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Contents
 
   
Dear Shareholder
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Economic and Market Overview
4
   
Management Discussion of Fund Performance
6
   
Performance Report and Fund Profile
15
   
About Shareholders' Fund Expenses
24
   
Schedule of Investments
25
   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
42
   
Statement of Operations
44
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
46
   
Financial Highlights
50
   
Notes to Financial Statements
57
   
Supplemental Information
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Board Considerations Regarding Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
68
   
Trust Information
71
   
About the Trust Adviser
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(Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
DEAR SHAREHOLDER
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (the "Investment Advisors") are pleased to present the semiannual shareholder report for several of our exchange-traded funds ("ETFs" or "Funds"). This report covers performance of the Funds for the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
The Investment Advisors are part of Guggenheim Investments, which represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC ("Guggenheim"), a global diversified financial services firm.
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the distributor of the Funds, is committed to providing investors with innovative investment solutions. We have built on the investment management strengths of Guggenheim Investments and worked with a diverse group of index providers to create some of the most distinctive ETFs available.
To learn more about economic and market conditions over the last year and the objective and performance of each ETF, we encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview section of the report, which follows this letter, and the Management Discussion of Fund Performance for each ETF, which begins on page 6.
Sincerely,
Donald Cacciapaglia
President and Chief Executive Officer
Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2
March 31, 2016

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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
Crowding out the good news about the strength of the U.S. economy over the past six months was the December rate hike, the first in seven years. Investors were skittish and concerned, creating a negative feedback loop where declines in market values drove additional worries about the potential for a U.S. recession. Last year, Guggenheim had felt that oil prices could drop quite a bit further than consensus. This year, we expect an important increase in the default rate for energy companies. That is not to say that there is no opportunity in energy, but the stress in the sector will extend beyond the point of the lowest oil price.
Despite these commodity and market concerns, the economy continues to appear healthy, even if it is not growing rapidly. Mild weather and stronger employment data are supporting first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) estimates of above 1.0%, which follows a 1.4% rate for fourth quarter GDP. Within the employment data, we see solid gains in manufacturing employment, increases in hourly earnings and hours worked, and an uptick in participation. In addition, the consumer continues to show a strength that is spilling over into the manufacturing base. Based on our purely dispassionate analysis of economic fundamentals, the reality is we are not currently in a recession. The U.S. economy has plenty of steam and should continue to expand.
The decline in oil prices may be helping consumers, but it has taken a toll on corporate credit. An important input to our credit view, however, is our analysis showing that oil prices should recover to around $40 per barrel in 2016 as global supply and demand rebalance. Our Macroeconomic Research Team's constructive outlook on the U.S. economy also supports our positive view on selected credit sectors and non-Agency residential mortgage-backed securities.
After reaching correction territory (a loss of more than 10% by most definitions) from the beginning of 2016 through early February 2016, the U.S. equity market, indeed most risk assets, experienced a rally that lasted beyond the end of February, pushing off talk of recession and perhaps anticipating a move into a seasonally strong period. Thanks to the stock market weakness, the index of leading economic indicators (LEI) was negative in January for the second month in a row, then turned positive for February; U.S. recessions typically do not occur without the LEI declining for three consecutive months. Volatility in global equities and credit markets has rattled investors, but we do not believe the factors roiling the markets will derail the ongoing U.S. expansion.
Central banks around the world, reacting to the same recessionary fears, are likely to cause long rates to sink materially lower than where they were at period end. Further declines in short-term and long-term rates, both in Europe and Japan, could ultimately lead the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank to take their respective overnight rates to as low as -100 basis points. Such an event would likely cause Germany's 10-year bund to trade at around -50 basis points. Given that U.S. Treasurys have traded at yields lower than bunds, it is not hard to imagine that the 10-year note could yield less than 1 percent if the bund were to reach -50 basis points.
While choppy markets like these require a strong stomach, investors should avoid being frightened—they historically hold the most value. Any further deterioration in market conditions could only add to what is shaping up to be an excellent opportunity to allocate to risk positions too heavily discounted by unwarranted, looming fears of recession or financial crisis.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Standard & Poor's 500® ("S&P 500") Index returned -0.92%. The Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") Europe-Australasia-Far East ("EAFE") Index returned -9.48%. The return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was -8.85%.
In the bond market, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index posted a 2.20% return for the period, while the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index returned -5.61%. The return of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index was 0.06% for the six-month period.
The opinions and forecasts expressed may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.

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February 29, 2016
Index Definitions
All indices described below are unmanaged and reflect no expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in any index.
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities or "MBS" (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage, or "ARM", pass-throughs), asset-backed securities ("ABS"), and commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS").
The Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index measures the market of U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB +/BB + or below.
The Dow Jones Global Utilities Index includes those companies in the Dow Jones Global Index associated with generating and distributing electricity through the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural gas, and through nuclear energy; alternative electricity companies generating and distributing electricity from a renewable source; distributors of gas to end users; and multi-utility and water companies.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index is an unmanaged portfolio of approximately 423 constituents from 37 countries, including both developed and emerging markets.
The MSCI China Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of large- and mid-cap securities in the Chinese equity markets and includes representation across China H shares, B shares, Red chips and P chips.
The MSCI EAFE Index is a capitalization-weighted measure of stock markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
The MSCI World Index measures performance from a diverse range of global stock markets, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East.
The Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500®) is a broad-based index, the performance of which is based on the performance of 500 widely held common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation.
The Standard & Poor's Global BMI (Broad Market Index), which comprises the S&P Developed BMI and S&P Emerging BMI, is a comprehensive, rules-based index measuring global stock market performance.
Industry Sectors
Comments about industry sectors in these fund commentaries are based on Bloomberg industry classifications.

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: YAO (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the AlphaShares China All-Cap Index (the "Index").
The Index is designed to measure and monitor the performance of the investable universe of publicly traded companies based in mainland China. The Index was created by AlphaShares, LLC ("AlphaShares") and is maintained by Standard & Poor's. The Index includes equity securities of companies of all capitalizations, as defined by AlphaShares, subject to certain minimum capitalization requirements. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stock, American depositary receipts ("ADRs"), American depositary shares ("ADSs"), global depositary receipts ("GDRs"), and international depositary receipts ("IDRs") that comprise the Index and depositary receipts or shares representing common stocks included in the Index (or underlying securities representing ADRs, ADSs, GDRs, and IDRs included in the Index). The Fund generally will invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of -8.85%, which included a decrease in market price over the period to $21.25 as of February 29, 2016, from $24.13 as of August 31, 2015. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of -10.58%, which included a decrease in NAV over the period to $21.10 as of February 29, 2016, from $24.42 as of August 31, 2015. At the end of the period, the Fund's shares were trading at a market price premium to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Index returned -10.56% and the MSCI China Index returned -13.21% for the same period.
The Fund made an annual income distribution of $0.8734 per share on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 29, 2015.
Performance Attribution
For the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, the information technology sector was the only contributor to the Fund's return. The materials sector detracted the least. The financials sector detracted the most from return, followed by the industrials sector.
Positions that contributed the most to the Fund's return included Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR, which operates as a holding company providing internet infrastructure, e-commerce, online financial, and Internet content services through its subsidiaries; Tencent Holdings Ltd., a Chinese Internet service portal; and Baidu, Inc. ADR, which operates an Internet search engine (4.8%, 5.6%, and 5.0%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).
Positions that detracted the most from the Fund's return included China Life Insurance Company Ltd. Class H, which provides life, accident, and health insurance, as well as reinsurance and fund investment; NetEase, Inc. ADR, a Chinese Internet technology company; and China Construction Bank Corp. Class H, which provides financial and banking services (1.9%, 4.3%, and 5.1%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).

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CQQQ Guggenheim China Technology ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim China Technology ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: CQQQ (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the AlphaShares China Technology Index (the "Index").
The Index is designed to measure and monitor the performance of the universe of publicly traded companies that are based in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau, are in the Information Technology Sector, as defined by Standard & Poor's Global Industry Classification Standard, and are open to foreign investment. The Index was created by AlphaShares, LLC ("AlphaShares") and is maintained by Standard & Poor's. The Index includes equity securities of companies of all categories of market capitalizations, as defined by AlphaShares (subject to certain minimum capitalization requirements).
The Index may include Hong Kong-listed securities, including China H-shares and Red Chips. China H-shares are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Red Chip shares are issued by companies with controlling Chinese shareholders that are incorporated outside mainland China and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Index may also include N-shares, which are issued by companies based in mainland China and listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. or NASDAQ Stock Market. The Index does not include China A-Shares (which are subject to substantial restrictions on foreign investment) or China B-Shares (which offer a generally smaller market and limited liquidity), each of which trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stock, American depositary receipts ("ADRs"), American depositary shares ("ADSs"), global depositary receipts ("GDRs"), and international depositary receipts ("IDRs") that comprise the Index and depositary receipts or shares representing common stocks included in the Index (or underlying securities representing ADRs, ADSs, GDRs, and IDRs included in the Index). The Fund generally will invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of 9.16%, which included an increase in market price over the period to $31.44 as of February 29, 2016, from $29.31 as of August 31, 2015. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of 7.68%, which included an increase in NAV over the period to $31.27 as of February 29, 2016, from $29.55 as of August 31, 2015. At the end of the period, the Fund's shares were trading at a market price premium to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Index returned 7.84% and the MSCI China Index returned -13.21% for the same period.
The Fund made an annual income distribution of $0.6357 per share on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 29, 2015.
Performance Attribution
For the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, the information technology sector contributed the most to return, followed by the industrials sector. The utilities sector and the telecommunication services sectors detracted the most.
Positions that contributed the most to the Fund's return included NetEase, Inc. ADR, a Chinese Internet company; Baidu, Inc. ADR, which operates an Internet search engine; and Youku Tudou, Inc. ADR, an Internet television company (5.9%, 7.9%, and 3.7%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).
Positions that detracted the most from the Fund's return included China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd. Class H, which manufactures rail transit related systems; Wasion Group Holdings Ltd., which is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sale of smart power, water, heat, and gas meters and smart power distribution devices; and Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd., a maker of solar glass (1.1%, 0.3%, and 1.3%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).

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EMRE Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: EMRE (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the AlphaShares Emerging Markets Real Estate Index (the "Index"). EMRE invests in publicly traded emerging markets real estate securities that seek to benefit from the growth of the real estate industry across nearly two dozen emerging market countries and the income typically generated by real estate investments.
The Index is designed to measure and monitor the performance of the investable universe of publicly traded companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs) deriving a majority of their revenues from real estate development, management, and/or ownership of property in the countries of the S&P BMI Emerging Markets Index. The S&P Emerging BMI captures all companies domiciled in the emerging markets within the S&P Global BMI with a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least $100 million and a minimum annual trading liquidity of $50 million. The index is segmented by country/region, size (large, mid, and small), style (value and growth), and GICS (sectors/industry groups).
A substantial portion of the Index may consist of the securities of Chinese issuers. The Index may include Hong Kong-listed securities, including China H-shares (which are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China), Red Chip shares (which are issued by companies with controlling Chinese shareholders that are incorporated outside mainland China), and N-Shares (which are issued by companies based in mainland China and listed on the NYSE Arca or NASDAQ). The Index will not include China A-Shares or China B-Shares, each of which trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks, American depositary receipts ("ADRs"), American depositary shares ("ADSs"), global depositary receipts ("GDRs"), and international depositary receipts ("IDRs") that comprise the Index and depositary receipts representing common stocks included in the Index (or underlying securities representing the ADRs, ADSs, GDRs, and IDRs included in the Index).
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of -3.99%, which included a decrease in market price over the period to $19.64 on February 29, 2016, from $20.73 on August 31, 2015. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of -4.74%, which included a decrease in NAV over the period to $19.40 on February 29, 2016, from $20.64 on August 31, 2015. At the end of the period the Fund's shares were trading at a market price premium to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Index returned -4.59%. The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index returned 1.23% for the six-month period.
The Fund made the following quarterly income distributions for the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016:

Payable Date
   
Amount
 
September 30, 2015
 
$
0.1886
 
December 31, 2015
 
$
0.0869
 
Total
 
$
0.2755
 
Performance Attribution
All the holdings in the Fund are classified in the financials sector, which had a negative return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2016.
Positions that contributed the most to the Fund's return included China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., which develops and invests in properties and constructs buildings; Ciputra Development TBKPT, which develops and sells real estate; and Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Ltd. Class H, which develops, sells, and leases property in Guangzhou and Beijing, China (4.6%, 0.7%, and 0.9%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).
Positions that detracted the most from the Fund's return included Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Company Ltd. Class H, which operates as a commercial property developer, owner, and operator in China; Emaar Properties PJSC, a real estate development company that has business throughout the Middle East; and Growthpoint Properties Ltd., a real estate trust in South Africa (2.1%, 4.7%, and 3.4%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).

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TAN Guggenheim Solar ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim Solar ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: TAN (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the MAC Global Solar Energy Index (the "Index").
As of February 29, 2016, the Index is comprised of approximately 26 securities selected based on the relative importance of solar power within the company's business model, as determined by MAC Indexing LLC (the "Index Provider"). As of such date, the median market capitalization of securities included in the Index was $400 million. The Index is designed to track companies within the following business segments of the solar energy industry: companies that produce solar power equipment and products for end users; companies that produce fabrication products (such as the equipment used by solar cell and module producers to manufacture solar power equipment) or services (such as companies specializing in the solar cell manufacturing or the provision of consulting services to solar cell and module producers) for solar power equipment producers; companies that supply raw materials or components to solar power equipment producers or integrators; companies that derive a significant portion of their business (as defined in the Fund prospectus under "Index Methodology") from solar power system sales, distribution, installation, integration, or financing; and companies that specialize in selling electricity derived from solar power.
The Index is generally comprised of equity securities, including American depositary receipts ("ADRs"), and global depositary receipts ("GDRs"), traded in developed markets, as defined by the Index Provider. While the equity securities comprising the Index are traded in developed markets, the issuers of such securities may be located in emerging markets. Emerging market countries are countries that major international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, generally consider to be less economically mature than developed nations. The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stock, ADRs, and GDRs that comprise the Index and depositary receipts representing common stocks included in the Index (or underlying securities representing ADRs and GDRs included in the Index). The Fund generally will invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent the Index is so concentrated.
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of -19.43%, which included a decrease in market price over the period to $23.45 as of February 29, 2016, from $29.57 as of August 31, 2015. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of -20.18%, which included a decrease in NAV over the period to $23.36 as of February 29, 2016, from $29.72 as of August 31, 2015. At the end of the period, the Fund's shares were trading at a market price premium to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Index returned -21.35% and the MSCI World Index returned -5.18% for the same period.
The Fund made an annual income distribution of $0.4902 per share on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 29, 2015.
Performance Attribution
The energy sector detracted the most from the Fund's return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, followed by the industrials sector. The basic materials sector was the only one to contribute to return for the period.
Positions that contributed the most to the Fund's return included First Solar, Inc., which designs and makes solar modules; Canadian Solar, Inc., which designs, manufactures, and sells solar module products that convert sunlight into electricity for a variety of uses; and Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR, which makes polysilicon that is sold to photovoltaic product manufacturers (8.5%, 5.2%, and 3.9%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).
Positions that detracted the most from the Fund's return included SunEdison, Inc., which manufactures semiconductors and solar energy technology and whose recent agreement to acquire Vivint Solar, Inc. was cancelled by Vivint after the period ended; SolarCity Corp., which offers solar power energy services; and TerraForm Power, Inc., which operates clean power generation assets such as solar, wind, natural gas, geothermal, and hydro-electricity (2.8%, 3.2%, and 4.6%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).

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CGW Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: CGW (the "Fund"), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the S&P Global Water Index (the "Index").
The Index is comprised of approximately 50 equity securities selected, based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of companies listed on global developed market exchanges. Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a division of McGraw Hill Financial ("S&P"), generally defines "developed markets" as the capital markets of those countries with high levels of per capita income and strict market regulation resulting in greater transparency. The universe of companies includes all companies classified by Standard & Poor's Global Industry Classifications as being associated (in a manner representing a major component of such companies' business) with the global demand for water, including water utilities, infrastructure, equipment, instruments, and materials. Total market capitalization and float-adjusted market capitalization of securities in the Index must be at least $250 million and $100 million, respectively, at the time of each reconstitution, which includes small-, mid-, and large-capitalization securities as defined by S&P. The companies in the universe are selected using criteria as identified by S&P. The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stock and American depositary receipts ("ADRs") that comprise the Index and depositary receipts representing common stocks included in the Index (or underlying securities representing ADRs included in the Index). The Fund generally will invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent the Index is so concentrated.
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of 0.07%, which included a decrease in market price over the period to $26.22 as of February 29, 2016, from $26.64 as of August 31, 2015. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of 0.07%, which included a decrease in NAV over the period to $26.25 as of February 29, 2016, from $26.67 as of August 31, 2015. At the end of the period, shares of the Fund at NAV were trading at a market price discount to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Index returned 0.27%, the MSCI World Index returned -5.18%, and the Dow Jones Global Utilities Index returned 2.25% for the same period.
The Fund made an annual income distribution of $0.4542 per share on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 29, 2015.
Performance Attribution
For the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, the Fund was invested mostly in the utilities and industrial sectors. The utilities sector contributed the most to return, followed by the information technology sector, while the industrials sector detracted the most from return, followed by the materials sector.
Positions that contributed the most to the Fund's return included American Water Works Co., Inc., which provides drinking water, wastewater, and other water-related services in multiple U.S. states and Ontario, Canada; Geberit AG, a multinational group specializing in manufacturing and supplying sanitary parts and related systems; and Aqua America, Inc., a water and wastewater utility company serving several U.S. states (7.3%, 8.4%, and 3.4%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).
Positions that detracted the most from the Fund's return included Pentair Plc, a U.K.-based provider of services related to water and other fluids, thermal management, and equipment protection; Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd., which provides a broad range of water services and environmental protection services in China; and Rotork Plc, an actuator manufacturer and flow control company (5.3%, 1.6%, and 1.2%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).

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GHII Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: GHII (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the S&P High Income Infrastructure Index (the "Index"). The Fund, using a "passive" or "indexing" investment approach, seeks to replicate, before the Fund's fees and expenses, the performance of the Index.
The Index is designed to measure and monitor the performance of 50 high-yielding global equity securities of companies that engage in various infrastructure-related sub-industries. Index constituents must meet size, listing, and liquidity requirements and also be part of the S&P Global BMI Index, which is a rules-based index that measures global stock market performance.
The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks, American depositary receipts ("ADRs"), American depositary shares ("ADSs"), global depositary receipts ("GDRs"), and international depositary receipts ("IDRs") that comprise the Index and depositary receipts representing common stocks included in the Index (or underlying securities representing the ADRs, ADSs, GDRs, and IDRs included in the Index).
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of -4.12%, which included a decrease in market price over the period to $21.05 on February 29, 2016, from $22.56 on August 31, 2015. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of -3.69%, which included a decrease in NAV over the period to $21.43 on February 29, 2016, from $22.87 on August 31, 2015. At the end of the period the Fund's shares were trading at a market price discount to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Index returned -3.20%, and the S&P Global BMI Index returned -5.54% for the same period.
The Fund made the following quarterly income distributions for the semiannual period ended February 29, 2016:

Payable Date
   
Amount
 
September 30, 2015
 
$
0.3117
 
December 31, 2015
 
$
0.2848
 
Total
 
$
0.5965
 
Performance Attribution
For the semiannual fiscal period ended February 29, 2016, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Fund's performance. The energy sector was the largest detractor from performance for the period. The utilities sector composed the rest of the portfolio and it detracted from performance for the period.
Positions that contributed the most to the Fund's return included Targa Resources Corp., a midstream energy corporation (6.8% of the Fund's long-term investments at period end); GasLog Ltd., an international owner, operator, and manager of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (3.6% of the Fund's long-term investments at period end); and Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, the first publicly traded container-port business trust, which is affiliated with Hutchison Port Holdings and a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (not held at period end).
Positions that detracted the most from the Fund's return included Veresen, Inc., a Calgary-based energy infrastructure company; ONEOK, Inc., general partner and, as of September 30, 2015, 41.2% owner of ONEOK Partners LP, one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships; and Electricite de France S.A., an electric utility largely owned by the French state (3.0%, 3.9%, and 1.8%, respectively, of the Fund's long-term investments at period end).

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GTO Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
Fund Overview
The Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF, NYSE Arca ticker: GTO (the "Fund") seeks maximum total return, comprised of income and capital appreciation.
In managing the Fund, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management ("GPIM") uses a process for selecting securities for purchase and sale that is based on intensive credit research and involves extensive due diligence on each issuer, region, and sector. GPIM also considers macroeconomic outlook and geopolitical issues. GPIM maintains targets with respect to portfolio maturity and duration, which are reviewed continually by various teams, including the portfolio management team. These targets are set based on the interest rate outlook, the macro environment, and can be either absolute or relative to a portfolio's positioning to a benchmark.
The Fund will normally invest in a portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities and of any credit quality. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income instruments and also include exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and closed-end funds ("CEFs") that invest substantially all of their assets in fixed income instruments. The Fund may invest in short-term instruments such as commercial paper, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements and short-term investment funds.
The fixed income instruments in which the Fund will invest include corporate debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including corporate bonds and other similar instruments, such as Treasury securities, collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"), mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"), and asset-backed securities ("ABS"), issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities, and municipal securities.
The Fund may invest up to 331/3% of its total assets in high yield debt securities ("junk bonds"), which are debt securities that are rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or are unrated securities that GPIM believes are of comparable below investment grade quality. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in participations in, or assignments of, bank loans or corporate loans.
The Fund also may seek certain exposures through derivative transactions, which may also create economic leverage in the Fund. The Fund may engage in derivative transactions for speculative purposes to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency rates, to change the effective duration of its portfolio, to manage certain investment risks and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies. The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by applicable law by entering into reverse repurchase agreements and borrowing transactions (principally lines of credit) for investment purposes.
Fund Performance
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value ("NAV") or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. This report discusses the abbreviated semiannual fiscal period beginning at the Fund's inception of February 10, 2016, through February 29, 2016.
On a market price basis, the Fund generated a total return of 0.32%, which included an increase in market price over the period to $50.13 on February 29, 2016, from $49.97 at inception. On an NAV basis, the Fund generated a total return of -0.06%, which included a decrease in NAV over the period to $49.94 on February 29, 2016, from $49.97 at inception. At the end of the period the Fund's shares were trading at a market price premium to NAV, which is to be expected from time to time. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund expenses.
For comparison, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned -0.02% for the same period.
Performance Commentary
As the Fund launched, risk assets were bottoming after a bout of volatility that followed the U.S. Federal Reserve's December decision to raise its key Fed Funds target rate by 25 basis points. That led to a flight to quality across asset classes, with fixed income investors favoring US Treasuries and investment grade corporates over high yield. Prices reached an inflection point in mid-February, when risk asset prices started to rise across the board.
While investors remained cautious about much of the world's current economic prospects at period end, it seemed less likely the U.S. would enter a recession in the near-term. Indeed, toward the end of February, there were a number of positive U.S. economic reports, such as durable goods orders and increases in personal spending and personal income. While the always-volatile new home purchase data fell, overall, home price appreciation continued its moderate climb, and sales of existing homes increased more than expected.
During the abbreviated period ended February 29, 2016, as the Fund began investing after its launch, allocations of U.S. Treasuries and Agencies and cash/cash equivalents were held. In an environment where high-quality assets are trading at multi-year low valuations, late February presented one of the better investment opportunities in the last five years. Risk assets rallied into March, as it became apparent that a U.S. recession was less likely, and that the U.S. Federal Reserve was not ready to further increase its short-term target rate.
The Fund's allocation profile had changed significantly by March 15, 2016 the Fund had allocations across the fixed income universe mainly in investment-grade corporate bonds, ABS, high-yield corporate bonds, nonagency mortgage-backed securities, and bank loans. The Fund maintains less interest rate duration than the benchmark, particularly at the front end of the yield curve.
The Fund expects to take advantage of relative value by tactically rotating among sectors, with a focus on securities that are overlooked by participants in the broader market. It also expects to be anchored by high-quality ABS that have passed our rigorous credit analysis. The Fund's structured credit holdings are expected to feature floating rates and yields higher than traditional securitized assets like auto or credit-card receivables. In the housing sector, many non-Agency RMBS securities have attractive valuations while also typically offering floating coupons that help keep duration short. Floating rate instruments are expected to account for a large portion of the portfolio over 2016.
The energy sector presents an area of opportunity for small investments. Investment-grade energy bonds ended February with yields well above their non-energy peers and, in some cases, above high-yield levels for non-energy companies which presented attractive buying opportunities for the Fund. As investment grade energy spreads tightened throughout March, the Fund benefitted substantially from its purchases in February.

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Risks and Other Considerations
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC. and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC only through the report period as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation of any kind. The material may also contain forward looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty, and there is no guarantee they will come to pass.
This information does not represent an offer to sell securities of the Funds and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities of the Funds. An investment in the various Guggenheim ETFs is subject to certain risks and other considerations. Below are some general risks and considerations associated with investing in a Fund, which may cause you to lose money, including the entire principal that you invest. Please refer to each individual ETF prospectus for a more detailed discussion of Fund-specific risks and considerations.
Investment Risk. An investment in a Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.
Equity Risk. The value of the securities held by each Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by each Fund participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which such Fund invests.
Foreign Investment Risk. A Fund's investments in non-U.S. issuers may involve unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others, greater market volatility than U.S. securities and less complete financial information than for U.S. issuers. In addition, adverse political, economic, or social developments could undermine the value of such Fund's investments or prevent such Fund from realizing the full value of its investments. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the U.S. Finally, the value of the currency of the country in which a Fund has invested could decline relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the value of the investment to U.S. investors. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Emerging Markets Risk. Investment in securities of issuers based in developing or "emerging market" countries entails all of the risks of investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers, as previously described, but to a heightened degree.
Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Company Risk. Investing in securities of these companies involves greater risk as their stocks may be more volatile and less liquid than investing in more established companies. These stocks may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall stock market. Micro-cap companies may be newly formed, less developed, and there may be less available information about the company.
Replication Management Risk. The Funds are not "actively" managed. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily sell a security because the stock's issuer was in financial trouble unless that stock is removed from such Fund's Index.
Non-Correlation Risk. A Fund's return may not match the return of such Fund's index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund's securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index. A Fund may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of cash flows into such Fund or reserves of cash held by a Fund to meet redemptions and expenses. If a Fund utilizes a sampling approach or futures or other derivative positions, its return may not correlate as well with the return on the Index, as would be the case if it purchased all of the securities in the Index with the same weightings as the Index.
Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Certain Funds are considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund.
Concentration Risk. If the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries, the Fund's investments will be concentrated accordingly. In such event, the value of the Fund's shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries.
China Investment Risk (YAO and CQQQ). Investing in securities of Chinese companies involves additional risks, including, but not limited to: the economy of China differs, often unfavorably, from the U.S. economy in such respects as structure, general development, government involvement, wealth distribution, rate of inflation, growth rate, allocation of resources, and capital reinvestment, among others; the central government has historically exercised substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through administrative regulation and/or state ownership; and actions of the Chinese central and local government authorities continue to have a substantial effect on economic conditions in China.
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF may not be suitable for all investors. Investments in the real estate industry, including REITS, subjects the Fund to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which are particularly sensitive to economic downturns. Investments in foreign securities carry additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, due to the impact of diplomatic, political, or economic developments in the country in question (investments in emerging markets securities are generally subject to an even greater level of risks). Investments in Chinese companies may also involve additional risks. Investments in small- or medium-sized

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companies may involve greater risk than investing in larger, more established companies. Investments in securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. Investments in micro-cap stocks involve substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable and their shares tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations.
Recent Market Developments Risk. Global and domestic financial markets have experienced periods of unprecedented turmoil. Recently, markets have witnessed more stabilized economic activity as expectations for an economic recovery increased. However, risks to a robust resumption of growth persist. Continuing uncertainty as to the status of the euro and the European Monetary Union has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. A return to unfavorable economic conditions or sustained economic slowdown could adversely impact the Funds' portfolios. Financial market conditions, as well as various social and political tensions in the U.S. and around the world, have contributed to increased market volatility and may have long-term effects on the U.S. and worldwide financial markets and cause further economic uncertainties or deterioration in the U.S. and worldwide. The Investment Advisor does not know how long the financial markets will continue to be affected by these events and cannot predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the U.S. and global economies and securities markets.
There is no assurance that the requirements of the NYSE Arca necessary to maintain the listing of the Funds will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.
In addition to the risks described, there are certain other risks related to investing in the Funds. These risks are described further in each Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and at guggenheiminvestments.com.

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February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
21.25
Net Asset Value
 
$
21.10
Premium to NAV
   
0.71%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
21,105

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016
     
Six
                       
     
Month
   
 
               
Since
     
(non-
   
One
   
Three
   
Five
   
Inception
     
annualized)
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
(10/19/09)
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
                             
NAV
   
-10.58%
 
 
-23.09%
 
 
-3.24%
 
 
-2.24%
 
 
-0.44%
Market
   
-8.85%
 
 
-22.64%
 
 
-2.98%
 
 
-2.20%
 
 
-0.33%
AlphaShares
                             
China All
                             
Cap Index
   
-10.56%
 
 
-23.37%
 
 
-3.10%
 
 
-1.89%
 
 
-0.27%
MSCI China
                             
Index
   
-13.21%
 
 
-25.72%
 
 
-4.27%
 
 
-2.09%
 
 
-1.21%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $24.82 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $24.82 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The MSCI China Index is a capitalized-weighted index that measures the performance of large- and mid-cap securities in the Chinese equity markets and includes representation across China H shares, B shares, Red chips, and P chips.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
The Fund's annual operating expense ratio of 0.70% is expressed as a unitary fee and covers all expenses of the Fund, except for distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
Financial
34.8%
Communications
28.8%
Consumer, Non-cyclical
7.1%
Energy
6.8%
Consumer, Cyclical
6.1%
Technology
5.8%
Industrial
5.5%
Other
4.8%
Total Common Stocks
99.7%
Right
0.0%*
Securities Lending Collateral
3.2%
Total Investments
102.9%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-2.9%
Net Assets
100.0%
*Less than 0.1%
 

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
5.6%
China Mobile Ltd.
5.4%
China Construction Bank Corp. — Class H
5.1%
Baidu, Inc. ADR
5.0%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR
4.8%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. — Class H
4.4%
NetEase, Inc. ADR
4.3%
Bank of China Ltd. — Class H
3.3%
Ping An Insurance Group Company of China Ltd. — Class H
2.5%
JD.com, Inc. ADR
2.4%
Top Ten Total
42.8%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.

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CQQQ Guggenheim China Technology ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
31.44
Net Asset Value
 
$
31.27
Premium to NAV
   
0.54%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
43,776

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016
     
Six
                       
     
Month
   
 
               
Since
     
(non-
   
One
   
Three
   
Five
   
Inception
     
annualized)
 
 
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
(12/08/09)
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
                             
NAV
   
7.68%
 
 
-11.12%
 
 
10.98%
 
 
3.20%
 
 
5.07%
Market
   
9.16%
 
 
-10.65%
 
 
11.16%
 
 
3.21%
 
 
5.16%
AlphaShares
                             
China
                             
Technology
                             
Index
   
7.84%
 
 
-13.09%
 
 
10.37%
 
 
2.94%
 
 
4.97%
MSCI China
                             
Index
   
-13.21%
 
 
-25.72%
 
 
-4.27%
 
 
-2.09%
 
 
-1.61%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $25.06 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $25.06 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The MSCI China Index is a capitalized-weighted index that measures the performance of large- and mid-cap securities in the Chinese equity markets and includes representation across China H shares, B shares, Red chips, and P chips.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
The Fund's annual operating expense ratio of 0.70% is expressed as a unitary fee and covers all expenses of the Fund, except for distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
Communications
53.6%
Technology
24.5%
Industrial
10.9%
Energy
5.9%
Basic Materials
1.9%
Consumer, Cyclical
1.9%
Consumer, Non-cyclical
1.0%
Financial
0.3%
Total Common Stocks
100.0%
Securities Lending Collateral
8.0%
Total Investments
108.0%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-8.0%
Net Assets
100.0%

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
10.9%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR
8.6%
Baidu, Inc. ADR
7.9%
NetEase, Inc. ADR
5.9%
Lenovo Group Ltd.
5.6%
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.
4.8%
Qihoo 360 Technology Company Ltd. ADR
4.6%
Youku Tudou, Inc. ADR
3.7%
SINA Corp.
2.9%
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
2.8%
Top Ten Total
57.7%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.

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EMRE Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
19.64
Net Asset Value
 
$
19.40
Premium to NAV
   
1.24%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
1,940

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
                 
PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016
                 
     
Six
           
     
Month
   
 
   
Since
     
(non-
   
One
   
Inception
     
annualized)
   
Year
   
(09/29/14)
Guggenheim Emerging Market Real Estate ETF
                 
NAV
   
-4.74%
 
 
-20.10%
 
 
-13.57%
Market
   
-3.99%
 
 
-17.58%
 
 
-12.81%
AlphaShares Emerging Markets
                 
Real Estate Index
   
-4.59%
 
 
-19.70%
 
 
-11.07%
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global
                 
Real Estate Index
   
1.23%
 
 
-8.65%
 
 
1.12%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses.The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $24.99 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $24.99 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index is an unmanaged portfolio of approximately 423 constituents from 37 countries, including both developed and emerging markets.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
The Fund's annual operating expense ratio of 0.65% is expressed as a unitary fee and covers all expenses of the Fund, except for distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
Financial
95.8%
Consumer, Cyclical
2.2%
Industrial
0.9%
Diversified
0.4%
Total Common Stocks
99.3%
Rights
0.0%*
Securities Lending Collateral
3.8%
Total Investments
103.1%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-3.1%
Net Assets
100.0%
*Less than 0.1%
 

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
Emaar Properties PJSC
4.7%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
4.6%
China Resources Land Ltd.
4.4%
Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de CV
4.2%
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
3.9%
Growthpoint Properties Ltd.
3.4%
Redefine Properties Ltd.
3.0%
Ayala Land, Inc.
2.9%
Resilient REIT Ltd.
2.7%
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
2.7%
Top Ten Total
36.5%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.

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TAN Guggenheim Solar ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
23.45
Net Asset Value
 
$
23.36
Premium to NAV
   
0.39%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
231,875

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016
     
Six
                       
     
Month
   
 
               
Since
     
(non-
   
One
   
Three
   
Five
   
Inception
     
annualized)
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
(04/15/08)
Guggenheim Solar ETF
                             
NAV
   
-20.18%
 
 
-39.80%
 
 
10.93%
 
 
-18.82%
 
 
-23.94%
Market
   
-19.43%
 
 
-39.68%
 
 
11.05%
 
 
-18.73%
 
 
-23.90%
MAC Global
                             
Solar Energy
                             
Index
   
-21.35%
 
 
-43.23%
 
 
7.61%
 
 
-21.80%
 
 
-25.59%
MSCI World
                             
Index
   
-5.18%
 
 
-11.00%
 
 
5.32%
 
 
4.92%
 
 
2.94%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $251.30* per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $251.30* per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index measures performance from a diverse range of global stock markets, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
Per the most recent prospectus, the Fund's annualized gross operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, was 0.73%. In the Financial Highlights section of this Semi-Annual Report, the Fund's annualized net operating expense ratio was 0.70% while the Fund's annualized gross operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, was 0.80%. There is a contractual fee waiver currently in place for this Fund through December 31, 2018, to the extent necessary in keeping the Fund's operating expense ratio from exceeding 0.65% of average net assets per year. Some expenses fall outside of this expense cap and actual expenses may be higher than 0.65%. Without this expense cap, actual returns would be lower.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
Energy
60.7%
Industrial
16.9%
Utilities
9.7%
Technology
8.7%
Basic Materials
3.9%
Total Common Stocks
99.9%
Securities Lending Collateral
43.8%
Total Investments
143.7%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-43.7%
Net Assets
100.0%

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
First Solar, Inc.
8.5%
SunPower Corp. — Class A
5.8%
Trina Solar Ltd. ADR
5.5%
Canadian Solar, Inc.
5.2%
8Point3 Energy Partners, LP
4.8%
Abengoa Yield plc
4.8%
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.
4.8%
JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. ADR
4.8%
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.
4.7%
TerraForm Power, Inc. — Class A
4.6%
Top Ten Total
53.5%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.
*Reflects 1 for 10 reverse stock split that occurred on February 15, 2012.

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February 29, 2016
CGW Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
26.22
Net Asset Value
 
$
26.25
Discount to NAV
   
-0.11%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
337,036

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016
     
Six
                       
     
Month
   
 
               
Since
     
(non-
   
One
   
Three
   
Five
   
Inception
     
annualized)
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
(05/14/07)
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
                             
NAV
   
0.07%
 
 
-5.99%
 
 
5.31%
 
 
6.76%
 
 
3.09%
Market
   
0.07%
 
 
-6.10%
 
 
5.29%
 
 
6.64%
 
 
3.08%
S&P Global
                             
Water Index
   
0.27%
 
 
-5.74%
 
 
5.61%
 
 
7.09%
 
 
3.60%
MSCI World
                             
Index
   
-5.18%
 
 
-11.00%
 
 
5.32%
 
 
4.92%
 
 
1.78%
Dow Jones
                             
Global
                             
Utilities
                             
Index
   
2.25%
 
 
-4.45%
 
 
5.31%
 
 
1.49%
 
 
-1.88%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $24.78 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $24.78 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index measures performance from a diverse range of global stock markets, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East. The Dow Jones Global Utilities Index consists of companies that provide electrical, water, natural gas, and telephone utilities. The index is quoted in USD.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
Per the most recent prospectus, the Fund's annualized gross operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, was 0.64%. In the Financial Highlights section of this Semiannual Report, the Fund's annualized net operating expense ratio was 0.63% while the Fund's annualized gross operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, was 0.63%. There is a contractual fee waiver currently in place for this Fund through December 31, 2018 to the extent necessary in keeping the Fund's operating expense ratio from exceeding 0.65% of average net assets per year. Some expenses fall outside of this expense cap and actual expenses may be higher than 0.65%. Without this expense cap, actual returns would be lower.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
Industrial
48.0%
Utilities
40.7%
Consumer, Non-cyclical
5.2%
Basic Materials
3.2%
Consumer, Cyclical
2.6%
Total Common Stocks
99.7%
Securities Lending Collateral
3.2%
Total Investments
102.9%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-2.9%
Net Assets
100.0%

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
Geberit AG
8.4%
American Water Works Company, Inc.
7.3%
United Utilities Group plc
5.5%
Pentair plc
5.2%
Danaher Corp.
5.2%
Veolia Environnement S.A.
5.1%
Severn Trent plc
4.4%
Xylem, Inc.
4.1%
Suez Environnement Co.
3.8%
IDEX Corp.
3.6%
Top Ten Total
52.6%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.

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February 29, 2016
GHII Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
21.05
Net Asset Value
 
$
21.43
Discount to NAV
   
-1.77%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
3,214

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016
     
Six
           
     
Month
   
 
   
Since
     
(non-
   
One
   
Inception
     
annualized
)
 
Year
   
(02/11/15)
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
                 
NAV
   
-3.69%
 
 
-11.22%
 
 
-10.05%
Market
   
-4.12%
 
 
-13.15%
 
 
-11.63%
S&P High Income
                 
Infrastructure Index
   
-3.20%
 
 
-10.07%
 
 
-8.52%
S&P Global BMI Index
   
-5.54%
 
 
-11.74%
 
 
-8.56%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $25.05 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $25.05 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The S&P High Income Infrastructure Index is designed to serve as a benchmark for yield-seeking equity investors looking for infrastructure exposure. The index is composed of the 50 highest-dividend-paying companies within the S&P Global BMI that operate in the energy, transportation, and utilities sectors.
The S&P Global BMI is a comprehensive, rules-based index designed to measure global stock market performance. The index covers all publicly listed equities with float adjusted market values of $100 million or more and annual dollar value traded of at least $50 million in all included countries. The S&P Global BMI is made up of the S&P Developed BMI and the S&P Emerging BMI indices.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
The Fund's annual operating expense ratio of 0.45% is expressed as a unitary fee and covers all expenses of the Fund, except for distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
Energy
39.0%
Utilities
35.9%
Industrial
19.3%
Consumer, Cyclical
3.6%
Consumer, Non-cyclical
1.6%
Total Long-Term Investments
99.4%
Securities Lending Collateral
9.7%
Total Investments
109.1%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-9.1%
Net Assets
100.0%

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
Golar LNG Ltd.
6.8%
Targa Resources Corp.
6.7%
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
6.3%
ONEOK, Inc.
3.8%
Ship Finance International Ltd.
3.7%
GasLog Ltd.
3.6%
Williams Companies, Inc.
3.2%
Veresen, Inc.
3.0%
Nordic American Tankers Ltd.
3.0%
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
3.0%
Top Ten Total
43.1%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
GHII Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF continued

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February 29, 2016
GTO Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF

Fund Statistics
     
Share Price
 
$
50.13
Net Asset Value
 
$
49.94
Premium to NAV
   
0.38%
Net Assets ($000)
 
$
19,978

TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
     
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
     
     
Since
     
Inception
     
(02/10/16)
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
     
NAV
   
-0.06%
Market
   
0.32%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
   
-0.02%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $49.97 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $49.97 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS and CMBS. The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
The referenced indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
The Fund's annual operating ratio of 0.50% is expressed as a unitary fee and covers all expenses of the Fund, except for distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

Portfolio Breakdown
% of Net Assets
United States Treasury Bills
27.5%
Money Market Fund
14.2%
Repurchase Agreements
5.0%
U.S. Government Securities
24.2%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
15.8%
Corporate Bonds
12.7%
Asset Backed Securities
2.4%
Total Investments
101.8%
Other Assets & Liabilities, net
-1.8%
Net Assets
100.0%

Ten Largest Holdings
 
(% of Total Net Assets)
 
Newstar Commercial Loan Funding LLC, 4.37%
1.3%
TICP CLO II Ltd., 3.62%
1.1%
LSTAR Securities Investment Trust, 2.44%
1.1%
CSMC, 0.90%
1.1%
LSTAR Securities Investment Trust, 3.54%
1.1%
Bank of America Corp., 6.50%
1.0%
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 1.58%
1.0%
RALI Trust, 0.59%
1.0%
VOLT XLI LLC, 4.25%
1.0%
Hilton USA Trust, 5.22%
1.0%
Top Ten Total
10.7%
"Ten Largest Holdings" excludes any temporary cash investments.

Portfolio Composition by Quality Rating*
 
Rating
% of Total Investments
Fixed Income Instruments
 
AAA
1.0%
AA
1.2%
A
1.6%
BBB
7.5%
BB
10.4%
B
2.2%
CCC
1.0%
CC
1.0%
NR**
3.2%
Other Instruments
 
Cash
39.9%
Government Treasury
24.3%
Government Agency
6.7%
Total Investments
100.0%

*
Source: BlackRock Solutions. Credit quality ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). All securities except for those labeled "NR" have been rated by Moody's, Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), or Fitch, which are all a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ("NRSRO"). For purposes of this presentation, when ratings are available from more than one agency, the highest rating is used. Guggenheim Investments has converted Moody's and Fitch ratings to the equivalent S&P rating. Security ratings are determined at the time of purchase and may change thereafter.
**
NR securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality.

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS' FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
All funds have operating expenses and it is important for our shareholders to understand the impact of costs on their investments. Shareholders of a Fund incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses which are deducted from a Fund's gross income and reduce the investment return of the Fund.
A fund's expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, which is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help investors understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period beginning August 31, 2015 and ending February 29, 2016.
The following tables illustrate a Fund's costs in two ways:
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return. This section helps investors estimate the actual expenses paid over the period. The "Ending Account Value" shown is derived from the Fund's actual return, and the fifth column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. Investors may use the information here, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. Simply divide the Fund's account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number provided under the heading "Expenses Paid During Period."
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return. This section is intended to help investors compare a Fund's cost with those of other funds. The table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses paid during the period. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on the 5% return. Investors can assess a Fund's costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
The calculations illustrated above assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, and contingent deferred sales charges ("CDSC") on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
More information about a Fund's expenses, including annual expense ratios for the past five years, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the appropriate Fund prospectus.

                             
Expenses
 
                 
Beginning
   
Ending
   
Paid
 
     
Expense
   
Fund
   
Account Value
   
Account Value
   
During
 
     
Ratio1
   
Return
   
August 31, 2015
   
February 29, 2016
   
Period2
 
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3
                               
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
   
0.70
%
 
-10.58
%
$
1,000.00
 
$
894.15
 
$
3.30
 
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
0.70
%
 
7.68
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,076.78
   
3.61
 
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
0.65
%
 
-4.74
%
 
1,000.00
   
952.60
   
3.16
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
0.70
%
 
-20.18
%
 
1,000.00
   
798.24
   
3.13
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
0.62
%
 
0.07
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,000.70
   
3.08
 
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
0.45
%
 
-3.69
%
 
1,000.00
   
963.11
   
2.20
 
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF4
   
0.43
%
 
-0.06
%
 
1,000.00
   
999.40
   
0.23
 
                                 
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses)
                               
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
   
0.70
%
 
5.00
%
$
1,000.00
 
$
1,021.38
 
$
3.52
 
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
0.70
%
 
5.00
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,021.38
   
3.52
 
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
0.65
%
 
5.00
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,021.63
   
3.27
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
0.70
%
 
5.00
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,021.38
   
3.52
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
0.62
%
 
5.00
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,021.78
   
3.12
 
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
0.45
%
 
5.00
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,022.63
   
2.26
 
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
   
0.43
%
 
5.00
%
 
1,000.00
   
1,022.73
   
2.16
 

1
Annualized and excludes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Funds invest, if any.
   
2
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
   
3
Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period August 31, 2015 to February 29, 2016.
   
4
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 20/366 (to reflect the period from commencement of operations on February 10, 2016 to February 29,2016).

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.7%
             
Financial - 34.8%
             
China Construction Bank Corp. — Class H
   
1,834,549
 
$
1,073,436
 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. — Class H
   
1,876,126
   
926,464
 
Bank of China Ltd. — Class H
   
1,848,466
   
691,735
 
Ping An Insurance Group Company of China Ltd. — Class H
   
122,852
   
519,773
 
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. — Class H
   
180,995
   
393,824
 
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
   
105,995
   
314,870
 
Bank of Communications Company Ltd. — Class H
   
534,993
   
305,469
 
China Pacific Insurance Group Company Ltd. — Class H
   
67,600
   
218,635
 
China Merchants Bank Company Ltd. — Class H
   
111,993
   
209,695
 
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. — Class H
   
628,982
   
207,068
 
CITIC Ltd.
   
143,000
   
194,562
 
PICC Property & Casualty Company Ltd. — Class H
   
111,995
   
169,084
 
China CITIC Bank Corporation Ltd. — Class H*
   
300,993
   
166,054
 
China Resources Land Ltd.
   
65,999
   
157,525
 
China Minsheng Banking Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
168,990
   
138,649
 
Haitong Securities Company Ltd. — Class H
   
83,200
   
121,117
 
CITIC Securities Company Ltd. — Class H
   
55,501
   
106,775
 
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.1
   
118,994
   
77,736
 
GF Securities Company Ltd. — Class H*
   
41,272
   
76,109
 
Country Garden Holdings Company Ltd.
   
197,873
   
72,013
 
China Vanke Company Ltd. — Class H
   
31,896
   
71,863
 
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Ltd.*
   
35,000
   
67,514
 
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Company Ltd. — Class H2
   
15,834
   
64,956
 
China Cinda Asset Management Company Ltd. — Class H
   
214,000
   
64,122
 
China Galaxy Securities Company Ltd. — Class H
   
89,500
   
62,957
 
People's Insurance Company Group of China Ltd. — Class H
   
170,000
   
61,431
 
New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. — Class H
   
19,600
   
56,712
 
Huatai Securities Company Ltd. — Class H*,2
   
26,727
   
50,318
 
China Everbright Ltd.
   
22,000
   
40,570
 
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
   
29,999
   
38,810
 
Far East Horizon Ltd.
   
52,000
   
38,451
 
Longfor Properties Company Ltd.
   
29,999
   
36,842
 
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.
   
82,493
   
36,069
 
Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*
   
129,384
   
33,111
 
Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Ltd. — Class H
   
24,800
   
29,277
 
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Company Ltd. — Class H
   
61,994
   
29,019
 
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
   
43,000
   
27,649
 
Shengjing Bank Company Ltd. — Class H2
   
16,818
   
27,251
 
Shenzhen Investment Ltd.
   
69,999
   
25,385
 
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.
   
95,998
   
23,950
 
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.
   
11,000
   
23,680
 
Shui On Land Ltd.
   
83,993
   
21,063
 
Yuexiu Property Company Ltd.
   
149,992
   
21,025
 
SOHO China Ltd.
   
45,999
   
20,645
 
Credit China Holdings Ltd.1
   
44,000
   
19,691
 
KWG Property Holding Ltd.
   
32,815
   
19,327
 
Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Ltd.*
   
469,930
   
19,036
 
Harbin Bank Company Ltd. — Class H2
   
74,000
   
17,986
 
Agile Property Holdings Ltd.
   
36,000
   
16,620
 
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.*
   
16,000
   
15,638
 
China South City Holdings Ltd.
   
78,000
   
15,447
 
Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.1
   
59,000
   
14,871
 
CIFI Holdings Group Company Ltd.
   
68,000
   
13,642
 
Joy City Property Ltd.
   
96,000
   
13,086
 
Poly Property Group Company Ltd.1
   
46,999
   
12,813
 
Noah Holdings Ltd. ADR*,1
   
530
   
12,561
 
Greentown China Holdings Ltd.*
   
15,500
   
12,398
 
E-House China Holdings Ltd. ADR1
   
1,789
   
10,394
 
Central China Securities Company Ltd. — Class H
   
25,000
   
9,934
 
Total Financial
         
7,336,707
 
               
Communications - 28.8%
             
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
   
64,242
   
1,172,295
 
China Mobile Ltd.
   
107,951
   
1,141,127
 
Baidu, Inc. ADR*
   
6,094
   
1,056,822
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*
   
14,774
   
1,016,598
 
JD.com, Inc. ADR*
   
19,941
   
512,683
 
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR*
   
6,360
   
260,251
 
Qihoo 360 Technology Company Ltd. ADR*
   
2,186
   
157,130
 
China Telecom Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
309,981
   
148,689
 
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.
   
127,995
   
145,835
 
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR*,1
   
7,023
   
78,026
 
Youku Tudou, Inc. ADR*
   
2,517
   
68,915
 
SINA Corp.*
   
1,259
   
53,784
 
YY, Inc. ADR*
   
663
   
34,509
 
Sohu.com, Inc.*
   
663
   
28,821
 
SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR
   
5,300
   
28,249
 
ZTE Corp. — Class H1
   
17,048
   
27,799
 
21Vianet Group, Inc. ADR*
   
1,524
   
26,761
 
Autohome, Inc. ADR*
   
927
   
22,721
 
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. — Class H
   
53,993
   
21,733
 
58.com, Inc. ADR*
   
331
   
17,543
 
Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADR*,1
   
795
   
16,449
 
51job, Inc. ADR*,1
   
464
   
12,899
 
CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.
   
32,000
   
12,798
 
Weibo Corp ADR*
   
663
   
9,521
 
Coolpad Group Ltd.*
   
60,000
   
8,873
 
Millennium Pacific Group Holdings Ltd.*
   
36,363
   
5,752
 
Total Communications
         
6,086,583
 

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 25


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF continued

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.7% (continued)
             
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 7.1%
             
Hengan International Group Company Ltd.
   
17,501
 
$
138,524
 
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.
   
148,993
   
98,675
 
Sinopharm Group Company Ltd. — Class H
   
26,801
   
97,882
 
WH Group Ltd.*,2
   
157,500
   
91,549
 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group ADR
   
2,849
   
88,690
 
China Mengniu Dairy Company Ltd.1
   
60,998
   
87,698
 
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.
   
94,992
   
69,509
 
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.
   
40,500
   
63,332
 
Mindray Medical International Ltd. ADR
   
1,921
   
53,404
 
TAL Education Group ADR*
   
927
   
47,972
 
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.
   
54,000
   
42,986
 
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.
   
43,999
   
41,475
 
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company Ltd.1
   
109,000
   
40,930
 
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.††
   
30,495
   
38,824
 
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.
   
23,822
   
36,088
 
Jiangsu Expressway Company Ltd. — Class H
   
28,000
   
32,911
 
3SBio, Inc.*,2
   
25,454
   
30,868
 
China Biologic Products, Inc.*
   
265
   
30,210
 
Luye Pharma Group Ltd.*
   
37,500
   
30,140
 
Tsingtao Brewery Company Ltd. — Class H
   
8,000
   
28,909
 
Zhejiang Expressway Company Ltd. — Class H
   
31,999
   
28,352
 
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company
             
Ltd. — Class H1
   
44,001
   
28,292
 
CAR, Inc.*
   
21,818
   
24,915
 
Tong Ren Tang Technologies Company Ltd. — Class H
   
13,000
   
19,994
 
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Company Ltd. — Class H1
   
8,500
   
19,697
 
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.
   
29,000
   
19,169
 
Universal Medical Financial & Technical Advisory Services
             
Company Ltd.*,2
   
23,636
   
16,991
 
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.
   
22,000
   
16,777
 
SSY Group Ltd.
   
46,000
   
13,842
 
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.*
   
49,999
   
13,824
 
China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.1
   
64,989
   
12,787
 
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Company
             
Ltd. — Class H
   
6,000
   
12,500
 
Shenzhen Expressway Company Ltd. — Class H
   
16,000
   
11,996
 
CP Pokphand Company Ltd.
   
147,993
   
11,990
 
Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Ltd.
   
103,200
   
10,617
 
Tibet Water Resources Ltd.1
   
33,000
   
10,524
 
China Shengmu Organic Milk Ltd.*,2
   
46,000
   
9,761
 
Vinda International Holdings Ltd.
   
6,000
   
9,352
 
Phoenix Healthcare Group Company Ltd.
   
8,000
   
7,078
 
China Animal Healthcare Ltd.*,†††,3
   
36,000
   
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
         
1,489,034
 
               
Energy - 6.8%
             
CNOOC Ltd.
   
359,990
   
368,501
 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. — Class H
   
569,183
   
316,938
 
PetroChina Company Ltd. — Class H
   
471,986
   
302,876
 
China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd. — Class H
   
75,496
   
106,019
 
Kunlun Energy Company Ltd.
   
75,994
   
54,336
 
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
69,998
   
38,346
 
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.1
   
235,995
   
34,294
 
China Coal Energy Company Ltd. — Class H
   
92,993
   
31,093
 
China Oilfield Services Ltd. — Class H
   
39,999
   
29,422
 
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.1
   
92,000
   
25,792
 
Trina Solar Ltd. ADR*
   
1,921
   
19,959
 
Sinopec Engineering Group Company Ltd. — Class H
   
27,000
   
19,513
 
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Ltd. — Class H1
   
39,999
   
17,077
 
Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd. — Class H
   
46,000
   
13,192
 
Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.
   
24,000
   
11,420
 
JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. ADR*,1
   
464
   
11,090
 
Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp. — Class H*
   
48,000
   
10,247
 
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.
   
90,000
   
10,185
 
AAG Energy Holdings Ltd.*,2
   
30,000
   
5,710
 
United Energy Group Ltd.*
   
83,994
   
3,997
 
Total Energy
         
1,430,007
 
               
Consumer, Cyclical - 6.1%
             
Belle International Holdings Ltd.
   
120,993
   
78,730
 
Byd Company Ltd. — Class H*,1
   
15,500
   
76,940
 
Dongfeng Motor Group Company Ltd. — Class H
   
64,000
   
74,649
 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.
   
12,999
   
66,532
 
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*
   
270,000
   
55,902
 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.
   
65,996
   
53,807
 
Great Wall Motor Company Ltd. — Class H
   
69,500
   
49,961
 
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.
   
22,000
   
49,737
 
Guangzhou Automobile Group Company Ltd. — Class H
   
49,999
   
43,208
 
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.
   
114,993
   
42,589
 
China Resources Beer Holdings Company Ltd.
   
26,000
   
42,129
 
Haier Electronics Group Company Ltd.
   
28,000
   
41,841
 
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.
   
262,991
   
34,835
 
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADR*,1
   
927
   
34,383
 
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.
   
57,999
   
30,654
 
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.1
   
49,499
   
29,918
 
Intime Retail Group Company Ltd.
   
38,000
   
29,662
 
Minth Group Ltd.
   
16,000
   
28,930
 
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Ltd. — Class H
   
15,600
   
28,086
 
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.
   
45,999
   
25,969
 
Air China Ltd. — Class H
   
41,999
   
24,899
 
Digital China Holdings Ltd.*
   
21,000
   
24,251
 
China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. — Class H
   
40,000
   
22,428
 

See notes to financial statements.
26 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF continued

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.7% (continued)
             
Consumer, Cyclical - 6.1% (continued)
             
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Company Ltd. — Class H*,2
   
11,263
 
$
22,392
 
Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Ltd. — Class H*,2
   
25,837
   
21,763
 
Weichai Power Company Ltd. — Class H
   
20,800
   
18,965
 
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd. — Class H*
   
40,000
   
18,775
 
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.
   
53,999
   
18,749
 
Homeinns Hotel Group ADR*,1
   
530
   
18,471
 
BAIC Motor Corporation Ltd. — Class H2
   
23,453
   
16,709
 
China Lodging Group Ltd. ADR1
   
596
   
16,688
 
Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd.*
   
1,000,000
   
16,203
 
China Dongxiang Group Company Ltd.
   
75,000
   
16,203
 
Li Ning Company Ltd.*
   
35,500
   
15,522
 
BEP International Holdings Ltd.
   
181,817
   
14,730
 
China Jicheng Holdings Ltd.*,2
   
83,938
   
14,033
 
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.
   
11,000
   
12,717
 
Cosmo Lady China Holdings Company Ltd.2
   
14,000
   
11,756
 
China New City Commercial Development Ltd.*
   
11,394
   
11,341
 
Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co. Ltd. — Class H
   
26,000
   
9,797
 
China Harmony New Energy Auto Holding Ltd.
   
17,000
   
9,291
 
XTEP International Holdings Ltd.
   
19,500
   
9,103
 
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.
   
18,000
   
7,245
 
REXLot Holdings Ltd.*,†††,1,3
   
399,993
   
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
         
1,290,493
 
               
Technology - 5.8%
             
NetEase, Inc. ADR
   
6,757
   
909,559
 
Lenovo Group Ltd.1
   
159,995
   
133,532
 
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*
   
649,983
   
53,496
 
Kingsoft Corporation Ltd.
   
17,000
   
33,623
 
TravelSky Technology Ltd. — Class H1
   
21,000
   
31,651
 
Kingdee International Software Group Company Ltd.
   
42,000
   
13,881
 
NetDragon Websoft, Inc.1
   
5,500
   
13,552
 
Chinasoft International Ltd.*
   
40,000
   
13,323
 
Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd.*
   
64,000
   
10,535
 
Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.
   
20,000
   
7,973
 
Total Technology
         
1,221,125
 
               
Industrial - 5.5%
             
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.
   
16,482
   
114,350
 
China Communications Construction Company Ltd. — Class H
   
99,993
   
90,012
 
CRRC Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
98,000
   
89,478
 
China Everbright International Ltd.
   
59,999
   
63,809
 
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Company Ltd. — Class H
   
12,500
   
61,165
 
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.
   
37,999
   
58,346
 
China Railway Group Ltd. — Class H
   
86,993
   
54,929
 
Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd. — Class H
   
27,000
   
53,610
 
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
   
63,800
   
41,050
 
China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd. — Class H1
   
42,499
   
40,279
 
Sunny Optical Technology Group Company Ltd.
   
15,000
   
34,722
 
Tech Pro Technology Development Ltd.*
   
112,000
   
33,415
 
AviChina Industry & Technology Company Ltd. — Class H
   
45,999
   
31,411
 
China National Building Material Company Ltd. — Class H
   
65,998
   
29,196
 
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Ltd. — Class H*
   
32,000
   
27,860
 
Shanghai Electric Group Company Ltd. — Class H1
   
63,998
   
27,406
 
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.
   
37,999
   
22,137
 
China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation
             
Ltd. — Class H*,1,2
   
40,077
   
21,130
 
Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy Group Ltd.*
   
327,270
   
19,570
 
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.*
   
994
   
18,697
 
Haitian International Holdings Ltd.
   
14,000
   
18,688
 
Sinotrans Ltd. — Class H
   
48,000
   
17,901
 
CT Environmental Group Ltd.
   
60,000
   
16,821
 
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.*
   
24,000
   
15,833
 
BBMG Corp. — Class H
   
26,500
   
14,858
 
China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd. — Class H
   
10,300
   
14,756
 
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.
   
31,999
   
14,238
 
Guangshen Railway Company Ltd. — Class H
   
32,000
   
14,115
 
China Machinery Engineering Corp. — Class H
   
19,000
   
13,927
 
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.
   
23,000
   
13,103
 
SITC International Holdings Company Ltd.1
   
28,000
   
12,531
 
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company Ltd. — Class H
   
11,200
   
12,041
 
Tianneng Power International Ltd.*
   
16,000
   
10,905
 
SIIC Environment Holdings Ltd.*
   
20,520
   
10,212
 
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.
   
40,000
   
9,928
 
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Company
             
Ltd. — Class H
   
28,999
   
7,981
 
Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.
   
10,000
   
4,604
 
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.*,†††,3
   
105,999
   
 
Total Industrial
         
1,155,014
 
               
Utilities - 2.8%
             
Guangdong Investment Ltd.
   
63,998
   
77,774
 
Huaneng Power International, Inc. — Class H
   
91,994
   
71,573
 
CGN Power Company Ltd. — Class H2
   
227,271
   
65,468
 
China Resources Power Holdings Company Ltd.
   
39,999
   
64,709
 
China Gas Holdings Ltd.
   
47,999
   
63,947
 
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*,1
   
109,993
   
57,711
 
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
   
11,500
   
53,462
 
China Resources Gas Group Ltd.
   
18,000
   
46,990
 
China Power International Development Ltd.
   
72,999
   
30,510
 
Huaneng Renewables Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
87,992
   
20,368
 
Huadian Power International Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
36,000
   
19,537
 
Datang International Power Generation Company Ltd. — Class H
   
65,996
   
17,229
 
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Ltd. — Class H
   
58,000
   
10,442
 
Total Utilities
         
599,720
 

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 27


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF continued

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.7% (continued)
             
Basic Materials - 1.3%
             
Zijin Mining Group Company Ltd. — Class H1
   
129,992
 
$
38,950
 
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd. — Class H*
   
79,998
   
33,949
 
Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. — Class H*
   
89,994
   
30,784
 
Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd. — Class H
   
28,999
   
30,244
 
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.
   
37,999
   
25,362
 
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.
   
13,800
   
20,125
 
China Hongqiao Group Ltd.
   
30,000
   
16,975
 
Huabao International Holdings Ltd.*
   
44,999
   
15,509
 
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd. — Class H1
   
19,500
   
15,322
 
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. — Class H
   
81,000
   
12,916
 
Angang Steel Company Ltd. — Class H
   
26,000
   
10,599
 
China BlueChemical Ltd. — Class H
   
39,999
   
8,847
 
Yingde Gases Group Company Ltd.
   
23,500
   
8,462
 
Fufeng Group Ltd.
   
26,000
   
8,325
 
Total Basic Materials
         
276,369
 
               
Diversified - 0.7%
             
China Merchants Holdings International Company Ltd.
   
40,465
   
112,140
 
Legend Holdings Corp. — Class H*,2
   
7,950
   
20,652
 
Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd.*
   
90,000
   
12,963
 
Total Diversified
         
145,755
 
Total Common Stocks
             
(Cost $26,239,375)
         
21,030,807
 
               
RIGHTS†††,3 - 0.0%**
             
Coolpad Group Ltd.
             
Expires 03/31/16
   
9,000
   
58
 
Total Rights
             
(Cost $0)
         
58
 
               
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,4 - 3.2%
             
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral
             
Account, 0.3273%
   
682,728
   
682,728
 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
             
(Cost $682,728)
         
682,728
 
Total Investments - 102.9%
             
(Cost $26,922,103)
       
$
21,713,593
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.9)%
         
(608,762
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
21,104,831
 

*
 
Non-income producing security.
     
**
 
Less than 0.1%
     
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 4.
     
††
 
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
     
†††
 
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4.
     
1
 
All or portion of this security is on loan at February 29, 2016 - See Note 2.
     
2
 
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $509,292 (cost $608,046), or 2.4% of total net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
     
3
 
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at February 29, 2016. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $58, (cost $137,276) or less than 0.0% of total net assets.
     
4
 
Securities lending collateral — See Note 2.
     
ADR
 
American Depositary Receipt
See Sector Classification in Supplemental Information section.

Country Diversification
 
     
% of Long-Term
Country
   
Investments
China
   
99.8
%
Singapore
   
0.2
%
Total Long-Term Investments
   
100.0
%

Currency Denomination
 
     
% of Long-Term
Currency
   
Investments
Hong Kong Dollar
   
77.5
%
United States Dollar
   
22.2
%
Singapore Dollar
   
0.3
%
Total Long-Term Investments
   
100.0
%
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
20,991,983
 
$
38,824
 
$
*
$
21,030,807
 
Rights
   
   
   
58
   
58
 
Securities Lending
                         
Collateral
   
682,728
   
   
   
682,728
 
Total
 
$
21,674,711
 
$
38,824
 
$
58
 
$
21,713,593
 
* Market value is less than $1.

See notes to financial statements.
28 | CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF continued
The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

     
Ending
             
     
Balance
   
Valuation
   
Unobservable
 
Category
   
at 2/29/2016
   
Technique
   
Inputs
 
           
Last trade with
       
Common Stocks
 
$
 
adjustment
   
100% Discount
 
Rights
 
$
58
   
Model Priced
   
Trade Price
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
The transfers in and out of the valuation levels as of February 29, 2016, compared to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year are detailed below:

Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2
 
$
38,824
 
The transfer from Level 1 to Level 2 is the result of a security being halted on the principal exchange on which it trades.
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended February 29, 2016:

     
Common
             
     
Stocks
   
Rights
   
Total
 
Beginning Balance
 
$
131,286
 
$
 
$
131,286
 
Realized Gain/Loss
   
(53,193
)
 
   
(53,193
)
Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss
   
(9,672
)
 
   
(9,672
)
Purchases
   
   
   
 
Sales
   
(68,421
)
 
   
(68,421
)
Corporate Actions
   
   
58
   
58
 
Transfers into Level 3
   
   
   
 
Transfers out of Level 3
   
   
   
 
Ending Balance
 
$
$
58
 
$
58
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at February 29, 2016
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
* Market value is less than $1.

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
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February 29, 2016
CQQQ Guggenheim China Technology ETF

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 100.0%
             
Communications - 53.6%
             
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
   
262,257
 
$
4,785,693
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*
   
54,448
   
3,746,567
 
Baidu, Inc. ADR*
   
20,049
   
3,476,897
 
Qihoo 360 Technology Company Ltd. ADR*,1
   
27,923
   
2,007,105
 
Youku Tudou, Inc. ADR*,1
   
58,789
   
1,609,643
 
SINA Corp.*,1
   
29,808
   
1,273,398
 
YY, Inc. ADR*,1
   
16,491
   
858,356
 
Sohu.com, Inc.*
   
15,573
   
676,958
 
SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR
   
121,807
   
649,232
 
ZTE Corp. — Class H
   
385,335
   
628,338
 
21Vianet Group, Inc. ADR*
   
35,101
   
616,374
 
Autohome, Inc. ADR*
   
21,448
   
525,690
 
58.com, Inc. ADR*,1
   
8,183
   
433,699
 
Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADR*
   
18,413
   
380,965
 
Coolpad Group Ltd.
   
1,574,670
   
232,875
 
Weibo Corp ADR*
   
16,186
   
232,431
 
China All Access Holdings Ltd.
   
599,310
   
200,383
 
BYD Electronic International Company Ltd.
   
314,223
   
176,585
 
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd.
   
246,799
   
167,894
 
Renren, Inc. ADR*
   
51,314
   
160,613
 
China Electronics Corporation Holdings Company Ltd.
   
428,164
   
132,147
 
Suncorp Technologies Ltd.*,1
   
6,744,727
   
130,971
 
KongZhong Corp. ADR
   
16,485
   
122,154
 
Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.
   
594,513
   
91,744
 
V1 Group Ltd.
   
1,511,972
   
79,719
 
Phoenix New Media Ltd. ADR*
   
16,105
   
60,233
 
Total Communications
         
23,456,664
 
               
Technology - 24.5%
             
NetEase, Inc. ADR
   
19,335
   
2,602,684
 
Lenovo Group Ltd.
   
2,938,701
   
2,452,649
 
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*
   
14,810,220
   
1,218,925
 
Kingsoft Corporation Ltd.
   
379,158
   
749,915
 
TravelSky Technology Ltd. — Class H
   
476,047
   
717,484
 
PAX Global Technology Ltd.
   
379,727
   
399,936
 
Kingdee International Software Group Company Ltd.
   
935,258
   
309,101
 
Chinasoft International Ltd.*
   
923,230
   
307,500
 
NetDragon Websoft, Inc.
   
124,321
   
306,320
 
AGTech Holdings Ltd.*
   
1,130,655
   
273,353
 
Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd.*
   
1,428,121
   
235,077
 
HNA International Investment Holdings Ltd.*
   
3,757,714
   
178,797
 
Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.
   
430,033
   
171,435
 
Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Ltd.*,2
   
310,182
   
158,359
 
Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.*,2
   
169,929
   
156,246
 
NQ Mobile, Inc. — Class A ADR*,1
   
37,015
   
139,547
 
Changyou.com Ltd. ADR*
   
5,614
   
99,200
 
Cheetah Mobile Inc ADR*,1
   
6,510
   
96,478
 
Boyaa Interactive International Ltd.
   
267,001
   
82,406
 
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Company
             
Ltd. — Class H
   
123,204
   
74,149
 
Total Technology
         
10,729,561
 
               
Industrial - 10.9%
             
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.
   
302,728
   
2,100,290
 
Sunny Optical Technology Group Company Ltd.1
   
347,862
   
805,221
 
China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation
             
Ltd. — Class H*,1,2
   
913,529
   
481,661
 
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.*,1
   
22,928
   
431,276
 
Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.
   
1,742,040
   
291,230
 
Truly International Holdings Ltd.1
   
811,856
   
186,882
 
Hi Sun Technology China Ltd.*
   
946,302
   
142,381
 
Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.
   
263,633
   
121,372
 
China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd.1
   
982,357
   
120,013
 
Technovator International Ltd.*
   
227,630
   
103,919
 
Total Industrial
         
4,784,245
 
               
Energy - 5.9%
             
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.1
   
6,443,446
   
936,336
 
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.1
   
2,099,968
   
588,714
 
Trina Solar Ltd. ADR*,1
   
44,643
   
463,841
 
JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. ADR*,1
   
10,780
   
257,642
 
JA Solar Holdings Company Ltd. ADR*,1
   
21,584
   
192,745
 
United Photovoltaics Group Ltd.*
   
1,806,593
   
137,072
 
Total Energy
         
2,576,350
 
               
Basic Materials – 1.9%
             
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.
   
329,591
   
480,645
 
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.
   
401,153
   
157,342
 
Peace Map Holding Ltd.*
   
3,522,858
   
124,584
 
Landing International Development Ltd.*
   
6,245,055
   
91,554
 
Total Basic Materials
         
854,125
 
               
Consumer, Cyclical - 1.9%
             
Digital China Holdings Ltd.*
   
464,490
   
536,400
 
Nan Hai Corporation Ltd.*
   
8,129,671
   
224,774
 
VST Holdings Ltd.
   
388,800
   
78,498
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
         
839,672
 
               
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 1.0%
             
GCL New Energy Holdings Ltd.*,1
   
3,199,577
   
178,985
 
HC International, Inc.*
   
272,254
   
149,149
 
China Innovationpay Group Ltd.*
   
2,270,566
   
102,197
 
Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.*,†††,3
   
2,144,054
   
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
         
430,331
 

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
CQQQ Guggenheim China Technology ETF continued

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 100.0% (continued)
             
Financial - 0.3%
             
National Agricultural Holdings Ltd.*
   
507,652
 
$
131,872
 
Total Common Stocks
             
(Cost $50,547,104)
         
43,802,820
 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,4 - 8.0%
             
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral
             
Account, 0.3196%
   
3,493,099
   
3,493,099
 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
             
(Cost $3,493,099)
         
3,493,099
 
Total Investments - 108.0%
             
(Cost $54,040,203)
       
$
47,295,919
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (8.0)%
         
(3,520,272
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
43,775,647
 

*
 
Non-income producing security.
     
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted – See Note 4.
     
†††
 
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs – See Note 4.
     
1
 
All or portion of this security is on loan at February 29, 2016 – See Note 2.
     
2
 
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $796,266 (cost $951,834), or 1.8% of total net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guildelines established by the Board of Trustees.
     
3
 
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at February 29, 2016. The total market value of the fair valued securities amounts to $0, (cost $436,315) or 0.0% of total net assets.
     
4
 
Securities lending collateral – See Note 2.
     
ADR
 
American Depositary Receipt

See Sector Classification in Supplemental Information section.

Country Diversification
 
     
% of Common
Country
   
Stocks
China
   
99.8
%
Singapore
   
0.2
%
Total Common Stocks
   
100.0
%

Currency Denomination
 
     
% of Common
Currency
   
Stocks
Hong Kong Dollar
   
51.8
%
United States Dollar
   
48.2
%
Total Common Stocks
   
100.0
%
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
43,802,820
 
$
 
$
$
43,802,820
 
Securities Lending
                         
Collateral
   
3,493,099
   
   
   
3,493,099
 
Total
 
$
47,295,919
 
$
 
$
 
$
47,295,919
 
* Market value is less than $1.
The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

     
Ending
             
     
Balance
   
Valuation
   
Unobservable
 
Category
   
at 2/29/2016
   
Technique
   
Inputs
 
           
Last trade with
       
Common Stocks
 
$
 
adjustment
   
100% Discount
 
* Market value is less than $1.
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended February 29, 2016:

Level 3 – Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
       
Beginning Balance
 
$
47,031
 
Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss
   
(47,031
)
Ending Balance
 
$
* Market value is less than $1.

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
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February 29, 2016
EMRE Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.3%
             
China - 36.4%
             
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
   
29,951
 
$
88,972
 
China Resources Land Ltd.
   
36,000
   
85,923
 
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.
   
79,705
   
52,069
 
Country Garden Holdings Company Ltd.
   
119,668
   
43,550
 
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Company Ltd. — Class H1
   
9,981
   
40,944
 
China Vanke Company Ltd. — Class H
   
16,977
   
38,249
 
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
   
17,459
   
22,587
 
Longfor Properties Company Ltd.
   
17,855
   
21,928
 
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.
   
44,074
   
19,271
 
Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*
   
66,943
   
17,131
 
Guangzhou R&F Properties Company Ltd. — Class H
   
14,423
   
17,027
 
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
   
25,402
   
16,333
 
Shenzhen Investment Ltd.
   
38,000
   
13,781
 
Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Ltd. — Class H*,1
   
16,321
   
13,747
 
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.
   
54,000
   
13,472
 
Shui On Land Ltd.
   
51,225
   
12,846
 
Yuexiu Property Company Ltd.
   
91,008
   
12,757
 
Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Ltd.*
   
314,000
   
12,720
 
SOHO China Ltd.
   
25,640
   
11,507
 
KWG Property Holding Ltd.
   
19,121
   
11,262
 
China South City Holdings Ltd.
   
50,000
   
9,902
 
Agile Property Holdings Ltd.
   
20,857
   
9,629
 
Joy City Property Ltd.
   
60,000
   
8,179
 
CIFI Holdings Group Company Ltd.
   
40,000
   
8,025
 
Poly Property Group Company Ltd.2
   
29,106
   
7,935
 
Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd.*
   
54,785
   
7,891
 
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.*
   
8,000
   
7,819
 
Greentown China Holdings Ltd.*
   
9,238
   
7,389
 
China New City Commercial Development Ltd.*
   
7,241
   
7,207
 
E-House China Holdings Ltd. ADR
   
1,033
   
6,002
 
Zall Development Group Ltd.2
   
20,499
   
4,798
 
Beijing Enterprises Medical & Health Group Ltd.*
   
73,758
   
4,743
 
Beijing Capital Land Ltd. — Class H
   
13,266
   
4,709
 
Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Ltd.*
   
26,000
   
4,614
 
China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.
   
14,000
   
4,537
 
Ping An Securities Group Holdings Ltd.*
   
220,000
   
4,329
 
China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.
   
21,000
   
4,213
 
Logan Property Holdings Company Ltd.
   
14,000
   
4,159
 
Guorui Properties Ltd.
   
10,000
   
3,794
 
Fantasia Holdings Group Company Ltd.
   
30,000
   
3,164
 
Colour Life Services Group Company Ltd.
   
4,542
   
3,148
 
Yuzhou Properties Company Ltd.
   
14,000
   
3,079
 
Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.
   
24,000
   
2,870
 
Wanda Hotel Development Company Ltd.*
   
28,000
   
2,701
 
Wuzhou International Holdings Ltd.*
   
26,000
   
2,575
 
Hydoo International Holding Ltd.
   
20,000
   
2,418
 
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.*,†††,3
   
45,000
   
 
Total China
         
705,905
 
               
South Africa - 12.3%
             
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT2
   
42,574
   
65,244
 
Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT
   
88,528
   
57,710
 
Resilient REIT Ltd. REIT
   
6,707
   
52,263
 
Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT
   
4,482
   
29,538
 
Attacq Ltd.*
   
11,739
   
12,643
 
Vukile Property Fund Ltd. REIT
   
7,865
   
7,858
 
Emira Property Fund Ltd. REIT
   
7,434
   
7,064
 
S.A. Corporate Real Estate Fund Nominees Pty Ltd. REIT
   
24,043
   
7,007
 
Total South Africa
         
239,327
 
               
Philippines - 9.0%
             
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
   
171,600
   
74,703
 
Ayala Land, Inc.
   
82,133
   
56,654
 
Megaworld Corp.
   
199,717
   
15,121
 
Robinsons Land Corp.
   
25,800
   
14,243
 
Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
   
54,400
   
5,057
 
Filinvest Land, Inc.
   
138,000
   
4,411
 
DoubleDragon Properties Corp.
   
8,200
   
4,311
 
Total Philippines
         
174,500
 
               
United Arab Emirates - 8.8%
             
Emaar Properties PJSC
   
57,256
   
91,190
 
Aldar Properties PJSC
   
47,435
   
32,285
 
Emaar Malls Group PJSC*
   
31,280
   
23,419
 
DAMAC Properties Dubai Company PJSC*
   
29,216
   
21,635
 
Total United Arab Emirates
         
168,529
 
               
Mexico - 7.8%
             
Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de CV REIT
   
38,511
   
80,548
 
Concentradora Fibra Danhos S.A. de CV REIT
   
12,127
   
23,339
 
PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV REIT*
   
9,751
   
16,319
 
Maquarie Mexico Real Estate Management S.A. de CV REIT*
   
12,800
   
16,178
 
Corporation Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV
   
5,414
   
7,854
 
Prologis Property Mexico S.A. de CV REIT*
   
5,170
   
7,566
 
Total Mexico
         
151,804
 
               
Indonesia - 5.5%
             
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT
   
329,289
   
25,241
 
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT
   
146,700
   
18,486
 
Summarecon Agung Tbk PT
   
154,100
   
18,381
 
Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT
   
409,500
   
14,026
 
Ciputra Development Tbk PT
   
139,708
   
13,373
 
Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT
   
286,519
   
4,971
 

See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
EMRE Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF continued

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.3% (continued)
             
Indonesia - 5.5% (continued)
             
Alam Sutera Realty Tbk PT
   
167,700
 
$
4,314
 
Intiland Development Tbk PT
   
103,300
   
3,901
 
Lippo Cikarang Tbk PT*
   
6,600
   
3,023
 
Total Indonesia
         
105,716
 
               
Thailand - 4.7%
             
Central Pattana PCL
   
20,454
   
26,694
 
CPN Retail Growth Leasehold Property Fund
   
24,100
   
12,784
 
Land & Houses PCL
   
40,600
   
9,459
 
Pruksa Real Estate PCL
   
11,700
   
8,538
 
Bangkok Land PCL
   
152,651
   
6,084
 
Supalai PCL
   
10,600
   
5,236
 
Quality Houses PCL
   
77,116
   
4,978
 
Sansiri PCL
   
88,800
   
4,137
 
Land & Houses PCL — Class F
   
16,300
   
3,797
 
WHA Corporation PCL*
   
46,000
   
3,718
 
LPN Development PCL
   
9,500
   
3,333
 
TICON Industrial Connection PCL — Class F
   
8,800
   
2,865
 
Total Thailand
         
91,623
 
               
Malaysia - 3.0%
             
IOI Properties Group BHD
   
25,500
   
12,432
 
KLCCP Stapled Group
   
4,907
   
8,169
 
Sunway BHD
   
11,400
   
8,133
 
SP Setia BHD Group
   
10,000
   
7,134
 
Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust REIT
   
18,100
   
6,844
 
Mah Sing Group BHD
   
15,375
   
4,790
 
UEM Sunrise BHD
   
20,406
   
4,780
 
Eco World Development Group BHD*
   
14,700
   
4,580
 
IGB Corporation BHD
   
5,900
   
3,367
 
Total Malaysia
         
60,229
 
               
Taiwan, Province of China - 2.8%
             
Ruentex Development Company Ltd.
   
14,000
   
19,042
 
Highwealth Construction Corp.
   
14,300
   
14,157
 
Huaku Development Company Ltd.
   
4,000
   
6,283
 
Farglory Land Development Company Ltd.
   
5,000
   
5,138
 
Chong Hong Construction Company Ltd.
   
3,150
   
4,066
 
Radium Life Tech Company Ltd.*
   
12,240
   
3,794
 
Kindom Construction Corp.
   
6,000
   
2,672
 
Total Taiwan, Province of China
         
55,152
 
               
Brazil - 2.8%
             
BR Malls Participacoes S.A.
   
7,017
   
23,735
 
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.
   
1,148
   
13,562
 
BR Properties S.A.
   
3,702
   
7,368
 
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A.
   
1,144
   
6,296
 
Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A.
   
1,306
   
3,479
 
Total Brazil
         
54,440
 
               
Turkey - 1.4%
             
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT
   
31,449
   
27,460
 
               
Qatar - 1.1%
             
Barwa Real Estate Co.
   
1,346
   
13,606
 
United Development Company QSC
   
1,315
   
7,893
 
Total Qatar
         
21,499
 
               
Egypt - 1.1%
             
Talaat Moustafa Group
   
14,158
   
8,788
 
Medinet Nasr Housing*
   
3,165
   
7,454
 
Palm Hills Developments SAE*
   
15,499
   
4,513
 
Total Egypt
         
20,755
 
               
India - 0.9%
             
DLF Ltd.
   
6,688
   
8,694
 
Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.*
   
5,000
   
4,487
 
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.*
   
4,000
   
2,669
 
Unitech Ltd.*
   
27,000
   
1,539
 
Total India
         
17,389
 
               
Chile - 0.7%
             
Parque Arauco S.A.
   
8,326
   
13,684
 
               
Russian Federation - 0.4%
             
LSR Group GDR
   
2,656
   
4,236
 
Etalon Group Ltd. GDR
   
2,276
   
3,619
 
Total Russian Federation
         
7,855
 
               
Singapore - 0.3%
             
Yanlord Land Group Ltd.
   
7,900
   
5,954
 
Poland - 0.3%
             
Globe Trade Centre S.A.*
   
3,039
   
5,130
 
Total Common Stocks
             
(Cost $2,345,798)
         
1,926,951
 
RIGHTS†††- 0.0%**
             
Parque Arauco S.A.
             
Expires 03/31/16*,3
   
713
   
146
 
Total Rights
             
(Cost $0)
         
146
 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,4 - 3.8%
             
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral
             
Account, 0.3550%
   
73,007
   
73,007
 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
             
(Cost $73,007)
         
73,007
 
Total Investments - 103.1%
             
(Cost $2,418,805)
       
$
2,000,104
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (3.1)%
         
(60,052
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
1,940,052
 

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 33


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
EMRE Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF continued

*
 
Non-income producing security.
     
**
 
Less than 0.1%
     
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted —See Note 4.
     
†††
 
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs —See Note 4.
     
1
 
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $54,691 (cost $78,063), or 2.8% of total net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
     
2
 
All or portion of this security is on loan at February 29, 2016 — See Note 2.
     
3
 
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at February 29, 2016. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $146, (cost $16,584) or less than 0.1% of total net assets.
     
4
 
Securities lending collateral — See Note 2.
     
ADR
 
American Depositary Receipt
     
GDR
 
Global Depositary Receipt
     
REIT
 
Real Estate Investment Trust

Country Diversification
 
     
% of Long-Term
Country
   
Investments
China
   
36.6
%
South Africa
   
12.4
%
Phillippines
   
9.1
%
United Arab Emirates
   
8.8
%
Mexico
   
7.9
%
Indonesia
   
5.5
%
All Other Countries
   
19.7
%
Total Long-Term Investments
   
100.0
%

Currency Denomination
 
     
% of Long-Term
Currency
   
Investments
Hong Kong Dollar
   
36.3
%
South African Rand
   
12.4
%
Phillippine Peso
   
9.1
%
United Arab Emirates Dirham
   
8.8
%
Mexican Nuevo Peso
   
7.9
%
All Other Currencies
   
25.5
%
Total Long-Term Investments
   
100.0
%
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
1,926,951
 
$
 
$
$
1,926,951
 
Rights
   
   
   
146
   
146
 
Securities Lending
                         
Collateral
   
73,007
   
   
   
73,007
 
Total
 
$
1,999,958
 
$
 
$
146
 
$
2,000,104
 
* Market value is less than $1.
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended February 29, 2016:

Level 3 – Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
 
     
Common
             
     
Stocks
   
Rights
   
Total
 
Beginning Balance
 
$
$
 
$
 
Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss
   
   
   
 
Purchases
   
   
   
 
Sales
   
   
   
 
Corporate Action
   
   
146
   
146
 
Ending Balance
 
$
$
146
 
$
146
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at February 29, 2016
 
$
 
$
 
$
 

* Market value is less than $1.

See notes to financial statements.
34 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
TAN Guggenheim Solar ETF

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.9%
             
United States - 42.8%
             
First Solar, Inc.*
   
272,966
 
$
19,618,065
 
SunPower Corp. — Class A*,1
   
564,059
   
13,323,074
 
8Point3 Energy Partners, LP1
   
743,601
   
11,220,940
 
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*
   
446,408
   
10,923,603
 
TerraForm Power, Inc. — Class A1
   
1,111,179
   
10,711,766
 
Vivint Solar, Inc.*,1
   
948,496
   
7,483,633
 
SolarCity Corp.*,1
   
399,993
   
7,371,871
 
SunEdison, Inc.*,1
   
3,276,692
   
6,487,850
 
Sunrun, Inc.*,1
   
1,110,526
   
6,241,156
 
TerraForm Global, Inc. — Class A
   
1,855,973
   
5,883,434
 
Total United States
         
99,265,392
 
               
Cayman Islands - 33.2%
             
Trina Solar Ltd. ADR*,1
   
1,221,763
   
12,694,118
 
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.1
   
76,767,464
   
11,155,551
 
JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. ADR*,1
   
460,623
   
11,008,890
 
JA Solar Holdings Company Ltd. ADR*,1
   
1,169,088
   
10,439,956
 
Daqo New Energy Corp.*,1
   
484,433
   
8,932,945
 
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.1
   
31,634,964
   
8,868,685
 
Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd.*
   
42,710,488
   
7,030,397
 
Hanwha Q Cells Co. Ltd.*,1
   
393,771
   
6,808,301
 
Total Cayman Islands
         
76,938,843
 
               
Canada - 5.1%
             
Canadian Solar, Inc.*,1
   
525,716
   
11,970,553
 
               
United Kingdom - 4.8%
             
Abengoa Yield plc1
   
667,133
   
11,187,820
 
               
Switzerland - 4.4%
             
Meyer Burger Technology AG*,1
   
1,962,263
   
10,106,837
 
               
Germany - 4.1%
             
SMA Solar Technology AG1
   
203,939
   
9,428,653
 
               
Norway - 2.8%
             
REC Silicon ASA*,1
   
52,952,512
   
6,438,586
 
               
Bermuda - 2.7%
             
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd.1
   
13,255,541
   
6,221,938
 
Total Common Stocks
             
(Cost $386,653,438)
         
231,558,622
 
               
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,2 - 43.8%
             
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral
             
Account, 0.3195%
   
101,520,897
   
101,520,897
 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
             
(Cost $101,520,897)
         
101,520,897
 
Total Investments - 143.7%
             
(Cost $488,174,335)
       
$
333,079,519
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (43.7)%
         
(101,204,077
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
231,875,442
 

Country Diversification
 
     
% of Common
Country
   
Stocks
United States
   
42.9
%
Cayman Islands
   
33.2
%
Canada
   
5.2
%
United Kingdom
   
4.8
%
Switzerland
   
4.3
%
Germany
   
4.1
%
Norway
   
2.8
%
Bermuda
   
2.7
%
Total Common Stocks
   
100.0
%

Currency Denomination
 
     
% of Common
Currency
   
Stocks
United States Dollar
   
74.4
%
Hong Kong Dollar
   
14.4
%
Swiss Franc
   
4.3
%
Euro
   
4.1
%
Norwegian Krone
   
2.8
%
Total Common Stocks
   
100.0
%

*
 
Non-income producing security.
     
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
     
1
 
All or portion of this security is on loan at February 29, 2016 — See Note 2.
     
2
 
Securities lending collateral — See Note 2.
     
ADR
 
American Depositary Receipt
     
plc   Public Limited Company
See Sector Classification in Supplemental Information section.
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
231,558,622
 
$
 
$
 
$
231,558,622
 
Securities Lending
                         
Collateral
   
101,520,897
   
   
   
101,520,897
 
Total
 
$
333,079,519
 
$
 
$
 
$
333,079,519
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 35


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
CGW Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.7%
             
United States - 35.2%
             
American Water Works Company, Inc.
   
377,879
 
$
24,494,116
 
Danaher Corp.
   
197,364
   
17,618,684
 
Xylem, Inc.
   
372,808
   
13,946,747
 
IDEX Corp.
   
158,967
   
11,947,959
 
Aqua America, Inc.
   
370,642
   
11,330,526
 
Olin Corp.
   
338,928
   
5,138,149
 
Rexnord Corp.*
   
206,119
   
3,738,999
 
Tetra Tech, Inc.
   
126,216
   
3,474,726
 
American States Water Co.
   
78,070
   
3,310,949
 
Mueller Industries, Inc.
   
117,054
   
3,069,156
 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A
   
57,980
   
2,990,029
 
Mueller Water Products, Inc. — Class A
   
329,555
   
2,837,468
 
California Water Service Group
   
100,372
   
2,481,196
 
Franklin Electric Company, Inc.
   
81,158
   
2,422,566
 
Badger Meter, Inc.
   
29,810
   
1,958,219
 
Lindsay Corp.1
   
23,505
   
1,701,762
 
Calgon Carbon Corp.
   
107,564
   
1,508,047
 
Aegion Corp. — Class A*
   
75,967
   
1,375,762
 
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
   
70,359
   
1,364,965
 
Gorman-Rupp Co.
   
39,377
   
994,663
 
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
   
23,378
   
974,629
 
Total United States
         
118,679,317
 
               
United Kingdom - 16.8%
             
United Utilities Group plc
   
1,429,457
   
18,436,805
 
Severn Trent plc
   
499,567
   
14,870,759
 
Pennon Group plc
   
862,496
   
9,796,092
 
Halma plc
   
776,183
   
9,599,987
 
Rotork plc
   
1,782,172
   
3,961,397
 
Total United Kingdom
         
56,665,040
 
               
Switzerland - 9.7%
             
Geberit AG
   
77,638
   
28,163,263
 
Sulzer AG1
   
47,151
   
4,459,462
 
Total Switzerland
         
32,622,725
 
               
France - 9.0%
             
Veolia Environment S.A.
   
756,799
   
17,177,850
 
Suez Environment Co.
   
747,457
   
12,949,725
 
Total France
         
30,127,575
 
               
Ireland - 5.2%
             
Pentair plc1
   
369,843
   
17,645,210
 
               
China - 4.0%
             
Guangdong Investment Ltd.
   
5,902,000
   
7,172,431
 
China Everbright International Ltd.
   
5,546,000
   
5,898,217
 
China Water Industry Group Ltd.*
   
2,549,771
   
442,660
 
Total China
         
13,513,308
 
               
Sweden - 2.8%
             
Alfa Laval AB
   
589,484
   
9,265,487
 
               
South Korea - 2.6%
             
Coway Company Ltd.
   
111,559
   
8,795,183
 
               
Japan - 2.6%
             
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
   
227,700
   
4,962,498
 
Ebara Corp.
   
977,000
   
3,765,183
 
Total Japan
         
8,727,681
 
               
Netherlands - 2.4%
             
Aalberts Industries N.V.
   
197,608
   
6,150,397
 
Arcadis N.V.1
   
144,605
   
2,088,133
 
Total Netherlands
         
8,238,530
 
               
Austria - 2.3%
             
Andritz AG
   
160,215
   
7,683,094
 
               
Italy - 2.0%
             
Hera SpA
   
1,530,058
   
4,322,461
 
Interpump Group SpA
   
165,496
   
2,303,491
 
Total Italy
         
6,625,952
 
               
Bermuda - 1.8%
             
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.1
   
10,234,000
   
5,369,588
 
China Water Affairs Group Ltd.
   
1,784,000
   
782,320
 
Total Bermuda
         
6,151,908
 
               
Israel - 1.2%
             
Israel Chemicals Ltd.1
   
1,040,524
   
4,026,527
 
               
Brazil - 1.2%
             
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR
   
716,432
   
3,990,526
 
               
Spain - 0.5%
             
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A.*,1
   
251,508
   
1,776,295
 
               
Singapore - 0.3%
             
SIIC Environment Holdings Ltd.*
   
1,870,540
   
930,915
 
               
Cayman Islands - 0.1%
             
Kangda International Environmental Company Ltd.*,1,2
   
2,037,000
   
403,410
 
Total Common Stocks
         
335,868,683
 
(Cost $291,199,450)
             
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 3.2%
             
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral
             
Account, 0.3195%
   
10,852,843
   
10,852,843
 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
             
(Cost $10,852,843)
         
10,852,843
 
Total Investments - 102.9%
             
(Cost $302,052,293)
       
$
346,721,526
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.9)%
         
(9,685,774
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
337,035,752
 

See notes to financial statements.
36 | CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
CGW Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF continued
 
*
 
Non-income producing security.
     
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
     
1
 
All or portion of this security is on loan at February 29, 2016 — See Note 2.
     
2
 
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $403,410 (cost $1,259,082), or 0.1% of total net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
     
3
 
Securities lending collateral — See Note 2.
     
ADR
 
American Depositary Receipt
     
plc
 
Public Limited Company
See Sector Classification in Supplemental Information section.

Country Diversification
 
% of Common
Country
Stocks
United States
35.3%
United Kingdom
16.9%
Switzerland
9.7%
France
9.0%
Ireland
5.2%
China
4.0%
Sweden
2.8%
South Korea
2.6%
Other
14.5%
Total Common Stocks
100.0%

Currency Denomination
 
% of Common
Currency
Stocks
United States Dollar
41.8%
British Pound
16.9%
Euro
16.2%
Swiss Franc
9.7%
Hong Kong Dollar
6.0%
Swedish Krona
2.7%
South Korean Won
2.6%
Other
4.1%
Total Common Stocks
100.0%
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
335,868,683
 
$
 
$
 
$
335,868,683
 
Securities Lending
                         
Collateral
   
10,852,843
   
   
   
10,852,843
 
Total
 
$
346,721,526
 
$
 
$
 
$
346,721,526
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

See notes to financial statements.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 37


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
GHII Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF

     
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 98.9%
             
United States - 29.5%
             
Targa Resources Corp.
   
8,053
 
$
216,465
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
11,150
   
201,703
 
ONEOK, Inc.
   
5,130
   
123,120
 
Williams Companies, Inc.
   
6,421
   
102,672
 
TerraForm Power, Inc. — Class A1
   
8,190
   
78,952
 
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.
   
2,776
   
47,136
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   
2,206
   
41,098
 
Entergy Corp.
   
507
   
36,610
 
FirstEnergy Corp.
   
1,008
   
33,738
 
Southern Co.
   
675
   
32,521
 
PPL Corp.
   
927
   
32,436
 
Total United States
         
946,451
 
               
Canada - 20.6%
             
Veresen, Inc.
   
16,256
   
95,405
 
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
   
5,172
   
94,765
 
Gibson Energy, Inc.
   
6,831
   
86,787
 
Pembina Pipeline Corp.
   
3,282
   
81,723
 
Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.
   
6,538
   
70,274
 
TransCanada Corp.
   
1,600
   
58,645
 
Capital Power Corp.
   
4,120
   
52,709
 
Northland Power, Inc.
   
3,306
   
46,420
 
Superior Plus Corp.
   
6,880
   
44,035
 
TransAlta Renewables, Inc.
   
3,656
   
30,363
 
Total Canada
         
661,126
 
               
Bermuda - 17.0%
             
Golar LNG Ltd.
   
11,846
   
217,137
 
Ship Finance International Ltd.1
   
9,100
   
118,573
 
GasLog Ltd.1
   
12,179
   
115,700
 
Nordic American Tankers Ltd.1
   
6,894
   
95,275
 
Total Bermuda
         
546,685
 
               
Australia - 5.6%
             
DUET Group
   
34,317
   
55,640
 
Spark Infrastructure Group
   
33,246
   
49,629
 
AusNet Services
   
39,493
   
41,324
 
APA Group
   
5,580
   
34,754
 
Total Australia
         
181,347
 
               
United Kingdom - 5.6%
             
Abengoa Yield plc1
   
2,970
   
49,807
 
National Grid plc
   
3,642
   
48,902
 
SSE plc
   
2,262
   
43,660
 
Centrica plc
   
13,111
   
38,005
 
Total United Kingdom
         
180,374
 
               
Spain - 3.7%
             
Abertis Infraestructuras S.A.
   
3,504
   
52,731
 
Enagas S.A.
   
1,263
   
35,632
 
Gas Natural SDG S.A.
   
1,804
   
31,607
 
Total Spain
         
119,970
 
               
New Zealand - 3.4%
             
Contact Energy Ltd.
   
18,128
   
53,548
 
Mighty River Power Ltd.
   
14,497
   
25,235
 
Genesis Energy Ltd.
   
13,324
   
17,131
 
Infratil Ltd.
   
5,886
   
12,070
 
Total New Zealand
         
107,984
 
               
France - 3.1%
             
Electricite de France S.A.
   
5,304
   
56,046
 
Engie S.A.
   
2,823
   
43,817
 
Total France
         
99,863
 
               
China - 3.0%
             
Huaneng Power International, Inc. — Class H
   
64,000
   
49,793
 
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.2
   
55,400
   
46,308
 
Total China
         
96,101
 
               
Marshall Islands - 2.3%
             
DHT Holdings, Inc.
   
12,752
   
74,344
 
               
Finland - 1.7%
             
Fortum Oyj
   
3,979
   
52,875
 
               
Germany - 1.2%
             
E.ON SE
   
4,243
   
38,657
 
               
Italy - 1.1%
             
Snam SpA
   
6,774
   
36,639
 
               
Portugal - 1.1%
             
EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. ADR
   
11,801
   
36,633
 
Total Common Stocks
             
(Cost $3,386,431)
         
3,179,049
 
               
PREFERRED STOCKS- 0.5%
             
Germany - 0.5%
             
RWE AG
   
1,666
   
14,382
 
Total Preferred Stocks
             
(Cost $24,368)
         
14,382
 
               
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 9.7%
             
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral
             
Account, 0.3257%
   
312,842
   
312,842
 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
             
(Cost $312,842)
         
312,842
 
Total Investments - 109.1%
             
(Cost $3,723,641)
       
$
3,506,273
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (9.1)%
         
(291,864
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
3,214,409
 

See notes to financial statements.
38 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
GHII Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF continued

 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
     
1
 
All or portion of this security is on loan at February 29, 2016 — See Note 2.
     
2
 
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $46,308 (cost $40,855), or 1.4% of total net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
     
3
 
Securities lending collateral — See Note 2.
     
ADR
 
American Depositary Receipt
     
plc
 
Public Limited Company

Country Diversification
 
% of Long-Term
Country
Investments
United States
29.6%
Canada
20.7%
Bermuda
17.1%
Australia
5.7%
United Kingdom
5.6%
Spain
3.8%
New Zealand
3.4%
Other
14.1%
Total Long-Term Investments
100.0%

Currency Denomination
 
% of Long-Term
Currency
Investments
United States Dollar
50.6%
Canadian Dollar
20.7%
Euro
12.5%
Australian Dollar
5.7%
British Pound
4.1%
New Zealand Dollar
3.4%
Hong Kong Dollar
3.0%
Total Long-Term Investments
100.0%
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
3,179,049
 
$
 
$
 
$
3,179,049
 
Preferred Stocks
   
14,382
   
   
   
14,382
 
Securities Lending
                         
Collateral
   
312,842
   
   
   
312,842
 
Total
 
$
3,506,273
 
$
 
$
 
$
3,506,273
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

See notes to financial statements.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 39


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
GTO Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF

     
Face
       
     
Amount/Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 46.7%
             
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILLS†† - 27.5%
             
0.00% due 03/24/161
 
$
3,000,000
  $ 2,999,553  
0.00% due 03/17/161
   
2,500,000
   
2,499,758
 
Total United States Treasury Bills
         
5,499,311
 
               
MONEY MARKET FUND- 14.2%
             
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund
   
2,827,465
   
2,827,465
 
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,7 - 5.0%
             
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
             
3.43% due 03/18/16
   
683,000
   
683,000
 
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
             
3.43% due 03/18/16
   
311,000
   
311,000
 
Total Repurchase Agreements
         
994,000
 
Total Short Term Investments
             
(Cost $9,320,736)
         
9,320,776
 
               
     
Face
       
     
Amount
   
Value
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES†† - 24.2%
             
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES - 19.6%
             
1.38% due 01/31/21
   
1,977,000
   
1,989,896
 
1.63% due 02/15/26
   
1,042,000
   
1,031,091
 
1.75% due 01/31/23
   
885,000
   
898,344
 
Total United States Treasury Notes
         
3,919,331
 
               
UNITED STATES TREASURY BONDS - 4.6%
             
0.00% due 11/15/441
   
2,035,000
   
922,940
 
Total U.S. Government Securities
             
(Cost $4,866,266)
         
4,842,271
 
               
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 15.8%
             
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 7.2%
             
LSTAR Securities Investment Trust
             
2015-1, 2.44% due 01/01/202,4
   
227,157
   
221,725
 
2014-1, 3.54% due 09/01/212,4
   
219,139
   
217,868
 
CSMC Series
             
2015-12R, 0.90% due 11/30/372,4
   
250,000
   
218,636
 
RALI Trust
             
2007-QO2, 0.59% due 02/25/47
   
383,456
   
200,056
 
VOLT XLI LLC
             
2016-NPL1, 4.25% due 02/26/464,5
   
200,000
   
199,823
 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through
             
Certificates WMALT Trust
             
2006-7, 4.51% due 09/25/365
   
384,386
   
195,980
 
Home Equity Asset Trust
             
2005-9, 0.85% due 04/25/362,4
   
221,793
   
177,549
 
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
         
1,431,637
 
               
Government Agency - 6.6%
             
Freddie Mac.
             
6.75% due 03/15/31
   
530,000
   
797,755
 
Federal Home Loan Banks
             
5.50% due 07/15/36
   
250,000
   
344,885
 
Fannie Mae
             
0.00% due 01/15/331,6
 
 
300,000
 
 
175,971
 
Total Government Agency
         
1,318,611
 
               
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.0%
             
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
             
2016-NXS5, 1.58% due 01/15/592
   
2,000,000
   
201,693
 
Hilton USA Trust
             
2013-HLT, 5.22% due 11/05/302,4
   
200,000
   
198,946
 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securites
         
400,639
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
             
(Cost $3,149,784)
         
3,150,887
 
               
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 12.7%
             
Financial - 2.8%
             
Bank of America Corp.
             
6.50%2,3
   
200,000
   
204,000
 
Citigroup, Inc.
             
5.95%2,3
   
210,000
   
198,450
 
Hospitality Properties Trust
             
5.25% due 02/15/26
   
150,000
   
146,930
 
Total Financial
         
549,380
 
               
Consumer, Cyclical - 2.2%
             
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
             
5.10% due 10/01/25
   
150,000
   
152,967
 
Hyatt Hotels Corp.
             
4.85% due 03/15/26
   
150,000
   
149,880
 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
             
5.25% due 12/15/234
   
150,000
   
140,625
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
         
443,472
 
               
Energy - 1.7%
             
Hess Corp.
             
8.13% due 02/15/19
   
100,000
   
103,926
 
EQT Corp.
             
8.13% due 06/01/19
   
100,000
   
102,939
 
Magellan Midstream Partners, LP
             
5.00% due 03/01/26
   
50,000
   
51,012
 
Halliburton Co.
             
3.80% due 11/15/25
   
50,000
   
47,350
 
ConocoPhillips Co.
             
3.35% due 11/15/24
   
50,000
   
44,284
 
Total Energy
         
349,511
 
               
Communications - 1.5%
             
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
             
6.50% due 01/15/26
   
150,000
   
152,006
 
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC /
             
McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance
             
9.75% due 04/01/21
   
100,000
   
108,750
 
DISH DBS Corp.
             
5.88% due 11/15/24
   
50,000
   
44,927
 
Total Communications
         
305,683
 

See notes to financial statements.
40 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016
GTO Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF continued

     
Face
       
     
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 12.7% (continued)
             
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 1.5%
             
HCA, Inc.
             
5.88% due 02/15/26
 
$
150,000
 
$
154,500
 
WEX, Inc.
             
4.75% due 02/01/234
   
165,000
   
144,375
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
         
298,875
 
               
Technology - 1.3%
             
First Data Corp.
             
5.38% due 08/15/234
   
150,000
   
156,000
 
Infor US, Inc.
             
5.75% due 08/15/204
   
100,000
   
100,750
 
Total Technology
         
256,750
 
               
Basic Materials - 0.7%
             
Yamana Gold, Inc.
             
4.95% due 07/15/24
   
190,000
   
147,229
 
               
Diversified - 0.5%
             
HRG Group, Inc.
             
7.88% due 07/15/19
   
100,000
   
104,250
 
               
Industrial - 0.5%
             
Reynolds Group Issuer Incorporated /
             
Reynolds Group Issuer LLC /
             
Reynolds Group Issuer
             
7.12% due 04/15/19
   
90,000
   
91,575
 
Total Corporate Bonds
             
(Cost $2,519,352)
         
2,546,725
 
               
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 2.4%
             
Collateralized Loan Obligations - 2.4%
             
Newstar Commercial Loan Funding LLC
             
2016-1A, 4.37% due 02/25/282,4
   
250,000
   
250,000
 
TICP CLO II Ltd.
             
2014-2A, 3.62% due 07/20/262,4
   
250,000
   
226,400
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
         
476,400
 
Total Asset Backed Securities
             
(Cost $477,215)
         
476,400
 
Total Investments - 101.8%
             
(Cost $20,333,353)
       
$
20,337,059
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (1.8)%
         
(359,373
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
       
$
19,977,686
 

 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
     
††
 
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
     
1
 
Zero coupon rate security.
     
2
 
Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at February 29, 2016.
     
3
 
Perpetual maturity.
     
4
 
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $2,075,148 (cost $2,070,998), or 10.4% of total net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees.
     
5
 
Security is a step up/step down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity.
     
6
 
On September 7, 2008, the issuer was placed in conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). As conservator, the FHFA has full powers to control the assets and operations of the firm.
     
7
 
Repurchase Agreements — See Note 9.

See Sector Classification in Supplemental Information section.

Country Diversification
 
% of Total
Country
Investments
United States
98.2%
Cayman Islands
1.1%
Canada
0.7%
Total Investments
100.0%
The following table summarized the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 29, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

           
Level 2
   
Level 3
       
           
Significant
   
Significant
       
     
Level 1
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
     
Quoted Prices
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
   
Total
 
Assets
                         
United States
                         
Treasury Bills
 
$
 
$
5,499,311
 
$
 
$
5,499,311
 
Money Market Fund
   
2,827,465
   
   
   
2,827,465
 
Repurchase
                         
Agreements
   
   
994,000
   
   
994,000
 
U.S. Government
                         
Securities
   
   
4,842,271
   
   
4,842,271
 
Collateralized
                         
Mortgage
                         
Obligations
   
   
3,150,887
   
   
3.,150,887
 
Corporate Bonds
   
   
2,546,725
   
   
2,546,725
 
Asset Backed
                         
Securities
   
   
476,400
   
   
476,400
 
Total
 
$
2,827,465
 
$
17,509,594
 
$
 
$
20,337,059
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

See notes to financial statements.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 41


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016

           
Guggenheim
   
Guggenheim
       
     
Guggenheim
   
China Technology
   
Emerging Markets
   
Guggenheim
 
     
China All-Cap ETF
   
ETF
   
Real Estate ETF
   
Solar ETF
 
     
(YAO
)
 
(CQQQ
)
 
(EMRE
)
 
(TAN
)
ASSETS:
                         
Investments, at value — including securities on loan
 
$
21,713,593
 
$
47,295,919
 
$
2,000,104
 
$
333,079,519
 
Foreign currency, at value
   
4,170
   
   
   
145
 
Cash
   
13,018
   
   
12,267
   
36,976
 
Prepaid expenses
   
   
   
   
1,515
 
Receivables:
                         
Investments sold
   
64,146
   
   
   
 
Securities lending income
   
2,536
   
7,286
   
45
   
354,275
 
Dividends
   
1,742
   
1,934
   
1,625
   
 
Tax reclaims
   
   
   
   
10,560
 
Total assets
   
21,799,205
   
47,305,139
   
2,014,041
   
333,482,990
 
LIABILITIES:
                         
Due to custodian
   
   
12,565
   
   
 
Payable for:
                         
Upon return of securities loaned
   
682,728
   
3,493,099
   
73,007
   
101,520,897
 
Management fees
   
11,646
   
23,828
   
982
   
38,350
 
Administration fees
   
   
   
   
3,314
 
Other liabilities
   
   
   
   
44,987
 
Total liabilities
   
694,374
   
3,529,492
   
73,989
   
101,607,548
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
21,104,831
 
$
43,775,647
 
$
1,940,052
 
$
231,875,442
 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                         
Paid-in capital
 
$
36,596,987
 
$
67,473,879
 
$
2,500,000
 
$
754,225,050
 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
   
(66,706
)
 
(39,062
)
 
(25,857
)
 
692,242
 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
   
(10,216,912
)
 
(16,914,880
)
 
(115,388
)
 
(367,945,123
)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
   
(5,208,538
)
 
(6,744,290
)
 
(418,703
)
 
(155,096,727
)
NET ASSETS
 
$
21,104,831
 
$
43,775,647
 
$
1,940,052
 
$
231,875,442
 
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value with unlimited amount authorized)
   
1,000,000
   
1,400,000
   
100,000
   
9,928,000
 
Net asset value
 
$
21.10
 
$
31.27
 
$
19.40
 
$
23.36
 
Investments in securities, at cost
   
26,922,103
   
54,040,203
   
2,418,805
   
488,174,335
 
Foreign currency, at cost
   
4,165
   
   
   
146
 
Securities on loan, at value
   
795,064
   
3,294,748
   
72,964
   
102,862,060
 

See notes to financial statements.
42 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) continued
February 29, 2016

     
Guggenheim S&P
   
Guggenheim S&P
   
Guggenheim
 
     
Global Water
   
High Income
   
Total Return
 
     
Index ETF
   
Infrastructure ETF
   
Bond ETF
 
     
(CGW
)
 
(GHII
)
 
(GTO
)
ASSETS:
                   
Investments, at value — including securities on loan
 
$
346,721,526
 
$
3,506,273
 
$
19,343,059
 
Repurchase agreements, at value
   
   
   
994,000
 
Foreign currency, at value
   
691
   
49
   
 
Cash
   
416,298
   
12,890
   
100,474
 
Prepaid expenses
   
2,125
   
   
 
Receivables:
                   
Dividends
   
709,638
   
6,160
   
 
Tax reclaims
   
428,658
   
1,659
   
 
Securities lending income
   
19,544
   
1,172
   
 
Investments sold
   
   
   
128,649
 
Interest
   
   
   
59,530
 
Total assets
   
348,298,480
   
3,528,203
   
20,625,712
 
LIABILITIES:
                   
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded commitments
   
   
   
168
 
Payable for:
                   
Upon return of securities loaned
   
10,852,843
   
312,842
   
 
Management fees
   
133,244
   
952
   
4,689
 
Administration fees
   
6,551
   
   
 
Investments purchased
   
   
   
643,169
 
Other liabilities
   
270,090
   
   
 
Total liabilities
   
11,262,728
   
313,794
   
648,026
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
337,035,752
 
$
3,214,409
 
$
19,977,686
 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                   
Paid-in capital
 
$
392,743,992
 
$
3,482,702
 
$
20,000,000
 
Undistributed net investment income
   
799,622
   
12,575
   
7,352
 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
   
(101,135,204
)
 
(63,474
)
 
(33,204
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
44,627,342
   
(217,394
)
 
3,538
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
337,035,752
 
$
3,214,409
 
$
19,977,686
 
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value with unlimited amount authorized)
   
12,840,000
   
150,000
   
400,000
 
Net asset value
 
$
26.25
 
$
21.43
 
$
49.94
 
Investments in securities, at cost
   
302,052,293
   
3,723,641
   
20,333,353
 
Foreign currency, at cost
   
648
   
48
   
 
Securities on loan, at value
   
13,897,018
   
302,374
   
 

See notes to financial statements.
 
 
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 43


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
For the period ended February 29, 2016
 

           
Guggenheim
   
Guggenheim
       
     
Guggenheim
   
China Technology
   
Emerging Markets
   
Guggenheim
 
     
China All-Cap ETF
   
ETF
   
Real Estate ETF
   
Solar ETF
 
     
(YAO
)
 
(CQQQ
)
 
(EMRE
)
 
(TAN
)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                         
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*
 
$
198,721
 
$
157,345
 
$
24,296
 
$
1,678,708
 
Less return of capital received
   
   
   
   
(240,072
)
Income from securities lending
   
13,854
   
45,633
   
539
   
2,188,330
 
Total investment income
   
212,575
   
202,978
   
24,835
   
3,626,966
 
EXPENSES:
                         
Management fees
   
94,724
   
173,709
   
6,623
   
641,830
 
Printing fees
   
   
   
   
27,242
 
Professional fees
   
   
   
   
17,916
 
Insurance
   
   
   
   
3,309
 
Registration and filings
   
   
   
   
2,500
 
Administration fees
   
   
   
   
33,132
 
Trustees' fees and expenses**
   
   
   
   
6,838
 
Licensing fees
   
   
   
   
180,117
 
Custodian fees
   
   
   
   
104,154
 
Other expenses
   
   
   
   
6,936
 
Total expenses
   
94,724
   
173,709
   
6,623
   
1,023,974
 
Less:
                         
Expenses waived by advisor
   
   
   
   
(125,414
)
Net expenses
   
94,724
   
173,709
   
6,623
   
898,560
 
Net investment income
   
117,851
   
29,269
   
18,212
   
2,728,406
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
                         
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                         
Investments
   
(1,768,812
)
 
(3,636,915
)
 
(88,483
)
 
(58,421,974
)
In-kind transactions
   
181,306
   
1,229,563
   
   
4,196,054
 
Foreign currency transactions
   
(1,461
)
 
781
   
(453
)
 
(30,533
)
Net realized loss
   
(1,588,967
)
 
(2,406,571
)
 
(88,936
)
 
(54,256,453
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                         
Investments
   
(684,203
)
 
6,659,794
   
(25,453
)
 
(10,075,541
)
Foreign currency translations
   
(28
)
 
(19
)
 
148
   
(407
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(684,231
)
 
6,659,775
   
(25,305
)
 
(10,075,948
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(2,273,198
)
 
4,253,204
   
(114,241
)
 
(64,332,401
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(2,155,347
)
$
4,282,473
 
$
(96,029
)
$
(61,603,995
)
* Foreign taxes withheld
 
$
8,250
 
$
 
$
1,671
 
$
 
** Relates to Trustees not deemed "interested persons" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
             

See notes to financial statements.
44 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2016
For the period ended February 29, 2016
 

     
Guggenheim S&P
   
Guggenheim S&P
   
Guggenheim
 
     
Global Water
   
High Income
   
Total Return
 
     
Index ETF
   
Infrastructure ETF
   
Bond ETF
 
     
(CGW
)
 
(GHII
)
 
(GTO
)
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                   
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*
 
$
2,562,017
 
$
50,446
 
$
 
Income from securities lending
   
81,752
   
1,603
   
 
Interest
   
   
   
12,041
 
Total investment income
   
2,643,769
   
52,049
   
12,041
 
EXPENSES:
                   
Management fees
   
872,639
   
5,069
   
5,457
 
Licensing fees
   
61,173
   
   
 
Custodian fees
   
52,234
   
   
 
Administration fees
   
42,365
   
   
 
Printing fees
   
23,073
   
   
 
Professional fees
   
17,583
   
   
 
Trustees' fees and expenses**
   
8,144
   
   
 
Insurance
   
3,637
   
   
 
Registration and filings
   
2,500
   
   
 
Other expenses
   
8,052
   
   
 
Total expenses
   
1,091,400
   
5,069
   
5,457
 
Less:
                   
Expenses waived by advisor
   
(823
)
 
   
(768
)
Net expenses
   
1,090,577
   
5,069
   
4,689
 
Net investment income
   
1,553,192
   
46,980
   
7,352
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
                   
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                   
Investments
   
(1,797,108
)
 
(42,257
)
 
(33,204
)
In-kind transactions
   
2,433,245
   
   
 
Foreign currency transactions
   
(164,139
)
 
(428
)
 
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
471,998
   
(42,685
)
 
(33,204
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                   
Investments
   
(1,542,525
)
 
28,556
   
3,706
 
Foreign currency translations
   
(21,087
)
 
55
   
 
Unfunded commitments
   
   
   
(168
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(1,563,612
)
 
28,611
   
3,538
 
Net realized and unrealized loss
   
(1,091,614
)
 
(14,074
)
 
(29,666
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
461,578
 
$
32,906
 
$
(22,314
)
* Foreign taxes withheld
 
$
62,748
 
$
5,812
 
$
 
** Relates to Trustees not deemed "interested persons" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.        
 
See notes to financial statements.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 45



STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
February 29, 2016

   
Guggenheim China
 
Guggenheim China
 
   
All-Cap ETF
 
Technology
 
   
(YAO)
 
ETF (CQQQ)
 
   
Period Ended
     
Period Ended
     
   
February 29, 2016
 
Year Ended
 
February 29, 2016
 
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
August 31, 2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
August 31, 2015
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
                         
Net investment income
 
$
117,851
 
$
950,504
 
$
29,269
 
$
988,751
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(1,588,967
)
 
699,266
   
(2,406,571
)
 
6,854,022
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(684,231
)
 
(6,297,764
)
 
6,659,775
   
(24,750,317
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
(2,155,347
)
 
(4,647,994
)
 
4,282,473
   
(16,907,544
)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
                         
Net investment income
   
(960,740
)
 
(1,225,500
)
 
(921,765
)
 
(672,750
)
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS:
                         
Proceeds from shares purchased
   
   
   
1,611,539
   
33,478,490
 
Cost of shares redeemed
   
(5,087,206
)
 
(19,080,099
)
 
(7,000,136
)
 
(48,172,069
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions
   
(5,087,206
)
 
(19,080,099
)
 
(5,388,597
)
 
(14,693,579
)
Net decrease in net assets
   
(8,203,293
)
 
(24,953,593
)
 
(2,027,889
)
 
(32,273,873
)
NET ASSETS:
                         
Beginning of period
   
29,308,124
   
54,261,717
   
45,803,536
   
78,077,409
 
End of period
 
$
21,104,831
 
$
29,308,124
 
$
43,775,647
 
$
45,803,536
 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income at end of period
 
$
(66,706
)
$
776,183
 
$
(39,062
)
$
853,434
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                         
Shares sold
   
   
   
50,000
   
900,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
(200,000
)
 
(700,000
)
 
(200,000
)
 
(1,400,000
)
Net decrease in shares
   
(200,000
)
 
(700,000
)
 
(150,000
)
 
(500,000
)

See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS continued
February 29, 2016

   
Guggenheim
     
   
Emerging Markets
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
 
   
Real Estate ETF (EMRE)
 
(TAN)
 
   
Period Ended
 
Period from
 
Period Ended
     
   
February 29, 2016
 
September 29, 2014a
 
February 29, 2016
 
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
to August 31, 2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
August 31, 2015
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
                         
Net investment income
 
$
18,212
 
$
63,194
 
$
2,728,406
 
$
6,377,311
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(88,936
)
 
(23,895
)
 
(54,256,453
)
 
19,407,799
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(25,305
)
 
(393,398
)
 
(10,075,948
)
 
(153,027,390
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(96,029
)
 
(354,099
)
 
(61,603,995
)
 
(127,242,280
)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
                         
Net investment income
   
(27,550
)
 
(82,270
)
 
(4,984,353
)
 
(5,534,720
)
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS:
                         
Proceeds from shares purchased
   
   
2,500,000
   
114,711,635
   
221,513,539
 
Cost of shares redeemed
   
   
   
(82,793,098
)
 
(251,358,632
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions
   
   
2,500,000
   
31,918,537
   
(29,845,093
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(123,579
)
 
2,063,631
   
(34,669,811
)
 
(162,622,093
)
NET ASSETS:
                         
Beginning of period
   
2,063,631
   
   
266,545,253
   
429,167,346
 
End of period
 
$
1,940,052
 
$
2,063,631
 
$
231,875,442
 
$
266,545,253
 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income at end of period
 
$
(25,857
)
$
(16,519
)
$
692,242
 
$
2,948,189
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                         
Shares sold
   
   
100,000
   
4,000,000
   
5,440,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
   
   
(3,040,000
)
 
(6,320,000
)
Net increase (decrease) in shares
   
   
100,000
   
960,000
   
(880,000
)

a
Commencement of operations

See notes to financial statements.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 47


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS continued
February 29, 2016

   
Guggenheim S&P
 
Guggenheim S&P High
 
   
Global Water Index ETF
 
Income Infrastructure ETF
 
   
(CGW)
 
(GHII)
 
   
Period Ended
 
 
 
Period Ended
 
Period from
 
   
February 29, 2016
 
Year Ended
 
February 29, 2016
 
February 11, 2015a
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
August 31, 2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
to August 31, 2015
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
                         
Net investment income
 
$
1,553,192
 
$
5,979,049
 
$
46,980
 
$
70,569
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
471,998
   
5,081,427
   
(42,685
)
 
9,823
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(1,563,612
)
 
(36,664,653
)
 
28,611
   
(246,005
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
461,578
   
(25,604,177
)
 
32,906
   
(165,613
)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
                         
Net investment income
   
(5,868,264
)
 
(5,956,080
)
 
(59,650
)
 
(43,620
)
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS:
                         
Proceeds from shares purchased
   
2,132,287
   
36,765,776
   
953,729
   
3,704,303
 
Cost of shares redeemed
   
(6,399,035
)
 
(26,410,686
)
 
   
(1,207,646
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions
   
(4,266,748
)
 
10,355,090
   
953,729
   
2,496,657
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(9,673,434
)
 
(21,205,167
)
 
926,985
   
2,287,424
 
NET ASSETS:
                         
Beginning of period
   
346,709,186
   
367,914,353
   
2,287,424
   
 
End of period
 
$
337,035,752
 
$
346,709,186
 
$
3,214,409
 
$
2,287,424
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period
 
$
799,622
 
$
5,114,694
 
$
12,575
 
$
25,245
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                         
Shares sold
   
80,000
   
1,280,000
   
50,000
   
150,000
 
Shares redeemed
   
(240,000
)
 
(960,000
)
 
   
(50,000
)
Net increase (decrease) in shares
   
(160,000
)
 
320,000
   
50,000
   
100,000
 

a
Commencement of operations

See notes to financial statements.
48 l CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS continued
February 29, 2016

   
Guggenheim
 
   
Total Return
 
   
Bond ETF (GTO)
 
   
Period from
 
   
February 10, 2016a
 
   
to February 29, 2016
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
       
Net investment income
 
$
7,352
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(33,204
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
3,538
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(22,314
)
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS:
       
Proceeds from shares purchased
   
20,000,000
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions
   
20,000,000
 
Net increase in net assets
   
19,977,686
 
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
   
 
End of period
 
$
19,977,686
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period
 
$
7,352
 
Shares sold
   
400,000
 
Net increase in shares
   
400,000
 

a
Commencement of operations

See notes to financial statements.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2 SEMIANNUAL REPORT l 49


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
February 29, 2016
YAO Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
    February 29, 2016    
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
 
     
(Unaudited
)
 
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Per Share Data:
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
24.42
 
$
28.56
 
$
24.63
 
$
21.66
 
$
25.04
 
$
24.56
 
Income from investment operations:
                                     
Net investment income(a)
   
0.11
   
0.53
   
0.62
   
0.46
   
0.52
   
0.41
 
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
(2.56
)
 
(4.02
)
 
3.80
   
3.07
   
(3.32
)
 
0.35
 
Total from investment operations
   
(2.45
)
 
(3.49
)
 
4.42
   
3.53
   
(2.80
)
 
0.76
 
Less distributions from:
                                     
Net investment income
   
(0.87
)
 
(0.65
)
 
(0.49
)
 
(0.56
)
 
(0.58
)
 
(0.28
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(0.87
)
 
(0.65
)
 
(0.49
)
 
(0.56
)
 
(0.58
)
 
(0.28
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
21.10
 
$
24.42
 
$
28.56
 
$
24.63
 
$
21.66
 
$
25.04
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
21.25
 
$
24.13
 
$
28.52
 
$
24.49
 
$
21.76
 
$
25.07
 
Total Return(b)
                                     
Net asset value
   
-10.58
%
 
-12.51
%
 
18.05
%
 
16.25
%
 
-11.17
%
 
3.01
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                     
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
21,105
 
$
29,308
 
$
54,262
 
$
46,804
 
$
49,822
 
$
72,607
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
                                     
Net investment income
   
0.87
%(d)
 
1.84
%
 
2.35
%
 
1.92
%
 
2.25
%
 
1.50
%
Total expenses
   
0.70
%(d)
 
0.70
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
Net expenses
   
0.70
%(d)
 
0.70
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
Portfolio turnover rate(c)
   
21
%
 
17
%
 
12
%
 
16
%
 
12
%
 
15
%

(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(b)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(c)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
   
(d)
Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
CQQQ Guggenheim China Technology ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
    February 29, 2016    
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
 
     
(Unaudited
)
 
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Per Share Data:
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
29.55
 
$
38.09
 
$
29.55
 
$
20.03
 
$
25.44
 
$
24.36
 
Income from investment operations:
                                     
Net investment income(a)
   
0.02
   
0.46
   
0.43
   
0.28
   
0.54
   
0.31
 
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
2.34
   
(8.65
)
 
8.39
   
9.67
   
(5.38
)
 
0.90
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.36
   
(8.19
)
 
8.82
   
9.95
   
(4.84
)
 
1.21
 
Less distributions from:
                                     
Net investment income
   
(0.64
)
 
(0.35
)
 
(0.28
)
 
(0.43
)
 
(0.57
)
 
(0.13
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(0.64
)
 
(0.35
)
 
(0.28
)
 
(0.43
)
 
(0.57
)
 
(0.13
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
31.27
 
$
29.55
 
$
38.09
 
$
29.55
 
$
20.03
 
$
25.44
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
31.44
 
$
29.31
 
$
37.88
 
$
29.59
 
$
19.96
 
$
25.57
 
Total Return(b)
                                     
Net asset value
   
7.68
%
 
-21.62
%
 
29.89
%
 
50.39
%
 
-19.10
%
 
4.94
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                     
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
43,776
 
$
45,804
 
$
78,077
 
$
22,164
 
$
17,029
 
$
31,805
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
                                     
Net investment income
   
0.12
%(d)
 
1.20
%
 
1.22
%
 
1.16
%
 
2.38
%
 
1.09
%
Total expenses
   
0.70
%(d)
 
0.70
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
Net expenses
   
0.70
%(d)
 
0.70
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
Portfolio turnover rate(c)
   
32
%
 
32
%
 
39
%
 
26
%
 
43
%
 
28
%

(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(b)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(c)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
   
(d)
Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
EMRE Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
       
     
February 29, 2016
   
Period Ended
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
August 31, 2015(a)
 
Per Share Data:
             
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
20.64
 
$
24.99
 
Income from investment operations:
             
Net investment income(b)
   
0.18
   
0.63
 
Net loss on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
(1.14
)
 
(4.16
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.96
)
 
(3.53
)
Less distributions from:
             
Net investment income
   
(0.28
)
 
(0.82
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(0.28
)
 
(0.82
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
19.40
 
$
20.64
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
19.64
 
$
20.73
 
Total Return(c)
             
Net asset value
   
-4.74
%
 
-14.61
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
1,940
 
$
2,064
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
             
Net investment income
   
1.79
%(e)
 
2.76
%
Total expenses
   
0.65
%(e)
 
0.65
%
Net expenses
   
0.65
%(e)
 
0.65
%
Portfolio turnover rate(d)
   
18
%
 
25
%

(a)
Since commencement of operations: September 29, 2014. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
   
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(c)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(d)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
   
(e)
Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
TAN Guggenheim Solar ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
    February 29, 2016    
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
 
     
(Unaudited
)
 
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Per Share Data*:
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
29.72
 
$
43.58
 
$
27.23
 
$
16.74
 
$
54.90
 
$
73.30
 
Income from investment operations:
                                     
Net investment income(a)
   
0.29
   
0.72
   
0.52
   
0.56
   
1.84
   
1.80
 
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
(6.16
)
 
(13.94
)
 
16.28
   
11.35
   
(37.89
)
 
(19.90
)
Total from investment operations
   
(5.87
)
 
(13.22
)
 
16.80
   
11.91
   
(36.05
)
 
(18.10
)
Less distributions from:
                                     
Net investment income
   
(0.49
)
 
(0.64
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(1.42
)
 
(2.11
)
 
(0.30
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(0.49
)
 
(0.64
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(1.42
)
 
(2.11
)
 
(0.30
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
23.36
 
$
29.72
 
$
43.58
 
$
27.23
 
$
16.74
 
$
54.90
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
23.45
 
$
29.57
 
$
43.39
 
$
27.16
 
$
16.71
 
$
54.60
 
Total Return(b)
                                     
Net asset value
   
-20.18
%
 
-30.51
%
 
62.06
%
 
77.60
%
 
-66.93
%
 
-24.81
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                     
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
231,875
 
$
266,545
 
$
429,167
 
$
170,150
 
$
42,992
 
$
116,473
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
                                     
Net investment income
   
2.13
%(d)
 
1.83
%
 
1.28
%
 
2.71
%
 
7.07
%
 
2.40
%
Total expenses
   
0.80
%(d)
 
0.73
%
 
0.76
%
 
0.86
%
 
1.01
%
 
0.88
%
Net expenses
   
0.70
%(d)
 
0.70
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
Portfolio turnover rate(c)
   
33
%
 
51
%
 
47
%
 
68
%
 
49
%
 
38
%

*
Reflects 1 for 10 reverse stock split that occurred February 15, 2012.
   
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(b)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(c)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
   
(d)
Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
CGW Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
    February 29, 2016    
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
   
August 31,
 
     
(Unaudited
)
 
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Per Share Data:
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
26.67
 
$
29.02
 
$
23.90
 
$
21.05
 
$
20.06
 
$
17.11
 
Income from investment operations:
                                     
Net investment income(a)
   
0.12
   
0.48
   
0.51
   
0.49
   
0.44
   
0.38
 
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
(0.09
)
 
(2.33
)
 
5.03
   
2.81
   
0.96
   
2.99
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.03
   
(1.85
)
 
5.54
   
3.30
   
1.40
   
3.37
 
Less distributions from:
                                     
Net investment income
   
(0.45
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.42
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(0.41
)
 
(0.42
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(0.45
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.42
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(0.41
)
 
(0.42
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
26.25
 
$
26.67
 
$
29.02
 
$
23.90
 
$
21.05
 
$
20.06
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
26.22
 
$
26.64
 
$
29.08
 
$
23.88
 
$
20.98
 
$
19.99
 
Total Return(b)
                                     
Net asset value
   
0.07
%
 
-6.47
%
 
23.27
%
 
15.85
%
 
7.23
%
 
19.60
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                     
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
337,036
 
$
346,709
 
$
367,914
 
$
253,369
 
$
199,547
 
$
214,190
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
                                     
Net investment income
   
0.89
%(d)
 
1.69
%
 
1.83
%
 
2.13
%
 
2.22
%
 
1.85
%
Total expenses
   
0.63
%(d)
 
0.64
%
 
0.65
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.76
%
 
0.78
%
Net expenses
   
0.63
%(d)
 
0.64
%
 
0.65
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
 
0.70
%
Portfolio turnover rate(c)
   
4
%
 
9
%
 
7
%
 
21
%
 
31
%
 
8
%

(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(b)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(c)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
   
(d) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
GHII Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
       
     
February 29, 2016
   
Period Ended
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
August 31, 2015(a)
 
Per Share Data:
             
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
22.87
 
$
25.05
 
Income from investment operations:
             
Net investment income(b)
   
0.45
   
0.71
 
Net loss on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
(1.29
)
 
(2.45
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.84
)
 
(1.74
)
Less distributions from:
             
Net investment income
   
(0.60
)
 
(0.44
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(0.60
)
 
(0.44
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
21.43
 
$
22.87
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
21.05
 
$
22.56
 
Total Return(c)
             
Net asset value
   
-3.69
%
 
-7.02
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
             
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
3,214
 
$
2,287
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
             
Net investment income
   
4.17
%(e)
 
5.13
%
Total expenses
   
0.45
%(e)
 
0.45
%
Net expenses
   
0.45
%(e)
 
0.45
%
Portfolio turnover rate(d)
   
41
%
 
13
%

(a)
Since commencement of operations: February 11, 2015. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
   
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(c)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(d)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
   
(e)
Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
GTO Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating an ETF's performance for the periods presented.

     
Period Ended
 
     
February 29, 2016
 
     
(Unaudited)(a)
 
Per Share Data:
       
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
49.97
 
Income from investment operations:
       
Net investment income(b)
   
0.02
 
Net gain on investments (realized and unrealized)
   
(0.05
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.03
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
49.94
 
Market value, end of period
 
$
50.13
 
Total Return(c)
       
Net asset value
   
-0.06
%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
19,978
 
Ratio to average net assets of:
       
Net investment income
   
0.67
%
Total expenses
   
0.50
%
Net expenses
   
0.43
%
Portfolio turnover rate(d)
   
29
%

(a)
Since commencement of operations: February 10, 2016. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
   
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
   
(c)
Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return.
   
(d)
Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
Note 1 – Organization:
Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2 (the "Trust"), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), is an open-end, management investment company that was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 8, 2006.
The following seven portfolios have a semi-annual reporting period ended on February 29, 2016:
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
Guggenheim Solar ETF
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
Each portfolio represents a separate series of the Trust (each a "Fund" or collectively the "Funds"). Each Fund's shares are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca"). The Funds' market prices may differ to some degree from the net asset value ("NAV") of the shares of each Fund. Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of shares; each called a "Creation Unit." Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the relevant index. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds. The investment objective of each of the Funds is to correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the following market indices:

Fund
Index
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
AlphaShares China All-Cap Index
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
AlphaShares China Technology Index
Guggenheim Emerging Markets
AlphaShares Emerging Markets
Real Estate ETF
Real Estate Index
Guggenheim Solar ETF
MAC Global Solar Energy Index
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
S&P Global Water Index
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
S&P High Income Infrastructure Index
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF is an actively managed ETF and therefore does not track an index.
Note 2 – Accounting Policies:
The Trust operates as an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and are consistently followed by the Funds. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
(a) Valuation of Investments
The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the "Board") has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds' investments (the "Valuation Procedures"). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim's investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the "Valuation Committee"), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund's securities or other assets.
Valuations of the Funds' securities are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed and will review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Funds' officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sale price as of the close of U.S. business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.
Open-end investment companies ("Mutual Funds") are valued at their NAV as of the close of business on the valuation date. Exchange traded funds ("ETFs") and closed-end investment companies are valued at the last quoted sale price.
Debt securities with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition and repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Money market funds are valued at net asset value.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or

 
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the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities such as World Equity Benchmark Securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (for Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF) ("GFIA", "GPIM" or the "Investment Adviser") are authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Investment Adviser, subject to review by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security's (or asset's) "fair value." Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company's financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
(b) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including the amortization of premiums and accretion of discount, is accrued daily over the life of the security.
Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") distributions received by a Fund are generally comprised of ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains and return of capital. The actual character of amounts received during the year is not known until after the REITs' fiscal year end. A Fund records the character of distributions received from REITs during the year based on historical information available. A Fund's characterization may be subsequently revised based on information received from REITs after their tax reporting periods conclude.
(c) Currency Translations
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the bid and ask price of respective exchange rates on the last day of the period. Purchases and sales of investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the mean of the bid and ask price of respective exchange rates on the date of the transaction.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Foreign exchange realized gain or loss resulting from holding of a foreign currency, expiration of a currency exchange contract, difference in exchange rates between the trade date and settlement date of an investment purchased or sold, and the difference between dividends actually received compared to the amount shown in a Fund's accounting records on the date of receipt, if any, are included as net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions in the Funds' Statement of Operations.
Foreign exchange unrealized gain or loss on assets and liabilities, other than investments, if any, are included in the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations in the Funds' Statement of Operations.
(d) Foreign Taxes
The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and reflected in their Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments are included with the net realized gain (loss) on investments. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(e) Distributions
The Funds intend to pay substantially all of their net investment income to shareholders. Distribution frequency is as follows:

Fund
Frequency
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
Annual
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
Annual
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
Quarterly
Guggenheim Solar ETF
Annual
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
Annual
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
Quarterly
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
Monthly

 
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In addition, the Funds intend to distribute any capital gains to shareholders as capital gain dividends at least annually. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(f) Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers, including the Funds' securities lending agent. The loans are collateralized at all times by cash and/or high grade debt obligations in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of foreign securities loaned as determined at the close of business on the preceding business day. The cash collateral received is held in a separately managed account established for each respective Fund and maintained by the lending agent exclusively for the investment of securities lending cash collateral on behalf of each Fund. The separately managed accounts invest in short-term investments valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Each Fund receives compensation for lending securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees paid to the lending agent. Such compensation is accrued daily and payable to the Fund monthly. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income. The borrower pays to the Funds an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on loaned securities. These payments from the borrower are not eligible for reduced tax rates as "qualified dividend income" under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds retain all or a portion of the interest received on investments of cash collateral or receive a fee from the borrower. Lending portfolio securities could result in a loss or delay in recovering each Fund's securities if the borrower defaults. The securities lending income earned by the Funds is disclosed on the Statement of Operations.

     
Value of
                   
     
Securities
   
Cash
   
Non-Cash
   
Total
 
Fund
   
Loaned
   
Collateral
   
Collateral
   
Collateral
 
Guggenheim China
                         
All-Cap ETF
 
$
795,064  
$
682,728
 
$
230,485
  $
913,213
 
Guggenheim China
                         
Technology ETF
   
3,294,748
   
3,493,099
   
83,343
   
3,576,442
 
Guggenheim Emerging
                         
Markets Real Estate ETF
   
72,964
   
73,007
   
4,825
   
77,832
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
102,862,060
   
101,520,897
   
6,220,081
   
107,740,978
 
Guggenheim S&P Global
                         
Water Index ETF
   
13,897,018
   
10,852,843
   
3,897,444
   
14,750,287
 
Guggenheim S&P
                         
High Income
                         
Infrastructure ETF
   
302,374
   
312,842
   
   
312,842
 
(g) Indemnifications
Under the Trust's organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Note 3 – Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements:
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") between the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, GFIA or GPIM, the Investment Adviser manages the investment and reinvestment of each Fund's assets and administers the affairs of each Fund to the extent requested by the Board.
Pursuant to the Agreement, each Fund listed in the following table pays the Investment Adviser an advisory fee. The advisory fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate set forth below based on each Fund's average daily net assets:

 
Investment
 
Fund
Advisor
Rate
Guggenheim Solar ETF
GFIA
0.50%
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
GFIA
0.50%
Pursuant to the Agreement, each Fund listed in the following table pays the Investment Adviser a unitary management fee for the services and facilities it provides. The unitary management fee is payable on a monthly basis at the annual rate set forth below based on each Fund's average daily net assets:

 
Investment
 
Fund
Advisor
Rate
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
GFIA
0.70%
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
GFIA
0.70%
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
GFIA
0.65%
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
GFIA
0.45%
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
GPIM
0.50%
Out of the unitary management fee, the Investment Adviser pays substantially all the expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for the fee payments under the Agreement, distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.
Rydex Fund Services, LLC ("RFS"), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, provides fund administration services to the Funds. As compensation for these services, RFS receives a fund administration fee payable monthly at the annual rate set forth below as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund:

Net Assets
Rate
First $200,000,000
0.0275%
Next $300,000,000
0.0200%
Next $500,000,000
0.0150%
Over $1,000,000,000
0.0100%

 
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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the following Funds recognized Fund Administration expenses as follows:

Fund
   
Fund Administration Expense
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
 
$
33,132
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
42,365
 
Due to their unitary management fee structure, Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF, Guggenheim China Technology ETF, Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF, Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF and Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF do not pay a separate Fund Administration fee.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. ("BNY") acts as the Funds' custodian, accounting agent, transfer agent and security lending agent. As custodian, BNY is responsible for the custody of the Funds' assets. As accounting agent, BNY is responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Funds. As transfer agent, BNY is responsible for performing transfer agency services for the Funds. As securities lending agent, BNY is responsible for executing the lending of portfolio securities to creditworthy borrowers.
The Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of Guggenheim Solar ETF and Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF (excluding interest expense, a portion of the Fund's licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business), from exceeding 0.65% of average net assets per year, at least until December 31, 2018.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Investment Adviser waived Advisory Fees as follows:

Fund
   
Advisory Fees Waived
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
 
$
125,414
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
823
 
Amounts owed to each Fund from the Investment Adviser are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This receivable is settled on a periodic basis.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust may also be officers, directors and/or employees of the Investment Adviser. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers, directors and/or employees of the Investment Adviser.
Licensing Fee Agreements:
The Investment Adviser has entered into licensing agreements on behalf of each Fund with the following Licensors:

Fund
Licensor
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
AlphaShares, LLC
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
AlphaShares, LLC
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
AlphaShares, LLC
Guggenheim Solar ETF
MAC Indexing LLC
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC,
 
a division of McGraw-Hill Financial
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
S&P Dow Jones Index Group
The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensors and the Licensors make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in shares of the Funds. Up to 5 basis points of licensing fees are excluded from the expense cap for the Funds without a unitary management fee.
Note 4 – Fair Value Measurement:
In accordance with GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3— significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.
The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
Independent pricing services are used to value a majority of the Funds' investments. When values are not available from a pricing service, they will be determined under the valuation policies that have been reviewed and approved by the Board. In any event, values are determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral spread over Treasuries, and other information and analysis.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The

 
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suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.
Note 5 – Federal Income Taxes:
The Funds intend to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. In addition, by distributing substantially all of its ordinary income and long-term capital gains, if any, during each calendar year, each Fund intends not to be subject to U.S. federal excise tax.
As of February 29, 2016, the cost of investments, accumulated unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, excluding foreign currency, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

                       
Net Tax
 
     
Cost of
   
Gross Tax
   
Gross Tax
   
Unrealized
 
     
Investments for
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Appreciation
 
     
Tax Purposes
   
Appreciation
   
(Depreciation
)
 
(Depreciation
)
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
 
$
27,115,976
 
$
2,273,720
 
$
(7,676,103
)
$
(5,402,383
)
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
55,541,421
   
3,675,727
   
(11,921,229
)
 
(8,245,502
)
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
2,432,128
   
71,537
   
(503,561
)
 
(432,024
)
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
497,768,773
   
7,782,706
   
(172,471,960
)
 
(164,689,254
)
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
307,379,036
   
74,179,580
   
(34,837,090
)
 
39,342,490
 
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
3,723,641
   
152,036
   
(369,404
)
 
(217,368
)
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
   
20,333,353
   
50,028
   
(46,322
)
 
3,706
 
Tax components of accumulated earnings as of August 31, 2015 (the most recent fiscal year end for federal income tax purposes), were as follows:

           
Net Unrealized
   
Accumulated
 
     
Undistributed
   
Appreciation
   
Capital and
 
Fund
   
Ordinary Income
   
(Depreciation
)
 
Other Losses
 
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
 
$
796,945
 
$
(4,718,180
)
$
(8,454,834
)
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
921,679
   
(14,905,283
)
 
(13,075,336
)
Guggenheim Emerging Markets
                   
Real Estate ETF
   
   
(406,721
)
 
(29,648
)
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
2,948,189
   
(154,615,217
)
 
(304,094,232
)
Guggenheim S&P Global Water
                   
Index ETF
   
5,114,694
   
40,864,211
   
(96,280,459
)
Guggenheim S&P High Income
                   
Infrastructure ETF
   
25,245
   
(246,005
)
 
(20,789
)
Note: Capital Loss Carryforward amounts may be limited due to Federal income tax regulations.
Distributions to Shareholders:
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended August 31, 2015 (the most recent fiscal year end for federal income tax purposes), was as follows:

Fund
  Distributions paid from ordinary income  
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
 
$
1,225,500
 
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
672,750
 
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
82,270
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
5,534,720
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
5,956,080
 
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
43,620
 

 
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As of August 31, 2015 (the most recent fiscal year end for federal income tax purposes), the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by the regulations, to offset future capital gains through the years indicated. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders. Per the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to December 22, 2010 are used; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

                       
Unlimited
   
Unlimited
   
Total
 
     
Capital Loss
   
Capital Loss
   
Capital Loss
   
Short-Term
   
Long-Term
   
Capital Loss
 
Fund
  Expiring in 2017   Expiring in 2018   Expiring in 2019    
Capital Loss
   
Capital Loss
   
Carryforward
 
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
 
$
 
$
(29,627
)
$
(853,049
)
$
(1,059,278
)
$
(6,512,880
)
$
(8,454,834
)
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
   
   
(188,097
)
 
(5,182,855
)
 
(7,704,384
)
 
(13,075,336
)
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
   
   
   
(16,374
)
 
   
(16,374
)
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
(6,030,482
)
 
(118,836,026
)
 
(21,764,929
)
 
(31,089,341
)
 
(126,373,454
)
 
(304,094,232
)
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
(31,879,617
)
 
(38,476,281
)
 
(16,548,141
)
 
(1,193,868
)
 
(8,182,552
)
 
(96,280,459
)
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
   
   
   
(20,789
)
 
   
(20,789
)
Pursuant to Federal income tax regulations applicable to investment companies, the Funds can elect to treat net capital losses and certain ordinary losses realized between November 1 and August 31 of each year as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. The Funds also can elect to treat certain ordinary losses realized between January 1 and August 31 of each year as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. The following Fund has elected to treat the ordinary loss as a post-October Loss:

Fund
   
Ordinary
   
Capital
 
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
 
$
13,274
 
$
 
For all open tax years and all major jurisdictions, management of the Trust has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Uncertain tax positions are tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund's tax returns that would not meet a more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority and would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e. generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Trust is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Note 6 – Investments in Securities:
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

Fund
   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
 
$
5,635,074
 
$
6,607,008
 
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
15,608,923
   
16,476,346
 
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
377,267
   
400,414
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
83,594,043
   
88,054,593
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
14,868,421
   
18,912,622
 
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
961,302
   
981,361
 
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
   
23,624,079
   
5,155,271
 
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, in-kind transactions were as follows:

Fund
   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF
 
$
1,589
 
$
5,021,845
 
Guggenheim China Technology ETF
   
1,613,707
   
6,944,318
 
Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
   
   
 
Guggenheim Solar ETF
   
114,301,557
   
79,021,159
 
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF
   
2,074,771
   
6,204,977
 
Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF
   
946,985
   
 
Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF
   
   
 
Note 7 – Capital:
Shares are issued and redeemed by the Funds only in creation unit size aggregations of 50,000 to 100,000 shares. Transactions are permitted on an in-kind basis, with a separate cash payment, which is balancing each component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Transaction fees ranging from $500 to $3,000 are charged to those persons creating or redeeming creation units. An additional charge on the transaction may be imposed with respect to transactions effected outside of the clearing process or to the extent that cash is used in lieu of securities to purchase creation units or redeem for cash.
Note 8 – Distribution and Service Plan:
The Board has adopted a distribution and service plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of its shares and pay service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts in an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year. No 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. No such fee may be paid in the future without further approval by the Board.

 
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Note 9 – Repurchase Agreements:
Each of the Funds may engage in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are fixed income securities in the form of agreements backed by collateral. These agreements typically involve the acquisition by the Fund of securities from the selling institution coupled with the agreement that the selling institution will repurchase the underlying securities at a specified price and at a fixed time in the future. The Fund may accept a wide variety of underlying securities as collateral for the repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund. Any such securities serving as collateral are marked-to-market daily in order to maintain full collateralization. Securities purchased under repurchase agreements are reflected as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest earned is recorded as a component of interest income on the Statements of Operations.
The use of repurchase agreements involves certain risks. For example, if the selling institution defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the value of securities has declined, the Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of them. In the event of an insolvency or bankruptcy by the selling institution, the Funds right to control the collateral could be affected and result in certain costs and delays. In addition the Fund could incur a loss if the value of the underlying collateral falls below the agreed upon repurchase price.
As of February 29, 2016 the repurchase agreements held in Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF in the joint account were as follows:

           
Repurchase
               
Counterparty and Terms of Agreement
   
Face Value
   
Price
 
Collateral
   
Par Value
   
Fair Value
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
 
$
311,000
 
$
311,830
 
Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd., 8.79%, 07/15/2027
 
$
847,000
 
$
677,600
3.43%, due 03/18/2016
                           
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
   
683,000
   
684,822
 
Harbourview CLO VII Ltd., 9.42%, 11/18/2026
   
7,000,000
   
1,820,000
3.43%, due 03/18/2016
                           
   
$
994,000
                 
$
2,497,600
Note 10 – Loan Commitments:
Pursuant to the terms of certain Term Loan agreements, the Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF held unfunded loan commitments as of February 29, 2016. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrower's discretion. The Fund reserves against such contingent obligations by designating cash, liquid securities, and liquid term loans as a reserve. As of February 29, 2016, there were no segregated securities in connection with reverse repurchase agreements and unfunded commitments.
At February 29, 2016, the Fund had the following unfunded loan commitments which could be extended at the option of the borrower:

Borrower
   
Maturity Date
   
Face Amount
   
Value
 
Albertson's, Inc.
   
08/25/2021
 
$
150,000
 
$
146,375
 
Cablevision Systems
   
10/09/2022
   
150,000
   
148,462
 
Mitel US Holdings, Inc.
   
04/29/2022
   
150,000
   
148,762
 
Solera Holdings, Inc.
   
02/28/2023
   
100,000
   
97,500
 
SRS Distribution, Inc.
   
08/25/2022
   
100,000
   
98,833
 
Travelport Holdings LLC
   
09/02/2021
   
150,000
   
145,125
 
Univision Communications, Inc.
   
03/01/2020
   
150,000
   
145,650
 
         
$
950,000
 
$
930,707
 
Note 11 – Subsequent Event:
The Funds evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available for issue and determined there were no additional material events that would require disclosure in the Funds' financial statements.

 
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
Federal Income Tax Information
In January 2017, shareholders will be advised on IRS Form 1099 DIV or substitute 1099 DIV as to the federal tax status of the distributions received by shareholders in the calendar year 2016.
Sector Classification
Information in the "Schedule of Investments" is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications used by Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. In the Fund's registration statement, the Fund has investment policies relating to concentration in specific industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies industries based on industry-level classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.
Trustees
The Statement of Additional Information that includes additional information about the Trustees is also available, without charge, upon request via our website at guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 345-7999.
The Trustees of the Trust and their principal business occupations during the past five years:

       
Term of
     
Number of
   
   
Position(s)
 
Office and
     
Portfolios in
   
Name, Address*
 
Held
 
Length of
 
Principal Occupation(s)
 
Fund Complex
 
Other Directorships
and Year of Birth
 
with Trust
 
Time Served**
 
During Past Five Years
 
Overseen
 
Held by Trustee
Independent Trustees:
                   
Randall C. Barnes
(1951)
 
Trustee
 
Since 2006
 
Current: Private Investor (2001-present).
 
Former: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997); President, Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).
 
102
 
Current: Trustee, Purpose Investments Funds (2014-present).
Donald A. Chubb, Jr.
(1946 )
 
Trustee
 
Since 2014
 
Current: Business broker and manager of commercial real estate, Griffith & Blair, Inc. (1997-present).
 
98
 
Current: Midland Care, Inc. (2011-present).
Jerry B. Farley
(1946)
 
Trustee
 
Since 2014
 
Current: President, Washburn University (1997-present).
 
98
 
Current: Westar Energy, Inc. (2004-present); Core First Bank & Trust (2000-present).
Roman Friedrich III
(1946)
 
Trustee and
Chairman of the
Contracts Review
Committee
 
Since 2010
 
Current: Founder and Managing Partner, Roman Friedrich & Company (1998-present).
 
Former: Senior Managing Director, MLV & Co. LLC (2010-2011).
 
98
 
Current: Zincore Metals, Inc. (2009-present).
 
Former: Axiom Gold and Silver Corp. (2011-2012).
Robert B. Karn III
(1942)
 
Trustee and
Chairman of the
Audit Committee
 
Since 2010
 
Current: Consultant (1998-present).
 
Former: Arthur Andersen (1965-1997) and Managing Partner, Financial and Economic Consulting, St. Louis office (1987-1997).
 
98
 
Current: Peabody Energy Company (2003-present); GP Natural Resource Partners, LLC (2002- present).
Ronald A. Nyberg
(1953)
 
Trustee and
Chairman of the
Nominating and
Governance
Committee
 
Since 2006
 
Current: Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (2000-present).
 
Former: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen Investments (1982-1999).
 
104
 
Current: Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare System (2012-present).
Maynard F. Oliverius
(1943)
 
Trustee
 
Since 2014
 
Current: Retired.
 
Former: President and CEO, Stormont-Vail HealthCare (1996-2012).
 
98
 
Current: Fort Hays State University Foundation (1999-present); Stormont-Vail Foundation (2013- present); University of Minnesota HealthCare Alumni Association Foundation (2009-present).
 
Former: Topeka Community Foundation (2009-2014).

 
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Term of
     
Number of
   
   
Position(s)
 
Office and
     
Portfolios in
   
Name, Address*
 
Held
 
Length of
 
Principal Occupation(s)
 
Fund Complex
 
Other Directorships
and Year of Birth
 
with Trust
 
Time Served**
 
During Past Five Years
 
Overseen
 
Held by Trustee
Independent Trustees continued:  
               
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.
(1958)
 
Trustee and
Chairman of
the Board
 
Since 2006
 
Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-present).
 
Former: Vice President, Manager and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Asset Management (1998-1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment Advisory Corp. (1992-1999); Vice President and Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1991-1999); and Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1988-1999), each of John Nuveen & Co., Inc. (1982-1999).
 
101
 
Former: Bennett Group of Funds (2011-2013).
Interested Trustee:
                   
Donald C.
Cacciapaglia***
(1951)
 
President,
Chief Executive
Officer and
Trustee
 
Since 2012
 
Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
 
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group, Inc. (2002-2010).
 
233
 
Current: Clear Spring Life Insurance Company (2015-present); Guggenheim Partners Japan, Ltd. (2014-present); Delaware Life (2013-present); Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company (2011-present); Paragon Life Insurance Company of Indiana (2011-present).

*
The business address of each Trustee is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606.
**
Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected and qualified.
***
This Trustee is deemed to be an "interested person" of the Funds under the 1940 Act by reason of his position with the Funds' Investment Adviser and/or the parent of the Investment Adviser.

 
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Officers
The Officers of the Trust, who are not trustees, and their principal occupations during the past five years:

       
Term of Office
   
Name, Address*
 
Position(s) held
 
and Length of
 
Principal Occupations
and Year of Birth
 
with the Trust
 
Time Served**
 
During Past Five Years
Officers:
           
Joseph M. Arruda
(1966)
 
Assistant Treasurer
 
Since 2014
 
Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); CFO and Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present).
 
Former: Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC (2010); Vice President, Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010).
William H. Belden, III
(1965)
 
Vice President
 
Since 2006
 
Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2005-present).
Former: Vice President of Management, Northern Trust Global Investments (1999-2005).
Joanna M. Catalucci
(1966)
 
Chief Compliance
Officer
 
Since 2012
 
Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).
 
Former: Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2008-2012); Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and certain affiliates (2010-2012); Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and certain affiliates (2010-2011).
James M. Howley
(1972)
 
Assistant
Treasurer
 
Since 2006
 
Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2004-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present).
 
Former: Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc. (1996-2004).
Amy J. Lee
(1961)
 
Chief Legal Officer
 
Since 2013
 
Current: Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2013-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).
 
Former: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012).
Mark E. Mathiasen
(1978)
 
Secretary
 
Since 2011
 
Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2007-present).
Michael P. Megaris
(1984)
 
Assistant Secretary
 
Since 2014
 
Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).
 
Former: J.D., University of Kansas School of Law (2009-2012).
Adam Nelson
(1979)
 
Assistant Treasurer
 
Since 2015
 
Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2015-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2015-present).
 
Former: Assistant Vice President and Fund Administration Director, State Street Corporation (2013-2015); Fund Administration Assistant Director, State Street (2011-2013); Fund Administration Manager, State Street (2009-2011).
Kimberly J. Scott
(1974)
 
Assistant Treasurer
 
Since 2012
 
Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present).
 
Former: Financial Reporting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice President/Assistant Treasurer of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2009-2010); Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2005-2009).
Bryan Stone
(1979)
 
Vice President
 
Since 2014
 
Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Director, Guggenheim Investments (2013-present).
 
Former: Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President, Morgan Stanley (2002-2009).

 
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Term of Office
   
Name, Address*
 
Position(s) held
 
and Length of
 
Principal Occupations
and Year of Birth
 
with the Trust
 
Time Served**
 
During Past Five Years
Officers continued:
           
John L. Sullivan
(1955)
 
Chief Financial
Officer, Chief
Accounting Officer
and Treasurer
 
Since 2010
 
Current: CFO, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2010-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
 
Former: Managing Director and CCO, each of the funds in the Van Kampen Investments fund complex (2004- 2010); Managing Director and Head of Fund Accounting and Administration, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2002-2004); CFO and Treasurer, Van Kampen Funds (1996-2004).

*
The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606.
**
Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The date reflects the commencement date upon which the officer held any officer position with the Trust.

 
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BOARD CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT
 
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
February 29, 2016
Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the "Trust") was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 8, 2006, and is authorized to establish multiple series, each series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets of the Trust (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). On May 20, 2015, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC ("GPIM" or the "Adviser"), an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a global diversified financial services firm ("Guggenheim Partners"), was approved to serve as the investment adviser to Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF (the "New Fund"), pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Trust and GPIM, with respect to the New Fund (the "Advisory Agreement"). (Guggenheim Partners, GPIM and their affiliates may be referred to herein collectively as "Guggenheim.") Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board," with the members of the Board referred to individually as the "Trustees"), GPIM will be responsible for the overall management and administration of the New Fund and will provide certain facilities and personnel in connection with such services.
The 1940 Act provides, in substance, that an investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser may be entered into only if it is approved, and may continue in effect from year to year after an initial two-year period only if its continuance is approved at least annually by (i) the fund's board of trustees or a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the fund, and, in either event, (ii) the vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons," as defined by the 1940 Act, of the fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval. At a meeting held in person on May 20, 2015 (the "May Meeting"), the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (collectively, the "Independent Trustees") met separately from Guggenheim to consider the approval of the proposed Advisory Agreement. As part of its review process, the Independent Trustees were represented by independent legal counsel ("Independent Legal Counsel"). Independent Legal Counsel reviewed and discussed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the consideration of advisory agreements and the legal responsibilities of the Trustees related to such consideration and assisted the Independent Trustees in their deliberations.
The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, discussed the Advisory Agreement in light of the regulatory requirements and criteria and assessed information concerning the New Fund's proposed investment advisory fee and expense structure, investment objective and policies, investment strategies and portfolio management team, among other things. For this purpose, management provided materials to the Board addressing, among other things, Guggenheim's capabilities, the relevant market and the competitor universe identified by Guggenheim (including whether the investment mandate is active or passive), the New Fund's anticipated launch date and the features of the New Fund (including, among other things, the benchmark, anticipated investments and estimated seed capital amount). In connection with the consideration of the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees also took into account the material provided by Guggenheim relating to the annual contract renewal proposals considered by the Contracts Review Committee of the Board (consisting solely of the Independent Trustees) at the May Meeting ("Contract Renewal"), including information concerning Guggenheim's resources and financial information.
Among other things, GPIM compared the New Fund's advisory fee to the advisory fee applicable to another Guggenheim fund with similar investment objectives and strategies and provided peer group comparisons of the proposed contractual advisory fee and total net expense ratio, as set forth in a report prepared by an independent, third-party research provider, FUSE Research Networks LLC ("FUSE"). The Board also considered the variety of written materials, reports and oral presentations it received during the year, including information regarding performance and operating results of other registered investment companies or series thereof for which GPIM or an affiliate serves as investment adviser.
In analyzing and discussing the data presented in the FUSE report, the Independent Trustees took into account the challenges that exist in developing an appropriate peer group for the New Fund as an actively managed exchange-traded funds ("ETF"). In this connection, the Board noted that the New Fund's peer group, as identified by FUSE, was limited to four other ETFs that employ an active intermediate-term bond strategy. The Board also noted that the total return data provided by management for the competitor universe for the New Fund included its actively managed peers, as well as fourteen passive ETFs.
The Board considered the foregoing materials in the context of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Trust and weighed the factors and standards discussed with Independent Legal Counsel. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below and in the exercise of its business judgment, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the New Fund to approve the Advisory Agreement for an initial term of two years.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to Be Provided by the Adviser: With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser for the New Fund, the Independent Trustees considered the functions to be performed by the Adviser for the New Fund and the nature and quality of services provided by GPIM in the past, including the firm's management capabilities demonstrated with respect to other registered investment companies for which GPIM or an affiliate serves as investment adviser/manager or sub-adviser (collectively, "Guggenheim Funds"). The Independent Trustees also considered the Adviser's attention to relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and its observance of compliance and regulatory requirements and noted that on a regular basis the Board receives and reviews information from the Trust's Chief

 
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AGREEMENT continued
February 29, 2016
Compliance Officer regarding compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Independent Trustees took into account the various compliance and risk management initiatives undertaken by Guggenheim, including, among other things, the hiring of additional staff to support the firm's Chief Risk Officer, initiatives related to the risks associated with the investment process and risk at the enterprise level, the organization's risk management infrastructure and critical activities. The Independent Trustees also considered Guggenheim's other initiatives intended to achieve greater enhancements and efficiencies in the organization's ability to provide services to all Guggenheim Funds, including the New Fund, such as efforts to consolidate compliance manuals and align processes of the Funds with those of other Funds managed by the Adviser or another Guggenheim affiliate. Moreover, in connection with the Board's evaluation of the overall package of services to be provided by the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser's administrative capabilities, including its role in monitoring and coordinating compliance responsibilities with the accounting agent, administrator, custodian, distributor, transfer agent and other service providers to the New Fund.
The Board also noted the distinctive nature of the New Fund, as an actively managed ETF. In this connection, the Board considered the Adviser's experience and expertise managing fixed income strategies with particular focus on investment grade, structured products and corporate credit assets. The Board also considered the secondary market support services to be provided by the Adviser to the New Fund, including the Adviser's expected efforts to educate investment professionals about the New Fund and other Guggenheim Funds.
With respect to Guggenheim's resources and the Adviser's ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered the presentation by the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments (the investment management business of Guggenheim Partners) in connection with Contract Renewal and his review of the audited consolidated financial statements of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC ("GPIMH"), the holding company of the investment advisers (including GPIM), broker-dealers and other entities that comprise Guggenheim Investments.
The Board also considered the acceptability of the terms of the Advisory Agreement, noting that the terms were consistent with the terms of the investment advisory/management agreements of certain other Guggenheim Funds. Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the May Meeting and in connection with Contract Renewal, as well as other considerations, including the Board's knowledge of the Adviser's quality of performance of its duties for other Guggenheim Funds through Board meetings, discussions and reports during the year, the Board concluded that the Adviser and its personnel were qualified to serve the New Fund in such capacity.
Investment Performance: With respect to investment performance, the Board noted that the New Fund has no operating history. As a result, the Board considered that the New Fund seeks maximum total return, comprised of income and capital appreciation. The Board also noted that the New Fund intends to pursue its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, normally investing at least 80% of its assets in fixed income instruments, including ETFs and closed-end funds that invest substantially all of their assets in fixed income instruments (which may include ETFs and closed-end funds affiliated with the New Fund). The Board took into consideration the information it received in connection with Contract Renewal regarding GPIM's performance record in managing another similar Fund.
Comparative Fees, Costs of Services Provided and the Profits to Be Realized by the Adviser from Its Relationship with the New Fund: The Board noted that the proposed advisory fee for the New Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Adviser assumes all expenses of the Fund (including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services) other than the fee payments under the Advisory Agreement, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses. In this connection, the Board reviewed information provided in the FUSE Report showing the New Fund's proposed unitary fee as compared to the contractual advisory fees and total expense ratios for its peer group, as identified by FUSE. The Board observed that the proposed annual unitary fee of 0.50% based on average daily net assets is equal to the peer group median contractual advisory fee and is below the peer group median total expense ratio of 0.55% (in each case assuming assets of $50 million). The Board also observed that the New Fund's proposed unitary fee is equal to the management fee charged to the existing Guggenheim mutual fund that employs similar investment strategies (i.e., the Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund). The Board concluded that the New Fund's proposed unitary fee was reasonable given the nature, extent and anticipated quality of the services expected to be provided under the Advisory Agreement.
With respect to the costs of advisory services to be provided and estimated level of profitability, the Board noted that because the New Fund is newly organized and has no assets, the Adviser did not provide profitability information. However, on the basis of the Trustees' review of the proposed unitary fee structure for the New Fund, the Trustees concluded that profitability was not expected to be unreasonable and that they would have the opportunity in the future to periodically reexamine this matter.
The Board considered other benefits expected to be derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the New Fund and noted the Adviser's statement in connection with Contract Renewal that it may benefit from marketing synergies arising from offering a broad spectrum of products, including the Funds.

 
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AGREEMENT continued
February 29, 2016
Economies of Scale to Be Realized: With respect to economies of scale, the Board noted its considerations in connection with Contract Renewal at the May Meeting, including that the generally lower total expenses of ETFs provide fewer opportunities for the Adviser to achieve economies of scale beyond what is provided to shareholders through the relatively low expenses of the ETFs. The Board was also of the view that economies of scale were being shared with the Funds (and would be shared, with respect to the New Fund) subject to a unitary fee arrangement by virtue of an advisory fee, set at a relatively low level since the inception of each applicable Fund, that subsumed economies of scale in the fee itself. The Board also noted the start-up status of the New Fund.
Overall Conclusions
Based on the foregoing, the Independent Trustees determined at the May Meeting that the proposed advisory fee for the New Fund is fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of the services to be provided and the other benefits to be received and that the approval of the Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the New Fund. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative or conclusive and each Trustee, in the exercise of his business judgment, may attribute different weights to different factors. At the May Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the Advisory Agreement for an initial term of two years with respect to the New Fund.

 
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TRUST INFORMATION
February 29, 2016

Board of Trustees
Principal Executive Officers
Investment Adviser
Accounting Agent,
Randall C. Barnes
 
Donald C. Cacciapaglia*
 
Donald A. Chubb, Jr.
 
Jerry B. Farley
 
Roman Friedrich III
 
Robert B. Karn III
 
Ronald A. Nyberg
 
Maynard F. Oliverius
 
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.,
Chairman
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
President and Chief
Executive Officer
 
Joanna M. Catalucci
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Amy J. Lee
Chief Legal Officer
 
Mark E. Mathiasen
Secretary
 
John L. Sullivan
Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Accounting Officer
and Treasurer
Guggenheim Funds
Investment Advisors, LLC
Chicago, IL
 
Investment Adviser
(for Guggenheim Total
Return Bond ETF)
Guggenheim Partners
Investment
Management, LLC
Santa Monica, CA
 
Distributor
Guggenheim Funds
Distributors, LLC
Chicago, IL
 
Administrator
Rydex Fund Services, LLC
Rockville, MD
Custodian and
Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York
Mellon Corp.
New York, NY
 
Legal Counsel
Dechert LLP
New York, NY
 
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
*
Trustee is an "interested person" (as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) ("Interested Trustee") of the Trust because of his position as the President and CEO of the Investment Adviser and the Distributor.
     

Privacy Principles of the Trust for Shareholders
The Funds are committed to maintaining the privacy of their shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Funds collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.
Generally, the Funds do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of their shareholders may become available to the Funds. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).
The Funds restrict access to non-public personal information about the shareholders to Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Funds maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of their shareholders.
Questions concerning your shares of the Trust?
• If your shares are held in a Brokerage Account, contact your Broker.
This report is sent to shareholders of the Funds for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Funds or of any securities mentioned in this report.
A description of the Funds' proxy voting policies and procedures related to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (800)345-7999.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling (800) 345-7999, by visiting Guggenheim Investments' website at guggenheiminvestments.com or by accessing the Funds' Form N-PX on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by visiting Guggenheim Investments' website at guggenheiminvestments.com. The Funds' Form N-Q may also be viewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 
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ABOUT THE TRUST ADVISER
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the "Investment Adviser") manages the investment and reinvestment of certain Funds' assets and administers the affairs of such Funds to the extent requested by the Board of Trustees. The Investment Adviser also acts as investment adviser to closed-end and open-end management investment companies. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates provide supervision, management or servicing of assets with a commitment to consistently delivering exceptional service. The Investment Adviser is a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a global, diversified financial services firm with more than $240 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2015. Guggenheim Partners, LLC, through its affiliates, provides investment management, investment advisory, insurance, investment banking, and capital markets services. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC ("GPIM") is an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm. The firm provides capital markets services, portfolio and risk management expertise, wealth management, and investment advisory services. Clients of Guggenheim Partners, LLC subsidiaries are an elite mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other institutions.
Portfolio Management
The portfolio managers who are currently responsible for the day-to-day management of Guggenheim China All-Cap ETF, Guggenheim China Technology ETF, Guggenheim Solar ETF, Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF, Guggenheim S&P High Income Infrastructure ETF and Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF's portfolios are Michael P. Byrum, CFA, James R. King, CFA, and Cindy Gao. Mr. Byrum is a Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Investments and joined Guggenheim Investments in 1993. Mr. Byrum holds a degree in finance from Miami University of Ohio and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Washington Society of Investment Analysts. Mr. King is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Investments and rejoined Guggenheim Investments in 2011 as the lead portfolio manager for exchange-traded products. Mr. King holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Maryland, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Ms. Gao is an ETF Analyst in ETF Portfolio Management of Guggenheim Investments and joined Guggenheim Investments in December of 2010. Ms. Gao received a M.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Mr. Bachman is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Investments and joined Guggenheim in August of 2014. Mr. Bachman has a bachelor's degree in finance and international business from the University of Maryland, College Park and has earned the Chartered Financial Analysis designation.
The portfolio managers who are currently responsible for the day-to-day management of the Guggenheim Total Return Bond ETF are B. Scott Minerd, Anne Walsh, CFA, James Michal, and Steve Brown, CFA. Each portfolio manager has managed the Fund's portfolio since its inception. Mr. Minerd is the Global Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Investments and joined Guggenheim Investments in 1998. Mr. Minerd is a member of the Portfolio Construction Group and guides the investment strategies of the sector portfolio managers. Mr. Minerd holds a B.S. degree in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and has completed graduate work at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Walsh is a Senior Managing Director and Assistant Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Investments and joined the firm in 2007. Ms. Walsh is head of the Portfolio Construction Group where she oversees more than $60 billion in fixed-income investments including Agencies, Credit, Municipals, Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities and Asset Backed Securities across several Guggenheim affiliates. Ms. Walsh received her BSBA and MBA from Auburn University and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. Mr. Michal is a Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Guggenheim Investments and joined the firm in 2008. Mr. Michal is dedicated to portfolio management for Guggenheim Investments' Total Return mandates. Mr. Michal earned a BSBA in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University. Mr. Brown is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Guggenheim Investments and joined the firm in 2010. Mr. Brown is a part of the Portfolio Management team for Guggenheim Investments' Active Fixed-Income and Total Return mandates. Mr. Brown earned a BS in Finance from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2 Overview
The Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2 (the "Trust") is an investment company complex consisting of 14 separate exchange-traded "funds" as of March 31, 2016. The investment objective of each of the index funds is to correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of a specified market index.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the fund being offered. The prospectus contains information about the Fund including a discussion of investment objectives, risks, ongoing expenses and sales charges. If a prospectus did not accompany this report, you can obtain one from your financial adviser, from our website at http://guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling (800)345-7999. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. All Funds are subject to market risk and shares when sold may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can lose money investing in the Funds.
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