About Claymore Securities

Claymore Securities, Inc. is a privately held financial services company offering unique investment solutions for financial advisors and retail investors alike. Claymore is an innovator in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit investment trusts (UITs) and closed-end funds (CEFs), is often the first-to-market provider of creative investment vehicles. In total, Claymore entities have provided supervision, management, servicing and/or distribution on approximately $10.4 billion in assets as of December 31, 2008. Led by a seasoned and experienced management team, Claymore brings together what it believes to be best-in-class asset managers and index providers to create innovative investment solutions that are used to establish strategic partnerships with investment professionals.