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)  

 

 

 

Van Eck Associates Corporation

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:   January 31, 2018

 

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

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 100.1%     
Diversified Financials: 14.1%     
 183,725   Fidus Investment Corp.  $2,700,757 
 161,512   Monroe Capital Corp. †   2,236,941 
 135,052   Newtek Business Services Corp. †   2,308,039 
 843,644   Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.   4,167,601 
 466,556   TCG BDC, Inc. †   8,374,680 
 317,191   TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.   6,093,239 
         25,881,257 
Investment Companies: 85.0%     
 1,629,503   Apollo Investment Corp.   9,369,642 
 2,351,945   Ares Capital Corp.   37,513,523 
 583,907   BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.   3,480,086 
 1,793,217   FS Investment Corp. †   13,628,449 
 212,525   Gladstone Capital Corp. †   1,938,228 
 259,556   Gladstone Investment Corp. †   2,561,818 
 269,001   Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. †   5,791,592 
 451,840   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   8,209,933 
 655,530   Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.   8,312,120 
 423,977   Main Street Capital Corp.   16,094,167 
 502,083   New Mountain Finance Corp.   6,677,704 
 307,070   PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. †   4,209,930 
 567,061   PennantPark Investment Corp.   3,821,991 
 2,445,929   Prospect Capital Corp. †   15,776,242 
 232,695   Solar Capital Ltd.   4,886,595 
 384,708   TCP Capital Corp.   5,805,244 
 247,699   THL Credit, Inc.   2,140,119 
 386,156   TICC Capital Corp.   2,112,273 
 380,971   Triangle Capital Corp. †   4,057,341 
         156,386,997 
Investment Management / Advisory Services: 1.0%     
 373,842   Medley Capital Corp.   1,902,856 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $202,698,754)
   184,171,110 
         
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 12.0%     
Repurchase Agreements: 12.0%     
$5,244,688   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,244,883; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $5,349,582 including accrued interest)   5,244,688 
 5,244,688   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,244,885; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $5,349,441 including accrued interest)   5,244,688 
 5,244,688   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,244,883; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 3.50% to 6.00%, due 2/1/35 to 10/1/47, valued at $5,349,620 including accrued interest)   5,244,688 
 1,103,314   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $1,103,355; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 2.13%, due 3/31/24 to 2/15/44, valued at $1,125,380 including accrued interest)   1,103,314 
 5,244,688   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.36%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,244,886; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/16/18 to 12/20/67, valued at $5,349,582 including accrued interest)   5,244,688 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost: $22,082,066)
   22,082,066 
Total Investments: 112.1%
(Cost: $224,780,820)
   206,253,176 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (12.1)%   (22,206,656)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $184,046,520 

 

Footnotes:

Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $20,503,008.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Financial     100.0%  $184,171,110 
    100.0%  $184,171,110 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $184,171,110   $   $   $184,171,110 
Repurchase Agreements       22,082,066        22,082,066 
Total  $184,171,110   $22,082,066   $   $206,253,176 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for industry sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS CHINAAMC CHINA BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 70.0%     
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 7.0%     
CNY1,135,000   Jiangxi Ganyue Expressway Co. Ltd.
5.15%, 04/19/23
  $176,348 
 1,000,000   Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd.
2.95%, 04/08/19 (p)
   155,138 
         331,486 
Energy: 3.9%     
 1,200,000   China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
4.90%, 06/01/22
   187,270 
Financial: 35.7%     
     China Development Bank Corp.     
 2,600,000   3.91%, 04/06/22   397,154 
 3,485,000   5.84%, 01/03/19   562,415 
 1,000,000   China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd.
5.10%, 10/22/20 (p)
   154,662 
 1,000,000   China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd.
5.08%, 05/26/25
   154,019 
 1,000,000   China Overseas Property Group Co. Ltd.
3.85%, 11/19/20 (p)
   152,549 
 809,000   China Securities Co. Ltd.
3.14%, 05/20/19 (c) (p)
   125,307 
 1,000,000   Guangzhou Yue Xiu Holdings Ltd.
5.20%, 02/28/18 (p)
   158,966 
         1,705,072 
Industrial: 23.4%     
 1,248,200   China Railway Corp.
4.63%, 08/25/21
   194,028 
 500,000   Hubei Provincial Communications Investment Co. Ltd.
6.68%, 03/27/19 (p)
   83,871 
     Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd.     
 1,000,000   5.20%, 10/29/22   156,432 
 1,400,000   5.70%, 04/23/19   224,087 
 1,500,000   Shanghai Urban Construction Group Corp.
3.50%, 01/06/23
   225,795 
 1,440,000   Tianjin Infrastructure Construction & Investment Group Co. Ltd.
5.70%, 02/26/23 #
   229,450 
         1,113,663 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $3,350,708)
   3,337,491 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 22.2%     
Government: 22.2%     
     China Government Bonds     
 5,347,000   3.40%, 04/17/23   815,155 
 1,541,000   4.26%, 07/31/21   245,525 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $1,105,801)
   1,060,680 
Total Investments: 92.2%
(Cost: $4,456,509)
   4,398,171 
Other assets less liabilities: 7.8%   371,698 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $4,769,869 

 

Definitions:

CNY Chinese Yuan

 

Footnotes:

(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
# 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 $229,450 which represents 4.8% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer, Non-cyclical     7.5%  $331,486 
Energy   4.3    187,270 
Financial   38.8    1,705,072 
Government   24.1    1,060,680 
Industrial   25.3    1,113,663 
    100.0%  $4,398,171 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $3,337,491   $   $3,337,491 
Government Obligations*       1,060,680        1,060,680 
Total  $   $4,398,171   $   $4,398,171 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 18.3%     
Australia: 1.5%         
$175,000   CNOOC Curtis Funding No. 1 Pty Ltd.
4.50%, 10/03/23 Reg S
  $183,843 
Azerbaijan: 0.9%     
 100,000   Southern Gas Corridor CJSC
6.88%, 03/24/26 144A
   114,574 
British Virgin Islands: 3.9%     
     Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd.     
 100,000   2.50%, 04/28/20 Reg S   99,050 
 300,000   3.25%, 04/28/25 Reg S   292,185 
 85,000   State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd.
2.75%, 05/04/22 Reg S
   83,330 
         474,565 
Indonesia: 1.9%     
 225,000   Pertamina Persero Pt
4.30%, 05/20/23 Reg S
   233,427 
Kazakhstan: 2.2%     
     KazMunayGas National Co. JSC     
 75,000   4.75%, 04/19/27 144A   78,318 
 175,000   7.00%, 05/05/20 144A   188,288 
         266,606 
Malaysia: 2.9%     
     Petronas Capital Ltd.     
 270,000   3.13%, 03/18/22 Reg S   271,127 
 75,000   4.50%, 03/18/45 Reg S   82,277 
         353,404 
Mexico: 5.0%       
     Petróleos Mexicanos     
 150,000   5.50%, 01/21/21   159,232 
 48,000   5.50%, 06/27/44   44,228 
 180,000   6.50%, 03/13/27 Reg S   197,122 
 70,000   6.63%, 06/15/35   74,540 
 125,000   6.88%, 08/04/26   141,750 
         616,872 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $2,263,468)  
   2,243,291 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 79.8%     
Brazil: 3.1%     
     Brazilian Government International Bonds     
 225,000   4.25%, 01/07/25 †   227,531 
 60,000   4.88%, 01/22/21   63,390 
 100,000   5.00%, 01/27/45   92,850 
         383,771 
Chile: 2.8%     
     Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile     
 100,000   3.63%, 05/01/27 (c) Reg S   98,906 
 100,000   4.50%, 09/16/25 144A   106,092 
 125,000   4.88%, 11/04/44 Reg S   138,365 
         343,363 
Colombia: 5.5%     
     Colombia Government International Bonds     
 175,000   4.38%, 07/12/21   184,056 
 200,000   5.63%, 08/26/43 (c)   228,700 
 200,000   7.38%, 09/18/37   267,300 
         680,056 
Costa Rica: 0.9%     
 100,000   Costa Rica Government International Bond
7.00%, 04/04/44 Reg S
   105,125 
Croatia: 1.1%     
 125,000   Croatia Government International Bond
5.50%, 04/04/23 144A
   136,445 
Dominican Republic: 2.3%     
     Dominican Republican International Bonds     
 100,000   6.85%, 01/27/45 Reg S   111,750 
 100,000   6.88%, 01/29/26 Reg S   113,500 
 50,000   7.50%, 05/06/21 Reg S   54,400 
         279,650 
Hungary: 5.1%     
     Hungary Government International Bonds     
 295,000   5.38%, 03/25/24   328,957 
 150,000   5.75%, 11/22/23   169,800 
 120,000   6.38%, 03/29/21   132,270 
         631,027 
India: 0.8%     
 100,000   Export-Import Bank of India
3.38%, 08/05/26 Reg S
   96,740 
Indonesia: 6.4%     
     Indonesia Government International Bonds     
 100,000   4.63%, 04/15/43 Reg S   102,225 
 150,000   4.88%, 05/05/21 Reg S   159,022 
 300,000   7.75%, 01/17/38 Reg S   421,500 
 100,000   Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III
4.33%, 05/28/25 Reg S
   103,375 
         786,122 
Kazakhstan: 3.2%     
     Kazakhstan Government International Bonds     
 100,000   5.13%, 07/21/25 144A   111,250 
 225,000   6.50%, 07/21/45 144A   286,570 
         397,820 
Lithuania: 1.1%     
 125,000   Lithuania Government International Bond
6.13%, 03/09/21 144A
   137,212 
Mexico: 4.7%     
     Mexican Government International Bonds     
 50,000   4.00%, 10/02/23   51,775 
 224,000   4.75%, 03/08/44   224,336 
 150,000   6.05%, 01/11/40   174,562 
 100,000   6.75%, 09/27/34   128,000 
         578,673 
Morocco: 0.9%     
 100,000   Moroccan Government International Bond
4.25%, 12/11/22 144A
   104,299 
Oman: 4.5%     
     Oman Government International Bonds     
 100,000   3.63%, 06/15/21 144A   99,477 
 200,000   4.75%, 06/15/26 144A   195,674 
 260,000   5.38%, 03/08/27 144A   261,098 
         556,249 
Panama: 5.4%     
     Panamanian Government International Bonds     
 50,000   4.00%, 06/22/24 (c)   52,775 
 200,000   6.70%, 01/26/36   264,700 
 225,000   9.38%, 04/01/29 (p)   339,525 
         657,000 
Paraguay: 0.6%     
 60,000   Paraguay Government International Bond
6.10%, 08/11/44 Reg S
   68,700 
Peru: 5.2%     
     Peruvian Government International Bonds     
 120,000   5.63%, 11/18/50   151,320 
 150,000   6.55%, 03/14/37   201,225 
 100,000   7.35%, 07/21/25   128,000 
 100,000   8.75%, 11/21/33   157,650 
         638,195 
Philippines: 5.8%     
     Philippine Government International Bonds     
 70,000   4.00%, 01/15/21   72,837 
 200,000   5.00%, 01/13/37   234,308 
 100,000   6.38%, 10/23/34   132,570 
 175,000   9.50%, 02/02/30   272,537 
         712,252 
Poland: 3.9%     
     Poland Government International Bonds     
 125,000   4.00%, 01/22/24   131,402 
 225,000   5.00%, 03/23/22   243,209 
 100,000   5.13%, 04/21/21   107,228 
         481,839 
Romania: 2.3%     
 265,000   Romanian Government International Bonds
4.88%, 01/22/24 Reg S
   287,508 
Russia: 3.4%     
     Russian Federal Bonds     
 100,000   4.88%, 09/16/23 144A   106,936 
 50,000   5.00%, 04/29/20 144A   52,207 
 75,000   5.63%, 04/04/42 144A   84,188 
 154,375   7.50%, 03/31/30 (s) 144A   177,187 
         420,518 
Serbia: 0.4%     
 50,000   Serbia International Bond
4.88%, 02/25/20 144A
   51,675 
Slovakia: 0.9%     
 100,000   Slovakia Government International Bond
4.38%, 05/21/22 144A
   107,205 
South Africa: 1.9%     
     Republic of South Africa Government International Bonds     
 150,000   4.67%, 01/17/24   153,929 
 75,000   6.25%, 03/08/41   84,199 
         238,128 
Turkey: 3.5%     
     Turkey Government International Bonds     
 200,000   6.25%, 09/26/22   216,443 
 200,000   6.63%, 02/17/45   212,250 
         428,693 
Uruguay: 4.1%     
     Uruguay Government International Bonds     
 265,000   4.38%, 10/27/27   281,993 
 200,000   5.10%, 06/18/50   217,800 
         499,793 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $9,934,275)
   9,808,058 
           
Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.8%
(Cost: $100,243)
     
 100,243   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   100,243 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.9%
(Cost: $12,297,986)
   
12,151,592
 
           
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 1.9%
(Cost: $234,392)
     
Repurchase Agreement: 1.9%     
$234,392   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $234,401; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $239,074 including accrued interest)   234,392 
Total Investments: 100.8%
(Cost: $12,532,378)
   12,385,984 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.8)%   (93,078)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $12,292,906 

 

Footnotes:

(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 $227,531.
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 $2,398,695, or 19.5% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy         17.8%  $2,159,961 
Government     80.7    9,808,058 
Utilities     0.7    83,330 
Money Market Fund     0.8    100,243 
      100.0%  $12,151,592 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $2,243,291   $   $2,243,291 
Government Obligations*       9,808,058        9,808,058 
Money Market Fund   100,243            100,243 
Repurchase Agreement       234,392        234,392 
Total  $100,243   $12,285,741   $   $12,385,984 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS EMERGING MARKETS AGGREGATE BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 36.7%
Argentina: 0.6%
USD 30,000   Pan American Energy LLC
7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S
  $32,202 
 50,000   YPF SA
8.75%, 04/04/24 Reg S
   56,813 
         89,015 
Austria: 0.4%
 64,000   ESAL GmbH
6.25%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   62,400 
           
Bermuda: 1.2%
 100,000   Digicel Group Ltd.
7.13%, 03/05/18 (c) † 144A
   94,625 
 100,000   Ooredoo International Finance Ltd.
3.25%, 02/21/23 Reg S
   98,127 
         192,752 
Brazil: 1.7%
 150,000   Banco do Brasil SA
5.88%, 01/26/22 Reg S
   156,780 
 102,000   Itau Unibanco Holding SA
6.20%, 04/15/20 144A
   107,865 
         264,645 
British Virgin Islands: 3.0%
 157,000   CNOOC Finance Ltd.
3.88%, 05/02/22 Reg S
   160,381 
 100,000   CNPC General Capital Ltd.
3.95%, 04/19/22 144A
   102,597 
 100,000   Gerdau Trade, Inc.
5.75%, 01/30/21 Reg S
   106,148 
 100,000   Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd.
4.38%, 10/17/23 Reg S
   104,760 
         473,886 
Cayman Islands: 3.3%
 100,000   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
3.60%, 08/28/24 (c) 144A
   101,292 
 100,000   China Overseas Finance Cayman VI Ltd.
4.25%, 05/08/19 Reg S
   101,600 
 100,000   Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.
7.50%, 02/20/18 (c) Reg S
   103,689 
 100,000   Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 2
3.47%, 04/08/23 144A
   101,072 
 100,000   Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd.
5.50%, 08/19/19 Reg S
   104,152 
         511,805 
China / Hong Kong: 1.5%
EUR 100,000   China Construction Bank Asia Corp. Ltd.
1.50%, 02/11/20 Reg S
   127,181 
USD 100,000   CITIC Pacific Ltd.
6.63%, 04/15/21 Reg S
   109,658 
         236,839 
Colombia: 1.8%
     Bancolombia SA     
 100,000   4.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.93%), 10/18/22 (c)   99,525 
 45,000   5.13%, 09/11/22   47,250 
 90,000   Ecopetrol SA
5.88%, 09/18/23
   98,836 
COP 110,857,000   Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
8.38%, 02/01/21 Reg S
   40,687 
         286,298 
Curacao: 0.2%
USD 40,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV
2.95%, 12/18/22
   36,561 
Czech Republic: 0.4%
EUR50,000   CEZ AS
4.50%, 06/29/20 Reg S
   68,802 
India: 0.2%
USD28,000   ICICI Bank Ltd.
5.75%, 11/16/20 Reg S
   29,916 
Indonesia: 0.5%
 70,000   Pertamina Persero PT
4.30%, 05/20/23 144A
   72,622 
Israel: 0.7%
 100,000   Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.
5.00%, 11/12/24 Reg S 144A
   107,803 
Kazakhstan: 0.7%
 100,000   KazMunayGas National Co. JSC
7.00%, 05/05/20 Reg S
   107,593 
Luxembourg: 2.5%
     Gaz Capital SA     
 200,000   6.51%, 03/07/22 Reg S   220,213 
 80,000   8.63%, 04/28/34 (p) Reg S   110,724 
 50,000   Sberbank of Russia
5.13%, 10/29/22 144A
   51,863 
         382,800 
Malaysia: 0.8%
 100,000   Petronas Capital Ltd.
7.88%, 05/22/22 Reg S
   119,073 
Mexico: 4.3%
     America Movil SAB de CV     
EUR100,000   4.13%, 10/25/19   133,613 
USD25,000   5.00%, 03/30/20   26,206 
 100,000   BBVA Bancomer SA
6.75%, 09/30/22 144A
   111,525 
 85,000   Grupo Televisa SAB
6.63%, 01/15/40
   102,417 
     Petróleos Mexicanos     
 150,000   5.50%, 01/21/21   159,232 
EUR50,000   5.50%, 02/24/25 Reg S   74,255 
USD64,000   6.63%, 06/15/38   66,720 
         673,968 
Netherlands: 5.0%
 100,000   Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV
5.13%, 03/11/23 144A
   105,045 
 100,000   Lukoil International Finance BV
7.25%, 11/05/19 Reg S
   107,062 
 128,000   Majapahit Holding BV
7.75%, 01/20/20 Reg S
   139,533 
     Petrobras Global Finance BV     
EUR100,000   4.75%, 01/14/25   139,787 
USD77,000   6.75%, 01/27/41   78,348 
 125,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
3.15%, 10/01/26 †
   104,051 
 100,000   VEON Holdings BV
5.95%, 02/13/23 144A
   106,700 
         780,526 
Peru: 0.7%
 108,000   Banco de Credito del Peru
5.38%, 09/16/20 Reg S
   115,075 
South Africa: 0.7%
 100,000   Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.
5.75%, 01/26/21 144A
   101,111 
Turkey: 1.6%
 50,000   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
5.25%, 09/13/22 Reg S
   51,021 
 100,000   Turkiye Is Bankasi AS
5.50%, 04/21/19 144A
   102,056 
 100,000   Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO
6.00%, 11/01/22 144A
   99,385 
         252,462 
United Arab Emirates: 2.4%
 100,000   DP World Ltd.
6.85%, 07/02/37 Reg S
   125,236 
 100,000   Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
7.38%, 10/21/20 Reg S
   111,357 
EUR100,000   Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC
2.75%, 06/18/26 Reg S
   138,768 
         375,361 
United States: 2.3%
USD100,000   Cemex Finance LLC
6.00%, 04/01/19 (c) 144A
   105,300 
 100,000   Reliance Holding USA, Inc.
5.40%, 02/14/22 144A
   107,428 
 100,000   Southern Copper Corp.
7.50%, 07/27/35
   137,295 
         350,023 
Venezuela: 0.2%
 132,700   Petroleos de Venezuela SA
5.38%, 04/12/27 (d) Reg S
   32,180 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $5,566,685)
   5,723,516 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 61.4%
Argentina: 0.4%
EUR60,000   Provincia de Buenos Aires
4.00%, 05/15/35 (s) Reg S
   64,341 
Bahrain: 0.4%
USD64,000   Bahrain Government International Bond
6.13%, 08/01/23 144A
   66,755 
Brazil: 4.4%
BRL610,000   Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional
0.00%, 07//01/20 ^
   158,494 
USD88,000   Brazilian Government International Bond
4.88%, 01/22/21
   92,972 
     Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F     
BRL605,000   10.00%, 01/01/21   197,638 
 425,000   10.00%, 01/01/23   138,266 
 300,000   10.00%, 01/01/25   97,074 
         684,444 
Chile: 3.3%
CLP65,000,000   Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica de Chile
4.50%, 03/01/26
   108,353 
     Chile Government International Bonds     
USD100,000   3.13%, 03/27/25   100,900 
 50,000   3.88%, 08/05/20   51,808 
CLP9,000,000   5.50%, 08/05/20   15,710 
     Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile     
EUR100,000   2.25%, 07/09/24 Reg S   133,558 
USD100,000   3.63%, 05/01/27 (c) Reg S   98,906 
 600   7.50%, 01/15/19 144A   628 
         509,863 
China / Hong Kong: 0.9%
 128,000   Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd.
5.55%, 02/11/20 Reg S
   134,023 
Colombia: 2.5%
 100,000   Colombian Government International Bond
5.00%, 12/15/44 (c)
   105,350 
     Colombian TES     
COP208,400,000   7.00%, 05/04/22   77,385 
 223,600,000   7.50%, 08/26/26   84,923 
 200,000,000   10.00%, 07/24/24   85,472 
 72,400,000   11.00%, 07/24/20   29,018 
         382,148 
Croatia: 1.2%
     Croatia Government International Bonds     
USD75,000   6.00%, 01/26/24 † 144A   84,626 
 100,000   6.75%, 11/05/19 Reg S   106,550 
         191,176 
Czech Republic: 0.6%
     Czech Republic Government Bonds     
CZK550,000   2.40%, 09/17/25 Reg S   28,633 
 1,100,000   5.70%, 05/25/24 Reg S   68,961 
         97,594 
Dominican Republic: 0.1%
USD21,200   Dominican Republican International Bonds
7.50%, 05/06/21 Reg S
   23,066 
Ecuador: 0.3%
 50,000   Ecuador Government International Bond
7.95%, 06/20/24 144A
   53,063 
Egypt: 0.4%
 50,000   Egypt Government International Bond
7.50%, 01/31/27 144A
   55,998 
Hungary: 2.0%
     Hungarian Government Bonds     
HUF2,020,000   5.50%, 06/24/25   10,118 
 20,300,000   6.00%, 11/24/23   102,428 
 17,830,000   7.50%, 11/12/20   85,415 
USD100,000   Hungary Government International Bonds
6.38%, 03/29/21
   110,225 
         308,186 
Indonesia: 5.0%
 192,000   Indonesia Government International Bond
5.88%, 03/13/20 Reg S
   204,423 
     Indonesian Treasury Bonds     
IDR230,000,000   7.00%, 05/15/27   18,004 
 1,190,000,000   8.38%, 03/15/24   100,753 
 1,743,000,000   8.38%, 09/15/26   149,383 
 540,000,000   8.38%, 03/15/34   45,859 
 1,479,000,000   10.50%, 08/15/30   143,350 
 1,382,000,000   11.00%, 11/15/20   117,161 
         778,933 
Israel: 2.3%
     Israel Government Bonds     
ILS535,000   4.25%, 03/31/23   183,686 
 385,000   5.00%, 01/31/20   123,710 
 15,000   5.50%, 01/31/42   6,615 
USD50,000   Israel Government International Bond
4.00%, 06/30/22
   52,288 
         366,299 
Kazakhstan: 0.4%
 50,000   Kazakhstan Government International Bond
5.13%, 07/21/25 Reg S
   55,625 
Lebanon: 1.0%
 140,000   Lebanon Government International Bond
8.25%, 04/12/21 Reg S
   149,633 
Lithuania: 0.3%
 50,000   Lithuania Government International Bond
7.38%, 02/11/20 Reg S
   54,683 
           
Malaysia: 2.6%
     Malaysian Government Bonds     
MYR 665,000   3.48%, 03/15/23   167,629 
 605,000   3.89%, 03/15/27   152,115 
 351,000   5.73%, 07/30/19   93,267 
         413,011 
Mexico: 5.4%
     Mexican Government Bonds     
MXN 1,620,000   6.50%, 06/10/21   84,643 
 1,460,100   7.50%, 06/03/27   77,949 
 418,000   7.75%, 11/13/42   22,387 
 5,114,900   8.00%, 06/11/20   278,450 
 2,360,000   10.00%, 12/05/24   143,942 
     Mexican Government International Bonds     
USD77,000   4.00%, 10/02/23   79,734 
 40,000   4.75%, 03/08/44   40,060 
 102,000   6.05%, 01/11/40   118,702 
         845,867 
Nigeria: 0.4%
NGN18,470,000   Nigerian Government Bond
16.39%, 01/27/22
   56,742 
Panama: 0.6%
USD69,400   Panama Government International Bond
7.13%, 01/29/26
   88,381 
Peru: 1.3%
     Peruvian Government Bonds     
PEN90,000   5.70%, 08/12/24   30,984 
 80,000   6.95%, 08/12/31   29,709 
 200,000   7.84%, 08/12/20   70,110 
USD62,000   Peruvian Government International Bonds
7.35%, 07/21/25
   79,360 
         210,163 
Philippines: 1.1%
 142,000   Philippine Government International Bonds
5.00%, 01/13/37
   166,358 
Poland: 3.9%
     Polish Government Bonds     
PLN200,000   1.50%, 04/25/20   59,780 
 24,000   2.25%, 04/25/22   7,132 
 500,000   2.50%, 07/25/26   141,010 
 150,000   3.25%, 07/25/25   45,181 
 455,000   4.00%, 10/25/23   144,446 
 350,000   5.75%, 04/25/29   128,717 
USD75,000   Polish Government International Bond
6.38%, 07/15/19
   79,294 
         605,560 
Qatar: 0.7%
 100,000   Qatar Government International Bond
5.25%, 01/20/20 Reg S
   104,425 
Romania: 1.5%
RON400,000   Romanian Government Bond
5.85%, 04/26/23
   116,076 
     Romanian Government International Bonds     
EUR50,000   4.63%, 09/18/20 Reg S   69,784 
USD50,000   4.88%, 01/22/24 Reg S   54,247 
         240,107 
Russia: 3.5%
     Russian Federal Bonds     
RUB1,900,000   7.00%, 08/16/23   34,028 
 4,550,000   7.50%, 02/27/19   81,569 
 3,490,000   7.75%, 09/16/26   64,799 
 10,080,000   8.15%, 02/03/27   192,320 
     Russian Foreign Bonds     
USD23,750   7.50%, 03/31/30 (s) Reg S   27,260 
 80,000   12.75%, 06/24/28 (p) Reg S   137,993 
         537,969 
Saudi Arabia: 0.6%
 100,000   Saudi Government International Bond
4.50%, 10/26/46 144A
   97,633 
Serbia: 0.3%
 50,000   Serbia International Bond
4.88%, 02/25/20 144A
   51,675 
South Africa: 4.1%
 78,000   South Africa Government International Bond
5.50%, 03/09/20
   81,801 
     South African Government Bonds     
ZAR2,454,300   7.75%, 02/28/23   207,000 
 2,070,000   8.75%, 02/28/48   160,509 
 1,935,000   10.50%, 12/21/26   183,482 
         632,792 
Sri Lanka: 0.3%
USD40,000   Sri Lanka Government International Bond
6.85%, 11/03/25 144A
   43,851 
Thailand: 3.8%
     Thailand Government Bonds     
THB8,113,000   3.63%, 06/16/23   282,268 
 4,429,000   3.65%, 12/17/21   152,071 
 100,000   4.26%, 12/12/37 Reg S   3,760 
 4,100,000   4.88%, 06/22/29   160,850 
         598,949 
Turkey: 3.6%
     Turkey Government Bonds     
TRY268,600   7.10%, 03/08/23   59,446 
 370,000   10.50%, 01/15/20   95,276 
 340,000   10.60%, 02/11/26   85,920 
 125,000   10.70%, 02/17/21   31,988 
     Turkey Government International Bonds     
USD90,000   6.88%, 03/17/36   99,276 
 160,000   7.38%, 02/05/25   183,580 
         555,486 
Ukraine: 0.5%
     Ukraine Government International Bonds     
 20,000   0.00%, 05/31/40 (a) 144A   13,665 
 60,000   7.75%, 09/01/23 144A   65,294 
         78,959 
United Arab Emirates: 1.1%
 65,000   Abu Dhabi Government International Bond
3.13%, 10/11/27 144A
   62,473 
 100,000   Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.
6.25%, 09/16/19 Reg S
   105,709 
         168,182 
Uruguay: 0.6%
     Uruguay Government International Bonds     
 77,000   4.50%, 08/14/24 †   82,852 
UYU300,000   9.88%, 06/20/22 Reg S   10,984 
         93,836 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $9,854,698)
   9,565,776 
      
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4%
(Cost: $63,584)
    
 63,584   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   63,584 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.5%     
(Cost: $15,484,967)   15,352,876 
      
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 2.0%
(Cost: $312,103)
    
Repurchase Agreement: 2.0%    
USD312,103   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $312,115; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $318,337 including accrued interest)   312,103 
Total Investments: 100.5%
(Cost: $15,797,070)
   15,664,979 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.5)%   (76,301)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $15,588,678 

 

Definitions:

BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
EUR Euro
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
ILS Israeli Sheqel
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NGN Nigerian Naira
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
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

 

Footnotes:

(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
(d) Security in default of coupon payment
(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
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $301,594.
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 $2,173,950, or 13.9% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
    % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials    1.6%  $243,443 
Communications    5.9    906,793 
Consumer, Non-cyclical    2.1    328,248 
Diversified    0.7    104,152 
Energy    12.7    1,950,826 
Financial    9.2    1,414,389 
Government    62.3    9,565,776 
Industrial    0.7    105,300 
Utilities    4.4    670,365 
Money Market Fund    0.4    63,584 
       100.0%  $15,352,876 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $5,723,516   $   $5,723,516 
Government Obligations*       9,565,776        9,565,776 
Money Market Fund   63,584            63,584 
Repurchase Agreement       312,103        312,103 
Total  $63,584   $15,601,395   $   $15,664,979 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 89.7%
Argentina: 4.0%
$500,000   Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA
6.88%, 02/06/22 (c) 144A
  $535,905 
 200,000   AES Argentina Generacion SA
7.75%, 02/02/21 (c) 144A
   215,082 
 700,000   Arcor SAIC
6.00%, 07/06/20 (c) 144A
   741,125 
 500,000   Banco Hipotecario SA
9.75%, 11/30/20 144A
   566,780 
 500,000   Banco Macro SA
6.75% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+5.46%), 11/04/21 (c) 144A
   518,735 
 650,000   Cablevision SA
6.50%, 06/15/19 (c) 144A
   687,355 
 300,000   Cia Latinoamericana de Infraestructura & Servicios SA
9.50%, 07/20/20 (c) 144A
   318,750 
 300,000   Generacion Mediterranea SA / Generacion Frias SA / Central Termica Roca SA
9.63%, 07/27/20 (c) 144A
   333,750 
 450,000   Genneia SA
8.75%, 01/20/20 (c) 144A
   492,525 
 500,000   IRSA Propiedades Comerciales SA
8.75%, 03/23/20 (c) 144A
   558,985 
     Pampa Energia SA     
 600,000   7.38%, 07/21/20 (c) 144A   650,370 
 800,000   7.50%, 01/24/22 (c) 144A   876,000 
     Pan American Energy LLC     
 100,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S   107,339 
 620,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 144A   665,502 
 320   Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA
9.63%, 05/14/18 (c) 144A
   340 
     YPF SA     
 750,000   6.95%, 07/21/27 144A   777,900 
 400,000   7.00%, 06/15/47 (c) 144A   381,160 
 650,000   8.50%, 03/23/21 144A   721,305 
 2,550,000   8.50%, 07/28/25 † 144A   2,900,625 
 1,820,000   8.75%, 04/04/24 † 144A   2,067,975 
         14,117,508 
Austria: 0.4%
 700,000   JBS Investments GmbH
7.75%, 03/05/18 (c) † 144A
   721,875 
 680,000   Suzano Austria GmbH
5.75%, 07/14/26 144A
   741,200 
         1,463,075 
Azerbaijan: 1.1%
 950,000   International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC
3.50%, 09/01/24 Reg S
   836,000 
 2,275,000   Southern Gas Corridor CJSC
6.88%, 03/24/26 144A
   2,606,547 
 300,000   State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic
6.95%, 03/18/30 Reg S
   346,479 
         3,789,026 
Bahrain: 0.5%
 600,000   BBK BSC
3.50%, 03/24/20 Reg S
   584,289 
 1,075,000   Oil and Gas Holding Co. BSCC
7.50%, 10/25/27 144A
   1,108,062 
         1,692,351 
Bangladesh: 0.1%
 300,000   Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd.
8.63%, 03/04/18 (c) 144A
   310,530 
Bermuda: 2.6%
 600,000   China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.
4.63%, 04/20/20 (c) Reg S
   603,807 
     Digicel Group Ltd.     
 1,600,000   7.13%, 03/05/18 (c) † 144A   1,514,000 
 1,535,000   8.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   1,525,406 
     Digicel Ltd.     
 1,125,000   6.00%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   1,117,969 
 1,600,000   6.75%, 03/01/18 (c) 144A   1,598,000 
 350,000   GCX Ltd.
7.00%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   336,026 
 700,000   Geopark Ltd.
6.50%, 09/21/21 (c) 144A
   724,500 
 600,000   Inkia Energy Ltd.
5.88%, 11/09/22 (c) 144A
   605,820 
 200,000   Kosmos Energy Ltd.
7.88%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   206,500 
     Noble Group Ltd.     
 150,000   6.75%, 01/29/20 Reg S   83,355 
 1,850,000   6.75%, 01/29/20 144A   1,028,045 
        9,343,428 
Brazil: 4.8%
     Banco Bradesco SA     
 560,000   5.75%, 03/01/22 144A   593,740 
 970,000   5.90%, 01/16/21 144A   1,019,858 
     Banco BTG Pactual SA     
 925,000   5.75%, 09/28/22 Reg S   927,960 
 75,000   5.75%, 09/28/22 144A   75,240 
     Banco do Brasil SA     
 1,600,000   3.88%, 10/10/22   1,582,320 
 930,000   5.88%, 01/26/22 144A   972,036 
 745,000   8.50% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 10 Year+7.78%), 10/20/20 (c) 144A   816,527 
     Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA     
 200,000   7.38%, 02/02/22 Reg S   214,000 
 50,000   7.38%, 02/02/22 144A   53,500 
     Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social     
 400,000   4.75%, 05/09/24 144A   403,880 
 1,710,000   5.50%, 07/12/20 144A   1,806,752 
 200,000   Banco Pan SA
8.50%, 04/23/20 144A
   210,000 
 400,000   Banco Safra SA
6.75%, 01/27/21 144A
   431,000 
 438,000   Banco Votorantim SA
7.38%, 01/21/20 144A
   466,470 
     Caixa Economica Federal     
 200,000   3.50%, 11/07/22 144A   195,792 
 770,000   4.25%, 05/13/19 144A   780,395 
     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA     
 360,000   5.75%, 10/27/21 † 144A   373,050 
 885,000   6.88%, 07/30/19 144A   929,250 
 100,000   Cia Brasileira de Aluminio
6.75%, 04/05/21 144A
   108,625 
 525,000   Cielo SA
3.75%, 11/16/22 † 144A
   519,750 
     Itau Unibanco Holding SA     
 2,015,000   5.13%, 05/13/23 144A   2,072,427 
 1,250,000   5.75%, 01/22/21 144A   1,312,500 
 1,100,000   Votorantim Cimentos SA
7.25%, 04/05/41 144A
   1,222,045 
         17,087,117 
British Virgin Islands: 4.7%
 550,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.
6.63%, 09/27/23 144A
   606,628 
 400,000   Baoxin Auto Finance I Ltd.
5.63% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 3 Year+8.91%), 10/30/20 (c) Reg S
   392,844 
 700,000   Central American Bottling Corp.
5.75%, 01/31/22 (c) 144A
   735,700 
 700,000   Easy Tactic Ltd.
5.75%, 01/13/20 (c) Reg S
   697,471 
 1,500,000   Fortune Star BVI Ltd.
5.25%, 03/23/20 (c) Reg S
   1,489,351 
 600,000   Franshion Brilliant Ltd.
5.75% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+3.86%), 01/17/22 (c) Reg S
   609,705 
 1,140,000   Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.
4.88%, 10/07/20 144A
   1,171,350 
 1,200,000   Greenland Global Investment Ltd.
5.88%, 07/03/24 † Reg S
   1,196,215 
 450,000   Grupo Unicomer Co. Ltd.
7.88%, 04/01/21 (c) 144A
   491,040 
 1,200,000   GTL Trade Finance, Inc.
5.89%, 01/29/24 (c) 144A
   1,302,900 
 500,000   Hanrui Overseas Investment Co. Ltd.
4.90%, 06/28/19 † Reg S
   489,449 
 400,000   Huayi Finance I Ltd.
4.00%, 12/02/19 Reg S
   399,633 
 825,000   LS Finance 2022 Ltd.
4.25%, 10/16/22 Reg S
   826,117 
 1,100,000   Oceanwide Holdings International Co. Ltd.
9.63%, 08/11/18 (c) (p) Reg S
   1,111,178 
 875,000   RKI Overseas Finance 2016 A Ltd.
5.00%, 08/09/19 Reg S
   881,590 
 200,000   RKI Overseas Finance 2016 B Ltd.
4.70%, 09/06/19 (c) Reg S
   196,872 
 400,000   Sino-Ocean Land Treasure III Ltd.
4.90% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.26%), 09/21/22 (c) Reg S
   388,994 
 1,300,000   Studio City Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 11/30/18 (c) 144A
   1,374,750 
 950,000   Studio City Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   974,937 
 700,000   Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 01/29/24 Reg S
   740,176 
 600,000   Zhongrong International Bond 2016 Ltd.
6.95%, 06/21/19 Reg S
   606,841 
         16,683,741 
Canada: 1.4%
     First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     
 1,300,000   7.00%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   1,347,937 
 200,000   7.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   208,500 
 1,400,000   7.25%, 10/01/19 (c) 144A   1,485,750 
 1,750,000   7.50%, 04/01/20 (c) 144A   1,881,337 
         4,923,524 
Cayman Islands: 9.4%
 500,000   361 Degrees International Ltd.
7.25%, 06/03/19 (c) Reg S
   520,981 
 400,000   Agile Group Holdings Ltd.
9.00%, 05/21/18 (c) Reg S
   424,355 
 300,000   Agricola Senior Trust
6.75%, 06/18/20 144A
   307,500 
 500,000   Agromercantil Senior Trust
6.25%, 04/10/19 144A
   514,445 
 1,195,000   Alpha Star Holding Ltd.
4.97%, 04/09/19 Reg S
   1,207,246 
 600,000   Batelco International Finance No. 1 Ltd.
4.25%, 05/01/20 † Reg S
   595,158 
 600,000   CAR, Inc.
6.13%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   609,780 
 500,000   Cementos Progreso Trust
7.13%, 11/06/18 (c) 144A
   530,000 
 275,000   Central China Real Estate Ltd.
8.75%, 01/23/19 (c) Reg S
   294,419 
     China Evergrande Group     
 1,020,000   7.50%, 06/28/20 (c) Reg S   1,032,355 
 2,750,000   8.75%, 06/28/21 (c) Reg S   2,845,857 
 1,500,000   9.50%, 03/29/21 (c) Reg S   1,603,360 
 700,000   China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.
5.88%, 03/10/20 (c) Reg S
   676,470 
 340,000   China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.
7.50%, 03/10/18 (c) † § Reg S
   277,100 
 500,000   CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.
7.75%, 06/05/18 (c) Reg S
   524,430 
 825,000   Comcel Trust
6.88%, 02/06/19 (c) 144A
   873,840 
     Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.     
 900,000   7.50%, 03/09/18 (c) Reg S   934,798 
 1,615,000   7.50%, 02/20/18 (c) 144A   1,674,574 
 400,000   DIP Sukuk Ltd.
4.29%, 02/20/19 Reg S
   403,840 
 200,000   Emirates Reit Sukuk Ltd.
5.13%, 12/12/22 Reg S
   203,000 
 1,000,000   Ezdan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
4.38%, 05/18/21 † Reg S
   853,948 
 300,000   Fantasia Holdings Group Co Ltd.
7.38%, 10/04/19 (c) Reg S
   298,838 
 400,000   Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
3.88%, 07/28/19 Reg S
   393,258 
 800,000   Greentown China Holdings Ltd.
5.88%, 08/11/18 (c) Reg S
   822,362 
 1,350,000   Grupo Aval Ltd.
4.75%, 09/26/22 144A
   1,380,375 
 500,000   Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.
7.25%, 06/21/18 (c) 144A
   522,526 
 550,000   Industrial Senior Trust
5.50%, 11/01/22 144A
   557,563 
 400,000   King Talent Management Ltd.
5.60% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.52%), 12/04/22 (c) Reg S
   398,349 
     KWG Property Holding Ltd.     
 200,000   5.88%, 11/10/21 (c) Reg S   194,250 
 500,000   6.00%, 03/15/20 (c) Reg S   499,659 
 1,000,000   Latam Finance Ltd.
6.88%, 04/11/21 (c) 144A
   1,062,500 
 490,000   Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
6.75%, 02/08/18 (c) Reg S
   506,685 
 750,000   MAF Global Securities Ltd.
5.50% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+3.48%), 09/07/22 (c) Reg S
   766,650 
 1,300,000   Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
4.88%, 06/06/20 (c) 144A
   1,301,987 
 350,000   MIE Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   302,765 
 700,000   Mumtalakat Sukuk Holding Co.
4.00%, 11/25/21 Reg S
   680,119 
 250,000   Sagicor Finance 2015 Ltd.
8.88%, 08/11/19 (c) 144A
   280,313 
 733,820   Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.
9.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   751,248 
 1,295,000   Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
8.38%, 02/10/19 (c) Reg S
   1,401,887 
 1,000,000   Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
7.95%, 08/08/20 (c) † Reg S
   1,028,845 
 400,000   Times Property Holdings Ltd.
6.60%, 11/30/20 (c) Reg S
   396,555 
 790,000   WTT Investment Ltd./Hong Kong
5.50%, 11/21/20 (c) 144A
   800,785 
     Wynn Macau Ltd.     
 600,000   4.88%, 10/01/20 (c) 144A   595,500 
 900,000   5.50%, 10/01/22 (c) 144A   900,000 
 700,000   Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.
6.00%, 01/25/20 (c) Reg S
   703,510 
         33,453,985 
Chile: 0.7%
 1,210,000   AES Gener SA
8.38% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+6.82%), 06/18/19 (c) 144A
   1,255,677 
 750,000   CorpGroup Banking SA
6.75%, 03/15/18 (c) 144A
   757,312 
 500,000   Latam Airlines Group SA
7.25%, 06/09/20 † 144A
   529,375 
         2,542,364 
China / Hong Kong: 3.4%
     Bank of East Asia Ltd.     
 1,170,000   4.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.70%), 11/20/19 (c) Reg S   1,180,596 
 1,550,000   5.50% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.83%), 12/02/20 (c) Reg S   1,579,250 
 200,000   5.63% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.68%), 05/18/22 (c) Reg S   205,957 
 400,000   Chalieco Hong Kong Corp Ltd.
5.70% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 3 Year+8.29%), 01/15/20 (c) Reg S
   409,739 
 1,975,000   China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.
4.45% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.29%), 09/30/21 (c) † Reg S
   1,946,915 
     China CITIC Bank International Ltd.     
 600,000   4.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.11%), 10/11/21 (c) Reg S   593,719 
 500,000   7.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+5.63%), 04/22/19 (c) Reg S   518,550 
 600,000   China South City Holdings Ltd.
5.75%, 03/09/20 Reg S
   581,807 
 500,000   Chong Hing Bank Ltd.
6.50% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+4.63%), 09/25/19 (c) Reg S
   516,844 
 850,000   ICBC Asia Ltd.
4.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.13%), 07/21/21 (c) Reg S
   842,482 
 1,500,000   Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd.
5.00% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.21%), 06/02/22 (c) Reg S
   1,504,656 
 400,000   Qinghai Provincial Investment Group Co Ltd.
6.40%, 07/10/21 Reg S
   399,030 
 500,000   Yancoal International Resources Development Co. Ltd.
5.75% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 3 Year+8.30%), 04/13/20 (c) Reg S
   508,597 
 600,000   Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.
5.88%, 01/23/20 (c) † Reg S
   614,228 
 600,000   Zoomlion HK SPV Co. Ltd.
6.13%, 12/20/22 144A
   616,500 
         12,018,870 
Colombia: 1.8%
 550,000   Banco Davivienda SA
5.88%, 07/09/22 144A
   586,493 
 1,793,000   Banco de Bogota SA
5.38%, 02/19/23 144A
   1,898,339 
     Bancolombia SA     
 800,000   4.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.93%), 10/18/22 (c)   796,200 
 1,306,000   5.13%, 09/11/22 †   1,371,300 
     Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP     
 930,000   5.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   947,437 
 565,000   8.50% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+6.96%), 03/30/20 (c) 144A   608,788 
         6,208,557 
Costa Rica: 0.3%
 1,070,000   Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
6.25%, 11/01/23 144A
   1,124,174 
Croatia: 0.2%
     Agrokor D.D.     
 175,000   8.88%, 03/02/18 (c) (d) Reg S   50,584 
 50,000   8.88%, 03/05/18 (c) (d) 144A   14,453 
 600,000   Hrvatska Elektroprivreda
5.88%, 10/23/22 144A
   660,750 
         725,787 
Curacao: 0.3%
 600,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV
2.95%, 12/18/22
   548,422 
 400,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV
3.65%, 11/10/21
   387,930 
         936,352 
Dominican Republic: 0.3%
 500,000   Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA
6.75%, 04/01/24 (c) 144A
   549,375 
 500,000   Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana
7.00%, 02/01/23 144A
   532,518 
         1,081,893 
Ecuador: 0.1%
 400,000   Petroamazonas EP
4.63%, 11/06/20 144A
   390,000 
Georgia: 0.3%
 400,000   BGEO Group JSC
6.00%, 07/26/23 144A
   418,320 
 520,000   Georgian Railway JSC
7.75%, 07/11/22 144A
   583,440 
         1,001,760 
India: 1.0%
 600,000   Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd.
6.13%, 10/31/26 144A
   634,500 
 400,000   HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.
5.25%, 04/28/27 Reg S
   411,934 
 1,020,000   JSW Steel Ltd.
4.75%, 11/12/19 Reg S
   1,033,382 
 200,000   Reliance Communications Ltd.
6.50%, 11/06/20 Reg S
   139,352 
 600,000   Syndicate Bank
3.88%, 12/04/19 Reg S
   603,571 
 650,000   Tata Motors Ltd.
4.63%, 04/30/20 Reg S
   663,767 
         3,486,506 
Indonesia: 0.6%
 500,000   ABM Investama Tbk PT
7.13%, 08/01/20 (c) 144A
   518,187 
 560,000   Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama PT
7.75%, 02/13/20 (c) 144A
   593,995 
 900,000   Saka Energi Indonesia PT
4.45%, 05/05/24 144A
   913,119 
         2,025,301 
Ireland: 3.8%
 1,125,000   Alfa Bank OJSC
7.75%, 04/28/21 144A
   1,254,375 
 750,000   Bank Otkritie Financial Corp. OJSC
10.00%, 12/17/19 Reg S
   33,825 
 200,000   Borets Finance DAC
6.50%, 04/07/22 144A
   211,750 
 500,000   EDC Finance Ltd.
4.88%, 04/17/20 144A
   507,384 
 600,000   Eurochem Finance DAC
3.95%, 07/05/21 144A
   599,373 
 775,000   Gazprombank OJSC
7.25%, 05/03/19 Reg S
   800,226 
 600,000   GTLK Europe DAC
5.95%, 07/19/21 Reg S
   630,920 
     Metalloinvest Finance DAC     
 300,000   4.85%, 05/02/24 144A   303,563 
 400,000   5.63%, 04/17/20 144A   417,836 
 550,000   Mobile Telesystems OJSC
5.00%, 05/30/23 144A
   571,036 
 1,225,000   Rosneft Oil Co.
4.20%, 03/06/22 144A
   1,229,477 
 700,000   Rusal Capital DAC
5.13%, 02/02/22 144A
   707,325 
 1,500,000   Russian Railways
5.70%, 04/05/22 Reg S
   1,606,215 
 700,000   SCF Capital Ltd.
5.38%, 06/16/23 144A
   722,241 
 300,000   Sibur Securities
DAC 4.13%, 10/05/23 144A
   299,045 
 450,000   Vimpel Communications OJSC
7.75%, 02/02/21 144A
   501,251 
     Vnesheconombank     
 800,000   5.94%, 11/21/23 144A   873,813 
 1,995,000   6.90%, 07/09/20 144A   2,146,764 
         13,416,419 
Kazakhstan: 2.4%
 500,000   Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
7.25%, 01/28/21 144A
   550,060 
 800,000   Kazkommertsbank JSC
5.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   800,155 
     KazMunayGas National Co. JSC     
 300,000   3.88%, 04/19/22 144A   303,218 
 700,000   4.40%, 04/30/23 144A   718,340 
 200,000   4.75%, 04/19/27 144A   208,848 
 800,000   5.75%, 04/30/43 144A   866,856 
 1,500,000   5.75%, 04/19/47 144A   1,601,835 
 1,550,000   6.38%, 04/09/21 144A   1,679,769 
 1,800,000   7.00%, 05/05/20 144A   1,936,676 
         8,665,757 
Luxembourg: 7.6%
 800,000   Adecoagro SA
6.00%, 09/21/22 (c) 144A
   791,208 
 700,000   ALROSA Finance SA
7.75%, 11/03/20 144A
   774,010 
 1,260,000   Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.75%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   1,283,625 
 300,000   Cosan Luxembourg SA
7.00%, 01/20/22 (c) 144A
   323,610 
 925,000   CSN Resources SA
6.50%, 07/21/20 144A
   899,285 
 1,575,000   Evraz Group SA
5.38%, 03/20/23 144A
   1,626,660 
 1,670,000   Gazprom Neft OAO
6.00%, 11/27/23 144A
   1,831,113 
     Gazprom OAO      
 2,500,000    4.95%, 07/19/22 144A   2,607,030 
 1,695,000   7.29%, 08/16/37 144A   2,132,634 
 1,100,000   9.25%, 04/23/19 (p) 144A   1,181,449 
     Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA     
 200,000   4.95%, 02/06/28 144A   208,928 
 200,000   6.51%, 03/07/22 144A   220,213 
 600,000   Kernel Holding SA
8.75%, 01/31/22 144A
   664,452 
 500,000   Klabin Finance SA
4.88%, 09/19/27 144A
   494,375 
 915,000   MHP SA
8.25%, 04/02/20 144A
   997,019 
 1,060,000   Minerva Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 09/20/21 (c) † 144A
   1,071,607 
     Offshore Drilling Holding SA     
 400,000   8.38%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S   181,000 
 590,000   8.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   266,975 
 1,305,000   Puma International Financing SA
6.75%, 02/07/18 (c) 144A
   1,329,364 
 300,424   QGOG Constellation SA
9.50% 11/09/21 (c) 144A
   192,271 
 350,000   Rosneft Finance SA
7.25%, 02/02/20 144A
   374,542 
 500,000   Rumo Luxembourg Sarl
7.38%, 02/09/21 (c) 144A
   546,875 
     Sberbank of Russia     
 1,420,000   5.13%, 10/29/22 144A   1,472,904 
 1,650,000   6.13%, 02/07/22 144A   1,792,956 
 200,000   Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA
5.72%, 06/16/21 Reg S
   213,539 
 350,000   Sistema JSFC
6.95%, 05/17/19 144A
   353,285 
 400,000   TMK OAO
6.75%, 04/03/20 144A
   420,348 
 400,000   Topaz Marine SA
9.13%, 07/26/19 (c) 144A
   422,650 
 500,000   Ultrapar International SA
5.25%, 10/06/26 144A
   511,100 
 500,000   Vm Holding SA
5.38%, 02/04/27 (c) 144A
   531,250 
 1,265,000   VTB Bank SA
6.95%, 10/17/22 144A
   1,370,159 
         27,086,436 
Malaysia: 0.1%
 500,000   Press Metal Labuan Ltd.
4.80%, 10/30/20 (c) Reg S
   501,634 
Marshall Islands: 0.1%
 390,000   Navios South American Logistics, Inc.
7.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   381,225 
Mauritius: 1.5%
 590,000   Azure Power Energy Ltd.
5.50%, 08/03/20 (c) 144A
   594,455 
 700,000   Greenko Investment Co.
4.88%, 08/16/19 (c) 144A
   684,307 
 500,000   HT Global IT Solutions Holdings Ltd.
7.00%, 07/14/18 (c) 144A
   525,627 
 650,000   HTA Group Ltd./Mauritius
9.13%, 03/08/19 (c) 144A
   695,402 
 200,000   MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.
5.37%, 02/13/22 144A
   206,904 
     MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.     
 1,400,000   4.76%, 11/11/24 144A   1,396,198 
 300,000   6.50%, 10/13/26 144A   327,180 
 700,000   Neerg Energy Ltd.
6.00%, 02/13/20 (c) 144A
   713,199 
         5,143,272 
Mexico: 3.8%
 700,000   Axtel SAB de CV
6.38%, 11/14/20 (c) 144A
   729,750 
     BBVA Bancomer SA     
 1,200,000   5.13% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.65%), 01/18/28 (c) 144A   1,188,780 
 1,070,000   7.25%, 04/22/20 144A   1,151,587 
     Cemex SAB de CV     
 2,600,000   5.70%, 01/11/20 (c) † 144A   2,745,470 
 535,000   7.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   556,459 
 250,000   7.75%, 04/16/21 (c) † 144A   283,750 
 571,000   Controladora Mabe SA de CV
7.88%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   616,394 
 700,000   Credito Real SAB de CV
7.25%, 07/20/20 (c) 144A
   743,400 
 500,000   Cydsa SAB de CV
6.25%, 10/04/22 (c) 144A
   506,500 
 560,000   Elementia SAB de CV
5.50%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A
   574,286 
 500,000   Grupo Idesa SA de CV
7.88%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   490,000 
 585,000   Grupo KUO SAB De CV
5.75%, 07/07/22 (c) 144A
   601,234 
 550,000   Grupo Posadas SAB de CV
7.88%, 06/30/19 (c) 144A
   574,750 
 500,000   Metalsa SA de CV
4.90%, 04/24/23 144A
   505,255 
 650,000   Tenedora Nemak SA
5.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   669,500 
 460,000   TV Azteca SAB de CV
8.25%, 08/09/21 (c) Reg S
   494,500 
 1,120,000   Unifin Financiera SA de CV
7.25%, 09/27/20 (c) 144A
   1,167,600 
         13,599,215 
Mongolia: 0.2%
 500,000   Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC
9.38%, 05/19/20 144A
   552,112 
Netherlands: 8.1%
 470,000   Ajecorp BV
6.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   435,925 
 350,000   Cimpor Financial Operations BV
5.75%, 07/17/19 (c) † 144A
   345,188 
 575,000   EA Partners I BV
6.88%, 09/28/20 † Reg S
   430,039 
 475,000   First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
8.00% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 2 Year+6.49%), 07/23/19 (c) 144A
   469,063 
 1,200,000   Greenko Dutch BV
5.25%, 07/24/20 (c) 144A
   1,197,750 
 200,000   GTH Finance BV
6.25%, 01/26/20 (c) 144A
   208,768 
 810,000   IHS Netherlands Holdco BV
9.50%, 10/27/18 (c) 144A
   865,758 
 1,055,000   Indo Energy Finance II BV
6.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   1,078,887 
 1,200,000   Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV
6.95%, 07/10/42 144A
   1,427,918 
 800,000   Listrindo Capital BV
4.95%, 09/14/21 (c) 144A
   798,000 
 1,275,000   Marfrig Holding Europe BV
8.00%, 06/08/19 (c) 144A
   1,338,431 
 1,437,758   Metinvest BV
9.37% 02/18/18 (c) Reg S
   1,484,485 
 700,000   Nostrum Oil & Gas Finance BV
8.00%, 07/25/19 (c) 144A
   743,294 
     Petrobras Global Finance BV     
 1,280,000   4.38%, 05/20/23   1,276,160 
 1,255,000   5.30%, 01/27/25 144A   1,264,412 
 100,000   6.00%, 01/27/28 144A   100,960 
 1,550,000   6.25%, 03/17/24   1,660,592 
 1,000,000   7.38%, 01/17/27   1,111,150 
     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV     
 1,400,000   1.70%, 07/19/19   1,368,104 
 2,100,000   2.20%, 07/21/21   1,958,534 
 2,450,000   2.80%, 07/21/23 †   2,170,376 
 2,100,000   3.15%, 10/01/26   1,748,051 
 1,450,000   4.10%, 10/01/46   1,108,395 
     VEON Holdings BV     
 1,000,000   4.95%, 03/16/24 (c) 144A   1,006,500 
 1,500,000   5.95%, 02/13/23 144A   1,600,500 
 1,475,000   VTR Finance BV
6.88%, 01/15/19 (c) 144A
   1,556,125 
         28,753,365 
Nigeria: 0.9%
 800,000   Access Bank Plc
10.50%, 10/19/21 144A
   908,000 
 400,000   Fidelity Bank Plc
10.50%, 10/16/22 144A
   421,600 
 600,000   United Bank for Africa Plc
7.75%, 06/08/22 144A
   628,416 
     Zenith Bank Plc     
 550,000   6.25%, 04/22/19 144A   564,762 
 600,000   7.38%, 05/30/22 144A   633,840 
         3,156,618 
Panama: 0.4%
 375,000   AES El Salvador Trust II
6.75%, 03/28/18 (c) 144A
   368,438 
 500,000   AES Panama SRL
6.00%, 06/25/19 (c) 144A
   527,500 
 650,000   Avianca Holdings SA
8.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   671,937 
         1,567,875 
Paraguay: 0.1%
 400,000   Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA
6.75%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   412,388 
Peru: 1.2%
 300,000   Cia Minera Milpo SAA
4.63%, 03/28/23 144A
   309,000 
 210,000   InRetail Consumer
5.25%, 02/24/18 (c) 144A
   217,613 
 565,000   InRetail Shopping Malls
6.50%, 07/09/18 (c) 144A
   590,990 
 500,000   Minsur SA
6.25%, 02/07/24 144A
   555,000 
 600,000   Orazul Energy Egenor S. en C. por A.
5.63%, 04/28/22 (c) 144A
   593,250 
 400,000   SAN Miguel Industrias Pet SA
4.50%, 03/18/20 (c) 144A
   407,500 
 700,000   Union Andina de Cementos SAA
5.88%, 10/30/18 (c) 144A
   728,875 
 730,000   Volcan Cia Minera SAA
5.38%, 02/02/22 144A
   765,587 
         4,167,815 
Philippines: 0.1%
 300,000   Security Bank Corp.
3.95%, 02/03/20 Reg S
   306,691 
Russia: 0.1%
 500,000   Global Ports Finance Plc
6.50%, 09/22/23 144A
  526,380 
Saudi Arabia: 0.3%
 1,000,000   Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
6.50%, 05/28/19 † Reg S
  1,005,250 
Singapore: 2.1%
 1,665,000   ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.
5.95%, 07/31/24 Reg S
   1,753,012 
 400,000   APL Realty Holdings Pte Ltd.
5.95%, 06/02/21 (c) Reg S
   395,584 
 111,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd.
11.50%, 05/07/15 (d) * Reg S
   2,914 
 550,000   Golden Legacy Pte Ltd.
8.25%, 06/07/19 (c) 144A
   588,028 
 300,000   Indika Energy Capital III Pte Ltd.
5.88%, 11/09/21 (c) 144A
   300,426 
 300,000   Jubilant Pharma Ltd.
4.88%, 10/06/19 (c) Reg S
   300,028 
 600,000   Marble II Pte Ltd.
5.30%, 06/20/19 (c) 144A
   609,338 
 900,000   Medco Platinum Road Pte Ltd.
6.75%, 01/30/22 (c) 144A
   893,310 
 500,000   Pratama Agung Pte Ltd.
6.25%, 03/02/18 (c) † Reg S
   513,163 
 600,000   STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
8.50%, 11/24/18 (c) 144A
   634,500 
 400,000   TBG Global Pte Ltd.
5.25%, 02/10/19 (c) † Reg S
   406,290 
 900,000   Theta Capital Pte Ltd.
7.00%, 04/11/18 (c) Reg S
   927,145 
         7,323,738 
South Africa: 1.8%
     Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.     
 1,755,000   5.75%, 01/26/21 144A   1,774,505 
 1,380,000   6.75%, 08/06/23 144A   1,434,089 
 1,240,000   7.13%, 02/11/25 † 144A   1,304,540 
 600,000   FirstRand Bank Ltd.
4.25%, 04/30/20 Reg S
   612,000 
 1,100,000   Transnet SOC Ltd.
4.00%, 07/26/22 144A
   1,094,757 
         6,219,891 
South Korea: 0.6%
 300,000   SK E&S Co. Ltd.
4.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.23%), 11/26/19 (c) 144A
   302,250 
     Woori Bank Co. Ltd.     
 750,000   4.75%, 04/30/24 144A   782,436 
 900,000   5.00% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.33%), 06/10/20 (c) 144A   917,517 
         2,002,203 
Thailand: 0.5%
 880,000   Krung Thai Bank PCL
5.20% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.54%), 12/26/19 (c) Reg S
   903,643 
 875,000   PTTEP Treasury Center Co. Ltd.
4.60% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.72%), 07/17/22 (c) 144A
   886,551 
         1,790,194 
Turkey: 8.8%
     Akbank TAS     
 805,000   4.00%, 01/24/20 144A   805,211 
 700,000   5.00%, 10/24/22 144A   706,177 
 725,000   5.13%, 03/31/25 144A   712,904 
 500,000   Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi AS
6.25%, 06/30/19 Reg S
   500,538 
 500,000   Alternatifbank AS
8.75% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+7.83%), 04/16/21 (c) Reg S
   522,508 
 600,000   Arcelik AS
5.00%, 04/03/23 144A
   609,249 
     Finansbank AS     
 800,000   4.88%, 05/19/22 144A   787,995 
 800,000   6.25%, 04/30/19 144A   824,333 
     TC Ziraat Bankasi AS     
 740,000   4.25%, 07/03/19 144A   741,939 
 600,000   4.75%, 04/29/21 144A   598,582 
 1,200,000   5.13%, 05/03/22 144A   1,200,551 
 900,000   Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS
4.50%, 07/20/24 (c) 144A
   887,162 
     Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS     
 1,100,000   4.75%, 10/17/19 144A   1,117,305 
 1,400,000   5.25%, 09/13/22 144A   1,428,581 
 1,000,000   5.88%, 03/16/23 144A   1,038,820 
     Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     
 2,275,000   3.88%, 02/05/20 144A   2,183,795 
 200,000   5.00%, 07/13/21 144A   193,224 
 600,000   Turkiye Is Bankasi AS
6.13%, 04/25/24 144A
   605,872 
     Turkiye Is Bankasi SA     
 2,480,000   5.00%, 04/30/20 144A   2,510,219 
 4,085,000   6.00%, 10/24/22 144A   4,115,360 
 1,300,000   Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS
5.13%, 04/22/20 Reg S
   1,313,312 
     Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS     
 200,000   4.25%, 05/09/20 Reg S   201,449 
 400,000   4.25%, 05/09/20 144A   402,898 
     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO     
 600,000   6.00%, 11/01/22 144A   596,308 
 1,995,000   8.00% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+5.84%), 11/01/22 (c) 144A   2,069,629 
     Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS     
 3,880,000   5.50%, 12/06/22 144A   3,834,845 
 800,000   5.85%, 06/21/24 144A   801,057 
         31,309,823 
United Arab Emirates: 0.2%
 800,000   First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
5.25% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+3.35%), 06/17/20 (c) Reg S
   806,637 
United Kingdom: 4.3%
     AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc     
 885,000   5.13%, 08/01/22 †   923,719 
 790,000   5.38%, 04/15/20   827,525 
 380,000   6.50%, 04/15/40   404,700 
 1,517,062   DTEK Finance Plc
10.75% 03/05/18 (c)
   1,637,289 
 600,000   Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc
4.25%, 04/10/20 Reg S
   602,888 
 600,000   Liquid Telecommunications Financing Plc
8.50%, 07/13/20 (c) 144A
   642,630 
 720,000   Oschadbank
9.38%, 03/10/23 (s) 144A
   782,694 
 800,000   Petra Diamonds US Treasury Plc
7.25%, 05/01/19 (c) † 144A
   816,000 
 300,000   Polyus Finance Plc
5.25%, 02/07/23 144A
   309,823 
 1,000,000   Polyus Gold International Ltd.
5.63%, 04/29/20 144A
   1,036,165 
 1,100,000   Sasol Financing International Ltd.
4.50%, 11/14/22
   1,119,008 
 1,600,000   Tullow Oil Plc
6.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   1,648,000 
 500,000   Ukraine Railways
9.88%, 09/15/21 144A
   537,995 
     Vedanta Resources Plc     
 1,900,000   6.13%, 08/09/21 (c) 144A   1,921,787 
 1,510,000   8.25%, 06/07/21 144A   1,666,738 
 400,000   West China Cement Ltd.
6.50%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   409,812 
         15,286,773 
United States: 2.4%
 1,130,000   Cemex Finance LLC
6.00%, 04/01/19 (c) 144A
   1,189,890 
 2,450,000   DAE Funding LLC
5.00%, 08/01/20 (c) 144A
   2,437,750 
     JBS USA LLC     
 850,000   5.75%, 06/15/20 (c) 144A   845,928 
 885,000   7.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   907,125 
 627,118   Rio Oil Finance Trust
9.25%, 07/06/24 144A
   680,423 
 1,200,000   Stillwater Mining Co.
7.13%, 06/27/21 (c) 144A
   1,272,540 
 575,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC
6.15%, 02/01/36 †
   578,293 
 500,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC
2.25%, 03/18/20
   486,275 
         8,398,224 
Venezuela: 0.3%
     Petroleos de Venezuela SA     
 760,000   6.00%, 11/15/26 (d) 144A   177,840 
 1,070,000   9.00%, 11/17/21 (d) Reg S   286,225 
 1,970,000   12.75%, 02/17/22 144A   470,338 
         934,403 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $314,929,421)
   317,720,187 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 8.2%
Argentina: 4.6%
     City of Buenos Aires     
 1,075,000   7.50%, 06/01/27 144A   1,150,250 
 555,000   8.95%, 02/19/21 144A   603,563 
 600,000   Province of Salta
9.13%, 07/07/24 144A
   650,172 
     Provincia de Buenos Aires     
 1,550,000   7.88%, 06/15/27 144A   1,654,625 
 2,725,000   9.13%, 03/16/24 144A   3,106,500 
 2,155,000   9.95%, 06/09/21 144A   2,425,474 
 455,000   10.88%, 01/26/21 144A   508,463 
 1,110,000   10.88%, 01/26/21 Reg S   1,240,425 
 400,000   Provincia de Chubut
7.75%, 07/26/26 144A
   401,400 
     Provincia de Cordoba     
 1,225,000   7.13%, 06/10/21 144A   1,304,012 
 750,000   7.13%, 08/01/27 144A   772,927 
 500,000   Provincia de Entre Rios
8.75%, 02/08/25 144A
   526,250 
 700,000   Provincia de Mendoza
8.38%, 05/19/24 144A
   766,143 
 900,000   Provincia de Neuquen
8.63%, 05/12/28 144A
   990,000 
         16,100,204 
Azerbaijan: 0.5%
 1,870,000   State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic
4.75%, 03/13/23 Reg S
   1,917,283 
Cayman Islands: 0.2%
 700,000   Brazil Minas SPE
5.33%, 02/15/28 144A
   712,250 
Costa Rica: 0.4%
     Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad     
 300,000   6.38%, 05/15/43 144A   274,500 
 900,000   6.95%, 11/10/21 144A   970,875 
         1,245,375 
India: 0.5%
 1,275,000   IDBI Bank Ltd.
3.75%, 01/25/19 Reg S
   1,279,919 
 500,000   Union Bank of India HK
4.50%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   509,308 
         1,789,227 
Kazakhstan: 0.3%
 1,200,000   KazAgro National Management Holding JSC
4.63%, 05/24/23 144A
   1,224,904 
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.3%
     Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.     
 391,875   6.00%, 05/08/22 144A   395,794 
 300,000   9.75%, 08/14/19 Reg S   322,500 
 305,000   9.75%, 08/14/19 144A   327,875 
         1,046,169 
Turkey: 0.9%
     Export Credit Bank of Turkey     
 200,000   4.25%, 09/18/22 144A   194,664 
 600,000   5.38%, 10/24/23 144A   608,314 
 150,000   5.88%, 04/24/19 Reg S   153,934 
 2,170,000   5.88%, 04/24/19 144A   2,226,910 
         3,183,822 
Ukraine: 0.5%
 1,465,000   Ukreximbank
9.75%, 01/22/25 144A
   1,637,137 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $27,901,708)
   28,856,371 
           
Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.1%
(Cost: $3,869,464)
 3,869,464   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   3,869,464 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.0%
(Cost: $346,700,593)
   350,446,022 
      
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 5.6%
Repurchase Agreements: 5.6%
$4,746,966   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $4,747,143; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $4,841,905 including accrued interest)   4,746,966 
 4,746,966   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.32%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $4,747,140; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.13% to 1.50%, due 9/9/49 to 9/9/49, valued at $4,841,907 including accrued interest)   4,746,966 
 4,746,966   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $4,747,144; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $4,841,778 including accrued interest)   4,746,966 
 976,009   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC , 1.37%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $976,046; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.63% to 2.50%, due 4/30/22 to 1/31/25, valued at $995,532 including accrued interest)   976,009 
 4,746,966   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.36%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $4,747,145; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/16/18 to 12/20/67, valued at $4,841,905 including accrued interest)   4,746,966 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities On Loan
(Cost: $19,963,873)
   19,963,873 
Total Investments: 104.6%
(Cost: $366,664,466)
   370,409,895 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.6)%   (16,267,124)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $354,142,771 

 

Footnotes:

 

(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(d) Security in default of coupon payment
(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 $18,956,355.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $277,100 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 $250,804,071, or 70.8% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   9.4%  $32,953,251 
Communications   6.1    21,529,742 
Consumer, Cyclical   4.1    14,441,644 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   6.8    23,691,168 
Diversified   1.5    5,140,731 
Energy   15.7    55,114,216 
Financial   36.8    129,001,260 
Government   8.2    28,856,371 
Industrial   6.0    20,964,272 
Technology   0.4    1,243,838 
Utilities   3.9    13,640,065 
Money Market Fund   1.1    3,869,464 
    100.0%           $350,446,022 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $317,720,187   $   $317,720,187 
Government Obligations*       28,856,371        28,856,371 
Money Market Fund   3,869,464            3,869,464 
Repurchase Agreements       19,963,873        19,963,873 
Total  $3,869,464   $366,540,431   $           —   $370,409,895 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS FALLEN ANGEL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 98.1%     
Bermuda: 2.4%     
     Weatherford International Ltd.     
$6,106,000   4.50%, 01/15/22 (c) †  $5,800,700 
 3,693,000   5.13%, 09/15/20 †   3,803,790 
 3,145,000   5.95%, 10/17/41 (c) †   2,563,175 
 3,930,000   6.50%, 08/01/36   3,399,450 
 9,429,000   6.75%, 09/15/40   8,250,375 
 2,991,000   7.00%, 03/15/38 †   2,691,900 
 4,182,000   9.63%, 03/01/19 †   4,495,650 
         31,005,040 
Canada: 4.9%     
     Bombardier, Inc.     
 500,000   6.00%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S   502,500 
 1,700,000   7.45%, 05/01/34 144A   1,738,250 
 8,750,000   Enbridge, Inc.
5.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.42%), 07/15/27 (c)
   8,772,487 
     Kinross Gold Corp.     
 4,390,000   5.13%, 06/01/21 (c)   4,631,450 
 4,490,000   5.95%, 12/15/23 (c)   4,956,421 
 2,323,000   6.88%, 03/01/41 (c)   2,706,295 
     Teck Resources Ltd.     
 5,848,000   3.75%, 11/01/22 (c) †   5,884,550 
 6,138,000   4.75%, 10/15/21 (c)   6,383,520 
 3,870,000   5.20%, 09/01/41 (c)   3,918,375 
 2,320,000   5.40%, 08/01/42 (c)   2,395,400 
 3,749,000   6.00%, 02/15/40 (c)   4,184,821 
 4,620,000   6.13%, 10/01/35   5,226,375 
 8,749,000   6.25%, 01/15/41 (c)   10,181,649 
         61,482,093 
Cayman Islands: 3.2%     
     Noble Holding International Ltd.     
 530,000   3.95%, 03/15/22   492,900 
 16,000   4.63%, 03/01/21   15,920 
 4,465,000   5.25%, 03/15/42   2,980,388 
 3,544,000   6.05%, 03/01/41 †   2,480,800 
 3,503,000   6.20%, 08/01/40   2,539,675 
 3,315,000   7.70%, 01/01/25 (c) †   2,991,788 
 3,613,000   8.70%, 10/01/44 (c) †   3,143,310 
     Transocean, Inc.     
 4,462,000   5.80%, 07/15/22 (c) †   4,528,930 
 2,560,000   6.50%, 11/15/20 †   2,720,000 
 8,960,000   6.80%, 03/15/38 †   7,728,000 
 5,169,000   7.50%, 04/15/31 †   4,949,317 
 2,879,000   8.38%, 12/15/21 †   3,202,888 
 2,690,000   9.35%, 12/15/41   2,757,250 
         40,531,166 
Finland: 1.1%     
     Nokia OYJ     
 5,135,000   5.38%, 05/15/19   5,295,469 
 4,379,000   6.63%, 05/15/39   4,816,900 
 2,825,000   Stora Enso OYJ
7.25%, 04/15/36 144A
   3,517,125 
         13,629,494 
France: 0.4%     
 4,150,000   BPCE SA
12.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+12.98%), 09/30/19 (c) 144A
   4,772,500 
Germany: 2.1%     
     Deutsche Bank AG     
 14,347,000   4.30% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+2.25%), 05/24/23 (c)   14,100,015 
 12,174,000   4.50%, 04/01/25 †   12,279,919 
         26,379,934 
Ireland: 0.2%     
 2,586,000   Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding Ltd.
7.50%, 11/20/25
   3,135,525 
Italy: 1.4%     
 17,686,000   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.02%, 06/26/24 144A
   18,078,269 
Japan: 1.8%     
 21,984,000   SoftBank Group Corp.
4.50%, 04/15/20 144A
   22,397,299 
Luxembourg: 7.0%     
     ArcelorMittal     
 5,266,000   5.75%, 08/05/20 †   5,581,960 
 6,930,000   6.00%, 03/01/21   7,449,750 
 6,123,000   6.75%, 02/25/22   6,811,837 
 5,388,000   7.25%, 03/01/41   6,869,700 
 9,777,000   7.50%, 10/15/39   12,661,215 
     Telecom Italia Capital     
 8,890,000   6.00%, 09/30/34   9,934,575 
 8,700,000   6.38%, 11/15/33   10,048,500 
 764,000   7.00%, 06/04/18   777,179 
 6,246,000   7.18%, 06/18/19   6,612,952 
 8,814,000   7.20%, 07/18/36   10,995,465 
 8,660,000   7.72%, 06/04/38   11,320,352 
         89,063,485 
Netherlands: 0.3%     
 4,344,000   CNH Industrial NV
3.85%, 08/15/27 (c)
   4,314,418 
Sweden: 0.7%     
 8,815,000   Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
4.13%, 05/15/22
   8,838,704 
United Kingdom: 5.1%     
 5,161,000   Barclays Bank Plc
6.28% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.55%), 12/15/34 (c)
   6,033,209 
     Ensco Plc     
 5,425,000   4.50%, 07/01/24 (c) †   4,677,381 
 6,058,000   5.20%, 12/15/24 (c) †   5,300,750 
 8,892,000   5.75%, 04/01/44 (c)   6,391,125 
     Lloyds Banking Group Plc     
 125,000   6.41% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 10/01/35 (c) Reg S   147,656 
 3,385,000   6.41% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 10/01/35 (c) 144A   3,998,531 
 3,660,000   6.66% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.27%), 05/21/37 (c) 144A   4,364,550 
 6,867,000   Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
7.65% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.50%), 09/30/31 (c)
   9,064,440 
 3,514,000   Signet UK Finance Plc
4.70%, 03/15/24 (c) †
   3,429,215 
 6,645,000   Standard Chartered Plc
7.01% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.46%), 07/30/37 (c) † 144A
   8,193,285 
 7,588,000   Tesco Plc
6.15%, 11/15/37 144A
   8,266,299 
 4,144,000   Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc
5.25%, 01/15/21
   4,361,560 
         64,228,001 
United States: 67.5%     
     ADT Corp.     
 8,776,000   3.50%, 07/15/22   8,603,113 
 6,181,000   4.13%, 06/15/23   6,134,642 
     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     
 4,407,000   5.95%, 10/15/20 (c)   4,572,262 
 4,434,000   7.88%, 05/15/23 (c)   4,880,592 
 4,462,000   Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/31
   5,689,050 
     Arconic, Inc.     
 10,925,000   5.40%, 01/15/21 (c)   11,597,215 
 4,484,000   5.72%, 02/23/19   4,625,776 
 5,543,000   5.87%, 02/23/22   6,021,084 
 5,864,000   5.90%, 02/01/27   6,588,204 
 5,456,000   5.95%, 02/01/37   5,999,909 
 8,840,000   6.15%, 08/15/20   9,491,950 
 2,397,000   6.75%, 01/15/28 †   2,840,685 
     Avon Products, Inc.     
 3,906,000   6.60%, 03/15/20   3,827,880 
 4,032,000   7.00%, 03/15/23   3,553,200 
     Carpenter Technology Corp.     
 2,882,000   4.45%, 12/01/22 (c)   2,915,483 
 1,983,000   5.20%, 04/15/21 (c)   2,048,937 
     CDK Global, Inc.     
 2,170,000   3.80%, 09/15/19 (c)   2,197,125 
 4,407,000   5.00%, 07/15/24 (c)   4,550,227 
     CenturyLink, Inc.     
 2,320,000   6.15%, 09/15/19 †   2,412,800 
 7,338,000   6.88%, 01/15/28   6,824,340 
 6,990,000   7.60%, 09/15/39   6,177,412 
     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     
 6,734,000   3.45%, 06/01/23   6,605,717 
 6,670,000   4.95%, 06/01/43   6,244,787 
 6,345,000   5.15%, 03/15/34   6,424,312 
 6,747,000   5.38%, 03/15/44   6,620,494 
 2,154,000   Choice Hotels International, Inc.
5.70%, 08/28/20
   2,285,933 
 2,565,000   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
6.25%, 10/01/40
   2,180,250 
     Continental Resources, Inc.     
 8,926,000   3.80%, 03/01/24 (c)   8,780,952 
 6,150,000   4.90%, 12/01/43 (c) †   6,165,375 
 240,000   Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp V
4.25%, 03/31/26 (c)
   234,000 
 2,889,000   Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
7.38%, 12/15/26
   3,344,018 
     DCP Midstream Operating LP     
 2,993,000   2.70%, 03/01/19 (c)   2,996,741 
 4,470,000   3.88%, 12/15/22 (c)   4,481,175 
 5,527,000   4.75%, 06/30/21 (c) 144A   5,777,373 
 3,057,000   4.95%, 01/01/22 (c)   3,202,208 
 5,719,000   5.35%, 03/15/20 144A   5,976,355 
 4,369,000   5.60%, 10/01/43 (c)   4,560,144 
 1,750,000   6.45%, 11/03/36 144A   1,938,125 
 4,576,000   6.75%, 09/15/37 144A   5,205,200 
 901,000   8.13%, 08/16/30   1,090,210 
 3,731,000   9.75%, 03/15/19 144A   4,015,489 
     Dell, Inc.     
 3,622,000   4.63%, 04/01/21   3,744,243 
 1,625,000   5.40%, 09/10/40   1,531,563 
 4,861,000   5.88%, 06/15/19 †   5,044,503 
 3,974,000   6.50%, 04/15/38   4,152,830 
 2,995,000   7.10%, 04/15/28 †   3,418,793 
     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     
 2,266,000   3.45%, 08/01/23 (c)   2,084,720 
 6,668,000   4.88%, 05/01/43 (c)   5,134,360 
 4,343,000   5.70%, 10/15/39   3,767,552 
 8,830,000   Dresdner Funding Trust I
8.15%, 06/30/29 (c) 144A
   11,898,425 
     Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     
 2,699,000   4.25%, 05/15/20 (c) †   2,759,818 
 2,578,000   4.63%, 09/01/22 (c)   2,612,877 
     Edgewell Personal Care     
 5,271,000   4.70%, 05/19/21   5,415,952 
 4,613,000   4.70%, 05/24/22   4,716,792 
 13,168,000   Embarq Corp.
8.00%, 06/01/36
   12,804,432 
     EMC Corporation     
 17,556,000   2.65%, 06/01/20   17,327,626 
 9,017,000   3.38%, 03/01/23 (c) †   8,570,096 
 3,502,000   Energen Corp.
4.63%, 06/01/21 (c)
   3,572,040 
     FirstEnergy Solutions Co.     
 2,782,000   6.05%, 08/15/21   1,265,810 
 3,213,000   6.80%, 08/15/39   1,429,785 
     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     
 8,945,000   3.10%, 03/15/20   8,978,544 
 16,772,000   3.55%, 12/01/21 (c)   16,688,140 
 16,980,000   3.88%, 12/15/22 (c) †   16,958,775 
 5,346,000   4.00%, 11/14/21   5,428,863 
 7,373,000   4.55%, 08/14/24 (c)   7,529,676 
 6,472,000   5.40%, 05/14/34 (c) †   6,782,656 
 16,622,000   5.45%, 09/15/42 (c)   17,120,660 
 8,366,000   Frontier Communications Corp.
9.00%, 08/15/31
   5,500,645 
 2,600,000   Frontier Florida LLC
6.86%, 02/01/28
   2,333,500 
     Genworth Holdings, Inc.     
 4,117,000   4.80%, 02/15/24   3,530,328 
 2,973,000   4.90%, 08/15/23   2,564,213 
 2,631,000   6.50%, 06/15/34   2,196,885 
 2,690,000   7.20%, 02/15/21   2,636,200 
 6,801,000   7.63%, 09/24/21   6,679,942 
 4,172,000   7.70%, 06/15/20 †   4,208,505 
 2,586,000   Global Marine, Inc.
7.00%, 06/01/28
   2,637,720 
 11,269,000   Goldman Sachs Capital I
6.35%, 02/15/34
   14,120,067 
 3,539,000   Graham Holdings Co.
7.25%, 02/01/19
   3,714,499 
 2,600,000   H.B. Fuller Co.
4.00%, 11/15/26 (c)
   2,515,500 
 2,550,000   HCA, Inc.
7.69%, 06/15/25
   2,898,483 
 2,455,000   IFM US Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC
6.45%, 02/01/21 (c) 144A
   2,671,168 
 2,528,000   iHeartCommunications, Inc.
7.25%, 10/15/27
   682,560 
     Ingram Micro, Inc.     
 2,607,000   5.00%, 02/10/22 (c) †   2,603,348 
 4,643,000   5.45%, 09/15/24 (c)   4,605,540 
 6,763,000   Invista Finance LLC
4.25%, 10/15/19 144A
   6,889,806 
     JC Penney Corp., Inc.     
 2,857,000   6.38%, 10/15/36   1,957,045 
 3,583,000   7.40%, 04/01/37 (p) †   2,597,675 
 4,181,000   7.63%, 03/01/97 †   2,863,985 
     L Brands, Inc.     
 4,025,000   6.95%, 03/01/33   3,994,812 
 1,700,000   7.60%, 07/15/37   1,763,750 
 3,980,000   Leidos Holdings, Inc.
4.45%, 09/01/20 (c)
   4,104,375 
 2,770,000   Leonardo US Holdings, Inc.
6.25%, 01/15/40 144A
   3,227,050 
     Leucadia National Corp.     
 6,748,000   5.50%, 01/18/23 (c)   7,198,610 
 2,265,000   6.63%, 07/23/43 (c)   2,537,609 
 3,134,000   Lexmark International, Inc.
6.63%, 03/15/20 †
   3,232,094 
     Mack-Cali Realty LP     
 2,368,000   3.15%, 02/15/23 (c)   2,172,818 
 2,651,000   4.50%, 01/18/22 (c)   2,624,843 
 3,500,000   Magellan Health, Inc.
4.40%, 07/22/24 (c)
   3,511,980 
     Mattel, Inc.     
 3,620,000   2.35%, 05/06/19   3,583,800 
 2,880,000   2.35%, 07/15/21 (c)   2,620,800 
 2,871,000   3.15%, 12/15/22 (c)   2,533,658 
 2,500,000   4.35%, 10/01/20 †   2,525,000 
 2,593,000   5.45%, 05/01/41 (c)   2,330,459 
 2,376,000   6.20%, 10/01/40   2,239,380 
 2,300,000   MBIA, Inc.
6.40%, 03/05/18 (c)
   2,305,750 
 2,395,000   McClatchy Co.
6.88%, 03/15/29 †
   2,335,125 
     MDC Holdings, Inc.     
 2,329,000   5.50%, 10/15/23 (c)   2,457,095 
 2,151,000   5.63%, 02/01/20   2,253,173 
 4,406,000   6.00%, 10/15/42 (c)   4,372,955 
 3,960,000   Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC
6.70%, 09/15/19 144A
   4,123,350 
     Murphy Oil Corp.     
 5,442,000   4.00%, 03/01/22 (c)   5,448,802 
 5,658,000   4.45%, 09/01/22 (c)   5,700,435 
 4,188,000   5.88%, 06/01/42 (c)   4,062,360 
     Nabors Industries, Inc.     
 6,470,000   4.63%, 09/15/21   6,356,775 
 6,250,000   5.00%, 09/15/20   6,343,750 
 2,865,000   5.10%, 06/15/23 (c)   2,800,538 
     New Albertsons, Inc.     
 818,000   6.63%, 06/01/28   660,535 
 3,675,000   7.45%, 08/01/29   3,243,188 
 3,867,000   8.00%, 05/01/31 †   3,470,633 
 940,000   8.70%, 05/01/30 †   885,950 
 4,370,000   NGPL Pipeco LLC
7.77%, 12/15/37 144A
   5,473,425 
 1,850,000   Nine West Holdings, Inc.
6.13%, 11/15/34
   212,750 
     NuStar Logistics, LP     
 2,141,000   4.75%, 11/01/21 (c)   2,189,173 
 4,033,000   4.80%, 09/01/20   4,123,742 
 3,490,000   Och-Ziff Finance Co. LLC
4.50%, 11/20/19 144A
   3,442,187 
     Owens & Minor, Inc.     
 2,400,000   3.88%, 09/15/21   2,415,967 
 2,380,000   4.38%, 09/15/24 (c)   2,394,718 
 2,382,000   Pactiv LLC
7.95%, 12/15/25
   2,712,503 
     PulteGroup, Inc.     
 2,410,000   6.00%, 02/15/35   2,572,675 
 3,974,000   6.38%, 05/15/33   4,465,782 
 2,449,000   7.88%, 06/15/32   3,055,128 
 3,121,000   Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
7.75%, 02/15/31
   2,832,308 
     Qwest Corp.     
 8,080,000   6.75%, 12/01/21   8,665,800 
 7,875,000   6.88%, 03/05/18 (c)   7,723,305 
 1,712,000   7.13%, 03/05/18 (c) †   1,676,205 
 2,050,000   7.25%, 09/15/25   2,202,045 
 3,240,000   RBS Capital Trust II
6.43% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.94%), 01/03/34 (c)
   4,080,780 
 2,569,000   Rite Aid Corp.
7.70%, 02/15/27 †
   2,279,988 
     Rockies Express Pipeline     
 6,895,000   5.63%, 04/15/20 144A   7,274,225 
 6,496,000   6.88%, 04/15/40 144A   7,640,920 
     Rowan Cos, Inc.     
 3,506,000   4.75%, 10/15/23 (c) †   3,207,990 
 5,823,000   4.88%, 03/01/22 (c)   5,677,425 
 3,907,000   5.40%, 06/01/42 (c)   2,988,855 
 3,111,000   5.85%, 07/15/43 (c)   2,504,355 
     Safeway, Inc.     
 2,401,000   5.00%, 08/15/19 †   2,443,018 
 5,221,000   7.25%, 02/01/31   4,516,165 
     Sealed Air Corp.     
 1,822,000   4.88%, 09/01/22 (c) 144A   1,910,823 
 2,315,000   6.88%, 07/15/33 144A   2,679,613 
     SLM Corp.     
 5,326,000   5.63%, 08/01/33   4,886,605 
 13,204,000   8.00%, 03/25/20   14,305,874 
     Southwestern Energy Co.     
 8,807,000   4.10%, 12/15/21 (c) †   8,696,912 
 8,874,000   6.70%, 10/23/24 (c)   9,073,665 
     Sprint Capital Corp.     
 21,705,000   6.88%, 11/15/28   22,491,806 
 15,260,000   6.90%, 05/01/19   15,946,700 
 17,715,000   8.75%, 03/15/32   20,992,275 
     Symantec Corp.     
 3,605,000   3.95%, 03/15/22 (c)   3,641,127 
 6,571,000   4.20%, 09/15/20   6,719,075 
 5,187,000   Talen Energy Supply LLC
4.60%, 09/15/21 (c) †
   4,930,243 
 3,710,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.88%, 11/15/31
   3,264,800 
 2,218,000   Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
6.75%, 11/01/19
   2,359,398 
 5,310,000   Under Armour, Inc.
3.25%, 03/15/26 (c) †
   4,654,968 
 4,769,000   United States Cellular Corp.
6.70%, 12/15/33
   5,084,946 
 3,022,000   United States Steel Corp.
6.65%, 06/01/37
   3,022,000 
     Williams Cos, Inc.     
 7,601,000   3.70%, 10/15/22 (c)   7,581,997 
 10,887,000   4.55%, 03/24/24 (c)   11,227,219 
 5,702,000   5.75%, 12/24/43 (c)   6,286,455 
 3,113,000   7.50%, 01/15/31   3,906,815 
 2,150,000   7.75%, 06/15/31   2,719,750 
 3,289,000   7.88%, 09/01/21   3,807,017 
 2,602,000   XPO CNW, Inc.
6.70%, 05/01/34
   2,816,665 
     Yum! Brands, Inc.     
 3,659,000   3.75%, 08/01/21 (c)   3,713,885 
 2,528,000   3.88%, 08/01/20 (c)   2,550,120 
 4,359,000   3.88%, 08/01/23 (c) †   4,375,346 
 1,050,000   5.30%, 09/15/19   1,085,438 
 1,610,000   5.35%, 05/01/43 (c)   1,505,350 
 3,328,000   6.88%, 11/15/37   3,635,840 
         856,493,502 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $1,198,652,411)
   1,244,349,430 
      
Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.2%
(Cost: $2,364,931)
     
 2,364,931   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   2,364,931 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.3%
(Cost: $1,201,017,342)
   1,246,714,361 
      
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 7.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 7.2%     
$21,709,136   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $21,709,944; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $22,143,319 including accrued interest)   21,709,136 
 21,709,136   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $21,709,950; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $22,142,736 including accrued interest)   21,709,136 
 21,709,100   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.33%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $21,709,902; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 7.25%, due 3/15/18 to 1/15/37, valued at $22,143,364 including accrued interest)   21,709,100 
 4,566,985   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 1.37%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $4,567,159; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.63% to 2.50%, due 4/30/22 to 1/31/25, valued at $4,658,337 including accrued interest)   4,566,985 
 21,709,136   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $21,709,944; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 2.13%, due 3/31/24 to 2/15/44, valued at $22,143,321 including accrued interest)   21,709,136 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities On Loan
(Cost: $91,403,493)
   91,403,493 
Total Investments: 105.5%
(Cost: $1,292,420,835)
   1,338,117,854 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.5)%   (69,718,332)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $1,268,399,522 

 

Footnotes:

(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 $88,376,292.
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 $155,469,642, or 12.3% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   21.7%  $271,178,439 
Communications   18.6    232,445,361 
Consumer, Cyclical   7.6    95,425,515 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   4.5    55,544,764 
Diversified   0.8    9,736,219 
Energy   24.1    299,950,806 
Financial   13.5    168,374,846 
Industrial   3.3    40,821,472 
Technology   5.1    63,246,170 
Utilities   0.6    7,625,838 
Money Market Fund   0.2    2,364,931 
        100.0%       $1,246,714,361 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $1,244,349,430   $   $1,244,349,430 
Money Market Fund   2,364,931            2,364,931 
Repurchase Agreements       91,403,493        91,403,493 
Total  $2,364,931   $1,335,752,923   $   $1,338,117,854 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS GREEN BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 65.4%     
Australia: 1.4%     
AUD 30,000   Commonwealth Bank of Australia
3.25%, 03/31/22
  $24,485 
 200,000   Westpac Banking Corp.
3.10%, 06/03/21 Reg S
   163,340 
         187,825 
Austria: 1.0%     
EUR 100,000   Verbund AG
1.50%, 11/20/24 Reg S
   129,155 
Brazil: 0.7%     
USD 100,000   Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social
4.75%, 05/09/24 Reg S
   100,970 
Canada: 1.1%     
 150,000   Toronto-Dominion Bank
1.85%, 09/11/20
   147,315 
Cayman Islands: 3.1%     
 100,000   Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
5.50%, 01/17/27
   108,125 
 200,000   MTR Corp. CI Ltd.
2.50%, 11/02/26 Reg S
   187,945 
EUR 100,000   Three Gorges Finance II Cayman Islands Ltd.
1.30%, 06/21/24 Reg S
   124,606 
         420,676 
China / Hong Kong: 1.4%     
USD 200,000   Bank of China Ltd.
2.25%, 07/12/21 Reg S
   194,064 
France: 13.4%     
EUR 100,000   BNP Paribas SA
0.50%, 06/01/22 Reg S
   125,069 
     Electricite de France SA     
 200,000   1.00%, 07/13/26 (c) Reg S   241,937 
 100,000   2.25%, 04/27/21 Reg S   132,746 
USD 50,000   3.63%, 07/13/25 (c) 144A   50,529 
     Engie SA     
EUR 100,000   1.50%, 12/27/27 (c) Reg S   126,749 
 200,000   2.38%, 05/19/26 Reg S   273,410 
 100,000   Fonciere Des Regions
1.88%, 02/20/26 (c) Reg S
   128,320 
 100,000   ICADE
1.50%, 06/13/27 (c) Reg S
   124,019 
     SNCF Reseau     
 100,000   1.00%, 11/09/31 Reg S   118,466 
 200,000   1.88%, 03/30/34 Reg S   260,875 
 100,000   Societe Generale SA
0.75%, 11/25/20 Reg S
   126,884 
 100,000   Unibail-Rodamco SE
1.00%, 03/14/25 Reg S
   125,219 
         1,834,223 
Germany: 13.4%     
     Berlin Hyp AG     
 100,000   0.50%, 09/26/23   122,893 
 100,000   1.13%, 10/25/27 Reg S   122,178 
 100,000   Deutsche Kreditbank AG
0.63%, 06/08/21
   126,124 
     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau     
 100,000   0.05%, 05/30/24   121,841 
 200,000   0.25%, 06/30/25   244,494 
 220,000   0.38%, 07/22/19 Reg S   277,666 
SEK 1,410,000   0.50%, 01/27/21   181,113 
USD 100,000   1.75%, 10/15/19   99,192 
 130,000   1.88%, 11/30/20   128,097 
 100,000   2.00%, 11/30/21   97,961 
EUR 100,000   NRW Bank
0.88%, 11/10/25 Reg S
   126,615 
 150,000   Senvion Holding GmbH
3.88%, 05/01/19 (c) Reg S
   175,907 
         1,824,081 
Italy: 1.8%     
 100,000   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
0.88%, 06/27/22 Reg S
   125,961 
 100,000   IREN SpA
1.50%, 07/24/27 (c) Reg S
   121,005 
         246,966 
Japan: 2.0%     
 100,000   Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
0.96%, 10/16/24 Reg S
   124,028 
USD 150,000   Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
2.45%, 10/20/20
   148,937 
         272,965 
Luxembourg: 0.7%     
 100,000   Klabin Finance SA
4.88%, 09/19/27 144A
   98,875 
Mexico: 3.6%     
     Mexico City Airport Trust     
 150,000   4.25%, 07/31/26 (c) 144A   151,537 
 350,000   5.50%, 01/31/47 (c) 144A   340,375 
         491,912 
Netherlands: 11.4%     
EUR 150,000   ABN Amro Bank NV
0.63%, 05/31/22 Reg S
   189,103 
 100,000   Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.13%, 10/11/21 Reg S
   124,368 
 100,000   Enel Finance International NV
1.00%, 09/16/24 Reg S
   124,940 
USD 100,000   Greenko Dutch BV
4.88%, 07/24/19 (c) 144A
   99,755 
EUR 200,000   Iberdrola International BV
1.13%, 04/21/26 Reg S
   248,451 
 100,000   ING Bank NV
0.75%, 11/24/20 Reg S
   127,053 
 100,000   innogy Finance BV
1.25%, 07/19/27 (c) Reg S
   122,846 
     Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV     
SEK 300,000   0.70%, 01/25/23 Reg S   38,003 
EUR 150,000   1.00%, 09/03/25 Reg S   192,784 
     TenneT Holding BV     
 120,000   0.88%, 03/04/21 (c) Reg S   152,849 
 100,000   1.75%, 03/04/27 (c) Reg S   131,159 
         1,551,311 
South Korea: 0.7%     
USD 100,000   Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.
2.88%, 03/16/21 144A
   98,842 
Spain: 1.8%     
     Iberdrola Finanzas SA     
EUR 100,000   1.00%, 12/07/23 (c) Reg S   126,115 
 100,000   1.25%, 09/13/27 Reg S   123,442 
         249,557 
United Kingdom: 0.9%     
 100,000   SSE Plc
0.88%, 06/06/25 (c) Reg S
   122,035 
United States: 7.0%     
     Apple, Inc.     
USD 150,000   2.85%, 12/23/22 (c)   150,309 
 100,000   3.00%, 03/20/27 (c)   97,400 
 100,000   Bank of America Corp.
2.15%, 11/09/19 (c)
   98,690 
 100,000   Digital Realty Trust LP
3.95%, 05/01/22 (c)
   103,320 
 80,000   Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
3.15%, 02/01/27 (c)
   78,695 
 100,000   MidAmerican Energy Co.
3.10%, 02/01/27 (c)
   98,286 
 100,000   Regency Centers LP
3.75%, 03/15/24 (c)
   100,223 
     Southern Power Co.     
EUR 100,000   1.00%, 06/20/22   127,175 
USD 100,000   1.95%, 12/15/19   98,799 
         952,897 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $8,477,835)
   8,923,669 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 33.4%     
Australia: 0.6%     
AUD 100,000   Queensland Treasury Corp.
3.00%, 03/22/24 Reg S 144A
   81,825 
Canada: 2.1%     
USD 100,000   Export Development Canada
1.63%, 06/01/20
   98,415 
     Province of Ontario Canada     
CAD 70,000   1.75%, 10/09/18   57,143 
 165,000   1.95%, 01/27/23   131,211 
         286,769 
France: 8.6%     
EUR 100,000   Agence Francaise de Developpement
1.38%, 09/17/24 Reg S
   130,599 
 100,000   Caisse des Depots et Consignations
0.20%, 03/01/22 Reg S
   125,377 
 605,000   French Republic Government Bond OAT
1.75%, 06/25/39 Reg S 144A
   785,217 
 100,000   Region of Ile de France
2.38%, 04/24/26 Reg S
   140,480 
         1,181,673 
Lithuania: 0.9%     
 100,000   Lietuvos Energija UAB
2.00%, 07/14/27 Reg S
   128,677 
Poland: 0.5%     
 55,000   Republic of Poland Government International Bond
0.50%, 12/20/21 Reg S
   69,508 
South Korea: 1.1%     
USD 150,000   Export-Import Bank of Korea
2.13%, 02/11/21
   146,176 
Supranational: 16.3%     
 100,000   African Development Bank
1.38%, 12/17/18
   99,463 
     Asian Development Bank     
 100,000   1.00%, 08/16/19   98,182 
 100,000   2.38%, 08/10/27   95,902 
 100,000   European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
0.88%, 07/22/19
   98,074 
     European Investment Bank     
SEK 700,000   0.50%, 07/19/22 Reg S   89,065 
EUR 200,000   0.50%, 11/15/23 Reg S   252,070 
 100,000   0.50%, 11/13/37   105,958 
CAD 100,000   1.13%, 09/16/21 144A   78,401 
EUR 150,000   1.38%, 11/15/19   192,923 
USD 100,000   2.13%, 04/13/26   94,642 
GBP 165,000   2.25%, 03/07/20 Reg S   241,377 
USD 300,000   2.50%, 10/15/24   294,363 
SEK 400,000   2.75%, 11/13/23 Reg S   56,353 
USD 150,000   International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2.13%, 03/03/25
   143,792 
 120,000   International Finance Corp.
2.13%, 04/07/26
   113,967 
     Nordic Investment Bank     
SEK 200,000   0.16%, 04/23/20   25,652 
 400,000   0.63%, 01/20/21 Reg S   51,749 
USD 100,000   2.25%, 09/30/21   99,052 
         2,230,985 
Sweden: 2.2%     
 200,000   Kommuninvest I Sverige AB
1.88%, 06/01/21 144A
   195,656 
 100,000   Svensk Exportkredit AB
1.88%, 06/23/20
   98,778 
         294,434 
United Kingdom: 1.1%     
GBP 100,000   Transport for London
2.13%, 04/24/25 Reg S
   146,163 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $4,335,078)
   4,566,210 
      
Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.3%
(Cost: $39,061)
     
 39,061   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   39,061 
Total Investments: 99.1%
(Cost: $12,851,974)
   13,528,940 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.9%   124,331 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $13,653,271 

 

Definitions:

AUD Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
SEK Swedish Krona
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
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 $1,981,012, or 14.5% of net assets.
   
Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   1.5%  $207,000 
Consumer, Cyclical   0.7    98,842 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   3.4    458,036 
Energy   1.7    224,361 
Financial   31.6    4,280,329 
Government   33.8    4,566,210 
Industrial   6.3    855,764 
Technology   1.8    247,709 
Utilities   18.9    2,551,628 
Money Market Fund   0.3    39,061 
        100.0%       $13,528,940 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $8,923,669   $   $8,923,669 
Government Obligations*       4,566,210        4,566,210 
Money Market Fund   39,061            39,061 
Total  $39,061   $13,489,879   $   $13,528,940 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS INTERNATIONAL HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 96.5%     
Argentina: 1.1%     
USD 200,000   Arcor SAIC
6.00%, 07/06/20 (c) 144A
  $211,750 
 150,000   Cablevision SA
6.50%, 06/15/19 (c) † 144A
   158,621 
     Pampa Energia SA     
 100,000   7.38%, 07/21/20 (c) 144A   108,395 
 200,000   7.50%, 01/24/22 (c) 144A   219,000 
     Pan American Energy LLC     
 150,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 Reg S   161,009 
 25,000   7.88%, 05/07/21 144A   26,835 
 800,000   YPF SA
8.50%, 07/28/25 † 144A
   910,000 
         1,795,610 
Australia: 0.5%     
 300,000   FMG Resources
5.13%, 02/15/24 (c) † 144A
   304,875 
EUR 200,000   Origin Energy Finance Limited
4.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.67%), 09/16/19 (c) Reg S
   261,633 
USD 250,000   Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd.
7.88%, 10/15/21 144A
   257,500 
         824,008 
Austria: 1.2%     
 700,000   JBS Investments GmbH
7.25%, 04/03/19 (c) † 144A
   704,375 
 380,000   JBS USA LLC
7.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   389,500 
EUR 200,000   Sappi Papier Holding GmbH
3.38%, 04/01/18 (c) Reg S
   254,195 
USD 300,000   Suzano Austria GmbH
5.75%, 07/14/26 144A
   327,000 
EUR 150,000   Wienerberger AG
5.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+5.95%), 02/09/21 (c)
   202,879 
         1,877,949 
Belgium: 0.4%     
 200,000   Barry Callebaut Services NV
5.63%, 06/15/21 Reg S
   292,446 
 200,000   Ethias SA
5.00%, 01/14/26 Reg S
   293,428 
         585,874 
Bermuda: 0.7%     
USD 300,000   China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.
4.63%, 04/20/20 (c) Reg S
   301,903 
 400,000   Digicel Group Ltd.
7.13%, 03/05/18 (c) † 144A
   378,500 
 340,000   Digicel Ltd.
6.00%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   337,875 
 325,000   Noble Group Ltd.
6.75%, 01/29/20 144A
   180,603 
         1,198,881 
Brazil: 3.5%     
 670,000   Banco Bradesco SA
5.90%, 01/16/21 144A
   704,438 
 380,000   Banco BTG Pactual SA
5.75%, 09/28/22 Reg S
   381,216 
     Banco do Brasil SA     
 700,000   3.88%, 10/10/22   692,265 
 400,000   5.88%, 01/19/23 144A   418,400 
 200,000   Banco Votorantim SA
7.38%, 01/21/20 144A
   213,000 
 450,000   Caixa Economica Federal
3.50%, 11/07/22 144A
   440,532 
 200,000   Cemig Geracao e Transmissao SA
9.25%, 12/05/23 (c) 144A
   217,450 
     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA     
 500,000   5.75%, 10/27/21 † 144A   518,125 
 75,000   6.88%, 07/30/19 144A   78,750 
 200,000   Cielo SA
3.75%, 11/16/22 † 144A
   198,000 
     Itau Unibanco Holding SA     
 950,000   5.13%, 05/13/23 144A   977,075 
 100,000   5.75%, 01/22/21 144A   105,000 
 650,000   Votorantim Cimentos SA
7.25%, 04/05/41 144A
   722,117 
         5,666,368 
British Virgin Islands: 2.4%     
 250,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.
6.63%, 09/27/23 144A
   275,740 
 200,000   Easy Tactic Ltd.
5.75%, 01/13/20 (c) Reg S
   199,277 
 500,000   Fortune Star BVI Ltd.
5.25%, 03/23/20 (c) Reg S
   496,450 
 150,000   Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.
4.88%, 10/07/20 144A
   154,125 
 450,000   Greenland Global Investment Ltd.
5.88%, 07/03/24 Reg S
   448,581 
 450,000   GTL Trade Finance, Inc.
5.89%, 01/29/24 (c) † 144A
   488,587 
 200,000   Hanrui Overseas Investment Co. Ltd.
4.90%, 06/28/19 Reg S
   195,780 
 400,000   Oceanwide Holdings International Co. Ltd.
9.63%, 08/11/18 (c) (p) Reg S
   404,065 
 400,000   RKI Overseas Finance 2016 A Ltd.
5.00%, 08/09/19 † Reg S
   403,012 
 200,000   Studio City Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 11/30/18 (c) 144A
   211,500 
 200,000   Studio City Finance Ltd.
8.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   205,250 
 200,000   Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd.
7.25%, 01/29/24 Reg S
   211,479 
 200,000   Zhongrong International Bond 2016 Ltd.
6.95%, 06/21/19 Reg S
   202,280 
         3,896,126 
Bulgaria: 0.1%     
EUR 100,000   Bulgarian Energy Holding
4.25%, 11/07/18 Reg S
   127,632 
Canada: 6.5%     
     1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.     
USD 100,000   4.63%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   102,375 
 150,000   5.00%, 10/15/20 (c) 144A   150,938 
 125,000   Air Canada
7.75%, 04/15/21 † 144A
   141,094 
 270,000   Baytex Energy Corp.
5.63%, 06/01/19 (c) 144A
   254,475 
     Bombardier, Inc.     
EUR 300,000   6.13%, 05/15/21 Reg S   410,203 
USD 445,000   6.13%, 01/15/23 144A   451,675 
CAD 150,000   7.35%, 12/22/26 144A   124,404 
USD 500,000   7.50%, 03/15/20 (c) 144A   521,875 
 400,000   Brookfield Residential
6.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   409,000 
 300,000   Cascades, Inc.
5.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   307,500 
 400,000   Concordia Healthcare Corp.
9.50%, 12/15/18 (c) (d) 144A
   40,000 
 200,000   Eldorado Gold Corp.
6.13%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   197,000 
 300,000   Emera, Inc.
6.75% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.44%), 06/15/26 (c) †
   340,500 
     Enbridge, Inc.     
CAD 125,000   5.38% (+3.25%), 09/27/27 (c)   100,661 
USD 400,000   5.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.42%), 07/15/27 (c)   401,028 
     First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
     
 400,000   7.00%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   414,750 
 300,000   7.50%, 04/01/20 (c) 144A   322,515 
 150,000   GFL Environmental, Inc.
9.88%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   158,625 
CAD 150,000   Great Canadian Gaming Corp.
6.63%, 03/02/18 (c) 144A
   126,849 
USD 200,000   Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
7.63%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A
   221,000 
 250,000   Jupiter Resources, Inc.
8.50%, 03/05/18 (c) † 144A
   153,750 
 375,000   Kinross Gold Corp.
5.95%, 12/15/23 (c)
   413,955 
 256,000   Lightstream Resources
8.63%, 03/05/18 (c) (d) 144A
   9,486 
 200,000   Mattamy Group Corp.
6.88%, 12/15/19 (c) 144A
   212,500 
 550,000   MEG Energy Corp.
6.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   475,750 
 200,000   New Gold, Inc.
6.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   205,500 
 600,000   New Red Finance, Inc.
4.25%, 05/15/20 (c) † 144A
   591,000 
 600,000   NOVA Chemicals Corp.
5.25%, 08/01/18 (c) 144A
   618,990 
 400,000   Open Text Corp.
5.63%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   418,740 
CAD 225,000   Parkland Fuel Corp.
5.63%, 05/09/20 (c)
   186,147 
     Precision Drilling Corp.     
USD 190,000   6.50%, 03/05/18 (c)   194,750 
 150,000   7.13%, 11/15/20 (c) 144A   156,375 
     Quebecor Media, Inc.     
 100,000   5.75%, 01/15/23   106,250 
CAD 420,000   6.63%, 01/15/23 144A   375,718 
USD 390,000   Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
6.75%, 05/01/18 (c) 144A
   413,887 
CAD 200,000   Sobeys, Inc.
4.70%, 05/08/23 (c)
   167,897 
     Teck Resources Ltd.
     
USD 100,000   4.75%, 10/15/21 (c)   104,000 
 450,000   6.25%, 01/15/41 (c)   523,687 
CAD 100,000   Videotron Ltd.
5.63%, 03/15/25 (c)
   87,827 
         10,612,676 
Cayman Islands: 6.8%     
USD 200,000   Agile Group Holdings Ltd.
9.00%, 05/21/18 (c) Reg S
   212,178 
 200,000   Alpha Star Holding Ltd.
4.97%, 04/09/19 Reg S
   202,050 
 200,000   Batelco International Finance No. 1 Ltd.
4.25%, 05/01/20 † Reg S
   198,386 
 200,000   CAR, Inc.
6.13%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   203,260 
 200,000   Central China Real Estate Ltd.
8.75%, 01/23/19 (c) Reg S
   214,123 
 200,000   China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd
5.38%, 09/13/20 (c) Reg S
   192,124 
     China Evergrande Group     
 200,000   8.25%, 03/23/20 (c) Reg S   210,188 
 600,000   8.75%, 06/28/21 (c) Reg S   620,914 
 500,000   9.50%, 03/29/21 (c) Reg S   534,453 
 200,000   CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.
7.75%, 06/05/18 (c) Reg S
   209,772 
 400,000   Comcel Trust
6.88%, 02/06/19 (c) 144A
   423,680 
 600,000   Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.
7.50%, 02/20/18 (c) 144A
   622,133 
 200,000   Ezdan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
4.88%, 04/05/22 Reg S
   170,875 
 200,000   Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
3.88%, 07/28/19 Reg S
   196,629 
 275,000   Greentown China Holdings Ltd.
5.88%, 08/11/18 (c) Reg S
   282,687 
 200,000   Grupo Aval Ltd.
4.75%, 09/26/22 144A
   204,500 
 200,000   Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.
7.25%, 06/21/18 (c) 144A
   209,010 
 200,000   Industrial Senior Trust
5.50%, 11/01/22 Reg S
   202,750 
 200,000   King Talent Management Ltd.
5.60% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.52%), 12/04/22 (c) Reg S
   199,175 
 400,000   KWG Property Holdings Ltd.
8.98%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   409,520 
 400,000   Latam Finance Ltd.
6.88%, 04/11/21 (c) 144A
   425,000 
 200,000   Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
6.75%, 02/08/18 (c) Reg S
   206,810 
 200,000   MAF Global Securities Ltd.
5.50% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+3.48%), 09/07/22 (c) Reg S
   204,440 
 200,000   Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
4.88%, 06/06/20 (c) 144A
   200,306 
 100,000   MIE Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   86,504 
 600,000   Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.70%, 01/01/25 (c)
   541,500 
     Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.     
 100,000   5.25%, 08/15/22 144A   99,125 
 550,000   5.50%, 02/15/24 144A   545,875 
 400,000   Sable International Finance  Ltd.
6.88%, 08/01/18 (c) 144A
   422,500 
     Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
     
 200,000   4.75%, 07/03/20 (c) Reg S   200,250 
 200,000   8.38%, 02/10/19 (c) Reg S   216,508 
 400,000   Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
7.95%, 08/08/20 (c) † Reg S
   411,538 
 200,000   Times Property Holdings Ltd.
11.45%, 03/05/18 (c) Reg S
   213,001 
     UPCB Finance IV Ltd.     
EUR 420,000   4.00%, 01/15/21 (c) Reg S   551,087 
USD 235,000   5.38%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A   240,287 
 400,000   Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.50%, 10/01/22 (c) 144A
   400,000 
 300,000   Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.
6.00%, 10/25/20 (c) † Reg S
   299,081 
         10,982,219 
Chile: 0.1%     
 200,000   Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA
4.56%, 01/30/25 (c) 144A
   192,295 
China / Hong Kong: 1.1%     
 550,000   Bank of East Asia Ltd.
5.50% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.83%), 12/02/20 (c) Reg S
   560,379 
 600,000   China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.
4.45% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.29%), 09/30/21 (c) Reg S
   591,468 
 200,000   ICBC Asia Ltd.
4.25% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.13%), 07/21/21 (c) Reg S
   198,231 
 200,000   Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd.
5.00% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.21%), 06/02/22 (c) Reg S
   200,621 
 200,000   Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.
5.88%, 01/23/20 (c) † Reg S
   204,743 
         1,755,442 
Colombia: 0.8%     
 100,000   Banco Davivienda SA
5.88%, 07/09/22 Reg S
   106,635 
 400,000   Banco de Bogota SA
5.38%, 02/19/23 144A
   423,500 
     Banco GNB Sudameris SA     
 80,000   7.50%, 07/30/22 Reg S   87,000 
 50,000   7.50%, 07/30/22 144A   54,375 
     Bancolombia SA     
 200,000   4.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.93%), 10/18/22 (c)   199,050 
 100,000   5.13%, 09/11/22   105,000 
 365,000   Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA, ESP
5.38%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   371,844 
         1,347,404 
Czech Republic: 0.1%     
EUR 150,000   RESIDOMO Sro
3.38%, 10/15/20 (c) Reg S
   190,466 
Denmark: 0.2%     
 200,000   TDC A/S
3.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.11%), 02/26/21 (c) Reg S
   261,597 
Finland: 0.7%     
     Nokia OYJ     
USD 295,000   5.38%, 05/15/19 †   304,219 
 275,000   6.63%, 05/15/39   302,500 
 150,000   Stora Enso OYJ
7.25%, 04/15/36 144A
   186,750 
EUR 275,000   Teollisuuden Voima OYJ
2.13%, 11/04/24 (c) Reg S
   339,044 
         1,132,513 
France: 6.3%     
 200,000   Accor SA
4.13% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.65%), 06/30/20 (c) Reg S
   267,399 
 100,000   Arkema SA
4.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.35%), 10/29/20 (c) Reg S
   137,240 
 170,000   BPCE SA
12.50% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+13.13%), 09/30/19 (c) Reg S
   254,573 
     Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     
 300,000   4.50%, 12/07/23 (c) Reg S   414,884 
 300,000   4.56%, 01/25/23 Reg S   420,992 
 300,000   4.87% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.82%), 01/31/19 (c) † Reg S   379,448 
 450,000   CMA CGM SA
7.75%, 02/12/18 (c) Reg S
   582,291 
 200,000   Elis SA
3.00%, 04/30/18 (c) Reg S
   254,114 
 200,000   Europcar Groupe SA
5.75%, 06/15/18 (c) Reg S
   260,486 
 275,000   Faurecia
3.13%, 06/15/18 (c) Reg S
   351,103 
 200,000   Fnac Darty SA
3.25%, 09/30/19 (c) Reg S
   261,961 
     Loxam SAS     
 200,000   4.25%, 04/15/20 (c) Reg S   267,267 
 219,000   4.88%, 02/12/18 (c) 144A   279,626 
     New AREVA Holding SA     
 200,000   3.13%, 12/20/22 (c) Reg S   262,775 
 100,000   4.38%, 11/06/19 †   132,986 
 300,000   4.88%, 09/23/24   423,716 
 100,000   Nexans SA
3.25%, 02/26/21 (c) Reg S
   134,145 
 400,000   Peugeot SA
2.38%, 04/14/23 Reg S
   527,945 
 360,000   Rexel SA
3.50%, 06/15/19 (c) Reg S
   471,959 
     SFR Group SA     
 530,000   5.63%, 05/15/19 (c) 144A   674,578 
USD 800,000   6.00%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   781,760 
 700,000   7.38%, 05/01/21 (c) 144A   692,125 
EUR 300,000   Societe Generale SA
9.38% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+8.90%), 09/04/19 (c) Reg S
   427,336 
 400,000   Solvay Finance, Inc.
4.20% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.00%), 05/12/19 (c) Reg S
   521,247 
USD 300,000   SPCM SA
4.88%, 09/15/20 (c) 144A
   301,500 
EUR 200,000   Tereos Finance Groupe I SA
4.25%, 03/04/19 (c)
   258,377 
 200,000   Vallourec SA
3.25%, 08/02/19 Reg S
   259,917 
 140,000   Verallia Packaging SASU
5.13%, 08/01/18 (c) Reg S
   182,099 
         10,183,849 
Germany: 3.5%     
     Deutsche Bank AG     
EUR 350,000   2.75%, 02/17/25 Reg S   448,479 
USD 100,000   4.30% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+2.25%), 05/24/23 (c)   98,278 
 500,000   4.50%, 04/01/25   504,350 
EUR 200,000   Deutsche Lufthansa AG
5.13% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.78%), 02/12/21 (c) Reg S
   275,397 
 150,000   Hapag-Lloyd AG
6.75%, 02/01/19 (c) Reg S
   198,768 
USD 300,000   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
5.50% 09/15/21 (c) 144A
   303,750 
EUR 400,000   K+S AG
3.00%, 06/20/22 Reg S
   532,710 
 300,000   Metro Wholesale & Food
1.50%, 03/19/25 Reg S
   371,151 
 100,000   Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH
3.50%, 09/30/20 (c) Reg S
   125,988 
USD 200,000   Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
6.25%, 04/10/24 Reg S
   206,313 
     RWE AG     
EUR 325,000   2.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.64%), 10/21/20 (c) Reg S   421,812 
GBP 100,000   7.00% (GBP Swap 5 Year+5.10%), 03/20/19 (c) Reg S   149,784 
     ThyssenKrupp AG     
EUR 420,000   1.38%, 12/03/21 (c) Reg S   533,183 
 450,000   3.13%, 07/25/19 (c) Reg S   585,689 
 700,000   Unitymedia Hessen  GmbH & Co.
4.00%, 01/15/20 (c) Reg S
   923,649 
         5,679,301 
India: 0.4%     
USD 200,000   Delhi International Airport Ltd.
6.13%, 02/03/22 Reg S
   212,795 
 400,000   JSW Steel Ltd.
5.25%, 04/13/22 Reg S
   408,550 
         621,345 
Indonesia: 0.1%     
 200,000   Saka Energi Indonesia PT
4.45%, 05/05/24 144A
   202,915 
Ireland: 3.6%     
 320,000   Alfa Bank
7.75%, 04/28/21 Reg S
   356,800 
EUR 200,000   Allied Irish Banks Plc
4.13% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.95%), 11/26/20 (c) Reg S
   271,800 
     Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc     
 600,000   2.75%, 03/15/20 (c) Reg S   770,397 
 350,000   4.13%, 05/15/19 (c) Reg S   462,259 
USD 300,000   4.63%, 05/15/19 (c) 144A   304,125 
EUR 300,000   Bank of Ireland
4.25% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.55%), 06/11/19 (c) Reg S
   393,475 
 300,000   Gazprombank OJSC
4.00%, 07/01/19 Reg S
   387,441 
USD 250,000   James Hardie International Finance DAC
5.00%, 01/15/23 (c) 144A
   253,750 
 200,000   Metalloinvest Finance DAC
5.63%, 04/17/20 144A
   208,918 
 250,000   Mobile Telesystems OJSC
5.00%, 05/30/23 144A
   259,562 
 510,000   Rosneft Oil Co.
4.20%, 03/06/22 144A
   511,864 
 200,000   Rusal Capital DAC
5.30%, 05/03/23 144A
   203,980 
 875,000   Russian Railways
5.70%, 04/05/22 Reg S
   936,959 
 200,000   SCF Capital Ltd.
5.38%, 06/16/23 144A
   206,355 
EUR 300,000   Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions ULC
2.38%, 11/01/23 (c) Reg S
   391,141 
         5,918,826 
Italy: 6.5%     
 200,000   Astaldi SpA
7.13%, 03/02/18 (c) † Reg S
   207,398 
 100,000   Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova SpA
2.38%, 03/20/20 Reg S
   130,289 
 200,000   Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
3.63%, 04/01/19 Reg S
   257,163 
 100,000   Banco BPM SpA
4.38% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.18%), 09/21/22 (c) Reg S
   127,741 
     Banco Popolare SC     
 300,000   3.50%, 03/14/19 Reg S   385,832 
 350,000   6.00%, 11/05/20 Reg S   472,973 
 100,000   Buzzi Unicem SpA
2.13%, 01/28/23 (c) Reg S
   131,125 
 150,000   Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti-CMC di Ravenna SC
6.00%, 11/15/19 (c) Reg S
   185,910 
 300,000   Iccrea Banca SpA
1.88%, 11/25/19 Reg S
   380,305 
     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     
 250,000   5.00%, 09/23/19 Reg S   335,046 
USD 100,000   5.02%, 06/26/24 144A   102,218 
EUR 300,000   6.63%, 09/13/23 Reg S   471,411 
 600,000   8.38% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+6.87%), 10/14/19 (c) Reg S   842,612 
 100,000   Intesa Sanpaolo Vita SpA
4.75% (+4.82%), 12/17/24 (c) Reg S
   136,774 
     Leonardo Finmeccanica SpA     
 200,000   4.88%, 03/24/25   301,416 
 200,000   5.25%, 01/21/22   291,462 
 200,000   Mediobanca SpA
5.00%, 11/15/20
   278,011 
 200,000   Salini Impregilo SpA
3.75%, 06/24/21 † Reg S
   269,803 
     Telecom Italia SpA     
 300,000   3.63%, 05/25/26 Reg S   416,332 
 550,000   5.25%, 02/10/22 Reg S   807,823 
USD 650,000   5.30%, 05/30/24 144A   689,000 
GBP 300,000   6.38%, 06/24/19   456,238 
     UniCredit SpA     
EUR 200,000   5.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.10%), 10/28/20 (c) Reg S   279,116 
 500,000   6.95%, 10/31/22 Reg S   775,353 
 200,000   Unione di Banche Italiane SpA
4.25% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.18%), 05/05/21 (c) Reg S
   262,428 
 300,000   Unipol Gruppo SpA
3.00%, 03/18/25 Reg S
   378,911 
 200,000   UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA
5.75% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+5.18%), 06/18/24 (c) Reg S
   271,955 
     Wind Tre SpA     
 250,000   2.63%, 11/03/19 (c) 144A   290,416 
 250,000   3.13%, 11/03/20 (c) 144A   287,234 
USD 400,000   5.00%, 11/03/20 (c) 144A   365,524 
         10,587,819 
Japan: 1.8%     
     SoftBank Group Corp.     
 650,000   4.50%, 04/15/20 144A   662,220 
 400,000   6.00% (USD ICE Swap Rate 11:00am NY 5 Year+4.23%), 07/19/23 (c) Reg S   398,286 
 1,700,000   6.00%, 04/30/25 (c) Reg S   1,802,850 
         2,863,356 
Kazakhstan: 0.7%     
 200,000   Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
7.25%, 01/28/21 144A
   220,024 
     KazMunayGas National Co. JSC     
 500,000   5.75%, 04/19/47 144A   533,945 
 350,000   6.38%, 04/09/21 144A   379,303 
         1,133,272 
Luxembourg: 11.9%     
 200,000   Adecoagro SA
6.00%, 09/21/22 (c) 144A
   197,802 
 220,000   ALROSA Finance SA
7.75%, 11/03/20 144A
   243,260 
     Altice Financing SA     
EUR 250,000   5.25%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S   323,208 
USD 965,000   6.63%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A   979,861 
 1,100,000   Altice SA
7.75%, 03/05/18 (c) † 144A
   1,060,125 
GBP 100,000   Amigo Luxembourg SA
7.63%, 01/15/20 (c) Reg S
   148,601 
     ArcelorMittal     
EUR 250,000   3.00%, 04/09/21 Reg S   335,964 
USD 375,000   7.25%, 03/01/41   478,125 
 300,000   7.50%, 10/15/39   388,500 
EUR 200,000   ARD Finance SA
7.38% 09/15/19 (c)
   266,694 
GBP 100,000   Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   144,832 
EUR 200,000   Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA
5.88%, 05/15/18 (c) Reg S
   259,172 
 300,000   CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA
2.88%, 05/17/23 Reg S
   410,090 
 200,000   Codere Finance SA
6.75%, 10/31/18 (c) Reg S
   262,386 
USD 200,000   Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.75%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   203,750 
 200,000   Cosan Luxembourg SA
7.00%, 01/20/22 (c) 144A
   215,740 
     CSN Resources SA     
 220,000   6.50%, 07/21/20 Reg S   213,884 
 200,000   6.50%, 07/21/20 144A   194,440 
EUR 350,000   Dufry Finance SCA
4.50%, 08/01/18 (c) Reg S
   458,890 
     Evraz Group SA     
USD 300,000   6.50%, 04/22/20 Reg S   317,550 
 280,000   6.50%, 04/22/20 144A   296,380 
EUR 290,000   Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe SA
4.75%, 07/15/22 Reg S
   411,805 
 300,000   Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA
7.50%, 08/01/18 (c) Reg S
   390,987 
     Gazprom Neft OAO     
USD 450,000   4.38%, 09/19/22 144A   457,261 
 100,000   6.00%, 11/27/23 144A   109,648 
     Gazprom OAO     
 540,000   4.95%, 07/19/22 144A   563,118 
 1,150,000   7.29%, 08/16/37 144A   1,446,920 
 600,000   9.25%, 04/23/19 (p) 144A   644,427 
EUR 100,000   Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA
3.50%, 05/15/19 (c) Reg S
   130,392 
 400,000   INEOS Group Holdings SA
5.38%, 08/01/19 (c) Reg S
   529,413 
 200,000   Intralot Capital Luxembourg SA
5.25%, 09/15/20 (c) Reg S
   253,204 
USD 300,000   Klabin Finance SA
5.25%, 07/16/24 144A
   312,300 
EUR 400,000   Matterhorn Telecom SA
3.88%, 05/01/18 (c) Reg S
   508,204 
USD 320,000   MHP SA
8.25%, 04/02/20 144A
   348,684 
 400,000   Minerva Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 09/20/21 (c) † 144A
   404,380 
 200,000   Offshore Drilling Holding SA
8.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   90,500 
 250,000   Puma International Financing SA
6.75%, 02/07/18 (c) Reg S
   254,667 
 200,000   Rosneft Finance SA
7.25%, 02/02/20 144A
   214,024 
 300,000   Rumo Luxembourg Sarl
7.38%, 02/09/21 (c) 144A
   328,125 
     Sberbank of Russia     
 500,000   5.13%, 10/29/22 144A   518,628 
 490,000   6.13%, 02/07/22 144A   532,454 
EUR 300,000   SES SA
4.63% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+4.66%), 01/02/22 (c) Reg S
   402,366 
 150,000   Swissport Financing Sarl
6.75%, 06/15/18 (c) 144A
   194,889 
 670,000   Telecom Italia Finance SA
7.75%, 01/24/33
   1,303,552 
 450,000   Telenet Finance V Luxembourg SCA
6.75%, 08/15/18 (c) Reg S
   596,779 
USD 200,000   TMK OAO Via TMK Capital SA
6.75%, 04/03/20 Reg S
   210,174 
 75,488   Tonon Luxembourg SA
10.50%, 03/05/18 (c) (d) (p) (s) *144A
   32,087 
 300,000   Vm Holding SA
5.38%, 02/04/27 (c) 144A
   318,750 
 400,000   VTB Bank SA
6.95%, 10/17/22 144A
   433,252 
         19,340,244 
Marshall Islands: 0.1%     
 100,000   Teekay Corp.
8.50%, 01/15/20 †
   104,560 
Mauritius: 0.3%     
 500,000   MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.
4.76%, 11/11/24 144A
   498,642 
Mexico: 0.9%     
 300,000   BBVA Bancomer SA
7.25%, 04/22/20 144A
   322,875 
     Cemex SAB de CV     
 100,000   5.70%, 01/11/20 (c) † 144A   105,595 
 200,000   7.75%, 04/16/21 (c) † 144A   227,000 
 200,000   Grupo KUO SAB De CV
5.75%, 07/07/22 (c) 144A
   205,550 
 370,000   Tenedora Nemak SA
5.50%, 02/28/18 (c) 144A
   381,100 
 200,000   Unifin Financiera SA de CV
7.25%, 09/27/20 (c) 144A
   208,500 
         1,450,620 
Netherlands: 12.2%     
 200,000   Cimpor Financial Operations BV
5.75%, 07/17/19 (c) † 144A
   197,250 
 300,000   CNH Industrial NV
4.50%, 08/15/23
   313,125 
EUR 410,000   Constellium NV
4.63%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   522,476 
USD 200,000   EA Partners I BV
6.88%, 09/28/20 † Reg S
   149,579 
EUR 125,000   Ferrovial Netherlands BV
2.12% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.13%), 05/14/23 (c) Reg S
   153,219 
     Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     
 500,000   3.75%, 03/29/24 Reg S   691,273 
USD 400,000   5.25%, 04/15/23   424,200 
 200,000   First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
8.00% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 2 Year+6.49%), 07/23/19 (c) 144A
   197,500 
EUR 300,000   Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV
4.13% (EUR Swap Annual 8 Year+3.35%), 11/18/22 (c) Reg S
   407,828 
USD 200,000   Greenko Dutch BV
5.25%, 07/24/20 (c) 144A
   199,625 
EUR 150,000   Grupo Antolin Dutch BV
5.13%, 06/30/18 (c) Reg S
   194,823 
USD 200,000   Indo Energy Finance II BV
6.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   204,528 
 230,000   InterGen NV
7.00%, 06/30/18 (c) 144A
   229,425 
 250,000   Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV
6.95%, 07/10/42 144A
   297,483 
GBP 249,000   Koninklijke KPN NV
6.88% (GBP Swap 5 Year+5.50%), 03/14/20 (c) Reg S
   389,084 
USD 200,000   Listrindo Capital BV
4.95%, 09/14/21 (c) 144A
   199,500 
 560,000   Marfrig Holding Europe BV
8.00%, 06/08/19 (c) 144A
   587,860 
 396,623   Metinvest BV
9.37% 02/18/18 (c) Reg S
   409,513 
 200,000   Nostrum Oil & Gas Finance BV
8.00%, 07/25/19 (c) 144A
   212,370 
     NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC     
 400,000   3.88%, 09/01/22 144A   404,500 
 300,000   5.75%, 03/15/18 (c) 144A   310,650 
     Petrobras Global Finance BV     
EUR 400,000   3.25%, 04/01/19 Reg S   516,370 
USD 960,000   4.38%, 05/20/23   957,120 
EUR 550,000   4.75%, 01/14/25   768,826 
USD 658,000   5.30%, 01/27/25 144A   662,935 
 802,000   6.00%, 01/27/28 144A   809,699 
 200,000   6.75%, 01/27/41   203,500 
 850,000   7.38%, 01/17/27   944,477 
 330,000   8.75%, 05/23/26   397,930 
EUR 41,000   Phoenix PIB Dutch Finance BV
3.63%, 07/30/21 Reg S
   55,859 
 300,000   Repsol International Finance BV
3.88% (EUR Swap Annual 6 Year+3.56%), 03/25/21 (c) Reg S
   405,919 
 300,000   Saipem Finance International BV
3.75%, 09/08/23 Reg S
   403,244 
USD 200,000   Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV
4.88%, 06/16/19 (c) Reg S
   206,203 
     Schaeffler Finance BV     
EUR 250,000   3.50%, 03/02/18 (c) 144A   317,697 
 100,000   3.50%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S   127,079 
 400,000   Stichting Afwikkeling Onderhandse Schulden SNS REAAL
11.25% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+9.76%), 11/27/19 (c) (d) * Reg S
   4,335 
     Telefonica Europe BV     
 400,000   3.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.86%), 03/15/22 (c) Reg S   534,047 
 100,000   4.20% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.81%), 12/04/19 (c) Reg S   132,330 
 200,000   5.88% (+4.30%), 03/31/24 (c) Reg S   295,618 
 175,000   TenneT Holding BV
3.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.53%), 06/01/24 (c) Reg S
   229,008 
     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV     
 200,000   0.38%, 07/25/20 Reg S   240,476 
 250,000   1.13%, 10/15/24 Reg S   269,412 
 200,000   1.25%, 12/31/22 (c) Reg S   229,109 
 100,000   1.88%, 12/31/26 (c) Reg S   106,628 
     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV     
USD 800,000   2.20%, 07/21/21   746,108 
 600,000   2.80%, 07/21/23 †   531,521 
 700,000   3.15%, 10/01/26 †   582,684 
EUR 160,000   United Group BV
4.38%, 07/01/19 (c) Reg S
   205,620 
USD 690,000   VEON Holdings BV
5.95%, 02/13/23 144A
   736,230 
 440,000   VTR Finance BV
6.88%, 01/15/19 (c) 144A
   464,200 
EUR 300,000   Ziggo Bond Co BV
7.13%, 05/15/19 (c) Reg S
   410,785 
     Ziggo Secured Finance BV     
 200,000   3.75%, 01/15/20 (c) Reg S   257,715 
USD 350,000   5.50%, 01/15/22 (c) 144A   348,250 
         19,796,745 
Nigeria: 0.3%     
 200,000   Access Bank Plc
10.50%, 10/19/21 144A
   227,000 
 200,000   Zenith Bank Plc
7.38%, 05/30/22 144A
   211,280 
         438,280 
Panama: 0.1%     
 200,000   AES Panama SRL
6.00%, 06/25/19 (c) 144A
   211,000 
Peru: 0.4%     
 200,000   Minsur SA
6.25%, 02/07/24 144A
   222,000 
 350,000   Union Andina de Cementos SAA
5.88%, 10/30/18 (c) 144A
   364,437 
         586,437 
Portugal: 0.1%     
EUR 100,000   EDP - Energias de Portugal SA
5.38% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+5.04%), 03/16/21 (c) Reg S
   139,619 
Saudi Arabia: 0.1%     
USD 200,000   Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd.
6.50%, 05/28/19 † Reg S
   201,050 
Singapore: 0.6%     
 350,000   ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.
5.95%, 07/31/24 Reg S
   368,501 
 150,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd.
11.50%, 05/07/15 (e) * Reg S
   3,938 
 190,000   Indika Energy Capital II Pte Ltd
6.88%, 04/10/20 (c) 144A
   199,083 
 200,000   Medco Platinum Road Pte Ltd.
6.75%, 01/30/22 (c) 144A
   198,513 
 200,000   Theta Capital Pte Ltd.
6.75%, 10/31/21 (c) † Reg S
   197,182 
         967,217 
South Africa: 0.6%     
     Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.     
 200,000   5.75%, 01/26/21 144A   202,223 
 200,000   6.75%, 08/06/23 144A   207,839 
 300,000   7.13%, 02/11/25 144A   315,614 
 124,574   South Africa Ltd.
3.00% 12/31/22 144A
   3,737 
 200,000   Transnet SOC Ltd.
4.00%, 07/26/22 144A
   199,047 
         928,460 
South Korea: 0.2%     
 300,000   Woori Bank
4.50% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+3.31%), 09/27/21 (c) 144A
   299,574 
Spain: 1.3%     
 62,214   Abengoa Abenewco 2 SAU
1.50% 03/31/23 Reg S
   10,460 
EUR 100,000   Abengoa SA
0.00% 03/31/27 (f) (s) *
   2,180 
 200,000   Banco de Sabadell SA
5.63%, 05/06/26 Reg S
   306,694 
 300,000   Bankia SA
4.00% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.17%), 05/22/19 (c) Reg S
   390,001 
     Bankinter SA     
 100,000   2.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.40%), 04/06/22 (c) Reg S   129,796 
 150,000   6.38%, 09/11/19 Reg S   205,781 
     CaixaBank SA     
 100,000   2.75% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.35%), 07/14/23 (c) Reg S   130,138 
 200,000   3.50% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+3.35%), 02/15/22 (c) Reg S   268,742 
 300,000   Cellnex Telecom SAU
3.13%, 07/27/22 Reg S
   404,154 
 275,000   Grifols SA
3.20%, 05/01/20 (c) Reg S
   349,334 
     Grupo Isolux Corsan SA     
 302   0.25%, 03/02/18 (c) (d) (s) * §   4 
 56,417   3.00%, 03/02/18 (c) (d) (s) * §   1,581 
         2,198,865 
Sweden: 1.1%     
 530,000   Intrum Justitia AB
3.13%, 07/15/20 (c) Reg S
   652,945 
USD 200,000   Stena AB
7.00%, 02/01/24 † 144A
   189,500 
EUR 400,000   Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
1.88%, 03/01/24 Reg S
   481,003 
 270,000   Verisure Holding AB
6.00%, 11/01/18 (c) Reg S
   358,039 
 100,000   Volvo Car AB
3.25%, 05/18/21 Reg S
   135,417 
         1,816,904 
Thailand: 0.2%     
USD 400,000   PTTEP Treasury Center Co. Ltd.
4.60% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+2.72%), 07/17/22 (c) 144A
   405,280 
Turkey: 3.0%     
 400,000   Akbank TAS
4.00%, 01/24/20 144A
   400,105 
 200,000   Arcelik AS
5.00%, 04/03/23 144A
   203,083 
 200,000   Finansbank AS
4.88%, 05/19/22 144A
   196,999 
 400,000   TC Ziraat Bankasi AS
4.25%, 07/03/19 144A
   401,048 
 700,000   Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
5.25%, 09/13/22 144A
   714,290 
 500,000   Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS
3.88%, 02/05/20 144A
   479,955 
     Turkiye Is Bankasi SA     
 200,000   5.00%, 04/30/20 144A   202,437 
 825,000   6.00%, 10/24/22 144A   831,131 
     Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO     
 200,000   6.00%, 11/01/22 144A   198,769 
 400,000   8.00% (USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year+5.84%), 11/01/22 (c) 144A   414,963 
 770,000   Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS
5.50%, 12/06/22 144A
   761,039 
         4,803,819 
United Kingdom: 10.5%     
 250,000   Algeco Scotsman Global Finance Plc
10.75%, 02/24/18 (c) 144A
   257,500 
     AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc     
 175,000   5.13%, 08/01/22 †   182,656 
 137,000   5.38%, 04/15/20   143,508 
GBP 200,000   Ardonagh Midco 3 Plc
8.38%, 07/15/20 (c) Reg S
   292,427 
 100,000   Arqiva Broadcast Finance Plc
9.50%, 03/31/18 (c) Reg S
   147,607 
     Barclays Bank Plc     
EUR 150,000   4.75% (Euribor 3 Month ACT/360+.71%), 03/15/20 (c) Reg S   193,346 
USD 30,000   6.28% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.55%), 12/15/34 (c)   35,070 
GBP 500,000   14.00% (ICE LIBOR GBP 3 Month+13.40%), 06/15/19 (c) Reg S   821,428 
 200,000   Boparan Finance Plc
5.50%, 02/12/18 (c) Reg S
   278,351 
USD 200,000   CEVA Group Plc
7.00%, 02/12/18 (c) † 144A
   199,000 
GBP 249,000   Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.
6.88%, 07/08/20 (s) Reg S
   390,208 
 100,000   Elli Finance UK Plc
8.75%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   142,043 
USD 950,000   Ensco Plc
5.75%, 04/01/44 (c)
   682,812 
GBP 193,000   Enterprise Inns
6.50%, 12/06/18
   285,846 
 200,000   HBOS Capital Funding LP
6.46% (UK Govt Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield+2.85%), 11/30/18 (c) Reg S
   295,708 
 150,000   Heathrow Finance Plc
3.88%, 03/01/27 Reg S
   213,377 
USD 300,000   Inmarsat Finance Plc
4.88%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   299,250 
EUR 150,000   International Personal Finance Plc
5.75%, 04/07/21 Reg S
   174,992 
     Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc     
 200,000   2.20%, 01/15/24 Reg S   253,411 
GBP 530,000   5.00%, 02/15/22 144A   821,415 
 110,000   Jerrold Finco Plc
6.25%, 09/15/18 (c) Reg S
   161,767 
USD 300,000   KCA Deutag Finance Plc
7.25%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   300,000 
GBP 100,000   Ladbrokes Group Finance Plc
5.13%, 09/16/22 Reg S
   157,729 
EUR 200,000   LHC3 Plc
9.00% 08/15/20 (c) Reg S
   256,936 
 250,000   Lincoln Finance Ltd.
6.88%, 04/15/18 (c) Reg S
   326,018 
USD 190,000   Lloyds Banking Group Plc
6.41% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 10/01/35 (c) 144A
   224,438 
 475,000   Lloyds TSB Bank Plc
12.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+11.76%), 12/16/24 (c) 144A
   635,164 
EUR 150,000   Mercury Bondco Plc
9.00% 02/12/18 (c) Reg S
   196,860 
GBP 112,000   Old Mutual Plc
8.00%, 06/03/21 Reg S
   186,787 
EUR 300,000   OTE Plc
3.50%, 07/09/20 Reg S
   398,961 
USD 400,000   Polyus Gold International Ltd.
5.63%, 04/29/20 144A
   414,466 
EUR 100,000   PPC Finance Plc
5.50%, 02/12/18 (c) Reg S
   125,254 
GBP 100,000   Premier Foods Investments Plc
6.50%, 03/02/18 (c) Reg S
   145,049 
     Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc     
EUR 350,000   3.63% (EUR Swap Annual 5 Year+2.65%), 03/25/19 (c) Reg S   451,143 
USD 450,000   5.13%, 05/28/24   470,822 
 350,000   6.00%, 12/19/23   382,020 
 225,000   6.13%, 12/15/22   244,484 
GBP 100,000   Shop Direct Funding Plc
7.75%, 11/15/19 (c) Reg S
   133,668 
USD 200,000   Standard Chartered Plc
7.01% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.46%), 07/30/37 (c) † 144A
   246,600 
GBP 100,000   Stretford 79 Plc
6.75%, 07/15/19 (c) Reg S
   150,026 
EUR 300,000   Synlab Bondco Plc
6.25%, 07/01/18 (c) Reg S
   392,913 
 100,000   Tesco Corporate Treasury Services Plc
1.38%, 07/01/19 Reg S
   126,820 
     Tesco Plc     
GBP 600,000   6.13%, 02/24/22   978,292 
USD 100,000   6.15%, 11/15/37 144A   108,939 
GBP 100,000   Thames Water Kemble Finance Plc
7.75%, 04/01/19 Reg S
   152,497 
EUR 190,000   Thomas Cook Group Plc
6.25%, 06/15/19 (c) Reg S
   257,303 
GBP 100,000   Travis Perkins Plc
4.38%, 09/15/21 Reg S
   152,182 
USD 250,000   Tullow Oil Plc
6.00%, 02/12/18 (c) † 144A
   253,125 
GBP 100,000   Twinkle Pizza Plc
6.63%, 02/12/18 (c) Reg S
   134,957 
USD 450,000   Vedanta Resources Plc
6.13%, 08/09/21 (c) 144A
   455,160 
GBP 200,000   Virgin Media Finance Plc
7.00%, 04/15/18 (c) 144A
   297,720 
     Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc     
 475,000   4.88%, 01/15/21 (c) Reg S   689,861 
USD 200,000   5.25%, 01/15/20 (c) 144A   204,250 
GBP 400,000   6.00%, 01/15/21 (c) (s) 144A   649,455 
 150,000   Viridian Group FinanceCo Plc/Viridian Power and Energy
4.75%, 09/15/20 (c) Reg S
   195,176 
 125,000   William Hill Plc
4.25%, 06/05/20 Reg S
   184,980 
         16,951,777 
United States: 3.4%     
USD 400,000   Ashtead Capital, Inc.
4.38%, 08/15/22 (c) 144A
   398,000 
 110,000   Calfrac Holdings LP
7.50%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   109,175 
 550,000   Cemex Finance LLC
6.00%, 04/01/19 (c) 144A
   579,150 
 200,000   Cott Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, 04/01/20 (c) 144A
   204,250 
 500,000   DAE Funding LLC
5.00%, 08/01/20 (c) 144A
   497,500 
 110,000   Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. and Navios Maritime Finance II USA, Inc.
7.38%, 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   91,025 
 200,000   RBS Capital Trust II
6.43% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.94%), 01/03/34 (c)
   251,900 
 1,143,547   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
5.75%, 03/05/18 (c)
   1,164,989 
 296,139   Rio Oil Finance Trust
9.25%, 07/06/24 144A
   321,311 
 200,000   Stillwater Mining Co.
7.13%, 06/27/21 (c) 144A
   212,090 
 350,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC
6.15%, 02/01/36 †
   352,004 
 350,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC
2.25%, 03/18/20
   340,392 
     ZF North America Capital, Inc.     
EUR 300,000   2.75%, 04/27/23 Reg S   405,025 
USD 572,000   4.50%, 04/29/22 144A   591,305 
         5,518,116 
Venezuela: 0.1%     
     Petroleos de Venezuela SA     
 500,000   6.00%, 05/16/24 (d) 144A   120,000 
 75,000   9.75%, 05/17/35 (d) 144A   19,380 
         139,380 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $151,498,680)
   156,434,332 
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 1.3%     
Azerbaijan: 0.3%     
USD 400,000   State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic
4.75%, 03/13/23 Reg S
   410,114 
Costa Rica: 0.1%     
 200,000   Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
6.95%, 11/10/21 Reg S
   215,750 
India: 0.4%     
 400,000   IDBI Bank Ltd.
3.75%, 01/25/19 Reg S
   401,543 
 200,000   Union Bank of India HK
4.50%, 10/28/19 Reg S
   203,723 
         605,266 
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1%     
 178,125   Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.
6.00%, 05/08/22 144A
   179,906 
Turkey: 0.3%     
 400,000   Export Credit Bank of Turkey
5.88%, 04/24/19 Reg S
   410,490 
United Kingdom: 0.1%     
 200,000   Ukreximbank
9.75%, 01/22/25 144A
   223,500 
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $2,019,766)
   2,045,026 
           
Number
of Shares
         
COMMON STOCK: 0.0%
(Cost: $5,626)
     
United States: 0.0%     
 988   Tervita Corp.
* # § ∞
   2,510 
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: 0.9%
(Cost: $1,443,062)
     
 1,443,062   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares     1,443,062 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 98.7%
(Cost: $154,978,111)
   159,924,930 
           
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 7.1%     
Repurchase Agreements: 7.1%     
USD        2,743,906   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,744,008; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $2,798,784 including accrued interest)   2,743,906 
 2,743,906   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,744,009; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $2,798,710 including accrued interest)   2,743,906 
 2,743,906   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with HSBC Securities USA, Inc., 1.32%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,744,007; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 2.50% to 3.00%, due 1/31/25 to 5/15/47, valued at $2,798,798 including accrued interest)   2,743,906 
 570,461   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 1.37%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $570,483; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.63% to 2.50%, due 4/30/22 to 1/31/25, valued at $581,872 including accrued interest)   570,461 
 2,743,906   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.36%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,744,010; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/16/18 to 12/20/67, valued at $2,798,784 including accrued interest)   2,743,906 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities On Loan
(Cost: $11,546,085)
   11,546,085 
Total Investments: 105.8%
(Cost: $166,524,196)
   171,471,015 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.8)%   (9,409,701)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $162,061,314 

 

Definitions:
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
(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 $11,090,648.
# 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 $2,510 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $4,095 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
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 $67,515,270, or 41.7% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials     10.0%  $15,923,973 
Communications     16.6    26,627,623 
Consumer, Cyclical     9.1    14,498,776 
Consumer, Non-cyclical     9.6    15,309,188 
Diversified     1.2    1,932,984 
Energy     11.4    18,273,472 
Financial     27.1    43,428,378 
Government     1.3    2,045,026 
Industrial     8.7    13,873,320 
Technology     0.7    1,133,890 
Utilities     3.4    5,435,238 
Money Market Fund     0.9    1,443,062 
      100.0%  $159,924,930 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stock*  $   $   $2,510   $2,510 
Corporate Bonds*       156,434,332        156,434,332 
Government Obligations*       2,045,026        2,045,026 
Warrants*           0    0 
Money Market Fund   1,443,062            1,443,062 
Repurchase Agreements       11,546,085        11,546,085 
Total  $1,443,062   $170,025,443   $2,510   $171,471,015 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended January 31, 2018:

 

   Common Stocks   Warrants 
   United States   Spain 
Balance as of April 30, 2017  $2,875   $0 
Realized gain (loss)        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (365)   0 
Purchases        
Sales        
Transfers in and/or out of level 3        
Balance as of January 31, 2018  $2,510   $0 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS INVESTMENT GRADE FLOATING RATE ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
FLOATING RATE NOTES: 99.4%     
Australia: 5.4%     
     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     
$500,000   1.72% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.32%), 11/09/20 144A  $501,151 
 750,000   2.15% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.71%), 05/19/22 144A   756,960 
 400,000   2.17% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.75%), 11/16/18 144A   402,066 
 500,000   2.33% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.66%), 09/23/19 144A   503,643 
     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     
 1,110,000   2.24% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.70%), 03/10/22 144A   1,118,928 
 1,950,000   2.34% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.83%), 09/06/21 144A   1,978,104 
 150,000   2.57% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.79%), 11/02/18 144A   150,779 
 700,000   Macquarie Bank Ltd.
2.88% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.12%), 07/29/20 144A
   712,358 
     National Australia Bank Ltd.     
 2,200,000   1.96% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.51%), 05/22/20 144A   2,212,777 
 555,000   2.17% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.72%), 05/22/22 144A   560,387 
 150,000   2.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.78%), 01/14/19 144A   150,935 
 1,000,000   2.60% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.89%), 01/10/22 144A   1,016,990 
 900,000   2.71% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 07/12/21 144A   920,705 
     Westpac Banking Corp.     
 550,000   2.11% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.57%), 01/11/23   551,205 
 1,400,000   2.29% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.85%), 08/19/21   1,422,278 
 1,600,000   2.40% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.71%), 06/28/22   1,614,656 
 1,500,000   2.55% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.85%), 01/11/22   1,523,600 
         16,097,522 
British Virgin Islands: 0.1%     
 270,000   Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd.
2.63% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.92%), 04/10/19 144A
   271,270 
Canada: 3.6%     
     Bank of Montreal     
 1,000,000   2.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.44%), 06/15/20   1,005,226 
 915,000   2.25% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.79%), 08/27/21   926,173 
     Bank of Nova Scotia     
 1,400,000   2.16% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.64%), 03/07/22   1,409,706 
 125,000   2.55% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.83%), 01/15/19   125,780 
     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     
 66,000   2.01% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.31%), 10/05/20   66,098 
 986,000   2.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.52%), 09/06/19   990,517 
 450,000   2.32% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.72%), 06/16/22   453,103 
     Enbridge, Inc.     
 700,000   2.11% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.40%), 01/10/20   701,257 
 500,000   2.29% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.70%), 06/15/20   504,358 
 600,000   National Bank of Canada
2.11% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.56%), 05/12/20 (c)
   604,448 
     Royal Bank of Canada     
 600,000   1.87% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.38%), 03/02/20   602,181 
 325,000   2.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.52%), 03/06/20   326,937 
 1,700,000   2.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.73%), 02/01/22   1,724,489 
     Toronto-Dominion Bank     
 150,000   1.95% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.56%), 11/05/19   151,003 
 400,000   2.58% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.84%), 01/22/19   402,737 
 700,000   2.70% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 04/07/21   715,544 
         10,709,557 
Cayman Islands: 0.3%     
 1,000,000   Tencent Holdings Ltd.
2.34% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.60%), 01/19/23 144A
   1,003,759 
Denmark: 0.1%    
 300,000   Danske Bank A/S
2.09% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.58%), 09/06/19 144A
   301,753 
France: 1.3%     
 475,000   Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA
2.23% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.49%), 07/20/20 144A
   477,149 
     BPCE SA     
 375,000   2.36% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.88%), 05/31/22   380,555 
 1,500,000   2.67% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.22%), 05/22/22 144A   1,529,733 
     Credit Agricole SA     
 250,000   2.51% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.97%), 06/10/20 144A   254,165 
 400,000   2.52% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.80%), 04/15/19 144A   402,940 
 500,000   Societe Generale SA
3.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.33%), 04/08/21 144A
   513,905 
            
  300,000   Total Capital International SA
1.98% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.57%), 08/10/18
   
300,891
 
         3,859,338 
Germany: 0.8%     
     Deutsche Bank AG     
 1,000,000   2.61% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.19%), 11/16/22   1,012,503 
 600,000   2.69% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.97%), 07/13/20   603,336 
 100,000   3.18% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.45%), 01/18/19   100,950 
 550,000   3.32% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.91%), 05/10/19   559,454 
         2,276,243 
Japan: 6.1%     
     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     
 597,000   2.37% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.92%), 02/22/22   603,849 
 2,200,000   2.54% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.79%), 07/25/22   2,209,923 
 2,000,000   2.62% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.06%), 09/13/21   2,030,382 
 550,000   3.36% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.88%), 03/01/21   572,641 
     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     
 2,150,000   2.41% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.94%), 02/28/22   2,176,736 
 2,040,000   2.42% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.88%), 09/11/22   2,059,822 
 2,600,000   2.70% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.14%), 09/13/21   2,646,366 
 400,000   3.19% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.48%), 04/12/21 144A   410,072 
     Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.     
 400,000   2.24% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.54%), 01/11/19   401,338 
 400,000   2.41% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.67%), 10/19/18   401,407 
     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     
 2,000,000   2.49% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.78%), 07/12/22   2,010,698 
 1,152,000   2.83% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.11%), 07/14/21   1,170,712 
 1,090,000   2.88% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.14%), 10/19/21   1,109,747 
     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.     
 150,000   2.02% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.51%), 03/06/19 144A   150,260 
 300,000   2.64% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.91%), 10/18/19 144A   302,436 
 150,000   The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
2.59% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.02%), 09/14/18 144A
   150,803 
         18,407,192 
Luxembourg: 0.2%     
 575,000   Allergan Funding SCS
2.80% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.25%), 03/12/20
   583,838 
Mexico: 0.7%     
 1,850,000   Petroleos Mexicanos
5.19% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.65%), 03/11/22 144A
   2,042,863 
Netherlands: 3.5%     
 650,000   ABN AMRO Bank NV
2.37% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.64%), 01/18/19 144A
   652,989 
 1,000,000   Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV
1.82% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.10%), 07/14/20 144A
   1,001,028 
 1,200,000   Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
2.54% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.83%), 01/10/22
   1,219,927 
 400,000   ING Bank NV
2.79% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.13%), 03/22/19 144A
   404,282 
 2,000,000   ING Groep NV
2.84% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.15%), 03/29/22
   2,042,815 
 300,000   Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
2.37% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.61%), 10/28/19 144A
   301,444 
     Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV     
 200,000   1.41% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.01%), 02/08/19 144A   200,021 
 1,000,000   1.61% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.02%), 03/15/19 144A   999,978 
     Shell International Finance BV     
 1,099,000   1.86% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.45%), 05/11/20   1,108,774 
 66,000   1.90% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.35%), 09/12/19   66,339 
 150,000   1.99% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.58%), 11/10/18   150,716 
     Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV     
 400,000   1.94% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.34%), 03/16/20 144A   401,670 
 1,900,000   2.21% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.61%), 03/16/22 144A   1,920,760 
         10,470,743 
Norway: 0.2%     
 500,000   DNB Bank ASA
2.06% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.37%), 10/02/20 144A
   501,568 
 150,000   Statoil ASA
1.86% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.46%), 11/08/18
   150,475 
         652,043 
Singapore: 0.7%     
     DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     
 450,000   2.01% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.49%), 06/08/20 144A   451,512 
 675,000   2.22% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 07/16/19 144A   676,415 
 900,000   2.37% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.62%), 07/25/22 144A   902,848 
         2,030,775 
Spain: 0.7%     
     Banco Santander SA     
 1,000,000   2.55% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.09%), 02/23/23   1,017,900 
 1,000,000   3.26% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.56%), 04/11/22   1,028,949 
         2,046,849 
Sweden: 1.0%     
     Nordea Bank AB     
 850,000   1.95% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.47%), 05/29/20 144A   854,146 
 150,000   2.44% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.84%), 09/17/18 144A   150,704 
 425,000   Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
2.13% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.57%), 09/13/19 144A
   427,670 
     Svenska Handelsbanken AB     
 500,000   1.88% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.36%), 09/08/20   502,304 
 300,000   2.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.49%), 09/06/19   301,689 
 900,000   Swedbank AB
2.27% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.70%), 03/14/22 144A
   910,153 
         3,146,666 
Switzerland: 4.0%     
 1,600,000   Credit Suisse Group AG
2.77% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.20%), 12/14/22 (c) 144A
   1,637,711 
     UBS AG     
 300,000   1.80% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.32%), 05/28/19 144A   300,309 
 700,000   1.84% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.32%), 12/07/18 144A   701,110 
 400,000   2.05% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.64%), 08/14/19   402,750 
 1,900,000   2.10% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.58%), 05/08/20 (c) 144A   1,909,966 
 1,000,000   UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd.
3.30% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.53%), 02/01/22 144A
   1,035,512 
     UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG     
 2,750,000   2.37% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.95%), 08/15/22 (c) 144A   2,779,711 
 2,490,000   2.68% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.22%), 05/23/22 (c) 144A   2,538,951 
 550,000   3.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.78%), 04/14/21 144A   571,162 
         11,877,182 
United Kingdom: 5.8%     
 1,000,000   Barclays Bank PLC
2.16% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.46%), 12/11/20 (c)
   1,002,554 
     Barclays Plc     
 1,700,000   3.33% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.62%), 01/10/22 (c)   1,759,299 
 1,725,000   3.52% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.11%), 08/10/21   1,808,684 
     BP Capital Markets Plc     
 140,000   1.76% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.35%), 08/14/18   140,231 
 570,000   2.30% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.63%), 09/26/18   572,145 
 1,000,000   Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
4.02% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.29%), 04/16/21 †
   1,055,225 
     HSBC Holdings Plc     
 2,280,000   3.12% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.66%), 05/25/21   2,371,652 
 2,690,000   3.20% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.50%), 01/05/22   2,789,550 
 530,000   3.76% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.24%), 03/08/21   558,464 
 1,700,000   Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services Plc
2.23% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.56%), 06/24/22 144A
   1,699,873 
 2,890,000   Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
2.89% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.47%), 05/15/22 (c)
   2,965,701 
 550,000   Standard Chartered Plc
2.57% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.13%), 08/19/19 144A
   556,966 
         17,280,344 
United States: 64.9%     
     American Express Credit Corp.     
 600,000   1.71% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.33%), 04/03/19 (c)   601,336 
 975,000   2.15% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.55%), 03/18/19   979,421 
 163,000   2.62% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.05%), 08/14/20 (c)   166,477 
     American Honda Finance Corp.     
 700,000   1.72% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.28%), 11/19/18   701,428 
 300,000   1.75% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.34%), 02/14/20   301,031 
 500,000   1.89% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.15%), 01/22/19   500,272 
 600,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
3.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.26%), 02/01/21
   620,503 
     Apple, Inc.     
 150,000   1.48% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.08%), 02/08/19   150,112 
 1,000,000   1.48% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.07%), 05/11/20   1,000,064 
 600,000   1.59% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.20%), 02/07/20   601,656 
 654,000   1.65% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.25%), 02/07/20   656,619 
 300,000   1.69% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.30%), 05/06/19   301,173 
 400,000   1.76% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.35%), 05/11/22   403,079 
 1,625,000   1.90% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 02/09/22   1,648,954 
 700,000   2.27% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.82%), 02/22/19   705,994 
 900,000   2.58% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.13%), 02/23/21   927,828 
     AT&T, Inc.     
 1,650,000   2.30% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.89%), 02/14/23   1,668,491 
 140,000   2.37% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.65%), 01/15/20   140,800 
 1,018,000   2.62% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.93%), 06/30/20   1,031,203 
 3,000,000   2.67% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.95%), 07/15/21   3,052,455 
 890,000   Athene Global Funding
2.92% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.23%), 07/01/22 144A
   906,351 
     Bank of America Corp.     
 1,500,000   2.12% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.38%), 01/23/21 (c)   1,501,566 
 1,400,000   2.40% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.66%), 07/21/20 (c)   1,412,113 
 12,000   2.56% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.87%), 04/01/19   12,106 
 3,125,000   2.74% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 04/24/22 (c)   3,193,094 
 2,156,000   2.76% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.04%), 01/15/19   2,173,548 
 1,988,000   2.90% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.16%), 01/20/22 (c)   2,042,968 
 1,500,000   2.92% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.18%), 10/21/21 (c)   1,540,354 
     BAT Capital Corp.     
 200,000   2.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.59%), 08/14/20 144A   201,278 
 2,000,000   2.30% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.88%), 07/15/22 (c) 144A   2,026,871 
 1,000,000   BB&T Corp.
2.16% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.57%), 06/15/20
   1,006,714 
 430,000   Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
2.28% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.69%), 03/15/19
   433,341 
 1,315,000   Capital One NA
2.92% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.15%), 01/30/22 (c)
   1,327,170 
 316,000   Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
2.22% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.51%), 01/10/20
   318,296 
     Cisco Systems, Inc.     
 400,000   1.97% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.34%), 09/20/19   401,978 
 200,000   1.98% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 03/01/19   201,035 
     Citibank NA     
 250,000   1.63% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.23%), 11/09/18   250,174 
 500,000   2.04% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.30%), 10/20/20   500,626 
 290,000   2.05% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 06/12/20   291,748 
     Citigroup, Inc.     
 500,000   2.01% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.55%), 08/25/36   437,840 
 1,300,000   2.45% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.93%), 06/07/19   1,311,292 
 1,300,000   2.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.79%), 12/10/19 (c)   1,310,891 
 3,138,000   2.52% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.10%), 05/17/23 (c)   3,213,979 
 600,000   2.59% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.07%), 11/08/21 (c)   611,499 
 800,000   2.69% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.95%), 07/24/22 (c)   811,755 
 3,700,000   2.71% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.96%), 03/25/22 (c)   3,762,086 
 3,995,000   2.91% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.43%), 09/01/22 (c)   4,137,760 
 2,575,000   2.97% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.19%), 08/02/21   2,639,400 
 1,200,000   3.07% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.38%), 03/30/21   1,234,936 
 5,000   Conagra Brands, Inc.
2.20% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 10/09/20
   5,010 
 800,000   ConocoPhillips Co.
2.32% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.90%), 05/15/22
   818,358 
     Daimler Finance North America LLC     
 150,000   1.64% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.25%), 11/05/18 144A   150,074 
 700,000   1.92% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.53%), 05/05/20 144A   703,813 
 150,000   Dominion Energy, Inc.
2.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.55%), 06/01/19 144A
   150,556 
 11,000   DXC Technology Co.
2.43% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.95%), 08/20/18 (c)
   11,038 
 700,000   EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
2.30% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.53%), 05/01/20
   705,672 
 600,000   EQT Corp
2.46% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.77%), 10/05/18 (c)
   601,920 
     Exxon Mobil Corp.     
 950,000   1.74% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.15%), 03/15/19   951,304 
 650,000   1.88% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.37%), 03/06/22   656,078 
 800,000   Florida Power & Light Co.
1.67% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.28%), 05/06/18 (c)
   800,166 
     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC     
 710,000   2.38% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.83%), 03/12/19   713,284 
 1,320,000   2.46% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.08%), 08/03/22   1,332,735 
 250,000   2.70% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 01/09/20   252,755 
     General Electric Capital Corp.     
 1,882,000   1.77% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.38%), 05/05/26   1,786,119 
 1,145,000   2.59% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 03/15/23   1,151,600 
 800,000   General Motors Co.
2.19% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.80%), 08/07/20
   805,814 
     General Motors Financial Co., Inc.     
 1,000,000   2.65% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.93%), 04/13/20   1,010,132 
 805,000   3.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.31%), 06/30/22   820,797 
 1,140,000   3.27% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.55%), 01/14/22   1,174,640 
     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     
 500,000   1.80% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.17%), 09/20/18   500,479 
 775,000   1.85% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.22%), 03/20/19   776,176 
 106,000   1.88% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.25%), 09/20/19   106,233 
     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     
 200,000   2.36% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.80%), 12/13/19   201,965 
 800,000   2.40% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.73%), 12/27/19 (c)   804,617 
 1,000,000   2.52% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.10%), 11/15/18   1,006,520 
 1,650,000   2.55% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.78%), 10/31/21 (c)   1,658,676 
 5,000,000   2.56% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.75%), 02/23/23   5,022,117 
 1,910,000   2.59% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.17%), 11/15/20 (c)   1,941,920 
 1,390,000   2.74% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 07/24/22 (c)   1,411,113 
 1,350,000   2.76% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.02%), 10/23/19   1,364,516 
 150,000   2.79% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.04%), 04/25/19   151,293 
 1,700,000   2.79% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.20%), 08/15/20 (c)   1,733,515 
 5,125,000   2.86% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.11%), 04/26/21 (c)   5,212,790 
 2,005,000   2.90% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.16%), 03/23/20 (c)   2,038,992 
 3,474,000   3.08% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.60%), 11/29/23   3,638,335 
 1,800,000   3.11% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.36%), 03/23/21 (c)   1,849,336 
 245,000   3.23% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.77%), 02/25/21   254,540 
 1,655,000   3.51% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.75%), 10/28/26 (c)   1,764,712 
 1,110,000   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
3.54% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.12%), 03/05/18 (c) 144A
   1,087,689 
 650,000   Home Depot, Inc.
1.64% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.15%), 06/05/20
   651,681 
     IBM Credit LLC     
 784,000   1.66% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.15%), 09/06/19   785,535 
 250,000   2.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.26%), 01/20/21   251,100 
     Intel Corp.     
 500,000   1.49% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.08%), 05/11/20   500,799 
 1,700,000   1.76% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.35%), 05/11/22   1,714,827 
     International Business Machines Corp.     
 1,230,000   1.78% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.37%), 02/12/19   1,234,544 
 710,000   1.97% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.58%), 11/06/21   718,329 
 500,000   1.99% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.23%), 01/27/20   501,710 
     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     
 1,500,000   2.09% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.55%), 03/09/20 (c)   1,509,284 
 450,000   2.39% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.63%), 01/28/19   452,161 
 1,400,000   2.56% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.85%), 01/10/24 (c)   1,422,380 
 1,100,000   2.62% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.10%), 05/07/21 (c)   1,126,660 
 3,500,000   2.65% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.90%), 04/25/22 (c)   3,560,585 
 919,000   2.70% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.95%), 01/23/20   932,790 
 1,650,000   2.72% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 01/15/22 (c)   1,682,075 
 1,875,000   2.96% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.48%), 02/01/21 (c)   1,936,946 
 150,000   2.97% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.21%), 09/29/20 (c)   153,672 
 3,025,000   2.97% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.23%), 10/24/22 (c)   3,122,579 
     Kraft Heinz Foods Co.     
 1,481,000   1.98% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.57%), 02/10/21   1,485,874 
 200,000   2.23% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.82%), 08/10/22   202,031 
 600,000   Medtronic, Inc.
2.39% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.80%), 03/15/20
   608,728 
 645,000   Merck & Co., Inc.
1.78% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.38%), 02/10/20
   649,351 
     Metropolitan Life Global Funding I     
 700,000   1.83% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.22%), 09/19/19 144A   701,699 
 200,000   2.04% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.43%), 12/19/18 144A   200,656 
     Morgan Stanley     
 3,180,000   2.21% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.80%), 02/14/19 (c)   3,196,706 
 150,000   2.48% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.74%), 07/23/19   151,045 
 350,000   2.59% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.85%), 01/24/19   352,181 
 3,430,000   2.62% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.22%), 05/08/23 (c)   3,537,198 
 2,627,000   2.67% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.93%), 07/22/21 (c)   2,662,025 
 528,000   2.90% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.14%), 01/27/20   536,606 
 6,150,000   2.92% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.18%), 01/20/21 (c)   6,269,316 
 5,425,000   3.14% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 10/24/22 (c)   5,618,571 
 3,614,000   3.14% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.40%), 04/21/21   3,714,086 
 150,000   3.15% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.38%), 02/01/19   151,613 
 400,000   Nasdaq, Inc.
2.05% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.39%), 03/22/19
   400,244 
 1,350,000   NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.
2.09% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.40%), 04/01/21 144A
   1,361,922 
     Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.     
 400,000   2.08% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.52%), 09/13/19 144A   402,013 
 600,000   2.61% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.89%), 01/13/22 144A   607,626 
     Oracle Corp.     
 385,000   2.21% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.51%), 10/08/19   387,948 
 444,000   2.30% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.58%), 01/15/19   446,444 
     PNC Bank NA     
 850,000   1.80% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.36%), 05/19/20   853,563 
 750,000   2.26% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 07/27/22   752,417 
     QUALCOMM, Inc.     
 200,000   1.89% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.45%), 05/20/20   200,813 
 1,500,000   2.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.73%), 01/30/23   1,502,279 
 700,000   Roche Holdings, Inc.
2.03% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.34%), 09/30/19 144A
   702,916 
     Sempra Energy     
 700,000   2.04% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.45%), 03/15/21   701,572 
 1,000,000   2.21% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 01/14/19 (c)   1,001,970 
 300,000   Southern Power Co.
2.18% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.55%), 12/20/18 (c) 144A
   300,660 
 576,000   State Street Corp.
2.34% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.90%), 08/18/20
   586,295 
 135,000   The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
2.33% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.56%), 08/01/18
   135,342 
     Toyota Motor Credit Corp.     
 1,350,000   1.92% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.37%), 03/12/20   1,357,101 
 900,000   1.99% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.26%), 04/17/20   902,438 
 607,000   2.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.48%), 09/08/22   611,103 
 150,000   2.17% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.44%), 10/18/19   151,035 
 150,000   2.26% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.82%), 02/19/19   151,143 
 934,000   United Parcel Service, Inc.
1.86% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.45%), 04/01/23
   938,925 
 470,000   US Bancorp
1.91% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.49%), 10/15/18 (c)
   471,496 
 500,000   US Bank NA/Cincinnati OH
1.53% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.12%), 02/14/19 (c)
   500,313 
     Verizon Communications, Inc.     
 1,020,000   2.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.55%), 05/22/20   1,026,112 
 3,104,000   2.60% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.00%), 03/16/22   3,169,974 
     Walt Disney Co.     
 650,000   1.68% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.19%), 06/05/20   652,130 
 1,015,000   1.88% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.39%), 03/04/22   1,026,213 
     Wells Fargo & Co.     
 3,700,000   2.34% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.93%), 02/11/21 (c)   3,758,919 
 650,000   2.45% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.68%), 01/30/20   657,253 
 1,486,000   2.62% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.88%), 07/22/20 †   1,511,209 
 2,358,000   2.78% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.02%), 07/26/21   2,415,457 
 1,640,000   2.83% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.34%), 03/04/21   1,691,569 
 3,430,000   2.85% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.11%), 01/24/22 (c)   3,510,487 
 3,952,000   3.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.23%), 10/31/22 (c)   4,076,704 
     Wells Fargo Bank NA     
 150,000   1.97% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.50%), 11/28/18   150,540 
 150,000   2.06% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.60%), 05/24/19   150,981 
 150,000   2.16% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+.65%), 12/06/19   151,429 
         194,170,962 
Total Floating Rate Notes
(Cost: $295,044,659)
   297,228,899 
      
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $460,623)
     
 460,623   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   460,623 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 99.5%
(Cost: $295,505,282)
   297,689,522 
      
Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.4%  
Repurchase Agreements: 0.4%  
$149,230   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.32%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $149,235; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 5.00%, due 5/10/18 to 9/9/49, valued at $152,215 including accrued interest)   149,230 
 1,000,000   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $1,000,038; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $1,019,973 including accrued interest)   1,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities On Loan
(Cost: $1,149,230)
    1,149,230 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $296,654,512)
    298,838,752 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%    318,001 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 299,156,753 

 

Footnotes:

(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 $1,121,328.
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 $52,789,474, or 17.6% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials     0.2%  $705,672 
Communications     5.0    14,736,072 
Consumer, Cyclical     4.5    13,300,915 
Consumer, Non-cyclical     3.5    10,470,605 
Energy     3.0    9,036,979 
Financial     76.5    227,793,236 
Industrial     1.2    3,579,651 
Technology     4.9    14,650,845 
Utilities     1.0    2,954,924 
Money Market Fund     0.2    460,623 
      100.0%  $297,689,522 
             

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Floating Rate Notes*  $   $297,228,899   $   $297,228,899 
Money Market Fund   460,623            460,623 
Repurchase Agreements       1,149,230        1,149,230 
Total  $460,623   $298,378,129   $   $298,838,752 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

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

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
        Value  
CORPORATE BONDS: 0.9%        
Colombia: 0.3%        
        Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP        
COP 3,596,000,000     7.63%, 06/10/24 (c) Reg S   $ 1,299,305  
  19,762,000,000     8.38%, 02/01/21 Reg S     7,253,177  
  19,450,000,000     Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial SA Findeter
7.88%, 05/12/24 (c) Reg S
    7,068,903  
      15,621,385  
Germany: 0.2%        
        Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau        
ZAR 45,100,000     7.88%, 01/15/20     3,826,725  
TRY 5,850,000     9.25%, 05/22/20 Reg S     1,484,753  
  6,209,000     10.00%, 03/06/19     1,618,918  
ZAR 34,000,000     Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
8.25%, 05/23/22 Reg S
    2,888,520  
      9,818,916  
Ireland: 0.0%        
RUB 134,900,000     RUSHYDRO
8.13%, 09/28/22 Reg S
    2,454,591  
         
Mexico: 0.1%        
        Petroleos Mexicanos        
MXN 28,330,000     7.19%, 09/12/24 Reg S     1,368,688  
  109,600,000     7.65%, 11/24/21 Reg S     5,663,083  
      7,031,771  
South Africa: 0.3%        
        Eskom Holdings Ltd.        
ZAR 77,330,000     0.00%, 08/18/27 ^     2,035,214  
  11,000,000     7.50%, 09/15/33     707,036  
  25,350,000     7.85%, 04/02/26     1,920,588  
        Transnet Ltd.        
  21,000,000     9.50%, 08/19/25     1,697,990  
  85,800,000     10.80%, 11/06/23     7,703,079  
  5,000,000     13.50%, 04/18/28     495,757  
      14,559,664  
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $60,045,158)
    49,486,327  
         
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 96.6%        
Argentina: 2.8%        
        Argentine Bonos del Tesoro        
ARS 1,252,924,000     15.50%, 10/17/26     64,715,954  
  570,383,000     16.00%, 10/17/23     29,347,091  
  1,312,146,000     18.20%, 10/03/21     71,049,211  
      165,112,256  
Brazil: 9.6%        
        Brazilian Government International Bonds        
BRL 4,440,000     8.50%, 01/05/24     1,410,111  
  6,060,000     10.25%, 01/10/28     2,063,379  
  3,360,000     12.50%, 01/05/22     1,200,940  
        Letra do Tesouro Nacional        
  167,415,000     0.00%, 04/01/19 ^     48,911,220  
  98,145,000     0.00%, 07/01/19 ^     28,080,171  
  154,760,000     0.00%, 10/01/19 ^     43,226,270  
  185,050,000     0.00%, 01/01/20 ^     50,464,697  
  378,970,000     0.00%, 07/01/20 ^     98,466,504  
  153,499,000     0.00%, 07/01/21 ^     36,174,329  
  4,900,000     Letras do Tesouro Nacional
0.00%, 01/01/22 ^
    1,098,228  
        Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F        
  187,381,000     10.00%, 01/01/21     61,212,723  
  253,043,000     10.00%, 01/01/23     82,323,050  
  144,285,000     10.00%, 01/01/25     46,687,754  
  157,500,000     10.00%, 01/01/27     50,662,586  
  9,370,000     10.00%, 01/01/29     2,991,002  
      554,972,964  
Chile: 2.9%        
        Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica de Chile        
CLP 7,375,000,000     4.50%, 02/28/21     12,632,538  
  14,755,000,000     4.50%, 03/01/21     25,256,459  
  27,125,000,000     4.50%, 03/01/26     45,216,693  
  25,905,000,000     5.00%, 03/01/35     42,854,658  
  17,010,000,000     6.00%, 01/01/43     31,279,818  
  450,000,000     Bonos del Banco Central de Chile
4.50%, 06/01/20
    769,690  
  6,925,500,000     Chilean Government International Bond
5.50%, 08/05/20
    12,089,082  
      170,098,938  
Colombia: 4.7%        
        Colombian Government International Bonds        
COP 5,820,000,000     7.75%, 04/14/21     2,194,666  
  7,400,000,000     9.85%, 06/28/27     3,282,363  
        Colombian TES        
  65,133,700,000     6.00%, 04/28/28     22,220,245  
  43,394,200,000     7.00%, 09/11/19     15,840,565  
  134,940,900,000     7.00%, 05/04/22     50,107,384  
  42,605,000,000     7.00%, 06/30/32     15,365,941  
  137,857,200,000     7.50%, 08/26/26     52,358,217  
  81,565,900,000     7.75%, 09/18/30     31,595,684  
  111,303,800,000     10.00%, 07/24/24     47,566,745  
  78,807,100,000     11.00%, 07/24/20     31,586,473  
      272,118,283  
Czech Republic: 3.1%        
        Czech Republic Government Bonds        
CZK 195,580,000     0.00%, 02/10/20 ^     9,573,523  
  117,700,000     0.25%, 02/10/27     5,069,539  
  209,890,000     0.45%, 10/25/23 Reg S     9,880,158  
  197,020,000     0.95%, 05/15/30 Reg S     8,431,472  
  229,260,000     1.00%, 06/26/26 Reg S     10,822,177  
  397,770,000     1.50%, 10/29/19 Reg S     19,994,609  
  307,610,000     2.40%, 09/17/25 Reg S     16,014,262  
  392,150,000     2.50%, 08/25/28 Reg S     20,383,740  
  369,330,000     3.75%, 09/12/20 Reg S     19,676,212  
  365,960,000     3.85%, 09/29/21 Reg S     19,946,779  
  297,570,000     4.70%, 09/12/22 Reg S     17,073,087  
  363,100,000     5.70%, 05/25/24 Reg S     22,763,376  
      179,628,934  
Hungary: 3.6%        
        Hungarian Government Bonds        
HUF 2,854,690,000     1.00%, 09/23/20     11,644,139  
  3,392,560,000     1.75%, 10/26/22     13,960,499  
  1,567,320,000     2.00%, 10/30/19     6,517,782  
  3,188,590,000     2.50%, 10/27/21     13,552,078  
  1,249,000,000     2.75%, 12/22/26     5,239,305  
  3,862,250,000     3.00%, 06/26/24     16,836,833  
  3,489,120,000     3.00%, 10/27/27     14,819,470  
  4,075,300,000     3.50%, 06/24/20     17,613,101  
  5,688,170,000     5.50%, 06/24/25     28,490,687  
  4,865,680,000     6.00%, 11/24/23     24,550,746  
  3,472,530,000     6.50%, 06/24/19     15,202,978  
  4,668,450,000     7.00%, 06/24/22     23,470,325  
  3,973,430,000     7.50%, 11/12/20     19,034,821  
      210,932,764  
Indonesia: 8.5%        
        Indonesian Treasury Bonds        
IDR 115,850,000,000     5.63%, 05/15/23     8,688,815  
  120,966,000,000     6.13%, 05/15/28     9,077,722  
  222,383,000,000     6.63%, 05/15/33     16,713,249  
  329,732,000,000     7.00%, 05/15/22     25,810,146  
  523,391,000,000     7.00%, 05/15/27     40,969,023  
  148,480,000,000     7.50%, 08/15/32     11,830,180  
  157,160,000,000     7.50%, 05/15/38     12,472,084  
  47,080,000,000     7.88%, 04/15/19     3,633,992  
  509,713,000,000     8.25%, 07/15/21     41,341,823  
  259,704,000,000     8.25%, 06/15/32     21,914,975  
  428,850,000,000     8.25%, 05/15/36     36,115,201  
  578,303,000,000     8.38%, 03/15/24     48,962,786  
  562,642,000,000     8.38%, 09/15/26     48,220,838  
  438,929,000,000     8.38%, 03/15/34     37,275,443  
  346,550,000,000     8.75%, 05/15/31     30,051,503  
  446,382,000,000     9.00%, 03/15/29     40,069,123  
  118,831,000,000     9.50%, 07/15/31     10,912,118  
  137,062,000,000     10.50%, 08/15/30     13,284,516  
  25,700,000,000     11.00%, 11/15/20     2,178,748  
  108,589,000,000     11.00%, 09/15/25     10,444,715  
  4,300,000,000     12.80%, 06/15/21     391,875  
        Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia        
  116,750,000,000     8.25%, 09/15/20     9,267,640  
  125,250,000,000     8.88%, 11/15/31     11,003,814  
      490,630,329  
Malaysia: 4.3%        
        Malaysian Government Bonds        
MYR 18,640,000     3.23%, 04/15/20     4,747,814  
  25,665,000     3.42%, 08/15/22     6,498,969  
  67,963,000     3.48%, 03/15/23     17,131,715  
  65,005,000     3.49%, 03/31/20     16,722,733  
  39,645,000     3.62%, 11/30/21     10,214,989  
  61,998,000     3.65%, 10/31/19     16,004,718  
  60,782,000     3.66%, 10/15/20     15,693,678  
  24,716,000     3.76%, 03/15/19     6,367,727  
  56,918,000     3.80%, 08/17/23     14,546,943  
  900,000     3.84%, 04/15/33     216,702  
  51,253,000     3.90%, 11/16/27     13,121,162  
  47,163,000     3.90%, 11/30/26     12,003,257  
  10,780,000     3.95%, 04/14/22     2,772,612  
  63,984,000     3.96%, 09/15/25     16,368,019  
  5,443,000     4.05%, 09/30/21     1,417,114  
  55,748,000     4.06%, 09/30/24     14,400,755  
  68,340,000     4.16%, 07/15/21     17,891,781  
  54,095,000     4.18%, 07/15/24     14,100,576  
  61,046,000     4.23%, 06/30/31     15,290,576  
  17,129,000     4.25%, 05/31/35     4,225,197  
  86,226,000     4.38%, 11/29/19     22,542,311  
  14,000,000     4.39%, 07/07/23     3,653,236  
  10,239,000     4.76%, 04/07/37     2,672,175  
      248,604,759  
Mexico: 9.1%        
        Mexican Government Bonds        
MXN 631,248,000     5.00%, 12/11/19     32,518,054  
  598,737,000     5.75%, 03/05/26     28,701,739  
  1,232,360,000     6.50%, 06/10/21     64,389,666  
  832,414,000     6.50%, 06/09/22     43,156,417  
  629,914,300     7.50%, 06/03/27     33,628,765  
  548,431,000     7.75%, 05/29/31     29,656,478  
  351,631,000     7.75%, 11/23/34     18,965,668  
  847,456,800     7.75%, 11/13/42     45,387,581  
  1,228,499,900     8.00%, 06/11/20     66,878,236  
  362,450,000     8.00%, 12/07/23     19,958,255  
  219,802,000     8.00%, 11/07/47     12,086,851  
  344,177,000     8.50%, 05/31/29     19,719,095  
  388,458,900     8.50%, 11/18/38     22,442,852  
  1,012,363,200     10.00%, 12/05/24     61,746,473  
  392,235,000     10.00%, 11/20/36     25,794,291  
      525,030,421  
Peru: 2.9%        
        Peruvian Government Bonds        
PEN 66,688,000     5.70%, 08/12/24     22,958,111  
  67,260,000     6.15%, 08/12/32 Reg S 144A     23,317,790  
  87,480,000     6.35%, 08/12/28     30,966,766  
  55,848,000     6.90%, 08/12/37     20,411,761  
  84,227,000     6.95%, 08/12/31     31,278,543  
  29,653,000     7.84%, 08/12/20     10,394,822  
  74,540,000     8.20%, 08/12/26     29,458,117  
      168,785,910  
Philippines: 2.9%        
PHP 233,000,000     Philippine Government Bonds
4.75%, 05/04/27
    4,441,788  
        Philippine Government International Bonds        
  1,883,500,000     3.90%, 11/26/22     36,563,031  
  77,000,000     4.63%, 12/04/22     1,496,457  
  2,697,500,000     4.95%, 01/15/21     54,357,517  
  3,273,500,000     6.25%, 01/14/36     72,441,343  
      169,300,136  
Poland: 8.8%        
        Polish Government Bonds        
PLN 88,983,000     0.00%, 04/25/19 ^     26,268,865  
  24,225,000     0.00%, 07/25/20 ^     6,953,728  
  136,317,000     1.50%, 04/25/20     40,745,373  
  137,399,000     1.75%, 07/25/21     40,569,857  
  129,339,000     2.00%, 04/25/21     38,679,045  
  130,488,000     2.25%, 04/25/22     38,775,949  
  35,232,000     2.50%, 01/25/23 †     10,450,546  
  159,621,000     2.50%, 07/25/26     45,016,456  
  146,563,000     2.50%, 07/25/27     40,678,028  
  111,863,000     3.25%, 07/25/19     34,422,328  
  131,906,000     3.25%, 07/25/25     39,731,329  
  117,256,000     4.00%, 10/25/23     37,224,434  
  81,573,000     5.25%, 10/25/20     26,632,035  
  87,820,000     5.50%, 10/25/19     28,119,267  
  73,627,000     5.75%, 10/25/21     24,791,277  
  87,549,000     5.75%, 09/23/22     29,857,357  
      508,915,874  
Romania: 2.9%        
        Romanian Government Bonds        
RON 54,950,000     2.25%, 02/26/20     14,577,904  
  48,870,000     2.50%, 04/29/19     13,107,376  
  56,230,000     3.25%, 03/22/21     14,972,244  
  32,645,000     3.25%, 04/29/24     8,284,116  
  29,230,000     3.40%, 03/08/22     7,708,024  
  54,715,000     3.50%, 12/19/22     14,339,571  
  57,700,000     4.75%, 06/24/19     15,900,796  
  58,135,000     4.75%, 02/24/25     15,937,574  
  55,910,000     5.75%, 04/29/20     15,883,872  
  51,280,000     5.80%, 07/26/27     15,133,120  
  54,780,000     5.85%, 04/26/23 †     15,896,599  
  56,760,000     5.95%, 06/11/21 †     16,348,982  
      168,090,178  
Russia: 5.2%        
        Russian Federal Bonds        
RUB 988,234,000     6.40%, 05/27/20     17,436,862  
  618,914,000     6.70%, 05/15/19     10,997,538  
  209,377,000     6.80%, 12/11/19     3,728,141  
  692,571,000     7.00%, 01/25/23     12,410,981  
  1,175,927,000     7.00%, 08/16/23     21,060,340  
  1,308,970,000     7.05%, 01/19/28     23,172,895  
  1,356,854,000     7.10%, 10/16/24     24,261,983  
  1,671,010,000     7.40%, 12/07/22     30,544,962  
  1,307,115,000     7.50%, 08/18/21     23,752,422  
  588,718,000     7.60%, 04/14/21     10,753,467  
  600,880,000     7.60%, 07/20/22     11,014,169  
  1,469,459,000     7.70%, 03/23/33     26,855,781  
  1,662,247,000     7.75%, 09/16/26     30,863,074  
  1,636,119,000     8.15%, 02/03/27     31,216,160  
  1,170,054,000     8.50%, 09/17/31     22,870,289  
      300,939,064  
South Africa: 7.8%        
        South Africa Government Bonds        
ZAR 479,509,000     8.75%, 01/31/44     37,132,563  
  287,992,000     9.00%, 01/31/40     22,977,681  
        South African Government Bonds        
  441,102,000     6.25%, 03/31/36     27,169,023  
  418,291,000     6.50%, 02/28/41     25,343,177  
  139,789,000     6.75%, 03/31/21     11,583,989  
  502,283,000     7.00%, 02/28/31     35,759,250  
  182,552,000     7.25%, 01/15/20     15,446,678  
  163,749,000     7.75%, 02/28/23     13,810,865  
  483,679,000     8.00%, 01/31/30     37,901,288  
  405,904,000     8.25%, 03/31/32     31,746,675  
  491,710,000     8.50%, 01/31/37     37,964,795  
  785,370,000     8.75%, 02/28/48     60,898,213  
  290,242,000     8.88%, 02/28/35     23,391,470  
  717,729,000     10.50%, 12/21/26     68,056,939  
      449,182,606  
Supranational: 3.7%        
        European Bank for Reconstruction & Development        
RUB 14,000,000     6.00%, 07/24/23 Reg S     250,534  
IDR 37,700,000,000     6.25%, 07/25/22     2,892,914  
  78,900,000,000     6.45%, 12/13/22 Reg S     5,990,896  
  127,700,000,000     7.38%, 04/15/19     9,789,449  
BRL 12,895,000     7.50%, 12/16/19     4,125,977  
IDR 169,530,000,000     9.25%, 12/02/20     13,914,667  
        European Investment Bank        
BRL 6,610,000     0.00%, 10/22/19 ^     1,859,762  
  28,440,000     0.00%, 08/27/21 ^     6,844,476  
PLN 12,560,000     2.75%, 08/25/26 Reg S     3,590,995  
  7,010,000     3.00%, 05/24/24 Reg S     2,091,815  
MXN 154,580,000     4.00%, 02/25/20 Reg S     7,754,374  
PLN 31,700,000     4.25%, 10/25/22     10,081,175  
MXN 107,040,000     4.75%, 01/19/21 Reg S     5,318,300  
IDR 44,500,000,000     5.20%, 03/01/22 Reg S     3,275,969  
  45,400,000,000     5.75%, 01/24/25 144A     3,420,200  
  27,350,000,000     6.95%, 02/06/20 Reg S     2,107,963  
  62,500,000,000     7.20%, 07/09/19 Reg S     4,810,332  
BRL 12,750,000     7.25%, 06/28/21     3,986,904  
ZAR 5,200,000     7.25%, 02/28/23     425,201  
RUB 474,000,000     7.50%, 07/16/19     8,691,197  
ZAR 104,480,000     7.50%, 09/10/20 Reg S     8,847,286  
MXN 31,000,000     7.63%, 01/12/22     1,658,661  
ZAR 206,265,000     8.13%, 12/21/26     17,200,751  
TRY 37,701,000     8.50%, 07/25/19     9,552,541  
ZAR 55,100,000     8.50%, 09/17/24 Reg S     4,684,248  
TRY 39,700,000     8.75%, 09/18/21 Reg S     9,586,036  
  9,350,000     9.13%, 10/07/20 Reg S     2,319,572  
  3,700,000     9.25%, 10/03/24 Reg S     897,334  
  7,150,000     10.75%, 11/15/19     1,857,410  
        Inter-American Development Bank        
IDR 500,000,000     7.00%, 02/04/19     37,902  
MXN 129,870,000     7.50%, 12/05/24     6,877,008  
IDR 46,290,000,000     7.88%, 03/14/23     3,835,378  
        International Bank for Reconstruction & Development        
PLN 11,010,000     1.50%, 10/30/20     3,277,790  
RUB 160,000,000     7.25%, 11/23/20     2,956,671  
MXN 137,588,000     7.50%, 03/05/20     7,395,735  
COP 20,690,000,000     8.00%, 03/02/20     7,734,884  
RUB 194,300,000     10.30%, 03/05/19     3,612,056  
        International Finance Corp.        
  81,600,000     6.25%, 06/07/21 Reg S     1,470,421  
  231,500,000     6.75%, 02/03/20     4,189,043  
MXN 51,500,000     7.00%, 07/20/27     2,567,281  
BRL 9,400,000     7.50%, 05/09/22     2,922,297  
MXN 40,600,000     7.50%, 01/18/28     2,092,328  
  80,800,000     7.75%, 01/18/30     4,190,046  
RUB 229,800,000     11.00%, 01/21/20 Reg S     4,452,299  
      215,438,078  
Thailand: 6.1%        
        Thailand Government Bonds        
THB 961,652,000     1.88%, 06/17/22     30,901,576  
  555,279,000     2.00%, 12/17/22     17,897,447  
  773,428,000     2.13%, 12/17/26     24,242,054  
  883,292,000     2.55%, 06/26/20     28,949,698  
  612,558,000     3.40%, 06/17/36     20,808,607  
  209,957,000     3.45%, 03/08/19     6,859,849  
  51,143,000     3.58%, 12/17/27     1,783,803  
  945,178,000     3.63%, 06/16/23     32,884,710  
  1,439,547,000     3.65%, 12/17/21     49,427,113  
  781,002,000     3.65%, 06/20/31     27,447,233  
  968,855,000     3.85%, 12/12/25     34,591,186  
  1,127,911,000     3.88%, 06/13/19     37,265,718  
  824,000     4.75%, 12/20/24     30,772  
  1,058,199,000     4.88%, 06/22/29     41,514,985  
      354,604,751  
Turkey: 4.8%        
        Turkey Government Bonds        
TRY 80,620,000     7.10%, 03/08/23     17,842,607  
  50,847,000     10.50%, 01/15/20     13,093,299  
  101,614,000     10.60%, 02/11/26     25,678,433  
  74,017,000     10.70%, 02/17/21     18,941,281  
        Turkish Government Bonds        
  61,683,000     7.40%, 02/05/20     14,962,822  
  69,974,000     8.00%, 03/12/25     15,519,104  
  39,226,000     8.50%, 07/10/19     9,899,562  
  51,150,000     8.50%, 09/14/22     12,121,571  
  61,322,000     8.80%, 09/27/23     14,466,591  
  56,469,000     9.00%, 07/24/24     13,370,632  
  34,806,000     9.20%, 09/22/21     8,526,607  
  59,589,000     9.40%, 07/08/20     14,851,979  
  51,328,000     9.50%, 01/12/22     12,697,229  
  19,140,000     10.40%, 03/27/19     4,989,849  
  32,362,000     10.40%, 03/20/24     8,201,784  
  58,720,000     10.50%, 08/11/27     14,834,963  
  74,929,000     10.70%, 08/17/22     19,224,599  
  77,666,000     11.00%, 03/02/22     20,123,514  
  78,109,000     11.00%, 02/24/27     20,123,780  
      279,470,206  
Uruguay: 2.9%        
        Uruguay Government International Bonds        
UYU 940,100,000     8.50%, 03/15/28 Reg S     32,258,216  
  1,316,407,000     8.50%, 03/15/28 144A     45,170,665  
  407,378,000     9.88%, 06/20/22 144A     14,916,021  
  2,116,821,000     9.88%, 06/20/22 Reg S     77,506,752  
      169,851,654  
Total Government Obligations
(Cost: $5,384,925,811)
    5,601,708,105  
         
Number
of Shares
     
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1%
(Cost: $8,508,092)
       
  8,508,092     Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares     8,508,092  
                 
         
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 97.6%        
(Cost: $5,453,479,061)     5,659,702,524  
         
Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 0.5%        
Repurchase Agreements: 0.5%        
USD 7,018,282     Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $7,018,543; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $7,158,647 including accrued interest)     7,018,282  
  7,018,282     Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $7,018,543; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.88% to 4.50%, due 9/24/26 to 1/1/48, valued at $7,158,648 including accrued interest)     7,018,282  
  7,018,282     Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $7,018,545; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $7,158,459 including accrued interest)     7,018,282  
  1,476,432     Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $1,476,487; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 2.13%, due 3/31/24 to 2/15/44, valued at $1,505,961 including accrued interest)     1,476,432  
  7,018,282     Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.36%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $7,018,547; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/16/18 to 12/20/67, valued at $7,158,648 including accrued interest)     7,018,282  
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities On Loan
(Cost: $29,549,560)
    29,549,560  
Total Investments: 98.1%
(Cost: $5,483,028,621)
    5,689,252,084  
Other assets less liabilities: 1.9%     107,643,740  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $ 5,796,895,824  

 

Definitions:

 

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
UYU Uruguayan Peso
ZAR South African Rand

 

Footnotes:

 

(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
^ Zero Coupon Bond
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $27,639,142.
# 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 $14,036,564 which represents 0.2% 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 $86,824,676, or 1.5% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
   % of
Investments
  Value 
Energy   0.1%  $7,031,771 
Financial   0.3    16,887,819 
Government   99.0    5,601,708,105 
Industrial   0.1    9,896,826 
Utilities   0.3    15,669,911 
Money Market Fund   0.2    8,508,092 
      100.0%  $5,659,702,524 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $49,486,327   $   $49,486,327 
Government Obligations*       5,601,708,105        5,601,708,105 
Money Market Fund   8,508,092            8,508,092 
Repurchase Agreements       29,549,560        29,549,560 
Total  $8,508,092   $5,680,743,992   $   $5,689,252,084 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts.

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS MORTGAGE REIT INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value  
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 99.9%       
United States: 99.9%      
 118,411   AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.  $2,065,088 
 591,063   AGNC Investment Corp.   11,106,074 
 1,772,623   Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   18,683,446 
 450,532   Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.   2,189,586 
 349,470   Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. †   6,349,870 
 182,885   ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. †   4,281,338 
 222,846   Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.   6,908,226 
 376,737   Capstead Mortgage Corp.   3,093,011 
 386,013   Chimera Investment Corp.   6,558,361 
 703,138   CYS Investments, Inc.   4,739,150 
 277,171   Dynex Capital, Inc.   1,801,611 
 219,914   Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. †   4,780,930 
 354,823   Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.   5,762,325 
 198,602   iStar Financial, Inc. *   2,095,251 
 318,716   Ladder Capital Corp.   4,611,820 
 809,760   MFA Financial, Inc.   5,797,882 
 194,919   MTGE Investment Corp.   3,313,623 
 481,058   New Residential Investment Corp.   8,317,493 
 563,754   New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. †   3,213,398 
 240,488   Orchid Island Capital, Inc. †   1,822,899 
 304,766   PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust   4,998,162 
 241,837   Redwood Trust, Inc.   3,600,953 
 403,745   Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   8,232,361 
 446,522   Two Harbors Investment Corp.   6,586,199 
 213,627   Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. †   1,993,140 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost: $143,179,315)
  132,902,197  
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.6%
(Cost: $811,490)
      
 811,490   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   811,490 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.5%
(Cost: $143,990,805)
   133,713,687  
           
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 8.0%      
Repurchase Agreements: 8.0%      
$2,527,579   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,527,673; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $2,578,131 including accrued interest)   2,527,579 
 2,527,579   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,527,674; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $2,578,063 including accrued interest)   2,527,579 
 2,527,579   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Goldman Sachs and Co. LLC, 1.31%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,527,671; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.50% to 8.00%, due 1/1/21 to 9/15/52, valued at $2,578,131 including accrued interest)   2,527,579 
 531,725   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $531,745; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 2.13%, due 3/31/24 to 2/15/44, valued at $542,360 including accrued interest)   531,725 
 2,527,579   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.36%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $2,527,674; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/16/18 to 12/20/67, valued at $2,578,131 including accrued interest)   2,527,579 
Total Short-Term Investments Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost: $10,642,041)
   10,642,041 
Total Investments: 108.5%
(Cost: $154,632,846)
   144,355,728 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (8.5)%    (11,337,761)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $133,017,967 

 

Footnotes:

* Non-income producing
Security fully or partially on loan. Total market value of securities on loan is $10,199,900.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value
Financials   97.8%    $130,806,946 
Real Estate   1.6      2,095,251 
Money Market Fund   0.6      811,490 
    100.0%    $133,713,687 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts*  $132,902,197   $   $   $132,902,197 
Money Market Fund   811,490            811,490 
Repurchase Agreements       10,642,041        10,642,041 
Total  $133,713,687   $10,642,041   $   $144,355,728 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for geographic sector breakouts

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS PREFERRED SECURITIES EX FINANCIALS ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
PREFERRED SECURITIES: 100.9%    
Communications: 17.1%    
$502,447   AT&T, Inc.
5.35%, 11/01/22 (c)
  $12,581,273 
 284,942   eBay, Inc.
6.00%, 03/01/21 (c)
   7,382,847 
 182,837   Frontier Communications Corp.
11.13%, 06/29/18
   2,331,172 
     General Electric Co.     
 278,151   4.70%, 05/16/18 (c)   6,884,237 
 313,434   4.88%, 03/01/18 (c)   7,867,193 
 240,304   4.88%, 03/01/18 (c) †   6,019,615 
     Qwest Corp.     
 294,437   6.13%, 06/01/18 (c) †   5,685,579 
 371,372   6.50%, 09/01/21 (c)   7,575,989 
 155,767   6.63%, 09/15/20 (c) †   3,219,704 
 250,747   6.75%, 06/15/22 (c) †   5,260,672 
 189,962   6.88%, 10/01/19 (c)   4,078,484 
 199,460   7.00%, 02/27/18 (c) †   4,336,260 
 151,967   7.00%, 02/27/18 (c) †   3,294,645 
     United States Cellular Corp.     
 104,479   7.25%, 12/08/19 (c) †   2,621,378 
 113,978   7.25%, 12/01/20 (c)   2,841,472 
 189,962   Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.90%, 02/15/19 (c)
   4,910,518 
         86,891,038 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 12.6%    
 237,451   Anthem, Inc.
5.25%, 05/01/18
   14,261,307 
 470,150   Becton Dickinson and Co.
6.13%, 05/01/20
   29,487,808 
     CHS, Inc.     
 187,109   6.75% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.16%), 09/30/24 (c)   4,932,193 
 159,566   7.10% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.30%), 03/31/24 (c) †   4,314,665 
 196,609   7.50%, 01/21/25 (c) †   5,398,883 
 197,220   7.88%, 09/26/23 (c)   5,674,019 
         64,068,875 
Energy: 3.3%    
 285,230   Blueknight Energy Partners LP
11.00%, 02/14/67 †
   2,210,533 
 303,935   Kinder Morgan, Inc.
9.75%, 10/26/18 †
   11,187,847 
 146,267   NuStar Energy LP
7.63% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.64%), 06/15/22 (c) †
   3,456,289 
         16,854,669 
Government: 0.5%    
 103,877   Tennessee Valley Authority
3.55% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 30 Year+0.94%), 06/01/18 (p) †
   2,641,592 
Industrial: 3.3%    
 109,229   Hess Corp.
8.00%, 02/01/19 †
   6,539,540 
 131,075   Seaspan Corp.
6.38%, 04/30/19
   3,339,791 
 284,942   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.75%, 02/27/18 (c) †
   7,152,044 
         17,031,375 
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 29.8%     
 123,478   AGNC Investment Corp.
7.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.11%), 10/15/22 (c) †
   3,141,280 
 98,304   American Homes 4 Rent
6.50%, 05/24/21 (c)
   2,517,565 
 91,270   American Tower Corp.
5.50%, 02/15/18
   11,751,013 
     Annaly Capital Management, Inc.     
 82,604   6.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.17%), 03/31/23 (c)   2,032,884 
 273,544   6.95% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.99%), 09/30/22 (c) †   6,934,340 
 174,763   7.50%, 02/27/18 (c)   4,384,804 
 109,229   7.63%, 02/08/18 (c)   2,750,386 
 112,940   7.63%, 02/27/18 (c)   2,842,700 
 172,391   CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
7.38%, 03/02/18 (c) †
   3,463,335 
 123,478   Chimera Investment Corp.
8.00% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.79%), 03/30/24 (c) †
   3,144,985 
     Colony NorthStar, Inc.     
 109,229   7.13%, 04/13/20 (c) †   2,512,267 
 119,674   7.13%, 09/22/22 (c)   2,741,731 
 131,075   7.15%, 06/05/22 (c)   3,014,725 
 94,980   8.75%, 05/15/19 (c) †   2,483,727 
     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     
 94,980   6.35%, 08/24/20 (c) †   2,491,325 
 138,670   7.38%, 03/26/19 (c) †   3,652,568 
 117,777   Government Properties Income Trust
5.88%, 05/26/21 (c) †
   2,978,580 
 109,229   Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.
7.50% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.29%), 09/27/27 (c) †
   2,665,188 
 57,630   Kimco Realty Corp.
5.25%, 12/20/22 (c)
   1,338,169 
     National Retail Properties, Inc.     
 131,075   5.20%, 10/11/21 (c)   3,076,330 
 109,229   5.70%, 05/30/18 (c) †   2,714,341 
 152,919   NuStar Logistics LP
8.46% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.73%), 02/27/18 (c) †
   3,879,555 
     Public Storage     
 132,971   4.90%, 10/14/21 (c) †   3,058,333 
 123,478   4.95%, 07/20/21 (c) †   2,864,690 
 113,978   5.05%, 08/09/22 (c) †   2,663,666 
 106,378   5.15%, 06/02/22 (c)   2,524,350 
 189,962   5.20%, 02/27/18 (c) †   4,488,802 
 188,061   5.38%, 02/27/18 (c) †   4,594,330 
 113,978   5.40%, 01/20/21 (c) †   2,823,235 
 109,229   5.63%, 02/27/18 (c) †   2,739,463 
 109,229   6.00%, 06/04/19 (c)   2,826,847 
 107,857   6.38%, 03/17/19 (c)   2,798,889 
 122,330   RLJ Lodging Trust
1.95%, 10/31/66
   3,164,677 
     Senior Housing Properties Trust     
 132,971   5.63%, 02/27/18 (c) †   3,310,978 
 94,980   6.25%, 02/18/21 (c)   2,453,333 
     Two Harbors Investment Corp.     
 111,641   7.25% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.01%), 01/27/25 (c) †   2,709,527 
 109,229   7.63% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.35%), 07/27/27 (c)   2,750,386 
 406,840   VEREIT, Inc.
6.70%, 01/03/19 (c)
   10,268,642 
     Vornado Realty Trust     
 120,917   5.25%, 12/13/22 (c)   2,924,982 
 113,978   5.40%, 02/27/18 (c) †   2,765,106 
 113,978   5.70%, 02/27/18 (c) †   2,820,956 
 104,479   Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Corp.
6.38%, 12/11/19 (c) †
   2,690,334 
 136,488   Welltower, Inc.
6.50%, 01/16/66
   7,898,561 
         151,651,885 
Reinsurance: 5.2%     
     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     
 94,980   5.63%, 01/01/27 (c) †   2,345,056 
 104,479   5.95% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.06%), 07/01/23 (c) †   2,728,992 
 208,955   Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
5.50%, 11/07/21 (c) †
   5,058,801 
 111,638   PartnerRe Ltd.
7.25%, 04/29/21 (c) †
   3,074,511 
     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     
 151,967   5.75% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.04%), 06/15/26 (c)   4,087,912 
 151,967   6.20% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.37%), 09/15/22 (c)   4,230,761 
 104,479   RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
5.38%, 06/01/18 (c) †
   2,528,392 
 94,980   Validus Holdings Ltd.
5.80%, 06/21/22 (c) †
   2,393,496 
         26,447,921 
Technology: 0.7%     
 161,467   Pitney Bowes, Inc.
6.70%, 03/07/18 (c) †
   
3,881,667
 
Utilities: 28.4%     
 94,980   Alabama Power Co.
5.00%, 10/01/22 (c)
   2,378,299 
     Dominion Energy, Inc.     
 303,935   5.25%, 07/30/21 (c)   7,257,968 
 265,946   6.75%, 08/15/19   13,422,295 
     DTE Energy Co.     
 151,967   5.25%, 12/01/22 (c)   3,677,601 
 113,978   5.38%, 06/01/21 (c)   2,802,719 
 106,378   6.00%, 12/15/21 (c) †   2,782,849 
 128,222   6.50%, 10/01/19   6,762,428 
 189,962   Duke Energy Corp.
5.13%, 02/27/18 (c) †
   4,716,756 
 155,767   Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
4.88%, 09/01/21 (c)
   3,707,255 
 102,577   Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.88%, 09/01/21 (c)
   2,451,590 
 98,779   Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
4.90%, 10/01/21 (c) †
   2,356,867 
 102,577   Georgia Power Co.
5.00%, 10/01/22 (c)
   2,439,281 
     NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.     
 170,965   5.00%, 02/27/18 (c)   4,012,549 
 189,962   5.13%, 02/27/18 (c) †   4,511,598 
 216,557   5.25%, 06/01/21 (c)   5,262,335 
 284,942   6.12%, 09/01/19   16,116,320 
 135,941   6.37%, 09/01/18   9,646,373 
 170,965   PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
5.90%, 04/30/18 (c)
   4,294,641 
 151,967   SCE Trust II
5.10%, 03/15/18 (c)
   3,442,053 
 104,073   SCE Trust III
5.75% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.99%), 03/15/24 (c)
   2,639,291 
 123,478   SCE Trust IV
5.38% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.13%), 09/15/25 (c)
   3,047,437 
 113,978   SCE Trust V
5.45% (ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.79%), 03/15/26 (c)
   2,873,385 
 180,462   SCE Trust VI
5.00%, 06/26/22 (c)
   4,087,464 
 84,250   Sempra Energy
6.00%, 01/15/21
   8,425,000 
     Southern Co.     
 303,935   5.25%, 10/01/21 (c) †   7,373,463 
 170,301   5.25%, 12/01/22 (c)   4,049,758 
 379,922   6.25%, 10/15/20 (c) †   9,885,570 
         144,423,145 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost: $533,480,878)
   513,892,167 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.0%
(Cost: $310)
     
$310   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares   310 
Total Investments Before Collateral for Securities Loaned: 100.9%
(Cost: $533,481,188)
   513,892,477 
      
Principal
Amount
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS HELD AS COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN: 4.2%     
Repurchase Agreements: 4.2%     
$5,070,692   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,070,881; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 11.50%, due 2/1/18 to 6/1/56, valued at $5,172,106 including accrued interest)   5,070,692 
 5,070,692   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Credit Agricole CIB, 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,070,881; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.88% to 4.50%, due 9/24/26 to 1/1/48, valued at $5,172,106 including accrued interest)   5,070,692 
 5,070,692   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc., 1.35%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,070,882; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/15/18 to 12/1/51, valued at $5,171,970 including accrued interest)   5,070,692 
 1,066,695   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.34%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $1,066,735; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 1.38% to 2.13%, due 3/31/24 to 2/15/44, valued at $1,088,029 including accrued interest)   1,066,695 
 5,070,692   Repurchase agreement dated 1/31/18 with Nomura Securities International, Inc., 1.36%, due 2/1/18, proceeds $5,070,884; (collateralized by various U.S. government and agency obligations, 0.00% to 9.00%, due 2/16/18 to 12/20/67, valued at $5,172,106 including accrued interest)   5,070,692 
Total Short-Term Investments Held As Collateral For Securities On Loan
(Cost: $21,349,463)
   21,349,463 
Total Investments: 105.1%
(Cost: $554,830,651)
 535,241,940 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (5.1)%   (26,158,002)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $509,083,938 

 

(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 $20,787,994.

 

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector Excluding
Collateral for Securities
Loaned
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Communications   16.9%    $86,891,038 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   12.5      64,068,875 
Energy   3.3      16,854,669 
Financial   1.4      7,452,297 
Government   0.5      2,641,592 
Industrial   3.3      17,031,375 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   29.5      151,651,885 
Reinsurance   3.7      18,995,624 
Technology   0.8      3,881,667 
Utilities   28.1      144,423,145 
Money Market Fund   0.0      310 
    100.0%    $513,892,477 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Preferred Securities*  $513,892,167   $   $   $513,892,167 
Money Market Fund   310            310 
Repurchase Agreements       21,349,463        21,349,463 
Total  $513,892,477   $21,349,463   $   $535,241,940 

 

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

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

 

VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2018 (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. 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. 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.

 

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 certain events, 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: March 29, 2018

 

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: March 29, 2018

 

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

 

Date: March 29, 2018