As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2017

 

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. 2,460 x
  and/or  
  Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 x
  Amendment No. 2,464 x

 

 

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10017


(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


(212) 293-2000

Registrant’s Telephone Number

Jonathan R. Simon, Esq.

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Van Eck Associates Corporation

666 Third Avenue, 9th 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: VanEck Vectors Biotech ETF, VanEck Vectors Environmental Services ETF, VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF, VanEck Vectors Generic Drugs ETF, VanEck Vectors Global Spin-Off ETF, VanEck Vectors Morningstar International Moat ETF, VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF, VanEck Vectors Retail ETF and VanEck Vectors Semiconductor 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 1st day of February 2017.

 

  VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan R. Simon     
  Name:  Jonathan R. Simon
  Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal 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   February 1, 2017
David H. Chow        
         

/s/ R. Alastair Short*

   Trustee   February 1, 2017
R. Alastair Short        
         

/s/ Peter J. Sidebottom*

   Trustee   February 1, 2017
Peter J. Sidebottom        
         

/s/ Richard D. Stamberger*

   Trustee   February 1, 2017
Richard D. Stamberger        
         

/s/ Jan F. van Eck*

Jan F. van Eck

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee   February 1, 2017
         

/s/ John J. Crimmins*

John J. Crimmins

   Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   February 1, 2017

 

*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