KEY INVESTOR INFORMATION This document provides you with key investor information about this Fund. It is not marketing material. The information is required by law to help you understand the nature and the risks of investing in this Fund. You are advised to read it so you can make an informed decision about whether to invest. VanEck S&P Global Mining UCITS ETF (the "Fund") a sub-fund of VanEck UCITS ETFs plc (the "Company") Share Class: USD A ISIN: IE00BDFBTQ78 This Fund is managed by VanEck Asset Management B.V., a subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation. Objectives and Investment Policy The Fund's investment objective is to replicate, before fees and expenses, the Net Asset Value. price and yield performance of the S&P Global Mining Reduced Coal Index (the The Fund may not invest more than 10% of its Net Asset Value in open-ended “Index”). In order to seek to achieve its investment objective, the policy of thecollective investment schemes. Fund is to invest directly in the underlying equity securities of the Index, being The Fund may borrow money in an amount up to 10% of the market value of its the stock, American depositary receipts, global depository receipts and China B net assets at any time for the account of any Fund and the Custodian may and China H shares issued by mining and metals companies whose predominant charge the assets of the Fund as security for any such borrowing, provided that economic activity is the production of base metals and industrial such as iron ore such borrowing is only for temporary purposes. and coal. Further, the Fund may hold the equity securities of companies whoseThe Fund invests in the underlying (physical) securities that make up the Index predominant economic is in gold or other precious metal of mineral mining, and does not take part in securities lending. however the Fund does not hold physical gold or metal. Furthermore, the Fund may not invest less than 51% of its Net Asset Value in Where it is not practical or cost efficient for the Fund to fully replicate the Index, equity securities which constitute "equity participation" within the meaning of the Investment Manager may utilise an optimized sampling methodology.section 2, Article 8 of the German Investment Tax Act. The Fund may also or alternatively invest in financial derivative instruments which The Fund, using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to relate to the Index or constituents of the Index.approximate the investment performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of Further, the Fund may use futures, swaps (for example Index swaps and equity securities that generally replicates the Index. The Investment Manager will swaps), currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards (a forward contract that regularly monitor the Fund’s tracking accuracy. does not require settlement on maturity), American depositary receipts, Recommendation: This Fund may not be appropriate for investors who plan to global depositary receipts or participation notes. withdraw their money within 5 years. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its Net Asset Value directly in shares issued • Fund’s base currency: U.S. Dollar by companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock • Distribution policy: Income accumulated Exchange. The Fund may invest more than 20% of its Net Asset Value inThe shares are admitted for trading on various stock exchanges and can be emerging markets.traded on the secondary market. The price of the shares offered on the The Fund may also invest in ancillary liquid assets and money market secondary market may deviate from the net asset value of the shares. The return instruments that may include bank deposits, depositary receipts, certificates of of the Fund is directly related to the return of the underlying assets minus the deposit, commercial paper, floating rate notes and freely transferable promissorycosts associated with the Fund. If the performance of the underlying assets notes. decreases, the performance of the Fund will also decrease. There is no capital The Fund may be leveraged through the use of financial derivative instruments; protection against Market Risk. any such leverage would not be expected to be in excess of 100% of the Fund’s Risk and Reward Profile Lower riskHigher risk demand for, and supply and price of, natural resources and can be Typically lower reward Typically higher reward significantly affected by events relating to these industries, including international political and economic developments, embargoes, tariffs, inflation, weather and natural disasters, limits on exploration, often 12 3 4 56 7changes in the supply and demand for natural resources and other factors. The risk and reward indicator is calculated using historical and simulated Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in emerging market countries are historical data. Historical data may not be a reliable indication for the future. subject to specific risks and securities are generally less liquid and less Therefore, the risk classification may change over time.efficient and securities markets may be less well regulated. Specific risks may be heightened by currency fluctuations and exchange control; Even if the Fund is in the lowest risk category, it does not mean it is risk free or imposition of restrictions on the repatriation of funds or other assets; that capital is guaranteed or protected. governmental interference; higher inflation; social, economic and political This Fund is ranked at 7 because funds of this type have experienced very high uncertainties. rises and falls in value in the past. Risk of investing in smaller companies: The securities of smaller Investments in metals mining companies are subject to sectorspecific risks companies may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of which include competitive pressures, dependency on the price metals, andlarge companies. Smaller companies, when compared with larger worldwide economic, financial and political events. companies, may have a shorter history of operations, fewer financial The following risks can be materially relevant but are not necessarily adequately resources, less competitive strength, may have a less diversified product captured by the synthetic risk indicator and may cause additional loss: line, may be more susceptible to market pressure and may have a smaller market for their securities. Risk of Investing in Natural Resources Companies: Investments in natural resources and natural resources companies, which include companies engaged in alternatives (e.g., water and alternative energy), base and For more information on risks, please see the “Risk Factors” section of the industrial metals, energy and precious metals, are very dependent on theFund’s prospectus, available on www.vaneck.com. Charges The charges you pay are used to pay the costs of running the Fund, including*Not applicable to investors on the secondary market. Investors who buy or sell the costs of marketing and distributing it. These charges reduce the potential shares via a market pay the costs charged by their financial intermediaries. growth of your investment. Information on these charges can be obtained from the markets where the shares are listed and traded or from the financial intermediaries. One-off charges taken before or after you invest Entry charge None* You can find more information on the charges in the cost section of the Fund’s prospectus and/or supplement. This is available at www.vaneck.com. Exit charge None* The ongoing charges figure is based on expenses for the 12-month period ending These are the maximum charges that could be taken from your money before it 31 December 2024. This figure may vary from year to year. It excludes portfolio is invested or before we pay out the sale proceeds of your investment. transaction costs. Charges taken from the Fund over a year Ongoing charges 0.50% Charges taken from the Fund under certain specific conditions Performance fee None Past Performance Until 16 June 2023, the performance was achieved with a different investment policy. Prior to 16 June 2023 the Fund used a different Index, EMIX Global Mining Constrained Weights Index, which is reflected in the performance data of the Index. 35 % ​30.9%30.9% ​29.5% 29.5% 30 ​28.0% ​27.4% 28.0% 27.4%25 20 159.9% ​10.3%​9.9% 10.3% 10 ​4.9%4.9% ​5.4%5.4% 5 ​2.0%2.0% ​2.0%2.0% 0-5 -10 ​-8.5% -7.9% -8.5% ​-7.9% -15 2015 201620172018 2019 2020 2021 202220232024Fund Index Any indication of past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The chart shows the Fund’s annual performance in USD for each full calendar year over the period displayed in the chart. It is expressed as a percentage change of the Fund’s net asset value at each year-end. The Fund was launched on 18 April 2018. Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Practical Information The Depositary of the Fund is State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited.remuneration committee, where applicable, may be obtained from the website Further information about the Company and the Fund including the prospectus www.vaneck.com and a paper copy is available, free of charge and upon request, and most recent annual reports and semi-annual reports is available free of at the registered office of the management company. The Company is subject to charge online at www.vaneck.com or on request at the registered office of the the tax laws and regulations of Ireland. Depending on your own country of company. These documents are available in English and certain other languages. residence, this may have an impact on your investment. Please consult your The Fund is a sub-fund of the Company, an umbrella fund structure comprisinginvestment or tax adviser for advice on your own tax liabilities. different sub-funds. This document is specific to the Fund stated at the beginning Further details regarding the Index are available on the Index Provider's website: of this document. However, the prospectus, annual and semi-annual reports are https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/ prepared for the Company rather than separately for the Fund. VanEck Asset Management B.V. may be held liable solely on the basis of any The net asset value and other information is available online at www.vaneck.com.statement contained in this document that is misleading, inaccurate or Investors can buy or sell shares daily on stock exchange(s) on which the shares inconsistent with the relevant parts of the prospectus of the Fund. are traded. The Fund shares are traded on one or more stock exchanges. Under Irish law, the Company has segregated liability between its sub-funds. The The details of the remuneration policy of the management company, VanEckFund’s assets will not be used to discharge the liabilities of other sub-funds of Asset Management B.V., including, but not limited to, a description of how the Company. In addition, the Fund’s assets and liabilities are segregated and remuneration benefits are calculated, the identities of persons responsible for held separately from the assets of other sub-funds. awarding the remuneration and benefits including the composition of the The Fund is authorized in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). VanEck Asset Management B.V. is authorized in the Netherlands and regulated by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). The key investor information is accurate as at 06 February 2025.