Rule Change to further increase liquidity effective on September 18, 2015
Review Results to be implemented on September 18, 2015
Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) today announced the results of the quarterly and semi-annual Market Vectors index review. The new deletion rule, announced on July 14, 2015, has been implemented in the process of the Q3 Review to increase index liquidity even further. The application of the new deletion rule leads to a temporarily higher number of deletions that is expected to decrease at the next review. The following table shows a summary of the review results for selected indices, which are licensed to underlie financial products. All review results and more details can be found on www.marketvectorsindices.com. As of September 18, 2015 the following changes will be implemented:
| Country/Regional Indices | Additions | Deletions | New Count | ||||||
| Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight Index | 2 | 1 | 72 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Australia Small-Cap Dividend Payers Index | 5 | 4 | 90 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index | 6 | 15 | 65 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Egypt Index | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||||||
| Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index | 7 | 5 | 133 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Indonesia Index | 1 | 6 | 47 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap Index | 1 | 6 | 29 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Poland Index | 1 | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Russia Index | 2 | 13 | 36 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap Index | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Vietnam Index | 2 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| Hard Assets Indices | Additions | Deletions | New Count | ||||||
| Market Vectors Australia Energy Mining Index | 0 | 7 | 23 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Australia Junior Energy Mining Index | 0 | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Agribusiness Index | 2 | 6 | 52 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Coal Index | 1 | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index | 0 | 6 | 51 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Oil Refiners Index | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Solar Energy Index | 0 | 6 | 26 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Unconventional Oil Gas Index | 0 | 9 | 56 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Uranium Nuclear Energy Index | 0 | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| Market Vectors US Listed Oil Services 25 Index* | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Sector Indices | Additions | Deletions | New Count | ||||||
| Market Vectors Australia A-REITs Index | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Australia Banks Index | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Gaming Index | 0 | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| Market Vectors Global Mortgage REITs Index | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||||||
| Market Vectors US Business Development Companies Index | 1 | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| Market Vectors US Listed Biotech 25 Index* | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||||||
| Market Vectors US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index* | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Market Vectors US Listed Retail 25 Index* | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
| Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index* | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||||||
| *Semi-Annual Review | |||||||||
| GDP Indices | Additions | Deletions | New Count | ||||||
| Market Vectors GDP Africa Index | 0 | 12 | 97 | ||||||
| Market Vectors GDP GCC Index | 1 | 5 | 55 | ||||||
A complete list of components and weights is available on the website. Comprehensive index and methodology information as well as information about financial products based on Market Vectors Indices can also be found on www.marketvectorsindices.com. The next quarterly review results will be announced on 11 December 2015.
Note to Editors:
About Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH
Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) develops, monitors and licenses the Market Vectors Indices, a selection of focused, investable and diversified benchmark indices which are especially designed to underlie financial products. Market Vectors Indices cover several asset classes, including hard assets and international equity markets as well as fixed income markets and are licensed to serve as underlying indices for financial products. Approximately USD 9 billion in assets under management are currently invested in financial products based on Market Vectors Indices. MVIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation.
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