Notice
On March 13, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the VanEck Funds approved (i) the conversion of the Class C shares of VanEck Emerging Markets Fund into Class A shares of the same Fund, (ii) the termination of Class C shares of each Fund, and (iii) a Plan of Recapitalization for the Class C shares of each Fund for the share conversion and the share closing referenced above. The Plan of Recapitalization contemplates that all issued shares previously designated as Class C shares of the Fund will be converted into Class A shares of the same Fund at net asset value. Effective as of the close of business on March 21, 2025, Class C shares of the Fund will be closed to all investors. On or about April 30, 2025, the Class C shares of the Fund will be converted into Class A shares of the same Fund and Class C shares of the Fund will be terminated effective immediately after such conversion. The Fund will not incur any transaction costs in connection with the conversion. Please refer to the Supplement update of the Prospectus for more information.
Emerging Markets Fund - Class C
EMRCX
Emerging Markets Fund - Class C
EMRCX
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NAV$11.70
as of April 02, 2025 -
YTD RETURNS2.90%
as of April 02, 2025 -
Net Assets (All Classes)$367.30M
as of March 31, 2025 -
Gross Expense Ratio2.58%
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Net Expense Ratio2.52%
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Inception Date10/03/2003
Fund Description
The VanEck Emerging Markets Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities in emerging markets around the world. The Fund invests in high-quality, structural growth companies at a reasonable price poised to represent future development and growth of emerging markets.
Overview
Fund Highlights
- Focuses on companies across regions, sectors, and market capitalization positioned to capture trends in consumption and innovation and not often well captured in widely used indices.
- Active, bottom-up, fundamental research process targets companies with structural growth-at a reasonable price (“SGARP”) profiles
- Benefits from the experience, philosophy and process of a seasoned emerging markets investment team who lived or worked in the areas they cover