REMX ETF — VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF

VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

REMX is an ETF that tracks the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index. its distribution rate is 2.40%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.40%, its expense ratio is 0.53%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 61/100 (Generally safe). Total return is -63.7% over the past 16 years, 817.4 points behind SPY at 753.7%.

VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF tracks the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in companies engaged in producing, refining, and recycling rare earth and strategic metals and minerals. The fund distributes annually at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.53%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to the rare earth and strategic metals sector, though it is non-diversified and concentrated in this specific industry.

REMX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -63.7% over the past 16 years, 817.4 points behind SPY at 753.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -24.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.5%.

REMX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

61 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.46%

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/27/2010

Expense ratio

0.53%

Distribution rate

2.40%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.40%

Last close

$54.23 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,745,143,868

Average volume

1337136.0

Dividend

$1.301

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.54

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.40%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.40%) 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 Rare Earth/Strategic Metals 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.

REMX risks and drawbacks

REMX'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 50.5%.

Who may consider REMX — and who may not

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