Equities: If the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs provides exposure to the value of an investment in shares, investors should bear in mind that performance will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, market and economic conditions, sector, geographical region and political events.
Fixed Income: If the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs provides exposure to the value of an investment in bonds, investors should bear in mind that performance will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, market and economic conditions, exchange rate risks, interest rate risks, inflationary risks, sector, geographical region and political events.
Commodities: If the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs provides exposure to commodities, investors should bear in mind that commodity prices react, among other things, to economic factors such as changing supply and demand relationships, weather conditions and other natural events, the agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary, and other policies of governments and other unforeseeable events all of which may affect your investment.
Currency Markets: If the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs provides exposure to the currency markets, investors should bear in mind that the currency markets may be highly volatile. Large price swings can occur in such markets within very short periods and may result in your investment suffering a loss.
Emerging Markets: If the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs provides exposure to emerging markets, investors should bear in mind that there are numerous risks associated with investing in emerging markets including, among others, general political and market risks of emerging market issuers, exchange rate risks, interest rate risks, inflationary risks, liquidity risks and legal and regulatory risks. Also currency markets may be highly volatile in the emerging markets. Significant changes, including changes in prices, can occur in such markets within very short periods of time and may result in losses. Large and sudden changes in interest rates may also negatively impact the performance of indices.
Hedge Funds: Xtrackers UCITS ETFs providing exposure to certain hedge fund strategies are intended for financially sophisticated investors only as they involve a high degree of risk. Hedge funds are largely unregulated and have few restrictions on their investment powers. Hedge funds may be volatile and may use leverage which may magnify losses. Hedge funds rely on service providers for their management, operation and custody of assets whose poor performance could cause the value or liquidity of the hedge fund to fall. There may be limited public information available about hedge funds and they may have little or no track record.