{
 "ticker": "REMX",
 "name": "VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF",
 "issuer": "VanEck",
 "desk": "themes",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/REMX",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/REMX",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/REMX.md",
 "as_of": "2026-09-11",
 "verdict": "REMX holds 30 stocks, and 93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500",
   "value": "7.2%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "REMX, already in the S&P 500: 7.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "REMX, active share vs the S&P 500: 100.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_holdings",
   "label": "Top ten holdings",
   "value": "61.4%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "REMX, top ten holdings: 61.4%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+21.9%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "REMX, total return, 1 year: +21.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$2.7bn",
   "source": "SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "REMX, net assets: $2.7bn (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.53%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "REMX, expense ratio: 0.53% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026)."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "theme",
   "label": "Theme",
   "value": "Miners and metals",
   "source": "ETFIQ, editorial"
  },
  {
   "key": "launched",
   "label": "Launched",
   "value": "Oct 28, 2010",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "7.2%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_nasdaq_100",
   "label": "Active share vs the Nasdaq-100",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_holdings_weight",
   "label": "Top ten holdings weight",
   "value": "61.4%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "30",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Jun 30, 2026",
   "source": "SEC N-PORT"
  },
  {
   "key": "top_holdings",
   "label": "Top holdings",
   "value": "Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 7.3%, Albemarle Corp 7.2%, China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co Ltd 7.1%, PLS Group Ltd 6.8%, Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.8%, MP Materials Corp 6.2%, Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.9%, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.9%, Almonty Industries Inc 4.8%, Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd 4.3%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$2.7bn",
   "source": "SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_all_time_high",
   "label": "Below its all-time high",
   "value": "\u221267.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.53%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "fee_for_the_part_that_differs_from_the_s_p_500_active_expense_ratio",
   "label": "Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio",
   "value": "0.53%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "closest_funds_by_holdings_overlap",
   "label": "Closest funds by holdings overlap",
   "value": "LITP 37%, LIMI 37%, ILIT 28%, WDIG 22%, ION 22%",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u221226.1%",
   "S&P 500": "+3.3%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221229.4 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221225.3 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u221221.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+16.0%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221237.2 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221241.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+21.9%",
   "S&P 500": "+17.5%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+4.4 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22121.1 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+3.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+77.9%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221274.7 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221291.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "\u221252.7%",
   "S&P 500": "+753.4%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u2212806.1 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22121518.8 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How much of REMX is in S&P 500 companies?",
   "a": "By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 7% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does REMX hold?",
   "a": "30 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 61% of the fund. The largest are Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd at 7.3%, Albemarle Corp at 7.2%, China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co Ltd at 7.1%."
  },
  {
   "q": "Has REMX beaten the S&P 500?",
   "a": "Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 REMX returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 4.4 points."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does REMX cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.53% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.53%."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-09-13",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}