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HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull+ ETF (HBU)

HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bear+ ETF (HBD)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull Plus ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees, expenses, distributions, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, that endeavour to correspond to two times (200%) the daily performance of the COMEX® Gold Bullion Index. If the HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull Plus ETF is successful in meeting its investment objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, as the COMEX® Gold Bullion Index when the index rises on a given day. Conversely, the HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull Plus ETFs net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, as the index when the index declines on a given day.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull+ ETF and the HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion 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 performance of the COMEX® Gold Bullion Index®. 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.

Futures Curve

The HBP COMEX Gold Bullion 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: HBU / HBD
Inception Date: January 22, 2008
Cusip: 440444107 / 440446102
Exchange: TSX
Underlying Index: COMEX® Gold Bullion
Underlying Cash Market Hours: 9:00EST - 1:30EST
Bloomberg Index Ticker: CMDYGCER
Management Fee: 1.15%
RSP and TFSA Eligible: Yes
Portfolio Manager: ProShare Advisors LLC

PERFORMANCE (MAY 31, 2009)

  Bear (HBD) Bull (HBU) COMEX® Gold Bullion
1 Month -17.55% 19.75% 9.76%
3 Months -11.87% 3.78% 3.54%
6 Months -38.02% 31.82% 18.95%
YTD -26.01% 15.02% 10.16%
1 Year -36.40% -0.20% 7.88%
3 Years - - 10.13%
5 Years - - -
Since Inception -29.43% -4.08% -

HISTORICAL RETURNS

The following table shows the cumulative growth of $10,000 initial investment in the fund.

Chart showing growth of $10000
Commodity Risk: An ETF which has exposure to the commodities markets may be subject to greater volatility than traditional securities.
Commodity indices replicate exposure to a defined basket of commodities futures contracts. 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. The difference between the price at which the first futures contract is sold and the next futures contract is purchased is called the "roll yield" and is an important part of the return on a commodities investment. The overall return is therefore derived from fluctuations in commodities prices in addition to the shape of the commodity futures curve over time. Assuming prices and the shape of the curve remain constant, rolling futures will yield a positive return when the curve is in "backwardation", which describes a situation where the prices are lower in the distant delivery months than in the nearest delivery months, and a negative return when the curve is in "contango", which describes a situation where the prices are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months.
All Horizons BetaPro Bull+ and Bear+ Exchange Traded Funds ("HBP ETFs") use leveraged investment techniques that magnify gains and losses and result in greater volatility in value. All HBP ETFs are subject to aggressive investment risk, leverage risk, and price volatility risk, which are described in the HBP ETF's prospectus. Each HBP ETF seeks a return that is either 200% or -200% commodity or benchmark (the "target") for a single day. Due to the compounding of daily returns, a HBP ETF's returns over periods other than one day will likely differ in amount and possibly direction from the performance of the specified underlying index for the same period. Investors should monitor, as frequently as daily, their holdings to ensure that it remains consistent with their investment strategies. Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with HBP ETFs. HBP ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Please read the prospectus before investing.

Source: CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc.

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