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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class Z

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VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class Z

MWMZX

Class I

NAV

The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a Fund is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding.

$31.10

as of May 15, 2025
YTD RETURNS

-2.32%

as of May 15, 2025
Net Assets (All Classes)

$29.70M

as of April 30, 2025
Gross Expense Ratio

Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, dividends and interest payments on securities sold short, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.59% for Class I, and 0.49% for Class Z of the Fund's average daily net assets per year until May 01, 2026. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation. Other expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

1.07%
Net Expense Ratio

Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, dividends and interest payments on securities sold short, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.59% for Class I, and 0.49% for Class Z of the Fund's average daily net assets per year until May 01, 2026. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation. Other expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

0.49%
Inception Date

11/06/2017

Fund Description

The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar^® Wide Moat Focus Index^SM (MWMFTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of attractively priced companies with sustainable competitive advantages according to Morningstar's equity research team.

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Overview

Fund Highlights

Wide Moat Companies
A focus on U.S. companies Morningstar believes possess sustainable competitive advantages, or “moats”
Focus on Valuations
Index targets companies trading at attractive prices relative to Morningstar’s estimate of fair value
Morningstar’s Equity Research
Index fueled by Morningstar’s forward-looking, rigorous equity research process driven by over 100 analysts globally

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class Z

MWMZX

Class I

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class Z

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Class I

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Fund Description

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Overview

Fund Highlights

Performance

Holdings

Portfolio

Distributions

Team

Fees

Literature

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class Z

MWMZX

Class I

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Fund - Class Z

MWMZX

Class I