Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF — new fund registration

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2012-03-13. Featured series: Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST
CIK: 0001137360
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2012-03-13
Tickers: SMH
Accession: 0000930413-12-001520
Reported net assets: $2.2B

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF	Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF	PFXF	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

Gross expense ratio: 0.40%
Management fee: 0.40%
Net expense ratio: 0.41%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Non-Financial Preferred Securities Index (the Preferred Securities Index or the Index).

Advisers

Van Eck Associates Corporation (Advisor)