EX-99.J 3 exj.txt CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Fund Service Providers," "Miscellaneous Information - Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm," and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated October 22, 2008 on the August 31, 2008 financial statements of the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF, Claymore/Robeco Developed International Equity ETF and Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF in the Registration Statement (Form N-1A) and related Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in this Post Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (Registration No. 333-135105). /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Chicago, Illinois January 14, 2009