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BRF
VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Fund Description

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Brazil Small-Cap Index (MVBRFTR), which includes securities of small capitalization companies that are incorporated in Brazil or that are incorporated outside of Brazil but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Brazil.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    BRF

  • Exchange

    NYSE Arca

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    State Street Bank and Trust Company

  • Index Ticker

    MVBRFTR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Quarterly

 
as of 10/18/21

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    2.22%

  • Total Net Assets

    $39.0M

  • Number of Holdings

    100

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.84%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.60%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Annual
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Key Points

  • Small Cap Focus
    Small caps may offer greater exposure to domestic growth, less exposure to global cyclicals

  • Largest Economy in Latin America
    Brazil has a vibrant economy with favorable demographics; nearly 40% of the population are under the age of 25

  • Pure Play  
    Companies must be incorporated in, or derive at least 50% of total revenues from Brazil to be added to the index

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    BRF

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    MVBRFTR

  • NAV

    BRFNV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)4

    BRFIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    2,000,000

  • Estimated Cash

    BRFEU

  • Total Cash

    BRFTC

  • CUSIP

    92189F825

  • ISIN

    US92189F8251
Source: Bloomberg

Fees and Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.50%

  • Other Expenses

    0.34%

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.84%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    -0.24%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.60%
2Expenses for BRF are capped contractually at 0.59% until May 1, 2022. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Investment Professionals

  • Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
  • Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
  • Joined VanEck in 2005
  • CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
  • BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
  • Portfolio Manager and Analyst for Equity ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2007
  • Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position at VanEck
  • Previously, Portfolio Analyst at Evaluation Associates
  • BS, Business Administration (concentration in Financial Analysis), State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Analyst for Equity ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2018
  • Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
  • BS, Finance, Providence College
  • Analyst for Equity ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2019
  • Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
  • BS, Accounting, Hunter College

Prices as of 10/18/21

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
BRF $19.48
$19.48		 13,034
5,407		 -$0.15 / -0.78%
$-0.17 / -0.87%		 -9.09%
-8.54%
 $0.00
-0.02%		 --

Premium/Discount History as of 10/18/21

Calendar Year 2020 4Q 2020 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 35 6 6 4 10
BRF Days closed at NAV 8 1 3 4 1
Days closed at a discount 210 57 52 55 53


Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
05/12/09
BRF (NAV) -11.43 -22.46 -10.58 16.93 6.57 5.70 -3.16 1.78
BRF (Share Price) -11.49 -22.45 -10.33 16.36 6.39 5.71 -3.11 1.74
MVBRFTR (Index) -12.02 -21.73 -10.00 17.94 7.10 6.39 -2.59 2.44
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.59 -0.73 -0.58 -1.01 -0.53 -0.69 -0.57 -0.66
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
05/12/09
BRF (NAV) -11.43 -22.46 -10.58 16.93 6.57 5.70 -3.16 1.78
BRF (Share Price) -11.49 -22.45 -10.33 16.36 6.39 5.71 -3.11 1.74
MVBRFTR (Index) -12.02 -21.73 -10.00 17.94 7.10 6.39 -2.59 2.44
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.59 -0.73 -0.58 -1.01 -0.53 -0.69 -0.57 -0.66

*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 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 ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 09/30/21 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 100
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Holding Name
Ticker
Shares Market Value
(US$) 		% of Net
Assets
GRUPO DE MODA SOMA SA
SOMA3 BZ
345,884
1,076,570 2.81
ALUPAR INVESTIMENTO SA
ALUP11 BZ
211,337
943,415 2.46
CIA DE SANEAMENTO DO PARANA
SAPR11 BZ
259,500
913,009 2.38
SAO MARTINHO SA
SMTO3 BZ
139,850
898,307 2.34
BR MALLS PARTICIPACOES SA
BRML3 BZ
592,250
878,737 2.29
FLEURY SA
FLRY3 BZ
210,200
853,808 2.23
SANTOS BRASIL PARTICIPACOES SA
STBP3 BZ
577,650
841,163 2.19
BANCO PAN SA
BPAN4 BZ
268,000
785,435 2.05
CYRELA BRAZIL REALTY SA EMPREENDIMENTOS
CYRE3 BZ
236,800
782,702 2.04
OI SA
OIBR/C US
806,290
727,999 1.90
Top 10 Total (%) 22.69
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 09/30/21

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Brazil

    89.15
  • ■

    Canada

    2.53
  • ■

    France

    1.70
  • ■

    United States

    1.55
  • ■

    Portugal

    1.44
  • ■

    Italy

    0.80
  • ■

    Japan

    0.71
  • ■

    Israel

    0.60
  • ■

    Germany

    0.60
  • ■

    Libya

    0.48
  • ■

    Chile

    0.41
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.02

Sector Weightings (%) as of 09/30/21

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Consumer Discretionary

    25.3
  • ■

    Industrials

    13.6
  • ■

    Consumer Staples

    10.2
  • ■

    Utilities

    10.0
  • ■

    Real Estate

    7.7
  • ■

    Financials

    7.5
  • ■

    Health Care

    6.0
  • ■

    Materials

    5.9
  • ■

    Communication Services

    4.1
  • ■

    n/a

    3.3
  • ■

    Energy

    3.2
  • ■

    Information Technology

    3.2
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.0