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VanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETF

TRUONasdaqC

$25.67+0.29 (+1.14%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C40/ 100

Rank 9 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)

C40/100Rank 9 of 13inConsumer Staples (Broad)
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Expense ratio
0.14%
Fund size
$1M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
36
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$25.74
52W range
low $24.36high $26.65
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net TRUO Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 40 out of 100

Category
Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠
Rank
9 of 13
Six-pillar profile for TRUO. Scores out of 100: Cost 74, Risk 81, Mission not scored, Tradability 12, Holdings 29, Durability 23. Strongest: Risk (81). Weakest: Tradability (12). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 40 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.

Very small fund, grade capped at C.

The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.

The pillars earned
54
This cap took
−14
Published Score
40 Grade C

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 13

  • 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.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F12 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 13

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 13

Our read on TRUO

ETF.net Research

CVanEck's answer to a quirk of fund tax law: diversification rules make most staples ETFs trim their biggest names. TRUO is actively managed to hold the sector at full market-cap weight, using a mix of individual stocks and targeted ETFs.

Stated mandate

The Fund is actively managed and seeks long-term capital appreciation through securities of consumer-staples-related companies or instruments providing exposure to them.

Why people hold it

  1. 01RIC diversification rules cap single-stock weight, so index staples funds underweight the giants. TRUO blends stocks with targeted ETFs to keep the leaders at uncapped weight.vaneck.comvaneck.com
  2. 02At 0.14% a year it undercuts the 0.37% median for broad staples funds, unusual for an active fund, though index rivals XLP and FSTA sit at 0.08%.
  3. 03Active, but not stock-picking active: the stated aim is reflecting the sector's full economic composition, not making contrarian bets inside it.vaneck.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01Listed in June 2026, so the record is short and the fund is still building scale. It is not one of the category's heavily traded names, so spreads can run wider than XLP's.vaneck.com
  2. 02Part of the exposure arrives through other ETFs rather than shares directly. That is the mechanism keeping weights uncapped, but it is a wrapper inside a wrapper.vaneck.com
  3. 03Full market-cap weighting cuts both ways: in a top-heavy sector, a few giants drive more of the ride than they do in capped peers.vaneck.com

TRUO Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
36
Top-10 weight
91%
Largest holding
XLP32.9%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fun32.89%2,005$167K13
002WMTWalmart Inc12.79%584$65K460
003COSTCostco Wholesale Corp10.80%58$55K469
004PGProcter & Gamble Co/The9.07%305$46K428
005KOCoca-Cola Co/The8.78%507$45K464
006PMPhilip Morris International Inc8.07%204$41K415
007PEPPepsico Inc4.33%175$22K445
008MOAltria Group Inc2.41%171$12K366
009MDLZMondelez International Inc1.14%96$6K372
010VYLRVylor Inc1.06%74$5K258
011TGTTarget Corp0.88%29$4K372
012CLColgate-Palmolive Co0.87%50$4K373
013MNSTMonster Beverage Corp0.77%90$4K366
014KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc0.53%85$3K320
015ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co0.47%30$2K336

Showing 1–15 of 36 holdings

TRUO Performance

Launched Jun 2, 2026

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TRUO$10,238
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. TRUO $10,238. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,602$10,039$10,475Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – 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 TRUO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTRUO
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+3.0%
3 months+2.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 TRUO
YearReturn barTRUO
2026 YTD+5.1%

Since listing, Jun 2, 2026

TRUO in the news

Filtered to TRUO · Consumer Staples (Broad)

TRUO Dividends

Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2026 YTD. Oct 1, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.18

TRUO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
−0.46
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.

TRUO Cost

Expense ratio0.14%
  • The middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.38%

3 of the 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds charge less.

TRUO costs $14.00 a year on $10,000. The median Consumer Staples (Broad) fund costs $37.50.

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