SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$41.27
as of August 21, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS13.98%
as of August 21, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$335.32M
as of August 21, 2026 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.49%
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Net Expense Ratio0.49%
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Inception Date10/04/2022
Overview
Why SMOT
- Moat CompaniesA focus on U.S. small- and mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages, or “moats”
- Focus on ValuationsIndex targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
- Morningstar’s Equity ResearchIndex fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM (MSUMMFGU), which is intended to track the overall performance of small- and mid-cap companies with sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations according to Morningstar's equity research team.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | 1.78 | 5.94 | 9.28 | 13.12 | 9.37 | -- | -- | 12.59 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 1.75 | 5.88 | 9.23 | 13.05 | 9.34 | -- | -- | 12.57 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 1.83 | 6.11 | 9.62 | 13.75 | 9.91 | -- | -- | 13.15 |
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | 1.87 | 10.48 | 7.37 | 13.24 | 10.26 | -- | -- | 12.36 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 1.81 | 10.43 | 7.35 | 13.18 | 10.22 | -- | -- | 12.35 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 1.94 | 10.64 | 7.66 | 13.86 | 10.80 | -- | -- | 12.92 |
Holdings
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Daily Holdings (%) as of 08/21/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
1.74 |
5,819,968 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
1.68 |
5,623,308 |
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
1.61 |
5,405,286 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
1.50 |
5,014,974 |
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.48 |
4,955,904 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.47 |
4,943,790 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.47 |
4,915,594 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.46 |
4,899,696 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.45 |
4,864,447 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.43 |
4,799,248 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.39 |
4,653,867 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
1.38 |
4,635,190 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.38 |
4,611,705 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
1.37 |
4,600,795 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.35 |
4,533,093 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.34 |
4,494,216 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.34 |
4,478,191 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.33 |
4,448,178 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.32 |
4,435,475 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.31 |
4,387,429 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.31 |
4,378,282 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
1.30 |
4,353,792 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.30 |
4,345,695 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
1.29 |
4,334,297 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.27 |
4,264,544 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
1.23 |
4,137,473 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.21 |
4,045,738 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.20 |
4,020,842 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
1.17 |
3,925,497 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.15 |
3,856,460 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
1.14 |
3,829,617 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
1.14 |
3,822,120 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
1.14 |
3,807,569 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.13 |
3,802,254 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.12 |
3,757,668 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
1.11 |
3,707,597 |
|
DDOG |
Datadog Inc |
1.10 |
3,686,511 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
1.07 |
3,598,385 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
1.06 |
3,558,479 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
1.02 |
3,413,656 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.98 |
3,279,248 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
0.97 |
3,268,684 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
0.89 |
2,995,513 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.89 |
2,985,022 |
|
NET |
Cloudflare Inc |
0.87 |
2,915,570 |
|
ETSY |
Etsy Inc |
0.84 |
2,807,771 |
|
WST |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc |
0.83 |
2,788,273 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.83 |
2,787,164 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.82 |
2,762,784 |
|
WAT |
Waters Corp |
0.80 |
2,690,085 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.79 |
2,648,341 |
|
URI |
United Rentals Inc |
0.78 |
2,632,030 |
|
LFUS |
Littelfuse Inc |
0.78 |
2,630,219 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.78 |
2,626,987 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
0.78 |
2,611,793 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.74 |
2,486,496 |
|
DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.74 |
2,484,685 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.73 |
2,463,367 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.73 |
2,460,815 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.73 |
2,441,534 |
|
AMP |
Ameriprise Financial Inc |
0.72 |
2,421,817 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.72 |
2,418,875 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
0.72 |
2,403,074 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.72 |
2,398,340 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.71 |
2,394,395 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.71 |
2,387,984 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
0.70 |
2,358,018 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.70 |
2,356,141 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.70 |
2,330,967 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.70 |
2,330,545 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.69 |
2,320,524 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.69 |
2,311,176 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.69 |
2,304,077 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.69 |
2,303,588 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.68 |
2,273,151 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.68 |
2,273,037 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.68 |
2,272,690 |
|
AKAM |
Akamai Technologies Inc |
0.68 |
2,265,487 |
|
RDDT |
Reddit Inc |
0.66 |
2,225,924 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.66 |
2,219,268 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
0.66 |
2,218,728 |
|
SLB |
Schlumberger Nv |
0.66 |
2,204,360 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
0.65 |
2,191,048 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
0.65 |
2,181,396 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.64 |
2,150,940 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
0.64 |
2,144,094 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
0.64 |
2,135,422 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
0.63 |
2,102,730 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
0.63 |
2,098,732 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
0.62 |
2,088,726 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
0.62 |
2,087,399 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
0.61 |
2,041,670 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.61 |
2,040,385 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.61 |
2,029,127 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.60 |
2,027,662 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.59 |
1,980,273 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
0.59 |
1,976,665 |
|
WYNN |
Wynn Resorts Ltd |
0.58 |
1,954,658 |
|
EFX |
Equifax Inc |
0.57 |
1,916,376 |
|
INGR |
Ingredion Inc |
0.56 |
1,877,606 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.55 |
1,848,938 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.55 |
1,844,288 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
0.54 |
1,820,699 |
|
CNM |
Core & Main Inc |
0.53 |
1,777,024 |
|
MKTX |
Marketaxess Holdings Inc |
0.52 |
1,751,112 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.52 |
1,733,763 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.51 |
1,726,059 |
|
VNT |
Vontier Corp |
0.50 |
1,681,518 |
|
OTIS |
Otis Worldwide Corp |
0.49 |
1,637,693 |
|
PODD |
Insulet Corp |
0.37 |
1,237,580 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.02 |
71,263 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
0.07 |
243,728 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 08/21/2026
Annual
1.07%
1.21%
1.21%
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.
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Resources
Regulatory Information
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Frequency - Annually
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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
Daily - Annually