Claymore Investments congratulates Research Affiliates on being awarded a
patent for their Fundamental Index(R) investment methodology
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Claymore is proud to be partnered with Research Affiliates and firmly believes in the investment strategy behind The Fundamental Index(R). Claymore was an early adopter of The Fundamental Index(R) methodology and its founder, Rob Arnott's original published work seeking to improve upon traditional benchmark indexing. Claymore launched the first public product based on the RAFI(R) indexing methodology in the world, here in
"We are deeply gratified that the
The Fundamental Index(R), selects and weights securities using fundamental metrics of company size rather than market capitalization. The RAFI(R) methodology uses four measures of size to gauge the economic footprint of a company; cash flow, sales book, value, and dividends.
Claymore Investments currently has five ETFs trading on the TSX, which use the Fundamental Index(R) methodology:
CRQ Claymore Canadian Fundamental Index ETF CLU Claymore US Fundamental Index ETF (C$ hedged) CLU.C Claymore US Fundamental Index ETF (non-hedged) CIE Claymore International Fundamental Index ETF CJP Claymore Japan Fundamental Index ETF (C$ Hedged)
"We are very happy that Research Affiliates has been awarded this patent." said Som Seif, President and CEO, Claymore Investments. "Rob and his team's consistent hard work and dedication to bringing awareness to the issues with traditional capitalization weighted indexes and the development of the RAFI(R) strategy, has really been impressive, and we are proud to be partnered with Research Affiliates."
Claymore's flagship ETF, The Claymore Canadian Fundamental Index is listed in the top 1% in Morningstar's Canadian Equity Funds category (ranked No.6 of total 605 funds) as of
"The RAFI(R) methodology allows us to offer low cost, efficient and intelligent core equity ETFs that have ability to outperform the benchmark indexes. We are extremely pleased with the overall performance of our RAFI Fundamental Index(R) ETFs, which have outperformed their benchmarks since inception and are ranked as some of the top performing investment funds in
Fundamental Index(R) ETFs are part of Claymore's growing family of ETFs and Closed-End Funds, available on theTSX:
Monthly Income and Growth ------------------------- CDZ Claymore S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend ETF CYH Claymore Global Monthly Advantaged Dividend ETF FIE.A Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF International Growth -------------------- CWO Claymore Broad Emerging Markets ETF CBQ Claymore BRIC ETF Sector/Strategy ----------------- CGR Claymore Global Real Estate ETF CIF Claymore Global Infrastructure ETF COW Claymore Global Agriculture ETF CWW Claymore S&P Global Water ETF CMW Claymore S&P/TSX Global Mining ETF CLO Claymore Oil Sands Sector ETF CEW Claymore Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF Income/Fixed Income ------------------- CLF Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Government Bond ETF CBO Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Corporate Bond ETF CAB Claymore Advantaged Canadian Bond ETF CPD Claymore S&P/TSX CDN Preferred Share ETF CMR Claymore Premium Money Market ETF Claymore Core Portfolios(TM)- ETF Wrap Program ---------------------------------------------- CBD Claymore Balanced Income CorePortfolio(TM) ETF CBN Claymore Balanced Growth CorePortfolio(TM) ETF Commodity --------- GAS Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF CGL.UN Claymore Gold Bullion Trust SVR.UN Claymore Silver Bullion Trust About Claymore Investments --------------------------
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For further information: For further information: investors should consult with their investment advisor or visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca. For media inquiries, please contact: Sara Beazely, (416) 813-2007, [email protected] -or- Som Seif, President, Claymore Investments, Inc., (866) 417-4640, [email protected]
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