FUND SUMMARY
The Claymore/Robb Report Global Luxury Index 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 Robb Report Global Luxury Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stock and American depositary receipts ("ADRs") and global depositary receipts ("GDRs") 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 Index. A figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation.
The Fund, using a low cost “passive” or “indexing” investment approach, will seek to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the Robb Report Global Luxury Index. The Index is comprised of no fewer than 20 and up to 100 equity securities traded on major global developed market exchanges, as well as ADRs and GDRs of companies whose primary business is the provision of global luxury goods and services. These may include retailers, manufacturers (which may include automobiles, boats, aircraft, and consumer electronics), travel and leisure firms, and investment and other professional services firms. The designation of such firms as “luxury” is determined by the publisher of the Robb Report Magazine, CurtCo Robb Media, LLC (the “Robb Report” or the “Index Provider”). Robb Report generally defines “developed markets” as countries whose economies have high income levels, strong legal protection and sophisticated stock exchanges. The current list of global developed markets consists of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
TOP FUND HOLDINGS
as of 3/17/10
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| THE SWATCH GROUP AG-B |
6.12 % |
| CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMON |
5.64 % |
| PPR SA |
5.20 % |
| COACH INC |
4.75 % |
| WYNN RESORTS LTD |
4.67 % |
| CHRISTIAN DIOR SA |
4.66 % |
| LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON |
4.57 % |
| NORDSTROM INC |
4.50 % |
| LUXOTTICA GROUP SPA |
4.31 % |
| SHISEIDO CO LTD |
4.27 % |
TOP FUND GEOGRAPHIC WEIGHTINGS
as of 12/31/09
| GEOGRAPHIC |
WEIGHTING |
| France |
27.87 % |
| United States |
26.03 % |
| Switzerland |
13.10 % |
| Germany |
11.99 % |
| Italy |
6.99 % |
| Japan |
5.19 % |
| Hong Kong |
4.01 % |
| Britain |
2.24 % |
| Brazil |
1.91 % |
| Bermuda |
0.67 % |
TOP FUND SECTORS
as of 12/31/09
| SECTOR |
WEIGHTING |
| Consumer Discretionary |
76.37 % |
| Consumer Staples |
10.01 % |
| Industrials |
7.19 % |
| Financials |
6.43 % |
All data is subject to change on a daily basis and represents a percentage of the Fund's total equity holdings. The securities mentioned are provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell.
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.
Luxury Risk. The success of companies that sell luxury goods and services may depend heavily on the disposable household income and consumer spending of a relatively small segment of the general population, rather than the consumer population as a whole. Changes in consumer taste among such segment of the population can also affect the demand for, and success of, luxury goods and services in the marketplace. Consumer spending on luxury goods and services can also be adversely affected as a result of declines in consumer confidence levels, even if prevailing economic conditions are favorable. In an economic downturn, consumer discretionary spending levels generally decline, often resulting in disproportionately large reductions in the sale of luxury goods and services.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. issuers 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.
As of August 31, 2009, a significant percentage of the Index is comprised of securities of companies from France. To the extent that the Index is focused on securities of any one country, including France, the value of the Index, and thus the Fund, will be especially affected by adverse developments in such country, including the risks described above.
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. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index.
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. If the Fund utilizes a sampling approach or futures or other derivative positions, its return may not correlate as well with the return on the Index, as would be the case if it purchased all of the stocks in the Index with the same weightings as the Index.
Replication Management Risk. 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. The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
Non-Diversified Fund Risk. The Fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a diversified fund.
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 not 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 Funds.
Claymore ETFs are listed on the NYSE Arca, depending on the individual ETF listing, the same way as are 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 NYSE Arca during normal trading hours. The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of 80,000 shares (each block of 80,000 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.
Investors buying or selling ETF shares on the secondary market may incur brokerage costs and other transactional fees. Shares of ETFs may 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 “Robb Report Global Luxury Index” is a registered trademark of Robb Report and has been licensed for use by the Investment Adviser.The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Robb Report and Robb Report makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in Shares of the Fund.
The Claymore/Robb Report Global Luxury Index ETF and its Shares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by CurtCo Robb Media, LLC, Robb Report Magazine and its affiliates (“Licensor”). Licensor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the shareholders of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in or trading securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Robb Report Global Luxury Index to track general stock market performance. Licensor’s only relationship to the Investment Adviser is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Licensor and of the Robb Report Global Luxury Index, which is determined, composed and calculated solely by Licensor without regard to Investment Adviser or the Claymore/Robb Report Global Luxury Index ETF. Licensor 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 Robb Report Global Luxury Index. Licensor 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. Licensor has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the Fund or its Shares.