Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the Ardour Global Index (Extra Liquid) (AGIXL or the Index) by investing in a portfolio of securities that generally replicates AGIXL. AGIXL, calculated by Dow Jones Indexes on behalf of Ardour Global Indexes LLC, is a rules-based, global capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of a global universe of listed companies engaged in the alternative energy industry. Companies eligible for inclusion in Index should be principally engaged in the alternative energy industry with market cap exceeding $100 million and should have three-month average daily trading price greater than $1 per share. The Index comprises a globally diversified group of companies engaged in the production of alternative fuels and/or related technologies. Its investment advisor is Van Eck Associates Corporation.