Index to underlie inverse and leveraged ETFs listed on NYSE Arca

Frankfurt (13 February 2015) – Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) today announced the licensing of the Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJ) to ProShares, one of the top ten providers of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the United Sates. The ProShares UltraShort Junior Miners ETF (GDJS) and the ProShares Ultra Junior Miners ETF (GDJJ) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange Arca and start tracking the index today.

The Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index tracks the performance of the most liquid small-cap companies in the global gold and silver mining industry. The pure play index methodology requires that companies generate at least 50 percent of their revenues from gold or silver mining. The modified market capitalisation-weighted index is reviewed quarterly.

Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index underlies various ETFs with currently USD 2.2 billion in assets under management.

Market Vectors Global Junior Miners Index

  • Year-To-Date Performance: 9.61%
  • Full Market Capitalisation (in USD bn): 27.73
  • Number of Components: 64
  • Base Date/Base Value: 31.12.2003/1000
  • Top 5 Companies by Weighting: Centamin (5.48%), Hecla Mining (5.32%), Iamgold (4.43%), Harmony Gold Mining (4.01%), Rio Alto Mining (3.99%)

(All data as of 11 February 2015)

Detailed information about Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index and all other Market Vectors Hard Assets Indices, including methodology details and comprehensive data is available on www.marketvectorsindices.com.

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