VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000069952 — VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio. Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000069952 Fund Overview
VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Brighthouse Funds Trust II, categorised as Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Brighthouse Funds Trust II
- Category: Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $670.37M
- 1-year return: 28.2%
- SEC CIK: 0000710826
- SEC series ID: S000023794
- Share class ID: C000069952
C000069952 Investment Objective and Strategy
VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Brighthouse Funds Trust II.
Investment objective
Long-term capital appreciation
Principal investment strategy
Van Eck Associates Corporation (VanEck or Subadviser), subadviser to the Portfolio, invests under normal conditions at least 80% of the Portfolios net assets in securities of natural resource companies and in instruments that derive their value from natural resources. For purposes of this Portfolio, natural resources include, without limitation, energy (including gas, petroleum, petrochemicals and other hydrocarbons, as well as renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, or biofuel), precious metals (including gold), base and industrial metals, timber and forest products, agriculture and commodities. VanEck will consider a company to be a natural resource company if it derives, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of its revenues from exploration, development, production, distribution or facilitation of processes relating to natural resources.
The Portfolios investments may include, but not be limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks (including convertible preferred stocks), rights, direct equity interests in trusts, partnerships, convertible debt instruments, and special classes of shares available only to foreigners in markets that restrict ownership of certain shares or classes to their own nationals or residents. The Portfolio may invest in securities of any capitalization range. The Portfolio may invest without limitation in any one natural resource sector and is not required to invest any portion of its assets in any one natural resource sector. The Portfolio may invest in securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including the U.S. However, there is no limit on the amount the Portfolio may invest in any one country, including emerging markets.
The Portfolio may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including exchange traded funds (ETFs). The Portfolio may also invest in money market funds, but these investments are not subject to this limitation. The Portfolio may invest in ETFs to participate in, or gain rapid exposure to, certain market sectors, or when direct investments in certain countries are not permitted. Stock Selection Utilizing qualitative and quantitative measures, the Portfolios investment management team selects equity securities of companies that it believes represent value opportunities and/or that have growth potential. Candidates for the Portfolio are evaluated based on their relative desirability using a wide range of criteria and are regularly reviewed to ensure that they continue to offer absolute and relative desirability.
C000069952 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Nutrien Ltd | 4.90% |
| Invesco Treasury Portfolio | 4.38% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 4.13% |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | 4.09% |
| Ovintiv Inc | 4.00% |
| Crh PLC | 3.72% |
| Bp PLC | 3.23% |
| Glencore PLC | 3.22% |
| Core Natural Resources Inc | 3.00% |
| Hudbay Minerals Inc | 2.99% |
C000069952 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 101.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 7.6% |
C000069952 Performance
Total returns for C000069952 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 6.7% |
| 1 year | 28.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 12.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.1% |
C000069952 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000069952, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 20.0%
C000069952 Costs and Fees
C000069952 costs about $102 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.02%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.08%
- Portfolio turnover: 41%
- Brokerage commissions: 6.09 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000069952 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio had net outflows of $201.89M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $94.26M |
| 2026-05 | −$284.26K |
| 2026-04 | −$11.92M |
| 2026-03 | −$29.70M |
| 2026-02 | −$34.84M |
| 2026-01 | −$69.15M |
C000069952 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000069952 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.