Market Vectors Index Solutions Announces Quarterly and Annual Index Review Results, Q2/2013

Results to be Effective on 24 June 2013

FRANKFURT, Germany--()--Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) today announced the results of the quarterly Market Vectors index review and the results of the annual GDP index review. The following table shows a summary of the quarterly review results for selected indices, which are licensed to underlie financial products. All review results and more details can be found on marketvectorsindices.com. As of 24 June 2013 the following changes will be effective:

Country/Regional Indices                     Additions               Deletions               New Count
Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index                     6               2               77
Market Vectors Colombia Index                     0               1               24
Market Vectors Egypt Index                     0               0               25
Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap Index                     2               1               84
Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index                     4               8               96
Market Vectors Indonesia Index                     7               0               47
Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap Index                     5               1               30
Market Vectors Latin America Small-Cap Index                     12               3               155
Market Vectors Poland Index                     0               0               28
Market Vectors Russia Index                     1               0               47
Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap Index                     3               1               27
Market Vectors Vietnam Index                     0               0               25
                                               
Hard Assets Indices     Additions               Deletions               New Count
Market Vectors Global Agribusiness Index     0               0               48
Market Vectors Global Coal Index     0               0               33
Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index     6               5               72
Market Vectors Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index     0               0               23
Market Vectors Global Solar Energy Index     1               1               33
Market Vectors Global Unconventional Oil & Gas Index     0               1               45
                               
Sector Indices     Additions               Deletions               New Count
Market Vectors Global Gaming Index     0               0               45
Market Vectors Global Mortgage REITs Index     0               0               25
Market Vectors US Business Development Companies Index     1               0               26
                               

GDP Indices

The annual GDP country weightings for countries in the Market Vectors GDP Regional Indices and the Market Vectors GDP World Indices are reset. New GDP country weightings are available on marketvectorsindices.com. The next annual GDP index review will take place in June 2014.

A complete list of components and weights are available on marketvectorsindices.com. Index methodology, comprehensive index information as well as information about financial products based on Market Vectors Indices can also be found on marketvectorsindices.com. The next quarterly review will take place on 20 September 2013.

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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 12.3 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 (also known as Van Eck Global).

Contacts

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Market Vectors Index Solutions
Lars Hamich, +49 (0)69 4056 695 10
CEO
Lars.Hamich@mvindices.com

Contacts

Media
Market Vectors Index Solutions
Lars Hamich, +49 (0)69 4056 695 10
CEO
Lars.Hamich@mvindices.com