# VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) — Dividends

REMX · NYSE · Fund

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## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.30 |
| Forward yield | 2.33% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF pays one distribution a year. Its most recent distribution was $1.30 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 $1.30 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 2.04% at a share price of $63.79.

The annual amount varies widely, and the record has a gap. The history shown has six distributions, with ex-dates in December of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025. No distribution is listed for 2023. The amounts were $0.21 in 2019, $0.53 in 2020, $5.89 in 2021, $1.19 in 2022, $1.00 in 2024 and $1.30 in 2025. The 2021 distribution was unusually large, more than four times any other in the table. The 2025 amount was 30% above the 2024 one, and the source counts a growth streak of one year.

Ex-dates fall in the second half of December, with payment one to seven days later. No distribution with a 2026 ex-date is listed yet. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in late December 2026 and be paid in the last days of the year.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $1.30 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.00 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $1.19 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $5.89 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.53 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.21 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $1.30 per share.

### What is REMX's distribution yield?

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF paid $1.30 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.33% at the last price of $55.74. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

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

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals 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)

### Has REMX been raising its distribution?

Yes — VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF has increased its distribution for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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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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