VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG)

TotalReturn:

'The total return on a portfolio of investments takes into account not only the capital appreciation on the portfolio, but also the income received on the portfolio. The income typically consists of interest, dividends, and securities lending fees. This contrasts with the price return, which takes into account only the capital gain on an investment.'

• The total return, or increase in value over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is 93.1%, which is greater, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (67.8%) in the same period.
• Looking at total return in of 52.8% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus better in comparison to SPY (44.5%).

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a useful measure of growth over multiple time periods. It can be thought of as the growth rate that gets you from the initial investment value to the ending investment value if you assume that the investment has been compounding over the time period.'

• Looking at the annual return (CAGR) of 14.1% in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (10.9%)
• Compared with SPY (13.1%) in the period of the last 3 years, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2% is greater, thus better.

Volatility:

'Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. Volatility can either be measured by using the standard deviation or variance between returns from that same security or market index. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. In the securities markets, volatility is often associated with big swings in either direction. For example, when the stock market rises and falls more than one percent over a sustained period of time, it is called a 'volatile' market.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (21.4%) in the period of the last 5 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 30.4% of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is higher, thus worse.
• Looking at 30 days standard deviation in of 30.6% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to SPY (18.8%).

DownVol:

'The downside volatility is similar to the volatility, or standard deviation, but only takes losing/negative periods into account.'

• The downside risk over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is 21.2%, which is greater, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (15.4%) in the same period.
• Looking at downside risk in of 20.8% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to SPY (13.3%).

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio (also known as the Sharpe index, the Sharpe measure, and the reward-to-variability ratio) is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk, named after William F. Sharpe.'

• Looking at the Sharpe Ratio of 0.38 in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (0.39)
• Compared with SPY (0.56) in the period of the last 3 years, the ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) of 0.42 is smaller, thus worse.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio, or strategy. It is a modification of the Sharpe ratio but penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return, while the Sharpe ratio penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally. Though both ratios measure an investment's risk-adjusted return, they do so in significantly different ways that will frequently lead to differing conclusions as to the true nature of the investment's return-generating efficiency. The Sortino ratio is used as a way to compare the risk-adjusted performance of programs with differing risk and return profiles. In general, risk-adjusted returns seek to normalize the risk across programs and then see which has the higher return unit per risk.'

• The excess return divided by the downside deviation over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is 0.55, which is greater, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (0.55) in the same period.
• Compared with SPY (0.79) in the period of the last 3 years, the ratio of annual return and downside deviation of 0.61 is lower, thus worse.

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• The Ulcer Index over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is 21 , which is higher, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (9.46 ) in the same period.
• Looking at Ulcer Ratio in of 26 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (10 ).

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown is defined as the peak-to-trough decline of an investment during a specific period. It is usually quoted as a percentage of the peak value. The maximum drawdown can be calculated based on absolute returns, in order to identify strategies that suffer less during market downturns, such as low-volatility strategies. However, the maximum drawdown can also be calculated based on returns relative to a benchmark index, for identifying strategies that show steady outperformance over time.'

• Looking at the maximum reduction from previous high of -45.7 days in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days)
• During the last 3 years, the maximum drop from peak to valley is -45.7 days, which is smaller, thus worse than the value of -24.5 days from the benchmark.

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs). Many assume Max DD Duration is the length of time between new highs during which the Max DD (magnitude) occurred. But that isn’t always the case. The Max DD duration is the longest time between peaks, period. So it could be the time when the program also had its biggest peak to valley loss (and usually is, because the program needs a long time to recover from the largest loss), but it doesn’t have to be'

• The maximum time in days below previous high water mark over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is 591 days, which is larger, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (352 days) in the same period.
• Looking at maximum days under water in of 591 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (352 days).

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (78 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the average days under water of 169 days of VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF is greater, thus worse.
• Looking at average time in days below previous high water mark in of 254 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (102 days).