Home of the Firsts
Since its founding in January 2005, Claymore’s leadership in the investment industry has produced the following innovations in exchange-traded funds:
| Free ETF Trading Platform in Canada | Scotia iTRADE® to offer Commission-Free Online Trading
on 46 ETFs from Claymore ETFs and other leading Canadian providers. The suite of 46 ETFs eligible for commission-free
online trading covers an extensive range of sectors, asset classes, and investing themes to help investors
continue to build a diversified portfolio. Commission-Free ETF Trading |
| First C$ Hedged Physical Gold and Silver Bullion Funds in world | The Claymore Gold Bullion ETF and Claymore Silver Bullion Trust were the first know investment funds which provided investors exposure to physical bullion with a C$ hedge. Bullion for both investment funds are stored in the treasury vault facilities of ScotiaMocatta, a division of the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Claymore Gold Bullion ETF | CGL
Claymore Silver Bullion Trust | SVR.UN |
| Claymore CorePortfolio™ Series | The first known ETF wrap program in the world--The CLAYMORE CorePortfolio™ Series is the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset allocation solution to exclusively use exchange-traded funds to help create efficient, balanced and diversified portfolios tailored to specific investment goals. Claymore CorePortfoliosTM |
| DRIP, PACC, SWP | The first to offer DRIP, PACC and SWP plans on all our ETFs. Claymore DRIP, PACC, SWP Plans |
| Actively Managed ETF | The first actively managed ETF known in the world. Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income (TSX: FIE) |
| BRIC | The first BRIC ETF in the world. Claymore BRIC ETF (TSX: CBQ) |
| Dividend & Interest | The first in bundling a dividend & interest strategy into an ETF. Claymore CDN Dividend & Income Achievers ETF (TSX: CDZ) |