# 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](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000022901) | Market Vectors - Africa ETF | AFK | Yes |
| [Market Vectors - Emerging Europe ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000022902) | Market Vectors - Emerging Europe ETF | — | Yes |
| [Market Vectors - Global Frontier ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000022903) | Market Vectors - Global Frontier ETF | — | Yes |
| [Market Vectors - Gulf States ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000022904) | Market Vectors - Gulf States ETF | — | Yes |
| [Market Vectors - Vietnam ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000022905) | 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)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105080)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-08-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000737)
- [485APOS — 2026-08-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000735)
- [485APOS — 2026-07-10 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000683)
- [485APOS — 2026-07-10 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000684)
- [485APOS — 2026-07-10 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000686)
- [485APOS — 2026-06-25 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000640)
- [485APOS — 2026-04-22 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000383)
- [485APOS — 2026-03-25 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000319)
- [485APOS — 2026-03-17 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000273)
- [485APOS — 2026-02-20 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000205)
- [485APOS — 2026-02-04](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000151)
- [485APOS — 2025-12-19 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-25-000722)

## More

- [Registrant profile: MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1137360)
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