UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-10325

 

 

 

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

335 Madison Avenue - 19th Floor, New York, N.Y.   10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

 

John J. Crimmins

Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

Market Vectors ETF Trust

335 Madison Avenue - 19th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

Date of fiscal year end:   December 31,

Date of reporting period:   March 31, 2014

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1 -5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N -Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

AGRIBUSINESS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Argentina: 0.1%     
 341,676  Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A (ADR)  $3,174,170 
Australia: 1.5%
 15,903,928  Incitec Pivot Ltd. #   43,710,961 
 1,941,384  Nufarm Ltd. #   7,181,386 
        50,892,347 
Canada: 10.8%
 1,404,933  Agrium, Inc. (USD) †   137,009,066 
 6,408,252  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD)   232,106,887 
        369,115,953 
Chile: 0.5%
 581,938  Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (ADR)   18,470,712 
China / Hong Kong: 0.4%     
 64,396,000  Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd. * † # §   3,380,706 
 15,384,000  China BlueChemical Ltd. #   7,935,015 
 19,252,000  Sinofert Holdings Ltd. #   2,488,629 
        13,804,350 
Germany: 1.7%
 1,787,484  K+S A.G. † #   58,723,037 
Indonesia: 0.8%     
 3,463,276  Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT #   7,956,887 
 41,437,900  Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT  #   14,681,006 
 30,734,810  Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT #   6,016,843 
        28,654,736 
Israel: 1.2%
 4,753,510  Israel Chemicals Ltd. #   41,554,247 
Japan: 6.1%
 12,993,130  Kubota Corp. #   173,071,437 
 2,509,000  Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. #   37,431,912 
        210,503,349 
Malaysia: 3.7%
 10,821,700  Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd #   15,411,440 
 32,087,355  IOI Corp. Bhd #   47,137,892 
 26  IOI Properties Group Bhd * #   21 
 4,564,770  Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd #   33,857,779 
 5,603,700  PPB Group Bhd #   28,568,359 
        124,975,491 
Netherlands: 3.9%     
 9,196,591  CNH Industrial N.V. (USD) * †   105,760,797 
 655,926  Nutreco N.V. #   29,163,189 
        134,923,986 
Norway: 3.3%        
 2,975,800  Marine Harvest ASA † #   33,654,747 
 1,774,739  Yara International ASA #   78,619,641 
        112,274,388 
Russia: 2.1%        
 2,967,749  Uralkali OJSC (GDR) # Reg S   70,299,596 
Singapore: 4.6%     
 5,413,000  First Resources Ltd. #   10,083,818 
 63,494,745  Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #   29,057,070 
 4,653,520  Indofood Agri Resources Ltd. #   3,613,267 
 42,214,751  Wilmar International Ltd. #   116,354,401 
        159,108,556 
South Africa: 0.2%     
 645,724  Tongaat Hulett Ltd. #   6,968,796 
Switzerland: 8.0%     
 3,624,705  Syngenta A.G. (ADR)   274,680,145 
Taiwan: 0.5%     
 7,423,000  Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. #   15,579,141 
Thailand: 1.4%
 54,447,536  Charoen Pokphand Foods (NVDR) #   47,113,517 
Turkey: 0.1%
 146,615  Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS † #   3,769,249 
Ukraine: 0.2%
 542,793  Kernel Holding S.A. * #   5,254,053 
United States: 49.0%     
 772,017  AGCO Corp.   42,584,458 
 233,866  Andersons, Inc.   13,854,222 
 4,714,322  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   204,554,432 
 1,507,255  Bunge Ltd.   119,841,845 
 530,086  CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   138,161,615 
 375,638  Chiquita Brands International, Inc. *   4,676,693 
 2,658,224  Deere & Co.   241,366,739 
 978,190  FMC Corp.   74,890,226 
 215,398  IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *   26,149,317 
 70,997  Lindsay Corp. †   6,260,515 
 2,396,727  Monsanto Co.   272,675,631 
 2,952,595  Mosaic Co.   147,629,750 
 470,876  Toro Co.   29,754,654 
 1,303,093  Tractor Supply Co.   92,037,459 
 2,583,032  Tyson Foods, Inc.   113,679,238 
 5,108,985  Zoetis, Inc.   147,854,026 
        1,675,970,820 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1%     
(Cost: $3,386,401,595)   3,425,810,639 

 

Principal
Amount
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 6.0%        
Repurchase Agreements: 6.0%        
  $10,295,684   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $10,295,713; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $10,501,610 including accrued interest)     10,295,684  
               
  48,908,705   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $48,909,031; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $49,886,880 including accrued interest)     48,908,705  
               
  48,908,705   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $48,908,868; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $49,886,995 including accrued interest)     48,908,705  
               
  48,908,705   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $48,908,977; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $49,886,879 including accrued interest)     48,908,705  
               
  48,908,705   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $48,908,922; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $49,887,004 including accrued interest)     48,908,705  
               

Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 6.0%

(Cost: $205,930,504)

    205,930,504  

Total Investments: 106.1%

(Cost: $3,592,332,099)

    3,631,741,143  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (6.1)%     (209,787,629 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 3,421,953,514  

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
GDRGlobal Depositary Receipt
NVDRNon-Voting Depositary Receipt
USDUnited States Dollar

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $187,112,884.
# 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 $978,638,042 which represents 28.6% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security – the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $3,380,706 which represents 0.1% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Agricultural Chemicals   41.5%  $1,420,896,077 
Agricultural Operations   14.2    487,782,984 
Chemicals - Diversified   5.9    200,819,608 
Diagnostic Kits   0.8    26,149,317 
Diversified Operations   0.2    6,968,796 
Fisheries   1.0    33,654,747 
Food - Flour & Grain   0.4    15,411,440 
Food - Meat Products   4.4    151,111,150 
Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified   6.6    225,876,159 
Machinery - Farm   16.7    572,813,195 
Medical - Drugs   4.3    147,854,026 
Pastoral & Agricultural   0.4    14,681,006 
Real Estate Operation / Development   0.0    21 
Retail - Gardening Products   3.6    121,792,113 
    100.0%  $3,425,810,639 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Argentina  $3,174,170   $   $   $3,174,170 
Australia       50,892,347        50,892,347 
Canada   369,115,953            369,115,953 
Chile   18,470,712            18,470,712 
China / Hong Kong       13,804,350        13,804,350 
Germany       58,723,037        58,723,037 
Indonesia       28,654,736        28,654,736 
Israel       41,554,247        41,554,247 
Japan       210,503,349        210,503,349 
Malaysia       124,975,491        124,975,491 
Netherlands   105,760,797    29,163,189        134,923,986 
Norway       112,274,388        112,274,388 
Russia       70,299,596        70,299,596 
Singapore       159,108,556        159,108,556 
South Africa       6,968,796        6,968,796 
Switzerland   274,680,145            274,680,145 
Taiwan       15,579,141        15,579,141 
Thailand       47,113,517        47,113,517 
Turkey       3,769,249        3,769,249 
Ukraine       5,254,053        5,254,053 
United States   1,675,970,820            1,675,970,820 
Repurchase Agreements       205,930,504        205,930,504 
Total  $2,447,172,597   $1,184,568,546   $   $3,631,741,143 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2014, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 9,477,665. These transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level 1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

COAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Australia: 11.2%    
 2,368,783  Aurizon Holdings Ltd. #  $11,308,036 
 631,804  New Hope Corp. Ltd. #   1,754,865 
 1,931,157  Whitehaven Coal Ltd. * † #   2,970,056 
        16,032,957 
Canada: 6.9%
 1,076,445  Sherritt International Corp. †   3,764,510 
 204,950  Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.   6,146,179 
        9,910,689 
China / Hong Kong: 17.8%     
 12,623,095  China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. #   7,134,494 
 4,395,408  China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #   12,726,072 
 7,294,067  Fushan International Energy Group Ltd. † #   2,221,852 
 1,999,307  Hidili Industry International Development Ltd. * † #   232,714 
 432,542  Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) †   3,248,390 
        25,563,522 
Indonesia: 14.1%     
 57,906,415  Adaro Energy Tbk PT #   5,038,046 
 24,984,100  Borneo Lumbung Energi & Meta  * #   273,055 
 53,402,700  Bumi Resources Tbk PT * #   1,273,497 
 1,431,952  Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT #   3,087,576 
 2,919,900  Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk PT #   2,411,449 
 4,400,000  United Tractors Tbk PT #   8,083,712 
        20,167,335 
Netherlands: 0.1%     
 344,959  New World Resources Plc (GBP) * † #   195,522 
Poland: 3.6%
 136,038  Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa S.A. #   2,064,938 
 75,125  Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka S.A. † #   3,117,974 
        5,182,912 
Russia: 0.2%
 458,292  Raspadskaya OAO (USD) *   264,105 
South Africa: 3.7%     
 402,569  Exxaro Resources Ltd. † #   5,352,742 
Thailand: 4.7%
 7,892,800  Banpu PCL (NVDR) #   6,811,039 
United States: 37.8%     
 43,350  Alliance Holdings GP LP   2,692,902 
 74,595  Alliance Resource Partners LP   6,276,423 
 392,214  Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. * †   1,666,910 
 607,202  Arch Coal, Inc. †   2,926,714 
 138,908  Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *   2,936,515 
 227,335  Consol Energy, Inc.   9,082,033 
 27,485  FreightCar America, Inc.   638,751 
 172,214  Joy Global, Inc. †   9,988,412 
 266,392  Natural Resource Partners LP †   4,240,961 
 517,528  Peabody Energy Corp.   8,456,408 
 186,815  SunCoke Energy, Inc. *   4,266,855 
 131,508  Walter Energy, Inc. †   994,201 
        54,167,085 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost: $210,583,285)

   143,647,908 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $1,384)
     
 1,384  Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   1,384 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1%     
(Cost: $210,584,670)   143,649,292 
          
Principal
Amount
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 20.1%        
Repurchase Agreements: 20.1%        
  $1,441,854   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $1,441,858; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $1,470,693 including accrued interest)     1,441,854  
               
  6,849,313   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $6,849,359; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $6,986,299 including accrued interest)     6,849,313  
               
  6,849,313   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $6,849,336; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $6,986,315 including accrued interest)     6,849,313  
               
  6,849,313   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $6,849,351; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $6,986,299 including accrued interest)     6,849,313  
               
  6,849,313   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $6,849,343; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $6,986,317 including accrued interest)     6,849,313  
               

Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 20.1%

(Cost: $28,839,106)

    28,839,106  

Total Investments: 120.2%

(Cost: $239,423,776)

    172,488,398  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (20.2)%     (29,015,277 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 143,473,121  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $27,648,722.
# 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 $76,057,639 which represents 53.0% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Coal   71.9%  $103,249,731 
Diversified Minerals   0.3    468,577 
Diversified Operations   2.6    3,764,510 
Machinery - Construction & Mining   12.6    18,072,124 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing   0.4    638,751 
Storage/Warehousing   4.3    6,146,179 
Transport - Rail   7.9    11,308,036 
Money Market Fund   0.0    1,384 
    100.0%  $143,649,292 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $16,032,957   $   $16,032,957 
Canada   9,910,689            9,910,689 
China / Hong Kong   3,248,390    22,315,132        25,563,522 
Indonesia       20,167,335        20,167,335 
Netherlands       195,522        195,522 
Poland       5,182,912        5,182,912 
Russia   264,105            264,105 
South Africa       5,352,742        5,352,742 
Thailand       6,811,039        6,811,039 
United States   54,167,085            54,167,085 
Money Market Fund   1,384            1,384 
Repurchase Agreements       28,839,106        28,839,106 
Total  $67,591,653   $104,896,745   $   $172,488,398 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Austria: 1.0%     
 52,403  Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizis A.G. † #  $1,078,575 
Brazil: 2.3%     
 213,950  Cosan Ltd. (Class A) (USD)   2,439,030 
Canada: 1.5%     
 51,271  Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   1,642,723 
China / Hong Kong: 11.0%     
 3,979,000  China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. #   4,009,281 
 435,984  Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. † #   680,197 
 13,411,000  GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. * #   4,851,205 
 89,124  Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * †   1,198,718 
 581,200  Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   619,648 
 147,430  Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †   641,321 
        12,000,370 
Denmark: 10.6%     
 287,405  Vestas Wind Systems A/S * #   11,528,220 
Ireland: 10.4%     
 150,849  Eaton Corp. Plc (USD)   11,331,777 
Italy: 4.8%     
 1,847,760  Enel Green Power SpA #   5,191,625 
Japan: 2.9%     
 143,404  Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #   3,120,459 
Spain: 4.0%     
 251,356  EDP Renovaveis S.A. * #   1,673,896 
 246,829  Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica S.A. * #   2,684,764 
        4,358,660 
United States: 51.5%     
 85,312  Clean Energy Fuels Corp. * †   762,689 
 145,477  Covanta Holding Corp.   2,625,860 
 153,487  Cree, Inc. *   8,681,225 
 59,172  EnerSys, Inc.   4,100,028 
 93,146  First Solar, Inc. *   6,500,659 
 161,930  GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. * †   2,760,906 
 90,305  International Rectifier Corp. *   2,474,357 
 46,639  Itron, Inc. *   1,657,550 
 57,342  Polypore International, Inc. * †   1,961,670 
 37,766  Power Integrations, Inc.   2,484,247 
 43,046  Solarcity Corp. * †   2,695,541 
 317,179  SunEdison, Inc. *   5,975,652 
 53,827  Sunpower Corp. * †   1,736,459 
 46,024  Tesla Motors, Inc. * †   9,593,703 
 48,182  Veeco Instruments, Inc. *   2,020,271 
        56,030,817 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $96,087,560)
   108,722,256 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $87,872)
     
 87,872  Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   87,872 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1%
(Cost: $96,175,432)
   108,810,128 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 16.4%
(Cost: $17,844,893)
     
 17,844,893  Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund   17,844,893 
Total Investments: 116.5%
(Cost: $114,020,325)
   126,655,021 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (16.5)%   (17,898,071)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $108,756,950 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $17,435,273.
# 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 $35,437,870 which represents 32.6% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Auto - Cars / Light Trucks   8.8%  $9,593,703 
Batteries / Battery System   5.6    6,061,698 
Diversified Manufacturing Operations   10.4    11,331,777 
Electric - Integrated   1.0    1,078,575 
Electronic Component - Semiconductors   24.2    26,392,799 
Electronic Measure Instruments   1.5    1,657,550 
Energy - Alternate Sources   29.3    31,911,175 
Non - Hazardous Waste Disposal   2.4    2,625,860 
Power Conversion / Supply Equipment   7.4    8,005,112 
Semiconductor Component - Integrated Circuits   2.3    2,484,247 
Semiconductor Equipment   1.9    2,020,271 
Sugar   2.2    2,439,030 
Water Treatment Systems   2.9    3,120,459 
Money Market Fund   0.1    87,872 
    100.0%  $108,810,128 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Austria  $   $1,078,575   $   $1,078,575 
Brazil   2,439,030            2,439,030 
Canada   1,642,723            1,642,723 
China / Hong Kong   1,840,039    10,160,331        12,000,370 
Denmark       11,528,220        11,528,220 
Ireland   11,331,777            11,331,777 
Italy       5,191,625        5,191,625 
Japan       3,120,459        3,120,459 
Spain       4,358,660        4,358,660 
United States   56,030,817            56,030,817 
Money Market Funds   17,932,765            17,932,765 
Total  $91,217,151   $35,437,870   $   $126,655,021 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%     
Australia: 5.2%     
 39,170,721  Newcrest Mining Ltd. ‡ * #  $358,214,325 
 15,348,665  OceanaGold Corp. (LDR) ‡ * #   33,855,810 
        392,070,135 
Canada: 64.4%     
 8,901,097  Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) ‡   269,258,184 
 6,526,246  Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡   58,866,739 
 7,876,410  Argonaut Gold, Inc. ‡ *   34,395,738 
 12,672,339  AuRico Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡   55,124,675 
 34,461,064  B2GOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   92,700,262 
 59,516,662  Barrick Gold Corp. (USD) ‡   1,061,182,083 
 8,013,205  Detour Gold Corp. ‡ * †   69,478,027 
 36,600,560  Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) ‡   204,231,125 
 5,982,525  First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   57,671,541 
 7,513,936  Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) ‡ †   344,589,105 
 41,508,384  Goldcorp, Inc. (USD) ‡   1,016,125,240 
 19,250,024  IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ †   67,760,085 
 58,432,091  Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) ‡   241,908,857 
 15,177,725  McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   35,971,208 
 25,728,328  New Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ *   125,554,241 
 22,450,349  Osisko Mining Corp. ‡ *   139,939,661 
 7,737,942  Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ †   99,587,314 
 8,031,572  Primero Mining Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   57,907,634 
 14,041,303  Semafo, Inc. ‡   49,613,664 
 4,126,697  Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   40,978,101 
 18,263,842  Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD) ‡   414,589,213 
 38,495,748  Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ †   337,992,667 
        4,875,425,364 
China / Hong Kong: 1.7%     
 1,353,927,000  G-Resources Group Ltd. ‡ * #   40,020,093 
 44,675,500  Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. ‡ † #   26,602,542 
 307,012,000  Zijin Mining Group Ltd. ‡ † #   65,161,798 
        131,784,433 
Peru: 2.3%     
 14,085,639  Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. (ADR) ‡   177,056,482 
South Africa: 8.5%     
 20,668,133  AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) ‡ *   353,011,712 
 39,375,482  Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) ‡   145,295,529 
 22,265,036  Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) ‡ *   67,908,360 
 9,386,178  Sibanye Gold Ltd. (ADR) ‡   78,186,863 
        644,402,464 
United Kingdom: 5.3%     
 58,233,817  Cenatamin Plc ‡ * #   49,173,987 
 4,726,262  Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) ‡ †   354,469,650 
        403,643,637  
United States: 12.5%     
 14,824,481  Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) ‡   37,606,837 
 5,268,650  Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. ‡ *   48,945,759 
 17,511,152  Hecla Mining Co. ‡ †   53,759,237 
 25,445,237  Newmont Mining Corp. ‡   596,436,355 
 3,291,767  Royal Gold, Inc. ‡   206,130,450 
        942,878,638 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $11,005,973,321)
   7,567,261,153 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $5,400,422)
     
 5,400,422  Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   5,400,422 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $11,011,373,743)
   7,572,661,575 

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 2.2%     
 $8,389,226  Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $8,389,249; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $8,557,021including accrued interest)   8,389,226 
          
 39,851,511  Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $39,851,777; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $40,648,542 including accrued interest)   39,851,511 
          
 39,851,511  Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $39,851,644; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $40,648,635 including accrued interest)   39,851,511 
          
 39,851,511  Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $39,851,732; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $40,648,541 including accrued interest)   39,851,511 
          
 39,851,511  Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $39,851,688; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $40,648,643 including accrued interest)   39,851,511 
          
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 2.2%
(Cost: $167,795,270)
   167,795,270 
Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $11,179,169,013)
   7,740,456,845 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.2)%   (168,806,860 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 7,571,649,985  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
LDR Local Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $154,737,240.
# 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 $573,028,555 which represents 7.6% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Gold Mining   89.7%  $6,793,822,354 
Precious Metals   1.4    106,853,393 
Silver Mining   8.8    666,585,406 
Money Market Fund   0.1    5,400,422 
    100.0%  $7,572,661,575 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2014 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates          Value 12/31/13   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Realized Gain (Loss)   Dividend Income   Value 03/31/14 
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.  $255,494,336   $38,844,983   $(61,827,807)  $(30,175,025)  $650,114   $269,258,184 
Alacer Gold Corp.   32,662,760    5,259,542    (8,117,052)   522,114    258,940    37,606,837 
Alamos Gold, Inc.   86,359,875    8,763,071    (15,036,479)   (4,444,310)       58,866,739 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   263,887,415    47,598,375    (76,563,777)   (61,049,185)       353,011,712 
Argonaut Gold, Inc.   41,607,597    5,230,950    (6,977,867)   (859,021)       34,395,738 
AuRico Gold, Inc.   50,512,473    8,267,540    (12,519,302)   (4,247,574)   456,119    55,124,675 
B2GOLD Corp.   73,352,694    12,625,507    (16,436,916)   2,205,858        92,700,262 
Barrick Gold Corp. (b)       199,885,984    (108,210,153)   12,356,705    2,320,495    1,061,182,083 
Cenatamin Plc   45,536,027    6,701,341    (8,915,356)   145,997        49,173,987 
Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.   172,407,552    24,345,169    (39,610,906)   (43,491,261)       177,056,482 
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.   60,807,762    7,447,020    (10,963,164)   (6,439,547)       48,945,759 
Detour Gold Corp.   29,719,906    9,615,306    (5,688,201)   1,862,337        69,478,027 
Eldorado Gold Corp.   227,152,300    33,576,938    (51,281,877)   (47,762,359)   302,423    204,231,125 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   63,934,259    8,935,169    (14,485,160)   (3,847,264)       57,671,541 
Franco-Nevada Corp.   303,060,868    45,888,522    (38,754,496)   3,234,605    1,124,958    344,589,105 
Gold Fields Ltd.   137,455,587    20,410,964    (34,039,652)   (37,873,698)   738,489    145,295,529 
Goldcorp, Inc. (b)       187,911,516    (99,196,559)   13,249,063    4,850,441    1,016,125,240 
G-Resources Group Ltd.   35,807,423    5,250,216    (8,450,018)   (1,065,367)       40,020,093 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   61,451,372    9,720,511    (15,837,650)   (16,598,272)       67,908,360 
Hecla Mining Co.   58,832,383    7,946,070    (12,955,392)   (6,671,939)   50,276    53,759,237 
IAMGOLD Corp.   69,906,703    9,967,428    (16,000,437)   (21,196,722)       67,760,085 
Kinross Gold Corp.   279,172,808    38,459,537    (61,829,087)   (95,456,422)       241,908,857 
McEwen Mining, Inc.   33,088,138    6,205,383    (10,191,313)   1,288,110        35,971,208 
New Gold, Inc.   147,029,291    20,908,778    (31,735,104)   (15,734,050)       125,554,241 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   300,661,039    52,549,273    (81,204,157)   (3,496,407)       358,214,325 
Newmont Mining Corp. (b)       103,122,066    (58,242,728)   2,521,798    3,590,457    596,436,355 
OceanaGold Corp.       41,018,566    (1,097,688)   (160,064)       33,855,810 
Osisko Mining Corp.   108,179,466    19,496,813    (30,812,030)   6,821,519        139,939,661 
Pan American Silver Corp.   98,757,957    14,511,552    (23,385,549)   4,159,808    885,299    99,587,314 
Primero Mining Corp.       60,574,491    (1,819,519)   (44,181)       57,907,634 
Randgold Resources Ltd.   289,763,069    46,100,074    (34,022,301)   1,343,208    2,253,803    354,469,650 
Royal Gold, Inc.   165,512,971    28,834,927    (47,197,022)   10,274,740        206,130,450 
Semafo, Inc.       55,587,353    (1,556,412)   (106,957)       49,613,664 
Sibanye Gold Ltd.   49,277,526    9,978,428    (16,163,225)   5,587,469    2,474,606    78,186,863 
Silver Standard Resources, Inc.       47,469,496    (1,332,326)   (124,498)       40,978,101 
Silver Wheaton Corp. (b)       79,623,000    (40,142,869)   4,162,284        414,589,213 
Yamana Gold, Inc.   325,822,967    46,505,169    (36,738,370)   283,185    1,246,383    337,992,667 
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.   28,055,858    3,877,711    (6,113,268)   (1,775,376)       26,602,542 
Zijin Mining Group Ltd.   71,142,465    8,773,713    (13,696,553)   (1,440,023)       65,161,798 
   $3,966,412,847   $1,387,788,452   $(1,159,147,742)  $(334,040,722)  $21,202,803   $7,567,261,153 

 

(b) Not an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $392,070,135   $   $392,070,135 
Canada   4,875,425,364            4,875,425,364 
China / Hong Kong       131,784,433        131,784,433 
Peru   177,056,482            177,056,482 
South Africa   644,402,464            644,402,464 
United Kingdom   354,469,650    49,173,987        403,643,637 
United States   942,878,638            942,878,638 
Money Market Fund   5,400,422            5,400,422 
Repurchase Agreements       167,795,270        167,795,270 
Total  $6,999,633,020   $740,823,825   $   $7,740,456,845 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.4%
Australia: 23.4%
 72,679,972   Beadell Resources Ltd. ‡ * #  $40,710,088 
 50,291,730   Evolution Mining Ltd. ‡ † #   40,045,142 
 542,157,340   Focus Minerals Ltd. ‡ * #   8,131,433 
 93,783,581   Indophil Resources NL ‡ *   13,907,733 
 49,862,926   Intrepid Mines Ltd. ‡ * †   12,709,252 
 16,102,191   Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. ‡ * † #   14,926,289 
 16,439,011   Medusa Mining Ltd. ‡ * † #   31,626,526 
 49,009,065   Northern Star Resources Ltd. ‡ #   51,392,738 
 32,147,700   OceanaGold Corp. (CAD) ‡ *   68,154,580 
 33,711,021   Papillon Resources Ltd. ‡ * † #   41,481,731 
 49,017,311   Perseus Mining Ltd. (CAD) ‡ *   18,430,065 
 19,789,339   Red 5 Ltd. *#   1,430,657 
 36,552,382   Resolute Mining Ltd. ‡ * #   20,150,608 
 81,264,323   Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. ‡ * † #   25,136,947 
 51,521,096   Silver Lake Resources Ltd. ‡ * † #   20,540,668 
 39,180,353   St. Barbara Ltd. ‡ * #   9,944,168 
 19,753,610   Troy Resources Ltd. ‡ * † #   19,200,378 
         437,919,003 
Canada: 62.4%
 6,187,910   Alexco Resource Corp. (USD) ‡ *   9,281,865 
 16,855,653   Argonaut Gold, Inc. ‡ *   73,607,472 
 16,828,758   Asanko Gold, Inc. ‡ * †   35,067,854 
 98   Aurcana Corp. ‡ *   74 
 19,651,139   Banro Corp. ‡ * †   9,436,107 
 3,897,492   Bear Creek Mining Corp. *   6,532,603 
 20,418,045   Belo Sun Mining Corp. ‡ * †   7,214,530 
 25,365,673   China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. ‡ *   63,198,732 
 12,675,068   Continental Gold Ltd. ‡ *   43,867,506 
 10,526,549   Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. ‡ *   38,052,938 
 10,564,211   Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   45,531,749 
 9,402,850   Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. ‡ *   34,672,344 
 12,066,824   Gabriel Resources Ltd. * †   9,839,313 
 14,988,472   Great Panther Silver Ltd. (USD) ‡ *   15,138,357 
 8,220,443   Guyana Goldfields, Inc. ‡ * †   18,246,963 
 5,386,571   Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. ‡ *   16,446,427 
 45,077,254   Lake Shore Gold Corp. ‡ *   29,813,269 
 4,897,887   MAG Silver Corp. ‡ *   34,035,600 
 19,127,885   McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   45,333,087 
 13,042,771   Premier Gold Mines Ltd. ‡ *   22,333,714 
 13,713,751   Primero Mining Corp. ‡ * †   99,521,763 
 12,956,378   Rio Alto Mining Ltd. ‡ *   25,355,177 
 62,740,746   Romarco Minerals, Inc. ‡ *   39,790,281 
 28,896,938   Rubicon Minerals Corp. ‡ * †   30,631,409 
 15,800,736   Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. ‡ *   11,166,092 
 9,497,458   Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (USD) ‡ * †   52,900,841 
 3,396,061   Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ *   24,044,112 
 24,614,379   Semafo, Inc. ‡   86,972,664 
 8,079,711   Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †   80,231,530 
 17,693,695   Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (USD) ‡ †   34,502,705 
 29,606,705   Sulliden Gold Corp. Ltd. ‡ *   20,922,519 
 10,802,207   Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp. (USD) ‡ *   25,709,253 
 12,545,189   Timmins Gold Corp. ‡ *   15,798,698 
 66,756,757   Torex Gold Resources, Inc. ‡ * †   64,715,497 
         1,169,913,045 
Cayman Islands: 1.8%
 48,053,786   Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) ‡ * †   34,394,103 
China / Hong Kong: 1.8%
 212,584,000   China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd. * †   25,760,948 
 27,410,000   China Silver Group Ltd. #   3,701,708 
 19,288,900   Real Gold Mining Ltd. * † # §   4,305,257 
         33,767,913 
Singapore: 0.7%
 102,238,000   LionGold Corp. Ltd. ‡ * † #   12,204,659 
South Africa: 0.7%
 3,586,840   DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) ‡ †   13,378,913 
United Kingdom: 3.4%
 17,026,364   Highland Gold Mining Ltd. ‡ #   20,327,343 
 11,319,893   Lydian International Ltd. (CAD) ‡ *   10,255,849 
 64,325,629   Patagonia Gold Plc ‡ * †   9,517,593 
 17,704,957   Petropavlovsk Plc ‡ † #   22,784,684 
         62,885,469 
United States: 5.2%
 8,715,245   Allied Nevada Gold Corp. ‡ * †   37,562,706 
 3,941,730   Gold Resource Corp. ‡ †   18,841,469 
 20,800,049   Golden Star Resources Ltd. ‡ *   12,563,230 
 10,827,453   Midway Gold Corp. ‡ *   11,368,826 
 14,313,159   Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. ‡ *   17,605,185 
         97,941,416 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.4%
(Cost: $2,838,038,626)
   1,862,404,521 

 

Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 9.2%    
Repurchase Agreements: 9.2%    
 $8,646,612   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $8,646,636; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $8,819,555 including accrued interest)   8,646,612 
           
 41,074,796   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $41,075,070; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $41,896,293 including accrued interest)   41,074,796 
           
 41,074,796   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $41,074,933; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $41,896,389 including accrued interest)   41,074,796 
           
 41,074,796   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $41,075,024; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $41,896,292 including accrued interest)   41,074,796 
           
 41,074,796   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $41,074,979; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $41,896,397 including accrued interest)   41,074,796 
           
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 9.2%
(Cost: $172,945,796)
    172,945,796  
Total Investments: 108.6%
(Cost: $3,010,984,422)
    2,035,350,317  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.6)%     (161,968,308 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 1,873,382,009  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
USD United States Dollar
   
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $162,085,281.
# 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 $388,041,024 which represents 20.7% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security – the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $4,305,257 which represents 0.2% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Diversified Minerals   2.1%  $40,149,002 
Gold Mining   75.4    1,404,572,996 
Precious Metals   8.8    163,335,853 
Silver Mining   13.7    254,346,670 
    100.0%  $1,862,404,521 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2014 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value 12/31/13   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value 03/31/14 
Alexco Resource Corp.  $3,987,474   $6,395,546   $(297,160)  $103,511   $   $9,281,865 
Allied Nevada Gold Corp.   20,671,899    16,476,008    (1,433,576)   524,816        37,562,706 
Argonaut Gold, Inc.   54,587,316    32,095,369    (2,313,824)   162,856        73,607,472 
Asanko Gold, Inc.   10,011,747    24,076,185    (694,264)   183,252        35,067,854 
Aurcana Corp.   1,637,383    1,262,743    (3,462,370)   (17,097,150)       74 
Banro Corp.   10,523,025    5,043,472    (4,451,015)   (27,789,861)       9,436,107 
Beadell Resources Ltd.   34,682,182    17,905,175    (1,337,841)   73,516        40,710,088 
Belo Sun Mining Corp.   4,305,426    2,928,435    (217,910)   17,953        7,214,530 
Brigus Gold Corp.   13,100,044    6,159,833    (75,215)   36,350         
China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (b)       25,564,078    (5,935,723)   (2,362,353)       63,198,732 
China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.   38,965,239    15,792,343    (19,745,657)   (11,196,994)       25,760,948 
China Silver Group Ltd.   6,700,679    3,392,627    (6,967,692)   (1,184,015)       3,701,708 
Continental Gold Ltd.   26,954,156    18,084,489    (1,525,381)   537,894        43,867,506 
DRDGOLD Ltd.   8,851,679    5,220,403    (423,069)   43,972        13,378,913 
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.   25,930,439    16,857,718    (9,764,038)   (8,852,741)       38,052,938 
Endeavour Mining Corp.   12,631,266    16,115,869    (1,026,100)   383,819        34,394,103 
Endeavour Silver Corp.   28,170,880    16,561,560    (2,939,893)   (893,880)       45,531,749 
Evolution Mining Ltd. (b)       13,074,842    (1,204,204)   445,527    340,681    40,045,142 
Focus Minerals Ltd. (b)       2,506,041    (217,372)   46,017        8,131,433 
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.   28,136,616    17,537,613    (17,957,411)   (4,164,956)       34,672,344 
Gold Resource Corp. (b)       7,340,920    (614,120)   85,794    93,017    18,841,469 
Golden Star Resources Ltd.   8,870,543    6,201,694    (4,941,393)   (14,536,241)       12,563,230 
Great Panther Silver Ltd.   7,289,562    5,718,657    (505,523)   185,596        15,138,357 
Guyana Goldfields, Inc.   15,149,615    11,051,922    (13,170,680)   (13,350,183)       18,246,963 
Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (b)       14,327,516    (365,018)   66,439        20,327,343 
Indophil Resources NL   9,258,702    5,468,837    (454,433)   106,263        13,907,733 
Intrepid Mines Ltd.   9,407,569    4,572,116    (344,585)   4,182        12,709,252 
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.   8,153,978    7,373,157    (497,989)   44,741        14,926,289 
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc.   9,505,843    5,850,610    (943,560)   (837,018)       16,446,427 
Lake Shore Gold Corp.   14,796,976    10,562,577    (1,137,272)   53,111        29,813,269 
LionGold Corp. Ltd.   8,282,417    4,561,403    (267,307)   46,060        12,204,659 
Lydian International Ltd.   4,731,990    5,184,961    (352,494)   133,646        10,255,849 
MAG Silver Corp. (b)       15,095,902    (1,050,606)   328,313        34,035,600 
McEwen Mining, Inc.   40,305,724    25,034,570    (29,863,840)   (14,228,974)       45,333,087 
Medusa Mining Ltd.   20,236,362    11,608,727    (990,912)   207,400        31,626,526 
Midway Gold Corp.   5,773,907    4,722,724    (357,085)   90,765        11,368,826 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   18,840,747    24,188,797    (1,329,259)   533,838    327,534    51,392,738 
OceanaGold Corp.   36,071,367    21,888,695    (3,662,478)   884,247        68,154,580 
Papillon Resources Ltd.   19,817,636    14,626,609    (1,232,139)   497,273        41,481,731 
Paramount Gold and Silver Corp.   8,919,590    6,651,285    (572,968)   178,548        17,605,185 
Patagonia Gold Plc (b)       4,153,640    (305,625)   9,898        9,517,593 
Perseus Mining Ltd.   6,036,609    9,311,878    (542,290)   213,674        18,430,065 
Petropavlovsk Plc   14,371,175    8,668,104    (717,610)   160,917        22,784,684 
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.   16,622,924    10,376,811    (7,264,976)   (14,558,975)       22,333,714 
Primero Mining Corp.   26,960,187    26,386,581    (2,892,444)   1,507,761        99,521,763 
Resolute Mining Ltd. (b)       7,385,404    (622,776)   134,364        20,150,608 
Rio Alto Mining Ltd.   22,909,674    13,365,316    (12,976,912)   (13,820,581)       25,355,177 
Romarco Minerals, Inc.   18,058,825    13,343,668    (6,755,644)   (9,992,369)       39,790,281 
Rubicon Minerals Corp.   20,726,952    13,469,935    (3,799,023)   (7,718,424)       30,631,409 
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (b)       5,504,154    (373,210)   105,776        11,166,092 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.   29,203,521    16,329,507    (2,075,563)   327,382        52,900,841 
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.   7,209,787    11,877,100    (708,611)   316,279        25,136,947 
Seabridge Gold, Inc.   26,741,674    13,912,629    (15,032,452)   (16,446,360)       24,044,112 
Semafo, Inc.   42,992,303    32,798,090    (2,776,820)   1,124,800        86,972,664 
Silver Lake Resources Ltd.   14,460,044    11,516,297    (583,463)   48,517        20,540,668 
Silver Standard Resources, Inc.   38,483,629    26,944,242    (2,699,425)   1,102,436        80,231,530 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   30,447,336    15,591,689    (2,999,481)   (6,047,623)   58,025    34,502,705 
St. Barbara Ltd.   6,170,731    4,490,007    (376,091)   82,568        9,944,168 
Sulliden Gold Corp. Ltd.   16,363,047    7,923,480    (3,785,546)   (5,272,415)       20,922,519 
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp.   13,741,947    7,885,880    (1,111,952)   (221,095)       25,709,253 
Timmins Gold Corp.   11,929,200    7,113,737    (4,799,769)   (4,130,841)       15,798,698 
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.   41,749,355    23,490,387    (2,168,279)   226,151        64,715,497 
Troy Resources Ltd.   8,214,578    9,698,650    (584,250)   186,203        19,200,378 
   $988,653,476   $776,619,214   $(220,595,588)  $(183,150,624)  $819,257   $1,840,296,691 

 

(b) Not an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $113,201,630   $324,717,373   $   $437,919,003 
Canada   1,169,913,045            1,169,913,045 
Cayman Islands   34,394,103            34,394,103 
China / Hong Kong   25,760,948    3,701,708    4,305,257    33,767,913 
Singapore       12,204,659        12,204,659 
South Africa   13,378,913            13,378,913 
United Kingdom   19,773,442    43,112,027        62,885,469 
United States   97,941,416            97,941,416 
Repurchase Agreements       172,945,796        172,945,796 
Total  $1,474,363,497   $556,681,563   $4,305,257   $2,035,350,317 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2014, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 8,282,417 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $ 9,407,569. These transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level 1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended March 31, 2014:

 

   Common Stocks 
   China/Hong Kong 
Balance as of December 31, 2013  $4,551,243 
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (245,986)
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of March 31, 2014  $4,305,257 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
        Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.4%        
Argentina: 0.1%        
  2,566   YPF S.A. (ADR)   $ 79,957  
Australia: 4.1%        
  55,705   Alumina Ltd. * #     61,999  
  12,391   Bega Cheese Ltd. #     60,425  
  72,307   BHP Billiton Ltd. #     2,449,411  
  12,253   BlueScope Steel Ltd. * #     69,790  
  38,334   Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. #     187,567  
  16,495   GrainCorp. Ltd. #     128,872  
  9,429   Iluka Resources Ltd. #     86,773  
  32,240   Newcrest Mining Ltd. * #     294,833  
  15,271   Oil Search Ltd. #     119,797  
  14,664   Origin Energy Ltd. #     194,652  
  12,841   Santos Ltd. #     160,887  
  8,308   Woodside Petroleum Ltd. #     300,649  
  2,915   WorleyParsons Ltd. #     41,029  
        4,156,684  
Austria: 0.3%        
  232   Mayr-Melnhof Karton A.G.     29,034  
  1,918   OMV AG #     87,099  
  3,038   Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizis A.G. † #     62,529  
  2,448   Voestalpine A.G. #     107,780  
        286,442  
Bermuda: 0.1%        
  3,475   Nabors Industries Ltd. (USD)     85,659  
Brazil: 1.2%        
  15,727   Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (ADR) *     145,632  
  2,650   Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais S.A.     42,665  
  17,082   Cia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. (ADR) †     74,478  
  6,300   Fibria Celulose S.A. *     70,441  
  20,141   Gerdau S.A. (ADR)     129,104  
  19,821   Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)     260,646  
  4,400   SLC Agricola S.A.     34,299  
  29,352   Vale S.A. (ADR) †     405,938  
        1,163,203  
Canada: 11.7%        
  7,357   Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)     222,549  
  12,982   Agrium, Inc. (USD) †     1,266,005  
  5,394   Alamos Gold, Inc.     48,821  
  4,201   ARC Resources Ltd.     115,896  
  10,474   AuRico Gold, Inc. (USD)     45,562  
  26,787   B2Gold Corp. *     72,807  
  49,190   Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)     877,058  
  8,914   Cameco Corp. (USD)     204,131  
  14,504   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (USD)     556,519  
  1,709   Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †     54,756  
  2,290   Canfor Corp. *     54,151  
  10,213   China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. *     25,446  
  918   Domtar Corp. (USD)     103,018  
  30,250   Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD)     168,795  
  11,072   Enbridge, Inc. (USD)     503,887  
  9,865   EnCana Corp. (USD)     210,914  
  4,944   First Majestic Silver Corp. *     47,749  
  13,312   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     246,400  
  34,307   Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)     839,835  
  3,929   Husky Energy, Inc.     118,039  
  15,910   IAMGOLD Corp.     56,072  
  3,386   Imperial Oil Ltd. (USD)     157,618  
  48,294   Kinross Gold Corp. (USD)     199,937  
  11,466   Lundin Mining Corp. *     52,772  
  11,344   New Gold, Inc. *     56,219  
  18,564   Osisko Mining Corp. *     115,715  
  6,399   Pan American Silver Corp. (USD)     82,355  
  77,013   Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD)     2,789,411  
  2,671   Resolute Forest Products (USD) *     53,660  
  15,094   Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD) †     342,634  
  19,591   Suncor Energy, Inc. (USD)     684,901  
  12,690   Talisman Energy, Inc. (USD)     126,646  
  10,516   Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD)     227,987  
  2,097   Tourmaline Oil Corp. *     99,288  
  9,420   TransCanada Corp. (USD) †     428,798  
  33,145   Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.  *     111,109  
  1,910   West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.     87,388  
  31,816   Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD)     279,344  
        11,734,192  
Chile: 0.2%        
  126,713   Aguas Andinas S.A.     79,101  
  1,650   Cap S.A.     26,634  
  38,205   Empresas CMPC S.A.     87,476  
  17,027   Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas S.A.     27,516  
        220,727  
China / Hong Kong: 2.0%        
  3,554   Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. (ADR) * †     30,671  
  23,900   Angang New Steel Co. Ltd. * † #     14,769  
  510,868   Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd. * # §     26,820  
  199,914   China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. #     78,167  
  55,000   China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. #     31,086  
  34,000   China Gas Holdings Ltd. #     53,182  
  20,000   China Hongqiao Group Ltd. #     12,655  
  305,400   China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. * † #     131,440  
  29,900   China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (Class H) #     11,663  
  23,900   China Oilfield Services Ltd. (Class H) #     56,347  
  340,227   China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. #     304,299  
  45,291   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #     131,132  
  214,379   CNOOC Ltd. #     324,552  
  15,600   Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. #     24,338  
  30,600   Fosun International Ltd. #     38,544  
  41,900   Huaneng Power International, Inc. #     40,214  
  13,600   Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. (USD) #     16,402  
  31,500   Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (Class H) #     53,076  
  41,400   Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. #     69,367  
  60,800   Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. #     37,870  
  47,557   Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. #     37,166  
  280,540   PetroChina Co. Ltd. (Class H) #     304,710  
  14,000   Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd. #     6,670  
  3,416   Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * †     45,945  
  26,000   Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. #     19,615  
  36,700   Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. #     21,853  
  250,761   Zijin Mining Group Ltd. #     53,223  
        1,975,776  
Colombia: 0.1%        
  4,280   Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (CAD)     77,205  
Denmark: 0.4%        
  10,311   Vestas Wind Systems A/S * #     413,589  
Finland: 0.2%        
  16,073   Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares) #     172,093  
France: 2.9%        
  221   Eramet S.A. #     26,596  
  13,343   Suez Environnement Co.     271,160  
  1,429   Technip S.A. #     147,372  
  31,504   Total S.A. #     2,074,641  
  21,217   Veolia Environnement S.A. #     420,663  
        2,940,432  
Germany: 0.5%        
  760   Aurubis A.G. #     41,299  
  1,170   BayWa A.G. #     66,610  
  179   KWS Saat A.G. #     64,894  
  2,792   Nordex S.E. * #     45,143  
  867   Salzgitter A.G. #     34,340  
  9,563   ThyssenKrupp A.G. * #     256,675  
        508,961  
Greece: 0.0%        
  1,421   Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. S.A. #     17,305  
Hungary: 0.0%        
  696   MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas NyRt #     39,172  
India: 0.3%        
  10,532   Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) * # Reg S 144A     327,236  
  1,806   Vedanta Resources Plc (GBP) #     27,224  
        354,460  
Indonesia: 0.1%        
  28,444   Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT #     65,350  
  46,854   International Nickel Indonesia Tbk PT #     11,705  
  252,800   Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT #     49,490  
  314,300   Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk PT #     25,461  
        152,006  
Ireland: 0.2%        
  6,430   Smurfit Kappa Group Plc #     156,077  
Italy: 1.0%        
  35,810   ENI S.p.A. #     898,377  
  3,349   Saipem S.p.A. #     81,834  
        980,211  
Japan: 2.6%        
  9,500   Calbee, Inc. #     224,344  
  9,000   Daido Steel Co. #     45,107  
  7,100   Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. #     59,366  
  4,117   Hitachi Metals Ltd. #     58,776  
  14,400   Inpex Holdings, Inc. #     187,406  
  13,064   JFE Holdings, Inc. #     246,029  
  33,300   JX Holdings, Inc. #     160,899  
  76,235   Kobe Steel Ltd. #     101,394  
  5,165   Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #     112,390  
  29,629   Mitsubishi Materials Corp. #     84,156  
  3,200   Nippon Paper Industries #     60,466  
  213,700   Nippon Steel Corp. #     584,442  
  25,014   Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. * #     52,682  
  22,000   Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. #     242,187  
  28,176   OJI Paper Co. Ltd. #     126,310  
  7,370   Rengo Co. Ltd. #     39,566  
  4,683   Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. #     47,098  
  12,923   Sumitomo Metal Mining Ltd. #     162,337  
  3,400   TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. #     30,067  
        2,625,022  
Luxembourg: 0.6%        
  5,638   Adecoagro S.A. (USD) *     46,006  
  21,763   ArcelorMittal #     351,388  
  3,144   Tenaris S.A. (ADR)     139,122  
  1,084   Ternium S.A. (ADR)     32,065  
        568,581  
Malaysia: 0.7%        
  17,151   Genting Plantation Bhd #     56,789  
  258,194   IOI Corp. Bhd #     379,300  
  97   IOI Properties Group Bhd * #     79  
  37,578   Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd #     278,723  
  3,000   Petronas Dagangan Bhd #     28,224  
        743,115  
Mexico: 0.5%        
  19,550   Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.  *     161,809  
  56,114   Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.     177,174  
  5,202   Industrias Penoles, S.A. de C.V.     135,588  
        474,571  
Netherlands: 2.6%        
  84,153   CNH Industrial N.V. (USD) * †     967,760  
  604   Core Laboratories N.V. (USD)     119,858  
  6,345   Nutreco N.V. #     282,106  
  405   Royal Dutch Shell Plc (GBP) #     14,798  
  32,671   Royal Dutch Shell Plc (GBP) #     1,275,489  
        2,660,011  
Norway: 1.8%        
  3,426   Cermaq ASA     38,054  
  28,546   Marine Harvest ASA #     322,840  
  30,767   Norsk Hydro ASA #     153,209  
  90,506   Renewable Energy Corp. A.S. * #     58,815  
  4,749   SeaDrill Ltd. #     167,219  
  14,012   Statoil ASA #     395,394  
  16,102   Yara International ASA #     713,307  
        1,848,838  
Peru: 0.1%        
  7,799   Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. (ADR)     98,033  
Poland: 0.2%        
  1,191   Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA #     18,078  
  3,064   KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. #     110,577  
  4,101   Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A. #     58,694  
  21,998   Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo S.A. #     32,338  
        219,687  
Portugal: 0.1%        
  2,871   Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. #     49,580  
  3,899   Portucel-Empresa Productora de Pasta e Papel S.A. #     17,746  
        67,326  
Russia: 1.8%        
  12,836   JSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (ADR) #     213,886  
  6,909   Lukoil (ADR) #     384,266  
  2,711   Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (GDR) * # Reg S     5,560  
  1,051   Novatek OAO (GDR) # Reg S     115,794  
  1,890   Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) # Reg S     23,970  
  78,809   OAO Gazprom (ADR) #     607,953  
  7,371   PhosAgro OAO (GDR) * # Reg S     82,251  
  8,478   Polymetal International (GBP) #     87,827  
  14,112   Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) # Reg S     94,103  
  3,964   Severstal OAO (GDR) # Reg S     30,132  
  12,845   Surgutneftegas OJSC (ADR) #     94,815  
  3,239   Tatneft (ADR) #     111,220  
        1,851,777  
Singapore: 1.1%        
  603,419   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #     276,142  
  121,081   Olam International Ltd. #     214,464  
  225,264   Wilmar International Ltd. #     620,884  
        1,111,490  
South Africa: 1.5%        
  2,186   African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. #     43,283  
  2,278   Anglo American Platinum Ltd. * #     102,315  
  16,982   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) *     290,053  
  786   Assore Ltd. #     30,490  
  1,812   Exxaro Resources Ltd. #     24,093  
  32,544   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)     120,087  
  15,485   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) *     47,229  
  22,963   Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * #     261,143  
  1,306   Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. † #     46,843  
  17,974   Lonmin Plc (GBP) * #     85,874  
  11,419   Northern Platinum Ltd. * #     42,254  
  12,952   Sappi Ltd. * #     45,565  
  6,826   Sasol Ltd. #     382,115  
        1,521,344  
South Korea: 1.0%        
  1,260   Hyundai Steel Co. #     81,729  
  285   Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. #     89,108  
  1,748   POSCO #     488,024  
  739   SK Energy Co. Ltd. #     85,015  
  338   SK Holdings Co. Ltd. #     61,386  
  555   S-Oil Corp. #     32,204  
  2,449   Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. #     171,640  
  20   Young Poong Corp. #     22,192  
        1,031,298  
Spain: 0.4%        
  2,549   Acerinox S.A. #     40,994  
  9,380   Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica S.A. * #     102,026  
  1,409   Pescanova S.A. * #      
  10,935   Repsol YPF S.A. #     279,395  
        422,415  
Sweden: 0.8%        
  3,706   BillerudKorsnas AB #     51,202  
  6,162   Boliden AB #     93,675  
  1,438   Holmen AB (B Shares) #     52,679  
  3,218   Lundin Petroleum AB * #     66,129  
  1,874   SSAB AB (B Shares) † #     12,552  
  17,423   Svenska Cellulosa AB (B Shares) #     512,237  
        788,474  
Switzerland: 4.3%        
  3,183   Ferrexpo Plc (GBP) #     8,216  
  147,279   Glencore Xstrata Plc (GBP) #     759,706  
  8,413   Syngenta AG #     3,196,319  
  4,519   Transocean, Inc. (USD) †     186,815  
  10,246   Weatherford International Ltd. (USD) *     177,871  
        4,328,927  
Taiwan: 0.3%        
  271,032   China Steel Corp. #     228,511  
  21,420   Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #     54,618  
        283,129  
Turkey: 0.1%        
  40,219   Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. #     51,890  
  1,634   Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS #     34,575  
        86,465  
United Kingdom: 8.0%        
  3,748   Acergy S.A. (NOK) #     69,565  
  31,323   Anglo American Plc #     800,451  
  8,663   Antofagasta Plc #     120,864  
  45,295   BG Group Plc #     845,627  
  249,078   BP Plc #     2,001,356  
  69,185   Centrica Plc #     380,618  
  26,161   DS Smith Plc #     141,785  
  3,110   ENSCO Plc CL A (USD)     164,146  
  6,788   Evraz Plc * #     9,045  
  7,132   Hochschild Mining Plc #     20,109  
  6,341   Kazakhmys Plc     27,919  
  10,364   Mondi Plc #     181,615  
  3,384   Noble Corp Plc (USD)     110,792  
  17,112   Pennon Group Plc #     212,184  
  16,019   Petra Diamonds Ltd. * #     39,832  
  3,408   Petrofac Ltd. #     81,802  
  28,174   Polyus Gold International Ltd. #     96,081  
  3,881   Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)     291,075  
  27,940   Rio Tinto Plc #     1,558,151  
  10,966   Severn Trent Plc #     333,666  
  12,088   Tullow Oil Plc #     151,063  
  31,380   United Utilities Group Plc #     412,778  
        8,050,524  
United States: 46.5%        
  7,871   AGCO Corp.     434,164  
  24,282   Alcoa, Inc.     312,509  
  2,432   Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     91,638  
  1,784   American States Water Co.     57,605  
  6,708   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     568,570  
  2,395   Andersons, Inc.     141,880  
  5,256   Apache Corp.     435,985  
  8,136   Aqua America, Inc.     203,970  
  59,475   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     2,580,620  
  5,822   Baker Hughes, Inc.     378,546  
  13,324   Bunge Ltd.     1,059,391  
  5,622   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     190,473  
  2,887   Cameron International Corp. *     178,330  
  1,196   Carpenter Technology Corp.     78,984  
  5,011   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     1,306,067  
  2,927   Cheniere Energy, Inc. *     162,009  
  6,742   Chesapeake Energy Corp.     172,730  
  25,422   Chevron Corp.     3,022,930  
  1,158   Cimarex Energy Co.     137,929  
  3,449   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. †     70,567  
  4,354   Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. *     40,449  
  1,401   Concho Resources, Inc.  *     171,623  
  16,326   ConocoPhillips     1,148,534  
  3,052   Consol Energy, Inc.     121,927  
  569   Continental Resources, Inc. *     70,710  
  5,597   Cree, Inc. *     316,566  
  14,842   Darling International, Inc. *     297,137  
  33,398   Deere & Co.     3,032,538  
  4,740   Denbury Resources, Inc.     77,736  
  5,099   Devon Energy Corp.     341,276  
  926   Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. †     45,152  
  3,637   EOG Resources, Inc.     713,470  
  2,009   EQT Corp.     194,813  
  57,541   Exxon Mobil Corp.     5,620,605  
  3,251   First Solar, Inc. *     226,887  
  3,143   FMC Technologies, Inc. *     164,347  
  23,397   Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     773,739  
  6,141   Graphic Packaging Holding Co. *     62,393  
  11,330   Halliburton Co.     667,224  
  14,473   Hecla Mining Co. †     44,432  
  1,432   Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     154,026  
  3,639   Hess Corp.     301,600  
  2,649   HollyFrontier Corp.     126,039  
  6,730   Ingredion, Inc.     458,178  
  12,383   International Paper Co.     568,132  
  1,802   Itron, Inc. *     64,043  
  1,333   Joy Global, Inc. †     77,314  
  1,453   Kinder Morgan Management, LLC *     104,137  
  8,920   Kinder Morgan, Inc.     289,811  
  1,167   Lindsay Corp. †     102,906  
  3,986   Louisiana-Pacific Corp. *     67,244  
  9,281   Marathon Oil Corp.     329,661  
  4,926   MeadWestvaco Corp.     185,415  
  47,415   Monsanto Co.     5,394,405  
  30,627   Mosaic Co.     1,531,350  
  2,293   Murphy Oil Corp.     144,138  
  5,706   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     444,326  
  21,030   Newmont Mining Corp.     492,943  
  4,792   Noble Energy, Inc.     340,424  
  7,173   Nucor Corp.     362,523  
  10,583   Occidental Petroleum Corp.     1,008,454  
  1,441   Oceaneering International, Inc.     103,550  
  2,767   ONEOK, Inc.     163,945  
  816   Ormat Technologies, Inc.     24,488  
  2,772   Packaging Corp. of America     195,066  
  3,612   Peabody Energy Corp.     59,020  
  7,825   Phillips 66     602,995  
  5,382   Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. *     112,591  
  1,903   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     356,127  
  2,388   QEP Resources, Inc.     70,303  
  2,180   Range Resources Corp.     180,875  
  1,748   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     123,514  
  2,023   Rock-Tenn Co. (Class A)     213,568  
  1,467   Royal Gold, Inc.     91,864  
  17,408   Schlumberger Ltd.     1,697,280  
  858   Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     36,542  
  26   Seaboard Corp. *     68,158  
  4,385   Southern Copper Corp.     127,647  
  4,700   Southwestern Energy Co. *     216,247  
  8,924   Spectra Energy Corp.     329,653  
  5,025   Steel Dynamics, Inc.     89,395  
  5,053   Stillwater Mining Co. *     74,835  
  1,846   Sunpower Corp. * †     59,552  
  1,755   Tesoro Corp.     88,785  
  1,650   The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. *     35,310  
  12,607   Tractor Supply Co.     890,432  
  24,285   Tyson Foods, Inc.     1,068,783  
  3,260   United States Steel Corp. †     90,009  
  7,091   Valero Energy Corp.     376,532  
  16,497   Weyerhaeuser Co.     484,187  
  1,580   Whiting Petroleum Corp. *     109,636  
  9,114   Williams Companies, Inc.     369,846  
  1,190   Worthington Industries, Inc.     45,518  
        46,819,777  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $100,673,421)
    101,114,955  
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $5,693)
       
  5,693   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund     5,693  
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.4%        
(Cost: $100,679,114)     101,120,648  

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 3.3%        
Repurchase Agreements: 3.3%        
  $1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.09% due 4/1/14, proceeds $1,000,005; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 10.63%, due 4/3/14 to 2/15/41, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)     1,000,000  
               
  1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $1,000,007; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)     1,000,000  
               
  336,880   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $336,881; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 3.88%, due 4/15/14 to 8/15/40, valued at $343,618 including accrued interest)     336,880  
               
  1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $1,000,006; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)     1,000,000  
               
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 3.3%
(Cost: $3,336,880)
    3,336,880  
Total Investments: 103.7%
(Cost: $104,015,994)
    104,457,528  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.7)%     (3,765,097 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 100,692,431  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NOK Norwegian Krone
USD United States Dollar

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,243,938.
# 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 $37,225,969 which represents 37.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security – the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $26,820 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 $327,236, or 0.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Agriculture     25.8 %   $ 26,083,541  
Alternative Energy Sources     1.3       1,354,861  
Base/Industrial Metals     12.7       12,812,597  
Basic Materials     4.5       4,519,687  
Consumer, Non-cyclical     1.6       1,604,650  
Energy     40.7       41,154,646  
Financial     0.0       79  
Forest Products     4.2       4,269,738  
Industrial     1.2       1,245,640  
Precious Metals     5.3       5,303,883  
Technology     0.3       316,566  
Utilities     0.5       521,018  
Water     1.9       1,928,049  
Money Market Fund     0.0       5,693  
      100.0 %   $ 101,120,648  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                                
Argentina   $ 79,957     $     $     $ 79,957  
Australia           4,156,684             4,156,684  
Austria     29,034       257,408             286,442  
Bermuda     85,659                   85,659  
Brazil     1,163,203                   1,163,203  
Canada     11,734,192                   11,734,192  
Chile     220,727                   220,727  
China / Hong Kong     76,616       1,899,160             1,975,776  
Colombia     77,205                   77,205  
Denmark           413,589             413,589  
Finland           172,093             172,093  
France     271,160       2,669,272             2,940,432  
Germany           508,961             508,961  
Greece           17,305             17,305  
Hungary           39,172             39,172  
India           354,460             354,460  
Indonesia           152,006             152,006  
Ireland           156,077             156,077  
Italy           980,211             980,211  
Japan           2,625,022             2,625,022  
Luxembourg     217,193       351,388             568,581  
Malaysia           743,115             743,115  
Mexico     474,571                   474,571  
Netherlands     1,087,618       1,572,393             2,660,011  
Norway     38,054       1,810,784             1,848,838  
Peru     98,033                   98,033  
Poland           219,687             219,687  
Portugal           67,326             67,326  
Russia           1,851,777             1,851,777  
Singapore           1,111,490             1,111,490  
South Africa     457,369       1,063,975             1,521,344  
South Korea           1,031,298             1,031,298  
Spain           422,415             422,415  
Sweden           788,474             788,474  
Switzerland     364,686       3,964,241             4,328,927  
Taiwan           283,129             283,129  
Turkey           86,465             86,465  
United Kingdom     593,932       7,456,592             8,050,524  
United States     46,819,777                   46,819,777  
Money Market Fund     5,693                   5,693  
Repurchase Agreements           3,336,880             3,336,880  
Total   $ 63,894,679     $ 40,562,849     $     $ 104,457,528  

 

During the period ended March 31, 2014, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $ 324,591. These transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level 1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended March 31, 2014:

 

   Common Stocks  
   Spain  
Balance as of December 31, 2013  $ 
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of March 31, 2014  $ 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

OIL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
          Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%        
Bermuda: 7.4%        
  1,433,596     Nabors Industries Ltd. (USD)   $ 35,338,142  
  1,871,562     Seadrill Ltd. (USD) †     65,804,120  
              101,142,262  
Luxembourg: 4.1%        
  1,251,749     Tenaris S.A. (ADR)     55,389,893  
Netherlands: 2.4%        
  167,336     Core Laboratories N.V. (USD)     33,206,156  
Switzerland: 7.6%        
  1,440,545     Transocean, Inc. (USD) †     59,552,130  
  2,599,623     Weatherford International Ltd. (USD) *     45,129,455  
              104,681,585  
United Kingdom: 7.5%        
  1,165,766     ENSCO Plc CL A (USD)     61,529,130  
  1,262,612     Noble Corp Plc (USD)     41,337,917  
              102,867,047  
United States: 71.0%        
  1,067,118     Baker Hughes, Inc.     69,384,012  
  942,955     Cameron International Corp. *     58,246,330  
  88,189     CARBO Ceramics, Inc.     12,169,200  
  421,204     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. †     20,537,907  
  311,856     Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. *     18,215,509  
  908,455     FMC Technologies, Inc. *     47,503,112  
  2,772,770     Halliburton Co.     163,288,425  
  516,648     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     55,570,659  
  1,048,882     McDermott International, Inc. *     8,202,257  
  1,396,519     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     108,746,935  
  532,786     Oceaneering International, Inc.     38,286,002  
  170,413     Oil States International, Inc. *     16,802,722  
  632,685     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     20,043,461  
  589,522     Rowan Companies Plc *     19,855,101  
  2,870,871     Schlumberger Ltd.     279,909,923  
  781,104     Superior Energy Services, Inc.     24,026,759  
  250,373     Tidewater, Inc.     12,173,135  
              972,961,449  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,399,024,594)
   1,370,248,392 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $39,714)
     
 39,714   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   39,714 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $1,399,064,308)
   1,370,288,106 

 

Principal
Amount
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 9.3%    
Repurchase Agreements: 9.3%    
  $6,378,261     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $6,378,279; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $6,505,834 including accrued interest)     6,378,261  
                 
  30,299,085     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $30,299,287; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $30,905,067 including accrued interest)     30,299,085  
                 
  30,299,085     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $30,299,186; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $30,905,138 including accrued interest)     30,299,085  
                 
  30,299,085     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $30,299,253; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $30,905,067 including accrued interest)     30,299,085  
                 
  30,299,085     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $30,299,220; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $30,905,144 including accrued interest)     30,299,085  
                 

Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 9.3%
(Cost: $127,574,601)

    127,574,601  

Total Investments: 109.3%

(Cost: $1,526,638,909)

    1,497,862,707  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.3)%     (127,918,757 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 1,369,943,950  
           
ADR American Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $124,545,697.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Engineering / R&D Services     0.6 %   $ 8,202,257  
Oil - Field Services     49.8       682,202,654  
Oil & Gas Drilling     27.7       379,568,567  
Oil Field Machine & Equipment     17.0       232,711,886  
Steel Pipe & Tube     4.0       55,389,893  
Transport - Marine     0.9       12,173,135  
Money Market Fund     0.0       39,714  
      100.0 %   $ 1,370,288,106  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $1,370,248,392   $   $   $1,370,248,392 
Money Market Fund   39,714            39,714 
Repurchase Agreements       127,574,601        127,574,601 
Total  $1,370,288,106   $127,574,601   $   $1,497,862,707 

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
          Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 95.8%      
Australia: 14.6%        
  7,109,093     Alkane Resources Ltd. * † #   $ 2,187,319  
  877,615     Iluka Resources Ltd. † #     8,076,517  
  18,759,029     Lynas Corp. Ltd. * † #     3,667,869  
              13,931,705  
Canada: 3.7%        
  1,006,199     5N Plus, Inc. *     3,482,383  
Chile: 6.0%        
  405,875     Molibdenos y Metales S.A.     5,711,463  
China / Hong Kong: 18.3%        
  10,638,000     China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (Class H) #     4,149,656  
  30,086,000     China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd. * #     4,000,493  
  15,336,000     Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal Corp. Ltd. * #     4,390,807  
  101,650,000     North Mining Shares Co. Ltd. * #     4,855,778  
              17,396,734  
France: 7.6%        
  60,327     Eramet S.A. † #     7,259,953  
Ireland: 4.5%        
  18,325,817     Kenmare Resources Plc (GBP) *     4,277,264  
Japan: 9.4%        
  279,500     OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. † #     4,857,083  
  689,900     Toho Titanium Co. Ltd. * † #     4,134,395  
              8,991,478  
Mexico: 1.5%        
  1,750,823     Cia Minera Autlan S.A.B de C.V.     1,450,437  
South Africa: 8.0%        
  195,964     Assore Ltd. #     7,601,738  
United States: 22.2%        
  1,722,646     General Moly, Inc. *     1,705,420  
  1,039,082     Molycorp, Inc. * †     4,873,295  
  155,302     RTI International Metals, Inc. *     4,314,290  
  1,725,217     Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc. *     3,760,973  
  272,355     Tronox Ltd.     6,473,878  
              21,127,856  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $159,490,590)
    91,231,011  
PREFERRED STOCK: 4.1%        
Brazil: 4.1%
(Cost: $4,212,731)
       
  690,000     Cia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia     3,914,026  
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $3,527)
       
  3,527     Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund     3,527  
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.9%        
(Cost: $163,706,848)     95,148,564  

 

Principal
Amount
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 22.9%      
Repurchase Agreements: 22.9%        
  $1,087,758     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $1,087,761; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $1,109,515 including accrued interest)     1,087,758  
                 
  5,167,311     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $5,167,345; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $5,270,657 including accrued interest)     5,167,311  
                 
  5,167,311     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $5,167,328; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $5,270,669 including accrued interest)     5,167,311  
                 
  5,167,311     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $5,167,340; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $5,270,657 including accrued interest)     5,167,311  
                 
  5,167,311     Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $5,167,334; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $5,270,670 including accrued interest)     5,167,311  
                 

Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 22.9%

(Cost: $21,757,002)

  21,757,002  

Total Investments: 122.8%

(Cost: $185,463,850)

  116,905,566  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (22.8)%   (21,707,508 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 95,198,058  
           
GBP British Pound
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $20,006,251.
# 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 $55,181,608 which represents 58.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Chemicals - Specialty     6.8 %   $ 6,473,878  
Diversified Minerals     21.3       20,247,013  
Metal - Diversified     21.3       20,277,297  
Metal - Iron     5.7       5,364,463  
Metal Processors & Fabricators     4.5       4,314,290  
Mining     7.6       7,259,953  
Non - Ferrous Metals     32.8       31,208,143  
Money Market Fund     0.0       3,527  
      100.0 %   $ 95,148,564  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $13,931,705   $   $13,931,705 
Canada   3,482,383            3,482,383 
Chile   5,711,463            5,711,463 
China / Hong Kong       17,396,734        17,396,734 
France       7,259,953        7,259,953 
Ireland   4,277,264            4,277,264 
Japan       8,991,478        8,991,478 
Mexico   1,450,437            1,450,437 
South Africa       7,601,738        7,601,738 
United States   21,127,856            21,127,856 
Preferred Stock   3,914,026            3,914,026 
Money Market Fund   3,527            3,527 
Repurchase Agreements       21,757,002        21,757,002 
Total  $39,966,956   $76,938,610   $   $116,905,566 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2014, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 3,938,894 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $ 4,692,973. These transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level 1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

SOLAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
          Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%        
Canada: 4.3%        
  39,825     Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   $ 1,275,993  
China / Hong Kong: 35.2%        
  463,000     China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd. #     731,268  
  6,589,000     GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. * #     2,383,460  
  11,834,000     Hanergy Solar Group Ltd. * † #     1,864,713  
  45,882     JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †     466,620  
  32,632     JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †     912,064  
  102,354     LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (ADR) * #     25,589  
  107,818     Renesola Ltd. (ADR) * †     346,096  
  1,062,000     Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd. * #     1,243,560  
  63,655     Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * †     856,160  
  3,100,000     United Photovoltaics Group Ltd. * #     324,605  
  2,720,000     Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. * #     816,228  
  118,391     Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †     515,001  
              10,485,364  
Germany: 1.9%              
  10,674     SMA Solar Technology A.G. #     566,841  
Norway: 4.0%              
  1,816,226     Renewable Energy Corp. A.S. * #     1,180,267  
Singapore: 1.5%              
  29,701     REC Solar ASA (NOK) * #     457,183  
South Korea: 0.6%        
  72,477     Nexolon Co. Ltd. * #     75,499  
  46,007     Woongjin Energy Co. Ltd. * #     94,517  
              170,016  
Switzerland: 4.6%        
  84,987     Meyer Burger Technology A.G. * † #     1,382,197  
Taiwan: 14.6%
  371,000     Danen Technology Corp. * #     187,715  
  537,000     E-Ton Solar Tech Co. Ltd. * #     308,405  
  22,750     Giga Solar Materials Corp. #     496,906  
  415,688     Gintech Energy Corp. * #     393,709  
  294,322     Green Energy Technology, Inc. * #     251,635  
  372,000     Motech Industries, Inc. * #     655,571  
  678,271     Neo Solar Power Corp. * #     809,369  
  555,000     Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. * #     974,158  
  362,301     Solartech Energy Corp. * #     276,426  
              4,353,894  
United States: 33.5%        
  23,933     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. *     586,358  
  41,338     First Solar, Inc. *     2,884,979  
  91,283     GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. * †     1,556,375  
  19,399     SolarCity Corp. * †     1,214,765  
  124,544     SunEdison, Inc. *     2,346,409  
  43,336     Sunpower Corp. * †     1,398,019  
              9,986,905  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $20,780,470)
  29,858,660  
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4%
(Cost: $123,128)
       
  123,128     Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund     123,128  
                 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.6%        
(Cost: $20,903,598)     29,981,788  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 28.5%
(Cost: $8,507,222)
       
  8,507,222     Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund     8,507,222  
Total Investments: 129.1%
(Cost: $29,410,820)
    38,489,010  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (29.1)%     (8,664,262 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 29,824,748  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
NOK Norwegian Krone
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $8,160,635.
# 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 $15,499,821 which represents 52.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Building & Construct Product - Miscellaneous     2.5 %   $ 731,268  
Electronic Component - Semiconductors     44.1       13,220,881  
Energy - Alternate Sources     32.9       9,873,697  
Machine - Tools & Related Products     4.6       1,382,197  
Power Conversion / Supply Equipment     15.5       4,650,617  
Money Market Fund     0.4       123,128  
      100.0 %   $ 29,981,788  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Canada  $1,275,993   $   $   $1,275,993 
China / Hong Kong   3,095,941    7,389,423        10,485,364 
Germany       566,841        566,841 
Norway       1,180,267        1,180,267 
Singapore       457,183        457,183 
South Korea       170,016        170,016 
Switzerland       1,382,197        1,382,197 
Taiwan       4,353,894        4,353,894 
United States   9,986,905            9,986,905 
Money Market Funds   8,630,350            8,630,350 
Total  $22,989,189   $15,499,821   $   $38,489,010 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2014, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 599,937. These transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level 1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

STEEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
       Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%    
Brazil: 22.7%    
 1,042,056   Cia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. (ADR) †  $4,543,364 
 704,182   Gerdau S.A. (ADR)   4,513,807 
 988,469   Vale S.A. (ADR) †   13,670,526 
         22,727,697 
India: 4.7%         
 379,175   Sesa Sterlite Ltd. (ADR)   4,709,353 
Luxembourg: 17.1%    
 396,901   ArcelorMittal (USD) †   6,409,951 
 140,674   Tenaris S.A. (ADR)   6,224,824 
 150,862   Ternium S.A. (ADR)   4,462,498 
         17,097,273 
Russia: 0.7%         
 316,762   Mechel OAO (ADR) * †   655,697 
South Korea: 5.8%    
 83,114   POSCO (ADR)   5,768,943 
United Kingdom: 13.7%  
 245,666   Rio Tinto Plc (ADR) †   13,715,533 
United States: 35.3%    
 17,836   A.M. Castle & Co. *   262,011 
 104,010   AK Steel Holding Corp. * †   750,952 
 82,142   Allegheny Technologies, Inc.   3,095,111 
 40,378   Carpenter Technology Corp.   2,666,563 
 116,492   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. †   2,383,426 
 89,268   Commercial Metals Co.   1,685,380 
 23,415   Gibraltar Industries, Inc. *   441,841 
 7,846   LB Foster Co.   367,585 
 95,748   Nucor Corp.   4,839,104 
 8,344   Olympic Steel, Inc.   239,473 
 61,659   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   4,356,825 
 20,250   Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.   584,213 
 169,696   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   3,018,892 
 53,057   SunCoke Energy, Inc. *   1,211,822 
 73,313   Timken Co.   4,309,338 
 110,100   United States Steel Corp. †   3,039,861 
 53,580   Worthington Industries, Inc.   2,049,435 
         35,301,832 
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost: $139,349,382)  99,976,328 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%    
(Cost: $10,354)    
 10,354   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   10,354 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%    
(Cost: $139,359,736)  99,986,682 

 

Principal
Amount
        
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 29.7%    
Repurchase Agreements: 29.7%    
 $1,486,040   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 0.05% due 4/1/14, proceeds $1,486,044; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 0.00%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/43, valued at $1,515,763 including accrued interest)   1,486,040 
           
 7,059,278   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, 0.12% due 4/1/14, proceeds $7,059,325; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 3/27/17 to 3/1/48, valued at $7,200,464 including accrued interest)   7,059,278 
           
 7,059,278   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.06% due 4/1/14, proceeds $7,059,302; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.38%, due 4/15/14 to 11/15/30, valued at $7,200,480 including accrued interest)   7,059,278 
           
 7,059,278   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with Nomura Securities Int., Inc., 0.10% due 4/1/14, proceeds $7,059,317; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.04%, due 4/1/14 to 5/1/47, valued at $7,200,464 including accrued interest)   7,059,278 
           
 7,059,278   Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/14 with RBS Securities, Inc., 0.08% due 4/1/14, proceeds $7,059,309; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.38% to 6.75%, due 4/23/14 to 7/15/32, valued at $7,200,482 including accrued interest)   7,059,278 
           
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned: 29.7%    
(Cost: $29,723,152)  29,723,152 
Total Investments: 129.7%    
(Cost: $169,082,888)  129,709,834 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (29.7)%  (29,709,347)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $100,000,487 
  
ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
USDUnited States Dollar
  
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $29,007,618.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments  
   Value 
Building & Construction   0.5%  $441,841 
Coal   1.2    1,211,822 
Diversified Minerals   4.7    4,709,353 
Metal - Diversified   13.7    13,715,533 
Metal - Iron   16.1    16,053,952 
Metal Processors & Fabricators   6.7    6,726,358 
Metal Products - Distribution   0.5    501,484 
Steel - Producers   47.3    47,296,050 
Steel - Specialty   3.1    3,095,111 
Steel Pipe & Tube   6.2    6,224,824 
Money Market Fund   0.0    10,354 
    100.0%  $99,986,682 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $99,976,328   $   $   $99,976,328 
Money Market Fund   10,354            10,354 
Repurchase Agreements       29,723,152        29,723,152 
Total  $99,986,682   $29,723,152   $   $129,709,834 

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%    
Australia: 0.3%    
 45,816   Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd. (CAD) *  $174,755 
Canada: 25.7%     
 35,162   ARC Resources Ltd.   970,041 
 39,521   Athabasca Oil Corp. *   285,017 
 12,726   Baytex Energy Corp. (USD) †   523,420 
 16,387   Birchcliff Energy Ltd. *   163,313 
 17,209   Bonavista Energy Corp. †   252,113 
 83,402   Cenovus Energy, Inc. (USD)   2,415,322 
 42,809   Crescent Point Energy Corp. †   1,564,977 
 81,717   EnCana Corp. (USD)   1,747,109 
 23,835   Enerplus Corp. (USD) †   477,415 
 34,622   Husky Energy, Inc.   1,040,150 
 23,451   Lightstream Resources Ltd. †   119,406 
 14,883   MEG Energy Corp. *   503,763 
 5,368   Paramount Resources Ltd. *   231,937 
 55,219   Pengrowth Energy Corp. (USD) †   335,732 
 53,548   Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (USD) †   447,661 
 14,967   Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.   511,488 
 99,655   Talisman Energy, Inc. (USD)   994,557 
 18,707   Tourmaline Oil Corp. *   885,733 
 22,049   Whitecap Resources, Inc. †   246,509 
         13,715,663 
United States: 73.9%    
 50,268   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   4,260,716 
 4,920   Antero Resources Corp. *   307,992 
 13,988   BreitBurn Energy Partners LP   279,340 
 36,665   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   1,242,210 
 60,195   Chesapeake Energy Corp.   1,542,196 
 8,781   Cimarex Energy Co.   1,045,905 
 6,417   Concho Resources, Inc.  *   786,083 
 6,970   Continental Resources, Inc. * †   866,162 
 29,658   Denbury Resources, Inc.   486,391 
 39,679   Devon Energy Corp.   2,655,715 
 3,441   Diamondback Energy, Inc. *   231,614 
 6,485   Energen Corp.   524,053 
 19,537   EOG Resources, Inc.   3,832,573 
 12,836   EQT Corp.   1,244,707 
 20,166   EXCO Resources, Inc. †   112,930 
 9,641   Forest Oil Corp. *   18,414 
 8,500   Gulfport Energy Corp. *   605,030 
 36,265   Hess Corp.   3,005,643 
 24,370   Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. *   295,852 
 38,889   Linn Energy, LLC †   1,101,337 
 13,873   LinnCo, LLC   375,265 
 7,274   National Fuel Gas Co.   509,471 
 14,076   Newfield Exploration Co. *   441,423 
 29,563   Noble Energy, Inc.   2,100,156 
 4,064   Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. *   59,416 
 10,450   Oasis Petroleum, Inc. *   436,079 
 42,884   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   4,086,416 
 10,901   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   2,040,013 
 13,889   QEP Resources, Inc.   408,892 
 11,140   Range Resources Corp.   924,286 
 4,247   Rosetta Resources, Inc. *   197,825 
 5,744   SM Energy Co.   409,490 
 30,646   Southwestern Energy Co. *   1,410,022 
 11,849   Ultra Petroleum Corp. * †   318,620 
 9,313   Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC †   277,248 
 11,167   Whiting Petroleum Corp. *   774,878 
 17,044   WPX Energy, Inc. *   307,303 
         39,521,666 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $50,865,297)
 53,412,084 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $1,575)
   
 1,575   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   1,575 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.9%    
(Cost: $50,866,872)  53,413,659 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 7.4%    
(Cost: $3,942,714)    
 3,942,714   Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund   3,942,714 
Total Investments: 107.3%
(Cost: $54,809,586)
 57,356,373 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (7.3)%  (3,916,685)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $53,439,688 

 

CADCanadian Dollar
USDUnited States Dollar
  
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,800,834.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of  
Investments
  Value 
Gas-Distribution   1.0%  $509,471 
Oil Company - Exploration & Production   86.9    46,441,498 
Oil Company - Integrated   12.1    6,461,115 
Money Market Fund   0.0    1,575 
    100.0%  $53,413,659 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs    Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs    Value 
Common Stocks*  $53,412,084   $   $   $53,412,084 
Money Market Funds   3,944,289            3,944,289 
Total  $57,356,373   $   $   $57,356,373 

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
          Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%        
Australia: 0.1%        
  25,343     Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. * #   $ 31,362  
  128,343     Paladin Energy Ltd. (CAD) *     56,395  
              87,757  
Canada: 2.0%  
  60,517     Cameco Corp. (USD) †     1,385,839  
  62,925     Denison Mines Corp. *     92,927  
  10,446     Uranium Energy Corp. (USD) *     13,789  
              1,492,555  
Czech Republic: 1.0%        
  24,689     CEZ A.S. #     709,399  
Finland: 2.0%        
  66,588     Fortum OYJ     1,514,286  
France: 3.5%        
  30,222     Alstom S.A. #     825,137  
  45,252     Electricite de France S.A. #     1,790,071  
              2,615,208  
India: 1.0%        
  34,030     Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (GDR) Reg S     724,730  
Japan: 22.8%        
  48,200     Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #     672,192  
  740,000     Hitachi Ltd. #     5,489,757  
  31,300     Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. * #     264,407  
  30,600     Hokuriku Electric Power Co. #     397,649  
  226,714     IHI Corp. #     956,036  
  39,974     JGC Corp. #     1,391,774  
  162,205     Kajima Corp. #     568,816  
  130,700     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. * #     1,342,724  
  72,500     Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. * #     888,397  
  516,106     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. #     2,993,052  
  34,100     Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. * #     463,394  
  6,300     Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd. #     39,078  
  76,900     Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #     792,598  
  110,600     Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. * #     445,982  
  6,300     Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp. #     94,167  
  23,000     Toyo Engineering Corp. #     105,666  
              16,905,689  
Netherlands: 1.7%        
  14,120     Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. (USD)     1,230,558  
South Korea: 2.7%        
  7,470     Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. #     247,663  
  1,696     KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co., Inc. #     104,844  
  96,238     Korea Electric Power Corp. (ADR) *     1,652,407  
              2,004,914  
United Kingdom: 2.9%        
  42,865     AMEC Plc #     802,804  
  45,417     Babcock International Group Plc #     1,019,906  
  41,247     Serco Group Plc     289,500  
              2,112,210  
United States: 60.4%        
  30,435     Ameren Corp.     1,253,922  
  30,740     AMETEK, Inc.     1,582,803  
  64,200     Dominion Resources, Inc./VA     4,557,558  
  22,205     DTE Energy Co.     1,649,609  
  83,921     Duke Energy Corp.     5,976,854  
  18,847     Entergy Corp.     1,259,922  
  85,254     Exelon Corp.     2,861,124  
  45,479     FirstEnergy Corp.     1,547,650  
  16,627     Flowserve Corp.     1,302,559  
  17,373     Fluor Corp.     1,350,403  
  56,043     NextEra Energy, Inc.     5,358,832  
  48,306     PG&E Corp.     2,086,819  
  11,968     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     654,171  
  89,728     PPL Corp.     2,973,586  
  77,429     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     2,953,142  
  4,531     SPX Corp.     445,443  
  112,540     The Southern Co.     4,945,008  
  62,504     Xcel Energy, Inc.     1,897,621  
              44,657,026  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $69,593,211)
    74,054,332  
CLOSED-END FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $56,595)
       
  11,800     Uranium Participation Corp. *     59,762  
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2%
(Cost: $69,649,806)
    74,114,094  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 1.8%
(Cost: $1,351,039)
       
  1,351,039     Bank of New York Overnight Government Fund     1,351,039  

Total Investments: 102.0%

(Cost: $71,000,845)

    75,465,133  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.0)%     (1,485,695 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 73,979,438  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,322,868.
# 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 $22,436,875 which represents 30.3% 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.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Aerospace / Defense-Equipment   1.3%  $956,036 
Building - Heavy Construction   1.7    1,230,558 
Building - Maintenance & Service   1.4    1,019,906 
Building & Construction   0.8    607,894 
Consulting Services   0.4    289,500 
Diversified Manufacturing Operations   0.6    445,443 
Electric - Generation   0.9    709,399 
Electric - Integrated   67.7    50,199,925 
Electric Products - Miscellaneous   9.5    7,072,560 
Engineering / R&D Services   5.1    3,771,584 
Machinery - General Industry   5.5    4,065,852 
Machinery - Pumps   1.8    1,302,559 
Non - Ferrous Metals   2.1    1,580,312 
Oil - Field Services   1.1    802,804 
Closed-End Fund   0.1    59,762 
    100.0%  $74,114,094 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $56,395   $31,362   $   $87,757 
Canada   1,492,555            1,492,555 
Czech Republic       709,399        709,399 
Finland   1,514,286            1,514,286 
France       2,615,208        2,615,208 
India   724,730            724,730 
Japan       16,905,689        16,905,689 
Netherlands   1,230,558            1,230,558 
South Korea   1,652,407    352,507        2,004,914 
United Kingdom   289,500    1,822,710        2,112,210 
United States   44,657,026            44,657,026 
Closed-End Fund   59,762            59,762 
Money Market Fund   1,351,039            1,351,039 
Total  $53,028,258   $22,436,875   $   $75,465,133 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation—The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Securities traded on national exchanges or traded on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last sales price as reported at the close of each business day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National Market System and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (described below). Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service, using methods approved by the Board of Trustees, considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Short-term obligations with more than sixty days remaining to maturity are valued at market value. Short-term obligations with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are considered to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the spot currency rate plus an amount (“points”), which reflects the differences in the interest rates between the U.S. and foreign markets and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by a Pricing Committee of Van Eck Associates Corporation (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 most of its investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assume the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the 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.

 

Income Taxes–As of March 31, 2014, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of investments owned, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), gross unrealized appreciation, and gross unrealized depreciation of investments were as follows:

 

Fund  Cost of
Investments
   Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Agribusiness ETF  $3,820,137,943   $467,797,073   $(656,193,873)  $(188,396,800)
Coal ETF   285,599,547    7,121,789    (120,232,938)   (113,111,149)
Global Alternative Energy ETF   134,067,716    26,012,458    (33,425,153)   (7,412,695)
Gold Miners ETF   11,514,613,184    61,728,108    (3,835,884,447)   (3,774,156,339)
Junior Gold Miners ETF   3,179,800,160    73,222,673    (1,217,672,516)   (1,144,449,843)
Natural Resources ETF   106,394,290    15,341,401    (17,278,163)   (1,936,762)
Oil Services ETF   1,543,465,584    45,721,076    (91,323,953)   (45,602,877)
Rare Earth / Strategic Metals ETF   202,733,796    4,265,960    (90,094,190)   (85,828,230)
Solar Energy ETF   36,903,834    9,732,343    (8,147,167)   1,585,176 
Steel ETF   214,046,458    1,049,478    (85,386,102)   (84,336,624)
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   59,255,984    3,428,176    (5,327,787)   (1,899,611)
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   81,908,367    4,661,511    (11,104,745)   (6,443,234)

 

Subsequent Event Review— Effective May 1, 2014, the RVE Hard Assets Producers ETF changed its name to Natural Resources ETF.

 

ITEM 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15 (b)).
 
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT

 

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 John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, Market Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: May 28, 2014

 

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 Jan F. van Eck, Chief Executive Officer, Market Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: May 28, 2014

 

By John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, Market Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: May 28, 2014