As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2015
Securities Act File No. 333-123257
Investment Company Act File No. 811-10325
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
| Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933 | x | ||
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | o | ||
| Post Effective Amendment No. 1,945 | x | ||
| and/or | |||
| Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 | x | ||
| Amendment No. 1,949 | x |
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 293-2000
Registrant’s Telephone Number
Jonathan R. Simon, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
Van Eck Associates Corporation
335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Stuart M. Strauss, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)
| x | Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| o | On [date] pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| o | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| o | On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| o | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
| o | On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485 |
IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:
| o | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This filing relates solely to the following series of the Registrant: Market Vectors Global Spin-Off ETF.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 26th day of June 2015.
| MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jan F. van Eck | |||
| Name: | Jan F. van Eck | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated.
| /s/ David H. Chow* | Trustee | June 26, 2015 | ||
| David H. Chow | ||||
| /s/ R. Alastair Short* | Trustee | June 26, 2015 | ||
| R. Alastair Short | ||||
| /s/ Peter J. Sidebottom* | Trustee | June 26, 2015 | ||
| Peter J. Sidebottom | ||||
| /s/ Richard D. Stamberger* | Trustee | June 26, 2015 | ||
| Richard D. Stamberger | ||||
| /s/ Jan F. van Eck | President, Chief | June 26, 2015 | ||
| Jan F. van Eck | Executive Officer and Trustee |
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| /s/ John J. Crimmins* | Treasurer, Chief | June 26, 2015 | ||
| John J. Crimmins | Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
| *By: | /s/ Jonathan R. Simon | |
| Jonathan R. Simon | ||
| Attorney in Fact |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |