Van Eck CM Commodity Index Fd Cl A

The fund invests in instruments that derive their value from the performance of the UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Total Return Index, and in bonds, debt securities and other fixed income instruments issued by various U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The CMCI is a rules-based, composite benchmark index diversified across 29 commodity components from the following five sectors: energy, precious metals, industrial metals, agriculture and livestock.