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VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

MOTICboeVanEckD

$37.27−0.38 (−1.02%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D39/ 100

Rank 39 of 56 in International Active Equity

D39/100Rank 39 of 56inInternational Active Equity
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Expense ratio
0.58%*
Fund size
$75M
1Y total return
+2.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.17%
Holdings
56
Avg volume · 30D
4.38K sh
52W range
low $32.66high $39.37
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Feb 1, 2027. Without it: 0.63%.

The ETF.net MOTI Grade

D

Score 39 out of 100

Category
International Active Equity⁠
Rank
39 of 56
Six-pillar profile for MOTI. Scores out of 100: Cost 43, Risk 27, Mission 54, Tradability 27, Holdings 50, Durability 70. Strongest: Durability (70). Weakest: Tradability (27). Leans toward Durability.

Score 39 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 56

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 49 of 56

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 56

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 52

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 56

Our read on MOTI

ETF.net Research

In short

DThe international cousin of the US moat trade: Morningstar's analysts flag companies with durable competitive advantages outside America, and the index only buys the ones trading at attractive prices. Roughly 60 names, zero US exposure.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Wide Moat Focus Index.

Why people hold it

  • Two screens, not one: a company needs Morningstar's wide moat rating and an attractive valuation to enter the index. Quality and value, both advertised up front.vaneck.com
  • About 60 stocks, so each holding actually matters. That is a different animal from ex-US index funds carrying hundreds or thousands of names.
  • At 0.58% a year it sits just under the median fee in its international peer group, running the same rules-based moat mandate since its 2015 launch.

Worth knowing

  • Concentration cuts both ways: with roughly 60 names, one company's stumble lands harder than it would inside a broad international index fund.
  • Plain-vanilla rivals cost far less. AVDE and DFIC deliver broad international exposure for under a quarter of a percent.
  • One of the less-traded funds in its category, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the big international index products.

MOTI Performance

Launched Jul 13, 2015

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

MOTI$10,259
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,934
Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026. MOTI $10,259. SPY $10,934. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 5, 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 MOTI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMOTI
Year to date+1.6%
1 month+7.7%
3 months+0.7%
1 year+2.6%
3 yearsper year+11.5%
5 yearsper year+5.4%
10 yearsper year+6.9%

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 MOTI
YearReturn barMOTI
2026 YTD+1.6%
2025+25.0%
2024+1.9%
2023+10.2%
2022−6.9%
2021+0.1%
2020+7.2%

MOTI in the news

MOTI 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 Nov 5, 2026.
3.17%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.18Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.18 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. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $2.00; Dec 20, 2018 $1.06; Dec 23, 2019 $1.25; Dec 21, 2020 $0.72; Dec 20, 2021 $1.50; Dec 19, 2022 $0.95; Dec 18, 2023 $0.73; Dec 23, 2024 $1.45; Dec 22, 2025 $1.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$1.18
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$1.45
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.73
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.95
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$1.50
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.72
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$1.25
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$1.06
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$2.00
Dec 19, 2016Dec 23, 2016$0.37
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$0.23

$10,000 in MOTI 10 years ago paid $4,090 in dividends.

MOTI Risk

Risk pillarD27 out of 100Rank 49 of 56 in International Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.9%
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.
0.56
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.
−27.7%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.88
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.

MOTI Cost

Compare MOTI and TACN

Overpaying vs TACN, cheapest in International Active Equity

$11,453

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

  • MOTI 0.58%

    $11,453

  • TACN 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • MOTI 0.58%
  • TACN 0.00%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530MOTI $11,453TACN $0

Year by year

YearMOTITACNOverpaying
10$1,041$0$1,041
20$3,986$0$3,986
30$11,453$0$11,453
How the 0.58% is worked out

Full fee 0.63%− waiver 0.05%= you pay 0.58%

The waiver ends Feb 1, 2027. After that the fee is 0.63% unless VanEck renews it. Source: prospectus, Jan 2026.

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