VanEck Lowers Fees For Three ETFs

June 20, 2023 at 08:30 AM EDT

VanEck today announced that it will be lowering the management fees on three of its Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), as follows:

ETF Name	Ticker	Current Management Fee	Reduced Management Fee
VanEck Digital India ETF	DGIN	0.75%	0.70%
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF	HYD	0.35%	0.32%
VanEck Short Muni ETF	SMB	0.20%	0.07%

The reduced management fees will be effective on June 20, 2023.

Additionally, VanEck is reducing the expense cap for its VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF (GLIN) to prevent GLIN’s operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses of GLIN and its subsidiary) from exceeding 0.70% of GLIN’s average daily net assets per year until May 1, 2025.

“Recognizing the dynamic and increasingly competitive ETF landscape, we have always taken an active role in regularly reviewing and adjusting our offerings. This is to ensure we deliver unique exposures to investors, while maintaining a balance between the value provided and the cost,” said Ed Lopez, Head of Product Management at VanEck. “This decision to reduce the fees of certain of our ETFs reflects our commitment to price our ETFs competitively, while reflecting the value they deliver.”

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An investment in the VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF may be subject to risks which include, but are not limited to, special risk considerations of investing in Indian issuers, foreign securities, emerging market issuers, foreign currency, depositary receipts, information technology sector, basic materials sector, health care sector, energy sector, industrials sector, micro-, small- and medium capitalization companies, cash transactions, equity securities, market, operational, index tracking, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares, non-diversification and index-related concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Emerging market issuers and foreign securities may be subject to securities markets, political and economic, investment and repatriation restrictions, different rules and regulations, less publicly available financial information, foreign currency and exchange rates, operational and settlement, and corporate and securities laws risks. Micro-, small- and medium capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks.

An investment in the VanEck Digital India ETF may be subject to risks which include, but are not limited to, special risk considerations of investing in Indian issuers, equity securities, small- and medium-capitalization companies, communication services sector, information technology sector, emerging market issuers, foreign securities, foreign currency, cash transactions, market, operational, index tracking, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount and liquidity of fund shares, non-diversified and index- related concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Emerging market issuers and foreign securities may be subject to securities markets, political and economic, investment and repatriation restrictions, different rules and regulations, less publicly available financial information, foreign currency and exchange rates, operational and settlement, and corporate and securities laws risks. Small- and medium capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks.

An investment in the VanEck High Yield Muni ETF may be subject to risks which include, among others, municipal securities, high yield securities, credit, interest rate, call, private activity bonds, industrial development bond, special tax bond, California, Illinois, market, operational, sampling, index tracking, tax, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount and liquidity of fund shares and concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. High-yield municipal bonds are subject to greater risk of loss of income and principal than higher-rated securities, and are likely to be more sensitive to adverse economic changes or individual municipal developments than those of higher-rated securities. Municipal bonds may be less liquid than taxable bonds. A portion of the dividends you receive may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).There is no guarantee that the Fund's income will be exempt from federal, state or local income taxes, and changes in those tax rates or in alternative minimum tax rates or in the tax treatment of municipal bonds may make them less attractive as investments and cause them to lose value. Capital gains, if any, are subject to capital gains tax.

An investment in the VanEck Short Muni ETF may be subject to risks which include, among others, municipal securities, credit, interest rate, California, New York, call, market, operational, sampling, index tracking, tax, authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, passive management, trading issues, fund shares trading, premium/discount and liquidity of fund shares, and concentration risks, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Municipal bonds may be less liquid than taxable bonds. There is no guarantee that the Fund's income will be exempt from federal, state or local income taxes, and changes in those tax rates or in alternative minimum tax rates or in the tax treatment of municipal bonds may make them less attractive as investments and cause them to lose value. Capital gains, if any, are subject to capital gains tax. The Fund's assets may be concentrated in a particular sector and may be subject to more risk than investments in a diverse group of sectors.

Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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