Claymore debuts Sudan-linked ETF

Claymore Securities Inc. of Lisle, Ill., today announced the Claymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core ETF on the American Stock Exchange. The Claymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core ETF tracks the KLD Large Cap Sudan Free Social Index developed by KLD Research & Analytics Inc. of New York – the first socially responsible index tied to the issue of Sudan divestment. “Claymore Securities is dedicated to providing financial advisers and their clients with the investment choices they want,” Christian Magoon, senior managing director, Claymore Securities, said in a statement. “By partnering with KLD, the recognized index provider for socially responsible investing, Claymore is offering investors the first ETF based on an index with a Sudan-free mandate in the index methodology.”