The UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Total Return Index returned 3.59% during the last month and 6.69% year-to-date (YTD). The modern commodity index, intended to lower the potential negative effects of contango, outpaced the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index and the S&P GSCI Total Return Index. The UBS index is diversified across 27 commodity constituents and up to five maturities. It is the underlying index of the Van Eck CM Commodity Index Fund, a passively managed mutual fund launched in 2010.

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