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VanEck Steel ETF

ETF
SLX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$111.63 +0.77 +0.69%
primary theme
Natural Resources Industry Equity
SLX (ETF)

VanEck Steel ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$111.63 +0.77 +0.69%
primary theme
Natural Resources Industry Equity
SLX (ETF)

VanEck Steel ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$111.63 +0.77 +0.69%
primary theme
Natural Resources Industry Equity

Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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VanEck Steel ETF

SLX | ETF

$111.63

$159 M

1.18%

$1.32

0.64%

Vitals

YTD Return

31.5%

1 yr return

77.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

26.4%

5 Yr Avg Return

16.0%

Net Assets

$159 M

Holdings in Top 10

62.5%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$110.9
$63.59
$111.63

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.64%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 25.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund


Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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VanEck Steel ETF

SLX | ETF

$111.63

$159 M

1.18%

$1.32

0.64%

SLX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 31.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 26.4%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 16.0%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 5.48%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    VanEck Steel ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    VANECKFUND
  • Inception Date
    Oct 16, 2006
  • Shares Outstanding
    2050000
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Peter Liao

Fund Description

div style="margin-bottom:6pt"span style="color:#323232;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Fund’s benchmark index. For purposes of this policy, the term “assets” means net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. The Steel Index is a modified market-capitalization weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies primarily involved in mining and processing of iron ore, the production, processing, fabrication and recycling of steel products, the operation of steel production facilities and related services, and/or recycling of steel products. Such components may include companies of any market capitalization and foreign and emerging market issuers. As of December 31, 2025, the Steel Index included 38 securities of companies with a market capitalization range of between approximately $1.3 billion and $153.31 billion and a weighted average market capitalization of $39.44 billion. These amounts are subject to change. As of December 31, 2025, the Index had significant exposure to companies in the following countries: Australia, Japan, and the United States. The Fund’s 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ prior written notice to /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom:6pt"span style="color:#323232;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"shareholders. The Steel Index is published by MarketVector Indexes GmbH (the “Index Provider”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser./span/divdiv style="margin-bottom:6pt"span style="color:#323232;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"The Fund, using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Steel Index by investing in a portfolio of equity securities that generally tracks the Steel Index. Unlike many investment companies that try to “beat” the performance of a benchmark index, the Fund does not try to “beat” the Steel Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its investment objective of seeking to track the Steel Index. /span/divThe Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act of 1940”), and, therefore, may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer. The Fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the Steel Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. As of December 31, 2025, the basic materials sector represented a significant portion of the Steel Index.
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SLX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period SLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 31.5% -6.8% 37.3% 9.90%
1 Yr 77.8% -7.5% 141.2% 8.91%
3 Yr 26.4%* -0.1% 39.9% 10.00%
5 Yr 16.0%* -4.4% 30.9% 20.41%
10 Yr 20.0%* 3.9% 22.5% 3.61%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period SLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 45.2% -10.9% 88.0% 11.88%
2024 -20.7% -20.7% 14.1% 100.00%
2023 27.5% -13.1% 52.1% 3.00%
2022 8.7% -34.9% 34.0% 37.76%
2021 19.2% -4.9% 83.5% 81.25%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period SLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 31.5% -6.8% 37.3% 9.90%
1 Yr 77.8% -7.5% 141.2% 8.91%
3 Yr 26.4%* -0.1% 39.9% 10.00%
5 Yr 16.0%* -4.4% 30.9% 20.41%
10 Yr 20.0%* 3.9% 22.5% 3.61%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period SLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 47.4% -8.9% 93.4% 13.86%
2024 -17.9% -19.2% 16.4% 99.01%
2023 31.2% -12.2% 57.6% 3.00%
2022 14.3% -32.2% 35.5% 38.78%
2021 28.0% 6.7% 83.6% 39.58%

SLX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

SLX Category Low Category High SLX % Rank
Net Assets 159 M 16.2 M 7.81 B 85.15%
Number of Holdings 40 28 718 81.19%
Net Assets in Top 10 93.5 M 6.8 M 5.38 B 74.26%
Weighting of Top 10 62.47% 8.8% 77.1% 8.91%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Rio Tinto PLC 8.26%
  2. BHP Group Ltd 8.09%
  3. Vale SA 7.40%
  4. Rio Tinto Ltd 6.73%
  5. State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 6.69%
  6. Nucor Corp 6.02%
  7. Fortescue Ltd 5.57%
  8. ArcelorMittal SA 4.68%
  9. Reliance Inc 4.53%
  10. POSCO Holdings Inc 4.51%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High SLX % Rank
Stocks
99.96% 0.00% 130.51% 8.91%
Cash
6.69% 0.00% 26.40% 12.87%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 6.10% 48.51%
Other
0.00% -0.01% 20.25% 52.48%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 0.43% 43.56%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 82.21% 47.52%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High SLX % Rank
Basic Materials
85.19% 2.49% 100.00% 14.85%
Industrials
8.69% 0.00% 63.67% 32.67%
Energy
6.12% 0.00% 89.67% 59.41%
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 35.93% 71.29%
Technology
0.00% 0.00% 17.68% 67.33%
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 25.29% 58.42%
Healthcare
0.00% 0.00% 22.67% 63.37%
Financial Services
0.00% 0.00% 4.52% 49.50%
Communication Services
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 39.60%
Consumer Defense
0.00% 0.00% 33.96% 70.30%
Consumer Cyclical
0.00% 0.00% 43.37% 73.27%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High SLX % Rank
US
58.75% 0.00% 99.97% 66.34%
Non US
41.22% 0.00% 88.36% 33.66%

SLX - Expenses

Operational Fees

SLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.64% 0.08% 2.99% 74.26%
Management Fee 0.50% 0.03% 1.00% 18.81%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.03% 0.25% N/A

Sales Fees

SLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

SLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

SLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 25.00% 4.00% 169.00% 20.48%

SLX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

SLX Category Low Category High SLX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.18% 0.00% 12.19% 29.70%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

SLX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

SLX Category Low Category High SLX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 5.48% -35.65% 6.21% 2.00%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

SLX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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SLX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Peter Liao


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 10, 2006

15.65

15.7%

Mr. Liao has been employed by Van Eck Associates Corporation as an analyst since the summer of 2004 and has been a portfolio manager since 2006. Mr. Liao graduated from New York University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics. He is a CFA charterholder.

Guo Hua (Jason) Jin


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 12, 2018

4.22

4.2%

Guo Hua (Jason) Jin has been employed by Van Eck Associates Corporation as an analyst since January 2007 and has been a portfolio manager since 2018. Mr. Jin graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Analysis.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.16 24.18 7.69 0.54