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Emerging Global Advisors Reports More Than 20 Percent Rise in 1Q Assets as Sector- and Theme-Specific Choices Gain Traction among Emerging Market Investors

Emerging Global Advisors, an asset management company specializing in more precise exposures to emerging market investment opportunities, today announced that assets under management increased 22.4 percent to a record $523.91 million for the first quarter.

Investor choices have caused Emerging Global Advisors' asset growth to stand in contrast to the widely reported waning of investor interest in emerging market opportunities during the first quarter.

“We believe investors are increasingly coming to appreciate the value of more precise portfolio construction tools in order to participate in the ownership of businesses within emerging markets,” said Marten S. Hoekstra, CEO of Emerging Global Advisors. "Some investors are recognizing the factors that are turning emerging markets into more developed markets. This recognition creates a tendency for them to choose thematic or segment exposures over investment tools which include all sectors and also countries that have already moved from emerging to developed status.”

EGA’s most popular funds are ECON, which invests in emerging markets consumer companies; BRXX, which invests in Brazilian infrastructure companies; and INXX, which invests in India infrastructure companies. In the quarter there also has been an increase in interest in more inflation-sensitive investment ETFs, such as EEO, which invests in companies focused on the development and production of crude oil and natural gas, and that provide drilling and other energy-related services, and EMT, which invests in companies whose revenues are generated in the areas of diversified metals and mining, gold, steel, aluminum or precious metals and minerals.

About Emerging Global Advisors

Emerging Global Advisors LLC is an independent investment advisory firm and the advisor to the EGShares family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The EGShares product offerings are designed to provide investment exposures that allow more accurate targeting of important emerging market opportunities. More information on the firm and its investment products can be found at www.egshares.com. The Emerging Global Shares Exchange-Traded Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

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) 800-4EGS (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.

ECON- Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans Exchange Traded Fund
BRXX- Emerging Global Shares Indxx Brazil Infrastructure Index Exchange Traded Fund
INXX- Emerging Global Shares Indxx India Infrastructure Index Exchange Traded Fund
EEO- Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Exchange Traded Fund
EMT- Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Exchange Traded Fund

Distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

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