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SMOTVanEckINDEX

VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF

$39.95-0.07% vs prior close
344152-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 is comprised of small- and medium-capitalization companies as defined by Morningstar, that Morningstar determines have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors. It is non-diversified.

SMOT price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSMOT close
Sep 28, 2026$37.86
Sep 29, 2026$37.77
Sep 30, 2026$37.47
Oct 1, 2026$37.45
Oct 2, 2026$37.64
Oct 5, 2026$37.98
Oct 6, 2026$37.98
Oct 7, 2026$37.60
Oct 8, 2026$37.85
Oct 9, 2026$37.97
Oct 12, 2026$38.12
Oct 13, 2026$38.24
Oct 14, 2026$38.32
Oct 15, 2026$39.18
Oct 16, 2026$39.07
Oct 19, 2026$38.96
Oct 20, 2026$39.61
Oct 21, 2026$39.48
Oct 22, 2026$40.33
Oct 23, 2026$39.98
Oct 26, 2026$39.95

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$3M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1−$950KOct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15Oct 19Oct 21$0Oct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1−$950KOct 6Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19$0Oct 23Sep 23Oct 1−$950KOct 9Oct 19$0Oct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$0
Sep 24$0
Sep 25$0
Sep 28$0
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$0
Oct 2−$950K
Oct 5−$950K
Oct 6$0
Oct 7−$950K
Oct 8−$950K
Oct 9$950K
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$0
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$0
Oct 19$0
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$3M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +10.4% so far this year. At 0.49% a year it is not the cheapest way in — RSP has a reported fee of 0.20%.

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

$321Massets under management
0.49%expense ratio · $49 per $10,000 a year
−$3Mnet flow, trailing month
23Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed October 6, 2022 · beta 0.70
The book at a glance
BDX-1.3%EL+0.1%LW-0.3%VLTO-0.9%DVN+0.5%AMCR+0.2%MAS-0.7%BFB-1.6%CI-0.4%TRU-2.3%GEHC+0.7%ELV-2.0%GPN-1.2%NOC+2.5%ZBH-1.1%LYB+1.4%CE+0.8%KHC-0.3%MDLZ-1.3%OMC-3.4%DD-0.2%AYI+0.0%XYZ-2.5%HSY-0.8%HII+2.5%SBAC+0.6%LHX+2.5%HRL-0.5%ALGN-1.5%EMN+1.2%CNH-2.1%SARO+3.0%BMRN-0.4%COO-0.1%LAD-3.0%POR-1.0%TEX-0.5%THC+0.2%AN-0.5%ZBRA-0.6%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BDXBECTON DICKINSON &1.60%$196.39-1.3%
2ELESTEE LAUDER1.50%$108.82+0.1%
3LWLAMB WESTON HOLDINGS1.55%$53.67-0.3%
4VLTOVERALTO CORP1.51%$103.35-0.9%
5DVNDEVON ENERGY1.41%$51.64+0.5%
6AMCRAMCOR1.45%$46.19+0.2%
7MASMASCO1.46%$75.51-0.7%
8BFBBrown-Forman BF-B1.47%$28.95-1.6%
9CICIGNA GROUP1.46%$305.78-0.4%
10TRUTRANSUNION1.47%$79.62-2.3%
11GEHCGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES1.39%$71.98+0.7%
12ELVELEVANCE HEALTH1.44%$431.32-2.0%
13GPNGLOBAL PAYMENTS1.46%$81.86-1.2%
14NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN1.36%$565.41+2.5%
15ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS1.41%$97.44-1.1%

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Sector weights

  • Consumer Cyclical21.89%
  • Technology17.64%
  • Finance12.5%
  • Electronic Technology12.06%
  • Producer Manufacturing11.9%
  • Retail Trade10.98%
  • Industrials10.69%
  • Financial Services10.47%
  • Technology Services10.03%
  • Healthcare9.47%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Consumer Cyclical21.89%
Technology17.64%
Finance12.5%
Electronic Technology12.06%
Producer Manufacturing11.9%
Retail Trade10.98%
Industrials10.69%
Financial Services10.47%
Technology Services10.03%
Healthcare9.47%

Country weights

  • United States99.92%
  • Cash0.08%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States99.92%
Cash0.08%
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month+4.6%
3 months+2.2%
6 months+8.0%
YTD+10.4%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month−$3M
3 months−$14M
YTD−$68M
1 year−$77M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Nov−$8.1MDec−$8.4MJan−$9.3MFeb−$11.4MMar−$11.8MApr$0May−$5.7MJun−$11.8MJul−$8.2MAug+$1.4MSep−$2.9MOctNovDecJanFebMar−$11.8MAprMayJunJulAugSep−$2.9MOctNovJanMar−$11.8MMayJul−$2.9MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov$0
Dec−$8.1M
Jan−$8.4M
Feb−$9.3M
Mar−$11.4M
Apr−$11.8M
May$0
Jun−$5.7M
Jul−$11.8M
Aug−$8.2M
Sep$1.4M
Oct−$2.9M
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.6% of the book; the top ten carry 15%. Spread across 109+ names, it behaves like roughly 97 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
14Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
XYZ Block$2M$4M
DOW DOW$2M$3M
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV$3M$2M
CCL CARNIVAL$3M$2M
TEAM ATLASSIAN$2M$2M

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

The case against SMOT

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-46bp on fee · 127× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-46bp on fee · 57× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-45bp on fee · 101× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-45bp on fee · 74× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-45bp on fee · 58× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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