---
ticker: "REMX"
name: "VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/REMX"
grade: "A"
score: 74
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Critical Materials"
category_rank: "1 of 13"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# REMX: VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Grade **A**, Score 74 of 100. Rank 1 of 13 in Critical Materials.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 89 | 2 of 13 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 30 | 9 of 13 |
| Tradability | 96 | 1 of 13 |
| Holdings | 60 | 6 of 11 |
| Durability | 91 | 1 of 13 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 36 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | SQM | Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa | 8.43% |
| 2 | ALB | Albemarle Corp | 8.01% |
| 3 | MP | Mp Materials Corp | 6.87% |
| 4 | 600111.SS | China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te | 6.16% |
| 5 | PLS.AX | Pilbara Minerals Ltd | 5.90% |
| 6 | LYC.AX | Lynas Rare Earths Ltd | 5.83% |
| 7 | 601958.SS | Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd | 4.96% |
| 8 | 600549.SS | Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd | 4.74% |
| 9 | 7610.TW | Lianyou Metals Co Ltd | 4.50% |
| 10 | ALM | Almonty Industries Inc | 4.03% |
| 11 | 600392.SS | Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd | 3.83% |
| 12 | ILU.AX | Iluka Resources Ltd | 3.64% |
| 13 | 603067.SS | Hubei Zhenhua Chemical Co Ltd | 3.53% |
| 14 | 1772.HK | Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd | 3.48% |
| 15 | LTR.AX | Liontown Resources Ltd | 2.89% |
| 16 | AMG.AS | Amg Critical Materials Nv | 2.64% |
| 17 | 603663.SS | Sanxiang Advanced Materials Co Ltd | 2.61% |
| 18 | EQR.AX | Eq Resources Ltd | 2.27% |
| 19 | LAR | Lithium Argentina Ag | 1.79% |
| 20 | LAC | Lithium Americas Corp | 1.77% |
| 21 | SGML | Sigma Lithium Corp | 1.35% |
| 22 | ERA.PA | Eramet Sa | 1.33% |
| 23 | 600456.SS | Baoji Titanium Industry Co Ltd | 1.30% |
| 24 | CXO.AX | Core Lithium Ltd | 1.23% |
| 25 | ELVR | Elevra Lithium Ltd | 1.22% |
| 26 | IPX | Iperionx Ltd | 1.04% |
| 27 | UAMY | United States Antimony Corp | 1.03% |
| 28 | TROX | Tronox Holdings Plc | 0.91% |
| 29 | VUL.AX | Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd | 0.85% |
| 30 | SLI | Standard Lithium Ltd | 0.83% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/REMX. Please cite the page URL.