Since its foundation in 1955, VanEck has been driven by innovation and stands for intelligently designed, forward-looking investment strategies including ETFs and mutual funds. VanEck was one of the first to offer investors access to international markets, such as Gold Investments (1968), Emerging Markets (1993) and ETFs (2006), which shaped the investment industry to this day. Currently, more than 100 ETFs globally constitute a comprehensive portfolio covering numerous sectors, asset classes and smart beta strategies.