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GBFAX
Emerging Markets Fund - Class A

Daily Price as of 03/22/23

NAV DAILY CHANGE
$12.11 $0.02 / +0.17%

Class A Details: GBFAX

INCEPTION DATE GROSS/NET EXPENSES1
12/20/93 1.45%/1.45%
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Fund Summary and Key Points

The VanEck Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities in emerging markets around the world.

  • A global emerging markets equity portfolio focused on companies with growth potential at a reasonable price (“GARP”)
  • A bottom-up investment process driven by fundamental research into the sustainability of a company’s growth drivers
  • Growth is oriented toward strong secular stories, many of which reflect domestic demand themes and are often found in smaller-capitalization stocks

Fund Details
as of 02/28/23

  • Net Assets (All Classes)
    $933.2M
  • Number of Holdings
    85
  • Avg. Wtd. Market Cap
    $11.5B
  • Turnover Rate (2022)
    11.1%
  • P/E (LTM) /  P/E (Forward)
    12.5 / 13.6
  • P/B (LTM)
    2.3
  • Benchmark Index
    MSCI EM IMI
*Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio is the price of a stock divided by its earnings per share. Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio is the ratio of a stock's price to its book value.

Investment Style Box

image Investment style box diagram illustrating the investment strategy of the Emerging Markets Fund

This investment style box is based on the Fund's overall targeted capitalization range and relative valuation as determined by VanEck.

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)

1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
(12/20/93)
VanEck Emerging Markets Fund: Class A
At Net Asset Value
-7.01 -0.20 1.71 -11.52 -6.23 -5.52 0.51 --
At Maximum 5.75% Sales Charge
-12.36 -5.94 -4.13 -16.61 -8.06 -6.63 -0.09 --
MSCI EM IMI2
-6.02 -0.21 1.16 -14.56 2.01 -1.48 1.71 --
MSCI EM Index2
-6.48 -0.52 0.90 -15.28 0.97 -1.87 1.52 --
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
(12/20/93)
VanEck Emerging Markets Fund: Class A
At Net Asset Value -1.88 15.27 -25.23 -25.23 -8.55 -5.35 0.87 --
At Maximum 5.75% Sales Charge -7.52 8.65 -29.53 -29.53 -10.34 -6.46 0.27 --
MSCI EM IMI2 -1.36 9.50 -19.83 -19.83 -1.82 -1.10 1.64 --
MSCI EM Index2 -1.41 9.70 -20.09 -20.09 -2.69 -1.40 1.44 --

Top 10 Holdings (%)

HOLDINGS
SECTOR
% OF NET ASSETS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Information Technology
5.6
Reliance Industries Limited
Energy
4.8
Prosus N.V. Class N
Consumer Discretionary
4.6
HDFC Bank Limited
Financials
4.6
MercadoLibre, Inc.
Consumer Discretionary
3.9
Bank of Georgia Group Plc
Financials
3.5
China Education Group Holdings Limited
Consumer Discretionary
3.3
Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes, Maquinas e Equipamentos SA
Industrials
3.1
Kaspi.kz JSC Sponsored GDR RegS
Financials
2.9
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
Industrials
2.9
Top 10 Total 39.2

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These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Holdings may vary.

Sector Weightings (%)
as of 02/28/23

SECTOR % OF NET ASSETS
Financials 22.3
Consumer Discretionary 21.7
Industrials 14.8
Information Technology 14.1
Health Care 8.1
Energy 5.5
Materials 4.3
Real Estate 3.9
Communication Services 2.8
Consumer Staples 1.8
Utilities 0.4
Cash 0.3

Country Weightings (%) as of 02/28/23

COUNTRY % OF NET ASSETS
China
27.4
India
13.4
Taiwan Region
10.1
Brazil
9.2
South Korea
5.9
Turkey
4.9
Georgia
4.3
Philippines
4.3
Argentina
3.9
Mexico
3.0
Kazakhstan
2.9
Indonesia
1.7
Egypt
1.6
Germany
1.3
Tanzania
1.3
Poland
1.1
Russia
1.0
Hungary
0.9
South Africa
0.5
Kuwait
0.5
United Arab Emirates
0.3
Greece
0.2
Cash
0.3