- Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-A12B)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE (SEE NEXT PAGE) (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE, LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which to be so Registered: Each Class is to be so Registered: ------------------- --------------------------------- Shares of beneficial interest, no par value New York Stock Exchange Arca

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ ]

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-134551; 811-21906.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, without par value, of Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder is set forth for Claymore/Zacks Dividend Rotation ETF in Post-Effective Amendment No. 67 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-134551; 811-21906), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and is set forth for Claymore/Clear Spin-off ETF, Claymore/Zacks Yield Hog ETF, Claymore/Zacks Mid-Cap Core ETF, Claymore/Sabrient Defender ETF, Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF, Claymore/S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF, Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF, Claymore/Ocean Tomo Patent ETF, Claymore/Ocean Tomo Growth Index ETF, Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF, Claymore/Great Companies Large-Cap Growth Index ETF and Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation ETF in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-134551; 811-21906), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Trust is an "index fund" currently consisting of 20 separate investment portfolios. The Trust's investment portfolio to which this filing relates and its I.R.S. Employer Identification Number are as follows:

Claymore/Zacks Dividend Rotation ETF 26-0445625 Claymore/Clear Spin-Off ETF 20-5960089 Claymore/Zacks Yield Hog ETF 20-5318656 Claymore/Zacks Mid-Cap Core ETF 20-8625996 Claymore/Sabrient Defender ETF 20-5960411 Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF 20-5318554 Claymore/S&P Global Dividend Opportunities Index ETF 20-8623030 Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF 20-5318718 Claymore/Ocean Tomo Patent ETF 20-5960286 Claymore/Ocean Tomo Growth Index ETF 20-8623549 Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF 20-5318766 Claymore/Great Companies Large-Cap Growth Index ETF 20-8623549 Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation ETF 20-5318620

ITEM 2. EXHIBITS

1. The Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit
(a)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-134551; 811-21906), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2006.

2. The Trust's By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-134551; 811-21906), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2006.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST

Date: October 22, 2008 By: /s/ J. Thomas Futrell ----------------------- J. Thomas Futrell Chief Executive Officer