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Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

As of March 31, 2020

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated April 29, 2020

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-227188-01

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Fund Description

The Invesco DB Agriculture Fund (Fund) seeks to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return (DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index ER or Index) over time, plus the income from the Fund’s holdings of US Treasury securities, money market funds and T-Bill ETFs, less the Fund’s expenses. The Fund is designed for investors who want a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in commodity futures. The Index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely traded agricultural commodities. You cannot invest directly in the Index. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted annually in November.

This Fund is not suitable for all investors due to the speculative nature of an investment based upon the Fund’s trading which takes place in very volatile markets. Because an investment in futures contracts is volatile, such frequency in the movement in market prices of the underlying futures contracts could cause large losses. Please see Investment Risks, Important Information and the Prospectus for additional risk disclosures.

 

 

ETF Information

 

Fund Name

   Invesco DB
Agriculture
Fund
 

Fund Ticker

     DBA  

CUSIP

     46140H106  

Intraday NAV

     DBAIV  

Management Fee

     0.85

Total Expense Ratio

     0.93

Listing Exchange

     NYSE Arca  

The Estimated Futures Brokerage Expenses are 0.08%.

 

 

Underlying Index Data

 

Index Provider   DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.
Index Name   DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return

Fund Inception: January 5, 2007

Shares are not FDIC insured, may lose value and have no bank guarantee.

Shares are not individually redeemable. Shares may be acquired from the Fund and tendered for redemption to the Fund in Creation and Redemption Units only, typically consisting of 200,000 Shares.

 

Growth of $10,000

 

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Data beginning 10 years prior to the ending date of March 31, 2020. Fund performance shown at NAV.

Performance as at March 31, 2020

 

 

Performance (%)

   YTD      1Y      3Y      5Y      10Y      Fund
Inception
 

ETF - NAV

     -14.86        -13.14        -9.84        -8.14        -5.02        -3.78  

ETF - Market Price

     -14.98        -13.27        -9.91        -8.17        -5.03        -3.82  

Underlying Index

     -15.18        -14.18        -10.60        -8.36        -4.80        -3.86  

Benchmark1

     -14.94        -12.63        -9.05        -7.32        -4.23        -2.99  

Benchmark2

     -9.38        -5.47        -9.26        -8.41        -4.61        -4.95  

Calendar year performance (%)

 

     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015      2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  

ETF - NAV

     -0.70        -8.74        -6.11        -3.34        -16.75        2.26        -13.19        -2.92        -11.00        22.48  

Underlying Index

     -1.92        -9.47        -6.06        -2.86        -15.86        3.30        -12.26        -2.14        -10.68        22.32  

Benchmark1

     0.15        -7.67        -5.18        -2.55        -15.82        3.33        -12.21        -2.06        -10.64        22.48  

Benchmark2

     -0.34        -8.05        -11.92        -4.23        -16.87        -10.73        -18.00        6.46        -15.87        34.19  

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and Shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance data quoted. Returns less than one year are cumulative. Call 800-983-0903 for the most recent month-end performance. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Fund’s performance from inception up to and including February 23, 2015, reflects performance associated with the predecessor managing owner. Performance on and after February 23, 2015, reflects performance associated with the current managing owner, Invesco Capital Management LLC. Market returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4 p.m. ET and do not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

Index history has certain inherent limitations and does not represent actual trading performance or returns of the Fund. Index history does not represent trades that have actually been executed and therefore may under or over compensate for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as illiquidity. No representation is being made that the Fund will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to the Index history.

From Jan. 5, 2007 (the Funds exchange listing date) to Oct. 19, 2009, the Fund sought to track the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index “Optimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return”. From Oct. 19, 2009, to Dec. 31, 2010, the Fund sought to track the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Diversified Agriculture Excess Return (Symbol: DBAGIX). Since Dec. 31, 2010, the Fund seeks to track the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index ER (Symbol: DBLCDBAE). The only difference between the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Diversified Agriculture Excess Return and the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index ER is a name change.

The Index results from each discrete time period reflect the closing levels of each applicable index that the Fund tracked during the corresponding time period.

Because the Fund collateralizes its futures positions primarily with US Treasuries, money market funds and T- Bill ETFs, the results of the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Total ReturnTM (DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index TR) (Symbol: DBLCDBAT) are also displayed. With reference to the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index TR history, it followed the same Index history as the Index except from Dec. 31, 2010, forward, where the performance shown is of the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index TR. Please see invesco.com for indicative intra-day NAV and last end-of-day NAV.

 

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DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index TR

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The S&P GSCI Agriculture Index is a world production-weighted index of certain agricultural commodities in the world economy including futures contracts for wheat (Chicago wheat), red wheat (Kansas wheat), corn, soybeans, cotton, sugar, coffee and cocoa.

 


 

Top ETF holdings (%)

 

     Weight  

Futures

  

Coffee

     13.06  

Soybeans

     12.84  

Corn

     12.49  

Sugar

     11.73  

Cocoa

     11.33  

Live Cattle

     10.99  

Kansas Wheat

     7.93  

Wheat

     7.60  

Lean Hogs

     5.75  

Feeder Cattle

     3.89  

Cotton

     2.40  

Collateral

  

United States Treasury Bills

     50.04  

Invesco Treasury Collateral ETF

     27.47  

Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio

     22.49  

Please see the website for complete holdings information. Holdings are subject to change.

How the Fund Invests and Potential Advantages The Fund invests in liquid futures contracts trading on regulated exchanges and has the following potential advantages:

Enhanced commodity index: The Fund follows the Index which utilizes an Optimum YieldTM methodology designed to provide a more sophisticated strategy for investing in commodities than that provided by conventional commodity indexes.

Cost savings: The Fund does not incur either the cost of storing a physical commodity or the cost of entering into a commodity-linked note with a dealer, a cost that is usually much higher than entering into an exchange-traded futures contract.

Interest earned: The Fund collateralizes its futures contracts primarily with US Treasury securities, money market funds and T-Bill ETFs and earns interest on these securities. Interest income can enhance returns.

Transparency and liquidity: The Fund invests in liquid futures contracts at publicly available prices determined by trading on regulated futures exchanges. We believe that this allows the Fund to gain a more direct and cost-effective exposure to commodities than if the Fund either bought commodity-linked notes, which are not publicly priced, or less liquid futures contracts.

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Investment risk

Commodities and futures generally are volatile and are not suitable for all investors.

The value of the Shares of the Fund relates directly to the value of the futures contracts and other assets held by the Fund and any fluctuation in the value of its portfolio could adversely affect an investment in the Fund’s Shares.

The Fund is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. An investor may lose all or substantially all of an investment in the Fund.

The Fund is not a mutual fund or any other type of Investment Company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not subject to regulation thereunder.

Please review the prospectus for breakeven figures for the Fund.

This Fund issues a Schedule K-1.

 

 

Important Information

The Shares of the Fund are not deposits, interests in or obligations of any Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG London Branch, DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (“DIMA”) or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or any other bank (collectively, the “DB Parties”) and are not guaranteed by the DB Parties.

DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return, DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Total Return, Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return and Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Diversified Agriculture Excess Return (the “Indices”) are products of Deutsche Bank AG and/or its affiliates. Information regarding these Indices is reprinted with permission. ©Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. Deutsche Bank®, DB, DBIQ®, Optimum Yield, DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return, DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Total Return, Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return and Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Diversified Agriculture Excess Return are trademarks of Deutsche Bank AG. The Indices and trademarks have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Invesco Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Invesco Distributors, Inc. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by DB Parties or their third party licensors and none of such parties makes any representation, express or implied, regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund, nor do such parties have any liability for errors, omissions, or interruptions in the Indices. As the Index Provider, Deutsche Bank AG is licensing certain trademarks, the underlying Index and trade names which are composed by Deutsche Bank AG without regard to Index, this product or any investor.

This does not constitute a recommendation of any investment strategy or product for a particular investor. Investors should consult a financial professional before making any investment decisions.

Invesco Capital Management LLC, investment adviser and Invesco Distributors, Inc., ETF distributor are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Distributors, Inc. are not affiliated with DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.

The Fund has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Fund has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at sec.gov.

Alternatively, you may visit the Fund’s web site at invesco.com or the Fund will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll free 800 983 0903.

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Glossary

Intraday NAV is a symbol representing estimated fair value based on the most recent intraday price of underlying assets.