UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM N-CSRS/A

              CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

                              INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number  333-123257

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

                     335 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                         Van Eck Associates Corporation
                     335 MADISON 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:  APRIL 30

Date of reporting period: OCTOBER 31, 2013

 

Explanatory Note

The Registrant is filing this amendment to its Form N-CSRS for the period ended October 31, 2013, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2014 (Accession Number 0000930413-14-000060), to amend Item 1, “Report to Stockholders.”  The purpose of the amendment to Item 1 is to supplement the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report to include material inadvertently omitted.

 

 

SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 27, 2014 TO THE
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2013 OF
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

 

This Supplement updates certain information contained in the Semi-Annual Report for the period ended October 31, 2013 (the “Semi-Annual Report”) for Market Vectors BDC Income ETF, Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF, Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF, Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF, Market Vectors Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF (prior to December 10, 2013, Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF), Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF, Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF, Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF and Market Vectors Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust. You may obtain copies of the Funds’ Semi-Annual Report free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting the Van Eck website at www.marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

The following disclosure regarding the basis for the Trust’s Board of Trustees’ approval of the Funds’ investment management agreement is hereby added to the section titled “Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)” beginning on page 82 of the Funds’ Semi-Annual Report:

 

At a meeting held on June 6, 2013 (the “Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuation of the investment management agreements between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreements”) with respect to the Market Vectors Asia ex-Japan Aggregate Bond ETF, BDC Income ETF, Defaulted & Distressed Bond ETF, Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF, Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF, Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Bond ETF, European High Yield Bond ETF, European Sovereign Bond ETF, Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, Fixed Income I ETF, Fixed Income II ETF, Global Fallen Angel Bond ETF, Global High Yield Bond ETF, Global High Yield US$ Bond ETF, Greater China Corporate Bond ETF, Greater China High Yield Bond ETF, International High Yield Bond ETF, International US$ High Yield Bond ETF, Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF, Japanese Bond ETF, Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF (as of the Renewal Meeting, LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF), Mortgage REIT Income ETF, Non-Agency RMBS ETF, Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF and Renminbi Bond ETF and Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (collectively, the “Funds”).

 

The Board’s approval of the Investment Management 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 7, 2013. At that meeting, the Trustees discussed the information the Adviser and Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), 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 (where applicable) 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 and expense information for certain of the Funds against their peer groups, the Trustees considered that some of the Funds generally invest in a different group of issuers than some or all of the other funds in a Fund’s designated peer group. For these and other reasons, the Trustees noted that the peer group information did not necessarily provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds. The Trustees noted that the information provided by Lipper did not contain information for Market Vectors BDC Income ETF and Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF as the Fund had only recently commenced operations and therefore had no meaningful operational history.

 

The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreements was based, in part, on their review of information obtained through discussions with the Adviser at the Renewal Meeting and the May 7, 2013 meeting and information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio managers and others involved in the management and administration of the Funds. The Trustees also considered the terms of, and scope of services that the Adviser provides under, the Investment Management Agreements, including, where applicable, 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.

 

The Trustees concluded that the Adviser and its personnel have the requisite expertise and skill to manage the Funds’ portfolios, especially in light of the performance of those Funds that had commenced operations prior to the date of the Renewal Meeting (the “Operating Funds”). In evaluating each Operating Fund’s performance, the Trustees assessed the Operating Funds’ performance based on how well the performance of the Operating Fund tracked the performance of its benchmark index, using a variety of measurements in this regard, including a measure of tracking error that takes into account the fair value of the securities in the index. Based on discussions with the Adviser, the Trustees concluded that the investment performance of the Funds was satisfactory. The Trustees did not consider performance information with respect to Market Vectors BDC Income ETF and Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF because, as noted above, the Fund had only recently commenced operations as of the date of the Renewal Meeting.

 

The Trustees also considered information relating to the financial condition of the Adviser, the current status, as they understood it, of the Adviser’s compliance environment and the Adviser’s views of the Trust’s other service providers.

 

As noted above, the Trustees were also provided various data from Lipper comparing the Operating Funds’ expenses and performance to that of other ETFs. The Trustees noted that the information provided showed that each Operating Fund for which peer group information was available had an expense ratio (after the effect of any applicable expense limitation) below the average and median of its respective peer group of funds. 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 noted that this comparative data, while generally helpful, was limited in its usefulness in many cases due to the lack of a large number of directly comparable ETFs.

 

The Trustees also considered any other benefits received by the Adviser from serving as adviser to the Funds and from providing certain administrative services to the Funds, and from an affiliate of the Adviser serving as distributor for 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 noted that the Funds were still relatively new products, which therefore made it difficult to quantify the potential variability in net assets and thus determine the sustainability of any potential economies of scale which may exist. Based on the foregoing and the other information available to them, the Trustees determined that the advisory fee rate for each Fund is reasonable and appropriate in relation to the current asset size of each Fund and the other factors discussed above and 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 in respect of the Funds that were profitable to the Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services received by such Funds.

 

The Trustees did not consider historical information about the profitability to the Adviser of Market Vectors Asia ex-Japan Aggregate Bond ETF, Defaulted & Distressed Bond ETF, Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF, Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Bond ETF, European High Yield Bond ETF, European Sovereign Bond ETF, Fixed Income I ETF, Fixed Income II ETF, Global Fallen Angel Bond ETF, Global High Yield Bond ETF, Global High Yield US$ Bond ETF, Greater China Corporate Bond ETF, Greater China High Yield Bond ETF, International US$ High Yield Bond ETF, Japanese Bond ETF and Non-Agency RMBS ETF because the Funds had not yet commenced operations at the time of the Renewal Meeting. The Trustees also did not consider historical information about the profitability to the Adviser of Market Vectors BDC Income ETF and Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF because, as noted above, the Fund only recently commenced operations as of the date of the Renewal Meeting. The Trustees 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 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 7, 2013 meeting, as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreements.

 

In voting to approve the continuation of the Investment Management Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of each Investment Management 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 Investment Management Agreement is in the interest of each Fund and such Fund’s shareholders.

 

Please retain this supplement for future reference.


ITEM 1. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS

        SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
O C T O B E R   3 1 ,   2 0 1 3
        ( u n a u d i t e d )
         
         
         
         
MARKET VECTORS
CORPORATE BOND ETFs
       
         
Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF   ANGL®    
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF   FLTR®    
Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF   THHYTM    
         
MARKET VECTORS
EQUITY INCOME ETFs
       
         
BDC Income ETF   BIZDTM    
Mortgage REIT Income ETF   MORT®    
Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF   PFXF®    
         
       
MARKET VECTORS
INTERNATIONAL BOND ETFs
       
         
Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF   HYEM®    
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF   EMLC®    
International High Yield Bond ETF   IHY®    
LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF   BONO®    
Renminbi Bond ETF   CHLC®    
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     
MARKET VECTORS INCOME ETFs    
President’s Letter   1
Management Discussion   3
Performance Comparison    
BDC Income ETF (BIZD)   6
Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)   7
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC)   8
Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL)   9
International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY)   10
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR)   11
LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF (BONO)   12
Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT)   13
Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF)   14
Renminbi Bond ETF (CHLC)   15
Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (THHY)   16
Explanation of Expenses   17
Schedule of Investments    
BDC Income ETF (BIZD)   19
Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)   20
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC)   27
Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL)   31
International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY)   34
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR)   42
LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF (BONO)   45
Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT)   48
Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF)   49
Renminbi Bond ETF (CHLC)   52
Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (THHY)   54
Statements of Assets and Liabilities   56
Statements of Operations   58
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   60
Financial Highlights    
BDC Income ETF (BIZD)   65
Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)   65
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC)   66
Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL)   66
International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY)   67
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR)   67
LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF (BONO)   68
Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT)   68
Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF)   69
Renminbi Bond ETF (CHLC)   69
Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (THHY)   70
Notes to Financial Statements   71
Approval of Investment Management Agreement   82
 

MARKET VECTORS INCOME ETFs

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We are pleased to present this semi-annual report for income-oriented exchange-traded funds of the Market Vectors ETF Trust for the six months ending October 31, 2013.

 

Over the summer, when “Taper Talk” spurred the selloff of U.S. Treasuries, hedged high yield outperformed bank loan strategies.

 

Cumulative Return: Market Vectors US Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index

02/04/2013 (Index Inception) to 10/31/2013

Source: FactSet. Data as of 10/31/2013 since 02/04/2013. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Refer to footnotes for index descriptions and disclosure notes.

 

A long high-yield bond/short U.S. Treasury positioning was more responsive to changes in credit spreads and tended to outperform bank loan strategies when credit spreads narrowed. (However, when credit spreads widened significantly and interest rates fell slightly, hedged high yield underperformed bank loan strategies.)

 

The Market Vectors Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (THHY), launched on March 21, 2013, combines long positions in the more liquid portion of the high-yield universe with short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury notes, or futures contracts on such notes. Together, the long and short portfolios offer a combination of both income generation and protection against rising interest rates.

 

On or about December 10, 2013, Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF (BONO) will change its ticker, fund name, and investment strategy, and will be renamed Market Vectors Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF (EMAG). This will reflect its new investment objective, which will be to seek to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors EM Aggregate Bond Index (MVEMAG).

 

With EMAG, we are introducing an efficient means for investors to gain access to a broad exposure of emerging markets bonds in a single ETF. A key benefit of the MVEMAG index is that it has a relatively balanced exposure to both local currency and hard currency debt. We expect that this will allow the ETF to maintain broadly diversified exposure within the emerging markets debt universe, presenting an attractive option to investors who are not able to devote significant resources to researching either currencies or credit ratings.

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Going forward, we will, as always, continue to seek out and evaluate the most attractive opportunities for you as a shareholder, and we encourage you stay in touch with us through the videos, email subscriptions and podcasts available on our website (http://www.vaneck.com). Should you have any questions, please contact us at 1.888.MKT.VCTR or visit www.marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Thank you for participating in the Market Vectors ETF Trust. On the following pages, you will find the performance comparison of each of the funds for the six months ended October 31, 2013. You will also find their financial statements. We value your continuing confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in future.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

November 25, 2013

 

Represents the opinions of the investment adviser. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Current market conditions may not continue.

 

All indices listed are unmanaged indices and include the reinvestment of all dividends, but do not reflect the payment of transaction costs, advisory fees or expenses that are associated with an investment in the Fund. An index’s performance is not illustrative of the Fund’s performance. Indices are not securities in which investments can be made.

 

Market Vectors U.S. Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index (MVTHHY) is comprised of long positions in below-investment grade corporate bonds, denominated in U.S. dollars, and an equivalent amount of short positions in Treasury notes and bonds.

 

S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index seeks to mirror the market-weighted performance of the largest institutional leveraged loans, as determined by criteria, based upon market weightings, spreads, and interest payments.

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Management Discussion

The suite of Market Vectors Income ETFs can most accurately be divided into three groupings: equity income, international bonds, and corporate bonds. Over the six months ended October 31, 2013, the performances of individual funds were varied. However, while two of the three ETFs in the equity income group and two of the five ETFs in the international bonds group posted negative total returns, all three ETFs in the corporate bond group posted positive total returns.

 

 

 

Source: Van Eck Global. Returns based on 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.

 

EQUITY INCOME

 

Business Development Companies (BDCs)

As BDCs typically lend to, and invest in, small, privately held companies, they are susceptible to concerns over the creditworthiness of those companies and fluctuations in the capital markets used to finance such transactions. Over the six-month period ended October 31, 2013, BDCs underperformed relative to the broader market as measured by the S&P® 500 Index. The industry ended the period offering a dividend yield of 7.76% as measured by the Market Vectors® US Business Development Indexi.

 

Mortgage REITs

Since mortgage REITs are very sensitive to rises in rates, they were particularly hard hit when interest rates began to rise in May. They continued to suffer until September 18, when the Fed stated that, in the absence of evidence of sustainable improvement in the economy, it would maintain the pace of monthly bond buying, after which they enjoyed a major rallyii and outperformed the S&P 500 that monthiii. Mortgage REITs ended the period offering a dividend yield of 12.93% as measured by the Market Vectors® Global Mortgage REITs Indexiv.

 

Preferred Securities ex Financials

Preferred securities are considered hybrid securities because they have features of both debt and equity securities. Historically, a company’s preferred securities have offered higher yield than its common stock and senior debt. The Wells Fargo® Hybrid and Preferred Securities ex Financials Index excludes traditional financial companies which have been more volatile than other sectors historically. Over the six-month period ended October 31, 2013, the non-financial “preferreds” market was driven primarily by automobile manufacturers and steel. Specialized REITs and electric utilities were the main detractors. The industry ended the period offering a dividend yield of 7.26% as measured by the Wells Fargo® Hybrid and Preferred Securities ex Financials Indexv.

 

INTERNATIONAL BOND

 

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bonds

Over the six months ended October 31, 2013, in contrast with developed market debt, emerging market sovereign bonds still offered relatively attractive yields according to the J.P. Morgan GBI-EMG Core Index*. The J.P.Morgan GBI-EM family

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of indices tracks the performance of bonds denominated in the local currencies of 16 emerging market countries that are actually quite large and relatively liquid themselves. These local governments have evolved tremendously and now almost 90% of the bonds in these indices have an investment grade credit rating from at least one rating agency.

 

In terms of local currency, bonds denominated in the Hungarian Forint and Romanian New Leu contributed most to the fund’s total return, while the bonds denominated in the Indonesian Rupiah and Brazilian Real were the greatest detractors from performance.

 

Latin American Bonds

Over the six months ended October 31, 2013, Latin American bonds offered investors a number of opportunities to invest in both high yield and investment grade corporate and sovereign bonds. Three countries contributed positively to the fund’s total return: Argentina, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. Brazil and Mexico were the greatest detractors from performance. While the quasi and foreign government sector and telecommunications subsector both posted positive returns, the sovereign sector (with the highest sectorial weighting) was the largest detractor from performance.

 

Renminbi Bonds

Chinese Renminbi-denominated bonds, both issued and traded outside China, constitute what is known as the “dim sum bond market”. Dim sum bonds provide an alternative way of accessing China’s currency and market, rather than non-deliverable forward contacts and/or QFII, which may not be practical. Investors in this market not only receive bond interest payments, but also gain access to China’s currency which, according to the U.S. Treasury at least, is undervaluedviii.

 

The Chinese Renminbi currency as a whole has exhibited strong performance. Financial sector bonds were the best performers during the six-month period ended October 31, 2013, while bonds in the sovereign and telecommunications subsectors were the only detractors from performance during the period.

 

CORPORATE BOND

 

Emerging Markets High Yield Bonds

Overall, emerging market corporate bonds constitute one of the fastest growing asset classes and, as an asset class, it is now comparable in size to the U.S. high yield corporate bond market. High yield emerging market corporate and quasi-sovereign bonds denominated in U.S. dollars currently have had higher yields than both high yield emerging market sovereign and high yield U.S. corporate bondsix. Additionally, high yield emerging market corporate bonds, historically, have had lower default rates than high-yield U.S. corporate bondsx.

 

While Argentinian and Russian bonds posted the highest returns, and Indonesian and Ukrainian bonds the lowest, on a sectorial level, quasi and foreign government bonds were the greatest contributors to total return and the industrial sector was the greatest detractor from performance.

 

Fallen Angel Bonds

“Fallen angels” are high yield corporate bonds that were once investment grade, but have been downgraded to non-investment grade. Fallen angels tend to have a higher rate of ascension to investment grade than original issue high yield bonds. The default rate in this segment has averaged 3.82% historically, below the 4.41% average for all U.S. high yields. The financial, basic materials and consumer, non-cyclical sectors contributed the most return toward the fund. The only two sectors whose performance detracted from that of the fund were energy and communications.

 

International High Yield Bonds

International high yield bonds have continued to experience lower default rates than U.S. high yield bonds. Non-U.S. high yield bonds, which now constitute over a third of the global high yield market, have also continued to provide an opportunity to diversify not only geographically, but also in terms of currency, with bonds denominated, for example, in Euros, Sterling and Canadian dollars. Europe now accounts for over 60% of global high yield corporate bond market value, and emerging markets represent about 30%. In addition, non-U.S. debt has provided exposure to those regions of the world, for example, the emerging markets, with the highest rates of high yield market growth.

 

Each of the fund’s three sectors, financial, industrial and utility, posted positive returns, with only the energy and healthcare subsectors in any way detracting from overall fund performance. Euro-denominated bonds were the greatest contributors to fund total return, while U.S.-dollar denominated bonds were the largest detractors from fund performance.

 

Investment Grade Floating Rate Notes

Floating rate notes (FRN) are investment grade-rated corporate debt issues with variable coupons that reset to current interest rates, based on a benchmark. The coupons on these securities fluctuate with that benchmark. The combination

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of near-zero durationxi and floating interest rates creates the potential for relatively low price fluctuations. In addition, as short-term interest rates rise, portfolio securities reset to higher yields. The floating rate feature is intended to act as protection against loss of principal when interest rates rise.

 

The fund’s assets are all investment grade credit quality, and the average allocation tends to be toward the lower end of the investment grade quality scale (between A and BBB rating). Approximately two-thirds of the fund’s holdings are further out on the maturity curve than the FRN market is on average, resulting in 2.76 average years to maturity. Because of the higher weightings to longer maturities, the underlying index and fund tend to have a higher yield than they would if weighted purely by market capitalization. The greatest source of positive contribution came from exposure to A- average rated bonds. Exposure to bonds with an average rating of A+ was the greatest detractor from the performance of the fund.

 

Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bonds

The Treasury-hedged high yield bond fund combines the more liquid portion of the high yield universe with short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury notes, or futures on such notes, to help hedge against the risk of rising interest rates. Together, the long high yield and short Treasuries portfolios also offer a combination of income generation and protection against rising interest rates.

 

The main drivers of returns in this strategy are interest rates and credit spreads. Rising interest rates and narrowing credit spreads positively contribute to performance, while declining interest rates and widening credit spreads detract from the fund’s returns.

 

Overall, the fund outperformed unhedged high yield bond strategies, having benefited from the U.S. Treasury market selloff (rising interest rates) over the summer, spurred on by Ben Bernanke’s comments on potentially tapering the bond buying program. The Federal Reserve’s inaction in September caused Treasuries to rally (interest rates to decline), eroding some of the summer gains. While interest rates declined slightly in October, negatively affecting the fund’s performance, credit spreads also narrowed, which favorably impacted the fund.

 

 

 

All indices listed are unmanaged indices and include the reinvestment of all dividends, but do not reflect the payment of transaction costs, advisory fees or expenses that are associated with an investment in the Fund. An index’s performance is not illustrative of the Fund’s performance. Indices are not securities in which investments can be made.

 

S&P® 500 Index, calculated with dividends reinvested, consists of 500 widely held common stocks covering industrial, utility, financial and transportation sectors.
  
*J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index–Emerging Markets Global Core (GBIEMCOR) is designed to track the performance of bonds issued by emerging market governments and denominated in the local currency of the issuer. The Index is designed to be investible and includes only those countries that are accessible by most of the international investor base.

 

iMarket Vectors® US Business Development Companies Index (MVBIZDTG) includes companies which are treated as Business Development Companies. To be eligible for the Index and qualify as a BDC, a company must be organized under the laws of, and have its principal place of business in the U.S., be registered with the Securities Exchange Commission and have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of October 31, 2013, the 30-day SEC subsidized yield for Market Vectors BDC Income ETF was 7.53%; the unsubsidized yield was 6.88%.
  
iiBarron’s: Fed Sends Mortgage REITs Soaring; CYS Up 5.1%, http://blogs.barrons.com/incomeinvesting/2013/09/18/fed-sends-mortage-reits-soaring-cys-up-5-1/
  
iiiThinkAdvisor: REITs Outperformed S&P 500 in September, http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2013/10/18/reits-outperformed-sp-500-in-september
  
ivMarket Vectors® Global Mortgage REITs Index (MVMORTTR) is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of publicly traded U.S. and non-U.S. mortgage REITs that derive at least 50% of their revenues from mortgage-related activity. As of October 31, 2013, the 30-day SEC subsidized yield for Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF was 10.88%; the unsubsidized yield was 10.55%.
  
vWells Fargo® Hybrid and Preferred Securities ex Financials Index (WHPSL) is a rules-based index designed to track the performance of convertible or exchangeable and non-convertible preferred securities, issued by U.S. or foreign issuers that are not financial services companies or banks and that are listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. As of October 31, 2013, the 30-day SEC subsidized yield for Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF was 6.17%; the unsubsidized yield was 5.93%.
  
viiiEuromoney: US Treasury renminbi undervaluation claim disputed, http://www.euromoney.com/Article/3273631/US-Treasury-renminbi-undervaluation-claim-disputed.html
  
ixAs represented by The BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield U.S. Emerging Markets Liquid Corporate Plus Index for USD-denominated EM high-yield corporate bonds, The BofA Merrill Lynch USD Emerging Markets Sovereigns Index for USD-denominated EM high-yield sovereign bonds and The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master Index II for U.S. high-yield corporate bonds.
  
xThe FX G10 Source: Standard & Poor’s Global Fixed Income Research and Standard & Poor’s CreditPro®; 2011 Annual Global Corporate Default Study and Rating Transitions.
  
xiEffective Duration measures a bond’s sensitivity to interest rate changes that reflects the change in a bond’s price given a change in yield. This duration measure is appropriate for bonds with embedded options.
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BDC INCOME ETF (BIZD)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVBIZDTG2
Six Months   1.84%   1.69%   1.88%
Life* (cumulative)   6.92%   6.56%   6.87%
*since 2/11/13               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors BDC Income ETF (BIZD) was 2/11/13.

 

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 (2/11/13) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (2/12/13), 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.96% / Net Expense Ratio 0.40%

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 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Market Vectors US Business Development Companies Index (MVBIZDTG) (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors 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 Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. Market Vectors BDC Income ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.

 

2Market Vectors® US Business Development Companies Index (MVBIZDTG) (the “Index”) includes companies which are treated as Business Development Companies. To be eligible for the Index and qualify as a BDC, a company must be organized under the laws of, and have its principal place of business in the U.S., be registered with the Securities Exchange Commission and have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
6

EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (HYEM)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  EMHY2
Six Months   (1.58)%   (1.26)%   (1.50)%
One Year   3.64%   4.36%   4.81%
Life* (annualized)   7.85%   7.97%   8.66%
Life* (cumulative)   11.85%   12.04%   13.10%
*since 5/8/12               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) was 5/8/12.

 

1The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Sincethe shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for theperiod from commencement (5/8/12) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (5/9/12), 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.50% / Net Expense Ratio 0.40%

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 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates (“BofA Merrill Lynch”) indices and related information, the name “BofA Merrill Lynch”, and related trademarks, are intellectual property licensed from BofA Merrill Lynch, and may not be copied, used, or distributed without BofA Merrill Lynch’s prior written approval. The licensee’s products have not been passed on as to their legality or suitability, and are not regulated, issued, endorsed, sold, guaranteed, or promoted by BofA Merrill Lynch. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INDICES, ANY RELATED INFORMATION, ITS TRADEMARKS, OR THE PRODUCT(S) (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR QUALITY, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY AND/OR COMPLETENESS).

 

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 BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield US Emerging Markets Liquid Corporate Plus Index (EMHY) is comprised of U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued by non-sovereign emerging market issuers that are rated BB1 or lower (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch) and that are issued in the major domestic and Eurobond markets.
7

EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF (EMLC)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  GBIEMCOR2
Six Months   (8.37)%   (7.75)%   (7.68)%
One Year   (3.19)%   (1.65)%   (1.04)%
Life* (annualized)   4.18%   4.38%   5.32%
Life* (cumulative)   14.35%   15.08%   18.52%
*since 7/22/10               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF was 7/22/10.

 

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 (7/22/10) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/23/10), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading priceto calculate market returns.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.50% / Net Expense Ratio 0.47%

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 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by J.P. Morgan and J.P. Morgan makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in EMLC. J.P. Morgan does not warrant the completeness or accuracy of the J.P. Morgan GBI-EMG Core Index. “J.P. Morgan” is a registered service mark of JPMorgan Chase & Co.© 2011. JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved.

 

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.

 

2J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Core (GBIEMCOR) is designed to track the performance of bonds issued by emerging market governments and denominated in the local currency of the issuer. The Index is designed to be investible and includes only those countries that are accessible by most of the international investor base.
8

FALLEN ANGEL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (ANGL)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  HOFA2
Six Months   0.40%   1.02%   1.73%
One Year   7.56%   7.08%   10.07%
Life* (annualized)   11.49%   11.52%   14.12%
Life* (cumulative)   18.48%   18.53%   22.86%
*since 4/10/12               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL) was 4/10/12.

 

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 (4/10/12) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (4/11/12), 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 1.39% / Net Expense Ratio 0.40%

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 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates (“BofA Merrill Lynch”) indices and related information, the name “BofA Merrill Lynch”, and related trademarks, are intellectual property licensed from BofA Merrill Lynch, and may not be copied, used, or distributed without BofA Merrill Lynch’s prior written approval. The licensee’s products have not been passed on as to their legality or suitability, and are not regulated, issued, endorsed, sold, guaranteed, or promoted by BofA Merrill Lynch. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INDICES, ANY RELATED INFORMATION, ITS TRADEMARKS, OR THE PRODUCT(S) (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR QUALITY, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY AND/OR COMPLETENESS).

 

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.

 

2The BofA Merrill Lynch US Fallen Angel High Yield Index (HOFA) is comprised of below investment grade corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars that were rated investment grade at the time of issuance.
9

INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (IHY)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  HXUS2
Six Months   1.85%   2.56%   3.23%
One Year   9.13%   10.82%   12.03%
Life* (annualized)   11.29%   11.53%   12.67%
Life* (cumulative)   18.42%   18.83%   20.76%
*since 4/2/12               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF was 4/2/12.

 

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 (4/2/12) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (4/3/12), 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.51% / Net Expense Ratio 0.40%

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 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates (“BofA Merrill Lynch”) indices and related information, the name “Bank of America Merrill Lynch”, and related trademarks, are intellectual property licensed from BofA Merrill Lynch, and may not be copied, used, or distributed without BofA Merrill Lynch’s prior written approval. The licensee’s products have not been passed on as to their legality or suitability, and are not regulated, issued, endorsed, sold, guaranteed, or promoted by BofA Merrill Lynch. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INDICES, ANY RELATED INFORMATION, ITS TRADEMARKS, OR THE PRODUCT(S) (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR QUALITY, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY AND/OR COMPLETENESS).

 

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.

 

2The BofA Merrill Lynch Global Ex-US Issuers High Yield Constrained Index (HXUS) tracks the performance of below investment grade debt issued by corporations located throughout the world (which may include emerging market countries) excluding the United States denominated in Euros, U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or pound sterling issued in the major domestic or eurobond markets.
10

INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF (FLTR)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVFLTR2
Six Months   0.38%   0.30%   0.65%
One Year   0.37%   1.63%   2.04%
Life* (annualized)   1.14%   1.06%   1.59%
Life* (cumulative)   2.90%   2.68%   4.05%
*since 4/25/11               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR) was 4/25/11.

 

1The price used to calculate market return (Share Price) is determined by using the closing price listed on NYSE Arca. Since theshares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s commencement, for the periodfrom commencement (4/25/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (4/26/11), the NAV of theFund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.58% / Net Expense Ratio 0.19%

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 0.19% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors 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 Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.

 

2Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate Index (MVFLTR) is comprised of U.S. dollar-denominated floating rate notes issued by corporate issuers or similar commercial entities that are public reporting companies in the U.S. and rated investment grade by at least one of three rating services: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) or Fitch International Rating Agency (“Fitch”). Investment grade securities are those rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Fitch.
11

LATAM AGGREGATE BOND ETF (BONO)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  LATS2
Six Months   (6.40)%   (5.87)%   (6.16)%
One Year   (3.42)%   (0.72)%   (0.73)%
Life* (annualized)   3.42%   3.51%   5.64%
Life* (cumulative)   8.68%   8.92%   14.55%
*since 5/11/11               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF was 5/11/11.

 

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 (5/11/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (5/12/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.93% / Net Expense Ratio 0.50%

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 September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates (“BofA Merrill Lynch”) indices and related information, the name “Bank of America Merrill Lynch”, and related trademarks, are intellectual property licensed from BofA Merrill Lynch, and may not be copied, used, or distributed without BofA Merrill Lynch’s prior written approval. The licensee’s products have not been passed on as to their legality or suitability, and are not regulated, issued, endorsed, sold, guaranteed, or promoted by BofA Merrill Lynch. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INDICES, ANY RELATED INFORMATION, ITS TRADEMARKS, OR THE PRODUCT(S) (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR QUALITY, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY AND/OR COMPLETENESS).

 

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 BofA Merrill Lynch Broad Latin America Bond Index (LATS) is composed of external and local currency Latin American sovereign debt and the external debt of non-sovereign Latin American issuers denominated in USD or Euros.
12

MORTGAGE REIT INCOME ETF (MORT)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVMORTTR2
Six Months   (15.91)%   (15.88)%   (17.30)%
One Year   (3.04)%   (2.97)%   (6.17)%
Life* (annualized)   8.69%   8.64%   5.04%
Life* (cumulative)   20.20%   20.08%   11.48%
*since 8/16/11               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF was 8/16/11.

 

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 (8/16/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (8/17/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.57% / Net Expense Ratio 0.41%

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 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Market Vectors Global Mortgage REITs Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Market Vectors 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 Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.

 

2 Market Vectors Global Mortgage REITs Index (MVMORTTR) is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of publicly traded U.S. and non-U.S. mortgage REITs that derive at least 50% of their revenues from mortgage-related activity.
13

PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF (PFXF)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  WHPSL2
Six Months   (2.94)%   (3.15)%   (3.03)%
One Year   (0.14)%   0.12%   0.42%
Life* (annualized)   3.37%   3.08%   3.33%
Life* (cumulative)   4.38%   4.00%   4.33%
*since 7/16/12               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF was 7/16/12.

 

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 (7/16/12) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/17/12), 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 0.50% / Net Expense Ratio 0.41%

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 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

The Fund is not issued, sponsored, endorsed or advised by Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Wells Fargo”). Wells Fargo makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the Fund’s investors or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of any data supplied by Wells Fargo or the Index to track financial instruments comprising the Index or any trading market. Wells Fargo’s only relationship to the Adviser is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Wells Fargo and of the data supplied by Wells Fargo that is determined, composed and calculated by Wells Fargo or a third party index calculator, without regard to the Fund or its shareholders. Wells Fargo has no obligation to take the needs of the Fund or the Fund’s shareholders into consideration when determining, composing or calculating the data. Wells Fargo has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.

 

Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.

 

2 Wells Fargo® Hybrid and Preferred Securities ex Financials Index (WHPSL) is designed to track the performance of convertible or exchangeable and non-convertible preferred securities listed on U.S. exchanges.
14

RENMINBI BOND ETF (CHLC)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVCHLC®2
Six Months   2.50%   1.47%   1.74%
One Year   4.71%   5.09%   6.07%
Life* (annualized)   4.63%   5.22%   5.32%
Life* (cumulative)   9.75%   11.03%   11.24%
*since 10/11/11               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF was 10/11/11.

 

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 (10/11/11) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (10/12/11), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Performance information for the Fund reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Had the Fund incurred all expenses, investment returns would have been reduced. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

Investment return and value of the shares of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 2.43% / Net Expense Ratio 0.39%

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 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Market Vectors Renminbi Bond Index is the exclusive property of Market Vectors 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 Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.

 

2 Market Vectors Renminbi Bond Index (MVCHLC®) is designed to track the performance of fixed-rate, Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”)-denominated bonds that are available to market participants outside of mainland China issued by Chinese or non-Chinese corporate, governmental, quasi-governmental or supranational issuers (“RMB Bonds”).
15

TREASURY-HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (THHY)

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Total Return  Share Price1  NAV  MVTHHY2
Six Months   (0.41)%   1.46%   2.08%
Life* (cumulative)   0.70%   2.84%   3.50%
*since 3/21/13               

 

Commencement date for the Market Vectors Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (THHY) was 3/21/13.

 

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 (3/21/13) to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (3/22/13), 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Gross Expense Ratio 2.72% / Net Expense Ratio 1.63%

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 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least September 1, 2014. 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 Market 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. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

 

Market Vectors US Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index is the exclusive property of Market Vectors 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 Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. Market Vectors Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with Fund returns. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.

 

2 Market Vectors® US Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index (MVTHHY) is comprised of long positions in below-investment grade corporate bonds, denominated in U.S. dollars, and an equivalent amount of short positions in Treasury notes and bonds.
16

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

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, May 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013.

 

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 Period.”

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the 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 fees on purchase payments. 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.

 

   Beginning
Account
Value
May 1, 2013
  Ending
Account
Value
October 31, 2013
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period*
May 1, 2013-
October 31, 2013
BDC Income ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,016.90    0.40%    $2.03 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.19    0.40%    $2.04 
Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $987.40    0.40%    $2.00 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.19    0.40%    $2.04 
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $922.50    0.47%    $2.28 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,022.83    0.47%    $2.40 
Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,010.20    0.40%    $2.02 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.19    0.40%    $2.04 
International High Yield Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,025.60    0.40%    $2.05 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.18    0.40%    $2.05 
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,003.00    0.19%    $0.96 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,024.25    0.19%    $0.97 
LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $941.30    0.50%    $2.47 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,022.68    0.50%    $2.57 
Mortgage REIT Income ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $841.20    0.41%    $1.91 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.13    0.41%    $2.10 

17

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(continued)

 

   Beginning
Account
Value
May 1, 2013
  Ending
Account
Value
October 31, 2013
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period*
May 1, 2013-
October 31, 2013
Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $968.50    0.41%    $2.02 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.16    0.41%    $2.07 
Renminbi Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,014.70    0.39%    $1.98 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,023.24    0.39%    $1.99 
Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF                          
Actual    $1,000.00     $1,014.60    1.63%    $8.26 
Hypothetical**    $1,000.00     $1,017.01    1.63%    $8.27 
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended October 31, 2013) 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.
18

BDC INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Finance-Commercial: 0.7%     
 11,079   Horizon Technology Finance Corp.  $149,345 
Investment Companies: 80.6%     
 152,508   Apollo Investment Corp.   1,300,893 
 182,074   Ares Capital Corp.   3,162,625 
 99,804   BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.   937,160 
 105,646   Fifth Street Finance Corp.   1,077,589 
 28,231   Gladstone Capital Corp.   248,997 
 47,609   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   837,918 
 35,381   KCAP Financial, Inc.   298,262 
 37,725   Main Street Capital Corp.   1,146,840 
 95,745   MCG Capital Corp.   450,959 
 29,532   Medallion Financial Corp.   448,296 
 30,406   MVC Capital, Inc.   420,515 
 47,182   New Mountain Finance Corp.   669,041 
 27,557   NGP Capital Resources Co.   205,024 
 86,526   PennantPark Investment Corp.   974,283 
 155,073   Prospect Capital Corp.   1,758,528 
 45,019   Solar Capital Ltd.   1,033,186 
 12,698   Solar Senior Capital Ltd.   231,612 
 34,041   TCP Capital Corp.   567,463 
 39,654   THL Credit, Inc.   644,378 
 70,756   TICC Capital Corp.   707,560 
 34,605   Triangle Capital Corp.   1,029,845 
         18,150,974 
Number
of Shares
      Value 
           
Private Equity: 13.5%     
 200,065   American Capital Ltd. *  $2,802,911 
 35,592   Gladstone Investment Corp.   251,635 
         3,054,546 
Venture Capital: 5.3%     
 41,888   Harris & Harris Group, Inc. *   131,109 
 68,412   Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.   1,056,281 
         1,187,390 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $22,228,815)
   22,542,255 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)%   (20,879)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $22,521,376 


 

*Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments by Sector (unaudited)  % of Investments  Value
Finance - Commercial   0.7%    $149,345 
Investment Companies   80.5      18,150,974 
Private Equity   13.5      3,054,546 
Venture Capital   5.3      1,187,390 
    100.0%    $22,542,255 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value
Common Stocks*    $22,542,255     $      $     $22,542,255 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

19

EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
CORPORATE BONDS: 93.2%     
Argentina: 0.4%     
     Pan American Energy LLC/Argentine Branch     
USD 200,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S  $208,000 
 700,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 144A   728,000 
 75,000   Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
7.88%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A
   71,813 
         1,007,813 
Austria: 0.8%     
 700,000   OAS Investments GmbH
8.25%, 10/19/16 (c) Reg S
   694,750 
 1,150,000   Sappi Papier Holding GmbH
8.38%, 06/15/15 (c) 144A
   1,220,437 
         1,915,187 
Azerbaijan: 0.8%     
 1,000,000   Azerbaijan State Oil Company
4.75%, 03/13/23 † Reg S
   965,364 
 900,000   State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic
5.45%, 02/09/17 Reg S
   966,150 
         1,931,514 
Barbados: 0.5%     
     Columbus International, Inc.     
 425,000   11.50%, 11/20/14 Reg S   460,063 
 700,000   11.50%, 11/20/14 144A   757,750 
         1,217,813 
Bermuda: 4.3%     
     Alliance Oil Co. Ltd.     
 300,000   9.88%, 03/11/15 Reg S   322,500 
 400,000   9.88%, 03/11/15 144A   430,000 
 1,000,000   BW Group Ltd.
6.63%, 06/28/17 Reg S
   1,037,500 
     China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.     
 650,000   8.00%, 08/18/15 Reg S   668,687 
 250,000   8.00%, 08/18/15 144A   257,188 
     Digicel Group Ltd.     
 1,500,000   8.25%, 09/30/16 (c) 144A   1,590,000 
 2,000,000   10.50%, 04/15/14 (c) † Reg S   2,170,000 
     Digicel Ltd.     
 1,400,000   6.00%, 04/15/16 (c) 144A   1,361,500 
 825,000   8.25%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A   863,362 
 300,000   GeoPark Latin America Ltd., Agencia en Chile
7.50%, 02/11/17 (c) Reg S
   307,500 
     Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.     
 600,000   9.88%, 01/16/16 (c) † Reg S   598,890 
 420,000   11.75%, 01/21/14 (c) † Reg S   446,250 
 200,000   Inkia Energy Ltd.
8.38%, 04/04/16 (c) 144A
   214,000 
 400,000   Pacnet Ltd.
9.25%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A
   406,500 
         10,673,877 
Brazil: 3.1%     
 450,000   Banco BMG S.A.
9.95%, 11/05/19 144A
   457,875 
 400,000   Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
5.75%, 09/28/22 Reg S
   370,800 
     Banco do Brasil S.A.     
 1,100,000   6.25%, 04/15/24 (c) 144A   926,750 
 2,250,000   9.25%, 04/15/23 (c) Reg S   2,463,750 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Brazil: (continued)     
USD 400,000   Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A.
7.38%, 02/02/22 Reg S
  $415,000 
 100,000   Banco Industrial e Comercial S.A.
8.50%, 04/27/20 Reg S
   104,000 
 1,550,000   Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.
6.88%, 07/30/19 † 144A
   1,701,125 
 1,050,000   Hypermarcas S.A.
6.50%, 04/20/16 (c) 144A
   1,110,375 
         7,549,675 
British Virgin Islands: 2.9%     
 764,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.
6.63%, 09/27/23 144A
   781,801 
 1,050,000   Franshion Development Ltd.
6.75%, 04/15/21 144A
   1,068,375 
 1,400,000   Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.
4.88%, 10/07/20 144A
   1,200,756 
 400,000   RKI Finance 2010 Ltd.
9.50%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   424,000 
 450,000   Road King 2012 Ltd.
9.88%, 09/18/15 (c) † Reg S
   496,688 
 1,050,000   Sparkle Assets Ltd.
6.88%, 01/30/17 (c) † Reg S
   1,005,778 
 1,050,000   Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd.
6.13%, 03/28/17 (c) 144A
   1,008,000 
 750,000   Studio City Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 12/01/15 (c) † 144A
   832,500 
 400,000   Yingde Gases Investment Ltd.
8.13%, 04/22/16 (c) † Reg S
   411,000 
         7,228,898 
Canada: 0.9%     
     Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.     
 1,500,000   5.13%, 03/28/18 (c) 144A   1,443,750 
 800,000   7.25%, 12/12/16 (c) 144A   884,000 
         2,327,750 
Cayman Islands: 15.0%     
 1,800,000   Agile Property Holdings Ltd.
8.88%, 04/28/14 (c) † Reg S
   1,903,500 
 600,000   Central China Real Estate Ltd.
6.50%, 06/04/16 (c) Reg S
   587,250 
 400,000   China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.
11.50%, 11/14/15 (c) Reg S
   441,000 
     China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.     
 850,000   10.50%, 04/27/15 (c) † Reg S   926,500 
 200,000   10.50%, 04/27/15 (c) 144A   218,000 
     Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.     
 200,000   7.50%, 01/10/18 (c) 144A   200,250 
 3,100,000   11.13%, 02/23/15 (c) Reg S   3,475,720 
     Dar Al-Arkan International Sukuk Co. II     
 100,000   10.75%, 02/18/15 Reg S   107,625 
 200,000   10.75%, 02/18/15 144A   215,250 
 1,000,000   Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
5.75%, 05/24/18 Reg S
   985,000 
 1,650,000   Emaar Sukuk Ltd.
6.40%, 07/18/19 † Reg S
   1,812,937 
 1,475,000   Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
13.00%, 01/27/15 † Reg S
   1,589,312 


 

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Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Cayman Islands: (continued)     
     Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.     
USD 1,100,000   6.75%, 03/03/16 (c) Reg S  $1,215,500 
 150,000   6.75%, 03/03/16 (c) 144A   165,750 
 550,000   7.50%, 05/04/15 (c) 144A   607,750 
 300,000   Fufeng Group Ltd.
7.63%, 04/13/14 (c) † Reg S
   309,000 
 600,000   Global A&T Electronics Ltd.
10.00%, 02/01/16 (c) † 144A
   484,500 
 200,000   Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.
13.25%, 03/04/16 (c) Reg S
   168,000 
 1,050,000   Industrial Senior Trust
5.50%, 11/01/22 144A
   976,500 
 500,000   Intercorp Retail Trust
8.88%, 11/14/15 (c) Reg S
   535,000 
 1,000,000   Jafz Sukuk Ltd.
7.00%, 06/19/19 Reg S
   1,118,750 
 700,000   JBS Finance II Ltd.
8.25%, 01/29/15 (c) 144A
   740,250 
 1,500,000   Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.
10.25%, 01/08/17 (c) Reg S
   1,560,000 
 1,400,000   KWG Property Holding Ltd.
12.75%, 03/30/14 (c) † Reg S
   1,536,500 
     Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.     
 350,000   6.75%, 01/29/18 (c) Reg S   330,679 
 1,450,000   9.50%, 04/07/14 (c) † Reg S   1,554,219 
 1,350,000   Marfrig Overseas Ltd.
9.50%, 05/04/15 (c) 144A
   1,316,250 
 300,000   MBPS Finance Co.
11.25%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   300,375 
     MCE Finance Ltd.     
 1,750,000   5.00%, 02/15/16 (c) Reg S   1,736,875 
 200,000   5.00%, 02/15/16 (c) 144A   198,500 
 750,000   MIE Holdings Corp.
9.75%, 05/12/14 (c) Reg S
   795,000 
 200,000   Mongolian Mining Corp.
8.88%, 03/29/15 (c) † Reg S
   164,500 
 900,000   Nile Finance Ltd.
5.25%, 08/05/15 Reg S
   895,500 
 300,000   Parkson Retail Group Ltd.
4.50%, 05/03/18 † Reg S
   285,000 
 500,000   Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.
8.63%, 05/01/15 (c) 144A
   541,250 
     Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.     
 1,775,000   6.63%, 01/14/17 (c) † Reg S   1,730,625 
 500,000   9.65%, 08/03/14 (c) Reg S   543,100 
     SOHO China Ltd.     
 800,000   5.75%, 11/07/15 (c) † Reg S   805,000 
 400,000   7.13%, 11/07/17 (c) † Reg S   390,000 
 1,000,000   Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
12.50%, 10/16/15 (c) Reg S
   1,132,500 
 1,000,000   TAM Capital 3, Inc.
8.38%, 06/03/16 (c) 144A
   1,040,000 
 400,000   Telemovil Finance Co. Ltd.
8.00%, 10/01/14 (c) Reg S
   428,000 
 600,000   Virgolino de Oliveira Finance Ltd.
10.50%, 01/28/15 (c) 144A
   495,000 
 500,000   Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.25%, 10/15/16 (c) 144A
   512,500 
         37,074,717 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Chile: 0.6%     
USD 900,000   Automotores Gildemeister S.A.
8.25%, 05/24/16 (c) 144A
  $832,500 
 250,000   CorpGroup Banking S.A.
6.75%, 03/15/18 (c) 144A
   224,375 
 412,607   Inversiones Alsacia S.A.
8.00%, 02/18/15 (c) † Reg S
   305,329 
         1,362,204 
China / Hong Kong: 2.4%  
 600,000   Bank of East Asia Ltd.
8.50%, 11/05/19 (c)
   687,369 
 300,000   China CITIC Bank International Ltd.
6.88%, 06/24/20 Reg S
   337,937 
 1,050,000   China Resources Power East Foundation Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 05/09/16 (c)
   1,102,500 
     CITIC Pacific Ltd.     
 300,000   6.63%, 04/15/21 Reg S   294,000 
 1,400,000   6.80%, 01/17/23 Reg S   1,324,750 
 1,300,000   6.88%, 01/21/18 Reg S   1,365,000 
 700,000   MCC Holding Hong Kong Corp. Ltd.
4.88%, 07/29/16 Reg S
   703,990 
 250,000   Zoomlion H.K. SPV Co. Ltd.
6.13%, 12/20/22 † Reg S
   235,000 
         6,050,546 
Colombia: 2.3%     
 1,200,000   Banco Davivienda S.A.
5.88%, 07/09/22 144A
   1,188,600 
     Bancolombia S.A.     
 550,000   5.13%, 09/11/22 †   528,000 
 2,200,000   6.13%, 07/26/20 †   2,332,000 
 1,200,000   Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P.
5.38%, 09/27/17 (c) 144A
   1,128,000 
 500,000   Transportadora de Gas Internacional S.A. E.S.P.
5.70%, 03/20/17 (c) Reg S
   523,750 
         5,700,350 
Costa Rica: 0.9%     
 600,000   Banco de Costa Rica
5.25%, 08/12/18 144A
   607,500 
 1,400,000   Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
6.95%, 11/10/21 144A
   1,485,400 
         2,092,900 
Croatia: 0.3%     
     Hrvatska Elektroprivreda     
 500,000   6.00%, 11/09/17 Reg S   516,875 
 100,000   6.00%, 11/09/17 144A   103,375 
         620,250 
Dominican Republic: 0.4%     
 1,000,000   Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A.
9.25%, 11/13/15 (c) Reg S
   995,000 
Georgia: 0.4%     
 800,000   Georgian Railway JSC
7.75%, 07/11/22 144A
   870,000 
Hungary: 0.3%     
 700,000   MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt
6.25%, 10/21/20 144A
   721,875 


 

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EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
India: 0.5%     
     ICICI Bank Ltd.     
USD 700,000   6.38%, 04/30/17 (c) Reg S  $672,000 
 700,000   6.38%, 04/30/17 (c) 144A   672,000 
         1,344,000 
Indonesia: 2.1%     
 600,000   Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT
4.13%, 04/27/17 Reg S
   612,000 
     Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT     
 500,000   7.75%, 02/06/16 (c) † Reg S   498,750 
 250,000   7.75%, 02/06/16 (c) † 144A   249,375 
 2,500,000   Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT
5.50%, 11/22/21 Reg S
   2,525,000 
 1,175,000   PT Adaro Indonesia
7.63%, 10/22/14 (c) 144A
   1,246,969 
         5,132,094 
Ireland: 6.2%     
 2,700,000   Alfa Bank OJSC
7.88%, 09/25/17 † Reg S
   3,040,848 
 400,000   Bank of Moscow
6.70%, 03/11/15 Reg S
   421,880 
 500,000   Brunswick Rail Finance Ltd.
6.50%, 11/01/17 † Reg S
   515,000 
     Credit Bank of Moscow     
 600,000   7.70%, 02/01/18 † Reg S   627,000 
 300,000   8.70%, 11/13/18 Reg S   294,750 
     EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC     
 200,000   5.13%, 12/12/17 Reg S   202,250 
 400,000   5.13%, 12/12/17 144A   404,500 
 850,000   Gazprombank OJSC
7.25%, 05/03/19 Reg S
   907,885 
     Metalloinvest Finance Ltd.     
 1,300,000   5.63%, 04/17/20 144A   1,300,000 
 300,000   6.50%, 07/21/16 Reg S   321,000 
 1,150,000   MTS International Funding Ltd.
8.63%, 06/22/20 144A
   1,391,500 
     Nomos Bank     
 200,000   7.25%, 04/25/18 144A   202,750 
 600,000   8.75%, 10/21/15 Reg S   637,500 
 400,000   10.00%, 04/26/19 144A   422,480 
 450,000   Raspadskaya OJSC
7.75%, 04/27/17 144A
   466,313 
     SCF Capital Ltd.     
 200,000   5.38%, 10/27/17 Reg S   206,080 
 400,000   5.38%, 10/27/17 144A   412,160 
 1,000,000   Sibur Securities Ltd.
3.91%, 01/31/18 144A
   982,500 
     Vimpel Communications     
 200,000   7.75%, 02/02/21 Reg S   219,500 
 200,000   7.75%, 02/02/21 144A   219,500 
 1,000,000   9.13%, 04/30/18 144A   1,172,500 
 800,000   9.13%, 04/30/18 Reg S   938,000 
         15,305,896 
Israel: 2.1%     
     Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.     
 1,250,000   5.63%, 06/21/18 144A   1,316,964 
 200,000   6.88%, 06/21/23 144A   214,680 
 550,000   7.25%, 01/15/19 Reg S   613,920 
 2,800,000   7.25%, 01/15/19 144A   3,125,410 
         5,270,974 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Kazakhstan: 1.9%     
USD 1,160,000   Alliance Bank JSC
10.50%, 03/25/17 † Reg S
  $765,600 
 250,000   ATF Bank JSC
9.00%, 05/11/16 Reg S
   250,313 
     Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC     
 1,500,000   7.25%, 05/03/17 144A   1,612,500 
 100,000   7.25%, 05/03/17 Reg S   107,500 
     Kazkommertsbank JSC     
 300,000   7.50%, 11/29/16 144A   296,250 
 650,000   7.50%, 11/29/16 Reg S   641,875 
 200,000   Samruk-Energy JSC
3.75%, 12/20/17 Reg S
   201,750 
 850,000   Zhaikmunai International B.V.
7.13%, 11/13/16 (c) 144A
   909,500 
         4,785,288 
Luxembourg: 9.7%     
     ALROSA Finance S.A.     
 950,000   7.75%, 11/03/20 Reg S   1,078,250 
 600,000   7.75%, 11/03/20 144A   681,000 
 1,400,000   Altice Financing S.A.
7.88%, 12/15/15 (c) 144A
   1,523,200 
         
 400,000   Cosan Luxembourg S.A.
5.00%, 03/14/18 (c) Reg S
   374,000 
     CSN Resources S.A.     
 1,000,000   6.50%, 07/21/20 † Reg S   1,027,500 
 850,000   6.50%, 07/21/20 144A   873,375 
     Evraz Group S.A.     
 250,000   6.75%, 04/27/18 Reg S   251,250 
 1,050,000   7.40%, 04/24/17 † Reg S   1,089,375 
 1,575,000   7.40%, 04/24/17 144A   1,634,062 
 200,000   8.25%, 11/10/15 144A   215,760 
 600,000   Far East Capital Ltd. S.A.
8.00%, 05/02/16 (c) 144A
   544,500 
 200,000   Home Credit & Finance Bank
9.38%, 04/24/18 (c) 144A
   206,000 
     MHP S.A.     
 700,000   8.25%, 04/02/20 144A   603,750 
 100,000   10.25%, 04/29/15 Reg S   101,500 
 275,000   10.25%, 04/29/15 144A   279,125 
 1,000,000   Minerva Luxembourg S.A.
7.75%, 01/31/18 (c) 144A
   972,500 
 1,000,000   MOL Group Finance S.A.
6.25%, 09/26/19 Reg S
   1,030,000 
     Offshore Drilling Holding S.A.     
 800,000   8.38%, 09/20/17 (c) Reg S   854,000 
 400,000   8.38%, 09/20/17 (c) † 144A   427,000 
 200,000   OJSC Promsvyazbank
8.50%, 04/25/17 Reg S
   216,500 
 600,000   Promsvyazbank OJSC
8.50%, 04/25/17 144A
   649,500 
     Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC     
 600,000   6.00%, 06/03/16 (c) 144A   613,500 
 300,000   6.00%, 06/03/16 (c) Reg S   306,750 
 500,000   Russian Standard Bank
9.25%, 07/11/15 (p) Reg S
   527,500 
     Severstal OAO     
 1,650,000   5.90%, 10/17/22 144A   1,614,937 
 100,000   6.70%, 10/25/17 Reg S   107,750 
 1,000,000   6.70%, 10/25/17 144A   1,077,500 


 

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Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
Luxembourg: (continued)     
USD 750,000   TMK OAO
7.75%, 01/27/18 Reg S
  $789,375 
 2,100,000   Vimpel Communications OJSC
8.25%, 05/23/16 144A
   2,338,875 
 300,000   Vimpel Communications OJSC
8.25%, 05/23/16 Reg S
   334,125 
 1,600,000   Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi
5.19%, 10/13/15 Reg S
   1,639,200 
         23,981,659 
Mexico: 4.2%     
     Axtel S.A.B de C.V.     
MXN 171,000   7.00%, 01/31/16 (c) # 144A (s)   22,325 
USD 480,000   7.00%, 01/31/16 (c) 144A (s)   456,000 
     BBVA Bancomer S.A.     
 450,000   6.01%, 05/17/17 (c) Reg S   461,250 
 150,000   6.01%, 05/17/17 (c) 144A   153,750 
 1,300,000   7.25%, 04/22/20 Reg S   1,430,000 
 200,000   7.25%, 04/22/20 144A   220,000 
     Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.     
 925,000   6.50%, 12/10/17 (c) 144A   941,187 
 150,000   9.00%, 01/11/15 (c) Reg S   163,875 
 1,500,000   9.00%, 01/11/15 (c) 144A   1,638,750 
 200,000   9.50%, 06/15/16 (c) 144A   228,500 
 500,000   Controladora Mabe S.A. de C.V.
7.88%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   547,500 
 925,000   Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B. de C.V.
9.75%, 03/25/16 (c) 144A ¨
   161,875 
 1,300,000   Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V.
8.90%, 02/04/16 (c) Reg S
   1,274,000 
 900,000   Grupo Elektra S.A. de C.V.
7.25%, 08/06/15 (c) Reg S
   920,250 
 400,000   Grupo KUO S.A.B. de C.V.
6.25%, 12/04/17 (c) 144A
   407,000 
 150,000   Grupo Papelero Scribe S.A. de C.V.
8.88%, 04/07/15 (c) 144A
   147,375 
 700,000   Tenedora Nemak S.A.
5.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   696,500 
 500,000   TV Azteca S.A.B. de C.V.
7.63%, 09/18/17 (c) Reg S
   494,800 
 200,000   Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos S.A.B. de C.V.
9.50%, 01/21/15 (c) Reg S ¨
   34,000 
         10,398,937 
Netherlands: 5.5%     
     Access Finance B.V.     
 200,000   7.25%, 07/25/17 Reg S   201,000 
 200,000   7.25%, 07/25/17 144A   201,000 
     Bharti Airtel International Netherlands B.V.     
 200,000   5.13%, 03/11/23 Reg S   189,500 
 1,600,000   5.13%, 03/11/23 144A   1,516,000 
 400,000   FBN Finance Co. B.V.
8.25%, 08/07/18 (c) 144A
   411,800 
     GTB Finance B.V.     
 450,000   7.50%, 05/19/16 † Reg S   478,125 
 400,000   7.50%, 05/19/16 144A   426,000 
 1,050,000   Indo Energy Finance II B.V.
6.38%, 01/24/18 (c) 144A
   926,625 
 100,000   Indosat Palapa Co. B.V.
7.38%, 07/29/15 (c) 144A
   108,000 
 650,000   Intergas Finance B.V.
6.38%, 05/14/17 Reg S
   716,625 
Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
Netherlands: (continued)     
USD 500,000   Listrindo Capital B.V.
6.95%, 02/21/16 (c) † Reg S
  $525,000 
     Majapahit Holding B.V.     
 175,000   7.75%, 01/20/20 Reg S   201,688 
 1,350,000   7.75%, 01/20/20 144A   1,555,875 
 300,000   8.00%, 08/07/19 144A   349,125 
 2,800,000   8.00%, 08/07/19 Reg S   3,258,500 
     Metinvest B.V.     
 300,000   8.75%, 02/14/18 † Reg S   272,250 
 1,175,000   8.75%, 02/14/18 144A   1,066,312 
 200,000   10.25%, 05/20/15 144A   200,500 
 700,000   VimpelCom Holdings B.V.
7.50%, 03/01/22 Reg S
   752,500 
     WPE International Cooperatief UA     
 300,000   10.38%, 09/30/15 (c) Reg S   213,000 
 200,000   10.38%, 09/30/15 (c) 144A   142,000 
         13,711,425 
Panama: 0.2%     
 600,000   AES El Salvador Trust II
6.75%, 03/28/18 (c) 144A
   574,500 
Paraguay: 0.2%     
 600,000   Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A.
6.75%, 12/13/17 (c) 144A
   607,500 
Peru: 0.3%     
 400,000   Corp Azucarera del Peru S.A.
6.38%, 08/02/17 (c) † Reg S
   392,000 
 400,000   Corp Lindley S.A.
4.63%, 04/12/23 144A
   383,000 
         775,000 
Philippines: 0.9%  
 700,000   BDO Unibank, Inc.
4.50%, 02/16/17 † Reg S
   726,250 
 300,000   Development Bank of the Philippines
5.50%, 03/25/21 Reg S
   316,500 
 900,000   Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.
7.25%, 05/27/19 Reg S
   1,092,375 
         2,135,125 
 Russia: 0.3%     
 400,000   Mriya Agro Holding Plc
9.45%, 04/19/18 Reg S
   347,000 
 400,000   UKRLANDFARMING Plc
10.88%, 03/26/18 Reg S
   364,000 
         711,000 
 Singapore: 2.2%     
 350,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte. Ltd.
11.50%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   100,625 
     Berau Capital Resources Pte Ltd.     
 200,000   12.50%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S   212,000 
 650,000   12.50%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A   689,000 
     Bumi Investment Pte Ltd.     
 700,000   10.75%, 10/06/14 (c) 144A   432,250 
 300,000   10.75%, 10/06/14 (c) Reg S   185,250 
 1,350,000   Flextronics International Ltd.
5.00%, 02/15/23
   1,353,375 
 1,318,000   STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
4.50%, 03/20/16 (c) 144A
   1,319,713 
 400,000   Theta Capital Pte Ltd.
6.13%, 11/14/16 (c) Reg S
   387,798 


 

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(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Singapore: (continued)     
     Yanlord Land Group Ltd.     
USD 500,000   10.63%, 03/29/15 (c) † Reg S  $551,250 
 200,000   10.63%, 03/29/15 (c) 144A   220,500 
         5,451,761 
South Korea: 0.6%  
     Woori Bank Co. Ltd.     
 350,000   6.21%, 05/02/17 (c) † Reg S   369,250 
 950,000   6.21%, 05/02/17 (c) 144A   1,002,250 
         1,371,500 
Spain: 1.4%     
     Cemex Espana Luxembourg     
 400,000   9.25%, 05/12/15 (c) Reg S   438,000 
 150,000   9.88%, 04/30/16 (c) Reg S   170,250 
 2,600,000   9.88%, 04/30/16 (c) 144A   2,951,000 
         3,559,250 
Sri Lanka: 0.7%     
     Bank of Ceylon     
 600,000   5.33%, 04/16/18 † Reg S   582,000 
 750,000   6.88%, 05/03/17 Reg S   771,562 
 400,000   National Savings Bank
8.88%, 09/18/18 144A
   425,000 
         1,778,562 
Sweden: 0.3%     
 700,000   Eileme 2 A.B.
11.63%, 01/31/16 (c) Reg S
   824,250 
Turkey: 1.9%     
 400,000   Arcelik A.S.
5.00%, 04/03/23 144A
   364,500 
     FinansBank A.S.     
 800,000   5.15%, 11/01/17 Reg S   800,000 
 200,000   5.15%, 11/01/17 144A   200,000 
 800,000   Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.
4.13%, 05/02/18 144A
   770,000 
     Turkiye Is Bankasi S.A.     
 500,000   6.00%, 10/24/22 † Reg S   482,500 
 600,000   6.00%, 10/24/22 144A   579,000 
 1,000,000   Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi
6.00%, 11/01/22 Reg S
   943,750 
 400,000   Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao
6.00%, 11/01/22 144A
   377,500 
 200,000   Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.
5.50%, 12/06/22 144A
   182,250 
         4,699,500 
United Arab Emirates: 0.0%     
 100,000   Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
8.50%, 04/22/15 Reg S
   110,000 
United Kingdom: 6.1%     
     AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc     
 1,075,000   5.13%, 08/01/22 †   957,161 
 500,000   5.38%, 04/15/20 †   479,732 
 100,000   6.50%, 04/15/40   82,649 
 1,550,000   8.50%, 07/30/16 (c) †   1,666,250 
 325,000   Atlantic Finance Ltd.
10.75%, 05/27/14 Reg S (s)
   342,063 
     DTEK Finance Plc     
 300,000   7.88%, 04/04/18 Reg S   270,750 
 400,000   7.88%, 04/04/18 144A   361,000 
 400,000   Ferrexpo Finance Plc
7.88%, 04/07/16 Reg S
   387,500 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
United Kingdom: (continued)     
USD 400,000   Ferrexpo UK Ltd.
7.88%, 04/07/16 144A
  $387,500 
 1,700,000   Oschadbank
8.25%, 03/10/16 Reg S
   1,470,500 
 400,000   Polyus Gold International Ltd.
5.63%, 04/29/20 144A
   400,000 
 500,000   Ukraine Railways via Shortline Plc
9.50%, 05/21/18 144A
   430,000 
 1,800,000   Ukreximbank
8.38%, 04/27/15 Reg S
   1,662,750 
     Vedanta Resources Plc     
 200,000   6.00%, 01/31/19 144A   194,000 
 1,800,000   6.00%, 01/31/19 Reg S   1,746,000 
 600,000   6.75%, 06/07/16 144A   628,500 
 1,675,000   8.25%, 06/07/21 † 144A   1,732,578 
 1,350,000   9.50%, 07/18/18 144A   1,506,870 
 400,000   West China Cement Ltd.
7.50%, 01/25/14 (c) 144A
   407,000 
         15,112,803 
United States: 2.5%     
     Cemex Finance, LLC     
 2,000,000   9.38%, 10/12/17 (c) Reg S   2,255,000 
 1,800,000   9.38%, 10/12/17 (c) 144A   2,029,500 
 1,750,000   JBS USA LLC
7.25%, 06/01/15 (c) 144A
   1,806,875 
         6,091,375 
Venezuela: 7.1%     
 700,000   CA La Electricidad de Caracas
8.50%, 04/10/18
   553,000 
     Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.     
 650,000   4.90%, 10/28/14   612,625 
 3,950,000   5.00%, 10/28/15   3,446,375 
 3,650,000   5.25%, 04/12/17 Reg S   2,947,375 
 3,150,000   5.38%, 04/12/27 Reg S   1,953,000 
 1,150,000   5.50%, 04/12/37 Reg S   681,375 
 1,150,000   8.50%, 11/02/17 Reg S   1,035,000 
 2,615,000   8.50%, 11/02/17 144A   2,353,500 
 1,250,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 † Reg S   1,031,250 
 1,050,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 144A   866,250 
 1,755,000   12.75%, 02/17/22 † 144A   1,741,837 
 400,000   12.75%, 02/17/22 Reg S   397,000 
         17,618,587 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $237,518,737)
   230,691,355 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 4.3%     
Argentina: 2.1%     
     City of Buenos Aires, Argentina     
 375,000   12.50%, 04/06/15 Reg S   397,500 
 800,000   12.50%, 04/06/15 144A   848,000 
     Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina     
 100,000   9.38%, 09/14/18 Reg S   89,500 
 625,000   9.38%, 09/14/18 144A   559,375 
 225,000   10.88%, 01/26/21 Reg S   209,813 
 490,000   10.88%, 01/26/21 144A   456,925 
 1,975,000   11.75%, 10/05/15 Reg S   1,965,125 
     Provincia de Cordoba     
 500,000   12.38%, 08/17/17 Reg S   470,000 
 250,000   12.38%, 08/17/17 144A   235,000 
         5,231,238 


 

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Principal
Amount
      Value 
         
Hungary: 0.2%   
USD 600,000   Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt
5.50%, 02/12/18 Reg S
  $618,000 
Mongolia: 0.4%     
 1,000,000   Development Bank of Mongolia, LLC
5.75%, 03/21/17 Reg S
   975,000 
Turkey: 0.8%     
     Export Credit Bank of Turkey     
 450,000   5.88%, 04/24/19 Reg S   472,950 
 1,375,000   5.88%, 04/24/19 144A   1,445,125 
         1,918,075 
Ukraine: 0.8%     
     Financing of Infrastrucural Projects State Enterprise     
 100,000   7.40%, 04/20/18 Reg S   85,250 
 200,000   7.40%, 04/20/18 144A   170,981 
 1,900,000   8.38%, 11/03/17 144A   1,681,500 
         1,937,731 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $10,471,619)
   10,680,044 
      
Number of
Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.1%     
(Cost: $2,619,504)     
 2,619,504   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   2,619,504 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.6%
(Cost: $250,609,860)
   243,990,903 

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 13.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 13.2%     
USD   7,756,672   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $7,756,696; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.625% to 7.00%, due 01/01/14 to 10/01/43, valued at $7,911,806 including accrued interest)   7,756,672 
 7,756,672   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 0.120%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $7,756,698; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 7.00%, due 07/01/25 to 11/01/47, valued at $7,911,805 including accrued interest)   7,756,672 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Repurchase Agreements: (continued)     
USD 7,756,672   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with HSBC Securities USA Inc., 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $7,756,691; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.070% to 8.125%, due 04/02/14 to 11/15/19, valued at $7,911,846 including accrued interest)  $7,756,672 
 7,756,672   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Mizuho Securities USA Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $7,756,696; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 11/15/13 to 04/01/43, valued at $7,911,818 including accrued interest)   7,756,672 
 1,632,936   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with RBS Securities Inc., 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,632,940; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.125% to 3.875%, due 04/15/14 to 02/15/43, valued at $1,665,595 including accrued interest)   1,632,936 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $32,659,624)
   32,659,624 
Total Investments: 111.8%
(Cost: $283,269,484)
   276,650,527 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (11.8)%   (29,167,333)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $247,483,194 


 

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(continued)

 

MXN  Mexican Peso
USD  United States Dollar
(c)  Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p)  Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
(s)    Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.
  Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $31,817,924.
#    Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $22,325 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 $108,358,445, or 43.8% of net assets.
¨  Security in default

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value
Basic Materials    13.4%    $32,773,504 
Communications    9.2      22,373,875 
Consumer, Cyclical    3.4      8,252,551 
Consumer, Non-cyclical    4.2      10,317,625 
Diversified    0.4      1,103,500 
Energy    14.4      35,062,946 
Financial    30.1      73,438,055 
Government    4.4      10,680,044 
Industrial    10.0      24,290,274 
Technology    0.5      1,319,713 
Utilities    8.9      21,759,312 
Money Market Fund    1.1      2,619,504 
     100.0%    $243,990,903 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value
Corporate Bonds*    $     $230,691,355     $     $230,691,355 
Government Obligations*           10,680,044            10,680,044 
Money Market Fund     2,619,504                  2,619,504 
Repurchase Agreements           32,659,624            32,659,624 
Total    $2,619,504     $274,031,023     $     $276,650,527 

 

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

 

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October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
CORPORATE BONDS: 11.5%     
Brazil: 3.6%     
BRL 36,474,000   Banco do Brasil S.A.     
     9.75%, 07/18/17 † Reg S  $15,912,825 
 7,992,000   Banco Safra Cayman Islands Ltd.     
     10.88%, 04/03/17 Reg S   3,513,698 
 30,225,000   Banco Safra S.A.     
     10.25%, 08/08/16 Reg S   12,982,605 
 9,470,000   Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo (TIPS)     
     13.94%, 01/15/15 Reg S   6,327,230 
 2,000,000   Concessionaria Ecovias dos Imigrantes S.A. (TIPS)     
     4.36%, 04/15/24   878,931 
         39,615,289 
Germany: 0.5%     
MXN70,670,000   Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank     
     8.50%, 02/22/16   6,031,761 
Ireland: 3.0%     
RUB1,063,200,000   RusHydro JSC     
     7.88%, 10/28/15 Reg S   33,062,049 
Netherlands: 0.3%     
     Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.     
MXN 24,360,000   6.69%, 10/05/15 ^   1,751,960 
 14,730,000   9.20%, 09/28/15   1,250,660 
         3,002,620 
Russia: 0.3%     
RUB105,260,000   Federal Hydrogenerating Co. JSC     
     8.00%, 04/18/16 (p)   3,309,585 
South Africa: 3.8%     
     Eskom Holdings Ltd.     
ZAR 5,350,000   7.85%, 04/02/26   504,792 
 57,330,000   8.91%, 08/18/27 ^   1,564,249 
 224,000,000   9.25%, 04/20/18   24,403,273 
     Transnet Ltd.     
 21,000,000   9.50%, 08/19/25   2,169,753 
 4,500,000   10.50%, 09/17/20   500,544 
 105,900,000   10.80%, 11/06/23   12,099,389 
 5,000,000   13.50%, 04/18/28   620,958 
         41,862,958 
Total Corporate Bonds     
(Cost: $151,112,292)   126,884,262 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 84.8%     
Brazil: 5.9%     
     Brazilian Government International Bonds     
BRL 2,590,000   8.50%, 01/05/24   1,068,804 
 4,560,000   10.25%, 01/10/28   2,066,341 
 2,860,000   12.50%, 01/05/22   1,492,163 
     Letra do Tesouro Nacional     
 5,100,000   2.46%, 04/01/14 ^   2,206,101 
 7,760,000   3.05%, 01/01/14 ^   3,437,408 
 24,200,000   7.35%, 01/01/15 ^   9,674,155 
 28,300,000   7.65%, 01/01/16 ^   10,126,050 
 20,200,000   7.84%, 04/01/15 ^   7,861,297 
 7,900,000   8.25%, 07/01/16 ^   2,673,734 
Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
Brazil: (continued)     
     Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series F     
BRL13,300,000   10.00%, 01/01/14  $5,989,933 
 7,600,000   10.00%, 01/01/15   3,402,231 
 14,400,000   10.00%, 01/01/17   6,253,734 
 3,100,000   10.00%, 01/01/18   1,330,891 
 12,600,000   10.00%, 01/01/21   5,271,934 
 5,700,000   10.00%, 01/01/23   2,342,144 
         65,196,920 
Chile: 2.8%     
CLP15,570,000,000   Chilean Government International Bond     
     5.50%, 08/05/20   31,246,436 
Colombia: 3.2%     
     Colombian Government International Bonds     
COP6,419,000,000   4.38%, 12/21/22 (c)   3,103,883 
 18,144,000,000   7.75%, 04/14/21   11,051,549 
 25,935,000,000   12.00%, 10/22/15   15,650,922 
 7,116,000,000   Republic of Colombia     
     9.85%, 06/28/27   5,062,163 
         34,868,517 
Hungary: 4.5%     
     Hungarian Government Bonds     
HUF152,250,000   5.50%, 02/12/14   705,825 
 1,017,570,000   6.00%, 11/24/23   4,897,919 
 939,370,000   6.50%, 06/24/19   4,677,619 
 481,630,000   6.75%, 08/22/14   2,278,336 
 1,687,820,000   6.75%, 02/24/17 †   8,361,390 
 1,427,890,000   6.75%, 11/24/17   7,145,611 
 1,609,250,000   7.00%, 06/24/22   8,212,566 
 310,020,000   7.50%, 11/12/20   1,630,833 
 1,052,550,000   7.75%, 08/24/15   5,177,163 
 1,417,710,000   8.00%, 02/12/15   6,900,025 
         49,987,287 
Indonesia: 5.9%     
    Indonesian Treasury Bonds     
IDR3,000,000,000   6.38%, 04/15/42   219,444 
 33,000,000   6.63%, 05/15/33   2,508 
 3,054,000,000   7.00%, 05/15/27   253,411 
 4,589,000,000   8.25%, 07/15/21   425,969 
 9,956,000,000   8.25%, 06/15/32   897,991 
 4,822,000,000   8.38%, 09/15/26   448,701 
 21,241,000,000   9.50%, 06/15/15   1,981,512 
 25,488,000,000   9.50%, 07/15/23   2,551,990 
 34,711,000,000   9.50%, 07/15/31   3,491,146 
 6,552,000,000   9.50%, 05/15/41   669,708 
 23,692,000,000   9.75%, 05/15/37   2,446,330 
 6,104,000,000   10.00%, 07/15/17   593,146 
 22,063,000,000   10.00%, 09/15/24   2,284,918 
 46,844,000,000   10.00%, 02/15/28   4,860,805 
 42,728,000,000   10.25%, 07/15/22   4,438,572 
 106,129,000,000   10.25%, 07/15/27   11,324,918 
 49,242,000,000   10.50%, 08/15/30   5,361,749 
 11,812,000,000   10.50%, 07/15/38   1,322,221 
 17,628,000,000   10.75%, 05/15/16   1,708,900 
 5,878,000,000   11.00%, 11/15/20   627,831 
 93,999,000,000   11.00%, 09/15/25   10,381,792 


 

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(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
Indonesia: (continued)     
IDR30,907,000,000   11.50%, 09/15/19  $3,300,909 
 38,947,000,000   11.60%, 08/15/18   4,078,422 
 13,596,000,000   12.80%, 06/15/21   1,580,172 
         65,253,065 
Malaysia: 8.5%     
     Malaysian Government Bonds     
MYR13,070,000   3.20%, 10/15/15   4,161,695 
 13,450,000   3.31%, 10/31/17   4,257,741 
 14,420,000   3.42%, 08/15/22   4,492,384 
 11,494,000   3.43%, 08/15/14   3,657,289 
 1,090,000   3.49%, 03/31/20   344,008 
 13,790,000   3.58%, 09/28/18   4,406,258 
 16,477,000   3.74%, 02/27/15   5,273,925 
 4,067,000   3.81%, 02/15/17   1,310,028 
 7,740,000   3.84%, 08/12/15   2,488,439 
 7,700,000   3.89%, 03/15/27   2,439,093 
 4,990,000   4.01%, 09/15/17   1,621,230 
 4,510,000   4.13%, 04/15/32   1,433,937 
 19,120,000   4.16%, 07/15/21   6,266,722 
 3,269,000   4.23%, 06/30/31   1,071,701 
 20,171,000   4.24%, 02/07/18   6,613,695 
 13,332,000   4.26%, 09/15/16   4,355,986 
 51,615,000   4.38%, 11/29/19   17,104,961 
 26,475,000   4.39%, 04/15/26   8,741,906 
 40,091,000   5.73%, 07/30/19   14,139,416 
         94,180,414 
Mexico: 6.1%     
     Mexican Government International Bonds     
MXN81,855,000   5.00%, 06/15/17   6,374,291 
 15,798,000   6.25%, 06/16/16   1,277,934 
 75,000,000   6.50%, 06/10/21   6,071,958 
 20,000,000   6.50%, 06/09/22   1,600,638 
 7,860,000   7.25%, 12/15/16   654,565 
 70,732,300   7.50%, 06/03/27   5,955,622 
 15,415,600   7.75%, 12/14/17   1,315,247 
 70,000,000   7.75%, 05/29/31   5,772,113 
 16,950,000   7.75%, 11/13/42   1,369,361 
 32,259,900   8.00%, 06/11/20   2,841,879 
 1,010,000   8.00%, 12/17/15   84,017 
 4,790,000   8.00%, 12/07/23   421,632 
 39,171,700   8.50%, 12/13/18   3,468,685 
 51,628,000   8.50%, 05/31/29   4,615,015 
 65,513,900   8.50%, 11/18/38   5,723,856 
 34,490,000   10.00%, 12/05/24   3,501,736 
 163,690,000   10.00%, 11/20/36   16,338,627 
         67,387,176 
Nigeria: 3.0%     
     Nigerian Government Bonds     
NGN400,000,000   4.00%, 04/23/15   2,246,348 
 1,430,850,000   7.00%, 10/23/19   7,023,599 
 874,370,000   10.50%, 03/18/14   5,482,873 
 902,670,000   15.10%, 04/27/17   6,141,908 
 35,200,000   16.00%, 06/29/19   255,000 
 1,616,580,000   16.39%, 01/27/22   12,310,644 
         33,460,372 
Principal Amount       Value 
           
Peru: 3.0%     
     Peruvian Government Bonds     
PEN16,488,000   6.90%, 08/12/37  $6,378,847 
 13,860,000   6.95%, 08/12/31   5,397,106 
 30,073,000   7.84%, 08/12/20   12,639,333 
 14,845,000   8.20%, 08/12/26   6,645,519 
 3,620,000   8.60%, 08/12/17   1,498,542 
         32,559,347 
Philippines: 3.0%     
     Philippine Government International Bonds     
PHP276,000,000   3.90%, 11/26/22   6,738,718 
 461,500,000   4.95%, 01/15/21   11,855,242 
 556,000,000   6.25%, 01/14/36   14,797,501 
         33,391,461 
Poland: 9.8%     
     Polish Government Bonds     
PLN12,300,000   3.75%, 04/25/18   4,054,527 
 1,950,000   4.00%, 10/25/23   625,499 
 11,439,000   4.64%, 01/25/14 ^   3,697,413 
 28,357,000   4.75%, 04/25/17   9,677,435 
 29,941,000   5.00%, 04/25/16   10,208,044 
 12,401,000   5.25%, 10/25/17   4,318,545 
 41,002,000   5.25%, 10/25/20   14,439,572 
 37,310,000   5.50%, 04/25/15   12,611,515 
 22,971,000   5.50%, 10/25/19   8,184,733 
 22,992,000   5.75%, 04/25/14   7,583,982 
 40,910,000   5.75%, 10/25/21   14,825,354 
 38,264,000   5.75%, 09/23/22   13,932,148 
 12,457,000   6.25%, 10/24/15   4,311,831 
         108,470,598 
Romania: 2.9%     
     Romanian Government Bonds     
RON33,370,000   5.75%, 01/27/16   10,695,210 
 32,260,000   5.80%, 10/26/15   10,332,235 
 2,000,000   5.85%, 04/26/23   656,163 
 33,100,000   5.90%, 07/26/17   10,789,207 
         32,472,815 
Russia: 4.8%     
     Russian Federal Bonds     
RUB21,861,000   6.88%, 07/15/15   690,753 
 46,337,000   6.90%, 08/03/16   1,469,639 
 64,688,000   7.00%, 06/03/15   2,047,607 
 5,180,000   7.00%, 01/25/23   161,012 
 3,000   7.10%, 03/13/14   94 
 6,313,000   7.35%, 01/20/16   201,455 
 227,496,000   7.40%, 06/14/17   7,301,729 
 240,671,000   7.50%, 03/15/18   7,780,842 
 257,304,000   7.50%, 02/27/19   8,318,583 
 382,740,000   7.60%, 04/14/21   12,403,719 
 268,230,000   7.60%, 07/20/22   8,667,639 
 5,000,000   7.85%, 03/10/18 Reg S   162,428 
 130,500,000   8.15%, 02/03/27   4,322,734 
 479,000   11.20%, 12/17/14   15,784 
         53,544,018 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
South Africa: 4.8%     
     South African Government Bonds     
ZAR47,874,000   6.25%, 03/31/36  $3,593,409 
 64,524,000   6.50%, 02/28/41   4,833,609 
 106,646,804   6.75%, 03/31/21   10,318,429 
 79,711,000   7.25%, 01/15/20   8,005,357 
 7,115,000   7.50%, 01/15/14   713,946 
 40,047,000   8.00%, 12/21/18   4,210,152 
 1,750,000   8.25%, 09/15/17   184,985 
 49,350,000   8.75%, 02/28/48   4,773,517 
 110,124,000   10.50%, 12/21/26   13,229,177 
 25,878,800   13.50%, 09/15/15   2,930,169 
         52,792,750 
Supranational: 2.9%     
MXN11,960,000   Asian Development Bank     
     6.55%, 01/28/15   952,255 
     European Investment Bank     
 6,730,000   5.33%, 09/01/15 ^   488,212 
HUF549,600,000   6.50%, 01/05/15   2,640,279 
ZAR7,995,000   8.50%, 11/04/14   822,290 
 2,890,000   9.00%, 12/21/18 Reg S   310,626 
BRL9,570,000   9.65%, 10/22/19 ^   2,421,414 
MXN168,510,000   Inter-American Development Bank     
     8.00%, 01/26/16   14,308,621 
BRL300,000   International Bank for Reconstruction & Development     
     9.50%, 03/02/17   135,525 
MXN117,060,000   International Finance Corp.     
     6.00%, 01/28/16   9,549,045 
         31,628,267 
Sweden: 0.3%     
MXN44,960,000   Kommuninvest I Sverige     
     7.20%, 07/07/14   3,542,326 
Thailand: 5.9%     
     Thailand Government Bonds     
THB68,518,000   2.80%, 10/10/17   2,170,278 
 96,619,000   3.13%, 12/11/15   3,122,720 
 221,236,000   3.25%, 06/16/17   7,136,459 
 148,760,000   3.45%, 03/08/19   4,774,534 
 51,000,000   3.58%, 12/17/27   1,545,732 
 184,594,000   3.63%, 05/22/15   6,012,557 
 106,145,000   3.63%, 06/16/23   3,345,997 
 190,360,000   3.65%, 12/17/21   6,079,563 
 111,610,000   3.85%, 12/12/25   3,527,145 
 98,634,000   3.88%, 06/13/19   3,237,762 
 126,794,000   4.13%, 11/18/16   4,201,703 
 158,130,000   4.75%, 12/20/24   5,437,030 
 8,395,000   4.88%, 06/22/29   289,432 
 112,169,000   5.13%, 03/13/18   3,859,605 
 171,744,000   5.25%, 05/12/14   5,593,695 
 30,186,000   5.40%, 07/27/16   1,031,159 
 30,977,000   5.50%, 03/13/23   1,124,143 
 23,507,000   5.63%, 01/12/19   834,828 
 52,214,000   5.85%, 03/31/21   1,912,344 
         65,236,686 
Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
Turkey: 7.5%     
      Turkish Government Bonds     
TRY14,000,000    6.30%, 02/14/18  $6,612,624 
 4,610,000    6.50%, 01/07/15   2,291,984 
 19,320,000    7.10%, 03/08/23   8,798,128 
 9,775,000    7.50%, 09/24/14   4,923,686 
 12,380,000    8.00%, 06/04/14   6,260,685 
 12,260,000    8.50%, 09/14/22   6,120,000 
 14,700,000    9.00%, 01/27/16   7,577,814 
 12,440,000    9.00%, 03/08/17   6,434,644 
 19,288,000    9.50%, 01/12/22   10,213,999 
 12,385,000    10.00%, 06/17/15   6,437,278 
 19,821,000    10.50%, 01/15/20   10,953,907 
 12,595,000    11.00%, 08/06/14   6,499,646 
         83,124,395 
Total Government Obligations     
(Cost: $1,000,557,331)   938,342,850 

 

Number of
Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%     
(Cost: $1,007,024)     
       1,007,024    Dreyfus Government Cash  Management Fund   1,007,024 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 96.4%     
(Cost: $1,152,676,647)   1,066,234,136 

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 0.2%     
USD713,089    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $713,091; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.125% to 3.125%, due 02/28/14 to 02/15/43, valued at $727,351 including accrued interest)   713,089 
 1,000,000    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.625% to 7.00%, due 01/01/14 to 10/01/43, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost $ 1,713,089)
   1,713,089 
Total Investments: 96.6%     
(Cost: $1,154,389,736)   1,067,947,225 
Other assets less liabilities: 3.4%   37,835,597 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $1,105,782,822 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
COP   Colombian Peso
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NGN   Nigerian Naira
PEN   Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PHP   Philippine Peso
PLN   Polish Zloty
RON   Romanian Leu
RUB   Russian Ruble
THB   Thai Baht
TRY   Turkish Lira
ZAR   South African Rand
(c)   Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p)   Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
^   Zero Coupon Bond - the rate shown is the effective yield at purchase date
  Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,610,376.
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.
TIPS   Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding        
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)       % of Investments     Value
Consumer, Non-cyclical     0.1 %   $ 878,931
Financial     3.9       41,443,509
Government     88.0       938,342,850
Industrial     1.4       15,390,644
Utilities     6.5       69,171,178
Money Market Fund     0.1       1,007,024
      100.0 %   $ 1,066,234,136

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
 Quoted
 Prices
    Level 2
 Significant
 Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
 Significant
 Unobservable
 Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $126,884,262   $   $126,884,262 
Government Obligations*       938,342,850        938,342,850 
Money Market Funds   1,007,024            1,007,024 
Repurchase Agreements       1,713,089        1,713,089 
Total  $1,007,024   $1,066,940,201   $   $1,067,947,225 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FALLEN ANGEL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
CORPORATE BONDS: 97.7%     
Cayman Islands: 1.8%     
$100,000   Mizuho Capital Investment 1 Ltd.
6.69%, 06/30/16 (c) Reg S
  $108,500 
 60,000   Mizuho Capital Investment 2 Ltd.
14.95%, 06/30/14 (c) Reg S
   65,401 
 100,000   Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman Ltd.
7.19%, 07/30/15 (c) Reg S
   107,500 
         281,401 
Finland: 2.2%     
 100,000   Nokia OYJ
5.38%, 05/15/19
   103,625 
 250,000   UPM-Kymmene OYJ
7.45%, 11/26/27 144A
   256,250 
         359,875 
France: 3.2%     
 200,000   Credit Agricole S.A.
6.64%, 05/31/17 (c) Reg S
   196,000 
 300,000   Lafarge S.A.
6.20%, 07/09/15 144A
   319,500 
         515,500 
Ireland: 0.6%     
 100,000   XL Group Plc
6.50%, 04/15/17 (c)
   98,600 
Japan: 1.2%     
 200,000   SoftBank Corp.
4.50%, 04/15/20 144A
   198,050 
Luxembourg: 9.2%     
     ArcelorMittal
5.75%, 08/05/20
   105,750 
 450,000   6.00%, 03/01/21   474,187 
 400,000   6.13%, 06/01/18   435,500 
 350,000   7.25%, 03/01/41 †   338,625 
 100,000   10.35%, 06/01/19   127,000 
         1,481,062 
Netherlands: 1.6%     
 250,000   EDP Finance B.V.
6.00%, 02/02/18 † Reg S
   265,000 
Norway: 3.3%     
     Eksportfinans ASA     
 255,000   2.00%, 09/15/15   251,175 
 85,000   2.38%, 05/25/16   83,045 
 200,000   3.00%, 11/17/14   200,950 
         535,170 
United Kingdom: 10.0%     
 200,000   Barclays Bank Plc
7.63%, 11/21/22
   206,800 
 200,000   Barclays Bank Plc Perpetual
6.28%, 12/15/34 (c)
   190,402 
 200,000   Hanson Ltd.
6.13%, 08/15/16
   220,500 
 100,000   HBOS Capital Funding No. 2 LP
6.07%, 06/30/14 (c) Reg S
   100,000 
 125,000   HBOS Plc
6.75%, 05/21/18 144A
   141,208 
     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     
 300,000   5.00%, 10/01/14   307,062 
 150,000   5.05%, 01/08/15   155,101 
 300,000   7.64%, 09/29/17 (c)   290,250 
         1,611,323 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
United States: 64.6%     
$300,000   ADT Corp.
3.50%, 07/15/22
  $263,551 
 100,000   Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.
6.45%, 03/15/29
   88,500 
     Ally Financial, Inc.     
 100,000   6.75%, 12/01/14   105,500 
 100,000   8.00%, 11/01/31   118,550 
 100,000   Ameren Energy Generating Co.
7.95%, 06/01/32
   78,750 
 150,000   Aviation Capital Group
6.75%, 04/06/21 144A
   161,862 
 100,000   Best Buy Co., Inc.
5.50%, 12/15/20 (c)
   101,750 
     CenturyLink, Inc.     
 300,000   5.15%, 06/15/17   320,250 
 100,000   7.60%, 09/15/39   93,750 
 200,000   Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
4.90%, 05/15/15
   192,000 
 200,000   Commercial Metals Co.
6.50%, 07/15/17
   222,000 
     Dell, Inc.     
 100,000   4.63%, 04/01/21 †   90,212 
 100,000   5.88%, 06/15/19 †   99,462 
 100,000   6.50%, 04/15/38   80,217 
 100,000   Dresdner Funding Trust I
8.15%, 06/30/29 (c) 144A
   101,750 
 200,000   El Paso Corp.
7.75%, 01/15/32
   208,592 
 300,000   Embarq Corp.
8.00%, 06/01/36
   306,420 
 150,000   Fifth Third Capital Trust IV
6.50%, 04/15/17 (c)
   148,688 
 150,000   FirstEnergy Corp.
7.38%, 11/15/31
   158,538 
 200,000   Frontier Communications Corp.
9.00%, 08/15/31
   208,000 
 100,000   Glen Meadow Pass-Through Trust
6.51%, 02/15/17 (c) 144A
   96,500 
 200,000   H. J. Heinz Finance Co.
7.13%, 08/01/39 144A
   209,500 
 100,000   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
8.13%, 06/15/18 (c)
   117,550 
 100,000   HCA, Inc.
7.50%, 11/15/95
   91,000 
 150,000   Health Management Associates, Inc.
6.13%, 04/15/16
   165,750 
 100,000   International Lease Finance Corp.
5.65%, 06/01/14
   102,875 
 100,000   iStar Financial, Inc.
5.88%, 03/15/16
   106,625 
 200,000   JC Penney Corp., Inc.
7.40%, 04/01/37 (p)
   137,000 
 200,000   Ltd Brands, Inc.
6.90%, 07/15/17
   229,500 
 300,000   Masco Corp.
6.13%, 10/03/16
   336,000 
 100,000   Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.
6.25%, 07/15/19 144A
   103,842 
 100,000   Mirant Americas
9.13%, 05/01/31
   107,500 

 
 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FALLEN ANGEL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
United States: (continued)     
$100,000   New Albertsons, Inc.
8.00%, 05/01/31
  $83,000 
 300,000   NGPL Pipeco LLC
7.12%, 12/15/17 144A
   285,000 
 100,000   NuStar Logistics, L.P.
4.80%, 09/01/20
   93,500 
 100,000   Nuveen Investments, Inc.
5.50%, 09/15/15
   97,500 
 61,290   PPL Ironwood LLC
8.86%, 11/30/25
   68,031 
 400,000   PulteGroup, Inc.
7.63%, 10/15/17
   463,000 
 450,000   Regions Bank
6.45%, 06/26/37
   476,220 
 100,000   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)
   107,500 
     Rockies Express Pipeline     
 200,000   6.85%, 07/15/18 144A   189,000 
 200,000   6.85%, 07/15/18 Reg S   189,000 
     RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     
 18,000   6.13%, 01/15/17   19,755 
 150,000   7.63%, 06/15/20   166,500 
 150,000   Ryland Group, Inc.
6.63%, 05/01/20
   159,375 
     SLM Corp.     
 100,000   5.63%, 08/01/33   82,500 
 150,000   6.00%, 01/25/17   163,875 
 200,000   6.25%, 01/25/16   218,500 
 150,000   8.00%, 03/25/20   171,937 
 350,000   8.45%, 06/15/18   409,937 
     Springleaf Finance Corp.     
 100,000   5.40%, 12/01/15   105,000 
 500,000   6.90%, 12/15/17   543,750 
     Sprint Capital Corp.     
 300,000   6.88%, 11/15/28   286,500 
 200,000   6.90%, 05/01/19   216,500 
 200,000   8.75%, 03/15/32   217,500 
 200,000   Sprint Nextel Corp.
6.00%, 12/01/16
   216,750 
 70,000   Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
6.75%, 11/01/19
   79,275 
 100,000   Toys R Us, Inc.
7.38%, 10/15/18
   81,000 
 100,000   United States Steel Corp.
7.50%, 03/15/17 (c) †
   105,500 
 100,000   Universal Health Services, Inc.
7.13%, 06/30/16
   113,000 
 100,000   Vulcan Materials Co.
7.00%, 06/15/18
   113,500 
         10,474,389 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $15,044,822)
   15,820,370 
Number of
Shares
      Value 
      
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.8%
(Cost: $132,488)
     
 132,488   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund  $132,488 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.5%
(Cost: $15,177,310)
   15,952,858 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 5.3%
(Cost: $864,140)
     
 864,140   Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund   864,140 
Total Investments: 103.8%
(Cost: $16,041,450)
   16,816,998 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.8)%   (610,600)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $16,206,398 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

32
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $843,889.
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 $2,062,462, or 12.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)     
  % of Investments  Value
Basic Materials   12.9%  $2,064,812 
Communications   15.3    2,447,845 
Consumer, Cyclical   8.4    1,333,900 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   7.1    1,136,556 
Energy   6.1    965,092 
Financial   35.5    5,669,251 
Industrial   7.9    1,255,204 
Technology   1.7    269,891 
Utilities   4.3    677,819 
Money Market Fund   0.8    132,488 
    100.0%  $15,952,858 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value
Corporate Bonds*   $    $15,820,370    $    $15,820,370 
Money Market Funds   996,628            996,628 
Total  $996,628   $15,820,370    $   $16,816,998 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

33

INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
CORPORATE BONDS: 96.5%     
Argentina: 0.3%     
USD 93,450   Aeropuertos Argentinia 2000
10.75%, 12/22/15 (c) † Reg S
  $92,983 
 200,000   Inversiones y Representaciones S.A.
11.50%, 07/20/20 Reg S
   212,000 
 30,000   Pan American Energy, LLC/ Argentine Branch
7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S
   31,200 
         336,183 
Australia: 0.5%     
     FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd.     
USD 90,000   6.00%, 04/01/15 (c) 144A   94,500 
 105,000   6.88%, 02/01/14 (c) † 144A   111,694 
 90,000   6.88%, 04/01/17 (c) † 144A   96,075 
 10,000   7.00%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A   10,394 
 180,000   8.25%, 11/01/15 (c) † 144A   200,700 
         513,363 
Austria: 1.1%     
USD 400,000   OAS Investments GmbH
8.25%, 10/19/16 (c) † Reg S
   397,000 
 400,000   Sappi Papier Holding GmbH
7.75%, 04/15/17 (c) 144A
   426,000 
EUR 200,000   Wienerberger A.G.
6.50%, 02/09/17 (c)
   259,692 
         1,082,692 
Azerbaijan: 0.4%     
USD 400,000   Azerbaijan State Oil Company
4.75%, 03/13/23 † Reg S
   386,146 
Belgium: 0.2%     
USD 200,000   KBC Bank N.V.
8.00%, 01/25/18 (c) Reg S
   215,870 
Bermuda: 1.6%     
USD500,000   BW Group Ltd.
6.63%, 06/28/17 Reg S
   518,750 
EUR 100,000   Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.
11.63%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   127,453 
USD 195,000   China Oriental Group Company Ltd.
7.00%, 11/17/14 (c) † Reg S
   194,503 
     Digicel Group Ltd.     
 200,000   10.50%, 04/15/14 (c) Reg S   217,000 
 120,000   10.50%, 04/15/14 (c) 144A   130,200 
 200,000   Inkia Energy Ltd.
8.38%, 04/04/16 (c) 144A
   214,000 
 200,000   Pacnet Ltd.
9.25%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   203,250 
         1,605,156 
Brazil: 1.5%     
USD 225,000   Banco BMG S.A.
9.95%, 11/05/19 † Reg S
   228,937 
 300,000   Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
5.75%, 09/28/22 † Reg S
   278,100 
 300,000   Banco Do Brasil S.A.
6.25%, 04/15/24 (c) Reg S
   252,750 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
Brazil: (continued)     
USD 300,000   Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A.
7.38%, 02/02/22 Reg S
  $311,250 
 200,000   BR Malls International Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 01/21/16 (c) Reg S
   202,324 
 150,000   Cent Elet Brasileiras S.A.
6.88%, 07/30/19 † 144A
   164,625 
         1,437,986 
British Virgin Islands: 2.2%     
USD273,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.
6.63%, 09/27/23 144A
   279,361 
 500,000   Franshion Development Ltd.
6.75%, 04/15/21 Reg S
   508,750 
 400,000   Road King 2012 Ltd.
9.88%, 09/18/15 (c) † Reg S
   441,500 
 200,000   Sparkle Assets Ltd.
6.88%, 01/30/17 (c) Reg S
   191,577 
 650,000   Studio City Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 12/01/15 (c) † 144A
   721,500 
         2,142,688 
Canada: 3.8%     
     Bombardier, Inc.     
USD400,000   5.75%, 03/15/22 144A   403,000 
EUR 100,000   6.13%, 05/15/21 Reg S   150,431 
USD120,000   6.13%, 01/15/23 144A   122,100 
EUR100,000   7.25%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S   140,205 
CAD164,000   7.35%, 12/22/26 144A   167,483 
     Cascades, Inc.     
USD105,000   7.75%, 12/15/13 (c)   109,856 
 82,000   7.88%, 01/15/15 (c) †   88,150 
CAD400,000   Corus Entertainment, Inc.
4.25%, 02/11/20 Reg S
   366,304 
 250,000   Great Canadian Gaming Corp.
6.63%, 07/25/17 (c) 144A
   248,118 
USD120,000   Inmet Mining Corp.
8.75%, 06/01/16 (c) 144A
   133,200 
 150,000   MEG Energy Corp.
6.38%, 07/30/17 (c) 144A
   151,688 
     Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.     
 120,000   5.13%, 03/28/18 (c) 144A   115,500 
 200,000   7.25%, 12/12/16 (c) Reg S   221,000 
CAD 200,000   Paramount Resources Ltd.
8.25%, 12/13/13 (c)
   197,775 
USD6,000   PetroBakken Energy Ltd.
8.63%, 02/01/16 (c) 144A
   6,045 
 150,000   Precision Drilling Corp.
6.50%, 12/15/16 (c)
   160,500 
     Quebecor Media, Inc.     
 60,000   5.75%, 01/15/23   58,350 
CAD 120,000   6.63%, 01/15/23 144A   114,782 
USD200,000   Telesat Canada
 6.00%, 05/15/14 (c) 144A
   209,750 
 600,000   Tervita Corp.
9.75%, 11/01/15 (c) 144A
   591,000 
CAD 10,000   Videotron Ltee
7.13%, 01/15/15 (c)
   10,380 
         3,765,617 


 

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Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
Cayman Islands: 7.7%     
USD 80,000   Agile Property Holdings Ltd.
8.88%, 04/28/14 (c) Reg S
  $84,600 
 200,000   Central China Real Estate
8.00%, 01/28/17 (c) Reg S
   199,490 
     Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.     
 65,000   11.13%, 02/23/15 (c) Reg S   72,878 
 400,000   11.13%, 02/23/15 (c) 144A   448,480 
GBP 200,000   Dubai Holding Commercial Operations MTN Ltd.
6.00%, 02/01/17
   332,566 
USD300,000   Emaar Sukuk Ltd.
6.40%, 07/18/19 † Reg S
   329,625 
 20,000   Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
13.00%, 01/27/15 Reg S
   21,550 
 200,000   General Shopping Finance
10.00%, 11/09/15 (c) Reg S
   183,500 
 200,000   Industrial Senior Trust
5.50%, 11/01/22 Reg S
   186,000 
 250,000   JBS Finance II Ltd.
8.25%, 01/29/15 (c) Reg S
   264,375 
     Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.     
 300,000   8.88%, 03/19/16 (c) Reg S   307,500 
 200,000   8.88%, 03/19/16 (c) 144A   205,000 
 250,000   KWG Property Holding Ltd.
12.75%, 03/30/14 (c) † Reg S
   274,375 
 300,000   Longfor Properties
6.88%, 10/18/16 (c) Reg S
   306,000 
 200,000   MCE Finance Ltd.
5.00%, 02/15/16 (c) 144A
   198,500 
 250,000   MIE Holdings Corp.
9.75%, 05/12/14 (c) Reg S
   265,000 
 90,000   Mizuho Capital Investment 1 Ltd.
6.69%, 06/30/16 (c) Reg S
   97,650 
 200,000   Mongolian Mining Corp.
8.88%, 03/29/15 (c) † Reg S
   164,500 
 350,000   Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman Ltd.
7.19%, 07/30/15 (c) Reg S
   376,250 
 600,000   Sable International Finance Ltd.
8.75%, 02/01/16 (c) Reg S
   681,000 
 400,000   Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
11.00%, 03/08/15 (c) Reg S
   451,000 
 500,000   SOHO China Ltd.
7.13%, 11/07/17 (c) † Reg S
   487,500 
 400,000   TAM Capital 3, Inc.
8.38%, 06/03/16 (c) 144A
   416,000 
EUR 100,000   UPCB Finance II Ltd.
6.38%, 07/01/15 (c) Reg S
   145,494 
USD 300,000   UPCB Finance III Ltd.
6.63%, 07/01/15 (c) 144A
   321,750 
 50,000   UPCB Finance V Ltd.
7.25%, 11/15/16 (c) 144A
   55,125 
 300,000   Virgolino de Oliveira Finance Ltd.
11.75%, 02/09/17 (c) Reg S
   243,000 
EUR 272,000   Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd.
11.13%, 04/01/15 (c) Reg S
   409,073 
         7,527,781 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
Chile: 0.1%     
USD 132,034   Inversiones Alsacia S.A.
8.00%, 02/18/15 (c) 144A
  $97,705 
China / Hong Kong: 0.4%     
USD 360,000   Citic Pacific Ltd.
6.88%, 01/21/18 Reg S
   378,000 
Colombia: 1.1%     
USD 250,000   Banco Davivienda S.A.
5.88%, 07/09/22 Reg S
   247,625 
 30,000   Banco GNB Sudameris S.A.
7.50%, 07/30/22 Reg S
   31,455 
     Bancolombia S.A.     
 400,000   5.13%, 09/11/22   384,000 
 200,000   6.13%, 07/26/20   212,000 
 200,000   Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A., E.S.P.
5.38%, 09/27/17 (c) Reg S
   188,000 
         1,063,080 
Costa Rica: 0.3%     
USD 300,000   Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
6.95%, 11/10/21 Reg S
   318,300 
Croatia: 0.2%     
USD 200,000   Hrvatska Elektroprivreda
6.00%, 11/09/17 Reg S
   206,750 
Denmark: 0.7%     
GBP 141,000   Danske Bank A/S
5.68%, 02/15/17 (c)
   229,947 
EUR 50,000   ISS Global A/S
4.50%, 12/08/14
   70,184 
 225,000   Nykredit Realkredit A/S
9.00%, 04/01/15 (c)
   329,976 
USD20,000   Welltec A/S
8.00%, 02/01/15 (c) 144A
   21,550 
         651,657 
Dominican Republic: 0.2%     
USD200,000   Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A.
9.25%, 11/13/15 (c) Reg S
   199,000 
Finland: 1.0%     
USD9,000   Nokia OYJ
5.38%, 05/15/19
   9,326 
 150,000   Stora Enso OYJ
6.40%, 04/15/16 144A
   162,750 
 800,000   UPM-Kymmene OYJ
7.45%, 11/26/27 144A
   820,000 
         992,076 
France: 5.5%     
EUR100,000   Banque PSA Finance S.A.
3.88%, 01/14/15 Reg S
   139,043 
 225,000   BPCE S.A.
4.63%, 07/30/15 (c) †
   310,690 
USD300,000   Cie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas
6.50%, 06/01/16 (c)
   313,500 
     Credit Agricole S.A.     
EUR 300,000   4.13%, 11/09/15 (c) Reg S   408,861 
USD200,000   9.75%, 12/26/14 (c) Reg S   213,336 


 

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INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
France: (continued)     
EUR 450,000   Europcar Groupe S.A.
11.50%, 05/15/17 Reg S
  $715,776 
 167,000   Italcementi Finance S.A.
6.63%, 03/19/20 † Reg S (s)
   246,359 
     Lafarge S.A.     
USD 200,000   6.50%, 07/15/16   221,000 
EUR 35,000   6.63%, 11/29/18   54,077 
 311,000   8.88%, 11/24/16   502,186 
 311,000   Peugeot S.A.
7.38%, 03/06/18 Reg S
   465,183 
     Renault S.A.     
 45,000   4.63%, 05/25/16 Reg S   65,346 
 467,000   6.00%, 10/13/14 †   662,969 
USD 300,000   Rexel S.A.
6.13%, 12/15/15 (c) 144A
   316,500 
 450,000   Societe Generale S.A.
8.75%, 04/07/15 (c) Reg S
   480,195 
EUR 200,000   Wendel S.A.
4.38%, 08/09/17
   289,595 
         5,404,616 
Germany: 4.6%     
     Commerzbank A.G.     
EUR 347,000   6.38%, 03/22/19 †   508,132 
 700,000   7.75%, 03/16/21   1,053,952 
 334,000   Deutsche Lufthansa A.G.
6.50%, 07/07/16
   518,202 
 50,000   Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
6.25%, 02/08/18
   78,703 
 292,000   Kabel Deutschland GmbH
6.50%, 06/30/14 (c) Reg S
   424,274 
 150,000   KM Germany Holdings GmbH
8.75%, 12/15/15 (c) 144A
   227,376 
 300,000   Techem Gmbh
6.13%, 10/01/15 (c) Reg S
   442,517 
     ThyssenKrupp A.G.     
 42,000   4.38%, 02/28/17   60,451 
 167,000   9.25%, 06/18/14   237,729 
 300,000   Trionista HoldCo GmbH
5.00%, 04/30/16 (c) Reg S
   414,477 
 334,000   Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH
9.50%, 03/15/16 (c) Reg S
   523,319 
         4,489,132 
Hungary: 0.1%     
EUR 100,000   OTP Bank Plc
5.27%, 09/19/16 †
   139,349 
India: 0.0%     
USD 10,000   ICICI Bank Ltd.
6.38%, 04/30/17 (c) Reg S
   9,600 
Indonesia: 0.6%     
USD 500,000   Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT
7.75%, 02/06/16 (c) † 144A
   498,750 
 120,000   PT Adaro Indonesia
7.63%, 10/22/14 (c) 144A
   127,350 
         626,100 
Ireland: 3.7%     
EUR 50,000   Allied Irish Banks Plc
5.63%, 11/12/14 Reg S
   70,439 
 630,000   Ardagh Glass Finance Plc
8.75%, 02/01/15 (c) Reg S
   894,855 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
Ireland: (continued)     
USD 200,000   Credit Bank of Moscow
7.70%, 02/01/18 † Reg S
  $209,000 
 100,000   Gazprombank OJSC
7.25%, 05/03/19 Reg S
   106,810 
EUR 200,000   Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland
2.75%, 06/05/16
   273,110 
USD 160,000   Metalloinvest Finance Ltd.
5.63%, 04/17/20 144A
   160,000 
 400,000   MTS International Funding Ltd.
5.00%, 05/30/23 Reg S
   386,000 
 500,000   Nomos Bank Via Nomos Capital Plc
8.75%, 10/21/15 Reg S
   531,250 
EUR 506,000   Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions
5.13%, 06/15/18 (c) Reg S
   742,623 
USD 300,000   XL Group Plc
6.50%, 04/15/17 (c)
   295,800 
         3,669,887 
Israel: 0.3%     
USD 300,000   Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.
7.25%, 01/15/19 Reg S
   334,865 
Italy: 3.0%     
     Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     
EUR 400,000   4.88%, 05/31/16 †   496,924 
GBP 300,000   5.75%, 09/30/16 †   402,454 
USD 50,000   Enel SpA
8.75%, 09/24/23 (c) 144A
   54,353 
EUR 167,000   Finmeccanica SpA
4.88%, 03/24/25 †
   228,575 
     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     
 300,000   8.05%, 06/20/18 (c)   423,654 
 50,000   8.38%, 10/14/19 (c) † Reg S   73,042 
 100,000   Monte dei Paschi di Siena
7.25%, 07/10/15 Reg S
   143,359 
 300,000   Telecom Italia
7.75%, 03/20/18 (c) Reg S
   417,471 
 200,000   UniCredit SpA
6.70%, 06/05/18
   296,265 
 300,000   Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA
5.00%, 01/11/17 Reg S
   428,991 
         2,965,088 
Kazakhstan: 0.9%     
USD 200,000   Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
7.25%, 05/03/17 Reg S
   215,000 
EUR 164,000   Kazkommertsbank JSC
6.88%, 02/13/17
   219,056 
USD 400,000   Zhaikmunai International B.V.
7.13%, 11/13/16 (c) 144A
   428,000 
         862,056 
Luxembourg: 13.5%    
USD 20,000   ALROSA Finance S.A.
7.75%, 11/03/20 144A
   22,700 
 400,000   Altice Financing S.A.
9.88%, 12/15/16 (c) 144A
   449,000 


 

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Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
Luxembourg: (continued)     
     ArcelorMittal     
USD 225,000   5.00%, 02/25/17  $238,781 
 240,000   6.13%, 06/01/18   261,300 
 225,000   6.75%, 02/25/22   245,812 
 50,000   7.25%, 03/01/41   48,375 
 50,000   7.50%, 10/15/39   49,625 
 800,000   10.35%, 06/01/19   1,016,000 
EUR282,000   Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A.
8.00%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   385,756 
USD 150,000   CHC Helikopter S.A.
9.25%, 10/15/15 (c)
   162,750 
EUR 225,000   Cirsa Funding Luxembourg S.A.
8.75%, 05/15/14 (c) Reg S
   323,476 
 850,000   Codere Finance Luxembourg S.A.
8.25%, 06/15/14 (c) † Reg S
   632,677 
USD 300,000   Convatec Healthcare E S.A.
10.50%, 12/15/14 (c) 144A
   341,250 
 150,000   CSN Resources S.A.
6.50%, 07/21/20 † Reg S
   154,125 
 135,000   Expro Finance Luxembourg S.C.A.
8.50%, 12/15/13 (c) 144A
   142,088 
     Fiat Finance & Trade S.A.     
EUR 235,000   6.88%, 02/13/15   337,040 
 400,000   7.00%, 03/23/17 Reg S   591,371 
     Fiat Industrial Finance Europe S.A.     
 145,000   5.25%, 03/11/15 Reg S   207,275 
 250,000   6.25%, 03/09/18 Reg S   388,480 
 100,000   Finmec Finance S.A.
4.38%, 12/05/17
   141,359 
 311,000   Finmeccanica Finance
5.25%, 01/21/22
   437,640 
USD 300,000   Fuerstenberg Capital International S.A.R.L.& Cie SECS
10.25%, 06/30/15 (c) †
   309,045 
 300,000   Home Credit & Finance Bank
9.38%, 04/24/18 (c) Reg S
   309,000 
EUR 359,060   Ineos Group Holdings Ltd.
7.88%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   495,976 
USD 75,000   Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.
8.13%, 06/01/18 (c) 144A
   79,594 
 45,000   International Automotive Components Group S.A.
9.13%, 06/01/15 (c) 144A
   46,575 
EUR 250,000   KION Finance S.A.
6.75%, 02/15/16 (c) Reg S
   374,355 
 150,000   Lecta S.A.
8.88%, 05/15/15 (c) Reg S
   201,890 
USD 135,000   MHP S.A.
10.25%, 04/29/15 Reg S
   137,025 
     Minerva Luxembourg S.A.     
 300,000   7.75%, 01/31/18 (c) 144A   291,750 
 200,000   12.25%, 02/10/17 (c) Reg S   225,000 
 30,000   MOL Group Finance S.A.
6.25%, 09/26/19 Reg S
   30,900 
 400,000   OAO TMK
6.75%, 04/03/20 Reg S
   392,000 
 600,000   OJSC Promsvyazbank
8.50%, 04/25/17 Reg S
   649,500 
Principal
Amount
      Value 
      
Luxembourg: (continued)     
     Ontex IV S.A.     
EUR 100,000   7.50%, 04/15/14 (c) Reg S  $144,376 
 300,000   9.00%, 04/15/15 (c) Reg S   440,478 
USD 200,000   Russian Standard Bank
9.25%, 07/11/15 (p) Reg S
   211,000 
     Severstal OAO     
 105,000   6.70%, 10/25/17 Reg S   113,138 
 45,000   9.25%, 04/19/14 144A   46,773 
EUR 292,000   Sunrise Communications Holdings S.A.
8.50%, 12/31/14 (c) Reg S
   431,709 
 282,000   UniCredit International Bank Luxembourg S.A.
8.13%, 12/10/19 (c) Reg S
   411,078 
     Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.     
USD 200,000   6.50%, 04/30/16 (c) 144A   207,000 
 100,000   7.25%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A   105,750 
 200,000   11.75%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S   212,750 
EUR 392,000   11.75%, 12/05/13 (c) † Reg S   569,589 
USD 212,250   12.25%, 12/06/13 (c) † 144A   217,026 
         13,230,157 
Mexico: 1.7%     
     Axtel S.A.B. de C.V.     
MXN 85,500   7.00%, 01/31/16 (c) # 144A (s)   11,162 
USD 75,000   7.00%, 01/31/16 (c) 144A (s)   71,250 
     Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.     
 100,000   9.00%, 01/11/15 (c) 144A   109,250 
 228,000   9.50%, 06/15/16 (c) 144A   260,490 
 80,000   Corp GEO S.A.B. de C.V.
9.25%, 06/30/15 (c) Reg S ¨
   12,800 
 165,000   Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V.
8.90%, 02/04/16 (c) Reg S
   161,700 
 350,000   Grupo Elektra S.A. de C.V.
7.25%, 08/06/15 (c) Reg S
   357,875 
 200,000   Grupo KUO S.A.B. de C.V.
6.25%, 12/04/17 (c) Reg S
   203,500 
 200,000   Servicios Corporativos Javer S.A.P.I de C.V.
9.88%, 04/06/16 (c) Reg S
   198,000 
 250,000   Tenedora Nemak S.A.
5.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   248,750 
 318,000   Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos S.A.B. de C.V.
9.75%, 02/03/17 (c) Reg S ¨
   54,060 
         1,688,837 
Netherlands: 9.7%     
EUR 282,000   ABN Amro Bank N.V.
4.31%, 03/10/16 (c)
   378,146 
USD 200,000   Bharti Airtel International Netherlands B.V.
5.13%, 03/11/23 144A
   189,500 
EUR 580,000   Conti-Gummi Finance B.V.
6.50%, 11/18/13 (c) Reg S
   816,099 
USD 100,000   DTEK Finance B.V.
9.50%, 04/28/15 Reg S
   100,650 
     EDP Finance B.V.     
EUR 500,000   4.13%, 06/29/20 †   700,142 
 253,000   4.75%, 09/26/16   363,913 
 300,000   5.75%, 09/21/17 Reg S   444,564 


 

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INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
        Value  
                 
Netherlands: (continued)        
EUR 311,000     Fresenius Finance B.V.
2.88%, 07/15/20 144A
  $ 425,595  
  509,000     HeidelbergCement Finance B.V.
8.00%, 01/31/17 Reg S
    816,266  
USD 300,000     Indo Energy Finance II B.V.
 6.38%, 01/24/18 (c) 144A
    264,750  
  425,000     ING Groep N.V.
5.78%, 12/08/15 (c)
    444,656  
  160,000     InterGen N.V.
7.00%, 06/30/18 (c) 144A
    166,000  
GBP 249,000     Koninklijke KPN N.V.
6.88%, 03/14/20 (c) Reg S
    414,045  
        Majapahit Holding B.V.        
USD 80,000     7.25%, 06/28/17 Reg S     90,600  
  20,000     7.75%, 01/20/20 144A     23,050  
  300,000     Marfrig Holding Europe B.V.
8.38%, 05/09/18 † Reg S
    284,250  
  50,000     Metinvest B.V.
10.25%, 05/20/15 Reg S
    50,125  
EUR 250,000     New World Resources N.V.
7.88%, 05/01/14 (c) † Reg S
    243,181  
  100,000     Nokia Siemens
6.75%, 04/15/15 (c) Reg S
    148,444  
USD 500,000     NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC
5.75%, 03/15/18 (c) 144A
    516,250  
EUR 200,000     OI European Group B.V.
6.75%, 09/15/20 Reg S
    317,960  
        Portugal Telecom International Finance B.V.        
  392,000     5.00%, 11/04/19 Reg S     551,576  
  75,000     5.63%, 02/08/16 Reg S     109,186  
  292,000     Refresco Group B.V.
7.38%, 05/15/14 (c) Reg S
    427,739  
        Schaeffler Finance B.V.        
  292,000     6.88%, 08/15/14 (c) Reg S     422,281  
  55,000     8.75%, 02/15/15 (c) Reg S     84,867  
  400,000     SNS Bank N.V.
11.25%, 11/27/19 (c) Reg S ®
    32,628  
  20,000     ThyssenKrupp Finance
Nederland B.V.
 8.50%, 02/25/16
    30,870  
  150,000     UPC Holding B.V.
 6.38%, 09/15/17 (c) Reg S
    208,126  
        VimpelCom Holdings B.V.        
USD 50,000     6.25%, 03/01/17 Reg S     53,375  
  400,000     6.25%, 03/01/17 144A     427,000  
              9,545,834  
Norway: 0.4%        
        Eksportfinans ASA        
USD 75,000     2.00%, 09/15/15     73,875  
  6,000     2.38%, 05/25/16     5,862  
  6,000     3.00%, 11/17/14     6,029  
  45,000     5.50%, 06/26/17     47,329  
EUR 250,000     Norske Skogindustrier ASA        
        11.75%, 06/15/16 † Reg S     232,162  
              365,257  

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
Peru: 0.9%     
USD97,000   Corp Azucarera del Peru S.A.
6.38%, 08/02/17 (c) 144A
  $95,060 
 200,000   Corp Lindley S.A.
4.63%, 04/12/23 144A
   191,500 
 615,000   Maestro Peru S.A.
 6.75%, 09/26/16 (c) 144A
   588,862 
         875,422 
Portugal: 0.6%     
EUR50,000   Banco Comercial Portugues S.A.
 5.63%, 04/23/14
   69,188 
 350,000   Caixa Geral de Depositos S.A.
 5.13%, 02/19/14
   482,486 
         551,674 
Singapore: 1.1%     
USD150,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte. Ltd.
11.50%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   43,125 
 400,000   Bumi Investment Pte. Ltd.
10.75%, 10/06/14 (c) Reg S
   247,000 
 150,000   Flextronics International Ltd.
5.00%, 02/15/23
   150,375 
 425,000   STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
4.50%, 03/20/16 (c) 144A
   425,552 
 200,000   Theta Capital Pte Ltd.
6.13%, 11/14/16 (c) Reg S
   193,899 
         1,059,951 
South Africa: 0.1%     
EUR100,000   Edcon Pty Ltd.
9.50%, 03/01/14 (c) † Reg S
   138,329 
South Korea: 0.1%     
USD80,000   Woori Bank Co. Ltd.
 6.21%, 05/02/17 (c) 144A
   84,400 
Spain: 4.5%     
USD400,000   Abengoa Finance SAU
8.88%, 11/01/17 † Reg S
   423,000 
     Abengoa S.A.     
EUR100,000   8.50%, 03/31/16   147,674 
 100,000   9.63%, 02/25/15 Reg S    146,146 
     BBVA International Preferred SAU     
USD295,000   5.92%, 04/18/17 (c)   278,775 
EUR400,000   8.50%, 10/21/14 (c) †   570,990 
 400,000   BPE Financiaciones S.A.
4.00%, 07/17/15 † Reg S
   556,420 
 200,000   Cemex Espana Luxembourg
9.88%, 04/30/16 (c) Reg S
   308,606 
     Mapfre S.A.     
 200,000   5.13%, 11/16/15   289,753 
 150,000   5.92%, 07/24/17 (c)   202,905 
 550,000   Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A.
8.75%, 03/15/15 (c) Reg S
   838,648 
GBP400,000   Santander Finance Preferred
S.A. Unipersonal
11.30%, 07/27/14 (c)
   674,901 
         4,437,818 
Sri Lanka: 0.4%     
USD400,000   Bank of Ceylon
 5.33%, 04/16/18 † Reg S
   388,000 


 

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Principal
Amount
         Value  
                 
Sweden: 1.5%        
        Eileme 2 AB        
USD 100,000     11.63%, 01/31/16 (c) Reg S   $ 117,750  
  250,000     11.63%, 01/31/16 (c) 144A     294,375  
EUR 25,000     11.75%, 01/31/16 (c) Reg S     40,326  
        Perstorp Holding AB        
USD 200,000     8.75%, 05/15/15 (c) 144A     210,000  
EUR 250,000     9.00%, 05/15/15 (c) 144A     362,850  
  300,000     Verisure Holding AB
8.75%, 09/01/14 (c) Reg S
    448,635  
              1,473,936  
Switzerland: 0.0%        
EUR 25,000     UBS A.G.
4.28%, 04/15/15 (c)
    34,446  
Turkey: 1.3%        
        FinansBank A.S.        
USD 200,000     5.15%, 11/01/17 Reg S     200,000  
  200,000     5.50%, 05/11/16 Reg S     202,980  
  400,000     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O.
 6.00%, 11/01/22 144A
    377,500  
  500,000     Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A/S
 5.50%, 12/06/22 144A
    455,625  
              1,236,105  
United Arab Emirates: 0.2%        
USD 150,000     Dubai Electricity & Water
6.38%, 10/21/16 Reg S
    168,187  
United Kingdom: 14.2%        
USD 600,000     Afren Plc
10.25%, 04/08/16 (c) 144A
    690,000  
  200,000     Algeco Scotsman Global
Finance Plc
10.75%, 10/15/16 (c) 144A
    208,500  
        AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc        
  75,000     5.13%, 08/01/22     66,779  
  75,000     8.50%, 07/30/16 (c) †     80,625  
        Barclays Bank Plc        
EUR 500,000     4.88%, 12/15/14 (c)     604,977  
GBP 200,000     6.00%, 12/15/17 (c)     300,434  
USD 400,000     7.63%, 11/21/22     413,600  
EUR 250,000     Boparan Finance Plc
9.75%, 04/30/14 (c) Reg S
    375,307  
USD 50,000     CEVA Group Plc
 8.38%, 12/06/13 (c) 144A
    52,000  
GBP 249,000     Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.
 6.88%, 07/08/20 Reg S (s)
    410,557  
  250,000     Crown Newco 3 Plc
 8.88%, 02/15/15 (c) Reg S
    412,696  
        Daily Mail & General Trust        
  100,000     5.75%, 12/07/18     176,133  
  50,000     6.38%, 06/21/27     86,392  
  100,000     Elli Finance UK Plc
8.75%, 06/15/15 (c) Reg S
    177,851  
USD 100,000     Ferrexpo UK Ltd.
 7.88%, 04/07/16 144A
    96,875  

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
United Kingdom: (continued)     
GBP350,000   Gala Group Finance Plc
8.88%, 06/01/14 (c) Reg S
  $612,918 
 142,000   GKN Holdings Plc
 5.38%, 09/19/22 Reg S
   245,390 
 5,000   HBOS Capital Funding LP
 6.46%, 11/30/18 (c)
   8,113 
 200,000   Heathrow Finance Plc
7.13%, 03/01/17 Reg S
   353,112 
USD200,000   Ineos Finance Plc
8.38%, 02/15/15 (c) 144A
   223,750 
GBP100,000   Investec Bank Plc
 9.63%, 02/17/22 Reg S
   177,065 
 200,000   Jaguar Land Rover Plc
8.13%, 05/15/14 (c) Reg S
   351,042 
EUR225,000   Kerling Plc
10.63%, 02/01/14 (c) Reg S
   326,994 
     Lloyds TSB Bank Plc     
GBP139,000   10.75%, 12/16/16 (c) Reg S   270,661 
USD50,000   12.00%, 12/16/24 (c) 144A   67,875 
GBP141,000   Lynx I Corp.
6.00%, 04/15/17 (c) 144A
   235,026 
 200,000   Lynx II Corp.
7.00%, 04/15/18 (c) 144A
   334,173 
 300,000   Matalan Finance Plc
8.88%, 12/05/13 (c) Reg S
   495,775 
 260,000   National Westminster Bank Plc
7.88%, 09/09/15
   457,206 
 200,000   New Look Bondco I Plc
8.75%, 05/14/15 (c) Reg S
   340,847 
USD400,000   Nord Anglia Education (UK) Holdings Plc
10.25%, 04/01/15 (c) Reg S
   446,000 
EUR500,000   Old Mutual Plc
5.00%, 11/04/15 (c)
   678,245 
USD300,000   Oschadbank
8.88%, 03/20/18 Reg S
   250,500 
EUR100,000   OTE Plc
4.63%, 05/20/16
   138,669 
 167,000   ProSecure Funding LP
4.67%, 06/30/16
   236,595 
 282,000   Rexam Plc
6.75%, 06/29/17 (c) Reg S
   406,381 
     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     
 506,000   4.63%, 09/22/16 (c)   678,947 
USD300,000   5.05%, 01/08/15   310,202 
EUR350,000   Thomas Cook Group Plc
 6.75%, 06/22/15
   505,162 
USD450,000   Ukreximbank
8.38%, 04/27/15 Reg S
   415,687 
 50,000   Virgin Media Finance Plc
4.88%, 02/15/22
   42,625 
 225,000   Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc
 6.50%, 01/15/14 (c)
   234,562 
GBP100,000   Voyage Care Bondco Plc
6.50%, 02/01/15 (c) Reg S
   162,909 
USD400,000   West China Cement Ltd.
7.50%, 01/25/14 (c) Reg S
   407,000 
GBP250,000   William Hill Plc
 4.25%, 06/05/20 Reg S
   388,597 
         13,954,754 


 

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39

INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
           
United States: 2.4%     
USD235,000   Calfrac Holdings LP
7.50%, 12/01/15 (c) 144A
  $239,112 
     CEDC Finance Corporation International, Inc.     
 37,994   8.00%, 12/06/13 (c) (s)   35,548 
 55,358   10.00%, 12/06/13 (c)   48,981 
 400,000   Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust
5.63%, 01/19/16 (c) Reg S
   414,000 
 550,000   Fresenius Medical Care US
Finance, Inc.
 5.75%, 02/15/21 144A
   584,375 
 177,000   Grifols, Inc.
8.25%, 02/01/14 (c)
   190,939 
 660,000   JBS USA LLC
7.25%, 06/01/15 (c) 144A
   681,450 
 35,000   Nielsen Finance LLC
 7.75%, 10/15/14 (c)
   38,325 
 105,000   RBS Capital Trust II
6.43%, 01/03/34 (c)
   99,750 
         2,332,480 
Venezuela: 1.9%     
USD870,000   C.A. La Electricidad De Caracas
8.50%, 04/10/18
   687,300 
     Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.     
 250,000   4.90%, 10/28/14   235,625 
 55,000   5.38%, 04/12/27 Reg S   34,100 
 195,000   5.50%, 04/12/37 Reg S   115,538 
 180,000   8.50%, 11/02/17 Reg S   162,000 
 390,000   8.50%, 11/02/17 144A   351,000 
 90,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 † Reg S   74,250 
 150,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 144A   123,750 
 30,000   12.75%, 02/17/22 † 144A   29,775 
         1,813,338 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $93,033,934)
   94,799,668 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 0.4%
(Cost: $435,069)
     
Turkey: 0.4%     
USD400,000   Export Credit Bank of Turkey
 5.88%, 04/24/19 Reg S
   420,400 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 96.9%
(Cost: $93,469,003)
   95,220,068 

Principal
Amount
       Value 
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 22.6%    
Repurchase Agreements: 22.6%    
USD 5,265,445    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $5,265,461; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.625% to 7.00%, due 01/01/14 to 10/01/43, valued at $5,370,754 including accrued interest)  $5,265,445 
  5,265,445    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 0.120%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $5,265,463; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 7.00%, due 07/01/25 to 11/01/47, valued at $5,370,754 including accrued interest)   5,265,445 
  5,265,445    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with HSBC Securities USA Inc., 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $5,265,458; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.070% to 8.125%, due 04/02/14 to 11/15/19, valued at $5,370,781 including accrued interest)   5,265,445 
  5,265,445    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Mizuho Securities USA Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $5,265,461; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 11/15/13 to 04/01/43, valued at $5,370,762 including accrued interest)   5,265,445 
  1,108,473    Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with RBS Securities Inc, 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,108,476; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.125% to 3.875%, due 04/15/14 to 02/15/43, valued at $1,130,643 including accrued interest)   1,108,473 
             
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost $22,170,253)
   22,170,253 
             
Total Investments: 119.5%
(Cost: $115,639,256)
   117,390,321 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (19.5)%   (19,138,074)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $98,252,247 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CAD   Canadian Dollar
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
MXN   Mexican Peso
USD   United States Dollar
(c)   Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p)   Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
(s)   Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.
  Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $21,338,514.
#   Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $11,162 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 $20,936,842, or 21.3% of net assets.
®   Security in default

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding            
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)       % of Investments   Value
Basic Materials     9.0 %     $ 8,602,150  
Communications     11.4         10,826,791  
Consumer, Cyclical     13.0         12,355,367  
Consumer, Non-cyclical     7.9         7,486,742  
Diversified     1.4         1,380,490  
Energy     6.2         5,887,473  
Financial     31.6         30,050,686  
Government     0.4         420,400  
Industrial     13.8         13,136,445  
Technology     1.0         941,802  
Utilities     4.3         4,131,722  
      100.0 %     $ 95,220,068  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
 Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
 Significant
Unobservable
 Inputs
   Value
Corporate Bonds*  $   $94,799,668   $   $94,799,668 
Government Obligations*       420,400        420,400 
Repurchase Agreements       22,170,253        22,170,253 
Total  $   $117,390,321   $   $117,390,321 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

41

INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
FLOATING RATE NOTES: 99.3%     
Australia: 7.5%     
     Australia & New Zealand Banking
Group Ltd.
     
$550,000   0.47%, 05/07/15 Reg S  $550,706 
 250,000   0.47%, 05/07/15 144A   250,321 
 100,000   0.98%, 01/10/14 144A   100,165 
 300,000   Australia Commonwealth Bank
0.98%, 03/17/14 144A
   300,917 
 100,000   BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
0.53%, 02/18/14
   100,092 
     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     
 575,000   0.52%, 01/29/15 144A   576,445 
 900,000   0.75%, 09/20/16 144A    900,905 
     National Australia Bank Ltd.     
 400,000   0.54%, 01/22/15 Reg S   401,140 
 250,000   0.54%, 01/22/15 144A   250,713 
 500,000   0.79%, 07/25/16   501,706 
 200,000   0.97%, 04/11/14 Reg S   200,628 
 600,000   0.97%, 04/11/14 144A   601,885 
     Westpac Banking Corp.     
 250,000   0.98%, 07/30/18   251,693 
 300,000   0.98%, 03/31/14 144A   301,013 
 100,000   1.01%, 09/25/15   101,137 
 200,000   1.04%, 07/17/15 144A   202,060 
         5,591,526 
Brazil: 0.3%     
 200,000   Banco Bradesco S.A.
2.36%, 05/16/14 144A
   201,221 
Canada: 12.6%     
     Bank of Montreal     
 250,000   0.71%, 04/29/14   250,644 
 400,000   0.73%, 09/11/15   401,942 
 150,000   0.76%, 07/15/16   150,871 
     Bank of Nova Scotia     
 100,000   0.65%, 03/15/16   100,298 
 1,200,000   0.70%, 09/11/15   1,204,694 
 250,000   0.76%, 07/15/16   251,451 
 150,000   1.28%, 01/12/15   151,808 
 750,000   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     
     0.77%, 07/18/16   754,165 
     Royal Bank of Canada     
 200,000   0.45%, 04/29/15   200,340 
 245,000   0.54%, 04/17/14   245,361 
 835,000   0.63%, 03/08/16   836,875 
 300,000   0.71%, 09/09/16   301,148 
 700,000   0.94%, 10/30/14   704,929 
     The Toronto-Dominion Bank     
 850,000   0.45%, 05/01/15   850,948 
 200,000   0.72%, 09/09/16   200,991 
 1,900,000   0.79%, 04/30/18   1,913,190 
 550,000   Total Capital Canada Ltd.
0.62%, 01/15/16
   553,370 
 350,000   TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.     
     0.93%, 06/30/16   352,915 
         9,425,940 
Denmark: 0.4%     
 300,000   Danske Bank A/S
1.29%, 04/14/14 144A
   300,942 
 Principal
Amount
         Value 
           
France: 1.4%     
$300,000   BNP Paribas S.A.
3.00%, 12/20/14
  $309,047 
 375,000   BPCE S.A.
1.49%, 04/25/16
   380,667 
 200,000   Credit Agricole Home Loan SFH
0.99%, 07/21/14 144A
   200,745 
 200,000   Societe Generale S.A.
1.30%, 04/11/14 144A
   200,797 
         1,091,256 
Italy: 0.3%     
 200,000   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
2.66%, 02/24/14 144A
   200,861 
Japan: 0.7%     
 250,000   Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
1.03%, 09/16/16 144A
   251,381 
 300,000   The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
0.71%, 02/26/16 144A
   300,935 
         552,316 
Netherlands: 4.7%     
 1,000,000   Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-
Boerenleenbank B.A.
0.73%, 03/18/16
   1,003,659 
     ING Bank N.V.     
 200,000   1.21%, 03/07/16 144A   202,115 
 850,000   1.89%, 09/25/15 144A   869,036 
     Petrobras Global Finance B.V.     
 400,000   1.88%, 05/20/16   400,000 
 500,000   2.38%, 01/15/19   487,250 
     Volkswagen International Finance N.V.     
 250,000   0.86%, 11/20/14 Reg S   251,133 
 290,000   1.00%, 03/21/14 144A   290,936 
         3,504,129 
Norway: 0.5%     
 346,000   Statoil ASA
0.55%, 05/15/18
   345,617 
Sweden: 2.1%     
     Nordea Bank A.B.     
 300,000   0.72%, 05/13/16 † 144A   301,092 
 350,000   1.14%, 01/14/14 144A   350,738 
 900,000   Svenska Handelsbanken A.B.
0.70%, 03/21/16
   903,338 
         1,555,168 
Switzerland: 1.3%     
 1,000,000   Credit Suisse
1.20%, 01/14/14
   1,001,823 
United Kingdom: 1.5%     
 100,000   Abbey National Treasury Services Plc
1.82%, 04/25/14
   100,688 
 400,000   HSBC Bank Plc
0.90%, 05/15/18 144A
   401,336 
 100,000   Lloyds TSB Bank Plc
2.59%, 01/24/14
   100,528 
 150,000   Rio Tinto Finance USA Plc
1.09%, 06/17/16
   151,228 
 400,000   Vodafone Group Plc
 0.65%, 02/19/16
   400,190 
         1,153,970 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal
Amount
         Value 
           
United States: 66.0%     
$150,000   AbbVie, Inc.
1.03%, 11/06/15
  $151,629 
 100,000   American Express Centurion Bank
0.71%, 11/13/15
   100,414 
 750,000   American Express Co.
0.85%, 05/22/18
   752,558 
     American Express Credit Corp.     
 750,000   0.75%, 07/29/16   754,201 
 200,000   1.36%, 06/12/15   203,064 
 1,165,000   American Honda Finance Corp.
 0.64%, 05/26/16 144A
   1,167,092 
     Apple, Inc.     
 600,000   0.32%, 05/03/16   599,627 
 250,000   0.45%, 05/03/16   249,066 
 1,100,000   0.52%, 05/03/18   1,097,803 
 600,000   AT&T Inc.
0.65%, 02/12/16
   599,466 
     Bank of America Corp.     
 500,000   0.50%, 10/14/16   493,291 
 720,000   1.07%, 03/22/16   724,020 
 1,250,000   1.32%, 03/22/18   1,265,841 
 500,000   Bank of America N.A.
 0.53%, 06/15/16
   491,725 
 150,000   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
0.96%, 08/15/14
   150,905 
 200,000   Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
0.41%, 08/27/14
   200,323 
     Citigroup, Inc.     
 1,612,000   0.53%, 06/09/16   1,579,015 
 300,000   0.54%, 11/05/14   299,746 
 650,000   1.20%, 07/25/16   656,406 
 2,166,000   1.96%, 05/15/18   2,254,579 
 500,000   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
 0.56%, 02/18/14
   500,292 
     Daimler Finance North America LLC     
 300,000   0.84%, 01/09/15 144A   301,164 
 200,000   0.95%, 08/01/16 144A   200,568 
     General Electric Capital Corp.     
 525,000   0.42%, 02/15/17 †   521,709 
 600,000   0.44%, 01/08/16   598,561 
 300,000   0.46%, 05/11/16   298,629 
 350,000   0.51%, 09/15/14   350,872 
 300,000   0.62%, 01/09/15   301,148 
 550,000   0.62%, 07/10/15   552,102 
 932,000   0.64%, 05/05/26   857,454 
 225,000   0.84%, 01/08/16   226,217 
 445,000   1.25%, 03/15/23   442,083 
     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     
 1,624,000   0.70%, 03/22/16   1,616,638 
 525,000   0.74%, 01/12/15   525,182 
 350,000   0.85%, 09/29/14   350,886 
 100,000   1.27%, 02/07/14   100,199 
     Hewlett-Packard Co.     
 100,000   0.66%, 05/30/14   100,044 
 500,000   1.80%, 09/19/14   504,776 
     HSBC Finance Corp.     
 325,000   0.49%, 01/15/14   325,038 
 622,000   0.69%, 06/01/16   620,675 

 

 Principal
Amount
       Value 
           
United States: (continued)     
$250,000   International Business Machines Corp.
 0.24%, 02/04/15
  $250,110 
 200,000   John Deere Capital Corp.
 0.31%, 01/12/15
   200,067 
 100,000   Johnson & Johnson
0.35%, 05/15/14
   100,109 
     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     
 400,000   0.69%, 04/23/15   400,939 
 1,285,000   0.88%, 02/26/16   1,290,477 
 200,000   0.90%, 10/15/15   200,746 
 150,000   1.00%, 05/02/14   150,549 
 200,000   1.04%, 01/24/14   200,408 
 2,500,000   1.14%, 01/25/18   2,521,520 
 1,050,000   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 0.58%, 06/13/16
   1,040,726 
     Merck & Co., Inc.     
 250,000   0.45%, 05/18/16   250,908 
 650,000   0.62%, 05/18/18   652,776 
 100,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 0.70%, 01/15/15
   99,906 
 250,000   MetLife Institutional Funding II
1.14%, 04/04/14 144A
   251,022 
     Morgan Stanley     
 1,000,000   0.70%, 10/18/16   990,347 
 300,000   0.72%, 10/15/15   298,954 
 300,000   1.51%, 02/25/16   303,320 
 700,000   1.52%, 04/25/18   706,283 
 200,000   1.84%, 01/24/14   200,596 
 500,000   National City Bank/Cleveland OH
0.63%, 06/07/17
   492,899 
     NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.     
 200,000   0.78%, 04/15/16 144A   201,040 
 730,000   0.93%, 04/15/18 144A   735,144 
 150,000   New York Life Global Funding
0.29%, 09/19/14 144A
   150,089 
 350,000   Oracle Corp.
 0.82%, 01/15/19
   351,892 
 415,000   PepsiCo., Inc.
0.47%, 02/26/16
   415,434 
 250,000   PNC Bank N.A.
 0.56%, 04/29/15 (c)
   249,992 
 200,000   Target Corp.
 0.42%, 07/18/14
   200,407 
     The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     
 385,000   0.83%, 08/01/18   386,344 
 100,000   1.11%, 11/24/14   100,784 
 1,600,000   The Bear Stearns Cos, LLC
0.65%, 11/21/16
   1,589,371 
 150,000   The Coca-Cola Co.
0.20%, 03/14/14
   150,030 
 1,650,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
1.44%, 04/30/18
   1,659,106 
 100,000   The Procter & Gamble Co.
 0.19%, 02/06/14
   99,987 
 200,000   The Walt Disney Co. “
0.25%, 02/11/15
   200,066 
     Toyota Motor Credit Corp.     
 350,000   0.41%, 03/10/15   350,555 
 500,000   0.55%, 05/17/16   501,452 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal
Amount
         Value 
           
United States: (continued)     
     Verizon Communications, Inc.     
$250,000   0.86%, 03/28/14  $250,456 
 1,800,000   1.78%, 09/15/16   1,850,823 
 100,000   2.00%, 09/14/18   106,536 
     Wachovia Corp.     
 1,900,000   0.52%, 06/15/17   1,882,841 
 150,000   0.58%, 10/28/15   149,467 
 1,645,000   0.61%, 10/15/16   1,625,895 
     Wells Fargo & Co.     
 1,000,000   0.44%, 10/28/15   998,668 
 300,000   0.77%, 07/20/16   301,268 
 750,000   0.87%, 04/23/18   752,529 
 150,000   1.17%, 06/26/15   151,803 
 300,000   Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
0.52%, 07/20/15
   300,583 
         49,400,232 
Total Floating Rate Notes  
(Cost: $74,146,138)
   74,325,001 
  Number of
Shares
        Value  
             
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.7%
(Cost: $527,602)
     
  527,602    Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund  $527,602 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $74,673,740)
   74,852,603 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.4%
(Cost: $326,540)
     
  326,540    Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund   326,540 
Total Investments: 100.4%
(Cost: $75,000,280)
   75,179,143 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.4)%   (320,974)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $74,858,169 


 

(c)   Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
  Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $318,087.
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 $10,562,678, or 14.1% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding        
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)       % of Investments    Value
Basic Materials     0.3 %   $ 251,320
Communications     5.8       4,343,721
Consumer, Cyclical     2.8       2,096,215
Consumer, Non-cyclical     3.1       2,321,165
Energy     2.9       2,139,152
Financial     79.9       59,819,787
Industrial     0.3       200,323
Technology     4.2       3,153,318
Money Market Fund     0.7       527,602
      100.0 %   $ 74,852,603

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
 Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
 Significant
Unobservable
 Inputs
   Value 
Floating Rate Notes*  $   $74,325,001   $   $74,325,001 
Money Market Funds   854,142            854,142 
Total  $854,142   $74,325,001   $   $75,179,143 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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LATAM AGGREGATE BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal       
Amount     Value 
         
CORPORATE BONDS: 40.6%    
Austria: 0.4%        
USD  50,000  ESAL GmbH
6.25%, 02/05/18 (c) Reg S
  $45,750 
Bermuda: 0.9%        
USD  100,000  Digicel Group Ltd.
10.50%, 04/15/14 (c) 144A
   108,500 
Brazil: 10.6%        
USD  138,000  Banco BMG S.A.
9.95%, 11/05/19 Reg S
   140,415 
   200,000  Banco Bradesco S.A.
5.90%, 01/16/21 144A
   206,500 
   200,000  Banco do Brasil S.A.
5.88%, 01/26/22 † Reg S
   202,200 
   142,000  Banco Santander Brasil S.A.
4.50%, 04/06/15 144A
   147,680 
   100,000  Banco Votorantim S.A.
7.38%, 01/21/20 Reg S
   109,000 
   50,000  Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.
6.88%, 07/30/19 Reg S
   54,875 
   100,000  Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
6.20%, 04/15/20 144A
   107,500 
   100,000  Telemar Norte Leste S.A.
5.50%, 10/23/20 Reg S
   97,000 
EUR  150,000  Vale S.A.
4.38%, 03/24/18
   225,967 
          1,291,137 
Cayman Islands: 6.8%    
USD  100,000  Braskem Finance Ltd.
7.00%, 05/07/20 Reg S
   109,750 
   150,000  Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
6.75%, 03/03/16 (c) Reg S
   165,750 
      Petrobras International Finance Co.     
   200,000  3.50%, 02/06/17   203,503 
EUR  100,000  4.88%, 03/07/18   148,731 
USD  200,000  6.75%, 01/27/41   198,610 
          826,344 
Chile: 3.5%        
USD  125,000  Banco Santander Chile
3.75%, 09/22/15 Reg S
   129,835 
   155,000  Celulosa Arauco y
Constitucion S.A.
4.75%, 10/11/21 (c)
   152,645 
   117,000  Corp. Nacional del Cobre
de Chile
7.50%, 01/15/19 144A
   142,408 
          424,888 
Colombia: 1.7%     
USD  100,000  Bancolombia S.A.
5.13%, 09/11/22
   96,000 
   100,000  Transportadora de Gas Internacional S.A. E.S.P.
5.70%, 03/20/17 (c) Reg S
   104,750 
          200,750 
Principal       
Amount     Value 
         
Mexico: 9.7%        
      America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.     
EUR  200,000  4.13%, 10/25/19  $305,647 
USD  25,000  5.00%, 03/30/20   27,494 
      Axtel S.A.B. de C.V.     
MXN  247,900  7.00%, 01/31/16 (c) # Reg S (s)   32,245 
USD  117,000  7.00%, 01/31/16 (c) Reg S (s)   111,150 
   35,000  Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A.
4.38%, 07/19/15 Reg S
   36,925 
   135,000  Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.
9.00%, 01/11/15 (c) 144A
   147,487 
   100,000  Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B de C.V.
12/06/13 (c) ®
   17,500 
   100,000  Grupo Televisa S.A.B.
6.63%, 03/18/25
   117,863 
   345,000  Petróleos Mexicanos
5.50%, 01/21/21
   377,775 
          1,174,086 
Peru: 0.9%        
USD  105,000  Banco de Credito del Peru
5.38%, 09/16/20 Reg S
   112,088 
Spain: 1.3%        
USD  140,000  Cemex Espana Luxembourg
9.25%, 05/12/15 (c) Reg S
   153,300 
United States: 2.2%    
USD  145,000  Pemex Project Funding
Master Trust
6.63%, 06/15/38
   157,325 
   100,000  Southern Copper Corp.
7.50%, 07/27/35
   107,498 
          264,823 
Venezuela: 2.6%        
      Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.     
USD  129,000  5.38%, 04/12/27 Reg S   79,980 
   100,000  5.50%, 04/12/37 Reg S   59,250 
   100,000  8.50%, 11/02/17 Reg S   90,000 
   100,000  9.00%, 11/17/21 † Reg S   82,500 
          311,730 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $5,107,305)
   4,913,396 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 56.5%     
Argentina: 3.6%     
USD  380,782  Argentine Republic Government
International Bond
8.28%, 12/31/33
   275,115 
   160,000  City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
9.95%, 03/01/17 Reg S
   160,400 
          435,515 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

45

LATAM AGGREGATE BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Principal          
Amount        Value 
           
Brazil: 16.1%        
USD  250,000  Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social
6.50%, 06/10/19 Reg S
  $277,187 
      Brazil Notas do Tesouro
Nacional, Series F
     
BRL  153,000  10.00%, 01/01/15   67,977 
   996,000  10.00%, 01/01/17   429,296 
   90,000  10.00%, 01/01/18   38,348 
   102,000  10.00%, 01/01/19   42,821 
   245,000  10.00%, 01/01/21   101,739 
   425,000  10.00%, 01/01/23   173,320 
      Brazilian Government International Bonds     
USD  425,000  4.88%, 01/22/21   463,250 
   275,000  6.00%, 01/17/17   311,025 
   40,000  7.13%, 01/20/37   48,200 
          1,953,163 
Chile: 2.4%        
      Chilean Government International Bonds     
USD  100,000  3.88%, 08/05/20   107,250 
CLP  90,000,000  5.50%, 08/05/20   180,527 
          287,777 
Colombia: 9.4%        
      Colombian Government International Bonds     
USD  200,000  7.38%, 03/18/19   245,500 
COP  1,011,000,000  7.75%, 04/14/21   615,036 
   463,000,000  12.00%, 10/22/15   279,058 
          1,139,594 
Dominican Republic: 0.8%    
USD  89,000  Dominican Republic International Bond
7.50%, 05/06/21 Reg S
   98,924 
Jamaica: 0.8%        
USD  100,000  Jamaica Government International Bond
8.00%, 06/24/19
   98,250 
Mexico: 17.2%        
      Mexican Government International Bonds     
EUR  100,000  2.75%, 04/22/23   131,872 
USD  120,000  5.63%, 01/15/17   134,940 
Principal          
Amount        Value 
           
Mexico: (continued)    
MXN  3,083,000  6.00%, 06/18/15  $245,224 
USD  100,000  6.05%, 01/11/40   113,750 
MXN  4,343,000  6.50%, 06/10/21   350,313 
   957,500  7.50%, 06/03/27   80,324 
   710,000  7.75%, 12/14/17   60,354 
   6,120,000  8.00%, 06/11/20   537,147 
   1,828,300  8.00%, 12/17/15   151,528 
   3,267,000  8.00%, 12/07/23   286,515 
          2,091,967 
Panama: 1.2%        
      Panamanian Government
International Bonds
     
USD  50,000  5.20%, 01/30/20   55,550 
   68,000  7.13%, 01/29/26   85,000 
          140,550 
Peru: 1.0%        
USD  105,000  Peruvian Government Bond
8.38%, 05/03/16
   122,850 
Uruguay: 0.8%        
USD  100,000  Uruguay Government International Bond
4.50%, 08/14/24
   103,500 
Venezuela: 3.2%        
      Venezuelan Government International Bonds     
USD  170,000  5.75%, 02/26/16 Reg S   151,725 
   125,000  7.00%, 12/01/18 Reg S   104,688 
   170,000  9.25%, 05/07/28 Reg S   136,000 
          392,413 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $7,419,232)
 6,864,503 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 97.1%
(Cost: $12,526,537)
   11,777,899 

 

Number of          
Shares          
      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.4%

(Cost: $297,210)
     
   297,210  Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund   297,210 
Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $12,823,747)
   12,075,109 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.5%   58,765 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $12,133,874 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

46

 

 

BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
COP   Colombian Peso
EUR   Euro
MXN   Mexican Peso
USD   United States Dollar
(c)   Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(s)   Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.
  Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $290,951.
#   Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $32,245 which represents 0.3% 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 $860,075, or 7.1% of net assets.
®   Security in default

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value
Basic Materials   7.7%    $904,018 
Communications   6.8      799,899 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   0.4      45,750 
Energy   12.7      1,502,424 
Financial   10.9      1,288,143 
Government   58.3      6,864,503 
Industrial   2.7      318,287 
Utilities   0.5      54,875 
    100.0%    $11,777,899 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 Value
Corporate Bonds*    $     $4,913,396     $     $4,913,396 
Government Obligations*           6,864,503            6,864,503 
Money Market Fund     297,210                  297,210 
Total    $297,210     $11,777,899     $     $12,075,109 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

47

MORTGAGE REIT INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number of       
Shares     Value 
         
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 100.0%     
United States: 100.0%     
520,509  American Capital Agency Corp.  $11,305,455 
113,719  American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.    2,173,170 
1,244,557  Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   14,673,327 
289,961  Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.   1,423,709 
74,803  Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.    1,205,076 
752,059  ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.   3,098,483 
194,215  Capstead Mortgage Corp.   2,297,563 
1,604,955  Chimera Investment Corp.   4,863,014 
134,566  Colony Financial, Inc.   2,722,270 
350,446  CYS Investments, Inc.   2,975,287 
111,901  Dynex Capital, Inc.   966,825 
200,440  Hatteras Financial Corp.   3,648,008 
269,620  Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.   4,165,629 
173,163  iStar Financial, Inc. *   2,187,049 
632,847  MFA Financial, Inc.   4,689,396 
513,168  New Residential Investment Corp.   3,392,040 
594,902  Newcastle Investment Corp.   3,414,737 
459,887  NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.   4,290,746 
142,884  PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust   3,296,334 
142,474  RAIT Financial Trust   1,075,679 
166,966  Redwood Trust, Inc. †   2,925,244 
257,572  Resource Capital Corp.   1,584,068 
251,399  Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   6,458,440 
480,521  Two Harbors Investment Corp.   4,483,261 
60,054  Winthrop Realty Trust   706,836 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost: $116,279,470)
   94,021,646 
Number of       
Shares     Value 
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.0%
(Cost: $914,169)
     
914,169  Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund  $914,169 
Total Investments Before Collateral
for Securities Loaned: 101.0%

(Cost: $117,193,639)
   94,935,815 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.8%

(Cost: $2,664,683)
     
2,664,683  Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund   2,664,683 
Total Investments: 103.8%
(Cost: $119,858,322)
   97,600,498 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.8)%   (3,608,675)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $93,991,823 


 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,603,770.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value
Financial   99.0%    $94,021,646 
Money Market Fund   1.0      914,169 
    100.0%    $94,935,815 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value
Real Estate Investment Trusts*    $94,021,646     $     $     $94,021,646 
Money Market Funds     3,578,852                  3,578,852 
Total    $97,600,498     $     $     $97,600,498 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

48

PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number of       
Shares     Value 
        
PREFERRED SECURITIES: 100.0%     
Basic Materials: 7.1%     
323,053  ArcelorMittal
6.00%, 01/15/16
  $7,698,353 
104,992  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
7.00%, 02/01/16 †
   2,384,368 
       10,082,721 
Communications: 9.4%     
41,279  Comcast Corp.
5.00%, 12/15/17 (c)
   929,190 
   Qwest Corp.     
110,015  6.13%, 06/01/18 (c)   2,321,317 
75,379  7.00%, 04/01/17 (c) †   1,862,615 
57,432  7.00%, 07/01/17 (c)   1,412,827 
94,942  7.38%, 06/01/16 (c)   2,378,297 
82,558  7.50%, 09/15/16 (c)   2,082,113 
43,074  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
7.00%, 03/15/16 (c)
   1,071,250 
49,104  United States Cellular Corp.
6.95%, 05/15/16 (c)
   1,208,941 
       13,266,550 
Consumer, Cyclical: 14.3%     
353,433  General Motors Co.
4.75%, 12/01/13
   18,138,182 
35,895  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
5.88%, 04/01/14
   2,151,546 
       20,289,728 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 1.2%     
40,630  CHS, Inc.
7.88%, 09/26/23 (c)
   1,162,424 
38,904  National Healthcare Corp.
0.80%, 11/01/15 (c)
   556,327 
       1,718,751 
Energy: 1.0%     
57,791  NuStar Logistics LP
7.63%, 01/15/18 (c)
   1,477,138 
Government: 1.4%     
   Tennessee Valley Authority     
46,472  3.83%, 06/01/14 (p)   1,040,973 
38,744  3.96%, 05/01/14 (p)   881,813 
       1,922,786 
Industrial: 6.2%     
50,253  Seaspan Corp.
9.50%, 01/30/16 (c)
   1,340,248 
107,684  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.75%, 07/25/17 (c)
   2,412,122 
78,969  United Technologies Corp.
7.50%, 08/01/15
   4,997,158 
       8,749,528 
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 30.3%     
   Annaly Capital Management, Inc.     
43,074  7.63%, 05/16/17 (c)   1,035,068 
66,046  7.50%, 09/13/17 (c)   1,578,499 
65,149  CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
7.38%, 12/05/13 (c)
   1,612,438 
36,182  Colony Financial, Inc.
8.50%, 03/20/17 (c)
   919,746 
Number of       
Shares     Value 
        
Real Estate Investment Trusts: (continued)     
   CommonWealth REIT     
54,488  6.50%, 12/31/49 ^  $1,175,306 
39,484  7.25%, 05/15/16 (c)   906,158 
   Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     
35,895  5.88%, 04/09/18 (c)   689,902 
41,279  7.00%, 09/15/16 (c)   953,545 
46,233  FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.
1.95%, 12/31/49 ^
   1,073,530 
35,895  General Growth Properties, Inc.
6.38%, 02/13/18 (c)
   787,895 
41,279  Hatteras Financial Corp.
7.63%, 08/27/17 (c)
   932,080 
   Health Care REIT, Inc.     
51,599  6.50%, 12/31/49 ^   3,042,277 
41,279  6.50%, 03/07/17 (c)   949,417 
41,638  Hospitality Properties Trust
7.13%, 01/15/17 (c)
   1,025,960 
57,432  Kimco Realty Corp.
6.00%, 03/20/17 (c)
   1,246,849 
   National Retail Properties, Inc.     
41,279  5.70%, 05/30/18 (c)   821,452 
41,279  6.63%, 02/23/17 (c)   942,812 
50,249  NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
8.25%, 12/05/13 (c)
   1,193,414 
50,253  PS Business Parks, Inc.
6.00%, 05/14/17 (c)
   1,043,755 
   Public Storage     
71,790  5.20%, 01/16/18 (c)   1,463,080 
71,072  5.38%, 09/20/17 (c) †   1,491,091 
41,279  5.63%, 06/15/17 (c)   891,626 
66,405  5.75%, 03/13/17 (c) †   1,451,613 
66,046  5.90%, 01/12/17 (c)   1,475,468 
69,995  6.35%, 07/26/16 (c)   1,709,978 
53,842  6.50%, 04/14/16 (c) †   1,329,359 
58,688  Realty Income Corp.
6.63%, 02/15/17 (c)
   1,436,095 
35,895  Regency Centers Corp.
6.63%, 02/16/17 (c)
   818,047 
50,253  Senior Housing Properties Trust
5.63%, 08/01/17 (c)
   999,030 
37,151  Ventas Realty LP
5.45%, 03/07/18 (c)
   839,613 
66,046  Vornado Realty LP
7.88%, 10/01/14 (c)
   1,746,917 
   Vornado Realty Trust     
43,074  5.40%, 01/25/18 (c)   874,402 
43,074  5.70%, 07/18/17 (c)   902,400 
38,766  6.63%, 12/05/13 (c)   930,384 
49,535  Weyerhaeuser Co.
6.38%, 07/01/16
   2,731,855 
       43,021,061 
Reinsurance: 4.7%     
39,484  Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
5.95%, 07/01/23 (c)
   946,037 
57,432  Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
6.88%, 04/15/17 (c)
   1,404,212 
   PartnerRe Ltd.     
35,895  5.88%, 03/01/18 (c)   772,819 
53,663  7.25%, 06/01/16 (c) †   1,375,383 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

49

PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(continued)

 

Number of       
Shares     Value 
        
Reinsurance: (continued)     
57,432  Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
6.20%, 09/15/22 (c)
  $1,430,631 
39,484  RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
5.38%, 06/01/18 (c)
   779,809 
       6,708,891 
Technology: 1.1%     
61,021  Pitney Bowes, Inc.
6.70%, 03/07/18 (c) †
   1,509,049 
Utilities: 23.3%     
37,151  AES Trust III
6.75%, 12/03/13 (c)
   1,870,924 
35,895  BGE Capital Trust II
6.20%, 12/05/13 (c)
   872,249 
  Dominion Resources, Inc. (Virginia)     
39,484  6.00%, 07/01/16   2,141,217 
39,484  6.13%, 04/01/16   2,138,848 
98,352  8.38%, 06/15/14 (c)   2,566,004 
40,202  DTE Energy Co.
6.50%, 12/01/16 (c)
   976,105 
71,790  Duke Energy Corp.
5.13%, 01/15/18 (c)
   1,529,845 
43,074  FPL Group Capital Trust I
5.88%, 12/05/13 (c) †
   1,060,051 
57,432  Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
6.00%, 08/01/23 (c)
   1,390,429 
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.     
64,611  5.00%, 01/15/18 (c)   1,229,547 
71,790  5.13%, 11/15/17 (c)   1,402,777 
50,253  5.63%, 06/15/17 (c)   1,065,364 
57,432  5.70%, 03/01/17 (c)   1,241,106 
46,663  5.89%, 09/01/15   2,643,926 
53,842  8.75%, 03/01/14 (c) †   1,393,431 
35,895  NextEra Energy, Inc.
5.80%, 09/01/16
   1,825,261 
64,611  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
5.90%, 04/30/18 (c)
   1,390,429 
70,174  PPL Corp.
8.75%, 05/01/14
   3,705,187 
68,200  SCE Trust I
5.63%, 06/15/17 (c)
   1,454,024 
57,432  SCE Trust II
5.10%, 03/15/18 (c)
   1,139,451 
       33,036,175 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost: $148,937,929)
   141,782,378 

 

Number of        
Shares        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $43,154)
       
43,154  Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   43,154 
Total Investments Before Collateral
for Securities Loaned: 100.0%

(Cost: $148,981,083)
   141,825,532 
Principal       
Amount     Value 
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 3.0%     
Repurchase Agreements: 3.0%     
$ 1,008,059   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,008,062; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.625% to 7.00%, due 01/01/14 to 10/01/43, valued at $1,028,220 including accrued interest)   $1,008,059 
  1,008,059   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 0.120%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,008,062; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 7.00%, due 07/01/25 to 11/01/47, valued at $1,028,220 including accrued interest)    1,008,059 
  1,008,059   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with HSBC Securities USA Inc., 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,008,062; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.070% to 8.125%, due 04/02/14 to 11/15/19, valued at $1,028,225 including accrued interest)    1,008,059 
  1,008,059   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with Mizuho Securities USA Inc., 0.110%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $1,008,062; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 11/15/13 to 04/01/43, valued at $1,028,222 including accrued interest)    1,008,059 
  212,216   Repurchase agreement dated 10/31/13 with RBS Securities Inc, 0.090%, due 11/01/13, proceeds $212,217; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.125% to 3.875%, due 04/15/14 to 02/15/43, valued at $216,460 including accrued interest)    212,216 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as
Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $4,244,452)
   4,244,452 
Total Investments: 103.0%
(Cost: $153,225,535)
   146,069,984 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.0)%   (4,298,430)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $141,771,554 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

50

 

 

^   Security is convertible through date shown.
(c)   Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p)   Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
*   Non-income producing
  Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $4,131,621.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)    
  % of Investments  Value
Basic Materials   7.1%    $10,082,721 
Communications   9.4      13,266,550 
Consumer, Cyclical   14.3      20,289,728 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   1.2      1,718,751 
Energy   1.0      1,477,138 
Government   1.4      1,922,786 
Industrial   6.2      8,749,528 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   30.3      43,021,061 
Reinsurance   4.7      6,708,891 
Technology   1.1      1,509,049 
Utilities   23.3      33,036,175 
Money Market Fund   0.0      43,154 
    100.0%    $141,825,532 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
 Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 Value
Preferred Securities*    $141,782,378     $     $     $141,782,378 
Money Market Fund     43,154                  43,154 
Repurchase Agreements           4,244,452            4,244,452 
Total    $141,825,532     $4,244,452     $     $146,069,984 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

51

RENMINBI BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal          
Amount        Value 
           
CORPORATE BONDS: 84.3%     
British Virgin Islands: 6.2%     
CNY  1,000,000  Right Century Ltd.
1.85%, 06/03/14
  $163,045 
   1,000,000  Sinochem Offshore Capital Co. Ltd.
1.80%, 01/18/14
   163,874 
          326,919 
China / Hong Kong: 44.1%     
   1,000,000  Agricultural Development Bank of China
2.98%, 06/22/14 Reg S
   164,433 
   1,520,000  China Development Bank Corp.
2.70%, 11/11/13 Reg S
   249,676 
   1,500,000  China General Nuclear Power Holding Corp.
3.75%, 11/01/15 Reg S
   248,060 
   1,750,000  China Power International Development Ltd.
3.20%, 12/23/15
   283,177 
   500,000  China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.
2.90%, 11/12/13 Reg S
   82,117 
   2,000,000  Export-Import Bank of China
2.70%, 04/07/14 Reg S
   328,736 
   1,000,000  Hai Chao Trading Co. Ltd.
2.00%, 08/04/14 Reg S
   161,298 
   3,000,000  HKCG Finance Ltd.
1.40%, 04/11/16
   473,722 
   1,000,000  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Asia Ltd.
6.00%, 11/05/16 (c) Reg S
   173,142 
   1,000,000  Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp.
3.50%, 12/01/14 Reg S
   164,951 
          2,329,312 
Principal       
Amount     Value 
          
Germany: 12.4%  
  3,000,000  BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
2.38%, 09/29/14 Reg S
  $490,059 
  1,000,000  KfW Group
2.00%, 05/21/14 Reg S
   164,182 
         654,241 
Luxembourg: 3.1%  
  1,000,000  VTB Bank OJSC
2.95%, 12/23/13 Reg S
   164,142 
Malaysia: 3.1%  
  1,000,000  Axiata SPV2 Bhd
3.75%, 09/18/14 Reg S
   164,828 
Netherlands: 6.1%  
  2,000,000  Volkswagen International Finance N.V.
2.15%, 05/23/16
   320,824 
Singapore: 3.1%  
  1,000,000  Global Logistic Properties Ltd.
3.38%, 05/11/16 Reg S
   164,101 
United Kingdom: 3.1%  
  1,000,000  HSBC Bank Plc
2.88%, 04/30/15 Reg S
   165,225 
United States: 3.1%  
  1,000,000  Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
2.90%, 03/16/14 Reg S
   164,449 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $4,297,053)
   4,454,041 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 15.1%     
China / Hong Kong: 15.1%     
     China Government Bonds     
  1,000,000  1.80%, 12/01/15   161,485 
  1,000,000  2.36%, 08/18/21 Reg S   154,391 
  500,000  2.48%, 12/01/20   78,154 
  2,500,000  2.56%, 06/29/17 Reg S   406,216 
         800,246 
Total Investments: 99.4%
(Cost: $5,089,269)
   5,254,287 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.6%   30,126 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $5,284,413 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

52

 

 

CNY   Chinese Yuan
(c)   Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
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 (unaudited)  % of Investments  Value
Appliances   9.3%    $490,059 
Auto - Cars / Light Trucks   6.1      320,824 
Chemicals - Diversified   3.1      163,874 
Commercial Banking Institution   9.6      502,509 
Electric - Generation   7.0      365,294 
Electric - Integrated   4.7      248,060 
Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified   3.1      163,045 
Gas-Distribution   9.0      473,722 
Government   15.2      800,246 
Machinery - Construction & Mining   3.1      164,449 
Real Estate Operation / Development   3.1      164,101 
Rubber - Tires   3.1      161,298 
Special Purpose Banks   17.3      907,027 
Steel - Producers   3.2      164,951 
Telecommunication Equipment   3.1      164,828 
    100.0%    $5,254,287 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value
Corporate Bonds*    $     $4,454,041     $     $4,454,041 
Government Obligations*           800,246            800,246 
Total    $     $5,254,287     $     $5,254,287 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

53

TREASURY-HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal        
Amount      Value 
      
CORPORATE BONDS: 96.4%     
Basic Materials: 1.1%     
$100,000   Novelis, Inc.     
     8.75%, 12/15/15 (c)  $111,750 
Communications: 23.7%     
 200,000   Cablevision Systems Corp.     
     8.63%, 09/15/17 (a)   233,500 
 300,000   CCO Holdings LLC     
     7.25%, 12/06/13 (c)   318,000 
 100,000   CenturyLink, Inc.     
     5.80%, 03/15/22   99,500 
 100,000   Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC     
     6.38%, 09/15/15 (c) 144A   104,250 
 100,000   Clear Channel Communications, Inc.     
     9.00%, 07/15/15 (c)   102,000 
 100,000   Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     
     6.50%, 11/15/17 (c)   105,500 
 100,000   Crown Castle International Corp.     
     5.25%, 01/15/23   99,500 
 300,000   DISH DBS Corp.     
     7.13%, 02/01/16 (a)   332,250 
 150,000   Frontier Communications Corp.     
     8.25%, 04/15/17   174,187 
 100,000   Level 3 Financing, Inc.     
     8.13%, 07/01/15 (c)   111,000 
 100,000   MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.     
     6.63%, 04/01/18 (c) 144A   105,000 
 50,000   NII Capital Corp.     
     8.88%, 12/15/14 (c)   31,750 
     Sprint Nextel Corp.     
 200,000   8.38%, 08/15/17   232,500 
 200,000   9.13%, 03/01/17 (a)   237,000 
 100,000   Windstream Corp.     
     7.88%, 11/01/17   114,875 
         2,400,812 
Consumer, Cyclical: 11.1%     
     Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.     
 100,000   10.00%, 12/15/13 (c)   50,750 
 200,000   11.25%, 12/06/13 (c)   200,000 
 200,000   Chrysler Group LLC     
     8.25%, 06/15/16 (c)   227,250 
 200,000   HD Supply, Inc.     
     7.50%, 10/15/16 (c) 144A   211,500 
 100,000   Ltd Brands, Inc.     
     6.63%, 04/01/21   110,500 
 200,000   MGM Resorts International     
     6.63%, 07/15/15   216,500 
 100,000   The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.     
     6.50%, 03/01/16 (c)   106,250 
         1,122,750 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 18.0%     
 100,000   Biomet, Inc.     
     6.50%, 08/01/15 (c)   106,750 
 100,000   Community Health Systems, Inc.     
     8.00%, 11/15/15 (c)   108,875 
 100,000   DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     
     6.63%, 11/01/14 (c)   107,125 
 100,000   Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.     
     5.63%, 07/31/19 144A   107,500 
Principal        
Amount      Value 
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical: (continued)     
$100,000   Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc.     
     4.25%, 04/15/15 (c) 144A  $97,000 
 350,000   HCA, Inc.     
     6.50%, 02/15/20   390,250 
     Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.     
 100,000   5.75%, 10/15/15 (c)   103,750 
 100,000   9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)   107,500 
 200,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.     
     4.75%, 06/01/20   199,500 
 100,000   The Hertz Corp.     
     7.38%, 01/15/16 (c)   111,500 
 150,000   United Rentals North America, Inc.     
     8.38%, 09/15/15 (c)   168,375 
 200,000   Valeant Pharmaceuticals International     
     6.38%, 10/15/16 (c) 144A   214,500 
         1,822,625 
Energy: 14.8%     
 200,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp.     
     9.50%, 02/15/15 (a)   220,750 
 100,000   CONSOL Energy, Inc.     
     8.00%, 04/01/14 (c)   106,375 
 200,000   El Paso Corp.     
     7.75%, 01/15/32   208,592 
 100,000   Energy Transfer Equity LP     
     7.50%, 10/15/20   116,000 
 100,000   EP Energy LLC     
     6.88%, 05/01/15 (c)   108,000 
 200,000   Linn Energy LLC     
     8.63%, 04/15/15 (c)   214,000 
 110,000   Newfield Exploration Co.     
     5.63%, 07/01/24   112,750 
 100,000   Peabody Energy Corp.     
     6.00%, 11/15/18   106,000 
 200,000   Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC     
     5.63%, 02/01/21 144A   203,000 
 100,000   SandRidge Energy, Inc.     
     8.13%, 04/15/17 (c)   107,000 
         1,502,467 
Financial: 14.5%     
 350,000   Ally Financial, Inc.     
     8.00%, 11/01/31   419,125 
 300,000   CIT Group, Inc.     
     5.50%, 02/15/19 144A (a)   326,250 
 100,000   Icahn Enterprises LP     
     8.00%, 01/15/14 (c)   105,125 
 300,000   International Lease Finance Corp.     
     8.75%, 03/15/17 (a)   354,000 
 100,000   SLM Corp.     
     6.25%, 01/25/16   109,250 
 150,000   Springleaf Finance Corp.     
     5.40%, 12/01/15   157,500 
         1,471,250 
Industrial: 3.8%     
 100,000   Case New Holland, Inc.     
     7.88%, 12/01/17   118,875 
 100,000   Sealed Air Corp.     
     8.38%, 09/15/16 (c) 144A   115,000 
           
           


 

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Principal        
Amount      Value 
         
Industrial: (continued)     
     TransDigm, Inc.     
$100,000   5.50%, 10/15/15 (c)  $101,250 
 50,000   7.75%, 12/15/14 (c)   54,000 
         389,125 
Technology: 3.9%     
         
 300,000   First Data Corp.
12.63%, 01/15/16 (c)
   347,625 
 50,000   Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.     
     8.05%, 06/01/15 (c)   54,125 
         401,750 
Utilities: 5.5%     
 150,000   AES Corp.     
     8.00%, 10/15/17   177,375 
 150,000   Calpine Corp.     
     7.50%, 11/01/15 (c) 144A   162,750 
 100,000   Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC     
     10.00%, 12/01/15 (c)   105,500 
 100,000   NRG Energy, Inc.     
     7.63%, 01/15/18   114,000 
         559,625 
Total Corporate Bonds     
(Cost: $9,764,053)   9,782,154 
  Number of              
  Shares           Value  
                 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.4%        
(Cost: $143,540)        
  143,540     Dreyfus Government Cash        
        Management Fund   $ 143,540  
Total Investments: 97.8%        
(Cost: $9,907,593)     9,925,694  
Other assets less liabilities: 2.2%     220,838  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 10,146,532  


 

(a) All or a portion of these securities are segregated for futures contracts. Total value of the securities segregated, including cash on deposit with broker, is $1,850,225.
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
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 $3,293,500, or 32.5% of net assets.

 

At October 31, 2013, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

   Number of             Unrealized 
   Contracts  Expiration Date  Cost   Market Value   Depreciation 
Contracts to Sell:                     
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note  84  December 2013  $(10,157,438)  $(10,221,750)  $(64,313)

 

Summary of Investments by Sector (unaudited)  % of Investments  Value 
Basic Materials   1.1%  $111,750 
Communications   24.2    2,400,812 
Consumer, Cyclical   11.3    1,122,750 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   18.4    1,822,625 
Energy   15.1    1,502,467 
Financial   14.8    1,471,250 
Industrial   3.9    389,125 
Technology   4.1    401,750 
Utilities   5.7    559,625 
Money Market Fund   1.4    143,540 
    100.0%  $9,925,694 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

       Level 2   Level 3     
   Level 1   Significant   Significant     
   Quoted   Observable   Unobservable     
   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $9,782,154   $   $9,782,154 
Money Market Fund   143,540            143,540 
Total  $143,540   $9,782,154   $   $9,925,694 
Other Financial Instruments:                    
Futures Contracts  $(64,313)  $   $   $(64,313)

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

       Emerging Markets  Emerging Markets  Fallen Angel
   BDC Income  High Yield  Local Currency  High Yield
   ETF  Bond ETF  Bond ETF  Bond ETF
Assets:                            
Investments, at value (1)(2)    $22,542,255     $243,990,903     $1,066,234,136     $15,952,858 
Short term investment held as collateral for securities loaned (3)           32,659,624      1,713,089      864,140 
Cash           265,943             
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (4)                 9,232,672       
Deposits with broker for futures contracts                        
Receivables:                            
Investment securities sold           2,166,753      17,692,456      133,173 
Shares sold           17,755      21,330      1,357 
Due from Adviser     4,180                  7,906 
Dividends and interest     25,899      4,113,524      18,445,260      287,802 
Prepaid expenses     2,696      3,073      19,406      141 
Total assets     22,575,030      283,217,575      1,113,358,349      17,247,377 
                             
Liabilities:                            
Payables:                            
Investment securities purchased.           3,033,255      5,534,041      136,357 
Collateral for securities loaned           32,659,624      1,713,089      864,140 
Line of credit                        
Shares redeemed                        
Due to Adviser           36,072      195,055       
Due to custodian     7,824                   
Variation margin on futures contracts                        
Deferred Trustee fees     72      1,092      27,663      162 
Accrued expenses     45,758      4,338      105,679      40,320 
Total liabilities     53,654      35,734,381      7,575,527      1,040,979 
NET ASSETS    $22,521,376     $247,483,194     $1,105,782,822     $16,206,398 
Shares outstanding     1,100,000      9,600,000      44,400,000      600,000 
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share    $20.47     $25.78     $24.91     $27.01 
                             
Net assets consist of:                            
Aggregate paid in capital    $22,142,500     $254,835,364     $1,211,345,077     $15,296,590 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     314,040      (6,619,130)     (86,438,926)     775,548 
Undistributed net investment income     60,090      1,336,614      7,158,433      79,355 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     4,746      (2,069,654)     (26,281,762)     54,905 
     $22,521,376     $247,483,194     $1,105,782,822     $16,206,398 
(1) Value of securities on loan    $     $31,817,924     $1,610,376     $843,889 
(2) Cost of investments    $22,228,815     $250,609,860     $1,152,676,647     $15,177,310 
(3) Cost of short term investment held as collateral for securities loaned    $     $32,659,624     $1,713,089     $864,140 
(4) Cost of cash denominated in foreign currency    $     $     $9,278,335     $ 

 

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                        Treasury-
International   Investment   LatAm   Mortgage REIT   Preferred       Hedged
High Yield   Grade Floating   Aggregate   Income   Securities   Renminbi   High Yield
Bond ETF   Rate ETF   Bond ETF   ETF   ex Financials ETF   Bond ETF   Bond ETF
                                                                   
  $ 95,220,068       $ 74,852,603       $ 11,777,899       $ 94,935,815       $ 141,825,532       $ 5,254,287       $ 9,925,694  
                                                                   
    22,170,253         326,540         297,210         2,664,683         4,244,452                  
            1,093         65,627                                 39  
    755,319                 77,662                         316,255          
                                                    146,675  
                                                                   
    1,503,407                                 2,077,916                  
    15,838                                                  
                    11,922                         7,661         14,894  
    2,115,757         73,283         241,710         760         307,941         38,519         164,575  
    4,433         332         954         1,427         2,183         69         133  
  $ 121,785,075         75,253,851         12,472,984         97,602,685         148,458,024         5,616,791         10,252,010  
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   
    638,287                                         248,493          
    22,170,253         326,540         297,210         2,664,683         4,244,452                  
                                    522,473                  
                                    1,825,211                  
    33,222         1,826                 7,398         20,445                  
    668,477                         894,977         61,898         26,316          
                                                    64,313  
    2,415         367         367         1,590         1,511         109         63  
    20,174         66,949         41,533         42,214         10,480         57,460         41,102  
    23,532,828         395,682         339,110         3,610,862         6,686,470         332,378         105,478  
  $ 98,252,247       $ 74,858,169       $ 12,133,874       $ 93,991,823       $ 141,771,554       $ 5,284,413       $ 10,146,532  
    3,600,000         3,000,000         500,000         4,000,000         7,300,000         200,000         400,000  
  $ 27.29       $ 24.95       $ 24.27       $ 23.50       $ 19.42       $ 26.42       $ 25.37  
                                                                   
  $ 87,664,959       $ 74,638,050       $ 15,981,164       $ 113,654,222       $ 151,724,218       $ 5,062,679       $ 10,003,834  
    1,775,081         178,863         (747,379 )       (22,257,824 )       (7,155,552 )       171,307         (46,212 )
    1,195,885         45,346         115,100         4,490,037         437,739         28,308         32,472  
    7,616,322         (4,090 )     (3,215,011 )       (1,894,612 )       (3,234,851 )       22,119         156,438  
  $ 98,252,247       $ 74,858,169       $ 12,133,874       $ 93,991,823       $ 141,771,554       $ 5,284,413       $ 10,146,532  
  $ 21,338,514       $ 318,087       $ 290,951       $ 2,603,770       $ 4,131,621       $       $  
  $ 93,469,003       $ 74,673,740       $ 12,526,537       $ 117,193,639       $ 148,981,083       $ 5,089,269       $ 9,907,593  
                                                                   
  $ 22,170,253       $ 326,540       $ 297,210       $ 2,664,683       $ 4,244,452       $       $  
  $ 753,213       $       $ 76,474       $       $       $ 310,465       $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

        Emerging Markets   Emerging Markets   Fallen Angel
    BDC Income   High Yield   Local Currency   High Yield
    ETF   Bond ETF   Bond ETF   Bond ETF
Income:                                        
Dividends     $ 663,200       $       $       $  
Interest               7,556,580         36,212,175         411,839  
Securities lending income               30,563         3,306         3,746  
Foreign taxes withheld               (2,144 )       (391,120 )       (650 )
Total income       663,200         7,584,999         35,824,361         414,935  
                                         
Expenses:                                        
Management fees       37,478         475,788         2,162,026         26,567  
Professional fees       14,891         15,266         76,258         13,404  
Insurance       102         1,607         11,227         104  
Trustees’ fees and expenses       84         818         14,122         184  
Reports to shareholders       8,381         27,839         98,661         14,441  
Indicative optimized portfolio value fee       11,069         11,087         12,869         12,261  
Custodian fees       3,094         16,862         547,840         5,924  
Registration fees       7,300         26,104         59,853         3,122  
Transfer agent fees       649         1,085         1,220         1,172  
Fund accounting fees       6,982         14,677         59,496         14,961  
Interest on securities sold short                                
Interest               36         2,992         5  
Other       150         1,527         15,551         186  
Total expenses       90,180         592,696         3,062,115         92,331  
Waiver of management fees       (37,478 )       (116,875 )       (155,831 )       (26,567 )
Expenses assumed by the Adviser       (15,225 )                       (39,192 )
Net expenses       37,477         475,821         2,906,284         26,572  
Net investment income       625,723         7,109,178         32,918,077         388,363  
                                         
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                        
Investments       (163,058 )       (1,226,475 )       (9,423,529 )       49,386  
Securities sold short                                
In-kind redemptions       167,804         (956,049 )       (14,484,812 )        
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities               15         (2,014,139 )        
Net realized gain (loss)       4,746         (2,182,509 )       (25,922,480 )       49,386  
                                         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                        
Investments       4,488         (7,347,319 )       (129,531,352 )       (173,827 )
Futures contracts                                
Securities sold short                                
Foreign currency transactions and foreign denominated assets and liabilities               14         187,173          
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       4,488         (7,347,305 )       (129,344,179 )       (173,827 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     $ 634,957       $ (2,420,636 )     $ (122,348,582 )     $ 263,922  

 

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                        Treasury-
International   Investment   LatAm   Mortgage REIT   Preferred       Hedged
High Yield   Grade Floating   Aggregate   Income   Securities   Renminbi   High Yield
Bond ETF   Rate ETF   Bond ETF   ETF   ex Financials ETF   Bond ETF   Bond ETF
                                                                   
  $       $       $       $ 9,462,573       $ 5,126,152       $       $  
    8,161,734         202,554         616,029                         75,999         224,293  
    45,087         343         609         3,647         22,400                  
    (3,476 )                               (854 )                
    8,203,345         202,897         616,638         9,466,220         5,147,698         75,999         224,293  
                                                                   
                                                                   
    534,114         80,868         42,625         218,093         312,067         9,282         22,801  
    18,390         15,778         15,664         20,319         15,858         13,808         12,024  
    1,874         194         315         865         1,109         54         66  
    2,808         109         163         1,031         1,520         67         103  
    25,397         2,366         5,782         15,154         15,878         2,033         21,716  
    11,069         11,563         11,560         8,714         3,048         11,617         9,791  
    47,530         4,764         10,199         6,249         8,548         5,336         2,828  
    23,966         3,069         4,654         11,975         17,336         2,856         2,637  
    1,147         1,220         1,218         1,218         985         1,218         706  
    15,190         15,148         18,170         18,169         10,677         18,169         7,767  
                                                    57,060  
    116         346         1,153         5,965         4,983                  
    1,309         210         476         597         906         131         182  
    682,910         135,635         111,979         308,349         392,915         64,571         137,681  
    (148,680 )       (80,868 )       (42,625 )       (84,291 )       (75,865 )       (9,282 )       (22,801 )
            (10,520 )       (8,526 )                       (44,946 )       (32,485 )
    534,230         44,247         60,828         224,058         317,050         10,343         82,395  
    7,669,115         158,650         555,810         9,242,162         4,830,648         65,656         141,898  
                                                                   
                                                                   
    (131,333 )       3         (1,888,834 )       (2,524,148 )       (2,366,709 )       21,037         (782 )
                                                    167,320  
    7,361,298                 (1,209,161 )       937,420         80,614                  
    168,937                 (13,345 )                       1,965          
    7,398,902         3         (3,111,340 )       (1,586,728 )       (2,286,095 )       23,002         166,538  
                                                                   
                                                                   
    (7,683,254 )       88,976         (1,364,246 )       (29,932,424 )       (8,448,208 )       (12,873 )       (150,290 )
                                                    (64,313 )
                                                    50,866  
                                                                   
    (15,637 )               (10,971 )                       1,990          
    (7,698,891 )       88,976         (1,375,217 )       (29,932,424 )       (8,448,208 )       (10,883 )       (163,737 )
  $ 7,369,126       $ 247,629       $ (3,930,747 )     $ (22,276,990 )     $ (5,903,655 )     $ 77,775       $ 144,699  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

        Emerging Markets High Yield
    BDC Income ETF   Bond ETF
    For the Six   For the Period   For the Six   For the Period
    Months Ended   February 11,   Months Ended   May 8, 2012*
    October 31,   2013* through   October 31,   through April 30,
    2013   April 30, 2013   2013   2013
    (unaudited)       (unaudited)    
                 
Operations:                                        
Net investment income     $ 625,723       $ 65,059       $ 7,109,178       $ 2,290,370  
Net realized gain (loss)       4,746         9,775         (2,182,509 )       133,607  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       4,488         309,552         (7,347,305 )       728,175  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations       634,957         384,386         (2,420,636 )       3,152,152  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders:                                        
Dividends from net investment income       (571,410 )       (62,100 )       (6,619,860 )       (1,443,660 )
Distributions from net realized capital gains                               (9,600 )
Return of capital                                
Total Dividends and Distributions       (571,410 )       (62,100 )       (6,619,860 )       (1,453,260 )
                                         
Share transactions:* *                                        
Proceeds from sale of shares       16,068,759         13,141,140         40,093,099         250,559,626  
Cost of shares redeemed       (5,009,140 )       (2,065,216 )       (30,649,183 )       (5,178,744 )
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions       11,059,619         11,075,924         9,443,916         245,380,882  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets       11,123,166         11,398,210         403,420         247,079,774  
Net Assets, beginning of period       11,398,210                 247,079,774          
Net Assets, end of period†     $ 22,521,376       $ 11,398,210       $ 247,483,194       $ 247,079,774  
† Including undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)     $ 60,090       $ 5,777       $ 1,336,614       $ 847,296  
                                         
* * Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                                        
Shares sold       800,000         650,000         1,600,000         9,400,000  
Shares redeemed       (250,000 )       (100,000 )       (1,200,000 )       (200,000 )
Net increase (decrease)       550,000         550,000         400,000         9,200,000  

 

 

*   Commencement of operations

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

60

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Local Currency        
Bond ETF     Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF     International High Yield Bond ETF
For the Six       For the Six       For the Six    
Months Ended   For the Year   Months Ended   For the Year   Months Ended   For the Year
October 31,   Ended April 30,   October 31,   Ended April 30,   October 31,   Ended April 30,
2013   2013   2013   2013   2013   2013
(unaudited)       (unaudited)       (unaudited)    
                                                         
  $ 32,918,077       $ 55,764,484       $ 388,363       $ 649,741       $ 7,669,115       $ 7,351,493  
    (25,922,480 )       (5,469,178 )       49,386         53,519         7,398,902         159,161  
    (129,344,179 )       51,390,368         (173,827 )       902,194         (7,698,891 )       9,517,014  
    (122,348,582 )       101,685,674         263,922         1,605,454         7,369,126         17,027,668  
                                                         
    (24,910,360 )       (46,809,956 )       (365,440 )       (620,160 )       (7,629,040 )       (6,222,480 )
                            (48,000 )                
            (1,604,444 )                                
    (24,910,360 )       (48,414,400 )       (365,440 )       (668,160 )       (7,629,040 )       (6,222,480 )
                                                         
    15,861,539         858,427,461         5,290,665                 5,409,941         247,924,678  
    (267,817,354 )       (147,810,259 )                       (180,633,439 )       (4,937,290 )
                                                         
    (251,955,815 )       710,617,202         5,290,665                 (175,223,498 )       242,987,388  
    (399,214,757 )       763,888,476         5,189,147         937,294         (175,483,412 )       253,792,576  
    1,504,997,579         741,109,103         11,017,251         10,079,957         273,735,659         19,943,083  
  $ 1,105,782,822       $ 1,504,997,579       $ 16,206,398       $ 11,017,251       $ 98,252,247       $ 273,735,659  
  $ 7,158,433       $ (849,284 )     $ 79,355       $ 56,432       $ 1,195,885       $ 1,155,810  
                                                         
    600,000         32,000,000         200,000                 200,000         9,400,000  
    (10,800,000 )       (5,600,000 )                       (6,600,000 )       (200,000 )
    (10,200,000 )       26,400,000         200,000                 (6,400,000 )       9,200,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(continued)

 

    Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF   LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF
    For the Six       For the Six    
    Months Ended   For the Year   Months Ended   For the Year
    October 31,   Ended April 30,   October 31,   Ended April 30,
    2013   2013   2013   2013
    (unaudited)       (unaudited)    
                 
Operations:                                        
Net investment income     $ 158,650       $ 87,841       $ 555,810       $ 656,687  
Net realized gain (loss)       3         (22 )       (3,111,340 )       (202,166 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       88,976         233,466         (1,375,217 )       645,725  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations       247,629         321,285         (3,930,747 )       1,100,246  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions to shareholders:                                        
Dividends from net investment income       (123,440 )       (86,220 )       (548,500 )       (474,290 )
Distributions from net realized capital gains                               (4,800 )
Total Dividends and Distributions       (123,440 )       (86,220 )       (548,500 )       (479,090 )
                                         
Share transactions:* *                                        
Proceeds from sale of shares       57,272,250         9,944,577                 39,367,596  
Cost of shares redeemed                       (30,958,184 )        
Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions       57,272,250         9,944,577         (30,958,184 )       39,367,596  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets       57,396,439         10,179,642         (35,437,431 )       39,988,752  
Net Assets, beginning of period       17,461,730         7,282,088         47,571,305         7,582,553  
Net Assets, end of period†     $ 74,858,169       $ 17,461,730       $ 12,133,874       $ 47,571,305  
† Including undistributed net investment income     $ 45,346       $ 10,136       $ 115,100       $ 107,790  
                                         
* * Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)                                        
Shares sold       2,300,000         400,000                 1,500,000  
Shares redeemed                       (1,300,000 )        
Net increase (decrease)       2,300,000         400,000         (1,300,000 )       1,500,000  

 

 
*Commencement of operations

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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    Preferred Securities    
Mortgage REIT Income ETF   ex Financials ETF   Renminbi Bond ETF
For the Six       For the Six   For the Period   For the Six    
Months Ended   For the Year   Months Ended   July 16, 2012*   Months Ended   For the Year
October 31,   Ended April 30,   October 31,   through   October 31,   Ended April 30,
2013   2013   2013   April 30, 2013   2013   2013
(unaudited)       (unaudited)       (unaudited)    
                                                         
  $ 9,242,162       $ 9,456,536       $ 4,830,648       $ 4,732,058       $ 65,656       $ 105,618  
    (1,586,728 )       4,948,415         (2,286,095 )       (54,168 )       23,002         42,992  
    (29,932,424 )       6,077,381         (8,448,208 )       1,292,656         (10,883 )       134,744  
    (22,276,990 )       20,482,332         (5,903,655 )       5,970,546         77,775         283,354  
    (5,039,250 )       (8,583,960 )       (4,828,075 )       (4,266,300 )       (86,600 )       (111,280 )
            (559,710 )                                
                                                         
                                                         
    (5,039,250 )       (9,143,670 )       (4,828,075 )       (4,266,300 )       (86,600 )       (111,280 )
                                                         
    39,695,629         118,577,667         11,284,501         174,044,912                  
    (49,271,462 )       (33,260,902 )       (22,252,383 )       (12,277,992 )                
                                                         
    (9,575,833 )       85,316,765         (10,967,882 )       161,766,920                  
    (36,892,073 )       96,655,427         (21,699,612 )       163,471,166         (8,825 )       172,074  
    130,883,896         34,228,469         163,471,166                 5,293,238         5,121,164  
  $ 93,991,823       $ 130,883,896       $ 141,771,554       $ 163,471,166       $ 5,284,413       $ 5,293,238  
  $ 4,490,037       $ 287,125       $ 437,739       $ 435,166       $ 28,308       $ 49,252  
                                                         
    1,650,000         4,350,000         550,000         8,500,000                  
    (2,100,000 )       (1,250,000 )       (1,150,000 )       (600,000 )                
    (450,000 )       3,100,000         (600,000 )       7,900,000                  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(continued)

 

   Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF
   For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Period
March 21, 2013*
Through April 30,
2013
      (unaudited)        
Operations:              
Net investment income    $141,898     $24,814 
Net realized gain (loss)     166,538      (10,100)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (163,737)     117,525 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     144,699      132,239 
               
Dividends to shareholders:              
Dividends from net investment income     (134,240)      
               
Share transactions:* *              
Proceeds from sale of shares           10,003,834 
Increase in net assets resulting from share transactions           10,003,834 
Total increase in net assets     10,459      10,136,073 
Net Assets, beginning of period     10,136,073       
Net Assets, end of period†    $10,146,532     $10,136,073 
† Including undistributed net investment income    $32,472     $24,814 
               
* * Shares of Common Stock Issued (no par value)              
Shares sold           400,000 
Net increase           400,000 

 

* Commencement of operations

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

64

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   BDC INCOME ETF
   For the Six Months
Ended October 31, 2013
 For the Period
February 11, 2013 (a)
through April 30,
2013
   (unaudited)       
Net asset value, beginning of period    $20.72     $19.98 
Income from investment operations:              
Net investment income     0.62      0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.29)     0.74 
Total from investment operations     0.33      0.95 
Less:              
Dividends from net investment income     (0.58)     (0.21)
Net asset value, end of period    $20.47     $20.72 
Total return (b)     1.69%(c)     4.79%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $22,521     $11,398 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.96%(d)     4.82%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.40%(d)     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.40%(d)     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     6.66%(d)     6.67%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     12%(c)     0%(c)
               
   EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF
   For the Six Months
Ended October 31, 2013
 For the Period
May 8, 2012 (a)
through April 30,
2013
   (unaudited)       
Net asset value, beginning of period    $26.86     $25.03 
Income from investment operations:              
Net investment income     0.77      1.54 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.13)     1.75 
Total from investment operations     (0.36)     3.29 
Less:              
Dividends from net investment income     (0.72)     (1.45)
Distributions from net realized capital gains           (0.01)
Total dividends and distributions     (0.72)     (1.46)
Net asset value, end of period    $25.78     $26.86 
Total return (b)     (1.26)%(c)     13.47%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $247,483     $247,080 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.50%(d)     0.69%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.40%(d)     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.40%(d)     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     5.98%(d)     6.09%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     6%(c)     20%(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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF
   For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
 For the Period
July 22,
2010 (a)
through
April 30,
2011
   (unaudited)               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $27.56     $26.28     $27.74     $25.11 
Income from investment operations:                            
Net investment income     0.69      1.36      1.41      0.96 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.83)     1.13      (1.54)     2.51 
Total from investment operations     (2.14)     2.49      (0.13)     3.47 
Less:                            
Dividends from net investment income     (0.51)     (1.14)     (1.33)     (0.84)
Return of capital           (0.07)            
Total dividends     (0.51)     (1.21)     (1.33)     (0.84)
Net asset value, end of period    $24.91     $27.56     $26.28     $27.74 
Total return (b)     (7.75)%(c)     9.75%     (0.34)%     14.02%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                            
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $1,105,783     $1,504,998     $741,109     $349,530 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.50%(d)     0.48%     0.47%     0.49%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.47%(d)     0.47%     0.47%     0.49%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.47%(d)     0.47%     0.47%     0.48%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     5.34%(d)     5.28%     5.71%     5.60%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     9%(c)     16%     21%     3%(c)
              
             FALLEN ANGEL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF
             For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Period
April 10,
2012 (a)
through
April 30,
2012
             (unaudited)          
Net asset value, beginning of period              $27.54     $25.20     $25.00 
Income from investment operations:                               
Net investment income               0.78      1.62      0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments               (0.52)     2.39      0.13 
Total from investment operations               0.26      4.01      0.20 
Less:                               
Dividends from net investment income               (0.79)     (1.55)      
Distributions from net realized capital gains                     (0.12)      
Total dividends and distributions               (0.79)     (1.67)      
Net asset value, end of period              $27.01     $27.54     $25.20 
Total return (b)               1.02%(c)     16.40%     0.80%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)              $16,206     $11,017     $10,080 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets               1.39%(d)     1.48%     6.27%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets               0.40%(d)     0.40%     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets               0.40%(d)     0.40%     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets               5.83%(d)     6.16%     4.90%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate               21%(c)     34%     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

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

             INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF
             For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Period
April 2,
2012 (a)
through
April 30,
2012
             (unaudited)              
Net asset value, beginning of period              $27.37     $24.93     $24.96 
Income from investment operations:                               
Net investment income               0.97      1.43      0.10 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments               (0.30)     2.43      (0.13)
Total from investment operations               0.67      3.86      (0.03)
Less:                               
Dividends from net investment income               (0.75)     (1.42)      
Net asset value, end of period              $27.29     $27.37     $24.93 
Total return (b)               2.56%(c)     16.01%     (0.12)%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)              $98,252     $273,736     $19,943 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets               0.51%(d)     0.52%     2.85%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets               0.40%(d)     0.40%     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets               0.40%(d)     0.40%     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets               5.76%(d)     5.81%     5.65%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate               10%(c)     11%     0%(c)
    
   INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF
   For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
 For the Period
April 25,
2011 (a)
through
April 30,
2011
   (unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of period    $24.95     $24.27     $24.82     $24.82 
Income from investment operations:                            
Net investment income     0.08      0.23      0.23      (e)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (e)     0.69      (0.58)      
Total from investment operations     0.08      0.92      (0.35)      
Less:                            
Dividends from net investment income     (0.08)     (0.24)     (0.20)      
Net asset value, end of period    $24.95     $24.95     $24.27     $24.82 
Total return (b)     0.30%(c)     3.82%     (1.40)%     0.00%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                            
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $74,858     $17,462     $7,282     $4,965 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.58%(d)     1.48%     1.92%     30.87%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.19%(d)     0.19%     0.19%     0.19%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.19%(d)     0.19%     0.19%     0.19%(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.68%(d)     0.91%     0.95%     (0.15)%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     3%(c)     5%     14%     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

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   LATAM AGGREGATE BOND ETF
   For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Period
May 11,
2011 (a)
through
April 30,
2012
   (unaudited)          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $26.43     $25.28     $25.00 
Income from investment operations:                     
Net investment income     0.75      1.16      1.30 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (2.33)     1.10      0.18 
Total from investment operations     (1.58)     2.26      1.48 
Less:                     
Dividends from net investment income     (0.58)     (1.10)     (1.19)
Distributions from net realized capital gains           (0.01)     (0.01)
Total dividends and distributions     (0.58)     (1.11)     (1.20)
Net asset value, end of period    $24.27     $26.43     $25.28 
Total return (b)     (5.87)%(c)     9.25%     6.05%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $12,134     $47,571     $7,583 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.93%(d)     1.26%     1.92%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.50%(d)     0.49%     0.49%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.49%(d)     0.49%     0.49%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     4.61%(d)     4.92%     5.44%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     2%(c)     11%     11%(c)
                      
   MORTGAGE REIT INCOME ETF
   For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Period
August 16,
2011 (a)
through
April 30,
2012
   (unaudited)          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $29.41     $25.35     $24.85 
Income from investment operations:                     
Net investment income     2.27      2.84      2.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (6.96)     4.08      0.36 
Total from investment operations     (4.69)     6.92      2.43 
Less:                     
Dividends from net investment income     (1.22)     (2.72)     (1.93)
Distributions from net realized capital gains           (0.14)      
Total dividends and distributions     (1.22)     (2.86)     (1.93)
Net asset value, end of period    $23.50     $29.41     $25.35 
Total return (b)    (15.88)%(c)     28.75%     10.87%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s)  $93,992   $ 130,884     $34,228 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.57%(d)     0.58%     1.19%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.41%(d)     0.41%     0.41%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.40%(d)     0.40%     0.40%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    16.98%(d)     11.60%     14.50%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     5%(c)     6%     8%(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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF
   For the Six Months
Ended October 31, 2013
           For the Period
July 16, 2012 (a)
through April 30,
2013
   (unaudited)               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $20.69               $20.06 
Income from investment operations:                        
Net investment income     0.62                0.89 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.28)               0.57 
Total from investment operations     (0.66)               1.46 
Less:                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.61)               (0.83)
Net asset value, end of period    $19.42               $20.69 
Total return (b)     (3.15)%(c)               7.38%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $141,772               $163,471 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     0.50%(d)               0.51%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.41%(d)               0.40%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.40%(d)               0.40%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     6.20%(d)               6.25%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     10%(c)               21%(c)
                         
   RENMINBI BOND ETF
   For the Six
Months Ended
October 31,
2013
 For the Year
Ended
April 30,
2013
 For the Period
October 11,
2011 (a)
through
April 30,
2012
   (unaudited)          
Net asset value, beginning of period    $26.47     $25.61     $24.93 
Income from investment operations:                     
Net investment income     0.33      0.53      0.27 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     0.05      0.89      0.63 
Total from investment operations     0.38      1.42      0.90 
Less:                     
Dividends from net investment income     (0.43)     (0.56)     (0.22)
Net asset value, end of period    $26.42     $26.47     $25.61 
Total return (b)     1.47%(c)     5.61%     3.61%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $5,284     $5,293     $5,121 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     2.43%(d)     2.42%     3.32%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.39%(d)     0.39%     0.39%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets     0.39%(d)     0.39%     0.39%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.48%(d)     2.05%     2.01%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     5%(c)     26%     11%(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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

   TREASURY-HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF
   For the Six Months
Ended October 31, 2013
 For the Period
March 21, 2013 (a)
through April 30,
2013
   (unaudited)     
Net asset value, beginning of period    $25.34     $25.00 
Income from investment operations:              
Net investment income     0.35      0.06 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     0.02      0.28 
Total from investment operations     0.37      0.34 
Less:              
Dividends from net investment income     (0.34)      
Net asset value, end of period    $25.37     $25.34 
Total return (b)     1.46%(c)     1.36%(c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $10,147     $10,136 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets     2.72%(d)     4.53%(d)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.63%(d)     1.54%(d)
Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense and interest on securities sold short, to average net assets     0.50%(d)     0.50%(d)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.80%(d)     2.26%(d)
Portfolio turnover rate     33%(c)     124%(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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Note 1—Fund Organization—Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was incorporated in Delaware as a statutory trust on March 15, 2001. The Trust operates as a series fund, and as of October 31, 2013, offers fifty-three investment portfolios, each of which represents a separate series of the Trust.

 

These financial statements relate only to the following investment portfolios: BDC Income ETF (“BDC Income”), Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (“Emerging Markets High Yield”), Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (“Emerging Markets Local Currency”), Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (“Fallen Angel”), International High Yield Bond ETF (“International High Yield”), Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (“Investment Grade”), LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF (“LatAm”), Mortgage REIT Income ETF (“Mortgage REIT”), Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (“Preferred Securities”), Renminbi Bond ETF (“Renminbi”) and Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (“Treasury-Hedged”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”. Each Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of its index. The Funds (except BDC Income, Mortgage REIT and Preferred Securities) expect to use a sampling approach in seeking to achieve their objectives. Sampling means that Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) uses quantitative analysis to select bonds and other securities that represent a sample of securities in the index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. The number of securities in each Fund will be based upon several factors, including asset size of the Fund. The Adviser generally expects each Fund to hold less than the total number of securities in the index, but reserves the right to hold as many securities as it believes necessary to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. BDC Income, Mortgage REIT and Preferred Securities seek to achieve their investment objective through a portfolio of securities in substantially the same weighting as their index.

 

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

 

Fund  Commencement
of Operations
  Index
BDC Income  February 11, 2013  Market Vectors® U.S. Business Development Companies Index*
Emerging Markets      
High Yield  May 8, 2012  The BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield US Emerging Markets Liquid Corporate Plus Index
Emerging Markets      
Local Currency  July 22, 2010  JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Core
Fallen Angel  April 10, 2012  The BofA Merrill Lynch US Fallen Angel High Yield Index
International High Yield  April 2, 2012  The BofA Merrill Lynch Global Ex-US Issuers High Yield Constrained Index
Investment Grade  April 25, 2011  Market Vectors® Investment Grade Floating Rate Index*
LatAm  May 11, 2011  The BofA Merrill Lynch Broad Latin America Bond Index
Mortgage REIT  August 16, 2011  Market Vectors® Global Mortgage REITs Index*
Preferred Securities  July 16, 2012  Wells Fargo® Hybrid & Preferred Securities ex Financials Index
Renminbi  October 11, 2011  Market Vectors® Renminbi Bond Index*
Treasury-Hedged  March 21, 2013  Market Vectors® U.S. Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index*

 

 

* Owned by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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

 

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
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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. Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued on the basis of quotations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts generally are valued at the settlement price on the primary exchange on which they trade. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. 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. 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 its 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 the 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, if any, are declared and paid at least monthly by each Fund (except Mortgage REIT and BDC Income which are declared and paid quarterly). Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and paid annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from such amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.
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D. Securities Sold Short—Treasury-Hedged may invest in securities sold short. A short sale occurs when a Fund sells a security, which it does not own, by borrowing it from a broker. Proceeds from securities sold short are reported as liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are marked to market daily in accordance with the fair value methodology described in Note 2A. Gains and losses are classified as realized when short positions are closed. In the event that the value of the security which the Fund sold short declines, the Fund will gain as it repurchases the security in the market at the lower price. If the price of the security increases, the Fund will suffer a loss, as it will have to repurchase the security at the higher price. Short sales may incur higher transaction costs than regular securities transactions. Interest on securities sold short is recorded as an expense by the Fund on the interest payment date. Cash as collected is deposited in a segregated account with brokers, maintained by the Fund, for its open short sales. Until the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund maintains securities or permissible liquid assets in a segregated account with a broker or custodian sufficient to cover its short positions. At October 31, 2013, Treasury-Hedged held no securities sold short.
   
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. The total net realized gains or losses from fluctuations on foreign exchange rates on investments and other foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are disclosed in Note 5 — Income Taxes.
   
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.
   
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 investment 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.
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Futures Contracts—The Funds may purchase or sell futures contracts to gain exposure or to hedge against interest rate movements. Using futures contracts involves various market risks, including interest rate and equity risk as well as the risks that there may be an illiquid market or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deliver to a broker an amount of cash and/or government securities equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin”. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, generally are made or received by the Portfolio each day depending on the fluctuations in the value of the underlying futures contracts, except that in the case of certain futures contracts payments may be made or received at settlement. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as an unrealized gain or loss on futures until the futures contract is closed or expires, at which time the net gain or loss is reclassified to realized gain or loss on futures. Futures contracts held by Treasury-Hedged at October 31, 2013 are reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Treasury-Hedged held futures contracts for one month during the period ended October 31, 2013 of which the notional amount reflected in the Schedules of Investments is indicative of the average volume of the futures contracts for that one month period.

 

At October 31, 2013, the Funds held the following derivative instruments:

 

   Liabilities Derivatives  
   Interest Rate Risk  
Treasury-Hedged        
Futures contracts1   $ 64,313  

 

 

1Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Variation Margin on futures contracts

 

The impact of transactions in derivative instruments, during the period ended October 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

     Interest Rate Risk  
Treasury-Hedged           
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):           
Futures contracts1      $(64,313)  

 

 

1Statements of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts

 

I. 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 do not offset securities lending or repurchase agreement assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting agreements or other similar agreements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
   
  The tables below present both gross and net information about the derivative instruments, securities lending transactions and repurchase agreements eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, subject to master netting agreement or similar agreement, as well as financial collateral received or pledged (including cash collateral and margin) as of October 31, 2013. Collateral is disclosed up to 100% of the net amount of unrealized gain/loss or market value of the respective financial instruments. In general, collateral received or pledged exceeds the net amount of the unrealized gain/loss or market value of financial instruments. Refer to the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities for collateral received or pledged as of October 31, 2013, as well as the related disclosures in Note 9 (Securities Lending) and Note 2G. (Repurchase Agreements).
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Fund   Description   Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
 of Assets
and Liabilities
    Net Amounts
 of Assets
Presented in
the Statement
 of Assets
and Liabilities
    Financial
 Instruments
 and Cash
Collateral
 Received*
    Net
Amount
 
Emerging Markets High Yield   Securities Lending   $ 31,817,924     $     $ 31,817,924     $ (31,817,924 )   $  
    Repurchase Agreements     32,659,624             32,659,624       (32,659,624 )      
Emerging Markets Local   Securities Lending     1,610,376             1,610,376       (1,610,376 )      
Currency   Repurchase Agreements     1,713,089             1,713,089       (1,713,089 )      
Fallen Angel   Securities Lending     843,889             843,889       (843,889 )      
International High Yield   Securities Lending     21,338,514             21,338,514       (21,338,514 )      
    Repurchase Agreements     22,170,253             22,170,253       (22,170,253 )      
Investment Grade   Securities Lending     318,087             318,087       (318,087 )      
LatAm   Securities Lending     290,951             290,951       (290,951 )      
Mortgage REIT   Securities Lending     2,603,770             2,603,770       (2,603,770 )      
Preferred Securities   Securities Lending     4,131,621             4,131,621       (4,131,621 )      
    Repurchase Agreements     4,244,452             4,244,452       (4,244,452 )      
                                             
Fund   Description   Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets
and Liabilities
    Net Amounts
of Liabilities
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets
 and Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and Cash
Collateral
 Pledged*
      Net
 Amount
 
Treasury-Hedged   Futures Contracts   $ 64,313     $     $ 64,313     $ (64,313 )   $  

 

*   Gross amounts not offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

J. 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. The Funds record distributions received in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or an increase in realized gain. Such amounts are based upon estimates if actual amounts are not available, and actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from estimated amounts. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is accrued as earned. Interest income is generally not earned on debt securities in default or upon determination that the income is not realizable.
   
 

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 each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed, at least until September 1, 2014, for the Funds to voluntarily waive or limit its fees and to assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the Funds so that each Fund’s total annual operating expenses does not exceed the expense caps, excluding interest expense on securities sold short, listed in the table below:

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The current management fee rate/expense caps and the amounts waived/assumed by the Adviser for the period ended October 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

Fund  Expense Cap  Management
Fee Rate
  Waiver of
Management Fees
  Expenses Assumed
by the Adviser
 
BDC Income   0.40%     0.40%    $37,478     $15,225   
Emerging Markets High Yield   0.40      0.40      116,875         
Emerging Markets Local Currency   0.47      0.35      155,831         
Fallen Angel   0.40      0.40      26,567      39,192   
International High Yield   0.40      0.40      148,680         
Investment Grade   0.19      0.35      80,868      10,520   
LatAm   0.49      0.35      42,625      8,526   
Mortgage REIT   0.40      0.40      84,291         
Preferred Securities   0.40      0.40      75,865         
Renminbi   0.39      0.35      9,282      44,946   
Treasury-Hedged   0.50      0.45      22,801      32,485   

 

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

 

Note 4—Investments—For the period ended October 31, 2013, 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
 
BDC Income    $3,037,570     $2,139,156   
Emerging Markets High Yield     40,286,997      13,988,747   
Emerging Markets Local Currency     105,909,483      135,598,154   
Fallen Angel     3,353,225      2,622,848   
International High Yield     23,015,234      34,165,063   
Investment Grade     58,958,374      1,450,000   
LatAm     516,451      13,003,936   
Mortgage REIT     13,693,212      6,996,423   
Preferred Securities     14,651,120      16,981,154   
Renminbi     248,808      432,416   
Treasury-Hedged     2,362,104      12,147,120   

 

For the period ended October 31, 2013, proceeds of short sales and the cost of purchases of short sale covers for Treasury-Hedged aggregated $2,774,309 and $12,358,525, respectively.

 

Note 5—Income Taxes—As of October 31, 2013, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of investments owned, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), gross unrealized appreciation, and gross unrealized depreciation of investments were as follows:

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Fund  Cost of Investments  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BDC Income    $22,223,038     $592,829     $(273,612)    $319,217   
Emerging Markets High Yield     283,269,494      2,518,469      (9,137,436)     (6,618,967)  
Emerging Markets Local Currency     1,155,582,139      11,707,996      (99,342,910)     (87,634,914)  
Fallen Angel     16,041,450      849,668      (74,120)     775,548   
International High Yield     115,640,617      4,338,551      (2,588,847)     1,749,704   
Investment Grade     75,000,280      211,512      (32,649)     178,863   
LatAm     12,832,213      147,126      (904,230)     (757,104)  
Mortgage REIT     119,873,658      1,052,115      (23,325,275)     (22,273,160)  
Preferred Securities     153,353,512      5,153,737      (12,437,265)     (7,283,528)  
Renminbi     5,089,269      169,436      (4,418)     165,018   
Treasury-Hedged     9,907,593      133,912      (115,811)     18,101   

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended April 30, 2013 was as follows:

 

   Ordinary
Income
   Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Return of Capital  
Fund  April 30, 2013   April 30, 2013   April 30, 2013 
BDC Income    $60,056     $2,044     $   
Emerging Markets High Yield     1,453,260               
Emerging Markets Local Currency     46,699,890      110,066      1,604,444   
Fallen Angel     668,160               
International High Yield     6,222,480               
Investment Grade     86,220               
LatAm     474,290      4,800         
Mortgage REIT     8,583,960      559,710         
Preferred Securities     4,266,300               
Renminbi     111,280               

 

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

 

On December 22, 2010 the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. One of the more prominent changes addresses capital loss carryforwards. Under the Act, each Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in the pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.

 

At April 30, 2013, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains, as follows:

 

Fund  Post Effective-
 No Expiration
Short-Term
 Capital Losses
 Post Effective-
No Expiration
Long-Term
Capital Losses
 
Investment Grade    $     $4,093   
Preferred Securities    8,886         
Renminbi     882         
Treasury-Hedged     10,100         

 

Realized gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments and other foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities result in permanent book to tax differences which may affect the tax character of distributions and undistributed net investment income at the end of the Funds’ fiscal year.

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For the period May 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013, the net realized gains and (losses) from foreign currency translations were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Local Currency  $(22,856,256)
International High Yield   3,738,570 
LatAm   (582,463)
Renminbi   22,676 

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained assuming examination by applicable tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on return filings for open tax years (tax years ended April 30, 2010-2013), or expected to be taken in the Funds’ current tax year. The Funds do not have exposure for additional years that might still be open in certain foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2013, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Note 6–Capital Share Transactions–As of October 31, 2013, 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, or multiple thereof, as follows:

 

Fund  Creation Units  
BDC Income   50,000   
Emerging Markets High Yield   200,000   
Emerging Markets Local Currency   200,000   
Fallen Angel   200,000   
International High Yield   200,000   
Investment Grade   100,000   
LatAm   100,000   
Mortgage REIT   50,000   
Preferred Securities   50,000   
Renminbi   100,000   
Treasury-Hedged   200,000   

 

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 October 31, 2013, the Funds had in-kind contributions and redemptions as follows:

 

Fund  In-Kind Contributions   In-Kind Redemptions  
BDC Income    $13,050,879     $ 2,759,311    
Emerging Markets High Yield     17,213,842       30,215,893    
Emerging Markets Local Currency            191,412,570    
Fallen Angel     4,417,060          
International High Yield     5,158,133       162,309,263    
LatAm     102,494       17,210,432    
Mortgage REIT     37,647,467       49,607,151    
Preferred Securities     17,454,561       26,080,113    

 

Note 7–Concentration and Other Risks–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. The Funds use a sampling approach in which the Adviser uses quantitative analysis to select bonds that represent a sample of securities in the index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. Each Fund 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. Investments in the Funds involve risks similar to those of investing in any

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bond fund, such as market fluctuations caused by factors such as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in security prices.

 

BDC Income, Fallen Angel, International High Yield and Treasury-Hedged may directly or indirectly invest in non-investment grade securities, often referred to as “junk bonds.” Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. These high yield securities may involve greater risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. government bonds and other high quality fixed-income securities. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations. Moreover, high yield securities may be less liquid due to the extent that there is no established retail secondary market and because of a decline in the value of such securities. BDC Income, International High Yield and Treasury-Hedged may not be able to sell bonds at desired prices and large purchases or sales of certain high-yield bond issuers may cause substantial fluctuations in share price, yield and total return.

 

BDC Income invests in business development companies which generally invest in less mature private companies or thinly traded U.S. public companies which involve greater risk than well-established publicly-traded companies.

 

Emerging Markets High Yield, Emerging Markets Local Currency, Fallen Angel, International High Yield, Investment Grade, LatAm, and Renminbi invest in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities may involve a greater degree of risk than investments in domestic securities due to political, economic or social instability. Foreign investments may also be subject to foreign taxes and settlement delays. Since the Funds may have significant investments in foreign debt securities, they may be subject to greater credit and interest risks and greater currency fluctuations than portfolios with significant investments in domestic debt securities.

 

Mortgage REIT invests directly in mortgage REITs and is exposed to the risks specific to the real estate market as well as the risks that relate specifically to the way in which mortgage REITs are organized and operated. Mortgage REITs receive principal and interest payments from the owners of the mortgaged properties. Accordingly, mortgage REITs are subject to the credit risk of the borrowers to whom they extend credit. To the extent that a mortgage REIT invests in mortgage-backed securities, it may be subject to default risk or interest rate risk.

 

Mortgage REIT may invest in mortgage REITs that may trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value.

 

Preferred Securities invests in preferred securities which are essentially contractual obligations that declare distributions but permit the issuer to defer or suspend distributions. This may require the Fund to account for the distribution that has been deferred or suspended for tax purposes, even though it may not have received this income. Accordingly, preferred securities are subject to credit risk. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will be unable and/or unwilling to make timely distributions of dividends. In addition, preferred securities are subject to interest rate risk. Preferred securities interest rates may move in an inverse direction to that of general interest rates.

 

Treasury-Hedged invests directly in securities sold short and futures contracts which are designed to hedge against the price sensitivity of the below investment grade corporate bonds. A risk of hedging is the imperfect correlation between price movement of the securities sold short and the price movement of the Fund’s investments.

 

At October 31, 2013, the Adviser owned approximately 50% of Renminbi.

 

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.

 

For each Fund, 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. 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 or earning interest on the investment

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of the cash collateral. The Funds may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities and shares the interest earned on the collateral and borrowing fees received with the securities lending agent. 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 the Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund, the Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserve, or 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. As of October 31, 2013, the loans outstanding and the collateral received are included in value of securities on loan and collateral for securities loaned, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 10–Bank Line of Credit–Certain 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 October 31, 2013, the following Funds borrowed under this Facility:

 

Fund  Days
Outstanding
 Average Daily
Loan Balance
 Average
Interest Rate
 Outstanding
Loan Balance as of
October 31, 2013
 
Emerging Markets Local Currency     19     $2,297,526      1.59%    $   
Fallen Angel     1      109,000      1.58         
International High Yield     17      1,909,753      1.59         
Investment Grade     7      1,140,142      1.58         
LatAm     22      1,330,591      1.60         
Mortgage REIT     76      1,415,648      1.59         
Preferred Securities     142      787,177      1.59      522,473   

 

Note 11–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 October 31, 2013, there were no offsets to custodian fees.

 

Note 12–Recent Accounting Pronouncements–The Funds have adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, as clarified by ASU No. 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” which requires entities to disclose gross and net information about derivative instruments, repurchase and reverse-repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and lending transactions that are either: (1) offset in accordance with GAAP, or (2) subject to enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreements, irrespective of whether they are offset in accordance with GAAP. In addition, ASU No. 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements. Additional disclosure requirements of ASU No. 2011-11 and ASU No. 2013-01 are reflected in Note 2 to the Funds’ financial statements.

 

Note 13–Subsequent Events–The Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.

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The following dividends from net investment income were declared and paid subsequent to October 31, 2013:

 

Fund  Ex-Date  Record Date  Payable Date  Per Share 
Emerging Markets High Yield   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.1430   
Emerging Markets Local Currency   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.1100   
Fallen Angel   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.1270   
International High Yield   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.3100   
Investment Grade   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.0138   
Preferred Securities   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.0593   
Renminbi   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.0800   
Treasury-Hedged   11/1/13     11/5/13      11/7/13      $0.0700   
Emerging Markets High Yield   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.1245   
Emerging Markets Local Currency   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.1100   
Fallen Angel   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.1270   
International High Yield   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.1550   
Investment Grade   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.0101   
LatAm   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.0900   
Preferred Securities   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.1000   
Renminbi   12/2/13     12/4/13      12/6/13      $0.1300   

 

Effective December 10, 2013, LatAm changed its name from LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF to Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF. The Fund also changed its index from the BofA Merrill Lynch Broad Latin America Bond Index to Market Vectors EM Aggregate Bond Index. Additionally, shares will now be issued and redeemed by the Fund in Creation Units or multiples of 200,000.

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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

(unaudited)

 

At a meeting held on September 11, 2013, (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees that are not interested persons of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved an investment management agreement between the Trust and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with respect to the Market Vectors Puerto Rico Municipal Index ETF (the “Fund”).

 

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 advance of the Meeting, the Trustees received materials from the Adviser, including expense information for other funds. The Adviser provided the Trustees with information regarding, among other things, the various aspects of the Fund’s proposed investment program, fee arrangements and service provider arrangements. The Independent Trustees’ consideration of the Investment Management Agreement was based, in part, on information obtained through discussions with management of the Fund and the Adviser at the Meeting, information obtained at other meetings of the Trustees and/or based on their review of the materials provided by the Adviser, including the background and experience of the portfolio managers and others proposed to be involved in the management of the Fund. In evaluating the terms of the Investment Management Agreement and the proposal for the Fund to adopt a unitary fee structure, the Trustees considered the risks being assumed by the Adviser under the unitary fee structure arrangement and the potential expense stability that may inure to the benefit of shareholders of the Fund. The Trustees also 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 Fund (excluding interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses).

 

In addition, the Trustees were given data on the exchange-traded fund market and expense ratios of other funds. The Trustees considered the benefits, other than the fees under the Investment Management Agreement, that the Adviser would receive from serving as adviser to the Fund, including any it may receive from providing administrative services to the Fund and from an affiliate of the Adviser serving as distributor to the Fund. The Trustees did not consider historical information about the cost of the services provided by the Adviser or the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser because the Fund had not yet commenced operations. In addition, because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the Trustees could not consider the historical performance or the quality of services previously provided to the Fund, 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 Meeting as part of their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

In voting to approve 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 interest of the Fund and the 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 Market 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 1.888.MKT.VCTR, 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 1.202.942.8090. The Funds’ complete schedules of portfolio holdings are also available by calling 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting vaneck.com.

 

Investment Adviser:

Van Eck Associates Corporation

 

Distributor:

Van Eck Securities Corporation
335 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
vaneck.com

 

Account Assistance:

1.888.MKT.VCTR

 

INCOMESAR

 

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 Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded
     that the Market Vectors ETF Trust disclosure controls and procedures (as
     defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act), are effective
     based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date
     within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b)  There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial
     reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR
     270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period
     covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably
     likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
     financial reporting.


Item 12. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and
       principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2
       under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b)  Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is
     furnished as Exhibit 99.906CERT.



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

By (Signature and Title) /s/ John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
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Date January 7, 2014
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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
                        --------------------------------------------
Date January 7, 2014
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By (Signature and Title)  /s/ John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
                        -----------------------------------------------------------

Date January 7, 2014
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