SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 1, 2013 TO THE

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF

MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST

Dated September 1, 2012

 

 

This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) for Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”) regarding Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF, Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF, Market Vectors Intermediate Municipal Index ETF, Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF, Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF, Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF, Market Vectors Long Municipal Index ETF, Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF, Market Vectors Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF, Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF and Market Vectors Short Municipal Index ETF (collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust. You may obtain copies of the Funds’ Prospectus and SAI free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1.888.MKT.VCTR or by visiting the Van Eck website at www.marketvectorsetfs.com.

 

Effective March 1, 2013, Joseph J. McBrien replaced Thomas K. Lynch as Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust. Accordingly, all references to Thomas K. Lynch in the SAI are hereby deleted and the biography of Joseph J. McBrien is amended as follows:

 

Officer Information:

 

 

Officer’s Name, Address1
and Age		 Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
Joseph J. McBrien, 64

Senior Vice President,

Secretary, Chief Legal

Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Senior Vice President,

Secretary and Chief Legal

Officer (Since 2006); Chief Compliance Officer (Since 2013)

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Secretary of the Adviser, VESC and VEARA

(since December 2005); Director of VESC and

VEARA (since October 2010); Officer of other

investment companies advised by the Adviser.

 

1 The address for each Officer is 335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, New York, 10017.

 

 

 

 

Please retain this supplement for future reference.