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Barron's

posted on Apr 01, 2008 06:34AM

Anyone have access to the full article? This is the kind of stuff that really ticks me off.

Commodity ETFs Fall After Froth Warning

Word Count: 390 | Companies Featured in This Article: Power-Shares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust, iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return

SHARES OF SEVERAL LEADING commodity-based index funds lost value on Monday following a Barron's cover story that argued that such investments were frothy and due for a big fall.

Shares of Power-Shares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust were off by 3.8% in midday trading Monday, while the iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return was off 2.05%.

In "Danger Lurks," Barron's Economics Editor Gene Epstein wrote that "thanks to the proliferation of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds tied to commodities ...

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