Index Provider disclaimers - VanEck

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Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, “Bloomberg”) are not affiliated with VanEck and do not approve, endorse, review, or recommend the Fund. BLOOMBERG and the Bloomberg Ausbond Credit FRN 0+ Yr Index (“the Index”) are trademarks or service marks of Bloomberg licensed to VanEck. Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to the Index.

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Bloomberg®” and the indices licensed herein (the “Indices”) are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”), the administrator of the Indices (collectively, “Bloomberg”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by VanEck Investments Limited (the “Licensee”). Bloomberg is not affiliated with the Licensee, and Bloomberg does not approve, endorse, review, or recommend the financial products referenced herein (the “Financial Products”). Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to the Indices or the Financial Products.

CETF, IFRA and REIT are not in any way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE International Limited or the London Stock Exchange Group companies (‘LSEG’) (together the ‘Licensor Parties’) and none of the Licensor Parties make any claim, prediction, warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to (i) the results to be obtained from the use of the Indexes which the Funds are based, (ii) the figure at which the Indexes is said to stand at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise, or (iii) the suitability of the Indexes for the purpose to which it is being put in connection with the Funds. None of the Licensor Parties have provided or will provide any financial or investment advice or recommendation in relation to the Indexes to VanEck or to its clients. The Indexes are calculated by FTSE or its agent. None of the Licensor Parties shall be (a) liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Indexes or (b) under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein. All rights in the Indexes vest in FTSE. “FTSE®” is a trademark of LSEG and is used by FTSE and VanEck under license.

NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index and ICE 0.5-3 Year AAA Large Cap Australian RMBS Index (the ‘Indices’) are a trademark of ICE Data Indices, LLC or its affiliates (“ICE Data”) and has been licensed for use by VanEck in connection with GDX and RMBS (the ‘funds’). Neither VanEck nor the funds are sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by ICE Data. ICE Data makes no representations or warranties regarding VanEck or the funds or the ability of the Indices to track general stock market performance.

ICE DATA AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY, IN THE PRODUCT(S) PARTICULARLY, OR THE ABILITY OF THE INDEX TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. ICE DATA AND ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS ACCEPT NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE INDEX, INDEX DATA OR MARKS. See PDS for a full copy of the disclaimer.

LPX, LPX50 and LPX Listed Private Credit AUD Hedged Index are registered trademarks of LPX AG, Zurich, Switzerland. The LPX50 Index and LPX Listed Private Credit AUD Hedged Index are owned and published by LPX AG. Any commercial use of the LPX trademarks and/or LPX indices without a valid license agreement is not permitted. Financial instruments based on the index are in no way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by LPX AG and/or its licensors and neither LPX AG nor its licensors shall have any liability with respect thereto.

CNEW tracks the MarketGrader China New Economy Index, GRIN tracks the MarketGrader India Growth Leaders 50 Index, HLTH tracks the Marketgrader Developed Markets (Ex-Australia) Health Care Index and MVS tracks the MarketGrader Australia Small Cap 60 Index. "MarketGrader" and the respective Indexes are trademarks of MarketGrader.com Corporation. MarketGrader does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Funds and makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds.

The MarketVector Global Defence Industry (AUD) Index, MVIS Global Video Gaming and eSports Index (AUD), MVIS Australia A-REITs Index, MVIS Australia Banks Index, MVIS Australia Resources Index, MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index, MarketVector Global Uranium and Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Index and MarketVector Bitcoin Benchmark Rate are created and maintained by MarketVector. MarketVector does

not sponsor, endorse, issue, sell, or promote DFND, ESPO, MVA, MVB, MVR, MVW, URAN and VBTC (the ‘funds’) and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to VanEck or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the funds particularly and bears no liability with respect to the funds.

The Morningstar® Australia Dividend Yield Focus Equal Weighted Index™, the Morningstar® Developed Markets ex Australia Wide Moat Focus Select Index™ , the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus Index™, and the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus AUD Hedged Index™ (the Indexes) which was created and is maintained by Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar, Inc. does not sponsor, endorse, issue, sell, or promote DVDY, GOAT, MOAT or MHOT respectively (Funds) and bears no liability with respect to the Funds or any security. Morningstar®, the Indexes, and Morningstar Economic Moat™ are trademarks of Morningstar, Inc. and have been licensed for use by VanEck.

ESGI, EMKT, GRNV, GWTH, HVLU, QHAL, QHSM, QSML, QUAL and VLUE (the ‘funds’) are indexed to a MSCI index. None of the Funds are sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to the Funds or the respective MSCI Index. The PDS contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with VanEck and the Funds.

The S&P/ASX iBoxx Australian & State Governments 1-5 Index, S&P/ASX iBoxx Australian & State Governments 5-10 Index, S&P Global Clean Energy Select Index, iBoxx AUD Fixed Investment Grade Subordinated Debt Mid Price Index, S&P/ASX Midcap 50 Index, iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Mid Price Index, iBoxx AUD Investment Grade Subordinated Debt Mid Price Index and S&P/ASX iBoxx Australian & State Governments 10-20 Index (“Indices”) are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”) and have been licensed for use by VanEck. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); ASX® is a trademark of ASX Operations Pty Limited and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed by VanEck. 1GOV, 5GOV, CLNE, FSUB, MVE, PLUS, SUBD and XGOV (Funds) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, ASX or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of

investing in the Funds. Such parties do not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Index and do not give any assurance that the Funds will accurately track the performance of the index or provide positive investment returns. Inclusion of a security within the indices or Funds are not a recommendation by any party to buy, sell, or hold such security. Read the relevant PDS for the full index disclaimer.