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British Pound ETF

There are currently two British currency ETFs that trade on US exchanges. The CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling ETF is sponsored by CurrencyShares, a division of Rydex Investments, and it trades on the NYSE Arca exchange under symbol (FXB).

The other British Pound ETF is an ETN or exchange traded note, and it is the iPath GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN sponsored by Barclays Global Investors and is part of the iPath family of ETNs. The iPath GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN trades on the NYSE Arca exchange under symbol GBB.

The British pound sterling is the fourth most traded currency in the world, accounting for 15% of global foreign exchange transactions. The USD/GBP pound sterling pair is the third-most-traded currency pair, accounting for 12% of the global foreign exchange transactions according to Rydex Investments.

Name	CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling ETF	iPath GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN
Symbol	FXB	GBB
Exchange	NYSE Arca	NYSE Arca
Expense Ratio	0.40%	0.40%
Dividend Distribution	Monthly	Annually and from time to time
NAV or AUM	$126 Million as of 4/30/2009	~$1.6 Million as of 4/30/2009
CUSIP	23129S 10 6	06739F176
Inception Date	06/21/2006	05/08/2007

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