RAAX ETF — VanEck Real Assets ETF

VanEck Real Assets ETF (RAAX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RAAX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.01%, its expense ratio is 0.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 107.4% over the past 8.5 years, 120.0 points behind SPY at 227.4%.

VanEck Real Assets ETF is an actively managed fund of funds that allocates across exchange-traded products with exposure to real assets—including commodities, natural resource equities, REITs, infrastructure, MLPs, and gold—with a quantitative process designed to shift defensive during sustained market declines. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, distributes annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.55%. It appeals to income investors seeking inflation-adjusted returns and downside risk management through diversified exposure to real asset classes.

RAAX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 107.4% over the past 8.5 years, 120.0 points behind SPY at 227.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

RAAX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

68 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.37%

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Multi-Asset

Inception date

04/09/2018

Expense ratio

0.55%

Distribution rate

2.01%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.01%

Last close

$40.60 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,398,948,719

Average volume

245605.0

Dividend

$0.816

Ex-dividend date

12/29/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

0.65

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.01%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.01%) 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 or company page; 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.

RAAX risks and drawbacks

RAAX'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 9.1%.

Who may consider RAAX — and who may not

RAAX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RAAX 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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