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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2013
SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 333-134551
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-21906
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post Effective Amendment No. 230
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 233
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE
LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(630) 505-3700
Registrant's Telephone Number
KEVIN M. ROBINSON, ESQ.
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE
LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
STUART M. STRAUSS, ESQ.
DECHERT LLP
1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036
APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)
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IMMEDIATELY UPON FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF RULE 485.
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ON [DATE] PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF RULE 485.
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60 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(1) OF RULE 485.
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ON [DATE] PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF RULE 485.
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75 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(2) OF RULE 485.
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ON [DATE] PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(2) OF RULE 485.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This filing relates to the following series of the Registrant:
Guggenheim BRIC ETF
Guggenheim Defensive Equity ETF
Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF
Guggenheim Mid-Cap Core ETF
Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF
Guggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF
Guggenheim Spin-Off ETF
Wilshire 4500 Completion ETF
Wilshire 5000 Total Market ETF
Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF
Wilshire US REIT ETF
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lisle and State of Illinois on the 22nd day of January, 2013.
CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST
By: /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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SIGNATURES
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DATE
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Randall C. Barnes
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Trustee
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January 22, 2013
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Roman Friedrich III
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Trustee
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Robert B. Karn III
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Trustee
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Ronald A. Nyberg
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Trustee
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Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.
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Trustee
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/s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
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Trustee and
Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
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Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer
And Chief Accounting Officer
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*/s/ Stevens T. Kelly
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Stevens T. Kelly
Attorney-In-Fact, pursuant to power of attorney
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EX-101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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EX-101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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EX-101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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EX-101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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EX-101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
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EX-101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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