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TRUO

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

VanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETF

Sectors · VanEck · Inception 2026-06-02

$25.32+0.06 (+0.25%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 10:37 AM EDT

History starts Jun 2, 2026.History starts Jun 2, 2026.History starts Jun 2, 2026.
Intraday session: up, 3 prints from 25.26 to 25.32. Range 25.20 to 25.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$25.20$25.25$25.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.14%
Fund size
$0M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$24.95
52W range
low $24.86high $26.65

The ETF.net TRUO Grade

C

40/ 100

Rank 9 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for TRUO. Scores out of 100: Cost 74, Risk 55, Mission not scored, Tradability 9, Holdings 29, Durability 23. Strongest: Cost (74). Weakest: Tradability (9). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 40 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E. A structural cap ceilings this fund at 40, so B and A are out of reach.

Ceiling 40 · B and A out of reach

The pillars earned48This cap took−8Published score40 Grade C

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 74
    Category rank4/13 · top 31%

  • Mission

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

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 55
    Category rank7/13 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 9
    Category rank13/13 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 29
    Category rank13/13 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 23
    Category rank12/13 · bottom quartile

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

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 Sep 20, 2026, 6:08 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
94%
Largest holding
XLP39.8%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fun39.84%2,404$201K15
002WMTWalmart Inc11.79%556$59K462
003COSTCostco Wholesale Corp9.94%56$50K465
004PGProcter & Gamble Co/The8.67%296$44K433
005KOCoca-Cola Co/The8.58%491$43K457
006PMPhilip Morris International Inc7.49%198$38K412
007PEPPepsico Inc4.48%169$23K447
008MOAltria Group Inc2.19%158$11K369
009MDLZMondelez International Inc0.92%75$5K366
010CLColgate-Palmolive Co0.59%34$3K374
011TGTTarget Corp0.57%18$3K365
012MNSTMonster Beverage Corp0.51%58$3K357
013ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co0.35%20$2K337
014KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc0.34%55$2K319
015SYYSysco Corp0.31%20$2K324

Showing 1–15 of 37 holdings

TRUO Performance

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

TRUO$10,086
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. TRUO $10,086. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,734$10,162$10,590Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – 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 TRUO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTRUO
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−1.6%
3 months+0.9%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—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 TRUO
YearReturn barTRUO
2026 YTD+2.4%

Since listing, Jun 2, 2026

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TRUO 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.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

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.