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Supplement dated September 19, 2016
to the Prospectus, Summary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), each as supplemented, of each of the
following Funds, which are series of EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (the Trust):
Fund
(each a Fund and collectively, the Funds)
Prospectus,
Summary Prospectus
and SAI Dated
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares EM Strategic Opportunities ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares India Consumer ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF 7/29/2016
EGShares India Small Cap ETF 7/29/2016
On September 14, 2016, the Board of Trustees approved changes to the names of the Funds and the Trust effective October 19, 2016 (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, all references in the Prospectus, each Summary Prospectus and the SAI are hereby changed as follows:
Trust Name Change:
Current Trust Name New Trust Name
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust Columbia ETF Trust II
Fund Name Changes and Related CUSIP Changes:
Current Fund Name Current CUSIP New Fund Name New CUSIP
EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF 268461639 Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF 19762B103
EGShares EM Core ex-China ETF 26846L304 Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF 19762B202
EGShares EM Quality Dividend ETF 268461654 Columbia EM Quality Dividend ETF 19762B301
EGShares EM Strategic Opportunities ETF 268461621 Columbia EM Strategic Opportunities ETF 19762B400
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 268461779 Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 19762B509
EGShares Emerging Markets Core ETF 268461464 Columbia Emerging Markets Core ETF 19762B608
EGShares India Consumer ETF 268461761 Columbia India Consumer ETF 19762B707
EGShares India Infrastructure ETF 268461845 Columbia India Infrastructure ETF 19762B806
EGShares India Small Cap ETF 268461811 Columbia India Small Cap ETF 19762B889
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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