Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces Final Annual Capital Gains Distributions
for the Claymore Exchange-Traded Funds and Closed End Funds
"We are very pleased with the final capital gains amounts across our ETFs and Closed End Funds. Only four funds will have capital gains distributions this year. The capital gains distributions for the Claymore Gold Bullion Trust, Claymore Silver Bullion Trust, Claymore US Fundamental Index ETF - C$ Hedged and Claymore Broad Emerging Market ETF are entirely as a result of the currency hedging strategy employed by these funds in order to meet their investment objectives. Throughout 2009 the US dollar has depreciated sharply against the Canadian dollar and the currency hedging strategy employed by each of the funds has added significant value to the total return of the funds. We believe it is important to focus on the tax efficiency of our products which complements our overall strategy of bringing low cost and value-adding investment strategies to the Canadian market place" said Som Seif, President and CEO of Claymore Investments, Inc.
The final annual capital gains distributions will not be paid in cash but will be reinvested and will be reported as taxable distributions and can be used to increase the investor's adjusted cost base of the fund. The record date for the distributions will be
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 year-end capital gain Net Asset per unit Value 2009 as a % per unit annual of NAVPU (NAVPU) capital as of as of gain December Fund Name Trading December per fund 15, 2009 Symbol 15, 2009 unit ($) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Gold Bullion Trust CGL.UN 10.21 0.1103 1.08% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Silver Bullion Trust SVR.UN 11.68 0.4660 3.99% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Broad Emerging Market CWO 30.37 1.3631 4.49% ETF ----------------------------------------- CWO.A 30.20 1.2779 4.23% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore US Fundamental CLU 14.89 0.5448 3.66% Index ETF C$ Hedged ----------------------------------------- CLU.A 14.83 0.5081 3.43% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following funds will not incur capital gains for the year: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final annual Trading capital gain Fund Name Symbol per fund unit ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Canadian Fundamental Index ETF CRQ $0.00 ------------------------------- CRQ.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore International Fundamental Index CIE $0.00 ETF ------------------------------- CIE.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore US Fundamental Index ETF - CLU.C $0.00 non hedged ------------------------------- CLU.B $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF CEW $0.00 ------------------------------- CEW.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Japan Fundamental Index ETF CJP $0.00 C$ hedged ------------------------------- CJP.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Global Real Estate ETF CGR $0.00 ------------------------------- CGR.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Global Infrastructure ETF CIF $0.00 ------------------------------- CIF.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Oil Sands Sector ETF CLO $0.00 ------------------------------- CLO.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore S&P/TSX Global Mining ETF CMW $0.00 ------------------------------- CMW.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore S&P Global Water ETF CWW $0.00 ------------------------------- CWW.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Global Agriculture ETF COW $0.00 ------------------------------- COW.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore BRIC ETF CBQ $0.00 ------------------------------- CBQ.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend ETF CDZ $0.00 ------------------------------- CDZ.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Global Monthly Advantaged CYH $0.00 Dividend ETF ------------------------------- CYH.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF GAS $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF FIE.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Government CLF $0.00 Bond ETF ------------------------------- CLF.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Corporate CBO $0.00 Bond ETF ------------------------------- CBO.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Premium Money Market ETF CMR $0.00 ------------------------------- CMR.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore S&P/TSX CDN Preferred Share ETF CPD $0.00 ------------------------------- CPD.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Advantaged Canadian Bond ETF CAB $0.00 ------------------------------- CAB.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Balanced Income CBD $0.00 CorePortfolio(TM) ETF ------------------------------- CBD.A $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claymore Balanced Growth CBN $0.00 CorePortfolio(TM) ETF ------------------------------- CBN.A $0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
About Claymore Investments
Claymore Investments, Inc. is a leader in bringing intelligent, low cost exchange traded funds in
For further information about any of the Claymore funds or Claymore Investments, Inc., please contact your financial advisor or visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
For more information investors should consult with their investment advisor or visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca.
For further information: For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Sara Beazely, (416) 813-2007, [email protected] -or- Som Seif, President, Claymore Investments, Inc., (866) 417-4640, [email protected], www.claymoreinvestments.ca
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