Investment objective & strategy
As of Aug. 27, 2025 · prospectusObjective. VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the ICE 1-12 Year Broad High Yield Crossover Municipal Index (the Short High Yield Index).
Strategy. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the benchmark index. The Short High Yield Index is composed of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar denominated high yield short-term tax-exempt bond market with a weight of 70% in non-investment grade municipal bonds, 20% in triple-B rated investment grade municipal bonds and a targeted 10% in single-A rated investment grade municipal bonds (in accordance with the Short High Yield Index provider's methodology). All bonds must have a nominal maturity of 1 to 12 years. This 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund has adopted a fundamental … The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the benchmark index. The Short High Yield Index is composed of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar denominated high yield short-term tax-exempt bond market with a weight of 70% in non-investment grade municipal bonds, 20% in triple-B rated investment grade municipal bonds and a targeted 10% in single-A rated investment grade municipal bonds (in accordance with the Short High Yield Index provider's methodology). All bonds must have a nominal maturity of 1 to 12 years. This 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund has adopted a fundamental investment policy to invest at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities. Such policy cannot be changed without a shareholder vote. For purposes of this policy, the term assets means net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. This percentage limitation applies at the time of the investment. The Fund, using a passive or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Short High Yield Index. Unlike many investment companies that try to beat the performance of a benchmark index, the Fund does not try to beat the Short High Yield Index and does not take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its investment objective of seeking to replicate the Short High Yield Index. Because of the practical difficulties and expense of purchasing all of the securities in the Short High Yield Index, the Fund does not purchase all of the securities in the Short High Yield Index. Instead, the Adviser utilizes a sampling methodology in seeking to achieve the Funds objective. As such, the Fund may purchase a subset of the bonds in the Short High Yield Index in an effort to hold a portfolio of bonds with generally the same risk and return characteristics of the Short High Yield Index. The Short High Yield Index is rebalanced on the last calendar day of the month. The Fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the Short High Yield Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. As of April 30, 2025, each of the industrial development and general obligation sectors represented a significant portion of the Fund.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED AIRLINES INC 4.0% 07-15-29 | CASFIN | $6.68M | 1.65% |
| PATRIOTS EN GRP 5.25% MT | PEGUTL | $5.38M | 1.33% |
| RESTRUCTURED-SER A1 | PRC | $4.42M | 1.09% |
| DESERTXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC (MPT) 12.0% 01-01-65 | CASDEV | $4.41M | 1.09% |
| RESTRUCTURED-SER A1 | PRC | $4.05M | 1.00% |
| UNITED AIRLINES INC 5.5% 11-01-37 | GREAPT | $4.02M | 0.99% |
| DENVER CO UAL LEASE AMT 5.0% 10-01-32 | — | $3.93M | 0.97% |
| NATGASOLINE LLC 4.625% 10-01-31 | — | $3.74M | 0.92% |
| NOVELIS CORP (MPT) 5.0% 06-01-55 | BLWPOL | $3.58M | 0.88% |
| NY TRNSPRTN DEV-AMT | NYTTRN | $3.50M | 0.86% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF · HYD | 18% | 0.32% |
| Lord Abbett Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund · SDHAX, SDHCX, SDHFX, SDHIX, HYMQX | 16% | 0.41% |
| iShares Short Duration High Yield Muni Active ETF | 10% | 0.40% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of August 27, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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