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VanEck Agribusiness ETF

MOONYSE ArcaVanEckB

$82.31+0.33 (+0.40%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B63/ 100

Rank 2 of 5 in Agriculture & Food

B63/100Rank 2 of 5inAgriculture & Food
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 81.98 to 82.31. Range 81.79 to 82.67. Use the arrow keys to read each point.81.8082.2082.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.56%
Fund size
$1.1B
1Y total return
+17.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.19%
Holdings
50
Avg volume · 30D
269K sh
52W range
low $69.32high $89.30
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net MOO Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 63 out of 100

Category
Agriculture & Food⁠
Rank
2 of 5
Six-pillar profile for MOO. Scores out of 100: Cost 52, Risk 62, Mission not scored, Tradability 86, Holdings 67, Durability 75. Strongest: Tradability (86). Weakest: Cost (52). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 63 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 100
    Rank 3 of 5

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

Our read on MOO

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Aug 31, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

MOO$11,790
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. MOO $11,790. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for MOO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMOO
Year to date+12.6%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+17.9%
3 yearsper year+7.3%
5 yearsper year−0.7%
10 yearsper year+7.3%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for MOO
YearReturn barMOO
2026 YTD+12.6%
2025+15.6%
2024−12.4%
2023−8.6%
2022−8.1%
2021+24.0%
2020+14.6%

MOO in the news

MOO Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.19%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.80Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.80 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $0.88; Dec 20, 2018 $0.96; Dec 23, 2019 $0.91; Dec 21, 2020 $0.86; Dec 20, 2021 $1.10; Dec 29, 2021 $0.02; Dec 19, 2022 $1.85; Dec 18, 2023 $2.24; Dec 23, 2024 $2.20; Dec 22, 2025 $1.80. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$1.80
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$2.20
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$2.24
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$1.85
Dec 29, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.02
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$1.10
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.86
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$0.91
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.96
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$0.88
Dec 19, 2016Dec 23, 2016$1.10
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$1.34

See all 19 payments⁠

$10,000 in MOO 10 years ago paid $2,823 in dividends.⁠

MOO Risk

Risk pillarB62 out of 100Rank 3 of 5 in Agriculture & Food
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.25
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−39.5%
Trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.60
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

MOO Cost

Compare MOO and VEGI

Overpaying vs VEGI, cheapest in Agriculture & Food

$3,190

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • MOO 0.56%

    $11,088

  • VEGI 0.39% Cheapest

    $7,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • MOO 0.56%
  • VEGI 0.39%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530MOO $11,088VEGI $7,898

Year by year

YearMOOVEGIOverpaying
10$1,006$705$301
20$3,855$2,725$1,130
30$11,088$7,898$3,190

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