
| Newmont Corp. | 22,702,076 | 2,266,802,289 | ||||||
| Royal Gold, Inc. | 2,860,611 | 635,885,219 | ||||||
| 3,712,377,518 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $14,009,901,989) | 25,781,541,683 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 0.3% (Cost: $64,968,841) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 64,968,841 | 64,968,841 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 100.2% (Cost: $14,074,870,830) | 25,846,510,524 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)% | (45,282,751) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 25,801,227,773 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 19 |
VANECK GOLD MINERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| GBP | British Pound |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $984,067,359. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 2,251,251,961 | $ | — | $ | 2,251,251,961 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 1,282,630,438 | — | — | 1,282,630,438 | ||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 403,206,934 | — | — | 403,206,934 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 12,383,492,480 | — | — | 12,383,492,480 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 293,547,272 | — | 293,547,272 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 537,777,503 | — | 537,777,503 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 639,347,724 | 414,702,835 | — | 1,054,050,559 | ||||||||||||
| Peru | 243,832,962 | — | — | 243,832,962 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1,640,332,222 | — | — | 1,640,332,222 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | 281,162,543 | — | — | 281,162,543 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 1,271,347,588 | 426,531,703 | — | 1,697,879,291 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 3,712,377,518 | — | — | 3,712,377,518 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 64,968,841 | — | — | 64,968,841 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 21,922,699,250 | $ | 3,923,811,274 | $ | — | $ | 25,846,510,524 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 20 |
VANECK INDIA GROWTH LEADERS ETF
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 100.1% | ||||||||
| Automobiles & Components: 4.4% | ||||||||
| Banco Products India Ltd. | 20,376 | $ | 156,423 | |||||
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 58,606 | 4,770,683 | ||||||
| Gabriel India Ltd. | 29,694 | 333,894 | ||||||
| 5,261,000 | ||||||||
| Banks: 22.4% | ||||||||
| Bank of Baroda | 892,844 | 2,942,433 | ||||||
| Bank of India | 576,352 | 923,785 | ||||||
| Bank of Maharashtra | 747,324 | 516,225 | ||||||
| Canara Bank | 1,507,179 | 2,599,339 | ||||||
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 358,881 | 5,371,220 | ||||||
| IDBI Bank Ltd. | 2,651,815 | 3,040,325 | ||||||
| Indian Bank | 168,542 | 1,571,250 | ||||||
| Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. | 199,754 | 223,110 | ||||||
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | 417,431 | 1,225,907 | ||||||
| State Bank of India | 622,811 | 6,812,985 | ||||||
| Union Bank of India Ltd. | 930,952 | 1,594,428 | ||||||
| 26,821,007 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 20.3% | ||||||||
| Balu Forge Industries Ltd. | 14,930 | 100,730 | ||||||
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 1,354,378 | 6,028,606 | ||||||
| Cummins India Ltd. | 62,428 | 3,080,877 | ||||||
| Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd. | 39,354 | 211,272 | ||||||
| Enviro Infra Engineers Ltd. * | 25,517 | 58,384 | ||||||
| Force Motors Ltd. | 917 | 209,987 | ||||||
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd. | 61,078 | 2,128,706 | ||||||
| HBL Engineering Ltd. | 53,267 | 549,319 | ||||||
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | 90,139 | 4,405,879 | ||||||
| IndiaMart InterMesh Ltd. 144A | 14,416 | 356,865 | ||||||
| Polycab India Ltd. | 30,710 | 2,606,470 | ||||||
| Sanghvi Movers Ltd. | 17,835 | 68,595 | ||||||
| Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd. | 9,840 | 247,687 | ||||||
| Shakti Pumps India Ltd. | 25,670 | 206,870 | ||||||
| Suzlon Energy Ltd. * | 5,512,941 | 3,235,622 | ||||||
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | 50,298 | 392,907 | ||||||
| Transformers & Rectifiers India Ltd. | 46,053 | 146,424 | ||||||
| Transrail Lighting Ltd. | 13,098 | 81,296 | ||||||
| 24,116,496 | ||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services: 1.5% | ||||||||
| BLS International Services Ltd. | 51,961 | 185,863 | ||||||
| Doms Industries Ltd. | 8,135 | 236,905 | ||||||
| eClerx Services Ltd. | 10,623 | 554,903 | ||||||
| International Gemmological Institute India Ltd. | 48,217 | 180,219 | ||||||
| Sagility Ltd. | 757,840 | 438,636 | ||||||
| 1,596,526 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 3.9% | ||||||||
| Trent Ltd. | 96,534 | 4,603,788 | ||||||
| Energy: 4.0% | ||||||||
| Coal India Ltd. | 1,061,644 | 4,715,944 | ||||||
| Financial Services: 9.8% | ||||||||
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co. Ltd. | 34,398 | 308,542 | ||||||
| Authum Investment & Infrastucture Ltd. | 9,511 | 331,778 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Financial Services (continued) | ||||||||
| HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. 144A | 93,040 | $ | 2,767,479 | |||||
| Kfin Technologies Ltd. | 35,897 | 433,143 | ||||||
| Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. | 21,272 | 2,638,934 | ||||||
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | 47,257 | 2,004,451 | ||||||
| Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. 144A | 82,447 | 807,653 | ||||||
| REC Ltd. | 572,626 | 2,277,002 | ||||||
| 11,568,982 | ||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.8% | ||||||||
| Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. | 19,148 | 588,289 | ||||||
| Manorama Industries Ltd. | 8,016 | 119,343 | ||||||
| Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. | 47,976 | 244,614 | ||||||
| 952,246 | ||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.1% | ||||||||
| Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd.* | 15,918 | 120,751 | ||||||
| Materials: 5.3% | ||||||||
| AGI Greenpac Ltd. | 9,378 | 78,412 | ||||||
| Ashapura Minechem Ltd. | 16,581 | 162,094 | ||||||
| Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd. | 74,173 | 398,375 | ||||||
| Coromandel International Ltd. | 60,763 | 1,533,307 | ||||||
| Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd. | 31,373 | 449,956 | ||||||
| National Aluminium Co. Ltd. | 397,947 | 1,390,812 | ||||||
| NMDC Ltd. | 1,541,646 | 1,427,114 | ||||||
| Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd. | 45,148 | 261,557 | ||||||
| Sharda Cropchem Ltd. | 12,030 | 117,067 | ||||||
| Welspun Corp. Ltd. | 50,743 | 460,388 | ||||||
| 6,279,082 | ||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 8.3% | ||||||||
| Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | 20,513 | 1,256,434 | ||||||
| Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd. | 9,596 | 56,662 | ||||||
| Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd. | 9,321 | 190,760 | ||||||
| Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 286,636 | 4,053,460 | ||||||
| Lupin Ltd. | 112,113 | 2,633,446 | ||||||
| Natco Pharma Ltd. | 42,744 | 430,037 | ||||||
| Vimta Labs Ltd. | 5,658 | 38,043 | ||||||
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | 114,635 | 1,167,833 | ||||||
| 9,826,675 | ||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development: 0.1% | ||||||||
| Arkade Developers Ltd. | 25,070 | 37,847 | ||||||
| NESCO Ltd. | 9,542 | 130,186 | ||||||
| 168,033 | ||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.7% | ||||||||
| WAAREE Energies Ltd. | 22,237 | 735,412 | ||||||
| Websol Energy System Ltd.* | 140,908 | 140,658 | ||||||
| 876,070 | ||||||||
| Software & Services: 10.8% | ||||||||
| Infosys Ltd. (ADR) | 335,608 | 5,980,535 | ||||||
| KPIT Technologies Ltd. | 71,145 | 928,912 | ||||||
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 165,200 | 5,902,460 | ||||||
| 12,811,907 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK INDIA GROWTH LEADERS ETF
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd. | 48,491 | $ | 162,951 | |||||
| Netweb Technologies India Ltd. | 5,802 | 200,704 | ||||||
| 363,655 | ||||||||
| Telecommunication Services: 7.4% | ||||||||
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 266,019 | 6,243,860 | ||||||
| Indus Towers Ltd.* | 581,220 | 2,710,657 | ||||||
| 8,954,517 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $101,385,473) | 119,036,679 | |||||||
| Total Investments: 100.1% (Cost: $101,385,473) | 119,036,679 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)% | (59,996) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 118,976,683 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Footnotes:
| * | Non-income producing |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $3,931,997, or 3.3% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Automobiles & Components | $ | — | $ | 5,261,000 | $ | — | $ | 5,261,000 | ||||||||
| Banks | — | 26,821,007 | — | 26,821,007 | ||||||||||||
| Capital Goods | 2,128,706 | 21,987,790 | — | 24,116,496 | ||||||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services | — | 1,596,526 | — | 1,596,526 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | — | 4,603,788 | — | 4,603,788 | ||||||||||||
| Energy | — | 4,715,944 | — | 4,715,944 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | — | 11,568,982 | — | 11,568,982 | ||||||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco | — | 952,246 | — | 952,246 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | — | 120,751 | — | 120,751 | ||||||||||||
| Materials | 162,094 | 6,116,988 | — | 6,279,082 | ||||||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | — | 9,826,675 | — | 9,826,675 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development | — | 168,033 | — | 168,033 | ||||||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 140,658 | 735,412 | — | 876,070 | ||||||||||||
| Software & Services | 5,980,535 | 6,831,372 | — | 12,811,907 | ||||||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | — | 363,655 | — | 363,655 | ||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | — | 8,954,517 | — | 8,954,517 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 8,411,993 | $ | 110,624,686 | $ | — | $ | 119,036,679 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
| Banks: 26.1% | ||||||||
| Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 9,832,000 | $ | 4,747,840 | |||||
| Bank Jago Tbk PT * | 1,475,100 | 174,309 | ||||||
| Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 13,977,804 | 4,262,297 | ||||||
| Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 5,732,264 | 1,497,619 | ||||||
| Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 21,691,733 | 4,750,635 | ||||||
| 15,432,700 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 6.1% | ||||||||
| Astra International Tbk PT | 7,489,900 | 3,006,121 | ||||||
| Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.† | 23,188 | 609,803 | ||||||
| 3,615,924 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 2.9% | ||||||||
| GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT* | 382,073,600 | 1,460,965 | ||||||
| Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT | 3,205,900 | 223,697 | ||||||
| 1,684,662 | ||||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 1.6% | ||||||||
| Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT | 8,182,700 | 967,319 | ||||||
| Energy: 14.4% | ||||||||
| Adaro Andalan Indonesia PT | 583,000 | 243,523 | ||||||
| AKR Corporindo Tbk PT | 2,847,800 | 214,830 | ||||||
| Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk PT | 5,212,000 | 564,817 | ||||||
| Banpu PCL (NVDR) | 3,632,829 | 566,194 | ||||||
| Bukit Asam Tbk PT | 1,543,400 | 213,515 | ||||||
| Bumi Resources Tbk PT * | 54,147,000 | 1,187,106 | ||||||
| Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk PT * | 544,100 | 3,295,598 | ||||||
| Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT | 155,900 | 204,330 | ||||||
| Petrindo Jaya Kreasi Tbk PT | 7,088,300 | 991,721 | ||||||
| United Tractors Tbk PT | 602,769 | 1,065,708 | ||||||
| 8,547,342 | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 1.0% | ||||||||
| Indokripto Koin Semesta Tbk PT* | 2,492,100 | 590,092 | ||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 5.3% | ||||||||
| Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 2,455,800 | 663,301 | ||||||
| First Pacific Co. Ltd. | 811,250 | 620,978 | ||||||
| Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | 1,848,900 | 409,274 | ||||||
| Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 873,200 | 428,586 | ||||||
| Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 1,730,400 | 701,724 | ||||||
| Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT | 2,079,700 | 325,831 | ||||||
| 3,149,694 | ||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 1.1% | ||||||||
| Medikaloka Hermina Tbk PT | 4,178,800 | 344,989 | ||||||
| Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT | 1,973,197 | 281,631 | ||||||
| 626,620 | ||||||||
| Household & Personal Products: 0.6% | ||||||||
| Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 2,255,500 | 351,682 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Materials: 22.2% | ||||||||
| Amman Mineral Internasional PT* | 5,715,800 | $ | 2,200,578 | |||||
| Aneka Tambang Tbk | 3,314,800 | 624,448 | ||||||
| Avia Avian Tbk PT | 6,104,100 | 184,433 | ||||||
| Barito Pacific Tbk PT * | 10,714,148 | 2,094,886 | ||||||
| Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT * | 30,173,500 | 1,988,736 | ||||||
| Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk PT | 5,113,836 | 2,141,824 | ||||||
| Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT | 927,400 | 471,534 | ||||||
| Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | 568,000 | 254,086 | ||||||
| Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk PT * | 15,747,500 | 535,737 | ||||||
| Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT * | 5,401,195 | 735,875 | ||||||
| Nickel Industries Ltd. | 855,377 | 473,897 | ||||||
| Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT | 490,700 | 213,547 | ||||||
| Petrosea Tbk PT | 1,113,100 | 726,018 | ||||||
| Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 1,304,062 | 205,642 | ||||||
| Vale Indonesia Tbk PT | 872,400 | 270,411 | ||||||
| 13,121,652 | ||||||||
| Media & Entertainment: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk PT | 4,839,200 | 313,513 | ||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 7,748,300 | 559,006 | ||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development: 1.5% | ||||||||
| Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT* | 2,837,100 | 153,709 | ||||||
| Ciputra Development Tbk PT | 3,433,595 | 170,492 | ||||||
| Pantai Indah Kapuk Dua Tbk PT | 714,337 | 538,375 | ||||||
| 862,576 | ||||||||
| Telecommunication Services: 8.1% | ||||||||
| Indosat Tbk PT | 2,033,300 | 282,617 | ||||||
| Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT | 8,151,500 | 285,810 | ||||||
| Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (ADR) † | 176,056 | 3,705,979 | ||||||
| XLSMART Telecom Sejahtera Tbk PT | 2,438,275 | 548,338 | ||||||
| 4,822,744 | ||||||||
| Transportation: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT | 858,150 | 175,119 | ||||||
| Utilities: 7.2% | ||||||||
| Barito Renewables Energy Tbk PT* | 5,671,100 | 3,297,017 | ||||||
| Chandra Daya Investasi Tbk PT * | 4,919,600 | 492,698 | ||||||
| Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT | 4,108,300 | 469,456 | ||||||
| 4,259,171 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $61,905,941) | 59,079,816 | |||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK INDONESIA INDEX ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.3% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 2.3% (Cost: $1,364,762) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 1,364,762 | $ | 1,364,762 | |||||
| Total Investments: 102.1% (Cost: $63,270,703) | 60,444,578 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.1)% | (1,218,113) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 59,226,465 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,666,493. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Banks | $ | — | $ | 15,432,700 | $ | — | $ | 15,432,700 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods | — | 3,615,924 | — | 3,615,924 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | — | 1,684,662 | — | 1,684,662 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | — | 967,319 | — | 967,319 | ||||||||||||
| Energy | 3,295,598 | 5,251,744 | — | 8,547,342 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | — | 590,092 | — | 590,092 | ||||||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco | — | 3,149,694 | — | 3,149,694 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | 281,631 | 344,989 | — | 626,620 | ||||||||||||
| Household & Personal Products | 351,682 | — | — | 351,682 | ||||||||||||
| Materials | — | 13,121,652 | — | 13,121,652 | ||||||||||||
| Media & Entertainment | — | 313,513 | — | 313,513 | ||||||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | — | 559,006 | — | 559,006 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development | — | 862,576 | — | 862,576 | ||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 4,254,317 | 568,427 | — | 4,822,744 | ||||||||||||
| Transportation | — | 175,119 | — | 175,119 | ||||||||||||
| Utilities | 492,698 | 3,766,473 | — | 4,259,171 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 1,364,762 | — | — | 1,364,762 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 10,040,688 | $ | 50,403,890 | $ | — | $ | 60,444,578 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 24 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Automobiles & Components: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Mobileye Global, Inc.* | 52,900 | $ | 552,276 | |||||
| Banks: 23.5% | ||||||||
| Bank Hapoalim BM | 385,425 | 8,710,204 | ||||||
| Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM | 457,741 | 10,079,484 | ||||||
| FIBI Holdings Ltd. | 5,750 | 479,723 | ||||||
| First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. | 19,619 | 1,541,658 | ||||||
| Israel Discount Bank Ltd. | 358,525 | 3,804,323 | ||||||
| Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | 51,771 | 3,614,198 | ||||||
| 28,229,590 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 6.3% | ||||||||
| Ashtrom Group Ltd. | 10,568 | 232,667 | ||||||
| Elbit Systems Ltd. | 10,105 | 5,837,760 | ||||||
| Electra Ltd. | 8,698 | 297,253 | ||||||
| Kornit Digital Ltd. * | 12,742 | 183,230 | ||||||
| Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd. | 33,807 | 332,247 | ||||||
| Shikun & Binui Ltd. * | 83,444 | 482,136 | ||||||
| Stratasys Ltd.* | 19,475 | 169,043 | ||||||
| 7,534,336 | ||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Fiverr International Ltd.* | 10,501 | 207,500 | ||||||
| Hilan Ltd. | 4,421 | 366,082 | ||||||
| 573,582 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 1.3% | ||||||||
| Global-e Online Ltd.* † | 40,843 | 1,605,538 | ||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel: 0.2% | ||||||||
| Delta Galil Ltd. | 3,865 | 210,889 | ||||||
| Consumer Services: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.* | 1,559 | 318,858 | ||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 0.7% | ||||||||
| Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd. | 3,124 | 344,737 | ||||||
| Shufersal Ltd. | 42,252 | 526,823 | ||||||
| 871,560 | ||||||||
| Energy: 1.8% | ||||||||
| Delek Group Ltd. | 3,442 | 917,903 | ||||||
| Energean PLC † | 41,006 | 486,740 | ||||||
| Oil Refineries Ltd. | 800,865 | 249,022 | ||||||
| Paz Retail And Energy Ltd. | 2,069 | 464,163 | ||||||
| 2,117,828 | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 2.7% | ||||||||
| Etoro Group Ltd.* | 13,173 | 462,768 | ||||||
| Isracard Ltd. | 73,761 | 361,294 | ||||||
| Payoneer Global, Inc. * | 84,678 | 475,890 | ||||||
| Plus500 Ltd. | 17,953 | 875,000 | ||||||
| Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. | 34,852 | 1,037,793 | ||||||
| 3,212,745 | ||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Strauss Group Ltd. | 16,282 | 567,252 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.6% | ||||||||
| Inmode Ltd.* | 22,693 | $ | 333,360 | |||||
| Novocure Ltd. * | 21,604 | 279,340 | ||||||
| OPKO Health, Inc.* | 137,019 | 172,644 | ||||||
| 785,344 | ||||||||
| Household & Personal Products: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Oddity Tech Ltd.* | 10,688 | 429,444 | ||||||
| Insurance: 8.3% | ||||||||
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 24,081 | 1,552,642 | ||||||
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. | 42,603 | 1,660,003 | ||||||
| Lemonade, Inc. * † | 21,915 | 1,559,910 | ||||||
| Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. | 8,684 | 1,086,864 | ||||||
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. * | 218,980 | 1,061,789 | ||||||
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. | 74,469 | 3,077,503 | ||||||
| 9,998,711 | ||||||||
| Materials: 1.0% | ||||||||
| ICL Group Ltd.† | 160,357 | 915,638 | ||||||
| Israel Corp. Ltd. | 1,061 | 306,170 | ||||||
| 1,221,808 | ||||||||
| Media & Entertainment: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Playtika Holding Corp.† | 37,194 | 146,916 | ||||||
| Taboola.com Ltd.* | 61,593 | 283,944 | ||||||
| 430,860 | ||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences: 10.5% | ||||||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)* | 403,552 | 12,594,858 | ||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development: 4.2% | ||||||||
| Airport City Ltd.* | 14,744 | 288,463 | ||||||
| Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. | 35,290 | 434,181 | ||||||
| Amot Investments Ltd. | 55,868 | 438,388 | ||||||
| Azrieli Group Ltd. | 13,685 | 1,550,311 | ||||||
| Big Shopping Centers Ltd. | 4,030 | 968,755 | ||||||
| Melisron Ltd. | 7,177 | 931,633 | ||||||
| Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. | 92,884 | 454,741 | ||||||
| 5,066,472 | ||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 5.4% | ||||||||
| Camtek Ltd.* † | 9,297 | 988,690 | ||||||
| Nova Ltd. * † | 6,163 | 2,023,868 | ||||||
| SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. * † | 14,437 | 416,507 | ||||||
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd.* | 25,719 | 3,019,925 | ||||||
| 6,448,990 | ||||||||
| Software & Services: 24.1% | ||||||||
| Amdocs Ltd. | 30,590 | 2,462,801 | ||||||
| Cellebrite DI Ltd. * | 45,973 | 828,893 | ||||||
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. * | 28,633 | 5,313,139 | ||||||
| CyberArk Software Ltd. * | 16,494 | 7,357,314 | ||||||
| Formula Systems 1985 Ltd. | 2,142 | 361,490 | ||||||
| JFrog Ltd. * | 38,682 | 2,416,078 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 25 |
VANECK ISRAEL ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $9,075,697. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Automobiles & Components | $ | 552,276 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 552,276 | ||||||||
| Banks | — | 28,229,590 | — | 28,229,590 | ||||||||||||
| Capital Goods | 6,190,033 | 1,344,303 | — | 7,534,336 | ||||||||||||
| Commercial & Professional Services | 207,500 | 366,082 | — | 573,582 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | 1,605,538 | — | — | 1,605,538 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Durables & Apparel | 210,889 | — | — | 210,889 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Services | — | 318,858 | — | 318,858 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | 344,737 | 526,823 | — | 871,560 | ||||||||||||
| Energy | 713,185 | 1,404,643 | — | 2,117,828 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | 938,658 | 2,274,087 | — | 3,212,745 | ||||||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco | — | 567,252 | — | 567,252 | ||||||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Services | 785,344 | — | — | 785,344 | ||||||||||||
| Household & Personal Products | 429,444 | — | — | 429,444 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 1,559,910 | 8,438,801 | — | 9,998,711 | ||||||||||||
| Materials | 915,638 | 306,170 | — | 1,221,808 | ||||||||||||
| Media & Entertainment | 430,860 | — | — | 430,860 | ||||||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | 12,594,858 | — | — | 12,594,858 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development | — | 5,066,472 | — | 5,066,472 | ||||||||||||
| Renewable Energy | 2,334,818 | — | — | 2,334,818 | ||||||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 6,032,483 | — | — | 6,032,483 | ||||||||||||
| Software & Services | 28,032,736 | 965,557 | — | 28,998,293 | ||||||||||||
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | — | 1,467,016 | — | 1,467,016 | ||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | — | 1,535,542 | — | 1,535,542 | ||||||||||||
| Transportation | 904,886 | — | — | 904,886 | ||||||||||||
| Utilities | — | 2,502,374 | — | 2,502,374 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 3,827,302 | — | — | 3,827,302 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 68,611,095 | $ | 55,313,570 | $ | — | $ | 123,924,665 | ||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
| Australia: 15.0% | ||||||||
| Alkane Resources Ltd. * | 23,161,505 | $ | 20,615,897 | |||||
| Aurelia Metals Ltd. * | 37,116,054 | 6,161,473 | ||||||
| Australian Strategic Materials Ltd. * | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bellevue Gold Ltd. * | 25,976,818 | 29,052,573 | ||||||
| Black Cat Syndicate Ltd. * † | 18,460,518 | 15,130,914 | ||||||
| Capricorn Metals Ltd. * | 10,000,132 | 94,545,896 | ||||||
| Catalyst Metals Ltd. * | 6,857,812 | 33,326,439 | ||||||
| Emerald Resources NL * † | 13,131,677 | 54,582,581 | ||||||
| Evolution Mining Ltd. | 30,279,754 | 253,213,400 | ||||||
| Firefinch Ltd. †∞ | 54,133,739 | 2,129,845 | ||||||
| Genesis Minerals Ltd. * † | 21,375,884 | 102,176,118 | ||||||
| Greatland Resources Ltd. * † | 14,952,761 | 102,854,919 | ||||||
| Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. * † | 7,536,244 | 28,122,230 | ||||||
| Meeka Metals Ltd. * | 81,395,914 | 14,264,211 | ||||||
| Ora Banda Mining Ltd. * | 36,425,135 | 36,793,300 | ||||||
| Pantoro Gold Ltd. * | 7,376,131 | 23,799,851 | ||||||
| Perseus Mining Ltd. | 29,235,758 | 109,825,893 | ||||||
| Ramelius Resources Ltd. | 46,712,321 | 128,381,101 | ||||||
| Regis Resources Ltd. | 16,605,617 | 82,758,147 | ||||||
| Resolute Mining Ltd. * | 47,947,015 | 38,804,908 | ||||||
| St Barbara Ltd. * † | 27,944,249 | 10,726,626 | ||||||
| Vault Minerals Ltd. * | 25,649,146 | 92,245,559 | ||||||
| West African Resources Ltd. * | 24,375,051 | 48,214,760 | ||||||
| Westgold Resources Ltd. † | 19,613,999 | 83,241,989 | ||||||
| 1,410,968,630 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso: 2.5% | ||||||||
| IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * | 14,130,659 | 233,014,567 | ||||||
| Canada: 47.5% | ||||||||
| Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) † | 15,397,112 | 594,020,581 | ||||||
| Allied Gold Corp. * | 2,357,481 | 54,089,205 | ||||||
| Artemis Gold, Inc. * | 4,254,852 | 113,886,938 | ||||||
| Aya Gold & Silver, Inc. * † | 3,403,071 | 48,758,938 | ||||||
| B2Gold Corp. (USD) † | 32,815,857 | 147,999,515 | ||||||
| Centerra Gold, Inc. (USD) | 4,306,547 | 61,885,080 | ||||||
| Dakota Gold Corp. (USD) * | 2,781,738 | 15,800,272 | ||||||
| Discovery Silver Corp. * | 18,359,875 | 112,242,023 | ||||||
| DPM Metals, Inc. | 5,255,018 | 162,624,741 | ||||||
| Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) * † | 8,085,201 | 76,000,889 | ||||||
| Equinox Gold Corp. (USD) * | 36,757,359 | 516,073,320 | ||||||
| First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) | 12,637,758 | 210,545,048 | ||||||
| Fortuna Mining Corp. (USD) * | 7,539,008 | 73,957,668 | ||||||
| Future Mineral Resources, Inc. * | 168,999 | 35,137 | ||||||
| G Mining Ventures Corp. * † | 4,588,523 | 138,885,879 | ||||||
| Gold Royalty Corp. (USD) * † | 4,734,925 | 19,129,097 | ||||||
| GoldMining, Inc. (USD) * † | 6,091,014 | 7,613,767 | ||||||
| K92 Mining, Inc. * † | 5,336,877 | 88,341,229 | ||||||
| Lundin Gold, Inc. | 2,329,257 | 193,749,322 | ||||||
| McEwen, Inc. (USD) * † | 1,353,984 | 25,062,244 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Canada (continued) | ||||||||
| Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (USD) * | 2,110,951 | $ | 16,423,199 | |||||
| New Found Gold Corp. * † | 4,973,484 | 14,730,874 | ||||||
| New Gold, Inc. (USD) * | 21,528,056 | 187,509,368 | ||||||
| NorthX Nickel Corp. * † | 179,304 | 28,778 | ||||||
| Novagold Resources, Inc. (USD) * † | 6,305,925 | 58,771,221 | ||||||
| OceanaGold Corp. | 5,833,642 | 165,550,738 | ||||||
| OR Royalties, Inc. (USD) † | 3,686,655 | 130,470,720 | ||||||
| Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) | 12,672,949 | 656,585,489 | ||||||
| Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) * † | 2,288,115 | 67,705,323 | ||||||
| Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (USD) † | 5,668,561 | 47,275,799 | ||||||
| Skeena Resources Ltd. (USD) * † | 2,726,127 | 64,690,994 | ||||||
| SSR Mining, Inc. (USD) * | 4,867,048 | 106,685,692 | ||||||
| Torex Gold Resources, Inc. | 2,193,392 | 104,873,180 | ||||||
| Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (USD) | 2,113,832 | 70,221,499 | ||||||
| Victoria Gold Corp. * †∞ | 1,722,275 | 0 | ||||||
| Vizsla Silver Corp. (USD) * † | 9,404,143 | 51,440,662 | ||||||
| Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. * | 4,105,111 | 68,101,568 | ||||||
| 4,471,765,997 | ||||||||
| Cayman Islands: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Blue Gold Ltd. (USD) * † | 364,008 | 698,896 | ||||||
| China: 2.5% | ||||||||
| Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HKD) † | 5,319,200 | 20,448,983 | ||||||
| Wanguo Gold Group Ltd. (HKD) † | 42,681,000 | 41,841,286 | ||||||
| Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. (HKD) | 42,968,200 | 169,643,957 | ||||||
| 231,934,226 | ||||||||
| Colombia: 0.8% | ||||||||
| Aris Mining Corp. (USD) * | 4,681,362 | 75,978,505 | ||||||
| Indonesia: 1.6% | ||||||||
| Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT * | 2,237,980,400 | 147,505,335 | ||||||
| Jersey, Channel Islands: 0.1% | ||||||||
| Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC (USD) | 434,397 | 11,368,170 | ||||||
| Mexico: 4.3% | ||||||||
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (USD) * † | 4,494,747 | 27,912,379 | ||||||
| Industrias Penoles SAB de CV * | 5,462,363 | 287,629,664 | ||||||
| Luca Mining Corp. (CAD) * † | 6,859,628 | 7,456,389 | ||||||
| Orla Mining Ltd. (USD) * | 6,062,185 | 81,657,632 | ||||||
| 404,656,064 | ||||||||
| Peru: 2.1% | ||||||||
| Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA (ADR) | 5,063,517 | 140,917,678 | ||||||
| Hochschild Mining PLC (GBP) | 8,423,484 | 57,784,527 | ||||||
| 198,702,205 | ||||||||
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| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| South Africa: 2.7% | ||||||||
| DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) | 938,370 | $ | 29,098,854 | |||||
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) | 11,357,565 | 226,015,543 | ||||||
| 255,114,397 | ||||||||
| Turkey: 2.2% | ||||||||
| Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) * | 4,523,605 | 162,487,892 | ||||||
| TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS * | 5,446,269 | 13,205,793 | ||||||
| Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS * | 28,089,705 | 26,721,974 | ||||||
| 202,415,659 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom: 3.2% | ||||||||
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 4,728,449 | 246,517,955 | ||||||
| Pan African Resources PLC | 31,415,930 | 51,031,750 | ||||||
| 297,549,705 | ||||||||
| United States: 15.3% | ||||||||
| Aura Minerals, Inc. (BRL) (BDR) | 3,370,262 | 55,334,673 | ||||||
| Coeur Mining, Inc. * | 30,339,603 | 540,955,122 | ||||||
| Contango ORE, Inc. * † | 354,392 | 9,359,493 | ||||||
| GoGold Resources, Inc. (CAD) * | 12,651,714 | 26,858,645 | ||||||
| Hecla Mining Co. | 12,343,333 | 236,868,560 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| BDR | Brazilian Depositary Receipt |
| BRL | Brazilian Real |
| CAD | Canadian Dollar |
| GBP | British Pound |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $319,643,274. |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
Transactions in and earnings from securities of affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Value 12/31/2024 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value 12/31/2025 | Dividend Income | ||||||||
| B2Gold Corp. | $221,002,959 | $46,642,683 | $(285,415,563) | $49,283,725 | $116,485,711 | $–(a) | $5,569,228 | |||||||
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. | 263,223,043 | 56,982,649 | (375,714,713) | 183,899,899 | 97,624,666 | –(a) | 3,993,136 | |||||||
| Total | $484,226,002 | $103,625,332 | $(661,130,276) | $233,183,624 | $214,110,377 | $– | $9,562,364 |
| (a) | Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period. |
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VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 1,408,838,785 | $ | 2,129,845 | $ | 1,410,968,630 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 233,014,567 | — | — | 233,014,567 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 4,471,765,997 | — | — | 4,471,765,997 | ||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | 698,896 | — | — | 698,896 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 231,934,226 | — | 231,934,226 | ||||||||||||
| Colombia | 75,978,505 | — | — | 75,978,505 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 147,505,335 | — | 147,505,335 | ||||||||||||
| Jersey, Channel Islands | 11,368,170 | — | — | 11,368,170 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 404,656,064 | — | — | 404,656,064 | ||||||||||||
| Peru | 140,917,678 | 57,784,527 | — | 198,702,205 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 255,114,397 | — | — | 255,114,397 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | 162,487,892 | 39,927,767 | — | 202,415,659 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | — | 297,549,705 | — | 297,549,705 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 1,386,363,002 | 55,334,673 | — | 1,441,697,675 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 103,978,164 | — | — | 103,978,164 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 7,246,343,332 | $ | 2,238,875,018 | $ | 2,129,845 | $ | 9,487,348,195 | ||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 100.1% | ||||||||
| Austria: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Verbund AG | 8,730 | $ | 633,492 | |||||
| Brazil: 4.1% | ||||||||
| Axia Energia (ADR) * † | 87,783 | 756,690 | ||||||
| Axia Energia (ADR) † | 333,984 | 3,059,293 | ||||||
| Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (ADR) | 395,948 | 791,896 | ||||||
| Cia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ADR) † | 62,439 | 593,795 | ||||||
| 5,201,674 | ||||||||
| Canada: 2.5% | ||||||||
| Boralex, Inc. † | 21,633 | 399,755 | ||||||
| Brookfield Renewable Corp. (USD) † | 34,022 | 1,304,403 | ||||||
| Northland Power, Inc. † | 65,640 | 854,769 | ||||||
| TransAlta Corp. (USD) † | 44,848 | 566,879 | ||||||
| 3,125,806 | ||||||||
| Chile: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Enel Americas SA | 5,211,968 | 494,057 | ||||||
| China: 16.0% | ||||||||
| BYD Co. Ltd. (HKD) | 616,998 | 7,539,407 | ||||||
| China Everbright Environment Group Ltd. (HKD) † | 895,000 | 553,835 | ||||||
| China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. (HKD) | 493,000 | 420,955 | ||||||
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (HKD) † | 27,400 | 1,781,898 | ||||||
| GCL Technology Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * † | 6,276,000 | 855,377 | ||||||
| Li Auto, Inc. (ADR) * | 146,949 | 2,487,847 | ||||||
| NIO, Inc. (ADR) * | 502,013 | 2,560,266 | ||||||
| Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. (HKD) † | 1,482,000 | 566,808 | ||||||
| XPeng, Inc. (ADR) * † | 149,575 | 3,033,381 | ||||||
| Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd. (HKD) 144A * | 97,700 | 611,944 | ||||||
| 20,411,718 | ||||||||
| Denmark: 7.7% | ||||||||
| Orsted AS 144A * | 124,809 | 2,381,045 | ||||||
| ROCKWOOL A/S | 23,641 | 830,084 | ||||||
| Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 242,586 | 6,557,196 | ||||||
| 9,768,325 | ||||||||
| Germany: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Nordex SE * | 33,824 | 1,145,731 | ||||||
| Ireland: 2.4% | ||||||||
| Kingspan Group PLC | 35,609 | 3,066,433 | ||||||
| Italy: 7.1% | ||||||||
| Enel SpA | 830,741 | 8,631,982 | ||||||
| ERG SpA † | 15,012 | 386,010 | ||||||
| 9,017,992 | ||||||||
| Japan: 0.8% | ||||||||
| Horiba Ltd. † | 10,584 | 1,079,623 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| New Zealand: 2.3% | ||||||||
| Contact Energy Ltd. | 214,720 | $ | 1,140,886 | |||||
| Mercury NZ Ltd. | 187,455 | 697,518 | ||||||
| Meridian Energy Ltd. | 349,033 | 1,125,932 | ||||||
| 2,964,336 | ||||||||
| Portugal: 0.9% | ||||||||
| EDP Renovaveis SA * | 82,267 | 1,161,057 | ||||||
| South Korea: 6.1% | ||||||||
| Ecopro BM Co. Ltd. * | 13,199 | 1,342,658 | ||||||
| Hanwha Solutions Corp. * | 29,693 | 553,076 | ||||||
| LG Energy Solution Ltd. * | 11,368 | 2,907,198 | ||||||
| Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. * | 15,878 | 2,969,037 | ||||||
| 7,771,969 | ||||||||
| Spain: 8.5% | ||||||||
| Acciona SA † | 6,663 | 1,449,206 | ||||||
| Iberdrola SA | 435,948 | 9,433,732 | ||||||
| 10,882,938 | ||||||||
| Sweden: 1.4% | ||||||||
| Nibe Industrier AB † | 457,162 | 1,745,115 | ||||||
| Switzerland: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Landis+Gyr Group AG | 6,242 | 401,284 | ||||||
| Taiwan: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. | 45,000 | 513,415 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 1.5% | ||||||||
| Drax Group PLC | 80,092 | 901,681 | ||||||
| Johnson Matthey PLC | 36,741 | 1,051,726 | ||||||
| 1,953,407 | ||||||||
| United States: 36.3% | ||||||||
| Bloom Energy Corp. * | 38,301 | 3,327,974 | ||||||
| EnerSys | 7,471 | 1,096,369 | ||||||
| Enphase Energy, Inc. * | 21,545 | 690,517 | ||||||
| First Solar, Inc. * | 17,957 | 4,690,907 | ||||||
| HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. † | 19,807 | 622,534 | ||||||
| Installed Building Products, Inc. | 4,320 | 1,120,565 | ||||||
| Lucid Group, Inc. * † | 36,748 | 388,426 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 127,148 | 10,207,441 | ||||||
| Nextpower, Inc. * | 27,234 | 2,372,354 | ||||||
| Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 12,468 | 1,377,340 | ||||||
| Owens Corning | 16,638 | 1,861,959 | ||||||
| QuantumScape Corp. * † | 121,437 | 1,265,374 | ||||||
| Rivian Automotive, Inc. * | 224,280 | 4,420,559 | ||||||
| Sunrun, Inc. * † | 42,588 | 783,619 | ||||||
| Tesla, Inc. * | 22,889 | 10,293,641 | ||||||
| TopBuild Corp. * † | 4,091 | 1,706,724 | ||||||
| 46,226,303 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $134,664,318) | 127,564,675 | |||||||
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VANECK LOW CARBON ENERGY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 5.7% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 5.7% (Cost: $7,311,985) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 7,311,985 | $ | 7,311,985 | |||||
| Total Investments: 105.8% (Cost: $141,976,303) | 134,876,660 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.8)% | (7,377,881) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 127,498,779 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $17,715,287. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $2,992,989, or 2.3% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | $ | — | $ | 633,492 | $ | — | $ | 633,492 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 5,201,674 | — | — | 5,201,674 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 3,125,806 | — | — | 3,125,806 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | — | 494,057 | — | 494,057 | ||||||||||||
| China | 8,081,494 | 12,330,224 | — | 20,411,718 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | — | 9,768,325 | — | 9,768,325 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | — | 1,145,731 | — | 1,145,731 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | — | 3,066,433 | — | 3,066,433 | ||||||||||||
| Italy | — | 9,017,992 | — | 9,017,992 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 1,079,623 | — | 1,079,623 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | — | 2,964,336 | — | 2,964,336 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | — | 1,161,057 | — | 1,161,057 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | — | 7,771,969 | — | 7,771,969 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | — | 10,882,938 | — | 10,882,938 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | — | 1,745,115 | — | 1,745,115 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | — | 401,284 | — | 401,284 | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan | — | 513,415 | — | 513,415 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 901,681 | 1,051,726 | — | 1,953,407 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 46,226,303 | — | — | 46,226,303 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 7,311,985 | — | — | 7,311,985 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 70,848,943 | $ | 64,027,717 | $ | — | $ | 134,876,660 | ||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.7% | ||||||||
| Australia: 7.6% | ||||||||
| BHP Group Ltd. (ADR) † | 87,649 | $ | 5,291,369 | |||||
| Evolution Mining Ltd. † | 63,087 | 527,563 | ||||||
| Fortescue Ltd. † | 83,499 | 1,220,049 | ||||||
| Glencore PLC (GBP) | 379,842 | 2,071,999 | ||||||
| Northern Star Resources Ltd. | 53,702 | 944,321 | ||||||
| Rio Tinto Ltd. † | 11,960 | 1,165,890 | ||||||
| Rio Tinto PLC (ADR) | 46,207 | 3,697,946 | ||||||
| Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (ADR) † | 41,231 | 642,791 | ||||||
| 15,561,928 | ||||||||
| Brazil: 4.0% | ||||||||
| Axia Energia (ADR) † | 91,271 | 836,042 | ||||||
| Axia Energia (ADR) * † | 23,989 | 206,785 | ||||||
| Klabin SA | 92,523 | 316,009 | ||||||
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (ADR) | 58,255 | 656,534 | ||||||
| Suzano SA (ADR) † | 61,037 | 570,086 | ||||||
| Vale SA (ADR) | 160,990 | 2,097,700 | ||||||
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (USD) | 17,074 | 2,006,536 | ||||||
| Yara International ASA (NOK) | 33,582 | 1,373,310 | ||||||
| 8,063,002 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso: 0.2% | ||||||||
| IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * | 30,353 | 500,521 | ||||||
| Canada: 14.2% | ||||||||
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) | 23,319 | 3,953,270 | ||||||
| Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) | 20,024 | 772,526 | ||||||
| Barrick Mining Corp. (USD) | 74,362 | 3,238,465 | ||||||
| Cameco Corp. (USD) | 20,961 | 1,917,722 | ||||||
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (USD) † | 44,914 | 1,520,339 | ||||||
| Enbridge, Inc. (USD) † | 54,475 | 2,605,539 | ||||||
| Equinox Gold Corp. (USD) * | 42,063 | 590,565 | ||||||
| Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) | 7,736 | 1,603,518 | ||||||
| Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) | 47,699 | 1,343,204 | ||||||
| Lundin Gold, Inc. | 5,277 | 438,945 | ||||||
| Northland Power, Inc. † | 28,524 | 371,441 | ||||||
| Nutrien Ltd. (USD) | 80,132 | 4,945,747 | ||||||
| Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) | 20,362 | 1,054,955 | ||||||
| Pembina Pipeline Corp. (USD) † | 15,938 | 606,600 | ||||||
| Suncor Energy, Inc. (USD) | 31,349 | 1,390,642 | ||||||
| TC Energy Corp. (USD) † | 21,730 | 1,195,367 | ||||||
| Teck Resources Ltd. (USD) | 23,332 | 1,117,370 | ||||||
| West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (USD) † | 5,611 | 342,888 | ||||||
| 29,009,103 | ||||||||
| China: 1.1% | ||||||||
| China Hongqiao Group Ltd. (HKD) | 166,500 | 699,182 | ||||||
| Wilmar International Ltd. (SGD) | 645,164 | 1,542,289 | ||||||
| 2,241,471 | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Denmark: 1.2% | ||||||||
| Orsted AS 144A * | 36,631 | $ | 698,828 | |||||
| Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 62,179 | 1,680,723 | ||||||
| 2,379,551 | ||||||||
| Finland: 0.8% | ||||||||
| Stora Enso Oyj † | 44,128 | 550,615 | ||||||
| UPM-Kymmene Oyj † | 38,764 | 1,119,929 | ||||||
| 1,670,544 | ||||||||
| France: 1.8% | ||||||||
| TotalEnergies SE (USD) † | 54,524 | 3,566,960 | ||||||
| Germany: 3.4% | ||||||||
| Bayer AG | 158,579 | 6,874,098 | ||||||
| India: 1.3% | ||||||||
| Reliance Industries Ltd. (USD) 144A (GDR) † | 38,614 | 2,703,680 | ||||||
| Indonesia: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Barito Renewables Energy Tbk PT * | 1,371,300 | 797,235 | ||||||
| Israel: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. * | 1 | 36 | ||||||
| Italy: 0.6% | ||||||||
| Eni SpA (ADR) † | 30,691 | 1,164,417 | ||||||
| Japan: 1.9% | ||||||||
| JFE Holdings, Inc. † | 37,564 | 478,578 | ||||||
| Kubota Corp. † | 133,600 | 1,891,933 | ||||||
| Nippon Steel Corp. † | 260,400 | 1,064,857 | ||||||
| Oji Holdings Corp. | 85,476 | 468,973 | ||||||
| 3,904,341 | ||||||||
| Liechtenstein: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Antofagasta PLC (GBP) | 20,695 | 907,083 | ||||||
| Luxembourg: 0.5% | ||||||||
| ArcelorMittal SA (USD) | 23,838 | 1,086,298 | ||||||
| Mexico: 1.4% | ||||||||
| Grupo Mexico SAB de CV | 154,464 | 1,460,748 | ||||||
| Industrias Penoles SAB de CV * | 11,600 | 610,817 | ||||||
| Southern Copper Corp. (USD) | 4,971 | 713,189 | ||||||
| 2,784,754 | ||||||||
| New Zealand: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Contact Energy Ltd. † | 80,878 | 429,734 | ||||||
| Meridian Energy Ltd. † | 133,480 | 430,588 | ||||||
| 860,322 | ||||||||
| Norway: 1.2% | ||||||||
| Equinor ASA (ADR) | 25,687 | 606,984 | ||||||
| Mowi ASA | 80,510 | 1,935,346 | ||||||
| 2,542,330 | ||||||||
| Portugal: 0.4% | ||||||||
| EDP SA | 181,089 | 833,525 | ||||||
| Russia: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Evraz PLC (GBP) *¥ | 10,824 | 0 | ||||||
| Gazprom PJSC *¥ | 125,520 | 0 | ||||||
| GMK Norilskiy Nickel PAO *¥ | 128,400 | 0 | ||||||
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VANECK NATURAL RESOURCES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Russia (continued) | ||||||||
| GMK Norilskiy Nickel PAO (ADR) *¥ | 17 | $ | 0 | |||||
| LUKOIL PJSC *¥ | 3,739 | 0 | ||||||
| Novatek PJSC *¥ | 19,580 | 0 | ||||||
| Novolipetsk Steel PJSC * | 26,910 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC *¥ | 4,623 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC (USD) (GDR) ¥ | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC (USD) (GDR) ¥ | 89 | 0 | ||||||
| Polyus PJSC (USD) (GDR) *¥ | 1,669 | 0 | ||||||
| Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC *¥ | 13,000 | 0 | ||||||
| Severstal PAO (USD) (GDR) *¥ | 4,118 | 0 | ||||||
| Surgutneftegas PAO *¥ | 371,430 | 0 | ||||||
| Tatneft PJSC (ADR) *¥ | 2,680 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| South Africa: 2.6% | ||||||||
| Anglo American PLC (GBP) | 45,242 | 1,867,295 | ||||||
| Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) | 32,825 | 1,433,139 | ||||||
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) | 24,124 | 480,068 | ||||||
| Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 39,378 | 618,457 | ||||||
| Valterra Platinum Ltd. | 10,288 | 870,750 | ||||||
| 5,269,709 | ||||||||
| South Korea: 0.4% | ||||||||
| POSCO Holdings, Inc. (ADR) † | 15,822 | 841,889 | ||||||
| Spain: 3.9% | ||||||||
| Iberdrola SA | 364,077 | 7,878,474 | ||||||
| Sweden: 0.8% | ||||||||
| Boliden AB * | 13,083 | 723,782 | ||||||
| Holmen AB † | 9,638 | 369,206 | ||||||
| Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA † | 40,912 | 541,844 | ||||||
| 1,634,832 | ||||||||
| Taiwan: 0.2% | ||||||||
| China Steel Corp. | 793,672 | 479,521 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 5.0% | ||||||||
| Anglogold Ashanti PLC (USD) | 19,288 | 1,644,880 | ||||||
| BP PLC (ADR) | 60,667 | 2,106,965 | ||||||
| CNH Industrial NV (USD) | 131,215 | 1,209,802 | ||||||
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 10,186 | 531,048 | ||||||
| Shell PLC (ADR) † | 64,485 | 4,738,358 | ||||||
| 10,231,053 | ||||||||
| United States: 44.0% | ||||||||
| AGCO Corp. | 10,177 | 1,061,665 | ||||||
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 49,902 | 2,868,866 | ||||||
| Baker Hughes Co. | 15,597 | 710,287 | ||||||
| Bloom Energy Corp. * | 10,464 | 909,217 | ||||||
| Bunge Global SA | 18,787 | 1,673,546 | ||||||
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 25,507 | 1,972,711 | ||||||
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 5,006 | 973,116 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 66,389 | 10,118,348 | ||||||
| Coeur Mining, Inc. * | 28,276 | 504,161 | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 25,643 | 2,400,441 | ||||||
| Corteva, Inc. | 89,765 | 6,016,948 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| GBP | British Pound |
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| NOK | Norwegian Krone |
| SGD | Singapore Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $27,943,687. |
| ¥ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | 9,632,106 | $ | 5,929,822 | $ | — | $ | 15,561,928 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 6,373,683 | 1,689,319 | — | 8,063,002 | ||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 500,521 | — | — | 500,521 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 29,009,103 | — | — | 29,009,103 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 2,241,471 | — | 2,241,471 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | — | 2,379,551 | — | 2,379,551 | ||||||||||||
| Finland | — | 1,670,544 | — | 1,670,544 | ||||||||||||
| France | 3,566,960 | — | — | 3,566,960 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | — | 6,874,098 | — | 6,874,098 | ||||||||||||
| India | — | 2,703,680 | — | 2,703,680 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 797,235 | — | 797,235 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | — | 36 | — | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Italy | 1,164,417 | — | — | 1,164,417 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 3,904,341 | — | 3,904,341 | ||||||||||||
| Liechtenstein | — | 907,083 | — | 907,083 | ||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 1,086,298 | — | — | 1,086,298 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2,784,754 | — | — | 2,784,754 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | — | 860,322 | — | 860,322 | ||||||||||||
| Norway | 606,984 | 1,935,346 | — | 2,542,330 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | — | 833,525 | — | 833,525 | ||||||||||||
| Russia | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1,913,207 | 3,356,502 | — | 5,269,709 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | 841,889 | — | — | 841,889 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | — | 7,878,474 | — | 7,878,474 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | — | 1,634,832 | — | 1,634,832 | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan | — | 479,521 | — | 479,521 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 9,700,005 | 531,048 | — | 10,231,053 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 89,843,433 | — | — | 89,843,433 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 10,360,805 | — | — | 10,360,805 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 167,384,165 | $ | 46,606,750 | $ | 0 | $ | 213,990,915 | ||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Australia: 3.5% | ||||||||
| Ampol Ltd. † | 62,990 | $ | 1,337,750 | |||||
| Austria: 4.7% | ||||||||
| OMV AG | 32,473 | 1,805,886 | ||||||
| Finland: 5.3% | ||||||||
| Neste Oyj † | 89,989 | 2,034,532 | ||||||
| Greece: 2.3% | ||||||||
| Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA | 23,921 | 881,945 | ||||||
| Hungary: 4.0% | ||||||||
| MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 170,836 | 1,531,533 | ||||||
| India: 8.5% | ||||||||
| Reliance Industries Ltd. (USD) 144A (GDR) | 46,896 | 3,283,570 | ||||||
| Japan: 14.1% | ||||||||
| Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. | 44,900 | 1,196,798 | ||||||
| ENEOS Holdings, Inc. | 342,500 | 2,421,600 | ||||||
| Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | 239,740 | 1,813,922 | ||||||
| 5,432,320 | ||||||||
| Poland: 5.9% | ||||||||
| ORLEN SA | 85,928 | 2,290,679 | ||||||
| Portugal: 4.8% | ||||||||
| Galp Energia SGPS SA | 107,351 | 1,847,440 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia: 1.8% | ||||||||
| S-Oil Corp. (KRW) * | 12,155 | 699,375 | ||||||
| South Korea: 8.5% | ||||||||
| HD Hyundai Co. Ltd. | 12,780 | 1,672,782 | ||||||
Definitions:
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
| KRW | Korean Won |
| NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $991,505. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $3,283,570, or 8.5% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 36 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 1,337,750 | $ | — | $ | 1,337,750 | ||||||||
| Austria | — | 1,805,886 | — | 1,805,886 | ||||||||||||
| Finland | — | 2,034,532 | — | 2,034,532 | ||||||||||||
| Greece | — | 881,945 | — | 881,945 | ||||||||||||
| Hungary | — | 1,531,533 | — | 1,531,533 | ||||||||||||
| India | — | 3,283,570 | — | 3,283,570 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 5,432,320 | — | 5,432,320 | ||||||||||||
| Poland | — | 2,290,679 | — | 2,290,679 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | — | 1,847,440 | — | 1,847,440 | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | — | 699,375 | — | 699,375 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | — | 3,269,669 | — | 3,269,669 | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan | — | 968,801 | — | 968,801 | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | — | 521,189 | — | 521,189 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | — | 1,444,901 | — | 1,444,901 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 11,109,848 | — | — | 11,109,848 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 7,042 | — | — | 7,042 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 11,116,890 | $ | 27,349,590 | $ | — | $ | 38,466,480 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 37 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
| Bermuda: 3.1% | ||||||||
| Valaris Ltd. (USD) * † | 793,515 | $ | 39,993,156 | |||||
| Netherlands: 5.3% | ||||||||
| Core Laboratories, Inc. (USD) † | 291,554 | 4,673,611 | ||||||
| Tenaris SA (ADR) † | 1,690,639 | 65,005,069 | ||||||
| 69,678,680 | ||||||||
| Switzerland: 4.6% | ||||||||
| Transocean Ltd. (USD) * † | 14,423,115 | 59,567,465 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 5.2% | ||||||||
| TechnipFMC PLC (USD) | 1,509,124 | 67,246,566 | ||||||
| United States: 81.7% | ||||||||
| Baker Hughes Co. | 3,549,834 | 161,659,440 | ||||||
| Cactus, Inc. | 939,052 | 42,895,895 | ||||||
| Expro Group Holdings NV * † | 1,218,951 | 16,272,996 | ||||||
| Halliburton Co. | 3,588,361 | 101,407,082 | ||||||
| Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. * | 2,105,011 | 13,198,419 | ||||||
| Helmerich & Payne, Inc. † | 1,342,940 | 38,515,519 | ||||||
| Innovex International, Inc. * † | 647,382 | 14,158,244 | ||||||
| Liberty Energy, Inc. | 2,462,938 | 45,465,835 | ||||||
| Nabors Industries Ltd. * † | 240,963 | 13,084,291 | ||||||
| Noble Corp. PLC † | 1,965,750 | 55,512,780 | ||||||
| NOV, Inc. | 3,749,660 | 58,607,186 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $193,072,816. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks * | $ | 1,294,116,061 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,294,116,061 | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 41,071,791 | — | — | 41,071,791 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 1,335,187,852 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,335,187,852 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for geographic sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 38 |
VANECK RARE EARTH AND STRATEGIC METALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | ||||||||
| Australia: 20.3% | ||||||||
| AVZ Minerals Ltd. ∞ | 52,906,510 | $ | 9,490,507 | |||||
| Iluka Resources Ltd. | 14,396,129 | 55,301,287 | ||||||
| Liontown Ltd. * † | 68,783,678 | 71,974,283 | ||||||
| Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. * † | 12,020,533 | 98,511,685 | ||||||
| PLS Group Ltd. * † | 33,736,755 | 94,437,056 | ||||||
| 329,714,818 | ||||||||
| Brazil: 2.6% | ||||||||
| Sigma Lithium Corp. (USD) * † | 3,174,673 | 41,873,937 | ||||||
| Canada: 13.3% | ||||||||
| Almonty Industries, Inc. * † | 8,027,780 | 70,687,802 | ||||||
| Lithium Americas Corp. (USD) * † | 12,595,672 | 54,917,130 | ||||||
| Lithium Argentina AG (USD) * † | 7,388,443 | 41,227,512 | ||||||
| Standard Lithium Ltd. (USD) * † | 11,199,834 | 50,063,258 | ||||||
| 216,895,702 | ||||||||
| Chile: 5.7% | ||||||||
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR) * † | 1,347,700 | 92,721,760 | ||||||
| China: 32.1% | ||||||||
| Baoji Titanium Industry Co. Ltd. | 7,167,776 | 40,523,808 | ||||||
| China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. | 19,102,316 | 126,161,320 | ||||||
| Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd. (HKD) 144A † | 10,773,440 | 72,082,366 | ||||||
| Hubei Zhenhua Chemical Co. Ltd. | 10,663,680 | 44,015,918 | ||||||
| Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. | 35,135,090 | 78,450,478 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| AUD | Australia Dollar |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $344,825,714. |
| ‡ | Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
| ¥ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $72,082,366, or 4.4% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 39 |
VANECK RARE EARTH AND STRATEGIC METALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Transactions in and earnings from securities of affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Value 12/31/2024 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value 12/31/2025 | Dividend Income | ||||||||
| AMG Critical Materials NV | $–(a) | $51,645,380 | $(15,280,814) | $(491,866) | $12,103,350 | $54,111,536 | $356,892 |
| (a) | Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 320,224,311 | $ | 9,490,507 | $ | 329,714,818 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 41,873,937 | — | — | 41,873,937 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 216,895,702 | — | — | 216,895,702 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | 92,721,760 | — | — | 92,721,760 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 521,848,946 | — | 521,848,946 | ||||||||||||
| France | — | 34,829,221 | — | 34,829,221 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | — | 39,589,294 | — | 39,589,294 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | — | 54,111,536 | — | 54,111,536 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 294,851,600 | — | — | 294,851,600 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 81,757,910 | — | — | 81,757,910 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 728,100,909 | $ | 970,603,308 | $ | 9,490,507 | $ | 1,708,194,724 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 40 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.7% | ||||||||
| Australia: 32.3% | ||||||||
| BHP Group Ltd. (ADR) † | 209,839 | $ | 12,667,980 | |||||
| BlueScope Steel Ltd. | 202,476 | 3,230,620 | ||||||
| Fortescue Ltd. † | 686,248 | 10,027,138 | ||||||
| Mineral Resources Ltd. * | 97,005 | 3,499,063 | ||||||
| Rio Tinto Ltd. † | 95,695 | 9,328,585 | ||||||
| Rio Tinto PLC (ADR) | 166,600 | 13,332,998 | ||||||
| 52,086,384 | ||||||||
| Brazil: 9.3% | ||||||||
| Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR) * † | 459,455 | 735,128 | ||||||
| Gerdau SA (ADR) | 833,545 | 3,075,781 | ||||||
| Vale SA (ADR) | 855,571 | 11,148,090 | ||||||
| 14,958,999 | ||||||||
| Canada: 1.4% | ||||||||
| Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. † | 43,425 | 946,274 | ||||||
| Russel Metals, Inc. † | 38,166 | 1,219,530 | ||||||
| 2,165,804 | ||||||||
| Finland: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Outokumpu Oyj | 273,145 | 1,419,915 | ||||||
| Japan: 10.5% | ||||||||
| Hanwa Co. Ltd. | 26,900 | 1,231,676 | ||||||
| JFE Holdings, Inc. † | 429,200 | 5,468,154 | ||||||
| Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | 141,900 | 1,312,964 | ||||||
| Nippon Steel Corp. † | 1,803,400 | 7,374,665 | ||||||
| Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 21,500 | 1,466,649 | ||||||
| 16,854,108 | ||||||||
| Luxembourg: 5.8% | ||||||||
| APERAM SA | 31,696 | 1,308,209 | ||||||
| ArcelorMittal SA (USD) | 176,411 | 8,039,049 | ||||||
| 9,347,258 | ||||||||
| Netherlands: 3.8% | ||||||||
| Tenaris SA (ADR) † | 123,805 | 4,760,302 | ||||||
| Ternium SA (ADR) | 34,729 | 1,326,301 | ||||||
| 6,086,603 | ||||||||
| South Africa: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 39,523 | 838,340 | ||||||
| South Korea: 5.0% | ||||||||
| Hyundai Steel Co. | 52,015 | 1,120,408 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| South Korea (continued) | ||||||||
| POSCO Holdings, Inc. (ADR) † | 131,214 | $ | 6,981,897 | |||||
| 8,102,305 | ||||||||
| Spain: 1.2% | ||||||||
| Acerinox SA † | 134,981 | 1,996,731 | ||||||
| Sweden: 2.1% | ||||||||
| SSAB AB | 439,996 | 3,290,057 | ||||||
| Taiwan: 5.1% | ||||||||
| China Steel Corp. | 9,086,000 | 5,489,580 | ||||||
| Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd. | 399,000 | 778,431 | ||||||
| TA Chen Stainless Pipe | 1,753,000 | 1,987,516 | ||||||
| 8,255,527 | ||||||||
| Turkey: 0.9% | ||||||||
| Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 2,526,360 | 1,398,626 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 0.3% | ||||||||
| Vesuvius PLC | 96,733 | 514,843 | ||||||
| United States: 20.6% | ||||||||
| Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. * | 308,418 | 4,095,791 | ||||||
| Commercial Metals Co. | 53,705 | 3,717,460 | ||||||
| Nucor Corp. | 57,970 | 9,455,487 | ||||||
| Reliance, Inc. | 24,730 | 7,143,755 | ||||||
| Sims Ltd. (AUD) | 96,240 | 1,147,474 | ||||||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 41,725 | 7,070,301 | ||||||
| Worthington Steel, Inc. | 16,878 | 584,316 | ||||||
| 33,214,584 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $151,960,280) | 160,530,084 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 9.3% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 9.3% (Cost: $15,053,208) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 15,053,208 | 15,053,208 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 109.0% (Cost: $167,013,488) | 175,583,292 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.0)% | (14,486,136) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 161,097,156 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| AUD | Australia Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $25,898,354. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 41 |
VANECK STEEL ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 160,530,084 | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | 26,000,978 | $ | 26,085,406 | $ | — | $ | 52,086,384 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 14,958,999 | — | — | 14,958,999 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 2,165,804 | — | — | 2,165,804 | ||||||||||||
| Finland | — | 1,419,915 | — | 1,419,915 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 16,854,108 | — | 16,854,108 | ||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 8,039,049 | 1,308,209 | — | 9,347,258 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 6,086,603 | — | — | 6,086,603 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | — | 838,340 | — | 838,340 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | 6,981,897 | 1,120,408 | — | 8,102,305 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | — | 1,996,731 | — | 1,996,731 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | — | 3,290,057 | — | 3,290,057 | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan | 778,431 | 7,477,096 | — | 8,255,527 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | — | 1,398,626 | — | 1,398,626 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | — | 514,843 | — | 514,843 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 32,067,110 | 1,147,474 | — | 33,214,584 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 15,053,208 | — | — | 15,053,208 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 112,132,079 | $ | 63,451,213 | $ | — | $ | 175,583,292 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 42 |
VANECK URANIUM AND NUCLEAR ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.6% | ||||||||
| Australia: 9.0% | ||||||||
| Deep Yellow Ltd. * † ‡ | 57,181,063 | $ | 69,646,375 | |||||
| Paladin Energy Ltd. * † ‡ | 24,085,176 | 152,547,115 | ||||||
| Silex Systems Ltd. * † ‡ | 17,702,557 | 100,706,835 | ||||||
| 322,900,325 | ||||||||
| Canada: 17.4% | ||||||||
| Cameco Corp. (USD) † | 3,214,450 | 294,090,031 | ||||||
| Denison Mines Corp. (USD) * † ‡ | 62,595,329 | 166,503,575 | ||||||
| NexGen Energy Ltd. (USD) * † | 18,189,922 | 167,347,282 | ||||||
| 627,940,888 | ||||||||
| China: 7.8% | ||||||||
| CGN Mining Co. Ltd. (HKD) † | 281,340,000 | 111,466,232 | ||||||
| CGN Power Co. Ltd. (HKD) 144A † | 452,451,000 | 170,223,710 | ||||||
| 281,689,942 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic: 3.9% | ||||||||
| CEZ AS | 2,257,379 | 141,905,866 | ||||||
| Finland: 3.5% | ||||||||
| Fortum Oyj | 5,931,395 | 125,878,171 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan: 4.3% | ||||||||
| NAC Kazatomprom JSC (USD) (GDR) | 2,756,590 | 153,297,664 | ||||||
| South Korea: 2.3% | ||||||||
| KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co., Inc. * | 1,333,278 | 83,426,589 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: 3.5% | ||||||||
| Yellow Cake PLC 144A * † ‡ | 15,917,044 | 125,741,772 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| United States: 47.9% | ||||||||
| BWX Technologies, Inc. | 1,153,373 | $ | 199,348,989 | |||||
| Centrus Energy Corp. * † | 640,751 | 155,548,713 | ||||||
| Constellation Energy Corp. | 832,395 | 294,060,181 | ||||||
| Encore Energy Corp. * † ‡ | 9,718,427 | 24,101,699 | ||||||
| Energy Fuels, Inc. * † | 8,297,079 | 120,639,529 | ||||||
| NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. * † ‡ | 3,241,350 | 77,824,813 | ||||||
| NuScale Power Corp. * † | 8,441,198 | 119,611,776 | ||||||
| Oklo, Inc. * † | 2,246,918 | 161,238,836 | ||||||
| PG&E Corp. | 11,948,804 | 192,017,280 | ||||||
| Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 2,465,986 | 198,018,676 | ||||||
| Uranium Energy Corp. * † | 13,275,936 | 155,062,932 | ||||||
| Ur-Energy, Inc. * † ‡ | 20,403,343 | 28,360,647 | ||||||
| 1,725,834,071 | ||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $3,103,324,014) | 3,588,615,288 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 4.9% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 4.9% (Cost: $175,875,119) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 175,875,119 | 175,875,119 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 104.5% (Cost: $3,279,199,133) | 3,764,490,407 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.5)% | (161,637,086) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 3,602,853,321 | ||||||
Definitions:
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $641,566,731. |
| ‡ | Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $295,965,482, or 8.2% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 43 |
VANECK URANIUM AND NUCLEAR ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
Transactions in and earnings from securities of affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Value 12/31/2024 |
Purchases | Sales Proceeds |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value 12/31/2025 |
Dividend Income | ||||||||
| Deep Yellow Ltd. | $–(a) | $69,405,223 | $(24,538,769) | $(1,755,992) | $15,095,741 | $69,646,375 | $– | |||||||
| Denison Mines Corp. | –(a) | 136,505,171 | (41,541,780) | 4,047,662 | 39,764,472 | 166,503,575 | – | |||||||
| Encore Energy Corp. | –(a) | 39,158,400 | (20,455,857) | (7,485,086) | 1,122,010 | 24,101,699 | – | |||||||
| NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. | –(a) | 140,153,358 | (24,144,272) | (9,979,526) | (39,515,865) | 77,824,813 | – | |||||||
| Paladin Energy Ltd. | –(a) | 136,039,920 | (31,229,142) | (6,660,513) | 34,809,810 | 152,547,115 | – | |||||||
| Silex Systems Ltd. | –(a) | 62,430,151 | (22,064,508) | 153,754 | 46,488,015 | 100,706,835 | – | |||||||
| Ur-Energy, Inc. | – | 29,529,226 | – | – | (1,168,579) | 28,360,647 | – | |||||||
| Yellow Cake PLC | –(a) | 104,268,356 | (17,159,703) | (844,931) | 17,178,400 | 125,741,772 | – | |||||||
| Total | $– | $717,489,805 | $(181,134,031) | $(22,524,632) | $113,774,004 | $745,432,831 | $– |
| (a) | Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | $ | — | $ | 322,900,325 | $ | — | $ | 322,900,325 | ||||||||
| Canada | 627,940,888 | — | — | 627,940,888 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 281,689,942 | — | 281,689,942 | ||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | — | 141,905,866 | — | 141,905,866 | ||||||||||||
| Finland | — | 125,878,171 | — | 125,878,171 | ||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | — | 153,297,664 | — | 153,297,664 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | — | 83,426,589 | — | 83,426,589 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | — | 125,741,772 | — | 125,741,772 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 1,725,834,071 | — | — | 1,725,834,071 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 175,875,119 | — | — | 175,875,119 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 2,529,650,078 | $ | 1,234,840,329 | $ | — | $ | 3,764,490,407 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 44 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 99.5% | ||||||||
| Banks: 10.9% | ||||||||
| Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC | 13,269,701 | $ | 28,982,460 | |||||
| Nam A Commercial JSB * | 9,075,100 | 4,928,838 | ||||||
| Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank | 21,783,492 | 13,518,943 | ||||||
| Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB * | 5,156,900 | 11,358,484 | ||||||
| Vietnam Export Import Commercial JSB* | 9,172,629 | 7,416,942 | ||||||
| 66,205,667 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods: 8.2% | ||||||||
| Development Investment Construction JSC* | 5,229,794 | 3,321,713 | ||||||
| Gelex Electric Equipment JSC | 1,402,000 | 13,087,110 | ||||||
| Gelex Group JSC | 6,912,742 | 11,448,195 | ||||||
| Ha Do Group JSC * | 1,957,356 | 2,031,780 | ||||||
| Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC * | 5,988,155 | 4,154,801 | ||||||
| IDICO Corp. JSC | 2,630,116 | 3,640,161 | ||||||
| Tasco JSC * | 9,352,400 | 5,618,552 | ||||||
| Vietnam Construction and Import-Export JSC | 5,187,919 | 4,453,352 | ||||||
| Viettel Construction Joint Stock Corp. | 604,400 | 1,957,853 | ||||||
| 49,713,517 | ||||||||
| Energy: 1.4% | ||||||||
| PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC | 4,156,888 | 4,474,451 | ||||||
| PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp.* | 3,170,707 | 4,135,181 | ||||||
| 8,609,632 | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 16.8% | ||||||||
| FPT Securities JSC | 3,412,234 | 4,265,682 | ||||||
| Sai Gon-Ha Noi Securities JSC | 6,889,324 | 5,396,200 | ||||||
| SSI Securities Corp. | 26,302,039 | 30,186,577 | ||||||
| Techcom Securities JSC * | 6,323,600 | 11,300,730 | ||||||
| Vietcap Securities JSC | 10,015,735 | 13,419,325 | ||||||
| VIX Securities JSC * | 25,696,506 | 21,886,051 | ||||||
| VNDirect Securities Corp. | 20,546,225 | 15,161,905 | ||||||
| 101,616,470 | ||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 16.8% | ||||||||
| BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC* | 2,606,500 | 3,711,537 | ||||||
| HAGL JSC * | 10,863,600 | 7,244,007 | ||||||
| KIDO Group Corp. * | 1,797,036 | 3,553,075 | ||||||
| Masan Group Corp. * | 14,041,676 | 41,110,610 | ||||||
| Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. | 2,338,500 | 4,353,058 | ||||||
| Thanh Thanh Cong - Bien Hoa JSC * | 6,706,718 | 6,395,671 | ||||||
| Vietnam Dairy Products JSC | 13,463,141 | 31,300,357 | ||||||
| Vinh Hoan Corp. | 2,088,360 | 4,450,340 | ||||||
| 102,118,655 | ||||||||
| Insurance: 0.6% | ||||||||
| Bao Viet Holdings | 1,759,396 | 3,799,760 | ||||||
| Materials: 8.9% | ||||||||
| Duc Giang Chemicals JSC | 2,632,032 | 6,844,386 | ||||||
| Hoa Phat Group JSC * | 37,673,399 | 37,753,830 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Materials (continued) | ||||||||
| Hoa Sen Group | 4,983,601 | $ | 2,981,876 | |||||
| PetroVietNam Ca Mau Fertilizer JSC | 2,317,100 | 2,880,957 | ||||||
| Petrovietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals JSC | 4,216,586 | 3,567,264 | ||||||
| 54,028,313 | ||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development: 29.2% | ||||||||
| CEO Group JSC* | 4,553,395 | 3,653,104 | ||||||
| Dat Xanh Group JSC * | 6,086,465 | 3,945,349 | ||||||
| Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC * | 4,502,472 | 5,392,694 | ||||||
| Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corp. * | 6,698,000 | 8,976,087 | ||||||
| Novaland Investment Group Corp. * | 14,937,958 | 7,582,576 | ||||||
| Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corp. * | 7,326,362 | 5,214,225 | ||||||
| Sai Gon VRG Investment Corp. | 2,031,620 | 4,047,995 | ||||||
| Van Phu Real estate development JSC * | 2,218,652 | 4,884,409 | ||||||
| Vincom Retail JSC * | 14,919,922 | 19,089,558 | ||||||
| Vingroup JSC * | 8,984,149 | 57,737,606 | ||||||
| Vinhomes JSC 144A* | 11,938,567 | 56,195,650 | ||||||
| 176,719,253 | ||||||||
| Software & Services: 1.9% | ||||||||
| FPT Corp. | 3,106,300 | 11,301,974 | ||||||
| Transportation: 4.0% | ||||||||
| Vietjet Aviation JSC* | 2,482,040 | 19,685,497 | ||||||
| Vietnam Airlines JSC* | 4,540,100 | 4,293,191 | ||||||
| 23,978,688 | ||||||||
| Utilities: 0.8% | ||||||||
| PetroVietnam Power Corp.* | 10,183,226 | 4,908,273 | ||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $396,566,489) | 603,000,202 | |||||||
| RIGHTS: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 0.4% | ||||||||
| SSI Securities Corp. VND 15,000.00, exp. 01/15/26* | 20,692,937 | 2,399,751 | ||||||
| Utilities: 0.0% | ||||||||
| PetroVietnam Power Corp. VND 10,000.00, exp. 01/06/26* | 8,398,510 | 103,465 | ||||||
| Total Rights (Cost: $0) | 2,503,216 | |||||||
| EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 0.0% (Cost: $42,157) | ||||||||
| DCVFMVN Diamond ETF | 62,610 | 91,185 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 99.9% (Cost: $396,608,646) | 605,594,603 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 0.1% | 887,433 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 606,482,036 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 45 |
VANECK VIETNAM ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| VND | Vietnam Dong |
Footnotes:
| * | Non-income producing |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $56,195,650, or 9.3% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
| Banks | $ | — | $ | 66,205,667 | $ | — | $ | 66,205,667 | ||||||||
| Capital Goods | 24,377,603 | 25,335,914 | — | 49,713,517 | ||||||||||||
| Energy | 4,135,181 | 4,474,451 | — | 8,609,632 | ||||||||||||
| Financial Services | 16,696,930 | 84,919,540 | — | 101,616,470 | ||||||||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 48,375,222 | 53,743,433 | — | 102,118,655 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 3,799,760 | — | — | 3,799,760 | ||||||||||||
| Materials | 6,448,221 | 47,580,092 | — | 54,028,313 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development | 40,602,341 | 136,116,912 | — | 176,719,253 | ||||||||||||
| Software & Services | — | 11,301,974 | — | 11,301,974 | ||||||||||||
| Transportation | — | 23,978,688 | — | 23,978,688 | ||||||||||||
| Utilities | — | 4,908,273 | — | 4,908,273 | ||||||||||||
| Rights * | — | 2,503,216 | — | 2,503,216 | ||||||||||||
| Exchange Traded Fund | — | 91,185 | — | 91,185 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 144,435,258 | $ | 461,159,345 | $ | — | $ | 605,594,603 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 46 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| Africa Index ETF | Agribusiness ETF | Brazil Small-Cap ETF | ChiNext ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 107,085,513 | $ | 574,047,434 | $ | 21,664,716 | $ | 52,819,972 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | 1,789,894 | 32,017,691 | 524,099 | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash | 314,520 | 269,625 | — | 125,013 | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | 419 | 379,731 | 102,359 | 488 | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Due from Adviser | — | — | 26,580 | — | ||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 6,652 | 1,593,497 | 241,044 | — | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 719 | 4,909 | 628 | 570 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 7,829 | 116,244 | 5,375 | 19,298 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 109,205,546 | 608,429,131 | 22,564,801 | 52,965,341 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | 1,789,894 | 32,017,691 | 524,099 | — | ||||||||||||
| Line of credit | — | 681,366 | 140,539 | — | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | 42,408 | 247,566 | 689 | 10,346 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 19,226 | 765,755 | 49,260 | 1,941 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 67,978 | 175,629 | 51,422 | 58,432 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | — | 428 | — | 12,322 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,919,506 | 33,888,435 | 766,009 | 83,041 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 107,286,040 | $ | 574,540,696 | $ | 21,798,792 | $ | 52,882,300 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 4,100,000 | 7,900,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 26.17 | $ | 72.73 | $ | 16.15 | $ | 44.07 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 149,319,589 | $ | 1,655,725,442 | $ | 188,330,059 | $ | 49,317,188 | ||||||||
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | (42,033,549 | ) | (1,081,184,746 | ) | (166,531,267 | ) | 3,565,112 | |||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 107,286,040 | $ | 574,540,696 | $ | 21,798,792 | $ | 52,882,300 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | 6,961,974 | $ | 70,508,647 | $ | 865,619 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 73,439,192 | $ | 721,397,960 | $ | 18,653,766 | $ | 36,109,794 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | 1,789,894 | $ | 32,017,691 | $ | 524,099 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | 703 | $ | 376,894 | $ | 101,719 | $ | 488 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF (a) | Copper and Green Metals ETF | Digital India ETF | Gold Miners ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 2,664,980 | $ | 31,471,403 | $ | 18,382,249 | $ | 25,781,541,683 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | — | 53,110 | — | 64,968,841 | ||||||||||||
| Total return swap contracts, at value | 11,569 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash | — | 27,436 | 251,423 | 29,905,964 | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | — | 1,217 | 34,063 | 734,577 | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Due from Adviser | 11,012 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 229 | 7,590 | — | 1,496,330 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 481 | — | — | 72,267 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 3 | — | — | 486,207 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 2,688,274 | 31,560,756 | 18,667,735 | 25,879,205,869 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | — | — | — | 50,582 | ||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | — | 53,110 | — | 64,968,841 | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | — | 13,696 | 11,256 | 10,799,900 | ||||||||||||
| Due to custodian | 229,548 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 13 | — | — | 1,902,200 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 67,447 | — | — | 246,226 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued foreign taxes | — | — | 224,552 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | 56 | 773 | 27 | 10,347 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 297,064 | 67,579 | 235,835 | 77,978,096 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 2,391,210 | $ | 31,493,177 | $ | 18,431,900 | $ | 25,801,227,773 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 100,000 | 850,000 | 450,000 | 299,952,500 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 23.91 | $ | 37.05 | $ | 40.96 | $ | 86.02 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 2,381,906 | $ | 33,223,095 | $ | 16,018,911 | $ | 24,023,970,103 | ||||||||
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | 9,304 | (1,729,918 | ) | 2,412,989 | 1,777,257,670 | |||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 2,391,210 | $ | 31,493,177 | $ | 18,431,900 | $ | 25,801,227,773 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | 179,015 | $ | 2,109,084 | $ | — | $ | 984,067,359 | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 2,663,622 | $ | 23,949,490 | $ | 15,688,840 | $ | 14,009,901,989 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | — | $ | 53,110 | $ | — | $ | 64,968,841 | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | — | $ | 1,218 | $ | 34,147 | $ | 733,460 | ||||||||
| (a) | Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| India Growth Leaders ETF (a) | Indonesia Index ETF | Israel ETF | Junior Gold Miners ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 119,036,679 | $ | 59,079,816 | $ | 120,097,363 | $ | 9,383,370,031 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | — | 1,364,762 | 3,827,302 | 103,978,164 | ||||||||||||
| Cash | 595,880 | 99,073 | 1,970 | 26,651,764 | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | 80,868 | — | 28 | — | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities sold | — | — | 518,999 | 86,718,331 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | — | 153,532 | 42,156 | 667,622 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 1,811 | 641 | 1,912 | 32,008 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 16,235 | 4,554 | 1,374 | 93,269 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 119,731,473 | 60,702,378 | 124,491,104 | 9,601,511,189 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | — | — | — | 355,525 | ||||||||||||
| Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | — | — | — | 86,746,650 | ||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | — | 1,364,762 | 3,827,302 | 103,978,164 | ||||||||||||
| Line of credit | — | — | 334,042 | — | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | 12,333 | 13,852 | 45,167 | 3,994,399 | ||||||||||||
| Due to custodian | — | — | — | 719 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 21,876 | 42,045 | 7,090 | 503,571 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 82,262 | 55,254 | 60,799 | 188,571 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued foreign taxes | 637,999 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | 320 | — | 45 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 754,790 | 1,475,913 | 4,274,445 | 195,767,599 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 118,976,683 | $ | 59,226,465 | $ | 120,216,659 | $ | 9,405,743,590 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 2,574,967 | 3,550,000 | 2,050,000 | 82,337,446 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 46.21 | $ | 16.68 | $ | 58.64 | $ | 114.23 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 177,134,648 | $ | 195,298,510 | $ | 84,197,811 | $ | 8,971,144,289 | ||||||||
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | (58,157,965 | ) | (136,072,045 | ) | 36,018,848 | 434,599,301 | ||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 118,976,683 | $ | 59,226,465 | $ | 120,216,659 | $ | 9,405,743,590 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | — | $ | 3,666,493 | $ | 9,075,697 | $ | 319,643,274 | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 101,385,473 | $ | 61,905,941 | $ | 67,624,034 | $ | 4,459,962,141 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | — | $ | 1,364,762 | $ | 3,827,302 | $ | 103,978,164 | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | 80,576 | $ | — | $ | 28 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (a) | Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | Natural Resources ETF | Oil Refiners ETF | Oil Services ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 127,564,675 | $ | 203,630,110 | $ | 38,459,438 | $ | 1,294,116,061 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | 7,311,985 | 10,360,805 | 7,042 | 41,071,791 | ||||||||||||
| Cash | — | 227,712 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | — | 131,085 | 520 | — | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 304,874 | 352,039 | 112,874 | 1,667,621 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 3,212 | — | 685 | — | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 4,576 | — | 63 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 135,189,322 | 214,701,751 | 38,580,622 | 1,336,855,473 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | — | 40,814 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | 7,311,985 | 10,360,805 | 7,042 | 41,071,791 | ||||||||||||
| Line of credit | 236,696 | — | — | 731,136 | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | 55,386 | 67,811 | 9,130 | 387,460 | ||||||||||||
| Due to custodian | 1,739 | — | 17,777 | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 25,095 | 14,855 | 1,376 | 206,441 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 59,464 | — | 45,917 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | 178 | 19 | 7 | 772 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 7,690,543 | 10,484,304 | 81,249 | 42,397,600 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 127,498,779 | $ | 204,217,447 | $ | 38,499,373 | $ | 1,294,457,873 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 983,298 | 3,400,000 | 1,025,000 | 4,550,543 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 129.66 | $ | 60.06 | $ | 37.56 | $ | 284.46 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 233,365,183 | $ | 227,335,274 | $ | 50,890,674 | $ | 3,913,889,910 | ||||||||
| Total distributable loss | (105,866,404 | ) | (23,117,827 | ) | (12,391,301 | ) | (2,619,432,037 | ) | ||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 127,498,779 | $ | 204,217,447 | $ | 38,499,373 | $ | 1,294,457,873 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | 17,715,287 | $ | 27,943,687 | $ | 991,505 | $ | 193,072,816 | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 134,664,318 | $ | 170,246,791 | $ | 35,780,329 | $ | 1,604,838,795 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | 7,311,985 | $ | 10,360,805 | $ | 7,042 | $ | 41,071,791 | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | — | $ | 131,315 | $ | 521 | $ | — | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | Steel ETF | Uranium and Nuclear ETF | Vietnam ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 1,572,325,278 | $ | 160,530,084 | $ | 2,843,182,457 | $ | 605,594,603 | ||||||||
| Affiliated issuers (3) | 54,111,536 | — | 745,432,831 | — | ||||||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (4) | 81,757,910 | 15,053,208 | 175,875,119 | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash | — | — | 11,096,266 | 138,321 | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (5) | 1,616,224 | — | 1,991 | 1,534,254 | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 1,468,200 | 781,534 | 4,836,104 | 294,505 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 2,998 | 1,209 | 7,338 | 4,194 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 19,477 | 3,888 | 5,638 | 16,082 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 1,711,301,623 | 176,369,923 | 3,780,437,744 | 607,581,959 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | 620,225 | — | — | 19,316 | ||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | 81,757,910 | 15,053,208 | 175,875,119 | — | ||||||||||||
| Line of credit | — | 115,048 | — | 537,928 | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | 664,459 | 58,918 | 1,567,781 | 246,281 | ||||||||||||
| Due to custodian | 948,845 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 35,727 | 26,623 | 21,449 | 78,904 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 63,573 | 18,897 | 89,273 | 141,559 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | 5,726 | 73 | 30,801 | 75,935 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 84,096,465 | 15,272,767 | 177,584,423 | 1,099,923 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 1,627,205,158 | $ | 161,097,156 | $ | 3,602,853,321 | $ | 606,482,036 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 22,074,987 | 1,900,000 | 29,141,632 | 32,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 73.71 | $ | 84.79 | $ | 123.63 | $ | 18.83 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 1,899,935,737 | $ | 331,960,022 | $ | 3,296,602,221 | $ | 746,596,814 | ||||||||
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | (272,730,579 | ) | (170,862,866 | ) | 306,251,100 | (140,114,778 | ) | |||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 1,627,205,158 | $ | 161,097,156 | $ | 3,602,853,321 | $ | 606,482,036 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | 344,825,714 | $ | 25,898,354 | $ | 641,566,731 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 1,280,991,688 | $ | 151,960,280 | $ | 2,455,226,062 | $ | 396,608,646 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of investments - Affiliated issuers | $ | 49,686,229 | $ | — | $ | 648,097,952 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | 81,757,910 | $ | 15,053,208 | $ | 175,875,119 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (5) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | 1,614,199 | $ | — | $ | 1,995 | $ | 1,532,293 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| Africa Index ETF | Agribusiness ETF | Brazil Small-Cap ETF | ChiNext ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | $ | 1,979,705 | $ | 17,992,638 | $ | 1,401,375 | $ | 378,237 | ||||||||
| Interest | 12,665 | 17,412 | 1,695 | 20,412 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | 31,193 | 355,582 | 19,475 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net foreign taxes withheld | (190,934 | ) | (769,702 | ) | (50,172 | ) | (37,824 | ) | ||||||||
| Total income | 1,832,629 | 17,595,930 | 1,372,373 | 360,825 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 308,288 | 2,979,225 | 95,938 | 173,368 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 54,103 | 48,179 | 52,724 | 60,394 | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | 65,621 | 41,570 | 38,695 | 77,398 | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | 21,107 | 42,882 | 16,636 | 15,916 | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 5,487 | 176,243 | 8,877 | 1,344 | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | 6,766 | 6,767 | 6,766 | 6,781 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 1,293 | 10,893 | 1,131 | 1,177 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 1,059 | 35,120 | 966 | 3,422 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 263 | 378 | 259 | 263 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 1,932 | 8,174 | 2,545 | 8,168 | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 465,919 | 3,349,431 | 224,537 | 348,231 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | — | — | (110,103 | ) | (122,590 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net expenses | 465,919 | 3,349,431 | 114,434 | 225,641 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 1,366,710 | 14,246,499 | 1,257,939 | 135,184 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments | 133,286 | (47,649,589 | ) | (110,930 | ) | (3,067,289 | ) | |||||||||
| In-kind redemptions | 1,048,364 | 8,511,477 | 41,849 | — | ||||||||||||
| Increase from payment from Advisor (See Note 3) | — | — | 26,580 | — | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | (47,677 | ) | 22,330 | 255 | (8,350 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 1,133,973 | (39,115,782 | ) | (42,246 | ) | (3,075,639 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments | 29,746,743 | 106,646,241 | 6,651,249 | 17,742,798 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 28 | 86,592 | 5,595 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 29,746,771 | 106,732,833 | 6,656,844 | 17,742,842 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 32,247,454 | $ | 81,863,550 | $ | 7,872,537 | $ | 14,802,387 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF (a) | Copper and Green Metals ETF | Digital India ETF | Gold Miners ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | $ | 3,272 | $ | 480,236 | $ | 291,304 | $ | 258,363,554 | ||||||||
| Interest | 105,178 | 884 | 13,707 | 474,013 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | 118 | 14,628 | — | 2,011,213 | ||||||||||||
| Net foreign taxes withheld | — | (20,144 | ) | (53,741 | ) | (22,173,377 | ) | |||||||||
| Total income | 108,568 | 475,604 | 251,270 | 238,675,403 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 16,381 | 120,547 | 151,275 | 88,063,011 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 72,353 | — | — | 74,835 | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | 21,674 | — | — | 595,211 | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | 5,381 | — | — | 664,902 | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 56 | — | — | 755,363 | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | 6,940 | — | — | 4,001 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 1,038 | — | — | 97,748 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 424 | 5,115 | 219 | 147,411 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 74 | 243 | 243 | 2,355 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 553 | — | — | 105,160 | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 124,874 | 125,905 | 151,737 | 90,509,997 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | (107,983 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net expenses | 16,891 | 125,905 | 151,737 | 90,509,997 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 91,677 | 349,699 | 99,533 | 148,165,406 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments (1) | 74 | (653,924 | ) | 218,768 | 2,590,144,855 | |||||||||||
| In-kind redemptions | — | 528,956 | 263,442 | 2,667,150,513 | ||||||||||||
| Swap contracts | 120,850 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | — | 4,187 | (54,336 | ) | (873,488 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 120,924 | (120,781 | ) | 427,874 | 5,256,421,880 | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments (2) | (286 | ) | 12,984,201 | (2,372,634 | ) | 10,941,956,967 | ||||||||||
| Swap contracts | (8,151 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | — | 1,924 | 137 | 3,192 | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (8,437 | ) | 12,986,125 | (2,372,497 | ) | 10,941,960,159 | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 204,164 | $ | 13,215,043 | $ | (1,845,090 | ) | $ | 16,346,547,445 | |||||||
| (1) Net of foreign taxes | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (181,999 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
| (2) Net change in accrued foreign taxes | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 624,350 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (a) | Consolidated Statement of Operations |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| India Growth Leaders ETF (a) | Indonesia Index ETF | Israel ETF | Junior Gold Miners ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends - unaffiliated issuers | $ | 2,248,386 | $ | 1,421,909 | $ | 2,262,959 | $ | 56,448,519 | ||||||||
| Dividends - affiliated issuers | — | — | — | 9,562,364 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 9,163 | 2,706 | 4,436 | 233,239 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | — | 5,264 | 116,865 | 2,902,879 | ||||||||||||
| Net foreign taxes withheld | (476,002 | ) | (206,794 | ) | (514,558 | ) | (5,959,793 | ) | ||||||||
| Total income | 1,781,547 | 1,223,085 | 1,869,702 | 63,187,208 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 651,657 | 169,205 | 521,411 | 31,712,302 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 110,691 | 51,765 | 50,104 | 61,214 | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | 129,813 | 36,004 | 60,856 | 585,554 | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | 25,604 | 17,050 | 20,707 | 139,538 | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 52,121 | 7,876 | 3,709 | 210,046 | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | 6,766 | 6,766 | 6,767 | 4,001 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 3,220 | 1,224 | 2,666 | 47,264 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 23,435 | 223 | 443 | 236,268 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 263 | 263 | 263 | 1,355 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 38,571 | 672 | 905 | 14,405 | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,042,141 | 291,048 | 667,831 | 33,011,947 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | (106,124 | ) | (97,669 | ) | (51,860 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Net expenses | 936,017 | 193,379 | 615,971 | 33,011,947 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 845,530 | 1,029,706 | 1,253,731 | 30,175,261 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments - unaffiliated issuers(1) | (3,134,804 | ) | (4,733,363 | ) | (1,046,209 | ) | 642,840,095 | |||||||||
| Investments - affiliated issuers | — | — | — | 153,665,777 | ||||||||||||
| In-kind redemptions - unaffiliated issuers | 626,336 | 379,818 | 8,268,209 | 745,012,111 | ||||||||||||
| In-kind redemptions - affiliated issuers | — | — | — | 79,517,847 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | (156,815 | ) | (1,858 | ) | 2,615 | 505,291 | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (2,665,283 | ) | (4,355,403 | ) | 7,224,615 | 1,621,541,121 | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments - unaffiliated issuers(2) | (7,937,687 | ) | 8,645,520 | 25,381,658 | 4,549,843,412 | |||||||||||
| Investments - affiliated issuers | — | — | — | 214,110,377 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 2,493 | 189 | 42 | (451,060 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (7,935,194 | ) | 8,645,709 | 25,381,700 | 4,763,502,729 | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (9,754,947 | ) | $ | 5,320,012 | $ | 33,860,046 | $ | 6,415,219,111 | |||||||
| (1) Net of foreign taxes | $ | (5,977 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| (2) Net change in accrued foreign taxes | $ | (637,999 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| (a) | Consolidated Statement of Operations |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | Natural Resources ETF | Oil Refiners ETF | Oil Services ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | $ | 2,662,071 | $ | 5,302,742 | $ | 1,025,992 | $ | 25,941,650 | ||||||||
| Interest | 5,390 | 2,921 | 1,593 | 37,470 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | 202,631 | 93,923 | 3,188 | 205,837 | ||||||||||||
| Net foreign taxes withheld | (187,748 | ) | (218,181 | ) | (87,302 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Total income | 2,682,344 | 5,181,405 | 943,471 | 26,184,957 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 619,248 | 651,903 | 136,609 | 3,863,176 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 52,975 | — | 52,354 | — | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | 55,108 | — | 33,535 | — | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | 25,917 | — | 18,102 | — | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 8,460 | — | 706 | — | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | 6,766 | — | 6,767 | — | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 3,373 | — | 1,176 | — | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 22,237 | 21,060 | 6,009 | 16,264 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 263 | 243 | 259 | 358 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 4,030 | — | 2,069 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 798,377 | 673,206 | 257,586 | 3,879,798 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | (8,011 | ) | — | (90,120 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Net expenses | 790,366 | 673,206 | 167,466 | 3,879,798 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 1,891,978 | 4,508,199 | 776,005 | 22,305,159 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments | (12,452,746 | ) | 1,370,783 | (1,999,850 | ) | (131,891,465 | ) | |||||||||
| In-kind redemptions | 5,641,840 | (75 | ) | 739,235 | 20,951,566 | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 15,586 | 14,770 | 6,689 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (6,795,320 | ) | 1,385,478 | (1,253,926 | ) | (110,939,899 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments | 39,350,135 | 42,870,591 | 8,345,195 | 124,740,265 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 14,253 | 4,731 | 10,656 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 39,364,388 | 42,875,322 | 8,355,851 | 124,740,265 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 34,461,046 | $ | 48,768,999 | $ | 7,877,930 | $ | 36,105,525 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | Steel ETF | Uranium and Nuclear ETF | Vietnam ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends - unaffiliated issuers | $ | 4,041,112 | $ | 3,095,487 | $ | 22,482,289 | $ | 6,587,657 | ||||||||
| Dividends - affiliated issuers | 356,892 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 199,479 | 9,570 | 114,387 | 51,262 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | 5,154,833 | 32,947 | 13,143,905 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net foreign taxes withheld | (270,100 | ) | (78,226 | ) | (1,783,295 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Total income | 9,482,216 | 3,059,778 | 33,957,286 | 6,638,919 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 3,180,570 | 450,582 | 10,247,077 | 2,392,301 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 51,489 | 52,686 | 53,832 | 60,276 | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | 20,806 | 23,382 | 107,272 | 305,936 | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | 48,822 | 25,974 | 204,451 | 33,953 | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 16,758 | 7,134 | 34,138 | 27,639 | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | 6,559 | 6,766 | 6,766 | 3,982 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | 6,062 | 3,484 | 7,397 | 7,934 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 50,040 | 4,088 | 84,221 | 313,316 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 604 | 259 | 378 | 263 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 8,584 | 307 | 13,115 | 14,516 | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 3,390,294 | 574,662 | 10,758,647 | 3,160,116 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | — | (74,675 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net expenses | 3,390,294 | 499,987 | 10,758,647 | 3,160,116 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 6,091,922 | 2,559,791 | 23,198,639 | 3,478,803 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments - unaffiliated issuers | (85,897,183 | ) | (3,423,051 | ) | 20,990,987 | 61,155,915 | ||||||||||
| Investments - affiliated issuers | (3,213,800 | ) | — | (23,480,842 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| In-kind redemptions - unaffiliated issuers | 49,369,423 | 8,396,833 | 27,530,629 | — | ||||||||||||
| In-kind redemptions - affiliated issuers | 2,721,934 | — | 956,210 | — | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | (215,555 | ) | (23,333 | ) | 523,410 | (826,585 | ) | |||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (37,235,181 | ) | 4,950,449 | 26,520,394 | 60,329,330 | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments - unaffiliated issuers | 430,194,180 | 29,335,859 | 382,132,103 | 162,109,457 | ||||||||||||
| Investments - affiliated issuers | 12,103,350 | — | 113,774,004 | — | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 6,640 | — | (3,425 | ) | 3,949 | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 442,304,170 | 29,335,859 | 495,902,682 | 162,113,406 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 411,160,911 | $ | 36,846,099 | $ | 545,621,715 | $ | 225,921,539 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Africa Index ETF | Agribusiness ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 1,366,710 | $ | 972,114 | $ | 14,246,499 | $ | 18,523,601 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 1,133,973 | (1,216,838 | ) | (39,115,782 | ) | (48,147,755 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 29,746,771 | 4,450,502 | 106,732,833 | (66,492,429 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 32,247,454 | 4,205,778 | 81,863,550 | (96,116,583 | ) | |||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (1,099,980 | ) | — | (14,200,251 | ) | (19,475,310 | ) | |||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 37,813,912 | 9,433,069 | 40,633,036 | — | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (4,821,439 | ) | (12,274,875 | ) | (103,842,561 | ) | (226,378,504 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 32,992,473 | (2,841,806 | ) | (63,209,525 | ) | (226,378,504 | ) | |||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 64,139,947 | 1,363,972 | 4,453,774 | (341,970,397 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 43,146,093 | 41,782,121 | 570,086,922 | 912,057,319 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 107,286,040 | $ | 43,146,093 | $ | 574,540,696 | $ | 570,086,922 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,650,000 | 600,000 | 550,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (300,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | (1,450,000 | ) | (3,150,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 1,350,000 | (200,000 | ) | (900,000 | ) | (3,150,000 | ) | |||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | ChiNext ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 1,257,939 | $ | 778,759 | $ | 135,184 | $ | 102,694 | ||||||||
| Increase from payment from Adviser (See Note 3) | 26,580 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Net realized loss | (68,826 | ) | (1,539,123 | ) | (3,075,639 | ) | (4,303,642 | ) | ||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 6,656,844 | (8,832,330 | ) | 17,742,842 | (559,901 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 7,872,537 | (9,592,694 | ) | 14,802,387 | (4,760,849 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (1,200,015 | ) | (650,035 | ) | (86,680 | ) | (48,120 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 785,867 | — | 19,394,272 | 41,168,856 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (1,729,431 | ) | (3,732,846 | ) | (14,558,319 | ) | (20,254,902 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (943,564 | ) | (3,732,846 | ) | 4,835,953 | 20,913,954 | ||||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 5,728,958 | (13,975,575 | ) | 19,551,660 | 16,104,985 | |||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 16,069,834 | 30,045,409 | 33,330,640 | 17,225,655 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 21,798,792 | $ | 16,069,834 | $ | 52,882,300 | $ | 33,330,640 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 50,000 | — | 450,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (150,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | (450,000 | ) | (700,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | (100,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | — | 500,000 | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF (a) | Copper and Green Metals ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 91,677 | $ | 115,783 | $ | 349,699 | $ | 275,124 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 120,924 | (98,900 | ) | (120,781 | ) | (1,813,003 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (8,437 | ) | 100,324 | 12,986,125 | (1,425,532 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 204,164 | 117,207 | 13,215,043 | (2,963,411 | ) | |||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (217,127 | ) | (96,000 | ) | (512,025 | ) | (334,985 | ) | ||||||||
| Return of capital | (19,873 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total distributions | (237,000 | ) | (96,000 | ) | (512,025 | ) | (334,985 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | — | — | 3,698,239 | 2,686,419 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | — | — | (2,759,399 | ) | (8,285,041 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | — | — | 938,840 | (5,598,622 | ) | |||||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (32,836 | ) | 21,207 | 13,641,858 | (8,897,018 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 2,424,046 | 2,402,839 | 17,851,319 | 26,748,337 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 2,391,210 | $ | 2,424,046 | $ | 31,493,177 | $ | 17,851,319 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | — | — | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | — | — | (100,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net decrease | — | — | — | (250,000 | ) | |||||||||||
| (a) | Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Digital India ETF | Gold Miners ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 99,533 | $ | 51,637 | $ | 148,165,406 | $ | 143,480,934 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 427,874 | (118 | ) | 5,256,421,880 | 854,104,459 | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (2,372,497 | ) | 4,284,429 | 10,941,960,159 | 461,527,143 | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,845,090 | ) | 4,335,948 | 16,346,547,445 | 1,459,112,536 | |||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (350,190 | ) | — | (189,994,893 | ) | (150,012,756 | ) | |||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | — | 14,415,956 | 3,150,393,633 | 2,047,295,890 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (7,134,895 | ) | — | (6,166,212,458 | ) | (3,665,481,534 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (7,134,895 | ) | 14,415,956 | (3,015,818,825 | ) | (1,618,185,644 | ) | |||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (9,330,175 | ) | 18,751,904 | 13,140,733,727 | (309,085,864 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 27,762,075 | 9,010,171 | 12,660,494,046 | 12,969,579,910 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 18,431,900 | $ | 27,762,075 | $ | 25,801,227,773 | $ | 12,660,494,046 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | — | 375,000 | 46,800,000 | 60,150,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (175,000 | ) | — | (120,400,000 | ) | (103,300,000 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | (175,000 | ) | 375,000 | (73,600,000 | ) | (43,150,000 | ) | |||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| India Growth Leaders ETF (a) | Indonesia Index ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 845,530 | $ | 775,564 | $ | 1,029,706 | $ | 1,190,448 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (2,665,283 | ) | 14,211,235 | (4,355,403 | ) | (2,098,485 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (7,935,194 | ) | 3,011,121 | 8,645,709 | (4,474,539 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (9,754,947 | ) | 17,997,920 | 5,320,012 | (5,382,576 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (1,000,117 | ) | (5,499,942 | ) | (1,100,160 | ) | (1,274,950 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 4,750,035 | 45,660,398 | 28,881,605 | 51,254,389 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (28,375,606 | ) | — | (3,967,298 | ) | (43,477,457 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (23,625,571 | ) | 45,660,398 | 24,914,307 | 7,776,932 | |||||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (34,380,635 | ) | 58,158,376 | 29,134,159 | 1,119,406 | |||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 153,357,318 | 95,198,942 | 30,092,306 | 28,972,900 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 118,976,683 | $ | 153,357,318 | $ | 59,226,465 | $ | 30,092,306 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 100,000 | 950,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,850,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (650,000 | ) | — | (250,000 | ) | (2,550,000 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | (550,000 | ) | 950,000 | 1,550,000 | 300,000 | |||||||||||
| (a) | Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Israel ETF | Junior Gold Miners ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 1,253,731 | $ | 885,800 | $ | 30,175,261 | $ | 24,957,887 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 7,224,615 | (2,871,693 | ) | 1,621,541,121 | 319,011,424 | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 25,381,700 | 19,364,376 | 4,763,502,729 | 377,112,888 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 33,860,046 | 17,378,483 | 6,415,219,111 | 721,082,199 | ||||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (1,759,928 | ) | (1,050,000 | ) | (219,999,409 | ) | (116,496,530 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 13,642,269 | 12,000,037 | 564,758,086 | 271,658,366 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (13,307,621 | ) | — | (1,788,427,430 | ) | (853,366,579 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 334,648 | 12,000,037 | (1,223,669,344 | ) | (581,708,213 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total increase in net assets | 32,434,766 | 28,328,520 | 4,971,550,358 | 22,877,456 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 87,781,893 | 59,453,373 | 4,434,193,232 | 4,411,315,776 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 120,216,659 | $ | 87,781,893 | $ | 9,405,743,590 | $ | 4,434,193,232 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 275,000 | 325,000 | 6,400,000 | 7,450,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (250,000 | ) | — | (27,850,000 | ) | (19,350,000 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 25,000 | 325,000 | (21,450,000 | ) | (11,900,000 | ) | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | Natural Resources ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 1,891,978 | $ | 1,956,967 | $ | 4,508,199 | $ | 3,277,645 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (6,795,320 | ) | (5,348,249 | ) | 1,385,478 | 2,613,440 | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 39,364,388 | (11,521,369 | ) | 42,875,322 | (13,580,922 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 34,461,046 | (14,912,651 | ) | 48,768,999 | (7,689,837 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (2,000,028 | ) | (2,000,039 | ) | (4,499,880 | ) | (3,199,875 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | — | — | 34,581,322 | 33,373,516 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (27,166,176 | ) | (25,256,706 | ) | — | (21,412,676 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (27,166,176 | ) | (25,256,706 | ) | 34,581,322 | 11,960,840 | ||||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 5,294,842 | (42,169,396 | ) | 78,850,441 | 1,071,128 | |||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 122,203,937 | 164,373,333 | 125,367,006 | 124,295,878 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 127,498,779 | $ | 122,203,937 | $ | 204,217,447 | $ | 125,367,006 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | — | — | 650,000 | 650,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (250,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | — | (450,000 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | (250,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | 650,000 | 200,000 | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Oil Refiners ETF | Oil Services ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 776,005 | $ | 1,269,076 | $ | 22,305,159 | $ | 27,053,044 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (1,253,926 | ) | 2,405,118 | (110,939,899 | ) | 18,305,775 | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 8,355,851 | (8,487,732 | ) | 124,740,265 | (227,757,802 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 7,877,930 | (4,813,538 | ) | 36,105,525 | (182,398,983 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (775,003 | ) | (1,270,005 | ) | (22,400,044 | ) | (27,199,954 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 12,581,958 | 20,503,727 | 2,944,136,561 | 4,119,562,741 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (6,039,756 | ) | (23,875,116 | ) | (3,169,213,188 | ) | (4,571,565,235 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 6,542,202 | (3,371,389 | ) | (225,076,627 | ) | (452,002,494 | ) | |||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 13,645,129 | (9,454,932 | ) | (211,371,146 | ) | (661,601,431 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 24,854,244 | 34,309,176 | 1,505,829,019 | 2,167,430,450 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 38,499,373 | $ | 24,854,244 | $ | 1,294,457,873 | $ | 1,505,829,019 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 325,000 | 575,000 | 11,450,000 | 13,900,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (200,000 | ) | (675,000 | ) | (12,450,000 | ) | (15,350,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 125,000 | (100,000 | ) | (1,000,000 | ) | (1,450,000 | ) | |||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | Steel ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 6,091,922 | $ | 4,015,037 | $ | 2,559,791 | $ | 2,590,388 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (37,235,181 | ) | (72,073,747 | ) | 4,950,449 | 6,466,325 | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 442,304,170 | (82,697,039 | ) | 29,335,859 | (28,794,550 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 411,160,911 | (150,755,749 | ) | 36,846,099 | (19,737,837 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (27,999,703 | ) | (5,608,675 | ) | (2,500,020 | ) | (2,649,960 | ) | ||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 1,191,070,507 | 74,875,577 | 96,249,433 | 23,823,749 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (166,617,856 | ) | (108,334,764 | ) | (44,081,828 | ) | (67,051,708 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 1,024,452,651 | (33,459,187 | ) | 52,167,605 | (43,227,959 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,407,613,859 | (189,823,611 | ) | 86,513,684 | (65,615,756 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 219,591,299 | 409,414,910 | 74,583,472 | 140,199,228 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 1,627,205,158 | $ | 219,591,299 | $ | 161,097,156 | $ | 74,583,472 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 19,150,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,275,000 | 350,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (2,700,000 | ) | (2,500,000 | ) | (650,000 | ) | (975,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 16,450,000 | (1,000,000 | ) | 625,000 | (625,000 | ) | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | Vietnam ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 23,198,639 | $ | 2,943,729 | $ | 3,478,803 | $ | 3,748,577 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 26,520,394 | (10,348,015 | ) | 60,329,330 | (15,892,288 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 495,902,682 | (36,866,693 | ) | 162,113,406 | (40,013,540 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 545,621,715 | (44,270,979 | ) | 225,921,539 | (52,157,251 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (90,998,881 | ) | (5,660,855 | ) | (1,198,900 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 2,494,544,472 | 698,705,421 | 65,210,817 | 1,296,496 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (95,332,066 | ) | (31,405,515 | ) | (100,622,514 | ) | (59,226,300 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 2,399,212,406 | 667,299,906 | (35,411,697 | ) | (57,929,804 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 2,853,835,240 | 617,368,072 | 189,310,942 | (110,087,055 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 749,018,081 | 131,650,009 | 417,171,094 | 527,258,149 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 3,602,853,321 | $ | 749,018,081 | $ | 606,482,036 | $ | 417,171,094 | ||||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 21,075,000 | 7,800,000 | 3,950,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (1,150,000 | ) | (425,000 | ) | (7,650,000 | ) | (4,950,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 19,925,000 | 7,375,000 | (3,700,000 | ) | (4,850,000 | ) | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund. |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | For the year ended December 31, 2025, 0.18% of total return, representing $0.02 per share, consisted of a payment from the Adviser (See Note 3). |
| (c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| (d) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (e) | The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds. |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund. |
| (c) | For the year ended December 31, 2021, 0.04% of total return, representing $0.02 per share, consisted of a payment from the Adviser (See Note 3). |
| (d) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share oustanding throughout each period:
| (a) | Consolidated Financial Highlights |
| (b) | For the period August 22, 2023 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2023. |
| (c) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (d) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (e) | Annualized |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
| (a) | For the period November 10, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Annualized |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
| (a) | For the period February 16, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Annualized |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Consolidated Financial Highlights |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Periods after December 31, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | The amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchase of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund. |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Periods after December 31, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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December 31, 2025
Note 1—Fund Organization
VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and offers multiple investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust. These financial statements relate only to the investment portfolios listed in the diversification table below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
| Fund | Diversification Classification |
| Africa Index ETF | Diversified |
| Agribusiness ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | Diversified |
| ChiNext ETF | Diversified |
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Copper and Green Metals ETF* | Non-Diversified |
| Digital India ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Gold Miners ETF | Non-Diversified |
| India Growth Leaders ETF | Diversified |
| Indonesia Index ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Israel ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Natural Resources ETF | Diversified |
| Oil Refiners ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Oil Services ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Steel ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Vietnam ETF | Non-Diversified |
| * | Formerly known as Green Metals ETF (See Note11). |
Each Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of its index which are listed in the table below.
| Fund | Index | |
| Africa Index ETF | MVIS® GDP Africa Index | |
| Agribusiness ETF | MVIS® Global Agribusiness Index | |
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | MVIS® Brazil Small-Cap Index | |
| ChiNext ETF | ChiNext Index | |
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Total Return Index | |
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | MVIS® Global Clean-Tech Metals Index | |
| Digital India ETF | MVIS® Digital India Index | |
| Gold Miners ETF | MarketVector™ Global Gold Miners Index* | |
| India Growth Leaders ETF | MarketGrader India All-Cap Growth Leaders Index | |
| Indonesia Index ETF | MVIS® Indonesia Index | |
| Israel ETF | Bluestar® Israel Global Index | |
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | MVIS® Global Junior Gold Miners Index | |
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | MVIS Global Low Carbon Energy Index | |
| Natural Resources ETF | MarketVector™ Global Natural Resources Index | |
| Oil Refiners ETF | MVIS® Global Oil Refiners Index | |
| Oil Services ETF | MVIS® US Listed Oil Services 25 Index | |
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | MVIS® Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index | |
| Steel ETF | MarketVector™ Global Steel Index** | |
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | MVIS® Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index | |
| Vietnam ETF | MarketVector™ Vietnam Local Index |
| * | Prior to September 19, 2025, the index was NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index |
| ** | Prior to December 19, 2025, the index was NYSE Arca Steel Index |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 1—Fund Organization (continued)
Each Fund was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase a security representing a proportionate undivided interest in a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks in approximately the same weighting as their index.
India Growth Leaders ETF makes its investments through MV SCIF Mauritius (the “Mauritius Subsidiary”), a wholly owned subsidiary organized in the Republic of Mauritius. ChiNext ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing directly in A-shares through the Shanghai and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programs (the “Programs”).
Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VEAC”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds, except for CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF. Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (“VEARA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of VEAC, serves as the investment adviser to CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF and its subsidiary. VEAC and VEARA are collectively referred to as the “Adviser”.
Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.
The following summarizes the Funds’ significant accounting policies.
A. Security Valuation
The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis, which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the closing price on the markets in which the securities trade. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included on NASDAQ and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded, they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as, when a particular
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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
A. Security Valuation (continued)
foreign market is closed but the Funds are open. Debt securities are valued on the basis of evaluated prices furnished by an independent pricing service or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date and or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Open-end mutual fund investments (including money market funds) are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.
Swap contracts are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or model prices and the net change in value, if any, is regarded as an unrealized gain or loss and is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as valuation designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with the requirements. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes they do not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.
Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.
Any Russian securities held in the Funds at December 31, 2025 are restricted from trading and any currency denominated in Rubles cannot be repatriated, therefore the Pricing Committee is currently fair valuing these investments at $0, as represented in the Schedule of Investments and deeming all these holdings as a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Funds’ investments are located in the Schedule of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.
B. Basis for Consolidation
The CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF invests in certain commodity-linked derivative instruments through the Commodity Index Subsidiary (the “CMCI Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company. Consolidated financial statements of the Fund present the financial position and results of operations for the Fund and its wholly-owned subsidiary.
The Mauritius Subsidiary of India Growth Leaders ETF, an Indian exempted company, was incorporated on February 25, 2010 and acts as an investment vehicle for the India Growth Leaders ETF in order to effect certain investments on behalf of the Fund. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Mauritius Subsidiary,
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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
B. Basis for Consolidation (continued)
and it is intended that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Mauritius Subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the financial results of its wholly-owned Mauritius Subsidiary. All interfund account balances and transactions between the Funds and their subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.
C. Federal Income Taxes
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
The wholly-owned CMCI Subsidiary is classified as controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) under the Code. For U.S. tax purposes, a CFC is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, as a wholly-owned CFC, its net income and capital gains, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the each Fund’s investment company taxable income. Net losses of the CFC cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current year, nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future years.
D. Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually by each Fund. Income dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, are determined in accordance with U.S. income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP, due to recharacterization for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions that exceed earnings and profit for tax purposes are reported for tax purposes as a return of capital. A portion of a dividend may be reclassified as a tax return of capital upon the final determination of the Fund’s taxable income which can only be determined after the Fund’s fiscal year end.
E. Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day as quoted by one or more sources. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Foreign denominated income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed in the financial statements. Such amounts are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations.
Any currency denominated in Rubles, held by the Funds, cannot be repatriated and such currency was valued at $0 as of December 31, 2025.
F. Restricted Securities
The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
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G. Use of Derivative Instruments
Certain Funds may invest in derivative instruments. A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. Derivative instruments may be privately negotiated contracts (often referred to as over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives) or they may be listed and traded on an exchange. Derivative contracts may involve future commitments to purchase or sell financial instruments or commodities at specified terms on a specified date, or to exchange interest payment streams or currencies based on a notional or contractual amount. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. The use of derivative instruments also involves the risk of loss if the investment adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency prices. Investments in derivative instruments also include the risk of default by the counterparty, the risk that the investment may not be liquid and the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ derivative instruments and hedging activities. Details of this disclosure are found below as well as in the Schedule of Investments.
Total Return Swaps
The CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF enters into total return swaps in order take a “long” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset. The Fund is subject to market price volatility of the underlying referenced asset. A total return swap involves commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, group of securities or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Documentation governing the Fund’s swap transactions may contain provisions for early termination of a swap in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels set forth in the documentation (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s counterparty has the right to terminate the swap and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated swap transaction. The total return swap positions held by the Fund at December 31, 2025, are reflected in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
At December 31, 2025, the Fund held the following derivatives (not designated as hedging instruments under GAAP):
| Asset Derivatives | |||||
| Commodities Futures Risk | |||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | |||||
| Swap contracts1 | $ | 11,569 | |||
| 1 | Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Total return swap contracts, at value |
The impact of transactions in derivative instruments during the year ended December 31, 2025, was as follows:
| Commodities Futures Risk | |||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | |||||
| Realized gain: | |||||
| Swap contracts1 | $ | 120,850 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |||||
| Swap contracts2 | (8,151 | ) | |||
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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Total Return Swaps (continued)
| 1 | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts |
| 2 | Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts |
H. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of offset in those agreements allows the Funds to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may receive cash and or securities as collateral for securities lending. The Fund may pledge cash and or securities as collateral for derivative instruments. In general, collateral received or pledged exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present securities lending assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash collateral received for securities lending held in the form of money market fund investments, if any, at December 31, 2025 is presented in the Schedules of Investments and in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is disclosed in Note 9 (Securities Lending).
The table below presents both gross and net information about the derivative instruments eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities subject to a master netting or similar agreements, as well as financial collateral received or pledged (including cash collateral) as of December 31, 2025. The total amount of collateral reported, if any, is limited to the net amounts of financial assets and liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the respective financial instruments. In general, collateral received or pledged exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments.
| Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets/ (Liabilities) | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Assets/(Liabilities) Presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Financial Instruments and Cash Collateral Received | Net Amount | ||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | ||||||||||
| Total return swap contracts | $11,570 | $— | $11,570 | $— | $11,570 |
I. Segment Reporting
The Funds’ Chief Financial Officer and the Funds’ Treasurer act as the Funds’ chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that each Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that each Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, with a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Adviser. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.
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J. Other
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date.
The Funds earn interest income on uninvested cash balances held at the custodian bank. Such amounts, if any, are presented as interest income in the Statements of Operations.
The character of distributions received from certain investments may be comprised of net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital. It is the Funds’ policy to estimate the character of distributions received from these investments based on historical data if actual amounts are not available. After each calendar year end, these investments report the actual tax character of distributions. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts are reflected in the Funds’ records in the year in which they are reported by adjusting the related cost basis of investments, capital gains and income, as necessary.
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.
Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements
The Adviser receives a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
For the Funds listed below, the management fee rates and expense limitations for the year ended December 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Fund | Management Fees |
Expense Limitations | |
| Africa Index ETF | 0.50% | 0.78% | |
| Agribusiness ETF | 0.50 | 0.56 | |
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 0.50 | 0.59 | |
| ChiNext ETF | 0.50 | 0.65 | |
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | 0.65 | 0.65 | |
| Gold Miners ETF | 0.50 | 0.53 | |
| India Growth Leaders ETF | 0.50 | 0.70 | |
| Indonesia Index ETF | 0.50 | 0.57 | |
| Israel ETF | 0.50 | 0.59 | |
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 0.50 | 0.56 | |
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 0.50 | 0.62 | |
| Oil Refiners ETF | 0.50 | 0.59 | |
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 0.50 | 0.57 | |
| Steel ETF | 0.50 | 0.55 | |
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 0.50 | 0.60 | |
| Vietnam ETF | 0.50 | 0.76 |
The Adviser has agreed, until at least May 1, 2026 (for Gold Miners ETF and Steel ETF until May 1, 2027), to waive management fees and assume expenses to prevent each Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding their expense limitations.
Refer to the Statements of Operations for amounts assumed by the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The Funds listed in the table below utilize a unitary management fee structure where the Adviser will pay all Fund expenses, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired
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Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements (continued)
fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The unitary management fee rates for the year ended December 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Fund | Management Fees |
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 0.59% |
| Digital India ETF | 0.70 |
| Natural Resources ETF | 0.40 |
| Oil Services ETF | 0.35 |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the Brazil Small-Cap ETF $26,580 for an investment loss. The per share and total return impact to the Fund is reflected in the Financial Highlights.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Adviser reimbursed the ChiNext ETF $19,569 for an investment loss. The per share and total return impact to the Fund is reflected in the Financial Highlights.
In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.
At December 31, 2025, the Adviser owned approximately 60% of CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF.
Note 4—Capital Share Transactions
As of December 31, 2025, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed at their net asset value per share only through certain authorized broker-dealers (“Authorized Participants”) in blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).
The consideration for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind contribution or distribution of securities constituting the Funds’ underlying index (“Deposit Securities”) plus a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may also be substituted in an amount equivalent to the value of certain Deposit Securities, generally as a result of market circumstances, or when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, or are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant. The Funds may issue Creation Units in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including, for the benefit of the Funds, a requirement to maintain cash collateral on deposit at the custodian equal to at least 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities.
Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay transaction fees directly to the transfer agent. In addition, the Funds may impose variable fees on the purchase or redemption of Creation Units for cash, or on transactions effected outside the clearing process, to defray certain transaction costs. These variable fees, if any, are reflected in share transactions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 5—Investments
For the year ended December 31, 2025, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments and in-kind capital share transactions) and the purchases and sales of investments resulting from in-kind capital share transactions (excluding short-term investments and U.S. government obligations) were as follows:
| In-Kind Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||||
| Fund | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | 32,330,106 | $ | 22,261,476 | $ | 26,319,817 | $ | 3,383,910 | ||||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | 101,836,799 | 104,415,381 | 38,604,491 | 99,096,368 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 8,292,939 | 9,048,133 | 142,400 | 352,581 | ||||||||||||
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| In-Kind Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||||
| Fund | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||||
| ChiNext ETF | $ | 22,016,514 | $ | 17,127,556 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 4,417,828 | 4,497,528 | 3,240,182 | 2,388,717 | ||||||||||||
| Digital India ETF | 4,723,661 | 9,912,508 | — | 1,610,581 | ||||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | 8,718,544,518 | 8,754,730,931 | 3,131,373,414 | 6,167,579,267 | ||||||||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | 86,495,942 | 109,554,496 | 231,210 | 1,303,135 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 7,796,911 | 7,881,173 | 28,740,319 | 3,964,662 | ||||||||||||
| Israel ETF | 8,588,479 | 9,145,690 | 13,642,530 | 13,304,573 | ||||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 2,284,160,171 | 2,442,055,531 | 512,162,269 | 1,776,886,327 | ||||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 25,593,686 | 27,997,961 | — | 25,946,368 | ||||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 33,785,455 | 34,415,950 | 34,379,463 | — | ||||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 8,328,653 | 7,116,123 | 10,479,406 | 5,146,482 | ||||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | 235,281,219 | 237,143,868 | 2,944,621,670 | 3,169,112,174 | ||||||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 717,077,633 | 485,686,962 | 898,147,121 | 127,744,762 | ||||||||||||
| Steel ETF | 98,076,416 | 97,470,878 | 96,253,415 | 45,171,027 | ||||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 888,637,459 | 872,444,969 | 2,394,505,353 | 93,267,271 | ||||||||||||
| Vietnam ETF | 231,664,443 | 267,181,638 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Note 6—Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2025, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified tax cost, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments owned were as follows:
| Fund | Tax Cost of Investments | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | 76,596,503 | $ | 34,902,754 | $ | (2,623,850 | ) | $ | 32,278,904 | |||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | 758,177,139 | 34,699,189 | (186,811,203 | ) | (152,112,014 | ) | ||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 21,051,315 | 5,193,639 | (4,056,139 | ) | 1,137,500 | |||||||||||
| ChiNext ETF | 34,186,949 | 21,909,750 | (3,276,726 | ) | 18,633,024 | |||||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | 2,576,858 | 100,302 | (1,035 | ) | 99,267 | |||||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 24,544,846 | 9,391,314 | (2,411,647 | ) | 6,979,667 | |||||||||||
| Digital India ETF | 15,909,039 | 3,764,974 | (1,291,764 | ) | 2,473,210 | |||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | 14,151,995,857 | 11,823,537,109 | (129,022,442 | ) | 11,694,514,667 | |||||||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | 102,555,556 | 23,309,096 | (6,827,973 | ) | 16,481,123 | |||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 63,517,970 | 5,774,665 | (8,848,057 | ) | (3,073,392 | ) | ||||||||||
| Israel ETF | 72,800,614 | 60,198,627 | (9,074,576 | ) | 51,124,051 | |||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 4,886,952,755 | 4,689,786,544 | (89,391,104 | ) | 4,600,395,440 | |||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 144,546,869 | 31,449,989 | (41,120,198 | ) | (9,670,209 | ) | ||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 180,702,763 | 41,424,950 | (8,136,798 | ) | 33,288,152 | |||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 36,687,308 | 5,102,188 | (3,323,016 | ) | 1,779,172 | |||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | 1,645,996,845 | 16,796,771 | (327,605,764 | ) | (310,808,993 | ) | ||||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 1,499,195,465 | 339,108,677 | (130,109,418 | ) | 208,999,259 | |||||||||||
| Steel ETF | 167,443,693 | 10,733,300 | (2,593,701 | ) | 8,139,599 | |||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 3,355,784,016 | 649,739,910 | (241,033,519 | ) | 408,706,391 | |||||||||||
| Vietnam ETF | 425,269,597 | 219,623,563 | (39,298,557 | ) | 180,325,006 | |||||||||||
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Note 6—Income Taxes (continued)
As of December 31, 2025, the components of total distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis, for each Fund, were as follows:
| Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income | (Accumulated Capital Losses^)/ Undistributed Capital Gains | Post-October Losses Deferred* | Other Temporary Differences | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | 181,286 | $ | (74,474,234 | ) | $ | – | $ | (19,225 | ) | $ | 32,278,624 | $ | (42,033,549 | ) | |||||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | – | (928,327,536 | ) | – | (765,757 | ) | (152,091,453 | ) | (1,081,184,746 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 169,052 | (167,790,023 | ) | – | (49,262 | ) | 1,138,966 | (166,531,267 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| ChiNext ETF | 174,029 | (15,240,072 | ) | – | (1,869 | ) | 18,633,024 | 3,565,112 | ||||||||||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | – | – | – | (13 | ) | 9,317 | 9,304 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 209,248 | (8,918,604 | ) | – | – | 6,979,438 | (1,729,918 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital India ETF | – | 170,317 | (5,904 | ) | – | 2,248,576 | 2,412,989 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | 53,206,686 | (9,968,562,896 | ) | – | (1,902,199 | ) | 11,694,516,079 | 1,777,257,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | 423,216 | (74,402,722 | ) | – | (21,875 | ) | 15,843,416 | (58,157,965 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 123,796 | (133,081,169 | ) | – | (42,045 | ) | (3,072,627 | ) | (136,072,045 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Israel ETF | 38,157 | (15,136,318 | ) | – | (7,090 | ) | 51,124,099 | 36,018,848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 94,806,778 | (4,260,096,519 | ) | – | (503,569 | ) | 4,600,392,611 | 434,599,301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 66,382 | (96,242,907 | ) | – | (25,094 | ) | (9,664,785 | ) | (105,866,404 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 41,699 | (56,432,214 | ) | – | (14,854 | ) | 33,287,542 | (23,117,827 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 328 | (14,175,022 | ) | – | (1,375 | ) | 1,784,768 | (12,391,301 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | 93,292 | (2,308,506,106 | ) | – | (210,231 | ) | (310,808,992 | ) | (2,619,432,037 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 28,008,882 | (509,702,054 | ) | – | (35,727 | ) | 208,998,320 | (272,730,579 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Steel ETF | 63,397 | (179,039,240 | ) | – | (26,622 | ) | 8,139,599 | (170,862,866 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 385,066 | (102,813,865 | ) | – | (21,451 | ) | 408,701,350 | 306,251,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam ETF | – | (320,187,975 | ) | (175,023 | ) | (78,905 | ) | 180,327,125 | (140,114,778 | ) | ||||||||||||||
^ These accumulated capital losses are available to offset future capital gains and have an unlimited expiration.
* Post-October losses represent certain ordinary specified and/or capital losses incurred after October 31, 2025. These losses are deemed to arise on the first day of the Funds' next taxable year.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders was as follows:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fund | Ordinary Income* | Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | Ordinary Income* | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | 1,099,980 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | 14,200,251 | – | – | 19,475,310 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 1,200,015 | – | – | 650,035 | – | |||||||||||||||
| ChiNext ETF | 86,680 | – | – | 48,120 | – | |||||||||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | 217,127 | – | 19,873 | 96,000 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 512,025 | – | – | 334,985 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Digital India ETF | 120,773 | 229,417 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | 189,994,893 | – | – | 150,012,756 | – | |||||||||||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | 1,000,117 | – | – | 5,499,942 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 1,100,160 | – | – | 1,274,950 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Israel ETF | 1,759,928 | – | – | 1,050,000 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 219,999,409 | – | – | 116,496,530 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 2,000,028 | – | – | 2,000,039 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 4,499,880 | – | – | 3,199,875 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 775,003 | – | – | 1,270,005 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | 22,400,044 | – | – | 27,199,954 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 27,999,703 | – | – | 5,608,675 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Steel ETF | 2,500,020 | – | – | 2,649,960 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 90,998,881 | – | – | 5,660,855 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam ETF | 1,198,900 | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
* Includes distributions from short-term capital gains (if any).
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During the year ended December 31, 2025, Africa Index ETF, Gold Miners ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF, Natural Resources ETF, Uranium and Nuclear ETF, and Vietnam ETF utilized $449,102, $2,548,620,957, $719,079,142, $1,407,595, $5,983,235, and $58,738,911 respectively, of its capital loss carryover available from prior years.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment of in-kind redemptions, the Funds incurred differences that affected total distributable earnings (loss) and aggregate paid in capital by the amounts in the table below. Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
| Fund | Increase (Decrease) in Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | Increase (Decrease) in Aggregate Paid in Capital | ||||||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | (908,432 | ) | $ | 908,432 | |||
| Agribusiness ETF | (8,423,158 | ) | 8,423,158 | |||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | (26,366 | ) | 26,366 | |||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | (480,446 | ) | 480,446 | |||||
| Digital India ETF | (100,127 | ) | 100,127 | |||||
| Gold Miners ETF | (2,663,169,071 | ) | 2,663,169,071 | |||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | (626,337 | ) | 626,337 | |||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | (351,576 | ) | 351,576 | |||||
| Israel ETF | (8,052,860 | ) | 8,052,860 | |||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | (773,528,152 | ) | 773,528,152 | |||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | (5,182,854 | ) | 5,182,854 | |||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 194 | (194 | ) | |||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | (725,057 | ) | 725,057 | |||||
| Oil Services ETF | (18,958,602 | ) | 18,958,602 | |||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | (48,906,710 | ) | 48,906,710 | |||||
| Steel ETF | (6,490,846 | ) | 6,490,846 | |||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | (26,467,899 | ) | 26,467,899 | |||||
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for all open tax years. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. However, the Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.
The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended in December 31, 2025, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties.
In December 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2023-09”) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances income tax disclosures, including providing specific information regarding income taxes paid. The new disclosures are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the year ended December 31, 2025 for all of the Funds included in these financial statements. Management has evaluated the implications of these changes and determined that no additional disclosures are necessary for any of the Funds except for Digital India ETF. The funds all qualify as Regulated Investment Companies (RICs) and therefore pay no federal taxes, an immaterial amount of state and local taxes and an immaterial amount of foreign taxes except for Digital India which pays a material amount of foreign taxes as disclosed below:
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(continued)
Note 6—Income Taxes (continued)
| Digital India ETF | |||||
| Income taxes by foreign jurisdiction: | |||||
| India | $ | 235,740 | * | ||
| Total income taxes paid, net of refunds | $ | 235,740 | |||
| * | Includes income and capital gains taxes paid. |
Investments in China: Uncertainties in the Chinese tax rules governing taxation of income and gains from investments in A-Shares could result in unexpected tax liabilities for ChiNext ETF (the "Fund"). China generally imposes withholding income tax (“WHT”) at a rate of 10% on dividends derived from non-People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) resident enterprises (including a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“QFII”) and a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“RQFII”)) from issuers resident in China. China imposes WHT at a rate of 10% on capital gains derived by non-PRC resident enterprises from the disposal in shares of PRC enterprises. Effective November 17, 2014, investments through the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect program, QFIIs and RQFIIs, which includes this Fund, were exempted temporarily from WHT with respect to gains derived from the trading of equity investments (including A-shares). However, uncertainties remain regarding the taxation of capital gains in China. PRC rules for taxation of RQFIIs (and QFIIs) and the PRC tax regulations to be issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation and/or PRC Minister of Finance to clarify the subject matter may apply retrospectively, even if such rules are adverse to the nonresident investors. If the PRC tax authorities were to issue differing formal guidance or tax rules regarding the taxation of capital gains derived by QFIIs, RQFIIs and other nonresident investors WHT on gains from such investments the Fund could be subject to additional tax liabilities. Prior to January 12, 2024, all or a portion of the Fund’s investments were through an RQFII arrangement with a sub-adviser.
Investments in India: India currently assesses a capital gains tax on shares sold on the exchange of 20% on short term capital gains and 12.5% on long term capital gains (plus applicable surcharge and cess). Further, long-term capital gains on certain shares that were held as of January 31, 2018, may be eligible for a step up in cost basis which may reduce realized taxable gains. Existing Indian capital loss carryforwards may be utilized to offset capital gains realized on securities sold.
Note 7—Principal Risks
Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds (See Note 1) and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. The Funds may purchase securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse economic developments and political conflicts, or natural or other disasters.
Additionally, the Funds may invest in securities of emerging market issuers, which are exposed to a number of risks that may make these investments volatile in price, difficult to trade, and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets. Political risks may include unstable governments, nationalization, restrictions on foreign ownership, laws that prevent investors from getting their money out of a country, sanctions and investment restrictions, and legal systems that do not protect property risks as well as the laws of the United States. Certain securities of Chinese issuers are, or may in the future become restricted, and the Funds may be forced to sell such restricted securities and incur a loss. There may be limitations or delays in the convertibility or repatriation of certain currencies, which would adversely affect the U.S. dollar value and/or liquidity of a Fund’s investments denominated in such currencies. This
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may impair a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and/or may impede a Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests in a timely manner.
The taxation of income and capital gains of foreign securities is subject to the fiscal laws and practices of different jurisdictions. Any of those jurisdictions may change their fiscal laws and practices or interpretation and enforcement policies, possibly with retroactive effect. The India Growth Leaders ETF’s investment in the Mauritius Subsidiary involves certain tax risks. Changes to the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (the “Treaty”) between Mauritius and India, or its interpretation may adversely affect the ability of the Mauritius Subsidiary to realize efficiently income or capital gains. Indian capital gains tax can be imposed on income arising from the transfer of shares in a company registered outside India which derives, directly or indirectly, its value substantially from the assets located in India.
Should the Chinese government impose restrictions on the ability of ChiNext ETF to repatriate funds associated with direct investment in A-Shares, the Funds may be unable to satisfy distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Funds may therefore be subject to Fund-level U.S. federal taxes.
The CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF may invest in commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity futures contracts and options on futures contracts that provide economic exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Derivative strategies often involve leverage, which may exaggerate a loss, potentially causing the Fund to lose more money than it would have lost had it invested in the underlying security. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of a particular industry or commodity, such as weather, disease, embargoes, or political and economic events and regulatory developments. Exposure to the commodities markets, such as precious metals, industrial metals, gas and other energy products and natural resources, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Changes in laws or government regulations by the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could adversely affect the operations of the Fund.
As a result of the current conditions related to Russian securities and Russian markets, the Agribusiness ETF, Copper and Green Metals ETF and Natural Resources ETF are unable to dispose of the Russian securities in its portfolios, with limited exceptions, and such positions are deemed illiquid. It is unknown when current restrictions will be lifted. In the event that it becomes possible to dispose of Russian securities, other market participants may attempt to liquidate holdings at the same time as the Funds, and the Funds may be unable to transact at advantageous times or prices with respect to such Russian securities. Russia took actions that impact the custody of equity securities of Russian issuers and may be detrimental to the Funds ability to locate and recover such securities. Russia may continue to take similar actions in the future. Custody issues with respect to Russian securities may ultimately result in losses to the Funds. Additionally, while certain Russian securities held by the Agribusiness ETF, Copper and Green Metals ETF and Natural Resources ETF have declared dividends, there is no assurance these dividends can be realized by the Funds. As a result, all such dividend receivables related to these Russian securities are valued at $0, as of December 31, 2025.
A more complete description of risks is included in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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(continued)
Note 8—Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan
The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which the Trustees can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board of Trustees. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds as directed by the Trustees.
The expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In prior years, the Natural Resources ETF and Oil Services ETF adopted a unitary management fee in which the Adviser is responsible for paying all expenses of the Funds. For these Funds, the liability for the Plan which is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represents amounts accrued through the date of conversion to a unitary management fee structure. Digital India ETF and Copper and Green Metals ETF commenced operations with a unitary management fee, and therefore bear no cost or liabilities relative to the Plan.
Note 9—Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Funds may lend securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with the securities lending agent. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. Cash collateral is maintained on the Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities, and is not disclosed in the Fund’s Schedules of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the agent on behalf of the Funds. The Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The value of loaned securities and related cash collateral, if any, at December 31, 2025, is presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan and related collateral as of December 31, 2025:
| Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral | Non-Cash Collateral | Total Collateral | ||||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | 6,961,974 | $ | 1,789,894 | $ | 5,990,470 | $ | 7,780,364 | ||||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | 70,508,647 | 32,017,691 | 41,167,762 | 73,185,453 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 865,619 | 524,099 | 384,740 | 908,839 | ||||||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | 179,015 | – | 182,667 | 182,667 | ||||||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 2,109,084 | 53,110 | 2,179,621 | 2,232,731 | ||||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | 984,067,359 | 64,968,841 | 956,334,808 | 1,021,303,649 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 3,666,493 | 1,364,762 | 2,388,106 | 3,752,868 | ||||||||||||
| Israel ETF | 9,075,697 | 3,827,302 | 5,549,112 | 9,376,414 | ||||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 319,643,274 | 103,978,164 | 234,551,739 | 338,529,903 | ||||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 17,715,287 | 7,311,985 | 11,301,440 | 18,613,425 | ||||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 27,943,687 | 10,360,805 | 18,679,556 | 29,040,361 | ||||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 991,505 | 7,042 | 1,043,005 | 1,050,047 | ||||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | 193,072,816 | 41,071,791 | 158,019,009 | 199,090,800 | ||||||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 344,825,714 | 81,757,910 | 279,444,736 | 361,202,646 | ||||||||||||
| Steel ETF | 25,898,354 | 15,053,208 | 11,816,621 | 26,869,829 | ||||||||||||
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| Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral | Non-Cash Collateral | Total Collateral | ||||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | $ | 641,566,731 | $ | 175,875,119 | $ | 485,833,440 | $ | 661,708,559 | ||||||||
The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of December 31, 2025:
| Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions* in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||||
| Fund | Equity Securities | |||
| Africa Index ETF | $ | 1,789,894 | ||
| Agribusiness ETF | 32,017,691 | |||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 524,099 | |||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 53,110 | |||
| Gold Miners ETF | 64,968,841 | |||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 1,364,762 | |||
| Israel ETF | 3,827,302 | |||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 103,978,164 | |||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 7,311,985 | |||
| Natural Resources ETF | 10,360,805 | |||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 7,042 | |||
| Oil Services ETF | 41,071,791 | |||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 81,757,910 | |||
| Steel ETF | 15,053,208 | |||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 175,875,119 | |||
| * | Remaining contractual maturity: overnight and continuous |
Note 10—Bank Line of Credit
The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Funds at the request of the shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. The Funds have agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on the unused but available balance. Interest is charged to the Funds based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:
| Fund | Days Outstanding | Average Daily Loan Balance | Average Interest Rate | ||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | 14 | $305,439 | 5.68 | % | |||||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | 276 | 782,679 | 5.59 | ||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | 22 | 281,021 | 5.43 | ||||||||||
| ChiNext ETF | 1 | 1,966,676 | 4.99 | ||||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | 10 | 233,410 | 5.68 | ||||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | 96 | 131,644 | 5.68 | ||||||||||
| Digital India ETF | 4 | 358,272 | 5.45 | ||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | 60 | 11,978,775 | 5.55 | ||||||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | 140 | 919,102 | 5.54 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | 9 | 128,342 | 5.68 | ||||||||||
| Israel ETF | 26 | 112,560 | 5.63 | ||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | 191 | 7,244,097 | 5.62 | ||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | 295 | 456,583 | 5.59 | ||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | 307 | 416,253 | 5.62 | ||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | 259 | 125,445 | 5.60 | ||||||||||
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Note 10—Bank Line of Credit (continued)
| Fund | Days Outstanding | Average Daily Loan Balance | Average Interest Rate | ||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | 90 | $987,132 | 5.61 | % | |||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | 166 | 1,823,915 | 5.66 | ||||||||||
| Steel ETF | 48 | 540,495 | 5.64 | ||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | 156 | 3,571,805 | 5.58 | ||||||||||
| Vietnam ETF | 171 | 10,620,576 | 5.56 | ||||||||||
Outstanding loan balances as of December 31, 2025, if any, are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Note 11—Subsequent Event Review
Effective on February 13, 2026, the VanEck Green Metals ETF changed its name to the “VanEck Copper and Green Metals ETF” and its ticker changed to “EMET.” Additionally, the definition of “green metals” as set forth in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies was amended to reflect that copper is a type of green metal.
In a landmark ruling issued on January 15, 2026, the Supreme Court of India denied a plaintiff the benefits of the India Mauritius tax treaty, notwithstanding its possession of a valid Mauritius Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) and Global Business License. The Court held that Indian tax authorities may look beyond a TRC to evaluate an entity’s commercial substance, focusing in particular on decision-making authority, control, and the location of effective management when determining eligibility for treaty benefits. In light of this decision, legislative or administrative clarification from the Indian tax authorities may be forthcoming, including guidance regarding the scope of the ruling and its potential effect on applicable statutes of limitation. India Growth Leaders ETF is currently assessing the potential implications of this ruling with respect to treaty benefits previously claimed through its Mauritius Subsidiary. Given the uncertainty surrounding the interpretation and application of the decision, management is not currently able to reasonably estimate the potential impact, if any, to the Fund.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of VanEck ETF Trust and Shareholders of each of the twenty funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (twenty of the funds constituting VanEck ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of December 31, 2025, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Funds
| VanEck Africa Index ETF | VanEck Israel ETF | |
| VanEck Agribusiness ETF | VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF | |
| VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF | VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF | |
| VanEck ChiNext ETF | VanEck Natural Resources ETF | |
| VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF* | VanEck Oil Refiners ETF | |
| VanEck Copper and Green Metals ETF | VanEck Oil Services ETF | |
| VanEck Digital India ETF | VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF | VanEck Steel ETF | |
| VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF* | VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | |
| VanEck Indonesia Index ETF | VanEck Vietnam ETF |
*The financial statements of VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF and VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF are prepared on a consolidated basis
The financial statements of the Funds (other than VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF, VanEck Digital India ETF and VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF) as of and for the year or period ended December 31, 2021, and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on December 31, 2021 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 28, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
The financial statements of VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the financial highlights for the year ended on or prior to December 31, 2021 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated March 10, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 26, 2026
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the VanEck Funds complex since 2022.
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The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information:
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Total Distribution Paid Per Share | Income Dividends | Foreign Taxes Paid (a) | Total Ordinary Income Dividends | Foreign Source Income as a % of Total Ordinary Income (a) | |||||||||||||||||
| Africa Index ETF | AFK | Annual | $ | 0.2716 | $ | 0.2716 | $ | 0.0322 | $ | 0.3038 | 100.00% | |||||||||||||
| Agribusiness ETF | MOO | Annual | 1.7975 | 1.7975 | - | 1.7975 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | BRF | Annual | 0.8889 | 0.8889 | 0.0346 | 0.9235 | 96.28 | |||||||||||||||||
| ChiNext ETF | CNXT | Annual | 0.0788 | 0.0788 | 0.0216 | 0.1004 | 94.89 | |||||||||||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | CMCI | Annual | 2.3700 | 2.1712 | - | 2.1712 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | EMET | Annual | 0.6827 | 0.6827 | 0.0202 | 0.7029 | 48.69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital India ETF | DGIN | Annual | 0.7782 | 0.2684 | 0.5239 | 0.7923 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | GDX | Annual | 0.6331 | 0.6331 | 0.0653 | 0.6984 | 62.34 | |||||||||||||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | GLIN | Annual | 0.3884 | 0.3884 | 0.1872 | 0.5756 | 78.29 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | IDX | Annual | 0.3438 | 0.3438 | 0.0568 | 0.4006 | 90.71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel ETF | ISRA | Annual | 0.8691 | 0.8691 | 0.2307 | 1.0998 | 79.36 | |||||||||||||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | GDXJ | Annual | 2.6494 | 2.6494 | 0.0394 | 2.6888 | 17.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | SMOG | Annual | 2.0340 | 2.0340 | 0.1166 | 2.1506 | 74.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | HAP | Annual | 1.3636 | 1.3636 | 0.0386 | 1.4022 | 62.08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | CRAK | Annual | 0.7561 | 0.7561 | 0.0819 | 0.8380 | 74.14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oil Services ETF | OIH | Annual | 4.8690 | 4.8690 | - | 4.8690 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | REMX | Annual | 1.3008 | 1.3008 | 0.0068 | 1.3076 | 6.74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steel ETF | SLX | Annual | 1.3158 | 1.3158 | 0.0342 | 1.3500 | 83.06 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | NLR | Annual | 3.1661 | 3.1661 | 0.0386 | 3.2047 | 15.13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam ETF | VNM | Annual | 0.0380 | 0.0380 | - | 0.0380 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital (b) | ||||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | CMCI | Annual | - | $ | 0.1988 | |||||||
| Digital India ETF | DGIN | Annual | $ | 0.5098 | - | |||||||
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Percent of Total Ordinary Income Dividends that are QDI Eligible (c) | Percent of Total Ordinary Income Dividends that are DRD Eligible (d) | Section 163(j)- Interest Dividends as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (e) | Qualified Interest Income (QII) as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (f) | Federal Obligation Interest as a Percentage of the Total Distribution (g) | |||||||
| Africa Index ETF | AFK | Annual | 74.50 | % | 0.50 | % | - | % | - | % | -% | |||
| Agribusiness ETF | MOO | Annual | 93.60 | 47.92 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Brazil Small-Cap ETF | BRF | Annual | 1.91 | 0.10 | - | - | - | |||||||
| ChiNext ETF | CNXT | Annual | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF | CMCI | Annual | - | - | 33.97 | 39.97 | 38.96 | |||||||
| Copper and Green Metals ETF | EMET | Annual | 56.60 | 6.26 | - | - | ||||||||
| Digital India ETF | DGIN | Annual | 97.63 | - | - | - | - |
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TAX INFORMATION
(unaudited) (continued)
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Percent of Total Ordinary Income Dividends that are QDI Eligible (c) | Percent of Total Ordinary Income Dividends that are DRD Eligible (d) | Section 163(j)- Interest Dividends as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (e) | Qualified Interest Income (QII) as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (f) | Federal Obligation Interest as a Percentage of the Total Distribution (g) | |||||||
| Gold Miners ETF | GDX | Annual | 87.20 | 13.33 | - | - | - | |||||||
| India Growth Leaders ETF | GLIN | Annual | 95.14 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Indonesia Index ETF | IDX | Annual | 85.45 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Israel ETF | ISRA | Annual | 87.18 | 3.74 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Junior Gold Miners ETF | GDXJ | Annual | 14.73 | 0.36 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Low Carbon Energy ETF | SMOG | Annual | 84.78 | 19.23 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Natural Resources ETF | HAP | Annual | 77.52 | 40.40 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Oil Refiners ETF | CRAK | Annual | 100.00 | 28.71 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Oil Services ETF | OIH | Annual | 81.95 | 80.69 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF | REMX | Annual | 8.17 | 4.05 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Steel ETF | SLX | Annual | 90.81 | 16.57 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Uranium and Nuclear ETF | NLR | Annual | 18.11 | 6.69 | - | - | - |
(a) Funds with an amount in these columns have qualified to pass-through foreign taxes and foreign source income to their shareholders. Accordingly, shareholders may include their share of foreign source income on Form 1116 (Form 1118 for corporations) and may either deduct your portion of the taxes in computing your taxable income or take a credit for such taxes against your tax liability. To determine your portion of foreign source income, multiply the dollar amount of your total ordinary dividends by the percentage indicated.
(b) A return of capital is not considered taxable income to shareholders. Shareholders who received these distributions should not include these amounts in taxable income and should treat them as a reduction of the cost basis of the applicable shares upon which these distributions were paid. In order to compute the required adjustment to cost basis, a shareholder should use the more detailed information provided on Form 8937 - Organizational Actions Affecting Basis provided on the funds’ website at www.vaneck.com.
(c) All or a portion of a shareholder’s total ordinary income dividend may be taxed at a reduced capital gains rate rather than the higher marginal tax rates applicable to ordinary income. The amount of a dividend subject to this lower rate is known as Qualified Dividend Income or QDI and is reported in Box 1b of the Form 1099-DIV. Shareholders who received Form 1099-DIV should use the amounts reported to them on Form 1099-DIV when preparing their tax return. To treat a dividend as qualifying for lower rates, shareholders must have held shares on which the dividend was paid for at least 61 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date of the distribution.
(d) QDI information does not apply to shareholders that are corporations for U.S. tax purposes. Corporate shareholders should use the information regarding the Dividends Received Deduction or DRD. This data is being provided to corporate shareholders in order for them to compute their share of dividends qualifying for the DRD for corporations. To determine your share of income eligible for the DRD, multiply the dollar amount of your total ordinary dividends by the percentage indicated.
(e) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025 that are eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder. To treat a dividend as interest income, shareholders must have held shares on which the dividend was paid for at least 180 days during the 361-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date of the distribution.
(f) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025 that were considered to be Qualified Interest Income (“QII”) distributions. The QII distributions may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.
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(g) Certain states may exempt the portion of dividends derived from assets backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Additionally, Digital India ETF paid short-term capital gains of $0.1315 per share that represents Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains (“QSTG”) which may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.
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Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants.
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others
Refer to the financial statements included herein.
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VANECK ETF TRUST
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
(unaudited)
VanEck MSCI EM Analyst Sentiment ETF
At a meeting held on December 5, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck MSCI EM Analyst Sentiment ETF (the “Fund”).
The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.
In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Meeting regarding the proposed management of the Fund and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio manager and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under, the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Fund’s portfolio.
The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.
The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.
In voting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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VANECK ETF TRUST
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
(unaudited) (continued)
VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF
At a meeting held on December 5, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck® ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF (the “Fund”).
The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.
In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Meeting regarding the proposed management of the Fund and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio manager and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under, the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Fund’s portfolio.
The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or actual management fees or operating expenses of, or the quality of services previously provided to, the Fund by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.
The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.
In voting to approve the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that, at the time of their considerations, the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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December 31, 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION |
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| CLOB | | | AA-BB CLO ETF |
| BIZD | | | BDC Income ETF |
| CBON | | | China Bond ETF |
| CLOI | | | CLO ETF |
| IHY | | | International High Yield Bond ETF |
| EMLC | | | J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF |
| MORT | | | Mortgage REIT Income ETF |
| DESK | | | Office and Commercial REIT ETF |
| PFXF | | | Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF |
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December 31, 2025
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS: 94.0% | ||||||||
Arini US CLO II Ltd. 144A 7.54% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.25%), 03/31/38 (a) | $ | 475 | $ | 478,354 | ||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-1 Ltd. 144A 10.18% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.30%), 04/18/34 (a) | 3,000 | 2,875,038 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-2 Ltd. 144A 5.89% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 07/16/34 (a) | 2,250 | 2,254,496 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-7 Ltd. 144A 10.36% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.50%), 01/22/35 (a) | 3,500 | 3,345,759 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2022-2 Ltd. 144A 8.86% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.00%), 04/22/35 (a) | 1,000 | 1,003,501 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2022-3 Ltd. 144A 7.58% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.70%), 07/17/35 (a) | 2,980 | 2,988,559 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXI Ltd. 144A 5.75% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/19/34 (a) | 1,300 | 1,301,382 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXIII Ltd. 144A 10.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.93%), 10/20/38 (a) | 3,000 | 3,014,544 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXV Ltd. 144A 11.93% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+8.07%), 10/22/37 (a) | 2,500 | 2,517,120 | ||||||
Brant Point CLO 2025-8 Ltd. 144A 5.66% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 03/31/38 (a) | 5,000 | 5,011,604 | ||||||
Canyon Capital CLO 2019-2 Ltd. 144A 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 10/15/34 (a) | 1,775 | 1,778,064 | ||||||
| Canyon Capital CLO 2020-1 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
5.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 07/15/34 (a) | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,501,685 | ||||
Capital Four US CLO III Ltd. 144A 6.07% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 04/21/38 (a) | 5,000 | 5,022,314 | ||||||
Dryden 113 CLO Ltd. 144A 6.90% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.00%), 10/15/37 (a) | 2,000 | 2,003,890 | ||||||
Dryden 72 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 05/15/32 (a) | 1,000 | 1,001,105 | ||||||
Dryden 95 CLO Ltd. 144A 6.94% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.05%), 08/20/34 (a) | 7,000 | 6,954,317 | ||||||
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 8 Ltd. 144A 5.73% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 10/20/34 (a) | 1,000 | 1,001,127 | ||||||
Halseypoint CLO 7 Ltd. 144A 6.08% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 07/20/38 (a) | 1,000 | 1,002,611 | ||||||
KKR CLO 27 Ltd. 144A 10.15% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.25%), 01/15/35 (a) | 2,500 | 2,440,898 | ||||||
KKR CLO 36 Ltd. 144A 5.65% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 10/15/34 (a) | 5,000 | 5,004,974 | ||||||
LCM 39 Ltd. 144A 10.90% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+7.00%), 10/15/34 (a) | 2,500 | 2,504,948 | ||||||
Madison Park Funding LVII Ltd. 144A 6.81% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.95%), 07/27/34 (a) | 1,500 | 1,486,608 | ||||||
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 38 Ltd. 144A 5.28% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 10/20/36 (a) | 5,000 | 5,004,169 | ||||||
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 42 Ltd. 144A 5.29% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 07/16/36 (a) | 5,000 | 5,002,825 | ||||||
| Ocean Trails CLO XIV Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK AA-BB CLO ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
5.88% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 01/20/38 (a) | $ | 1,700 | $ | 1,702,785 | ||||
Octagon 64 Ltd. 144A 5.57% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/21/37 (a) | 10,000 | 10,015,789 | ||||||
OZLM XXIII Ltd. 144A 6.10% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 10/15/37 (a) | 1,000 | 1,004,493 | ||||||
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. 2021-1 144A 5.53% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 01/20/34 (a) | 1,000 | 1,000,933 | ||||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2019-2 Ltd. 144A 5.89% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 08/20/32 (a) | 1,000 | 1,002,037 | ||||||
| Rockford Tower CLO 2021-2 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.58% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/20/34 (a) | 6,500 | 6,503,542 | ||||||
| 5.83% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 07/20/34 (a) | 2,500 | 2,501,978 | ||||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2022-1 Ltd. 144A 5.58% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/20/35 (a) | 7,000 | 7,011,584 | ||||||
Sculptor CLO XXIX Ltd. 144A 5.61% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/22/38 (a) | 3,000 | 3,009,153 | ||||||
Sculptor CLO XXVI Ltd. 144A 6.08% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 01/20/38 (a) | 3,300 | 3,316,936 | ||||||
Sculptor CLO XXVIII Ltd. 144A 5.83% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 01/20/35 (a) | 3,000 | 3,002,130 | ||||||
Sculptor CLO XXX Ltd. 144A 7.48% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.60%), 07/20/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,011,836 | ||||||
| Signal Peak CLO 4 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.51% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 10/26/34 (a) | 5,000 | 5,012,129 | ||||||
| 5.86% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 10/26/34 (a) | 2,500 | 2,502,853 | ||||||
| 7.32% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.46%), 10/26/34 (a) | 2,300 | 2,269,284 | ||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Sound Point CLO XXIX Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.50% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/25/34 (a) | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,003,955 | ||||
| 7.62% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.76%), 04/25/34 (a) | 3,500 | 3,475,777 | ||||||
Sound Point CLO XXVI Ltd. 144A 7.50% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.61%), 07/20/34 (a) | 1,000 | 982,636 | ||||||
Sound Point CLO XXXI Ltd. 144A 7.37% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.51%), 10/25/34 (a) | 2,500 | 2,455,520 | ||||||
Trinitas CLO XIX Ltd. 144A 6.83% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.95%), 10/20/33 (a) | 2,500 | 2,502,523 | ||||||
Trinitas CLO XVII Ltd. 144A 7.13% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.25%), 10/20/34 (a) | 1,750 | 1,754,443 | ||||||
Whitebox CLO III Ltd. 144A 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 10/15/35 (a) | 2,250 | 2,252,464 | ||||||
Wind River 2021-2 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.88% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 07/20/34 (a) | 2,500 | 2,503,758 | ||||||
Wind River 2022-1 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.73% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 07/20/35 (a) | 2,500 | 2,502,875 | ||||||
Wind River 2023-1 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.91% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.05%), 07/25/38 (a) | 1,000 | 1,005,511 | ||||||
| Total Collateralized Loan Obligations (Cost: $142,797,078) | 142,806,816 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT: 4.6% | ||||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations: 4.6% (Cost: $6,982,129) | ||||||||
United States Treasury Bill (y) 3.52%, 01/27/26 | 7,000 | 6,982,868 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 98.6% (Cost: $149,779,207) | 149,789,684 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 1.4% | 2,191,666 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 151,981,350 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Definitions:
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Variable rate security — the rate shown is as of 12/31/25 |
| (y) | The rate shown is the calculated yield to maturity. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $142,806,816, or 94.0% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Collateralized Loan Obligations | $ | — | $ | 142,806,816 | $ | — | $ | 142,806,816 | ||||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations | — | 6,982,868 | — | 6,982,868 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | — | $ | 149,789,684 | $ | — | $ | 149,789,684 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 67.8% | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 67.8% | ||||||||
| Ares Capital Corp. † | 12,292,242 | $ | 248,672,056 | |||||
| Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. † | 961,227 | 13,370,668 | ||||||
| Barings BDC, Inc. † | 1,823,792 | 16,742,411 | ||||||
| BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. † | 1,691,267 | 9,251,231 | ||||||
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund † | 4,716,221 | 124,178,099 | ||||||
| Blue Owl Capital Corp. † | 11,817,328 | 146,889,387 | ||||||
| Capital Southwest Corp. † | 1,145,571 | 25,374,398 | ||||||
| Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. † | 1,351,554 | 16,880,909 | ||||||
| CION Investment Corp. † | 1,030,026 | 9,960,351 | ||||||
| Fidus Investment Corp. † | 726,166 | 14,015,004 | ||||||
| FS KKR Capital Corp. † | 3,325,709 | 49,253,750 | ||||||
| Gladstone Capital Corp. † | 450,366 | 9,304,562 | ||||||
| Gladstone Investment Corp. † | 790,323 | 11,040,812 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. † | 2,138,317 | 19,843,582 | ||||||
| Golub Capital BDC, Inc. † | 3,677,813 | 49,907,922 | ||||||
| Hercules Capital, Inc. | 2,774,298 | 52,212,288 | ||||||
| Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. † | 824,303 | 11,804,019 | ||||||
| Main Street Capital Corp. † | 839,674 | 50,707,913 | ||||||
| MidCap Financial Investment Corp. † | 1,859,967 | 21,278,022 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund † | 1,436,353 | 23,671,097 | ||||||
| New Mountain Finance Corp. | 1,850,730 | 17,045,223 | ||||||
| Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. † | 839,143 | 11,194,168 | ||||||
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. † | 1,740,319 | 22,171,664 | ||||||
| PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. † | 1,977,860 | 18,334,762 | ||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts
Long Exposure
| Reference Obligation |
Notional Amount |
Counterparty | Rate paid by the Fund |
Payment Frequency |
Termination Date |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||
| MVIS US Business Development Companies Index | $10,132,820 | Bank of America | 4.17%(b) | Monthly | 08/31/26 | $(799,193) | ||||||
| MVIS US Business Development Companies Index | $555,589,429 | UBS | 4.72%(c) | Monthly | 11/17/26 | (6,053,590) | ||||||
| Total | $(6,852,783) |
Footnotes:
| # | All or a portion of these securities are segregated for swap collateral. Total value of securities segregated is $74,321,191. |
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| (b) | The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2025: Overnight Bank Funding Rate + 0.53%. |
| (c) | The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2025: Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.85%. |
| (y) | The rate shown is the calculated yield to maturity. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $441,105,337. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks * | $ | 1,088,928,918 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,088,928,918 | ||||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations | — | 521,776,597 | — | 521,776,597 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 288,549,931 | — | — | 288,549,931 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 1,377,478,849 | $ | 521,776,597 | $ | — | $ | 1,899,255,446 | ||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Return Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | 6,852,783 | $ | — | $ | 6,852,783 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS: 72.7% | ||||||||||
| Energy: 12.0% | ||||||||||
China Petrochemical Corp. 2.00%, 08/09/29 | CNY | 10,000 | $ | 1,435,519 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. 3.20%, 07/27/26 | CNY | 5,240 | 757,249 | |||||||
| 2,192,768 | ||||||||||
| Financials: 46.7% | ||||||||||
| Agricultural Development Bank of China | ||||||||||
| 2.96%, 04/17/30 | CNY | 8,020 | 1,204,089 | |||||||
| 3.48%, 02/04/28 | CNY | 3,400 | 504,908 | |||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Reg S 2.70%, 09/26/26 | CNY | 5,800 | 836,994 | |||||||
| China Development Bank | ||||||||||
| 2.69%, 09/11/33 | CNY | 4,060 | 610,695 | |||||||
| 3.45%, 09/20/29 | CNY | 4,800 | 729,164 | |||||||
| 3.48%, 01/08/29 | CNY | 4,460 | 671,709 | |||||||
| 3.65%, 05/21/29 | CNY | 1,950 | 296,709 | |||||||
| 3.66%, 03/01/31 | CNY | 1,170 | 182,547 | |||||||
| 3.70%, 10/20/30 | CNY | 4,150 | 646,191 | |||||||
| 4.04%, 07/06/28 | CNY | 4,360 | 660,540 | |||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Reg S 2.72%, 09/25/26 | CNY | 5,800 | 837,028 | |||||||
| Export-Import Bank of China | ||||||||||
| 2.90%, 08/19/32 | CNY | 3,300 | 500,361 | |||||||
| 3.10%, 02/13/33 | CNY | 580 | 89,424 | |||||||
| 3.38%, 07/16/31 | CNY | 3,400 | 525,529 | |||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||||
| Financials (continued) | ||||||||||
| 3.74%, 11/16/30 | CNY | 1,740 | $ | 271,738 | ||||||
| 8,567,626 | ||||||||||
| Utilities: 14.0% | ||||||||||
China Huaneng Group Co. Ltd. 3.95%, 04/21/26 | CNY | 4,500 | 649,173 | |||||||
China Three Gorges Corp. 4.15%, 05/11/26 | CNY | 3,400 | 491,440 | |||||||
Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co. Ltd. 3.28%, 01/14/27 | CNY | 4,300 | 625,718 | |||||||
State Grid Corp. of China 2.88%, 08/30/27 | CNY | 5,500 | 802,185 | |||||||
| 2,568,516 | ||||||||||
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $13,196,004) | 13,328,910 | |||||||||
| GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 25.3% | ||||||||||
| China Government Bond | ||||||||||
| 1.43%, 01/25/30 | CNY | 3,550 | 506,069 | |||||||
| 1.44%, 09/15/27 | CNY | 1,760 | 252,492 | |||||||
| 1.62%, 08/15/27 | CNY | 7,170 | 1,031,819 | |||||||
| 2.27%, 05/25/34 | CNY | 3,490 | 516,738 | |||||||
| 2.35%, 02/25/34 | CNY | 1,760 | 262,044 | |||||||
| 2.40%, 07/15/28 | CNY | 3,480 | 511,306 | |||||||
| 2.60%, 09/15/30 | CNY | 3,400 | 509,964 | |||||||
| 2.67%, 11/25/33 | CNY | 6,950 | 1,059,154 | |||||||
| Total Government Obligations (Cost: $4,438,287) | 4,649,586 | |||||||||
| Total Investments: 98.0% (Cost: $17,634,291) | 17,978,496 | |||||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 2.0% | 365,990 | |||||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 18,344,486 | ||||||||
Definitions:
| CNY | Chinese Yuan |
Footnotes:
| Reg S | Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Bonds * | $ | — | $ | 13,328,910 | $ | — | $ | 13,328,910 | ||||||||
| Government Obligations * | — | 4,649,586 | — | 4,649,586 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | — | $ | 17,978,496 | $ | — | $ | 17,978,496 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 8 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS: 92.1% | ||||||||
| 610 Funding CLO 2 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.23% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.35%), 01/20/34 (a) | $ | 10,600 | $ | 10,605,576 | ||||
| 5.73% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 01/20/34 (a) | 6,000 | 6,008,400 | ||||||
AGL Core CLO 8 Ltd. 144A 5.38% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 01/20/38 (a) | 3,000 | 3,002,751 | ||||||
AIMCO CLO 24 Ltd. 144A 5.98% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 04/19/38 (a) | 2,650 | 2,669,743 | ||||||
Allegro CLO XII Ltd. 144A 5.31% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.44%), 07/21/37 (a) | 8,625 | 8,647,460 | ||||||
Anchorage Capital CLO 15 Ltd. 144A 6.31% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 07/20/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,009,564 | ||||||
| Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.35% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.45%), 02/15/38 (a) | 7,875 | 7,859,817 | ||||||
| 5.55% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 02/15/38 (a) | 4,250 | 4,258,985 | ||||||
Anchorage Capital CLO 30 Ltd. 144A 5.48% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 01/20/37 (a) | 3,075 | 3,076,316 | ||||||
Ares LX CLO Ltd. 144A 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.91%), 07/18/34 (a) | 2,000 | 2,003,130 | ||||||
Arini US CLO II Ltd. 144A 7.54% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.25%), 03/31/38 (a) | 1,250 | 1,258,825 | ||||||
Arini US CLO III Ltd. 144A 5.19% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.27%), 01/15/39 (a) | 11,000 | 11,008,019 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2017-2 Ltd. 144A 5.26% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 07/25/37 (a) | 10,600 | 10,625,037 | ||||||
| Bain Capital Credit CLO 2020-3 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| 6.96% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.10%), 10/23/34 (a) | $ | 10,130 | $ | 10,130,071 | ||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-1 Ltd. 144A 5.28% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 04/18/34 (a) | 5,950 | 5,954,028 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-2 Ltd. 144A 6.99% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.10%), 07/16/34 (a) | 12,850 | 12,843,575 | ||||||
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-4 Ltd. 144A 7.25% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.36%), 10/20/34 (a) | 6,780 | 6,746,798 | ||||||
| Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-7 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.66% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.80%), 01/22/35 (a) | 4,500 | 4,504,181 | ||||||
| 10.36% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.50%), 01/22/35 (a) | 1,100 | 1,051,524 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO 2018-3 Ltd. 144A 5.05% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.19%), 10/25/30 (a) | 1,373 | 1,375,521 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXV Ltd. 144A 5.25% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.35%), 01/15/38 (a) | 13,000 | 13,014,404 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXX Ltd. 144A 5.50% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/15/35 (a) | 14,475 | 14,508,654 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXI Ltd. 144A 5.75% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/19/34 (a) | 14,100 | 14,114,988 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXII Ltd. 144A 7.00% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.10%), 10/15/34 (a) | 5,000 | 5,007,225 | ||||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXIII Ltd. 144A 7.67% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.75%), 10/20/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,009,078 | ||||||
| BlueMountain CLO XXXIV Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 9 |
VANECK CLO ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| 5.48% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/20/35 (a) | $ | 8,779 | $ | 8,800,236 | ||||
BlueMountain CLO XXXV Ltd. 144A 5.56% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 10/22/37 (a) | 11,000 | 11,027,302 | ||||||
Brant Point CLO 2024-4 Ltd. 144A 5.63% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/20/37 (a) | 5,500 | 5,513,079 | ||||||
Brant Point CLO 2025-8 Ltd. 144A 5.66% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 03/31/38 (a) | 1,500 | 1,503,482 | ||||||
Canyon Capital CLO 2016-1 Ltd. 144A 5.87% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.96%), 07/15/31 (a) | 10,000 | 10,045,790 | ||||||
Canyon Capital CLO 2016-2 Ltd. 144A 5.92% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.01%), 10/15/31 (a) | 6,000 | 6,009,240 | ||||||
Canyon Capital CLO 2019-1 Ltd. 144A 5.33% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.43%), 07/15/37 (a) | 2,150 | 2,154,177 | ||||||
| Canyon Capital CLO 2019-2 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.91% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.01%), 10/15/34 (a) | 5,300 | 5,290,964 | ||||||
| 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 10/15/34 (a) | 12,325 | 12,346,273 | ||||||
Canyon Capital CLO 2020-1 Ltd. 144A 5.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 07/15/34 (a) | 11,500 | 11,512,915 | ||||||
Canyon Capital CLO 2020-2 Ltd. 144A 5.43% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.53%), 10/15/34 (a) | 16,665 | 16,660,583 | ||||||
Capital Four US CLO Ltd. 144A 5.06% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.30%), 10/18/38 (a) | 16,750 | 16,764,588 | ||||||
CBAM 2017-2 Ltd. 144A 5.99% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.11%), 07/17/34 (a) | 1,500 | 1,501,577 | ||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
Columbia Cent CLO 31 Ltd. 144A 5.48% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/20/34 (a) | $ | 5,740 | $ | 5,740,155 | ||||
Columbia Cent CLO 32 Ltd. 144A 6.25% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 07/24/34 (a) | 10,000 | 9,993,430 | ||||||
| Columbia Cent CLO 34 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.51% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 01/25/38 (a) | 12,000 | 12,008,688 | ||||||
| 5.71% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 01/25/38 (a) | 2,300 | 2,306,953 | ||||||
| Columbia Cent CLO 35 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.07% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/25/36 (a) | 7,500 | 7,514,550 | ||||||
| 6.32% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 07/25/36 (a) | 1,500 | 1,501,835 | ||||||
Creeksource 2024-1 Dunes Creek CLO Ltd. 144A 5.55% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 01/15/38 (a) | 3,500 | 3,507,893 | ||||||
Dryden 104 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.49% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 08/20/34 (a) | 1,075 | 1,075,588 | ||||||
Dryden 61 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.46% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.58%), 01/17/32 (a) | 10,375 | 10,392,959 | ||||||
Dryden 64 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.12% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.23%), 04/18/31 (a) | 338 | 338,595 | ||||||
Dryden 95 CLO Ltd. 144A 6.94% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.05%), 08/20/34 (a) | 5,275 | 5,240,575 | ||||||
Fort Washington CLO 2019-1 144A 5.58% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 10/20/37 (a) | 5,500 | 5,509,158 | ||||||
Halseypoint CLO 7 Ltd. 144A 6.08% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 07/20/38 (a) | 1,200 | 1,203,133 | ||||||
HPS Loan Management 2023-18 Ltd. 144A 6.93% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.05%), 07/20/39 (a) | 1,500 | 1,504,766 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 10 |
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
ICG US CLO 2021-3 Ltd. 144A 5.98% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 10/20/34 (a) | $ | 6,000 | $ | 6,007,158 | ||||
ICG US CLO 2025-2 Ltd. 144A 5.01% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.25%), 01/18/39 (a) | 18,750 | 18,768,637 | ||||||
Kennedy Lewis CLO 12 Ltd. 144A 6.28% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 07/20/38 (a) | 2,500 | 2,515,005 | ||||||
Kennedy Lewis CLO 22 Ltd. 144A 5.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/20/38 (a) | 12,000 | 12,062,628 | ||||||
Kennedy Lewis CLO 9 Ltd. 144A 5.63% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 01/20/38 (a) | 10,000 | 10,046,610 | ||||||
KKR CLO 24 Ltd. 144A 5.23% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.34%), 04/20/32 (a) | 1,971 | 1,972,747 | ||||||
KKR CLO 27 Ltd. 144A 10.15% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.25%), 01/15/35 (a) | 1,000 | 976,359 | ||||||
KKR CLO 28 Ltd. 144A 5.52% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 02/09/35 (a) | 14,200 | 14,244,403 | ||||||
KKR CLO 30 Ltd. 144A 5.73% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 04/17/37 (a) | 2,500 | 2,505,543 | ||||||
KKR CLO 36 Ltd. 144A 5.92% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 10/15/34 (a) | 22,000 | 22,021,889 | ||||||
KKR CLO 37 Ltd. 144A 5.53% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 04/20/38 (a) | 15,700 | 15,729,218 | ||||||
KKR CLO 40 Ltd. 144A 5.58% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 10/20/34 (a) | 6,350 | 6,356,217 | ||||||
KKR CLO 45a Ltd. 144A 6.04% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/15/38 (a) | 3,275 | 3,291,300 | ||||||
LCM 29 Ltd. 144A 5.24% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.33%), 04/15/31 (a) | 1,734 | 1,737,057 | ||||||
| LCM 39 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| 5.90% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 10/15/34 (a) | $ | 14,250 | $ | 14,278,329 | ||||
| 7.15% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.25%), 10/15/34 (a) | 3,575 | 3,548,095 | ||||||
| 10.90% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+7.00%), 10/15/34 (a) | 1,250 | 1,252,474 | ||||||
| LCM 40 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.05% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.15%), 01/15/38 (a) | 13,200 | 13,242,148 | ||||||
| 11.40% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+7.50%), 01/15/38 (a) | 1,500 | 1,474,058 | ||||||
| LCM 41 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.60% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 04/15/36 (a) | 3,300 | 3,297,278 | ||||||
| 7.50% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.60%), 04/15/36 (a) | 1,850 | 1,855,195 | ||||||
Madison Park Funding LXIII Ltd. 144A 6.02% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.15%), 07/21/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,014,412 | ||||||
Marble Point CLO XXII Ltd. 144A 5.56% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/25/34 (a) | 5,200 | 5,205,871 | ||||||
MidOcean Credit CLO XI Ltd. 144A 5.38% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 01/18/36 (a) | 4,500 | 4,502,241 | ||||||
MidOcean Credit CLO XX 144A 4.96% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.23%), 01/20/39 (a) | 2,680 | 2,682,742 | ||||||
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 38 Ltd. 144A 5.28% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 10/20/36 (a) | 26,700 | 26,722,267 | ||||||
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 42 Ltd. 144A 5.29% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 07/16/36 (a) | 22,500 | 22,512,712 | ||||||
Ocean Trails CLO XI 144A 5.43% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.55%), 07/20/34 (a) | 9,800 | 9,804,861 | ||||||
OCP CLO 2019-17 Ltd. 144A 5.28% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 07/20/37 (a) | 5,950 | 5,969,760 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 11 |
VANECK CLO ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
Octagon 54 Ltd. 144A 5.29% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.38%), 07/15/34 (a) | $ | 5,900 | $ | 5,903,581 | ||||
Octagon 64 Ltd. 144A 5.57% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/21/37 (a) | 25,000 | 25,039,474 | ||||||
Octagon 66 Ltd. 144A 5.65% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 02/16/37 (a) | 3,600 | 3,612,859 | ||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 28 Ltd. 144A 5.59% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.72%), 04/24/37 (a) | 2,500 | 2,506,138 | ||||||
OZLM XIV Ltd. 144A 5.74% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.84%), 01/15/38 (a) | 16,400 | 16,446,625 | ||||||
| OZLM XIX Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.25% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.35%), 01/15/35 (a) | 16,625 | 16,637,152 | ||||||
| 5.95% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.05%), 01/15/35 (a) | 3,125 | 3,129,138 | ||||||
| 7.40% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.50%), 01/15/35 (a) | 10,000 | 10,026,470 | ||||||
Palmer Square CLO 2023-2 Ltd. 144A 6.08% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 07/20/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,014,404 | ||||||
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. 2021-1 144A 5.88% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 01/20/34 (a) | 4,000 | 4,003,732 | ||||||
Park Blue CLO 2024-V Ltd. 144A 5.34% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.48%), 07/25/37 (a) | 5,100 | 5,115,101 | ||||||
Polus US CLO II Ltd. 144A 8.63% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+4.75%), 07/20/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,020,364 | ||||||
Polus US CLO III Ltd. 144A 1.00% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.05%), 01/20/39 (a) | 3,000 | 3,002,250 | ||||||
Rad CLO 22 Ltd. 144A 5.68% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 10/20/40 (a) | 2,925 | 2,933,178 | ||||||
| Regatta VI Funding Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| 5.21% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.25%), 10/20/38 (a) | $ | 36,400 | $ | 36,412,775 | ||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2019-2 Ltd. 144A 5.89% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 08/20/32 (a) | 3,000 | 3,006,111 | ||||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2020-1 Ltd. 144A 5.78% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 01/20/36 (a) | 8,650 | 8,663,485 | ||||||
| Rockford Tower CLO 2021-2 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.86% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/20/34 (a) | 12,500 | 12,506,813 | ||||||
| 6.11% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 07/20/34 (a) | 8,500 | 8,506,724 | ||||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2021-3 Ltd. 144A 5.55% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 01/15/38 (a) | 13,500 | 13,518,887 | ||||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2022-1 Ltd. 144A 5.97% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 07/20/35 (a) | 10,500 | 10,517,378 | ||||||
Rockford Tower CLO 2022-3 Ltd. 144A 5.32% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.44%), 07/20/37 (a) | 12,000 | 12,031,236 | ||||||
RR 20 Ltd. 144A 5.45% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.55%), 07/15/37 (a) | 22,000 | 22,014,849 | ||||||
| Sagard-Halseypoint CLO 10 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.63% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 10/20/38 (a) | 22,000 | 22,053,811 | ||||||
| 5.93% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.05%), 10/20/38 (a) | 13,000 | 13,057,707 | ||||||
Sagard-Halseypoint CLO 8 Ltd. 144A 5.23% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.39%), 01/30/38 (a) | 14,500 | 14,521,895 | ||||||
| Sculptor CLO XXIX Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.23% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.37%), 07/22/38 (a) | 6,200 | 6,218,619 | ||||||
| 6.24% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/22/38 (a) | 20,000 | 20,061,019 | ||||||
| Sculptor CLO XXVI Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 12 |
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| 5.73% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.85%), 01/20/38 (a) | $ | 1,725 | $ | 1,729,930 | ||||
Sculptor CLO XXVIII Ltd. 144A 5.83% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 01/20/35 (a) | 9,000 | 9,006,390 | ||||||
Sculptor CLO XXX Ltd. 144A 5.93% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.05%), 07/20/38 (a) | 2,000 | 2,002,430 | ||||||
Signal Peak CLO 10 Ltd. 144A 5.32% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.45%), 01/24/38 (a) | 1,500 | 1,498,922 | ||||||
| Signal Peak CLO 4 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.81% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 10/26/34 (a) | 37,000 | 37,089,761 | ||||||
| 6.16% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 10/26/34 (a) | 13,850 | 13,865,803 | ||||||
| 7.32% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.46%), 10/26/34 (a) | 7,400 | 7,301,173 | ||||||
| Signal Peak CLO 9 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.23% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.36%), 01/21/38 (a) | 5,275 | 5,292,112 | ||||||
| 5.62% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 01/21/38 (a) | 6,950 | 6,982,443 | ||||||
Silver Point CLO 9 Ltd. 144A 6.09% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.80%), 03/31/38 (a) | 5,000 | 5,025,655 | ||||||
| Silver Rock CLO II Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.48% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 01/20/35 (a) | 21,000 | 20,983,451 | ||||||
| 5.98% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 01/20/35 (a) | 2,000 | 2,002,812 | ||||||
Silver Rock CLO V Ltd. 144A 1.00% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 01/20/39 (a) | 4,000 | 4,003,000 | ||||||
| Sound Point CLO 2025R-1 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.54% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.65%), 02/20/38 (a) | 10,200 | 10,215,800 | ||||||
| 5.99% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 02/20/38 (a) | 1,000 | 1,004,189 | ||||||
Sound Point CLO XVIII Ltd. 144A 5.27% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.38%), 01/21/31 (a) | 292 | 291,864 | ||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
Sound Point CLO XXIII Ltd. 144A 5.34% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.43%), 07/15/34 (a) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,001,586 | ||||
Sound Point CLO XXIX Ltd. 144A 5.50% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/25/34 (a) | 2,900 | 2,902,294 | ||||||
| Sound Point CLO XXVI Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.32% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.43%), 07/20/34 (a) | 1,100 | 1,101,397 | ||||||
| 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.91%), 07/20/34 (a) | 10,510 | 10,515,339 | ||||||
Sound Point CLO XXXI Ltd. 144A 7.37% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.51%), 10/25/34 (a) | 2,250 | 2,209,968 | ||||||
Sound Point CLO XXXIII Ltd. 144A 5.76% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 04/25/35 (a) | 9,900 | 9,911,771 | ||||||
Sycamore Tree CLO 2021-1 Ltd. 144A 5.27% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.39%), 01/20/38 (a) | 11,000 | 11,044,143 | ||||||
Symphony CLO 42 Ltd. 144A 5.41% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.53%), 04/17/37 (a) | 10,600 | 10,620,606 | ||||||
TCI-Symphony CLO 2017-1 Ltd. 144A 5.10% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.19%), 07/15/30 (a) | 560 | 560,388 | ||||||
| TCW CLO 2019-1 AMR Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.15% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.30%), 08/16/34 (a) | 2,300 | 2,301,801 | ||||||
| 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.95%), 08/16/34 (a) | 9,150 | 9,158,885 | ||||||
| 7.78% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.93%), 08/16/34 (a) | 3,200 | 3,203,171 | ||||||
TCW CLO 2020-1 Ltd. 144A 5.88% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 04/20/34 (a) | 4,200 | 4,204,637 | ||||||
TCW CLO 2021-1 Ltd. 144A 5.98% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 01/20/38 (a) | 8,200 | 8,231,734 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK CLO ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
TCW CLO 2023-1 Ltd. 144A 5.62% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 03/31/38 (a) | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,008,600 | ||||
THL Credit Wind River 2017- 3 CLO Ltd. 144A 6.10% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.20%), 04/15/35 (a) | 2,000 | 2,002,436 | ||||||
TIAA CLO I Ltd. 144A 5.13% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.25%), 07/20/31 (a) | 1,759 | 1,758,761 | ||||||
TICP CLO VII Ltd. 144A 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 04/15/33 (a) | 3,700 | 3,703,911 | ||||||
Trinitas CLO XIV Ltd. 144A 5.96% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.10%), 01/25/34 (a) | 11,500 | 11,528,049 | ||||||
| Trinitas CLO XIX Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.99% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.11%), 10/20/33 (a) | 26,490 | 26,499,138 | ||||||
| 6.83% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.95%), 10/20/33 (a) | 7,000 | 7,007,063 | ||||||
Trinitas CLO XVII Ltd. 144A 7.41% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.25%), 10/20/34 (a) | 3,250 | 3,258,252 | ||||||
Trinitas CLO XVIII Ltd. 144A 5.63% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 01/20/35 (a) | 12,775 | 12,787,009 | ||||||
Trinitas CLO XX Ltd. 144A 5.38% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 07/20/35 (a) | 17,000 | 17,000,237 | ||||||
Voya CLO 2018-1 Ltd. 144A 5.10% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.21%), 04/19/31 (a) | 1,271 | 1,271,132 | ||||||
Wehle Park CLO Ltd. 144A 5.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 10/21/38 (a) | 5,000 | 5,015,040 | ||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Wellfleet CLO 2021-2 Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.65% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 07/15/34 (a) | $ | 7,750 | $ | 7,764,531 | ||||
| 7.65% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+3.75%), 07/15/34 (a) | 5,500 | 5,497,476 | ||||||
Whitebox CLO III Ltd. 144A 5.80% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.90%), 10/15/35 (a) | 2,100 | 2,102,300 | ||||||
| Wind River 2021-2 CLO Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.61% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 07/20/34 (a) | 6,000 | 6,003,750 | ||||||
| 6.01% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.00%), 07/20/34 (a) | 1,755 | 1,757,638 | ||||||
Wind River 2023-1 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.91% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+2.05%), 07/25/38 (a) | 1,000 | 1,005,511 | ||||||
Wind River 2024-1 CLO Ltd. 144A 5.48% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 04/20/37 (a) | 10,000 | 10,023,560 | ||||||
WISE CLO 2023-1 Ltd. 144A 5.85% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+1.70%), 10/20/38 (a) | 2,250 | 2,255,774 | ||||||
| Total Collateralized Loan Obligations (Cost: $1,216,707,611) | 1,218,854,766 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT: 6.6% | ||||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations: 6.6% (Cost: $87,774,184) | ||||||||
United States Treasury Bill (y) 3.52%, 01/27/26 | 88,000 | 87,784,622 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 98.7% (Cost: $1,304,481,795) | 1,306,639,388 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 1.3% | 17,846,841 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 1,324,486,229 | ||||||
Definitions:
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Variable rate security — the rate shown is as of 12/31/25 |
| (y) | The rate shown is the calculated yield to maturity. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $1,218,854,766, or 92.0% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Collateralized Loan Obligations | $ | — | $ | 1,218,854,766 | $ | — | $ | 1,218,854,766 | ||||||||
| United States Treasury Obligations | — | 87,784,622 | — | 87,784,622 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | — | $ | 1,306,639,388 | $ | — | $ | 1,306,639,388 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS: 97.4% | ||||||||
| Argentina: 1.6% | ||||||||
| Arcor SAIC 144A 7.60%, 07/31/33 | USD | 50 | $ | 50,575 | ||||
| Pampa Energia SA 144A 7.88%, 12/16/34 | USD | 75 | 75,592 | |||||
| Pan American Energy LLC 144A 8.50%, 04/30/32 | USD | 25 | 26,562 | |||||
| Pluspetrol SA 144A 8.50%, 05/30/32 | USD | 100 | 101,757 | |||||
| Tecpetrol SA 144A | ||||||||
| 7.62%, 11/03/30 | USD | 25 | 24,853 | |||||
| 7.62%, 01/22/33 | USD | 25 | 25,325 | |||||
| Telecom Argentina SA 144A 9.50%, 07/18/31 | USD | 75 | 79,144 | |||||
| Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA 144A 8.50%, 07/24/31 | USD | 25 | 26,025 | |||||
| Vista Energy Argentina SAU 144A | ||||||||
| 7.62%, 12/10/35 | USD | 25 | 25,013 | |||||
| 8.50%, 06/10/33 | USD | 25 | 25,719 | |||||
| YPF Energia Electrica SA 144A 7.88%, 10/16/32 | USD | 25 | 25,108 | |||||
| YPF SA 144A | ||||||||
| 6.95%, 07/21/27 | USD | 25 | 25,219 | |||||
| 7.00%, 09/30/33 (s) | USD | 75 | 73,741 | |||||
| 7.00%, 12/15/47 | USD | 25 | 22,052 | |||||
| 8.25%, 01/17/34 | USD | 50 | 51,223 | |||||
| 8.75%, 09/11/31 | USD | 81 | 83,941 | |||||
| 9.00%, 06/30/29 (s) | USD | 25 | 26,075 | |||||
| 767,924 | ||||||||
| Australia: 1.1% | ||||||||
| Fortescue Treasury Pty Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.38%, 04/01/31 | USD | 50 | 48,401 | |||||
| 4.50%, 09/15/27 | USD | 25 | 24,960 | |||||
| 5.88%, 04/15/30 | USD | 100 | 102,926 | |||||
| 6.12%, 04/15/32 | USD | 50 | 52,219 | |||||
| Karoon USA Finance, Inc. 144A 10.50%, 05/14/29 | USD | 25 | 25,866 | |||||
| Mineral Resources Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 04/01/31 | USD | 100 | 104,371 | |||||
| 8.50%, 05/01/30 | USD | 100 | 104,084 | |||||
| 9.25%, 10/01/28 | USD | 25 | 26,260 | |||||
Nufarm Australia Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc. 144A 5.00%, 01/27/30 | USD | 30 | 27,627 | |||||
| 516,714 | ||||||||
| Austria: 0.4% | ||||||||
| ams-OSRAM AG Reg S 10.50%, 03/30/29 | EUR | 100 | 122,752 | |||||
| LD Celulose International GmbH 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Austria (continued) | ||||||||
| 7.95%, 01/26/32 | USD | 50 | $ | 52,256 | ||||
| 175,008 | ||||||||
| Bahrain: 0.6% | ||||||||
Bapco Energies BSCC 144A 7.50%, 10/25/27 | USD | 200 | 207,592 | |||||
Bapco Energies Sukuk Ltd. 144A 5.25%, 04/08/29 | USD | 100 | 99,818 | |||||
| 307,410 | ||||||||
| Belgium: 0.2% | ||||||||
Azelis Finance NV Reg S 4.75%, 09/25/29 | EUR | 100 | 120,610 | |||||
| Bermuda: 0.3% | ||||||||
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd. 144A 0.00%, 12/31/30 ^¥ | USD | 31 | 0 | |||||
Investment Energy Resources Ltd. 144A 6.25%, 04/26/29 | USD | 50 | 50,401 | |||||
Seadrill Finance Ltd. 144A 8.38%, 08/01/30 | USD | 100 | 104,065 | |||||
| 154,466 | ||||||||
| Brazil: 3.9% | ||||||||
Amaggi Luxembourg International Sarl 144A 5.25%, 01/28/28 | USD | 50 | 49,196 | |||||
Axia Energia 144A 4.62%, 02/04/30 | USD | 50 | 48,396 | |||||
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao 144A 4.12%, 09/20/31 | USD | 50 | 46,969 | |||||
Banco Bradesco SA 144A 6.50%, 01/22/30 † | USD | 50 | 52,646 | |||||
Banco do Brasil SA 144A 6.00%, 03/18/31 | USD | 100 | 103,076 | |||||
Banco Votorantim SA 144A 5.88%, 04/08/28 | USD | 100 | 101,795 | |||||
Braskem Idesa SAPI 144A 7.45%, 11/15/29 (d) * | USD | 75 | 43,875 | |||||
| Braskem Netherlands Finance BV 144A | ||||||||
| 4.50%, 01/10/28 † | USD | 50 | 20,601 | |||||
| 4.50%, 01/31/30 | USD | 50 | 19,580 | |||||
| 5.88%, 01/31/50 | USD | 50 | 17,406 | |||||
| 7.25%, 02/13/33 | USD | 50 | 19,407 | |||||
BRF SA 144A 4.88%, 01/24/30 | USD | 50 | 48,545 | |||||
Caixa Economica Federal 144A 5.62%, 05/13/30 | USD | 100 | 101,732 | |||||
Cosan Luxembourg SA 144A 5.50%, 09/20/29 | USD | 50 | 49,011 | |||||
CSN Inova Ventures 144A 6.75%, 01/28/28 † | USD | 50 | 46,394 | |||||
Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S/A 144A 5.50%, 01/14/32 | USD | 100 | 98,684 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 16 |
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Brazil (continued) | ||||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 144A 6.00%, 02/27/30 | USD | 50 | $ | 51,906 | ||||
| Klabin Austria GmbH 144A | ||||||||
| 3.20%, 01/12/31 | USD | 100 | 90,577 | |||||
| 5.75%, 04/03/29 | USD | 50 | 50,921 | |||||
MARB BondCo PLC 144A 3.95%, 01/29/31 | USD | 50 | 45,368 | |||||
MV24 Capital BV 144A 6.75%, 06/01/34 | USD | 17 | 17,234 | |||||
Natura & Co. Luxembourg Holdings Sarl 144A 4.12%, 05/03/28 | USD | 100 | 94,423 | |||||
| Petrobras Global Finance BV | ||||||||
| 5.60%, 01/03/31 | USD | 25 | 25,144 | |||||
| 6.00%, 01/27/28 | USD | 75 | 76,478 | |||||
| 6.75%, 01/27/41 | USD | 50 | 50,315 | |||||
| 6.85%, 06/05/15 | USD | 75 | 70,422 | |||||
| 6.88%, 01/20/40 | USD | 50 | 51,045 | |||||
| 6.90%, 03/19/49 | USD | 25 | 24,749 | |||||
| 7.25%, 03/17/44 | USD | 25 | 26,000 | |||||
| 7.38%, 01/17/27 | USD | 25 | 25,851 | |||||
Rede D’or Finance Sarl 144A 4.50%, 01/22/30 | USD | 50 | 48,661 | |||||
Rumo Luxembourg Sarl 144A 5.25%, 01/10/28 | USD | 50 | 49,940 | |||||
Samarco Mineracao SA 144A 9.50%, 06/30/31 | USD | 196 | 198,644 | |||||
| 1,864,991 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria: 0.2% | ||||||||
Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD Reg S 2.45%, 07/22/28 | EUR | 100 | 113,397 | |||||
| Burkina Faso: 0.1% | ||||||||
IAMGOLD Corp. 144A 5.75%, 10/15/28 | USD | 25 | 24,951 | |||||
| Canada: 7.5% | ||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 02/15/29 | USD | 125 | 121,214 | |||||
| 3.88%, 01/15/28 | USD | 75 | 74,002 | |||||
| 4.00%, 10/15/30 | USD | 100 | 95,353 | |||||
| 5.62%, 09/15/29 | USD | 100 | 101,944 | |||||
| 6.12%, 06/15/29 | USD | 50 | 51,384 | |||||
Air Canada 144A 4.62%, 08/15/29 | CAD | 100 | 72,998 | |||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. 4.75% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.25%), 01/18/82 (a) | USD | 50 | 49,518 | |||||
AltaGas Ltd. 5.25% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+3.81%), 01/11/82 (a) | CAD | 15 | 10,974 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Canada (continued) | ||||||||
7.35% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+4.54%), 08/17/82 (a) | CAD | 25 | $ | 19,140 | ||||
8.90% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+5.09%), 11/10/83 (a) | CAD | 25 | 20,276 | |||||
AltaGas Ltd. 144A 7.20% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.57%), 10/15/54 (a) | USD | 25 | 25,942 | |||||
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. 144A 4.12%, 12/15/28 | USD | 25 | 24,486 | |||||
ATS Corp. 6.50%, 08/21/32 | CAD | 25 | 18,612 | |||||
Bell Canada 5.62% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+2.95%), 03/27/55 (a) | CAD | 75 | 55,913 | |||||
| 6.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.39%), 09/15/55 (a) | USD | 100 | 103,588 | |||||
| Bombardier, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 02/15/28 | USD | 25 | 25,092 | |||||
| 7.00%, 06/01/32 | USD | 25 | 26,447 | |||||
| 7.25%, 07/01/31 | USD | 50 | 53,345 | |||||
| 7.45%, 05/01/34 | USD | 50 | 56,133 | |||||
| 7.50%, 02/01/29 | USD | 25 | 26,087 | |||||
| 8.75%, 11/15/30 | USD | 75 | 81,124 | |||||
| Brookfield Property Finance ULC | ||||||||
| 3.93%, 01/15/27 | CAD | 25 | 18,212 | |||||
| 7.12%, 02/13/28 | CAD | 25 | 19,158 | |||||
| Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC 144A | ||||||||
| 5.00%, 06/15/29 | USD | 25 | 24,307 | |||||
| 6.25%, 09/15/27 | USD | 50 | 50,210 | |||||
Capital Power Corp. 8.12% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+4.44%), 06/05/54 (a) | CAD | 25 | 20,541 | |||||
Capstone Copper Corp. 144A 6.75%, 03/31/33 | USD | 50 | 51,930 | |||||
Cascades, Inc./Cascades USA Inc 144A 5.38%, 01/15/28 | USD | 25 | 24,952 | |||||
Champion Iron Canada, Inc. 144A 7.88%, 07/15/32 | USD | 25 | 26,643 | |||||
Cineplex, Inc. 144A 7.62%, 03/31/29 | CAD | 25 | 19,004 | |||||
Cogeco Communications, Inc. 6.12%, 02/27/29 | CAD | 25 | 18,873 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 17 |
VANECK INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Canada (continued) | ||||||||
Corus Entertainment, Inc. Reg S 5.00%, 05/11/28 | CAD | 25 | $ | 6,657 | ||||
Doman Building Materials Group Ltd. 7.50%, 09/17/29 | CAD | 25 | 18,683 | |||||
Dye & Durham Ltd. 144A 8.62%, 04/15/29 † | USD | 15 | 14,159 | |||||
Eldorado Gold Corp. 144A 6.25%, 09/01/29 | USD | 25 | 25,299 | |||||
Empire Communities Corp. 144A 9.75%, 05/01/29 | USD | 25 | 25,818 | |||||
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 7.25%, 02/15/34 | USD | 100 | 105,211 | |||||
| 8.00%, 03/01/33 | USD | 50 | 53,460 | |||||
| 8.62%, 06/01/31 | USD | 50 | 52,680 | |||||
| 9.38%, 03/01/29 | USD | 50 | 52,713 | |||||
| Garda World Security Corp. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 06/01/29 | USD | 50 | 49,079 | |||||
| 8.38%, 11/15/32 | USD | 75 | 76,506 | |||||
| GFL Environmental, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.00%, 08/01/28 | USD | 100 | 98,692 | |||||
| 4.38%, 08/15/29 | USD | 25 | 24,602 | |||||
| 4.75%, 06/15/29 | USD | 25 | 24,969 | |||||
| 6.75%, 01/15/31 | USD | 100 | 105,042 | |||||
| goeasy Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.88%, 05/15/30 | USD | 25 | 23,887 | |||||
| 7.38%, 10/01/30 | USD | 75 | 72,237 | |||||
| 7.62%, 07/01/29 | USD | 15 | 14,845 | |||||
| 9.25%, 12/01/28 | USD | 15 | 15,435 | |||||
Great Canadian Gaming Corp./Raptor LLC 144A 8.75%, 11/15/29 | USD | 25 | 25,271 | |||||
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. / Titan Co.-Borrower LLC 144A 9.00%, 02/15/29 | USD | 40 | 41,999 | |||||
Inter Pipeline Ltd. 6.88% (Canada Bankers’ Acceptances 3 Month+5.01%), 03/26/79 (a) | CAD | 25 | 19,196 | |||||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. 144A 7.88%, 01/23/30 | USD | 100 | 103,533 | |||||
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. 144A 8.50%, 03/15/30 | USD | 25 | 26,220 | |||||
Keyera Corp. 5.95% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+4.66%), 03/10/81 (a) | CAD | 25 | 18,828 | |||||
| 6.88% (Canada Bankers’ Acceptances 3 Month+5.17%), 06/13/79 (a) | CAD | 25 | 19,433 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Canada (continued) | ||||||||
Laurentian Bank of Canada 5.09% (Canada Bankers’ Acceptances 3 Month+2.42%), 06/15/32 (a) | CAD | 25 | $ | 18,336 | ||||
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A 4.62%, 03/01/30 | USD | 25 | 24,363 | |||||
Mercer International, Inc. 5.12%, 02/01/29 † | USD | 50 | 32,098 | |||||
Methanex Corp. 5.25%, 12/15/29 | USD | 100 | 100,978 | |||||
New Gold, Inc. 144A 6.88%, 04/01/32 | USD | 25 | 26,652 | |||||
Northriver Midstream Finance LP 144A 6.75%, 07/15/32 | USD | 25 | 25,494 | |||||
| NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.25%, 05/15/29 | USD | 25 | 24,469 | |||||
| 5.25%, 06/01/27 | USD | 40 | 40,378 | |||||
| 8.50%, 11/15/28 | USD | 50 | 52,340 | |||||
| 9.00%, 02/15/30 | USD | 25 | 26,725 | |||||
Open Text Corp. 144A 3.88%, 12/01/29 | USD | 75 | 71,280 | |||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. 4.80% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+4.17%), 01/25/81 (a) | CAD | 50 | 36,383 | |||||
Rogers Communications, Inc. 5.62% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+2.85%), 04/15/55 (a) | CAD | 50 | 37,296 | |||||
| 7.00% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.65%), 04/15/55 (a) | USD | 50 | 52,345 | |||||
| 7.12% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.62%), 04/15/55 (a) | USD | 25 | 26,339 | |||||
Rogers Communications, Inc. 144A 5.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.59%), 03/15/82 (a) | USD | 50 | 50,016 | |||||
Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc. 144A 9.62%, 06/15/29 | USD | 24 | 23,679 | |||||
Sleep Country Canada Holdings, Inc. 6.62%, 11/28/32 | CAD | 25 | 18,588 | |||||
South Bow Canadian Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. 7.50% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.67%), 03/01/55 (a) | USD | 25 | 26,737 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 18 |
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Canada (continued) | ||||||||
7.62% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.95%), 03/01/55 (a) | USD | 50 | $ | 52,306 | ||||
Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc. 144A 4.50%, 03/15/29 | USD | 25 | 24,419 | |||||
Superior Plus LP 144A 4.25%, 05/18/28 | CAD | 25 | 18,010 | |||||
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. 144A 7.25%, 05/10/27 | CAD | 25 | 18,562 | |||||
Taseko Mines Ltd. 144A 8.25%, 05/01/30 | USD | 25 | 26,587 | |||||
Teine Energy Ltd. 144A 6.88%, 04/15/29 | USD | 25 | 25,091 | |||||
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC 144A 5.62%, 12/06/26 | USD | 25 | 19,982 | |||||
TELUS Corp. 6.25% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+3.48%), 07/21/55 (a) | CAD | 75 | 57,353 | |||||
| 6.75% (Generic Canadian 5 Year+3.61%), 07/21/55 (a) | CAD | 65 | 51,439 | |||||
| 7.00% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.71%), 10/15/55 (a) | USD | 50 | 52,076 | |||||
TransAlta Corp. 144A 5.62%, 03/24/32 | CAD | 25 | 19,082 | |||||
TransAlta Corp. Reg S 5.62%, 03/24/32 | CAD | 25 | 19,651 | |||||
Vermilion Energy, Inc. 144A 7.25%, 02/15/33 | USD | 25 | 23,573 | |||||
| 3,624,483 | ||||||||
| Cayman Islands: 0.2% | ||||||||
Banco BTG Pactual SA 144A 6.25%, 04/08/29 | USD | 50 | 51,943 | |||||
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 144A 8.75%, 09/01/27 | USD | 40 | 41,532 | |||||
| 93,475 | ||||||||
| Chile: 0.5% | ||||||||
Falabella SA 144A 3.38%, 01/15/32 | USD | 50 | 44,778 | |||||
Inversiones CMPC SA 144A 6.70% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.83%), 12/09/57 (a) | USD | 100 | 100,556 | |||||
Latam Airlines Group SA 144A 7.88%, 04/15/30 | USD | 100 | 105,302 | |||||
| 250,636 | ||||||||
| China: 1.2% | ||||||||
CFAMC III Co. Ltd. Reg S 4.25%, 11/07/27 | USD | 200 | 198,927 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| China (continued) | ||||||||
| Melco Resorts Finance Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.38%, 12/04/29 | USD | 100 | $ | 99,071 | ||||
| 5.62%, 07/17/27 | USD | 50 | 50,013 | |||||
| 5.75%, 07/21/28 | USD | 50 | 50,016 | |||||
MGM China Holdings Ltd. 144A 4.75%, 02/01/27 | USD | 100 | 99,643 | |||||
Studio City Finance Ltd. 144A 5.00%, 01/15/29 | USD | 100 | 96,646 | |||||
| 594,316 | ||||||||
| Colombia: 2.2% | ||||||||
| Ecopetrol SA | ||||||||
| 4.62%, 11/02/31 | USD | 125 | 112,135 | |||||
| 5.88%, 05/28/45 | USD | 50 | 37,243 | |||||
| 6.88%, 04/29/30 | USD | 100 | 101,515 | |||||
| 7.38%, 09/18/43 | USD | 100 | 91,751 | |||||
| 7.75%, 02/01/32 | USD | 75 | 77,281 | |||||
| 8.38%, 01/19/36 | USD | 100 | 102,979 | |||||
| 8.62%, 01/19/29 | USD | 50 | 53,625 | |||||
| 8.88%, 01/13/33 | USD | 75 | 80,148 | |||||
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP 144A 4.25%, 07/18/29 | USD | 75 | 70,648 | |||||
Grupo Aval Ltd. 144A 4.38%, 02/04/30 | USD | 50 | 46,895 | |||||
| Grupo Nutresa SA 144A | ||||||||
| 8.00%, 05/12/30 | USD | 50 | 54,076 | |||||
| 9.00%, 05/12/35 | USD | 150 | 169,606 | |||||
Termocandelaria Power SA 144A 7.75%, 09/17/31 | USD | 50 | 51,765 | |||||
| 1,049,667 | ||||||||
| Costa Rica: 0.1% | ||||||||
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad 144A 6.38%, 05/15/43 | USD | 50 | 49,713 | |||||
| Czech Republic: 0.5% | ||||||||
Czechoslovak Group AS Reg S 5.25%, 01/10/31 | EUR | 100 | 121,846 | |||||
Energo - Pro as Reg S 8.00%, 05/27/30 | EUR | 100 | 124,018 | |||||
| 245,864 | ||||||||
| Denmark: 0.6% | ||||||||
Genmab Finance LLC 144A 6.25%, 12/15/32 | USD | 150 | 153,831 | |||||
Orsted AS Reg S 1.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+1.95%), 12/09/19 (a) | EUR | 100 | 112,741 | |||||
| 266,572 | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic: 0.1% | ||||||||
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA 144A 7.00%, 06/30/34 | USD | 25 | 26,374 | |||||
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(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Finland: 0.4% | ||||||||
Finnair Oyj Reg S 4.75%, 05/24/29 | EUR | 100 | $ | 120,560 | ||||
SBB Treasury Oyj Reg S 1.12%, 11/26/29 | EUR | 100 | 85,723 | |||||
| 206,283 | ||||||||
| France: 11.2% | ||||||||
Accor SA Reg S 7.25% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.11%), 01/11/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 128,957 | |||||
Air France-KLM Reg S 8.12%, 05/31/28 | EUR | 100 | 130,491 | |||||
Alstom SA Reg S 5.87% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.93%), 05/29/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 124,610 | |||||
Altice France SA 144A 6.50%, 04/15/32 | USD | 77 | 73,875 | |||||
Atos SE Reg S 9.36%, 12/18/29 (s) | EUR | 75 | 101,099 | |||||
Banijay Entertainment SAS 144A 8.12%, 05/01/29 | USD | 50 | 52,120 | |||||
CAB Selas Reg S 3.38%, 02/01/28 | EUR | 100 | 114,467 | |||||
Cerba Healthcare SACA Reg S 3.50%, 05/31/28 | EUR | 100 | 85,635 | |||||
CMA CGM SA Reg S 5.50%, 07/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 121,894 | |||||
Constellium SE 144A 3.75%, 04/15/29 | USD | 100 | 96,643 | |||||
Electricite de France SA 144A 9.12% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+5.41%), 03/15/33 (o)(a) | USD | 50 | 58,344 | |||||
Electricite de France SA Reg S 3.38% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.97%), 06/15/30 (o)(a) | EUR | 200 | 224,726 | |||||
| 5.88% (BPISDS15+3.32%), 01/22/29 (o)(a) | GBP | 100 | 135,192 | |||||
| 7.38% (UK Govt Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield+3.77%), 06/17/35 (o)(a) | GBP | 100 | 138,304 | |||||
Emeria SASU Reg S 7.75%, 03/31/28 | EUR | 100 | 108,218 | |||||
Eramet SA Reg S 6.50%, 11/30/29 | EUR | 100 | 116,824 | |||||
Eurofins Scientific SE Reg S 6.75% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+4.24%), 04/24/28 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 124,903 | |||||
Eutelsat SA Reg S 2.25%, 07/13/27 | EUR | 100 | 116,583 | |||||
| Fnac Darty SA Reg S | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| France (continued) | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 04/01/29 | EUR | 100 | $ | 122,006 | ||||
| Forvia SE Reg S | ||||||||
| 2.38%, 06/15/27 | EUR | 100 | 116,882 | |||||
| 5.50%, 06/15/31 | EUR | 100 | 122,011 | |||||
| 5.62%, 06/15/30 | EUR | 100 | 122,793 | |||||
Holding d’Infrastructures des Metiers de l’Environnement SAS Reg S 0.62%, 09/16/28 | EUR | 100 | 109,391 | |||||
| Iliad Holding SAS 144A | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 10/15/28 | USD | 100 | 101,330 | |||||
| 8.50%, 04/15/31 | USD | 100 | 107,690 | |||||
| iliad SA Reg S | ||||||||
| 5.38%, 06/14/27 | EUR | 100 | 121,161 | |||||
| 5.62%, 02/15/30 | EUR | 100 | 126,469 | |||||
Loxam SAS Reg S 6.38%, 05/31/29 | EUR | 90 | 109,624 | |||||
| New Immo Holding SA Reg S | ||||||||
| 5.88%, 04/17/28 | EUR | 100 | 121,740 | |||||
| 6.00%, 03/22/29 | EUR | 100 | 122,556 | |||||
Nexans SA Reg S 4.12%, 05/29/29 | EUR | 100 | 120,620 | |||||
Opal Bidco SAS Reg S 5.50%, 03/31/32 | EUR | 100 | 121,489 | |||||
Paprec Holding SA Reg S 3.50%, 07/01/28 | EUR | 100 | 117,619 | |||||
Picard Groupe SAS Reg S 6.38%, 07/01/29 | EUR | 100 | 122,831 | |||||
RCI Banque SA Reg S 5.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.75%), 10/09/34 (a) | EUR | 100 | 124,000 | |||||
Renault SA Reg S 2.50%, 04/01/28 | EUR | 100 | 116,578 | |||||
Rexel SA Reg S 2.12%, 06/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 115,834 | |||||
Seche Environnement SACA Reg S 4.50%, 03/25/30 | EUR | 100 | 119,909 | |||||
SNF Group SACA Reg S 2.62%, 02/01/29 | EUR | 100 | 115,142 | |||||
Tereos Finance Groupe I SA Reg S 7.25%, 04/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 119,081 | |||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE Reg S 4.88% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.50%), 07/04/30 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 120,492 | |||||
| Valeo SE Reg S | ||||||||
| 1.00%, 08/03/28 | EUR | 100 | 111,840 | |||||
| 4.50%, 04/11/30 | EUR | 100 | 120,134 | |||||
Vallourec SACA 144A 7.50%, 04/15/32 | USD | 50 | 53,152 | |||||
| Veolia Environnement SA Reg S | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| France (continued) | ||||||||
| 2.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.84%), 01/20/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | $ | 113,124 | ||||
| 4.37% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.05%), 05/20/30 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 119,528 | |||||
Worldline SA Reg S 5.25%, 11/27/29 | EUR | 100 | 104,241 | |||||
| 5,392,152 | ||||||||
| Georgia: 0.0% | ||||||||
Georgian Railway JSC 144A 4.00%, 06/17/28 | USD | 25 | 23,690 | |||||
| Germany: 5.4% | ||||||||
Alstria Office AG Reg S 5.50%, 03/20/31 | EUR | 100 | 120,452 | |||||
Bayer AG Reg S 3.12% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.11%), 11/12/79 (a) | EUR | 100 | 115,979 | |||||
| 7.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.90%), 09/25/83 (a) | EUR | 100 | 129,315 | |||||
Cerdia Finanz GmbH 144A 9.38%, 10/03/31 | USD | 100 | 103,875 | |||||
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH Reg S 4.38%, 01/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 117,007 | |||||
Dresdner Funding Trust I 144A 8.15%, 06/30/31 | USD | 125 | 137,606 | |||||
Fressnapf Holding SE Reg S 5.25%, 10/31/31 | EUR | 100 | 117,589 | |||||
Gruenenthal GmbH Reg S 4.12%, 05/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 118,230 | |||||
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH 144A 7.75%, 11/15/30 | USD | 100 | 105,156 | |||||
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH Reg S 8.75%, 05/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 122,967 | |||||
Mahle GmbH Reg S 2.38%, 05/14/28 | EUR | 100 | 114,512 | |||||
METRO AG Reg S 4.00%, 03/05/30 | EUR | 100 | 122,581 | |||||
Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH Reg S 5.62%, 02/21/30 | EUR | 100 | 120,857 | |||||
Progroup AG Reg S 5.38%, 04/15/31 | EUR | 100 | 120,425 | |||||
| Schaeffler AG Reg S | ||||||||
| 3.38%, 10/12/28 | EUR | 100 | 118,139 | |||||
| 4.50%, 03/28/30 | EUR | 100 | 120,533 | |||||
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH Reg S 5.38%, 07/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 121,490 | |||||
TUI Cruises GmbH Reg S 5.00%, 05/15/30 | EUR | 100 | 120,978 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Germany (continued) | ||||||||
WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH Reg S 5.62%, 01/15/31 | EUR | 200 | $ | 246,198 | ||||
ZF Europe Finance BV Reg S 3.00%, 10/23/29 | EUR | 200 | 220,750 | |||||
| 2,614,639 | ||||||||
| Greece: 1.5% | ||||||||
Alpha Bank SA Reg S 6.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.27%), 09/13/34 (a) | EUR | 100 | 126,668 | |||||
Eurobank SA Reg S 4.25% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.00%), 04/30/35 (a) | EUR | 100 | 117,662 | |||||
Metlen Energy & Metals SA Reg S 4.00%, 10/17/29 | EUR | 100 | 119,448 | |||||
National Bank of Greece SA Reg S 8.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.65%), 01/03/34 (a) | EUR | 100 | 130,838 | |||||
Piraeus Bank SA Reg S 5.38% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.15%), 09/18/35 (a) | EUR | 100 | 122,934 | |||||
Public Power Corp. SA Reg S 4.62%, 10/31/31 | EUR | 100 | 120,573 | |||||
| 738,123 | ||||||||
| Guatemala: 0.2% | ||||||||
Central American Bottling Corp. / CBC Bottling Holdco SL / Beliv Holdco SL 144A 5.25%, 04/27/29 | USD | 100 | 99,186 | |||||
| Hungary: 0.2% | ||||||||
MBH Bank Nyrt Reg S 5.25% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+3.00%), 01/29/30 (a) | EUR | 100 | 119,554 | |||||
| India: 1.3% | ||||||||
Continuum Green Energy India Pvt / Co.-Issuers 144A 7.50%, 06/26/33 | USD | 94 | 97,279 | |||||
Delhi International Airport Ltd. 144A 6.45%, 06/04/29 | USD | 100 | 104,170 | |||||
IIFL Finance Ltd. 144A 8.75%, 07/24/28 | USD | 100 | 102,729 | |||||
JSW Steel Ltd. 144A 5.05%, 04/05/32 | USD | 100 | 97,790 | |||||
Muthoot Finance Ltd. 144A 6.38%, 04/23/29 | USD | 100 | 101,590 | |||||
ReNew Pvt Ltd. 144A 5.88%, 03/05/27 | USD | 50 | 49,711 | |||||
| Shriram Finance Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
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(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| India (continued) | ||||||||
| 6.62%, 04/22/27 | USD | 50 | $ | 51,063 | ||||
| 604,332 | ||||||||
| Indonesia: 0.3% | ||||||||
Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd. Reg S 11.50%, 05/07/15 (d) *¥ | USD | 150 | 577 | |||||
Indika Energy Tbk PT 144A 8.75%, 05/07/29 | USD | 25 | 24,780 | |||||
Nickel Industries Ltd. 144A 9.00%, 09/30/30 | USD | 100 | 103,807 | |||||
| 129,164 | ||||||||
| Ireland: 0.6% | ||||||||
ASG Finance DAC 144A 9.75%, 05/15/29 | USD | 100 | 89,296 | |||||
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC Reg S 4.88%, 07/15/28 | GBP | 150 | 197,208 | |||||
| 286,504 | ||||||||
| Israel: 0.5% | ||||||||
Energean Israel Finance Ltd. 144A Reg S 8.50%, 09/30/33 | USD | 50 | 53,486 | |||||
| Leviathan Bond Ltd. 144A Reg S | ||||||||
| 6.50%, 06/30/27 | USD | 25 | 25,197 | |||||
| 6.75%, 06/30/30 | USD | 40 | 40,769 | |||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC 6.15%, 02/01/36 | USD | 25 | 26,280 | |||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV | ||||||||
| 4.10%, 10/01/46 | USD | 50 | 37,877 | |||||
| 6.75%, 03/01/28 | USD | 50 | 51,929 | |||||
| 235,538 | ||||||||
| Italy: 4.6% | ||||||||
A2A SpA Reg S 5.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.26%), 06/11/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 121,470 | |||||
Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA Reg S 5.00%, 10/30/30 | EUR | 100 | 118,666 | |||||
Banca IFIS SpA Reg S 5.50%, 02/27/29 | EUR | 100 | 124,448 | |||||
Banco BPM SpA Reg S 4.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.25%), 11/26/36 (a) | EUR | 200 | 241,987 | |||||
BPER Banca SPA Reg S 5.75% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+2.60%), 09/11/29 (a) | EUR | 150 | 188,307 | |||||
IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA Reg S 3.75%, 01/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 117,739 | |||||
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA Reg S 3.75%, 04/01/30 | EUR | 100 | 118,834 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Italy (continued) | ||||||||
Lottomatica Group SpA Reg S 5.38%, 06/01/30 | EUR | 100 | $ | 121,737 | ||||
Mundys SpA Reg S 1.88%, 02/12/28 | EUR | 200 | 229,842 | |||||
Poste Italiane SpA Reg S 2.62% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.68%), 03/24/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 112,864 | |||||
Prysmian SpA Reg S 5.25% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.01%), 05/21/30 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 122,417 | |||||
TeamSystem SpA Reg S 5.00%, 07/01/31 | EUR | 100 | 118,746 | |||||
| Telecom Italia Capital SA | ||||||||
| 6.38%, 11/15/33 | USD | 25 | 26,322 | |||||
| 7.72%, 06/04/38 | USD | 200 | 221,876 | |||||
Telecom Italia SpA Reg S 1.62%, 01/18/29 | EUR | 100 | 113,130 | |||||
Webuild SpA Reg S 7.00%, 09/27/28 | EUR | 100 | 127,638 | |||||
| 2,226,023 | ||||||||
| Jamaica: 0.2% | ||||||||
Digicel International Finance Ltd. / Difi US LLC 144A 8.62%, 08/01/32 | USD | 100 | 103,827 | |||||
| Japan: 3.7% | ||||||||
Kioxia Holdings Corp. 144A 6.62%, 07/24/33 | USD | 100 | 104,078 | |||||
| Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.34%, 09/17/27 | USD | 150 | 148,076 | |||||
| 4.81%, 09/17/30 | USD | 175 | 165,095 | |||||
| 7.50%, 07/17/30 | USD | 50 | 52,512 | |||||
| 8.12%, 07/17/35 | USD | 75 | 79,764 | |||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Reg S 3.20%, 09/17/28 | EUR | 100 | 115,693 | |||||
| Rakuten Group, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+4.96%), 04/22/26 (o)(a) | USD | 25 | 23,888 | |||||
| 8.12% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+4.25%), 12/15/29 (o)(a) | USD | 50 | 51,544 | |||||
| 9.75%, 04/15/29 | USD | 100 | 111,936 | |||||
| 11.25%, 02/15/27 | USD | 75 | 80,257 | |||||
SoftBank Group Corp. Reg S 3.38%, 07/06/29 | EUR | 100 | 113,648 | |||||
| 4.00%, 09/19/29 | EUR | 100 | 116,658 | |||||
| 5.00%, 04/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 119,634 | |||||
| 5.12%, 09/19/27 | USD | 200 | 198,664 | |||||
| 5.38%, 01/08/29 | EUR | 100 | 120,602 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Japan (continued) | ||||||||
| 6.88% (USD SOFR Spread-Adjusted ICE Swap Rate 5 Year+4.85%), 07/19/27 (o)(a) | USD | 200 | $ | 195,669 | ||||
| 1,797,718 | ||||||||
| Jersey, Channel Islands: 0.2% | ||||||||
Toucan FinCo Ltd./Toucan FinCo Can, Inc./Toucan FinCo US LLC 144A 9.50%, 05/15/30 | USD | 100 | 99,954 | |||||
| Luxembourg: 7.2% | ||||||||
Adecoagro SA 144A 7.50%, 07/29/32 | USD | 30 | 28,409 | |||||
| Aegea Finance Sarl 144A | ||||||||
| 7.62%, 01/20/36 | USD | 100 | 95,560 | |||||
| 9.00%, 01/20/31 | USD | 50 | 52,956 | |||||
Albion Financing 1 Sarl / Aggreko Holdings, Inc. 144A 7.00%, 05/21/30 | USD | 100 | 104,776 | |||||
| Altice Financing SA 144A | ||||||||
| 5.00%, 01/15/28 | USD | 150 | 105,159 | |||||
| 5.75%, 08/15/29 | USD | 50 | 34,723 | |||||
Ambipar Lux Sarl 144A 9.88%, 02/06/31 (d) * | USD | 50 | 11,250 | |||||
Aroundtown Finance Sarl 7.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.16%), 08/07/29 (o)(a) | USD | 150 | 151,170 | |||||
Cidron Aida Finco Sarl Reg S 7.00%, 10/27/31 | EUR | 100 | 121,754 | |||||
Connect Finco Sarl / Connect US Finco LLC 144A 9.00%, 09/15/29 | USD | 75 | 79,649 | |||||
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 144A 12.00%, 02/15/31 † | USD | 50 | 35,412 | |||||
| CPI Property Group SA Reg S | ||||||||
| 1.50%, 01/27/31 | EUR | 100 | 96,185 | |||||
| 1.75%, 01/14/30 | EUR | 100 | 100,176 | |||||
| 4.00%, 01/22/28 (s) | GBP | 100 | 128,603 | |||||
| CSN Resources SA 144A | ||||||||
| 4.62%, 06/10/31 † | USD | 50 | 38,538 | |||||
| 8.88%, 12/05/30 | USD | 100 | 92,979 | |||||
Currenta Group Holdings Sarl Reg S 5.50%, 05/15/30 | EUR | 100 | 118,899 | |||||
| Energean Israel Finance Ltd. 144A Reg S | ||||||||
| 5.38%, 03/30/28 | USD | 25 | 24,695 | |||||
| 5.88%, 03/30/31 | USD | 35 | 33,940 | |||||
Essendi SA Reg S 6.38%, 10/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 123,530 | |||||
Froneri Lux FinCo Sarl 144A 6.00%, 08/01/32 | USD | 100 | 101,452 | |||||
| FS Luxembourg Sarl 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Luxembourg (continued) | ||||||||
| 8.88%, 02/12/31 | USD | 100 | $ | 104,700 | ||||
ION Platform Finance US, Inc. 144A 7.88%, 09/30/32 | USD | 100 | 95,011 | |||||
LHMC Finco 2 Sarl Reg S 9.38%, 05/15/30 | EUR | 105 | 128,174 | |||||
Loarre Investments Sarl Reg S 6.50%, 05/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 120,976 | |||||
Luna 1.5 Sarl Reg S 10.50%, 07/01/32 | EUR | 100 | 122,390 | |||||
Matterhorn Telecom SA Reg S 4.50%, 01/30/30 | EUR | 100 | 120,625 | |||||
Maxam Prill Sarl 144A 7.75%, 07/15/30 | USD | 100 | 103,897 | |||||
MC Brazil Downstream Trading Sarl 144A 7.25%, 06/30/31 | USD | 45 | 39,766 | |||||
Minerva Luxembourg SA 144A 4.38%, 03/18/31 | USD | 75 | 69,809 | |||||
PRIO Luxembourg Holding Sarl 144A 6.75%, 10/15/30 | USD | 50 | 48,700 | |||||
Puma International Financing SA 144A 7.75%, 04/25/29 | USD | 25 | 25,805 | |||||
Rede D’or Finance Sarl 144A 6.45%, 09/09/35 | USD | 100 | 102,912 | |||||
Rossini Sarl Reg S 6.75%, 12/31/29 | EUR | 100 | 123,718 | |||||
Saavi Energia Sarl 144A 8.88%, 02/10/35 | USD | 125 | 135,725 | |||||
SES SA Reg S 5.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.23%), 09/12/54 (a) | EUR | 100 | 113,665 | |||||
Stena International SA 144A 7.25%, 01/15/31 | USD | 100 | 102,334 | |||||
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl Reg S 3.50%, 03/01/28 | EUR | 100 | 117,712 | |||||
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. 144A 5.25%, 07/15/27 | USD | 100 | 100,085 | |||||
| 3,455,819 | ||||||||
| Malta: 0.2% | ||||||||
| VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / Vista Management Holding, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.38%, 02/01/30 | USD | 50 | 47,620 | |||||
| 7.88%, 05/01/27 | USD | 50 | 50,406 | |||||
| 98,026 | ||||||||
| Mauritius: 0.5% | ||||||||
Greenko Power II Ltd. 144A 4.30%, 12/13/28 | USD | 76 | 72,081 | |||||
| UPL Corp. Ltd. Reg S | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Mauritius (continued) | ||||||||
| 4.62%, 06/16/30 | USD | 200 | $ | 188,574 | ||||
| 260,655 | ||||||||
| Mexico: 3.6% | ||||||||
Alsea SAB de CV 144A 7.75%, 12/14/26 | USD | 50 | 50,062 | |||||
Borr IHC Ltd. / Borr Finance LLC 144A 10.00%, 11/15/28 | USD | 43 | 42,954 | |||||
Cemex SAB de CV 144A 7.20% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.52%), 06/10/30 (o)(a) | USD | 50 | 52,207 | |||||
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV 144A 8.62%, 11/15/31 † | USD | 50 | 51,172 | |||||
Nemak SAB de CV 144A 3.62%, 06/28/31 | USD | 50 | 43,393 | |||||
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV 144A 6.80%, 05/13/30 | USD | 100 | 98,883 | |||||
| Petroleos Mexicanos | ||||||||
| 5.35%, 02/12/28 | USD | 30 | 30,134 | |||||
| 5.95%, 01/28/31 | USD | 150 | 145,270 | |||||
| 6.35%, 02/12/48 | USD | 50 | 39,281 | |||||
| 6.38%, 01/23/45 | USD | 50 | 40,431 | |||||
| 6.49%, 01/23/27 | USD | 25 | 25,385 | |||||
| 6.50%, 03/13/27 | USD | 75 | 76,154 | |||||
| 6.50%, 01/23/29 | USD | 25 | 25,416 | |||||
| 6.50%, 06/02/41 | USD | 50 | 43,333 | |||||
| 6.62%, 06/15/35 | USD | 50 | 47,478 | |||||
| 6.70%, 02/16/32 | USD | 275 | 274,438 | |||||
| 6.75%, 09/21/47 | USD | 125 | 102,859 | |||||
| 6.84%, 01/23/30 | USD | 50 | 50,806 | |||||
| 6.95%, 01/28/60 | USD | 50 | 40,738 | |||||
| 7.69%, 01/23/50 | USD | 275 | 246,641 | |||||
| 8.75%, 06/02/29 | USD | 50 | 53,636 | |||||
| 10.00%, 02/07/33 † | USD | 50 | 57,971 | |||||
Petroleos Mexicanos Reg S 4.75%, 02/26/29 | EUR | 100 | 118,182 | |||||
| 1,756,824 | ||||||||
| Mongolia: 0.1% | ||||||||
Golomt Bank 144A 11.00%, 05/20/27 | USD | 25 | 25,904 | |||||
| Morocco: 0.2% | ||||||||
OCP SA 144A 6.88%, 04/25/44 | USD | 100 | 104,627 | |||||
| Netherlands: 7.6% | ||||||||
Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV Reg S 4.87% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.62%), 11/28/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 121,038 | |||||
Boels Topholding BV Reg S 5.75%, 05/15/30 | EUR | 100 | 121,696 | |||||
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV 144A 8.50%, 01/12/31 | USD | 125 | 49,025 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Netherlands (continued) | ||||||||
Citycon Treasury BV Reg S 5.38%, 07/08/31 | EUR | 100 | $ | 111,712 | ||||
Dufry One BV Reg S 2.00%, 02/15/27 | EUR | 100 | 116,682 | |||||
Flora Food Management BV Reg S 6.88%, 07/02/29 | EUR | 100 | 116,887 | |||||
IPD 3 BV Reg S 5.50%, 06/15/31 | EUR | 100 | 119,027 | |||||
Koninklijke KPN NV Reg S 6.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.77%), 09/21/27 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 123,419 | |||||
Odido Holding BV Reg S 3.75%, 01/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 117,689 | |||||
| Petrobras Global Finance BV | ||||||||
| 5.12%, 09/10/30 | USD | 100 | 98,118 | |||||
| 5.50%, 06/10/51 | USD | 25 | 20,608 | |||||
| 6.00%, 01/13/35 | USD | 50 | 49,391 | |||||
| 6.25%, 01/10/36 | USD | 100 | 98,243 | |||||
| 6.50%, 07/03/33 | USD | 25 | 25,793 | |||||
Saipem Finance International BV Reg S 4.88%, 05/30/30 | EUR | 100 | 124,251 | |||||
Sunrise FinCo I BV 144A 4.88%, 07/15/31 | USD | 100 | 95,330 | |||||
Sunrise FinCo I BV Reg S 4.62%, 05/15/32 | EUR | 100 | 118,858 | |||||
| Telefonica Europe BV Reg S | ||||||||
| 2.38% (EUR Swap Annual 8 Year+2.62%), 02/12/29 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 111,870 | |||||
| 5.75% (EUAMDB08+3.12%), 01/15/32 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 124,555 | |||||
| 7.12% (EUR Swap Annual 6 Year+4.32%), 08/23/28 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 127,331 | |||||
TenneT Holding BV Reg S 4.88% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.21%), 12/21/31 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 122,249 | |||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV | ||||||||
| 3.75%, 05/09/27 | EUR | 100 | 118,704 | |||||
| 4.38%, 05/09/30 | EUR | 200 | 241,960 | |||||
| 7.38%, 09/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 132,532 | |||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV | ||||||||
| 4.75%, 05/09/27 | USD | 25 | 25,095 | |||||
| 5.12%, 05/09/29 † | USD | 50 | 50,606 | |||||
| 6.00%, 12/01/32 | USD | 25 | 26,257 | |||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands IV BV 5.75%, 12/01/30 | USD | 50 | 51,907 | |||||
United Group BV Reg S 3.62%, 02/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 117,533 | |||||
| VZ Vendor Financing II BV Reg S | ||||||||
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| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Netherlands (continued) | ||||||||
| 2.88%, 01/15/29 | EUR | 200 | $ | 222,488 | ||||
Wintershall Dea Finance 2 BV Reg S 3.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.32%), 07/20/28 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 112,970 | |||||
Yinson Bergenia Production BV 144A 8.50%, 01/31/45 | USD | 100 | 104,962 | |||||
Yinson Boronia Production BV 144A 8.95%, 07/31/42 | USD | 49 | 53,553 | |||||
ZF Europe Finance BV Reg S 4.75%, 01/31/29 | EUR | 100 | 117,204 | |||||
Ziggo Bond Co. BV Reg S 3.38%, 02/28/30 | EUR | 100 | 104,851 | |||||
Ziggo BV 144A 4.88%, 01/15/30 | USD | 100 | 94,617 | |||||
| 3,689,011 | ||||||||
| Norway: 0.5% | ||||||||
TGS ASA 144A 8.50%, 01/15/30 | USD | 100 | 104,789 | |||||
Var Energi ASA Reg S 7.86% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.76%), 11/15/83 (a) | EUR | 100 | 129,214 | |||||
| 234,003 | ||||||||
| Oman: 0.6% | ||||||||
Mazoon Assets Co. SAOC 144A 5.25%, 10/09/31 | USD | 50 | 50,962 | |||||
OQ SAOC 144A 5.12%, 05/06/28 | USD | 100 | 100,881 | |||||
Oryx Funding Ltd. 144A 5.80%, 02/03/31 | USD | 50 | 51,727 | |||||
Oztel Holdings SPC Ltd. 144A 6.62%, 04/24/28 | USD | 100 | 104,406 | |||||
| 307,976 | ||||||||
| Panama: 0.6% | ||||||||
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL 144A 4.38%, 05/31/30 | USD | 163 | 153,840 | |||||
Banistmo SA 144A 4.25%, 07/31/27 | USD | 50 | 49,435 | |||||
Sable International Finance Ltd. 144A 7.12%, 10/15/32 | USD | 75 | 76,073 | |||||
| 279,348 | ||||||||
| Peru: 0.7% | ||||||||
Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank 144A 6.40% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.07%), 04/30/35 (a) | USD | 50 | 52,562 | |||||
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 144A 6.80%, 02/04/32 | USD | 25 | 26,066 | |||||
| Hudbay Minerals, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Peru (continued) | ||||||||
| 6.12%, 04/01/29 | USD | 25 | $ | 25,430 | ||||
Minsur SA 144A 4.50%, 10/28/31 | USD | 50 | 47,922 | |||||
Peru LNG Srl 144A 5.38%, 03/22/30 | USD | 19 | 18,175 | |||||
Petroleos del Peru SA 144A 4.75%, 06/19/32 | USD | 75 | 55,363 | |||||
San Miguel Industrias PET SA / NG PET R&P Latin America SA 144A 3.75%, 08/02/28 | USD | 100 | 96,253 | |||||
| 321,771 | ||||||||
| Poland: 0.7% | ||||||||
Canpack SA / Canpack US LLC 144A 3.88%, 11/15/29 | USD | 100 | 95,768 | |||||
InPost SA Reg S 4.00%, 04/01/31 | EUR | 200 | 235,317 | |||||
| 331,085 | ||||||||
| Portugal: 0.5% | ||||||||
| EDP SA Reg S | ||||||||
| 4.62% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.40%), 09/16/54 (a) | EUR | 100 | 120,806 | |||||
| 4.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.05%), 05/29/54 (a) | EUR | 100 | 121,387 | |||||
| 242,193 | ||||||||
| Romania: 0.3% | ||||||||
Banca Transilvania SA Reg S 5.12% (EURIBOR ICE Swap Rate 1 Year+2.95%), 09/30/30 (a) | EUR | 100 | 120,671 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia: 0.4% | ||||||||
Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd. Reg S 7.25%, 07/02/30 | USD | 200 | 203,477 | |||||
| Serbia: 0.2% | ||||||||
Telecommunications co Telekom Srbija AD Belgrade 144A 7.00%, 10/28/29 | USD | 100 | 100,175 | |||||
| Singapore: 0.2% | ||||||||
Medco Maple Tree Pte Ltd. 144A 8.96%, 04/27/29 | USD | 50 | 52,263 | |||||
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd. 144A 6.75%, 04/24/33 | USD | 64 | 65,825 | |||||
| 118,088 | ||||||||
| South Africa: 0.3% | ||||||||
Sasol Financing USA LLC 6.50%, 09/27/28 | USD | 50 | 49,298 | |||||
Transnet/South Africa 144A 8.25%, 02/06/28 | USD | 100 | 105,732 | |||||
| 155,030 | ||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Spain: 0.5% | ||||||||
| Abengoa Abenewco 2 SA Reg S | ||||||||
| 1.50%, 10/26/24 (d) *∞ | USD | 63 | $ | 633 | ||||
| 1.50%, 10/26/24 (d) *∞ | USD | 63 | 104 | |||||
Abengoa SA 0.00%, 03/31/27 (s) ^∞ | EUR | 100 | 588 | |||||
AI Candelaria Spain SA 144A 5.75%, 06/15/33 | USD | 50 | 44,407 | |||||
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP 144A 4.95%, 07/17/30 | USD | 50 | 45,498 | |||||
Grifols SA Reg S 3.88%, 10/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 116,603 | |||||
Lorca Telecom Bondco SA Reg S 4.00%, 09/18/27 | EUR | 30 | 35,007 | |||||
| 242,840 | ||||||||
| Sweden: 1.4% | ||||||||
Castellum AB Reg S 3.12% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.45%), 12/02/26 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 115,644 | |||||
Heimstaden Bostad AB Reg S 2.62% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.15%), 02/01/27 (o)(a) | EUR | 100 | 114,271 | |||||
Intrum Investments And Financing AB 144A Reg S 8.50%, 09/11/30 | EUR | 100 | 98,960 | |||||
Verisure Holding AB Reg S 5.50%, 05/15/30 | EUR | 100 | 122,142 | |||||
Verisure Midholding AB Reg S 5.25%, 02/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 118,055 | |||||
Volvo Car AB Reg S 4.25%, 05/31/28 | EUR | 100 | 120,771 | |||||
| 689,843 | ||||||||
| Tanzania: 0.1% | ||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC 6.50%, 04/15/40 | USD | 40 | 42,601 | |||||
| Thailand: 0.3% | ||||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL 144A 3.73% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+1.90%), 09/25/34 (a) | USD | 50 | 47,473 | |||||
Muangthai Capital PCL 144A 7.55%, 07/21/30 | USD | 100 | 102,825 | |||||
| 150,298 | ||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1% | ||||||||
Heritage Petroleum Co. Ltd. 144A 9.00%, 08/12/29 | USD | 25 | 25,753 | |||||
| Turkey: 2.7% | ||||||||
Akbank TAS 144A 7.50%, 01/20/30 | USD | 100 | 105,971 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Turkey (continued) | ||||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS 144A 8.38%, 07/23/29 | USD | 50 | $ | 52,732 | ||||
Mersin Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi AS 144A 8.25%, 11/15/28 | USD | 50 | 52,114 | |||||
TC Ziraat Bankasi AS 144A 7.25%, 02/04/30 | USD | 100 | 104,244 | |||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS 144A 7.38%, 05/20/29 | USD | 100 | 104,450 | |||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS 144A 7.45%, 01/24/30 | USD | 100 | 105,371 | |||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 144A 8.12% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.84%), 01/03/35 (a) | USD | 100 | 104,200 | |||||
Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS 144A 9.00%, 01/28/27 | USD | 200 | 210,581 | |||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS 144A 7.75%, 06/12/29 | USD | 100 | 106,135 | |||||
| Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO 144A | ||||||||
| 7.25%, 07/31/30 | USD | 100 | 103,689 | |||||
| 8.99% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+4.67%), 10/05/34 (a) | USD | 100 | 107,298 | |||||
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS 144A 9.25%, 10/16/28 | USD | 100 | 109,865 | |||||
Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS 144A 11.00%, 04/23/30 | USD | 50 | 43,330 | |||||
| 1,309,980 | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates: 0.8% | ||||||||
Alpha Star Holding VIII Ltd. Reg S 8.38%, 04/12/27 | USD | 200 | 206,537 | |||||
Binghatti Sukuk 2 Spv Ltd. Reg S 7.75%, 07/02/29 | USD | 200 | 195,706 | |||||
| 402,243 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom: 10.1% | ||||||||
Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC Reg S 7.25%, 04/30/30 | EUR | 90 | 111,290 | |||||
Amber Finco PLC Reg S 6.62%, 07/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 123,769 | |||||
Ardonagh Finco Ltd. 144A 7.75%, 02/15/31 | USD | 100 | 104,907 | |||||
Ardonagh Finco Ltd. Reg S 6.88%, 02/15/31 | EUR | 100 | 121,534 | |||||
| Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
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| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| United Kingdom (continued) | ||||||||
| 10.00%, 03/31/29 | USD | 50 | $ | 46,575 | ||||
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd. 144A 4.12%, 06/15/28 | USD | 100 | 97,434 | |||||
Avianca Midco 2 PLC 144A 9.00%, 12/01/28 | USD | 75 | 75,687 | |||||
Azule Energy Finance PLC 144A 8.12%, 01/23/30 | USD | 100 | 100,230 | |||||
B&M European Value Retail SA Reg S 8.12%, 11/15/30 | GBP | 100 | 140,801 | |||||
BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC Reg S 4.75%, 11/30/28 | EUR | 100 | 111,307 | |||||
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC Reg S 8.12%, 05/14/30 | GBP | 100 | 125,452 | |||||
Belron UK Finance PLC 144A 5.75%, 10/15/29 | USD | 150 | 153,256 | |||||
Biocon Biologics Global PLC 144A 6.67%, 10/09/29 | USD | 100 | 100,885 | |||||
British Telecommunications PLC Reg S 5.12% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.54%), 10/03/54 (a) | EUR | 200 | 244,544 | |||||
Edge Finco PLC Reg S 8.12%, 08/15/31 | GBP | 100 | 143,443 | |||||
EG Global Finance PLC 144A 12.00%, 11/30/28 | USD | 100 | 108,800 | |||||
Global Auto Holdings Ltd./ AAG FH UK Ltd 144A 8.75%, 01/15/32 | USD | 50 | 48,049 | |||||
Heathrow Finance PLC Reg S 4.12%, 09/01/29 (s) | GBP | 100 | 126,487 | |||||
Howden UK Refinance PLC / Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC / Howden US Refinance LLC 144A 7.25%, 02/15/31 | USD | 50 | 51,522 | |||||
HTA Group Ltd. 144A 7.50%, 06/04/29 | USD | 100 | 103,606 | |||||
IHS Holding Ltd. 144A 8.25%, 11/29/31 † | USD | 50 | 52,359 | |||||
| INEOS Finance PLC Reg S | ||||||||
| 6.38%, 04/15/29 | EUR | 100 | 103,724 | |||||
| 6.62%, 05/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 109,153 | |||||
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 Plc 144A 9.62%, 03/15/29 † | USD | 100 | 69,388 | |||||
Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC 144A 8.12%, 10/15/29 | USD | 100 | 103,554 | |||||
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC Reg S 4.50%, 07/15/28 | EUR | 100 | 118,481 | |||||
| Jerrold Finco PLC Reg S | ||||||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| United Kingdom (continued) | ||||||||
| 7.88%, 04/15/30 | GBP | 100 | $ | 138,510 | ||||
Market Bidco Finco PLC Reg S 6.75%, 01/31/31 | EUR | 100 | 116,439 | |||||
Mobico Group PLC Reg S 4.88%, 09/26/31 | EUR | 100 | 93,406 | |||||
Motion Bondco DAC 144A 6.62%, 11/15/27 † | USD | 100 | 97,165 | |||||
NGG Finance PLC Reg S 2.12% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.53%), 09/05/82 (a) | EUR | 100 | 115,705 | |||||
Panama Infrastructure Receivable Purchaser PLC 144A 0.00%, 04/05/32 ^ | USD | 100 | 77,220 | |||||
Sisecam UK PLC 144A 8.62%, 05/02/32 | USD | 50 | 52,051 | |||||
Standard Chartered PLC 144A 7.01%, 07/30/37 (o) | USD | 50 | 52,382 | |||||
| Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC 144A | ||||||||
| 9.47%, 07/24/30 | USD | 100 | 102,371 | |||||
| 10.88%, 09/17/29 | USD | 50 | 52,797 | |||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 144A 5.50%, 05/15/29 | USD | 50 | 49,290 | |||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC Reg S 4.25%, 01/15/30 | GBP | 100 | 123,934 | |||||
Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC 144A 4.75%, 07/15/31 | USD | 100 | 92,400 | |||||
| Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC Reg S | ||||||||
| 3.25%, 01/31/31 | EUR | 100 | 112,479 | |||||
| 4.50%, 07/15/31 | GBP | 100 | 119,837 | |||||
| 5.62%, 04/15/32 | EUR | 100 | 118,469 | |||||
| Vodafone Group PLC | ||||||||
| 4.12% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.77%), 06/04/81 (a) | USD | 100 | 93,626 | |||||
| 5.12% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.07%), 06/04/81 (a) | USD | 100 | 78,539 | |||||
| 7.00% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+4.87%), 04/04/79 (a) | USD | 75 | 79,504 | |||||
Vodafone Group PLC Reg S 8.00% (UK Govt Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield+3.84%), 08/30/86 (a) | GBP | 100 | 147,084 | |||||
WE Soda Investments Holding PLC 144A 9.50%, 10/06/28 | USD | 50 | 50,587 | |||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| United Kingdom (continued) | ||||||||
Zegona Finance PLC Reg S 6.75%, 07/15/29 | EUR | 90 | $ | 111,474 | ||||
| 4,871,506 | ||||||||
| United States: 5.0% | ||||||||
Amer Sports Co. 144A 6.75%, 02/16/31 | USD | 75 | 78,695 | |||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC Escrow Shares 0.00%, ^∞ | USD | 30 | 5,442 | |||||
| Boots Group Finco LP Reg S | ||||||||
| 5.38%, 08/31/32 | EUR | 100 | 121,562 | |||||
| 7.38%, 08/31/32 | GBP | 100 | 139,452 | |||||
California Buyer Ltd. / Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC 144A 6.38%, 02/15/32 | USD | 50 | 50,191 | |||||
EnfraGen Energia Sur SA / EnfraGen Spain SA / Prime Energia SpA 144A 5.38%, 12/30/30 | USD | 100 | 93,104 | |||||
EUSHI Finance, Inc. 7.62% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.14%), 12/15/54 (a) | USD | 50 | 52,598 | |||||
| Fibercop SpA 144A | ||||||||
| 6.38%, 11/15/33 | USD | 50 | 49,672 | |||||
| 7.20%, 07/18/36 | USD | 50 | 49,887 | |||||
| 7.72%, 06/04/38 | USD | 200 | 201,240 | |||||
Fibercop SpA Reg S 7.88%, 07/31/28 | EUR | 100 | 128,650 | |||||
Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc. / Garrett LX I Sarl 144A 7.75%, 05/31/32 | USD | 50 | 53,178 | |||||
| ION Platform Finance US, Inc. / ION Platform Finance SARL 144A | ||||||||
| 8.75%, 05/01/29 | USD | 100 | 101,411 | |||||
| 9.50%, 05/30/29 | USD | 100 | 101,369 | |||||
Kosmos Energy Ltd. 144A 8.75%, 10/01/31 † | USD | 50 | 28,476 | |||||
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 144A 8.25%, 06/30/31 | USD | 25 | 16,531 | |||||
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC 144A 6.75%, 10/15/27 | USD | 75 | 52,500 | |||||
Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV 144A 5.12%, 05/07/29 | USD | 58 | 57,351 | |||||
New Flyer Holdings, Inc. 144A 9.25%, 07/01/30 | USD | 25 | 26,997 | |||||
| Open Text Holdings, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 4.12%, 02/15/30 | USD | 50 | 47,824 | |||||
| 4.12%, 12/01/31 | USD | 25 | 23,355 | |||||
Playtika Holding Corp. 144A 4.25%, 03/15/29 | USD | 25 | 22,441 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| United States (continued) | ||||||||
Q-Park Holding I BV Reg S 2.00%, 03/01/27 | EUR | 100 | $ | 116,964 | ||||
| RB Global Holdings, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.75%, 03/15/28 | USD | 100 | 102,390 | |||||
| 7.75%, 03/15/31 | USD | 40 | 41,869 | |||||
Sasol Financing USA LLC 5.50%, 03/18/31 | USD | 50 | 42,489 | |||||
Sasol Financing USA LLC 144A 8.75%, 05/03/29 | USD | 100 | 101,893 | |||||
SierraCol Energy Andina LLC/SierraCol Energy Arauca/Colombia Energy Development 144A 9.00%, 11/14/30 | USD | 100 | 95,150 | |||||
| Wynn Macau Ltd. 144A | ||||||||
| 5.12%, 12/15/29 | USD | 75 | 74,352 | |||||
| 5.62%, 08/26/28 | USD | 100 | 100,045 | |||||
| ZF North America Capital, Inc. 144A | ||||||||
| 6.75%, 04/23/30 | USD | 50 | 49,443 | |||||
| 6.88%, 04/14/28 | USD | 50 | 51,215 | |||||
| 6.88%, 04/23/32 | USD | 125 | 122,335 | |||||
| 2,400,071 | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan: 0.4% | ||||||||
| Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combinat 144A | ||||||||
| 6.70%, 10/17/28 | USD | 100 | 103,640 | |||||
| 6.95%, 10/17/31 | USD | 25 | 26,716 | |||||
Uzbekneftegaz JSC 144A 4.75%, 11/16/28 | USD | 50 | 48,159 | |||||
| 178,515 | ||||||||
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $46,511,072) | 47,041,591 | |||||||
| Number of Shares | ||||||||
| COMMON STOCK: 0.0% (Cost: $7,953) | ||||||||
| Luxembourg: 0.0% | ||||||||
| LUXCO3 Shares (EUR) ∞ | 452 | 8,162 | ||||||
| Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 97.4% (Cost: $46,519,025) | 47,049,753 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.2% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 1.2% (Cost: $571,687) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(b) | 571,687 | 571,687 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Total Investments: 98.6% (Cost: $47,090,712) | $ | 47,621,440 | ||||||
| Other assets less liabilities: 1.4% | 694,811 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 48,316,251 | ||||||
Definitions:
| CAD | Canadian Dollar |
| EUR | Euro |
| GBP | British Pound |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Bonds | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | $ | — | $ | 767,924 | $ | — | $ | 767,924 | ||||||||
| Australia | — | 516,714 | — | 516,714 | ||||||||||||
| Austria | — | 175,008 | — | 175,008 | ||||||||||||
| Bahrain | — | 307,410 | — | 307,410 | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | — | 120,610 | — | 120,610 | ||||||||||||
| Bermuda | — | 154,466 | 0 | 154,466 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | — | 1,864,991 | — | 1,864,991 | ||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | — | 113,397 | — | 113,397 | ||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | — | 24,951 | — | 24,951 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | — | 3,624,483 | — | 3,624,483 | ||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | — | 93,475 | — | 93,475 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | — | 250,636 | — | 250,636 | ||||||||||||
| China | — | 594,316 | — | 594,316 | ||||||||||||
| Colombia | — | 1,049,667 | — | 1,049,667 | ||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | — | 49,713 | — | 49,713 | ||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | — | 245,864 | — | 245,864 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | — | 266,572 | — | 266,572 | ||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | — | 26,374 | — | 26,374 | ||||||||||||
| Finland | — | 206,283 | — | 206,283 | ||||||||||||
| France | — | 5,392,152 | — | 5,392,152 | ||||||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
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| Georgia | $ | — | $ | 23,690 | $ | — | $ | 23,690 | ||||||||
| Germany | — | 2,614,639 | — | 2,614,639 | ||||||||||||
| Greece | — | 738,123 | — | 738,123 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | — | 99,186 | — | 99,186 | ||||||||||||
| Hungary | — | 119,554 | — | 119,554 | ||||||||||||
| India | — | 604,332 | — | 604,332 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | — | 128,587 | 577 | 129,164 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | — | 286,504 | — | 286,504 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | — | 235,538 | — | 235,538 | ||||||||||||
| Italy | — | 2,226,023 | — | 2,226,023 | ||||||||||||
| Jamaica | — | 103,827 | — | 103,827 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | — | 1,797,718 | — | 1,797,718 | ||||||||||||
| Jersey, Channel Islands | — | 99,954 | — | 99,954 | ||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | — | 3,455,819 | — | 3,455,819 | ||||||||||||
| Malta | — | 98,026 | — | 98,026 | ||||||||||||
| Mauritius | — | 260,655 | — | 260,655 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | — | 1,756,824 | — | 1,756,824 | ||||||||||||
| Mongolia | — | 25,904 | — | 25,904 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | — | 104,627 | — | 104,627 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | — | 3,689,011 | — | 3,689,011 | ||||||||||||
| Norway | — | 234,003 | — | 234,003 | ||||||||||||
| Oman | — | 307,976 | — | 307,976 | ||||||||||||
| Panama | — | 279,348 | — | 279,348 | ||||||||||||
| Peru | — | 321,771 | — | 321,771 | ||||||||||||
| Poland | — | 331,085 | — | 331,085 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | — | 242,193 | — | 242,193 | ||||||||||||
| Romania | — | 120,671 | — | 120,671 | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | — | 203,477 | — | 203,477 | ||||||||||||
| Serbia | — | 100,175 | — | 100,175 | ||||||||||||
| Singapore | — | 118,088 | — | 118,088 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | — | 155,030 | — | 155,030 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | — | 241,515 | 1,325 | 242,840 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | — | 689,843 | — | 689,843 | ||||||||||||
| Tanzania | — | 42,601 | — | 42,601 | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | — | 150,298 | — | 150,298 | ||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 25,753 | — | 25,753 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | — | 1,309,980 | — | 1,309,980 | ||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | — | 402,243 | — | 402,243 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | — | 4,871,506 | — | 4,871,506 | ||||||||||||
| United States | — | 2,394,629 | 5,442 | 2,400,071 | ||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | — | 178,515 | — | 178,515 | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock * | — | — | 8,162 | 8,162 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 571,687 | — | — | 571,687 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 571,687 | $ | 47,034,247 | $ | 15,506 | $ | 47,621,440 |
| * | See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS: 0.1% | ||||||||
| Qatar: 0.1% | ||||||||
QNB Finance Ltd. Reg S 3.50%, 03/09/26 | CNY | 14,100 | $ | 2,023,649 | ||||
| South Africa: 0.0% | ||||||||
Eskom Holdings 7.50%, 09/15/33 | ZAR | 11,000 | 620,875 | |||||
Transnet Reg S 13.50%, 04/18/28 | ZAR | 500 | 32,972 | |||||
| 653,847 | ||||||||
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $2,717,661) | 2,677,496 | |||||||
| GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 98.0% | ||||||||
| Brazil: 5.7% | ||||||||
| Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional | ||||||||
| 0.00%, 07/01/26 ^ | BRL | 150,960 | 25,803,968 | |||||
| 0.00%, 07/01/27 ^ | BRL | 136,250 | 20,656,438 | |||||
| 0.00%, 01/01/28 ^ | BRL | 72,885 | 10,405,284 | |||||
| 0.00%, 07/01/28 ^ | BRL | 51,450 | 6,903,824 | |||||
| 0.00%, 01/01/29 ^ | BRL | 238,910 | 30,065,083 | |||||
| 0.00%, 07/01/29 ^ | BRL | 107,630 | 12,694,411 | |||||
| 0.00%, 01/01/30 ^ | BRL | 86,060 | 9,508,217 | |||||
| 0.00%, 01/01/32 ^ | BRL | 101,280 | 8,562,660 | |||||
| Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F | ||||||||
| 10.00%, 01/01/27 | BRL | 166,290 | 29,400,381 | |||||
| 10.00%, 01/01/29 | BRL | 150,005 | 25,343,902 | |||||
| 10.00%, 01/01/31 | BRL | 196,050 | 31,440,615 | |||||
| 10.00%, 01/01/33 | BRL | 63,870 | 9,823,178 | |||||
| 10.00%, 01/01/35 | BRL | 129,510 | 19,378,838 | |||||
| 239,986,799 | ||||||||
| Chile: 3.3% | ||||||||
| Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos | ||||||||
| 0.00%, 05/06/27 ^ | CLP | 17,375,000 | 18,231,248 | |||||
| 0.00%, 04/01/29 ^ | CLP | 13,075,000 | 12,471,338 | |||||
| 5.00%, 03/01/35 | CLP | 14,350,000 | 15,575,924 | |||||
| 6.00%, 01/01/43 | CLP | 10,225,000 | 12,414,714 | |||||
| Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos 144A Reg S | ||||||||
| 4.70%, 09/01/30 | CLP | 13,760,000 | 15,010,971 | |||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/28 | CLP | 4,585,000 | 5,128,504 | |||||
| 5.30%, 11/01/37 | CLP | 5,925,000 | 6,562,271 | |||||
| 5.80%, 10/01/29 | CLP | 9,370,000 | 10,685,285 | |||||
| 5.80%, 10/01/34 | CLP | 5,290,000 | 6,072,466 | |||||
| 6.00%, 04/01/33 | CLP | 19,970,000 | 23,118,072 | |||||
| 6.20%, 10/01/40 | CLP | 6,085,000 | 7,310,994 | |||||
| 7.00%, 05/01/34 | CLP | 3,060,000 | 3,779,121 | |||||
| 136,360,908 | ||||||||
| China: 8.8% | ||||||||
| China Government Bond | ||||||||
| 1.42%, 11/15/27 | CNY | 22,610 | 3,241,523 | |||||
| 1.42%, 08/15/28 | CNY | 47,480 | 6,800,331 | |||||
| 1.43%, 01/25/30 | CNY | 46,300 | 6,592,530 | |||||
| 1.45%, 02/25/28 | CNY | 41,080 | 5,895,498 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| China (continued) | ||||||||
| 1.45%, 04/25/30 | CNY | 34,160 | $ | 4,864,070 | ||||
| 1.46%, 05/25/28 | CNY | 42,750 | 6,139,109 | |||||
| 1.49%, 12/25/31 | CNY | 7,420 | 1,049,017 | |||||
| 1.55%, 07/25/30 | CNY | 35,030 | 5,009,132 | |||||
| 1.57%, 05/15/32 | CNY | 30,040 | 4,256,009 | |||||
| 1.61%, 02/15/35 | CNY | 45,660 | 6,400,106 | |||||
| 1.62%, 08/15/27 | CNY | 38,050 | 5,471,400 | |||||
| 1.63%, 10/25/30 | CNY | 8,470 | 1,212,566 | |||||
| 1.65%, 05/15/35 | CNY | 21,810 | 3,065,923 | |||||
| 1.67%, 05/25/35 | CNY | 56,270 | 7,945,617 | |||||
| 1.74%, 10/15/29 | CNY | 23,650 | 3,414,633 | |||||
| 1.78%, 09/15/32 | CNY | 28,030 | 4,021,588 | |||||
| 1.78%, 11/15/35 | CNY | 11,020 | 1,567,192 | |||||
| 1.79%, 03/25/32 | CNY | 48,530 | 6,985,106 | |||||
| 1.83%, 08/25/35 | CNY | 43,770 | 6,251,534 | |||||
| 1.85%, 05/15/27 | CNY | 39,350 | 5,671,114 | |||||
| 1.87%, 09/15/31 | CNY | 22,750 | 3,286,560 | |||||
| 1.88%, 04/25/55 | CNY | 36,970 | 4,842,012 | |||||
| 1.90%, 07/15/55 | CNY | 30,280 | 3,940,341 | |||||
| 1.91%, 07/15/29 | CNY | 50,110 | 7,272,803 | |||||
| 1.92%, 07/15/45 | CNY | 12,610 | 1,688,664 | |||||
| 1.92%, 01/15/55 | CNY | 18,770 | 2,479,983 | |||||
| 1.98%, 04/25/45 | CNY | 17,010 | 2,301,231 | |||||
| 2.04%, 02/25/27 | CNY | 12,440 | 1,794,719 | |||||
| 2.04%, 11/25/34 | CNY | 31,610 | 4,596,044 | |||||
| 2.05%, 04/15/29 | CNY | 37,480 | 5,463,128 | |||||
| 2.11%, 08/25/34 | CNY | 39,940 | 5,840,867 | |||||
| 2.12%, 06/25/31 | CNY | 45,620 | 6,680,820 | |||||
| 2.15%, 08/25/55 | CNY | 22,660 | 3,158,979 | |||||
| 2.17%, 08/29/34 | CNY | 32,100 | 4,717,503 | |||||
| 2.18%, 08/15/26 | CNY | 22,280 | 3,204,902 | |||||
| 2.19%, 09/25/54 | CNY | 23,990 | 3,312,708 | |||||
| 2.25%, 08/29/39 | CNY | 10,050 | 1,466,428 | |||||
| 2.27%, 05/25/34 | CNY | 38,670 | 5,723,416 | |||||
| 2.28%, 03/25/31 | CNY | 34,020 | 5,024,585 | |||||
| 2.33%, 08/15/44 | CNY | 19,200 | 2,746,428 | |||||
| 2.35%, 02/25/34 | CNY | 29,880 | 4,447,179 | |||||
| 2.37%, 01/20/27 | CNY | 930 | 134,546 | |||||
| 2.37%, 01/15/29 | CNY | 9,880 | 1,454,123 | |||||
| 2.39%, 11/15/26 | CNY | 16,370 | 2,364,328 | |||||
| 2.40%, 07/15/28 | CNY | 29,730 | 4,365,031 | |||||
| 2.44%, 10/15/27 | CNY | 26,900 | 3,920,470 | |||||
| 2.47%, 07/25/54 | CNY | 21,390 | 3,125,198 | |||||
| 2.48%, 04/15/27 | CNY | 20,420 | 2,964,807 | |||||
| 2.48%, 09/25/28 | CNY | 37,560 | 5,537,993 | |||||
| 2.49%, 05/25/44 | CNY | 17,090 | 2,502,553 | |||||
| 2.50%, 07/25/27 | CNY | 29,960 | 4,357,368 | |||||
| 2.52%, 08/25/33 | CNY | 6,870 | 1,034,645 | |||||
| 2.54%, 12/25/30 | CNY | 34,720 | 5,191,782 | |||||
| 2.55%, 10/15/28 | CNY | 38,520 | 5,692,664 | |||||
| 2.57%, 05/20/54 | CNY | 22,180 | 3,309,558 | |||||
| 2.60%, 09/15/30 | CNY | 43,970 | 6,587,300 | |||||
| 2.60%, 09/01/32 | CNY | 23,120 | 3,487,914 | |||||
| 2.62%, 04/15/28 | CNY | 25,120 | 3,697,495 | |||||
| 2.62%, 09/25/29 | CNY | 28,330 | 4,215,105 | |||||
| 2.62%, 06/25/30 | CNY | 31,820 | 4,758,134 | |||||
| 2.64%, 01/15/28 | CNY | 7,570 | 1,111,960 | |||||
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(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| China (continued) | ||||||||
| 2.67%, 05/25/33 | CNY | 25,880 | $ | 3,933,719 | ||||
| 2.67%, 11/25/33 | CNY | 32,960 | 5,023,162 | |||||
| 2.68%, 05/21/30 | CNY | 36,870 | 5,520,571 | |||||
| 2.69%, 08/12/26 | CNY | 37,930 | 5,475,191 | |||||
| 2.69%, 08/15/32 | CNY | 25,560 | 3,870,616 | |||||
| 2.75%, 06/15/29 | CNY | 22,310 | 3,330,100 | |||||
| 2.75%, 02/17/32 | CNY | 33,920 | 5,147,369 | |||||
| 2.76%, 05/15/32 | CNY | 15,150 | 2,305,618 | |||||
| 2.79%, 12/15/29 | CNY | 28,190 | 4,232,163 | |||||
| 2.80%, 03/24/29 | CNY | 20,650 | 3,081,050 | |||||
| 2.80%, 03/25/30 | CNY | 42,140 | 6,341,910 | |||||
| 2.80%, 11/15/32 | CNY | 23,750 | 3,635,806 | |||||
| 2.85%, 06/04/27 | CNY | 32,270 | 4,720,520 | |||||
| 2.88%, 02/25/33 | CNY | 22,910 | 3,535,748 | |||||
| 2.89%, 11/18/31 | CNY | 30,340 | 4,647,258 | |||||
| 2.91%, 10/14/28 | CNY | 23,110 | 3,447,099 | |||||
| 3.00%, 10/15/53 | CNY | 19,830 | 3,211,811 | |||||
| 3.01%, 05/13/28 | CNY | 32,740 | 4,869,458 | |||||
| 3.02%, 05/27/31 | CNY | 30,990 | 4,769,430 | |||||
| 3.12%, 12/05/26 | CNY | 6,090 | 886,916 | |||||
| 3.12%, 10/25/52 | CNY | 19,280 | 3,175,825 | |||||
| 3.13%, 11/21/29 | CNY | 21,890 | 3,333,796 | |||||
| 3.19%, 04/15/53 | CNY | 18,430 | 3,077,313 | |||||
| 3.25%, 11/22/28 | CNY | 2,020 | 305,223 | |||||
| 3.27%, 11/19/30 | CNY | 32,810 | 5,104,871 | |||||
| 3.28%, 12/03/27 | CNY | 33,930 | 5,046,068 | |||||
| 3.29%, 05/23/29 | CNY | 24,120 | 3,677,227 | |||||
| 3.32%, 04/15/52 | CNY | 14,840 | 2,519,559 | |||||
| 3.53%, 10/18/51 | CNY | 18,230 | 3,200,059 | |||||
| 3.72%, 04/12/51 | CNY | 16,770 | 3,020,840 | |||||
| 3.81%, 09/14/50 | CNY | 30,910 | 5,619,583 | |||||
| 369,722,151 | ||||||||
| Colombia: 3.9% | ||||||||
| Colombian TES | ||||||||
| 5.75%, 11/03/27 | COP | 27,368,500 | 6,581,496 | |||||
| 6.00%, 04/28/28 | COP | 71,396,500 | 16,548,839 | |||||
| 6.25%, 07/09/36 | COP | 43,276,000 | 7,137,498 | |||||
| 7.00%, 03/26/31 | COP | 55,944,100 | 11,582,583 | |||||
| 7.00%, 06/30/32 | COP | 51,206,200 | 10,064,691 | |||||
| 7.25%, 10/18/34 | COP | 50,951,700 | 9,600,901 | |||||
| 7.25%, 10/26/50 | COP | 39,906,100 | 6,085,530 | |||||
| 7.50%, 08/26/26 | COP | 21,274,700 | 5,572,826 | |||||
| 7.75%, 09/18/30 | COP | 49,224,600 | 10,715,018 | |||||
| 9.25%, 05/28/42 | COP | 86,908,700 | 17,183,942 | |||||
| 11.00%, 08/22/29 | COP | 48,540,100 | 12,146,017 | |||||
| 11.50%, 07/25/46 | COP | 58,787,600 | 14,002,453 | |||||
| 11.75%, 01/24/35 | COP | 19,735,000 | 5,094,472 | |||||
| 12.75%, 11/28/40 | COP | 25,403,200 | 6,755,580 | |||||
| 13.25%, 02/09/33 | COP | 87,057,100 | 23,233,166 | |||||
| 162,305,012 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic: 4.5% | ||||||||
| Czech Republic Government Bond | ||||||||
| 0.05%, 11/29/29 | CZK | 142,320 | 5,974,497 | |||||
| 0.25%, 02/10/27 | CZK | 255,600 | 12,009,476 | |||||
| 1.20%, 03/13/31 | CZK | 239,430 | 10,083,633 | |||||
| 1.50%, 04/24/40 | CZK | 150,820 | 4,822,543 | |||||
| 1.75%, 06/23/32 | CZK | 238,970 | 9,991,166 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Czech Republic (continued) | ||||||||
| 1.95%, 07/30/37 | CZK | 140,510 | $ | 5,180,626 | ||||
| 2.00%, 10/13/33 | CZK | 237,250 | 9,702,889 | |||||
| 2.75%, 07/23/29 | CZK | 251,420 | 11,768,549 | |||||
| 3.00%, 03/03/33 | CZK | 147,640 | 6,583,987 | |||||
| 3.50%, 05/30/35 | CZK | 261,780 | 11,770,308 | |||||
| 3.60%, 06/03/36 | CZK | 129,720 | 5,775,373 | |||||
| 4.25%, 10/24/34 | CZK | 103,550 | 4,938,921 | |||||
| 4.50%, 11/11/32 | CZK | 264,060 | 12,961,831 | |||||
| 4.90%, 04/14/34 | CZK | 268,120 | 13,417,235 | |||||
| 5.00%, 09/30/30 | CZK | 268,590 | 13,601,600 | |||||
| 5.30%, 09/19/35 | CZK | 43,930 | 2,252,440 | |||||
| 5.50%, 12/12/28 | CZK | 202,530 | 10,318,302 | |||||
| 5.75%, 03/29/29 | CZK | 111,970 | 5,760,048 | |||||
| 6.20%, 06/16/31 | CZK | 108,630 | 5,804,917 | |||||
| Czech Republic Government Bond Reg S | ||||||||
| 0.95%, 05/15/30 | CZK | 238,500 | 10,209,071 | |||||
| 2.50%, 08/25/28 | CZK | 243,320 | 11,486,177 | |||||
| 4.20%, 12/04/36 | CZK | 126,650 | 5,942,936 | |||||
| 190,356,525 | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic: 1.2% | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic International Bond 144A | ||||||||
| 10.50%, 03/15/37 | DOP | 842,300 | 14,245,589 | |||||
| 10.75%, 06/01/36 | DOP | 687,750 | 11,879,665 | |||||
| 11.25%, 09/15/35 | DOP | 121,200 | 2,143,007 | |||||
| 13.62%, 02/03/33 | DOP | 384,800 | 7,417,993 | |||||
| Dominican Republic International Bond Reg S | ||||||||
| 10.50%, 03/15/37 | DOP | 153,200 | 2,603,704 | |||||
| 10.75%, 06/01/36 | DOP | 168,000 | 2,901,903 | |||||
| 11.25%, 09/15/35 | DOP | 474,900 | 8,396,979 | |||||
| 13.62%, 02/03/33 | DOP | 95,080 | 1,832,908 | |||||
| 51,421,748 | ||||||||
| Hungary: 3.6% | ||||||||
| Hungary Government Bond | ||||||||
| 1.50%, 08/26/26 † | HUF | 1,776,960 | 5,295,046 | |||||
| 2.00%, 05/23/29 | HUF | 5,475,820 | 14,652,590 | |||||
| 2.25%, 04/20/33 | HUF | 3,422,770 | 7,879,058 | |||||
| 2.25%, 06/22/34 | HUF | 2,099,440 | 4,615,500 | |||||
| 2.75%, 12/22/26 | HUF | 2,325,990 | 6,908,301 | |||||
| 3.00%, 10/27/27 | HUF | 3,865,010 | 11,210,908 | |||||
| 3.00%, 08/21/30 | HUF | 5,836,280 | 15,502,522 | |||||
| 3.00%, 10/27/38 | HUF | 1,658,700 | 3,365,405 | |||||
| 3.00%, 04/25/41 | HUF | 1,350,170 | 2,547,879 | |||||
| 3.25%, 10/22/31 | HUF | 5,222,940 | 13,593,278 | |||||
| 4.50%, 03/23/28 | HUF | 3,503,520 | 10,353,312 | |||||
| 4.50%, 05/27/32 | HUF | 881,700 | 2,416,422 | |||||
| 4.75%, 11/24/32 | HUF | 3,933,340 | 10,841,119 | |||||
| 6.00%, 11/28/29 | HUF | 806,600 | 2,447,517 | |||||
| 6.75%, 10/22/28 | HUF | 5,236,490 | 16,252,632 | |||||
| 6.75%, 07/23/31 | HUF | 877,490 | 2,724,986 | |||||
| 7.00%, 10/24/35 | HUF | 4,443,480 | 13,782,860 | |||||
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| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Hungary (continued) | ||||||||
| 9.50%, 10/21/26 | HUF | 2,370,210 | $ | 7,434,999 | ||||
| 151,824,334 | ||||||||
| India: 7.9% | ||||||||
| India Government Bond | ||||||||
| 5.77%, 08/03/30 | INR | 914,410 | 9,945,669 | |||||
| 5.79%, 05/11/30 | INR | 912,260 | 9,935,317 | |||||
| 5.85%, 12/01/30 | INR | 1,045,300 | 11,406,151 | |||||
| 6.01%, 07/21/30 | INR | 79,510 | 876,801 | |||||
| 6.10%, 07/12/31 | INR | 781,570 | 8,562,613 | |||||
| 6.33%, 05/05/35 | INR | 654,280 | 7,166,700 | |||||
| 6.45%, 10/07/29 | INR | 870,030 | 9,767,691 | |||||
| 6.48%, 10/06/35 | INR | 360,840 | 3,962,182 | |||||
| 6.54%, 01/17/32 | INR | 1,157,150 | 12,868,693 | |||||
| 6.67%, 12/17/50 | INR | 1,094,780 | 11,297,430 | |||||
| 6.75%, 12/23/29 | INR | 572,480 | 6,496,819 | |||||
| 6.79%, 12/30/31 | INR | 66,600 | 750,773 | |||||
| 6.79%, 10/07/34 | INR | 1,669,630 | 18,763,846 | |||||
| 6.79%, 12/02/34 | INR | 134,300 | 1,503,063 | |||||
| 6.99%, 12/15/51 | INR | 1,302,070 | 14,090,757 | |||||
| 7.02%, 06/18/31 | INR | 513,540 | 5,854,190 | |||||
| 7.04%, 06/03/29 | INR | 662,120 | 7,584,271 | |||||
| 7.06%, 04/10/28 | INR | 492,930 | 5,648,605 | |||||
| 7.10%, 04/18/29 | INR | 792,380 | 9,095,936 | |||||
| 7.10%, 04/08/34 | INR | 1,463,750 | 16,751,011 | |||||
| 7.16%, 09/20/50 | INR | 811,770 | 8,910,653 | |||||
| 7.17%, 04/17/30 | INR | 550,650 | 6,318,904 | |||||
| 7.18%, 08/14/33 | INR | 1,421,040 | 16,328,583 | |||||
| 7.18%, 07/24/37 | INR | 580,410 | 6,620,722 | |||||
| 7.26%, 01/14/29 | INR | 412,930 | 4,765,863 | |||||
| 7.26%, 08/22/32 | INR | 1,302,600 | 15,011,232 | |||||
| 7.26%, 02/06/33 | INR | 938,450 | 10,810,665 | |||||
| 7.30%, 06/19/53 | INR | 1,649,800 | 18,410,702 | |||||
| 7.32%, 11/13/30 | INR | 506,070 | 5,859,990 | |||||
| 7.36%, 09/12/52 | INR | 1,400,750 | 15,770,917 | |||||
| 7.37%, 10/23/28 | INR | 459,880 | 5,318,741 | |||||
| 7.37%, 01/23/54 | INR | 39,470 | 448,073 | |||||
| 7.38%, 06/20/27 | INR | 609,050 | 6,955,875 | |||||
| 7.41%, 12/19/36 | INR | 1,271,800 | 14,800,961 | |||||
| 7.54%, 05/23/36 | INR | 1,293,580 | 15,200,012 | |||||
| 7.72%, 06/15/49 | INR | 710,180 | 8,342,261 | |||||
| 332,202,672 | ||||||||
| Indonesia: 8.1% | ||||||||
| Indonesia Treasury Bond | ||||||||
| 5.12%, 04/15/27 | IDR | 157,035,000 | 9,417,555 | |||||
| 5.88%, 03/15/31 | IDR | 25,822,000 | 1,574,915 | |||||
| 6.12%, 05/15/28 | IDR | 140,480,000 | 8,574,290 | |||||
| 6.25%, 06/15/36 | IDR | 93,721,000 | 5,670,004 | |||||
| 6.38%, 08/15/28 | IDR | 135,226,000 | 8,318,299 | |||||
| 6.38%, 04/15/32 | IDR | 209,260,000 | 12,819,428 | |||||
| 6.38%, 07/15/37 | IDR | 23,415,000 | 1,419,240 | |||||
| 6.50%, 07/15/30 | IDR | 227,702,000 | 14,209,424 | |||||
| 6.50%, 02/15/31 | IDR | 240,400,000 | 14,842,501 | |||||
| 6.50%, 04/15/36 | IDR | 48,725,000 | 3,011,503 | |||||
| 6.62%, 05/15/33 | IDR | 138,401,000 | 8,548,661 | |||||
| 6.62%, 02/15/34 | IDR | 255,476,000 | 15,857,037 | |||||
| 6.75%, 07/15/35 | IDR | 253,074,000 | 15,967,717 | |||||
| 6.88%, 04/15/29 | IDR | 202,674,000 | 12,683,761 | |||||
| 7.00%, 05/15/27 | IDR | 130,368,000 | 8,010,868 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Indonesia (continued) | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 09/15/30 | IDR | 218,889,000 | $ | 13,854,699 | ||||
| 7.00%, 02/15/33 | IDR | 230,191,000 | 14,540,630 | |||||
| 7.12%, 06/15/38 | IDR | 158,618,000 | 10,149,820 | |||||
| 7.12%, 08/15/40 | IDR | 173,199,000 | 11,158,274 | |||||
| 7.12%, 06/15/42 | IDR | 158,128,000 | 10,061,560 | |||||
| 7.12%, 06/15/43 | IDR | 140,477,000 | 8,938,432 | |||||
| 7.12%, 08/15/45 | IDR | 121,211,000 | 7,805,225 | |||||
| 7.50%, 08/15/32 | IDR | 82,839,000 | 5,361,176 | |||||
| 7.50%, 06/15/35 | IDR | 163,802,000 | 10,757,573 | |||||
| 7.50%, 05/15/38 | IDR | 91,484,000 | 6,005,675 | |||||
| 7.50%, 04/15/40 | IDR | 197,748,000 | 12,972,734 | |||||
| 8.25%, 05/15/29 | IDR | 152,631,000 | 9,936,913 | |||||
| 8.25%, 06/15/32 | IDR | 60,648,000 | 4,089,294 | |||||
| 8.25%, 05/15/36 | IDR | 135,577,000 | 9,359,229 | |||||
| 8.38%, 09/15/26 | IDR | 92,180,000 | 5,657,945 | |||||
| 8.38%, 03/15/34 | IDR | 176,635,000 | 12,092,426 | |||||
| 8.38%, 04/15/39 | IDR | 88,090,000 | 6,173,271 | |||||
| 8.75%, 05/15/31 | IDR | 97,671,000 | 6,645,315 | |||||
| 9.00%, 03/15/29 | IDR | 114,730,000 | 7,608,096 | |||||
| 9.50%, 07/15/31 | IDR | 50,189,000 | 3,538,001 | |||||
| 10.50%, 08/15/30 | IDR | 70,826,000 | 5,088,981 | |||||
| Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN | ||||||||
| 4.88%, 07/15/26 | IDR | 33,725,000 | 2,016,778 | |||||
| 5.88%, 07/15/28 | IDR | 82,430,000 | 5,031,322 | |||||
| 6.38%, 03/15/34 | IDR | 58,856,000 | 3,583,196 | |||||
| 6.62%, 09/15/29 | IDR | 10,084,000 | 622,719 | |||||
| 6.88%, 03/15/36 | IDR | 24,600,000 | 1,559,230 | |||||
| 8.88%, 11/15/31 | IDR | 58,822,000 | 4,028,375 | |||||
| 339,562,092 | ||||||||
| Malaysia: 8.3% | ||||||||
| Malaysia Government Bond | ||||||||
| 2.63%, 04/15/31 | MYR | 48,394 | 11,520,554 | |||||
| 3.34%, 05/15/30 | MYR | 13,302 | 3,288,621 | |||||
| 3.48%, 07/02/35 | MYR | 10,822 | 2,660,726 | |||||
| 3.50%, 05/31/27 | MYR | 41,800 | 10,366,884 | |||||
| 3.52%, 04/20/28 | MYR | 34,737 | 8,657,747 | |||||
| 3.58%, 07/15/32 | MYR | 37,533 | 9,357,826 | |||||
| 3.73%, 06/15/28 | MYR | 31,780 | 7,960,249 | |||||
| 3.76%, 05/22/40 | MYR | 37,478 | 9,207,830 | |||||
| 3.83%, 07/05/34 | MYR | 41,764 | 10,554,030 | |||||
| 3.88%, 08/15/29 | MYR | 40,377 | 10,184,328 | |||||
| 3.90%, 11/30/26 | MYR | 32,129 | 7,989,328 | |||||
| 3.90%, 11/16/27 | MYR | 31,911 | 8,013,744 | |||||
| 3.92%, 07/15/55 | MYR | 13,645 | 3,325,849 | |||||
| 4.05%, 04/18/39 | MYR | 39,113 | 9,927,275 | |||||
| 4.07%, 06/15/50 | MYR | 40,782 | 10,250,870 | |||||
| 4.18%, 05/16/44 | MYR | 30,506 | 7,836,697 | |||||
| 4.25%, 05/31/35 | MYR | 22,331 | 5,827,154 | |||||
| 4.46%, 03/31/53 | MYR | 34,475 | 9,203,346 | |||||
| 4.50%, 04/30/29 | MYR | 15,350 | 3,942,666 | |||||
| 4.64%, 11/07/33 | MYR | 33,874 | 9,018,175 | |||||
| 4.70%, 10/15/42 | MYR | 33,797 | 9,199,467 | |||||
| 4.76%, 04/07/37 | MYR | 35,693 | 9,700,853 | |||||
| 4.89%, 06/08/38 | MYR | 32,445 | 8,920,305 | |||||
| 4.92%, 07/06/48 | MYR | 24,860 | 7,043,344 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 33 |
VANECK J.P. MORGAN EM LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Malaysia (continued) | ||||||||
| Malaysia Government Investment Issue | ||||||||
| 3.42%, 09/30/27 | MYR | 37,133 | $ | 9,213,939 | ||||
| 3.45%, 07/15/36 | MYR | 29,652 | 7,228,630 | |||||
| 3.46%, 10/15/30 | MYR | 38,336 | 9,526,699 | |||||
| 3.60%, 07/31/28 | MYR | 42,314 | 10,556,551 | |||||
| 3.61%, 04/30/35 | MYR | 18,652 | 4,631,016 | |||||
| 3.63%, 08/30/30 | MYR | 13,861 | 3,471,871 | |||||
| 3.77%, 05/31/45 | MYR | 14,433 | 3,517,471 | |||||
| 3.80%, 10/08/31 | MYR | 33,696 | 8,512,090 | |||||
| 3.97%, 07/16/40 | MYR | 10,990 | 2,779,904 | |||||
| 4.07%, 09/30/26 | MYR | 40,171 | 9,986,806 | |||||
| 4.12%, 11/30/34 | MYR | 42,413 | 10,927,469 | |||||
| 4.13%, 07/09/29 | MYR | 41,348 | 10,513,867 | |||||
| 4.19%, 10/07/32 | MYR | 35,216 | 9,094,919 | |||||
| 4.25%, 09/30/30 | MYR | 31,449 | 8,078,958 | |||||
| 4.26%, 07/26/27 | MYR | 16,567 | 4,159,301 | |||||
| 4.29%, 08/14/43 | MYR | 43,339 | 11,277,970 | |||||
| 4.37%, 10/31/28 | MYR | 35,662 | 9,080,762 | |||||
| 4.42%, 09/30/41 | MYR | 28,047 | 7,419,714 | |||||
| 4.47%, 09/15/39 | MYR | 43,317 | 11,542,242 | |||||
| 4.66%, 03/31/38 | MYR | 13,922 | 3,773,680 | |||||
| 349,251,727 | ||||||||
| Mexico: 5.9% | ||||||||
| Mexican Bonos | ||||||||
| 5.50%, 03/04/27 | MXN | 18,798 | 1,022,063 | |||||
| 7.00%, 09/03/26 | MXN | 7,872 | 436,847 | |||||
| 7.50%, 06/03/27 | MXN | 12,005 | 667,029 | |||||
| 7.50%, 05/26/33 | MXN | 426,506 | 22,087,452 | |||||
| 7.75%, 05/29/31 | MXN | 640,173 | 34,330,649 | |||||
| 7.75%, 11/23/34 | MXN | 571,127 | 29,498,166 | |||||
| 7.75%, 11/13/42 | MXN | 578,301 | 27,528,646 | |||||
| 8.00%, 04/15/32 | MXN | 78,264 | 4,191,221 | |||||
| 8.00%, 05/24/35 | MXN | 88,381 | 4,582,492 | |||||
| 8.00%, 02/21/36 | MXN | 146,336 | 7,543,676 | |||||
| 8.00%, 11/07/47 | MXN | 345,638 | 16,571,437 | |||||
| 8.00%, 07/31/53 | MXN | 562,839 | 26,735,670 | |||||
| 8.00%, 04/29/55 | MXN | 37,325 | 1,764,437 | |||||
| 8.50%, 03/02/28 | MXN | 32,111 | 1,807,910 | |||||
| 8.50%, 03/01/29 | MXN | 372,062 | 20,886,485 | |||||
| 8.50%, 05/31/29 | MXN | 293,074 | 16,445,900 | |||||
| 8.50%, 02/28/30 | MXN | 146,224 | 7,881,526 | |||||
| 8.50%, 11/18/38 | MXN | 347,508 | 18,141,227 | |||||
| 10.00%, 11/20/36 | MXN | 128,966 | 7,632,275 | |||||
| 249,755,108 | ||||||||
| Peru: 3.5% | ||||||||
| Peru Government Bond | ||||||||
| 5.35%, 08/12/40 | PEN | 35,148 | 9,284,087 | |||||
| 5.40%, 08/12/34 | PEN | 66,174 | 19,618,057 | |||||
| 5.94%, 02/12/29 | PEN | 21,965 | 6,844,731 | |||||
| 6.15%, 08/12/32 | PEN | 60,675 | 19,476,370 | |||||
| 6.35%, 08/12/28 | PEN | 10,246 | 3,207,974 | |||||
| 6.90%, 08/12/37 | PEN | 61,228 | 19,050,911 | |||||
| 6.95%, 08/12/31 | PEN | 39,866 | 13,186,405 | |||||
| Peru Government Bond 144A Reg S | ||||||||
| 6.85%, 08/12/35 † | PEN | 58,712 | 18,799,845 | |||||
| 7.30%, 08/12/33 | PEN | 65,538 | 22,235,793 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Peru (continued) | ||||||||
| 7.60%, 08/12/39 | PEN | 46,516 | $ | 15,113,585 | ||||
| 146,817,758 | ||||||||
| Poland: 5.3% | ||||||||
| Republic of Poland Government Bond | ||||||||
| 0.00%, 01/25/28 ^ | PLN | 5,375 | 1,385,736 | |||||
| 0.25%, 10/25/26 | PLN | 16,854 | 4,580,537 | |||||
| 1.25%, 10/25/30 | PLN | 72,820 | 17,519,091 | |||||
| 1.75%, 04/25/32 | PLN | 79,603 | 18,671,431 | |||||
| 2.50%, 07/25/26 | PLN | 4,234 | 1,174,034 | |||||
| 2.50%, 07/25/27 | PLN | 39,099 | 10,700,358 | |||||
| 2.75%, 04/25/28 | PLN | 19,314 | 5,257,796 | |||||
| 2.75%, 10/25/29 | PLN | 72,543 | 19,130,932 | |||||
| 3.75%, 05/25/27 | PLN | 46,072 | 12,849,129 | |||||
| 4.50%, 07/25/30 | PLN | 88,113 | 24,568,370 | |||||
| 4.50%, 01/25/31 | PLN | 19,920 | 5,528,433 | |||||
| 4.75%, 07/25/29 | PLN | 71,360 | 20,223,601 | |||||
| 5.00%, 01/25/30 | PLN | 36,222 | 10,329,703 | |||||
| 5.00%, 10/25/34 | PLN | 72,252 | 20,025,681 | |||||
| 5.00%, 10/25/35 | PLN | 34,113 | 9,389,258 | |||||
| 6.00%, 10/25/33 | PLN | 79,331 | 23,610,150 | |||||
| 7.50%, 07/25/28 | PLN | 56,976 | 17,223,919 | |||||
| 222,168,159 | ||||||||
| Romania: 3.9% | ||||||||
| Romania Government Bond | ||||||||
| 2.50%, 10/25/27 | RON | 22,295 | 4,817,595 | |||||
| 3.65%, 09/24/31 | RON | 27,355 | 5,448,994 | |||||
| 4.15%, 01/26/28 | RON | 28,665 | 6,334,713 | |||||
| 4.15%, 10/24/30 | RON | 25,855 | 5,377,435 | |||||
| 4.25%, 04/28/36 | RON | 22,260 | 4,209,234 | |||||
| 4.75%, 10/11/34 | RON | 27,750 | 5,570,875 | |||||
| 4.85%, 07/25/29 | RON | 30,175 | 6,567,199 | |||||
| 5.00%, 02/12/29 | RON | 27,235 | 6,009,257 | |||||
| 5.80%, 07/26/27 | RON | 28,560 | 6,537,942 | |||||
| 6.30%, 04/26/28 | RON | 24,645 | 5,653,284 | |||||
| 6.30%, 04/25/29 | RON | 36,610 | 8,355,257 | |||||
| 6.70%, 02/25/32 | RON | 35,920 | 8,266,113 | |||||
| 6.75%, 04/25/35 | RON | 19,020 | 4,388,433 | |||||
| 6.85%, 07/29/30 | RON | 15,735 | 3,653,978 | |||||
| 7.10%, 07/31/34 | RON | 35,760 | 8,427,912 | |||||
| 7.20%, 10/28/26 | RON | 30,980 | 7,214,165 | |||||
| 7.20%, 05/31/27 | RON | 32,820 | 7,658,214 | |||||
| 7.20%, 10/30/33 | RON | 37,245 | 8,822,231 | |||||
| 7.35%, 04/28/31 | RON | 38,080 | 9,051,769 | |||||
| 7.50%, 07/27/33 | RON | 9,095 | 2,190,054 | |||||
| 7.65%, 07/27/31 | RON | 15,440 | 3,718,683 | |||||
| 7.90%, 02/24/38 | RON | 36,775 | 9,252,048 | |||||
| 8.00%, 04/29/30 | RON | 36,890 | 8,918,744 | |||||
| 8.25%, 09/29/32 | RON | 38,365 | 9,537,835 | |||||
| 8.75%, 10/30/28 | RON | 36,545 | 8,889,671 | |||||
| 164,871,635 | ||||||||
| Serbia: 1.2% | ||||||||
| Serbia Treasury Bonds | ||||||||
| 4.50%, 08/20/32 | RSD | 1,491,070 | 14,589,279 | |||||
| 5.25%, 07/27/35 | RSD | 1,260,890 | 12,718,469 | |||||
| 5.88%, 02/08/28 | RSD | 1,169,730 | 12,037,420 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 34 |
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Serbia (continued) | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 10/26/31 | RSD | 1,128,090 | $ | 12,522,793 | ||||
| 51,867,961 | ||||||||
| South Africa: 5.7% | ||||||||
| Republic of South Africa Government Bond | ||||||||
| 6.25%, 03/31/36 | ZAR | 93,760 | 4,811,872 | |||||
| 6.50%, 02/28/41 | ZAR | 118,931 | 5,696,199 | |||||
| 7.00%, 02/28/31 | ZAR | 222,861 | 13,141,812 | |||||
| 8.00%, 01/31/30 | ZAR | 471,328 | 29,057,801 | |||||
| 8.25%, 03/31/32 | ZAR | 478,653 | 29,582,445 | |||||
| 8.50%, 01/31/37 | ZAR | 379,765 | 22,732,379 | |||||
| 8.75%, 01/31/44 | ZAR | 394,223 | 22,778,076 | |||||
| 8.75%, 02/28/48 | ZAR | 580,813 | 33,712,000 | |||||
| 8.88%, 02/28/35 | ZAR | 471,743 | 29,664,466 | |||||
| 9.00%, 01/31/40 | ZAR | 404,313 | 24,466,346 | |||||
| 10.00%, 03/31/33 | ZAR | 40,253 | 2,697,507 | |||||
| 10.88%, 03/31/38 | ZAR | 139,925 | 9,762,579 | |||||
| 11.62%, 03/31/53 | ZAR | 120,835 | 9,206,106 | |||||
| 237,309,588 | ||||||||
| Supranational: 6.7% | ||||||||
African Development Bank 6.55%, 05/23/35 | INR | 670,000 | 7,141,347 | |||||
Asian Development Bank 2.50%, 02/15/27 | CNY | 14,000 | 2,019,409 | |||||
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Reg S 5.00%, 03/05/26 | MXN | 55,650 | 3,079,886 | |||||
| European Bank for Reconstruction & Development | ||||||||
| 0.00%, 01/28/27 ^ | MXN | 12,500 | 639,617 | |||||
| 0.87%, 03/04/26 | PLN | 7,140 | 1,978,939 | |||||
| 2.75%, 04/27/32 | CNY | 30,310 | 4,540,811 | |||||
| 4.25%, 02/07/28 | IDR | 58,730,000 | 3,472,209 | |||||
| 5.00%, 10/06/26 | IDR | 76,263,400 | 4,574,152 | |||||
| 5.12%, 05/01/27 | IDR | 15,160,000 | 910,345 | |||||
| 6.25%, 04/11/28 | INR | 393,600 | 4,343,139 | |||||
| 6.38%, 01/08/36 | INR | 460,000 | 5,010,841 | |||||
| 6.75%, 01/13/32 | INR | 1,081,700 | 12,027,474 | |||||
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Reg S 3.01%, 03/13/28 | PLN | 25,730 | 6,977,523 | |||||
European Investment Bank 144A 6.95%, 03/01/29 | INR | 231,500 | 2,599,661 | |||||
European Investment Bank Reg S 1.00%, 02/25/28 | PLN | 44,372 | 11,602,819 | |||||
| 2.75%, 08/25/26 | PLN | 63,868 | 17,690,884 | |||||
| 2.88%, 11/15/29 | PLN | 4,088 | 1,083,049 | |||||
| 3.00%, 11/25/29 | PLN | 35,400 | 9,381,155 | |||||
| 4.50%, 02/16/28 | MXN | 96,500 | 5,010,840 | |||||
| 7.40%, 10/23/33 | INR | 161,500 | 1,858,507 | |||||
Inter-American Development Bank 7.00%, 01/25/29 | INR | 555,000 | 6,242,866 | |||||
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Supranational (continued) | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 04/17/33 | INR | 672,000 | $ | 7,607,528 | ||||
| 7.05%, 04/08/29 | INR | 392,000 | 4,397,251 | |||||
| 7.35%, 10/06/30 | INR | 534,000 | 6,094,580 | |||||
| International Bank for Reconstruction & Development | ||||||||
| 1.75%, 01/24/28 | CNY | 39,000 | 5,578,975 | |||||
| 2.25%, 01/19/29 | CNY | 49,000 | 7,098,384 | |||||
| 2.50%, 01/13/31 | CNY | 14,000 | 2,056,989 | |||||
| 2.50%, 08/02/33 | CNY | 40,000 | 5,879,610 | |||||
| 2.75%, 01/19/27 | CNY | 76,000 | 10,976,557 | |||||
| 2.75%, 07/26/34 | CNY | 20,000 | 2,994,027 | |||||
| 4.25%, 01/22/26 | MXN | 69,480 | 3,841,794 | |||||
| 5.30%, 06/25/30 | MXN | 141,000 | 6,866,922 | |||||
| 5.35%, 02/09/29 | IDR | 15,600,000 | 939,924 | |||||
| 5.73%, 08/02/27 | PLN | 5,600 | 1,597,390 | |||||
| 6.50%, 04/17/30 | INR | 501,600 | 5,482,965 | |||||
| 6.50%, 10/01/37 | INR | 928,000 | 9,985,720 | |||||
| 6.75%, 09/08/27 | INR | 266,200 | 2,973,297 | |||||
| 7.05%, 07/22/29 | INR | 337,000 | 3,796,712 | |||||
| 7.07%, 06/26/29 | MXN | 32,700 | 1,755,355 | |||||
| 7.25%, 01/21/27 | MXN | 269,750 | 14,979,193 | |||||
| 8.50%, 04/06/26 | MXN | 33,600 | 1,874,626 | |||||
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development Reg S 6.75%, 06/17/27 | MXN | 65,300 | 3,578,235 | |||||
| International Finance Corp. | ||||||||
| 5.02%, 02/11/28 | MXN | 40,000 | 2,080,147 | |||||
| 5.13%, 08/05/30 | MXN | 33,000 | 1,611,761 | |||||
| 7.00%, 07/20/27 | MXN | 334,280 | 18,393,806 | |||||
| 7.02%, 04/06/28 | MXN | 70,500 | 3,798,715 | |||||
| 7.50%, 01/18/28 | MXN | 109,710 | 6,064,911 | |||||
| 7.75%, 01/18/30 | MXN | 247,780 | 13,484,541 | |||||
| 12.00%, 11/03/27 | COP | 7,100,000 | 1,970,689 | |||||
International Finance Corp. Reg S 8.38%, 05/31/29 | MXN | 238,740 | 13,254,783 | |||||
| 283,200,860 | ||||||||
| Thailand: 6.8% | ||||||||
| Thailand Government Bond | ||||||||
| 1.00%, 06/17/27 | THB | 401,725 | 12,731,273 | |||||
| 1.19%, 04/17/29 | THB | 73,080 | 2,323,380 | |||||
| 1.58%, 12/17/35 | THB | 277,554 | 8,797,908 | |||||
| 1.60%, 12/17/29 | THB | 279,336 | 8,999,811 | |||||
| 1.60%, 06/17/35 | THB | 141,677 | 4,504,933 | |||||
| 1.66%, 03/17/30 | THB | 273,077 | 8,823,662 | |||||
| 2.00%, 12/17/31 | THB | 436,916 | 14,413,960 | |||||
| 2.00%, 06/17/42 | THB | 201,642 | 6,262,512 | |||||
| 2.05%, 04/17/28 | THB | 308,055 | 9,984,029 | |||||
| 2.12%, 12/17/26 | THB | 303,916 | 9,739,857 | |||||
| 2.25%, 03/17/27 | THB | 333,286 | 10,723,680 | |||||
| 2.40%, 11/17/27 | THB | 329,986 | 10,730,769 | |||||
| 2.40%, 03/17/29 | THB | 324,439 | 10,698,608 | |||||
| 2.41%, 03/17/35 | THB | 260,112 | 8,837,428 | |||||
| 2.50%, 11/17/29 | THB | 312,344 | 10,399,644 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 35 |
VANECK J.P. MORGAN EM LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Par (000’s | ) | Value | ||||||
| Thailand (continued) | ||||||||
| 2.65%, 06/17/28 | THB | 368,611 | $ | 12,119,738 | ||||
| 2.70%, 06/17/40 | THB | 185,073 | 6,434,636 | |||||
| 2.80%, 06/17/34 | THB | 319,268 | 11,124,756 | |||||
| 2.88%, 12/17/28 | THB | 270,080 | 9,001,707 | |||||
| 2.88%, 06/17/46 | THB | 240,133 | 8,315,566 | |||||
| 2.98%, 06/17/45 | THB | 243,139 | 8,601,053 | |||||
| 3.30%, 06/17/38 | THB | 344,217 | 12,615,940 | |||||
| 3.35%, 06/17/33 | THB | 331,084 | 11,961,170 | |||||
| 3.39%, 06/17/37 | THB | 351,877 | 13,010,308 | |||||
| 3.40%, 06/17/36 | THB | 253,088 | 9,295,281 | |||||
| 3.45%, 06/17/43 | THB | 381,786 | 14,169,062 | |||||
| 3.65%, 06/20/31 | THB | 265,019 | 9,452,085 | |||||
| 3.77%, 06/25/32 | THB | 330,526 | 12,065,081 | |||||
| 4.88%, 06/22/29 | THB | 287,957 | 10,290,280 | |||||
| 286,428,117 | ||||||||
| Turkey: 2.5% | ||||||||
| Turkiye Government Bond | ||||||||
| 10.50%, 08/11/27 | TRY | 215,601 | 3,645,768 | |||||
| 11.00%, 02/24/27 | TRY | 63,124 | 1,167,683 | |||||
| 11.70%, 11/13/30 | TRY | 135,012 | 1,742,702 | |||||
| 12.40%, 03/08/28 | TRY | 287,627 | 4,641,884 | |||||
| 16.90%, 09/02/26 | TRY | 180,322 | 3,799,607 | |||||
| 17.30%, 07/19/28 | TRY | 458,151 | 8,182,934 | |||||
| 17.80%, 07/13/33 | TRY | 248,540 | 4,089,515 | |||||
| 26.20%, 10/05/33 | TRY | 1,007,570 | 22,821,926 | |||||
| 27.70%, 09/27/34 | TRY | 324,501 | 7,704,384 | |||||
| 30.00%, 09/12/29 | TRY | 1,331,179 | 30,188,436 | |||||
| 31.08%, 11/08/28 | TRY | 790,939 | 18,266,117 | |||||
| 106,250,956 | ||||||||
Definitions:
| BRL | Brazilian Real |
| CLP | Chilean Peso |
| CNY | Chinese Yuan |
| COP | Colombian Peso |
| CZK | Czech Koruna |
| DOP | Dominican Peso |
| HUF | Hungarian Forint |
| IDR | Indonesian Rupiah |
| INR | Indian Rupee |
| MXN | Mexican Peso |
| MYR | Malaysian Ringgit |
| PEN | Peruvian Nuevo Sol |
| PLN | Polish Zloty |
| RON | Romanian Leu |
| RSD | Serbian Dinar |
| THB | Thai Baht |
| TRY | Turkish Lira |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| UYU | Uruguayan Peso |
| ZAR | South African Rand |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 36 |
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| ^ | Zero Coupon Bond |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $9,873,846. |
| Reg S | Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $173,755,205, or 4.1% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Corporate Bonds * | $ | — | $ | 2,677,496 | $ | — | $ | 2,677,496 | ||||||||
| Government Obligations * | — | 4,121,054,703 | — | 4,121,054,703 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 10,336,646 | — | — | 10,336,646 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 10,336,646 | $ | 4,123,732,199 | $ | — | $ | 4,134,068,845 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for geographic regions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 37 |
VANECK MORTGAGE REIT INCOME ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 100.1% | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 100.1% | ||||||||
| Adamas Trust, Inc. † | 871,830 | $ | 6,364,359 | |||||
| AGNC Investment Corp. † | 4,826,488 | 51,739,951 | ||||||
| Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 2,881,058 | 64,420,457 | ||||||
| Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. † | 1,134,994 | 10,986,742 | ||||||
| Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. † | 1,855,299 | 14,397,120 | ||||||
| Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. † | 585,711 | 2,799,699 | ||||||
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. † | 1,021,819 | 18,075,978 | ||||||
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. † | 936,736 | 17,919,760 | ||||||
| BrightSpire Capital, Inc. † | 1,172,159 | 6,564,090 | ||||||
| Chimera Investment Corp. | 788,258 | 9,798,047 | ||||||
| Dynex Capital, Inc. † | 1,253,203 | 17,557,374 | ||||||
| Ellington Financial, Inc. † | 1,057,498 | 14,360,823 | ||||||
| Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. † | 737,325 | 7,395,370 | ||||||
| Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 743,335 | 6,251,447 | ||||||
| KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. † | 502,533 | 4,130,821 | ||||||
| Ladder Capital Corp. | 1,118,844 | 12,296,096 | ||||||
| MFA Financial, Inc. | 1,032,534 | 9,612,892 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Financial Services (continued) | ||||||||
| Orchid Island Capital, Inc. † | 2,099,476 | $ | 15,116,227 | |||||
| PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust † | 716,358 | 8,990,293 | ||||||
| Ready Capital Corp. † | 1,404,633 | 3,062,100 | ||||||
| Redwood Trust, Inc. † | 972,121 | 5,375,829 | ||||||
| Rithm Capital Corp. | 2,464,488 | 26,862,919 | ||||||
| Starwood Property Trust, Inc. † | 1,620,661 | 29,188,105 | ||||||
| TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | 581,185 | 5,004,003 | ||||||
| Two Harbors Investment Corp. | 876,599 | 9,204,289 | ||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $386,890,375) | 377,474,791 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 15.4% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 15.4% (Cost: $58,177,789) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 58,177,789 | 58,177,789 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 115.5% (Cost: $445,068,164) | 435,652,580 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (15.5)% | (58,515,198) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 377,137,382 | ||||||
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $102,807,817. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks * | $ | 377,474,791 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 377,474,791 | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 58,177,789 | — | — | 58,177,789 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 435,652,580 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 435,652,580 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 38 |
VANECK OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL REIT ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 100.3% | ||||||||
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 100.3% | ||||||||
| Alexander’s, Inc. | 146 | $ | 31,819 | |||||
| American Assets Trust, Inc. | 2,890 | 54,708 | ||||||
| Brandywine Realty Trust † | 8,479 | 24,759 | ||||||
| BXP, Inc. † | 2,780 | 187,593 | ||||||
| COPT Defense Properties | 4,691 | 130,410 | ||||||
| Cousins Properties, Inc. | 7,192 | 185,410 | ||||||
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | 6,488 | 71,303 | ||||||
| Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 2,322 | 49,203 | ||||||
| Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. | 7,736 | 50,439 | ||||||
| Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 3,378 | 87,220 | ||||||
| Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. * | 2,730 | 29,566 | ||||||
| JBG SMITH Properties † | 1,972 | 33,544 | ||||||
| Kilroy Realty Corp. † | 4,167 | 155,721 | ||||||
| Kimco Realty Corp. | 2,314 | 46,905 | ||||||
| Net Lease Office Properties | 872 | 22,489 | ||||||
| Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. † | 7,333 | 61,157 | ||||||
| Prologis, Inc. | 603 | 76,979 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued) | ||||||||
| Realty Income Corp. | 1,380 | $ | 77,791 | |||||
| Regency Centers Corp. | 445 | 30,718 | ||||||
| Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 604 | 23,387 | ||||||
| Simon Property Group, Inc. | 431 | 79,782 | ||||||
| SL Green Realty Corp. | 1,990 | 91,281 | ||||||
| Vornado Realty Trust | 5,553 | 184,804 | ||||||
| WP Carey, Inc. | 841 | 54,127 | ||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $2,012,362) | 1,841,115 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.4% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 1.4% (Cost: $24,846) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(a) | 24,846 | 24,846 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 101.7% (Cost: $2,037,208) | 1,865,961 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.7)% | (31,889) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 1,834,072 | ||||||
Definitions:
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $388,144. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks * | $ | 1,841,115 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,841,115 | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 24,846 | — | — | 24,846 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 1,865,961 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,865,961 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 39 |
VANECK PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares |
Value | |||||||
| PREFERRED SECURITIES: 99.8% | ||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense: 9.9% | ||||||||
Boeing Co. 6.00%, 10/15/27 † |
2,908,190 | $ | 200,839,601 | |||||
| Automobiles & Auto Parts: 2.7% | ||||||||
| Ford Motor Co. | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 12/01/59 † | 964,825 | 19,894,691 | ||||||
| 6.20%, 06/01/59 | 904,524 | 19,112,592 | ||||||
| 6.50%, 08/15/62 † | 723,618 | 16,093,264 | ||||||
| 55,100,547 | ||||||||
| Chemicals: 4.1% | ||||||||
Albemarle Corp. 7.25%, 03/01/27 |
1,386,936 | 82,370,129 | ||||||
| Computers Phones & Household Electronics: 3.0% | ||||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 7.62%, 09/01/27 |
904,524 | 60,322,706 | ||||||
| Consumer Goods Conglomerates: 0.2% | ||||||||
Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC 5.00%, 05/24/81 |
301,509 | 4,911,582 | ||||||
| Diversified Retail: 0.4% | ||||||||
QVC Group, Inc. 8.00%, 03/15/31 † |
383,457 | 1,395,783 | ||||||
QVC, Inc. 6.25%, 11/26/68 |
603,256 | 4,928,602 | ||||||
| 6,324,385 | ||||||||
| Electric Utilities & IPPs: 25.8% | ||||||||
| Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc. | ||||||||
| 4.62%, 04/30/26 (o) | 422,112 | 6,492,082 | ||||||
| 4.88%, 12/09/26 (o) | 313,568 | 5,082,937 | ||||||
| DTE Energy Co. | ||||||||
| 4.38%, 12/01/81 | 337,687 | 5,798,086 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 12/01/77 † | 482,412 | 10,198,190 | ||||||
| 6.25%, 10/01/85 | 723,618 | 18,010,852 | ||||||
| Duke Energy Corp. | ||||||||
| 5.62%, 09/15/78 † | 603,015 | 14,834,169 | ||||||
| 5.75% (o) † | 1,206,030 | 30,114,569 | ||||||
Entergy Arkansas LLC 4.88%, 09/01/66 |
494,473 | 10,235,591 | ||||||
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.88%, 09/01/66 † |
325,628 | 6,659,093 | ||||||
Entergy Mississippi LLC 4.90%, 10/01/66 † |
313,568 | 6,440,687 | ||||||
Georgia Power Co. 5.00%, 10/01/77 † |
325,628 | 7,294,067 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
| 5.65%, 03/01/79 † | 829,146 | 19,741,966 | ||||||
| 6.50%, 06/01/85 | 1,055,277 | 26,719,614 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | ||||||||
| 7.23%, 11/01/27 † | 904,524 | 44,095,545 | ||||||
| 7.30%, 06/01/27 | 1,206,030 | 62,436,173 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. 6.00%, 12/01/27 |
970,853 | 39,804,973 | ||||||
| SCE Trust V | ||||||||
| Number of Shares |
Value | |||||||
| Electric Utilities & IPPs (continued) | ||||||||
| 5.45% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+4.05%), 03/15/26 (o)(a) | 361,810 | $ | 9,113,994 | |||||
SCE Trust VI 5.00% (o) |
572,865 | 9,973,580 | ||||||
SCE Trust VII 7.50%, 11/22/28 (o) † |
663,316 | 16,768,628 | ||||||
SCE Trust VIII 6.95%, 05/13/29 (o) † |
422,112 | 10,033,602 | ||||||
| Southern Co. | ||||||||
| 4.20%, 10/15/60 | 904,524 | 16,046,256 | ||||||
| 4.95%, 01/30/80 | 1,206,030 | 24,410,047 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 12/01/77 † | 542,714 | 11,728,049 | ||||||
| 6.50%, 03/15/85 † | 681,407 | 17,307,738 | ||||||
| 7.12%, 12/15/28 | 1,206,030 | 60,735,671 | ||||||
| Tennessee Valley Authority | ||||||||
| 2.13% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 30 Year+0.94%), 06/01/28 †(a) | 309,347 | 7,439,795 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. 6.25%, 10/15/85 |
1,085,427 | 27,092,258 | ||||||
| 524,608,212 | ||||||||
| Electronic Equipment & Parts: 1.0% | ||||||||
Novanta, Inc. 6.50%, 11/01/28 |
380,912 | 20,942,542 | ||||||
| Food & Tobacco: 3.5% | ||||||||
| CHS, Inc. | ||||||||
| 6.75% (o) | 593,970 | 14,676,999 | ||||||
| 7.10% (o) | 506,532 | 12,617,712 | ||||||
| 7.50% (o) | 624,120 | 15,827,683 | ||||||
| 7.88% (o) † | 647,036 | 16,809,995 | ||||||
| 8.00% (o) † | 370,009 | 10,249,250 | ||||||
| 70,181,639 | ||||||||
| Healthcare Equipment & Supplies: 1.5% | ||||||||
Bruker Corp. 6.38%, 09/01/28 |
83,216 | 30,457,056 | ||||||
| Healthcare Providers & Services: 1.5% | ||||||||
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 6.75%, 02/01/27 |
241,205 | 30,442,483 | ||||||
| Homebuilding / Household Goods: 0.9% | ||||||||
QXO, Inc. 5.50%, 05/15/28 |
346,734 | 19,122,380 | ||||||
| Investment Banking & Investment Services: 1.2% | ||||||||
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| 7.12% (o) † | 350,233 | 7,771,670 | ||||||
| 7.15% (o) | 387,980 | 8,613,156 | ||||||
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. 6.50%, 04/16/26 (o) |
395,337 | 7,222,807 | ||||||
| 23,607,633 | ||||||||
| Multiline Utilities: 2.8% | ||||||||
| Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 40 |
| Number of Shares |
Value | |||||||
| Multiline Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
| 8.86% 07/01/79 †(a) | 422,112 | $ | 10,742,750 | |||||
| CMS Energy Corp. | ||||||||
| 5.88%, 10/15/78 † | 337,687 | 7,648,610 | ||||||
| 5.88%, 03/01/79 † | 759,799 | 17,589,347 | ||||||
Sempra 5.75%, 07/01/79 |
913,569 | 20,199,011 | ||||||
| 56,179,718 | ||||||||
| Natural Gas Utilities: 0.4% | ||||||||
Spire, Inc. 5.90% (o) † |
301,509 | 7,230,186 | ||||||
| Office Equipment: 0.4% | ||||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 6.70%, 03/07/43 |
421,415 | 8,592,652 | ||||||
| Oil & Gas: 0.5% | ||||||||
NGL Energy Partners LP 11.14% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+7.47%) (o)(a) |
379,416 | 9,098,396 | ||||||
| Oil & Gas Related Equipment and Srvices: 0.5% | ||||||||
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. 6.25%, 11/01/85 |
446,201 | 10,949,772 | ||||||
| Professional & Commercial Services: 0.3% | ||||||||
BIP Bermuda Holdings I Ltd. 5.12%, 01/21/27 (o) |
361,810 | 5,980,719 | ||||||
| Real Estate Operations: 0.6% | ||||||||
Brookfield Property Preferred LP 6.25%, 07/26/81 |
809,365 | 12,545,157 | ||||||
| Residential & Commercial REITs: 17.0% | ||||||||
| AGNC Investment Corp. | ||||||||
| 8.75% (o) | 416,081 | 10,501,884 | ||||||
| 8.86% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+4.96%) (o)(a) | 693,467 | 17,017,680 | ||||||
| 9.16% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.25%) (o) †(a) | 485,426 | 12,140,504 | ||||||
| 9.28% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.37%) (o) †(a) | 391,961 | 9,900,935 | ||||||
| Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | ||||||||
| 8.09% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+4.43%) (o) †(a) | 512,563 | 12,778,196 | ||||||
| 8.88%, 09/30/30 (o) † | 331,659 | 8,619,817 | ||||||
| 8.91% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.25%) (o) †(a) | 533,668 | 13,645,891 | ||||||
| 8.92% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.25%) (o)(a) | 868,343 | 22,108,013 | ||||||
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. 6.25% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.44%), 10/12/26 (o) †(a) |
342,030 | 7,442,573 | ||||||
| Chimera Investment Corp. | ||||||||
| 8.69% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.00%) (o) †(a) | 313,568 | 6,688,406 | ||||||
| 9.74% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+6.05%) (o)(a) | 391,961 | 9,113,093 | ||||||
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| Number of Shares |
Value | |||||||
| Residential & Commercial REITs (continued) | ||||||||
| 5.20% (o) | 416,081 | $ | 8,517,178 | |||||
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | ||||||||
| 5.62%, 08/01/42 | 422,112 | 6,758,013 | ||||||
| 6.25%, 02/01/46 | 301,509 | 5,276,408 | ||||||
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. 7.50% (o) † |
311,398 | 6,642,119 | ||||||
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. 4.75%, 11/16/26 (o) † |
512,563 | 7,949,852 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. 5.25% (o) † |
315,498 | 6,515,034 | ||||||
MFA Financial, Inc. 9.27% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.61%) (o)(a) |
331,659 | 7,568,458 | ||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 6.75%, 08/24/26 (o) |
301,509 | 5,568,871 | ||||||
| Public Storage | ||||||||
| 3.88% (o) | 340,706 | 5,257,094 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 06/16/26 (o) | 1,252,823 | 19,958,645 | ||||||
| 4.10%, 01/13/27 (o) | 301,509 | 4,902,536 | ||||||
| 4.62% (o) | 681,407 | 12,606,029 | ||||||
| 4.70% (o) | 312,120 | 5,824,159 | ||||||
| 4.88% (o) † | 381,346 | 7,363,791 | ||||||
| 5.05% (o) | 361,810 | 7,294,090 | ||||||
| 5.15% (o) † | 337,687 | 6,973,237 | ||||||
| 5.60% (o) † | 343,720 | 7,857,439 | ||||||
| Rithm Capital Corp. | ||||||||
| 7.00% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+6.22%), 11/15/26 (o) (a) | 560,804 | 13,812,603 | ||||||
| 9.08% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.23%) (o)(a) | 479,519 | 11,925,638 | ||||||
| 9.75% (Term SOFR USD 3 Month+5.90%) (o) †(a) | 339,497 | 8,677,543 | ||||||
RLJ Lodging Trust 1.95% (o) † |
388,342 | 9,669,716 | ||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp. 7.62% 07/27/27 (o) †(a) |
306,333 | 7,217,206 | ||||||
UMH Properties, Inc. 6.38% (o) |
388,221 | 8,470,982 | ||||||
| Vornado Realty Trust | ||||||||
| 4.45%, 09/22/26 (o) † | 361,810 | 5,155,792 | ||||||
| 5.25% (o) † | 747,138 | 12,645,899 | ||||||
| 5.40% (o) | 361,810 | 6,393,183 | ||||||
| 346,758,507 | ||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.6% | ||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. 7.50%, 03/15/28 † |
895,478 | 52,188,458 | ||||||
| Software & IT Services: 9.0% | ||||||||
| Strategy, Inc. | ||||||||
| 8.00% (o) | 419,669 | 33,053,131 | ||||||
| 10.00% (o) † | 753,015 | 66,465,969 | ||||||
| 10.50% (o) † | 844,554 | 83,437,712 | ||||||
| 182,956,812 | ||||||||
| Telecommunications Services: 10.0% | ||||||||
| AT&T, Inc. | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Telecommunications Services (continued) | ||||||||
| 4.75% (o) | 2,110,554 | $ | 40,142,737 | |||||
| 5.00% (o) † | 1,447,238 | 29,147,374 | ||||||
| 5.35%, 11/01/66 | 1,594,977 | 35,520,138 | ||||||
| Qwest Corp. | ||||||||
| 6.50%, 09/01/56 | 1,178,897 | 22,139,686 | ||||||
| 6.75%, 06/15/57 | 795,982 | 15,123,658 | ||||||
| Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 09/30/26 (o) | 832,160 | 15,852,648 | ||||||
| 6.62%, 03/31/26 (o) | 506,532 | 10,545,996 | ||||||
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | ||||||||
| 5.50%, 03/01/70 | 483,377 | 11,335,190 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 06/01/70 | 476,140 | 11,027,402 | ||||||
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| Telecommunications Services (continued) | ||||||||
| 6.25%, 09/01/69 | 474,575 | $ | 11,888,104 | |||||
| 202,722,933 | ||||||||
| Total Preferred Securities (Cost: $1,986,316,374) | 2,024,434,205 | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 4.8% | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund: 4.8% (Cost: $97,300,456) | ||||||||
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 3.80%(b) | 97,300,456 | 97,300,456 | ||||||
| Total Investments: 104.6% (Cost: $2,083,616,830) | 2,121,734,661 | |||||||
| Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.6)% | (93,222,580) | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 2,028,512,081 | ||||||
Definitions:
| IPP | Independent power producer |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| USD | United States Dollar |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Variable rate security — the rate shown is as of 12/31/25 |
| (b) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| (o) | Perpetual Maturity — the date shown, if applicable, is the next call date |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $144,990,489. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities * | $ | 2,024,434,205 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,024,434,205 | ||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 97,300,456 | — | — | 97,300,456 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 2,121,734,661 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,121,734,661 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| AA-BB CLO ETF | BDC Income ETF | China Bond ETF | CLO ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 149,789,684 | $ | 1,610,705,515 | $ | 17,978,496 | $ | 1,306,639,388 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | — | 288,549,931 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash | 380,060 | — | 59,106 | 10,980,072 | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | — | — | 131,423 | — | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities sold | — | 11,206,460 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Shares of beneficial interest sold | — | 11,325,104 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 1,869,808 | 12,459,160 | 236,189 | 14,263,997 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | — | — | 635 | — | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | — | — | 83 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 152,039,552 | 1,934,246,170 | 18,405,932 | 1,331,883,457 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Total return swap contracts, at value | — | 6,852,783 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | — | — | — | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | — | 11,325,104 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | — | 288,549,931 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | 58,202 | 546,729 | 387 | 397,228 | ||||||||||||
| Due to custodian | — | 20,868,902 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | — | 9,396 | 1,861 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | — | — | 59,198 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | — | 46,301 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 58,202 | 328,199,146 | 61,446 | 7,397,228 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 151,981,350 | $ | 1,606,047,024 | $ | 18,344,486 | $ | 1,324,486,229 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 3,000,000 | 113,450,000 | 800,000 | 25,100,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 50.66 | $ | 14.16 | $ | 22.93 | $ | 52.77 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 151,974,697 | $ | 1,886,081,573 | $ | 18,239,435 | $ | 1,322,075,046 | ||||||||
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | 6,653 | (280,034,549 | ) | 105,051 | 2,411,183 | |||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 151,981,350 | $ | 1,606,047,024 | $ | 18,344,486 | $ | 1,324,486,229 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | — | $ | 441,105,337 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 149,779,207 | $ | 1,736,344,432 | $ | 17,634,291 | $ | 1,304,481,795 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | — | $ | 288,549,931 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 132,251 | $ | — | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| International High Yield Bond ETF | J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | Mortgage REIT Income ETF | Office and Commercial REIT ETF | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 47,049,753 | $ | 4,123,732,199 | $ | 377,474,791 | $ | 1,841,115 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | 571,687 | 10,336,646 | 58,177,789 | 24,846 | ||||||||||||
| Cash | 50,046 | 19,253,821 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | 354,899 | 1,712,967 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities sold | 73,995 | 23,017,543 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Shares of beneficial interest sold | — | — | 1,577,977 | — | ||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 837,405 | 83,408,216 | 7,568,845 | 8,975 | ||||||||||||
| Federal and State income taxes | — | — | — | 187 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | — | 20,229 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | — | 40,439 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 48,937,785 | 4,261,522,060 | 444,799,402 | 1,875,123 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | — | 41,235,984 | 1,550,516 | — | ||||||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | 571,687 | 10,336,646 | 58,177,789 | 24,846 | ||||||||||||
| Due to Adviser | 16,426 | 862,792 | 123,993 | 810 | ||||||||||||
| Due to custodian | — | — | 7,792,184 | 15,395 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 33,385 | 362,301 | 16,359 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | — | 289,433 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued foreign taxes | — | 1,219,882 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Accrued interest | 36 | 1,021 | 1,179 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 621,534 | 54,308,059 | 67,662,020 | 41,051 | ||||||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 48,316,251 | $ | 4,207,214,001 | $ | 377,137,382 | $ | 1,834,072 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 2,200,000 | 163,022,682 | 35,850,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 21.96 | $ | 25.81 | $ | 10.52 | $ | 36.68 | ||||||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 66,762,835 | $ | 4,606,493,320 | $ | 558,313,056 | $ | 2,156,799 | ||||||||
| Total distributable loss | (18,446,584 | ) | (399,279,319 | ) | (181,175,674 | ) | (322,727 | ) | ||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 48,316,251 | $ | 4,207,214,001 | $ | 377,137,382 | $ | 1,834,072 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | 547,900 | $ | 9,873,846 | $ | 102,807,817 | $ | 388,144 | ||||||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 46,519,025 | $ | 3,971,317,952 | $ | 386,890,375 | $ | 2,012,362 | ||||||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | 571,687 | $ | 10,336,646 | $ | 58,177,789 | $ | 24,846 | ||||||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | 353,688 | $ | 1,709,679 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 44 |
VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | ||||
| Assets: | ||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 2,024,434,205 | ||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | 97,300,456 | |||
| Receivables: | ||||
| Investment securities sold | 46,682,543 | |||
| Shares of beneficial interest sold | 31,858,157 | |||
| Dividends and interest | 6,122,080 | |||
| Federal and State income taxes | 25,478 | |||
| Total assets | 2,206,422,919 | |||
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Payables: | ||||
| Investment securities purchased | 49,247,448 | |||
| Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | 29,092,155 | |||
| Collateral for securities loaned | 97,300,456 | |||
| Due to Adviser | 690,859 | |||
| Due to custodian | 1,542,691 | |||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 36,282 | |||
| Accrued interest | 947 | |||
| Total liabilities | 177,910,838 | |||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 2,028,512,081 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 115,050,000 | |||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 17.63 | ||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 2,250,457,219 | ||
| Total distributable loss | (221,945,138 | ) | ||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 2,028,512,081 | ||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | 144,990,489 | ||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 1,986,316,374 | ||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | 97,300,456 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| AA-BB CLO ETF | BDC Income ETF | China Bond ETF | CLO ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | $ | — | $ | 129,868,630 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Interest | 8,050,269 | 13,339,084 | 409,910 | 65,032,718 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | — | 4,217,456 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total income | 8,050,269 | 147,425,170 | 409,910 | 65,032,718 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 505,803 | 6,190,323 | 75,061 | 4,178,564 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | — | — | 57,642 | — | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | — | — | 22,204 | — | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | — | — | 11,058 | — | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | — | — | 1,028 | — | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | — | — | 2,319 | — | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | — | — | 1,146 | — | ||||||||||||
| Interest | — | 233,268 | — | 760 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 227 | 1,585 | 250 | 243 | ||||||||||||
| Other | — | — | 781 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 506,030 | 6,425,176 | 171,489 | 4,179,567 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | — | — | (77,413 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Net expenses | 506,030 | 6,425,176 | 94,076 | 4,179,567 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 7,544,239 | 140,999,994 | 315,834 | 60,853,151 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments | 187,649 | (27,925,526 | ) | (403,784 | ) | 575,411 | ||||||||||
| In-kind redemptions | — | 23,891,105 | — | 288,491 | ||||||||||||
| Capital gain distributions from investment companies | — | 612,573 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Swap contracts | — | (35,409,974 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | — | — | 8,594 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 187,649 | (38,831,822 | ) | (395,190 | ) | 863,902 | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments | (415,434 | ) | (181,251,632 | ) | 1,112,179 | (1,756,759 | ) | |||||||||
| Swap contracts | — | (6,937,639 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | — | — | 16,865 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (415,434 | ) | (188,189,271 | ) | 1,129,044 | (1,756,759 | ) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 7,316,454 | $ | (86,021,099 | ) | $ | 1,049,688 | $ | 59,960,294 | |||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 46 |
VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| International High Yield Bond ETF | J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | Mortgage REIT Income ETF | Office and Commercial REIT ETF | |||||||||||||
| Income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,446,934 | $ | 58,912 | ||||||||
| Interest | 2,080,899 | 225,542,110 | 18,846 | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Securities lending income | 8,384 | 22,923 | 308,360 | 240 | ||||||||||||
| Net foreign taxes withheld | (1,697 | ) | (5,614,306 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
| Total income | 2,087,586 | 219,950,727 | 33,774,140 | 59,253 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees | 145,593 | 8,997,145 | 1,253,276 | 11,140 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | — | 71,480 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | — | 698,886 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Reports to shareholders | — | 338,281 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | — | 159,828 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Exchange listing fees | — | 1,841 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | — | 33,757 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 143 | 58,986 | 83,009 | — | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 234 | 254 | 1,020 | 301 | ||||||||||||
| Other | — | 47,143 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 145,970 | 10,407,601 | 1,337,305 | 11,441 | ||||||||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | — | (351,534 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net expenses | 145,970 | 10,056,067 | 1,337,305 | 11,441 | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 1,941,616 | 209,894,660 | 32,436,835 | 47,812 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments (1) | (32,787 | ) | (74,806,657 | ) | (18,262,190 | ) | (149,727 | ) | ||||||||
| In-kind redemptions | (171,637 | ) | 331,638 | 2,453,415 | 218,380 | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 6,218 | (34,875 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (198,206 | ) | (74,509,894 | ) | (15,808,775 | ) | 68,653 | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments (2) | 2,204,574 | 396,129,509 | 19,906,335 | (331,772 | ) | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 13,798 | 3,571,591 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,218,372 | 399,701,100 | 19,906,335 | (331,772 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 3,961,782 | $ | 535,085,866 | $ | 36,534,395 | $ | (215,307 | ) | |||||||
| (1) Net of foreign taxes | $ | — | $ | (680,282 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| (2) Net change in accrued foreign taxes | $ | — | $ | (781,418 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 47 |
VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | ||||
| Income: | ||||
| Dividends | $ | 130,831,311 | ||
| Interest | 164,423 | |||
| Securities lending income | 1,195,240 | |||
| Net foreign taxes reclaimed | 9,983 | |||
| Total income | 132,200,957 | |||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Management fees | 7,558,351 | |||
| Interest | 21,351 | |||
| Taxes | 476 | |||
| Total expenses | 7,580,178 | |||
| Net investment income | 124,620,779 | |||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
| Investments | (41,905,489 | ) | ||
| In-kind redemptions | 47,318,882 | |||
| Net realized gain | 5,413,393 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
| Investments | 31,520,429 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 31,520,429 | |||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 161,554,601 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 48 |
VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| AA-BB CLO ETF | ||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | |||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 7,544,239 | $ | 895,028 | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 187,649 | (61 | ) | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (415,434 | ) | 425,912 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 7,316,454 | 1,320,879 | ||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (7,740,860 | ) | (889,820 | ) | ||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 106,733,286 | 60,300,171 | ||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (15,058,760 | ) | — | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 91,674,526 | 60,300,171 | ||||||
| Total increase in net assets | 91,250,120 | 60,731,230 | ||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 60,731,230 | — | ||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 151,981,350 | $ | 60,731,230 | ||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||
| Shares sold | 2,100,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| Shares redeemed | (300,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Net increase | 1,800,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| (a) | For the period September 25, 2024 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
| 49 |
VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| BDC Income ETF | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | Year Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 140,999,994 | $ | 100,277,252 | $ | 89,851,157 | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (38,831,822 | ) | (6,033,853 | ) | 3,724,610 | |||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (188,189,271 | ) | 2,207,977 | 93,198,589 | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (86,021,099 | ) | 96,451,376 | 186,774,356 | ||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (98,652,381 | ) | (100,652,127 | ) | (89,851,157 | ) | ||||||
| Return of capital | (71,762,469 | ) | (534,358 | ) | (187,793 | ) | ||||||
| Total distributions | (170,414,850 | ) | (101,186,485 | ) | (90,038,950 | ) | ||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 726,385,774 | 382,193,690 | 510,600,418 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (233,150,090 | ) | (92,553,027 | ) | (100,247,033 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 493,235,684 | 289,640,663 | 410,353,385 | |||||||||
| Total increase in net assets | 236,799,735 | 284,905,554 | 507,088,791 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 1,369,247,289 | 1,084,341,735 | 577,252,944 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 1,606,047,024 | $ | 1,369,247,289 | $ | 1,084,341,735 | ||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 46,750,000 | 22,925,000 | 31,825,000 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (15,850,000 | ) | (5,550,000 | ) | (6,350,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase | 30,900,000 | 17,375,000 | 25,475,000 | |||||||||
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| China Bond ETF | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | Year Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 315,834 | $ | 311,579 | $ | 765,062 | ||||||
| Net realized loss | (395,190 | ) | (383,568 | ) | (3,361,989 | ) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,129,044 | 554,868 | 1,766,414 | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,049,688 | 482,879 | (830,513 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (139,605 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Return of capital | (176,385 | ) | (312,780 | ) | (1,040,340 | ) | ||||||
| Total distributions | (315,990 | ) | (312,780 | ) | (1,040,340 | ) | ||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | — | — | 2,165,020 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (4,383,302 | ) | (2,252,117 | ) | (19,651,805 | ) | ||||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions | (4,383,302 | ) | (2,252,117 | ) | (17,486,785 | ) | ||||||
| Total decrease in net assets | (3,649,604 | ) | (2,082,018 | ) | (19,357,638 | ) | ||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 21,994,090 | 24,076,108 | 43,433,746 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 18,344,486 | $ | 21,994,090 | $ | 24,076,108 | ||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | — | — | 100,000 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (200,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | (900,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net decrease | (200,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | ||||||
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The Period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| CLO ETF | ||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 60,853,151 | $ | 28,689,042 | ||||
| Net realized gain | 863,902 | 2,167,982 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,756,759 | ) | 1,575,429 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 59,960,294 | 32,432,453 | ||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (61,868,570 | ) | (30,616,070 | ) | ||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 739,475,963 | 570,662,000 | ||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (204,748,242 | ) | (15,684,333 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 534,727,721 | 554,977,667 | ||||||
| Total increase in net assets | 532,819,445 | 556,794,050 | ||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 791,666,784 | 234,872,734 | ||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 1,324,486,229 | $ | 791,666,784 | ||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||
| Shares sold | 14,000,000 | 10,800,000 | ||||||
| Shares redeemed | (3,900,000 | ) | (300,000 | ) | ||||
| Net increase | 10,100,000 | 10,500,000 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| International High Yield Bond ETF | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | Year Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 1,941,616 | $ | 929,861 | $ | 2,207,379 | ||||||
| Net realized loss | (198,206 | ) | (730,316 | ) | (5,090,301 | ) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,218,372 | 1,240,408 | 5,490,598 | |||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 3,961,782 | 1,439,953 | 2,607,676 | |||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (2,039,590 | ) | (762,590 | ) | (1,811,747 | ) | ||||||
| Return of capital | — | (190,340 | ) | (464,333 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | (2,039,590 | ) | (952,930 | ) | (2,276,080 | ) | ||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 28,017,187 | — | — | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (4,240,867 | ) | (8,297,285 | ) | (35,962,025 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 23,776,320 | (8,297,285 | ) | (35,962,025 | ) | |||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 25,698,512 | (7,810,262 | ) | (35,630,429 | ) | |||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 22,617,739 | 30,428,001 | 66,058,430 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 48,316,251 | $ | 22,617,739 | $ | 30,428,001 | ||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,300,000 | — | — | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (200,000 | ) | (400,000 | ) | (1,800,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 1,100,000 | (400,000 | ) | (1,800,000 | ) | |||||||
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The Period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | Year Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 209,894,660 | $ | 116,610,026 | $ | 190,687,135 | ||||||
| Net realized loss | (74,509,894 | ) | (80,348,331 | ) | (239,448,468 | ) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 399,701,100 | 2,685,881 | 72,095,992 | |||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 535,085,866 | 38,947,576 | 23,334,659 | |||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (144,597,007 | ) | — | (74,799,534 | ) | |||||||
| Return of capital | (63,717,700 | ) | (116,685,317 | ) | (116,037,962 | ) | ||||||
| Total distributions | (208,314,707 | ) | (116,685,317 | ) | (190,837,496 | ) | ||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 1,475,817,740 | 115,993,004 | 362,831,748 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (185,928,158 | ) | (226,378,184 | ) | (640,998,130 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 1,289,889,582 | (110,385,180 | ) | (278,166,382 | ) | |||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,616,660,741 | (188,122,921 | ) | (445,669,219 | ) | |||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 2,590,553,260 | 2,778,676,181 | 3,224,345,400 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 4,207,214,001 | $ | 2,590,553,260 | $ | 2,778,676,181 | ||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 59,300,000 | 4,600,000 | 14,400,000 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (7,900,000 | ) | (9,400,000 | ) | (26,300,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) | 51,400,000 | (4,800,000 | ) | (11,900,000 | ) | |||||||
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The Period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Mortgage REIT Income ETF | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | Year Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 32,436,835 | $ | 20,146,343 | $ | 23,290,638 | ||||||
| Net realized loss | (15,808,775 | ) | (25,273,187 | ) | (17,394,242 | ) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 19,906,335 | 24,541,341 | 9,541,624 | |||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 36,534,395 | 19,414,497 | 15,438,020 | |||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (31,969,592 | ) | (18,288,440 | ) | (23,290,638 | ) | ||||||
| Return of capital | (9,106,273 | ) | (5,850,010 | ) | (2,175,757 | ) | ||||||
| Total distributions | (41,075,865 | ) | (24,138,450 | ) | (25,466,395 | ) | ||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 122,637,333 | 50,849,592 | 98,094,333 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (28,937,585 | ) | (14,189,073 | ) | (21,455,897 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 93,699,748 | 36,660,519 | 76,638,436 | |||||||||
| Total increase in net assets | 89,158,278 | 31,936,566 | 66,610,061 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 287,979,104 | 256,042,538 | 189,432,477 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 377,137,382 | $ | 287,979,104 | $ | 256,042,538 | ||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 11,400,000 | 4,450,000 | 8,650,000 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (2,700,000 | ) | (1,250,000 | ) | (1,900,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase | 8,700,000 | 3,200,000 | 6,750,000 | |||||||||
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | ||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 47,812 | $ | 38,992 | ||||
| Net realized gain | 68,653 | 105,793 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (331,772 | ) | 32,329 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (215,307 | ) | 177,114 | |||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (53,922 | ) | (34,588 | ) | ||||
| Return of capital | (49,934 | ) | (22,379 | ) | ||||
| Total distributions | (103,856 | ) | (56,967 | ) | ||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 2,050,001 | 1,659,528 | ||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (2,047,087 | ) | (786,927 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 2,914 | 872,601 | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (316,249 | ) | 992,748 | |||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 2,150,321 | 1,157,573 | ||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 1,834,072 | $ | 2,150,321 | ||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||
| Shares sold | 50,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Shares redeemed | (50,000 | ) | (20,000 | ) | ||||
| Net increase | — | 20,000 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Period Ended December 31, 2024(a) | Year Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 124,620,779 | $ | 87,260,197 | $ | 99,354,821 | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 5,413,393 | (81,947,165 | ) | (31,324,978 | ) | |||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 31,520,429 | 118,561,865 | (4,235,878 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 161,554,601 | 123,874,897 | 63,793,965 | |||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (130,217,130 | ) | (108,632,645 | ) | (103,210,465 | ) | ||||||
| Share transactions*: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 493,740,702 | 380,527,666 | 610,528,274 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (397,617,918 | ) | (82,936,239 | ) | (42,538,023 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 96,122,784 | 297,591,427 | 567,990,251 | |||||||||
| Total increase in net assets | 127,460,255 | 312,833,679 | 528,573,751 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of period | 1,901,051,826 | 1,588,218,147 | 1,059,644,396 | |||||||||
| Net Assets, end of period | $ | 2,028,512,081 | $ | 1,901,051,826 | $ | 1,588,218,147 | ||||||
| *Transactions in capital shares: | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 28,050,000 | 21,450,000 | 35,350,000 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (23,150,000 | ) | (4,650,000 | ) | (2,500,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase | 4,900,000 | 16,800,000 | 32,850,000 | |||||||||
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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For a share outstanding throughout each period:
| (a) | For the period September 25, 2024 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Annualized |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| (d) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (e) | The ratios presented do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses from the Fund’s investment in underlying funds. |
| (f) | Periods after April 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure. |
| (g) | Annualized |
| (h) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| (d) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (e) | Annualized |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | For the period June 22, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Annualized |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Periods after April 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure. |
| (e) | Annualized |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Annualized |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Periods after April 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure. |
| (e) | Annualized |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each period:
| (a) | For the period September 20, 2023 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2023. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Annualized |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to December 31. The period includes activity from May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. |
| (b) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Periods after April 30, 2021 reflect a unitary management fee structure. |
| (e) | Annualized |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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December 31, 2025
Note 1—Fund Organization
VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and offers multiple investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust. These financial statements relate only to the investment portfolios listed in the diversification table below (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds.
| Fund | Diversification Classification |
| AA-BB CLO ETF (“AA-BB CLO”) | Non-Diversified |
| BDC Income ETF (“BDC Income”) | Diversified |
| China Bond ETF (“China Bond”) | Non-Diversified |
| CLO ETF (“CLO”) | Non-Diversified |
| International High Yield Bond ETF (“International High Yield”) | Diversified |
| J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (“J.P. Morgan EM”) | Non-Diversified |
| Mortgage REIT Income ETF (“Mortgage REIT”) | Non-Diversified |
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF (“Office and Commercial REIT”) | Non-Diversified |
| Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (“Preferred Securities”) | Non-Diversified |
Each Fund’s investment objective, except for AA-BB CLO ETF and CLO ETF, is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of its index which are listed in the table below.
The AA-BB CLO ETF and CLO ETF are actively managed exchange-traded funds that seek capital preservation and current income by primarily investing in investment-grade debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The China Bond, International High Yield, and J.P. Morgan EM funds expect to use a sampling approach in seeking to achieve their objectives. Sampling means that the Adviser uses quantitative analysis to select bonds and other securities that represent a sample of securities in the index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. The number of securities in each Fund will be based upon several factors, including asset size of the Fund. The Adviser generally expects each Fund to hold less than the total number of securities in the index, but reserves the right to hold as many securities as it believes necessary to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. China Bond seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in RMB bonds through Bond Connect. BDC Income, Mortgage REIT, Office and Commercial REIT and Preferred Securities each seek to achieve their investment objective through a portfolio of securities in substantially the same weighting as their index. BDC Income may invest in swaps and other types of derivative instruments that have investment exposure to BDCs, including swaps on the benchmark index and/or swaps on the components that comprise the benchmark index. BDC Income may also invest in exchange-traded notes.
Van Eck Associates Corp. (“VEAC”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds, except for BDC Income. Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (“VEARA”) serves as the investment adviser to BDC Income. VEAC and VEARA are collectively referred to as the “Adviser”. PineBridge Investments LLC (“PineBridge” or the “Sub-Adviser”) is a Sub-Adviser for the AA-BB CLO ETF and CLO ETF. On December 30, 2025, PineBridge was acquired by MetLife, Inc. (“MetLife”) and is now part of MetLife Investment Management, the institutional
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 1—Fund Organization (continued)
asset management business of MetLife. There have been no changes to the investment staff of PineBridge that provide services to the Funds, as well as to each Fund’s portfolio managers, investment philosophy or principal investment strategies and risks, in connection with the transaction.
Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.
The following summarizes the Funds’ significant accounting policies.
A. Security Valuation
The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis, which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the closing price on the markets in which the securities trade. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included on NASDAQ and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Debt securities are valued on the basis of evaluated prices furnished by an independent pricing service or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date and or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Swap contracts are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or model prices and the net
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A. Security Valuation (continued)
change in value, if any, is regarded as an unrealized gain or loss and is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as valuation designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with the requirements. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee of the Adviser convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes they do not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.
Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.
A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Funds’ investments are located in the Schedule of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.
B. Federal Income Taxes
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
C. Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly by each fund (except BDC Income, Mortgage REIT, and Office and Commercial REIT which are declared and paid quarterly). Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. Income dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, are determined in accordance with U.S. income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP, due to recharacterization for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions that exceed earnings and profit for tax purposes are reported for tax purposes as a return of capital. A portion of a dividend may be reclassified as a tax return of capital upon the final determination of the Fund’s taxable income which can only be determined after the Fund’s fiscal year end.
D. Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day as quoted by one or more sources. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Foreign denominated income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized
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(continued)
Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
D. Currency Translation (continued)
gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed in the financial statements. Such amounts are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations.
E. Restricted Securities
The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included in the Schedules of Investments.
F. Use of Derivative Instruments
The Funds may invest in derivative instruments. A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. Derivative instruments may be privately negotiated contracts (often referred to as OTC derivatives) or they may be listed and traded on an exchange. Derivative contracts may involve future commitments to purchase or sell financial instruments or commodities at specified terms on a specified date, or to exchange interest payment streams or currencies based on a notional or contractual amount. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. The use of derivative instruments also involves the risk of loss if the investment adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency prices. Investments in derivative instruments also include the risk of default by the counterparty, the risk that the investment may not be liquid and the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. Details of this disclosure are found below as well as in the Schedule of Investments.
Total Return Swaps
The BDC Income ETF enters into total return swaps in order take a “long” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset. The Fund is subject to market price volatility of the underlying referenced asset. A total return swap involves commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, group of securities or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Documentation governing the Fund’s swap transactions may contain provisions for early termination of a swap in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels set forth in the documentation (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s counterparty has the right to terminate the swap and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated swap transaction. The total return swap position held by the Fund at December 31, 2025 is reflected in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the BDC Income ETF held total return swap contracts with average monthly notional amount of $349,694,648.
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F. Use of Derivative Instruments (continued)
At December 31, 2025, the BDC Income ETF held the following derivatives:
| Liabilities Derivatives | ||||
| Equity Risk | ||||
| BDC Income | ||||
| Swap contracts1 | $ | 6,852,783 | ||
1 Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Total return swap contracts, at value
The impact of transactions in derivative instruments during the year ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:
| Equity Risk | ||||
| BDC Income | ||||
| Realized loss: | ||||
| Swap contracts1 | $ | (35,409,974 | ) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | ||||
| Swap contracts2 | (6,937,639 | ) | ||
1 Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts
2 Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts
G. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of offset in those agreements allows the Funds to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may receive cash and or securities as collateral for securities lending. In general, collateral received exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present securities lending assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash collateral received for securities lending held in the form of money market fund investments, if any, at December 31, 2025 is presented in the Schedules of Investments and in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is disclosed in Note 9 (Securities Lending).
The table below presents both gross and net information about the derivative instruments eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities subject to a master netting or similar agreements, as well as financial collateral received or pledged (including cash collateral) as of December 31, 2025. The total amount of collateral reported, if any, is limited to the net amounts of financial assets and liabilities presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the respective financial instruments. In general, collateral received or pledged exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments.
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(continued)
Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
G. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (continued)
| Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | Financial Instruments and Cash Collateral Received | Net Amount | ||||||
| BDC Income | ||||||||||
| Total return swap contracts | $6,852,783 | $— | $6,852,783 | $— | $6,852,783 |
H. Segment Reporting
The Funds’ Chief Financial Officer and the Funds’ Treasurer act as the Funds’ chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that each Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that each Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, with a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Adviser. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.
I. Other
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date.
The Funds earn interest income on uninvested cash balances held at the custodian bank. Such amounts, if any, are presented as interest income in the Statements of Operations.
The character of distributions received from certain investments may be comprised of net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital. It is the Funds’ policy to estimate the character of distributions received from these investments based on historical data if actual amounts are not available. After each calendar year end, these investments report the actual tax character of distributions. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts are reflected in the Funds’ records in the year in which they are reported by adjusting the related cost basis of investments, capital gains and income, as necessary.
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.
Note 3—Investment Management and Other Agreements
The Adviser receives a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Funds listed in the table below utilize a unitary management fee structure where the Adviser will pay all Fund expenses, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses. The unitary management fee rates for the year ended December 31, 2025 are as follows:
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| Fund | Management Fees | |||
| AA-BB CLO ETF | 0.45 | % | ||
| BDC Income | 0.40 | |||
| CLO ETF | 0.36 | * | ||
| International High Yield | 0.40 | |||
| Mortgage REIT | 0.40 | |||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | 0.50 | |||
| Preferred Securities | 0.40 | |||
*Prior to September 8, 2025 the management fee rate was 0.40%
For the Funds listed below, the management fee rates and expense limitations for the year ended December 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Fund | Management Fees | Expense Limitations | ||||||
| China Bond | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 0.27 | 0.30 | ||||||
The Adviser has agreed, until at least May 1, 2026, to waive management fees and assume expenses to prevent each Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding their expense limitations.
Refer to the Statements of Operations for amounts assumed by the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2025.
In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.
Note 4—Capital Share Transactions
As of December 31, 2025, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed at their net asset value per share only through certain authorized broker-dealers (“Authorized Participants”) in blocks of shares (“Creation Units”).
The consideration for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind contribution or distribution of securities constituting the Funds’ underlying index (“Deposit Securities”) plus a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Cash may also be substituted in an amount equivalent to the value of certain Deposit Securities, generally as a result of market circumstances, or when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, or are not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant. The Funds may issue Creation Units in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including, for the benefit of the Funds, a requirement to maintain cash collateral on deposit at the custodian equal to at least 115% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities.
Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay transaction fees directly to the transfer agent. In addition, the Funds may impose variable fees on the purchase or redemption of Creation
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(continued)
Note 4—Capital Share Transactions (continued)
Units for cash, or on transactions effected outside the clearing process, to defray certain transaction costs. These variable fees, if any, are reflected in share transactions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 5—Investments
For the year ended December 31, 2025, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments and in-kind capital share transactions) and the purchases and sales of investments resulting from in-kind capital share transactions (excluding short-term investments and U.S. government obligations) were as follows:
| In-Kind Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||||
| Fund | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||||
| AA-BB CLO ETF | $ | 128,385,533 | $ | 50,655,368 | $ | 5,007,295 | $ | — | ||||||||
| BDC Income | 504,893,774 | 342,394,722 | — | 231,787,387 | ||||||||||||
| China Bond | 8,478,213 | 9,763,284 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| CLO ETF | 845,461,593 | 402,530,399 | 80,530,909 | 89,226,817 | ||||||||||||
| International High Yield | 14,675,131 | 12,869,269 | 25,321,142 | 4,239,388 | ||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 1,512,502,310 | 837,620,250 | 632,604,126 | 99,489,401 | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | 64,326,648 | 65,902,846 | 122,588,508 | 29,290,560 | ||||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | 282,515 | 1,239,221 | 2,049,633 | 1,093,211 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities | 586,343,450 | 573,427,496 | 478,443,203 | 392,572,010 | ||||||||||||
Note 6—Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2025, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified tax cost, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments owned were as follows:
| Fund | Tax Cost of Investments | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
| AA-BB CLO ETF | $ | 149,779,206 | $ | 445,143 | $ | (434,665 | ) | $ | 10,478 | |||||||
| BDC Income | 2,040,725,421 | 31,960,694 | (173,430,669 | ) | (141,469,975 | ) | ||||||||||
| China Bond | 17,634,291 | 534,990 | (190,785 | ) | 344,205 | |||||||||||
| CLO ETF | 1,304,481,795 | 2,430,610 | (273,017 | ) | 2,157,593 | |||||||||||
| International High Yield | 47,161,232 | 1,552,707 | (1,092,499 | ) | 460,208 | |||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 4,059,931,445 | 228,128,740 | (153,991,340 | ) | 74,137,400 | |||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | 455,642,055 | 20,962,300 | (40,951,775 | ) | (19,989,475 | ) | ||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | 2,045,879 | 31,873 | (211,791 | ) | (179,918 | ) | ||||||||||
| Preferred Securities | 2,104,969,312 | 116,233,083 | (99,467,734 | ) | 16,765,349 | |||||||||||
As of December 31, 2025, the components of total distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis, for each Fund, were as follows:
| Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income | (Accumulated Capital Losses^)/ Undistributed Capital Gains | Post-October Losses Deferred* | Other Temporary Differences | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
| AA-BB CLO ETF | $ | 961 | $ | – | $ | (4,786 | ) | $ | – | $ | 10,478 | $ | 6,653 | |||||||||||
| BDC Income | – | (138,555,179 | ) | – | 6,843,387 | (148,322,758 | ) | (280,034,550 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| China Bond | – | (241,464 | ) | – | (1,861 | ) | 348,376 | 105,051 | ||||||||||||||||
| CLO ETF | 64,021 | 189,569 | – | – | 2,157,593 | 2,411,183 | ||||||||||||||||||
| International High Yield | 46,240 | (18,924,621 | ) | – | (33,695 | ) | 465,492 | (18,446,584 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | – | (486,143,199 | ) | (5,038,200 | ) | 17,667,607 | 74,234,473 | (399,279,319 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | – | (163,494,982 | ) | – | 2,308,787 | (19,989,475 | ) | (181,175,670 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income | (Accumulated Capital Losses^)/ Undistributed Capital Gains | Post-October Losses Deferred* | Other Temporary Differences | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | $ | – | $ | (145,615 | ) | $ | – | $ | 2,806 | $ | (179,918 | ) | $ | (322,727 | ) | |||||||||
| Preferred Securities | 2,391,180 | (240,641,667 | ) | – | (460,000 | ) | 16,765,349 | (221,945,138 | ) | |||||||||||||||
^ These accumulated capital losses are available to offset future capital gains and have an unlimited expiration.
* Post-October losses represent certain ordinary, specified and/or capital losses incurred after October 31, 2025. These losses are deemed to arise on the first day of the funds’ next taxable year.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders was as follows:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fund | Ordinary Income* | Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | Ordinary Income* | Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | ||||||||||||||||||
| AA-BB CLO ETF | $ | 7,740,860 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 889,820 | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||||||
| BDC Income | 98,652,381 | – | 71,762,469 | 100,652,127 | – | 534,358 | ||||||||||||||||||
| China Bond | 139,605 | – | 176,385 | – | – | 312,780 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CLO ETF | 61,171,503 | 697,067 | – | 30,059,570 | 556,500 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| International High Yield | 2,039,590 | – | – | 762,590 | – | 190,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 144,597,007 | – | 63,717,700 | – | – | 116,685,317 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | 31,969,592 | – | 9,106,273 | 18,288,440 | – | 5,850,010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | 53,922 | – | 49,934 | 34,093 | 495 | 22,379 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities | 130,217,130 | – | – | 108,632,645 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
*Includes short-term capital gains (if any)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment of in-kind redemptions, the Funds incurred differences that affected total distributable earnings (loss) and aggregate paid in capital by the amounts in the table below. Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
| Fund | Increase (Decrease) in Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | Increase (Decrease) in Aggregate Paid in Capital | ||||||
| BDC Income | $ | (19,525,179 | ) | $ | 19,525,179 | |||
| CLO ETF | (288,491 | ) | 288,491 | |||||
| International High Yield | 171,632 | (171,632 | ) | |||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 6,217,862 | (6,217,862 | ) | |||||
| Mortgage REIT | (1,764,890 | ) | 1,764,890 | |||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | (215,311 | ) | 215,311 | |||||
| Preferred Securities | (42,515,034 | ) | 42,515,034 | |||||
Realized gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments and other foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities result in permanent book to tax differences, which may affect the tax character of distributions and undistributed net investment income at the end of the Funds’ fiscal year and may result in a tax return of capital.
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(continued)
Note 6—Income Taxes (continued)
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for all open tax years. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. However, the Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.
The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2025 the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
Investments in China:
China generally imposes withholding tax (“WHT”) at a rate of 10% (which may be reduced by the double taxation agreement/arrangement) on interest income derived by nonresidents in the Chinese corporate bond market, including Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“QFII”), Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“RQFIIs”) and investors in the China Bond Connect Program.
On November 7, 2018, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) issued guidance (Circular 108) clarifying that nonresidents (including QFIIs, and RQFIIs) are exempted from withholding income tax and value added tax (“VAT”) with respect to bond interest income derived in the Chinese domestic bond market from November 7, 2018 to November 6, 2021. On November 26, 2021, the PRC Ministry of Finance and PRC State Taxation Administration (“STA”) jointly issued Caishui [2021] No. 34 (“Circular 34”) to formally extend the tax exemption period provided in Circular 108 to December 31, 2025. On January 15, 2026, STA [2026] No.5, extended the Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) and VAT exemption treatment for the foreign institutions’ bond interest income derived from their investment into the domestic bond market of Mainland China from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027.
Additionally, under the PRC Corporate Income Tax regime, China also imposes WHT at a rate of 10% (subject to treaty relief) on PRC-sourced capital gains derived by nonresident enterprises, provided that the nonresident enterprises (i) do not have places of business, establishments or permanent establishments in the PRC; and (ii) are not PRC tax resident enterprises. However, capital gains derived by a nonresident pursuant to an RQFII license and investments through the China Bond Connect Program from the transfer of bonds issued by PRC entities are considered to be non PRC-sourced and therefore not subject to WHT.
PRC rules for taxation of RQFIIs (and QFIIs) and investment through the China Bond Connect Program are evolving and future tax guidance issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation and/or PRC Ministry of Finance may apply retroactively regarding the tax treatment of capital gains derived from the transfer of Chinese bonds by nonresidents, even if such rules are adverse to China Bond and J.P. Morgan EM and their shareholders. If the PRC tax authorities were to issue differing formal guidance or tax rules regarding capital gains from Chinese Bonds to RQFIIs, which is the former sub-adviser in this case, and begin collecting capital gains tax, China Bond could be subject to a tax liability via the former sub-adviser. If the PRC tax authorities were to issue differing formal guidance or tax rules regarding capital gains from Chinese Bond investments made through the Bond Connect Program, and begin collecting capital gains tax, China Bond and J.P. Morgan EM could be subject to a tax liability. The impact of any such tax liability on the return for China Bond and J.P. Morgan EM could be substantial.
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2023-09”) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances income tax disclosures, including providing specific information regarding income taxes paid. The new
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disclosures are effective for funds with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Management has determined that no additional disclosures are required for the Funds included in this report, since the Funds pay no federal income taxes and have immaterial amounts of state, local and foreign taxes.
Note 7—Principal Risks
Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds (See Note 1) and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. The Funds may purchase securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse economic developments and political conflicts, or natural or other disasters.
The Funds (except BDC Income, China Bond, Mortgage REIT, Office and Commercial REIT and Preferred Securities) may directly or indirectly invest in non-investment grade securities, often referred to as “junk bonds.” Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. These high yield securities may involve greater risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. government bonds and other high quality fixed-income securities. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations. Moreover, high yield securities may be less liquid to the extent that there is no established retail secondary market. These Funds may not be able to sell bonds at desired prices and large purchases or sales of certain high-yield bond issues may cause substantial fluctuations in share price, yield and total return.
The AA-BB CLO and CLO assets are concentrated in CLO securities, organized as trusts or other special purpose vehicles that are typically collateralized by a pool of loans which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may individually be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans, and including “covenant lite” loans, which have few or no financial maintenance covenants. CLOs include both the economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments. The degree of such risk will generally correspond to the specific tranche in which the Funds are invested. The Funds invest primarily in investment grade-rated tranches of CLOs; however, the rating does not constitute a guarantee of credit quality and may be downgraded, and in stressed market environments it is possible that even senior CLO debt tranches could experience losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and the disappearance of the subordinated/ equity tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as negative market sentiment with respect to CLO securities as an asset class. The Funds’ portfolio managers may not be able to accurately predict how specific CLOs or the portfolio of underlying loans for such CLO securities will react to changes or stresses in the market, including changes in interest rates. The most common risks associated with investing in CLO securities are liquidity risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, call risk, and the risk of default of the underlying asset. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction of income received from floating rate securities held by a Fund and may adversely affect the value of a Fund’s shares. Generally, floating rate securities carry lower yields than fixed notes of the same maturity.
BDC Income invests in business development companies which generally invest in less mature private companies or thinly traded U.S. public companies which involve greater risk than well-established publicly traded companies. BDC Income may invest in total return swap agreements that provide economic exposure to the investment returns of underlying BDC companies. The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Derivative
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 7—Principal Risks (continued)
strategies often involve leverage, which may exaggerate a loss, potentially causing the Fund to lose more money than it would have lost had it invested in the underlying security.
China Bond, International High Yield, and J.P. Morgan EM invest in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities may involve a greater degree of risk than investments in domestic securities due to political, economic or social instability. Foreign investments may also be subject to foreign taxes and settlement delays. Since the Funds may have significant investments in foreign debt securities, they may be subject to greater credit and interest risks and greater currency fluctuations than portfolios with significant investments in domestic debt securities. Should the Chinese government impose restrictions on the ability of China Bond to repatriate funds associated with direct investment in bonds issued in the PRC, the Fund may be unable to satisfy distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), and the Fund may therefore be subject to Fund-level U.S. federal taxes.
Should the Chinese government impose restrictions on the ability of China Bond to repatriate funds associated with direct investment in bonds issued in the PRC, the Fund may be unable to satisfy distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), and the Fund may therefore be subject to Fund-level U.S. federal taxes.
Mortgage REIT invests directly in mortgage real estate investment trusts (“mortgage REITs”) and is exposed to the risks specific to the real estate market as well as the risks that relate specifically to the way in which mortgage REITs are organized and operated. Mortgage REITs receive principal and interest payments from the owners of the mortgaged properties. Accordingly, mortgage REITs are subject to the credit risk of the borrowers to whom they extend credit. To the extent that a mortgage REIT invests in mortgage-backed securities, it may be subject to default risk or interest rate risk. Mortgage REIT may invest in mortgage REITs that may trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value.
Office and Commercial REIT invests in office and commercial real estate companies and is exposed to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate, in mortgages or in some combination of the two. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type.
Preferred Securities invests in preferred securities which are essentially contractual obligations that declare distributions but permit the issuer to defer or suspend distributions. For tax purposes, this may require the Fund to account for the distribution that has been deferred or suspended, even though it may not have received this income. Preferred securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will be unable and/or unwilling to make timely distributions of dividends. In addition, preferred securities are subject to interest rate risk. Preferred securities interest rates may move in an inverse direction to that of general interest rates. Preferred Securities may invest directly in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and is exposed to the risk of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate, in mortgages or in some combination of the two. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs may also be subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation.
A more complete description of risks is included in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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Note 8—Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan
The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which the Trustees can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board of Trustees. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds as directed by the Trustees.
A unitary management fee was adopted on May 1, 2021, for BDC Income, International High Yield, Mortgage REIT, and Preferred Securities. For these Funds, the liability for the Plan shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represents amounts accrued through April 30, 2021.
For China Bond and J.P. Morgan EM, the expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations, and the liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. AA-BB CLO ETF, CLO ETF and Office and Commercial REIT ETF commenced operations with a unitary management fee and therefore bear no costs or liabilities relative to the Plan.
Note 9—Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Funds, excluding the AA-BB ETF and the CLO ETF, may lend securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with the securities lending agent. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. Cash collateral is maintained on the Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities, and is not disclosed in the Fund’s Schedules of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the agent on behalf of the Funds. The Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The value of loaned securities and related cash collateral, if any, at December 31, 2025, is presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan and related collateral as of December 31, 2025:
| Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral | Non-Cash Collateral | Total Collateral | ||||||||||||
| BDC Income | $ | 441,105,337 | $ | 288,549,931 | $ | 171,340,115 | $ | 459,890,046 | ||||||||
| International High Yield | 547,900 | 571,687 | 2,993 | 574,680 | ||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 9,873,846 | 10,336,646 | – | 10,336,646 | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | 102,807,817 | 58,177,789 | 48,620,758 | 106,798,547 | ||||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | 388,144 | 24,846 | 381,093 | 405,939 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities | 144,990,489 | 97,300,456 | 52,276,317 | 149,576,773 | ||||||||||||
The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of December 31, 2025:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 9—Securities Lending (continued)
| Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions* in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Fund | Corporate Bonds | Equity Securities | Government Obligations | |||||||||
| BDC Income | $ | – | $ | 288,549,931 | $ | – | ||||||
| International High Yield | 571,687 | – | – | |||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | – | – | 10,336,646 | |||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | – | 58,177,789 | – | |||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | – | 24,846 | – | |||||||||
| Preferred Securities | – | 97,300,456 | – | |||||||||
| * | Remaining contractual maturity: overnight and continuous |
Note 10—Bank Line of Credit
The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “Facility”) to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Funds at the request of the shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. The Funds have agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on the unused but available balance. Interest is charged to the Funds based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:
| Fund | Days Outstanding | Average Daily Loan Balance | Average Interest Rate | |||||||||
| BDC Income | 125 | $ | 11,802,168 | 5.59 | % | |||||||
| CLO ETF | 5 | 962,724 | 5.68 | |||||||||
| International High Yield | 2 | 160,703 | 5.56 | |||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | 85 | 4,353,044 | 5.65 | |||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | 150 | 3,389,736 | 5.57 | |||||||||
| Preferred Securities | 102 | 1,315,511 | 5.64 | |||||||||
Outstanding loan balances as of December 31, 2025, if any, are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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VANECK ETF TRUST
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of VanEck ETF Trust and Shareholders of each of the nine funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (nine of the funds constituting VanEck ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of December 31, 2025, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
| Funds | ||
| VanEck AA-BB CLO ETF (1) | VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (2) | |
| VanEck BDC Income ETF (2) | VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (2) | |
| VanEck China Bond ETF (2) | VanEck Office and Commercial REIT ETF (3) | |
| VanEck CLO ETF (3) | VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (2) | |
| VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (2) | ||
(1) Statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025, and statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the period September 25, 2024 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2024
(2) Statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025, and statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2025, the period May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 and for the year ended April 30, 2024
(3) Statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 and statement of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The financial statements of the Funds (except for VanEck AA-BB CLO ETF, VanEck CLO ETF, and VanEck Office and Commercial REIT ETF) as of and for the year or period ended April 30, 2022, and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on April 30, 2022 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated June 23, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)
financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2025 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 26, 2026
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the VanEck Funds complex since 2022.
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(unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information:
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Total Distribution Per Share | Income Dividends | Foreign Taxes Paid (a) | Total Ordinary Income Dividends | Foreign Source Income as a % of Total Ordinary Income (a) | Long- Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AA-BB CLO ETF | CLOB | Monthly | $3.3477 | $3.3477 | $- | $3.3477 | -% | $- | $- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDC Income | BIZD | Quarterly | 1.6708 | 0.9672 | - | 0.9672 | - | - | 0.7036 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Bond | CBON | Monthly | 0.3796 | 0.1677 | - | 0.1677 | 100.00 | - | 0.2119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLO ETF | CLOI | Monthly | 2.9608 | 2.9329 | - | 2.9329 | - | 0.0279 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International High Yield | IHY | Monthly | 1.1699 | 1.1691 | 0.0008 | 1.1699 | 90.80 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | EMLC | Monthly | 1.5262 | 1.0594 | 0.0461 | 1.1055 | 100.00 | - | 0.4668 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | MORT | Quarterly | 1.3412 | 1.0439 | - | 1.0439 | - | - | 0.2973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | DESK | Quarterly | 1.8920 | 0.9823 | - | 0.9823 | - | - | 0.9097 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities | PFXF | Monthly | 1.1870 | 1.1870 | - | 1.1870 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Percent of Total Ordinary Income Dividends that are QDI Eligible (c) |
Percent of Total Ordinary Income Dividends that are DRD Eligible (d) |
Section 199A QBI as a Percent of Ordinary Income Dividends (e) |
Section 163(j)- Interest Dividends as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (f) |
Qualified Interest Income (QII) as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (g) |
Federal Obligation Interest as a Percentage of the Total Distribution (h) |
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| AA-BB CLO ETF | CLOB | Monthly | - | % | - | % | - | % | 97.67 | % | 3.76 | % | 2.76 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| BDC Income | BIZD | Quarterly | 4.09 | 2.98 | 0.07 | 50.57 | 78.66 | 8.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| China Bond | CBON | Monthly | - | - | - | 100.00 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLO ETF | CLOI | Monthly | - | - | - | 99.98 | 3.88 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International High Yield | IHY | Monthly | - | - | - | 95.60 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan EM | EMLC | Monthly | - | - | - | 100.00 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage REIT | MORT | Quarterly | 2.90 | - | 59.88 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office and Commercial REIT ETF | DESK | Quarterly | 2.61 | - | 78.11 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Securities | PFXF | Monthly | 29.29 | 28.64 | 17.89 | 24.62 | 23.69 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Funds with an amount in these columns have qualified to pass-through foreign taxes and foreign source income to their shareholders. Accordingly, shareholders may include their share of foreign source income on Form 1116 (Form 1118 for corporations) and may either deduct your portion of the taxes in computing your taxable income or take a credit for such taxes against your tax liability. To determine your portion of foreign source income, multiply the dollar amount of your total ordinary dividends by the percentage indicated.
(b) A return of capital is not considered taxable income to shareholders. Shareholders who received these distributions should not include these amounts in taxable income and should treat them as a reduction of the cost basis of the applicable shares upon which these distributions were paid. In order to compute the required adjustment to cost basis, a shareholder should use the more detailed information provided on Form 8937 -Organizational Actions Affecting Basis provided on the funds’ website at www.vaneck.com.
(c) All or a portion of a shareholder’s total ordinary income dividend may be taxed at a reduced capital gains rate rather than the higher marginal tax rates applicable to ordinary income. The amount of a dividend subject to this lower rate is known as Qualified Dividend Income or QDI and is reported in Box 1b of the Form 1099-DIV. Shareholders who received Form 1099-DIV should use the amounts reported to them on Form 1099-DIV when preparing their tax return. To treat a dividend as qualifying for lower rates, shareholders must have held shares on which the dividend was paid for at least 61 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date of the distribution.
(d) QDI information does not apply to shareholders that are corporations for U.S. tax purposes. Corporate shareholders should use the information regarding the Dividends Received Deduction or DRD. This data is being provided to corporate shareholders in order for them to compute their share of dividends qualifying for the DRD for corporations. To determine your share of income eligible for the DRD, multiply the dollar amount of your total ordinary dividends by the percentage indicated.
(e) The Section 199A amount represents the percentage of each Fund’s ordinary income distributions that represent Qualified Business Income (QBI) for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code Section 199A deduction. Section 199A allows a deduction of up to 20% on QBI for non-corporate taxpayers.
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TAX INFORMATION
(unaudited) (continued)
(f) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025 that are eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder. To treat a dividend as interest income, shareholders must have held shares on which the dividend was paid for at least 180 days during the 361-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date of the distribution.
(g) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025 that were considered to be Qualified Interest Income (“QII”) distributions. The QII distributions may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.
(h) Certain states may exempt the portion of dividends derived from assets backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Additionally, AA-BB CLO ETF and CLO ETF paid short-term capital gains of $0.0641 and $0.0070 per share, respectively, that represents Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains (“QSTG”) which may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.
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Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants.
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others
Refer to the financial statements included herein.
Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
Not applicable.
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December 31, 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER |
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| RSX | | | Russia ETF |
| RSXJ | | | Russia Small-Cap ETF |
| 800.826.2333 | vaneck.com |
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Banks: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Sberbank of Russia PJSC *∞ | 46,050,016 | $ | 0 | |||||
| VTB Bank PJSC *∞ | 13,375,470 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Ozon Holdings PLC (ADR) * †∞ | 8,707 | 0 | ||||||
| Energy: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Gazprom PJSC *∞ | 45,772,138 | 0 | ||||||
| LUKOIL PJSC *∞ | 2,063,982 | 0 | ||||||
| Novatek PJSC *∞ | 7,452,940 | 0 | ||||||
| Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC *∞ | 16,922,345 | 0 | ||||||
| Surgutneftegas PAO *∞ | 125,211,510 | 0 | ||||||
| Surgutneftegas PAO (ADR) *∞ | 1,364,815 | 0 | ||||||
| Tatneft PJSC (ADR) *∞ | 3,393,156 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Financial Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC *∞ | 17,946,312 | 0 | ||||||
| Materials: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Alrosa PJSC *∞ | 33,188,190 | 0 | ||||||
| Evraz PLC *∞ | 266,000 | 0 | ||||||
| GMK Norilskiy Nickel PAO *∞ | 52,917,800 | 0 | ||||||
| GMK Norilskiy Nickel PAO (ADR) *∞ | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Novolipetsk Steel PJSC *∞ | 22,272,460 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC *∞ | 705,974 | 0 | ||||||
| PhosAgro PJSC (GDR) ∞ | 13,644 | 0 | ||||||
| Polyus PJSC (GDR) *∞ | 1,155,875 | 0 | ||||||
| Raspadskaya PAO *∞ | 730,890 | 0 | ||||||
| Severstal PAO (GDR) *∞ | 3,405,164 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Media & Entertainment: 0.0% | ||||||||
| VK IPJSC (GDR) *∞ | 2,338,938 | 0 | ||||||
| Telecommunication Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Rostelecom PJSC *∞ | 13,944,591 | 0 | ||||||
Definitions:
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| † | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is 0. |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK RUSSIA ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks * | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||
| Preferred Securities * | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Funds | 32,563,335 | — | — | 32,563,335 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 32,563,335 | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 32,563,335 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
The Adviser has elected to apply a 100% discount for lack of marketability to all Level 3 investments due to the political conditions surrounding Russia. The following tables reconcile the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the year ended December 31, 2025. Transfers in/out of levels are assessed at the beginning of the year (See Note 2):
| Common Stock | ||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 0 | ||
| Realized loss | — | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
| Purchases | — | |||
| Sales | — | |||
| Transfers in/out of level 3 | — | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | 0 | ||
| Preferred Securities | ||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 0 | ||
| Realized loss | — | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
| Purchases | — | |||
| Sales | — | |||
| Transfers in/out of level 3 | — | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | 0 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2025
| Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Banks: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Credit Bank of Moscow PJSC*∞ | 21,005,200 | $ | 0 | |||||
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail: 0.0% | ||||||||
| M.Video PJSC*∞ | 110,194 | 0 | ||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Lenta International Co. PJSC (GDR)*∞ | 263,199 | 0 | ||||||
| Energy: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Sovcomflot PJSC*∞ | 989,960 | 0 | ||||||
| Financial Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| SFI PJSC*∞ | 2,663 | 0 | ||||||
| Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.0% | ||||||||
| NovaBev Group PJSC*∞ | 89,880 | 0 | ||||||
| Materials: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Mechel PJSC*∞ | 438,883 | 0 | ||||||
| Raspadskaya PAO *∞ | 703,205 | 0 | ||||||
| Segezha Group PJSC 144A*∞ | 8,945,900 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Etalon Group PLC (GDR)*∞ | 394,873 | 0 | ||||||
| Gruppa Kompanii Samolyot PAO *∞ | 16,988 | 0 | ||||||
| LSR Group PJSC*∞ | 103,574 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Telecommunication Services: 0.0% | ||||||||
| Sistema AFK PAO*∞ | 6,612,640 | 0 | ||||||
Definitions:
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
Footnotes:
| (a) | The rate shown is the 7-day yield as of 12/31/25. |
| * | Non-income producing |
| ∞ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
| 144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted. These securities have an aggregate value of $0, or 0.0% of net assets. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:
| Level
1 Quoted Prices | Level
2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level
3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
| Common Stocks * | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||
| Preferred Securities * | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | 376,383 | — | — | 376,383 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 376,383 | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 376,383 | ||||||||
| * | See Schedule of Investments for industry sectors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK RUSSIA SMALL-CAP ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(continued)
The Adviser has elected to apply a 100% discount for lack of marketability to all Level 3 investments due to the political conditions surrounding Russia. The following tables reconcile the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the year ended December 31, 2025. Transfers in/out of levels are assessed at the beginning of the year (See Note 2):
| Common Stock | ||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 0 | ||
| Realized loss | (1,603,111 | ) | ||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,603,111 | |||
| Purchases | — | |||
| Sales | — | |||
| Transfers in/out of level 3 | — | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | 0 | ||
| Preferred Securities | ||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 0 | ||
| Realized loss | — | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
| Purchases | — | |||
| Sales | — | |||
| Transfers in/out of level 3 | — | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | 0 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2025
| Russia ETF | Russia Small-Cap ETF | |||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Investments, at value (1) | ||||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (2) | $ | 32,412,663 | $ | 376,383 | ||||
| Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | 150,672 | — | ||||||
| Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4) | 683 | 629 | ||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||
| Due from Adviser | — | 7,541 | ||||||
| Dividends and interest | 83,214 | 2,589 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 776 | 478 | ||||||
| Other assets | 16,140 | 417 | ||||||
| Total assets | 32,664,148 | 388,037 | ||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||
| Collateral for securities loaned | 150,672 | — | ||||||
| Deferred Trustee fees | 263,225 | 5,030 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 78,113 | 42,624 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 492,010 | 47,654 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 32,172,138 | $ | 340,383 | ||||
| Shares outstanding | 95,900,000 | 883,318 | ||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.39 | ||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||
| Aggregate paid-in capital | $ | 3,460,323,422 | $ | 41,603,873 | ||||
| Total distributable loss | (3,428,151,284 | ) | (41,263,490 | ) | ||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 32,172,138 | $ | 340,383 | ||||
| (1) Includes Investment in securities on loan, at market value | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| (2) Cost of investments - Unaffiliated issuers | $ | 1,481,689,399 | $ | 21,485,961 | ||||
| (3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned | $ | 150,672 | $ | — | ||||
| (4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency | $ | 612 | $ | 612 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| Russia ETF | Russia Small-Cap ETF | |||||||
| Income: | ||||||||
| Dividends | $ | 1,352,275 | $ | 729,311 | ||||
| Interest | 18,896 | 698 | ||||||
| Securities lending income | 797 | — | ||||||
| Total income | 1,371,968 | 730,009 | ||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||
| Professional fees | 109,421 | 26,997 | ||||||
| Custody and accounting fees | 30,129 | — | ||||||
| Reports to shareholders | 69,762 | 11,767 | ||||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 24,322 | 1,303 | ||||||
| Insurance | 2,036 | 1,019 | ||||||
| Taxes | 263 | 259 | ||||||
| Other | 921 | 921 | ||||||
| Total expenses | 236,854 | 42,266 | ||||||
| Expenses assumed by the Adviser | — | (38,819 | ) | |||||
| Net expenses | 236,854 | 3,447 | ||||||
| Net investment income | 1,135,114 | 726,562 | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
| Investments | 480 | (1,603,111 | )(a) | |||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 480 | (1,603,111 | ) | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
| Investments | — | 1,603,111 | ||||||
| Foreign currency translations and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | 48 | 43 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 48 | 1,603,154 | ||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 1,135,642 | $ | 726,605 | ||||
(a) Amount represents a realized loss resulting from an issuer bankruptcy. Due to the bankruptcy and share cancellation, no proceeds were received from the issuer.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Russia ETF | Russia Small-Cap ETF | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 1,135,114 | $ | 2,558,164 | $ | 726,562 | $ | 32,699 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 480 | (80,967,925 | ) | (1,603,111 | ) | (157,606 | ) | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 48 | 167,972,420 | 1,603,154 | 2,064,582 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 1,135,642 | 89,562,659 | 726,605 | 1,939,675 | ||||||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable earnings | (1,141,210 | )* | (2,757,442 | ) | (725,027 | ) | (33,046 | ) | ||||||||
| Return of capital | — | (87,014,548 | ) | — | (1,907,869 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total distributions | (1,141,210 | ) | (89,771,990 | ) | (725,027 | ) | (1,940,915 | ) | ||||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (5,568 | ) | (209,331 | ) | 1,578 | (1,240 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 32,177,706 | 32,387,037 | 338,805 | 340,045 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets, end of year | $ | 32,172,138 | $ | 32,177,706 | $ | 340,383 | $ | 338,805 | ||||||||
| * | Refer to Note 1 for distribution information. |
There were no share transactions for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively (See Note 5).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
| Russia ETF | Russia Small-Cap ETF | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 1,135,642 | $ | 726,605 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net (purchases) sales of short term investments | (73,352) | 25,589 | ||||||
| Net realized loss on investments in securities | — | 1,603,111 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | — | (1,603,111) | ||||||
| (Increase) decrease in assets: | ||||||||
| Dividends and interest receivable | 16,749 | (1,364) | ||||||
| Due from Adviser | — | (2,489) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 854 | 53 | ||||||
| Other assets | (3,465) | 780 | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 4,792 | (25,016) | ||||||
| Deferred trustee fees | 27,046 | 506 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,108,266 | 724,664 | ||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Cash distributions paid | (1,141,210) | (a) | (725,027) | |||||
| Net cash used for financing activities | (1,141,210) | (725,027) | ||||||
| Cash Balance | ||||||||
| Net change in cash | (32,944) | (363) | ||||||
| Cash at beginning of year | 33,627 | 992 | ||||||
| Cash at end of year | $ | 683 | $ | 629 | ||||
(a) Refer to Note 1 for distribution information.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (c) | Total Return includes the impact of proceeds from the sale of certain investments, which were previously being fair valued at zero. See Note 2 - Plan of Liquidation for more information. |
| (d) | Effective March 11, 2022, the Adviser implemented a voluntary waiver of its management fee for the Fund (See Note 4). |
| (e) | During the period the Fund incurred significant expenses outside of its expense cap. |
| (f) | Prior to May 1, 2023, the ratio excludes depositary receipt fees in excess of 0.10% of average daily net assets. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each year:
| (a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
| (b) | During the year the Fund received a special dividend. |
| (c) | Returns are not annualized and include adjustments required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and may differ from net asset values and performance reported elsewhere by the Fund. |
| (d) | Total Return includes the impact of proceeds from the sale of certain investments, which were previously being fair valued at zero. See Note 2 - Plan of Liquidation for more information. |
| (e) | Effective March 11, 2022, the Adviser implemented a voluntary waiver of its management fee for the Fund (See Note 4). |
| (f) | During the period the Fund incurred significant expenses outside of its expense cap (See Note 2). |
| (g) | Prior to May 1, 2023, the ratio excludes depositary receipt fees in excess of 0.08% of average daily net assets. |
| (h) | Amount is less than $500,000. |
| (i) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes in-kind transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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VANECK ETF TRUST
December 31, 2025
Note 1—Fund Organization
VanEck ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and offers multiple investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust. These financial statements relate only to the investment portfolios listed in the diversification table below (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser for the Funds.
| Fund | Diversification Classification |
| Russia ETF | Non-Diversified |
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | Non-Diversified |
Prior to the Funds’ plan of liquidation (See Note 2), the Funds sought to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of their index. Effective July 31, 2023, the MVIS Russia Index and the MVIS Russia Small-Cap Index were decommissioned.
The Russia ETF declared a distribution of $0.0119 per share on December 22, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 22, 2025. The distribution was paid to Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) to be distributed to shareholders on December 26, 2025. However, this distribution is currently being held by DTCC pending the issuance of a license to DTCC from the Office of Foreign Assets Control under applicable sanctions regulations relating to Russia authorizing its release. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers with regard to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the unpaid distribution.
The Russia ETF has qualified as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). However, due to the restrictions on the Russia ETF’s ability to pay distributions, the Russia ETF will be unable, unless the restrictions are lifted, to pay the required distributions of its investment company taxable income and realized capital gains, if any. Regulated investment companies are required to annually distribute at least 90% of their investment company taxable income. Unless these restrictions are lifted, the Russia ETF will be unable to meet this requirement and will no longer be qualified as a regulated investment company after certain deadlines have passed. The loss of qualification is likely to result in income tax liability for the Russia ETF and result in economic loss for the shareholders of the Russia ETF.
Note 2— Plan of Liquidation
Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine and the geo-political events that followed have significantly adversely impacted the Funds’ operations since March 2022. The governments of the United States and many other countries imposed economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian governmental, corporate and banking entities. A number of jurisdictions also instituted broad sanctions on Russia, including banning Russia from global payments systems that facilitate cross-border payments. In response, the government of Russia imposed capital controls to restrict movements of capital entering and exiting the country. As a result, the value and liquidity of Russian securities and its currency have experienced significant declines. The Russian securities markets were closed for a period of time and were reopened on March 24, 2022, but significant trading limitations have remained. It remains uncertain how long this will persist.
As a result, the fair value of Russian securities held by the Funds were valued near or at zero since shortly after the invasion and have rendered virtually all of the Funds’ investments in equity securities, including depositary receipts, illiquid.
On September 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the Trustees”) unanimously voted to approve a Plan of Liquidation and Termination of the Funds, contingent on receiving any necessary relief from the SEC. On December 28, 2022, the SEC granted exemptive relief to each Fund permitting them to suspend the right of redemption with respect to shares of each Fund and, if necessary, postpone the date of payment of redemption proceeds with respect to redemption orders received but not yet paid until the Funds complete the liquidation of their portfolios and distribute all of their assets to remaining shareholders. Furthermore, because the Funds have been delisted by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. in connection with the liquidation of the
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VANECK ETF TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 2— Plan of Liquidation (continued)
Funds, the Funds are no longer exchange-traded funds and we do not anticipate that there will be a trading market for your shares. Upon payment of the final liquidating distribution, the Funds will be terminated.
The Funds will not engage in any business or investment activities except for the purposes of winding up their affairs. It is expected that the liquidation of the Funds will take an extended period of time, if circumstances involving Russian securities markets do not improve.
While certain Russian securities held by the Funds have declared dividends, there is no assurance these dividends can be collected by the Funds. As a result, all such dividend receivables related to these Russian securities are valued at $0 as of December 31, 2025.
The Funds may be terminated at any time on a date determined by the Board, even if the Russian securities and depositary receipts have not been sold. Due to the uncertainty involved, there can be no assurance that shareholders will receive any additional liquidating distributions relating to the Russian securities and depositary receipts. The distribution to shareholders of sale proceeds of Russian securities and depositary receipts, if any, will be reduced by expenses related to the sale.
In connection with the Plan of Liquidation, the Funds shall bear the expenses incurred in connection with carrying out liquidation, including, but not limited to, printing and legal expenses, audit and tax services fees, and the expenses of reports to shareholders. All such expenses will be considered extraordinary expenses for purposes of any expense limitation in effect with respect to the Fund.
Refer to the Liquidation FAQ posted on the Funds’ webpages for additional information.
Note 3— Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.
The following summarizes the Funds’ significant accounting policies.
| A. | Security Valuation |
| The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis, which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: | |
| Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. | |
| Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). | |
| Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). | |
| Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the closing price on the markets in which the securities trade. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ |
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Note 3— Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
| A. | Security Valuation (continued) |
| official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included on NASDAQ and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. | |
| The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as valuation designee to perform the Funds’ fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with the requirements. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee of the Adviser convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes they do not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis. | |
| Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments. | |
| The holdings of the Funds at December 31, 2025 are generally restricted from trading and any currency denominated in Rubles cannot be repatriated, therefore the Pricing Committee is currently fair valuing these investments at $0 as represented in the Schedule of Investments and deeming all these holdings as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. | |
| A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Funds’ investments are located in the Schedule of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments. |
| B. | Federal Income Taxes |
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 3— Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
| C. | Distributions to Shareholders |
| In accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Termination, the Funds may make a series of liquidating distributions at various times. Additionally, until termination, each of the Funds may declare taxable distributions of income (if any) and/or net capital gains, (if any after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) to continue to satisfy the Federal income and excise tax distribution requirements for regulated investment companies. See Note 1 for distribution information. |
| D. | Currency Translation |
| Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day as quoted by one or more sources. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Foreign denominated income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed in the financial statements. Such amounts are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities, are recorded as net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations. | |
| Any currency denominated in Rubles cannot be repatriated and such currency was valued at $0 as of December 31, 2025. |
| E. | Restricted Securities |
| The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. |
| F. | Offsetting Assets and Liabilities |
| In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of offset in those agreements allows the Funds to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may receive cash and or securities as collateral for securities lending. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present securities lending assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash collateral received for securities lending in the form of money market fund investments, if any, at December 31, 2025 is presented in the Schedules of Investments and in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral, if any, is disclosed in Note 10 (Securities Lending). |
| G. | Segment Reporting |
| The Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer act as the Funds’ chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. In accordance with the Plan of Liquidation, the Funds will not engage in any business or investment activities except for the purposes of winding up their affairs. Therefore, the CODM has determined that segment reporting is not applicable. |
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Note 3— Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
| H. | Other |
| Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined based on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date. | |
| The Funds earn interest income on uninvested cash balances held at the custodian bank. Such amounts, if any, are presented as interest income in the Statements of Operations. | |
| In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote. |
Note 4— Investment Management and Other Agreements
Prior to March 11, 2022, the Adviser received a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Effective March 11, 2022, the Adviser has implemented a waiver of the Funds’ management fee, which will continue to be in effect while the Funds liquidate. The Adviser may eliminate such management fee waiver in its sole discretion at any time. In addition, the Adviser has temporarily agreed to waive and assume expenses to prevent each Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, depositary receipt fees, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding the expense limitations listed in the table below.
The management fee rates and expense limitations for the year ended December 31, 2025, are as follows:
| Fund | Management Fees | Expense Limitations | ||||||
| Russia ETF | 0.50 | % | 0.62 | % | ||||
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | 0.50 | 0.67 | ||||||
| * | Fee rates reflected are those in effect before voluntary waivers. |
Refer to the Statements of Operations for the amounts assumed by the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2025.
In connection with the Plan of Liquidation (Note 2), the Funds shall bear the expenses incurred in connection with carrying out liquidation, including, but not limited to, printing and legal expenses, audit and tax services fees, and the expenses of reports to shareholders. All such expenses will be considered extraordinary expenses for purposes of any expense limitation in effect with respect to the Fund.
In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor. Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.
Note 5— Capital Share Transactions
As of December 31, 2025, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Since March 2, 2022, VanEck Russia Small-Cap ETF had temporarily suspended new creations of its shares and since March 3, 2022, VanEck Russia ETF had temporarily suspended new creations of its shares. Such suspensions became permanent on December 28, 2022, when the Plan of Liquidation and Termination of the Funds became effective.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 6— Investments
For the year ended December 31, 2025, there were no purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments). One position held by RSXJ was written off due to bankruptcy by the issuer and cancellation of shares. The Fund received no proceeds.
Note 7— Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2025, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments owned were as follows:
| Fund | Tax Cost of Investments | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
| Russia ETF | $ | 1,483,477,710 | $ | – | $ | (1,450,914,375 | ) | $ | (1,450,914,375 | ) | ||||||
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | 22,037,326 | – | (21,660,943 | ) | (21,660,943 | ) | ||||||||||
At December 31, 2025, the components of total distributable earnings (losses) on a tax basis, for each Fund, were as follows:
| Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income | (Accumulated Capital Losses^)/ Undistributed Capital Gains | Other Temporary Differences | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | |||||||||||||||
| Russia ETF | $ | 20,950 | $ | (1,976,994,706 | ) | $ | (263,226 | ) | $ | (1,450,914,302 | ) | $ | (3,428,151,284 | ) | ||||||
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | 2,041 | (19,599,576 | ) | (5,028 | ) | (21,660,927 | ) | (41,263,490 | ) | |||||||||||
| ^ | These accumulated capital losses are available to offset future capital gains and have an unlimited expiration. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Fund | Ordinary Income | Ordinary Income | Return of Capital | |||||||||
| Russia ETF | $ | 1,141,210 | * | $ | 2,757,442 | $ | 87,014,548 | |||||
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | 725,027 | 33,046 | 1,907,869 | |||||||||
| * | Refer to Note 1 for distribution information. |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Russia ETF utilized $480 of its capital loss carryover available from prior years.
Each year, the Funds assess the need for any reclassifications due to permanent book to tax differences that affect distributable earnings (losses) and aggregate paid in capital. Net assets are not affected by these reclassifications. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Funds did not have any reclassifications.
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for all open tax years. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. However, the Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes, if any, on both realized and unrealized appreciation.
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Note 7— Income Taxes (continued)
The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2023-09”) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances income tax disclosures, including providing specific information regarding income taxes paid. The new disclosures are effective for funds with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Management has determined that no additional disclosures are required for the Funds included in this report, since the Funds pay no federal income taxes and have immaterial amounts of state, local and foreign taxes.
Note 8— Principal Risks
Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds (See Note 1) and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. The Funds own securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse economic developments and political conflicts, or natural or other disasters. Additionally, the Funds invest in securities of emerging market issuers, which are exposed to a number of risks that may make these investments volatile in price, difficult to trade, and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets. Political risks may include unstable governments, nationalization, restrictions on foreign ownership, laws that prevent investors from getting their money out of a country, sanctions and investment restrictions, and legal systems that do not protect property risks as well as the laws of the United States.
As a result of the current conditions related to Russian securities and Russian markets as outlined in the Plan of Liquidation (Note 2), the Funds are unable to dispose of the Russian securities in their portfolios, with limited exceptions, and the Funds’ portfolios have become illiquid. It is unknown when current restrictions will be lifted. In the event that it becomes possible to dispose of Russian securities, other market participants may attempt to liquidate holdings at the same time as the Funds, and the Funds may be unable to transact at advantageous times or prices. Russia recently took actions that impact the custody of equity securities of Russian issuers and may be detrimental to a Fund's ability to locate and recover such securities. Russia may continue to take similar actions in the future. Custody issues with respect to Russian securities may ultimately result in losses to a Fund.
A more complete description of risks is included in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Note 9— Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan
The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which a Trustee can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board of Trustees. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds of the Trust as directed by the Trustees.
The expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Note 10— Securities Lending
To generate additional income, each of the Funds may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with the securities lending agent. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the
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VANECK ETF TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
Note 10— Securities Lending (continued)
market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. Cash collateral is maintained on the Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. Non-cash collateral consists of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities, and is not disclosed in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the agent on behalf of the Funds. The Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The value of loaned securities and related cash collateral, if any, at December 31, 2025, is presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities on loan and related collateral as of December 31, 2025:
| Fund | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral | Non-Cash Collateral | Total Collateral | ||||||||||||
| Russia ETF | $ | – | $ | 150,672 | $ | – | $ | 150,672 | ||||||||
The following table presents money market fund investments held as collateral by type of security on loan as of December 31, 2025:
| Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions* in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||||
| Fund | Equity Securities | |||
| Russia ETF | $ | 150,672 | ||
| * | Remaining contractual maturity: overnight and continuous |
Note 11— Subsequent Events
Subsequent to December 31, 2025, State Street Bank and Trust Company, which serves as custodian and provides transfer agency and fund accounting services to the Russia ETF, indicated that, due to certain restrictions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, State Street Bank and Trust Company and its affiliates will no longer process any financial transactions, including distributions for the Russia ETF. The Russia ETF will therefore have no operational mechanism to conduct transactions, pay expenses, or effect distributions to shareholders. Regulated investment companies are required to annually distribute at least 90% of their investment company taxable income. Without the ability to have its financial transactions processed, if the Russia ETF earned investment company taxable income for a particular taxable year, the Russia ETF would be unable to meet this annual distribution requirement and would no longer be qualified as a regulated investment company after certain deadlines have passed. The loss of qualification would likely result in income tax liability for the Russia ETF and result in economic loss for the shareholders of the Russia ETF.
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VANECK ETF TRUST
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of VanEck ETF Trust and Shareholders of VanEck Russia ETF and VanEck Russia Small-Cap ETF
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of VanEck Russia ETF and VanEck Russia Small-Cap ETF (two of the funds constituting VanEck ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 2025, (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2025, the results of each of their operations and each of their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025 and each of the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statement of the Funds as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2021 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 28, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on the financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, due to the Russia invasion of Ukraine, the Board unanimously voted to close and liquidate the Funds, and management is in process of executing its liquidation plan.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 26, 2026
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VANECK ETF TRUST
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the VanEck Funds complex since 2022.
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VANECK ETF TRUST
(unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid and received by shareholders during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information:
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Payable Date | Total Ordinary Income Dividends | Section 163(j)- Interest Dividends as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (a) | Qualified Interest Income (QII) as a % of the Total Ordinary Income Distribution (b) | |||||||||||
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | RSXJ | Annual | $ | 0.8208 | 1.44% | 3.00 | % | |||||||||
| Fund Name | Ticker Symbol | Federal Obligation Interest (c) | ||||
| Russia Small-Cap ETF | RSXJ | 1.53 | % | |||
(a) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025 that are eligible to be treated as interest income for purposes of Section 163(j) and the regulations thereunder. To treat a dividend as interest income, shareholders must have held shares on which the dividend was paid for at least 180 days during the 361-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date of the distribution.
(b) These amounts represent distributions paid during the taxable year ended December 31, 2025 that were considered to be Qualified Interest Income ("QII") distributions. The QII distributions may be exempt from United States withholding tax when distributed to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation.
(c) The interest from Federal obligations represents income derived from assets backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. State law varies as to what percentage of this dividend is exempt from state income tax.
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants.
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others
Refer to the financial statements included herein.
Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
Not applicable.
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| Item 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
| Information included in Item 7. |
| Item 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
| Information included in Item 7. |
| Item 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
| Information included in Item 7. |
| Item 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
| Information included in Item 7. |
| Item 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGER OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 14. | PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
| No material changes. | |
| Item 16. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15 (b)). |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Item 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 19. | EXHIBITS. |
| (a)(1) | The code of ethics is attached as EX-99.CODE ETH |
| (a)(2) | Not applicable. |
| (a)(3) | A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
| (a)(4) | Not applicable. |
| (a)(5) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is furnished as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) VANECK ETF TRUST
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ John J. Crimmins, CFO |
| Date | March 10, 2026 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Jan F. van Eck, CEO |
| Date | March 10, 2026 |
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ John J. Crimmins, CFO |
| Date | March 10, 2026 |
EX-99.CODE ETH
VANECK VIP TRUST
VANECK FUNDS
VANECK ETF TRUST
CODE OF ETHICS FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND
SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
| I. | COVERED OFFICERS/PURPOSE OF THE CODE |
VanEck’s Code of Ethics (this “Code”) for the investment companies within the complex (collectively, “Funds” and each, “Company”) applies to the Company’s Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (the “Covered Officers” each of whom are set forth in Exhibit A) for the purpose of promoting:
| o | honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
| o | full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Company; |
| o | compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; |
| o | the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and |
| o | accountability for adherence to the Code. |
Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.
| II. | COVERED OFFICERS SHOULD HANDLE ETHICALLY ACTUAL AND APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
OVERVIEW. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, the Company. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Company.
Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Company and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Investment Advisers Act”). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Company because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Company. The Company’s and the investment adviser’s compliance programs and procedures are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.
Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Company and the investment adviser of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Company or for the adviser, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the adviser and the Company. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Company and the adviser and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Company. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Funds’ Boards of Directors (“Boards”) that the Covered Officers may also be officers or employees of one or more other investment companies covered by this or other codes.
Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Company.
Each Covered Officer must:
| o | not use his personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Company whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Company; | |
| o | not cause the Company to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit the Company; | |
| o | not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Company to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions; |
There are some conflict of interest situations that should always be discussed with the Compliance Officer if material. Examples of these include:
| o | service as a director on the board of any public or private company; |
| o | the receipt of any non-nominal gifts; |
| o | the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Company has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety. |
| o | any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Company’s service providers, other than its investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof, |
| o | a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Company for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership. |
| III. | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLIANCE |
| o | Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Company; |
| o | Each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company’s directors and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations; |
| o | Each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Funds and the adviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Funds file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; and |
| o | It is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
| IV. | REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
Each Covered Officer must:
| o | report at least annually all affiliations or other relationships related to conflicts of interest that the Company’s Directors and Officers Questionnaire covers; |
| o | upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he has received, read, and understands the Code; |
| o | annually thereafter affirm to the Board that he has complied with the requirements of the Code; |
| o | not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Funds or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith, and |
| o | notify the Compliance Officer promptly if he knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code. |
The Compliance Officer or other designated senior legal officer of the Funds’ investment adviser is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. However, any approvals or waivers sought by the Principal Executive Officer will be considered by the Governance Committee.
The Company will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:
| o | the Compliance Officer or other designated senior legal officer will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him; |
| o | if, after such investigation, the Compliance Officer believes that no violation has occurred, the Compliance Officer is not required to take any further action; |
| o | any matter that the Compliance Officer believes is a violation will be reported to the Committee; |
| o | if the Committee concurs that a violation has occurred, it will inform the Board, which will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer; |
| o | the Committee will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules. |
| V. | OTHER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES |
This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Funds for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Funds, the Funds’ adviser, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Funds’ and their investment adviser’s and principal underwriter’s codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and the adviser’s more detailed policies and procedures set forth in the Van Eck Employee Manual are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.
| VI. | AMENDMENTS |
Any amendments to this Code, other than amendments to Exhibit A, must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Board.
| VII. | CONFIDENTIALITY |
All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the appropriate Board and its counsel.
| VIII. | INTERNAL USE |
The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Funds and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of any Company, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.
EXHIBIT A
COVERED OFFICERS
Jan F. van Eck, Chief Executive Officer, VanEck Funds, VanEck VIP Trust and VanEck ETF Trust
John J. Crimmins, Chief Financial Officer, VanEck Funds, VanEck VIP Trust and VanEck ETF Trust
Exhibit 99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jan F. van Eck, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of VanEck ETF Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows, of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: March 10, 2026 | |
| /s/ Jan F. van Eck | |
| Jan F. van Eck | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
I, John J. Crimmins, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of VanEck ETF Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows, of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: March 10, 2026 | |
| /s/ John J. Crimmins | |
| John J. Crimmins | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
EX99-906CERT
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of VanEck ETF Trust (comprising of Africa Index ETF, Agribusiness ETF, Brazil Small-Cap ETF, ChiNext ETF, CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF, Copper and Green Metals ETF, Digital India ETF, Gold Miners ETF, India Growth Leaders ETF, Indonesia Index ETF, Israel ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF, Low Carbon Energy ETF, Natural Resources ETF, Oil Refiners ETF, Oil Services ETF, Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF, Russia ETF, Russia Small-Cap ETF, Steel ETF, Uranium and Nuclear ETF, Vietnam ETF, AA-BB CLO ETF, CLO ETF, Office and Commercial REIT ETF, BDC Income ETF, China Bond ETF, International High Yield Bond ETF, J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF, Mortgage REIT Income ETF, Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF), do hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
The annual report on Form N-CSR of VanEck ETF Trust for the period ending December 31, 2025 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of VanEck ETF Trust.
| Dated: March 10, 2026 | /s/ Jan F. van Eck |
| Jan F. van Eck | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| VanEck ETF Trust | |
| Dated: March 10, 2026 | /s/ John J. Crimmins |
| John J. Crimmins | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| VanEck ETF Trust |
This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.