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VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF

RAAX
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 9, 2018
Expense Ratio
0.87%
Type
Global Diversified
Fund Owner
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$512,569
AUM
$91,015,500
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
23.09%
OUNZ
Merk Investments LLC - VanEck Merk Gold Trust
18.82%
IGF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Global Infrastructure ETF
11.74%
GDX
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Gold Miners ETF
6%
XLE
SSgA Active Trust - The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
5.83%
EINC
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Energy Income ETF
5.69%
XOP
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration and Production ETF
4.88%
VNQ
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
4.4%
OIH
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Oil Services ETF
4.03%
MOO
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Agribusiness ETF
3.26%

What is RAAX?

VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (the "Fund") seeks long-term total return. In pursuing long-term total return, the Fund seeks to maximize real returns while seeking to reduce downside risk during sustained market declines by allocating primarily to exchange-traded products that provide exposure to real assets, which include commodities, real estate, natural resources, and infrastructure. The Fund seeks to reduce downside risk by using a rules-based approach to determine when to allocate a portion of the Funds assets to cash and cash equivalents.

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RAAX
Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 10, 2018 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 4.9%

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

3M Trailing Return: 7.9%

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

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -33.9%

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

Standard Deviation: 15.7%

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: 0.56

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: 0.23

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

ETFs related toRAAX

ETFs correlated to RAAX include RLY, GUNR, INFL

RAAX
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF
RLY
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF
GUNR
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund
INFL
Listed Funds Trust - Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF
GNR
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
EWC
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Canada ETF
BBCA
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF
ICOW
Pacer Funds Trust - Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
GCOW
Pacer Funds Trust - Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF
IGE
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
EWA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Australia ETF

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.

FAQ

RAAX is a Global Diversified ETF. VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (the "Fund") seeks long-term total return. In pursuing long-term total return, the Fund seeks to maximize real returns while seeking to reduce downside risk during sustained market declines by allocating primarily to exchange-traded products that provide exposure to real assets, which include commodities, real estate, natural resources, and infrastructure. The Fund seeks to reduce downside risk by using a rules-based approach to determine when to allocate a portion of the Funds assets to cash and cash equivalents.

Yes, RAAX is actively 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.

No, RAAX is not passively managed. It is actively 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 RAAX is 0.0137%. This is the percent change in the value of RAAX over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on RAAX is 0.0459%. This is the percent change in the value of RAAX over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of RAAX for the past year is 0.1621%. 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 RAAX include AOR, DRSK, and FPEI.

ETFs correlated to RAAX include RLY, GUNR, and INFL.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to RAAX include EFZ, DRIP, and OILD.

Disclaimers

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