Market Vectors - Africa ETF — new fund registration

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST registered 5 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2008-05-09. Featured series: Market Vectors - Africa ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST
CIK: 0001137360
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2008-05-09
State of incorporation: DE
Tickers: SMH
Accession: 0000930413-08-002994
Reported net assets: $114.3M

Series & classes (5)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Market Vectors - Africa ETF	Market Vectors - Africa ETF	AFK	Yes
Market Vectors - Emerging Europe ETF	Market Vectors - Emerging Europe ETF	—	Yes
Market Vectors - Global Frontier ETF	Market Vectors - Global Frontier ETF	—	Yes
Market Vectors - Gulf States ETF	Market Vectors - Gulf States ETF	—	Yes
Market Vectors - Vietnam ETF	Market Vectors - Vietnam ETF	VNM	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

Gross expense ratio: 0.76%
Management fee: 0.50%
Net expense ratio: 0.76%
Other expenses: 0.26%

Investment objective

VanEck Africa Index ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS GDP Africa Index (the Africa Index or the Index).

Advisers

Van Eck Associates Corporation (Advisor)