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VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

MOTICboeC

$35.41+0.14 (+0.38%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:45 PM

C41/ 100

Rank 35 of 57 in International Active Equity

C41/100Rank 35 of 57inInternational Active Equity
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Expense ratio
0.58%
Fund size
$71M
1Y total return
−2.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.35%
Holdings
57
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$35.45
52W range
low $32.66high $39.49
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net MOTI Grade

C

Score 41 out of 100

Category
International Active Equity⁠
Rank
35 of 57
Six-pillar profile for MOTI. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 24, Mission 57, Tradability 25, Holdings 52, Durability 70. Strongest: Durability (70). Weakest: Risk (24). Leans toward Durability.

Score 41 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 57

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F24 out of 100
    Rank 51 of 57

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 50 of 57

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 53

  • 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 18 of 57

Our read on MOTI

ETF.net Research

CThe 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

  1. 01Two 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
  2. 02About 60 stocks, so each holding actually matters. That is a different animal from ex-US index funds carrying hundreds or thousands of names.
  3. 03At 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

  1. 01Concentration cuts both ways: with roughly 60 names, one company's stumble lands harder than it would inside a broad international index fund.
  2. 02Plain-vanilla rivals cost far less. AVDE and DFIC deliver broad international exposure for under a quarter of a percent.
  3. 03One of the less-traded funds in its category, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the big international index products.

MOTI Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
57
Top-10 weight
26%
Largest holding
SAP.DE2.7%

Sectors

  • Industrials23.9%
  • Consumer Staples21.1%
  • Technology19.2%
  • Consumer Discretionary11.3%
  • Health Care8.8%
  • Communication6.9%
  • Financials5.5%
  • Materials3.2%

Geography

  • China20.28%
  • Japan17.37%
  • France13.61%
  • Germany12.74%
  • United Kingdom12.59%
  • Netherlands10.41%
  • Australia5.98%
  • Sweden2.45%
  • Other countries (3)4.57%

Developed 77% · Emerging 23% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SAP.DESap Se2.73%9,005$2M164
002EDEN.PAEdenred2.73%60,969$2M73
003600887.SSInner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co2.68%458,700$2M63
004DSY.PADassault Systemes Se2.62%75,831$2M116
005SHL.DESiemens Healthineers Ag2.61%41,864$2M101
006REL.LRelx Plc2.60%50,987$2M133
0073092.TZozo Inc2.59%251,800$2M66
008SPX.LSpirax-Sarco Engineering Plc2.58%18,995$2M83
0098113.TUnicharm Corp2.52%294,400$2M91
0107974.TNintendo Co Ltd2.51%33,800$2M135
011BVI.PABureau Veritas Sa2.50%58,120$2M96
012YUMCYum China Holdings Inc2.49%40,941$2M52
013EKTA-B.STElekta Ab2.48%321,177$2M51
014RI.PAPernod Ricard Sa2.42%24,759$2M102
0150700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.42%31,300$2M152

Showing 1–15 of 57 holdings

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$9,779
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. MOTI $9,779. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,845$10,571$12,297Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for MOTI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMOTI
Year to date−3.8%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+2.9%
1 year−2.2%
3 yearsper year+9.6%
5 yearsper year+4.5%
10 yearsper year+6.1%

As of the close, 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−3.8%
2025+25.0%
2024+1.9%
2023+10.2%
2022−6.9%
2021+0.1%
2020+7.2%

MOTI in the news

Filtered to MOTI · International Active Equity

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 Oct 12, 2026.
3.35%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

MOTI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
0.33
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.

MOTI Cost

Expense ratio0.58%
  • The middle half of International Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.59%

26 of the 55 International Active Equity funds charge less.

MOTI costs $58.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Active Equity fund costs $59.00.

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