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GFA
VanEck Global Fallen Angel High Yield Bond UCITS ETF

Fund Description

The VanEck Global Fallen Angel High Yield Bond UCITS ETF is a straightforward way to profit from the well-known anomaly of Fallen Angels – investment grade bonds that have been downgraded to high yield. They are often oversold due to restrictions placed on institutional investors and tend to outperform the broad High Yield sector, while on average having higher credit quality.

  • A history of outperformance versus the high-yield bond universe1
  • Take advantage of a market anomaly
  • Currently higher average credit quality than ordinary high-yield issuers
  • Diversification across countries and sectors
  • Issued in USD, GBP, EUR and CAD
  • Currently amongst the lowest total expense ratios in UCITS Fallen Angel ETFs (0.4%)


1Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future performance. Risk factors: Foreign Currency Risk, Emerging Markets Risk, High Yield Securities Risk



Underlying Index

ICE Global Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained Index

Fund Details
 

  • Fund Ticker

    GFA

  • Management Company

    VanEck Asset Management B.V.

  • Custodian

    State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited

  • Domicile

    Ireland

  • UCITS Compliant

    Yes

  • Index Ticker

    HWCF

  • Index Provider

    ICE Data Indices, LLC

  • Rebalance Frequency

    Monthly
1The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of all ETFs is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. Investors should not expect to buy or sell ETF shares at NAV.

2The date the fund was launched prior to quotation on the stock exchange.

 
as of 01 Jun 2023

  • NAV1

    57.72

  • Shares Outstanding

    600,000

  • Number of Holdings

    332

  • Base Currency

    USD

  • Net Assets

    $34.6M

  • Product Structure

    Physical (Optimized)

  • Income Treatment

    Reinvestment

  • Distribution Frequency

    None

  • Total Expense Ratio

    0.40%

  • SFDR Classification

    Article 6
  • Fact Sheet
  • Fund Holiday Calendar

Fundamentals3
as of 01 Jun 2023

  • Yield to Worst

    7.81%

  • Yield to Maturity

    7.86%

  • Effective Duration (yrs)

    4.46

  • Years to Maturity

    7.23

  • Modified Duration (yrs)

    4.52

  • Coupon

    4.76%
3These figures represent averages. Yield to Worst measures the lowest of either yield-to-maturity or yield-to-call date on every possible call date. Yield to Maturity is the annualized return on a bond held to maturity. Effective Duration measures a bond's sensitivity to interest rate changes that reflects the change in a bond's price given a change in yield. This duration measure is appropriate for bonds with embedded options. Modified Duration measures a bond's sensitivity to interest rate changes that reflects the change in a bond's price given a change in yield. Spread Duration measures a bond's price sensitivity to a 100 basis point change to its option-adjusted spread. As the rate of the Treasury security in the option-adjusted spread increases, the rate of the option-adjusted spread also increases. Years to Maturity is the period of time for which a financial instrument remains outstanding. Maturity refers to a finite time period at the end of which the financial instrument will cease to exist and the principal is repaid. Coupon is measured by weighting the coupon of each bond by its relative size in the portfolio. Coupons are fixed percentages paid on a fixed-income security on an annual basis. Averages are market weighted. The Coupon and Yield to Worst do not represent the performance of the Fund. These statistics do not take into account fees and expenses associated with investments of the Fund.

Trading Information as of 01 Jun 2023

Deutsche
Börse
EUR
Exchange Ticker GFEA
ISIN IE00BF540Z61
SEDOL --
Bloomberg GFEA GY
Reuters (RIC) GFEA.DE
Valor 40992308
Bloomberg iNAV GFAEUIV
Reuters iNAV GFAEURINAV=IHSM
WKN A2JEMG
Trading Currency EUR
Last Traded Price 53.82
Day's Move 0.01
Volume 55
30 Day Volume 252
VWAP Volume 55

NAVs as of 01 Jun 2023

Base
Currency 		NAV Daily
Change
NAV 		YTD
Change
NAV 		NAV Price
History 		Total
Expense
Ratio
GFA USD $57.72 $0.17 / +0.30% +1.74%
0.40

Performance History* (%)

View All ETFs View All Indices
  1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR ETF INCEPTION
ETF 0.27 -0.97 3.26 1.36 4.66 3.26 -- 3.15
HWCF (Index) 0.24 -0.94 3.53 1.41 4.90 3.32 4.98 3.21
Performance differential (ETF – Index) 0.03 -0.03 -0.27 -0.05 -0.24 -0.06 -- -0.06
  1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR ETF INCEPTION
ETF 1.12 2.97 2.97 -4.34 6.32 3.22 -- 3.14
HWCF (Index) 1.09 3.28 3.28 -4.12 6.64 3.26 5.32 3.21
Performance differential (ETF – Index) 0.03 -0.31 -0.31 -0.22 -0.32 -0.04 -- -0.07
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
ETF -- 13.15 16.41 2.76 -12.96
HWCF (Index) -3.50 14.10 14.76 3.36 -12.96

Past performance does not predict future returns.

ETF returns not available if there is less than one year’s performance data.

*Periods greater than one year are annualised.

Investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal. You must read the Prospectus and

KID

before investing, which are available at the Document section of the fund on www.vaneck.com.

ETF performance: Current performance may be lower or higher than average annual returns shown. Discrete performance shows 12-month performance for each of the last 10 years where available. E.g. '1st year' shows the most recent of these 12-month periods and '2nd year' shows the previous 12 month period and so on.

Performance data for the Irish domiciled ETFs is displayed on a Net Asset Value basis, in Base Currency terms, with net income reinvested, net of fees. Brokerage or transaction fees will apply.

Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

Index performance: Performance quoted represents past performance of the underlying Index. An index performance is not illustrative of the Product's performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index: indices are not securities in which investments can be made.
For more information on the Index performance, please consult the Index Provider´s website.

ICE Data Indices, LLC and its affiliates (“ICE Data”) indices and related information, the name "ICE Data", and related trademarks, are intellectual property licensed from ICE Data, and may not be copied, used, or distributed without ICE Data's prior written approval. VanEck Global Fallen Angel High Yield Bond UCITS ETF has not been passed on as to its legality or suitability, and is not regulated, issued, endorsed, sold, guaranteed, or promoted by ICE Data.

ICE DATA MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE NYSE ARCA GOLD MINERS INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. IN NO EVENT SHALL ICE DATA HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ICE Data Indices, LLC and its affiliates (“ICE Data”) indices and related information, the name "ICE Data", and related trademarks, are intellectual property licensed from ICE Data, and may not be copied, used, or distributed without ICE Data's prior written approval. The Fund have not been passed on as to its legality or suitability, and is not regulated, issued, endorsed, sold, guaranteed, or promoted by ICE Data.

Market Makers

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 30 Apr 2023 View All Holdings »

Total Holdings: 360
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Holding Name Coupon Maturity
Composite
Rating
Country
Currency
 % of Net
Assets
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS 3.150 01 Oct 2026 BB- Israel USD 1.3552
PETROLEOS MEXICANOS 7.690 23 Jan 2050 BB- Mexico USD 1.3220
NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD 4.345 17 Sep 2027 BBB- Japan USD 1.1809
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 6.875 15 Nov 2028 BB United States USD 1.1220
NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD 4.810 17 Sep 2030 BBB- Japan USD 1.0715
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 8.750 15 Mar 2032 BB United States USD 1.0538
VODAFONE GROUP PLC 7.000 04 Apr 2079 BB+ United Kingdom USD 0.9837
FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO LLC 4.535 06 Mar 2025 BB United States GBP 0.9494
VODAFONE GROUP PLC 4.875 03 Oct 2078 BB+ United Kingdom GBP 0.8762
INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 5.017 26 Jun 2024 BB+ Italy USD 0.8445
Top 10 Total (%) 10.7592
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 30 Apr 2023

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    United States

    40.44
  • ■

    Mexico

    9.79
  • ■

    United Kingdom

    6.70
  • ■

    Italy

    6.35
  • ■

    France

    5.51
  • ■

    Germany

    4.52
  • ■

    Colombia

    3.61
  • ■

    Brazil

    3.10
  • ■

    Israel

    3.08
  • ■

    Japan

    2.92
  • ■

    Canada

    2.01
  • ■

    Peru

    1.33
  • ■

    Spain

    1.04
  • ■

    Oman

    1.00
  • ■

    Ireland

    0.93
  • ■

    China

    0.90
  • ■

    Thailand

    0.88
  • ■

    Turkey

    0.79
  • ■

    Australia

    0.73
  • ■

    South Africa

    0.62
  • ■

    Czech Republic

    0.48
  • ■

    Morocco

    0.41
  • ■

    Trinidad And Tobago

    0.39
  • ■

    Finland

    0.31
  • ■

    United Arab Emirates

    0.28
  • ■

    Netherlands

    0.28
  • ■

    Panama

    0.26
  • ■

    Luxembourg

    0.22
  • ■

    Tanzania

    0.14
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.98

Currency Exposure (%)
as of 30 Apr 2023

  • U.S. Dollar

    72.53

  • Euro

    21.10

  • British Pound

    4.01

  • Canadian Dollar

    1.38

  • Other/Cash

    0.98

Sector Weightings (%) as of 30 Apr 2023

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Energy

    25.5
  • ■

    Consumer Cyclicals

    17.5
  • ■

    Financials

    16.2
  • ■

    Technology

    11.3
  • ■

    Utilities

    8.0
  • ■

    Industrials

    7.3
  • ■

    Healthcare

    5.9
  • ■

    Real Estate

    3.4
  • ■

    Basic Materials

    2.0
  • ■

    Consumer Non-Cyclicals

    2.0
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    1.0

Credit Quality (%)† as of 30 Apr 2023

Composite % of Net Assets
Investment Grade BBB 3.79
Non-Investment Grade BB 84.08
B 9.23
CCC 1.43
C 0.30
D 0.00
Total Investment Grade -- 3.79
Total Non-Investment Grade -- 95.05
Not Rated -- 1.16

Maturity (%) as of 30 Apr 2023

Average Maturity: 7.37 Years

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