RSXVanEck Russia ETF
Notice
The Board of Trustees of the VanEck ETF Trust has approved the liquidation of the Fund. An initial liquidation distribution is currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders on or around January 12, 2023. For more information, please refer to the prospectus. Additional information can also be found in the Liquidation FAQ.
Shareholder Notice: RSX and RSXJ Liquidation
The Board of Trustees of the VanEck ETF Trust has approved the liquidation of the Fund. An initial liquidation distribution is currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders on or around January 12, 2023. For more information, please refer to the prospectus.
On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 4:20 pm ET, the Cboe BZX Exchange (Cboe) halted trading of the VanEck Russia ETF (RSX). Since trading is halted, the Fund no longer has a daily closing price and a premium/discount to NAV cannot be calculated.
Effective March 3, 2022 the VanEck Russia ETF temporarily suspended the creation of new shares until further notice. Please refer to the press release for further details. Effective December 28, 2022, the VanEck Russia ETF has suspended the right of redemption of fund shares pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC on December 28, 2022, in order to permit the fund to liquidate its portfolio.
Van Eck Associates Corporation (VEAC) has implemented a voluntary waiver of its management fee for the Fund. This voluntary waiver may be eliminated by VEAC at any time.
Fund Description
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Fund Ticker
RSX -
Inception Date
04/24/2007 -
Administrator
Van Eck Associates
as of 05/26/23
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Total Net Assets
$50.3M -
Number of Holdings
32 -
Gross Expense Ratio2
1.11% -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.61%
Key Documents and Links
Trading Information
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Fund Ticker
RSX -
NAV
RSXNV -
Shares Outstanding
95,900,000 -
CUSIP
92189F403 -
ISIN
US92189F4037
Fees and Expenses2
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Management Fee
0.50% -
Other Expenses
0.61% -
Gross Expense Ratio
1.11% -
Fee Waivers and
-0.50%
Expense Reimbursement -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.61%
2 Expenses for RSX are capped contractually at 0.62% until May 1, 2027. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, depositary receipt fees up to 0.10% of the Fundâs average daily net assets, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Professionals
Peter Liao, CFA
- Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
- Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
- Joined VanEck in 2005
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
Griffin Driscoll
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2018
- Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
- BS, Finance, Providence College
Ralph Lasta
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2019
- Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
- BS, Accounting, Hunter College
Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 04/24/07 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSX (NAV) | 0.35 | 1.33 | 1.75 | 10.50 | -72.23 | -53.63 | -32.39 | -23.12 |
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 04/24/07 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSX (NAV) | 0.54 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 9.31 | -71.05 | -54.23 | -32.65 | -23.24 |
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 04/30/23
Daily HoldingsHolding Name |
Ticker
|
Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|
Evraz Plc |
EVR LN
|
266,000
|
0 | 0.00 |
X5 Retail Group Nv |
FIVE LI
|
1,970,269
|
0 | 0.00 |
Gazprom Pjsc |
GAZP RM
|
45,772,138
|
0 | 0.00 |
Mmc Norilsk Nickel Pjsc |
GMKN RM
|
529,178
|
0 | 0.00 |
Irkutsk Electronetwork Co Jsc |
IESK RU
|
7,410,870
|
0 | 0.00 |
Inter Rao Ues Pjsc |
IRAO RM
|
482,502,010
|
0 | 0.00 |
Lukoil Pjsc |
LKOH RM
|
2,063,982
|
0 | 0.00 |
Magnit Pjsc |
MGNT LI
|
1
|
0 | 0.00 |
Magnit Pjsc |
MGNT RM
|
1,226,365
|
0 | 0.00 |
Mmc Norilsk Nickel Pjsc |
MNOD LI
|
4
|
0 | 0.00 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 0.00 |