Claymore Launches Claymore/BBD High Income Index ETF
June 25 2007 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Claymore Securities today launched the Claymore/BBD High Income
Index ETF (AMEX: LVL). The ETF will track the Benchmarks By Design
Index which uses multi-factor proprietary selection rules to
identify securities�across all chosen asset classes�that offer the
greatest potential from an income and risk/return perspective.
�With the launch of the Claymore/BBD High Income Index ETF, we feel
Claymore is offering financial advisors and their clients a
highly-liquid and income-oriented investment product with unique
investment opportunities,� said Christian Magoon, Senior Managing
Director, Claymore Securities. �As a large group of investors move
from the accumulation phase to the distribution phase of their
investment lives, Claymore ETFs seek to fill the
distribution-oriented ETF void by offering investors attractive new
choices when creating portfolios designed to distribute income.�
Claymore/BBD High Income Index ETF (AMEX: LVL) seeks investment
results that correspond generally to the performance, before the
Fund�s fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Benchmarks
By Design High Income Index (�BBD High Income�). The BBD High
Income Index is comprised of approximately 110 to 150 securities
which are selected by a proprietary methodology designed to
identify U.S. listed common stocks and ADRs paying dividends,
REITs, MLPs, CEFs and traditional preferred stocks with potentially
high income and superior risk/return profile. The Index approach is
specifically designed to enhance investment applications and
investability and is rebalanced quarterly to assure timely security
selections. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total
assets in securities that comprise the Index. About Claymore
Securities Claymore Securities, Inc. is a privately-held financial
services company offering unique investment solutions for financial
advisors and their valued clients. As of May 31, 2007, Claymore
entities have provided supervision, management, servicing or
distribution on approximately $17 billion in assets through
closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separately
managed accounts and exchanged-traded funds. About Benchmarks By
Design Benchmarks By Design develops marketable proprietary indexes
of equities, bonds, exchange-traded funds, unit investment trusts
and other specialized asset classes and derivative products. BBD�s
design criteria targets superior performance relative to
established indexes of conventional design and market needs that
are not addressed or are inadequately addressed. BBD�s proprietary
indexes are responsive to direct investment and derivative product
strategies that range from passive to semi-active. Important Risks
and Other Considerations This information does not represent an
offer to sell securities of funds and it is not soliciting an offer
to buy securities of the funds. There can be no assurance that the
funds will achieve their investment objectives. An investment in
the various Claymore ETFs is subject to certain risks and other
considerations. Such risks and considerations include, but are not
limited to: Investment Risk: An investment in the funds is subject
to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire
principal amount that you invest. Equity Risk: A principal risk of
investing in the funds is equity risk, which is the risk that the
value of the securities held by the funds will fall due to general
market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the
industries in which the issuers of securities held by the funds
participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which the
funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable
earnings report, may depress the value of equity securities of an
issuer held by the funds; the price of common stock of an issuer
may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock
market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most
or all of the common stocks and other equity securities held by the
funds. In addition, common stock of an issuer in the fund�s
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the securities experiences a decline in its financial
condition. Common stock is subordinated to preferred stocks, bonds
and other debt instruments in a company�s capital structure, in
terms of priority to corporate income, and therefore will be
subject to greater dividend risk than preferred stocks or debt
instruments of such issuers. In addition, while broad market
measures of common stocks have historically generated higher
average returns than fixed income securities, common stocks have
also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns.
Foreign Investment Risk: The fund�s investments in non-U.S.
issuers, although limited to ADRs, may involve unique risks
compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including,
among others, greater market volatility than U.S. securities and
less complete financial information than for U.S. issuers. In
addition, adverse political, economic or social developments could
undermine the value of the fund�s investments or prevent the fund
from realizing the full value of its investments. Financial
reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ
from those in the United States. Finally, the value of the currency
of the country in which the fund has invested could decline
relative to the value of the U.S. dollar, which may affect the
value of the investment to U.S. investors. In addition, the
underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, are under no
obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders
of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights with
respect to the deposited securities. Replication Management Index:
Unlike many investment companies, the funds are not �actively�
managed. Therefore, they would not necessarily sell a stock because
the stock�s issuer was in financial trouble unless that stock is
removed from the Index. Issuer-specific Changes: The value of an
individual security or particular type of security can be more
volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently
from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of
smaller issuer can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
Non-Diversified Fund Risk: The fund is considered non-diversified
and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of
individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in
the market value of a single investment could cause greater
fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund.
Non-Correlation Risk: The fund�s return may not match the return of
the Index for a number of reasons. For example, the fund incurs a
number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and
incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when
rebalancing the fund�s securities holdings to reflect changes in
the composition of the Index. The fund may not be fully invested at
times, either as a result of cash flows into the funds or reserves
of cash held by the funds to meet redemptions and expenses. If the
fund utilizes a sampling approach or future or other derivative
positions, its returns may not correlate as well with the return on
the Index, as would be the case if it purchased all of the stocks
in the Index with the same weightings as the Index. Small and
Medium-Sized Company Risk: Investing in securities of small and
medium-sized companies involves greater risk than is customarily
associated with investing in more established companies. These
companies� stocks may be more volatile and less liquid than those
of more established companies. These stocks may have returns that
vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall stock market. REIT
Risk: Investments in securities of real estate companies involve
risks. These risks include, among others, adverse changes in
national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of
properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgage
funds; and the impact of changes in environmental laws. In
addition, a REIT that fails to comply with federal tax requirements
that a REIT distribute substantially all of its net income to
shareholders may result in a REIT having insufficient capital for
future expenditures. The value of a REIT can depend on the
structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. In addition, like
mutual funds, REITs have expenses, including advisory and
administration fees, that are paid their shareholders. As a result,
you will absorb duplicate levels of fees when the fund invests in
REITs. In addition, REITs are subject to certain provisions under
federal tax law. The failure of a company to qualify as a REIT
could have adverse consequences for the fund, including
significantly reducing return to the fund on its investment in such
company. Master Limited Partnership Risk: Investments in securities
of master limited partnerships involve risks that differ from an
investment in common stock. Holders of the units of master limited
partnerships have more limited control and limited rights to vote
on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax
risks associated with an investment in units of master limited
partnerships. In addition, conflicts of interest may exist between
common unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general
partner of a master limited partnership, including a conflict
arising as a result of incentive distribution payments. Risks of
Investing in Other Investment Companies: Investments in securities
of other investment companies involve risks, including, among
others, the fact that shares of other investment companies are
subject to the management fees and other expenses of those
companies, and the purchase of shares of some investment companies
(in the case of closed-end investment companies) may sometimes
require the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such
companies� portfolio securities or net asset values. The fund must
continue, at the same time, to pay its own management fees and
expenses with respect to all of its investments, including shares
of other investment companies. The securities of other investment
companies may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to
certain leverage risks. Preferred Stock Risk: There are certain
additional risks associated with investing in preferred securities,
including, but not limited to: (i) preferred securities may include
provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer or
omit distributions for a stated period without any adverse
consequences to the issuer; (ii) preferred securities are generally
subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company�s
capital structure in terms of having priority to corporate income
and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater
credit risk than more senior debt instruments; preferred securities
may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such
as common stocks or U.S. Government securities; generally,
traditional preferred securities offer no voting rights with
respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been
in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the
preferred security holders may elect a number of directors to the
issuer�s board; in certain varying circumstances, an issuer of
preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified
date. Distribution Risk. The Fund intends to make a level dividend
distribution each month to its shareholders of the net investment
income of the Fund after payment of Fund operating expenses. The
level dividend rate may be modified by the Trust�s Board of
Trustees from time to time. If, for any monthly distribution, the
Fund�s investment company taxable income, if any (which term
includes net short-term capital gain) is less than the amount of
the distribution, the difference will generally be a tax-free
�return of capital� distributed from the Fund�s assets. The
ultimate tax characterization of the Fund�s distributions in a
calendar year may not finally be determined until after the end of
that calendar year. This distribution policy may, under certain
circumstances, have certain adverse consequences to the Fund and
its shareholders because it may result in a �return of capital,�
resulting in less of a shareholder�s assets being invested in the
Fund and, over time, increase the Fund�s expense ratio. The
following outlines the primary risks of strategies pursued by the
types of CEFs in which the fund may invest. Credit Risk: The risk
that a bond issuer fails to make principal or interest payments
when due to the fund, or that the credit quality of the issuer
falls. CEFs� investments in securities issued by the U.S.
Government sponsored entities, such as the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association,
are not funded by Congressional appropriations and are neither
guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. Government. Furthermore, no
assurances can be given that the U.S. Government would provide
financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities where it is
not obligated to do so. Corporate bonds are subject to greater
credit risk than U.S. Government bonds. High Yield Risk: CEFs that
invest in high yield securities and unrated securities of similar
credit quality (commonly known as �junk bonds�) may be subject to
greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than funds that do not
invest in such securities. These securities are considered
predominately speculative with respect to the issuer�s continuing
ability to make principal and interest payments. An economic
downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect
the market for these securities and reduce the fund�s ability to
sell these securities. If the issuer of a security is in default
with respect to interest or principal payments, the fund may lose
its entire investment. Convertible Security Risk: Convertible
security risk is the risk that the value of CEFs� convertible
securities may decline in response to such factors as rising
interest rates and fluctuations in the market price of the
convertible securities� underlying common stock. Prepayment Risk:
The risk that homeowners or consumers may prepay mortgage or
consumer loans, which may affect the yield of mortgage- or
asset-backed securities that are backed by such loans. Claymore
ETFs are listed on the AMEX the same way as shares of a
publicly-traded company. Claymore ETFs can be purchased through
most brokerage accounts. They can be bought and sold throughout the
day on the AMEX during normal trading hours. The Fund issues and
redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of 50,000 shares (each
block of 50,000 shares is called a �Creation Unit�) or multiples
thereof. Only broker-dealers or large institutional investors with
creation and redemption agreements, called Authorized Participants
(�APs�), can purchase or redeem these Creation Units. Investors
buying or selling ETF shares on the secondary market may incur
brokerage costs and other transactional fees. Shares of ETFs may
fluctuate in price due to daily changes in trading volume. At
times, shares may not have a high volume of trading. Except when
aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities
of the Fund. The Product(s) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or
promoted by Benchmarks By Design, Inc. (�Licensor�). Licensor makes
no representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the
advisability of investing in securities generally or in the
Product(s) particularly or the ability of the Benchmarks By Design
High Income Index (�Index�) to track general market performance.
Licensor�s only relationship to the Claymore Advisors, LLC
(�Licensee�) is the licensing of the Index which is determined,
composed and calculated by licensor without regard to the Licensee
or the Product(s). Licensor has no obligation to take the needs of
the Licensee or the owners of the Product(s) into consideration in
determining, composing or calculating the Index. Licensor shall not
be liable to any person for any error in the Index nor shall it be
under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.
Investors should consider the investment objectives and policies,
risk considerations, charges and ongoing expenses of the ETFs
carefully before they invest. The prospectus contains this and
other information relevant to an investment in the ETFs. Please
read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For
this and more information, please contact a securities
representative or Claymore Securities, Inc., 2455 Corporate West
Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532, 800-345-7999 or
www.claymore.com/etfs. NOT FDIC-INSURED � NOT BANK-GUARANTTED � MAY
LOSE VALUE Claymore Securities, Inc. � 2455 Corporate West Drive �
Lisle, Illinois 60532 1-800-345-7999 � www.claymore.com Member
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