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VanEck FTSE China A50 ETF (CETF)

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Share price activity

Displays share price activity. Volume = number of shares traded, Turnover = value of shares traded, VWAP = volume-weighted average price for the day, sourced from Morningstar.
Last (Price)
55.04
Change
▼ -0.11 (-0.20)
Bid / Ask
54.85 - 55.41
Volume
2,002
Turnover
110,433
Open
55.00
Day Range
54.80 - 55.63
VWAP
55.16
Prev Close
55.15
Last Trade
06/11 4:10pm

Fund profile

Displays who issues the fund, how it is structured and invests, its Morningstar category and benchmark, size, headline costs and dates, sourced from Morningstar. Fund size counts every class of the fund; ETF net assets is this listing alone.

Fund size

$21.7M

OCT 2026

Total cost ratio

0.60%

per year

Distributions

Annually

Since inception

11.4 yrs

JUN 2015

Legal name
VanEck FTSE China A50 ETF
Issuer
VanEck Investments Limited
Type
Exchange-Traded Fund
Structure
Open Ended Investment Company
Management style
Index fund
Morningstar category
Equity Greater China
Category index
MSCI Golden Dragon NR USD
Benchmark
FTSE China A50 NR AUD
ETF net assets
$21.7M
Units on issue
563,587
Management fee
0.72% p.a.
Domicile
Australia
Base currency
AUD
ISIN
AU00000CETF5
Inception
24 JUN 2015
Listed
26 JUN 2015

Objective and strategy

The Fund employs a passive management strategy of physically replicating the FTSE® China A50 Index™ by investing directly in the securities that comprise the Reference Index in proportion to their relative weightings in the Reference Index. The Fund may also hold other securities determined by us as necessary to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and as permitted under the AQUA Rules.

Asset allocation · 30 SEP 2026

Displays how the fund is split between shares, bonds, cash and other assets, sourced from Morningstar.

US equity 0.16%Non-US equity 99.75%

Asset class Net % Long % Short %
Equity 99.91 99.91 0.00
Bond 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cash 0.09 0.16 0.07
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sector exposure

Displays the share of the fund held in each sector, sourced from Morningstar.

Cyclical 40.68%Sensitive 40.77%Defensive 18.55%

Financial Services
32.19%
Technology
24.64%
Consumer Defensive
10.77%
Industrials
10.10%
Energy
6.03%
Basic Materials
4.48%
Consumer Cyclical
4.01%
Utilities
4.00%
Healthcare
3.78%
Real Estate
0.00%
Communication Services
0.00%

Region exposure

Displays the share of the fund held in each region, sourced from Morningstar.

Developed markets 2.61%Emerging markets 97.40%

Asia Emerging
97.40%
Asia Developed
2.45%
North America
0.16%
Latin America
0.00%
United Kingdom
0.00%
Europe Developed
0.00%
Europe Emerging
0.00%
Africa / Middle East
0.00%
Japan
0.00%
Australasia
0.00%

Country exposure

Displays the twelve countries the fund holds most of, sourced from Morningstar.
China
97.40%
Hong Kong
2.44%
United States
0.16%

Style box

Displays where the fund's shareholdings sit on Morningstar's style box: size (large, mid, small) down and investment style (value, blend, growth) across, sourced from Morningstar.
Style
Large Blend
Average moat
Narrow

Size score

361

Small Mid Large

Value-growth score

131

Value Blend Growth

Economic moat

Narrow 43%None 39%Wide 18%

Market capitalisation

Displays the share of the fund's shareholdings in giant, large, mid, small and micro cap companies, sourced from Morningstar.
Giant
94.31%
Large
5.53%
Mid
0.16%
Small
0.00%
Micro
0.00%

Giant 94%Large 6%Mid 0%

Average market cap
$150.32B
Number of holdings
53
Shares held
50

Portfolio statistics · 29 OCT 2026

Displays the valuation, yield, size, concentration and quality of the fund's shareholdings taken together (trailing twelve months), sourced from Morningstar.
Price / earnings
13.53
Price / book
1.56
Price / sales
2.38
Price / cash flow
13.30
Dividend yield
2.70%
Assets in top 10
43.78%
Return on equity
21.42%
Net margin
28.75%
Earnings growth (3 yr)
17.36%

Top holdings · top 10 = 42.86% of assets

Displays the fund's ten largest holdings and their weight in the portfolio, sourced from Morningstar.
Holding % Weight First bought Market value Currency Units held Sector Country
Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd Class A 600519 7.98 JAN 2022 2.7M CNY 9,950 Consumer Defensive China
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd Class A 300750 6.48 JAN 2022 2.2M CNY 34,960 Industrials China
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd Class A 300308 4.53 SEP 2025 1.5M CNY 8,800 Technology China
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd Class A 600036 4.31 JAN 2022 1.4M CNY 163,800 Financial Services China
China Yangtze Power Co Ltd Class A 600900 3.53 JAN 2022 1.2M CNY 194,300 Utilities China
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd Class A 601138 3.38 JAN 2022 1.1M CNY 91,100 Technology China
Cambricon Technologies Corp Ltd Class A 688256 3.24 MAR 2025 1.1M CNY 5,035 Technology China
Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd Class A 601398 3.18 JAN 2022 1.1M CNY 603,400 Financial Services China
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd Class A 601288 3.13 JAN 2022 1.1M CNY 704,500 Financial Services China
Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd Class A 601899 3.11 JAN 2022 1.0M CNY 163,600 Basic Materials China

Trailing returns · 30 SEP 2026

Displays total returns after fees at net asset value, the return at the ASX market price, the return before fees, and where the fund ranks among funds in its Morningstar category, sourced from Morningstar.

Fund (NAV) Market price

1M

-5.2

3M

-9.6

6M

0.5

YTD

-3.0

1Y

-0.2

3Y

9.1

5Y

-0.8

10Y

2.9

Period Fund (NAV) % Market price % Before fees % Rank in category
1 month -5.24 -4.88 -5.20 60 / 6
3 months -9.62 -9.67 -9.48 80 / 6
6 months 0.50 -0.40 0.80 40 / 6
Year to date -2.97 -3.88 -2.53 20 / 6
1 year -0.16 -0.64 0.44 20 / 6
3 years p.a. 9.07 8.86 9.72 50 / 5
5 years p.a. -0.76 -0.85 -0.16 50 / 5
10 years p.a. 2.86 2.77 — 34 / 4

Returns to 30 SEP 2026, periods of 3 years and longer annualised. Rank is the percentile in the Morningstar category at 30 SEP 2026 (1 = best) over the funds ranked.

Calendar year returns

Displays the total return after fees and the capital (price) return for each calendar year, with the fund's rank in its Morningstar category, sourced from Morningstar.

Total Capital

2016

-15.2

2017

18.9

2018

-21.4

2019

33.8

2020

18.6

2021

-2.2

2022

-18.8

2023

-9.6

2024

28.0

2025

14.1

Year Total % Capital % Rank in category
2025 14.15 10.97 75 / 5
2024 28.01 26.68 34 / 8
2023 -9.58 -14.72 38 / 9
2022 -18.81 -18.95 38 / 11
2021 -2.15 -3.98 40 / 6
2020 18.55 16.93 60 / 6
2019 33.81 33.60 20 / 6
2018 -21.40 -27.32 100 / 5
2017 18.92 20.76 100 / 5
2016 -15.23 -16.77 100 / 4

Financial year returns

Displays the total return after fees for each financial year to 30 June, sourced from Morningstar.

FY17

11.0

FY18

0.3

FY19

11.3

FY20

1.0

FY21

26.6

FY22

-8.4

FY23

-18.6

FY24

-2.1

FY25

19.3

FY26

18.9

Financial year Total %
Financial year to date -10.00
Year to 30 JUN 2026 18.91
Year to 30 JUN 2025 19.35
Year to 30 JUN 2024 -2.07
Year to 30 JUN 2023 -18.57
Year to 30 JUN 2022 -8.41
Year to 30 JUN 2021 26.57
Year to 30 JUN 2020 0.99
Year to 30 JUN 2019 11.32
Year to 30 JUN 2018 0.26
Year to 30 JUN 2017 10.99

Risk statistics · 30 SEP 2026

Displays how the fund has moved relative to its category index: alpha (return beyond the index), beta (sensitivity to it), R-squared (how much the index explains), volatility and risk-adjusted returns, sourced from Morningstar.
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Alpha -10.82 -9.91 -7.22 -4.41
Beta 0.17 0.69 0.71 0.79
R-squared 3.28 36.10 48.78 49.81
Standard deviation 13.29 17.65 21.23 20.86
Sharpe ratio -0.71 0.18 -0.09 0.18
Sortino ratio -0.83 0.23 -0.26 0.13
Tracking error 16.46 14.25 14.81 13.00
Information ratio -1.31 -1.28 -0.64 -0.53
Upside capture % -4.15 38.00 52.22 66.27
Downside capture % 38.85 59.56 77.71 87.20
Maximum drawdown % -8.32 -15.57 -31.15 —

Measured against MSCI Golden Dragon NR USD with RBA Bank accepted Bills 90 Days as the risk-free rate, to 30 SEP 2026. Maximum drawdown is on gross returns at the latest quarter end.

Portfolio risk score

Displays Morningstar's Portfolio Risk Score for the fund's holdings, how closely the ETF tracks its index day to day, the estimated cost of holding it against the index, the cost of trading it at market size, and its best and worst quarters since inception, sourced from Morningstar.

Risk score

111.6

Cash 0
Global shares 100

Morningstar Portfolio Risk Score at 30 SEP 2026.

Tracking volatility
2.653
Est. holding cost %
0.550
Market impact cost %
0.601

Fees and costs

Displays the fund's ongoing costs as a percentage of assets per year: the PDS management fees and costs, performance fee and transaction costs that make up the total cost ratio (the RG 97 forward estimate, and what was charged last financial year), and the buy / sell spread, sourced from Morningstar.
Management fees and costs
0.60% p.a.
Performance fee costs
0.00% p.a.
Transaction costs
0.02% p.a.
Total cost ratio
0.60% p.a.
Total cost ratio (last FY)
0.60% p.a.
Performance fee
Yes
PDS dated
20 JUL 2026

Distributions

Displays the most recent distribution paid per unit and its key dates, sourced from Morningstar.
Latest distribution
1.1900
Ex Date
1 JUL 2026
Record Date
2 JUL 2026
Pay Date
27 JUL 2026
NAV at ex date
65.28
Paid this year
1.1900

Distributions by year

Displays the total distributions paid per unit in each calendar year, sourced from Morningstar.

2024

1.3

2023

0.9

2022

1.4

2021

1.0

2020

1.2

2019

0.6

2018

0.8

2017

3.4

Year Per unit ($)
2024 1.2700
2023 0.9200
2022 1.3600
2021 0.9900
2020 1.2100
2019 0.5800
2018 0.7570
2017 3.3686

Distribution history

Displays the most recent distributions by ex date, sourced from Morningstar.
Ex Date Per unit ($)
1 JUL 2026 1.1900
1 JUL 2025 1.2700
1 JUL 2024 0.9200
3 JUL 2023 1.3600
30 JUN 2022 0.9900
1 JUL 2021 1.2100
1 JUL 2020 0.5800
24 DEC 2019 0.7570
21 DEC 2018 3.3686

Sustainability rating · 31 AUG 2026

Displays the Morningstar Sustainability Rating (1 to 5 globes, more is better) and the portfolio ESG risk score behind it (lower is less risk), against the average of the fund's global category, sourced from Morningstar and Sustainalytics.

Above Average

ESG risk score

25.52

Negligible Low Medium High Severe

Category average 27.76

Rank in category
32nd percentile of 4,076 funds
Environmental risk
7.47
Social risk
9.23
Governance risk
8.49
Portfolio covered
100.0%

ESG risk of holdings

Displays the share of the covered portfolio held in companies with negligible, low, medium, high and severe ESG risk, sourced from Morningstar and Sustainalytics.
Negligible
0.00%
Low
16.56%
Medium
69.17%
High
7.04%
Severe
7.23%

4.80% of assets are in companies with high or severe controversies.

Carbon · 31 AUG 2026

Displays the portfolio carbon risk score (lower is less exposure to the transition to a low-carbon economy), the share of the portfolio in companies with fossil fuel revenue, and whether the fund earns Morningstar's Low Carbon Designation, sourced from Morningstar and Sustainalytics.

Carbon risk score

11.52

Low Medium High Severe

Category average 9.35

Carbon risk
Medium Risk
Rank in category
100th percentile of 7 funds
Fossil fuel involvement
4.96%
Category average
2.64%
Low Carbon Designation
No
Portfolio covered
100.0%

Fund managers

Displays the people Morningstar lists as managers of the fund, sourced from Morningstar.
  • Russel Chesler
  • Jamie Hannah

Tenure

Displays how long the managers have run the fund: the average and longest tenure, who has served longest, the latest appointment and how many other funds the team manages, sourced from Morningstar.
Number of managers
2
Average tenure
11.3 years
Longest tenure
11.3 years
Longest serving
Russel Chesler, Jamie Hannah · since 24 JUN 2015
Most recent appointment
Russel Chesler, Jamie Hannah · since 24 JUN 2015
Managed since
24 JUN 2015
Other funds managed
49
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