Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Nos. 333-163453
333-163453-09
333-163453-10
333-163453-11
333-163453-12
333-163453-13
333-163453-14
333-163453-15
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
POWERSHARES DB ENERGY FUND
POWERSHARES DB OIL FUND
POWERSHARES DB PRECIOUS METALS FUND
POWERSHARES DB GOLD FUND
POWERSHARES DB SILVER FUND
POWERSHARES DB BASE METALS FUND
POWERSHARES DB AGRICULTURE FUND
SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 31, 2011 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 3, 2011
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the Prospectus dated January 3, 2011, as supplemented from time-to-time (the Prospectus) of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust (the Trust), PowerShares DB Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund, PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund, PowerShares DB Silver Fund, PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund and PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (collectively, the Funds). All capitalized terms used in this Supplement have the same meaning as in the Prospectus.
Prospective investors in the Funds should review carefully the contents of both this Supplement and the Prospectus.
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All information in the Prospectus is restated pursuant to this Supplement, except as updated hereby.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Supplement is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS POOL NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC
Managing Owner
I. | Risk Factor (3) on pages 23-25 of the Prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: |
(3) | Regulatory and Exchange Position Limits and Other Rules May Restrict the Creation of Baskets and the Operation of One or More of the Funds. |
CFTC and commodity exchange rules impose speculative position limits on market participants, including certain of the Funds, trading in certain commodities. These position limits prohibit any person from holding a position of more than a specific number of such futures contracts.
In the aggregate, the Indexes for the Funds are composed of 21 Index Commodities, of which 16 Index Commodities are currently subject to speculative position limits imposed by either the CFTC or the rules of the futures exchanges on which the futures contracts for the applicable Index Commodities are traded. The purposes of speculative position limits are to diminish, eliminate or prevent sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in the prices of futures contracts. Currently, speculative position limits (i) for corn, oats, wheat, soybean, soybean oil and cotton are determined by the CFTC and (ii) for all other commodities are determined by the futures exchanges. Pursuant to the statutory mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, the CFTC proposed regulations in January 2011, or the Proposed Regulations, that would, in pertinent part, impose new federal position limits on futures and options on a subset of energy, metal, and agricultural commodities, or the Referenced Contracts, and economically equivalent swaps. Futures on Light, Sweet Crude Oil, Heating Oil, RBOB Gasoline, Natural Gas, Gold, Silver, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Kansas City Wheat, Sugar, Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle and Lean Hogs are Referenced Contracts subject to the Proposed Regulations.
Generally, speculative position limits in the physical delivery markets are set at a stricter level during the spot month, the month when the futures contract matures and becomes deliverable, versus the limits set for all other months. If the Managing Owner determines that a Funds trading may be approaching any of these speculative position limits, such Fund may reduce its trading in that commodity or trade in other commodities or instruments that the Index Sponsor determines comply with the rules and goals of the applicable Index. Below is a chart that sets forth certain relevant information, including current speculative position limits for each Affected Index Commodity that any person may hold, separately or in combination, net long or net short, for the purchase or sale of any commodity futures contract or, on a futures-equivalent basis, options thereon. Speculative position limit levels remain subject to change by the CFTC or the relevant exchanges.
Under current regulations, subject to any relevant exemptions, traders, such as each Fund, may not exceed speculative position limits, either individually, or in the aggregate with other persons with whom they are under common control or ownership. Under the Proposed Regulations, the CFTC would require certain persons to aggregate exchange listed futures and economically equivalent swap positions owned or controlled by such persons.
Affected Index Commodity |
Exchange (Symbol)1 |
Exchange Position Limits2 | ||
Corn | CBOT (C) | 600 Spot Month 13,500 Single Month 22,000 All Months Combined | ||
Cotton #2 | ICE-US (CT) | 300 Spot Month 3,500 Single Month 5,000 All Months Combined | ||
Sugar #11 | ICE-US (SB) | 5,000 Spot Month | ||
Soybeans | CBOT (S) | 600 Spot Month 6,500 Single Month 10,000 All Months Combined | ||
Wheat | CBOT (W) | 600 Spot Month 5,000 Single Month 6,500 - All Months Combined | ||
Kansas City Wheat | KCB (KW) | 600 - Spot Month (Spot month limits go into effect on a contract at the close of trade the day before its first delivery notice day.) 5,000 Single Month 6,500 - All Months Combined | ||
Cocoa | ICE-US (CC) | 1,000 Notice Period | ||
Coffee | ICE-US (KC) | 500 Notice Period | ||
Live Cattle | CME (LC) | 450 Spot Month (as of the close of business on the first business day following the first Friday of the contract month) 300 Spot Month (as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the last five business days of the contract month) |
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Affected Index Commodity |
Exchange (Symbol)1 |
Exchange Position Limits2 | ||
6,300 Single Month | ||||
Feeder Cattle | CME (FC) | 300 Spot Month (during the last ten days of trading) 1,950- Single Month | ||
Lean Hogs | CME (LH) | 950 Spot Month (as of the close of business on the fifth business day of the contract month) 4,150 Single Month | ||
Gold | COMEX (GC) | 3,000 Spot Month 6,000 Single Month 6,000 All Months Combined | ||
Silver | COMEX (SI) | 1,500 Spot Month 6,000 Single Month 6,000 All Months Combined | ||
Light, Sweet Crude Oil | NYMEX (CL) | 3,000 Spot Month 10,000 Single Month 20,000 All Months Combined | ||
Heating Oil | NYMEX (HO) | 1,000 Spot Month 5,000 Single Month 7,000 All Months Combined | ||
Natural Gas | NYMEX (NG) | 1,000 Spot Month 6,000 Single Month 12,000 All Months Combined |
1 | Legend: |
CBOT means the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc., or its successor.
ICE-US means ICE Futures U.S., Inc., or its successor.
KCB means the Board of Trade of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., or its successor.
CME means the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., or its successor.
COMEX means the Commodity Exchange Inc., New York, or its successor.
NYMEX means the New York Mercantile Exchange, or its successor.
2 Subject to the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level table in the Interpretations & Special Notices section at the end of Chapter 5 of the exchanges rulebook.
Because a Fund may be subject to position limits and, consequently, the corresponding Funds ability to issue new Baskets, or the Funds ability to reinvest income in additional futures contracts corresponding to the Affected Index Commodities may be limited to the extent these activities would cause such Fund to exceed its applicable position limits. Limiting the size of a Fund may affect the correlation between the price of the Shares, as traded on the NYSE Arca, and the net asset value of a Fund. That is, the inability to create additional Baskets could result in Shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value of a Fund.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC is required, among other things, to establish speculative position limits on exchange listed futures and options on physical commodities (including certain energy, metals and agricultural products) and economically equivalent over-the-counter derivatives. The Dodd-Frank Act will also require the CFTC to establish aggregate position limits for contracts based on the same underlying commodity, including certain contracts traded on non-U.S. exchanges. Depending on the outcome of the Proposed Regulations and any future CFTC or futures exchange rulemaking, as applicable, the rules concerning position limits may be amended in a manner that is detrimental to the Funds. For example, if the amended rules are detrimental to a particular Fund, its ability to issue new Baskets, or reinvest income in additional futures contracts corresponding to the Affected Index Commodities, may be limited to the extent these activities would cause such Fund to exceed the applicable position limits. Limiting the size of a Fund may affect the correlation between the price of the Shares of a Fund, as traded on the NYSE Arca, and the net asset value of such Fund. That is, the inability to create additional Baskets could result in Shares in a Fund trading at a premium or discount to net asset value of such Fund.
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II. | Risk Factor (27) on pages 29-30 of the Prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced, in its entirety, with the following, and the numbers of the succeeding risk factors are hereby increased by 1: |
(27) | The Effects Of Market Disruptions and Government Intervention Are Unpredictable And May Have An Adverse Effect On The Value Of Your Shares. |
The global financial markets have in the past few years gone through pervasive and fundamental disruptions that have led to extensive and unprecedented governmental intervention. Such intervention has in certain cases been implemented on an emergency basis, suddenly and substantially eliminating market participants ability to continue to implement certain strategies or manage the risk of their outstanding positions. In addition as one would expect given the complexities of the financial markets and the limited time frame within which governments have felt compelled to take action these interventions have typically been unclear in scope and application, resulting in confusion and uncertainty which in itself has been materially detrimental to the efficient functioning of the markets as well as previously successful investment strategies.
A Fund may incur major losses in the event of disrupted markets and other extraordinary events in which historical pricing relationships become materially distorted. The risk of loss from pricing distortions is compounded by the fact that in disrupted markets many positions become illiquid, making it difficult or impossible to close out positions against which the markets are moving. The financing available to market participants from their banks, dealers and other counterparties is typically reduced in disrupted markets. Such a reduction may result in substantial losses to the affected market participants. Market disruptions may from time to time cause dramatic losses, and such events can result in otherwise historically low-risk strategies performing with unprecedented volatility and risk.
(28) | Regulatory Changes or Actions, Including the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, May Alter the Operations and Profitability of the Funds. |
The regulation of commodity interest transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to ongoing modification by governmental and judicial action. Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools that are publicly distributed in the United States. The Dodd-Frank Act seeks to regulate markets, market participants and financial instruments that previously have been unregulated and substantially alters the regulation of many other markets, market participants and financial instruments. Because many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act require rulemaking by the applicable regulators before becoming fully effective and the Dodd-Frank Act mandates multiple agency reports and studies (which could result in additional legislative or regulatory action), it is difficult to predict the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on each Fund, the Managing Owner, and the markets in which the Funds may invest, the Net Asset Value of each Fund or the market price of the Shares. The Dodd-Frank Act could result in the Funds investment strategy becoming non-viable or non-economic to implement. Therefore, the Dodd-Frank Act and regulations adopted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act could have a material adverse impact on the profit potential of the Fund and in turn the value of your Shares.
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III. | Pages 36 through 39 of the Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced, in their entirety, with the following: |
PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB ENERGY FUND (TICKER: DBE), A SERIES OF
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Energy Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $689,327,712
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $248,086,627
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $33.53
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (28.36)% October 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (66.18)% June 2008 February 2009*
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
5.35 | (8.46) | (6.19) | (1.17) | 0.08 | |||||
February |
5.65 | 5.54 | (5.93) | 10.62 | 5.80 | |||||
March |
5.38 | 2.88 | 5.71 | 1.35 | 5.33 | |||||
April |
6.28 | 5.48 | (1.34) | 10.21 | 0.86 | |||||
May |
(14.15) | 22.99 | 14.95 | (0.92) | ||||||
June |
(0.73) | 3.14 | 10.15 | 3.41 | ||||||
July |
4.09 | 2.26 | (12.21) | 2.26 | ||||||
August |
(7.48) | (3.50) | (6.72) | (4.07) | ||||||
September |
7.97 | (0.96) | (11.32) | 7.78 | ||||||
October |
0.02 | 7.99 | (28.36) | 12.90 | ||||||
November |
2.15 | 1.68 | (14.60) | (2.56) | ||||||
December |
8.95 | (0.39) | (13.74)** | 4.95*** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
24.65% (4 months) |
3.42% | 24.81% | (40.74)% | 40.68% |
* | The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown from June 2008 February 2009 includes the effect of the $0.44 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Please see Footnote **. |
** | The December 2008 return of (13.74)% includes the $0.44 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was (11.92)%. |
*** | The December 2007 return of 4.95% includes the $0.90 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was 7.64%. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB OIL FUND (TICKER: DBO), A SERIES OF POWERSHARES
DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Oil Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $1,124,542,518
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $700,112,099
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $34.32
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (29.20)% October 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (65.43)% June 2008 February 2009*
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
3.69 | (8.65) | (5.87) | (3.00) | (2.08) | |||||
February |
2.60 | 7.48 | (4.30) | 10.99 | 6.13 | |||||
March |
7.67 | 4.76 | 7.88 | 0.30 | 4.77 | |||||
April |
6.25 | 4.46 | (1.12) | 12.33 | (2.20) | |||||
May |
(16.47) | 26.94 | 12.65 | (2.48) | ||||||
June |
(3.20) | 1.94 | 11.73 | 4.58 | ||||||
July |
4.98 | 3.09 | (11.24) | 2.65 | ||||||
August |
(6.85) | (3.12) | (5.82) | (4.20) | ||||||
September |
8.66 | (1.07) | (12.79) | 9.59 | ||||||
October |
(0.14) | 8.27 | (29.20) | 15.62 | ||||||
November |
1.66 | 2.94 | (15.73) | (2.39) | ||||||
December |
9.39 | (0.95) | (11.79)** | 4.85*** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
21.70% (4 months) |
2.51% | 35.65% | (41.42)% | 38.48% |
* | The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown from June 2008 February 2009 includes the effect of the $0.12 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Please see Footnote **. |
** | The December 2008 return of (11.79)% includes the $0.12 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was (11.27)%. |
*** | The December 2007 return of 4.85% includes the $1.28 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was 7.93%. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
See accompanying Footnotes to Performance Information.
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PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB PRECIOUS METALS FUND (TICKER: DBP), A SERIES OF
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $691,676,740
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $592,591,490
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $61.73
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (18.43)% October 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (31.88)% February 2008 October 2008
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
(7.08) | (1.83) | 6.02 | 10.18 | 4.04 | |||||
February |
8.60 | 2.92 | 1.97 | 7.34 | 2.77 | |||||
March |
4.38 | 0.68 | (1.84) | (7.24) | (1.87) | |||||
April |
13.10 | 5.93 | (3.99) | (5.36) | 2.10 | |||||
May |
2.01 | 12.91 | 2.30 | (2.43) | ||||||
June |
2.27 | (7.08) | 3.99 | (3.14) | ||||||
July |
(5.01) | 2.61 | (0.88) | 2.96 | ||||||
August |
5.95 | 1.17 | (12.05) | (0.77) | ||||||
September |
6.14 | 7.00 | 2.59 | 16.86 | ||||||
October |
5.46 | 1.73 | (18.43) | (5.36) | ||||||
November |
4.66 | 13.44 | 11.56 | 3.95 | ||||||
December |
3.91 | (7.62) | 6.94* | 4.04** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
19.12% (4 months) |
37.71% | 26.57% | (3.88)% | 23.72% |
* | The December 2008 return of 6.94% includes the $0.27 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was 7.91%. |
** | The December 2007 return of 4.04% includes the $0.60 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was 5.58%. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB GOLD FUND (TICKER: DGL), A SERIES OF POWERSHARES
DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Gold Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $457,889,260
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $284,247,286
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $54.66
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (18.06)% October 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (26.80)% February 2008 October 2008
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
(6.39) | (1.30) | 4.85 | 9.67 | 3.44 | |||||
February |
5.58 | 3.15 | 1.48 | 5.14 | 2.44 | |||||
March |
1.98 | (0.56) | (2.07) | (5.77) | (1.02) | |||||
April |
8.05 | 5.89 | (3.64) | (5.92) | 2.86 | |||||
May |
2.79 | 9.53 | 2.54 | (2.93) | ||||||
June |
2.45 | (5.40) | 4.17 | (1.99) | ||||||
July |
(5.28) | 2.69 | (1.48) | 2.61 | ||||||
August |
5.56 | (0.26) | (9.22) | 0.68 | ||||||
September |
4.63 | 5.75 | 5.49 | 9.81 | ||||||
October |
3.60 | 3.01 | (18.06) | 6.01 | ||||||
November |
1.98 | 13.39 | 13.29 | (1.26) | ||||||
December |
2.45 | (7.27) | 6.66* | 3.54** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
8.88% (4 months) |
27.83% | 22.03% | 2.00% | 26.20% |
* | The December 2008 return of 6.66% includes the $0.26 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was 7.52%. |
** | The December 2007 return of 3.54% includes the $0.81 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was 5.84%. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
See accompanying Footnotes to Performance Information.
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PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB SILVER FUND (TICKER: DBS), A SERIES OF
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Silver Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $451,544,733
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $546,112,474
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $85.33
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (23.42)% August 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (51.35)% February 2008 October 2008
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
(9.59) | (4.06) | 11.40 | 12.83 | 6.48 | |||||
February |
19.91 | 1.91 | 4.16 | 16.53 | 4.13 | |||||
March |
12.35 | 6.15 | (0.89) | (12.95) | (4.91) | |||||
April |
28.28 | 6.20 | (5.23) | (4.05) | 0.49 | |||||
May |
(1.11) | 26.80 | 1.67 | (0.26) | ||||||
June |
1.38 | (13.00) | 3.41 | (7.80) | ||||||
July |
(3.92) | 2.46 | 1.68 | 4.60 | ||||||
August |
7.65 | 6.73 | (23.42) | (6.71) | ||||||
September |
12.36 | 11.63 | (10.23) | 13.76 | ||||||
October |
12.61 | (2.45) | (20.75) | 3.92 | ||||||
November |
14.77 | 13.71 | 4.72 | (2.92) | ||||||
December |
9.63 | (9.03) | 8.74* | 2.02** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
56.22% (4 months) |
81.95% | 48.10% | (27.16)% | 11.32% |
* | The December 2008 return of 8.74% includes the $0.22 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was 9.92%. |
** | The December 2007 return of 2.02% includes the $0.87 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was 5.24%. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB BASE METALS FUND (TICKER: DBB), A SERIES OF
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $1,060,880,840
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $629,090,069
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $24.38
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (27.29)% October 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (60.29)% July 2007 January 2009*
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
0.62 | (11.50) | (7.37) | 8.82 | (5.84) | |||||
February |
3.18 | 4.12 | 3.71 | 12.16 | 3.70 | |||||
March |
(3.08) | 8.17 | 12.99 | (5.59) | 1.88 | |||||
April |
(0.57) | (4.12) | 6.48 | (0.87) | 10.74 | |||||
May |
(10.43) | 6.30 | (4.54) | (2.40) | ||||||
June |
(5.71) | 3.07 | 3.92 | (1.19) | ||||||
July |
11.17 | 13.82 | (4.21) | 4.86 | ||||||
August |
(0.86) | 7.55 | (6.74) | (7.61) | ||||||
September |
9.18 | (0.43) | (11.14) | 2.37 | ||||||
October |
3.32 | 5.97 | (27.29) | (2.43) | ||||||
November |
(4.69) | 6.81 | (6.46) | (5.95) | ||||||
December |
13.14 | 7.98 | (11.29)** | (8.98)*** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
0.04% (4 months) |
8.20% | 88.64% | (45.73)% | (12.00)% |
* | The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown from July 2007 January 2009 includes the effect of the $0.96 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007, and the effect of the $0.28 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Please see Footnotes ** and ***. |
** | The December 2008 return of (11.29)% includes the $0.28 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was (9.21)%. |
*** | The December 2007 return of (8.98)% includes the $0.96 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was (5.01)%. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
See accompanying Footnotes to Performance Information.
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PERFORMANCE OF POWERSHARES DB AGRICULTURE FUND (TICKER: DBA), A SERIES OF POWERSHARES
DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
Name of Pool: PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund
Type of Pool: Public, Exchange-Listed Commodity Pool
Inception of Trading: January 2007
Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions as of April 30, 2011: $7,836,899,960
Net Asset Value as of April 30, 2011: $3,807,117,192
Net Asset Value per Share as of April 30, 2011: $34.18
Worst Monthly Drawdown: (14.74)% September 2008
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: (43.49)% February 2008 May 2010*
Monthly Rate of Return |
2011(%) | 2010(%) | 2009(%) | 2008(%) | 2007(%) | |||||
January |
5.93 | (3.81) | (3.62) | 12.47 | 3.44 | |||||
February |
1.69 | (0.13) | (5.88) | 12.90 | 3.91 | |||||
March |
(1.86) | (4.56) | 3.74 | (12.43) | (5.81) | |||||
April |
(0.12) | 2.62 | 2.58 | 0.27 | (1.94) | |||||
May |
(5.34) | 11.50 | (1.56) | 5.84 | ||||||
June |
1.94 | (9.17) | 13.41 | (0.04) | ||||||
July |
8.30 | (0.55) | (10.36) | (0.50) | ||||||
August |
(0.12) | 3.69 | (3.28) | 2.07 | ||||||
September |
5.81 | (2.03) | (14.74) | 10.20 | ||||||
October |
8.06 | 0.43 | (14.44) | (0.17) | ||||||
November |
(1.95) | 3.07 | (4.41) | 4.94 | ||||||
December |
11.28 | (0.38) | 5.10** | 6.56*** | ||||||
Compound Rate of Return |
5.59% (4 months) |
22.47% | 1.85% | (20.91)% | 31.24% |
* | The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown from February 2008 May 2010 includes the effect of the $0.45 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Please see Footnote **. |
** | The December 2008 return of 5.10% includes the $0.45 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 17, 2008. Prior to the December 30, 2008 distribution, the pools return for December 2008 was 6.93%. |
*** | The December 2007 return of 6.56% includes the $0.45 per Share distribution made to Shareholders of record as of December 19, 2007. Prior to the December 28, 2007 distribution, the pools return for December 2007 was 7.89%. |
**** | As of October 19, 2009, the Fund commenced tracking the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Diversified Agriculture Excess Return. Prior to October 19, 2009, the Fund tracked the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return. |
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
See accompanying Footnotes to Performance Information.
Footnotes to Performance Information
1. Aggregate Gross Capital Subscriptions is the aggregate of all amounts ever contributed to the relevant pool, including investors who subsequently redeemed their investments.
2. Net Asset Value is the net asset value of the relevant pool as of April 30, 2011.
3. Net Asset Value per Share is the Net Asset Value of the relevant pool divided by the total number of Shares outstanding with respect to such pool as of April 30, 2011.
4. Worst Monthly Drawdown is the largest single month loss sustained since inception of trading. Drawdown as used in this section of the Prospectus means losses experienced by the relevant pool over the specified period and is calculated on a rate of return basis, i.e., dividing net performance by beginning equity. Drawdown is measured on the basis of monthly returns only, and does not reflect intra-month figures. Month is the month of the Worst Monthly Drawdown.
5. Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown is the largest percentage decline in the Net Asset Value per Share over the history of the relevant pool. This need not be a continuous decline, but can be a series of positive and negative returns where the negative returns are larger than the positive returns. Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown represents the greatest percentage decline from any month-end Net Asset Value per Share that occurs without such month-end Net Asset Value per Share being equaled or exceeded as of a subsequent month-end. For example, if the Net Asset Value per Share of a particular pool declined by $1 in each of January and February, increased by $1 in March and declined again by $2 in April, a peak-to-valley drawdown analysis conducted as of the end of April would consider that drawdown to be still continuing and to be $3 in amount, whereas if the Net Asset Value per Share had increased by $2 in March, the January-February drawdown would have ended as of the end of February at the $2 level.
6. Compound Rate of Return of the relevant pool is calculated by multiplying on a compound basis each of the monthly rates of return set forth in the respective charts above and not by adding or averaging such monthly rates of return. For periods of less than one year, the results are year-to-date.
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7. The below table reflects both the name of the original Index that each Fund (except PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund) has tracked up to and including December 31, 2010, or Original Index, and the name of the Index that each Fund will track after December 31, 2010, or Renamed Index:
Fund | Index | |||||
Original |
Renamed | |||||
PowerShares DB Energy Fund | Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Energy Excess Return | DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return | ||||
PowerShares DB Oil Fund | Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Crude Oil Excess Return | DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil Index Excess Return | ||||
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund | Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Precious Metals Excess Return | DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals Index Excess Return | ||||
PowerShares DB Gold Fund | Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Gold Excess Return | DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold Index Excess Return | ||||
PowerShares DB Silver Fund | Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Silver Excess Return | DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver Index Excess Return | ||||
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund | Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexOptimum Yield Industrial Metals Excess Return | DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return |
Each Funds Original Index is identical to the Renamed Index, except with respect to the following non-substantive changes: (i) name of Index, (ii) ticker symbol, and (iii) inception date of Renamed Index for CFTC purposes. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, all prior underlying formulae, data (e.g., closing levels, measure of volatility, all other numerical statistics and measures) and all other characteristics (e.g., Base Date, Index Sponsor, rolling, etc.) with respect to each Original Index is identical to its corresponding Renamed Index.
The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund tracked the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Diversified Agriculture Excess Return up to and including December 31, 2010. The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund commenced tracking the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return after December 31, 2010. The only difference between the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Diversified Agriculture Excess Return and the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return is a name change.
DBLCI and Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index are trade marks of the Index Sponsor and are the subject of Community Trade Mark Nos. 3055043 and 3054996. Trade Mark applications in the United States are pending with respect to both the Trust and aspects of each Index. The Fund and the Managing Owner have been licensed to use DBLCI, Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index and DBIQ.
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IV. Pages 52 through 113 of the Prospectus are hereby deleted and replaced, in their entirety, with the following: |
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Volatility of the Various Indexes |
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The following table1 reflects various measures of volatility2 of the history of each Index as calculated on an excess return basis: |
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Volatility Type | DBIQ-OY Energy ER3 |
DBIQ- OY CL |
DBIQ-OY Precious Metals ER4 |
DBIQ- OY GC |
DBIQ- OY SI |
DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals ER5 |
DBIQ Diversified ER6 |
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Daily volatility over full history |
25.20 | % | 27.52 | % | 16.31 | % | 15.13 | % | 26.00 | % | 21.07 | % | 10.59 | % | ||||||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility |
23.51 | % | 25.76 | % | 15.20 | % | 13.99 | % | 24.21 | % | 19.66 | % | 9.85 | % | ||||||||||||||
Monthly return volatility |
25.53 | % | 26.64 | % | 16.30 | % | 15.04 | % | 26.57 | % | 21.54 | % | 12.44 | % | ||||||||||||||
Average annual volatility |
24.33 | % | 26.38 | % | 15.13 | % | 14.00 | % | 23.90 | % | 18.77 | % | 10.26 | % | ||||||||||||||
The following table reflects the daily volatility on an annual basis of each Index: |
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Year | DBIQ-OY Energy ER3 |
DBIQ- OY CL |
DBIQ-OY Precious Metals ER4 |
DBIQ- OY GC |
DBIQ- OY SI |
DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals ER5 |
DBIQ Diversified ER6 |
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1988 |
| 26.56% | 11.17% | 11.41% | 10.73% | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
1989 |
| 28.11% | 13.57% | 13.14% | 18.53% | | 8.35% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1990 |
44.82% | 40.56% | 16.71% | 17.67% | 19.41% | | 7.92% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1991 |
31.03% | 29.57% | 13.63% | 12.63% | 23.40% | | 7.85% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1992 |
14.60% | 16.66% | 8.90% | 8.32% | 15.67% | | 6.93% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1993 |
15.25% | 17.70% | 16.81% | 14.44% | 28.37% | | 8.24% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1994 |
18.05% | 20.13% | 12.08% | 9.60% | 23.28% | | 12.80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1995 |
13.45% | 17.07% | 9.89% | 6.62% | 26.37% | | 6.78% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1996 |
23.86% | 31.02% | 7.74% | 6.17% | 17.62% | | 7.80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1997 |
18.29% | 21.51% | 13.51% | 12.60% | 24.68% | 11.99% | 11.19% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1998 |
23.80% | 27.97% | 14.60% | 12.84% | 29.22% | 14.38% | 8.06% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1999 |
24.43% | 27.10% | 16.54% | 17.35% | 21.74% | 14.07% | 10.74% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2000 |
28.21% | 32.19% | 14.01% | 15.02% | 14.41% | 11.78% | 8.87% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
27.56% | 29.77% | 13.79% | 14.44% | 17.22% | 12.57% | 8.38% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
24.63% | 25.52% | 13.51% | 13.44% | 17.43% | 13.12% | 9.51% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
26.34% | 26.59% | 16.17% | 16.66% | 20.32% | 13.86% | 8.37% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
28.71% | 30.80% | 19.48% | 16.25% | 35.48% | 20.85% | 11.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
27.49% | 26.55% | 13.23% | 12.38% | 21.32% | 18.18% | 9.40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
22.01% | 22.01% | 25.97% | 22.81% | 41.21% | 32.26% | 9.57% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007 |
19.54% | 21.17% | 14.96% | 13.91% | 21.28% | 20.35% | 9.36% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
36.57% | 41.43% | 27.33% | 25.53% | 43.01% | 28.81% | 21.09% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009 |
31.28% | 33.56% | 20.44% | 18.40% | 31.13% | 29.14% | 15.60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010 |
18.84% | 20.63% | 15.22% | 13.28% | 26.40% | 23.76% | 13.55% | |||||||||||||||||||||
20111 |
16.61% | 19.00% | 13.98% | 11.20% | 25.29% | 16.37% | 14.49% | |||||||||||||||||||||
1As of April 30, 2011. Past Index levels are not necessarily indicative of future Index levels. 2Volatility, for these purposes, means the following: Daily Volatility: The relative rate at which the price of the Index moves up and down, found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. Monthly Return Volatility: The relative rate at which the price of the Index moves up and down, found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the monthly change in price. Average Annual Volatility: The average of yearly volatilities for a given sample period. The yearly volatility is the relative rate at which the price of the Index moves up and down, found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price for each business day in the given year. 3As of June 4, 1990. Past Index levels are not necessarily indicative of future Index levels. 4As of December 2, 1988. Past Index levels are not necessarily indicative of future Index levels. 5As of September 3, 1997. Past Index levels are not necessarily indicative of future Index levels. 6As of January 18, 1989. Past Index levels are not necessarily indicative of future Index levels. |
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ENERGY SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ-OY ENERGY ER)
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CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 |
Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19905 |
179.19 | 96.66 | 45.52% | 45.52% | ||||
1991 |
147.42 | 107.20 | -20.99% | 14.98% | ||||
1992 |
137.39 | 110.88 | 9.57% | 25.99% | ||||
1993 |
138.78 | 100.51 | -20.19% | 0.56% | ||||
1994 |
122.19 | 95.20 | 6.96% | 7.56% | ||||
1995 |
119.82 | 102.02 | 11.00% | 19.39% | ||||
1996 |
197.83 | 111.99 | 63.92% | 95.71% | ||||
1997 |
204.30 | 159.71 | -18.40% | 59.71% | ||||
1998 |
160.51 | 97.65 | -36.95% | 0.70% | ||||
1999 |
178.20 | 92.77 | 72.80% | 74.00% | ||||
2000 |
298.97 | 167.50 | 41.06% | 145.44% | ||||
2001 |
278.42 | 192.42 | -16.74% | 104.36% | ||||
2002 |
298.19 | 194.55 | 41.97% | 190.12% | ||||
2003 |
391.72 | 284.31 | 32.29% | 283.81% | ||||
2004 |
715.99 | 383.42 | 54.72% | 493.84% | ||||
2005 |
1037.13 | 582.46 | 55.14% | 821.29% | ||||
2006 |
1074.96 | 812.65 | -10.74% | 722.36% | ||||
2007 |
1112.80 | 709.23 | 34.88% | 1009.21% | ||||
2008 |
1772.65 | 559.38 | -40.45% | 560.50% | ||||
2009 |
862.18 | 518.29 | 25.76% | 730.64% | ||||
2010 |
884.28 | 704.89 | 4.00% | 763.88% | ||||
20116 |
1075.48 | 850.77 | 24.49% | 975.48% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 |
Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19905 |
183.60 | 97.33 | 51.88% | 51.88% | ||||
1991 |
154.30 | 112.85 | -16.53% | 26.77% | ||||
1992 |
155.82 | 122.35 | 13.48% | 43.86% | ||||
1993 |
160.01 | 118.31 | -17.71% | 18.38% | ||||
1994 |
147.06 | 112.95 | 11.67% | 32.19% | ||||
1995 |
155.68 | 127.46 | 17.38% | 55.17% | ||||
1996 |
270.11 | 146.19 | 72.56% | 167.77% | ||||
1997 |
279.83 | 227.35 | -14.08% | 130.07% | ||||
1998 |
232.17 | 147.51 | -33.81% | 52.29% | ||||
1999 |
282.30 | 141.11 | 81.15% | 175.87% | ||||
2000 |
496.29 | 265.84 | 49.64% | 312.83% | ||||
2001 |
476.58 | 334.41 | -13.77% | 255.97% | ||||
2002 |
527.96 | 339.16 | 44.32% | 413.72% | ||||
2003 |
700.53 | 505.36 | 33.65% | 586.61% | ||||
2004 |
1293.70 | 686.54 | 56.88% | 977.16% | ||||
2005 |
1917.92 | 1056.70 | 60.14% | 1625.00% | ||||
2006 |
2070.40 | 1595.93 | -6.33% | 1515.87% | ||||
2007 |
2285.06 | 1397.07 | 41.00% | 2178.45% | ||||
2008 |
3676.21 | 1165.04 | -39.62% | 1275.66% | ||||
2009 |
1798.15 | 1079.73 | 25.94% | 1632.53% | ||||
2010 |
1845.15 | 1471.50 | 4.14% | 1704.26% | ||||
20116 |
2247.00 | 1776.94 | 24.54% | 2147.00% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CL7 | HO7 | LCO7 | XB7 | NG7 | ||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | |||||||||||
19905 |
21.8% | 21.9% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 27.2% | 22.2% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 6.2% | 10.9% | ||||||||||
1991 |
21.8% | 22.5% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 23.8% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 21.8% | 10.1% | 13.1% | ||||||||||
1992 |
21.3% | 22.3% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 12.3% | 10.8% | ||||||||||
1993 |
21.6% | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.8% | 21.1% | 22.7% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 14.4% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
1994 |
20.6% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 24.7% | 21.9% | 23.0% | 21.8% | 9.3% | 12.1% | ||||||||||
1995 |
22.9% | 24.3% | 21.2% | 22.1% | 23.1% | 23.0% | 23.1% | 21.9% | 9.7% | 8.8% | ||||||||||
1996 |
22.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 12.0% | 10.9% | ||||||||||
1997 |
23.2% | 22.5% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% | 21.4% | 23.1% | 11.4% | 10.1% | ||||||||||
1998 |
22.4% | 22.7% | 22.9% | 23.4% | 21.3% | 21.1% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 9.9% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
1999 |
22.7% | 23.1% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 22.2% | 23.3% | 22.3% | 9.1% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
2000 |
21.8% | 22.9% | 22.5% | 22.2% | 21.2% | 22.8% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 11.4% | 8.9% | ||||||||||
2001 |
23.5% | 22.9% | 22.0% | 22.2% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 22.7% | 10.5% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
2002 |
21.4% | 23.2% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 24.2% | 22.6% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 10.3% | 8.5% | ||||||||||
2003 |
22.7% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 21.5% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 10.2% | 12.3% | ||||||||||
2004 |
23.9% | 22.6% | 23.0% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 21.8% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 8.8% | 10.5% | ||||||||||
2005 |
20.6% | 22.3% | 23.5% | 22.7% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 23.0% | 9.1% | 9.7% | ||||||||||
2006 |
23.3% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 23.2% | 22.9% | 25.3% | 22.8% | 5.5% | 8.7% | ||||||||||
2007 |
22.6% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 22.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% | ||||||||||
2008 |
22.2% | 21.8% | 24.2% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 10.1% | 12.4% | ||||||||||
2009 |
24.5% | 22.7% | 19.4% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 22.8% | 27.5% | 24.3% | 4.7% | 9.6% | ||||||||||
2010 |
22.8% | 22.3% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 23.0% | 23.5% | 23.1% | 7.3% | 8.6% | ||||||||||
20116 |
21.9% | 22.3% | 23.3% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 22.5% | 8.3% | 10.0% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE,
SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CL7 | HO7 | LCO7 | XB7 | NG7 | ||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | |||||||||||
19905 |
21.8% | 21.9% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 27.2% | 22.2% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 6.2% | 10.9% | ||||||||||
1991 |
21.8% | 22.5% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 23.8% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 21.8% | 10.1% | 13.1% | ||||||||||
1992 |
21.3% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 23.1% | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 12.5% | 10.8% | ||||||||||
1993 |
21.6% | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.8% | 21.1% | 22.7% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 14.4% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
1994 |
20.6% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 24.7% | 21.9% | 23.0% | 21.8% | 9.3% | 12.1% | ||||||||||
1995 |
22.9% | 22.9% | 21.2% | 22.4% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.3% | 9.7% | 8.4% | ||||||||||
1996 |
22.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 12.0% | 10.9% | ||||||||||
1997 |
23.2% | 22.0% | 21.6% | 22.8% | 22.2% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 23.7% | 11.4% | 10.3% | ||||||||||
1998 |
22.4% | 22.7% | 22.9% | 23.4% | 21.3% | 21.1% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 9.9% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
1999 |
22.9% | 23.1% | 22.3% | 22.0% | 22.8% | 22.2% | 23.3% | 22.3% | 8.6% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
2000 |
21.8% | 22.9% | 22.5% | 22.2% | 21.2% | 22.8% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 11.4% | 8.9% | ||||||||||
2001 |
23.5% | 22.9% | 22.0% | 22.2% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 22.7% | 10.5% | 10.4% | ||||||||||
2002 |
21.4% | 23.2% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 24.2% | 22.6% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 10.3% | 8.5% | ||||||||||
2003 |
22.7% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 21.5% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 10.2% | 12.3% | ||||||||||
2004 |
23.9% | 22.6% | 23.0% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 21.8% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 8.8% | 10.5% | ||||||||||
2005 |
20.6% | 22.3% | 23.5% | 22.7% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 23.0% | 9.1% | 9.7% | ||||||||||
2006 |
23.3% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 23.2% | 22.9% | 25.3% | 22.8% | 5.5% | 8.7% | ||||||||||
2007 |
22.6% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 22.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% | ||||||||||
2008 |
22.2% | 21.8% | 24.2% | 21.3% | 22.4% | 22.8% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 10.0% | 12.4% | ||||||||||
2009 |
24.5% | 22.7% | 19.4% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 22.8% | 27.5% | 24.3% | 4.7% | 9.6% | ||||||||||
20106 |
22.8% | 22.3% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 23.0% | 23.5% | 23.1% | 7.3% | 8.6% | ||||||||||
20116 |
21.9% | 22.3% | 23.3% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 22.5% | 8.3% | 10.0% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD ENERGY INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from June 4, 1990 to April 30, 2011.
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy TR9 |
Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return10 |
|||||||||
Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
12.0% | 16.0% | 7.3% | |||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
23.5% | 23.5% | 28.8% | |||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
0.37 | 0.54 | 0.14 | |||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
57% | 58% | 55% | |||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
6.0% | 6.2% | 7.5% | |||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-5.1% | -4.9% | -6.7% | |||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy TR9 |
Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return10 |
|||||||||
1 year |
23.3% | 23.5% | 15.3% | |||||||||
3 year |
-7.3% | -6.9% | -18.7% | |||||||||
5 year |
1.4% | 3.3% | -7.6% | |||||||||
7 year |
12.7% | 15.2% | -0.2% | |||||||||
10 year |
14.7% | 17.0% | 3.0% | |||||||||
15 year |
14.5% | 18.0% | 6.3% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JUNE 1990 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY ENERGY ER, DBIQ-OY ENERGY TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US ENERGY TOTAL RETURN
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY Energy ER, DBIQ-OY Energy TR and Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return are indices and do not reflect actual trading.
DBIQ-OY Energy TR and Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JUNE 1990 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY ENERGY TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US ENERGY TOTAL RETURN
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY Energy TR and Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return are indices and do not reflect actual trading.
DBIQ-OY Energy TR and Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JUNE 1990 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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NOTES AND LEGENDS:
1. High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. 2. Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. 3. Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 4. Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 5. Closing levels as of inception on June 4, 1990. 6. Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. 7. The DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return and DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of the following underlying index commodities: CL (Light, Sweet Crude Oil), HO (Heating Oil), LCO (Brent Crude Oil), XB (RBOB Gasoline) and NG (Natural Gas) on an optimum yield basis. 8. DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy ER is DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return. 9. DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy TR is DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Total Return. 10. Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return is Goldman Sachs US Energy Total Return. 11. Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 12. Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. 13. Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 3.29%. 14. % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 15. Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 16. Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 17. Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7, 10 or 15 years, as applicable).
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JUNE 1990 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL |
17
PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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CRUDE OIL SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ-OY CL ER)
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CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19885 |
112.02 | 97.53 | 12.02% | 12.02% | ||||
1989 |
192.01 | 110.98 | 71.41% | 92.01% | ||||
1990 |
294.82 | 160.13 | 24.79% | 139.61% | ||||
1991 |
238.71 | 175.06 | -15.63% | 102.15% | ||||
1992 |
224.82 | 189.93 | 0.68% | 103.52% | ||||
1993 |
217.01 | 152.46 | -24.79% | 53.08% | ||||
1994 |
173.31 | 142.13 | 5.59% | 61.64% | ||||
1995 |
202.32 | 157.90 | 25.16% | 102.32% | ||||
1996 |
414.35 | 185.87 | 104.80% | 314.35% | ||||
1997 |
425.66 | 303.27 | -26.65% | 203.93% | ||||
1998 |
302.95 | 171.33 | -40.94% | 79.51% | ||||
1999 |
346.30 | 165.23 | 85.26% | 232.56% | ||||
2000 |
551.67 | 325.69 | 31.04% | 335.79% | ||||
2001 |
532.29 | 390.80 | -3.95% | 318.57% | ||||
2002 |
608.00 | 399.11 | 41.61% | 492.76% | ||||
2003 |
847.48 | 574.29 | 39.55% | 727.21% | ||||
2004 |
1632.10 | 824.87 | 63.83% | 1255.23% | ||||
2005 |
2171.79 | 1319.88 | 42.95% | 1837.28% | ||||
2006 |
2389.01 | 1856.67 | -2.48% | 1789.17% | ||||
2007 |
2523.38 | 1571.31 | 33.12% | 2414.88% | ||||
2008 |
3955.92 | 1188.78 | -41.61% | 1368.33% | ||||
2009 |
2057.94 | 1147.41 | 36.08% | 1898.07% | ||||
2010 |
2169.64 | 1673.17 | 3.20% | 1962.00% | ||||
20116 |
2508.55 | 2003.69 | 21.66% | 2408.55% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE,
SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 |
Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19885 |
112.73 | 97.60 | 12.73% | 12.73% | ||||
1989 |
209.87 | 111.81 | 86.17% | 109.87% | ||||
1990 |
341.64 | 182.36 | 34.76% | 182.82% | ||||
1991 |
295.24 | 208.42 | -10.88% | 152.05% | ||||
1992 |
288.22 | 237.02 | 4.27% | 162.81% | ||||
1993 |
281.69 | 202.92 | -22.45% | 103.80% | ||||
1994 |
235.88 | 190.71 | 10.24% | 124.67% | ||||
1995 |
297.36 | 219.85 | 32.36% | 197.36% | ||||
1996 |
641.10 | 274.37 | 115.60% | 541.10% | ||||
1997 |
659.34 | 493.93 | -22.77% | 395.14% | ||||
1998 |
495.55 | 292.68 | -37.99% | 207.03% | ||||
1999 |
620.64 | 284.23 | 94.21% | 496.27% | ||||
2000 |
1035.63 | 584.55 | 39.02% | 728.92% | ||||
2001 |
1030.69 | 768.08 | -0.53% | 724.54% | ||||
2002 |
1217.32 | 786.82 | 43.96% | 1087.00% | ||||
2003 |
1713.97 | 1154.40 | 40.99% | 1573.50% | ||||
2004 |
3334.95 | 1670.29 | 66.12% | 2679.95% | ||||
2005 |
4541.88 | 2707.94 | 47.56% | 4002.06% | ||||
2006 |
5203.49 | 3969.14 | 2.34% | 4097.88% | ||||
2007 |
5859.72 | 3499.36 | 39.16% | 5741.98% | ||||
2008 |
9281.23 | 2799.96 | -40.80% | 3358.41% | ||||
2009 |
4853.73 | 2703.20 | 36.28% | 4612.97% | ||||
2010 |
5119.70 | 3948.54 | 3.34% | 4770.26% | ||||
20116 |
5927.08 | 4733.01 | 21.70% | 5827.08% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE,
SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CL7 | ||||
High1 | Low2 | |||
19885 |
100% | 100% | ||
1989 |
100% | 100% | ||
1990 |
100% | 100% | ||
1991 |
100% | 100% | ||
1992 |
100% | 100% | ||
1993 |
100% | 100% | ||
1994 |
100% | 100% | ||
1995 |
100% | 100% | ||
1996 |
100% | 100% | ||
1997 |
100% | 100% | ||
1998 |
100% | 100% | ||
1999 |
100% | 100% | ||
2000 |
100% | 100% | ||
2001 |
100% | 100% | ||
2002 |
100% | 100% | ||
2003 |
100% | 100% | ||
2004 |
100% | 100% | ||
2005 |
100% | 100% | ||
2006 |
100% | 100% | ||
2007 |
100% | 100% | ||
2008 |
100% | 100% | ||
2009 |
100% | 100% | ||
2010 |
100% | 100% | ||
20116 |
100% | 100% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CL7 | ||||
High1 | Low2 | |||
19885 |
100% | 100% | ||
1989 |
100% | 100% | ||
1990 |
100% | 100% | ||
1991 |
100% | 100% | ||
1992 |
100% | 100% | ||
1993 |
100% | 100% | ||
1994 |
100% | 100% | ||
1995 |
100% | 100% | ||
1996 |
100% | 100% | ||
1997 |
100% | 100% | ||
1998 |
100% | 100% | ||
1999 |
100% | 100% | ||
2000 |
100% | 100% | ||
2001 |
100% | 100% | ||
2002 |
100% | 100% | ||
2003 |
100% | 100% | ||
2004 |
100% | 100% | ||
2005 |
100% | 100% | ||
2006 |
100% | 100% | ||
2007 |
100% | 100% | ||
2008 |
100% | 100% | ||
2009 |
100% | 100% | ||
2010 |
100% | 100% | ||
20116 |
100% | 100% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD CRUDE OIL INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from December 2, 1988 to April 30, 2011.
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil TR9 |
Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index10 |
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Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
15.5% | 20.0% | 12.9% | |||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
25.7% | 25.7% | 31.4% | |||||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
0.46 | 0.64 | 0.30 | |||||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
58% | 58% | 57% | |||||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
6.5% | 6.8% | 8.0% | |||||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-5.3% | -5.1% | -7.2% | |||||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil TR9 |
Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index10 |
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1 year |
16.7% | 16.8% | 10.1% | |||||||||||
3 year |
-6.1% | -5.8% | -22.9% | |||||||||||
5 year |
2.4% | 4.4% | -9.3% | |||||||||||
7 year |
13.8% | 16.3% | -0.5% | |||||||||||
10 year |
17.3% | 19.7% | 4.9% | |||||||||||
15 year |
16.2% | 19.8% | 8.5% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY CL ER, DBIQ-OY CL TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS CRUDE OIL TOTAL RETURN INDEX |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY CL ER, DBIQ-OY CL TR and Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ-OY CL TR and Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY CL TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS CRUDE OIL TOTAL RETURN INDEX |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY CL TR and Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ-OY CL TR and Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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NOTES AND LEGENDS: |
1. | High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
2. | Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
3. | Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
4. | Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
5. | Closing levels as of inception on December 2, 1988. |
6. | Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. |
7. | The DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil Index Excess Return and DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of CL (Light, Sweet Crude Oil) on an optimum yield basis. |
8. | DBIQ-OY CL ER is DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil Index Excess Return. |
9. | DBIQ-OY CL TR is DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil Index Total Return. |
10. | Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index is Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index. |
11. | Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
12. | Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. |
13. | Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 3.58%. |
14. | % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
15. | Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
16. | Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
17. | Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7, 10 or 15 years, as applicable). |
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
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NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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PRECIOUS METALS SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ-OY PRECIOUS METALS ER)
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CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19885 |
99.45 | 94.47 | -5.10% | -5.10% | ||||
1989 |
95.07 | 78.33 | -10.54% | -15.10% | ||||
1990 |
88.33 | 70.07 | -12.51% | -25.72% | ||||
1991 |
75.34 | 62.42 | -15.60% | -37.30% | ||||
1992 |
64.28 | 56.55 | -9.44% | -43.22% | ||||
1993 |
71.31 | 55.38 | 18.49% | -32.72% | ||||
1994 |
68.95 | 61.70 | -6.24% | -36.92% | ||||
1995 |
65.86 | 60.00 | -4.13% | -39.53% | ||||
1996 |
65.24 | 54.89 | -9.22% | -45.11% | ||||
1997 |
55.35 | 43.82 | -17.28% | -54.59% | ||||
1998 |
48.63 | 40.62 | -7.08% | -57.81% | ||||
1999 |
45.88 | 37.10 | -1.70% | -58.53% | ||||
2000 |
44.35 | 36.32 | -11.36% | -63.24% | ||||
2001 |
37.53 | 33.78 | -2.66% | -64.22% | ||||
2002 |
42.57 | 35.33 | 18.95% | -57.43% | ||||
2003 |
50.84 | 39.24 | 19.06% | -49.32% | ||||
2004 |
57.55 | 46.00 | 6.35% | -46.10% | ||||
2005 |
64.36 | 50.94 | 16.97% | -36.95% | ||||
2006 |
89.86 | 63.88 | 21.19% | -23.60% | ||||
2007 |
93.76 | 72.62 | 20.64% | -7.82% | ||||
2008 |
111.75 | 70.48 | -4.17% | -11.67% | ||||
2009 |
125.88 | 80.96 | 27.73% | 12.83% | ||||
2010 |
156.43 | 106.48 | 38.64% | 56.43% | ||||
20116 |
186.64 | 142.98 | 19.31% | 86.64% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19885 |
99.52 | 95.05 | -4.49% | -4.49% | ||||
1989 |
98.10 | 83.59 | -2.82% | -7.18% | ||||
1990 |
97.35 | 81.17 | -5.51% | -12.30% | ||||
1991 |
89.20 | 77.58 | -10.84% | -21.81% | ||||
1992 |
80.34 | 72.71 | -6.21% | -26.66% | ||||
1993 |
93.75 | 71.94 | 22.16% | -10.41% | ||||
1994 |
93.57 | 85.44 | -2.11% | -12.31% | ||||
1995 |
93.31 | 84.23 | 1.38% | -11.10% | ||||
1996 |
96.38 | 84.72 | -4.43% | -15.04% | ||||
1997 |
86.39 | 71.19 | -12.91% | -26.00% | ||||
1998 |
80.52 | 68.46 | -2.45% | -27.81% | ||||
1999 |
81.29 | 65.38 | 3.05% | -25.61% | ||||
2000 |
80.04 | 68.62 | -5.96% | -30.05% | ||||
2001 |
73.58 | 65.10 | 0.81% | -29.48% | ||||
2002 |
85.28 | 69.70 | 20.93% | -14.72% | ||||
2003 |
102.89 | 78.85 | 20.29% | 2.58% | ||||
2004 |
117.90 | 93.42 | 7.84% | 10.62% | ||||
2005 |
136.03 | 104.80 | 20.74% | 33.56% | ||||
2006 |
193.51 | 135.42 | 27.17% | 69.85% | ||||
2007 |
216.92 | 161.55 | 26.12% | 114.21% | ||||
2008 |
260.94 | 166.06 | -2.83% | 108.15% | ||||
2009 |
297.04 | 190.78 | 27.92% | 166.26% | ||||
2010 |
369.64 | 251.28 | 38.83% | 269.64% | ||||
20116 |
441.18 | 337.88 | 19.35% | 341.18% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME. NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN
GC7 | SI7 | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | High | Low | |||||
19885 |
80.0% | 79.6% | 20.0% | 20.4% | ||||
1989 |
79.7% | 80.9% | 20.3% | 19.1% | ||||
1990 |
81.2% | 80.0% | 18.8% | 20.0% | ||||
1991 |
80.9% | 80.5% | 19.1% | 19.5% | ||||
1992 |
78.8% | 80.1% | 21.2% | 19.9% | ||||
1993 |
77.3% | 80.3% | 22.7% | 19.7% | ||||
1994 |
76.6% | 81.7% | 23.4% | 18.3% | ||||
1995 |
78.7% | 82.3% | 21.3% | 17.7% | ||||
1996 |
79.9% | 79.8% | 20.1% | 20.2% | ||||
1997 |
77.8% | 77.0% | 22.2% | 23.0% | ||||
1998 |
75.9% | 78.5% | 24.1% | 21.5% | ||||
1999 |
80.0% | 77.2% | 20.0% | 22.8% | ||||
2000 |
80.1% | 80.4% | 19.9% | 19.6% | ||||
2001 |
82.1% | 81.0% | 17.9% | 19.0% | ||||
2002 |
80.7% | 79.5% | 19.3% | 20.5% | ||||
2003 |
78.6% | 80.4% | 21.4% | 19.6% | ||||
2004 |
79.7% | 77.9% | 20.3% | 22.1% | ||||
2005 |
79.3% | 81.2% | 20.7% | 18.8% | ||||
2006 |
76.1% | 79.6% | 23.9% | 20.4% | ||||
2007 |
81.1% | 80.1% | 18.9% | 19.9% | ||||
2008 |
78.4% | 81.4% | 21.6% | 18.6% | ||||
2009 |
80.2% | 80.9% | 19.8% | 19.1% | ||||
2010 |
78.2% | 81.8% | 21.8% | 18.2% | ||||
20116 |
71.6% | 79.3% | 28.4% | 20.7% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN
GC7 | SI7 | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | High | Low | |||||
19885 |
80.0% | 79.6% | 20.0% | 20.4% | ||||
1989 |
79.5% | 80.2% | 20.5% | 19.8% | ||||
1990 |
81.2% | 79.8% | 18.8% | 20.2% | ||||
1991 |
80.9% | 79.6% | 19.1% | 20.4% | ||||
1992 |
79.1% | 80.1% | 20.9% | 19.9% | ||||
1993 |
77.1% | 80.3% | 22.9% | 19.7% | ||||
1994 |
77.0% | 81.7% | 23.0% | 18.3% | ||||
1995 |
77.8% | 82.3% | 22.2% | 17.7% | ||||
1996 |
79.9% | 80.1% | 20.1% | 19.9% | ||||
1997 |
77.8% | 77.0% | 22.2% | 23.0% | ||||
1998 |
75.9% | 78.5% | 24.1% | 21.5% | ||||
1999 |
80.0% | 77.2% | 20.0% | 22.8% | ||||
2000 |
80.1% | 80.2% | 19.9% | 19.8% | ||||
2001 |
82.1% | 81.0% | 17.9% | 19.0% | ||||
2002 |
80.4% | 79.5% | 19.6% | 20.5% | ||||
2003 |
78.6% | 80.4% | 21.4% | 19.6% | ||||
2004 |
79.7% | 77.9% | 20.3% | 22.1% | ||||
2005 |
79.3% | 81.2% | 20.7% | 18.8% | ||||
2006 |
76.1% | 79.6% | 23.9% | 20.4% | ||||
2007 |
81.1% | 80.1% | 18.9% | 19.9% | ||||
2008 |
78.4% | 81.4% | 21.6% | 18.6% | ||||
2009 |
80.2% | 80.9% | 19.8% | 19.1% | ||||
2010 |
78.2% | 81.8% | 21.8% | 18.2% | ||||
20116 |
71.6% | 79.3% | 28.4% | 20.7% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD PRECIOUS METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from December 2, 1988 to April 30, 2011. | ||||||||||||||
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals TR9 |
Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return10 |
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Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
2.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | |||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
15.2% | 15.2% | 14.6% | |||||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
-5.0% | 21.5% | 22.2% | |||||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
48.0% | 52.4% | 53.2% | |||||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
4.1% | 4.0% | 3.8% | |||||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-3.1% | -3.0% | -2.9% | |||||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals TR9 |
Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return10 |
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1 year |
53.1% | 53.3% | 45.4% | |||||||||||
3 year |
25.3% | 25.7% | 23.9% | |||||||||||
5 year |
18.0% | 20.2% | 19.4% | |||||||||||
7 year |
21.4% | 24.1% | 23.1% | |||||||||||
10 year |
18.4% | 20.8% | 19.6% | |||||||||||
15 year |
7.8% | 11.1% | 11.0% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY PRECIOUS METALS ER, DBIQ-OY PRECIOUS METALS TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US PRECIOUS METALS TOTAL RETURN INDEX
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY Precious Metals ER, DBIQ-OY Precious Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ-OY Precious Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY PRECIOUS METALS TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US PRECIOUS METALS TOTAL RETURN INDEX
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY Precious Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ-OY Precious Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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NOTES AND LEGENDS:
1. | High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
2. | Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
3. | Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
4. | Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
5. | Closing levels as of inception on December 2, 1988. |
6. | Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. |
7. | The DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals Index Excess Return and DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of the following underlying index commodities: GC (Gold) and SI (Silver) on an optimum yield basis. |
8. | DBIQ-OY Precious Metals ER is DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals Index Excess Return. |
9. | DBIQ-OY Precious Metals TR is DBIQ Optimum Yield Precious Metals Index Total Return. |
10. | Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return is Goldman Sachs US Precious Metals Total Return. |
11. | Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
12. | Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. |
13. | Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 3.58%. |
14. | % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
15. | Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
16. | Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
17. | Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7, 10 or 15 years, as applicable). |
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL |
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PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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GOLD SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ-OY GC ER)
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CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 | Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19885 |
99.43 | 94.00 | -5.59% | -5.59% | ||||
1989 |
94.66 | 79.15 | -7.60% | -12.77% | ||||
1990 |
91.16 | 72.70 | -9.12% | -20.72% | ||||
1991 |
80.68 | 66.43 | -15.91% | -33.34% | ||||
1992 |
67.23 | 60.20 | -9.29% | -39.53% | ||||
1993 |
73.24 | 59.14 | 14.87% | -30.54% | ||||
1994 |
70.04 | 64.50 | -5.82% | -34.58% | ||||
1995 |
66.28 | 61.54 | -4.98% | -37.84% | ||||
1996 |
66.44 | 57.01 | -8.28% | -42.99% | ||||
1997 |
56.60 | 42.01 | -25.00% | -57.24% | ||||
1998 |
46.03 | 39.77 | -3.80% | -58.87% | ||||
1999 |
44.76 | 34.92 | -3.54% | -60.32% | ||||
2000 |
43.19 | 34.95 | -10.07% | -64.32% | ||||
2001 |
36.96 | 32.79 | -2.15% | -65.08% | ||||
2002 |
43.15 | 34.85 | 23.03% | -57.04% | ||||
2003 |
50.90 | 39.63 | 18.18% | -49.24% | ||||
2004 |
54.99 | 45.62 | 3.76% | -47.33% | ||||
2005 |
61.77 | 49.36 | 14.51% | -39.68% | ||||
2006 |
82.59 | 61.37 | 16.20% | -29.91% | ||||
2007 |
87.24 | 66.67 | 23.43% | -13.49% | ||||
2008 |
102.34 | 70.49 | 1.73% | -11.99% | ||||
2009 |
120.07 | 80.47 | 22.77% | 8.05% | ||||
2010 |
139.11 | 103.64 | 28.75% | 39.11% | ||||
20116 |
151.78 | 128.88 | 9.11% | 51.78% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME. NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX TOTAL RETURN |
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 | Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19885 |
99.49 | 94.58 | -4.99% | -4.99% | ||||
1989 |
99.14 | 83.75 | 0.37% | -4.64% | ||||
1990 |
100.47 | 82.41 | -1.85% | -6.40% | ||||
1991 |
95.52 | 81.79 | -11.18% | -16.86% | ||||
1992 |
84.33 | 77.40 | -6.06% | -21.90% | ||||
1993 |
96.27 | 76.75 | 18.43% | -7.50% | ||||
1994 |
94.61 | 88.08 | -1.68% | -9.06% | ||||
1995 |
93.77 | 88.12 | 0.48% | -8.62% | ||||
1996 |
98.16 | 88.05 | -3.43% | -11.76% | ||||
1997 |
87.63 | 68.28 | -21.03% | -30.32% | ||||
1998 |
76.21 | 67.02 | 0.99% | -29.62% | ||||
1999 |
79.30 | 61.54 | 1.12% | -28.84% | ||||
2000 |
77.95 | 65.87 | -4.59% | -32.10% | ||||
2001 |
72.45 | 63.19 | 1.34% | -31.19% | ||||
2002 |
86.44 | 68.69 | 25.06% | -13.95% | ||||
2003 |
103.01 | 79.65 | 19.39% | 2.74% | ||||
2004 |
112.66 | 92.65 | 5.21% | 8.09% | ||||
2005 |
130.59 | 101.92 | 18.20% | 27.77% | ||||
2006 |
177.84 | 130.09 | 21.94% | 55.81% | ||||
2007 |
202.21 | 148.31 | 29.04% | 101.05% | ||||
2008 |
238.99 | 166.08 | 3.15% | 107.38% | ||||
2009 |
283.32 | 189.63 | 22.95% | 154.97% | ||||
2010 |
328.71 | 244.58 | 28.92% | 228.71% | ||||
20116 |
358.77 | 304.57 | 9.14% | 258.77% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX EXCESS RETURN
GC7 | ||||
High1 | Low2 | |||
19885 |
100% | 100% | ||
1989 |
100% | 100% | ||
1990 |
100% | 100% | ||
1991 |
100% | 100% | ||
1992 |
100% | 100% | ||
1993 |
100% | 100% | ||
1994 |
100% | 100% | ||
1995 |
100% | 100% | ||
1996 |
100% | 100% | ||
1997 |
100% | 100% | ||
1998 |
100% | 100% | ||
1999 |
100% | 100% | ||
2000 |
100% | 100% | ||
2001 |
100% | 100% | ||
2002 |
100% | 100% | ||
2003 |
100% | 100% | ||
2004 |
100% | 100% | ||
2005 |
100% | 100% | ||
2006 |
100% | 100% | ||
2007 |
100% | 100% | ||
2008 |
100% | 100% | ||
2009 |
100% | 100% | ||
2010 |
100% | 100% | ||
20116 |
100% | 100% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX TOTAL RETURN
GC7 | ||||
High1 | Low2 | |||
19885 |
100% | 100% | ||
1989 |
100% | 100% | ||
1990 |
100% | 100% | ||
1991 |
100% | 100% | ||
1992 |
100% | 100% | ||
1993 |
100% | 100% | ||
1994 |
100% | 100% | ||
1995 |
100% | 100% | ||
1996 |
100% | 100% | ||
1997 |
100% | 100% | ||
1998 |
100% | 100% | ||
1999 |
100% | 100% | ||
2000 |
100% | 100% | ||
2001 |
100% | 100% | ||
2002 |
100% | 100% | ||
2003 |
100% | 100% | ||
2004 |
100% | 100% | ||
2005 |
100% | 100% | ||
2006 |
100% | 100% | ||
2007 |
100% | 100% | ||
2008 |
100% | 100% | ||
2009 |
100% | 100% | ||
2010 |
100% | 100% | ||
20116 |
100% | 100% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD GOLD INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from December 2, 1988 to April 30, 2011.
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold TR9 |
Gold Spot Fix pm10 | |||||||||||
Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
1.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | |||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
14.0% | 14.0% | 13.7% | |||||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
-0.12 | 0.16 | 0.17 | |||||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
47% | 51% | 53% | |||||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
3.8% | 3.8% | 3.6% | |||||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-2.9% | -2.7% | -2.9% | |||||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold TR9 |
Gold Spot Fix pm10 | |||||||||||
1 year |
30.7% | 30.9% | 30.2% | |||||||||||
3 year |
20.0% | 20.4% | 20.8% | |||||||||||
5 year |
15.2% | 17.4% | 19.0% | |||||||||||
7 year |
18.2% | 20.8% | 21.7% | |||||||||||
10 year |
16.3% | 18.6% | 19.3% | |||||||||||
15 year |
6.1% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY GC ER, DBIQ-OY GC TR AND GOLD SPOT FIX PM
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY GC ER and DBIQ-OY GC TR are indices and do not reflect actual trading. Gold Spot Fix pm reflects a composite of actual trading prices. DBIQ-OY GC TR is calculated on a total return basis and does not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
39
COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY GC TR AND GOLD SPOT FIX PM |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ-OY GC TR is an index and does not reflect actual trading. Gold Spot Fix pm reflects a composite of actual trading prices. DBIQ-OY GC TR is calculated on a total return basis and does not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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NOTES AND LEGENDS: |
1. | High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
2. | Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
3. | Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
4. | Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
5. | Closing levels as of inception on December 2, 1988. |
6. | Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. |
7. | The DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold Index Excess Return and DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of GC (Gold) on an optimum yield basis. |
8. | DBIQ-OY GC ER is DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold Index Excess Return. |
9. | DBIQ-OY GC TR is DBIQ Optimum Yield Gold Index Total Return. |
10. | Gold Spot Fix pm is an internationally published benchmark for gold and is available through The London Bullion Market Associations (the LBMA) website at http://www.lbma.org.uk/statistics_historic.htm. The fixings are fully transparent and are therefore used to determine the accepted average price of gold. As a benchmark, many other financial instruments (such as cash-settled swaps and options) are priced off the fixing. The gold fixing started in 1919. The gold fixing is conducted twice a day by telephone, at approximately 10:30 am and 3:00 pm. The five Gold Fixing members are the Bank of Nova ScotiaScotiaMocatta, Barclays Bank Plc, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank USA, NA and Société Générale. |
11. | Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
12. | Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. |
13. | Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 3.58%. |
14. | % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
15. | Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
16. | Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
17. | Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7, 10 or 15 years, as applicable). |
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
41
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT. |
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
42
SILVER SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ-OY SI ER)
43
CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||||
High1 | Low 2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes
Since Inception4 | |||||||
19885 |
99.56 | 96.35 | -3.14% | -3.14% | ||||||
1989 |
98.80 | 74.81 | -21.67% | -24.12% | ||||||
1990 |
77.71 | 52.83 | -26.21% | -44.01% | ||||||
1991 |
58.55 | 46.28 | -14.31% | -52.02% | ||||||
1992 |
53.20 | 42.91 | -10.01% | -56.83% | ||||||
1993 |
62.57 | 41.28 | 33.57% | -42.33% | ||||||
1994 |
64.94 | 49.92 | -8.36% | -47.15% | ||||||
1995 |
64.61 | 46.95 | -0.55% | -47.45% | ||||||
1996 |
58.86 | 45.10 | -13.26% | -54.41% | ||||||
1997 |
56.61 | 38.79 | 17.06% | -46.63% | ||||||
1998 |
61.92 | 41.66 | -17.16% | -55.79% | ||||||
1999 |
49.84 | 42.50 | 5.74% | -53.26% | ||||||
2000 |
47.98 | 39.06 | -16.40% | -60.93% | ||||||
2001 |
40.38 | 32.68 | -6.36% | -63.41% | ||||||
2002 |
41.20 | 34.04 | 4.25% | -61.86% | ||||||
2003 |
46.80 | 34.43 | 22.10% | -53.43% | ||||||
2004 |
63.99 | 43.08 | 13.63% | -47.08% | ||||||
2005 |
68.75 | 50.02 | 27.66% | -32.44% | ||||||
2006 |
110.77 | 67.36 | 40.22% | -5.27% | ||||||
2007 |
109.82 | 82.34 | 9.77% | 3.99% | ||||||
2008 |
142.11 | 59.28 | -27.27% | -24.37% | ||||||
2009 |
128.69 | 70.03 | 48.53% | 12.34% | ||||||
2010 |
204.78 | 98.82 | 82.29% | 104.78% | ||||||
20116 |
319.49 | 176.44 | 56.02% | 219.49% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||||
High1 | Low 2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes
Since Inception4 | |||||||
19885 |
99.79 | 96.94 | -2.52% | -2.52% | ||||||
1989 |
100.47 | 80.40 | -14.91% | -17.05% | ||||||
1990 |
85.46 | 62.18 | -20.31% | -33.89% | ||||||
1991 |
70.97 | 55.14 | -9.48% | -40.16% | ||||||
1992 |
66.46 | 55.38 | -6.80% | -44.23% | ||||||
1993 |
82.27 | 53.55 | 37.71% | -23.20% | ||||||
1994 |
87.23 | 69.13 | -4.33% | -26.53% | ||||||
1995 |
91.63 | 65.91 | 5.16% | -22.73% | ||||||
1996 |
86.97 | 69.54 | -8.67% | -29.44% | ||||||
1997 |
92.17 | 61.74 | 23.25% | -13.03% | ||||||
1998 |
101.42 | 70.42 | -13.04% | -24.37% | ||||||
1999 |
88.05 | 73.64 | 10.85% | -16.16% | ||||||
2000 |
86.50 | 74.17 | -11.31% | -25.64% | ||||||
2001 |
77.17 | 64.30 | -3.02% | -27.89% | ||||||
2002 |
81.81 | 67.18 | 5.98% | -23.58% | ||||||
2003 |
94.72 | 69.16 | 23.36% | -5.73% | ||||||
2004 |
129.84 | 87.49 | 15.21% | 8.61% | ||||||
2005 |
145.33 | 102.71 | 31.78% | 43.13% | ||||||
2006 |
238.54 | 142.80 | 47.15% | 110.61% | ||||||
2007 |
254.17 | 188.78 | 14.75% | 141.68% | ||||||
2008 |
331.73 | 139.67 | -26.26% | 78.23% | ||||||
2009 |
303.70 | 165.04 | 48.75% | 165.11% | ||||||
2010 |
483.90 | 233.22 | 82.53% | 383.90% | ||||||
20116 |
755.24 | 416.99 | 56.07% | 655.24% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX EXCESS RETURN
SI7 | ||||
High1 | Low2 | |||
19885 |
100% | 100% | ||
1989 |
100% | 100% | ||
1990 |
100% | 100% | ||
1991 |
100% | 100% | ||
1992 |
100% | 100% | ||
1993 |
100% | 100% | ||
1994 |
100% | 100% | ||
1995 |
100% | 100% | ||
1996 |
100% | 100% | ||
1997 |
100% | 100% | ||
1998 |
100% | 100% | ||
1999 |
100% | 100% | ||
2000 |
100% | 100% | ||
2001 |
100% | 100% | ||
2002 |
100% | 100% | ||
2003 |
100% | 100% | ||
2004 |
100% | 100% | ||
2005 |
100% | 100% | ||
2006 |
100% | 100% | ||
2007 |
100% | 100% | ||
2008 |
100% | 100% | ||
2009 |
100% | 100% | ||
2010 |
100% | 100% | ||
20116 |
100% | 100% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX TOTAL RETURN
SI7 | ||||
High1 | Low2 | |||
19885 |
100% | 100% | ||
1989 |
100% | 100% | ||
1990 |
100% | 100% | ||
1991 |
100% | 100% | ||
1992 |
100% | 100% | ||
1993 |
100% | 100% | ||
1994 |
100% | 100% | ||
1995 |
100% | 100% | ||
1996 |
100% | 100% | ||
1997 |
100% | 100% | ||
1998 |
100% | 100% | ||
1999 |
100% | 100% | ||
2000 |
100% | 100% | ||
2001 |
100% | 100% | ||
2002 |
100% | 100% | ||
2003 |
100% | 100% | ||
2004 |
100% | 100% | ||
2005 |
100% | 100% | ||
2006 |
100% | 100% | ||
2007 |
100% | 100% | ||
2008 |
100% | 100% | ||
2009 |
100% | 100% | ||
2010 |
100% | 100% | ||
20116 |
100% | 100% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD SILVER INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from December 2, 1988 to April 30, 2011.
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver TR9 |
Silver Spot Fix pm10 | |||||||||||||||
Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
5.3% | 9.4% | 9.7% | |||||||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
24.2% | 24.2% | 25.5% | |||||||||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
0.07 | 0.24 | 0.24 | |||||||||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
49% | 51% | 50% | |||||||||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
6.6% | 6.6% | 6.7% | |||||||||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-4.9% | -4.8% | -4.6% | |||||||||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver TR9 |
Silver Spot Fix pm10 | |||||||||||||||
1 year |
157.6% | 158.0% | 161.5% | |||||||||||||||
3 year |
41.2% | 41.7% | 43.5% | |||||||||||||||
5 year |
25.8% | 28.2% | 31.1% | |||||||||||||||
7 year |
31.3% | 34.2% | 35.0% | |||||||||||||||
10 year |
24.4% | 26.9% | 27.3% | |||||||||||||||
15 year |
12.7% | 16.2% | 16.0% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY SI ER, DBIQ-OY SI TR AND SILVER SPOT FIX PM
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY SI ER and DBIQ-OY SI TR are indices and do not reflect actual trading. Silver Spot Fix pm reflects a composite of actual trading prices. DBIQ-OY SI TR is calculated on a total return basis and does not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY SI TR AND SILVER SPOT FIX PM
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ-OY SI TR is an index and does not reflect actual trading. Silver Spot Fix pm reflects a composite of actual trading prices.
DBIQ-OY SI TR is calculated on a total return basis and does not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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NOTES AND LEGENDS: |
1. | High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
2. | Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. |
3. | Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
4. | Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
5. | Closing levels as of inception on December 2, 1988. |
6. | Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. |
7. | The DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver Index Excess Return and DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of SI (Silver) on an optimum yield basis. |
8. | DBIQ-OY SI ER is DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver Index Excess Return. |
9. | DBIQ-OY SI TR is DBIQ Optimum Yield Silver Index Total Return. |
10. | Silver Spot Fix pm is an internationally published benchmark for silver and is available through The London Bullion Market Associations (the LBMA) website at http://www.lbma.org.uk/statistics_historic.htm. The fixings are fully transparent and are therefore used to determine the accepted average price of silver. As a benchmark, many other financial instruments (such as cash-settled swaps and options) are priced off the fixing. The silver fixing started in 1897. Three market making members of the LBMA conduct the Silver Fixing meeting under the chairmanship of The Bank of Nova ScotiaScotiaMocatta by telephone at 12.00 noon each working day. The other two members of the Silver Fixing are Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC Bank USA, NA. |
11. | Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. |
12. | Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. |
13. | Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 3.58%. |
14. | % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
15. | Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
16. | Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. |
17. | Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7, 10 or 15 years, as applicable). |
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1988 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
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NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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INDUSTRIAL METALS SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX
EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ-OY INDUSTRIAL METALS ER)
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CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low 2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19975 |
100.17 | 82.95 | -16.46% | -16.46% | ||||
1998 |
83.89 | 66.04 | -20.69% | -33.75% | ||||
1999 |
80.73 | 63.87 | 21.85% | -19.27% | ||||
2000 |
82.74 | 73.17 | -7.70% | -25.49% | ||||
2001 |
75.56 | 56.04 | -19.70% | -40.17% | ||||
2002 |
64.83 | 55.75 | -4.02% | -42.57% | ||||
2003 |
74.28 | 56.70 | 29.34% | -25.72% | ||||
2004 |
98.27 | 74.78 | 31.88% | -2.04% | ||||
2005 |
143.70 | 91.01 | 46.59% | 43.60% | ||||
2006 |
275.22 | 144.73 | 80.98% | 159.88% | ||||
2007 |
288.44 | 215.81 | -14.86% | 121.26% | ||||
2008 |
277.42 | 113.65 | -45.29% | 21.06% | ||||
2009 |
228.32 | 111.76 | 88.53% | 128.23% | ||||
2010 |
248.13 | 173.48 | 8.72% | 148.13% | ||||
20116 |
261.54 | 233.51 | 0.27% | 148.80% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 |
Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19975 |
100.19 | 84.33 | -15.05% | -15.05% | ||||
1998 |
85.63 | 70.50 | -16.74% | -29.27% | ||||
1999 |
90.35 | 68.63 | 27.73% | -9.65% | ||||
2000 |
96.13 | 84.03 | -2.07% | -11.53% | ||||
2001 |
90.14 | 68.73 | -16.84% | -26.43% | ||||
2002 |
80.03 | 69.47 | -2.42% | -28.21% | ||||
2003 |
93.81 | 71.10 | 30.67% | -6.19% | ||||
2004 |
125.83 | 94.46 | 33.72% | 25.44% | ||||
2005 |
189.91 | 116.58 | 51.32% | 89.82% | ||||
2006 |
380.41 | 191.40 | 89.91% | 260.47% | ||||
2007 |
407.16 | 309.75 | -10.99% | 220.85% | ||||
2008 |
404.06 | 167.11 | -44.52% | 78.00% | ||||
2009 |
336.19 | 164.37 | 88.80% | 236.06% | ||||
2010 |
365.85 | 255.58 | 8.87% | 265.85% | ||||
20116 |
385.74 | 344.32 | 0.30% | 266.97% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN
MAL7 | MZN7 | MCU7 | ||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High | Low | High | Low | |||||||
19975 |
33.3% | 34.4% | 33.1% | 34.4% | 33.6% | 31.2% | ||||||
1998 |
34.0% | 34.0% | 34.8% | 34.2% | 31.1% | 31.8% | ||||||
1999 |
33.8% | 32.7% | 33.1% | 37.0% | 33.1% | 30.3% | ||||||
2000 |
33.9% | 33.5% | 33.1% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 33.7% | ||||||
2001 |
36.3% | 38.1% | 31.0% | 29.3% | 32.7% | 32.6% | ||||||
2002 |
32.8% | 33.3% | 32.2% | 31.9% | 34.9% | 34.8% | ||||||
2003 |
32.4% | 32.7% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 34.2% | 33.8% | ||||||
2004 |
32.7% | 32.2% | 34.6% | 33.3% | 32.7% | 34.5% | ||||||
2005 |
32.1% | 32.5% | 34.5% | 34.7% | 33.4% | 32.8% | ||||||
2006 |
33.9% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 34.9% | 32.7% | 32.9% | ||||||
2007 |
34.5% | 34.9% | 30.0% | 31.5% | 35.5% | 33.5% | ||||||
2008 |
35.1% | 30.2% | 30.0% | 39.9% | 34.9% | 29.9% | ||||||
2009 |
33.5% | 26.6% | 34.2% | 40.1% | 32.3% | 33.3% | ||||||
2010 |
32.6% | 35.6% | 31.6% | 28.7% | 35.7% | 35.8% | ||||||
20116 |
33.9% | 33.1% | 30.7% | 30.3% | 35.4% | 36.5% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN
MAL7 | MZN7 | MCU7 | ||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High | Low | High | Low | |||||||
19975 |
33.3% | 34.4% | 33.1% | 34.4% | 33.6% | 31.2% | ||||||
1998 |
34.0% | 34.0% | 34.8% | 34.2% | 31.1% | 31.8% | ||||||
1999 |
33.8% | 32.7% | 33.1% | 37.0% | 33.1% | 30.3% | ||||||
2000 |
33.5% | 33.3% | 32.8% | 34.2% | 33.7% | 32.4% | ||||||
2001 |
36.3% | 38.1% | 31.0% | 29.3% | 32.7% | 32.6% | ||||||
2002 |
32.8% | 33.3% | 32.2% | 31.9% | 34.9% | 34.8% | ||||||
2003 |
32.4% | 32.7% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 34.2% | 33.8% | ||||||
2004 |
32.7% | 32.2% | 34.6% | 33.3% | 32.7% | 34.5% | ||||||
2005 |
32.1% | 32.5% | 34.5% | 34.7% | 33.4% | 32.8% | ||||||
2006 |
33.9% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 34.9% | 32.7% | 32.9% | ||||||
2007 |
34.5% | 40.9% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 35.5% | 30.1% | ||||||
2008 |
35.1% | 30.2% | 30.0% | 39.9% | 34.9% | 29.9% | ||||||
2009 |
33.5% | 26.6% | 34.2% | 40.1% | 32.3% | 33.3% | ||||||
20106 |
32.6% | 35.6% | 31.6% | 28.7% | 35.7% | 35.8% | ||||||
20116 |
33.9% | 33.1% | 30.7% | 30.3% | 35.4% | 36.5% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ OPTIMUM YIELD INDUSTRIAL METALS INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from September 3, 1997 to April 30, 2011.
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals TR9 |
Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metal Total Return10 |
|||||||||||||||
Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
6.9 | % | 10.0 | % | 8.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
19.7 | % | 19.7 | % | 20.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
0.22 | 0.37 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
52 | % | 55 | % | 56 | % | ||||||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
5.5 | % | 5.4 | % | 5.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-4.2 | % | -4.3 | % | -4.5 | % | ||||||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals ER8 |
DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals TR9 |
Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metal Total Return10 |
|||||||||||||||
1 year |
13.7% | 13.9% | 16.7% | |||||||||||||||
3 year |
-0.3% | 0.0% | -2.7% | |||||||||||||||
5 year |
2.9% | 4.9% | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
7 year |
17.8% | 20.4% | 16.1% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1997 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY INDUSTRIAL METALS-ER, DBIQ-OY INDUSTRIAL METALS-TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US INDUSTRIAL METALS TOTAL RETURN
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals ER, DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metals Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading.
DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metals Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1997 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ-OY INDUSTRIAL METALS TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US INDUSTRIAL METALS TOTAL RETURN INDEX
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metals Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals TR and Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metals Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1997 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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NOTES AND LEGENDS:
1. High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. 2. Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. 3. Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 4. Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 5. Closing levels as of inception on September 3, 1997. 6. Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. 7. The DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return and DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of the following underlying index commodities: MAL (Aluminum), MZN (Zinc) and MCU (Copper Grade A) on an optimum yield basis. 8. DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals ER is DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return. 9. DBIQ-OY Industrial Metals TR is DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Total Return. 10. Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metal Total Return is Goldman Sachs US Industrial Metal Total Return. 11. Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 12. Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. 13. Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 2.63%. 14. % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 15. Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 16. Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 17. Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7 years, as applicable).
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1997 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND. |
57
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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AGRICULTURE SECTOR DATA
RELATING TO
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN
(DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE ER)*
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CLOSING LEVELS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN*
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 | Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19895 |
106.21 | 93.13 | -3.76% | -3.76% | ||||
1990 |
109.76 | 93.55 | -2.79% | -6.45% | ||||
1991 |
98.56 | 87.18 | -1.67% | -8.01% | ||||
1992 |
93.91 | 84.75 | -4.28% | -11.95% | ||||
1993 |
94.15 | 84.61 | 5.93% | -6.73% | ||||
1994 |
112.01 | 90.78 | 12.43% | 4.86% | ||||
1995 |
111.80 | 99.83 | 5.05% | 10.16% | ||||
1996 |
127.26 | 108.40 | 6.19% | 16.98% | ||||
1997 |
146.63 | 116.98 | 10.46% | 29.22% | ||||
1998 |
130.61 | 94.76 | -25.65% | -3.92% | ||||
1999 |
99.66 | 77.22 | -13.58% | -16.97% | ||||
2000 |
85.25 | 75.94 | -6.33% | -22.22% | ||||
2001 |
80.19 | 66.48 | -11.33% | -31.04% | ||||
2002 |
80.12 | 64.94 | 9.63% | -24.40% | ||||
2003 |
84.27 | 72.22 | 5.72% | -20.08% | ||||
2004 |
92.94 | 79.92 | 7.93% | -13.74% | ||||
2005 |
95.26 | 81.72 | 3.68% | -10.56% | ||||
2006 |
93.91 | 82.42 | 3.47% | -7.45% | ||||
2007 |
102.50 | 88.80 | 10.46% | 2.23% | ||||
2008 |
123.53 | 71.21 | -19.22% | -17.42% | ||||
2009 |
87.40 | 72.91 | 4.18% | -13.97% | ||||
2010 |
105.23 | 74.69 | 22.32% | 5.23% | ||||
20116 |
114.93 | 102.68 | 5.44% | 10.96% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN
CLOSING LEVEL | CHANGES | |||||||
High1 | Low2 | Annual Index Changes3 | Index Changes Since Inception4 | |||||
19895 |
107.66 | 98.26 | 4.13% | 4.13% | ||||
1990 |
122.64 | 103.97 | 4.94% | 9.27% | ||||
1991 |
116.41 | 105.67 | 3.86% | 13.49% | ||||
1992 |
116.36 | 107.38 | -0.87% | 12.50% | ||||
1993 |
123.83 | 108.46 | 9.21% | 22.86% | ||||
1994 |
150.59 | 120.79 | 17.40% | 44.24% | ||||
1995 |
161.94 | 140.22 | 11.11% | 60.26% | ||||
1996 |
189.53 | 158.05 | 11.77% | 79.12% | ||||
1997 |
229.29 | 179.14 | 16.30% | 108.31% | ||||
1998 |
211.30 | 160.18 | -21.94% | 62.61% | ||||
1999 |
168.89 | 133.88 | -9.40% | 47.32% | ||||
2000 |
154.70 | 141.66 | -0.59% | 46.45% | ||||
2001 |
152.05 | 129.07 | -8.20% | 34.44% | ||||
2002 |
158.33 | 127.33 | 11.44% | 49.82% | ||||
2003 |
168.63 | 143.96 | 6.81% | 60.02% | ||||
2004 |
186.83 | 160.03 | 9.43% | 75.12% | ||||
2005 |
194.37 | 169.54 | 7.04% | 87.45% | ||||
2006 |
203.52 | 178.87 | 8.57% | 103.52% | ||||
2007 |
235.57 | 196.35 | 15.48% | 135.02% | ||||
2008 |
285.15 | 166.00 | -18.09% | 92.50% | ||||
2009 |
204.74 | 177.70 | 4.91% | 101.95% | ||||
2010 |
245.99 | 175.42 | 21.80% | 145.99% | ||||
20116 |
268.73 | 240.03 | 5.48% | 159.47% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN*
C7 | S7 | W7 | KCW7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19895 |
12.0% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 |
12.8% | 12.7% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 |
12.8% | 12.9% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 |
13.1% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 7.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 |
12.7% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 |
9.0% | 12.3% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 |
15.3% | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.5% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 6.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 |
14.1% | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 6.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 |
9.2% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 |
12.5% | 13.1% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 |
12.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 |
13.2% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 12.5% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
11.8% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 5.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
11.1% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
12.4% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 5.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
14.6% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
11.3% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
12.0% | 13.4% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 8.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 |
12.7% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 14.7% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
12.3% | 10.9% | 14.0% | 11.5% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 |
11.8% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 11.1% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 6.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 |
12.0% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 5.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20116 |
12.0% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
LEGEND:
Symbol | Index Commodity | Symbol | Index Commodity | |||
C |
Corn |
KC |
Coffee | |||
S |
Soybeans |
CT |
Cotton | |||
W |
Wheat |
LC |
Live Cattle | |||
KCW |
Kansas City Wheat |
FC |
Feeder Cattle | |||
SB |
Sugar |
LH |
Lean Hogs | |||
CC |
Cocoa |
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN*
SB7 | CC7 | KC7 | CT7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19895 |
14.8% | 17.4% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 7.7% | 2.6% | 3.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 |
11.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 3.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 |
11.7% | 12.3% | 10.3% | 8.7% | 11.1% | 9.8% | 3.1% | 3.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 |
11.5% | 15.1% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 7.0% | 2.4% | 2.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 |
12.4% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 2.9% | 3.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 |
11.2% | 12.6% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 27.4% | 11.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 |
12.4% | 11.7% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 4.4% | 4.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 |
13.4% | 13.0% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 |
10.5% | 12.9% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 27.9% | 11.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 |
11.7% | 12.9% | 10.8% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 12.3% | 2.6% | 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 |
13.5% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 8.8% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 2.5% | 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 |
13.4% | 12.2% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 3.1% | 2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
13.4% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 16.8% | 9.5% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 1.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
11.9% | 10.8% | 19.8% | 15.8% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
12.4% | 13.5% | 13.1% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 9.2% | 2.4% | 3.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
12.7% | 12.0% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 1.7% | 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
12.0% | 15.6% | 9.8% | 8.0% | 15.8% | 10.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
18.8% | 12.4% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 10.6% | 9.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 |
12.8% | 8.9% | 10.9% | 12.2% | 10.9% | 9.8% | 2.5% | 2.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
13.8% | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 2.4% | 2.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 |
14.4% | 14.2% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 11.8% | 10.7% | 3.2% | 2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 |
11.8% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 2.7% | 3.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20116 |
11.5% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 3.5% | 2.7% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
LEGEND:
Symbol | Index Commodity | Symbol | Index Commodity | |||
C |
Corn |
KC |
Coffee | |||
S |
Soybeans |
CT |
Cotton | |||
W |
Wheat |
LC |
Live Cattle | |||
KCW |
Kansas City Wheat |
FC |
Feeder Cattle | |||
SB |
Sugar |
LH |
Lean Hogs | |||
CC |
Cocoa |
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN*
LC7 | FC7 | LH7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | |||||||||||||||||||
19895 |
11.9% | 13.4% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 8.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
1990 |
12.1% | 13.3% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 8.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
1991 |
13.4% | 14.0% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 9.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
1992 |
12.7% | 14.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 9.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
1993 |
12.0% | 14.2% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 7.8% | 8.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
1994 |
9.3% | 12.2% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 7.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
1995 |
12.2% | 12.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 8.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
1996 |
9.8% | 12.5% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 9.0% | 8.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
1997 |
10.5% | 12.6% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
1998 |
12.3% | 12.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 6.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
1999 |
12.3% | 15.8% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 7.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
2000 |
12.1% | 12.9% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 9.3% | 8.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
12.7% | 13.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
10.5% | 12.2% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 6.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
11.7% | 14.3% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 7.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
11.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 8.0% | 7.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
11.7% | 13.0% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 8.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
10.9% | 12.3% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 7.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 |
11.4% | 13.0% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 7.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
9.1% | 12.0% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 9.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 |
9.6% | 11.7% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 7.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 |
12.5% | 14.1% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 8.5% | 9.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
20116 |
11.6% | 12.6% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 8.7% |
THE FUND WILL TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX EXCESS RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
LEGEND:
Symbol | Index Commodity | Symbol | Index Commodity | |||
C |
Corn |
KC |
Coffee | |||
S |
Soybeans |
CT |
Cotton | |||
W |
Wheat |
LC |
Live Cattle | |||
KCW |
Kansas City Wheat |
FC |
Feeder Cattle | |||
SB |
Sugar |
LH |
Lean Hogs | |||
CC |
Cocoa |
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN
C7 | S7 | W7 | KCW7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19895 |
12.0% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 |
12.8% | 13.0% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 |
12.8% | 12.9% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 |
13.1% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 7.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 |
12.7% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 |
9.0% | 12.3% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 |
12.8% | 13.7% | 13.1% | 12.5% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 |
15.0% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 13.6% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 6.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 |
9.2% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 |
12.5% | 13.1% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 |
12.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 |
13.2% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
11.8% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
11.1% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
12.4% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 5.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
14.6% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
11.3% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
12.8% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 6.3% | 8.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 |
12.7% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 6.8% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 |
12.3% | 10.9% | 14.0% | 11.5% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 |
12.2% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 12.0% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 |
12.0% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 5.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20116 |
12.0% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
LEGEND:
Symbol | Index Commodity | Symbol | Index Commodity | |||
C |
Corn |
KC |
Coffee | |||
S |
Soybeans |
CT |
Cotton | |||
W |
Wheat |
LC |
Live Cattle | |||
KCW |
Kansas City Wheat |
FC |
Feeder Cattle | |||
SB |
Sugar |
LH |
Lean Hogs | |||
CC |
Cocoa |
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN
SB7 | CC7 | KC7 | CT7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19895 |
14.8 | % | 17.4 | % | 12.2 | % | 10.0 | % | 10.2 | % | 7.7 | % | 2.6 | % | 3.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1990 |
11.5 | % | 11.1 | % | 14.1 | % | 10.4 | % | 11.6 | % | 11.4 | % | 2.5 | % | 2.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1991 |
11.7 | % | 12.3 | % | 10.3 | % | 8.7 | % | 11.1 | % | 9.8 | % | 3.1 | % | 3.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1992 |
11.5 | % | 15.1 | % | 9.7 | % | 7.9 | % | 9.1 | % | 7.0 | % | 2.4 | % | 2.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1993 |
12.4 | % | 11.7 | % | 12.0 | % | 9.7 | % | 11.0 | % | 10.1 | % | 2.9 | % | 3.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1994 |
11.2 | % | 12.6 | % | 11.1 | % | 10.6 | % | 27.4 | % | 11.4 | % | 2.9 | % | 3.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1995 |
13.3 | % | 11.7 | % | 10.4 | % | 10.5 | % | 9.5 | % | 9.8 | % | 2.8 | % | 4.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1996 |
14.8 | % | 13.0 | % | 9.3 | % | 10.6 | % | 9.1 | % | 9.6 | % | 2.2 | % | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1997 |
10.5 | % | 12.9 | % | 9.1 | % | 11.0 | % | 27.9 | % | 11.5 | % | 2.1 | % | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1998 |
11.7 | % | 12.9 | % | 10.8 | % | 11.2 | % | 13.9 | % | 12.3 | % | 2.6 | % | 2.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1999 |
13.5 | % | 10.9 | % | 10.7 | % | 8.8 | % | 12.1 | % | 11.7 | % | 2.5 | % | 2.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2000 |
13.4 | % | 10.2 | % | 9.9 | % | 10.1 | % | 9.4 | % | 10.0 | % | 3.1 | % | 3.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2001 |
12.8 | % | 12.3 | % | 15.7 | % | 16.8 | % | 8.4 | % | 5.7 | % | 2.2 | % | 1.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2002 |
11.9 | % | 10.8 | % | 19.8 | % | 15.8 | % | 10.9 | % | 11.2 | % | 2.6 | % | 2.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2003 |
12.4 | % | 13.5 | % | 13.1 | % | 10.1 | % | 11.4 | % | 9.2 | % | 2.4 | % | 3.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2004 |
12.7 | % | 12.0 | % | 9.7 | % | 12.1 | % | 12.2 | % | 11.8 | % | 1.7 | % | 2.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2005 |
12.0 | % | 15.6 | % | 9.8 | % | 8.0 | % | 15.8 | % | 10.7 | % | 2.9 | % | 2.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2006 |
11.6 | % | 12.4 | % | 11.4 | % | 11.5 | % | 11.5 | % | 9.7 | % | 2.9 | % | 2.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2007 |
12.8 | % | 11.7 | % | 10.9 | % | 11.5 | % | 10.9 | % | 11.2 | % | 2.5 | % | 2.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2008 |
13.8 | % | 12.7 | % | 11.8 | % | 13.5 | % | 11.0 | % | 10.9 | % | 2.4 | % | 2.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2009 |
13.6 | % | 13.8 | % | 11.6 | % | 13.9 | % | 11.1 | % | 10.7 | % | 2.8 | % | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 |
11.8 | % | 10.1 | % | 11.3 | % | 11.1 | % | 12.0 | % | 11.3 | % | 2.7 | % | 3.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
20116 |
11.5 | % | 11.5 | % | 12.6 | % | 10.8 | % | 12.4 | % | 11.9 | % | 3.5 | % | 2.7 | % |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
LEGEND:
Symbol | Index Commodity | Symbol | Index Commodity | |||
C |
Corn |
KC |
Coffee | |||
S |
Soybeans |
CT |
Cotton | |||
W |
Wheat |
LC |
Live Cattle | |||
KCW |
Kansas City Wheat |
FC |
Feeder Cattle | |||
SB |
Sugar |
LH |
Lean Hogs | |||
CC |
Cocoa |
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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INDEX COMMODITIES WEIGHTS TABLES
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN
LC7 | FC7 | LH7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | High1 | Low2 | |||||||||||||||||||
19895 |
11.9 | % | 13.4 | % | 3.8 | % | 4.4 | % | 7.8 | % | 8.3 | % | ||||||||||||
1990 |
12.1 | % | 13.1 | % | 3.8 | % | 4.3 | % | 9.7 | % | 8.6 | % | ||||||||||||
1991 |
13.4 | % | 14.0 | % | 4.4 | % | 4.9 | % | 9.0 | % | 9.4 | % | ||||||||||||
1992 |
12.7 | % | 14.6 | % | 4.1 | % | 5.1 | % | 8.3 | % | 9.7 | % | ||||||||||||
1993 |
12.0 | % | 14.2 | % | 4.0 | % | 4.5 | % | 7.8 | % | 8.5 | % | ||||||||||||
1994 |
9.3 | % | 12.2 | % | 3.3 | % | 4.2 | % | 5.4 | % | 7.9 | % | ||||||||||||
1995 |
12.5 | % | 12.3 | % | 4.1 | % | 3.9 | % | 8.9 | % | 8.2 | % | ||||||||||||
1996 |
10.7 | % | 12.5 | % | 3.4 | % | 4.0 | % | 9.0 | % | 8.3 | % | ||||||||||||
1997 |
10.5 | % | 12.6 | % | 3.6 | % | 4.2 | % | 6.4 | % | 8.5 | % | ||||||||||||
1998 |
12.3 | % | 12.1 | % | 4.2 | % | 4.1 | % | 8.3 | % | 6.0 | % | ||||||||||||
1999 |
12.3 | % | 15.8 | % | 4.3 | % | 5.6 | % | 7.7 | % | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||
2000 |
12.1 | % | 13.1 | % | 4.0 | % | 4.4 | % | 9.3 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||||||||||
2001 |
13.1 | % | 13.3 | % | 4.1 | % | 4.6 | % | 9.3 | % | 10.4 | % | ||||||||||||
2002 |
10.5 | % | 12.2 | % | 3.4 | % | 3.9 | % | 4.9 | % | 6.7 | % | ||||||||||||
2003 |
11.7 | % | 14.3 | % | 4.0 | % | 4.4 | % | 7.1 | % | 7.6 | % | ||||||||||||
2004 |
11.0 | % | 10.0 | % | 4.0 | % | 3.6 | % | 8.0 | % | 7.7 | % | ||||||||||||
2005 |
11.7 | % | 13.0 | % | 4.0 | % | 5.0 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.1 | % | ||||||||||||
2006 |
12.7 | % | 12.3 | % | 4.3 | % | 4.1 | % | 7.4 | % | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||
2007 |
11.4 | % | 13.2 | % | 3.8 | % | 4.4 | % | 7.9 | % | 7.3 | % | ||||||||||||
2008 |
9.1 | % | 12.0 | % | 3.1 | % | 4.0 | % | 6.1 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||||||||||
2009 |
11.8 | % | 11.1 | % | 3.9 | % | 4.2 | % | 8.5 | % | 7.6 | % | ||||||||||||
2010 |
12.5 | % | 14.1 | % | 4.3 | % | 5.1 | % | 8.5 | % | 9.6 | % | ||||||||||||
20116 |
11.6 | % | 12.6 | % | 4.2 | % | 4.4 | % | 8.2 | % | 8.7 | % |
THE FUND WILL NOT TRADE WITH A VIEW TO TRACKING THE
DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE INDEX TOTAL RETURN OVER TIME.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
LEGEND:
Symbol | Index Commodity | Symbol | Index Commodity | |||
C |
Corn |
KC |
Coffee | |||
S |
Soybeans |
CT |
Cotton | |||
W |
Wheat |
LC |
Live Cattle | |||
KCW |
Kansas City Wheat |
FC |
Feeder Cattle | |||
SB |
Sugar |
LH |
Lean Hogs | |||
CC |
Cocoa |
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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All statistics based on data from January 18, 1989 to April 30, 2011.
VARIOUS STATISTICAL MEASURES |
DBIQ Diversified Agriculture ER8* |
DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR9 |
S&P Agriculture Total Return10 |
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Annualized Changes to Index Level11 |
0.5% | 4.4% | 0.2% | |||||||||||
Average rolling 3 month daily volatility12 |
9.9% | 9.7% | 13.6% | |||||||||||
Sharpe Ratio13 |
-0.33 | 0.07 | -0.26 | |||||||||||
% of months with positive change14 |
48% | 53% | 49% | |||||||||||
Average monthly positive change15 |
2.9% | 2.9% | 4.1% | |||||||||||
Average monthly negative change16 |
-2.5% | -2.4% | -3.6% | |||||||||||
ANNUALIZED INDEX LEVELS17 |
DBIQ Diversified Agriculture ER8* |
DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR9 |
S&P Agriculture Total Return10 |
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1 year |
37.2% | 36.6% | 63.0% | |||||||||||
3 year |
0.4% | 0.7% | -0.3% | |||||||||||
5 year |
4.3% | 6.3% | 7.5% | |||||||||||
7 year |
3.1% | 5.4% | 1.7% | |||||||||||
10 year |
4.0% | 6.1% | 2.3% | |||||||||||
15 year |
-0.5% | 2.5% | -3.5% |
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JANUARY 1989 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE ER, DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US AGRICULTURE
TOTAL RETURN INDEX
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of DBIQ Diversified Agriculture ER, DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR and Goldman Sachs US Agriculture Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR and Goldman Sachs US Agriculture Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JANUARY 1989 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends.
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COMPARISON OF DBIQ DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE TR AND GOLDMAN SACHS US AGRICULTURE TOTAL RETURN INDEX
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR and Goldman Sachs US Agriculture Total Return Index are indices and do not reflect actual trading. DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR and Goldman Sachs US Agriculture Total Return Index are calculated on a total return basis and do not reflect any fees or expenses. WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JANUARY 1989 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT. NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND. THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
See accompanying Notes and Legends. |
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NOTES AND LEGENDS:
1. High reflects the highest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. 2. Low reflects the lowest closing level of the Index during the applicable year. 3. Annual Index Changes reflect the change to the Index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 4. Index Changes Since Inception reflects the change of the Index level since inception on a compounded annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 5. Closing levels as of inception on January 18, 1989. 6. Closing levels as of April 30, 2011. 7. The DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return and DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Total Return reflect the change in market value of C (Corn), S (Soybeans), W (Wheat), KW (Kansas City Wheat), SB (Sugar) and CT (Cotton), on an optimum yield basis, and CC (Cocoa), KC (Coffee), LC (Live Cattle), FC (Feeder Cattle), and LH (Lean Hogs) on a non-optimum yield basis. 8. DBIQ Diversified Agriculture ER is DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return. 9. DBIQ Diversified Agriculture TR is DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Total Return. 10. S&P Agriculture Total Return is S&P GSCI Agriculture Index Total Return. 11. Annualized Changes to Index Level reflect the change to the applicable index level on an annual basis as of December 31 of each applicable year. 12. Average rolling 3 month daily volatility. The daily volatility reflects the relative rate at which the price of the applicable index moves up and down, which is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of the daily change in price. In turn, an average of this value is calculated on a 3 month rolling basis. 13. Sharpe Ratio compares the annualized rate of return minus the annualized risk-free rate of return to the annualized variability often referred to as the standard deviation of the monthly rates of return. A Sharpe Ratio of 1:1 or higher indicates that, according to the measures used in calculating the ratio, the rate of return achieved by a particular strategy has equaled or exceeded the risks assumed by such strategy. The risk-free rate of return that was used in these calculations was assumed to be 3.73%. 14. % of months with positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 15. Average monthly positive change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 16. Average monthly negative change during the period from inception to April 30, 2011. 17. Annualized Index Levels reflect the change to the level of the applicable index on an annual basis as of December 31 of each the applicable time period (e.g., 1 year, 3, 5 or 7, 10 or 15 years, as applicable). * As of October 19, 2009, the Fund commenced tracking the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return. Prior to October 19, 2009, the Fund tracked the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index-Optimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2010, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE. |
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ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JANUARY 1989 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2010, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER COMMENCED OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2006. AS MANAGING OWNER, THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE FUNDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND MANAGING FUTURES TRADING ACCOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
ALTHOUGH THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX FROM SOURCE(S) WHICH THE INDEX SPONSOR CONSIDERS RELIABLE, THE INDEX SPONSOR WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY SUCH INFORMATION AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE INDEX SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR IN THE INDEX AND THE INDEX SPONSOR IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, NO TRANSACTION RELATING TO THE INDEX IS SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THE INDEX SPONSOR AND THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO (A) THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING OR ASSUMING ANY RISK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH TRANSACTION (B) THE LEVELS AT WHICH THE INDEX STANDS AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE (C) THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF ANY SECURITY OR ANY COUNTERPARTY OR ANY SUCH ISSUERS SECURITY HOLDERS OR CUSTOMERS OR ANY SUCH COUNTERPARTYS CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED RIGHTS OR FOR ANY OTHER USE OR (D) ANY OTHER MATTER. THE INDEX SPONSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEX SPONSOR HAVE ANY LIABILITY (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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