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VANECK AGRIBUSINESS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Australia: 1.7%          
Incitec Pivot Ltd. #   3,454,284   $7,179,340 
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. #   1,334,498    11,757,813 
         18,937,153 
Brazil: 2.3%          
Rumo SA *   2,820,500    8,690,964 
Yara International ASA (NOK) #   339,776    16,855,333 
         25,546,297 
Canada: 6.5%          
Nutrien Ltd. (USD)   1,121,413    72,701,205 
Chile: 1.6%          
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR)   334,218    17,954,191 
China: 4.8%          
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (HKD) # *   5,083,000    32,733,671 
Wilmar International Ltd. (SGD) #   6,640,651    20,518,638 
         53,252,309 
Denmark: 1.0%          
Bakkafrost P/F (NOK) #   103,802    8,595,068 
Schouw & Co. #   30,435    2,924,965 
         11,520,033 
Germany: 7.7%          
Bayer AG #   1,443,474    78,385,821 
K+S AG # *   447,906    7,188,111 
         85,573,932 
Indonesia: 0.1%          
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) #   8,019,545    1,381,966 
Israel: 0.9%          
ICL Group Ltd. (USD) †   1,322,251    9,612,765 
Japan: 4.6%          
Kubota Corp. #   1,866,530    39,624,981 
Maruha Nichiro Corp. #   96,100    2,270,336 
NH Foods Ltd. #   173,400    6,531,904 
Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. #   445,900    2,584,542 
         51,011,763 
Malaysia: 1.6%          
IOI Corp. Bhd   5,396,755    4,859,851 
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd   731,470    3,515,389 
PPB Group Bhd   1,231,680    5,401,563 
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd #   5,178,800    4,417,421 
         18,194,224 
Netherlands: 0.6%          
OCI NV # *   216,545    6,400,811 
Norway: 3.1%          
Leroy Seafood Group ASA #   585,566    4,847,171 
Mowi ASA #   871,285    22,138,390 
Salmar ASA #   116,662    7,752,253 
         34,737,814 
Russia: 0.6%          
PhosAgro PJSC (USD) (GDR)   281,866    6,279,974 
Singapore: 0.7%          
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT (IDR) #   16,884,600    7,537,267 
Sweden: 1.8%          
Oatly Group AB (ADR) * †   1,315,611    19,892,038 
Switzerland: 0.7%          
Bucher Industries AG #   15,592    7,396,090 
Taiwan: 0.4%          
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. #   1,743,000    4,220,737 
Thailand: 0.8%          
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (NVDR) #   11,284,836    8,565,575 
United Kingdom: 3.6%          
CNH Industrial NV (USD) †   1,838,100    30,530,841 
Genus Plc #   127,738    9,345,058 
         39,875,899 
United States: 54.9%          
AGCO Corp.   121,727    14,915,209 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   824,675    49,488,747 
Balchem Corp.   55,300    8,022,371 
Beyond Meat, Inc. * †   109,540    11,530,180 
Bunge Ltd.   215,566    17,529,827 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   347,324    19,387,626 
Corteva, Inc.   1,271,808    53,517,681 
Darling Ingredients, Inc. *   219,975    15,816,202 
Deere & Co.   244,741    82,005,367 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. *   642,024    20,474,145 
FMC Corp.   243,952    22,336,245 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *   107,055    66,577,504 
Mosaic Co.   657,873    23,499,224 
Neogen Corp. *   150,913    6,554,152 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. *   114,047    3,316,487 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.   38,144    7,178,701 
Toro Co.   186,822    18,198,331 
Tractor Supply Co.   211,380    42,827,702 
Tyson Foods, Inc.   558,830    44,114,040 
Zoetis, Inc.   432,857    84,034,858 
         611,324,599 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $943,379,354)
        1,111,916,642 
              
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.2%
(Cost: $2,060,796)  
            
Money Market Fund: 0.2%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   2,060,796    2,060,796 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $945,440,150)
        1,113,977,438 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%          (1,721,425)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $1,112,256,013 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
NOK Norwegian Krone
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD United States Dollar
 
Footnotes:
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued
  securities is $321,153,262 which represents 28.9% of net assets.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $8,937,064.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   3.9%  $42,827,702 
Consumer Staples   29.4    327,200,005 
Health Care   23.9    265,371,538 
Industrials   18.1    201,361,783 
Materials   24.7    275,155,614 
    100.0%  $1,111,916,642 

 

VANECK GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%          
Australia: 12.7%          
Evolution Mining Ltd. # ‡   93,384,502   $235,928,470 
Gold Road Resources Ltd. # † ‡   44,881,852    38,704,531 
Newcrest Mining Ltd. #   37,778,567    625,762,746 
Northern Star Resources Ltd. # † ‡   59,319,960    363,012,514 
OceanaGold Corp. (CAD) * † ‡   35,869,170    58,609,292 
Perseus Mining Ltd. # * ‡   62,515,443    62,837,104 
Ramelius Resources Ltd. # ‡   41,479,159    39,887,522 
Regis Resources Ltd. # ‡   38,427,734    55,672,678 
Silver Lake Resources Ltd. # * † ‡   45,108,183    43,662,272 
St Barbara Ltd. # ‡   36,088,232    34,751,812 
Westgold Resources Ltd. # † ‡   21,606,409    25,286,945 
         1,584,115,886 
Brazil: 5.7%          
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (USD) †   18,938,915    711,724,426 
Burkina Faso: 0.4%          
IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * † ‡   24,288,417    54,891,822 
Canada: 46.1%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)   10,910,111    565,689,255 
Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) † ‡   20,020,883    144,150,358 
Aya Gold & Silver, Inc. * †   4,877,784    29,994,030 
B2Gold Corp. (USD) † ‡   53,717,989    183,715,522 
Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   74,825,780    1,350,605,329 
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. † ‡   9,817,456    59,051,202 
Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) * † ‡   8,685,109    35,522,096 
Equinox Gold Corp. (USD) * † ‡   15,308,085    101,033,361 
First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) † ‡   13,067,773    147,665,835 
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (USD) * † ‡   14,843,487    58,334,904 
Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) †   8,038,005    1,044,217,229 
K92 Mining, Inc. * † ‡   11,225,606    53,963,721 
Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) ‡   64,296,910    344,631,438 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. † ‡   13,544,902    564,099,167 
New Gold, Inc. (USD) * † ‡   34,687,484    36,768,733 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (USD) † ‡   8,564,912    96,183,962 
Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) † ‡   10,715,008    249,338,236 
Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) * † ‡   9,573,646    92,289,947 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (USD) * † ‡   9,929,931    57,196,403 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (USD) ‡   8,985,431    34,234,492 
SSR Mining, Inc. (USD) † ‡   11,020,877    160,353,760 
Torex Gold Resources, Inc. * ‡   4,369,005    43,660,736 
Victoria Gold Corp. * † ‡   3,179,872    37,826,634 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. * † ‡   7,143,315    57,232,227 
Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) † ‡   49,240,861    194,993,810 
         5,742,752,387 
China: 3.6%          
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. (HKD) # † ‡   132,944,000    93,597,553 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. (HKD) # ‡   292,262,000    354,941,408 
         448,538,961 
Egypt: 0.6%          
Centamin Plc (GBP) # ‡   58,922,508    75,485,230 
Kyrgyzstan: 0.8%          
Centerra Gold, Inc. (CAD) ‡   15,120,973    103,245,385 
Peru: 0.7%          
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA (ADR) * † ‡   12,927,096    87,387,169 
South Africa: 4.0%          
DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) † ‡   4,405,196    35,638,036 
Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) † ‡   45,230,177    367,269,037 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) † ‡   31,388,546    98,873,920 
         501,780,993 
Tanzania: 2.7%          
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) † ‡   21,265,561    340,036,320 
Turkey: 0.6%          
Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) * † ‡   9,303,360    71,914,973 
United Kingdom: 2.3%          
Endeavour Mining Plc (CAD) † ‡   12,692,834    285,647,628 
United States: 19.6%          
Argonaut Gold, Inc. (CAD) * † ‡   15,830,980    34,364,917 
Coeur Mining, Inc. * † ‡   13,095,785    80,800,993 
GoGold Resources, Inc. (CAD) * † ‡   14,037,945    30,694,327 
Hecla Mining Co. ‡   27,359,514    150,477,327 
Newmont Corp.   33,611,825    1,825,122,097 
Royal Gold, Inc. ‡   3,342,748    319,199,007 
         2,440,658,668 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $12,503,792,305)
        12,448,179,848 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.7%
(Cost: $83,531,408)
          
Money Market Fund: 0.7%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   83,531,408    83,531,408 
Total Investments: 100.5%
(Cost: $12,587,323,713)
        12,531,711,256 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.5)%        (62,936,203)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $12,468,775,053 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued
  securities is $2,049,530,785 which represents 16.4% of net assets.
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $274,357,099.
* Non-income producing
   
Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Gold   94.1%  $11,711,918,601 
Precious Metals & Minerals   0.4    60,688,357 
Silver   5.5    675,572,890 
    100.0%  $12,448,179,848 

 

 

Transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended September 30, 2021:

 

   Value
12/31/2020
  Purchases  Sales
Proceeds
  Realized Gain
(Loss)
  Dividend
Income
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value
9/30/2021
Alamos Gold, Inc.  $202,348,029   $23,201,326   $(48,970,981)  $8,670,294   $1,499,091   $(41,098,310)  $144,150,358 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   555,316,906    58,849,543    (138,768,754)   24,214,549    11,830,144    (159,575,924)   340,036,320 
Argonaut Gold, Inc.       40,413,501    (1,539,154)   10,835        (4,520,265)   34,364,917 
B2Gold Corp.   346,458,398    34,498,468    (75,540,588)   11,669,023    6,525,521    (133,369,779)   183,715,522 
Centamin Plc   115,183,901    12,246,206    (26,622,381)   (5,696,834)   3,933,991    (19,625,662)   75,485,230 
Centerra Gold, Inc.   201,525,211    18,197,748    (42,548,964)   8,978,148    2,047,460    (82,906,758)   103,245,385 
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA   182,132,887    17,251,099    (40,624,329)   (6,775,633)       (64,596,855)   87,387,169 
Coeur Mining, Inc.   148,558,290    21,687,484    (35,030,725)   8,564,995        (62,979,051)   80,800,993 
DRDGOLD Ltd.   (a)   6,600,210    (13,457,293)   (1,893,578)   2,329,095    (15,334,739)   35,638,036 
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.   76,514,526    12,257,595    (18,118,089)   3,956,890    836,053    (15,559,720)   59,051,202 
Eldorado Gold Corp.   136,597,279    17,084,199    (30,641,040)   (3,966,028)       (47,159,437)   71,914,973 
Endeavour Mining Plc   223,223,248    262,214,175    (12,022,671)   4,471,012    3,451,738    (192,238,136)   285,647,628 
Endeavour Silver Corp.       54,057,132    (3,858,723)   (119,323)       (14,556,990)   35,522,096 
Equinox Gold Corp.   147,360,355    38,767,145    (32,513,116)   (708,595)       (51,872,428)   101,033,361 
Evolution Mining Ltd.   387,584,793    58,124,548    (87,239,281)   13,497,872    8,204,064    (136,039,462)   235,928,470 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   175,080,394    51,917,169    (53,761,694)   22,865,584    123,356    (48,435,618)   147,665,835 
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.   89,380,326    31,162,544    (19,786,551)   4,886,334        (47,307,749)   58,334,904 
GoGold Resources, Inc.       35,859,485    (1,321,266)   (47,697)       (3,796,195)   30,694,327 
Gold Fields Ltd.    482,218,188    61,017,343    (128,969,672)   38,677,746    17,474,760    (85,674,568)   367,269,037 
Gold Road Resources Ltd.   52,987,929    6,373,629    (12,615,878)   (1,317,064)   653,350    (6,724,085)   38,704,531 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   169,770,136    18,499,724    (41,774,573)   9,449,671    2,298,929    (57,071,038)   98,873,920 
Hecla Mining Co.   202,636,786    27,444,323    (51,405,619)   20,318,117    841,212    (48,516,280)   150,477,327 
IAMGOLD Corp.   102,400,153    10,684,021    (23,010,606)   (6,439,435)       (28,742,311)   54,891,822 
K92 Mining, Inc.   77,080,191    10,073,220    (19,495,898)   91,820        (13,785,612)   53,963,721 
Kinross Gold Corp.   543,900,033    62,268,599    (133,439,219)   26,046,025    5,774,824    (154,144,000)   344,631,438 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.   708,338,478    77,333,802    (204,548,149)   20,425,624    7,495,487    (37,450,588)   564,099,167 
New Gold, Inc.   87,233,981    8,317,464    (17,916,107)   3,851,002        (44,717,607)   36,768,733 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   426,875,246    288,093,540    (129,997,879)   14,682,976    8,597,754    (236,641,369)   363,012,514 
OceanaGold Corp.    80,010,444    9,786,351    (18,868,226)   (4,681,848)       (7,637,429)   58,609,292 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.   124,618,698    16,079,327    (30,013,959)   2,589,214    1,033,437    (17,089,318)   96,183,962 
Pan American Silver Corp.   427,132,341    44,857,194    (103,243,627)   32,807,631    2,558,991    (152,215,303)   249,338,236 
Perseus Mining Ltd.   72,435,336    9,066,009    (17,739,351)   2,772,569        (3,697,459)   62,837,104 
Pretium Resources, Inc.   126,591,808    14,194,862    (30,552,799)   2,508,718        (20,452,642)   92,289,947 
Ramelius Resources Ltd.   62,075,381    7,093,780    (14,528,428)   (1,191,732)   737,224    (13,561,479)   39,887,522 
Regis Resources Ltd.   87,000,503    33,765,021    (19,668,240)   (4,489,054)   1,675,723    (40,935,552)   55,672,678 
Resolute Mining Ltd.   39,928,687    2,319,618    (25,381,336)   (48,489,772)       31,622,803     
Royal Gold, Inc.   410,914,734    53,299,922    (108,911,824)   10,440,192    4,103,450    (46,544,018)   319,199,006 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.   81,219,860    10,381,544    (19,759,172)   2,351,667        (16,997,496)   57,196,403 
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.   239,553,823    1,779,704    (237,044,851)   78,380,941    370,196    (82,669,617)    
Silver Lake Resources Ltd.   71,711,925    7,733,529    (16,695,327)   (484,220)       (18,603,635)   43,662,272 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   69,022,757    7,063,064    (14,895,355)   (1,262,118)   105,611    (25,693,856)   34,234,492 
SSR Mining, Inc.   259,911,253    23,334,384    (54,346,413)   11,984,834    1,678,720    (80,530,298)   160,353,760 
St Barbara Ltd.   75,627,992    6,772,450    (16,547,592)   (6,875,106)   1,724,553    (24,225,932)   34,751,812 
Teranga Gold Corp.   105,818,637    795,749    (76,654,819)   1,907,918        (31,867,485)    
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.   75,473,469    7,777,894    (17,187,942)   (1,517,181)       (20,885,504)   43,660,736 
Victoria Gold Corp.       49,290,147    (1,630,228)   (228,410)       (9,604,875)   37,826,634 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.   68,296,995    9,313,155    (15,575,586)   (1,116,967)       (3,685,370)   57,232,227 
Westgold Resources Ltd.   50,723,137    4,545,138    (10,240,634)   (1,730,986)   311,262    (18,009,710)   25,286,945 
Yamana Gold, Inc.   320,326,946    32,531,670    (66,042,120)   10,235,365    3,989,137    (102,058,051)   194,993,810 
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.   183,114,692    17,135,304    (39,849,813)   (2,532,313)   999,109    (64,270,318)   93,597,552 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.   382,742,128    56,670,105    (119,551,614)   70,873,713    5,159,326    (35,792,924)   354,941,408 
   $9,254,957,210   $1,790,081,163   $(2,520,468,456)  $370,617,385   $108,363,568   $(2,659,846,004)  $6,295,064,734 

 

(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.6%          
Australia: 15.7%          
Alkane Resources Ltd. # * †   22,153,080   $13,581,729 
Aurelia Metals Ltd. # * †   56,079,653    12,150,315 
Australian Strategic Materials Ltd. # *   1    7 
Bellevue Gold Ltd. # * †   35,596,564    21,694,498 
Dacian Gold Ltd. # * †   40,230,728    5,641,898 
De Grey Mining Ltd. # *   47,380,774    33,138,477 
Evolution Mining Ltd. #   72,211,310    182,436,095 
Firefinch Ltd. # * † ‡   47,596,891    20,750,618 
Gold Road Resources Ltd. # †   40,969,506    35,330,661 
OceanaGold Corp. (CAD) * †   30,431,204    49,723,797 
Perseus Mining Ltd. # *   52,366,439    52,635,880 
Ramelius Resources Ltd. #   37,417,933    35,982,133 
Red 5 Ltd. * †   77,360,219    11,735,046 
Regis Resources Ltd. #   32,189,226    46,634,559 
Resolute Mining Ltd. # * †   33,825,135    10,141,896 
Silver Lake Resources Ltd. # *   39,722,952    38,449,661 
Silver Mines Ltd. # * †   63,466,191    8,516,546 
St Barbara Ltd. #   25,578,807    24,631,573 
West African Resources Ltd. # * †   37,703,157    26,438,972 
Westgold Resources Ltd. #   13,915,326    16,285,727 
         645,900,088 
Burkina Faso: 1.2%          
IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * †   21,127,208    47,747,490 
Canada: 55.0%          
Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) †   17,630,694    126,940,997 
Alexco Resource Corp. (USD) * †   7,348,995    11,023,492 
Americas Gold & Silver Corp. (USD) * † ‡   7,765,363    6,188,218 
Aya Gold & Silver, Inc. *   4,754,636    29,236,780 
B2Gold Corp. (USD) †   40,373,898    138,078,731 
Calibre Mining Corp. * †   10,207,303    10,877,262 
Discovery Silver Corp. * †   11,738,325    11,396,882 
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.   6,220,708    37,417,054 
Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) *   7,827,443    32,014,242 
Equinox Gold Corp. (USD) * †   12,329,813    81,376,766 
First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) †   11,171,874    126,242,176 
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (USD) * †   14,510,887    57,027,786 
Freegold Ventures Ltd. * †   13,891,485    5,701,995 
Galiano Gold, Inc. (USD) * †   6,769,561    4,874,084 
Gold Royalty Corp. (USD) * †   1,139,250    5,696,250 
Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (USD) * †   11,538,851    5,236,331 
GoldMining, Inc. (USD) * † ‡   7,694,418    9,002,469 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. †   4,678,868    17,654,015 
Great Bear Resources Ltd. * †   2,407,662    25,770,925 
Great Panther Mining Ltd. (USD) * † ‡   18,343,816    8,438,155 
i-80 Gold Corp. * †   3,235,597    7,943,092 
Jaguar Mining, Inc. †   1,505,858    4,718,993 
K92 Mining, Inc. * †   9,473,047    45,538,822 
Karora Resources, Inc. * †   6,929,251    18,104,607 
Liberty Gold Corp. * †   10,529,871    7,397,549 
Lundin Gold, Inc. * †    5,220,670    39,025,729 
MAG Silver Corp. (USD) * †    4,098,943    66,402,877 
Marathon Gold Corp. * †    11,098,733    26,895,931 
Maverix Metals, Inc. (USD) †    2,872,899    12,841,859 
McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) * †    20,602,904    21,427,020 
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (USD) * † ‡    2,363,548    16,072,126 
New Found Gold Corp. * †    2,774,459    16,885,250 
New Gold, Inc. (USD) * †    30,548,280    32,381,177 
New Pacific Metals Corp. * †    4,581,339    15,224,721 
Novagold Resources, Inc.  (USD) *    9,617,938    66,171,413 
Novo Resources Corp. * †    10,844,889    14,895,297 
Orla Mining Ltd. * †    7,575,482    24,995,473 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.  (USD) †    5,610,731    63,008,509 
Osisko Mining, Inc. * †    13,652,876    25,326,012 
Pan American Silver Corp.  (USD) †    9,550,822    222,247,628 
Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) *  †    8,841,892    85,235,839 
Pure Gold Mining, Inc. * †    14,687,471    10,318,387 
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. * †    12,950,787    14,925,326 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (USD) * †    9,384,229    54,053,159 
Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) * †    3,622,633    55,969,680 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (USD) †    8,577,490    32,680,237 
SilverCrest Metals, Inc. (USD) * †   7,055,320    49,246,134 
Skeena Resources Ltd. * †    2,193,677    21,748,891 
SSR Mining, Inc. (USD) †    9,263,551    134,784,667 
Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc. *    1,694,754    143,810 
Torex Gold Resources, Inc. *    3,331,294    33,290,589 
Victoria Gold Corp. * †    2,191,437    26,068,560 
Wallbridge Mining Co. Ltd. * †    29,457,151    12,323,708 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. *    6,897,517    55,262,894 
Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) †    46,006,155    182,184,374 
         2,265,934,950 
China: 0.9%           
Real Gold Mining Ltd. (HKD) * ∞   19,287,400    3 
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.  (HKD) #    51,405,000    36,191,044 
         36,191,047 
Egypt: 1.3%           
Centamin Plc (GBP) #    43,028,951    55,124,101 
Indonesia: 2.9%           
Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk  PT # *    676,776,800    118,448,021 
Jersey, Channel Islands: 0.1%           
Caledonia Mining Corp. Plc  (USD) †    484,060    5,857,126 
Kyrgyzstan: 1.4%           
Centerra Gold, Inc. (CAD)    8,442,431    57,644,574 
Mexico: 1.9%           
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV *    6,741,186    79,833,072 
Peru: 2.3%           
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA  (ADR) * †    9,927,215    67,107,973 
Hochschild Mining Plc (GBP)   16,027,197    28,741,668 
         95,849,641 
Russia: 0.8%          
Petropavlovsk Plc (GBP) * †   125,588,064    34,747,893 
South Africa: 2.1%          
DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) †   1,986,928    16,074,248 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) †   21,910,655    69,018,563 
         85,092,811 
Turkey: 2.0%          
Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) * †   7,093,648    54,833,899 
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS # *   2,503,323    26,833,532 
         81,667,431 
United Kingdom: 5.3%          
Endeavour Mining Plc (CAD) †   7,727,900    173,913,588 
Greatland Gold Plc # * ‡   203,913,559    44,179,846 
         218,093,434 
United States: 6.7%          
Argonaut Gold, Inc. (CAD) * †   13,402,972    29,094,347 
Aura Minerals, Inc. (BRL) (BDR)   1,945,428    20,518,590 
Coeur Mining, Inc. *   10,125,903    62,476,821 
Gatos Silver, Inc. *   1,240,579    14,427,934 
GoGold Resources, Inc. (CAD) *   13,065,811    28,568,731 
Gold Resource Corp. ‡   3,874,280    6,082,619 
Golden Star Resources Ltd. * †   3,166,079    7,535,268 
Hecla Mining Co.   19,979,692    109,888,306 
         278,592,616 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $4,817,956,275)
        4,106,724,295 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.9%
(Cost: $77,044,805)
          
Money Market Fund: 1.9%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   77,044,805    77,044,805 
Total Investments: 101.5%
(Cost: $4,895,001,080)
        4,183,769,100 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.5)%        (61,504,337)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $4,122,264,763 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
BDR Brazilian Depositary Receipt
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $213,941,588.
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $865,217,789 which represents 21.0% of net assets.
* Non-income producing
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs that factor in discount for lack of marketability and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Diversified Metals & Mining   4.1%  $164,334,991 
Gold   74.0    3,047,420,546 
Precious Metals & Minerals   4.9    203,100,653 
Silver   17.0    691,868,106 
    100.0%  $4,106,724,296 

 

Transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended September 30, 2021:

 

   Value
12/31/2020
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value
9/30/2021
  
Alexco Resource Corp.  $23,466,863   $2,938,563   $(2,760,424)  $789,494   $   $(13,411,004)  $(a) 
Americas Gold & Silver Corp.   (b)    5,506,305    (1,540,786)   179,035        (14,821,080)   6,188,218  
Argonaut Gold, Inc.   32,376,438    3,556,463    (7,718,734)   874,202        5,978    (a) 
Endeavour Silver Corp.   45,123,019    8,267,971    (11,688,303)   438,662        (10,127,107)   (a) 
Firefinch Ltd.       22,535,060                (1,784,443)   20,750,617  
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.   76,799,832    29,064,631    (9,505,813)   3,263,826        (42,594,690)   (a) 
Freegold Ventures Ltd.   8,326,263    1,672,489    (1,171,989)   (315,415)       (2,809,353)   (a) 
Gold Resource Corp.   10,463,080    2,402,648    (1,544,560)   (523,937)   124,927    (4,714,611)   6,082,620  
GoldMining, Inc.   18,351,915    19,202,157    (1,091,366)   (357,901)       (27,102,336)   9,002,469  
Great Panther Mining Ltd.   17,099,397    1,330,346    (2,373,089)   (256,480)       (7,362,019)   8,438,155  
Greatland Gold Plc   111,017,621    7,237,644    (11,829,255)   (2,444,253)       (59,801,911)   44,179,846  
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.   26,786,700    9,280,341    (7,051,942)   (1,666,794)       (11,276,179)   16,072,126  
Pan American Silver Corp.   371,133,447    32,266,669    (63,920,408)   14,575,977    2,475,486    (131,808,057)   (a) 
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.   43,570,859    3,113,452    (9,575,111)   (3,152,597)       (19,031,277)   (a) 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.   70,654,435    9,195,382    (11,543,923)   1,927,213        (16,179,948)   (a) 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   59,975,000    5,746,583    (7,647,293)   2,828,403    110,409    (28,222,456)   (a) 
Yamana Gold, Inc.   275,275,800    30,021,653    (39,900,788)   9,114,924    3,953,426    (92,327,215)   (a) 
   $1,190,420,669   $193,338,357   $(190,863,784)  $25,274,359   $6,664,248   $(483,367,708)  $110,714,051  

 

(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period.
(b) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

VANECK LOW CARBON ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%          
Austria: 0.6%          
Verbund AG #   15,385   $1,556,765 
Brazil: 1.0%          
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ADR) †   159,393    1,131,690 
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (ADR) †   450,427    1,135,076 
Cia Paranaense de Energia (ADR)   72,500    473,425 
         2,740,191 
Canada: 3.6%          
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (USD) * †   111,831    1,571,226 
Boralex, Inc.   42,466    1,253,683 
Brookfield Renewable Corp. (USD)   44,233    1,716,683 
Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   17,694    612,035 
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. †   57,000    913,368 
Northland Power, Inc. †   107,434    3,375,201 
TransAlta Renewables, Inc. †   50,774    761,099 
         10,203,295 
Chile: 0.6%          
Enel Americas SA (ADR) †   183,706    1,074,680 
Enel Chile SA (ADR) †   236,878    570,876 
         1,645,556 
China: 18.7%          
BYD Co. Ltd. (HKD) # †   299,000    9,293,636 
China Everbright Environment Group Ltd. (HKD) #   1,666,000    1,251,931 
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. (HKD) #   683,000    1,675,950 
Daqo New Energy Corp. (ADR) *   27,974    1,594,518 
Li Auto, Inc. (ADR) * †   294,458    7,741,301 
NIO, Inc. (ADR) *   475,073    16,926,851 
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. (HKD) #   2,580,000    5,281,578 
XPeng, Inc. (ADR) *   243,106    8,639,987 
         52,405,752 
Denmark: 10.7%          
Orsted A/S 144A #   89,654    11,824,884 
Rockwool International #   3,935    1,681,616 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S #   414,092    16,622,665 
         30,129,165 
France: 0.3%          
Neoen SA 144A # * †   22,897    923,161 
Germany: 1.6%          
Encavis AG # †   48,392    843,766 
Nordex SE # *   50,997    856,584 
Siemens Gamesa Renewable          
Energy SA # *   106,917    2,718,921 
         4,419,271 
Ireland: 2.2%          
Kingspan Group Plc #   62,073    6,194,945 
Italy: 6.3%          
Enel SpA #   2,210,434    16,974,350 
ERG SpA #   26,455    785,755 
         17,760,105 
Japan: 0.4%          
Horiba Ltd. #   14,984    1,042,744 
New Zealand: 1.9%          
Contact Energy Ltd. # †   332,253    1,926,808 
Mercury NZ Ltd. # †   304,556    1,361,113 
Meridian Energy Ltd. # †   597,160    2,017,999 
         5,305,920 
Norway: 0.7%          
NEL ASA # * †   693,177    1,022,236 
Scatec ASA 144A #   46,095    858,044 
         1,880,280 
Portugal: 1.0%          
EDP Renovaveis SA   114,225    2,835,602 
South Korea: 5.3%          
Hanwha Solutions Corp. # *   49,131    1,831,904 
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. #   21,915    13,077,116 
         14,909,020 
Spain: 7.2%          
Acciona SA # †   11,742    1,953,046 
Atlantica Sustainable          
Infrastructure Plc (USD)   26,326    908,510 
Iberdrola SA # *   1,729,116    17,404,658 
         20,266,214 
Sweden: 3.0%          
Nibe Industrier AB #   678,456    8,531,694 
Switzerland: 0.2%          
Landis+Gyr Group AG #   10,176    652,925 
Taiwan: 0.3%          
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. #   81,000    832,992 
Thailand: 0.6%          
Energy Absolute PCL (NVDR) #   851,600    1,532,631 
United Kingdom: 1.6%          
Ceres Power Holdings Plc # *   56,154    807,391 
ITM Power Plc # * †   180,729    1,039,054 
Johnson Matthey Plc #   76,406    2,743,150 
         4,589,595 
United States: 32.4%          
Badger Meter, Inc.   9,298    940,400 
Bloom Energy Corp. * †   47,165    882,929 
EnerSys   14,968    1,114,218 
Enphase Energy, Inc. *   50,992    7,647,270 
First Solar, Inc. *   28,320    2,703,427 
Fisker, Inc. *   60,433    885,343 
FuelCell Energy, Inc. * †   127,320    851,771 
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. †   29,168    1,559,905 
Installed Building Products, Inc.   7,064    756,908 
Lucid Group, Inc. *   284,868    7,229,950 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   279,489    21,945,476 
Nikola Corp. *   109,871    1,172,324 
Ormat Technologies, Inc. †   12,516    833,691 
Owens Corning   36,272    3,101,256 
Plug Power, Inc. * †   204,898    5,233,095 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. *   14,337    719,717 
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. *   18,789    4,983,219 
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. * †   30,358    999,992 
Sunrun, Inc. * †   50,441    2,219,404 
Tesla, Inc. *   32,047    24,851,807 
Workhorse Group, Inc. * †   55,112    421,607 
         91,053,709 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $262,637,531)
        281,411,532 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.4%
(Cost: $6,812,524)
          
Money Market Fund: 2.4%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   6,812,524    6,812,524 
Total Investments: 102.6%
(Cost: $269,450,055)
        288,224,056 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.6)%        (7,299,333)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $280,924,723 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
 
Footnotes:
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $137,122,012 which represents 48.8% of net assets.
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $23,535,115.
* Non-income producing
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted $13,606,089, or 4.8% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   27.3%  $76,747,390 
Energy   0.3    719,717 
Financials   0.5    1,559,905 
Industrials   20.2    56,873,258 
Information Technology   14.0    39,368,224 
Materials   1.6    4,575,055 
Utilities   36.1    101,567,983 
    100.0%  $281,411,532 

 

VANECK NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%          
Argentina: 0.0%          
Cresud SACIF y A (ADR) *   3,714   $18,013 
Australia: 5.7%          
Alumina Ltd. #   35,676    53,074 
Ampol Ltd. #   2,046    40,799 
APA Group # †   10,132    63,058 
Bega Cheese Ltd. #   25,605    98,268 
BHP Group Ltd. # †   44,715    1,193,251 
BlueScope Steel Ltd. #   7,647    110,710 
Costa Group Holdings Ltd. #   39,713    92,522 
Elders Ltd. #   14,236    124,269 
Evolution Mining Ltd. #   33,821    85,446 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. #   25,705    273,583 
Glencore Plc (GBP) #   85,686    403,360 
GrainCorp Ltd. #   20,821    93,873 
Newcrest Mining Ltd. #   15,250    252,600 
Northern Star Resources Ltd. # †   21,719    132,911 
Nufarm Ltd. # *   29,033    99,103 
Oil Search Ltd. #   15,881    49,380 
Origin Energy Ltd. #   15,125    50,702 
OZ Minerals Ltd. # †   5,054    81,077 
Rio Tinto Plc (GBP) #   16,202    1,062,825 
Santos Ltd. # †   16,100    82,396 
South32 Ltd. #   70,848    175,666 
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. # †   8,275    141,379 
         4,760,252 
Austria: 0.3%          
Mayr Melnhof Karton AG   132    25,242 
OMV AG #   1,237    74,526 
Verbund AG #   648    65,569 
Voestalpine AG #   1,897    70,109 
         235,446 
Brazil: 3.1%          
Adecoagro SA (USD) * †   10,718    96,784 
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (ADR) †   1,859    13,162 
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR)   9,899    52,069 
Cosan SA   7,450    31,419 
Gerdau SA (ADR) †   17,396    85,588 
Klabin SA *   17,000    75,533 
Minerva SA/Brazil   22,550    43,247 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR)   15,978    165,212 
SLC Agricola SA   8,400    70,297 
Suzano SA *   12,150    121,569 
Vale SA (ADR)   60,962    850,420 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (USD)   8,402    315,747 
Yara International ASA (NOK) #   14,368    712,756 
         2,633,803 
British Virgin Islands: 0.1%          
Japfa Ltd. (SGD) #   50,300    25,201 
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. (HKD) #   18,600    13,595 
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. (HKD) #   25,857    31,562 
         70,358 
Canada: 10.2%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)   4,557    236,280 
Alamos Gold, Inc. †   7,328    52,696 
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. †   3,358    49,223 
B2Gold Corp.   19,624    67,073 
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC * †   1,359    19,073 
Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   33,184    598,971 
Boralex, Inc.   486    14,348 
Cameco Corp. (USD)   6,037    131,184 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (USD)   10,175    371,795 
Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   250    8,648 
Canadian Utilities Ltd. †   1,688    45,476 
Canfor Corp. *   940    20,642 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.   10,915    110,025 
Enbridge, Inc. (USD)   17,396    692,361 
Equinox Gold Corp. * †   5,107    33,701 
First Majestic Silver Corp. †   4,078    46,161 
Franco-Nevada Corp.   3,566    463,185 
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. †   714    11,441 
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. *   8,435    53,932 
Kinross Gold Corp. (USD)   23,547    126,212 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.   4,959    206,526 
Lundin Gold, Inc. *   1,427    10,667 
Methanex Corp. †   414    19,075 
Northland Power, Inc. †   1,141    35,846 
Novagold Resources, Inc. (USD) *   4,518    31,084 
Nutrien Ltd. (USD)   51,916    3,365,714 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. †   2,948    33,114 
Pan American Silver Corp. (USD)   3,924    91,312 
Pembina Pipeline Corp. †   4,723    149,685 
Pretium Resources, Inc. * †   3,505    33,892 
SSR Mining, Inc. (USD)   3,999    58,185 
Stella-Jones, Inc.   994    33,464 
Suncor Energy, Inc. (USD)   12,804    265,555 
Sundial Growers, Inc. (USD) * †   181,105    122,807 
TC Energy Corp. (USD)   8,407    404,293 
Teck Resources Ltd. (USD)   7,087    176,537 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   2,605    90,990 
TransAlta Renewables, Inc. †   581    8,709 
Village Farms International, Inc. * †   6,426    53,666 
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.   1,515    127,576 
Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD)   18,033    71,411 
         8,542,535 
Chile: 1.0%          
Empresas CMPC SA #   17,991    33,798 
Lundin Mining Corp. (CAD)   9,725    69,933 
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR)   12,993    697,984 
         801,715 
China: 1.9%          
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (HKD) # *   59,800    44,418 
Angang Steel Co. Ltd. (HKD) # †   20,640    12,628 
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (HKD) #   24,300    9,512 
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   17,700    13,431 
China Gas Holdings Ltd. (HKD) #   24,500    72,359 
China Hongqiao Group Ltd. (HKD) #   33,200    42,134 
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. (HKD) #   18,129    44,485 
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   54,300    33,523 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (HKD) #   218,227    107,540 
CHINA RESOURCES GAS GROUP LT (HKD) #   8,000    41,963 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   29,091    67,766 
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (HKD) #   6,500    107,208 
Guangdong Investment Ltd. (HKD) #   15,200    19,835 
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   16,400    29,177 
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   33,300    34,673 
Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   14,900    6,763 
PetroChina Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   181,640    85,074 
Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. (HKD) # †   6,000    3,422 
Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HKD) 144A # †   14,500    25,680 
Sinofert Holdings Ltd. (HKD) # * †   159,800    27,381 
Wilmar International Ltd. (SGD) #   177,864    549,574 
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. (HKD) #   24,000    49,131 
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   13,200    24,892 
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   21,400    15,066 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. (HKD) #   107,161    130,143 
         1,597,778 
Cyprus: 0.1%          
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (USD) (GDR) #   1,910    56,315 
Czech Republic: 0.1%          
CEZ AS #   1,386    45,109 
Denmark: 0.9%          
Bakkafrost P/F (NOK) #   4,520    374,267 
Orsted A/S 144A #   1,029    135,720 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S #   5,492    220,462 
         730,449 
Egypt: 0.0%          
Centamin Plc (GBP) #   21,579    27,645 
Finland: 0.5%          
Metsa Board Oyj #   2,724    25,512 
Neste Oyj #   3,699    208,777 
Stora Enso Oyj #   9,397    156,602 
         390,891 
France: 1.4%          
Neoen SA 144A # * †   262    10,563 
Suez SA   2,086    47,590 
SunPower Corp. (USD) * †   442    10,025 
TotalEnergies SE # *   21,314    1,019,293 
Veolia Environnement SA #   2,963    90,584 
Voltalia SA *   150    3,668 
         1,181,723 
Germany: 0.9%          
E.ON SE #   12,210    149,109 
Encavis AG #   553    9,642 
K+S AG # *   17,413    279,448 
Nordex SE # *   618    10,380 
Siemens Energy AG # *   3,744    100,202 
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA # *   1,222    31,076 
Suedzucker AG #   5,759    92,363 
UNIPER SE #   786    32,738 
VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG #   172    11,304 
         716,262 
Greece: 0.0%          
Terna Energy SA   284    3,779 
Hong Kong: 0.4%          
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT (IDR) #   35,000    23,784 
CP Pokphand Co. Ltd.   569,400    70,218 
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. #   92,705    140,067 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. #   11,700    68,587 
United Tractors Tbk PT (IDR) #   12,800    23,033 
         325,689 
Hungary: 0.0%          
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc #   3,589    29,848 
India: 1.1%          
Reliance Industries Ltd. (USD) 144A (GDR)   13,882    945,364 
Indonesia: 0.2%          
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) #   484,919    83,564 
Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT #   39,500    23,485 
Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT # *   226,500    39,642 
Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT #   19,100    10,559 
Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT #   254,500    21,621 
         178,871 
Ireland: 0.2%          
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (GBP) #   3,975    206,596 
Israel: 0.5%          
Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd. #   1,469    6,191 
ICL Group Ltd. #   61,648    448,946 
         455,137 
Italy: 0.5%          
Eni SpA #   21,674    289,177 
ERG SpA #   302    8,970 
Snam SpA #   17,606    97,445 
         395,592 
Japan: 5.5%          
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. #   6,200    73,092 
Daio Paper Corp. #   1,900    35,487 
ENEOS Holdings, Inc. #   26,400    106,977 
Hitachi Metals Ltd. # * †   3,017    58,116 
Hokuto Corp. #   2,300    40,418 
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. #   1,900    49,857 
Inpex Corp. #   9,300    72,231 
JFE Holdings, Inc. #   8,764    131,097 
Kubota Corp. #   104,500    2,218,454 
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. #   9,000    70,234 
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #   565    27,119 
Maruha Nichiro Corp. #   4,036    95,349 
NH Foods Ltd. #   9,400    354,094 
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. #   1,800    44,997 
Nippon Steel Corp. #   14,400    258,348 
Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. #   25,314    146,726 
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. #   22,750    376,038 
Oji Holdings Corp. #   14,676    73,763 
Rengo Co. Ltd. #   3,870    30,160 
RENOVA INC # *   200    8,184 
Sakata Seed Corp. #   3,400    106,343 
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. #   2,883    54,621 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. #   4,100    147,886 
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. #   3,500    64,962 
         4,644,553 
Kazakhstan: 0.0%          
NAC Kazatomprom JSC (USD) (GDR) #   984    34,600 
Kyrgyzstan: 0.0%          
Centerra Gold, Inc. (CAD)   4,097    27,974 
Liechtenstein: 0.1%          
Antofagasta Plc (GBP) #   5,238    95,256 
Luxembourg: 0.4%          
ArcelorMittal SA #   9,720    297,709 
Malaysia: 0.7%          
Genting Plantations Bhd   20,451    33,462 
IOI Corp. Bhd   160,094    144,167 
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd   28,478    136,863 
Petronas Dagangan Bhd #   1,400    6,377 
PPB Group Bhd   49,200    215,768 
Press Metal Aluminium          
Holdings Bhd #   38,000    51,983 
         588,620 
Mexico: 0.6%          
Fresnillo Plc (GBP) #   3,437    36,018 
Gruma SAB de CV   18,425    211,922 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV   47,264    189,543 
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV *   2,282    27,025 
Southern Copper Corp. (USD)   1,291    72,477 
         536,985 
Netherlands: 1.3%          
OCI NV # *   5,751    169,993 
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (GBP) #   31,827    705,676 
Tenaris SA (ADR)   3,494    73,758 
Ternium SA (ADR)   2,980    126,054 
         1,075,481 
Norway: 1.7%          
Equinor ASA #   9,232    235,113 
Mowi ASA #   40,929    1,039,961 
Norsk Hydro ASA #   20,728    154,935 
         1,430,009 
Peru: 0.0%          
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA (ADR) *   3,551    24,005 
Poland: 0.2%          
KGHM Polska Miedz SA #   2,064    81,427 
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA #   2,498    51,543 
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA #   13,894    22,592 
         155,562 
Portugal: 0.1%          
EDP Renovaveis SA   1,306    32,421 
Galp Energia SGPS SA #   3,709    42,149 
Navigator Co. SA #   3,274    11,526 
         86,096 
Russia: 3.0%          
Evraz Plc (GBP) #   7,528    59,769 
Gazprom PJSC (ADR) #   51,841    512,372 
Lukoil PJSC (ADR) #   3,273    310,851 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) #   9,128    271,146 
Novatek PJSC (USD) (GDR) #   1,617    423,371 
PhosAgro PJSC (USD) (GDR)   12,371    275,626 
Polymetal International Plc (GBP) #   6,274    106,082 
Polyus PJSC (USD) (GDR) #   1,219    99,609 
Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC (USD) (GDR) #   19,113    160,078 
Severstal PAO (USD) (GDR) #   3,052    63,741 
Surgutneftegas PJSC (ADR) #   30,679    153,676 
Tatneft PJSC (ADR) #   2,214    96,114 
         2,532,435 
Saudi Arabia: 0.0%          
S-Oil Corp. (KRW) #   358    32,881 
Singapore: 0.5%          
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT (IDR) #   656,400    293,016 
Olam International Ltd. #   80,609    104,169 
         397,185 
South Africa: 1.7%          
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.   1,040    90,169 
Anglo American Plc (GBP) #   19,242    674,882 
Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)   16,564    134,500 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR)   10,116    31,865 
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. #   15,250    172,022 
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. #   831    27,327 
Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd. *   5,380    64,124 
Sasol Ltd. # *   4,962    94,136 
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. #   51,619    156,920 
         1,445,945 
South Korea: 0.8%          
Coway Co. Ltd. #   140    8,738 
CS Wind Corp. #   128    8,255 
Hyundai Steel Co. #   1,296    50,892 
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. #   189    79,736 
POSCO #   1,151    316,938 
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. # *   445    97,971 
SK, Inc. #   405    90,492 
         653,022 
Spain: 0.3%          
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Plc (USD) †   338    11,664 
Enagas SA #   2,137    47,518 
Repsol SA #   12,067    157,599 
         216,781 
Sweden: 0.6%          
BillerudKorsnas AB #   2,812    53,600 
Boliden AB #   4,152    133,038 
Holmen AB #   1,422    62,494 
Lundin Energy AB # †   1,400    52,004 
SSAB AB # *   9,583    40,875 
Svenska Cellulosa AB #   9,199    142,662 
         484,673 
Taiwan: 0.6%          
China Steel Corp. #   191,472    247,769 
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #   14,920    52,834 
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. #   68,200    165,149 
         465,752 
Tanzania: 0.2%          
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR)   7,788    124,530 
Thailand: 0.2%          
Energy Absolute PCL (NVDR) #   9,900    17,817 
PTT Exploration & Production PCL (NVDR) #   12,300    42,373 
PTT PCL (NVDR) #   90,800    103,857 
Thaifoods Group PCL (NVDR) #   193,900    25,590 
         189,637 
Turkey: 0.1%          
Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) *   3,407    26,336 
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS #   20,719    38,191 
Gubre Fabrikalari TAS *   4,862    26,630 
Hektas Ticaret TAS *   32,078    30,221 
         121,378 
United Kingdom: 3.3%          
BP Plc #   172,483    786,189 
Ceres Power Holdings Plc # *   642    9,231 
CNH Industrial NV (USD)   90,614    1,505,098 
DS Smith Plc #   20,022    110,653 
Endeavour Mining Plc (CAD)   3,525    79,329 
ITM Power Plc # * †   1,917    11,021 
Mondi Plc #   7,451    182,723 
Pennon Group Plc #   1,524    23,246 
Severn Trent Plc #   1,378    48,277 
United Utilities Group Plc #   3,708    48,295 
         2,804,062 
United States: 48.7%          
A.O. Smith Corp.   724    44,215 
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.   299    32,343 
AGCO Corp.   5,624    689,109 
Alcoa Corp. *   2,836    138,794 
Ameresco, Inc *   167    9,758 
American States Water Co.   201    17,190 
American Vanguard Corp.   2,444    36,782 
American Water Works Co., Inc.   987    166,842 
Andersons, Inc.   2,816    86,817 
APA Corp.   3,246    69,562 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   50,889    3,053,849 
Atmos Energy Corp.   1,123    99,049 
Baker Hughes Co.   7,115    175,954 
Bunge Ltd.   12,867    1,046,344 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   3,432    74,680 
California Water Service Group   280    16,500 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.   3,407    123,197 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   19,569    1,092,342 
Cheniere Energy, Inc. *   2,156    210,577 
Chevron Corp.   16,608    1,684,882 
Cimarex Energy Co.   883    76,998 
Clearway Energy, Inc. †   444    13,440 
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. * †   6,903    136,748 
Coeur Mining, Inc. *   4,796    29,591 
ConocoPhillips   11,499    779,287 
Continental Resources, Inc.   600    27,690 
Corteva, Inc.   66,794    2,810,692 
Covanta Holding Corp.   644    12,957 
Cree, Inc. * †   630    50,860 
Darling Ingredients, Inc. *   14,745    1,060,165 
Deere & Co.   18,396    6,163,948 
Devon Energy Corp.   5,407    192,003 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.   1,462    138,408 
EOG Resources, Inc.   5,014    402,474 
EQT Corp. *   3,246    66,413 
Essential Utilities, Inc.   1,216    56,033 
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. *   654    24,564 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   36,356    2,138,460 
First Solar, Inc. *   491    46,871 
FMC Corp.   11,709    1,072,076 
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.   212    16,928 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   22,284    724,899 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.   3,027    97,530 
FuelCell Energy, Inc. * †   1,754    11,734 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   4,712    89,716 
Halliburton Co.   7,647    165,328 
Hecla Mining Co.   10,020    55,110 
Hess Corp.   2,367    184,886 
HollyFrontier Corp.   1,395    46,216 
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.   6,185    192,972 
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. *   3,237    122,520 
Imperial Oil Ltd. †   1,627    51,348 
Ingredion, Inc.   6,096    542,605 
International Paper Co.   5,997    335,352 
Itron, Inc. *   246    18,605 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.   16,739    280,043 
Lindsay Corp.   992    150,576 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.   1,461    89,662 
Marathon Oil Corp.   6,770    92,546 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   5,481    338,781 
Mosaic Co.   31,451    1,123,430 
New Fortress Energy, Inc. †   355    9,851 
Newmont Corp.   14,911    809,667 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   10,669    837,730 
NiSource, Inc.   3,370    81,655 
NOV, Inc. *   3,355    43,984 
Nucor Corp.   4,458    439,068 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   8,019    237,202 
ONEOK, Inc.   3,789    219,724 
Ormat Technologies, Inc.   244    16,253 
Ovintiv, Inc.   2,242    73,717 
Packaging Corp. of America   1,458    200,388 
Pentair Plc   902    65,512 
PG&E Corp. *   12,957    124,387 
Phillips 66   3,761    263,383 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. *   4,434    128,941 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   2,095    348,838 
Plug Power, Inc. * †   2,811    71,793 
PotlatchDeltic Corp.   1,029    53,076 
Rayonier, Inc.   2,169    77,390 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   964    137,293 
Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd. (AUD) #   4,297    15,612 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. *   273    13,705 
Royal Gold, Inc.   1,224    116,880 
Schlumberger NV   12,009    355,947 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.   3,706    542,410 
Seaboard Corp.   23    94,300 
SJW Group   149    9,843 
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. *   284    75,322 
Southern Co.   9,093    563,493 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.   2,943    172,107 
Targa Resources Corp.   1,924    94,680 
The Williams Companies, Inc.   10,434    270,658 
Tractor Supply Co.   10,402    2,107,549 
Tyson Foods, Inc.   26,821    2,117,250 
UGI Corp.   1,796    76,546 
United States Steel Corp. †   4,100    90,077 
Valero Energy Corp.   3,511    247,771 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.   150    25,213 
Westrock Co.   4,097    204,153 
Weyerhaeuser Co.   11,505    409,233 
Xylem, Inc.   980    121,206 
         40,863,058 
Zambia: 0.2%          
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (CAD)   8,391    155,321 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $72,100,997)
        83,832,680 
           
WARRANTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
          
Thailand: 0.0%          
Thaifoods Group PCL, THB 5.50, expiring 05/14/24   12,820    583 
           
RIGHTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
          
France: 0.0%          
Veolia Environment SA, 0.00 * †   3,521    2,923 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.9%
(Cost: $72,100,997)
        83,836,186 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.5%
(Cost: $384,172)
          
Money Market Fund: 0.5%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   384,172    384,172 
Total Investments: 100.4%
(Cost: $72,485,169)
        84,220,358 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.4)%        (296,349)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $83,924,009 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
AUD Australia Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
KRW Korean Won
NOK Norwegian Krone
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
* Non-income producing
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $26,758,984 which represents 31.9% of net assets.
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,689,957.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted $1,117,327, or 1.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   2.6%  $2,170,908 
Consumer Staples   16.2    13,588,986 
Energy   23.1    19,385,536 
Health Care   0.2    122,807 
Industrials   14.3    12,021,824 
Information Technology   0.3    259,461 
Materials   37.9    31,734,261 
Real Estate   0.6    557,712 
Utilities   4.8    3,994,691 
    100.0%  $83,836,186 

 

VANECK OIL REFINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%          
Australia: 3.9%          
Ampol Ltd. #   41,461   $826,771 
Austria: 4.6%          
OMV AG #   16,169    974,131 
Finland: 6.8%          
Neste Oyj #   25,515    1,440,105 
Greece: 1.1%          
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA # *   15,058    228,996 
Hungary: 4.5%          
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc #   113,381    942,923 
India: 8.0%          
Reliance Industries Ltd. (USD) 144A (GDR)   24,889    1,694,941 
Japan: 11.2%          
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. #   12,700    286,800 
ENEOS Holdings, Inc. #   275,100    1,114,749 
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. #   36,968    970,064 
         2,371,613 
New Zealand: 1.3%          
Z Energy Ltd. #   115,949    273,218 
Poland: 6.0%          
Grupa Lotos SA # *   21,109    313,250 
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA #   46,860    966,900 
         1,280,150 
Portugal: 5.0%          
Galp Energia SGPS SA #   93,203    1,059,146 
Saudi Arabia: 3.8%          
S-Oil Corp. (KRW) #   8,876    815,222 
South Korea: 7.5%          
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd. #   10,093    546,542 
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. # *   4,751    1,045,982 
         1,592,524 
Taiwan: 4.5%          
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #   267,000    945,491 
Thailand: 4.0%          
IRPC PCL (NVDR) #   3,055,400    372,560 
Thai Oil PCL (NVDR) #   305,000    466,482 
         839,042 
Turkey: 2.1%          
Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS # *   33,358    434,207 
United States: 25.6%          
Delek US Holdings, Inc. *   13,490    242,415 
HollyFrontier Corp.   26,504    878,078 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   25,111    1,552,111 
Phillips 66   19,878    1,392,056 
Valero Energy Corp.   19,297    1,361,789 
         5,426,449 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost: $19,701,268)        21,144,929 
Total Investments: 99.9%          
(Cost: $19,701,268)        21,144,929 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%        30,918 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $21,175,847 

 

 

Definitions:
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
KRW Korean Won
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $14,023,539 which represents 66.2% of net assets.
* Non-income producing
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted $1,694,941, or 8.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   97.4%  $20,598,387 
Industrials   2.6    546,542 
    100.0%  $21,144,929 

 

VANECK OIL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Netherlands: 4.9%          
Tenaris SA (ADR) †   6,186,019   $130,586,861 
United Kingdom: 4.9%          
TechnipFMC Plc (USD) *   17,339,538    130,566,721 
United States: 90.2%          
Baker Hughes Co.   8,522,275    210,755,861 
Cactus, Inc. ‡   3,098,456    116,873,760 
ChampionX Corp. *   5,510,872    123,223,098 
Core Laboratories NV   2,063,076    57,250,359 
DMC Global, Inc. *   762,851    28,156,830 
Dril-Quip, Inc. *   1,611,273    40,571,854 
Frank's International NV * †   10,170,274    29,900,606 
Halliburton Co.   15,048,859    325,356,332 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. * † ‡   9,286,340    36,030,999 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   4,075,698    111,714,882 
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. * †   7,771,038    94,262,691 
Nabors Industries Ltd. * ‡   569,995    54,993,118 
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc. *   6,336,621    29,148,457 
NOV, Inc. *   8,608,189    112,853,358 
Oceaneering International, Inc. * ‡   5,956,554    79,341,299 
Oil States International, Inc. * ‡   3,779,554    24,151,350 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. ‡   11,999,687    107,997,183 
ProPetro Holding Corp. * ‡   5,478,528    47,389,267 
RPC, Inc. *   9,197,248    44,698,625 
Schlumberger NV   18,182,162    538,919,282 
Select Energy Services, Inc. * † ‡   6,259,409    32,486,333 
Transocean Ltd. * †   30,896,793    117,098,845 
US Silica Holdings, Inc. * ‡   4,461,884    35,650,453 
         2,398,824,842 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $2,977,005,956)
        2,659,978,424 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.3%
(Cost: $8,173,801)
          
Money Market Fund: 0.3%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   8,173,801    8,173,801 
Total Investments: 100.3%
(Cost: $2,985,179,757)
        2,668,152,225 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.3)%        (7,941,122)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $2,660,211,103 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $34,924,012.
* Non-income producing
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Oil & Gas Drilling   14.8%  $391,804,028 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services   85.2    2,268,174,396 
    100.0%  $2,659,978,424 

 

 

Transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended September 30, 2021:

 

   Value
12/31/2020
    Purchases    Sales
Proceeds
   

 

Realized Gain
(Loss)

   

 

Dividend
Income

    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value
9/30/2021
 
Cactus, Inc.  $(a)  $162,684,461   $(93,360,173)  $12,653,567   $636,751   $2,222,479   $116,873,761 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.   (a)   62,053,620    (31,227,843)   3,390,439        (12,370,339)   36,030,999 
Nabors Industries Ltd.   (a)   79,424,462    (36,206,390)   10,737,820        (8,665,057)   54,993,118 
Oceaneering International, Inc.   (a)   105,927,468    (46,291,333)   17,259,483        (13,091,497)   79,341,299 
Oil States International, Inc.   (a)   33,207,055    (14,071,435)   1,789,576        (2,480,456)   24,151,350 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   (a)   133,498,641    (59,779,320)   18,309,091    448,690    (4,817,103)   107,997,183 
ProPetro Holding Corp.   (a)   70,295,629    (31,871,958)   7,386,265        (11,786,881)   47,389,267 
Select Energy Services, Inc.   (a)   53,196,559    (27,139,752)   1,341,091        (3,668,858)   32,486,333 
US Silica Holdings, Inc.   (a)   59,705,900    (24,075,848)   7,659,215        (16,395,990)   35,650,453 
   $   $759,993,795   $(364,024,052)  $80,526,547   $1,085,441   $(71,053,702)  $534,913,763 

 

Symbol Description
(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

VANECK RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.4%          
Australia: 28.9%          
Australian Strategic Materials Ltd. # * †   4,320,385   $30,702,706 
Iluka Resources Ltd. #   6,276,821    40,343,890 
Liontown Resources Ltd. # * †   54,144,402    55,417,198 
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. # * †   10,785,621    50,996,727 
Minerals 260 Ltd. *   4,546,129    2,346,673 
Orocobre Ltd. # * †   8,694,546    53,392,779 
Pilbara Minerals Ltd. # *   28,547,779    41,105,135 
         274,305,108 
Canada: 10.6%          
Lithium Americas Corp. (USD) * †   2,203,111    49,195,468 
Standard Lithium Ltd. * †   6,306,583    51,424,401 
         100,619,869 
China: 34.8%          
China Northern Rare Earth Group High- Tech Co. Ltd. #   9,385,810    63,525,809 
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. (HKD) 144A #   3,488,000    61,114,678 
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. #   33,435,069    38,715,650 
Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd. #   18,004,105    55,433,233 
Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd. #   11,173,768    40,672,455 
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd. #   4,482,036    71,529,416 
         330,991,241 
France: 3.7%          
Eramet SA # *   464,271    34,908,184 
Japan: 1.9%          
Toho Titanium Co. Ltd. #   1,672,147    17,771,880 
Netherlands: 4.4%          
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV #   1,310,643    42,446,115 
United States: 15.1%          
Livent Corp. * †   1,825,686    42,191,603 
MP Materials Corp. * †   1,397,947    45,055,832 
Tronox Holdings Plc   2,277,570    56,142,101 
         143,389,536 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $672,360,563)
        944,431,933 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 5.3%
(Cost: $50,235,904)
          
Money Market Fund: 5.3%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   50,235,904    50,235,904 
Total Investments: 104.7%
(Cost: $722,596,467)
        994,667,837 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.7)%        (44,598,383)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $950,069,454 

 

 

Definitions:
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $125,271,813.
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $698,075,855 which represents 73.5% of net assets.
* Non-income producing
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted $61,114,678, or 6.4% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
   Value 
Materials   100.0%  $944,431,933 

 

VANECK STEEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Australia: 15.3%          
Rio Tinto Plc (ADR) †   338,830   $22,640,621 
Brazil: 21.5%          
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR)   1,249,265    6,571,134 
Gerdau SA (ADR) †   1,117,795    5,499,551 
Vale SA (ADR)   1,415,437    19,745,346 
         31,816,031 
China: 0.0%          
ZK International Group Co. Ltd. (USD) *   25,211    70,339 
India: 4.5%          
Vedanta Ltd. (ADR) †   432,357    6,606,415 
Luxembourg: 7.5%          
ArcelorMittal SA (USD) †   365,053    11,009,999 
Netherlands: 9.3%          
Tenaris SA (ADR)   358,146    7,560,462 
Ternium SA (ADR)   145,290    6,145,767 
         13,706,229 
South Korea: 5.8%          
POSCO (ADR)   123,226    8,498,897 
United States: 36.1%          
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. *   125,082    2,080,114 
Carpenter Technology Corp.   47,249    1,546,932 
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. * †   319,253    6,324,402 
Commercial Metals Co.   118,536    3,610,607 
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. *   32,080    2,234,372 
Nucor Corp.   103,715    10,214,890 
Olympic Steel, Inc.   10,890    265,280 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   48,583    6,919,191 
Ryerson Holding Corp.   37,821    842,274 
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.   26,860    1,176,737 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.   112,601    6,584,906 
SunCoke Energy, Inc.   81,624    512,599 
TimkenSteel Corp. *   45,403    593,871 
United States Steel Corp. †   299,204    6,573,512 
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.   50,538    1,176,019 
Worthington Industries, Inc.   50,676    2,670,625 
         53,326,331 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $173,653,895)
        147,674,862 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.0%
(Cost: $1,418,798)
          
Money Market Fund: 1.0%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   1,418,798    1,418,798 
Total Investments: 101.0%
(Cost: $175,072,693)
        149,093,660 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.0)%        (1,508,179)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $147,585,481 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $41,186,268.
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   5.1%  $7,560,462 
Industrials   1.5    2,234,372 
Materials   93.4    137,880,028 
    100.0%  $147,674,862 

 

VANECK UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%          
Canada: 20.0%          
ARC Resources Ltd.   69,095   $647,399 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (USD)   83,314    838,139 
Crescent Point Energy Corp. (USD)   58,834    271,225 
Enerplus Corp. (USD)   24,461    195,688 
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.   9,390    100,137 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   29,030    1,013,993 
Whitecap Resources, Inc.   60,342    333,897 
         3,400,478 
United States: 79.8%          
Antero Resources Corp. *   24,017    451,760 
APA Corp.   24,055    515,499 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   26,344    573,246 
CNX Resources Corp. *   12,984    163,858 
ConocoPhillips   22,135    1,500,089 
Continental Resources, Inc.   7,936    366,246 
Devon Energy Corp.   33,103    1,175,488 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.   8,417    796,837 
EOG Resources, Inc.   15,395    1,235,757 
EQT Corp. *   30,502    624,071 
Hess Corp.   12,076    943,256 
Marathon Oil Corp.   55,619    760,312 
Matador Resources Co.   9,158    348,370 
Murphy Oil Corp.   12,283    306,707 
National Fuel Gas Co.   7,150    375,518 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   32,035    947,595 
Ovintiv, Inc.   19,284    634,058 
PDC Energy, Inc.   7,562    358,363 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   6,891    1,147,420 
Range Resources Corp. *   16,816    380,546 
         13,604,996 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $19,187,057)
        17,005,474 
Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $19,187,057)
        17,005,474 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.2%        42,289 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $17,047,763 

 

 

Definitions:
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Gas Utilities   2.2%  $375,518 
Integrated Oil & Gas   10.5    1,785,734 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production   87.3    14,844,222 
    100.0%  $17,005,474 

 

VANECK URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%          
Australia: 1.1%          
Paladin Energy Ltd. # *   640,325   $314,556 
Canada: 7.6%          
Cameco Corp. (USD)   55,846    1,213,534 
Denison Mines Corp. (USD) * †   214,057    314,664 
NexGen Energy Ltd. (USD) *   117,637    556,423 
         2,084,621 
China: 2.9%          
CGN Power Co. Ltd. (HKD) 144A # †   2,580,000    783,050 
Czech Republic: 4.8%          
CEZ AS #   39,988    1,301,463 
Finland: 5.6%          
Fortum Oyj #   50,015    1,519,546 
France: 4.6%          
Electricite de France SA #   99,799    1,254,738 
Italy: 3.9%          
Endesa SA #   53,297    1,075,424 
Japan: 12.4%          
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. #   45,800    246,286 
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. #   132,500    1,280,726 
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. #   102,000    772,913 
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. # *   388,500    1,103,396 
         3,403,321 
Kazakhstan: 2.2%          
NAC Kazatomprom JSC (USD) (GDR) #   17,226    605,704 
South Korea: 4.6%          
Korea Electric Power Corp. (ADR) †   126,470    1,248,259 
United States: 50.3%          
BWX Technologies, Inc.   11,632    626,500 
Dominion Energy, Inc.   29,144    2,128,095 
Duke Energy Corp.   21,538    2,101,893 
Energy Fuels, Inc. * †   37,525    263,426 
Entergy Corp.   14,817    1,471,476 
Exelon Corp.   39,416    1,905,369 
PG&E Corp. * †   152,131    1,460,458 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   16,716    1,209,570 
PNM Resources, Inc.   16,419    812,412 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   28,755    1,751,179 
         13,730,378 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $24,714,385)
        27,321,060 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.2%
(Cost: $607,255)
          
Money Market Fund: 2.2%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio   607,255    607,255 
Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $25,321,640)
        27,928,315 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.2)%        (610,117)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%       $27,318,198 

 

 

Definitions:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $10,257,802 which represents 37.5% of net assets.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,790,896.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted $783,050, or 2.9% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector
Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   12.0%  $3,268,306 
Industrials   2.3    626,500 
Utilities   85.7    23,426,254 
    100.0%  $27,321,060 
 

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