As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2014

 

Securities Act File No. 333-123257

Investment Company Act File No. 811-10325

 

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 
  Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933 S
  Pre-Effective Amendment No. £
  Post Effective Amendment No. 1,503 S
  and/or  
  Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 S
  Amendment No. 1,507 S
 

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


(212) 293-2000

Registrant’s Telephone Number

Jonathan R. Simon, Esq.

Vice President and General Counsel

Van Eck Associates Corporation

335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

Stuart M. Strauss, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)

S Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
£ On [date] pursuant to paragraph (b)
£ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
£ On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
£ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
£ On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:

£ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This filing relates solely to the following series of the Registrant: Market Vectors Africa Index ETF, Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF, Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF, Market Vectors ChinaAMC A-Share ETF, Market Vectors Coal ETF, Market Vectors Colombia ETF, Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF, Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap ETF, Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF, Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, Market Vectors Gulf States Index ETF, Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF, Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF, Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF, Market Vectors Israel ETF, Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF, Market Vectors Latin America Small-Cap Index ETF, Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF, Market Vectors Oil Services ETF, Market Vectors Poland ETF, Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF, Market Vectors Russia ETF, Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF, Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF, Market Vectors Steel ETF, Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF, Market Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF and Market Vectors Vietnam ETF.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 20th day of May 2014.

 

  MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST  
     
  By: /s/ Jan F. van Eck  
  Name:    Jan F. van Eck  
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

/s/ David H. Chow*   Trustee   May 20, 2014
David H. Chow        
         
/s/ R. Alastair Short*   Trustee   May 20, 2014
R. Alastair Short        
         
/s/ Peter J. Sidebottom*   Trustee   May 20, 2014
Peter J. Sidebottom        
         
/s/ Richard D. Stamberger*   Trustee   May 20, 2014
Richard D. Stamberger        
         
/s/ Jan F. van Eck   President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee   May 20, 2014
Jan F. van Eck        
         
/s/ John J. Crimmins*   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   May 20, 2014
John J. Crimmins        
         
*By:  /s/ Jonathan R. Simon  
  Jonathan R. Simon  
  Attorney in Fact  
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EX-101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
EX-101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
EX-101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
     
EX-101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
     
EX-101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase