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HYD
VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF

Fund Description

The VanEck Vectors® High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Custom High Yield Composite Index (LMEHTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of the U.S. dollar denominated high yield long-term tax-exempt bond market. HYD is expected to pay monthly dividends. 

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    HYD

  • Exchange

    Cboe

  • Commencement

    02/04/2009

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    Bank of New York Mellon

  • Index Ticker

    LMEHTR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Monthly

  • 2019 Preliminary NAIC
    Designation7

    4

 
as of 05/24/19

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    3.75%

  • Total Net Assets

    $2.7B

  • Number of Holdings

    1947

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.35%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.35%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Monthly

  • Next Distribution Date

    05/31/2019

1, 2, 7 See Important Disclosure. 

Morningstar™ Ratings3
as of 04/30/19

Category Overall 3 Year 5 Year
High Yield Muni
4 stars of 154 funds
4 stars of 154 funds
4 stars of 131 funds

Key Points

  • High-Yield Muni Focus
    Underlying Index comprised of highest-yielding municipal bonds with income generally exempt from federal taxes

  • Enhanced Liquidity Feature
    Index includes 25% BBB investment-grade exposure for enhanced liquidity

  • Diverse Sector Exposure and Low Default Rates
    Index covers wide range of muni sectors and securities with historically low default rates

Yields
as of 05/24/19

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    3.75%

  • Distribution Yield1

    4.13%

  • 12-Month Yield1

    4.21%

  • Taxable Equivalent 30-Day SEC Yields1a

  • 12% Federal Tax Rate

    4.26%

  • 22% Federal Tax Rate

    4.81%

  • 24% Federal Tax Rate

    4.94%

  • 32% Federal Tax Rate

    5.52%

  • 35% Federal Tax Rate

    5.77%

  • 37% Federal Tax Rate

    5.95%
 1/1a See Important Disclosure for definitions.

Fees & Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.35%

  • Other Expenses

    --

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

    --

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.35%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    --

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.35%
2Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) will pay all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    HYD

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    LMEHTR

  • NAV

    HYDNV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)5

    HYDIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    43,096,401

  • Estimated Cash

    HYDEU

  • Total Cash

    HYDTC

  • CUSIP

    92189H409

  • ISIN

    US92189H4092
5See IIV Details. Source: Bloomberg

Fundamentals4
as of 05/23/19

  • Yield to Worst

    4.02%

  • Yield to Maturity

    4.89%

  • Effective Duration (yrs)

    6.80

  • Duration to Worst (yrs)

    5.96

  • Modified Duration (yrs)

    7.70

  • Spread Duration (yrs)

    6.85

  • Years to Maturity

    20.33

  • Coupon

    5.13%

  • AMT

    10.19%
 4 See Important Disclosure for definitions.

Prices as of 05/24/19

NAV/
Last 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 		NAV
Chart
HYD $63.37
$63.43		 221,601
286,024		 $0.01 / +0.02%
$-0.02 / -0.03%		 +5.31%
+5.73%
 $0.06
0.09%

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
02/04/09
HYD (NAV) 0.37 3.16 4.03 5.46 4.20 5.63 7.29 7.56
HYD (Share Price) 0.46 3.21 4.44 5.56 4.14 5.61 7.19 7.57
LMEHTR (Index) 0.51 3.47 4.19 7.94 5.59 6.87 8.77 8.88
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.14 -0.31 -0.16 -2.48 -1.39 -1.24 -1.48 -1.32
After Tax Held 0.37 3.16 4.03 5.45 4.18 5.62 7.25 7.52
After Tax Sold 0.36 2.30 2.98 5.01 4.21 5.41 6.96 7.21
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
02/04/09
HYD (NAV) 2.13 3.65 3.65 5.47 4.44 5.92 7.57 7.59
HYD (Share Price) 2.08 3.96 3.96 5.77 4.47 5.90 7.29 7.58
LMEHTR (Index) 2.36 3.67 3.67 7.70 5.77 7.16 9.03 8.90
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.23 -0.02 -0.02 -2.23 -1.33 -1.24 -1.46 -1.31
After Tax Held 2.13 3.65 3.65 5.46 4.42 5.90 7.53 7.54
After Tax Sold 1.39 2.61 2.61 5.02 4.40 5.64 7.21 7.23

*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. 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 04/30/19 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 1,943
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Issuer Name State Weighting (%)
Buckeye Ohio Tob Settlement Fing Auth
OH
3.77
Chicago Ill Brd Ed
IL
3.68
Illinois St
IL
3.38
Golden St Tob Securitization Corp Calif Tob Settlement Rev
CA
2.43
Chicago Ill
IL
2.27
New Jersey Economic Dev Auth Rev
NJ
2.22
New Jersey St Transn Tr Fd Auth
NJ
2.17
California Statewide Cmntys Dev Auth Rev
CA
1.97
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fing Corp Sales Tax Rev
PR
1.81
New York Transn Dev Corp Spl Fac Rev
NY
1.65
Top 10 Total (%) 25.35

These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Geographical Weightings (%) as of 04/30/19

  • State

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    California

    13.5
  • ■

    Illinois

    13.0
  • ■

    New York

    7.3
  • ■

    New Jersey

    7.2
  • ■

    Ohio

    5.6
  • ■

    Texas

    5.3
  • ■

    Florida

    5.1
  • ■

    Puerto Rico

    3.6
  • ■

    Pennsylvania

    3.2
  • ■

    Wisconsin

    2.7
  • ■

    Arizona

    2.5
  • ■

    Colorado

    2.3
  • ■

    Iowa

    2.2
  • ■

    Oklahoma

    1.8
  • ■

    Virginia

    1.7
  • ■

    Michigan

    1.4
  • ■

    Missouri

    1.4
  • ■

    Minnesota

    1.3
  • ■

    Massachusetts

    1.2
  • ■

    Indiana

    1.2
  • ■

    Other

    16.5

Currency Exposure (%)
as of 04/30/19

  • U.S. Dollar

    99.82

  • Other/Cash

    0.18

Sector Weightings (%) as of 04/30/19

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Health Care

    21.8
  • ■

    Tobacco

    14.8
  • ■

    Industrial Revenue

    13.8
  • ■

    Special Tax

    10.1
  • ■

    Education

    8.4
  • ■

    Transportation

    7.0
  • ■

    Local

    7.0
  • ■

    Leasing

    6.4
  • ■

    Housing

    4.0
  • ■

    State

    3.4
  • ■

    Water & Sewer

    2.5
  • ■

    Power

    0.4
  • ■

    Cash

    0.2
  • ■

    Solid Waste/Res Recovery

    0.1
  • ■

    Unassigned

    0.0

Credit Quality (%) as of 04/30/19

Composite % of Net Assets
Investment Grade AAA --
A 0.16
BBB 31.04
Non-Investment Grade BB 17.24
B 13.02
CCC 5.87
Total Investment Grade -- 31.21
Total Non-Investment Grade -- 36.13
Not Rated -- 32.49
Source: Barclays.  Rating is a proprietary composite of various rating agencies.

Maturity (%) as of 04/30/19

 Average Portfolio Maturity: 20.34 Years