MOO ETF — VanEck Agribusiness ETF

VanEck Agribusiness ETF (MOO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MOO is an ETF that tracks the MVIS Global Agribusiness Index. its distribution rate is 2.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.20%, its expense ratio is 0.56%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 176.0% over the past 19.1 years, 458.2 points behind SPY at 634.2%.

VanEck Agribusiness ETF tracks the MVIS Global Agribusiness Index, which comprises equity securities of companies worldwide that derive at least 50% of revenues from agribusiness operations including agri-chemicals, animal health, fertilizers, seeds, farm equipment, aquaculture, livestock, and agricultural product trading. The fund carries a modest distribution rate with annual distributions and a low expense ratio of 0.56%. It appeals to income and growth investors seeking exposure to the global agricultural sector through a concentrated, non-diversified index strategy.

MOO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 176.0% over the past 19.1 years, 458.2 points behind SPY at 634.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

MOO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.07%

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/31/2007

Expense ratio

0.56%

Distribution rate

2.20%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.20%

Last close

$81.79 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,111,132,071

Market cap

$919,968,000

Average volume

87566.0

Dividend

$1.798

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

0.54

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.20%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: VanEck; Index: MVIS Global Agribusiness Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MOO risks and drawbacks

MOO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.2%.

Who may consider MOO — and who may not

MOO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MOO pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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