SMH - Dividend announcements

VanEck announced today the following 2025 annual distributions per share for its VanEck® equity exchange-traded funds. Distributions Per Share for the VanEck ETFs Listed Below Ex-Date: December 22, 2025 | Record Date: December 22, 2025 | Payable Date: December 26, 2025 Fund Ticker   Income Approximate % of Income from PFICs Short-Term Capital Gain Long-Term Capital Gain VanEck Africa Index ETF AFK $0.2716 5% None None VanEck Biotech ETF BBH $0.9565 None None None VanEck Gaming ETF BJK $1.3636 None None None VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF BRF $0.8889 1% None None VanEck Social Sentiment ET

VanEck partnership with Casa de Bolsa Finamex enhances ETF liquidity and investor access in Mexico, and underscores VanEck's commitment to education, infrastructure and long-term growth in Latin America. Global asset manager VanEck today announced a strategic partnership with Finamex Casa de Bolsa, one of Mexico's leading brokerage firms, for Casa de Bolsa Finamex to act as the official liquidity provider for several VanEck ETFs cross-listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV). This collaboration advances VanEck's mission to expand access in Latin America to high-quality global investment strategies, while supporting the development of local ETF markets. Key to this initiative is the

VanEck announced today the following 2024 annual distributions per share for its VanEck® equity exchange-traded funds. Distributions Per Share for the VanEck ETFs Listed Below Ex-Date: December 23, 2024 | Record Date: December 23, 2024 | Payable Date: December 24, 2024 Fund Ticker   Income Approximate % of Income from PFICs Short-Term Capital Gain Long-Term Capital Gain VanEck Africa Index ETF AFK None None None None VanEck Biotech ETF BBH $ 1.2517 22% None None VanEck Gaming ETF BJK $ 1.1667 34% None None VanEck Brazil Small-Cap

VanEck announced today the following 2023 annual distributions per share for its VanEck® equity exchange-traded funds. Distributions Per Share for the VanEck ETFs Listed Below Ex-Date: December 18, 2023 | Record Date: December 19, 2023 | Payable Date: December 22, 2023 Fund Ticker   Income Approximate % of Income from PFICs Short-Term Capital Gain Long-Term Capital Gain VanEck Africa Index ETF AFK $0.3136 60% None None VanEck Biotech ETF BBH $0.7127 None None None VanEck Gaming ETF BJK $0.7111 6% None None VanEck Brazil

VanEck announced today the following 2022 annual distributions per share for its VanEck® equity exchange-traded funds. Ex-Date: December 19, 2022 Record Date: December 20, 2022 Payable Date: December 23, 2022 Natural Resources   Ticker Income Approximate % of Income from PFICs Short-Term Capital Gain Long-Term Capital Gain VanEck Agribusiness ETF MOO $ 1.8466 5% None None VanEck Future of Food ETF YUMY $ 0.2560 None None None VanEck Gold Miners ETF GDX $ 0.4762 None None None VanEck Green Metals ETF GMET $ 0.7250 <1% None None VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ $ 0.182

VanEck announced today the following 2021 annual distributions per share for its VanEck® equity exchange-traded funds. Ex-Date: December 20, 2021 Record Date: December 21, 2021 Payable Date: December 27, 2021 Natural Resources ETFs     Ticker     Income     Approximate % of Income from PFICs     Short- Term Capital Gain     Long-Term Capital Gain VanEck Agribusiness ETF     MOO     $1.0968     None     None     None VanEck Future of Food ETF     YUMY     None     None     None     None VanEck Gold Miners ETF     GDX     $0.5348     None     None     None VanEck Green Meta