SMOG ETF — VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF

VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SMOG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.55%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.55%, its expense ratio is 0.64%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 31.7% over the past 19.4 years, 589.2 points behind SPY at 620.9%.

VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in stocks of low carbon energy companies, including renewable energy producers, alternative fuel companies, electric vehicle makers, and related technology and materials firms, with exposure to both small- and medium-capitalization and foreign issuers. The fund carries a modest distribution rate with annual distributions and a 0.64% expense ratio. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the clean energy transition rather than high current income.

SMOG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 31.7% over the past 19.4 years, 589.2 points behind SPY at 620.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.9%.

SMOG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.44%

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/03/2007

Expense ratio

0.64%

Distribution rate

1.55%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.55%

Last close

$131.33 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$129,449,886

Average volume

1105.0

Dividend

$2.034

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.55%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.55%) 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; 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.

SMOG risks and drawbacks

SMOG'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 16.9%.

Who may consider SMOG — and who may not

SMOG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SMOG 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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