The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Gaming Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. To be initially eligible for the index, companies must generate at least 50% of their revenues from gaming. Gaming includes casinos and casino hotels, sports betting (including internet gambling and racetracks) and lottery services as well as gaming services, gaming technology and gaming equipment. It is non-diversified.
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Exchange: NASDAQ
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
The first four months of 2023 proved to be very positive for gambling stocks. Two of the most popular ETFs that invest in companies operating in the gambling industry have both outperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), which replicates the S&P 500 Index. As of this writing, the VanEck Gaming ETF (NASDAQ:BJK) has outperformed the SPY by nearly 10% year-to-date, whereas the Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (NYSE:BETZ) has gained 6% more than the SPY in the same period. For more on the sports betting landscape and what could be next for popular betting segments and legislation, tune in to the Benzinga Sports Betting Titans virtual event on May 24. Chart: Sport Betting ETF
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
DAPP offers diversified exposure to companies across the digital transformation, including digital assets exchanges, miners, payment gateways, hardware, and technology providers. VanEck today announced the launch of the VanEck Vectors® Digital Transformation ETF (NASDAQ:DAPP), a new equity fund designed to provide investors with pure-play exposure to the innovative companies that are powering the digital transformation of the world's economy. "The digitalization of the global economy has been picking up steam for the past several years, and as digital assets1 mature, this has driven the growth of several innovative companies—not only miners of digital assets, but also digital asset exchan