Van Eck Global To Rename Market Vectors ETFs Global initiative unites businesses and investment offerings under universal brand “VanEck”, Van Eck Global To Rename Market Vectors ETFs.
Van Eck Global Investments Ltd. today announced that the widely-known Market Vectors exchange-traded products will be renamed VanEck Vectors ETFs. The name change is part of a company-wide effort to unite businesses and product offerings under the single, global brand name “VanEck”. The Market Vectors UCITS ETFs will adopt the VanEck brand on 2 May 2016.
The unified brand is designed to honor VanEck’s heritage while positioning the firm for future growth in global markets. Together with the brand change, the new positioning statement “Access the Opportunities” represents the firm’s mission and in turn, reflects the company’s commitment since its founding in 1955 – adding value for investors by providing access to compelling market opportunities.
The move to a universal brand supports VanEck’s growing global presence and will start to be implemented across the firm’s business lines worldwide on 1 May 2016. The actual name changes of the various businesses will occur in stages, with some assets retaining the existing brand for a longer period. VanEck expects that there will be no disruption to services rendered during the implementation.
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The Market Vectors UCITS ETFs are listed on stock exchanges in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland and are registered for public distribution in nine European countries. Existing fund tickers of the Market Vectors UCITS ETFs will not be affected by the name change.
About VanEck
VanEck’s mission is to offer investors intelligently designed investment strategies that take advantage of targeted market opportunities. Founded in 1955, VanEck was a pioneer in global investing with a history of placing clients’ interests first in all market environments. Today, the firm continues this tradition by offering innovative active and passive investment portfolios in hard assets, emerging markets, precious metals, fixed income, and other alternative assets classes.
Van Eck Global Investments Ltd., the management company of Market Vectors UCITS ETFs plc, is a subsidiary of VanEck. The company is regulated under the law of Ireland and distributes the Market Vectors UCITS ETFs.
Van Eck Global lists unique ETF on Deutsche Börse – ETF invests in attractively priced US companies with structural competitive advantage
Van Eck Global Investments Ltd. has cross-listed the Market Vectors® Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Deutsche Börse’s XETRA platform. It is the first ETF in Europe to provide exposure to “wide moat” companies according to Morningstar’s equity research, i.e. companies with a structural competitive advantage that have the potential for long-term above-average returns on capital. The ETF will trade in Euro (XETRA: GMVM).
The Market Vectors Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS ETF tracks the equally weighted Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus IndexTM developed by Morningstar Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research. The index concept is based on Morningstar’s proprietary economic moat rating and valuation research which identifies high-quality companies with sustainable competitive advantages that allow a company to generate positive economic returns for an extended period of time.
“The launch and cross-listing of this UCITS ETF reinforces Van Eck’s commitment to offer innovative products to investors,” commented Lars Hamich, CEO of Van Eck Global (Europe). “Van Eck is known for being a pioneer in global markets and we are proud to continue this tradition in Europe with the only ETF based on Morningstar’s economic moat analysis. The moat concept traces back to Warren Buffet and refers to the competitive advantage of a company and the durability of that advantage. Buffet believes that companies with sustainable moats are the ones with potential for long-term success. Including only such wide moat companies, specifically those that are most attractively priced, the ETF underlying has historically outperformed the US equity market.”
The Market Vectors Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS ETF is the latest addition to Van Eck’s European ETF line-up, exclusively covering US companies across currently eight industry sectors. As of 31 October 2015, the top three sector weightings were Consumer Discretionary (25.22%), Industrials (24.14%) and Information Technology (20.98%). The top five ranks of the ETF basket are held by Autodesk Inc. (5.66%), Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (5.49%), Walt Disney Co. (5.29%), Procter & Gamble Co. (5.28%) and Discovery Communications Inc. (5.20 %).
The fund has its main listing on the London Stock Exchange and is currently registered for public distribution in Germany, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETF has a total expense ratio of 0.49 percent.
Van Eck Global Investments Ltd., the management company of Market Vectors UCITS plc, is a subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation, also known as Van Eck Global. The company is regulated under the law of Ireland and distributes the Market Vectors UCITS ETFs. Van Eck Global offers investors focused investment strategies that capitalise on specific market opportunities. Van Eck Global seeks to provide long-term competitive performance through active and index strategies based on optimal investment approaches and portfolio delivery. The firm is driven by innovation, a hallmark of Van Eck Global since its founding in 1955. Targeted investment strategies – including actively managed UCITS hard assets, gold and emerging markets fixed income funds – benefit from the combination of Van Eck Global’s experience and in-depth knowledge of emerging markets and natural resources. Van Eck Global managed approximately USD 25 billion in investor assets as of 30 September 2015.
About Morningstar
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 17 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than 170 USD billion in assets under advisement and management as of Sept. 30, 2015. The company has operations in 27 countries.
Morningstar®Wide Moat Focus Index™ is a trade mark of Morningstar Inc. and has been licensed for use for certain purposes by Van Eck Global. Market Vectors Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar and Morningstar makes no representation regarding the advisability in Market Vectors Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS ETF.
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Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH): Important Disclosure
An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, volatility of energy prices and company earnings, changes in exchange rates, government regulation, import controls, world events, depletion of resources, alternative energy sources, market, economic social and political risks of the countries where companies do business, natural disasters and adverse weather conditions, extensive regulations, and risks associated with non-U.S. issuers listed on U.S. exchanges, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. Small- and medium-capitalization companies may be subject to elevated risks. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector and may be subject to more risk than investments in a diverse group of sectors.
Market Vectors US Listed Oil Services 25 Index is the exclusive property of Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. The Market Vectors Oil Services ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH and Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.
Index returns are not Fund returns and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses. Investors can not invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested.
The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a Market Vectors Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.
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 ”creation units” 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. You will incur brokerage expenses when trading Fund shares in the secondary market. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns for actual Fund investments may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested, and fees and expenses.
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 contains this and other information, call 888.MKT.VCTR. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing.
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Globala begränsningar i platina i spåren av de sydafrikanska gruvstrejkerna
VanEck – Globala begränsningar i platina i spåren av de sydafrikanska gruvstrejker.
Globala begränsningar i platina i spåren av de sydafrikanska gruvstrejkerna, Charl Malan, Metals & Mining Analyst hos Van Eck Global, belyser hur de sydafrikanska gruvstrejker som inträffade tidigare i år påverkar det globala platinautbudet.
Han säger bland annat ”Vi har ett stort problem inom denna bransch, och den måste omstrukturera sig själv, bland annat genom att ta de fyra miljoner uns som är olönsamma och omvandla dem ner till tre miljoner ounces lönsamma eller marginellt lönsamma uns.”
Van Eck Global som grundades 1955 var en av de första amerikanska kapitalförvaltarna att komma att erbjuda investerare att uppnå större diversifiering genom global investera. Idag fortsätter företaget denna tradition genom att erbjuda innovativa, aktivt förvaltade investeringsalternativ i hårda tillgångar, tillväxtmarknader, ädelmetaller, inklusive guld, obligationer, och andra specialiserade, nationella och internationella tillgångsklasser.
