VANECK GLOBAL RESOURCES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS: 96.9% | | | | | | | | |
Australia: 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Allkem Ltd. # * | | | 266,649 | | | $ | 2,250,620 | |
Ecograf Ltd. # * † | | | 1,509,381 | | | | 638,071 | |
Glencore Plc (GBP) # | | | 3,106,300 | | | | 20,211,773 | |
Piedmont Lithium, Inc. (USD) * | | | 146,900 | | | | 10,722,231 | |
| | | | | | | 33,822,695 | |
Brazil: 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Vale SA (ADR) | | | 942,500 | | | | 18,840,575 | |
Yara International ASA (NOK) # | | | 99,600 | | | | 4,980,847 | |
| | | | | | | 23,821,422 | |
British Virgin Islands: 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Talon Metals Corp. (CAD) * † | | | 1,620,200 | | | | 1,101,604 | |
Canada: 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) | | | 278,606 | | | | 17,061,831 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. (USD) | | | 753,145 | | | | 18,474,647 | |
Euro Manganese, Inc. (AUD) # * | | | 2,192,472 | | | | 675,714 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) | | | 1,711,700 | | | | 10,064,796 | |
Nouveau Monde Graphite, Inc. (USD) * † | | | 185,800 | | | | 1,287,594 | |
Nutrien Ltd. (USD) | | | 414,471 | | | | 43,100,839 | |
| | | | | | | 90,665,421 | |
Chile: 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Lundin Mining Corp. (CAD) | | | 1,768,500 | | | | 17,923,365 | |
Finland: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Neste Oyj # | | | 119,800 | | | | 5,462,059 | |
Netherlands: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
OCI NV # * | | | 143,409 | | | | 5,062,976 | |
Norway: 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Equinor ASA (ADR) | | | 928,700 | | | | 34,835,537 | |
FREYR Battery SA (USD) * † | | | 481,200 | | | | 5,899,512 | |
FREYR Battery SA (USD) * ø | | | 350,000 | | | | 4,291,000 | |
| | | | | | | 45,026,049 | |
South Africa: 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American Plc (GBP) # | | | 689,900 | | | | 35,848,804 | |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (ADR) † | | | 1,313,200 | | | | 21,313,236 | |
| | | | | | | 57,162,040 | |
Spain: 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Soltec Power Holdings SA # * † | | | 125,400 | | | | 733,761 | |
Turkey: 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) * | | | 524,400 | | | | 5,878,524 | |
United Kingdom: 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Endeavour Mining Plc (CAD) | | | 343,400 | | | | 8,518,045 | |
United States: 64.5% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | | 477,000 | | | | 17,367,570 | |
Benson Hill, Inc. * | | | 312,700 | | | | 1,010,021 | |
Benson Hill, Inc. * ø | | | 190,000 | | | | 613,700 | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 270,000 | | | | 29,918,700 | |
ChampionX Corp. * | | | 349,000 | | | | 8,543,520 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. * † | | | 95,234 | | | | 16,358,344 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. † | | | 124,600 | | | | 10,840,200 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 172,300 | | | | 28,055,609 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 317,241 | | | | 31,724,100 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 394,866 | | | | 22,696,898 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 1,132,632 | | | | 30,547,085 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. * | | | 122,300 | | | | 9,830,474 | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value |
United States (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 621,332 | | | $ | 36,739,361 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 258,168 | | | | 35,389,669 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. * | | | 83,800 | | | | 16,909,164 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 768,700 | | | | 26,450,967 | |
ESS Tech, Inc. * ø | | | 190,000 | | | | 1,058,300 | |
EVgo, Inc. * ø | | | 308,000 | | | | 3,960,880 | |
Fluence Energy, Inc. * | | | 36,300 | | | | 475,893 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 148,300 | | | | 19,511,831 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 807,000 | | | | 40,140,180 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 462,600 | | | | 17,518,662 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. † | | | 552,591 | | | | 26,209,391 | |
Kirby Corp. * | | | 195,200 | | | | 14,091,488 | |
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. * | | | 1,183,450 | | | | 17,538,729 | |
Mosaic Co. | | | 243,600 | | | | 16,199,400 | |
MP Materials Corp. * | | | 265,600 | | | | 15,229,504 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 331,855 | | | | 26,365,880 | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. † | | | 142,100 | | | | 11,628,043 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 147,588 | | | | 36,901,428 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. * | | | 121,800 | | | | 39,264,666 | |
Solid Power, Inc. | | | 85,000 | | | | 736,950 | |
Stem, Inc. * † | | | 634,832 | | | | 6,989,500 | |
Stem, Inc. * ø | | | 362,000 | | | | 3,985,620 | |
TuSimple Holdings, Inc. * | | | 105,430 | | | | 1,286,246 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. | | | 200,800 | | | | 17,997,704 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 25,500 | | | | 6,966,855 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 293,700 | | | | 29,822,298 | |
| | | | | | | 676,874,830 | |
Zambia: 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (CAD) | | | 1,319,300 | | | | 45,673,962 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $587,244,946) | | | | | | | 1,017,726,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WARRANTS: 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Norway: 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
FREYR Battery SA, USD 11.50, exp. 09/01/27 | | | 120,350 | | | | 507,877 | |
United States: 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Benson Hill, Inc., USD 11.50, exp. 12/24/25 | | | 74,875 | | | | 33,694 | |
Total Warrants (Cost: $216,758) | | | | | | | 541,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUND: 4.1% (Cost: $43,223,968) | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class | | | 43,223,968 | | | | 43,223,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 101.1% (Cost: $630,685,672) | | | | | | | 1,061,492,292 | |
VANECK GLOBAL RESOURCES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited) (continued)
| | | Number of Shares | | | | Value |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.2% (Cost: $12,910,371) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value |
Money Market Fund: 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio | | | 12,910,371 | | | $ | 12,910,371 | |
Total Investments: 102.3% (Cost: $643,596,043) | | | | | | | 1,074,402,663 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.3)% | | | | (24,329,256) | |
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,050,073,407 | |
Definitions: |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
AUD | Australia Dollar |
CAD | Canadian Dollar |
GBP | British Pound |
NOK | Norwegian Krone |
USD | United States Dollar |
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Footnotes: |
# | Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $75,864,625 which represents 7.2% of net assets. |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $37,733,221. |
ø | Restricted Security – the aggregate value of restricted securities is $13,909,500, or 1.3% of net assets |
Restricted securities held by the Fund as of March 31, 2022 are as follows:
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Number of Shares | | | Acquisition Cost | | | Value | | | % of Net Assets |
Benson Hill, Inc. | | 09/29/2021 | | | 190,000 | | | | $1,900,000 | | | | $613,700 | | | | 0.0 | % |
ESS Tech, Inc. | | 10/08/2021 | | | 190,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,058,300 | | | | 0.1 | % |
EVgo, Inc. | | 06/30/2021 | | | 308,000 | | | | 3,080,000 | | | | 3,960,880 | | | | 0.4 | % |
FREYR Battery SA | | 07/06/2021 | | | 350,000 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,291,000 | | | | 0.4 | % |
Stem, Inc. | | 04/28/2021 | | | 362,000 | | | | 3,620,000 | | | | 3,985,620 | | | | 0.4 | % |
| | | | | | | | | $14,000,000 | | | | $13,909,500 | | | | 1.3 | % |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned | | % of Investments | | Value |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 0.4 | % | | $ | 3,960,880 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 5.5 | | | | 58,790,593 | |
Energy | | | 34.6 | | | | 367,736,794 | |
Financials | | | 2.5 | | | | 26,209,391 | |
Industrials | | | 6.0 | | | | 63,381,346 | |
Information Technology | | | 5.3 | | | | 56,173,830 | |
Materials | | | 40.5 | | | | 430,387,447 | |
Utilities | | | 1.1 | | | | 11,628,043 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 4.1 | | | | 43,223,968 | |
| | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 1,061,492,292 | |