VanEck Steel ETF
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
4.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 35.2% [Q4 2024] → 30.42% (-4.78%) [Q1 2025]
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.4M [Q4 2024] → $23M (-$4.37M) [Q1 2025]
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 43 [Q4 2024] → 36 (-7) [Q1 2025]
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 12
59% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80K | Put options by funds: $197K
69% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 13
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for SLX.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 17 articles about SLX published over the past 30 days
Negative
Barrons
5 days ago
Steel Stocks Slide. Blame Trump's TACO Tuesday.
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that a quota deal with Mexico would let some steel imports enter the U.S. tariff-free.

Negative
WSJ
1 week ago
Trump's New Steel Tariffs Look Vulnerable to a Courtroom Challenge
Increase is piggybacking on seven-year-old findings. Are they too stale?

Neutral
Fast Company
1 week ago
Trump's 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum are imminent. Here's what to know
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers.Foreign-made steel and aluminum is used in household products like soup cans and paper clips as well as big-ticket items like a stainless-steel refrigerators and cars. Economists warn that the latest tariffs will significantly squeeze the wallets of both companies and shoppers alike.Here's what we know.

Neutral
NYTimes
1 week ago
Trump Doubles Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
The president ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, saying the former levies weren't high enough to help the U.S. industry.

Neutral
Schwab Network
1 week ago
Tariffs "Reinforce" U.S. Steelmakers at Risk of Higher Prices, Aluminum a Different Story
Donald Marleau says President Trump's increased tariffs on steel and aluminum will give more power to U.S. steelmakers but notes they will likely pass prices onto consumers. He points to historical stock prices and credit quality trends for steelmakers to show how companies like Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) and Steel Dynamics (STLD) will likely handle tariff volatility.

Neutral
Barrons
1 week ago
Trump Signs Order Doubling Steel, Aluminum Tariffs, Citing National Security
He initially announced the move last Friday while visiting a U.S. Steel factory in Pennsylvania.

Neutral
CNBC Television
1 week ago
Pres. Trump signs order raising tariffs on steel & aluminum imports to 50%
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with a tariff update from the White House lawn.

Negative
Market Watch
1 week ago
Trump signs order imposing 50% tariffs for steel, aluminum. Why economists are dismayed.
The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%.

Neutral
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
1 week ago
What Trump's 50% Tariffs Mean for the Steel Industry
President Donald Trump said he will double tariffs on aluminum and steel, sending futures for the metals surging higher. Steel Manufacturers Association Government Affairs Vice President Brandon Farris discusses the impact of the tariffs and an expected deal between US Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel Corp.

Positive
New York Post
1 week ago
Steel stocks leap after Trump vows to double tariffs to 50%, make Pittsburgh ‘the Steel City again'
During a Pennsylvania rally on Friday, the president told steelworkers he would hike the tax on steel imports so Pittsburgh would be “respected around the world as the Steel City again.”

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