The ETC EFT and energy sector, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange are 11 I will simply analyze a few.
EFT Ishares Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Swap (EXXY) is a German law Fund managed by Barclays Global Investor, an effort to replicate the benchmark index (Dow Jones AIG CommoditiesSM) with passive management, as with all ETFs are not provided Entry and exit fees from investment management fees but only annual (deductions based on the actual period of imprisonment) equal to 0.31%.
The Fund can invest in a basket of 23 commodities, where the weight of each raw material should be between 2 and 15% and none of them exceed 1 / 3 of the entire portfolio . The reference price is € 37.85 to 23.05 with a minimum reached 3.20 to € 34.27 and got a max of € 38.86 two days after its listing (27/02).
The ETC "ETFS Crud Oil is a non-expiring license issued by a special purpose vehicle (ETFS Commodity Securities Limited), compared to a direct investment in derivatives that track the performance of the Dow Jones-AIG commodity Crdue Oil Sub-Index, this benchmark reflects the price of WTI oil contracts traded on the New York and is considered in calculating the price of future negotiations which ended the month following the reference.
The annual management fees are equal to 0.49% of the investment (calculated on the actual holding period of the ETC). The current price is 50.43 € to 23/05 but it is a growing trend for months now, consider that just over a year ago traded at 27 € about.
Other ETC is the "ETFS Energy DJ-AIGCI (AIGE) this is also a title does not expire in the face of a direct investment in derivative contracts (as above) and in this case the replication index of underlying commodities Dow Jones-AIG Energy Sub-Index.
The current reference price is € 26.47 with its minimum almost a year ago to € 16.91 (27/08) and annual running costs 0.54%.
The investment in the ETC can be done in a medium and long term strategy and also aims to protect against inflation as it currently affects negatively on the investors' portfolios; instead a short-term strategy is to exploit short-term movements in the prices of energy materials.
also believe that the increase in oil prices is mainly driven by speculation and by two other essential reasons, a reduced capacity to increase production by two companies and the growing demand from Asian markets, with the consequent rise in raw materials.
-independent analyst Andrew Tancredi