Guggenheim Funds Launches High Yield Fixed Income ETF Suite

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. announced today the launch of the Guggenheim BulletShares® High Yield Corporate Bond ETFs, a suite of ETFs with designated years of maturity ranging from 2012 through 2015 that invest in high-yield corporate bonds with effective maturities in the years respective to each Fund.

“The introduction of these new funds extends our suite of BulletShares ETFs, the only ETFs available in the marketplace offering defined-maturity exposure to the corporate bond market,” said Steven A. Baffico, senior managing director, Head of U.S. Retail for Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. “Now, investors can easily gain exposure with surgical precision to either the high-yield or investment-grade sector of the market through the construction of customized portfolios tailored to their specific risk preferences and maturity profiles. Guggenheim BulletShares ETFs have an investment and cash-flow profile similar to individual bonds with the diversification and cost benefits inherent in an ETF. We believe this makes them an attractive alternative to bonds and we are pleased to be able provide fixed-income investors with these new investment solutions.”

The four new ETFs below, which seek to replicate the performance of BulletShares® USD High Yield Corporate Bond Indices developed by Accretive Asset Management LLC, provide investors with a convenient way to invest in the high-yield corporate bond market. The Funds also enable advisors to build laddered portfolios in a cost-effective and diversified manner, fill gaps in existing bond portfolios, and address investors’ lifestyle needs by providing the potential for monthly income distributions and a final distribution at the ETF’s maturity that can be applied towards retirement, college or other expenses.

“We are excited to partner with Guggenheim Funds to extend the BulletShares methodology to the high-yield bond ETF market," said Matthew Patterson, head of investment strategy for Accretive Asset Management. “We believe that these products will make the high-yield sector more accessible to investors while minimizing concentration risk often associated with individual bond investing.”

For more information on Guggenheim BulletShares ETFs please visit www.guggenheimfunds.com/BulletShares or call 800-345-7999.

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc.

Guggenheim Funds offers strategic investment solutions for financial advisors and their valued clients. As an innovator in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit investment trusts (UITs) and closed-end funds (CEFs), Guggenheim Funds often leads its peers with creative investment strategy solutions. Guggenheim Funds and its affiliates provide supervision, management or servicing of assets with a commitment to consistently delivering exceptional service. Guggenheim Funds is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a global, diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision. Guggenheim Partners, 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 Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc., serves as the Funds’ investment adviser.

Accretive Asset Management LLC

Accretive Asset Management LLC creates products that help financial advisors better serve their clients. Through creative thinking informed by a strategic understanding of the marketplace, Accretive devises innovative solutions to problems faced by financial advisors and investors. BulletShares® Indices provide maturity targeted exposure to fixed income markets and are engineered to serve as the basis for products that combine the best attributes of investing in bonds and bond funds. For more information see www.BulletShares.com.

The Funds have designated years of maturity ranging from 2012 to 2015 and will terminate on or about December 31st of their respective maturity year. In connection with such termination, each Fund will make a cash distribution to then-current shareholders of its net assets after making appropriate provisions for any liabilities of the Fund. The Funds do not seek to return any predetermined amount at maturity. In the final six months of operation, as the bonds held by the Fund mature, the Fund’s portfolio will transition to cash and cash equivalents, including without limitation U.S. Treasury Bills and investment-grade commercial paper, which may result in a lower yield than the yields of the bonds previously held by the Fund and/or prevailing yields for bonds in the market. The Funds will terminate on or about the date above without requiring additional approval by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) or Fund shareholders. The Board may change the termination date to an earlier or later date if a majority of the Board determines the change to be in the best interest of the Funds.

Risk Considerations

Investors should consider the following risk factors and special considerations associated with investing in the Funds, which may cause you to lose money, including the entire principal amount that you invest. Interest Rate Risk: As interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities held by the Funds are likely to decrease. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Credit/Default Risk: The risk that issuers or guarantors of debt instruments or the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or loan of portfolio securities is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Debt instruments are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which may be reflected in credit ratings. Securities issued by the U.S. government have limited credit risk. Credit rating downgrades and defaults (failure to make interest or principal payment) may potentially reduce the Funds’ income and share prices. High-Yield Securities Risk: The Funds invest in bonds that are rated below investment grade and are considered to be “junk” securities. While these securities generally offer a higher current yield than that available from higher grade issues, they typically involve greater risk. The ability of issuers of high-yield securities to make timely payments of interest and principal may be adversely impacted by adverse changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial condition of the issuers and price fluctuations in response to changes in interest rates. High-yield securities are less liquid than investment-grade securities and may be difficult to price or sell, particularly in times of negative sentiment toward high-yield securities. Asset Class Risk: The bonds in the Funds’ portfolio may underperform the returns of other bonds or indexes that track other industries, markets, asset classes or sectors. Call Risk/Prepayment Risk: During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond may exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation earlier than expected. This may result in the Funds having to reinvest proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Funds’ income. Extension Risk: The risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation later than expected. This may happen when there is a rise in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease and the Funds’ performance may suffer from its inability to invest in higher yielding securities. Income Risk: The risk that falling interest rates will cause the Funds’ income to decline. Liquidity Risk: If the Funds invest in illiquid securities or securities that become illiquid, Fund returns may be reduced because the Funds may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Declining Yield Risk: During the final year of the Funds’ operations, as the bonds held by the Funds mature and the Funds’ portfolio transitions to cash and cash equivalents, the Funds’ yield will generally tend to move toward the yield of cash and cash equivalents and thus may be lower than the yields of the bonds previously held by the Funds and/or prevailing yields for bonds in the market. Fluctuation of Yield and Liquidation Amount Risk: The Funds, unlike a direct investment in a bond that has a level coupon payment and a fixed payment at maturity, will make distributions of income that vary over time. Unlike a direct investment in bonds, the breakdown of returns between Fund distributions and liquidation proceeds are not predictable at the time of your investment. For example, at times during the Funds’ existence, it may make distributions at a greater (or lesser) rate than the coupon payments received on the Funds’ portfolio, which will result in the Funds returning a lesser (or greater) amount on liquidation than would otherwise be the case. The rate of Fund distribution payments may adversely affect the tax characterization of your returns from an investment in the Funds relative to a direct investment in corporate bonds. If the amount you receive as liquidation proceeds upon the Funds’ termination is higher or lower than your cost basis, you may experience a gain or loss for tax purposes. 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. In addition, the Funds may entail some or all of the following sector risks: Financial Services Sector Risk, Consumer Staples Sector Risk, Telecommunications Sector Risk, and Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk. As with any investment, you should consider how your investment will be taxed. The tax information contained in the prospectus is provided as general information. Investors should consult their own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment as Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. does not offer tax advice. In addition the Funds are subject to Non-Correlation Risk, Replication Management Risk, Issuer-Specific Changes, and Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Please read each Fund’s prospectus for more detailed information on these risks and considerations.

The Index provider and its affiliates do not make any warranties or bear any liabilities with respect to Guggenheim Funds. BulletShares® and BulletShares® USD High Yield Corporate Bond Indices are trademarks of Accretive Asset Management LLC and have been licensed for use by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC.

Consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and ongoing expenses of any ETF carefully before investing. The prospectus or summary prospectus, if available, contains this and other relevant information. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, visit www.guggenheimfunds.com or contact a securities representative or Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. 2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, Ill. 60532, 800-345-7999.

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