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)

 

 

666 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y.   10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

 

John J. Crimmins

Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

Market Vectors ETF Trust

666 Third Avenue

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:   September 30, 2015

 

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

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%    
Australia: 2.7%         
 5,039,251   Incitec Pivot Ltd. #  $13,896,324 
 660,329   Nufarm Ltd. #   3,794,966 
 1,822,129   Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. #   8,447,442 
          26,138,732 
Brazil: 0.1%        
 703,484   Rumo Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA *   1,061,776 
Canada: 8.2%        
 410,457   Agrium, Inc. (USD) †   36,735,902 
 2,008,539   Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD)   41,275,476 
          78,011,378 
Chile: 0.3%      
 189,144   Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR)   2,750,154 
China / Hong Kong: 2.9%      
 4,456,000   China BlueChemical Ltd. #   1,196,463 
 16,145,000   China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd. † #   5,833,632 
 9,588,000   Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. * † #   20,532,443 
          27,562,538 
Denmark: 0.5%      
 142,332   Bakkafrost P/F (NOK) #   4,540,552 
Germany: 2.6%      
 733,599   K+S AG #   24,589,408 
Indonesia: 0.6%      
 1,207,876   Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT #   1,498,452 
 27,652,900   Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT  #   3,786,501 
          5,284,953 
Israel: 1.1%      
 1,954,843   Israel Chemicals Ltd. (USD)   10,008,796 
Japan: 6.6%      
 3,580,130   Kubota Corp. #   49,353,530 
 646,000   Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. #   13,204,869 
          62,558,399 
Malaysia: 2.7%      
 6,171,900   Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd #   2,108,168 
 10,909,855   IOI Corp. Bhd #   10,097,278 
 1,427,270   Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd #   7,050,451 
 1,911,900   PPB Group Bhd #   6,715,187 
          25,971,084 
Netherlands: 1.1%      
 418,759   OCI  NV * #   10,730,990 
Norway: 3.6%      
 1,035,015   Marine Harvest ASA (ADR) †   13,072,239 
 527,150   Yara International ASA #   20,987,993 
          34,060,232 
Russia: 1.5%      
 491,402   PhosAgro OAO (GDR) # Reg S   6,798,855 
 517,628   Uralkali OJSC (GDR) #   7,690,012 
          14,488,867 
Singapore: 2.1%      
 1,884,800    First Resources Ltd. † #   2,173,950 
 21,475,345    Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #   4,995,755 
 7,042,751    Wilmar International Ltd. #   12,753,595 
           19,923,300 
South Africa: 0.3%      
 331,411    Tongaat Hulett Ltd. #   2,592,902 
Switzerland: 8.0%      
 1,192,395    Syngenta AG (ADR)   76,050,953 
            
Taiwan: 0.4%      
 2,924,000    Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. #   3,652,583 
Thailand: 1.1%      
 18,993,336    Charoen Pokphand Foods (NVDR) #   10,853,713 
Ukraine: 0.2%      
 167,979    Kernel Holding SA #   1,992,541 
United Kingdom: 2.1%      
 3,077,858    CNH Industrial NV (USD) †   20,067,634 
United States: 51.4%      
 143,613    AGCO Corp.   6,696,674 
 75,133    Andersons, Inc.   2,559,030 
 1,667,311    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   69,110,041 
 73,575    Balchem Corp.   4,471,153 
 452,080    Bunge Ltd.   33,137,464 
 660,982    CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   29,678,092 
 836,473    Deere & Co.   61,899,002 
 337,969    FMC Corp.   11,460,529 
 197,457    IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *   14,661,182 
 878,568    Monsanto Co.   74,976,993 
 852,870    Mosaic Co.   26,532,786 
 94,256    Neogen Corp. *   4,240,577 
 248,799    Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. †   5,170,043 
 153,338    Toro Co.   10,816,463 
 390,424    Tractor Supply Co.   32,920,552 
 979,863    Tyson Foods, Inc.   42,232,095 
 1,397,887    Zoetis, Inc.   57,564,987 
           488,127,663 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,162,972,809)
   951,019,148 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $265,338)
      
 265,338    Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   265,338 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1%
(Cost: $1,163,238,147)
  951,284,486  

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 8.6%      
Repurchase Agreements: 8.6%      
$19,422,452    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $19,422,511; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $19,810,925 including accrued interest)  $19,422,452 
 19,422,452    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $19,422,517; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $19,810,901 including accrued interest)   19,422,452 
 19,422,452    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $19,422,506; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $19,810,908 including accrued interest)   19,422,452 
 19,422,452    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $19,422,528; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $19,810,901 including accrued interest)   19,422,452 
 4,088,749    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $4,088,759; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $4,170,538 including accrued interest)   4,088,749 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned

(Cost: $81,778,557)

   81,778,557 
Total Investments: 108.7%

(Cost: $1,245,016,704)

   1,033,063,043 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.7)%    (82,617,866)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $950,445,177 

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
GDRGlobal Depositary Receipt
NOKNorwegian Krone
NVDRNon-Voting Depositary Receipt
USDUnited States Dollar
  
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $79,837,015.
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $261,868,555 which represents 27.6% 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  
Consumer Discretionary   3.5%  $32,920,552 
Consumer Staples   27.7    263,925,900 
Financials   2.2    20,532,443 
Health Care   8.0    76,466,746 
Industrials   15.8    149,895,079 
Materials   42.8    407,278,428 
Money Market Fund   0.0    265,338 
    100.0%  $951,284,486 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $26,138,732   $   $26,138,732 
Brazil   1,061,776            1,061,776 
Canada   78,011,378            78,011,378 
Chile   2,750,154            2,750,154 
China / Hong Kong       27,562,538        27,562,538 
Denmark       4,540,552        4,540,552 
Germany       24,589,408        24,589,408 
Indonesia       5,284,953        5,284,953 
Israel   10,008,796            10,008,796 
Japan       62,558,399        62,558,399 
Malaysia       25,971,084        25,971,084 
Netherlands       10,730,990        10,730,990 
Norway   13,072,239    20,987,993        34,060,232 
Russia       14,488,867        14,488,867 
Singapore       19,923,300        19,923,300 
South Africa       2,592,902        2,592,902 
Switzerland   76,050,953            76,050,953 
Taiwan       3,652,583        3,652,583 
Thailand       10,853,713        10,853,713 
Ukraine       1,992,541        1,992,541 
United Kingdom   20,067,634            20,067,634 
United States   488,127,663            488,127,663 
Money Market Fund   265,338            265,338 
Repurchase Agreements       81,778,557        81,778,557 
Total  $689,415,931   $343,647,112   $   $1,033,063,043 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2015, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 13,235,737. 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 September 30, 2015:

 

   Common Stocks   
   China/Hong Kong   
Balance as of December 31, 2014  $1,352,155   
Realized gain (loss)      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      
Purchases      
Sales      
Transfers in and/or out of level 3   (1,352,155)  
Balance as of September 30, 2015  $   

 

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 resulted primarily from security resuming trading activity.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

COAL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.7%     
Australia: 11.2%     
 1,316,886   Aurizon Holdings Ltd. #  $4,654,676 
 608,320   New Hope Corp. Ltd. #   756,142 
 869,642   Whitehaven Coal Ltd. * #   552,195 
         5,963,013 
Canada: 11.4%     
 603,471   Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD)   2,896,661 
 167,992   Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.   3,182,663 
         6,079,324 
China / Hong Kong: 19.0%     
 6,608,095   China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. #   2,681,704 
 2,700,408   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #   4,147,520 
 9,396,067   Fushan International Energy Group Ltd. #   1,169,295 
 467,783   Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR)   2,067,601 
         10,066,120 
Indonesia: 15.0%     
 61,614,215   Adaro Energy Tbk PT #   2,259,531 
 1,523,552   Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT #   1,032,029 
 2,574,300   Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk PT #   991,434 
 3,063,500   United Tractors Tbk PT #   3,667,350 
         7,950,344 
Philippines: 5.3%     
 963,230   Semirara Mining and Power Corp. #   2,806,387 
Poland: 2.6%     
 91,728   Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA #   1,369,267 
South Africa: 3.8%     
 524,266   Exxaro Resources Ltd. #   1,998,401 
Thailand: 6.6%     
 6,406,300   Banpu PCL (NVDR) #   3,533,709 
United States: 24.8%     
 75,255   Alliance Holdings GP LP   2,329,895 
 107,633   Alliance Resource Partners LP   2,395,911 
 157,544   Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *   414,341 
 201,728   Consol Energy, Inc.   1,976,934 
 34,208   FreightCar America, Inc.   587,009 
 144,633   Joy Global, Inc.   2,159,371 
 351,246   Natural Resource Partners LP   892,165 
 718,097   Peabody Energy Corp.   990,974 
 181,048   SunCoke Energy, Inc.   1,408,553 
         13,155,153 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $140,242,322)
   52,921,718 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.3%
(Cost: $140,709)
     
 140,709   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   140,709 
Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $140,383,031)
   53,062,427 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.0%   24,194 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $53,086,621 
      
ADR American Depositary Receipt
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $31,619,640 which represents 59.6% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   62.6%  $33,196,140 
Industrials   26.8    14,251,069 
Materials   10.3    5,474,509 
Money Market Fund   0.3    140,709 
    100.0%  $53,062,427 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $5,963,013   $   $5,963,013 
Canada   6,079,324            6,079,324 
China / Hong Kong   2,067,601    7,998,519        10,066,120 
Indonesia       7,950,344        7,950,344 
Philippines       2,806,387        2,806,387 
Poland       1,369,267        1,369,267 
South Africa       1,998,401        1,998,401 
Thailand       3,533,709        3,533,709 
United States   13,155,153            13,155,153 
Money Market Fund   140,709            140,709 
Total  $21,442,787   $31,619,640   $   $53,062,427 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.7%     
Austria: 0.8%     
 44,689   Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizis AG †  $592,124 
Brazil: 0.8%     
 215,888   Cosan Ltd. (Class A) (USD)   623,916 
Canada: 1.2%     
 54,311   Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †   902,649 
China / Hong Kong: 12.9%     
 4,073,000   China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. #   4,405,280 
 430,200   Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. #   443,466 
 13,730,000   GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. * #   2,659,705 
 38,279   JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †   839,841 
 88,252   Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * †   791,620 
 577,000   Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. #   1,002,990 
         10,142,902 
Denmark: 10.2%     
 153,679   Vestas Wind Systems A/S #   7,982,569 
Germany: 3.4%     
 78,762   Nordex SE * #   2,149,742 
 12,522   SMA Solar Technology AG * † #   541,641 
         2,691,383 
Italy: 4.5%     
 1,890,127   Enel Green Power SpA #   3,570,284 
Japan: 3.8%     
 141,904   Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #   3,017,829 
Philippines: 1.6%     
 10,893,300   Energy Development Corp. #   1,283,959 
Spain: 7.1%     
 256,025   EDP Renovaveis SA #   1,680,783 
 279,392   Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA #   3,874,480 
         5,555,263 
United States: 53.4%     
 152,109   Covanta Holding Corp.   2,654,302 
 132,738   Cree, Inc. * †   3,216,242 
 148,120   Eaton Corp. Plc   7,598,556 
 59,644   EnerSys, Inc.   3,195,726 
 97,114   First Solar, Inc. *   4,151,624 
 42,544   Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.   827,906 
 49,622   Itron, Inc. *   1,583,438 
 36,954   Power Integrations, Inc.   1,558,350 
 79,400   Solarcity Corp. * †   3,391,174 
 401,922   SunEdison, Inc. * †   2,885,800 
 74,819   Sunpower Corp. * †   1,499,373 
 33,298   Tesla Motors, Inc. * †   8,271,223 
 52,920   Veeco Instruments, Inc. *   1,085,389 
         41,919,103 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $93,542,955)
   78,281,981 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.3%
(Cost: $234,596)
     
 234,596   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   234,596 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $93,777,551)
     
         78,516,577 
          
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 26.7%     
Repurchase Agreements: 26.7%     
$4,981,922   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $4,981,937; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $5,081,567 including accrued interest)  $4,981,922 
 4,981,922   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $4,981,939; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $5,081,560 including accrued interest)   4,981,922 
 4,981,922   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $4,981,936; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $5,081,562 including accrued interest)   4,981,922 
 4,981,922   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $4,981,941; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $5,081,560 including accrued interest)   4,981,922 
 1,048,781   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,048,784; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $1,069,760 including accrued interest)   1,048,781 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $20,976,469)
   20,976,469 
Total Investments: 126.7%
(Cost: $114,754,020)
   99,493,046 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (26.7)%   (20,985,617)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $78,507,429 
      
ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
USDUnited States Dollar
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $21,082,429.
#Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $32,612,728 which represents 41.5% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   10.5%  $8,271,223 
Energy   1.8    1,451,822 
Industrials   45.0    35,310,834 
Information Technology   27.7    21,715,672 
Utilities   14.7    11,532,430 
Money Market Fund   0.3    234,596 
    100.0%  $78,516,577 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Austria  $592,124   $   $   $592,124 
Brazil   623,916            623,916 
Canada   902,649            902,649 
China / Hong Kong   1,631,461    8,511,441        10,142,902 
Denmark       7,982,569        7,982,569 
Germany       2,691,383        2,691,383 
Italy       3,570,284        3,570,284 
Japan       3,017,829        3,017,829 
Philippines       1,283,959        1,283,959 
Spain       5,555,263        5,555,263 
United States   41,919,103            41,919,103 
Money Market Fund   234,596            234,596 
Repurchase Agreements       20,976,469        20,976,469 
Total  $45,903,849   $53,589,197   $   $99,493,046 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2015, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $ 867,504. 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

 

GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Australia: 10.0%     
 100,267,893   Evolution Mining Ltd. ‡ #  $89,359,137 
 28,494,643   Newcrest Mining Ltd. * #   256,544,875 
 41,930,776   Northern Star Resources Ltd. ‡ † #   79,476,440 
 21,207,300   OceanaGold Corp. ‡ † #   32,185,728 
         457,566,180 
Canada: 52.0%     
 9,913,524   Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) †   251,010,428 
 17,870,871   Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡   65,943,514 
 64,744,679   B2GOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   67,981,913 
 38,605,617   Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   245,531,724 
 16,533,256   Centerra Gold, Inc. ‡   92,981,838 
 11,930,732   Detour Gold Corp. ‡ *   126,631,100 
 50,083,878   Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) ‡   161,270,087 
 5,450,511   Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) †   239,931,494 
 27,518,570   Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   344,532,496 
 27,355,615   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * †   44,589,653 
 80,115,957   Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) ‡ *   137,799,446 
 35,581,169   New Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ *   80,769,254 
 6,593,189   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. ‡   69,339,871 
 10,598,698   Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ †   67,301,732 
 20,554,324   Semafo, Inc. ‡ *   44,306,703 
 18,865,665   Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD)   226,576,637 
 66,151,231   Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡   112,457,093 
         2,378,954,983 
China / Hong Kong: 4.1%     
 1,856,472,000   G-Resources Group Ltd. ‡ #   48,353,957 
 61,114,500   Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. ‡ † #   32,113,641 
 403,322,000   Zijin Mining Group Ltd. ‡ † #   105,808,164 
         186,275,762 
Peru: 2.3%     
 17,836,969   Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) ‡   106,308,335 
South Africa: 9.6%     
 26,777,587   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) ‡ *   219,308,438 
 54,384,011   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) ‡   144,661,469 
 15,984,874   Sibanye Gold Ltd. (ADR) ‡   74,169,815 
         438,139,722 
United Kingdom: 6.5%     
 80,523,337   Cenatamin Plc ‡ #   74,371,155 
 3,803,282   Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)   224,735,933 
         299,107,088 
United States: 15.5%     
 20,336,476   Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) ‡ *   45,657,338 
 26,391,278   Hecla Mining Co. ‡   51,990,818 
 17,536,690   Newmont Mining Corp.   281,814,608 
 4,464,939   Royal Gold, Inc. ‡   209,762,834 
 15,655,820   Tahoe Resources, Inc. ‡ †   121,176,047 
         710,401,645 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $8,531,324,065)
   4,576,753,715 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $1,859,569)
     
 1,859,569   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   1,859,569 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $8,533,183,634)
   4,578,613,284 
          
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.9%     
Repurchase Agreements: 0.9%     
$9,708,278   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $9,708,308; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $9,902,456 including accrued interest)  $9,708,278 
 9,708,278   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $9,708,310; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $9,902,444 including accrued interest)   9,708,278 
 9,708,278   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $9,708,305; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $9,902,447 including accrued interest)   9,708,278 
 9,708,278   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $9,708,316; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $9,902,444 including accrued interest)   9,708,278 
 2,043,744   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $2,043,749; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $2,084,626 including accrued interest)   2,043,744 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $40,876,856)
   40,876,856 
Total Investments: 100.9%
(Cost: $8,574,060,490)
   4,619,490,140 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.9)%   (40,230,063)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $4,579,260,077 
   
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 $38,732,683.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $718,213,097 which represents 15.7% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Gold   89.8%  $4,109,708,481 
Precious Metals & Minerals   2.6    121,176,047 
Silver   7.6    345,869,187 
Money Market Fund   0.0    1,859,569 
    100.0%  $4,578,613,284 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended September 30, 2015 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value 12/31/14   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value 09/30/15 
Alacer Gold Corp.  $35,854,750   $24,183,988   $(17,917,985)  $(826,223)  $   $45,657,338 
Alamos Gold, Inc.   55,054,167    139,026,103    (75,513,641)   (66,357,245)   5,737,374    65,943,514 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   213,905,978    136,263,692    (105,729,582)   (112,426,220)       219,308,438 
AuRico Gold, Inc.   49,623,717    24,089,509    (66,753,222)   (32,125,022)   584,927     
B2GOLD Corp.   90,268,950    56,668,819    (37,757,972)   (10,217,978)       67,981,913 
Cenatamin Plc   64,162,567    41,558,999    (30,305,981)   3,758,269    2,324,941    74,371,155 
Centerra Gold, Inc.   74,741,382    48,677,808    (35,205,787)   (1,006,787)   1,538,738    92,981,838 
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA   159,759,741    95,002,102    (76,867,908)   (70,958,626)       106,308,335 
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.   32,050,319    27,745,493    (38,447,592)   (75,688,680)        
Detour Gold Corp.   78,405,696    71,796,072    (47,581,143)   4,274,572        126,631,100 
Eldorado Gold Corp.   235,952,883    149,208,164    (83,133,784)   (70,859,153)   699,165    161,270,087 
Evolution Mining Ltd.       102,573,632    (7,221,371)   (601,703)   458,518    89,359,137 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   35,768,464    20,770,256    (39,371,806)   (70,732,304)        
Gold Fields Ltd.   212,936,056    120,118,537    (75,843,458)   (50,161,725)   1,069,268    144,661,469 
G-Resources Group Ltd.   38,016,881    30,024,267    (23,388,328)   2,387,311    1,183,885    48,353,957 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   49,971,160    28,587,216    (41,144,163)   (120,337,650)        
Hecla Mining Co.   62,161,127    41,323,561    (28,228,956)   (10,163,105)   189,112    51,990,818 
IAMGOLD Corp.   61,699,863    34,019,986    (21,751,137)   (21,006,398)       44,589,653 
Kinross Gold Corp.   195,679,481    108,665,076    (69,223,406)   (140,768,821)       137,799,446 
New Gold, Inc.   131,532,502    65,719,583    (41,818,685)   (33,023,624)       80,769,254 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.       104,394,688    (26,767,231)   (714,681)   1,534,483    79,476,440 
OceanaGold Corp.   30,704,143    22,954,687    (16,700,184)   (128,302)   881,456    32,185,728 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.       110,380,473    (20,880,538)   (765,067)   436,224    69,339,871 
Pan American Silver Corp.   84,506,674    52,695,968    (36,080,949)   (13,217,935)   2,385,871    67,301,732 
Primero Mining Corp.   37,245,005    20,375,987    (43,282,112)   (41,180,820)        
Rio Alto Mining Ltd.   48,992,680    11,084,553    (54,953,721)   546,229         
Royal Gold, Inc.   231,210,200    132,519,757    (75,823,544)   (4,074,625)   2,966,948    209,762,834 
Semafo, Inc.   43,279,325    35,177,516    (22,549,760)   (2,755,605)       44,306,703 
Sibanye Gold Ltd.   103,070,198    69,887,732    (44,910,959)   2,900,742        74,169,815 
Tahoe Resources, Inc.       227,014,585    (27,091,087)   (2,478,563)   902,157    121,176,047 
Yamana Gold, Inc.   214,666,726    130,895,479    (80,440,959)   (104,004,635)   3,036,251    112,457,093 
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.   26,600,864    19,117,028    (14,287,580)   (1,004,267)   508,313    32,113,641 
Zijin Mining Group Ltd.   100,106,563    67,379,442    (55,346,372)   6,362,833    5,528,150    105,808,164 
   $2,797,928,062   $2,369,900,758   $(1,482,320,903)  $(1,037,355,808)  $31,965,781   $2,506,075,520 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $457,566,180   $   $457,566,180 
Canada   2,378,954,983            2,378,954,983 
China / Hong Kong       186,275,762        186,275,762 
Peru   106,308,335            106,308,335 
South Africa   438,139,722            438,139,722 
United Kingdom   224,735,933    74,371,155        299,107,088 
United States   710,401,645            710,401,645 
Money Market Fund   1,859,569            1,859,569 
Repurchase Agreements       40,876,856        40,876,856 
Total  $3,860,400,187   $759,089,953   $   $4,619,490,140 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%  
Australia: 16.7%      
  55,696,822   Beadell Resources Ltd. ‡ † #   $ 5,526,486  
  61,536,055   Evolution Mining Ltd. #     54,841,172  
  14,586,419   Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. ‡ * † #     7,425,154  
  34,180,859   Northern Star Resources Ltd. ‡ #     64,787,091  
  17,535,751   OceanaGold Corp. (CAD) ‡ †     25,505,120  
  27,700,861   Regis Resources Ltd. ‡ † #     35,051,969  
  25,498,430   Resolute Mining Ltd. * #     5,593,509  
  41,009,361   Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. ‡ * † #     14,539,089  
            213,269,590  
Canada: 60.1%      
  16,834,050   Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡     62,117,644  
  7,569,299   Argonaut Gold, Inc. *     7,678,263  
  10,644,374   Asanko Gold, Inc. ‡ * †     15,481,860  
  8,843,276   Centerra Gold, Inc.     49,733,946  
  6,884,699   Continental Gold, Inc. ‡ * †     8,473,002  
  6,111,237   Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. * †     9,936,971  
  6,960,054   Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * †     10,788,084  
  7,879,674   First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * †     25,214,957  
  7,546,475   Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (USD) ‡ *     16,451,315  
  6,688,267   Guyana Goldfields, Inc. *     17,859,324  
  25,235,777   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * †     41,134,316  
  4,637,668   Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. ‡ *     19,198,223  
  29,802,450   Lake Shore Gold Corp. ‡ *     24,896,505  
  2,596,363   MAG Silver Corp. * †     18,397,440  
  13,768,402   McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) ‡ †     12,043,221  
  11,917,770   Novagold Resources, Inc. (USD) * †     43,023,150  
  5,091,337   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. ‡ †     53,545,052  
  8,854,698   Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) ‡     56,227,332  
  10,617,841   Premier Gold Mines Ltd. ‡ * †     17,819,156  
  6,400,771   Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †     38,724,665  
  7,678,108   Primero Mining Corp. (USD) *     17,889,992  
  66,344,042   Romarco Minerals, Inc. ‡ *     23,257,776  
  21,902,241   Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USD) ‡ *     16,433,251  
  7,623,700   Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (USD) ‡ * †     20,355,279  
  2,672,939   Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †     15,503,046  
  16,760,033   Semafo, Inc. ‡ *     36,127,766  
  5,511,588   Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * †     35,935,554  
  11,022,327   Silvercorp Metals, Inc. ‡ †     6,988,124  
  3,539,254   Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc. ‡ *     488,373  
  20,899,888   Teranga Gold Corp. ‡ *     8,417,945  
  43,570,540   Torex Gold Resources, Inc. ‡ * †     40,622,939  
            770,764,471  
Cayman Islands: 0.9%      
  28,502,039   Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) ‡ *     11,692,490  
China / Hong Kong: 6.4%      
  18,132,827   China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (CAD) * †     25,697,301  
  248,126,000   China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd. ‡ * † #     9,826,911  
  68,224,000   China Silver Group Ltd. ‡ #     16,793,014  
  1,135,911,000   G-Resources Group Ltd. #     29,586,113  
  19,287,400   Real Gold Mining Ltd. * # §      
            81,903,339  
South Africa: 1.2%      
  25,515,394   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) ‡ *     15,385,783  
Turkey: 1.6%      
  2,872,736   Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS † #     20,848,087  
United Kingdom: 4.9%      
  60,460,444   Cenatamin Plc ‡ #     55,841,117  
  8,279,147   Highland Gold Mining Ltd. #     6,534,867  
  38,603,767   Patagonia Gold Plc #     804,090  
            63,180,074  
United States: 8.1%      
  14,188,005   Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) ‡ * †     31,853,431  
  7,716,942   Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. ‡ * †     21,761,776  
  3,572,778   Gold Resource Corp. ‡ †     9,039,128  
  20,957,500   Hecla Mining Co. ‡ †     41,286,275  
  71,691   Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. * †     82,445  
            104,023,055  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,781,453,325)  
  1,281,066,889  
       
Principal
Amount
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 5.8%      
Repurchase Agreements: 5.8%      
$ 17,795,058   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $17,795,112; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $18,150,982 including accrued interest)   $ 17,795,058  
  17,795,058   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $17,795,117; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $18,150,959 including accrued interest)     17,795,058  
  17,795,058   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $17,795,107; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $18,150,966 including accrued interest)     17,795,058  
  17,795,058   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $17,795,127; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $18,150,959 including accrued interest)     17,795,058  
  3,746,170   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $3,746,179; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $3,821,106 including accrued interest)     3,746,170  
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $74,926,402)  
  74,926,402  
Total Investments: 105.7%
(Cost: $1,856,379,727)  
  1,355,993,291  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.7)%   (73,579,088 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 1,282,414,203  

 

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 $69,974,755.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $327,998,669 which represents 25.6% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $ which represents 0.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Gold   39.8%  $509,741,668 
Materials   53.0    678,670,068 
Precious Metals & Minerals   0.8    10,741,061 
Silver   6.4    81,914,092 
    100.0%  $1,281,066,889 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended September 30, 2015 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value 12/31/14    Purchases    Sales Proceeds    Realized Gain (Loss)    Dividend Income    Value 09/30/15  
Alacer Gold Corp.  $30,975,520   $13,476,266   $(15,085,899)  $(82,708)  $   $(b)
(b)Alamos Gold, Inc.   52,094,504    111,631,614    (57,488,519)   (14,798,350)   4,275,190    62,117,644 
Allied Nevada Gold Corp.   6,202,778    1,000,254    (1,000,076)   (28,088,934)        
Argonaut Gold, Inc.   15,455,253    4,405,924    (6,743,287)   (12,174,627)       (b)
Asanko Gold, Inc.   17,401,087    7,995,262    (8,484,375)   (2,214,643)       15,481,860 
AuRico Gold, Inc.   58,337,962    10,931,870    (63,000,919)   (6,166,827)   607,291     
Beadell Resources Ltd.   8,822,317    3,808,389    (2,149,585)   (1,971,053)   434,263    5,526,486 
Cenatamin Plc   80,951,255    20,488,679    (42,529,880)   (2,650,979)   1,895,700    55,841,117 
China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.   (a)   5,815,728    (6,097,792)   (2,137,599)       9,826,911 
China Silver Group Ltd.   (a)   25,719,854    (6,884,019)   2,290,107    277,469    16,793,014 
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.   33,543,936    13,983,031    (14,816,297)   (2,649,862)       21,761,776 
Continental Gold Ltd.   11,300,658    2,187,538    (15,365,866)   (11,365,090)        
Continental Gold, Inc.       15,405,257    (2,968,467)   252,967        8,473,002 
DRDGOLD Ltd.   5,192,261    1,949,181    (6,639,659)   (6,305,775)        
Endeavour Mining Corp.   11,464,177    3,774,758    (5,075,491)   (1,887,436)       11,692,490 
Endeavour Silver Corp.   16,274,609    4,702,434    (5,376,873)   (5,464,877)       10,788,084 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   48,717,167    12,682,478    (22,211,190)   (1,154,395)       25,214,957 
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.   31,743,506    8,641,667    (6,122,197)   (977,644)       16,451,315 
Gold Resource Corp.   12,415,889    4,230,606    (4,428,255)   (2,274,247)   310,722    9,039,128 
Great Panther Silver Ltd.   6,415,211    1,178,718    (4,375,030)   (8,824,585)        
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   47,284,787    14,040,019    (10,807,086)   (3,809,274)       15,385,783 
Hecla Mining Co.   75,112,771    18,450,207    (38,004,495)   1,404,812    181,015    41,286,275 
IAMGOLD Corp.   84,036,193    19,419,876    (28,440,214)   (8,405,361)       41,134,316 
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.   8,402,461    2,426,492    (3,010,598)   (1,237,157)       7,425,154 
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc.   10,691,953    9,235,969    (5,993,443)   1,033,350        19,198,223 
Lake Shore Gold Corp.   21,023,120    8,638,527    (11,291,738)   1,578,561        24,896,505 
McEwen Mining, Inc.   15,121,820    5,500,430    (4,652,669)   (3,959,558)   63,925    12,043,221 
Medusa Mining Ltd.   6,717,260    3,371,047    (6,835,381)   (18,704,742)        
Midway Gold Corp.   8,325,992    1,320,460    (1,098,946)   (11,196,134)        
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   47,886,864    18,008,156    (29,002,816)   8,758,746    1,310,354    64,787,091 
OceanaGold Corp.   38,366,189    11,165,144    (20,293,791)   (3,527,889)   949,827    25,505,120 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.       110,264,760    (42,512,116)   174,667    364,679    53,545,052 
Pan American Silver Corp.       84,743,463    (4,323,796)   (1,559,536)   382,857    56,227,332 
Paramount Gold and Silver Corp.   10,774,185    1,839,139    (4,531,870)   (1,428,645)   712,041     
Perseus Mining Ltd.   7,266,429    2,831,930    (10,993,114)   (7,052,078)        
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.   17,606,006    6,414,242    (6,791,103)   (1,227,498)       17,819,156 
Pretium Resources, Inc.   42,922,393    20,670,145    (24,072,718)   (2,791,509)       (b)
Primero Mining Corp.   34,708,865    10,292,066    (15,464,273)   (6,163,118)       (b)
Regis Resources Ltd.   49,556,231    14,510,529    (14,899,253)   (6,979,372)   1,162,771    35,051,969 
Rio Alto Mining Ltd.   54,084,299    7,787,369    (63,615,488)   870,671         
Romarco Minerals, Inc.   17,003,244    29,952,699    (16,546,548)   (9,865,722)       23,257,776 
Rubicon Minerals Corp.   22,806,787    6,271,651    (7,814,811)   (2,238,522)       16,433,251 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.   25,036,203    8,056,823    (6,594,772)   (2,797,052)       20,355,279 
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.   10,229,869    3,869,961    (7,268,111)   567,813        14,539,089 
Seabridge Gold, Inc.   21,592,909    6,955,347    (6,841,834)   (2,952,703)       15,503,046 
Semafo, Inc.   42,813,604    13,426,254    (12,371,675)   293,755        36,127,766 
Silver Lake Resources Ltd.   5,853,241    1,259,031    (5,116,450)   (13,500,851)        
Silver Standard Resources, Inc.   26,700,369    13,599,902    (13,203,438)   493,363        35,935,554 
Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   16,413,426    4,346,816    (5,676,761)   (6,813,236)   96,459    6,988,124 
Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc.   1,283,390                    488,373 
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp.   4,856,646    556,257    (4,297,671)   (14,311,347)        
Teranga Gold Corp.   8,191,876    3,685,294    (4,194,255)   (170,290)       8,417,945 
Timmins Gold Corp.   9,526,798    8,209,718    (5,617,140)   (17,747,388)        
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.   50,726,173    14,295,543    (14,862,643)   (7,584,957)       40,622,939 
Troy Resources Ltd.   4,469,637    3,714,325    (6,223,745)   (9,773,194)        
   $1,294,700,080   $763,139,099   $(760,108,438)  $(259,267,952)  $13,024,563   $901,982,123 

 

  (a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.
  (b) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period.

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
    Australia  $25,505,120   $187,764,470   $   $213,269,590 
    Canada   770,764,471            770,764,471 
    Cayman Islands   11,692,490            11,692,490 
    China / Hong Kong   25,697,301    56,206,038    0    81,903,339 
    South Africa   15,385,783            15,385,783 
    Turkey       20,848,087        20,848,087 
    United Kingdom       63,180,074        63,180,074 
    United States   104,023,055            104,023,055 
Repurchase Agreements       74,926,402        74,926,402 
Total  $953,068,220   $402,925,071   $0   $1,355,993,291 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period September 30, 2015.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended September 30, 2015:

 

   Common Stocks   
   China/Hong Kong   
Balance as of December 31, 2014  $3,039,646   
Realized gain (loss)      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (3,039,646)  
Purchases      
Sales      
Transfers in and/or out of level 3      
Balance as of September 30, 2015  $0   

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
        Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 100.5%        
Argentina: 0.1%        
  2,303     Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A (ADR) *   $ 22,523  
  2,705     YPF SA (ADR)     41,197  
              63,720  
Australia: 3.8%        
  60,462     Alumina Ltd. #     48,126  
  10,675     Bega Cheese Ltd. † #     35,612  
  78,482     BHP Billiton Ltd. #     1,240,187  
  13,823     BlueScope Steel Ltd. #     35,232  
  3,789     Caltex Australia Ltd. #     83,683  
  41,608     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. † #     53,740  
  14,211     GrainCorp. Ltd. #     90,778  
  10,234     Iluka Resources Ltd. #     44,983  
  47,919     Newcrest Mining Ltd. * #     431,428  
  16,415     Oil Search Ltd. #     83,387  
  15,573     Origin Energy Ltd. #     67,311  
  14,069     Santos Ltd. † #     39,833  
  5,521     Select Harvests Ltd. #     43,282  
  130,134     South32 Ltd. * #     125,849  
  9,944     Woodside Petroleum Ltd. #     203,620  
              2,627,051  
Austria: 0.3%        
  1,975     OMV AG #     48,007  
  4,415     Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizis AG †     58,498  
  2,657     Voestalpine AG #     91,260  
              197,765  
Bermuda: 0.1%        
  4,096     Nabors Industries Ltd. (USD)     38,707  
Brazil: 0.6%        
  11,819     Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (ADR)     45,858  
  16,966     Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR) †     16,259  
  4,750     Fibria Celulose SA     64,177  
  21,861     Gerdau SA (ADR)     29,950  
  20,890     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) * †     90,872  
  3,800     SLC Agricola SA     17,082  
  36,979     Vale SA (ADR) †     155,312  
              419,510  
Canada: 10.9%        
  13,646     Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)     345,517  
  11,113     Agrium, Inc. (USD) †     994,613  
  16,040     Alamos Gold, Inc.     59,102  
  4,806     ARC Resources Ltd. †     63,234  
  58,157     B2Gold Corp. * †     61,163  
  73,113     Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)     464,999  
  9,679     Cameco Corp. (USD)     117,793  
  15,358     Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (USD)     298,713  
  1,445     Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) *     24,016  
  1,614     Canfor Corp. *     19,153  
  9,949     Centerra Gold, Inc.     55,952  
  10,716     Detour Gold Corp. *     113,738  
  5,351     Dominion Diamond Corp.     56,914  
  1,353     Domtar Corp. (USD)     48,370  
  44,984     Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD)     144,848  
  12,024     Enbridge, Inc. (USD)     446,451  
  11,800     EnCana Corp. (USD)     75,992  
  16,849     First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     61,454  
  52,116     Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)     652,492  
  4,144     Husky Energy, Inc.     64,322  
  3,569     Imperial Oil Ltd. (USD)     112,816  
  71,959     Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) *     123,769  
  15,308     Lundin Mining Corp. *     43,046  
  12,450     New Gold, Inc. * †     27,951  
  9,519     Pan American Silver Corp. (USD)     60,446  
  64,980     Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD)     1,335,339  
  2,043     Resolute Forest Products (USD) *     16,977  
  25,379     Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD)     304,802  
  20,291     Suncor Energy, Inc. (USD)     542,176  
  11,368     Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD)     54,566  
  2,592     Tourmaline Oil Corp. *     60,068  
  9,950     TransCanada Corp. (USD) †     314,221  
  61,899     Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.  *     157,437  
  1,469     West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.     46,458  
  59,420     Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD)     101,014  
              7,469,922  
Chile: 0.3%        
  110,565     Aguas Andinas SA     57,380  
  9,403     Antofagasta Plc (GBP) #     71,319  
  31,830     Empresas CMPC SA     81,730  
  14,857     Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA     20,483  
              230,912  
China / Hong Kong: 2.1%        
  3,858     Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. (ADR) †     29,938  
  27,100     Angang New Steel Co. Ltd. #     10,958  
  171,714     China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. * #     59,093  
  58,000     China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. #     23,538  
  31,000     China Gas Holdings Ltd. #     42,759  
  32,700     China Hongqiao Group Ltd. #     15,396  
  222,600     China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. #     68,177  
  29,900     China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (Class H) #     14,622  
  25,100     China Oilfield Services Ltd. (Class H) #     25,300  
  357,627     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. #     219,062  
  47,691     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. #     73,248  
  225,679     CNOOC Ltd. #     232,365  
  11,800     Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. #     12,164  
  52,800     Fosun International Ltd. #     91,170  
  48,300     Huaneng Power International, Inc. #     52,298  
  31,300     Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (Class H) #     38,165  
  47,800     Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. #     34,346  
  36,400     Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. #     18,472  
  42,800     Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Class H) * † #     9,295  
  36,557     Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. #     19,067  
  296,440     PetroChina Co. Ltd. (Class-H) #     206,442  
  11,400     Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd. #     6,772  
  25,000     Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. #     11,126  
  54,900     Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. † #     28,848  
  361,461     Zijin Mining Group Ltd. #     94,826  
              1,437,447  
Denmark: 0.6%        
  7,749     Vestas Wind Systems A/S #     402,507  
Finland: 0.2%        
  1,799     Neste Oil OYJ † #     41,361  
  7,521     Outokumpu Oyj * † #     17,349  
  12,260     Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares) #     92,670  
              151,380  
France: 3.2%        
  156     Eramet SA * † #     5,750  
  12,331     Suez Environnement Co. #     221,352  
  1,636     Technip SA #     77,342  
  33,884     Total SA † #     1,522,631  
  16,723     Veolia Environnement SA #     380,995  
              2,208,070  
Germany: 0.6%        
  825     Aurubis AG #     52,454  
  1,014     BayWa AG #     32,637  
  149     KWS Saat AG #     49,617  
  2,154     Nordex SE * #     58,792  
  941     Salzgitter AG #     23,350  
  10,657     ThyssenKrupp AG #     187,072  
              403,922  
Hungary: 0.1%        
  895     MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc #     38,996  
India: 0.4%        
  11,101     Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) # Reg S 144A     288,747  
  1,567     Vedanta Resources Plc (GBP) #     10,107  
              298,854  
Indonesia: 0.1%        
  24,544     Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT #     30,448  
  217,700     Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT #     20,657  
              51,105  
Ireland: 0.2%        
  5,051     Smurfit Kappa Group Plc #     135,732  
Italy: 0.9%        
  37,743     ENI SpA #     593,099  
  3,530     Saipem SpA * † #     28,276  
              621,375  
Japan: 3.5%        
  8,600     Calbee, Inc. #     278,761  
  9,600     Daido Steel Co. † #     30,484  
  2,100     Daio Paper Corp. † #     17,319  
  7,900     Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. #     59,965  
  4,917     Hitachi Metals Ltd. #     57,196  
  3,300     Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd. #     17,959  
  15,200     Inpex Holdings, Inc. #     136,126  
  14,164     JFE Holdings, Inc. #     186,340  
  35,000     JX Holdings, Inc. #     126,593  
  89,035     Kobe Steel Ltd. #     96,700  
  3,865     Kurita Water Industries Ltd. #     82,196  
  32,629     Mitsubishi Materials Corp. #     99,306  
  2,500     Nippon Paper Industries #     38,225  
  23,210     Nippon Steel Corp. #     423,656  
  21,614     Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. #     64,628  
  20,850     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. #     303,695  
  20,976     OJI Paper Co. Ltd. #     90,183  
  5,170     Rengo Co. Ltd. #     20,017  
  3,583     Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. #     40,201  
  13,323     Sumitomo Metal Mining Ltd. #     151,599  
  4,200     TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK #     40,770  
              2,361,919  
Luxembourg: 0.4%        
  8,003     Adecoagro SA (USD) *     63,704  
  24,844     ArcelorMittal #     128,705  
  3,314     Tenaris SA (ADR)     79,901  
  1,177     Ternium SA (ADR)     14,465  
              286,775  
Malaysia: 0.6%        
  16,951     Genting Plantation Bhd #     38,140  
  221,194     IOI Corp. Bhd #     204,719  
  32,378     Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd #     159,941  
  4,200     Petronas Dagangan Bhd #     20,896  
              423,696  
Mexico: 0.8%        
  15,450     Gruma, SAB de CV     214,062  
  104,714     Grupo Mexico, SAB de CV     252,845  
  7,737     Industrias Penoles, SA de CV     105,202  
              572,109  
Netherlands: 1.3%        
  597     Core Laboratories NV (USD)     59,581  
  34,434     Royal Dutch Shell Plc (GBP) #     815,277  
              874,858  
Norway: 1.8%        
  26,621     Marine Harvest ASA #     338,005  
  33,395     Norsk Hydro ASA #     111,138  
  4,913     SeaDrill Ltd. #     28,637  
  14,768     Statoil ASA #     214,880  
  13,701     Yara International ASA #     545,493  
              1,238,153  
Peru: 0.3%        
  11,593     Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR)     69,094  
  4,543     Southern Copper Corp. (USD) †     121,389  
              190,483  
Philippines: 0.0%        
  44,600     Nickel Asia Corp. #     6,122  
Poland: 0.3%        
  3,326     KGHM Polska Miedz SA #     71,801  
  4,322     Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA † #     75,413  
  23,185     Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo SA #     39,831  
              187,045  
Portugal: 0.1%        
  5,844     Galp Energia, SGPS, SA #     57,608  
  3,965     Portucel-Empresa Productora de Pasta e Papel SA #     13,768  
              71,376  
Russia: 2.1%        
  6,632     Evraz Plc (GBP) * #     7,335  
  6,804     Lukoil (ADR) #     231,747  
  2,732     Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (GDR) Reg S     11,024  
  16,254     MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) #     233,553  
  980     Novatek OAO (GDR) # Reg S     90,919  
  2,052     Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) #     23,523  
  84,723     OAO Gazprom (ADR) #     341,803  
  6,350     PhosAgro OAO (GDR) # Reg S     87,856  
  12,680     Polymetal International (GBP) #     109,271  
  14,874     Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) # Reg S     55,049  
  4,302     Severstal OAO (GDR) # Reg S     45,649  
  13,538     Surgutneftegas OJSC (ADR) #     69,275  
  3,363     Tatneft (ADR) #     94,308  
              1,401,312  
Singapore: 0.8%        
  539,519     Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #     125,507  
  36,900     Olam International Ltd. #     52,568  
  194,364     Wilmar International Ltd. #     351,970  
              530,045  
South Africa: 1.6%        
  2,444     African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. #     9,193  
  3,724     Anglo American Platinum Ltd. * #     61,839  
  25,241     AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) *     206,724  
  2,994     Astral Foods Ltd. #     37,732  
  43,533     Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)     115,798  
  34,528     Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * † #     96,112  
  1,339     Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. † #     7,632  
  7,906     Mondi Plc (GBP) #     165,922  
  21,714     Northern Platinum Ltd. * † #     42,496  
  30,900     Petra Diamonds Ltd. (GBP) * #     39,455  
  10,024     Sappi Ltd. * #     30,853  
  7,124     Sasol Ltd. #     200,017  
  40,615     Sibanye Gold Ltd. #     46,274  
              1,060,047  
South Korea: 1.1%        
  1,860     Hyundai Steel Co. #     81,075  
  337     Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. #     132,521  
  1,962     POSCO #     277,417  
  869     SK Energy Co. Ltd. * #     72,377  
  585     S-Oil Corp. #     31,129  
  1,840     Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. #     130,201  
  21     Young Poong Corp. #     23,951  
              748,671  
Spain: 0.4%        
  3,200     Acerinox SA #     28,582  
  7,726     Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA #     107,141  
  1,409     Pescanova SA * # §      
  14,543     Repsol YPF SA #     169,443  
              305,166  
Sweden: 0.9%        
  4,328     BillerudKorsnas AB #     62,189  
  6,689     Boliden AB #     104,524  
  1,097     Holmen AB (B Shares) #     30,702  
  3,012     Lundin Petroleum AB * #     38,793  
  4,315     SSAB AB (B Shares) * † #     13,015  
  13,290     Svenska Cellulosa AB (B Shares) #     371,124  
              620,347  
Switzerland: 3.9%        
  155,227     Glencore Xstrata Plc (GBP) * #     215,750  
  7,248     Syngenta AG #     2,316,395  
  4,796     Transocean, Inc. (USD) †     61,964  
  10,881     Weatherford International Plc (USD) *     92,271  
              2,686,380  
Taiwan: 0.3%        
  304,172     China Steel Corp. #     177,756  
  24,420     Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #     58,275  
              236,031  
Thailand: 0.2%        
  19,500     PTT Exploration & Production PCL (NVDR) #     37,772  
  12,000     PTT PCL (NVDR) #     79,689  
              117,461  
Turkey: 0.1%        
  43,653     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS #     53,843  
  1,722     Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS * #     42,173  
              96,016  
United Kingdom: 8.1%        
  33,998     Anglo American Plc #     284,365  
  47,739     BG Group Plc #     689,588  
  255,504     BP Plc #     1,297,981  
  71,504     Centrica Plc #     248,735  
  77,328     CNH Industrial NV (USD)     504,179  
  19,955     DS Smith Plc #     119,366  
  3,309     Ensco Plc CL A (USD)     46,591  
  6,445     Kazakhmys Plc * † #     8,277  
  3,396     Noble Corp Plc (USD) †     37,050  
  14,228     Pennon Group Plc #     167,578  
  3,592     Petrofac Ltd. #     41,889  
  24,745     Polyus Gold International Ltd.     72,154  
  5,768     Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)     340,831  
  30,327     Rio Tinto Plc #     1,018,912  
  8,241     Severn Trent Plc #     272,973  
  12,740     Tullow Oil Plc #     32,791  
  23,581     United Utilities Group Plc #     330,948  
              5,514,208  
United States: 47.4%        
  5,833     AGCO Corp.     271,993  
  32,032     Alcoa, Inc.     309,429  
  2,671     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     37,875  
  1,288     American States Water Co.     53,323  
  7,130     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     430,581  
  2,048     Andersons, Inc.     69,755  
  5,305     Apache Corp.     207,744  
  6,114     Aqua America, Inc.     161,838  
  47,391     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     1,964,357  
  6,117     Baker Hughes, Inc.     318,329  
  11,195     Bunge Ltd.     820,593  
  5,808     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     126,963  
  2,688     Cameron International Corp. *     164,828  
  1,212     Carpenter Technology Corp.     36,081  
  18,137     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     814,351  
  3,320     Cheniere Energy, Inc. *     160,356  
  7,258     Chesapeake Energy Corp. †     53,201  
  26,409     Chevron Corp.     2,083,142  
  1,326     Cimarex Energy Co.     135,888  
  1,688     Concho Resources, Inc.  *     165,930  
  17,311     ConocoPhillips     830,236  
  3,214     Consol Energy, Inc. †     31,497  
  1,152     Continental Resources, Inc. *     33,373  
  3,572     Cree, Inc. *     86,550  
  12,857     Darling International, Inc. *     144,513  
  24,263     Deere & Co.     1,795,462  
  5,422     Devon Energy Corp.     201,102  
  905     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     15,657  
  7,707     EOG Resources, Inc.     561,070  
  2,139     EQT Corp.     138,543  
  58,516     Exxon Mobil Corp.     4,350,665  
  2,617     First Solar, Inc. *     111,877  
  3,221     FMC Technologies, Inc. *     99,851  
  25,439     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     246,504  
  7,076     Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     90,502  
  11,996     Halliburton Co.     424,059  
  1,512     Helmerich & Payne, Inc. †     71,457  
  3,384     Hess Corp.     169,403  
  2,646     HollyFrontier Corp.     129,231  
  5,554     Ingredion, Inc.     484,920  
  8,993     International Paper Co.     339,845  
  1,319     Itron, Inc. *     42,089  
  25,225     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     698,228  
  891     Lindsay Corp. †     60,401  
  3,071     Louisiana-Pacific Corp. *     43,731  
  9,504     Marathon Oil Corp.     146,362  
  36,409     Monsanto Co.     3,107,144  
  26,240     Mosaic Co.     816,326  
  2,279     Murphy Oil Corp.     55,152  
  5,387     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     202,821  
  33,212     Newmont Mining Corp.     533,717  
  5,966     Noble Energy, Inc.     180,054  
  7,816     Nucor Corp.     293,491  
  10,722     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     709,260  
  1,373     Oceaneering International, Inc.     53,931  
  2,936     ONEOK, Inc.     94,539  
  1,192     Ormat Technologies, Inc.     40,564  
  2,104     Packaging Corp. of America     126,577  
  6,720     Phillips 66     516,365  
  5,053     Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. †     105,001  
  2,095     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     254,836  
  2,377     Range Resources Corp.     76,349  
  1,797     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     97,056  
  1,594     Royal Gold, Inc.     74,886  
  17,760     Schlumberger Ltd.     1,224,907  
  656     Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.     22,553  
  21     Seaboard Corp. *     64,659  
  5,395     Southwestern Energy Co. *     68,463  
  9,422     Spectra Energy Corp.     247,516  
  5,920     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     101,706  
  7,590     Stillwater Mining Co. *     78,405  
  1,887     Sunpower Corp. * †     37,815  
  1,728     Tesoro Corp.     168,031  
  10,570     Tractor Supply Co.     891,262  
  23,687     Tyson Foods, Inc.     1,020,910  
  3,577     United States Steel Corp. †     37,272  
  6,977     Valero Energy Corp.     419,318  
  5,637     WestRock Co.     289,967  
  11,069     Weyerhaeuser Co.     302,626  
  2,865     Whiting Petroleum Corp. *     43,749  
  9,575     Williams Companies, Inc.     352,839  
  1,151     Worthington Industries, Inc.     30,478  
              32,474,230  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $99,181,669)  
    68,799,425  
RIGHTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
       
China / Hong Kong: 0.0%        
  5,443     Fosun International Ltd. Rights (HKD 13.42, expiring 10/19/15 ) * #      
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $12,020)
       
  12,020     Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund     12,020  
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.5%
(Cost: $99,193,689)
    68,811,445  
         
Principal
Amount
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 4.0%        
Repurchase Agreements: 4.0%        
$ 1,000,000     Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   $ 1,000,000  
  1,000,000     Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.63% to 6.50%, due 12/28/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,003 including accrued interest)     1,000,000  
  765,826     Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc., 0.13%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $765,829; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.00% to 4.50%, due 10/20/41 to 5/20/45, valued at $781,143 including accrued interest)     765,826  
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $2,765,826)  
    2,765,826  
Total Investments: 104.5%
(Cost: $101,959,515)  
    71,577,271  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.5)%     (3,076,814 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 68,500,457  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
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 $2,703,552.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $25,616,478 which represents 37.4% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $ 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 $288,747, or 0.4% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   1.6%  $1,061,664 
Consumer Staples   11.2    7,694,010 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   0.0    0 
Energy   41.0    28,232,515 
Financials   0.5    325,149 
Industrials   5.0    3,425,414 
Information Technology   0.4    302,347 
Materials   37.2    25,602,744 
Utilities   3.1    2,155,582 
Money Market Fund   0.0    12,020 
    100.0%  $68,811,445 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
    Argentina  $63,720   $   $   $63,720 
    Australia       2,627,051        2,627,051 
    Austria   58,498    139,267        197,765 
    Bermuda   38,707            38,707 
    Brazil   419,510            419,510 
    Canada   7,469,922            7,469,922 
    Chile   159,593    71,319        230,912 
    China / Hong Kong   29,938    1,407,509        1,437,447 
    Denmark       402,507        402,507 
    Finland       151,380        151,380 
    France       2,208,070        2,208,070 
    Germany       403,922        403,922 
    Hungary       38,996        38,996 
    India       298,854        298,854 
    Indonesia       51,105        51,105 
    Ireland       135,732        135,732 
    Italy       621,375        621,375 
    Japan       2,361,919        2,361,919 
    Luxembourg   158,070    128,705        286,775 
    Malaysia       423,696        423,696 
    Mexico   572,109            572,109 
    Netherlands   59,581    815,277        874,858 
    Norway       1,238,153        1,238,153 
    Peru   190,483            190,483 
    Philippines       6,122        6,122 
    Poland       187,045        187,045 
    Portugal       71,376        71,376 
    Russia   11,024    1,390,288        1,401,312 
    Singapore       530,045        530,045 
    South Africa   322,522    737,525        1,060,047 
    South Korea       748,671        748,671 
    Spain       305,166    0    305,166 
    Sweden       620,347        620,347 
    Switzerland   154,235    2,532,145        2,686,380 
    Taiwan       236,031        236,031 
    Thailand       117,461        117,461 
    Turkey       96,016        96,016 
    United Kingdom   1,000,805    4,513,403        5,514,208 
    United States   32,474,230            32,474,230 
Rights                    
    China / Hong Kong                
Money Market Fund   12,020            12,020 
Repurchase Agreements       2,765,826        2,765,826 
Total  $43,194,967   $28,382,304   $0   $71,577,271 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2015, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $265,090 and transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $181,924. 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 September 30, 2015:

 

    Common Stocks
    China/Hong Kong     Spain
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ 10,727     $ 0
Realized gain (loss)          
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)          
Purchases          
Sales          
Transfers in and/or out of level 3     (10,727 )    
Balance as of September 30, 2015   $     $ 0

 

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 resulted primarily from security resuming trading.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

OIL REFINERS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%     
Australia: 4.7%     
 5,740   Caltex Australia Ltd. #  $126,773 
Finland: 3.7%     
 4,345   Neste Oil OYJ #   99,897 
India: 6.7%     
 6,941   Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) # Reg S 144A   180,542 
Japan: 14.4%     
 21,000   Cosmo Oil Co Ltd. *   27,834 
 4,100   Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. #   62,910 
 41,800   JX Holdings, Inc. #   151,189 
 6,600   Showa Shell Sekiyu KK #   52,113 
 10,000   TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK #   97,071 
         391,117 
Poland: 4.2%     
 6,575   Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA #   114,725 
Portugal: 4.4%     
 12,223   Galp Energia, SGPS, SA #   120,490 
South Korea: 7.4%     
 1,495   SK Energy Co. Ltd. * #   124,516 
 1,412   S-Oil Corp. #   75,135 
         199,651 
Taiwan: 4.8%     
 54,000   Formosa Petrochemical Corp. #   128,863 
Thailand: 3.3%     
 360,200   IRPC PCL (NVDR) #   37,454 
 35,300   Thai Oil PCL (NVDR) #   51,460 
         88,914 
Turkey: 3.8%     
 4,159   Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS * #   101,856 
United States: 42.5%     
 2,208   Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP   53,610 
 2,934   HollyFrontier Corp.   143,297 
 4,072   Marathon Petroleum Corp.   188,656 
 1,731   Northern Tier Energy LP   39,467 
 1,715   PBF Energy, Inc.   48,415 
 2,738   Phillips 66   210,388 
 1,577   Tesoro Corp.   153,348 
 3,583   Valero Energy Corp.   215,338 
 2,203   Western Refining, Inc.   97,196 
         1,149,715 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $2,883,683)
   2,702,543 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $1,186)
     
 1,186   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   1,186 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $2,884,869)
   2,703,729 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%   3,019 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $2,706,748 

 

GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
   
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $1,552,828 which represents 57.4% 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 $180,542, or 6.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   100.0%  $2,702,543 
Money Market Fund   0.0    1,186 
    100.0%  $2,703,729 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $126,773   $   $126,773 
Finland       99,897        99,897 
India       180,542        180,542 
Japan       391,117        391,117 
Poland       114,725        114,725 
Portugal       120,490        120,490 
South Korea       199,651        199,651 
Taiwan       128,863        128,863 
Thailand       88,914        88,914 
Turkey       101,856        101,856 
United States   1,149,715            1,149,715 
Money Market Fund   1,186            1,186 
Total  $1,150,901   $1,552,828   $   $2,703,729 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

OIL SERVICES ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%     
Bermuda: 6.0%     
 3,726,626   Nabors Industries Ltd. (USD)  $35,216,616 
 4,471,609   Seadrill Ltd. (USD) †   26,382,493 
         61,599,109 
Luxembourg: 4.6%     
 1,965,244   Tenaris SA (ADR)   47,382,033 
Netherlands: 3.3%     
 338,648   Core Laboratories NV (USD) †   33,797,070 
Switzerland: 7.7%     
 2,914,708   Transocean, Inc. (USD) †   37,658,027 
 5,015,922   Weatherford International Plc (USD) *   42,535,019 
         80,193,046 
United Kingdom: 5.7%     
 2,473,875   Ensco Plc CL A (USD)   34,832,160 
 2,227,578   Noble Corp Plc (USD) †   24,302,876 
         59,135,036 
United States: 72.6%     
 1,619,514   Baker Hughes, Inc.   84,279,509 
 848,866   Cameron International Corp. *   52,052,463 
 87,040   CARBO Ceramics, Inc. †   1,652,890 
 835,191   Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. †   14,448,804 
 1,525,957   FMC Technologies, Inc. *   47,304,667 
 3,671,668   Halliburton Co.   129,793,464 
 919,580   Helmerich & Payne, Inc. †   43,459,351 
 1,977,560   McDermott International, Inc. *   8,503,508 
 1,432,462   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   53,932,194 
 836,356   Oceaneering International, Inc.   32,852,064 
 386,179   Oil States International, Inc. *   10,090,857 
 1,412,322   Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   18,557,911 
 1,099,875   Rowan Companies Plc   17,762,981 
 2,986,464   Schlumberger Ltd.   205,976,422 
 1,660,069   Superior Energy Services, Inc.   20,966,671 
 248,457   Tidewater, Inc. †   3,264,725 
 463,997   US Silica Holdings, Inc. †   6,537,718 
         751,436,199 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,754,678,964)
   1,033,542,493 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $493,098)
     
 493,098   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   493,098 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%
(Cost: $1,755,172,062)
   1,034,035,591 

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 11.0%     
Repurchase Agreements: 11.0%     
$27,049,718   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $27,049,801; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $27,590,746 including accrued interest)  $27,049,718 
 27,049,718   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $27,049,808; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $27,590,712 including accrued interest)   27,049,718 
 27,049,718   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $27,049,793; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $27,590,723 including accrued interest)   27,049,718 
  27,049,718    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $27,049,823; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $27,590,712 including accrued interest)   27,049,718 
  5,694,423    Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $5,694,437; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $5,808,330 including accrued interest)   5,694,423 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $113,893,295)
   113,893,295 
Total Investments: 111.0%
(Cost: $1,869,065,357)
   1,147,928,886 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (11.0)%   (113,457,297)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $1,034,471,589 

 

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 $112,504,052.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   0.7%  $6,537,718 
Oil & Gas Drilling   24.4    252,621,219 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services   74.9    774,383,556 
Money Market Fund   0.0    493,098 
    100.0%  $1,034,035,591 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $1,033,542,493   $   $   $1,033,542,493 
Money Market Fund   493,098            493,098 
Repurchase Agreements       113,893,295        113,893,295 
Total  $1,034,035,591   $113,893,295   $   $1,147,928,886 

 

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

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 95.7%     
Australia: 16.7%     
 8,782,821   Alkane Resources Ltd. * #  $1,452,138 
 601,770   Iluka Resources Ltd. #   2,645,043 
 65,026,790   Lynas Corp. Ltd. * † #   1,466,260 
         5,563,441 
Canada: 2.7%     
 1,021,255   5N Plus, Inc. *   914,079 
Chile: 6.9%     
 390,161   Molibdenos y Metales SA *   2,320,822 
China / Hong Kong: 22.5%     
 5,516,474   China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (Class H) #   2,697,735 
 19,515,895   China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd. * #   1,597,541 
 19,804,000   CITIC Dameng Holdings Ltd. * † #   1,647,301 
 132,872,964   North Mining Shares Co. Ltd. * #   1,565,508 
         7,508,085 
France: 4.5%     
 41,105   Eramet SA * † #   1,514,976 
Indonesia: 3.3%     
 74,052,200   SMR Utama Tbk PT *   1,106,992 
Ireland: 4.0%     
 45,176,201   Kenmare Resources Plc (GBP) * #   1,323,107 
Japan: 14.5%     
 93,892   OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. † #   2,469,505 
 197,747   Toho Titanium Co. Ltd. * † #   2,361,977 
         4,831,482 
Mexico: 4.1%     
 2,270,412   Cia Minera Autlan SAB de CV *   1,357,150 
South Africa: 4.5%     
 280,208   Assore Ltd. † #   1,507,675 
United Kingdom: 4.3%     
 97,759,909   Rare Earth Minerals Plc * #   1,438,022 
United States: 7.7%    
 3,091,191   Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc. *   1,350,541 
 279,345   Tronox Ltd. †   1,220,738 
         2,571,279 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $75,676,003)
   31,957,110 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 4.7%     
Brazil: 4.7%
(Cost: $3,012,086)
     
 807,823   Cia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia   1,547,907 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.4%
(Cost: $78,688,089)
   33,505,017 

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 11.5%     
Repurchase Agreements: 11.5%     
$848,167   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $848,170; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $865,131 including accrued interest)  $848,167 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.63% to 6.50%, due 12/28/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,003 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,004; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $3,848,167)
   3,848,167 
Total Investments: 111.9%
(Cost: $82,536,256)
   37,353,184 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (11.9)%   (3,960,294)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $33,392,890 

 

GBP British Pound
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,589,639.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $23,686,788 which represents 70.9% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Commodity Chemicals   3.7%  $1,220,738 
Diversified Metals & Mining   68.1    22,820,690 
Electronic Components   2.7    914,079 
Gold   4.3    1,452,138 
Materials   12.5    4,192,315 
Steel   8.7    2,905,057 
    100.0%  $33,505,017 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $5,563,441   $   $5,563,441 
Canada   914,079            914,079 
Chile   2,320,822            2,320,822 
China / Hong Kong       7,508,085        7,508,085 
France       1,514,976        1,514,976 
Indonesia   1,106,992            1,106,992 
Ireland       1,323,107        1,323,107 
Japan       4,831,482        4,831,482 
Mexico   1,357,150            1,357,150 
South Africa       1,507,675        1,507,675 
United Kingdom       1,438,022        1,438,022 
United States   2,571,279            2,571,279 
Preferred Stocks   1,547,907            1,547,907 
Repurchase Agreements       2,848,167        3,848,167 
Total  $9,818,229   $26,534,955   $   $37,353,184 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

SOLAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9%     
Canada: 4.2%     
 39,269   Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * †  $652,651 
China / Hong Kong: 32.1%     
 463,000   China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd. #   314,423 
 5,939,000   GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. * † #   1,150,473 
 1,942,000   Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. *# §   12,529 
 48,450   JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †   377,910 
 25,708   JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * †   564,034 
 2,268,000   Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd. * #   579,772 
 83,502   Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * †   749,013 
 3,106,000   United Photovoltaics Group Ltd. * #   298,543 
 2,790,000   Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. #   957,503 
         5,004,200 
Germany: 5.5%     
 19,860   SMA Solar Technology AG * † #   859,047 
Israel: 2.8%         
 19,084   SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (USD) * †   437,405 
Switzerland: 3.4%     
 81,772   Meyer Burger Technology AG * † #   523,408 
Taiwan: 17.1%     
 519,000   E-Ton Solar Tech Co. Ltd. * #   175,292 
 31,500   Giga Solar Materials Corp. #   485,627 
 507,601   Gintech Energy Corp. * #   234,105 
 322   Green Energy Technology, Inc. * #   125 
 418,000   Motech Industries, Inc. * #   462,763 
 785,306   Neo Solar Power Corp. #   443,288 
 655,000   Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. #   684,018 
 386,301   Solartech Energy Corp. #   183,828 
         2,669,046 
United States: 34.8%     
 25,941   Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. *   682,248 
 28,054   First Solar, Inc. *   1,199,308 
 2,097,120   Renewable Energy Corp. AS (NOK) * † #   367,115 
 24,870   SolarCity Corp. * †   1,062,198 
 111,957   SunEdison, Inc. *   803,851 
 35,192   Sunpower Corp. * †   705,248 
 43,239   TerraForm Power, Inc.   614,859 
         5,434,827 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $21,561,927)
   15,580,584 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.5%
(Cost: $82,430)
     
 82,430   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   82,430 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.4%
(Cost: $21,644,357)
   15,663,014 

 

Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 27.6%     
Repurchase Agreements: 27.6%     
$1,023,872   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,023,875; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,044,351 including accrued interest)  $1,023,872 
 1,023,872   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,023,875; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,044,349 including accrued interest)   1,023,872 
 1,023,872   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,023,875; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $1,044,350 including accrued interest)   1,023,872 
 1,023,872   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,023,876; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,044,349 including accrued interest)   1,023,872 
 215,543   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $215,544; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $219,855 including accrued interest)   215,543 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $4,311,031)
   4,311,031 
Total Investments: 128.0%
(Cost: $25,955,388)
   19,974,045 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (28.0)%   (4,367,782)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $15,606,263 

 

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 $4,297,798.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $7,731,859 which represents 49.5% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $12,529 which represents 0.1% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Construction & Engineering   2.0%  $314,423 
Electrical Components & Equipment   6.8    1,062,198 
Industrial Machinery   3.3    523,408 
Information Technology   6.6    1,029,706 
Semiconductor Equipment   35.9    5,622,892 
Semiconductors   41.0    6,413,098 
Utilities   3.9    614,859 
Money Market Fund   0.5    82,430 
    100.0%  $15,663,014 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Canada  $652,651   $   $   $652,651 
China / Hong Kong   1,690,957    3,313,243        5,004,200 
Germany       859,047        859,047 
Israel   437,405            437,405 
Switzerland       523,408        523,408 
Taiwan       2,669,046        2,669,046 
United States   5,067,712    367,115        5,434,827 
Money Market Fund   82,430            82,430 
Repurchase Agreements       4,311,031        4,311,031 
Total  $7,931,155   $12,042,890   $   $19,974,045 
                     

During the period ended September 30, 2015, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 1,690,018. 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

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%     
Brazil: 18.8%     
 1,503,919   Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR) †  $1,441,206 
 1,593,690   Gerdau SA (ADR)   2,183,355 
 1,368,629   Vale SA (ADR) †   5,748,242 
         9,372,803 
India: 4.4%     
 429,181   Vedanta Ltd. (ADR)   2,223,158 
Luxembourg: 16.7%     
 437,587   ArcelorMittal (USD) †   2,253,573 
 154,045   Tenaris SA (ADR)   3,714,025 
 190,481   Ternium SA (ADR)   2,341,011 
         8,308,609 
South Korea: 6.4%     
 91,014   POSCO (ADR)   3,187,310 
United Kingdom: 13.8%     
 202,687   Rio Tinto Plc (ADR) †   6,854,874 
United States: 40.1%     
 192,754   AK Steel Holding Corp. * †   464,537 
 147,473   Allegheny Technologies, Inc.   2,091,167 
 53,697   Carpenter Technology Corp.   1,598,560 
 166,273   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. †   405,706 
 125,300   Commercial Metals Co.   1,697,815 
 33,582   Gibraltar Industries, Inc. *   616,230 
 11,278   LB Foster Co.   138,494 
 83,407   Nucor Corp.   3,131,933 
 11,923   Olympic Steel, Inc.   118,634 
 43,735   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   2,362,127 
 29,081   Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.   393,757 
 137,942   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   2,369,844 
 70,745   SunCoke Energy, Inc.   550,396 
 48,254   TimkenSteel Corp.   488,330 
 158,518   United States Steel Corp. †   1,651,758 
 70,829   Worthington Industries, Inc.   1,875,552 
         19,954,840 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $131,045,256)
   49,901,594 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.5%
(Cost: $247,187)
     
 247,187   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   247,187 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.7%
(Cost: $131,292,443)
   50,148,781 
           
 Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 20.4%     
Repurchase Agreements: 20.4%     
$2,412,781   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $2,412,788; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.25% to 7.50%, due 8/1/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $2,461,040 including accrued interest)  $2,412,781 
 2,412,781   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $2,412,789; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $2,461,037 including accrued interest)   2,412,781 
 2,412,781   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $2,412,788; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 11/15/15 to 7/15/37, valued at $2,461,038 including accrued interest)   2,412,781 
 2,412,781   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 0.14%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $2,412,790; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.50%, due 10/9/19 to 10/1/45, valued at $2,461,037 including accrued interest)   2,412,781 
 507,927   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $507,928; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $518,087 including accrued interest)   507,927 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $10,159,051)
   10,159,051 
Total Investments: 121.1%
(Cost: $141,451,494)
   60,307,832 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (21.1)%   (10,522,099)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $49,785,733 
   
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 $9,712,353.
   
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   7.4%  $3,714,025 
Industrials   1.5    754,724 
Materials   90.6    45,432,845 
Money Market Fund   0.5    247,187 
    100.0%  $50,148,781 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $49,901,594   $   $   $49,901,594 
Money Market Fund   247,187            247,187 
Repurchase Agreements       10,159,051        10,159,051 
Total  $50,148,781   $10,159,051   $   $60,307,832 

 

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

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Canada: 19.8%     
 59,359   ARC Resources Ltd. †  $781,005 
 66,915   Athabasca Oil Corp. * †   63,386 
 30,510   Baytex Energy Corp. (USD)   97,632 
 21,008   Birchcliff Energy Ltd. *   99,971 
 135,110   Cenovus Energy, Inc. (USD)   2,048,268 
 79,625   Crescent Point Energy Corp. (USD)   910,114 
 123,809   EnCana Corp. (USD)   797,330 
 38,436   Enerplus Corp. (USD) †   186,799 
 55,029   Husky Energy, Inc.   854,146 
 25,987   MEG Energy Corp. *   159,717 
 10,494   Paramount Resources Ltd. *   77,020 
 85,754   Pengrowth Energy Corp. (USD)   73,748 
 24,592   Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. †   509,009 
 21,519   PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. †   407,042 
 38,346   Surge Energy, Inc. †   77,224 
 29,921   Tourmaline Oil Corp. *   693,403 
 51,204   Whitecap Resources, Inc. †   402,544 
         8,238,358 
United States: 80.3%     
 45,456   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   2,745,088 
 14,459   Antero Resources Corp. * †   305,952 
 52,136   Apache Corp.   2,041,646 
 33,938   Breitburn Energy Partners LP †   68,894 
 40,107   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   876,739 
 48,972   California Resources Corp.   127,327 
 6,780   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. *   207,061 
 70,690   Chesapeake Energy Corp. †   518,158 
 13,909   Cimarex Energy Co.   1,425,394 
 12,108   Concho Resources, Inc.  *   1,190,216 
 16,690   Continental Resources, Inc. *   483,509 
 31,802   Denbury Resources, Inc. †   77,597 
 63,583   Devon Energy Corp.   2,358,293 
 7,647   Diamondback Energy, Inc. *   493,996 
 8,518   Energen Corp.   424,708 
 45,378   EOG Resources, Inc.   3,303,518 
 19,884   EQT Corp.   1,287,887 
 15,731   Gulfport Energy Corp. *   466,896 
 38,524   Hess Corp.   1,928,511 
 13,154   Laredo Petroleum, Inc. * †   124,042 
 42,372   Linn Energy, LLC †   113,981 
 92,142   Marathon Oil Corp.   1,418,987 
 12,412   Matador Resources Co. *   257,425 
 17,492   Memorial Resource Development Corp. *   307,509 
 11,349   National Fuel Gas Co.   567,223 
 18,532   Newfield Exploration Co. *   609,703 
 51,858   Noble Energy, Inc.   1,565,074 
 17,378   Oasis Petroleum, Inc. * †   150,841 
 51,611   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   3,414,068 
 15,863   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   1,929,575 
 19,757   QEP Resources, Inc.   247,555 
 18,310   Range Resources Corp.   588,117 
 9,118   SM Energy Co.   292,141 
 32,250   Southwestern Energy Co. *   409,253 
 12,568   Ultra Petroleum Corp. * †   80,310 
 5,357   Unit Corp. *   60,320 
 16,141   Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC †   122,672 
 31,202   Whiting Petroleum Corp. *   476,455 
 35,903   WPX Energy, Inc. *   237,678 
         33,304,319 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $76,445,437)
   41,542,677 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $24,363)
     
 24,363   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund   24,363 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2%
(Cost: $76,469,800)
   41,567,040 
           
 Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 8.4%     
Repurchase Agreements: 8.4%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.12%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.00%, due 5/15/18 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)  $1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.63% to 6.50%, due 12/28/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,003 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 0.10%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.88% to 7.00%, due 4/20/25 to 5/20/65, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 497,154   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $497,155; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $507,099 including accrued interest)   497,154 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $3,497,154)
   3,497,154 
Total Investments: 108.6%
(Cost: $79,966,954)
   45,064,194 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.6)%   (3,572,628)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $41,491,566 
      
USDUnited States Dollar
  
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,437,581.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   13.5%  $5,607,594 
Gas Utilities   1.4    567,223 
Integrated Oil & Gas   19.8    8,244,993 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production   65.2    27,122,867 
Money Market Fund   0.1    24,363 
    100.0%  $41,567,040 
           

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $41,542,677   $   $   $41,542,677 
Money Market Fund   24,363            24,363 
Repurchase Agreements       3,497,154        3,497,154 
Total  $41,567,040   $3,497,154   $   $45,064,194 
                     

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

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended September 30, 2015.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%     
Canada: 1.4%     
 52,359   Cameco Corp. (USD) †  $637,209 
Czech Republic: 1.0%     
 22,714   CEZ AS #   472,235 
Finland: 2.0%     
 61,261   Fortum OYJ #   905,480 
France: 1.6%     
 41,882   Electricite de France SA #   738,771 
Japan: 18.9%     
 44,900   Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #   619,897 
 24,800   Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. * #   241,061 
 28,100   Hokuriku Electric Power Co. #   378,576 
 191,714   IHI Corp. #   493,458 
 141,205   Kajima Corp. #   750,607 
 120,200   Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. * #   1,338,522 
 62,700   Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. * #   685,226 
 419,106   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. #   1,877,473 
 29,200   Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #   476,995 
 70,800   Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. #   961,051 
 101,800   Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. * #   681,122 
         8,503,988 
Netherlands: 1.0%     
 10,784   Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (USD) †   427,693 
South Korea: 3.0%     
 66,856   Korea Electric Power Corp. (ADR)   1,369,879 
United Kingdom: 3.1%     
 42,259   AMEC Plc #   459,655 
 53,218   Babcock International Group Plc #   737,203 
 117,497   Serco Group Plc #   181,797 
         1,378,655 
United States: 68.0%     
 27,659   Ameren Corp.   1,169,146 
 24,538   AMETEK, Inc.   1,283,828 
 42,546   Dominion Resources, Inc.   2,994,387 
 18,423   DTE Energy Co.   1,480,657 
 52,264   Duke Energy Corp.   3,759,872 
 17,686   Entergy Corp.   1,151,359 
 81,243   Exelon Corp.   2,412,917 
 33,888   FirstEnergy Corp.   1,061,033 
 12,388   Flowserve Corp.   509,642 
 37,407   NextEra Energy, Inc.   3,649,053 
 43,370   PG&E Corp.   2,289,936 
 11,073   Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   710,222 
 61,938   Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   2,611,306 
 4,396   SPX Corp.   52,400 
 4,396   SPX FLOW, Inc. *   151,354 
 73,465   The Southern Co.   3,283,885 
 58,533   Xcel Energy, Inc.   2,072,654 
         30,643,651 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $45,955,695)
   45,077,561 
          
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 2.2%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.11%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $1,000,003; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.63% to 6.50%, due 12/28/16 to 10/1/45, valued at $1,020,003 including accrued interest)  $1,000,000 
 106   Repurchase agreement dated 9/30/15 with Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 0.09%, due 10/1/15, proceeds $106; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.09% to 3.63%, due 1/31/16 to 2/15/44, valued at $108 including accrued interest)   106 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $1,000,106)
   1,000,106 
Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $46,955,801)
   46,077,667 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.2)%   (1,005,912)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $45,071,755 
      
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 $1,010,651.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $11,999,129 which represents 26.6% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   2.4%  $1,096,864 
Industrials   14.4    6,465,455 
Utilities   83.2    37,515,242 
    100.0%  $45,077,561 
           

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Canada  $637,209   $   $   $637,209 
Czech Republic       472,235        472,235 
Finland       905,480        905,480 
France       738,771        738,771 
Japan       8,503,988        8,503,988 
Netherlands   427,693            427,693 
South Korea   1,369,879            1,369,879 
United Kingdom       1,378,655        1,378,655 
United States   30,643,651            30,643,651 
Repurchase Agreements       1,000,106        1,000,106 
Total  $33,078,432   $12,999,235   $   $46,077,667 
                     

During the period ended September 30, 2015, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 137,882. 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

 

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2015 (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. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by the 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 fair value 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 September 30, 2015, 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  $1,259,576,084   $69,532,250   $(296,045,291)  $(226,513,041)
Coal ETF   144,132,848    30,948    (91,101,369)   (91,070,421)
Global Alternative Energy ETF   114,822,660    11,222,454    (26,552,068)   (15,329,614)
Gold Miners ETF   8,611,862,688    17,872,352    (4,010,244,900)   (3,992,372,548)
Junior Gold Miners ETF   1,885,362,175    52,763,855    (582,132,739)   (529,368,884)
Natural Resources ETF   102,226,554    4,629,284    (35,278,567)   (30,649,283)
Oil Refiners ETF   2,884,869    19,677    (200,817)   (181,140)
Oil Services ETF   1,869,065,357        (721,136,471)   (721,136,471)
Rare Earth / Strategic Metals ETF   98,814,789    1,387,616    (62,849,221)   (61,461,605)
Solar Energy ETF   26,346,080    647,506    (7,019,541)   (6,372,035)
Steel ETF   142,409,779    36,073    (82,138,020)   (82,101,947)
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF   80,022,518        (34,958,324)   (34,958,324)
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF   47,114,697    2,583,250    (3,620,280)   (1,037,030)

 

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: November 24, 2015

 

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: November 24, 2015

 

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

 

Date: November 24, 2015