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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
Jul 27, 2026$39.60
Jul 28, 2026$40.48
Jul 29, 2026$40.23
Jul 30, 2026$39.95
Jul 31, 2026$39.54
Aug 3, 2026$40.01
Aug 4, 2026$40.78
Aug 5, 2026$40.66
Aug 6, 2026$40.32
Aug 7, 2026$40.77
Aug 10, 2026$40.84
Aug 11, 2026$40.94
Aug 12, 2026$40.84
Aug 13, 2026$41.19
Aug 14, 2026$41.27
Aug 17, 2026$40.77
Aug 18, 2026$40.53
Aug 19, 2026$41.09
Aug 20, 2026$40.86
Aug 21, 2026$41.27
Aug 24, 2026$41.19
Aug 25, 2026$41.02
Aug 26, 2026$40.99
Aug 27, 2026$40.92
Aug 28, 2026$40.80
Aug 31, 2026$40.60
Sep 1, 2026$40.08
Sep 2, 2026$40.52
Sep 3, 2026$40.63
Sep 4, 2026$40.43
Sep 8, 2026$39.73
Sep 9, 2026$39.40
Sep 10, 2026$39.07
Sep 11, 2026$39.22
Sep 14, 2026$39.25
Sep 15, 2026$39.09
Sep 16, 2026$38.73
Sep 17, 2026$38.75
Sep 18, 2026$38.45
Sep 21, 2026$38.49
Sep 22, 2026$38.65
Sep 23, 2026$38.28
Sep 24, 2026$37.96
Sep 25, 2026$38.18
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

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$14M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7+$53.6MSep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12$0Oct 19Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31+$53.6MSep 14Sep 28$0Oct 19Jul 20Aug 17+$53.6MSep 14$0Oct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 20$0
Jul 27−$4M
Aug 3−$2M
Aug 10−$2M
Aug 17−$3.1M
Aug 24−$1M
Aug 31$0
Sep 7$0
Sep 14$53.6M
Sep 21−$52.3M
Sep 28−$950K
Oct 5−$1.9M
Oct 12$0
Oct 19$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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