Claymore Launches the First Global Water ETF
May 14 2007 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Claymore Advisors, LLC today launched the Claymore S&P Global
Water Index ETF (AMEX:CGW) on the American Stock Exchange. The
Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF tracks an index that is
distributed equally between two distinct clusters of water-related
businesses: water utilities and infrastructure, and water equipment
and materials. �We believe that a global investing perspective
effectively capitalizes on the breadth of opportunities that exist
in the water sector,� said Christian Magoon, Senior Managing
Director, Claymore Securities, Inc, an affiliate of Claymore
Advisors, LLC. �S&P has created a robust and transparent index
methodology that seeks to capture companies with significant
revenues coming from water-oriented businesses,� he continued. �The
launch of the Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF allows
investors to participate in this ever-important area of the
market.� �Research has identified the global need for clean water,
creating an equally global, emerging opportunity for investment. We
believe that our ETF offers investors a unique opportunity to
access this investment theme by investing in foreign and domestic
stocks,� Magoon said. �Unlike other water-related investment
products, the Claymore ETF provides liquid exposure to the leading
publicly listed companies from developed markets in the global
water industry.� The Claymore S&P Global Water ETF (AMEX:CGW)
seeks investment results that correspond generally to the
performance, before the respective Fund�s fees and expenses, of an
equity index called the S&P Global Water Index. The index is
comprised of 50 equity securities selected from a universe of
companies listed on global developed market exchanges and based on
the relative importance of the global water industry within those
companies� business models. The index is designed to have a
balanced representation from different segments of the water
industry consisting of the following two clusters: 25 Water
Utilities and Infrastructure companies (water supply, water
utilities, waste water treatment, water, sewer and pipeline
construction, water purification, water well drilling and water
testing) and 25 Water Equipment and Materials companies (water
treatment chemicals, water treatment appliances, pumps and pumping
equipment, fluid power pumps and motors, plumbing equipment,
totalizing fluid meters and counting devices) based upon Standard
& Poor�s Capital IQ (�CIQ) industry classification. Companies
included in the Index have market capitalizations ranging from
US$250 million to US$25 billion and the Fund will normally invest
at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks and ADRs that
comprise the Index. The Index is rebalanced annually. 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 March 31, 2007,
Claymore entities have provided supervision, management, servicing
or distribution on approximately $16 billion in assets through
closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separately
managed accounts and exchange-traded funds. Claymore Advisors, LLC,
an affiliate of Claymore Securities, serves as investment adviser
to the funds. About Standard & Poor�s Index Services Standard
& Poor�s Index Services, the world�s leading index provider,
maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to
meet an array of investor needs. Its family of indices includes the
S&P 500, an index with US$1.26 trillion invested and US$4.45
trillion benchmarked, and the S&P Global 1200, a composite
index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices. For
more information, please visit www.standardandpoors.com/indices.
Risk Considerations: Investors should consider the following risk
factors and special considerations associated with investing in the
Fund, which may cause you to lose money. Investment Risk: an
investment in the Fund 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 Fund is equity
risk, which means that the value of the securities held by the Fund
will fall due to general market and economic conditions,
perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of
securities held by the Fund participate, or factors relating to
specific companies in which the Fund invests. Risk of Concentrating
in the Water Industry: Adverse developments in the water industry
may significantly affect the value of the securities held by the
Fund. Companies involved in the water industry are subject to
environmental considerations, taxes, government regulation, price
and supply fluctuations, competition and water conservation.
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,
currency risk and less complete financial information than for U.S.
issuers among other risks. 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. Non-Correlation Risk: the Fund�s
return may not match the return of the Index for a number of
reasons including, but not limited to, operating expenses not
applicable to the Index and costs in buying and selling securities
to reflect changes in the composition of the Index. Additionally,
the Fund may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of
cash flows into the Fund or reserves of cash held by the Fund to
meet redemptions and expenses. Replication Management Index: unlike
many investment companies, the Fund is not �actively� managed.
Therefore, it 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. Non-Diversified Fund Risk:
the Fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater
portion of assets insecurities of individual issuers than a
diversified fund, which may result in greater fluctuations in share
price. Please read the Fund�s prospectus for more detailed
information. 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
200,000 shares (each block of 200,000 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. Deliveries of Fund securities to redeeming
investors generally will be made within three business days. Due to
the schedule of holidays in certain countries, however, the
delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds may take longer than three
business days after the day on which the redemption request is
received in proper form. In such cases, the local market settlement
procedures will no commence until the end of the local holiday
periods. See the Fund's SAI for a list of the local holidays in the
foreign countries relevant to the Fund. Investors buying or selling
ETF shares on the secondary market may incur brokerage costs and
other transactional fees. Shares of ETFs will 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
Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF and its Shares are not
sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor�s and
its affiliates (�S&P�). S&P makes no representation,
condition or warranty, express or implied, to the shareholders of
the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of
investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or
the ability of the S&P Global Water Index to track general
stock market performance. S&P�s only relationship to the
Investment Adviser is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade
names of S&P and of the S&P Global Water Index, which is
determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to
the Investment Adviser or the S&P Global Water Index ETF.
S&P has no obligation to take the needs of the Investment
Adviser or the shareholders of the Fund into consideration in
determining, composing or calculating the S&P Global Water
Index. S&P is not responsible for and has not participated in
the determination of the prices of the Shares of the Fund or the
timing of the issuance or sale of such Shares or in the
determination or calculation of the equation by which the Shares
are to be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or
liability in connection with the administration, marketing, or
trading of the Fund or its Shares. S&P and the Investment
Adviser do not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of
the Index or any data included therein, and S&P and the
Investment Adviser shall have no liability for any errors,
omissions or interruptions therein. S&P and the Investment
Adviser make no warranty, condition or representation express or
implied, as to results to be obtained by the Fund, owners of the
Shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of
the Index or any data included therein. S&P and the Investment
Adviser make no express or implied warranties representations or
conditions, and expressly disclaim all warranties or conditions of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use and any
other express or implied warranty or condition with respect to the
Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the
foregoing, in no event shall S&P or the Investment Adviser have
any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or
consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of
matters relating to the use of the Index or any data included
therein even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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
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