VanEck Robotics ETF

Fund seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Robotics Index. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in Robotics Companies. The Index is published by MarketVector Indexes GmbH (the Index provider), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Index is comprised of equity securities, which may include depositary receipts of global exchange-listed companies in the robotics industry. Robotics Companies are companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue from robotics manufacturing or industrial automation systems, additive manufacturing or 3D printing (including 3D printing equipment, materials or related software or services), robotics or manufacturing related software and Computer Aided Design software (CAD) (i.e.