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Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

OR

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________________________________ to ____________________________________

 

Commission File No.   Name of Registrant in Charter   IRS Employer Number
001-32726  

POWERSHARES DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

  32-6042243

Delaware


(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

c/o DB Commodity Services LLC, 60 Wall Street, New York, New York

  

10005

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone number, including Area Code: (212) 250-5883

 

 


(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ü No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

Large Accelerated Filer ____                 Accelerated Filer ____                 Non-Accelerated Filer ü

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ___ No ü

Indicate the number of outstanding Limited Shares as of September 30, 2007: 43,400,000 Limited Shares.


POWERSHARES DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND

QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 


 

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   1

ITEM 1.

  

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

   1
  

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition September 30, 2007 (unaudited)
            and December 31, 2006

   1
  

Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments September 30, 2007

   2
  

Consolidated Schedule of Investments December 31, 2006

   3
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income and Expenses For the Three
            Months Ended and Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

   4
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity For the
            Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

   5
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity For the
            Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

   6
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity For the
            Period Ended September 30, 2007

   7
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity For the
            Period Ended September 30, 2006

   8
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Period Ended
            September 30, 2007 and 2006

   9
  

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   10

ITEM 2.

  

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

   16

ITEM 3.

  

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

   26

ITEM 4.

  

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

   29

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

   30

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   30

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   30

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   30

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   30

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   30

Item 5.

  

Other Information

   31

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   31

SIGNATURES

   32

EXHIBIT INDEX

   E-1

Exhibit 31.1

  

    Certification of Kevin Rich

   E-2

Exhibit 32.1

  

    Certification of Kevin Rich

   E-3

 

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PART I.            FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

September 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006

 

     September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
   December 31, 2006

Assets

     

United States Treasury Obligations, at fair value (cost $1,132,731,503 and $702,607,232, respectively)

   $ 1,133,395,938    $ 702,882,222

Cash held by broker

     -      44,221,265

Other assets

     1,000      1,000

Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     99,971,205      -
             

Total assets

   $ 1,233,368,143    $ 747,104,487
             

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     

Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

   $ -    $ 34,744,482

Payable to broker

     23,866,578      -

Management fee payable

     697,559      454,280

Brokerage fee payable

     309,308      -

Other liabilities

     1,000      1,000
             

Total liabilities

     24,874,445      35,199,762
             

Commitment and contingencies (Note 9)

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

General shares:

     

Paid-in capital - 40 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     1,000      1,000

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     114      (18)
             

Total General shares

     1,114      982
             

Limited shares:

     

Paid-in capital - 43,400,000 and 29,000,000 redeemable
shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2007
and December 31, 2006, respectively

     1,079,608,286      712,388,314

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     128,884,298      (484,571)
             

Total Limited shares

     1,208,492,584      711,903,743
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,208,493,698      711,904,725
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,233,368,143    $ 747,104,487
             

Net asset value per share

     

General shares

   $ 27.85    $ 24.55
             

Limited shares

   $ 27.85    $ 24.55
             

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

1


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2007

 

Description

   Percentage
of Net Assets
         Fair
Value
   Face
Value

United States Government Obligations

          

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.28% due October 4, 2007

   13.15     %    $ 158,957,705    $ 159,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.00% due October 11, 2007

   4.55          54,952,370      55,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.93% due October 18, 2007

   5.45          65,898,822      66,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.27% due October 25, 2007

   7.84          94,788,625      95,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.825% due November 1, 2007

   10.50          126,927,520      127,300,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.77% due November 8, 2007

   4.45          53,803,548      54,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.63% due November 15, 2007

   3.05          36,836,867      37,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.85% due November 23, 2007

   9.26          111,899,138      112,500,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.60% due November 29, 2007

   6.00          72,564,774      73,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.35% due December 6, 2007

   9.62          116,211,069      117,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.80% due December 13, 2007

   8.38          101,245,506      102,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.05% due December 20, 2007

   7.43          89,760,344      90,500,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.82% due December 27, 2007

   4.10          49,549,650      50,000,000
                  

Total United States Treasury Obligations (cost $1,132,731,503)

   93.78     %    $ 1,133,395,938   
                  
A portion of the above United States Treasury Obligations are held as initial margin against open futures contracts, as noted in Note 4(d)           

Description

   Percentage
of Net Assets
         Fair
Value
    

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures Contracts

          

Aluminum (2,092 contracts, settlement date November 21, 2007)

   (0.05 )   %    $ (649,494)   

Corn ( 6,741 contracts, settlement date December 14, 2007)

   0.31          3,838,350   

Light, Sweet Crude Oil ( 5,208 contracts, settlement date April 22, 2008)

   2.70          32,600,720   

Gold (1,586 contracts, settlement date August 27, 2007)

   1.00          12,047,470   

Heating Oil ( 2,737 contracts, settlement date May 30, 2008)

   1.67          20,234,071   

Wheat ( 4,844 contracts, settlement date December 12, 2008)

   2.64          31,900,088   
                  

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts

   8.27     %    $ 99,971,205   
                  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

2


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2006

 

Description

   Percentage
of
Net Assets
         Fair Value    Face Value

United States Treasury Obligations

          

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.76% due January 4, 2007

   14.05     %    $ 99,987,600    $ 100,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.76% due January 11, 2007

   9.12          64,935,715      65,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.74% due January 18, 2007

   9.11          64,873,510      65,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.66% due January 25, 2007

   10.09          71,795,304      72,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.975% due February 1, 2007

   12.50          88,962,625      89,300,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.955% due February 8, 2007

   8.39          59,716,200      60,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.955% due February 15, 2007

   7.26          51,701,572      52,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.94% due February 22, 2007

   9.35          66,551,033      67,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.905% due March 1, 2007

   10.45          74,424,750      75,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.87% due March 8, 2007

   4.87          34,698,230      35,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.80% due March 15, 2007

   1.39          9,904,640      10,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.825% due March 22, 2007

   1.39          9,894,480      10,000,000

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.875% due March 29, 2007

   0.76          5,436,563      5,500,000
                  

Total United States Treasury Obligations (cost $702,607,232)

   98.73     %    $ 702,882,222   
                  

A portion of the above United States Treasury Obligations are held as

initial margin against open futures contracts, as noted in Note 4(d)

       

Description

   Percentage
of
Net Assets
         Fair Value     

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures Contracts

          

Aluminum (1,384 contracts, settlement date November 21, 2007)

   1.28     %    $ 9,081,187   

Corn (4,487 contracts, settlement date December 14, 2007)

   0.73          5,214,837   

Light, Sweet Crude Oil (3,854 contracts, settlement date April 20, 2007)

   (4.77 )        (33,912,130)   

Gold (1,101 contracts, settlement date August 29, 2007)

   (0.13 )        (916,081)   

Heating Oil (1,902 contracts, settlement date May 31, 2007)

   (3.01 )        (21,443,209)   

Wheat (3,349 contracts, settlement date July 13, 2007)

   1.02          7,230,914   
                  

Net Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts

   (4.88 )   %    $ (34,744,482)   
                  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

3


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income and Expenses

For the Three Months Ended and Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006(i)

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,   Period Ended September 30,
    2007   2006   2007   2006

Income

       

Interest Income

  $ 12,809,328     $ 7,659,620     $ 33,047,675     $ 14,163,517  
                       

Expenses

       

Management Fee

    2,045,766       1,200,886       5,072,535       2,521,819  

Brokerage commissions and fees

    127,587       146,516       450,442       438,537  

Organizational costs

    -       -       -       150,400  

Administrative expenses

    -       9,335       -       78,858  
                       

Total expenses

    2,173,353       1,356,737       5,522,977       3,189,614  
                       

Net investment income

    10,635,975       6,302,883       27,524,698       10,973,903  
                       
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on United States Treasury Obligations and Futures        

Realized Gain (Loss) on

       

United States Treasury Obligations

    5,973       12,351       5,144       232  

Futures

    (663,349)       (3,402,749)       (33,265,973)       9,345,623  
                       

Net realized gain (loss)

    (657,376)       (3,390,398)       (33,260,829)       9,345,855  
                       

Net Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on

       

United States Treasury Obligations

    365,888       61,431       389,445       234,369  

Futures

    79,450,101       (41,709,523)       134,715,687       (38,370,840)  
                       

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    79,815,989       (41,648,092)       135,105,132       (38,136,471)  
                       

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)

on United States Treasury Obligations and Futures

    79,158,613       (45,038,490)       101,844,303       (28,790,616)  
                       

Net Income (Loss)

  $ 89,794,588     $ (38,735,607)     $ 129,369,001     $ (17,816,713)  
                       

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

(i)

The period ended September 30, 2006 reflects operating results since January 31, 2006, the date of commencement of operations.

 

4


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

    General Shares   Limited Shares   Total
    General Shares   Accumulated
Earnings
 

Total General
Shareholders’

Equity

  Limited Shares  

Accumulated
Earnings

(Deficit)

 

Total Limited
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

 

Total Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

    Shares   Amount         Shares   Amount      

Balance at July 1, 2007

  40   $ 1,000   $ 29   $ 1,029   39,800,000     $ 984,842,714     $ 39,089,795     $ 1,023,932,509     $ 1,023,933,538  

Sale of Limited Shares

          4,400,000       115,156,060       -       115,156,060       115,156,060  

Redemption of Limited Shares

          (800,000)       (20,390,488)         (20,390,488)       (20,390,488)  

Net income (loss):

                  -       -  

Net investment income

        10     10   -       -       10,635,965       10,635,965       10,635,975  

Net realized gain (loss) on United States Treasury Obligations and Futures

          -   -       -       (657,376)       (657,376)       (657,376)  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on United States Treasury Obligations and Futures

        75     75   -       -       79,815,914       79,815,914       79,815,989  
                                                 

Net income

  -     -     85     85   -       -       89,794,503       89,794,503       89,794,588  
                                                 

Balance at September 30, 2007

  40   $ 1,000   $ 114   $ 1,114   43,400,000     $ 1,079,608,286     $ 128,884,298     $ 1,208,492,584     $ 1,208,493,698  
                                                 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

5


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

    General Shares   Limited Shares   Total
    General
Shares
     

Total General
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

  Limited Shares  

Accumulated
Earnings

(Deficit)

 

Total Limited
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

 

Total Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

    Shares   Amount   Accumulated
Earnings
    Shares   Amount      

Balance at July 1, 2006

  40   $ 1,000   $ (1,596,668)     $ (1,595,668)     21,800,040     $ 531,490,666     $ 20,902,344     $ 552,393,010     $ 550,797,342  

Sale of Limited Shares

          4,200,000       107,832,318       -       107,832,318       107,832,318  

Redemption of Limited Shares

          (800,000)       (18,635,520)         (18,635,520)       (18,635,520)  

Net income (loss):

                  -       -  

Net investment income

        10       10     -       -       6,302,873       6,302,873       6,302,883  

Net realized gain (loss)
on United States
Treasury Obligations
and Futures

        (5)       (5)     -       -       (3,390,393)       (3,390,393)       (3,390,398)  

Net change in
unrealized gain (loss)
on United States
Treasury Obligations
and Futures

        (63)       (63)     -       -       (41,648,029)       (41,648,029)       (41,648,092)  
                                                 

Net loss

        (58)       (58)     -       -       (38,735,549)       (38,735,549)       (38,735,607)  

Allocation of organization and offering costs to the General Shares (Note 8)

        18,670       18,670           (18,670)       (18,670)       -  

Additional investment in
respect of assumption of
organization and offering costs
by DB Commodity Services
LLC (Note 8)

        1,578,043       1,578,043           -       -       1,578,043  
                                                 

Balance at September 30, 2006

  40   $ 1,000   $ (13)     $ 987     25,200,040     $ 620,687,464     $ (17,851,875)     $ 602,835,589     $ 602,836,576  
                                                 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

6


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Period Ended September 30, 2007

 

    General Shares   Limited Shares   Total
    General Shares  

Accumulated
Earnings

(Deficit)

 

Total General
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

  Limited Shares  

Accumulated
Earnings

(Deficit)

 

Total Limited
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

 

Total Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

    Shares   Amount       Shares   Amount      

Balance at January 1, 2007

  40     $ 1,000     $ (18)     $ 982     29,000,000     $ 712,388,314     $ (484,571)     $ 711,903,743     $ 711,904,725  

Sale of Limited Shares

          15,200,000       387,610,460       -       387,610,460       387,610,460  

Redemption of Limited Shares

          (800,000)       (20,390,488)         (20,390,488)       (20,390,488)  

Net income (loss):

                  -       -  

Net investment income

        32       32     -       -       27,524,666       27,524,666       27,524,698  

Net realized gain (loss)
on United States
Treasury Obligations
and Futures

        (39)       (39)     -       -       (33,260,790)       (33,260,790)       (33,260,829)  

Net change in
unrealized gain (loss)
on United States
Treasury Obligations
and Futures

        139       139     -       -       135,104,993       135,104,993       135,105,132  
                                                 

Net income

  -       -       132       132     -       -       129,368,869       129,368,869       129,369,001  
                    -  
                                                 

Balance at September 30, 2007

  40     $ 1,000     $ 114     $ 1,114     43,400,000     $ 1,079,608,286     $ 128,884,298     $ 1,208,492,584     $ 1,208,493,698  
                                                 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

7


PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Period Ended September 30, 2006 (i)

 

    General Shares   Limited Shares   Total
    General
Shares
 

Accumulated
Earnings

(Deficit)

 

Total General
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

  Limited Shares  

Accumulated
Earnings

(Deficit)

 

Total Limited
Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

 

Total Shareholders’

Equity (Deficit)

    Shares   Amount       Shares   Amount      

Balance at January 1, 2006

  40   $ 1,000   $ -     $ 1,000     -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,000  

Sale of Limited Shares

          26,000,000       640,822,984       -       640,822,984       640,822,984  

Upfront selling commissions on Limited Shares

          -       (1,500,000)       -       (1,500,000)       (1,500,000)  

Redemption of Limited Shares

          (800,000)       (18,635,520)         (18,635,520)       (18,635,520)  

Consolidation of the Master Fund upon acquisition of Master Fund Limited Units

        (1,613,218)       (1,613,218)           -       -       (1,613,218)  

Net Income (loss):

                 

Net investment income (loss)

        (150,376)       (150,376)     -       -       11,124,279       11,124,279       10,973,903  

Net realized gain (loss) on
United States Treasury
Obligations and Futures

        8       8     -       -       9,345,847       9,345,847       9,345,855  

Net change in unrealized gain
(loss) on United States
Treasury Obligations and
Futures

        (45)       (45)     -       -       (38,136,426)       (38,136,426)       (38,136,471)  
                                                 

Net loss

        (150,413)       (150,413)     -       -       (17,666,300)       (17,666,300)       (17,816,713)  

Allocation of organization and offering costs to the General Shares (Note 8)

        185,575       185,575           (185,575)       (185,575)       -  

Additional investment in respect of assumption of organization and offering costs by Managing Owner (Note 8)

        1,578,043       1,578,043           -       -       1,578,043  
                                                 

Balance at September 30, 2006

  40   $ 1,000   $ (13)     $ 987     25,200,000     $ 620,687,464     $ (17,851,875)     $ 602,835,589     $ 602,836,576  
                                                 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

  (i)

The period ended September 30, 2006 reflects operating results since January 31, 2006, the date of commencement of operations.

 

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PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Period Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (i)

 

     Period Ended September 30,
     2007    2006

Cash flow provided by operating activities

     

Net Income (loss)

   $ 129,369,001      $ (17,816,713)  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used for operating activities:

     

Organization costs

     -        150,400  

Allocation of organization and offering costs to General shares

     -        (185,575)  

Cost of securities purchased

     (3,006,380,357)        (1,386,661,771)  

Proceeds from securities sold

     2,608,798,476        830,698,411  

Net accretion of discount and amortization of premium on United States
Treasury Obligations

     (32,537,246)        (13,573,229)  

Net realized (gain) loss on United States Treasury Obligations

     (5,144)        (232)  

Net change in unrealized (gain) loss on United States Treasury
Obligations and Futures

     (135,105,132)        38,136,471  

Increase in operating receivables and liabilities:

     

Payable to broker

     23,866,578        -  

Management fee payable

     243,279        380,765  

Broker fee payable

     309,308        -  

Other assets

     -        247,096  
             

Net cash used for operating activities

     (411,441,237)        (548,624,377)  
             

Cash flows from financing activities:

     

Proceeds from sale of Limited Shares

     387,610,460        640,822,984  

Redemption on sale of Limited Shares

     (20,390,488)        (18,635,520)  

Commissions

     -        (1,500,000)  
             

Net cash provided by financing activities

     367,219,972        620,687,464  
             

Net change in cash held by broker

     (44,221,265)        72,063,087  

Cash held by broker at beginning of period

     44,221,265        1,000  
             

Cash held by broker at end of period

   $ -      $ 72,064,087  
             

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:

     

Additional investment in respect of assumption of organization and
offering costs by Managing Owner

   $ -      $ 1,578,043  
             

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

(i)

The period ended September 30, 2006 reflects operating results since January 31, 2006, the date of commencement of operations.

 

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PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and Subsidiary

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2007

 

(1)

Organization

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (the “Fund” “Fund” may also refer to the Fund and the Master Fund, collectively, as the context requires) and its subsidiary, DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund (the “Master Fund”), were formed as Delaware statutory trusts on May 23, 2005. DB Commodity Services LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, (“DBCS” or the “Managing Owner”) funded both the Fund and the Master Fund with a capital contribution of $1,000 to each fund in exchange for 40 General Shares of each fund. The Fund was originally named “DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund”. The Fund changed its name to “PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund” effective August 10, 2006. The fiscal year end of the Fund is December 31st. The term of the Fund is perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances) as provided in the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Fund and the Master Fund (the “Trust Agreement”).

The Fund offers common units of beneficial interest (the “Limited Shares”) only to certain eligible financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”) in one or more blocks of 200,000 Limited Shares, called a Basket. The proceeds from the offering of Limited Shares are invested in the Master Fund. The Fund and the Master Fund commenced investment operations on January 31, 2006 with the initial offering of 2,000,000 Limited Shares to Authorized Participants of the Fund in exchange for $50,000,000 less commission of $1,500,000. The Fund commenced trading on the American Stock Exchange (the “Amex”) on February 3, 2006.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial statements have been made. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles may have been condensed or omitted. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2006 presentation to conform to the 2007 presentation. You should read these interim consolidated financial statements together with the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Fund which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period.

This report covers the three months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and the period January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and the period from January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) to September 30, 2006 (herein referred to as “Period Ended September 30, 2007” and the “Period Ended September 30, 2006” respectively).

 

(2)

Fund Investment Overview

During the period from February 3, 2006 (inception of trading on the Amex) to May 23, 2006, the Master Fund invested with a view to tracking the changes, whether positive or negative, in level of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index - Excess ReturnTM, plus the excess, if any, of the Master Fund’s income from its holdings of United States Treasury obligations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities over the expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund. From May 24, 2006, the Master Fund uses the proceeds from the offering of Limited Shares to trade exchange-traded futures on the commodities comprising the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index - Optimum Yield Excess ReturnTM, or the Index, with a view to tracking changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index over time, plus the excess, if any, of the Master Fund’s income from its holdings of United States Treasury obligations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities over the expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund. The Index is intended to reflect the change in market value of certain commodities. The commodities comprising the Index, or the Index Commodities, are Light, Sweet Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Aluminum, Gold, Corn and Wheat. The Master Fund holds United States Treasury obligations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities for deposit with the Master Fund’s commodities brokers as margin and for investment.

DBLCITM and Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexTM are trademarks of Deutsche Bank AG London (the “Index Sponsor”). Trademark applications in the United States are pending with respect to both the Fund and the Index. The Fund and the Master Fund have been licensed by the Index Sponsor to use the above noted trademarks. Deutsche Bank AG London is an affiliate of the Fund, the Master Fund and the Managing Owner.

 

(3)

Related Party Agreements

The Managing Owner

The Managing Owner serves the Fund and Master Fund as commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, and managing owner, and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG.

 

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The Commodity Broker

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation, serves as the Master Fund’s clearing broker (the “Commodity Broker”). The Commodity Broker is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. In its capacity as clearing broker, the Commodity Broker will execute and clear each of the Master Fund’s futures transactions and will perform certain administrative services for the Master Fund. The Commodity Broker is an affiliate of the Managing Owner.

 

(4)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a)

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Fund have been prepared using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and they include the financial statement balances of the Fund and the Master Fund. Upon the initial offering of the Limited Shares on January 31, 2006, the capital raised by the Fund was used to purchase 100% of the common units of beneficial interest of the Master Fund (the “Master Fund Limited Units”) (excluding common units of beneficial interest of the Master Fund held by the Managing Owner (“Master Fund General Units”)). The Master Fund Limited Units owned by the Fund provide the Fund and its investors certain controlling rights and abilities over the Master Fund. Consequently, the financial statement balances of the Master Fund have been consolidated with the Fund’s financial statement balances beginning January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations), and all significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

  (b)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expense and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities during the reporting period of the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  (c)

Cash Held by Broker

The Fund defines cash and cash equivalents to be highly liquid investments, with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. Included in the cash balance as of December 31, 2006 is $34,744,482 which relates to negative variation margin against open futures contracts held by the Fund. At September 30, 2007, the Fund overdrew its cash by $23,866,578 and had $99,971,205 positive variation margin held against this. There were no cash equivalents held by the Fund as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

  (d)

Payable to broker

The Fund’s arrangement with the Commodity Broker requires the Fund to meet its variation margin requirement related to the price movements, both positive and negative, on futures contracts held by the Fund by keeping cash on deposit with the Commodity Broker. Balances in excess of minimums required in the variation margin account, when created through appreciation in holdings, are available to the Fund. As of September 30, 2007, the futures contracts held by the Fund were in an unrealized appreciation position of $99,971,205, which is recorded in the statement of financial condition. As of September 30, 2007, the Fund utilized $23,866,578 of positive balance available in the variation margin account against the unrealized appreciation position to purchase United States Treasury Obligations. The positive equity is recorded in the consolidated statement of financial condition as “payable to broker” and the United States Treasury Obligations are recorded in the consolidated schedule of investments and statement of financial condition. No interest expense was incurred by the Fund because the Fund’s net balance held with the Commodity Broker was $76,104,627 at September 30, 2007.

As of December 31, 2006, the futures contracts held by the Fund were in an unrealized loss position of $34,744,482, which is recorded in the statement of financial condition.

 

  (e)

United States Treasury Obligations

The Fund records purchases and sales of United States Treasury Obligations on a trade date basis. These holdings are marked to market based on quoted market closing prices. The Fund holds United States Treasury obligations for deposit with the Master Fund’s commodity brokers as margin and for trading purposes. Included in the United States Treasury Obligations as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is $62,796,724 and $42,522,181, respectively, which is restricted and held against initial margin of the open futures contracts. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis when earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the United States Treasury obligations.

 

  (f)

Income Taxes

The Fund and the Master Fund are classified as a grantor trust and a partnership, respectively, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the Master Fund will incur U.S. federal income taxes. No provision for federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as investors are individually

 

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liable for income taxes, if any, on their allocable share of the Fund’s share of the Master Fund’s income, gain, loss, deductions and other items.

 

  (g)

Futures Contracts

All commodity futures contracts are held and used for trading purposes. The commodity futures are recorded on a trade date basis and open contracts are recorded in the consolidated statement of financial condition at fair value on the last business day of the period, which represents market value for those commodity futures for which market quotes are readily available. However, when market closing prices are not available, the Managing Owner may value an asset of the Master Fund pursuant to policies the Managing Owner has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open positions are determined on a specific identification basis and recognized in the consolidated statement of income and expenses in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively.

 

  (h)

Management Fee

The Master Fund currently pays the Managing Owner a management fee (“Management Fee”), monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.75% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Master Fund. Prior to July 12, 2006, the Management Fee was 0.95% per annum. No separate management fee is paid by the Fund. The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Managing Owner’s commodity futures trading advisory services.

 

  (i)

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

The Master Fund incurs all brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities by the Commodity Broker. These costs are recorded as brokerage commissions and fees in the consolidated statement of income and expenses. On average, total charges paid to the Commodity Broker were approximately $7.00 per round-turn trade for the three months and periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, although the Commodity Broker’s brokerage commissions and trading fees are determined on a contract-by-contract basis. Brokerage commissions and fees have approximated 0.08% and 0.20%, on an annual basis, of the net asset value of the Master Fund during the three months and periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

  (j)

Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

Effective July 12, 2006, the Managing Owner agreed to assume all future routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund going forward, including, but not limited to, computer services, the fees and expenses of the trustee, legal and accounting fees and expenses, tax preparation expenses, filing fees and printing, mailing and duplication costs. Accordingly, all such expenses are not reflected in the consolidated statement of income and expenses of the Fund.

Prior to July 12, 2006, all routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund were paid by the Master Fund.

 

  (k)

Non-Recurring and Unusual Fees and Expenses

The Master Fund pays all fees and expenses, if any, of the Fund and the Master Fund, which are non-recurring and unusual in nature. Such expenses include legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses. Such fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount. For the three months and periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Fund and the Master Fund did not incur such expenses.

 

(5)

Financial Instrument Risk

In the normal course of its business, the Master Fund is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in a future obligation or loss. The financial instruments used by the Master Fund are commodity futures, whose values are based upon an underlying asset and generally represent future commitments that have a reasonable possibility of being settled in cash or through physical delivery. The financial instruments are traded on an exchange and are standardized contracts.

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Master Fund due to market changes, including fluctuations in commodity prices. In entering into these futures contracts, there exists a market risk that such futures contracts may be significantly influenced by conditions, resulting in such futures contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures contracts at the same time, the Master Fund could experience substantial losses.

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of an exchange clearinghouse to perform according to the terms of a futures contract. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to the transactions. The Master Fund’s risk of loss in the event of counterparty

 

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default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of financial condition and not represented by the futures contract or notional amounts of the instruments.

The Fund and the Master Fund have not utilized, nor do they expect to utilize in the future, special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind, other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business noted above.

 

(6)

Share Purchases and Redemptions

 

  (a)

Purchases

Limited Shares may be purchased from the Fund only by Authorized Participants in one or more blocks of 200,000 Shares, called a Basket. The Fund issues Limited Shares in Baskets only to Authorized Participants continuously as of noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund, at the net asset value of 200,000 Limited Shares as of the closing time of the Amex or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Master Fund’s assets are traded, whichever is later, on the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund.

 

  (b)

Redemptions

On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Managing Owner to redeem one or more Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by 10:00 a.m., New York time. The day on which the Managing Owner receives a valid redemption order is the redemption order date. Redemption orders are irrevocable. The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants to redeem Baskets. Individual shareholders may not redeem directly from the Fund.

By placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be redeemed through The Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) book-entry system to the Fund not later than noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date. By placing a redemption order, and prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participant’s DTC account is charged the non-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order.

The redemption proceeds from the Fund consist of the cash redemption amount. The cash redemption amount is equal to the net asset value of the number of Basket(s) requested in the Authorized Participant’s redemption order as of the closing time of the Amex or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Master Fund’s assets are traded, whichever is later, on the redemption order date. The Fund will distribute the cash redemption amount at noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date through DTC to the account of the Authorized Participant as recorded on DTC’s book-entry system.

The redemption proceeds due from the Fund are delivered to the Authorized Participant at noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date if, by such time on such business day immediately following the redemption order date, the Fund’s DTC account has been credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Fund’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption proceeds are delivered to the extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the redemption proceeds are delivered on the next business day to the extent of remaining whole Baskets received if the Managing Owner receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution date which the Managing Owner may, from time-to-time, determine and the remaining Baskets to be redeemed are credited to the Fund’s DTC account by noon, New York time, on such next business day. Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order will be canceled. The Managing Owner is also authorized to deliver the redemption proceeds notwithstanding that the Baskets to be redeemed are not credited to the Fund’s DTC account by noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized Participant has collateralized its obligation to deliver the Baskets through DTC’s book-entry system on such terms as the Managing Owner may from time-to-time agree upon.

 

  (c)

Limited Share Transactions

The Fund and the Master Fund commenced investment operations on January 31, 2006 with the initial offering of 2,000,000 Limited Shares to Authorized Participants of the Fund in exchange for $50,000,000 less commission of $1,500,000.

Summary of Limited Share Transactions for the Three Months and Period Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

    Limited Shares
Three Months Ended
    Amount
Three Months Ended
    Limited Shares
Period Ended
    Amount
Period Ended
 
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Limited Shares Sold

  4,400,000     4,200,000     $ 115,156,060     $ 107,832,318     15,200,000     26,000,000     $ 387,610,460     $ 640,822,984  
Upfront Selling Commissions on Limited Shares   -     -       -       -     -     -       -       (1,500,000 )

Limited Shares Repurchased

  (800,000 )   (800,000 )     (20,390,488 )     (18,635,520 )   (800,000 )   (800,000 )     (20,390,488 )     (18,635,520 )
                                                       

Net Increase

  3,600,000     3,400,000     $ 94,765,572     $ 89,196,798     14,400,000     25,200,000     $ 367,219,972     $ 620,687,464  

 

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(7)

Profit and Loss Allocations and Distributions

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Master Fund, income and expenses are allocated pro rata to the General and Limited Shareholders monthly based on their respective percentage interests as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month. Any losses allocated to the Managing Owner (the owner of the General Shares) which are in excess of the Managing Owner’s capital balance are allocated to the Limited Shareholders in accordance with their respective interest in the Master Fund as a percentage of total shareholders’ equity. Distributions (other than redemption of units) may be made at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective capital balances of the shareholders.

 

(8)

Organizational and Offering Costs

Effective July 12, 2006 the Managing Owner determined to assume all organization and offering expenses, both already incurred and not yet paid and to be incurred by the Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund.

 

(9)

Commitments and Contingencies

The Managing Owner, either in its own capacity or in its capacity as the Managing Owner and on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund, has entered into various service agreements that contain a variety of representations, or provide indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of the Fund and the Master Fund. While the Fund’s and the Master Fund’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, until a claim arises, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on either the Fund’s or the Master Fund’s financial position.

 

(10)

Net Asset Value and Financial Highlights

The Fund is presenting the following net asset value and financial highlights related to investment performance and operations for a Limited Share outstanding for the three months and the period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. The net investment income and total expense ratios are calculated using average net asset value. The net asset value presentation is calculated using daily Limited Shares outstanding. The net investment income and total expense ratios have been annualized and are shown gross and net of the allocation of Limited Shares equity for organization and offering costs. The total return is based on the change in net asset value of the Limited Shares during the period. An individual investor’s return and ratios may vary based on the timing of capital transactions.

 

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     Three Months Ended September 30,    Period Ended September 30,
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Net Asset Value

           

Initial offering price per Limited Share

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 25.00   

Offering Costs

              (0.75)   
                           

Net Offering

     —           —           —           24.25   

Net realized and unrealized gain on United States Treasury Obligations and Futures

   $ 1.86       $ (1.67)       $ 2.53       $ (0.91)   

Net investment income

     0.26         0.25         0.77         0.58   
                           

Net increase in net assets from operations

     2.12         (1.42)         3.30         (0.33)   

Distributions of net investment income on Limited Shares

     —           —           —           —     

Net increase

     2.12         (1.42)         3.30         (0.33)   

Net asset value per Limited Share, beginning of period

   $ 25.73       $ 25.34       $ 24.55       $ —     
                           

Net asset value per Limited Share, end of period

   $ 27.85       $ 23.92       $ 27.85       $ 23.92   
                           

Market value per Limited Share, beginning of period

   $ 25.70       $ 25.30       $ 24.58       $ —     
                           

Market value per Limited Share, end of period

   $ 28.11       $ 23.95       $ 28.11       $ 23.95   
                           

Ratio to average Limited Shares (i)

           

Net investment income

     3.89%       4.06%       4.08%       3.73% 

Allocation of Limited Shareholders’ equity for organization and offering costs

     —          (0.01)%       —          (0.06)% 
                           

Net investment income after allocation of Limited Shareholders’ equity for organization and offering costs

     3.88%       4.05%       4.07%       3.67% 
                           

Total expenses

     0.79%       0.88%       0.82%       1.09% 

Allocation of Limited Shareholders’ equity for organization and offering costs

     —          0.01%       —          0.06% 
                           

Total expenses after allocation of Limited Shareholders’ equity for organization and offering costs

     0.79%       0.89%       0.82%       1.15% 
                           

Total Return, at net asset value (ii)

     8.24%       (5.60)%       13.44%       (4.32)% 
                           

Total Return, at market value (ii)

     9.38%       (5.34)%       14.36%       (4.20)% 
                           

 

(i)

Percentages are annualized.

(ii)

Percentages are not annualized and for the period ended September 30, 2006 are calculated based on initial offering price upon commencement of investment operations of $25.00.

 

(11)

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a threshold of more likely-than-not for recognition of tax benefits of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides related guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, and disclosure. The Fund adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 and has determined that the application of this standard will not impact the financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurement (Statement 157). Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes framework for the measurement of fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement does not require any new fair value measures. The Statement is effective for fair value measures already required or permitted by other standards for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Fund is required to adopt Statement 157 beginning on January 1, 2008. Statement 157 is required to be applied prospectively, except for certain financial instruments. Any transition adjustment will be recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the year of adoption. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact of adopting Statement 157 on its results of operations and financial position.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report, or Report. The discussion and analysis which follows may contain trend analysis and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial results. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook” and “estimate” as well as similar words and phrases signify forward-looking statements. PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund’s forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions and important factors, risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the Federal securities laws, DB Commodity Services LLC, or the Managing Owner, undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the risks, uncertainties or other factors described in this Report, as a result of new information, future events or changed circumstances or for any other reason after the date of this Report.

Overview/Introduction

    The Fund and the Master Fund seek to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Excess Return™, or the Index, over time, plus the excess, if any, of the Master Fund’s interest income from its holdings of United States Treasury Obligations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities over the expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund. The Limited Shares are designed for investors who want a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in a group of commodity futures on U.S. and non-U.S. markets.

    The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. The Master Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of exchange-traded futures on the commodities comprising the Index, or the Index Commodities. The Index Commodities are Light, Sweet Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Aluminum, Gold, Corn and Wheat. The Index is composed of notional amounts of each of the Index Commodities. The notional amounts of each Index Commodity included in the Index are broadly in proportion to historic levels of the world’s production and stocks of the Index Commodities. The Master Fund’s portfolio also includes United States Treasury Obligations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities for deposit with the Master Fund’s Commodity Broker as margin. The sponsor of the Index, or the Index Sponsor, is Deutsche Bank AG London. DBLCI™ and Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index™ are trademarks of Deutsche Bank AG. Trademark applications in the United States are pending with respect to both the Fund and the Index. Deutsche Bank AG London is an affiliate of the Fund, the Master Fund and the Managing Owner.

    Under the Trust Declarations of the Fund and the Master Fund, Wilmington Trust Company, the Trustee of the Fund and the Master Fund, has delegated to the Managing Owner the exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund and the Master Fund. The Trustee will have no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance of the Managing Owner, nor will the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Managing Owner.

    The Index Sponsor obtains information for inclusion in, or for use in the calculation of, the Index from sources the Index Sponsor considers reliable. None of the Index Sponsor, the Managing Owner, the Fund, the Master Fund or any of their respective affiliates accepts responsibility for or guarantees the accuracy and/or completeness of the Index or any data included in the Index.

    The Limited Shares are intended to provide investment results that generally correspond to the changes, positive or negative, in the levels of the Index over time. The value of the Limited Shares is expected to fluctuate in relation to changes in the value of the Master Fund’s portfolio. The market price of the Limited Shares may not be identical to the net asset value per Limited Share, but these two valuations are expected to be very close.

Performance Summary

    This report covers the three months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and the period January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and the period from January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) to September

 

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30, 2006 (herein referred to as “Period Ended September 30, 2007” and the “Period Ended September 30, 2006” respectively.

    Performance of the Fund and the exchange traded Limited Shares are detailed below in “Results of Operations”. Past performance of the Fund is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

    The Index is intended to reflect the change in market value of the Index Commodities. In turn, the notional amounts of each Index Commodity are broadly in proportion to historic levels of the world’s production and stocks of such Index Commodities. The Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index-Optimum Yield Total Return™, or DBLCI-OYTR™ consists of the Index plus 3 month United States Treasury Obligations returns. Past Index results are not necessarily indicative of future changes, positive or negative, in the Index closing levels.

    The section “Summary of DBLCI-TR™, DBLCI-OYTR™, and Underlying Index Commodity Returns for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the period January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and for the period January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) to September 30, 2006” below provides an overview of the changes in the closing levels of the Index by disclosing the change in market value of each underlying component Index Commodity through a “surrogate” (and analogous) index. (The period January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and the period January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) to September 30, 2006 will be referred to herein as “Period Ended September 30, 2007 and “Period Ended September 30, 2006”, respectively.)

    The following paragraphs highlight the results of the DBLCI-OYTR™ for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the period January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007, and for the period January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) to September 30, 2006. Because the Fund tracked the non-Optimum Yield™ (“non-OY”) version of the DBLCI™ from January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) through May 23, 2006, results for the DBLCI-TR™ are also highlighted. Please note also that the Fund’s objective is to track the Index (not the DBLCI-OYTR™), and the Fund does not attempt to outperform or underperform the Index. The change in the way the Fund rolls commodity futures contracts was adopted with the objective of mitigating the negative effects of contango, the condition in which distant delivery prices for futures exceed spot prices, and maximizing the positive effects of backwardation, a condition opposite of contango.

 

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Summary of DBLCI-TR™, DBLCI-OYTR™, and Underlying Index Commodity Returns for the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Period January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and for the Period January 31, 2006 (commencement of investment operations) to September 30, 2006.

 

Underlying
Index

  TOTAL RETURNS FOR INDEX IN THE  
    DBLCI-OYTR™     DBLCI-TR™*  
   

Three
Months
Ended

September
30, 2007

   

Three
Months
Ended

September
30, 2006

   

Period
Ended

September
30, 2007

    Period
Ended
September
30, 2006
   

Three
Months
Ended

September
30, 2007

    Three
Months
Ended
September
30, 2006
    Period
Ended
September
30, 2007
    Period
Ended
September
30, 2006
 

DB Crude

Oil Indices

  8.34 %   -10.64 %   12.78 %   -3.9 %   18.16 %   -17.89 %   23.01 %   -16.93 %

DB Heating

Oil Indices

  7.40 %   -10.03 %   20.55 %   -2.09 %   7.35 %   -20.23 %   31.00 %   -16.61 %

DB Aluminum

Indices

  -7.84 %   -1.00 %   -3.17 %   8.17 %   -7.49 %   -0.57 %   -1.76 %   9.32 %

DB Gold Indices

  13.78 %   -2.93 %   15.61 %   4.09 %   14.36 %   -2.71 %   16.27 %   4.71 %

DB Corn Indices

  7.5 %   2.14 %   3.15 %   5.96 %   7.54 %   2.14 %   3.15 %   5.96 %

DB Wheat Indices

  24.64 %   4.39 %   36.84 %   12.89 %   55.53 %   8.23 %   90.06 %   18.33 %
                                               

TOTAL RETURNS

  8.47 %   -5.44 %   14.16 %   1.81 %   16.23 %   -8.78 %   26.28 %   -4.27 %

*  During the period from January 31 (commencement of investment operations) to May 23, 2006, the Fund tracked the non-Optimum Yield™ version of the Index. During this same period, the Fund did not track the changes of closing levels of DBLCI-TR™.

    In the current interest rate environment, the total return on an investment in the Fund is expected to outperform the Index and underperform the DBLCI-OYTR™. The only difference between the Index and the DBLCI-OYTR™ is that the Index does not include interest income from a hypothetical basket of fixed income securities while the DBLCI-OYTR™ does include such a component. The difference between the Index and the DBLCI-OYTR™ is attributable entirely to the hypothetical interest income from this hypothetical basket of fixed income securities. The Fund’s interest income from its holdings of fixed-income securities is expected to exceed the Fund’s fees and expenses, and the amount of such excess is expected to be distributed periodically. The market price of the Shares is expected closely to track the Index. The total return on an investment in the Fund over any period is the sum of the capital appreciation or depreciation of the Shares over the period, plus the amount of any distributions during the period. Consequently, in the current interest rate environment, the Fund’s total return is expected to outperform the Index by the amount of the excess of its interest income over its fees and expenses but, as a result of the Fund’s fees and expenses, the total return on the Fund is expected to underperform the DBLCI-OYTR™. If the Fund’s fees and expenses were to exceed the Fund’s interest income from its holdings of fixed income securities, the Fund would underperform the Index.

 

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Net Asset Value

    Net asset value means the total assets of the Master Fund, including, but not limited to, all futures, cash and investments less total liabilities of the Master Fund, each determined on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied under the accrual method of accounting. In particular, net asset value includes any unrealized appreciation or depreciation on open commodity futures contracts, and any other credit or debit accruing to the Master Fund but unpaid or not received by the Master Fund. All open commodity futures contracts will be calculated at their then current market value, which will be based upon the settlement price for that particular commodity futures contract traded on the applicable exchange on the date with respect to which net asset value is being determined; provided, that if a commodity futures contract could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could have been liquidated will be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. The Managing Owner may in its discretion (and only under extraordinary circumstances, including, but not limited to, periods during which a settlement price of a futures contract is not available due to exchange limit orders or force majeure type events such as systems failure, natural or man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption or any similar intervening circumstance) value any asset of the Master Fund pursuant to such other principles as the Managing Owner deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. Interest earned on the Master Fund’s brokerage account is accrued monthly. The amount of any distribution is a liability of the Master Fund from the day when the distribution is declared until it is paid.

    The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund in a master-feeder structure. The Fund holds no investment assets other than Master Fund Limited Units. The Fund is the majority Master Fund Limited Unit owner and the Managing Owner holds a minority interest in the Master Fund. Each Limited Share issued by the Fund correlates with the Master Fund Limited Unit issued by the Master Fund and held by the Fund.

    Net asset value per Master Fund Limited Unit and Master Fund General Unit (collectively, “Master Fund Units”) is the net asset value of the Master Fund divided by the number of outstanding Master Fund Units. Because there is a one-to-one correlation between Limited Shares of the Fund and the Master Fund Limited Units, the net asset value per Limited Share and the net asset value per Master Fund Unit are substantially equal.

Critical Accounting Policies

    The Fund’s and Master Fund’s critical accounting policies are as follows:

    Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates, and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expense and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities during the reporting period of the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Both the Fund’s and the Master Fund’s application of these policies involve judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.

    The Master Fund expects to hold a significant portion of its assets in futures contracts and United States Treasury Obligations, both of which will be recorded on trade date and at fair value in the consolidated financial statements, with changes in fair value reported in the consolidated statement of income and expenses. Generally, fair values are based on quoted market closing prices. However, when market closing prices are not available, the Managing Owner may value an asset of the Master Fund pursuant to policies the Managing Owner has adopted, which are consistent with normal industry standards.

    Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open positions are determined on a specific identification basis and recognized in the consolidated statement of income and expenses in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively.

    Interest income on United States Treasury Obligations is recognized on an accrual basis when earned. Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the United States Treasury Obligations.

 

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Market Risk

    Trading in futures contracts involves the Master Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase a particular commodity at a specified date and price. The market risk associated with the Master Fund’s commitments to purchase commodities is limited to the gross or face amount of the contracts held.

    The Master Fund’s exposure to market risk is also influenced by a number of factors including the volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of the Master Fund’s trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of the investors’ capital.

Credit Risk

    When the Master Fund enters into futures contracts, the Master Fund is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and on most of foreign futures exchanges is the clearing house associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed by their corporate members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges), it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearinghouse will meet its obligations to the Master Fund.

Liquidity

    All of the Master Fund’s source of capital is derived from the Fund through the Fund’s offering of Limited Shares to Authorized Participants. Authorized Participants may then subsequently redeem such Limited Shares. The Master Fund in turn allocates its net assets to commodities trading. A significant portion of the net asset value is held in United States Treasury Obligations and cash, which is used as margin for the Master Fund’s trading in commodities. The percentage that United States Treasury Obligations bear to the total net assets will vary from period to period as the market values of the Master Fund’s commodity interests change. The balance of the net assets are held in the Master Fund’s commodity trading account. Interest earned on the Master Fund’s interest-bearing funds is paid to the Master Fund.

    The Master Fund’s commodity contracts will be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges may limit fluctuations in certain commodity futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract for a particular commodity has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the commodity can neither be taken nor liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodity futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent the Master Fund from promptly liquidating its commodity futures positions.

    Because the Master Fund trades futures contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of future contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk).

    The Commodity Broker, when acting as the Master Fund’s futures commission merchant in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Master Fund all assets of the Master Fund relating to domestic futures trading and the Commodity Broker is not allowed to commingle such assets with other assets of the Commodity Broker. In addition, CFTC regulations also require the Commodity Broker to hold in a secure account assets of the Master Fund related to foreign futures trading.

    On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Managing Owner to redeem one or more Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by 10:00 a.m., New York time. The day on which the Managing Owner receives a valid redemption order is the redemption order date. Redemption orders are irrevocable. The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants to redeem Baskets. Individual Shareholders may not redeem directly from the Fund. By placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be redeemed through DTC’s book-entry system to the Fund not later than noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the

 

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redemption order date. By placing a redemption order, and prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participant’s DTC account is charged the non-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order.

Results of Operations

    FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 AND PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (REFERRED TO HEREIN AS “PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007”) AND FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 31, 2006 (COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 (REFERRED TO HEREIN AS “PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006”)

    The Fund was launched on January 31, 2006 at $25.00 per share and listed for trading on the Amex on February 3, 2006.

    The Fund and the Master Fund seek to track changes in the closing levels of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Excess Return™, or the Index, over time, plus the excess, if any, of the Master Fund’s interest income from its holdings of United States Treasury Obligations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities over the expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund. The following graphs illustrate changes in (i) the price of the Limited Shares (as reflected by the graph “DBC”), (ii) the Fund’s NAV (as reflected by the graph “DBCNAV”), and (iii) the closing levels of the Index (as reflected by the graph “DBLCIX”). The price of the Limited Shares generally has exceeded the levels of the Index primarily because the Limited Share price reflects interest income from the Master Fund’s collateral holdings whereas the Index does not consider such interest income. There can be no assurances that the price of the Limited Shares will continue to exceed the Index levels.

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COMPARISON OF DBC, DBCNAV AND DBLCIX FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 AND THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND

2006

LOGO

NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

See Additional Legends below

 

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LOGO

NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

See Additional Legends below

 

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Additional Legends

Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Excess Return™ is an index and does not reflect (i) actual trading and (ii) any fees or expenses. During the period from inception of trading on the Amex on February 3, 2006 to the close of business on May 23, 2006, the Fund and Master Fund sought to track the changes of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index — Excess Return™ (“DBLCI–ER™”). DBLCI– ER™ is composed of the same index commodities as the Index and is also calculated on an excess return basis. Unlike the Index, which is rolled on an optimum yield basis, DBLCI–ER™ rolls both Light, Sweet Crude Oil and Heating Oil on a monthly basis and Gold, Aluminum, Corn and Wheat on an annual basis. Therefore, with respect to the above graph For the Period Ended September 30, 2006, DBLCIX reflects DBLCI– ER™ from February 3, 2006 to the close of business on May 23, 2006, and DBLCIX reflects Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Excess Return™ from May 24, 2006 to the close of business on September 30, 2006. With respect to the above graph For the Period Ended September 30, 2007, DBLCIX reflects Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Excess Return™.

WHILE THE FUND’S OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2003, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE “HYPOTHETICAL.” HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.

WITH RESPECT TO INDEX DATA, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUND’S PAST PERFORMANCE OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.

WITH RESPECT TO INDEX DATA, ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD JANUARY 1988 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2003, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEX METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF INDEX COMMODITIES, IN HINDSIGHT.

NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER ITEM 1A: “RISK FACTORS” HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUND’S EFFORTS TO TRACK THE INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF THE INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND.

THE MANAGING OWNER HAS HAD LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN TRADING ACTUAL ACCOUNTS FOR ITSELF OR FOR CLIENTS. BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Fund Limited Share Price Performance

    For the three months ended September 30, 2007, Limited Shares increased 9.38% from $25.70 per share to $28.11 per share. The Limited Share price low and high for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and related change from the Limited Share price on June 30, 2007 was as follows: Limited Shares traded from a low of $25.16 (-2.10%) per share on August 17, 2007 to a high of $28.20 per share (+9.73%) on September 27, 2007. Total return for the Fund, on a market value basis was 9.38% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

 

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    For the three months ended September 30, 2006, Limited Shares decreased 5.34% from $25.30 per share to $23.95 per share. The Limited Share price high and low for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and related change from the Limited Share price on June 30, 2006 was as follows: Limited Shares traded from a high of $26.50 per share (+4.74%) on July 14, 2006 to a low of $23.07 per share (-8.81%) on September 20, 2006. Total return for the Fund, on a market value basis was -5.34% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Fund Limited Share Net Asset Performance

    For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the net asset value of each Limited Share increased 8.24% from $25.73 per share to $27.85 per share. Total return on a net asset value basis, for the Fund, was 8.24% for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

    Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was $89.8 million, resulting from $12.8 million of interest income and realized and unrealized gain of $79.2 million and operating expenses of $2.2 million.

    For the three months ended September 30, 2006, the net asset value of each Limited Share decreased 5.60% from $25.34 per share to $23.92 per share. Total return on a net asset value basis, for the Fund, was -5.60% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

    Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $38.7 million, resulting from a $7.7 million of interest income and net realized and unrealized losses of $45.0 million and operating expenses of $1.4 million.

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COMPARED TO THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Fund Limited Share Price Performance

    For the Period ended September 30, 2007, Limited Shares increased 14.36% from $24.58 per share to $28.11 per share. The Limited Share price low and high for the Period ended September 30, 2007 and related change from the Limited Share price on December 31, 2006 was as follows: Limited Shares traded from a low of $22.61 (-8.01%) per share on January 18, 2007 to a high of $28.20 per share (+14.73%) on September 27, 2007. Total return for the Fund, on a market value basis was 14.36% for the period ended September 30, 2007.

    For the Period ended September 30, 2006, Limited Shares decreased 4.20% from $25.00 per share to $23.95 per share. The Limited Share price high and low for the Period ended September 30, 2006 and related change from the Limited Share price on January 31, 2006 was as follows: Limited Shares traded from a high of $26.94 per share (+7.76%) on May 11, 2006 to a low of $22.31 per share (-10.76%) on February 15, 2006. Total return for the Fund, on a market value basis was -4.20% for the period ended September 30, 2006.

Fund Limited Share Net Asset Performance

    For the Period ended September 30, 2007, the net asset value of each Limited Share increased 13.44% from $24.55 per share to $27.85 per share. Total return on a net asset value basis, for the Fund, was 13.44% for the period ended September 30, 2007.

    Net income for the Period ended September 30, 2007 was $129.4 million, resulting from $33.1 million of interest income and realized and unrealized gains of $101.8 million and operating expenses of $5.5 million.

    For the Period ended September 30, 2006, the net asset value of each Limited Share decreased 4.32% from $25.00 per share to $23.92 per share. Total return on a net asset value basis, for the Fund, was -4.32% for the period ended September 30, 2006.

    Net loss for the Period ended September 30, 2006 was $17.8 million, resulting from a $14.2 million of interest income and net realized and unrealized losses of $28.8 million and operating expenses of $3.2 million.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

    In the normal course of its business, the Master Fund is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in a future obligation or loss. The financial instruments used by the Master Fund are commodity futures, whose values are based upon an underlying asset and generally represent future commitments which have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash or through physical delivery. The financial instruments are traded on an exchange and are standardized contracts.

    The Fund and the Master Fund have not utilized, nor do they expect to utilize in the future, special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind, other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business noted above, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of the Fund and the Master Fund. While the Fund’s and the Master Fund’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on either the Fund’s or the Master Fund’s financial position.

    The Fund and Master Fund’s contractual obligations are with the Managing Owner and the Commodity Broker. Management Fee payments made to the Managing Owner are calculated as a fixed percentage of the Master Fund’s net asset value. Commission payments to the Commodity Broker are on a contract-by-contract, or round-turn, basis. As such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate the amount of payments that will be required under these arrangements for future periods as net asset values are not known until a future date. These agreements are effective for one year terms, renewable automatically for additional one year terms unless terminated. Additionally, these agreements may be terminated by either party for various reasons.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

    INTRODUCTION

    The Fund is designed to replicate positions in a commodity index. The market sensitive instruments held by it are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Fund’s main line of business.

    Market movements can produce frequent changes in the fair market value of the Fund’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Fund’s market risk is primarily influenced by changes in the price of commodities.

    Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Fund could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty in the markets in which the Fund trades and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Fund of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Fund’s experience to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). In light of this, as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification included in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Fund’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Fund’s attempts to manage its market risk.

Standard of Materiality

    Materiality as used in this section, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” is based on an assessment of reasonably possible market movements and the potential losses caused by such movements, taking into account the leverage, and multiplier features of the Fund’s market sensitive instruments.

    QUANTIFYING THE FUND’S TRADING VALUE AT RISK

Quantitative Forward-Looking Statements

    The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Fund’s market risk exposures contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities

 

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Exchange Act of 1934). All quantitative disclosures in this section are deemed to be forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor, except for statements of historical fact (such as the dollar amount of maintenance margin required for market risk sensitive instruments held at the end of the reporting period).

    The Fund’s risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Fund is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Fund as the measure of its Value at Risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed 95-99% of the maximum one-day losses at fair value of any given contract incurred during the time period over which historical price fluctuations are researched for purposes of establishing margin levels. The maintenance margin levels are established by exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility and economic fundamentals to provide a probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation.

    THE FUND’S TRADING VALUE AT RISK IN DIFFERENT MARKET SECTORS

    The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Fund’s open positions by market category as of September 30, 2007. There has been no material change in the trading Value at Risk information previously disclosed in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Market Sector    Delivery Month        Value at Risk (VaR)*    Number of times
VaR Exceeded

Corn

   Dec 07    0.49%    4

WTI Crude Oil

   May 08    1.03%    4

Gold

   Aug 08    0.24%    3

Heating Oil

   Jun 08    0.52%    3

Aluminum

   Nov 07    0.30%    4

Wheat

   Jul 08    0.35%    4

Aggregate/Total

        1.98%    3

*  The VaR for a contract represents the one day, downside risk, under normal market conditions, with a 99% confidence level. It is calculated using historical market moves for the contract and uses a one year look-back. The aggregate VaR for the fund represents the VaR of the Fund’s open positions across all contracts, and is less than the sum of VaRs for each individual contract due to the diversification benefit across the contracts.

    NON-TRADING RISK

    The Fund has non-trading market risk as a result of investing in short-term United States Treasury Obligations. The market risk represented by these investments is expected to be immaterial.

    QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING PRIMARY TRADING RISK EXPOSURES

    The following qualitative disclosures regarding the Fund’s market risk exposures — except for those disclosures that are statements of historical fact — constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. The Fund’s primary market risk exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the risk exposures of the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s current market exposure will not change materially. Investors may lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Fund.

 

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    The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Fund as of September 30, 2007 by market sector.

    Energy. The Fund’s primary energy market exposure is to pricing movements in light, sweet crude oil and heating oil. Oil prices can be volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market. The level of global industrial activity influences the demand for light, sweet crude oil. In addition, various other factors can affect the demand for light, sweet crude oil, such as weather, political events and labor activity. The supply of sweet light crude oil can be affected by many events, in particular, the meetings of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Market expectations about events that will influence either demand or supply can cause prices for light, sweet crude oil to fluctuate greatly. A significant amount of the world oil production capacity is controlled by a relatively small number of producers. Any large change in production by one of these producers could have a substantial effect on the price of light, sweet crude oil.

    The level of global industrial activity influences the demand for heating oil. In addition, the seasonal temperatures in countries throughout the world can also heavily influence the demand for heating oil. Heating oil is derived from crude oil and as such, any factors that influence the supply of crude oil may also influence the supply of heating oil.

    Metals. The Fund’s metal market exposure is to fluctuations in the price of aluminum and gold. The price movement of aluminum may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the level of global industrial activity and demands, especially relating to the transportation, packaging and building sectors, each of which significantly influences the demand, and in turn, the price of aluminum. Prices for aluminum are influenced by a number of factors including the level of economic activity in large aluminum consuming markets, political uncertainties, economic concerns and the rate of supply of new metal from producers. The production of aluminum is a power intensive process that requires large amounts of inexpensive power. Disruptions in the amount of energy available to aluminum producers could affect the supply of aluminum.

    Because trading is to be conducted on a commodity exchange outside the United States, such trading is not regulated by any United States governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on United States exchanges, including different or diminished investor protections. In trading contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, Limited Shares are subject to the risk of adverse exchange-rate movements between the dollar and the functional currencies of such contracts. Investors could incur substantial losses from trading on foreign exchanges which such Investors would not have otherwise been subject had the trading been limited to U.S. markets.

    The price of gold is volatile. Gold prices float freely in accordance with supply and demand. The price movement of gold may be influenced by a variety of factors, including announcements from central banks regarding reserve gold holdings, agreements among central banks, purchases and sales of gold by central banks other governmental agencies that hold large supplies of gold, political uncertainties, economic concerns such as an increase or decrease in confidence in the global monetary system, the relative strength of the U.S. dollar, interest rates and numerous other factors. Gold prices may also be affected by industry factors such as industrial and jewelry demand.

    Agricultural. The Fund’s agricultural market exposure is to agricultural pricing movements in wheat and corn. Both of these are often directly affected by, among other things, severe or unexpected weather conditions or by the level of import and export activity between countries. The price movement of wheat may be influenced by three primary supply factors: farmer planting decisions, climate, and government agricultural policies and three major market demand factors: food, shortages or surpluses of world grain supplies, and domestic and foreign government policies and trade agreements. Additionally, the price movement of wheat may be influenced by a variety of other factors, including weather conditions, disease, transportation costs, political uncertainties and economic concerns.

    The price movement of corn may be influenced by three primary supply factors: farmer planting decisions, climate, and government agricultural policies and three major market demand factors: livestock feeding, shortages or surpluses of world grain supplies, and domestic and foreign government policies and trade agreements. Additionally, the price movement of corn may be influenced by a variety of other factors, including weather conditions, disease, transportation costs, political uncertainties and economic concerns.

 

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    QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-TRADING RISK EXPOSURE

General

    The Fund is unaware of any (i) anticipated known demands, commitments or capital expenditures; (ii) material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in its capital resources; or (iii) trends or uncertainties that will have a material effect on operations.

    QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING MEANS OF MANAGING RISK EXPOSURE

    Under ordinary circumstances, the Managing Owner’s discretionary power is limited to determining whether the Fund will make a distribution. Under emergency or extraordinary circumstances, the Managing Owner’s discretionary powers increase, but remain circumscribed. These special circumstances, for example, include the unavailability of the Index or certain natural or man-made disasters. The Managing Owner does not apply risk management techniques. The Fund initiates positions only on the “long” side of the market and does not employ “stop-loss” techniques.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure controls and procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Managing Owner, including its chief executive officer and principal financial officer, the Fund carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the Fund were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

Internal control over financial reporting.

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.             OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

    Not Applicable.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

    There are no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed March 27, 2007.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

    (a)

 None.

    (b)         The Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-125325) was declared effective on January 17, 2006 with information with respect to the use of proceeds from the sale of the Limited Shares being disclosed therein. Trading on the Amex commenced on February 3, 2006. A Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on August 14, 2006, which also contained this information. The Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-141631) was declared effective on May 1, 2007 with information with respect to the use of proceeds from the sale of the Limited Shares being disclosed therein. Accordingly, upon effectiveness, the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-141631) also acts as a Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to File No. 333-125325.

The proceeds from the sale of the Limited Shares are used to purchase Master Fund Limited Units. The Master Fund uses the proceeds from the sale of the Master Fund Limited Units for general corporate purposes in accordance with its investment objectives and policies.

For the three months ended September 30, 2007, 4.4 million Limited Shares were created for $115.2 million, and 0.8 million Limited Shares were redeemed for $20.4 million. For the period ended September 30, 2007, 15.2 million Limited Shares were created for $387.6 million and 0.8 million Limited Shares were redeemed for $20.4 million. On September 30, 2007, 43.4 million Limited Shares of the Fund were outstanding for a market capitalization of $1,220 million.

    (c)         The following table summarizes the redemptions by Authorized Participants during the three months ended September 30, 2007:

 

Period of Redemption

 

  

Total Number of Shares Redeemed

 

  

Average Price Paid per Share

 

July 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007

   -    -

August 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007

   800,000    25.49

September 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007

   -    -

TOTAL:

   800,000    25.49

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

    None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    None.

 

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Item 5. Other Information.

    None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

31.1    Certification of Kevin Rich, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner, pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith)
32.1    Certification of Kevin Rich, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
   

By:

 

DB Commodity Services LLC,

its Managing Owner

     

By:

  /s/ Kevin Rich
     

Name: Kevin Rich

     

Title:   Director, Chief Executive

       

    Officer and Principal

       

    Financial Officer

Dated: November 13, 2007    

By:

  /s/ Gregory S. Collett
     

Name: Gregory S. Collett

     

Title:   Chief Operating Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description of Document    Page
Number
31.1    Certification of Kevin Rich, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner, pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith)    E-2
32.1    Certification of Kevin Rich, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)    E-3

 

E-1