Business & Finance
Tue, June 5, 2012 
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Jan van Eck, president of Market Vectors ETF Trust, and Fran Rodilosso, a portfolio manager of Market Vectors high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds, will ring The Opening BellSM at the NYSE on June 5th to celebrate the recent launches of three Market Vectors ETFs, it was announced today. The three ETFs are:
"Weare very excited about these products and are looking forward to celebrating their launches at the June 5th bell ringing."
- [ Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF ] (NYSE Arca: IHY), which seeks to track an index of below investment grade debt issued by corporations located throughout the world, excluding the United States, denominated in Euros, U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or pound sterling issued in the major domestic of Eurobond markets;
- [ Market Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF ] (NYSE Arca: ANGL), which seeks to track an index of the afallen angelsa segment of the high yield universe, which encompasses below investment grade corporate bonds that had been rated investment grade at the time of issuance; and
- [ Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF ] (NYSE Arca: HYEM), which seeks to track an index of U.S.-dollar denominated bonds issued by non-sovereign emerging markets issuers that are rated below investment grade and issued in the major domestic or Eurobond markets.
aEach of these funds represents a unique way for investors and advisors to gain exposure to a specific segment of the high yield corporate debt markets,a said Rodilosso. aWeare very excited about these products and are looking forward to celebrating their launches at the June 5th bell ringing.a
About Market Vectors ETFs
Market Vectors exchange-traded products have been offered since 2006 and span many asset classes, including equities, fixed income (municipal and international bonds) and currency markets. The Market Vectors family currently totals $25.1 billion in assets under management, making it the fifth largest ETF family in the U.S. and the ninth largest worldwide as of March 31, 2012.
Market Vectors ETFs are distributed by Van Eck Global. Founded in 1955, Van Eck Global was among the first U.S. money managers helping investors achieve greater diversification through global investing. Today, the firm continues this tradition by offering innovative, actively managed investment choices in hard assets, emerging markets, precious metals including gold, and other alternative asset classes. Van Eck Global has offices around the world and manages approximately $34.8 billion in investor assets as of March 31, 2012.
There are risks involved with investing in ETFs, including possible loss of money. Shares are not actively managed and are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including those regarding short selling and margin maintenance requirements. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. Debt securities carry interest rate and credit risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa. Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer's financial health. The Funds' underlying securities may be subject to call risk, which may result in the Funds having to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Funds' income.
The Funds, as they invest in high yield securities, may also be subject to a greater risk of loss of income and principal than higher rated securities. The prices of high yield securities are likely to be more sensitive to adverse economic changes or individual issuer developments than higher rated securities. The secondary market for high yield securities may be less liquid than the market for higher quality securities and, as such, may have an adverse effect of market prices of certain securities. As the Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies and some of the income received by the Fund will be in foreign currency, changes in currency exchange rates may negatively impact the Fundas return. Investments in emerging markets securities are subject to elevated risks which include, among others, expropriation, confiscatory taxation, issues with repatriation of investment income, limitations of foreign ownership, political instability, armed conflict and social instability. Investors should be willing to accept a high degree of volatility and the potential of significant loss. For a more complete description of these and other risks, please refer to theFundas prospectus and summary prospectus. The Fund may loan its securities, which may subject it to additional credit and counterparty risk.
The anet asset valuea (NAV) of an ETF is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the ETF; it is calculated by taking the total assets of an ETF subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as an ETF's intraday trading value. Investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV. Total returns are based upon closing amarket pricea (price) of the ETF on the dates listed.
Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called acreation unitsa and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market.
Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Bonds and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise.An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, call 888.MKT.VCTR or visit vaneck.com/etf. Please read the [ prospectus ] and summary [ prospectus ] carefully before investing.
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