About this ETF
The VanEck Long Muni ETF (MLN) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the ICE Long AMT-Free Broad National Municipal Index (MBNL), which is intended to track the overall performance of the U.S. dollar denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -3.74% | -8.20% | -7.73% | -7.42% | -7.31% | -0.87% | -5.38% | -2.30% | -1.13% |
| Total return | -3.74% | -7.89% | -6.56% | -5.31% | -4.30% | +2.66% | -2.25% | +0.66% | +2.39% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.24% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $24.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 672 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -USD CASH- | — | 5.36% | 36.49M | $36.5M |
| 2 | City Of Houston Tx Hotel Occupancy Tax | — | 0.66% | 4.49M | $4.5M |
| 3 | City Of New York Ny | — | 0.65% | 4.62M | $4.4M |
| 4 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improve | — | 0.52% | 3.50M | $3.5M |
| 5 | New York State Dormitory Authority | — | 0.52% | 3.55M | $3.5M |
| 6 | State Of Hawaii Airports System Revenue | — | 0.50% | 3.39M | $3.4M |
| 7 | Washington State Housing Finance Commis | — | 0.48% | 3.50M | $3.3M |
| 8 | North Carolina Turnpike Authority | — | 0.47% | 3.35M | $3.2M |
| 9 | Onondaga Civic Development Corp | — | 0.46% | 3.00M | $3.1M |
| 10 | City Of Los Angeles Department Of Airpo | — | 0.45% | 3.00M | $3.1M |
| 11 | County Of Miami-Dade Fl Water & Sewer S | — | 0.45% | 3.25M | $3.1M |
| 12 | State Of Ohio | — | 0.45% | 3.00M | $3.1M |
| 13 | Texas Transportation Finance Corp | — | 0.45% | 3.00M | $3.1M |
| 14 | Colorado Bridge & Tunnel Enterprise | — | 0.44% | 3.00M | $3.0M |
| 15 | New York City Municipal Water Finance A | — | 0.44% | 3.00M | $3.0M |
| 16 | New York State Dormitory Authority | — | 0.43% | 3.00M | $2.9M |
| 17 | Texas Water Development Board | — | 0.43% | 3.00M | $2.9M |
| 18 | City Of New York Ny | — | 0.43% | 3.00M | $2.9M |
| 19 | Commonwealth Of Massachusetts | — | 0.43% | 3.00M | $2.9M |
| 20 | New Hampshire Health And Education Faci | — | 0.42% | 3.00M | $2.8M |
| 21 | Ohio State University/The | — | 0.41% | 4.00M | $2.8M |
| 22 | Commonwealth Of Massachusetts | — | 0.40% | 2.75M | $2.7M |
| 23 | New York City Housing Development Corp | — | 0.39% | 3.00M | $2.6M |
| 24 | State Of Washington | — | 0.38% | 2.63M | $2.6M |
| 25 | Geisinger Authority | — | 0.38% | 2.75M | $2.6M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 4.18% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.6780 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0541 (Oct 06, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +4.00% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +7.37% / +4.89% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 06, 2026 | $0.0541 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | $0.0572 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | $0.0601 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.0691 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | $0.0465 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 06, 2026 | $0.0545 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 07, 2026 | $0.0603 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | $0.0509 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 05, 2026 | $0.0577 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.0575 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | $0.0532 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 06, 2025 | $0.0569 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 5.18% / 6.67% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -1.64 / -0.215 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -9.14% / -9.14% | Sortino 1Y | -2.08 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.057 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.364 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 4.09% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 1.21M | Average volume | 410.44K |
| AUM | $660.9M | Premium/Discount | +1.06% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $653.8K | +0.10% | $660.3M → $660.9M |
| 1 Month | $14.1M | +2.11% | $666.8M → $660.9M |
| 1 Week | -$100.2K | -0.02% | $660.6M → $660.9M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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