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Van Eck(TM) Global Lists Market Vectors Municipal High-Yield Index ETF On NYSE Arca

Date 05/02/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca, today began trading the Market VectorsTM High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (NYSE Arca: HYD), sponsored by Van Eck Global. 

The Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital Municipal Custom High Yield Composite Index (the “High Yield Index”). The High Yield Index is a market size weighted index comprised of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar denominated high yield long-term tax-exempt bond market.

Van Eck Associates Corporation is the investment adviser to Market Vectors ETF Trust.

The fund’s prospectus and other fund information are available at www.vaneck.com/hyd.