We are pleased to present this semi-annual report for the industry exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of the Market Vectors ETF Trust for the period ended March 31, 2012.
Our equity ETF products now consist of Hard Assets ETFs, International ETFs and Industry ETFs.
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| n Improving U.S. economic data. In March 2012, the unemployment rate dropped to 8.2%, down from 9.0% in the same month of 2011. In the first quarter 2012, total U.S. non-farm employment increased by 635,000 jobs, the most for any quarter since Q1 2006, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| n Positive steps in resolving Europe’s debt dilemma. Although much uncertainty still exists, European Central Bank action paired with austerity measures have managed to subdue global trepidation over Europe’s economic future. |
| n Continued low interest rates globally. Twice during the six-month period, 10-year U.S. Treasury yields showed upward momentum, reaching 2.40% in October and 2.38% in March. But in both cases the surge was short-lived, as yields eventually fell back toward the 2.0% level. Low interest rates have helped U.S. homeowners refinance mortgages and have boosted demand for housing. |
| n Moderate levels of inflation in most goods (except gasoline). Inflationary pressures, which showed signs of heating up in the second and third quarters of 2011, moderated over the six months. In March, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the seasonally adjusted 12-month increase in the Consumer Price Index was 2.7%, compared to 3.9% at the start of the six-month period. Moderate inflation is positive for equities and also increases consumer confidence and spending power. The only place inflation seemed worrisome for consumers was at the gas pump, where prices increased at an annualized rate of about 12% over the six months, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. |
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MARKET VECTORS INDUSTRY ETFs |
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Industry Sectors
Bank and Brokerage
The banking and brokerage industries are components of the Financials sector, the top-performing of all S&P 500 Index sectors for the six-month period. Banking and brokerage stocks have been beneficiaries of low interest rates and a continuation of central bank stimulus. Large banks also are taking advantage of less industry competition in the aftermath of 2008-09. Although earnings have been modestly strong recently in Financials, some analysts remain concerned about the sector’s long-term vulnerability to increased regulation and global de-risking.
Biotechnology
The biotechnology industry is one of the bright spots in the Health Care sector, which has lived with uncertainties of the U.S. health care reform initiative for the past two years, since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March of 2010. In fiscal year 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 35 new medicines, a number surpassed only once in the past decade (37 in 2009). In 24 cases, new drugs were approved in the U.S. before any other country in the world, indicating expedited government approval processes.3
Since the biotechnology industry often has wide performance gaps between winners and losers, an ETF of biotech stocks may offer portfolio diversification benefits in allocating assets to this industry.
Environmental Services
The environmental services industry is using technology and innovation to produce benefits for the global environment, including sanitary and safe waste disposal, cleaner drinking water and controls over the impacts of industrialization and urbanization. According to the U.K. Centre for Economic and Environmental Development, the global market for environmental goods and services is expected to grow to about $800 billion by 2015, representing a 45% cumulative growth rate over a 10-year period.4
Gaming
Analysts believe gaming industry revenues are a good barometer for consumer confidence and discretionary spending. Some also think revenue potential has only begun to be tapped in two expansion markets, Macau (China) and Indonesia, representing two of the four largest nations in the world by population. Internet gaming, which until recently has been strictly regulated by many jurisdictions (including the U.S.), also gives this industry expansion potential.
Pharmaceutical
A symbol of the pharmaceutical industry’s challenges occurred on November 30, 2011, when the patent expired for Pfizer’s Lipitor®, the top-selling prescription drug. Although drugs like Lipitor can continue to generate sales as “generics” after patents expire, analysts are concerned that major pharmaceutical companies have a thin pipeline of new products and patents, at a time when other blockbuster drugs will soon follow Lipitor’s arc. As a result, pharmaceutical stocks have significantly lagged both broad equity indices and the Health Care sector recently.
Retail
Although U.S. retailers have taken advantage of an improving economy in the short term, they continue to face the challenges of new consumer spending habits. With 42% of U.S. consumers now owning smart phones, according to Deloitte, shopping has become more convenient and price comparisons are only a few seconds away. During the six-month period, retailers took advantage of a strong 2011 holiday season, with chain discount store sales up 7% and online sales up 15% over prior-year levels. Both high end retailers and most
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price-competitive discounters and online merchants reportedly performed well, while retailers “in the middle” struggled to hold share. Total consumer credit outstanding has been sluggish, with revolving credit remaining virtually flat over the six-month period, despite low interest rates.
Semiconductor
The global semiconductor industry grew revenues by an estimated 1.25% in 2011, according to HS iSuppli Market Research, which disappointed some analysts. However, consumer demand for electronic devices is expected to stimulate modestly higher demand for chips in 2012. Semiconductor equipment makers are concerned about lack of demand for new fabrication capacity and flat chip-maker budgets for capital equipment. As a result of these trends, the industry has significantly underperformed the broader equity market and Information Technology sector in recent months.
Summary
The period covered by this semi-annual report to shareholders was a rewarding time for most equity investors, across virtually all sectors, and it demonstrated the benefits of having a long-term focus and well diversified portfolio, capable of riding through the market’s rough spots. During this period, Market Vectors initiated an expansion in our industry ETF family with the launch of five new funds in mid-December, all of which began their lives with strong performance in their first full quarters.
I want to thank you for your participation in the Market Vectors ETF Trust. If you have any questions, please contact us at 1.888.MKT.VCTR or visit marketvectorsetfs.com
We value your ongoing confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in the future.


Jan F. van Eck
Trustee and President
Market Vectors ETF Trust
April 30, 2012
Represents the opinions of the investment adviser. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Current market conditions may not continue.
All indices listed are unmanaged indices and include the reinvestment of all dividends, but do not reflect the payment of transaction costs, advisory fees or expenses that are associated with an investment in the Fund. An index’s performance is not illustrative of the Fund’s performance. Indices are not securities in which investments can be made.
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1 | Standard & Poor’s® (S&P) 500 Index, calculated with dividends reinvested, consists of 500 widely held common stocks covering industrial, utility, financial and transportation sectors. |
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2 | Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 1,100 equity securities of companies located in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
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3 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration, news release 11/3/11 http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm278383.htm |
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4 | Global Environmental Services Report; www.reportlinker.com/ci01329/Environmental-services.html |
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MARKET VECTORS BANK AND BROKERAGE ETF (RKH) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | MVRKHTR2 | |
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Life* | | 26.87 | % | | 25.65 | % | | 25.76 | % | |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (12/20/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (12/21/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.82% / Net Expense Ratio 0.35%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.35% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
Market Vectors US Listed Bank and Brokerage 25 Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, which has contracted with Structured Solutions AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Structured Solutions AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Structured Solutions AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | Market Vectors US Listed Bank and Brokerage 25 Index (MVRKHTR) is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded bank and brokerage companies. |
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MARKET VECTORS BIOTECH ETF (BBH) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | MVBBHTR2 | |
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Life* | | 26.24 | % | | 25.85 | % | | 26.02 | % | |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (12/20/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (12/21/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.51% / Net Expense Ratio 0.35%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.35% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
Market Vectors US Listed Biotech 25 Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, which has contracted with Structured Solutions AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Structured Solutions AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Structured Solutions AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | Market Vectors US Listed Biotech 25 Index (MVBBHTR) is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded biotech companies. |
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MARKET VECTORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ETF (EVX) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | AXENV2 | |
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Three Months | | 13.24 | % | | 13.49 | % | | 13.63 | % | |
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Six Months | | 17.94 | % | | 20.00 | % | | 20.34 | % | |
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One Year | | (0.54 | )% | | (0.35 | )% | | 0.23 | % | |
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Five Year | | 4.05 | % | | 4.10 | % | | 4.64 | % | |
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Life* (annualized) | | 6.26 | % | | 6.31 | % | | 6.86 | % | |
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Life* (cumulative) | | 39.37 | % | | 39.74 | % | | 43.79 | % | |
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*since 10/10/06. Also, effective January 1, 2012, please be advised the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to September 30. |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (10/10/06) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (10/16/06), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.87% / Net Expense Ratio 0.55%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.55% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index (the “Index”) is a trademark of NYSE Euronext or its affiliates (NYSE Euronext), is licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation. NYSE Euronext neither sponsors nor endorses the Fund and makes no representation as to the accuracy and/or completeness of the Index or results to be obtained by any person from using the Index in connection with trading of the Fund.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index (AXENV) is a modified equal dollar-weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are involved in the management, removal and storage of consumer waste and industrial byproducts and related environmental services. |
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MARKET VECTORS GAMING ETF (BJK) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | WAGRT2 | |
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Three Months | | 19.16 | % | | 19.09 | % | | 19.06 | % | |
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Six Months | | 31.82 | % | | 31.25 | % | | 30.66 | % | |
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One Year | | 13.69 | % | | 14.39 | % | | 14.91 | % | |
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Life* (annualized) | | (0.28 | )% | | (0.18 | )% | | 0.92 | % | |
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Life* (cumulative) | | (1.16 | )% | | (0.74 | )% | | 3.92 | % | |
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*since 1/22/08. Also, effective January 1, 2012, please be advised the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to September 30. |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (1/22/08) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (1/24/08), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.72% / Net Expense Ratio 0.65%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.65% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
S-Network Global Gaming IndexSM (the “Index”), a trademark of Stowe Global Indexes LLC, is licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation. Stowe Global Indexes LLC neither sponsors or endorses the Fund and makes no representation as to the accuracy and/or completeness of the Index or results to be obtained by any person using the Index in connection with trading the Fund. The Index is calculated and maintained by Standard & Poor’s Custom Indices, which neither sponsors nor endorses the Fund.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | S-Network Global Gaming IndexSM (WAGRT) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of a global universe of listed companies engaged in the global gaming industry. |
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MARKET VECTORS PHARMACEUTICAL ETF (PPH) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | MVPPHTR2 | |
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Life* | | 8.12 | % | | 7.16 | % | | 7.04 | % | |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (12/20/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (12/21/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.42% / Net Expense Ratio 0.35%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.35% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, which has contracted with Structured Solutions AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Structured Solutions AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Structured Solutions AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index (MVPPHTR) is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded pharmaceutical companies. |
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MARKET VECTORS RETAIL ETF (RTH) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | MVRTHTR2 | |
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Life* | | 13.47 | % | | 12.31 | % | | 12.32 | % | |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (12/20/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (12/21/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.56% / Net Expense Ratio 0.35%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.35% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
Market Vectors US Listed Retail 25 Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, which has contracted with Structured Solutions AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Structured Solutions AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Structured Solutions AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | Market Vectors US Listed Retail 25 Index (MVRTHTR) is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded retail companies. |
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MARKET VECTORS SEMICONDUCTOR ETF (SMH) |
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Total Return | | Share Price1 | | NAV | | MVSMHTR2 | |
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Life* | | 19.21 | % | | 19.60 | % | | 19.58 | % | |
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1 | The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since the shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the period from commencement (12/20/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (12/21/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com/etf.
Gross Expense Ratio 0.41% / Net Expense Ratio 0.35%
Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.35% of the average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2013. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called “creation units” and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind.
Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, which has contracted with Structured Solutions AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Structured Solutions AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Structured Solutions AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties.
Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.
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2 | Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index (MVSMHTR) is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded semiconductor companies. |
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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
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EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES |
(unaudited) |
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Hypothetical $1,000 investment at beginning of period |
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur operating expenses, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This disclosure is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. |
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The disclosure is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. |
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Actual Expenses |
The first line in the table below provides information about account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period. |
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Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes |
The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on your Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. |
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as program fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. |
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| | | | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2011 | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2012 | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period | | Expenses Paid During the Period* October 1, 2011- March 31, 2012 | |
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Bank & Brokerage ETF*** | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,228.50 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.97 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.44 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.79 | | |
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Biotech ETF*** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,217.80 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.96 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.44 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.79 | | |
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Environmental Services ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,200.00 | | | 0.55 | % | | | $ | 3.05 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.43 | | | 0.55 | % | | | $ | 2.80 | | |
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Gaming ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,312.50 | | | 0.65 | % | | | $ | 3.79 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.93 | | | 0.65 | % | | | $ | 3.31 | | |
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Pharmaceutical ETF*** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,060.10 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.82 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.44 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.79 | | |
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Retail ETF*** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,125.00 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.87 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.44 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.79 | | |
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Semiconductor ETF*** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Actual | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,177.10 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.92 | | |
| Hypothetical** | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.44 | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 1.79 | | |
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* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended March 31, 2012) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 and divided by 366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
** | Assumes annual return of 5% before expenses |
*** | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the period from December 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 102 and divided by 366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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BANK & BROKERAGE ETF |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS: 100.1% | |
Brazil: 6.5% | |
| 52,782 | | Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR) | | $ | 923,685 | |
| 20,546 | | Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) | | | 188,407 | |
| 63,623 | | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ADR) | | | 1,220,925 | |
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| | | | | | 2,333,017 | |
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Canada: 17.4% | | | | |
| 18,221 | | Bank of Montreal (USD) | | | 1,082,692 | |
| 29,203 | | Bank of Nova Scotia (USD) | | | 1,636,536 | |
| 30,613 | | Royal Bank of Canada (USD) | | | 1,777,085 | |
| 21,293 | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (USD) | | | 1,808,840 | |
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| | | | | | 6,305,153 | |
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Germany: 3.4% | | | | |
| 24,596 | | Deutsche Bank AG (USD) | | | 1,224,635 | |
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India: 0.2% | | | | |
| 2,296 | | ICICI Bank Ltd. (ADR) | | | 80,062 | |
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Japan: 4.2% | | | | |
| 308,533 | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (ADR) | | | 1,536,494 | |
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Netherlands: 2.2% | | | | |
| 93,759 | | ING Groep N.V. (ADR) * | | | 780,075 | |
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Spain: 7.7% | | | | |
| 139,515 | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (ADR) † | | | 1,114,725 | |
| 217,087 | | Banco Santander S.A. (ADR) | | | 1,665,057 | |
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| | | | | | 2,779,782 | |
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Switzerland: 6.3% | | | |
| 31,352 | | Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) † | | | 893,845 | |
| 98,134 | | UBS AG (USD) * | | | 1,375,839 | |
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| | | | | | 2,269,684 | |
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Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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United Kingdom: 10.9% | | | | |
| 66,833 | | Barclays Plc (ADR) † | | $ | 1,012,520 | |
| 66,051 | | HSBC Holdings Plc (ADR) | | | 2,932,004 | |
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| | | | | | 3,944,524 | |
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United States: 41.3% | | | | |
| 213,297 | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,041,252 | |
| 30,748 | | Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 441,849 | |
| 51,463 | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,880,973 | |
| 13,096 | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,628,749 | |
| 69,320 | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,187,334 | |
| 40,536 | | Morgan Stanley | | | 796,127 | |
| 53,756 | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 1,702,990 | |
| 95,758 | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3,269,178 | |
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| | | | | | 14,948,452 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $32,475,029) | | | 36,201,878 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 4.0% | | | | |
(Cost: $1,429,317) | | | | |
| 1,429,317 | | Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund | | | 1,429,317 | |
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Total Investments: 104.1% | | | | |
(Cost: $33,904,346) | | | 37,631,195 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.1)% | | | (1,470,226) | |
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NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 36,160,969 | |
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ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,383,721. |
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Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
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Commercial Banking Institution | | | | 31.8 | % | | $ | 11,498,014 | |
Diversified Banking Institution | | | | 51.1 | | | | 18,509,772 | |
Finance - Investment Banker / Broker | | | | 1.2 | | | | 441,849 | |
Life & Health Insurance | | | | 2.2 | | | | 780,075 | |
Super-Regional Banks | | | | 13.7 | | | | 4,972,168 | |
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| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 36,201,878 | |
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The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
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| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
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Common Stocks* | | $ | 36,201,878 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 36,201,878 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 1,429,317 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | 1,429,317 | |
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Total | | $ | 37,631,195 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 37,631,195 | |
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* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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BIOTECH ETF |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | | | | |
Netherlands: 3.2% | | | | |
| 223,694 | | Qiagen N.V. (USD) * † | | $ | 3,482,916 | |
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United States: 96.8% | | | | |
| 36,891 | | Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. * | | | 979,456 | |
| 60,780 | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 5,644,031 | |
| 247,186 | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 16,806,176 | |
| 156,816 | | Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 3,914,127 | |
| 74,561 | | Biogen Idec, Inc. * | | | 9,392,449 | |
| 112,201 | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. * | | | 3,842,884 | |
| 137,053 | | Celgene Corp. * | | | 10,624,349 | |
| 47,192 | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * | | | 1,703,159 | |
| 62,006 | | Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 2,681,759 | |
| 148,474 | | Dendreon Corp. * † | | | 1,581,990 | |
| 143,275 | | Exelixis, Inc. * | | | 742,165 | |
| 44,107 | | Gen-Probe, Inc. * | | | 2,929,146 | |
| 234,167 | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. * | | | 11,439,058 | |
| 196,003 | | Human Genome Sciences, Inc. * † | | | 1,615,065 | |
| 90,899 | | Illumina, Inc. * | | | 4,782,196 | |
| 107,868 | | Incyte Corp. * † | | | 2,081,852 | |
| 63,713 | | InterMune, Inc. * | | | 934,670 | |
| 100,191 | | Life Technologies Corp. * | | | 4,891,325 | |
| 82,196 | | Myriad Genetics, Inc. * | | | 1,944,757 | |
| 62,485 | | Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 2,354,435 | |
| 43,721 | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 5,098,743 | |
| 113,473 | | Seattle Genetics, Inc. * † | | | 2,312,580 | |
| 46,483 | | United Therapeutics Corp. * | | | 2,190,744 | |
| 112,614 | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 4,618,300 | |
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| | | | | | 105,105,416 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $94,104,865) | | | 108,588,332 | |
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Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1% | | | | |
(Cost: $97,756) | | | | |
| 97,756 | | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | | $ | 97,756 | |
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Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1% | | | | |
(Cost: $94,202,621) | | | 108,686,088 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 8.6% | | | |
(Cost: $9,387,308) | | | | |
| 9,387,308 | | Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund | | | 9,387,308 | |
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Total Investments: 108.7% | | | | |
(Cost: $103,589,929) | | | 118,073,396 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.7)% | | | (9,437,245) | |
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NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 108,636,151 | |
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USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $9,112,540. |
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Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
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Diagnostic Equipment | | | | 2.7 | % | | $ | 2,929,146 | |
Diagnostic Kits | | | | 3.2 | | | | 3,482,916 | |
Medical - Biomedical / Genetics | | | | 88.3 | | | | 95,978,951 | |
Therapeutics | | | | 5.7 | | | | 6,197,319 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 0.1 | | | | 97,756 | |
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| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 108,686,088 | |
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The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
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| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
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Common Stocks* | | $ | 108,588,332 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 108,588,332 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 9,485,064 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | 9,485,064 | |
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Total | | $ | 118,073,396 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 118,073,396 | |
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* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ETF |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
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Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | | | | |
Canada: 4.5% | | | | |
| 54,749 | | Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (USD) | | $ | 1,186,958 | |
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France: 9.9% | | | | |
| 158,034 | | Veolia Environnement S.A. (ADR) † | | | 2,609,141 | |
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United States: 85.6% | | | | |
| 77,170 | | Calgon Carbon Corp. * | | | 1,204,624 | |
| 82,148 | | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. * | | | 511,782 | |
| 17,592 | | Clean Harbors, Inc. * | | | 1,184,469 | |
| 73,796 | | Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 1,197,709 | |
| 68,746 | | Darling International, Inc. * | | | 1,197,555 | |
| 95,327 | | Fuel Tech, Inc. * | | | 520,485 | |
| 55,985 | | Layne Christensen Co. * | | | 1,245,666 | |
| 122,097 | | Metalico, Inc. * | | | 521,354 | |
| 147,324 | | Newpark Resources, Inc. * | | | 1,206,584 | |
| 330,115 | | Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. * | | | 524,883 | |
| 570,621 | | Rentech, Inc. * | | | 1,186,892 | |
| 87,355 | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 2,669,569 | |
| 38,512 | | Shaw Group, Inc. * | | | 1,221,216 | |
| 31,285 | | Stericycle, Inc. * | | | 2,616,677 | |
| 46,532 | | Tetra Tech, Inc. * | | | 1,226,584 | |
| 24,839 | | US Ecology, Inc. | | | 540,000 | |
| 37,490 | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 1,219,550 | |
| 75,706 | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 2,646,682 | |
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| | | | | | 22,642,281 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $28,532,829) | | | 26,438,380 | |
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Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $53,948) | | | | |
| 53,948 | | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | | $ | 53,948 | |
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Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $28,586,777) | | | 26,492,328 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 1.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $317,396) | | | | |
| 317,396 | | Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund | | | 317,396 | |
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Total Investments: 101.4% | | | | |
(Cost: $28,904,173) | | | 26,809,724 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.4)% | | | (361,374) | |
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NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 26,448,350 | |
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ADR | American Depositary Receipt USD United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $309,058. |
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Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
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Alternative Waste Technology | | | | 13.5 | % | | $ | 3,589,071 | |
Building & Construction | | | | 4.7 | | | | 1,245,666 | |
Engineering / R&D Services | | | | 4.6 | | | | 1,221,216 | |
Environment Consulting & Engineering | | | | 4.6 | | | | 1,226,584 | |
Hazardous Waste Disposal | | | | 18.4 | | | | 4,866,029 | |
Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal | | | | 35.6 | | | | 9,432,250 | |
Oil-Field Services | | | | 4.6 | | | | 1,206,584 | |
Pollution Control | | | | 2.0 | | | | 520,485 | |
Recycling | | | | 2.0 | | | | 521,354 | |
Water | | | | 9.8 | | | | 2,609,141 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 0.2 | | | | 53,948 | |
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| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 26,492,328 | |
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The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
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| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
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Common Stocks* | | $ | 26,438,380 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 26,438,380 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 371,344 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | 371,344 | |
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Total | | $ | 26,809,724 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 26,809,724 | |
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* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GAMING ETF |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | | | | |
Australia: 7.9% | | | | |
| 301,371 | | Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. # | | $ | 941,375 | |
| 101,426 | | Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. # | | | 306,450 | |
| 249,650 | | Crown Ltd. # | | | 2,253,150 | |
| 413,946 | | TABCORP Holdings Ltd. # | | | 1,166,763 | |
| 797,168 | | Tatts Group Ltd. # | | | 2,042,634 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6,710,372 | |
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Canada: 1.5% | | | | |
| 35,420 | | Great Canadian Gaming Corp. * | | | 285,642 | |
| 28,328 | | MI Developments, Inc. | | | 979,271 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1,264,913 | |
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China / Hong Kong: 20.8% | | | | |
| 1,329,240 | | Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. * # | | | 3,656,319 | |
| 188,508 | | Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (ADR) * † | | | 2,565,594 | |
| 376,000 | | Nagacorp Ltd. # | | | 170,990 | |
| 1,444,800 | | Sands China Ltd. # | | | 5,642,576 | |
| 1,490,000 | | SJM Holdings Ltd. # | | | 3,037,299 | |
| 868,800 | | Wynn Macau Ltd. † # | | | 2,539,769 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 17,612,547 | |
| | | | | | | |
Germany: 0.2% | | | | |
| 2,700 | | Tipp24 SE * # | | | 140,879 | |
| | | | | | | |
Greece: 1.5% | | | | |
| 127,245 | | OPAP S.A. # | | | 1,234,600 | |
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Ireland: 1.9% | | | | |
| 26,189 | | Paddy Power Plc # | | | 1,646,704 | |
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Italy: 0.9% | | | | |
| 41,938 | | Lottomatica S.p.A. * # | | | 795,028 | |
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Japan: 2.7% | | | | |
| 23,808 | | Heiwa Corp. # | | | 481,281 | |
| 30,273 | | Sankyo Co. Ltd. # | | | 1,498,411 | |
| 12,500 | | Universal Entertainment Corp. # | | | 282,397 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2,262,089 | |
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Malaysia: 9.2% | | | | |
| 441,451 | | Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd # | | | 630,266 | |
| 1,354,538 | | Genting Bhd # | | | 4,795,424 | |
| 1,807,598 | | Genting Malaysia Bhd # | | | 2,315,384 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7,741,074 | |
| | | | | | | |
New Zealand: 1.3% | | | | |
| 347,584 | | Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd. # | | | 1,121,873 | |
| | | | | | | |
South Africa: 2.3% | | | | |
| 57,266 | | Sun International Ltd. | | | 623,061 | |
| 543,731 | | Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. # | | | 1,292,526 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1,915,587 | |
| | | | | | | |
South Korea: 2.3% | | | | |
| 74,206 | | Kangwon Land, Inc. # | | | 1,648,486 | |
| 34,413 | | Paradise Co. Ltd. # | | | 267,148 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1,915,634 | |
| | | | | | | |
Sweden: 1.1% | | | | |
| 18,488 | | Betsson A.B. * # | | | 541,874 | |
| 14,995 | | Unibet Group Plc # | | | 419,164 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 961,038 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | |
United Kingdom: 7.8% | | | | |
| 429,115 | | Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc # | | $ | 1,063,818 | |
| 219,528 | | IG Group Holdings Plc # | | | 1,578,943 | |
| 548,695 | | Ladbrokes Plc # | | | 1,403,079 | |
| 104,142 | | Playtech Ltd. | | | 606,086 | |
| 332,771 | | Sportingbet Plc # | | | 200,937 | |
| 424,213 | | William Hill Plc # | | | 1,771,312 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6,624,175 | |
| | | | | | | |
United States: 38.6% | | | | |
| 19,865 | | Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | | | 370,085 | |
| 25,933 | | Bally Technologies, Inc. * | | | 1,212,368 | |
| 32,969 | | Boyd Gaming Corp. * | | | 258,477 | |
| 7,580 | | Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 423,722 | |
| 39,176 | | Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. * | | | 305,573 | |
| 179,801 | | International Game Technology | | | 3,018,859 | |
| 243,560 | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 14,021,749 | |
| 215,670 | | MGM Mirage * | | | 2,937,425 | |
| 16,372 | | Multimedia Games Holding Co. Inc. * | | | 179,437 | |
| 39,192 | | Penn National Gaming, Inc. * | | | 1,684,472 | |
| 37,561 | | Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. * | | | 432,327 | |
| 35,235 | | Scientific Games Corp. * | | | 410,840 | |
| 33,212 | | Shuffle Master, Inc. * | | | 584,531 | |
| 33,430 | | WMS Industries, Inc. * | | | 793,294 | |
| 47,998 | | Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 5,993,990 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 32,627,149 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $61,181,301) | | | 84,573,662 | |
| | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% | | | | |
(Cost: $67) | | | | |
| 67 | | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | | | 67 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0% | | | | |
(Cost: $61,181,368) | | | 84,573,729 | |
| | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $1,866,242) | | | | |
| 1,866,242 | | Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund | | | 1,866,242 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments: 102.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $63,047,610) | | | 86,439,971 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.2)% | | | (1,849,155 | ) |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 84,590,816 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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|
GAMING ETF |
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(continued) |
| |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,795,164. |
# | Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $46,886,859 which represents 55.4% of net assets. |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
Casino Hotels | | | | 65.3 | % | | $ | 55,244,177 | |
Casino Services | | | | 6.9 | | | | 5,857,788 | |
Commercial Services - Finance | | | | 0.4 | | | | 305,573 | |
Computer Software | | | | 0.7 | | | | 606,086 | |
Finance - Other Services | | | | 1.9 | | | | 1,578,943 | |
Gambling (Non-Hotel) | | | | 13.1 | | | | 11,100,165 | |
Internet Gambling | | | | 2.6 | | | | 2,225,793 | |
Leisure & Recreation Products | | | | 0.9 | | | | 793,294 | |
Lottery Services | | | | 4.1 | | | | 3,467,928 | |
Multimedia | | | | 0.4 | | | | 306,450 | |
Racetracks | | | | 2.5 | | | | 2,108,194 | |
Real Estate Operation / Development | | | | 1.2 | | | | 979,271 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 0.0 | | | | 67 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 84,573,729 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | — | | $ | 6,710,372 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,710,372 | |
Canada | | | 1,264,913 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,264,913 | |
China / Hong Kong | | | 2,565,594 | | | 15,046,953 | | | | — | | | | 17,612,547 | |
Germany | | | — | | | 140,879 | | | | — | | | | 140,879 | |
Greece | | | — | | | 1,234,600 | | | | — | | | | 1,234,600 | |
Ireland | | | — | | | 1,646,704 | | | | — | | | | 1,646,704 | |
Italy | | | — | | | 795,028 | | | | — | | | | 795,028 | |
Japan | | | — | | | 2,262,089 | | | | — | | | | 2,262,089 | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | 7,741,074 | | | | — | | | | 7,741,074 | |
New Zealand | | | — | | | 1,121,873 | | | | — | | | | 1,121,873 | |
South Africa | | | 623,061 | | | 1,292,526 | | | | — | | | | 1,915,587 | |
South Korea | | | — | | | 1,915,634 | | | | — | | | | 1,915,634 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | 961,038 | | | | — | | | | 961,038 | |
United Kingdom | | | 606,086 | | | 6,018,089 | | | | — | | | | 6,624,175 | |
United States | | | 32,627,149 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32,627,149 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 1,866,309 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,866,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 39,553,112 | | $ | 46,886,859 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 86,439,971 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period were $606,086. Transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level 1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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|
PHARMACEUTICAL ETF |
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | |
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | | | | |
Canada: 4.3% | | | | |
| 208,949 | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (USD) * | | $ | 11,218,472 | |
| | | | | | | |
Denmark: 4.3% | | | | |
| 81,693 | | Novo-Nordisk A.S. (ADR) | | | 11,331,636 | |
| | | | | | | |
France: 5.0% | | | | |
| 339,981 | | Sanofi S.A. (ADR) | | | 13,174,264 | |
| | | | | | | |
Ireland: 7.2% | | | | |
| 389,630 | | Elan Corp. Plc (ADR) * | | | 5,848,346 | |
| 110,637 | | Shire Plc (ADR) | | | 10,482,856 | |
| 154,300 | | Warner Chilcott Plc (USD) * | | | 2,593,783 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 18,924,985 | |
| | | | | | | |
Israel: 4.4% | | | | |
| 253,408 | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) | | | 11,418,564 | |
| | | | | | | |
Switzerland: 6.5% | | | | |
| 305,964 | | Novartis A.G. (ADR) | | | 16,953,465 | |
| | | | | | | |
United Kingdom: 10.4% | | | | |
| 283,457 | | AstraZeneca Plc (ADR) | | | 12,611,002 | |
| 323,252 | | GlaxoSmithKline Plc (ADR) | | | 14,517,247 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 27,128,249 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
United States: 57.9% | | | | |
| 224,861 | | Abbott Laboratories | | $ | 13,781,731 | |
| 125,614 | | Allergan, Inc. | | | 11,987,344 | |
| 350,542 | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 11,830,793 | |
| 292,991 | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 11,798,748 | |
| 93,797 | | Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. * | | | 3,632,758 | |
| 211,271 | | Forest Laboratories, Inc. * | | | 7,328,991 | |
| 132,399 | | Hospira, Inc. * | | | 4,950,399 | |
| 351,613 | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 23,192,394 | |
| 42,604 | | Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. | | | 1,601,484 | |
| 389,903 | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 14,972,275 | |
| 339,691 | | Mylan, Inc. * | | | 7,965,754 | |
| 69,920 | | Perrigo Co. | | | 7,223,435 | |
| 965,599 | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 21,880,473 | |
| 45,850 | | Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. * | | | 2,407,125 | |
| 100,157 | | Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 6,716,528 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 151,270,232 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $252,972,100) | | | 261,419,867 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.0)% | | | (125,796 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 261,294,071 | |
| | | | |
| |
| |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Summary of Investments by Sector (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
Medical - Drugs | | | | 84.4 | % | | $ | 220,551,404 | |
Medical - Generic Drugs | | | | 12.7 | | | | 33,324,281 | |
Medical Products | | | | 1.9 | | | | 4,950,399 | |
Therapeutics | | | | 1.0 | | | | 2,593,783 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 261,419,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 261,419,867 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 261,419,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
17
|
RETAIL ETF |
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | | | | |
United States: 100.0% | | | | |
| 28,483 | | Amazon.com, Inc. * | | $ | 5,768,092 | |
| 38,772 | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 1,538,473 | |
| 35,545 | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. * | | | 2,337,795 | |
| 42,037 | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 995,436 | |
| 51,458 | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 2,218,354 | |
| 38,294 | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 3,477,095 | |
| 100,636 | | CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 4,508,493 | |
| 117,927 | | Home Depot, Inc. | | | 5,932,907 | |
| 20,111 | | JC Penney Co., Inc. | | | 712,533 | |
| 33,491 | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | 1,675,555 | |
| 82,067 | | Kroger Co. | | | 1,988,484 | |
| 116,579 | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 3,658,249 | |
| 36,912 | | Ltd Brands, Inc. | | | 1,771,776 | |
| 63,769 | | MACY’S, Inc. | | | 2,533,542 | |
| 36,490 | | McKesson Corp. | | | 3,202,727 | |
| 8,165 | | Netflix, Inc. * | | | 939,302 | |
| 40,301 | | Safeway, Inc. † | | | 814,483 | |
| 104,377 | | Staples, Inc. | | | 1,688,820 | |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | |
United States: (continued) | | | | |
| 88,794 | | Sysco Corp. | | $ | 2,651,389 | |
| 59,421 | | Target Corp. | | | 3,462,462 | |
| 45,245 | | The Gap, Inc. | | | 1,182,704 | |
| 81,514 | | TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 3,236,921 | |
| 92,378 | | Walgreen Co. | | | 3,093,739 | |
| 137,607 | | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 8,421,548 | |
| 27,424 | | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 2,281,677 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $67,307,955) | | | 70,092,556 | |
| | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS | | | | |
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $126,336) | | | | |
| 126,336 | | Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund | | | 126,336 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments: 100.2% | | | | |
(Cost: $67,434,291) | | | 70,218,892 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)% | | | (166,237 | ) |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 70,052,655 | |
| | | | |
| |
| |
|
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $123,208. |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
E-Commerce / Products | | | | 9.6 | % | | $ | 6,707,394 | |
Food - Retail | | | | 7.3 | | | | 5,084,644 | |
Food - Wholesale / Distribution | | | | 3.8 | | | | 2,651,389 | |
Medical - Wholesale Drug Distributors | | | | 9.9 | | | | 6,959,554 | |
Retail - Apparel / Shoes | | | | 4.2 | | | | 2,954,480 | |
Retail - Bedding | | | | 3.3 | | | | 2,337,795 | |
Retail - Building Products | | | | 13.7 | | | | 9,591,156 | |
Retail - Consumer Electronics | | | | 1.4 | | | | 995,436 | |
Retail - Discount | | | | 21.9 | | | | 15,361,105 | |
Retail - Drug Store | | | | 10.9 | | | | 7,602,232 | |
Retail - Major Department Store | | | | 5.6 | | | | 3,949,454 | |
Retail - Office Supplies | | | | 2.4 | | | | 1,688,820 | |
Retail - Regional Department Store | | | | 6.0 | | | | 4,209,097 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 70,092,556 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks * | | $ | 70,092,556 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 70,092,556 | |
Money Market Fund | | | 126,336 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | 126,336 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 70,218,892 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 70,218,892 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
18
|
SEMICONDUCTOR ETF |
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
| | �� | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | | | | |
Bermuda: 2.4% | | | | |
| 490,206 | | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (USD) * | | $ | 7,710,940 | |
| | | | | | | |
Netherlands: 5.2% | | | | |
| 328,787 | | ASML Holding N.V. (USD) | | | 16,485,380 | |
| | | | | | | |
Singapore: 2.8% | | | | |
| 227,863 | | Avago Technologies Ltd. (USD) | | | 8,879,821 | |
| | | | | | | |
Taiwan: 12.7% | | | | |
| 2,645,333 | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR) | | | 40,420,688 | |
| | | | | | | |
United Kingdom: 4.2% | | | | |
| 465,157 | | ARM Holdings Plc (ADR) | | | 13,159,292 | |
| | | | | | | |
United States: 72.7% | | | | |
| 601,124 | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | | | 4,821,014 | |
| 330,286 | | Altera Corp. | | | 13,151,989 | |
| 299,036 | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 12,081,054 | |
| 1,116,161 | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 13,885,043 | |
| 452,761 | | Atmel Corp. * | | | 4,464,223 | |
| 426,795 | | Broadcom Corp. * | | | 16,773,044 | |
| 115,386 | | Cree, Inc. * † | | | 3,649,659 | |
| 2,230,560 | | Intel Corp. | | | 62,701,042 | |
| 170,825 | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 9,296,297 | |
| 121,586 | | Lam Research Corp. * † | | | 5,425,167 | |
| 213,482 | | Linear Technology Corp. | | | 7,194,343 | |
| 295,951 | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 8,461,239 | |
| 190,870 | | Microchip Technology, Inc. † | | | 7,100,364 | |
| 981,703 | | Micron Technology, Inc. * | | | 7,951,794 | |
| 594,353 | | NVIDIA Corp. * | | | 9,147,093 | |
| | | | | | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
| | | | |
United States: (continued) | | | | |
| 458,605 | | ON Semiconductor Corp. * | | $ | 4,132,031 | |
| 191,114 | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. * | | | 5,284,302 | |
| 189,125 | | Teradyne, Inc. * | | | 3,194,321 | |
| 671,719 | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 22,576,476 | |
| 268,264 | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 9,772,858 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 231,063,353 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost: $304,570,793) | | | 317,719,474 | |
| | | | | | | |
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% | | | | |
(Cost: $153,558) | | | | |
| 153,558 | | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | | | 153,558 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0% | | | | |
(Cost: $304,724,351) | | | 317,873,032 | |
| | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 4.8% | | | | |
(Cost: $15,214,532) | | | | |
| 15,214,532 | | Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund | | | 15,214,532 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments: 104.8% | | | | |
(Cost: $319,938,883) | | | 333,087,564 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.8)% | | | (15,343,252 | ) |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | | $ | 317,744,312 | |
| | | | |
| |
| |
| |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $14,895,144. |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | | | % of Investments | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
Electronic Component - Semiconductors | | | | 59.5 | % | | $ | 189,100,779 | |
Semiconductor Component - Integrated Circuits | | | | 25.3 | | | | 80,332,487 | |
Semiconductor Equipment | | | | 15.2 | | | | 48,286,208 | |
Money Market Fund | | | | 0.0 | | | | 153,558 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 317,873,032 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 317,719,474 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 317,719,474 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 15,368,090 | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | 15,368,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 333,087,564 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 333,087,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
19
|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bank & Brokerage ETF * | | Biotech ETF * | | Environmental Services ETF | |
| | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (1) (2) | | $ | 36,201,878 | | $ | 108,686,088 | | | $ | 26,492,328 | | |
Short term investment held as collateral for securities loaned (3) | | | 1,429,317 | | | 9,387,308 | | | | 317,396 | | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | — | | | — | | | | 549,266 | | |
Due from Adviser | | | 56 | | | — | | | | — | | |
Dividends | | | 70,781 | | | 12,812 | | | | 48,329 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | — | | | — | | | | 300 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 37,702,032 | | | 118,086,208 | | | | 27,407,619 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities purchased | | | 72,356 | | | — | | | | — | | |
Collateral for securities loaned | | | 1,429,317 | | | 9,387,308 | | | | 317,396 | | |
Line of credit | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | |
Shares redeemed | | | — | | | — | | | | 582,662 | | |
Due to Adviser | | | — | | | 19,127 | | | | 4,008 | | |
Due to custodian | | | 1,431 | | | — | | | | — | | |
Deferred Trustee fees | | | — | | | 172 | | | | 2,814 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 37,959 | | | 43,450 | | | | 52,389 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,541,063 | | | 9,450,057 | | | | 959,269 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 36,160,969 | | $ | 108,636,151 | | | $ | 26,448,350 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 831,224 | | | 2,446,503 | | | | 500,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share | | $ | 43.50 | | $ | 44.40 | | | $ | 52.90 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aggregate paid in capital | | $ | 29,810,351 | | $ | 87,938,645 | | | $ | 37,519,048 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,726,849 | | | 14,483,467 | | | | (2,094,450 | ) | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 145,467 | | | 12,625 | | | | 41,887 | | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | 2,478,302 | | | 6,201,414 | | | | (9,018,135 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 36,160,969 | | $ | 108,636,151 | | | $ | 26,448,350 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Value of securities on loan | | $ | 1,383,721 | | $ | 9,112,540 | | | $ | 309,058 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(2) | Cost of Investments | | $ | 32,475,029 | | $ | 94,202,621 | | | $ | 28,586,777 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(3) | Cost of short term investment held as collateral for securities loaned | | $ | 1,429,317 | | $ | 9,387,308 | | | $ | 317,396 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| |
* | Net asset value per share and shares outstanding have been restated to reflect the share split which took place February 14, 2012 (See Note 10). |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gaming ETF | | Pharmaceutical ETF * | | Retail ETF * | | Semiconductor ETF | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 84,573,729 | | | $ | 261,419,867 | | | $ | 70,092,556 | | | $ | 317,873,032 | | |
| 1,866,242 | | | | — | | | | 126,336 | | | | 15,214,532 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| 393,542 | | | | 1,117,416 | | | | 87,925 | | | | 1,562 | | |
| 1,273 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 86,834,786 | | | | 262,537,283 | | | | 70,306,817 | | | | 333,089,126 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | | | | 261,488 | | | | 70,058 | | | | — | | |
| 1,866,242 | | | | — | | | | 126,336 | | | | 15,214,532 | | |
| 258,878 | | | | 870,631 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| 29,643 | | | | 56,731 | | | | 8,277 | | | | 74,441 | | |
| 5,009 | | | | 1,214 | | | | 5,968 | | | | — | | |
| 4,125 | | | | 663 | | | | 330 | | | | 1,071 | | |
| 80,073 | | | | 52,485 | | | | 43,193 | | | | 54,770 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,243,970 | | | | 1,243,212 | | | | 254,162 | | | | 15,344,814 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 84,590,816 | | | $ | 261,294,071 | | | $ | 70,052,655 | | | $ | 317,744,312 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,350,000 | | | | 6,788,138 | | | | 1,671,531 | | | | 8,870,937 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 36.00 | | | $ | 38.49 | | | $ | 41.91 | | | $ | 35.82 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 52,088,457 | | | $ | 243,813,805 | | | $ | 62,778,706 | | | $ | 256,008,875 | | |
| 23,390,763 | | | | 8,447,767 | | | | 2,784,601 | | | | 13,148,681 | | |
| 719,802 | | | | 2,121,315 | | | | 231,337 | | | | 907,892 | | |
| 8,391,794 | | | | 6,911,184 | | | | 4,258,011 | | | | 47,678,864 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 84,590,816 | | | $ | 261,294,071 | | | $ | 70,052,655 | | | $ | 317,744,312 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,795,164 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 123,208 | | | $ | 14,895,144 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 61,181,368 | | | $ | 252,972,100 | | | $ | 67,307,955 | | | $ | 304,724,351 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,866,242 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 126,336 | | | $ | 15,214,532 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bank & Brokerage ETF | | Biotech ETF | | Environmental Services ETF ** | |
| | | | | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012 | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012 | | For the Period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | | | |
Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 228,302 | | | | $ | 91,310 | | | | $ | 76,695 | | | | $ | 486,612 | | |
Interest | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
Securities lending income | | | | 289 | | | | | 16,663 | | | | | 3,331 | | | | | 12,255 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | | (13,294 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (1,158 | ) | | | | (31,338 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total income | | | | 215,297 | | | | | 107,973 | | | | | 78,868 | | | | | 467,529 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | | | 28,528 | | | | | 95,348 | | | | | 31,103 | | | | | 143,500 | | |
Professional fees | | | | 14,059 | | | | | 14,672 | | | | | 9,314 | | | | | 38,034 | | |
Insurance | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 154 | | | | | 590 | | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | | 360 | | | | | 1,019 | | | | | 517 | | | | | 2,640 | | |
Reports to shareholders | | | | 1,008 | | | | | 2,663 | | | | | 2,093 | | | | | 8,684 | | |
Indicative optimized portfolio value fee | | | | 5,393 | | | | | 5,660 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
Custodian fees | | | | 2,652 | | | | | 6,567 | | | | | 1,274 | | | | | 4,976 | | |
Registration fees | | | | 3,534 | | | | | 3,534 | | | | | 1,558 | | | | | 6,237 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 683 | | | | | 683 | | | | | 602 | | | | | 2,406 | | |
Fund accounting fees | | | | 10,120 | | | | | 8,674 | | | | | 7,250 | | | | | 28,600 | | |
Interest | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 5 | | | | | 354 | | |
Other | | | | 300 | | | | | 301 | | | | | 339 | | | | | 3,278 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 66,637 | | | | | 139,121 | | | | | 54,209 | | | | | 239,299 | | |
Waiver of management fees | | | | (28,528 | ) | | | | (43,773 | ) | | | | (19,990 | ) | | | | (81,096 | ) | |
Expenses assumed by the Adviser | | | | (9,582 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 28,527 | | | | | 95,348 | | | | | 34,219 | | | | | 158,203 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 186,770 | | | | | 12,625 | | | | | 44,649 | | | | | 309,326 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | 10,907 | | | | | 15,767 | | | | | — | | | | | (352,985 | ) | |
In-kind redemptions | | | | 2,467,395 | | | | | 6,185,647 | | | | | 460,238 | | | | | 2,260,675 | | |
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | | 2,478,302 | | | | | 6,201,414 | | | | | 460,238 | | | | | 1,907,690 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | 3,726,849 | | | | | 14,483,467 | | | | | 2,638,124 | | | | | (4,942,750 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 3,726,849 | | | | | 14,483,467 | | | | | 2,638,124 | | | | | (4,942,750 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Increase (decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | $ | 6,391,921 | | | | $ | 20,697,506 | | | | $ | 3,143,011 | | | | $ | (2,725,734 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| |
* | Commencement of operations |
** | Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund changed its fiscal year end to September 30. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gaming ETF ** | | Pharmaceutical ETF | | Retail ETF | | Semiconductor ETF | |
| | | | | | | |
For the Period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012 | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012 | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
(unaudited) | | | | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| $ | 660,769 | | | | $ | 3,429,161 | | | | $ | 2,519,256 | | | | $ | 364,122 | | | | $ | 1,242,644 | | |
| | — | | | | | 2 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | 1,269 | | | | | 35,752 | | | | | 4,418 | | | | | 141 | | | | | 2,169 | | |
| | (24,024 | ) | | | | (130,678 | ) | | | | (149,093 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 638,014 | | | | | 3,334,237 | | | | | 2,374,581 | | | | | 364,263 | | | | | 1,244,813 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 116,798 | | | | | 649,463 | | | | | 250,852 | | | | | 72,984 | | | | | 336,139 | | |
| | 12,639 | | | | | 54,959 | | | | | 15,056 | | | | | 14,792 | | | | | 15,432 | | |
| | 673 | | | | | 2,406 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | 1,034 | | | | | 5,489 | | | | | 1,355 | | | | | 1,235 | | | | | 1,859 | | |
| | 3,988 | | | | | 16,805 | | | | | 2,663 | | | | | 2,663 | | | | | 3,743 | | |
| | 4,702 | | | | | 18,662 | | | | | 5,393 | | | | | 5,393 | | | | | 5,393 | | |
| | 12,713 | | | | | 49,369 | | | | | 13,478 | | | | | 6,003 | | | | | 16,258 | | |
| | 1,558 | | | | | 6,066 | | | | | 3,534 | | | | | 3,534 | | | | | 3,566 | | |
| | 602 | | | | | 2,404 | | | | | 683 | | | | | 683 | | | | | 691 | | |
| | 8,950 | | | | | 36,104 | | | | | 8,674 | | | | | 9,070 | | | | | 8,671 | | |
| | 1,573 | | | | | 4,872 | | | | | 2,414 | | | | | — | | | | | 782 | | |
| | 1,571 | | | | | 7,452 | | | | | 301 | | | | | 301 | | | | | 301 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 166,801 | | | | | 854,051 | | | | | 304,403 | | | | | 116,658 | | | | | 392,835 | | |
| | (13,391 | ) | | | | (4,316 | ) | | | | (51,137 | ) | | | | (43,674 | ) | | | | (55,914 | ) | |
| | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 153,410 | | | | | 849,735 | | | | | 253,266 | | | | | 72,984 | | | | | 336,921 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 484,604 | | | | | 2,484,502 | | | | | 2,121,315 | | | | | 291,279 | | | | | 907,892 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 841,261 | | | | | (2,593,385 | ) | | | | 41,469 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | 10,596,936 | | | | | 18,373,596 | | | | | 6,869,715 | | | | | 4,258,011 | | | | | 47,678,864 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (8,741 | ) | | | | (95,568 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 11,429,456 | | | | | 15,684,643 | | | | | 6,911,184 | | | | | 4,258,011 | | | | | 47,678,864 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4,725,398 | | | | | (23,053,644 | ) | | | | 8,447,767 | | | | | 2,784,601 | | | | | 13,148,681 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (1,637 | ) | | | | (4,979 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4,723,761 | | | | | (23,058,623 | ) | | | | 8,447,767 | | | | | 2,784,601 | | | | | 13,148,681 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| $ | 16,637,821 | | | | $ | (4,889,478 | ) | | | $ | 17,480,266 | | | | $ | 7,333,891 | | | | $ | 61,735,437 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Bank & Brokerage ETF | | Biotech ETF | |
| | | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012(a) | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012(a) | |
| | | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | |
Operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 186,770 | | $ | 12,625 | |
Net realized gain | | | 2,478,302 | | | 6,201,414 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,726,849 | | | 14,483,467 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 6,391,921 | | | 20,697,506 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (41,303 | ) | | — | |
Distributions from net realized capital gains | | | — | | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Dividends and Distributions | | | (41,303 | ) | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Share transactions:** | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 103,154,948 | | | 212,971,890 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (73,344,597 | ) | | (125,033,245 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 29,810,351 | | | 87,938,645 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 36,160,969 | | | 108,636,151 | |
Net Assets, beginning of period | | | — | | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
Net Assets, end of period † | | $ | 36,160,969 | | $ | 108,636,151 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
† Including undistributed net investment income (loss) | | $ | 145,467 | | $ | 12,625 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
** | Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value) | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,881,224 | | | 5,846,503 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,050,000 | ) | | (3,400,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 831,224 | | | 2,446,503 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | |
* | Commencement of operations |
** | Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund changed its fiscal year end to September 30. |
(a) Share activity has been restated to reflect the share splits which took place on February 14, 2012 (See Note 10).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Environmental Services ETF ** | | Gaming ETF ** | |
| | | |
For the Period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 | | For the Period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
(unaudited) | | | | | | (unaudited) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| $ | 44,649 | | | | $ | 309,326 | | | | $ | 299,625 | | | | $ | 484,604 | | | | $ | 2,484,502 | | | | $ | 2,856,511 | | |
| | 460,238 | | | | | 1,907,690 | | | | | 1,614,489 | | | | | 11,429,456 | | | | | 15,684,643 | | | | | 8,100,734 | | |
| | 2,638,124 | | | | | (4,942,750 | ) | | | | 3,652,210 | | | | | 4,723,761 | | | | | (23,058,623 | ) | | | | 24,774,143 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3,143,011 | | | | | (2,725,734 | ) | | | | 5,566,324 | | | | | 16,637,821 | | | | | (4,889,478 | ) | | | | 35,731,388 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | — | | | | | (310,000 | ) | | | | (300,000 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (2,044,250 | ) | | | | (3,252,000 | ) | |
| | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (107,250 | ) | | | | (88,000 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | — | | | | | (310,000 | ) | | | | (300,000 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (2,151,500 | ) | | | | (3,340,000 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2,638,898 | | | | | 12,326,351 | | | | | 11,829,876 | | | | | — | | | | | 27,080,976 | | | | | 6,278,639 | | |
| | (2,638,898 | ) | | | | (16,911,976 | ) | | | | (11,775,298 | ) | | | | (28,776,168 | ) | | | | (52,372,369 | ) | | | | (20,543,067 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | — | | | | | (4,585,625 | ) | | | | 54,578 | | | | | (28,776,168 | ) | | | | (25,291,393 | ) | | | | (14,264,428 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3,143,011 | | | | | (7,621,359 | ) | | | | 5,320,902 | | | | | (12,138,347 | ) | | | | (32,332,371 | ) | | | | 18,126,960 | | |
| | 23,305,339 | | | | | 30,926,698 | | | | | 25,605,796 | | | | | 96,729,163 | | | | | 129,061,534 | | | | | 110,934,574 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| $ | 26,448,350 | | | | $ | 23,305,339 | | | | $ | 30,926,698 | | | | $ | 84,590,816 | | | | $ | 96,729,163 | | | | $ | 129,061,534 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| $ | 41,887 | | | | $ | (2,762 | ) | | | $ | (2,827 | ) | | | $ | 719,802 | | | | $ | 235,198 | | | | $ | (207,061 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 50,000 | | | | | 250,000 | | | | | 250,000 | | | | | — | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | 200,000 | | |
| | (50,000 | ) | | | | (350,000 | ) | | | | (250,000 | ) | | | | (850,000 | ) | | | | (1,700,000 | ) | | | | (800,000 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | — | | | | | (100,000 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (850,000 | ) | | | | (900,000 | ) | | | | (600,000 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
(continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pharmaceutical ETF | | Retail ETF | | Semiconductor ETF | |
| | | | | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012(a) | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012(a) | | For the Period December 20, 2011* through March 31, 2012 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | | (unaudited) | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | $ | 2,121,315 | | | $ | 291,279 | | | $ | 907,892 | | |
Net realized gain | | | | 6,911,184 | | | | 4,258,011 | | | | 47,678,864 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | | 8,447,767 | | | | 2,784,601 | | | | 13,148,681 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 17,480,266 | | | | 7,333,891 | | | | 61,735,437 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | — | | | | (59,942 | ) | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Share transactions:** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | 586,225,957 | | | | 279,463,379 | | | | 773,138,763 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | (342,412,152 | ) | | | (216,684,673 | ) | | | (517,129,888 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | 243,813,805 | | | | 62,778,706 | | | | 256,008,875 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | | 261,294,071 | | | | 70,052,655 | | | | 317,744,312 | | |
Net Assets, beginning of period | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, end of period † | | | $ | 261,294,071 | | | $ | 70,052,655 | | | $ | 317,744,312 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† Including undistributed net investment income | | | $ | 2,121,315 | | | $ | 231,337 | | | $ | 907,892 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
** Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | 16,138,138 | | | | 7,321,531 | | | | 24,470,937 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (9,350,000 | ) | | | (5,650,000 | ) | | | (15,600,000 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase | | | | 6,788,138 | | | | 1,671,531 | | | | 8,870,937 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | Commencement of operations |
(a) Share activity has been restated to reflect the share splits which took place on February 14, 2012 (See Note 10).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
For a share outstanding throughout each period: |
| | | | | | | |
| | Bank & Brokerage ETF # | | |
| | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011(a) through March 31, 2012 | | |
| | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 34.63 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.21 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | | 8.70 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 8.91 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Less: | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | (0.04 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 43.50 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total return (b) | | | | 25.65 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $36,161 | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.82 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 2.29 | %(d) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 1 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Biotech ETF # | | |
| | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011(a) through March 31, 2012 | | |
| | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 35.28 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.01 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | | 9.11 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 9.12 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 44.40 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total return (b) | | | | 25.85 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $108,636 | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.51 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 0.05 | %(d) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 1 | %(c) | | |
| | |
| |
(a) | Commencement of operations |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of period, reinvestment of any dividends and distributions at net asset value on the dividend/distributions payment date and a redemption on the last day of the period. The return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(c) | Not annualized |
(d) | Annualized |
# | On February 14, 2012, the Fund effected a stock split as described in the Notes to Financial Statements. Per share data for the period December 20, 2011 through March 31, 2012, has been adjusted to give effect to the stock split (See Note 10). |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
For a share outstanding throughout each period: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Environmental Services ETF | |
| | | |
| | For the Period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | | | |
| | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 46.61 | | | | $ | 51.54 | | | | $ | 42.68 | | | | $ | 35.27 | | | | $ | 51.87 | | | | $ | 44.55 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | 0.33 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 6.20 | | | | | (4.93 | ) | | | | 8.86 | | | | | 7.43 | | | | | (16.61 | ) | | | | 7.53 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 6.29 | | | | | (4.31 | ) | | | | 9.36 | | | | | 7.79 | | | | | (16.23 | ) | | | | 7.86 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | — | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 52.90 | | | | $ | 46.61 | | | | $ | 51.54 | | | | $ | 42.68 | | | | $ | 35.27 | | | | $ | 51.87 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return (a) | | | | 13.49 | %(b) | | | | (8.36 | )% | | | | 21.93 | % | | | | 22.07 | % | | | | (31.30 | )% | | | | (17.64 | )% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $26,448 | | | $23,305 | | | $30,927 | | | $25,606 | | | $24,687 | | | $36,312 | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.87 | %(c) | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.72 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.68 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.55 | %(c) | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.55 | %(c) | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 0.72 | %(c) | | | | 1.08 | % | | | | 1.12 | % | | | | 0.94 | % | | | | 0.73 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 0 | %(b) | | | | 1 | % | | | | 6 | % | | | | 24 | % | | | | 32 | % | | | | 3 | % | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gaming ETF | | |
| | | | |
| | For the Period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 | | | | | | | | For the Period January 22, 2008(d) through December 31, 2008 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | For the Year Ended December 31, | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 30.23 | | | | $ | 31.48 | | | | $ | 23.60 | | | | $ | 17.54 | | | | $ | 39.39 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | 0.56 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | 5.54 | | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | | 7.99 | | | | | 6.17 | | | | | (22.18 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 5.77 | | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | | 8.71 | | | | | 6.57 | | | | | (21.62 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | — | | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | — | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | |
Return of capital | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends and Distributions | | | | — | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 36.00 | | | | $ | 30.23 | | | | $ | 31.48 | | | | $ | 23.60 | | | | $ | 17.54 | | | |
| | | | | | | | �� | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return (a) | | | | 19.09 | %(b) | | | | (1.87 | )% | | | | 36.97 | % | | | | 37.47 | % | | | (54.89 | )%(b) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $84,591 | | | $96,729 | | | $129,062 | | | $110,935 | | | $2,631 | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.72 | %(c) | | | | 0.66 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 3.89 | %(c) | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.66 | %(c) | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.66 | % | | | | 0.70 | %(c) | | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.65 | %(c) | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | %(c) | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 2.08 | %(c) | | | | 1.91 | % | | | | 2.53 | % | | | | 3.08 | % | | | | 2.81 | %(c) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 0 | %(b) | | | | 19 | % | | | | 11 | % | | | | 33 | % | | | | 19 | %(b) | | |
| | |
| |
(a) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of period, reinvestment of any dividends and distributions at net asset value on the dividend/distributions payment date and a redemption on the last day of the period. The return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(b) | Not annualized |
(c) | Annualized |
(d) | Commencement of operations |
See Notes to Financial Statements
28
|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
For a share outstanding throughout each period: |
| | | | | | | |
| | Pharmaceutical ETF # | | |
| | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011(a) through March 31, 2012 | | |
| | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 35.96 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.31 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | | 2.22 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 2.53 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 38.49 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total return (b) | | | | 7.16 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $261,294 | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.42 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 2.96 | %(d) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 0 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Retail ETF # | | |
| | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011(a) through March 31, 2012 | | |
| | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 37.32 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.16 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | | 4.45 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 4.61 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Less: | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | (0.02 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 41.91 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total return (b) | | | | 12.31 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $70,053 | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.56 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 1.40 | %(d) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 0 | %(c) | | |
| | |
| |
(a) | Commencement of operations |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of period, reinvestment of any dividends and distributions at net asset value on the dividend/distributions payment date and a redemption on the last day of the period. The return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(c) | Not annualized |
(d) | Annualized |
# | On February 14, 2012, the Fund effected a stock split as described in the Notes to Financial Statements. Per share data for the period December 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012, has been adjusted to give effect to the stock split (See Note 10). |
See Notes to Financial Statements
29
|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
For a share outstanding throughout each period: |
| | | | | | | |
| | Semiconductor ETF | | |
| | | | |
| | For the Period December 20, 2011(a) through March 31, 2012 | | |
| | | | |
| | (unaudited) | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ | 29.95 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | 0.10 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | | 5.77 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 5.87 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 35.82 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total return (b) | | | | 19.60 | %(c) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | | $317,744 | | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.41 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | | | | 0.35 | %(d) | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | 0.95 | %(d) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | 0 | %(c) | | |
| | |
| |
(a) | Commencement of operations |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of period, reinvestment of any dividends and distributions at net asset value on the dividend/distributions payment date and a redemption on the last day of the period. The return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(c) | Not annualized |
(d) | Annualized |
See Notes to Financial Statements
30
|
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST |
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
(unaudited) |
Note 1–Fund Organization–Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and as of March 31, 2012, offers forty five investment portfolios.
These financial statements relate only to the following investment portfolios: Bank & Brokerage ETF, Biotech ETF, Environmental Services ETF, Gaming ETF, Pharmaceutical ETF, Retail ETF and Semiconductor ETF (each a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”). Each Fund was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase a security representing a proportionate undivided interest in a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks in substantially the same weighting, in an index sponsored by the NYSE Euronext, Stowe Global Indexes LLC and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”).
The following Funds were organized through an exchange offer on December 20, 2011 on a 1 for 1 share basis for outstanding receipts of the Merrill Lynch sponsored Trusts:
| | | | |
Fund | | | Merrill Lynch sponsored Trusts | |
| | | | |
Bank and Brokerage ETF | | Merrill Lynch-sponsored Regional Bank HOLDRS Trust |
Biotech ETF | | Merrill Lynch-sponsored Biotech HOLDRS Trust |
Pharmaceutical ETF | | Merrill Lynch-sponsored Pharmaceutical HOLDRS Trust |
Retail ETF | | Merrill Lynch-sponsored Retail HOLDRS Trust |
Semiconductor ETF | | Merrill Lynch-sponsored Semiconductor HOLDRS Trust |
The Funds’ commencement of operations dates and their respective Indices are presented below:
| | | | | | | |
Fund | | | Commencement of Operations | | | Index | |
| | | | | | | |
Bank and Brokerage ETF | | December 20, 2011 | | Market Vectors US Listed Bank and Brokerage 25 Index* |
Biotech ETF | | December 20, 2011 | | Market Vectors US Listed Biotech 25 Index* |
Environmental Services ETF** | | October 10, 2006 | | NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index |
Gaming ETF** | | January 22, 2008 | | S-Network Global Gaming IndexSM |
Pharmaceutical ETF | | December 20, 2011 | | Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index* |
Retail ETF | | December 20, 2011 | | Market Vectors US Listed Retail 25 Index* |
Semiconductor ETF | | December 20, 2011 | | Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index* |
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* | Published by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH |
** | Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to September 30. |
Note 2–Significant Accounting Policies–The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.
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A. | Security Valuation–The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, the Funds may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. Securities traded on national exchanges or traded on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last sales price as reported at the close of each business day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National Market System and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (described below). Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service, using methods approved by the Board of Trustees, considers the correlation of the trading |
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| patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Short-term obligations purchased with more than sixty days remaining to maturity are valued at market value. Short-term obligations purchased with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are considered to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the spot currency rate plus an amount (“points”), which reflects the differences in the interest rates between the U.S. and foreign markets. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by a Pricing Committee of the Adviser appointed by the Board of Trustees. Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be classified either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented on the Schedules of Investments. |
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| The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assume the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the period. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: |
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| Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
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| Level 2 - Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
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| Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
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| A summary of the inputs and the levels used to value the Fund’s investments, as well as a table that reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investments, if applicable, is located in the Schedule of Investments. |
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C. | Federal Income Taxes–It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. |
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D. | Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders–Dividends to shareholders from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP. |
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E. | Currency Translation–Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing prices of such currencies each business day. Purchases and sales of investments are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when such investments are acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when accrued. The portion of realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions. |
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F. | Restricted Securities–The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. |
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G. | Use of Derivative Instruments–The Funds may make investments in derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, options, futures, swaps and other derivatives relating to foreign currency transactions. A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. Derivative instruments may be privately negotiated contracts (often referred to as over the counter (“OTC”) derivatives) or they may be listed and traded on an exchange. Derivative contracts may involve future commitments to purchase or sell financial instruments at specified terms on a specified date, or to exchange interest payment streams or currencies based on a notional or contractual amount. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. The use of derivative instruments also involves the risk of loss if the Adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency prices. Investments in derivative instruments also include the risk of default by the counterparty, the risk that the investment may not be liquid and the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instruments. The Funds held no derivative instruments during the period ended March 31, 2012. |
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| Forward Foreign Currency Contracts–The Funds are subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Funds may buy and sell forward foreign currency contracts to settle purchases and sales of foreign denominated securities or to hedge foreign denominated assets. Realized gains and losses from forward foreign currency contracts are included in realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions. The Funds may incur additional risk from investments in forward foreign currency contracts if the counterparty is unable to fulfill its obligation or there are unanticipated movements of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The Funds had no forward foreign currency contracts during the period ended March 31, 2012. |
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H. | Other–Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Transactions in certain securities may take longer than the customary settlement cycle to be completed. The counterparty is required to collateralize such trades with cash in excess of the market value of the transaction, which is held at the custodian and marked to market daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized as soon as the Fund is notified of the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued as earned. |
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| In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Adviser believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote. |
Note 3–Investment Management and Other Agreements–The Adviser is the investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser receives a management fee, calculated daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.35% of each Fund’s average daily net assets (0.50% for Environmental Services ETF and Gaming ETF). The Adviser has agreed, at least until May 1, 2013, to voluntarily waive or limit its fees and to assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the Funds so that each Fund’s total annual operating expenses does not exceed the expense caps, excluding interest expense, listed in the table below.
The expense caps and the amounts waived/assumed by the Adviser for the period ended March 31, 2012, are as follows:
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Fund | | | Expense Cap | | Waiver of Management Fees | | Expenses Assumed by the Adviser | |
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Bank & Brokerage ETF | | | | 0.35 | % | | | $ | 28,528 | | | | $ | 9,582 | | |
Biotech ETF | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 43,773 | | | | | — | | |
Environmental Services ETF | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 19,990 | | | | | — | | |
Gaming ETF | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 13,391 | | | | | — | | |
Pharmaceutical ETF | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 51,137 | | | | | — | | |
Retail ETF | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 43,674 | | | | | — | | |
Semiconductor ETF | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 55,914 | | | | | — | | |
In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ Distributor. Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.
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Note 4–Investments–For the period ended March 31, 2012, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments other than U.S. government obligations and short-term obligations (excluding capital share transactions described in Note 6) were as follows:
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Fund | | | Cost of Investments Purchased | | Proceeds from Investments Sold | |
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Bank & Brokerage ETF | | | $ | 349,658 | | | | $ | 1,417,495 | | |
Biotech ETF | | | | 7,489,676 | | | | | 692,532 | | |
Environmental Services ETF | | | | — | | | | | — | | |
Gaming ETF | | | | — | | | | | 4,355,027 | | |
Pharmaceutical ETF | | | | 2,419,774 | | | | | 498,252 | | |
Retail ETF | | | | 476,063 | | | | | — | | |
Semiconductor ETF | | | | 2,007,858 | | | | | 49,519 | | |
Note 5–Income Taxes–As of March 31, 2012, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of investments owned, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), gross unrealized appreciation, and gross unrealized depreciation of investments were as follows:
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Fund | | | Cost of Investments | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Bank & Brokerage ETF | | | $ | 33,904,346 | | | | $ | 3,889,827 | | | | $ | (162,978 | ) | | | $ | 3,726,849 | | |
Biotech ETF | | | | 103,589,929 | | | | | 14,693,369 | | | | | (209,902 | ) | | | | 14,483,467 | | |
Environmental Services ETF | | | | 28,995,758 | | | | | 2,643,644 | | | | | (4,829,678 | ) | | | | (2,186,034 | ) | |
Gaming ETF | | | | 64,400,666 | | | | | 26,514,374 | | | | | (4,475,069 | ) | | | | 22,039,305 | | |
Pharmaceutical ETF | | | | 250,684,470 | | | | | 12,383,130 | | | | | (1,647,733 | ) | | | | 10,735,397 | | |
Retail ETF | | | | 67,434,291 | | | | | 3,175,833 | | | | | (391,232 | ) | | | | 2,784,601 | | |
Semiconductor ETF | | | | 319,938,883 | | | | | 13,359,997 | | | | | (211,316 | ) | | | | 13,148,681 | | |
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2008-2011), or expected to be taken in the Funds’ current tax year. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
Note 6–Capital Share Transactions–As of March 31, 2012, there were an unlimited number of capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust with no par value. Shares are issued and redeemed by the Funds only in Creation Units, consisting of at least 25,000 shares (50,000 shares, or multiples thereof for Environmental Services ETF & Gaming ETF). The consideration for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of the Funds generally consists of the in-kind contribution or distribution of securities constituting the Funds’ underlying index plus a small amount of cash. For the period ended March 31, 2012, the Funds had in-kind contributions and redemptions as follows:
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Fund | | | In-Kind Contributions | | In-Kind Redemptions | |
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Bank & Brokerage ETF | | | $ | 103,335,521 | | | | | $72,270,957 | | |
Biotech ETF | | | | 207,568,373 | | | | | 126,462,066 | | |
Environmental Services ETF | | | | 2,089,632 | | | | | 2,056,236 | | |
Gaming ETF | | | | — | | | | | 24,858,570 | | |
Pharmaceutical ETF | | | | 599,707,301 | | | | | 355,567,909 | | |
Retail ETF | | | | 280,382,876 | | | | | 217,808,995 | | |
Semiconductor ETF | | | | 774,280,280 | | | | | 519,346,690 | | |
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Note 7–Concentration of Risk–The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index, as indicated in the name of each Fund. The Adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to achieve each Fund’s investment objective by investing in a portfolio of securities that generally replicates the Funds’ index. Each of the Funds is classified as a non-diversified fund under the 1940 Act. Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. The Funds may purchase securities on foreign exchanges. Securities of foreign issuers involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include devaluation of currencies, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, and future adverse political and economic developments. These risks are heightened for investments in emerging market countries. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. issuers.
Note 8–Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan–The Trust has a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for Trustees under which the Trustees can elect to defer receipt of their trustee fees until retirement, disability or termination from the Board of Trustees. The fees otherwise payable to the participating Trustees are deemed invested in shares of the Funds as directed by the Trustees.
The expense for the Plan is included in “Trustees’ fees and expenses” in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the Plan is shown as “Deferred Trustee fees” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Note 9–Securities Lending–To generate additional income, each of the Funds may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the securities lending agent and also the Fund’s custodian. Each Fund may lend up to 33% of its investments requiring that the loan be continuously collateralized by cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, shares of an investment trust or mutual fund, or any combination of cash and such securities at all times to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Securities lending income is disclosed as such in the Statements of Operations. The collateral for securities loaned is recognized in the Schedules of Investments and the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The cash collateral is maintained on the Fund’s behalf by the lending agent and is invested in the Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund and the Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserve. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the lender securities identical to the securities loaned. The Funds may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities and may share the interest earned on the collateral with the securities lending agent. The Funds bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The loans outstanding and the collateral received at the end of the period were as follows:
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Fund | | | Value of Securities Loaned | | Value of Collateral | |
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Bank & Brokerage ETF | | | | $1,383,721 | | | | | $1,429,317 | | |
Biotech ETF | | | | 9,112,540 | | | | | 9,387,308 | | |
Environmental Services ETF | | | | 309,058 | | | | | 317,396 | | |
Gaming ETF | | | | 1,795,164 | | | | | 1,866,242 | | |
Retail ETF | | | | 123,208 | | | | | 126,336 | | |
Semiconductor ETF | | | | 14,895,144 | | | | | 15,214,532 | | |
Note 10–Stock Split–On January 27, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Market Vectors ETF Trust approved a split of the shares for Bank & Brokerage, Biotech, Pharmaceutical, and Retail. The stock splits took place for shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 10, 2012, and were payable on February 13, 2012. Fund shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on February 14, 2012. Biotech ETF and Retail ETF split its shares three-for-one. Bank & Brokerage ETF and Pharmaceutical ETF split its shares two-for-one. The Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Changes in Net Assets, and the Financial Highlights have been adjusted to reflect these share splits.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
(unaudited) (continued) |
Note 11–Bank Line of Credit–Certain Funds may participate in a $130 million committed credit facility (“Facility”) to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Funds at the request of the shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. The Funds have agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on the unused but available balance. Interest is charged to the Funds at rates based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowings. During the period ended March 31, 2012, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:
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Fund | | | Days Outstanding | | Average Daily Loan Balance | | Average Interest Rate | |
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Pharmaceutical ETF | | 38 | | | | | $1,218,583 | | | | | 1.87 | % | |
Gaming ETF | | 93 | | | | | 276,755 | | | | | 1.85 | | |
As of March 31, 2012, Gaming ETF and Pharmaceutical ETF had outstanding loan balances of $258,878 and $870,631, respectively.
Note 12–Custodian Fees–The Funds have entered into an expense offset agreement with the custodian wherein they receive a credit toward the reduction of custodian fees whenever there are uninvested cash balances. The Funds could have invested their cash balances elsewhere if they had not agreed to a reduction in fees under the expense offset agreement with the custodian. For the period ended March 31, 2012, there were no offsets to custodial fees.
Note 13–Subsequent Event Review–The Funds have evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.
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| This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by a Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) Prospectus and Summary Prospectus, which includes more complete information. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. | |
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| Additional information about the Trust’s Board of Trustees/Officers and a description of the policies and procedures the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided in the Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information and information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ending June 30 is available, without charge, by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR, or by visiting vaneck.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. | |
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| The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Form N-Qs are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1.202.942.8090. The Funds’ complete schedules of portfolio holdings are also available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com. | |
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| Investment Adviser: | |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | |
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| Distributor: | |
| Van Eck Securities Corporation | |
| 335 Madison Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10017 | |
| vaneck.com | |
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| 1.888.MKT.VCTR | |
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MVINDUSSAR
Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
Not applicable.
Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable.
Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable.
Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Information included in Item 1.
Item 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
Item 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGER OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
Item 9. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Not applicable.
Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded
that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined
in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c))) are effective, as of a date within 90
days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required
by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures
required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules
13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15 (b)).
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))
that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this
report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2
under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is
furnished as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST
By (Signature and Title) /s/ John J. Crimmins, VP and CFO
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Date June 6, 2012
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Jan F. van Eck, CEO
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Date June 6, 2012
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By (Signature and Title) /s/ John J. Crimmins, CFO
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Date June 6, 2012
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