INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Horizons BetaPro NYMEX® Natural Gas Bull+ ETF (HBP Natural Gas Bull+ ETF) and the Horizons BetaPro NYMEX® Natural Gas Bear+ ETF (HBP Natural Gas Bear+ ETF) seek daily investment results equal to 200% the daily performance, or inverse daily performance, of the NYMEX® Natural Gas futures contract for the next delivery month
The HBP NYMEX (symbol) Natural Gas Bull+ and Bear+ ETFs are denominated in Canadian dollars, as the US dollar exposure of the underlying index is hedged daily.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
The HBP Natural Gas Bull+ ETF and the HBP Natural Gas Bear+ ETF take positions in financial instruments and/or equity securities to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses that correspond to twice the daily performance or inverse daily performance of the NYMEX® Natural Gas futures contract for the next delivery month. On specified dates these futures contracts are rolled mechanically into a subsequent futures contract before the current position expires according to a defined schedule. This mechanism also allows the investor to maintain an exposure to commodities over time. HBP ETFs are rebalanced daily, so risk is limited to the initial invested capital. As a result, 200%/-200% benchmark tracking over a longer period is dependent upon the extent of compounding and the underlying benchmark volatility. To minimize these effects, longer term investors should rebalance their HBP ETF holdings periodically.
FUTURES CURVE (MAY 31, 2009)
The current shape of the futures curve is important factor to consider when investing in commodities. For more information, please click here.
The HBP NYMEX Natural Gas Bull+ and Bear+ ETFs roll futures contracts each month in order to avoid physical delivery. The roll occurs over the 7th to 9th business days of each month at 2:30pm ET as follows:
7th : 25% into next nearby contract
8th : 25% into next nearby contract
9th : 50% into next nearby contract
For more details on the roll methodology, please click here.
ETF SNAPSHOT
| Ticker: | HNU / HND |
|---|---|
| Inception Date: | January 16, 2008 |
| Cusip: | 44045F200 / 44045G109 |
| Exchange: | TSX |
| Underlying Index: | NYMEX® Natural Gas Futures Contract |
| Underlying Cash Market Hours: | 9:00EST - 2:30EST |
| Bloomberg Index Ticker: | CMDYNGER |
| Management Fee: | 1.15% |
| RSP and TFSA Eligible: | Yes |
| Portfolio Manager: | ProShare Advisors LLC |
PERFORMANCE (MAY 31, 2009)
| Bear (HND) | Bull (HNU) | NYMEX® Natural Gas Futures Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -28.08% | 16.95% | 10.66% |
| 3 Months | 5.39% | -36.59% | -15.63% |
| 6 Months | 120.41% | -76.42% | -46.47% |
| YTD | 72.73% | -66.71% | -37.37% |
| 1 Year | 530.90% | -95.53% | -74.02% |
| 3 Years | - | - | -46.05% |
| 5 Years | - | - | - |
| Since Inception | 111.00% | -83.94% | - |
HISTORICAL RETURNS
The following table shows the cumulative growth of $10,000 initial investment in the fund.
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