Average Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | 60 Months Ended | 120 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 19, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except withholding taxes) | ||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except withholding taxes) | |||||
| NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except withholding taxes) | ||||||
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| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except withholding taxes) | |||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 10.64% | 4.62% | 7.69% | |||
| MSCI ACWI Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except withholding taxes) | ||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | MSCI ACWI Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes, except withholding taxes) | |||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | 17.49% | 10.06% | 9.23% | |||
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF Class | ||||||
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| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | [1] | VanEck Gold Miners ETF*(return before taxes) | ||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | [1] | 10.17% | 4.29% | 7.31% | ||
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF Class | After Taxes on Distributions | ||||||
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| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | [1] | VanEck Gold Miners ETF*(return after taxes on distributions) | ||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | [1] | 9.65% | 4.02% | 7.10% | ||
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | ||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||
| Average Annual Return, Label [Optional Text] | [1] | VanEck Gold Miners ETF*(return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares) | ||||
| Average Annual Return, Percent | [1] | 6.02% | 3.37% | 5.94% | ||
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