NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Realty Funds Inc., an investment company with a series of seven underlying fund portfolios, today announced it has been informed by Standard & Poor's, the calculating agent for the Adelante Shares(TM) Indices, that effective at the opening of trading on Thursday October 25, 2007, American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) will replace Hilton Hotels (NYSE:HLT.N) in the Adelante Shares RE Shelter Index, Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) will replace Hilton Hotels in the Adelante Shares RE Yield Plus Index and First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) will replace Hilton Hotels in the Adelante Shares RE Composite Index. Effective at the opening of trading on Friday October 26, 2007, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:WRE) will replace Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE:ENN.N) in the Adelante Shares RE Growth Index, LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) will replace Equity Inns, Inc. in the Adelante Shares RE Shelter Index, Prologis (NYSE:PLD) will replace Equity Inns, Inc. in the Adelante Shares RE Yield Plus Index and Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) will replace Equity Inns, Inc. in the Adelante Shares RE Composite Index. Hilton Hotels is being acquired by The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX). Equity Inns, Inc. is being acquired by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (NYSE:GS). The Adelante Shares RE Growth Index includes publicly traded real estate companies that have exhibited the highest growth rates over the previous two years as measured by the issuers' reported quarterly funds from operations ("FFO"), calculated quarterly on a year over year basis. The Adelante Shares RE Shelter Index includes issuers in the multifamily, manufactured home and hotel/lodging sectors of the commercial real estate industry that are the largest owners/managers of commercial real estate as measured by the number of shelter units (i.e., apartments or rooms) owned, operated or managed over the past twelve months, calculated quarterly. The Adelante Shares RE Yield Plus Index includes publicly traded real estate companies whose 5-year compounded annual dividend growth rates exceed the U.S. Consumer Price Index over the previous 60 months by the greatest amount, calculated quarterly. The Adelante Shares RE Composite Index is designed to be a composite of the other Adelante Shares Indices. The Index consists of the 40 largest issuers by market capitalization taken from the six other Adelante Shares Indices, as determined quarterly. About Realty Funds XShares Advisors LLC, a financial services company based in New York, is the creator of the Realty Funds, Inc., an investment company with seven underlying fund portfolios; the Adelante Shares(TM) Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). The Adelante Shares(TM) ETFs invest in issuers in the commercial real estate industry that share specific fundamental investment characteristics or are in specific cross-sections of the commercial real estate industry. Each ETF tracks an index of 25 stocks, except the Composite which tracks 40 stocks, and offers institutional and individual investors a more precise financial instrument that leverages the potential of Real Estate Securities investing while mitigating the risks of single stock picking. For more information, visit the website http://www.adelanteshares.com/. About XShares XShares Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of XShares Group LLC, is a registered investment advisor that provides investment advisory services to Exchange-Traded Funds. XShares also partners with major institutions and index providers seeking to bring innovative Exchange-Traded Funds to market using its administrative platform. In addition, XShares creates and licenses distinctive intellectual property for its ETFs, developing products that allow for innovative trading strategies and alternative investments for the financial community. For more information, visit the website http://www.xsharesadvisors.com/. An investor should consider the fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and more complete information about the Fund call 800.925.2870 or visit the website http://www.adelanteshares.com/ for a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. There are risks involved with investing in ETFs including possible loss of money. Adelante Shares(TM) ETFs are not actively managed and are subject to risks similar to stocks, including those related to short selling and margin maintenance. Losses from short sales may be unlimited, and losses from purchases on margin may exceed original investment. Normal brokerage commissions apply. Adelante Shares(TM) ETFs are subject to increased risks associated with investing in a specific sector compared to a more diversified investment, as well as unique risks associated with the real estate sector (i.e., real estate values, interest rates, occupancy rates, government regulation, etc.). The ETFs face additional risks attributable to their investments in small and medium capitalization companies which are subject to higher volatility than larger, more established companies. In addition, they are invested in a limited number of securities and a decline in the value of these investments would cause the fund's overall value to decline to a greater degree than in a less concentrated portfolio. Adelante Shares(TM) Exchange Traded Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. XShares Advisors LLC and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities. DATASOURCE: Realty Funds Inc. CONTACT: John T. McInerney of Makovsky + Company, +1-212-508-9628, , for Realty Funds Inc. Web site: http://www.adelanteshares.com/ http://www.xsharesadvisors.com/

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