SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$40.00
as of October 23, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS10.45%
as of October 23, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$320.96M
as of October 23, 2026 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.49%
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Net Expense Ratio0.49%
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Inception Date10/04/2022
Overview
Why SMOT
- Moat CompaniesA focus on U.S. small- and mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages, or “moats”
- Focus on ValuationsIndex targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
- Morningstar’s Equity ResearchIndex fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM (MSUMMFGU), which is intended to track the overall performance of small- and mid-cap companies with sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations according to Morningstar's equity research team.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | -7.80 | -3.76 | 3.34 | 5.05 | 10.76 | -- | -- | 10.47 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | -7.69 | -3.56 | 3.52 | 5.27 | 10.81 | -- | -- | 10.51 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | -7.76 | -3.63 | 3.75 | 5.63 | 11.30 | -- | -- | 11.02 |
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | -7.80 | -3.76 | 3.34 | 5.05 | 10.76 | -- | -- | 10.47 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | -7.69 | -3.56 | 3.52 | 5.27 | 10.81 | -- | -- | 10.51 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | -7.76 | -3.63 | 3.75 | 5.63 | 11.30 | -- | -- | 11.02 |
Holdings
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Daily Holdings (%) as of 10/23/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.60 |
5,150,178 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.52 |
4,890,186 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.52 |
4,883,521 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
1.51 |
4,849,258 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.49 |
4,768,375 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.46 |
4,669,975 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.45 |
4,649,086 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.45 |
4,646,280 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.44 |
4,611,679 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
1.44 |
4,608,916 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.43 |
4,579,080 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
1.42 |
4,559,324 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.42 |
4,544,503 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.40 |
4,496,634 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.37 |
4,410,399 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
1.37 |
4,392,220 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
1.36 |
4,363,639 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.36 |
4,361,942 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.35 |
4,323,756 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.34 |
4,288,795 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.33 |
4,256,673 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.32 |
4,234,514 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.32 |
4,229,614 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
1.29 |
4,153,635 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.25 |
4,022,008 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
1.24 |
3,983,753 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.23 |
3,935,061 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
1.22 |
3,928,090 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.22 |
3,923,146 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
1.20 |
3,851,963 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
1.20 |
3,851,868 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
1.19 |
3,818,468 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.19 |
3,811,538 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
1.17 |
3,770,352 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
1.15 |
3,693,373 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
1.15 |
3,688,813 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
1.07 |
3,421,248 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
1.06 |
3,410,421 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
1.06 |
3,408,140 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
1.06 |
3,387,302 |
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
0.97 |
3,127,994 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.93 |
2,979,659 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.92 |
2,956,082 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.90 |
2,903,598 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
0.90 |
2,875,669 |
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
0.88 |
2,834,166 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.87 |
2,784,826 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
0.85 |
2,731,175 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.83 |
2,667,364 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.82 |
2,629,297 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
0.81 |
2,588,625 |
|
TEAM |
Atlassian Corp |
0.80 |
2,573,586 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.80 |
2,554,946 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.79 |
2,531,274 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.77 |
2,484,155 |
|
TW |
Tradeweb Markets Inc |
0.77 |
2,473,953 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.77 |
2,459,152 |
|
CTSH |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp |
0.76 |
2,426,717 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.74 |
2,373,850 |
|
UHS |
Universal Health Services Inc |
0.74 |
2,361,542 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.73 |
2,328,038 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.72 |
2,302,419 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
0.71 |
2,284,464 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.71 |
2,282,739 |
|
KMB |
Kimberly-Clark Corp |
0.70 |
2,249,483 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.70 |
2,239,731 |
|
KVUE |
Kenvue Inc |
0.70 |
2,238,456 |
|
MOH |
Molina Healthcare Inc |
0.70 |
2,232,885 |
|
AEP |
American Electric Power Co Inc |
0.70 |
2,232,743 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.69 |
2,213,993 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.69 |
2,211,755 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.69 |
2,210,362 |
|
LNT |
Alliant Energy Corp |
0.68 |
2,196,867 |
|
EIX |
Edison International |
0.67 |
2,165,421 |
|
WH |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc |
0.67 |
2,162,027 |
|
GNRC |
Generac Holdings Inc |
0.67 |
2,138,552 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.66 |
2,129,204 |
|
DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.66 |
2,118,331 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
0.66 |
2,115,021 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.66 |
2,103,722 |
|
BAX |
Baxter International Inc |
0.65 |
2,099,521 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.65 |
2,082,101 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.65 |
2,078,334 |
|
DTE |
Dte Energy Co |
0.65 |
2,077,531 |
|
TDG |
Transdigm Group Inc |
0.63 |
2,037,325 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.63 |
2,034,505 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.63 |
2,025,919 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
0.63 |
2,025,005 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.63 |
2,018,960 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.62 |
1,998,152 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.62 |
1,997,490 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
0.62 |
1,993,002 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.62 |
1,990,051 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
0.61 |
1,961,165 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.61 |
1,953,549 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
0.61 |
1,950,057 |
|
GIS |
General Mills Inc |
0.60 |
1,925,255 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.59 |
1,897,278 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.59 |
1,896,185 |
|
LPLA |
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc |
0.59 |
1,882,614 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
0.57 |
1,837,523 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
0.57 |
1,821,718 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.56 |
1,786,725 |
|
KMX |
Carmax Inc |
0.54 |
1,745,895 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.54 |
1,736,525 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
0.54 |
1,719,676 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
0.52 |
1,674,258 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.47 |
1,520,032 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
0.20 |
641,287 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.07 |
226,695 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
0.01 |
26,539 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 10/23/2026
Annual
1.37%
1.24%
1.24%
Distribution History
| Year | Ex-date | Record Date | Payable date |
Dividend Income‡ |
Short-Term Capital Gains |
Long-Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12/22/2025 | 12/22/2025 | 12/26/2025 | $ 0.4975 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.50 |
| 2024 | 12/23/2024 | 12/23/2024 | 12/24/2024 | $ 0.4082 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.41 |
| 2023 | 12/18/2023 | 12/19/2023 | 12/22/2023 | $ 0.2055 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.21 |
| 2022 | 12/19/2022 | 12/20/2022 | 12/23/2022 | $ 0.0644 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.06 |
‡All registered investment companies are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders at yearend regardless of performance. Trading VanEck ETFs will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. The information provided is not intended to be tax advice. Tax consequences of dividend distributions may vary by individual taxpayer. There is no guarantee that dividends will be paid. To receive a distribution, you must have been a registered shareholder of the relevant VanEck ETFs on the record date. Distributions are paid to shareholders on the payment date. Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.
Certain distributions may constitute a return of capital, which will have the effect of reducing your cost basis in the Fund’s shares and thereby increasing the amount of capital gain, if any, or decreasing the amount of capital loss, if any, that you will realize when selling or exchanging Fund shares. The final determination of the tax characteristics cannot be determined until after each Fund’s yearend and are reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV. The form is mailed to shareholders shortly after calendar yearend specifying how the distributions paid by the Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distribution on a shareholder’s tax return.
The tax treatment and characterization of the Fund’s distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the securities in its portfolio. The Fund’s distributions will normally reflect past and projected net investment income, and may include income from dividends and interest, capital gains and/or a return of capital. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. The amount of distributions will vary, depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of dividends may change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to declare a dividend distribution in each period. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Team
Resources
Regulatory Information
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Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
Annually - Annually
Fund Documents
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SMOT Fund Profile: Access SMID Caps with Confidence
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VanEck Tax Information & Distributions
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NAV & Premium/Discount History
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