- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor New York NY United States of America 10017
- IPO Date
- Sep 5, 2007
- Business
- VanEck Agribusiness ETF (MOO) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Agribusiness Index (MVMOOTR). The index tracks the overall performance of companies involved in agribusiness activities, including agri-chemicals, animal health and fertilizers; seeds and traits; farm/irrigation equipment and farm machinery; aquaculture and fishing; livestock; cultivation and plantations encompassing grain, oil palms, sugar cane, tobacco leafs and grapevines; and trading of agricultural products. MOO provides investors with comprehensive exposure to this sector, requiring component companies to derive at least 50% of revenues from agribusiness, with top holdings including Deere & Co., Bayer AG, Zoetis Inc., Nutrien Ltd., and Corteva Inc., representing diverse segments such as machinery, crop science, animal health, and fertilizers.
Launched on August 31, 2007, and domiciled in the United States, the ETF is issued by VanEck and headquartered in New York. It operates globally, with portfolio weightings led by the United States (approximately 52%), followed by Germany, Japan, Canada, Norway, and others including China, Brazil, and Malaysia, reflecting broad geographic diversification across consumer staples (37%), materials (25%), industrials (20%), and health care (17%) sectors. The fund maintains total net assets of around $589 million as of December 2025, with a gross expense ratio of 0.55%.
In recent developments, institutional investors such as Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired new stakes in MOO during the second quarter of 2025, signaling sustained interest amid agribusiness sector dynamics driven by global population growth and food demand. The ETF continues to emphasize pure-play agribusiness exposure without noted major acquisitions, partnerships, or structural changes for VanEck in the past 1-2 years, maintaining focus on index replication amid stable performance with year-to-date returns of approximately 14% as of December 2025. No significant name changes, reorganizations, or new product launches specific to MOO have been reported recently.