WMCR: Trying to Cheat Deathwatch

Representatives of most ETF firms don’t like seeing their products on ETF Deathwatch, although some follow the “any publicity is good publicity” theory.  Then there is Claymore, a firm that seems to take avoiding ETF Deathwatch to great extremes. Last Friday (8/20), a Claymore press release trumpeted the “launch” of a new ETF – the Claymore Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF (WMCR).  However, when I checked with the NYSE and Nasdaq, they informed me there were no new listings from Claymore on Friday.  A quick check of my quote screen did show a security trading with that ticker symbol, but its name was identified as the Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF. Upon further investigation it was revealed that Claymore is staging another Extreme Makeover: ETF Edition.  You may recall that in late July 2009 Claymore/Great…