VEFA ETF — VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF

VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF (VEFA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VEFA is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.77%, its expense ratio is 0.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 13.3% over the past 0.5 years, 3.7 points behind SPY at 17.0%.

VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF invests at least 80% of its assets in stocks from developed markets outside North America that exhibit positive analyst sentiment signals, drawn from the MSCI EAFE Index universe. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions semi-annually, though its latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis; it has an expense ratio of 0.30%. This ETF appeals to international equity investors seeking exposure to analyst-favored stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada.

VEFA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 13.3% over the past 0.5 years, 3.7 points behind SPY at 17.0%.

VEFA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/01/2026

Expense ratio

0.30%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.77%

Last close

$81.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$4,086,711

Average volume

6.0

Dividend

$0.624

Ex-dividend date

07/01/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.0445

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.77%) 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.

VEFA risks and drawbacks

Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider VEFA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VEFA pays semi-annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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