Mr. Cameron joined VanEck in 1995. He currently serves as Deputy Portfolio Manager for VanEck’s Global Hard Assets Strategy, focusing on macroeconomic research and trading oversight. He has over 35 years of experience in international and financial markets. From 1989 to 1995, he was a trader in both Eurobond and emerging markets fixed income for Standard Chartered. Prior to that, he held trading positions at various sell-side firms, specializing in commodity and fixed income securities. Mr. Cameron received an MBA in Finance from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a BS in Finance from Boston College.

Samuel Halpert, Portfolio Manager Mr. Halpert joined VanEck in October 2025 as Portfolio Manager for a broad suite of natural resource-focused portfolios and on May 1, 2026, was named Co-Portfolio Manager for the VanEck Global Resources Strategy. Prior to this, Mr. Halpert served as Head of Global Natural Resources Equity at Macquarie Asset Management, a role he assumed in July 2018. Prior to joining Macquarie, Mr. Halpert worked at VanEck as a senior member of the VanEck Global Resources Investment Team for 18 years, specializing in agriculture, coal, paper and forest products, refining, shipping, and steel investments. Earlier work experience included roles at Goldman Sachs and Refco. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American literature from Harvard College.

Geoffrey King, CFA, Portfolio Manager Mr. King joined VanEck in October 2025 as Portfolio Manager for a broad suite of natural resource-focused portfolios and on May 1, 2026, was named Co-Portfolio Manager for the VanEck Global Resources Strategy. Prior to this, Mr. King served as Portfolio Manager on the Global Natural Resources Equity Team at Macquarie Asset Management, a role he assumed in July 2018. Prior to joining Macquarie, Mr. King worked at Abraxas Petroleum where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Mr. King worked at VanEck and served as a member of the VanEck Global Resources Investment Team for over five years, focused on natural resource commodities and equities. Mr. King earned a Bachelor of Arts in both economics and history from Davidson College, and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.