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QSML

International Shares

VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF

About this ETF

The Fund gives investors access to a portfolio of 150 international small-cap companies selected from the parent index, MSCI World ex Australia Small Cap Index, by identifying companies with a high quality score based on three fundamental variables: o return on equity; o earnings variability; and o debt to equity ratio.

IssuerVanEck

Management fee (MER)0.59% p.a.

Inception date10 Mar 2021

BenchmarkMSCI Wld ex Aus Small Cap Qu 150 NR AUD

Scout Score

45/100

Ranked #48 of 76 in International Shares

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.

Cost16

Diversification54

Tracking67

Liquidity86

Fund Strength62

Performance12

Income10

Strengths

Highly liquid — 0.06% bid/ask spread, better than 86% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

Below-average yield — 0.42%, lower than 90% of International Shares peers.
Weak long-term return — +6.5% p.a. (blended), trails 88% of rated International Shares peers.
Higher fee — 0.59% p.a., more expensive than 84% of International Shares funds.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

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

1 Month-1.63%

3 Months-4.34%

YTD-1.68%

1 Year-3.14%

3 Years (p.a.)+11.48%

5 Years (p.a.)+6.89%

Price history

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

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States

77.24%

United Kingdom

5.04%

Japan

4.50%

Sweden

2.77%

Canada

2.36%

Israel

1.61%

Switzerland

1.13%

Denmark

0.92%

Bermuda

0.86%

Mexico

0.80%

France

0.80%

Finland

0.51%

Austria

0.50%

Italy

0.43%

Netherlands

0.40%

Germany

0.31%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Industrials

35.91%

Financials

22.87%

Health Care

11.27%

Information Technology

8.83%

Consumer Discretionary

6.66%

Materials

5.82%

Consumer Staples

3.39%

Communication Services

3.00%

Energy

1.91%

Utilities

0.52%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

1.Exelixis Inc1.71%
2.Woodward Inc1.67%
3.Manhattan Associates Inc1.60%
4.Medpace Holdings Inc1.58%
5.Itt Inc1.48%
6.Royal Gold Inc1.47%
7.East West Bancorp Inc1.46%
8.Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc1.45%
9.Toll Brothers Inc1.15%
10.Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc1.15%
11.Jack Henry & Associates Inc1.11%
12.Texas Roadhouse Inc1.10%
13.Assurant Inc1.09%
14.Factset Research Systems Inc1.09%
15.Baycurrent Consulting Inc1.09%
16.Mueller Industries Inc1.08%
17.Sei Investments Co1.04%
18.Encompass Health Corp1.04%
19.Evercore Inc1.02%
20.Globe Life Inc1.01%