Investors should note that the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs are generally not capital protected or guaranteed and investors in each Xtrackers UCITS ETFs should be prepared and able to sustain losses of the capital invested up to a total loss.
Xtrackers ETF shares purchased on the secondary market cannot usually be sold directly back to Xtrackers ETF. Investors must buy and sell shares on a secondary market with the assistance of an intermediary (e.g. a stockbroker) and may incur fees for doing so. In addition, investors may pay more than the current net asset value when buying shares and may receive less than the current net asset value when selling them.
The following is a general discussion of a number of risks which may affect the value of an investment in an Xtrackers UCITS ETFs. For further information regarding risk factors, please refer to the risk factors section of the prospectus or the Key Investor Information Document. Such risks are not, nor are they intended to be, exhaustive. Not all risks listed necessarily apply to each issue of an Xtrackers UCITS ETFs, and there may be other considerations that should be taken into account in relation to a particular issue. What factors will be of relevance to a particular Xtrackers UCITS ETFs will depend upon a number of interrelated matters including, but not limited to, the Xtrackers UCITS ETF's Investment Objective and Policy. Risks may occur simultaneously and/or may compound each other resulting in an unpredictable effect on the value of the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs. No investment should be made in an Xtrackers UCITS ETFs until careful consideration of all these risk factors has been made.
The value of an investment in an Xtrackers UCITS ETFs may go down as well as up and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
Investment in Xtrackers UCITS ETFs involve numerous risks including among others, general market risks relating to the relevant underlying index, credit risks on the provider of index swaps utilised in the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs, exchange rate risks, interest rate risks, inflationary risks, liquidity risks and legal and regulatory risks.
The Xtrackers UCITS ETFs with an indirect investment policy are mainly synthetically replicated and use certain financial institutions as counterparty for OTC derivative transactions. In the event of a default under the terms of the OTC derivative transaction by such financial institution, the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs would be liquidated and investors could lose up to 10% of the NAV of the ETFs. The NAV at the time of default also may be considerably less than the amount an investor originally invested depending on the performance of the relevant underlying index. You should therefore understand and evaluate the counterparty credit risk prior to making any investment.
Xtrackers UCITS ETFs following a direct replication investment policy, may engage in securities lending. In these instances the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs face the risk of the borrower not returning the securities lent by the ETFs due to e.g. a default situation and the risk that collateral received by the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs may be liquidated at a value lower than the value of the securities lent out by the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs.
Investors should only reach an investment decision after careful consideration with their legal, tax, accounting, financial and other advisers since not all Xtrackers UCITS ETFs are suitable for all investors.
Certain Xtrackers UCITS ETFs may be denominated in a currency different to that of the traded currency on the stock exchange in which case exchange rate fluctuations may have a negative effect on the returns of the relevant Xtrackers UCITS ETFs. The value of any investment involving exposure to foreign currencies can be affected by exchange rate movements.
DWS and its related companies may act in several roles in relation to Xtrackers UCITS ETFs such as distributor, derivative counterparty, index sponsor and management company which may involve conflicts of interest. These are managed in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
Investors should be aware that DWS and its related companies may from time to time own interests in the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs which may represent a significant amount or proportion of the overall investor holdings in such Xtrackers UCITS ETFs. Investors should consider what possible impact such holdings, or any disposals thereof, may have on them.
Tax treatment of the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs depends on the individual circumstances of each investor. The levels and bases of, and any applicable relief from, taxation can change.
An investment in an Xtrackers UCITS ETFs is dependent on the performance of the underlying index less costs, but an investment is not expected to match that performance precisely. There may be a tracking difference between the performance of the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs and the underlying index e.g. due to the impact of annual fund management fees among other things. The returns on the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs may not be directly comparable to the returns achieved by direct investment in the underlying assets of the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs or the underlying index. Investors' income is not fixed and may fluctuate.
The OTC derivative transaction which may be used to gain exposure to the relevant index may be adjusted to reflect certain expenses in relation to taxes and/or buying, selling, borrowing, financing or custody costs associated with the counterparty's hedging position. These index replication costs may have a negative impact on the performance of the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs.
The price of any Xtrackers UCITS ETFs traded on the secondary market will depend on market supply and demand, movements in the value of the index being tracked by the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs as well as other factors such as prevailing financial market, corporate, economic and political conditions. In accordance with the requirements of the relevant stock exchanges, market makers are expected to provide liquidity and two way prices to facilitate the secondary market trading of the relevant Xtrackers UCITS ETFs. However, in certain abnormal market conditions liquidity may be affected.
An investment in an Xtrackers UCITS ETFs tracking a daily leveraged or daily short index is intended for financially sophisticated investors only who wish to take a very short term view on the underlying index, e.g. for day trading purposes. Therefore the Xtrackers UCITS ETFs on daily leveraged or daily short indices are appropriate only for financially sophisticated investors who understand the strategy, characteristics and risks. The Xtrackers UCITS ETFs on daily leveraged or daily short indices are not intended to be a buy and hold investment.
Xtrackers UCITS ETFs may be unable to replicate precisely the performance of an index.
Full disclosure on the composition of the Fund's portfolio and information on the Index constituents, as well as the indicative Net Asset Value, is available free of charge at www.xtrackers.com
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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The information contained in this website is issued in Singapore by DWS Investments Singapore Limited. For Singapore regulatory purposes, “Xtrackers is the responsible person for the Xtrackers ETFs. Xtrackers II is the responsible person for Xtrackers II ETFs (each Xtrackers and Xtrackers II shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Company”).” We may record telephone calls made to our office for our mutual protection and to improve customer service.
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You should refer to the latest version of the Singapore prospectus issued by the Company (“Singapore Prospectus”) for details before deciding whether to invest in shares of the relevant ETF. Copies of the Singapore Prospectus are available on the website www.etf.dws.com and may also be obtained from the Singapore Representative (DWS Investments Singapore Limited).
Investment in the ETFs involves risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. The value of the shares and the income from the ETFs may fall as well as rise. Past performance of DWS, any ETF and/or any other person referred to in this website and any opinions, forecasts, assumptions, estimates made are not necessarily indicative of future or likely performance of DWS, any ETF and/or any other person referred to in this website. You should note further that information and performance of the respective indices should not be used or construed as the information or a proxy, prediction, forecast or projection of the performance or future performance of any ETF. An investment in any ETF with a high risk grading as further described in the Singapore Prospectus is only suitable for investors who are able and willing to take such risk. The listing of the shares in any ETF does not guarantee a liquid market for the shares. You may only redeem shares in the relevant ETF with the Company under certain specified conditions as described in the Singapore Prospectus.
The ETFs may enter in over-the-counter derivative transactions such as swap(s) which will expose the relevant ETF to the credit risk of the counterparties to such transactions. The swap(s) may be adjusted to reflect certain transaction costs, which may affect the NAV of an ETF. The NAV of the relevant ETF may have a high volatility due to its investment objectives, policies or portfolio management techniques. Please refer to the Singapore Prospectus for more details. The list of approved swap counterparties to each indirect replication fund is available on the website www.etf.dws.com. Where Deutsche Bank AG is a swap counterparty, this may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. The approved swap counterparties to each indirect replication fund may vary from time to time. For information on the credit ratings of the approved swap counterparties for indirect replication funds, you can contact the Singapore Representative at telephone number +65 6538 5550.
