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BIZD
VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

  • Business development companies (BDCs) have sold off due to credit concerns along with other private credit vehicles, yet the sell-off is nowhere near the 80% sell-off through the 2008 crisis and yields are easily at the highest level since BIZD launched in 2013.
  • Valuations appear attractive with price-to-book (P/B) near 0.6x. P/B at the end of March was down from over 1.0x to start the year (Source: FactSet).
  • BDCs may have the ability to leverage the recently passed CARES Act to help support their portfolio companies.
  • BDCs that were already positioned for the end of the credit cycle may fare better with lower leverage, greater diversification, senior loan exposure and recession-resistant portfolio companies.
  • BIZD offers a beta approach to provide diversification across the industry and alleviate the need for individual BDC credit research.

Fund Description

The VanEck Vectors® BDC Income ETF (BIZD®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® US Business Development Companies Index (MVBIZDTG), which tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    BIZD

  • Exchange

    NYSE Arca

  • Commencement

    02/11/2013

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    State Street Bank and Trust Company

  • Index Ticker

    MVBIZDTG

  • Index Rebalancing

    Quarterly

 
as of 04/08/20

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    17.44%

  • Total Net Assets

    $154.2M

  • Number of Holdings

    26

  • Options

    Expected

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    9.68%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    9.62%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Quarterly

  • Next Distribution Date

    06/30/2020
  • Expenses Explained

Key Points

  • High Income Potential

  • Only ETF Offering Pure-Play Exposure to BDCs

  • BDCs Generate Income by Lending to, and Investing in, Private Companies that tend to be Below Investment Grade or Not Rated

Yield
as of 04/08/20

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    17.44%

  • Distribution Yield1

    14.88%

  • 12-Month Yield1

    15.41%
 1 See Important Disclosure for definitions.

Fees & Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.40%

  • Other Expenses

    0.07%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

    9.21%

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    9.68%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    -0.06%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    9.62%
2Expenses for BIZD are capped contractually at 0.40% until September 1, 2020. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    BIZD

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    MVBIZDTG

  • NAV

    BIZDNV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)5

    BIZDIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    16,100,000

  • Estimated Cash

    BIZDEU

  • Total Cash

    BIZDTC

  • CUSIP

    92189F411

  • ISIN

    US92189F4110
5See IIV Details. Source: Bloomberg

Prices as of 04/08/20

NAV/
Market Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change
NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		Prem/Discount
Distribution Charts 		NAV &
Prem/Discount
History 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
BIZD $9.57
$9.59		 301,567
210,705		 $0.64 / +7.14%
$0.69 / +7.70%		 -39.04%
-38.46%
 $0.01
0.11%		 0.74%

Premium/Discount History as of 04/08/20

Calendar Year 2019 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 179 47 45 46 41
BIZD Days closed at NAV 29 6 8 8 6
Days closed at a discount 44 10 11 10 15

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
02/11/13
BIZD (NAV) -38.05 -42.78 -42.78 -37.19 -13.90 -4.78 -- -2.48
BIZD (Share Price) -38.17 -43.08 -43.08 -37.46 -14.01 -4.86 -- -2.50
MVBIZDTG (Index) -38.54 -44.43 -44.43 -37.58 -13.92 -4.88 -- -2.46
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.49 1.65 1.65 0.39 0.02 0.10 -- -0.02
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
02/11/13
BIZD (NAV) -38.05 -42.78 -42.78 -37.19 -13.90 -4.78 -- -2.48
BIZD (Share Price) -38.17 -43.08 -43.08 -37.46 -14.01 -4.86 -- -2.50
MVBIZDTG (Index) -38.54 -44.43 -44.43 -37.58 -13.92 -4.88 -- -2.46
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.49 1.65 1.65 0.39 0.02 0.10 -- -0.02

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Returns reflect temporary contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the ETF incurred all expenses and fees, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment returns and ETF share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETF returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar 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. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

The "After Tax Held" represents total return after taxes on distributions and assumes shares have not been sold. "After Tax Sold" represents total return after taxes on distributions and the sale of Fund shares. After-tax returns reflect the highest federal income tax rate but exclude state and local taxes. After-tax returns are based on NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 02/29/20 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 26
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Holding Name
Ticker
Shares Market Value
(US$) 		% of Net
Assets
ARES CAPITAL CORP
ARCC US
2,730,850
46,943,312 20.27
FS KKR CAPITAL CORP
FSK US
3,323,229
17,613,114 7.61
MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP
MAIN US
414,039
15,290,460 6.60
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC INC
GBDC US
721,506
12,020,290 5.19
HERCULES CAPITAL INC
HTGC US
909,483
12,005,176 5.18
TPG SPECIALTY LENDING INC
TSLX US
535,657
11,216,658 4.84
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
PSEC US
1,990,806
10,969,341 4.74
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP
NMFC US
848,940
10,857,943 4.69
APOLLO INVESTMENT CORP
AINV US
679,253
10,351,816 4.47
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP
TCPC US
657,819
8,610,851 3.72
Top 10 Total (%) 67.31
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Sector Weightings (%) as of 03/31/20

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Financial

    95.0
  • ■

    Consumer, Non-cyclical

    2.1
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    2.9

Currency Exposure (%)
as of 03/31/20

  • U.S. Dollar

    97.14

  • Other/Cash

    2.86

Country Weightings (%) as of 03/31/20

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    United States

    97.14
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    2.86