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DBBINVESCO DB BASE METALS FUND

Beat inflation19y track recordRanked #53 of 109 in this goal

Seeks to track changes in the level of the DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return, reflecting the base metals sector, plus interest income over fund expenses.

By Invesco · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.75%

#3,918 of 5,854 · average

Fund Size

$355M

#1,860 of 5,854 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+33.5%

Track Record

19 years

#391 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,950+29.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Commodity

Index tracked

DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 1 holdings = 44.5% of fundmoderately concentrated

Invesco Shrt-Trm Inv Gov&Agcy InstlAGPXX
44.5%

Asset allocation

Cash
50.2%
Other
49.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
18.8%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-37.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.73Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.06Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track changes in the level of the DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return, reflecting the base metals sector, plus interest income over fund expenses.
Strategy
The Fund's principal investment strategy involves investing in a portfolio of exchange-traded futures on commodities in the base metals sector, specifically targeting futures contracts on Aluminum, Zinc, Lead, Nickel, Comex Copper, and Copper - Grade A. The Fund aims to track the Index by trading these futures contracts while also holding Treasury Securities and money market mutual funds for margin and cash management purposes.
Inception date
January 5, 2007
Fund family
Invesco

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Data updated on 2026-08-04