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VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

BRF
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
May 12, 2009
Expense Ratio
0.66%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$201,468
AUM
$30,204,000
Associated Index
MVIS Brazil Small-Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

SAPR11
Cia Saneamento Do Parana - Sanepar - Units (1 Ord Share & 4 Pref Shares)
3.76%
ALUP11
Alupar Investimento S.A. - Units (1 Ordinary & 2 Prefrence Shares)
3.43%
RRRP3
3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas S.A
3.39%
ERO
Ero Copper Corp
3%
CYRE3
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A.
2.56%
ARCO
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.41%
FLRY3
Fleury SA
2.37%
IGTI11
Iguatemi S.A. - Units (1 Ord share & 2 Prf shares)
2.36%
STBP3
Santos Brasil Participacoes SA
2.24%
AZUL
Azul S.A. - ADR
2.22%
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What is BRF?

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Brazil Small-Cap Index (MVBRFTR), which includes securities of small capitalization companies that are incorporated in Brazil or that are incorporated outside of Brazil but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Brazil.

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BRF
Performance Measures**

for the time period May 14, 2009 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 12.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 16.8%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -82.7%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 32.1%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.22

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.02

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toBRF

ETFs correlated to BRF include EWZS, EWZ, BRZU

BRF
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
EWZS
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF
EWZ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
BRZU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X Shares
ILF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Latin America 40 ETF
DVYE
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
ARGT
Global X Funds - Global X MSCI Argentina ETF
XAUG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August
EMC
Global X Funds - Global X Emerging Markets Great Consumer ETF
STXE
EA Series Trust - Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF
GJUL
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toBRF

AutoSignals | (TQQQ or SH? Edition)

Category

Trend-following, risk-on/off, RSI and moving-average filters, cross-asset signals, TQQQ vs SH toggle, high turnover, leveraged ETF

OOS Cumulative Return

0.92%

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FAQ

BRF is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Brazil Small-Cap Index (MVBRFTR), which includes securities of small capitalization companies that are incorporated in Brazil or that are incorporated outside of Brazil but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Brazil.

BRF tracks the MVIS Brazil Small-Cap Index.

No, BRF is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, BRF is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BRF is -0.0845%. This is the percent change in the value of BRF over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BRF is -0.0906%. This is the percent change in the value of BRF over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BRF for the past year is 0.3437%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BRF include EWW, EWT, and EWJ.

ETFs correlated to BRF include EWZS, EWZ, and BRZU.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BRF include ERY, OILD, and DUG.

Disclaimers

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