VanEck Merk Gold Trust

VanEck Energy Income ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

iShares Residential Real Estate ETF

Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF

VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF

VanEck Vectors Steel ETF

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

Invesco Water Resources ETF

VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF

RAAX is an actively managed fund of funds that seeks to maximize long-term real returns. It invests in ETPs with exposure to real assets, such as real estate, commodities, natural resources, or infrastructure, and may hold up to 100% cash or equivalents.

First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF

Invesco Solar ETF

Reaves Utilities ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Last week, I moderated two panels on real assets and infrastructure for completely different sets of panelists and audiences. Despite the differences, there were many similarities among the two panels.

Real Asset ETFs: Really Underappreciated

Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

AXS Astoria Real Assets ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Concerns about inflation are top of mind again, with consumer prices and producer prices rising higher last week. This impacted the bond market as well as commodity prices.

Renewed Focus on Inflation

DB Gold Double Short ETN

Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

ProShares UltraShort Gold

iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF

OShares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF

Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF

Global X Interest Rate Hedge ETF

FolioBeyond Rising Rates ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF

MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Inverse Leveraged ETN

Siren DIVCON Leaders Dividend ETF

U.S. inflation jumped in March, surpassing expectations primarily due to higher petrol and shelter costs, dashing hopes of a June interest rate cut by the Fed.

ETF Strategies to Play Hot inflation Data

The VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF is an actively managed ETF of ETFs targeting exposure to real assets. The strategy has outperformed a peer group of commodity focused or inflation hedging equity ETFs in 2023. We believe RAAX should benefit from easing inflation and declining interest rates as supportive to the demand for commodities including gold into 2024.

RAAX: Counterintuitively, Disinflation May Be Bullish For Real Assets Into 2024

Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation ETF

Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF

With U.S. inflation appearing stubborn, this inflation-centric ETFs may come to investors' rescue.

6 ETFs to Play Persistent Inflation

Vaneck Cmci Commodity Strategy Etf

VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Green Metals ETF

VanEck Vectors Natural Resource ETF

VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF

VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF

VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF

VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF

VanEck Future of Food ETF

The rationale for investing in natural resource equities and commodities has stayed consistent: to enhance portfolio diversification, access global growth and hedge against inflation. The sharp economic recovery from the depths of the pandemic coupled with continually evolving expectations in terms of future impact have recast the spotlight on natural resources and commodities.

Natural Resources and Commodities: Invest Resourcefully

An improving U.S. economy can push up inflation, going into 2024.

6 ETFs to Play "Upside Risks" to Inflation

On the latest episode of ETF 360, VettaFi head of research Todd Rosenbluth was joined by David Schassler, Head of Quantitative Investment Solutions for VanEck. The two discussed the VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX) and VanEck's economic outlook.

ETF 360: VanEck's David Schassler on Fighting Inflation

Federal Reserve hikes and changes in underlying economic conditions have caused inflation to go down these past few months. Lots of investments and funds are likely to underperform under these conditions.

RAAX Remains A Subpar Inflation-Hedge ETF, No Reason To Buy

VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF: Still Offers Some Merit, But The Core Thesis Is Diminishing.

VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF: Still Offers Some Merit, But The Core Thesis Is Diminishing

Even with signs that the Federal Reserve's harsh strategy to combat inflation is beginning to bear fruit, there is a lot to be said for the lessons investors learned in 2022 — especially those investors who didn't live through the economic turmoil of the 1970s.

Inflation protection for your portfolio? This fund has an allocation strategy that can work to your advantage.

Ionic Inflation Protection ETF

ProShares Inflation Expectations ETF

Merk Stagflation ETF

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure increased last month at its fastest clip since June.

PCE Inflation Jumps the Most Since June: 5 ETFs to Play

VanEck Dynamic High Income ETF

VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF

VanEck Vectors Muni Allocation ETF

VanEck announced the launch of the VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (CBOE: PIT), an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in exchange traded commodity futures contracts across five major sub-sectors: energy, precious metals, industrial metals, agriculture, and livestock.

VanEck Launches Actively Managed Commodity Strategy ETF

At first glance, RAAX looks like an interesting ETF, at least in concept. Then we looked deeper. This is a "fund of funds," which is not inherently bad. But we're not fans of this one.

RAAX: We Are Not Fans Of This ETF Of ETFs

VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

Vaneck CLO ETF

Vaneck Digital Asset Mining ETF

Vaneck Digital India ETF

VanEck Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

It's been a wild market for investors. But fund issuer VanEck thinks it's providing investors with the best ETFs and mutual funds to navigate the volatility.

VanEck's ETF Head Says There's No Excuse For Missing Key Themes

RAAX is focused on boosting real returns (inflation-adjusted) while attempting to minimize the "downside risk during sustained market declines." Its performance is mixed. Over its relatively short trading history, it underperformed IVV when inflation was moderate, then surprised to the upside in 2022. Still, its pure equity peers did better.

RAAX: Soft Performance Before Inflation Took Off Is A Warning

Persistently soaring inflation has been the hottest issue in the stock market that has made investors jittery. Investors could well be served with investments designed to counteract inflation.

5 ETFs to Ride High Amid Red-Hot Inflation

Hi! In this week's ETF Wrap, I spoke with VanEck portfolio manager David Schassler about soaring inflation and the role of real assets in a tough environment for stocks and bonds. He also explained why the VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF no longer holds bitcoin.

Real assets may still prosper as Fed fights inflation: it's hard to get ‘inflationary genie' back in the bottle, says this ETF portfolio manager

RAAX is a multi-asset class inflation ETF, providing exposure to most relevant inflation-hedge asset classes. RAAX is a reasonably good inflation hedge, with one important flaw.

RAAX: Multi-Asset Class Inflation Hedge ETF, Subpar Asset Allocation Strategy

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe of the MoneyLife Show. Inflation has been the primary focus for advisors and investors in 2022.

ETF of the Week: VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX)

Quadratic Deflation ETF

Invesco DB Oil Fund

Schwab US TIPS ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

‘STGF' will hold other ETFs to try and benefit from long-term slow growth.

Merk Launches Stagflation Themed ETF

Investors can consider a real asset exchange traded fund strategy to protect their portfolios amid times of entrenched inflation. In the recent webcast, How to Stay One Step Ahead of Inflation with Real Assets, David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Quantitative Investment Solutions Group, VanEck, warns that inflation is here and things could still [.

Real Asset ETFs to Adapt Your Portfolio to Elevated Inflationary Pressures

Inflation has reached its highest levels in over 40 years. However, the worst may be yet to come.

How to Stay One Step Ahead of Inflation with Real Assets

RAAX has been a useful source of alpha during heightened inflationary conditions. The Russian-Ukraine tensions and lockdowns in China will continue to aid inflationary pressures.

RAAX Allocation ETF: Fine For Now, But Beware Of A Potential Longer-Term Deflationary Buildup

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

With high inflation persisting, a clear lesson is emerging for investors: It takes a variety of assets to buffer a portfolio against rising consumer prices. Those include commodities, real estate, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), among others.

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