The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was down -6.90% for the month of September. The Dow Jones-AIG Gold Sub-Index had the only positive monthly gain with a return of 6.38%. Sugar and Lead had the narrowest downside MTD performances of -0.40% and -1.09%, respectively.
The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Platinum, Nickel and Cotton, which were down -25.01%, -16.34%, -13.47% respectively, in September.
Year to date, the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index is down -4.42% with the Dow Jones-AIG Cocoa Sub-Index posting the highest gain of 29.92% so far in 2008. Dow Jones-AIG Nickel Sub-Index has the most significant downside YTD performance, down -36.30%.
|
Index Name |
Index Close 12/31/2007 |
Index Close 8/29/2008 |
Index Close 09/26/2008 |
Month-to Date Percent Change |
Year-to-Date Percent Change |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Commodity
Index |
184.964 |
189.889 |
176.790 |
-6.90% |
-4.42% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Energy
Sub-Index |
266.669 |
298.361 |
274.969 |
-7.84% |
3.11% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Crude Oil Sub-Index |
541.951 |
658.188 |
607.283 |
-7.73% |
12.05% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Natural Gas Sub-Index |
17.587 |
17.886 |
16.314 |
-8.79% |
-7.24% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Heating Oil Sub-Index |
297.938 |
364.962 |
342.063 |
-6.27% |
14.81% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Unleaded Gas Sub-Index |
481.371 |
522.962 |
485.791 |
-7.11% |
0.92% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Petroleum
Sub-Index |
478.724 |
570.417 |
528.489 |
-7.35% |
10.40% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Livestock
Sub-Index |
57.516 |
50.461 |
49.291 |
-2.32% |
-14.30% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Lean Hogs Sub-Index |
20.497 |
17.193 |
16.890 |
-1.76% |
-17.60% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Live Cattle Sub-Index |
97.961 |
88.494 |
86.155 |
-2.64% |
-12.05% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG ExEnergy
Sub-Index |
119.429 |
117.293 |
109.811 |
-6.38% |
-8.05% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Grains
Sub-Index |
69.738 |
71.834 |
64.670 |
-9.97% |
-7.27% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Corn Sub-Index |
20.897 |
24.174 |
22.439 |
-7.18% |
7.38% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Soybean Sub-Index |
167.984 |
180.110 |
158.344 |
-12.08% |
-5.74% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Wheat Sub-Index |
46.379 |
38.291 |
34.217 |
-10.64% |
-26.22% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Industrial
Metals Sub-Index |
190.194 |
190.191 |
172.931 |
-9.08% |
-9.08% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Aluminum Sub-Index |
68.991 |
74.359 |
67.771 |
-8.86% |
-1.77% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Copper Sub-Index |
348.776 |
388.722 |
352.857 |
-9.23% |
1.17% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Nickel Sub-Index |
315.047 |
239.873 |
200.675 |
-16.34% |
-36.30% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Zinc Sub-Index |
102.530 |
76.440 |
74.362 |
-2.72% |
-27.47% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Precious
Metals Sub-Index |
131.909 |
125.132 |
130.617 |
4.38% |
-0.98% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Gold Sub-Index |
113.052 |
109.573 |
116.566 |
6.38% |
3.11% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Silver Sub-Index |
175.259 |
156.816 |
154.482 |
-1.49% |
-11.86% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Softs
Sub-Index |
60.430 |
56.860 |
53.292 |
-6.28% |
-11.81% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Coffee Sub-Index |
31.803 |
31.351 |
28.856 |
-7.96% |
-9.27% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Cotton Sub-Index |
23.921 |
20.421 |
17.670 |
-13.47% |
-26.13% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Sugar Sub-Index |
145.163 |
140.946 |
140.384 |
-0.40% |
-3.29% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Agriculture
Sub-Index |
80.998 |
81.660 |
74.288 |
-9.03% |
-8.28% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Soybean Oil Sub-Index |
98.041 |
101.592 |
89.839 |
-11.57% |
-8.37% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Cocoa Sub-Index |
28.761 |
39.287 |
37.366 |
-4.89% |
29.92% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Lead Sub-Index |
287.386 |
222.166 |
219.749 |
-1.09% |
-23.54% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Platinum Sub-Index |
447.515 |
435.281 |
326.407 |
-25.01% |
-27.06% |
|
Dow Jones-AIG Tin Sub-Index |
263.024 |
320.444 |
290.432 |
-9.37% |
10.42% |
Also available are Euro-, Yen-, Swiss Franc-, and British Pound-denominated versions of the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index; Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Spot IndexSM; and total return versions of each of the excess return indexes and sub-indexes.
As of the end of the second quarter of 2008, an estimated $55 billion track the DJ-AIGCI group of indexes.
