VanEck Future of Food ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About YUMY

What does YUMY invest in?

Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies engaged in Agri-Food technology and innovation. “Agri-Food technology and innovation” encompasses industries and companies that are leading, enabling, supplying, disrupting, or benefiting from new environmentally sustainable agriculture and food products and services. The fund may invest in securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including the United States. It is non-diversified.

What is the expense ratio of YUMY?

An expense ratio for VanEck Future of Food ETF (YUMY) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

What is YUMY's distribution yield?

YUMY's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of distributions over the past year divided by the current price.

How does YUMY's covered-call strategy work?

YUMY sells call options against the stocks (or index) it holds, collecting premium income that gets passed through to shareholders as distributions. The strategy generates above-market income in flat or rising markets but caps upside — when the underlying rallies past the strike, the gains above the strike go to the option buyer, not the fund.

How big is YUMY?

VanEck Future of Food ETF (YUMY) manages $3.3M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is YUMY actively managed or an index fund?

YUMY's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.