Performance of the HIMI Indices for September was:
| Total Return, September 2007 | |
| Index | Performance |
| Ratchet | +1.96% |
| FixFloat | +0.95% |
| Floater | +0.67% |
| OpRet | +0.25% |
| SplitShare | +0.10% |
| Interest | +0.06% |
| PerpetualPremium | -0.93% |
| PerpetualDiscount | -2.61% |
As has been discussed elsewhere the Claymore ETF returned -1.23% on the month; this number is after all fees and expenses.
Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund, managed by Hymas Investment Management, returned -0.70% on the month. Returns assume reinvestment of dividends and are reported after expenses but before fees. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. You can lose money investing in Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund or any other fund.
The return of the “BMO Capital Markets 50” in August was -1.35%, but this will not be analyzed in detail due to the proprietary nature of this index.
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