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        <title>Orchid Island Capital Inc</title>
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          <isin value="US68571X3017"/>
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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Dynex Capital Inc</name>
        <lei>5CIJ4S9HAEBWILA19B65</lei>
        <title>Dynex Capital Inc</title>
        <cusip>26817Q886</cusip>
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          <isin value="US26817Q8868"/>
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        <balance>826560.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc</name>
        <lei>549300K0WA0EJUX74V72</lei>
        <title>ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc</title>
        <cusip>042315705</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0423157058"/>
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        <balance>560152.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9578599.20000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Arbor Realty Trust Inc</name>
        <lei>549300ASFUWYQO0RW077</lei>
        <title>Arbor Realty Trust Inc</title>
        <cusip>038923108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0389231087"/>
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        <balance>1153529.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13553965.75000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="9311181.75000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BrightSpire Capital Inc</name>
        <lei>549300BOIFLLMVU37752</lei>
        <title>BrightSpire Capital Inc</title>
        <cusip>10949T109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US10949T1097"/>
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        <balance>1005755.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="42812.00000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc</name>
        <lei>549300OLDJ20R2Y2UW20</lei>
        <title>Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc</title>
        <cusip>09257W100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US09257W1009"/>
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        <balance>772548.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp</name>
        <lei>549300ZNO5IWXS443S81</lei>
        <title>Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp</title>
        <cusip>04013V108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04013V1089"/>
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        <balance>495370.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2293563.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.734441024138</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2064206.79000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TPG RE Finance Trust Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TPG RE Finance Trust Inc</title>
        <cusip>87266M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87266M1071"/>
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        <balance>542156.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4418571.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.414907705937</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Annaly Capital Management Inc</name>
        <lei>2DTL0G3FPRYUT58TI025</lei>
        <title>Annaly Capital Management Inc</title>
        <cusip>035710839</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0357108390"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2294121.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>46593597.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>14.92012557820</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>



      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-04-24</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>VanEck ETF Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>James Parker</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>James Parker</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
