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Originally published February 12, 2025
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VanEck Bitcoin ETF (“HODL”), VanEck Ethereum ETF (“ETHV”), VanEck Solana ETF (“VSOL”), and VanEck Merk Gold ETF (“OUNZ”) (collectively, the “Trusts”): This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus: (HODL: Prospectus, ETHV: Prospectus, VSOL: Prospectus, OUNZ: Prospectus). An investment in the Trusts involves significant risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Loss of principal is possible. Before investing, you should carefully consider each Trust’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Please read the prospectuses carefully before you invest.
The Trusts are not investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) or commodity pools for the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Shares of the Trusts are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds. As a result, shareholders of the Trusts do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act or the protections afforded by the CEA.
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The principal risks of investing in VanEck ETFs and mutual funds include, but are not limited to, sector, market, economic, political, foreign currency, world event, index tracking, active management, social media analytics, derivatives, blockchain, commodities and non-diversification risks, as well as fluctuations in net asset value and the risks associated with investing in less developed capital markets. VanEck ETFs may also be subject to authorized participant concentration, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, passive management, fund shares trading, premium/discount risk and liquidity of fund shares risks. VanEck ETFs or mutual funds may loan their securities, which may subject them to additional credit and counterparty risk. ETFs or mutual funds that invest in high-yield securities are subject to subject to risks associated with investing in high-yield securities; which include a greater risk of loss of income and principal than funds holding higher-rated securities; concentration risk; credit risk; hedging risk; interest rate risk; and short sale risk. ETFs or mutual funds that invest in companies with small capitalizations are subject to elevated risks, which include, among others, greater volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger companies. Please see the prospectus of each Fund for more complete information regarding each Fund’s specific risks.
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