Claymore Investments, Inc. (Toronto)

Name: Claymore Investments, Inc.
Address: 200 University Ave., Toronto, M5 H 3 C6
Telephone: 866-417-4640

Claymore Investments, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Toronto. It manages $4.17 billion of regulatory assets for 30 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Claymore Investments provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, pension consulting services, and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Claymore Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Claymore Investments, Inc. is $4.17 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1227% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.17 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $138.99 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Claymore Investments, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Claymore Investments, Inc.

David Charles Hooten has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2004. Inc. Esot Sammons Enterprises joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Claymore Group	Holding company	1 Oct 2003	50% - 75%	36-4470289
Claymore Group Inc.	Holding company	1 Oct 2003	50% - 75%	36-4470289
Inc. Guggenheim Funds Services Group	Holding company	1 Oct 2003	75% - 100%	20-1908498
David Charles Hooten	Director	1 Nov 2004	Other	2400282
Som Seif	Director, ceo, president	1 Jan 2005	Other	4923238
Michael Roy Boyle	Director, cfo and cio	1 Jan 2005	Other	3200882
Nicholas Dalmaso	Director, secretary	1 Jan 2005	Other	2246955
Som Nmn Seif	Director, ceo, president	1 Jan 2005	Other	4923238
Nicholas Nmn Dalmaso	Director, secretary	1 Jan 2005	Other	2246955
Michael Joseph Rigert	Vice president	1 Jun 2005	Other	4534404
Charles Francis Millington	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	4683520
Bruce Saxon	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2006	Other	1507740
Steven Mark Hill	Cfo	1 Jun 2006	Other	1992944
Chuck Ray Craig	Cio	1 Jun 2006	Other	2843684
Bruce Nmn Saxon	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2006	Other	1507740
Bruce Rudolph Albelda	Cfo	1 Feb 2007	Other	5275087
Kevin M Robinson	Secretary	1 May 2008	Other	2947242
Jeffrey David Logan	Vice president	1 May 2008	Other	5078925
John Thomas Futrell	Director	1 May 2008	Other	1244867
Byron Scott Minerd	Director	1 Oct 2009	Other	1204498

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
David Charles Hooten	Ceo	1 Oct 2001	25% - 50%	2400282
Llc Guggenheim Capital	Parent company	1 Oct 2005	75% - 100%	36-4358656
Llc Gp Holdco	Parent company	1 Oct 2007	75% - 100%	20-8734966
Llc Guggenheim Partners	Parent company	1 Oct 2007	75% - 100%	20-3571204
Llc Guggenheim Partners	Member	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	20-3571204
Inc. Sage Assets	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	25% - 50%	26-3960584
Inc. Sammons Enterprises	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	75-6027423
Inc. Consolidated Investment Services	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	88-0214301
Inc. Sage Assets	Parent company	1 Jul 2009	25% - 50%	26-3960584
Inc. Sammons Enterprises	Parent	1 Jul 2009	75% - 100%	15-6027423
Llc Gpft Holdco	Parent company	1 Sep 2009	75% - 100%	20-8735034
Llc Claymore Holdings	Parent company	1 Oct 2009	75% - 100%	27-0765512
Inc. Esot Sammons Enterprises	Shareholder	1 Mar 2010	75% - 100%	75-0864422

Based in Toronto

The principal office where Claymore Investments, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 200 University Ave., Toronto, M5 H 3 C6 The mailing address of the firm is 200 University Ave., Toronto, M5 H 3 C6. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 866-417-4640 or by fax 416-813-2020. The normal business hours are 8am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.clamoreinvestments.ca.