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ProShares files with the SEC

September 28, 2010--ProShares filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC.

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Source: SEC.gov


Component Change Made to Dow Jones Transportation Average

United Continental Holding, Inc. to Replace Continental Airlines, Inc.
September 28, 2010--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Transportation Average. Continental Airlines, Inc. Class will be deleted from the Dow Jones Transportation Average at the open of trading on Friday, October 1, 2010.

Continental is being removed due to the airline's merger with UAL Corporation. Concurrent with the merger, UAL Corp. will change its name to United Continental Holding, Inc. and its exchange listing to the New York Stock Exchange from NASDAQ.

UAL Corp. was in the Dow Jones Transportation Average from January 2, 1970, until December 6, 2002, when it was removed from the index because the company filed for bankruptcy protection and trading of its stock was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange. (UAL Corp. was renamed Allegis from early 1987 until June 1988, when the original name was readopted).

The Dow Jones Transportation Average tracks 20 U.S. transportation stocks. Other members of the Dow Jones Averages family are the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Dow Jones Utility Average, the Dow Jones Composite Average and The Global Dow.

Further information as well as the component list of the Dow Jones Transportation Average can be found at http://www.djaverages.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Transportation Average do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies.

Source: Dow Jones Indexes


S&P Launches MegaCap Index for Canadian Equity Market

Comprised of 25 of the largest, most liquid stocks listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
September 27, 2010--Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced today the launch of the S&P/TSX MegaCap Index, a large-cap index highlighting the 25 largest, most liquid stocks listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Index is derived from the S&P/TSX Composite Index, a widely followed gauge of the Canadian equity market.

"The S&P/TSX MegaCap Index will provide investors with exposure to 25 of the largest, most liquid publicly traded companies in Canada," says Sid Oberoi, Senior Director at S&P Indices. "The Index covers over 50% of the market-cap of Canadian listed equities, providing investors with a gauge to measure the performance of this segment of the market."

To be included in the S&P/TSX MegaCap Index, securities must be among the 25 largest constituents in the S&P/TSX Composite in terms of float quoted market value (the value determined by multiplying the number of float shares of a security by the price for one such float share), and have listed options on the Montreal Exchange. In order to minimize turnover, additions and deletions from the S&P/TSX MegaCap are made at the Index's quarterly review.

The S&P/TSX MegaCap Index employs a buffer rule during the quarterly review where a security must be amongst the 35 largest constituents in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, and continue to have listed options on the Montreal Exchange. The top 5 constitutions by weight within the Index include: Barrick Gold Corp, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Suncor Energy Inc, Royal Bank of Canada, and Toronto-Dominion Bank.

"Toronto Stock Exchange is very pleased with the launch of this new index," says Andre Craig, Vice President, TMX Datalinx. "It provides a complementary offering to the core S&P/TSX benchmark indices and further demonstrates our joint commitment to providing new and innovative products for the capital markets."

For more information on the S&P/TSX MegaCap Index, including the methodology and fact sheet, please visit: www.standardandpoors.com/indices.

Source: Standard & Poors


ETSpreads, LLC files with the SEC

September 27, 2010--ETSpreads, LLC has filed an amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC. The Initial Fund, the ETSpreads US Inflation Linked Fund.

The Initial Fund will be based on a domestic fixed income securities Index (the “Initial Index”) and certain Future Funds may also be based on domestic fixed income securities Indexes.

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Source: SEC.gov


Brazil in ‘currency war’ alert

September 27, 2010--An “international currency war” has broken out, according to Guido Mantega, Brazil’s finance minister, as governments around the globe compete to lower their exchange rates to boost competitiveness.

Mr Mantega’s comments in São Paulo on Monday follow a series of recent interventions by central banks, in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in an effort to make their currencies cheaper. China, an export powerhouse, has continued to suppress the value of the renminbi, in spite of pressure from the US to allow it to rise, while officials from countries ranging from Singapore to Colombia have issued warnings over the strength of their currencies.

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Source: FT.com


Emerging Markets Week in Review - 9/20/2010 - 9/24/2010

September 27, 2010--The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite Index returned 1.86% last week, its fourth consecutive weekly increase, and reached its highest close since July 2008. Technology led the market up, climbing 4.32%, and now leads all sectors this quarter and in 2010.

Energy and Utilities were the worst performers for the week, increasing 1.02% and 0.18% respectively. Last week's strong performance pushed all sectors into positive territory for the year as investors continue to favor emerging markets over their developed counterparts.

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Source: Emerging Global Advisors


Exchange-Traded Funds: US ETF Weekly Update- September 27, 2010

September 27, 2010--Weekly Flows:$6.1 Billion Net Inflows
ETFs Traded $345 Billion Last Week
Launches: 10 New ETFs
First Trust to Cut BICK Fee
Claymore Officially Changes Name to Guggenheim
Old Mutual Announces ETF Closures

US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
For the fourth week in a row, ETFs generated net inflows —$6.1 blnlast week
Weekly net inflows driven by US Sector & Industry ETFs (6 of top 10 largest net inflows)-ETF assets stand at $885 bln; up 13.5% YTD
13-week flows are mixed among asset classes
$28.0 bln net inflows into ETFs over 13 wks; International -EM equity has strongest net inflows ($13.3 bln)

US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF

US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
QQQQ posted net inflows of $3.2 blnlast week, the most of any ETF

QQQQ’sflows have been choppy this year, but we estimate YTD net inflows of $1.9 bln

Over 13-wk period, 2 EM equity funds (EEM & VWO) have taken in most new money ($9.8 blncombined)

US-Listed ETFs: ETF Dollar Volume
Market share of mthly ETF volume as % of listed volume has more than doubled over 5 yrs
US Large-Cap accounts for 45% weekly ETF volume, but only has 21% of market cap
Fixed Income accounts for only 3% weekly ETF volume, but has 16% of market cap

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Source: ETF Research-Morgan Stanley


Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting

September 27, 2010--CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee meeting to discuss the European Commission Legislative Proposal for OTC Derivatives; Japanese Legislation on OTC Clearing; Ongoing and Anticipated IOSCO Projects; Dodd-Frank Rulemakings; and Foreign Board of Trade Registration Rulemaking.

When: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 1:00 PM (ET)
Where:CFTC Hearing Room, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
Topic: European Commission Legislative Proposal for OTC Derivatives; Japanese Legislation on OTC Clearing; Ongoing and Anticipated IOSCO Projects; Dodd-Frank Rulemakings; and Foreign Board of Trade Registration Rulemaking

Source: CFTC.gov


Claymore Exchange-Traded Funds Renamed Guggenheim Exchange-Traded Funds

September 27, 2010--In conjunction with today's announcement regarding the Claymore Securities, Inc. name change to Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. ("Guggenheim Funds"), many of the firm's ETFs have been renamed while their respective ticker symbols and CUSIPs remain unchanged.

The table below lists the name changes. Further information regarding Guggenheim Funds' ETF products is available at the Guggenheim Funds website www.guggenheimfunds.com.


  Tickers   Prior Fund Name                                             New Fund Name
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            Claymore BulletShares 2011 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2011 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCB
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            Claymore BulletShares 2012 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2012 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCC
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            Claymore BulletShares 2013 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2013 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCD
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            Claymore BulletShares 2014 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCE
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            Claymore BulletShares 2015 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2015 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCF
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            Claymore BulletShares 2016 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2016 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCG
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            Claymore BulletShares 2017 Corporate Bond ETF               Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 Corporate Bond ETF
  BSCH
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            Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF                         Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
  CGW
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            Claymore China Technology ETF                               Guggenheim China Technology ETF
  CQQQ
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            Claymore/Beacon Spin-Off ETF                                Guggenheim Spin-Off ETF
  CSD
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            Claymore/Beacon Global Timber Index ETF                     Guggenheim Timber ETF
  CUT
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            Claymore/Zacks Multi-Asset Income Index ETF                 Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF
  CVY
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            Claymore/Zacks Mid-Cap Core ETF                             Guggenheim Mid-Cap Core ETF
  CZA
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            Claymore/Sabrient Defensive Equity Index ETF                Guggenheim Defensive Equity ETF
  DEF
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            Claymore/BNY Mellon BRIC ETF                                Guggenheim BRIC ETF
  EEB
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            Claymore/BNY Mellon EW Euro-Pacific LDRs ETF                Guggenheim EW Euro-Pacific LDRs ETF
  EEN
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            Claymore/SWM Canadian Energy Income Index ETF               Guggenheim Canadian Energy Income ETF
  ENY
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            Claymore/NYSE Arca Airline ETF                              Guggenheim Airline ETF
  FAA
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            Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF                    Guggenheim Frontier Markets ETF
  FRN
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            Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF              Guggenheim China Small Cap ETF
  HAO
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            Claymore/Zacks International Multi-Asset Income Index ETF   Guggenheim International Multi-Asset Income ETF
  HGI
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            Claymore/S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF        Guggenheim S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF
  LVL
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            Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF                               Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF
  NFO
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            Claymore/Ocean Tomo Patent ETF                              Guggenheim Ocean Tomo Patent ETF
  OTP
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            Claymore/Ocean Tomo Growth Index ETF                        Guggenheim Ocean Tomo Growth Index ETF
  OTR
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            Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF                      Guggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF
  RYJ
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            Claymore Shipping ETF                                       Guggenheim Shipping ETF
  SEA
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            Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF                  Guggenheim Solar ETF
  TAN
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            Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF                  Guggenheim China Real Estate ETF
  TAO
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            Claymore/BNY Mellon International Small Cap LDRs ETF        Guggenheim International Small Cap LDRs ETF
  XGC
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            Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation ETF                          Guggenheim Sector Rotation ETF
  XRO
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            Claymore/AlphaShares China All-Cap ETF                      Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
  YAO
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Source: Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc.

iShares Announces Changes to Its Semiconductor ETF Including Changing to the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index

September 27, 2010--BlackRock, Inc., today announced that the iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world's largest provider of ETFs, is changing the index, name, ticker and primary listing exchange of the iShares Semiconductor ETF.

The changes will provide investors, for the first time, with an unlevered ETF that will seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index. The PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index is managed by NASDAQ OMX Group and known as the "SOX Index."

Fund shareholders are not required to take any action as a result of this announcement. The changes are effective October 15, 2010, and are generally summarized below.


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              Current                          New
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Fund Name     iShares S&P North American       iShares PHLX SOX
              Technology-Semiconductors Index  Semiconductor Sector Index
              Fund                             Fund
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Index         S&P North American Technology-   PHLX Semiconductor Sector
              Semiconductors Index             Index ("SOX")
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Ticker        IGW                              SOXX
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Exchange      NYSE ARCA                        NASDAQ
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Index Names   52 (as of 8/31/10)               30 (as of 8/31/10)
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Weighting     Modified market cap              Modified market cap
Methodology
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"There has been increased investor interest in a SOX based ETF with the ongoing evolution of the Index, therefore we're pleased to provide investors with the iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund that will track such a well-known sector index," said Noel Archard, Head of U.S. iShares Product at BlackRock.

The PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index(SM) (SOX(SM)) is a modified capitalization-weighted index composed of companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture, and sale of semiconductors. PHLX is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NASDAQ OMX Group.

Source: BlackRock


SEC Filings


September 05, 2025 Founder Funds Trust files with the SEC-Founders 100 ETF
September 05, 2025 RBB Fund Trust files with the SEC
September 05, 2025 RBB Fund Trust files with the SEC
September 05, 2025 Investment Managers Series Trust II files with the SEC-20 Tradr 2X Long Daily ETFs
September 05, 2025 Simplify Exchange Traded Funds files with the SEC-Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF

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Europe ETF News


September 04, 2025 Global X Launches Two High Dividend ETFs, Tracking Solactive European and United Kingdom SuperDividend Indices
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September 01, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
August 29, 2025 21Shares Launches First ETP Tracking Hyperliquid, the Market Leader in Decentralized Perpetuals
August 27, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on August 27, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt

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Asia ETF News


September 03, 2025 SGX Securities Welcomes The Listing Of SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF
September 03, 2025 BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 03, 2025 Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator
September 02, 2025 Hana Asset Management Launches 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF Tracking the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index
August 28, 2025 New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia

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Global ETP News


September 04, 2025 Infographic-G20 Inflation Tracker: July
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Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
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Africa ETF News


August 24, 2025 Africa: Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption With $22bn in Transactions

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
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White Papers


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