SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$39.11
as of September 15, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS8.02%
as of September 15, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$316.83M
as of September 15, 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) | 2.57 | 6.35 | 12.08 | 12.65 | 11.89 | -- | -- | 13.03 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 2.68 | 6.36 | 12.15 | 12.72 | 11.90 | -- | -- | 13.04 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 2.61 | 6.51 | 12.48 | 13.27 | 12.44 | -- | -- | 13.59 |
| 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 09/15/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
1.90 |
6,022,001 |
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
1.70 |
5,396,058 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.65 |
5,215,322 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
1.59 |
5,037,818 |
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.51 |
4,784,093 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
1.50 |
4,767,936 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.46 |
4,622,248 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
1.45 |
4,607,880 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.44 |
4,572,579 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.40 |
4,442,410 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
1.39 |
4,405,494 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.39 |
4,404,044 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.38 |
4,380,626 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.37 |
4,355,250 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
1.37 |
4,352,083 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.36 |
4,306,760 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.35 |
4,284,907 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.35 |
4,282,615 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.33 |
4,205,660 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.32 |
4,185,906 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.32 |
4,172,872 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.30 |
4,110,126 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.30 |
4,109,658 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
1.29 |
4,088,032 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.29 |
4,086,803 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
1.23 |
3,910,142 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.22 |
3,879,123 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.20 |
3,801,986 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.18 |
3,733,262 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.17 |
3,709,845 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
1.15 |
3,641,481 |
|
DDOG |
Datadog Inc |
1.13 |
3,591,751 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
1.11 |
3,515,912 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
1.09 |
3,459,011 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.07 |
3,387,762 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
1.06 |
3,362,798 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
1.04 |
3,301,231 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
1.04 |
3,295,840 |
|
NET |
Cloudflare Inc |
1.02 |
3,244,485 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
0.96 |
3,030,761 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
0.94 |
2,971,411 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
0.92 |
2,927,237 |
|
WST |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc |
0.91 |
2,873,645 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.91 |
2,870,639 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
0.90 |
2,842,288 |
|
WAT |
Waters Corp |
0.86 |
2,723,598 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.82 |
2,602,977 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.82 |
2,585,662 |
|
ETSY |
Etsy Inc |
0.81 |
2,556,256 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.80 |
2,545,577 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.80 |
2,543,165 |
|
LFUS |
Littelfuse Inc |
0.79 |
2,516,461 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.79 |
2,494,471 |
|
AMP |
Ameriprise Financial Inc |
0.77 |
2,430,892 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.77 |
2,430,494 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
0.77 |
2,429,326 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.76 |
2,407,162 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.76 |
2,405,588 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.75 |
2,385,930 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.75 |
2,378,634 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.75 |
2,378,231 |
|
URI |
United Rentals Inc |
0.75 |
2,363,032 |
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DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.73 |
2,319,021 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
0.73 |
2,315,867 |
|
RDDT |
Reddit Inc |
0.73 |
2,310,804 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.73 |
2,310,353 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.72 |
2,295,457 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
0.71 |
2,257,628 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.71 |
2,235,886 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.70 |
2,228,175 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.70 |
2,215,197 |
|
SLB |
Schlumberger Nv |
0.70 |
2,211,035 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.69 |
2,199,960 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.68 |
2,157,699 |
|
AKAM |
Akamai Technologies Inc |
0.68 |
2,155,852 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.68 |
2,142,269 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
0.66 |
2,092,386 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.66 |
2,084,269 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.66 |
2,081,779 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.65 |
2,072,425 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.65 |
2,055,629 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
0.65 |
2,054,297 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.64 |
2,039,291 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
0.64 |
2,020,875 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
0.63 |
1,987,608 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
0.62 |
1,960,691 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.62 |
1,955,114 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
0.61 |
1,947,538 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
0.61 |
1,933,574 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
0.61 |
1,917,535 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
0.60 |
1,892,930 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.59 |
1,883,125 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.59 |
1,871,365 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.59 |
1,869,701 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.58 |
1,830,043 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.58 |
1,821,983 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
0.57 |
1,811,703 |
|
MKTX |
Marketaxess Holdings Inc |
0.56 |
1,759,439 |
|
INGR |
Ingredion Inc |
0.55 |
1,735,706 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
0.54 |
1,698,936 |
|
WYNN |
Wynn Resorts Ltd |
0.53 |
1,684,949 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.53 |
1,677,039 |
|
EFX |
Equifax Inc |
0.52 |
1,657,099 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
0.52 |
1,642,953 |
|
VNT |
Vontier Corp |
0.52 |
1,632,119 |
|
CNM |
Core & Main Inc |
0.51 |
1,621,551 |
|
OTIS |
Otis Worldwide Corp |
0.49 |
1,564,335 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.48 |
1,505,863 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.46 |
1,454,785 |
|
PODD |
Insulet Corp |
0.37 |
1,159,451 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.13 |
426,249 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
0.11 |
343,093 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 09/15/2026
Annual
1.11%
1.27%
1.27%
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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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