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Law Offices

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 822-9611

Aaron Gilbride

(202) 419-8423

agilbride@Stradley.com

1933 Act Rule 497(e)

1933 Act File No. 333-155709

1940 Act File No. 811-22255

August 15, 2013

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Filing Desk

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Re:   EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (“Registrant”)
File Nos. 333-155709 and 811-22255

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Enclosed for filing pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that reflects the risk/return summary information in the prospectus dated July 29, 2013, for the EGShares India Infrastructure ETF, EGShares China Infrastructure ETF, EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF, EGShares India Small Cap ETF, EGShares China Mid Cap ETF, EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF, EGShares India Consumer Goods ETF, EGShares Low Volatility China Dividend ETF, EGShares Low Volatility Brazil Dividend ETF, EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF, EGShares South Africa Small Cap ETF, EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Balanced Income ETF, EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF, EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF and EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF series of the Registrant, as filed pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the 1933 Act on August 2, 2013 (Accession Number: 0000891092-13-006749). Questions related to this filing may be directed to the undersigned at (202) 419-8423.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Aaron Gilbride

Aaron Gilbride

cc: Robert C. Holderith
Michael D. Mabry

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EGShares Low Volatility Brazil Dividend ETF

EGShares Low Volatility Brazil Dividend ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Index (the “Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Low Volatility Brazil Dividend ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Low Volatility Brazil Dividend ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Brazilian companies included in the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), domiciled in Brazil having a market capitalization of at least $250 million at the time of purchase. The Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is a dividend yield weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 Brazilian companies that INDXX, LLC determines, as a portfolio, to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the INDXX Brazilian Benchmark Index, a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index compiled by INDXX, LLC of 30 leading companies traded on the Bovespa Exchange of Brazil. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The components of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index was developed to provide a lower beta (i.e., comprised of companies having low volatility compared to), and a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the Bovespa Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Brazil Because the Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF

EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Index (the “Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index includes emerging market companies whose business includes: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining, and wireless telecommunication services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine infrastructure companies included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine large, medium and small capitalized (“large cap”, “mid cap” and “small cap,” respectively) infrastructure companies, which are defined by the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index as companies that are domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines and that have a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase. Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is “Beyond BRICs,” it does not include companies domiciled in Brazil, Russia, India or China.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Indonesia’s, Malaysia’s, Thailand’s and the Philippines’ infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sectors of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those sectors, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those sectors.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Because the Fund only invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Many of the Asia Pacific region economies can be exposed to high inflation rates, undeveloped financial services sectors, and heavy reliance on international trade. The region’s economies are also dependent on the economies of Asia, Europe and the United States and, in particular, on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Currency devaluations or restrictions, political and social instability, and deteriorating economic conditions may result in significant downturns and increased volatility in the economies of countries of the Asia Pacific region, as it has in the past.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Turkey Small Cap Index (the “Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Turkish small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines Turkish small cap companies as companies that are included in the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase, and includes emerging market companies that are domiciled in Turkey and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in Turkey. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Turkey Because the Fund only invests in Turkish securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Turkey than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, inflation; nationalization; security concerns; and economic, political and social instability. Turkey has also begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF

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Management Fees

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0.85%

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0.85%

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$ 87

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares South Africa Small Cap ETF

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX South Africa Small Cap Index (the “South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in South African small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines South African small cap companies as companies that are included in the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase, and includes emerging market companies that are domiciled in South Africa and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in South Africa. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

South Africa Because the Fund only invests in South African securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within South Africa than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, inflation; nationalization; security concerns; commodity exposure; and economic, political and social instability. South Africa has also begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares South Africa Small Cap ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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$ 87

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Dividend Index (the “Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF
Management Fees		0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.70%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF	72	224

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market companies included in the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is a stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 50 emerging market companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to have a higher dividend yield than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Component securities are equally weighted unless included in a country that is subject to the 15% country exposure cap, in which case the component securities in that country are weighted equally pro rata to the 15% cap. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The components of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index was developed to provide a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares China Mid Cap ETF

EGShares China Mid Cap ETF

Investment Objective

EGShares China Mid Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX China Mid Cap Index (the “China Mid Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares China Mid Cap ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares China Mid Cap ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of Chinese medium market capitalization (“mid cap”) companies included in the China Mid Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in those securities. The Fund invests in Chinese medium capitalization companies, which are defined by the China Mid Cap Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in China that trade on the exchanges of Hong Kong and the U.S. and have a market capitalization that is at least $200 million, but is lower than the 30th highest publicly traded company in China.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The China Mid Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of mid cap companies domiciled in China. A free-float index is one that uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the China Mid Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the China Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the China Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

China Because the Fund only invests in Chinese securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within China than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include currency fluctuations, illiquidity, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investments and limits on repatriation of capital.

Mid Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the China Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares India Consumer Goods ETF

EGShares India Consumer Goods ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Consumer Goods Index (the “India Consumer Goods Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares India Consumer Goods ETF
Management Fees		0.89%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.89%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares India Consumer Goods ETF	91	284

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indian consumer goods companies included in the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), and are consumer goods companies domiciled in India having a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase. The Fund defines Indian consumer goods companies as companies that are included in the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index at the time of purchase and includes emerging market companies whose businesses involve: beverages; food products; household goods; leisure goods; personal goods; food and drug retail; general retail; and tobacco.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is concentrated. The India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is a market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s consumer goods sector. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the Indian consumer goods industry. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Consumer Goods Concentration Because the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is concentrated in the consumer goods industry of India, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that industry, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that industry. The success of consumer goods suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

India Because the Fund only invests in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Index (the “Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Management Fees		0.70%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.70%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF	72	224	390	871

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. For the period from October 16, 2012 (commencement of operations) through the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market companies included in the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index is a stock market index comprised of 116 leading companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to be representative of all industries in emerging market countries. Component securities are equally weighted unless included in a country that is subject to the 15% country exposure cap, in which case the component securities in that country are weighted equally pro rata to the 15% cap.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Based on the number of Indian securities that are included in the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, the Fund may invest its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius (the “Subsidiary”), which in turn, invests at least 90% of its assets in Indian securities, and the Fund may also invest to some extent in ADRs and GDRs. This investment structure enables the Fund to obtain benefits under a tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities and of maintaining the Subsidiary. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Treaty/Tax Risk The Fund and the Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation or legislative changes in the requirements to establish residency in Mauritius may result in higher taxes and lower returns for the Fund.

Performance

Because the Fund has not completed a full calendar year of operations, no performance information has been provided.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Consumer Goods Index (the “India Consumer Goods Underlying Index”).

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indian consumer goods companies included in the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), and are consumer goods companies domiciled in India having a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase. The Fund defines Indian consumer goods companies as companies that are included in the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index at the time of purchase and includes emerging market companies whose businesses involve: beverages; food products; household goods; leisure goods; personal goods; food and drug retail; general retail; and tobacco.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is concentrated. The India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is a market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s consumer goods sector. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the Indian consumer goods industry. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is concentrated. The India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is a market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India's consumer goods sector. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the Indian consumer goods industry.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Consumer Goods Concentration Because the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index is concentrated in the consumer goods industry of India, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that industry, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that industry. The success of consumer goods suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

India Because the Fund only invests in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the India Consumer Goods Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap ETF

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The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Index (the “Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index”).

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine small cap companies as emerging market companies that are included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase, and includes companies that are domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion. Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index is “Beyond BRICs,” it does not include companies domiciled in Brazil, Russia, India or China.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 50 emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Because the Fund only invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Many of the Asia Pacific region economies can be exposed to high inflation rates, undeveloped financial services sectors, and heavy reliance on international trade. The region’s economies are also dependent on the economies of Asia, Europe and the United States and, in particular, on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Currency devaluations or restrictions, political and social instability, and deteriorating economic conditions may result in significant downturns and increased volatility in the economies of countries of the Asia Pacific region, as it has in the past.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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Performance

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Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares India Small Cap ETF

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Investment Objective

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EGShares India Small Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Small Cap Index (the “India Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 43% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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43.00%

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the India Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indian small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the India Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Indian small capitalization companies, which are defined by the India Small Cap Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in India and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion.

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius (the “Mauritius Subsidiary”), which in turn, invests at least 90% of its assets in Indian securities, and the Fund may also invest to some extent in ADRs and GDRs, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in the India Small Cap Underlying Index. Through this investment structure, the Fund obtains benefits under the tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the India Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares (including through its Mauritius Subsidiary). In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the India Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The India Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 75 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in India. A free-float index is one that uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the India Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the India Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities and maintaining the Mauritius Subsidiary. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the India Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the India Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

India Because the Fund only invests in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

Treaty/Tax Risk The Fund and the Mauritius Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation or legislative changes in the requirements to establish residency in Mauritius may result in higher taxes and lower returns for the Fund.

Small Cap Companies Small capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the India Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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(888) 800-4347

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.emergingglobaladvisors.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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Annual Total Return as of December 31

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During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 30.94% (quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -26.42% (quarter ended December 31, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -26.48%

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Year-to-date return

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2013

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(26.48%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's highest quarterly return was

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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30.94%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's lowest quarterly return was

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(26.42%)

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

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Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

INDXX India Small Cap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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37.88%

Since Inception

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(9.35%)

EGShares India Small Cap ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,049

Annual Return 2011

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(49.47%)

Annual Return 2012

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35.98%

1 Year

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35.98%

Since Inception

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(10.50%)

Inception Date

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Jul. 07, 2010

EGShares India Small Cap ETF | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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35.84%

Since Inception

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(10.62%)

EGShares India Small Cap ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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23.57%

Since Inception

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(8.83%)

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares China Infrastructure ETF

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF

Investment Objective

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX China Infrastructure Index (the “China Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF	87	271	471	1,049

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The China Infrastructure Underlying Index includes companies whose businesses involve: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining and wireless telecommunications services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Chinese infrastructure companies included in the China Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Chinese medium to large capitalization infrastructure companies, which are defined by the China Infrastructure Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in China and that have a market capitalization of at least $200 million at the time of purchase.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the China Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The China Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of China’s infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the China Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the China Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the China Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the China Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sector of China, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

China Because the Fund only invests in Chinese securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within China than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include currency fluctuations, illiquidity, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investments and limits on repatriation of capital.

Mid-Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the China Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Annual Total Return as of December 31

During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 20.72% (quarter ended December 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -35.12% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -18.89%

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

Average Annual Returns	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF	27.35%	(0.01%)	Feb. 17, 2010
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF After Taxes on Distributions	27.22%	(0.35%)
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	18.19%	(0.14%)
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF INDXX China Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	28.38%	2.12%

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap ETF

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Index (the “Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in small market capitalization (“small cap”) emerging market consumer companies included in the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index and, generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines small cap emerging markets consumer companies as companies that are included in the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase and includes companies domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion at the time of purchase whose businesses involve: automobiles and parts, beverages; food production; household goods; leisure goods; personal goods; food and drug retail; general retail; media; travel and leisure; and tobacco.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is concentrated. The Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap consumer goods and services companies domiciled in emerging market countries. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of emerging market countries. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is concentrated. The Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap consumer goods and services companies domiciled in emerging market countries. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of emerging market countries. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Consumer Concentration Because the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of emerging market countries, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The success of consumer goods and services suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company's securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

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Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Dividend Index (the “Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market companies included in the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is a stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 50 emerging market companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to have a higher dividend yield than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Component securities are equally weighted unless included in a country that is subject to the 15% country exposure cap, in which case the component securities in that country are weighted equally pro rata to the 15% cap. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The components of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index was developed to provide a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Emerging Markets Core Dividend Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

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Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Emerging Markets Core Dividend ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.70%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 72

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 224

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Index (the “Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. For the period from October 16, 2012 (commencement of operations) through the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market companies included in the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index is a stock market index comprised of 116 leading companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to be representative of all industries in emerging market countries. Component securities are equally weighted unless included in a country that is subject to the 15% country exposure cap, in which case the component securities in that country are weighted equally pro rata to the 15% cap.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Based on the number of Indian securities that are included in the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, the Fund may invest its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius (the “Subsidiary”), which in turn, invests at least 90% of its assets in Indian securities, and the Fund may also invest to some extent in ADRs and GDRs. This investment structure enables the Fund to obtain benefits under a tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index is concentrated.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities and of maintaining the Subsidiary. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Treaty/Tax Risk The Fund and the Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation or legislative changes in the requirements to establish residency in Mauritius may result in higher taxes and lower returns for the Fund.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

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Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.70%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.70%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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224

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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390

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 871

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Index (the “Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in small market capitalization (“small cap”) emerging market consumer companies included in the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index and, generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines small cap emerging markets consumer companies as companies that are included in the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase and includes companies domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion at the time of purchase whose businesses involve: automobiles and parts, beverages; food production; household goods; leisure goods; personal goods; food and drug retail; general retail; media; travel and leisure; and tobacco.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is concentrated. The Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap consumer goods and services companies domiciled in emerging market countries. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of emerging market countries. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Consumer Concentration Because the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index is concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of emerging market countries, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The success of consumer goods and services suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Consumer Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF

EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Turkey Small Cap Index (the “Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Turkey Small Cap ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Turkish small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines Turkish small cap companies as companies that are included in the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase, and includes emerging market companies that are domiciled in Turkey and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in Turkey. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Turkey Because the Fund only invests in Turkish securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Turkey than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, inflation; nationalization; security concerns; and economic, political and social instability. Turkey has also begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Turkey Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Balanced Index (the “Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Since the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, and therefore the amounts listed in "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will differ from those presented in the Financial Highlights.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, two ETFs that trade on U.S. exchanges and invest in emerging market fixed income securities (“Underlying ETFs”), American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies and the Underlying ETFs (which, in turn, invest primarily in fixed income securities of issuers in emerging market countries). As a result, under normal circumstances the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market securities, either directly or indirectly through the Underlying ETFs. The Fund invests primarily in emerging market equity securities and Underlying ETFs that are included in the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, and generally expects to invest at least 95% of its net assets in these securities.

The Underlying ETFs invest primarily in fixed income securities with average maturities of at least two or three years (depending on the Underlying ETF) and currently maintain effective durations of between seven and ten years. Duration measures the sensitivity of bond prices to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of a bond, the longer it will take to repay the principal and interest obligations and the more sensitive it will be to interest rates. Maturity means the date on which the principal amount of a debt security is due and payable. Average maturity means the average expected repayment date of the portfolio taking into account the maturity dates of the securities in the portfolio. The Underlying ETFs may invest, without limitation, in non-investment-grade fixed income securities. The Underlying ETFs may change, at any time, the average maturity, duration, and credit quality of the fixed income securities in which they invest. If the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index replaces an Underlying ETF, the new Underlying ETF may invest in a portfolio of fixed income securities with a different average maturity, duration, and credit quality. The Fund will invest in the Underlying ETFs to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, which will consist of at least 25% of the Fund’s assets, and is expected to be approximately 30%.

The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies and Underlying ETFs of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is a stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 50 emerging market companies and two Underlying ETFs that, as a portfolio, S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to have a higher dividend yield than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Component securities are equally weighted unless included in a country that is subject to the 15% country exposure cap, in which case the component securities in that country are weighted equally pro rata to the 15% cap. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The equity components of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Underlying ETFs are selected based on their current yield and volatility rankings relative to the universe of emerging market fixed income ETFs. The Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index was developed to provide a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index as closely as possible using ordinary local shares, ADRs, GDRs and Underlying ETFs. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is concentrated.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below (either directly or through its investments in the Underlying ETFs).

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Investing in Underlying ETFs The Fund’s investment performance is affected by the investment performance of the Underlying ETFs in which the Fund may invest. Through its investment in the Underlying ETFs, the Fund is subject to the risks of the Underlying ETFs’ investments and subject to the Underlying ETFs’ expenses. The risks of the Underlying ETFs include:

Call  During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by an Underlying ETF may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the Underlying ETF may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying ETF’s income.

Credit  The risk that debt issuers and other counterparties may not honor their obligations or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies.

Interest Rate  An increase in interest rates may cause the value of fixed income securities held by an Underlying ETF to decline. Fixed income securities with longer maturities typically are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than securities with shorter maturities.

Non-Investment-Grade Securities  Fixed income securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds,”), or unrated but considered to be below investment-grade, may be deemed speculative and more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. Non-investment-grade fixed income securities are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These fixed income securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the non-investment-grade fixed income securities markets generally, real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions and less secondary market liquidity. If the issuer of non-investment-grade fixed income securities defaults, an Underlying ETF may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

Reinvestment  An Underlying ETF’s investments in short-term fixed income instruments may be adversely affected if interest rates fall because the Underlying ETF may invest in lower yielding bonds as bonds in the portfolio mature.

Sovereign and Quasi-Sovereign Obligations  The Underlying ETFs invest in fixed income securities issued by or guaranteed by non-U.S. sovereign governments and by companies owned or controlled by non-U.S. sovereign governments, which may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due. In times of economic uncertainty, the prices of these fixed income securities may be more volatile than those of corporate debt obligations or of other government debt obligations.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company's securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF

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Management Fees

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0.55%

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.17%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.72%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 56

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 176

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Since the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, and therefore the amounts listed in "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will differ from those presented in the Financial Highlights.

[3] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any) brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

Investment Objective

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index (the “Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF	87	271	471	1,049

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index includes companies whose businesses involve: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining and wireless telecommunications services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Brazilian infrastructure companies included in the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Brazilian medium to large capitalization infrastructure companies, which are defined by the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in Brazil and that have a market capitalization of at least $200 million at the time of purchase.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Brazil’s infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sector of Brazil, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Brazil Because the Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Mid-Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Annual Total Return as of December 31

During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 17.87% (quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -21.98% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -15.56%

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

Average Annual Returns	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF	5.47%	5.03%	Feb. 24, 2010
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF After Taxes on Distributions	4.35%	3.92%
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	3.85%	3.71%
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	6.21%	6.98%

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer ETF

EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Index (the “Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine consumer companies included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index and, generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), and are consumer goods and services companies domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines having a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase.

Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is “Beyond BRICs,” it does not include companies domiciled in Brazil, Russia, India or China. The Fund defines Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine consumer companies as emerging market companies that are included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index at the time of purchase and includes companies domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines whose businesses involve: automobiles and parts, beverages; food production; household goods; leisure goods; personal goods; food and drug retail; general retail; media; travel and leisure; and tobacco.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is concentrated. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Indonesia’s, Malaysia’s, Thailand’s and the Philippines’ consumer goods and services industries. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of these countries. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Consumer Concentration Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The success of consumer goods and services suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Because the Fund only invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Many of the Asia Pacific region economies can be exposed to high inflation rates, undeveloped financial services sectors, and heavy reliance on international trade. The region’s economies are also dependent on the economies of Asia, Europe and the United States and, in particular, on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Currency devaluations or restrictions, political and social instability, and deteriorating economic conditions may result in significant downturns and increased volatility in the economies of countries of the Asia Pacific region, as it has in the past.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

Investment Objective

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Infrastructure Index (the “India Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF	87	271	471	1,049

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The India Infrastructure Underlying Index includes companies whose businesses involve: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining and wireless telecommunications services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indian infrastructure companies included in the India Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Indian medium to large capitalization infrastructure companies, which are defined by the India Infrastructure Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in India and that have a market capitalization of at least $200 million at the time of purchase.

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius (the “Mauritius Subsidiary”), which in turn, invests at least 90% of its assets in Indian securities, and the Fund may also invest to some extent ADRs and GDRs, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in the India Infrastructure Underlying Index. Through this investment structure, the Fund obtains benefits under the tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares (including through its Mauritius Subsidiary). In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the India Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The India Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the India Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities and of maintaining the Mauritius Subsidiary. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the India Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the India Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the India Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sector of India, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

India Because the Fund only invests in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

Treaty/Tax Risk The Fund and the Mauritius Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation or legislative changes in the requirements to establish residency in Mauritius may result in higher taxes and lower returns for the Fund.

Mid-Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the India Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Annual Total Return as of December 31

During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 27.90% (quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -19.66% (quarter ended December 31, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -23.62%

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

Average Annual Returns	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF	25.50%	(11.80%)	Aug. 11, 2010
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF After Taxes on Distributions	25.21%	(11.92%)
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	16.84%	(9.91%)
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF INDXX India Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	25.92%	(11.09%)

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of Chinese medium market capitalization (“mid cap”) companies included in the China Mid Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in those securities. The Fund invests in Chinese medium capitalization companies, which are defined by the China Mid Cap Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in China that trade on the exchanges of Hong Kong and the U.S. and have a market capitalization that is at least $200 million, but is lower than the 30th highest publicly traded company in China.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The China Mid Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of mid cap companies domiciled in China. A free-float index is one that uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the China Mid Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the China Mid Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the China Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the China Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

China Because the Fund only invests in Chinese securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within China than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include currency fluctuations, illiquidity, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investments and limits on repatriation of capital.

Mid Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the China Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

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Performance

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0.85%

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Markets Real Estate Index (the “Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market real estate companies included in the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), and are real estate companies domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase. The Fund defines real estate companies as companies that are included in the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index at the time of purchase. Real estate companies include companies whose businesses involve: developing, managing, financing and supporting the real estate industry.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is concentrated. The Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of the emerging market real estate sector. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in emerging market real estate companies. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is concentrated. The Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of the emerging market real estate sector. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in emerging market real estate companies. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Real Estate Concentration Because the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is concentrated in the real estate industries of emerging market countries, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The Fund’s investments in emerging market real estate companies expose the Fund indirectly, and thus investors, to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which real estate companies are organized and operated, including interest rate risk, leverage risk, property risk and operational risk. The real estate industry can be adversely affected by, among other things, the value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry, including real estate companies, and changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, and demographic changes.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

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Performance

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares South Africa Small Cap ETF

EGShares South Africa Small Cap ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX South Africa Small Cap Index (the “South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares South Africa Small Cap ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in South African small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines South African small cap companies as companies that are included in the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase, and includes emerging market companies that are domiciled in South Africa and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in South Africa. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

South Africa Because the Fund only invests in South African securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within South Africa than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, inflation; nationalization; security concerns; commodity exposure; and economic, political and social instability. South Africa has also begun a process of privatizing certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the South Africa Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Markets Balanced Income Index (the “Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, to ETFs that trade on U.S. exchanges and invest in emerging market fixed income securities (“Underlying ETFs”), American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies and the Underlying ETFs (which, in turn, invest primarily in fixed income securities of issuers in emerging market countries). As a result, under normal circumstances the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market securities, either directly or indirectly through the Underlying ETFs. The Fund invests primarily in emerging market equity securities and Underlying ETFs that are included in the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, and generally expects to invest at least 95% of its net assets in these securities.

The Underlying ETFs invest primarily in fixed income securities with average maturities of at least two or three years (depending on the Underlying ETF) and currently maintain effective durations of between seven and ten years. Duration measures the sensitivity of the bond prices to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of the bond, the longer it will take to repay the principal and interest obligations and the more sensitive it will be to interest rates. The Underlying ETFs may invest, without limitation, in non-investment-grade fixed income securities. The Underlying ETFs may change, at any time, the average maturity, duration, and credit quality of the fixed income securities in which they invest. If the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index replaces an Underlying ETF, the new Underlying ETF may invest in a portfolio of fixed income securities with a different average maturity, duration, and credit quality. The Fund will invest in the Underlying ETFs to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, which will consist of at least 25% of the Fund’s assets, and is expected to be approximately 30%.

The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies and Underlying ETFs of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $250 million at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is a dividend yield weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 40 emerging market companies and two Underlying ETFs that, as a portfolio, INDXX, LLC determines to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The equity components of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Underlying ETFs are selected based on their current yield and volatility rankings relative to the universe of emerging market fixed income ETFs. The Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index was developed to provide a lower beta and a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index as closely as possible using ordinary local shares, ADRs, GDRs and Underlying ETFs. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is concentrated.

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below (either directly or through its investments in the Underlying ETFs).

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Investing in Underlying ETFs The Fund’s investment performance is affected by the investment performance of the Underlying ETFs in which the Fund may invest. Through its investment in the Underlying ETFs, the Fund is subject to the risks of the Underlying ETFs’ investments and subject to the Underlying ETFs’ expenses. The risks of the Underlying ETFs include:

Call During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by an Underlying ETF may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the Underlying ETF may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying ETF’s income.

Credit The risk that debt issuers and other counterparties may not honor their obligations or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies.

Interest Rate An increase in interest rates may cause the value of fixed income securities held by an Underlying ETF to decline. Fixed income securities with longer maturities typically are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than securities with shorter maturities.

Non-Investment-Grade Securities Fixed income securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds,”), or unrated but considered to be below investment-grade, may be deemed speculative and more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. Non-investment-grade fixed income securities are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These fixed income securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the non-investment-grade fixed income securities markets generally, real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions and less secondary market liquidity. If the issuer of non-investment-grade fixed income securities defaults, an Underlying ETF may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

Reinvestment An Underlying ETF’s investments in short-term fixed income instruments may be adversely affected if interest rates fall because the Underlying ETF may invest in lower yielding bonds as bonds in the portfolio mature.

Sovereign and Quasi-Sovereign Obligations The Underlying ETFs invest in fixed income securities issued by or guaranteed by non-U.S. sovereign governments and by companies owned or controlled by non-U.S. sovereign governments, which may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due. In times of economic uncertainty, the prices of these fixed income securities may be more volatile than those of corporate debt obligations or of other government debt obligations.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company's securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Emerging Markets Balanced Income ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

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0.17%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.92%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 77

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 240

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Since the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, and therefore the amounts listed in "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will differ from those presented in the Financial Highlights.

[3] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares China Infrastructure ETF

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

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EGShares China Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX China Infrastructure Index (the “China Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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19.00%

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The China Infrastructure Underlying Index includes companies whose businesses involve: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining and wireless telecommunications services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Chinese infrastructure companies included in the China Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Chinese medium to large capitalization infrastructure companies, which are defined by the China Infrastructure Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in China and that have a market capitalization of at least $200 million at the time of purchase.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the China Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The China Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of China’s infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the China Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The China Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of China's infrastructure sectors.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the China Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the China Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the China Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the China Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the China Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sector of China, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

China Because the Fund only invests in Chinese securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within China than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include currency fluctuations, illiquidity, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investments and limits on repatriation of capital.

Mid-Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the China Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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(888) 800-4347

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.emergingglobaladvisors.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Annual Total Return as of December 31

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During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 20.72% (quarter ended December 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -35.12% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -18.89%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date return

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2013

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(18.89%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's highest quarterly return was

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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20.72%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's lowest quarterly return was

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(35.12%)

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

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Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

INDXX China Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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28.38%

Since Inception

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2.12%

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,049

Annual Return 2011

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(26.10%)

Annual Return 2012

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27.35%

1 Year

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27.35%

Since Inception

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(0.01%)

Inception Date

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Feb. 17, 2010

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF | After Taxes on Distributions

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1 Year

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27.22%

Since Inception

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(0.35%)

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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18.19%

Since Inception

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(0.14%)

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Balanced Income ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Balanced Income ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Markets Balanced Income Index (the “Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Emerging Markets Balanced Income ETF
Management Fees		0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.92%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Emerging Markets Balanced Income ETF	77	240

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, to ETFs that trade on U.S. exchanges and invest in emerging market fixed income securities (“Underlying ETFs”), American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies and the Underlying ETFs (which, in turn, invest primarily in fixed income securities of issuers in emerging market countries). As a result, under normal circumstances the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market securities, either directly or indirectly through the Underlying ETFs. The Fund invests primarily in emerging market equity securities and Underlying ETFs that are included in the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, and generally expects to invest at least 95% of its net assets in these securities.

The Underlying ETFs invest primarily in fixed income securities with average maturities of at least two or three years (depending on the Underlying ETF) and currently maintain effective durations of between seven and ten years. Duration measures the sensitivity of the bond prices to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of the bond, the longer it will take to repay the principal and interest obligations and the more sensitive it will be to interest rates. The Underlying ETFs may invest, without limitation, in non-investment-grade fixed income securities. The Underlying ETFs may change, at any time, the average maturity, duration, and credit quality of the fixed income securities in which they invest. If the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index replaces an Underlying ETF, the new Underlying ETF may invest in a portfolio of fixed income securities with a different average maturity, duration, and credit quality. The Fund will invest in the Underlying ETFs to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, which will consist of at least 25% of the Fund’s assets, and is expected to be approximately 30%.

The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies and Underlying ETFs of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $250 million at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is a dividend yield weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 40 emerging market companies and two Underlying ETFs that, as a portfolio, INDXX, LLC determines to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The equity components of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Underlying ETFs are selected based on their current yield and volatility rankings relative to the universe of emerging market fixed income ETFs. The Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index was developed to provide a lower beta and a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index as closely as possible using ordinary local shares, ADRs, GDRs and Underlying ETFs. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below (either directly or through its investments in the Underlying ETFs).

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Investing in Underlying ETFs The Fund’s investment performance is affected by the investment performance of the Underlying ETFs in which the Fund may invest. Through its investment in the Underlying ETFs, the Fund is subject to the risks of the Underlying ETFs’ investments and subject to the Underlying ETFs’ expenses. The risks of the Underlying ETFs include:

Call During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by an Underlying ETF may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the Underlying ETF may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying ETF’s income.

Credit The risk that debt issuers and other counterparties may not honor their obligations or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies.

Interest Rate An increase in interest rates may cause the value of fixed income securities held by an Underlying ETF to decline. Fixed income securities with longer maturities typically are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than securities with shorter maturities.

Non-Investment-Grade Securities Fixed income securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds,”), or unrated but considered to be below investment-grade, may be deemed speculative and more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. Non-investment-grade fixed income securities are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These fixed income securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the non-investment-grade fixed income securities markets generally, real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions and less secondary market liquidity. If the issuer of non-investment-grade fixed income securities defaults, an Underlying ETF may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

Reinvestment An Underlying ETF’s investments in short-term fixed income instruments may be adversely affected if interest rates fall because the Underlying ETF may invest in lower yielding bonds as bonds in the portfolio mature.

Sovereign and Quasi-Sovereign Obligations The Underlying ETFs invest in fixed income securities issued by or guaranteed by non-U.S. sovereign governments and by companies owned or controlled by non-U.S. sovereign governments, which may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due. In times of economic uncertainty, the prices of these fixed income securities may be more volatile than those of corporate debt obligations or of other government debt obligations.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Emerging Markets Balanced Income Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Since the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, and therefore the amounts listed in "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will differ from those presented in the Financial Highlights.

[3] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Low Volatility Brazil Dividend ETF

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Investment Objective

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Index (the “Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Brazilian companies included in the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), domiciled in Brazil having a market capitalization of at least $250 million at the time of purchase. The Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is a dividend yield weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 Brazilian companies that INDXX, LLC determines, as a portfolio, to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the INDXX Brazilian Benchmark Index, a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index compiled by INDXX, LLC of 30 leading companies traded on the Bovespa Exchange of Brazil. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The components of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index was developed to provide a lower beta (i.e., comprised of companies having low volatility compared to), and a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the Bovespa Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated.

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Brazil Because the Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Low Volatility Brazil Dividend Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company's securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

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[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF

EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF

Investment Objective

EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Brazil Mid Cap Index (the “Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Brazilian medium market capitalization (“mid cap”) companies included in the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Brazilian medium capitalization companies, which are defined by the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in Brazil which have a market capitalization that is at least $200 million, but are lower than the 30th highest publicly traded company in Brazil.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of mid cap companies domiciled in Brazil. A free-float index is one that uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Brazil Because the Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Mid Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other or extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Core Balanced Index (the “Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF
Management Fees		0.55%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.72%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Emerging Markets Core Balanced ETF	56	176

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, two ETFs that trade on U.S. exchanges and invest in emerging market fixed income securities (“Underlying ETFs”), American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies and the Underlying ETFs (which, in turn, invest primarily in fixed income securities of issuers in emerging market countries). As a result, under normal circumstances the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market securities, either directly or indirectly through the Underlying ETFs. The Fund invests primarily in emerging market equity securities and Underlying ETFs that are included in the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, and generally expects to invest at least 95% of its net assets in these securities.

The Underlying ETFs invest primarily in fixed income securities with average maturities of at least two or three years (depending on the Underlying ETF) and currently maintain effective durations of between seven and ten years. Duration measures the sensitivity of bond prices to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration of a bond, the longer it will take to repay the principal and interest obligations and the more sensitive it will be to interest rates. Maturity means the date on which the principal amount of a debt security is due and payable. Average maturity means the average expected repayment date of the portfolio taking into account the maturity dates of the securities in the portfolio. The Underlying ETFs may invest, without limitation, in non-investment-grade fixed income securities. The Underlying ETFs may change, at any time, the average maturity, duration, and credit quality of the fixed income securities in which they invest. If the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index replaces an Underlying ETF, the new Underlying ETF may invest in a portfolio of fixed income securities with a different average maturity, duration, and credit quality. The Fund will invest in the Underlying ETFs to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, which will consist of at least 25% of the Fund’s assets, and is expected to be approximately 30%.

The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies and Underlying ETFs of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively) domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is a stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 50 emerging market companies and two Underlying ETFs that, as a portfolio, S&P Dow Jones Indices determines to have a higher dividend yield than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Component securities are equally weighted unless included in a country that is subject to the 15% country exposure cap, in which case the component securities in that country are weighted equally pro rata to the 15% cap. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The equity components of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Underlying ETFs are selected based on their current yield and volatility rankings relative to the universe of emerging market fixed income ETFs. The Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index was developed to provide a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index as closely as possible using ordinary local shares, ADRs, GDRs and Underlying ETFs. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below (either directly or through its investments in the Underlying ETFs).

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Investing in Underlying ETFs The Fund’s investment performance is affected by the investment performance of the Underlying ETFs in which the Fund may invest. Through its investment in the Underlying ETFs, the Fund is subject to the risks of the Underlying ETFs’ investments and subject to the Underlying ETFs’ expenses. The risks of the Underlying ETFs include:

Call  During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by an Underlying ETF may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the Underlying ETF may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying ETF’s income.

Credit  The risk that debt issuers and other counterparties may not honor their obligations or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies.

Interest Rate  An increase in interest rates may cause the value of fixed income securities held by an Underlying ETF to decline. Fixed income securities with longer maturities typically are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than securities with shorter maturities.

Non-Investment-Grade Securities  Fixed income securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds,”), or unrated but considered to be below investment-grade, may be deemed speculative and more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. Non-investment-grade fixed income securities are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These fixed income securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the non-investment-grade fixed income securities markets generally, real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions and less secondary market liquidity. If the issuer of non-investment-grade fixed income securities defaults, an Underlying ETF may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

Reinvestment  An Underlying ETF’s investments in short-term fixed income instruments may be adversely affected if interest rates fall because the Underlying ETF may invest in lower yielding bonds as bonds in the portfolio mature.

Sovereign and Quasi-Sovereign Obligations  The Underlying ETFs invest in fixed income securities issued by or guaranteed by non-U.S. sovereign governments and by companies owned or controlled by non-U.S. sovereign governments, which may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due. In times of economic uncertainty, the prices of these fixed income securities may be more volatile than those of corporate debt obligations or of other government debt obligations.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Emerging Markets Core Balanced Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Since the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund's financial statements, and therefore the amounts listed in "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will differ from those presented in the Financial Highlights.

[3] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any) brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Markets Real Estate Index (the “Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging market real estate companies included in the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), and are real estate companies domiciled in emerging market countries having a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase. The Fund defines real estate companies as companies that are included in the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index at the time of purchase. Real estate companies include companies whose businesses involve: developing, managing, financing and supporting the real estate industry.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is concentrated. The Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of the emerging market real estate sector. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in emerging market real estate companies. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Real Estate Concentration Because the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index is concentrated in the real estate industries of emerging market countries, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The Fund’s investments in emerging market real estate companies expose the Fund indirectly, and thus investors, to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which real estate companies are organized and operated, including interest rate risk, leverage risk, property risk and operational risk. The real estate industry can be adversely affected by, among other things, the value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry, including real estate companies, and changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, and demographic changes.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Markets Real Estate Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

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Investment Objective

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EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Infrastructure Index (the “India Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The India Infrastructure Underlying Index includes companies whose businesses involve: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining and wireless telecommunications services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indian infrastructure companies included in the India Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Indian medium to large capitalization infrastructure companies, which are defined by the India Infrastructure Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in India and that have a market capitalization of at least $200 million at the time of purchase.

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius (the “Mauritius Subsidiary”), which in turn, invests at least 90% of its assets in Indian securities, and the Fund may also invest to some extent ADRs and GDRs, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in the India Infrastructure Underlying Index. Through this investment structure, the Fund obtains benefits under the tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares (including through its Mauritius Subsidiary). In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the India Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The India Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the India Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The India Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India's infrastructure sectors.

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Principal Risks

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the India Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the India Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities and of maintaining the Mauritius Subsidiary. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the India Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the India Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the India Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sector of India, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

India Because the Fund only invests in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

Treaty/Tax Risk The Fund and the Mauritius Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation or legislative changes in the requirements to establish residency in Mauritius may result in higher taxes and lower returns for the Fund.

Mid-Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the India Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

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The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track.

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www.emergingglobaladvisors.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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Annual Total Return as of December 31

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During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 27.90% (quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -19.66% (quarter ended December 31, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -23.62%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date return

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Jun. 30, 2013

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(23.62%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's highest quarterly return was

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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27.90%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's lowest quarterly return was

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(19.66%)

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

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Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

INDXX India Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

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1 Year

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25.92%

Since Inception

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(11.09%)

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,049

Annual Return 2011

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(43.53%)

Annual Return 2012

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25.50%

1 Year

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25.50%

Since Inception

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(11.80%)

Inception Date

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Aug. 11, 2010

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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25.21%

Since Inception

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(11.92%)

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

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1 Year

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16.84%

Since Inception

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(9.91%)

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Low Volatility China Dividend ETF

EGShares Low Volatility China Dividend ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Low Volatility China Dividend Index (the “Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Low Volatility China Dividend ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Low Volatility China Dividend ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Chinese companies included in the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), domiciled in China having a market capitalization of at least $250 million at the time of purchase. The Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index is a dividend yield weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 Chinese companies that INDXX, LLC determines to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the INDXX Chinese Benchmark Index, a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index compiled by INDXX, LLC of 50 leading Chinese companies traded on the National Stock Exchange of China and the Hang Seng Stock Exchange. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The components of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index was developed to provide a lower beta (i.e., comprised of companies having low volatility compared to), and a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than, the National Stock Exchange of China and the Hang Seng Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

China Because the Fund only invests in Chinese securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within China than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include currency fluctuations, illiquidity, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investments and limits on repatriation of capital.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF

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Investment Objective

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EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Brazil Mid Cap Index (the “Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index”).

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

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Example

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Brazilian medium market capitalization (“mid cap”) companies included in the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Brazilian medium capitalization companies, which are defined by the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in Brazil which have a market capitalization that is at least $200 million, but are lower than the 30th highest publicly traded company in Brazil.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of mid cap companies domiciled in Brazil. A free-float index is one that uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Brazil Because the Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Mid Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Brazil Mid Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other or extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Index (the “Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index includes emerging market companies whose business includes: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining, and wireless telecommunication services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine infrastructure companies included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine large, medium and small capitalized (“large cap”, “mid cap” and “small cap,” respectively) infrastructure companies, which are defined by the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index as companies that are domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines and that have a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase. Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is “Beyond BRICs,” it does not include companies domiciled in Brazil, Russia, India or China.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Indonesia’s, Malaysia’s, Thailand’s and the Philippines’ infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Indonesia's, Malaysia's, Thailand's and the Philippines' infrastructure sectors.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sectors of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those sectors, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those sectors.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Because the Fund only invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Many of the Asia Pacific region economies can be exposed to high inflation rates, undeveloped financial services sectors, and heavy reliance on international trade. The region’s economies are also dependent on the economies of Asia, Europe and the United States and, in particular, on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Currency devaluations or restrictions, political and social instability, and deteriorating economic conditions may result in significant downturns and increased volatility in the economies of countries of the Asia Pacific region, as it has in the past.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

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Performance

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

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There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Infrastructure ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap ETF

EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Index (the “Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-l) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
EGShares Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap ETF	87	271

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund defines Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine small cap companies as emerging market companies that are included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index at the time of purchase, and includes companies that are domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion. Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index is “Beyond BRICs,” it does not include companies domiciled in Brazil, Russia, India or China.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 50 emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Because the Fund only invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Many of the Asia Pacific region economies can be exposed to high inflation rates, undeveloped financial services sectors, and heavy reliance on international trade. The region’s economies are also dependent on the economies of Asia, Europe and the United States and, in particular, on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Currency devaluations or restrictions, political and social instability, and deteriorating economic conditions may result in significant downturns and increased volatility in the economies of countries of the Asia Pacific region, as it has in the past.

Small Cap Companies Small cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

There is no performance information presented for the Fund because the Fund had not commenced investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index (the “Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index”).

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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30.00%

Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]

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You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world. The Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index includes companies whose businesses involve: construction and engineering, construction materials, independent power producers, metals and mining and wireless telecommunications services.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Brazilian infrastructure companies included in the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Brazilian medium to large capitalization infrastructure companies, which are defined by the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in Brazil and that have a market capitalization of at least $200 million at the time of purchase.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Brazil’s infrastructure sectors. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated. The Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Brazil's infrastructure sectors.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Infrastructure Concentration Because the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index is concentrated in the infrastructure sector of Brazil, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in that sector, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that sector.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Brazil Because the Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Brazil than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. The Brazilian economy has experienced in the past, and may continue to experience, periods of high inflation rates. While the Brazilian economy has experienced growth in recent years, there is no guarantee that this growth will continue.

Mid-Cap Companies Medium capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Brazil Infrastructure Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund's Share price.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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(888) 800-4347

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.emergingglobaladvisors.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Annual Total Return as of December 31

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During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 17.87% (quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -21.98% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -15.56%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date return

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2013

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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(15.56%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's highest quarterly return was

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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17.87%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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the Fund's lowest quarterly return was

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(21.98%)

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Caption

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Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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6.21%

Since Inception

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6.98%

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF

Risk/Return:

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Management Fees

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0.85%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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none

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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0.85%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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$ 1,049

Annual Return 2011

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(9.30%)

Annual Return 2012

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5.47%

1 Year

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5.47%

Since Inception

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5.03%

Inception Date

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Feb. 24, 2010

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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4.35%

Since Inception

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3.92%

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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3.85%

Since Inception

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3.71%

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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EGShares India Small Cap ETF

EGShares India Small Cap ETF

Investment Objective

EGShares India Small Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Small Cap Index (the “India Small Cap Underlying Index”).

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may also incur customary brokerage charges when buying or selling Fund Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		EGShares India Small Cap ETF
Management Fees		0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	[1]	none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.85%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
EGShares India Small Cap ETF	87	271	471	1,049

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 43% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the India Small Cap Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indian small market capitalization (“small cap”) companies included in the India Small Cap Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in Indian small capitalization companies, which are defined by the India Small Cap Underlying Index as emerging market companies that are domiciled in India and that have a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion.

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius (the “Mauritius Subsidiary”), which in turn, invests at least 90% of its assets in Indian securities, and the Fund may also invest to some extent in ADRs and GDRs, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in the India Small Cap Underlying Index. Through this investment structure, the Fund obtains benefits under the tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the India Small Cap Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares (including through its Mauritius Subsidiary). In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the India Small Cap Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The India Small Cap Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 75 emerging market companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small cap companies domiciled in India. A free-float index is one that uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the India Small Cap Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the India Small Cap Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities and maintaining the Mauritius Subsidiary. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the India Small Cap Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities and, to the extent such creation and redemption activities are not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the India Small Cap Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of that company can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities, price volatility, inflation or deflation, restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, higher taxation, economic and political instability, pervasive corruption and crime, less governmental regulation, and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

India Because the Fund only invests in Indian securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within India than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include, among others, political and legal uncertainty, persistent religious, ethnic and border disputes, greater government control over the economy, currency fluctuations or blockage and the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets.

Treaty/Tax Risk The Fund and the Mauritius Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius for relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation or legislative changes in the requirements to establish residency in Mauritius may result in higher taxes and lower returns for the Fund.

Small Cap Companies Small capitalization companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the India Small Cap Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance

The performance information that follows shows the Fund’s performance information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance and the index the Fund seeks to track. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For the most current month-end performance data please visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com or call (888) 800-4347.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Annual Total Return as of December 31

During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 30.94% (quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -26.42% (quarter ended December 31, 2011).

Year-to-date return (through June 30, 2013): -26.48%

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

Average Annual Returns	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
EGShares India Small Cap ETF	35.98%	(10.50%)	Jul. 07, 2010
EGShares India Small Cap ETF After Taxes on Distributions	35.84%	(10.62%)
EGShares India Small Cap ETF After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	23.57%	(8.83%)
EGShares India Small Cap ETF INDXX India Small Cap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	37.88%	(9.35%)

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Index (the “Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index”).

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine consumer companies included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index and, generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent companies of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), and are consumer goods and services companies domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines having a market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of purchase.

Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is “Beyond BRICs,” it does not include companies domiciled in Brazil, Russia, India or China. The Fund defines Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine consumer companies as emerging market companies that are included in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index at the time of purchase and includes companies domiciled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines whose businesses involve: automobiles and parts, beverages; food production; household goods; leisure goods; personal goods; food and drug retail; general retail; media; travel and leisure; and tobacco.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is concentrated. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Indonesia’s, Malaysia’s, Thailand’s and the Philippines’ consumer goods and services industries. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of these countries. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is concentrated. The Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of 30 leading emerging market companies, excluding companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China, that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Indonesia's, Malaysia's, Thailand's and the Philippines' consumer goods and services industries. Accordingly, the Fund is likely to be concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of these countries. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Consumer Concentration Because the Beyond BRICs Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index is concentrated in the consumer goods and services industries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, the Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries. The success of consumer goods and services suppliers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, currency exchange rates, competition, preferences, and consumer confidence.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Because the Fund only invests in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Many of the Asia Pacific region economies can be exposed to high inflation rates, undeveloped financial services sectors, and heavy reliance on international trade. The region’s economies are also dependent on the economies of Asia, Europe and the United States and, in particular, on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Currency devaluations or restrictions, political and social instability, and deteriorating economic conditions may result in significant downturns and increased volatility in the economies of countries of the Asia Pacific region, as it has in the past.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Emerging Asia Consumer Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

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[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.

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The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Low Volatility China Dividend Index (the “Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index”).

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or other instruments. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the brokerage commission that you may pay to buy and sell exchange-traded Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by attempting to replicate the portfolio of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index through investments in equity securities, including common shares traded on local exchanges, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). ADRs and GDRs represent ownership interests in shares of foreign companies that are held in financial institution custodial accounts, and are traded on exchanges in the United States and around the world.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in Chinese companies included in the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index and generally expects to be substantially invested at such times, with at least 95% of its net assets invested in these securities. The Fund invests in the constituent emerging market companies of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index, which may include small and medium capitalized companies (“small cap” and “mid cap” companies, respectively), domiciled in China having a market capitalization of at least $250 million at the time of purchase. The Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index is a dividend yield weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 30 Chinese companies that INDXX, LLC determines to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the INDXX Chinese Benchmark Index, a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index compiled by INDXX, LLC of 50 leading Chinese companies traded on the National Stock Exchange of China and the Hang Seng Stock Exchange. A free-float index is one that only uses freely traded shares in calculating the market capitalization weighting. The components of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index will have also paid dividends consistently over the last three years. The Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index was developed to provide a lower beta (i.e., comprised of companies having low volatility compared to), and a higher dividend yield (i.e., higher income) than, the National Stock Exchange of China and the Hang Seng Index, although there is no guarantee that this result will be obtained.

The Fund intends to replicate the constituent securities of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index as closely as possible using ADRs, GDRs or ordinary local shares. In certain circumstances, when it may not be possible or practicable to fully implement a replication strategy, the Fund may utilize a “representative sampling” strategy whereby the Fund would hold a significant number of the component securities of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index, but may not track the index with the same degree of accuracy as would an investment vehicle replicating the entire index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its net assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index is concentrated. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

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Like all investments, investing in the Fund entails risks, including the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest.

Equity Securities The price of one or more of the equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fall. Many factors can adversely affect an equity security’s performance, including both general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company, industry or geographic region.

Market Price Variance As an ETF, the Fund’s Shares generally trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) at market prices that change throughout the day. Although it is expected that the market price of Fund Shares will approximate the Fund’s net asset value per Share (“NAV”), there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. You may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares of the Fund on the Exchange, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares on the Exchange.

Non-Correlation The Fund’s return may not match the return of the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index, including the cost of buying and selling securities. If the Fund is not fully invested, holding cash balances may prevent it from tracking the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index.

Market Liquidity for Fund Shares As an ETF, Fund Shares are not individually redeemable securities. There is no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Active market trading of Fund Shares may cause more frequent creations or redemptions of Creation Units, which, if not conducted in-kind, could increase the rate of portfolio turnover and the Fund’s tracking error versus the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index.

Non-Diversification The Fund is non-diversified and, as a result, may have greater volatility than diversified funds. Because the Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities of a single company than a diversified fund, the performance of one company’s securities can have a substantial impact on the Fund’s Share price.

Concentration The Fund will concentrate in industries to the same extent as the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index. The Fund may be adversely affected by increased price volatility of securities in those industries, and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting those industries.

Foreign Investment Foreign investments may be more volatile because of economic or political developments, public health and safety issues, demographic changes, market inefficiencies, lack of regulatory oversight, or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate. Restrictions on currency trading may be imposed by foreign countries, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Emerging Markets Investments in emerging market securities are subject to even greater risks than for foreign investments generally, including increased risks of: illiquidity of securities; price volatility; inflation or deflation; restrictions on foreign investment; nationalization; higher taxation; economic and political instability; pervasive corruption and crime; less governmental regulation; and less developed legal systems.

Foreign Currency The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency could change significantly as foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks related to foreign currencies also include those related to economic or political developments, market inefficiencies or a higher risk that essential investment information may be incomplete, unavailable or inaccurate.

China Because the Fund only invests in Chinese securities, its NAV will be much more sensitive to changes in economic, political and other factors within China than would a fund that invested in a greater variety of countries. Special risks include currency fluctuations, illiquidity, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, exchange controls, restrictions on foreign investments and limits on repatriation of capital.

Small Cap and Mid Cap Companies Small cap and mid cap companies may have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large capitalization companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche.

Liquidity In certain circumstances, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of EGA, preventing the Fund from tracking the Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index.

Depositary Receipts Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of ADRs or GDRs and, therefore, may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. There is no guarantee that a financial institution will continue to sponsor an ADR or GDR, or that the depositary receipts will continue to trade on an exchange, either of which could adversely affect the liquidity, availability and pricing of the depositary receipt.

High Dividend Yield The Low Volatility China Dividend Underlying Index is comprised of, and the Fund invests in, securities of high dividend-paying (i.e., high income) companies. The Fund’s ability to distribute income to shareholders will depend on the yield available on the common and preferred stocks held by the Fund. Changes in the dividend policies of companies held by the Fund could make it difficult for the Fund to provide a predictable level of income.

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^[1]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

^[2]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

$ 271

[1] The Fund does not anticipate that it will incur any 12b-1 fees during the current fiscal year.

[2] Emerging Global Advisors, LLC pays all of the expenses of the Fund, except for the Fund's advisory fee, payments under the Fund's 12b-1 plan (if any), brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, and litigation expenses, and other extraordinary or merger expenses.