

VanEck Agribusiness ETF
$81.97+1.14 (+1.41%)
- 0.56%
- $1.1B
- +15.8%
- 2.22%
- 0.3M sh
- $80.81
- low $69.32high $89.30
The ETF.net MOO Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 2 of 5
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C52 out of 100Rank 3 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 3 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 5
Our read on MOO
BThe farm trade without the futures market. MOO holds a global basket of about 60 stocks spanning seed, fertilizer, tractors, livestock and aquaculture, and it has been tracking that theme since 2007.
The Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Agribusiness Index. It uses a passive indexing approach and generally replicates the Index with securities of agribusiness companies.
Why people hold it
- Covers the whole chain, not just fertilizer: agricultural inputs, equipment, production, aquaculture, livestock and crop trading all sit in the same index.vaneck.com
- Global mandate, so European and emerging-market ag names are in scope alongside US farm giants.vaneck.com
- Owns companies, not commodity futures. A plain 1940 Act stock fund means no roll schedule and no partnership tax paperwork.
- The 0.56% expense ratio lands right at the median for global thematic funds, and it is one of the easier funds in that group to get in and out of.
Worth knowing
- About 60 stocks in one theme. A handful of large seed, fertilizer and machinery names steer the fund, and farm capex cycles steer them.
- Broad global thematic index funds such as KLMT charge a fraction of 0.56%, though they buy the whole market rather than the food chain.
- Cash comes back once or twice a year, not monthly.
MOO Holdings
- Stocks
- 50
- 56%
- DE
Sectors
- Consumer Staples34.9%
- Industrials24.4%
- Materials23.8%
- Health Care16.9%
Geography
- United States52.11%
- Germany8.26%
- Norway7.82%
- Japan6.69%
- Canada6.09%
- Singapore3.38%
- United Kingdom3.37%
- Malaysia2.98%
- 9.30%
Developed 83% · Emerging 17%
MOO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | MOO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.0% |
| 1 month | −6.5% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +15.8% |
| 3 years | +4.9% |
| 5 years | −0.2% |
| 10 years | +7.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | MOO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.0% | |
| 2025 | +15.6% | |
| 2024 | −12.4% | |
| 2023 | −8.6% | |
| 2022 | −8.1% | |
| 2021 | +24.0% | |
| 2020 | +14.6% |
MOO in the news
MOO Dividends
- 2.22%
- $1.80
- $1.80 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
MOO Risk
- 15.3%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.05
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −39.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MOO Cost
- The middle half of Agriculture & Food funds
- Median 0.56%
2 of the 5 Agriculture & Food funds charge less.
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- CKROPGlobal X AgTech & Food Innovation ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +16.8%
- CFTAGFirst Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +14.4%
- DCUTInvesco MSCI Global Timber ETFExpense ratio 0.99%1 year return +0.2%




