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CRAKVanEckINDEX

VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

$64.59+0.51% vs prior close
376852-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes equity securities and depositary receipts of companies in the global oil refining segment. To be initially eligible for the Oil Refiners Index, companies must generate at least 50% of their revenues from crude oil refining. Products of these companies may include gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oil, naphtha, and other petrochemicals. The fund is non-diversified.

CRAK price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateCRAK close
Jul 27, 2026$53.70
Jul 28, 2026$53.35
Jul 29, 2026$54.25
Jul 30, 2026$55.82
Jul 31, 2026$55.24
Aug 3, 2026$54.14
Aug 4, 2026$54.44
Aug 5, 2026$53.36
Aug 6, 2026$54.04
Aug 7, 2026$54.78
Aug 10, 2026$56.00
Aug 11, 2026$57.27
Aug 12, 2026$58.02
Aug 13, 2026$58.44
Aug 14, 2026$59.03
Aug 17, 2026$59.88
Aug 18, 2026$60.10
Aug 19, 2026$60.41
Aug 20, 2026$59.74
Aug 21, 2026$60.99
Aug 24, 2026$60.35
Aug 25, 2026$59.19
Aug 26, 2026$59.32
Aug 27, 2026$59.16
Aug 28, 2026$60.19
Aug 31, 2026$61.41
Sep 1, 2026$62.45
Sep 2, 2026$62.31
Sep 3, 2026$62.77
Sep 4, 2026$63.59
Sep 8, 2026$64.79
Sep 9, 2026$66.30
Sep 10, 2026$65.61
Sep 11, 2026$65.65
Sep 14, 2026$64.45
Sep 15, 2026$65.55
Sep 16, 2026$65.24
Sep 17, 2026$66.46
Sep 18, 2026$65.39
Sep 21, 2026$64.87
Sep 22, 2026$64.03
Sep 23, 2026$64.08
Sep 24, 2026$64.16
Sep 25, 2026$64.20
Sep 28, 2026$64.25
Sep 29, 2026$62.87
Sep 30, 2026$63.34
Oct 1, 2026$63.61
Oct 2, 2026$64.24
Oct 5, 2026$65.05
Oct 6, 2026$65.33
Oct 7, 2026$65.80
Oct 8, 2026$67.34
Oct 9, 2026$66.29
Oct 12, 2026$65.81
Oct 13, 2026$67.94
Oct 14, 2026$68.15
Oct 15, 2026$67.27
Oct 16, 2026$67.34
Oct 19, 2026$66.45
Oct 20, 2026$65.93
Oct 21, 2026$65.83
Oct 22, 2026$64.35
Oct 23, 2026$64.26
Oct 26, 2026$64.59

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$525M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10+$112.1MAug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12+$9.9MOct 19Jul 20Aug 3+$112.1MAug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28+$9.9MOct 19Jul 20+$112.1MAug 17Sep 14+$9.9MOct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 20$22.3M
Jul 27$16.4M
Aug 3$4M
Aug 10−$14.5M
Aug 17$112.1M
Aug 24$70.2M
Aug 31$18.8M
Sep 7$69.3M
Sep 14$24.4M
Sep 21$54.4M
Sep 28$30.3M
Oct 5$0
Oct 12$107M
Oct 19$9.9M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$147M of net inflows over the past month, about 18.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +72.2% so far this year. At 0.61% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLE has a reported fee of 0.09%.

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

$784Massets under management
0.61%expense ratio · $61 per $10,000 a year
+$147Mnet flow, trailing month
647Kavg daily volume, 30 days
25holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed August 20, 2015 · beta 0.11
The book at a glance
MPC+2.9%VLO+1.8%PSX+2.0%MOH-2.1%DINO+3.0%PBF+5.8%DK+5.5%PARR+7.8%CLMT+5.8%0109502.0%MOL3.3%50194.2%NESTE4.7%OMV4.7%PKN5.7%2672502.4%RIGD6.8%TUPRS3.6%50205.4%0967704.1%50211.6%65052.7%GALP4.8%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM9.43%$470.64+2.9%
2VLOVALERO ENERGY8.88%$426.76+1.8%
3PSXPHILLIPS 667.27%$288.85+2.0%
4MOHMOLINA HEALTHCARE2.40%$204.79-2.1%
5DINOHF SINCLAIR5.21%$125.25+3.0%
6PBFPBF ENERGY3.10%$80.55+5.8%
7DKDELEK US HOLDINGS1.65%$78.47+5.5%
8PARRPAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS1.31%$83.17+7.8%
9CLMTCALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP1.30%$52.17+5.8%
10010950S-OIL CORP2.02%———
11MOLMOLTIPLY GROUP SPA3.27%———
125019IDEMITSU KOSAN LTD4.22%———
13NESTENeste Oyj4.65%———
14OMVOMV AG COMMON STOCK EUR 04.70%———
15PKNORLEN SA COMMON STOCK PLN1.255.72%———

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Sector weights

  • Energy100%
  • Energy Minerals98%
  • Other21.66%
  • Producer Manufacturing2%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Energy100%
Energy Minerals98%
Other21.66%
Producer Manufacturing2%

Country weights

  • United States30.78%
  • Other21.66%
  • Japan12.84%
  • Korea, Republic of10.15%
  • Korea (the Republic of)9.43%
  • South Korea9.12%
  • India8.09%
  • Portugal5.72%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States30.78%
Other21.66%
Japan12.84%
Korea, Republic of10.15%
Korea (the Republic of)9.43%
South Korea9.12%
India8.09%
Portugal5.72%
Performance
1 week-2.0%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+17.1%
6 months+35.5%
YTD+72.2%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$10M
1 month+$147M
3 months+$502M
YTD+$659M
1 year+$671M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$10.1MNov+$1MDec+$34.8MJan$0Feb+$38MMar+$14.7MApr+$27.1MMay−$18MJun+$76.8MJul+$171.8MAug+$197.2MSep+$116.9MOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug+$197.2MSep+$116.9MOctNovJanMarMayJul+$197.2M+$116.9MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov$10.1M
Dec$1M
Jan$34.8M
Feb$0
Mar$38M
Apr$14.7M
May$27.1M
Jun−$18M
Jul$76.8M
Aug$171.8M
Sep$197.2M
Oct$116.9M
The risk read
22%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 9.4% of the book; the top ten carry 63%. Spread across 24+ names, it behaves like roughly 19 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
115calls · latest snapshot
14puts · latest snapshot
0.12put/call ratio
353Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
VLO VALERO ENERGY$8M$7M
MPC MARATHON PETROLEUM$3M$4M
PSX PHILLIPS 66$3M$2M
PBF PBF ENERGY$2M$2M
CLMT CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP$891,571$872,543

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

The case against CRAK

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat CRAK on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-58bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-58bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-57bp on fee · 41× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-57bp on fee · 30× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-57bp on fee · 24× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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