iPath GEMS Asia 8 ETN (AYT)

Fund Description

The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy Asia 8 index. The index provides exposure to local currencies in specified Asian markets through short-term, liquid and diversified instruments. It is intended to replicate a diversified, multi-national money markets strategy in the eight Asian market currencies, the Indonesian rupiah, the Indian rupee, the Philippine peso, the South Korean won, the Thai baht, the Malaysian ringgit, the Taiwanese dollar and the Chinese yuan, that the index comprises, by reflecting the total return of U.S. dollar investments in the index constituent currencies.