iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI)
| Assets | $102.18M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 19.02 |
| Shares Out | 2.55M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.96 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.34% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Semi-Annual |
| Payout Ratio | 44.50% |
| Volume | 31,196 |
| Open | 41.14 |
| Previous Close | 41.28 |
| Day's Range | 40.91 - 41.14 |
| 52-Week Low | 33.13 |
| 52-Week High | 41.36 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Holdings | 158 |
| Inception Date | Jan 31, 2012 |
About VEGI
Fund Home PageThe iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies that are sensitive to agricultural commodity prices. VEGI was launched on Jan 31, 2012 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
61.14% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Deere & Company | DE | 26.18% |
| Corteva, Inc. | CTVA | 9.95% |
| Nutrien Ltd. | NTR | 5.83% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | ADM | 5.32% |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | CF | 3.07% |
| The Mosaic Company | MOS | 2.32% |
| Kubota Corporation | 6326 | 2.31% |
| CNH Industrial N.V. | CNH | 2.30% |
| Bunge Global SA | BG | 2.06% |
| Mowi ASA | MOWI | 1.79% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.40251 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.55594 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.37189 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.55261 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.41884 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.38696 | Dec 19, 2022 |
Performance
VEGI had a total return of 16.56% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.58%.
News
VEGI: Overpriced And Overconcentrated
The iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF offers thematic exposure to agriculture but is heavily concentrated in just a few stocks. VEGI's largest holding, Deere & Co., makes up over 26% of total ass...
VEGI: Not Your Typical Agriculture Stock ETF, A Lesson In Knowing What You Own
VEGI is an agricultural ETF that invests in agricultural stocks across various sectors. The ETF has a high concentration in its top holdings, with Deere representing 22% of the total fund. VEGI remain...
VEGI: A Good Fund But Momentum Challenged
iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF offers exposure to global agribusiness companies in the agriculture sector. The VEGI ETF is a relatively small fund with a low expense ratio and a good number of...
VEGI: A Future Market Leader, Just Not Yet
Agribusiness is a $4 Trillion global market, so it is one of those essential industries investors should track. VEGI does a solid job of doing that, through a focused, global equity portfolio that emp...
VEGI: Not Much Agriculture Production In This ETF
The name of the iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF implies that it offers exposure to companies producing agricultural commodities. Yet, the actual holdings primarily consist of companies t...
Where BlackRock sees ‘tremendous' market opportunities for ETF investors in 2023 after damage to stocks, bonds
Hello! In this week's ETF Wrap, BlackRock's Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy for the Americas, discusses ways for investors to play a world of higher rates and elevated inflation i...
VEGI: Global Agricultural Stocks Remain Undervalued In Spite Of Recent Outperformance
VEGI invests in agricultural stocks on a global basis. The fund has recently out-performed, helped by its heavier-than-average exposure to characteristically defensive stocks.
VEGI: Global Agriculture Index ETF, Strong Inflation Hedge And Performance Track Record
Prices are increasing. Agricultural commodity prices have seen significant, above-average increases.
VEGI: Agriculture Stocks Are Undervalued Even After Strong Post-Pandemic Performance
VEGI invests in agricultural stocks. The fund is somewhat concentrated at the top but had 156 holdings as of June 8, 2022.
iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF: May Fizz Away
Even though this appears to be a global themed ETF, it is overly exposed to US-based stocks, and the DE stock in particular.
AgTech: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions To Food Inflation
The most significant factors driving the global rally in food prices have come from China, which first started seeing localized food inflation in 2019. The nascent agtech sector addresses food inflati...