Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces October Distributions

TORONTO , Oct. 20 /CNW/ - Claymore Investments, Inc. is pleased to announce the October distributions for the following closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds which pay monthly distributions.

    
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    Fund         Trading  Distribution   Record       Payment     Investment
    Name          Symbol     Amount       Date          Date         Manager
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    Big Bank         BBO      $0.09    October 30,  November 13,    Claymore
    Big Oil                                  2009          2009     Advisors,
    Split Corp.                                                         LLC
    (Capital Shares)
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    Claymore       FIE.A      $0.04    October 29,   November 5,    Claymore
    Canadian                                 2009          2009  Investments,
    Financial                                                            Inc.
    Monthly
    Income ETF
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    Claymore       CEW.A    $0.0325    October 29,   November 5,    Claymore
    Equal Weight                             2009          2009  Investments,
    Banc & Lifeco                                                        Inc.
    ETF (Advisor
    Class)
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    Claymore         CDZ    $0.0740    October 29,   November 5,    Claymore
    S&P/TSX                                  2009          2009  Investments,
    Canadian                                                             Inc.
    Dividend ETF
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    Claymore       CDZ.A    $0.0650    October 29,   November 5,    Claymore
    S&P/TSX                                  2009          2009  Investments,
    Canadian                                                             Inc.
    Dividend ETF
    (Advisor Class)
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    Claymore         CYH    $0.0550     October 29,  November 5,    Claymore
    Global                                    2009         2009  Investments,
    Monthly                                                              Inc.
    Advantaged
    Dividend ETF
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    Claymore       CYH.A    $0.0460     October 29,  November 5,    Claymore
    Global Monthly                            2009         2009  Investments,
    Advantaged                                                          Inc.
    Dividend ETF
    (Advisor Class)
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    Claymore         CMR    $0.0060     October 29,  November 5,    Claymore
    Premium                                   2009         2009  Investments,
    Money Market                                                         Inc.
    ETF
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    Claymore       CMR.A    $0.0020     October 29,  November 5,    Claymore
    Premium                                   2009         2009  Investments,
    Money Market                                                         Inc.
    ETF (Advisor
    Class)
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Claymore Advisors, LLC is an affiliate of Claymore Investments, Inc. Claymore Investments, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Claymore Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the Chicago , Illinois area. Claymore Group entities provide supervision, management, servicing or distribution on approximately US$13.3 billion in assets as of September 30, 2009 . Effective October 15, 2009 , Guggenheim Partners, LLC ("Guggenheim Partners") and Claymore Group announced the completion of a previously-announced merger pursuant to which Claymore Group and its associated entities, including Claymore Securities, Inc., Claymore Advisors, LLC and Claymore Investments, Inc., became indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Guggenheim Partners, a diversified financial services firm based in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States , Europe and Asia. Guggenheim Partners' businesses include investment management, investment advisory, investment banking and capital markets services with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.

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 further information: Sara Beazely, [email protected], [phone]; or Som Seif, President, Claymore Investments, Inc., Toronto, [phone], [email protected]