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About VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF
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Inception date
Oct 4, 2022
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Van Eck Associates Corp.
Distributor
Van Eck Securities Corp.
SMOT tracks an index of small- and mid-cap companies with sustainable competitive advantages and attractive valuations, determined by looking at qualitative and quantitative factors.The index provider selects narrow and wide moat companies from the eligible universe. Narrow moats are believed to maintain a competitive advantage for at least ten years, while wide moats for at least 20 years. The selected securities are screened to exclude the bottom 3% based on the lowest float market capitalization, then ranked by momentum to only include the top 80%. After that, those with the lowest current market price/fair value ratios are selected. The index is equally weighted and divided into two sub-portfolios that target 75 companies each. Each sub-portfolio follows a semi-annual, staggered alternating quarters rebalance and reconstitution schedule.
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Exposure type
Technology Services
Consumer Services
Finance
Health Technology
Producer Manufacturing
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
SMOT trades at 35.99 USD today, its price has risen 0.56% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on SMOT price chart.
SMOT net asset value is 35.98 today — it's risen 7.32% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
SMOT assets under management is 399.84 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
SMOT price has risen by 6.99% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.39% increase. See more dynamics on SMOT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.32% over the last month, showed a 15.84% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.82% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.32% over the last month, showed a 15.84% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.82% in a year.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SMOT invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
SMOT expense ratio is 0.49%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, SMOT isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, SMOT technical analysis shows the strong buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating SMOT shows the buy signal. See more of SMOT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, SMOT technical analysis shows the strong buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating SMOT shows the buy signal. See more of SMOT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, SMOT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.13%.
SMOT trades at a premium (0.02%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
SMOT shares are issued by Van Eck Associates Corp.
SMOT follows the Morningstar US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Oct 4, 2022.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.