NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 19, 2025--
VanEck announced today the following 2025 annual distributions per share for its VanEck$(R)$ equity exchange-traded funds.
Distributions Per Share for the VanEck ETFs Listed Below
Ex-Date: December 22, 2025 | Record Date: December 22, 2025 | Payable Date: December 26, 2025
Approximate %
of Income Short-Term Long-Term
Fund Ticker Income from PFICs Capital Gain Capital Gain
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Africa
Index ETF AFK $0.2716 5% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Biotech
ETF BBH $0.9565 None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Gaming
ETF BJK $1.3636 None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Brazil
Small-Cap ETF BRF $0.8889 1% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Social
Sentiment ETF BUZZ None None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck ChiNext
ETF CNXT $0.0788 None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Oil
Refiners ETF CRAK $0.7561 None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Digital
Transformation
ETF DAPP None None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Digital
India ETF DGIN $0.1333 10% $0.1351 $0.5098
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Video
Gaming and
eSports ETF ESPO $1.2890 19% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Environmental
Services ETF EVX $0.0714 None None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Gold
Miners ETF GDX $0.6331 25% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Junior
Gold Miners
ETF GDXJ $2.6494 87% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck India
Growth Leaders
ETF GLIN $0.3884 28% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Green
Metals ETF GMET $0.6827 35% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Alternative
Asset Manager
ETF GPZ $0.2247 34% None None
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Natural HAP $1.3636 None None None
Resources ETF
--------------- ------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Approximate %
of Income from Short-Term Long-Term
Fund Ticker Income PFICs Capital Gain Capital Gain
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Robotics ETF IBOT $0.2000 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Indonesia
Index ETF IDX $0.3438 13% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Israel
ETF ISRA $0.8691 27% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Morningstar
Wide Moat ETF MOAT $1.4038 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Agribusiness
ETF MOO $1.7975 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Morningstar
Global Wide
Moat ETF MOTG $0.9375 3% $1.8899 $ 4.0549
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Morningstar
International
Moat ETF MOTI $1.1821 50% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Morningstar
Wide Moat
Value ETF MVAL $0.6333 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Uranium
and Nuclear
Energy ETF NLR $3.1661 78% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Onchain
Economy ETF NODE $0.2935 76% $0.0961 None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Oil
Services ETF OIH $4.8690 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Commodity
Strategy ETF PIT $4.7083 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Rare
Earth and
Strategic
Metals ETF REMX $1.3008 84% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Russia
ETF RSX $0.0119 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Russia
Small-Cap ETF RSXJ $1.5396 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Retail
ETF RTH $2.4205 16% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Steel
ETF SLX $1.3158 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Semiconductor
ETF SMH $1.1047 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Fabless
Semiconductor
ETF SMHX $0.0090 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Low
Carbon Energy
ETF SMOG $2.0340 None None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck
Morningstar
SMID Moat
ETF SMOT $0.4975 13% None None
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
VanEck Vietnam VNM $0.0380 None None None
ETF
-------------- ------- ------- -------------- ------------- -------------
The majority, and possibly all, of the dividend distributions will be paid out of net investment income earned by the Funds. A portion of these distributions may come from net short-term or long-term realized capital gains or return of capital.
The final tax treatment of these dividends will be reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV form, which is mailed after the close of each calendar year. The amount of dividends paid by each ETF may vary from time to time. Past dividend amounts are no guarantee of future dividend payment amounts.
Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Income: Several VanEck ETFs may make investments in non-U.S. corporations classified as "passive foreign investment companies". Generally speaking, PFICs are non-U.S. corporations having 50% or more of their assets invested in cash or securities, or having 75% or more of their gross income originating from passive sources, including but not limited to interest, dividends and rents. In other words, these foreign companies primarily derive their revenue streams from investments (rather than operations). Please refer to your VanEck ETF's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) for further information on PFICs.
IRS Circular 230 disclosure: VanEck does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication concerning U.S. tax matters is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties imposed on the relevant taxpayer. Shareholders or potential shareholders of the VanEck ETFs should obtain their own independent tax advice based on their particular circumstances.
If you have any questions concerning this information or the VanEck ETFs in general, please call 800.826.2333 between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm ET, Monday through Friday.
About VanEck
VanEck has a history of looking beyond the financial markets to identify trends that are likely to create impactful investment opportunities. We were one of the first U.S. asset managers to offer investors access to international markets. This set the tone for the firm's drive to identify asset classes and trends -- including gold investing in 1968, emerging markets in 1993, and exchange traded funds in 2006 -- that subsequently shaped the investment management industry.
Today, VanEck offers active and passive strategies with compelling exposures supported by well-designed investment processes. As of November 30, 2025, VanEck managed approximately $174.7 billion in assets, including mutual funds, ETFs and institutional accounts. The firm's capabilities range from core investment opportunities to more specialized exposures to enhance portfolio diversification. Our actively managed strategies are fueled by in-depth, bottom-up research and security selection from portfolio managers with direct experience in the sectors and regions in which they invest. Investability, liquidity, diversity, and transparency are key to the experienced decision-making around market and index selection underlying VanEck's passive strategies.
Since our founding in 1955, putting our clients' interests first, in all market environments, has been at the heart of the firm's mission.
The principal risks of investing in VanEck ETFs include sector, market, economic, political, foreign currency, world event, index tracking, active management, social media analytics, derivatives, blockchain, commodities and non-diversification risks, as well as fluctuations in net asset value and the risks associated with investing in less developed capital markets. The Funds may loan their securities, which may subject them to additional credit and counterparty risk. ETFs that invest in high-yield securities are subject to subject to risks associated with investing in high-yield securities; which include a greater risk of loss of income and principal than funds holding higher-rated securities; concentration risk; credit risk; hedging risk; interest rate risk; and short sale risk. ETFs that invest in companies with small capitalizations are subject to elevated risks, which include, among others, greater volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger companies. Please see the prospectus of each Fund for more complete information regarding each Fund's specific risks.
To receive a distribution, you must have been a registered shareholder of the relevant VanEck ETFs on the record date. Distributions are paid to shareholders on the payment date. Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called "creation units" and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. You will incur brokerage expenses when trading Fund shares in the secondary market.
Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Bonds and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of a Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing.
(c) Van Eck Securities Corporation, Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation
666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
800.826.2333
Email: info@vaneck.com
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251219657308/en/
CONTACT: Media Contact
Chris Sullivan
Craft & Capital
chris@craftandcapital.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 19, 2025 20:24 ET (01:24 GMT)
Comments