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VanEck Real Assets ETF

RAAXNYSE ArcaVanEckB

$38.25−0.66 (−1.70%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:25 AM ET

B59/ 100

Rank 12 of 37 in Multi-Asset Allocation

B59/100Rank 12 of 37inMulti-Asset Allocation
Intraday session: down, 24 prints from 38.91 to 38.25. Range 38.16 to 38.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.38.4038.6038.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%*
Fund size
$1.38B
1Y total return
+15.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.10%
Holdings
199
Avg volume · 30D
289K sh
52W range
low $33.98high $42.75
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Feb 1, 2028. Without it: 0.71%.

The ETF.net RAAX Grade

B

Score 59 out of 100

Category
Multi-Asset Allocation⁠
Rank
12 of 37
Six-pillar profile for RAAX. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 41, Mission 68, Tradability 67, Holdings 57, Durability 88. Strongest: Durability (88). Weakest: Risk (41). Leans toward Durability.

Score 59 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 37

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 29

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 36

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 37

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 37

Our read on RAAX

ETF.net Research

In short

BOne ticker for the stuff you can touch: commodities, resource stocks, REITs, pipelines, MLPs and gold, bundled through other ETFs and actively re-mixed with an eye on sustained drawdowns. VanEck has run it since 2018.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total return, aiming to maximize real returns while reducing downside risk during sustained declines. It primarily uses exchange-traded products for exposure to commodities, natural-resource equities, REITs, infrastructure, MLPs, and gold, including gold-mining equities.

Why people hold it

  • One ticker covers commodities, natural-resource equities, REITs, infrastructure, MLPs and gold (miners included), instead of stitching five funds together yourself.vaneck.com
  • 0.55% a year, below the typical expense ratio in its multi-asset allocation group.
  • The mandate is active, not a fixed basket: aim at real returns while trimming exposure during sustained declines.vaneck.com
  • Billions in assets and steady day-to-day trading keep the friction of moving in and out of a tactical sleeve manageable.

Worth knowing

  • Gold miners, MLPs and commodity futures lurch in ways a plain stock-and-bond blend does not; that volatility is the price of the diversification.
  • 0.55% is modest for a tactical multi-asset fund, but vanilla allocation ETFs like AOA (0.19%) and NTSX (0.20%) cost far less.
  • It owns other ETFs and reshuffles them, so the mix under the hood can look quite different from one stretch to the next.

RAAX Performance

Launched Apr 9, 2018

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

Not enough history yet.
RAAX$11,537
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. RAAX $11,537. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 RAAX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRAAX
Year to date+11.4%
1 month−4.7%
3 months−4.0%
1 year+15.4%
3 yearsper year+19.0%
5 yearsper year+10.7%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 RAAX
YearReturn barRAAX
2026 YTD+11.4%
2025+26.8%
2024+12.5%
2023+6.7%
2022+1.5%
2021+21.5%
2020−8.3%

RAAX in the news

RAAX 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 9, 2026.
2.10%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.82Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.82 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2018 $0.14; Dec 23, 2019 $0.61; Dec 29, 2020 $1.39; Dec 29, 2021 $2.16; Dec 28, 2022 $0.38; Dec 27, 2023 $0.94; Dec 27, 2024 $0.54; Dec 29, 2025 $0.82. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.82
Dec 27, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.54
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.94
Dec 28, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.38
Dec 29, 2021Dec 31, 2021$2.16
Dec 29, 2020Jan 5, 2021$1.39
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$0.61
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.14

$10,000 in RAAX 5 years ago paid $1,741 in dividends.

RAAX Risk

Risk pillarC41 out of 100Rank 26 of 36 in Multi-Asset Allocation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.2%
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.
1.25
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.
−23.5%
Trough Sep 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.
0.65
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.

RAAX Cost

Compare RAAX and UCBG

Overpaying vs UCBG, cheapest in Multi-Asset Allocation

$9,634

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

  • RAAX 0.55%

    $10,904

  • UCBG 0.06% Cheapest

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • RAAX 0.55%
  • UCBG 0.06%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530RAAX $10,904UCBG $1,270

Year by year

YearRAAXUCBGOverpaying
10$988$110$878
20$3,790$432$3,358
30$10,904$1,270$9,634
How the 0.55% is worked out

Full fee 0.71%− waiver 0.16%= you pay 0.55%

The waiver ends Feb 1, 2028. After that the fee is 0.71% unless VanEck renews it. Source: prospectus, Jul 2026.

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