SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$38.76
as of September 17, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS7.05%
as of September 17, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$367.27M
as of September 17, 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 09/16/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
1.91 |
7,023,191 |
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
1.72 |
6,314,264 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.61 |
5,891,651 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
1.60 |
5,870,388 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
1.52 |
5,578,330 |
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.49 |
5,479,504 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
1.47 |
5,388,585 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.44 |
5,290,152 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.42 |
5,223,582 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.39 |
5,092,421 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.38 |
5,070,982 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.38 |
5,062,135 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.38 |
5,050,451 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
1.36 |
5,009,291 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
1.36 |
5,006,013 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.36 |
4,981,881 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.35 |
4,960,123 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.35 |
4,943,527 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.35 |
4,940,402 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.32 |
4,855,459 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.31 |
4,810,603 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.29 |
4,749,566 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.29 |
4,744,934 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.29 |
4,727,202 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
1.27 |
4,658,010 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
1.24 |
4,554,073 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.23 |
4,505,144 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.19 |
4,370,886 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.19 |
4,351,030 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.17 |
4,304,812 |
|
DDOG |
Datadog Inc |
1.15 |
4,209,148 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
1.13 |
4,145,204 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
1.12 |
4,113,868 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.10 |
4,054,778 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
1.10 |
4,024,434 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
1.08 |
3,979,507 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
1.07 |
3,928,228 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
1.05 |
3,863,673 |
|
NET |
Cloudflare Inc |
1.03 |
3,772,433 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
0.96 |
3,536,486 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
0.96 |
3,523,707 |
|
WST |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc |
0.91 |
3,327,958 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.91 |
3,325,751 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
0.90 |
3,306,213 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
0.88 |
3,233,688 |
|
WAT |
Waters Corp |
0.87 |
3,194,223 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.85 |
3,118,677 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.81 |
2,975,757 |
|
ETSY |
Etsy Inc |
0.81 |
2,969,914 |
|
LFUS |
Littelfuse Inc |
0.80 |
2,954,309 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.79 |
2,899,952 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.79 |
2,885,817 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.78 |
2,870,567 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.76 |
2,798,957 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.76 |
2,797,386 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.76 |
2,795,661 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
0.76 |
2,792,881 |
|
URI |
United Rentals Inc |
0.76 |
2,791,338 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.76 |
2,782,472 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.76 |
2,778,919 |
|
DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.75 |
2,741,603 |
|
AMP |
Ameriprise Financial Inc |
0.75 |
2,737,292 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
0.74 |
2,717,385 |
|
RDDT |
Reddit Inc |
0.73 |
2,671,478 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.72 |
2,647,995 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.72 |
2,638,131 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.71 |
2,595,687 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.70 |
2,566,125 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.69 |
2,544,088 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.69 |
2,534,130 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
0.69 |
2,531,604 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.69 |
2,526,739 |
|
AKAM |
Akamai Technologies Inc |
0.68 |
2,499,057 |
|
SLB |
Schlumberger Nv |
0.68 |
2,495,965 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.68 |
2,495,012 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.66 |
2,432,266 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.66 |
2,431,116 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
0.66 |
2,428,818 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.66 |
2,414,132 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.65 |
2,391,087 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
0.65 |
2,370,157 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
0.65 |
2,369,402 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.64 |
2,364,077 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.64 |
2,363,665 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
0.63 |
2,330,088 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
0.63 |
2,301,069 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
0.62 |
2,287,568 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.62 |
2,267,859 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
0.62 |
2,259,394 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
0.61 |
2,248,884 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.60 |
2,211,889 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
0.60 |
2,188,174 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.60 |
2,185,667 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.59 |
2,170,155 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.58 |
2,138,604 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.58 |
2,126,377 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
0.58 |
2,118,272 |
|
MKTX |
Marketaxess Holdings Inc |
0.56 |
2,055,596 |
|
INGR |
Ingredion Inc |
0.55 |
2,017,855 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
0.54 |
1,995,890 |
|
CNM |
Core & Main Inc |
0.54 |
1,977,556 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.54 |
1,969,999 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
0.54 |
1,969,619 |
|
WYNN |
Wynn Resorts Ltd |
0.52 |
1,914,603 |
|
EFX |
Equifax Inc |
0.52 |
1,903,847 |
|
VNT |
Vontier Corp |
0.51 |
1,876,634 |
|
OTIS |
Otis Worldwide Corp |
0.50 |
1,851,884 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.47 |
1,718,160 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.47 |
1,711,924 |
|
PODD |
Insulet Corp |
0.37 |
1,371,834 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.12 |
452,319 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
0.11 |
389,891 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 09/17/2026
Annual
1.13%
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.
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
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