SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
SMOT
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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NAV$40.47
as of October 29, 2026 -
YTD RETURNS11.77%
as of October 29, 2026 -
Total Net Assets$322.75M
as of October 29, 2026 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.49%
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Net Expense Ratio0.49%
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Inception Date10/04/2022
Overview
Why SMOT
- Moat CompaniesA focus on U.S. small- and mid-cap companies with durable competitive advantages, or “moats”
- Focus on ValuationsIndex targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
- Morningstar’s Equity ResearchIndex fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally
VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (SMOT) seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus IndexSM (MSUMMFGU), which is intended to track the overall performance of small- and mid-cap companies with sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations according to Morningstar's equity research team.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | -7.80 | -3.76 | 3.34 | 5.05 | 10.76 | -- | -- | 10.47 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | -7.69 | -3.56 | 3.52 | 5.27 | 10.81 | -- | -- | 10.51 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | -7.76 | -3.63 | 3.75 | 5.63 | 11.30 | -- | -- | 11.02 |
| 1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | LIFE 10/04/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOT (NAV) | -7.80 | -3.76 | 3.34 | 5.05 | 10.76 | -- | -- | 10.47 |
| SMOT (Market Price) | -7.69 | -3.56 | 3.52 | 5.27 | 10.81 | -- | -- | 10.51 |
| Morningstar® US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index | -7.76 | -3.63 | 3.75 | 5.63 | 11.30 | -- | -- | 11.02 |
Holdings
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Daily Holdings (%) as of 10/29/2026
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Ticker
|
Holding Name |
% of Net Assets
|
Market Value (US$)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
BDX |
Becton Dickinson & Co |
1.58 |
5,103,288 |
|
EL |
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The |
1.51 |
4,859,346 |
|
MAS |
Masco Corp |
1.50 |
4,834,373 |
|
LW |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
1.49 |
4,810,968 |
|
VLTO |
Veralto Corp |
1.49 |
4,806,531 |
|
GEHC |
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc |
1.48 |
4,779,460 |
|
AMCR |
Amcor Plc |
1.47 |
4,743,493 |
|
DVN |
Devon Energy Corp |
1.46 |
4,718,386 |
|
GPN |
Global Payments Inc |
1.45 |
4,689,484 |
|
HII |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc |
1.42 |
4,567,653 |
|
ZBH |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
1.38 |
4,466,173 |
|
NOC |
Northrop Grumman Corp |
1.38 |
4,451,079 |
|
CI |
Cigna Group/The |
1.37 |
4,423,630 |
|
BF/B |
Brown-Forman Corp |
1.36 |
4,402,196 |
|
ELV |
Elevance Health Inc |
1.36 |
4,393,228 |
|
DD |
Dupont De Nemours Inc |
1.35 |
4,355,028 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Brands Inc |
1.34 |
4,322,461 |
|
CE |
Celanese Corp |
1.34 |
4,316,571 |
|
OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
1.33 |
4,292,301 |
|
TRU |
Transunion |
1.33 |
4,280,434 |
|
LYB |
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv |
1.32 |
4,265,915 |
|
MDLZ |
Mondelez International Inc |
1.32 |
4,248,476 |
|
XYZ |
Block Inc |
1.31 |
4,230,249 |
|
LHX |
L3harris Technologies Inc |
1.30 |
4,196,775 |
|
KHC |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
1.28 |
4,140,842 |
|
SARO |
Standardaero Inc |
1.24 |
4,004,119 |
|
SBAC |
Sba Communications Corp |
1.24 |
3,999,694 |
|
EMN |
Eastman Chemical Co |
1.23 |
3,970,033 |
|
HSY |
Hershey Co/The |
1.21 |
3,900,093 |
|
BMRN |
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc |
1.21 |
3,892,073 |
|
ALGN |
Align Technology Inc |
1.21 |
3,890,400 |
|
HRL |
Hormel Foods Corp |
1.20 |
3,873,961 |
|
LAD |
Lithia Motors Inc |
1.19 |
3,846,927 |
|
CNH |
Cnh Industrial Nv |
1.19 |
3,830,832 |
|
TEX |
Terex Corp |
1.16 |
3,748,586 |
|
COO |
Cooper Cos Inc/The |
1.14 |
3,693,592 |
|
POR |
Portland General Electric Co |
1.13 |
3,640,726 |
|
AN |
Autonation Inc |
1.10 |
3,561,220 |
|
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corp |
1.05 |
3,392,948 |
|
ZBRA |
Zebra Technologies Corp |
1.03 |
3,309,245 |
|
ALLE |
Allegion Plc |
0.96 |
3,094,721 |
|
RGEN |
Repligen Corp |
0.95 |
3,076,530 |
|
IQV |
Iqvia Holdings Inc |
0.95 |
3,060,593 |
|
HAS |
Hasbro Inc |
0.93 |
2,991,044 |
|
LH |
Labcorp Holdings Inc |
0.91 |
2,924,295 |
|
IONS |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc |
0.89 |
2,861,601 |
|
ALB |
Albemarle Corp |
0.88 |
2,845,481 |
|
TECH |
Bio-Techne Corp |
0.87 |
2,822,675 |
|
ABNB |
Airbnb Inc |
0.81 |
2,626,581 |
|
BIIB |
Biogen Inc |
0.79 |
2,561,908 |
|
A |
Agilent Technologies Inc |
0.79 |
2,558,019 |
|
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc |
0.79 |
2,556,756 |
|
BALL |
Ball Corp |
0.78 |
2,505,374 |
|
DG |
Dollar General Corp |
0.77 |
2,489,272 |
|
NXPI |
Nxp Semiconductors Nv |
0.77 |
2,487,366 |
|
COR |
Cencora Inc |
0.76 |
2,465,423 |
|
ENTG |
Entegris Inc |
0.76 |
2,456,640 |
|
TW |
Tradeweb Markets Inc |
0.74 |
2,384,495 |
|
RMD |
Resmed Inc |
0.73 |
2,358,904 |
|
RPRX |
Royalty Pharma Plc |
0.73 |
2,343,746 |
|
GNRC |
Generac Holdings Inc |
0.72 |
2,312,000 |
|
APD |
Air Products And Chemicals Inc |
0.71 |
2,302,586 |
|
MSCI |
Msci Inc |
0.71 |
2,298,532 |
|
TEAM |
Atlassian Corp |
0.71 |
2,293,472 |
|
FBIN |
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc |
0.71 |
2,285,360 |
|
WH |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc |
0.71 |
2,282,359 |
|
CF |
Cf Industries Holdings Inc |
0.70 |
2,263,903 |
|
AOS |
A O Smith Corp |
0.70 |
2,249,998 |
|
USB |
Us Bancorp |
0.69 |
2,239,314 |
|
KMB |
Kimberly-Clark Corp |
0.69 |
2,232,746 |
|
EIX |
Edison International |
0.69 |
2,228,056 |
|
KVUE |
Kenvue Inc |
0.69 |
2,223,346 |
|
UHS |
Universal Health Services Inc |
0.69 |
2,217,868 |
|
AEP |
American Electric Power Co Inc |
0.69 |
2,212,749 |
|
LNT |
Alliant Energy Corp |
0.68 |
2,198,414 |
|
CCL |
Carnival Corp Ltd |
0.68 |
2,187,658 |
|
ATR |
Aptargroup Inc |
0.68 |
2,184,431 |
|
DXCM |
Dexcom Inc |
0.67 |
2,158,829 |
|
ON |
On Semiconductor Corp |
0.67 |
2,154,723 |
|
TDG |
Transdigm Group Inc |
0.67 |
2,154,267 |
|
CTSH |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp |
0.66 |
2,137,434 |
|
BC |
Brunswick Corp/De |
0.66 |
2,128,109 |
|
MOH |
Molina Healthcare Inc |
0.65 |
2,110,860 |
|
DTE |
Dte Energy Co |
0.65 |
2,105,776 |
|
MPWR |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc |
0.65 |
2,088,327 |
|
WMG |
Warner Music Group Corp |
0.64 |
2,075,251 |
|
TROW |
T Rowe Price Group Inc |
0.64 |
2,068,942 |
|
JKHY |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc |
0.64 |
2,053,032 |
|
ZM |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
0.64 |
2,053,009 |
|
OSK |
Oshkosh Corp |
0.63 |
2,039,601 |
|
CLX |
Clorox Co/The |
0.63 |
2,029,568 |
|
DOW |
Dow Inc |
0.62 |
2,009,333 |
|
NCLH |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
0.62 |
2,007,589 |
|
SF |
Stifel Financial Corp |
0.62 |
1,986,747 |
|
CARR |
Carrier Global Corp |
0.61 |
1,981,390 |
|
RKT |
Rocket Cos Inc |
0.61 |
1,972,820 |
|
BAX |
Baxter International Inc |
0.60 |
1,937,975 |
|
RJF |
Raymond James Financial Inc |
0.60 |
1,927,416 |
|
CG |
Carlyle Group Inc/The |
0.59 |
1,903,260 |
|
KMX |
Carmax Inc |
0.59 |
1,890,458 |
|
CCI |
Crown Castle Inc |
0.58 |
1,886,749 |
|
STZ |
Constellation Brands Inc |
0.58 |
1,876,433 |
|
GIS |
General Mills Inc |
0.57 |
1,853,692 |
|
ALSN |
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc |
0.55 |
1,785,085 |
|
GNTX |
Gentex Corp |
0.52 |
1,675,846 |
|
WSO |
Watsco Inc |
0.52 |
1,665,894 |
|
LPLA |
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc |
0.51 |
1,656,834 |
|
DECK |
Deckers Outdoor Corp |
0.48 |
1,541,736 |
|
CTVA |
Corteva Inc |
0.18 |
587,115 |
|
-USD CASH- |
-- |
0.08 |
242,750 |
|
-- |
Other/Cash |
0.02 |
70,697 |
Portfolio
- Sector Weightings (%)
- Country Weightings (%)
Fees
Distributions
as of 10/29/2026
Annual
1.39%
1.23%
1.23%
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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Name
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
Quarterly - Daily
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VanEck Tax Information & Distributions
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NAV & Premium/Discount History
Daily - Annually