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FUND SUMMARY

The Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Raymond James SB-1 Equity Index (the “SB-1 Equity Index” or the “Index”). Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. The Fund will also normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities that comprise the Index. Claymore Advisors, LLC (the "Investment Adviser") seeks a correlation over time of 0.95 or better between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the total return of the Index less any expenses or distributions. A figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation.

The Fund, using a "passive" or "indexing" investment approach, will seek to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the SB-1 Equity Index. The SB-1 Equity Index is composed of all equity securities rated Strong Buy 1 ("SB-1") by Raymond James & Associates, Inc. ("Raymond James & Associates"), an affilliate of Raymond James Research Services, LLC ("Raymond James" or the "Index Provider"), as of each rebalance and reconstitution date. Index constituents include equity securities of all market capitalizations, as defined by the Index Provider, that trade on a U.S. securities exchange, including common stocks, American depositary receipts ("ADRs"), real-estate investment trusts ("REITs") and master limited partnerships ("MLPs"). The number of securities in the Index may vary depending on the number of equity security rated SB-1 by Raymond James & Associates.


FEATURED LITERATURE


FUND STATISTICS
as of 1/6/09

  MARKET PRICE NAV
Close $11.70 $11.66
 
Change $0.55 $0.41
 
52-Week High $16.74 $19.78
 
52-Week Low $7.96 $8.07
 
Bid/Ask Midpoint $11.58
 
Bid/Ask Premium (Discount) -0.69 %
 
Volume 10,487
 
Shares Outstanding 3,372,822
 
Total Managed Assets $39,327,435
Price History

Figures are based on market close.

After the close of trading on September 3, 2008, the Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) acquired the assets and adopted the financial and performance history of the Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). Therefore, all price history information prior to the acquisition and adoption relates exclusively to the Predecessor Fund and is shown for historical purposes only.

FUND CHARACTERISTICS
as of 12/31/08

Number of Securities 127
Average Market Capitalization $1.6 Bil
Average Price/Earnings1 17.4 x
Average Price/Book2 4.6 x

Data subject to change on a daily basis.

1  Price/Earnings is a valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings.

2  A ratio used to compare a stock's market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter's book value per share

TOP FUND SECTOR WEIGHTINGS
as of 12/31/08
SECTOR WEIGHTING
Information Technology 25.39 %
 
Energy
21.51 %
 
Financials 15.67 %
 
Telecommunication Services 9.49 %
 
Health Care
9.14 %
 
Consumer Discretionary
9.03 %
 
Industrials
8.10 %
 
Consumer Staples 0.84 %
 
Utilities 0.83 %
This data is subject to change on a daily basis and represents a percentage of the Fund's total equity holdings.

PROFILE

Symbol (Click for Intraday Price) RYJ
Exchange NYSE Arca
NAV Symbol (IIV) RYJIV
CUSIP 18383M613
Fund Inception Date 9/4/08
Income Distribution -
Distribution Schedule (if any) Annually
Expense Ratio1 0.75 %
Fiscal Year-End 8/31
Investment Adviser Claymore Advisors, LLC
Raymond James SB-1 Equity RJSBI
Index Provider Raymond James
Index Constituent List AMEX

1Per the prospectus dated December 31, 2008, the Fund's total annual operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, is 0.75%. The expense ratio is expressed as a unitary fee and covers all expenses of the Fund, except for the fee payments under the investment advisory agreement, distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.


TOP FUND HOLDINGS
as of 1/6/09

PIER 1 IMPORTS INC 1.40 %
   
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC 1.27 %
   
BPZ RESOURCES INC 1.24 %
   
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP 1.14 %
   
WALTER INDUSTRIES INC 1.14 %
   
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 1.10 %
   
GT SOLAR INT. INC. 1.09 %
   
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP 1.09 %
   
WHITING PETROLEUM 1.04 %
   
INTEROIL CORP 1.03 %
All Holdings
This data is subject to change on a daily basis.

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION

Ex-Date 12/24/08
   
Record Date 12/29/08
   
Payable Date 12/31/08
   
Distribution per Share $0.033000
Distribution History
 

INDEX METHODOLOGY

The SB-1 Equity Index is composed of all equity securities rated SB-1 by Raymond James & Associates as of each rebalance and reconstitution date, with the relative weighting of each constituent determined according to a modified equal-weighting methodology, as described below. The number of securities rated SB-1 may be modified on any day as a result of upgrades and/or downgrades of securities’ ratings by Raymond James & Associates analysts; however, the Index will be reconstituted and rebalanced twice per calendar month.

There are currently four rating categories used by Raymond James & Associates analysts, with SB-1 being the highest rating. A rating of SB-1 indicates generally that the Raymond James & Associates analyst assigning the rating expects the stock to achieve total return targets over the next six months and to outperform the S&P 500 over that period. In the case of certain higher-yielding or more conservative equities, a rating of SB-1 indicates that the Raymond James & Associates analyst assigning the rating expects such equities to achieve total return targets over the next 12 months. The ratings assigned by Raymond James & Associates analysts represent such analysts’ judgments given available public facts and information and are not intended as guarantees of investment performance of rated securities or of the Index.

Raymond James & Associates Equity Research Department currently includes more than 45 equity analysts and publishes research on approximately 700 companies. Securities rated by Raymond James & Associates analysts include equity securities of U.S. issuers and U.S. dollar-denominated equity securities of foreign issuers, in each case that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges. As of November 30, 2008, 137 securities received a rating of SB-1 from Raymond James & Associates analysts. The number of securities rated SB-1 may be modified on any day as a result of upgrades and/or downgrades of securities’ ratings by Raymond James & Associates analysts.

 

INDEX CONSTRUCTION

  1. Index constituents will include all securities rated SB-1 by a Raymond James & Associates analyst as defined above.
  2. The Index will seek to include each SB-1 rated security in equal dollar-weighted percentages relative to the total value of the entire Index of SB-1 rated securities (“Equal Portfolio Weight”). Using the following method, in instances in which there is comparatively little trading volume in a SB-1 rated security, the Index will limit its weighting in that constituent. Upon initial selection and on each rebalancing and reconstitution day, the Index will calculate for each SB-1 rated security the average product of the closing price multiplied by the trading volume for such stock for the 60 trading days prior to the rebalancing and reconstitution day to provide the “Average Price-Volume Amount.” For any Index constituent that the Average Price-Volume Amount is less than $1,000,000 per day, that security’s weight will be reduced to a proportion of the Equal Portfolio Weight equal to the ratio of its Average Price-Volume Amount over $1,000,000 (the “Liquidity Cap”). To the extent that the Index’s weighting in a security is limited as a result of the Liquidity Cap, the difference between the equal weight position and the capped position will be reallocated equally among all other Index constituents.
  3. At each Index rebalancing and reconstitution, all Index constituents that are no longer rated SB-1 on the date of the rebalancing and reconstitution will be removed from the Index and all securities rated SB-1 on the date of the rebalancing and reconstitution that are not currently part of the Index will be added.
  4. In the event a constituent is downgraded by Raymond James & Associates and is no longer rated SB-1 subsequent to adding the security as an Index constituent, such constituent will remain a part of the Index until the next rebalancing and reconstitution date following such downgrade. In the event a security is upgraded by Raymond James & Associates to a rating of SB-1 between rebalancing and reconstitution dates, the constituent will be added to the Index at the next rebalance and reconstitution date.
  5. The Index will be rebalanced and reconstituted twice per calendar month.
 

RISKS AND OTHER 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 is the risk 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. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of equity securities of an issuer held by the Fund; 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 Fund. 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 security 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, particularly unsponsored or unregistered 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.

Emerging market countries are countries that major international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, generally consider to be less economically mature than developed nations. Emerging market countries can include every nation in the world except the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most countries located in Western Europe. Investing in foreign countries, particularly emerging market countries, entails the risk that news and events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets. The economies of emerging markets countries also may be based on only a few industries, making them more vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions and more sensitive to debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.

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.

Micro-Cap Company Risk. Micro-cap stocks involve substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses), and their share prices tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations. Micro-cap companies may be newly formed or in the early stages of development, with limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may lack management depth. In addition, there may be less public information available about these companies. The shares of micro-cap companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the future ability to sell these securities. Also, it may take a long time before the Fund realizes a gain, if any, on an investment in a micro-cap company.

Sector Concentration Risk. At any given time, the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the securities of issuers in any single sector of the economy and may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers in one particular industry, and may invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers in one particular industry in the event that the composition of the issuers of securities rated SB-1 on a rebalancing day results in such an industry concentration in the Index. If the Fund’s investments are focused in a specific industry or sector, the Fund will be subject to more risks, including those risks