VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST
(the “Registrant”)
Supplement dated May 1, 2016
to the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information
dated September 1, 2015 (as supplemented),
January 12, 2016 (as supplemented), February 1, 2016 (as supplemented)
and April 1, 2016 for certain series of the above named Registrant
(each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)
Effective May 1, 2016, Van Eck Global and all of its businesses and investment offerings will now operate under the single global brand VanEck. Accordingly, the following changes are hereby made to each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information: (i) references to the Current Registrant Name are changed to the New Registrant Name, (ii) references to the Current Fund Name are changed to the New Fund Name, and (iii) references to the Current Index Name are changed to the New Index Name. Each Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies will remain the same.
| Current Registrant Name / Current Fund Name |
New Registrant Name / New Fund Name, effective May 1, 2016 |
| Market Vectors ETF Trust | VanEck Vectors ETF Trust |
| Market Vectors AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETF | VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETF |
| Market Vectors AMT-Free Long Municipal Index ETF | VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Long Municipal Index ETF |
| Market Vectors AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF | VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF |
| Market Vectors BDC Income ETF | VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF |
| Market Vectors Biotech ETF | VanEck Vectors Biotech ETF |
| Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF | VanEck Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF |
| Market Vectors ChinaAMC China Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC China Bond ETF |
| Market Vectors Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF |
| Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF |
| Market Vectors Environmental Services ETF | VanEck Vectors Environmental Services ETF |
| Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF |
| Market Vectors Gaming ETF | VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF |
| Market Vectors Generic Drugs ETF | VanEck Vectors Generic Drugs ETF |
| Market Vectors Global Spin-Off ETF | VanEck Vectors Global Spin-Off ETF |
| Market Vectors High Income MLP ETF | VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF |
| Market Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF | VanEck Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF |
| Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF | VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF |
| Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF |
| Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF |
| Market Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF |
| Market Vectors Morningstar International Moat ETF | VanEck Vectors Morningstar International Moat ETF |
| Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF |
| Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF |
| Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF | VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF |
| Market Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF |
| Market Vectors Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF | VanEck Vectors Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF |
| Market Vectors Retail ETF | VanEck Vectors Retail ETF |
| Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF | VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF |
| Market Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF | VanEck Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF |
| Market Vectors Treasury- Hedged High Yield Bond ETF | VanEck Vectors Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF |
| Current Index Name | New Index Name, effective May 1, 2016 |
| Market Vectors US Listed Biotech 25 Index | MVIS US Listed Biotech 25 Index |
| Market Vectors Global Gaming Index | MVIS Global Gaming Index |
| Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index | MVIS US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index |
| Market Vectors US Listed Retail 25 Index | MVIS US Listed Retail 25 Index |
| Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index | MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index |
| Market Vectors US Business Development Companies Index | MVIS US Business Development Companies Index |
| Market Vectors EM Aggregate Bond Index | MVIS EM Aggregate Bond Index |
| Market Vectors US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index | MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index |
| Market Vectors Global Mortgage REITs Index | MVIS Global Mortgage REITs Index |
| Market Vectors US Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index | MVIS US Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond Index |
Additionally, effective May 1, 2016, the number of shares per Creation Unit for the VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Long Municipal Index ETF, VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF, VanEck Vectors Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF and VanEck Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF will change from 100,000 to 50,000. Accordingly any reference in the Prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information to the size of the Funds’ Creation Units will be changed from 100,000 to 50,000.
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