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iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF

VEGINYSE ArcaiSharesA

$45.20−0.50 (−1.09%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

A70/ 100

Rank 1 of 5 in Agriculture & Food

A70/100Rank 1 of 5inAgriculture & Food
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Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$168M
1Y total return
+21.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.88%
Holdings
150
Avg volume · 30D
43.9K sh
52W range
low $38.24high $49.64
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net VEGI Grade

A

Score 70 out of 100

Category
Agriculture & Food⁠
Rank
1 of 5
Six-pillar profile for VEGI. Scores out of 100: Cost 86, Risk 72, Mission 77, Tradability 55, Holdings 45, Durability 72. Strongest: Cost (86). Weakest: Holdings (45). Leans toward Cost.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A77 out of 100
    No data

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

Our read on VEGI

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe picks-and-shovels version of farming: VEGI holds the global companies behind agricultural products and equipment, as stocks rather than crop futures. Running since 2012, and priced under the typical global thematic fund.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to follow an index of global companies involved in agricultural products and equipment.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.39% a year it undercuts the 0.56% median for its global thematic peer group, on a niche most broad-market funds barely touch.
  • Equity exposure, not commodity futures. You own the producers and equipment makers themselves, so there is no futures roll schedule in the machinery.ishares.com
  • Live since 2012 tracking an MSCI ACWI agriculture producers index: a long runway for a theme fund, and it sits in the top quartile of its global thematic cohort.

Worth knowing

  • Diversification is the thin spot: roughly 130 stocks, all tied to one global industry, so the whole fund leans on a single crop-and-input story.
  • Agriculture equities swing with crop prices, weather and fertilizer cycles, so the ride is bumpier than a broad global index.
  • Mid-sized and only moderately traded, so spreads can run wider than in giant index ETFs. That shows up most on large or hurried orders.

VEGI Performance

Launched Jan 31, 2012

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

VEGI$12,118
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. VEGI $12,118. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 VEGI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVEGI
Year to date+19.5%
1 month+3.4%
3 months+2.7%
1 year+21.2%
3 yearsper year+10.8%
5 yearsper year+4.2%
10 yearsper year+8.7%

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 VEGI
YearReturn barVEGI
2026 YTD+19.5%
2025+11.3%
2024−4.8%
2023−8.6%
2022+6.3%
2021+21.6%
2020+20.1%

VEGI in the news

VEGI 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 Nov 9, 2026.
1.88%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.86Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.36 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.26; Dec 19, 2017 $0.25; Jun 19, 2018 $0.24; Dec 18, 2018 $0.28; Jun 17, 2019 $0.27; Dec 16, 2019 $0.26; Jun 15, 2020 $0.24; Dec 14, 2020 $0.29; Jun 10, 2021 $0.20; Dec 13, 2021 $0.37; Dec 30, 2021 $0.03; Jun 9, 2022 $0.25; Dec 13, 2022 $0.39; Jun 7, 2023 $0.42; Dec 20, 2023 $0.55; Jun 11, 2024 $0.37; Dec 17, 2024 $0.56; Jun 16, 2025 $0.40; Dec 16, 2025 $0.50; Jun 15, 2026 $0.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.36
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.50
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.40
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.56
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.37
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.55
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.42
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.39
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.25
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.03
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.37
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.20

See all 31 payments⁠

$10,000 in VEGI 10 years ago paid $2,848 in dividends.⁠

VEGI Risk

Risk pillarA72 out of 100Rank 1 of 5 in Agriculture & Food
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.45
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−28.8%
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.
0.63
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VEGI Cost

Cheapest in Agriculture & Food

$7,898

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VEGI 0.39%

    $7,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VEGI 0.39%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530VEGI $7,898

Year by year

YearVEGI
10$705
20$2,725
30$7,898

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