WCOG
WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity UCITS ETF - USD
The WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity UCITS ETF - USD (the “Fund”) seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses of the Optimised Roll Commodity Total Return Index (the "Index"). The Fund also aims to outperform the Bloomberg Commodity Index TR over the long term. The Fund invests in US Treasury Bills and uses total return swaps to deliver the Index performance. The swaps are collateralised on a daily basis and reset monthly. Learn more about the Index that WCOG is designed to track.
- Gain broad exposure to commodities as an asset class
- Potential to lower overall portfolio volatility in periods when commodities are negatively correlated with equities and bonds
- Innovative dynamic roll process designed to minimise long term costs of holding commodity exposures
RISK WARNING
The price of any Shares or the value of an investment in ETPs may go up or down and an investor may not get back the amount invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. This material is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product or to adopt any investment strategy.
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| Asset Class | Commodity |
| Use of Income | Distributing |
| Base Currency | USD |
| Inception Date | 27 Apr 2016 |
| Dividend Frequency | Annually |
| Exchange Ticker | WCOG |
| Index Name | Optimised Roll Commodity Total Return Index |
| TER | 0.35% |
| Annual Swap Rate | 0.35% |
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| Replication Method | US TBills With Swap Overlay |
| Legal Form | Plc |
| Fund Umbrella | WisdomTree Issuer Plc |
| Domicile | Ireland |
| Structure | Open-ended Exchange Traded Fund |
| Financial Year End | 31 December |
| UCITS Compliant | Compliant |
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| ISA | Eligible |
| SIPP | Eligible |
| Key Service Providers | |
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| Custodian | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Fund Manager | Assenagon Asset Management S.A |
| Trustee | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Auditor | Ernst & Young Ireland |
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Country Allocation
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Weight
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| 1. United States | 100.00% |
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Collateral Details
| Collateral Details | 23 May 2019 |
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| Collateralised | Collateral not required |
| Over Collateralised | Collateral not required |
| Custodian | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
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Collateral Structure
Replicating Exposure to Commodities Through a Swap
The fund aims to track the Enhanced Roll Commodity Index (the “Index”) by holding a portfolio of short-terms US T-Bills and achieving exposure to commodities by entering into unfunded swap arrangements (“Swaps”) with highly rated swap counterparties. The Fund’s portfolio is composed of:
- A portfolio of 91-day US T-Bills acquired with subscription proceeds
- Swaps, passing the performance of the Index (from swap counterparties to Fund if performance is positive, the other way around if negative)
Structure Diagram
Counterparty Risk Management
Counterparty risk is managed mainly through the daily exchange of collateral between the fund and the swap provider(s). The value of the collateral required is based on a daily calculation of counterparty exposure using the prior day’s mark-to-market of the Swaps and any unsettled cash flowing between the fund and the swap provider.
Assets posted as collateral may only include cash (US Dollars only) or government bonds of US, UK, France or Germany, with a minimum rating of AA-/Aa3 (“eligible collateral assets”). When valuing the bonds posted as collateral, a haircut is applied to each bond's value based on the issuing country and the bond's maturity, as specified in the following table. Applying a haircut to the value of eligible collateral typically results in the collateral value exceeding the counterparty exposure and in any exposure being “over-collateralised”.
Haircuts / Over-Collateralisation Applied to Collateral Securities
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Optimised Roll Commodity Total Return Index
The Index is a US Dollar denominated index whose main objective is to provide a broad and diversified UCITS compliant commodity exposure, covering four broad commodity sectors: Energy, Agriculture, Industrial Metals and Precious Metals. The Index uses futures to track the performance of the individual constituents of the Bloomberg Commodity Index TR (a basket of 22 commodities).The Index employs a rule based approach for each of its components when it 'rolls' from one futures contract to another for each commodity in the Index. Rather than selecting the new future based on a predefined schedule (e.g. monthly) the Index rolls to the future which generates the maximum implied roll yield. The Index aims to maximise the potential roll benefits in backwardated markets and minimise the loss from rolling down the curve in contango markets.
Index Details
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| Index Name | Optimised Roll Commodity Total Return Index |
| Index Provider | S&P |
| Bloomberg Ticker | EBCIWTT |
| Leverage Factor | N/A |
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