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VanEck Rare Earth ETF Market Snapshot

12/20/2025, 8:07:46 PM

Aerospace

VanEcks REGB.L ETF concentrates entirely in basic materials, showing strong recent gains, $568M assets, NAV 14.14, and 0.59% fees.

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF (REGB.L) traded higher in recent sessions, reflecting robust investor interest in strategic metals.
Key intraday data: previous close 10.31, open 10.50, bid 10.69, ask 10.74, days range 10.42 10.72. The 52-week span runs from 4.87 to 11.92.
Liquidity and size: volume 230,143 versus average volume 141,675; net assets about $567.95 million and NAV 14.14. The fund carries a net expense ratio of 0.59%.
Performance highlights show short- and medium-term strength: 1-day +3.06%, 1-month +1.59%, 6-month +88.33%, year-to-date +72.94%, and 1-year +70.97%; longer-term figures are mixed. Standard valuation fields such as trailing PE and beta are not reported.
Strategy and positioning: managed by VanEck Asset Management B.V., the ETF is concentrated exclusively in basic materials (100%), targeting companies exposed to rare earths and strategic metals. Since its 2021 inception, it has sat alongside VanEcks broader thematic suite, including uranium, crypto, and space technology ETFs.
For semi-technical investors, the ETF offers targeted commodity exposure with concentrated sector risk, moderate fees, and comparably high recent volatility driven by demand and supply dynamics in strategic metals.

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