Claymore Investments, Inc. announced that Claymore International Fundamental Index ETF (TSX:CIE) and Claymore Japan Fundamental Index ETF C$ Hedged (TSX:CJP) began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today.

“We are very happy to be bringing these two products to market. There is a real lack of good international focused ETFs designed for Canadian investors and we believe these two new products will give Canadian investors a great opportunity to get exposure to global markets, with the benefit of low management fees and a strong investment strategy. The products are designed using the Fundamental Index approach by FTSE RAFI, which have historically outperformed their respective market benchmarks.The products could be great tools to help any investor looking to diversify their portfolios”, said Som Seif, president & CEO of Claymore Investments, Inc.

Like Claymore Investments’ other current ETFs, both the Claymore International Fundamental Index ETF & the Claymore Japan Fundamental Index ETF (C$ Hedged), will be offering two classes of units, the common unit and advisor class unit.

Claymore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Claymore Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the Chicago. Claymore Group entities provide supervision, management, servicing or distribution of approximately US$17 billion in assets.