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May 25, 2016

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

101 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Registrant”) File Number: 333-134551, 811-21906

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Registrant and pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), I hereby certify that (i) the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 442 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”), filed on May 20, 2016, that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, and (ii) the text of the Amendment was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2016, accession number 0001628280-16-016567.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, please call Jeremy Senderowicz at (212) 641-5669.

Very truly yours,

Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

By: /s/ Mark E. Mathiasen

Mark E. Mathiasen

Secretary