EX-99.906 CERT

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Robert C. Holderith, President of EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1. The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:  December 7, 2015	/s/ Robert C. Holderith
	Robert C. Holderith, President
	(principal executive officer)

I, Susan M. Ciccarone, Chief Financial Officer of EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1. The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:  December 7, 2015	/s/ Susan M. Ciccarone
	Susan M. Ciccarone, Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial officer)