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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF

$109.49+1.22% vs prior close
9111852-WK

Price through Oct 7, 2026 · Flows through Oct 6, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign companies that are listed on a U.S. exchange. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
112.1104.496.8109.49DAILY NET FLOWOct 7Feb 5Jun 5Oct 7

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$406M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$17M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +6.1% so far this year. At 0.36% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWM has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1Bassets under management
0.36%expense ratio · $36 per $10,000 a year
+$17Mnet flow, trailing month
291Kavg daily volume, 30 days
27holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed February 1, 2000 · beta 0.27
The book at a glance
LLY+2.7%MRK+0.6%NVO+1.9%PFE+1.8%TEVA+0.1%BMY+0.2%MCK-1.2%COR+0.3%GSK+0.9%ABBV+1.8%HLN+1.7%NVS+1.8%AZN+1.0%JNJ+1.4%SNY+1.6%TAK+1.5%ZTS+0.3%VTRS-0.3%JAZZ-0.1%CORTAXSMELAN

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY20.80%$1188.72+2.7%
2MRKMERCK & CO13.01%$142.79+0.6%
3NVONOVO NORDISK A S5.64%$38.26+1.9%
4PFEPFIZER5.05%$28.00+1.8%
5TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL 4.84%$39.18+0.1%
6BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB4.67%$59.70+0.2%
7MCKMCKESSON4.73%$910.33-1.2%
8CORCENCORA INC4.48%$317.25+0.3%
9GSKGSK4.41%$47.02+0.9%
10ABBVABBVIE3.75%$271.36+1.8%
11HLNHALEON3.68%$9.02+1.7%
12NVSNOVARTIS AG3.63%$143.28+1.8%
13AZNASTRAZENECA3.53%$160.12+1.0%
14JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON3.35%$258.45+1.4%
15SNYSANOFI3.26%$40.20+1.6%

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Sector weights
Healthcare100%
Health Technology86.33%
Distribution Services13.67%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States58.37%
United Kingdom14.48%
Denmark8.93%
Ireland5.73%
Switzerland5.18%
France4.77%
Japan4.61%
Israel3.4%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.2%
1 month-4.1%
3 months-1.9%
6 months+5.1%
YTD+6.1%
1 year+17.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$100K
1 month+$17M
3 months+$69M
YTD−$302M
1 year+$303M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 20.8% of the book; the top ten carry 71%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 12 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
14calls · latest snapshot
4puts · latest snapshot
0.29put/call ratio
237Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LLY ELI LILLY$43M$44M
ABBV ABBVIE$9M$9M
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON$3M$3M
NVO NOVO NORDISK A S$3M$2M
PFE PFIZER$2M$3M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against PPH

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PPH on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-33bp on fee · 41× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-33bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-32bp on fee · 32× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-32bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-32bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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