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Matt Hougan Food & Water Editor Index Universe.com and ETFR An ETF is a mutual fund which trades on an exchange, just like a stock. 3 Regulated by the SEC under the 1940 Act. Holds a pool of assets: stocks, bonds, futures, even gold. Built on sound corporate governance principles Board of Directors Compensated management Highly detailed recordkeeping and audit requirements 4
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Food & WaterThe ETF Perspective

Matt HouganEditor

Index Universe.com and ETFR

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What’s an ETF?

An ETF is a mutual fund which trades on an exchange, just like a stock.

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ETF Anatomy: Mutual Funds

Regulated by the SEC under the 1940 Act.

Holds a pool of assets: stocks, bonds, futures, even gold.

Built on sound corporate governance principles

Board of Directors

Compensated management

Highly detailed recordkeeping and audit requirements

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ETF Anatomy: Mutual Funds and Net Asset ValueMutual funds work by taking the whole pie, and slicing it into equal shares.

Each share has the same Net Asset Value (NAV).

Traditional mutual funds allow investors to create or redeem shares after the market closes each day.

Every dollar in gets invested, every dollar out is funded by asset sales.

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ETF Anatomy: The Twist

ETFs track and hold a known and fully disclosed basket of stocks, usually an index.

ETF shares trade directly on a stock exchange.

Just like stocks, investors experience commissions and bid/ask spreads.

Just like mutual funds, fund sponsors get paid a management fee.

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ETF Anatomy: Creation/Redemption

New ETF shares are only created by large, institutional investors called Authorized Participants, or APs.

New ETF shares are typically made in‐kind, with the AP delivering baskets of stocks.

ETF shares are only redeemed for the whole basket of stocks.

No Cash. No Transaction Costs.Lower Taxes. 7

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ETF Anatomy: Creation/Redemption

Fund SponsorFund Sponsor

AuthorizedParticipantAuthorizedParticipantBrokerBrokerInvestorInvestor

$

ETF Shares

$

ETF Shares

Security Basket

ETF Share Block (10k, 50k, 100k)

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ETF Benefits

Can be very low cost.

Complete transparency

Generally tax efficient

Easily accessible

Highly granular

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WATER ETFS:AS WATER GAINS VALUE

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A Small Pool: Water ETFs

12/31/0811

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Water ETFs: Big Variations

12/31/0812

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Water ETFs: Big Variations

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Water ETFs: The Dollar

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Water ETFs: The Dollar

12/31/0815

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Water ETFs: The Dollar

The international/domestic decision is driving short term returns … perhaps even more than water/not‐water.

The long term thesis of water investing suggests this could be a shorter term issue.

The short term likelihood of a strong dollar? Who knows…

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Water ETFs: Big Variations

12/31/0817

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Water ETFs: PowerShares

Palisades Indexes

Universe divided into sub‐sectors with chosen allocations (e.g. 25% Resources, 30% Utilities)

Equal weights inside each sector – but, this can lead to some odd “equal” weights:

6.7% in Tetra Tech

1.3% in Aqua America

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Water ETFs: Claymore

S&P Global Water Index

Universe and weightings divided into two buckets with 25 stocks each

Equipment & Materials

Utilities & Resources

Traditional cap‐weighting then leads to big concentrations

25% in top 3 names

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Water ETFs: Choosing The Right Fund?

First choose U.S. vs. international.

Then choose concentrated vs. diverse.

But don’t just choose “a” water fund.

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FOOD ETFS: PIGS AND CORN?OR

PICKS AND SHOVELS?21

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Food: The Big Question

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Picks And Shovels: Leveraging Innovation

12/31/08 23

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Other Equity Advantages

Better Tax Treatment (In Some Cases)

Simplicity

(Easier to understand, easier to explain)

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Tapping Ags: 2 Approaches

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Food: The Big Question

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Equity Downside

Corporate Risk

Higher Long‐Term Correlations To Equities

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Considering Futures

Low Correlation to Equities

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Considering Futures

Low Correlation to Equities

Direct Food Price Exposure

Income: Collateral Yield

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Futures Downside

Contango

Tax Treatment

Zero Innovation(It’s just stuff)

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Contango??

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Roll Yield??

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Taming Contango

Optimized Roll Yield

“Continuous Commodity”

Straight Index

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Taming Contango

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Ag‐Future ETFs and ETNs

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A Note on Notes

A Promise to Pay

Pros: No Tracking Error

Better tax treatment

Con: It’s debt

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Futures: Tough For Ags

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Futures: Pockets of Strength

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