VanEck Steel ETFSLX

VanEckSectorsMaterials#97 of 264 by YTD

$96.23

−3.5% last session

+13.4% YTD

Data as of 11/5/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026SLXS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	−3.5%	−6.1%	−12.5%	+13.4%	+28.2%	+66.3%	+108.0%	+271.4%
Peer average	−2.1%	−1.5%	−8.4%	+7.5%	+18.3%	+41.9%	+34.1%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	−4.4%	−5.7%	−4.9%	+8.4%	+9.8%	+82.2%	+71.6%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $151M
Expense ratio: 0.55%
Distribution yield: 1.4%
NAV: $99.98
Volume: 21K
Avg. volume 30D: 12K
High today: $101.11
Low today: $96.20
Previous close: $99.74
52-week high: $114.00
52-week low: $75.35
Our risk indicator: 4/5

SLX in One Breath

SLX Among Materials ETFs

YTD

#1IYMiShares+17.4%$1.2B

#2XLBSPDR+16.9%$8.5B

#3FXZFirst Trust+15.2%$353M

#4TINTProShares+14.9%$1.9M

#5SLXVanEck+13.4%$151M

#6MXIiShares+12.2%$407M

#7VAWVanguard+11.3%$3.1B

#8FMATFidelity+11.2%$574M

#9PSCMInvesco+5.7%$18.5M

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 13 Materials ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in SLX

$10,000 in SLX became

$20,802

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$17,156

Total return, dividends in · Oct 28, 2021 – Nov 5, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

SLX’s Top Holdings

Today

NUENucor7.5%BHP7.0%RIO6.5%VALE5.8%RS5.6%STLD5.6%MT5.4%5401.T4.8%RIO.AX4.4%PKX4.1%FMG.AX4.0%TS4.0%2002.TW3.1%BSL.AX2.7%5411.T2.6%SSAB-B.ST2.5%CLF2.2%VOE.VI2.2%GGB2.2%CMC2.2%MIN.A2027.20 more

NUE7.5%BHP7.0%RIO6.5%VALE5.8%RS5.6%STLD5.6%MT5.4%5401.T4.8%RIO.AX4.4%PKX4.1%FMG.AX4.0%TS4.0%30 more

SteelIndustrial MaterialsOil

VanEck SLX · 42 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 5, 2026

What SLX Holds

Today

Steel64.2%

NUE 7.5 · RS 5.6 · STLD 5.6 · MT 5.4 · 5401.T 4.8 · PKX 4.1 · 2002.TW 3.1

Industrial Materials29.1%

BHP 7.0 · RIO 6.5 · VALE 5.8 · RIO.AX 4.4 · FMG.AX 4.0 · MIN.AX 1.4

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services4.0%

TS 4.0

Industrial - Distribution1.4%

RUS.TO 1.4

Conglomerates0.6%

8078.T

Manufacturing - Miscellaneous0.4%

VSVS.L

Other holdings0.3%

SID

VanEck SLX · share of the fund by industry · as of Nov 5, 2026

Nucor’s Share of SLX

Today

7.5%

$75 of every $1,000 in SLX is Nucor

Nucor held by SLX

$11.4M

Most Nucor per dollar

SLX7.5%

MINY7.0%

CCSO6.2%

XME6.1%

VanEck SLX · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 5, 2026

SLX’s Share of Materials ETFs

Today

1.0%

of the $15.1B in 15 Materials ETFs

SLX$151M1.0%

XLB$8.5B55.9%

VAW$3.1B20.5%

12 others$3.4B22.6%

Materials ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026

SLX Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.55a year
per $100

$55 a year on $10,000

XLB$0.08

FMAT$0.08

VAW$0.09

IYM$0.37

SLX$0.55

SETM$0.65

Expense ratio · Materials peers · Nov 5, 2026

Inside SLX

42 holdings · as of Nov 5, 2026

SLX

VanEck Steel ETF

Today

Steel64.2%NUE7.5%RS5.6%STLD5.6%MT5.4%5401.T4.8%PKX4.1%2002.TW3.1%BSL.AX2.7%5411.T2.6%SSAB-B.ST2.5%CLF2.2%VOE.VI2.2%GGB2.2%CMC2.2%14 more holdings11.5% of the fundIndustrial Materials29.1%BHP7.0%RIO6.5%VALE5.8%RIO.AX4.4%FMG.AX4.0%MIN.AOil4.0%TSIndustrial - Distribution1.4%RUS.TOVSVS.

Steel64.2%NUE7.5%RS5.6%STLD5.6%MT5.4%5401.T4.8%PKX4.1%22 more holdings31.1% of the fundIndustrial Materials29.1%BHP7.0%RIO6.5%VALE5.8%RIO.AX4.4%FMG.AXMIN.AXOil4.0%TS4.0%RUS.T

#	Ticker	Company	Weight ▼
1	NUE	Nucor	7.52%
2	BHP	BHP Group	6.98%
3	RIO	RIO Tinto	6.55%
4	VALE	VALE	5.77%
5	RS	Reliance Steel & Aluminum	5.61%
6	STLD	Steel Dynamics	5.56%
7	MT	Arcelormittal	5.42%
8	5401.T	Nippon Steel	4.79%
9	RIO.AX	Rio Tinto	4.39%
10	PKX	Posco	4.14%

SteelIndustrial MaterialsOilIndustrial - DistributionConglomeratesManufacturing - MiscellaneousOther

VanEck SLX · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 5, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 84.3%

How It Compares

SLX

VanEck Steel ETF’s Peers

YTD


XLB	SPDRRead Desk	0.08%	+16.9%	+25.8%	$8.5B
VAW	VanguardRead Desk	0.09%	+11.3%	+20.6%	$3.1B
IYM	iSharesRead Desk	0.37%	+17.4%	+30.5%	$1.2B
FMAT	FidelityRead Desk	0.08%	+11.2%	+20.6%	$574M
SETM	SprottRead Desk	0.65%	−14.0%	−0.9%	$421M
SLX	VanEckThis fundRead Desk	0.55%	+13.4%	+28.2%	$151M

Materials peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 6, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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XLB vs SLX

YTD

XLBSPDR · MaterialsSLXVanEck · Materials

Year to date

+16.9%

+13.4%

XLB wins+3.5 pts

Past year

+25.8%

+28.2%

SLX wins+2.4 pts

Fee

0.08%

0.55%

XLB winslower fee

Yield

1.6%

1.4%

XLB wins+0.3 pts

AUM

$8.5B

$151M

XLB56.0× more

3–1XLB wins

SPDR XLB and VanEck SLX · year-to-date · as of Nov 6, 2026 · AUM not scored

SLX vs VOO

YTD

SLX · VanEck Steel

+13.4%

VOO · S&P 500

+8.4%

Gap

5.0 pts

VanEck SLX and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 6, 2026

SLX vs Its Peer Average

YTD

SLXAvsBPeer average

1D−3.5%−2.1%

1M−6.1%−1.5%

3M−12.5%−8.4%

YTD+13.4%+7.5%

1Y+28.2%+18.3%

3Y+66.3%+41.9%

5Y+108.0%+34.1%

4–3SLX wins

14 Materials peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

SLX

Risk

4/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y24.23%

Deepest drop · 1Y−16.3%

Lowest point · 5Y−6.2%

52-week range

$96.23

$75.35−15.6% from the high$114.00

VanEck SLX · past-year price moves · as of Nov 6, 2026

SLX

Fund Facts

Today

2006launched Oct 10

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPAMEX · 92189F205

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$55 a year

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VanEck SLX · fund facts · as of Nov 6, 2026

SLX

Payouts by Year

12Y

$1.32per share, Dec 2025

Distribution yield1.4%

PaidOnce a year, in December

Latest ex-date · paidDec 22 · Dec 26, 2025

12 payouts added up$17.75 a share

VanEck SLX · distributions by ex-date · 2014–2025

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-03-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-12-31 ↗prospectus · SEC 485BPOS ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-09-30 ↗prospectus · SEC 485APOS ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-06-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-03-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-09-30 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$99.98

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today21K

Average volume · 30D12K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.55%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$55.00

Our risk indicator4/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Dec 22, 2025	Dec 26, 2025	$1.32
Dec 23, 2024	Dec 24, 2024	$2.08
Dec 18, 2023	Dec 22, 2023	$2.07
Dec 19, 2022	Dec 23, 2022	$2.88
Dec 20, 2021	Dec 27, 2021	$3.76
Dec 21, 2020	Dec 28, 2020	$0.83
Dec 30, 2019	Dec 30, 2019	$0.0720
Dec 20, 2018	Dec 27, 2018	$2.18
Dec 27, 2017	Jan 3, 2018	$0.0270
Dec 18, 2017	Dec 22, 2017	$1.09
Dec 19, 2016	Dec 23, 2016	$0.40
Dec 21, 2015	Dec 28, 2015	$1.04

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