EFTA Document EFTA01377506

Real Assets: Commodities - The weakness in commodities that has been seen over the past year continued this week as the Bloomberg Commodity Index fell to the lowest level since 2002. Additionally, as of July 28, the Index has fallen 9.5% month to date, which is on pace to be the worst month since September 2011. - While the fall in energy, in particular crude oil (-19.3% month-to-date. MTD), has led the weakness, it is interesting to note that this Index decline is not just a crude oi