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VanEck Australian Resources ETF

About this ETF

The Fund gives investors access to a portfolio that only includes the largest and most liquid ASX-listed companies that generate revenues from the Australian resources sector, including, for example, mining services and transport companies.

IssuerVanEck
Management fee (MER)0.35% p.a.
Inception date16 Oct 2013
BenchmarkMVIS Australia Resources GR AUD

Scout Score

71/100
Ranked #4 of 50 in Thematic

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost86
Diversification35
Tracking63
Liquidity80
Fund Strength85
Performance72
Income56

Strengths

  • Low fee — 0.35% p.a., cheaper than 86% of Thematic funds.
  • Large, established fund — $834M in assets, bigger than 85% of Thematic funds.
  • Highly liquid — 0.07% bid/ask spread, better than 80% of Thematic peers.

Weaknesses

  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 61.1% of the fund, more concentrated than 65% of Thematic peers.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-6.36%
3 Months+0.24%
YTD+4.75%
1 Year+11.74%
3 Years (p.a.)+11.87%
5 Years (p.a.)+13.59%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-11%+12%+35%+58%+81%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
100.02%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Materials
67.38%
Energy
22.66%
Utilities
5.61%
Industrials
4.37%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Woodside Energy Group Ltd logoWoodside Energy Group Ltd9.08%
  2. 2.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd7.95%
  3. 3.Northern Star Resources Ltd logoNorthern Star Resources Ltd7.16%
  4. 4.Santos Ltd logoSantos Ltd6.75%
  5. 5.Rio Tinto Ltd logoRio Tinto Ltd6.45%
  6. 6.Fortescue Metals Group Ltd logoFortescue Metals Group Ltd6.05%
  7. 7.Origin Energy Ltd logoOrigin Energy Ltd5.61%
  8. 8.South32 Ltd logoSouth32 Ltd4.66%
  9. 9.Evolution Mining Ltd logoEvolution Mining Ltd4.19%
  10. 10.Orica Ltd logoOrica Ltd3.24%
  11. 11.Lynas Rare Earths Ltd logoLynas Rare Earths Ltd2.64%
  12. 12.Ampol Ltd logoAmpol Ltd2.49%
  13. 13.Sandfire Resources Ltd logoSandfire Resources Ltd2.36%
  14. 14.Perseus Mining Ltd logoPerseus Mining Ltd2.24%
  15. 15.Ramelius Resources Ltd2.08%
  16. 16.Pilbara Minerals Ltd logoPilbara Minerals Ltd2.07%
  17. 17.Aurizon Holdings Ltd logoAurizon Holdings Ltd2.02%
  18. 18.Mineral Resources Ltd logoMineral Resources Ltd1.89%
  19. 19.Whitehaven Coal Ltd logoWhitehaven Coal Ltd1.84%
  20. 20.Dyno Nobel Ltd1.73%