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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


BM&FBOVESPA implements new intraday price limit in its equity markets

This is an additional control and does not substitute the existing limit on fluctuations from a previous transaction
September 27, 2010--BM&FBOVESPA implemented on September 27 a new +/- 15% limit on price fluctuations in shares, ETFs and other assets traded on the spot market. Named the intraday limit, the new tool will establish minimums and maximums, based on a reference price for each asset.

The reference price will be the previous session’s closing quote, when considering the asset at the start of the day before the first trade, or the price of the day’s first trade. The asset’s reference price will be altered during the session if there is an auction sparked by the intraday limit being breached. In this case the reference price will become whatever results from the auction.

The new tool will function in the following manner: if a transaction results in a price breaching the upper or lower intraday limit it will be halted and the asset will be put up for auction. The intraday limit will not stand in the case of auctions. In other words, the price resulting from an auction can breach the newly-established limit. It is also important to emphasize that the intraday limit represents an additional control to, and not a substitution of, the existing limit on price fluctuations on consecutive transactions (price limit in relation to the last transaction executed), which has already been implemented in the Mega Bolsa system.

Source: BM&FBOVESPA


Montréal Exchange S&P/TSX 60™ Index Futures Trading Provides Market Open Indication

September 24, 2010--Montréal Exchange, TMX Group's derivatives exchange, reminds media that its leading market indicator, the S&P/TSX 60 IndexTM Futures contract (SXF), begins trading at 6:00 a.m. - 3 ½ hours prior to the opening of Toronto Stock Exchange at 9:30 a.m.

SXF has become a useful early market indicator; by observing the behaviour of the SXF during the pre-open period, Canadian media and investors will have the opportunity to anticipate the opening direction of trading on Toronto Stock Exchange.

SXF contract quotes - delayed by 15 minutes - are available on Montréal Exchange's web site at www.m-x.ca. Real-time SXF quotes are available through Bloomberg and Reuters for media and investors who have access to terminals.

Source: TMX Group (TSX-X)


CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update

September 24, 2010--The CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports has been updated for the week of July 21, 2010 and is now available.

view current reports

Source: CFTC.gov


ProShares files with the SEC

September 24, 2010--ProShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
ProShares RAFI® US Equity Long/Short Fund.

Investment Objective
ProShares RAFI US Equity Long/Short (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the RAFI US Equity Long/Short Index (the “Index”).

view filing

Source: SEC.gov


U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics - Monthly Data Update

September 24, 2010--The U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics - Monthly Data has been updated and is now available.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury


WisdomTree Launches Industry's First Commodity Currency Basket ETF (CCX)

September 24, 2010--WisdomTree , an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") sponsor and asset manager, announced today the launch of the WisdomTree Dreyfus Commodity Currency Fund (CCX) on the NYSE Arca. CCX is designed to provide broad-based exposure to money market rates and currency movements of selected commodity-producing countries and has an expense ratio of 0.55%.

Bruce Lavine, WisdomTree President & COO, commented, "We believe commodity producing countries are well-positioned to benefit from a global recovery and have developed CCX as an attractive multicurrency basket with exposure to this theme. In addition to presenting a distinct alternative to traditional currencies like the euro, yen and pound, exposure to commodity currencies has historically served to diversify a traditional portfolio."

CCX builds on the success of the WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund (CEW) in providing investors with unique, less correlated asset class exposures.

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Source: WisdomTree


Old Mutual Global Index Trackers to Close U.S. ETFs, Focus on Segregated Account Index Management

September 24, 2010--ld Mutual Global Index Trackers (OMGxT), a South Africa-based index tracker asset manager, announced today that the Board of Trustees of Old Mutual Global Shares Trust has approved the closure of all five of its U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with trading suspended prior to the market opening on October 6, 2010.

The ETFs to be closed are: GlobalShares FTSE All-World Fund (nyse arca:GSW); GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund (nyse arca:GSR); GlobalShares FTSE All-Cap Asia Pacific ex Japan Fund (nyse arca:GSZ); GlobalShares FTSE All-World ex US Fund (nyse arca:GSO); and GlobalShares FTSE Developed Countries ex US Fund (nyse arca:GSD). Shareholders in these funds will receive the net asset value of their shares as of October 8, 2010.

Old Mutual Global Index Trackers is one of several boutiques within Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa, a subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, a FTSE100 company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange. Closure of the ETFs has no impact on the other asset management businesses of Old Mutual plc, including Old Mutual Asset Management and Old Mutual Capital in the United States.

Tendai Musikavanhu, CEO of OMGxT, commented: "The U.S. ETF market was a new distribution channel for our well-established South African indexation business. Given the structure of the U.S. ETF market and prolonged volatile market, we've decided that it's unlikely our products will gain sufficient market share in the United States. We will continue using our core business of segregated account index management as a springboard for growth into other distribution channels and markets."

Source: Old Mutual Global Index Trackers


Schwab files with the SEC

September 24, 2010-Charles Schwab has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB)
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF(SCHX)
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF(SCHG)

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETFtm (SCHV)
Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETFtm (SCHM)
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF(SCHA)

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Source: SEC.gov


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