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VEFA

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF

Factor & Screened Index · VanEck · Inception 2026-04-01

$82.42−0.83 (−1.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT

History starts Apr 2, 2026.History starts Apr 2, 2026.History starts Apr 2, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 4 prints from 83.25 to 82.42. Range 82.42 to 82.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$82.44$82.48$82.5210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$4M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
107
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$82.84
52W range
low $0.0100high $85.19

The ETF.net VEFA Grade

C

40/ 100

Rank 13 of 15 in International Factor Index⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for VEFA. Scores out of 100: Cost 61, Risk 78, Mission not scored, Tradability 7, Holdings 50, Durability 12. Strongest: Risk (78). Weakest: Tradability (7). 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 earned49This cap took−9Published score40 Grade C

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 61
    Category rank7/15 · top 47%

  • 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.
    AScore 78
    Category rank1/15 · top 7%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 7
    Category rank15/15 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 50
    Category rank10/15 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 12
    Category rank15/15 · bottom quartile

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

Our read on VEFA

ETF.net Research

CMost EAFE factor funds sort on volatility, momentum or quality. VEFA uses a different signal: it tracks an MSCI index that picks developed-market stocks outside the US and Canada on analyst sentiment, holding roughly 110 names.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment Select Index. That index provides exposure to developed-market companies outside the United States and Canada showing positive analyst-sentiment signals.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The screen is the story. Instead of the usual factor menu, the index selects developed ex-US, ex-Canada companies showing positive analyst-sentiment signals, a rules-based read on where the Street is turning.vaneck.com
  2. 020.30% a year, below the typical fee in its international-factor peer group.
  3. 03Roughly 110 stocks, not a thousand. That is a focused expression of the signal rather than a broad EAFE index with a tilt bolted on.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched in 2026, so there is no long record of how closely it hugs its index or how the sentiment screen behaves across a full cycle.
  2. 02A small, lightly traded newcomer next to entrenched EAFE factor names like EFAV and IDMO, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads.
  3. 03Cheaper shelf-mates exist in the cohort: QLVD at 0.15% and EFAV at 0.20% undercut it, though neither uses an analyst-sentiment screen.

VEFA Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:07 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
107
Top-10 weight
24%
Largest holding
ASML.AS4.2%

Geography

  • Japan25.98%
  • United Kingdom16.59%
  • Netherlands11.00%
  • Switzerland9.22%
  • Germany6.68%
  • France6.43%
  • Sweden6.15%
  • Italy3.23%
  • Other countries (9)14.72%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ASML.ASAsml Holding Nv4.23%107$175K194
002INGA.ASIng Groep Nv2.37%2,647$98K139
003SHEL.LShell Plc2.37%2,048$98K159
004O39.SIOversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd2.32%3,900$96K120
005HSBA.LHsbc Holdings Plc2.29%4,596$95K145
0068306.TMitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc2.28%4,000$94K155
007ABBN.SWAbb Ltd2.00%856$82K180
0089434.TSoftbank Corp1.98%50,900$82K123
0092914.TJapan Tobacco Inc1.93%1,800$80K132
010BP.LBp Plc1.87%10,258$77K123
011BARC.LBarclays Plc1.85%11,965$76K133
012ENI.MIEni Spa1.68%2,493$69K128
013NOVN.SWNovartis Ag1.66%488$69K183
014BHP.AXBhp Group Ltd1.63%1,553$67K151
015NESN.SWNestle Sa1.61%703$67K162

Showing 1–15 of 109 holdings

VEFA Performance

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

VEFA$10,348
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. VEFA $10,348. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,673$10,165$10,656Jun 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 VEFA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVEFA
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−2.0%
3 months+3.5%
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 VEFA
YearReturn barVEFA
2026 YTD+16.5%

History from Apr 2, 2026

VEFA in the news

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VEFA 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.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.62 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. Jul 1, 2026 $0.62. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.62

VEFA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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.
0.75
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.

VEFA Cost

Expense ratio0.30%
  • The middle half of International Factor Index funds
  • Median 0.38%

4 of the 14 International Factor Index funds charge less.

VEFA costs $30.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Factor Index fund costs $37.50.