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VanEck Vectors China New Economy ETF (CNEW)

CNEW $7.11

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1 year return ▼ -12.00%
Volume 12,570
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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)
7.11
Change
▼ -0.07 (-0.97)
Bid / Ask
7.05 - 7.20
Volume
12,570
Turnover
89,295
Open
7.15
Day Range
7.07 - 7.15
VWAP
7.10
Prev Close
7.18
Last Trade
03/11 3:29pm

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

$59.4M

OCT 2026

Total cost ratio

0.95%

per year

Distributions

Annually

Since inception

8.0 yrs

NOV 2018

Legal name
VanEck China New Economy 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
CSI MarketGrader China New Eco TR AUD
ETF net assets
$59.4M
Units on issue
12.2M
Management fee
0.95% p.a.
Domicile
Australia
Base currency
AUD
ISIN
AU0000028185
Inception
8 NOV 2018
Listed
9 NOV 2018

Objective and strategy

The Fund employs a passive management strategy of investing directly in the securities that comprise the Reference Index.

Asset allocation · 30 SEP 2026

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

US equity 0.00%Non-US equity 99.85%

Asset class Net % Long % Short %
Equity 99.85 99.85 0.00
Bond 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cash 0.15 0.23 0.08
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sector exposure

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

Cyclical 22.04%Sensitive 24.15%Defensive 53.81%

Healthcare
30.49%
Consumer Defensive
23.32%
Consumer Cyclical
19.01%
Technology
16.20%
Industrials
5.18%
Communication Services
2.77%
Financial Services
1.78%
Basic Materials
1.25%
Real Estate
0.00%
Energy
0.00%
Utilities
0.00%

Region exposure

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

Developed markets 0.00%Emerging markets 100.00%

Asia Emerging
100.00%
North America
0.00%
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%
Asia Developed
0.00%

Country exposure

Displays the twelve countries the fund holds most of, sourced from Morningstar.
China
100.00%

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
Mid Growth

Size score

161

Small Mid Large

Value-growth score

205

Value Blend Growth

Economic moat

Narrow 40%Wide 30%None 30%

Market capitalisation

Displays the share of the fund's shareholdings in giant, large, mid, small and micro cap companies, sourced from Morningstar.
Giant
6.04%
Large
21.26%
Mid
46.36%
Small
26.34%
Micro
0.00%

Giant 6%Large 21%Mid 46%Small 26%

Average market cap
$4.60B
Number of holdings
123
Shares held
120

Portfolio statistics · 30 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
20.03
Price / book
3.19
Price / sales
2.28
Price / cash flow
14.26
Dividend yield
2.55%
Assets in top 10
13.10%
Return on equity
20.17%
Net margin
19.54%
Earnings growth (3 yr)
25.43%

Top holdings · top 10 = 13.82% 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
Kuaijishan Shaoxing Rice Wine Co Ltd Class A 601579 1.99 JUN 2026 1.9M CNY 240,000 Consumer Defensive China
GemPharmatech Co Ltd Class A 688046 1.81 JUN 2026 1.7M CNY 215,200 Healthcare China
Wuxi AppTec Co Ltd Class A 603259 1.46 JUN 2025 1.4M CNY 39,300 Healthcare China
Suzhou Sepax Technologies Co Ltd Ordinary Shares - Class A 688758 1.46 DEC 2025 1.4M CNY 218,175 Basic Materials China
HitGen Inc Class A 688222 1.40 DEC 2025 1.3M CNY 141,093 Healthcare China
Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co Ltd Class A 603268 1.27 JUN 2026 1.2M CNY 26,700 Consumer Cyclical China
Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd Class A 688578 1.12 DEC 2023 1.1M CNY 45,060 Healthcare China
Lancy Co Ltd Class A 002612 1.12 DEC 2025 1.1M CNY 300,643 Consumer Cyclical China
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd Class A 002653 1.10 JUN 2026 1.1M CNY 79,800 Healthcare China
Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd Class A 002437 1.09 JUN 2026 1.1M CNY 1.3M Healthcare 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

-2.2

3M

-4.7

6M

3.9

YTD

3.8

1Y

2.1

3Y

9.7

5Y

-1.8

Period Fund (NAV) % Market price % Before fees % Rank in category
1 month -2.15 -1.43 -2.08 1 / 6
3 months -4.67 -3.37 -4.45 60 / 6
6 months 3.91 4.03 4.40 1 / 6
Year to date 3.79 4.16 4.53 1 / 6
1 year 2.15 2.87 3.12 1 / 6
3 years p.a. 9.67 9.35 10.71 25 / 5
5 years p.a. -1.82 -1.48 -0.89 75 / 5

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

2019

39.0

2020

27.6

2021

16.0

2022

-28.6

2023

-3.8

2024

10.9

2025

16.0

Year Total % Capital % Rank in category
2025 16.04 14.00 50 / 5
2024 10.87 9.56 100 / 8
2023 -3.81 -8.19 1 / 9
2022 -28.57 -28.73 75 / 11
2021 16.00 14.71 1 / 6
2020 27.58 25.12 20 / 6
2019 38.98 39.09 1 / 6

Financial year returns

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

FY20

39.1

FY21

10.7

FY22

-9.9

FY23

-13.7

FY24

-16.7

FY25

23.0

FY26

18.5

Financial year Total %
Financial year to date -5.07
Year to 30 JUN 2026 18.50
Year to 30 JUN 2025 23.03
Year to 30 JUN 2024 -16.67
Year to 30 JUN 2023 -13.65
Year to 30 JUN 2022 -9.89
Year to 30 JUN 2021 10.71
Year to 30 JUN 2020 39.14

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 -11.72 -12.84 -7.25 —
Beta 0.48 0.93 0.65 —
R-squared 30.07 41.55 31.56 —
Standard deviation 17.34 23.11 23.89 —
Sharpe ratio -0.51 0.22 -0.10 —
Sortino ratio -0.67 0.22 -0.31 —
Tracking error 11.99 16.24 19.29 —
Information ratio -1.61 -1.09 -0.54 —
Upside capture % 43.18 64.04 61.62 —
Downside capture % 131.50 133.49 96.70 —
Maximum drawdown % -7.70 -19.58 -41.37 —

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

117.9

Cash 0
Global shares 100

Morningstar Portfolio Risk Score at 30 SEP 2026.

Market impact cost %
0.450
Best quarter
36.86% · MAR 2019
Worst quarter
-19.17% · APR 2022

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
0.95% p.a.
Performance fee costs
0.00% p.a.
Transaction costs
0.13% p.a.
Total cost ratio
0.95% p.a.
Total cost ratio (last FY)
0.95% 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
0.0600
Ex Date
1 JUL 2026
Record Date
2 JUL 2026
Pay Date
27 JUL 2026
NAV at ex date
8.41
Paid this year
0.0600

Distributions by year

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

2024

0.1

2023

0.1

2022

0.1

2021

0.1

2020

0.1

2019

0.1

2018

0.1

Year Per unit ($)
2024 0.0700
2023 0.1200
2022 0.1100
2021 0.1300
2020 0.1000
2019 0.1200
2018 0.0700

Distribution history

Displays the most recent distributions by ex date, sourced from Morningstar.
Ex Date Per unit ($)
1 JUL 2026 0.0600
1 JUL 2025 0.0700
1 JUL 2024 0.1200
3 JUL 2023 0.1100
1 JUL 2022 0.1300
1 JUL 2021 0.1000
1 JUL 2020 0.1200
1 JUL 2019 0.0700

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.
Portfolio covered
47.6%

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
13.46%
Medium
35.34%
High
38.37%
Severe
12.83%

0.00% 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

10.84

Low Medium High Severe

Category average 9.35

Carbon risk
Medium Risk
Fossil fuel involvement
0.00%
Category average
2.64%
Portfolio covered
46.9%

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
7.9 years
Longest tenure
7.9 years
Longest serving
Russel Chesler, Jamie Hannah · since 8 NOV 2018
Most recent appointment
Russel Chesler, Jamie Hannah · since 8 NOV 2018
Managed since
8 NOV 2018
Other funds managed
49
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Business Summary

VanEck Vectors China New Economy ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in Australia. The ETF seeks to provide investors with access to a portfolio of the most fundamentally sound companies with the best growth prospects in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, and technology sectors that are domiciled and listed in China.

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