About Claymore Investments
Claymore Investments, Inc. is a leader in bringing intelligent, low cost exchange traded funds in Canada through its family of 26 ETFs and 2 closed-end funds with strategies across broad asset classes including core equity, global sectors, fixed income and commodities. Claymore Investments, Inc., which, as at December 31, 2009 had approximately $4.4 billion in assets under management, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Claymore Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the Chicago, Illinois area. In aggregate, Claymore Group Inc. and its affiliates have approximately 175 employees providing supervisory, management, servicing or distribution services on approximately US$15.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009. Claymore Group and its associated entities, including Claymore Securities, Inc., Claymore Advisors, LLC and Claymore Investments, Inc. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Guggenheim Partners, LLC.
INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS: ACCESS TO INNOVATION
Unlike ETFs that track traditional market cap based indices, Claymore ETFs tracks indices that seek to best capture the investment potential of the asset class and market they are invested in and are designed by what Claymore believes to be best-in-class index providers. Each product is designed with research partners and institutional asset managers to utilize what we believe is the best investment strategies for the specific asset class. Claymore ETFs cover the Canadian, US, and Global core equity markets, sector strategies, dividend and income based strategies and fixed income based strategies.
ETFs offer a variety of benefits for investors including intraday liquidity, flexibility and transparency of holdings. ETFs are portfolios of securities that trade like individual stocks on major stock exchanges. They are constructed to, before expenses, track the holdings and performance of a defined index of securities and enable investors to purchase a cost-efficient and varied portfolio of securities. Claymore ETFs can be purchased through most brokerage accounts and can be bought and sold throughout the day on the TSX, during normal trading hours.
Claymore is a pioneer in closed-end funds, bringing to market a variety of unique strategies not previously available in a closed-end fund structure. Claymore’s closed-end funds are listed on the TSX and feature a range of investment strategies for income oriented investors.
Claymore provides both institutional funds and segregated management for qualified private individuals, charitable foundations, endowments and pension fund clients. Segregated management for institutions is available for portfolios with a market value of at least $25 million.
REGISTRATION:
Claymore Investments, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of Canada. Claymore is registered in the Canadian provinces as an investment counsel, portfolio manager and limited market dealer. In the U.S., Claymore Investments, Inc. is registered as an investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CUSTODIAN:
RBC Dexia Investor Services. All of Claymore’s fund assets are held by third party custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services.
LEGAL COUNSEL:
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
CORPORATE AUDITORS:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
FUND AUDITORS:
Ernst & Young LLP