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VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF (PIT)

Commodities Broad Basket | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
70.42 USD +2.03 (2.968%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 70.42 +0.15 (0.213%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF presents a compelling case for income-focused investors, primarily driven by a robust 7.15% dividend yield. However, the recent price action tells a different story; the stock has drifted below its 50-day moving average, indicating short-term weakness despite the broader 200-day trend remaining supportive. The recent price history shows a choppy, range-bound pattern with no clear breakout, keeping the short-term outlook neutral. On the long end, the fundamentals are solid: the asset has delivered positive returns over the last two years with no trailing years of decline, supported by consistent dividend payments. While the yield is attractive, the lack of recent price momentum suggests the market is waiting for a clearer catalyst in the commodity sector before committing capital to a full recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.041048
AutoETS0.041814
AutoTheta0.044353
AutoARIMA0.049069

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 4.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.075
Excess Kurtosis -0.37

As of July 11, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is sparse and mixed. Call buyers are focused on the $80 strike for August expiration, suggesting a speculative bet on a commodity rally, while put activity is negligible and concentrated at lower strikes for August. The lack of significant open interest or volume in either direction indicates a lack of strong directional conviction among retail traders, with implied volatility remaining moderate.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
8.88% 8.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 4.708 8.875651
2024-12-23 1.700 3.647286
2023-12-18 2.958 6.352001
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 7.15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 78.42
All Time Low 45.32
Ask 70.49
Ask Size 1,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 31,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 51,247
Average Volume 51,247
Average Volume10Days 31,450
Beta3 Year 1.13
Bid 61.0
Bid Size 300
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 70.45
Day Low 69.01
Dividend Yield 7.15
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 71.93492
Fifty Day Average Change -1.5149231
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.021059634
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.226982
Fifty Two Week High 78.42
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.0
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.102014795
Fifty Two Week Low 50.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.579998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38512978
Fifty Two Week Range 50.84 - 78.42
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,671,719,400,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,671,494,400
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 is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets in instruments that derive their value from the performance of commodities. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1799663082
Nav Price 68.76
Net Assets 260,243,168.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.55
Open 69.01
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.15000153
Post Market Change Percent 0.21346454
Post Market Price 70.42
Post Market Time 1,783,973,405
Previous Close 68.39
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.03
Regular Market Change Percent 2.96827
Regular Market Day High 70.45
Regular Market Day Low 69.01
Regular Market Day Range 69.01 - 70.45
Regular Market Open 69.01
Regular Market Previous Close 68.39
Regular Market Price 70.42
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,791
Regular Market Volume 8,965
Short Name VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol PIT
Three Year Average Return 0.1969208
Total Assets 260,243,168
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -8.74082
Trailing Three Month Returns -8.74082
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 63.179733
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.240265
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1145979
Type Disp ETF
Volume 8,965
Yield 0.0715
Ytd Return 24.65468