VanEck World Equal Weight Screened UCITS ETF

The VanEck World Equal Weight Screened UCITS ETF is an exchange traded fund (ETF) which seeks to follow the Solactive World Equal Weight Screened Index (gross total return index) as closely as possible. The reference index measures the performance of share markets in developed countries throughout the world. The index consists of markets such as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, South Korea, Sweden and Switzerland. The Product is passively managed and invests in the underlying (physical) securities that make up the index and does not lend the underlying securities out to third parties. The Manufacturer has categorised the Product as meeting the provisions set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability related disclosures in the financial services sector ("SFDR") for products, which promote environmental and/or social characteristics and invest in companies that follow good governance practices. The Product does not have sustainable investment as its investment objective. The Index considers ESG factors as further detailed in the Index methodology available on the Index Provider's website and in the Prospectus. The Solactive World Equal Weight Screened Index consists of 250 shares from developed countries worldwide which satisfy criteria relating to size, liquidity and free-float. Regional caps are set at 40%. The index is an equally weighted index whereby every share is assigned equal weight of 0.4% during the annual reweighting.Income from the Product's investments is paid out as dividend. There is the possibility of dividend 4 times per year, but the amount of the dividend to be paid out must also be considered. It may be the case that the income from the dividend is relatively low in a particular quarter, which means that from a cost perspective, it makes more sense to keep the income in the Product until the

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PIR compliant

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PEA compliant

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PEA-PME compliant

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