Exchange Traded Fund News

Claymore Investments has launched three Canadian Exchange Traded Funds:

The Claymore BRIC ETF

Symbol: CBQ
Exchange: TSX
Dividends: Paid quarterly
MER: 0.60%
Number of securities: 75
Index: Tracks an index consisting of stocks from Brazil, Russia, India and China
Country breakdown (As of August 31st 2006)
Country Percent
Brazil 48.55
China 31.28
India 13.95
Russia 6.21

The Claymore U.S. Fundamental Index ETF Cdn Dollar Hedged

Symbol: CLU
Exchange: TSX
Dividend yield: 2.15%
Number of securities: 992
MER: 0.65%
Security selection: Based on four factors:
Total cash dividends
Free cash flow
Total sales
Book equity value.

The Claymore Cdn. Dividend & Income Achievers ETF

Symbol: CDZ
Exchange: TSX
Dividend yield: 4.95%
Number of securities: 57
MER: 0.60%
Largest holdings
Stock Weight (September 8th) %
Royal Bank 3.01
Rothmans 2.46
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.45
BCE 2.32
Encana 2.29
Manulife 2.29
Toronto Dominion 2.16
Emera 2.09
Bank of Montreal 1.96
Commerce Bank 1.71
Top Sectors
Sector Weight (September 8th) %
Financials 43.08
Energy 16.58
Industrials 9.48
Consumer Staples 8.92
Utilities 6.11
Consumer Discretion 4.85
Materials 4.81
Telecommunications 3.50
Information Tech 0.99
Funds 0.97

Additional information on Claymore ETFs is available at www.claymoreinvestments.ca