Claymore commences on Arca with 21 ETFs

NYSE Arca has started trading 21 Claymore exchange-traded funds (ETFs) after they were transferred from NYSE Alternext US, the former American Stock Exchange. The 21 ETFs cover a range of underlying asset classes, from emerging market countries to water. The ETFs include, for example, the Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF, the Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF, and the Claymore/BNY Bric ETF.

The water ETF is based on the S&P Global water index and is the first US-listed global water ETF. The Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF is based on the AlphaShares China Small Cap index, which measures the performance of publicly-traded mainland China-based small capitalisation companies. The Claymore/BNY Bric ETF is based on an equity index called the Bank of New York Mellon Bric Select ADR index, comprising American depositary receipts and global depositary receipts, selected