# 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](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000037179) | 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)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105080)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-08-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000735)
- [485APOS — 2026-08-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137360-26-000737)
- [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/0001137360-25-000721)

## More

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