Russell Investments Exchange Traded Funds Trust NCSR Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company) | SEC 27 Nov 13

Exhibit (a)

CERTIFICATION

I, Sandra Cavanaugh, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Russell Exchange Trade Funds Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or

omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances

under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by

this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in

this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,

changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a

statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining

disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company

Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the

Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and

procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information

relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by

others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being

prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control

over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable

assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial

statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting

principles;

presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls

and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on

such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial

reporting that occurred during the second quarter of the period covered by this report that

has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's

internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant's auditors and
the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date: November 27, 2013	/s/ Sandra Cavanaugh
	Sandra Cavanaugh
	Principal Executive Officer and
	Chief Executive Officer