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 Emerging Markets High Yield Bond UCITS ETF (the "Fund") a sub-fund of VanEck UCITS ETFs plc (the "Company") Share Class: USD A ISIN: IE00BF541080 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 Fund. price and yield performance of the ICE BofA Diversified High Yield US Emerging The Fund may be leveraged through the use of financial derivative instruments; Markets Corporate Plus Index (the “Index”).any such leverage would not be expected to be in excess of 100% of the Fund’s In order to seek to achieve its investment objective, the investment policy of the Net Asset Value. Fund is to invest in a diversified portfolio of US dollar denominated belowThe Fund may not invest more than 10% of its Net Asset Value in open-ended investment grade emerging markets corporate and quasi-government debt collective investment schemes. instruments publicly issued and listed on major US and Eurobond markets that The Fund may borrow money in an amount up to 10% of the market value of its consist of the component securities that comprise the Index. net assets at any time for the account of any Fund and the Depositary may The Index is comprised of fixed rate US dollar below investment grade emerging charge the assets of the Fund as security for any such borrowing, provided that markets corporate and quasi-government debt instruments with greater than 12 such borrowing is only for temporary purposes. The Fund may invest more than months to maturity. In order to qualify for inclusion an issuer must have risk 30% of its Net Asset Value in securities which are below investment grade. exposure to countries other than members of the FX G10, and territories of the The Fund invests in the underlying (physical) securities that make up the Index US and Western European countries. and does not take part in securities lending. The FX-G10 includes all Euro members, the US, Japan, the UK, Canada, The Fund, using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway and Sweden. Due to the practical approximate the investment performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of difficulties and expense of purchasing all of the securities in the Index, the Fundsecurities that generally replicates the Index. The Investment Manager will does not purchase all of the securities in the Index. Instead, the regularly monitor the Fund’s tracking accuracy. Investment Manager utilizes a “sampling” methodology in seeking to achieve Recommendation: This Fund may not be appropriate for investors who plan to the Fund’s objective. The Fund may purchase a subset of the debt instruments withdraw their money within 5 years. (for example bonds) in the Index in an effort to hold a portfolio of debt instruments • Fund’s base currency: U.S. Dollar with generally the same risk and return characteristics of the Index. • Distribution policy: Income accumulated The Fund may invest in ancillary liquid assets and money market instrumentsThe shares are admitted for trading on various stock exchanges and can be which may include bank deposits, certificates of deposit, fixed or floating rate traded on the secondary market. The price of the shares offered on the instruments, commercial paper, floating rate notes and freely transferable secondary market may deviate from the net asset value of the shares. The return promissory notes. of the Fund is directly related to the return of the underlying assets minus the Further, the Fund may also invest in financial derivative instruments for efficientcosts associated with the Fund. If the performance of the underlying assets portfolio management or hedging purposes. The Fund may use futures, swaps decreases, the performance of the Fund will also decrease. There is no capital and forwards which may for the avoidance of doubt include currency futures,protection against Market Risk. currency swaps and currency forwards for the purpose of reducing risk within the Risk and Reward Profile Lower risk Higher risk initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous or Typically lower reward Typically higher reward reasonable price, or at all.Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in emerging market countries are 1 2 3 45 67subject to specific risks and securities are generally less liquid and less efficient and securities markets may be less well regulated. Specific risks may be heightened by currency fluctuations and exchange control; The risk and reward indicator is calculated using historical and simulatedimposition of restrictions on the repatriation of funds or other assets; historical data. Historical data may not be a reliable indication for the future. governmental interference; higher inflation; social, economic and political Therefore, the risk classification may change over time. uncertainties. Even if the Fund is in the lowest risk category, it does not mean it is risk free or High Yield Securities Risk: The prices of junk bonds are likely to be more that capital is guaranteed or protected. sensitive to adverse economic changes or individual issuer developments than higher rated securities possibly leading to junk bond issuers not This Fund is ranked at 4 because funds of this type have experienced high rises being able to service their principal and interest payment obligations. The and falls in value in the past. secondary market for securities that are junk bonds may be less liquid The following risks can be materially relevant but are not necessarily adequately than the markets for higher quality securities. captured by the synthetic risk indicator and may cause additional loss: Liquidity Risks: Exists when a particular financial instrument is difficult toFor more information on risks, please see the “Risk Factors” section of the purchase or sell. If the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to Fund’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 0.40% Charges taken from the Fund under certain specific conditions Performance fee None Past Performance 20 %15 13.7% ​13.7% 13.0%​13.0% ​12.9% 12.9%​12.0% 12.0%10 ​8.4% 8.4% ​6.9% 6.9% ​6.9% 6.9% 7.1%​7.1% 5 0 -1.6% ​-1.3% ​-1.6% -1.3%-5 -10 -15 ​- -12.4% 12.4% ​-13.7% -13.7% -20 2015 201620172018 2019 20202021 2022 20232024Fund 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 20 March 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 www.theice.com/market-data/indices/fixed-income-indices 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.