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Africa Index ETF AFK

  • Full Name: Market Vectors®
    Africa Index ETF (AFK)

    Management Style: Replication

    Underlying Index: Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 IndexSM (DJAFKT)

    Index Description: DJAFKT is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies that are headquartered in Africa or that generate the majority of their revenues in Africa.

  •    

    • Fund Ticker

      AFK

    • Exchange

      NYSE Arca

    • Index Total Return Ticker

      DJAFKT

    • Index Provider

      Dow Jones

    • Total Net Assets

      $98.6M

    • Shares Outstanding

      3,250,000

    • Number of Holdings

      52

    • Commencement Date

      07/10/2008

  •   as of 05/21/13

  • Key Points

    Nation's First ETF Focused Exclusively on Africa  
    A relatively untapped region with vast commodity resources and growth potential
    One-Trade Access 
    To a broad range of sectors and African countries, including exposure to some less traditional, frontier markets
    Pure Play 
    Index constituents must be headquartered in, or generate the majority of revenues in, Africa

  • Trading Information

    • Fund Ticker

      AFK

    • Index Total Return Ticker

      DJAFKT

    • NAV

      AFKNV

    • Intraday NAV (IIV)4

      AFKIV

    • Shares Outstanding

      3,250,000

    • Estimated Cash

      AFKEU

    • Total Cash

      AFKTC

    • CUSIP

      57060U787

    • ISIN

      US57060U7871
    Source: Bloomberg

  • Fees & Expenses2

    • Management Fee

      0.50%

    • Other Expenses

      0.41%

    • Gross Expense Ratio

      0.91%

    • Fee Waivers and
      Expense Reimbursement

      (0.11)%

    • Net Expense Ratio

      0.80%
    2 Expenses AFK are capped contractually at 0.78% until at least May 1, 2014. Cap excludes certain expenses, such as interest. See Important Disclosure for more information.

  • Prices as of 05/21/13

    TickerNAV/
    Last Price    		Avg. 30-Day
    Trading
    Volume    		Daily Change
    NAV/
    Last Price    		 YTD Change
    NAV/
    Last Price    		Premium/
    Discount    		Prem/Discount
    Distribution Charts    		NAV &
    Prem/Discount
    History    		NAV
    Price
    Chart
    AFK $30.35
    $30.48         		71,963
    17,051
    $0.08 / +0.3%
    $0.05 / +0.2%
    		- 1.4%
    - 2.8%
    		$0.13
    0.43%

  • View All Indices » View All ETFs » Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)

    1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
    07/10/08
    AFK (NAV) -1.27 -2.91 -3.61 3.52 0.69 -- -- -4.23
    AFK (Share Price) -2.04 -3.97 -5.10 3.39 0.54 -- -- -4.17
    DJAFKT (Index) -1.39 -3.17 -3.32 3.78 1.24 -4.83 -- -3.02
    Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.12 0.26 -0.29 -0.26 -0.55 -- -- -1.21
    1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
    07/10/08
    AFK (NAV) -1.27 -2.91 -3.61 3.52 0.69 -- -- -4.23
    AFK (Share Price) -2.04 -3.97 -5.10 3.39 0.54 -- -- -4.17
    DJAFKT (Index) -1.39 -3.17 -3.32 3.78 1.24 -4.83 -- -3.02
    Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.12 0.26 -0.29 -0.26 -0.55 -- -- -1.21

    *Returns less than one year are not annualized.

    The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Returns reflect temporary contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the ETF incurred all expenses and fees, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment returns and ETF share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETF returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

    The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of a Market Vectors Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

  • View All Holdings » Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 04/30/13

    Total Holdings: 52
    Holding Name
    Ticker
    		 Shares Market Value
    (US$)     		% of Net
    Assets
    Guaranty Trust Bank PLC
    GUARANTY NL
    		 39,481,900 6,450,946 6.69
    Old Mutual PLC
    OML LN
    		 1,751,765 5,741,527 5.96
    Tullow Oil PLC
    TLW LN
    		 346,145 5,452,625 5.66
    First Bank of Nigeria PLC
    FBNH NL
    		 44,203,500 5,224,496 5.42
    Zenith Bank PLC
    ZENITHBA NL
    		 39,977,983 5,099,179 5.29
    Nigerian Breweries PLC
    NB NL
    		 4,712,364 5,011,524 5.20
    Orascom Construction Industries
    OCIC EY
    		 121,700 4,393,133 4.56
    MTN Group Ltd
    MTN SJ
    		 218,928 3,946,859 4.09
    Naspers Ltd
    NPN SJ
    		 57,662 3,860,254 4.00
    Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE
    COMI EY
    		 809,005 3,568,874 3.70
    Top 10 Total (%) 50.57
    These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

  • Domicile Weightings (%) as of 04/30/13

    • Domicile

      Weightings (%)

    • SOUTH AFRICA

      25.0

    • NIGERIA

      24.5

    • UNITED KINGDOM

      19.2

    • EGYPT

      14.8

    • MOROCCO

      10.6

    • CANADA

      3.8

    • KENYA

      1.3

    • AUSTRALIA

      0.9

    • Other

      -0.1

    • Total

      100.0

  • Sector Weightings (%) as of 04/30/13

    • Sector

      Weightings (%)

    • Financials

      47.9

    • Energy

      12.4

    • Materials

      11.7

    • Telecommunication Services

      11.0

    • Consumer Staples

      6.2

    • Industrials

      5.9

    • Consumer Discretionary

      4.0

    • Health Care

      1.0

    • n/a

      0.0

    • Other

      -0.1

    • Total

      100.0
  • Contact Us

    Van Eck Securities
    Corporation, Distributor
    335 Madison Avenue, 19th Fl.
    New York, NY 10017
    888.MKT.VCTR
    888.658.8287
    marketvectors@vaneck.com

  • Important Disclosure

    130-Day SEC Yield is calculated daily, and is a standard yield calculation developed by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows for fairer comparisons primarily among bond funds. It is based on the most recent 30-day period. This yield figure reflects the interest earned during the period after deducting the fund's expenses for the period. It does not reflect the yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by summing any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months.

    2AFK Fees & Expenses: Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2014. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.

    3Morningstar Ratings: ©2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 

    4IIV is an abbreviation for An ETF's intraday indicative value; it is an estimated fair value of its holdings based on the most recent prices of its underlying securities and other assets. Intraday values are typically updated every 15 seconds and should closely approximate the net asset value (NAV) of an ETF throughout the trading day. ETF intraday values are calculated by an exchange (e.g., the NYSE Arca) and are distributed through quote services.

    For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.

    The Fund is subject to a high degree of risk, including those associated with less reliable financial information, higher costs, taxation, decreased liquidity, less stringent reporting, and foreign currency risks. Special risks particular to African investments include expropriation, political instability, economic impacts of armed conflict, civil war and severe social instability, less developed capital markets, lower market capitalization, lower trading volume, illiquidity, inflation, greater price fluctuations, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets, politically controlled access to trading markets, unsettled securities laws, and trade barriers. Investors should be willing to accept a high degree of volatility and the potential of significant loss.

    The Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 IndexSM is calculated and maintained by Dow Jones Indexes. “Dow Jones®”, “Titans” and “Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index” are service marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Van Eck's Market Vectors Africa Index ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Indexes makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s). Index returns are not Fund returns and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses. Investors can not invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested.

    The S&P® 500 Index consists of 500 widely held common stocks covering industrial, utility, financial and transportation sector; as an Index, it is unmanaged and is not a security in which investments can be made.

    The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a Market Vectors Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

    Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called "creation units" and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. You will incur brokerage expenses when trading Fund shares in the secondary market. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns for actual Fund investments may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested, and fees and expenses.

    Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Bonds and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 888.MKT.VCTR or visit vaneck.com/etf. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. 

    Not FDIC Insured — No Bank Guarantee — May Lose Value  

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