N-CSRS 1 e46108ncsrs.htm SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22255

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

171 East Ridgewood Avenue

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert C. Holderith

171 East Ridgewood Avenue

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-201-389-6872

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

Semi-Annual Report
September 30, 2011

EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund)

EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF

EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF

EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF

EGShares Energy GEMS ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund)

EGShares Financials GEMS ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund)

EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF

EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF

EGShares Technology GEMS ETF

EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF

EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund)

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund)

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Infrastructure Index Fund)

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund)

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund)

EGShares India Small Cap ETF
   (formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund)

EGShares India Consumer ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF

 
 

Table of Contents

Shareholder Letter 1
Comments from the Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research 2
Portfolio Summaries 3
Shareholder Expense Examples 22
Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discount 25
Schedules of Investments 29
EGShares GEMS Composite ETF (consolidated) 29
EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF (consolidated) 31
EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF (consolidated) 32
EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF 33
EGShares Energy GEMS ETF (consolidated) 34
EGShares Financials GEMS ETF (consolidated) 35
EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF (consolidated) 36
EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF (consolidated) 37
EGShares Technology GEMS ETF (consolidated) 38
EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF (consolidated) 39
EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF (consolidated) 40
EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF (consolidated) 41
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (consolidated) 42
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (consolidated) 43
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF 44
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF 45
EGShares India Small Cap ETF (consolidated) 46
EGShares India Consumer ETF (consolidated) 48
EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF (consolidated) 49
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 50
Statements of Operations 54
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 58
Financial Highlights 62
Notes to Financial Statements 68
Board Review and Approval of Advisory Contracts 82
Board of Trustees and Officers 88
General Information 90

 
 

Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder:

The (Exchange Traded Fund) ETF business has again been in the spotlight over the past quarter and the commentary has not always been positive. A blend of misunderstanding by investors and regulators and outright fear from the mutual fund complex have all fueled headlines. Even a senate hearing was held to discuss the impact ETFs may have on market volatility. Most of the noise has been about ETFs that use synthetics as tools to provide underlying exposure and ETFs that are leveraged or inverse. ETFs in Europe favor synthetics while US based ETFs heavily favor holding the actual underlying securities. As you know, EGA funds invest directly in the underlying and do not use any derivatives.

The spotlight seems to be providing a clear picture of the differences, the potential benefits and the less than transparent risks of using derivatives. We view most of the press, both positive and negative, as an opportunity to tell the story of ETFs and help investors understand the differences. Look for upcoming commentary from the ETF industry, which currently has no single point of communication to provide clarity about the variety of ETF products on the market.

The best way to describe the action of the market over the last quarter is manic. The day to day outlook for the developed markets, especially the Eurozone, continues to be either very positive or catastrophic. These uncertainties and the inevitable market volatility that in brings have slowed our growth, but not caused net outflows of assets. The market’s downward bias, however, has caused our AUM (assets under management) to slip from a high of $564MM in May to $477MM at the end of Q3.

EGA has a few important milestones to be proud of. According the the National Stock Exchange (NSE), EGA’s Emerging Market Consumer ETF (ECON) was the top asset gathering emerging markets equity ETF in the year ending September 30, 2011. HILO, the Low Volatility Emerging Market Dividend ETF was number 12 in AUM out of the 26 EM equity ETFs were launched in the US during that time period. NSE data also shows that of the 26 US based ETF firms with AUM greater than $100MM, EGA was the third fastest growing (174%) during that same time period. Seven major firms saw net outflows despite a meaningful amount of fixed income ETFs at both firms. The average firm grew by 7.87%.

Despite the manic market and headwind for all equity investors, we still believe we are right in place at about the right time. As we continue to be the only US based ETF provider that is solely focused on emerging markets, we are now building a strong following under the EGShares brand.

We remain steadfast and positive on the outlook of our company.

Sincerely,


Robert C. Holderith
President
Emerging Global Advisors, LLC

Robert C. Holderith is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

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Comments from the Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research

Dear Shareholder:

This letter is being written in late October and the concerns of Europe remain. It is difficult to say that uncertainty has increased when so many presume that a Greek default is certain. So we’ve moved from uncertainty in European sovereign debt risk to greater comfort of less uncertainty in European sovereign debt risk. For portfolio constructors, I do not believe that this degree of “comfort” is indeed comforting. In fact, we remain in time of overall perceived high risk. The cost of portfolio insurance (as applied to the S&P 500 via the time value of index options) remains high. During the 3rd quarter of 2011, the VIX1 index spiked at the beginning of this period from 15 to 22. It dropped back a bit to roughly 17-18 in late July. However, in the most macro of scenarios, global macroeconomic and geopolitical news of all sorts (Euro, Mideast, US, China) led to substantial market declines in the first few weeks of August. VIX spiked from 17 to 48 in two weeks. The cost of hedging an equity portfolio increased 2.8 times quickly. Only in the latter half of 1998 and during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 did VIX break above 40. These are times of perceived high risk.

That is just one data point. The effects of mass migration, in the term of asset flows, was evident in this past quarter. Currency flow favored the USD. Cash was king overall and treasuries continued to have favored status despite providing no returns. It seems zero percent return is a safe place when correlated assets fall in tandem. Fund flows moved to money market and certain bond exposures. For niche fund providers, the “risk off” mentality has been painful.

Still, Emerging Global Advisors has been resilient. Redemption orders have come but not overwhelmingly and there have been creation orders. Clearly, some keen investors still believe in buying low.

It is the outlook that remains as difficult as ever. Twain’s “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future” quote provides little comfort. The world needs greater economic certainty however policymakers in the US, Eurozone and Japan are not willing to push in the right direction. At the time of writing this, India has again raised its benchmark rate. China has also made clear and consistent actions to tell the markets of what it is trying to do … temper inflation to provide a soft landing. We see no such consistent policy actions in the developed world to do the opposite … provide economic growth through job creation or investments into innovation. Social unrest in the Mideast and Manhattan will surely continue.

The number one concern for us and investors of high growth markets is if their growth will be dragged down further by the policies in the Western world. Note that I find it very difficult to continue applying the term “emerging market” when they are trying to slow down their emergence while at the same time the so called developed markets are stagnant if not in risk of further economic decline. We need these growth markets.

The economic truths remain as ever. Western investors need yield and capital appreciation. The risk of economic stagnation (never mind a possibility of double dip recession), remain possible for many years if not well through this current decade. Structural issues lead to stagnation in so many forms. Will high unemployment and little wage inflation continue to apply a ceiling on US real estate prices? The balance sheets of US households cannot look promising to retailers and one can extrapolate onwards from there. Add Europe and Japan to this and hope becomes an investment strategy.

The strategy investors must realize is the tailwinds of global growth markets, especially beyond the commonly cited BRICs (Brazil/Russia/India/China) is one to get in front of. Ignoring this simple exercise in geographic diversification is a key portfolio risk for our generation. We continue to focus on the development and management of product tools that provide globally minded investors the means to ride these tailwinds.


Richard Kang
Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research
October 2011

Richard Kang is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 
 
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VIX or The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index is an index that measures the implied volatility based on the value of S&P 500 index (a benchmark for large cap US stocks) option contracts. The VIX is often called the "fear gauge" since with significant market declines, investors pay more for portfolio insurance in the form of equity index options causing the price of VIX to rise.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (888) 800-4347 or visit www.emergingglobaladvisors.com to view or download a prospectus online. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this commentary should be construed as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell a particular security. The opinions and estimates noted herein are accurate as of October 2011 and are subject to change.

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Gazprom OAO 5.6 %
America Movil SAB de CV 4.0  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 3.7  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA 3.5  
China Construction Bank Corp. 3.1  
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. 3.1  
Surgutneftegas 3.0  
Vale SA 2.9  
Reliance Industries, Ltd. 2.9  
Banco Bradesco SA 2.8  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares GEMS Composite ETF (ticker: AGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 IndexSM is comprised of a representative sample of 100 Emerging Markets companies deemed to be the 10 leading companies in each of the 10 “Industries,” as defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”).

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Vale SA 10.6 %
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC 8.2  
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. 6.9  
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd. 5.9  
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. 5.9  
Gold Fields, Ltd. 5.3  
Uralkali 4.5  
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 4.1  
Gerdau SA 3.6  
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA 3.5  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF (ticker: LGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Basic Materials Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Basic Materials Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Basic Materials Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 10.4 %
Astra International Tbk PT 8.2  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 7.6  
ITC, Ltd. 7.1  
BRF - Brasil Foods SA 6.6  
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. 5.0  
Bajaj Auto, Ltd. 3.8  
Tiger Brands, Ltd. 3.3  
Hero Motorcorp, Ltd. 3.3  
IOI Corp. BHD 3.2  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF (ticker: GGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Goods Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Goods Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Consumer Goods Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 10.2 %
Naspers, Ltd. 9.4  
Grupo Televisa SAB 7.6  
S.A.C.I. Falabella 6.7  
Cencosud SA 6.4  
Grupo Elektra SA de CV 5.3  
Genting BHD 4.3  
Magnit OJSC 3.9  
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. 3.7  
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd. 3.6  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF (ticker: VGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Services Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Services Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Consumer Services Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Energy GEMS ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Surgutneftegas 6.8 %
Reliance Industries, Ltd. 6.5  
Gazprom OAO 6.4  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA 6.2  
CNOOC, Ltd. 6.1  
Sasol, Ltd. 5.2  
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. 5.1  
LUKOIL OAO 5.0  
PetroChina Co., Ltd. 5.0  
NovaTek OAO 4.8  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Energy GEMS ETF (ticker: OGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil and Gas Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil and Gas Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Oil and Gas Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Financials GEMS ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Banco Bradesco SA 7.6 %
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. 7.3  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 7.1  
China Construction Bank Corp. 6.7  
Bank of China, Ltd. 4.6  
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. 4.5  
ICICI Bank, Ltd. 4.3  
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 4.1  
Standard Bank Group, Ltd. 4.1  
Sberbank of Russia 4.0  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Financials GEMS ETF (ticker: FGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Financials Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd. 10.2 %
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. 9.1  
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. 8.6  
Cipla, Ltd. 7.3  
Mindray Medical International, Ltd. 5.3  
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. 4.2  
Mediclinic International, Ltd. 4.2  
Sinopharm Group Co. 4.2  
Netcare, Ltd. 4.2  
Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd. 4.1  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF (ticker: HGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Health Care Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Health Care Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Health Care Industry,” as defined by ICB

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. 10.7 %
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. 6.8  
Bidvest Group, Ltd. 5.5  
Sime Darby BHD 5.4  
Tata Motors, Ltd. 5.2  
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd. 4.8  
United Tractors Tbk PT 4.2  
China Resources Enterprise, Ltd. 3.5  
Inversiones Argos SA 3.5  
Embraer SA 3.3  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF (ticker: IGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Industrials Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Industrials Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Industrials Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Technology GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Infosys, Ltd. 10.9 %
Baidu, Inc. 8.9  
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd. 7.9  
Lenovo Group, Ltd. 6.7  
SINA Corp. 4.9  
NetEase.com, Inc. 4.8  
Wipro, Ltd. 4.6  
ZTE Corp. 4.1  
Mail.Ru Group Ltd. 3.6  
Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. 3.1  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Technology GEMS ETF (ticker: QGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Technology Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Technology Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Technology Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
China Mobile, Ltd. 13.2 %
America Movil SAB de CV 9.7  
MTN Group, Ltd. 6.1  
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. 5.2  
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. 4.9  
Bharti Airtel, Ltd. 4.8  
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 4.3  
Advanced Info Service PCL 4.2  
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA 3.9  
Vodacom Group, Ltd. 3.8  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF (ticker: TGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Telecommunications Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Ultrapar Participacoes SA 7.9 %
CEZ AS 7.7  
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais 6.8  
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA 6.1  
Enersis SA 5.8  
NTPC, Ltd. 5.2  
Federal Hydrogenerating Co. JSC 4.5  
Tenaga Nasional BHD 4.2  
Tata Power Co., Ltd. 4.1  
PGE SA 4.0  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF (ticker: UGEM)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Utilities Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Utilities Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Utilities Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC 9.7 %
Vale SA 9.6  
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. 7.0  
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. 6.1  
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd. 6.0  
Gold Fields, Ltd. 5.1  
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 4.7  
Gerdau SA 3.6  
Sterlite Industries India, Ltd. 3.6  
KGHM Polska Miedz SA 3.5  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF (ticker: EMT)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans 30 IndexSM comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Industrial Metals and Mining Sector” and “Mining Sector,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas 10.8 %
Astra International Tbk PT 6.9  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 6.4  
ITC, Ltd. 6.1  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 5.6  
BRF - Brasil Foods SA 5.6  
Naspers, Ltd. 5.1  
Grupo Televisa SAB 4.7  
S.A.C.I. Falabella 4.2  
Cencosud SA 4.0  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ticker: ECON)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Consumer Goods Industry” and “Consumer Services Industry,” as defined by ICB.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Infrastructure Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Idea Cellular, Ltd. 7.2 %
Bharti Airtel, Ltd. 7.1  
NTPC, Ltd. 5.6  
Siemens, Ltd. 5.1  
Tata Power Co., Ltd. 5.0  
GAIL India, Ltd. 5.0  
Tata Motors, Ltd. 4.8  
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. 4.5  
Sterlite Industries (India), Ltd. 4.4  
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd. 4.4  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (ticker: INXX)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Infrastructure Index. The INDXX India Infrastructure Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s infrastructure sectors.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. 9.8 %
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. 8.6  
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. 5.3  
China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. 5.0  
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. 4.4  
China Oilfield Services, Ltd. 4.4  
China National Building Material Co., Ltd. 4.4  
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. 4.1  
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. 4.0  
Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science And    
Technology Development Co., Ltd. 3.9  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares China Infrastructure ETF (ticker: CHXX)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX China Infrastructure Index. The INDXX China Infrastructure Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of China’s infrastructure sectors.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA 10.2 %
Ultrapar Participacoes SA 5.9  
CCR SA 5.9  
Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo 5.3  
CPFL Energia SA 5.2  
Embraer SA 4.9  
BR Malls Participacoes SA 4.8  
Tractebel Energia SA 4.3  
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 4.3  
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado    
de Sao Paulo 4.2  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (ticker: BRXX)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index. The INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Brazil’s infrastructure sectors.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares India Small Cap ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund)

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Dish TV India, Ltd. 3.9 %
Hexaware Technologies, Ltd. 3.6  
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd. 2.9  
Arvind, Ltd. 2.7  
Havells India, Ltd. 2.6  
Indian Bank 2.6  
Gujarat Mineral Development Corp., Ltd. 2.5  
Amtek Auto, Ltd. 2.4  
McLeod Russel India, Ltd. 2.4  
Godrej Industries, Ltd. 2.2  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares India Small Cap ETF (ticker: SCIN)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Small Cap Index. The index is a free-float market capitalization weighted stock market index comprised of a representative sample of 75 Indian companies that Indxx LLC determines to be the representative of small market cap companies in India.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares India Consumer ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. 6.1 %
Hero Motorcorp, Ltd. 5.8  
Asian Paints, Ltd. 5.8  
Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd. 5.5  
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. 5.4  
Nestle India, Ltd. 5.4  
Bajaj Auto, Ltd. 5.3  
Titan Industries, Ltd. 5.3  
ITC, Ltd. 5.0  
Dabur India, Ltd. 4.9  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares India Consumer ETF (ticker: INCO)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx India Consumer Index, a 30 stock free float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the market performance of companies in the consumer sector of India. The index consists of common stocks that are listed on National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry. Small cap and mid cap companies generally will have greater volatility in price than the stocks of large companies due to limited product lines or resources or a dependency upon a particular market niche. 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.


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF

Industry Breakdown*


Top Ten Holdings*    
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV 5.8 %
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA 5.1  
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. 4.8  
Total Access Communication PCL 4.8  
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC 4.8  
DiGi.com BHD 4.3  
Pretoria Portland Cement Co., Ltd. 4.0  
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 3.6  
Public Bank BHD 3.6  
Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV 3.6  

 
*     

Expressed as a percentage of total investments in securities as of 9/30/2011. Holdings are subject to change.


EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF (ticker: HILO)

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Indxx Emerging Market High Income Low Beta Index. The index consists of as all publicly traded stocks domiciled in Emerging Markets countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Ukraine, Brazil, China, India, Thailand and Turkey.

Emerging market investments involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, from economic or political instability in other nations or increased volatility and lower trading volume. This fund will concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its Underlying Index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure to issuers conducting business in a specific industry.


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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of an EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust ETF, you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held throughout the entire period (April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011).

Actual expenses

The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid Through 9/30/2011” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line under each Fund in the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line under each Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited) (continued)

   Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2011
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2011
  Annualized
Expense Ratios
for the Period
  Expenses Paid
Through
9/30/20111
EGShares GEMS Composite ETF (Consolidated)2
Actual  $1,000.00   $734.40    0.75%  $3.25  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,021.25    0.75%  $3.79  
EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $751.00    0.85%  $2.01 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $941.50    0.85%  $2.23 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF3
Actual  $1,000.00   $824.50    0.85%  $2.10 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Energy GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $718.30    0.85%  $3.65  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Financials GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $697.40    0.85%  $3.61  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3   
Actual  $1,000.00   $839.50    0.85%  $2.11 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $764.00    0.86%  $2.05 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.70    0.86%  $4.34  
EGShares Technology GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $803.00    0.85%  $2.07 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3
Actual  $1,000.00   $909.00    0.85%  $2.19 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF (Consolidated)2,3   
Actual  $1,000.00   $765.50    0.91%  $2.17 4
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.45    0.91%  $4.60  
EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF (Consolidated)2 
Actual  $1,000.00   $678.60    0.85%  $3.57  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (Consolidated)2                   
Actual  $1,000.00   $890.20    0.85%  $4.02  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (Consolidated)2
Actual  $1,000.00   $757.20    0.85%  $3.73  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF                     
Actual  $1,000.00   $630.40    0.85%  $3.46  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  

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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited) (concluded)

   Beginning
Account Value
3/31/2011
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2011
  Annualized
Expense Ratios
for the Period
  Expenses Paid
Through
9/30/20111
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF     
Actual  $1,000.00   $787.20    0.85%  $3.80  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares India Small Cap ETF (Consolidated)2
Actual  $1,000.00   $785.40    0.85%  $3.79  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  
EGShares India Consumer ETF (Consolidated)2,5
Actual  $1,000.00   $912.50    0.89%  $1.19 6
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.55    0.89%  $4.50  
EGShares Emerging High Income Low Beta ETF (Consolidated)2,7
Actual  $1,000.00   $859.30    0.85%  $1.23 8
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,020.75    0.85%  $4.29  

1     

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the ending account value for the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the six-month period).

2     

Expenses for these Funds include the accounts of wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

3     

The Fund commenced operations on June 23, 2011.

4     

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the ending account value for the period, multiplied by 99/365 (to reflect commencement of operations).

5     

The Fund commenced operations on August 10, 2011.

6     

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the ending account value for the period, multiplied by 51/365 (to reflect commencement of operations).

7     

The Fund commenced operations on August 4, 2011.

8     

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the ending account value for the period, multiplied by 57/365 (to reflect commencement of operations).

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Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discount (Unaudited)

The chart below presents information about differences between the per share net asset value (“NAV”) of each Fund and the market trading price of shares of each Fund. For these purposes, the “market price” is the mid-point of the highest bid and lowest offer for Fund shares as of the close of trading on the exchange where Fund shares are listed. The term “premium” is sometimes used to describe a market price in excess of NAV and the term “discount” is sometimes used to describe a market price below NAV. The chart presents information about the size and frequency of premiums or discounts. As with other exchange traded funds, the market price of Fund shares is typically slightly higher or lower than the Fund’s per share NAV. Factors that contribute to the differences between market price and NAV include the supply and demand for Fund shares and investors’ assessments of the underlying value of a Fund’s portfolio securities.

Differences between the closing times of U.S. and non-U.S. markets may contribute to differences between the NAV and market price of Fund shares. Many non-U.S. markets close prior to the close of the U.S. securities exchanges. Developments after the close of such markets as a result of ongoing price discovery may be reflected in a Fund’s market price but not in its NAV (or vice versa).

    Market Price
Above or Equal to NAV
Market Price
Below NAV
  Basis Point
Differential
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
EGShares GEMS Composite ETF              
July 22, 2009*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 80 14.44 % 62 11.19 %
  25-49.99 98 17.69 % 55 9.93 %
  50-74.99 60 10.83 % 38 6.86 %
  75-99.99 52 9.39 % 10 1.81 %
  >100 70 12.63 % 29 5.23 %
Total   360 64.98 % 194 35.02 %
EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 5 7.14 % 7 10.00 %
  25-49.99 12 17.14 % 4 5.71 %
  50-74.99 8 11.43 % 7 10.00 %
  75-99.99 6 8.57 % 2 2.86 %
  >100 8 11.43 % 11 15.72 %
Total   39 55.71 % 31 44.29 %
EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 7 10.00 % 7 10.00 %
  25-49.99 9 12.86 % 5 7.14 %
  50-74.99 8 11.43 % 3 4.29 %
  75-99.99 9 12.86 % 2 2.86 %
  >100 10 14.28 % 10 14.28 %
Total   43 61.43 % 27 38.57 %
EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 9 12.86 % 8 11.43 %
  25-49.99 4 5.71 % 8 11.43 %
  50-74.99 6 8.57 % 8 11.43 %
  75-99.99 1 1.43 % 8 11.43 %
  >100 1 1.43 % 17 24.28 %
Total   21 30.00 % 49 70.00 %
EGShares Energy GEMS ETF              
May 21, 2009*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 69 11.60 % 50 8.40 %
  25-49.99 95 15.97 % 49 8.24 %
  50-74.99 100 16.81 % 41 6.89 %
  75-99.99 55 9.24 % 22 3.70 %
  100 64 10.75 % 50 8.40 %
Total   383 64.37 % 212 35.63 %

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Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discount (Unaudited) (continued)

    Market Price
Above or Equal to NAV
Market Price
Below NAV
  Basis Point
Differential
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
EGShares Financials GEMS ETF              
September 16, 2009*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 74 14.40 % 61 11.87 %
  25-49.99 72 14.01 % 53 10.31 %
  50-74.99 43 8.36 % 49 9.53 %
  75-99.99 40 7.78 % 19 3.70 %
  >100 66 12.84 % 37 7.20 %
Total   295 57.39 % 219 42.61 %
EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 6 8.57 % 4 5.71 %
  25-49.99 11 15.72 % 6 8.57 %
  50-74.99 8 11.43 % 5 7.14 %
  75-99.99 5 7.14 % 1 1.43 %
  >100 13 18.57 % 11 15.72 %
Total   43 61.43 % 27 38.57 %
EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 7 10.00 % 4 5.71 %
  25-49.99 5 7.14 % 3 4.29 %
  50-74.99 9 12.86 % 6 8.57 %
  75-99.99 7 10.00 % 4 5.71 %
  >100 13 18.57 % 12 17.15 %
Total   41 58.57 % 29 41.43 %
EGShares Technology GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 9 12.86 % 10 14.28 %
  25-49.99 12 17.14 % 2 2.86 %
  50-74.99 9 12.86 % 4 5.71 %
  75-99.99 7 10.00 % 3 4.29 %
  >100 9 12.86 % 5 7.14 %
Total   46 65.72 % 24 34.28 %
EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 12 17.14 % 6 8.57 %
  25-49.99 13 18.57 % 8 11.43 %
  50-74.99 10 14.29 % 2 2.86 %
  75-99.99 8 11.43 % 1 1.43 %
  >100 4 5.71 % 6 8.57 %
Total   47 67.14 % 23 32.86 %
EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF              
June 23, 2011*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 5 7.14 % 9 12.86 %
  25-49.99 8 11.43 % 9 12.86 %
  50-74.99 7 10.00 % 5 7.14 %
  75-99.99 6 8.57 % 3 4.29 %
  >100 3 4.29 % 15 21.42 %
Total   29 41.43 % 41 58.57 %

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Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discount (Unaudited) (continued)

    Market Price
Above or Equal to NAV
Market Price
Below NAV
  Basis Point
Differential
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF              
May 21, 2009*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 88 14.77 % 72 12.08 %
  25-49.99 76 12.75 % 48 8.05 %
  50-74.99 57 9.56 % 40 6.72 %
  75-99.99 63 10.57 % 27 4.53 %
  >100 77 12.92 % 48 8.05 %
Total   361 60.57 % 235 39.43 %
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF              
September 14, 2010*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 42 15.73 % 26 9.73 %
  25-49.99 62 23.22 % 16 5.99 %
  50-74.99 56 20.97 % 7 2.62 %
  75-99.99 30 11.24 % 3 1.12 %
  >100 17 6.37 % 8 3.00 %
Total   207 77.53 % 60 22.46 %
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF              
August 11, 2010*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 27 9.38 % 21 7.29 %
  25-49.99 35 12.15 % 20 6.94 %
  50-74.99 34 11.81 % 19 6.60 %
  75-99.99 29 10.07 % 7 2.43 %
  >100 63 21.88 % 33 11.46 %
Total   188 65.29 % 100 34.72 %
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF              
February 17, 2010*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 44 10.76 % 34 8.31 %
  25-49.99 45 11.00 % 34 8.31 %
  50-74.99 59 14.43 % 27 6.60 %
  75-99.99 38 9.29 % 18 4.40 %
  >100 56 13.69 % 54 13.21 %
Total   242 59.17 % 167 40.83 %
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF              
February 24, 2010*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 6 1.49 % 9 2.23 %
  25-49.99 10 2.48 % 4 0.99 %
  50-74.99 13 3.23 % 8 1.98 %
  75-99.99 16 3.97 % 2 0.50 %
  >100 328 81.39 % 7 1.74 %
Total   373 92.56 % 30 7.44 %
EGShares India Small Cap ETF              
July 7, 2010*–September 30, 2011              
  0-24.99 32 10.23 % 23 7.35 %
  25-49.99 33 10.54 % 20 6.39 %
  50-74.99 34 10.86 % 11 3.51 %
  75-99.99 40 12.78 % 8 2.56 %
  >100 78 24.92 % 34 10.86 %
Total   217 69.33 % 96 30.67 %

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Frequency Distribution of Premium and Discount (Unaudited) (concluded)

    Market Price
Above or Equal to NAV
Market Price
Below NAV
  Basis Point
Differential
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
Number
of Days
% of
Total Days
EGShares India Consumer ETF            
August 10, 2011*–September 30, 2011            
0-24.99 1 2.78 % 4 11.11 %
25-49.99 1 2.78 % 2 5.55 %
50-74.99 2 5.55 % 2 5.55 %
75-99.99 2 5.55 % 0.00 %
  >100 17 47.23 % 5 13.90 %
Total   23 63.89 % 13 36.11 %
EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF            
August 4, 2011*–September 30, 2011            
0-24.99 4 10.00 % 3 7.50 %
25-49.99 2 5.00 % 0.00 %
50-74.99 3 7.50 % 2 5.00 %
75-99.99 6 15.00 % 3 7.50 %
  >100 15 37.50 % 2 5.00 %
Total   30 75.00 % 10 25.00 %

*     

Commencement of Operations.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

28EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.6%          
Brazil—19.0%          
Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares ADR   38,595   $570,820 
BRF—Brasil Foods SA ADR   12,004    210,430 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA ADR   33    290 
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de          
Acucar Preference Shares ADR   2,397    73,780 
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Preference          
Shares ADR   14,771    452,731 
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais Preference          
Shares ADR   7,474    110,914 
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA ADR   13,895    110,326 
Gerdau SA Preference Shares ADR   11,785    84,027 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares ADR   48,713    756,026 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR   31,736    712,473 
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA Preference Shares ADR     7,582    72,257 
Ultrapar Participacoes SA ADR   7,931    125,548 
Vale SA ADR   25,894    590,383 
Total Brazil        3,870,005 
Chile—2.4%          
Cencosud SA   29,968    161,892 
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR   2,169    94,004 
Enersis SA ADR   4,897    82,808 
S.A.C.I. Falabella   19,979    158,343 
Total Chile        497,047 
China—23.1%          
Baidu, Inc. ADR*   2,933    313,567 
Bank of China, Ltd. Class H   1,017,623    320,264 
China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. Class H   80,000    52,718 
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H   1,013,350    623,520 
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Class H   124,500    300,665 
China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.   12,000    32,679 
China Mobile, Ltd.   43,000    425,871 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H   396,280    390,948 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. Class H   54,770    218,454 
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H   258,000    164,383 
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. ADR   40,000    83,445 
CNOOC, Ltd.   118,000    197,052 
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR*   2,373    76,316 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H   42,000    57,836 
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd.          
Class H   1,262,680    619,601 
Lenovo Group, Ltd.   89,700    60,954 
Mindray Medical International, Ltd. ADR   1,799    42,474 
NetEase.com, Inc. ADR*   1,079    41,175 
PetroChina Co., Ltd. Class H   400,000    496,869 
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd.          
Class H   19,600    22,056 
SINA Corp.*   1,538    110,136 
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H   6,000    15,993 
Sohu.com, Inc.*   686    33,065 
ZTE Corp. Class H   5,200    14,963 
Total China        4,715,004 
Czech Republic—0.6%          
CEZ AS   3,149    121,374 
Egypt—0.3%          
Orascom Construction Industries   1,599    57,074 
Hungary—0.2%          
Richter Gedeon Nyrt.   249    34,103 
India—13.6%          
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.   1,268    42,452 
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.   9,878    76,240 
Cipla, Ltd.   4,034    23,174 
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR   2,351    70,060 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR   4,260    124,179 
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.   7,546    52,479 
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.   11,417    149,406 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR   7,555    262,309 
Infosys, Ltd. ADR   10,256    523,774 
ITC, Ltd.   24,653    99,669 
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. GDR   13,731    375,818 
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.   3,441    56,542 
NTPC, Ltd.   10,007    34,256 
Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd. GDR   3,060    32,436 
Reliance Industries, Ltd. GDR 144A   18,040    587,382 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.   2,929    27,660 
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.   3,399    71,991 
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR   5,794    89,112 
Tata Power Co., Ltd.   14,082    28,710 
Wipro, Ltd. ADR   5,511    50,977 
Total India        2,778,626 
Indonesia—2.7%          
Astra International Tbk PT   40,000    289,647 
Perusahaan Gas Negara PT   228,000    69,386 
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT   209,000    180,705 
Total Indonesia        539,738 
Malaysia—2.3%          
Genting BHD   43,900    125,134 
IOI Corp. BHD   115,793    168,657 
Sime Darby BHD   43,600    115,265 
Tenaga Nasional BHD   42,000    68,016 
Total Malaysia        477,072 
Mexico—8.7%          
America Movil SAB de CV Series L   727,722    805,613 
Cemex SAB de CV Series CPO*   186,961    59,618 
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UB   42,600    277,229 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A   47,200    87,371 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B   27,700    65,696 
Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO   53,900    198,260 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V   120,300    276,617 
Total Mexico        1,770,404 
Netherlands—0.3%          
VimpelCom, Ltd. ADR   5,843    55,684 
Poland—0.3%          
Asseco Poland SA   1,298    15,963 
KGHM Polska Miedz SA   1,112    44,267 
Total Poland        60,230 
Russia—14.8%          
Gazprom OAO ADR   118,074    1,144,137 
LUKOIL OAO ADR   9,118    463,650 
Magnit OJSC GDR   5,820    111,278 
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC ADR   18,486    401,701 
Mobile TeleSystems ADR   8,209    100,971 
Rosneft Oil Co. OJSC GDR   29,101    170,968 
Surgutneftegas ADR   75,909    614,863 
Total Russia        3,007,568 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust29
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†(continued)

EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
South Africa—11.3%          
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.   6,559   $276,504 
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.*   5,941    67,435 
Bidvest Group, Ltd.   7,383    137,483 
Gold Fields, Ltd.   12,920    200,668 
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.   12,927    264,117 
MTN Group, Ltd.   19,923    328,370 
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares   5,151    224,882 
Netcare, Ltd.   23,007    37,347 
Sasol, Ltd.   8,440    351,517 
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.   5,820    82,170 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   22,397    258,514 
Tiger Brands, Ltd.   2,683    70,086 
Total South Africa        2,299,093 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.6%     
(Cost: $24,908,807)        20,283,022 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.4%        84,379 
Net Assets—100.0%       $20,367,401 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.  
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
144A Series 144A securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Series 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Automobiles  $493,137    2.4%
Beverages   729,960    3.6 
Commercial Banks   3,535,233    17.4 
Communications Equipment   14,963    0.1 
Computers & Peripherals   60,954    0.3 
Construction & Engineering   485,610    2.4 
Construction Materials   59,618    0.3 
Diversified Telecommunication Services   500,790    2.5 
Electric Utilities   412,112    2.0 
Electrical Equipment   42,452    0.2 
Food & Staples Retailing   705,737    3.5 
Food Products   536,544    2.6 
Gas Utilities   69,386    0.3 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   64,530    0.3 
Health Care Providers & Services   53,340    0.3 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   201,450    1.0 
Household Products   52,479    0.2 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   128,260    0.6 
Industrial Conglomerates   252,748    1.2 
Insurance   300,665    1.5 
Internet Software & Services   497,943    2.4 
IT Services   646,742    3.2 
Media   423,142    2.1 
Metals & Mining   2,037,689    10.0 
Multiline Retail   158,343    0.8 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   5,473,861    26.9 
Pharmaceuticals   254,868    1.2 
Software   15,963    0.1 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance   149,406    0.7 
Tobacco   99,669    0.5 
Transportation Infrastructure   32,679    0.2 
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1,792,749    8.8 
Total Investments   20,283,022    99.6 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   84,379    0.4 
Net Assets  $20,367,401    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

30EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—94.9%          
Brazil—16.7%          
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA ADR   3,151   $25,019 
Gerdau SA Preference Shares ADR   3,574    25,483 
Vale SA Preference A Shares ADR   3,587    75,327 
Total Brazil        125,829 
Chile—2.4%          
Empresas CMPC SA   5,290    18,101 
China—14.5%          
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. Class H ADR   885    9,239 
China Coal Energy Co., Ltd. Class H   19,000    17,256 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. Class H   10,500    41,880 
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. Class H   7,000    12,409 
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. ADR   818    17,260 
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Class H   36,000    10,590 
Total China        108,634 
India—13.4%          
Coal India, Ltd.   2,934    19,961 
Hindalco Industries, Ltd.   5,838    15,669 
Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.   1,799    18,587 
Steel Authority of India, Ltd.   4,040    8,715 
Sterlite Industries India, Ltd. ADR   1,693    15,592 
Tata Steel, Ltd.   2,587    21,940 
Total India        100,464 
Indonesia—2.4%          
Bumi Resources Tbk PT   81,000    17,969 
Mexico—3.9%          
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B   12,400    29,409 
Poland—2.8%          
KGHM Polska Miedz SA   529    21,059 
Russia—16.4%          
Evraz Group SA GDR*   674    10,609 
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC ADR   2,700    58,671 
Novolipetsk Steel GDR   520    10,649 
Severstal GDR   1,048    11,046 
Uralkali GDR   933    32,189 
Total Russia        123,164 
South Africa—22.4%          
Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.   309    21,294 
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. ADR   1,183    48,929 
Gold Fields, Ltd. ADR   2,452    37,565 
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.   2,068    42,252 
Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.   337    17,895 
Total South Africa        167,935 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—94.9%     
(Cost: $963,348)        712,564 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—5.1%        38,247 
Net Assets—100.0%       $750,811 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.  
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Chemicals  $32,189    4.3%
Metals & Mining   547,948    73.0 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   114,326    15.2 
Paper & Forest Products   18,101    2.4 
Total Investments   712,564    94.9 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   38,247    5.1 
Net Assets  $750,811    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust31
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.7%          
Brazil—18.0%          
BRF—Brasil Foods SA ADR   3,475   $60,917 
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas          
Preference Shares ADR   3,150    96,548 
Gafisa SA ADR   2,027    11,696 
Total Brazil        169,161 
China—8.4%          
China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd.   17,000    10,810 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H   20,000    27,541 
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. Class H   10,000    11,587 
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. Class H   20,000    19,705 
Shanda Interactive Entertainment, Ltd. ADR*   324    9,571 
Total China        79,214 
Colombia—2.7%          
Grupo Nutresa SA   2,067    24,940 
India—20.3%          
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   1,112    34,875 
Hero Motorcorp, Ltd.   767    30,410 
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.   6,644    46,206 
ITC, Ltd.   16,330    66,020 
United Spirits, Ltd.   855    13,892 
Total India        191,403 
Indonesia—15.6%          
Astra International Tbk PT   10,500    76,032 
Gudang Garam Tbk PT   5,000    29,864 
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT   34,500    19,821 
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT   11,500    21,587 
Total Indonesia        147,304 
Malaysia—9.8%          
British American Tobacco Malaysia BHD   1,200    16,794 
IOI Corp. BHD   20,700    30,150 
Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD   3,600    23,793 
PPB Group BHD   4,200    21,865 
Total Malaysia        92,602 
Mexico—16.2%          
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV ADR   255    22,626 
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR   1,083    70,200 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A   15,800    29,247 
Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Series C   2,700    15,302 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A   2,900    14,951 
Total Mexico        152,326 
South Africa—3.3%          
Tiger Brands, Ltd.   1,181    30,850 
Thailand—2.3%          
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd.   25,200    21,686 
Turkey—2.1%          
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS   1,732    20,026 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—98.7%     
(Cost: $993,265)        929,512 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.3%        11,792 
Net Assets—100.0%       $941,304 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Automobiles  $200,150    21.3%
Beverages   238,594    25.3 
Food Products   274,079    29.1 
Household Durables   11,696    1.2 
Household Products   82,744    8.8 
Software   9,571    1.0 
Tobacco   112,678    12.0 
Total Investments   929,512    98.7 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   11,792    1.3 
Net Assets  $941,304    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

32EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments

EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.5%          
Brazil—4.6%          
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo          
Pao de Acucar Preference Shares ADR   914   $28,133 
Tam SA Preference Shares ADR   629    9,800 
Total Brazil        37,933 
Chile—16.1%          
Cencosud SA   9,831    53,109 
Lan Airlines SA ADR   1,179    24,346 
S.A.C.I. Falabella   6,980    55,320 
Total Chile        132,775 
China—7.7%          
Air China, Ltd. Class H   18,000    12,694 
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR*   963    30,970 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Ltd. ADR*   864    19,846 
Total China        63,510 
Colombia—1.8%          
Almacenes Exito SA   1,209    14,387 
Malaysia—8.9%          
AirAsia BHD   14,500    13,762 
Genting BHD   12,500    35,631 
Genting Malaysia BHD   21,600    23,748 
Total Malaysia        73,141 
Mexico—24.3%          
Grupo Elektra SA de CV   570    43,484 
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR   3,441    63,280 
TV Azteca SAB de CV Series CPO   17,000    9,072 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V   36,800    84,618 
Total Mexico        200,454 
Philippines—2.3%          
SM Investments Corp.   1,620    19,340 
Russia—5.9%          
Magnit OJSC GDR   1,670    31,930 
X5 Retail Group NV GDR*   590    16,343 
Total Russia        48,273 
South Africa—22.9%          
Massmart Holdings, Ltd.   756    13,043 
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares   1,781    77,755 
Pick n Pay Stores, Ltd.   1,474    6,693 
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.   2,113    29,832 
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.*   7,177    20,087 
Truworths International, Ltd.   2,291    20,091 
Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.   4,974    21,655 
Total South Africa        189,156 
Thailand—3.0%          
CP ALL PCL   16,200    25,015 
Turkey—3.0%          
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS   639    17,698 
Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi*   4,906    7,177 
Total Turkey        24,875 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.5%     
(Cost: $1,027,782)        828,859 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.5)%        (4,232)
Net Assets—100.0%       $824,627 

Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Airlines  $67,779    8.2%
Diversified Consumer Services   19,846    2.4 
Food & Staples Retailing   320,801    38.9 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   90,349    11.0 
Household Durables   20,087    2.4 
Industrial Conglomerates   19,340    2.4 
Media   150,107    18.2 
Multiline Retail   76,975    9.3 
Specialty Retail   63,575    7.7 
Total Investments   828,859    100.5 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (4,232)   (0.5)
Net Assets  $824,627    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust33
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Energy GEMS ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—95.9%          
Brazil—6.0%          
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR   40,024   $898,539 
Chile—3.1%          
Empresas Copec SA   39,579    473,700 
China—17.6%          
China Oilfield Services, Ltd. Class H   167,655    217,086 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H   748,066    738,000 
CNOOC, Ltd.   529,800    884,730 
PetroChina Co., Ltd. Class H   577,000    716,733 
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. ADR*   38,561    89,076 
Total China        2,645,625 
Colombia—3.7%          
Ecopetrol SA ADR   13,754    554,149 
Hungary—1.7%          
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC*   3,745    255,172 
India—16.0%          
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.   5,062    169,472 
Cairn India, Ltd.*   37,391    208,046 
GAIL India, Ltd.   34,803    291,748 
Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.   40,688    258,750 
Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.   100,991    548,723 
Reliance Industries, Ltd. GDR 144A   28,789    937,370 
Total India        2,414,109 
Poland—3.7%          
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA*   25,344    281,031 
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA   219,770    270,476 
Total Poland        551,507 
Russia—29.2%          
Gazprom Neft JSC ADR   11,247    196,822 
Gazprom OAO ADR   94,574    916,422 
LUKOIL OAO ADR   14,128    718,409 
NovaTek OAO GDR   5,920    687,904 
Rosneft Oil Co. OJSC GDR*   86,019    505,362 
Surgutneftegas ADR   120,868    979,031 
Tatneft ADR   15,955    396,322 
Total Russia        4,400,272 
South Africa—5.0%          
Sasol, Ltd.   18,122    754,762 
Thailand—7.9%          
PTT Aromatics & Refining PCL   162,328    128,463 
PTT Exploration & Production PCL   89,865    403,287 
PTT PCL   55,989    468,301 
Thai Oil PCL   112,146    183,092 
Total Thailand        1,183,143 
Turkey—2.0%          
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS   14,378    297,697 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—95.9%     
(Cost: $18,907,484)        14,428,675 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—4.1%        624,010 
Net Assets—100.0%       $15,052,685 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.  
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
144A Series 144A securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, Series 144A securities are deemed to be liquid. 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Electrical Equipment  $169,472    1.2%
Energy Equipment & Services   217,086    1.5 
Gas Utilities   291,748    1.9 
Industrial Conglomerates   473,700    3.1 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   13,187,593    87.6 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   89,076    0.6 
Total Investments   14,428,675    95.9 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   624,010    4.1 
Net Assets  $15,052,685    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

34EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Financials GEMS ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.0%          
Brazil—15.8%          
Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares ADR   26,479   $391,624 
Banco Santander Brasil SA ADS   7,274    53,246 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Preference Shares ADR   23,565    365,729 
Total Brazil        810,599 
China—34.4%          
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. Class H   311,000    103,071 
Bank of China, Ltd. Class H   749,079    235,748 
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Class H   82,580    49,751 
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.   53,200    114,126 
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H   557,100    342,787 
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Class H   88,060    212,663 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Class H   68,275    105,069 
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.   48,000    69,798 
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. Class H   764,240    375,015 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. Class H   27,800    157,842 
Total China        1,765,870 
India—14.7%          
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR   6,901    201,164 
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.   17,678    231,339 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR   6,387    221,757 
State Bank of India GDR   1,188    100,386 
Total India        754,646 
Indonesia—2.9%          
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   172,000    150,671 
Malaysia—5.5%          
CIMB Group Holdings BHD   72,100    157,412 
Malayan Banking BHD   49,300    123,540 
Total Malaysia        280,952 
Poland—4.2%          
Bank Pekao SA   2,182    88,984 
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA   12,802    127,991 
Total Poland        216,975 
Russia—5.5%          
Sberbank of Russia ADR*   23,280    206,959 
VTB Bank OJSC GDR   17,576    72,729 
Total Russia        279,688 
South Africa—11.9%          
ABSA Group, Ltd.   9,973    166,657 
FirstRand, Ltd.   45,214    110,236 
Sanlam, Ltd.   37,387    125,800 
Standard Bank Group, Ltd.   18,107    208,997 
Total South Africa        611,690 
Turkey—5.1%          
Akbank TAS   25,874    102,136 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS   41,333    160,935 
Total Turkey        263,071 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.0%     
(Cost: $6,933,696)        5,134,162 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.0%**        574 
Net Assets—100.0%       $5,134,736 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security. 
** Less than 0.05% 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
ADS American Depository Shares 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Commercial Banks  $4,226,484    82.3%
Diversified Financial Services   110,236    2.1 
Insurance   496,305    9.7 
Real Estate Management & Development   69,798    1.4 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance   231,339    4.5 
Total Investments   5,134,162    100.0 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   574    0.0**
Net Assets  $5,134,736    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust35
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.8%          
Chile—1.3%          
Banmedica SA   7,371   $10,956 
China—17.5%          
China Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.   14,000    3,417 
Mindray Medical International, Ltd. ADR   1,906    45,000 
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd.          
Class H   28,000    31,508 
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. Class H*   7,600    16,557 
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H   13,200    35,184 
WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc. ADR*   1,304    15,179 
Total China        146,845 
Hungary—4.9%          
Egis Gyogyszergyar Nyrt.   81    5,464 
Richter Gedeon Nyrt.   261    35,746 
Total Hungary        41,210 
India—39.9%          
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.   1,726    18,331 
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.   2,709    6,862 
Biocon, Ltd.   1,726    11,896 
Cipla, Ltd.   10,681    61,360 
Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd.   1,345    20,199 
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR   2,578    76,824 
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.   2,959    19,512 
Piramal Healthcare, Ltd.   1,706    12,457 
Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd.   3,310    34,729 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.   7,733    73,027 
Total India        335,197 
Indonesia—4.0%          
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT   90,500    33,461 
Malaysia—1.2%          
Top Glove Corp. BHD   8,000    10,299 
Mexico—2.1%          
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Class B*   10,400    17,198 
Russia—3.5%          
Pharmstandard OJSC GDR*   1,556    29,735 
South Africa—23.9%          
Adcock Ingram Holdings, Ltd.   2,989    22,361 
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.*   7,602    86,289 
Life Healthcare Group Holdings, Ltd.   8,967    21,528 
Mediclinic International, Ltd.   8,496    35,520 
Netcare, Ltd.   21,663    35,166 
Total South Africa        200,864 
Thailand—2.5%          
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL   5,600    11,530 
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL   7,400    9,225 
Total Thailand        20,755 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.8%     
(Cost: $1,005,427)        846,520 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.8)%        (6,875)
Net Assets—100.0%       $839,645 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Biotechnology  $11,896    1.4%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   86,807    10.3 
Health Care Providers & Services   193,997    23.1 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   35,378    4.2 
Pharmaceuticals   518,442    61.8 
Total Investments   846,520    100.8 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (6,875)   (0.8)
Net Assets  $839,645    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

36EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.5%          
Brazil—3.3%          
Embraer SA ADR   1,001   $25,395 
China—27.2%          
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. Class H   9,000    24,972 
Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.   4,000    20,348 
BYD Co., Ltd. Class H*   5,500    9,312 
China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. Class H   38,000    25,041 
China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd. Class H   25,000    10,405 
China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.   8,000    21,786 
China National Building Material Co., Ltd. Class H   24,000    20,748 
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd. Class H   18,500    7,866 
China Railway Group, Ltd. Class H   37,000    7,510 
China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.   8,000    26,924 
Citic Pacific, Ltd.   10,000    14,310 
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. Class H   4,000    18,421 
Total China        207,643 
Colombia—3.5%          
Inversiones Argos SA   2,982    26,893 
Egypt—3.2%          
Orascom Construction Industries   691    24,664 
India—35.8%          
Adani Enterprises, Ltd.   2,132    22,935 
Ambuja Cements, Ltd.   7,806    23,733 
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.   1,101    36,861 
Jaiprakash Associates, Ltd.   10,759    15,982 
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.   2,953    81,858 
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.   3,163    51,974 
Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR   2,603    40,034 
Total India        273,377 
Indonesia—4.3%          
United Tractors Tbk PT   13,000    32,537 
Malaysia—7.4%          
MISC BHD   8,200    15,077 
Sime Darby BHD   15,600    41,242 
Total Malaysia        56,319 
Mexico—4.6%          
Cemex SAB de CV ADR*   7,409    23,412 
Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A   5,200    12,107 
Total Mexico        35,519 
South Africa—8.4%          
Bidvest Group, Ltd.   2,282    42,494 
Imperial Holdings, Ltd.   1,671    21,877 
Total South Africa        64,371 
Thailand—2.8%          
Siam Cement PCL   2,500    21,071 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.5%     
(Cost: $1,006,680)        767,789 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.5)%        (3,588)
Net Assets—100.0%       $764,201 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Aerospace & Defense  $25,395    3.3%
Automobiles   101,320    13.3 
Chemicals   21,877    2.9 
Construction & Engineering   146,939    19.2 
Construction Materials   140,829    18.4 
Electrical Equipment   36,861    4.8 
Food & Staples Retailing   26,924    3.5 
Industrial Conglomerates   146,483    19.2 
Machinery   50,958    6.7 
Marine   25,482    3.3 
Trading Companies & Distributors   22,935    3.0 
Transportation Infrastructure   21,786    2.9 
Total Investments   767,789    100.5 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (3,588)   (0.5)
Net Assets  $764,201    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust37
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Technology GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.6%          
Chile—2.7%          
Sonda SA   10,154   $21,725 
China—44.1%          
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.*   1,758    12,974 
Baidu, Inc. ADR*   669    71,523 
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd. Class H   50,000    23,122 
Lenovo Group, Ltd.   80,000    54,363 
NetEase.com, Inc. ADR*   1,016    38,771 
SINA Corp.*   553    39,600 
Sohu.com, Inc.*   503    24,245 
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. ADR   1,157    20,768 
TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd.   25,000    10,469 
Travelsky Technology, Ltd. Class H   35,000    15,511 
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR*   1,456    9,799 
ZTE Corp. Class H   11,400    32,803 
Total China        353,948 
India—43.6%          
3i Infotech, Ltd.   13,570    7,273 
Financial Technologies India, Ltd.   1,096    18,187 
GTL, Ltd.   6,032    7,168 
Infosys, Ltd. ADR   1,724    88,045 
Mphasis, Ltd.   2,624    18,418 
Oracle Financial Sevices Software, Ltd.*   523    20,294 
Patni Computer Systems, Ltd. ADR*   1,407    16,406 
Rolta India, Ltd.   5,721    9,672 
Satyam Computer Services, Ltd.*   17,572    25,259 
Sterling International Enterprises, Ltd.*   4,996    21,825 
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.   3,016    63,879 
Tech Mahindra, Ltd.   1,377    16,143 
Wipro, Ltd. ADR   4,039    37,361 
Total India        349,930 
Poland—2.5%          
Asseco Poland SA   1,659    20,403 
Russia—3.7%          
Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR*   1,005    29,396 
South Africa—2.7%          
DataTec, Ltd.   4,544    21,490 
Turkey—1.3%          
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS   2,644    10,437 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.6%     
(Cost: $1,005,543)        807,329 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.6)%        (4,473)
Net Assets—100.0%       $802,856 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the account of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Aerospace & Defense  $10,437    1.3%
Communications Equipment   43,272    5.4 
Computers & Peripherals   54,363    6.8 
Diversified Telecommunication Services   23,122    2.9 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   21,490    2.7 
Energy Equipment & Services   21,825    2.7 
Internet Software & Services   203,535    25.3 
IT Services   319,587    39.8 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   20,768    2.6 
Software   88,930    11.1 
Total Investments   807,329    100.6 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (4,473)   (0.6)
Net Assets  $802,856    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

38EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.2%          
Brazil—9.5%          
Brasil Telecom SA ADR*   740   $12,920 
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA Preference Shares ADR   1,801    17,164 
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA Preference Shares ADR   1,331    35,205 
Tim Participacoes SA ADR   882    20,780 
Total Brazil        86,069 
China—23.1%          
China Mobile, Ltd.   12,000    118,848 
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H   70,000    44,600 
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. ADR   2,302    46,961 
Total China        210,409 
Egypt—1.5%          
Orascom Telecom Holding SAE*   23,871    13,286 
Hungary—1.2%          
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC   4,754    10,631 
India—6.0%          
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.   5,605    43,261 
Reliance Communications, Ltd.   7,505    10,995 
Total India        54,256 
Indonesia—4.3%          
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT ADR   1,181    39,056 
Malaysia—9.3%          
Axiata Group BHD   16,500    23,774 
DiGi.com BHD   2,100    20,010 
Maxis BHD   14,800    24,663 
Telekom Malaysia BHD   13,000    16,655 
Total Malaysia        85,102 
Mexico—12.3%          
America Movil SAB de CV Series L ADR   3,968    87,613 
Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV Series L ADR   1,651    24,682 
Total Mexico        112,295 
Morocco—2.2%          
Maroc Telecom SA   1,201    20,588 
Netherlands—2.1%          
VimpelCom, Ltd. ADR   2,011    19,165 
Philippines—2.7%          
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. ADR*   491    24,319 
Poland—2.5%          
Telekomunikacja Polska SA   4,327    22,879 
Russia—3.1%          
Mobile TeleSystems ADR*   2,281    28,056 
South Africa—10.9%          
MTN Group, Ltd.   3,342    55,083 
Telkom SA, Ltd.   2,302    9,172 
Vodacom Group, Ltd.   3,083    34,653 
Total South Africa        98,908 
Thailand—4.1%          
Advanced Info Service PCL   9,100    37,471 
Turkey—4.4%          
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS   4,204    18,042 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR*   1,911    21,556 
Total Turkey        39,598 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.2%     
(Cost: $1,000,603)        902,088 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.8%        7,142 
Net Assets—100.0%       $909,230 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the account of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Diversified Telecommunication Services  $318,555    35.0%
Wireless Telecommunication Services   583,533    64.2 
Total Investments   902,088    99.2 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   7,142    0.8 
Net Assets  $909,230    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—100.8%          
Brazil—25.7%          
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA ADR   2,964   $25,994 
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do          
Estado de Sao Paulo ADR   487    22,573 
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais          
Preference Shares ADR   3,524    52,296 
Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel          
Preference Shares ADR   913    16,626 
CPFL Energia SA ADR   803    17,786 
Ultrapar Participacoes SA ADR   3,867    61,215 
Total Brazil        196,490 
Chile—15.7%          
Companhia General de Electricidad SA   2,700    11,502 
Colbun SA   67,240    16,668 
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR   1,091    47,284 
Enersis SA ADR   2,629    44,456 
Total Chile        119,910 
China—5.3%          
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.   14,000    21,329 
Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. Class H   28,000    7,194 
Huaneng Power International, Inc. ADR   715    12,033 
Total China        40,556 
Colombia—2.4%          
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP   3,027    18,199 
Czech Republic—7.7%          
CEZ AS   1,519    59,131 
India—16.9%          
NTPC, Ltd.   11,615    39,760 
Petronet LNG, Ltd.   3,420    11,166 
Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.   13,063    26,259 
Reliance Infrastructure, Ltd.   1,410    10,752 
Rural Electrification Corp., Ltd.   2,611    9,271 
Tata Power Co., Ltd.   15,680    31,968 
Total India        129,176 
Indonesia—3.8%          
Perusahaan Gas Negara PT   94,500    28,759 
Malaysia—9.8%          
Petronas Chemicals Group BHD   11,100    19,332 
Tenaga Nasional BHD   19,800    32,064 
YTL Corp. BHD   30,300    12,623 
YTL Power International BHD   20,500    10,916 
Total Malaysia        74,935 
Philippines—3.1%          
Aboitiz Power Corp.   17,000    11,081 
Manila Electric Co.   2,440    13,058 
Total Philippines        24,139 
Poland—5.9%          
PGE SA   5,261    31,079 
Tauron Polska Energia SA   9,311    14,430 
Total Poland        45,509 
Russia—4.5%          
Federal Hydrogenerating Co. JSC ADR   10,077    34,665 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—100.8%     
(Cost: $997,962)        771,469 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.8)%        (5,949)
Net Assets—100.0%       $765,520 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the account of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Chemicals  $19,332    2.5%
Diversified Financial Services   9,271    1.2 
Electric Utilities   440,267    57.5 
Gas Utilities   28,759    3.8 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   155,348    20.3 
Multi-Utilities   23,539    3.1 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   72,381    9.5 
Water Utilities   22,572    2.9 
Total Investments   771,469    100.8 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (5,949)   (0.8)
Net Assets  $765,520    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

40EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.6%          
Brazil—16.5%          
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA ADR   71,194   $565,280 
Gerdau SA Preference Shares ADR   87,069    620,802 
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA          
Preference A Shares ADR   43    268 
Vale SA ADR   71,980    1,641,144 
Total Brazil        2,827,494 
China—16.4%          
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. Class H   473,564    211,696 
China Coal Energy Co., Ltd. Class H   506,267    459,785 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. Class H   260,019    1,037,103 
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. Class H   218,641    387,584 
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Class H   240,720    529,385 
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Class H   630,900    185,589 
Total China        2,811,142 
India—13.5%          
Coal India, Ltd.   49,580    337,316 
Hindalco Industries, Ltd.   116,050    311,481 
Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.   31,480    325,245 
JSW Steel, Ltd.   14,380    173,823 
Steel Authority of India, Ltd.   58,600    126,413 
Sterlite Industries India, Ltd. ADR   67,333    620,137 
Tata Steel, Ltd.   48,990    415,477 
Total India        2,309,892 
Indonesia—3.1%          
Bumi Resources Tbk PT   2,430,590    539,209 
Mexico—7.9%          
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B   341,125    809,046 
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV   14,910    551,464 
Total Mexico        1,360,510 
Poland—3.5%          
KGHM Polska Miedz SA   15,096    600,950 
Russia—14.4%          
Evraz Group SA GDR*   11,980    188,565 
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC ADR   76,486    1,662,041 
Novolipetsk Steel GDR   16,108    329,892 
Severstal GDR   27,062    285,234 
Total Russia        2,465,732 
South Africa—23.0%          
Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.   8,001    551,374 
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.   28,270    1,191,763 
Gold Fields, Ltd.   56,299    874,413 
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.   50,356    1,028,843 
Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.   5,360    284,619 
Total South Africa        3,931,012 
Turkey—1.3%          
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS   129,346    226,075 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.6%     
(Cost: $22,493,426)        17,072,016 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.4%        64,858 
Net Assets—100.0%       $17,136,874 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the account of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Metals & Mining  $14,169,218    82.7%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   2,902,798    16.9 
Total Investments   17,072,016    99.6 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   64,858    0.4 
Net Assets  $17,136,874    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.4%          
Brazil—18.2%          
BRF—Brasil Foods SA ADR   710,304   $12,451,629 
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de          
Acucar Preference Shares ADR   143,823    4,426,872 
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Preference          
Shares ADR   787,743    24,144,323 
Total Brazil        41,022,824 
Chile—9.8%          
Cencosud SA   1,653,368    8,931,772 
Lan Airlines SA ADR   181,946    3,757,185 
S.A.C.I. Falabella   1,180,300    9,354,465 
Total Chile        22,043,422 
China—5.8%          
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR*   166,548    5,356,184 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H   3,098,496    4,266,788 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR*    146,464    3,364,278 
Total China        12,987,250 
Colombia—1.6%          
Grupo Nutresa SA   290,391    3,503,837 
India—13.8%          
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   158,078    4,957,629 
Hero Motorcorp, Ltd.   110,743    4,390,714 
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.   1,151,693    8,009,528 
ITC, Ltd.   3,379,673    13,663,609 
Total India        31,021,480 
Indonesia—6.9%          
Astra International Tbk PT   2,130,256    15,425,574 
Malaysia—6.8%          
Genting BHD   2,405,220    6,855,913 
Genting Malaysia BHD   3,325,180    3,655,875 
IOI Corp. BHD   3,306,920    4,816,657 
Total Malaysia        15,328,445 
Mexico—19.0%          
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Series UB   1,936,600    12,602,831 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A   2,861,100    5,296,131 
Grupo Televisa SAB Series CPO   2,870,800    10,559,670 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V   6,235,500    14,337,851 
Total Mexico        42,796,483 
Russia—4.0%          
Magnit OJSC GDR   302,493    5,783,666 
X5 Retail Group NV GDR*   115,554    3,200,846 
Total Russia        8,984,512 
South Africa—13.5%          
Massmart Holdings, Ltd.   161,867    2,792,720 
Naspers, Ltd. N Shares   259,868    11,345,284 
Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.   326,140    4,604,606 
Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.*   1,230,269    3,443,302 
Tiger Brands, Ltd.   166,840    4,358,249 
Truworths International, Ltd.   434,675    3,811,943 
Total South Africa        30,356,104 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.4%     
(Cost: $247,922,247)        223,469,931 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.6%        1,433,086 
Net Assets—100.0%       $224,903,017 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Airlines  $3,757,185    1.7%
Automobiles   29,040,705    12.9 
Beverages   36,747,154    16.3 
Diversified Consumer Services   3,364,278    1.5 
Food & Staples Retailing   44,078,333    19.6 
Food Products   30,426,503    13.5 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   15,867,972    7.1 
Household Durables   3,443,302    1.5 
Household Products   8,009,528    3.6 
Media   21,904,954    9.7 
Multiline Retail   9,354,465    4.2 
Specialty Retail   3,811,943    1.7 
Tobacco   13,663,609    6.1 
Total Investments   223,469,931    99.4 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   1,433,086    0.6 
Net Assets  $224,903,017    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

42EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Infrastructure Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.6%          
Automobiles—4.8%          
Tata Motors, Ltd.   952,283   $3,034,278 
Construction & Engineering—5.1%          
IRB Infrastructure Developers, Ltd.   123,635    411,359 
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.   103,010    2,855,465 
Total Construction & Engineering        3,266,824 
Construction Materials—11.4%          
ACC, Ltd.   118,037    2,647,668 
Ambuja Cements, Ltd.   915,287    2,782,772 
Ultra Tech Cement, Ltd.   80,106    1,867,259 
Total Construction Materials        7,297,699 
Electric Utilities—11.0%          
Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.   1,134,356    2,280,293 
Reliance Infrastructure, Ltd.   199,239    1,519,261 
Tata Power Co., Ltd.   1,574,350    3,209,777 
Total Electric Utilities        7,009,331 
Electrical Equipment—5.6%          
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.   83,983    2,811,694 
Suzlon Energy, Ltd.*   1,027,040    764,382 
Total Electrical Equipment        3,576,076 
Gas Utilities—6.1%          
GAIL India, Ltd.   378,645    3,174,124 
Gujarat State Petronet, Ltd.   325,750    702,050 
Total Gas Utilities        3,876,174 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—8.2%     
GMR Infrastructure, Ltd.*   1,125,140    621,440 
NTPC, Ltd.   1,035,433    3,544,469 
Reliance Power, Ltd.*   700,437    1,097,673 
Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders        5,263,582 
Industrial Conglomerates—8.7%          
Jaiprakash Associates, Ltd.   1,539,763    2,287,244 
Siemens, Ltd.   191,331    3,272,844 
Total Industrial Conglomerates        5,560,088 
Machinery—1.8%          
Cummins India, Ltd.   138,570    1,172,221 
Metals & Mining—10.7%          
Steel Authority of India, Ltd.   799,615    1,724,948 
Sterlite Industries (India), Ltd.   1,217,467    2,826,462 
Tata Steel, Ltd.   268,380    2,276,093 
Total Metals & Mining        6,827,503 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.8%          
Petronet LNG, Ltd.   360,740    1,177,791 
Real Estate Management & Development—6.4%     
DLF, Ltd.   585,005    2,614,754 
Housing Development & Infrastructure, Ltd.*   272,723    545,446 
Unitech, Ltd.   1,733,838    927,546 
Total Real Estate Management & Development        4,087,746 
Transportation Infrastructure—1.6%          
Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone, Ltd.   306,436    1,028,336 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—16.4%          
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.   586,578    4,527,340 
Idea Cellular, Ltd.*   2,265,072    4,555,581 
Reliance Communications, Ltd.   938,893    1,375,510 
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services        10,458,431 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.6%     
(Cost: $86,243,115)        63,636,080 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.4%        251,358 
Net Assets—100.0%       $63,887,438 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.6%          
Construction & Engineering—8.6%          
China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. Class H   950,216   $626,174 
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd. Class H   559,503    237,895 
China Railway Group, Ltd. Class H   1,106,377    224,552 
Total Construction & Engineering        1,088,621 
Construction Materials—12.0%          
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. Class H   239,115    663,462 
BBMG Corp. Class H   398,854    300,239 
China National Building Material Co., Ltd. Class H   636,508    550,268 
Total Construction Materials        1,513,969 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—18.3%     
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H   1,690,458    1,077,064 
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.   592,885    1,236,835 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services        2,313,899 
Electrical Equipment—4.4%          
Dongfang Electric Corp., Ltd. Class H   85,184    222,131 
Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. Class H   862,559    335,728 
Total Electrical Equipment        557,859 
Energy Equipment & Services—4.4%          
China Oilfield Services, Ltd. Class H   426,121    551,758 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—7.0%     
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Class H   617,699    514,964 
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Class H   865,012    372,239 
Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders           887,203 
Machinery—11.7%          
Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and          
Technology Development Co., Ltd. Class H   428,000    488,216 
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group          
Holdings, Ltd.   1,121,000    309,599 
CSR Corp., Ltd. Class H   599,155    215,502 
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. Class H   101,418    467,046 
Total Machinery        1,480,363 
Metals & Mining—10.4%          
Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. Class H   1,124,100    502,504 
Angang Steel Co., Ltd. Class H   290,852    153,930 
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. Class H   314,424    557,378 
Maanshan Iron & Steel Class H   467,019    102,586 
Total Metals & Mining        1,316,398 
Real Estate Management & Development—20.6%     
Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.   431,798    285,656 
Country Garden Holdings Co.   1,062,000    297,397 
Evergrande Real Estate Group, Ltd.   1,543,771    483,869 
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. Class H   301,845    225,664 
Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.   330,796    332,294 
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd.   2,794,604    301,547 
Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.   491,665    375,155 
Soho China, Ltd.   453,500    290,110 
Total Real Estate Management & Development           2,591,692 
Transportation Infrastructure—2.2%          
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H   356,225    272,268 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.6%     
(Cost: $18,616,508)        12,574,030 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.4%        47,729 
Net Assets—100.0%       $12,621,759 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

44EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.0%          
Aerospace & Defense—4.8%          
Embraer SA   532,346   $3,369,732 
Construction Materials—1.2%          
Magnesita Refratarios SA*   253,548    826,379 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—14.9%          
Brasil Telecom SA Preference Shares   362,600    2,129,207 
Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA Preference Shares*   161,600    1,169,179 
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA          
    Preference Shares   264,824    7,090,506 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services        10,388,892 
Electric Utilities—11.9%          
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA   338,520    2,948,885 
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais   151,530    1,820,401 
CPFL Energia SA   322,480    3,570,082 
Total Electric Utilities        8,339,368 
Energy Equipment & Services—0.6%          
OSX Brasil SA*   2,000    385,724 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—11.8%     
AES Tiete SA   139,561    1,592,405 
Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo          
Preference B Shares   248,190    3,670,204 
Tractebel Energia SA   213,183    2,981,404 
Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders           8,244,013 
Machinery—7.6%          
Marcopolo SA Preference Shares   386,761    1,437,657 
Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes          
Preference Shares   183,563    1,013,614 
Weg SA   287,447    2,883,374 
Total Machinery        5,334,645 
Metals & Mining—10.8%          
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA   294,800    2,344,107 
Gerdau SA   407,050    2,412,148 
Vale SA   121,154    2,773,896 
Total Metals & Mining        7,530,151 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.9%          
Ultrapar Participacoes SA   256,816    4,102,138 
Real Estate Management & Development—8.2%     
BR Malls Participacoes SA   327,286    3,321,787 
BR Properties SA   130,100    1,187,984 
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA   64,952    1,217,686 
Total Real Estate Management & Development        5,727,457 
Road & Rail—5.2%          
All America Latina Logistica   504,820    2,298,036 
Localiza Rent a Car SA   102,506    1,370,060 
Total Road & Rail        3,668,096 
Transportation Infrastructure—8.0%          
CCR SA   155,632    4,063,829 
Ecorodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA   100,600    745,185 
Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA   25,463    811,387 
Total Transportation Infrastructure        5,620,401 
Water Utilities—5.6%          
Compania de Saneamento Basico do Estado          
    de Sao Paulo   124,321    2,929,455 
Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais   62,332    989,253 
Total Water Utilities        3,918,708 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—2.5%          
Tim Participacoes SA   377,437    1,764,931 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.0%     
(Cost: $76,142,107)        69,220,635 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.0%        704,918 
Net Assets—100.0%       $69,925,553 

Non-income producing security 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust45
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares India Small Cap ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—99.5%          
Airlines—1.2%          
Jet Airways India, Ltd.*   38,768   $186,063 
Kingfisher Airlines, Ltd.*   243,864    99,836 
Total Airlines        285,899 
Auto Components—4.5%          
Amtek Auto, Ltd.   220,303    578,028 
MRF, Ltd.   3,757    507,661 
Total Auto Components        1,085,689 
Capital Markets—1.1%          
India Infoline, Ltd.   127,857    182,877 
Indiabulls Securities, Ltd.   433,630    74,817 
Total Capital Markets        257,694 
Chemicals—6.3%          
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.   368,832    706,034 
Godrej Industries, Ltd.   135,063    539,425 
Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.   582,385    280,044 
Total Chemicals        1,525,503 
Commercial Banks—15.0%          
Central Bank of India   230,907    484,209 
Development Credit Bank, Ltd.*   335,472    298,654 
Dhanlaxmi Bank, Ltd.   142,066    214,078 
Indian Bank   142,113    620,103 
Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Ltd.   22,097    361,989 
Karnataka Bank, Ltd.   195,988    336,551 
Syndicate Bank   178,665    379,584 
UCO Bank   341,333    456,156 
Vijaya Bank, Ltd.   440,237    490,800 
Total Commercial Banks        3,642,124 
Computers & Peripherals—0.6%          
Moser Baer India, Ltd.*   332,482    146,638 
Construction & Engineering—7.1%          
Alstom Projects India, Ltd.   39,712    421,567 
Engineers India, Ltd.   68,301    343,423 
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.*   64,052    115,941 
Praj Industries, Ltd.   296,283    427,410 
Punj Lloyd, Ltd.   379,848    419,597 
Total Construction & Engineering        1,727,938 
Construction Materials—1.6%          
Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.   61,077    382,425 
Containers & Packaging—0.6%          
Everest Kanto Cylinder, Ltd.   97,417    140,432 
Diversified Consumer Services—0.6%          
Aptech, Ltd.   65,678    155,763 
Diversified Financial Services—0.8%          
SREI Infrastructure Finance, Ltd.   299,125    207,051 
Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.8%          
Tata Communications, Ltd.   94,628    360,060 
Tulip Telecom, Ltd.   26,842    87,281 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services        447,341 
Electrical Equipment—2.6%          
Havells India, Ltd.   83,819    625,455 
Energy Equipment & Services—0.7%          
BGR Energy Systems, Ltd.   25,022    164,284 
Food Products—5.4%          
Bajaj Hindusthan, Ltd.   174,381    137,974 
KS Oils, Ltd.*   345,044    71,157 
McLeod Russel India, Ltd.   116,578    566,763 
Ruchi Soya Industries, Ltd.   227,992    523,718 
Triveni Turbine, Ltd.* **   4,128    1,497 
Total Food Products        1,301,109 
Health Care Providers & Services—1.2%          
Fortis Healthcare, Ltd.*   112,631    289,425 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.1%          
Hotel Leelaventure, Ltd.   358,254    263,707 
Household Durables—1.4%          
Videocon Industries, Ltd.   103,198    353,792 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—1.1%     
Jaiprakash Power Ventures, Ltd.*   379,633    263,941 
IT Services—7.5%          
Core Education & Technologies, Ltd.   88,485    518,443 
Firstsource Solutions, Ltd.*   806,537    186,092 
Hexaware Technologies, Ltd.   511,541    872,153 
NIIT, Ltd.   264,041    237,219 
Total IT Services        1,813,907 
Machinery—0.7%          
Escorts, Ltd.   113,648    164,178 
Marine—1.7%          
Mercator Lines, Ltd.*   305,372    151,205 
Shipping Corp. of India, Ltd.   155,145    263,089 
Total Marine        414,294 
Media—4.8%          
Deccan Chronicle Holdings, Ltd.*   191,305    216,012 
Dish TV India, Ltd.*   600,255    946,803 
Total Media        1,162,815 
Metals & Mining—3.5%          
Gujarat Mineral Development Corp., Ltd.   176,781    612,010 
Jai Corp., Ltd.   78,243    126,611 
Prakash Industries, Ltd.   96,103    102,137 
Total Metals & Mining        840,758 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.7%          
Essar Oil, Ltd.*   148,554    244,026 
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, Ltd.   390,630    495,316 
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, Ltd.   19,715    160,216 
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels        899,558 
Pharmaceuticals—1.7%          
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.   125,844    406,761 
Real Estate Management & Development—4.2%     
Ackruti City, Ltd.   27,665    107,356 
Anant Raj Industries, Ltd.   220,608    259,459 
Orbit Corp., Ltd.   143,044    94,340 
Parsvnath Developers, Ltd.*   222,631    294,796 
Sobha Developers, Ltd.   62,391    276,508 
Total Real Estate Management & Development        1,032,459 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

46EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)† (continued)

EGShares India Small Cap ETF
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund)

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
Software—3.5%          
3i Infotech, Ltd.   281,551   $150,908 
Financial Technologies India, Ltd.   23,539    390,611 
Geodesic, Ltd.   169,145    175,793 
ICSA India, Ltd.   106,348    146,466 
Total Software        863,778 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—10.5%          
Alok Industries, Ltd.   793,000    297,122 
Arvind, Ltd.*   328,541    660,436 
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   29,679    223,130 
Bombay Rayon Fashions, Ltd.   91,483    516,583 
Rajesh Exports, Ltd.   173,568    430,775 
SRF, Ltd.   66,662    422,499 
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods        2,550,545 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—1.6%          
Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.   78,892    379,358 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.4%          
Tata Teleservices Maharashtra, Ltd.*   962,259    334,998 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost: $32,448,091)        24,129,619 
RIGHTS—0.1%          
Food Products—0.1          
Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd.*          
(cost $46,792)   348,762    19,583 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.6%     
(Cost: $32,494,883)        24,149,202 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.4%        96,809 
Net Assets—100.0%       $24,246,011 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security. 
** Security has been deemed illiquid. 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust47
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares India Consumer ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS—72.6%          
Automobiles—15.1%          
Bajaj Auto, Ltd.   4,470   $140,188 
Hero Motorcorp, Ltd.   3,861    153,080 
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.   8,696    142,892 
Tata Motors, Ltd.   26,606    84,775 
TVS Motor Co., Ltd.   25,087    31,221 
Total Automobiles        552,156 
Beverages—4.4%          
United Breweries, Ltd.*   7,602    58,131 
United Spirits, Ltd.   6,355    103,256 
Total Beverages        161,387 
Chemicals—4.2%          
Asian Paints, Ltd.   2,372    152,929 
Construction Materials—1.2%          
Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.   6,751    42,270 
Diversified Consumer Services—0.9%          
Educomp Solutions, Ltd.   6,781    33,008 
Food Products—6.9%          
Kwality Dairy India, Ltd.   5,382    18,599 
Nestle India, Ltd.   1,642    142,562 
Tata Global Beverages, Ltd.   51,084    89,495 
Total Food Products        250,656 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.8%          
Indian Hotels Co., Ltd.   69,237    100,869 
Household Durables—1.5%          
TTK Prestige, Ltd.   304    16,045 
Videocon Industries, Ltd.   11,889    40,759 
Total Household Durables        56,804 
Household Products—4.4%          
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.   23,079    160,505 
Media—6.2%          
Dish TV India, Ltd.*   32,110    50,648 
Sun TV Network, Ltd.   12,437    58,953 
ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.   48,834    117,212 
Total Media        226,813 
Personal Products—13.3%          
Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd.   7,267    145,822 
Dabur India, Ltd.   61,817    130,008 
Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.   14,565    119,108 
Marico, Ltd.   30,407    89,312 
Total Personal Products        484,250 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—8.1%          
Bata India, Ltd.   3,588    47,573 
Gitanjali Gems, Ltd.   6,872    48,942 
Raymond, Ltd.   3,984    27,182 
Titan Industries, Ltd.   32,657    139,330 
VIP Industries, Ltd.   1,733    32,192 
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods        295,219 
Tobacco—3.6%          
ITC, Ltd.   32,498    131,386 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—72.6%     
(Cost: $2,830,992)        2,648,252 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—27.4%        1,001,464 
Net Assets—100.0%       $3,649,716 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

48EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust 
 

Schedule of Investments (Consolidated)†

EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Investments  Shares  Value
EQUITIES—99.5%          
Brazil—12.2%          
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B ADR   44,770   $523,361 
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais Preference          
Shares ADR   34,012    504,738 
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA          
Preference Shares ADR   28,118    743,721 
Total Brazil        1,771,820 
China—14.9%          
Anta Sports Products, Ltd.   330,000    386,178 
Huaneng Power International, Inc. Class H   1,006,000    432,911 
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H   644,000    492,219 
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd.   3,276,000    353,491 
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H   810,000    494,235 
Total China        2,159,034 
Czech Republic—2.7%          
CEZ AS   10,000    385,437 
Egypt—2.4%          
Orascom Construction Industries GDR   10,146    352,574 
Hungary—4.7%          
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC   306,928    686,342 
India—6.0%          
Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.   63,119    401,397 
Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.   86,841    471,841 
Total India        873,238 
Malaysia—10.8%          
DiGi.com BHD   65,500    624,122 
Plus Expressways BHD   309,000    417,162 
Public Bank BHD   136,700    522,393 
Total Malaysia        1,563,677 
Mexico—9.4%          
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A   163,300    841,902 
Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV Class L   685,000    514,626 
Total Mexico        1,356,528 
Philippines—4.7%          
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. ADR   13,890    687,972 
South Africa—15.4%          
Aveng, Ltd.   102,320    439,236 
JD Group, Ltd.   73,686    350,139 
Pretoria Portland Cement Co., Ltd.   200,548    580,008 
Reunert, Ltd.   57,918    423,987 
Sanlam, Ltd.   132,099    444,487 
Total South Africa        2,237,857 
Thailand—13.8%          
Major Cineplex Group PCL   1,030,600    414,428 
Quality Houses Co., Ltd PCL   9,593,900    444,434 
Samart Corp. PCL   1,797,000    462,474 
Total Access Communication PCL   288,800    687,508 
Total Thailand        2,008,844 
Turkey—2.5%          
Fenerbahce Sportif Hizmetler Sanayi VE Ticaret AS   14,436    361,783 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES—99.5%     
(Cost: $15,190,193)        14,445,106 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.5%        76,651 
Net Assets—100.0%       $14,521,757 

† The Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 
Non-income producing security 
ADR American Depositary Receipts 
GDR Global Depositary Receipts 
Summary by Industry  Value  % of
Net Assets
Commercial Banks  $522,393    3.6%
Construction & Engineering   791,810    5.4 
Construction Materials   580,008    4.0 
Diversified Telecommunication Services   1,944,689    13.4 
Electric Utilities   1,413,536    9.7 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   462,474    3.2 
Household Products   841,902    5.8 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   432,911    3.0 
Industrial Conglomerates   423,987    2.9 
Insurance   444,487    3.1 
Media   776,211    5.3 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   873,238    6.0 
Real Estate Management & Development   797,925    5.5 
Specialty Retail   350,139    2.4 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   386,178    2.7 
Transportation Infrastructure   1,403,616    9.7 
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1,999,602    13.8 
Total Investments   14,445,106    99.5 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   76,651    0.5 
Net Assets  $14,521,757    100.0%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust49
 


Statements of Assets and Liabilities
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

  EGShares
GEMS
Composite ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Basic Materials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Consumer Goods
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Consumer
Services
GEMS ETF
ASSETS:                        
Cost of Investments: $ 24,908,807   $ 963,348   $ 993,265   $ 1,027,782  
Investments at value   20,283,022     712,564     929,512     828,859  
Cash   113,114     61,348     33,074     21,171  
Foreign cash*   5,535     1,499     3,331     1  
Restricted foreign cash†*                
Receivables:                        
Investment securities sold   2,139,002              
Foreign currency sold   22              
Dividends and interest   45,702     714     782     359  
Due from sub-adviser   684     6,590     6,896     7,321  
Foreign tax reclaims   756              
Prepaid expense and other assets   1,634     1,276     1,277     1,276  
Total Assets   22,589,471     783,991     974,872     858,987  
 
LIABILITIES:                        
Payables:                        
Capital shares payable   2,140,199              
Foreign cash due to custodian*                
Accrued investment advisory fees   5,936     356     754     581  
Accrued Trustee fees   385     13     14     12  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   75,550     32,811     32,800     33,767  
Total Liabilities   2,222,070     33,180     33,568     34,360  
NET ASSETS $ 20,367,401   $ 750,811   $ 941,304   $ 824,627  
 
NET ASSETS:                        
Paid-in capital $ 25,963,665   $ 1,073,014   $ 968,675   $ 990,628  
Accumulated net investment income (loss)   234,509     13,748     9,392     775  
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) on                        
investments and foreign currency translations   (1,204,094 )   (85,045 )   27,164     32,150  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and on                        
foreign currency translations   (4,626,679 )   (250,906 )   (63,927 )   (198,926 )
NET ASSETS $ 20,367,401   $ 750,811   $ 941,304   $ 824,627  
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited shares                        
of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)   1,005,000     50,000     50,000     50,000  
Net asset value per share $ 20.27   $ 15.02   $ 18.83   $ 16.49  
 
* Cost of foreign cash: $ 5,603   $ 1,600   $ 3,501   $ 1  
†* Restricted foreign cash represents deposits being held by custodian as collateral for Argentine currency contracts.

  EGShares
Energy GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Financials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Health Care
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Industrials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Technology
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Telecom
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:                                    
Cost of Investments: $ 18,907,484   $ 6,933,696   $ 1,005,427   $ 1,006,680   $ 1,005,543   $ 1,000,603  
Investments at value   14,428,675     5,134,162     846,520     767,789     807,329     902,088  
Cash   568,354     40,372     15,357     16,631     19,084     29,273  
Foreign cash*       4,620     2,903     2,928     1,519     2,677  
Restricted foreign cash†*   50,395                      
Receivables:                                    
Investment securities sold   161,719                      
Foreign currency sold                        
Dividends and interest   41,510     1,604         1,975     45     734  
Due from sub-adviser   6,046     6,573     6,604     6,641     6,942     6,877  
Foreign tax reclaims                        
Prepaid expense and other assets   3,334     1,414     1,276     1,276     1,276     1,276  
Total Assets   15,260,033     5,188,745     872,660     797,240     836,195     942,925  
 
LIABILITIES:                                    
Payables:                                    
Capital shares payable                        
Foreign cash due to custodian*   140,559                      
Accrued investment advisory fees   4,063     1,326     373     354     729     697  
Accrued Trustee fees   397     114     13     14     14     13  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   62,329     52,569     32,629     32,671     32,596     32,985  
Total Liabilities   207,348     54,009     33,015     33,039     33,339     33,695  
NET ASSETS $ 15,052,685   $ 5,134,736   $ 839,645   $ 764,201   $ 802,856   $ 909,230  
 
NET ASSETS:                                    
Paid-in capital $ 17,351,028   $ 6,742,836   $ 1,106,989   $ 1,085,341   $ 1,117,963   $ 1,029,309  
Accumulated net investment income (loss)   249,145     (19,047 )   3,801     6,075     671     7,700  
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) on                                    
investments and foreign currency translations   1,936,383     210,558     (112,083 )   (88,197 )   (117,467 )   (29,252 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and on                                    
foreign currency translations   (4,483,871 )   (1,799,611 )   (159,062 )   (239,018 )   (198,311 )   (98,527 )
NET ASSETS $ 15,052,685   $ 5,134,736   $ 839,645   $ 764,201   $ 802,856   $ 909,230  
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited shares                                    
of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)   700,000     300,000     50,000     50,000     50,000     50,000  
Net asset value per share $ 21.50   $ 17.12   $ 16.79   $ 15.28   $ 16.06   $ 18.18  
 
* Cost of foreign cash: $ (86,545 ) $ 4,699   $ 3,058   $ 2,985   $ 1,615   $ 2,685  
†* Restricted foreign cash represents deposits being held by custodian as collateral for Argentine currency contracts.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

  EGShares
Utilities
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Emerging Markets
Metals & Mining ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Emerging Markets
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:                  
Cost of Investments: $ 997,962   $ 22,493,426   $ 247,922,247  
Investments at value   771,469     17,072,016     223,469,931  
Cash   15,994     118,187     1,851,754  
Foreign cash*   2,262     6,541     206,782  
Receivables:                  
Investment securities sold           1,269,810  
Capital shares sold            
Foreign currency sold           1,227  
Dividends and interest   1,206     11,950     142,687  
Due from sub-adviser   6,969     1,459      
Foreign tax reclaims       625      
Prepaid offering expenses            
Prepaid expense and other assets   1,276     1,693     3,764  
Total Assets   799,176     17,212,471     226,945,955  
 
LIABILITIES:                  
Payables:                  
Capital shares payable            
Accrued investment advisory fees   666     4,966     52,789  
Accrued Trustee fees   14     474     2,729  
Due to custodian            
Income payable            
Investment securities purchased           1,752,186  
Foreign Currency Payable            
Accrued sub-advisory fees           92,877  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   32,976     70,157     142,357  
Total Liabilities   33,656     75,597     2,042,938  
NET ASSETS $ 765,520   $ 17,136,874   $ 224,903,017  
 
NET ASSETS:                  
Paid-in capital $ 1,112,436   $ 20,926,983   $ 249,386,597  
Accumulated net investment income (loss)   10,175     410,447     1,395,318  
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) on                  
investments and foreign currency translations   (130,566 )   1,221,069     (1,418,088 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and on foreign                  
currency translations   (226,525 )   (5,421,625 )   (24,460,810 )
NET ASSETS $ 765,520   $ 17,136,874   $ 224,903,017  
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited shares of                  
beneficial interest authorized, no par value)   50,000     1,100,000     11,100,000  
Net asset value per share $ 15.31   $ 15.58   $ 20.26  
 
* Cost of foreign cash: $ 2,273   $ 6,769   $ 213,659  

  EGShares
India
Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
China
Infrastructure ETF
EGShares
Brazil
Infrastructure ETF
EGShares
India
Small Cap ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Emerging Markets High
Income Low Beta ETF
(Consolidated)
ASSETS:                                    
Cost of Investments: $ 86,243,115   $ 18,616,508   $ 76,142,107   $ 32,494,883   $ 2,830,992   $ 15,190,193  
Investments at value   63,636,080     12,574,030     69,220,635     24,149,202     2,648,252     14,445,106  
Cash       83,224     128,324     44,757     87,465     322,590  
Foreign cash*   2,111,517         371     94,933     1,998     1,521,329  
Receivables:                                    
Investment securities sold                   13,641      
Capital shares sold                   1,823,951      
Foreign currency sold   1,704,255                     4,714  
Dividends and interest   128,088     26,424     718,340     39,124     2,530     33,708  
Due from sub-adviser       6,363         5,681     18,214     7,186  
Foreign tax reclaims                        
Prepaid offering expenses               8,094          
Prepaid expense and other assets   6,624     1,532     2,285     1,681          
Total Assets   67,586,564     12,691,573     70,069,955     24,343,472     4,596,051     16,334,633  
 
LIABILITIES:                                    
Payables:                                    
Capital shares payable                       6,029  
Accrued investment advisory fees   16,515     3,750     17,862     7,555     2,538     1,906  
Accrued Trustee fees   1,059     258     1,076     413     22     27  
Due to custodian   1,842,576                      
Income payable                       68,003  
Investment securities purchased                   911,975     1,711,617  
Foreign Currency Payable   1,703,385                      
Accrued sub-advisory fees   30,983         14,594              
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   104,608     65,805     110,870     89,493     31,800     25,294  
Total Liabilities   3,699,126     69,813     144,402     97,461     946,335     1,812,876  
NET ASSETS $ 63,887,438   $ 12,621,760   $ 69,925,553   $ 24,246,011   $ 3,649,716   $ 14,521,757  
 
NET ASSETS:                                    
Paid-in capital $ 91,043,075   $ 18,765,607   $ 79,519,042   $ 36,470,959   $ 3,853,026   $ 15,964,244  
Accumulated net investment income (loss)   263,211     345,429     2,100,877     261,396     2,175     (20,595 )
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations   (4,808,255 )   (446,800 )   (4,711,779 )   (4,138,126 )   (22,677 )   (677,408 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and on foreign currency translations   (22,610,593 )   (6,042,476 )   (6,982,587 )   (8,348,218 )   (182,808 )   (744,484 )
NET ASSETS $ 63,887,438   $ 12,621,760   $ 69,925,553   $ 24,246,011   $ 3,649,716   $ 14,521,757  
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value)   4,350,000     900,000     3,500,000     1,600,000     200,000     850,000  
Net asset value per share $ 14.69   $ 14.02   $ 19.98   $ 15.15   $ 18.25   $ 17.08  
 
* Cost of foreign cash: $ 2,107,847   $   $ 377   $ 96,932   $ 1,980   $ 1,521,329  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

For the Period April 1, 2011 Through September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

  EGShares
GEMS
Composite ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Basic Materials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Consumer Goods
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Consumer
Services
GEMS ETF1
INVESTMENT INCOME:                          
Dividend income* $ 503,012   $ 17,192   $ 13,255   $   3,650  
Interest income   2     1           1  
Total investment income   503,014     17,193     13,255       3,651  
 
EXPENSES:                          
Sub-advisory fees   107,844     3,445     3,858       2,876  
Administration and accounting fees   45,386                
Custody fees   37,795     15,645     15,776       15,661  
Investment advisory fees   14,391     405     804       630  
Legal fees   9,989     435     440       417  
Licensing fees   9,531     2,160     2,165       2,287  
Audit and tax fees   7,179     8,076     8,076       8,076  
Pricing fees   6,739     1,256     1,256       1,256  
Transfer agent fees   5,942     3,177     3,177       3,177  
Shareholder reporting fees   3,587     119     120       443  
Exchange listing fees   2,469     1,354     1,354       1,354  
Insurance fees   1,011     40     40       39  
Trustees’ fees and expenses   1,003     41     42       39  
Registration fees   328     55     54       38  
Offering fees       10,143     10,143       10,143  
Interest expense           2        
Miscellaneous fees   793     25     28       25  
Total expenses before reimbursements/waivers   253,987     46,376     47,335       46,461  
Less: Reimbursements/waivers of expenses from sub-adviser   (146,100 )   (42,931 )   (43,472 )     (43,585 )
Net expenses   107,887     3,445     3,863       2,876  
Net investment income   395,127     13,748     9,392       775  
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND                    
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS:                          
Net realized gain (loss) on:                          
Investments   (193,443 )   (23,931 )   2,857       (11,490 )
In-Kind Redemptions   (253,050 )   (59,063 )   25,422       42,846  
Foreign currency translations   (11,641 )   (2,051 )   (1,115 )     794  
Net realized gain (loss)   (458,134 )   (85,045 )   27,164       32,150  
Change in unrealized depreciation on:                          
Investments   (8,285,319 )   (250,784 )   (63,753 )     (198,923 )
Foreign currency translations   (5,143 )   (122 )   (174 )     (3 )
Change in unrealized depreciation   (8,290,462 )   (250,906 )   (63,927 )     (198,926 )
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and                          
foreign currency translations   (8,748,596 )   (335,951 )   (36,763 )     (166,776 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ (8,353,469 ) $ (322,203 ) $ (27,371 )   $ (166,001 )
 
* Net of foreign taxes withheld of: $ 47,631   $ 1,404   $ 699   $   118  
1 Represents the period June 23, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

  EGShares
Energy
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Financials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Health Care
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Industrials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Technology
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Telecom
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
INVESTMENT INCOME:                                    
Dividend income* $ 400,203   $ 175,937   $ 7,394   $ 9,561   $ 4,355   $ 11,241  
Interest income   1     2                  
Total investment income   400,204     175,939     7,394     9,561     4,355     11,241  
 
EXPENSES:                                    
Sub-advisory fees   93,586     34,671     3,591     3,444     3,683     3,539  
Administration and accounting fees   47,448     45,386                  
Custody fees   31,538     18,136     15,832     15,827     15,720     15,698  
Investment advisory fees   11,020     4,083     422     405     780     747  
Legal fees   7,937     3,237     428     438     439     436  
Licensing fees   10,285     4,746     2,157     2,163     2,165     2,159  
Audit and tax fees   7,178     7,179     8,076     8,076     8,076     8,076  
Pricing fees   6,739     6,739     1,256     1,256     1,256     1,256  
Transfer agent fees   5,942     5,942     3,177     3,177     3,177     3,177  
Shareholder reporting fees   2,123     1,587     117     120     120     119  
Exchange listing fees   2,469     2,469     1,354     1,354     1,354     1,354  
Insurance fees   799     294     40     40     40     40  
Trustees’ fees and expenses   778     328     40     41     42     41  
Registration fees   328     328     54     57     55     57  
Offering fees           10,144     10,143     10,143     10,144  
Interest expense               40          
Miscellaneous fees   787     753     27     27     26     26  
Total expenses before reimbursements/waivers   228,957     135,878     46,715     46,608     47,076     46,869  
Less: Reimbursements/waivers of expenses from sub-adviser   (135,334 )   (101,206 )   (43,122 )   (43,122 )   (43,392 )   (43,328 )
Net expenses   93,623     34,672     3,593     3,486     3,684     3,541  
Net investment income   306,581     141,267     3,801     6,075     671     7,700  
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND                                    
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS:                                    
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                    
Investments   (83,954 )   26,142     (29,988 )   (16,334 )   (49,908 )   (2,382 )
In-Kind Redemptions   2,154,481     213,425     (80,719 )   (66,587 )   (66,017 )   (25,746 )
Foreign currency translations   (3,567 )   (262 )   (1,376 )   (5,276 )   (1,542 )   (1,124 )
Net realized gain (loss)   2,066,960     239,305     (112,083 )   (88,197 )   (117,467 )   (29,252 )
Change in unrealized depreciation on:                                    
Investments   (9,145,635 )   (2,756,090 )   (158,907 )   (238,891 )   (198,214 )   (98,515 )
Foreign currency translations   (3,758 )   (281 )   (155 )   (127 )   (97 )   (12 )
Change in unrealized depreciation   (9,149,393 )   (2,756,371 )   (159,062 )   (239,018 )   (198,311 )   (98,527 )
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and                                    
foreign currency translations   (7,082,433 )   (2,517,066 )   (271,145 )   (327,215 )   (315,778 )   (127,779 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ (6,775,852 ) $ (2,375,799 ) $ (267,344 ) $ (321,140 ) $ (315,107 ) $ (120,079 )
* Net of foreign taxes withheld of: $ 54,895   $ 14,965   $ 317   $ 120   $ 211   $ 785  
1 Represents the period June 23, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

For the Period April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

  EGShares
Utilities
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Emerging Markets
Metals & Mining ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares
Emerging Markets
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)1
INVESTMENT INCOME:                
Dividend income* $ 13,734   $ 587,563   2,331,755  
Interest income       39   965  
Total investment income   13,734     587,602   2,332,720  
 
EXPENSES:                
Sub-advisory fees   3,327     120,841   923,926  
Administration and accounting fees       47,448   36,128  
Custody fees   15,884     29,311   142,020  
Investment advisory fees   715     14,230   108,766  
Legal fees   437     11,202   67,169  
Licensing fees   2,157     10,341   55,923  
Audit and tax fees   8,076     7,179   7,672  
Pricing fees   1,256     6,739   6,739  
Transfer agent fees   3,177     5,942   5,942  
Shareholder reporting fees   118     3,405   14,268  
Exchange listing fees   1,354     2,469   2,469  
Insurance fees   40     1,052   6,579  
Trustees’ fees and expenses   41     1,124   6,436  
Registration fees   55     328   2,078  
Offering fees   10,144       41,987  
Interest expense   228        
Miscellaneous fees   6     776   (161 )
Total expenses before reimbursements/waivers   47,015     262,387   1,427,941  
Less: Reimbursements/waivers of expenses from sub-adviser   (43,456 )   (141,519 ) (504,208 )
Net expenses   3,559     120,868   923,733  
Net investment income   10,175     466,734   1,408,987  
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN          
CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS:                
Net realized gain (loss) on:                
Investments   (42,610 )   (7,995 ) (684,544 )
In-Kind Redemptions   (83,145 )   1,762,013   253,133  
Foreign currency translations   (4,811 )   7,467   (89,758 )
Net realized gain (loss)   (130,566 )   1,761,485   (521,169 )
Change in unrealized depreciation on:                
Investments   (226,493 )   (11,441,360 ) (30,618,871 )
Foreign currency translations   (32 )   (316 ) (7,397 )
Change in unrealized depreciation   (226,525 )   (11,441,676 ) (30,626,268 )
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency translations   (357,091 )   (9,680,191 ) (31,147,437 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ (346,916 ) $ (9,213,457 ) (29,738,450 )
 
* Net of foreign taxes withheld of: $ 1,163   $ 54,955   116,625  

1

Represents the period June 23, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

2 Represents the period August 10, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.
3 Represents the period August 4, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

  EGShares
India
Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
China
Infrastructure ETF
EGShares
Brazil
Infrastructure ETF
EGShares
India
Small Cap ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
India
     Consumer ETF     
 (Consolidated)2 
EGShares
Emerging Markets High
Income Low Beta ETF
(Consolidated)3
INVESTMENT INCOME:                                    
Dividend income* $ 590,089   $ 421,903   $ 2,358,629   $ 411,147   $ 4,704   $ 57,042  
Interest income   50             5,537          
Total investment income   590,139     421,903     2,358,629     416,684     4,704     57,042  
 
EXPENSES:                                    
Sub-advisory fees   333,139     83,848     358,920     143,175     2,526     9,567  
Administration and accounting fees   25,877     39,197     39,197     33,009          
Custody fees   104,205     21,733     81,243     85,954     15,192     9,744  
Investment advisory fees   39,222     9,873     42,256     17,333     2,538     1,906  
Legal fees   26,565     6,759     27,415     11,302     201     292  
Licensing fees   39,841     9,418     40,304     36,804     5,825     3,687  
Audit and tax fees   7,673     6,685     6,685     7,672     3,389     3,636  
Pricing fees   6,739     6,739     6,739     6,739     631     699  
Transfer agent fees   5,942     5,942     5,942     5,942     1,680     1,885  
Shareholder reporting fees   5,170     2,247     8,859     3,835     75     82  
Exchange listing fees   2,469     2,469     2,469     2,463     697     775  
Insurance fees   2,653     790     2,953     1,136     20     22  
Trustees’ fees and expenses   2,540     674     2,732     1,092     22     27  
Registration fees   1,640     492     1,639     1,639     6     39  
Offering fees   51,856             33,470     5,225     5,840  
Interest expense           62              
Miscellaneous fees   273     33     33     46     6     69  
Total expenses before reimbursements/waivers   655,804     196,899     627,448     391,611     38,033     38,270  
Less: Reimbursements/waivers of expenses from sub-adviser   (322,425 )   (113,051 )   (268,466 )   (248,423 )   (35,504 )   (28,636 )
Net expenses   333,379     83,848     358,982     143,188     2,529     9,634  
Net investment income   256,760     338,055     1,999,647     273,496     2,175     47,408  
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN                                    
CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS:                                    
Net realized gain (loss) on:                                    
Investments   (4,776,083 )   (1,331,038 )   (4,651,841 )   (4,118,343 )   (775 )   (426,577 )
In-Kind Redemptions       932,161                 (197,017 )
Foreign currency translations   81,845     (838 )   (89,892 )   14,440     (21,902 )   (53,814 )
Net realized gain (loss)   (4,694,238 )   (399,715 )   (4,741,733 )   (4,103,903 )   (22,677 )   (677,408 )
Change in unrealized depreciation on:                                    
Investments   (16,447,596 )   (7,457,464 )   (16,712,042 )   (3,709,566 )   (182,740 )   (745,087 )
Foreign currency translations   (5,154 )   2     (72,441 )   (3,692 )   (68 )   603  
Change in unrealized depreciation   (16,452,750 )   (7,457,462 )   (16,784,483 )   (3,713,258 )   (182,808 )   (744,484 )
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency translations   (21,146,988 )   (7,857,177 )   (21,526,216 )   (7,817,161 )   (205,485 )   (1,421,892 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ (20,890,228 ) $ (7,519,122 ) $ (19,526,569 ) $ (7,543,665 ) $ (203,310 ) $ (1,374,484 )
 
* Net of foreign taxes withheld of: $   $ 28,194   $ 4,027   $   $   $ 3,384  

1

Represents the period June 23, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

2 Represents the period August 10, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.
3 Represents the period August 4, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

  EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
(Consolidated)1
 EGShares Basic
Materials GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Consumer Goods
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Consumer Services
GEMS ETF
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
 For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM                        
OPERATIONS:                              
Net investment income $ 395,127   $ 441,879   $ 13,748   $ 9,392   $ 775  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations   (458,134 )   323,391     (85,045 )   27,164     32,150  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations   (8,290,462 )   2,208,345     (250,906 )   (63,927 )   (198,926 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (8,353,469 )   2,973,615     (322,203 )   (27,371 )   (166,001 )
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                              
Net investment income       (644,426 )            
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                              
Proceeds from sale of shares   3,572,388     11,669,431     2,000,824     2,001,093     3,017,313  
Cost of shares redeemed   (6,726,058 )   (13,879,381 )   (927,874 )   (1,032,450 )   (2,026,685 )
Transaction fees   59         64     32      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (3,153,611 )   (2,209,950 )   1,073,014     968,675     990,628  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (11,507,080 )   119,239     750,811     941,304     824,627  
 
NET ASSETS:                              
Beginning of period   31,874,481     31,755,242              
End of period $ 20,367,401   $ 31,874,481   $ 750,811   $ 941,304   $ 824,627  
                             
Accumulated net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of period $ 234,509   $ (160,618 ) $ 13,748   $ 9,392   $ 775  
 
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:                              
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   1,155,000     1,305,000              
Shares sold   150,000     450,000     100,000     100,000     150,000  
Shares redeemed   (300,000 )   (600,000 )   (50,000 )   (50,000 )   (100,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period   1,005,000     1,155,000     50,000     50,000     50,000  

1

On September 16, 2010 there was a 2 for 1 forward stock split. Historical share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.
2 Commencement of operations.

  EGShares Energy GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares Financials GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)1
 EGShares Health
Care GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
 EGShares
Industrials
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
 EGShares
Technology
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
 EGShares
Telecom
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
 For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
                                                 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:                                                
Net investment income $ 306,581   $ 123,085   $ 141,267   $ 187,531   $ 3,801   $ 6,075   $ 671   $ 7,700  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations   2,066,960     (25,280 )   239,305     412,798     (112,083 )   (88,197 )   (117,467 )   (29,252 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations   (9,149,393 )   3,554,511     (2,756,371 )   303,701     (159,062 )   (239,018 )   (198,311 )   (98,527 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (6,775,852 )   3,652,316     (2,375,799 )   904,030     (267,344 )   (321,140 )   (315,107 )   (120,079 )
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                                                
Net investment income       (144,970 )       (398,935 )                
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                                
Proceeds from sale of shares   8,376,257     15,043,490     2,276,691     9,604,582     2,001,554     2,002,350     2,002,139     2,000,957  
Cost of shares redeemed   (11,987,437 )   (2,718,340 )   (5,811,919 )   (5,916,109 )   (894,565 )   (916,962 )   (884,176 )   (971,745 )
Transaction fees           105             (47 )       97  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (3,611,180 )   12,325,150     (3,535,123 )   3,688,473     1,106,989     1,085,341     1,117,963     1,029,309  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (10,387,032 )   15,832,496     (5,910,922 )   4,193,568     839,645     764,201     802,856     909,230  
 
NET ASSETS:                                                
Beginning of period   25,439,717     9,607,221     11,045,658     6,852,090                  
End of period $ 15,052,685   $ 25,439,717   $ 5,134,736   $ 11,045,658   $ 839,645   $ 764,201   $ 802,856   $ 909,230  
Accumulated net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of period $ 249,145   $ (57,436 ) $ (19,047 ) $ (160,314 ) $ 3,801   $ 6,075   $ 671   $ 7,700  
 
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:                                                
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   850,000     400,000     450,000     300,000                  
Shares sold   300,000     550,000     100,000     400,000     100,000     100,000     100,000     100,000  
Shares redeemed   (450,000 )   (100,000 )   (250,000 )   (250,000 )   (50,000 )   (50,000 )   (50,000 )   (50,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period   700,000     850,000     300,000     450,000     50,000     50,000     50,000     50,000  

1

On September 16, 2010 there was a 2 for 1 forward stock split. Historical share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.
2 Commencement of operations.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

58 & 59   EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust


 
 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

  EGShares Utilities
GEMS ETF

(Consolidated)
EGShares Emerging Markets
Metals & Mining ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares Emerging Markets
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
  For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
September 14, 20102
Through
March 31, 2011
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
August 11, 20102
Through
March 31, 2011
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET                                        
ASSETS RESULTING FROM                                          
OPERATIONS:                                          
Net investment income $ 10,175   $ 466,734   $ 172,404   $ 1,408,987   $ 252,091   $ 256,760   $ 29,073  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations (130,566 )   1,761,485     275,522     (521,169 )   (459,563 )   (4,694,238 )   (181,096 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations (226,525 )   (11,441,676 )   2,521,470     (30,626,268 )   6,165,458     (16,452,750 )   (6,157,843 )
Net increase (decrease) in net                                          
assets resulting from operations (346,916 )   (9,213,457 )   2,969,396     (29,738,450 )   5,957,986     (20,890,228 )   (6,309,866 )
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                                    
Net investment income           (203,413 )       (115,161 )        
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                    
Proceeds from sale of shares 2,000,985     2,779,851     14,511,574     64,450,041     199,856,513     993,296     93,889,722  
Cost of shares redeemed (888,474 )   (14,307,986 )   (7,039,234 )   (4,421,430 )   (11,096,209 )   (1,592,681 )   (2,203,911 )
Transaction fees   (75 )           1,546     8,181     (401 )   1,507  
Net increase (decrease) in net                                          
assets resulting from capital                                          
share transactions 1,112,436     (11,528,135 )   7,472,340     60,030,157     188,768,485     (599,786 )   91,687,318  
Net Increase (Decrease) in                                          
    Net Assets   765,520     (20,741,592 )   10,238,323     30,291,707     194,611,310     (21,490,014 )   85,377,452  
 
NET ASSETS:                                          
Beginning of period       37,878,466     27,640,143     194,611,310         85,377,452      
End of period $ 765,520   $ 17,136,874   $ 37,878,466   $ 224,903,017   $ 194,611,310   $ 63,887,438   $ 85,377,452  
Accumulated net investment                                          
income (loss) included in net                                          
assets at end of period $ 10,175   $ 410,447   $ (56,287 ) $ 1,395,318   $ (13,669 ) $ 263,211   $ 6,451  
 
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:                                    
Shares outstanding, beginning                                          
of period       1,650,000     1,350,000     8,550,000         4,400,000      
Shares sold   100,000     150,000     650,000     2,750,000     9,050,000     50,000     4,500,000  
Shares redeemed   (50,000 )   (700,000 )   (350,000 )   (200,000 )   (500,000 )   (100,000 )   (100,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period   50,000     1,100,000     1,650,000     11,100,000     8,550,000     4,350,000     4,400,000  

1 On September 16, 2010 there was a 3 for 1 forward stock split. Historical share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 3 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.

2 Commencement of operations.

  EGShares China Infrastructure ETF EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF EGShares India Small Cap ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares
Emerging Markets
High Income Low
Beta ETF
(Consolidated)
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
July 7, 20102
Through
March 31, 2011
For the Period
August 10, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
August 4, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM                                                
OPERATIONS:                                                
Net investment income $ 338,055   $ 57,693   $ 1,999,647   $ 944,389   $ 273,496   $ (9,977 ) $ 2,175   $ 47,408  
Net realized gain (loss) on                                                
investments and foreign                                                
currency translations   (399,715 )   224,130     (4,741,733 )   43,568     (4,103,903 )   (52,060 )   (22,677 )   (677,408 )
Net unrealized appreciation                                                
(depreciation) on investments                                                
and foreign currency                                                
translations   (7,457,462 )   1,261,211     (16,784,483 )   10,009,758     (3,713,258 )   (4,634,960 )   (182,808 )   (744,484 )
Net increase (decrease) in net                                                
assets resulting from operations   (7,519,122 )   1,543,034     (19,526,569 )   10,997,715     (7,543,665 )   (4,696,997 )   (203,310 )   (1,374,484 )
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                                                
Net investment income       (109,650 )       (862,977 )       (34,485 )       (68,003 )
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                                
Proceeds from sale of shares   5,205,583     18,255,814     10,214,213     62,322,748     3,923,110     39,458,782     3,853,022     17,687,353  
Cost of shares redeemed   (6,196,251 )   (4,792,601 )   (4,522,313 )       (6,860,626 )           (1,724,031 )
Transaction fees                   (1,331 )   1,223     4     922  
Net increase (decrease) in net                                                
assets resulting from capital                                                
share transactions   (990,668 )   13,463,213     5,691,900     62,322,748     (2,938,847 )   39,460,005     3,853,026     15,964,244  
Net Increase (Decrease) in                                                
Net Assets   (8,509,790 )   14,896,597     (13,834,669 )   72,457,486     (10,482,512 )   34,728,523     3,649,716     14,521,757  
 
NET ASSETS:                                                
Beginning of period   21,131,550     6,234,953     83,760,222     11,302,736     34,728,523              
End of period $ 12,621,760   $ 21,131,550   $ 69,925,553   $ 83,760,222   $ 24,246,011   $ 34,728,523   $ 3,649,716   $ 14,521,757  
Accumulated net investment                                                
income (loss) included in net                                                
assets at end of period $ 345,429   $ 7,374   $ 2,100,877   $ 101,230   $ 261,396   $ (12,100 ) $ 2,175   $ (20,595 )
 
SHARES CREATED AND REDEEMED:                                                
Shares outstanding, beginning                                                
of period   950,000     300,000     3,300,000     550,000     1,800,000              
Shares sold   250,000     900,000     400,000     2,750,000     200,000     1,800,000     200,000     950,000  
Shares redeemed   (300,000 )   (250,000 )   (200,000 )       (400,000 )           (100,000 )
Shares outstanding, end of period   900,000     950,000     3,500,000     3,300,000     1,600,000     1,800,000     200,000     850,000  

1 On September 16, 2010 there was a 3 for 1 forward stock split. Historical share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 3 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.

2 Commencement of operations.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

60 & 61   EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 
 

Financial Highlights
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

For a share outstanding throughout each period

  EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
(Consolidated)1
EGShares Basic
Materials GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares Consumer
Goods GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
July 22, 20092
Through
March 31, 2010
For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 27.60   $ 24.34   $ 20.00   $ 20.00   $ 20.00  
Investment operations:                              
Net investment income3   0.35     0.39     0.09     0.18     0.12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on                              
investments and foreign currency translations   (7.68 )   3.48     4.31     (5.16 )   (1.29 )
Total from investment operations   (7.33 )   3.87     4.40     (4.98 )   (1.17 )
Distributions to shareholders:                              
Net investment income       (0.61 )   (0.06 )        
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.27   $ 27.60   $ 24.34   $ 15.02   $ 18.83  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4   (26.56 )%   16.04 %   21.96 %   (24.90 )%   (5.85 )%
 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s ommited) $ 20,367   $ 31,874   $ 31,755   $ 751   $ 941  
Ratios to average net assets:                              
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers   0.75 %6   0.75 %   0.75 %6   0.85 %6   0.85 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers   1.77 %6   2.00 %   3.43 %6   3.09 %6   10.43 %6
Net investment income   2.75 %6   1.55 %   0.52 %6   3.39 %6   2.07 %6
Portfolio turnover rate   2 %7   39 %   6 %7   18 %7   28 %7
1     

On September 16, 2010, there was a 2 for 1 forward stock split. Historical share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.

2     

Commencement of operations.

3     

Based on average shares outstanding.

4     

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the sub-adviser.

5     

For the period ended March 31, 2010, 0.73% of the Fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the current and former sub-advisers for a realized investment loss, and another (1.08)% consists of a realized investment loss on a trading error. Excluding these items, total return would have been 17.88%.

6     

Annualized.

7     

Not annualized.


  EGShares Consumer
Services GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares Energy GEMS ETF (Consolidated)1 EGShares Financials GEMS ETF (Consolidated)1
  For the Period
June 23, 20112
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
May 21, 20092
Through
March 31, 2010
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
September 16, 20092
Through
March 31, 2010
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 20.00   $ 29.93   $ 24.02   $ 20.49   $ 24.55   $ 22.84   $ 20.12  
Investment operations:                                          
Net investment income3   0.01     0.38     0.26     0.09     0.40     0.42     0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on                                          
investments and foreign currency translations   (3.52 )   (8.81 )   5.94     3.50     (7.83 )   2.09     2.71  
Total from investment operations   (3.51 )   (8.43 )   6.20     3.59     (7.43 )   2.51     2.79  
Distributions to shareholders:                                          
Net investment income           (0.29 )   (0.06 )       (0.80 )   (0.07 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.49   $ 21.50   $ 29.93   $ 24.02   $ 17.12   $ 24.55   $ 22.84  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN4   (17.55 )%   (28.17 )%   25.96 %   17.53 %5   (30.26 )%   11.03 %   13.87 %
 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000’s ommited) $ 825   $ 15,053   $ 25,440   $ 9,607   $ 5,135   $ 11,046   $ 6,852  
Ratios to average net assets:                                          
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers   0.85 %6   0.85 %6   0.85 %   0.85 %6   0.85 %6   0.85 %   0.85 %6
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers   13.73 %6   2.08 %6   2.56 %   5.90 %6   3.33 %6   2.81 %   5.47 %6
Net investment income   0.23 %6   2.78 %6   1.04 %   0.49 %6   3.46 %6   1.77 %   0.67 %6
Portfolio turnover rate   50 %7   5 %7   19 %   49 %7   14 %7   39 %   12 %7
1     

On September 16, 2010, there was a 2 for 1 forward stock split. Historical share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.

2     

Commencement of operations.

3     

Based on average shares outstanding.

4     

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the sub-adviser.

5     

For the period ended March 31, 2010, 0.73% of the Fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the current and former sub-advisers for a realized investment loss, and another (1.08)% consists of a realized investment loss on a trading error. Excluding these items, total return would have been 17.88%.

6     

Annualized.

7     

Not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

62 & 63   EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 
 

Financial Highlights
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

For a share outstanding throughout each period

  EGShares Health
Care GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares Industrials
GEMS ETF

(Consolidated)
EGShares Technology
GEMS ETF

(Consolidated)
  For the Period
June 23, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
June 23, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
June 23, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 20.00   $ 20.00   $ 20.00  
Investment operations:                  
Net investment income2   0.05     0.08     0.01  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations   (3.26 )   (4.80 )   (3.95 )
Total from investment operations   (3.21 )   (4.72 )   (3.94 )
Distributions to shareholders:                  
Net investment income            
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.79   $ 15.28   $ 16.06  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3   (16.05 )%   (23.60 )%   (19.70 )%
 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                  
Net assets, end of period (000’s ommited) $ 840   $ 764   $ 803  
Ratios to average net assets:                  
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers   0.85 %4   0.86 %4,5   0.85 %4
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers   11.06 %4   11.50 %4   10.86 %4
Net investment income   0.90 %4   1.50 %4   0.15 %4
Portfolio turnover rate   27 %6   42 %6   29 %6
1     

Commencement of operations.

2     

Based on average shares outstanding.

3     

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the sub-adviser.

4     

Annualized.

5     

The ratio includes 0.01% for EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF and 0.06% for EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF for the period ended September 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense.

6     

Not annualized.

7     

On September 16, 2010, there was a 3 for 1 forward stock split. Historical shares amount have been adjusted to reflect the 3 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.


  EGShares Telecom
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares Utilities
GEMS ETF
(Consolidated)
   EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF
(Consolidated)
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 EGShares Emerging
Markets Consumer

ETF (Consolidated)  
  For the Period
June 23, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
June 23, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
May 21, 20091
Through
March 31, 2010
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
September 14, 20101
Through
March 31, 2011
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 20.00   $ 20.00   $ 22.96   $ 20.47   $ 13.73   $ 22.76     $ 20.00  
Investment operations:                                            
Net investment income2   0.10     0.13     0.35     0.13     (0.01 )   0.15       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations   (1.92 )   (4.82 )   (7.73 )   2.52     6.82     (2.65 )     2.74  
Total from investment operations   (1.82 )   (4.69 )   (7.38 )   2.65     6.81     (2.50 )     2.78  
Distributions to shareholders:                                            
Net investment income               (0.16 )   (0.07 )         (0.02 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.18   $ 15.31   $ 15.58   $ 22.96   $ 20.47   $ 20.26     $ 22.76  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3   (9.10 )%3   (23.45 )%   (32.14 )%   12.95 %   49.69 %   (10.98 )%     13.88 %
 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                            
Net assets, end of period (000’s ommited) $ 909   $ 766   $ 17,137   $ 37,878   $ 27,640   $ 224,903   $ 194,611  
Ratios to average net assets:                                            
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers   0.85 %4   0.91 %4,5   0.85 %4   0.85 %   0.85 %4   0.85 %4     0.85 %4
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers   11.26 %4   12.01 %4   1.85 %4   1.96 %   4.37 %4   1.31 %4     1.44 %4
Net investment income   1.85 %4   2.60 %4   3.28 %4   0.63 %   (0.06 )%4   1.30 %4     0.37 %4
Portfolio turnover rate   16 %6   33 %6   3 %6   35 %   17 %   3 %6     9 %6
1     

Commencement of operations.

2     

Based on average shares outstanding.

3     

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the sub-adviser.

4     

Annualized.

5     

The ratio includes 0.01% for EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF and 0.06% for EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF for the period ended September 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense.

6     

Not annualized.

7     

On September 16, 2010, there was a 3 for 1 forward stock split. Historical shares amount have been adjusted to reflect the 3 for 1 forward stock split on a retroactive basis.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

For a share outstanding throughout each period

  EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
(Consolidated)
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
August 11, 20101
Through
March 31, 2011
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
February 17, 20101
Through
March 31, 2010
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 19.40   $ 20.00   $ 22.24   $ 20.78   $ 20.09  
Investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.06     0.01     0.35     0.10     (0.02 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on                              
investments and foreign currency translations   (4.77 )   (0.61 )   (8.57 )   1.49     0.71  
Total from investment operations   (4.71 )   (0.60 )   (8.22 )   1.59     0.69  
Distributions to shareholders:                              
Net investment income               (0.13 )    
Net asset value, end of period $ 14.69   $ 19.40   $ 14.02   $ 22.24   $ 20.78  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3   (24.28 )%   (3.00 )%   (36.96 )%   7.69 %   3.43 %
 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                              
Net assets, end of period (000’s ommited) $ 63,887   $ 85,377   $ 12,622   $ 21,132   $ 6,235  
Ratios to average net assets:                              
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers   0.85 %4   0.85 %4   0.85 %4   0.85 %   0.85 %4
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers   1.67 %4   2.24 %4   2.00 %4   2.89 %   7.82 %4
Net investment income (loss)   0.66 %4   0.11 %4   3.43 %4   0.47 %   (0.85 )%4
Portfolio turnover rate   13 %6   9 %6   8 %6   34 %   1 %6
1     

Commencement of operations.

2     

Based on average shares outstanding.

3     

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the sub-adviser.

4     

Annualized.

5     

The ratio includes 0.05% for the period ended March 31, 2011 attributed to interest expense.

6     

Not annualized.


  EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF EGShares India Small Cap ETF (Consolidated) EGShares India
Consumer ETF
(Consolidated)
EGShares Emerging
Markets High Income
Low Beta ETF
  For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2011
For the Period
February 24, 20101
Through
March 31, 2010
For the Period
April 1, 2011
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
July 7, 20101
Through
March 31, 2011
For the Period
August 10, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
For the Period
August 4, 20111
Through
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.38   $ 20.55   $ 20.00   $ 19.29   $ 20.00   $ 20.00   $ 20.00  
Investment operations:                                          
Net investment income2   0.58     0.47     0.03     0.15     (0.01 )   0.02     0.12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations   (5.98 )   4.67     0.52 6   (4.29 )   (0.68 )   (1.77 )   (2.94 )
Total from investment operations   (5.40 )   5.14     0.55     (4.14 )   (0.69 )   (1.75 )   (2.82 )
Distributions to shareholders:                                          
Net investment income       (0.31 )           (0.02 )       (0.10 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.98   $ 25.38   $ 20.55   $ 15.15   $ 19.29   $ 18.25   $ 17.08  
NET ASSET VALUE TOTAL RETURN3   (21.28 )%   25.16 %   2.75 %   (21.46 )%   (3.45 )%   (8.75 )%   (14.07 )%
 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000’s ommited) $ 69,926   $ 83,760   $ 11,303   $ 24,246   $ 34,729   $ 3,650   $ 14,522  
Ratios to average net assets:                                          
Expenses, net of expense reimbursements/waivers   0.85 %4   0.85 %   0.85 %4   0.85 %4   0.90 %4,5   0.89 %4   0.85 %4
Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements/waivers   1.49 %4   1.91 %   5.67 %4   2.32 %4   3.12 %4   13.40 %4   3.40 %4
Net investment income (loss)   4.74 %4   2.09 %   1.58 %4   1.62 %4   (0.06 )%4   0.77 %4   4.21 %4
Portfolio turnover rate   14 %6   35 %   1 %6   30 %6   1 %6   1 %6   65 %6
1     

Commencement of operations.

2     

Based on average shares outstanding.

3     

Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The total return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed/waived by the sub-adviser.

4     

Annualized.

5     

The ratio includes 0.05% for the period ended March 31, 2011 attributed to interest expense.

6     

Not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on September 12, 2008. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust currently consists of thirty-two separate non-diversified series. As of the date of this report, only the following funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are being publicly offered:

Funds Commencement
of Operations
EGShares GEMS Composite ETF (“Composite Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund) July 22, 2009
EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF (“Basic Materials Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF (“Consumer Goods Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF (“Consumer Services Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Energy GEMS ETF (“Energy Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund) May 21, 2009
EGShares Financials GEMS ETF (“Financials Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund) September 16, 2009
EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF (“Health Care Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF (“Industrials Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Technology GEMS ETF (“Technology Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF (“Telecom Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF (“Utilities Fund”) June 23, 2011
EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF (“Metals & Mining Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund) May 21, 2009
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (“Consumer Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund) September 14, 2010
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (“India Infrastructure Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Infrastructure Index Fund) August 11, 2010
EGShares China Infrastructure ETF (“China Infrastructure Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund) February 17, 2010
EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (“Brazil Infrastructure Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund) February 24, 2010
EGShares India Small Cap ETF (“India Small Cap Fund”)  
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund) July 7, 2010
EGShares India Consumer ETF (“India Consumer Fund”) August 10, 2011
EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF (“High Income Low Beta Fund”) August 4, 2011

The Composite Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 IndexSM is comprised of a representative sample of 100 Emerging Markets companies deemed to be the 10 leading companies in each of the 10 “Industries,” as defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”).

The Basic Materials Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Basic Materials Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Basic Materials Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Basic Materials Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Consumer Goods Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Goods Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Goods Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Consumer Goods Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Consumer Services Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Services Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Services Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Consumer Services Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Energy Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil and Gas Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil and Gas Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Oil and Gas Industry,” as defined by ICB.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

The Financials Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Financials Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Health Care Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Health Care Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Health Care Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Health Care Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Industrials Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Industrials Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Industrials Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Industrials Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Technology Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Technology Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Technology Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Technology Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Telecom Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Telecommunications Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Utilities Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Utilities Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Utilities Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Utilities Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The Metals & Mining Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans 30 IndexSM comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Industrial Metals and Mining Sector” and “Mining Sector,” as defined by ICB.

The Consumer Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 IndexSM. The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 IndexSM is comprised of publicly traded firms in the “Consumer Goods Industry” and “Consumer Services Industry,” as defined by ICB.

The India Infrastructure Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Infrastructure Index. The INDXX India Infrastructure Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s infrastructure sectors.

The China Infrastructure Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX China Infrastructure Index. The INDXX China Infrastructure Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of China’s infrastructure sectors.

The Brazil Infrastructure Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index. The INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of Brazil’s infrastructure sectors.

The India Small Cap Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Small Cap Index. The INDXX India Small Cap Index is comprised of a representative sample of 75 emerging markets companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of small capitalization companies domiciled in India.

The India Consumer Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX India Consumer Index. The INDXX India Consumer Index is comprised of 30 leading companies that INDXX, LLC determines to be representative of India’s consumer sectors.

The High Income Low Beta Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Emerging Market High Income Low Beta Index. The INDXX Emerging Market High Income Low Beta Index is comprised of a representative sample of 30 emerging markets companies that INDXX, LLC determines to have lower relative volatility (i.e., low beta) than the broad market benchmark indices of the local exchanges in which the component securities trade.

2. CONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARIES

The Consolidated Schedules of Investments, Consolidated Statements of Asset and Liabilities, of Operations and of Changes in Net Assets and the Consolidated Financial Highlights of the Funds listed below include the accounts of wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Fund Wholly-owned Subsidiary
Composite Fund EGShares Composite Mauritius
Basic Materials Fund EGShares Basic Materials Mauritius
Consumer Goods Fund EGShares Consumer Goods Mauritius
Energy Fund EGShares Energy Fund Mauritius
Financials Fund EGShares Financials Fund Mauritius
Health Care Fund EGShares Health Care Mauritius
Industrials Fund EGShares Industrials Mauritius
Technology Fund EGShares Technology Mauritius
Telecom Fund EGShares Telecom Mauritius
Utilities Fund EGShares Utilities Mauritius
Metals & Mining Fund EGShares Metals & Mining Mauritius
Consumer Fund EGShares Consumer Mauritius
India Infrastructure Fund EGShares India Infrastructure Mauritius
India Small Cap Fund EGShares India Small Cap Mauritius
India Consumer Fund EGShares India Consumer Mauritius
High Income Low Beta Fund EGShares High Income Low Beta Mauritius

The Composite Fund, Basic Materials Fund, Consumer Goods Fund, Energy Fund, Financials Fund, Health Care Fund, Industrials Fund, Technology Fund, Telecom Fund, Utilities Fund, Metals & Mining Fund and Consumer Fund may invest its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary in Mauritius, which in turn invests virtually all of its assets in Indian securities, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in each Funds’ respective Index.

The India Infrastructure Fund, India Small Cap Fund, India Consumer Fund and High Income Low Beta Fund invest substantially all of their assets in wholly owned subsidiaries in Mauritius, which in turn, invests at least 90% of their assets in Indian securities, and to some extent ADRs and GDRs, based on the number of Indian securities that are included in each Funds’ respective Index.

By investing in a wholly owned subsidiary, the Composite Fund, the Basic Materials Fund, the Consumer Goods Fund, the Energy Fund, the Financials Fund, the Health Care Fund, the Industrials Fund, the Technology Fund, the Telecom Fund, the Utilities Fund, the Metals & Mining Fund, the Consumer Fund, the India Infrastructure Fund, the India Small Cap Fund, the India Consumer Fund and the High Income Low Beta Fund each obtain benefits under the tax treaty between Mauritius and India. Each subsidiary may be subject to withholding taxes imposed by the Indian government on dividends, interest and realized capital gains should new legislation be passed to modify the current tax treaty with Mauritius. Any change in the provision of this treaty could result in the imposition of withholding and other taxes on these Funds by authorities in India. This would reduce the return on investment and the return received by each Fund’s shareholders.

A summary of each Fund’s investment in its corresponding subsidiary is as follows:

Fund Inception Date
of Subsidiary
Subsidiary Net
Assets at
September 30, 2011
% of Fund’s Total
Net assets at
September 30, 2011
Composite Fund September 19, 2011 $ 736,205 3.6 %
Basic Materials Fund June 23, 2011   90,060 12.0  
Consumer Goods Fund June 23, 2011   194,808 20.7  
Energy Fund June 27, 2011   1,492,927 9.9  
Financials Fund June 27, 2011   231,421 4.5  
Health Care Fund June 23, 2011   261,443 31.1  
Industrials Fund June 23, 2011   237,692 31.1  
Technology Fund June 23, 2011   209,946 26.1  
Telecom Fund June 23, 2011   54,492 6.0  
Utilities Fund June 23, 2011   131,589 17.2  
Metals & Mining Fund September 19, 2011   1,695,346 9.9  
Consumer Fund September 14, 2010   31,251,024 13.9  
India Infrastructure Fund August 11, 2010   63,960,606 100.1  
India Small Cap Fund July 7, 2010   24,285,807 100.2  
India Consumer Fund August 10, 2011   3,582,245 98.2  
High Income Low Beta Fund August 4, 2011   1,051,092 7.2  

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred; however, the Trust expects any risk of loss to be remote.

Investment Valuation

The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share is computed as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day during which the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV per share of a Fund is computed by dividing the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities, cash and other assets (including accrued interest), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the total number of shares outstanding at the time such computation is made.

Securities Valuation

Equity securities (including American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts) are valued at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are being valued or, if there are no sales, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. Equity securities that are traded in over-the-counter markets are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are valued or, if there are no sales, at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including restricted securities, are valued by a method that the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) believes accurately reflects fair value. The value of assets denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the Funds. Use of a rate different from the rate used by Dow Jones Indices or INDXX Indices may adversely affect a Fund’s ability to track its Underlying Index.

Foreign Currency Translations

Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to additional risk factors as compared to investments denominated in U.S. dollars. 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. Generally, when the U.S. dollar gains in value against a foreign currency, an investment traded in that foreign currency loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. 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. A U.S. dollar investment in Depositary Receipts or Ordinary Shares of foreign issuers traded on U.S. exchanges is indirectly subject to foreign currency risk to the extent that the issuer conducts its principal business in markets where transactions are denominated in foreign currencies.

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The Funds do not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

Security Transactions and Related Income

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from the investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities.

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Federal Income Taxes

The Composite Fund, Metals & Mining Fund, Energy Fund, Financials Fund, China Infrastructure Fund and Brazil Infrastructure Fund have qualified and continue to qualify, and the Consumer Fund, India Infrastructure Fund, India Small Cap Fund, Basic Materials Fund, Consumer Goods Fund, Consumer Services Fund, Health Care Fund, Industrials Fund, Technology Fund, Telecom Fund, Utilities Fund, India Consumer Fund and High Income Low Beta Fund intend to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. If so qualified, a Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. Each Fund expects to declare and pay all of its net investment income, if any, to shareholders as dividends annually, and will also declare and pay net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually, except where the costs of such distributions exceed the amount of tax that the distributions are intended to avoid, in which case the Fund will pay the applicable tax. A Fund may distribute such income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Funds are subject to accounting standards that provide guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. These standards require the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken by the Funds and whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires management of the Funds to analyze all open tax years as defined by IRS statute of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. As of March 31, 2011, open Federal and state income tax years include the tax years or periods ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011. The Funds have no examinations in progress.

There is no tax liability resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Expenses

Expenses of the Trust, which are directly identifiable to a specific Fund, are applied to that Fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund in the Trust.

Offering Expenses

Costs incurred in connection with the initial offering of the Funds are being amortized over a 12-month period from inception of the Fund.

4. CONCENTRATION OF MARKET RISK

The India Infrastructure Fund, India Small Cap Fund and India Consumer Fund, only invest in Indian securities, therefore, their NAVs 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.

The China Infrastructure Fund only invests in Chinese securities, therefore, 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.

The Brazil Infrastructure Fund only invests in Brazilian securities, therefore, 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.

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.

The Basic Materials Fund concentrates its investments in the basic materials industry, and as such, 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. Issuers in the basic materials industry are at risk for environmental damage and product liability claims and may be adversely affected by depletion of resources, technical progress, labor relations and governmental regulations.

The Consumer Fund, Consumer Goods Fund, Consumer Services Fund and India Consumer Fund concentrate their investments in the consumer industry, and as such, 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 and consumer 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.

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The Energy Fund concentrates its investments in the oil and gas industry, and as such, 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 profitability of companies in the oil and gas industry (including alternative energy suppliers) is related to worldwide energy prices, exploration, and production spending.

The Financials Fund concentrates its investments in the financials industry, and as such 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. Companies in the financials industry are subject to extensive governmental regulation, which may adversely affect the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain.

The Health Care Fund concentrates its investments in the health care industry, and as such, 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 profitability of companies in the health care industry may be affected by extensive government regulation, restriction on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of medical products and services, pricing pressure, an increased emphasis on outpatient services, limited number of products, industry innovation, changes in technologies and other market developments.

The Industrials Fund concentrates its investments in the industrials industry, and as such, 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. Government regulation, world events and economic conditions affect the performance of companies in the industrials industry.

The Technology Fund concentrates its investments in the technology industry, and as such, 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. Technology companies may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions, government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel.

The Telecom Fund concentrates its investments in the telecommunications industry, and as such, 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 global telecommunications market is characterized by increasing competition and government regulation.

The Utilities Fund concentrates its investments in the utilities industry, and as such, 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. Companies in the utilities industry may be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates, domestic and international competition, and governmental limitation on rates charged to customers.

The Metals & Mining Fund concentrates its investments in the metals and mining industry, and as such, 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. Securities of companies involved in metals and mining may be subject to broad price fluctuations, reflecting volatility of energy and basic materials prices and possible instability of supply of various basic resources.

The India Infrastructure Fund, China Infrastructure Fund, and Brazil Infrastructure Fund concentrate their investments in the infrastructure sector, and as such, 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.

5. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

ALPS Distributors, Inc., (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Funds pursuant to a distribution agreement. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares. The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. For the period ended September 30, 2011, no fees were paid by the Funds under the Plan, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.

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September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

For the period ended September 30, 2011, federal tax cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

Funds  Federal
Tax Cost of
Investments
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Composite Fund*  $25,175,388   $617,296   $(5,509,662)  $(4,892,366)
Basic Materials Fund   963,348    1,913    (252,697)   (250,784)
Consumer Goods Fund   993,265    14,465    (78,218)   (63,753)
Consumer Services Fund   1,027,782    8,270    (207,193)   (198,923)
Energy Fund*   18,980,628    54,460    (4,606,413)   (4,551,953)
Financials Fund*   7,079,397    25,430    (1,970,665)   (1,945,235)
Health Care Fund   1,005,427    2,745    (161,652)   (158,907)
Industrials Fund   1,006,680    7,973    (246,864)   (238,891)
Technology Fund   1,005,543    15,991    (214,205)   (198,214)
Telecom Fund   1,000,603    20,330    (118,845)   (98,515)
Utilities Fund   997,962    —      (226,493)   (226,493)
Metals & Mining Fund*   22,583,493    347,484    (5,858,961)   (5,511,477)
Consumer Fund*   248,435,270    6,686,059    (31,651,398)   (24,965,339)
India Infrastructure Fund*   86,429,164    2,265,277    (25,058,361)   (22,793,084)
China Infrastructure Fund*   18,660,782    606,611    (6,693,363)   (6,086,752)
Brazil Infrastructure Fund*   76,651,180    3,215,277    (10,645,822)   (7,430,545)
India Small Cap Fund*   32,532,831    1,825,275    (10,208,904)   (8,383,629)
India Consumer Fund   2,830,992    336,665    (519,405)   (182,740)
High Income Low Beta Fund   15,190,193    49,865    (794,952)   (745,087)

Cost of investments on a tax basis, includes the adjustment for financial reporting purposes, as of the most recently completed Federal income Tax reporting period end. 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, expensing of organization cost, mark to market on Passive Foreign Investment Companies securities and deferral of post-October losses. For the period ended March 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

Funds  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
Composite Fund  $—     $(639,998)  $3,397,203   $2,757,205 
Energy Fund   —      (114,869)   4,592,378    4,477,509 
Financials Fund   —      (41,390)   809,089    767,699 
Metals & Mining Fund   —      (506,638)   5,929,986    5,423,348 
Consumer Fund   —      (390,872)   5,645,742    5,254,870 
India Infrastructure Fund   78,483    —      (6,343,892)   (6,265,409)
China Infrastructure Fund   7,374    (2,811)   1,370,712    1,375,275 
Brazil Infrastructure Fund   826,481    (186,223)   9,292,823    9,933,081 
India Small Cap Fund   —      (8,375)   (4,672,908)   (4,681,283)

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of redemptions in kind and tax treatment of currency gains and losses. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Certain net losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year or period are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the period ended March 31, 2011, the Funds deferred to April 1, 2011 post October losses of:

Funds  Post October
Currency Losses
  Post October
Capital Losses
Composite Fund  $—     $21,758 
Energy Fund   2,345    57,433 
Financials Fund   —      25,926 
Metals & Mining Fund   1,254    —   
Consumer Fund   6,976    383,897 
India Infrastructure Fund   —      —   
China Infrastructure Fund   —      —   
Brazil Infrastructure Fund   —      186,223 
India Small Cap Fund   8,375    —   

For the period ended March 31, 2011, the Funds listed below had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes which are available for offset against future taxable net capital gains. The amounts were determined after adjustments for certain differences between financial reporting and tax purposes, such as wash sale losses. Accordingly, no capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders of these Funds until future net capital gains have been realized in excess of the available capital loss carryforwards. There is no assurance that any Fund will be able to utilize all of its capital loss carryforwards before they expire. These loss carryforwards expire in amounts and fiscal years as follows:

Funds  Fiscal Year
2018
  Fiscal Year
2019
Composite Fund  $—     $586,695 
Energy Fund*   —      —   
Financials Fund   —      —   
Metals & Mining Fund   26,475    423,874 
Consumer Fund   —      —   
India Infrastructure Fund   —      —   
China Infrastructure Fund   —      2,811 
Brazil Infrastructure Fund   —      —   
India Small Cap Fund   —      —   

During the period ended March 31, 2011, the Energy Fund utilized capital loss carryforward of $35,360 to offset realized gains. 

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification, Section 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement. Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

The Funds have adopted the Accounting Standard Update, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose i) the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements, for Level 2 or Level 3 positions ii) transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) will be required to be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e. transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in) as well as the reason(s) for the transfer and iii) purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be shown on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward rather than as one net number.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following summarizes inputs used as of September 30, 2011 in valuing the Funds’ assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

   Quoted Prices in
Active Market
(Level 1)
   Other Significant Inputs (Level 2)      
Funds Common Stocks  Common Stocks  Rights  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
  Total
Composite Fund* $20,283,022   $—     $—     $—     $20,283,022 
Basic Materials Fund*  712,564    —      —      —      712,564 
Consumer Goods Fund*  929,512    —      —      —      929,512 
Consumer Services Fund*  828,859    —      —      —      828,859 
Energy Fund*  14,428,675    —      —      —      14,428,675 
Financials Fund*  5,134,162    —      —      —      5,134,162 
Health Care Fund*  846,520    —      —      —      846,520 
Industrials Fund*  767,789    —      —      —      767,789 
Technology Fund*  807,329    —      —      —      807,329 
Telecom Fund*  902,088    —      —      —      902,088 
Utilities Fund*  771,469    —      —      —      771,469 
Metals & Mining Fund*  17,072,016    —      —      —      17,072,016 
Consumer Fund*  223,469,931    —      —      —      223,469,931 
India Infrastructure Fund**  63,636,080    —      —      —      63,636,080 
China Infrastructure Fund**  12,574,030    —      —      —      12,574,030 
Brazil Infrastructure Fund**  69,220,635    —      —      —      69,220,635 
India Small Cap Fund**  24,128,122    1,497    19,583         24,149,202 
India Consumer Fund**  2,648,252    —      —      —      2,648,252 
High Income Low Beta Fund*  14,445,106    —      —      —      14,445,106 

Please refer to the schedule of investments to view securities segregated by country. 
** Please refer to the schedule of investments to view securities segregated by industry type. 

Reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value during the period ended September 30, 2011:

Brazil Infrastructure Fund  Receipts
Balance as of 3/31/2011  $2,562,523 
Receipt exercised and exchanged for preferred stock   (2,361,269)
Change in unrealized depreciation   (201,254)
Balance as of 9/30/2011  $—   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investment securities still held at 9/30/11  $—   

To estimate fair value, an industry standard valuation model was used based on market approach. The significant input for the valuation model was to value the receipt at the price of its respective parent company.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities. The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities as of September 30, 2011.

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September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

8. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

During the period ended September 30, 2011, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding cost of in-kind transactions, proceeds from in-kind sales, and short-term investments) were:

Funds  Purchases  Sales
Composite Fund  $2,092,267   $638,309 
Basic Materials Fund   330,722    198,203 
Consumer Goods Fund   660,039    343,575 
Consumer Services Fund   771,528    484,652 
Energy Fund   4,167,020    1,031,158 
Financials Fund   1,628,271    1,114,551 
Health Care Fund   682,939    311,055 
Industrials Fund   909,790    481,693 
Technology Fund   619,059    247,134 
Telecom Fund   402,098    197,962 
Utilities Fund   722,105    366,517 
Metals & Mining Fund   3,573,329    909,604 
Consumer Fund   35,355,857    5,491,398 
India Infrastructure Fund   9,819,225    10,088,636 
China Infrastructure Fund   1,869,160    1,544,207 
Brazil Infrastructure Fund   18,988,501    11,631,769 
India Small Cap Fund   9,762,604    12,382,036 
India Consumer Fund   2,845,470    13,703 
High Income Low Beta Fund   10,280,078    4,349,798 

For the period ended September 30, 2011, the cost of in-kind transactions and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

Funds  Purchases  Sales
Composite Fund  $1,257,683   $5,645,629 
Basic Materials Fund   1,705,799    791,977 
Consumer Goods Fund   1,346,330    697,809 
Consumer Services Fund   2,251,711    1,542,162 
Energy Fund   3,011,182    10,049,262 
Financials Fund   1,017,019    5,003,481 
Health Care Fund   1,336,815    592,564 
Industrials Fund   1,181,955    520,450 
Technology Fund   1,387,904    637,170 
Telecom Fund   1,605,082    780,486 
Utilities Fund   1,367,385    599,256 
Metals & Mining Fund   —      13,629,402 
Consumer Fund   32,994,860    2,610,638 
India Infrastructure Fund   —      —   
China Infrastructure Fund   4,486,983    5,556,473 
Brazil Infrastructure Fund   —      —   
India Small Cap Fund   —      —   
India Consumer Fund   —      —   
High Income Low Beta Fund   11,026,403    1,142,896 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

9. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with ALPS Advisors, Inc. (“ALPS” or the “Adviser”). The Adviser acts as the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Funds. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of each Fund’s securities portfolio, and has ultimate responsibility (subject to oversight by the Trust’s Board of Trustees) for oversight of the Trust’s sub-adviser. For its services, the Trust pays the Adviser an annual management fee, accrued daily at the rate of 1/365th of the applicable advisory fee rate and payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month. The annual management fee for the following Funds consists of the greater of $400,000 or 0.10% of each Fund’s average daily net assets during the month, but not to exceed $1,000,000 per year:

Composite Fund Basic Materials Fund
Energy Fund Financials Fund
Health Care Fund Industrials Fund
Metals & Mining Fund Consumer Fund
India Infrastructure Fund China Infrastructure Fund
Brazil Infrastructure Fund India Small Cap Fund

In addition, the annual management fee for the Funds listed below consist of the greater of $400,000 plus $33,333.33 per Fund minus any management fees paid to the Adviser by the Funds detailed above, or 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Fund listed below, but not to exceed annually $1,000,000 plus $83,333.33 for each Fund minus any management fees paid to the Adviser by the Funds detailed above:

Consumer Goods Fund Consumer Services Fund
Technology Fund Telecom Fund
Utilities Fund India Consumer Fund
High Income Low Beta Fund  

From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.

Emerging Global Advisors, LLC (“EGA”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Funds and provides investment advice and management services to the Funds. EGA supervises the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets in each Fund and is responsible for designating the Deposit Securities and for monitoring each Fund’s adherence to its investment mandate. For its investment sub-advisory services, EGA receives from the Funds an annual fee equal to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Composite Fund and 0.85% of the average daily net assets of each of the other Funds.

The Trust and EGA have entered into a written fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement pursuant to which EGA has agreed to reduce and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees and non-routine expenses) from exceeding 0.85% of average daily net assets (0.75% for Composite Fund and 0.89% for India Consumer Fund) at least until July 31, 2012. Under this fee waiver and expense assumption agreement, EGA retains the right to seek reimbursement from each Fund of fees previously waived or expenses previously assumed to the extent such fees were waived or expenses were assumed within three years of such reimbursement, and provided such reimbursement does not cause a Fund to exceed any applicable fee waiver or expense limitation agreement that was in place at the time the fees were waived or expenses assumed.

On July 19, 2011, ALPS Holdings, Inc., parent company to the Adviser, announced that it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by DST Systems, Inc. (the “Transaction”). If completed, the Transaction will cause a change of control of the Adviser, which will terminate the current investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Funds. At a meeting held on July 28, 2011, the Funds’ Board considered and approved: (1) a new investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Funds; and (2) the submission of a proposal to the Funds’ shareholders to approve the new investment advisory agreement.

Shareholders of each Fund (except the High Income Low Beta Fund and the India Consumer Fund) who owned shares as of August 11, 2011, received a proxy statement for a special meeting of shareholders (“Special Meeting”) that was held on September 27, 2011 for the purpose of voting on approval of the new investment advisory agreement. In a manner consistent with the Trust’s by-laws, the Board adjourned the Special Meeting prior to a shareholder vote with plans to reconvene in the future.

With respect to the High Income Low Beta Fund and the India Consumer Fund, the new investment advisory agreement for the Fund was approved by sole shareholder consent on July 29, 2011, and it will become effective upon the closing of the Transaction.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

The amounts EGA reimbursed, the amounts available for potential future recoupment by EGA and the expiration schedule at September 30, 2011 are as follows:

     Potential Recoupment Amounts Expiring   
Funds Expenses
Reimbursed/Waived
  March 31, 2013  March 30, 2014  September 30, 2014  Total Potential
Recoupment
Amount
Composite Fund $146,100   $302,447   $355,407   $146,100   $803,954 
Basic Materials Fund  42,931    —      —      42,931    42,931 
Consumer Goods Fund  43,472    —      —      43,472    43,472 
Consumer Services Fund  43,585    —      —      43,585    43,585 
Energy Fund  135,334    318,362    202,602    135,334    656,298 
Financials Fund  101,206    125,612    207,810    101,206    434,628 
Health Care Fund  43,122    —      —      43,122    43,122 
Industrials Fund  43,122    —      —      43,122    43,122 
Technology Fund  43,392    —      —      43,392    43,392 
Telecom Fund  43,328    —      —      43,328    43,328 
Utilities Fund  43,456    —      —      43,456    43,456 
Metals & Mining Fund  141,519    344,869    301,755    141,519    788,143 
Consumer Fund  504,208    —      403,405    504,208    907,613 
India Infrastructure Fund  322,425    —      381,030    322,425    703,455 
China Infrastructure Fund  113,051    34,768    247,399    113,051    395,218 
Brazil Infrastructure Fund  268,466    32,912    478,083    268,466    779,461 
India Small Cap Fund  248,423    —      356,162    248,423    604,585 
India Consumer Fund  35,504    —      —      35,504    35,504 
High Income Low Beta Fund  28,636    —      —      28,636    28,636 

The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Funds’ Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, a Custody Agreement and a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, as the case may be.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“AFS”), an affiliate of the Adviser and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer and an Anti-Money Laundering Officer as well as certain additional compliance support functions under a Compliance Services Agreement. AFS also provides a Principal Financial Officer to the Trust under a PFO Services Agreement. As compensation for the foregoing services, AFS receives certain out of pocket costs, and fixed and asset-based fees, which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the funds. Compensation for such services is included under the Advisory Agreement.

10. PAYMENTS BY AFFILIATES AND NET GAINS (LOSSES) REALIZED ON TRADING ERROR

As a result of a trade error by the Energy Fund’s former sub-adviser, the Energy Fund experienced an aggregate loss of $73,832, of which $25,000 was reimbursed by the former sub-adviser and $25,000 was reimbursed by EGA, resulting in a net loss to the Energy Fund of $23,832, for the period ended March 31, 2010.

11. CREATION AND REDEMPTION TRANSACTIONS

The Funds issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV in blocks of 50,000 shares called “Creation Units.” Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund.

Only “Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem shares directly from a Fund. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with Distributors. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or do not have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

Except as discussed below, the consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities, which constitutes an optimized representation of the corresponding Index and an amount of cash. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of the Brazil Infrastructure Fund consists solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund that invests its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary in Mauritius will consist solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars based on the number of Indian securities included in a Fund’s corresponding Underlying Index. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

12. TRUSTEES’ FEES

The Trust compensates each Trustee who is not an employee of the Adviser, EGA or its affiliates. The interested Trustees do not receive any compensation from the Trust for serving as Trustees.

13. THE REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY MODERNIZATION ACT

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during these future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may have an increased likelihood to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term under previous law.

14. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective control for Repurchase Agreements”. The objective of ASU 2011-03 is to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. Under previous guidance, whether or not to account for a transaction as a sale was based on, in part, if the entity maintained effective control over the transferred financial assets. ASU 2011-03 removes the transferor’s ability criterion from the effective control assessment. This guidance is effective prospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-03 and its impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

15. FUND NAME CHANGES

The Board approved effective June 23, 2011, the following Fund name and NYSE Arca symbol changes:

Prior Fund Name New Fund Name Prior NYSE
Arca Symbol
New NYSE
Arca Symbol
Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund EGShares GEMS Composite ETF EEG AGEM
Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund EGShares Energy GEMS ETF EEO OGEM
Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund EGShares Financials GEMS ETF EFN FGEM

The Board approved effective June 23, 2011, the following Fund name change:

Prior Fund Name New Fund Name
Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF

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September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

The Board approved effective July 29, 2011, the following Fund name changes:

Prior Fund Name New Fund Name
Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Infrastructure Index Fund EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund EGShares India Small Cap ETF

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Board approved effective October 28, 2011, the following Fund name change:

Current Fund Name New Fund Name
EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF EGShares Low Volatility Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of this report and have determined, other than the disclosures stated; there are no material events that impacted the Funds’ financial statements.

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Board Review and Approval of Advisory Contracts

A. Board Review and Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement

At the February 24, 2011 Board of Trustees (the “Board”) meeting (the “February 2011 Meeting”), the Board, including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”)) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), had approved ALPS Advisors to continue to serve as investment adviser to EGShares Energy GEMS ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF, EGShares GEMS Composite ETF, EGShares Financials GEMS ETF, EGShares China Infrastructure ETF, EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF, EGShares India Small Cap ETF, EGShares India Infrastructure ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF, EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF and EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF (the “Original Funds”). At that meeting, the Board approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Original ALPS Advisory Agreement”) between ALPS Advisors and the Trust with respect to each Original Fund, upon the same terms and conditions set forth therein, for the period April 17, 2011 until April 17, 2012.

At the May 19, 2011 Board meeting (the “May 2011 Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees, approved ALPS Advisors to serve as investment adviser to each Original Fund and to each additional series of the Trust offered to the public (the “Additional Funds” and, together with the Original Funds, the “Funds”). At that meeting, the Board approved an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement”) between ALPS Advisors and the Trust with respect to each Fund for the period May 19, 2011 until April 17, 2012. Under the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, the annual management fee paid by the Trust to ALPS Advisors is based on total assets of the Trust. For the “Original Funds, the annual management fee paid by the Trust to the Adviser is subject to both a minimum amount and a cap. For the Additional Funds, the minimum amount and the cap rise proportionately. The annual management fee paid by the Additional Funds is credited for the annual management fees paid by the Original Funds. The advisory fees paid to ALPS Advisors by the Original Funds, including the minimum and maximum fees, cannot be increased without shareholder approval. Accordingly, under the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, the advisory fee for the Original Funds (including the minimum and maximum fees) remained unchanged, and therefore shareholder approval by the Original Funds was not required to adopt the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement.

At the February 2011 Meeting, the Board had approved EGA to continue to serve as investment sub-adviser to EGShares GEMS Composite ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF, EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF, EGShares Energy GEMS ETF, EGShares Financials GEMS ETF, EGShares China Infrastructure ETF, EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF, EGShares India Infrastructure ETF, and EGShares India Small Cap ETF (the “Operational Funds”). At that meeting, the Board approved the continuation of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between EGA and the Trust with respect to each Operational Fund, upon the same terms and conditions set forth therein, for the period April 17, 2011 until April 17, 2012.

At the May 2011 Meeting, the Board approved EGA to continue to serve as investment sub-adviser to EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF, EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF, EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF, EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF, EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF, EGShares Technology GEMS ETF, EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF, EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF, Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Mid Cap Index Fund, Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Non-Operational Funds”) and approved the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between EGA and the Trust with respect to each Non-Operational Fund, upon the same terms and conditions set forth therein, for the period May 19, 2011 until April 17, 2012.

In connection with considering approval of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement at the May 2011 Meeting, the Independent Trustees met in executive session with independent counsel, who provided assistance and advice. In considering whether to approve the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement and the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees reviewed the materials provided in advance of the May 2011 Meeting, together with the materials provided at the February 2011 Meeting by ALPS Advisors and EGA, including: (i) clean and blacklined copies of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement with ALPS Advisors; (ii) a copy of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with EGA and all amendments thereto; (iii) information describing the nature, quality, and extent of the services that ALPS Advisors will provide to EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF, EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF, EGShares Technology GEMS ETF, EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF, EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF, EGShares China Mid Cap ETF, and EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF (the “New Funds”), and the fees that ALPS Advisors will charge for such services; (iv) information describing the nature, quality, and extent of the services that EGA will provide to the Non-Operational Funds, and the fees that EGA will charge for such services; (v) information concerning the financial condition, business, operations and compliance program of ALPS Advisors; (vi) information concerning the financial condition, business and operations, portfolio management team and compliance program of EGA; (vii) a copy of the current Form ADV for each of ALPS Advisors and EGA; and (viii) memoranda from Stradley Ronon on the responsibilities of trustees in considering investment advisory arrangements under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Independent Trustees received data compiled by ETF Database comparing the proposed fee rate for advisory services to be charged to the Trust to fees paid by other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) with similar investment objectives and policies at various asset levels.

During their review of this information, the Independent Trustees focused on and analyzed the factors that the Independent Trustees deemed relevant, including: the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided to the New Funds and Non-Operational Funds by ALPS Advisors and EGA, respectively; the personnel and operations of ALPS Advisors and EGA; the proposed expense levels of the New Funds

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and Non-Operational Funds as set forth in the ETF Database report; the anticipated profitability, if any, to ALPS Advisors and EGA under the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, respectively; any “fall-out” benefits to ALPS Advisors and EGA (i.e., the ancillary benefits realized due to a relationship with the Trust); the effect of asset growth on the New Funds’ and Non-Operational Funds’ expenses; and possible conflicts of interest. In particular, the Independent Trustees considered and discussed the following:

1. Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement with ALPS Advisors

(a) The nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the New Funds by ALPS Advisors. The Independent Trustees reviewed the services that ALPS Advisors would provide to the New Funds. In connection with the investment advisory services to be provided to the New Funds, the Independent Trustees noted the responsibilities that ALPS Advisors would have as the New Funds’ investment adviser, including: overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of each New Fund’s securities portfolio; ultimate responsibility, subject to oversight by the Board, for oversight of the Trust’s sub-adviser; responsibility for daily monitoring of tracking error and quarterly reporting to the Board; and the implementation of Board directives as they relate to the New Funds.

The Independent Trustees reviewed ALPS Advisors’ experience, resources, and strengths in managing other ETFs, including the Funds of the Trust currently operating. Based on their consideration and review of the foregoing information, the Independent Trustees determined that the New Funds were likely to benefit from the nature, quality, and extent of these services, as well as ALPS Advisors’ ability to render such services based on its experience, operations, and resources.

(b) Comparison of services to be provided and fees to be charged by ALPS Advisors and other investment advisers to similar clients, and the cost of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by ALPS Advisors from the relationship with the New Funds. The Independent Trustees then compared both the services to be rendered and the proposed fees to be paid pursuant the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement with ALPS Advisors, and to contracts of other investment advisers with respect to similar ETFs, including the Funds of the Trust currently operating. In particular, the Independent Trustees compared each New Fund’s proposed advisory fee and projected expense ratios for its first year of operations to other ETFs considered to be in each New Fund’s peer group, as determined by ETF Database. It was noted that EGA has entered into an expense limitation agreement whereby EGA agreed to reimburse expenses and/or waive fees to keep the expenses of each New Fund from exceeding: (i) 0.89% for New Funds that will invest in a related Mauritius company; or (ii) 0.85% for New Funds that will not invest in a related Mauritius company, of the average daily net assets for at least the first year of operations.

After comparing each New Fund’s proposed fee with those of other ETFs in such New Fund’s peer group, and in light of the nature, quality, and extent of services proposed to be provided by ALPS Advisors and the costs expected to be incurred by ALPS Advisors in rendering those services, the Independent Trustees concluded that the fees proposed to be paid to ALPS Advisors with respect to each New Fund was fair and reasonable.

(c) ALPS Advisors’ profitability and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the New Funds grow and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale.

The Independent Trustees next considered potential economies of scale and the anticipated costs and projected profitability of ALPS Advisors in connection with its serving as investment adviser to the New Funds, including operational costs. The Independent Trustees recognized the uncertainty in launching a new investment product and estimating future asset levels. The Board noted that because ALPS is subject to a maximum flat rate fee, its fee as a percentage of assets under management will eventually begin to decline as asset levels increase.

(d) Investment performance of ALPS Advisors. Because the New Funds had not commenced operations, the Independent Trustees could not consider the investment performance of the New Funds, but did take into account the investment performance of the Funds of the Trust currently operating, for which ALPS Advisors serves as investment adviser

Conclusion. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Independent Trustees. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, the Independent Trustees concluded that the proposed advisory fee rates and projected total expense ratios are reasonable in relation to the services to be provided by ALPS Advisors to the New Funds, as well as the costs to be incurred and benefits to be gained by ALPS Advisors in providing such services. As a result, the Independent Trustees decided to recommend to the Board the approval of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement with ALPS Advisors.

2. Continuation of Sub-Advisory Agreement with EGA

(a) The nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the Non-Operational Funds by EGA. The Independent Trustees reviewed the services that EGA would provide to the Non-Operational Funds. In connection with the sub-advisory services to be provided to the Non-Operational Funds, the Independent Trustees noted the significant responsibilities that EGA would have as the Non-Operational Funds’ sub-adviser, including: implementation of the investment management program of each New Fund; management of the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets in each New Fund; determining daily baskets of deposit securities and cash components; executing portfolio security trades for purchases and redemptions of New Fund shares conducted on a cash-in-lieu basis; making determinations with respect to alternative cash management vehicles and securities lending collateral investments; management of intermediate Mauritius entities for those Non-Operational Funds with significant investments in India; and oversight of general portfolio compliance with relevant law.

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The Independent Trustees reviewed EGA’s experience, resources, strengths and its performance as a sub-adviser to the currently operating Funds of the Trust. In response to a question, Mr. Holderith reiterated the financial viability of EGA he had reported on earlier in the May 2011 Meeting. Based on their consideration and review of the foregoing information, the Independent Trustees determined that the Non-Operational Funds were likely to benefit from the nature, quality, and extent of these services, as well as EGA’s ability to render such services based on its experience, operations and resources.

(b) Comparison of services to be provided and fees to be charged by EGA and other investment advisers to similar clients, and the cost of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by EGA from the relationship with the Non-Operational Funds. The Independent Trustees then compared both the services to be rendered and the proposed fees to be paid for sub-advisory services to those of other investment advisers of similar ETFs. In particular, the Independent Trustees compared each Non-Operational Fund’s proposed advisory fee and projected expense ratio for the first year of operations to other ETFs considered to be in each Non-Operational Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database, including the currently operating series of the Trust. The Board noted that each Non-Operational Fund’s proposed management fee and expenses (after giving effect to the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) was generally at the top of the range of the Non-Operational Fund’s peer group.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Technology GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares China Mid Cap ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

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The Independent Trustees noted that the proposed sub-advisory fee of the EGShares Brazil Mid Cap ETF was at the maximum range of fees charged by other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database. The Independent Trustees also noted that the projected total expenses (both including and excluding the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements) of the Fund were at the maximum range of total expenses of other funds in the Fund’s peer group, as chosen by ETF Database.

The Independent Trustees considered the appropriateness of the proposed sub-advisory fees and expense ratios of the Non-Operational Funds compared to the fees and expenses of similar ETFs. The Independent Trustees also considered the costs, including operational costs, and projected profitability of EGA in connection with its serving as sub-adviser to each Non-Operational Fund. The Board noted the additional costs of operating the Non-Operational Funds that will invest in a related Mauritius company in order to invest directly in Indian companies. The Independent Trustees further noted the additional costs associated with registering and operating each of the Mauritius companies. The Independent Trustees noted EGA’s commitment initially to limit each Non-Operational Fund’s expenses through a written fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement with the Trust, including the circumstances in which the Trust would have to repay fees in excess of the expense cap that were borne by EGA. After comparing each Non-Operational Fund’s proposed fee and expenses with those of other ETFs in the Non-Operational Fund’s peer group, including for those Non-Operational Funds whose fees and expenses were in the maximum range compared to their peer groups, and in light of the nature, quality, and extent of services proposed to be provided by EGA and the costs expected to be incurred by EGA in rendering those services and capping the Non-Operational Funds’ expenses, the Independent Trustees concluded that the fees proposed to be paid to EGA with respect to each Non-Operational Fund was fair and reasonable.

(c) EGA’s profitability and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as each Non-Operational Funds grows and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale. The Independent Trustees considered potential economies of scale. The Independent Trustees were informed that the Non-Operational Funds were not yet a sufficient size to be experiencing economies of scale, and that EGA would consider addressing economies of scale when assets under management reached appropriate levels.

(d) Investment performance of EGA. Because the Non-Operational Funds had not commenced operations, the Independent Trustees could not consider the investment performance of the Non-Operational Funds, but did take into account the investment performance of the currently operating series of the Trust, for which EGA serves as sub-adviser.

Conclusion. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Independent Trustees. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, such as the proposed fee waiver and expense limitation arrangement, the Independent Trustees concluded that the proposed sub-advisory fees and projected total expense ratios are reasonable in relation to the services to be provided by EGA to the Non-Operational Funds, as well as the costs to be incurred and benefits to be gained by EGA in providing such services. As a result, the Independent Trustees determined that the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with EGA was in the best interests of each Non-Operational Fund.

B. Board Review and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement

On July 19, 2011, ALPS Holdings, Inc., parent company to ALPS Advisors, announced that it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) through a merger with a wholly owned DST subsidiary (the “Transaction”).

ALPS Advisors currently serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “Current Advisory Agreement”). Under the 1940 Act, the Transaction, if consummated, will result in the automatic termination of the Current Advisory Agreement. In order for the management of each Fund to continue uninterrupted, the Board approved a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”) with the Trust, subject to shareholder approval.

At an in-person Board meeting held on July 28, 2011 (the “July 2011 Meeting”), the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, discussed and approved the New Investment Advisory Agreement between ALPS Advisors and the Trust, on behalf of each of the Funds, and determined to recommend that shareholders of each Fund (“Shareholders”) approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees had requested and been provided with detailed materials relating to DST, ALPS Advisors and the Transaction in advance of the July 2011 Meeting. The Independent Trustees had met in executive session with their independent legal counsel prior to and during the July 2011 Meeting to discuss the proposed Transaction and its possible effect on the Funds. At the July 2011 Meeting, the Trustees discussed the Transaction with ALPS Advisors management and a representative of DST, including the strategic rationale for the Transaction, and DST’s general plans and intentions regarding ALPS Advisors. At the July 2011 Meeting, representatives of ALPS Advisors and DST responded to questions from the Board.

In connection with the Board’s review of the New Investment Advisory Agreement, ALPS Advisors and DST advised the Trustees about a variety of matters, including the following:

  • No material changes are currently contemplated as a result of the Transaction in the nature, quality, or extent of services currently provided to the Funds and their Shareholders, including investment management, distribution, or other Shareholder services.

  • No material changes are currently contemplated in the management, operation or key personnel of ALPS Advisors under DST.

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  • DST has agreed that it will, and will cause each of its affiliates to, conduct its business and use commercially reasonable efforts to enable reliance upon the conditions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act in relation to the investment advisory services provided by ALPS Advisors to each Fund, including not imposing any “unfair burden” on the Funds for at least two years from the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”).

In addition to the information provided by ALPS Advisors and DST as described above, the Board also considered, among other factors, the following:

  • The reputation, financial strength, and resources of DST.

  • The terms and conditions of the New Investment Advisory Agreement, including that each Fund’s contractual fee rate will remain the same as the terms, conditions and contractual fee rate under the Current Advisory Agreement.

  • At the February 2011 Meeting and May 2011 Meeting, the Board had performed a full annual review of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement as required by the 1940 Act and determined that ALPS Advisors has the capabilities, resources, and personnel necessary to provide the investment management services currently provided to each Fund. The Board also determined at its previous meetings that the management fees paid by each Fund represented reasonable compensation to ALPS Advisors in light of the services provided, the costs to ALPS Advisors of providing those services, economies of scale experienced by ALPS Advisors, if any, and the fees and other expenses paid by similar funds (based on information provided by ETF Database) and in light of such other matters that the Board considered relevant in the exercise of its reasonable judgment.

  • ALPS Holdings has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds in connection with the Board’s consideration of the New Investment Advisory Agreement and related agreements and all costs of this proxy solicitation. As a result, the Funds will bear no costs in obtaining Shareholder approval of the New Investment Advisory Agreement.

  • EGA will continue as the sub-advisor to the Trust after the Closing, and will continue to manage the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets in each Fund.

Certain of these considerations are discussed in more detail below.

In considering whether to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees reviewed the materials distributed in advance of the July 2011 Meeting, together with the materials provided at the February 2011 Meeting and May 2011 Meeting by ALPS Advisors, including: (i) the New Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) memoranda from ALPS Advisors regarding the Transaction; (iii) profile information regarding DST; (iv) information describing the nature, quality, and extent of the services that ALPS Advisors will provide to the Funds, and the fees that ALPS Advisors will charge for such services; (v) information concerning the financial condition, business, operations and compliance program of ALPS Advisors; (vi) memoranda from Stradley Ronon on the ramifications for the Trust of the sale of equity interests of ALPS; and (vii) memoranda from Stradley Ronon on the responsibilities of trustees in considering investment advisory arrangements under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Independent Trustees reviewed the data previously received from ETF Database comparing the proposed fee rate for advisory services to be charged to the Trust to fees paid by other ETFs with similar investment objectives and policies at various asset levels.

During their review of this information, the Independent Trustees focused on and analyzed the factors that the Independent Trustees deemed relevant, including: the nature, quality, and extent of the services to be provided to the Funds by ALPS Advisors; the personnel and operations of ALPS Advisors; the anticipated profitability, if any, to ALPS Advisors under the New Investment Advisory Agreement; any “fall-out” benefits to ALPS Advisors (i.e., the ancillary benefits realized due to a relationship with the Trust); possible conflicts of interest; and alternatives to approving the New Advisory Agreement.

In making its decision to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees gave attention to all information furnished. The following discussion identifies the primary factors taken into account by the Board in approving the New Investment Advisory Agreement.

(a) The nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Funds by ALPS Advisors. The Board considered services provided by ALPS Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds and their Shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the New Investment Advisory Agreement will be substantially identical to the Current Investment Advisory Agreement, and therefore considered the review conducted at the February 2011 Meeting and the May 2011 Meeting. In this regard, the Board noted ALPS Advisors’ responsibilities as the Funds’ investment adviser, including: overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of each Fund’s securities portfolio; ultimate responsibility, subject to oversight by the Board, for oversight of EGA as sub-adviser to the Trust; responsibility for daily monitoring of tracking error and quarterly reporting to the Board; and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Funds.

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Board Review and Approval of Advisory Contracts (concluded)

The Board reviewed ALPS Advisors’ experience, resources, and strengths in managing other ETFs, including the Funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Funds operate under an exemption obtained by ALPS Advisors from the SEC, and that ALPS Advisors is ultimately responsible for overseeing compliance with the exemptive order. Based on their consideration and review of the foregoing information, the Board determined that the Funds were likely to continue to benefit from the nature, quality, and extent of these services, as well as ALPS Advisors’ ability to render such services based on its experience, operations, and resources.

(b) Comparison of services provided and fees charged by ALPS Advisors and other investment advisers to similar clients, and the cost of the services provided and profits realized by ALPS Advisors from the relationship with the Funds. The Board considered the expense comparison data for the Funds that it had previously considered at the February 2011 Meeting and May 2011 Meeting. At those meetings, the Board reviewed information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Funds and a comparative group of similar funds as selected by ETF Database (the “Expense Group”). The Board focused on the comparative analysis of the effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus the effective management fees and expense ratios of the Expense Group. The Board had also previously reviewed the costs and profitability of ALPS Advisors in connection with its serving as investment adviser to each Fund, including operational costs, at the February 2011 Meeting and May 2011 Meeting. The Board further noted that, consistent with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, DST had agreed that no “unfair burden” would be imposed on the Funds for the first two years after the Closing.

(c) ALPS Advisors’ profitability and the extent to which economies of scale were realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale. The Board next considered economies of scale. The Board had previously reviewed the costs and profitability of ALPS Advisors in connection with its serving as investment adviser to each Fund, including operational costs, at the February 2011 Meeting and May 2011 Meeting. The Board noted that because ALPS Advisors is subject to a maximum flat rate fee, its fee as a percentage of assets under management could eventually begin to decline as asset levels increase.

(d) Investment performance of ALPS Advisors. The Board considered the investment performance of the Funds, including tracking error. Although the Board considered performance reports provided throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement at the February 2011 Meeting and May 2011 Meeting. The Board considered each Fund’s investment performance compared to the benchmark index that each Fund uses for comparison in its prospectus and shareholder reports. The Board also considered each Fund’s investment performance compared to the average of the respective Fund’s peer group.

The Board also considered information about the premium/discount history of the Funds previously considered at prior Board meetings, which illustrated the number of times that the market price of the Funds trading on the secondary market closed above or below the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Funds, and by how much, measured in basis points. The Board also noted the proposed continuity of ALPS Advisors’ operations.

(e) Fall-Out Benefits. The Board concluded that DST and ALPS Holdings may derive reputational and other benefits from their association with the Trust, including service relationships with ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc., the extent to which ALPS Holdings might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Trust.

Conclusion. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee rates were reasonable in relation to the services provided by ALPS Advisors to each Fund, as well as the costs incurred and benefits gained by ALPS Advisors in providing such services. The Board also found the advisory fee rates to be reasonable in comparison to the advisory fee rates charged by advisers to other comparable ETFs of similar size with comparable launch dates. The Board has concluded that the Transaction would not result in an increase in advisory fee rates, and was not expected to result in a decrease in quality or quantity of services from ALPS Advisors, or impose an “unfair burden” on the Funds. The Board concluded that each Fund’s investment performance, including tracking error and premium/discount, was acceptable in light of, among other things, the complexities of the markets in which it invests. As a result, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the New Investment Advisory Agreement, concluding that the advisory fee rates under each are reasonable in relation to the services provided and that the New Investment Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Shareholders.

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Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trustees and officers of the Trust, along with their principal occupations over the past five years and their affiliations, if any, with EGA, are listed below. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee of the Trust is 171 East Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450.

Name and Year of Birth Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office1 and
Length of
Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex 2
Overseen
by Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
Independent Trustees
Robert Willens, 1946 Trustee Since 2009 Robert Willens, LLC (tax consulting), President, since January, 2008; Lehman Brothers, Inc., Managing Director, Equity Research Department, January 2004 to January 2008. 32 Daxor Corp. (Medical Products and Biotechnology),
since 2004.
 
Ron Safir, 1951 Trustee Since 2009 Retired, since 2008; UBS Wealth Management, Chief Administrative Officer, February 1971 to December 2008. 32 None
 
Jeffrey D. Haroldson, 1957 Trustee Since 2009 HDG Mansur Capital Group, LLC, President and Chief Operating Officer, since 2004; HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., Executive Managing Director, Head of Investment and Merchant Banking, 2000 to 2003. 32 None
 
Interested Trustees
Robert C. Holderith3, 1960 Trustee and
President
Since 2008 Emerging Global Advisors, LLC, Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer, since September 2008; ProFund Advisors, Managing Director, Institutional Sales & Investment Analytics, June 2006 to August 2008; UBS Financial Services, Inc., Director, January 2000 to May 2006. 32 None
 
James J. Valenti3, 1947 Trustee and
Secretary
Since 2008 Emerging Global Advisors, LLC, Member and Chief Administrative Officer, since September 2008; Private Investor and Independent Consultant, June 2007 to September 2008; Senior Loan Consultant,
Bridgepoint Mortgage Company, June 2006 to June 2007; Mercedes Benz, North America, Sales Representative, November 2000 to June 2006.
32 None

1 Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term. 
2 The “Fund Complex” consists of the Trust, which consists of thirty-two Funds. 
3 Mr. Holderith and Mr. Valenti are considered to be “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act, due to their relationship with EGA, the Funds’ sub-adviser. 
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Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (concluded)

Name and Year of Birth Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Officers
Thomas A. Carter
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
1966
Treasurer Since 2009 ALPS Fund Services, Inc., Directors, since October 2005; ALPS Advisors, Inc., President and Directors, since September 2008; ALPS Distributors, Inc., President and Director, since September 2008; FTAM Funds Distributor, Inc., President and Director, since September 2008; ALPS Holdings, Inc., Director, since October 2005; and ALPS ETF Trust, President and Trustee, since March 2008.
 
Melanie H. Zimdars
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
1976
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since 2010 ALPS Fund Services, Inc., Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, since September 2009; ALPS ETF Trust, Chief Compliance Officer, since December 2009; EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust, Chief Compliance Officer, since March 2010; Financial Investors Variable Insurance Trust, Chief Compliance Officer, since September 2009; Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc., Chief Compliance Officer, since December 2009; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund, Chief Compliance Officer, since December 2009; Wasatch Funds, Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, February 2007 to December 2008; Wasatch Funds, Assistant Treasurer, November 2006 to February 2007; Wasatch Funds, Senior Compliance Officer, 2005 to December 2008.

1 Officers of the Trust are elected by the Trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. 
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General Information (Unaudited)

Investment Advisor
ALPS Advisors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203

Sub-Adviser
Emerging Global Advisors, LLC
171 East Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BBD, LLP
1835 Market Street, 26th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

You may obtain a description of the EGA Funds proxy voting, policies, procedures and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 (available by August 31) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-800-4347 or visiting the funds website www.egshares.com, or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Such reports may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202-942-8090.

Each of the Funds’ premium/discount information that is current o the most recent quarter-end is available by visiting www.egshares.com or by calling 1-201-389-6872.

The Trust files complete schedules of the portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov. It may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and polices, experience of its management, marketability of shares and other information.

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171 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 389-6872

470 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(888) 800-4EGS (4347)
www.egshares.com

EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

EGShares GEMS Composite ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund)

EGShares Basic Materials GEMS ETF

EGShares Consumer Goods GEMS ETF

EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF

EGShares Energy GEMS ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund)

EGShares Financials GEMS ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund)

EGShares Health Care GEMS ETF

EGShares Industrials GEMS ETF

EGShares Technology GEMS ETF

EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF

EGShares Utilities GEMS ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets Metals & Mining ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund)

EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Index Fund)

EGShares India Infrastructure ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Infrastructure Index Fund)

EGShares China Infrastructure ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund)

EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund)

EGShares India Small Cap ETF
   
(formerly Emerging Global Shares INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund)

EGShares India Consumer ETF

EGShares Emerging Markets High Income Low Beta ETF

Emerging Global Shares are distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc.

 
 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a)                Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b)               Not Applicable.

 
 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company & Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not Applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.

(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the Registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable at this time. 

(b) Certifications for each Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17CFR 270.30a-(a)).

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

By: /s/ Robert C. Holderith

Robert C. Holderith, Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 22, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Registrant: EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust

 

 

By: /s/ Robert C. Holderith

Robert C. Holderith, Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 22, 2011

 

By: /s/ Thomas A. Carter

Thomas A. Carter, Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 22, 2011