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VanEck VIP Trust Global Gold Division

Quick Facts Inception Date: 04/26/2013 Morningstar Category: Equity Precious Metals Total Net Assets (mil): $50.48	Investment Strategy    What's this? The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation; it may take current income into consideration when choosing investments. Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies principally engaged in gold-related activities, instruments that derive their value from gold, gold coins and bullion. It concentrates its investments in the gold-mining industry and therefore invests 25% or more of its total assets in such industry. The fund is non-diversified.
Morningstar Style Box™   as of 07/31/2023    What's this?	Overall Morningstar Star Rating™   as of 08/31/2023    What's this? Out of 68 Equity Precious Metals Funds Morningstar's Star Ratings reflect risk adjusted performance and are derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three, five, and ten-year (if applicable) time periods.

Total Returns

The investment results shown represent historical returns based upon the assumption variable universal life insurance products and variable annuity products were available for the periods shown. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Since the investment results and unit values of the divisions will fluctuate, the policy's accumulated value may at any time be more or less than the total premiums paid under the contract, including upon surrender of the contract. For more performance information, including the most recent month-end performance, please contact 800-247-9988 for variable life products or 800-852-4450 for variable annuity products.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 08/31/2023

1 Month 3 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since      Inception* Total Return % -4.13 -3.55 3.95 22.33 -11.29 9.43 1.25 1.27 MSCI World/Metals & Mining Index % -6.38 6.98 -0.89 17.02 10.92 12.10 5.62 --- Equity Precious Metals Category % -6.04 -3.84 -1.09 15.03 -9.91 8.04 0.41 --- Morningstar Percentile Rankings** --- --- --- 30 42 46 42 --- # of Funds in Category 70 70 70 70 68 62 57 ---

* Inception Date: 04/26/2013

**Morningstar percentile rankings are based on total returns.

Expenses   as of 08/31/2023 Total Investment Expense - Net: 1.45%

Inv Manager or Sub-Advisor

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Van Eck Associates Corporation

Portfolio Managers

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Joseph M. Foster Since 04/26/2013 M.B.A. , University of Nevada, Reno

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The MSCI World/Metals & Mining Index measures the performance of the large and mid cap metals and mining (industry) segments of world equity securities. It is constructed using GICS-Global Industry Classification Standard. The index is free float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted.