INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull+ 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. If the HBP COMEX® Gold Bullion Bull+ 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+ 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. 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 (JULY 31, 2009)
The current shape of the futures curve is important factor to consider when investing in commodities.
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 (N/A)
| Bear (HBD) | Bull (HBU) | COMEX® Gold Bullion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | 1.77% | -3.16% | |
| 3 Months | -10.07% | 5.56% | |
| 6 Months | -25.57% | 22.64% | |
| YTD | 1.77% | -3.16% | |
| 1 Year | -35.15% | 20.93% | |
| 3 Years | - | - | |
| 5 Years | - | - | |
| Since Inception | -30.14% | 3.70% |
HISTORICAL RETURNS
The following table shows the cumulative growth of $10,000 initial investment in the fund.
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