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VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF (CMCI)

Commodities Broad Basket | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
31.82 USD -0.09 (-0.289%) ⇩ (Oct. 12, 2026, 11:14 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:39 a.m. EDT

The VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF presents a classic case of high yield masking structural stagnation. While the 7.56% dividend yield is attractive, it is largely a function of the fund's distribution mechanics rather than robust underlying business growth, evidenced by the erratic payout history ranging from $0.395 to $2.37 annually. Fundamentally, the asset is stuck in a rut; despite a slight nominal gain over the last two years, the most recent annual performance was a decline, and the price has failed to break out of its 52-week range, hovering near the highs without sustaining momentum. The recent price action shows a tight consolidation around $31.40-$31.80, offering no clear catalyst for a breakout. With options flow showing negligible speculative interest and the statistical forecast offering only a marginal upward lean, there is no compelling case for capital appreciation in the near term. Investors here are effectively buying a bond-like yield on a commodity strategy that lacks the volatility or growth engine to drive significant price appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061029
MSTL0.064543
AutoETS0.064628
AutoARIMA0.064629

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 8.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.075
Excess Kurtosis -0.83

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:39 a.m. EDT: Options activity is sparse and fragmented across distant expirations. Call interest is concentrated deep in-the-money at the $28 strike, suggesting a floor or defensive positioning rather than aggressive upside speculation. Put activity is isolated at a far-dated $35 strike, indicating minimal hedging demand. The lack of liquidity and volume in near-term strikes makes it difficult to discern a clear, immediate directional bias from speculators.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
9.81% 9.81% — —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-30 2.370 9.809603
2024-12-23 0.960 3.982576
2023-12-18 0.395 1.634934
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 7.56

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 32.13
All Time Low 23.29
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 203
Average Volume 203
Average Volume10Days 470
Beta3 Year 0.72
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 500
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 31.8176
Day Low 31.8176
Display Name CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF
Dividend Yield 7.56
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.1628
Fifty Day Average Change 0.6548004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.021012247
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 25.555779
Fifty Two Week High 32.13
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.31240082
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.009723025
Fifty Two Week Low 23.941
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.8766003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32900047
Fifty Two Week Range 23.941 - 32.13
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,692,797,400,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 31.8176
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,692,576,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in instruments that derive their value from the performance of the index. In seeking to replicate the index, the fund invests in (i) commodity-linked derivative instruments, and in (ii) bonds, debt securities and other fixed income instruments issued by various U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1838297380
Nav Price 31.9
Net Assets 3,132,980.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.67
Open 32.05
Phone 888-658-8287
Previous Close 31.9097
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0921001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.288627
Regular Market Day High 31.8176
Regular Market Day Low 31.8176
Regular Market Day Range 31.8176 - 31.8176
Regular Market Open 32.05
Regular Market Previous Close 31.9097
Regular Market Price 31.8176
Regular Market Time 1,791,818,059
Regular Market Volume 21
Short Name VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy
Source Interval 15
Symbol CMCI
Three Year Average Return 0.1349406
Total Assets 3,132,980
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 14.13479
Trailing Three Month Returns 14.13479
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.421856
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3957443
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11947652
Type Disp ETF
Volume 21
Yield 0.0756
Ytd Return 31.03304