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    The Bond Buyer: Some Steering Clear of Puerto Rico, Others Riding Out the Storm


    04/10/13: Examining the question of whether investors should exit Puerto Rican debt ahead of the commonwealth’s proposed fiscal remedies, The Bond Buyer consults MV’s James Colby. "Whether or not we feel that these credits are at risk for further downgrades, we would only consider an outright sale or removal if we felt a monetary default might occur, putting shareholders' interest at risk."
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    The Bond Buyer: February Muni Bond Volume Tumbles


    02/28/13: James Ramage interviews MV's James Colby, who was surprised by the decline in muni issuance in February, considering interest rate levels. Colby expects that refundings should increase: "Why wait, if it’s producing cost savings and can get done reasonably efficiently? Do your refundings; get those deals off the books and save taxpayers money prior to the end of the fiscal year."
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    InvestmentNews: Colby on the Impact of Migratory Patterns on Munis


    02/17/13: Investment News pics up Colby’s MUNI NATION post about population migration in the U.S.: "My concern is for the economic health — no, survival — of state and local governments that issue tax-exempt debt securities in order to meet the public needs of their inhabitants. The Forbes article points to migratory population shifts that I believe will have very real consequences for certain states (NJ, IL, NY, MI, ME, CT, WI)."
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    ETF Trends: Muni Bond ETFs January Rebound


    02/14/13: MV's James Colby writes about the "political ripples of the fiscal cliff and inauguration finally reaching the edge of the pond, the markets appear to be once again fully engaged in the dissection of domestic economic releases, earnings and European monetary drama." He summarizes January: New flows into municipals, along with cash from calls, maturities and coupon payments are again positive, overwhelming a meager January supply: a formula that is prevalent in most years, coined the January Effect.

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  • MUNI NATION 

  • How to Purchase

Short Municipal Index ETF SMB

  • Full Name: Market Vectors®
    Short Municipal Index ETF (SMB)

    Management Style: Sampling

    Underlying Index: The Barclays AMT-Free Short Continuous Municipal Index (LMT1TR)

    Index Description: LMT1TR is a market value weighted index designed to replicate the price movements of short-duration bonds with a nominal maturity of 1-6 years.

  •    

    • Fund Ticker

      SMB
    • Exchange

      NYSE Arca
    • Index Total Return Ticker

      LMT1TR
    • Index Provider

      Barclays
    • Total Net Assets

      $214.0M
    • Shares Outstanding

      12,050,000
    • Number of Holdings

      287
    • Commencement Date

      02/22/2008
  •   as of 05/20/13

  • Morningstar™ Ratings3 as of 04/30/13

    Category Overall 3 Year 5 Year
    Muni National Short
    of 142 Funds
    of 142 Funds
    of 114 Funds
  • Key Points

    • Tax-Free Yield
      Income generally exempt from federal taxes and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

    • Targeted Interest Rate Risk
      Designed to track an index of short-duration municipal

    • Quality
      Investment-grade index constituents with high overall credit quality
  • Yields as of 05/20/13

    • 30-Day SEC Yield1

      0.83%
    • Distribution Yield1

      1.35%
    • 12-Month Yield1

      1.45%
    • Taxable Equivalent 30-Day SEC Yields1a

    • Federal Tax Rate of 15%

      0.97%
    • Federal Tax Rate of 25%

      1.10%
    • Federal Tax Rate of 28%

      1.15%
    • Federal Tax Rate of 33%

      1.23%
    • Federal Tax Rate of 39.6%

      1.37%
     1/1a See Important Disclosure for definitions.
  • Fees & Expenses2

    • Management Fee

      0.20%
    • Other Expenses

      --
    • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

      --
    • Gross Expense Ratio

      0.20%
    • Fee Waivers and
      Expense Reimbursement

      --
    • Net Expense Ratio

      0.20%
    2The Investment Management Agreement between Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) and Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) provides that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee payment under the Investment Management Agreement, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
  • Trading Information

    • Fund Ticker

      SMB
    • Index Total Return Ticker

      LMT1TR
    • NAV

      SMBNV
    • Intraday NAV (IIV)5

      SMBIV
    • Shares Outstanding

      12,050,000
    • Estimated Cash

      SMBEU
    • Total Cash

      SMBTC
    • CUSIP

      57060U803
    • ISIN

      US57060U8036
    5See IIV Details. Source: Bloomberg
  • Fundamentals4 as of 05/15/13

    • Yield to Worst

      0.91%
    • Yield to Maturity

      0.95%
    • Effective Duration (yrs)

      3.11
    • Modified Duration (yrs)

      3.09
    • Duration to Worst (yrs)

      3.11
    • Spread Duration (yrs)

      3.09
    • Years to Maturity

      4.45
    • Coupon

      4.81%
     4 See Important Disclosure for definitions.
  • Prices as of 05/20/13

    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
    SMB $17.76
    $17.77
    89,412
    147,917
    $0.00 / +0.0%
    $-0.03 / -0.2%
    + 0.8%
    + 1.0%

    $0.01
    0.06%
  • 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
    02/22/08
    SMB (NAV) 0.23 0.50 1.03 1.83 2.86 3.74 -- 3.61
    SMB (Share Price) 0.28 0.50 1.43 1.77 2.89 3.80 -- 3.66
    LMT1TR (Index) 0.32 0.64 1.00 2.20 3.37 4.28 -- 4.16
    Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.09 -0.14 0.03 -0.37 -0.51 -0.54 -- -0.55
    After Tax Held -- -- -- 1.82 -- 3.72 -- 3.59
    After Tax Sold -- -- -- 1.69 -- 3.37 -- 3.27
    1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
    02/22/08
    SMB (NAV) 0.05 0.80 0.80 1.98 2.98 3.66 -- 3.62
    SMB (Share Price) 0.22 1.14 1.14 1.97 2.94 3.62 -- 3.67
    LMT1TR (Index) 0.02 0.67 0.67 2.42 3.45 4.21 -- 4.17
    Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.09 -0.14 0.03 -0.37 -0.51 -0.54 -- -0.55
    After Tax Held -- -- -- 1.96 -- 3.64 -- 3.60
    After Tax Sold -- -- -- 1.79 -- 3.32 -- 3.28
  • View All Holdings » Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 04/30/13

    Total Holdings: 280
    Holding Name
    Coupon
    Maturity
    Composite
    Rating
    State
    Currency
    % of Net
    Assets
    State of Illinois
    5.000
    08/01/2017
    A-
    IL
    USD
    2.97
    City of Rochester MN
    4.000
    11/15/2038
    AA
    MN
    USD
    1.63
    New York State Urban Development Corp
    5.000
    12/15/2018
    AA+
    NY
    USD
    1.60
    Michigan Finance Authority
    5.000
    07/01/2018
    AAA
    MI
    USD
    1.49
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    5.000
    07/01/2017
    AA
    PA
    USD
    1.45
    Gwinnett County School District
    4.500
    10/01/2017
    AAA
    GA
    USD
    1.32
    State of Texas
    5.000
    10/01/2018
    AA+
    TX
    USD
    1.31
    State of North Carolina
    5.000
    03/01/2016
    AA-
    NC
    USD
    1.25
    Alabama Public School & College Authori
    5.000
    05/01/2016
    AA
    AL
    USD
    1.14
    State of New York
    3.000
    02/01/2016
    AA
    NY
    USD
    1.05
    Top 10 Total (%) 15.21

    These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary. Composite Rating: An evenly weighted blend of a security's Moody's, S&P, Fitch and DBRS ratings. Not Rated indicates that a security is rated by fewer than two of the four rating agencies. This composite is not intended to be a credit opinion. These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

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

    • State

      % of Net Assets
    • NY

      17.4
    • IL

      11.4
    • CA

      10.7
    • TX

      6.1
    • FL

      5.5
    • PR

      4.7
    • NJ

      4.3
    • PA

      3.5
    • MI

      3.4
    • NC

      3.4
    • WA

      3.1
    • GA

      2.9
    • KY

      2.6
    • MN

      2.5
    • AZ

      2.0
    • CT

      1.6
    • UT

      1.4
    • CO

      1.4
    • VA

      1.4
    • AL

      1.4
    • Other

      9.0
    • Total

      99.7
  • Currency Exposure (%)
    as of 04/30/13

    • U.S. Dollar

      99.99
    • Other

      0.02
    • Total

      100.01
  • Sector Weightings (%) as of 04/30/13

    • Sector

      % of Net Assets
    • Government

      100.0
    • Other

      0.0
    • Total

      100.0
  • Credit Quality (%) as of 04/30/13

    Composite Rating % of Net Assets
    Investment Grade AAA 10.33
    AA 50.78
    A 32.76
    BBB 5.67
    Total Investment Grade 99.54
    Not rated 0.46
    Composite Rating: An evenly weighted blend of a security's Moody's, S&P, Fitch and DBRS ratings. Not Rated indicates that a security is rated by fewer than two of the four rating agencies. This composite is not intended to be a credit opinion.
  • Maturity (%) as of 04/30/13

    Average Portfolio Maturity: 4.47 Years