UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM N-CSR

              CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

                              INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number  811-10325

                            VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                      666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                         Van Eck Associates Corporation
                      666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000

Date of fiscal year end:  DECEMBER 31

Date of reporting period: JUNE 30, 2016

 

Item 1. Report to Shareholders

 

  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

VANECK VECTORSTM    
COUNTRY/REGIONAL ETFs    
     
Africa Index ETF AFK®  
Brazil Small-Cap ETF BRF®  
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF PEK®  
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF CNXT®  
Egypt Index ETF EGPT®  
Gulf States Index ETF MES®  
India Small-Cap Index ETF SCIF®  
Indonesia Index ETF IDX®  
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF IDXJ®  
Israel ETF ISRA®  
Poland ETF PLND®  
Russia ETF RSX®  
Russia Small-Cap ETF RSXJ®  
Vietnam ETF VNM®  

 

     
     
  800.826.2333 vaneck.com
 
   
   
VANECK VECTORS COUNTRY/REGIONAL ETFs  
President’s Letter 1
Management Discussion 3
Performance Comparison 8
Africa Index ETF 8
Brazil Small-Cap ETF 9
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF 10
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF 11
Egypt Index ETF 12
Gulf States Index ETF 13
India Small-Cap Index ETF 14
Indonesia Index ETF 15
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF 16
Israel ETF 17
Poland ETF 18
Russia ETF 19
Russia Small-Cap ETF 20
Vietnam ETF 21
Explanation of Expenses 22
Schedule of Investments 24
Africa Index ETF 24
Brazil Small-Cap ETF 27
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF 30
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF 35
Egypt Index ETF 38
Gulf States Index ETF 40
India Small-Cap Index ETF 42
Indonesia Index ETF 45
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF 47
Israel ETF 49
Poland ETF 52
Russia ETF 54
Russia Small-Cap ETF 56
Vietnam ETF 58
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 62
Statements of Operations 66
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 70
Financial Highlights 76
Africa Index ETF 76
Brazil Small-Cap ETF 76
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF 77
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF 77
Egypt Index ETF 78
Gulf States Index ETF 78
India Small-Cap Index ETF 79
Indonesia Index ETF 79
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF 80
Israel ETF 80
Poland ETF 81
Russia ETF 81
Russia Small-Cap ETF 82
Vietnam ETF 82
Notes to Financial Statements 83
Approval of Investment Management Agreements 93

 

The information contained in this report represents the opinions of VanEck and may differ from other persons. This information is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. The information contained herein regarding each index has been provided by the relevant index provider. Also, unless otherwise specifically noted, any discussion of the Funds’ holdings and the Funds’ performance, and the views of VanEck are as of June 30, 2016.

 

VANECK VECTORS COUNTRY/REGIONAL ETFs

(unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

China remains an important part of the world economy and while it may not be posting the growth numbers of a decade ago, we believe the country continues to offer interesting investment opportunities. While recent growth rates have been in the single digits, based on the size of China’s current economy, it still exceeds, in absolute monetary terms, the size of the economy during the double digit growth numbers posted 10 years ago.

 

We continue to believe that when evaluating any investment in either the emerging markets or any global allocation of assets, China needs to be considered. Although current concern surrounding China’s capital outflows may have decreased, there continues to be net depreciation pressure on the Renminbi. However, in some ways, mild, engineered depreciation versus a basket of currencies, while keeping a lid on capital outflow pressures, represents a positive outcome for China. Market concern has tended to focus more on the rapid increase in leverage that we have seen in China since the global financial crisis. Although we agree that this is a significant issue that will necessitate some hard decisions, we think that there are serious differences in the nature of that debt and the management of the economy that will prevent a systemic crisis in the foreseeable future.

 

Much of the debt risks concern is around state owned enterprises, or SOEs. Privately owned enterprises tend not to carry as much debt. According to estimates from Shi Kang, an associate professor at Chines University of Hong Kong, private companies have cut debt to 53 percent of assets from 58 percent in 2007, while SOEs have seen those figures jump to 62 percent from 55 percent.1

 

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain at the center of the narrative as China transitions from an “old” production-driven model to the “new” consumer and service-led economy. In this context, we believe VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF (NYSE Arca: CNXT) provides not only exposure primarily to China’s market for innovative, non-government owned companies, but also to the very sectors that are increasingly recognized as underpinning the growth of the country’s “New Economy.” CNXT gives investors a liquid, transparent way to gain access to some of these growing companies.

 

Absolute Growth and Growth Rate in China: 2000 - 2015
(Current USD)

 

 

Source: World Bank. Not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Current market conditions may not continue.

 

VanEck Vectors continues to be an industry leader in offering single-country and region-specific equity ETFs. When performance varies so widely between countries and regions, it is all the more important to be able to select your focus. The suite of VanEck Vectors country and regional ETFs give you the flexibility to do just that, and we at VanEck continue to look for ways to enhance your access to the markets you choose and to seek out and evaluate the most attractive opportunities for you as a shareholder in the international space.

 

Please stay in touch with us through our website (http://www.vaneck.com) on which we offer videos, email subscriptions, and educational literature, all of which are designed to keep you up to date with your investments in VanEck Vectors ETFs.

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On the following pages, you will find the performance record of each of the funds for the six-month period ending June 30, 2016. You will also find their financial statements. As always, we value your continued confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in the future.

 

 

Jan F. van Eck
Trustee and President
VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

July 29, 2016

 

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.

 

 

1 Bloomberg: China Private Firms Show Way Out of Debt Trap for State Giants.
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Management Discussion (unaudited)

 

Six out of 14 funds in the suite of VanEck Vectors Country/Regional ETFs posted positive total returns. The top performing fund was the VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: BRF) (+44.92%).

 

January 1 through June 30, 2016
VanEck Vectors Country/Regional Total Return

 

 

 

Source: VanEck. Returns based on each fund’s net asset value (NAV). The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the funds reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the funds incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment return and value of the shares of the funds will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted.

 

Country/Regional Overviews

 

Africa

 

As a result of the improvement in commodities prices over the first half of 2016, the materials sector was by far the greatest contributor to performance for the six-month period. The financial sector was the single largest detractor from performance. Mid-cap companies contributed the most to performance. Geographically, gold mining companies operating in South Africa, Egypt, Suriname, Burkina Faso, and Mali were among the most significant contributors to positive performance. Financial companies in Egypt were the most significant detractors from total returns.

 

Brazil

 

The first half of 2016 may have been challenging for Brazil, but the VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF brought an impressive return of 44.92%, helped by a robust stock market and by a strengthening Brazilian real. On the economic front, the country remained in one of the worst recessions it has ever experienced.1 Politically, too, things were somewhat unsettled. On May 12, the Brazilian senate voted to suspend President Dilma Rousseff pending her trial and potential impeachment. Perhaps on expectations of a brighter future for the country post-Rousseff, Brazilian small-cap companies, having hit a low point in mid-January, rose through the end of the period under review. The consumer discretionary, health care, financial, and materials sectors all delivered healthy performance. Only one sector, telecommunication services, detracted from performance and only minimally.

 

China

 

The Chinese economy continued to be one in transition during the first half of the year. As with many transitions, there have been bumps along the way. Similar to the last several months of 2015, the first six months of 2016 were marked by uncertainty, both as to the growth prospects for the country going forward, and as to the extent and nature of government policy for addressing the country’s economic predicament and, in particular, the value of the yuan.

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On June 14, MSCI Inc. announced that it would delay including China A-shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.2 While this came as some surprise to many, VanEck included, the decision in no way changes our strategy. We continue to believe that, when evaluating any investment in the emerging markets, foreign stocks, or any global allocation of assets, China needs to be considered: it is the world’s second largest economy and second largest market.

 

VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF (formerly Market Vectors ChinaAMC A-Share ETF) achieved some of its exposure through swap contracts, though none of these remained outstanding at June 30, 2016 and all of its exposure is now achieved through direct investment in A-shares. Only a single sector, consumer staples, contributed positively to performance during the period under review. All other sectors detracted from performance with the financial and industrial sectors the worst detractors.

 

VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF seeks to provide not only exposure primarily to China’s market for innovative, non-government owned companies, but also to the sectors that are increasingly underpinning the growth of China’s “New Economy”. It is not surprising that under such market conditions, the vast majority of the Fund’s losses during the six-month period came from companies in the information technology sector, followed by those in the industrial and consumer discretionary sectors. The consumer staples sector contributed positively to performance.

 

Egypt

 

In June it was reported that non-oil business activity in Egypt had slowed for the ninth consecutive month.3 Following the destruction of a Russian plane over the Sinai Peninsula by a terrorist bomb (with the loss of all 224 passengers on board) at the end of October last year, the country’s important tourism industry suffered a fresh blow in May when an EgyptAir flight from Paris crashed with no survivors.4 The weaker tourism industry has only exacerbated a debilitating U.S. dollar shortage in the country, foreign currency that is vital for paying for imported raw materials. In addition, the latest figures indicate that annual urban consumer price inflation rose steeply from 10.3% in April to 12.3% in May.5 President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has vowed to reduce unemployment significantly over the next five years, however, the employment rate continued to decline over the six-month period under review. Against this backdrop, and an overvalued Egyptian pound, the VanEck Vectors Egypt ETF failed to provide positive returns in the first half of 2016. While four sectors—materials, industrials, telecommunication services, and energy—contributed positively to total returns, their contributions was overshadowed by the negative performance of the financial sector, the single greatest detractor. Although mid-cap companies contributed positively to performance, they were overshadowed by small-cap companies with the largest average weighting during the period under review, which detracted the most from performance. Large-cap companies with a much smaller average weighting detracted commensurately less.

 

Gulf States

 

The Gulf States were challenged over the first six months of 2016 with both continuing conflict in the Middle East and low crude oil prices. Diversification away from an overdependence on crude oil remains essential for the future economic stability and health of the region. So far, efforts have not been particularly successful.6 The effect of current oil prices is most evident in the forecasts for economic growth in Saudi Arabia in 2016. Expected GDP growth in the country of approximately 0.8% will be its weakest in 14 years.7 Only two countries contributed positively to total returns. Geographically, the United Arab Emirates, with the greatest average country weighting, contributed the most to performance. Bahrain provided minimal positive returns. Kuwait, with the third greatest average country weighting, detracted most from performance. Industrial stocks were the greatest detractors from, and telecommunication services the greatest contributors to, performance.

 

India

 

According to the Indian rating agency Crisil, the quality of the country’s growth has been improving, with the focus shifting from boosting cyclical growth through fiscal and monetary stimuli to “repairing the system and initiating structural reforms”.8 While this may be true, June saw the country’s consumer price index inflation jump to a 22-month high of 5.77%.9 The manufacturing sector output, however, surprised with an increase to 0.7% compared with -3.1% on a month-on-month basis. Boosted by the manufacturing and capital goods sector, the industrial production index for May rose to 1.2% compared with -1.35% in April.10 That said, a recent report

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from the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs of the U.S. State Department not only throws doubt on the veracity of country’s stated 7.5% growth rate, but also questions the speed with which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has matched economic reforms with rhetoric.11

 

For the six months under review, the Fund recorded a loss of 2.75%. A number of sectors—financial, consumer staples, and materials—provided creditable positive returns. These were offset by negative performance in all other sectors, in particular industrial, the greatest detractor from performance.

 

Indonesia

 

After a disappointing first quarter, Indonesia’s stock market had a much stronger second quarter on the back of a central bank interest rate cut.12 While both sector openings and infrastructure projects, promised by President Jokowi, appear to have started to get off on a firm footing, the country’s central bank still expects economic growth in the second quarter to rise only slightly above the 4.9% figure for the first quarter, reaching 4.9%-5%.13 With low demand for credit, Indonesia’s household consumption has yet to improve markedly.14 Despite this, as the World Bank describes it, the country’s “economy continues to prove resilient”, with “private consumption and public capital
spending . . . projected to support growth in Indonesia in 2016.”15 For mid- and large-cap names, the focus of VanEck Vectors Indonesia ETF, all sectors, apart from materials and utilities, contributed to performance, with consumer staples, followed by financial and consumer discretionary stocks, contributing the most. The materials sector detracted the most from performance. Among the Indonesia Small-Cap ETF stocks, all sectors apart from two, health care and materials, contributed positively to performance. Industrial, financial, and consumer discretionary companies were the best performers and the health care sector detracted the most from performance.

 

Israel

 

The first quarter of 2016 was a slow one for Israel, with GDP decelerating and expanding at the slowest rate in three quarters. While private consumption and fixed investment remained robust during the quarter, contractions in both exports and government spending constituted strong headwinds.16 Israel’s economy grew an annualized 1.3 percent in the first quarter and is forecast to grow about 2.8 percent in 2016.17 The rapprochement, after six years, between the country and Turkey following the raid by Israel on a Turkish aid flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip, should be positive for the country’s economy.18 Over the period under review, the performances of all sectors, whether positive or negative, were overshadowed by the negative returns of the health care sector, which detracted from performance the most of any sector. Minimal positive performance came from companies in the consumer discretionary, financial, information technology, utilities sectors. Only small-cap companies contributed positively to the Fund, with the majority of the Fund’s losses coming from large-cap companies.

 

Poland

 

Economic growth in Poland decelerated significantly, to its slowest in two years, in the first quarter of 2016.19 This was due to weakness in the external sector, tepid public spending and a collapse in fixed investment due to reduced European Union (EU) funds.20 On a political front, Poland and the EU continued to be at odds over a number of issues, including rule of law, with no immediate resolution in sight. The vote for British withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit) did not help sentiment and the zloty depreciated to a four-month low against the euro following the vote.21 As recently as the end of June, the administration once again opined that it should purchase foreign banks in the country,22 with Jaroslaw Gowin, deputy prime minister, saying that foreign capital “definitely has too much power.”23 Such statements have only fueled fears that the country might be moving away from free-market principles and toward, among other things, greater protectionism. Four sectors—consumer staples, energy, information technology, and materials—contributed positively to performance. Together with the financial sector, the greatest detractor from performance, the consumer discretionary, telecommunication services, and utilities sectors all provided negative returns. Small-cap companies contributed to performance. Mid-cap companies, followed by large-cap companies, detracted from performance.

 

Russia

 

The first six months of 2016 remained difficult for Russia. In the first quarter, the economy contracted 1.2% year-on-year, but this was less than was expected.24 However, the country does appear to be in recovery mode.25 The economy benefited both from higher oil prices in the period under review and a stabilization in the ruble’s

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exchange rate. In June, stating steady inflation as a reason, the Bank of Russia lowered its key interest rate by 50 bps to 10.5%.26 By June 30, 2016, the stock market had risen 9.02% in local currency (ruble) terms for the six-month period under review, and 24.78% in U.S. dollar terms. The energy, followed by the materials and financial sectors, were the three most significant contributors to positive performance in the large-cap fund, VanEck Vectors Russia ETF. The consumer staples sector detracted the most from performance. For VanEck Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF, companies in the utilities sector performed particularly well. Similarly sized companies in the information technology sector were, however, the bottom performers.

 

Vietnam

 

Following economic growth that slowed to 5.46% in the first quarter of 2016,27 expansion of the country’s economy in the second quarter of 2016 remained lackluster. This was the result of an agricultural sector that continued to suffer severely (contracting 0.8% in the first half of 2016)28 from a crippling drought.29 Among other things, export growth slowed from 4.9% in May to 3.3% in June. Inflows of foreign investment were strong, as was the performance of other, non-agricultural sectors of the economy.30 Manufacturing jumped 10% in the first half of the year and there was strong growth in both services and construction.31 The Fund ended the six-month period down 0.42%. Mid-cap companies performed positively over the six-month period. While large-cap companies detracted from performance, small-cap companies, with an average weighting of approximately 63%, were by far the greatest detractors from performance. The utilities, materials, and energy sectors all contributed positively to total returns. The consumer discretionary sector detracted the most from performance.

 

 

1 Financial Times: Rousseff crowdfunds impeachment battle, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca2edc6e-3fee-11e6-93e1-426e2e7bb8ad.html#axzz4ECvYaUEA
2 MSCI Inc.: MSCI will delay including China A shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, https://www.msci.com/documents/10199/4b1ba122-5f18-4a36-91c0-41a9b358c2ff
3 Arab News: Egypt non-oil business activity slows for ninth straight month in June, http://www.arabnews.com/node/951716/economy
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Rabobank – Economic Research: The GCC: going cold turkey on oil?, https://economics.rabobank.com/publications/2016/june/the-gcc-going-cold-turkey-on-oil/
7 EMIA: Saudi GDP Growth Forecast to Hit 14-Year Low in 2016.
8 NDTV: Quality Of Growth Improving, But Jobs Hold The Key: Crisil, http://profit.ndtv.com/news/economy/article-quality-of-growth-improving-but-jobs-hold-the-key-crisil-1430615
9 The Economic Times: June CPI jumps to 22-month high, dampens rate cut hopes, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/june-cpi-jumps-to-22-month-high-dampens-rate-cut-hopes/articleshow/53175698.cms?prtpage=1
10 Ibid.
11 NDTV: India’s 7.5 Per Cent Growth Rate May Be Overstated, Says US, http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-7-5-per-cent-growth-rate-may-be-overstated-says-us-1428432
12 Asia Times: Economic monitor: ASEAN’s mid-year lateral lure, http://atimes.com/2016/07/economic-monitor-aseans-mid-year-lateral-lure/
13 Indonesia Investments: Bank Indonesia: Domestic Economy Remains Sluggish in Q2-2016, http://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/bank-indonesia-domestic-economy-remains-sluggish-in-q2-2016/item6987
14 Ibid.
15 World Bank: Reforms Strengthen Indonesia’s Economic Resilience: World Bank Report, http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2016/06/17/reforms-strengthen-indonesias-economic-resilience-world-bank-report
16 Focus Economics: Israel Economic Outlook (July 5, 2016)
17 Reuters: No direct impact on Israeli economy from Brexit: Netanyahu
18 Al Jazeera: Netanyahu: Israel-Turkey deal immense boost to economy
19 Focus Economics: Poland Economic Outlook (July 5, 2016)
20 Ibid.
21 bid.
22 Financial Times: Poland should buy up foreign banks says deputy PM, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57b26cae-348c-11e6-ad39-3fee5ffe5b5b.html#axzz4ECvYaUEA
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23 Ibid.
24 Focus Economics: Russia Economic Outlook
25 Ibid.
26 EconoTimes: Russian economy to shrink 0.6 pct in 2016; consumer demand unlikely to expand before Q3, http://www.econotimes.com/Russian-economy-to-shrink-06-pct-in-2016-consumer-demand-unlikely-to-expand-before-Q3-223986
27 The Wall Street Journal: Vietnam’s Economic Growth Slows to 5.46% in First Quarter, http://www.wsj.com/articles/vietnams-economic-growth-slows-to-5-46-in-first-quarter-1458908638
28 Bloomberg: Drought in Vietnam Holds Back Growth as Farming Takes Knock, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-28/vietnam-economy-expands-5-6-in-second-quarter-amid-global-risks
29 The Economist: Vietnam, http://country.eiu.com/vietnam
30 Ibid.
31 Bloomberg: Drought in Vietnam Holds Back Growth as Farming Takes Knock, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-28/vietnam-economy-expands-5-6-in-second-quarter-amid-global-risks
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AFRICA INDEX ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVAFKTR2
Six Months   12.76%   11.65%   11.79%
One Year   (15.89)%   (16.02)%   (15.52)%
Five Year   (6.36)%   (6.29)%   (5.32)%
Life* (annualized)   (6.34)%   (6.25)%   (5.06)%
Life* (cumulative)   (40.70)%   (40.23)%   (33.89)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 7/10/2008               
                
Index data prior to June 21, 2013 reflects that of the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 IndexSM. From June 21, 2013, forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS GDP Africa Index (MVAFKTR). All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF was 7/10/08.

 

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 (7/10/08) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/14/08), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.95% / Net Expense Ratio 0.79%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVISTM GDP Africa Index (MVAFKTR) tracks the performance of the largest and most liquid companies in Africa. The weighting of a country in the index is determined by the size of its gross domestic product.

 

MVAFKTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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BRAZIL SMALL-CAP ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVBRFTR2
Six Months   44.51%   44.92%   45.19%
One Year   (5.82)%   (5.08)%   (4.48)%
Five Year   (19.53)%   (19.12)%   (18.45)%
Life* (annualized)   (2.58)%   (2.46)%   (1.80)%
Life* (cumulative)   (17.02)%   (16.26)%   (12.15)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 5/12/2009          

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF was 5/12/09.

 

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 (5/12/09) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (5/14/09), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.77% / Net Expense Ratio 0.60%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVISTM Brazil Small-Cap Index (MVBRFTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded small-capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Brazil, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Brazil.

 

MVBRFTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

9

CHINAAMC CSI 300 ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  CSIR03002
Six Months   (15.95)%   (16.82)%   (16.80)%
One Year   (33.69)%   (33.89)%   (33.11)%
Five Year   (2.13)%   0.34%   2.16%
Life* (annualized)   (0.30)%   (0.14)%   1.63%
Life* (cumulative)   (1.72)%   (0.82)%   9.65%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 10/13/2010               
                
As of May 1, 2016, Market Vectors ChinaAMC A-Share ETF’s name changed to VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF. 

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF was 10/13/10

 

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 (10/13/10) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (10/14/10), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.13% / Net Expense Ratio 0.72%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.72% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 CSI 300 Index (CSIR0300) is a modified free-float market capitalization weighted index comprised of the largest and most liquid stocks in the Chinese A-share market. Constituent stocks for the Index must have been listed for more than three months (unless the stock’s average daily A-share market capitalization since its initial listing ranks among the top 30 of all A-shares) and must not be experiencing what the Index Provider believes to be obvious abnormal fluctuations or market manipulation.

 

CSI 300 Index and its logo are service marks of China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (“CSI”) and have been licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation. The VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by CSI and CSI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. CSI 300 is a registered trademark of China Securities Index Co., Ltd.

10

CHINAAMC SME-CHINEXT ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  SZ3996112
Six Months   (18.50)%   (18.85)%   (17.37)%
One Year   (29.10)%   (30.01)%   (28.46)%
Life* (annualized)   17.36%   17.75%   21.33%
Life* (cumulative)   36.35%   37.24%   45.43%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 7/23/2014            

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF was 7/23/14.

 

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 (7/23/14) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/24/14), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.23% / Net Expense Ratio 0.83%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 The SME-ChiNext 100 Index (SZ399611) is a modified, free-float adjusted index intended to track the performance of the 100 largest and most liquid stocks listed and trading on the Small and Medium Enterprise (“SME”) Board and the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The Index is comprised of A-shares.

 

The SME-ChiNext 100 Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of the Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd (the “Index Provider”), which is a subsidiary of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The Index Provider does not sponsor, endorse, or promote VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF (the “Fund”) and bears no liability with respect to the Fund or any security.

11

EGYPT INDEX ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVEGPTTR2
Six Months   (7.46)%   (8.72)%   (8.25)%
One Year   (25.64)%   (26.03)%   (25.82)%
Five Year   (7.20)%   (7.13)%   (6.26)%
Life* (annualized)   (9.79)%   (9.71)%   (9.61)%
Life* (cumulative)   (48.10)%   (47.80)%   (47.45)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized       
* since 2/16/2010               

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Egypt Index ETF was 2/16/10.

 

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 (2/16/10) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (2/18/10), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.26% / Net Expense Ratio 0.96%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.94% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVISTM Egypt Index (MVEGPTTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Egypt, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Egypt.

 

MVEGPTTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Egypt Index ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

12

GULF STATES INDEX ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVMESTR2
Six Months   (1.63)%   (0.36)%   (0.33)%
One Year   (16.57)%   (17.05)%   (16.47)%
Five Year   3.54%   3.46%   4.63%
Life* (annualized)   (5.18)%   (5.00)%   (4.23)%
Life* (cumulative)   (34.43)%   (33.48)%   (29.04)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 7/22/2008               
                
Index data prior to June 21, 2013 reflects that of the Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 IndexSM. From June 21, 2013, forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS GDP GCC Index (MVMESTR). All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Gulf States Index ETF was 7/22/08.

 

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 (7/22/08) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/24/08), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 3.77% / Net Expense Ratio 1.00%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVISTM GDP GCC Index (MVMESTR) provides exposure to publicly traded companies either headquartered in countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) or companies that generate the majority of their revenues in these countries.

 

MVMESTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Gulf States Index ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

13

INDIA SMALL-CAP INDEX ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVSCIFTR2
Six Months   (2.06)%   (2.75)%   (3.80)%
One Year   3.21%   2.24%   2.19%
Five Year   (6.97)%   (6.79)%   (6.22)%
Life* (annualized)   (9.06)%   (9.03)%   (8.74)%
Life* (cumulative)   (42.62)%   (42.53)%   (41.42)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 8/24/2010         

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF was 8/24/10.

 

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 (8/24/10) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (8/25/10), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.87% / Net Expense Ratio 0.85%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVISTM India Small-Cap Index (MVSCIFTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded small-capitalization companies that are headquartered in India or that generate the majority of their revenues in India.

 

MVSCIFTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

14

INDONESIA INDEX ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual         
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVIDXTR2
Six Months   18.58%   18.46%   17.16%
One Year   5.50%   4.18%   3.97%
Five Year   (5.26)%   (5.11)%   (4.56)%
Life* (annualized)   15.76%   15.70%   16.46%
Life* (cumulative)   197.69%   196.66%   211.32%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 1/15/2009               

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Indonesia Index ETF was 1/15/09.

 

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 (1/15/09) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (1/20/09), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.71% / Net Expense Ratio 0.58%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.57% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVISTM Indonesia Index (MVIDXTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Indonesia, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Indonesia.

 

MVIDXTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

15

INDONESIA SMALL-CAP ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVIDXJTR2
Six Months   6.08%   5.93%   4.74%
One Year   (21.59)%   (20.73)%   (22.11)%
Life* (annualized)   (16.95)%   (16.92)%   (16.52)%
Life* (cumulative)   (54.84)%   (54.75)%   (53.83)%
                         
Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 3/20/2012

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF was 3/20/12.

 

1The 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 (3/20/12) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (3/21/12), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 2.64% / Net Expense Ratio 0.64%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.61% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2MVISTM Indonesia Small-Cap Index (MVIDXJTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Indonesia, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Indonesia.

 

MVIDXJTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations toward MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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ISRAEL ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  BLSNTR2
Six Months   (7.86)%   (7.46)%   (7.71)%
One Year   (17.45)%   (16.50)%   (16.58)%
Life* (annualized)   3.02%   3.22%   3.57%
Life* (cumulative)   9.37%   10.03%   11.17%
Returns less than one year are not annualized          
* since 6/25/2013               

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Israel ETF was 6/25/13.

 

1The 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 (6/25/13) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (6/26/13), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.89% / Net Expense Ratio 0.60%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2BlueStar Israel Global IndexTM (BLSNTR) is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of publicly traded companies that are generally considered by the Indexer to be Israeli and Israeli linked companies. It primarily includes the largest and the most liquid companies, as well as mid-cap and small-cap companies that display sufficient liquidity.

 

The BlueStar Israel Global Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property and a trademark of BlueStar Global Investors LLC and has been licensed for use for certain purposes by Van Eck Associates Corporation for VanEck Vectors Israel ETF (the “Fund”) based on the Index. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by BlueStar Global Investors LLC, and BlueStar Global Investors LLC makes no representation regarding the advisability of trading in the Fund.

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POLAND ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVPLNDTR2
Six Months   (2.71)%   (2.79)%   (3.29)%
One Year   (24.41)%   (24.50)%   (24.50)%
Five Year   (11.99)%   (11.95)%   (11.70)%
Life* (annualized)   (6.64)%   (6.67)%   (6.36)%
Life* (cumulative)   (36.44)%   (36.57)%   (35.17)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized            
* since 11/24/2009               

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Poland ETF was 11/24/09.

 

1The 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 (11/24/09) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (11/25/09), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.24% / Net Expense Ratio 0.60%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2MVISTM Poland Index (MVPLNDTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are domiciled and primarily listed in Poland, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Poland.

 

MVPLNDTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Poland ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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RUSSIA ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVRSXTR2
Six Months   18.91%   19.20%   19.35%
One Year   (1.29)%   0.58%   1.09%
Five Year   (12.07)%   (11.99)%   (12.29)%
Life* (annualized)   (6.56)%   (6.53)%   (6.87)%
Life* (cumulative)   (46.36)%   (46.22)%   (47.99)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized          
* since 4/24/2007               
                
Index data prior to March 19, 2012 reflects that of the DAXglobal® Russia+ Index (DXRPUS). From March 19, 2012 forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS Russia Index (MVRSXTR). All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Russia ETF was 4/24/07.

 

1The 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 (4/24/07) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (4/30/07), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.78% / Net Expense Ratio 0.64%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, depository receipt fees up to 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.62% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2MVISTM Russia Index (MVRSXTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded small-capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed in Russia, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Russia.

 

MVRSXTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Russia ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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RUSSIA SMALL-CAP ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVRSXJTR2
Six Months   40.52%   38.53%   39.37%
One Year   21.95%   21.96%   23.58%
Five Year   (15.72)%   (15.79)%   (15.67)%
Life* (annualized)   (16.39)%   (16.45)%   (16.37)%
Life* (cumulative)   (60.67)%   (60.81)%   (60.63)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized           
* since 4/13/2011               

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF was 4/13/11.

 

1The 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 (4/13/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (4/14/11), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.27% / Net Expense Ratio 0.71%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, depository receipt fees up to 0.08% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.67% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2MVISTM Russia Small-Cap Index (MVRSXJTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded small-capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed in Russia, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Russia.

 

MVRSXJTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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VIETNAM ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVVNMTR2
Six Months   (0.84)%   (0.42)%   (0.88)%
One Year   (18.63)%   (15.95)%   (14.84)%
Five Year   (4.47)%   (4.29)%   (3.41)%
Life* (annualized)   (5.60)%   (5.52)%   (4.76)%
Life* (cumulative)   (32.74)%   (32.37)%   (28.52)%
Returns less than one year are not annualized         
* since 8/11/2009               

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF was 8/11/09.

 

1The 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 (8/11/09) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (8/14/09), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.72% / Net Expense Ratio 0.72%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.76% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2MVISTM Vietnam Index (MVVNMTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are domiciled and primarily listed in Vietnam, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Vietnam.

 

MVVNMTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

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.

 

The disclosure is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

 

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.”

 

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.

 

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  Ending  Annualized  Expenses Paid
   Account  Account  Expense  During the Period*
   Value  Value  Ratio  January 1, 2016-
   January 1, 2016  June 30, 2016  During Period  June 30, 2016
Africa Index ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00    $1,116.50    0.79%           $4.16   
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,020.94    0.79%  $3.97 
Brazil Small-Cap ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $1,449.20    0.60%  $3.65 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.88    0.60%  $3.02 
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $831.80    0.72%  $3.28 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.28    0.72%  $3.62 
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $811.50    0.83%  $3.74 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,020.74    0.83%  $4.17 
Egypt Index ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $912.80    0.96%  $4.57 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,020.09    0.96%  $4.82 
Gulf States Index ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $996.40    1.00%  $4.96 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,019.89    1.00%  $5.02 
India Small-Cap Index ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $972.50    0.85%  $4.17 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,020.64    0.85%  $4.27 
Indonesia Index ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $1,184.60    0.58%  $3.15 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.98    0.58%  $2.92 
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $1,059.30    0.64%  $3.28 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.68    0.64%  $3.22 
Israel ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $925.40    0.60%  $2.87 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.88    0.60%  $3.02 
Poland ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $972.10    0.60%  $2.94 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.88    0.60%  $3.02 
Russia ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $1,192.00    0.64%  $3.49 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.68    0.64%  $3.22 
Russia Small-Cap ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $1,385.30    0.71%  $4.21 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.33    0.71%  $3.57 
Vietnam ETF                  
Actual  $1,000.00  $995.80    0.72%  $3.57 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00  $1,021.28    0.72%  $3.62 
*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended June 30, 2016) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).
**Assumes annual return of 5% before expenses
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AFRICA INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 98.7%    
Canada: 9.1%    
 542,766   Africa Oil Corp. (SEK) * #  $795,111 
 240,196   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   1,677,507 
 552,138   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) *   2,285,851 
 350,681   Semafo, Inc. *   1,674,153 
         6,432,622 
Egypt: 15.3%    
 1,561,680   Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (GDR) # Reg S   5,568,496 
 1,078,084   Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding SAE * #   1,296,574 
 1,415,978   Global Telecom Holding SAE (GDR) * Reg S   2,619,559 
 2,504,775   Talaat Moustafa Group   1,376,506 
         10,861,135 
Kenya: 4.0%    
 16,096,400   Safaricom Ltd. #   2,837,652 
Morocco: 10.2%    
 61,046   Attijariwafa Bank   2,146,453 
 91,108   Banque Centrale Populaire   2,046,403 
 47,847   Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur   997,679 
 166,017   Maroc Telecom #   2,017,435 
         7,207,970 
Netherlands: 1.3%    
 160,676   Steinhoff International Holdings NV #   926,970 
Nigeria: 17.0%    
 55,287,652   First Bank Nigeria Holdings Plc   760,633 
 45,331,315   Guaranty Trust Bank Plc #   3,743,479 
 451,729   Nestle Nigeria Plc #   1,368,162 
 5,862,136   Nigerian Breweries Plc   2,861,096 
 49,173,931   United Bank for Africa Plc   817,392 
 44,006,131   Zenith Bank Ltd. #   2,463,376 
         12,014,138 
Singapore: 2.4%    
 6,423,200   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #   1,682,135 
South Africa: 21.6%    
 86,258   African Bank Investments Ltd. * # §   0 
 25,487   Al Noor Hospitals Group Plc (GBP) #   374,681 
 4,467   Anglo American Platinum Ltd. * #   112,309 
 21,144   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) *   381,861 
 23,336   Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. * #   578,939 
 19,775   AVI Ltd.   112,074 
 19,539   Barclays Africa Group Ltd. #   192,728 
 9,804   Barloworld Ltd. #   49,129 
 17,634   Bid Corp Ltd. *   332,331 
 17,634   Bidvest Group Ltd. #   167,303 
 3,831   Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. † #   156,284 
 12,055   Clicks Group Ltd.   101,000 
 20,406   Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. † #   93,090 
 27,512   Discovery Ltd. #   231,128 
 9,801   Exxaro Resources Ltd. #   45,411 
Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
South Africa: (continued)    
 210,085   FirstRand Ltd. #  $644,790 
 54,785   Fortress Income Fund Ltd. #   134,778 
 9,771   Foschini Group Ltd. #   92,772 
 38,459   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)   188,449 
 26,989   Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * #   87,449 
 9,706   Imperial Holdings Ltd. #   99,677 
 13,010   Investec Ltd. #   80,214 
 37,821   Investec PCL (GBP) #   236,066 
 9,483   Liberty Holdings Ltd. #   77,834 
 56,635   Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. #   140,131 
 4,848   Massmart Holdings Ltd. #   41,647 
 65,744   MMI Holdings Ltd. #   102,002 
 7,073   Mondi Ltd. #   130,014 
 14,382   Mr Price Group Ltd. #   203,216 
 102,347   MTN Group Ltd. #   1,000,285 
 26,142   Naspers Ltd. #   4,014,378 
 11,071   Nedbank Group Ltd. #   141,334 
 62,105   Netcare Ltd. #   132,633 
 13,016   Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. † #   63,735 
 9,371   Pioneer Foods Ltd. #   110,584 
 9,475   PSG Group Ltd. #   125,907 
 50,291   Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. #   141,828 
 28,760   Remgro Ltd. #   501,875 
 42,704   RMB Holdings Ltd. #   164,597 
 102,984   Sanlam Ltd. #   427,860 
 15,989   Sappi Ltd. * #   74,857 
 31,902   Sasol Ltd. (ADR)   865,182 
 27,232   Shoprite Holdings Ltd. #   310,175 
 9,316   Sibanye Gold Ltd. (ADR)   126,884 
 10,402   Spar Group Ltd.   143,476 
 78,080   Standard Bank Group Ltd. #   683,886 
 18,596   Telkom SA SOC Ltd. #   84,384 
 10,375   Tiger Brands Ltd. #   257,050 
 19,394   Truworths International Ltd. #   113,502 
 22,505   Vodacom Group Ltd. #   257,890 
 59,517   Woolworths Holdings Ltd. #   342,730 
         15,272,339 
United Kingdom: 14.5%    
 1,189,538   African Minerals Ltd. * # §   0 
 81,756   Anglo American Plc #   804,733 
 2,047,139   Cenatamin Plc #   3,621,407 
 273,335   Old Mutual Plc #   741,484 
 19,867   Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)   2,225,899 
 803,289   Tullow Oil Plc * #   2,844,910 
         10,238,433 
United States: 3.3%    
 131,153   Kosmos Energy Ltd. *   714,784 
 24,780   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   1,663,977 
         2,378,761 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $72,442,235)
 69,852,155 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

24

 

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 1.1%   
South Africa: 1.1%   
 152,503   Growthpoint Properties Ltd. #  $267,940 
 14,191   Hyprop Investments Ltd. #   125,639 
 297,980   Redefine Properties Ltd. #   230,013 
 19,295   Resilient REIT Ltd. #   173,854 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts   
(Cost: $850,284)  797,446 
Total Investments Before Collateral for
Securities Loaned: 99.8%
   
(Cost: $73,292,519) 70,649,601 
Principal        
Amount      Value 
    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.4%   
(Cost: $243,970)   
Repurchase Agreement: 0.4%   
$243,970   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $243,973; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $248,849 including accrued interest)  $243,970 
Total Investments: 100.2%   
(Cost: $73,536,489) 70,893,571 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)% (124,416)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%$70,769,155 


 

   
ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
SEK Swedish Krona
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $206,853.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $44,530,452 which represents 62.9% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding        
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   10.6%  $7,457,222 
Consumer Staples   10.4    7,383,465 
Energy   7.4    5,265,398 
Financials   38.1    26,892,122 
Health Care         1.7    1,226,384 
Industrials   0.3    216,432 
Materials   19.0    13,391,373 
Telecommunication Services   12.5    8,817,205 
    100.0%  $70,649,601 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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AFRICA INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3    
   Level 1   Significant   Significant    
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable    
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs  Value 
Common Stocks                      
Canada  $5,637,511   $795,111     $   $6,432,622 
Egypt   3,996,065    6,865,070          10,861,135 
Kenya       2,837,652          2,837,652 
Morocco   5,190,535    2,017,435          7,207,970 
Netherlands       926,970          926,970 
Nigeria   4,439,121    7,575,017          12,014,138 
Singapore       1,682,135          1,682,135 
South Africa   2,251,257    13,021,082      0    15,272,339 
United Kingdom   2,225,899    8,012,534      0    10,238,433 
United States   2,378,761              2,378,761 
Real Estate Investment Trusts                      
South Africa       797,446          797,446 
Repurchase Agreement       243,970          243,970 
Total  $26,119,149   $44,774,422     $0   $70,893,571 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $6,592,358 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $8,783,709. These 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.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks
   South Africa  United Kingdom
Balance as of December 31, 2015    $213     $1,420 
Realized gain (loss)            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (213)     (1,420)
Purchases            
Sales            
Transfers in and/or out of level 3            
Balance as of June 30, 2016    $0     $0 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

26

BRAZIL SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 81.9%    
Automobiles & Components: 2.2%    
 170,500   Mahle-Metal Leve SA Industria e Comercio  $1,218,123 
 217,350   Tupy SA   798,409 
         2,016,532 
Capital Goods: 1.1%    
 239,600   Iochpe Maxion SA   1,021,860 
Commercial & Professional Services: 2.8%    
 49,024   Atento SA (USD) *   436,804 
 255,300   Valid Solucoes SA   2,185,584 
         2,622,388 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 12.3%    
 86,600   Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA   721,959 
 850,400   Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes   2,724,097 
 418,800   Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA   500,636 
 372,894   EZ Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA   1,857,331 
 413,150   Grendene SA   2,117,003 
 1,043,150   MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA   3,510,398 
         11,431,424 
Consumer Services: 2.8%    
 184,500   CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA   1,314,698 
 154,250   GAEC Educacao SA   690,987 
 166,450   Ser Educacional SA Reg S 144A   646,151 
         2,651,836 
Energy: 6.3%    
 610,399   Cosan Ltd. (Class A) (USD)   3,973,698 
 87,500   Modec, Inc. #   1,343,187 
 353,250   QGEP Participacoes SA   501,454 
         5,818,339 
Financials: 0.5%    
 182,690   GP Investments Ltd. (BDR) *   425,971 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 3.8%    
 854,150   Marfrig Alimentos SA *   1,494,357 
 488,800   Minerva SA *   1,393,832 
 149,100   SLC Agricola SA   686,947 
         3,575,136 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 13.0%    
 360,100   Fleury SA   3,082,760 
 1,012,400   Odontoprev SA   4,194,827 
 838,700   Qualicorp SA   4,858,888 
         12,136,475 
Insurance: 1.0%    
 233,900   FPC Par Corretora de Seguros SA   946,580 
Materials: 4.6%    
 1,379,425   Duratex SA   3,650,068 
 127,800   Magnesita Refratarios SA *   584,833 
         4,234,901 
Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
Media: 3.6%    
 223,950   Smiles SA  $3,345,690 
Real Estate: 3.9%    
 223,600   Aliansce Shopping Centers SA   981,465 
 396,400   BR Properties SA   925,505 
 195,600   Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA   1,715,298 
         3,622,268 
Retailing: 5.2%    
 501,600   B2W Cia Global Do Varejo *   1,467,808 
 355,600   Cia Hering SA   1,642,781 
 762,800   Via Varejo SA   1,769,094 
         4,879,683 
Software & Services: 1.6%    
 287,850   Linx SA   1,443,596 
Telecommunication Services: 0.7%    
 218,369   NII Holdings, Inc. (USD) *   694,413 
Transportation: 10.7%    
 891,316   EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA   2,325,196 
 45,064   Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) * †   477,228 
 183,400   Julio Simoes Logistica SA   570,930 
 159,985   Prumo Logistica SA *   318,247 
 3,204,168   Rumo Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA *   4,887,596 
 354,150   Santos Brasil Participacoes SA   1,367,077 
         9,946,274 
Utilities: 5.8%    
 532,185   Alupar Investimento SA   2,319,394 
 200,500   Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA   1,847,524 
 343,400   Light SA   1,204,781 
         5,371,699 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost: $73,982,861)   76,185,065 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 15.2%     
Banks: 1.0%     
 233,745   Banco ABC Brasil SA   951,047 
Capital Goods: 1.2%     
 1,550,350   Marcopolo SA *   1,158,310 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.4%     
 679,355   Alpargatas SA   2,212,139 
Financials: 1.7%     
 603,950   Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA   1,605,620 
Materials: 5.2%     
 835,000   Bradespar SA   2,300,455 
 2,093,850   Metalurgica Gerdau SA   1,303,645 
 1,957,400   Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA *   1,200,410 
         4,804,510 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

27

BRAZIL SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
Utilities: 3.7%     
 654,350   Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo  $2,424,047 
 388,450   Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA   1,021,823 
         3,445,870 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $16,610,398)
   14,177,496 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST: 2.3%
(Cost: $2,599,789)
     
Real Estate: 2.3%     
 76,674   FII BTG Pactual Corporate Office Fund   2,115,976 
RIGHTS: 0.2%     
Utilities: 0.2%     
 66,852   Alupar Investimento SA Rights
(BRL 4.10, expiring 07/21/16) *
   32,257 
 12,915   Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA Rights
(BRL 18.17, expiring 07/13/16) * #
   118,242 
Total Rights
(Cost: $68,887)
   150,499 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.6%
(Cost: $577,653)
     
 577,653   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   577,653 
         
       Value 
      
Total Investments Before Collateral for
Securities Loaned: 100.2%
     
(Cost: $93,839,588)  $93,206,689 
          
Principal        
Amount        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.4%
     
(Cost: $338,968)     
Repurchase Agreement: 0.4%     
$338,968   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $338,973; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $345,747 including accrued interest)   338,968 
Total Investments: 100.6%     
(Cost: $94,178,556)   93,545,657 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.6)%   (526,443)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $93,019,214 


 

   
ADR American Depositary Receipt
BDR Brazilian Depositary Receipt
BRL Brazilian Real
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $334,644.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $1,461,429 which represents 1.6% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $646,151, or 0.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding        
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   28.5%  $26,537,304 
Consumer Staples   3.8    3,575,136 
Energy   6.2    5,818,339 
Financials   10.4    9,667,462 
Health Care   13.0    12,136,475 
Industrials         15.8    14,748,832 
Information Technology   1.6    1,443,596 
Materials   9.7    9,039,411 
Telecommunication Services   0.8    694,413 
Utilities   9.6    8,968,068 
Money Market Fund   0.6    577,653 
    100.0%  $93,206,689 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

28

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3    
   Level 1   Significant   Significant    
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable    
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs  Value 
Common Stocks                      
Automobiles & Components  $2,016,532   $     $   $2,016,532 
Capital Goods   1,021,860              1,021,860 
Commercial & Professional Services   2,622,388              2,622,388 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   11,431,424              11,431,424 
Consumer Services   2,651,836              2,651,836 
Energy   4,475,152    1,343,187          5,818,339 
Financials   425,971              425,971 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   3,575,136              3,575,136 
Health Care Equipment & Services   12,136,475              12,136,475 
Insurance   946,580              946,580 
Materials   4,234,901              4,234,901 
Media   3,345,690              3,345,690 
Real Estate   3,622,268              3,622,268 
Retailing   4,879,683              4,879,683 
Software & Services   1,443,596              1,443,596 
Telecommunication Services   694,413              694,413 
Transportation   9,946,274              9,946,274 
Utilities   5,371,699              5,371,699 
Preferred Stocks*   14,177,496              14,177,496 
Real Estate Investment Trust*   2,115,976              2,115,976 
Rights                      
Utilities   32,257    118,242          150,499 
Money Market Fund   577,653              577,653 
Repurchase Agreement       338,968          338,968 
Total  $91,745,260   $1,800,397     $   $93,545,657 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

29

CHINAAMC CSI 300 ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value
       
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%     
Automobiles & Components: 2.5%     
 35,181   Byd Co. Ltd. * #  $325,041 
 127,157   Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. #   263,057 
 45,800   FAW Car Co. Ltd. #   75,316 
 79,000   Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd. #   166,892 
 67,974   Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. #   86,580 
 71,073   Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. #   150,363 
 186,363   SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. #   571,036 
 64,560   Wanxiang Qianchao Co. Ltd. #   152,720 
         1,791,005 
Banks: 18.5%     
 2,154,200   Agricultural Bank of China Ltd #   1,037,120 
 571,288   Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd. #   893,642 
 1,187,800   Bank of China Ltd. #   574,421 
 1,548,416   Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. #   1,315,180 
 204,837   Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd. #   290,422 
 109,880   Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd. #   245,421 
 172,800   China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. * #   147,768 
 432,500   China Construction Bank Corp. #   309,816 
 897,400   China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. #   509,272 
 581,260   China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. #   1,535,228 
 1,332,355   China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. #   1,795,984 
 301,080   Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd. #   449,333 
 1,367,504   Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. #   913,938 
 751,591   Industrial Bank Co. Ltd. #   1,728,108 
 387,118   Ping An Bank Co. Ltd. #   509,132 
 487,334   Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd. #   1,145,260 
           13,400,045 
Capital Goods: 10.8%     
 25,800   AVIC Aero-Engine Controls Co. Ltd. #   103,546 
 62,400   AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd. #   186,507 
 44,000   Avic Aviation Engine Corp. Plc #   230,976 
 13,300   AVIC Helicopter Co. Ltd. #   83,728 
 29,699   China Avionics Systems Co. Ltd. #   87,554 
 89,700   China Baoan Group Co. Ltd. #   186,151 
 86,024   China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. #   136,820 
 38,800   China CSSC Holdings Ltd. #   130,355 
 147,400   China First Heavy Industries #   116,198 
 155,700   China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd. #   136,724 
 41,600   China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd. #  88,741 
 111,200   China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd. #   92,711 
 194,500   China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. #   292,311 
 315,108   China Railway Group Ltd. #   331,546 
 501,300   China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. #   479,408 
 33,300   China Spacesat Co. Ltd. #   169,420 
 845,391   China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. #   678,929 
 115,500   China XD Electric Co. Ltd. #   88,339 
 73,300   CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. #   59,533 
 516,545   CRRC Corp. Ltd. #   715,806 
 13,800   CSSC Offshore and Marine Engineering Group Co. Ltd. * #   52,884 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Capital Goods: (continued)     
 67,600   Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd. #  $100,351 
 48,100   Han’s Laser Technology Co. Ltd. #   166,537 
 53,075   Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd. #   157,487 
 274,500   Metallurgical Corp of China Ltd. #   153,052 
 82,105   NARI Technology Co. Ltd. #   166,101 
 232,500   Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd. * #   200,606 
 214,600   Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. #   162,702 
 160,845   Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd. #   92,972 
 166,500   Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. #   190,234 
 88,600   Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. #   112,386 
 21,119   Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. #   62,992 
 53,749   Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. #   157,728 
 61,500   Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. #   236,579 
 89,400   Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd. #   135,457 
 146,262   TBEA Co. Ltd. #   188,345 
 93,300   Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   63,480 
 136,500   Weichai Power Co. Ltd. #   160,700 
 239,500   XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. #   110,623 
 92,851   Xiamen C & D, Inc.   167,151 
 88,200   Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   202,093 
 74,853   Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd. #   223,812 
 247,500   Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd. #   154,044 
         7,813,619 
Commercial & Professional Services: 0.8%     
 87,541   Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd. #   197,174 
 78,928   BlueFocus Communication Group Co. Ltd. #   115,746 
 71,000   Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management Ltd. #   154,134 
 87,000   Jihua Group Corp. Ltd. #   101,025 
         568,079 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 3.7%     
 305,728   Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. # §   936,921 
 29,500   Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co. Ltd. #   134,524 
 75,891   Heilan Home Co. Ltd. #   129,176 
 44,240   Hisense Electric Co. Ltd. #   118,491 
 174,795   Midea Group Co. Ltd. #   625,560 
 172,000   Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd. #   230,753 
 208,200   Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. * #   139,235 
 413,000   TCL Corp. #   205,070 
 86,553   Youngor Group Co. Ltd. #   180,398 
         2,700,128 
Consumer Services: 0.7%     
 27,500   China International Travel Service Corp. Ltd. #   182,329 
 184,920   Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd. #   178,381 


 

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Number
of Shares
      Value
       
Consumer Services: (continued)     
 32,800   Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd. #  $123,800 
         484,510 
Diversified Financials: 9.4%     
 49,900   Anxin Trust Co. Ltd. #   127,669 
 252,986   Avic Capital Co. Ltd. #   225,042 
 115,500   Bohai Leasing Co. Ltd. # §   128,869 
 163,700   China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd. #   409,020 
 443,600   CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. #   1,092,561 
 56,400   Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd. #   208,719 
 66,071   Everbright Securities Co. Ltd. #   170,303 
 231,950   Founder Securities Co. Ltd. * #   269,475 
 85,937   Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. #   231,253 
 138,600   Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd. #   362,815 
 456,035   Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. #   1,065,997 
 184,104   Huatai Securities Co. Ltd. * #   529,061 
 264,118   Industrial Securities Co. Ltd. #   295,823 
 148,900   Orient Securities Co. Ltd. #   379,966 
 256,090   Pacific Securities Co. Ltd. #   237,962 
 62,500   SDIC Essence Holdings Co. Ltd. * #   169,453 
 251,139   Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd. * #   319,973 
 102,300   Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd. #   208,764 
 118,400   SooChow Securities Co. Ltd. #   240,367 
 159,028   Southwest Securities Co. Ltd. #   174,862 
         6,847,954 
Energy: 2.4%     
 103,100   China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. #   80,578 
 119,476   China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd. #   84,444 
 33,300   China Oilfield Services Ltd. #   61,199 
 592,400   China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. #   422,662 
 111,535   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #   237,266 
 176,600   Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd. #   109,348 
 124,580   Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. #   130,285 
 273,800   PetroChina Co. Ltd. #   298,658 
 106,707   Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd. #   83,501 
 101,800   Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp. * #   59,403 
 210,110   Wintime Energy Co. Ltd. * #   125,176 
 21,600   Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. #   35,755 
         1,728,275 
Financials: 2.3%     
 187,100   Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd. #   328,897 
 166,756   GF Securities Co. Ltd. * #   423,678 
 67,400   Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd. * # §   175,596 
 79,148   Northeast Securities Co. Ltd. #   154,964 
 115,022   Sealand Securities Co. Ltd. #   129,060 
 63,800   Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd. #   160,757 
 78,808   Western Securities Co. Ltd. #   309,773 
         1,682,725 
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.4%     
 43,500   Shanghai Bailian Group Co. Ltd. #   79,541 
 47,800  

Shenzhen Agricultural Products Co. Ltd. #

 87,647 
 229,256   Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd. #   143,366 
         310,554 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 5.6%     
 115,475   Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd. #  $140,351 
 79,500   Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd. #   90,696 
 57,800   COFCO Tunhe Co. Ltd. #   100,621 
 55,800   Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd. #   175,616 
 341,800   Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd. #   856,226 
 33,940   Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd. #   366,437 
 28,326   Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.   1,242,178 
 39,493   Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd. #   176,471 
 105,100   MeiHua Holdings Group Co. Ltd. #   98,819 
 117,400   New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd. #   146,537 
 10,100   Shanghai Bairun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd. #  33,697 
 15,698   Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. #   68,605 
 107,000   Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. #   524,850 
         4,021,104 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.1%     
 18,512   Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. #   48,925 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 1.1%     
 22,241   Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd. #   122,722 
 13,678   Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd. #   138,788 
 49,200   Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd. #   135,534 
 40,565   Searainbow Holding Corp. * #   247,213 
 65,000   Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. #   177,089 
         821,346 
Household & Personal Products: 0.1%     
 41,000   By-health Co. Ltd. #   83,777 
Insurance: 5.9%     
 93,911   China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. #   295,594 
 177,048   China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. #   723,860 
 46,976   New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. #   287,592 
 610,500   Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. #   2,955,955 
         4,263,001 
Materials: 5.8%     
 308,900   Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. * #   175,991 
 103,900   Angang Steel Co. Ltd. * #   60,089 
 112,700   Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. #   247,280 
 278,400   Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. # §   209,625 
 70,500   BBMG Corp. #   82,348 
 145,236   Beijing Kangde Xin Composite Material Co. Ltd. #   375,509 
 66,500   China Hainan Rubber Industry Group Co. Ltd. * #   56,447 
 219,000   China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. #   137,618 
 122,770   China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. #  247,048 
 239,300   Hebei Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. * #   100,157 
 71,408   Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. #   80,948 


 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Materials: (continued)     
 550,500   Inner Mongolian Baotou Steel Union Co. Ltd. * #  $238,163 
 46,800   Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. #   95,510 
 54,600   Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. * #   67,328 
 88,400   Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd. #   107,476 
 16,800   Luxin Venture Capital Group Co. Ltd. #   55,092 
 245,600   Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd. * # §   89,785 
 41,802   Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd. #   133,593 
 40,100   Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. #   235,633 
 94,900   Shandong Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. * #   34,019 
 128,412   Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. * #   61,277 
 87,300   Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd. #   138,835 
 123,505   Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. * #   114,238 
 377,100   Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd. #   144,639 
 60,875   Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. #   158,972 
 227,600   Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. * # §   95,156 
 123,160   Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd. #   86,264 
 128,300   Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd. #   167,129 
 97,246   Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd. * #   165,054 
 534,400   Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. #   271,612 
         4,232,835 
Media: 2.8%     
 49,620   Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd. #   86,882 
 39,200   Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co. Ltd. #   90,294 
 40,500   China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd. #   110,847 
 31,100   Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Co. Ltd. #   97,438 
 61,800   CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd. #   199,128 
 115,600   Huawen Media Investment Group Corp. #   172,903 
 109,854   Huayi Brothers Media Corp. #   225,004 
 64,000   Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co. Ltd. #   160,249 
 33,600   Jiangsu Broadcasting Cable Information Network Corp. Ltd. * #   70,781 
 43,000   Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing and Media Corp. Ltd. #   68,650 
 74,013   Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co. Ltd. * #   271,637 
 26,500   Wanda Cinema Line Co. Ltd. #   320,632 
 24,300   Wasu Media Holding Co. Ltd. * #   68,341 
 39,340   Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co. Ltd. #   92,785 
         2,035,571 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 4.4%     
 13,000   Aurora Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. * #   68,055 
 30,900   Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd. #   139,204 
 22,076   China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   80,630 
 156,700   Guangxi Wuzhou Zhongheng Group Co. Ltd. #   102,876 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: (continued)     
 30,161   Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. #  $112,203 
 23,900   Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   62,236 
 26,160   Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc. #   124,022 
 79,405   Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. #   479,629 
 40,400   Jilin Aodong Medicine Industry Groups Co. Ltd. #   152,506 
 174,258   Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   399,975 
 29,400   Shandong Dong-E E-Jiao Co. Ltd. #   234,510 
 64,600   Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. #   185,925 
 31,100   Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd. #   176,496 
 21,160   Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   55,792 
 17,639   Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. #   72,473 
 48,652   Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   113,163 
 36,536   Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. #   196,698 
 53,751   Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   167,513 
 29,260   Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd. #   283,164 
         3,207,070 
Real Estate: 5.6%     
 63,200   Beijing Capital Development Co. Ltd. * #   106,322 
 49,974   China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd. #   183,828 
 133,659   China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Co. Ltd. #   287,694 
 544,400   China Vanke Co. Ltd. # §   1,533,825 
 84,200   Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd. * #   123,537 
 126,801   Gemdale Corp. #   197,716 
 20,600   Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd. #   33,762 
 87,800   Oceanwide Real Estate Group Co. Ltd. #   133,965 
 363,804   Poly Real Estate Group Co. Ltd. #   474,239 
 73,500   RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. #   74,694 
 41,340   Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. #   142,090 
 84,190   Shanghai SMI Holding Co. Ltd. * # §   184,021 
 43,701   Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd. #   119,818 
 256,400   Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd. #   164,207 
 153,400   Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd. #   143,540 
 158,400   Zhongtian Urban Development Group Co. Ltd. #   149,076 
         4,052,334 
Retailing: 1.0%     
 68,900   Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd. #   162,600 
 255,600   Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. Ltd. * #   106,300 
 209,900   Suning Commerce Group Co. Ltd. #   345,528 
 64,740   Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd. #   91,891 
         706,319 


 

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Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Semiconductor: 0.4%     
 71,852   Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. #  $216,687 
 71,880   Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Joint-Stock Co. Ltd. * # §   95,860 
         312,547 
Software & Services: 4.4%     
 62,500   Aisino Co. Ltd. #   226,179 
 51,020   Anhui USTC iFlytek Co. Ltd. #   254,010 
 18,000   Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   72,105 
 67,300   Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd. #   108,529 
 53,200   DHC Software Co. Ltd. # §   143,410 
 120,340   East Money Information Co. Ltd. #   404,705 
 12,900   Hundsun Technologies, Inc. #   130,954 
 15,000   Hundsun Technologies, Inc. #   152,272 
 52,300   Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp. #   418,635 
 56,042   Neusoft Corp. #   156,338 
 109,400   Ourpalm Co. Ltd. * #   174,009 
 31,200   People.cn Co. Ltd. #   78,548 
 43,100   Shanghai 2345 Network Holding Group Co. Ltd. #   80,232 
 15,400   Shenzhen Infogem Technologies Co. Ltd. #   69,965 
 28,300   Shenzhen Kingdom Sci-Tech Co. Ltd. #   153,689 
 26,669   Wangsu Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   271,045 
 40,200   Wonders Information Co. Ltd. #   158,691 
 41,264   Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd. #   122,662 
         3,175,978 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 3.8%     
 65,900   Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Group Co. Ltd. #   178,006 
 1,339,300   BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd. #   466,678 
 101,000   Dongxu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd. #   131,141 
 34,600   Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   86,619 
 51,600   GoerTek, Inc. #   224,089 
 45,400   GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. #   112,852 
 84,200   Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co. # §  153,240 
 103,176   Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd. #   334,300 
 33,800   Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd. #   120,109 
 52,000   Jiangsu Protruly Vision Technology Group Co. Ltd. * #  117,060 
 40,660   Shenzhen O-film Tech Co. Ltd. #   181,984 
 100,200   Tsinghua Tongfang Co. Ltd. #   227,724 
 81,695   Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd. #   161,547 
 132,920   ZTE Corp. #   288,261 
         2,783,610 
Telecommunication Services: 0.6%     
 477,778   China United Network Communications Ltd. #   274,959 
 63,828   Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co. Ltd. #   176,159 
         451,118 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Transportation: 2.9%     
 144,100   Air China Ltd. #  $146,699 
 215,200   China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. * #   165,591 
 191,200   China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. * #   190,206 
 178,800   China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. * #   107,473 
 197,900   China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. #   210,335 
 335,091   Daqin Railway Co. Ltd. #   325,430 
 191,100   Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. #   112,863 
 332,800   Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd. #   159,111 
 8,000   Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd. #   31,583 
 216,400   Ningbo Port Co. Ltd. #   161,214 
 54,300   Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd. #   213,455 
 182,800   Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd. * #   140,664 
 13,600   Spring Airlines Co. Ltd. #   98,127 
 101,000   Yingkou Port Liability Co. Ltd. #   51,134 
         2,113,885 
Utilities: 4.2%     
 135,800   Beijing Capital Co. Ltd. #   79,963 
 78,100   Beijing Jingneng Power Co. Ltd. #   50,404 
 11,760   CECEP Wind-Power Corp. #   17,729 
 263,099   China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. * #   270,903 
 371,900   China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd. #   699,287 
 169,000   Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. #   99,290 
 664,400   GD Power Development Co. Ltd. #   293,709 
 25,300   Guangdong Golden Dragon Development, Inc. #   79,610 
 46,100   Guangzhou Development Group, Inc. #   54,413 
 137,800   Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. #   102,953 
 236,675   Huaneng Power International, Inc. #   268,891 
 110,000   Hubei Energy Group Co. Ltd. #   77,075 
 163,700   Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Co. Ltd. #   74,753 
 191,200   SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd. #   190,385 
 48,306   Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd. #   75,066 
 128,300   Shenergy Co. Ltd. #   111,176 
 67,000   Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd. #   64,583 
 124,000   Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd. #   154,506 
 28,880   Sound Environmental Co. Ltd. #   133,391 
 229,910   Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd. #   177,098 
         3,075,185 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost: $72,776,098)   72,711,499 
         
Principal
Amount
        
FOREIGN DEBT OBLIGATION: 0.0%
(Cost: $17,231)
     
Software & Services: 0.0%     
$107,000   Aisino Corp. 0.50%, 06/12/21 §   17,707 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $72,793,329)
   72,729,206 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%   (131,391)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $72,597,815 


 

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CHINAAMC CSI 300 ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $72,544,348 which represents 99.9% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $3,764,014 which represents 5.2% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)      
   % of Investments  Value
Consumer Discretionary   10.6%  $7,717,533 
Consumer Staples   6.1    4,415,435 
Energy   2.4    1,728,275 
Financials       41.6    30,246,059 
Health Care   5.6    4,077,341 
Industrials   14.4    10,495,583 
Information Technology   8.7    6,289,842 
Materials   5.8    4,232,835 
Telecommunication Services   0.6    451,118 
Utilities   4.2    3,075,185 
    100.0%  $72,729,206 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted

Prices

  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks                      
Automobiles & Components  $   $1,791,005     $   $1,791,005 
Banks       13,400,045          13,400,045 
Capital Goods   167,151    7,646,468          7,813,619 
Commercial & Professional Services       568,079          568,079 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       2,700,128          2,700,128 
Consumer Services       484,510          484,510 
Diversified Financials       6,847,954          6,847,954 
Energy       1,728,275          1,728,275 
Financials       1,682,725          1,682,725 
Food & Staples Retailing       310,554          310,554 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       4,021,104          4,021,104 
Health Care Equipment & Services       48,925          48,925 
Health Care Equipment & Services       821,346          821,346 
Household & Personal Products       83,777          83,777 
Insurance       4,263,001          4,263,001 
Materials       4,232,835          4,232,835 
Media       2,035,571          2,035,571 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology       3,207,070          3,207,070 
Real Estate       4,052,334          4,052,334 
Retailing       706,319          706,319 
Semiconductor       312,547          312,547 
Software & Services       3,175,978          3,175,978 
Technology Hardware & Equipment       2,783,610          2,783,610 
Telecommunication Services       451,118          451,118 
Transportation       2,113,885          2,113,885 
Utilities       3,075,185          3,075,185 
Foreign Debt Obligation                      
Software & Services       17,707          17,707 
Total  $167,151   $72,562,055     $   $72,729,206 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $126,258 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $3,284,298. These 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

34

CHINAAMC SME-CHINEXT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%     
Automobiles & Components: 2.4%     
84,122  Byd Co. Ltd. * #  $777,211 
29,900  Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology Corp. # §   163,563 
       940,774 
Banks: 1.5%     
269,840  Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd. #   602,697 
Capital Goods: 10.6%     
98,400  Beijing SPC Environmental Protection Tech Co. Ltd. #  251,664 
63,692  China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd. #   189,229 
131,300  Han’s Laser Technology Co. Ltd. #   454,602 
153,900  Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd. #   358,243 
133,506  Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd. #   396,146 
153,990  Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. #   451,889 
169,322  Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. #   651,351 
208,349  Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd. #  315,687 
252,846  Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   579,346 
249,640  Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd. # §   220,088 
91,000  Zhejiang Wanma Co. Ltd. #   272,957 
       4,141,202 
Commercial & Professional Services: 4.0%     
69,400  Beijing Orient Landscape Co. Ltd. #   251,071 
232,463  Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd. #   523,590 
202,997  BlueFocus Communication Group Co. Ltd. #   297,691 
225,200  Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management Ltd. #   488,886 
       1,561,238 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 2.6%     
78,700  Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co. Ltd. #   358,882 
127,051  NavInfo Co. Ltd. #   473,403 
158,400  Yotrio Group Co. Ltd. #   189,229 
       1,021,514 
Consumer Services: 1.4%     
94,121  Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd. #   355,250 
105,300  Zhejiang Yasha Decoration Co. Ltd. #   180,231 
       535,481 
Diversified Financials: 5.4%     
278,881  Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd. #   730,030 
180,100  Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd. #   453,799 
236,300  Western Securities Co. Ltd. #   928,832 
       2,112,661 
Energy: 0.6%     
76,518  Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd. #   223,729 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 4.1%     
330,075  Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd. #   401,182 
52,380  Guangdong Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd. #   287,165 
Number
of Shares
     Value 
         
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: (continued)     
84,538  Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd. #  $912,724 
       1,601,071 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 3.5%     
48,580  Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd. #  233,626 
134,096  Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd. #   369,402 
88,110  Shanghai Kingstar Winning Software Co. Ltd. #   330,514 
47,520  Zhejiang Dian Diagnostics Co. Ltd. #   237,572 
72,050  Zhuhai Hokai Medical Instruments Co. Ltd. * #   208,931 
       1,380,045 
Household & Personal Products: 0.6%     
114,800  By-health Co. Ltd. #   234,575 
Materials: 10.4%     
394,195  Beijing Kangde Xin Composite Material Co. Ltd. #   1,019,195 
87,333  Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection and New Material Co. Ltd. #   365,461 
187,900  Huapont-Nutrichem Co. Ltd. #   259,761 
75,600  Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. #   384,470 
226,500  Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd. #   275,377 
203,744  Org Packaging Co. Ltd. #   271,398 
339,520  Shenzhen Green Eco-manufacture Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. #   451,804 
137,200  Shenzhen Jinjia Color Printing Group Co. Ltd. * #   239,575 
97,500  Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc. #   631,746 
47,800  Zhejiang Transfar Co. Ltd. #   143,251 
       4,042,038 
Media: 6.5%     
31,800  Baofeng Group Co. Ltd. * #   351,978 
146,110  Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd. #   255,831 
151,035  Guangdong Advertising Co. Ltd. #   323,051 
246,391  Huayi Brothers Media Corp. #   504,660 
68,700  Wanda Cinema Line Co. Ltd. #   831,223 
106,646  Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co. Ltd. #   251,529 
       2,518,272 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 6.9%     
64,998  Beijing SL Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   296,596 
78,680  Da An Gene Co. Ltd. Sun Yat-Sen University #   329,966 
67,900  Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   176,812 
84,060  Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc. #   398,521 
64,300  Shanghai Kehua Bio-Engineering Co. Ltd. #   207,511 
77,113  Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd. #   437,626 
53,980  Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   142,327 
51,640  Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. #   212,171 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

35

CHINAAMC SME-CHINEXT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
         
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: (continued)     
107,398  Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #  $249,805 
77,800  Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd. #   248,599 
       2,699,934 
Real Estate: 0.5%     
188,300  RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. #   191,358 
Retailing: 2.6%     
603,237  Suning Commerce Group Co. Ltd. #   993,022 
Semiconductor: 1.5%     
91,056  Nationz Technologies, Inc. #   273,986 
235,220  Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Joint-Stock Co. Ltd. * # §   313,692 
       587,678 
Software & Services: 20.8%     
135,500  Anhui USTC iFlytek Co. Ltd. #   674,605 
69,900  Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd. #   300,740 
51,490  Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   206,261 
53,300  Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd. #   306,226 
164,981  Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd. #   266,050 
182,379  DHC Software Co. Ltd. # §   491,634 
322,852  East Money Information Co. Ltd. #   1,085,757 
97,679  Glodon Software Co. Ltd. #   211,240 
100,000  Hand Enterprise Solutions Co. Ltd. #   230,128 
30,200  Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd. #   373,309 
156,148  Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp. #   1,249,885 
246,440  Ourpalm Co. Ltd. * #   391,982 
110,300  Shanghai Network Holding Group Co. Ltd. #   205,326 
43,670  Shenzhen Infogem Technologies Co. Ltd. #   198,401 
26,900  Sinodata Co. Ltd. #   224,298 
Number
of Shares
     Value 
         
Software & Services: (continued)     
79,900  Venustech Group, Inc. #  $313,254 
74,789  Wangsu Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   760,102 
110,400  Wonders Information Co. Ltd. #   435,808 
71,079  YGSOFT, Inc. #   166,707 
       8,091,713 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 13.6%     
87,200  Chengdu Santai Holding Group Co. Ltd. #   251,608 
45,200  China Aviation Optical-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. #  296,974 
69,400  Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   173,738 
133,508  GoerTek, Inc. #   579,801 
109,193  GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. #   271,424 
260,500  Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co. # §  474,097 
302,800  Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd. #   981,100 
95,400  Hengbao Co. Ltd. #   238,124 
34,700  Lens Technology Co. Ltd. #   148,187 
117,525  Shenzhen O-film Tech Co. Ltd. #   526,011 
195,098  Sumavision Technologies Co. Ltd. #   254,035 
52,700  Tongfang Guoxin Electronics Co. Ltd. #   349,829 
68,200  Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co. Ltd. #   289,790 
231,605  Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd. #   457,986 
       5,292,704 
Utilities: 0.7%     
91,500  Beijing Water Business Doctor Co. Ltd. * #   252,258 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $33,411,304)
   39,023,964 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%   (70,238)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $38,953,726 


 

   
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $39,023,964 which represents 100.2% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $1,663,074 which represents 4.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)        
  % of Investments        Value 
Consumer Discretionary   15.4%  $6,009,063 
Consumer Staples   4.7    1,835,646 
Energy   0.6    223,729 
Financials   7.4    2,906,716 
Health Care   10.5    4,079,979 
Industrials   14.6    5,702,440 
Information Technology         35.8    13,972,095 
Materials   10.4    4,042,038 
Utilities   0.6    252,258 
    100.0%  $39,023,964 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

36

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Common Stocks*  $   $39,023,964   $   $39,023,964 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $2,628,169. These 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

37

EGYPT INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Banks: 8.1%     
626,454  Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (GDR) # Reg S  $2,233,753 
Capital Goods: 6.0%     
340,770  El Sewedy Electric Co. #   1,658,976 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.0%     
983,011  Arab Cotton Ginning Co. * #   274,338 
Consumer Services: 0.7%     
6,476,256  Porto Holding SAE   182,328 
Diversified Financials: 16.5%     
3,849,018  Citadel Capital Corp. * #   431,769 
1,432,694  Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding SAE * #   1,723,051 
2,872,381  Egyptian Kuwaiti Holding Co. (USD) #   1,182,447 
1,101,269  Pioneers Holding * #   1,216,875 
       4,554,142 
Energy: 1.7%     
252,574  Transglobe Energy Corp. (CAD)   462,868 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 11.0%     
590,850  Arabian Food Industries Co. DOMTY *   489,716 
168,968  Edita Food Industries SAE (GDR) Reg S   1,216,570 
1,689,639  Juhayna Food Industries #   1,330,800 
       3,037,086 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 3.5%     
243,153  Integrated Diagnostics Holdings Plc (USD) Reg S 144A   960,454 
Number
of Shares
     Value 
         
Materials: 10.6%     
821,191  Cenatamin Plc (GBP) #  $1,452,694 
811,288  Ezz Steel * #   660,540 
627,209  Sidi Kerir Petrochemcials Co. #   824,507 
       2,937,741 
Real Estate: 24.4%     
6,419,935  Amer Group Holding #   187,040 
2,168,042  Emaar Misr for Development SAE * #   531,406 
132,917  Heliopolis Housing #   680,763 
1,005,384  Medinet Nasr Housing * #   1,368,927 
4,750,922  Palm Hills Developments SAE #   1,193,622 
939,923  Six of October Development & Investment Co. *   1,068,004 
3,080,744  Talaat Moustafa Group   1,693,031 
       6,722,793 
Telecommunication Services: 16.5%     
1,397,752  Global Telecom Holding SAE (GDR) * Reg S   2,585,841 
10,743,336  Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE *   653,315 
1,440,262  Telecom Egypt #   1,328,414 
       4,567,570 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $31,387,835)
   27,592,049 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%   3,450 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $27,595,499 


 

   
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $18,279,922 which represents 66.2% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $960,454, or 3.5% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)        
  % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   1.7%  $456,666 
Consumer Staples   11.0    3,037,086 
Energy   1.7    462,868 
Financials       49.0    13,510,688 
Health Care   3.5    960,454 
Industrials   6.0    1,658,976 
Materials    10.6    2,937,741 
Telecommunication Services    16.5    4,567,570 
    100.0%  $27,592,049 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

38

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $   $2,233,753   $   $2,233,753 
Capital Goods       1,658,976        1,658,976 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       274,338        274,338 
Consumer Services   182,328            182,328 
Diversified Financials       4,554,142        4,554,142 
Energy   462,868            462,868 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   1,706,286    1,330,800        3,037,086 
Health Care Equipment & Services   960,454            960,454 
Materials       2,937,741        2,937,741 
Real Estate   2,761,035    3,961,758        6,722,793 
Telecommunication Services   3,239,156    1,328,414        4,567,570 
Total  $9,312,127   $18,279,922   $   $27,592,049 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $6,315,888 and transfers from Level 2 to 1 were $4,251,572. These 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

39

GULF STATES INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%    
Kuwait: 19.4%    
 44,650   Boubyan Bank KSC #  $56,256 
 30,129   Boubyan Petrochemicals Co.   51,912 
 38,014   Burgan Bank #   40,992 
 102,609   Gulf Bank KSC #   78,936 
 176,446   Kuwait Finance House #   266,396 
 29,358   Kuwait Investment Projects Co. KSCC #   48,834 
 29,418   Mabanee Co. SAKC #   73,272 
 148,635   Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSC #   165,113 
 189,714   National Bank of Kuwait SAK #   370,869 
 65,395   National Industries Group Holding SA #   24,705 
 47,455   Public Warehousing Co. KSC #   74,063 
 10,979   VIVA Kuwait Telecom Co. *   33,832 
         1,285,180 
Oman: 5.6%    
 143,091   Bank Muscat SAOG #   140,648 
 38,605   Oman Telecommunications Co.   162,943 
 34,268   Omani Qatari Telecommunications Co. SAOG #   66,065 
         369,656 
Qatar: 30.7%    
 5,505   Barwa Real Estate Co. QSC #   50,042 
 9,057   Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC #   92,314 
 7,164   Doha Bank QSC #   69,738 
 9,006   Ezdan Holding Group QSC #   44,452 
 2,629   Gulf International Services QSC #   26,533 
 8,559   Industries Qatar QSC #   231,142 
 20,796   Masraf Al Rayan QSC #   194,536 
 10,664   Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co. #   54,898 
 6,525   Ooredoo QSC   158,408 
 1,556   Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC #   88,909 
 1,290   Qatar Fuel Co. #   53,675 
 15,362   Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. Nakilat #   97,215 
 6,686   Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ #   135,160 
 2,141   Qatar International Islamic Bank #   36,211 
 3,343   Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ #   88,275 
 11,879   Qatar National Bank SAQ #   457,721 
 3,175   Qatar Navigation QSC #   76,618 
 5,009   United Development Co. #   26,445 
 18,179   Vodafone Qatar QSC #   52,953 
         2,035,245 
South Korea: 3.1%    
 23,172   Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. * #   208,308 
United Arab Emirates: 35.6%    
 113,397   Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank #   187,510 
 132,401   Air Arabia PJSC #   47,365 
 182,102   Aldar Properties PJSC #   134,259 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
United Arab Emirates: (continued)    
 130,936   Arabtec Holding Co. PJSC * #  $48,893 
 98,084   DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC #   61,324 
 197,710   Dana Gas PJSC * #   29,783 
 9,612   DP World Ltd. (USD) #   159,769 
 92,642   Dubai Financial Market PJSC #   31,998 
 82,066   Dubai Investments PJSC #   45,955 
 71,540   Dubai Islamic Bank #   99,970 
 162,121   Dubai Parks & Resorts PJSC * # Reg S   69,169 
 113,031   Emaar Malls Group PJSC #   87,040 
 203,133   Emaar Properties PJSC #   345,496 
 100,710   Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC   519,576 
 65,139   First Gulf Bank PJSC #   223,926 
 75,412   National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC #   198,776 
 63,724   Union National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC #   71,248 
         2,362,057 
United Kingdom: 3.7%    
 23,488   Petrofac Ltd. #   245,166 
United States: 2.0%     
 27,013   McDermott International, Inc. * †   133,444 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $5,560,497)
   6,639,056 
           
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS     
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.0%
(Cost: $134,768)
     
Repurchase Agreement: 2.0%     
$134,768   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $134,770; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $137,463 including accrued interest)   134,768 
Total Investments: 102.1%
(Cost: $5,695,265)
   6,773,824 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.1)%   (140,687)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $6,633,137 


 

 

USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $126,770.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $5,578,941 which represents 84.1% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

40

 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)   
  % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary    1.1%  $69,169 
Energy    8.8    585,816 
Financials    56.6      3,758,599 
Industrials    13.1    870,863 
Materials               1.6    106,810 
Telecommunication Services    17.5    1,158,890 
Utilities    1.3    88,909 
     100.0%  $6,639,056 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value 
Common Stocks                       
Kuwait  $85,744   $1,199,436     $    $1,285,180 
Oman   162,943    206,713           369,656 
Qatar   158,408    1,876,837           2,035,245 
South Korea       208,308           208,308 
United Arab Emirates   519,576    1,842,481           2,362,057 
United Kingdom       245,166           245,166 
United States   133,444               133,444 
Repurchase Agreement       134,768           134,768 
Total  $1,060,115   $5,713,709     $    $6,773,824 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $376,515 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $1,005,817. These 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

41

INDIA SMALL-CAP INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (a)

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.6%     
Automobiles & Components: 2.0%     
 1,110,786   Amtek Auto Ltd. * #  $591,485 
 52,055   Atul Auto Ltd. #   380,902 
 179,921   Ceat Ltd. #   2,245,154 
 538,059   JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. #   719,462 
         3,937,003 
Banks: 10.0%     
 1,286,414   Allahabad Bank #   1,324,911 
 1,346,578   Andhra Bank #   1,157,759 
 1,318,448   Dena Bank * #   768,941 
 1,378,173   Development Credit Bank Ltd. * #   1,995,050 
 1,730,548   Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. #   5,247,626 
 1,501,648   Indian Overseas Bank * #   608,548 
 912,759   Karnataka Bank Ltd. #   1,912,792 
 354,774   Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. #   520,746 
 684,337   Oriental Bank of Commerce #   1,102,277 
 6,540,025   South Indian Bank Ltd. #   1,899,307 
 1,578,537   Syndicate Bank #   1,710,804 
 1,382,105   UCO Bank #   890,904 
         19,139,665 
Capital Goods: 13.0%     
 98,791   BEML Ltd. #   1,253,758 
 171,186   BGR Energy Systems Ltd. * #   295,678 
 581,567   Escorts Ltd. #   1,901,256 
 362,811   Finolex Cables Ltd. #   1,959,085 
 30,917   Force Motors Ltd. #   1,401,573 
 3,773,742   Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. * #   1,152,533 
 2,627,984   Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. #   2,914,766 
 10,819,515   Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. * #   1,424,748 
 609,879   KEC International Ltd. #   1,310,095 
 6,522,104   Lanco Infratech Ltd. * #   470,273 
 178,934   Lloyd Electric & Engineering #   626,196 
 3,077,227   Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd. #   3,408,928 
 873,234   Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. * #   822,946 
 422,362   Praj Industries Ltd. #   593,882 
 2,736,608   Sintex Industries Ltd. #   3,298,382 
 58,648   SML Isuzu Ltd. #   1,015,619 
 498,847   Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. #   696,201 
 273,721   Titagarh Wagons Ltd. #   366,943 
         24,912,862 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 5.0%     
 239,717   Bajaj Electricals Ltd. #   846,086 
 489,953   Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. #   336,932 
 233,565   Himatsingka Seide Ltd. #   797,503 
 53,753   Hitachi Home & Life Solutions India Ltd. #   1,115,468 
 93,656   Indo Count Industries Ltd. #   1,348,267 
 112,682   Kitex Garments Ltd. #   883,194 
 285,397   Mirza International Ltd. #   389,091 
 51,554   Monte Carlo Fashions Ltd. #   311,578 
 145,611   Raymond Ltd. #   1,006,705 
 27,616   TTK Prestige Ltd. #   1,926,008 
 335,241   VIP Industries Ltd. #   571,977 
         9,532,809 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
Consumer Services: 2.0%     
 1,298,085   Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd. * # §  $21,636 
 753,109   Cox & Kings Ltd. #   1,881,802 
 547,194   Delta Corp. Ltd. #   780,047 
 30,641   Kaya Ltd. * #   396,883 
 134,034   Wonderla Holidays Ltd. #   807,161 
         3,887,529 
Consumer, Cyclical: 0.3%     
 278,191   Kesoram Industries Ltd. * #   552,402 
Diversified Financials: 11.4%     
 171,461   Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.   2,525,871 
 216,460   Future Capital Holdings Ltd. #   1,820,610 
 7,228,423   IFCI Ltd. #   2,876,298 
 1,095,651   India Infoline Ltd. #   3,632,928 
 1,873,106   JM Financial Ltd. #   1,433,043 
 4,074,264   Manappuram Finance Ltd. #   4,183,879 
 1,333,405   PTC India Financial Services Ltd. #   751,203 
 302,910   Repco Home Finance Ltd. #   3,482,909 
 1,143,722   SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. #   1,227,872 
         21,934,613 
Energy: 0.8%     
 138,457   Aban Offshore Ltd. #   436,741 
 353,256   Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd. * #   1,036,613 
         1,473,354 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 6.5%     
 6,610,687   Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. * #   2,085,017 
 1,210,590   Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. * #   2,255,379 
 3,931,875   Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd. * #   1,383,486 
 252,550   Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. #   1,665,156 
 555,759   Kwality Dairy India Ltd. #   915,479 
 98,951   Manpasand Beverages Ltd. #   810,575 
 432,762   McLeod Russel India Ltd. #   1,245,139 
 231,713   Prabhat Dairy Ltd. * # Reg S   339,556 
 526,003   Radico Khaitan Ltd. #   728,531 
 4,131,332   Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. * #   1,050,994 
         12,479,312 
Household & Personal Products: 0.7%     
 352,050   Eveready Industries India Ltd. #   1,391,402 
Materials: 10.6%     
 94,345   Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills * #   420,371 
 70,365   Atul Ltd. #   2,142,698 
 527,051   Century Plyboards India Ltd. #   1,533,270 
 264,971   Century Textile & Industries Ltd. #   2,600,414 
 987,262   Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. #   1,039,553 
 1,214,510   India Cements Ltd. * #   2,045,825 
 476,243   Jai Corp. Ltd. #   536,977 
 903,030   Jindal Saw Ltd. #   715,494 
 279,143   JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. #   1,601,649 
 40,952   Monsanto India Ltd. #   1,574,449 
 35,400   Nilkamal Ltd. #   663,238 
 461,330   Rallis India Ltd. #   1,515,403 
 817,966   Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. #   596,660 
 314,488   SH Kelkar & Co. Ltd. # Reg S 144A   995,942 
 178,355   Sharda Cropchem Ltd. #   1,037,317 
 36,533   Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. #   338,955 
 891,344   Welspun Corp. Ltd. #   1,056,294 
         20,414,509 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

42

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
Media: 4.5%     
 775,015   DEN Networks Ltd. * #  $1,053,338 
 222,034   Eros International Media Ltd. * #   700,132 
 230,904   PVR Ltd. #   3,464,345 
 141,514   TV Today Network Ltd. #   620,139 
 4,066,899   TV18 Broadcast Ltd. * #   2,723,577 
         8,561,531 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 3.0%     
 244,690   Bliss Gvs Pharma Ltd. #   334,396 
 382,868   Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Ltd. #   793,652 
 514,096   Granules India Ltd. #   1,056,985 
 201,215   JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. #   748,091 
 1,861,077   Marksans Pharma Ltd. #   1,322,793 
 503,244   Suven Life Sciences Ltd. #   1,542,882 
         5,798,799 
Real Estate: 6.5%     
 1,079,234   Anant Raj Industries Ltd. #   784,778 
 577,072   DB Realty Ltd. * #   442,050 
 1,946,553   Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd. * #   2,996,105 
 2,848,878   Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. * #   3,956,090 
 433,887   OMAXE Ltd. #   1,029,160 
 319,870   Sobha Developers Ltd. #   1,556,067 
 18,090,857   Unitech Ltd. * #   1,725,051 
         12,489,301 
Retailing: 3.8%     
 556,581   Bharti Retail Ltd. * # §   1,080,672 
 921,587   Future Enterprises Ltd. #   342,181 
 125,946   Infibeam Incorporation Ltd. *   1,311,615 
 145,256   Makemytrip Ltd. (USD) *   2,158,504 
 424,871   PC Jeweller Ltd. #   2,437,543 
         7,330,515 
Software & Services: 8.5%     
 25,844   8K Miles Software Services Ltd. * #   711,762 
 1,598,813   Firstsource Solutions Ltd. * #   1,102,645 
 282,814   Geometric Ltd. #   931,842 
 925,439   HCL Infosystems Ltd. * #   541,063 
 239,651   Intellect Design Arena Ltd. * #   727,230 
 1,307,944   KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. #   3,583,355 
 54,906   Majesco Ltd. * #   439,709 
 801,581   NIIT Ltd. * #   1,026,282 
 296,440   NIIT Technologies Ltd. #   2,260,434 
 255,521   OnMobile Global Ltd. #   374,815 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
Software & Services: (continued)     
 220,692   Polaris Software Lab Ltd. #  $639,194 
 152,287   Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. * # Reg S 144A   611,309 
 788,034   Rolta India Ltd. #   753,170 
 290,364   Take Solutions Ltd. #   758,945 
 73,868   Tata Elxsi Ltd. #   1,867,232 
         16,328,987 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 1.4%     
 205,465   Astra Microwave Products Ltd. #   376,511 
 711,344   Redington India Ltd. #   1,094,484 
 937,488   Sterlite Technologies Ltd. #   1,232,939 
         2,703,934 
Telecommunication Services: 1.2%     
 6,002,742   Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. * #   1,635,955 
 1,494,521   Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. * #   495,517 
 181,136   Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd * # §   240,862 
         2,372,334 
Transportation: 5.7%     
 47,050   Dredging Corp. of India Ltd. #   301,468 
 569,597   Gateway Distriparks Ltd. #   2,616,471 
 208,101   Gati Ltd. #   533,880 
 7,180,388   GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd. * #   618,412 
 269,482   Jet Airways India Ltd. * #   2,225,846 
 267,823   Navkar Corp. Ltd. * # Reg S 144A   859,969 
 1,012,911   Shipping Corp of India Ltd. * #   1,008,683 
 396,375   Snowman Logistics Ltd. #   476,612 
 1,422,049   SpiceJet Ltd. * #   1,373,346 
 216,453   VRL Logistics Ltd. #   1,023,628 
         11,038,315 
Utilities: 3.7%     
 2,609,030   Adani Transmission Ltd. * #   1,505,507 
 89,357   BF Utilities Ltd. * #   703,208 
 6,969,693   Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. * #   513,423 
 1,755,518   PTC India Ltd. #   2,010,484 
 263,945   VA Tech Wabag Ltd. #   2,324,271 
         7,056,893 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $171,273,014)
   193,336,069 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.6)%   (1,226,963)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $192,109,106 


 

 

USD United States Dollar
(a) Represents Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $187,340,079 which represents 97.5% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $1,343,170 which represents 0.7% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $2,467,220, or 1.3% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

43

INDIA SMALL-CAP INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (a)

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)    
  % of Investments    Value 
Consumer Discretionary    17.5%    $33,801,789 
Consumer Staples    7.2      13,870,714 
Energy    0.8      1,473,354 
Financials    27.7      53,563,579 
Health Care      3.0      5,798,799 
Industrials    18.9      36,654,385 
Information Technology    9.8      19,032,921 
Materials          10.6      20,414,509 
Telecommunication Services       1.2      2,372,334 
Utilities    3.3      6,353,685 
     100.0%    $193,336,069 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value 
Common Stocks                      
Automobiles & Components  $   $3,937,003     $   $3,937,003 
Banks       19,139,665          19,139,665 
Capital Goods       24,912,862          24,912,862 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       9,532,809          9,532,809 
Consumer Services       3,865,893      21,636    3,887,529 
Consumer, Cyclical       552,402          552,402 
Diversified Financials   2,525,871    19,408,742          21,934,613 
Energy       1,473,354          1,473,354 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       12,479,312          12,479,312 
Household & Personal Products       1,391,402          1,391,402 
Materials       20,414,509          20,414,509 
Media       8,561,531          8,561,531 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology       5,798,799          5,798,799 
Real Estate       12,489,301          12,489,301 
Retailing   3,470,119    2,779,724      1,080,672    7,330,515 
Software & Services       16,328,987          16,328,987 
Technology Hardware & Equipment       2,703,934          2,703,934 
Telecommunication Services       2,131,472      240,862    2,372,334 
Transportation       11,038,315          11,038,315 
Utilities       7,056,893          7,056,893 
Total  $5,995,990   $185,996,909     $1,343,170   $193,336,069 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $1,160,936. These 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.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks
   Consumer
Services
  Retailing  Telecommunication
Services
Balance as of December 31, 2015    $44,148           $           $ 
Realized gain (loss)                  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (22,512)     (14,440)     (62,178)
Purchases           1,095,112      303,040 
Sales                              
Transfers in and/or out of level 3                  
Balance as of June 30, 2016    $21,636     $1,080,672     $240,862 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

44

INDONESIA INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 98.7%     
Automobiles & Components: 7.3%     
 13,360,200   Astra International Tbk PT #  $7,531,971 
Banks: 24.6%     
 8,042,300   Bank Central Asia Tbk PT #   8,143,294 
 2,870,248   Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT #   771,212 
 8,317,451   Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT #   6,018,966 
 9,712,132   Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT #   3,848,811 
 8,037,500   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk PT #   6,613,514 
         25,395,797 
Capital Goods: 3.0%     
 2,271,700   Adhi Karya Persero Tbk PT #   481,217 
 2,711,100   Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk PT #   803,598 
 6,008,488   Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT #   1,166,428 
 2,802,200   Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT #   630,582 
         3,081,825 
Diversified Financials: 1.3%     
 1,893,250   First Pacific Company Ltd. (HKD) #   1,374,514 
Energy: 4.6%     
 20,822,900   Adaro Energy Tbk PT #   1,353,248 
 2,706,725   Banpu PCL (NVDR) (THB) † #   1,137,759 
 1,991,269   United Tractors Tbk PT #   2,246,684 
         4,737,691 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 13.4%     
 501,133   Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT * #   562,197 
 9,394,100   Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT #   2,689,164 
 639,400   First Resources Ltd. (SGD) #   746,726 
 6,466,500   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) #   1,693,474 
 601,300   Gudang Garam Tbk PT #   3,146,113 
 1,442,400   Indofood Cbp Sukses Makmur Tbk PT #   1,896,194 
 5,716,100   Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT #   3,145,106 
         13,878,974 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.7%     
 3,410,097   Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT # Reg S   712,393 
Household & Personal Products: 4.9%     
 1,490,100   Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT #   5,092,759 
Materials: 4.8%     
 1,725,400   Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT #   2,218,929 
 3,784,200   Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT #   2,695,410 
         4,914,339 
Media: 0.6%     
 3,717,500   Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT #   623,676 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 3.0%     
 26,243,400   Kalbe Farma Tbk PT #   3,054,030 
Real Estate: 8.6%     
 11,777,800   Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT #   1,895,261 
 9,980,243   Ciputra Development Tbk PT #   1,101,545 
 13,529,000   Hanson International Tbk PT * #   804,469 
 23,136,200   Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT #   2,009,939 
 30,097,800   Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT #   1,412,825 
 11,645,900   Summarecon Agung Tbk PT #   1,610,466 
         8,834,505 
Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
Retailing: 7.9%     
 128,588   Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (SGD) #  $3,520,774 
 3,039,300   Matahari Department Store Tbk PT #   4,632,224 
         8,152,998 
Telecommunication Services: 10.7%     
 138,078   Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT (ADR)   8,486,274 
 2,560,500   Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT #   1,283,540 
 4,731,275   XL Axiata Tbk PT * #   1,315,302 
         11,085,116 
Transportation: 1.0%     
 2,656,100   Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT #   1,065,577 
Utilities: 2.3%     
 13,571,800   Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT #   2,419,948 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $125,643,752)
   101,956,113 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST: 0.6%
(Cost: $726,411)
     
Real Estate: 0.6%     
 2,299,200   Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust   597,905 
WARRANTS: 0.4%
(Cost: $0)
     
Energy: 0.4%     
 1,730,575   Banpu PCL Warrants (THB 5.00, expiring 06/05/17) † *   453,082 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $47,944)
     
 47,944   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   47,944 
Total Investments Before Collateral
for Securities Loaned: 99.8%

(Cost: $126,418,107)
   103,055,044 
      
Principal        
Amount        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.4%
     
(Cost: $457,416)     
Repurchase Agreement: 0.4%     
$457,416   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $457,422; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $466,564 including accrued interest)   457,416 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $126,875,523)
   103,512,460 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%   (213,872)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $103,298,588 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

45

INDONESIA INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $431,367.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $93,469,839 which represents 90.5% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding        
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   15.8%  $16,308,645 
Consumer Staples   18.4    18,971,733 
Energy   5.0    5,190,773 
Financials   35.1    36,202,721 
Health Care         3.7    3,766,423 
Industrials   4.0    4,147,402 
Materials   4.8    4,914,339 
Telecommunication Services   10.8    11,085,116 
Utilities   2.4    2,419,948 
Money Market Fund   0.0    47,944 
    100.0%  $103,055,044 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3    
   Level 1   Significant   Significant    
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable    
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs  Value 
Common Stocks                      
Automobiles & Components  $   $7,531,971     $   $7,531,971 
Banks       25,395,797          25,395,797 
Capital Goods       3,081,825          3,081,825 
Diversified Financials       1,374,514          1,374,514 
Energy       4,737,691          4,737,691 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       13,878,974          13,878,974 
Health Care Equipment & Services       712,393          712,393 
Household & Personal Products       5,092,759          5,092,759 
Materials       4,914,339          4,914,339 
Media       623,676          623,676 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology       3,054,030          3,054,030 
Real Estate       8,834,505          8,834,505 
Retailing       8,152,998          8,152,998 
Telecommunication Services   8,486,274    2,598,842          11,085,116 
Transportation       1,065,577          1,065,577 
Utilities       2,419,948          2,419,948 
Real Estate Investment Trust                      
Real Estate   597,905              597,905 
Warrants                      
Energy   453,082              453,082 
Money Market Fund   47,944              47,944 
Repurchase Agreement       457,416          457,416 
Total  $9,585,205   $93,927,255     $   $103,512,460 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

46

INDONESIA SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Capital Goods: 11.4%     
 1,254,000   Garuda Metalindo Tbk PT #  $86,519 
 6,273,000   Sitara Propertindo Tbk PT * #   319,078 
 5,622,600   Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk PT #   265,109 
         670,706 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 4.1%     
 12,269,500   Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk PT #   242,693 
Energy: 14.0%     
 7,564,700   Berau Coal Energy Tbk PT * # §   0 
 4,165,500   Elnusa Tbk PT #   163,647 
 1,970,700   Energy Earth PCL (NVDR) (THB) #   263,980 
 864,800   Geo Energy Resources Ltd. (SGD) * #   72,911 
 11,200   Japan Drilling Co. Ltd. #   242,497 
 2,518,000   Soechi Lines Tbk PT #   80,901 
         823,936 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 3.9%     
 1,894,300   Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk * #   228,216 
Materials: 1.9%     
 7,044,000   Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd. (HKD) * #   112,814 
Media: 2.4%     
 5,872,900   Visi Media Asia Tbk PT * #   139,205 
Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 3.3%     
 26,300   3-D Matrix Ltd. * #  $192,927 
Real Estate: 47.5%     
 7,226,600   Bekasi Fajar Industrial Estate Tbk PT #   146,048 
 7,430,500   Eureka Prima Jakarta Tbk PT * #   157,509 
 10,722,900   Intiland Development Tbk PT #   475,909 
 21,954,501   Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT #   473,996 
 693,700   Lippo Cikarang Tbk PT * #   408,840 
 13,863,000   Modernland Realty Tbk PT #   462,501 
 18,212,400   Nirvana Development Tbk PT * #   144,915 
 8,767,000   PP Properti Tbk PT #   336,281 
 28,334,600   Sentul City Tbk PT #   189,599 
         2,795,598 
Retailing: 5.9%     
 12,206,500   Multipolar Tbk PT #   343,659 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 5.6%     
 2,068,900   Erajaya Swasembada Tbk PT #   91,873 
 7,752,300   Sigmagold Inti Perkasa Tbk PT * #   237,095 
         328,968 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost: $7,370,878)   5,878,722 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%   2,268 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $5,880,990 


 

   
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $5,878,722 which represents 100.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments        
by Sector (unaudited)       % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   12.3%  $725,557 
Consumer Staples   3.9    228,216 
Energy   14.0    823,936 
Financials   47.6    2,795,598 
Health Care   3.3    192,927 
Industrials   11.4    670,706 
Information Technology   5.6    328,968 
Materials         1.9    112,814 
    100.0%  $5,878,722 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

47

INDONESIA SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3    
   Level 1   Significant   Significant    
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable    
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs  Value 
Common Stocks                      
Capital Goods  $   $670,706     $   $670,706 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       242,693          242,693 
Energy       823,936      0    823,936 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       228,216          228,216 
Materials       112,814          112,814 
Media       139,205          139,205 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology       192,927          192,927 
Real Estate       2,795,598          2,795,598 
Retailing       343,659          343,659 
Technology Hardware & Equipment       328,968          328,968 
Total  $   $5,878,722     $0   $5,878,722 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period of June 30, 2016.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks
   Energy  Materials
Balance as of December 31, 2015    $0     $44,016 
Realized gain (loss)           (101,499)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     0       
Purchases            
Sales           57,483 
Transfers in and/or out of level 3            
Balance as of June 30, 2016    $0       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

48

ISRAEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value
       
COMMON STOCKS: 99.2%     
Banks: 10.5%     
 291,535   Bank Hapoalim BM #  $1,471,905 
 396,533   Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM * #   1,395,311 
 19,617   First International Bank of Israel Ltd. † #   240,512 
 302,515   Israel Discount Bank Ltd. * † #   522,084 
 37,747   Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. #   436,198 
         4,066,010 
Capital Goods: 4.0%     
 7,514   Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (USD) *   261,187 
 6,905   Elbit Systems Ltd. #   626,646 
 8,306   Elco Holdings Ltd. #   89,703 
 945   Electra Ltd. #   116,813 
 8,869   Kornit Digital Ltd. (USD) *   86,561 
 103,600   Sarine Technologies Ltd. (SGD) #   131,056 
 55,602   Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd. #   93,405 
 85,887   Shikun & Binui Ltd. #   146,698 
         1,552,069 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.2%     
 5,100   Delta-Galil Industries Ltd. #   137,273 
 6,898   Fox Wizel Ltd. #   87,265 
 31,648   Maytronics Ltd. #   94,118 
 7,168   SodaStream International Ltd. (USD) *   152,893 
         471,549 
Consumer Services: 0.4%     
 61,202   888 Holdings Plc (GBP) #   168,141 
Diversified Financials: 0.5%     
 22,422   Plus500 Ltd. (GBP)   195,878 
Energy: 4.2%     
 17,965   Alon USA Energy, Inc. (USD) †   116,413 
 263   Delek Energy Systems Ltd. * † #   137,249 
 1,535   Delek Group Ltd. #   299,477 
 18,472   Delek US Holdings, Inc. (USD)   244,015 
 4,082   Jerusalem Oil Exploration * #   159,881 
 22,956   Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd. * #   113,140 
 542,199   Oil Refineries Ltd. * † #   191,624 
 2,159   Paz Oil Co. Ltd. † #   347,583 
         1,609,382 
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.6%     
 3,316   Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing Ltd. #   125,244 
 36,365   Shufersal Ltd. #   122,000 
         247,244 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.6%     
 13,757   Strauss Group Ltd. #   216,807 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.9%     
 18,274   EndoChoice Holdings, Inc. (USD) *   89,543 
 15,106   Mazor Robotics Ltd. * † #   134,791 
 16,515   Syneron Medical Ltd. (USD) *   127,000 
         351,334 
Insurance: 1.6%     
 12,873   Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. * † #   130,287 
 46,228   Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. #   161,815 
 14,028   Menorah Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. * #   109,356 
Number
of Shares
      Value
       
Insurance: (continued)     
 190,994   Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding Ltd. * † #  $109,384 
 42,730   Phoenix Holdings Ltd. * #   98,083 
         608,925 
Materials: 3.5%     
 11,672   Frutarom Industries Ltd. #   540,026 
 152,810   Israel Chemicals Ltd. #   596,650 
 1,303   Israel Corp. Ltd. #   206,625 
         1,343,301 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 25.5%     
 16,820   Alcobra Ltd. (USD) *   75,522 
 23,658   Chiasma, Inc. (USD) * †   68,372 
 22,195   Compugen Ltd. (USD) *   143,824 
 12,659   Enzymotec Ltd. (USD) *   105,829 
 16,570   Evogene Ltd. * #   103,334 
 14,776   Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (USD) *   93,828 
 25,357   Kamada Ltd. * #   93,983 
 15,688   Medgenics, Inc. (USD) *   87,068 
 6,350   Neuroderm Ltd. (USD) * †   103,187 
 89,123   Opko Health, Inc. (USD) * †   832,409 
 31,430   Perrigo Co. Plc (USD)   2,849,758 
 63,194   Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (USD) *   84,048 
 9,623   Redhill Biopharma Ltd. (ADR) * †   105,083 
 3,470   Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (USD) *   505,232 
 91,109   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. #   4,621,045 
         9,872,522 
Real Estate: 5.1%     
 7,899   Africa Israel Properties Ltd. #   122,515 
 5,588   Alrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd. #   111,474 
 43,437   Amot Investments Ltd. #   177,482 
 10,446   Azrieli Group Ltd. #   445,172 
 354   Bayside Land Corp. #   121,405 
 1,979   Big Shopping Centers Ltd. #   116,074 
 3,347   Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.   109,941 
 30,555   Gazit-Globe Ltd. #   273,989 
 83,603   Jerusalem Economy Ltd. * #   150,940 
 5,645   Melisron Ltd. #   227,416 
 1,330   Property & Building Corp. #   96,416 
         1,952,824 
Retailing: 0.4%     
 16,603   Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. #   139,228 
Semiconductor: 3.4%     
 7,171   Ceva, Inc. (USD) *   194,836 
 10,965   DSP Group, Inc. (USD) *   116,339 
 9,408   Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (USD) *   451,208 
 12,507   Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. * #   136,901 
 6,749   SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (USD) * †   132,280 
 23,942   Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (USD) * †   297,360 
         1,328,924 
Software & Services: 27.2%     
 20,430   Allot Communications Ltd. (USD) * †   100,516 
 39,553   Amdocs Ltd. (USD)   2,282,999 
 10,526   Attunity Ltd. (USD) *   97,997 
 30,488   Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (USD) *   2,429,284 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

49

ISRAEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value
       
Software & Services: (continued)     
 7,234   CyberArk Software Ltd. (USD) *  $351,500 
 3,714   Formula Systems Ltd. † #   121,077 
 7,529   Hilan Ltd.   100,938 
 8,088   Imperva, Inc. (USD) *   347,865 
 20,163   LivePerson, Inc. (USD) *   127,833 
 23,599   Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (USD)   156,461 
 17,664   Matrix IT Ltd. #   113,222 
 41,876   Mobileye NV (USD) * †   1,932,159 
 16,627   NICE Systems Ltd. #   1,060,320 
 71,315   Perion Network Ltd. (USD) *   84,865 
 34,217   SafeCharge International Group Ltd. (GBP)   92,397 
 11,570   Sapiens International Corp. NV (USD)   135,485 
 4,788   Varonis Systems, Inc. (USD) * †   115,008 
 15,326   Verint Systems, Inc. (USD) *   507,750 
 9,468   Wix.com Ltd. (USD) *   287,354 
 84,773   XLMedia Plc (GBP) †   74,369 
         10,519,399 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 4.1%     
 22,593   AudioCodes Ltd. (USD) *   94,665 
 52,890   Ceragon Networks Ltd. (USD) *   85,682 
 19,941   Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. * #   85,626 
 6,991   Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (USD)   158,626 
 10,993   Orbotech Ltd. (USD) *   280,871 
 7,317   RADCOM Ltd. (USD) *   85,243 
 13,447   Radware Ltd. (USD) *   151,413 
 3,676   Silicom Ltd. (USD) †   109,912 
 13,534   Stratasys Ltd. (USD) *   309,793 
 20,941   SuperCom Ltd. (USD) * †   79,576 
 40,944   Telit Communications Plc (GBP) † #   133,720 
         1,575,127 
Telecommunication Services: 4.0%     
 622,494   Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. #   1,235,790 
 21,578   Cellcom Israel Ltd. * #   144,552 
 40,265   Partner Communications Co. Ltd. * #   184,850 
         1,565,192 
Transportation: 0.3%     
 186,525   El Al Israel Airlines #   123,546 
Utilities: 1.2%     
 10,259   Ormat Technologies, Inc. (USD)   448,934 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $45,672,630)
   38,356,336 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST: 0.7%
(Cost: $241,115)
     
Real Estate: 0.7%     
 32,295   Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. † #   264,498 
Total Investments Before Collateral
for Securities Loaned: 99.9%

(Cost: $45,913,745)
   38,620,834 
Principal
Amount
     Value
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 10.6%
 
Repurchase Agreements: 10.6%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)  $1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.40%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,011; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.00% to 8.00%, due 8/1/22 to 6/1/46, valued at $1,020,003 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 4.00%, due 3/20/46 to 5/20/46, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 76,249   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $76,250; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $77,774 including accrued interest)   76,249 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held
as Collateral for Securities Loaned

(Cost: $4,076,249)
   4,076,249 
Total Investments: 110.5%
(Cost: $49,989,994)
   42,697,083 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (10.5)%   (4,046,858)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $38,650,225 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

50

 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $4,127,276.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $19,961,725 which represents 51.6% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      
  % of Investments   Value
Consumer Discretionary   2.1%  $778,918 
Consumer Staples   1.2    464,051 
Energy   3.9    1,609,382 
Financials   18.4    7,088,135 
Health Care     26.5    10,223,856 
Industrials   4.3    1,675,615 
Information Technology   34.8    13,423,450 
Materials   3.5    1,343,301 
Telecommunication Services   4.1    1,565,192 
Utilities   1.2    448,934 
          100.0%  $38,620,834 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value
Common Stocks                      
Banks  $   $4,066,010     $   $4,066,010 
Capital Goods   347,748    1,204,321          1,552,069 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   152,893    318,656          471,549 
Consumer Services       168,141          168,141 
Diversified Financials   195,878              195,878 
Energy   360,428    1,248,954          1,609,382 
Food & Staples Retailing       247,244          247,244 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       216,807          216,807 
Health Care Equipment & Services   216,543    134,791          351,334 
Insurance       608,925          608,925 
Materials       1,343,301          1,343,301 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology   5,054,160    4,818,362          9,872,522 
Real Estate   109,941    1,842,883          1,952,824 
Retailing       139,228          139,228 
Semiconductor   1,192,023    136,901          1,328,924 
Software & Services   9,224,780    1,294,619          10,519,399 
Technology Hardware & Equipment   1,355,781    219,346          1,575,127 
Telecommunication Services       1,565,192          1,565,192 
Transportation       123,546          123,546 
Utilities   448,934              448,934 
Real Estate Investment Trust                      
Real Estate       264,498          264,498 
Repurchase Agreements       4,076,249          4,076,249 
Total  $18,659,109   $24,037,974     $   $42,697,083 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $256,049 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $184,981. These 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

51

POLAND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.5%    
Banks: 30.8%    
 42,976   Alior Bank SA * † #  $569,631 
 17,239   Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA #   312,714 
 217,667   Bank Millennium SA * †   257,155 
 27,633   Bank Pekao SA † #   960,829 
 9,063   Bank Zachodni WBK SA #   603,578 
 5,573   mBank SA * † #   436,614 
 142,660   PKO Bank Polski SA * #   842,130 
         3,982,651 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 7.5%    
 446   LPP SA #   569,863 
 9,719   NG2 SA † #   393,358 
         963,221 
Energy: 15.8%    
 40,003   Grupa Lotos SA * #   308,176 
 54,092   Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA † #   946,255 
 551,795   Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo SA #   783,432 
         2,037,863 
Food & Staples Retailing: 8.4%    
 41,106   Eurocash SA #   479,688 
 38,445   Jeronimo Martins, SGPS SA (EUR) #   607,000 
         1,086,688 
Insurance: 7.5%    
 132,980   Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA #   965,082 
Materials: 7.5%    
 43,052   KGHM Polska Miedz SA #   723,597 
 265,375   Synthos SA * † #   242,110 
         965,707 
Media: 3.6%    
 82,564   Cyfrowy Polsat SA * #   460,003 
Software & Services: 4.4%    
 30,225   Asseco Poland SA #   399,223 
 24,106   CD Projekt SA * #   167,208 
         566,431 
Telecommunication Services: 3.4%    
 339,377   Orange Polska SA #   435,834 
Utilities: 11.6%    
 114,157   Enea SA #   285,824 
 68,179   Energa SA #   164,103 
 232,091   Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA #   696,224 
 499,457   Tauron Polska Energia SA #   358,849 
         1,505,000 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $20,387,943)
 12,968,480 
Principal Amount      Value 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 17.8%    
Repurchase Agreements: 17.8%    
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,014; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)  $1,000,0000 
 301,422   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $301,426; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.75%, due 7/31/16 to 9/30/21, valued at $307,450 including accrued interest)   301,422 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $2,301,422)
 2,301,422 
Total Investments: 118.3%
(Cost: $22,689,365)
 15,269,902 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (18.3)%  (2,361,659)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $12,908,243 


 

 

EUR Euro
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,190,245.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $12,711,325 which represents 98.5% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

52

 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding       
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments   Value 
Consumer Discretionary   11.0%  $1,423,224 
Consumer Staples   8.4    1,086,688 
Energy   15.7    2,037,863 
Financials   38.1    4,947,733 
Information Technology   4.4    566,431 
Materials         7.4    965,707 
Telecommunication Services   3.4    435,834 
Utilities   11.6    1,505,000 
    100.0%  $12,968,480 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $257,155   $3,725,496   $   $3,982,651 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       963,221        963,221 
Energy       2,037,863        2,037,863 
Food & Staples Retailing       1,086,688        1,086,688 
Insurance       965,082        965,082 
Materials       965,707        965,707 
Media       460,003        460,003 
Software & Services       566,431        566,431 
Telecommunication Services       435,834        435,834 
Utilities       1,505,000        1,505,000 
Repurchase Agreements       2,301,422        2,301,42 
Total  $257,155   $15,012,747   $   $15,269,902 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $636,853 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $366,318. These 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

53

RUSSIA ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 95.4%    
Banks: 12.5%    
 15,703,255   Sberbank of Russia (ADR) #  $137,724,801 
 32,683,715   VTB Bank OJSC (GDR) # Reg S   67,623,489 
 7,358,060,000   VTB Bank PJSC #   7,836,334 
         213,184,624 
Diversified Financials: 2.6%    
 25,218,712   Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC #   44,419,962 
Energy: 35.2%    
 2,953,185   Lukoil PJSC (ADR) #   123,601,518 
 989,278   Novatek OAO (GDR) # Reg S   101,214,140 
 31,115,712   OAO Gazprom (ADR) #   134,449,996 
 14,725,640   Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) # Reg S   75,760,340 
 14,951,614   Surgutneftegas OJSC (ADR) #   76,295,231 
 2,864,631   Tatneft PJSC (ADR) #   88,428,016 
         599,749,241 
Food & Staples Retailing: 10.5%    
 5,355,139   Lenta Ltd. (GDR) * # Reg S   38,850,794 
 3,193,572   Magnit OAO (GDR) # Reg S   106,470,775 
 1,671,682   X5 Retail Group NV (GDR) * # Reg S   33,518,801 
         178,840,370 
Materials: 17.6%    
 31,775,696   Alrosa PJSC #   34,478,410 
 6,966,402   MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) #   93,303,356 
 1,565,090   Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) # Reg S   20,496,982 
 2,391,666   PhosAgro OAO (GDR) # Reg S   35,370,896 
 4,289,665   Polymetal International (GBP) #   60,364,602 
 3,281,483   Severstal OAO (GDR) # Reg S   36,135,346 
 7,710,420   Uralkali PJSC * #   21,110,752 
         301,260,344 
Number        
of Shares      Value 
         
Software & Services: 6.5%    
 1,946,948   Mail.ru Group Ltd. (GDR) * Reg S  $35,434,454 
 3,440,526   Yandex NV (USD) *   75,175,493 
         110,609,947 
Telecommunication Services: 9.2%    
 2,197,332   MegaFon PJSC (GDR) # Reg S   22,946,373 
 8,547,191   Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR)   70,770,741 
 2,881,820   Rostelecom OJSC (ADR) #   24,973,898 
 3,240,672   Sistema JSFC (GDR) Reg S   24,402,260 
 3,588,587   VimpelCom Ltd. (ADR)   13,923,718 
         157,016,990 
Utilities: 1.3%    
 7,410,870   Irkutsk Electronetwork Co. JSC (USD) * # §   0 
 23,776,119   RusHydro PJSC (ADR) #   21,814,875 
         21,814,875 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,988,851,343)
 1,626,896,875 
PREFERRED STOCK: 4.5%
(Cost: $60,228,806)
  
Energy: 4.5%    
 29,187   AK Transneft OAO #   76,209,469 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $1,621,166)
  
 1,621,166   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   1,621,166 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $2,050,701,315)
 1,704,726,988 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.0)%  81,461 
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $1,704,808,449 


 

 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $1,483,399,156 which represents 87.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

54

 

 

Summary of Investments       
by Sector (unaudited)        % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Staples   10.5%  $178,840,370 
Energy   39.6    675,958,710 
Financials   15.1    257,604,586 
Information Technology   6.5    110,609,947 
Materials   17.7    301,260,344 
Telecommunication Services   9.2    157,016,990 
Utilities         1.3    21,814,875 
Money Market Fund   0.1    1,621,166 
    100.0%  $1,704,726,988 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $   $213,184,624   $   $213,184,624 
Diversified Financials       44,419,962        44,419,962 
Energy       599,749,241        599,749,241 
Food & Staples Retailing       178,840,370        178,840,370 
Materials       301,260,344        301,260,344 
Software & Services   110,609,947            110,609,947 
Telecommunication Services   109,096,719    47,920,271        157,016,990 
Utilities       21,814,875    0    21,814,875 
Preferred Stock                    
Energy       76,209,469        76,209,469 
Money Market Fund   1,621,166            1,621,166 
Total  $221,327,832   $1,483,399,156   $0   $1,704,726,998 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $69,271,903 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $79,675,174. These 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.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks 
   Utilities 
Balance as of December 31, 2015  $0 
Realized gain (loss)    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   0 
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of June 30, 2016  $0 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

55

RUSSIA SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.5%    
Banks: 3.4%    
 353,748   TCS Group Holding Plc (GDR) # Reg S  $1,818,343 
Diversified Financials: 2.1%    
 207,134   Vostok New Ventures Ltd. (SDR) (SEK) * #   1,159,526 
Energy: 4.4%    
 57,732   CAT Oil AG (EUR) #   423,949 
 721,384   OAO TMK (GDR) # Reg S   1,977,189 
         2,401,138 
Food & Staples Retailing: 2.5%    
 587,068   O’Key Group SA (GDR) # Reg S   1,362,996 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 4.8%    
 174,361   Ros Agro Plc (GDR) Reg S   2,580,543 
Materials: 17.6%    
 51,269   Acron JSC * #   2,808,209 
 1,265,565   Evraz Plc (GBP) * #   2,335,833 
 1,034,793   Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (GBP)   1,452,477 
 624,403   Mechel PJSC (ADR) *   1,048,997 
 14,617,053   Petropavlovsk Plc (GBP) * #   1,431,662 
 1,150,672   Raspadskaya OJSC * #   513,383 
         9,590,561 
Media: 3.8%    
 1,094,072   ITE Group Plc (GBP) #   2,080,032 
Real Estate: 12.5%    
 849,829   Etalon Group Ltd. (GDR) Reg S   2,077,832 
 1,352,012   LSR Group PJSC (GDR) # Reg S   3,831,298 
 1,819,917   Raven Russia Ltd. (GBP) *   906,242 
         6,815,372 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
Software & Services: 4.2%    
 173,859   Qiwi Plc (ADR)  $2,277,553 
Transportation: 12.2%    
 3,260,991   Aeroflot - Russian Airlines OJSC * #   4,371,257 
 571,574   Globaltrans Investment Plc (GDR) Reg S   2,240,570 
         6,611,827 
Utilities: 33.0%    
 1,873,851,200   Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System JSC #   4,589,062 
 124,626,600   Inter Rao Ues PJSC #   4,923,872 
 72,270,800   Mosenergo PJSC #   1,829,319 
 271,081,600   OGK-2 PJSC #   1,181,916 
 219,652,200   Rosseti PJSC * #   2,129,528 
 76,924,000   Unipro PJSC #   3,310,655 
         17,964,352 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $56,726,117)
 54,662,243 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.5)%  (270,104)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $54,392,139 


 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
SDR Special Drawing Right
SEK Swedish Krona
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $42,078,029 which represents 77.4% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

56

 

 

Summary of Investments        
by Sector (unaudited)        % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   3.8%  $2,080,032 
Consumer Staples   7.2    3,943,539 
Energy   4.4    2,401,138 
Financials   17.9    9,793,241 
Industrials   12.1    6,611,827 
Information Technology   4.2    2,277,553 
Materials   17.5    9,590,561 
Utilities         32.9    17,964,352 
    100.0%  $54,662,243 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $   $1,818,343   $   $1,818,343 
Diversified Financials       1,159,526        1,159,526 
Energy       2,401,138        2,401,138 
Food & Staples Retailing       1,362,996        1,362,996 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   2,580,543            2,580,543 
Materials   2,501,474    7,089,087        9,590,561 
Media       2,080,032        2,080,032 
Real Estate   2,984,074    3,831,298        6,815,372 
Software & Services   2,277,553            2,277,553 
Transportation   2,240,570    4,371,257        6,611,827 
Utilities       17,964,352        17,964,352 
Total  $12,584,214   $42,078,029   $   $54,662,243 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $5,777,575 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $921,480. These 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

57

VIETNAM ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.8%    
Automobiles & Components: 3.7%    
 3   Danang Rubber JSC #  $5 
 3,487,000   Eurocharm Holdings Co. Ltd. ‡ #   12,577,119 
         12,577,124 
Banks: 16.1%    
 12,968,798   Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC #   27,588,866 
 38,434,853   Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB * #   19,531,438 
 3,277,289   Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB * # §   1,665,420 
 22,299,621   Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank * #   6,110,475 
         54,896,199 
Capital Goods: 4.4%    
 3   Hoang Huy Investment Services JSC #   1 
 38,337,931   Tan Tao Investment Industry Corp. * #   7,417,599 
 12,120,697   Viet Nam Construction & Import-Export JSC #   7,734,612 
         15,152,212 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 4.3%    
 447,225   Hansae Co. Ltd. (KRW) #   14,757,351 
Consumer Services: 3.8%    
 41,292,221   Donaco International Ltd. (AUD) * † #   12,841,760 
Diversified Financials: 8.4%    
 30,964,434   HAGL JSC * #   10,194,936 
 6   Ocean Group JSC *   1 
 19,859,401   Saigon Securities, Inc. * #   18,580,543 
         28,775,480 
Energy: 12.1%    
 12,837,350   Petroleum Technical Services Corp. #   10,534,074 
 68   Petrovietnam Construction Co. * #   7 
 5,910,227   PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC #   8,282,636 
 10,360,275   Petrovietnam Transportation Corp. * #   6,447,979 
 8,438,773   Soco International Plc (GBP) #   16,118,676 
         41,383,372 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 13.5%    
 6,985,860   Kinh Do Corp. #   8,801,829 
 7,761,100   Masan Group Corp. * #   23,163,720 
 10,060,990   Thanh Thanh Cong Tay Ninh JSC ‡ #   14,065,362 
         46,030,911 
Insurance: 5.8%    
 7,394,136   Bao Viet Holdings #   19,662,155 
Materials: 9.9%    
 10,519,670   Hoa Phat Group JSC * #   18,697,975 
 12,217,160   PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemical JSC #   15,195,908 
         33,893,883 
Number
of Shares
       Value 
         
Real Estate: 14.7%    
 32,987,200   Amata VN PCL (NVDR) (THB) #  $8,294,574 
 25,614,712   FLC Group JSC * #   6,806,191 
 9,819,850   Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp. * #   6,836,933 
 12,647,952   Vingroup JSC * #   28,033,408 
         49,971,106 
Transportation: 0.0%    
 9   Gemadept Corp. #   11 
Utilities: 4.1%    
 8,931,299   PetroVietnam Nhon Trach 2 Power     
     JSC #   13,893,511 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $352,378,293)
 343,835,075 
RIGHTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
   
Real Estate: 0.0%    
 28,557,712   FLC Group JSC Rights (VND 10,000.00, expiring 07/21/16) *   0 
WARRANTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
   
Consumer Services: 0.0%    
 32   Minor International PCL Warrants (THB 36.36, expiring 11/03/17) # *   5 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.8%
(Cost: $352,378,293)
 343,835,080 
          
Principal         
Amount         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.3%
(Cost: $926,804)
  
Repurchase Agreement: 0.3%    
$926,804   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $926,817; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $945,340 including accrued interest)   926,804 
Total Investments: 101.1%
(Cost: $353,305,097)
 344,761,884 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.1)%  (3,758,896)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $341,002,988 


 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

58

 

 

AUD Australian Dollar
GBP British Pound
KRW Korean Won
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
THB Thai Baht
VND Vietnamese Dong
Affiliated issuer — as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $826,037.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $343,835,079 which represents 100.8% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $1,665,420 which represents 0.5% of net assets.

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2016 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value as of
December 31,
2015
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value as of
June 30,
2016
 
Eurocharm Holdings Co. Ltd. (b)  $   $12,978,450   $   $   $   $12,577,119 
FLC Group JSC (a)   9,923,885    998,100    (1,670,232)   (1,088,407)        
Petrovietnam Transportation Corp. (a)   5,845,379    546,976    (1,885,050)   (547,264)        
Thanh Thanh Cong Tay Ninh JSC (b)       13,555,976    (546,602)   35,625        14,065,362 
   $15,769,264   $28,079,502   $(4,101,884   $(1,600,046)  $   $26,642,481 

 

(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period.
(b) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding       
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   11.7%  $40,176,240 
Consumer Staples   13.4    46,030,911 
Energy   12.0    41,383,372 
Financials   44.6    153,304,940 
Industrials   4.4    15,152,223 
Materials         9.9    33,893,883 
Utilities   4.0    13,893,511 
    100.0%  $343,835,080 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

59

VIETNAM ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $   $12,577,124   $   $12,577,124 
Banks       54,896,199        54,896,199 
Capital Goods       15,152,212        15,152,212 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       14,757,351        14,757,351 
Consumer Services       12,841,760        12,841,760 
Diversified Financials   1    28,775,479        28,775,480 
Energy       41,383,372        41,383,372 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       46,030,911        46,030,911 
Insurance       19,662,155        19,662,155 
Materials       33,893,883        33,893,883 
Real Estate       49,971,106        49,971,106 
Transportation       11        11 
Utilities       13,893,511        13,893,511 
Rights                    
Real Estate       0        0 
Warrants                    
Consumer Services       5        5 
Repurchase Agreement       926,804        926,804 
Total  $1   $344,761,883   $   $344,761,884 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $37,351,907. These 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.

 

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

   Africa
Index ETF
 Brazil
Small-Cap ETF
 ChinaAMC
CSI 300
ETF
 ChinaAMC
SME-ChiNext
ETF
Assets:                            
Investments, at value (1) (2)    $70,649,601     $93,206,689     $72,729,206     $39,023,964 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (3)     243,970      338,968             
Cash     233,340                   
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)     380,988      682,320      514,595(b)     596,842(c)
Receivables:                            
Investment securities sold     69,886      2,683,831            3,867,814 
Shares sold     34,886      10,172             
Due from Adviser                        
Dividends and interest     270,357      266,580      6,551      48 
Prepaid expenses     253      2,772      2,745      2,600 
Total assets     71,883,281      97,191,332      73,253,097      43,491,268 
                             
Liabilities:                            
Payables:                            
Investment securities purchased     683,843      1,362,217      1,063      4,210,677 
Collateral for securities loaned     243,970      338,968             
Line of credit                 382,171      217,733 
Shares redeemed           1,321,710      2,991       
Due to Adviser     29,097      28,074      5,331      4,052 
Due to custodian           402,209      50,138      33,652 
Deferred Trustee fees     7,707      29,848      2,670      210 
Accrued expenses     149,509      689,092      210,918      71,218 
Total liabilities     1,114,126      4,172,118      655,282      4,537,542 
NET ASSETS    $70,769,155     $93,019,214     $72,597,815     $38,953,726 
Shares outstanding     3,500,000      6,150,000      1,950,000      1,150,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share    $20.22     $15.13     $37.23     $33.87 
                             
Net assets consist of:                            
Aggregate paid in capital    $124,458,381     $277,434,474     $75,292,122     $41,514,116 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,765,058)     (612,991)     (68,553)     5,604,656 
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     1,592,849      1,640,166      168,444      (17,744)
Accumulated net realized loss     (52,517,017)     (185,442,435)     (2,794,198)     (8,147,302)
     $70,769,155     $93,019,214     $72,597,815     $38,953,726 
(1) Value of securities on loan    $206,853     $334,644     $     $ 
(2) Cost of investments    $73,292,519     $93,839,588     $72,793,329     $33,411,304 
(3) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned    $243,970     $338,968     $     $ 
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency    $389,089     $682,304     $509,436     $592,804 
 
(a)Represents consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b)Includes $8,078 of foreign investor minimum settlement reserve funds.
(c)Includes $10,862 of foreign investor minimum settlement reserve funds.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Egypt
Index ETF
 Gulf States
Index ETF
 India
Small-Cap
Index ETF(a)
 Indonesia
Index ETF
 Indonesia
Small-Cap ETF
 Israel ETF  Poland ETF
                   
  $27,592,049     $6,639,056     $193,336,069     $103,055,044     $5,878,722     $38,620,834     $12,968,480 
         134,768            457,416            4,076,249      2,301,422 
                                        
   94,333      159,200      67,124      283,189      90,315      264,983      7,438 
 
                     79,845                   
                                        
         14,854                  6,798            2,367 
   47,905      1,167      88,992      628,039      4,362      20,753      83,085 
   2,676      2,567      3,626      2,948      2,538      2,636      2,571 
   27,736,963      6,951,612      193,495,811      104,506,481      5,982,735      42,985,455      15,365,363 
 
   14,057                  87,578      295             
         134,768            457,416            4,076,249      2,301,422 
               968,926      411,576            142,089      112,980 
                                        
   8,800            75,585      32,595            2,515       
   13,741      51,064      58,596      58,070      50,509      68,080      3,040 
   3,336      1,251      7,383      23,878      366      1,532      2,333 
   101,530      131,392      276,215      136,780      50,575      44,765      37,345 
   141,464      318,475      1,386,705      1,207,893      101,745      4,335,230      2,457,120 
  $27,595,499     $6,633,137     $192,109,106     $103,298,588     $5,880,990     $38,650,225     $12,908,243 
   774,974      300,000      4,524,967      4,750,000      700,000      1,450,000      1,000,000 
                                               
  $35.61     $22.11     $42.46     $21.75     $8.40     $26.66     $12.91 
                                               
  $61,700,201     $12,450,854     $222,269,089     $223,241,492     $11,878,943     $47,559,844     $36,664,557 
   (3,819,246)     1,078,471      22,063,255      (23,499,426)     (1,501,278)     (7,292,341)     (7,422,520)
   (800,232)     302,048      1,327,204      1,661,685      4,329      137,915      99,736 
   (29,485,224)     (7,198,236)     (53,550,442)     (98,105,163)     (4,501,004)     (1,755,193)     (16,433,530)
  $27,595,499     $6,633,137     $192,109,106     $103,298,588     $5,880,990     $38,650,225     $12,908,243 
  $     $126,770     $     $431,367     $     $4,127,276     $2,190,245 
  $31,387,835     $5,560,497     $171,273,014     $126,418,107     $7,370,878     $45,913,745     $20,387,943 
  $     $134,768     $     $457,416     $     $4,076,249     $2,301,422 
  $94,469     $159,229     $66,907     $300,568     $99,456     $264,378     $7,456 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2016 (unaudited) (continued)

 

   Russia ETF  Russia
Small-Cap ETF
 Vietnam ETF
Assets:                     
Investments, at value (1)                     
Unaffiliated issuers (2)    $1,704,726,988     $54,662,243     $317,192,599 
Affiliated issuers (3)                 26,642,481 
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (4)                 926,804 
Cash           1,960,265       
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (5)     77,525      218,959      2,501,897 
Receivables:                     
Investment securities sold           1,603,896       
Dividends and interest     12,403,791      131,066      670,091 
Prepaid expenses     12,096      2,659      5,272 
Total assets     1,717,220,400      58,579,088      347,939,144 
                      
Liabilities:                     
Payables:                     
Investment securities purchased           4,006,876       
Collateral for securities loaned                 926,804 
Line of credit     9,395,113            5,462,811 
Due to Adviser     405,502      12,613      140,263 
Due to custodian     2,181,770            50,198 
Deferred Trustee fees     118,740      1,503      27,378 
Accrued expenses     310,826      165,957      328,702 
Total liabilities     12,411,951      4,186,949      6,936,156 
NET ASSETS    $1,704,808,449     $54,392,139     $341,002,988 
Shares outstanding     97,350,000      2,033,318      23,250,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share    $17.51     $26.75     $14.67 
                      
Net assets consist of:                     
Aggregate paid in capital    $3,695,713,770     $77,742,273     $587,341,272 
Net unrealized depreciation     (345,885,089)     (2,083,104)     (8,541,544)
Undistributed net investment income     7,564,065      651,785      365,580 
Accumulated net realized loss     (1,652,584,297)     (21,918,815)     (238,162,320)
     $1,704,808,449     $54,392,139     $341,002,988 
(1) Value of securities on loan    $     $     $826,037 
(2) Cost of investments – Unaffiliated issuers    $2,050,681,469     $56,726,117     $326,354,845 
(3) Cost of investments – Affiliated issuers    $     $     $26,023,448 
(4) Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned    $     $     $926,804 
(5) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency    $73,294     $237,984     $2,500,343 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

   Africa
Index ETF
 Brazil
Small-Cap ETF
 ChinaAMC
CSI 300
ETF
 ChinaAMC
SME-ChiNext
ETF
Income:                            
Dividends    $2,005,441     $2,131,924     $692,516     $231,019 
Interest                 19       
Securities lending income     77,484      2,108             
Foreign taxes withheld     (155,148)     (52,114)     (72,152)     (28,824)
Total income     1,927,777      2,081,918      620,383      202,195 
                             
Expenses:                            
Management fees     159,103      185,472      192,281      90,540 
Professional fees     28,109      30,073      61,556      35,631 
Insurance     819      795      1,127      428 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     1,717      1,106      1,874      1,363 
Reports to shareholders     12,043      12,238      10,396      7,080 
Indicative optimized portfolio value fee     7,906      2,394      9,333      2,709 
Custodian fees     72,602      40,983      100,866      52,920 
Registration fees     2,100      2,529      6,039      2,545 
Transfer agent fees     1,191      1,191      1,191      1,191 
Fund accounting fees     8,343      1,683      17,093      7,960 
Interest     5,034      4,971      919      9,537 
Other     2,672      1,768      31,646      11,198 
Total expenses     301,639      285,203      434,321      223,102 
Waiver of management fees     (48,407)     (61,376)     (156,517)     (72,324)
Expenses assumed by the Adviser                        
Net expenses     253,232      223,827      277,804      150,778 
Net investment income     1,674,545      1,858,091      342,579      51,417 
                             
Net realized gain (loss) on:                            
Investments     (5,840,092)     (13,301,526)     (1,023,535)     (2,285,184)
In-kind redemptions     240,261      59,532             
Swap contracts                 (337,220)      
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (314,811)     99,370      (138,822)     (136,650)
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,914,642)     (13,142,624)     (1,499,577)     (2,421,834)
                             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                            
Investments     10,706,890      40,857,779      (15,862,461)     (7,936,281)
Swap contracts                 (95,211)      
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (17,226)     26,092      (3,362)     (7,414)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     10,689,664      40,883,871      (15,961,034)     (7,943,695)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $6,449,567     $29,599,338     $(17,118,032)    $(10,314,112)
 

(a) Represents consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Egypt
Index ETF
 Gulf States
Index ETF
 India
Small-Cap
Index ETF(a)
 Indonesia
Index ETF
 Indonesia
Small-Cap ETF
 Israel ETF  Poland ETF
                   
  $525,703     $393,359     $2,079,620     $2,027,268     $27,168     $353,963     $160,336 
                                        
   1,996      89            10,070            59,948      9,845 
   (55,455)     (9,778)     (2,803)     (325,874)     (3,829)     (67,714)     (24,045)
   472,244      383,670      2,076,817      1,711,464      23,339      346,197      146,136 
                                               
   65,307      17,527      400,453      255,287      13,954      106,064      36,286 
   25,796      28,447      48,924      29,733      27,327      29,141      28,838 
   444      129      1,922      1,037      58      422      171 
   951      767      12,819      2,003      491      1,176      469 
   5,829      4,473      17,079      11,674      3,862      5,127      5,454 
   3,528      9,329      9,329      9,329      7,902      3,528      3,528 
   51,959      58,046      90,782      30,862      11,297      28,356      6,829 
   2,481      2,481      2,481      2,485      2,482      2,490      2,486 
   1,191      1,191      2,382      1,191      1,191      1,191      1,191 
   2,753      4,730      29,059      6,673      2,357      5,790      2,214 
   2,072      646      7,108      5,296      870      2,800      65 
   1,870      4,254      76,990      5,527      1,800      1,956      2,448 
   164,181      132,020      699,328      361,097      73,591      188,041      89,979 
   (39,331)     (17,527)     (14,887)     (64,774)     (13,954)     (60,086)     (36,286)
         (79,493)                 (41,744)           (10,085)
   124,850      35,000      684,441      296,323      17,893      127,955      43,608 
   347,394      348,670      1,392,376      1,415,141      5,446      218,242      102,528 
                                               
   (140,985)     (312,145)     4,383,429      (7,403,613)     (753,633)     (1,188,560)     (1,258,518)
         (19,154)           (181,994)     6,700      299,764      (190,599)
                                        
 
   (21,498)     (10,820)     (96,558)     (11,738)     (4,196)     (13,668)     (2,156)
   (162,483)     (342,119)     4,286,871      (7,597,345)     (751,129)     (902,464)     (1,451,273)
                                               
   (2,862,204)     (208,133)     (8,934,041)     21,865,261      1,042,436      (2,798,688)     1,123,597 
                                        
                                               
   (13,349)     (54)     (3,043)     14,466      2,087      592      (632)
   (2,875,553)     (208,187)     (8,937,084)     21,879,727      1,044,523      (2,798,096)     1,122,965 
                                               
  $(2,690,642)    $(201,636)    $(3,257,837)    $15,697,523     $298,840     $(3,482,318)    $(225,780)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited) (continued)

 

   Russia ETF  Russia
Small-Cap ETF
 Vietnam ETF
Income:                     
Dividends    $19,778,375     $900,912     $2,762,869 
Securities lending income                 21,799 
Foreign taxes withheld     (2,618,749)     (86,509)     (22,122)
Total income     17,159,626      814,403      2,762,546 
                      
Expenses:                     
Management fees     4,421,083      97,970      846,079 
Professional fees     48,367      35,395      36,541 
Insurance     17,321      346      4,275 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     28,331      802      5,857 
Reports to shareholders     63,768      6,773      26,549 
Indicative optimized portfolio value fee     2,746      7,943      9,329 
Custodian fees     2,197,824      91,440      193,639 
Registration fees     11,381      2,481      3,532 
Transfer agent fees     742      1,191      1,191 
Fund accounting fees     49,028      1,685      13,033 
Interest     42,543      1,594      52,242 
Other     29,163      2,334      20,116 
Total expenses     6,912,297      249,954      1,212,383 
Waiver of management fees     (1,267,442)     (97,970)      
Expenses assumed by the Adviser           (12,667)      
Net expenses     5,644,855      139,317      1,212,383 
Net investment income     11,514,771      675,086      1,550,163 
                      
Net realized gain (loss) on:                     
Investments – unaffiliated issuers     (84,373,663)     (1,806,592)     (36,260,521)
Investments – affiliated issuers                 (1,600,046)
In-kind redemptions     38,078,847            (682,934)
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (60,237)     (9,971)     (286,901)
Net realized loss     (46,355,053)     (1,816,563)     (38,830,402)
                      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                     
Investments     346,074,463      14,771,245      31,150,676 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     16,237      (17,175)     (7,471)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     346,090,700      14,754,070      31,143,205 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $311,250,418     $13,612,593     $(6,137,034)

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Africa Index ETF  Brazil Small-Cap ETF
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
   (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
Operations:                            
Net investment income (loss)    $1,674,545     $1,801,320     $1,858,091     $2,723,510 
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,914,642)     (20,306,145)     (13,142,624)     (54,341,983)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     10,689,664      (11,158,968)     40,883,871      (5,049,261)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     6,449,567      (29,663,793)     29,599,338      (56,667,734)
                             
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders:                            
Dividends from net investment income           (1,309,000)           (2,493,750)
Distributions from net realized capital gains                        
Total Dividends and Distributions           (1,309,000)           (2,493,750)
                             
Share transactions:**                            
Proceeds from sale of shares     11,722,377      9,067,339      973,090      23,401,917 
Cost of shares redeemed     (7,168,947)     (13,973,637)     (2,817,410)     (2,987,160)
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     4,553,430      (4,906,298)     (1,844,320)     20,414,757 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     11,002,997      (35,879,091)     27,755,018      (38,746,727)
Net Assets, beginning of period     59,766,158      95,645,249      65,264,196      104,010,923 
Net Assets, end of period†    $70,769,155     $59,766,158     $93,019,214     $65,264,196 
†  Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)    $1,592,849     $(81,696)    $1,640,166     $(217,925)
** Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                            
Shares sold     600,000      350,000      100,000      1,500,000 
Shares redeemed     (400,000)     (700,000)     (200,000)     (150,000)
Net increase (decrease)     200,000      (350,000)     (100,000)     1,350,000 

 

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ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF  ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF  Egypt Index ETF
For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
(unaudited)       (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
                      
  $342,579     $950,714     $51,417     $(139,822)    $347,394     $272,022 
   (1,499,577)     3,435,354      (2,421,834)     (5,977,981)     (162,483)     (11,533,270)
   (15,961,034)     (6,819,446)     (7,943,695)     13,330,157      (2,875,553)     (10,328,983)
                                        
   (17,118,032)     (2,433,378)     (10,314,112)     7,212,354      (2,690,642)     (21,590,231)
                                        
         (1,224,350)                       (409,034)
         (2,086,800)                        
         (3,311,150)                       (409,034)
                                        
   3,791,310      64,451,582      6,388,916      108,496,422      3,957,428      17,049,802 
   (19,268,278)     (47,928,705)     (13,464,331)     (80,816,904)           (18,182,607)
                                        
   (15,476,968)     16,522,877      (7,075,415)     27,679,518      3,957,428      (1,132,805)
   (32,595,000)     10,778,349      (17,389,527)     34,891,872      1,266,786      (23,132,070)
   105,192,815      94,414,466      56,343,253      21,451,381      26,328,713      49,460,783 
  $72,597,815     $105,192,815     $38,953,726     $56,343,253     $27,595,499     $26,328,713 
                                        
  $168,444     $(174,135)    $(17,744)    $(69,161)    $(800,232)    $(1,147,626)
                                        
   100,000      1,300,000      200,000      2,350,000      100,000      300,000 
   (500,000)     (1,000,000)     (400,000)     (1,750,000)           (450,000)
   (400,000)     300,000      (200,000)     600,000      100,000      (150,000)

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(continued)

 

   Gulf States Index ETF  India Small-Cap Index ETF (a)
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
   (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
Operations:                            
Net investment income    $348,670     $415,938     $1,392,376     $305,235 
Net realized gain (loss)     (342,119)     122,239      4,286,871      20,963,922 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (208,187)     (2,492,522)     (8,937,084)     (20,563,269)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (201,636)     (1,954,345)     (3,257,837)     705,888 
                             
Dividends to shareholders:                            
Dividends from net investment income           (375,200)           (5,350,305)
                             
Share transactions:**                            
Proceeds from sale of shares                 23,996,716      23,988,821 
Cost of shares redeemed     (2,040,346)     (7,514,759)           (120,719,322)
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (2,040,346)     (7,514,759)     23,996,716      (96,730,501)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (2,241,982)     (9,844,304)     20,738,879      (101,374,918)
Net Assets, beginning of period     8,875,119      18,719,423      171,370,227      272,745,145 
Net Assets, end of period†    $6,633,137     $8,875,119     $192,109,106     $171,370,227 
†  Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)    $302,048     $(46,623)    $1,327,204     $(65,172)
                             
** Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                            
Shares sold                 600,000      550,000 
Shares redeemed     (100,000)     (300,000)           (2,750,000)
Net increase (decrease)     (100,000)     (300,000)     600,000      (2,200,000)

 

(a)Represents consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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Indonesia Index ETF  Indonesia Small-Cap ETF  Israel ETF
For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
(unaudited)       (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
                      
  $1,415,141     $2,109,332     $5,446     $28,805     $218,242     $514,402 
   (7,597,345)     (29,274,550)     (751,129)     (2,069,967)     (902,464)     4,206,992 
   21,879,727      (6,897,353)     1,044,523      (1,761,835)     (2,798,096)     (6,207,550)
                                        
   15,697,523      (34,062,571)     298,840      (3,802,997)     (3,482,318)     (1,486,156)
                                        
         (2,105,600)           (1,500)           (601,600)
                                        
   18,920,145      908,259            2,211,704            24,708,761 
   (17,611,839)     (63,278,405)     (366,474)           (3,958,089)     (20,865,169)
                                        
   1,308,306      (62,370,146)     (366,474)     2,211,704      (3,958,089)     3,843,592 
   17,005,829      (98,538,317)     (67,634)     (1,592,793)     (7,440,407)     1,755,836 
   86,292,759      184,831,076      5,948,624      7,541,417      46,090,632      44,334,796 
  $103,298,588     $86,292,759     $5,880,990     $5,948,624     $38,650,225     $46,090,632 
                                        
  $1,661,685     $246,544     $4,329     $(1,117)    $137,915     $(80,326)
                                        
   950,000      50,000            200,000            750,000 
   (900,000)     (2,950,000)     (50,000)           (150,000)     (650,000)
   50,000      (2,900,000)     (50,000)     200,000      (150,000)     100,000 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(continued)

 

   Poland ETF  Russia ETF
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
   (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
Operations:                            
Net investment income    $102,528     $513,461     $11,514,771     $56,368,227 
Net realized loss     (1,451,273)     (2,688,407)     (46,355,053)     (332,552,496)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     1,122,965      (2,844,709)     346,090,700      205,821,769 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (225,780)     (5,019,655)     311,250,418      (70,362,500)
                             
Dividends to shareholders:                            
Dividends from net investment income           (500,250)           (58,387,500)
                             
Share transactions:**                            
Proceeds from sale of shares     606,102      2,819,051      233,390,085      904,381,956 
Cost of shares redeemed     (2,741,043)     (915,900)     (575,681,128)     (581,727,621)
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (2,134,941)     1,903,151      (342,291,043)     322,654,335 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (2,360,721)     (3,616,754)     (31,040,625)     193,904,335 
Net Assets, beginning of period     15,268,964      18,885,718      1,735,849,074      1,541,944,739 
Net Assets, end of period†    $12,908,243     $15,268,964     $1,704,808,449     $1,735,849,074 
†  Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)    $99,736     $(2,791)    $7,564,065     $(3,950,704)
                             
** Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                            
Shares sold     50,000      150,000      15,100,000      52,350,000 
Shares redeemed     (200,000)     (50,000)     (35,950,000)     (35,800,000)
Net increase (decrease)     (150,000)     100,000      (20,850,000)     16,550,000 

 

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Russia Small-Cap ETF  Vietnam ETF
For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
 For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
(unaudited)       (unaudited)     
              
  $675,086     $720,237     $1,550,163     $15,298,325 
   (1,816,563)     (10,186,215)     (38,830,402)     (73,391,441)
   14,754,070      13,792,201      31,143,205      (47,743,936)
   13,612,593      4,326,223      (6,137,034)     (105,837,052)
                          
         (700,327)           (14,004,900)
                          
   8,281,611      1,113,532      10,857,827      193,491,201 
   (2,894,379)     (22,920,403)     (42,948,877)     (162,650,857)
                          
   5,387,232      (21,806,871)     (32,091,050)     30,840,344 
   18,999,825      (18,180,975)     (38,228,084)     (89,001,608)
   35,392,314      53,573,289      379,231,072      468,232,680 
  $54,392,139     $35,392,314     $341,002,988     $379,231,072 
  $651,785     $(23,298)    $365,580     $(1,184,584)
                          
   350,000      50,000      750,000      10,600,000 
   (150,000)     (950,000)     (3,150,000)     (9,800,000)
   200,000      (900,000)     (2,400,000)     800,000 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Africa Index ETF 
   For the                    
   Six Months                    
   Ended                    
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2016    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011 
   (unaudited)                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   $18.11    $26.20    $30.93    $30.77    $26.06    $34.68 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.48    0.50    0.64    0.67    1.05    1.00 
Net realized and unrealized gain  (loss) on investments   1.63    (8.20)   (4.61)   0.32    4.72    (8.65)
Total from investment operations   2.11    (7.70)   (3.97)   0.99    5.77    (7.65)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.39)   (0.76)   (0.83)   (1.06)   (0.97)
Net asset value, end of period   $20.22    $18.11    $26.20    $30.93    $30.77    $26.06 
Total return (a)   11.65%(c)   (29.41)%   (12.86)%   3.24%   22.15%   (22.06)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $70,769   $59,766   $95,645   $108,245   $84,627   $63,838 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.95%(b)   0.82%   0.80%   0.93%   0.91%   1.07%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.79%(b)   0.79%   0.80%   0.81%   0.80%   0.81%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.78%(b)   0.78%   0.78%   0.78%   0.78%   0.81%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   5.26%(b)   2.05%   2.00%   2.35%   3.63%   2.61%
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   18%(c)   33%   30%   86%   24%   24%
   Brazil Small-Cap ETF 
   For the                         
   Six Months                         
   Ended                         
   June 30,   For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2016   2015    2014    2013    2012    2011 
   (unaudited)                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $10.44    $21.23    $29.61    $42.20    $36.35    $57.19 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.30    0.44    0.88    0.54    0.62    1.04 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   4.39    (10.83)   (8.37)   (12.58)   5.88    (16.75)
Total from investment operations   4.69    (10.39)   (7.49)   (12.04)   6.50    (15.71)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.40)   (0.89)   (0.55)   (0.62)   (1.12)
Distributions from net realized capital gains                   (0.03)   (4.01)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.40)   (0.89)   (0.55)   (0.65)   (5.13)
Net asset value, end of period   $15.13   $10.44    $21.23    $29.61    $42.20    $36.35 
Total return (a)   44.92%(c)   (48.97)%   (25.19)%   (28.58)%   17.86%   (27.47)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $93,019   $65,264   $104,011   $196,891   $552,816   $512,575 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.77%(b)   0.72%   0.66%   0.64%   0.64%   0.62%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.60%(b)   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%   0.62%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.59%(b)   0.59%   0.59%   0.59%   0.59%   0.62%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   5.00%(b)   3.29%   2.99%   1.11%   1.42%   1.82%
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   27%(c)   57%   64%   33%   76%   64%

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(c) Not Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF 
   For the                    
   Six Months                    
   Ended                    
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2016    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011 
   (unaudited)                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   $44.76    $46.06    $30.89    $33.17    $30.28    $38.81 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)   0.16    0.45    0.32(f)   (0.40)   (e)   (0.27)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (7.69)   (0.34)   14.85    (1.18)   2.89    (8.26)
Total from investment operations   (7.53)   0.11    15.17    (1.58)   2.89    (8.53)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.52)       (0.70)        
Distributions from net realized capital gains       (0.89)                
Total dividends and distributions       (1.41)       (0.70)        
Net asset value, end of period   $37.23    $44.76    $46.06    $30.89    $33.17    $30.28 
Total return (b)   (16.82)%(d)   0.22%   49.11%   (4.74)%   9.54%   (21.98)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $72,598   $105,193   $94,414   $29,344   $33,169   $15,139 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   1.13%(c)   1.20%   1.69%   1.14%   2.21%   1.71%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.72%(c)   0.75%   0.72%   0.72%   0.72%   0.72%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.72%(c)   0.72%   0.72%   0.72%   0.72%   0.72%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.89%(c)   0.91%   1.00%   (0.70)%   (0.69)%   (0.71)%
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   14%(d)   70%   59%   0%   0%   0%
   ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF                        
   For the       For the Period               
   Six Months  For the  July 23, 2014(a)               
   Ended  Year Ended  through               
   June 30,  December 31,  December 31,               
   2016  2015  2014               
   (unaudited)                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $41.74    $28.60    $24.68                
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)   0.04    (0.10)   (0.05)               
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (7.91)   13.24    3.97                
Total from investment operations   (7.87)   13.14    3.92                
Net asset value, end of period   $33.87   $41.74    $28.60                
Total return (b)   (18.85)%(d)   45.94%   15.88%(d)               
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $38,954   $56,343   $21,451                
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   1.23%(c)   1.11%   1.48%(c)               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.83%(c)   0.79%   0.78%(c)               
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.78%(c)   0.78%   0.78%(c)               
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.28%(c)   (0.29)%   (0.73)%(c)               
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   28%(d)   160%   7%(d)               

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(d) Not Annualized
(e) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(g) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Egypt Index ETF # 
   For the                    
   Six Months                    
   Ended                    
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2016    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011 
   (unaudited)                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   $39.01    $59.95    $55.51    $51.00    $38.56    $79.20 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.67    0.04    0.53    1.13    3.48    1.40 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (4.07)   (20.37)   6.67    4.42    12.68    (40.88)
Total from investment operations   (3.40)   (20.33)   7.20    5.55    16.16    (39.48)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.61)   (2.76)   (1.04)   (3.72)   (1.16)
Net asset value, end of period   $35.61    $39.01    $59.95    $55.51    $51.00    $38.56 
Total return (a)   (8.72)%(c)   (33.89)%   12.92%   10.90%   41.94%   (49.84)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $27,595   $26,329   $49,461   $48,571   $36,325   $36,155 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   1.26%(b)   1.07%   0.97%   1.18%   1.08%   1.20%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.96%(b)   0.98%   0.97%   0.98%   0.96%   0.94%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.94%(b)   0.94%   0.92%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.66%(b)   0.60%   0.63%   2.31%   5.29%   2.40%
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   9%(c)   57%   69%   78%   50%   54%
   Gulf States Index ETF  
   For the                         
   Six Months                         
   Ended                         
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016   2015    2014    2013    2012    2011 
   (unaudited)                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $22.19    $26.74    $27.09    $20.56    $20.10    $23.30 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   1.12    0.94    1.04    0.51    0.62    0.80 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.20)   (4.55)   (0.35)   6.57    0.45    (3.20)
Total from investment operations   (0.08)   (3.61)   0.69    7.08    1.07    (2.40)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.94)   (1.04)   (0.55)   (0.61)   (0.80)
Net asset value, end of period   $22.11    $22.19    $26.74   $27.09    $20.56    $20.10 
Total return (a)   (0.36)%(c)   (13.42)%   2.41%   34.46%   5.30%   (10.30)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $6,633   $8,875   $18,719   $16,251   $10,278   $14,070 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   3.77%(b)   2.77%   2.07%   2.59%   3.19%   1.94%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%(b)   1.00%   0.99%   0.98%   0.99%   0.98%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.98%(b)   0.98%   0.98%   0.98%   0.98%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   9.96%(b)   2.85%   2.80%   2.24%   2.78%   2.69%
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   23%(c)   23%   77%   32%   16%   29%

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(c) Not Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
# On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 4 reverse share split as described in the Notes to Financial Statements (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to give effect to the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   India Small-Cap Index ETF * 
   For the                    
   Six Months                    
   Ended                    
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2016    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011 
   (unaudited)                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   $43.66    $44.53    $31.31    $44.24    $35.28    $81.00 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.31    0.06(d)   0.37    0.25    0.36    0.40 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.51)   0.42    13.29    (13.04)   8.64    (45.44)
Total from investment operations   (1.20)   0.48    13.66    (12.79)   9.00    (45.04)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (1.35)   (0.44)   (0.14)   (0.04)   (0.64)
Distributions from net realized capital gains                       (0.04)
Total dividends and distributions       (1.35)   (0.44)   (0.14)   (0.04)   (0.68)
Net asset value, end of period   $42.46    $43.66    $44.53    $31.31    $44.24    $35.28 
Total return (a)   (2.75)%(c)   1.07%   43.65%   (28.91)%   25.54%   (55.63)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $192,109   $171,370   $272,745   $110,352   $93,999   $30,881 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.87%(b)   0.78%   0.92%   1.39%   1.68%   1.72%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.85%(b)   0.78%   0.89%   0.93%   0.91%   0.85%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.84%(b)   0.75%   0.85%   0.85%   0.85%   0.85%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.74%(b)   0.13%   0.82%   0.73%   0.28%   0.67%
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   13%(c)   40%   120%   77%   65%   76%
   Indonesia Index ETF #  
   For the                         
   Six Months                         
   Ended                         
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016   2015    2014    2013    2012    2011 
   (unaudited)                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $18.36    $24.32    $20.98    $28.63    $28.48    $28.87 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.30    0.47    0.53    0.75    0.54    0.15 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   3.09    (5.98)   3.31    (7.68)   0.12    (0.09)
Total from investment operations   3.39    (5.51)   3.84    (6.93)   0.66    0.06 
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.45)   (0.50)   (0.72)   (0.51)   (0.45)
Net asset value, end of period   $21.75    $18.36    $24.32    $20.98    $28.63    $28.48 
Total return (a)   18.46%(c)   (22.69)%   18.34%   (24.20)%   2.31%   0.22%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $103,299   $86,293   $184,831   $183,618   $405,095   $471,304 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.71%(b)   0.72%   0.66%   0.67%   0.65%   0.64%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.58%(b)   0.58%   0.58%   0.57%   0.59%   0.61%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.57%(b)   0.57%   0.57%   0.57%   0.58%   0.61%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.77%(b)   1.65%   1.80%   1.95%   1.70%   1.43%
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   6%(c)   11%   12%   20%   19%   18%

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(c) Not Annualized
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding
(e) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
* On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 4 reverse share split as described in the Notes to Financial Statements (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to give effect to the share split.
# On February 1, 2011, the Fund effected a share split as described in the Notes to Financial Statements (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to give effect to the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Indonesia Small-Cap ETF  
   For the              For the Period  
   Six Months              March 20,  
   Ended              2012(a) through  
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31,   December 31,  
   2016    2015     2014     2013   2012  
   (unaudited)                  
Net asset value, beginning of period  $7.93    $13.71    $11.68    $14.72    $19.89   
Income from investment operations:                           
Net investment income   0.01    0.18    0.10    0.16    0.08   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.46    (5.96)   2.53    (3.11)   (4.98)  
Total from investment operations   0.47    (5.78)   2.63    (2.95)   (4.90)  
Less:                           
Dividends from net investment income       (e)   (0.60)   (0.09)   (0.27)  
Net asset value, end of period   $8.40    $7.93    $13.71    $11.68    $14.72   
Total return (b)   5.93%(d)   (42.14)%   22.52%   (20.02)%   (24.65)%(d)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                           
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $5,881   $5,949   $7,541   $5,258   $2,208   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   2.64%(c)   2.68%   2.30%   2.69%   2.71%(c)  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.64%(c)   0.63%   0.61%   0.61%   0.61%(c)  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.61%(c)   0.61%   0.61%   0.61%   0.61%(c)  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.20%(c)   0.41%   0.73%   0.46%   0.48%(c)  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   26%(d)   35%   46%   68%   51%(d)  
                            
   Israel ETF       
   For the             For the Period       
   Six Months            June 25, 2013(a)       
   Ended    For the Year Ended   through       
   June 30,    December 31,   December 31,       
   2016   2015    2014   2013       
   (unaudited)                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   $28.81   $29.56    $30.04    $25.30        
Income from investment operations:                           
Net investment income   0.15    0.32    0.31    0.10        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (2.30)   (0.69)   (0.05)   4.80        
Total from investment operations   (2.15)   (0.37)   0.26    4.90        
Less:                           
Dividends from net investment income       (0.38)   (0.28)   (0.16)       
Distributions from net realized capital gains           (0.46)           
Total dividends and distributions       (0.38)   (0.74)   (0.16)       
Net asset value, end of period   $26.66    $28.81    $29.56    $30.04        
Total return (b)   (7.46)%(d)   (1.27)%   0.88%   19.39%(d)       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                          
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $38,650   $46,091    $44,335   $30,036        
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.89%(c)   0.85%   0.76%   0.94%(c)       
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.60%(c)   0.59%   0.60%   0.59%(c)       
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.59%(c)   0.59%   0.59%   0.59%(c)       
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.03%(c)   1.04%   1.03%   0.83%(c)       
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   7%(d)   18%   17%   24%(d)       

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(d) Not Annualized
(e) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(f) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Poland ETF 
   For the                    
   Six Months                    
   Ended                    
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2016    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011 
   (unaudited)                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   $13.28    $17.99    $22.60    $22.25    $17.24    $27.10 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.10    0.45    0.80    0.74    0.84    0.81 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.47)   (4.72)   (4.61)   0.36    4.99    (9.92)
Total from investment operations   (0.37)   (4.27)   (3.81)   1.10    5.83    (9.11)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.44)   (0.80)   (0.75)   (0.82)   (0.75)
Net asset value, end of period   $12.91    $13.28    $17.99    $22.60    $22.25    $17.24 
Total return (a)   (2.79)%(c)   (23.85)%   (16.90)%   4.92%   33.82%   (33.60)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $12,908   $15,269   $18,886   $30,514   $32,266   $31,034 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   1.24%(b)   1.11%   0.99%   1.07%   1.03%   0.84%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.60%(b)   0.60%   0.60%   0.61%   0.61%   0.61%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.60%(b)   0.60%   0.60%   0.61%   0.60%   0.61%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.41%(b)   2.69%   2.91%   3.31%   3.79%   2.61%
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   5%(c)   30%   19%   21%   20%   27%
   Russia ETF  
   For the                         
   Six Months                         
   Ended                         
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016   2015    2014    2013    2012    2011 
   (unaudited)                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $14.69    $15.17    $28.69    $29.63    $26.32    $37.47 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.11    0.50    0.59    0.80    0.73    0.59 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.71    (0.46)   (13.45)   (1.00)   3.31    (11.16)
Total from investment operations   2.82    0.04    (12.86)   (0.20)   4.04    (10.57)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.52)   (0.66)   (0.74)   (0.73)   (0.58)
Net asset value, end of period   $17.51    $14.69    $15.17    $28.69    $29.63    $26.32 
Total return (a)   19.20%(c)   0.39%   (44.95)%   (0.65)%   15.35%   (28.20)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $1,704,808   $1,735,849   $1,541,945   $1,187,720   $1,634,230   $1,557,002 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.78%(b)   0.72%   0.61%   0.71%   0.63%   0.62%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.64%(b)   0.63%   0.61%   0.63%   0.62%   0.62%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense and depositary receipt fees, to average net assets   0.63%(b)   0.62%   0.61%   0.62%   0.62%   0.62%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.30%(b)   2.98%   3.92%   2.52%   2.28%   1.25%
Portfolio turnover rate (d)   10%(c)   33%   23%   27%   41%   29%

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(c) Not Annualized
(d) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Russia Small-Cap ETF #
   For the                For the Period
   Six Months                April 13,
   Ended                2011(a) through
   June 30,    For the Year Ended December 31, December 31,
   2016    2015     2014     2013     2012 2011
   (unaudited)                    
Net asset value, beginning of period   $19.31    $19.60    $42.24    $45.15    $47.58    $74.88 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.33    0.38    0.91    0.30    0.72    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   7.11    (0.29)   (23.14)   (2.01)   (2.22)   (27.30)
Total from investment operations   7.44    0.09    (22.23)   (1.71)   (1.50)   (27.09)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.38)   (0.41)   (1.20)   (0.93)   (0.21)
Net asset value, end of period   $26.75    $19.31    $19.60   $42.24    $45.15   $47.58 
Total return (b)   38.53%(d)   0.48%   (52.67)%   (3.77)%   (3.17)%   (36.18)%(d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $54,392   $35,392   $53,573   $16,191   $8,276   $3,172 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   1.27%(c)   1.19%   0.95%   1.87%   2.21%   7.02%(c)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.71%(c)   0.69%   0.68%   0.67%   0.71%   0.67%(c)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense and depositary receipt fees, to average net assets   0.70%(c)   0.67%   0.67%   0.67%   0.67%   0.67%(c)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.44%(c)   1.58%   2.42%   0.59%   1.63%   0.52%(c)
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   32%(d)   30%   32%   74%   67%   41%(d)
   Vietnam ETF  
   For the                         
   Six Months                         
   Ended                         
   June 30,   For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016   2015    2014    2013    2012    2011 
   (unaudited)                         
Net asset value, beginning of period   $14.78    $18.84    $18.63    $17.06    $14.76    $25.34 
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.06    0.55    0.51    0.59    0.35    0.19 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.17)   (4.11)   0.21    1.58    2.32    (10.61)
Total from investment operations   (0.11)   (3.56)   0.72    2.17    2.67    (10.42)
Less:                              
Dividends from net investment income       (0.50)   (0.49)   (0.60)   (0.37)   (0.16)
Return of capital           (0.02)            
Total dividends       (0.50)   (0.51)   (0.60)   (0.37)   (0.16)
Net asset value, end of period   $14.67    $14.78    $18.84    $18.63    $17.06    $14.76 
Total return (b)   (0.42)%(d)   (18.87)%   3.95%   12.75%   18.07%   (41.11)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $341,003   $379,231   $468,233   $372,634   $286,672   $198,525 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.72%(c)   0.67%   0.66%   0.72%   0.76%   0.86%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.72%(c)   0.67%   0.66%   0.72%   0.76%   0.76%
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   0.69%(c)   0.65%   0.65%   0.70%   0.74%   0.76%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.92%(c)   3.29%   2.32%   2.98%   2.08%   1.00%
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   21%(d)   67%   67%   48%   54%   43%

 

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Annualized
(d) Not Annualized
(e) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
# On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 3 reverse share split as described in the Notes to Financial Statements (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to give effect to the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Note 1–Fund Organization–VanEck Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) (formerly known as Market Vectors ETF 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 June 30, 2016, offers fifty-seven investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust.

 

These financial statements relate only to the following investment portfolios: Africa Index ETF, Brazil Small-Cap ETF, ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF, Egypt Index ETF, Gulf States Index ETF, India Small-Cap Index ETF, Indonesia Index ETF, Indonesia Small-Cap ETF, Israel ETF, Poland ETF, Russia ETF, Russia Small-Cap ETF and Vietnam ETF (each a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”). China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser to ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF. ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF seek to achieve their investment objective by primarily investing directly in A-shares through the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect program and via the A-share quota granted to the Sub-Adviser. India Small-Cap Index ETF makes its investments through the India Small-Cap Mauritius Fund (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly owned subsidiary organized in the Republic of Mauritius. 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 published by the China Securities Index Co. Ltd., BlueStar Global Investors LLC or MV Index Solutions GmbH (formerly Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”).

 

The Funds’ commencement of operations dates and their respective indices are presented below:

 

Fund  Commencement
of Operations
  Index
Africa Index ETF  July 10, 2008  MVISTM GDP Africa Index*
Brazil Small-Cap ETF  May 12, 2009  MVISTM Brazil Small-Cap Index*
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF **  October 13, 2010  CSI 300 Index
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF  July 23, 2014  SME-ChiNext 100 Index
Egypt Index ETF  February 16, 2010  MVISTM Egypt Index*
Gulf States Index ETF  July 22, 2008  MVISTM GDP GCC Index*
India Small-Cap Index ETF  August 24, 2010  MVISTM India Small-Cap Index*
Indonesia Index ETF  January 15, 2009  MVISTM Indonesia Index*
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF  March 20, 2012  MVISTM Indonesia Small-Cap Index*
Israel ETF  June 25, 2013  BlueStar Israel Global IndexTM
Poland ETF  November 24, 2009  MVISTM Poland Index*
Russia ETF  April 24, 2007  MVISTM Russia Index*
Russia Small-Cap ETF  April 13, 2011  MVISTM Russia Small-Cap Index*
Vietnam ETF  August 11, 2009  MVISTM Vietnam Index*

 

* Published by MV Index Solutions GmbH.
** Effective May 1, 2016, ChinaAMC A-Share ETF changed its name to ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF.

 

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 Funds are investment companies and are following accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

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. 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
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(unaudited) (continued)

 

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 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 with more than sixty days remaining to maturity are valued at market value. Short-term obligations 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. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee of the Adviser appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Pricing Committee provides oversight of the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.

 

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 in the Schedules of Investments.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value 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 reporting period. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

A summary of the inputs, the levels used to value the Funds’ investments, and transfers between levels are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.

 

B.Basis for Consolidation–The Subsidiary, an Indian exempted company, was incorporated on February 25, 2010 and acts as an investment vehicle for the India Small-Cap Index ETF (the “SCIF”) in order to effect certain investments on behalf of the SCIF. The SCIF is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary, and it is intended that the SCIF will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements of the SCIF include the financial results of its wholly owned subsidiary. All material interfund account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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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.

 

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 by each Fund. 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.

 

E.Currency Translation—Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under 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. Foreign denominated 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 in the financial statements. Recognized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations.

 

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. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

G.Repurchase Agreements—The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions, deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser, to generate income from their excess cash balances and to invest securities lending cash collateral. A repurchase agreement is an agreement under which a Fund acquires securities from a seller, subject to resale to the seller at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian/securities lending agent, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, such securities must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the terms of the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. If the value of the underlying securities falls below the value of the repurchase price plus accrued interest, the Funds will require the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. If the request for additional collateral is not met, or the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the Funds maintain their right to sell the underlying securities at market value and may claim any resulting loss against the seller. Repurchase agreements held as of June 30, 2016 are reflected in the Schedules of Investments.

 

H.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. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. Details of this disclosure are found below.

 

Swap Agreements—The Funds may enter into swap transactions to gain investment exposure for total return or for hedging purposes. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net payment to be received by the Funds and/or the termination value at the end of the contract.

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

Therefore, the Funds consider the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, market risk, liquidity risk and elements of credit, legal and documentation risk in excess of amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds may pay or receive cash as collateral on these contracts which may be recorded as an asset and/or liability. The Funds must set aside liquid assets, or engage in other appropriate measures, to cover their obligations under these contracts. Swap contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Upfront payments, if any, made and/or received by the Funds are recorded as an asset and/or liability and realized gains or losses are recognized over the contract’s term/event. Periodic payments received or made on swap contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of a swap contract and are recorded in the Statements of Operations. The Funds, other than ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, held no swap contracts during the period ended June 30, 2016. ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF invested in the following type of swap during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

A total return swap is an agreement that gives a Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, the Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty. During the period ended June 30, 2016, the average monthly notional amount of the total return swap contracts in ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF was $2,155,028. The Fund held no total return swap contracts at June 30, 2016.

 

For ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, the impact of transactions in derivative instruments, during the period ended June 30, 2016, was as follows:

 

   Equity Risk  
Realized gain (loss):       
Swap contracts1  $(337,220)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):       
Swap contracts2   (95,211)  

 

1 Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts
2 Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts

 

I.

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. Realized gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date/rate. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued as earned.

 

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 0.50% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed, at least until May 1, 2017, 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 limitation (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses; for Russia ETF and Russia Small-Cap ETF, depositary receipt fees up to 0.10% and 0.08% of average daily net assets, respectively) as listed in the table below.

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The current management fee rate/expense limitation and the amounts waived/assumed by the Adviser for the period ended June 30, 2016, are as follows:

 

Fund  Expense
Limitation
  Waiver of
Management Fees
  Expenses Assumed
by the Adviser
Africa Index ETF   0.78%    $48,407     $   
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   0.59      61,376         
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF*   0.72      156,517         
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF*   0.78      72,324         
Egypt Index ETF   0.94      39,331         
Gulf States Index ETF   0.98      17,527      79,493   
India Small-Cap Index ETF   0.85      14,887         
Indonesia Index ETF   0.57      64,774         
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF   0.61      13,954      41,744   
Israel ETF   0.59      60,086         
Poland ETF   0.60      36,286      10,085   
Russia ETF   0.62      1,267,442         
Russia Small-Cap ETF   0.67      97,970      12,667   
Vietnam ETF   0.76               

 

* The Adviser paid sub-advisory fees directly to the Sub-Adviser.

 

In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (“the Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.

 

Note 4—Investments—For the period ended June 30, 2016, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments other than U.S. government obligations and short-term obligations (excluding in-kind transactions described in Note 6) were as follows:

 

Fund  Cost of Investments
Purchased
  Proceeds from
Investments Sold
 
Africa Index ETF  $14,280,518   $11,409,433   
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   20,730,022    20,614,974   
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF   10,758,095    23,473,528   
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF   10,790,977    18,557,800   
Egypt Index ETF   5,398,790    2,316,279   
Gulf States Index ETF   1,626,927    2,977,456   
India Small-Cap Index ETF   48,237,528    21,887,575   
Indonesia Index ETF   7,324,230    6,184,655   
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF   1,485,620    1,494,301   
Israel ETF   3,335,992    3,084,447   
Poland ETF   965,646    784,340   
Russia ETF   184,422,023    208,663,831   
Russia Small-Cap ETF   16,331,732    12,828,343   
Vietnam ETF   70,839,576    94,639,667   
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Note 5—Income Taxes—As of June 30, 2016, 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:

 

Fund  Cost of
Investments
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Africa Index ETF  $76,997,438   $9,464,438   $(15,568,305)  $(6,103,867)  
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   106,967,076    14,720,400    (28,141,819)   (13,421,419)  
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF   74,808,231    6,618,283    (8,697,308)   (2,079,025)  
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF   35,124,078    7,092,889    (3,193,003)   3,899,886   
Egypt Index ETF   35,632,440    3,055,577    (11,095,968)   (8,040,391)  
Gulf States Index ETF   7,063,748    1,566,222    (1,856,146)   (289,924)  
India Small-Cap Index ETF   183,480,723    38,073,690    (28,218,344)   9,855,346   
Indonesia Index ETF   126,978,432    7,709,694    (31,175,666)   (23,465,972)  
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF   7,670,348    214,670    (2,006,296)   (1,791,626)  
Israel ETF   50,033,897    2,274,672    (9,611,486)   (7,336,814)  
Poland ETF   22,829,375    276,509    (7,835,982)   (7,559,473)  
Russia ETF   2,079,742,196    65,825,896    (440,841,104)   (375,015,208)  
Russia Small-Cap ETF   58,803,367    9,780,461    (13,921,585)   (4,141,124)  
Vietnam ETF   393,055,359    53,558,434    (101,851,909)   (48,293,475)  

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

   2015 Dividends  
Fund  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
 
Africa Index ETF  $1,309,000   $   
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   2,493,750       
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF   2,986,850*   324,300   
Egypt Index ETF   409,034       
Gulf States Index ETF   375,200       
India Small-Cap Index ETF   5,350,305       
Indonesia Index ETF   2,105,600       
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF   1,500       
Israel ETF   601,600       
Poland ETF   500,250       
Russia ETF   58,387,500       
Russia Small-Cap ETF   700,327       
Vietnam ETF   14,004,900       

 

* Includes short-term capital gains

 

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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Qualified late-year losses incurred after October 31, 2015 and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds’ intend to defer to January 1, 2016 for federal tax purposes qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

Fund  Late-Year
Ordinary Losses
  Post-October
Capital Losses
 
Brazil Small-Cap ETF  $43,820   $   
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF   69,016       
Egypt Index ETF   46,168       
Gulf States Index ETF   7,929       
Israel ETF   39,118    848,713   
Poland ETF   782       
Russia ETF   3,573,810       
Vietnam ETF   173,951       

 

At December 31, 2015, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

   Post-Effective-    Post-Effective-                         
   No Expiration    No Expiration    Amount Expiring in  
   Short-Term    Long-Term    the Year Ended December 31,  
Fund  Capital Losses    Capital Losses    2018    2017    2016  
Africa Index ETF  $8,909,786   $32,214,885   $1,095,985   $951,177   $163,267 
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   32,427,681    127,232,631             
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF   4,012,695                 
Egypt Index ETF   11,516,837    14,531,436    128,400         
Gulf States Index ETF   470,171    2,979,697    835,393    1,233,252    6,741 
India Small-Cap Index ETF   34,968,513    10,798,540             
Indonesia Index ETF   36,806,410    50,752,630    2,845,870         
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF   1,898,550    1,552,652             
Poland ETF   2,793,007    11,877,914    171,326         
Russia ETF   230,703,184    855,873,990    121,306,708    349,754,000    19,808,213 
Russia Small-Cap ETF   8,070,552    9,993,526             
Vietnam ETF   43,934,949    114,773,367    1,860,199         

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the following Funds utilized accumulated capital loss carryforwards: ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF utilized $312,686; India Small-Cap Index ETF utilized $9,353,236.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, Russia ETF had $1,049,748 of its accumulated capital loss carryforwards expire.

 

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 all open tax years. 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 are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.

 

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 ended June 30, 2016, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Uncertainties in the Chinese tax rules governing taxation of income and gains from investments in A-Shares could result in unexpected tax liabilities for the ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF. China generally imposes withholding tax at a rate of 10% on dividends and interest derived by Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“QFII”) from issuers resident in China. China also imposes withholding tax at a rate of 10% on capital gains derived by nonresident enterprises from investments in an issuer resident in China. Effective November 17, 2014, Qualified Foreign institutional investors (QFIIs) and Renminbi Foreign institutional investors (RQFIIs), which includes these Funds, are exempted temporarily from capital gains tax for a period of three years.

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The Finance Act, 2012 introduced a general anti-avoidance rule (“GAAR”), which is slated to be effective from April 1, 2017.

 

GAAR is applicable where the main purpose of an arrangement is tax avoidance and would empower Indian tax authorities to declare such arrangement as an impermissible avoidance arrangement. A special committee was constituted by the Indian Revenue authorities to provide clarity and guidance on the application and implementation of GAAR and have submitted proposed recommendations. Although the rules and guidelines have not yet been finalized, the Adviser expects the India Small-Cap Index ETF, investing through its Mauritius Subsidiary, will fall within the scope of the GAAR provision.

 

Additionally, on May 10, 2016, the Governments of India and Mauritius signed the Protocol for amending the tax treaty between India and Mauritius. The renegotiation of the Treaty clarifies the uncertainty surrounding GAAR and addresses the question whether a Mauritius subsidiary would continue to be deemed a tax resident of Mauritius or if the Indian tax authorities would declare the structure as an impermissible avoidance arrangement. As per the Protocol, India shall have the right to tax capital gains arising from disposition of shares acquired on or after April 1, 2017 in a company resident in India with shares acquired on or before March 31, 2017 being grandfathered as exempt from capital gains taxation. The Protocol could reduce the return to the Fund on its investments made after April 1, 2017 and the return received by Fund shareholders.

 

Note 6—Capital Share Transactions—As of June 30, 2016, 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 50,000 shares, or multiples thereof. 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 June 30, 2016, the Funds had in-kind contributions and redemptions as follows:

 

Fund      In-Kind Contributions             In-Kind Redemptions    
Africa Index ETF    $7,261,861     $4,327,161 
Brazil Small-Cap ETF     97,139      213,828 
Egypt Index ETF     1,200,273       
Gulf States Index ETF           108,396 
India Small-Cap Index ETF     332,738       
Indonesia Index ETF     18,910,204      17,589,007 
Indonesia Small-Cap ETF           366,707 
Israel ETF           3,957,470 
Poland ETF     606,683      2,740,872 
Russia ETF     210,506,925      517,788,436 
Russia Small-Cap ETF     4,487,799      1,616,336 
Vietnam ETF     1,279,746      5,021,740 

 

The in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions in this table represent the accumulation of each Fund’s daily net shareholder transactions including rebalancing activity, while the Statements of Changes in Net Assets reflect shareholder transactions including any cash component of the transactions.

 

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 (except Africa Index ETF, Brazil Small-Cap ETF, ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF) 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, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse political and economic developments and local/regional conflicts. 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.

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The United Kingdom recently decided to leave the European Union (“EU”), creating economic and political uncertainty in its wake. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the timing of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU and the effects such withdrawal will have on the Euro, European economies and the global markets. This may further impact, the value of the Euro and the British pound sterling, and has caused volatility and uncertainty in European and global markets.

 

As a result of recent events involving Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies. These sanctions do not currently impact the Funds. Additional economic sanctions may be imposed or other actions may be taken that may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Russian-related issuers’ held by Russia ETF and Russia Small-Cap ETF.

 

Should the Chinese government impose restrictions on the ability of ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF to repatriate funds associated with direct investment in A-Shares, the Funds may be unable to satisfy distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Funds may therefore be subject to Fund-level U.S. federal taxes.

 

At June 30, 2016, the Adviser owned approximately 5.1% of ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and 87% of ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF.

 

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 Funds’ 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 equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and/or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. The Funds may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities. 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 Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in repurchase agreements collateralized by obligations of the U.S. Treasury and/or Government Agencies. 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 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 value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at June 30, 2016 are presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

The following table presents the amount of repurchase agreements held as collateral by type of security on loan pledged as of June 30, 2016:

 

  Gross Amount of Recognized
Liabilities for Securities
Loaned in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities*
 
Fund  Equity Securities  
Africa Index ETF  $243,970   
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   338,968   
Gulf States Index ETF   134,768   
Indonesia Index ETF   457,416   
Israel ETF   4,076,249   
Poland ETF   2,301,422   
Vietnam ETF   926,804   

 

* Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements: overnight and continuous

 

Note 10—Share Split—On January 19, 2011, the Adviser announced the Board of Trustees approved a 3 for 1 share split of the Indonesia Index ETF. This split took place for shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 28, 2011 and was payable on January 31, 2011. Fund shares began trading on the split adjusted NAV on February 1, 2011. The Financial Highlights prior to February 1, 2011 for the Fund have been adjusted to reflect this reverse share split.

 

On July 1, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved a 1 for 3 reverse share split for Russia Small-Cap ETF, and 1 for 4 reverse share splits for Egypt Index ETF and India Small-Cap Index ETF. Fund shares began trading on the split adjusted NAV on July 1, 2013. The Financial Highlights prior to July 1, 2013 for the Funds have been adjusted to reflect these reverse share splits.

 

Note 11—Bank Line of Credit—The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “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 June 30, 2016, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund  Days
Outstanding
  Average Daily
Loan Balance
  Average
Interest Rate
  Outstanding Loan
Balance as of
June 30, 2016
Africa Index ETF   162   $597,948    1.76%  $ 
Brazil Small-Cap ETF   179    533,337    1.77     
ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF   12    1,365,363    1.77    382,171 
ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF   164    1,199,566    1.77    217,733 
Egypt Index ETF   51    549,028    1.76     
Gulf States Index ETF   33    167,988    1.77     
India Small-Cap Index ETF   25    3,098,942    1.76    968,926 
Indonesia Index ETF   182    528,407    1.77    411,576 
Israel ETF   113    324,001    1.76    142,089 
Poland ETF   3    112,980    1.81    112,980 
Russia ETF   145    5,967,235    1.76    9,395,113 
Russia Small-Cap ETF   75    289,020    1.76     
Vietnam ETF   166    5,362,988    1.77    5,462,811 

 

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 June 30, 2016, there were no offsets to custodian 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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June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

12/31 Equity Funds

 

At a meeting held on June 10, 2016 (the “Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck Vectors™ ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuation of (i) the investment management agreements between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreements”) with respect to the VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF, Agribusiness ETF, Agriculture Producers ETF, Brazil Small-Cap ETF, China All-Cap ETF, China Consumer Discretionary ETF, China Consumer Staples ETF, China Energy ETF, China Financials ETF, China Health Care ETF, China Industrials ETF, China Information Technology ETF, China Materials ETF, China Small-Cap ETF, China Utilities ETF, ChinaAMC All China Consumer ETF, ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, ChinaAMC Environmental Protection ETF, ChinaAMC Private-Owned Enterprises ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China Small Cap ETF, ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF, Coal ETF, Egypt Index ETF, Emerging Europe ex-Russia Index ETF, Energy Producers ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF, GDP Weighted International ex-US ETF, Germany Mid-Cap ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF, Global Frontier Index ETF, Gold Miners ETF, Gulf States Index ETF, Hard Assets Producers Extra Liquid ETF, India Small-Cap Index ETF, Indonesia Index ETF, Indonesia Small-Cap ETF, Internet ETF, Israel ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF, Kuwait Index ETF, Metals ETF, MLP ETF, Mongolia ETF, Natural Resources ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat International Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Small Cap Equity ETF, Nigeria ETF, Nigeria-Focused West Africa ETF, Oil Refiners ETF, Oil Services ETF, Poland ETF, Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF, Russia ETF, Russia Small-Cap ETF, Saudi Arabia ETF, Saudi Arabia Small-Cap ETF, Software ETF, Solar Energy ETF, Steel ETF, Telecom ETF, Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF, Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF and Vietnam ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and (ii) a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”) (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with respect to VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF (the “China Funds”). The Investment Management Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Agreements.”

 

The Board’s approval of the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In preparation for the Renewal Meeting, the Trustees held a meeting on May 10, 2016. At that meeting, the Trustees discussed the information the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds) and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party data provider, had provided to them in advance. The information provided to the Trustees included, among other things, information about the performance (for those Funds which had begun operations) and expenses of the Funds and the Funds’ peer funds (other index-based exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), information about the advisory services provided to the Funds and the personnel providing those services, and the profitability and other benefits enjoyed by the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds. In reviewing performance information for the Funds against their peer groups, the Trustees considered that each Fund except for the VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, Gold Miners ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF and Russia ETF generally invests in a different group of issuers than the funds in its designated peer group. They also considered the fact that VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF had only recently commenced operations and therefore had a limited operational history that could be used for comparative purposes, since the expense information prepared by Broadridge was based on estimated amounts for the Fund and the performance comparisons provided by Broadridge covered approximately a six month period (August 18, 2015 (the date operations commenced for the Fund) through February 29, 2016). In addition, as noted below, the Trustees reviewed certain performance information for each Fund that was not provided by Broadridge. For these and other reasons, the Trustees noted that the peer group performance information did not necessarily provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds.

 

The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Agreements was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Renewal Meeting and with the Adviser at the May 10, 2016 meeting regarding the management of the Funds and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds). The Trustees considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser (with respect

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to the China Funds) provide under, the Agreements, including the Adviser’s commitment to waive certain fees and/or pay expenses of each of the Funds to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of each of the Funds from exceeding agreed upon limits for a period of time. With respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees took into account the unique legal and operational aspects of the China Funds and the Sub-Adviser’s experience with respect to Renminbi Qualified Institutional Investors Scheme funds. The Trustees also noted that the Sub-Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Asset Management Co. Ltd., China’s largest asset management company measured by fund assets under management.

 

The Trustees concluded that the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds) and their personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Funds’ portfolios. In evaluating the performance over relevant periods of each of the Funds that had commenced operations prior to the date of the Renewal Meeting (the “Operating Funds”), the Trustees reviewed various performance metrics but relied principally on a comparison of the “gross” performance of each Operating Fund (i.e., measured without regard to the impact of fees and expenses) to the performance of its benchmark index, in each case incorporating any fair value adjustments to the underlying securities. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the investment performance of the Operating Funds was satisfactory.

 

The Trustees also considered information relating to the financial condition of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds) and the current status, as they understood it, of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s (with respect to the China Funds) compliance environment.

 

As noted above, the Trustees were also provided various data from Broadridge comparing the Operating Funds’ expenses and performance to that of other ETFs. The Trustees noted that the information provided showed that each Operating Fund had management fees (after the effect of any applicable fee waiver) below or equal to the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, except for each of VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF and Vietnam ETF, which had management fees (after the effect of any applicable fee waiver) greater than the average, but at or below the median, of its peer group of funds. The Trustees also noted that the information provided showed that each Operating Fund had a total expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) below or equal to the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, except for each of VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF, ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF, Egypt Index ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF, Gulf States Index ETF, India Small-Cap Index ETF, Israel ETF, Russia Small-Cap ETF, Solar Energy ETF, Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF and Vietnam ETF, which had a total expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) greater than the average and/or median of its peer group of funds. With respect to these Operating Funds, the Trustees reviewed the amount by which these Operating Funds’ total expense ratios (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) exceeded the average and median of their respective peer groups and information provided by the Adviser providing context for these comparisons. The Trustees concluded, in light of this information and the other information available to them, that the fees paid by the Operating Funds were reasonable in light of the performance of the Operating Funds and the quality of services received.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits, other than fees under the Investment Management Agreements, received by the Adviser from serving as adviser to the Funds.

 

The Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser about the overall profitability of the Adviser and its profitability or loss in respect of each Operating Fund. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense cap and noted that the Investment Management Agreements do not include breakpoints in the advisory fee rates as asset levels in a Fund increase. The Trustees considered the volatility of the asset classes (e.g., precious metals and emerging markets) in which certain of the Operating Funds invest, potential variability in the net assets of these Funds and the sustainability of any potential economies of scale which may exist given where fees are currently set. The Trustees also evaluated the extent to which management fees for the Operating Funds effectively incorporate the benefits of economies of scale. The Trustees noted that the Adviser has capped expenses on each Operating Fund since its inception. Based on the foregoing and the other information available to them, the Trustees determined that the advisory fee rate for each Fund and the sub-advisory fee rates for the China Funds are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the current asset size of each Fund and the other factors discussed above and that the advisory fee rates for each fund currently reflects an appropriate sharing of any economies of scale which may exist with shareholders. The Trustees also determined that the profits earned by the Adviser with respect

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to the Funds that were profitable to the Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services received by such Funds. Due to the relatively small size of the China Funds during the period, the Sub-Adviser did not provide the Trustees with profitability information and, therefore, the Trustees did not consider such information.

 

The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability to the Adviser of VanEck Vectors Agriculture Producers ETF, China All-Cap ETF, China Consumer Discretionary ETF, China Consumer Staples ETF, China Energy ETF, China Financials ETF, China Health Care ETF, China Industrials ETF, China Information Technology ETF, China Materials ETF, China Small-Cap ETF, China Utilities ETF, ChinaAMC All China Consumer ETF, ChinaAMC Environmental Protection ETF, ChinaAMC Private-Owned Enterprises ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China Small Cap ETF, Emerging Europe ex-Russia Index ETF, Energy Producers ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF, GDP Weighted International ex-US ETF, Germany Mid-Cap ETF, Global Frontier Index ETF, Hard Assets Producers Extra Liquid ETF, Internet ETF, Kuwait Index ETF, Metals ETF, MLP ETF, Mongolia ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat International Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Small Cap Equity ETF, Nigeria ETF, Nigeria-Focused West Africa ETF, Saudi Arabia ETF, Saudi Arabia Small-Cap ETF, Software ETF and Telecom ETF to the Adviser because the Funds had not yet commenced operations at the time of the Renewal Meeting. The Trustees also could not consider the historical performance or the quality of services previously provided to each of these Funds although they concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser (and the Sub-Adviser, with respect to those Funds in respect of which the Sub-Adviser had been retained) were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Renewal Meeting and at their May 10, 2016 meeting as part of their consideration of the Agreements.

 

In voting to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of each Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that each Agreement is in the best interest of each Fund and such Fund’s shareholders.

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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 VanEck Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) 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 contains this and other information about the investment company. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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 800.826.2333, or by visiting vaneck.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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 202.942.8090. The Funds’ complete schedules of portfolio holdings are also available by calling 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

   
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  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

VANECK VECTORSTM    
HARD ASSETS ETFs    
     
Agribusiness ETF MOO®
Coal ETF KOL®  
Global Alternative Energy ETF GEX®  
Gold Miners ETF GDX®  
Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ®  
Natural Resources ETF HAP®  
Oil Refiners ETF CRAK®  
Oil Services ETF OIH®  
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF REMX®  
Solar Energy ETF KWT®  
Steel ETF SLX®  
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF FRAK®  
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF NLR®  

 

     
     
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VANECK VECTORS HARD ASSETS ETFs  
President’s Letter 1
Management Discussion 3
Performance Comparison  
Agribusiness ETF 7
Coal ETF 8
Global Alternative Energy ETF 9
Gold Miners ETF 10
Junior Gold Miners ETF 11
Natural Resources ETF 12
Oil Refiners ETF 13
Oil Services ETF 14
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF 15
Solar Energy ETF 16
Steel ETF 17
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF 18
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF 19
Explanation of Expenses 20
Schedule of Investments 22
Agribusiness ETF 22
Coal ETF 25
Global Alternative Energy ETF 27
Gold Miners ETF 29
Junior Gold Miners ETF 32
Natural Resources ETF 35
Oil Refiners ETF 41
Oil Services ETF 43
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF 45
Solar Energy ETF 47
Steel ETF 49
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF 51
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF 53
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 56
Statements of Operations 58
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 60
Financial Highlights 66
Agribusiness ETF 66
Coal ETF 66
Global Alternative Energy ETF 67
Gold Miners ETF 67
Junior Gold Miners ETF 68
Natural Resources ETF 68
Oil Refiners ETF 69
Oil Services ETF 69
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF 70
Solar Energy ETF 70
Steel ETF 71
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF 71
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF 72
Notes to Financial Statements 73
Approval of Investment Management Agreement 82

 

The information contained in this report represents the opinions of VanEck and may differ from other persons. This information is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. The information contained herein regarding each index has been provided by the relevant index provider. Also, unless otherwise specifically noted, any discussion of the Funds’ holdings and the Funds’ performance, and the views of VanEck are as of June 30, 2016.

 

VANECK VECTORS HARD ASSETS ETFs

(unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

In our last letter at the end of December 2015, we noted that we were in the 14th month of a commodities bear market and that commodity downturns had generally lasted 18 months. We also noted that if it was a normal cycle—and unless commodity prices fell much further—our analyses suggested a bottom occurring during the first half of 2016, more likely within the first quarter.

 

On the evidence of the markets over the first half of 2016, it appears that we were in a normal cycle and that a bottom did occur in the first quarter.

 

Two of our Hard Assets ETFs that have benefited substantially from the change in market conditions during the six-month period under review are our two gold miner funds. Both performed strongly during the first six months of 2016. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDX) was up 102.04% and VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDXJ) was up 121.75%, based on net asset value. The performance of each has been better even than that of the metal itself.

 

Gold Miners vs. Gold Bullion

12/31/2015 - 6/30/2016

 

 

Source: Factset. Past performance is no guarantee of future results; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Index performance is not illustrative of fund performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.

 

The recovery of oil prices during the past six months provided opportunities in both VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSE Arca: OIH), the largest and most liquid oil services ETF, and VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (NYSE Arca: FRAK), the first and only ETF dedicated to the unconventional energy segment with a heavy concentration in exploration and production companies. During the six-month period, OIH was up 10.55% and FRAK was up 25.38%.

 

VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF (NYSE Arca: HAP) has benefited from improvements in commodities prices during the first six months of 2016, gaining 16.19% over the period. The fund tracks the most comprehensive global natural resources index providing diverse exposure to commodity-producing companies across all commodities sectors and along the entire supply chain.

 

Going forward, we will continue to seek out and evaluate the most attractive opportunities for you as a shareholder in the hard assets space. Please stay in touch with us through our website (http://www.vaneck.com) on which we offer videos, blogs, and email subscriptions, all of which are designed to keep you up to date with your investment in VanEck Vectors ETFs.

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VANECK VECTORS HARD ASSETS ETFs

(unaudited) (continued)

 

On the following pages, you will find the performance record of each of the funds for the period ended June 30, 2016. You will also find their financial statements. As always, we value your continued confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in the future.

 

 

 

Jan F. van Eck
Trustee and President
VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

July 22, 2016

 

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 are unmanaged 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. Results reflect past performance and do not guarantee future results.

 

1 NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR) is a modified market capitalization-weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies involved primarily in the mining for gold.
   
2 MVIS™ Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR) is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of a global universe of publicly traded small- and medium-capitalization companies that generate at least 50% of their revenues from gold and/or silver mining, hold real property that has the potential to produce at least 50% of the company’s revenue from gold or silver mining when developed, or primarily invest in gold or silver.
   
3 Gold London PM Fixing is the price of a fine ounce of gold as set by the afternoon session of the twice daily fix of the price of a fine ounce which starts at 3:00 PM London, England time and is performed by the ICE Benchmark Administration as an independent third-party administrator for the LBMA.
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Management Discussion (unaudited)

 

Hard Assets Market Overview

 

The indextracked by HAP (VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF), which includes equities of the world’s largest and most prominent hard assets producers, remains the most comprehensive index in the hard assets producer space. For the six-month period ending June 30, 2016, the index returned +15.76%.

 

The table below shows average sector weightings within this index and the total return of each sector for the six-month period ending June 30, 2016.

 

    Six Month Total Return
    for Period Ending
RVEIT Sector Average Sector Weighting June 30, 2016
Energy 39.65% 16.73%
Agriculture 31.16% 4.94%
Base/Industrial Metals 13.01% 16.26%
Precious Metals 8.15% 105.59%
Paper & Forest Products 4.04% 0.47%
Alternatives 4.00% 0.74%

 

Source: VanEck; FactSet; S-Network Global Indexes, LLC. Past performance is no guarantee of future results; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Index performance is not illustrative of fund performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.

 

All six sectors had positive returns over the six months ended June 30, 2016. The precious metals sector (the third smallest average weighting) posted the highest total return for the period. Second and third highest returns were posted by energy and base and industrial metals.

 

Ten of 13 VanEck Vectors Hard Assets ETFs posted positive total returns during the six-month period. The two gold ETFs, the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDXJ) and the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDX), posted sizable returns of +121.75% and +102.04%, respectively, for the period under review. VanEck Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSE Arca: KWT) (-28.68%) was the worst performing Hard Assets ETF.

 

The result of the U.K. Brexit vote at the end of June, in which the country chose to exit the European Union (EU), came as a surprise to many. While the vote may have sent shock waves through the world’s financial markets, for most of the VanEck Vectors Hard Assets ETFs these shock waves constituted only a temporary blip in performances. Many had recovered by month end and the six-month period under review.

 

January 1 through June 30, 2016
VanEck Vectors Hard Assets ETFs Total Return

 

 

 

Source: VanEck. Returns based on each fund’s net asset value (NAV). The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the funds reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the funds incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment return and value of the shares of the funds will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted.

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VANECK VECTORS HARD ASSETS ETFs

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Agribusiness

 

The agribusiness industry proved resilient in the first six months of the year. The primary drivers of positive performance for the six-month period were companies in the consumer staples sector and, in particular, those in the food products segment. Geographically, the greatest positive returns came from companies in the U.S., while the greatest negative returns came from those in China. The primary negative drivers were companies in the materials sector and the chemicals segment.

 

Coal

 

Having dropped from their most recent high in mid-August 2014 to their lowest in mid-January 2016, coal stocks staged a welcome comeback between mid-January and the end of the period on June 30, 2016. As with other raw materials, coal has benefitted not only from better supply and demand fundamentals, but also a weaker U.S. dollar.1 In particular, thermal coal, used in power stations, enjoyed a rebound. In addition, coal has been helped by both rising oil prices and stronger domestic coal prices in China.2 Canada was the single largest contributor to returns, followed by the U.S. The Philippines and Russia were the only two countries that detracted from the sector’s performance.

 

Global Alternative Energy

 

Global alternative energy stocks as a whole performed disappointingly during the first half of 2016, with the Fund recording a negative return for the six-month period. While the utilities sector recorded positive performance, the strongest negative performance came from companies involved in semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. Companies in Spain, Italy, and Japan contributed positively to performance. They were, however, not able to counterbalance U.S. companies, with the largest average weighting in the sector, which detracted the most from performance.

 

Gold Miners

 

Both major gold miners and their junior peers had a spectacular six months. Performance in the final week of June was particularly strong, following the largely unexpected result of the Brexit vote that may result in the U.K. exiting the EU. Both funds benefitted from a 24.6% rise in the price of gold bullion for the period under review, and both junior miners and their larger peers outperformed the metal over the same period.

 

Among the major mining stocks, Canadian companies, with the largest average sector weighting, were also the strongest contributors to performance. Their performance far surpassed, both individually and together, the positive performance of companies in South Africa, the U.S., and Australia. The situation was similar among the juniors, with Canada the strongest contributor, followed by Australia, the U.S., and South Africa. China was the only country to detract from performance, but only minimally.

 

Oil Refiners

 

The six-month period was particularly tempestuous for the refining stocks in the Oil Refiners ETF, much of it related to the changes in the crude oil market. Refiners ceased to benefit from continuing low crude oil prices, and suffered subsequently from higher refinery feedstock prices. However, demand for gasoline remained strong,3 with the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicting that U.S. domestic gasoline demand will grow 1.4% in 2016, after rising 2.7% in 2015.4 While exposure to refiners in Finland, Portugal, and South Korea contributed most to performance, refiners out of the U.S., with the largest average weighting in the sector, detracted most from performance for the period.

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Oil Services

 

Following an abysmal year in 2015, oil services stocks continued on a downward path through late-January 2016. They then embarked on a steady rise to the end of the six-month period. Oil services stocks benefitted from the rise in oil prices during the first half of the year. Although Halliburton (15.5% of Fund net assets) and Baker Hughes (5.0% of Fund net assets) may have aborted their $28 billion merger,5 another significant deal is now pending—the merger of the French drilling giants FMC Technologies (4.4% of Fund net assets) and Technip (not owned by the Fund).6 Drilling activity, however, continues to be muted. At the beginning of July, the total U.S. rig count stood at 431,7 having in mid-May hit the lowest level ever recorded by Baker Hughes since it started tracking the number in 1949.8 Oil service stocks in the U.S., the largest average weighting in the sector, contributed the most to performance. Companies in the U.K. and Switzerland detracted from performance.

 

Rare Earth and Strategic Metals

 

Having sunk to an all-time low in late January 2016, the VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF, rose slowly over the remainder of the six-month period. Companies operating in South Africa and Argentina,9 involved specifically in the mining of manganese and chrome,10 and lithium and boron respectively, were the greatest contributors to performance. The greatest detractors included companies involved in titanium and the rare earths. Small-cap companies performed considerably better than their large- and mid-cap peers during the period under review.

 

Natural Resources

 

Five sectors contributed positively to performance. Precious metals companies and energy companies, constituting the largest segment of the natural resources industry, provided the largest positive returns. Only one sector, paper and forest products, contributed negatively to performance during the period under review.

 

Solar Energy

 

Continuing weakened performance over the second half of 2015, and despite the unexpected further five year extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit in December 2015, solar energy stocks remained on a downward trajectory during the first half of 2016. Within the sector, the greatest detractors from performance were companies in the U.S., followed by those in China. Only companies in Thailand and Spain contributed positively to performance.

 

Steel

 

In a welcome reversal to its fortunes over the last six months of 2015, the first half of 2016 was generally good for the steel industry, particularly in the U.S. While the global industry continued to suffer significant overcapacity, with China continuing to roll out steel with abandon, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced in March that both government subsidies and dumping were occurring. It levied significant tariffs; more than enough to lock Chinese steel out from the U.S. market. This led to the continuation of a strengthening U.S. steel environment. The U.S. had the largest average sector weighting during the period under review and was the greatest contributor to total return. Brazil was the second largest contributor to performance. Companies operating in the U.K. and Bahamas contributed the least to performance.

 

Unconventional Oil & Gas

 

In contrast to the preceding six-month period, during the first half of 2016, unconventional energy companies benefitted from more robust oil prices. Over the period, in addition to a tightening in supply,11 demand also remained healthy.12 Forest fires in Canada, pipeline outages in Nigeria, and reduced supplies from Libya all contributed to further balancing of the market.13 By the time West Texas Intermediate (WTI) front month crude prices hit $37.04 at the end of December 2015, oil had fallen 30% over the previous 12-month period. When it finished the first half of 2016 on June 30, 2016, front month WTI at $48.33 was up 30.48% on the year. U.S. stocks (on average approximately 82% of the fund by weight during the period under review) contributed the most to performance.

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VANECK VECTORS HARD ASSETS ETFs

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Uranium and Nuclear Energy

 

Performance in the first half of 2016 was positive. Utility companies, with the largest average weighting over the period, produced all the sector’s positive total return, with the energy and industrial sectors both detracting from performance. Geographically, companies in the U.S. contributed the most to performance, while Japan was the greatest detractor from performance.

 

In Japan, a number of reactors restarted during the first half of 2016. While Kansai Electric Power’s (3.4% of Fund net assets) Takahama 3 plant resumed commercial operations at the end of January, its sister plant, Takahama 4, was restarted at the end of February.14 And, in just one week in the middle of June, three power companies (including Kansai) announced the proposed restarting of four further reactors.15 While the viability of energy production in the U.S. has remained in question for some time16—in an event not seen since 1996—a new reactor came to life in Tennessee when the Watts Bar nuclear reactor went live in early June.17 According to the World Nuclear Association at the end of April, there were some 440 nuclear power reactors operating in 32 countries and 60 power reactors currently under construction in 14 countries, notably China, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, and Russia.18

 

 All indices are unmanaged 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. Results reflect past performance and do not guarantee future results.
  
The RogersTM-Van Eck Natural Resources Index (RVEIT) is a rules based, modified capitalization weighted, float adjusted index comprising publicly traded companies engaged in the production and distribution of commodities and commodity-related products and services in the following sectors: 1) Agriculture; 2) Alternatives (Water & Alternative Energy); 3) Base and Industrial Metals; 4) Energy; 5) Forest Products; and 6) Precious Metals.
   
All Fund assets referenced are Total Net Assets as of June 30, 2016, unless otherwise stated.

 

 
1 The Financial Times: Unloved coal rides commodities rebound, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2463e5fc-2e4d-11e6-a18d-a96ab29e3c95.html
   
2 Ibid.
   
3 The Wall Street Journal: Oil Retreats But Remains Near Highs, http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-retreats-but-remains-near-highs-1465466360
   
4 The Wall Street Journal: Oil Price Upheaval Finally Hits Refiners, http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-price-upheaval-finally-hits-refiners-1462316442
   
5 Reuters: Halliburton and Baker Hughes scrap $28 billion merger, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bakerhughes-m-a-halliburton-idUSKCN0XS1KW
   
6 The Street – Real Money: Time To Put (Some) Oil Services Companies on Your Radar, http://realmoney.thestreet.com/articles/05/23/2016/time-put-some-oil-services-companies-your-radar
   
7 Baker Hughes: Rig Count Overview & Summary Count, http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=79687&p=irol-reportsother
   
8 Petro Global News: U.S. rig count plunges to lowest level since 2009, http://petroglobalnews.com/2016/05/u-s-oil-rig-count-falls-7-year-low/
   
9 Orocobre Limited: http://www.orocobre.com/
   
10 Assore: http://www.assore.com/about-us/group-profile-2/
   
11 CNBC: Oil Supply Balances Tightening More Rapidly Than Expected, with “Very Real” Prospect of Extremely Undersupplied Market in 2016 and 2017 – Hall, http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/07/reuters-america-oil-supply-balances-tightening-more-rapidly-than-expected-with-very-real-prospect-of-extremely-undersupplied-market-in.html
   
12 CNBC: Oil market ‘to be balanced in the second half of 2016’: IEA, http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/14/oil-market-to-be-balanced-in-the-second-half-of-2016-iea.html
   
13 The Wall Street Journal: Forest Fires Cut Into Canadian Oil Production, http://www.wsj.com/articles/fires-cause-drop-in-canadian-oil-output-1462484697
   
14 Nuclear Energy Institute: News & Media, http://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/Japan-Nuclear-Update
   
15 Ibid.
   
16 Public Radio International: Nuclear reactor closings in the US continue to roil the energy industry, http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-22/nuclear-reactor-closings-us-continue-roil-energy-industry
   
17 The Washington Post: It’s the first new U.S. nuclear reactor in decades. And climate change has made that a very big deal, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/17/the-u-s-is-powering-up-its-first-new-nuclear-reactor-in-decades/
   
18 World Nuclear Association: Plans for New Reactors Worldwide, http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide.aspx
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AGRIBUSINESS ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVMOOTR2
Six Months   3.27%   3.07%   2.50%
One Year   (10.41)%   (10.57)%   (11.05)%
Five Year   (0.21)%   (0.13)%   0.03%
Life* (annualized)   3.33%   3.32%   3.67%
Life* (cumulative)   33.54%   33.44%   37.51%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 8/31/2007

 

Index data prior to March 18, 2013 reflects that of the DAXglobal Agribusiness Index (DXAG). From March 18, 2013, forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS Global Agribusiness Index (MVMOOTR). All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF was 8/31/07.

 

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 (8/31/07) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (9/5/07), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.56% / Net Expense Ratio 0.56%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Agribusiness Index (MVMOOTR) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to give investors exposure to the overall performance of the global agribusiness industry.

 

MVMOOTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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COAL ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVKOLTR2
Six Months   47.36%   45.86%   44.62%
One Year   (15.37)%   (16.34)%   (16.94)%
Five Year   (26.16)%   (26.21)%   (26.03)%
Life* (annualized)   (14.59)%   (14.65)%   (14.28)%
Life* (cumulative)   (73.72)%   (73.86)%   (72.89)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 1/10/2008

 

Index data prior to September 24, 2012 reflects that of the Stowe Coal IndexSM (TCOAL). From September 24, 2012 forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS Global Coal Index (MVKOLTR). All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Coal ETF was 1/10/08.

 

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 (1/10/08) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (1/14/08), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.71% / Net Expense Ratio 0.59%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Coal Index (MVKOLTR) is a rules-based, 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 coal industry.

 

MVKOLTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Coal ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  AGIXLT2
Six Months   (9.29)%   (8.19)%   (9.10)%
One Year   (18.23)%   (17.69)%   (18.35)%
Five Year   (1.04)%   (0.91)%   (1.51)%
Life* (annualized)   (8.26)%   (8.19)%   (8.59)%
Life* (cumulative)   (54.60)%   (54.26)%   (56.09)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 5/3/2007

 

Commencement dates for the VanEck Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF was 5/3/07.

 

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 (5/3/07) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (5/9/07), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.62% / Net Expense Ratio 0.62%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.62% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 Ardour Global IndexSM (Extra Liquid) (AGIXLT) is a rules-based, global 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 alternative energy industry.

 

“Ardour Global IndexesSM, LLC”, “ARDOUR GLOBAL INDEXSM (Extra Liquid)”, and “ARDOUR – XLSM” are service marks of Ardour Global IndexesSM, LLC and have been licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation in connection with VanEck Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Ardour Global IndexesSM, LLC and Ardour Global IndexesSM, LLC makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. AGIXLT is calculated by Dow Jones Indexes. The Fund, based on the AGIXLT, is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones Indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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GOLD MINERS ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  GDMNTR2
Six Months   101.97%   102.04%   102.49%
One Year   57.34%   57.39%   57.93%
Five Year   (12.03)%   (12.04)%   (11.63)%
Ten Year   (2.65)%   (2.65)%   (2.17)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF was 5/16/06.

 

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 (5/16/06) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (5/22/06), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.51% / Net Expense Ratio 0.51%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.53% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR) is a modified capitalization-weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies involved primarily in the mining for gold.

 

GDMNTR, a trademark of NYSE Euronext or its affiliates (NYSE Euronext), is licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation in connection with VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by NYSE Euronext and NYSE Euronext makes no representation as to the accuracy and/or completeness of GDMNTR or results to be obtained by any person from using GDMNTR in connection with trading the Fund.

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JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVGDXJTR2
Six Months   121.76%   121.75%   121.97%
One Year   77.66%   78.17%   78.48%
Five Year   (19.11)%   (18.95)%   (18.52)%
Life* (annualized)   (9.41)%   (9.40)%   (9.03)%
Life* (cumulative)   (48.10)%   (48.05)%   (46.64)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 11/10/2009

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF was 11/10/09.

 

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 (11/10/09) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (11/11/09), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.53% / Net Expense Ratio 0.53%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of a global universe of publicly traded small- and medium-capitalization companies that generate at least 50% of their revenues from gold and/or silver mining, hold real property that has the potential to produce at least 50% of the company’s revenue from gold or silver mining when developed, or primarily invest in gold or silver.

 

MVGDXJTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate MVGDXJTR. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that MVGDXJTR is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in MVGDXJTR to third parties. VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  RVEIT2
Six Months   15.95%   16.19%   15.76%
One Year   (5.75)%   (5.40)%   (5.50)%
Five Year   (3.15)%   (3.01)%   (2.95)%
Life* (annualized)   (1.56)%   (1.51)%   (1.35)%
Life* (cumulative)   (11.58)%   (11.25)%   (10.14)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 8/29/2008

 

Effective May 1, 2014, the name of the index that the Fund seeks to replicate changed from the RogersTM-Van Eck Hard Assets Producers Index to the RogersTM-Van Eck Natural Resources Index. The Index rulebook has not changed in connection with the Index name change.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF was 8/29/08.

 

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 (8/29/08) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (9/3/08), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.72% / Net Expense Ratio 0.49%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.49% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 The RogersTM-Van Eck Natural Resources Index (RVEIT) 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 production and distribution of commodities and commodity-related products and services.

 

The RogersTM-Van Eck Natural Resources Index has been licensed by Van Eck Associates Corporation from S-Network Global Indexes, LLC in connection with VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF. VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network Global Indexes, LLC, which makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

“Jim Rogers,” “James Beeland Rogers, Jr.,” and “Rogers,” are trademarks, service marks and/or registered trademarks of Beeland Interests, Inc. (“Beeland Interests”), which is owned and controlled by James Beeland Rogers, Jr., and are used subject to license. The personal names and likeness of Jim Rogers/James Beeland Rogers, Jr. are owned and licensed by James Beeland Rogers, Jr.

 

The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Beeland Interests or James Beeland Rogers, Jr. Neither Beeland Interests nor James Beeland Rogers, Jr. makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, nor accepts any responsibility, regarding the accuracy or completeness of this material, or the advisability of investing in securities or commodities generally, or in the Fund or in futures particularly.

 

BEELAND INTERESTS AND ITS AFFILIATES AND VAN ECK AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS, AND MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY OWNERS OF HAP, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF RVEI. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL BEELAND INTERESTS OR VAN ECK OR ANY THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

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OIL REFINERS ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVCRAKTR2
Six Months   (6.28)%   (5.59)%   (6.37)%
Life* (cumulative)   (5.89)%   (5.44)%   (5.81)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 8/18/2015

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF was 8/18/2015.

 

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 (8/18/15) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (8/19/15), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 3.25% / Net Expense Ratio 0.59%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ US Global Oil Refiners Index (MVCRAKTR) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of companies involved in crude oil refining

 

MVCRAKTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate MVCRAKTR. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that MVCRAKTR is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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OIL SERVICES ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVOIHTR2
Six Months   10.59%   10.55%   10.40%
One Year   (14.19)%   (14.16)%   (14.38)%
Life* (annualized)   (4.03)%   (4.22)%   (4.32)%
Life* (cumulative)   (17.00)%   (17.76)%   (18.13)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 12/20/2011

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF was 12/20/2011.

 

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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.39% / 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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ US Listed Oil Services 25 Index (MVOIHTR) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded oil services companies.

 

MVOIHTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate MVOIHTR. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that MVOIHTR is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in MVOIHTR to third parties. VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVREMXTR2
Six Months   23.49%   20.91%   19.42%
One Year   (22.08)%   (22.66)%   (23.58)%
Five Year   (28.63)%   (28.59)%   (29.20)%
Life* (annualized)   (22.13)%   (22.16)%   (22.72)%
Life* (cumulative)   (75.82)%   (75.87)%   (76.84)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 10/27/2010

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF was 10/27/10.

 

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 (10/27/10) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (10/28/10), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.92% / Net Expense Ratio 0.60%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.57% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index (MVREMXTR) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies engaged in a variety of activities that are related to the mining, refining and manufacturing of rare earth/strategic metals.

 

MVREMXTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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SOLAR ENERGY ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVKWTTR2
Six Months   (29.60)%   (28.68)%   (29.96)%
One Year   (41.14)%   (41.21)%   (45.78)%
Five Year   (21.18)%   (20.90)%   (22.70)%
Life* (annualized)   (26.42)%   (26.27)%   (27.31)%
Life* (cumulative)   (91.90)%   (91.76)%   (92.67)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 4/21/2008

 

Index data prior to March 18, 2013 reflects that of the Ardour Solar Energy Index (SOLRXT). From March 18, 2013, forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS Global Solar Energy Index (MVKWTTR). All Index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Solar Energy ETF was 4/21/08.

 

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 (4/21/08) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (4/23/08), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.16% / 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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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 cash. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Solar Energy Index (MVKWTTR) is a rules-based, modified-capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to give investors exposure to the overall performance of the global solar energy industry.

 

MVKWTTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Solar Energy ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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STEEL ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  STEELTR2
Six Months   41.59%   41.60%   41.00%
One Year   (4.51)%   (4.34)%   (5.09)%
Five Year   (14.25)%   (14.22)%   (14.12)%
Life* (annualized)   (1.54)%   (1.53)%   (1.29)%
Life* (cumulative)   (14.02)%   (13.94)%   (11.81)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 10/10/2006

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Steel ETF was 10/10/06.

 

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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.64% / 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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 NYSE Arca Steel Index (STEEL) is a modified capitalization-weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies predominantly involved in the production of steel products or mining and processing of iron ore.

 

NYSE Arca Steel Index (STEEL) is a trademark of NYSE Euronext or its affiliates (NYSE Euronext), is licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation in connection with VanEck Vectors Steel ETF (SLX). VanEck Vectors Steel ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by NYSE Euronext and NYSE Euronext makes no representation as to the accuracy and/or completeness of STEEL or the results to be obtained by any person from the using STEEL in connection with trading the Fund.

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UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVFRAKTR2
Six Months   24.70%   25.38%   25.51%
One Year   (18.16)%   (18.05)%   (17.93)%
Life* (annualized)   (7.89)%   (7.84)%   (7.73)%
Life* (cumulative)   (30.20)%   (30.03)%   (29.69)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 2/14/2012

 

Commencement date for the Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF was 2/14/2012.

 

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 (2/14/12) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (2/15/12), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.71% / Net Expense Ratio 0.54%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.54% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Unconventional Oil & Gas Index (MVFRAKTR) is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in the exploration, development, extraction, production and/or refining of unconventional oil and natural gas.

 

MVFRAKTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate MVFRAKTR. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that MVFRAKTR is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in MVFRAKTR to third parties. VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Average Annual            
Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVNLRTR2
Six Months   11.01%   11.51%   10.50%
One Year   7.81%   8.00%   6.80%
Five Year   (0.49)%   (0.37)%   (0.88)%
Life* (annualized)   (5.86)%   (5.78)%   (5.84)%
Life* (cumulative)   (41.53)%   (41.07)%   (41.41)%

 

Returns less than one year are not annualized
* since 8/13/2007

 

Index data prior to March 24, 2014 reflects that of the DAXglobal® Nuclear Energy Index (DXNE). From March 24, 2014, forward, the index data reflects that of the MVIS Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index (MVNLRTR). All index history reflects a blend of the performance of the aforementioned Indexes.

 

Commencement date for the VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF was 8/13/07.

 

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 (8/13/07) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (8/15/07), 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 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.78% / Net Expense Ratio 0.61%

 

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 acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2017. 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. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.

 

The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a VanEck Vectors exchange-traded fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. VanEck Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

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.

 

2 MVIS™ Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index is a rules based, modified capitalization weighted, float adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of companies involved in uranium and nuclear energy.

 

MVNLRTR is the exclusive property of MV Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MV Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MV Index Solutions GmbH and MV Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

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.

 

The disclosure is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

 

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.”

 

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.

 

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  Ending  Annualized  Expenses Paid
   Account  Account  Expense   During the Period*
   Value  Value  Ratio  January 1, 2016-
   January 1, 2016  June 30, 2016  During Period  June 30, 2016
Agribusiness ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,030.70    0.56%  $2.83 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,022.08    0.56%  $2.82 
Coal ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,458.60    0.59%  $3.61 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,021.93    0.59%  $2.97 
Global Alternative Energy ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $918.10    0.62%  $2.96 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,021.78    0.62%  $3.12 
Gold Miners ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $2,020.40    0.51%  $3.83 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,022.33    0.51%  $2.56 
Junior Gold Miners ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $2,217.50    0.53%  $4.24 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,022.23    0.53%  $2.66 
Natural Resources ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,161.90    0.49%  $2.63 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,022.43    0.49%  $2.46 
Oil Refiners ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $944.10    0.59%  $2.85 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,021.93    0.59%  $2.97 
Oil Services ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,105.50    0.35%  $1.83 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,023.12    0.35%  $1.76 
Rare Earth / Strategic Metals ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,209.10    0.60%  $3.30 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,021.88    0.60%  $3.02 
Solar Energy ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $713.20    0.65%  $2.77 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,021.63    0.65%  $3.27 
Steel ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,416.00    0.55%  $3.30 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,022.13    0.55%  $2.77 
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,253.80    0.54%  $3.03 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,022.18    0.54%  $2.72 
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,115.10    0.61%  $3.21 
Hypothetical**  $1,000.00   $1,021.83    0.61%  $3.07 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended June 30, 2016) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).
** Assumes annual return of 5% before expenses
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AGRIBUSINESS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value
       
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Australia: 3.3%     
 5,023,278   Incitec Pivot Ltd. #  $11,265,688 
 536,578   Nufarm Ltd. #   2,978,649 
 1,953,492   Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. #   13,552,726 
         27,797,063 
Canada: 8.5%     
 402,254   Agrium, Inc. (USD) †   36,371,807 
 2,248,596   Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD)   36,517,199 
         72,889,006 
Chile: 0.5%     
 167,255   Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR)   4,134,544 
China / Hong Kong: 1.1%     
 12,038,000   China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd. † #   4,914,895 
 6,938,000   Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. * #   4,382,792 
         9,297,687 
Denmark: 0.6%     
 130,920   Bakkafrost P/F (NOK) #   4,939,985 
Germany: 1.5%     
 633,181   K+S AG † #   12,976,623 
Indonesia: 0.8%     
 23,868,700   Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT #   6,832,678 
Israel: 0.8%     
 1,687,447   Israel Chemicals Ltd. (USD)   6,581,043 
Japan: 7.1%     
 3,424,130   Kubota Corp. #   46,617,193 
 554,000   Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. #   13,658,955 
         60,276,148 
Malaysia: 3.0%     
 4,465,400   Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd #   1,678,726 
 9,569,055   IOI Corp. Bhd #   10,282,814 
 1,268,370   Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd #   7,335,658 
 1,647,100   PPB Group Bhd #   6,766,817 
         26,064,015 
Netherlands: 0.3%     
 187,847   OCI NV * † #   2,547,477 
Norway: 3.7%     
 982,709   Marine Harvest ASA (ADR) †   16,607,782 
 473,208   Yara International ASA #   15,033,750 
         31,641,532 
Russia: 1.2%     
 424,164   PhosAgro OAO (GDR) # Reg S   6,273,059 
 1,359,792   Uralkali PJSC * #   3,723,044 
         9,996,103 
Singapore: 2.6%     
 1,624,600   First Resources Ltd. † #   1,897,297 
 16,430,245   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #   4,302,822 
 6,690,451   Wilmar International Ltd. #   16,301,108 
         22,501,227 
South Africa: 0.2%     
 250,306   Tongaat Hulett Ltd.   2,005,695 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
South Korea: 0.4%     
 111,692   Komipharm International Co. Ltd. * #  $3,298,232 
Switzerland: 7.9%     
 876,506   Syngenta AG (ADR) †   67,306,896 
Taiwan: 0.4%     
 2,464,000   Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. #   3,289,512 
Thailand: 1.5%     
 15,881,136   Charoen Pokphand Foods (NVDR) #   13,019,890 
Ukraine: 0.2%     
 131,802   Kernel Holding SA #   1,762,890 
United Kingdom: 2.4%     
 2,885,495   CNH Industrial NV (USD) †   20,631,289 
United States: 52.1%     
 144,603   AGCO Corp.   6,815,139 
 67,277   Andersons, Inc.   2,391,025 
 1,329,574   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   57,025,429 
 62,673   Balchem Corp.   3,738,444 
 364,256   Bunge Ltd.   21,545,742 
 601,465   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   14,495,307 
 719,701   Deere & Co. †   58,324,569 
 278,756   FMC Corp.   12,909,190 
 177,709   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *   16,502,058 
 662,360   Monsanto Co.   68,494,648 
 879,507   Mosaic Co. †   23,025,493 
 86,895   Neogen Corp. *   4,887,844 
 193,671   Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. * †   4,934,737 
 56,762   Sanderson Farms, Inc. †   4,917,860 
 143,825   Toro Co.   12,685,365 
 322,219   Tractor Supply Co.   29,379,928 
 749,947   Tyson Foods, Inc.   50,088,960 
 1,110,016   Zoetis, Inc.   52,681,359 
         444,843,097 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $963,483,054)
   854,632,632 
       
Principal
Amount
      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 14.8%     
Repurchase Agreements: 14.8%     
$30,087,773   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $30,088,141; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $30,689,530 including accrued interest)   30,087,773 
 30,087,773   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.48%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $30,088,174; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.13%, due 7/21/16 to 8/15/25, valued at $30,689,541 including accrued interest)   30,087,773 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

22 
  

 

 

Principal
Amount
     Value
       
Repurchase Agreements: (continued)     
$30,087,773   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $30,088,181; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $30,689,529 including accrued interest)  $30,087,773 
 6,333,076   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $6,333,155; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $6,459,738 including accrued interest)   6,333,076 
Principal
Amount
     Value
       
$30,087,773   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $30,088,124; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $30,689,529 including accrued interest)  $30,087,773 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $126,684,168)
   126,684,168 
Total Investments: 114.9%
(Cost: $1,090,167,222)
   981,316,800 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (14.9)%   (127,341,101)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $853,975,699 


 

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
GDRGlobal Depositary Receipt
NOKNorwegian Krone
NVDRNon-Voting Depositary Receipt
USDUnited States Dollar
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $124,442,527.
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $219,633,280 which represents 25.7% of net assets.
Reg SSecurity was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding      
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)     % of Investments  Value  
Consumer Discretionary   3.4%  $29,379,928 
Consumer Staples   31.2    266,764,491 
Financials   0.5    4,382,792 
Health Care   9.1    77,369,493 
Industrials   17.0    145,073,555 
Materials   38.8    331,662,373 
    100.0%  $854,632,632 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks                           
Australia    $     $27,797,063     $    $27,797,063 
Canada     72,889,006                 72,889,006 
Chile     4,134,544                 4,134,544 
China / Hong Kong           9,297,687           9,297,687 
Denmark           4,939,985           4,939,985 
Germany           12,976,623           12,976,623 
Indonesia           6,832,678           6,832,678 
Israel     6,581,043                 6,581,043 
Japan           60,276,148           60,276,148 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

23 
  

AGRIBUSINESS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                          
Malaysia    $     $26,064,015     $   $26,064,015 
Netherlands           2,547,477          2,547,477 
Norway     16,607,782      15,033,750          31,641,532 
Russia           9,996,103          9,996,103 
Singapore           22,501,227          22,501,227 
South Africa     2,005,695                2,005,695 
South Korea           3,298,232          3,298,232 
Switzerland     67,306,896                67,306,896 
Taiwan           3,289,512          3,289,512 
Thailand           13,019,890          13,019,890 
Ukraine           1,762,890          1,762,890 
United Kingdom     20,631,289                20,631,289 
United States     444,843,097                444,843,097 
Repurchase Agreements           126,684,168          126,684,168 
Total    $634,999,352     $346,317,448     $   $981,316,800 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

24 
  

COAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value
       
COMMON STOCKS: 98.1%     
Australia: 18.1%     
 1,340,460   Aurizon Holdings Ltd. #  $4,855,750 
 289,465   Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. #   3,672,960 
 3,024,992   Whitehaven Coal Ltd. * #   2,473,224 
         11,001,934 
Canada: 12.5%     
 376,916   Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD)   4,963,984 
 184,758   Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.   2,661,756 
         7,625,740 
China / Hong Kong: 22.2%     
 5,708,095   China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. * #   2,990,780 
 2,416,408   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #   4,494,367 
 13,828,067   Fushan International Energy Group Ltd. #   2,475,744 
 27,260,000   National United Resources Holdings Ltd. * #   573,767 
 475,207   Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR)   2,970,044 
         13,504,702 
Indonesia: 16.1%     
 39,922,915   Adaro Energy Tbk PT #   2,594,528 
 1,857,852   Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT #   1,328,306 
 3,396,600   Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk PT #   1,998,170 
 3,459,900   United Tractors Tbk PT #   3,903,693 
         9,824,697 
Philippines: 4.0%     
 921,850   Semirara Mining and Power Corp. #   2,459,982 
Poland: 3.1%     
 299,556   Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA * #   1,303,994 
 65,566   Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA   598,169 
         1,902,163 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
Russia: 0.5%     
 717,630   Raspadskaya OJSC * #  $320,177 
South Africa: 4.3%     
 558,254   Exxaro Resources Ltd. #   2,586,575 
Thailand: 3.9%     
 5,689,700   Banpu PCL (NVDR) #   2,391,639 
United States: 13.4%     
 211,879   Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *   436,471 
 173,748   Consol Energy, Inc.   2,795,605 
 49,761   FreightCar America, Inc.   699,142 
 141,107   Joy Global, Inc.   2,983,002 
 210,984   SunCoke Energy, Inc.   1,227,927 
         8,142,147 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $87,631,712)
   59,759,756 
WARRANTS: 1.1%
(Cost: $0)
     
Thailand: 1.1%     
 2,576,100   Banpu PCL 06/05/17 Warrants (THB 5.00, expiring 06/05/17)   674,448 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.8%
(Cost: $479,652)
     
 479,652   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   479,652 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $88,111,364)
 60,913,856 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.0)%   (16,468)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $60,897,388 


 

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
NVDRNon-Voting Depositary Receipt
THBThai Baht
USDUnited States Dollar
*Non-income producing
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $40,423,656 which represents 66.4% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments      
by Sector (unaudited)       % of Investments  Value  
Consumer Discretionary   0.9%  $573,767 
Energy   63.0    38,368,961 
Industrials   18.4    11,199,650 
Materials   16.9    10,291,826 
Money Market Fund   0.8    479,652 
    100.0%  $60,913,856 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

25 
  

COAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks                          
Australia    $     $11,001,934     $   $11,001,934 
Canada     7,625,740                7,625,740 
China / Hong Kong     2,970,044      10,534,658          13,504,702 
Indonesia           9,824,697          9,824,697 
Philippines           2,459,982          2,459,982 
Poland     598,169      1,303,994          1,902,163 
Russia           320,177          320,177 
South Africa           2,586,575          2,586,575 
Thailand           2,391,639          2,391,639 
United States     8,142,147                8,142,147 
Warrants     674,448                674,448 
Money Market Fund     479,652                479,652 
Total    $20,490,200     $40,423,656     $   $60,913,856 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $455,364. These 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

26 
  

GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value
       
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%     
Austria: 1.0%     
 58,224   Verbund – Oesterreichische Elektrizis AG † #  $822,030 
Brazil: 1.9%     
 248,475   Cosan Ltd. (Class A) (USD)   1,617,572 
Canada: 1.1%     
 61,391   Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   928,232 
China / Hong Kong: 12.4%     
 1,468,000   China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd. * #   1,182,730 
 4,427,000   China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. #   3,695,738 
 484,600   Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. #   381,588 
 18,012,600   GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. #   2,367,560 
 44,703   JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †   911,047 
 125,185   Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * †   968,932 
 712,600   Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. † #   980,350 
         10,487,945 
Denmark: 10.0%     
 124,154   Vestas Wind Systems A/S #   8,445,170 
Germany: 3.5%     
 82,926   Nordex SE * † #   2,356,472 
 12,363   SMA Solar Technology AG † #   611,417 
         2,967,889 
Japan: 4.2%     
 157,904   Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #   3,543,116 
Spain: 10.0%     
 273,490   EDP Renovaveis SA #   2,060,773 
 318,391   Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA #   6,350,490 
         8,411,263 
Sweden: 4.3%     
 432,711   Nibe Industrier AB #   3,593,218 
Taiwan: 0.6%     
 609,000   Gintech Energy Corp. * #   498,869 
United States: 50.9%     
 186,137   Covanta Holding Corp.   3,061,954 
 143,121   Cree, Inc. * †   3,497,877 
 139,853   Eaton Corp. Plc   8,353,420 
 61,651   EnerSys, Inc.   3,666,385 
 109,283   First Solar, Inc. *   5,298,040 
 51,527   Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.   1,016,112 
 54,008   Itron, Inc. *   2,327,745 
 49,974   Ormat Technologies, Inc.   2,186,862 
 41,046   Power Integrations, Inc.   2,055,173 
 85,463   Solarcity Corp. * †   2,045,130 
 84,594   Sunpower Corp. * †   1,310,361 
 38,274   Tesla Motors, Inc. * †   8,124,805 
         42,943,864 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $90,973,586)
   84,259,168 
Principal      
Amount     Value
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 21.7% 
Repurchase Agreements: 21.7%     
$4,347,237   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.40%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $4,347,285; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.75%, due 11/1/16 to 6/1/46, valued at $4,434,182 including accrued interest)  $4,347,237 
 4,347,237   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $4,347,290; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $4,434,182 including accrued interest)   4,347,237 
 4,347,237   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.40%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $4,347,285; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.00% to 8.00%, due 8/1/22 to 6/1/46, valued at $4,434,195 including accrued interest)   4,347,237 
 4,347,237   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $4,347,290; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 4.00% to 4.00%, due 3/20/46 to 5/20/46, valued at $4,434,182 including accrued interest)   4,347,237 
 915,007   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $915,018; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $933,307 including accrued interest)   915,007 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $18,303,955)
   18,303,955 
Total Investments: 121.6%
(Cost: $109,277,541)
   102,563,123 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (21.6)%   (18,223,260)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $84,339,863 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

27 
  

GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
USDUnited States Dollar
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $17,801,032.
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $36,889,521 which represents 43.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding      
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value  
Consumer Discretionary   9.6%  $8,124,805 
Energy   3.1    2,633,684 
Industrials   52.2    43,960,023 
Information Technology   24.7    20,775,253 
Utilities   10.4    8,765,403 
    100.0%  $84,259,168 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks                          
Austria    $     $822,030     $   $822,030 
Brazil     1,617,572                1,617,572 
Canada     928,232                928,232 
China / Hong Kong     1,879,979      8,607,966          10,487,945 
Denmark           8,445,170          8,445,170 
Germany           2,967,889          2,967,889 
Japan           3,543,116          3,543,116 
Spain           8,411,263          8,411,263 
Sweden           3,593,218          3,593,218 
Taiwan           498,869          498,869 
United States     42,943,864                42,943,864 
Repurchase Agreements           18,303,955          18,303,955 
Total    $47,369,647     $55,193,476     $   $102,563,123 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $615,677. These 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

28 
  

GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value
       
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Australia: 11.5%     
 68,331,092    Evolution Mining Ltd. #  $119,222,480 
 23,800,991   Independence Group NL #   59,151,516 
 33,368,007   Newcrest Mining Ltd. * #   577,398,505 
 27,932,989   Northern Star Resources Ltd. #   103,243,757 
 28,376,878   OceanaGold Corp. † #   109,003,057 
 23,262,578   Regis Resources Ltd. #   59,506,858 
 37,268,081   Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. * #   40,004,740 
 23,041,462   St. Barbara Ltd. * † #   50,673,844 
         1,118,204,757 
Canada: 55.4%     
 9,641,900   Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)   515,841,650 
 12,309,342   Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD)   105,860,341 
 9,169,681   Asanko Gold, Inc. (USD) *   34,936,485 
 43,221,891   B2GOLD Corp. (USD) * †   108,486,946 
 50,724,574   Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   1,082,969,655 
 11,262,833   Centerra Gold, Inc.   66,777,404 
 8,055,440   Detour Gold Corp. *   200,471,102 
 33,349,082   Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) †   150,070,869 
 7,505,933   First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) * †   101,930,570 
 6,076,841   Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. * †   42,252,925 
 7,717,502   Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) †   586,993,202 
 36,228,703   Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   693,055,088 
 7,177,039   Guyana Goldfields, Inc. *   51,173,775 
 18,891,811   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) * †   78,212,098 
 57,902,005   Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) *   283,140,804 
 5,320,413   Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. *   43,589,123 
 13,872,061   McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) ‡   53,407,435 
 23,746,018   New Gold, Inc. (USD) *   104,007,559 
 4,948,102   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.   64,351,615 
 7,074,147   Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) †   116,369,718 
 15,046,141   Semafo, Inc. *   71,830,349 
 5,509,906   Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (USD) *   71,573,679 
 19,150,848   Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD) †   450,619,453 
 36,624,148   Torex Gold Resources, Inc. *   65,143,437 
 44,082,810   Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) †   229,230,612 
         5,372,295,894 
China / Hong Kong: 1.4%     
 40,715,500   Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. † #   43,301,628 
 268,438,000   Zijin Mining Group Ltd. † #   90,172,635 
         133,474,263 
Monaco: 0.7%     
 3,927,439   Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) *   66,319,194 
Peru: 1.6%    
 12,827,706   Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) *   153,291,087 
South Africa: 7.7%     
 19,050,906   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) *   344,059,362 
 38,233,113   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)   187,342,254 
 20,351,331   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (USD) * †   73,468,305 
 10,749,306   Sibanye Gold Ltd. (ADR) †   146,405,548 
         751,275,469 
Number
of Shares
     Value
       
United Kingdom: 5.9%     
 53,617,672    Cenatamin Plc #  $94,850,142 
 4,287,819   Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) †   480,407,241 
         575,257,383 
United States: 15.8%     
 13,586,476   Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) *   32,221,719 
 7,127,860   Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. * †   75,982,988 
 17,871,435   Hecla Mining Co.   91,144,319 
 23,095,239   Newmont Mining Corp.   903,485,750 
 3,055,075   Royal Gold, Inc. †   220,026,501 
 13,951,331   Tahoe Resources, Inc.   208,851,425 
         1,531,712,702 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $8,436,059,494)
   9,701,830,749 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $2,537,352)
     
 2,537,352   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   2,537,352 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $8,438,596,846)
   9,704,368,101 

 

Principal
Amount
      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.6%     
Repurchase Agreements: 0.6%     
$13,912,547    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $13,912,717; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $14,190,799 including accrued interest)   13,912,547 
 13,912,547   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $13,912,740; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $14,190,798 including accrued interest)   13,912,547 
 13,912,547   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $13,912,717; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 4.00% to 4.00%, due 3/20/46 to 5/20/46, valued at $14,190,798 including accrued interest)   13,912,547 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Value
       
Repurchase Agreements: (continued)     
$2,928,321   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $2,928,358; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $2,986,887 including accrued interest)  $2,928,321 
Principal
Amount
     Value
       
$13,912,547   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $13,912,709; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $14,190,798 including accrued interest)  $13,912,547 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $58,578,509)
   58,578,509 
Total Investments: 100.6%
(Cost: $8,497,175,355)
   9,762,946,610 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.6)%   (59,335,904)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $9,703,610,706 


 

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
CADCanadian Dollar
USDUnited States Dollar
Affiliated issuer — as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $56,009,564.
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $1,346,529,162 which represents 13.9% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding      
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value  
Diversified Metals & Mining   0.6%  $59,151,516 
Gold   90.3    8,764,379,260 
Silver   9.1    878,299,973 
Money Market Fund   0.0    2,537,352 
    100.0%  $9,704,368,101 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2016 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value
12/31/15
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value
06/30/16
 
Alacer Gold Corp.  $33,672,921   $16,962,528   $(27,770,587)  $(6,542,962)  $   $(b)
Alamos Gold, Inc.   54,918,549    39,800,855    (68,886,753)   5,809,174    137,668    (b)
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   187,853,752    139,966,354    (245,228,568)   (140,632,538)       (b)
B2GOLD Corp.   61,483,463    40,301,197    (71,109,818)   (6,510,112)       (b)
Cenatamin Plc   70,939,054    42,979,721    (73,042,138)   13,347,072    1,168,021    (b)
Centerra Gold, Inc.   72,984,295    33,782,133    (54,613,853)   (2,219,080)   870,412    (b)
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA   70,955,167    52,485,943    (78,465,107)   (53,398,311)       (b)
Detour Gold Corp.   115,259,336    84,157,594    (139,542,310)   31,026,509        (b)
Eldorado Gold Corp.   138,401,911    69,834,442    (115,680,576)   (106,652,928)       (b)
Evolution Mining Ltd.   96,237,854    54,704,983    (94,028,011)   15,197,871    701,763    (b)
Gold Fields Ltd.   140,168,723    85,037,624    (134,256,072)   (42,331,529)   665,817    (b)
G-Resources Group Ltd.   41,016,138    8,791,697    (43,067,336)   (23,179,851)       (b)
Hecla Mining Co.   46,472,985    33,386,168    (56,300,724)   (8,797,613)   110,777    (b)
IAMGOLD Corp.   36,143,902    29,490,854    (47,038,058)   (24,031,811)       (b)
Kinross Gold Corp.   135,689,716    122,673,095    (184,225,642)   (145,009,534)       (b)
McEwen Mining, Inc.       46,804,171    (785,962)   109,893        53,407,435 
New Gold, Inc.   76,818,007    50,067,966    (86,924,171)   (54,763,229)       (b)
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   79,223,331    46,181,763    (82,357,089)   17,356,481    765,115    (b)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Affiliates (continued)  Value
12/31/15
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value
06/30/16
 
OceanaGold Corp.  $76,440,254   $47,599,339   $(80,253,794)  $9,083,470   $1,534,606   $(b)
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.   60,400,833    31,245,772    (45,284,650)   (2,350,187)   330,156    (b)
Pan American Silver Corp.   64,109,994    47,959,794    (82,005,427)   (2,983,245)   232,079    (b)
Regis Resources Ltd.   55,027,961    27,789,510    (47,180,355)   4,445,218    971,574    (b)
Royal Gold, Inc.   155,681,349    91,278,486    (161,610,310)   (23,487,480)   2,520,981    (b)
Semafo, Inc.   48,355,408    29,992,852    (44,962,038)   2,108,322        (b)
Sibanye Gold Ltd.   90,706,299    76,750,815    (134,812,513)   29,886,915    3,316,736    (b)
Tahoe Resources, Inc.   128,072,018    70,111,919    (74,181,258)   (3,990,059)   1,628,247    (b)
Yamana Gold, Inc.   114,499,902    91,753,275    (155,995,857)   (226,044,807)   482,778    (b)
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.   32,224,294    19,226,850    (34,021,050)   2,509,982    314,472    (b)
Zijin Mining Group Ltd.   98,209,214    46,947,777    (80,801,139)   4,345,852    2,448,456    (b)
   $2,381,966,630   $1,578,065,477   $(2,544,431,166)  $(737,698,517)  $18,199,658   $53,407,435 

 

(b)Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value 
Common Stocks                          
Australia    $     $1,118,204,757     $   $1,118,204,757 
Canada     5,372,295,894                5,372,295,894 
China / Hong Kong           133,474,263          133,474,263 
Monaco     66,319,194                66,319,194 
Peru     153,291,087                153,291,087 
South Africa     751,275,469                751,275,469 
United Kingdom     480,407,241      94,850,142          575,257,383 
United States     1,531,712,702                1,531,712,702 
Money Market Fund     2,537,352                2,537,352 
Repurchase Agreements           58,578,509          58,578,509 
Total    $8,357,838,939     $1,405,107,671     $   $9,762,946,610 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value
         
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%     
Australia: 11.0%     
 97,324,544    Beadell Resources Ltd. ‡ * † #  $27,601,701 
 26,714,162   Independence Group NL ‡ † #   66,391,486 
 46,108,978   Regis Resources Ltd. ‡ #   117,949,112 
 37,078,328   Resolute Mining Ltd. ‡ * #   35,693,540 
 62,299,660   Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. ‡ * † #   66,874,430 
 36,866,664   St. Barbara Ltd. ‡ * #   81,078,864 
         395,589,133 
Canada: 65.7%     
 20,870,926   Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡   179,489,964 
 12,118,677   Argonaut Gold, Inc. ‡ *   35,459,284 
 17,518,327   Asanko Gold, Inc. ‡ * †   66,636,279 
 77,413,049   B2Gold Corp. (USD) ‡ *   194,306,753 
 16,675,869   Centerra Gold, Inc. ‡   98,871,326 
 10,987,201   Continental Gold, Inc. ‡ * †   30,710,356 
 9,994,476   Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. ‡ * †   23,702,923 
 11,681,675   Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   46,142,616 
 12,131,315   First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   164,743,258 
 12,044,924   Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (USD) ‡ *   84,073,569 
 10,454,988   Guyana Goldfields, Inc. ‡ * †   74,546,230 
 35,640,986   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ *   147,553,682 
 9,529,113   Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. ‡ *   78,070,195 
 4,264,869   MAG Silver Corp. ‡ * †   53,495,585 
 20,629,491   McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) ‡ †   79,423,540 
 18,129,562   Novagold Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   110,952,919 
 9,216,732   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. ‡   119,866,485 
 13,600,259   Premier Gold Mines Ltd. ‡ * †   40,108,564 
 14,438,455   Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   161,710,696 
 13,178,787   Primero Mining Corp. (USD) ‡ *   27,411,877 
 13,370,910   Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (USD) ‡ * †   59,634,259 
 3,661,659   Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   53,753,154 
 22,636,745   Semafo, Inc. ‡ *   108,067,929 
 12,236,976   Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   158,958,318 
 17,059,603   Silvercorp Metals, Inc. ‡ †   38,619,568 
 1,916,254   Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc. ‡ *   553,319 
 31,806,367   Teranga Gold Corp. ‡ *   28,164,566 
 60,348,479   Torex Gold Resources, Inc. ‡ *   107,341,947 
         2,372,369,161 
China / Hong Kong: 1.9%     
 24,671,804   China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (CAD) ‡ * †   44,453,701 
 773,538,000   China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co.
Ltd. ‡ * † #
   24,548,972 
 19,287,400   Real Gold Mining Ltd. * # §    
         69,002,673 
Monaco: 2.8%     
 6,002,587   Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) ‡ *   101,360,386 
South Africa: 2.5%     
 24,786,407   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.     
     (USD) ‡ * †   89,478,929 
Turkey: 0.6%       
 5,084,558   Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS * #   22,551,440 
Number
of Shares
      Value
         
United Kingdom: 4.8%     
 88,349,956    Cenatamin Plc ‡ #  $156,291,864 
 12,650,628   Highland Gold Mining Ltd.   17,756,929 
 38,603,767   Patagonia Gold Plc * #   967,861 
         175,016,654 
United States: 10.5%     
 21,089,691   Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) ‡ *   50,016,361 
 13,617,501   Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. ‡ * †   145,162,561 
 5,608,951   Gold Resource Corp. ‡ †   20,136,134 
 32,008,878   Hecla Mining Co. ‡ †   163,245,278 
 71,691   Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. *   119,007 
         378,679,341 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $2,640,361,430)
   3,604,047,717 

 

Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 6.5%     
Repurchase Agreements: 6.5%     
$55,769,990    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $55,770,672; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $56,885,393 including accrued interest)   55,769,990 
 55,769,990   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.48%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $55,770,734; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.13%, due 7/21/16 to 8/15/25, valued at $56,885,413 including accrued interest)   55,769,990 
 55,769,990   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $55,770,765; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $56,885,390 including accrued interest)   55,769,990 
 11,738,540   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $11,738,687; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $11,973,311 including accrued interest)   11,738,540 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal
Amount
       Value
         
Repurchase Agreements: (continued)     
$55,769,990   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $55,770,641; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $56,885,391 including accrued interest)  $55,769,990 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $234,818,500)
   234,818,500 
Total Investments: 106.3%
(Cost: $2,875,179,930)
   3,838,866,217 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (6.3)%   (227,545,194)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $3,611,321,023 
  
  
  
CADCanadian Dollar
USDUnited States Dollar
Affiliated issuer — as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $225,810,592.
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $599,949,270 which represents 16.6% of net assets.
§Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets.


 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding        
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)     % of Investments  Value 
Gold   29.1%  $1,048,597,529 
Materials   63.0    2,272,182,885 
Precious Metals & Minerals   0.7    24,670,784 
Silver   7.2    258,596,519 
    100.0%  $3,604,047,717 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2016 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value
12/31/15
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value
06/30/16
 
Alacer Gold Corp.  $(a)  $20,360,300   $(5,143,491)  $(88,104)  $   $50,016,361 
Alamos Gold, Inc.   52,823,141    67,001,398    (39,055,719)   5,459,917    194,692    179,489,964 
Argonaut Gold, Inc.   7,207,452    10,563,360    (2,891,647)   (988,655)       35,459,284 
Asanko Gold, Inc.   16,909,125    26,168,612    (9,154,203)   1,259,571        66,636,279 
B2Gold Corp.   51,046,867    69,332,233    (15,777,928)   1,483,432        194,306,753 
Beadell Resources Ltd.   5,792,241    13,791,711    (4,742,143)   (5,468,401)       27,601,701 
Cenatamin Plc   56,583,430    57,771,667    (14,115,729)   2,131,741    1,449,480    156,291,864 
Centerra Gold, Inc.       90,888,942                98,871,326 
China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.       20,179,728    (8,744,360)   (4,362,229)       44,453,701 
China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.   10,849,757    17,485,484    (1,417,815)   (332,516)       24,548,972 
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.   19,465,924    54,340,636    (5,201,898)   1,886,526        145,162,561 
Continental Gold, Inc.   (a)   11,925,308    (1,102,446)   123,821        30,710,356 
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.   (a)   9,808,300    (1,915,991)   (724,338)       23,702,923 
Endeavour Mining Corp.   21,268,267    42,959,893    (10,552,159)   2,052,122        101,360,386 
Endeavour Silver Corp.   10,272,697    17,724,958    (2,310,244)   272,091        46,142,616 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   36,854,087    59,598,445    (60,874,829)   15,114,524        164,743,258 
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.   18,387,950    26,885,618    (5,850,878)   1,480,288        84,073,569 
Gold Resource Corp.   6,448,848    6,946,993    (1,690,218)   (406,761)   43,716    20,136,134 
Guyana Goldfields, Inc.   (a)   24,272,264    (4,943,836)   1,274,589        74,546,230 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   (a)   28,124,566    (11,254,374)   5,086,347        89,478,929 
Hecla Mining Co.   41,429,378    50,444,907    (12,370,782)   2,269,525    126,574    163,245,278 
IAMGOLD Corp.   36,884,936    40,664,531    (8,262,664)   2,656,961        147,553,682 
Independence Group NL       86,345,303    (22,075,386)   (150,244)       66,391,486 
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.   4,038,167    21,535    (4,753,267)   (7,527,655)        
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc.   14,371,239    46,920,111    (3,665,752)   1,414,304        78,070,195 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

33 
  

JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Affiliates (continued)  Value
12/31/15
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value
06/30/16
 
Lake Shore Gold Corp.  $24,696,622   $13,278,123   $(56,800,078)  $17,017,520   $   $ 
MAG Silver Corp.   (a)   21,267,461    (3,869,823)   501,631        53,495,585 
McEwen Mining, Inc.   15,101,226    21,159,154    (4,812,005)   1,338,258        79,423,540 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   71,554,817    505,641    (102,577,415)   61,189,581         
Novagold Resources, Inc.   (a)   48,470,917    (20,149,349)   2,386,810        110,952,919 
OceanaGold Corp.   69,926,904    498,787    (105,255,735)   29,627,694    1,464,785     
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.   53,845,590    51,931,050    (7,941,322)   290,250    487,608    119,866,485 
Pan American Silver Corp.   53,323,244    36,039,863    (158,225,034)   50,074,820    216,505     
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.   19,641,686    15,265,484    (6,358,946)   (147,201)       40,108,564 
Pretium Resources, Inc.   (a)   62,688,973    (5,928,047)   678,368        161,710,696 
Primero Mining Corp.   19,217,283    14,122,838    (5,132,131)   (6,662,621)       27,411,877 
Regis Resources Ltd.   44,465,829    53,442,494    (6,365,873)   2,122,266    749,106    117,949,112 
Resolute Mining Ltd.   (a)   12,093,810    (6,216,728)   1,103,137        35,693,540 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.   22,137,120    24,387,222    (5,097,247)   (937,776)       59,634,259 
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.   19,708,944    22,566,389    (7,195,257)   2,333,362        66,874,430 
Seabridge Gold, Inc.   25,027,062    17,468,433    (8,197,746)   965,080        53,753,154 
Semafo, Inc.   40,838,743    35,641,787    (6,710,078)   1,685,445        108,067,929 
Silver Standard Resources, Inc.   29,701,462    71,465,216    (5,100,905)   894,698        158,958,318 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   5,331,037    14,894,640    (3,992,925)   (186,963)       38,619,568 
St. Barbara Ltd.       78,466,253                81,078,864 
Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc.   636,969        (534,688)   (577,413)       553,319 
Teranga Gold Corp.   7,594,406    9,105,624    (1,449,878)   269,722        28,164,566 
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.   40,215,837    34,341,092    (8,267,206)   1,172,636        107,341,947 
   $973,598,287   $1,559,628,054   $(794,046,175)  $189,056,160   $4,732,466   $3,562,652,480 

 

(a)Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value 
Common Stocks                          
Australia    $     $395,589,133     $   $395,589,133 
Canada     2,372,369,161                2,372,369,161 
China / Hong Kong     44,453,701      24,548,972      0    69,002,673 
Monaco     101,360,386                101,360,386 
South Africa     89,478,929                89,478,929 
Turkey           22,551,440          22,551,440 
United Kingdom     17,756,929      157,259,725          175,016,654 
United States     378,679,341                378,679,341 
Repurchase Agreements           234,818,500          234,818,500 
Total    $3,004,098,447     $834,767,770     $0   $3,838,866,217 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $995,717. These 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.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks
   China / Hong Kong
Balance as of December 31, 2015   $  0 
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of June 30, 2016   $  0 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

34 
  

NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.3%     
Argentina: 0.3%     
 13,415   Adecoagro SA (USD) *  $147,163 
 3,909   Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A (ADR) *   55,234 
 2,067   YPF SA (ADR)   39,686 
         242,083 
Australia: 3.7%     
 84,406   Alumina Ltd. † #   82,835 
 19,576   Bega Cheese Ltd. #   83,323 
 109,563   BHP Billiton Ltd. #   1,524,439 
 19,297   BlueScope Steel Ltd. #   93,085 
 3,187   Caltex Australia Ltd. #   76,715 
 58,085   Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. † #   155,188 
 23,715   GrainCorp. Ltd. #   153,449 
 14,287   Iluka Resources Ltd. #   70,320 
 32,445   Newcrest Mining Ltd. * #   561,427 
 14,292   Oil Search Ltd. #   72,052 
 21,306   Origin Energy Ltd. #   92,939 
 19,419   Santos Ltd. #   68,629 
 181,670   South32 Ltd. * #   212,717 
 8,853   Woodside Petroleum Ltd. #   179,226 
         3,426,344 
Austria: 0.3%     
 1,720   OMV AG #   48,403 
 4,996   Verbund – Oesterreichische Elektrizis AG † #   70,536 
 3,763   Voestalpine AG #   126,782 
         245,721 
Brazil: 0.7%     
 13,372   Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (ADR)   119,813 
 23,685   Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR) *   58,028 
 5,950   Fibria Celulose SA   39,986 
 30,518   Gerdau SA (ADR)   55,543 
 18,188   Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) *   130,226 
 51,623   Vale SA (ADR) †   261,212 
         664,808 
Canada: 11.2%     
 9,414   Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)   503,649 
 17,946   Agrium, Inc. (USD) †   1,622,677 
 11,242   Alamos Gold, Inc.   96,172 
 4,281   ARC Resources Ltd. †   72,883 
 39,475   B2Gold Corp. *   98,482 
 49,526   Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   1,057,380 
 13,513   Cameco Corp. (USD)   148,238 
 13,409   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (USD) †   413,399 
 1,686   Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   25,492 
 1,997   Canfor Corp. *   20,067 
 6,892   Centerra Gold, Inc.   40,863 
 7,357   Detour Gold Corp. *   183,089 
 30,458   Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD)   137,061 
 11,353   Enbridge, Inc. (USD)   480,913 
 10,385   EnCana Corp. (USD)   80,899 
 23,534   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   164,359 
 35,373   Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   676,686 
 3,686   Husky Energy, Inc.   44,759 
 3,107   Imperial Oil Ltd. (USD)   98,057 
 52,882   Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) *   258,593 
Number
of Shares
      Value
         
Canada: (continued)     
 21,375   Lundin Mining Corp. *  $71,760 
 17,420   New Gold, Inc. *   75,786 
 6,461   Pan American Silver Corp. (USD)   106,283 
 108,986   Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD)   1,769,933 
 361   PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.   6,816 
 18,702   Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD)   440,058 
 19,332   Suncor Energy, Inc.   536,076 
 15,872   Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD) †   209,034 
 2,394   Tourmaline Oil Corp. *   62,693 
 8,584   TransCanada Corp. (USD)   388,168 
 41,911   Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. *   141,026 
 1,794   West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.   52,175 
 40,261   Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD)   209,357 
         10,292,883 
Chile: 0.3%     
 106,864   Aguas Andinas SA   61,281 
 13,126   Antofagasta Plc (GBP) † #   82,419 
 33,573   Empresas CMPC SA   69,842 
 14,477   Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA   23,054 
         236,596 
China / Hong Kong: 1.7%     
 134,600   Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. * † #   42,643 
 38,000   Angang New Steel Co. Ltd. * #   17,105 
 286,514   China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. * #   94,334 
 50,300   China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. * #   26,355 
 26,400   China Gas Holdings Ltd. #   40,411 
 52,100   China Hongqiao Group Ltd. #   35,117 
 371,800   China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. #   53,717 
 123,200   China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (Class H) #   27,749 
 21,600   China Oilfield Services Ltd. (Class H) #   16,782 
 311,727   China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. #   225,264 
 41,391   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #   76,985 
 196,079   CNOOC Ltd. #   244,754 
 13,400   Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. #   10,552 
 82,500   Fosun International Ltd. #   107,290 
 49,800   Huaneng Power International, Inc. #   30,932 
 43,100   Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (Class H) #   48,370 
 42,000   Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. #   34,952 
 45,700   Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. #   34,142 
 58,200   Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Class H) * #   12,581 
 44,857   Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. #   34,392 
 257,440   PetroChina Co. Ltd. (Class-H) #   177,441 
 13,200   Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd. #   6,043 
 21,500   Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. #   14,008 
 37,100   Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. † #   39,456 
 244,861   Zijin Mining Group Ltd. #   82,253 
         1,533,628 
Denmark: 0.7%     
 8,767   Vestas Wind Systems A/S #   596,346 
Finland: 0.2%     
 1,567   Neste Oil Oyj #   56,252 
 10,500   Outokumpu Oyj * † #   44,186 
 15,296   Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares) #   123,145 
         223,583 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

35 
  

NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
France: 2.4%     
 13,951   Suez Environnement Co. #  $217,836 
 1,493   Technip SA #   80,896 
 30,289   Total SA #   1,454,110 
 18,921   Veolia Environnement SA #   409,033 
         2,161,875 
Germany: 0.6%     
 1,151   Aurubis AG #   52,396 
 1,693   BayWa AG † #   50,835 
 249   KWS Saat AG #   82,456 
 2,277   Nordex SE * #   64,705 
 1,313   Salzgitter AG #   34,753 
 14,877   ThyssenKrupp AG #   299,356 
         584,501 
Hungary: 0.1%    
 779   MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc #   45,154 
India: 0.3%     
 9,665   Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) Reg S 144A   275,936 
 2,188   Vedanta Resources Plc (GBP) #   12,278 
         288,214 
Indonesia: 0.1%     
 49,976   Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT * #   56,066 
 363,300   Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT #   38,185 
         94,251 
Ireland: 0.2%     
 6,301   Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (GBP) #   139,821 
Italy: 0.6%     
 32,861   ENI SpA #   529,870 
 70,688   Saipem SpA * #   28,294 
         558,164 
Japan: 3.8%     
 14,400   Calbee, Inc. #   606,401 
 13,400   Daido Steel Co. #   46,198 
 3,100   Daio Paper Corp. † #   33,992 
 10,200   Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. #   52,920 
 6,817   Hitachi Metals Ltd. #   69,711 
 4,100   Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd. † #   28,387 
 13,200   Inpex Holdings, Inc. #   103,911 
 19,764   JFE Holdings, Inc. #   259,522 
 30,500   JX Holdings, Inc. #   119,835 
 123,935   Kobe Steel Ltd. #   102,529 
 4,365   Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #   97,944 
 44,429   Mitsubishi Materials Corp. #   107,079 
 3,100   Nippon Paper Industries #   54,486 
 32,400   Nippon Steel Corp. #   631,379 
 36,014   Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. #   186,169 
 34,750   Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. #   562,278 
 26,576   OJI Paper Co. Ltd. #   102,697 
 7,070   Rengo Co. Ltd. #   46,030 
 4,483   Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. #   61,245 
 19,023   Sumitomo Metal Mining Ltd. #   194,783 
 3,100   TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK #   28,425 
 1,700   Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. #   38,841 
         3,534,762 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
Luxembourg: 0.4%     
 63,461   ArcelorMittal * #  $289,644 
 2,885   Tenaris SA (ADR) †   83,203 
 1,643   Ternium SA (ADR)   31,316 
         404,163 
Malaysia: 0.9%     
 28,751   Genting Plantation Bhd   75,737 
 369,294   IOI Corp. Bhd #   396,840 
 54,078   Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd #   312,762 
 3,600   Petronas Dagangan Bhd #   20,881 
         806,220 
Mexico: 0.9%     
 25,850   Gruma, SAB de CV   369,621 
 146,164   Grupo Mexico, SAB de CV   341,380 
 5,237   Industrias Penoles, SAB de CV   123,627 
         834,628 
Netherlands: 1.5%     
 536   Core Laboratories NV (USD) †   66,405 
 45,767   Royal Dutch Shell Plc (GBP) #   1,269,749 
         1,336,154 
Norway: 2.0%     
 44,426   Marine Harvest ASA #   749,417 
 46,620   Norsk Hydro ASA #   170,684 
 12,858   Statoil ASA #   222,188 
 22,865   Yara International ASA #   726,418 
         1,868,707 
Peru: 0.3%     
 7,849   Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) *   93,796 
 6,342   Southern Copper Corp. (USD) †   171,107 
         264,903 
Poland: 0.2%     
 4,643   KGHM Polska Miedz SA #   78,037 
 3,763   Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA † #   65,828 
 20,186   Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo SA #   28,660 
         172,525 
Portugal: 0.1%     
 5,089   Galp Energia, SGPS, SA #   70,856 
 5,974   Portucel-Empresa Productora de Pasta e Papel SA #   16,676 
         87,532 
Russia: 1.8%     
 9,258   Evraz Plc (GBP) * #   17,087 
 5,924   Lukoil PJSC (ADR) #   247,941 
 3,814   Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (GDR) # Reg S   18,572 
 22,691   MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) #   303,908 
 853   Novatek OAO (GDR) # Reg S   87,271 
 2,865   Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) # Reg S   37,521 
 73,765   OAO Gazprom (ADR) #   318,736 
 10,597   PhosAgro OAO (GDR) # Reg S   156,721 
 10,016   Polymetal International (GBP) #   140,946 
 2,961   Ros Agro Plc (GDR) Reg S   43,823 
 12,950   Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) # Reg S   66,625 
 6,006   Severstal OAO (GDR) # Reg S   66,137 
 11,787   Surgutneftegas OJSC (ADR) #   60,147 
 2,928   Tatneft PJSC (ADR) #   90,384 
         1,655,819 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

36 
  

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
Singapore: 1.1%     
 893,119   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #  $233,894 
 320,164   Wilmar International Ltd. #   780,071 
         1,013,965 
South Africa: 1.3%     
 2,522   Anglo American Platinum Ltd. * #   63,408 
 17,090   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) *   308,645 
 31,427   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)   153,992 
 15,746   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) *   56,843 
 27,171   Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * #   88,039 
 9,863   Mondi Plc (GBP) #   185,430 
 14,702   Northern Platinum Ltd. * #   43,514 
 12,506   Sappi Ltd. * #   58,551 
 6,203   Sasol Ltd. #   168,766 
 27,997   Sibanye Gold Ltd. #   95,866 
         1,223,054 
South Korea: 1.2%     
 2,597   Hyundai Steel Co. #   104,495 
 470   Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. #   208,421 
 2,738   POSCO #   485,038 
 757   SK Energy Co. Ltd. #   93,273 
 509   S-Oil Corp. #   33,731 
 2,082   Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. #   189,571 
 30   Young Poong Corp. #   25,116 
         1,139,645 
Spain: 0.4%     
 4,553   Acerinox SA #   50,700 
 8,742   Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA #   174,364 
 1,409   Pescanova SA * # §    
 13,037   Repsol YPF SA #   167,300 
         392,364 
Sweden: 1.0%     
 6,042   BillerudKorsnas AB #   90,034 
 9,338   Boliden AB #   182,244 
 1,368   Holmen AB (B Shares) #   43,819 
 2,623   Lundin Petroleum AB * #   47,732 
 17,836   SSAB AB (B Shares) * † #   33,959 
 17,126   Svenska Cellulosa AB (B Shares) #   549,490 
         947,278 
Switzerland: 5.5%     
 147,934   Glencore Xstrata Plc (GBP) * #   306,181 
 12,095   Syngenta AG #   4,653,610 
 4,195   Transocean, Inc. (USD) †   49,879 
 10,945   Weatherford International Plc (USD) *   60,745 
         5,070,415 
Taiwan: 0.4%     
 424,172   China Steel Corp. #   276,380 
 21,420   Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #   58,402 
         334,782 
Thailand: 0.1%     
 17,000   PTT Exploration & Production PCL (NVDR) #   40,828 
 10,500   PTT PCL (NVDR) #   94,170 
         134,998 
Turkey: 0.1%     
 60,941   Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS #   86,232 
 1,499   Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS #   33,287 
         119,519 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
United Kingdom: 6.2%     
 47,461   Anglo American Plc #  $467,164 
 222,458   BP Plc #   1,307,591 
 66,944   Centrica Plc #   203,282 
 129,046   CNH Industrial NV (USD)   922,679 
 24,897   DS Smith Plc #   129,347 
 16,098   Pennon Group Plc #   204,445 
 3,128   Petrofac Ltd. † #   32,650 
 3,905   Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)   437,516 
 41,418   Rio Tinto Plc #   1,292,078 
 9,324   Severn Trent Plc #   305,503 
 26,680   United Utilities Group Plc #   371,335 
         5,673,590 
United States: 47.7%     
 9,212   AGCO Corp.   434,162 
 44,898   Alcoa, Inc.   416,204 
 3,717   Allegheny Technologies, Inc. †   47,392 
 1,430   American States Water Co.   62,663 
 6,237   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   332,120 
 3,411   Andersons, Inc.   121,227 
 4,625   Apache Corp.   257,474 
 6,936   Aqua America, Inc.   247,338 
 76,313   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   3,273,065 
 5,351   Baker Hughes, Inc.   241,491 
 18,177   Bunge Ltd.   1,075,170 
 5,682   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   146,255 
 1,591   Carpenter Technology Corp.   52,392 
 30,273   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   729,579 
 2,878   Cheniere Energy, Inc. *   108,069 
 23,030   Chevron Corp.   2,414,235 
 1,159   Cimarex Energy Co.   138,292 
 3,911   Commercial Metals Co.   66,096 
 1,593   Concho Resources, Inc. *   189,997 
 15,132   ConocoPhillips   659,755 
 1,007   Continental Resources, Inc. * †   45,587 
 3,929   Cree, Inc. *   96,025 
 21,373   Darling International, Inc. *   318,458 
 38,774   Deere & Co. †   3,142,245 
 6,403   Devon Energy Corp.   232,109 
 876   Diamondback Energy, Inc. *   79,900 
 1,681   Domtar Corp.   58,852 
 6,724   EOG Resources, Inc.   560,916 
 2,111   EQT Corp.   163,455 
 50,669   Exxon Mobil Corp.   4,749,712 
 3,000   First Solar, Inc. *   145,440 
 2,766   FMC Technologies, Inc. *   73,769 
 42,749   Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. †   476,224 
 8,649   Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   108,458 
 10,500   Halliburton Co.   475,545 
 1,320   Helmerich & Payne, Inc. †   88,612 
 3,221   Hess Corp.   193,582 
 2,148   HollyFrontier Corp.   51,058 
 9,349   Ingredion, Inc.   1,209,854 
 11,043   International Paper Co.   468,002 
 1,483   Itron, Inc. *   63,917 
 22,360   Kinder Morgan, Inc.   418,579 
 1,399   Lindsay Corp.   94,936 
 3,861   Louisiana-Pacific Corp. *   66,988 
 10,358   Marathon Oil Corp.   155,474 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

37 
  

NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
United States: (continued)     
 56,736   Monsanto Co.  $5,867,070 
 45,433   Mosaic Co. †   1,189,436 
 1,978   Murphy Oil Corp.   62,802 
 4,607   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   155,026 
 2,404   Newfield Exploration Co. *   106,209 
 22,550   Newmont Mining Corp.   882,156 
 5,237   Noble Energy, Inc.   187,851 
 10,854   Nucor Corp.   536,296 
 9,332   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   705,126 
 2,567   ONEOK, Inc.   121,804 
 1,372   Ormat Technologies, Inc.   60,039 
 2,528   Packaging Corp. of America   169,199 
 5,716   Phillips 66   453,507 
 8,265   Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. *   210,592 
 1,999   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   302,269 
 2,074   Range Resources Corp. †   89,472 
 2,469   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   189,866 
 2,229   Royal Gold, Inc.   160,533 
 16,979   Schlumberger Ltd.   1,342,699 
 821   Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.   28,965 
 35   Seaboard Corp. *   100,472 
 8,361   Spectra Energy Corp.   306,263 
 8,316   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   203,742 
 2,161   Sunpower Corp. * †   33,474 
 1,962   Targa Resources Corp   82,679 
 1,466   Tesoro Corp.   109,833 
 17,329   Tractor Supply Co.   1,580,058 
 39,033   Tyson Foods, Inc.   2,607,014 
 4,999   United States Steel Corp. †   84,283 
 5,741   Valero Energy Corp.   292,791 
 6,785   WestRock Co.   263,733 
 20,065   Weyerhaeuser Co.   597,335 
 8,346   Williams Companies, Inc.   180,524 
 1,535   Worthington Industries, Inc.   64,931 
         43,878,722 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $100,706,396)
   92,227,717 
RIGHTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $5,832)
     
Spain: 0.0%     
 17,917   Repsol SA Rights (EUR 0.296, expiring 07/01/16) *   5,832 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.3%
(Cost: $100,712,228)
   92,233,549 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 8.6%     
Repurchase Agreements: 8.6%     
$1,870,563   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,870,586; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $1,907,974 including accrued interest)  $1,870,563 
 1,870,563   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,870,589; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $1,907,974 including accrued interest)   1,870,563 
 1,870,563   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,870,585; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.50% to 6.00%, due 11/1/22 to 5/1/46, valued at $1,907,974 including accrued interest)   1,870,563 
 393,708   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $393,713; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $401,582 including accrued interest)   393,708 
 1,870,563   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,870,585; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $1,907,974 including accrued interest)   1,870,563 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $7,875,960)
   7,875,960 
Total Investments: 108.9%
(Cost: $108,588,188)
   100,109,509 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.9)%   (8,162,529)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $91,946,980 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

38 
  

 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $7,760,838.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $33,328,794 which represents 36.2% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $ which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $275,936, or 0.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding       
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)       % of Investments   Value 
Consumer Discretionary   2.0%  $1,830,874 
Consumer Staples   15.7    14,491,048 
Energy   30.1    27,747,902 
Financials   0.7    652,569 
Industrials   6.2    5,702,101 
Information Technology   0.4    364,348 
Materials   42.3    39,017,206 
Utilities   2.6    2,427,501 
    100.0%  $92,233,549 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Argentina  $242,083   $   $   $242,083 
Australia       3,426,344        3,426,344 
Austria       245,721        245,721 
Brazil   664,808            664,808 
Canada   10,292,883            10,292,883 
Chile   154,177    82,419        236,596 
China / Hong Kong       1,533,628        1,533,628 
Denmark       596,346        596,346 
Finland       223,583        223,583 
France       2,161,875        2,161,875 
Germany       584,501        584,501 
Hungary       45,154        45,154 
India   275,936    12,278        288,214 
Indonesia       94,251        94,251 
Ireland       139,821        139,821 
Italy       558,164        558,164 
Japan       3,534,762        3,534,762 
Luxembourg   114,519    289,644        404,163 
Malaysia   75,737    730,483        806,220 
Mexico   834,628            834,628 
Netherlands   66,405    1,269,749        1,336,154 
Norway       1,868,707        1,868,707 
Peru   264,903            264,903 
Poland       172,525        172,525 
Portugal       87,532        87,532 
Russia   43,823    1,611,996        1,655,819 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

39 
  

NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Common Stocks (continued)                    
Singapore  $   $1,013,965   $   $1,013,965 
South Africa   519,480    703,574        1,223,054 
South Korea       1,139,645        1,139,645 
Spain       392,364    0    392,364 
Sweden       947,278        947,278 
Switzerland   110,624    4,959,791        5,070,415 
Taiwan       334,782        334,782 
Thailand       134,998        134,998 
Turkey       119,519        119,519 
United Kingdom   1,360,195    4,313,395        5,673,590 
United States   43,878,722            43,878,722 
Rights                    
Spain   5,832            5,832 
Repurchase Agreements       7,875,960        7,875,960 
Total  $58,904,755   $41,204,754   $0   $100,109,509 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 105,542, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $371,858. These 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.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks 
   Spain 
Balance as of December 31, 2015  $0 
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of June 30, 2016  $0 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

40 
  

OIL REFINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%    
Australia: 4.6%    
 7,136   Caltex Australia Ltd. #  $171,772 
China / Hong Kong: 1.8%     
 148,000   Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. * #   68,098 
Finland: 4.7%     
 4,900   Neste Oil Oyj #   175,899 
India: 8.3%     
 10,807   Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) Reg S 144A   308,540 
Israel: 1.4%     
 317   Paz Oil Co. Ltd. #   51,035 
Japan: 15.6%     
 2,800   Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. #   34,550 
 5,100   Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. #   111,450 
 56,400   JX Holdings, Inc. #   221,596 
 8,900   Showa Shell Sekiyu KK #   83,616 
 14,000   TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK #   128,372 
         579,584 
Poland: 4.5%     
 9,575   Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA #   167,500 
Portugal: 4.8%     
 12,762   Galp Energia, SGPS, SA #   177,690 
South Korea: 8.0%     
 1,406   SK Energy Co. Ltd. #   173,239 
 1,887   S-Oil Corp. #   125,050 
         298,289 
Taiwan: 4.7%     
 64,000   Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #   174,498 
Thailand: 4.0%     
 481,300   IRPC PCL (NVDR) #   65,441 
 47,100   Thai Oil PCL (NVDR) #   80,741 
         146,182 
Turkey: 3.3%     
 5,558   Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS #   123,423 

 

Number
of Shares
       Value 
            
United States: 34.4%     
  5,917    HollyFrontier Corp.  $140,647 
  6,857    Marathon Petroleum Corp.   260,292 
  2,880    PBF Energy, Inc.   68,486 
  3,778    Phillips 66   299,747 
  2,647    Tesoro Corp.   198,313 
  5,007    Valero Energy Corp.   255,357 
  2,646    Western Refining, Inc. †   54,587 
           1,277,429 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost: $3,901,379)   3,719,939 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%     
(Cost: $5,243)     
  5,243    Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   5,243 
Total Investments Before Collateral     
for Securities Loaned: 100.2%     
(Cost: $3,906,622)   3,725,182 
      
Principal
Amount
          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD     
AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 1.4%
(Cost: $52,813)
     
Repurchase Agreement: 1.4%     
$ 52,813    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $52,814; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $53,869 including accrued interest)   52,813 
Total Investments: 101.6%     
(Cost: $3,959,435)   3,777,995 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.6)%   (60,753)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $3,717,242 


 

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $51,843.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $2,133,970 which represents 57.4% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $308,540, or 8.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value 
Energy   98.1%  $3,651,841 
Materials   1.8    68,098 
Money Market Fund   0.1    5,243 
    100.0%  $3,725,182 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

41 
  

OIL REFINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 Value
Common Stocks                            
Australia    $     $171,772     $     $171,772 
China / Hong Kong           68,098            68,098 
Finland           175,899            175,899 
India     308,540                  308,540 
Israel           51,035            51,035 
Japan           579,584            579,584 
Poland           167,500            167,500 
Portugal           177,690            177,690 
South Korea           298,289            298,289 
Taiwan           174,498            174,498 
Thailand           146,182            146,182 
Turkey           123,423            123,423 
United States     1,277,429                  1,277,429 
Money Market Fund     5,243                  5,243 
Repurchase Agreement           52,813            52,813 
Total    $1,591,212     $2,186,783     $     $3,777,995 

 

During the period ended June 30, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $280,305. These 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

42 
  

OIL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%    
Luxembourg: 5.2%     
 1,726,658   Tenaris SA (ADR) †  $49,796,817 
Netherlands: 4.5%     
 343,942   Core Laboratories NV (USD) †   42,610,974 
Switzerland: 8.0%     
 3,449,715   Transocean, Inc. (USD) †   41,017,111 
 6,318,429   Weatherford International Plc (USD) * †   35,067,281 
         76,084,392 
United Kingdom: 5.8%     
 2,998,529   Ensco Plc CL A (USD)   29,115,717 
 1,623,840   Noble Corp Plc (USD) †   13,380,442 
 4,039,228   Seadrill Ltd. (USD) * †   13,087,099 
         55,583,258 
United States: 76.7%     
 1,050,956   Baker Hughes, Inc.   47,429,644 
 70,769   CARBO Ceramics, Inc. †   927,074 
 811,710   Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. †   19,748,904 
 334,392   Dril-Quip, Inc. *   19,538,525 
 1,559,765   FMC Technologies, Inc. *   41,598,933 
 3,262,370   Halliburton Co.   147,752,737 
 673,010   Helmerich & Payne, Inc. †   45,179,161 
 2,330,697   McDermott International, Inc. * †   11,513,643 
 2,767,598   Nabors Industries Ltd.   27,814,360 
 1,361,785   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   45,824,065 
 814,884   Oceaneering International, Inc.   24,332,436 
 433,219   Oil States International, Inc. *   14,244,241 
 1,280,170   Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   27,293,224 
 836,575   Rowan Companies Plc   14,773,915 
 2,492,432   Schlumberger Ltd.   197,101,523 
 1,544,001   Superior Energy Services, Inc.   28,425,058 
 320,255   Tidewater, Inc. †   1,412,325 
 455,671   US Silica Holdings, Inc.   15,706,979 
         730,616,747 
Total Common Stocks     
(Cost: $1,627,393,546)   954,692,188 
Principal
Amount
       Value 
            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS    
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 22.3%     
Repurchase Agreements: 22.3%     
$ 50,525,800    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $50,526,418; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $51,536,319 including accrued interest)  $50,525,800 
  50,525,800    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.48%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $50,526,474; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.13%, due 7/21/16 to 8/15/25, valued at $51,536,337 including accrued interest)   50,525,800 
  50,525,800    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $50,526,502; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $51,536,316 including accrued interest)   50,525,800 
  10,634,721    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $10,634,854; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $10,847,415 including accrued interest)   10,634,721 
  50,525,800    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $50,526,389; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $51,536,317 including accrued interest)   50,525,800 
Total Short-Term Investments Held     
as Collateral for Securities Loaned     
(Cost: $212,737,921)   212,737,921 
Total Investments: 122.5%     
(Cost: $1,840,131,467)   1,167,430,109 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (22.5)%   (214,293,230)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $953,136,879 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

43 
  

OIL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

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 $209,368,570.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value 
Energy   3.7%  $35,245,504 
Oil & Gas Drilling   24.2    231,409,933 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services   72.1    688,036,751 
    100.0%  $954,692,188 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 Value
Common Stocks*    $954,692,188     $     $     $954,692,188 
Repurchase Agreements           212,737,921            212,737,921 
Total    $954,692,188     $212,737,921     $     $1,167,430,109 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

44 
  

RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
        
COMMON STOCKS: 95.1%     
Australia: 20.7%     
 4,644,035   Galaxy Resources Ltd. * #  $1,727,276 
 476,667   Iluka Resources Ltd. #   2,346,136 
 599,009   Orocobre Ltd. * #   2,147,840 
 3,823,626   Pilbara Minerals Ltd. * †   1,750,949 
         7,972,201 
Canada: 3.5%     
 866,896   5N Plus, Inc. *   1,355,047 
China / Hong Kong: 44.2%     
 4,167,936   China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. #   2,619,077 
 1,483,841   China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. #   2,985,906 
 24,319,895   China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd. * #   1,706,206 
 25,826,000   CITIC Dameng Holdings Ltd. * #   1,092,133 
 2,030,111   Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. * #   2,503,373 
 121,602,964   North Mining Shares Co. Ltd. * #   2,884,022 
 715,270   Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd. #   3,220,510 
         17,011,227 
France: 3.9%     
 45,704   Eramet SA * † #   1,491,712 
Japan: 8.6%     
 136,692   OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. † #   1,686,330 
 250,647   Toho Titanium Co. Ltd. † #   1,613,866 
         3,300,196 
Malaysia: 3.7%     
 35,171,738   Lynas Corp. Ltd. (AUD) * † #   1,406,290 
Mexico: 2.0%     
 2,027,445   Cia Minera Autlan SAB de CV *   780,241 
South Africa: 4.7%     
 147,005   Assore Ltd. † #   1,796,049 
United States: 3.8%     
 331,990   Tronox Ltd.   1,464,076 
Total Common Stocks     
 (Cost: $44,143,232)   36,577,039 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 4.7%     
Brazil: 4.7%     
(Cost: $2,243,420)     
 765,123   Cia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia   1,815,040 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.8%     
(Cost: $46,386,652)   38,392,079 

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS     
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 15.9%     
Repurchase Agreements: 15.9%     
$ 1,447,377    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,447,395; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $1,476,325 including accrued interest)  $1,447,377 
  1,447,377    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.48%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,447,396; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.13%, due 7/21/16 to 8/15/25, valued at $1,476,325 including accrued interest)   1,447,377 
  1,447,377    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,447,397; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $1,476,325 including accrued interest)   1,447,377 
  304,649    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $304,653; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $310,742 including accrued interest)   304,649 
  1,447,377    Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,447,394; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $1,476,325 including accrued interest)   1,447,377 
Total Short-Term Investments Held
as Collateral for Securities Loaned
     
(Cost: $6,094,157)   6,094,157 
Total Investments: 115.7%     
(Cost: $52,480,809)   44,486,236 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (15.7)%   (6,029,802)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $38,456,434 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

45 
  

RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

AUD Australian Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $4,135,444.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $31,226,726 which represents 81.2% of net assets.

 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value 
Commodity Chemicals   3.8%  $1,464,076 
Diversified Metals & Mining   38.9    14,930,611 
Electronic Components   3.5    1,355,047 
Materials   47.0    18,047,064 
Steel   6.8    2,595,281 
    100.0%  $38,392,079 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 Value
Common Stocks                            
Australia    $1,750,949     $6,221,252     $     $7,972,201 
Canada     1,355,047                  1,355,047 
China / Hong Kong           17,011,227            17,011,227 
France           1,491,712            1,491,712 
Japan           3,300,196            3,300,196 
Malaysia           1,406,290            1,406,290 
Mexico     780,241                  780,241 
South Africa           1,796,049            1,796,049 
United States     1,464,076                  1,464,076 
Preferred Stocks     1,815,040                  1,815,040 
Repurchase Agreements           6,094,157            6,094,157 
Total    $7,165,353     $37,320,883     $     $44,486,236 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

46 
  

SOLAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Canada: 4.2%     
 36,353   Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) *  $549,657 
China / Hong Kong: 26.6%     
 6,754,800   GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. #   887,845 
 1,842,000   Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. * # §    
 33,501   JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) *   229,482 
 19,574   JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †   398,918 
 2,624,000   Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd. * #   345,166 
 50,280   Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) *   389,167 
 2,502,000   United Photovoltaics Group Ltd. * #   191,969 
 2,678,000   Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. † #   1,063,855 
         3,506,402 
Germany: 5.3%     
 14,229   SMA Solar Technology AG † #   703,700 
Israel: 2.8%     
 18,517   SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (USD) * †   362,933 
Spain: 7.5%     
 33,055   Atlantica Yield plc (USD) †   614,162 
 37,814   Saeta Yield SA #   380,631 
         994,793 
Switzerland: 1.7%     
 61,087   Meyer Burger Technology AG * † #   219,104 
Taiwan: 19.0%     
 410,000   E-Ton Solar Tech Co. Ltd. * #   152,330 
 25,500   Giga Solar Materials Corp. #   395,531 
 400,601   Gintech Energy Corp. * #   328,157 
 422,000   Motech Industries, Inc. * #   443,267 
 762,425   Neo Solar Power Corp. #   425,351 
 517,000   Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. #   583,524 
 304,301   Solartech Energy Corp. #   181,264 
         2,509,424 
Thailand: 6.4%     
 1,574,000   Inter Far East Energy Corp. (NVDR) #   283,400 
 10,971,000   Superblock PCL (NVDR) * † #   566,195 
         849,595 
United States: 26.5%     
 21,483   First Solar, Inc. * †   1,041,496 
 1,655,366   Renewable Energy Corp. AS (NOK) * † #   296,327 
 38,533   SolarCity Corp. * †   922,095 
 38,148   Sunpower Corp. * †   590,913 
 52,718   Sunrun, Inc. * †   312,618 
 30,107   TerraForm Power, Inc.   328,166 
         3,491,615 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $17,744,757)
   13,187,223 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS  COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 26.1%     
Repurchase Agreements: 26.1%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.40%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,011; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.75%, due 11/1/16 to 6/1/46, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)  $1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 437,003   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $437,008; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.75%, due 7/31/16 to 9/30/21, valued at $445,743 including accrued interest)   437,003 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 4.00% to 4.00%, due 3/20/46 to 5/20/46, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $3,437,003)
   3,437,003 
Total Investments: 126.1%
(Cost: $21,181,760)
   16,624,226 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (26.1)%   (3,437,538)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $13,186,688 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

47 
  

SOLAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
NOK Norwegian Krone
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,279,840.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $7,447,616 which represents 56.5% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding       
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)       % of Investments   Value 
Electrical Components & Equipment   7.0%  $922,095 
Industrial Machinery   1.6    219,104 
Industrials   2.4    312,618 
Information Technology   5.4    708,099 
Semiconductor Equipment   27.5    3,634,455 
Semiconductors   39.6    5,218,298 
Utilities   16.5    2,172,554 
    100.0%  $13,187,223 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Canada  $549,657   $   $   $549,657 
China / Hong Kong   1,017,567    2,488,835    0    3,506,402 
Germany       703,700        703,700 
Israel   362,933            362,933 
Spain   614,162    380,631        994,793 
Switzerland       219,104        219,104 
Taiwan       2,509,424        2,509,424 
Thailand       849,595        849,595 
United States   3,195,288    296,327        3,491,615 
Repurchase Agreements       3,437,003        3,437,003 
Total  $5,739,607   $10,884,619   $0   $16,624,226 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2016:

 

   Common Stocks 
   China / Hong Kong 
Balance as of December 31, 2015  $0 
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of June 30, 2016  $0 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

48 
  

STEEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%     
Brazil: 20.4%     
 2,119,141   Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA     
     (ADR) * †  $5,191,896 
 2,717,487   Gerdau SA (ADR)   4,945,826 
 2,239,435   Vale SA (ADR) †   11,331,541 
         21,469,263 
           
India: 4.8%     
 634,578   Vedanta Ltd. (ADR)   4,994,129 
Luxembourg: 17.1%     
 1,309,124   ArcelorMittal (USD) *   6,100,518 
 252,057   Tenaris SA (ADR) †   7,269,324 
 237,885   Ternium SA (ADR)   4,534,088 
         17,903,930 
South Korea: 6.3%     
 148,923   POSCO (ADR)   6,627,074 
United Kingdom: 13.6%     
 456,537   Rio Tinto Plc (ADR) †   14,289,608 
United States: 38.0%     
 338,252   AK Steel Holding Corp. *   1,576,254 
 154,633   Allegheny Technologies, Inc. †   1,971,571 
 66,166   Carpenter Technology Corp.   2,178,846 
 258,370   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. * †   1,464,958 
 162,678   Commercial Metals Co.   2,749,258 
 44,511   Gibraltar Industries, Inc. *   1,405,212 
 14,689   LB Foster Co.   159,963 
 135,762   Nucor Corp.   6,708,001 
 15,565   Olympic Steel, Inc. †   425,080 
 60,349   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   4,640,838 
 45,588   Ryerson Holding Corp. *   797,790 
 37,999   Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.   668,782 
 183,250   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   4,489,625 
 91,121   SunCoke Energy, Inc.   530,324 
 62,802   TimkenSteel Corp. †   604,155 
 269,844   United States Steel Corp. †   4,549,570 
 118,303   Worthington Industries, Inc.   5,004,217 
         39,924,444 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $148,795,955)
   105,208,448 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 27.8%     
Repurchase Agreements: 27.8%     
$6,935,818   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $6,935,903; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 7.50%, due 4/30/17 to 3/15/57, valued at $7,074,535 including accrued interest)  $6,935,818 
 6,935,818   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $6,935,914; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $7,074,535 including accrued interest)   6,935,818 
 6,935,818   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.44%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $6,935,903; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 4.00% to 4.00%, due 3/20/46 to 5/20/46, valued at $7,074,534 including accrued interest)   6,935,818 
 1,459,838   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.45%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,459,856; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.00% to 8.00%, due 6/1/22 to 11/20/45, valued at $1,489,035 including accrued interest)   1,459,838 
 6,935,818   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $6,935,899; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $7,074,535 including accrued interest)   6,935,818 
Total Short-Term  Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $29,203,110)
   29,203,110 
Total Investments: 128.0%
(Cost: $177,999,065)
   134,411,558 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (28.0)%   (29,377,095)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $105,034,463 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

49 
  

STEEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

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 $29,522,797.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding       
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)       % of Investments   Value 
Energy   6.9%  $7,269,324 
Industrials   1.5    1,565,175 
Materials   91.6    96,373,949 
    100.0%  $105,208,448 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Common Stocks*  $105,208,448   $   $   $105,208,448 
Repurchase Agreements       29,203,110        29,203,110 
Total  $105,208,448   $29,203,110   $   $134,411,558 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

50 
  

UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%      
Canada: 17.8%     
 54,382   ARC Resources Ltd. †  $925,838 
 129,331   Cenovus Energy, Inc. (USD)   1,787,354 
 79,442   Crescent Point Energy Corp. (USD)   1,254,389 
 83,689   EnCana Corp. (USD) †   651,937 
 40,138   Enerplus Corp. (USD)   263,707 
 52,023   Husky Energy, Inc.   631,711 
 23,283   MEG Energy Corp. *   121,372 
 22,257   Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.   594,343 
 15,671   PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. †   295,875 
 28,299   Seven Generations Energy Ltd. *   537,348 
 26,476   Tourmaline Oil Corp. *   693,346 
 52,504   Whitecap Resources, Inc.   399,430 
         8,156,650 
United States: 82.1%     
 60,456   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   3,219,282 
 14,816   Antero Resources Corp. *   384,920 
 43,594   Apache Corp.   2,426,878 
 48,119   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   1,238,583 
 7,456   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. *   267,298 
 45,706   Chesapeake Energy Corp. * †   195,622 
 11,552   Cimarex Energy Co.   1,378,385 
 13,613   Concho Resources, Inc. *   1,623,622 
 15,004   Continental Resources, Inc. * †   679,231 
 82,212   Devon Energy Corp.   2,980,185 
 7,420   Diamondback Energy, Inc. *   676,778 
 9,721   Energen Corp.   468,649 
 44,664   EOG Resources, Inc.   3,725,871 
 19,028   EQT Corp.   1,473,338 
 14,644   Gulfport Energy Corp. *   457,771 
 37,004   Hess Corp.   2,223,940 
 11,533   Laredo Petroleum, Inc. * †   120,866 
 89,131   Marathon Oil Corp.   1,337,856 
 11,210   Matador Resources Co. * †   221,958 
 15,844   Memorial Resource Development Corp. *   251,603 
 9,923   National Fuel Gas Co.   564,420 
 23,190   Newfield Exploration Co. *   1,024,534 
 40,870   Noble Energy, Inc.   1,466,007 
 23,793   Oasis Petroleum, Inc. *   222,227 
 50,538   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   3,818,651 
 20,763   Parsley Energy, Inc. *   561,847 
 17,112   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   2,587,506 
 22,791   QEP Resources, Inc.   401,805 
 10,483   Range Resources Corp.   452,237 
 5,681   SM Energy Co. †   153,387 
 20,317   Southwestern Energy Co. * †   255,588 
 27,304   Whiting Petroleum Corp. * †   252,835 
 37,704   WPX Energy, Inc. *   351,024 
         37,464,704 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $64,260,182)
   45,621,354 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2%
(Cost: $71,469)
     
 71,469   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   71,469 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1%
(Cost: $64,331,651)
   45,692,823 
Principal        
Amount      Value 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 6.1%     
Repurchase Agreements: 6.1%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,014; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)  $1,000,000 
 768,933   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.40%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $768,942; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.00% to 8.00%, due 8/1/22 to 6/1/46, valued at $784,314 including accrued interest)   768,933 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 0.42%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $1,000,012; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.00%, due 12/1/16 to 5/20/66, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $2,768,933)
   2,768,933 
Total Investments: 106.2%
(Cost: $67,100,584)
   48,461,756 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (6.2)%   (2,811,719)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $45,650,037 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

51 
  

UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

USD United States Dollar
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,618,840.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding          
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value 
Energy   15.1%    $6,887,754 
Gas Utilities   1.2      564,420 
Integrated Oil & Gas   18.5      8,461,656 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production   65.0      29,707,524 
Money Market Fund   0.2      71,469 
    100.0%    $45,692,823 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2 Level 3    
   Level 1   Significant Significant    
   Quoted   Observable Unobservable    
   Prices   Inputs Inputs  Value 
Common Stocks*  $45,621,354     $   $   $45,621,354 
Money Market Fund   71,469              71,469 
Repurchase Agreements         2,768,933        2,768,933 
Total  $45,692,823     $2,768,933   $   $48,461,756 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Number        
of Shares      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Canada: 1.8%     
 62,958   Cameco Corp. (USD)  $690,649 
China / Hong Kong: 1.1%     
 1,511,000   CGN Power Co. Ltd. # Reg S 144A   422,320 
Czech Republic: 1.2%     
 27,312   CEZ AS #   466,096 
Finland: 3.1%     
 73,663   Fortum OYJ #   1,184,781 
France: 1.6%     
 51,989   Electricite de France SA † #   631,060 
Japan: 18.4%     
 54,000   Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #   691,027 
 33,800   Hokuriku Electric Power Co. #   421,577 
 133,400   Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. * #   1,307,765 
 76,200   Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. #   769,269 
 421,106   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. #   1,704,502 
 85,100   Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #   1,081,073 
 271,900   Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. * #   1,159,084 
         7,134,297 
South Korea: 4.4%     
 65,168   Korea Electric Power Corp. (ADR)   1,689,806 
Spain: 2.8%     
 53,749   Endesa SA #   1,079,666 
United Kingdom: 1.8%     
 58,180   Babcock International Group Plc #   706,342 
United States: 63.9%     
 32,847   Ameren Corp.   1,759,942 
 36,547   Dominion Resources, Inc.   2,848,108 
 37,846   Duke Energy Corp.   3,246,808 
 20,265   Entergy Corp.   1,648,558 
 65,199   Exelon Corp.   2,370,636 
 46,716   FirstEnergy Corp.   1,630,855 
Number        
of Shares      Value 
     
United States: (continued)     
 39,924   PG&E Corp.  $2,551,942 
 14,482   Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   1,173,911 
 47,297   Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   2,204,513 
 60,492   The Southern Co.   3,244,186 
 45,159   Xcel Energy, Inc.   2,022,220 
         24,701,679 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $36,543,108)
   38,706,696 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $31,070)
     
 31,070   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   31,070 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2%
(Cost: $36,574,178)
   38,737,766 
           
Principal        
Amount        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.2%
(Cost: $88,901)
     
Repurchase Agreement: 0.2%     
$88,901   Repurchase agreement dated 6/30/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.50%, due 7/1/16, proceeds $88,902; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 7/7/16 to 2/1/49, valued at $90,679 including accrued interest)   88,901 
Total Investments: 100.4%
(Cost: $36,663,079)
   38,826,667 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.4)%   (140,648)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $38,686,019 


 

 

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 $88,719.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $11,624,562 which represents 30.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $422,320, or 1.1% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding         
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)      % of Investments  Value
Energy   1.8%    $690,649 
Industrials   6.2      2,410,844 
Utilities   91.9      35,605,203 
Money Market Fund   0.1      31,070 
    100.0%    $38,737,766 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3    
   Level 1   Significant   Significant    
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable    
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs  Value 
Common Stocks                      
Canada  $690,649   $     $   $690,649 
China / Hong Kong       422,320          422,320 
Czech Republic       466,096          466,096 
Finland       1,184,781          1,184,781 
France       631,060          631,060 
Japan       7,134,297          7,134,297 
South Korea   1,689,806              1,689,806 
Spain       1,079,666          1,079,666 
United Kingdom       706,342          706,342 
United States   24,701,679              24,701,679 
Money Market Fund   31,070              31,070 
Repurchase Agreement       88,901          88,901 
Total  $27,113,204   $11,713,463     $   $38,826,667 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

   Agribusiness
ETF
  Coal
ETF
  Global
Alternative
Energy ETF
  Gold Miners
ETF
  Junior
Gold Miners
ETF
 
                                              
Assets:                                             
Investments, at value (1)                                             
Unaffiliated issuers (2)    $854,632,632       $60,913,856       $84,259,168       $9,650,960,666       $41,395,237   
Affiliated issuers (3)                             53,407,435        3,562,652,480   
Short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned (4)     126,684,168                18,303,955        58,578,509        234,818,500   
Cash             15,340                235,175           
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (5)     424,108        8        90,202        286,860        12,442,801   
Receivables:                                             
Investment securities sold     30,815                31,961        283,027           
Shares sold                             71        2,399   
Due from Adviser                                        
Dividends and interest     2,162,756        175,187        330,715        3,472,015        581,252   
Prepaid expenses     3,583        2,039        1,510        24,058        6,792   
Total assets     983,938,062        61,106,430        103,017,511        9,767,247,816        3,851,899,461   
                                              
Liabilities:                                             
Payables:                                             
Investment securities purchased     52,204        7,380        32,216        283,398           
Collateral for securities loaned     126,684,168                18,303,955        58,578,509        234,818,500   
Line of credit     1,864,453                218,912                4,039,250   
Shares redeemed                             1,839           
Due to Adviser     353,742        23,533        34,817        3,506,786        1,273,679   
Due to custodian     14,689                3,489                63,738   
Deferred Trustee fees     362,389        18,340        9,408        642,093        134,415   
Accrued expenses     630,718        159,789        74,851        624,485        248,856   
Total liabilities     129,962,363        209,042        18,677,648        63,637,110        240,578,438   
NET ASSETS    $853,975,699       $60,897,388       $84,339,863       $9,703,610,706       $3,611,321,023   
Shares outstanding     17,800,000        6,650,000        1,683,298        350,102,500        84,737,446   
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share    $47.98       $9.16       $50.10       $27.72       $42.62   
                                              
Net assets consist of:                                             
Aggregate paid in capital    $1,965,009,211       $567,988,131       $377,587,557       $16,625,023,969       $5,941,455,165   
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (108,913,401)       (27,210,725)       (6,714,516)       1,265,765,396        963,741,488   
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     10,950,386        357,769        1,316,130        17,505,092        (4,111,944)  
Accumulated net realized loss     (1,013,070,497)       (480,237,787)       (287,849,308)       (8,204,683,751)       (3,289,763,686)  
     $853,975,699       $60,897,388       $84,339,863       $9,703,610,706       $3,611,321,023   
(1)  Value of securities on loan    $124,442,527       $       $17,801,032       $56,009,564       $225,810,592   
(2)  Cost of investments – Unaffiliated issuers    $963,483,054       $88,111,364       $90,973,586       $8,392,468,745       $80,094,908   
(3)  Cost of investments – Affiliated issuers    $       $       $       $46,128,101       $2,560,266,522   
(4)  Cost of short-term investments held as collateral for securities loaned    $126,684,168       $       $18,303,955       $58,578,509       $234,818,500   
(5)  Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency    $430,015       $7       $89,937       $286,904       $12,389,330   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Natural
Resources
ETF
  Oil Refiners
ETF
  Oil Services
ETF
  Rare Earth/
Strategic Metals
ETF
  Solar Energy
ETF
  Steel ETF  Unconventional
Oil & Gas
ETF
  Uranium+Nuclear
Energy
ETF
                                                      
  $92,233,549     $3,725,182     $954,692,188     $38,392,079     $13,187,223     $105,208,448     $45,692,823     $38,737,766 
                                              
                                                      
   7,875,960      52,813      212,737,921      6,094,157      3,437,003      29,203,110      2,768,933      88,901 
                                       4,241       
   93,883      7,497            136,775      21,041            2,170      68,300 
                                                      
   15,434      3,785            98,307      1,276      2,054,968            87,413 
               267                               
         4,438                                     
   224,701      8,887      1,912,932      12,856      50,926      136,242      45,669      178,597 
   2,271      2,516      6,407      2,566      177      560      1,045      2,056 
   100,445,798      3,805,118      1,169,349,715      44,736,740      16,697,646      136,603,328      48,514,881      39,163,033 
                                                      
   14,450      3,977                        2,192,253            87,586 
   7,875,960      52,813      212,737,921      6,094,157      3,437,003      29,203,110      2,768,933      88,901 
   496,059            3,062,106      56,330                        178,342 
               2,223                               
   23,325            261,036      10,672      590      36,701      13,046      12,481 
   499            9,880      9,257      11,418      36,569            31,757 
   9,213      12      103,870      10,676      1,725      13,963      2,217      9,122 
   79,312      31,074      35,800      99,214      60,222      86,269      80,648      68,825 
   8,498,818      87,876      216,212,836      6,280,306      3,510,958      31,568,865      2,864,844      477,014 
  $91,946,980     $3,717,242     $953,136,879     $38,456,434     $13,186,688     $105,034,463     $45,650,037     $38,686,019 
   3,000,000      200,000      32,610,863      2,324,962      300,000      3,800,000      2,750,000      766,632 
                                                      
  $30.65     $18.59     $29.23     $16.54     $43.96     $27.64     $16.60     $50.46 
                                                      
  $128,751,000     $3,863,076     $1,662,502,948     $266,080,160     $81,437,494     $350,905,321     $86,156,479     $218,278,974 
   (8,480,889)     (181,385)     (672,701,359)     (7,991,250)     (4,557,881)     (43,587,507)     (18,638,808)     2,159,273 
                                                      
   1,093,544      62,169      9,609,385      1,173,053      176,162      990,488      196,899      1,922,632 
   (29,416,675)     (26,618)     (46,274,095)     (220,805,529)     (63,869,087)     (203,273,839)     (22,064,533)     (183,674,860)
  $91,946,980     $3,717,242     $953,136,879     $38,456,434     $13,186,688     $105,034,463     $45,650,037     $38,686,019 
  $7,760,838     $51,843     $209,368,570     $4,135,444     $3,279,840     $29,522,797     $2,618,840     $88,719 
  $100,712,228     $3,906,622     $1,627,393,546     $46,386,652     $17,744,757     $148,795,955     $64,331,651     $36,574,178 
  $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $ 
                                                      
  $7,875,960     $52,813     $212,737,921     $6,094,157     $3,437,003     $29,203,110     $2,768,933     $88,901 
  $89,893     $7,436     $     $137,156     $21,183     $     $2,195     $67,835 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

   Agribusiness
ETF
  Coal
ETF
  Global
Alternative
Energy ETF
  Gold Miners
ETF
  Junior
Gold Miners
ETF
                                    
Income:                                   
Dividends – unaffiliated issuers    $13,350,553     $701,660     $819,285     $12,068,258     $829,154 
Dividends – affiliated issuers                       18,119,658      4,732,466 
Securities lending income     814,964            555,458      788,968      1,549,842 
Foreign taxes withheld     (1,218,471)     (90,087)     (66,196)     (3,770,159)     (474,220)
Total income     12,947,046      611,573      1,308,547      27,206,725      6,637,242 
                                    
Expenses:                                   
Management fees     1,989,970      113,030      217,938      16,027,070      5,202,212 
Professional fees     20,470      18,911      21,786      71,878      49,596 
Insurance     11,957      681      792      50,976      12,917 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     7,337      824      1,001      53,764      21,143 
Reports to shareholders     25,364      10,463      10,795      154,058      81,896 
Indicative optimized portfolio value fee     11,856      1,983      1,982            1,856 
Custodian fees     58,694      5,201      4,425      83,763      53,231 
Registration fees     1,831      2,484      1,709      9,194      4,039 
Transfer agent fees     1,080      1,191      1,090      890      1,068 
Fund accounting fees     33,967      3,199      2,550            36,909 
Interest     22,927      856      2,053      7,548      98,965 
Other     35,473      1,305      4,339      75,113      32,914 
Total expenses     2,220,926      160,128      270,460      16,534,254      5,596,746 
Waiver of management fees           (25,896)                  
Expenses assumed by the Adviser                              
Net expenses     2,220,926      134,232      270,460      16,534,254      5,596,746 
Net investment income     10,726,120      477,341      1,038,087      10,672,471      1,040,496 
                                    
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                   
Investments – unaffiliated issuers     (21,125,279)     (34,348,841)     (9,813,134)     (175,344,803)     (48,521,805)
Investments – affiliated issuers                       (737,698,517)     189,056,160 
In-kind redemptions     (1,074,353)     (235,590)     1,658,546      318,688,472      62,390,478 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     (60,545)     (23,420)     (12,309)     (81,331)     (575,775)
Net realized gain (loss)     (22,260,177)     (34,607,851)     (8,166,897)     (594,436,179)     202,349,058 
                                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                   
Investments     30,604,281      51,806,904      (335,171)     4,988,989,057      1,422,461,588 
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities     60,284      1,457      4,927      2,861      (276,857)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     30,664,565      51,808,361      (330,244)     4,988,991,918      1,422,184,731 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $19,130,508     $17,677,851     $(7,459,054)    $4,405,228,210     $1,625,574,285 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Natural
Resources
ETF
  Oil Refiners
ETF
  Oil Services
ETF
  Rare Earth /
Strategic Metals
ETF
  Solar Energy
ETF
  Steel ETF  Unconventional
Oil & Gas
ETF
  Uranium+Nuclear
Energy
ETF
                                                      
  $1,318,551     $80,937     $9,479,959     $277,635     $31,165     $910,449     $296,728     $865,661 
                                              
   33,322      117      1,787,356      82,426      184,236      296,827      26,549      4,581 
   (79,054)     (7,707)     (62,478)     (15,639)     (514)     (49)     (12,768)     (53,735)
   1,272,819      73,347      11,204,837      344,422      214,887      1,207,227      310,509      816,507 
                                                      
                                                      
   196,847      9,457      1,662,322      74,835      35,899      172,966      107,680      96,585 
   23,102      29,397      44,842      19,580      17,398      20,379      26,021      21,271 
   746            9,570      420      191      628      551      455 
   1,387      558      17,478      684      700      599      1,013      565 
   6,698      5,218      40,717      9,784      5,956      9,800      7,328      7,340 
   8,562      3,361      2,373      9,271      8,963            50      9,459 
   26,079      6,538      7,530      6,431      6,355      6,095      2,359      4,931 
   2,189      2,493      4,227      2,483      974      1,130      626      2,097 
   1,148      497      1,135      1,122      1,123      1,135      946      1,129 
   15,222      2,049      26,750      1,785      1,646      1,549      1,481      3,077 
   1,551      10      10,739      4,845      95      1,591      501      1,991 
   2,009      1,799      43,775      6,702      3,698      5,385      4,253      1,219 
   285,540      61,377      1,871,458      137,942      82,998      221,257      152,809      150,119 
   (91,079)     (9,457)     (198,398)     (47,786)     (35,899)     (29,404)     (36,013)     (32,226)
         (40,749)                 (336)                  
   194,461      11,171      1,673,060      90,156      46,763      191,853      116,796      117,893 
   1,078,358      62,176      9,531,777      254,266      168,124      1,015,374      193,713      698,614 
                                                      
                                                      
   (9,229,631)     8,841      (15,190,764)     (20,567,559)     (3,403,980)     (11,946,652)     (7,361,162)     567,864 
                                              
   285,328            (24,463,253)     (225,928)           4,029,406      1,649,406      542,550 
                                                      
   (9,812)     1,553            190      4,343            (6,111)     2,111 
   (8,954,115)     10,394      (39,654,017)     (20,793,297)     (3,399,637)     (7,917,246)     (5,717,867)     1,112,525 
                                                      
                                                      
   19,236,192      (293,852)     106,720,004      26,192,289      (2,074,404)     28,270,776      16,087,997      2,412,673 
                                                      
   5,262      63            (354)     (69)           530      2,489 
   19,241,454      (293,789)     106,720,004      26,191,935      (2,074,473)     28,270,776      16,088,527      2,415,162 
                                                      
  $11,365,697     $(221,219)    $76,597,764     $5,652,904     $(5,305,986)    $21,368,904     $10,564,373     $4,226,301 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Agribusiness ETF  Coal ETF
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
     (unaudited)           (unaudited)       
                         
Operations:                            
Net investment income    $10,726,120     $25,492,498     $477,341     $1,835,301 
Net realized gain (loss)     (22,260,177)     (107,948,848)     (34,607,851)     (60,726,520)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     30,664,565      (43,327,540)     51,808,361      2,313,271 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     19,130,508      (125,783,890)     17,677,851      (56,577,948)
                             
Dividends to shareholders:                            
Dividends from net investment income           (24,912,650)           (1,806,250)
                             
Share transactions:**                            
Proceeds from sale of shares     72,856,599      84,809,462      6,982,889      15,093,533 
Cost of shares redeemed     (73,562,400)     (539,463,371)     (3,011,030)     (32,366,651)
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (705,801)     (454,653,909)     3,971,859      (17,273,118)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     18,424,707      (605,350,449)     21,649,710      (75,657,316)
Net Assets, beginning of period     835,550,992      1,440,901,441      39,247,678      114,904,994 
Net Assets, end of period†    $853,975,699     $835,550,992     $60,897,388     $39,247,678 
†  Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)    $10,950,386     $224,266     $357,769     $(119,572)
                             
** Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                            
Shares sold     1,500,000      1,500,000      850,000      1,150,000 
Shares redeemed     (1,650,000)     (10,950,000)     (450,000)     (2,750,000)
Net increase (decrease)     (150,000)     (9,450,000)     400,000      (1,600,000)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

60 
  

 

 

Global Alternative Energy ETF  Gold Miners ETF  Junior Gold Miners ETF
For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
   (unaudited)             (unaudited)             (unaudited)        
                                        
  $1,038,087     $763,351     $10,672,471     $37,102,439     $1,040,496     $9,943,182 
   (8,166,897)     1,509,001      (594,436,179)     (1,905,529,155)     202,349,058      (335,048,596)
   (330,244)     (1,600,989)     4,988,991,918      184,214,755      1,422,184,731      3,826,004 
                                        
   (7,459,054)     671,363      4,405,228,210      (1,684,211,961)     1,625,574,285      (321,279,410)
                                        
         (504,689)           (36,731,690)           (9,304,305)
                                        
   5,019,447      14,619,851      3,073,492,129      2,793,038,295      864,217,193      496,144,925 
   (5,077,365)     (5,867,062)     (2,091,827,410)     (2,250,824,207)     (179,151,905)     (387,570,093)
                                        
   (57,918)     8,752,789      981,664,719      542,214,088      685,065,288      108,574,832 
   (7,516,972)     8,919,463      5,386,892,929      (1,178,729,563)     2,310,639,573      (222,008,883)
   91,856,835      82,937,372      4,316,717,777      5,495,447,340      1,300,681,450      1,522,690,333 
  $84,339,863     $91,856,835     $9,703,610,706     $4,316,717,777     $3,611,321,023     $1,300,681,450 
                                        
  $1,316,130     $278,043     $17,505,092     $6,832,621     $(4,111,944)    $(5,152,440)
                                        
   100,000      250,000      143,650,000      151,050,000      23,600,000      21,600,000 
   (100,000)     (100,000)     (108,200,000)     (134,650,000)     (6,550,000)     (17,250,000)
         150,000      35,450,000      16,400,000      17,050,000      4,350,000 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(continued)

 

   Natural Resources ETF  Oil Refiners ETF
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Period
August 18,
2015* through
December 31,
2015
   (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
                             
Operations:                            
Net investment income    $1,078,358     $2,261,019     $62,176     $14,033 
Net realized gain (loss)     (8,954,115)     (4,190,938)     10,394      (35,902)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     19,241,454      (16,097,564)     (293,789)     112,404 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     11,365,697      (18,027,483)     (221,219)     90,535 
                             
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders:                            
Dividends from net investment income           (2,209,200)           (15,150)
Return of capital                       (3,250)
Total Dividends and Distributions           (2,209,200)           (18,400)
                             
Share transactions:**                            
Proceeds from sale of shares     9,060,402      18,528,599            3,866,326 
Cost of shares redeemed     (4,990,587)     (7,803,107)            
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     4,069,815      10,725,492            3,866,326 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     15,435,512      (9,511,191)     (221,219)     3,938,461 
Net Assets, beginning of period     76,511,468      86,022,659      3,938,461       
Net Assets, end of period†    $91,946,980     $76,511,468     $3,717,242     $3,938,461 
Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)    $1,093,544     $15,186     $62,169     $(7)
                             
** Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                            
Shares sold     300,000      600,000            200,000 
Shares redeemed     (200,000)     (250,000)            
Net increase (decrease)     100,000      350,000            200,000 

 

 
*Commencement of operations

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

62 
  

 

 

Oil Services ETF    Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF  Solar Energy ETF
For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
(unaudited)       (unaudited)       (unaudited)   
   
  $9,531,777     $25,726,730     $254,266     $951,304     $168,124     $193,368 
   (39,654,017)     37,605,430      (20,793,297)     (36,968,507)     (3,399,637)     (67,570)
   106,720,004      (355,057,413)     26,191,935      11,068,461      (2,074,473)     (1,701,355)
 
   76,597,764      (291,725,253)     5,652,904      (24,948,742)     (5,305,986)     (1,575,557)
 
         (25,643,376)           (1,325,901)           (177,900)
                                  
         (25,643,376)           (1,325,901)           (177,900)
 
   1,499,332,945      6,269,131,022      4,993,859                  3,214,646 
   (1,741,694,627)     (5,762,695,857)     (571,422)     (3,329,807)           (3,278,391)
 
   (242,361,682)     506,435,165      4,422,437      (3,329,807)           (63,745)
   (165,763,918)     189,066,536      10,075,341      (29,604,450)     (5,305,986)     (1,817,202)
   1,118,900,797      929,834,261      28,381,093      57,985,543      18,492,674      20,309,876 
  $953,136,879     $1,118,900,797     $38,456,434     $28,381,093     $13,186,688     $18,492,674 
 
  $9,609,385     $77,608     $1,173,053     $918,787     $176,162     $8,038 
 
   56,150,000      188,600,000      300,000                  50,000 
   (65,850,000)     (172,200,000)     (50,000)     (200,000)           (50,000)
   (9,700,000)     16,400,000      250,000      (200,000)            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(continued)

 

   Steel ETF  Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
  For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
   (unaudited)       (unaudited)     
                 
Operations:                    
Net investment income    $1,015,374     $2,354,967     $193,713     $929,692 
Net realized gain (loss)     (7,917,246)     (22,055,831)     (5,717,867)     (14,611,757)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     28,270,776      (15,312,059)     16,088,527      (12,906,573)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     21,368,904      (35,012,923)     10,564,373      (26,588,638)
                             
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders:                            
Dividends from net investment income           (2,353,573)           (991,800)
Return of capital           (45,327)            
Total Dividends and Distributions           (2,398,900)           (991,800)
                             
Share transactions:**                            
Proceeds from sale of shares     77,822,902      45,894,025      7,631,535      15,122,954 
Cost of shares redeemed     (39,061,382)     (32,705,305)     (10,943,423)     (11,082,306)
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     38,761,520      13,188,720      (3,311,888)     4,040,648 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     60,130,424      (24,223,103)     7,252,485      (23,539,790)
Net Assets, beginning of period     44,904,039      69,127,142      38,397,552      61,937,342 
Net Assets, end of period†    $105,034,463     $44,904,039     $45,650,037     $38,397,552 
†   Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)    $990,488     $(24,886)    $196,899     $3,186 
                             
**   Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                            
Shares sold     3,100,000      1,650,000      550,000      750,000 
Shares redeemed     (1,600,000)     (1,300,000)     (700,000)     (650,000)
Net increase (decrease)     1,500,000      350,000      (150,000)     100,000 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF
For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
  For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
(unaudited)     
   
  $698,614     $1,239,171 
   1,112,525      (839,101)
   2,415,162      (5,541,712)
   4,226,301      (5,141,642)
 
         (1,362,115)
          
         (1,362,115)
 
          
   (4,751,082)     (22,097,379)
 
   (4,751,082)     (22,097,379)
   (524,781)     (28,601,136)
   39,210,800      67,811,936 
  $38,686,019     $39,210,800 
  $1,922,632     $1,224,018 
 
          
   (100,000)     (450,000)
   (100,000)     (450,000)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

65 
  

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Agribusiness ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period       $46.55        $52.59           $54.44           $52.94           $47.21           $53.39   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.60     1.37     1.68     1.08     1.00     0.30   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    0.83     (6.07)    (1.84)    1.46     5.70     (6.18)  
Total from investment operations    1.43     (4.70)    (0.16)    2.54     6.70     (5.88)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (1.34)    (1.69)    (1.04)    (0.97)    (0.29)  
Return of capital                             (0.01)  
Total dividends         (1.34)    (1.69)    (1.04)    (0.97)    (0.30)  
Net asset value, end of period    $47.98     $46.55     $52.59     $54.44     $52.94     $47.21   
Total return (a)    3.07%(b)    (8.96)%    (0.13)%    4.60%    14.20%    (11.01)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $853,976   $835,551   $1,440,901   $4,635,318   $5,667,221   $5,530,813   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.56%(c)    0.55%    0.57%    0.55%    0.55%    0.53%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.56%(c)    0.55%    0.57%    0.55%    0.55%    0.53%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.55%(c)    0.54%    0.56%    0.55%    0.54%    0.53%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    2.69%(c)    2.00%    1.77%    1.79%    1.89%    0.76%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    7%(b)    20%    14%    33%    19%    22%  
                                       

 

   Coal ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period       $6.28      $14.64        $19.50        $25.17        $32.41        $47.07   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.07     0.29     0.34     0.39     0.49     0.53   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    2.81     (8.36)    (4.83)    (5.62)    (7.30)    (14.71)  
Total from investment operations    2.88     (8.07)    (4.49)    (5.23)    (6.81)    (14.18)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.29)    (0.37)    (0.44)    (0.43)    (0.48)  
Net asset value, end of period    $9.16     $  6.28     $14.64     $19.50     $25.17     $32.41   
Total return (a)    45.86%(b)    (55.14)%    (23.07)%    (20.77)%    (21.05)%    (30.12)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $60,897   $39,248   $114,905   $154,994   $235,358   $314,420   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.71%(c)    0.66%    0.63%    0.64%    0.62%    0.59%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.59%(c)    0.59%    0.59%    0.59%    0.59%    0.59%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.59%(c)    0.59%    0.59%    0.59%    0.59%    0.59%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    2.11%(c)    2.31%    1.75%    1.78%    2.02%    0.93%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    21%(b)    36%    27%    20%    55%    47%  

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Global Alternative Energy ETF#  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period      $54.57      $54.09      $55.90      $33.26      $32.88      $60.24   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.62     0.46     0.12     0.51     0.66     1.02   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (5.09)    0.33     (1.82)    22.68     0.35     (27.33)  
Total from investment operations    (4.47)    0.79     (1.70)    23.19     1.01     (26.31)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.31)    (0.11)    (0.54)    (0.63)    (1.02)  
Return of capital                   (0.01)         (0.03)  
Total dividends         (0.31)    (0.11)    (0.55)    (0.63)    (1.05)  
Net asset value, end of period    $50.10     $54.57     $54.09     $55.90     $33.26     $32.88   
Total return (a)    (8.19)%(b)    1.45%    (3.04)%    69.69%    3.07%    (43.69)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $84,340   $91,857   $82,937   $91,309   $46,013   $58,644   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.62%(c)    0.62%    0.64%    0.72%    0.81%    0.68%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.62%(c)    0.62%    0.62%    0.62%    0.62%    0.62%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.62%(c)    0.62%    0.62%    0.62%    0.62%    0.62%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    2.38%(c)    0.88%    0.18%    1.16%    1.81%    1.59%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    16%(b)    27%    31%    18%    35%    26%  
                                       
                                       
   Gold Miners ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period          $13.72           $18.43           $21.16           $46.32           $51.50          $61.44   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.03     0.12     0.12     0.23     0.39     0.26   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    13.97     (4.71)    (2.73)    (25.20)    (5.11)    (10.05)  
Total from investment operations    14.00     (4.59)    (2.61)    (24.97)    (4.72)    (9.79)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.12)    (0.12)    (0.19)    (0.46)    (0.15)  
Net asset value, end of period    $27.72     $13.72     $18.43     $21.16     $46.32     $51.50   
Total return (a)    102.04%(b)    (24.93)%    (12.31)%    (53.90)%    (9.16)%    (15.93)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $9,703,611   $4,316,718   $5,495,447   $6,652,611   $9,406,054   $8,772,539   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.51%(c)    0.52%    0.53%    0.53%    0.52%    0.52%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.51%(c)    0.52%    0.53%    0.53%    0.52%    0.52%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.51%(c)    0.52%    0.53%    0.53%    0.52%    0.52%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    0.33%(c)    0.66%    0.52%    1.01%    0.88%    0.35%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    24%(b)    24%    18%    33%    5%    9%  

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
# On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 3 reverse share split (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Junior Gold Miners ETF#  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period          $19.22           $24.04           $30.90           $79.13           $97.84         $159.24   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.03     0.15     (d)(e)    0.41     0.36     2.72   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    23.37     (4.83)    (6.68)    (48.64)    (16.07)    (57.80)  
Total from investment operations    23.40     (4.68)    (6.68)    (48.23)    (15.71)    (55.08)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.14)    (0.18)         (3.00)    (4.84)  
Distributions from net realized capital gains                             (1.48)  
Total dividends and distributions         (0.14)    (0.18)         (3.00)    (6.32)  
Net asset value, end of period    $42.62     $19.22     $24.04     $30.90     $79.13     $97.84   
Total return (a)    121.75%(b)    (19.48)%    (21.60)%    (60.95)%    (16.07)%    (34.57)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $3,611,321   $1,300,681   $1,522,690   $1,136,823   $2,537,231   $1,922,665   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.53%(c)    0.56%    0.55%    0.58%    0.55%    0.54%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.53%(c)    0.56%    0.55%    0.57%    0.55%    0.54%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.52%(c)    0.55%    0.54%    0.56%    0.55%    0.54%  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets    0.10%(c)    0.66%    (0.01)%    (0.07)%    0.01%    (0.22)%  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)    34%(b)    47%    65%    34%    22%    60%  
                                       
                                       
   Natural Resources ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period     $26.38      $33.73      $37.46        $35.94        $33.76        $38.83   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.36     0.81     0.82     0.87     0.86     0.66   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    3.91     (7.37)    (3.70)    1.48     2.17     (5.07)  
Total from investment operations    4.27     (6.56)    (2.88)    2.35     3.03     (4.41)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.79)    (0.85)    (0.83)    (0.85)    (0.66)  
Net asset value, end of period    $30.65     $26.38     $33.73     $37.46     $35.94     $33.76   
Total return (a)    16.19%(b)    (19.48)%    (7.71)%    6.55%    8.98%    (11.36)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $91,947   $76,511   $86,023   $101,140   $122,204   $158,687   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.72%(c)    0.75%    0.73%    0.74%    0.68%    0.64%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.49%(c)    0.50%    0.50%    0.50%    0.52%    0.61%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.49%(c)    0.49%    0.49%    0.49%    0.51%    0.61%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    2.74%(c)    2.66%    2.10%    2.13%    1.95%    1.40%  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)    19%(b)    9%    13%    14%    10%    15%  

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(f) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
# On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 4 reverse share split (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Oil Refiners ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
  For the Period
August 18,
2015(a)
through
December 31,
 
   2016  2015  
   (unaudited)     
Net asset value, beginning of period    $19.69     $19.75   
Income from investment operations:              
Net investment income    0.31     0.07   
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments    (1.41)    (0.04)  
Total from investment operations    (1.10)    0.03   
Less:              
Dividends from net investment income         (0.07)  
Return of capital         (0.02)  
Total dividends         (0.09)  
Net asset value, end of period    $18.59     $19.69   
Total return (b)    (5.59)%(c)    0.16%(c)  
               
               
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $3,717   $3,938   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    3.25%(d)    4.98%(d)  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.59%(d)    0.59%(d)  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.59%(d)    0.59%(d)  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    3.29%(d)    1.19%(d)  
Portfolio turnover rate (f)    7%(c)    12%(c)  
               
   Oil Services ETF*
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                  For the Period
December 20,
2011(a) through
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  December 31,
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011
   (unaudited)                   
Net asset value, beginning of period       $26.44           $35.89        $48.10           $38.64           $38.29        $38.06 
Income from investment operations:                                    
Net investment income    0.29     0.63     0.85     0.55     0.42     (e)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    2.50     (9.45)    (12.20)    9.45     0.34     0.23 
Total from investment operations    2.79     (8.82)    (11.35)    10.00     0.76     0.23 
Less:                                    
Dividends from net investment income         (0.63)    (0.86)    (0.54)    (0.40)     
Distributions from net realized capital gains                        (0.01)     
Total dividends and distributions         (0.63)    (0.86)    (0.54)    (0.41)     
Net asset value, end of period    $29.23     $26.44     $35.89     $48.10     $38.64     $38.29 
Total return (b)    10.55%(c)    (24.58)%    (23.64)%    25.90%    1.98%    0.61%(c)
                                     
                                     
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                    
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $953,137   $1,118,901   $929,834   $1,482,094   $1,283,326   $913,653 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.39%(d)    0.39%    0.39%    0.39%    0.38%    0.46%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.35%(d)    0.35%    0.35%    0.35%    0.35%    0.35%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.35%(d)    0.35%    0.35%    0.35%    0.35%    0.35%(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets    2.01%(d)    2.30%    1.99%    1.24%    1.23%    (0.35)%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)    15%(c)    18%    15%    10%    6%    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 at the net asset value 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
(e) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(f) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
* On February 14, 2012, the Fund effected a 3 for 1 share split (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF#  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.68      $25.49      $35.98      $52.92        $60.40        $94.72   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.06     0.51     0.65     0.35     0.88     1.00   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    2.80     (11.68)    (10.75)    (17.21)    (7.44)    (31.52)  
Total from investment operations    2.86     (11.17)    (10.10)    (16.86)    (6.56)    (30.52)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.64)    (0.39)    (0.08)    (0.92)    (3.80)  
Net asset value, end of period    $16.54     $13.68     $25.49     $35.98     $52.92     $60.40   
Total return (a)    20.91%(b)    (43.76)%    (28.07)%    (31.85)%    (10.88)%    (32.21)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $38,456   $28,381   $57,986   $96,243   $174,652   $198,535   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.92%(c)    0.82%    0.72%    0.70%    0.66%    0.59%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.60%(c)    0.57%    0.58%    0.57%    0.59%    0.57%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.57%(c)    0.57%    0.57%    0.57%    0.57%    0.57%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    1.70%(c)    2.01%    1.55%    0.69%    1.59%    0.95%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    85%(b)    49%    37%    31%    44%    35%  
                                       
                                       
   Solar Energy ETF*  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period     $61.64      $67.70      $72.63      $36.38      $55.35      $165.75   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    0.56     0.64     0.51     0.32     1.29     3.75   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    (18.24)    (6.11)    (4.99)    36.66     (18.94)    (110.70)  
Total from investment operations    (17.68)    (5.47)    (4.48)    36.98     (17.65)    (106.95)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (0.59)    (0.45)    (0.73)    (1.32)    (3.45)  
Net asset value, end of period    $43.96     $61.64     $67.70     $72.63     $36.38     $55.35   
Total return (a)    (28.68)%(b)    (8.09)%    (6.17)%    101.66%    (31.89)%    (64.50)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $13,187   $18,493   $20,310   $21,788   $10,914   $9,950   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    1.16%(c)    1.08%    1.08%    1.54%    1.86%    1.06%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.65%(c)    0.65%    0.65%    0.66%    0.66%    0.65%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.65%(c)    0.65%    0.65%    0.65%    0.65%    0.65%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    2.35%(c)    0.93%    0.60%    0.58%    3.47%    2.63%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    20%(b)    46%    50%    75%    59%    35%  

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
# On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 4 reverse share split (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.
* On July 2, 2012 the Fund effected a 1 for 15 reverse share split (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Steel ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period       $19.52      $35.45      $49.76        $48.85        $47.64        $72.48   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income    1.29     1.03     1.13     0.93     1.09     1.14   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    7.87     (15.92)    (14.28)    0.96     1.20     (24.84)  
Total from investment operations    9.16     (14.89)    (13.15)    1.89     2.29     (23.70)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income    (1.02)    (1.02)    (1.16)    (0.94)    (1.08)    (1.14)  
Distributions from net realized capital gains    (0.02)                           
Return of capital         (0.02)         (0.04)            
Total dividends and distributions    (1.04)    (1.04)    (1.16)    (0.98)    (1.08)    (1.14)  
Net asset value, end of period    $27.64     $19.52     $35.45     $49.76     $48.85     $47.64   
Total return (b)    41.60%(c)    (42.03)%    (26.44)%    3.88%    4.80%    (32.70)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $105,034   $44,904   $69,127   $144,312   $153,881   $181,037   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.64%(d)    0.69%    0.63%    0.62%    0.60%    0.58%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.55%(d)    0.55%    0.55%    0.55%    0.55%    0.55%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.55%(d)    0.55%    0.55%    0.55%    0.55%    0.55%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    2.92%(d)    3.76%    2.43%    2.21%    2.40%    1.97%  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)    10%(c)    15%    11%    15%    13%    3%  
                                       
      
   Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
              For the Period
February 14,
2012(a) through
 
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  
   (unaudited)                 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.24      $22.12      $28.43      $22.54      $25.02   
Income from investment operations:                                
Net investment income    0.07     0.32     0.30     0.13     0.23   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    3.29     (8.86)    (6.32)    5.90     (2.49)  
Total from investment operations    3.36     (8.54)    (6.02)    6.03     (2.26)  
Less:                                
Dividends from net investment income         (0.34)    (0.29)    (0.14)    (0.22)  
Net asset value, end of period    $16.60     $13.24     $22.12     $28.43     $22.54   
Total return (b)    25.38%(c)    (38.60)%    (21.18)%    26.77%    (9.04)%(c)  
                                 
                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $45,650   $38,398   $61,937   $46,906   $15,780   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.71%(d)    0.72%    0.67%    1.04%    0.92%(d)  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.54%(d)    0.54%    0.54%    0.54%    0.54%(d)  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.54%(d)    0.54%    0.54%    0.54%    0.54%(d)  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    0.90%(d)    1.62%    1.07%    0.89%    1.12%(d)  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)    11%(c)    22%    11%    11%    35%(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 at the net asset value 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
(e) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF#  
   For the
Six Months
Ended
                     
   June 30,  For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period     $45.25      $51.50      $48.11      $41.35      $44.82      $75.87   
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income (loss)    1.10     1.87     1.27     0.80     1.26     (0.27)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    4.11     (6.63)    3.39     6.29     (2.84)    (24.99)  
Total from investment operations    5.21     (4.76)    4.66     7.09     (1.58)    (25.26)  
Less:                                      
Dividends from net investment income         (1.49)    (1.27)    (0.33)    (1.89)    (5.79)  
Net asset value, end of period    $50.46     $45.25     $51.50     $48.11     $41.35     $44.82   
Total return (a)    11.51%(b)    (9.26)%    9.61%    17.18%    (3.53)%    (33.29)%  
                                       
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $38,686   $39,211   $67,812   $77,778   $78,567   $86,668   
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets    0.78%(c)    0.70%    0.76%    0.80%    0.67%    0.63%  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets    0.61%(c)    0.61%    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%    0.62%  
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets    0.60%(c)    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%    0.61%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    3.62%(c)    2.34%    1.89%    1.60%    2.82%    1.42%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)    21%(b)    27%    31%    48%    52%    51%  

 

 

(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 at the net asset value 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) Portfolio turnover rates exclude securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind capital share transactions.
# On July 1, 2013, the Fund effected a 1 for 3 reverse share split (See Note 10). Per share data has been adjusted to reflect the share split.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Note 1—Fund Organization—VanEck Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) (formerly known as Market Vectors ETF 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 June 30, 2016, offers fifty seven investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust.

 

These financial statements relate only to the following investment portfolios: Agribusiness ETF, Coal ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF, Gold Miners ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF, Natural Resources ETF, Oil Refiners ETF, Oil Services ETF, Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF, Solar Energy ETF, Steel ETF, Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF and Uranium+Nuclear Energy 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, licensed or managed by the NYSE Group Inc., Ardour Global Indexes, LLC, S-Network Global Indexes, LLC and MV Index Solutions GmbH (“MVIS”) formerly known as Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”).

 

The Funds’ commencement of operations dates and their respective Indices are presented below:

 

   Commencement   
Fund  of Operations  Index
Agribusiness ETF  August 31, 2007  MVIS™ Global Agribusiness Index*
Coal ETF  January 10, 2008  MVIS™ Global Coal Index*
Global Alternative Energy ETF  May 03, 2007  Ardour Global IndexSM (Extra Liquid)
Gold Miners ETF  May 16, 2006  NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index
Junior Gold Miners ETF  November 10, 2009  MVIS™ Global Junior Gold Miners Index*
Natural Resources ETF  August 29, 2008  RogersTM—Van Eck Natural Resources Index
Oil Refiners ETF  August 18, 2015  MVIS™ Global Oil Refiners Index*
Oil Services ETF  December 20, 2011  MVIS™ US Listed Oil Services 25 Index*
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF  October 27, 2010  MVIS™ Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index*
Solar Energy ETF  April 21, 2008  MVIS™ Global Solar Energy Index*
Steel ETF  October 10, 2006  NYSE Arca Steel Index
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF  February 14, 2012  MVIS™ Global Unconventional Oil & Gas Index*
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF  August 13, 2007  MVIS™ Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index*

 

* Published by MV Index Solutions GmbH.

 

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 Funds are investment companies and are following accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

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. 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 patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S.
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(unaudited) (continued)

 

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 with more than sixty days remaining to maturity are valued at market value. Short-term obligations 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. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee of the Adviser. The Pricing Committee provides oversight of the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.

 

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 in the Schedules of Investments.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value 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 reporting period. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
   
Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
   
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

A summary of the inputs, the levels used to value the Funds’ investments, and transfers between levels are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.

 

B.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.

 

C.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 by each Fund. 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.

 

D.Currency Translation—Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under 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. Foreign denominated 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 in the financial statements. Recognized gains or losses
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attributable to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency denominated assets, other than investments, and liabilities are recorded as net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities in the Statements of Operations.

 

E.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. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

F.Repurchase Agreements—The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions, deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser, to generate income from their excess cash balances and to invest securities lending cash collateral. A repurchase agreement is an agreement under which a Fund acquires securities from a seller, subject to resale to the seller at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian/securities lending agent, takes possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, such securities must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the terms of the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. If the value of the underlying securities falls below the value of the repurchase price plus accrued interest, the Funds will require the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. If the request for additional collateral is not met, or the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the Funds maintain their right to sell the underlying securities at market value and may claim any resulting loss against the seller. Repurchase agreements held as of June 30, 2016 are reflected in the Schedules of Investments.

 

G.Use of Derivative Instruments—The Funds may invest 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 June 30, 2016.

 

H.Offsetting Assets and Liabilities—In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements or other similar agreements. Generally, the right of setoff in those agreements allows the Funds to set off any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. The Funds may pledge or receive cash and/or securities as collateral for derivative instruments, securities lending and repurchase agreements. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds present securities lending and repurchase agreement assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Collateral held at June 30, 2016 is presented in the Schedules of Investments. Refer to related disclosures in Note 2F (Repurchase Agreements) and Note 9 (Securities Lending).

 

I.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. Realized gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recognized upon notification of the ex-dividend date/rate. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued as earned.

 

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.

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

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 0.50% of each Fund’s average daily net assets (except for Oil Services ETF). The management fee rate for Oil Services ETF is 0.35%. The Adviser has agreed, at least until May 1, 2017, 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 limitation (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) listed in the table below.

 

The current expense limitations and the amounts waived/assumed by the Adviser for the period ended June 30, 2016, are as follows:

 

Fund  Expense
Limitations
  Waiver of
Management Fees
  Expenses Assumed
by the Adviser
Agribusiness ETF   0.56%    $     $   
Coal ETF   0.59      25,896         
Global Alternative Energy ETF   0.62               
Gold Miners ETF   0.53               
Junior Gold Miners ETF   0.56               
Natural Resources ETF   0.49      91,079         
Oil Refiners ETF   0.59      9,457      40,749   
Oil Services ETF   0.35      198,398         
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   0.57      47,786         
Solar Energy ETF   0.65      35,899      336   
Steel ETF   0.55      29,404         
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   0.54      36,013         
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   0.60      32,226         

 

In addition, Van Eck Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are officers, directors or stockholders of the Adviser and Distributor.

 

Note 4—Investments—For the period ended June 30, 2016, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments other than U.S. government obligations and short-term obligations (excluding in-kind transactions described in Note 6) were as follows:

 

Fund  Cost of Investments
Purchased
  Proceeds from
Investments Sold
 
Agribusiness ETF  $69,861,957   $57,917,618   
Coal ETF   9,645,810    9,535,769   
Global Alternative Energy ETF   15,508,754    14,124,821   
Gold Miners ETF   1,594,917,554    1,582,107,011   
Junior Gold Miners ETF   717,224,586    724,682,177   
Natural Resources ETF   16,438,387    15,241,762   
Oil Refiners ETF   327,645    258,597   
Oil Services ETF   156,451,371    145,501,349   
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   25,915,351    53,427,927   
Solar Energy ETF   3,388,018    3,092,130   
Steel ETF   8,123,487    6,926,255   
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   4,892,746    4,733,810   
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   8,928,882    8,134,157   
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Note 5—Income Taxes—As of June 30, 2016, 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:

 

Fund  Cost of
Investments
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Agribusiness ETF  $1,102,107,377   $104,764,366   $(225,554,943)  $(120,790,577)
Coal ETF   95,082,755    3,862,133    (38,031,032)   (34,168,899)
Global Alternative Energy ETF   109,137,467    11,880,871    (18,455,215)   (6,574,344)
Gold Miners ETF   8,528,278,449    1,596,999,877    (362,331,716)   1,234,668,161 
Junior Gold Miners ETF   2,899,285,139    1,064,990,619    (125,409,541)   939,581,078 
Natural Resources ETF   108,881,009    10,165,464    (18,936,964)   (8,771,500)
Oil Refiners ETF   3,959,435    286,756    (468,196)   (181,440)
Oil Services ETF   1,840,090,698    1,688,722    (674,349,311)   (672,660,589)
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   60,560,528    3,955,111    (20,029,403)   (16,074,292)
Solar Energy ETF   21,529,843    960,424    (5,866,041)   (4,905,617)
Steel ETF   178,945,735    1,915,841    (46,450,018)   (44,534,177)
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   67,434,506    392,966    (19,365,716)   (18,972,750)
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   36,808,854    4,695,813    (2,678,000)   2,017,813 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

   2015 Dividends and Distributions  
Fund  Ordinary Income  Return of Capital  
Agribusiness ETF  $24,912,650   $   
Coal ETF   1,806,250       
Global Alternative Energy ETF   504,689       
Gold Miners ETF   36,731,690       
Junior Gold Miners ETF   9,304,305       
Natural Resources ETF   2,209,200       
Oil Refiners*   15,150    3,250   
Oil Services ETF   25,643,376       
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   1,325,901       
Solar Energy ETF   177,900       
Steel ETF   2,353,573    45,327   
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   991,800       
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   1,362,115       

 

* For the period August 18, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) to December 31, 2015.

 

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

 

Qualified late-year losses incurred after October 31, 2015 and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds intend to defer to January 1, 2016 for federal tax purpose qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

Fund  Late Year
Ordinary Losses
 
Global Alternative Energy ETF  $2,282   
Junior Gold Miners ETF   591,323   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

At December 31, 2015, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

   Post-Effective                 
   No Expiration   Post-Effective             
   Short-Term   No Expiration     
   Capital   Long-Term   Amount Expiring in the Year Ended December 31, 
Fund  Losses   Capital Losses   2018   2017   2016 
Agribusiness ETF  $177,183,575   $418,803,346   $85,630,099   $257,031,280   $40,221,865 
Coal ETF   22,023,646    224,195,453    18,822,843    155,793,705    17,994,621 
Global Alternative Energy ETF   2,399,561    70,992,308    34,193,213    158,919,596    13,029,866 
Gold Miners ETF   854,768,383    6,270,494,794    1,784,160    388,612,074    63,268,444 
Junior Gold Miners ETF   825,365,167    2,647,087,591             
Natural Resources ETF   2,475,717    15,403,754    540,880    1,722,348    24,629 
Oil Refiners ETF   37,012                 
Oil Services ETF   6,113,124    506,954             
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   36,166,836    155,795,927             
Solar Energy ETF   4,444,022    27,273,569    8,586,525    19,016,483    800,768 
Steel ETF   3,028,105    80,553,916    21,020,656    79,176,906    10,643,838 
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   5,353,320    10,659,424             
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   14,221,670    68,743,461    41,593,262    49,042,636    11,040,582 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the following funds had a portion of its accumulated capital loss carryforwards expired: $28,875 from Agribusiness ETF; $67,613 from Global Alternative Energy ETF and $500,169 from Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF.

 

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 all open tax years. 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. However, the Funds are subject to foreign taxes on the appreciation in value of certain investments. The Funds provide for such taxes on both realized and unrealized appreciation.

 

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 ended June 30, 2016, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Note 6—Capital Share Transactions—As of June 30, 2016, 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 50,000 shares, or multiples thereof. 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 June 30, 2016 the Trust had in-kind contributions and redemptions as follows:

 

Fund  In-Kind Contributions  In-Kind Redemptions  
Agribusiness ETF  $70,306,425   $70,333,119   
Coal ETF   6,943,969    3,005,543   
Global Alternative Energy ETF   5,018,016    5,068,565   
Gold Miners ETF   3,069,486,559    2,091,940,635   
Junior Gold Miners ETF   862,173,674    179,147,177   
Natural Resources ETF   8,803,396    4,849,990   
Oil Refiners ETF          
Oil Services ETF   1,499,273,906    1,741,634,387   
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   41,572,323    9,368,590   
Solar Energy ETF          
Steel ETF   77,821,540    39,060,408   
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   7,617,409    10,942,826   
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF       4,748,201   
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The in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions in this table represent the accumulation of each Fund’s daily net shareholder transactions including rebalancing activity, while the Statements of Changes in Net Assets reflect gross shareholder transactions including any cash component of the transactions.

 

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 (except for Natural Resources ETF) 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, currency controls, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, future adverse political and economic developments and local/regional conflicts. 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.

 

The United Kingdom recently decided to leave the European Union (“EU”), creating economic and political uncertainty in its wake. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the timing of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU and the effects such withdrawal will have on the Euro, European economies and the global markets. This may further impact, the value of the Euro and the British pound sterling, and has caused volatility and uncertainty in European and global markets.

 

As a result of recent events involving Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies. These sanctions do not currently impact the Funds. Additional economic sanctions may be imposed or other actions may be taken that may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Russian-related issuers held by the Funds.

 

At June 30, 2016, the Adviser owned 2,500 shares of Gold Miners ETF.

 

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 Funds’ 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 equal to at least 102% (105% for foreign securities) of the market value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds will continue to receive any dividends, interest or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned while receiving a fee from the borrower and/or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Such fees and interest are shared with the securities lending agent under the terms of the securities lending agreement. The Funds may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities. 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 Funds’ behalf by the lending agent and is invested in repurchase agreements collateralized by obligations of the U.S. Treasury and/or Government Agencies. 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 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 value of loaned securities and related

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collateral outstanding at June 30, 2016 are presented on a gross basis in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the amount of repurchase agreements held as collateral by type of security on loan pledged as of June 30, 2016:

 

   Gross Amount of Recognized
Liabilities for Securities
Loaned in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities*
 
Fund  Equity Securities  
Agribusiness ETF  $126,684,168   
Global Alternative Energy ETF   18,303,955   
Gold Miners ETF   58,578,509   
Junior Gold Miners ETF   234,818,500   
Natural Resources ETF   7,875,960   
Oil Refiners ETF   52,813   
Oil Services ETF   212,737,921   
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   6,094,157   
Solar Energy ETF   3,437,003   
Steel ETF   29,203,110   
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   2,768,933   
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   88,901   

 

* Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements: overnight and continuous

 

Note 10—Share Split—Effective February 14, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved a 3 for 1 share split for the Oil Services ETF. Fund shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on February 14, 2012. The Financial Highlights for the Oil Services ETF prior to February 14, 2012 have been adjusted to reflect the 3 for 1 share split.

 

On July 2, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved a 1 for 15 reverse share split for Solar Energy ETF. Fund shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on July 2, 2012. The Financial Highlights for Solar Energy ETF prior to July 2, 2012 have been adjusted to reflect the 1 for 15 reverse share split.

 

On July 1, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved a 1 for 3 reverse share split for Global Alternative Energy ETF and Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF, and 1 for 4 reverse share split for Junior Gold Miners ETF and Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF. Fund shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on July 1, 2013. The Financial Highlights prior to July 1, 2013 for the respective Funds have been adjusted to reflect the reverse share splits.

 

Note 11—Bank Line of Credit—The Funds may participate in a $200 million committed credit facility (the “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 June 30, 2016, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund  Days
Outstanding
  Average Daily
Loan Balance
  Average
Interest Rate
  Outstanding Loan
Balance as of
June 30, 2016
Agribusiness ETF   179   $2,546,553    1.77%  $1,864,453 
Coal ETF   39    286,132    1.77     
Global Alternative Energy ETF   152    249,779    1.77    218,912 
Gold Miners ETF   44    2,922,223    1.76     
Junior Gold Miners ETF   153    12,955,825    1.77    4,039,250 
Natural Resources ETF   112    386,359    1.76    496,059 
Oil Services ETF   138    1,578,208    1.77    3,062,106 
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   105    367,823    1.77    56,330 
Solar Energy ETF   7    243,639    1.77     
Steel ETF   79    288,134    1.77     
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   12    96,334    1.76     
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   94    203,344    1.76    178,342 
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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 June 30, 2016, there were no offsets to custodian 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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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

June 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

12/31 Equity Funds

 

At a meeting held on June 10, 2016 (the “Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck Vectors™ ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuation of (i) the investment management agreements between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreements”) with respect to the VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF, Agribusiness ETF, Agriculture Producers ETF, Brazil Small-Cap ETF, China All-Cap ETF, China Consumer Discretionary ETF, China Consumer Staples ETF, China Energy ETF, China Financials ETF, China Health Care ETF, China Industrials ETF, China Information Technology ETF, China Materials ETF, China Small-Cap ETF, China Utilities ETF, ChinaAMC All China Consumer ETF, ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, ChinaAMC Environmental Protection ETF, ChinaAMC Private-Owned Enterprises ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China Small Cap ETF, ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF, Coal ETF, Egypt Index ETF, Emerging Europe ex-Russia Index ETF, Energy Producers ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF, GDP Weighted International ex-US ETF, Germany Mid-Cap ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF, Global Frontier Index ETF, Gold Miners ETF, Gulf States Index ETF, Hard Assets Producers Extra Liquid ETF, India Small-Cap Index ETF, Indonesia Index ETF, Indonesia Small-Cap ETF, Internet ETF, Israel ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF, Kuwait Index ETF, Metals ETF, MLP ETF, Mongolia ETF, Natural Resources ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat International Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Small Cap Equity ETF, Nigeria ETF, Nigeria-Focused West Africa ETF, Oil Refiners ETF, Oil Services ETF, Poland ETF, Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF, Russia ETF, Russia Small-Cap ETF, Saudi Arabia ETF, Saudi Arabia Small-Cap ETF, Software ETF, Solar Energy ETF, Steel ETF, Telecom ETF, Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF, Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF and Vietnam ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and (ii) a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”) (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with respect to VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF and ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF (the “China Funds”). The Investment Management Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Agreements.”

 

The Board’s approval of the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In preparation for the Renewal Meeting, the Trustees held a meeting on May 10, 2016. At that meeting, the Trustees discussed the information the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds) and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party data provider, had provided to them in advance. The information provided to the Trustees included, among other things, information about the performance (for those Funds which had begun operations) and expenses of the Funds and the Funds’ peer funds (other index-based exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), information about the advisory services provided to the Funds and the personnel providing those services, and the profitability and other benefits enjoyed by the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds. In reviewing performance information for the Funds against their peer groups, the Trustees considered that each Fund except for the VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF, Gold Miners ETF, Junior Gold Miners ETF and Russia ETF generally invests in a different group of issuers than the funds in its designated peer group. They also considered the fact that VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF had only recently commenced operations and therefore had a limited operational history that could be used for comparative purposes, since the expense information prepared by Broadridge was based on estimated amounts for the Fund and the performance comparisons provided by Broadridge covered approximately a six month period (August 18, 2015 (the date operations commenced for the Fund) through February 29, 2016). In addition, as noted below, the Trustees reviewed certain performance information for each Fund that was not provided by Broadridge. For these and other reasons, the Trustees noted that the peer group performance information did not necessarily provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds.

 

The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Agreements was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Renewal Meeting and with the Adviser at the May 10, 2016 meeting regarding the management of the Funds and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds). The Trustees considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser (with respect

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to the China Funds) provide under, the Agreements, including the Adviser’s commitment to waive certain fees and/or pay expenses of each of the Funds to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of each of the Funds from exceeding agreed upon limits for a period of time. With respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees took into account the unique legal and operational aspects of the China Funds and the Sub-Adviser’s experience with respect to Renminbi Qualified Institutional Investors Scheme funds. The Trustees also noted that the Sub-Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Asset Management Co. Ltd., China’s largest asset management company measured by fund assets under management.

 

The Trustees concluded that the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds) and their personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Funds’ portfolios. In evaluating the performance over relevant periods of each of the Funds that had commenced operations prior to the date of the Renewal Meeting (the “Operating Funds”), the Trustees reviewed various performance metrics but relied principally on a comparison of the “gross” performance of each Operating Fund (i.e., measured without regard to the impact of fees and expenses) to the performance of its benchmark index, in each case incorporating any fair value adjustments to the underlying securities. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the investment performance of the Operating Funds was satisfactory.

 

The Trustees also considered information relating to the financial condition of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (with respect to the China Funds) and the current status, as they understood it, of the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s (with respect to the China Funds) compliance environment.

 

As noted above, the Trustees were also provided various data from Broadridge comparing the Operating Funds’ expenses and performance to that of other ETFs. The Trustees noted that the information provided showed that each Operating Fund had management fees (after the effect of any applicable fee waiver) below or equal to the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, except for each of VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF and Vietnam ETF, which had management fees (after the effect of any applicable fee waiver) greater than the average, but at or below the median, of its peer group of funds. The Trustees also noted that the information provided showed that each Operating Fund had a total expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) below or equal to the average and median of its respective peer group of funds, except for each of VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF, ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF, Egypt Index ETF, Global Alternative Energy ETF, Gulf States Index ETF, India Small-Cap Index ETF, Israel ETF, Russia Small-Cap ETF, Solar Energy ETF, Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF and Vietnam ETF, which had a total expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) greater than the average and/or median of its peer group of funds. With respect to these Operating Funds, the Trustees reviewed the amount by which these Operating Funds’ total expense ratios (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) exceeded the average and median of their respective peer groups and information provided by the Adviser providing context for these comparisons. The Trustees concluded, in light of this information and the other information available to them, that the fees paid by the Operating Funds were reasonable in light of the performance of the Operating Funds and the quality of services received.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits, other than fees under the Investment Management Agreements, received by the Adviser from serving as adviser to the Funds.

 

The Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser about the overall profitability of the Adviser and its profitability or loss in respect of each Operating Fund. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense cap and noted that the Investment Management Agreements do not include breakpoints in the advisory fee rates as asset levels in a Fund increase. The Trustees considered the volatility of the asset classes (e.g., precious metals and emerging markets) in which certain of the Operating Funds invest, potential variability in the net assets of these Funds and the sustainability of any potential economies of scale which may exist given where fees are currently set. The Trustees also evaluated the extent to which management fees for the Operating Funds effectively incorporate the benefits of economies of scale. The Trustees noted that the Adviser has capped expenses on each Operating Fund since its inception. Based on the foregoing and the other information available to them, the Trustees determined that the advisory fee rate for each Fund and the sub-advisory fee rates for the China Funds are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the current asset size of each Fund and the other factors discussed above and that the advisory fee rates for each fund currently reflects an appropriate sharing of any economies of scale which may exist with shareholders. The Trustees also determined that the profits earned by the Adviser with respect

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to the Funds that were profitable to the Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services received by such Funds. Due to the relatively small size of the China Funds during the period, the Sub-Adviser did not provide the Trustees with profitability information and, therefore, the Trustees did not consider such information.

 

The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability to the Adviser of VanEck Vectors Agriculture Producers ETF, China All-Cap ETF, China Consumer Discretionary ETF, China Consumer Staples ETF, China Energy ETF, China Financials ETF, China Health Care ETF, China Industrials ETF, China Information Technology ETF, China Materials ETF, China Small-Cap ETF, China Utilities ETF, ChinaAMC All China Consumer ETF, ChinaAMC Environmental Protection ETF, ChinaAMC Private-Owned Enterprises ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China ETF, ChinaAMC MSCI All China Small Cap ETF, Emerging Europe ex-Russia Index ETF, Energy Producers ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets ETF, GDP Weighted Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF, GDP Weighted International ex-US ETF, Germany Mid-Cap ETF, Global Frontier Index ETF, Hard Assets Producers Extra Liquid ETF, Internet ETF, Kuwait Index ETF, Metals ETF, MLP ETF, Mongolia ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat International Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Equity ETF, Ned Davis Long/Flat US Small Cap Equity ETF, Nigeria ETF, Nigeria-Focused West Africa ETF, Saudi Arabia ETF, Saudi Arabia Small-Cap ETF, Software ETF and Telecom ETF to the Adviser because the Funds had not yet commenced operations at the time of the Renewal Meeting. The Trustees also could not consider the historical performance or the quality of services previously provided to each of these Funds although they concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser (and the Sub-Adviser, with respect to those Funds in respect of which the Sub-Adviser had been retained) were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Renewal Meeting and at their May 10, 2016 meeting as part of their consideration of the Agreements.

 

In voting to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of each Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that each Agreement is in the best interest of each Fund and such Fund’s shareholders.

 

DPUT and LFCM

 

At a meeting held on June 10, 2016 (the “Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of VanEck Vectors™ ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuation of the investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the VanEck Vectors Dynamic Put Write ETF and Long/Flat Commodity ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all of the information available to the Trustees and was not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered those factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.

 

In preparation for the Renewal Meeting, the Trustees held a meeting on May 10, 2016. At that meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on information obtained through discussions with the Adviser and its affiliates at the Renewal Meeting and the May 10, 2016 meeting regarding the management of the Funds and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the background and experience of the portfolio managers and others proposed to be involved in the management and administration of the Funds. In evaluating the terms of the Investment Management Agreement at each Meeting, the Trustees considered the terms and scope of services that the Adviser would provide under the Investment Management Agreement, including the Adviser’s agreement to pay all of the direct expenses of the Funds (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes, accrued deferred tax liability and extraordinary expenses). The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Funds’ portfolios.

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The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of each of the Funds to the Adviser because the Funds had not yet commenced operations. The Trustees could not consider the historical performance or the quality of services previously provided to each of the Funds by the Adviser, although they concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser were appropriate based on the Trustees’ knowledge of the Adviser and its personnel and the operations of the other series of the Trust.

 

The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive session with their independent counsel at the Renewal Meeting and at their May 10, 2016 meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.


In voting to approve the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement are reasonable and fair in light of the services to be performed, the fees paid by certain other funds, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The Trustees further concluded that the Investment Management Agreement is in the best interest of each Fund and such Fund’s shareholders.

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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 the respective Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus, which includes more complete information. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of each Fund 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.

 

Additional information about the VanEck Vectors ETF Trust’s (the “Trust”) 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 800.826.2333, or by visiting vaneck.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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 202.942.8090. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is also available by calling 800.826.2333 or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

   
Investment Adviser: Van Eck Associates Corporation    
Distributor: Van Eck Securities Corporation    
  666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017    
  vaneck.com    
Account Assistance: 800.826.2333   HASAR
 

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(a)
       under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) 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) VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

By (Signature and Title) /s/ John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
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Date September 5, 2016
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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, Chief Executive Officer
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Date September 5, 2016
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By (Signature and Title)  /s/ John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
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Date September 5, 2016
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