SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$38.98
as of July 22, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS7.65%
as of July 22, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$327.43M
as of July 22, 2026 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.49%
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Net Expense Ratio0.49%
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Inception Date10/04/2022
Overview
Why SMOT
- Moat CompaniesA focus on U.S. small- and mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages, or “moats”
- Focus on ValuationsIndex targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
- Morningstar’s Equity ResearchIndex fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM (MSUMMFGU), which is intended to track the overall performance of small- and mid-cap companies with sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations according to Morningstar's equity research team.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | 1.87 | 10.48 | 7.37 | 13.24 | 10.26 | -- | -- | 12.36 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 1.81 | 10.43 | 7.35 | 13.18 | 10.22 | -- | -- | 12.35 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 1.94 | 10.64 | 7.66 | 13.86 | 10.80 | -- | -- | 12.92 |
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | 1.87 | 10.48 | 7.37 | 13.24 | 10.26 | -- | -- | 12.36 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | 1.81 | 10.43 | 7.35 | 13.18 | 10.22 | -- | -- | 12.35 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | 1.94 | 10.64 | 7.66 | 13.86 | 10.80 | -- | -- | 12.92 |
Holdings
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Daily Holdings (%) as of 07/22/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
1.69 |
5,518,088 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
1.52 |
4,965,892 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.49 |
4,885,688 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.49 |
4,880,084 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
1.48 |
4,850,205 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.45 |
4,741,249 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
1.42 |
4,659,383 |
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
1.40 |
4,597,525 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.38 |
4,516,957 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.37 |
4,501,248 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.36 |
4,446,455 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.34 |
4,394,010 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
1.33 |
4,343,952 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
1.32 |
4,326,036 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
1.32 |
4,319,982 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.31 |
4,298,993 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.31 |
4,274,320 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.30 |
4,268,192 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.29 |
4,222,295 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.29 |
4,213,252 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
1.27 |
4,170,911 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.27 |
4,148,444 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.27 |
4,146,104 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.26 |
4,133,314 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.26 |
4,121,449 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.26 |
4,119,595 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
1.25 |
4,091,045 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.25 |
4,089,922 |
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.24 |
4,061,803 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
1.23 |
4,018,685 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
1.22 |
3,995,399 |
|
DDOG |
Datadog Inc |
1.21 |
3,975,084 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.19 |
3,899,558 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
1.17 |
3,832,037 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
1.17 |
3,816,938 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.16 |
3,808,560 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.12 |
3,664,519 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
1.10 |
3,599,565 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
0.95 |
3,123,113 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.95 |
3,111,059 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.94 |
3,065,122 |
|
WST |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc |
0.89 |
2,924,984 |
|
ETSY |
Etsy Inc |
0.88 |
2,883,437 |
|
NET |
Cloudflare Inc |
0.84 |
2,748,707 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.84 |
2,747,574 |
|
LFUS |
Littelfuse Inc |
0.84 |
2,746,128 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.83 |
2,717,215 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.81 |
2,649,552 |
|
AKAM |
Akamai Technologies Inc |
0.81 |
2,636,403 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
0.80 |
2,615,407 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.79 |
2,580,140 |
|
URI |
United Rentals Inc |
0.78 |
2,559,703 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
0.78 |
2,559,671 |
|
RDDT |
Reddit Inc |
0.78 |
2,558,426 |
|
WAT |
Waters Corp |
0.77 |
2,510,451 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.77 |
2,504,911 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.76 |
2,482,869 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.76 |
2,480,396 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
0.75 |
2,460,898 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
0.74 |
2,408,629 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.73 |
2,404,680 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.73 |
2,392,373 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.73 |
2,387,274 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.73 |
2,382,661 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.73 |
2,379,550 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
0.73 |
2,376,431 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
0.72 |
2,367,831 |
|
AMP |
Ameriprise Financial Inc |
0.72 |
2,359,100 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.72 |
2,342,721 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.72 |
2,342,063 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.71 |
2,329,430 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.71 |
2,324,556 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.70 |
2,301,767 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
0.70 |
2,292,878 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.70 |
2,290,521 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.70 |
2,287,494 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.70 |
2,286,280 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
0.70 |
2,285,008 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.70 |
2,278,594 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
0.70 |
2,277,976 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.69 |
2,267,132 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
0.69 |
2,254,731 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.69 |
2,253,335 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
0.68 |
2,238,463 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.68 |
2,211,203 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.65 |
2,125,076 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.64 |
2,100,695 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.64 |
2,079,690 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
0.63 |
2,073,805 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
0.63 |
2,071,407 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
0.63 |
2,067,593 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
0.63 |
2,066,282 |
|
SLB |
Schlumberger Nv |
0.62 |
2,016,727 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
0.61 |
2,012,374 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
0.61 |
2,005,012 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.61 |
1,996,193 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.61 |
1,994,579 |
|
DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.61 |
1,987,254 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
0.61 |
1,984,359 |
|
WYNN |
Wynn Resorts Ltd |
0.58 |
1,889,854 |
|
INGR |
Ingredion Inc |
0.56 |
1,849,735 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.55 |
1,789,083 |
|
CNM |
Core & Main Inc |
0.54 |
1,779,750 |
|
EFX |
Equifax Inc |
0.53 |
1,742,340 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.52 |
1,704,911 |
|
OTIS |
Otis Worldwide Corp |
0.51 |
1,657,170 |
|
VNT |
Vontier Corp |
0.48 |
1,581,413 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.48 |
1,578,968 |
|
PODD |
Insulet Corp |
0.42 |
1,363,937 |
|
MKTX |
Marketaxess Holdings Inc |
0.38 |
1,253,519 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.24 |
797,235 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
-0.01 |
-44,479 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 07/22/2026
Annual
1.12%
1.28%
1.28%
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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Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
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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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