What is "vaneck"

Founded in 1955, VanEck is a seasoned investment management firm headquartered in New York, NY. VanEck Mutual Funds and VanEck Vectors ETFs (formerly Market Vectors ETFS) are its flagship investment offerings. Its actively managed VanEck Mutual Funds target natural resource equities and commodities, emerging markets equities, emerging markets bonds, and liquid alternatives. Security selection is the hallmark of the VanEck investment approach. Its index-based VanEck Vectors ETFs are purpose built, aimed at providing exposure to asset classes that are underrepresented in investor portfolios or offering a superior approach to established investment categories. Van Eck Associates Corporation and Van Eck Securities Corporation are also referred to as VanEck.