iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI)Natural Resources | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
45.57 USD
+0.91
(2.038%)
⇧
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:40 a.m. EDT
The agricultural sector is currently enjoying a robust multi-year recovery, with the fund posting a +58.89% gain over the last nine years and ending the most recent fiscal year on an upward note. While the trailing twelve-month performance has been flat, the underlying business quality remains solid, supported by a reasonable P/E of 18.5x and a healthy dividend yield of nearly 1.9%. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by immediate technical resistance; the price is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a lack of immediate momentum despite the longer-term uptrend. Options data confirms this tension: traders are aggressively betting on a breakout to the upside, yet the underlying price action suggests the market is waiting for a catalyst to break the consolidation zone. This creates a scenario where the long-term thesis is intact, but the near-term entry lacks a clear directional edge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.029483 |
| MSTL | 0.032235 |
| AutoETS | 0.032924 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.032924 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 1.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.222 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 19.66 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the near-to-intermediate term, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 49 and 50) compared to negligible put activity. This creates a skewed distribution where buyers are paying for upside potential while sellers collect premium, suggesting a consensus expectation of a rally toward the $50 level within the next few months.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.83% | 2.10% | 2.37% | 2.13% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.361 | 0.831223 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.497 | 1.273706 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.403 | 0.981013 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.556 | 1.507184 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.372 | 1.043186 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.553 | 1.486559 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.419 | 1.076844 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.387 | 0.883360 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.253 | 0.583218 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.025 | 0.061350 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.371 | 0.936632 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.201 | 0.491202 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.292 | 0.890787 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.236 | 0.950463 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.263 | 0.925079 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.269 | 0.983906 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.285 | 1.082827 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.240 | 0.837404 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.251 | 0.875785 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.262 | 0.979806 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.229 | 0.924879 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.304 | 1.296375 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.228 | 1.039198 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.330 | 1.217712 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.220 | 0.847131 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.320 | 1.138385 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.052 | 0.190546 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.181 | 0.678920 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.188 | 0.718929 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.136 | 0.507652 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.198 | 0.862369 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 50.61 |
| All Time Low | 18.38 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 50,550 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 50,098 |
| Average Volume | 50,098 |
| Average Volume10Days | 50,550 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.55 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Natural Resources |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 45.65 |
| Day Low | 44.78 |
| Display Name | MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 1.89 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.3181763 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 46.2288 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.65880203 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0142509 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 15.1624565 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 49.64 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.0699997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.081990324 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 38.08 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.489998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.19669111 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 38.08 - 49.64 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,328,193,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0464191 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.90999985 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.0376172 |
| Fullday Price | 45.57 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,327,968,000 |
| 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 generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index measures the combined performance of equity securities of companies in both developed and emerging markets that are primarily engaged in the business of agriculture. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_160287299 |
| Nav Price | 44.73653 |
| Net Assets | 170,264,288.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.39 |
| Open | 44.83 |
| Previous Close | 44.66 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.91 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.03762 |
| Regular Market Day High | 45.65 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 44.78 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 44.78 - 45.65 |
| Regular Market Open | 44.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 44.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 45.57 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 17,926 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,050,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Agriculture Produc |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VEGI |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.087499596 |
| Total Assets | 170,264,288 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 19.657694 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.64641 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.64641 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 44.72445 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.84555054 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.01890578 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 17,926 |
| Yield | 0.0189 |
| Ytd Return | 18.60769 |