REMX Fees and Costs — VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.53%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $699K in broker commissions, 0.1077% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 74%.
REMX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of REMX. Prospectus, as of May 1, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.53% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.53% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
REMX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in REMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $402 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.67% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.53%) | $56 | $174 | $303 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $11 | $35 | $62 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $37 |
| Total costs | $67 | $220 | $402 |
| Value after costs | $10,433 | $11,356 | $12,361 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.67% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
REMX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1077%
- Total broker commissions: $699K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 74%
- Securities on loan, average value: $162.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $5.2M (0.795% of average net assets)
REMX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $164K | 23.50% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $141K | 20.22% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $127K | 18.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $117K | 16.67% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $83K | 11.90% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $67K | 9.55% |
REMX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $505.4M | 49.27% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $375.5M | 36.61% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $86.6M | 8.44% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $26.1M | 2.55% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $25.6M | 2.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.7M | 0.36% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2.9M | 0.28% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.