Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces January Distributions
TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Claymore Investments, Inc. is pleased to announce the January distributions for the following exchange-traded funds and closed-end fund which pay monthly distributions.
| Fund Name | Trading Symbol | Distribution Amount ($) | Record Date | Payment Date | Payment Frequency |
| Claymore Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF | CEW | $0.0220 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CEW.A | $0.0325 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend ETF | CDZ | $0.0610 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CDZ.A | $0.0470 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Global Monthly Advantaged Dividend ETF | CYH | $0.0530 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CYH.A | $0.0441 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF | FIE | $0.0400 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| FIE.A | $0.0400 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Government Bond ETF | CLF | $0.0680 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CLF.A | $0.0590 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore 1-10 Yr Laddered Government Bond ETF | CLG | $0.0700 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CLG.A | $0.0610 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Corporate Bond ETF | CBO | $0.0760 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CBO.A | $0.0671 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore 1-10 Yr Laddered Corporate Bond ETF | CBH | $0.0780 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CBH.A | $0.0690 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Advantaged High Yield Bond ETF | CHB | $0.1290 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CHB.A | $0.1200 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Advantaged Canadian Bond ETF | CAB | $0.0560 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CAB.A | $0.0475 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Premium Money Market ETF | CMR | $0.0330 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CMR.A | $0.0220 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore S&P/TSX CDN Preferred Share ETF | CPD | $0.0690 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CPD.A | $0.0620 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Balanced Income CorePortfolioTM ETF | CBD | $0.0500 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CBD.A | $0.0340 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Balanced Growth CorePortfolioTM ETF | CBN | $0.0250 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CBN.A | $0.0129 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Advantaged Short Duration High Income ETF | CSD | $0.0800 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CSD.A | $0.0720 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Advantaged Short Duration High Income ETF (US$ Units) | CSD.U1 | $0.08001 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CSD.V1 | $0.07201 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore Advantaged Convertible Bond ETF | CVD | $0.0850 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CVD.A | $0.0760 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Claymore S&P US Dividend Growers ETF | CUD | $0.0450 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly |
| CUD.A | $0.0320 | January 30, 2012 | February 6, 2012 | Monthly | |
| Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. (Capital Shares) |
BBO2 | $0.09002 | January 31, 2012 | February 14, 2012 | Monthly |
1The Claymore Advantaged Short Duration High Income ETF (US$ Units) pays its distributions in U.S. dollars.
2The portion of the distribution payable by the Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. as ordinary dividends will be designated as eligible dividends, unless otherwise specified.
The ex-dividend date for all Claymore ETFs is January 26, 2012, except for the Claymore Premium Money Market ETF (CMR/CMR.A) which has an ex-dividend date of January 30, 2012. The ex-dividend date for Big Bank Big Oil Split Corp. (BBO - Capital Shares) is January 27, 2012.
About Claymore Investments, Inc.
Claymore Investments, Inc. ("Claymore") is a Canadian leader in bringing intelligent, low cost exchange traded funds in Canada through its family of 34 ETFs and 2 closed-end funds across broad asset classes including core equity, global sectors, fixed income and commodities with approximately $7.0 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2011. Claymore is a subsidiary of Guggenheim Funds Services Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the Chicago, Illinois area and an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC ("Guggenheim"), a global, diversified financial services firm with more than $125 billion in assets under supervision.
On January 11, 2012, Claymore announced that BlackRock, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with subsidiaries of Guggenheim to acquire all of Guggenheim's interest in Claymore. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other approvals and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2012.
For further information about any of the Claymore ETFs or Claymore Investments, Inc., please visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investment fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Investment 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.
Dan Rubin
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