AlphaShares, Inc.
AlphaShares, Inc. is an investment management firm dedicated to providing investors with strategies and products that allow them to participate in China’s economic boom. The Chief Investment Officer of AlphaShares, Inc. is well known Princeton University economist and author, Dr. Burton G. Malkiel. Additional information can be found at alphashares.com
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The Bank of New York Mellon
The Bank of New York Mellon ("BNY") is the leading depositary bank, managing more sponsored/depositary receipt programs than all other depositary banks combined. BNY currently issues depositary receipts for more than 1,200 programs representing 60 countries, and acts as depositary for 64% of all sponsored depositary receipt programs. Additional information can be found at adrbny.com.
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Clear Indexes LLC
Clear Indexes LLC, a subsidiary of Clear Asset Management, creates and publishes custom indices using a combination of qualitative research and quantitative methods. Clear designs custom indices to quantitatively measure specific market segments. The indices are used for custom institutional benchmarks and investment product design. Additional information can be found at clearindexes.com.
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CurtCo Robb Media, LLC
Curtco Robb Media, LLC serves the ultra-luxury market with a network of leading lifestyle publications, including Robb Report, an acclaimed journal of connoisseurship, as well as Worth, ShowBoats International, Art & Antiques, The Robb Report Collection, Robb Report Luxury Home, Robb Report Vacation Homes, Robb Report MotorCycling, Robb Report Home Entertainment, Robb Report Luxury Resorts, Robb Report Luxury Hotels, Robb Report Russia, Robb Report Sports & Luxury Automobile, San Diego, Gulfshore Life, and Sarasota magazines. New publications in 2007 included Robb Report Vertical Living and The Robb Report Watch Collector. Additional information can be found at robbreport.com.
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Delta Global Indices
Delta Global Indices is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Global Advisors Inc, a federally-registered investment advisor. Delta Global is focused on providing specialized global investment strategies and consulting on specialized investment themes with institutional clients. Delta Global’s founder and president, Charles “Chip” Hanlon, is a widely-followed authority on foreign markets, currencies and Commodities. For more information, visit www.deltaga.com.
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Dorchester Capital Management LLC
Dorchester Capital Management LLC is a Houston-based company principally focused on designing financial products for the professional investment community. Dorchester’s unique approach to processing, organizing and standardizing capital markets data from the broadest variety of sources gives it a superior ability to help clients with the fundamental risk analysis questions of asset allocation and benchmarking. Additional information can be found at cpmkts.com.
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Great Companies, Inc.
Great Companies, Inc. is a privately-owned registered investment advisor. The firm is a fundamental, research-driven portfolio manager that believes in the long-term ownership of “great companies” purchased at reasonable prices. Great Companies manages assets for both individuals and institutions and creates indices based upon their unique investment strategy. Additional information can be found at edmpinc.com.
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MAC Indexing, LLC
MAC Indexing, LLC is an affiliate of Melvin & Company that specializes in clean energy equity research amd index development. Melvin & Company is an institutional research and brokerage firm based in Chicago. Melvin & Company is a fully-licensed FINRA/SEC securities firm and is a member of the following organizations: Securities Investors Protection Corporation (SIPC), Securities Industry Association (SIA), Securities Traders Association (STA), National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), National Futures Association (NFA), and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Melive & Company was founded in 1989 by Christopher C. Melvin. Additional information can be found at melvinco.com.
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Morningstar, Inc.
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in the United States and in major international markets. The company offers an extensive line of Internet, software, and print-based products and services for individuals, financial advisors and institutional clients. Morningstar provides data on more than 190,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds and similar vehicles. The company has operations in 15 countries and minority ownership positions in companies based in three other countries. Morningstar Indexes offers a broad range of equity, fixed income and commodity indexes. These indexes are used for asset allocation and benchmarking and serve as the basis for investment product creation and market monitoring. Additional information can be found at morningstar.com.
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Ocean Tomo, LLC
Ocean Tomo, LLC is a fully-integrated intellectual capital merchant banc that specializes in understanding and leveraging intellectual property assets. The company provides advice in intellectual property-related expert services, valuation, investments, risk management and corporate finance. Additional information can be found at oceantomo.com/indexes.html.
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Raymond James Research Services, LLC
Raymond James Research Services, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc., a Florida-based holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged in various financial services businesses including brokerage, trading, investment banking, asset management and financial planning services. The Equity Research Department at Raymond James & Associates currently includes more than 45 equity analysts and publishes research on approximately 700 companies. Their work is complemented by technical and economic analysts, and is supported by nearly 40 research associates and other support staff. Additional information can be found at raymondjames.com.
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Robeco Investment Management, Inc.
Robeco Investment Management, Inc. is comprised of three U.S.-based, specialist divisions: Robeco Boston Partners, Robeco-Sage and Robeco Weiss, Peck & Greer. Robeco’s parent company is a global investment management company that is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The parent company was founded in 1929. Additional information can be found at robecoinvest.com.
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Sabrient Systems, LLC
Sabrient Systems, LLC is an independent equity research firm that provides quantitative research on nearly 6,000 stocks, indices and exchange-traded funds. Sabrient’s proprietary methodologies employ multi-factor modeling and filters that seek to identify stocks that appear poised to outperform or underperform the market. Additional information can be found at sabrient.com.
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Standard & Poor’s Investment Advisory Services LLC
In 1995, Standard & Poor’s Investment Advisory Services LLC was established as a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. for the express purpose of providing investment advice to the financial community. SPIAS’s clients have included brokerage firms, mutual funds, insurance companies, retirement plans, financial planners and other financial services professionals.
S&P, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is an affiliate of SPIAS and a foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. An important part of the world’s financial infrastructure, S&P has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions.
"S&P" and "Standard & Poor's" are registered trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Claymore Securities, Inc. ("Claymore"). Investments in Claymore products are not endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor's and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in Claymore products. Additional information can be found at standardandpoors.com.
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Sustainable Wealth Management, Ltd.
Sustainable Wealth Management, Ltd. is a Calgary, Alberta based firm dedicated to developing structured indices/benchmarks for institutional investors. The firm specializes in the North American energy sector with indices based on unconventional natural gas, North American energy infrastructure and unconventional oil such as Canada’s oil sands. The firm’s index construction methodology is based exclusively on quantitative factors. Additional information can be found at swmindex.com.
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Zacks Investment Research, Inc.
Zacks Investment Research, Inc. has more than 25 years of experience in providing institutional and individual investors with the analytical tools and financial information necessary to the success of their investment process. Today, Zacks receives daily electronic data feeds and printed research reports on over 10,000 companies from over 200 brokerage firms, produced by more than 3,500 analysts amounting to over 500,000 pages of brokerage research. In addition, Zacks records 25,000 earnings estimate revisions and changes in broker recommendations weekly. Additional information can be found at zacks.com.
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