PowerShares DB Base Metals Short ETN (BOS)
| 17.92 Data as of May 17 |  +0.14 / +0.79%Today’s Change | 16.27 Today|||52-Week Range 23.05 | -11.90% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity index - Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Excess Return. The fund allows investors to take a short view on the performance of the industrial metals sector. The index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely used base metals, aluminum, zinc and copper.
Latest BOS News
| Oversold Conditions For DB Gold Double Long Etn (DGP) May 17 / TheStreet.com | 4 Ways to Short Oil with ETFs - ETF News And Commentary May 16 / Zacks.com |
| Textron Gets $85M DoD Contract - Analyst Blog May 16 / Zacks.com |
Performance
| 1 month | +2.57% | 3 years | -1.35% | |
| 3 months | +15.16% | 5 years | -- | |
| 1 year | +5.37% | Since inception | -1.89% |
Data through 05/18/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $17.78 |
| Open day’s range | 16.27 – 17.92 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 22.77 (05/16/2013) |
| Daily volume | 1,475 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 1,530 |
Data as of 2:46pm ET, 05/17/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Trading-inverse commodities ETFs
| BOS | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | -- | -21.50% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.75% | 1.10% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | -- | -0.10 |
| Net assets | $3.4M | $29.7M |
| Average market cap | -- | -- |
| Average P/E | -- | -- |
| Dividend / Share | -- | -- |
Competitors
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Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Business service | -- |
| Consumer goods | -- |
| Consumer service | -- |
| Energy | -- |
| Financial service | -- |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| Holdings not available. |