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VanEck Short Muni ETF

Fund Description

The VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Barclays AMT-Free Short Continuous Municipal Index (LMT1TR), which is intended to track the overall performance of the U.S. dollar denominated short-term tax-exempt bond market.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    SMB

  • Exchange

    Cboe

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    State Street Bank and Trust Company

  • Index Ticker

    LMT1TR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Monthly

 
as of 10/15/21

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    0.23%

  • Total Net Assets

    $331.1M

  • Number of Holdings

    617

  • Options

    Expected

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.20%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.20%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Monthly
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Why Invest?
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Morningstar™ Ratings3
as of 09/30/2021

Category Overall 3 Year 5 Year
Muni National Short
4 stars of 203 funds
4 stars of 203 funds
4 stars of 177 funds

Key Points

    • Tax Exempt Income
      Income generally exempt from federal taxes and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

    • Targeted Interest Rate Risk
      Designed to track an index of short-duration municipal bonds

    • Quality
      Investment-grade index constituents with high overall credit quality

Yields
as of 10/15/21

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    0.23%

  • Distribution Yield1

    0.96%

  • 12-Month Yield1

    1.20%

  • Taxable Equivalent 30-Day SEC Yields1a

  • 12% Federal Tax Rate

    0.26%

  • 22% Federal Tax Rate

    0.29%

  • 24% Federal Tax Rate

    0.30%

  • 32% Federal Tax Rate

    0.34%

  • 35% Federal Tax Rate

    0.35%

  • 37% Federal Tax Rate

    0.37%
 1/1a See Important Disclosure for definitions.

Fees & Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.20%

  • Other Expenses

    --

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

    --

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.20%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    --

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.20%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) will pay all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee payment under the investment management agreement, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    SMB

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    LMT1TR

  • NAV

    SMBNV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)5

    SMBIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    18,450,000

  • Estimated Cash

    SMBEU

  • Total Cash

    SMBTC

  • CUSIP

    92189F528

  • ISIN

    US92189F5281
5See IIV Details. Source: Bloomberg

Fundamentals4
as of 10/15/21

  • Yield to Worst

    0.46%

  • Yield to Maturity

    0.51%

  • Effective Duration (yrs)

    2.93

  • Duration to Worst (yrs)

    2.92

  • Modified Duration (yrs)

    2.93

  • Spread Duration (yrs)

    2.98

  • Years to Maturity

    6.31

  • Coupon

    4.75%
 4 See Important Disclosure for definitions.

Investment Professionals

  • Portfolio Manager for non-taxable Fixed Income ETFs and Senior Municipal Strategist
  • Joined VanEck in 2007
  • Prior to joining VanEck, held several senior municipal fixed income positions at Lord Abbett, John Hancock Funds, Old Harbor Capital and Evergreen Asset Management
  • Member of National Municipal Buyers Conference (Chairman, 1996), Municipal Forum of New York, Boston Fixed Income Management Society and The Economics Club of New York
  • MBA, Finance, Hofstra University
  • BA, Economics and International Relations, Brown University
  • Associate Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2013
  • Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position for the firm’s alternative investment funds
  • MS, Finance, University of Rochester
  • BS, Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
  • Associate Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2016
  • MS, Financial Engineering, Baruch College
  • BBA, Finance, Baruch College
  • Senior Trader, Portfolio Analyst for Fixed Income ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2017
  • Previously, Trader at Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC and monitored markets and executed equity and fixed income trades and Fixed Income Operations at Gleacher & Company Securities, Inc.
  • MBA, Finance, Montclair State University
  • BS, concentration in Accounting and Finance, minor in Computer Science, University of Vermont
  • Senior credit analyst for non-taxable Fixed Income ETFs
  • Joined VanEck in 2021
  • Prior to joining VanEck, held several senior municipal analyst positions including director of research at Belle Haven Investments, senior municipal analyst at Brown Brothers, and municipal bond analyst at UBS
  • Member of National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the Municipal Analysts Group of New York
  • MBA, Finance and Public Policy, The Wharton School of Business; BA, Communications, University of Pennsylvania

Prices as of 10/15/21

NAV/
Market Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change
NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		Prem/Discount
Distribution Charts 		NAV &
Prem/Discount
History 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
SMB $17.95
$17.97		 81,075
124,252		 $0.00 / +0.00%
$-0.02 / -0.08%		 +0.32%
+0.15%
 $0.02
0.11%		 0.11%

Premium/Discount History as of 10/15/21

Calendar Year 2020 4Q 2020 1Q 2021 2Q 2021 3Q 2021 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 146 58 55 59 55
SMB Days closed at NAV 16 3 1 4 4
Days closed at a discount 91 3 5 0 5


Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
02/22/08
SMB (NAV) -0.40 -0.09 0.28 0.77 2.89 1.76 1.55 2.25
SMB (Share Price) -0.30 -0.11 0.26 0.95 3.08 1.78 1.54 2.27
LMT1TR (Index) -0.35 0.09 0.39 1.00 3.35 2.12 2.04 2.77
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.05 -0.18 -0.11 -0.23 -0.46 -0.36 -0.49 -0.52
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
02/22/08
SMB (NAV) -0.40 -0.09 0.28 0.77 2.89 1.76 1.55 2.25
SMB (Share Price) -0.30 -0.11 0.26 0.95 3.08 1.78 1.54 2.27
LMT1TR (Index) -0.35 0.09 0.39 1.00 3.35 2.12 2.04 2.77
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.05 -0.18 -0.11 -0.23 -0.46 -0.36 -0.49 -0.52

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Investment returns and ETF share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETF returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a VanEck Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) 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. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. VanEck ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 09/30/21 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 609
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Issuer Name State Weighting (%)
California St
CA
4.42
New York N Y
NY
2.63
New York St Dorm Auth St Pers Income Tax Rev
NY
2.39
Metropolitan Transn Auth N Y Rev
NY
1.98
Maryland St
MD
1.89
Illinois St
IL
1.77
New York St Dorm Auth Revs Non St Supported Debt
NY
1.66
Georgia St
GA
1.57
Connecticut St
CT
1.37
Kentucky Inc Ky Pub Energy Auth Gas Suplly Rev
KY
1.35
Top 10 Total (%) 21.03

These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Geographical Weightings (%) as of 09/30/21

  • State

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    New York

    14.4
  • ■

    California

    14.0
  • ■

    Texas

    7.5
  • ■

    Illinois

    4.9
  • ■

    Maryland

    3.8
  • ■

    Pennsylvania

    3.7
  • ■

    New Jersey

    3.3
  • ■

    Georgia

    2.9
  • ■

    Massachusetts

    2.9
  • ■

    Alabama

    2.7
  • ■

    Virginia

    2.7
  • ■

    Ohio

    2.7
  • ■

    Connecticut

    2.7
  • ■

    Washington

    2.6
  • ■

    Florida

    2.5
  • ■

    Wisconsin

    2.1
  • ■

    Kentucky

    2.0
  • ■

    North Carolina

    1.7
  • ■

    Tennessee

    1.6
  • ■

    Minnesota

    1.6
  • ■

    Other

    17.6

Currency Exposure (%)
as of 09/30/21

  • U.S. Dollar

    99.56

  • Other/Cash

    0.45

Sector Weightings (%) as of 09/30/21

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    State

    20.3
  • ■

    Local

    15.7
  • ■

    Transportation

    11.7
  • ■

    Industrial Revenue

    9.7
  • ■

    Special Tax

    9.5
  • ■

    Health Care

    7.5
  • ■

    Water & Sewer

    7.1
  • ■

    Leasing

    5.9
  • ■

    Education

    5.7
  • ■

    Power

    4.9
  • ■

    Tobacco

    1.4
  • ■

    Housing

    0.6

Credit Quality (%) as of 09/30/21

Composite % of Net Assets
Investment Grade AAA 16.33
AA 51.59
A 22.27
BBB 6.17
Total Investment Grade -- 96.36
Not Rated -- 3.64
Source: Barclays.  Rating is a proprietary composite of various rating agencies.

Maturity (%) as of 09/30/21

 Average Portfolio Maturity: 6.33 Years