CurrencyShares(r) Exchange Traded Products Declare Monthly Distributions

New York, NY, Jan. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York, NY, January 2, 2014 - Guggenheim Investments, theinvestment management division of Guggenheim Partners, todayannounced the distribution declarations for the followingCurrencyShares^® exchange traded products:CurrencyShares^® Australian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXA),CurrencyShares^® Canadian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXC) andCurrencyShares^® Swedish Krona Trust (NYSE: FXS).

Distributions are made to shareholders on a pro-rata basis (inaccordance with the number of shares that are owned) only in theevent that the interest earned by the Trust exceeds the sum of thesponsor's fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, ifany. There is no guarantee that distributions will be made on amonthly basis.

CurrencyShares^® offer investors and institutions aconvenient and cost-effective method of gaining investment benefitssimilar to that of holding foreign currencies, including potentialdiversification and hedging benefits. More details about theproducts are available at www.currencyshares.com.

About Guggenheim Investments

Guggenheim Investments represents the investment managementdivision of Guggenheim Partners ("Guggenheim"), which consists ofinvestment managers with approximately $164 billion¹ incombined total assets¹. Collectively, GuggenheimInvestments has a long, distinguished history of servinginstitutional investors, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, familyoffices and financial intermediaries. Guggenheim Investments offersclients a wide range of differentiated capabilities built on aproven commitment to investment excellence. Guggenheim Investmentshas offices in Chicago, New York City and Santa Monica, along witha global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe,and Asia.

¹ Guggenheim Investments total asset figureis as of 9.30.2013 and includes $11.852B of leverage for AssetsUnder Management and $0.331B of leverage for Serviced Assets. Total assets include assets from Security Investors, LLC,Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Fundsand its affiliated entities, and some business units includingGuggenheim Real Estate, LLC, Guggenheim Aviation, GS GAMMAAdvisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, TransparentValue Advisors, LLC, and Guggenheim Partners IndiaManagement. Values from some funds are based upon priorperiods.

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CurrencyShares are subject to risks similar to those ofstocks and may not be suitable for all investors.The value of the shares of each CurrencyShares Trustrelates directly to the value of the foreign currency held by theparticular Trust. This creates a concentration risk associated withfluctuations in the price of the applicable foreign currency.Accordingly, a decline in the price of that currency will have anadverse effect on the value of the shares of the particularCurrencyShares Trust. Factors that may have the effect of causing adecline in the price of a foreign currency include national debtlevels and trade deficits, domestic and foreign interest rates,investment and trading activities of institutions and global orregional political, economic or financial events and situations.Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, chargesand expenses of these products carefully before investing. Theprospectus pertaining to each product contains this and otherinformation about the product. Please read the applicableprospectus, including the Risk Factors section, carefully beforeyou invest. Shares can be bought and sold through a broker and thepurchasers or sellers may have to pay brokerage commissions inconnection with the transaction. Investment returns and principalvalue will fluctuate so that shares may be worth more or less thanoriginal cost. Shares may only be redeemed directly from the Trustby Authorized Participants via baskets (as defined in theprospectus). There can be no assurance that an active tradingmarket for the shares will develop or be maintained. TheCurrencyShares Trusts are not investment companies registered underthe Investment Company Act of 1940. As a result the Trust(s) arenot subject to the regulatory requirements of investmentcompanies.

The CurrencyShares® Australian Dollar Trust, CurrencyShares® British Pound Sterling Trust, CurrencyShares® Canadian Dollar Trust, CurrencyShares® Chinese Renminbi Trust, CurrencyShares® Euro Trust, CurrencyShares® Japanese Yen Trust, CurrencyShares® Singapore Dollar Trust,  CurrencyShares®Swiss Franc Trust and CurrencyShares® Swedish Krona Trust (each a "Trust" andcollectively, the "Trusts") has filed a registration statement(including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offerings to whichthis communication relates. Before you invest in the shares of aTrust, you should read the prospectus in the registration statementand other documents the Trust has filed with the SEC for morecomplete information about the Trust and its offering. You may getthese documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site atwww.sec.gov. Alternatively, youmay click the links above or the Trust will arrange to send you itsprospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 800.820.0888.

The CurrencyShares Trusts are distributed by GuggenheimDistributors, LLC. Guggenheim Investments represents theinvestment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners ("GP"),which includes Security Investors, LLC ("SI"). GuggenheimSpecialized Products, LLC ("GSP"), the Sponsor for theCurrencyShares Trusts, is a wholly owned subsidiary ofSI.  Guggenheim Distributors, LLC, is affiliated with GP,SI and GSP.

Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee -May Lose Value.