VanEck Thematic Disruption Portfolio
Overview
The VanEck Thematic Disruption Strategy is focused on innovative long-term secular thematic trends across a wide array of industries including the future of technology, finance, health, energy and retail. The Strategy targets economic opportunities as a result of emerging transformative discoveries.
Highlights
- Exposure to disruptive innovation across industries
- Targets opportunities resulting from transformational discoveries
- Responds to changing risk environments
Market Capitalization (%) as of 08/31/2024
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Large (>= $10 billion)87.01
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Mid (< $10 billion >= $2 billion)10.38
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Small (<$1.0b)>$1.0b)>2.61
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Average Weighted Market Cap ($ billion)129.88
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 08/31/2024
Download All HoldingsHolding Name |
% of Net Assets |
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Vaneck Robotics ETF | 14.50 |
Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 13.38 |
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | 12.32 |
VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 10.32 |
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 10.27 |
Defiance Quantum ETF | 8.53 |
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF | 6.28 |
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF | 5.03 |
iShares U.S. Technology ETF | 5.01 |
VanEck Bitcoin ETF | 3.73 |
Country Weightings (%)
as of 08/31/2024
Country | % of Net Assets |
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● United States | 68.37 |
● Japan | 6.17 |
● China | 2.59 |
● Netherlands | 2.50 |
● Taiwan Region | 2.37 |
● Germany | 1.64 |
● Switzerland | 1.62 |
● Ireland | 1.26 |
● South Korea | 1.13 |
● France | 1.10 |
● Canada | 1.00 |
● United Kingdom | 0.71 |
● Sweden | 0.68 |
● Australia | 0.52 |
● Finland | 0.51 |
● Israel | 0.42 |
● Denmark | 0.42 |
● Spain | 0.34 |
● Italy | 0.33 |
● Norway | 0.22 |
● Austria | 0.17 |
● Cayman Islands | 0.16 |
● Poland | 0.15 |
● India | 0.14 |
● Czech Republic | 0.13 |
● Kazakhstan | 0.10 |
● [Unassigned] | 0.08 |
● Brazil | 0.07 |
● New Zealand | 0.06 |
● Hong Kong | 0.05 |
● Bermuda | 0.05 |
● Chile | 0.01 |
● Cash | 4.91 |
Sector Weightings (%)
as of 08/31/2024
Sector | % of Net Assets |
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● Electronic Technology | 40.00 |
● Technology Services | 27.92 |
● Producer Manufacturing | 8.66 |
● Health Technology | 4.76 |
● Retail Trade | 3.64 |
● Consumer Durables | 2.47 |
● Utilities | 1.99 |
● Consumer Services | 1.44 |
● Non-Energy Minerals | 0.90 |
● Commercial Services | 0.83 |
● Distribution Services | 0.55 |
● Transportation | 0.55 |
● Communications | 0.42 |
● Health Services | 0.27 |
● Industrial Services | 0.27 |
● Consumer Non-Durables | 0.21 |
● Process Industries | 0.10 |
● [Unassigned] | 0.08 |
● Finance | 0.02 |
● Cash | 4.91 |
Investment Professionals
David Schassler
- Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) Team
- Portfolio Manager for multiple allocation strategies spanning real assets, multi-asset income, thematics, municipals, and trend-following U.S. equities
- Joined VanEck in 2012, meet David
- Prior to VanEck, Director and Portfolio Manager within the UBS Portfolio Strategy Group
- MBA, Finance, New York University
- BS, Business Economics, State University of New York College at Cortland
John Lau, CFA
- Deputy Portfolio Manager for multiple allocation strategies spanning real assets, multi-asset income, thematics, and municipals
- Joined VanEck in 2007
- Prior to his current role, served as Fund Analyst at VanEck
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BS, Business Administration (concentration in Financial Analysis), State University of New York at Buffalo
Important Definitions & Disclosures
The model is not a mutual fund or other type of security and will not be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and no units or shares of the model will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor will they be registered with any state securities regulator. Accordingly, the model is not subject to compliance with the requirements of such acts.
An investment in the Strategy may be subject to risks which include, but are not limited to, risks related to small- and medium-capitalization companies, emerging market issuers, foreign securities, foreign currency, equity securities, derivatives, blockchain, social media analytics, non-diversification, sector, market, economic, political, regulatory, world event, index tracking, cash transactions, operational, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares, issuer-specific changes, and index-related concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Strategy. Emerging market issuers and foreign securities may be subject to securities markets, political and economic, investment and repatriation restrictions, different rules and regulations, less publicly available financial information, foreign currency and exchange rates, operational and settlement, and corporate and securities laws risks. Small- and medium-capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous.
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