VanEck’s 70-Year Legacy: Pioneering Gold Funds and Global Markets
VanEck celebrates seven decades of financial innovation since its 1955 founding by John van Eck. The firm's early bet on post-war European and Japanese markets through America's first international mutual fund established its reputation for identifying undervalued opportunities.
In 1968, VanEck made Wall Street history by launching the first US gold fund at $35/oz - a prescient MOVE that became the decade's top-performing fund as inflation surged. This golden touch extended through the 1980s-90s as the firm capitalized on emerging market growth.