ETF·NYSE
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK)
- Net assets
- $663.72M
- Expense ratio
- 0.61%
- Yield
- 1.19%
- 52-week range
- $36.66 $68.37
The short version
Where CRAK stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
CRAK at a glance
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK): Strong Buy, 88/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($63.02 and $51.19).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.61%, $663.7M in net assets, +75.8% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) earns a CleaRank rating of Strong Buy and a model score of 88/100.
Trend contributes the most to that score. The price is 31.54% above its 200-day average and 6.86% above its 50-day average, while the 50-day average sits 23.09% above the 200-day. Cost is the main drag, as the expense ratio stands at 0.61%. The 50-day average is $63.02 and the 200-day average is $51.19. Across the last year, the price has climbed 84.93%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from CRAK's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $67.34 is 6.9% above the 50-day simple moving average of $63.02.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 31.5% above the 200-day simple moving average of $51.19.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($63.02) is 23.1% above the 200-day average ($51.19), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 97% of its 52-week range, between $36.66 and $68.37.
CRAK share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far CRAK has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where CRAK sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
2/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.61% a year, $61.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $663.7M.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Energy, makes up 98.6% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 1.19%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 75.82%.
CRAK Fund Facts
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a global index of companies involved in crude oil refining. The fund provides concentrated exposure to businesses that convert crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oil, naphtha, and related petrochemicals.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | CRAK |
|---|---|
| YTD | 69.09% |
| 1 month | 3.89% |
| 3 months | 37.11% |
| 1 year | 75.82% |
| 3 years | 26.98% |
| 5 years | 20.77% |
| 10 years | 15.48% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, CRAK has an expense ratio of 0.61%, $663.72M in net assets and a distribution yield of 1.19%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for CRAK.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of CRAK's holdings, performance and risks.
Energy is the leading sector in CRAK, and it makes up 98.6% of the fund. Basic Materials follows at 1.4%. Because nearly the entire fund sits in one sector, the fund's moves track that sector closely. CRAK is an Equity Energy fund offered by VanEck, and it launched on August 18, 2015.
The expense ratio is 0.61%, which comes to $61.00 a year on a $10,000 holding. Net assets total $663.7M. The distribution yield is 1.19%. Portfolio turnover runs at 26%.
CRAK's average daily move is 1.35%. Concentration matters here: Energy makes up 98.6% of the fund, so a setback in that sector would weigh on the whole.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 62.7, showing bullish momentum without being overbought.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 62.7 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of CRAK
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) trades above both of its long-term averages, a pattern that usually signals an uptrend. The price of $67.34 sits 6.86% above the 50-day average of $63.02 and 31.54% above the 200-day average of $51.19. Measured against its 52-week range, the price is at 97%, and it is 1.51% below the 52-week high of $68.37. Finally, the 50-day average is 23.09% above the 200-day average.
On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 62.7, in the bullish zone, below the overbought line, with the MACD line positive. Every period on the chart shows a gain, with the price up 24.13% over the past three months, 44.51% over the past six months and 84.93% over the past year.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 52-week high at $68.37, just above the price, and the 20-day EMA at $65.68, just below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 62.7, in the bullish zone, with the MACD line positive; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.61% a year, CRAK charges $61.00 on every $10,000 invested.
CRAK trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($63.02 and $51.19), which is what makes the trend up; losing the 50-day would be the first warning. The nearest level under the price is the 20-day EMA at $65.68.
The next level overhead for CRAK is the 52-week high of $68.37. The RSI is in the bullish band, which backs the current direction without the momentum looking overstretched.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for CRAK, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with CRAK at $67.34, its 14-day RSI is 62.7 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $63.02 and its 200-day is $51.19.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What CRAK moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, CRAK's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.41 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.34 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.10 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.12 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
CRAK trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from CRAK's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much CRAK tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
CRAK's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
4/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.35% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 58.9%, from September 2018 to March 2020, regained by June 2022.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
69% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $44,131, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
CRAK Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, CRAK's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -58.9% (September 2018 to March 2020); it regained that peak by June 2022, 27 months after the low, and 69% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into CRAK in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: CRAK beat the S&P 500 over this period: $44,131 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in CRAK in October 2016 would be worth about $44,131 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to CRAK, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +4.66%, up in 8 of 10 years.
Weakest month, December: an average of -1.58%, up in 4 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.06%, up in 5 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, CRAK's strongest calendar month has been January (average +4.66%, up in 8 of 10 years) and its weakest December (average -1.58%, up in 4 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in CRAK, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in CRAK today could grow to about $23,019 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $57,829 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,163. The simulation models price only; at today's 1.19% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
CRAK 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $94.00 for CRAK by 2030 in the base case, from $67.34 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $52.49. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on CRAK's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $54.70 | $73.20 | $97.95 | |
| 2028 | $52.70 | $79.56 | $120 | |
| 2029 | $52.21 | $86.48 | $143 | |
| 2030 | $52.49 | $94.00 | $168 | |
| 2031 | $53.26 | $102 | $196 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of CRAK's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.