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VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF (SMI)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

Issuer

VanEck

Inception Date

Sep 8, 2021

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

SMI has an expense ratio of 0.24%, which is considered low.


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VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF

Performance

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Returns By Period

VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF (SMI) returned -2.38% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.04% over the past 12 months.


SMI

YTD

-2.38%

1M

-0.28%

6M

-3.73%

1Y

0.04%

3Y*

0.88%

5Y*

N/A

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.92%

1M

4.38%

6M

-1.84%

1Y

12.48%

3Y*

13.05%

5Y*

13.71%

10Y*

10.99%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SMI, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.22%1.09%-2.23%-0.60%-0.85%-2.38%
20240.09%0.01%-0.43%-0.93%0.37%1.29%1.10%0.17%0.96%-1.03%1.38%-1.39%1.57%
20232.59%-2.38%2.00%-0.42%-0.56%0.84%0.03%-1.21%-2.55%-1.52%6.08%2.32%5.00%
2022-2.47%-0.39%-3.11%-2.78%1.31%-1.55%2.26%-2.55%-3.39%-0.69%4.67%0.07%-8.59%
2021-0.47%-0.04%0.64%0.16%0.30%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SMI is 13, meaning it’s performing worse than 87% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SMI is 1313
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SMI is 1616
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SMI is 1212
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SMI is 1212
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SMI is 1414
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SMI is 1414
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF (SMI) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF Sharpe ratios as of Jun 2, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.03
  • All Time: -0.29

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF provided a 2.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.26 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021
Dividend$1.26$1.19$0.98$0.53$0.13

Dividend yield

2.84%2.60%2.11%1.17%0.26%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.10$0.09$0.12$0.10$0.42
2024$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.10$0.09$0.13$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.21$1.19
2023$0.00$0.07$0.06$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.10$0.08$0.09$0.11$0.06$0.18$0.98
2022$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.12$0.53
2021$0.02$0.04$0.07$0.13

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF was 12.80%, occurring on Oct 31, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF drawdown is 4.91%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-12.8%Dec 17, 2021200Oct 31, 2022
-1.14%Sep 21, 202123Oct 21, 202137Dec 14, 202160
-0.07%Dec 15, 20211Dec 15, 20211Dec 16, 20212
-0.02%Sep 17, 20211Sep 17, 20211Sep 20, 20212
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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