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VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF

SMOGNYSE ArcaC

$135.09+0.04 (+0.03%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:59 PM

C45/ 100

Rank 12 of 17 in Clean Energy

C45/100Rank 12 of 17inClean Energy
Intraday session: up, 41 prints from 135.05 to 135.09. Range 135.05 to 135.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.135.06135.07135.0810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.64%
Fund size
$130M
1Y total return
+9.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.50%
Holdings
61
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$135.55
52W range
low $125.23high $157.27
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SMOG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Category
Clean Energy⁠
Rank
12 of 17
Six-pillar profile for SMOG. Scores out of 100: Cost 28, Risk 83, Mission not scored, Tradability 35, Holdings 50, Durability 63. Strongest: Risk (83). Weakest: Cost (28). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 45 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.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 17

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 17

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 17

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 17

Our read on SMOG

ETF.net Research

CClean energy from before it was a crowded shelf. SMOG has traded since 2007, and its global index reaches past wind and solar into the batteries, EVs, hydrogen and smart grids that move the electrons.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Low Carbon Energy Index. The rules-based index targets renewable-energy companies and related low-carbon technologies, including wind, solar, hydro, hydrogen, biofuels, batteries, electric vehicles, smart grids, and efficiency materials.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Launched in 2007, one of the original clean energy ETFs, on the market long before the theme filled up with copycats.
  2. 02Not just power plants. The index rules pull in wind, solar, hydro, hydrogen, biofuels, batteries, EVs, smart grids and efficiency materials.vaneck.com
  3. 03Global and rules-based: roughly 60 names picked by a published index method, not a manager's hunches.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Costs 0.64% a year, the pricier end of the aisle. ICLN and FRNW run global clean energy mandates for 0.39%.
  2. 02One of the thinner traders in its group, so the gap between buy and sell prices can run wider than at the category's giants.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year at most. Income is a side effect here, not the point.

SMOG Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
61
Top-10 weight
58%
Largest holding
TSLA8.6%

Sectors

  • Utilities38.7%
  • Industrials30.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary22.2%
  • Technology7.8%
  • Materials0.7%
  • Financials0.6%

Geography

  • United States35.32%
  • China11.93%
  • Spain10.54%
  • South Korea8.53%
  • Italy6.73%
  • Denmark6.64%
  • Brazil5.99%
  • Ireland3.00%
  • Other countries (12)11.29%

Developed 56% · Emerging 44% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TSLATesla Inc8.56%29,301$11M521
002IBE.MCIberdrola Sa8.45%464,402$11M156
003NEENextera Energy Inc6.74%114,096$9M404
004BEBloom Energy Corp6.43%30,017$8M335
005ENEL.MIEnel Spa6.42%845,221$8M153
0061211.HKByd Co Ltd5.24%710,298$7M77
007006400.KSSamsung Sdi Co Ltd4.54%14,114$6M95
008VWS.COVestas Wind Systems A/S4.38%201,347$6M142
009AXIA3.SAAxia Energia Sa3.98%435,100$5M88
010KRX.IRKingspan Group Plc2.96%34,776$4M91
011RIVNRivian Automotive Inc2.77%260,009$4M174
012FSLRFirst Solar Inc2.66%19,633$3M327
0133750.HKContemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd2.08%43,400$3M97
014373220.KSLg Energy Solution Ltd1.97%8,675$3M85
015ORSTED.COOrsted As1.86%122,451$2M102

Showing 1–15 of 61 holdings

SMOG Performance

Launched May 3, 2007

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

SMOG$10,912
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. SMOG $10,912. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,537$11,191$12,845Oct 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 SMOG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSMOG
Year to date+4.5%
1 month−2.7%
3 months−3.9%
1 year+9.1%
3 yearsper year+11.6%
5 yearsper year−0.9%
10 yearsper year+11.2%

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 SMOG
YearReturn barSMOG
2026 YTD+4.5%
2025+33.3%
2024−9.3%
2023+1.4%
2022−29.9%
2021−2.7%
2020+118.4%

SMOG in the news

Filtered to SMOG · Clean Energy · VanEck

SMOG 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.
1.50%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.03Last 12 months
Last payment
$2.03 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 $0.77; Dec 20, 2018 $0.34; Dec 21, 2020 $0.09; Dec 20, 2021 $0.71; Dec 19, 2022 $1.46; Dec 18, 2023 $1.75; Dec 23, 2024 $1.62; Dec 22, 2025 $2.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$2.03
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$1.62
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$1.75
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$1.46
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.71
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.09
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.34
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$0.77
Dec 19, 2016Data unavailable$1.07
Dec 21, 2015Data unavailable$0.31
Dec 22, 2014Data unavailable$0.11
Dec 23, 2013Data unavailable$0.55

SMOG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.1%
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.
0.35
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.
−47.8%
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.
1.20
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.

SMOG Cost

Expense ratio0.64%
  • The middle half of Clean Energy funds
  • Median 0.59%

12 of the 17 Clean Energy funds charge less.

SMOG costs $64.00 a year on $10,000. The median Clean Energy fund costs $59.00.

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