UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-10325

 

 

 

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

  666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017  
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)  

 

 

 

John J. Crimmins

Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

666 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000

  Date of fiscal year end:   April 30
 Date of reporting period:   July 31, 2017

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1 -5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N -Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

VANECK VECTORS BDC INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.4%     
Diversified Financials: 7.8%     
 184,024   Fidus Investment Corp.  $3,102,645 
 173,341   Monroe Capital Corp. †   2,593,181 
 141,698   Newtek Business Services Corp. †   2,408,866 
 344,909   TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. †   7,160,311 
          15,265,003 
Investment Companies: 91.1%     
 1,527,968   Apollo Investment Corp.   9,763,716 
 2,325,723   Ares Capital Corp. †   38,118,600 
 635,766   BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.   4,825,464 
 995,318   Fifth Street Finance Corp.   5,275,185 
 1,679,965   FS Investment Corp. †   15,287,681 
 222,447   Gladstone Capital Corp. †   2,208,899 
 282,186   Gladstone Investment Corp. †   2,731,560 
 283,095   Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.   6,380,961 
 450,146   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   8,804,856 
 674,353   Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.   8,995,869 
 383,222   Main Street Capital Corp. †   14,849,853 
 546,784   New Mountain Finance Corp.   7,928,368 
 283,137   PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. †   4,048,859 
 619,455   PennantPark Investment Corp.   4,621,134 
 2,318,568   Prospect Capital Corp. †   18,942,701 
 254,195   Solar Capital Ltd.   5,554,161 
 420,254   TCP Capital Corp.   6,988,824 
 272,671   THL Credit, Inc. †   2,723,983 
 421,833   TICC Capital Corp.   2,754,569 
 415,650   Triangle Capital Corp. †   7,194,902 
          178,000,145 
Investment Management / Advisory Services: 1.5%     
 451,121   Medley Capital Corp. †   2,900,708 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $197,501,861)
 196,165,856 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $12,816)
     
 12,816   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   12,816 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.4%
(Cost: $197,514,677)
 196,178,672 
         
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 15.5%    
Repurchase Agreements: 15.5%    
$7,166,547   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,166,758; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 11.50%, due 8/15/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $7,309,878 including accrued interest)   7,166,547 
 7,166,547   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,166,760; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $7,309,878 including accrued interest)   7,166,547 
 1,506,092   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,506,136; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 1.00%, due 3/15/18 to 7/15/24, valued at $1,536,214 including accrued interest)   1,506,092 
 7,166,547   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 1.05%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,166,756; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.50% to 1.50%, due 6/15/20 to 6/15/20, valued at $7,309,879 including accrued interest)   7,166,547 
 7,166,547   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,166,758; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $7,309,878 including accrued interest)   7,166,547 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $30,172,280)
 30,172,280 
Total Investments: 115.9%
(Cost: $227,686,957)
 226,350,952 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (15.9)%  (30,972,197)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $195,378,755 

 

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $29,148,322.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Financial   100.0%  $196,165,856 
Money Market Fund   0.0    12,816 
    100.0%  $196,178,672 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $196,165,856   $   $   $196,165,856 
Money Market Fund   12,816            12,816 
Repurchase Agreements       30,172,280        30,172,280 
Total  $196,178,672   $30,172,280   $   $226,350,952 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS CHINAAMC CHINA BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 71.4%     
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 6.9%     
CNY1,135,000   Jiangxi Ganyue Expressway Co. Ltd.
5.15%, 04/19/23
  $170,648 
 1,000,000   Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd.
2.95%, 04/08/19 (p)
   145,019 
          315,667 
Energy: 10.4%     
 1,680,000   China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
4.90%, 06/01/22
   253,769 
 1,463,000   Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.
5.77%, 11/09/17
   218,185 
          471,954 
Financial: 30.6%     
     China Development Bank Corp.     
 1,000,000   3.91%, 04/06/22   147,133 
 3,485,000   5.84%, 01/03/19   532,043 
 1,000,000   China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd.
5.10%, 10/22/20 (p)
   148,843 
 1,000,000   China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd.
5.08%, 05/26/25
   150,832 
 1,000,000   China Overseas Property Group Co. Ltd.
3.85%, 11/19/20 (p)
   145,435 
 809,000   China Securities Co. Ltd.
3.14%, 05/20/19 (c) (p)
   117,720 
 1,000,000   Guangzhou Yue Xiu Holdings Ltd.
5.20%, 02/28/18 (p)
   150,945 
          1,392,951 
Industrial: 23.5%     
 1,248,200   China Railway Corp.
4.63%, 08/25/21
   186,624 
 500,000   Hubei Provincial Communications Investment Co. Ltd.
6.68%, 03/27/19 (p)
   81,362 
     Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd.     
 1,000,000   5.20%, 10/29/22   151,597 
 1,400,000   5.70%, 04/23/19   212,201 
 1,500,000   Shanghai Urban Construction Group Corp.
3.50%, 01/06/23
   214,539 
 1,440,000   Tianjin Infrastructure Construction & Investment Group Co. Ltd.
5.70%, 02/26/23
   220,729 
          1,067,052 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $3,441,658)
 3,247,624 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 22.3%     
Government: 22.3%     
     China Government Bonds     
 5,347,000   3.40%, 04/17/23   779,546 
 1,541,000   4.26%, 07/31/21   233,842 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $1,104,971)
 1,013,388 
Total Investments: 93.7%
(Cost: $4,546,629)
 4,261,012 
Other assets less liabilities: 6.3%  286,296 
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $4,547,308 

 

CNY Chineese Yuan
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   7.4%  $315,667 
Energy   11.1    471,954 
Financial   32.7    1,392,951 
Government   23.8    1,013,388 
Industrial   25.0    1,067,052 
    100.0%  $4,261,012 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $3,247,624   $   $3,247,624 
Government Obligations*       1,013,388        1,013,388 
Total  $   $4,261,012   $   $4,261,012 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS EM INVESTMENT GRADE + BB RATED USD SOVEREIGN BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 16.8%     
Australia: 1.5%     
$175,000   CNOOC Curtis Funding No. 1 Pty Ltd.
4.50%, 10/03/23 Reg S
  $188,289 
Azerbaijan: 0.9%    
 100,000   Southern Gas Corridor CJSC
6.88%, 03/24/26 144A
   110,225 
British Virgin Islands: 3.2%     
     Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd.     
 100,000   2.50%, 04/28/20 Reg S   100,616 
 300,000   3.25%, 04/28/25 Reg S   298,610 
   399,226 
Indonesia: 1.9%    
 225,000   Pertamina Persero Pt
4.30%, 05/20/23 Reg S
   234,893 
Kazakhstan: 1.6%    
 175,000   KazMunayGas National Co. JSC
7.00%, 05/05/20 144A
   191,618 
Malaysia: 2.9%    
     Petronas Capital Ltd.     
 270,000   3.13%, 03/18/22 Reg S   277,169 
 75,000   4.50%, 03/18/45 Reg S   81,653 
         358,822 
Mexico: 3.4%    
     Petróleos Mexicanos     
 150,000   5.50%, 01/21/21   160,988 
 48,000   5.50%, 06/27/44   44,160 
 70,000   6.63%, 06/15/35   74,781 
 125,000   6.88%, 08/04/26   141,675 
         421,604 
Netherlands: 1.4%    
 150,000   Majapahit Holding BV
7.75%, 01/20/20 Reg S
   168,570 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $2,060,271)
 2,073,247 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 81.8%     
Brazil: 3.1%    
     Brazilian Government International Bonds     
 225,000   4.25%, 01/07/25 †   225,506 
 60,000   4.88%, 01/22/21   63,690 
 100,000   5.00%, 01/27/45   90,100 
         379,296 
Chile: 3.2%    
     Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile     
 150,000   3.75%, 11/04/20 Reg S   158,615 
 100,000   4.50%, 09/16/25 144A   107,030 
 125,000   4.88%, 11/04/44 Reg S   133,709 
         399,354 
Colombia: 5.2%    
     Colombia Government International Bonds     
 150,000   4.38%, 07/12/21   160,350 
 200,000   5.63%, 08/26/43 (c)   220,300 
 200,000   7.38%, 09/18/37   260,500 
         641,150 
Costa Rica: 0.9%    
 100,000   Costa Rica Government International Bond
7.00%, 04/04/44 Reg S
   105,125 
Croatia: 2.0%    
 225,000   Croatia Government International Bond
5.50%, 04/04/23 144A
   250,300 
Dominican Republic: 2.3%    
     Dominican Republic International Bonds     
 100,000   6.85%, 01/27/45 Reg S   110,000 
 100,000   6.88%, 01/29/26 Reg S   114,250 
 50,000   7.50%, 05/06/21 Reg S   55,500 
         279,750 
Hungary: 5.2%    
     Hungary Government International Bonds     
 295,000   5.38%, 03/25/24   335,665 
 150,000   5.75%, 11/22/23   173,159 
 120,000   6.38%, 03/29/21   135,403 
         644,227 
India: 0.8%    
 100,000   Export-Import Bank of India
3.38%, 08/05/26 Reg S
   98,039 
Indonesia: 4.3%    
     Indonesia Government International Bonds     
 100,000   4.63%, 04/15/43 † Reg S   102,925 
 300,000   7.75%, 01/17/38 Reg S   424,609 
         527,534 
Kazakhstan: 3.1%    
     Kazakhstan Government International Bonds     
 100,000   5.13%, 07/21/25 144A   110,114 
 225,000   6.50%, 07/21/45 144A   271,746 
         381,860 
Lithuania: 1.8%    
 200,000   Lithuania Government International Bond
6.13%, 03/09/21 144A
   225,675 
Mexico: 6.1%    
     Mexican Government International Bonds     
 50,000   4.00%, 10/02/23   52,775 
 224,000   4.75%, 03/08/44   227,248 
 150,000   5.13%, 01/15/20   163,050 
 150,000   6.05%, 01/11/40   178,613 
 100,000   6.75%, 09/27/34   128,800 
         750,486 
Morocco: 0.9%    
 100,000   Moroccan Government International Bond
4.25%, 12/11/22 144A
   105,819 
Oman: 4.6%    
     Oman Government International Bonds     
 100,000   3.63%, 06/15/21 144A   100,000 
 200,000   4.75%, 06/15/26 144A   199,430 
 260,000   5.38%, 03/08/27 144A   269,749 
         569,179 
Panama: 5.3%    
     Panamanian Government International Bonds     
 50,000   4.00%, 06/22/24 (c)   53,250 
 200,000   6.70%, 01/26/36   261,700 
 225,000   9.38%, 04/01/29 (p)   336,375 
         651,325 
Paraguay: 0.5%    
 60,000   Paraguay Government International Bond
6.10%, 08/11/44 Reg S
   67,493 
Peru: 5.2%    
     Peruvian Government International Bonds     
 120,000   5.63%, 11/18/50   148,080 
 150,000   6.55%, 03/14/37   199,875 
 100,000   7.35%, 07/21/25   131,625 
 100,000   8.75%, 11/21/33   155,000 
         634,580 
Philippines: 5.9%    
     Philippine Government International Bonds     
 70,000   4.00%, 01/15/21   74,537 
 200,000   5.00%, 01/13/37   237,407 
 100,000   6.38%, 10/23/34   134,638 
 175,000   9.50%, 02/02/30   282,740 
         729,322 
Poland: 4.0%    
 100,000   Poland Government International Bond
5.13%, 04/21/21
   110,033 
     Poland Government International Bonds     
 125,000   4.00%, 01/22/24   133,886 
 225,000   5.00%, 03/23/22   249,452 
         493,371 
Romania: 2.4%    
 265,000   Romanian Government International Bond
4.88%, 01/22/24 Reg S
   292,010 
           
Russia: 3.6%    
     Russian Federal Bonds     
 100,000   4.88%, 09/16/23 144A   108,179 
 50,000   5.00%, 04/29/20 144A   53,025 
 75,000   5.63%, 04/04/42 144A   81,903 
 164,125   7.50%, 03/31/30 (s) 144A   197,364 
         440,471 
Serbia: 1.0%    
 120,000   Serbia International Bond
4.88%, 02/25/20 144A
   126,060 
Slovakia: 0.9%    
 100,000   Slovakia Government International Bond
4.38%, 05/21/22 144A
   109,425 
South Africa: 1.9%    
     Republic of South Africa Government International Bonds     
 150,000   4.67%, 01/17/24   153,481 
 75,000   6.25%, 03/08/41   82,073 
         235,554 
Turkey: 3.6%    
     Turkey Government International Bonds     
 200,000   6.25%, 09/26/22   219,824 
 200,000   6.63%, 02/17/45   222,895 
         442,719 
Uruguay: 4.0%    
     Uruguay Government International Bonds     
 265,000   4.38%, 10/27/27   284,610 
 200,000   5.10%, 06/18/50   207,000 
         491,610 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $10,195,510)
 10,071,734 
     
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.5%
(Cost: $180,727)
   
 180,727   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   180,727 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.1%
(Cost: $12,436,508)
 12,325,708 
         
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.7%
(Cost: $335,788)
   
Repurchase Agreement: 2.7%    
$335,788   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $335,798; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 1.00%, due 3/15/18 to 7/15/24, valued at $342,504 including accrued interest)   335,788 
Total Investments: 102.8%
(Cost: $12,772,296)
 12,661,496 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.8)%  (342,271)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $12,319,225 

 

(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
(s) Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $328,431.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $2,617,662, or 21.2% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   15.4%  $1,904,677 
Government   81.7    10,071,734 
Utilities   1.4    168,570 
Money Market Fund   1.5    180,727 
    100.0%  $12,325,708 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $2,073,247   $   $2,073,247 
Government Obligations*       10,071,734        10,071,734 
Money Market Fund   180,727            180,727 
Repurchase Agreement       335,788        335,788 
Total  $180,727   $12,480,769   $   $12,661,496 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS EMERGING MARKETS AGGREGATE BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
        Value  
CORPORATE BONDS: 36.9%
Argentina: 0.6%
USD 30,000     Pan American Energy, LLC
7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S
  $ 32,502  
  50,000     YPF SA
8.75%, 04/04/24 Reg S
    56,215  
              88,717  
Austria: 0.4%
  64,000     ESAL GmbH
6.25%, 02/05/18 (c) Reg S
    60,080  
                 
Bermuda: 1.2%
  100,000     Digicel Group Ltd.
7.13%, 08/31/17 (c) † 144A
    89,300  
  100,000     Qtel International Finance Ltd.
3.25%, 02/21/23 Reg S
    100,011  
              189,311  
Brazil: 1.7%
  150,000     Banco do Brasil SA
5.88%, 01/26/22 Reg S
    156,000  
  102,000     Itau Unibanco Holding SA
6.20%, 04/15/20 144A
    109,522  
              265,522  
British Virgin Islands: 3.1%
  157,000     CNOOC Finance Ltd.
3.88%, 05/02/22 Reg S
    164,214  
  100,000     CNPC General Capital Ltd.
3.95%, 04/19/22 144A
    105,531  
  100,000     Gerdau Trade, Inc.
5.75%, 01/30/21 † Reg S
    106,250  
  100,000     Sinopec Group Overseas Development
4.38%, 10/17/23 Reg S
    107,226  
              483,221  
Cayman Islands: 4.7%
  100,000     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
3.60%, 08/28/24 (c) 144A
    103,573  
  100,000     China Overseas Finance Cayman VI Ltd.
4.25%, 05/08/19 Reg S
    103,046  
  100,000     Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.
7.50%, 01/10/18 (c) Reg S
    105,178  
  100,000     Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
7.63%, 04/09/19 Reg S
    108,941  
  100,000     QNB Finance Ltd.
2.75%, 10/31/18 Reg S
    100,244  
  100,000     Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 2
3.47%, 04/08/23 144A
    102,796  
  100,000     Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd.
5.50%, 08/19/19 Reg S
    106,588  
              730,366  
China / Hong Kong: 1.5%
EUR 100,000     China Construction Bank Asia Corp. Ltd.
1.50%, 02/11/20 Reg S
    120,554  
USD 100,000     CITIC Pacific Ltd.
6.63%, 04/15/21 Reg S
    113,208  
              233,762  
Colombia: 1.6%
  102,000     Bancolombia SA
5.13%, 09/11/22 †
    107,151  
  90,000     Ecopetrol SA
5.88%, 09/18/23
    99,340  
COP 110,857,000     Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
8.38%, 02/01/21 Reg S
    38,366  
              244,857  
Curacao: 0.3%
USD 40,000     Teva Pharmaceutical
2.95%, 12/18/22
    40,089  
Czech Republic: 0.4%
EUR 50,000     CEZ AS
4.50%, 06/29/20 Reg S
    66,595  
India: 0.2%
USD 28,000     ICICI Bank Ltd.
5.75%, 11/16/20 Reg S
    30,642  
Indonesia: 0.5%
  70,000     Pertamina Persero Pt
4.30%, 05/20/23 144A
    73,078  
Ireland: 0.4%
EUR 50,000     Vnesheconombank
3.04%, 02/21/18 Reg S
    59,703  
Israel: 0.7%
USD 100,000     Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.
5.00%, 11/12/24 Reg S 144A
    107,750  
                 
Kazakhstan: 0.7%
  100,000     KazMunayGas National Co.
7.00%, 05/05/20 Reg S
    109,496  
Luxembourg: 2.1%
        Gaz Capital SA        
  200,000     6.51%, 03/07/22 Reg S     221,492  
  80,000     8.63%, 04/28/34 (p) Reg S     107,149  
              328,641  
Malaysia: 0.8%
  100,000     Petronas Capital Ltd.
7.88%, 05/22/22 Reg S
    123,779  
Mexico: 4.3%
        America Movil SAB de CV        
EUR 100,000     4.13%, 10/25/19     128,622  
USD 25,000     5.00%, 03/30/20     26,989  
  100,000     BBVA Bancomer SA
6.75%, 09/30/22 144A
    113,750  
  85,000     Grupo Televisa SAB
6.63%, 01/15/40
    100,396  
        Petróleos Mexicanos        
  150,000     5.50%, 01/21/21     160,987  
EUR 50,000     5.50%, 02/24/25 Reg S     67,880  
USD 64,000     6.63%, 06/15/38     66,880  
              665,504  
Netherlands: 5.1%
  100,000     Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV
5.13%, 03/11/23 144A
    105,557  
  100,000     Lukoil International Finance BV
7.25%, 11/05/19 Reg S
    109,907  
  128,000     Majapahit Holding BV
7.75%, 01/20/20 Reg S
    143,846  
EUR 100,000     Petrobras Global Finance BV
4.75%, 01/14/25
    123,993  
USD 77,000     Petrobras International Finance Co.
6.75%, 01/27/41
    74,209  
  125,000     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
3.15%, 10/01/26
    119,847  
  100,000     VimpelCom Holdings BV
5.95%, 02/13/23 144A
    107,601  
              784,960  
Peru: 0.8%
  108,000     Banco de Credito del Peru
5.38%, 09/16/20 Reg S
    117,774  
South Africa: 0.7%
  100,000     Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.
5.75%, 01/26/21 144A
    100,807  
Turkey: 1.7%
  50,000     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
5.25%, 09/13/22 Reg S
    51,246  
  100,000     Turkiye Is Bankasi
5.50%, 04/21/19 144A
    102,944  
  100,000     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao
6.00%, 11/01/22 144A
    100,619  
              254,809  
United Arab Emirates: 1.5%
  100,000     DP World Ltd.
6.85%, 07/02/37 Reg S
    121,552  
  100,000     Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
7.38%, 10/21/20 Reg S
    115,086  
              236,638  
United States: 1.4%
  100,000     Cemex Finance, LLC
6.00%, 04/01/19 (c) 144A
    106,375  
  100,000     Reliance Holding USA, Inc.
5.40%, 02/14/22 144A
    110,123  
              216,498  
Venezuela: 0.5%
        Petróleos de Venezuela SA        
  132,700     5.38%, 04/12/27 Reg S     43,579  
  30,000     9.00%, 11/17/21 Reg S     11,888  
  50,000     9.75%, 05/17/35 Reg S     19,463  
              74,930  
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $5,549,786)
  5,687,529  
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 60.0%
Argentina: 0.4%
EUR 60,000     Provincia de Buenos Aires
4.00%, 05/15/35 (s) Reg S
    55,807  
Bahrain: 0.4%
USD 64,000     Bahrain Government International Bonds
6.13%, 08/01/23 144A
    67,473  
Brazil: 4.8%
  28,000     Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social
6.50%, 06/10/19 Reg S
    29,863  
  88,000     Brazilian Government International Bonds
4.88%, 01/22/21 †
    93,412  
BRL 420,000     Letra do Tesouro Nacional
15.50%, 01/01/19 ^
    120,496  
        Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F        
  102,000     10.00%, 01/01/19     33,548  
  715,000     10.00%, 01/01/21     235,009  
  425,000     10.00%, 01/01/23     138,359  
  300,000     10.00%, 01/01/25     97,147  
              747,834  
Cayman Islands: 0.8%
EUR 100,000     IPIC GMTN Ltd.
2.38%, 05/30/18 Reg S
    120,257  
Chile: 1.9%
        Chilean Government International Bonds        
USD 100,000     3.13%, 03/27/25     101,750  
  50,000     3.88%, 08/05/20     52,725  
CLP 9,000,000     5.50%, 08/05/20     14,724  
USD 119,600     Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile
7.50%, 01/15/19 144A
    129,555  
              298,754  
China / Hong Kong: 0.9%
  128,000     Bank of China Ltd.
5.55%, 02/11/20 Reg S
    137,446  
Colombia: 2.7%
        Colombian Government International Bonds        
  128,000     7.38%, 03/18/19     139,200  
COP 537,000,000     7.75%, 04/14/21     192,343  
  200,000,000     Colombian TES
10.00%, 07/24/24
    79,758  
              411,301  
Croatia: 1.3%
        Croatia Government International Bonds        
USD 75,000     6.00%, 01/26/24 † 144A     85,668  
  100,000     6.75%, 11/05/19 Reg S     108,991  
              194,659  
Czech Republic: 0.8%
        Czech Republic Government Bonds        
EUR 35,000     3.88%, 05/24/22 Reg S     48,807  
CZK 1,100,000     5.70%, 05/25/24 Reg S     68,405  
              117,212  
Dominican Republic: 0.2%
USD 21,200     Dominican Republic International Bonds
7.50%, 05/06/21 Reg S
    23,532  
Hungary: 2.0%
        Hungarian Government Bonds        
HUF 20,300,000     6.00%, 11/24/23     96,024  
USD 100,000     6.38%, 03/29/21     112,836  
HUF 22,120,000     7.50%, 11/12/20     103,820  
              312,680  
Indonesia: 4.9%
USD 192,000     Indonesia Government International Bonds
5.88%, 03/13/20 Reg S
    210,028  
        Indonesian Treasury Bonds        
IDR 1,743,000,000     8.38%, 09/15/26     141,805  
  540,000,000     8.38%, 03/15/34     43,690  
  960,000,000     8.38%, 03/15/24     77,966  
  1,479,000,000     10.50%, 08/15/30     140,042  
  1,682,000,000     11.00%, 11/15/20     142,235  
              755,766  
Israel: 2.3%
        Israel Government Bonds        
USD 50,000     4.00%, 06/30/22     53,675  
ILS 565,000     4.25%, 03/31/23     187,232  
  385,000     5.00%, 01/31/20     121,033  
              361,940  
Kazakhstan: 0.4%
USD 50,000     Kazakhstan Government International Bonds
5.13%, 07/21/25 Reg S
    55,057  
Lebanon: 1.0%
  140,000     Lebanon Government International Bonds
8.25%, 04/12/21 Reg S
    150,748  
Lithuania: 0.4%
  50,000     Lithuania Government International Bonds
7.38%, 02/11/20 Reg S
    56,418  
Malaysia: 2.8%
        Malaysian Government Bonds        
MYR 835,000     3.48%, 03/15/23     190,891  
  670,000     3.89%, 03/15/27     152,471  
  351,000     5.73%, 07/30/19     85,572  
              428,934  
Mexico: 5.3%
        Mexican Government International Bonds        
USD 77,000     4.00%, 10/02/23     81,274  
  102,000     6.05%, 01/11/40     121,456  
MXN 1,220,000     6.50%, 06/10/21     67,896  
  1,460,100     7.50%, 06/03/27     85,604  
  5,294,900     8.00%, 06/11/20     306,825  
  2,360,000     10.00%, 12/05/24     156,706  
              819,761  
Nigeria: 0.3%
NGN 18,470,000     Nigerian Government Bonds
16.39%, 01/27/22
    49,373  
Panama: 0.6%
USD 69,400     Panamanian Government International Bonds
7.13%, 01/29/26
    89,144  
Peru: 1.2%
        Peruvian Government International Bonds        
PEN 90,000     5.70%, 08/12/24     28,914  
USD 62,000     7.35%, 07/21/25     81,608  
PEN 200,000     7.84%, 08/12/20     68,620  
              179,142  
Philippines: 1.1%
USD 142,000     Philippine Government International Bonds
5.00%, 01/13/37
    168,559  
Poland: 4.6%
        Poland Government International Bonds        
PLN 200,000     1.50%, 04/25/20     54,699  
  580,000     2.50%, 07/25/18     162,370  
  150,000     3.25%, 07/25/25     41,766  
  625,000     4.00%, 10/25/23     183,910  
  450,000     5.75%, 04/25/29     154,714  
USD 100,000     6.38%, 07/15/19     108,999  
              706,458  
Qatar: 0.7%
  100,000     Qatar Government International Bonds
5.25%, 01/20/20 Reg S
    106,678  
Romania: 0.4%
EUR 50,000     Romanian Government International Bonds
4.63%, 09/18/20 Reg S
    67,353  
Russia: 3.3%
        Russian Federal Bonds        
RUB 1,900,000     7.00%, 08/16/23     30,367  
USD 25,250     7.50%, 03/31/30 (s) Reg S     30,364  
RUB 3,550,000     7.50%, 03/15/18     59,026  
  4,550,000     7.75%, 02/27/19     75,365  
  10,080,000     8.15%, 02/03/27     173,355  
USD 130,000     11.00%, 07/24/18 Reg S     141,439  
              509,916  
Saudi Arabia: 0.7%
  100,000     Saudi Government International Bonds
4.50%, 10/26/46 144A
    102,106  
Serbia: 0.3%
  50,000     Serbian International Bonds
4.88%, 02/25/20 144A
    52,525  
South Africa: 3.8%
        South Africa Government International Bonds        
  78,000     5.50%, 03/09/20     83,315  
ZAR 2,604,300     7.75%, 02/28/23     195,665  
  681,400     8.25%, 09/15/17     51,679  
  2,070,000     8.75%, 02/28/48     140,234  
  1,325,000     10.50%, 12/21/26     112,532  
              583,425  
Thailand: 3.7%
        Thailand Government Bonds        
THB 8,863,000     3.63%, 06/16/23     289,824  
  4,190,000     3.65%, 12/17/21     135,918  
  4,100,000     4.88%, 06/22/29     150,947  
              576,689  
Turkey: 4.2%
        Turkey Government International Bonds        
USD 90,000     6.88%, 03/17/36     102,395  
TRY 488,600     7.10%, 03/08/23     119,874  
USD 160,000     7.38%, 02/05/25     187,254  
TRY 370,000     10.50%, 01/15/20     104,312  
  340,000     10.60%, 02/11/26     98,228  
  125,000     10.70%, 02/17/21     35,687  
              647,750  
Ukraine: 0.4%
        Ukraine Government International Bonds        
USD 20,000     0.00%, 05/31/40 (a) 144A     8,830  
  60,000     7.75%, 09/01/23 144A     60,831  
              69,661  
United Arab Emirates: 0.7%
  100,000     Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.
6.25%, 09/16/19 Reg S
    107,974  
Uruguay: 0.5%
  77,000     Uruguay Government International Bonds
4.50%, 08/14/24 †
    84,007  
Venezuela: 0.2%
  100,000     Venezuelan Government International Bonds
9.25%, 05/07/28 Reg S
    38,625  
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $10,063,987)
  9,254,964  

 

Number
of Shares
             
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2%
(Cost: $40,328)
  40,328     Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares     40,328  
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 97.1%
(Cost: $15,654,101)
    14,982,821  

 

Principal
Amount
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 2.4%
(Cost: $365,994)
Repurchase Agreement: 2.4%
USD 365,994     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due
8/1/17, proceeds $366,005; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $373,314 including accrued interest)
    365,994  
Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $16,020,095)
  15,348,815  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.5%     70,427  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 15,419,242  

 

BRLBrazilian Real
CLPChilean Peso
COPColombian Peso
CZKCzech Koruna
EUREuro
HUFHungarian Forint
IDRIndonesian Rupiah
ILSIsraeli Sheqel
MXNMexican Peso
MYRMalaysian Ringgit
NGNNigerian Naira
PENPeruvian Nuevo Sol
PLNPolish Zloty
RUBRussian Ruble
THBThai Baht
TRYTurkish Lira
USDUnited States Dollar
ZARSouth African Rand
(a)Coupon is based upon predetermined growth targets for the Gross Domestic Product of Ukraine. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period
(c)Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p)Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
(s)Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period
^Zero Coupon Bond - the rate shown is the effective yield at purchase date
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $353,600.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144ASecurity exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $2,046,314, or 13.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   0.7%  $106,250 
Communications   5.1    762,049 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   2.3    341,568 
Diversified   1.4    215,529 
Energy   13.3    1,988,931 
Financial   9.9    1,491,581 
Government   61.8    9,254,964 
Industrial   0.7    106,375 
Utilities   4.5    675,246 
Money Market Fund   0.3    40,328 
    100.0%  $14,982,821 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Corporate Bonds*   $     $ 5,687,529     $     $ 5,687,529  
Government Obligations*           9,254,964             9,254,964  
Money Market Fund     40,328                   40,328  
Repurchase Agreement           365,994             365,994  
Total   $ 40,328     $ 15,308,487     $     $ 15,348,815  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 88.3%  
Argentina: 3.8%  
$500,000   Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA
6.88%, 02/06/22 (c) 144A
  $521,250 
 500,000   Arcor SAIC
6.00%, 07/06/20 (c) 144A
   534,750 
 500,000   Banco Hipotecario SA
9.75%, 11/30/20 144A
   567,745 
 500,000   Banco Macro SA
6.75%, 11/04/21 (c) 144A
   516,870 
 650,000   Cablevision SA
6.50%, 06/15/19 (c) 144A
   690,508 
 450,000   Genneia SA
8.75%, 01/20/20 (c) 144A
   476,289 
 500,000   IRSA Propiedades Comerciales SA
8.75%, 03/23/20 (c) 144A
   556,185 
     Pampa Energia SA     
 700,000   7.38%, 07/21/20 (c) 144A   733,950 
 950,000   7.50%, 01/24/22 (c) 144A   988,000 
     Pan American Energy LLC     
 100,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S   108,339 
 520,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 144A   563,363 
 320   Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA
9.63%, 05/14/18 (c) 144A
   346 
     YPF SA     
 650,000   8.50%, 03/23/21 144A   723,125 
 2,990,000   8.50%, 07/28/25 † 144A   3,327,272 
 2,220,000   8.75%, 04/04/24 † 144A   2,495,946 
         12,803,938 
Austria: 0.2%  
 700,000   JBS Investments GmbH
7.75%, 10/28/17 (c) † 144A
   700,875 
Azerbaijan: 0.8%  
 500,000   International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC
5.63%, 06/11/19 (d) * Reg S
   409,975 
 2,100,000   Southern Gas Corridor CJSC
6.88%, 03/24/26 144A
   2,314,725 
         2,724,700 
Bahrain: 0.2%  
 600,000   BBK BSC
3.50%, 03/24/20 Reg S
   594,263 
           
Bangladesh: 0.1%  
 300,000   Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd.
8.63%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   314,730 
Barbados: 0.5%  
 1,465,000   Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd.
7.38%, 03/30/18 (c) 144A
   1,567,550 
Bermuda: 2.4%  
 800,000   China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.
4.63%, 04/20/20 (c) † Reg S
   804,354 
     Digicel Group Ltd.     
 1,400,000   7.13%, 08/31/17 (c) † 144A   1,250,200 
 1,335,000   8.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   1,284,937 
     Digicel Ltd.     
 1,125,000   6.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   1,097,719 
 1,800,000   6.75%, 03/01/18 (c) 144A   1,728,000 
 350,000   GCX Ltd.
7.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   321,485 
 350,000   GeoPark Latin America Ltd., Agencia en Chile
7.50%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   361,375 
     Inkia Energy Ltd.     
 100,000   8.38%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S   103,350 
 350,000   8.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   361,725 
     Noble Group Ltd.     
 400,000   6.75%, 01/29/20 Reg S   145,000 
 1,850,000   6.75%, 01/29/20 144A   670,625 
         8,128,770 
Brazil: 4.9%  
     Banco Bradesco SA     
 560,000   5.75%, 03/01/22 144A   598,970 
 970,000   5.90%, 01/16/21 144A   1,035,475 
     Banco BTG Pactual SA     
 725,000   5.75%, 09/28/22 Reg S   644,525 
 75,000   5.75%, 09/28/22 144A   66,675 
     Banco do Brasil SA     
 900,000   3.88%, 10/10/22   879,750 
 930,000   5.88%, 01/26/22 144A   967,200 
 1,145,000   8.50%, 10/20/20 (c) 144A   1,265,225 
     Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA     
 200,000   7.38%, 02/02/22 Reg S   210,750 
 50,000   7.38%, 02/02/22 144A   52,688 
 1,910,000   Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social
5.50%, 07/12/20 144A
   2,018,335 
 200,000   Banco Pan SA
8.50%, 04/23/20 144A
   201,600 
 400,000   Banco Safra SA
6.75%, 01/27/21 144A
   431,500 
 438,000   Banco Votorantim SA
7.38%, 01/21/20 144A
   468,879 
 1,270,000   Caixa Economica Federal
4.25%, 05/13/19 144A
   1,294,765 
 885,000   Centrais Eletricas  Brasileiras SA
6.88%, 07/30/19 144A
   945,844 
 360,000   Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA
5.75%, 10/27/21 † 144A
   374,940 
 425,000   Cielo SA
3.75%, 11/16/22 144A
   416,500 
     Itau Unibanco Holding SA     
 2,415,000   5.13%, 05/13/23 144A   2,511,600 
 1,150,000   5.75%, 01/22/21 144A   1,221,875 
 1,100,000   Votorantim Cimentos SA
7.25%, 04/05/41 144A
   1,138,500 
         16,745,596 
British Virgin Islands: 4.8%  
 450,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.
6.63%, 09/27/23 144A
   493,875 
 700,000   Central American Bottling Corp.
5.75%, 01/31/22 (c) 144A
   745,066 
 700,000   Easy Tactic Ltd.
5.75%, 01/13/20 (c) † Reg S
   698,055 
 1,500,000   Fortune Star BVI Ltd.
5.25%, 03/23/20 (c) Reg S
   1,454,574 
 600,000   Franshion Brilliant Ltd.
5.75%, 01/17/22 (c) † Reg S
   624,301 
 1,140,000   Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.
4.88%, 10/07/20 144A
   1,168,500 
 1,000,000   Greenland Global Investment Ltd.
5.88%, 07/03/24 † Reg S
   1,020,879 
 550,000   Grupo Unicomer Co. Ltd.
7.88%, 04/01/21 (c) 144A
   598,675 
 1,200,000   GTL Trade Finance, Inc.
5.89%, 01/29/24 (c) † 144A
   1,251,000 
 500,000   Hanrui Overseas Investment Co. Ltd.
4.90%, 06/28/19 Reg S
   475,013 
 400,000   Huayi Finance I Ltd.
4.00%, 12/02/19 Reg S
   399,510 
 825,000   LS Finance 2022 Ltd.
4.25%, 10/16/22 † Reg S
   828,910 
 800,000   Oceanwide Holdings International Co. Ltd.
9.63%, 08/11/18 (c) (p) Reg S
   834,853 
 1,475,000   RKI Overseas Finance 2016 A Ltd.
5.00%, 08/09/19 † Reg S
   1,484,387 
 1,300,000   Studio City Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 11/30/18 (c) 144A
   1,398,800 
 900,000   Studio City Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   933,750 
 900,000   Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 01/29/24 Reg S
   920,178 
 400,000   Zhiyuan Group BVI Co. Ltd.
6.20%, 01/11/19 Reg S
   404,696 
 600,000   Zhongrong International Bond 2016 Ltd.
6.95%, 06/21/19 Reg S
   604,514 
         16,339,536 
Canada: 1.3%  
     First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     
 1,300,000   7.00%, 02/15/18 (c) 144A   1,355,250 
 1,400,000   7.25%, 10/01/19 (c) † 144A   1,445,500 
 1,500,000   7.50%, 04/01/20 (c) 144A   1,543,500 
         4,344,250 
Cayman Islands: 10.4%  
 500,000   361 Degrees International Ltd.
7.25%, 06/03/19 (c) † Reg S
   533,150 
 700,000   Agile Group Holdings Ltd.
8.38%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   730,593 
 300,000   Agricola Senior Trust
6.75%, 06/18/20 144A
   310,164 
 500,000   Agromercantil Senior Trust
6.25%, 04/10/19 144A
   519,685 
 1,195,000   Alpha Star Holding Ltd.
4.97%, 04/09/19 Reg S
   1,218,900 
 600,000   Batelco International Finance No. 1 Ltd.
4.25%, 05/01/20 Reg S
   599,477 
 800,000   CAR, Inc.
6.13%, 02/04/18 (c) 144A
   830,000 
 500,000   Cementos Progreso Trust
7.13%, 11/06/18 (c) 144A
   534,375 
 1,700,000   China Evergrande Group
9.50%, 03/29/21 (c) Reg S
   1,772,095 
 700,000   China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.
5.88%, 03/10/20 (c) Reg S
   681,465 
 340,000   China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.
7.50%, 03/10/18 (c) † § Reg S
   270,300 
 500,000   CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.
7.75%, 06/05/18 (c) Reg S
   533,845 
 1,025,000   Comcel Trust
6.88%, 02/06/19 (c) 144A
   1,087,525 
     Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.     
 1,415,000   7.50%, 01/10/18 (c) 144A   1,488,270 
 1,200,000   7.50%, 03/09/18 (c) † Reg S   1,270,447 
 400,000   DIP Sukuk Ltd.
4.29%, 02/20/19 Reg S
   408,500 
 3,830,000   Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
8.75%, 08/05/17 (c) † 144A
   3,992,775 
 1,200,000   Ezdan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
4.38%, 05/18/21 Reg S
   1,159,656 
 400,000   Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.
5.25%, 10/06/17 (c) 144A
   412,460 
 1,155,000   Global A&T Electronics Ltd.
10.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   854,700 
 400,000   Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
3.88%, 07/28/19 Reg S
   395,020 
 600,000   Greentown China Holdings Ltd.
5.88%, 08/11/18 (c) † Reg S
   624,772 
 1,150,000   Grupo Aval Ltd.
4.75%, 09/26/22 144A
   1,178,750 
 365,743   Guanay Finance Ltd.
6.00%, 12/15/20 144A
   376,716 
 700,000   Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.
7.25%, 06/21/18 (c) 144A
   737,588 
 750,000   Industrial Senior Trust
5.50%, 11/01/22 144A
   761,250 
 980,000   KWG Property Holdings Ltd.
8.98%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   1,020,422 
 800,000   Latam Finance Ltd.
6.88%, 04/11/21 (c) 144A
   822,400 
 490,000   Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
6.75%, 01/29/18 (c) Reg S
   515,559 
 1,150,000   MAF Global Securities Ltd.
7.13%, 10/29/18 (c) Reg S
   1,199,553 
 700,000   Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
4.88%, 06/06/20 (c) 144A
   696,450 
 350,000   MIE Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   228,370 
 700,000   Mumtalakat Sukuk Holding Co.
4.00%, 11/25/21 Reg S
   696,630 
 733,820   Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.
9.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   726,482 
 2,295,000   Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
8.38%, 02/10/19 (c) Reg S
   2,535,254 
 500,000   Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
8.75%, 12/05/17 (c) Reg S
   518,125 
 700,000   Suzano Trading Ltd.
5.88%, 01/23/21 144A
   753,375 
 225,000   TAM Capital 3, Inc.
8.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   231,469 
 1,555,000   Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   1,589,987 
 500,000   Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.
6.00%, 01/25/20 (c) Reg S
   504,859 
         35,321,413 
Chile: 0.7%  
 1,010,000   AES Gener SA
8.38%, 06/18/19 (c) 144A
   1,087,012 
 750,000   CorpGroup Banking SA
6.75%, 03/15/18 (c) 144A
   761,438 
 600,000   Latam Airlines Group SA
7.25%, 06/09/20 144A
   634,332 
         2,482,782 
China / Hong Kong: 3.1%  
     Bank of East Asia Ltd.     
 1,470,000   4.25%, 11/20/19 (c) † Reg S   1,496,259 
 1,400,000   5.50%, 12/02/20 (c) Reg S   1,415,387 
 400,000   Chalieco Hong Kong Corp Ltd.
5.70%, 01/15/20 (c) Reg S
   414,232 
 2,275,000   China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.
4.45%, 09/30/21 (c) Reg S
   2,265,650 
     China CITIC Bank International Ltd.     
 400,000   4.25%, 10/11/21 (c) † Reg S   395,118 
 500,000   7.25%, 04/22/19 (c) Reg S   529,230 
 600,000   China South City Holdings Ltd.
5.75%, 03/09/20 Reg S
   585,022 
 500,000   Chong Hing Bank Ltd.
6.50%, 09/25/19 (c) Reg S
   522,045 
 1,150,000   ICBC Asia Ltd.
4.25%, 07/21/21 (c) Reg S
   1,145,595 
 500,000   Yancoal International Resources Development Co. Ltd.
5.75%, 04/13/20 (c) Reg S
   512,500 
 600,000   Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.
5.88%, 01/23/20 (c) † Reg S
   623,405 
 600,000   Zoomlion HK SPV Co. Ltd.
6.13%, 12/20/22 144A
   605,220 
         10,509,663 
Colombia: 2.0%  
 550,000   Banco Davivienda SA
5.88%, 07/09/22 144A
   592,350 
 1,793,000   Banco de Bogota SA
5.38%, 02/19/23 144A
   1,900,580 
 365,000   Banco GNB Sudameris SA
3.88%, 05/02/18 144A
   367,099 
 2,325,000   Bancolombia SA
5.13%, 09/11/22 †
   2,442,412 
     Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP     
 630,000   5.38%, 09/27/17 (c) 144A   639,450 
 765,000   8.50%, 03/30/20 (c) † 144A   778,388 
         6,720,279 
Costa Rica: 0.5%  
  1,620,000     Banco Nacional De Costa Rica
6.25%, 11/01/23 144A
   1,705,131 
Croatia: 0.3%  
     Agrokor D.D.     
 175,000   08/30/17 (c) Reg S   40,399 
 50,000   08/31/17 (c) 144A   11,543 
 800,000   Hrvatska Elektroprivreda
5.88%, 10/23/22 144A
   879,422 
         931,364 
Dominican Republic: 0.3%  
 500,000   Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA
6.75%, 04/01/24 (c) 144A
   539,925 
 350,000   Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana
7.00%, 02/01/23 144A
   365,750 
         905,675 
Georgia: 0.4%  
 600,000   BGEO Group JSC
6.00%, 07/26/23 † 144A
   615,312 
 720,000   Georgian Railway JSC
7.75%, 07/11/22 144A
   792,936 
         1,408,248 
India: 1.0%  
 600,000   Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd.
6.13%, 10/31/26 144A
   643,500 
 1,220,000   JSW Steel Ltd.
4.75%, 11/12/19 Reg S
   1,245,486 
 200,000   Reliance Communications Ltd.
6.50%, 11/06/20 Reg S
   138,760 
 600,000   Syndicate Bank
3.88%, 12/04/19 Reg S
   609,326 
 650,000   Tata Motors Ltd.
4.63%, 04/30/20 Reg S
   676,254 
         3,313,326 
Indonesia: 0.3%  
 900,000   Saka Energi Indonesia PT
4.45%, 05/05/24 144A
   915,876 
Ireland: 4.5%  
 600,000   AK Transneft OJSC
8.70%, 08/07/18 144A
   635,611 
 1,325,000   Alfa Bank OJSC
7.75%, 04/28/21 144A
   1,503,921 
 750,000   Bank Otkritie Financial Corp. OJSC
10.00%, 12/17/19 144A
   770,775 
 200,000   Borets Finance DAC
6.50%, 04/07/22 144A
   212,750 
 500,000   EDC Finance Ltd.
4.88%, 04/17/20 144A
   512,629 
 600,000   Eurochem Finance DAC
3.95%, 07/05/21 144A
   600,582 
 775,000   Gazprombank OJSC
7.25%, 05/03/19 Reg S
   822,171 
 600,000   GTLK Europe DAC
5.95%, 07/19/21 Reg S
   631,547 
 300,000   Metalloinvest Finance DAC
4.85%, 05/02/24 144A
   301,293 
 400,000   Metalloinvest Finance Ltd.
5.63%, 04/17/20 144A
   422,792 
 650,000   Mobile Telesystems OJSC
5.00%, 05/30/23 144A
   666,536 
 1,225,000   Rosneft Oil Co.
4.20%, 03/06/22 144A
   1,230,800 
 700,000   Rusal Capital DAC
5.13%, 02/02/22 144A
   706,901 
 1,500,000   Russian Railways
5.70%, 04/05/22 Reg S
   1,611,051 
 500,000   SCF Capital Ltd.
5.38%, 06/16/23 144A
   518,385 
 450,000   Vimpel Communications OJSC
7.75%, 02/02/21 144A
   511,176 
     Vnesheconombank     
 200,000   5.94%, 11/21/23 144A   214,157 
 2,995,000   6.90%, 07/09/20 144A   3,251,072 
         15,124,149 
Kazakhstan: 2.8%  
 700,000   Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
7.25%, 01/28/21 † 144A
   772,055 
 825,000   Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC
6.38%, 10/06/20 144A
   886,792 
     KazMunayGas National Co. JSC     
 700,000   4.40%, 04/30/23 144A   707,993 
 1,200,000   5.75%, 04/30/43 144A   1,189,680 
 1,500,000   5.75%, 04/19/47 144A   1,448,112 
 1,550,000   6.38%, 04/09/21 144A   1,696,973 
 1,800,000   7.00%, 05/05/20 144A   1,970,928 
 850,000   Zhaikmunai International BV
7.13%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   863,212 
         9,535,745 
Luxembourg: 7.0%  
 700,000   ALROSA Finance SA
7.75%, 11/03/20 144A
   792,726 
 1,060,000   Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.75%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   1,085,175 
 300,000   Cosan Luxembourg SA
7.00%, 01/20/22 (c) 144A
   312,750 
 925,000   CSN Resources SA
6.50%, 07/21/20 † 144A
   705,313 
 1,775,000   Evraz Group SA
5.38%, 03/20/23 144A
   1,786,981 
 1,670,000   Gazprom Neft OAO
6.00%, 11/27/23 144A
   1,822,180 
     Gazprom OAO     
 2,200,000   4.95%, 07/19/22 144A   2,298,868 
 1,770,000   7.29%, 08/16/37 144A   2,098,117 
 1,400,000   9.25%, 04/23/19 (p) 144A   1,546,705 
 600,000   Kernel Holding SA
8.75%, 01/31/22 144A
   655,152 
 875,000   MHP SA
8.25%, 04/02/20 144A
   935,502 
 760,000   Minerva Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 09/20/21 (c) 144A
   762,850 
     Offshore Drilling Holding SA     
 400,000   8.38%, 09/20/17 (c) Reg S   150,000 
 590,000   8.38%, 09/20/17 (c) 144A   221,250 
 1,105,000   Puma International Financing SA
6.75%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   1,143,100 
 300,000   QGOG Constellation SA
9.50%, 11/09/21 (c) # 144A
   231,000 
 450,000   Rosneft Finance SA
7.25%, 02/02/20 144A
   492,725 
 500,000   Rumo Luxembourg Sarl
7.38%, 02/09/21 (c) 144A
   521,200 
     Sberbank of Russia     
 1,620,000   5.13%, 10/29/22 144A   1,678,184 
 1,600,000   6.13%, 02/07/22 144A   1,747,782 
 250,000   Sistema JSFC
6.95%, 05/17/19 144A
   221,195 
 400,000   TMK OAO
6.75%, 04/03/20 144A
   419,120 
 900,000   Vm Holding SA
5.38%, 02/04/27 (c) 144A
   936,000 
 1,265,000   VTB Bank SA
6.95%, 10/17/22 144A
   1,370,119 
         23,933,994 
Marshall Islands: 0.1%  
 490,000   Navios South American Logistics, Inc.
7.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   479,588 
Mauritius: 1.1%  
 700,000   Greenko Investment Co.
4.88%, 08/16/19 (c) 144A
   690,371 
 500,000   HT Global IT Solutions Holdings Ltd.
7.00%, 07/14/18 (c) 144A
   527,497 
 1,900,000   MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.
4.76%, 11/11/24 144A
   1,835,400 
 700,000   Neerg Energy Ltd.
6.00%, 02/13/20 (c) 144A
   718,696 
         3,771,964 
Mexico: 3.2%  
 1,120,000   BBVA Bancomer SA
7.25%, 04/22/20 † 144A
   1,229,200 
     Cemex SAB de CV     
 2,000,000   5.70%, 01/11/20 (c) † 144A   2,135,000 
 120,000   6.50%, 12/10/17 (c) 144A   126,079 
 1,160,000   7.25%, 01/15/18 (c) 144A   1,227,013 
 571,000   Controladora Mabe SA de CV
7.88%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   631,812 
 700,000   Credito Real SAB de CV
7.25%, 07/20/20 (c) 144A
   738,500 
 560,000   Elementia SAB de CV
5.50%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A
   590,744 
 500,000   Grupo Idesa SA de CV
7.88%, 12/18/17 (c) 144A
   451,875 
 550,000   Grupo Posadas SAB de CV
7.88%, 06/30/19 (c) 144A
   578,820 
 500,000   Metalsa SA de CV
4.90%, 04/24/23 144A
   497,900 
 695,000   Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV
8.25%, 11/07/17 (c) 144A
   704,035 
 650,000   Tenedora Nemak SA
5.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   672,750 
 620,000   TV Azteca SAB de CV
7.63%, 09/18/17 (c) Reg S
   642,320 
 620,000   Unifin Financiera SA de CV
7.25%, 09/27/20 (c) 144A
   632,090 
         10,858,138 
Mongolia: 0.2%  
 500,000   Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC
9.38%, 05/19/20 144A
   541,895 
Morocco: 0.1%  
 500,000   BMCE Bank
6.25%, 11/27/18 Reg S
   517,760 
Netherlands: 5.9%  
 470,000   Ajecorp BV
6.50%, 08/31/17 (c) † 144A
   410,075 
 350,000   Cimpor Financial Operations BV
5.75%, 07/17/19 (c) 144A
   300,125 
 1,275,000   EA Partners I BV
6.88%, 09/28/20 † Reg S
   1,216,987 
     First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.     
 475,000   8.00%, 07/23/19 (c) 144A   438,169 
 400,000   8.25%, 08/07/18 (c) 144A   381,900 
     Greenko Dutch BV     
 1,000,000   5.25%, 07/24/20 (c) 144A   1,002,500 
 630,000   8.00%, 08/23/17 (c) † 144A   656,775 
 1,010,000   IHS Netherlands Holdco BV
9.50%, 10/27/18 (c) 144A
   1,040,300 
 655,000   Indo Energy Finance II BV
6.38%, 01/24/18 (c) 144A
   623,702 
 1,200,000   Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV
6.95%, 07/10/42 144A
   1,298,192 
 800,000   Listrindo Capital BV
4.95%, 09/14/21 (c) † 144A
   807,200 
     Majapahit Holding BV     
 1,230,000   7.75%, 01/20/20 144A   1,382,274 
 965,000   8.00%, 08/07/19 144A   1,073,562 
 1,075,000   Marfrig Holding Europe BV
8.00%, 06/08/19 (c) 144A
   1,119,344 
 1,450,000   Metinvest BV
9.37%, 12/31/21 Reg S
   1,382,459 
     Petrobras Global Finance BV     
 1,740,000   4.38%, 05/20/23   1,689,975 
 1,450,000   6.25%, 03/17/24   1,515,250 
 400,000   7.38%, 01/17/27   434,000 
 1,705,000   Petrobras International Finance Co.
5.38%, 01/27/21
   1,756,150 
 1,475,000   VTR Finance BV
6.88%, 01/15/19 (c) 144A
   1,576,406 
         20,105,345 
Nigeria: 0.6%  
 600,000   Access Bank Plc
10.50%, 10/19/21 144A
   647,532 
 400,000   Guaranty Trust Bank PLC
6.00%, 11/08/18 144A
   406,512 
     Zenith Bank Plc     
 750,000   6.25%, 04/22/19 144A   754,125 
 400,000   7.38%, 05/30/22 144A   396,400 
         2,204,569 
Panama: 0.7%  
 700,000   AES El Salvador Trust II
6.75%, 03/28/18 (c) 144A
   631,750 
 900,000   AES Panama SRL
6.00%, 06/25/19 (c) 144A
   950,625 
 650,000   Avianca Holdings SA
8.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   647,563 
         2,229,938 
Paraguay: 0.3%  
 450,000   Banco Regional SAECA
8.13%, 01/24/19 144A
   483,188 
 400,000   Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA
6.75%, 12/13/17 (c) 144A
   418,000 
         901,188 
Peru: 1.1%  
 500,000   Cia Minera Milpo SAA
4.63%, 03/28/23 144A
   511,250 
 565,000   InRetail Shopping Malls
6.50%, 07/09/18 (c) 144A
   595,228 
 700,000   Minsur SA
6.25%, 02/07/24 144A
   764,190 
 800,000   Orazul Energy Egenor S. en C. por A.
5.63%, 04/28/22 (c) 144A
   771,200 
 600,000   Union Andina de Cementos SAA
5.88%, 10/30/18 (c) 144A
   627,000 
 580,000   Volcan Cia Minera SAA
5.38%, 02/02/22 † 144A
   603,780 
         3,872,648 
Philippines: 0.3%  
 400,000   Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.
3.45%, 02/02/21 Reg S
   406,908 
 500,000   Security Bank Corp.
3.95%, 02/03/20 Reg S
   517,458 
         924,366 
Russia: 0.1%  
 500,000   Global Ports Finance Plc
6.50%, 09/22/23 144A
   516,890 
Saudi Arabia: 0.3%  
 1,000,000   Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
6.50%, 05/28/19 † Reg S
   994,625 
Singapore: 1.6%  
 1,565,000   ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.
5.95%, 07/31/24 † Reg S
   1,664,769 
 111,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd.
11.50%, 05/07/15 (d) (e) * Reg S
   2,137 
 550,000   Golden Legacy Pte Ltd.
8.25%, 06/07/19 (c) 144A
   592,657 
 300,000   Jubilant Pharma Ltd.
4.88%, 10/06/19 (c) Reg S
   304,794 
 600,000   Marble II Pte Ltd.
5.30%, 06/20/19 (c) 144A
   608,272 
 500,000   Pratama Agung Pte Ltd.
6.25%, 02/24/18 (c) Reg S
   523,105 
     STATS ChipPAC Ltd.     
 118,000   4.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   118,000 
 600,000   8.50%, 11/24/18 (c) 144A   644,100 
 900,000   Theta Capital Pte Ltd.
7.00%, 04/11/18 (c) Reg S
   942,477 
         5,400,311 
South Africa: 1.8%  
     Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.     
 1,455,000   5.75%, 01/26/21 † 144A   1,466,737 
 980,000   6.75%, 08/06/23 144A   995,949 
 1,940,000   7.13%, 02/11/25 144A   1,971,515 
 600,000   FirstRand Bank Ltd.
4.25%, 04/30/20 Reg S
   616,500 
 1,000,000   Transnet SOC Ltd.
4.00%, 07/26/22 144A
   980,028 
         6,030,729 
South Korea: 0.7%  
 500,000   SK E&S Co. Ltd.
4.88%, 11/26/19 (c) 144A
   499,500 
     Woori Bank Co. Ltd.     
 750,000   4.75%, 04/30/24 144A   788,197 
 900,000   5.00%, 06/10/20 (c) 144A   933,426 
         2,221,123 
Sri Lanka: 0.2%  
 800,000   National Savings Bank
8.88%, 09/18/18 (s) 144A
   848,000 
Thailand: 0.4%  
 880,000   Krung Thai Bank PCL
5.20%, 12/26/19 (c) Reg S
   915,571 
 500,000   PTT Explor & Product PCL
4.88%, 06/18/19 (c) 144A
   510,794 
         1,426,365 
Turkey: 9.0%  
     Akbank TAS     
 805,000   4.00%, 01/24/20 144A   808,260 
 500,000   5.00%, 10/24/22 144A   506,457 
 925,000   5.13%, 03/31/25 144A   913,230 
 500,000   Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi AS
6.25%, 06/30/19 Reg S
   508,175 
 500,000   Alternatifbank AS
8.75%, 04/16/21 (c) Reg S
   524,925 
 600,000   Arcelik AS
5.00%, 04/03/23 144A
   617,412 
     Finansbank AS     
 600,000   4.88%, 05/19/22 144A   599,663 
 800,000   6.25%, 04/30/19 144A   834,835 
     TC Ziraat Bankasi AS     
 740,000   4.25%, 07/03/19 144A   747,992 
 600,000   4.75%, 04/29/21 144A   609,021 
 600,000   5.13%, 05/03/22 144A   608,880 
     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     
 1,100,000   4.75%, 10/17/19 144A   1,128,338 
 1,700,000   5.25%, 09/13/22 † 144A   1,742,369 
 700,000   5.88%, 03/16/23 144A   731,399 
 2,375,000   Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS
3.88%, 02/05/20 144A
   2,327,963 
     Turkiye Is Bankasi SA     
 650,000   3.75%, 10/10/18 144A   651,634 
 2,980,000   5.00%, 04/30/20 144A   3,030,305 
 3,685,000   6.00%, 10/24/22 144A   3,736,590 
 1,500,000   Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS
5.13%, 04/22/20 Reg S
   1,528,215 
     Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS     
 200,000   4.25%, 05/09/20 Reg S   203,371 
 400,000   4.25%, 05/09/20 144A   406,742 
     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO     
 400,000   6.00%, 11/01/22 144A   402,476 
 2,645,000   8.00%, 11/01/22 (c) 144A   2,769,728 
 4,530,000   Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS
5.50%, 12/06/22 144A
   4,497,923 
         30,435,903 
United Arab Emirates: 0.3%  
 1,000,000   First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
5.25%, 06/17/20 (c) Reg S
   1,021,250 
United Kingdom: 3.6%  
     AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc     
 835,000   5.13%, 08/01/22 †   871,322 
 650,000   5.38%, 04/15/20 †   687,960 
 480,000   6.50%, 04/15/40   485,181 
 800,000   Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc
4.25%, 04/10/20 Reg S
   810,500 
 600,000   Liquid Telecommunications Financing Plc
8.50%, 07/13/20 (c) 144A
   614,306 
 920,000   Oschadbank
9.38%, 03/10/23 (s) 144A
   971,290 
 800,000   Petra Diamonds US Treasury Plc
7.25%, 05/01/19 (c) 144A
   822,600 
 1,100,000   Polyus Gold International Ltd.
5.63%, 04/29/20 144A
   1,164,509 
 1,200,000   Tullow Oil Plc
6.25%, 08/31/17 (c) † 144A
   1,113,000 
 700,000   Ukraine Railways
9.88%, 09/15/21 144A
   726,285 
     Vedanta Resources Plc     
 900,000   6.00%, 01/31/19 144A   934,875 
 2,310,000   8.25%, 06/07/21 144A   2,587,200 
 400,000   West China Cement Ltd.
6.50%, 09/11/17 (c) Reg S
   412,787 
         12,201,815 
United States: 2.0%  
     Cemex Finance LLC     
 1,655,000   6.00%, 04/01/19 (c) 144A   1,760,506 
 1,460,000   9.38%, 10/12/17 (c) 144A   1,554,170 
     JBS USA LLC     
 1,150,000   5.75%, 06/15/20 (c) 144A   1,144,250 
 710,000   7.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   725,088 
 716,105   Rio Oil Finance Trust
9.25%, 07/06/24 144A
   735,948 
 1,000,000   Stillwater Mining Co.
7.13%, 06/27/21 (c) 144A
   982,650 
         6,902,612 
Venezuela: 2.4%  
     Petroleos de Venezuela SA     
 3,815,000   5.38%, 04/12/27 Reg S   1,252,846 
 1,855,000   5.50%, 04/12/37 Reg S   608,626 
 3,395,000   6.00%, 05/16/24 144A   1,133,081 
 2,785,000   6.00%, 11/15/26 144A   912,366 
 2,200,000   8.50%, 10/27/20 144A   1,463,000 
 2,220,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 Reg S   879,675 
 2,455,000   9.75%, 05/17/35 144A   955,609 
 1,800,000   12.75%, 02/17/22 144A   834,750 
         8,039,953 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $299,120,181)
   299,518,828 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 9.4%  
Argentina: 4.6%  
     City of Buenos Aires     
 900,000   7.50%, 06/01/27 144A   960,750 
 655,000   8.95%, 02/19/21 144A   728,327 
 500,000   Province of Salta
9.13%, 07/07/24 144A
   539,735 
     Provincia de Buenos Aires     
 200,000   7.88%, 06/15/27 144A   204,634 
 2,725,000   9.13%, 03/16/24 144A   3,037,012 
 2,155,000   9.95%, 06/09/21 144A   2,447,390 
 630,000   10.88%, 01/26/21 144A   714,779 
 1,935,000   10.88%, 01/26/21 Reg S   2,195,393 
 900,000   Provincia de Chubut
7.75%, 07/26/26 144A
   900,567 
     Provincia de Cordoba     
 1,375,000   7.13%, 06/10/21 144A   1,440,464 
 400,000   7.13%, 08/01/27 144A   392,428 
 500,000   Provincia de Entre Rios
8.75%, 02/08/25 144A
   506,540 
 700,000   Provincia de Mendoza
8.38%, 05/19/24 144A
   743,428 
 800,000   Provincia de Neuquen
8.63%, 05/12/28 144A
   883,424 
         15,694,871 
Azerbaijan: 0.6%  
 2,070,000   State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic
4.75%, 03/13/23 Reg S
   2,047,271 
Cayman Islands: 0.2%  
 700,000   Brazil Minas SPE
5.33%, 02/15/28 144A
   698,250 
Costa Rica: 0.5%  
 700,000   Banco de Costa Rica
5.25%, 08/12/18 144A
   716,170 
 900,000   Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
6.95%, 11/10/21 144A
   967,500 
         1,683,670 
India: 0.8%  
 1,675,000   IDBI Bank Ltd.
3.75%, 01/25/19 Reg S
   1,678,678 
 900,000   Union Bank of India HK
4.50%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   927,600 
         2,606,278 
Indonesia: 0.9%  
     Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT     
 1,150,000   5.25%, 10/24/42 † 144A   1,171,620 
 1,250,000   5.50%, 11/22/21 Reg S   1,373,500 
 400,000   5.50%, 11/22/21 144A   439,520 
         2,984,640 
Kazakhstan: 0.3%  
 1,000,000   KazAgro National Management Holding JSC
4.63%, 05/24/23 144A
   988,143 
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.4%  
     Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.     
 852,083   6.00%, 05/08/22 144A   843,563 
 300,000   9.75%, 08/14/19 Reg S   322,653 
 305,000   9.75%, 08/14/19 144A   328,031 
         1,494,247 
Turkey: 0.7%  
     Export Credit Bank of Turkey     
 150,000   5.88%, 04/24/19 Reg S   155,996 
 2,170,000   5.88%, 04/24/19 144A   2,256,746 
         2,412,742 
Ukraine: 0.4%  
 1,465,000   Ukreximbank
9.75%, 01/22/25 144A
   1,538,982 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $31,367,470)
   32,149,094 
   
Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.3%
(Cost: $4,386,271)
  
 4,386,271   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   4,386,271 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.0%
(Cost: $334,873,922)
   336,054,193 
   
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 8.8%  
Repurchase Agreements: 8.8%  
$1,465,720   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Barclays Capital, Inc., 1.03%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,465,762; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 1.13%, due 8/15/18 to 5/15/47, valued at $1,495,035 including accrued interest)  $1,465,720 
 7,066,147   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,066,355; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 11.50%, due 8/15/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $7,207,470 including accrued interest)   7,066,147 
 7,066,147   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,066,351; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 0.63%, due 1/15/26 to 7/15/26, valued at $7,207,470 including accrued interest)   7,066,147 
 7,066,147   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,066,357; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $7,207,470 including accrued interest)   7,066,147 
 7,066,147   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,066,355; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $7,207,470 including accrued interest)   7,066,147 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities Loaned
(Cost: $29,730,308)
   29,730,308 
Total Investments: 107.8%
(Cost: $364,604,230)
365,784,501 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (7.8)%    (26,513,965)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $339,270,536 
           
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(d) Security in default of coupon payment
(e) Security in principal default
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
(s) Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $28,537,587.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $231,000 which represents 0.1% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $270,300 which represents 0.1% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $247,024,919, or 72.8% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   8.9%  $29,783,811 
Communications   5.6    18,949,317 
Consumer, Cyclical   4.3    14,611,964 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   3.9    13,200,428 
Diversified   1.0    3,222,103 
Energy   15.6    52,265,211 
Financial   38.4    129,190,723 
Government   9.6    32,149,094 
Industrial   6.1    20,604,644 
Technology   0.4    1,370,372 
Utilities   4.9    16,320,255 
Money Market Fund   1.3    4,386,271 
    100.0%  $336,054,193 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $299,518,828   $   $299,518,828 
Government Obligations*       32,149,094        32,149,094 
Money Market Fund   4,386,271            4,386,271 
Repurchase Agreements       29,730,308        29,730,308 
Total  $4,386,271   $361,398,230   $   $365,784,501 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS FALLEN ANGEL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
       Value  
CORPORATE BONDS: 98.0%        
Bermuda: 2.5%        
        Weatherford International Ltd.        
$ 4,237,000     4.50%, 01/15/22 (c) †   $ 3,919,225  
  2,507,000     5.13%, 09/15/20 †     2,456,860  
  520,000     5.95%, 10/17/41 (c) †     439,400  
  3,175,000     6.50%, 08/01/36 †     2,809,875  
  9,429,000     6.75%, 09/15/40     8,438,955  
  1,125,000     7.00%, 03/15/38     1,022,344  
  3,032,000     9.63%, 03/01/19     3,289,720  
      22,376,379  
Canada: 4.1%        
        Bombardier, Inc.        
  500,000     6.00%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S     511,250  
  1,100,000     7.45%, 05/01/34 144A     1,108,250  
        Kinross Gold Corp.        
  3,155,000     5.13%, 06/01/21 (c) †     3,366,973  
  3,120,000     5.95%, 12/15/23 (c)     3,416,400  
  1,707,000     6.88%, 03/01/41 (c)     1,843,560  
        Teck Resources Ltd.        
  4,356,000     3.75%, 11/01/22 (c) †     4,410,450  
  4,548,000     4.75%, 10/15/21 (c)     4,807,736  
  3,070,000     5.20%, 09/01/41 (c)     2,993,250  
  2,549,000     6.00%, 02/15/40 (c)     2,727,430  
  1,590,000     6.13%, 10/01/35     1,733,100  
  8,874,000     6.25%, 01/15/41 (c)     9,683,752  
      36,602,151  
Cayman Islands: 3.1%        
        Noble Holding International Ltd.        
  530,000     3.95%, 03/15/22     426,650  
  316,000     4.63%, 03/01/21     267,712  
  3,098,000     5.25%, 03/15/42     1,812,330  
  3,044,000     6.05%, 03/01/41     1,862,928  
  2,433,000     6.20%, 08/01/40 †     1,496,295  
  1,560,000     7.70%, 01/01/25 (c) †     1,210,950  
  2,738,000     8.70%, 10/01/44 (c)     2,053,500  
        Transocean, Inc.        
  4,220,000     5.80%, 07/15/22 (c) †     4,004,274  
  1,359,000     6.50%, 11/15/20 †     1,416,758  
  6,715,000     6.80%, 03/15/38 †     5,036,250  
  4,795,000     7.50%, 04/15/31 †     3,943,888  
  2,418,000     8.38%, 12/15/21 †     2,569,125  
  1,900,000     9.35%, 12/15/41     1,710,000  
      27,810,660  
Finland: 1.1%        
        Nokia OYJ        
  3,645,000     5.38%, 05/15/19 †     3,859,144  
  3,243,000     6.63%, 05/15/39     3,778,095  
  1,955,000     Stora Enso OYJ
7.25%, 04/15/36 144A
    2,316,675  
      9,953,914  
France: 0.4%        
  2,853,000     BPCE SA
12.50%, 09/30/19 (c) 144A
    3,462,829  
Ireland: 0.3%        
  1,891,000     Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding Ltd.
7.50%, 11/20/25
    2,278,655  
Italy: 1.4%        
  12,670,000     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.02%, 06/26/24 144A
    12,945,953  
Japan: 1.8%        
  15,760,000     SoftBank Corp.
4.50%, 04/15/20 144A
    16,291,900  
Luxembourg: 8.0%        
        ArcelorMittal        
  3,955,000     5.75%, 08/05/20 †     4,291,175  
  5,185,000     6.00%, 03/01/21 †     5,703,500  
  6,463,000     7.25%, 03/01/41     7,497,080  
        ArcelorMittal        
  535,000     6.13%, 06/01/18     551,050  
  6,273,000     6.75%, 02/25/22     7,104,172  
  9,332,000     7.50%, 10/15/39     11,058,420  
        Telecom Italia Capital        
  7,980,000     6.00%, 09/30/34     8,865,780  
  7,765,000     6.38%, 11/15/33     8,832,687  
  1,864,000     7.00%, 06/04/18     1,945,550  
  3,645,000     7.18%, 06/18/19     3,973,050  
  1,035,000     7.20%, 07/18/36     1,269,169  
  8,137,000     7.72%, 06/04/38     10,425,531  
      71,517,164  
Sweden: 0.7%        
  6,500,000     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
4.13%, 05/15/22
    6,595,400  
United Kingdom: 8.8%        
        Anglo American Capital Plc        
  6,975,000     3.63%, 05/14/20 144A     7,184,250  
  7,120,000     4.13%, 04/15/21 144A     7,404,800  
  610,000     4.13%, 09/27/22 144A     635,925  
  2,250,000     4.45%, 09/27/20 144A     2,368,125  
  4,650,000     4.88%, 05/14/25 144A     4,987,125  
  3,100,000     9.38%, 04/08/19 144A     3,478,789  
  3,662,000     Barclays Bank Plc Perpetual
6.28%, 12/15/34 (c)
    4,170,102  
        Ensco Plc        
  4,170,000     4.50%, 07/01/24 (c) †     3,199,182  
  1,950,000     4.70%, 03/15/21 †     1,911,000  
  3,782,000     5.20%, 12/15/24 (c)     3,006,690  
  6,608,000     5.75%, 04/01/44 (c)     4,443,880  
        Lloyds Banking Group Plc        
  125,000     6.41%, 10/01/35 (c) Reg S     141,875  
  2,365,000     6.41%, 10/01/35 (c) 144A     2,684,275  
  2,650,000     6.66%, 05/21/37 (c) 144A     3,034,250  
  4,000,000     Petrofac Ltd.
3.40%, 10/10/18 † 144A
    3,950,000  
  5,832,000     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
7.65%, 09/30/31 (c)
    7,297,290  
  2,566,000     Signet UK Finance Plc
4.70%, 03/15/24 (c)
    2,528,028  
  4,815,000     Standard Chartered Plc
7.01%, 07/30/37 (c) † 144A
    5,537,250  
  7,188,000     Tesco Plc
6.15%, 11/15/37 144A
    7,578,984  
  2,845,000     Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc
5.25%, 01/15/21
    3,044,150  
      78,585,970  
United States: 65.8%        
        ADT Corp.        
  6,998,000     3.50%, 07/15/22 †     6,954,262  
  3,742,000     4.13%, 06/15/23     3,793,453  
        Allegheny Technologies, Inc.        
  5,181,000     5.95%, 10/15/20 (c)     5,284,620  
  2,318,000     7.88%, 05/15/23 (c)     2,445,490  
  1,201,000     9.38%, 06/01/19     1,303,085  
  3,312,000     Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/31
    4,127,580  
        Arconic, Inc.        
  8,247,000     5.40%, 01/15/21 (c)     8,837,073  
  3,449,000     5.72%, 02/23/19     3,634,556  
  3,780,000     5.87%, 02/23/22     4,167,450  
  4,959,000     5.90%, 02/01/27     5,486,092  
  4,499,000     5.95%, 02/01/37     4,653,766  
  6,377,000     6.15%, 08/15/20     6,980,838  
  90,000     6.75%, 01/15/28     101,925  
        Avon Products, Inc.        
  1,551,000     6.60%, 03/15/20     1,585,898  
  4,245,000     7.00%, 03/15/23     3,931,931  
  2,885,000     BAC Capital Trust XI
6.63%, 05/23/36
    3,603,838  
        Carpenter Technology Corp.        
  2,232,000     4.45%, 12/01/22 (c)     2,280,693  
  1,205,000     5.20%, 04/15/21 (c) †     1,261,058  
        CDK Global, Inc.        
  1,667,000     3.80%, 09/15/19 (c)     1,725,895  
  3,135,000     5.00%, 07/15/24 (c)     3,330,938  
        CenturyLink, Inc.        
  1,310,000     6.15%, 09/15/19 †     1,391,875  
  7,338,000     6.88%, 01/15/28     7,338,000  
  4,825,000     7.60%, 09/15/39     4,499,312  
        CF Industries Holdings, Inc.        
  4,947,000     3.45%, 06/01/23 †     4,693,466  
  4,845,000     4.95%, 06/01/43     4,154,588  
  5,445,000     5.15%, 03/15/34     5,016,206  
  3,768,000     5.38%, 03/15/44     3,405,330  
  1,585,000     Choice Hotels International, Inc.
5.70%, 08/28/20
    1,729,631  
  1,795,000     Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
6.25%, 10/01/40
    1,498,825  
        Continental Resources, Inc.        
  6,327,000     3.80%, 03/01/24 (c)     5,884,110  
  4,465,000     4.90%, 12/01/43 (c)     3,839,900  
  840,000     Countrywide Capital III
8.05%, 06/15/27
    1,088,750  
  200,000     Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp V
4.25%, 03/31/26 (c) 144A
    202,000  
  2,054,000     Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
7.38%, 12/15/26
    2,418,585  
        DCP Midstream Operating LP        
  2,928,000     2.70%, 03/01/19 (c)     2,924,340  
  4,251,000     3.88%, 12/15/22 (c)     4,165,980  
  5,175,000     4.75%, 06/30/21 (c) 144A     5,343,187  
  1,100,000     4.95%, 01/01/22 (c)     1,134,375  
  3,734,000     5.35%, 03/15/20 144A     3,939,370  
  2,294,000     5.60%, 10/01/43 (c)     2,190,770  
  1,750,000     6.45%, 11/03/36 144A     1,881,250  
  3,926,000     6.75%, 09/15/37 144A     4,259,710  
  1,355,000     9.75%, 03/15/19 144A     1,515,906  
        Dell, Inc.        
  2,368,000     4.63%, 04/01/21 †     2,474,560  
  3,426,000     5.88%, 06/15/19 †     3,618,713  
  4,324,000     6.50%, 04/15/38     4,367,240  
  725,000     7.10%, 04/15/28     804,750  
        Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.        
  1,866,000     3.45%, 08/01/23 (c) †     1,642,080  
  4,360,000     4.88%, 05/01/43 (c)     2,877,600  
  3,480,000     5.70%, 10/15/39     2,644,800  
  2,940,000     5.88%, 05/01/19     3,131,100  
  6,400,000     Dresdner Funding Trust I
8.15%, 06/30/29 (c) 144A
    8,128,128  
        Dun & Bradstreet Corp.        
  1,750,000     4.25%, 05/15/20 (c) †     1,815,947  
  2,128,000     4.63%, 09/01/22 (c)     2,219,576  
        Edgewell Personal Care        
  3,934,000     4.70%, 05/19/21     4,224,132  
  3,084,000     4.70%, 05/24/22     3,330,720  
  9,457,000     Embarq Corp.
8.00%, 06/01/36
    9,657,961  
        EMC Corporation        
  12,961,000     2.65%, 06/01/20     12,796,629  
  7,642,000     3.38%, 03/01/23 (c)     7,421,796  
  2,520,000     Energen Corp.
4.63%, 06/01/21 (c)
    2,564,100  
        FirstEnergy Solutions Co.        
  2,862,000     6.05%, 08/15/21 †     1,330,830  
  1,504,000     6.80%, 08/15/39     669,280  
        Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.        
  9,095,000     3.10%, 03/15/20     9,072,262  
  12,777,000     3.55%, 12/01/21 (c)     12,425,632  
  13,885,000     3.88%, 12/15/22 (c) †     13,485,806  
  1,400,000     4.00%, 11/14/21     1,405,250  
  900,000     4.55%, 08/14/24 (c)     884,250  
  6,422,000     5.40%, 05/14/34 (c)     6,074,827  
  11,962,000     5.45%, 09/15/42 (c)     11,064,850  
  5,841,000     Frontier Communications Corp.
9.00%, 08/15/31
    4,731,210  
  1,850,000     Frontier Florida LLC
6.86%, 02/01/28
    1,423,481  
        Genworth Holdings, Inc.        
  4,072,000     4.80%, 02/15/24     3,369,580  
  575,000     4.90%, 08/15/23     483,000  
  2,006,000     6.50%, 06/15/34     1,649,935  
  5,718,000     7.63%, 09/24/21     5,468,581  
  4,372,000     7.70%, 06/15/20 †     4,317,350  
  8,635,000     Goldman Sachs Capital I
6.35%, 02/15/34
    10,690,950  
  2,516,000     Graham Holdings Co.
7.25%, 02/01/19
    2,692,120  
  1,875,000     HCA, Inc.
7.69%, 06/15/25
    2,191,406  
  1,405,000     IFM US Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC
6.45%, 02/01/21 (c) 144A
    1,522,968  
  1,762,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc.
7.25%, 10/15/27
    722,420  
        Ingram Micro, Inc.        
  1,887,000     5.00%, 02/10/22 (c)     1,924,566  
  3,191,000     5.45%, 09/15/24 (c)     3,293,409  
  4,781,000     Invista Finance LLC
4.25%, 10/15/19 144A
    4,900,525  
        JC Penney Corp., Inc.        
  2,368,000     6.38%, 10/15/36 †     1,764,160  
  2,434,000     7.40%, 04/01/37 (p) †     1,947,200  
  2,720,000     7.63%, 03/01/97     1,863,200  
        L Brands, Inc.        
  3,975,000     6.95%, 03/01/33     3,845,813  
  200,000     7.60%, 07/15/37     198,000  
  2,882,000     Leidos Holdings, Inc.
4.45%, 09/01/20 (c)
    3,054,920  
        Leucadia National Corp.        
  4,808,000     5.50%, 01/18/23 (c)     5,187,159  
  1,610,000     6.63%, 07/23/43 (c)     1,713,716  
  2,159,000     Lexmark International, Inc.
6.38%, 03/15/20 †
    2,254,870  
  1,675,000     McClatchy Co.
6.88%, 03/15/29
    1,264,625  
        MDC Holdings, Inc.        
  1,524,000     5.50%, 10/15/23 (c)     1,638,300  
  1,600,000     5.63%, 02/01/20     1,728,000  
  2,264,000     6.00%, 10/15/42 (c)     2,184,760  
        Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.        
  2,835,000     6.25%, 07/15/19 144A     3,054,713  
  3,070,000     6.25%, 01/15/40 144A     3,451,847  
  1,840,000     7.38%, 07/15/39 144A     2,235,600  
  2,860,000     Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC
6.70%, 09/15/19 144A
    3,070,925  
        Murphy Oil Corp.        
  5,363,000     4.00%, 03/01/22 (c)     5,295,962  
  2,375,000     4.70%, 09/01/22 (c)     2,339,375  
  3,238,000     6.13%, 06/01/42 (c)     3,025,506  
        Nabors Industries, Inc.        
  3,725,000     4.63%, 09/15/21     3,585,313  
  6,194,000     5.00%, 09/15/20     6,209,485  
  1,785,000     5.10%, 06/15/23 (c)     1,713,600  
  1,300,000     9.25%, 01/15/19     1,417,000  
        New Albertsons, Inc.        
  983,000     6.63%, 06/01/28     865,040  
  500,000     7.45%, 08/01/29     452,500  
  3,522,000     8.00%, 05/01/31     3,240,240  
  1,402,000     8.70%, 05/01/30     1,345,920  
  3,235,000     NGPL Pipeco LLC
7.77%, 12/15/37 144A
    4,027,575  
  1,300,000     Nine West Holdings, Inc.
6.13%, 11/15/34
    234,000  
        NuStar Logistics, LP        
  1,100,000     4.75%, 11/01/21 (c)     1,127,500  
  3,336,000     4.80%, 09/01/20     3,486,120  
  2,503,000     Och-Ziff Finance Co. LLC
4.50%, 11/20/19 † 144A
    2,384,108  
  1,744,000     Pactiv LLC
7.95%, 12/15/25
    1,957,640  
        PulteGroup, Inc.        
  700,000     6.00%, 02/15/35     721,000  
  3,874,000     6.38%, 05/15/33     4,135,495  
  1,804,000     7.88%, 06/15/32     2,155,780  
  225,000     Qwest Capital Funding Inc
7.75%, 02/15/31
    209,318  
  1,537,000     RBS Capital Trust II
6.43%, 01/03/34 (c)
    1,786,763  
  1,844,000     Rite Aid Corp.
7.70%, 02/15/27
    1,834,780  
        Rockies Express Pipeline        
  5,380,000     5.63%, 04/15/20 144A     5,717,972  
  4,291,000     6.88%, 04/15/40 144A     4,749,601  
        Rowan Cos, Inc.        
  2,716,000     4.75%, 10/15/23 (c)     2,335,760  
  4,041,000     4.88%, 03/01/22 (c) †     3,849,053  
  3,889,000     5.40%, 06/01/42 (c)     2,838,970  
  1,091,000     5.85%, 07/15/43 (c)     837,212  
        Safeway, Inc.        
  1,784,000     5.00%, 08/15/19 †     1,819,680  
  3,716,000     7.25%, 02/01/31     3,437,300  
        Sealed Air Corp.        
  852,000     4.88%, 09/01/22 (c) 144A     906,315  
  2,090,000     6.88%, 07/15/33 144A     2,432,238  
        SLM Corp.        
  3,751,000     5.63%, 08/01/33     3,207,105  
  9,551,000     8.00%, 03/25/20     10,587,283  
        Southwestern Energy Co.        
  6,898,000     4.10%, 12/15/21 (c) †     6,466,875  
  4,953,000     5.80%, 12/23/19 (c) †     5,126,355  
  6,236,000     6.70%, 10/23/24 (c)     6,171,707  
        Sprint Capital Corp.        
  14,760,000     6.88%, 11/15/28     16,125,300  
  11,400,000     6.90%, 05/01/19     12,155,250  
  13,153,000     8.75%, 03/15/32     16,342,602  
        Symantec Corp.        
  2,650,000     3.95%, 03/15/22 (c)     2,756,000  
  4,664,000     4.20%, 09/15/20     4,932,180  
  4,432,000     Talen Energy Supply LLC
4.60%, 09/15/21 (c) †
    3,567,760  
  2,623,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.88%, 11/15/31
    2,373,815  
  1,720,000     Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
6.75%, 11/01/19
    1,881,250  
  100,000     TRW Automotive, Inc.
4.45%, 09/01/23 (c) § 144A
    99,250  
  3,429,000     United States Cellular Corp.
6.70%, 12/15/33
    3,497,580  
  2,233,000     United States Steel Corp.
6.65%, 06/01/37
    2,099,020  
        Williams Cos, Inc.        
  5,787,000     3.70%, 10/15/22 (c)     5,756,213  
  8,305,000     4.55%, 03/24/24 (c)     8,647,581  
  4,372,000     5.75%, 12/24/43 (c)     4,568,740  
  2,394,000     7.50%, 01/15/31     2,860,830  
  465,000     7.75%, 06/15/31     564,975  
  2,414,000     7.88%, 09/01/21     2,836,450  
  1,854,000     XPO CNW, Inc.
6.70%, 05/01/34
    1,821,555  
        Yum! Brands, Inc.        
  3,536,000     3.75%, 08/01/21 (c)     3,628,820  
  451,000     3.88%, 08/01/20 (c)     466,221  
  4,059,000     3.88%, 08/01/23 (c)     4,064,074  
  600,000     5.30%, 09/15/19     636,750  
  335,000     5.35%, 05/01/43 (c)     311,550  
  2,838,000     6.88%, 11/15/37     3,100,515  
      589,105,762  
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $842,383,238)
    877,526,737  
         
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.3%
(Cost: $2,678,442)
    
 2,678,442   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   2,678,442 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.3%
(Cost: $845,061,680)
   880,205,179 
            

Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 9.4%        
Repurchase Agreements: 9.4%        
$ 20,059,064     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $20,059,660; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $20,460,246 including accrued interest)     20,059,064  
  2,953,195     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.21%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $2,953,294; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.25% to 3.25%, due 3/15/50 to 3/15/50, valued at $3,012,439 including accrued interest)     2,953,195  
  20,059,064     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.03%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $20,059,638; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.63% to 3.38%, due 2/15/26 to 5/15/44, valued at $20,460,369 including accrued interest)     20,059,064  
  7,676,617     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $7,676,839; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 1.00%, due 3/15/18 to 7/15/24, valued at $7,830,150 including accrued interest)     7,676,617  
  13,644,619     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $13,645,021; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.00% to 4.00%, due 4/1/27 to 8/1/47, valued at $13,917,511 including accrued interest)     13,644,619  
  20,059,064     Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $20,059,655; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $20,460,246 including accrued interest)     20,059,064  
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities Loaned
(Cost: $84,451,623)
    84,451,623  
Total Investments: 107.7%
(Cost: $929,513,303)
    964,656,802  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (7.7)%     (69,035,853 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 895,620,949  

 

(c)Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p)Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $77,609,581.
§Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $99,250 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144ASecurity exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $148,792,568, or 16.6% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value  
Basic Materials   25.4%  $ 223,559,350 
Communications   17.7     155,927,570 
Consumer, Cyclical   6.1     53,500,802 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   4.1     36,358,849 
Diversified   0.8     6,900,875 
Energy   24.6     216,785,992 
Financial   11.4     100,166,775 
Industrial   3.8     32,872,820 
Technology   5.2     45,885,834 
Utilities   0.6     5,567,870 
Money Market Fund   0.3     2,678,442 
    100.0%  $ 880,205,179 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $877,526,737   $   $877,526,737 
Money Market Fund   2,678,442            2,678,442 
Repurchase Agreements       84,451,623        84,451,623 
Total  $2,678,442   $961,978,360   $   $964,656,802 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS GREEN BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
CORPORATE BONDS: 66.4%        
Australia: 2.0%        
USD 200,000     Westpac Banking Corp.
3.10%, 06/03/21 Reg S
  $ 161,098  
Brazil: 1.3%        
  100,000     Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social
4.75%, 05/09/24 Reg S
    99,000  
Cayman Islands: 3.7%        
  100,000     Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
5.50%, 01/17/27
    104,250  
  200,000     MTR Corp. CI Ltd.
2.50%, 11/02/26 Reg S
    192,880  
      297,130  
China / Hong Kong: 3.9%        
        Bank of China Ltd.        
  100,000     0.75%, 07/12/21 Reg S     117,722  
  200,000     2.25%, 07/12/21 Reg S     196,253  
      313,975  
France: 12.6%        
        Electricite de France SA        
  200,000     1.00%, 07/13/26 (c) Reg S     228,654  
  100,000     2.25%, 04/27/21 Reg S     127,306  
  50,000     3.63%, 07/13/25 (c) 144A     51,729  
        Engie SA        
  100,000     1.50%, 12/27/27 (c) Reg S     119,930  
  100,000     2.38%, 05/19/26 Reg S     130,977  
  100,000     SNCF Reseau EPIC
1.00%, 11/09/31 Reg S
    111,882  
  100,000     Societe Generale SA
0.75%, 11/25/20 Reg S
    120,882  
  100,000     Unibail-Rodamco SE
1.00%, 03/14/25 Reg S
    118,685  
      1,010,045  
Germany: 12.8%        
  100,000     Berlin Hyp AG
0.50%, 09/26/23
    118,045  
        Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau        
  220,000     0.38%, 07/22/19 Reg S     263,826  
SEK 1,410,000     0.50%, 01/27/21     175,928  
USD 130,000     1.88%, 11/30/20     130,536  
  100,000     2.00%, 11/30/21     100,419  
        NRW Bank        
  100,000     0.25%, 11/05/18 Reg S     118,950  
  100,000     0.88%, 11/10/25 Reg S     120,894  
      1,028,598  
Mexico: 1.3%        
  100,000     Mexico City Airport Trust
4.25%, 07/31/26 (c) 144A
    103,125  
Netherlands: 16.9%        
  200,000     ABN AMRO Bank NV
0.63%, 05/31/22 Reg S
    239,880  
  100,000     Enel Finance International NV
1.00%, 09/16/24 Reg S
    118,950  
  200,000     Iberdrola International BV
1.13%, 04/21/26 Reg S
    235,576  
  200,000     ING Bank NV
2.00%, 11/26/18 144A
    200,489  
        Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV        
SEK 900,000     0.70%, 01/25/23 Reg S     110,889  
USD 250,000     1.00%, 09/03/25 Reg S     305,974  
  120,000     TenneT Holding BV
0.88%, 03/04/21 (c) Reg S
    145,646  
      1,357,404  
Spain: 1.5%        
  100,000     Iberdrola Finanzas SA
1.00%, 12/07/23 (c) Reg S
    119,760  
United States: 10.4%        
        Apple, Inc.        
  100,000     2.85%, 12/23/22 (c)     102,614  
  100,000     3.00%, 03/20/27 (c)     99,780  
  100,000     Bank of America Corp.
2.15%, 11/09/19 (c)
    99,981  
  100,000     Digital Realty Trust LP
3.95%, 05/01/22 (c)
    105,575  
  100,000     MidAmerican Energy Co.
3.10%, 02/01/27 (c)
    101,086  
        Southern Power Co.        
EUR 100,000     1.00%, 06/20/22     119,548  
USD 100,000     1.95%, 12/15/19     99,658  
  100,000     TerraForm Power Operating LLC
6.38%, 02/01/18 (c) (s) 144A
    104,500  
      832,742  
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $5,031,104)
    5,322,877  
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 33.0%        
Canada: 1.9%        
        Province of Ontario Canada        
  70,000     1.75%, 10/09/18     56,255  
  120,000     1.95%, 01/27/23     94,565  
      150,820  
France: 8.5%        
  450,000     French Republic Government Bond OAT
1.75%, 06/25/39 Reg S 144A
    549,324  
  100,000     Region of Ile de France
2.38%, 04/24/26 Reg S
    133,924  
      683,248  
South Korea: 1.2%        
  100,000     Export-Import Bank of Korea
1.75%, 02/27/18
    99,967  
Supranational: 18.4%        
  100,000     African Development Bank
1.38%, 12/17/18
    99,887  
  100,000     Asian Development Bank
1.00%, 08/16/19
    98,953  
        European Investment Bank        
  200,000     0.50%, 11/15/23 Reg S     241,194  
  150,000     1.38%, 11/15/19     184,232  
  100,000     2.13%, 04/13/26     97,734  
  80,000     2.25%, 03/07/20 Reg S     110,150  
  200,000     2.50%, 10/15/24     203,101  
  150,000     International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.13%, 03/03/25
    147,957  
  120,000     International Finance Corp.
2.13%, 04/07/26
    117,457  
        Nordic Investment Bank        
  200,000     0.16%, 04/23/20     24,843  
  400,000     0.63%, 01/20/21 Reg S     50,154  
  100,000     2.25%, 09/30/21     101,442  
      1,477,104  
Sweden: 1.3%        
  100,000     Svensk Exportkredit AB
1.88%, 06/23/20
    100,421  
United Kingdom: 1.7%        
  100,000     Transport for London
2.13%, 04/24/25 Reg S
    138,633  
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $2,499,649)
    2,650,193  
Total Investments: 99.4%
(Cost: $7,530,753)
    7,973,070  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.6%     46,745  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 8,019,815  
   
EUREuro
SEKSwedish Krona
USDUnited States Dollar
(c)Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(s)Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144ASecurity exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $1,009,167, or 12.6% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   1.3%  $104,250 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   1.4    111,882 
Energy   1.3    104,500 
Financial   36.4    2,905,026 
Government   33.3    2,650,193 
Industrial   3.7    296,005 
Technology   2.5    202,394 
Utilities   20.1    1,598,820 
    100.0%  $7,973,070 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $5,322,877   $   $5,322,877 
Government Obligations*       2,650,193        2,650,193 
Total  $   $7,973,070   $   $7,973,070 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 96.2%
Argentina: 1.2%
USD 200,000   Arcor SAIC
6.00%, 07/06/20 (c) 144A
  $213,900 
      Pampa Energia SA     
  100,000   7.38%, 07/21/20 (c) † 144A   104,850 
  200,000   7.50%, 01/24/22 (c) 144A   208,000 
      Pan American Energy LLC     
  150,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S   162,509 
  25,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 144A   27,085 
      YPF SA     
  765,000   8.50%, 07/28/25 † 144A   851,292 
  65,000   8.88%, 12/19/18 † 144A   69,823 
          1,637,459 
Australia: 0.5%
  300,000   FMG Resources
5.13%, 02/15/24 (c) † 144A
   312,375 
EUR 200,000   Origin Energy Finance Limited
4.00%, 09/16/19 (c) Reg S
   243,864 
USD 150,000   Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd
7.88%, 10/15/21 144A
   156,375 
          712,614 
Austria: 1.3%
  500,000   JBS Investments GmbH
7.25%, 04/03/19 (c) † 144A
   488,750 
  380,000   JBS USA LLC
7.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   388,075 
EUR 300,000   Raiffeisen Bank International
4.50%, 02/21/20 (c) Reg S
   378,796 
  200,000   Sappi Papier Holding GmbH
3.38%, 04/01/18 (c) Reg S
   243,890 
  200,000   Wienerberger AG
5.00%, 02/09/21 (c)
   253,584 
          1,753,095 
Barbados: 0.2%
USD 250,000   Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd.
7.38%, 03/30/18 (c) 144A
   267,500 
Belgium: 0.2%
EUR 200,000   Barry Callebaut Services NV
5.63%, 06/15/21 Reg S
   281,498 
Bermuda: 0.7%
USD 400,000   Digicel Group Ltd.
7.13%, 08/31/17 (c) † 144A
   357,200 
  340,000   Digicel Ltd.
6.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   331,755 
  200,000   Inkia Energy Ltd.
8.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   206,700 
  325,000   Noble Group Ltd.
6.75%, 01/29/20 144A
   117,813 
          1,013,468 
Brazil: 3.4%
  570,000   Banco Bradesco SA
5.90%, 01/16/21 144A
   608,475 
  380,000   Banco BTG Pactual SA
5.75%, 09/28/22 Reg S
   337,820 
      Banco do Brasil SA     
  200,000   3.88%, 10/10/22   195,500 
  770,000   5.88%, 01/19/23 144A   808,500 
  200,000   Banco Votorantim SA
7.38%, 01/21/20 144A
   214,100 
  450,000   Caixa Economica Federal
3.50%, 11/07/22 144A
   438,750 
  75,000   Centrais Eletricas  Brasileiras SA
6.88%, 07/30/19 144A
   80,156 
  300,000   Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA
5.75%, 10/27/21 † 144A
   312,450 
  1,170,000   Itau Unibanco Holding SA
5.13%, 05/13/23 144A
   1,216,800 
  450,000   Votorantim Cimentos SA
7.25%, 04/05/41 144A
   465,750 
          4,678,301 
British Virgin Islands: 2.2%
  100,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.
6.63%, 09/27/23 144A
   109,750 
  200,000   Easy Tactic Ltd.
5.75%, 01/13/20 (c) Reg S
   199,444 
  500,000   Fortune Star BVI Ltd.
5.25%, 03/23/20 (c) Reg S
   484,858 
  150,000   Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.
4.88%, 10/07/20 144A
   153,750 
  200,000   Greenland Global Investment Ltd.
5.88%, 07/03/24 Reg S
   204,176 
  300,000   GTL Trade Finance, Inc.
5.89%, 01/29/24 (c) 144A
   312,750 
  200,000   Hanrui Overseas Investment Co. Ltd.
4.90%, 06/28/19 Reg S
   190,005 
  200,000   Oceanwide Holdings International Co. Ltd.
9.63%, 08/11/18 (c) (p) Reg S
   208,713 
  400,000   RKI Overseas Finance 2016 A Ltd.
5.00%, 08/09/19 † Reg S
   402,546 
  200,000   Studio City Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 11/30/18 (c) 144A
   215,200 
  200,000   Studio City Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   207,500 
  200,000   Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 01/29/24 Reg S
   204,484 
  200,000   Zhongrong International Bond 2016 Ltd.
6.95%, 06/21/19 Reg S
   201,505 
          3,094,681 
Bulgaria: 0.2%
EUR 200,000   Bulgarian Energy Holding
4.25%, 11/07/18 Reg S
   244,967 
Canada: 6.5%
USD 125,000   Air Canada
7.75%, 04/15/21 † 144A
   143,906 
  270,000   Baytex Energy Corp.
5.63%, 06/01/19 (c) 144A
   237,600 
  100,000   Bombardier Inc
7.50%, 03/15/20 (c) 144A
   106,125 
      Bombardier, Inc.     
EUR 300,000   6.13%, 05/15/21 Reg S   385,530 
USD 445,000   6.13%, 01/15/23 144A   455,012 
CAD 399,000   7.35%, 12/22/26 144A   320,655 
USD 300,000   Brookfield Residential
6.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   311,250 
  150,000   Cascades, Inc.
5.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   156,000 
  400,000   Concordia Healthcare Corp.
9.50%, 12/15/18 (c) 144A
   82,000 
  200,000   Eldorado Gold Corp.
6.13%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   205,000 
  200,000   Emera Inc.
6.75%, 06/15/26 (c) †
   229,000 
      First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     
  471,000   7.00%, 02/15/18 (c) 144A   491,017 
  100,000   7.50%, 04/01/20 (c) 144A   102,900 
  150,000   GFL Environmental Inc
9.88%, 02/01/18 (c) 144A
   163,125 
CAD 150,000   Great Canadian Gaming Corp.
6.63%, 08/30/17 (c) 144A
   124,745 
USD 200,000   Hudbay Minerals Inc
7.63%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A
   220,500 
  250,000   Jupiter Resources, Inc.
8.50%, 10/01/17 (c) 144A
   178,750 
  275,000   Kinross Gold Corp.
5.95%, 12/15/23 (c)
   301,125 
  256,000   Lightstream Resources
8.63%, 11/27/65 (c) (d) * 144A
   1,920 
  250,000   Lundin Mining Corp.
7.50%, 11/01/17 (c) 144A
   262,875 
  200,000   Mattamy Group Corp
6.88%, 12/15/19 (c) 144A
   204,500 
  450,000   MEG Energy Corp.
6.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   379,125 
  200,000   New Gold, Inc.
6.25%, 11/15/17 (c) 144A
   208,000 
  660,000   New Red Finance, Inc.
6.00%, 10/01/17 (c) 144A
   683,100 
  100,000   Northern Blizzard Resources, Inc.
7.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   101,500 
  350,000   NOVA Chemicals Corp.
5.25%, 08/01/18 (c) 144A
   361,812 
  300,000   Open Text Corp.
5.63%, 01/15/18 (c) 144A
   316,500 
  280,000   Precision Drilling Corp.
6.50%, 08/31/17 (c)
   276,500 
      Quebecor Media, Inc.     
  440,000   5.75%, 01/15/23   475,750 
CAD 320,000   6.63%, 01/15/23 144A   280,836 
USD 300,000   Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
8.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   315,000 
CAD 200,000   Sobeys, Inc.
4.70%, 05/08/23 (c)
   164,852 
      Teck Resources Ltd.     
USD 250,000   4.75%, 10/15/21 (c)   264,278 
  450,000   6.25%, 01/15/41 (c)   491,062 
          9,001,850 
Cayman Islands: 5.8%
  200,000   Agile Group Holdings Ltd.
9.00%, 05/21/18 (c) Reg S
   215,504 
  200,000   Alpha Star Holding Ltd.
4.97%, 04/09/19 Reg S
   204,000 
  200,000   Batelco International Finance No. 1 Ltd.
4.25%, 05/01/20 Reg S
   199,826 
  200,000   CAR, Inc.
6.13%, 02/04/18 (c) 144A
   207,500 
  200,000   Central China Real Estate Ltd
8.75%, 01/23/19 (c) Reg S
   213,208 
      China Evergrande Group     
  200,000   8.25%, 03/23/20 (c) Reg S   205,573 
  500,000   9.50%, 03/29/21 (c) Reg S   521,204 
  200,000   CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.
7.75%, 06/05/18 (c) Reg S
   213,538 
  640,000   Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.
7.50%, 01/10/18 (c) 144A
   673,140 
  360,000   Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
8.75%, 08/05/17 (c) 144A
   375,300 
  150,000   Global A&T Electronics Ltd.
10.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   111,000 
  200,000   Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
3.88%, 07/28/19 Reg S
   197,510 
  200,000   Grupo Aval Ltd.
4.75%, 09/26/22 144A
   205,000 
  200,000   Industrial Senior Trust
5.50%, 11/01/22 Reg S
   203,000 
  400,000   KWG Property Holdings Ltd.
8.98%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   416,499 
  200,000   Latam Finance Ltd.
6.88%, 04/11/21 (c) 144A
   205,600 
  200,000   Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
6.75%, 01/29/18 (c) Reg S
   210,432 
  200,000   MAF Global Securities Ltd.
7.13%, 10/29/18 (c) Reg S
   208,618 
  100,000   MIE Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   65,249 
  500,000   Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.70%, 01/01/25 (c) †
   388,125 
  400,000   Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd
5.50%, 02/15/24 144A
   408,250 
  200,000   Sable International Finance  Ltd.
6.88%, 08/01/18 (c) 144A
   216,750 
  400,000   Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
8.38%, 02/10/19 (c) Reg S
   441,874 
  200,000   Suzano Trading Ltd.
5.88%, 01/23/21 144A
   215,250 
  200,000   TAM Capital 3, Inc.
8.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   205,750 
  200,000   Times Property Holdings Ltd
11.45%, 03/05/18 (c) Reg S
   218,632 
EUR 200,000   UPCB Finance IV Ltd
4.00%, 01/15/21 (c) Reg S
   247,851 
USD 235,000   UPCB Finance IV Ltd.
5.38%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A
   246,163 
  260,000   Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   265,850 
  300,000   Yuzhou Properties Co Ltd
6.00%, 10/25/20 (c) † Reg S
   299,513 
          8,005,709 
Chile: 0.1%
  200,000   Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA
4.56%, 01/30/25 (c) 144A
   195,149 
China / Hong Kong: 0.9%
  400,000   Bank of East Asia Ltd.
5.50%, 12/02/20 (c) Reg S
   404,396 
  600,000   China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.
4.45%, 09/30/21 (c) Reg S
   597,534 
  200,000   ICBC Asia Ltd.
4.25%, 07/21/21 (c) Reg S
   199,234 
          1,201,164 
Colombia: 1.4%
  100,000   Banco Davivienda SA
5.88%, 07/09/22 Reg S
   107,700 
  400,000   Banco de Bogota SA
5.38%, 02/19/23 144A
   424,000 
      Banco GNB Sudameris SA     
  80,000   7.50%, 07/30/22 Reg S   87,800 
  50,000   7.50%, 07/30/22 144A   54,875 
  400,000   Bancolombia SA
5.13%, 09/11/22
   420,200 
  765,000   Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA, ESP
5.38%, 09/27/17 (c) Reg S
   776,475 
          1,871,050 
Denmark: 0.1%
EUR 150,000   TDC A/S
3.50%, 02/26/21 (c) Reg S
   182,465 
Finland: 0.8%
      Nokia OYJ     
USD 295,000   5.38%, 05/15/19   312,331 
  225,000   6.63%, 05/15/39   262,125 
  150,000   Stora Enso OYJ
7.25%, 04/15/36 144A
   177,750 
EUR 275,000   Teollisuuden Voima OYJ
2.13%, 11/04/24 (c) Reg S
   321,730 
          1,073,936 
France: 6.0%
  200,000   Accor SA
4.13%, 06/30/20 (c) Reg S
   249,654 
  170,000   BPCE SA
12.50%, 09/30/19 (c) Reg S
   251,846 
  300,000   Casino Guichard Perrachon
4.87%, 01/31/19 (c) Reg S
   360,719 
      Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     
  300,000   4.50%, 12/07/23 (c) Reg S   397,298 
  300,000   4.56%, 01/25/23 Reg S   401,973 
USD 290,000   Cie Generale de Geophysique Veritas
6.50%, 06/01/19 (c) (d) *
   100,050 
EUR 150,000   CMA CGM SA
7.75%, 01/15/18 (c) † Reg S
   186,352 
  200,000   Elis SA
3.00%, 04/30/18 (c) Reg S
   243,790 
  200,000   Europcar Groupe SA
5.75%, 06/15/18 (c) Reg S
   250,277 
  275,000   Faurecia
3.13%, 06/15/18 (c) Reg S
   335,724 
  300,000   Loxam SAS
4.88%, 08/10/17 (c) 144A
   364,533 
      New AREVA Holding SA     
  200,000   3.13%, 12/20/22 (c) Reg S   247,108 
  100,000   4.38%, 11/06/19 †   127,187 
  300,000   4.88%, 09/23/24   400,473 
  100,000   Nexans SA
3.25%, 02/26/21 (c) Reg S
   128,758 
  360,000   Peugeot SA
2.38%, 04/14/23 Reg S
   452,241 
  200,000   Rexel SA
3.50%, 06/15/19 (c) Reg S
   248,879 
      SFR Group SA     
  530,000   5.63%, 05/15/19 (c) 144A   680,800 
USD 1,000,000   6.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   1,047,480 
  300,000   7.38%, 05/01/21 (c) 144A   325,875 
EUR 200,000   Societe Generale SA
9.38%, 09/04/19 (c) Reg S
   277,065 
  350,000   Solvay Finance, Inc.
4.20%, 05/12/19 (c) Reg S
   435,887 
USD 300,000   SPCM SA
4.88%, 09/15/20 (c) 144A
   308,625 
EUR 200,000   Tereos Finance Groupe I SA
4.25%, 03/04/19 (c)
   248,638 
  200,000   Vallourec SA
3.25%, 08/02/19 Reg S
   242,434 
          8,313,666 
Germany: 3.5%
  200,000   Deutsche Lufthansa AG
5.13%, 02/12/21 (c) Reg S
   258,426 
  150,000   Hapag-Lloyd AG
6.75%, 02/01/19 (c) Reg S
   189,893 
USD 300,000   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
4.75%, 09/15/21 (c) 144A
   306,375 
EUR 300,000   K+S AG
3.00%, 06/20/22 Reg S
   377,904 
  300,000   Metro Wholesale & Food
1.50%, 03/19/25 Reg S
   351,628 
USD 200,000   Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
6.25%, 04/10/24 Reg S
   193,284 
      RWE AG     
EUR 275,000   2.75%, 10/21/20 (c) Reg S   328,422 
GBP 100,000   7.00%, 03/20/19 (c) Reg S   140,963 
EUR 160,000   Techem GmbH
6.13%, 08/10/17 (c) Reg S
   194,164 
      ThyssenKrupp AG     
  550,000   3.13%, 07/25/19 (c) Reg S   685,006 
  345,000   4.00%, 08/27/18   423,432 
  180,000   Trionista HoldCo GmbH
5.00%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   216,554 
      Unitymedia Hessen  GmbH & Co.     
  510,000   4.00%, 01/15/20 (c) Reg S   639,259 
  405,000   5.50%, 09/15/17 (c) Reg S   493,701 
          4,799,011 
India: 0.3%
USD 200,000   Delhi International Airport Ltd.
6.13%, 02/03/22 Reg S
   210,518 
  200,000   JSW Steel Ltd.
5.25%, 04/13/22 † Reg S
   202,699 
          413,217 
Ireland: 3.9%
  200,000   AK Transneft OJSC
8.70%, 08/07/18 144A
   211,870 
  320,000   Alfa Bank
7.75%, 04/28/21 Reg S
   363,211 
EUR 200,000   Allied Irish Banks PLC
4.13%, 11/26/20 (c) Reg S
   254,664 
      Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc     
  426,039   4.25%, 08/01/17 (c) Reg S   513,828 
USD 400,000   4.63%, 05/15/19 (c) 144A   410,500 
      Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc     
EUR 300,000   2.75%, 03/15/20 (c) Reg S   363,322 
  200,000   4.13%, 05/15/19 (c) Reg S   251,606 
  200,000   Bank of Ireland
4.25%, 06/11/19 (c) Reg S
   250,023 
  500,000   Gazprombank OJSC
4.00%, 07/01/19 Reg S
   618,252 
USD 200,000   Metalloinvest Finance Ltd.
5.63%, 04/17/20 144A
   211,396 
  250,000   Mobile Telesystems OJSC
5.00%, 05/30/23 144A
   256,360 
  310,000   Rosneft Oil Co.
4.20%, 03/06/22 144A
   311,468 
  675,000   Russian Railways
5.70%, 04/05/22 Reg S
   724,973 
  200,000   SCF Capital Ltd.
5.38%, 06/16/23 144A
   207,354 
EUR 300,000   Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions Unltd Co
2.38%, 11/01/23 (c) Reg S
   364,808 
          5,313,635 
Italy: 7.1%
  200,000   Astaldi SpA
7.13%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   244,354 
  100,000   Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova SpA
2.38%, 03/20/20 Reg S
   124,842 
  200,000   Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
3.63%, 04/01/19 Reg S
   245,390 
      Banco Popolare SC     
  300,000   3.50%, 03/14/19 Reg S   368,162 
  350,000   6.00%, 11/05/20 Reg S   437,899 
  175,000   Buzzi Unicem SpA
6.25%, 09/28/18 Reg S
   221,316 
  700,000   Enel SpA
6.50%, 01/10/19 (c) Reg S
   893,488 
  200,000   Iccrea Banca SpA
1.88%, 11/25/19 Reg S
   242,158 
      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     
  250,000   5.00%, 09/23/19 Reg S   321,884 
  300,000   6.63%, 09/13/23 Reg S   441,477 
  550,000   8.38%, 10/14/19 (c) Reg S   738,080 
      Leonardo Finmeccanica SpA     
  267,000   4.88%, 03/24/25   384,320 
  100,000   5.25%, 01/21/22   140,089 
GBP 175,000   8.00%, 12/16/19   267,914 
EUR 200,000   Mediobanca SpA
5.00%, 11/15/20
   265,460 
  200,000   Salini Impregilo SpA
3.75%, 06/24/21 Reg S
   258,753 
      Telecom Italia SpA     
  450,000   5.25%, 02/10/22 Reg S   639,627 
USD 450,000   5.30%, 05/30/24 144A   497,812 
EUR 100,000   5.38%, 01/29/19 Reg S   127,397 
GBP 800,000   6.38%, 06/24/19   1,154,450 
      UniCredit SpA     
EUR 200,000   5.75%, 10/28/20 (c) Reg S   263,064 
  500,000   6.95%, 10/31/22 Reg S   722,628 
  200,000   Unione di Banche Italiane SpA
4.25%, 05/05/21 (c) Reg S
   243,780 
  200,000   Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA
3.00%, 03/18/25 Reg S
   239,046 
  200,000   UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA
5.75%, 06/18/24 (c) Reg S
   247,958 
          9,731,348 
Japan: 1.3%
USD 1,250,000   SoftBank Corp.
4.50%, 04/15/20 144A
   1,292,187 
  450,000   SoftBank Group Corp.
6.00%, 04/30/25 (c) Reg S
   489,010 
          1,781,197 
Kazakhstan: 0.9%
  200,000   Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
7.25%, 01/28/21 † 144A
   220,587 
      KazMunayGas National Co. JSC     
  500,000   5.75%, 04/19/47 144A   482,704 
  350,000   6.38%, 04/09/21 144A   383,187 
  200,000   Zhaikmunai International BV
7.13%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   203,109 
          1,289,587 
Luxembourg: 13.4%
  220,000   ALROSA Finance SA
7.75%, 11/03/20 144A
   249,142 
      Altice Financing SA     
EUR 300,000   5.25%, 02/15/18 (c) Reg S   375,180 
USD 865,000   6.63%, 02/15/18 (c) 144A   918,522 
  1,170,000   Altice SA
7.75%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   1,244,587 
  375,000   ArcelorMittal
7.25%, 03/01/41 (s)
   435,000 
      ArcelorMittal     
EUR 250,000   3.00%, 04/09/21 Reg S   318,174 
USD 260,000   6.75%, 02/25/22 (s)   294,450 
  380,000   7.50%, 10/15/39 (s)   450,300 
GBP 100,000   Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   136,329 
EUR 200,000   Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA
5.88%, 05/15/18 (c) Reg S
   249,573 
  340,000   CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA
2.88%, 05/17/23 Reg S
   435,301 
  100,000   Codere Finance SA
6.75%, 10/31/18 (c) Reg S
   120,485 
USD 200,000   Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.75%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   204,750 
  200,000   Cosan Luxembourg SA
7.00%, 01/20/22 (c) 144A
   208,500 
      CSN Resources SA     
  220,000   6.50%, 07/21/20 Reg S   167,750 
  200,000   6.50%, 07/21/20 † 144A   152,500 
EUR 275,000   Dufry Finance SCA
4.50%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   337,032 
      Evraz Group SA     
USD 300,000   6.50%, 04/22/20 Reg S   317,250 
  180,000   6.50%, 04/22/20 144A   190,350 
EUR 490,000   Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe
4.75%, 07/15/22 Reg S
   650,726 
  200,000   Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA
7.50%, 08/01/18 (c) Reg S
   253,377 
      Gazprom Neft OAO     
USD 450,000   4.38%, 09/19/22 144A   455,923 
  100,000   6.00%, 11/27/23 144A   109,113 
      Gazprom OAO     
  540,000   4.95%, 07/19/22 144A   564,268 
  1,080,000   7.29%, 08/16/37 144A   1,280,207 
  600,000   9.25%, 04/23/19 (p) 144A   662,873 
EUR 100,000   Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA
3.50%, 05/15/19 (c) Reg S
   124,018 
  300,000   INEOS Group Holdings SA
5.38%, 08/01/19 (c) Reg S
   379,692 
  150,000   Intralot Capital Luxembourg SA
6.00%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   183,021 
  200,000   Matterhorn Telecom SA
3.88%, 05/01/18 (c) Reg S
   243,415 
USD 320,000   MHP SA
8.25%, 04/02/20 144A
   342,126 
  400,000   Millicom International Cellular
6.63%, 10/15/17 (c) 144A
   417,584 
  400,000   Minerva Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 09/20/21 (c) 144A
   401,500 
  200,000   Offshore Drilling Holding SA
8.38%, 09/20/17 (c) 144A
   75,000 
  300,000   Puma International Financing SA
6.75%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   310,344 
  200,000   Rosneft Finance SA
7.25%, 02/02/20 144A
   218,989 
      Sberbank of Russia     
  360,000   5.13%, 10/29/22 144A   372,930 
  200,000   5.18%, 06/28/19 Reg S   209,076 
  490,000   6.13%, 02/07/22 144A   535,258 
EUR 200,000   SES SA
4.63%, 01/02/22 (c) Reg S
   253,951 
  150,000   Swissport Investments SA
6.75%, 06/15/18 (c) Reg S
   190,995 
  100,000   Takko Luxembourg 2 SCA
9.88%, 08/10/17 (c) Reg S
   116,146 
  520,000   Telecom Italia Finance SA
7.75%, 01/24/33
   913,370 
USD 200,000   TMK OAO Via TMK Capital SA
6.75%, 04/03/20 Reg S
   209,560 
  100,000   Tonon Luxembourg SA
10.50%, 05/14/19 (c) (d) (s) * 144A
   42,375 
  200,000   Vm Holding SA
5.38%, 02/04/27 (c) 144A
   208,000 
  400,000   VTB Bank SA
6.95%, 10/17/22 144A
   433,239 
      Wind Acquisition Finance SA     
EUR 100,000   4.00%, 08/10/17 (c) Reg S   119,568 
  350,000   4.00%, 08/10/17 (c) 144A   418,489 
USD 400,000   6.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   414,000 
  510,000   7.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   531,280 
          18,445,588 
Marshall Islands: 0.1%
  100,000   Teekay Corp.
8.50%, 01/15/20 †
   101,000 
Mauritius: 0.2%
  300,000   MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.
4.76%, 11/11/24 144A
   289,800 
Mexico: 0.6%
  200,000   BBVA Bancomer SA
7.25%, 04/22/20 † 144A
   219,500 
  170,000   Tenedora Nemak SA
5.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   175,950 
  200,000   TV Azteca SAB de CV
7.63%, 09/18/17 (c) Reg S
   207,200 
  200,000   Unifin Financiera SA de
CV 7.25%, 09/27/20 (c) 144A
   203,900 
          806,550 
Netherlands: 10.7%
EUR 300,000   ATF Netherlands BV
3.75%, 01/20/23 (c) Reg S
   359,685 
USD 200,000   Cimpor Financial Operations BV
5.75%, 07/17/19 (c) 144A
   171,500 
  200,000   CNH Industrial NV
4.50%, 08/15/23
   212,500 
EUR 310,000   Constellium NV
4.63%, 05/15/18 (c) Reg S
   372,822 
  200,000   Delta Lloyd NV
4.38%, 06/13/24 (c) Reg S
   252,346 
USD 200,000   EA Partners I BV
6.88%, 09/28/20 † Reg S
   190,900 
      Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     
EUR 420,000   3.75%, 03/29/24 Reg S   534,408 
USD 200,000   5.25%, 04/15/23 †   208,250 
  200,000   First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
8.00%, 07/23/19 (c) 144A
   184,492 
EUR 300,000   Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV
4.13%, 11/18/22 (c) Reg S
   381,696 
USD 200,000   Greenko Dutch BV
5.25%, 07/24/20 (c) 144A
   200,500 
EUR 150,000   Grupo Antolin Dutch BV
5.13%, 06/30/18 (c) Reg S
   188,703 
USD 230,000   InterGen NV
7.00%, 06/30/18 (c) 144A
   226,550 
  250,000   Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV
6.95%, 07/10/42 144A
   270,457 
GBP 349,000   Koninklijke KPN NV
6.88%, 03/14/20 (c) Reg S
   513,171 
USD 200,000   Listrindo Capital BV
4.95%, 09/14/21 (c) 144A
   201,800 
  475,000   Majapahit Holding BV
7.75%, 01/20/20 144A
   533,805 
  360,000   Marfrig Holding Europe BV
8.00%, 06/08/19 (c) 144A
   374,850 
  200,000   Metinvest BV
9.37%, 12/31/21 Reg S
   190,684 
  570,000   Nxp Bv / Nxp Funding LLC
5.75%, 03/15/18 (c) 144A
   599,355 
  200,000   NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC
3.88%, 09/01/22 144A
   208,500 
      Petrobras Global Finance BV     
EUR 950,000   3.25%, 04/01/19 Reg S   1,165,133 
USD 710,000   4.38%, 05/20/23 †   689,587 
EUR 250,000   4.75%, 01/14/25   309,983 
USD 600,000   7.88%, 03/15/19   646,800 
  1,240,000   Petrobras International Finance Co.
5.38%, 01/27/21
   1,277,200 
EUR 200,000   Phoenix PIB Dutch Finance BV
3.63%, 07/30/21 Reg S
   262,181 
  350,000   Repsol International Finance BV
3.88%, 03/25/21 (c) Reg S
   437,154 
  200,000   Saipem Finance International BV
3.75%, 09/08/23 Reg S
   243,322 
USD 200,000   Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV
4.88%, 06/16/19 (c) Reg S
   209,332 
      Schaeffler Finance BV     
EUR 250,000   3.50%, 08/30/17 (c) 144A   301,173 
  50,000   3.50%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S   60,235 
  400,000   Stichting Afwikkeling Onderhandse Schulden SNS REAAL
11.25%, 11/27/19 (c) (d) * Reg S
   8,583 
  400,000   Telefonica Europe BV
6.50%, 09/18/18 (c) Reg S
   502,427 
  175,000   TenneT Holding BV
3.00%, 06/01/24 (c) Reg S
   211,022 
USD 690,000   VimpelCom Holdings BV
5.95%, 02/13/23 144A
   742,447 
  240,000   VTR Finance BV
6.88%, 01/15/19 (c) 144A
   256,500 
EUR 450,000   Ziggo Bond Co BV
7.13%, 05/15/19 (c) Reg S
   601,280 
      Ziggo Secured Finance BV     
  200,000   3.75%, 01/15/20 (c) Reg S   247,980 
USD 200,000   5.50%, 01/15/22 (c) 144A   207,500 
          14,756,813 
Nigeria: 0.3%
  200,000   Access Bank Plc
10.50%, 10/19/21 144A
   215,844 
  200,000   Guaranty Trust Bank PLC
6.00%, 11/08/18 144A
   203,256 
          419,100 
Panama: 0.1%
  200,000   AES Panama SRL
6.00%, 06/25/19 (c) 144A
   211,250 
Peru: 0.2%
  200,000   Cia Minera Ares SAC
7.75%, 01/23/18 (c) 144A
   213,500 
Saudi Arabia: 0.1%
  200,000   Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
6.50%, 05/28/19 † Reg S
   198,925 
Singapore: 0.4%
  350,000   ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.
5.95%, 07/31/24 † Reg S
   372,312 
  150,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd.
11.50%, 05/07/15 (d) (e) * Reg S
   2,888 
  200,000   Theta Capital Pte Ltd
6.75%, 10/31/21 (c) Reg S
   199,270 
          574,470 
South Africa: 0.6%
      Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.     
  100,000   5.75%, 01/26/21 † 144A   100,807 
  365,000   6.75%, 08/06/23 144A   370,940 
  100,000   7.13%, 02/11/25 144A   101,625 
  122,733   K2016470219 South Africa Ltd
3.00%, 12/31/22 144A
   7,057 
  200,000   Transnet SOC Ltd.
4.00%, 07/26/22 144A
   196,006 
          776,435 
South Korea: 0.2%
  300,000   Woori Bank
4.50%, 09/27/21 (c) 144A
   300,655 
Spain: 1.3%
  61,823   Abengoa Abenewco 2 SAU
1.50%, 03/31/23 Reg S
   7,148 
EUR 100,000   Abengoa SA
0.00%, 03/31/27 (d) (s) *
   1,474 
  200,000   Banco de Sabadell SA
5.63%, 05/06/26 Reg S
   275,886 
  300,000   Bankia SA
4.00%, 05/22/19 (c) Reg S
   371,606 
      Bankinter SA     
  100,000   2.50%, 04/06/22 (c) Reg S   120,946 
  50,000   6.38%, 09/11/19 Reg S   66,257 
  300,000   CaixaBank SA
5.00%, 11/14/18 (c) Reg S
   373,844 
  300,000   Cellnex Telecom SAU
3.13%, 07/27/22 Reg S
   387,686 
  175,000   Grifols SA
3.20%, 05/01/20 (c) Reg S
   209,979 
      Grupo Isolux Corsan SA     
  302   0.25%, 08/30/17 (c) (d) (s) * §   2 
  56,417   3.00%, 08/30/17 (c) (d) (s) * §   1,663 
          1,816,491 
Sri Lanka: 0.2%
USD 200,000   National Savings Bank
8.88%, 09/18/18 (s) 144A
   212,000 
Sweden: 0.4%
EUR 300,000   Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
1.88%, 03/01/24 Reg S
   345,708 
  135,000   Verisure Holding AB
6.00%, 11/01/18 (c) Reg S
   172,903 
          518,611 
Thailand: 0.1%
USD 200,000   PTT Explor & Product PCL
4.88%, 06/18/19 (c) 144A
   204,317 
Turkey: 3.1%
  400,000   Akbank TAS
4.00%, 01/24/20 144A
   401,620 
  200,000   Arcelik AS
5.00%, 04/03/23 144A
   205,804 
  200,000   Finansbank AS
4.88%, 05/19/22 144A
   199,888 
  200,000   TC Ziraat Bankasi AS
4.25%, 07/03/19 144A
   202,160 
  500,000   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
5.25%, 09/13/22 144A
   512,461 
  300,000   Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS
3.88%, 02/05/20 144A
   294,059 
      Turkiye Is Bankasi SA     
  400,000   5.00%, 04/30/20 144A   406,752 
  625,000   6.00%, 10/24/22 144A   633,750 
      Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO     
  200,000   6.00%, 11/01/22 144A   201,238 
  400,000   8.00%, 11/01/22 (c) 144A   418,862 
  770,000   Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS
5.50%, 12/06/22 † 144A
   764,548 
          4,241,142 
United Kingdom: 11.4%
  195,167   Afren Plc
6.25%, 12/09/17 (c) (d) * 144A
   1,034 
      Algeco Scotsman Global Finance Plc     
  100,000   8.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   97,000 
  250,000   10.75%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   213,750 
      Anglo American Capital Plc     
EUR 625,000   2.50%, 04/29/21 Reg S   789,927 
USD 700,000   4.88%, 05/14/25 144A   750,750 
      AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc     
  175,000   5.13%, 08/01/22 †   182,613 
  137,000   5.38%, 04/15/20 †   145,001 
GBP 100,000   Arqiva Broadcast Finance Plc
9.50%, 09/30/17 (c) Reg S
   140,730 
      Barclays Bank Plc     
EUR 150,000   4.75%, 03/15/20 (c) Reg S   176,249 
GBP 350,000   14.00%, 06/15/19 (c) Reg S   561,906 
  200,000   Boparan Finance Plc
5.50%, 08/10/17 (c) Reg S
   261,049 
USD 200,000   CEVA Group Plc
7.00%, 08/11/17 (c) 144A
   192,500 
GBP 149,000   Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.
6.88%, 07/08/20 (s) Reg S
   219,891 
  100,000   Elli Finance UK Plc
8.75%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   132,479 
USD 650,000   Ensco Plc
5.75%, 04/01/44 (c)
   437,125 
GBP 193,000   Enterprise Inns
6.50%, 12/06/18
   272,534 
  100,000   HBOS Capital Funding LP
6.46%, 11/30/18 (c) Reg S
   140,102 
USD 300,000   Inmarsat Finance Plc
4.88%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   308,250 
EUR 150,000   International Personal Finance Plc
5.75%, 04/07/21 Reg S
   164,283 
GBP 150,000   Iron Mountain Europe Plc
6.13%, 09/15/17 (c) Reg S
   208,455 
EUR 200,000   Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
2.20%, 01/15/24 Reg S
   239,314 
GBP 430,000   Jaguar Land Rover Plc
5.00%, 02/15/22 144A
   628,185 
USD 300,000   KCA Deutag Finance Plc
7.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   282,000 
GBP 100,000   Ladbrokes Group Finance Plc
5.13%, 09/16/22 Reg S
   139,806 
EUR 250,000   Lincoln Finance Ltd.
6.88%, 04/15/18 (c) Reg S
   316,800 
USD 90,000   Lloyds Banking Group Plc
6.41%, 10/01/35 (c) 144A
   102,150 
  550,000   Lloyds TSB Bank Plc
12.00%, 12/16/24 (c) 144A
   748,137 
GBP 100,000   Matalan Finance Plc
6.88%, 08/10/17 (c) 144A
   128,485 
  250,000   Old Mutual Plc
8.00%, 06/03/21 Reg S
   384,636 
EUR 200,000   OTE Plc
3.50%, 07/09/20 Reg S
   246,542 
USD 400,000   Polyus Gold International Ltd.
5.63%, 04/29/20 144A
   423,458 
EUR 100,000   PPC Finance Plc
5.50%, 08/10/17 (c) Reg S
   110,378 
GBP 100,000   Premier Foods Investments Plc
6.50%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   134,396 
      Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     
EUR 250,000   3.63%, 03/25/19 (c) Reg S   306,304 
USD 300,000   5.13%, 05/28/24   319,147 
  350,000   6.00%, 12/19/23   389,964 
  225,000   6.13%, 12/15/22   249,560 
  200,000   Standard Chartered Plc
7.01%, 07/30/37 (c) 144A
   230,000 
GBP 100,000   Stretford 79 Plc
6.75%, 07/15/19 (c) Reg S
   146,284 
EUR 200,000   Synlab Bondco Plc
6.25%, 07/01/18 (c) Reg S
   255,175 
  500,000   Tesco Corporate Treasury Services Plc
1.38%, 07/01/19 Reg S
   602,376 
      Tesco Plc     
GBP 330,000   6.13%, 02/24/22   500,336 
USD 200,000   6.15%, 11/15/37 144A   210,879 
GBP 100,000   Thames Water Kemble Finance Plc
7.75%, 04/01/19 Reg S
   146,001 
EUR 200,000   Thomas Cook Finance Plc
6.75%, 01/15/18 (c) Reg S
   249,742 
GBP 100,000   Travis Perkins Plc
4.38%, 09/15/21 Reg S
   137,617 
USD 250,000   Tullow Oil Plc
6.00%, 08/11/17 (c) † 144A
   243,438 
GBP 100,000   Twinkle Pizza Plc
6.63%, 08/30/17 (c) Reg S
   130,539 
USD 595,000   Vedanta Resources Plc
6.00%, 01/31/19 144A
   618,056 
GBP 200,000   Virgin Media Finance Plc
7.00%, 04/15/18 (c) 144A
   282,456 
      Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc     
  375,000   4.88%, 01/15/21 (c) Reg S   517,317 
USD 200,000   5.25%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A   208,750 
GBP 300,000   6.00%, 01/15/21 (c) (s) 144A   461,084 
  125,000   William Hill Plc
4.25%, 06/05/20 Reg S
   172,957 
          15,657,897 
United States: 3.4%
USD 325,000   Ashtead Capital, Inc.
6.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   338,000 
  110,000   Calfrac Holdings LP
7.50%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   101,475 
  77,272   CEDC Finance Corp International, Inc.
10.00%  04/30/18 (c) (d) * # §
   0 
      Cemex Finance LLC     
  750,000   6.00%, 04/01/19 (c) 144A   797,812 
  325,000   9.38%, 10/12/17 (c) 144A   345,963 
  350,000   Cott Beverages, Inc.
5.38%, 08/31/17 (c)
   364,437 
  355,000   RBS Capital Trust II
6.43%, 01/03/34 (c)
   412,687 
  930,000   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
5.75%, 08/31/17 (c)
   952,087 
  338,160   Rio Oil Finance Trust
9.25%, 07/06/24 144A
   347,531 
EUR 100,000   ZF North America Capital Inc
2.75%, 04/27/23 Reg S
   126,453 
USD 900,000   ZF North America Capital, Inc.
4.50%, 04/29/22 144A
   948,375 
          4,734,820 
Venezuela: 0.9%
      Petroleos de Venezuela SA     
  585,000   5.38%, 04/12/27 Reg S   192,114 
  495,000   5.50%, 04/12/37 Reg S   162,410 
  170,000   6.00%, 05/16/24 Reg S   56,738 
  630,000   6.00%, 05/16/24 144A   210,263 
  90,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 Reg S   35,663 
  685,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 144A   271,431 
  375,000   9.75%, 05/17/35 144A   145,969 
  465,000   12.75%, 02/17/22 144A   215,644 
          1,290,232 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $131,339,644)
 132,626,163 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 1.6%
Azerbaijan: 0.3%
400,000   State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic
4.75%, 03/13/23 Reg S
   395,608 
Costa Rica: 0.2%
  200,000   Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
6.95%, 11/10/21 Reg S
   215,000 
India: 0.4%
  400,000   IDBI Bank Ltd.
3.75%, 01/25/19 Reg S
   400,878 
  200,000   Union Bank of India HK
4.50%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   206,133 
          607,011 
Indonesia: 0.1%
  200,000   Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT
5.25%, 10/24/42 144A
   203,760 
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1%
  197,917   Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.
6.00%, 05/08/22 144A
   195,938 
Turkey: 0.3%
  400,000   Export Credit Bank of Turkey
5.88%, 04/24/19 Reg S
   415,990 
United Kingdom: 0.2%
  200,000   Ukreximbank
9.75%, 01/22/25 144A
   210,100 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $2,229,164)
 2,243,407 
     
Number         
of Shares         
COMMON STOCK: 0.0%
(Cost: $5,626)
     
United States: 0.0%
  988   Tervita Corp. * # §   2,071 
WARRANTS: 0.0%
(Cost: $10,977)
     
Spain: 0.0%
  138   Grupo Isolux Corsan SA Warrants
(EUR 0.00, expiring 12/30/21) * # §
   0 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4%
(Cost: $584,765)
     
  584,765   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   584,765 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.2%
(Cost: $134,170,176)
   135,456,406 
      
Principal         
Amount         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 5.1%
Repurchase Agreements: 5.1%
USD 345,471   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Barclays Capital, Inc., 1.03%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $345,481; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 1.13%, due 8/15/18 to 5/15/47, valued at $352,380 including accrued interest)   345,471 
  1,676,382   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,676,431; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 11.50%, due 8/15/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $1,709,910 including accrued interest)   1,676,382 
  1,676,382   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,676,430; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 0.63%, due 1/15/26 to 7/15/26, valued at $1,709,910 including accrued interest)   1,676,382 
  1,676,382   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,676,432; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $1,709,910 including accrued interest)   1,676,382 
  1,676,382   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,676,431; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $1,709,910 including accrued interest)   1,676,382 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities Loaned
(Cost: $7,050,999)
   7,050,999 
Total Investments: 103.3%
(Cost: $141,221,175)
   142,507,405 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.3)%   (4,609,593)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $137,897,812 

 

CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(d) Security in default of coupon payment
(e) Security in principal default
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
(s) Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $6,829,134.
# Indicates a fair valued security which has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $2,071 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $3,736 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $60,695,081, or 44.0% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   11.2%    $15,196,680 
Communications   17.8      24,120,647 
Consumer, Cyclical   9.3      12,553,927 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   7.6      10,297,740 
Diversified   0.7      1,003,303 
Energy   12.0      16,189,433 
Financial   26.3      35,667,956 
Government   1.7      2,243,407 
Industrial   8.0      10,826,131 
Technology   0.8      1,124,355 
Utilities   4.2      5,648,062 
Money Market Fund   0.4      584,765 
    100.0%    $135,456,406 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds                    
Argentina  $   $1,637,459   $   $1,637,459 
Australia       712,614        712,614 
Austria       1,753,095        1,753,095 
Barbados       267,500        267,500 
Belgium       281,498        281,498 
Bermuda       1,013,468        1,013,468 
Brazil       4,678,301        4,678,301 
British Virgin Islands       3,094,681        3,094,681 
Bulgaria       244,967        244,967 
Canada       9,001,850        9,001,850 
Cayman Islands       8,005,709        8,005,709 
Chile       195,149        195,149 
China / Hong Kong       1,201,164        1,201,164 
Colombia       1,871,050        1,871,050 
Denmark       182,465        182,465 
Finland       1,073,936        1,073,936 
France       8,313,666        8,313,666 
Germany       4,799,011        4,799,011 
India       413,217        413,217 
Ireland       5,313,635        5,313,635 
Italy       9,731,348        9,731,348 
Japan       1,781,197        1,781,197 
Kazakhstan       1,289,587        1,289,587 
Luxembourg       18,445,588        18,445,588 
Marshall Islands       101,000        101,000 
Mauritius       289,800        289,800 
Mexico       806,550        806,550 
Netherlands       14,756,813        14,756,813 
Nigeria       419,100        419,100 
Panama       211,250        211,250 
Peru       213,500        213,500 
Saudi Arabia       198,925        198,925 
Singapore       574,470        574,470 
South Africa       776,435        776,435 
South Korea       300,655        300,655 
Spain       1,816,491        1,816,491 
Sri Lanka       212,000        212,000 
Sweden       518,611        518,611 
Thailand       204,317        204,317 
Turkey       4,241,142        4,241,142 
United Kingdom       15,657,897        15,657,897 
United States       4,734,820    0    4,734,820 
Venezuela       1,290,232        1,290,232 
Government Obligations*       2,243,407        2,243,407 
Common Stock*           2,071    2,071 
Warrants*           0    0 
Money Market Fund   584,765            584,765 
Repurchase Agreements       7,050,999        7,050,999 
Total  $584,765   $141,920,569   $2,071   $142,507,405 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended July 31, 2017:

 

   Corporate Bonds    Common Stocks 
   United States   United States   Spain 
Balance as of April 30, 2017  $   $2,875   $0 
Realized gain (loss)            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (17,000)   (804)   0 
Purchases            
Sales            
Transfers in and/or out of level 3   17,000         
Balance as of July 31, 2017  $0   $2,071   $0 
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 resulted primarily from the bankruptcy of the security issuer.               

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
FLOATING RATE NOTES: 99.6%    
Australia: 5.9%     
     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     
$325,000   1.74%, 05/15/18  $326,311 
 200,000   1.89%, 05/19/22 144A   200,418 
 250,000   1.93%, 11/16/18 144A   251,890 
 600,000   1.95%, 09/23/19 144A   604,060 
     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     
 282,000   1.82%, 11/07/19 144A   284,062 
 500,000   1.94%, 03/10/22 144A   501,996 
 1,950,000   2.05%, 09/06/21 144A   1,965,924 
  700,000     Macquarie Bank Ltd.
2.43%, 07/29/20 144A
    712,060  
     National Australia Bank Ltd.     
 2,000,000   1.68%, 05/22/20 144A   2,007,056 
 500,000   2.19%, 01/10/22 144A   506,371 
 500,000   2.30%, 07/12/21 144A   507,771 
     Westpac Banking Corp.     
 1,200,000   2.03%, 08/19/21   1,213,660 
 1,300,000   2.16%, 01/11/22   1,311,467 
         10,393,046 
British Virgin Islands: 0.1%     
  200,000     Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd.
2.22%, 04/10/19 144A
    200,945  
Canada: 5.1%     
     Bank of Montreal     
 1,000,000   1.69%, 06/15/20   1,001,845 
 160,000   1.92%, 07/31/18   160,844 
 615,000   1.99%, 08/27/21   621,944 
  1,400,000     Bank of Nova Scotia
1.86%, 03/07/22
    1,401,659  
  836,000     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
1.74%, 09/06/19 †
    840,079  
  700,000     National Bank of Canada
1.79%, 05/12/20 (c)
    701,872  
  2,050,000     Royal Bank of Canada
1.90%, 02/01/22
    2,065,664  
     Toronto-Dominion Bank     
 1,015,000   1.86%, 04/30/18 †   1,018,841 
 400,000   2.15%, 01/22/19   404,112 
 754,000   2.30%, 04/07/21   771,021 
         8,987,881 
Denmark: 0.2%     
  300,000     Danske Bank A/S
1.80%, 09/06/19 144A
    301,839  
France: 1.7%     
  1,500,000     BPCE SA
2.39%, 05/22/22 144A
    1,520,733  
     Credit Agricole SA     
 650,000   2.10%, 04/15/19 144A   655,605 
 250,000   2.20%, 06/10/20 144A   253,837 
  500,000     Societe Generale SA
2.63%, 04/08/21 144A
    507,583  
  150,000     Total Capital International SA
1.75%, 08/10/18
    150,785  
         3,088,543 
Germany: 0.3%     
     Deutsche Bank AG     
 100,000   1.86%, 02/13/18   100,137 
 400,000   3.09%, 05/10/19   409,453 
         509,590 
Japan: 5.4%     
     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     
 200,000   2.09%, 02/22/22   202,676 
 1,950,000   2.30%, 09/13/21   1,978,667 
 550,000   3.08%, 03/01/21   573,737 
  360,000     Mizuho Bank Ltd.
1.94%, 03/26/18 144A
    360,992  
     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     
 300,000   2.14%, 02/28/22   302,051 
 2,850,000   2.38%, 09/13/21   2,901,505 
 250,000   2.78%, 04/12/21 144A   256,088 
     Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.     
 350,000   1.88%, 01/16/18   350,755 
 400,000   1.98%, 10/19/18   402,564 
 1,152,000   2.41%, 07/14/21   1,171,623 
 175,000   2.45%, 10/19/21   178,185 
  300,000     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
2.21%, 10/18/19 144A
    303,267  
  480,000     The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
1.77%, 03/05/18 144A
    481,063  
         9,463,173 
Luxembourg: 0.3%     
  575,000     Allergan Funding SCS
2.48%, 03/12/20
    589,032  
Mexico: 0.6%     
  1,000,000     Petroleos Mexicanos
4.88%, 03/11/22 144A
    1,088,750  
Netherlands: 4.1%     
  500,000     ABN AMRO Bank NV
1.94%, 01/18/19 144A
    502,803  
  600,000     Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
2.13%, 01/10/22
    606,800  
  400,000     ING Bank NV
2.42%, 03/22/19 144A
    405,549  
  1,300,000     ING Groep NV
2.45%, 03/29/22
    1,320,762  
  450,000     Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
1.92%, 10/28/19 144A
    452,251  
  400,000     Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV
1.41%, 02/14/18 144A
    400,510  
  1,299,000     Shell International Finance BV
1.63%, 05/11/20
    1,309,170  
  2,195,000     Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV
1.86%, 03/16/22 144A
    2,217,707  
         7,215,552 
Norway: 0.2%     
  341,000     Statoil ASA
1.47%, 05/15/18
    341,682  
           
Singapore: 0.3%     
  500,000     DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
1.80%, 07/16/19 144A
    499,921  
Spain: 0.3%     
  600,000     Banco Santander SA
2.87%, 04/11/22
    621,093  
Sweden: 1.5%     
  700,000     Nordea Bank AB
1.67%, 05/29/20 144A
    703,398  
  400,000     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
1.81%, 09/13/19 144A
    402,314  
  800,000     Svenska Handelsbanken AB
1.71%, 09/06/19
    803,845  
  700,000     Swedbank AB
1.94%, 03/14/22 144A
    701,426  
         2,610,983 
Switzerland: 3.2%     
  300,000     Credit Suisse AG
2.00%, 01/29/18
    300,899  
     UBS AG     
 900,000   1.82%, 08/14/19   905,904 
 540,000   2.00%, 03/26/18   542,318 
  1,755,000     UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd.
2.70%, 02/01/22 144A
    1,810,653  
     UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG     
 1,600,000   2.41%, 05/23/22 (c) 144A   1,626,150 
 400,000   3.08%, 04/14/21 144A   414,210 
         5,600,134 
United Kingdom: 5.8%     
     Barclays Plc     
 950,000   2.93%, 01/10/22 (c)   971,049 
 1,150,000   3.29%, 08/10/21 †   1,208,007 
     BP Capital Markets Plc     
 140,000   1.53%, 08/14/18   140,396 
 220,000   1.93%, 09/26/18   220,695 
  1,000,000     Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
3.59%, 04/16/21
    1,055,071  
  400,000     HSBC Bank Plc
1.82%, 05/15/18 144A
    401,592  
     HSBC Holdings Plc     
 1,750,000   2.80%, 01/05/22   1,808,109 
 1,150,000   2.85%, 05/25/21   1,189,858 
 1,000,000   3.46%, 03/08/21   1,053,884 
  1,800,000     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
2.65%, 05/15/22 (c)
    1,818,391  
  400,000     Standard Chartered Plc
2.31%, 08/19/19 144A
    403,763  
         10,270,815 
United States: 64.6%     
     American Express Credit Corp.     
 1,325,000   1.82%, 03/18/19   1,334,201 
 163,000   2.29%, 08/14/20 (c)   165,858 
  700,000     American Honda Finance Corp.
1.46%, 11/19/18
    702,092  
  555,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
2.43%, 02/01/21
    576,876  
     Apple, Inc.     
 450,000   1.38%, 02/07/20   451,515 
 720,000   1.42%, 05/03/18   721,685 
 654,000   1.43%, 02/07/20   656,986 
 750,000   1.48%, 05/06/19   753,761 
 400,000   1.53%, 05/11/22   402,701 
 1,500,000   1.68%, 02/09/22   1,520,761 
 284,000   2.01%, 02/22/19   287,502 
 782,000   2.32%, 02/23/21   807,313 
  2,200,000     AT&T, Inc
2.25%, 07/15/21
    2,220,792  
  893,000     AT&T, Inc.
2.23%, 06/30/20
    904,554  
     Bank of America Corp.     
 1,700,000   2.31%, 04/24/22 (c)   1,709,697 
 1,200,000   2.34%, 01/15/19   1,213,883 
 1,281,000   2.47%, 01/20/22 (c)   1,296,755 
 700,000   2.49%, 10/21/21 (c)   712,192 
  1,600,000     BB&T Corp.
1.82%, 06/15/20
    1,611,285  
  200,000     Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
1.94%, 03/15/19
    202,124  
  1,015,000     Capital One NA
2.46%, 01/30/22 (c)
    1,022,890  
  88,000     Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.81%, 01/10/20
    88,719  
  410,000     Chevron Corp.
1.38%, 03/02/18
    410,339  
     Cisco Systems, Inc.     
 128,000   1.56%, 06/15/18   128,296 
 400,000   1.61%, 09/20/19   402,510 
 433,000   1.70%, 03/01/19   436,103 
  290,000     Citibank NA
1.73%, 06/12/20
    291,510  
     Citigroup, Inc.     
 400,000   2.01%, 04/27/18   401,369 
 300,000   2.09%, 12/10/19 (c)   302,553 
 1,222,000   2.15%, 06/07/19   1,233,995 
 1,500,000   2.27%, 03/25/22 (c)   1,510,345 
 1,900,000   2.28%, 05/17/23 (c)   1,905,717 
 600,000   2.29%, 11/08/21 (c)   608,761 
 2,200,000   2.36%, 08/02/21   2,243,870 
 2,575,000   2.63%, 09/01/22 (c)   2,632,979 
 2,200,000   2.68%, 03/30/21   2,254,410 
 25,000   2.88%, 05/15/18   25,293 
  650,000     ConocoPhillips Co.
2.08%, 05/15/22
    662,659  
  700,000     Daimler Finance North America LLC
1.70%, 05/05/20 144A
    701,811  
  500,000     EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
1.70%, 05/01/20
    504,618  
     Exxon Mobil Corp.     
 1,100,000   1.40%, 03/15/19   1,102,221 
 150,000   1.59%, 03/06/22   151,246 
     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC     
 760,000   2.06%, 03/12/19   762,963 
 250,000   2.30%, 01/09/20   251,889 
     General Electric Capital Corp.     
 1,182,000   1.55%, 05/05/26   1,157,165 
 645,000   2.25%, 03/15/23   660,948 
     General Motors Financial Co., Inc.     
 1,000,000   2.23%, 04/13/20   1,004,421 
 600,000   2.85%, 01/14/22   613,745 
     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     
 1,250,000   2.33%, 10/23/19   1,266,689 
 765,000   2.35%, 04/25/19   773,600 
 1,600,000   2.35%, 11/15/20 (c)   1,617,688 
 2,700,000   2.42%, 04/26/21 (c)   2,728,444 
 1,700,000   2.45%, 08/15/20 (c)   1,731,139 
 2,005,000   2.47%, 03/23/20 (c)   2,041,331 
 1,800,000   2.67%, 03/23/21 (c)   1,835,264 
 2,119,000   2.80%, 11/29/23   2,187,645 
 245,000   2.96%, 02/25/21   254,212 
 900,000   3.06%, 10/28/26 (c)   938,946 
  700,000     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
3.31%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
    684,687  
  400,000     Home Depot, Inc.
1.37%, 06/05/20
    400,480  
  1,400,000     Intel Corp.
1.53%, 05/11/22
    1,400,057  
     International Business Machines Corp.     
 180,000   1.37%, 02/06/18   180,232 
 830,000   1.55%, 02/12/19   834,364 
 500,000   1.55%, 01/27/20   501,932 
 710,000   1.76%, 11/06/21   715,499 
     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     
 1,500,000   1.77%, 03/09/20 (c)   1,501,513 
 550,000   1.94%, 01/28/19   553,494 
 1,269,000   2.27%, 01/23/20   1,290,139 
 1,050,000   2.30%, 01/15/22 (c)   1,058,140 
 1,100,000   2.32%, 05/07/21 (c)   1,120,941 
 3,025,000   2.54%, 10/24/22 (c)   3,086,214 
 1,875,000   2.68%, 02/01/21 (c)   1,932,217 
  450,000     Medtronic, Inc.
2.05%, 03/15/20
    457,850  
  613,000     Merck & Co., Inc.
1.56%, 02/10/20
    617,604  
  200,000     Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
1.70%, 12/19/18 144A
    200,871  
     Morgan Stanley     
 1,080,000   1.98%, 02/14/19 (c)   1,084,758 
 1,011,000   2.05%, 07/23/19   1,019,232 
 900,000   2.37%, 05/08/23 (c)   906,593 
 378,000   2.46%, 01/27/20   384,161 
 4,200,000   2.49%, 01/20/21 (c)   4,244,024 
 3,039,000   2.71%, 04/21/21   3,139,235 
 3,050,000   2.71%, 10/24/22 (c)   3,112,293 
     NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.     
 1,800,000   1.70%, 04/01/21 144A   1,805,483 
 220,000   1.99%, 04/15/18 144A   221,008 
     Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.     
 400,000   1.76%, 09/13/19 144A   401,976 
 600,000   2.19%, 01/13/22 144A   600,491 
  385,000     Oracle Corp.
1.81%, 10/08/19
    388,728  
  195,000     Pfizer, Inc.
1.55%, 06/15/18
    195,497  
  1,500,000     QUALCOMM, Inc.
2.04%, 01/30/23
    1,508,854  
  550,000     Roche Holdings, Inc.
1.64%, 09/30/19 144A
    552,936  
 526,000   State Street Corp.     
     2.08%, 08/18/20   537,062 
  135,000     The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
1.73%, 08/01/18
    135,740  
     Toyota Motor Credit Corp.     
 900,000   1.56%, 04/17/20   902,327 
 1,350,000   1.60%, 03/12/20   1,355,173 
 53,000   1.74%, 10/18/19   53,400 
  470,000     US Bancorp
1.67%, 10/15/18 (c)
    472,436  
     Verizon Communications, Inc.     
 365,000   2.04%, 06/17/19   368,365 
 2,204,000   2.25%, 03/16/22   2,235,076 
 700,000   2.99%, 09/14/18   712,956 
     Walt Disney Co.     
 250,000   1.41%, 06/05/20   250,243 
 700,000   1.61%, 03/04/22   704,190 
     Wells Fargo & Co.     
 1,650,000   1.94%, 04/23/18   1,656,717 
 650,000   1.99%, 01/30/20   656,350 
 1,600,000   2.11%, 02/11/21 (c)   1,612,982 
 1,486,000   2.19%, 07/22/20   1,508,061 
 248,000   2.34%, 07/26/21   253,110 
 1,960,000   2.42%, 01/24/22 (c)   1,987,991 
 3,225,000   2.54%, 10/31/22 (c)   3,293,015 
 1,265,000   2.56%, 03/04/21   1,302,123 
 700,000   Wells Fargo Bank NA     
     1.79%, 05/24/19   705,487 
         113,905,143 

Total Floating Rate Notes

(Cost: $174,677,131)

   175,688,122 
      
Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2%
(Cost: $317,924)
     
 317,924   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   317,924 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.8%
(Cost: $174,995,055)
   176,006,046 
      
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 1.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 1.2%     
$1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,000,030; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
 212,703   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $212,709; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 1.00%, due 3/15/18 to 7/15/24, valued at $216,957 including accrued interest)   212,703 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,000,029; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $1,020,000 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities Loaned
(Cost: $2,212,703)
   2,212,703 
Total Investments: 101.0%
(Cost: $177,207,758)
   178,218,749 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.0)%   (1,812,353)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $176,406,396 
   
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $2,154,747.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $29,583,820, or 16.8% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   0.3%  $504,618 
Communications   5.9    10,389,576 
Consumer, Cyclical   4.4    7,750,768 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   2.0    3,442,046 
Energy   3.3    5,778,888 
Financial   76.3    134,383,910 
Industrial   1.3    2,306,426 
Technology   6.3    11,131,890 
Money Market Fund   0.2    317,924 
    100.0%  $176,006,046 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Floating Rate Notes*  $   $175,688,122   $   $175,688,122 
Money Market Fund   317,924            317,924 
Repurchase Agreements       2,212,703        2,212,703 
Total  $317,924   $177,900,825   $   $178,218,749 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS J.P. MORGAN EM LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 1.4%     
Brazil: 0.0%     
BRL1,221,000   Concessionaria Ecovias dos Imigrantes SA TIPS
5.64%, 04/15/24
  $498,115 
Colombia: 0.4%     
     Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP     
COP5,396,000,000   7.63%, 06/10/24 (c) Reg S   1,821,943 
 19,762,000,000   8.38%, 02/01/21 Reg S   6,839,359 
 19,450,000,000   Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial SA Findeter
7.88%, 05/12/24 (c) Reg S
   6,669,095 
          15,330,397 
Germany: 0.5%     
     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau     
ZAR 37,530,000   7.88%, 01/15/20   2,872,775 
TRY 8,950,000   9.25%, 05/22/20 Reg S   2,536,424 
 14,309,000   10.00%, 03/06/19   4,092,992 
     Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank     
ZAR 98,300,000   6.00%, 03/18/19 Reg S   7,297,375 
 34,000,000   8.25%, 05/23/22 Reg S   2,635,733 
          19,435,299 
Mexico: 0.2%     
     Petroleos Mexicanos     
MXN 28,330,000   7.19%, 09/12/24 Reg S   1,430,376 
 109,600,000   7.65%, 11/24/21 Reg S   5,995,141 
          7,425,517 
South Africa: 0.3%     
     Eskom Holdings Ltd.     
ZAR 25,350,000   7.85%, 04/02/26   1,714,084 
 8,800,000   9.25%, 04/20/18   673,703 
 77,330,000   9.50%, 08/18/27 ^   1,721,003 
 11,000,000   Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
7.50%, 09/15/33
   627,933 
     Transnet Ltd.     
 21,000,000   9.50%, 08/19/25   1,514,825 
 86,800,000   10.80%, 11/06/23   6,994,420 
 5,000,000   13.50%, 04/18/28   446,688 
          13,692,656 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $70,161,953)
 56,381,984 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 95.8%     
Argentina: 2.9%     
     Argentine Bonos del Tesoro     
ARS 753,404,000   15.50%, 10/17/26   47,712,984 
 340,838,000   16.00%, 10/17/23   19,873,118 
 783,704,000   18.20%, 10/03/21   46,401,026 
          113,987,128 
Brazil: 9.6%     
     Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional     
BRL 134,365,000   9.37%, 04/01/19 ^   37,739,968 
 252,620,000   10.40%, 07/01/20 ^   62,949,670 
 59,800,000   10.50%, 10/01/18 ^   17,501,805 
     Brazilian Government International Bonds     
 2,590,000   8.50%, 01/05/24   833,773 
 6,060,000   10.25%, 01/10/28   2,090,186 
 2,860,000   12.50%, 01/05/22   1,046,806 
     Letra do Tesouro Nacional     
 131,180,000   11.15%, 01/01/20 ^   34,343,764 
 153,650,000   12.30%, 01/01/19 ^   44,081,620 
 72,060,000   12.53%, 07/01/19 ^   19,798,306 
     Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series F     
 15,400,000   10.00%, 01/01/19   5,065,153 
 138,741,000   10.00%, 01/01/21   45,601,901 
 161,983,000   10.00%, 01/01/23   52,733,551 
 94,105,000   10.00%, 01/01/25   30,473,532 
 87,110,000   10.00%, 01/01/27   28,090,660 
          382,350,695 
Chile: 2.9%     
     Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos     
CLP 7,375,000,000   4.50%, 02/28/21   11,756,810 
 4,150,000,000   4.50%, 03/01/21   6,611,241 
 35,940,000,000   4.50%, 03/01/26   56,318,935 
 13,070,000,000   5.00%, 03/01/35   20,767,551 
 450,000,000   Bonos del Banco Central de Chile en Pesos
4.50%, 06/01/20
   715,726 
 12,412,000,000   Chilean Government International Bonds
5.50%, 08/05/20 †
   20,306,040 
          116,476,303 
Colombia: 5.0%     
COP 2,610,000,000   Colombian Government International Bonds
7.75%, 04/14/21
   934,850 
     Colombian TES     
 35,616,700,000   5.00%, 11/21/18   11,854,742 
 52,586,700,000   6.00%, 04/28/28   16,362,358 
 39,287,200,000   7.00%, 09/11/19   13,458,225 
 102,027,200,000   7.00%, 05/04/22   35,155,289 
 24,530,000,000   7.00%, 06/30/32   8,037,683 
 98,328,000,000   7.50%, 08/26/26   34,398,853 
 66,000,000,000   7.75%, 09/18/30   23,429,204 
 80,415,800,000   10.00%, 07/24/24   32,069,162 
 55,571,700,000   11.00%, 07/24/20   21,124,275 
 8,100,000,000   Republic of Colombia
9.85%, 06/28/27
   3,406,740 
          200,231,381 
Czech Republic: 3.4%     
     Czech Republic Government Bond     
CZK 104,000,000   0.00%, 02/10/20   4,741,529 
 89,500,000   0.45%, 10/25/23 Reg S   4,099,552 
 128,500,000   0.95%, 05/15/30 Reg S   5,706,662 
 147,200,000   1.00%, 06/26/26 Reg S   6,823,456 
 343,730,000   1.50%, 10/29/19 Reg S   16,186,841 
 302,640,000   2.40%, 09/17/25 Reg S   15,682,159 
 277,700,000   2.50%, 08/25/28 Reg S   14,537,707 
 338,820,000   3.75%, 09/12/20 Reg S   17,200,657 
 330,760,000   3.85%, 09/29/21 Reg S   17,341,972 
 243,300,000   4.70%, 09/12/22 Reg S   13,631,715 
 311,920,000   5.70%, 05/25/24 Reg S   19,397,045 
          135,349,295 
Hungary: 3.9%     
     Hungarian Government Bonds     
HUF 1,040,000,000   1.00%, 09/23/20   4,055,024 
 891,140,000   1.75%, 10/26/22   3,440,572 
 1,648,870,000   2.00%, 10/30/19   6,622,046 
 2,667,570,000   2.50%, 10/27/21   10,784,776 
 3,252,000,000   3.00%, 06/26/24   13,060,256 
 1,821,620,000   3.00%, 10/27/27   7,001,321 
 3,767,990,000   3.50%, 06/24/20   15,767,516 
 1,121,990,000   5.50%, 12/20/18   4,672,393 
 4,776,020,000   5.50%, 06/24/25   22,070,183 
 4,406,340,000   6.00%, 11/24/23   20,843,119 
 3,153,330,000   6.50%, 06/24/19   13,673,849 
 3,917,370,000   7.00%, 06/24/22   18,951,371 
 3,441,160,000   7.50%, 11/12/20   16,151,049 
          157,093,475 
Indonesia: 8.5%     
     Indonesian Treasury Bonds     
IDR 101,040,000,000   5.63%, 05/15/23   7,070,836 
 102,516,000,000   6.13%, 05/15/28   7,067,095 
 155,983,000,000   6.63%, 05/15/33   10,864,408 
 236,212,000,000   7.00%, 05/15/22   17,941,050 
 291,321,000,000   7.00%, 05/15/27   22,048,872 
 19,330,000,000   7.88%, 04/15/19   1,487,347 
 408,323,000,000   8.25%, 07/15/21   32,216,268 
 240,904,000,000   8.25%, 06/15/32   19,165,917 
 323,400,000,000   8.25%, 05/15/36   25,782,922 
 487,463,000,000   8.38%, 03/15/24   39,589,100 
 448,452,000,000   8.38%, 09/15/26   36,484,687 
 338,629,000,000   8.38%, 03/15/34   27,397,333 
 300,900,000,000   8.75%, 05/15/31   25,202,972 
 341,952,000,000   9.00%, 03/15/29   29,291,484 
 100,311,000,000   9.50%, 07/15/31   8,842,184 
 83,842,000,000   10.50%, 08/15/30   7,938,763 
 20,900,000,000   11.00%, 11/15/20   1,767,364 
 93,689,000,000   11.00%, 09/15/25   8,749,051 
     Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia     
 69,100,000,000   8.25%, 09/15/20   5,433,669 
 38,600,000,000   8.88%, 11/15/31   3,153,030 
          337,494,352 
Malaysia: 5.0%     
     Malaysia Government Bond     
MYR 16,820,000   3.62%, 11/30/21   3,900,790 
 28,476,000   3.76%, 03/15/19   6,693,353 
 50,103,000   3.80%, 08/17/23   11,582,143 
 38,995,000   3.90%, 11/30/26   8,968,741 
     Malaysia Government Investment Issue     
 13,300,000   3.23%, 04/15/20   3,077,188 
 37,515,000   4.07%, 09/30/26   8,695,945 
 10,700,000   4.39%, 07/07/23   2,546,540 
     Malaysian Government Bonds     
 38,745,000   3.42%, 08/15/22   8,877,460 
 61,055,000   3.48%, 03/15/23   13,957,873 
 56,533,000   3.49%, 03/31/20   13,181,570 
 38,305,000   3.58%, 09/28/18   8,980,404 
 48,017,000   3.65%, 10/31/19   11,260,113 
 47,518,000   3.66%, 10/15/20   11,115,094 
 900,000   3.84%, 04/15/33   196,816 
 53,464,000   3.96%, 09/15/25   12,375,464 
 61,761,000   4.05%, 09/30/21   14,595,315 
 63,586,000   4.16%, 07/15/21   15,093,518 
 43,597,000   4.18%, 07/15/24   10,299,614 
 53,709,000   4.23%, 06/30/31   12,281,278 
 22,129,000   4.25%, 05/31/35   5,009,837 
 68,733,000   4.38%, 11/29/19   16,377,188 
          199,066,244 
Mexico: 9.2%     
     Mexican Bonos     
MXN 413,451,000   5.75%, 03/05/26   21,535,221 
 91,900,000   8.00%, 11/07/47   5,652,701 
     Mexican Government International Bonds     
 483,829,000   5.00%, 12/11/19   26,123,131 
 727,289,000   6.50%, 06/10/21   40,475,458 
 467,591,000   6.50%, 06/09/22   25,951,881 
 312,912,300   7.50%, 06/03/27   18,345,598 
 340,868,000   7.75%, 05/29/31   20,354,322 
 237,262,000   7.75%, 11/23/34   14,178,575 
 536,361,800   7.75%, 11/13/42   32,034,494 
 565,680,900   8.00%, 06/11/20   32,779,679 
 227,475,000   8.00%, 12/07/23   13,558,028 
 451,844,700   8.50%, 12/13/18   25,851,557 
 263,094,000   8.50%, 05/31/29   16,610,350 
 246,580,900   8.50%, 11/18/38   15,846,168 
 666,860,200   10.00%, 12/05/24   44,280,132 
 195,861,000   10.00%, 11/20/36   14,277,685 
          367,854,980 
Peru: 2.9%     
     Peru Government Bond     
PEN 7,880,000   6.15%, 08/12/32 Reg S 144A   2,502,233 
 73,410,000   6.35%, 08/12/28   24,077,732 
     Peruvian Government Bonds     
 54,023,000   5.70%, 08/12/24   17,355,706 
 48,688,000   6.90%, 08/12/37   16,498,034 
 70,371,000   6.95%, 08/12/31   24,045,228 
 25,753,000   7.84%, 08/12/20   8,835,886 
 59,545,000   8.20%, 08/12/26   22,085,424 
 30,000   8.60%, 08/12/17   9,274 
          115,409,517 
Philippines: 3.0%     
     Philippine Government International Bonds     
PHP 1,339,500,000   3.90%, 11/26/22   26,248,466 
 1,911,500,000   4.95%, 01/15/21   39,022,295 
 2,365,500,000   6.25%, 01/14/36   53,033,380 
          118,304,141 
Poland: 9.2%     
     Polish Government Bonds     
PLN 104,758,000   1.50%, 04/25/20   28,650,694 
 110,597,000   1.75%, 07/25/21   29,879,986 
 101,775,000   1.87%, 10/25/18 ^   27,638,921 
 94,079,000   2.00%, 04/25/21   25,724,839 
 75,960,000   2.25%, 04/25/22   20,663,090 
 129,449,000   2.50%, 07/25/26 †   33,759,404 
 88,130,000   2.50%, 07/25/27   22,677,310 
 83,159,000   3.25%, 07/25/19   23,683,366 
 103,976,000   3.25%, 07/25/25   28,950,948 
 98,257,000   4.00%, 10/25/23   28,912,727 
 65,725,000   5.25%, 10/25/20   19,950,818 
 68,121,000   5.50%, 10/25/19   20,346,005 
 58,644,000   5.75%, 10/25/21   18,371,584 
 74,046,000   5.75%, 09/23/22   23,467,369 
 50,432,000   Republic of Poland Government Bond
1.87%, 04/25/19 ^
   13,621,020 
          366,298,081 
Romania: 3.0%     
     Romanian Government Bonds     
RON 41,235,000   2.25%, 02/26/20   10,868,576 
 39,645,000   2.50%, 04/29/19   10,503,768 
 41,000,000   3.25%, 03/22/21   10,976,786 
 38,370,000   3.50%, 12/19/22   10,252,209 
 37,190,000   4.75%, 06/24/19 †   10,258,447 
 40,190,000   4.75%, 02/24/25   11,236,370 
 36,180,000   5.60%, 11/28/18   9,962,995 
 38,010,000   5.75%, 04/29/20   10,940,596 
 31,190,000   5.80%, 07/26/27   9,356,475 
 37,250,000   5.85%, 04/26/23   11,104,720 
 42,520,000   5.95%, 06/11/21   12,487,819 
          117,948,761 
Russia: 5.0%     
RUB 998,980,000   Russian Federal Bond
8.50%, 09/17/31
   17,642,856 
     Russian Federal Bond - OFZ     
 781,926,000   7.40%, 12/07/22   12,763,221 
 608,226,000   7.70%, 03/23/33   9,933,511 
 1,041,460,000   7.75%, 09/16/26   17,414,664 
     Russian Federal Bonds     
 614,863,000   6.40%, 05/27/20   9,857,431 
 1,002,064,000   6.70%, 05/15/19   16,414,953 
 636,677,000   6.80%, 12/11/19   10,357,851 
 588,509,000   7.00%, 01/25/23   9,411,008 
 973,697,000   7.00%, 08/16/23   15,562,158 
 986,620,000   7.05%, 01/19/28   15,609,870 
 1,103,081,000   7.50%, 08/18/21   18,122,716 
 549,626,000   7.60%, 04/14/21   9,058,226 
 695,980,000   7.60%, 07/20/22   11,470,243 
 378,460,000   7.75%, 02/27/19   6,268,743 
 1,005,074,000   8.15%, 02/03/27   17,285,210 
          197,172,661 
South Africa: 6.9%     
     South African Government Bonds     
ZAR 336,682,000   6.25%, 03/31/36   18,205,262 
 308,221,000   6.50%, 02/28/41   16,352,796 
 157,469,000   6.75%, 03/31/21   11,640,920 
 382,341,000   7.00%, 02/28/31   24,025,867 
 85,970,000   7.25%, 01/15/20   6,501,629 
 135,224,000   7.75%, 02/28/23   10,159,580 
 363,545,000   8.00%, 01/31/30   25,229,961 
 268,660,000   8.25%, 03/31/32   18,566,155 
 431,695,000   8.50%, 01/31/37   29,323,718 
 409,323,000   8.75%, 01/31/44   27,738,720 
 514,349,000   8.75%, 02/28/48   34,844,940 
 192,434,000   8.88%, 02/28/35   13,655,211 
 452,767,000   10.50%, 12/21/26   38,453,426 
          274,698,185 
Supranational: 3.4%     
     European Bank for Reconstruction & Development     
IDR 146,700,000,000   7.38%, 04/15/19   11,215,856 
TRY 16,177,000   8.00%, 10/11/18   4,428,356 
IDR 103,630,000,000   9.25%, 12/02/20   8,445,557 
     European Investment Bank     
MXN 68,900,000   4.00%, 02/25/20 Reg S   3,617,326 
PLN 31,700,000   4.25%, 10/25/22   9,443,174 
IDR 32,700,000,000   5.20%, 03/01/22 Reg S   2,345,472 
TRY 4,497,000   5.25%, 09/03/18 Reg S   1,209,956 
IDR 16,350,000,000   6.95%, 02/06/20 Reg S   1,249,933 
 47,400,000,000   7.20%, 07/09/19 Reg S   3,627,555 
ZAR 45,040,000   7.50%, 01/30/19   3,423,757 
 76,410,000   7.50%, 09/10/20 Reg S   5,800,928 
 184,070,000   8.13%, 12/21/26   13,688,753 
TRY 40,341,000   8.50%, 07/25/19   11,024,628 
ZAR 17,600,000   8.50%, 09/17/24 Reg S   1,361,698 
TRY 36,500,000   8.75%, 09/18/21 Reg S   9,830,828 
BRL 16,600,000   8.99%, 08/27/21 ^   3,944,426 
ZAR 17,790,000   9.00%, 12/21/18 Reg S   1,375,036 
TRY 12,550,000   9.13%, 10/07/20 Reg S   3,441,389 
BRL 6,610,000   9.35%, 10/22/19 ^   1,816,830 
TRY 7,150,000   10.75%, 11/15/19   2,034,300 
     Inter-American Development Bank     
IDR 500,000,000   7.00%, 02/04/19   37,665 
 24,680,000,000   7.88%, 03/14/23   1,980,357 
BRL 17,450,000   10.25%, 05/18/18   5,712,097 
     International Bank for Reconstruction & Development     
MXN 93,600,000   4.00%, 08/16/18   5,099,739 
 137,588,000   7.50%, 03/05/20   7,868,867 
COP 20,690,000,000   8.00%, 03/02/20   7,291,564 
RUB 194,300,000   10.30%, 03/05/19   3,376,926 
BRL 4,700,000   International Finance Corp 12.00%, 01/29/19 Reg S   1,604,212 
          136,297,185 
Thailand: 6.0%     
     Thailand Government Bond     
THB 355,090,000   2.13%, 12/17/26   10,389,300 
 521,900,000   3.65%, 06/20/31   17,121,689 
     Thailand Government Bonds     
 769,480,000   1.88%, 06/17/22   23,122,323 
 712,681,000   2.55%, 06/26/20   22,017,606 
 371,117,000   3.40%, 06/17/36   11,757,315 
 210,757,000   3.45%, 03/08/19   6,529,670 
 51,143,000   3.58%, 12/17/27   1,676,692 
 747,898,000   3.63%, 06/16/23   24,456,634 
 1,153,510,000   3.65%, 12/17/21   37,418,420 
 783,353,000   3.85%, 12/12/25   26,190,095 
 907,853,000   3.88%, 06/13/19   28,464,731 
 824,000   4.75%, 12/20/24   28,882 
 853,736,000   4.88%, 06/22/29   31,431,436 
          240,604,793 
Turkey: 5.0%     
     Turkey Government Bond     
TRY 27,906,000   11.00%, 03/02/22   8,058,222 
 41,520,000   11.00%, 02/24/27   12,278,132 
     Turkish Government Bonds     
 62,380,000   7.10%, 03/08/23   15,304,446 
 45,669,000   7.40%, 02/05/20   12,008,096 
 54,074,000   8.00%, 03/12/25   13,512,170 
 15,124,000   8.50%, 07/10/19   4,116,163 
 45,880,000   8.50%, 09/14/22   12,086,362 
 300,000   8.80%, 11/14/18   82,691 
 47,866,000   8.80%, 09/27/23   12,660,483 
 49,460,000   9.00%, 07/24/24   13,173,332 
 22,168,000   9.20%, 09/22/21   6,014,391 
 41,282,000   9.40%, 07/08/20   11,340,790 
 54,548,000   9.50%, 01/12/22   14,946,615 
 12,450,000   10.40%, 03/27/19   3,496,204 
 28,330,000   10.40%, 03/20/24   8,088,198 
 41,260,000   10.50%, 01/15/20   11,632,167 
 85,184,000   10.60%, 02/11/26   24,610,081 
 54,455,000   10.70%, 02/17/21   15,546,870 
          198,955,413 
Uruguay: 1.0%     
     Uruguay Government International Bond     
 434,301,000   9.88%, 06/20/22   16,400,968 
UYU 531,974,000   9.88%, 06/20/22 144A   20,060,263 
 60,549,000   9.88%, 06/20/22 144A   2,286,576 
          38,747,807 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $3,756,659,068)
 3,814,340,397 
     
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $2,056,104)
   
 2,056,104   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   2,056,104 
           
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 97.3%    
(Cost: $3,828,877,125)  3,872,778,485 
         
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 1.1%     
Repurchase Agreements: 1.1%     
USD9,826,111   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.95%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $9,826,370; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 2.13%, due 5/15/18 to 2/15/47, valued at $10,022,634 including accrued interest)   9,826,111 
 618,408   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Barclays Capital, Inc., 1.03%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $618,426; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 1.13%, due 8/15/18 to 5/15/47, valued at $630,776 including accrued interest)   618,408 
 9,826,111   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $9,826,395; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 0.63%, due 1/15/26 to 7/15/26, valued at $10,022,633 including accrued interest)   9,826,111 
 9,826,111   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $9,826,403; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $10,022,633 including accrued interest)   9,826,111 
 1,446,620   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.21%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,446,669; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.25% to 3.25%, due 3/15/50 to 3/15/50, valued at $1,475,640 including accrued interest)   1,446,620 
 9,826,111   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $9,826,400; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $10,022,633 including accrued interest)   9,826,111 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities Loaned
(Cost: $41,369,472)
 41,369,472 
Total Investments: 98.4%
(Cost: $3,870,246,597)
 3,914,147,957 
Other assets less liabilities: 1.6%  65,378,028 
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $3,979,525,985 
   
ARS Argentine Peso
BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PHP Philippine Peso
PLN Polish Zloty
RON Romanian Leu
RUB Russian Ruble
THB Thai Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
USD United States Dollar
UYU Uruguayan Peso
ZAR South African Rand
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
^ Zero Coupon Bond - the rate shown is the effective yield at purchase date
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $38,824,357.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $24,849,072, or 0.6% of net assets.
TIPS Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   0.0%  $498,115 
Energy   0.2    7,425,517 
Financial   0.7    26,104,394 
Government   98.5    3,814,340,397 
Industrial   0.2    8,955,933 
Utilities   0.3    13,398,025 
Money Market Fund   0.1    2,056,104 
    100.0%  $3,872,778,485 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $56,381,984   $   $56,381,984 
Government Obligations*       3,814,340,397        3,814,340,397 
Money Market Fund   2,056,104            2,056,104 
Repurchase Agreements       41,369,472        41,369,472 
Total  $2,056,104   $3,912,091,853   $   $3,914,147,957 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS MORTGAGE REIT INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 99.9%     
Mexico: 2.1%     
 2,312,375   Concentradora Hipotecaria SAPI de CV †  $2,957,649 
United States: 97.8% 
 109,746   AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.   2,020,424 
 579,862   AGNC Investment Corp.   12,281,477 
 1,661,873   Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   19,992,332 
 419,776   Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.   2,527,051 
 352,336   Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.   6,352,618 
 181,900   ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. †   4,594,794 
 231,070   Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. †   7,133,131 
 395,958   Capstead Mortgage Corp.   3,872,469 
 385,577   Chimera Investment Corp.   7,256,559 
 674,142   CYS Investments, Inc.   5,736,948 
 247,591   Dynex Capital, Inc.   1,710,854 
 202,004   Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.   4,696,593 
 396,352   Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.   6,591,334 
 189,132   iStar Financial, Inc. *   2,260,127 
 272,564   Ladder Capital Corp.   3,586,942 
 775,053   MFA Financial, Inc.   6,580,200 
 191,221   MTGE Investment Corp.   3,556,711 
 525,389   New Residential Investment Corp. †   8,931,613 
 544,824   New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. †   3,443,288 
 296,398   PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust   5,216,605 
 235,225   Redwood Trust, Inc.   4,062,336 
 434,728   Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   9,581,405 
 709,248   Two Harbors Investment Corp.   7,014,463 
 204,202   Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.   2,121,659 
          141,121,933 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost: $139,456,443)
 144,079,582 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4%
(Cost: $585,609)
     
 585,609   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   585,609 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.3%     
(Cost: $140,042,052)  144,665,191 
     
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 9.6%     
Repurchase Agreements: 9.6%     
$3,295,056   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $3,295,154; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $3,360,957 including accrued interest)   3,295,056 
 3,295,056   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Goldman Sachs and Co., 1.03%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $3,295,150; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.50% to 8.00%, due 11/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $3,360,957 including accrued interest)   3,295,056 
 692,517   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $692,537; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 1.00%, due 3/15/18 to 7/15/24, valued at $706,367 including accrued interest)   692,517 
 3,295,056   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 1.05%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $3,295,152; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.50% to 1.50%, due 6/15/20 to 6/15/20, valued at $3,360,958 including accrued interest)   3,295,056 
 3,295,056   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $3,295,153; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $3,360,957 including accrued interest)   3,295,056 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities Loaned
(Cost: $13,872,741)
 13,872,741 
Total Investments: 109.9%
(Cost: $153,914,793)
 158,537,932 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.9)%  (14,229,939)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $144,307,993 
   
* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $13,812,119.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Financials   96.0%  $138,861,806 
Real Estate   3.6    5,217,776 
Money Market Fund   0.4    585,609 
    100.0%  $144,665,191 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Real Estate Investment Trusts*  $144,079,582   $   $   $144,079,582 
Money Market Fund   585,609            585,609 
Repurchase Agreements       13,872,741        13,872,741 
Total  $144,665,191   $13,872,741   $   $158,537,932 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
PREFERRED SECURITIES: 99.5%     
Communications: 19.9%     
$89,926   Comcast Corp.
5.00%, 12/15/17 (c) †
  $2,304,803 
 234,590   eBay, Inc.
6.00%, 03/01/21 (c) †
   6,352,697 
 150,529   Frontier Communications Corp.
11.13%, 06/29/18 †
   3,818,921 
     General Electric Co.     
 229,000   4.70%, 05/16/18 (c) †   5,846,370 
 258,049   4.88%, 10/15/17 (c) †   6,528,640 
 197,838   4.88%, 01/29/18 (c) †   5,031,020 
     Qwest Corp.     
 242,410   6.13%, 06/01/18 (c) †   6,103,884 
 305,749   6.50%, 09/01/21 (c)   7,707,932 
 128,243   6.63%, 09/15/20 (c) †   3,293,280 
 206,440   6.75%, 06/15/22 (c) †   5,229,125 
 156,394   6.88%, 10/01/19 (c)   4,031,837 
 164,213   7.00%, 08/28/17 (c) †   4,241,622 
 125,115   7.00%, 08/28/17 (c) †   3,189,181 
 93,836   Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
7.00%, 08/28/17 (c) †
   2,414,400 
 156,394   T-Mobile US, Inc.
5.50%, 12/15/17
   15,678,498 
     United States Cellular Corp.     
 106,973   6.95%, 08/30/17 (c) †   2,789,856 
 86,016   7.25%, 12/08/19 (c)   2,296,627 
 93,836   7.25%, 12/01/20 (c)   2,549,524 
 156,394   Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.90%, 02/15/19 (c)
   4,180,412 
          93,588,629 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 11.1%     
 195,492   Anthem, Inc.
5.25%, 05/01/18
   10,063,928 
 387,074   Becton Dickinson and Co.
6.13%, 05/01/20 †
   21,633,566 
     CHS, Inc.     
 154,048   6.75%, 09/30/24 (c)   4,448,906 
 131,371   7.10%, 03/31/24 (c) †   3,888,582 
 161,867   7.50%, 01/21/25 (c)   4,765,364 
 162,372   7.88%, 09/26/23 (c)   4,767,242 
 95,963   8.00%, 07/18/23 (c) †   2,964,297 
          52,531,885 
Energy: 8.1%     
 250,230   Kinder Morgan, Inc.
9.75%, 10/26/18 †
   11,077,682 
     NextEra Energy, Inc.     
 234,590   6.12%, 09/01/19 †   13,033,820 
 109,476   6.37%, 09/01/18   7,250,595 
 120,423   NuStar Energy LP
7.63%, 06/15/22 (c) †
   3,097,280 
 269,779   Southwestern Energy Co.
6.25%, 01/15/18 †
   3,731,044 
          38,190,421 
Government: 0.5%     
 85,518   Tennessee Valley Authority
3.55%, 06/01/18 (p) †
   2,164,461 
Industrial: 4.6%     
 195,492   Arconic, Inc.
5.38%, 10/01/17
   7,684,791 
 89,926   Hess Corp.
8.00%, 02/01/19
   5,058,338 
 107,912   Seaspan Corp.
6.38%, 04/30/19
   2,778,734 
 234,590   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.75%, 08/28/17 (c)
   5,972,661 
          21,494,524 
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 27.8%     
 80,934   American Homes 4 Rent
6.50%, 05/24/21 (c)
   2,173,483 
 107,519   American Tower Corp.
5.50%, 02/15/18
   12,870,024 
     Annaly Capital Management, Inc.     
 143,882   7.50%, 09/13/17 (c)   3,690,573 
 89,926   7.63%, 08/28/17 (c)   2,296,710 
 93,836   7.63%, 08/28/17 (c) †   2,397,510 
 141,927   CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
7.38%, 08/30/17 (c) †
   3,407,667 
 101,656   Chimera Investment Corp.
8.00%, 03/30/24 (c)
   2,637,973 
     Colony NorthStar, Inc.     
 89,926   7.13%, 04/13/20 (c) †   2,308,400 
 107,912   7.15%, 06/05/22 (c)   2,766,864 
 109,468   8.25%, 08/30/17 (c)   2,804,570 
 78,197   8.75%, 05/15/19 (c)   2,126,958 
     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     
 78,197   5.88%, 04/09/18 (c) †   2,009,663 
 78,197   6.35%, 08/24/20 (c) †   2,126,176 
 114,167   7.38%, 03/26/19 (c) †   3,093,926 
 100,710   FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.
1.95%, 07/31/66
   2,711,113 
 78,197   GGP, Inc.
6.38%, 02/13/18 (c)
   2,001,061 
 96,964   Government Properties Income Trust
5.88%, 05/26/21 (c) †
   2,519,125 
 125,115   Kimco Realty Corp.
6.00%, 08/28/17 (c) †
   3,162,907 
     National Retail Properties, Inc.     
 107,912   5.20%, 10/11/21 (c)   2,687,009 
 89,926   5.70%, 05/30/18 (c) †   2,303,904 
 125,897   NuStar Logistics LP.
7.63%, 01/15/18 (c) †
   3,205,338 
 109,476   PS Business Parks, Inc.
6.00%, 08/28/17 (c) †
   2,766,459 
     Public Storage     
 109,476   4.90%, 10/14/21 (c) †   2,692,015 
 101,656   4.95%, 07/20/21 (c) †   2,521,069 
 87,580   5.15%, 06/02/22 (c) †   2,207,892 
 156,394   5.20%, 01/16/18 (c)   4,003,686 
 154,830   5.38%, 09/20/17 (c)   3,934,230 
 93,836   5.40%, 01/20/21 (c) †   2,462,257 
 89,926   5.63%, 08/28/17 (c) †   2,271,531 
 144,664   5.75%, 08/28/17 (c) †   3,652,766 
 89,926   6.00%, 06/04/19 (c)   2,429,801 
 89,144   6.38%, 03/17/19 (c) †   2,462,157 
     Senior Housing Properties Trust     
 109,476   5.63%, 08/28/17 (c) †   2,742,374 
 78,197   6.25%, 02/18/21 (c) †   2,112,101 
 89,924   Two Harbors Investment Corp.
7.63%, 07/27/27 (c)
   2,278,674 
 80,934   Ventas Realty LP
5.45%, 03/07/18 (c) †
   2,058,152 
 334,949   VEREIT, Inc.
6.70%, 01/03/19 (c) †
   8,832,605 
     Vornado Realty Trust     
 93,836   5.40%, 01/25/18 (c) †   2,387,188 
 93,836   5.70%, 08/28/17 (c) †   2,380,619 
 84,453   6.63%, 08/30/17 (c)   2,183,110 
 86,016   Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Corp.
6.38%, 12/11/19 (c) †
   2,282,004 
 112,408   Welltower, Inc.
6.50%, 07/17/66
   7,351,483 
          131,313,127 
Reinsurance: 4.9%     
     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     
 78,197   5.63%, 01/01/27 (c) †   2,039,378 
 86,016   5.95%, 07/01/23 (c) †   2,463,498 
 172,033   Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
5.50%, 11/07/21 (c) †
   4,307,706 
 91,911   PartnerRe Ltd.
7.25%, 04/29/21 (c) †
   2,774,793 
     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     
 125,115   5.75%, 06/15/26 (c) †   3,697,148 
 125,115   6.20%, 09/15/22 (c) †   3,680,883 
 86,016   RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
5.38%, 06/01/18 (c) †
   2,219,213 
 78,197   Validus Holdings Ltd.
5.80%, 06/21/22 (c) †
   1,974,474 
          23,157,093 
Technology: 0.7%     
 132,935   Pitney Bowes, Inc.
6.70%, 03/07/18 (c) †
   3,460,298 
Utilities: 21.9%     
 78,197   BGE Capital Trust II
6.20%, 08/30/17 (c)
   2,047,979 
     Dominion Resources, Inc.     
 250,230   5.25%, 07/30/21 (c) †   6,355,842 
 218,951   6.75%, 08/15/19 †   11,162,122 
     DTE Energy Co.     
 93,836   5.38%, 06/01/21 (c)   2,418,154 
 87,580   6.00%, 12/15/21 (c) †   2,414,581 
 105,566   6.50%, 10/01/19 †   5,759,681 
 156,394   Duke Energy Corp.
5.13%, 01/15/18 (c)
   3,986,483 
 128,243   Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
4.88%, 09/01/21 (c)
   3,166,320 
 84,453   Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.88%, 09/01/21 (c)
   2,078,388 
 81,325   Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
4.90%, 10/01/21 (c)
   2,005,475 
 93,836   FPL Group Capital Trust I
5.88%, 08/30/17 (c) †
   2,500,729 
 134,889   Great Plains Energy, Inc.
7.00%, 09/15/19 (c) †
   7,526,806 
     NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.     
 140,754   5.00%, 01/15/18 (c) †   3,538,556 
 156,394   5.13%, 11/15/17 (c)   3,964,588 
 178,289   5.25%, 06/01/21 (c) †   4,599,856 
 109,476   5.63%, 08/30/17 (c)   2,777,406 
 125,115   5.70%, 08/28/17 (c) †   3,190,433 
 140,754   PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
5.90%, 04/30/18 (c) †
   3,624,416 
 125,115   SCE Trust II
5.10%, 03/15/18 (c) †
   3,182,926 
 86,016   SCE Trust III
5.75%, 03/15/24 (c) †
   2,481,562 
 101,656   SCE Trust IV
5.38%, 09/15/25 (c) †
   2,861,616 
 93,836   SCE Trust V
5.45%, 03/15/26 (c) †
   2,736,258 
 148,570   SCE Trust VI
5.00%, 06/26/22 (c)
   3,810,821 
     Southern Co.     
 250,230   5.25%, 10/01/21 (c) †   6,380,865 
 312,787   6.25%, 10/15/20 (c)   8,501,551 
          103,073,414 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost: $467,568,265)
 468,973,852 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 2.0%
(Cost: $9,397,613)
     
 9,397,613   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   9,397,613 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 101.5%     
(Cost: $476,965,878)  478,371,465 
         
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 7.7%     
Repurchase Agreements: 7.7%     
$1,822,182   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Barclays Capital, Inc., 1.03%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $1,822,234; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 1.13%, due 8/15/18 to 5/15/47, valued at $1,858,626 including accrued interest)   1,822,182 
 8,672,401   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $8,672,656; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.00% to 11.50%, due 8/15/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $8,845,849 including accrued interest)   8,672,401 
 8,672,401   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.04%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $8,672,652; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.13% to 0.63%, due 1/15/26 to 7/15/26, valued at $8,845,849 including accrued interest)   8,672,401 
 8,672,401   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $8,672,659; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $8,845,849 including accrued interest)   8,672,401 
 8,672,401   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Nomura Securities International, Inc. , 1.06%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $8,672,656; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 8/4/17 to 6/20/67, valued at $8,845,849 including accrued interest)   8,672,401 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities Loaned
(Cost: $36,511,786)
 36,511,786 
Total Investments: 109.2%
(Cost: $513,477,664)
 514,883,251 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.2)%  (43,318,673)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $471,564,578 
   
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $35,680,333.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Communications   19.6%  $93,588,629 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   11.0    52,531,885 
Energy   8.0    38,190,421 
Financial   1.3    6,282,180 
Government   0.5    2,164,461 
Industrial   4.5    21,494,524 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   27.4    131,313,127 
Reinsurance   3.5    16,874,913 
Technology   0.7    3,460,298 
Utilities   21.5    103,073,414 
Money Market Fund   2.0    9,397,613 
    100.0%  $478,371,465 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Preferred Securities*  $468,973,852   $   $   $468,973,852 
Money Market Fund   9,397,613            9,397,613 
Repurchase Agreements       36,511,786        36,511,786 
Total  $478,371,465   $36,511,786   $   $514,883,251 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS TREASURY-HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 92.2%     
Basic Materials: 5.9%     
     Arconic, Inc.     
 40,000   5.13%, 07/01/24 (c) †  $42,750 
 10,000   5.90%, 02/01/27   11,063 
 17,000   Ashland, Inc.
4.75%, 05/15/22 (c)
   17,850 
 20,000   Blue Cube Spinco, Inc.
9.75%, 10/15/20 (c)
   24,500 
 50,000   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
3.45%, 06/01/23 †
   47,437 
 25,000   Chemours Co.
6.63%, 05/15/18 (c) †
   26,972 
     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     
 50,000   3.88%, 12/15/22 (c) †   48,562 
 50,000   5.40%, 05/14/34 (c)   47,297 
 17,000   Hexion US Finance Corp.
6.63%, 08/31/17 (c)
   16,044 
          282,475 
Communications: 22.6%     
 25,000   Altice US Finance I Corp.
5.50%, 05/15/21 (c) 144A
   26,563 
     CCO Holdings LLC     
 40,000   5.50%, 05/01/21 (c) 144A   42,600 
 27,000   5.75%, 07/15/18 (c)   28,485 
 67,000   CenturyLink, Inc.
5.80%, 03/15/22
   69,847 
 13,000   Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC
6.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   13,260 
 27,000   Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 11/15/17 (c)
   28,114 
 25,000   CommScope Technologies LLC
6.00%, 06/15/20 (c) 144A
   27,000 
 50,000   CSC Holdings LLC
5.50%, 04/15/22 (c) 144A
   53,375 
 100,000   DISH DBS Corp.
5.88%, 07/15/22
   109,094 
 27,000   Equinix, Inc.
5.38%, 04/01/18 (c)
   28,215 
     Frontier Communications Corp.     
 13,000   8.50%, 04/15/20 †   13,260 
 60,000   11.00%, 06/15/25 (c)   55,275 
 30,000   Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
6.50%, 06/15/19
   32,400 
 27,000   iHeartCommunications, Inc.
9.00%, 08/31/17 (c)
   21,904 
 54,000   Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.38%, 08/31/17 (c)
   55,620 
 34,000   Netflix, Inc.
5.88%, 02/15/25
   38,165 
 34,000   Nielsen Finance LLC
4.50%, 08/31/17 (c)
   34,510 
 27,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
4.63%, 05/15/18 (c) 144A
   27,878 
 50,000   Sprint Capital Corp.
6.88%, 11/15/28
   54,625 
     Sprint Corp.     
 50,000   7.13%, 06/15/24   54,937 
 67,000   7.88%, 09/15/23   76,212 
 20,000   TEGNA, Inc.
6.38%, 10/15/18 (c)
   21,250 
 67,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.63%, 04/01/18 (c)
   71,020 
 35,000   Univision Communications Inc
5.13%, 02/15/20 (c) 144A
   35,175 
 30,000   Windstream Services LLC
7.75%, 08/31/17 (c) †
   27,000 
 30,000   Zayo Group LLC
6.00%, 04/01/18 (c)
   31,762 
          1,077,546 
Consumer, Cyclical: 10.0%     
 30,000   Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC
11.00%, 08/31/17 (c) †
   32,025 
 34,000   Dollar Tree, Inc.
5.75%, 03/01/18 (c)
   36,167 
 40,000   GLP Capital LP
4.88%, 08/01/20 (c)
   42,499 
 25,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
5.13%, 11/15/18 (c)
   26,094 
 20,000   Hanesbrands, Inc.
4.88%, 02/15/26 (c) 144A
   20,500 
 25,000   HD Supply, Inc.
5.25%, 12/15/17 (c) 144A
   26,344 
 25,000   KFC Holding Co/Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC
5.00%, 06/01/19 (c) 144A
   26,125 
 30,000   Lennar Corp.
4.50%, 08/15/19 (c)
   31,231 
 27,000   Ltd Brands, Inc.
6.63%, 04/01/21
   29,633 
 50,000   MGM Resorts International
6.63%, 12/15/21
   56,375 
 25,000   PulteGroup, Inc.
4.25%, 02/01/21 (c)
   26,013 
 17,000   Rite Aid Corp.
6.75%, 08/31/17 (c)
   17,746 
 30,000   Scientific Games International, Inc.
7.00%, 01/01/18 (c) 144A
   32,025 
 34,000   Wynn Las Vegas LLC
4.25%, 02/28/23 (c) 144A
   34,510 
 40,000   ZF North America Capital, Inc.
4.75%, 04/29/25 144A
   41,950 
          479,237 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 15.5%     
 47,000   ADT Corp.
3.50%, 07/15/22
   46,706 
 30,000   Albertsons Cos LLC
6.63%, 06/15/19 (c) 144A
   28,275 
 25,000   APX Group, Inc.
7.88%, 12/01/18 (c)
   27,250 
 20,000   Centene Corp.
5.63%, 02/15/18 (c)
   20,850 
 40,000   CHS
6.88%, 02/01/18 (c) †
   34,450 
 40,000   Community Health Systems, Inc.
8.00%, 08/31/17 (c) †
   40,200 
 50,000   DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.
5.00%, 05/01/20 (c)
   50,865 
 27,000   Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.
5.63%, 07/31/19 144A
   28,789 
     HCA, Inc.     
 25,000   5.38%, 02/01/25   26,688 
 110,000   6.50%, 02/15/20   120,450 
 25,000   Hertz Corp.
5.50%, 10/15/19 (c) † 144A
   20,500 
 30,000   Iron Mountain, Inc.
5.75%, 08/31/17 (c)
   30,975 
 14,000   JBS USA LLC
8.25%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   14,245 
 25,000   LifePoint Health, Inc.
5.50%, 08/31/17 (c)
   25,969 
 20,000   Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
9.25%, 05/15/19 (c) 144A
   22,350 
 44,000   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
5.75%, 08/31/17 (c)
   45,045 
 34,000   Spectrum Brands, Inc.
5.75%, 07/15/20 (c)
   36,550 
 67,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.75%, 06/01/20
   69,764 
 25,000   United Rentals North America, Inc.
4.63%, 07/15/18 (c)
   26,281 
 27,000   Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
6.38%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   26,393 
          742,595 
Energy: 12.0%     
 40,000   Antero Resources Corp.
5.13%, 08/31/17 (c)
   40,800 
 40,000   California Resources Corp.
8.00%, 12/15/18 (c) † 144A
   25,650 
 30,000   Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
5.88%, 10/02/24 (c)
   32,625 
 15,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp.
8.00%, 12/15/18 (c) † 144A
   15,956 
 25,000   Citgo Holding, Inc.
10.75%, 02/15/20 144A
   26,438 
 34,000   Concho Resources, Inc.
5.50%, 10/01/17 (c)
   35,275 
 20,000   CONSOL Energy, Inc.
5.88%, 08/31/17 (c)
   20,188 
 30,000   Continental Resources, Inc.
4.50%, 01/15/23 (c) †
   29,325 
 34,000   Denbury Resources, Inc.
5.50%, 08/31/17 (c)
   18,615 
 20,000   Energy Transfer Equity LP
7.50%, 10/15/20
   22,700 
 40,000   EP Energy LLC
9.38%, 08/31/17 (c)
   34,250 
 20,000   Newfield Exploration Co.
5.63%, 07/01/24
   21,075 
 34,000   QEP Resources, Inc.
6.88%, 03/01/21
   35,785 
 20,000   Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 05/15/22 (c) 144A
   19,900 
 14,000   Rockies Express Pipeline
6.88%, 04/15/40 144A
   15,496 
 25,000   SM Energy Co.
6.13%, 11/15/18 (c) †
   24,625 
 25,000   Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
6.38%, 04/01/18 (c)
   26,438 
 20,000   Targa Resources Partners LP
5.25%, 11/01/17 (c)
   20,675 
 40,000   Tesoro Logistics LP
6.13%, 08/16/17 (c)
   41,550 
 17,000   Whiting Petroleum Corp.
5.00%, 12/15/18 (c)
   16,809 
 25,000   Williams Cos, Inc.
4.55%, 03/24/24 (c)
   26,031 
 20,000   WPX Energy, Inc.
8.25%, 06/01/23 (c)
   22,100 
          572,306 
Financial: 11.3%     
 60,000   Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/31
   74,775 
 34,000   Bank of America Corp.
5.20%, 06/01/23 (c)
   35,232 
 50,000   Bank of America Corp.
8.13%, 05/15/18 (c) †
   52,295 
 18,000   CIT Group, Inc.
5.50%, 02/15/19 144A
   18,932 
 90,000   Citigroup, Inc.
6.30%, 05/15/24 (c)
   98,212 
 40,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.38%, 05/10/20 (c)
   41,850 
 34,000   Icahn Enterprises LP
6.00%, 08/31/17 (c)
   34,999 
 40,000   Morgan Stanley
5.55%, 07/15/20 (c)
   41,950 
     Navient Corp.     
 34,000   5.50%, 01/25/23 †   34,847 
 34,000   5.88%, 03/25/21   36,019 
 34,000   SLM Corp.
8.45%, 06/15/18
   35,792 
 30,000   Springleaf Finance Corp.
8.25%, 12/15/20
   33,750 
          538,653 
Industrial: 3.9%     
 27,000   Ball Corp.
5.00%, 03/15/22
   29,157 
 34,000   Cemex Finance LLC
9.38%, 10/12/17 (c) 144A
   36,193 
 30,000   Novelis Corp.
5.88%, 09/30/21 (c) 144A
   31,650 
 30,000   Standard Industries, Inc.
5.38%, 11/15/19 (c) 144A
   31,725 
 27,000   TransDigm, Inc.
5.50%, 08/31/17 (c)
   27,532 
 30,000   XPO Logistics, Inc.
6.50%, 06/15/18 (c) 144A
   31,275 
          187,532 
Technology: 6.2%     
 17,000   BMC Software Finance, Inc.
8.13%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A
   17,680 
 25,000   Dell International LLC
7.13%, 06/15/19 (c) † 144A
   27,832 
 45,000   EMC Corporation
3.38%, 03/01/23 (c)
   43,703 
 70,000   First Data Corp.
7.00%, 12/01/18 (c) 144A
   75,687 
 34,000   Micron Technology, Inc.
5.50%, 08/01/19 (c)
   36,242 
 25,000   MSCI, Inc.
5.75%, 08/15/20 (c) 144A
   27,188 
 34,000   NCR Corp.
6.38%, 12/15/18 (c)
   36,380 
 25,000   Solera LLC
10.50%, 03/01/19 (c) 144A
   28,875 
          293,587 
Utilities: 4.8%     
 34,000   AES Corp.
7.38%, 06/01/21 (c)
   39,015 
 25,000   AmeriGas Partners LP
5.88%, 05/20/26 (c)
   25,750 
     Calpine Corp.     
 34,000   5.75%, 10/15/19 (c) †   31,917 
 17,000   6.00%, 08/31/17 (c) 144A   17,595 
 34,000   Dynegy, Inc.
6.75%, 08/31/17 (c)
   35,339 
 40,000   NRG Energy, Inc.
6.25%, 07/15/18 (c)
   42,150 
 40,000   Talen Energy Supply LLC
4.63%, 04/15/19 (c) † 144A
   39,600 
          231,366 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $4,285,624)
 4,405,297 
         
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 6.9%
(Cost: $331,037)
     
 331,037   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   331,037 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.1%     
(Cost: $4,616,661)    4,736,334 
         
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED: 13.4%
(Cost: $639,306)
     
Repurchase Agreement: 13.4%     
$639,306   Repurchase agreement dated 7/31/17 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.07%, due 8/1/17, proceeds $639,325; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 6.50%, due 8/3/17 to 12/1/51, valued at $652,092 including accrued interest)   639,306 
Total Investments: 112.5%
(Cost: $5,255,967)
 5,375,640 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (12.5)%  (596,006)
NET ASSETS: 100.0% $4,779,634 
   
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $615,205.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $1,035,529, or 21.7% of net assets.

 

At July 31, 2017, the Fund held the following open futures contracts:

 

   Number
of Contracts
  Expiration Date  Unrealized Appreciation 
Contracts to Sell:           
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note (s)  37  September 2017  $10,118 
   
(s) Cash in the amount of $30,492 has been segregated by the broker as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   6.0%  $282,475 
Communications   22.7    1,077,546 
Consumer, Cyclical   10.1    479,237 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   15.7    742,595 
Energy   12.1    572,306 
Financial   11.4    538,653 
Industrial   3.9    187,532 
Technology   6.2    293,587 
Utilities   4.9    231,366 
Money Market Fund   7.0    331,037 
    100.0%  $4,736,334 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $4,405,297   $   $4,405,297 
Money Market Fund   331,037            331,037 
Repurchase Agreement       639,306        639,306 
Total  $331,037   $5,044,603   $   $5,375,640 
Other Financial Instruments:                    
Futures Contracts  $10,118   $   $   $10,118 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels for the period ended July 31, 2017.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation–The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Debt securities are valued on the basis of evaluated prices furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date and/or (ii) quotations from bond dealers to determine current value and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (as described below). Short-term debt securities with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Money market fund investments are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities traded on national exchanges or traded on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last sales price as reported at the close of each business day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National Market System and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded, they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Pricing Committee of Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) provides oversight of the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value. The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments or other assets. If market quotations for a security or other asset are not readily available, or if the Adviser believes it does not otherwise reflect the fair value of a security or asset, the security or other asset will be fair valued by the Pricing Committee in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, periodic comparisons to valuations provided by other independent pricing services, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.

 

Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and other security specific information are used to determine the fair value for these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be classified either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedules of Investments.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of their investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assume the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 - Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

A summary of the inputs, the levels used to value the Funds’ investments, and transfers between levels are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of the Funds’ Level 3 investments and that present additional information about valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.

 

Income Taxes–As of July 31, 2017, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of investments owned, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), gross unrealized appreciation, and gross unrealized depreciation of investments were as follows:

 

Fund  Cost of
Investments
   Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BDC Income ETF  $228,868,431   $5,088,761   $(7,606,240)  $(2,517,479)
ChinaAMC China Bond ETF   4,552,715    6,053    (297,756)   (291,703)
EM Investment Grade + BB Rated USD Sovereign Bond ETF   12,772,296    87,110    (197,910)   (110,800)
Emerging Markets Aggregate Bond ETF   16,024,211    622,283    (1,297,679)   (675,396)
Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF   364,628,565    8,499,941    (7,344,005)   1,155,936 
Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF   930,185,947    40,038,024    (5,567,169)   34,470,855 
Green Bond ETF   7,530,753    447,391    (5,074)   442,317 
International High Yield Bond ETF   141,284,874    6,129,257    (4,906,726)   1,222,531 
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF   177,207,806    1,037,602    (26,659)   1,010,943 
J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF   3,910,221,193    157,694,835    (153,768,071)   3,926,764 
Mortgage REIT ETF   156,381,880    7,006,906    (4,850,854)   2,156,052 
Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF   512,970,119    18,166,881    (16,253,749)   1,913,132 
Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF   5,255,967    178,368    (58,695)   119,673 

 

Other–In March 2017, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50, and is now scheduled to leave the European Union (“EU”), by the end of March 2019. There is uncertainty on exactly how the withdrawal will take place and the terms of the Brexit deal. This may further impact the value of the Euro and the British pound sterling, and has caused volatility and uncertainty in European and global markets.

 

As a result of events involving Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United States and the EU have imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies. These sanctions do not currently impact the Funds. Additional economic sanctions may be imposed or other actions may be taken that may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Russian-related issuers’ held by the Funds.

 

ITEM 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15 (b)).
 
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

By John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: September 26, 2017

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By Jan F. van Eck, Chief Executive Officer, VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: September 26, 2017

 

By John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, VanEck Vectors ETF Trust

 

Date: September 26, 2017