# VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) — Dividends

CRAK · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/crak/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.76 |
| Forward yield | 1.12% |
| Growth streak | — |

VanEck Oil Refiners ETF pays one distribution a year. Its most recent distribution was $0.76 per share, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 22, 2025 and a pay date of December 26, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $0.76 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 1.16% at a share price of $65.33.

The table lists seven annual distributions, one each December from 2019 to 2025. Ex-dates fell in the second half of December, and payment followed one to seven days later. The amount has varied widely from year to year. It was $0.41 in 2019, $0.66 in 2020 and $0.65 in 2021. It then rose three years in a row, to $0.96 in 2022, $1.25 in 2023 and $1.54 in 2024, the largest in the table. The 2025 distribution of $0.76 was about 51% below the 2024 amount, and the source shows no current growth streak.

No distribution with a 2026 ex-date is listed yet. If the annual pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in the second half of December 2026 and be paid within about a week.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.76 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.54 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $1.25 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.96 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $0.65 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.66 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.41 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Oil Refiners ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.76 per share.

### What is CRAK's distribution yield?

VanEck Oil Refiners ETF paid $0.76 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.12% at the last price of $67.27. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is CRAK's most recent ex-distribution date?

VanEck Oil Refiners ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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