VEFA

VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF (the "Fund") seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment Select Index (the "EAFE Sentiment Index" or the "Index"). The EAFE Sentiment Index is comprised of a subset of stocks from the MSCI EAFE Index (the "Parent Index") universe that exhibit positive analyst sentiment signals. The Parent Index is an equity index composed of large- and mid-capitalization companies across developed markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. The EAFE Sentiment Index uses a systematic, rules-based methodology that tracks changes in composite analyst outlook (the "Analyst Sentiment Factor") by selecting companies with favorable upward revisions to future estimates of cash flow, earnings per share (EPS), price targets, and sales, along with upgrades in analyst recommendations, thereby reflecting improving sentiment toward company performance. The Fund may invest in depositary receipts and in equity securities denominated in foreign currencies to track the EAFE Sentiment Index's exposure.