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VanEck Emerging Markets Fund Class A GBFAX

Morningstar Medalist Rating
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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 20.00  /  −3.52 %
  • Total Assets 339.4M
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    1.610%
  • Expense Ratio 1.610%
  • Distribution Fee Level High
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
  • Investment Style Large Growth
  • Min. Initial Investment 1,000
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 0.52%
  • Turnover 29%

USD | NAV as of Jul 14, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 14, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis GBFAX

Will GBFAX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable GBFAX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the GBFAX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of GBFAX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Distinctive but not especially attractive.

Senior Analyst William Samuel Rocco

William Samuel Rocco

Senior Analyst

Summary

VanEck Emerging Markets’ modified team is satisfactory, but it’s become clear that the rewards of its differentiated approach are offset by the risks. This strategy’s People rating remains Average, while its Process rating is lowered to Average from Above Average.

by William Samuel Rocco
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Portfolio Holdings GBFAX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 49.0
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

13.89 53M
Technology

SK Hynix Inc

10.21 39M
Technology

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred

7.82 30M
Technology

Chroma Ate Inc

4.88 19M
Technology

Tencent Holdings Ltd

3.40 13M
Communication Services

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR

2.17 8M
Consumer Cyclical

Reliance Industries Ltd

1.94 7M
Energy

HD Hyundai Electric

1.72 7M
Industrials

International Container Terminal Services Inc

1.62 6M
Industrials

Kaspi.kz JSC ADS

1.39 5M
Technology

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