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REMX

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Themes · VanEck · Inception 2010-10-27 · SEC filings

$68.90−2.07 (−2.92%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 70.97 to 68.90. Range 68.52 to 69.60. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$68.50$68.75$69.25$69.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.53%
Fund size
$2.0B
1Y return
+16.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.83%
Holdings
34
Volume · 30D
0.8M sh
NAV per share
$70.36
52W range
low $60.92high $111.55

The ETF.net REMX Grade

A

74/ 100

Rank 1 of 13 in Critical Materials⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for REMX. Scores out of 100: Cost 89, Risk 36, Mission not scored, Tradability 88, Holdings 59, Durability 91. Strongest: Durability (91). Weakest: Risk (36). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 74 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 89
    Category rank2/13 · top 15%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 36
    Category rank9/13 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 88
    Category rank1/13 · top 8%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 59
    Category rank5/11 · top 45%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 91
    Category rank1/13 · top 8%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on REMX

ETF.net Research

AThe original rare earths ETF. Trading since 2010, it holds roughly 30 miners, refiners and recyclers of the metals behind magnets, EV motors and defense hardware, in one concentrated global basket priced under most of its critical-materials rivals.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks global exposure to companies involved in producing, refining, and recycling rare earth and strategic metals and minerals, while tracking the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Launched in 2010, it is the elder statesman of rare earth funds, and its mandate spans producers, refiners and recyclers worldwide rather than one link in the chain.
  2. 02Fee of 0.53% a year undercuts Global X's EART (0.59%) and Sprott's SETM (0.65%), and sits below the median for its critical-materials peer group.
  3. 03A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, which matters in a corner of the market where the underlying stocks are thin.
  4. 04Rules-based, not discretionary: the basket follows the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index, so holdings are set by published index rules.

Worth knowing

  1. 01About 30 holdings means one company's news can move the whole fund. This is a focused bet on a single supply chain, not a diversified materials sleeve.
  2. 02Mining and refining shares move with commodity prices, so swings here run deeper and faster than in a broad equity fund.
  3. 03Distributions arrive annually or semiannually, so cash flow is lumpy rather than a steady drip.

REMX Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:07 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
34
Top-10 weight
62%
Largest holding
ALB7.7%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ALBAlbemarle Corp7.65%1,315,918$151M266
002PLS.AXPilbara Minerals Ltd7.32%47,904,292$145M100
003MPMp Materials Corp6.78%2,718,368$134M150
004600111.SSChina Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te6.76%24,351,428$134M52
005SQMSociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa6.60%1,820,505$131M54
006LYC.AXLynas Rare Earths Ltd6.58%13,289,388$130M92
007600549.SSXiamen Tungsten Co Ltd5.32%14,139,109$105M55
008601958.SSJinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd5.30%34,968,070$105M53
009ALMAlmonty Industries Inc5.09%7,122,411$101M26
0107610.TWLianyou Metals Co Ltd4.84%1,689,868$96M3
011600392.SSShenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd3.88%24,003,752$77M18
012ILU.AXIluka Resources Ltd3.70%16,955,149$73M56
0131772.HKGanfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd3.29%15,240,040$65M69
014LTR.AXLiontown Resources Ltd2.98%81,475,029$59M49
015603067.SSHubei Zhenhua Chemical Co Ltd2.77%10,345,769$55M10

Showing 1–15 of 34 holdings

REMX Performance

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

REMX$11,689
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. REMX $11,689. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,851$13,785$18,720Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 REMX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodREMX
Year to date−4.0%
1 month−12.1%
3 months−27.1%
1 year+16.9%
3 years+3.3%per year
5 years−6.3%per year
10 years+7.1%per year

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 REMX
YearReturn barREMX
2026 YTD−4.0%
2025+92.8%
2024−35.0%
2023−19.2%
2022−31.1%
2021+80.2%
2020+64.8%

REMX in the news

REMX 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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.83%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.30Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.30 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. 8 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $2.61; Dec 20, 2018 $5.06; Dec 23, 2019 $0.65; Dec 21, 2020 $0.53; Dec 20, 2021 $5.89; Dec 19, 2022 $1.19; Dec 23, 2024 $1.00; Dec 22, 2025 $1.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$1.30
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$1.00
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$1.19
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$5.89
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.53
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$0.65
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$5.06
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$2.61
Dec 19, 2016Dec 23, 2016$1.14
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$1.92
Dec 22, 2014Dec 29, 2014$1.16
Dec 23, 2013Dec 30, 2013$0.25

REMX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
42.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.21
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−73.3%
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.
1.42
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.

REMX Cost

Expense ratio0.53%
  • The middle half of Critical Materials funds
  • Median 0.65%

1 of the 13 Critical Materials funds charge less.

REMX costs $53.00 a year on $10,000. The median Critical Materials fund costs $65.00.