The second in VanEck's suite of defined outcome funds subadvised by Lido Advisors, the VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (OCT) is designed to buffer against a defined portion of losses while providing upside exposure to a predetermined cap over a one-year period.

Buffered outcome ETFs use investment strategies that differ from more typical products and may not be suitable for all investors. Before investing, please carefully read the prospectus to understand the funds’ strategies and associated risks.

VanEck today launched the VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (OCT), designed to help investors navigate equity market uncertainty, providing exposure to the potential upside of the U.S. equity market, up to a predetermined cap, with a built-in buffer against initial losses over an annual outcome period.

OCT follows the debut of the VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – July (JULV), and is the second of four planned quarterly buffer ETFs the firm intends to bring to market. Built on a defined outcome strategy, each fund is designed to help investors stay invested through periods of market volatility by establishing in advance how much downside they are willing to accept and the upside they can capture in return before the period starts. Quarterly buffer ETFs give investors staggered and multiple entry points throughout the year, rather than a single annual window.

Beginning with OCT, VanEck and Lido have enhanced the strategy to differentiate the suite from many competing buffer products. Rather than resetting at a fixed buffer level each year, OCT allows Lido to select a buffer between 15% and 20% at launch and at each annual reset, informed by prevailing market conditions. Because the buffer and cap are linked, this flexibility is designed to allow for a more attractive cap.

"OCT builds on the launch of JULV and reflects the growing investor appetite for return profiles they can define up front," said Ed Lopez, Managing Director, Head of Product Management, VanEck. "Adding a second buffer ETF gives investors another opportunity to incorporate a defined outcome strategy at a different point in the year."

The fund is designed to provide returns tied to the price performance of the S&P 500, via FLEX options on the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY), up to a predetermined cap, while buffering against a defined portion of losses, before fees and expenses, over an approximately one-year outcome period that resets each October. For OCT's initial outcome period (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027), the buffer and cap, gross of fees and expenses, are 17% and 13.75%, respectively.

For OCT, VanEck will regularly publish a range of key updates and data points, including the initial cap and buffer; daily updated values, including the remaining cap; the remaining buffer; how far the fund can fall before the buffer begins; and the number of days left in the period.

VanEck has an established history of identifying structural shifts early and bringing differentiated investment solutions to market. With OCT, VanEck continues to build out its defined outcome suite for investors navigating equity market uncertainty.

For more information on OCT, including holdings, risks, and performance information, please visit: vaneck.com/OCT. The VanEck team also provides regular updates and research insights on its website.

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Important Disclosures

OCT: The Fund's buffer is set at the start of each outcome period and is expected to fall within a range of 15% to 20%. The buffer is measured before fees and expenses; the Fund's 0.50% management fee and any other fund expenses reduce it, so a shareholder's actual buffer over an outcome period is less than the stated level. Losses beyond the buffer are borne by the investor on a one-to-one basis, so a decline exceeding the buffer by 10 percentage points would translate to roughly a 10% loss for the fund. Because the buffer may change from one outcome period to the next, an investor holding across multiple outcome periods may not receive the same buffer in each period. The buffer is a target, not a guarantee.

This is not an offer to buy or sell, or a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities, financial instruments or digital assets mentioned herein. The information presented does not involve the rendering of personalized investment, financial, legal, tax advice, or any call to action. Certain statements contained herein may constitute projections, forecasts and other forward-looking statements, which do not reflect actual results, are for illustrative purposes only, are valid as of the date of this communication, and are subject to change without notice. Actual future performance of any assets or industries mentioned are unknown. Information provided by third party sources are believed to be reliable and have not been independently verified for accuracy or completeness and cannot be guaranteed. VanEck does not guarantee the accuracy of third party data. The information herein represents the opinion of the author(s), but not necessarily those of VanEck or its other employees.

The Funds seek to provide a buffer against the first portion of Underlying ETF losses and a cap on upside returns, but there is no guarantee these outcomes will be achieved, and an investor may lose their entire investment. Investors who purchase or sell Shares during an Outcome Period, rather than holding for the entire period, may experience returns very different from those a Fund seeks to provide. Please refer to each Fund's website, www.vaneck.com/JULV and www.vaneck.com/OCT, which provide updated information related to the remaining cap and buffer levels on a daily basis.

An investment in the Funds may be subject to risks which include, but are not limited to, risks related to the Funds' defined outcome strategy, FLEX Options, option contracts, derivatives, clearing member default, counterparty, underlying ETF, correlation, concentration, investment objective, liquidity, market, tax, investing in ETFs, active management, sub-adviser, affiliated fund investment, operational, authorized participant concentration, new fund, cash transactions, no guarantee of active trading market, trading issues, fund shares trading, premium/discount, liquidity of fund shares, non-diversified and valuation risks, all of which may adversely affect the Funds. The Funds' defined outcome strategy may entail other risks, such as buffered loss, capped upside return, outcome period, upside participation, cap change and buffer change risks. Underlying ETFs may entail other risks, such as equity securities, information technology sector and large-capitalization companies risks.

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