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, N.Y. | 10017 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
John J. Crimmins
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
VanEck Vectors ETF Trust
666 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000
Date of fiscal year end: | December 31, | |
Date of reporting period: | March 31, 2016 |
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ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.
AGRIBUSINESS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | ||||||||
Australia: 3.6% | ||||||||
4,437,191 | Incitec Pivot Ltd. # | $ | 10,867,546 | |||||
559,188 | Nufarm Ltd. # | 3,222,896 | ||||||
1,849,913 | Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. # | 13,707,855 | ||||||
27,798,297 | ||||||||
Canada: 7.7% | ||||||||
320,630 | Agrium, Inc. (USD) † | 28,308,423 | ||||||
1,830,198 | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD) | 31,149,970 | ||||||
59,458,393 | ||||||||
Chile: 0.4% | ||||||||
152,707 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR) | 3,138,129 | ||||||
China / Hong Kong: 1.4% | ||||||||
11,257,000 | China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd. † # | 4,239,088 | ||||||
6,484,000 | Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. * † # | 6,691,079 | ||||||
10,930,167 | ||||||||
Denmark: 0.6% | ||||||||
122,447 | Bakkafrost P/F (NOK) # | 4,740,144 | ||||||
Germany: 1.8% | ||||||||
592,204 | K+S AG † # | 13,832,567 | ||||||
Indonesia: 0.8% | ||||||||
22,324,100 | Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT # | 6,039,599 | ||||||
Israel: 0.9% | ||||||||
1,578,245 | Israel Chemicals Ltd. (USD) | 6,770,671 | ||||||
Japan: 6.5% | ||||||||
2,842,130 | Kubota Corp. # | 38,846,139 | ||||||
521,000 | Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. # | 11,483,003 | ||||||
50,329,142 | ||||||||
Malaysia: 3.1% | ||||||||
4,188,100 | Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd # | 1,620,614 | ||||||
7,624,255 | IOI Corp. Bhd # | 8,934,347 | ||||||
1,123,370 | Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd # | 6,909,013 | ||||||
1,544,700 | PPB Group Bhd # | 6,609,465 | ||||||
24,073,439 | ||||||||
Netherlands: 0.4% | ||||||||
175,688 | OCI NV * † # | 3,437,691 | ||||||
Norway: 3.7% | ||||||||
821,630 | Marine Harvest ASA (ADR) † | 12,587,372 | ||||||
434,075 | Yara International ASA # | 16,301,876 | ||||||
28,889,248 | ||||||||
Russia: 1.1% | ||||||||
396,716 | PhosAgro OAO (GDR) Reg S | 5,593,696 | ||||||
1,275,330 | Uralkali PJSC * # | 3,243,220 | ||||||
8,836,916 | ||||||||
Singapore: 2.7% | ||||||||
1,520,500 | First Resources Ltd. † # | 2,283,594 | ||||||
15,366,845 | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. # | 4,679,333 | ||||||
5,670,951 | Wilmar International Ltd. # | 14,154,519 | ||||||
21,117,446 | ||||||||
South Africa: 0.2% | ||||||||
234,108 | Tongaat Hulett Ltd. | 1,662,377 | ||||||
South Korea: 0.5% | ||||||||
104,550 | Komipharm International Co. Ltd. * # | 3,710,347 | ||||||
Switzerland: 8.1% | ||||||||
752,405 | Syngenta AG (ADR) † | 62,314,182 | ||||||
Taiwan: 0.5% | ||||||||
2,311,000 | Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. # | 3,496,586 | ||||||
Thailand: 1.4% | ||||||||
15,332,636 | Charoen Pokphand Foods (NVDR) † # | 10,628,827 | ||||||
Ukraine: 0.3% | ||||||||
135,599 | Kernel Holding SA # | 1,941,612 | ||||||
United Kingdom: 2.2% | ||||||||
2,486,463 | CNH Industrial NV (USD) † | 16,808,490 | ||||||
United States: 52.1% | ||||||||
130,103 | AGCO Corp. † | 6,466,119 | ||||||
61,508 | Andersons, Inc. | 1,931,966 | ||||||
1,283,069 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 46,588,235 | ||||||
58,542 | Balchem Corp. | 3,630,775 | ||||||
353,323 | Bunge Ltd. | 20,022,814 | ||||||
555,304 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 17,403,227 | ||||||
650,033 | Deere & Co. † | 50,046,041 | ||||||
277,072 | FMC Corp. † | 11,185,397 | ||||||
166,407 | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. * | 13,032,996 | ||||||
695,333 | Monsanto Co. | 61,008,517 | ||||||
807,125 | Mosaic Co. † | 21,792,375 | ||||||
81,097 | Neogen Corp. * | 4,083,234 | ||||||
181,341 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. * † | 4,606,061 | ||||||
53,087 | Sanderson Farms, Inc. † | 4,787,386 | ||||||
133,096 | Toro Co. | 11,462,228 | ||||||
302,077 | Tractor Supply Co. | 27,325,885 | ||||||
641,823 | Tyson Foods, Inc. | 42,783,921 | ||||||
1,230,587 | Zoetis, Inc. | 54,551,922 | ||||||
402,709,099 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $897,823,350) |
772,663,369 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% (Cost: $733) |
||||||||
733 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 733 | ||||||
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0% (Cost: $897,824,083) | 772,664,102 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 14.1% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 14.1% | ||||||||
$ | 2,444,832 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $2,444,851; (collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 1.25%, due 3/31/21, valued at $2,493,731 including accrued interest) | 2,444,832 | |||||
25,897,532 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $25,897,791; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $26,415,483 including accrued interest) | 25,897,532 | ||||||
3,006,407 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with JP Morgan Securities LLC, 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $3,006,433; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.88% to 1.38%, due 2/28/17 to 3/31/20, valued at $3,066,566 including accrued interest) | 3,006,407 | ||||||
25,897,532 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $25,897,748; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $26,415,483 including accrued interest) | 25,897,532 | ||||||
25,897,532 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. , 0.34%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $25,897,777; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.94% to 9.50%, due 10/1/19 to 6/1/44, valued at $26,415,483 including accrued interest) | 25,897,532 | ||||||
25,897,532 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $25,897,733; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.75% to 6.00%, due 6/1/18 to 4/1/46, valued at $26,415,483 including accrued interest) | 25,897,532 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $109,041,367) |
109,041,367 | |||||||
Total Investments: 114.1% (Cost: $1,006,865,450) |
881,705,469 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (14.1)% | (109,217,144 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 772,488,325 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
NOK | Norwegian Krone |
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $103,005,162. |
# | 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 $201,620,960 which represents 26.1% of net assets. |
Reg S | Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 3.5 | % | $ | 27,325,885 | ||||
Consumer Staples | 30.1 | 232,941,145 | ||||||
Financials | 0.9 | 6,691,079 | ||||||
Health Care | 9.8 | 75,378,499 | ||||||
Industrials | 16.0 | 123,629,017 | ||||||
Materials | 39.7 | 306,697,744 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.0 | 733 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 772,664,102 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 27,798,297 | $ | — | $ | 27,798,297 | ||||||||
Canada | 59,458,393 | — | — | 59,458,393 | ||||||||||||
Chile | 3,138,129 | — | — | 3,138,129 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | — | 10,930,167 | — | 10,930,167 | ||||||||||||
Denmark | — | 4,740,144 | — | 4,740,144 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 13,832,567 | — | 13,832,567 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | — | 6,039,599 | — | 6,039,599 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 6,770,671 | — | — | 6,770,671 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 50,329,142 | — | 50,329,142 | ||||||||||||
Malaysia | — | 24,073,439 | — | 24,073,439 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | — | 3,437,691 | — | 3,437,691 | ||||||||||||
Norway | 12,587,372 | 16,301,876 | — | 28,889,248 | ||||||||||||
Russia | 5,593,696 | 3,243,220 | — | 8,836,916 | ||||||||||||
Singapore | — | 21,117,446 | — | 21,117,446 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | 1,662,377 | — | — | 1,662,377 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | — | 3,710,347 | — | 3,710,347 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 62,314,182 | — | — | 62,314,182 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan | — | 3,496,586 | — | 3,496,586 | ||||||||||||
Thailand | — | 10,628,827 | — | 10,628,827 | ||||||||||||
Ukraine | — | 1,941,612 | — | 1,941,612 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 16,808,490 | — | — | 16,808,490 | ||||||||||||
United States | 402,709,099 | — | — | 402,709,099 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 733 | — | — | 733 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 109,041,367 | — | 109,041,367 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 571,043,142 | $ | 310,662,327 | $ | — | $ | 881,705,469 |
During the period ended March 31, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $5,492,880. 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
COAL ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1% | ||||||||
Australia: 18.3% | ||||||||
1,203,022 | Aurizon Holdings Ltd. # | $ | 3,668,538 | |||||
803,513 | New Hope Corp. Ltd. # | 807,425 | ||||||
208,554 | Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. # | 2,678,660 | ||||||
2,314,776 | Whitehaven Coal Ltd. * # | 1,164,740 | ||||||
8,319,363 | ||||||||
Canada: 12.3% | ||||||||
422,924 | Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD) | 3,218,452 | ||||||
177,345 | Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. | 2,381,602 | ||||||
5,600,054 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong: 22.7% | ||||||||
5,254,095 | China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. # | 2,180,096 | ||||||
2,323,908 | China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. # | 3,656,783 | ||||||
13,100,067 | Fushan International Energy Group Ltd. # | 1,657,722 | ||||||
23,660,000 | National United Resources Holdings Ltd. * # | 639,879 | ||||||
414,603 | Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) | 2,184,958 | ||||||
10,319,438 | ||||||||
Indonesia: 16.4% | ||||||||
38,396,815 | Adaro Energy Tbk PT # | 1,864,813 | ||||||
2,124,252 | Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT # | 1,059,593 | ||||||
3,341,700 | Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk PT # | 1,580,415 | ||||||
2,569,000 | United Tractors Tbk PT # | 2,963,336 | ||||||
7,468,157 | ||||||||
Philippines: 4.7% | ||||||||
754,500 | Semirara Mining and Power Corp. # | 2,152,283 | ||||||
Poland: 1.4% | ||||||||
62,119 | Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA # | 640,436 | ||||||
Russia: 0.5% | ||||||||
679,890 | Raspadskaya OAO * # | 250,890 | ||||||
South Africa: 4.3% | ||||||||
401,755 | Exxaro Resources Ltd. # | 1,960,090 | ||||||
Thailand: 5.3% | ||||||||
5,068,400 | Banpu PCL (NVDR) # | 2,399,509 | ||||||
United States: 14.2% | ||||||||
175,502 | Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. * | 342,229 | ||||||
188,319 | Consol Energy, Inc. | 2,126,121 | ||||||
45,753 | FreightCar America, Inc. | 712,832 | ||||||
128,776 | Joy Global, Inc. | 2,069,430 | ||||||
189,110 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 1,229,215 | ||||||
6,479,827 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $90,077,979) | 45,590,047 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2% (Cost: $66,967) | ||||||||
66,967 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 66,967 | ||||||
Total Investments: 100.3% (Cost: $90,144,946) | 45,657,014 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.3)% | (129,023 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 45,527,991 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
# | Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $31,325,208 which represents 68.8% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 1.4 | % | $ | 639,879 | ||||
Energy | 58.7 | 26,798,151 | ||||||
Industrials | 25.9 | 11,795,738 | ||||||
Materials | 13.9 | 6,356,279 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.1 | 66,967 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 45,657,014 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 8,319,363 | $ | — | $ | 8,319,363 | ||||||||
Canada | 5,600,054 | — | — | 5,600,054 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | 2,184,958 | 8,134,480 | — | 10,319,438 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | — | 7,468,157 | — | 7,468,157 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | — | 2,152,283 | — | 2,152,283 | ||||||||||||
Poland | — | 640,436 | — | 640,436 | ||||||||||||
Russia | — | 250,890 | — | 250,890 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | — | 1,960,090 | — | 1,960,090 | ||||||||||||
Thailand | — | 2,399,509 | — | 2,399,509 | ||||||||||||
United States | 6,479,827 | — | — | 6,479,827 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 66,967 | — | — | 66,967 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 14,331,806 | $ | 31,325,208 | $ | — | $ | 45,657,014 |
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
Austria: 0.7% | ||||||||
51,047 | Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizis AG † # | $ | 652,230 | |||||
Canada: 1.3% | ||||||||
63,647 | Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * † | 1,227,114 | ||||||
China / Hong Kong: 12.2% | ||||||||
2,444,000 | China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd. * # | 2,036,247 | ||||||
3,755,000 | China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. # | 2,779,130 | ||||||
505,200 | Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. # | 417,931 | ||||||
20,311,600 | GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. # | 3,356,843 | ||||||
46,588 | JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * † | 974,155 | ||||||
102,265 | Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * † | 1,016,514 | ||||||
665,800 | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. † # | 955,090 | ||||||
11,535,910 | ||||||||
Denmark: 10.2% | ||||||||
136,841 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S † # | 9,657,341 | ||||||
Germany: 3.5% | ||||||||
89,967 | Nordex SE * # | 2,465,457 | ||||||
15,991 | SMA Solar Technology AG * † # | 832,410 | ||||||
3,297,867 | ||||||||
Japan: 3.9% | ||||||||
161,604 | Kurita Water Industries Ltd. # | 3,685,843 | ||||||
Spain: 9.0% | ||||||||
292,448 | EDP Renovaveis SA # | 2,232,504 | ||||||
318,953 | Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA # | 6,285,882 | ||||||
8,518,386 | ||||||||
Sweden: 4.8% | ||||||||
132,766 | Nibe Industrier AB # | 4,556,519 | ||||||
United States: 54.2% | ||||||||
170,331 | Covanta Holding Corp. † | 2,871,781 | ||||||
148,420 | Cree, Inc. * † | 4,319,022 | ||||||
152,793 | Eaton Corp. Plc | 9,558,730 | ||||||
63,706 | EnerSys, Inc. | 3,549,698 | ||||||
112,175 | First Solar, Inc. * | 7,680,622 | ||||||
53,325 | Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. | 851,067 | ||||||
54,739 | Itron, Inc. * | 2,283,711 | ||||||
52,978 | Ormat Technologies, Inc. † | 2,184,813 | ||||||
41,341 | Power Integrations, Inc. | 2,052,994 | ||||||
93,271 | Solarcity Corp. * † | 2,292,601 | ||||||
539,286 | SunEdison, Inc. * † | 291,322 | ||||||
85,574 | Sunpower Corp. * † | 1,911,723 | ||||||
44,241 | Tesla Motors, Inc. * † | 10,165,255 | ||||||
59,102 | Veeco Instruments, Inc. * | 1,151,307 | ||||||
51,164,646 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $101,960,736) | 94,295,856 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 27.9% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 27.9% | ||||||||
$ | 6,252,630 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $6,252,684; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.50%, due 11/15/16 to 2/1/46, valued at $6,377,683 including accrued interest) | 6,252,630 | |||||
6,252,630 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $6,252,693; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $6,377,683 including accrued interest) | 6,252,630 | ||||||
6,252,630 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $6,252,682; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $6,377,683 including accrued interest) | 6,252,630 | ||||||
6,252,630 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. , 0.34%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $6,252,689; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.94% to 9.50%, due 10/1/19 to 6/1/44, valued at $6,377,683 including accrued interest) | 6,252,630 | ||||||
1,316,121 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 0.26%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,316,131; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.25%, due 5/15/16 to 8/15/40, valued at $1,342,444 including accrued interest) | 1,316,121 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $26,326,641) | 26,326,641 | |||||||
Total Investments: 127.7% (Cost: $128,287,377) | 120,622,497 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (27.7)% | (26,144,794 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 94,477,703 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $25,597,572. |
# | 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 $39,913,427 which represents 42.2% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.8 | % | $ | 10,165,255 | ||||
Energy | 0.9 | 851,067 | ||||||
Industrials | 51.3 | 48,333,120 | ||||||
Information Technology | 28.7 | 27,097,737 | ||||||
Utilities | 8.3 | 7,848,677 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 94,295,856 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Austria | $ | — | $ | 652,230 | $ | — | $ | 652,230 | ||||||||
Canada | 1,227,114 | — | — | 1,227,114 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | 1,990,669 | 9,545,241 | — | 11,535,910 | ||||||||||||
Denmark | — | 9,657,341 | — | 9,657,341 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 3,297,867 | — | 3,297,867 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 3,685,843 | — | 3,685,843 | ||||||||||||
Spain | — | 8,518,386 | — | 8,518,386 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | — | 4,556,519 | — | 4,556,519 | ||||||||||||
United States | 51,164,646 | — | — | 51,164,646 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 26,326,641 | — | 26,326,641 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 54,382,429 | $ | 66,240,068 | $ | — | $ | 120,622,497 |
During the period ended March 31, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $ 615,677. 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 Schedule of Investments.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
GOLD MINERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
Australia: 11.2% | ||||||||
80,818,031 | Evolution Mining Ltd. ‡ # | $ | 93,308,827 | |||||
25,635,121 | Newcrest Mining Ltd. * # | 332,911,713 | ||||||
33,074,187 | Northern Star Resources Ltd. ‡ † # | 86,576,589 | ||||||
33,507,900 | OceanaGold Corp. ‡ † # | 90,493,636 | ||||||
27,540,094 | Regis Resources Ltd. ‡ # | 51,236,640 | ||||||
27,569,095 | St. Barbara Ltd. ‡ * # | 42,161,373 | ||||||
696,688,778 | ||||||||
Canada: 52.7% | ||||||||
8,695,808 | Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) | 314,440,417 | ||||||
14,503,577 | Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ | 76,723,922 | ||||||
51,085,775 | B2GOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * † | 84,802,386 | ||||||
38,992,243 | Barrick Gold Corp. (USD) | 529,514,660 | ||||||
13,192,988 | Centerra Gold, Inc. ‡ | 61,505,058 | ||||||
9,454,154 | Detour Gold Corp. ‡ * | 149,474,235 | ||||||
39,486,986 | Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) ‡ | 124,778,876 | ||||||
8,664,465 | First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * | 56,145,733 | ||||||
5,938,781 | Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD) † | 364,522,378 | ||||||
27,789,136 | Goldcorp, Inc. (USD) | 451,017,677 | ||||||
21,703,256 | IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * | 47,964,196 | ||||||
67,823,237 | Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) ‡ * † | 230,599,006 | ||||||
6,365,864 | Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. ‡ * | 41,193,925 | ||||||
28,074,168 | New Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ * | 104,716,647 | ||||||
5,852,965 | Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. ‡ | 62,762,863 | ||||||
8,375,149 | Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ | 91,037,870 | ||||||
16,218,377 | Semafo, Inc. ‡ * | 58,054,881 | ||||||
16,419,996 | Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD) † | 272,243,534 | ||||||
52,186,021 | Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ | 158,645,504 | ||||||
3,280,143,768 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong: 2.2% | ||||||||
48,167,000 | Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. ‡ † # | 37,150,294 | ||||||
317,830,000 | Zijin Mining Group Ltd. ‡ † # | 97,831,635 | ||||||
134,981,929 | ||||||||
Peru: 1.6% | ||||||||
14,047,806 | Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) ‡ * | 103,391,852 | ||||||
South Africa: 11.8% | ||||||||
20,687,771 | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) ‡ * | 283,215,585 | ||||||
43,131,288 | Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) ‡ | 169,937,275 | ||||||
24,327,078 | Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (USD) ‡ * | 88,550,564 | ||||||
12,627,829 | Sibanye Gold Ltd. (ADR) ‡ | 191,564,166 | ||||||
733,267,590 | ||||||||
United Kingdom: 6.3% | ||||||||
63,486,026 | Cenatamin Plc ‡ # | 80,538,082 | ||||||
3,442,653 | Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) † | 312,627,319 | ||||||
393,165,401 | ||||||||
United States: 14.0% | ||||||||
16,083,117 | Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) ‡ * | 29,220,553 | ||||||
20,860,601 | Hecla Mining Co. ‡ † | 57,992,471 | ||||||
17,709,598 | Newmont Mining Corp. | 470,721,115 | ||||||
3,617,115 | Royal Gold, Inc. ‡ | 185,521,828 | ||||||
12,533,159 | Tahoe Resources, Inc. ‡ † | 125,707,585 | ||||||
869,163,552 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $7,554,013,634) | 6,210,802,870 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1% (Cost: $3,874,678) | ||||||||
3,874,678 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 3,874,678 | ||||||
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.9% (Cost: $7,557,888,312) | 6,214,677,548 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 3.1% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 3.1% | ||||||||
$ | 46,331,251 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $46,331,650; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.50%, due 11/15/16 to 2/1/46, valued at $47,257,878 including accrued interest) | 46,331,251 | |||||
9,752,014 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $9,752,090; (collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 1.25%, due 3/31/21, valued at $9,947,063 including accrued interest) | 9,752,014 | ||||||
46,331,251 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $46,331,714; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $47,257,876 including accrued interest) | 46,331,251 | ||||||
46,331,251 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $46,331,637; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $47,257,876 including accrued interest) | 46,331,251 | ||||||
46,331,251 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. , 0.34%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $46,331,689; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.94% to 9.50%, due 10/1/19 to 6/1/44, valued at $47,257,876 including accrued interest) | 46,331,251 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $195,077,018) | 195,077,018 | |||||||
Total Investments: 103.0% (Cost: $7,752,965,330) | 6,409,754,566 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.0)% | (188,792,844 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 6,220,961,722 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
CAD | Canadian Dollar |
USD | United States Dollar |
‡ | Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $180,873,706. |
# | 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 $912,208,789 which represents 14.7% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Gold | 90.2 | % | $ | 5,607,675,677 | ||||
Precious Metals & Minerals | 2.0 | 125,707,585 | ||||||
Silver | 7.7 | 477,419,608 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.1 | 3,874,678 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 6,214,677,548 |
A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2016 is set forth below:
Affiliates | Value 12/31/15 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Realized Gain (Loss) | Dividend Income | Value 03/31/16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alacer Gold Corp. | $ | 33,672,921 | $ | 7,765,822 | $ | (13,476,315 | ) | $ | (3,083,388 | ) | $ | — | $ | 29,220,553 | ||||||||||
Alamos Gold, Inc. | 54,918,549 | 15,213,768 | (27,188,071 | ) | 451,189 | — | 76,723,922 | |||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 187,853,752 | 62,351,058 | (142,257,470 | ) | (124,999,728 | ) | — | 283,215,585 | ||||||||||||||||
B2GOLD Corp. | 61,483,463 | 15,110,312 | (29,069,582 | ) | (6,404,769 | ) | — | 84,802,386 | ||||||||||||||||
Cenatamin Plc | 70,939,054 | 19,055,207 | (34,317,698 | ) | 6,888,760 | — | 80,538,082 | |||||||||||||||||
Centerra Gold, Inc. | 72,984,295 | 16,641,642 | (27,554,075 | ) | (2,249,420 | ) | 458,839 | 61,505,058 | ||||||||||||||||
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA | 70,955,167 | 18,231,924 | (33,518,306 | ) | (38,630,619 | ) | — | 103,391,852 | ||||||||||||||||
Detour Gold Corp. | 115,259,336 | 33,829,124 | (59,715,978 | ) | 11,849,577 | — | 149,474,235 | |||||||||||||||||
Eldorado Gold Corp. | 138,401,911 | 29,962,721 | (53,602,072 | ) | (55,849,449 | ) | — | 124,778,876 | ||||||||||||||||
Evolution Mining Ltd. | 96,237,854 | 23,909,098 | (42,560,459 | ) | 5,214,091 | 701,763 | 93,308,827 | |||||||||||||||||
First Majestic Silver Corp. | — | 59,362,225 | (1,005,026 | ) | (19,116 | ) | — | 56,145,733 | ||||||||||||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. | 140,168,723 | 41,417,801 | (69,949,351 | ) | (24,559,065 | ) | 665,817 | 169,937,275 | ||||||||||||||||
G-Resources Group Ltd. | 41,016,138 | 8,791,696 | (43,067,336 | ) | (23,179,851 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. | — | 93,631,419 | (1,592,807 | ) | (22,229 | ) | — | 88,550,564 | ||||||||||||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 46,472,985 | 12,216,702 | (22,986,559 | ) | (9,795,361 | ) | 58,256 | 57,992,471 | ||||||||||||||||
IAMGOLD Corp. | 36,143,902 | 10,825,088 | (18,779,949 | ) | (14,382,815 | ) | — | 47,964,196 | ||||||||||||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. | 135,689,716 | 40,995,042 | (60,861,637 | ) | (76,310,322 | ) | — | 230,599,006 | ||||||||||||||||
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. | — | 45,553,431 | (715,592 | ) | (70,661 | ) | — | 41,193,925 | ||||||||||||||||
New Gold, Inc. | 76,818,007 | 21,826,205 | (41,684,212 | ) | (26,635,127 | ) | — | 104,716,647 | ||||||||||||||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | 79,223,331 | 20,420,962 | (38,757,046 | ) | 7,706,071 | 765,115 | 86,576,589 | |||||||||||||||||
OceanaGold Corp. | 76,440,254 | 21,281,948 | (37,924,513 | ) | 4,680,562 | 1,620,609 | 90,493,636 | |||||||||||||||||
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | 60,400,833 | 13,793,418 | (16,738,737 | ) | (1,010,536 | ) | 176,715 | 62,762,863 | ||||||||||||||||
Pan American Silver Corp. | 64,109,994 | 18,513,528 | (34,633,107 | ) | (6,310,028 | ) | 126,652 | 91,037,870 | ||||||||||||||||
Regis Resources Ltd. | 55,027,961 | 12,514,629 | (21,878,043 | ) | 1,000,657 | 971,574 | 51,236,640 | |||||||||||||||||
Royal Gold, Inc. | 155,681,349 | 38,436,570 | (71,583,239 | ) | (13,662,074 | ) | 1,813,749 | 185,521,828 | ||||||||||||||||
Semafo, Inc. | 48,355,408 | 13,110,226 | (23,253,771 | ) | (23,046 | ) | — | 58,054,881 | ||||||||||||||||
Sibanye Gold Ltd. | 90,706,299 | 37,443,565 | (72,324,625 | ) | 22,190,639 | 3,316,735 | 191,564,166 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Barbara Ltd. | — | 52,941,183 | (741,977 | ) | (172,848 | ) | — | 42,161,373 | ||||||||||||||||
Tahoe Resources, Inc. | 128,072,018 | 29,553,029 | (53,780,886 | ) | (4,644,372 | ) | 864,316 | 125,707,585 | ||||||||||||||||
Yamana Gold, Inc. | 114,499,902 | 33,247,636 | (62,453,857 | ) | (111,105,243 | ) | 259,247 | 158,645,504 | ||||||||||||||||
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. | 32,224,294 | 8,609,211 | (16,065,907 | ) | 896,004 | — | 37,150,294 | |||||||||||||||||
Zijin Mining Group Ltd. | 98,209,214 | 23,346,879 | (41,984,109 | ) | 2,700,054 | — | 97,831,635 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,381,966,630 | $ | 899,903,069 | $ | (1,216,022,312 | ) | $ | (479,542,463 | ) | $ | 11,799,387 | $ | 3,162,804,057 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 696,688,778 | $ | — | $ | 696,688,778 | ||||||||
Canada | 3,280,143,768 | — | — | 3,280,143,768 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | — | 134,981,929 | — | 134,981,929 | ||||||||||||
Peru | 103,391,852 | — | — | 103,391,852 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | 733,267,590 | — | — | 733,267,590 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 312,627,319 | 80,538,082 | — | 393,165,401 | ||||||||||||
United States | 869,163,552 | — | — | 869,163,552 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 3,874,678 | — | — | 3,874,678 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 195,077,018 | — | 195,077,018 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 5,302,468,759 | $ | 1,107,285,807 | $ | — | $ | 6,409,754,566 |
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
Australia: 9.5% | ||||||||
72,982,534 | Beadell Resources Ltd. ‡ † # | $ | 15,530,673 | |||||
26,218,574 | Independence Group NL ‡ † # | 56,869,910 | ||||||
26,475,832 | Regis Resources Ltd. ‡ † # | 49,256,647 | ||||||
31,794,978 | Resolute Mining Ltd. * # | 13,064,095 | ||||||
48,742,738 | Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. ‡ * † # | 36,135,306 | ||||||
170,856,631 | ||||||||
Canada: 66.9% | ||||||||
18,457,861 | Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ † | 97,642,085 | ||||||
9,434,788 | Argonaut Gold, Inc. ‡ * | 13,859,134 | ||||||
14,155,496 | Asanko Gold, Inc. ‡ * † | 30,205,396 | ||||||
60,272,206 | B2Gold Corp. (USD) ‡ * † | 100,051,862 | ||||||
6,499,974 | Continental Gold, Inc. ‡ * † | 8,643,516 | ||||||
7,688,044 | Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. ‡ * † | 12,482,038 | ||||||
8,198,934 | Endeavour Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * † | 20,169,378 | ||||||
12,378,995 | First Majestic Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ * † | 80,215,888 | ||||||
9,166,471 | Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (USD) ‡ * | 35,749,237 | ||||||
7,939,765 | Guyana Goldfields, Inc. ‡ * † | 27,807,132 | ||||||
26,615,170 | IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) ‡ * † | 58,819,526 | ||||||
4,987,556 | Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. ‡ * † | 32,274,803 | ||||||
26,949,631 | Lake Shore Gold Corp. ‡ * † | 39,379,027 | ||||||
3,215,592 | MAG Silver Corp. * † | 30,479,074 | ||||||
15,741,647 | McEwen Mining, Inc. (USD) ‡ † | 29,594,296 | ||||||
15,023,923 | Novagold Resources, Inc. (USD) * † | 75,720,572 | ||||||
6,897,493 | Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. ‡ | 73,963,607 | ||||||
7,629,102 | Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) ‡ † | 82,928,339 | ||||||
11,167,526 | Premier Gold Mines Ltd. ‡ * † | 26,765,109 | ||||||
9,199,438 | Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * † | 49,216,993 | ||||||
11,095,634 | Primero Mining Corp. (USD) ‡ * | 20,083,097 | ||||||
10,265,261 | Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (USD) ‡ * † | 33,772,709 | ||||||
2,988,354 | Seabridge Gold, Inc. (USD) ‡ * † | 32,752,360 | ||||||
15,861,756 | Semafo, Inc. ‡ * | 56,778,329 | ||||||
6,430,221 | Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (USD) ‡ * † | 35,687,726 | ||||||
13,554,203 | Silvercorp Metals, Inc. ‡ † | 19,386,351 | ||||||
3,539,254 | Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc. ‡ * | 820,887 | ||||||
23,458,053 | Teranga Gold Corp. ‡ * | 13,239,305 | ||||||
45,776,286 | Torex Gold Resources, Inc. ‡ * | 64,411,334 | ||||||
1,202,899,110 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong: 2.5% | ||||||||
20,500,879 | China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (CAD) ‡ * | 34,393,991 | ||||||
320,664,000 | China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd. * † # | 9,894,776 | ||||||
19,287,400 | Real Gold Mining Ltd. * # § | — | ||||||
44,288,767 | ||||||||
Monaco: 1.6% | ||||||||
3,275,140 | Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) ‡ * † | 27,929,022 | ||||||
South Africa: 3.9% | ||||||||
19,059,911 | Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (USD) * † | 69,378,076 | ||||||
Turkey: 1.4% | ||||||||
3,910,171 | Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS † # | 25,094,666 | ||||||
United Kingdom: 5.4% | ||||||||
68,003,567 | Cenatamin Plc ‡ # | 86,269,014 | ||||||
9,706,337 | Highland Gold Mining Ltd. | 9,207,606 | ||||||
38,603,767 | Patagonia Gold Plc * | 901,634 | ||||||
96,378,254 | ||||||||
United States: 8.6% | ||||||||
16,228,440 | Alacer Gold Corp. (CAD) ‡ * | 29,484,583 | ||||||
8,354,406 | Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. ‡ * † | 46,951,762 | ||||||
4,317,235 | Gold Resource Corp. ‡ | 10,059,158 | ||||||
24,611,606 | Hecla Mining Co. ‡ † | 68,420,265 | ||||||
71,691 | Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. * † | 103,235 | ||||||
155,019,003 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $1,794,260,370) | 1,791,843,529 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% (Cost: $390,645) | ||||||||
390,645 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 390,645 | ||||||
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.8% (Cost: $1,794,651,015) | 1,792,234,174 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 13.3% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 13.3% | ||||||||
$ | 56,824,300 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $56,824,789; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.50%, due 11/15/16 to 2/1/46, valued at $57,960,789 including accrued interest) | 56,824,300 | |||||
56,824,300 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 0.33%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $56,824,821; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 4/1/16 to 2/20/61, valued at $57,960,786 including accrued interest) | 56,824,300 | ||||||
56,824,300 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $56,824,774; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 2.38%, due 6/30/18 to 8/15/44, valued at $57,960,795 including accrued interest) | 56,824,300 | ||||||
56,824,300 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $56,824,868; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $57,960,786 including accrued interest) | 56,824,300 | ||||||
11,960,946 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $11,961,039; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.13% to 3.63%, due 11/15/41 to 2/15/44, valued at $12,200,166 including accrued interest) | 11,960,946 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $239,258,146) | 239,258,146 | |||||||
Total Investments: 113.1% (Cost: $2,033,909,161) | 2,031,492,320 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (13.1)% | (234,712,031 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 1,796,780,289 |
CAD | Canadian Dollar |
USD | United States Dollar |
‡ | Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $222,815,566. |
# | 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 $292,115,087 which represents 16.3% of net assets. |
§ | Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Gold | 29.9 | % | $ | 535,968,331 | ||||
Materials | 64.5 | 1,156,155,348 | ||||||
Precious Metals & Minerals | 0.8 | 13,383,672 | ||||||
Silver | 4.8 | 86,336,178 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.0 | 390,645 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 1,792,234,174 |
A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2016 is set forth below:
Affiliates | Value 12/31/15 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Realized Gain (Loss) | Dividend Income | Value 03/31/16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alacer Gold Corp. | $ | — | (a) | $ | (5,800,445 | ) | $ | 2,000,713 | $ | (64,033 | ) | $ | — | $ | 29,484,583 | |||||||||
Alamos Gold, Inc. | 52,823,141 | (19,020,239 | ) | 5,219,652 | 1,360,779 | — | 97,642,085 | |||||||||||||||||
Argonaut Gold, Inc. | 7,207,452 | (2,457,040 | ) | 675,763 | (136,771 | ) | — | 13,859,134 | ||||||||||||||||
Asanko Gold, Inc. | 16,909,125 | (8,139,997 | ) | 1,653,161 | 288,137 | — | 30,205,396 | |||||||||||||||||
B2Gold Corp. | 51,046,867 | (21,914,525 | ) | 3,957,198 | 250,722 | — | 100,051,862 | |||||||||||||||||
Beadell Resources Ltd. | 5,792,241 | (4,244,083 | ) | 707,846 | 104,375 | — | 15,530,673 | |||||||||||||||||
Cenatamin Plc | 56,583,430 | (16,672,689 | ) | 5,330,025 | 1,323,206 | — | 86,269,014 | |||||||||||||||||
China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. | — | (a) | (5,712,744 | ) | 2,186,039 | (61,525 | ) | — | 34,393,991 | |||||||||||||||
China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd. | 10,849,757 | (2,018,856 | ) | 719,617 | (335,387 | ) | — | — | (b) | |||||||||||||||
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. | 19,465,924 | (5,845,198 | ) | 2,193,174 | 554,003 | — | 46,951,762 | |||||||||||||||||
Continental Gold, Inc. | — | (a) | (1,128,077 | ) | 511,917 | (14,091 | ) | — | 8,643,516 | |||||||||||||||
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. | — | (a) | (3,322,259 | ) | 478,466 | (151,667 | ) | — | 12,482,038 | |||||||||||||||
Endeavour Mining Corp. | 21,268,267 | (859,463 | ) | 5,816,144 | 786,661 | — | 27,929,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Endeavour Silver Corp. | 10,272,697 | (3,845,747 | ) | 999,672 | 1,477 | — | 20,169,378 | |||||||||||||||||
First Majestic Silver Corp. | 36,854,087 | (12,709,306 | ) | 3,783,786 | 1,049,997 | — | 80,215,888 | |||||||||||||||||
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. | 18,387,950 | (6,150,582 | ) | 2,079,303 | 549,746 | — | 35,749,237 | |||||||||||||||||
Gold Resource Corp. | 6,448,848 | (1,711,960 | ) | 541,060 | (128,206 | ) | 19,100 | 10,059,158 | ||||||||||||||||
Guyana Goldfields, Inc. | — | (a) | (5,841,082 | ) | 1,605,821 | 375,787 | — | 27,807,132 | ||||||||||||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 41,429,378 | (12,067,139 | ) | 3,891,004 | 668,488 | 51,582 | 68,420,265 | |||||||||||||||||
IAMGOLD Corp. | 36,884,936 | (5,315,704 | ) | 3,984,463 | 1,038,661 | — | 58,819,526 | |||||||||||||||||
Independence Group NL | — | (64,142,186 | ) | 175,990 | 668 | — | 56,869,910 | |||||||||||||||||
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. | 4,038,167 | (21,535 | ) | 4,753,267 | (7,527,655 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. | 14,371,239 | (7,344,933 | ) | 1,737,719 | 626,490 | — | — | (b) | ||||||||||||||||
Lake Shore Gold Corp. | 24,696,622 | (13,278,123 | ) | 17,239,250 | 974,278 | — | 39,379,027 | |||||||||||||||||
McEwen Mining, Inc. | 15,101,226 | (4,742,942 | ) | 1,777,423 | 643,783 | — | 29,594,296 | |||||||||||||||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | 71,554,817 | (505,641 | ) | 102,577,415 | 61,189,581 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
OceanaGold Corp. | 69,926,904 | (498,787 | ) | 105,255,735 | 29,627,694 | 1,464,785 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | 53,845,590 | (18,822,150 | ) | 4,035,329 | 45,967 | 207,783 | 73,963,607 | |||||||||||||||||
Pan American Silver Corp. | 53,323,244 | (2,684,450 | ) | 8,178,770 | 1,685,546 | 100,275 | 82,928,339 | |||||||||||||||||
Premier Gold Mines Ltd. | 19,641,686 | (3,812,865 | ) | 1,711,189 | 145,462 | — | 26,765,109 | |||||||||||||||||
Pretium Resources, Inc. | — | (a) | (13,520,581 | ) | 2,630,875 | 2,084 | — | 49,216,993 | ||||||||||||||||
Primero Mining Corp. | 19,217,283 | (6,314,304 | ) | 1,126,900 | (454,989 | ) | — | 20,083,097 | ||||||||||||||||
Regis Resources Ltd. | 44,465,829 | (3,775,911 | ) | 3,585,056 | 1,240,383 | 749,105 | 49,256,647 | |||||||||||||||||
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. | 22,137,120 | (8,256,651 | ) | 1,777,854 | (127,841 | ) | — | 33,772,709 | ||||||||||||||||
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. | 19,708,944 | (5,658,941 | ) | 2,216,925 | 1,251,256 | — | 36,135,306 | |||||||||||||||||
Seabridge Gold, Inc. | 25,027,062 | (1,972,628 | ) | 2,044,552 | 556,987 | — | 32,752,360 | |||||||||||||||||
Semafo, Inc. | 40,838,743 | (2,999,001 | ) | 3,712,724 | 910,011 | — | 56,778,329 | |||||||||||||||||
Silver Standard Resources, Inc. | 29,701,462 | (6,342,502 | ) | 2,353,054 | 161,941 | — | 35,687,726 | |||||||||||||||||
Silvercorp Metals, Inc. | 5,331,037 | (4,206,814 | ) | 692,553 | 29,292 | — | 19,386,351 | |||||||||||||||||
Sulliden Mining Capital, Inc. | 636,969 | — | — | — | — | 820,887 | ||||||||||||||||||
Teranga Gold Corp. | 7,594,406 | (1,637,359 | ) | 629,016 | 6,342 | — | 13,239,305 | |||||||||||||||||
Torex Gold Resources, Inc. | 40,215,837 | (5,851,063 | ) | 3,737,342 | 670,287 | — | 64,411,334 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 973,598,287 | $ | (321,166,502 | ) | $ | 320,283,762 | $ | 99,117,926 | $ | 2,592,630 | $ | 1,525,724,992 |
(a) | Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period. |
(b) | Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period. |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level
1 Quoted Prices |
Level
2 Significant Observable Inputs |
Level
3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 170,856,631 | $ | — | $ | 170,856,631 | ||||||||
Canada | 1,202,899,110 | — | — | 1,202,899,110 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | 34,393,991 | 9,894,776 | 0 | 44,288,767 | ||||||||||||
Monaco | 27,929,022 | — | — | 27,929,022 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | 69,378,076 | — | — | 69,378,076 | ||||||||||||
Turkey | — | 25,094,666 | — | 25,094,666 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 10,109,240 | 86,269,014 | — | 96,378,254 | ||||||||||||
United States | 155,019,003 | — | — | 155,019,003 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 390,645 | — | — | 390,645 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 239,258,146 | — | 239,258,146 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,500,119,087 | $ | 531,373,233 | $ | 0 | $ | 2,031,492,320 |
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended March 31, 2016:
Common Stocks | ||||
China/Hong Kong | ||||
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 0 | ||
Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Transfers in and/or out of level 3 | — | |||
Balance as of March 31, 2016 | $ | 0 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
NATURAL RESOURCES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.4% | ||||||||
Argentina: 0.1% | ||||||||
2,523 | Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A (ADR) * | $ | 29,368 | |||||
2,556 | YPF SA (ADR) | 45,701 | ||||||
75,069 | ||||||||
Australia: 3.7% | ||||||||
70,412 | Alumina Ltd. # | 70,293 | ||||||
12,634 | Bega Cheese Ltd. # | 57,245 | ||||||
91,398 | BHP Billiton Ltd. # | 1,185,187 | ||||||
16,098 | BlueScope Steel Ltd. # | 76,399 | ||||||
4,080 | Caltex Australia Ltd. # | 106,786 | ||||||
48,455 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. † # | 94,595 | ||||||
15,306 | GrainCorp. Ltd. # | 88,662 | ||||||
11,918 | Iluka Resources Ltd. # | 59,966 | ||||||
34,671 | Newcrest Mining Ltd. * # | 450,257 | ||||||
17,677 | Oil Search Ltd. # | 92,376 | ||||||
26,352 | Origin Energy Ltd. # | 102,994 | ||||||
24,017 | Santos Ltd. # | 74,678 | ||||||
151,550 | South32 Ltd. * # | 170,661 | ||||||
10,708 | Woodside Petroleum Ltd. # | 214,955 | ||||||
2,845,054 | ||||||||
Austria: 0.3% | ||||||||
2,127 | OMV AG # | 59,809 | ||||||
4,258 | Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizis AG † # | 54,405 | ||||||
3,139 | Voestalpine AG # | 104,848 | ||||||
219,062 | ||||||||
Brazil: 0.7% | ||||||||
11,397 | Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (ADR) | 75,220 | ||||||
19,758 | Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR) † | 38,923 | ||||||
5,250 | Fibria Celulose SA | 44,945 | ||||||
25,458 | Gerdau SA (ADR) | 45,315 | ||||||
22,495 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) * | 131,371 | ||||||
4,050 | SLC Agricola SA | 18,056 | ||||||
43,064 | Vale SA (ADR) † | 181,299 | ||||||
535,129 | ||||||||
Canada: 10.5% | ||||||||
9,947 | Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD) | 359,684 | ||||||
11,581 | Agrium, Inc. (USD) | 1,022,487 | ||||||
5,264 | ARC Resources Ltd. | 76,877 | ||||||
42,108 | B2Gold Corp. * † | 70,318 | ||||||
52,919 | Barrick Gold Corp. (USD) | 718,640 | ||||||
11,272 | Cameco Corp. (USD) | 144,733 | ||||||
16,544 | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (USD) | 446,688 | ||||||
1,400 | Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * | 26,992 | ||||||
1,756 | Canfor Corp. * | 24,233 | ||||||
7,285 | Centerra Gold, Inc. | 33,962 | ||||||
7,792 | Detour Gold Corp. * | 123,195 | ||||||
32,548 | Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD) | 102,852 | ||||||
13,968 | Enbridge, Inc. (USD) | 543,495 | ||||||
12,843 | EnCana Corp. (USD) | 78,214 | ||||||
19,632 | First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 103,818 | ||||||
37,714 | Goldcorp, Inc. (USD) | 612,098 | ||||||
4,559 | Husky Energy, Inc. | 56,994 | ||||||
3,843 | Imperial Oil Ltd. (USD) | 128,356 | ||||||
55,865 | Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) * † | 189,941 | ||||||
17,831 | Lundin Mining Corp. * | 56,383 | ||||||
14,510 | New Gold, Inc. * | 54,408 | ||||||
6,903 | Pan American Silver Corp. (USD) | 75,036 | ||||||
70,124 | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (USD) | 1,193,511 | ||||||
18,329 | Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD) | 303,895 | ||||||
23,897 | Suncor Energy, Inc. | 664,576 | ||||||
13,239 | Teck Cominco Ltd. (USD) † | 100,749 | ||||||
2,811 | Tourmaline Oil Corp. * | 59,765 | ||||||
10,614 | TransCanada Corp. (USD) † | 417,236 | ||||||
44,786 | Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. * | 114,956 | ||||||
1,590 | West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 64,057 | ||||||
43,015 | Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD) | 130,766 | ||||||
8,098,915 | ||||||||
Chile: 0.3% | ||||||||
91,085 | Aguas Andinas SA | 52,127 | ||||||
10,950 | Antofagasta Plc (GBP) † # | 73,643 | ||||||
29,518 | Empresas CMPC SA | 68,982 | ||||||
12,339 | Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA | 19,627 | ||||||
214,379 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong: 2.0% | ||||||||
112,000 | Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. * # | 35,658 | ||||||
30,400 | Angang New Steel Co. Ltd. # | 14,107 | ||||||
185,114 | China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. * # | 57,204 | ||||||
62,300 | China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. # | 25,850 | ||||||
32,800 | China Gas Holdings Ltd. # | 48,417 | ||||||
43,300 | China Hongqiao Group Ltd. # | 30,133 | ||||||
240,000 | China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. # | 52,721 | ||||||
102,800 | China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. (Class H) # | 16,819 | ||||||
26,600 | China Oilfield Services Ltd. (Class H) # | 20,843 | ||||||
385,027 | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. # | 250,140 | ||||||
51,391 | China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. # | 80,866 | ||||||
243,079 | CNOOC Ltd. # | 283,714 | ||||||
11,400 | Dongfang Electric Corp. Machinery Co. Ltd. # | 9,431 | ||||||
68,700 | Fosun International Ltd. # | 97,891 | ||||||
62,600 | Huaneng Power International, Inc. # | 56,135 | ||||||
35,900 | Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (Class H) # | 43,023 | ||||||
50,500 | Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. # | 43,939 | ||||||
39,500 | Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. # | 27,024 | ||||||
48,800 | Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Class H) * † # | 9,063 | ||||||
39,657 | Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. # | 30,048 | ||||||
318,040 | PetroChina Co. Ltd. (Class-H) # | 210,518 | ||||||
12,000 | Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd. # | 7,273 | ||||||
26,500 | Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. # | 13,835 | ||||||
39,900 | Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. † # | 30,774 | ||||||
261,561 | Zijin Mining Group Ltd. # | 80,511 | ||||||
1,575,937 | ||||||||
Denmark: 0.7% | ||||||||
7,473 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S † # | 527,395 | ||||||
Finland: 0.3% | ||||||||
1,937 | Neste Oil Oyj # | 63,746 | ||||||
8,759 | Outokumpu Oyj * # | 34,111 | ||||||
13,449 | Stora Enso Oyj (R Shares) # | 120,336 | ||||||
218,193 | ||||||||
France: 3.1% | ||||||||
11,891 | Suez Environnement Co. # | 217,996 | ||||||
1,799 | Technip SA # | 99,844 | ||||||
36,854 | Total SA † # | 1,679,339 | ||||||
16,127 | Veolia Environnement SA # | 388,721 | ||||||
2,385,900 | ||||||||
Germany: 0.6% | ||||||||
960 | Aurubis AG # | 47,772 | ||||||
1,093 | BayWa AG # | 36,970 | ||||||
160 | KWS Saat AG # | 52,271 | ||||||
2,077 | Nordex SE * # | 56,918 | ||||||
1,095 | Salzgitter AG # | 30,987 | ||||||
12,411 | ThyssenKrupp AG # | 257,433 | ||||||
482,351 | ||||||||
Hungary: 0.1% | ||||||||
964 | MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc # | 57,973 | ||||||
India: 0.5% | ||||||||
11,954 | Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) Reg S 144A | 366,390 | ||||||
1,825 | Vedanta Resources Plc (GBP) # | 8,970 | ||||||
375,360 | ||||||||
Indonesia: 0.1% | ||||||||
26,444 | Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT # | 36,266 | ||||||
234,500 | Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT # | 32,157 | ||||||
68,423 | ||||||||
Ireland: 0.2% | ||||||||
5,540 | Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (GBP) # | 142,976 | ||||||
Italy: 0.8% | ||||||||
40,643 | ENI SpA # | 614,709 | ||||||
87,427 | Saipem SpA * # | 35,013 | ||||||
649,722 | ||||||||
Japan: 3.6% | ||||||||
9,300 | Calbee, Inc. # | 369,486 | ||||||
11,200 | Daido Steel Co. # | 38,820 | ||||||
3,100 | Daio Paper Corp. † # | 26,136 | ||||||
9,000 | Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. # | 50,138 | ||||||
6,217 | Hitachi Metals Ltd. # | 64,197 | ||||||
3,600 | Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd. # | 21,451 | ||||||
16,400 | Inpex Holdings, Inc. # | 124,361 | ||||||
16,464 | JFE Holdings, Inc. # | 221,410 | ||||||
37,700 | JX Holdings, Inc. # | 145,352 | ||||||
103,535 | Kobe Steel Ltd. # | 91,122 | ||||||
3,665 | Kurita Water Industries Ltd. # | 83,591 | ||||||
37,229 | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. † # | 105,176 | ||||||
2,700 | Nippon Paper Industries # | 48,088 | ||||||
27,100 | Nippon Steel Corp. # | 520,245 | ||||||
23,214 | Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. # | 112,812 | ||||||
22,450 | Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. # | 357,007 | ||||||
23,176 | OJI Paper Co. Ltd. # | 93,209 | ||||||
5,470 | Rengo Co. Ltd. # | 27,638 | ||||||
3,983 | Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. # | 45,783 | ||||||
16,223 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Ltd. # | 160,724 | ||||||
4,500 | TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK # | 40,757 | ||||||
1,400 | Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. # | 30,373 | ||||||
2,777,876 | ||||||||
Luxembourg: 0.6% | ||||||||
8,626 | Adecoagro SA (USD) * | 99,630 | ||||||
52,932 | ArcelorMittal † # | 239,143 | ||||||
3,568 | Tenaris SA (ADR) | 88,344 | ||||||
1,370 | Ternium SA (ADR) | 24,633 | ||||||
451,750 | ||||||||
Malaysia: 0.8% | ||||||||
18,451 | Genting Plantation Bhd | 52,967 | ||||||
238,294 | IOI Corp. Bhd # | 279,241 | ||||||
34,878 | Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd # | 214,509 | ||||||
44,400 | Kulim Malaysia Bhd * | 44,155 | ||||||
4,500 | Petronas Dagangan Bhd | 27,797 | ||||||
618,669 | ||||||||
Mexico: 0.8% | ||||||||
16,650 | Gruma, SAB de CV | 265,920 | ||||||
121,964 | Grupo Mexico, SAB de CV | 296,410 | ||||||
5,597 | Industrias Penoles, SAB de CV | 70,945 | ||||||
633,275 | ||||||||
Netherlands: 1.9% | ||||||||
640 | Core Laboratories NV (USD) † | 71,942 | ||||||
56,605 | Royal Dutch Shell Plc (GBP) # | 1,378,477 | ||||||
1,450,419 | ||||||||
Norway: 1.8% | ||||||||
28,672 | Marine Harvest ASA # | 441,613 | ||||||
38,891 | Norsk Hydro ASA # | 159,851 | ||||||
15,902 | Statoil ASA # | 248,467 | ||||||
14,757 | Yara International ASA # | 554,206 | ||||||
1,404,137 | ||||||||
Peru: 0.3% | ||||||||
8,388 | Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) * | 61,736 | ||||||
5,291 | Southern Copper Corp. (USD) † | 146,614 | ||||||
208,350 | ||||||||
Poland: 0.3% | ||||||||
3,873 | KGHM Polska Miedz SA # | 79,030 | ||||||
4,654 | Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA † # | 92,292 | ||||||
24,966 | Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo SA # | 35,629 | ||||||
206,951 | ||||||||
Portugal: 0.1% | ||||||||
6,293 | Galp Energia, SGPS, SA # | 79,135 | ||||||
4,350 | Portucel-Empresa Productora de Pasta e Papel SA # | 15,836 | ||||||
94,971 | ||||||||
Russia: 2.1% | ||||||||
7,723 | Evraz Plc (GBP) * # | 9,966 | ||||||
7,327 | Lukoil PJSC (ADR) # | 280,820 | ||||||
3,182 | Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (GDR) # Reg S | 13,790 | ||||||
18,929 | MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) # | 243,936 | ||||||
1,055 | Novatek OAO (GDR) # Reg S | 94,583 | ||||||
2,390 | Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) # Reg S | 29,847 | ||||||
91,232 | OAO Gazprom (ADR) # | 392,427 | ||||||
6,839 | PhosAgro OAO (GDR) Reg S | 96,430 | ||||||
10,704 | Polymetal International (GBP) # | 104,099 | ||||||
1,911 | Ros Agro Plc (GDR) # Reg S | 32,135 | ||||||
16,017 | Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) # Reg S | 72,515 | ||||||
5,010 | Severstal OAO (GDR) # Reg S | 52,930 | ||||||
14,578 | Surgutneftegas OJSC (ADR) # | 84,789 | ||||||
3,622 | Tatneft PAO (ADR) # | 114,856 | ||||||
1,623,123 | ||||||||
Singapore: 0.9% | ||||||||
576,419 | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. # | 175,524 | ||||||
206,564 | Wilmar International Ltd. # | 515,577 | ||||||
691,101 | ||||||||
South Africa: 1.5% | ||||||||
2,695 | Anglo American Platinum Ltd. * # | 66,156 | ||||||
18,263 | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ADR) * | 250,021 | ||||||
31,498 | Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) | 124,102 | ||||||
16,827 | Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (ADR) * | 61,250 | ||||||
29,035 | Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * # | 92,528 | ||||||
8,672 | Mondi Plc (GBP) # | 165,958 | ||||||
15,711 | Northern Platinum Ltd. * # | 44,903 | ||||||
10,996 | Sappi Ltd. * # | 48,829 | ||||||
7,671 | Sasol Ltd. # | 228,496 | ||||||
29,918 | Sibanye Gold Ltd. # | 115,374 | ||||||
1,197,617 | ||||||||
South Korea: 1.4% | ||||||||
2,166 | Hyundai Steel Co. # | 105,245 | ||||||
392 | Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. # | 165,202 | ||||||
2,284 | POSCO # | 435,691 | ||||||
936 | SK Energy Co. Ltd. # | 141,069 | ||||||
630 | S-Oil Corp. # | 54,021 | ||||||
1,775 | Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. # | 149,503 | ||||||
25 | Young Poong Corp. # | 23,898 | ||||||
1,074,629 | ||||||||
Spain: 0.5% | ||||||||
3,798 | Acerinox SA # | 43,940 | ||||||
7,451 | Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA # | 146,843 | ||||||
1,409 | Pescanova SA * # § | — | ||||||
16,124 | Repsol YPF SA # | 181,560 | ||||||
372,343 | ||||||||
Sweden: 1.0% | ||||||||
5,041 | BillerudKorsnas AB # | 82,409 | ||||||
7,790 | Boliden AB # | 124,441 | ||||||
1,203 | Holmen AB (B Shares) # | 39,405 | ||||||
3,244 | Lundin Petroleum AB * # | 54,913 | ||||||
5,025 | SSAB AB (B Shares) * # | 15,086 | ||||||
15,058 | Svenska Cellulosa AB (B Shares) # | 470,340 | ||||||
786,594 | ||||||||
Switzerland: 5.0% | ||||||||
182,963 | Glencore Xstrata Plc (GBP) * # | 411,686 | ||||||
7,806 | Syngenta AG # | 3,250,306 | ||||||
5,173 | Transocean, Inc. (USD) † | 47,281 | ||||||
13,292 | Weatherford International Plc (USD) * | 103,412 | ||||||
3,812,685 | ||||||||
Taiwan: 0.4% | ||||||||
354,172 | China Steel Corp. # | 246,307 | ||||||
25,420 | Formosa Petrochemical Corp. # | 73,039 | ||||||
319,346 | ||||||||
Thailand: 0.2% | ||||||||
21,000 | PTT Exploration & Production PCL (NVDR) # | 41,866 | ||||||
12,900 | PTT PCL (NVDR) # | 102,408 | ||||||
144,274 | ||||||||
Turkey: 0.2% | ||||||||
50,837 | Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS # | 76,588 | ||||||
1,854 | Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS * # | 52,258 | ||||||
128,846 | ||||||||
United Kingdom: 6.2% | ||||||||
39,592 | Anglo American Plc † # | 312,383 | ||||||
275,134 | BP Plc # | 1,377,602 | ||||||
76,998 | Centrica Plc # | 251,726 | ||||||
83,285 | CNH Industrial NV (USD) | 563,007 | ||||||
21,890 | DS Smith Plc # | 128,158 | ||||||
13,721 | Pennon Group Plc # | 159,689 | ||||||
3,868 | Petrofac Ltd. # | 51,085 | ||||||
4,173 | Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) | 378,950 | ||||||
34,551 | Rio Tinto Plc # | 969,196 | ||||||
7,947 | Severn Trent Plc # | 247,739 | ||||||
22,741 | United Utilities Group Plc # | 301,244 | ||||||
4,740,779 | ||||||||
United States: 46.8% | ||||||||
5,943 | AGCO Corp. † | 295,367 | ||||||
37,447 | Alcoa, Inc. † | 358,742 | ||||||
3,102 | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. † | 50,563 | ||||||
1,218 | American States Water Co. | 47,941 | ||||||
7,684 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 357,844 | ||||||
2,203 | Andersons, Inc. | 69,196 | ||||||
5,717 | Apache Corp. | 279,047 | ||||||
5,904 | Aqua America, Inc. | 187,865 | ||||||
49,901 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 1,811,905 | ||||||
6,617 | Baker Hughes, Inc. | 290,023 | ||||||
11,941 | Bunge Ltd. | 676,697 | ||||||
6,923 | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 157,221 | ||||||
2,896 | Cameron International Corp. * | 194,177 | ||||||
1,334 | Carpenter Technology Corp. † | 45,663 | ||||||
19,537 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 612,290 | ||||||
3,561 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. * | 120,469 | ||||||
28,460 | Chevron Corp. | 2,715,084 | ||||||
1,433 | Cimarex Energy Co. | 139,388 | ||||||
3,311 | Commercial Metals Co. | 56,188 | ||||||
1,952 | Concho Resources, Inc. * | 197,230 | ||||||
18,682 | ConocoPhillips | 752,324 | ||||||
1,240 | Continental Resources, Inc. * † | 37,646 | ||||||
3,366 | Cree, Inc. * † | 97,951 | ||||||
13,761 | Darling International, Inc. * | 181,232 | ||||||
25,109 | Deere & Co. † | 1,933,142 | ||||||
7,712 | Devon Energy Corp. | 211,617 | ||||||
1,480 | Domtar Corp. | 59,940 | ||||||
8,310 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 603,140 | ||||||
2,413 | EQT Corp. | 162,298 | ||||||
62,760 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 5,246,108 | ||||||
2,545 | First Solar, Inc. * | 174,256 | ||||||
3,429 | FMC Technologies, Inc. * | 93,817 | ||||||
35,653 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. † | 368,652 | ||||||
7,737 | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 99,420 | ||||||
12,972 | Halliburton Co. | 463,360 | ||||||
1,632 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 95,831 | ||||||
4,002 | Hess Corp. | 210,705 | ||||||
2,668 | HollyFrontier Corp. | 94,234 | ||||||
6,026 | Ingredion, Inc. | 643,517 | ||||||
9,709 | International Paper Co. | 398,457 | ||||||
1,264 | Itron, Inc. * | 52,734 | ||||||
27,654 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 493,900 | ||||||
933 | Lindsay Corp. | 66,812 | ||||||
3,381 | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. * | 57,883 | ||||||
12,750 | Marathon Oil Corp. | 142,035 | ||||||
36,911 | Monsanto Co. | 3,238,571 | ||||||
29,548 | Mosaic Co. † | 797,796 | ||||||
2,444 | Murphy Oil Corp. † | 61,564 | ||||||
5,679 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. † | 176,617 | ||||||
2,994 | Newfield Exploration Co. * | 99,551 | ||||||
24,035 | Newmont Mining Corp. | 638,850 | ||||||
6,481 | Noble Energy, Inc. | 203,568 | ||||||
9,055 | Nucor Corp. | 428,302 | ||||||
11,544 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 789,956 | ||||||
3,174 | ONEOK, Inc. † | 94,776 | ||||||
1,161 | Ormat Technologies, Inc. † | 47,880 | ||||||
2,226 | Packaging Corp. of America † | 134,450 | ||||||
7,095 | Phillips 66 | 614,356 | ||||||
5,347 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. * | 135,814 | ||||||
2,467 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 347,206 | ||||||
2,563 | Range Resources Corp. † | 82,990 | ||||||
2,047 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 141,632 | ||||||
1,859 | Royal Gold, Inc. | 95,348 | ||||||
18,940 | Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,396,825 | ||||||
721 | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 22,697 | ||||||
23 | Seaboard Corp. * | 69,069 | ||||||
10,148 | Spectra Energy Corp. | 310,529 | ||||||
6,926 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 155,904 | ||||||
5,498 | Stillwater Mining Co. * | 58,554 | ||||||
1,824 | Sunpower Corp. * † | 40,748 | ||||||
1,803 | Tesoro Corp. | 155,076 | ||||||
11,210 | Tractor Supply Co. | 1,014,057 | ||||||
24,567 | Tyson Foods, Inc. | 1,637,636 | ||||||
4,166 | United States Steel Corp. † | 66,864 | ||||||
7,109 | Valero Energy Corp. | 455,971 | ||||||
5,995 | WestRock Co. | 233,985 | ||||||
18,641 | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 577,498 | ||||||
10,315 | Williams Companies, Inc. | 165,762 | ||||||
1,297 | Worthington Industries, Inc. | 46,225 | ||||||
35,940,538 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $95,658,743) | 77,150,111 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% (Cost: $20,724) | ||||||||
20,724 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 20,724 | ||||||
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned:
100.4% (Cost: $95,679,467) | 77,170,835 | |||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 8.9% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 8.9% | ||||||||
$ | 343,133 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $343,136; (collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 1.25%, due 3/31/21, valued at $349,996 including accrued interest) | 343,133 | |||||
1,630,153 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,630,169; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $1,662,756 including accrued interest) | 1,630,153 | ||||||
1,630,153 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,630,167; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.50% to 4.50%, due 1/1/20 to 9/1/45, valued at $1,662,756 including accrued interest) | 1,630,153 | ||||||
1,630,153 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,630,167; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $1,662,756 including accrued interest) | 1,630,153 | ||||||
1,630,153 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,630,166; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.75% to 6.00%, due 6/1/18 to 4/1/46, valued at $1,662,756 including accrued interest) | 1,630,153 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral
for Securities Loaned (Cost: $6,863,745) | 6,863,745 | |||||||
Total Investments: 109.3% (Cost: $102,543,212) | 84,034,580 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.3)% | (7,184,261 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 76,850,319 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt | |
GBP | British Pound | |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt | |
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt | |
USD | United States Dollar | |
* | Non-income producing | |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $6,495,321. | |
# | 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 $29,117,788 which represents 37.9% of net assets. | |
§ | Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets. | |
Reg S | Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. | |
144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $366,390, or 0.5% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) |
%
of Investments |
Value | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 1.6 | % | $ | 1,209,343 | ||||
Consumer Staples | 11.7 | 9,050,564 | ||||||
Energy | 40.4 | 31,186,121 | ||||||
Financials | 0.8 | 606,866 | ||||||
Industrials | 5.0 | 3,824,640 | ||||||
Information Technology | 0.5 | 392,681 | ||||||
Materials | 37.2 | 28,723,164 | ||||||
Utilities | 2.8 | 2,156,732 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.0 | 20,724 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 77,170,835 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level
1 Quoted Prices |
Level
2 Significant Observable Inputs |
Level
3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina | $ | 75,069 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 75,069 | ||||||||
Australia | — | 2,845,054 | — | 2,845,054 | ||||||||||||
Austria | — | 219,062 | — | 219,062 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | 535,129 | — | — | 535,129 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 8,098,915 | — | — | 8,098,915 | ||||||||||||
Chile | 140,736 | 73,643 | — | 214,379 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | — | 1,575,937 | — | 1,575,937 | ||||||||||||
Denmark | — | 527,395 | — | 527,395 | ||||||||||||
Finland | — | 218,193 | — | 218,193 | ||||||||||||
France | — | 2,385,900 | — | 2,385,900 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 482,351 | — | 482,351 | ||||||||||||
Hungary | — | 57,973 | — | 57,973 | ||||||||||||
India | 366,390 | 8,970 | — | 375,360 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | — | 68,423 | — | 68,423 | ||||||||||||
Ireland | — | 142,976 | — | 142,976 | ||||||||||||
Italy | — | 649,722 | — | 649,722 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 2,777,876 | — | 2,777,876 | ||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 212,607 | 239,143 | — | 451,750 | ||||||||||||
Malaysia | 124,919 | 493,750 | — | 618,669 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 633,275 | — | — | 633,275 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | 71,942 | 1,378,477 | — | 1,450,419 | ||||||||||||
Norway | — | 1,404,137 | — | 1,404,137 | ||||||||||||
Peru | 208,350 | — | — | 208,350 | ||||||||||||
Poland | — | 206,951 | — | 206,951 | ||||||||||||
Portugal | — | 94,971 | — | 94,971 | ||||||||||||
Russia | 96,430 | 1,526,693 | — | 1,623,123 | ||||||||||||
Singapore | — | 691,101 | — | 691,101 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | 435,373 | 762,244 | — | 1,197,617 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | — | 1,074,629 | — | 1,074,629 | ||||||||||||
Spain | — | 372,343 | 0 | 372,343 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | — | 786,594 | — | 786,594 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 150,693 | 3,661,992 | — | 3,812,685 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan | — | 319,346 | — | 319,346 | ||||||||||||
Thailand | — | 144,274 | — | 144,274 | ||||||||||||
Turkey | — | 128,846 | — | 128,846 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 941,957 | 3,798,822 | — | 4,740,779 | ||||||||||||
United States | 35,940,538 | — | — | 35,940,538 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 20,724 | — | — | 20,724 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 6,863,745 | — | 6,863,745 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 48,053,047 | $ | 35,981,533 | $ | 0 | $ | 84,034,580 |
During the period ended March 31, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $105,542 and transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $528,076. 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 March 31, 2016:
Common Stocks | ||||
Spain | ||||
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 0 | ||
Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Transfers in and/or out of level 3 | — | |||
Balance as of March 31, 2016 | $ | 0 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
OIL REFINERS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | |||||||
Australia: 4.8% | |||||||
7,355 | Caltex Australia Ltd. # | $ | 192,503 | ||||
China / Hong Kong: 1.9% | |||||||
154,000 | Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. * # | 78,181 | |||||
Finland: 4.3% | |||||||
5,347 | Neste Oil Oyj # | 175,969 | |||||
India: 6.6% | |||||||
8,759 | Reliance Industries Ltd. (GDR) Reg S 144A | 268,463 | |||||
Israel: 1.3% | |||||||
327 | Paz Oil Co. Ltd. # | 51,969 | |||||
Japan: 13.3% | |||||||
3,000 | Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. # | 31,862 | |||||
5,300 | Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. # | 94,696 | |||||
57,200 | JX Holdings, Inc. # | 220,535 | |||||
8,200 | Showa Shell Sekiyu KK # | 73,651 | |||||
13,000 | TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK # | 117,743 | |||||
538,487 | |||||||
Poland: 5.3% | |||||||
10,764 | Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA # | 213,458 | |||||
Portugal: 4.5% | |||||||
14,471 | Galp Energia, SGPS, SA # | 181,974 | |||||
South Korea: 10.0% | |||||||
1,557 | SK Energy Co. Ltd. # | 234,663 | |||||
1,963 | S-Oil Corp. # | 168,322 | |||||
402,985 | |||||||
Taiwan: 4.6% | |||||||
65,000 | Formosa Petrochemical Corp. # | 186,764 | |||||
Thailand: 4.2% | |||||||
500,600 | IRPC PCL (NVDR) # | 71,752 | |||||
49,000 | Thai Oil PCL (NVDR) # | 96,290 | |||||
168,042 | |||||||
Turkey: 4.0% | |||||||
5,781 | Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS * # | 162,947 | |||||
United States: 35.1% | |||||||
4,737 | HollyFrontier Corp. | 167,311 | |||||
6,760 | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 251,337 | |||||
3,041 | PBF Energy, Inc. | 100,961 | |||||
3,581 | Phillips 66 | 310,079 | |||||
2,395 | Tesoro Corp. | 205,994 | |||||
4,758 | Valero Energy Corp. | 305,178 | |||||
2,837 | Western Refining, Inc. | 82,528 | |||||
1,423,388 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks: 99.9% (Cost: $3,870,492) | 4,045,130 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1% | 4,918 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 4,050,048 |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
* | Non-income producing |
# | Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $2,353,279 which represents 58.1% 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 $268,463, or 6.6% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Energy | 98.1 | % | $ | 3,966,949 | ||||
Materials | 1.9 | 78,181 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 4,045,130 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 192,503 | $ | — | $ | 192,503 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong | — | 78,181 | — | 78,181 | ||||||||||||
Finland | — | 175,969 | — | 175,969 | ||||||||||||
India | 268,463 | — | — | 268,463 | ||||||||||||
Israel | — | 51,969 | — | 51,969 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 538,487 | — | 538,487 | ||||||||||||
Poland | — | 213,458 | — | 213,458 | ||||||||||||
Portugal | — | 181,974 | — | 181,974 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | — | 402,985 | — | 402,985 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan | — | 186,764 | — | 186,764 | ||||||||||||
Thailand | — | 168,042 | — | 168,042 | ||||||||||||
Turkey | — | 162,947 | — | 162,947 | ||||||||||||
United States | 1,423,388 | — | — | 1,423,388 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,691,851 | $ | 2,353,279 | $ | — | $ | 4,045,130 |
During the period ended March 31, 2016, transfers of securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $280,305. 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
OIL SERVICES ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | |||||||
Luxembourg: 4.6% | |||||||
1,695,262 | Tenaris SA (ADR) † | $ | 41,974,687 | ||||
Netherlands: 4.3% | |||||||
342,090 | Core Laboratories NV (USD) † | 38,454,337 | |||||
Switzerland: 8.1% | |||||||
3,084,919 | Transocean, Inc. (USD) † | 28,196,160 | |||||
5,739,620 | Weatherford International Plc (USD) * † | 44,654,244 | |||||
72,850,404 | |||||||
United Kingdom: 5.3% | |||||||
1,959,854 | Ensco Plc CL A (USD) | 20,323,686 | |||||
1,343,181 | Noble Corp Plc (USD) † | 13,901,923 | |||||
4,041,150 | Seadrill Ltd. (USD) * † | 13,335,795 | |||||
47,561,404 | |||||||
United States: 77.7% | |||||||
1,001,671 | Baker Hughes, Inc. | 43,903,240 | |||||
670,226 | Cameron International Corp. * | 44,938,653 | |||||
105,211 | CARBO Ceramics, Inc. † | 1,493,996 | |||||
825,523 | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. † | 17,938,615 | |||||
1,576,110 | FMC Technologies, Inc. * | 43,122,370 | |||||
3,825,741 | Halliburton Co. | 136,655,469 | |||||
641,707 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. † | 37,681,035 | |||||
2,173,231 | McDermott International, Inc. * † | 8,888,515 | |||||
3,104,272 | Nabors Industries Ltd. | 28,559,302 | |||||
1,411,345 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. † | 43,892,829 | |||||
814,550 | Oceaneering International, Inc. | 27,075,642 | |||||
454,121 | Oil States International, Inc. * | 14,313,894 | |||||
1,319,939 | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 23,257,325 | |||||
1,070,976 | Rowan Companies Plc | 17,242,714 | |||||
2,436,351 | Schlumberger Ltd. | 179,680,886 | |||||
1,609,147 | Superior Energy Services, Inc. | 21,546,478 | |||||
234,472 | Tidewater, Inc. | 1,601,444 | |||||
397,403 | US Silica Holdings, Inc. † | 9,028,996 | |||||
700,821,403 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $1,647,578,317) | 901,662,235 | ||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% (Cost: $218,127) | |||||||
218,127 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 218,127 | |||||
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.0% (Cost: $1,647,796,444) | 901,880,362 |
Principal Amount | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 17.0% | |||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 17.0% | |||||||
$ | 23,258,464 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. , 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $23,258,658; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.13%, due 5/15/16 to 8/15/43, valued at $23,723,659 including accrued interest) | 23,258,464 | ||||
6,814,257 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $6,814,316; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 1.50%, due 9/22/16 to 3/31/23, valued at $6,950,543 including accrued interest) | 6,814,257 | |||||
29,681,480 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 0.33%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $29,681,752; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 4/1/16 to 2/20/61, valued at $30,275,109 including accrued interest) | 29,681,480 | |||||
20,919,273 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $20,919,447; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 2.38%, due 6/30/18 to 8/15/44, valued at $21,337,662 including accrued interest) | 20,919,273 | |||||
36,495,737 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $36,496,102; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $37,225,652 including accrued interest) | 36,495,737 | |||||
36,495,737 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.29%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $36,496,031; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 6.50%, due 7/1/18 to 3/1/46, valued at $37,225,711 including accrued interest) | 36,495,737 |
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $153,664,948) | 153,664,948 | |||
Total Investments: 117.0% (Cost: $1,801,461,392) | 1,055,545,310 | |||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (17.0)% | (153,572,419 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 901,972,891 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $149,951,042. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Energy | 1.0 | % | $ | 9,028,996 | ||||
Oil & Gas Drilling | 22.2 | 200,436,555 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | 76.8 | 692,196,684 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.0 | 218,127 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 901,880,362 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 901,662,235 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 901,662,235 | ||||||||
Money Market Fund | 218,127 | — | — | 218,127 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 153,664,948 | — | 153,664,948 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 901,880,362 | $ | 153,664,948 | $ | — | $ | 1,055,545,310 |
* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 95.8% | |||||||
Australia: 16.7% | |||||||
339,650 | Iluka Resources Ltd. # | $ | 1,708,973 | ||||
775,380 | Orocobre Ltd. * † # | 1,735,085 | |||||
4,615,062 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd. * | 1,544,309 | |||||
4,988,367 | |||||||
Canada: 3.1% | |||||||
636,345 | 5N Plus, Inc. * | 910,154 | |||||
Chile: 5.0% | |||||||
243,652 | Molibdenos y Metales SA * | 1,493,400 | |||||
China / Hong Kong: 42.8% | |||||||
3,837,536 | China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. # | 2,127,270 | |||||
1,230,019 | China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. # | 2,416,810 | |||||
18,339,895 | China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd. * # | 1,255,305 | |||||
17,985,000 | CITIC Dameng Holdings Ltd. * # | 1,077,180 | |||||
1,545,540 | Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd. # | 1,881,216 | |||||
114,622,964 | North Mining Shares Co. Ltd. * # | 1,286,846 | |||||
909,470 | Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd. # | 2,690,865 | |||||
12,735,492 | |||||||
France: 5.1% | |||||||
53,841 | Eramet SA * † # | 1,507,939 | |||||
Japan: 7.2% | |||||||
82,792 | OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. † # | 1,124,935 | |||||
141,947 | Toho Titanium Co. Ltd. † # | 1,024,785 | |||||
2,149,720 | |||||||
Malaysia: 4.3% | |||||||
21,366,028 | Lynas Corp. Ltd. (AUD) * † # | 1,282,651 | |||||
Mexico: 2.0% | |||||||
1,411,972 | Cia Minera Autlan SAB de CV * | 607,211 | |||||
South Africa: 5.0% | |||||||
136,628 | Assore Ltd. † # | 1,493,607 | |||||
United States: 4.6% | |||||||
213,276 | Tronox Ltd. † | 1,362,834 | |||||
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $42,809,919) | 28,531,375 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS: 4.4% | |||||||
Brazil: 4.4% (Cost: $1,931,278) | |||||||
617,723 | Cia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia | 1,307,258 | |||||
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2% (Cost: $44,741,197) | 29,838,633 | ||||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 24.8% | |||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 24.8% | |||||||
$ | 1,755,576 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 0.33%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,755,592; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 4/1/16 to 2/20/61, valued at $1,790,687 including accrued interest) | 1,755,576 | ||||
1,755,576 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,755,591; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 2.38%, due 6/30/18 to 8/15/44, valued at $1,790,688 including accrued interest) | 1,755,576 | |||||
1,755,576 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,755,594; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $1,790,688 including accrued interest) | 1,755,576 | |||||
369,541 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with JP Morgan Securities LLC, 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $369,544; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.88% to 1.38%, due 2/28/17 to 3/31/20, valued at $376,936 including accrued interest) | 369,541 | |||||
1,755,576 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,755,590; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.75% to 6.00%, due 6/1/18 to 4/1/46, valued at $1,790,688 including accrued interest) | 1,755,576 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities
Loaned (Cost: $7,391,845) | 7,391,845 | ||||||
Total Investments: 125.0% (Cost: $52,133,042) | 37,230,478 | ||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (25.0)% | (7,439,791 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 29,790,687 |
AUD | Australian Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $6,146,324. |
# | 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 $22,613,467 which represents 75.9% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Commodity Chemicals | 4.6 | % | $ | 1,362,834 | ||||
Diversified Metals & Mining | 40.8 | 12,178,441 | ||||||
Electronic Components | 3.0 | 910,154 | ||||||
Materials | 45.2 | 13,472,735 | ||||||
Steel | 6.4 | 1,914,469 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 29,838,633 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level
2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level
3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | 1,544,309 | $ | 3,444,058 | $ | — | $ | 4,988,367 | ||||||||
Canada | 910,154 | — | — | 910,154 | ||||||||||||
Chile | 1,493,400 | — | — | 1,493,400 | ||||||||||||
China / Hong Kong | — | 12,735,492 | — | 12,735,492 | ||||||||||||
France | — | 1,507,939 | — | 1,507,939 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 2,149,720 | — | 2,149,720 | ||||||||||||
Malaysia | — | 1,282,651 | — | 1,282,651 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 607,211 | — | — | 607,211 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | — | 1,493,607 | — | 1,493,607 | ||||||||||||
United States | 1,362,834 | — | — | 1,362,834 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 1,307,258 | — | — | 1,307,258 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 7,391,845 | — | 7,391,845 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,225,166 | $ | 30,005,312 | $ | — | $ | 37,230,478 |
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
SOLAR ENERGY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2% | ||||||||
Canada: 4.6% | ||||||||
34,903 | Canadian Solar, Inc. (USD) * | $ | 672,930 | |||||
China / Hong Kong: 32.9% | ||||||||
411,000 | China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd. † # | 173,540 | ||||||
7,549,800 | GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. # | 1,247,735 | ||||||
1,842,000 | Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. * # § | — | ||||||
39,918 | JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) * † | 343,694 | ||||||
23,019 | JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) * † | 481,327 | ||||||
2,780,000 | Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd. * # | 545,724 | ||||||
64,791 | Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR) * † | 644,022 | ||||||
2,758,000 | United Photovoltaics Group Ltd. * # | 227,863 | ||||||
3,116,000 | Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. † # | 1,111,839 | ||||||
4,775,744 | ||||||||
Germany: 6.8% | ||||||||
18,788 | SMA Solar Technology AG * † # | 978,008 | ||||||
Israel: 3.7% | ||||||||
21,340 | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (USD) * | 536,488 | ||||||
Spain: 2.9% | ||||||||
42,467 | Saeta Yield SA # | 422,673 | ||||||
Switzerland: 1.8% | ||||||||
72,488 | Meyer Burger Technology AG * † # | 260,716 | ||||||
Taiwan: 19.3% | ||||||||
460,000 | E-Ton Solar Tech Co. Ltd. * # | 160,672 | ||||||
28,500 | Giga Solar Materials Corp. # | 493,192 | ||||||
449,601 | Gintech Energy Corp. * # | 356,943 | ||||||
401,000 | Motech Industries, Inc. * # | 455,000 | ||||||
774,425 | Neo Solar Power Corp. # | 502,467 | ||||||
574,000 | Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. # | 640,218 | ||||||
342,301 | Solartech Energy Corp. # | 191,377 | ||||||
2,799,869 | ||||||||
Thailand: 2.9% | ||||||||
12,047,000 | Superblock PCL (NVDR) * # | 420,535 | ||||||
United States: 25.3% | ||||||||
17,743 | First Solar, Inc. * | 1,214,863 | ||||||
1,859,029 | Renewable Energy Corp. AS (NOK) * † # | 313,180 | ||||||
37,685 | SolarCity Corp. * † | 926,297 | ||||||
221,949 | SunEdison, Inc. * † | 119,897 | ||||||
39,660 | Sunpower Corp. * † | 886,004 | ||||||
24,036 | TerraForm Power, Inc. | 207,911 | ||||||
3,668,152 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $20,403,245) | 14,535,115 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 26.9% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 26.9% | ||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,000,010; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest) | 1,000,000 | |||||
904,276 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $904,284; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 4/7/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $922,362 including accrued interest) | 904,276 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.29%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,000,008; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 6.50%, due 7/1/18 to 3/1/46, valued at $1,020,002 including accrued interest) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,000,008; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $3,904,276) | 3,904,276 | |||||||
Total Investments: 127.1% (Cost: $24,307,521) | 18,439,391 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (27.1)% | (3,926,867 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 14,512,524 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
NOK | Norwegian Krone |
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $3,677,738. |
# | 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 $8,501,682 which represents 58.6% of net assets. |
§ | Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Construction & Engineering | 1.2 | % | $ | 173,540 | ||||
Electrical Components & Equipment | 6.4 | 926,297 | ||||||
Industrial Machinery | 1.8 | 260,716 | ||||||
Information Technology | 7.4 | 1,082,212 | ||||||
Semiconductor Equipment | 31.6 | 4,590,889 | ||||||
Semiconductors | 44.4 | 6,450,342 | ||||||
Utilities | 7.2 | 1,051,119 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 14,535,115 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | $ | 672,930 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 672,930 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong | 1,469,043 | 3,306,701 | 0 | 4,775,744 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 978,008 | — | 978,008 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 536,488 | — | — | 536,488 | ||||||||||||
Spain | — | 422,673 | — | 422,673 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | — | 260,716 | — | 260,716 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan | — | 2,799,869 | — | 2,799,869 | ||||||||||||
Thailand | — | 420,535 | — | 420,535 | ||||||||||||
United States | 3,354,972 | 313,180 | — | 3,668,152 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 3,904,276 | — | 3,904,276 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,033,433 | $ | 12,405,958 | $ | 0 | $ | 18,439,391 |
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended March 31, 2016:
Common Stocks | ||||
China/Hong Kong | ||||
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 0 | ||
Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Transfers in and/or out of level 3 | — | |||
Balance as of March 31, 2016 | $ | 0 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
STEEL ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.2% | ||||||||
Brazil: 18.6% | ||||||||
1,237,867 | Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (ADR) † | $ | 2,438,598 | |||||
1,633,696 | Gerdau SA (ADR) | 2,907,979 | ||||||
1,487,326 | Vale SA (ADR) † | 6,261,642 | ||||||
11,608,219 | ||||||||
India: 4.4% | ||||||||
496,459 | Vedanta Ltd. (ADR) | 2,730,525 | ||||||
Luxembourg: 17.5% | ||||||||
869,458 | ArcelorMittal (USD) † | 3,982,118 | ||||||
167,404 | Tenaris SA (ADR) | 4,144,923 | ||||||
155,075 | Ternium SA (ADR) | 2,788,248 | ||||||
10,915,289 | ||||||||
South Korea: 7.5% | ||||||||
98,907 | POSCO (ADR) | 4,681,268 | ||||||
United Kingdom: 13.4% | ||||||||
296,700 | Rio Tinto Plc (ADR) † | 8,387,709 | ||||||
United States: 38.8% | ||||||||
166,897 | AK Steel Holding Corp. * † | 689,285 | ||||||
101,922 | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. † | 1,661,329 | ||||||
43,828 | Carpenter Technology Corp. † | 1,500,232 | ||||||
168,549 | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. * † | 505,647 | ||||||
108,780 | Commercial Metals Co. | 1,845,997 | ||||||
29,309 | Gibraltar Industries, Inc. * | 838,237 | ||||||
9,576 | LB Foster Co. | 173,900 | ||||||
90,140 | Nucor Corp. | 4,263,622 | ||||||
10,253 | Olympic Steel, Inc. | 177,479 | ||||||
40,630 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 2,811,190 | ||||||
25,029 | Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. | 461,535 | ||||||
126,803 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 2,854,336 | ||||||
59,903 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 389,370 | ||||||
41,381 | TimkenSteel Corp. † | 376,567 | ||||||
180,241 | United States Steel Corp. † | 2,892,868 | ||||||
77,688 | Worthington Industries, Inc. | 2,768,800 | ||||||
24,210,394 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $113,004,209) | 62,533,404 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0% (Cost: $14,387) | ||||||||
14,387 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 14,387 | ||||||
Total Investments Before
Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.2% (Cost: $113,018,596) | 62,547,791 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 27.3% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 27.3% | ||||||||
$ | 4,039,741 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $4,039,776; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.50%, due 11/15/16 to 2/1/46, valued at $4,120,536 including accrued interest) | 4,039,741 | |||||
850,322 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Credit Agricole CIB, 0.28%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $850,329; (collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 1.25%, due 3/31/21, valued at $867,329 including accrued interest) | 850,322 | ||||||
4,039,741 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $4,039,781; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $4,120,536 including accrued interest) | 4,039,741 | ||||||
4,039,741 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $4,039,775; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $4,120,536 including accrued interest) | 4,039,741 | ||||||
4,039,741 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. , 0.34%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $4,039,779; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.94% to 9.50%, due 10/1/19 to 6/1/44, valued at $4,120,536 including accrued interest) | 4,039,741 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $17,009,286) | 17,009,286 | |||||||
Total Investments: 127.5% (Cost: $130,027,882) | 79,557,077 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (27.5)% | (17,147,502 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 62,409,575 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $15,552,189. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Energy | 6.6 | % | $ | 4,144,923 | ||||
Industrials | 1.6 | 1,012,137 | ||||||
Materials | 91.8 | 57,376,344 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.0 | 14,387 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 62,547,791 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 62,533,404 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 62,533,404 | ||||||||
Money Market Fund | 14,387 | — | — | 14,387 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 17,009,286 | — | 17,009,286 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 62,547,791 | $ | 17,009,286 | $ | — | $ | 79,557,077 |
* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.9% | ||||||||
Canada: 18.5% | ||||||||
69,884 | ARC Resources Ltd. † | $ | 1,020,611 | |||||
23,683 | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. * | 96,860 | ||||||
156,998 | Cenovus Energy, Inc. (USD) † | 2,040,974 | ||||||
103,448 | Crescent Point Energy Corp. (USD) | 1,431,720 | ||||||
123,511 | EnCana Corp. (USD) | 752,182 | ||||||
44,567 | Enerplus Corp. (USD) † | 175,148 | ||||||
62,944 | Husky Energy, Inc. | 786,891 | ||||||
30,102 | MEG Energy Corp. * | 152,436 | ||||||
27,831 | Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. | 621,623 | ||||||
28,717 | PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. † | 547,054 | ||||||
33,948 | Tourmaline Oil Corp. * | 721,767 | ||||||
64,857 | Whitecap Resources, Inc. † | 388,104 | ||||||
8,735,370 | ||||||||
United States: 81.4% | ||||||||
73,249 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 3,411,206 | ||||||
19,059 | Antero Resources Corp. * † | 473,997 | ||||||
61,198 | Apache Corp. | 2,987,074 | ||||||
55,202 | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 1,253,638 | ||||||
9,819 | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. * † | 303,604 | ||||||
68,967 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. † | 284,144 | ||||||
14,321 | Cimarex Energy Co. | 1,393,004 | ||||||
16,147 | Concho Resources, Inc. * | 1,631,493 | ||||||
19,301 | Continental Resources, Inc. * † | 585,978 | ||||||
96,728 | Devon Energy Corp. | 2,654,216 | ||||||
8,628 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. * | 665,909 | ||||||
12,560 | Energen Corp. | 459,570 | ||||||
49,166 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 3,568,468 | ||||||
22,366 | EQT Corp. | 1,504,337 | ||||||
15,678 | Gulfport Energy Corp. * | 444,315 | ||||||
51,851 | Hess Corp. | 2,729,955 | ||||||
17,456 | Laredo Petroleum, Inc. * † | 138,426 | ||||||
116,395 | Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,296,640 | ||||||
13,288 | Matador Resources Co. * † | 251,941 | ||||||
20,419 | Memorial Resource Development Corp. * | 207,865 | ||||||
12,996 | National Fuel Gas Co. | 650,450 | ||||||
24,621 | Newfield Exploration Co. * | 818,648 | ||||||
59,250 | Noble Energy, Inc. | 1,861,043 | ||||||
28,347 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc. * † | 206,366 | ||||||
52,056 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 3,562,192 | ||||||
20,740 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 2,918,948 | ||||||
27,625 | QEP Resources, Inc. | 389,789 | ||||||
22,732 | Range Resources Corp. † | 736,062 | ||||||
9,667 | SM Energy Co. † | 181,160 | ||||||
43,043 | Southwestern Energy Co. * † | 347,357 | ||||||
34,386 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. * † | 274,400 | ||||||
45,087 | WPX Energy, Inc. * | 315,158 | ||||||
38,507,353 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $74,870,638) | 47,242,723 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2% (Cost: $87,307) | ||||||||
87,307 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund | 87,307 | ||||||
Total Investments Before
Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1% (Cost: $74,957,945) | 47,330,030 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 10.9% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 10.9% | ||||||||
$ | 1,227,620 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,227,631; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 8.50%, due 11/15/16 to 2/1/46, valued at $1,252,173 including accrued interest) | 1,227,620 | |||||
1,227,620 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 0.36%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,227,632; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 5/31/16 to 9/9/49, valued at $1,252,172 including accrued interest) | 1,227,620 | ||||||
1,227,620 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.30%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,227,630; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.41% to 7.00%, due 5/15/24 to 1/20/66, valued at $1,252,172 including accrued interest) | 1,227,620 | ||||||
1,227,620 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. , 0.34%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,227,632; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.94% to 9.50%, due 10/1/19 to 6/1/44, valued at $1,252,172 including accrued interest) | 1,227,620 | ||||||
258,390 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with RBC Capital Markets LLC, 0.26%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $258,392; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 4.25%, due 5/15/16 to 8/15/40, valued at $263,558 including accrued interest) | 258,390 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $5,168,870) | 5,168,870 | |||||||
Total Investments: 111.0% (Cost: $80,126,815) | 52,498,900 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (11.0)% | (5,201,591 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 47,297,309 |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $5,040,338. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Energy | 14.2 | % | $ | 6,722,294 | ||||
Gas Utilities | 1.4 | 650,450 | ||||||
Integrated Oil & Gas | 19.2 | 9,120,012 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | 65.0 | 30,749,967 | ||||||
Money Market Fund | 0.2 | 87,307 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 47,330,030 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks* | $ | 47,242,723 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 47,242,723 | ||||||||
Money Market Fund | 87,307 | — | — | 87,307 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 5,168,870 | — | 5,168,870 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 47,330,030 | $ | 5,168,870 | $ | — | $ | 52,498,900 |
* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
URANIUM+NUCLEAR ENERGY ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 100.0% | ||||||||
Canada: 1.9% | ||||||||
59,057 | Cameco Corp. (USD) | $ | 758,292 | |||||
China / Hong Kong: 1.2% | ||||||||
1,418,000 | CGN Power Co. Ltd. # Reg S 144A | 480,552 | ||||||
Czech Republic: 1.1% | ||||||||
25,620 | CEZ AS # | 451,886 | ||||||
Finland: 2.6% | ||||||||
69,098 | Fortum Oyj # | 1,046,527 | ||||||
France: 1.4% | ||||||||
48,768 | Electricite de France SA † # | 546,784 | ||||||
Japan: 18.8% | ||||||||
50,700 | Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. # | 684,937 | ||||||
31,700 | Hokuriku Electric Power Co. # | 448,734 | ||||||
125,200 | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. * # | 1,109,222 | ||||||
70,800 | Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. * † # | 673,679 | ||||||
468,106 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. # | 1,741,414 | ||||||
32,200 | Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. † # | 432,094 | ||||||
79,800 | Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. # | 1,029,792 | ||||||
255,100 | Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. * # | 1,403,299 | ||||||
7,523,171 | ||||||||
Netherlands: 1.2% | ||||||||
13,450 | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (USD) † | 492,135 | ||||||
South Korea: 4.8% | ||||||||
73,833 | Korea Electric Power Corp. (ADR) * | 1,901,200 | ||||||
United Kingdom: 1.9% | ||||||||
54,424 | Babcock International Group Plc # | 741,654 | ||||||
United States: 65.1% | ||||||||
31,197 | Ameren Corp. | 1,562,970 | ||||||
35,115 | Dominion Resources, Inc. | 2,637,839 | ||||||
40,202 | Duke Energy Corp. | 3,243,497 | ||||||
19,550 | Entergy Corp. | 1,549,924 | ||||||
68,395 | Exelon Corp. | 2,452,645 | ||||||
42,367 | FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,523,941 | ||||||
26,803 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 3,171,867 | ||||||
34,001 | PG&E Corp. | 2,030,540 | ||||||
12,687 | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 952,413 | ||||||
47,660 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 2,246,692 | ||||||
55,016 | The Southern Co. | 2,845,978 | ||||||
43,045 | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 1,800,142 | ||||||
26,018,448 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $38,047,286) | 39,960,649 |
Principal Amount | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 4.0% | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreements: 4.0% | ||||||||
$ | 585,348 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 0.31%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $585,353; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 1.50%, due 9/22/16 to 3/31/23, valued at $597,055 including accrued interest) | 585,348 | |||||
1,000,000 | Repurchase agreement dated 3/31/16 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 0.29%, due 4/1/16, proceeds $1,000,008; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 6.50%, due 7/1/18 to 3/1/46, valued at $1,020,002 including accrued interest) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost: $1,585,348) | 1,585,348 | |||||||
Total Investments: 104.0% (Cost: $39,632,634) | 41,545,997 | |||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.0)% | (1,602,611 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 39,943,386 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
USD | United States Dollar |
* | Non-income producing |
† | Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $1,510,289. |
# | 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 $10,790,574 which represents 27.0% of net assets. |
Reg S | Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. |
144A | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $480,552, or 1.2% of net assets. |
Summary of Investments by Sector Excluding Collateral for Securities Loaned (unaudited) | % of Investments | Value | ||||||
Energy | 1.9 | % | $ | 758,292 | ||||
Industrials | 7.4 | 2,975,203 | ||||||
Utilities | 90.7 | 36,227,154 | ||||||
100.0 | % | $ | 39,960,649 |
The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | $ | 758,292 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 758,292 | ||||||||
China / Hong Kong | — | 480,552 | — | 480,552 | ||||||||||||
Czech Republic | — | 451,886 | — | 451,886 | ||||||||||||
Finland | — | 1,046,527 | — | 1,046,527 | ||||||||||||
France | — | 546,784 | — | 546,784 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 7,523,171 | — | 7,523,171 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | 492,135 | — | — | 492,135 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | 1,901,200 | — | — | 1,901,200 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | — | 741,654 | — | 741,654 | ||||||||||||
United States | 26,018,448 | — | — | 26,018,448 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 1,585,348 | — | 1,585,348 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 29,170,075 | $ | 12,375,922 | $ | — | $ | 41,545,997 |
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended March 31, 2016.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments
VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST
NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Security Valuation—The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Securities traded on national exchanges or traded on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last sales price as reported at the close of each business day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National Market System and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (described below). Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service, using methods approved by the Board of Trustees, considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Short-term obligations with more than sixty days remaining to maturity are valued at market value. Short-term obligations with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are considered to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee of Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”). The Pricing Committee provides oversight of the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.
Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be classified either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.
The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assume the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 - Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A summary of the inputs, the levels used to value the Funds’ investments, and transfers between levels are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.
Income Taxes–As of March 31, 2016, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of investments owned, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), gross unrealized appreciation, and gross unrealized depreciation of investments were as follows:
Fund | Cost of Investments | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Agribusiness ETF | $ | 1,018,805,605 | $ | 84,713,076 | $ | (221,813,212 | ) | $ | (137,100,136 | ) | ||||||
Coal ETF | 97,116,337 | 1,101,560 | (52,560,883 | ) | (51,459,323 | ) | ||||||||||
Global Alternative Energy ETF | 128,147,303 | 14,181,802 | (21,706,608 | ) | (7,524,806 | ) | ||||||||||
Gold Miners ETF | 7,784,068,424 | 306,285,751 | (1,680,599,609 | ) | (1,374,313,858 | ) | ||||||||||
Junior Gold Miners ETF | 2,058,014,370 | 237,080,326 | (263,602,376 | ) | (26,522,050 | ) | ||||||||||
Natural Resources ETF | 102,836,033 | 6,274,676 | (25,076,129 | ) | (18,801,453 | ) | ||||||||||
Oil Refiners ETF | 3,870,492 | 426,892 | (252,254 | ) | 174,638 | |||||||||||
Oil Services ETF | 1,801,420,623 | — | (745,875,313 | ) | (745,875,313 | ) | ||||||||||
Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF | 60,212,761 | 1,630,807 | (24,613,090 | ) | (22,982,283 | ) | ||||||||||
Solar Energy ETF | 24,655,604 | 1,093,459 | (7,309,672 | ) | (6,216,213 | ) | ||||||||||
Steel ETF | 130,974,552 | 797,298 | (52,214,773 | ) | (51,417,475 | ) | ||||||||||
Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF | 80,460,737 | 35,352 | (27,997,189 | ) | (27,961,837 | ) | ||||||||||
Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF | 39,778,409 | 4,777,698 | (3,010,110 | ) | 1,767,588 |
Other–As a result of recent events involving Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union 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.
Subsequent Event– Effective May 1, 2016, Van Eck Global and all of its businesses and investment offerings will operate under the single global brand VanEck. Accordingly, the Registrant and each Fund will be renamed as follows:
Current Registrant Name /Current Fund Name | New Registrant Name /New Fund Name, effective May 1, 2016 | |
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF | VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF | |
Market Vectors Coal ETF | VanEck Vectors Coal ETF | |
Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF | VanEck Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF | |
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF | VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | |
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | |
Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF | VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF | |
Market Vectors Oil Refiners ETF | VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF | |
Market Vectors Oil Services ETF | VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF | |
Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF | VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF | |
Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF | VanEck Vectors Solar Energy ETF | |
Market Vectors Steel ETF | VanEck Vectors Steel ETF | |
Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF | VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF | |
Market Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF | VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF | |
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: May 27, 2016
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: May 27, 2016
By John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, VanEck Vectors ETF Trust
Date: May 27, 2016