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

 

 

 

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Van Eck Associates Corporation

666 Third Avenue

New York, NY 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, 2017

 

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.

 

VANECK VECTORS AFRICA INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 98.3%     
Canada: 6.7%     
 116,018   B2Gold Corp. (USD) *  $324,850 
 159,459   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   1,786,288 
 162,141   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) *   989,060 
 495,561   Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. *   1,573,084 
 100,103   Semafo, Inc. *   264,134 
         4,937,416 
Egypt: 7.8%     
 1,102,596   Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (GDR) Reg S   5,011,299 
 2,020,537   Orascom Telecom Holding SAE * #   734,737 
         5,746,036 
India: 0.8%     
 19,447   Makemytrip Ltd. (USD) * †   559,101 
Kenya: 10.2%     
 727,300   East African Breweries Ltd.   1,761,017 
 4,993,200   Equity Bank Ltd.   1,873,961 
 16,162,600   Safaricom Ltd.   3,874,328 
         7,509,306 
Monaco: 2.5%     
 92,755   Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) *   1,851,169 
Morocco: 16.7%     
 74,251   Attijariwafa Bank   3,658,460 
 93,580   Banque Centrale Populaire #   2,974,960 
 67,897   Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur #   1,474,018 
 39,152   Cosumar   1,203,081 
 201,931   Maroc Telecom   2,933,482 
         12,244,001 
Nigeria: 10.1%     
 27,905,319   Guaranty Trust Bank Plc #   3,104,446 
 278,078   Nestle Nigeria Plc   945,086 
 3,533,468   Nigerian Breweries Plc   1,624,017 
 27,089,555   Zenith Bank Ltd.   1,765,726 
         7,439,275 
Singapore: 1.0%     
 2,617,800   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. #   724,222 
South Africa: 29.6%     
 20,243   Al Noor Hospitals Group Plc (GBP)   176,534 
 5,008   Anglo American Platinum Ltd. * #   128,258 
 25,809   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR)   239,766 
 30,226   Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. #   679,928 
 24,647   AVI Ltd. #   178,860 
 49,294   Barclays Africa Group Ltd.  #   507,310 
 9,963   Barloworld Ltd. #   91,955 
 20,586   Bid Corp Ltd. † #   463,025 
 23,295   Bidvest Group Ltd. #   297,883 
 4,295   Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. #   273,201 
 13,905   Clicks Group Ltd. #   162,400 
 19,492   Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. † #   97,330 
 37,612   Discovery Ltd. #   392,175 
 9,940   EOH Holdings Ltd. #   70,443 
 13,955   Exxaro Resources Ltd. #   127,415 
 262,751   FirstRand Ltd. #   1,013,085 
 14,149   Foschini Group Ltd. #   142,305 
 43,789   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)   188,731 
 53,406   Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * † #   122,782 
 11,858   Imperial Holdings Ltd. #   168,003 
 21,901   Investec Ltd.   158,956 
 43,069   Investec Plc (GBP) #   315,238 
 10,632   Liberty Holdings Ltd. #   82,840 
 72,572   Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. #   127,154 
 76,336   MMI Holdings Ltd.   98,088 
 8,408   Mondi Ltd.   225,093 
 17,146   Mr Price Group Ltd. #   228,640 
 117,173   MTN Group Ltd. #   1,080,236 
 26,897   Naspers Ltd. #   5,830,005 
 13,677   Nedbank Group Ltd. † #   205,195 
 92,146   Netcare Ltd. #   162,934 
 9,303   Novus Holdings Ltd. #   4,470 
 26,429   Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.   112,762 
 11,115   Pioneer Foods Ltd.   92,814 
 8,785   PSG Group Ltd.   152,317 
 46,207   Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. #   141,828 
 37,183   Remgro Ltd. #   565,830 
 50,164   RMB Holdings Ltd. #   235,769 
 122,474   Sanlam Ltd. #   613,500 
 32,400   Sappi Ltd. #   221,260 
 42,614   Sasol Ltd. (ADR)   1,173,163 
 32,951   Shoprite Holdings Ltd. #   504,961 
 31,332   Sibanye Gold Ltd. (ADR)   139,741 
 12,444   Spar Group Ltd. #   154,081 
 90,173   Standard Bank Group Ltd. #   1,054,831 
 226,233   Steinhoff International Holdings NV #   1,008,214 
 20,852   Telkom SA SOC Ltd.   91,562 
 12,875   Tiger Brands Ltd. #   359,924 
 28,203   Truworths International Ltd. †   161,354 
 45,877   Vodacom Group Ltd. #   547,233 
 75,319   Woolworths Holdings Ltd. #   334,398 
         21,705,780 
United Kingdom: 10.8%     
 69,925   Anglo American Plc † #   1,258,687 
 846,501   Cenatamin Plc #   1,646,529 
 326,627   Old Mutual Plc #   851,904 
 12,717   Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)   1,241,942 
 1,165,556   Tullow Oil Plc * #   2,917,802 
         7,916,864 
United States: 2.1%     
 168,172   Kosmos Energy Ltd. * †   1,338,649 
 2,094   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   248,223 
         1,586,872 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $60,254,623)

   72,220,042 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 1.4%     
South Africa: 1.4%     
 56,527   Fortress Income Fund Ltd. #   162,238 
 158,624   Growthpoint Properties Ltd.  #   285,645 
 17,255   Hyprop Investments Ltd.   135,101 
 287,466   Redefine Properties Ltd.   227,588 
 20,500   Resilient REIT Ltd. #   202,442 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost: $982,145)

   1,013,014 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.7%
(Cost: $61,236,768)
   73,233,056 
           
Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 4.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 4.2%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.08%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $1,000,090; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.90% to 9.00%, due 12/1/17 to 6/1/51, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $1,000,089; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 10/12/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.06%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $1,000,088; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.75% to 8.00%, due 10/31/17 to 5/15/45, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 45,655   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 1.04%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $45,659; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 3.88%, due 2/22/18 to 9/9/49, valued at $46,568 including accrued interest)   45,655 

Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned

(Cost: $3,045,655)

   3,045,655 

Total Investments: 103.9%

(Cost: $64,282,423)

   76,278,711 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.9)%   (2,853,142)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $73,425,569 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,927,514.
# 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 $35,032,529 which represents 47.7% 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
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Consumer Discretionary   11.9%  $8,680,243 
Consumer Staples   11.3    8,286,250 
Energy   6.0    4,383,866 
Financials   36.3    26,622,267 
Health Care   1.6    1,146,550 
Industrials   0.5    394,308 
Information Technology   0.1    70,443 
Materials   18.3    13,374,537 
Real Estate   1.4    1,013,014 
Telecommunication Services   12.6    9,261,578 
    100.0%  $73,233,056 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Canada  $4,937,416   $   $   $4,937,416 
Egypt   5,011,299    734,737        5,746,036 
India   559,101            559,101 
Kenya   7,509,306            7,509,306 
Monaco   1,851,169            1,851,169 
Morocco   7,795,023    4,448,978        12,244,001 
Nigeria   4,334,829    3,104,446        7,439,275 
Singapore       724,222        724,222 
South Africa   3,010,881    18,694,899        21,705,780 
United Kingdom   1,241,942    6,674,922        7,916,864 
United States   1,586,872            1,586,872 
Real Estate Investment Trusts*   362,689    650,325        1,013,014 
Repurchase Agreements       3,045,655        3,045,655 
Total  $38,200,527   $38,078,184   $   $76,278,711 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $3,396,339 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $12,791,975. 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, 2017:

 

   Common
Stocks
 
   South Africa 
Balance as of December 31, 2016  $0 
Realized gain (loss)   (90,343)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   93,562 
Purchases    
Sales   (3,219)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of September 30, 2017  $ 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS BRAZIL SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 83.4%     
Automobiles & Components: 1.5%     
 136,500   Mahle-Metal Leve SA Industria e Comercio  $857,664 
 173,950   Tupy SA   977,633 
         1,835,297 
Banks: 0.0%     
 6,980   Banco ABC Brasil SA *   38,193 
Capital Goods: 1.8%     
 324,575   Iochpe Maxion SA   2,202,332 
Commercial & Professional Services: 1.5%     
 39,328   Atento SA (USD) *   456,205 
 217,290   Valid Solucoes SA   1,396,847 
         1,853,052 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 11.3%     
 127,350   Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA   2,010,483 
 624,000   Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes   2,718,911 
 319,300   Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA *   559,530 
 298,644   EZ Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA   2,121,620 
 330,650   Grendene SA   2,790,608 
 772,200   MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA   3,354,900 
         13,556,052 
Consumer Services: 6.7%     
 442,150   CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA   5,716,825 
 129,250   GAEC Educacao SA   942,701 
 133,750   Ser Educacional SA Reg S 144A   1,317,588 
         7,977,114 
Energy: 5.2%     
 470,125   Cosan Ltd. (USD)   3,822,116 
 70,000   Modec, Inc. #   1,692,718 
 282,850   QGEP Participacoes SA   702,849 
         6,217,683 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 4.2%     
 185,203   Adecoagro SA (USD) *    2,000,192 
 529,000   Marfrig Alimentos SA *   1,080,666 
 285,400   Minerva SA   1,009,261 
 119,300   SLC Agricola SA   930,398 
         5,020,517 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 5.7%     
 197,300   Alliar Medicos A Frente SA *   1,061,520 
 172,050   Instituto Hermes Pardini SA   1,673,157 
 848,200   Odontoprev SA   4,132,335 
         6,867,012 
Insurance: 1.1%     
 232,550   Wiz Solucoes e Corretagem de Seguros SA   1,262,921 
Materials: 4.0%     
 1,227,175   Duratex SA   3,669,339 
 83,000   Magnesita Refratarios SA   1,063,985 
         4,733,324 
Media: 3.8%     
 180,100   Smiles SA   4,576,496 
Real Estate: 5.3%     
 294,923   Aliansce Shopping Centers SA *   1,725,502 
 346,750   BR Properties SA   1,222,928 
 275,750   Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA   3,418,198 
         6,366,628 
Retailing: 7.4%     
 417,348   B2W Cia Global Do Varejo *   2,785,702 
 298,600   Cia Hering SA   2,682,276 
 458,350   Via Varejo SA   3,344,480 
         8,812,458 
Software & Services: 7.8%     
 418,450   Linx SA   2,584,305 
 1,421,572   Sonda SA   2,764,964 
 405,550   Totvs SA   4,007,930 
         9,357,199 
Telecommunication Services: 1.2%     
 900,600   Oi SA *   1,436,001 
Transportation: 4.4%     
 713,590   EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA   2,570,785 
 72,245   Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) *    1,527,259 
 150,800   Julio Simoes Logistica SA *   464,234 
 213,409   Prumo Logistica SA *   751,310 
         5,313,588 
Utilities: 10.5%     
 725,900   AES Tiete Energia SA   3,268,343 
 779,687   Alupar Investimento SA   4,623,249 
 220,396   Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA   2,978,371 
 274,950   Light SA *   1,704,140 
         12,574,103 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $72,176,997)
   99,999,970 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 14.8%     
Banks: 1.0%     
 217,253   Banco ABC Brasil SA, 6.12%   1,210,029 
Capital Goods: 2.9%     
 1,614,950   Marcopolo SA, 3.01%   2,218,093 
 593,850   Randon Implementos e Participacoes SA, 0.63%   1,297,520 
         3,515,613 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.9%     
 470,805   Alpargatas SA, 2.51%   2,333,845 
Materials: 2.4%     
 1,711,400   Metalurgica Gerdau SA *   2,858,502 
Utilities: 6.6%     
 53,842   Cia de Gas de Sao Paulo, 8.67%   938,068 
 1,000,850   Cia de Saneamento do Parana, 5.94%   3,419,225 
 523,800   Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, 6.09%   2,386,510 
 288,950   Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA, 1.09%   1,155,928 
         7,899,731 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $12,607,331)
   17,817,720 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST: 1.5%
(Cost: $1,918,159)
     
Real Estate: 1.5%     
 58,656   FII BTG Pactual Corporate Office Fund   1,765,894 
RIGHTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
     
Consumer Services: 0.0%     
 14,363   Ser Educacional SA Rights (BRL 28.80, expiring 10/18/17) *   10,839 
WARRANTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
     
Capital Goods: 0.0%     
 7,727   Iochpe Maxion SA Warrants (BRL 12.70, expiring 06/03/19) *   26,471 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.7%
(Cost: $86,702,487)
   119,620,894 
           

Principal
Amount

         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.1%
(Cost: $153,834)
     
Repurchase Agreement: 0.1%     
$153,834   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.04%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $153,847; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.13%, due 2/29/24, valued at $156,911 including accrued interest)   153,834 

Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $86,856,321)

   119,774,728 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.2%   197,197 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $119,971,925 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
BRL Brazilian Real
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $159,853.
# 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 $1,692,718 which represents 1.4% 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 $1,317,588, or 1.1% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Consumer Discretionary   32.7%  $39,102,101 
Consumer Staples   4.2    5,020,517 
Energy   5.2    6,217,683 
Financials   3.6    4,277,037 
Health Care   5.7    6,867,012 
Industrials   10.8    12,911,056 
Information Technology   7.8    9,357,199 
Materials   6.4    7,591,826 
Real Estate   5.3    6,366,628 
Telecommunication Services   1.2    1,436,001 
Utilities   17.1    20,473,834 
    100.0%  $119,620,894 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $1,835,297   $   $   $1,835,297 
Banks   38,193            38,193 
Capital Goods   2,202,332            2,202,332 
Commercial & Professional Services   1,853,052            1,853,052 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   13,556,052            13,556,052 
Consumer Services   7,977,114            7,977,114 
Energy   4,524,965    1,692,718        6,217,683 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   5,020,517            5,020,517 
Health Care Equipment & Services   6,867,012            6,867,012 
Insurance   1,262,921            1,262,921 
Materials   4,733,324            4,733,324 
Media   4,576,496            4,576,496 
Real Estate   6,366,628            6,366,628 
Retailing   8,812,458            8,812,458 
Software & Services   9,357,199            9,357,199 
Telecommunication Services   1,436,001            1,436,001 
Transportation   5,313,588            5,313,588 
Utilities   12,574,103            12,574,103 
Preferred Stocks*   17,817,720            17,817,720 
Real Estate Investment Trust*   1,765,894            1,765,894 
Rights*   10,839            10,839 
Warrants*   26,471            26,471 
Repurchase Agreement       153,834        153,834 
Total  $117,928,176   $1,846,552   $   $119,774,728 

 

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

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $6,454,420. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS CHINAAMC CSI 300 ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2%
Automobiles & Components: 2.9%
 34,881   Byd Co. Ltd.  #  $358,687 
 22,309   China Shipbuilding Industry Group Power Co. Ltd. #   84,134 
 124,885   Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd.  #   266,364 
 11,700   Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Co. Ltd. #   39,469 
 89,800   Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd.  #   344,348 
 81,974   Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.  # §   156,912 
 100,973   Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd.  #   342,872 
 224,463   SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. #   1,020,814 
 15,500   Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd. #   46,533 
 15,500   Triangle Tyre Co. Ltd. #   56,797 
 88,192   Wanxiang Qianchao Co. Ltd. #   160,506 
 26,700   Wuhu Shunrong Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Co. Ltd. #   89,721 
 19,900   Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd.   93,347 
         3,060,504 
Banks: 17.1%
 2,447,900   Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. #   1,407,480 
 934,815   Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd.  #   1,050,259 
 1,349,600   Bank of China Ltd. #   837,311 
 1,759,416   Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. #   1,674,545 
 44,200   Bank of Guiyang Co. Ltd. #   97,888 
 25,800   Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd.   54,068 
 81,300   Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd.   101,517 
 325,871   Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd.  #   388,109 
 162,335   Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd.  #   385,559 
 54,990   Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd. #   147,956 
 196,300   China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. #   186,126 
 430,000   China Construction Bank Corp. #   451,104 
 1,019,753   China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd.  #   621,824 
 660,460   China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.  #   2,542,069 
 1,513,855   China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. #   1,827,904 
 410,556   Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd.  #   573,126 
 1,381,204   Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. #   1,247,211 
 798,191   Industrial Bank Co. Ltd.  #   2,077,585 
 12,700   Jiangsu Zhangjiagang Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.   25,755 
 549,709   Ping An Bank Co. Ltd.  #   919,198 
 719,846   Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd. #   1,395,106 
         18,011,700 
Capital Goods: 11.1%
 47,680   Aurora Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. * # §   124,947 
 29,500   AVIC Aero-Engine Controls Co. Ltd. #   88,679 
 88,600   AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd.  #   256,598 
 62,400   AVIC Aviation Engine Corp. Plc #   293,845 
 15,200   AVIC Helicopter Co. Ltd.   99,953 
 33,899   China Avionics Systems Co. Ltd. #   82,962 
 137,675   China Baoan Group Co. Ltd.  #   186,418 
 97,824   China Communications Construction Co. Ltd.  #   225,649 
 46,800   China CSSC Holdings Ltd. * # §   175,057 
 176,900   China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd.  #   276,320 
 126,400   China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd.  #   129,294 
 33,700   China Nuclear Engineering Corp. Ltd.   60,433 
 294,600   China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. #   526,209 
 477,408   China Railway Group Ltd. #   621,675 
 580,600   China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd.  * # §   573,358 
 37,900   China Spacesat Co. Ltd.  #   160,697 
 960,391   China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd.   1,340,810 
 111,200   CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. * #   86,031 
 623,145   CRRC Corp. Ltd. #   912,595 
 22,300   CSSC Offshore and Marine Engineering Group Co. Ltd. # §   99,854 
 33,800   Guoxuan High-Tech Co. Ltd. #   161,215 
 54,700   Han’s Laser Technology Co. Ltd. #   359,138 
 71,300   Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co. Ltd.   67,148 
 137,400   Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd. #   295,713 
 81,412   Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd. #   253,368 
 343,000   Metallurgical Corp of China Ltd. #   264,435 
 93,311   NARI Technology Co. Ltd. #   231,877 
 293,900   Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd. #   355,434 
 245,200   Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd.  #   282,560 
 285,048   Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd. #   164,452 
 200,900   Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. * #   243,109 
 120,800   Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. #   176,346 
 63,949   Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. #   278,371 
 69,889   Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. * #   224,369 
 101,561   Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd.  #   168,800 
 239,707   TBEA Co. Ltd.  #   356,058 
 310,100   Weichai Power Co. Ltd.  #   349,887 
 269,200   XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.  #   149,176 
 90,751   Xiamen C & D, Inc. #   159,221 
 130,300   Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co. Ltd.  #   256,240 
 27,300   Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd. #   87,820 
 85,053   Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd.  #   314,737 
 281,300   Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd.  #   189,738 
         11,710,596 
Commercial & Professional Services: 1.0%
 68,600   Beijing Orient Landscape Co. Ltd.  #   216,872 
 120,441   Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd.   326,332 
 95,000   Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management Ltd. #   120,276 
 84,400   Jihua Group Corp. Ltd. #   106,180 
 21,799   Shanghai Environment Group Co. Ltd. * #   81,268 
 32,780   Sound Environmental Co. Ltd.  #   177,415 
         1,028,343 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 4.6%
 308,128   Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. #   1,757,428 
 33,600   Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co. Ltd. #   75,113 
 30,434   Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd. #   193,488 
 50,240   Hisense Electric Co. Ltd.  #   118,872 
 179,500   Leo Group Co. Ltd. #   81,957 
 289,795   Midea Group Co. Ltd.  #   1,929,142 
 195,200   Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd.  #   443,483 
 469,300   TCL Corp. #   251,708 
         4,851,191 
Consumer Services: 0.8%
 62,500   China International Travel Service Corp. Ltd. #   324,813 
 15,700   Giant Network Group Co. Ltd.   98,163 
 210,220   Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd.  #   258,777 
 46,500   Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd. #   131,068 
         812,821 
Diversified Financials: 8.6%
 116,780   Anxin Trust Co. Ltd. #   222,556 
 287,386   AVIC Capital Co. Ltd.  #   253,020 
 118,800   Bohai Financial Investment Holding Co. Ltd.   118,317 
 51,400   Central China Securities Co. Ltd.   71,373 
 41,300   China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. #   97,296 
 146,500   China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd.  #   472,203 
 504,000   CITIC Securities Co. Ltd.  #   1,381,076 
 70,700   Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd. #   195,791 
 125,071   Everbright Securities Co. Ltd. #   292,638 
 24,780   First Capital Securities Co. Ltd. #   47,264 
 263,550   Founder Securities Co. Ltd.  * #   341,524 
 288,750   Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. #   940,500 
 157,530   Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd.  #   324,847 
 518,136   Haitong Securities Co. Ltd.  #   1,153,244 
 69,600   Huaan Securities Co. Ltd. #   111,319 
 209,204   Huatai Securities Co. Ltd.  #   713,150 
 300,218   Industrial Securities Co. Ltd.  #   382,980 
 199,300   Orient Securities Co. Ltd. #   482,451 
 436,535   Pacific Securities Co. Ltd. #   274,240 
 71,100   SDIC Essence Holdings Co. Ltd. #   174,556 
 385,338   Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd. #   338,282 
 135,600   Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd.  #   239,653 
 153,700   SooChow Securities Co. Ltd.  #   282,898 
 180,728   Southwest Securities Co. Ltd.  #   158,429 
         9,069,607 
Energy: 2.3%
 117,376   China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd. #   87,562 
 673,100   China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. #   598,081 
 126,710   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.  #   400,283 
 200,600   Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd.  #   127,200 
 141,580   Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.  #   131,482 
 311,100   PetroChina Co. Ltd.  #   374,361 
 192,107   Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd. #   255,049 
 100,900   Shanxi Xishan Coal and Electricity Power Co. Ltd.  #   157,050 
 115,700   Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp. * #   54,933 
 318,310   Wintime Energy Co. Ltd.  #   172,523 
 24,800   Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd.  #   48,790 
         2,407,314 
Financials: 1.8%
 212,400   Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd.  #   311,635 
 189,556   GF Securities Co. Ltd.  #   542,043 
 113,150   Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd.  #   240,126 
 89,948   Northeast Securities Co. Ltd.   139,380 
 188,922   Sealand Securities Co. Ltd.  #   167,361 
 108,700   Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd.  #   184,940 
 112,114   Western Securities Co. Ltd.  #   263,253 
         1,848,738 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 7.0%
 131,275   Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd.  #   121,714 
 65,700   COFCO Tunhe Co. Ltd. #   93,540 
 28,500   Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd.   65,686 
 63,367   Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development Co. Ltd.   237,374 
 389,300   Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.  #   1,611,316 
 38,699   Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd.  #   591,594 
 32,226   Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.  #   2,510,888 
 44,893   Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd.  #   379,319 
 22,300   Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd.   124,365 
 135,000   New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd.  #   149,801 
 51,400   Shanghai Bailian Group Co. Ltd.   117,306 
 121,500   Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.  #   1,048,575 
 245,156   Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd.  #   294,813 
         7,346,291 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 0.8%
 31,156   Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd.  #   230,197 
 77,546   Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd. #   198,117 
 46,465   Searainbow Holding Corp. * # §   174,269 
 73,873   Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd.  #   263,967 
         866,550 
Insurance: 7.3%
 106,711   China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.  #   445,483 
 201,317   China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd.  #   1,119,755 
 53,376   New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.  #   455,784 
 693,658   Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. #   5,663,647 
         7,684,669 
Materials: 7.3%
 475,000   Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. * # §   662,186 
 128,100   Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. #   481,944 
 566,128   Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.  #   629,977 
 213,600   BBMG Corp.   204,054 
 158,236   Beijing Kangde Xin Composite Material Co. Ltd.  #   505,333 
 57,450   Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection and New Material Co. Ltd. #   263,779 
 101,600   Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd. * #   105,801 
 100,700   China Hainan Rubber Industry Group Co. Ltd.  * #   97,804 
 169,700   China Molybdenum Co. Ltd.  #   200,175 
 139,570   China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. #   339,277 
 272,000   Hebei Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.  #   180,642 
 81,800   Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   109,168 
 216,116   Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy and Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. #   164,612 
 875,720   Inner Mongolian Baotou Steel Union Co. Ltd.  * #   356,114 
 29,636   Jiangsu Bicon Pharmaceutical Listed Co. Ltd.   120,023 
 66,600   Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd.  #   185,821 
 62,000   Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd.  * #   80,097 
 100,500   Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd. #   121,786 
 89,224   Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd.  #   254,437 
 47,700   Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.  #   225,304 
 2,800   Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co. Ltd. #   27,022 
 106,700   Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd.  #   195,120 
 140,305   Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd.  #   133,383 
 38,300   Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc. #   406,026 
 404,400   Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd.  * #   184,199 
 87,570   Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd.  #   555,492 
 27,700   Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd.  #   134,287 
 145,800   Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd.  #   225,377 
 110,546   Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd. #   178,253 
 664,500   Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.  #   386,884 
         7,714,377 
Media: 1.8%
 56,420   Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd.   92,858 
 44,600   Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co. Ltd. #   99,092 
 35,829   China Film Co. Ltd.   93,089 
 35,300   Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Co. Ltd. #   117,753 
 175,750   CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd.  #   296,525 
 129,200   Huawen Media Investment Group Corp. #   196,125 
 107,054   Huayi Brothers Media Corp. #   146,139 
 72,600   Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co. Ltd. #   115,234 
 96,080   Jiangsu Broadcasting Cable Information Network Corp. Ltd. # §   152,784 
 84,613   Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co. Ltd. #   258,377 
 26,700   Wanda Cinema Line Co. Ltd. # §   230,778 
 36,730   Wasu Media Holding Co. Ltd.  #   79,798 
 44,740   Zhejiang Huace Film and TV Co. Ltd. #   73,511 
         1,952,063 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 3.9%
 35,100   Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd.  #   171,311 
 35,961   Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.  #   150,602 
 27,100   Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   70,919 
 35,760   Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc. #   146,510 
 108,186   Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd.   975,408 
 59,590   Jilin Aodong Medicine Industry Groups Co. Ltd.  #   201,529 
 190,058   Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   574,144 
 4,800   Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. #   48,976 
 33,600   Shandong Dong-E E-Jiao Co. Ltd. #   328,355 
 64,400   Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.  #   331,631 
 95,460   Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd.   298,858 
 41,536   Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.  #   219,714 
 33,460   Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd.   456,567 
 19,400   Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   170,108 
         4,144,632 
Real Estate: 5.4%
 66,100   Beijing Capital Development Co. Ltd.  #   110,345 
 75,774   China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd.  #   354,419 
 151,859   China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Co. Ltd. #   418,211 
 435,900   China Vanke Co. Ltd.  #   1,722,365 
 76,600   Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd.  #   140,675 
 57,800   Future Land Holdings Co. Ltd. #   155,714 
 144,501   Gemdale Corp. #   249,704 
 233,800   Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd. #   264,683 
 455,604   Poly Real Estate Group Co. Ltd.  #   713,577 
 111,400   RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.   160,219 
 46,940   Shanghai Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd.  #   158,056 
 80,990   Shanghai SMI Holding Co. Ltd. * #   119,776 
 49,601   Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd. #   125,256 
 97,119   Suning Universal Co. Ltd.  #   80,271 
 103,700   Sunshine City Group Co. Ltd.   109,206 
 275,281   Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd.  * #   177,858 
 137,574   Youngor Group Co. Ltd.  #   203,114 
 174,300   Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd.   184,342 
 203,600   Zhongtian Urban Development Group Co. Ltd. # §   223,417 
         5,671,208 
Retailing: 1.1%
 137,320   China Grand Automotive Services Co. Ltd. #   174,352 
 78,400   Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd.  * #   213,895 
 31,800   Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co. Ltd. # §   184,426 
 238,500   Suning Commerce Group Co. Ltd.  #   470,510 
 110,360   Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd. #   130,800 
         1,173,983 
Semiconductor: 0.7%
 156,723   Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.  #   546,137 
 3,100   Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co. Ltd. #   44,555 
 71,880   Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Joint-Stock Co. Ltd.  # §   97,932 
         688,624 
Software & Services: 3.0%
 71,600   Aisino Co. Ltd. #   202,705 
 62,220   Anhui USTC iFlytek Co. Ltd.   502,193 
 20,706   Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   73,356 
 120,673   DHC Software Co. Ltd.  #   204,316 
 16,300   Digital China Information Service Co. Ltd. # §   43,940 
 164,764   East Money Information Co. Ltd. #   343,322 
 13,800   Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd. #   129,953 
 16,600   Hundsun Technologies, Inc. #   127,623 
 15,000   Hundsun Technologies, Inc. #   115,322 
 155,200   Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp. # §   357,842 
 55,742   Neusoft Corp. #   143,256 
 124,223   Ourpalm Co. Ltd. #   139,759 
 126,250   Shanghai 2345 Network Holding Group Co. Ltd. #   135,582 
 32,100   Shenzhen Kingdom Sci-Tech Co. Ltd. #   96,170 
 92,431   Wangsu Science and Technology Co. Ltd.   167,840 
 45,900   Wonders Information Co. Ltd. #   95,634 
 46,864   Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd.   166,811 
 22,100   Youzu Interactive Co. Ltd. #   80,556 
         3,126,180 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 5.5%
 94,500   Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Group Co. Ltd. # §   221,142 
 1,521,800   BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd.  #   1,007,993 
 150,200   Dongxu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd.   255,792 
 35,722   Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd. #   175,507 
 109,660   Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   165,924 
 124,700   GoerTek, Inc. #   379,788 
 77,750   GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. #   91,700 
 103,400   Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co. #   180,510 
 2,800   Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. #   31,642 
 236,364   Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd.  #   1,138,663 
 49,670   Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd.   143,397 
 55,100   Jiangsu Protruly Vision Technology Group Co. Ltd. * # §   86,127 
 121,750   Shenzhen O-film Tech Co. Ltd.  #   388,445 
 110,600   Suzhou Victory Precision Manufacture Co. Ltd. # §   127,288 
 23,300   Tongfang Guoxin Electronics Co. Ltd. #   130,478 
 113,900   Tsinghua Tongfang Co. Ltd.  #   209,211 
 9,300   Tsinghua Unisplendour Co. Ltd. #   86,159 
 92,795   Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd.  #   336,429 
 152,320   ZTE Corp. * #   649,565 
         5,805,760 
Telecommunication Services: 0.8%
 542,978   China United Network Communications Ltd. * #   606,773 
 72,428   Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co. Ltd.  #   215,982 
         822,755 
Transportation: 2.9%
 127,600   Air China Ltd. #   167,454 
 244,500   China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. * #   254,185 
 188,400   China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. #   191,765 
 107,900   China High-Speed Railway Technology Co. Ltd.   146,582 
 203,200   China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd.  * #   116,568 
 224,800   China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.  #   279,787 
 380,791   Daqin Railway Co. Ltd.  #   502,357 
 217,200   Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd.   165,341 
 421,000   Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd.   205,843 
 253,067   Ningbo Port Co. Ltd.  #   223,631 
 14,100   SF Holding Co. Ltd.   116,626 
 61,800   Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd.  #   353,427 
 207,800   Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd.  #   209,356 
 15,500   Spring Airlines Co. Ltd. #   77,923 
 21,700   YTO Express Group Co. Ltd.   72,115 
         3,082,960 
Utilities: 2.5%
 154,300   Beijing Capital Co. Ltd.   148,565 
 298,999   China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. #   335,759 
 422,600   China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd. #   958,516 
 755,000   GD Power Development Co. Ltd.   377,100 
 260,700   SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd.   287,878 
 54,806   Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd. #   92,184 
 140,900   Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd.  #   199,748 
 261,310   Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd.   210,320 
         2,610,070 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $86,028,245)
   105,490,936 
           
Principal
 Amount
         
FOREIGN DEBT OBLIGATION: 0.0%
(Cost: $17,231)
     
Software & Services: 0.0%     
$107,000   Aisino Corp. 1.00%, 06/12/21 §   16,809 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $86,045,476)
   105,507,745 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%   (158,412)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $105,349,333 

 

* 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 $96,114,438 which represents 91.2% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $3,709,068 which represents 3.5% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   11.2%  $11,850,562 
Consumer Staples   7.0    7,346,291 
Energy   2.3    2,407,314 
Financials   34.7    36,614,714 
Health Care   4.7    5,011,182 
Industrials   15.0    15,821,899 
Information Technology   9.1    9,637,373 
Materials   7.3    7,714,377 
Real Estate   5.4    5,671,208 
Telecommunication Services   0.8    822,755 
Utilities   2.5    2,610,070 
    100.0%  $105,507,745 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $93,347   $2,967,157   $   $3,060,504 
Banks   181,340    17,830,360        18,011,700 
Capital Goods   1,568,344    10,142,252        11,710,596 
Commercial & Professional Services   326,332    702,011        1,028,343 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       4,851,191        4,851,191 
Consumer Services   98,163    714,658        812,821 
Diversified Financials   189,690    8,879,917        9,069,607 
Energy       2,407,314        2,407,314 
Financials   139,380    1,709,358        1,848,738 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   544,731    6,801,560        7,346,291 
Health Care Equipment & Services       866,550        866,550 
Insurance       7,684,669        7,684,669 
Materials   324,077    7,390,300        7,714,377 
Media   185,947    1,766,116        1,952,063 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology   2,304,977    1,839,655        4,144,632 
Real Estate   453,767    5,217,441        5,671,208 
Retailing       1,173,983        1,173,983 
Semiconductor       688,624        688,624 
Software & Services   836,844    2,289,336        3,126,180 
Technology Hardware & Equipment   399,189    5,406,571        5,805,760 
Telecommunication Services       822,755        822,755 
Transportation   706,507    2,376,453        3,082,960 
Utilities   1,023,863    1,586,207        2,610,070 
Foreign Debt Obligation       16,809        16,809 
Total  $9,376,498   $96,131,247   $   $105,507,745 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $2,476,109. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS CHINAAMC SME-CHINEXT ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.9%
Automobiles & Components: 2.9%
 42,822   Byd Co. Ltd.  #  $440,345 
 90,958   Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co. Ltd. #   267,644 
         707,989 
Banks: 1.7%
 173,132   Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd.  #   411,202 
Capital Goods: 11.9%
 68,900   AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd.   123,142 
 49,100   Beijing SPC Environmental Protection Tech Co. Ltd. #   161,296 
 35,805   Eve Energy Co. Ltd. #   136,352 
 35,600   Guoxuan High-Tech Co. Ltd. #   169,800 
 65,000   Han’s Laser Technology Co. Ltd. #   426,764 
 95,100   Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd. #   208,491 
 101,709   Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd. #   316,536 
 46,300   Shenwu Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. # §   168,286 
 79,090   Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. #   344,280 
 93,422   Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. * #   299,918 
 104,849   Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd.  #   174,264 
 162,070   Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co. Ltd.  #   318,716 
         2,847,845 
Commercial & Professional Services: 3.5%
 84,700   Beijing Orient Landscape Co. Ltd.  #   267,771 
 114,663   Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd.   310,676 
 109,597   BlueFocus Communication Group Co. Ltd. #   121,705 
 111,800   Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management Ltd. #   141,545 
         841,697 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 3.3%
 43,000   Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co. Ltd. #   96,127 
 36,280   Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd. #   230,670 
 64,151   NavInfo Co. Ltd. #   247,755 
 39,793   Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Ltd. #   226,404 
         800,956 
Consumer Services: 1.3%
 28,980   Giant Network Group Co. Ltd.   181,194 
 50,721   Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd. #   142,966 
         324,160 
Diversified Financials: 4.8%
 159,980   First Capital Securities Co. Ltd. #   305,134 
 137,481   Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd.  #   283,503 
 124,000   Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd.  #   210,971 
 145,010   Western Securities Co. Ltd.  #   340,495 
         1,140,103 
Energy: 0.9%
 55,110   Cangzhou Mingzhu Plastic Co. Ltd. #   122,219 
 37,918   Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd.  #   88,665 
         210,884 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 7.2%
 163,675   Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd.  #   151,755 
 285,788   Guangdong Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd. #   925,397 
 42,238   Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd.  #   645,695 
         1,722,847 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 3.2%
 43,920   Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd. #   135,560 
 68,896   Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd.   222,742 
 88,600   Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd. #   226,461 
 84,679   Shanghai Kingstar Winning Software Co. Ltd. #   98,355 
 23,720   Zhejiang Dian Diagnostics Co. Ltd. #   91,448 
         774,566 
Materials: 12.6%
 173,495   Beijing Kangde Xin Composite Material Co. Ltd.  #   554,063 
 66,899   Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection and New Material Co. Ltd. #   307,163 
 42,300   Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co. Ltd. #   167,407 
 217,676   GEM Co. Ltd. #   284,077 
 11,900   Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd. #   95,795 
 97,700   Huapont-Nutrichem Co. Ltd. #   113,004 
 38,200   Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. #   503,072 
 112,200   Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd. #   135,964 
 98,744   Org Packaging Co. Ltd. * #   96,425 
 48,200   Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc. #   510,978 
 87,100   Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd. #   202,638 
 22,800   Zhejiang Transfar Co. Ltd.   49,771 
         3,020,357 
Media: 3.6%
 20,881   Baofeng Group Co. Ltd. # §   73,988 
 72,010   Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd.   118,517 
 96,015   Guangdong Advertising Co. Ltd. #   100,556 
 123,691   Huayi Brothers Media Corp. #   168,850 
 36,300   Wanda Cinema Line Co. Ltd. # §   313,755 
 53,246   Zhejiang Huace Film and TV Co. Ltd. #   87,487 
         863,153 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 4.8%
 31,998   Beijing SL Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  #   130,831 
 38,780   Da An Gene Co. Ltd. Sun Yat-Sen University #   117,141 
 33,400   Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. #   87,406 
 41,560   Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc. #   170,273 
 73,763   Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd.   230,931 
 27,540   Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.  #   128,071 
 53,798   Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  #   147,594 
 38,100   Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd.  #   146,800 
         1,159,047 
Real Estate: 0.8%
 135,000   RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.   194,161 
Retailing: 2.2%
 263,537   Suning Commerce Group Co. Ltd.  #   519,903 
Semiconductor: 1.8%
 45,256   Nationz Technologies, Inc. #   108,035 
 235,220   Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Joint-Stock Co. Ltd.  # §   320,474 
         428,509 
Software & Services: 14.0%
 76,500   Anhui USTC iFlytek Co. Ltd.   617,451 
 37,000   Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd. #   147,172 
 24,990   Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   88,533 
 70,700   Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd. #   148,579 
 92,981   Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd.   105,752 
 130,958   DHC Software Co. Ltd.  #   221,729 
 223,942   East Money Information Co. Ltd. #   466,633 
 32,300   Hangzhou Shunwang Technology Co. Ltd. #   93,458 
 14,800   Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd. #   139,370 
 222,696   Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp. # §   513,467 
 162,840   Ourpalm Co. Ltd. #   183,206 
 147,670   Shanghai 2345 Network Holding Group Co. Ltd. #   158,586 
 40,000   Venustech Group, Inc. #   133,378 
 117,150   Wangsu Science and Technology Co. Ltd.   212,726 
 55,400   Wonders Information Co. Ltd. #   115,428 
         3,345,468 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 19.4%
 81,800   Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd. #   302,886 
 30,470   China Aviation Optical-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. #   170,735 
 199,600   Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd. #   302,011 
 148,516   GoerTek, Inc. #   452,323 
 82,839   GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd. #   97,702 
 120,700   Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co. #   210,712 
 241,150   Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd.  #   1,161,720 
 36,980   Lens Technology Co. Ltd. #   160,273 
 143,062   Shenzhen O-film Tech Co. Ltd.  #   456,441 
 58,201   Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co. Ltd. #   368,020 
 178,600   Suzhou Victory Precision Manufacture Co. Ltd. # §   205,548 
 29,100   Tongfang Guoxin Electronics Co. Ltd. #   162,958 
 39,900   Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co. Ltd. #   153,390 
 119,605   Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd.  #   433,628 
         4,638,347 
Transportation: 0.4%
 11,100   SF Holding Co. Ltd.   91,812 
Utilities: 0.6%
 45,400   Beijing Water Business Doctor Co. Ltd.   135,646 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $18,655,786)
   24,178,652 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.9)%   (216,316)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $23,962,336 

 

* 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 $21,584,131 which represents 90.1% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $1,595,518 which represents 6.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   13.3%  $3,216,161 
Consumer Staples   7.1    1,722,847 
Energy   0.9    210,884 
Financials   6.4    1,551,305 
Health Care   8.0    1,933,613 
Industrials   15.6    3,781,354 
Information Technology   34.8    8,412,324 
Materials   12.5    3,020,357 
Real Estate   0.8    194,161 
Utilities   0.6    135,646 
    100.0%  $24,178,652 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $   $707,989   $   $707,989 
Banks       411,202        411,202 
Capital Goods   123,142    2,724,703        2,847,845 
Commercial & Professional Services   310,676    531,021        841,697 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       800,956        800,956 
Consumer Services   181,194    142,966        324,160 
Diversified Financials       1,140,103        1,140,103 
Energy       210,884        210,884 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       1,722,847        1,722,847 
Health Care Equipment & Services   222,742    551,824        774,566 
Materials   49,771    2,970,586        3,020,357 
Media   118,517    744,636        863,153 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology   230,931    928,116        1,159,047 
Real Estate   194,161            194,161 
Retailing       519,903        519,903 
Semiconductor       428,509        428,509 
Software & Services   935,929    2,409,539        3,345,468 
Technology Hardware & Equipment       4,638,347        4,638,347 
Transportation   91,812            91,812 
Utilities   135,646            135,646 
Total  $2,594,521   $21,584,131   $   $24,178,652 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $2,213,291. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS EGYPT INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.6%
Banks: 8.1%
 1,043,250   Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (GDR) Reg S  $4,741,571 
Capital Goods: 5.4%
 529,177   El Sewedy Electric Co.   3,146,579 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 3.4%
 1,858,280   Oriental Weavers   1,994,098 
Diversified Financials: 16.0%
 1,459,290   Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co. (GDR) † Reg S   3,443,924 
 5,919,588   Egyptian Kuwaiti Holding Co. (USD) #   4,015,109 
 3,791,346   Pioneers Holding *   1,875,266 
         9,334,299 
Energy: 3.6%
 164,735   ADES International Holding Ltd. (USD) * † # Reg S 144A   2,084,067 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 11.1%
 1,404,747   Arabian Food Industries Co. DOMTY *   728,240 
 230,012   Eastern Tobacco #   3,897,272 
 3,945,366   Juhayna Food Industries * #   1,869,624 
         6,495,136 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 2.7%
 385,907   Integrated Diagnostics Holdings Plc (USD) Reg S 144A   1,539,769 
Materials: 13.5%
 2,601,400   Alexandria Mineral Oils Co.   1,752,445 
 1,305,600   Cenatamin Plc (GBP) #   2,539,522 
 1,853,199   Ezz Steel * #   1,930,897 
 1,432,714   Sidi Kerir Petrochemcials Co. #   1,653,160 
         7,876,024 
Real Estate: 22.8%
 17,597,822   Amer Group Holding *   378,877 
 5,738,790   Emaar Misr for Development SAE *   1,069,723 
 1,214,473   Heliopolis Housing   1,923,890 
 4,346,898   Medinet Nasr Housing   2,465,295 
 11,927,038   Palm Hills Developments SAE * #   2,193,422 
 2,168,507   Six of October Development & Investment Co. *   1,787,636 
 6,730,098   Talaat Moustafa Group #   3,492,283 
         13,311,126 
Telecommunication Services: 13.0%
 11,204,197   Orascom Telecom Holding SAE * #   4,074,232 
 24,540,655   Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE   1,070,612 
 3,327,545   Telecom Egypt #   2,446,922 
         7,591,766 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $54,131,450)
   58,114,435 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2%
(Cost: $103,529)
     
 103,529   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   103,529 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.8%
(Cost: $54,234,979)
   58,217,964 

 

Principal
Amount
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.3%
(Cost: $134,937)
Repurchase Agreement: 0.3%
$ 134,937     Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.05%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $134,949; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.88% to 5.25%, due 9/15/19 to 2/15/29, valued at $137,636 including accrued interest)     134,937  
Total Investments: 100.1%
(Cost: $54,369,916)
    58,352,901  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)%     (30,636 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%     $ 58,322,265  

 

GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $132,360.
# 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 $30,196,510 which represents 51.8% 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 $3,623,836, or 6.2% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   3.4%  $1,994,098 
Consumer Staples   11.2    6,495,136 
Energy   3.6    2,084,067 
Financials   24.2    14,075,870 
Health Care   2.6    1,539,769 
Industrials   5.4    3,146,579 
Materials   13.5    7,876,024 
Real Estate   22.9    13,311,126 
Telecommunication Services   13.0    7,591,766 
Money Market Fund   0.2    103,529 
    100.0%  $58,217,964 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stock                    
Banks  $4,741,571   $   $   $4,741,571 
Capital Goods   3,146,579            3,146,579 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   1,994,098            1,994,098 
Diversified Financials   5,319,190    4,015,109        9,334,299 
Energy       2,084,067        2,084,067 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   728,240    5,766,896        6,495,136 
Health Care Equipment & Services   1,539,769            1,539,769 
Materials   1,752,445    6,123,579        7,876,024 
Real Estate   7,625,421    5,685,705        13,311,126 
Telecommunication Services   1,070,612    6,521,154        7,591,766 
Money Market Fund   103,529            103,529 
Repurchase Agreement       134,937        134,937 
Total  $28,021,454   $30,331,447   $   $58,352,901 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $6,921,232 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $11,091,829. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS INDIA SMALL-CAP INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (a)

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%
Automobiles & Components: 2.4%
 1,327,319   Amtek Auto Ltd. * #  $470,300 
 58,661   Atul Auto Ltd. #   418,886 
 184,731   Ceat Ltd. #   4,857,501 
 606,339   JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. #   1,365,620 
         7,112,307 
Banks: 8.4%
 1,604,406   Allahabad Bank * #   1,615,703 
 1,944,378   Andhra Bank * #   1,668,895 
 1,665,891   Dena Bank * #   784,704 
 1,679,430   Development Credit Bank Ltd. #   4,675,980 
 2,734,255   Indian Overseas Bank * #   930,601 
 2,915,265   Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. * #   3,285,838 
 1,542,464   Karnataka Bank Ltd. #   3,348,927 
 427,296   Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. #   949,890 
 771,179   Oriental Bank of Commerce * #   1,410,042 
 9,848,246   South Indian Bank Ltd. #   4,258,393 
 1,612,066   Syndicate Bank * #   1,540,994 
 1,563,604   UCO Bank * #   716,187 
         25,186,154 
Capital Goods: 16.8%
 111,328   BEML Ltd. #   2,706,661 
 192,909   BGR Energy Systems Ltd. * #   386,757 
 2,513,215   Crompton Greaves Ltd. * #   3,036,067 
 655,368   Escorts Ltd. #   6,634,513 
 408,852   Finolex Cables Ltd. #   3,399,008 
 34,841   Force Motors Ltd. #   2,009,994 
 5,516,395   Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. * #   2,901,190 
 346,064   Inox Wind Ltd. * #   569,582 
 3,075,398   Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. #   4,463,853 
 12,192,510   Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. * #   3,358,418 
 687,273   KEC International Ltd. #   3,235,997 
 415,951   KEI Industries Ltd. #   2,074,710 
 657,141   Kushal Tradelink Ltd.   1,220,822 
 197,670   LEEL Electricals Ltd. #   873,894 
 3,839,268   Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd. #   4,888,428 
 92,400   Nissei ASB Machine Co Ltd. #   3,718,106 
 419,693   Patel Engineering Ltd. * #   473,447 
 985,899   Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. * #   796,090 
 480,600   Praj Industries Ltd. #   502,842 
 38,781   Rushil Decor Ltd. #   574,895 
 66,090   SML Isuzu Ltd. #   894,159 
 587,063   Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. #   889,832 
 308,620   Titagarh Wagons Ltd. #   570,749 
         50,180,014 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 6.7%
 271,101   Bajaj Electricals Ltd. #   1,467,950 
 552,128   Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. #   1,493,383 
 263,205   Himatsingka Seide Ltd. #   1,328,537 
 57,546   Hitachi Home & Life Solutions India Ltd. #   1,777,326 
 527,707   Indo Count Industries Ltd. #   800,672 
 177,774   Kitex Garments Ltd. #   576,077 
 321,613   Mirza International Ltd. #   782,990 
 164,089   Raymond Ltd. #   2,043,852 
 4,332,623   Sintex Industries Ltd. #   1,779,709 
 652,971   Swan Energy Ltd. #   1,387,892 
 1,362,299   Trident Ltd. #   2,043,246 
 31,120   TTK Prestige Ltd. #   2,985,158 
 377,783   VIP Industries Ltd. #   1,448,417 
         19,915,209 
Consumer Services: 2.8%
 226,625   Aptech Ltd. #   983,425 
 1,298,085   Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd. * # § ø   11,178 
 963,687   Cox & Kings Ltd. #   4,085,379 
 714,058   Delta Corp. Ltd. #   2,129,092 
 34,828   Kaya Ltd. * #   459,180 
 151,043   Wonderla Holidays Ltd.   799,612 
         8,467,866 
Consumer, Cyclical: 0.2%
 333,543   Kesoram Industries Ltd. * #   639,459 
Diversified Financials: 5.5%
 242,756   Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. #   5,069,856 
 8,145,709   IFCI Ltd. * #   2,885,532 
 136,334   Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. #   2,171,054 
 1,717,012   PTC India Financial Services Ltd. #   975,677 
 306,616   Repco Home Finance Ltd. #   2,957,622 
 1,456,972   SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. #   2,293,085 
         16,352,826 
Energy: 1.7%
 156,028   Aban Offshore Ltd. * #   435,537 
 398,084   Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd. #   2,461,137 
 85,545   Deep Industries Ltd. #   288,509 
 850,107   Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. #   1,804,811 
         4,989,994 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 7.3%
 8,585,960   Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. * #   1,793,106 
 1,446,425   Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. #   3,570,614 
 177,474   Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. #   703,804 
 503,385   Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. #   482,339 
 4,444,330   Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd. * #   4,080,675 
 353,825   Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. #   2,804,670 
 305,598   Manpasand Beverages Ltd. #   2,188,644 
 487,679   McLeod Russel India Ltd. #   1,223,797 
 163,198   Prabhat Dairy Ltd. # Reg S   314,884 
 592,753   Radico Khaitan Ltd. #   1,515,303 
 4,843,267   Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. * #   1,027,878 
 689,563   Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. #   903,125 
 37,660   Venky’s India Ltd. #   1,157,558 
         21,766,397 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 1.0%
 716,952   Max India Ltd. * #   1,531,134 
 143,619   Thyrocare Technologies Ltd. # Reg S 144A   1,503,534 
         3,034,668 
Household & Personal Products: 0.5%
 356,243   Eveready Industries India Ltd. * #   1,614,985 
Materials: 15.4%
 298,420   Advanced Enzyme Technologies Ltd. # Reg S   1,154,020 
 106,317   Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills *   468,677 
 52,184   Astec Lifesciences Ltd. #   480,390 
 79,295   Atul Ltd. #   2,901,982 
 291,676   Bodal Chemicals Ltd.  #   721,792 
 593,934   Century Plyboards India Ltd. #   2,269,765 
 1,112,547   Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. #   2,402,270 
 473,047   EID Parry India Ltd.  #   2,490,261 
 265,848   GHCL Ltd. #   858,577 
 415,480   Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. Ltd. #   1,932,336 
 1,372,969   India Cements Ltd. #   3,630,947 
 536,679   Jai Corp. Ltd. #   891,973 
 1,068,496   Jindal Saw Ltd. #   1,841,914 
 314,567   JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. #   1,871,184 
 116,697   Kalyani Steels Ltd. #   696,559 
 679,857   Meghmani Organics Ltd. #   828,956 
 711,370   MOIL Ltd. #   2,078,585 
 46,148   Monsanto India Ltd. #   1,731,432 
 546,442   National Fertilizers Ltd. #   498,763 
 39,892   Nilkamal Ltd. #   948,005 
 438,802   NOCIL Ltd. #   959,400 
 92,142   Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. #   1,138,414 
 899,151   Rain Industries Ltd. #   2,426,951 
 519,872   Rallis India Ltd. #   1,659,465 
 1,229,020   Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. #   1,664,884 
 386,614   SH Kelkar & Co. Ltd. # Reg S 144A   1,491,091 
 190,939   Sharda Cropchem Ltd. #   1,296,049 
 185,065   Sudarshan Chemical Industries #   1,055,405 
 67,602   Tata Metaliks Ltd. #   683,513 
 41,169   Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. #   535,167 
 27,371   Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. #   619,461 
 856,741   Welspun Corp. Ltd. #   1,740,915 
         45,969,103 
Media: 4.9%
 915,891   DEN Networks Ltd. * #   1,260,684 
 252,493   Eros International Media Ltd. * #   815,631 
 143,250   Eros International Plc (USD) *   2,048,475 
 225,485   GTPL Hathway Ltd. Reg S 144A   474,823 
 152,524   Music Broadcast Ltd. * # Reg S   883,757 
 260,304   PVR Ltd. #   4,808,147 
 93,135   S Chand and Co. Ltd. #   650,679 
 172,761   TV Today Network Ltd. #   925,065 
 4,582,988   TV18 Broadcast Ltd. * #   2,729,681 
         14,596,942 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 3.2%
 390,634   Bliss Gvs Pharma Ltd. #   954,691 
 611,791   Granules India Ltd. #   1,063,460 
 491,889   Ipca Laboratories Ltd.   3,672,224 
 226,749   JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. #   970,175 
 2,234,024   Marksans Pharma Ltd. #   1,456,155 
 567,106   Suven Life Sciences Ltd. #   1,538,145 
         9,654,850 
Real Estate: 3.2%
 1,216,189   Anant Raj Industries Ltd. #   1,026,726 
 650,302   DB Realty Ltd. * #   355,172 
 2,610,495   Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd. * #   2,265,459 
 488,947   OMAXE Ltd. #   1,472,868 
 353,995   Sobha Developers Ltd. #   2,109,620 
 23,007,716   Unitech Ltd. * #   2,436,292 
         9,666,137 
Retailing: 1.7%
 1,158,765   Future Retail Ltd. #   907,337 
 1,451,019   Infibeam Incorporation Ltd. * #   2,860,775 
 61,083   Shankara Building Products Ltd. #   1,337,789 
         5,105,901 
Software & Services: 6.2%
 81,583   8K Miles Software Services Ltd. #   471,636 
 273,879   BLS International Services Ltd. #   1,039,090 
 1,822,864   Firstsource Solutions Ltd. * #   1,163,394 
 1,043,251   HCL Infosystems Ltd. * #   759,773 
 333,982   Intellect Design Arena Ltd. * #   610,457 
 333,200   Just Dial Ltd. * #   1,900,356 
 1,561,918   KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. #   2,895,444 
 62,911   Majesco Ltd. #   412,617 
 905,532   NIIT Ltd. * #   1,374,471 
 335,099   NIIT Technologies Ltd. #   2,787,173 
 296,030   Polaris Software Lab Ltd. * #   1,014,119 
 171,999   Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. # Reg S 144A   471,570 
 899,809   Rolta India Ltd. * #   726,802 
 356,181   Take Solutions Ltd. #   837,139 
 166,483   Tata Elxsi Ltd. #   2,076,399 
         18,540,440 
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 2.1%
 231,538   Astra Microwave Products Ltd. #   445,384 
 1,915,135   Redington India Ltd. #   4,582,535 
 239,388   Tejas Networks Ltd. * # Reg S 144A   1,090,031 
         6,117,950 
Telecommunication Services: 1.9%
 6,764,489   Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. * #   2,503,176 
 1,684,175   Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. * #   509,241 
 9,426,180   Reliance Communications Ltd. * #   2,772,672 
         5,785,089 
Transportation: 5.3%
 65,496   Dredging Corp. of India Ltd. #   553,274 
 690,322   Gateway Distriparks Ltd. #   2,415,608 
 262,972   Gati Ltd. #   430,857 
 8,091,578   GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd. * #   1,452,388 
 303,679   Jet Airways India Ltd. * #   2,241,915 
 1,984,127   Mercator Lines Ltd. #   1,130,470 
 381,233   Navkar Corp. Ltd. * # Reg S 144A   1,066,720 
 1,141,449   Shipping Corp of India Ltd. * #   1,568,572 
 446,675   Snowman Logistics Ltd. * #   342,085 
 1,602,506   SpiceJet Ltd. * #   3,145,282 
 243,921   VRL Logistics Ltd. #   1,358,314 
         15,705,485 
Utilities: 2.6%
 40,584   Azure Power Global Ltd. (USD) *   645,286 
 100,697   BF Utilities Ltd. * #   608,366 
 1,978,293   PTC India Ltd. #   3,729,016 
 297,884   VA Tech Wabag Ltd. #   2,693,279 
         7,675,947 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $244,695,686)
   298,077,723 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.5%
(Cost: $4,407,036)
     
 4,407,036   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   4,407,036 
Total Investments: 101.3%
(Cost: $249,102,722)
   302,484,759 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.3)%   (3,774,863)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $298,709,896 

 

USD United States Dollar
   
(a) Represents Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
* 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 $288,747,804 which represents 96.7% of net assets.
ø Restricted Security - the aggregate value of restricted securities is $11,178, or 0.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $11,178 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Investment value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
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 $6,097,769, or 2.0% of net assets.

 

Restricted securities held by the Fund as of September 30, 2017 are as follows:

 

Security  Acquisition
Date
  Number of
Shares
   Acquisition
Cost
   Value   % of
Net Assets
 
Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd.  10/08/15   1,298,085   $35,108   $11,178    0.0%

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   18.2%  $54,930,347 
Consumer Staples   7.7    23,381,382 
Energy   1.6    4,989,994 
Financials   13.7    41,538,980 
Health Care   4.2    12,689,518 
Industrials   22.3    67,401,202 
Information Technology   8.2    24,658,390 
Materials   15.2    45,969,103 
Real Estate   3.2    9,666,137 
Telecommunication Services   1.9    5,785,089 
Utilities   2.3    7,067,581 
Money Market Fund   1.5    4,407,036 
    100.0%  $302,484,759 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $   $7,112,307   $   $7,112,307 
Banks       25,186,154        25,186,154 
Capital Goods   1,220,822    48,959,192        50,180,014 
Consumer Durables & Apparel       19,915,209        19,915,209 
Consumer Services   799,612    7,657,076    11,178    8,467,866 
Consumer, Cyclical       639,459        639,459 
Diversified Financials       16,352,826        16,352,826 
Energy       4,989,994        4,989,994 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       21,766,397        21,766,397 
Health Care Equipment & Services       3,034,668        3,034,668 
Household & Personal Products       1,614,985        1,614,985 
Materials   468,677    45,500,426        45,969,103 
Media   2,523,298    12,073,644        14,596,942 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology   3,672,224    5,982,626        9,654,850 
Real Estate       9,666,137        9,666,137 
Retailing       5,105,901        5,105,901 
Software & Services       18,540,440        18,540,440 
Technology Hardware & Equipment       6,117,950        6,117,950 
Telecommunication Services       5,785,089        5,785,089 
Transportation       15,705,485        15,705,485 
Utilities   645,286    7,030,661        7,675,947 
Money Market Fund   4,407,036            4,407,036 
Total  $13,736,955   $288,736,626   $11,178   $302,484,759 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $1,670,008 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $385,764. 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, 2017:

 

   Common Stocks 
    Consumer Services    Materials 
Balance as of December 31, 2016  $21,517   $43,410 
Realized gain (loss)       1,188 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (10,339)   550 
Purchases        
Sales        
Transfers in and/or out of level 3       (45,148)
Balance as of September 30, 2017  $11,178   $ 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS INDONESIA INDEX ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.4%
Automobiles & Components: 7.0%
 7,932,200   Astra International Tbk PT #  $4,657,050 
Banks: 28.5%
 3,753,200   Bank Central Asia Tbk PT #   5,659,567 
 8,216,502   Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT #   4,106,030 
 5,888,032   Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT #   3,237,689 
 3,658,800   Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk PT #   706,663 
 3,881,200   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk PT #   4,406,400 
 3,262,100   Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk PT #   764,001 
         18,880,350 
Capital Goods: 1.8%
 2,339,468   Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk PT #   401,819 
 3,554,088   Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT #   469,016 
 2,417,645   Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT #   321,799 
         1,192,634 
Diversified Financials: 1.7%
 1,405,250   First Pacific Company Ltd. (HKD) #   1,123,636 
Energy: 9.4%         
 12,316,000   Adaro Energy Tbk PT #   1,671,842 
 3,458,397   Banpu PCL (NVDR) (THB) #   1,828,774 
 1,148,969   United Tractors Tbk PT #   2,732,048 
         6,232,664 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 11.6%
 5,556,300   Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT  #   1,131,450 
 366,000   First Resources Ltd. (SGD) #   510,033 
 3,824,700   Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) #   1,058,115 
 355,600   Gudang Garam Tbk PT #   1,738,024 
 1,706,300   Indofood Cbp Sukses Makmur Tbk PT #   1,106,189 
 3,380,900   Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT #   2,117,169 
         7,660,980 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 1.0%
 4,482,097   Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT # Reg S   676,185 
Household & Personal Products: 4.8%
 881,400   Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT #   3,205,554 
Materials: 5.6%
 1,417,400   Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT #   1,991,124 
 2,238,200   Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT #   1,684,310 
         3,675,434 
Media: 1.1%
 4,391,400   Surya Citra Media Tbk PT #   714,180 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 3.2%
 16,966,000   Kalbe Farma Tbk PT #   2,099,110 
Real Estate: 6.2%
 7,114,400   Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT #   935,800 
 9,004,595   Ciputra Development Tbk PT #   799,389 
 49,102,800   Hanson International Tbk PT *   455,702 
 11,196,300   Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT #   602,836 
 16,318,300   Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT #   740,319 
 6,888,100   Summarecon Agung Tbk PT #   545,480 
         4,079,526 
Retailing: 5.1%
 76,088   Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (SGD) #   2,211,726 
 1,640,300   Matahari Department Store Tbk PT #   1,130,211 
         3,341,937 
Telecommunication Services: 9.9%
 150,165   Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT (ADR) †   5,150,660 
 1,326,000   Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT #   647,525 
 2,798,475   XL Axiata Tbk PT * #   777,555 
         6,575,740 
Transportation: 1.1%
 1,676,750   Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT #   696,968 
Utilities: 1.4%
 8,027,300   Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT #   939,455 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $76,804,743)
   65,751,403 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST: 0.6%
(Cost: $404,566)
     
Real Estate: 0.6%     
 1,261,300   Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (SGD)   399,395 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2%
(Cost: $132,356)
     
 132,356   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   132,356 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2%
(Cost: $77,341,665)
   66,283,154 

 

Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.0%
(Cost: $28,168)
Repurchase Agreement: 0.0%
$28,168   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 1.04%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $28,170; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 3.88%, due 2/22/18 to 9/9/49, valued at $28,731 including accrued interest)   28,168 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $77,369,833)
   66,311,322 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%   (138,472)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $66,172,850 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD United States Dollar
THB Thai Baht
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $27,200.
# 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 $60,145,041 which represents 90.9% 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
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   13.1%  $8,713,167 
Consumer Staples   16.4    10,866,534 
Energy   9.4    6,232,664 
Financials   30.2    20,003,986 
Health Care   4.2    2,775,295 
Industrials   2.9    1,889,602 
Materials   5.5    3,675,434 
Real Estate   6.8    4,478,921 
Telecommunication Services   9.9    6,575,740 
Utilities   1.4    939,455 
Money Market Fund   0.2    132,356 
    100.0%  $66,283,154 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $   $4,657,050   $   $4,657,050 
Banks       18,880,350        18,880,350 
Capital Goods       1,192,634        1,192,634 
Diversified Financials       1,123,636        1,123,636 
Energy       6,232,664        6,232,664 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco       7,660,980        7,660,980 
Health Care Equipment & Services       676,185        676,185 
Household & Personal Products       3,205,554        3,205,554 
Materials       3,675,434        3,675,434 
Media       714,180        714,180 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology       2,099,110        2,099,110 
Real Estate   455,702    3,623,824        4,079,526 
Retailing       3,341,937        3,341,937 
Telecommunication Services   5,150,660    1,425,080        6,575,740 
Transportation       696,968        696,968 
Utilities       939,455        939,455 
Real Estate Investment Trust                    
Real Estate   399,395            399,395 
Money Market Fund   132,356            132,356 
Repurchase Agreement       28,168        28,168 
Total  $6,138,113   $60,173,209   $   $66,311,322 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $1,338,126. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS ISRAEL ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
          Value
COMMON STOCKS: 100.4%
Banks: 14.2%
 291,217   Bank Hapoalim BM #  $ 2,039,098  
 396,941   Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM #    2,110,865  
 14,579   First International Bank of Israel Ltd.    272,340  
 323,084   Israel Discount Bank Ltd. * #    815,363  
 49,098   Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. #    881,097  
          6,118,763  
Capital Goods: 4.3%
 9,152   Arotech Corp. (USD) * †    38,438  
 6,696   Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (USD) *    199,541  
 12,031   Discount Investment Corp. † #    46,733  
 6,363   Elbit Systems Ltd. #    936,080  
 3,436   Elco Holdings Ltd. #    68,253  
 516   Electra Ltd. #    115,573  
 23,020   Inrom Construction Industries Ltd. † #    99,978  
 8,178   Kornit Digital Ltd. (USD) *    125,123  
 28,016   Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd. #    96,675  
 61,440   Shikun & Binui Ltd. #    150,657  
          1,877,051  
Commercial & Professional Services: 0.1%
 65,192   Fluence Corp. Ltd. (AUD) * #    34,374  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.7%
 49,571   Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd.    60,985  
 2,816   Delta-Galil Industries Ltd. #    89,003  
 3,337   Electra Consumer Products Ltd. #    67,263  
 2,425   Fox Wizel Ltd. #    48,789  
 13,748   Maytronics Ltd. #    64,434  
 5,766   SodaStream International Ltd. (USD) *    383,151  
          713,625  
Consumer Services: 0.4%
 53,466   888 Holdings Plc (GBP)    184,209  
Diversified Financials: 0.7%
 10,574   Meitav DS Investments Ltd. #    37,408  
 22,683   Plus500 Ltd. (GBP)    272,981  
          310,389  
Energy: 4.0%
 544   Delek Energy Systems Ltd. #    250,162  
 1,296   Delek Group Ltd. #    244,548  
 15,731   Delek US Holdings, Inc. (USD)    420,490  
 2,883   Jerusalem Oil Exploration * #    154,025  
 395,701   Oil Refineries Ltd. #    198,298  
 2,852   Paz Oil Co. Ltd. #    470,142  
          1,737,665  
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.7%
 2,319   Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing Ltd. #    118,664  
 28,518   Shufersal Ltd. #    167,857  
          286,521  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 0.6%
 531   Neto ME Holdings Ltd.    51,092  
 11,641   Strauss Group Ltd. #    219,060  
          270,152  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 1.6%
 12,561   Mazor Robotics Ltd. * † #    308,235  
 19,224   Novocure Ltd. (USD) * †    381,596  
          689,831  
Insurance: 1.9%
 8,403   Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. * #    141,961  
 4,238   Direct Insurance Financial #    46,621  
 31,376   Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. #    196,918  
 2,310   IDI Insurance Co. Ltd. #    147,106  
 7,408   Menorah Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.    87,866  
 99,512   Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding Ltd. #    103,836  
 19,663   Phoenix Holdings Ltd. * #    90,542  
          814,850  
Materials: 3.7%
 9,829   Frutarom Industries Ltd. #    756,520  
 143,437   Israel Chemicals Ltd. #    638,983  
 1,001   Israel Corp. Ltd. * #    200,183  
          1,595,686  
Media: 0.2%
 13,131   Taptica international Ltd. (GBP)    71,350  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 20.3%
 17,054   Aevi Genomic Medicine, Inc. (USD) *    21,488  
 38,933   BioLine RX Ltd. (ADR) *    43,605  
 16,980   Compugen Ltd. (USD) * †    64,524  
 6,180   Enzymotec Ltd. (USD) * †    70,761  
 11,351   Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (USD) *    62,998  
 9,490   Kamada Ltd. * #    45,776  
 4,943   Neuroderm Ltd. (USD) *    192,283  
 98,892   Opko Health, Inc. (USD) * †    678,399  
 38,483   Perrigo Co. Plc (USD)    3,257,586  
 31,038   Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (USD) * †    46,867  
 41,590   Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (USD) *    24,122  
 5,515   Redhill Biopharma Ltd. (ADR) * †    59,617  
 3,878   Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (USD) *    437,012  
 208,444   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. #    3,711,415  
 6,404   Vascular Biogenics Ltd. (USD) *    39,064  
          8,755,517  
Real Estate: 6.2%
 3,922   Africa Israel Properties Ltd. * †    86,631  
 17,359   Airport City Ltd. * #    224,653  
 46,191   Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. #    490,794  
 2,549   Alrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd. #    83,291  
 34,658   Amot Investments Ltd. #    193,081  
 10,461   Azrieli Group Ltd. #    582,180  
 279   Bayside Land Corp.    128,261  
 1,378   Big Shopping Centers Ltd. #    98,086  
 1,718   Blue Square Real Estate Ltd. #    71,856  
 24,336   Gazit-Globe Ltd. #    234,815  
 31,061   Industrial Buildings Corp. * #    44,872  
 65,452   Jerusalem Economy Ltd. *    161,824  
 4,685   Melisron Ltd. #    227,082  
 748   Property & Building Corp. #    69,370  
          2,696,796  
Retailing: 0.2%
 12,080   Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. #    90,317  
Semiconductor: 5.1%
 6,166   Camtek Ltd. (USD) * †    31,570  
 5,759   Ceva, Inc. (USD) *    246,485  
 6,401   DSP Group, Inc. (USD) *    83,213  
 11,667   Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (USD) *    550,099  
 7,217   Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. * #    194,781  
 8,559   SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (USD) *    244,359  
 27,338   Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (USD) *    840,644  
          2,191,151  
Software & Services: 25.8%
 10,720   Allot Communications Ltd. (USD) * †    57,674  
 41,108   Amdocs Ltd. (USD)    2,644,067  
 5,682   Attunity Ltd. (USD) * †    38,410  
 33,502   Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (USD) *    3,819,898  
 9,475   CyberArk Software Ltd. (USD) *    388,475  
 2,263   Formula Systems Ltd. #    91,070  
 4,604   Hilan Ltd.    89,549  
 8,736   Imperva, Inc. (USD) *    379,142  
 15,240   LivePerson, Inc. (USD) *    206,502  
 9,875   Matrix IT Ltd. #    104,263  
 16,467   NICE Systems Ltd. #    1,334,666  
 17,714   Perion Network Ltd. (USD) *    20,548  
 17,281   SafeCharge International Group Ltd. (GBP)    66,309  
 7,843   Sapiens International Corp. NV (USD) * †    103,528  
 5,538   Varonis Systems, Inc. (USD) *    232,042  
 17,262   Verint Systems, Inc. (USD) *    722,415  
 10,325   Wix.com Ltd. (USD) *    741,851  
 63,300   XLMedia Plc (GBP)    121,020  
          11,161,429  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 3.8%
 8,026   AudioCodes Ltd. (USD) *    57,306  
 22,142   Ceragon Networks Ltd. (USD) *    46,055  
 10,598   Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. * #    62,368  
 5,654   Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (USD)    203,827  
 5,504   Magal Security Systems Ltd. (USD) *    26,419  
 12,422   Orbotech Ltd. (USD) *    524,333  
 3,015   RADCOM Ltd. (USD) *    63,466  
 10,459   Radware Ltd. (USD) *    176,339  
 1,811   Silicom Ltd. (USD)    105,962  
 13,164   Stratasys Ltd. (USD) *    304,352  
 29,281   Telit Communications Plc (GBP) † #    68,833  
          1,639,260  
Telecommunication Services: 2.8%
 562,979   Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. #    805,190  
 16,221   Cellcom Israel Ltd. * #    151,334  
 31,394   Partner Communications Co. Ltd. * #    169,495  
 223,793   Sky And Space Global Ltd. (AUD) *    31,608  
 6,838   Space Communication Ltd. * #    38,553  
          1,196,180  
Transportation: 0.1%
 87,542   El Al Israel Airlines #    59,055  
Utilities: 2.0%
 39,121   Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.    34,663  
 104,644   Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. * #    45,763  
 5,477   Kenon Holdings Ltd. * #    89,381  
 11,512   Ormat Technologies, Inc. (USD)    702,808  
          872,615  

Total Common Stocks

(Cost: $44,864,984)

   43,366,786  
             
Principal
Amount
          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 3.2%
Repurchase Agreements: 3.2%
$ 1,000,000    Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $1,000,089; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 10/12/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
  410,128    Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.06%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $410,164; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 2.13%, due 2/15/18 to 2/15/47, valued at $418,331 including accrued interest)   410,128 

Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned

(Cost: $1,410,128)

   1,410,128 

Total Investments: 103.6%

(Cost: $46,275,112)

   44,776,914 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.6)%    (1,574,035)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $43,202,879 

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
AUDAustralian Dollar
GBPBritish Pound
USDUnited States Dollar
  
*Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,321,383.
#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 $21,537,644 which represents 49.9% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   2.4%  $1,059,501 
Consumer Staples   1.3    556,673 
Energy   4.0    1,737,665 
Financials   16.7    7,244,002 
Health Care   21.8    9,445,348 
Industrials   4.5    1,970,480 
Information Technology   34.6    14,991,840 
Materials   3.7    1,595,686 
Real Estate   6.2    2,696,796 
Telecommunication Services   2.8    1,196,180 
Utilities   2.0    872,615 
    100.0%  $43,366,786 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $272,340   $5,846,423   $   $6,118,763 
Capital Goods   363,102    1,513,949        1,877,051 
Commercial & Professional Services       34,374        34,374 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   444,136    269,489        713,625 
Consumer Services   184,209            184,209 
Diversified Financials   272,981    37,408        310,389 
Energy   420,490    1,317,175        1,737,665 
Food & Staples Retailing       286,521        286,521 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   51,092    219,060        270,152 
Health Care Equipment & Services   381,596    308,235        689,831 
Insurance   87,866    726,984        814,850 
Materials       1,595,686        1,595,686 
Media   71,350            71,350 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology   4,998,326    3,757,191        8,755,517 
Real Estate   376,716    2,320,080        2,696,796 
Retailing       90,317        90,317 
Semiconductor   1,996,370    194,781        2,191,151 
Software & Services   9,631,430    1,529,999        11,161,429 
Technology Hardware & Equipment   1,508,059    131,201        1,639,260 
Telecommunication Services   31,608    1,164,572        1,196,180 
Transportation       59,055        59,055 
Utilities   737,471    135,144        872,615 
Repurchase Agreements       1,410,128        1,410,128 
Total   $ 21,829,142     $ 22,947,772     $     $ 44,776,914

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $334,549 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $929,517. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS POLAND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0%
Banks: 29.5%         
 33,560   Alior Bank SA * #  $631,206 
 15,144   Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA #   287,327 
 196,836   Bank Millennium SA * † #   379,116 
 39,774   Bank Pekao SA #   1,398,547 
 9,586   Bank Zachodni WBK SA #   919,701 
 10,857   ING Bank Slaski SA * † #   610,297 
 4,901   mBank SA * † #   564,279 
 150,743   PKO Bank Polski SA * #   1,463,412 
         6,253,885 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 7.6%
 414   LPP SA   928,451 
 8,894   NG2 SA #   673,943 
         1,602,394 
Diversified Financials: 2.2%
 5,909   Kruk SA †   475,856 
Energy: 16.5%         
 35,141   Grupa Lotos SA #   576,447 
 52,729   Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA #   1,761,816 
 624,005   Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo SA #   1,163,487 
         3,501,750 
Food & Staples Retailing: 6.4% 
 36,130   Eurocash SA † #   383,378 
 49,496   Jeronimo Martins, SGPS SA (EUR) #   977,248 
         1,360,626 
Insurance: 7.6%
 127,470   Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA † #   1,611,018 
Materials: 8.7%
 24,495   Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA * #   649,088 
 37,283   KGHM Polska Miedz SA #   1,202,698 
         1,851,786 
Media: 2.4%
 72,530   Cyfrowy Polsat SA   516,515 
Real Estate: 4.5%
 69,271   NEPI Rockcastle Plc (ZAR)   943,450 
Software & Services: 5.6%
 26,551   Asseco Poland SA #   337,465 
 26,738   CD Projekt SA #   853,974 
         1,191,439 
Telecommunication Services: 2.0%
 298,130   Orange Polska SA * #   433,152 
Utilities: 7.0%
 282,205   Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA * #   1,030,734 
 430,629   Tauron Polska Energia SA *   443,162 
         1,473,896 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $20,594,894)
   21,215,767 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $7,699)
     
 7,699   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   7,699 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0%     
(Cost: $20,602,593)     21,223,466 
           
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 13.2%
Repurchase Agreements: 13.2%  
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.08%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $1,000,090; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.90% to 9.00%, due 12/1/17 to 6/1/51, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $1,000,089; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 10/12/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 797,791   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.06%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $797,861; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.75% to 8.00%, due 10/31/17 to 5/15/45, valued at $813,747 including accrued interest)   797,791 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $2,797,791)
   2,797,791 
Total Investments: 113.2%
(Cost: $23,400,384)
   24,021,257 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (13.2)%  (2,807,265)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $21,213,992 

 

EUR Euro
ZAR South African Rand

 

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,699,818.
# 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 $17,908,333 which represents 84.4% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   10.0%  $2,118,909 
Consumer Staples   6.4    1,360,626 
Energy   16.5    3,501,750 
Financials   39.3    8,340,759 
Information Technology   5.6    1,191,439 
Materials   8.7    1,851,786 
Real Estate   4.5    943,450 
Telecommunication Services   2.0    433,152 
Utilities   7.0    1,473,896 
Money Market Fund   0.0    7,699 
    100.0%  $21,223,466 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $   $6,253,885   $   $6,253,885 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   928,451    673,943        1,602,394 
Diversified Financials   475,856            475,856 
Energy       3,501,750        3,501,750 
Food & Staples Retailing       1,360,626        1,360,626 
Insurance       1,611,018        1,611,018 
Materials       1,851,786        1,851,786 
Media   516,515            516,515 
Real Estate   943,450            943,450 
Software & Services       1,191,439        1,191,439 
Telecommunication Services       433,152        433,152 
Utilities   443,162    1,030,734        1,473,896 
Money Market Fund   7,699            7,699 
Repurchase Agreements       2,797,791        2,797,791 
Total  $3,315,133   $20,706,124   $   $24,021,257 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $1,338,126. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS RUSSIA ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
        Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 96.0%    
Banks: 12.6%      
 12,257,524   Sberbank of Russia (ADR) #  $174,786,298 
 40,841,994   VTB Bank OJSC (GDR) # Reg S   87,946,128 
 7,358,060,000   VTB Bank PJSC #   7,880,482 
        270,612,908  
Diversified Financials: 2.3%      
 23,991,984   Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC #   48,175,880 
Energy: 34.5%      
 2,889,073   Lukoil PJSC (ADR) #   153,222,758 
 973,583   Novatek OAO (GDR) # Reg S   114,391,717 
 41,258,983   OAO Gazprom (ADR) #   173,130,862 
 17,945,163   Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) # Reg S   99,855,411 
 15,939,117   Surgutneftegas OJSC (ADR) #   80,780,353 
 2,826,353   Tatneft PJSC (ADR) #   120,917,133 
        742,298,234  
Food & Staples Retailing: 11.5%      
 5,128,550   Lenta Ltd. (GDR) * Reg S   31,694,439 
 3,221,543   Magnit OAO (GDR) # Reg S   131,897,055 
 1,841,688   X5 Retail Group NV (GDR) * Reg S   82,673,374 
         246,264,868  
Materials: 15.9%      
 44,687,806   Alrosa PJSC #   63,951,066 
 7,319,952   MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) #   126,144,572 
 1,711,268   Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) # Reg S   38,980,385 
 1,802,773   PhosAgro OAO (GDR) # Reg S   25,702,832 
 3,607,618   Polymetal International (GBP) #   40,774,755 
 3,139,501   Severstal OAO (GDR) # Reg S   46,989,646 
         342,543,256  
Software & Services: 7.3%      
 1,861,192   Mail.ru Group Ltd. (GDR) * # Reg S   61,383,940 
 2,912,589   Yandex NV (USD) *   95,969,807 
         157,353,747  
Telecommunication Services: 8.6%      
 2,102,226   MegaFon PJSC (GDR) # Reg S   24,191,851 
 9,015,813   Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR)   94,125,088 
 2,757,133   Rostelecom OJSC (ADR)   20,127,071 
 3,099,842   Sistema JSFC (GDR) Reg S   14,879,242 
 7,524,144   VEON Ltd. (ADR)   31,450,922 
         184,774,174  
Utilities: 3.3%      
 633,458,410   Inter Rao Ues PJSC #   40,853,000 
 7,410,870   Irkutsk Electronetwork Co. JSC (USD) * # §    257,935 
 20,540,310   RusHydro PJSC (ADR) #   29,544,689 
         70,655,624  

Total Common Stocks

(Cost: $2,122,107,616)

   2,062,678,691  
PREFERRED STOCK: 4.0%
(Cost: $58,437,183)
      
Energy: 4.0%      
 27,721   AK Transneft OAO, 4.61%  #   85,436,736 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $2,745,229)
      
            
 2,745,229   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   2,745,229 

Total Investments: 100.1%

(Cost: $2,183,290,028)

  2,150,860,656  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)%   (1,611,562 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 2,149,249,094  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
GDR Global 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 $1,777,195,484 which represents 82.7% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $257,935 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Investment value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
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
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Staples   11.5%  $246,264,868 
Energy   38.5    827,734,970 
Financials   14.8    318,788,788 
Information Technology   7.3    157,353,747 
Materials   15.9    342,543,256 
Telecommunication Services   8.6    184,774,174 
Utilities   3.3    70,655,624 
Money Market Fund   0.1    2,745,229 
    100.0%  $2,150,860,656 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $   $270,612,908   $   $270,612,908 
Diversified Financials       48,175,880        48,175,880 
Energy       742,298,234        742,298,234 
Food & Staples Retailing   114,367,813    131,897,055        246,264,868 
Materials       342,543,256        342,543,256 
Software & Services   95,969,807    61,383,940        157,353,747 
Telecommunication Services   160,582,323    24,191,851        184,774,174 
Utilities       70,397,689    257,935    70,655,624 
Preferred Stock*       85,436,736        85,436,736 
Money Market Fund   2,745,229            2,745,229 
Total  $373,665,172   $1,776,937,549   $257,935   $2,150,860,656 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $152,689,042 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $28,416,542. 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, 2017:

 

   Common Stocks 
   Utilities 
Balance as of December 31, 2016  $257,935 
Realized gain (loss)    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   0 
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of September 30, 2017  $257,935 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS RUSSIA SMALL-CAP ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
        Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%    
Banks: 5.0%      
 164,869   TCS Group Holding Plc (GDR) Reg S  $2,712,095 
Capital Goods: 1.5%      
 5,950,000   Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd. * #   835,314 
Diversified Financials: 7.9%      
 227,016   Safmar Financial Investment * #   2,807,655 
 201,474   Vostok New Ventures Ltd. (SDR) * #   1,537,690 
         4,345,345  
Energy: 4.3%      
 492,395   OAO TMK (GDR) Reg S   2,351,186 
Food & Staples Retailing: 4.3%      
 269,535   DIXY Group PJSC * #   1,591,712 
 359,076   O’Key Group SA (GDR) Reg S   754,060 
         2,345,772  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 4.3%      
 191,065   Ros Agro Plc (GDR) Reg S   2,350,099 
Household & Personal Products: 4.6%      
 73,582   Oriflame Holding AG (SEK) #   2,507,812 
Materials: 14.4%      
 992,012   Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (GBP) #   1,943,440 
 17,130,000   IRC Ltd. * #   547,293 
 595,188   Mechel PJSC (ADR) *   3,077,122 
 10,843,194   Petropavlovsk Plc (GBP) *   1,163,821 
 804,344   Raspadskaya OJSC * #   1,147,126 
         7,878,802  
Media: 4.6%      
 1,040,250   ITE Group Plc (GBP)   2,508,683 
Real Estate: 12.6%      
 642,819   Etalon Group Ltd. (GDR) Reg S   2,658,057 
 1,211,245   LSR Group PJSC (GDR) Reg S   3,561,060 
 1,060,392   Raven Russia Ltd. * #   683,730 
         6,902,847  
Retailing: 6.3%      
 479,797   M.Video PJSC * #   3,468,749 
Software & Services: 4.7%      
 153,355   Qiwi Plc (ADR)   2,597,834 
Telecommunication Services: 7.6%      
 864,935   Sistema JSFC (GDR) Reg S   4,151,688 
Transportation: 4.5%      
 260,365   Globaltrans Investment Plc (GDR) # Reg S   2,438,456 
Utilities: 13.2%      
 50,518,800   Mosenergo PJSC   2,659,461 
 189,491,600   OGK-2 PJSC #   1,842,616 
 64,105,000   Unipro PJSC #   2,709,141 
         7,211,218  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $54,132,437)
   54,605,900  
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.3%
(Cost: $199,146)
      
 199,146   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   199,146 

Total Investments: 100.1%

(Cost: $54,331,583)

   54,805,046  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1)%   (80,298 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 54,724,748  

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
SDR Swedish Depositary Receipt
SEK Swedish Krona
   
* 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 $24,060,734 which represents 44.0% 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.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   10.9%  $5,977,432 
Consumer Staples   13.1    7,203,683 
Energy   4.3    2,351,186 
Financials   12.9    7,057,440 
Industrials   6.0    3,273,770 
Information Technology   4.7    2,597,834 
Materials   14.4    7,878,802 
Real Estate   12.6    6,902,847 
Telecommunication Services   7.6    4,151,688 
Utilities   13.1    7,211,218 
Money Market Fund   0.4    199,146 
    100.0%  $54,805,046 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stock                    
Banks  $2,712,095   $   $   $2,712,095 
Capital Goods       835,314        835,314 
Diversified Financials       4,345,345        4,345,345 
Energy   2,351,186            2,351,186 
Food & Staples Retailing   754,060    1,591,712        2,345,772 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   2,350,099            2,350,099 
Household & Personal Products       2,507,812        2,507,812 
Materials   4,240,943    3,637,859        7,878,802 
Media   2,508,683            2,508,683 
Real Estate   6,219,117    683,730        6,902,847 
Retailing       3,468,749        3,468,749 
Software & Services   2,597,834            2,597,834 
Telecommunication Services   4,151,688            4,151,688 
Transportation       2,438,456        2,438,456 
Utilities   2,659,461    4,551,757        7,211,218 
Money Market Fund   199,146            199,146 
Total  $30,744,312   $24,060,734   $   $54,805,046 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $2,297,116 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $19,761,741. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS VIETNAM ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
        Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 99.7%    
Automobiles & Components: 0.0%      
 3   Danang Rubber JSC  $3 
Banks: 8.1%      
 9,551,242   Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC #   15,810,691 
 14,107,402   Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB *   7,759,335 
 22   Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank *   8 
         23,570,034  
Capital Goods: 10.9%      
 3,954,608   FLC Faros Construction JSC *   18,636,328 
 1,692,500   Hoa Binh Construction Group JSC #   4,577,264 
 3   Hoang Huy Investment Services JSC #   1 
 1   Tan Tao Investment Industry Corp. *    
 9,449,297   Viet Nam Construction & Import-Export JSC #   8,609,298 
         31,822,891  
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 13.2%      
 1,112,160   Eclat Textile Co. Ltd. #   13,565,553 
 598,333   Hansae Co. Ltd. #   12,711,386 
 14,053,000   Regina Miracle International Holdings Ltd. † Reg S 144A   12,198,566 
         38,475,505  
Consumer Services: 1.8%      
 15,613,883   Donaco International Ltd. †   5,145,600 
Diversified Financials: 6.7%      
 17,885,854   HAGL JSC * #   6,611,304 
 6   Ocean Group JSC *   1 
 11,861,261   Saigon Securities, Inc. #   13,079,599 
         19,690,904  
Energy: 4.0%      
 68   PetroVietnam Construction Co. * #   8 
 5   PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC * #   3 
 2   PetroVietnam Transportation Corp. #   1 
 7,621,446   Soco International Plc #   11,819,897 
         11,819,909  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 21.1%      
 3,326,410   Kinh Do Corp. #   6,152,939 
 8,242,260   Masan Group Corp. #   20,003,016 
 10,888,435   Thanh Thanh Cong Tay Ninh JSC *   12,456,793 
 3,496,070   Vietnam Dairy Products JSC   22,951,781 
         61,564,529  
Health Care Equipment & Services: 4.4%      
 538,200   MANI, Inc. #   12,902,218 
Insurance: 3.2%      
 3,905,576   Bao Viet Holdings #   9,451,518 
Materials: 8.2%      
 7,911,258   Hoa Phat Group JSC   13,541,370 
 3,654,777   Hoa Sen Group #   4,603,168 
 5,716,940   PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemical JSC   5,722,852 
         23,867,390  
Real Estate: 14.7%      
 2   FLC Group JSC * #   1 
 7,124,140   No Va Land Investment Group Corp. *   19,278,578 
 10,554,922   Vingroup JSC * #   23,779,893 
         43,058,472  
Technology Hardware & Equipment: 1.7%      
 324,004   Mcnex Co. Ltd. * #   5,052,880 
Transportation: 0.0%      
 9   Gemadept Corp. * #   17 
Utilities: 1.7%      
 4,351,409   PetroVietnam Nhon Trach 2 Power JSC #   5,086,969 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost: $265,109,607)

   291,508,839  
WARRANTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
      
Consumer Services: 0.0%      
 32   Minor International PCL Warrants (THB 36.36, expiring 11/03/17) * #   3 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.7%
(Cost: $265,109,607)
   291,508,842  
       
Principal
 Amount
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 0.2%
(Cost: $539,356)
      
Repurchase Agreement: 0.2%      
$539,356   Repurchase agreement dated 9/29/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 10/2/17, proceeds $539,404; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 10/12/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $550,143 including accrued interest)   539,356 

Total Investments: 99.9%

(Cost: $265,648,963)

   292,048,198  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%   376,231  
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $ 292,424,429  

 

THB Thai Baht
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $499,866.
# 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 $173,817,627 which represents 59.4% 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 $12,198,566, or 4.2% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Discretionary   15.0%  $43,621,111 
Consumer Staples   21.1    61,564,529 
Energy   4.1    11,819,909 
Financials   18.1    52,712,456 
Health Care   4.4    12,902,218 
Industrials   10.9    31,822,908 
Information Technology   1.7    5,052,880 
Materials   8.2    23,867,390 
Real Estate   14.8    43,058,472 
Utilities   1.7    5,086,969 
    100.0%  $291,508,842 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles & Components  $3   $   $   $3 
Banks   7,759,343    15,810,691        23,570,034 
Capital Goods   18,636,328    13,186,563        31,822,891 
Consumer Durables & Apparel   12,198,566    26,276,939        38,475,505 
Consumer Services   5,145,600            5,145,600 
Diversified Financials   1    19,690,903        19,690,904 
Energy       11,819,909        11,819,909 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco   35,408,574    26,155,955        61,564,529 
Health Care Equipment & Services       12,902,218        12,902,218 
Insurance       9,451,518        9,451,518 
Materials   19,264,222    4,603,168        23,867,390 
Real Estate   19,278,578    23,779,894        43,058,472 
Technology Hardware & Equipment       5,052,880        5,052,880 
Transportation       17        17 
Utilities       5,086,969        5,086,969 
Warrants *       3        3 
Repurchase Agreement       539,356        539,356 
Total  $117,691,215   $174,356,983   $   $292,048,198 

 

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

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $40,036,112 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $57,231,395. 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

 

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation—The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities 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 (as 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. Debt securities are valued on the basis of evaluated prices furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in the characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date and/or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Short-term debt securities 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 categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Pricing Committee of Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) provides oversight of the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund 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 or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes it does not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures. 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, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, 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 for 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 their 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 each 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.

 

Other–In March 2017, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50, and is now scheduled to leave the European Union (“EU”) by the end of March 2019. Significant uncertainty exists on how the withdrawal will take place, the terms of the withdrawal and the effects such withdrawal will have on the EU and the United Kingdom. This may further impact the value of the Euro and the British pound sterling, and has caused volatility and uncertainty in European and global markets.

 

As a result of events involving Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United States and the EU have imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies. These sanctions do not currently impact the Funds. Additional economic sanctions may be imposed or other actions may be taken that may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Russian-related issuers held by the Funds.

 

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) VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

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

 

Date: November 29, 2017

 

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, VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: November 29, 2017

 

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

 

Date: November 29, 2017