April 15, 2008

Solar ETF (TAN) launch

NEW YORK, Apr 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the launch of the first global solar energy index ETF the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF on NYSE Arca. As an industry leader in ETF and ETN listings and trading, exchange traded products listed on NYSE Arca represent 56% of ETF and ETN assets under management in the U.S., nearly $609 billion, the most of any exchange.

The Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF, which trades under the ticker symbol TAN, is designed to track approximately 25 companies within the following business segments of the solar power industry: equipment producers, suppliers of materials or services, installation, integration or finance, and companies that specialize in selling electricity.

The following NYSE-listed companies are included in the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index: MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR), Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd (STP), LDK Solar Co Ltd (LDK), Yingli Green Energy (YGE), Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) .

Top Fund Holdings as of 4/14/08

NameWeighting
FIRST SOLAR INC8.77 %
RENEWABLE ENERGY CORP AS7.45 %
Q-CELLS AG6.44 %
SUNTECH POWER HOLDINGS ADR 6.19 %
JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO LTD5.25 %
SOLARWORLD AG5.24 %
SUNPOWER CORP-A4.95 %
LDK SOLAR CO LTD-ADR4.74 %
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INC4.68 %
YINGLI GREEN ENERGY - ADR4.32 %
SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA3.74 %
TRINA SOLAR LTD-SPON ADR3.58 %
EVERGREEN SOLAR INC3.31 %
CENTROTHERM PHOTOVOLTAICS3.25 %
ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES3.16 %
SOLARFUN POWER HOLDINGS CO3.15 %
ERSOL SOLAR ENERGY AG3.04 %
CANADIAN SOLAR INC3.01 %
SOLON AG FUER SOLARTECHNI2.79 %
MEYER BURGER TECHNOLOGY A2.66 %
CONERGY AG2.45 %
CHINA SUNERGY CO LTD2.05 %
MANZ AUTOMATION AG2.00 %
ROTH & RAU AG1.99 %
EMCORE CORP1.81 %

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