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REGB VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD

ISIN IE0002PG6CA6London Stock Exchange: REGBVan Eck Associates Corp.

Latest close

LSE

£7.43

on

Ongoing charge
0.59% a year
Fund size
£686m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, REGB (VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE0002PG6CA6) closed at £7.43 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.59% a year (about £59 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −53.4%, or −63.6% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Change in the fund’s price, after its ongoing charges. Income stays inside this fund, so it is included. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
−24.0%
−26.7% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
−13.5%
−21.8% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
−53.4%
−63.6% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £466 on 13/11/2026 — about £364 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −22.9%, 2023 −22.8%, 2024 −33.6%, 2025 +76.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −32.1%. Returns of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −9.9%; to 30/09/2025: +63.4%; to 30/09/2024: −38.3%; to 30/09/2023: −28.2%; to 30/09/2022: +7.5%.

Calendar-year returns of REGB, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to −32.1%−34.3%
to +76.4%+70.3%
to −33.6%−35.9%
−22.8%−25.9%
−22.9%−29.4%
Returns of REGB over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from −9.9%−13.1%
from +63.4%+57.1%
from −38.3%−39.8%
from −28.2%−32.5%
from +7.5%−1.2%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

38.3%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year46.5%
3 years41.3%
5 years38.3%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−70.2%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−53.4%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+181.2%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
57.9%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 46.5% over 1 year, 41.3% over 3 years, 38.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD since November 2021, in pounds: −70.2% from 01/04/2022 to 30/05/2025. The lowest 12-month return of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since October 2021 was −53.4% (12 months to 02/02/2024); the highest was +181.2% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 57.9% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (01/04/2022), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.59%
a year
On £10,000
£59
a year, roughly
Over five years
£292
of £10,000, before growth
Among 208 global share funds, share classes counted once
  • 195 charge less
  • 1 the same
  • 11 charge more

Ongoing charge of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.59% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 11 of the 207 other global share funds charge more, 1 the same and 195 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from VanEck, launched in 2021.

It tracks the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.59% a year — about £59 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

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Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
REGB
ISIN
IE0002PG6CA6
Also listed as
REMX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), VVMX (Xetra, euros)
Provider
VanEck
Tracks
MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Accumulating
Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Ongoing charge
0.59% a year · about £59 on £10,000
Fund size
£686m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£7.43−27.9% over 1 year · closing price
REGB closing price: £10.31 on 14/11/2025, £7.43 on 13/11/2026 (−27.9%); low £7.35, high £15.16.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £10.31 on 14/11/2025 to £7.43 on 13/11/2026 (−27.9%). The lowest close shown was £7.35 on 30/10/2026 and the highest £15.16 on 08/05/2026.

One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

As of , REGB holds 33 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Albemarle at 8.96% of the fund; the ten largest make up 63.3%.
Holdings
33
on record
Ten largest
63.3%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
20
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
9.0%
Albemarle

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of REGB: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 13/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1AlbemarleALBMaterialsUnited States8.96%
2Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De ChileMaterialsChile8.57%
3China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-Tech600111MaterialsChina7.77%
4Lynas Rare EarthsLYCMaterialsAustralia7.23%
5MP MaterialsMPMaterialsUnited States7.00%
6PLS GroupPLSMaterialsAustralia5.65%
7Jinduicheng Molybdenum601958MaterialsChina5.16%
8Xiamen Tungsten600549MaterialsChina4.71%
9Iluka ResourcesILUMaterialsAustralia4.56%
10Shenghe Resources600392MaterialsChina3.73%

As of , holdings as published

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.

By country

  1. China30.6%
  2. Australia25.1%
  3. United States18.9%
  4. Chile8.6%
  5. Canada7.1%
  6. Taiwan3.5%
  7. Netherlands2.5%
  8. France1.1%
  9. Other countries2.4%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 13/11/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 33 largest and what changed since .

All 33 holdings of REGB

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 33 holdings; the ten largest make up 63.3% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 216 rolling 12-month returns since October 2021, and of 112 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 2 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Rank among similar funds

    Rank by total return over 1 and 3 years among up to 132 global share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).

    Pro

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of REGB?

The ongoing charge of REGB is 0.59% a year — about £59 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.59% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 11 of the 207 other global share funds charge more, 1 the same and 195 less (share classes counted once).

What does REGB track?

REGB tracks the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals.

Is REGB accumulating or distributing?

REGB is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

What is the ISIN of REGB?

The ISIN of REGB is IE0002PG6CA6. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; REGB is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as REMX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and VVMX (Xetra, euros).

What does REGB hold?

As of 13/11/2026, REGB holds 33 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Albemarle at 8.96% of the fund; the ten largest make up 63.3%. Its ten largest holdings are Albemarle (8.96%), Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (8.57%), China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-Tech (7.77%), Lynas Rare Earths (7.23%), MP Materials (7.00%), PLS Group (5.65%), Jinduicheng Molybdenum (5.16%), Xiamen Tungsten (4.71%), Iluka Resources (4.56%) and Shenghe Resources (3.73%).

What were REGB’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of REGB in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −22.9%, 2023 −22.8%, 2024 −33.6%, 2025 +76.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −32.1%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has REGB done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 REGB’s price changed by −53.4%, or −63.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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