SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$40.85
as of August 20, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS12.83%
as of August 20, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$331.95M
as of August 20, 2026 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.49%
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Net Expense Ratio0.49%
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Inception Date10/04/2022
Overview
Why SMOT
- Moat CompaniesA focus on U.S. small- and mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages, or “moats”
- Focus on ValuationsIndex targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
- Morningstar’s Equity ResearchIndex fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM (MSUMMFGU), which is intended to track the overall performance of small- and mid-cap companies with sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations according to Morningstar's equity research team.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | 1.78 | 5.94 | 9.28 | 13.12 | 9.37 | -- | -- | 12.59 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 1.75 | 5.88 | 9.23 | 13.05 | 9.34 | -- | -- | 12.57 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 1.83 | 6.11 | 9.62 | 13.75 | 9.91 | -- | -- | 13.15 |
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | 1.87 | 10.48 | 7.37 | 13.24 | 10.26 | -- | -- | 12.36 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 1.81 | 10.43 | 7.35 | 13.18 | 10.22 | -- | -- | 12.35 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 1.94 | 10.64 | 7.66 | 13.86 | 10.80 | -- | -- | 12.92 |
Holdings
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Daily Holdings (%) as of 08/20/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
1.73 |
5,735,520 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
1.67 |
5,554,255 |
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
1.63 |
5,408,279 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
1.49 |
4,955,262 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.47 |
4,894,820 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.47 |
4,880,528 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.47 |
4,864,428 |
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.46 |
4,842,847 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.45 |
4,827,609 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.43 |
4,741,297 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.41 |
4,679,463 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
1.38 |
4,583,232 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
1.37 |
4,539,421 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.35 |
4,473,467 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.35 |
4,470,123 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.35 |
4,470,087 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.34 |
4,442,862 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.33 |
4,405,300 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.32 |
4,389,536 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.31 |
4,357,223 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.30 |
4,301,553 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.28 |
4,262,877 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
1.27 |
4,232,094 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
1.27 |
4,210,824 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
1.24 |
4,128,722 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.23 |
4,091,697 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.22 |
4,049,540 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.20 |
3,975,926 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
1.17 |
3,887,102 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.17 |
3,871,293 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
1.17 |
3,870,574 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
1.15 |
3,825,382 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
1.13 |
3,764,907 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.13 |
3,759,565 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.11 |
3,674,216 |
|
DDOG |
Datadog Inc |
1.10 |
3,638,477 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
1.05 |
3,496,110 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
1.05 |
3,473,106 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
1.04 |
3,454,932 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
1.03 |
3,408,231 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.97 |
3,225,454 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
0.96 |
3,197,812 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.90 |
2,971,179 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
0.89 |
2,956,743 |
|
ETSY |
Etsy Inc |
0.85 |
2,814,008 |
|
WST |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc |
0.84 |
2,793,722 |
|
NET |
Cloudflare Inc |
0.84 |
2,774,039 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.83 |
2,757,847 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.82 |
2,715,869 |
|
WAT |
Waters Corp |
0.80 |
2,650,720 |
|
LFUS |
Littelfuse Inc |
0.79 |
2,628,369 |
|
URI |
United Rentals Inc |
0.79 |
2,624,243 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.79 |
2,620,546 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.79 |
2,617,438 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
0.79 |
2,611,370 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.75 |
2,478,389 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.74 |
2,448,176 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.73 |
2,435,172 |
|
DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.73 |
2,427,640 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
0.73 |
2,419,862 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.72 |
2,392,515 |
|
AMP |
Ameriprise Financial Inc |
0.72 |
2,384,765 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.71 |
2,373,077 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.71 |
2,369,110 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.71 |
2,368,062 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
0.71 |
2,356,162 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.71 |
2,352,294 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.71 |
2,345,974 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.71 |
2,340,913 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.70 |
2,333,223 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.70 |
2,319,142 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.69 |
2,304,570 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.69 |
2,301,120 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.69 |
2,282,776 |
|
AKAM |
Akamai Technologies Inc |
0.68 |
2,258,717 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.68 |
2,249,727 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.67 |
2,237,158 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.67 |
2,225,583 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
0.67 |
2,225,401 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
0.66 |
2,203,039 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.66 |
2,197,969 |
|
SLB |
Schlumberger Nv |
0.66 |
2,191,266 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
0.66 |
2,184,512 |
|
RDDT |
Reddit Inc |
0.66 |
2,182,652 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
0.65 |
2,151,690 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
0.64 |
2,126,775 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.64 |
2,126,242 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
0.64 |
2,121,253 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
0.64 |
2,115,904 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
0.63 |
2,104,881 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
0.63 |
2,102,895 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
0.62 |
2,065,549 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.62 |
2,048,069 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.61 |
2,032,950 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.60 |
1,999,984 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.59 |
1,966,928 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
0.59 |
1,955,642 |
|
WYNN |
Wynn Resorts Ltd |
0.58 |
1,941,403 |
|
EFX |
Equifax Inc |
0.58 |
1,914,287 |
|
INGR |
Ingredion Inc |
0.57 |
1,880,769 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
0.56 |
1,846,023 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.55 |
1,837,673 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.55 |
1,819,753 |
|
CNM |
Core & Main Inc |
0.53 |
1,760,394 |
|
MKTX |
Marketaxess Holdings Inc |
0.53 |
1,748,844 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.53 |
1,747,713 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.50 |
1,672,967 |
|
VNT |
Vontier Corp |
0.50 |
1,672,851 |
|
OTIS |
Otis Worldwide Corp |
0.50 |
1,644,107 |
|
PODD |
Insulet Corp |
0.37 |
1,226,805 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.02 |
71,302 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
0.06 |
200,421 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 08/20/2026
Annual
1.07%
1.22%
1.22%
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.
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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
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