VANECK VIP EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2023 (unaudited)
| | Par (000’s) | | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS: 16.9% | | | | | | | | |
Argentina: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
YPF SA 144A 9.00%, 02/12/26 (s) | | USD | 108 | | | $ | 104,404 | |
YPF SA Reg S | | | | | | | | |
8.50%, 07/28/25 | | USD | 204 | | | | 179,370 | |
9.00%, 02/12/26 (s) | | USD | 29 | | | | 27,770 | |
| | | | | | | 311,544 | |
Bahrain: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Oil and Gas Holding Co. BSCC Reg S 7.50%, 10/25/27 | | USD | 120 | | | | 122,989 | |
Colombia: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ecopetrol SA 8.88%, 01/13/33 | | USD | 117 | | | | 118,404 | |
India: 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Adani Renewable Energy RJ Ltd./ Kodangal Solar Parks Pvt Ltd. / Wardha Solar Maharashtra 144A 4.62%, 10/15/39 | | USD | 44 | | | | 31,083 | |
JSW Hydro Energy Ltd. Reg S 4.12%, 05/18/31 | | USD | 152 | | | | 126,442 | |
| | | | | | | 157,525 | |
Indonesia: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd. Reg S 6.75%, 04/24/33 | | USD | 117 | | | | 114,628 | |
Luxembourg: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL Reg S 7.25%, 06/30/31 | | USD | 156 | | | | 121,943 | |
Mauritius: 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
India Clean Energy Holdings 144A 4.50%, 04/18/27 | | USD | 100 | | | | 80,133 | |
India Clean Energy Holdings Reg S 4.50%, 04/18/27 | | USD | 23 | | | | 18,431 | |
| | | | | | | 98,564 | |
Mexico: 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Corp. GEO SAB de CV Reg S 9.25%, 06/30/20 (d) * | | USD | 120 | | | | 2 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos | | | | | | | | |
6.49%, 01/23/27 | | USD | 363 | | | | 329,785 | |
6.62%, 06/15/35 † | | USD | 212 | | | | 154,794 | |
7.69%, 01/23/50 † | | USD | 332 | | | | 234,523 | |
| | | | | | | 719,104 | |
Qatar: 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Nakilat, Inc. Reg S 6.07%, 12/31/33 | | USD | 129 | | | | 135,852 | |
Qatar Energy 144A 2.25%, 07/12/31 | | USD | 122 | | | | 103,816 | |
| | | | | | | 239,668 | |
Singapore: 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Medco Laurel Tree Pte Ltd. Reg S | | | | | | | | |
| | Par (000’s) | | | Value |
Singapore (continued) | | | | | | | | |
6.95%, 11/12/28 | | USD | 177 | | | $ | 156,621 | |
SingTel Group Treasury Pte Ltd. Reg S 2.38%, 08/28/29 | | USD | 151 | | | | 133,908 | |
| | | | | | | 290,529 | |
South Africa: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 144A 8.45%, 08/10/28 | | USD | 336 | | | | 327,068 | |
United States: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL Reg S 4.38%, 05/31/30 | | USD | 128 | | | | 110,267 | |
Uzbekistan: 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Uzauto Motors AJ 144A 4.85%, 05/04/26 | | USD | 163 | | | | 140,157 | |
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $3,062,166) | | | | | | | 2,872,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 75.2% | | | | | | | |
Angola: 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Angolan Government International Bond 144A 9.50%, 11/12/25 | | USD | 204 | | | | 202,890 | |
Argentina: 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Argentine Republic Government International Bond 0.50%, 07/09/30 (s) | | USD | 181 | | | | 52,895 | |
Brazil: 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F | | | | | | | | |
10.00%, 01/01/25 | | BRL | 867 | | | | 170,120 | |
10.00%, 01/01/29 | | BRL | 3,437 | | | | 628,170 | |
| | | | | | | 798,290 | |
Chile: 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica de Chile 2.50%, 03/01/25 | | CLP | 220,000 | | | | 258,183 | |
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica de Chile 144A Reg S 5.00%, 10/01/28 | | CLP | 430,000 | | | | 543,510 | |
| | | | | | | 801,693 | |
Colombia: 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Colombia Government Bond 4.50%, 03/15/29 | | USD | 203 | | | | 179,354 | |
Costa Rica: 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Costa Rica Government International Bond Reg S 6.12%, 02/19/31 | | USD | 61 | | | | 60,809 | |
Czech Republic: 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Czech Republic Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
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| | Par (000’s) | | | Value |
Czech Republic (continued) | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 10/13/33 | | CZK | 3,730 | | | $ | 135,696 | |
Czech Republic Government Bond Reg S 1.00%, 06/26/26 | | CZK | 7,130 | | | | 291,461 | |
| | | | | | | 427,157 | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Congolese International Bond Reg S 6.00%, 06/30/29 (s) | | USD | 376 | | | | 317,058 | |
Dominican Republic: 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic International Bond Reg S 9.75%, 06/05/26 | | DOP | 9,000 | | | | 161,096 | |
Gabon: 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Gabon Government International Bond 144A 6.95%, 06/16/25 | | USD | 28 | | | | 26,088 | |
Guatemala: 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Guatemala Government Bond 144A 5.25%, 08/10/29 | | USD | 61 | | | | 59,780 | |
Hungary: 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Hungary Government Bond 2.50%, 10/24/24 † | | HUF | 52,880 | | | | 130,470 | |
Indonesia: 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
Indonesia Treasury Bond | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 04/15/26 | | IDR | 3,793,000 | | | | 246,863 | |
6.38%, 04/15/32 | | IDR | 3,888,000 | | | | 254,078 | |
7.00%, 09/15/30 | | IDR | 2,786,000 | | | | 190,094 | |
7.12%, 06/15/38 | | IDR | 3,688,000 | | | | 249,882 | |
7.12%, 06/15/43 | | IDR | 3,713,000 | | | | 251,123 | |
| | | | | | | 1,192,040 | |
Israel: 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Israel Government Bond - Fixed | | | | | | | | |
1.30%, 04/30/32 | | ILS | 500 | | | | 114,916 | |
3.75%, 03/31/24 | | ILS | 572 | | | | 158,274 | |
| | | | | | | 273,190 | |
Ivory Coast: 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ivory Coast Government International Bond Reg S 5.75%, 12/31/32 (s) | | USD | 42 | | | | 39,122 | |
Jamaica: 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Jamaica Government International Bond 7.62%, 07/09/25 | | USD | 64 | | | | 65,426 | |
Jordan: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Jordan Government International Bond 144A 4.95%, 07/07/25 | | USD | 82 | | | | 78,659 | |
Kuwait: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Kuwait International Government Bond Reg S 3.50%, 03/20/27 | | USD | 86 | | | | 84,394 | |
| | | Par (000’s) | | | Value |
Malaysia: 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
Malaysia Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 11/16/27 | | MYR | 1,615 | | | $ | 371,626 | |
4.76%, 04/07/37 | | MYR | 1,962 | | | | 470,322 | |
4.89%, 06/08/38 | | MYR | 1,422 | | | | 348,829 | |
| | | | | | | 1,190,777 | |
Morocco: 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Morocco Government International Bond 144A 2.38%, 12/15/27 | | USD | 77 | | | | 67,966 | |
Mozambique: 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Mozambique International Bond Reg S 5.00%, 09/15/31 (s) | | USD | 219 | | | | 158,304 | |
Oman: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Oman Government International Bond 144A 6.25%, 01/25/31 | | USD | 114 | | | | 116,279 | |
Pakistan: 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Pakistan Government International Bond 144A 8.88%, 04/08/51 | | USD | 168 | | | | 58,292 | |
Pakistan Government International Bond Reg S | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 04/08/26 | | USD | 550 | | | | 202,125 | |
7.88%, 03/31/36 | | USD | 72 | | | | 25,272 | |
| | | | | | | 285,689 | |
Paraguay: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Paraguay Government International Bond Reg S 4.95%, 04/28/31 | | USD | 86 | | | | 83,090 | |
Peru: 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Peru Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 08/12/34 | | PEN | 1,744 | | | | 389,280 | |
6.15%, 08/12/32 | | PEN | 686 | | | | 166,754 | |
| | | | | | | 556,034 | |
Philippines: 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Philippine Government International Bond 6.25%, 01/14/36 | | PHP | 23,084 | | | | 412,772 | |
Poland: 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Poland Government Bond 7.50%, 07/25/28 | | PLN | 842 | | | | 207,201 | |
Republic of Poland Government Bond 1.75%, 04/25/32 | | PLN | 206 | | | | 33,874 | |
| | | | | | | 241,075 | |
Romania: 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Romania Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
4.85%, 07/25/29 | | RON | 1,410 | | | | 271,177 | |
5.00%, 02/12/29 | | RON | 660 | | | | 129,090 | |
| | | | | | | 400,267 | |
Rwanda: 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Rwanda International Government Bond 144A 5.50%, 08/09/31 | | USD | 39 | | | | 28,256 | |
| | | Par (000’s) | | | Value |
Saudi Arabia: 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Saudi Government International Bond 144A 4.75%, 01/18/28 | | USD | 257 | | | $ | 260,350 | |
South Africa: 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Republic of South Africa Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
8.75%, 01/31/44 | | ZAR | 4,710 | | | | 205,131 | |
8.88%, 02/28/35 | | ZAR | 12,029 | | | | 579,865 | |
| | | | | | | 784,996 | |
South Korea: 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Korea Treasury Bond | | | | | | | | |
3.12%, 09/10/27 | | KRW | 389,000 | | | | 297,428 | |
3.38%, 06/10/32 | | KRW | 79,000 | | | | 61,411 | |
| | | | | | | 358,839 | |
Sri Lanka: 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sri Lanka Government International Bond Reg S 5.75%, 04/18/23 | | USD | 404 | | | | 145,515 | |
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill 0.00%, 06/09/23 ^ | | LKR | 23,000 | | | | 67,464 | |
| | | | | | | 212,979 | |
Thailand: 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Thailand Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
1.58%, 12/17/35 | | THB | 14,343 | | | | 374,483 | |
1.60%, 12/17/29 | | THB | 11,773 | | | | 332,533 | |
2.65%, 06/17/28 | | THB | 11,441 | | | | 345,294 | |
| | | | | | | 1,052,310 | |
Turkey: 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Turkey Government International Bond | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 05/11/47 | | USD | 667 | | | | 474,654 | |
9.38%, 03/14/29 | | USD | 160 | | | | 163,210 | |
| | | | | | | 637,864 | |
United Arab Emirates: 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond Reg S 1.88%, 09/15/31 | | USD | 304 | | | | 256,881 | |
Uruguay: 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Uruguay Government International Bond 8.25%, 05/21/31 | | UYU | 7,282 | | | | 166,679 | |
Uruguay Government International Bond Reg S 8.50%, 03/15/28 | | UYU | 6,914 | | | | 165,735 | |
| | | | | | | 332,414 | |
| | | Par (000’s) | | | Value |
Uzbekistan: 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond 144A 14.00%, 07/19/24 | | UZS | 720,000 | | | $ | 62,109 | |
Zambia: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Zambia Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
13.00%, 01/25/31 | | ZMW | 8,834 | | | | 223,306 | |
13.00%, 09/20/31 | | ZMW | 315 | | | | 7,743 | |
13.00%, 12/27/31 | | ZMW | 1,120 | | | | 27,138 | |
14.00%, 05/31/36 | | ZMW | 2,735 | | | | 63,745 | |
| | | | | | | 321,932 | |
Total Government Obligations (Cost: $12,472,524) | | | | | | | 12,771,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT: 0.2% (Cost: $40,919) | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Obligations: 0.2% | | | | | |
United States Treasury Bill 0.00%, 04/18/23 ^ | | | 41,000 | | | | 40,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUND: 5.0% (Cost: $847,283) | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class | | | 847,283 | | | | 847,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 97.3% (Cost: $16,422,892) | | | | | 16,532,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 3.0% | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund: 3.0% (Cost: $516,910) | | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio | | | 516,910 | | | | 516,910 | |
Total Investments: 100.3% (Cost: $16,939,802) | | | | | | | 17,049,096 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.3)% | | | | (57,927) | |
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 16,991,169 | |
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(unaudited) (continued)
Schedule of Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - March 31, 2023
Counterparty | | Currency to be sold | | | Currency to be purchased | | | Settlement Dates | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | | USD | 40,988 | | | CNY | 281,541 | | | 4/24/2023 | | | $51 | |
Definitions:
BRL | Brazilian Real |
CLP | Chilean Peso |
CZK | Czech Koruna |
DOP | Dominican Peso |
HUF | Hungarian Forint |
IDR | Indonesian Rupiah |
ILS | Israeli Shekel |
KRW | Korean Won |
LKR | Sri Lanka Rupee |
MYR | Malaysian Ringgit |
PEN | Peruvian Nuevo Sol |
PHP | Philippine Peso |
PLN | Polish Zloty |
RON | Romanian Leu |
THB | Thai Baht |
USD | United States Dollar |
UYU | Uruguayan Peso |
UZS | Uzbekistani Som |
ZAR | South African Rand |
ZMW | Zambian Kwacha |
Footnotes:
(s) | The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period. Coupon adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule |
* | Non-income producing |
(d) | Security in default |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $499,746. |
^ | Zero Coupon Bond |
| |
Reg S | Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. |
144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted $2,290,840, or 13.5% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned | | % of Investments | | Value | |
Government Activity | | | 77.5 | % | | $ | 12,812,513 | |
Energy | | | 10.1 | | | | 1,668,327 | |
Utilities | | | 4.9 | | | | 808,052 | |
Consumer Cyclicals | | | 0.9 | | | | 140,157 | |
Technology | | | 0.8 | | | | 133,909 | |
Industrials | | | 0.7 | | | | 121,943 | |
Financials | | | 0.0 | | | | 2 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 5.1 | | | | 847,283 | |
| | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 16,532,186 | |