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VanEck Vectors ETF Trust – ‘NSAR-AT/A’ for 3/31/12

On:  Tuesday, 9/17/13, at 2:11pm ET   ·   Effective:  9/17/13   ·   For:  3/31/12   ·   Accession #:  1325358-13-466   ·   File #:  811-10325

Previous ‘NSAR-AT’:  ‘NSAR-AT’ on 5/29/12 for 3/31/12   ·   Latest ‘NSAR-AT’:  This Filing

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 9/17/13  Market Vectors ETF Trust          NSAR-AT/A   3/31/12    1:21K                                    Toppan Merrill NSAR/FAVanEck Environmental Services ETF EVXVanEck Gaming ETF BJK

Amendment to Semi-Annual-Transition Report by an Investment Company   —   Form N-SAR   —   ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NSAR-AT/A   Amendment to Semi-Annual-Transition Report by an      20±    85K 
                Investment Company                                               





SEC Info rendering:  Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR


Form N-SAR
 
Semi-Annual-Transition Report by an Open-End Investment Company
 
Report 
 
      Registrant:   Market Vectors ETF TrustList all N-SARs

Semi-Annual Report (at mid-year) for the 1st-half period ended:  3/31/12
Is this a Transition Report?  Yes

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing?  None Found
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant?  Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report?  Yes
Is this a change to a previous Report?      No
 
Registrant 
 
 1.SEC CIK:      1137360
SEC File #:   811-10325

Telephone #:  212-293-2000
 
 2.Address:      335 Madison Ave
              New York, NY  10017
 
 3.Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 4.Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 
Funds/Series Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
 7.Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company?  Yes

The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) at period end:  46
The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) reported here: 2...

N-SAR S#      Fund/Series — Filings for F/S#… Symbols 
 
Information Common to All 
Series 2:     Market Vectors Environmental Services ETF [ now
              VanEck Environmental Services ETF ]S#13722  EVX
Series 8:     Market Vectors Gaming ETF [ now
              VanEck Gaming ETF ]S#20425  BJK
 
Family of Investment Companies 
 
19.Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies?  Yes

Total number of registered management investment companies, Series
and portfolios (excluding any Unit Investment Trusts) in the family:  57

The Identification Code of the family for Form N-SAR Filings:  VANECKFUND
 
Investment Company Type 
 
27.Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company?  Yes, Open-End
 
Additional Disclosures 
 
77.Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)?  No
 
Subsidiaries 
 
78.Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report?  No
 
 All SeriesList of 2 Funds/Series Reported Here 

Information Common to All Funds/Series
 
 All: Investment Adviser 
 
 8.1Name:         Van Eck Associates Corp.
Role:         Adviser
SEC File #:   801-21340
Location:     New York, NY
 
 All: Administrator 
 
10.1Name:         Van Eck Associates
SEC File #:   801-21340
Location:     New York, NY
 
 All: Principal Underwriter 
 
11.1Name:         Van Eck Securities Corp.
SEC File #:   008-04618
Location:     New York, NY
 
 All: Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent 
 
12.1Name:         The Bank of New York
SEC File #:   085-05006
Location:     New York, NY
 
 All: Independent Public Accountant 
 
13.1Name:         Ernst & Young LLP
Location:     New York, NY
 
 All: Affiliated Broker/Dealer 
 
14.1Name:         Van Eck Securities Corp.
SEC File #:   008-04618
 
 All: Custodian 
 
15.1Name:         Bank of New York
Role:         Custodian
Location:     New York, NY

Type of custody:  Section 17(f)(1) — Bank
 
15.2Name:         Bank Austria Creditanstalt
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Vienna
              Austria

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.3Name:         Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Kowloon
              Hong Kong

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.4Name:         National Australia Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Melbourne
              Australia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.5Name:         Royal Bank of Canada
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Toronto
              Canada

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.6Name:         Danske Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Copenhagen
              Denmark

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.7Name:         BNP Paribas Securities Services
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Paris
              France

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.8Name:         BHF-Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Frankfurt
              Germany

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.9Name:         The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ufj Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Tokyo
              Japan

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.10Name:         Banco Nacional De Mexico
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Mexico City
              Mexico

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.11Name:         Hansabank Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Estonia
              Estonia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.12Name:         DNB Nor Bank Aka
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Oslo
              Norway

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.13Name:         BNP Paribas Securities Services
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Athens
              Greece

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.14Name:         ING Bank (Eurasia) Zao
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Moscow
              Russia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.15Name:         Standard Bank of South Africa
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Johannesburg
              South Africa

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.16Name:         Honkkong & Shangai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Seoul
              South Korea

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.17Name:         Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Madrid
              Spain

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.18Name:         Bank of New York
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     London
              United Kingdom

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.19Name:         Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Jakarta
              Indonesia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.20Name:         HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Kuala Lumpur
              Malaysia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.21Name:         Credit Suisse
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Zurich
              Switzerland

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.22Name:         The Bank of New York
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     London
              Ireland

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.23Name:         Banca Intesa
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Milan
              Italy

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.24Name:         Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Tokyo
              Japan

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.25Name:         Bny Mellon Asset Servicing BV
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Amsterdam
              Netherlands

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.26Name:         National Australia Bank New Zealand
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Auckland
              New Zealand

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.27Name:         Honkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Manila
              Philipppines

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.28Name:         Banco Commercial Portugues
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Lisbon
              Portugal

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.29Name:         Saudi British Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Riyadh
              Saudi Arabia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.30Name:         DBS Bank Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Singapore
              Singapore

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.31Name:         United Overseas Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Singapore
              Singapore

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.32Name:         Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Stockholm
              Sweden

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.33Name:         Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Taipei
              Taiwan

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.34Name:         Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Bangkok
              Thailand

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.35Name:         Citibank Argentina
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Buneo Aires
              Argentina

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.36Name:         Unicredit Bank Austria
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Vienna
              Austria

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.37Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Manama
              Bahrain

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.38Name:         ING Belgium Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Brussels
              Belgium

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.39Name:         Bank of Bermuda
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Hamilton
              Bermuda

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.40Name:         Citibank N.A.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Sao Paulo
              Brazil

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.41Name:         Barclays Bank of Botswana Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Gaborone
              Botswana

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.42Name:         Cibc Mellon Trust
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Ontario
              Canada

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.43Name:         Banco De Chile
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Santiago
              Chile

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.44Name:         Cititrust S.A.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Bogota
              Colombia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.45Name:         ING Bank N.V.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Prague
              Czech Republic

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.46Name:         The Bank of New York Mellon
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Cairo
              Egypt

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.47Name:         Citibank N.A.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Cairo
              Egypt

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.48Name:         HSBC Bank Egypt
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Cairo
              Egypt

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.49Name:         Seb Pank AS
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Tallinn
              Estonia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.50Name:         Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Helsinki
              Finland

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.51Name:         Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Ghana
              Ghana

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.52Name:         Efg Eurbobank Ergasias
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Athens
              Greece

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.53Name:         Deutsche Bank AG
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Mumbai
              India

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.54Name:         Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Tel Aviv
              India

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.55Name:         Societe Generale De Banques En Cote D’Ivoire
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Ivory Coast
              Ivory Coast

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.56Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Amman
              Jordan

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.57Name:         Barclays Bank of Kenya
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Nairobi
              Kenya

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.58Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Kuwait
              Kuwait

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.59Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Beirut
              Lebanon

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.60Name:         Banque Et Caisse D’Epargne De L’Etat
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Luxembourg
              Luxembourg

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.61Name:         Citibank Maghreb
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Casablanca
              Morocco

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.62Name:         Standard Bank Namibia
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Windhoek
              Nambia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.63Name:         Fortis Bank (Nederland)
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Amsterdam
              Netherlands

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.64Name:         Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Taipei
              Taiwan

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.65Name:         Stanbic Ibtc Bank Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Lagos
              Nigeria

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.66Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Ruwi
              Oman

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.67Name:         Citibank NA
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Lima
              Peru

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.68Name:         ING Bank Slaski SA
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Katowice
              Poland

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.69Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Doha
              Qatar

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.70Name:         Hongkong & Shangai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Seoul
              Republic of Korea

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.71Name:         Sabb Securities Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Saudi Arabia
              Qatar

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.72Name:         Standard Bank Swaziland
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Mbabane
              Swaziland

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.73Name:         Bangkok Bank Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Bangkok
              Thailand

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.74Name:         Banque Internationale
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Tunis
              Tunisia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.75Name:         HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Dubai
              United Arab Emirates

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.76Name:         Banco Itau Uruguay SA
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Montevideo
              Uruguay

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.77Name:         Hongkong & Shangai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Vietnam
              Vietnam

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.78Name:         Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Harare
              Zimbabwe

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
18.Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4?  Yes
 
 All: Brokerage Commissions Paid on Portfolio Transactions 
 
20.The brokers who received the largest amount of gross brokerage
commissions during the period:
 
20.1Broker:       Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Commissions paid ($000s)4
 
20.2Broker:       UBS
IRS #:        98-0186363
Commissions paid ($000s)4
 
20.3Broker:       Merrill Lynch
IRS #:        13-2740599
Commissions paid ($000s)3
 
20.4Broker:       Goldman Sachs
IRS #:        13-5108880
Commissions paid ($000s)2
 
20.5Broker:       HSBC
Commissions paid ($000s)2
 
20.6Broker:       Credit Suisse
IRS #:        13-5276232
Commissions paid ($000s)2
 
20.7Broker:       Nomura Asset Management
Commissions paid ($000s)2
 
20.8Broker:       Deutsche Bank
IRS #:        13-3347003
Commissions paid ($000s)1
 
20.9Broker:       Morgan Stanley
IRS #:        36-3145972
Commissions paid ($000s)1
 
20.10Broker:       Bank of America
Commissions paid ($000s)1
 
21.Total brokerage commissions paid by the Registrant during the period:
  Aggregate paid ($000s)22
 
 All: Portfolio Transactions with Entities Acting as Principals 
 
22.The entities acting as principals with whom the Registrant did the
largest amount of portfolio transactions, based on total value of
principal, during the period:
 
22.1Entity:       Bny Covergex Exec Solutions
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)1,194,999
 
22.2Entity:       Citigroup Global Market
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)108,895
Registrant’s sales ($000s)264,804
 
22.3Entity:       Virtu Financial
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)154,466
Registrant’s sales ($000s)157,991
 
22.4Entity:       Merrill Lynch
IRS #:        13-2740599
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)120,222
Registrant’s sales ($000s)101,443
 
22.5Entity:       Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc.
IRS #:        95-2495390
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)102,813
Registrant’s sales ($000s)91,441
 
22.6Entity:       Credit Suisse
IRS #:        13-3527632
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)104,416
Registrant’s sales ($000s)62,936
 
22.7Entity:       Goldman Sachs
IRS #:        13-5108880
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)23,336
Registrant’s sales ($000s)133,619
 
22.8Entity:       JP Morgan
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)22,048
Registrant’s sales ($000s)133,113
 
22.9Entity:       Morgan Stanley
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)32,212
Registrant’s sales ($000s)101,823
 
22.10Entity:       Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)26,856
 
23.Total purchase/sale transactions by the Registrant during the period:
   Aggregate purchases ($000s)1,983,764
   Aggregate sales ($000s)1,354,561
 
 All: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers 
 
24.At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities?  No
 
 All: Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers 
 
26.Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ...............................  No
Receipt of investment research and statistical info ....................  Yes
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations .........................  No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
  and execution ........................................................  Yes
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................  No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person .........................  No
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
  profits thereon...
    To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
      affiliated person of either ......................................  No
    To the Registrant ..................................................  No
Other ..................................................................  No
 
 All: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
29.Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period?  No
 
34.Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period?  No
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  No
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 All: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  No
 
 All: Advisory Fee 
 
54.Indicated below are whether services were supplied or paid for wholly or
in substantial part by Investment Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) in
connection with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which
the Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:

Provided to the Registrant?
Occupancy and office rental ............................................  Yes
Clerical and bookkeeping services ......................................  Yes
Accounting services ....................................................  Yes
Services of independent auditors .......................................  No
Services of outside counsel ............................................  No
Registration and filing fees ...........................................  No
Stationery, supplies and printing ......................................  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s interested Directors ...........  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s disinterested Directors ........  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s Officers who aren’t Directors ..  Yes
Reports to current shareholders ........................................  No
Determination of offering and redemption prices ........................  Yes
Trading department .....................................................  Yes
Prospectus preparation and printing for current shareholders ...........  No
Other ..................................................................  No
 
 All: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $0
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  No
 
66.Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities?  Yes

Which best describes its primary investment objective:

    Aggressive capital appreciation?  No
               Capital appreciation?  No
    Growth?                           No
    Growth and income?                Yes
               Income?                No
    Total return?                     No
 
67.Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund?  No
 
68.Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
    Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals?  No
    Located primarily in countries other than the United States?  Yes
 
69.Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund?  Yes
 
 Series 2Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 2 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Market Vectors Environmental Services ETF [ now
              VanEck Environmental Services ETF ]S#13722  EVX

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S 2: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
2,639
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 2,639
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
2,639
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 2,639

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S 2: Advisory Fee 
 
45.Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period?  Yes
 
46.Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period?  No
 
47.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets?  Yes
 
48.Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
    Single-fee rate:  0.5%
    Step-fee rates:
      For 1st $000s:  0
        Annual rate:  0.0%
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  No
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S 2: Miscellaneous Info 
 
55.Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
    Overdrafts?  No
    Bank loans?  No
 
56.During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies?  Yes
 
57.Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend?  No
 
 S 2: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on equities?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      No        
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        Yes      No
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           No        
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  Yes      No
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            Yes to both
Currency exchange transactions?                          Yes      No
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes      No
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  No        
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
 S 2: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)0
Sales ($000s):      0

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)24,794

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  0%
 
 S 2: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  3

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
3
Net dividend income .............................................. 76
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
31
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 1
Custodian fees ................................................... 1
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................ 2
Directors’ fees .................................................. 1
Registration fees ................................................ 2
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 7
Auditing fees .................................................... 9
Legal fees .......................................................
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ...................................................
Total expenses ................................................... 54

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   20

Net investment income ($000s):    45

Realized capital gains ($000s):   460
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)2,638
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)0

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.0000

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S 2: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash .............................................................
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements .....
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock ..................................................... 26,438
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................ 372
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... 549
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 49
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 27,408

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
583
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 4
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 373

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 26,448

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   500

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $52.90

Total number of shareholder accounts:  75

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)25,054
 
 Series 8Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 2 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Market Vectors Gaming ETF [ now
              VanEck Gaming ETF ]S#20425  BJK

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S 8: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,070
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 22,254
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,452
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) ..

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 28,776

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S 8: Advisory Fee 
 
45.Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period?  Yes
 
46.Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period?  No
 
47.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets?  Yes
 
48.Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
    Single-fee rate:  0.5%
    Step-fee rates:
      For 1st $000s:  0
        Annual rate:  0.0%
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  No
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S 8: Miscellaneous Info 
 
55.Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
    Overdrafts?  No
    Bank loans?  No
 
56.During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies?  Yes
 
57.Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend?  No
 
 S 8: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on equities?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      No        
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        Yes      No
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           No        
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  Yes      No
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     No        Yes!
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            Yes      No
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes to both
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  No        
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
 S 8: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)0
Sales ($000s):      4,355

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)91,973

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  0%
 
 S 8: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  3

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
1
Net dividend income .............................................. 637
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
117
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 1
Custodian fees ................................................... 13
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................ 4
Directors’ fees .................................................. 1
Registration fees ................................................ 1
Taxes ............................................................
Interest ......................................................... 1
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 9
Auditing fees .................................................... 12
Legal fees ....................................................... 1
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 6
Total expenses ................................................... 166

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   13

Net investment income ($000s):    485

Realized capital gains ($000s):   11,429
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)4,724
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)0

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.0000

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S 8: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash .............................................................
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements .....
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock ..................................................... 84,574
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................ 1,866
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 394
All other assets ................................................. 1
Total assets ..................................................... 86,835

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 30
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 2,214

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 84,591

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   2,350

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $36.00

Total number of shareholder accounts:  83
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)93,820
 
 Signature  Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
/s/      John J Crimmins      
Name:   John J Crimmins
Title:  Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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