1. JUNE 2011
Why “Gold” continues to be among the best performing asset class?
lInvestment demand for gold is among the key factors influencing prices at present, and has been driven largely by global economic
concerns and by the potential longer-term inflationary consequences of central bank’s monetary policies.
l prime driver of gold price in the recent months has been its appeal as a safe haven asset.
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lEven at high prices consumption demand remains strong.
lGlobal production has been falling.
Gold Market
lInvestor sentiment was driven lower by the European Sovereign Debt concerns, weaker US economic data and the potential impact
of high oil prices on the rate of global growth. The resulting risk aversion supported the gold price above $1,500 per ounce for most
of the month.
lGold demand trends in Q1 2011 were published by The World Gold Council, a key industry body for the gold market. The results of
this survey showed that both China and India were the key sources of demand in the first quarter, accounting for 57% of jewellery and
investment demand globally. Excluding official sector demand, jewellery accounted for 56% of total demand in Q1, with an increase
quarter-on-quarter. This questions the price-elastic nature of jewellery buying, as demand for gold jewellery in both India and China
has continued to grow quarterly despite the gold price rising 29% over the past year to end March 2011.
l silver price began to give back some of the strong gains of the past 9 months, declining -20.6% in May, as COMEX raised their
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margin requirements four times in one week.
Portfolio Update
lHong Kong listed G-Resources stock price rose as they confirmed to the market that they had successfully secured a debt facility
enabling them to bring their asset into production towards the end of 2011 with minimal equity dilution.
l BGF World Gold Fund’s exposure to companies operating in Peru also began to make a small recovery as some resolution to the
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political instability appeared in sight.
l falling silver price put pressure on the share prices of silver companies in the portfolio, such as Hochschilds and Fresnillo,
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causing these holdings to under perform. We remain positive on these holdings in spite of a fall in the silver price due to their relative
low cost of production
l BGF World Gold Fund also took profits from some non-gold holdings that have performed well year to date.
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Outlook
lInvestment demand has been the most important driver of the bull market to date and the key factors that have been driving that
demand – concerns about financial markets, Eurozone debt and inflation – are likely to persist for the foreseeable future. The
potential for further net purchases by central banks could also be supportive of prices.
lGold equity valuations are still in historically low ranges but earnings expansion on the back of elevated gold prices and growth in
dividends could well catalyse a rerating.
lthe moment, we believe the interest rate and exchange rate environments remain bullish for gold.
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Why invest in DSP BlackRock World Gold Fund?
lDSP BlackRock World Gold Fund invests predominantly in units of BlackRock Global Funds - World Gold Fund (BGF - WGF), which has
performance track record of more than 15 years, and is one of the largest funds in its category* with net AUM of US$ 8.30bn^
(Rs.37,393 crore) **
lBlackRock has one of the strongest Natural Resources team in its industry and has won numerous industry awards for investment
performance.
lInvestors have access to the stock selection skills of a highly regarded and experienced Natural Resources team at BlackRock.
l - WGF enjoys the maximum - AAA rating, from both Standard & Poor’s and OBSR.
BGF
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
*Funds investing in gold mining companies **As per conversion rate (RBI) on May 31, 2011: USD/INR = 45.03 Source: Internal
^Source: BlackRock BGF - World Gold Fund Sectoral Allocation

2. DSP BlackRock World Gold Fund - Portfolio DSP BlackRock World Gold Fund - Performance
Name of Instrument % of Net Assets Compounded Annualised Return
BlackRock Global Funds - World Gold Fund 99.29% Period DSP BlackRock FTSE Gold Mines
World Gold Fund (cap) Index^
(Class 12 USD Shares) ^^
CBLO / Reverse Repo Investments 1.02% Last 1 Year 20.82% 12.12%
Net Receivable/ (Payable) (0.31%) Last 3 Years 7.70% 10.87%
Total 100.0% Since Inception 18.06% 13.95%
NAV / Index Value ` 18.5198 169,238.22
Total AUM as on May 31, 2011 Rs. 1,087.79 crores (May 31, 2011)
^ Benchmark. The ‘since inception’ returns are calculated on
^^Fund domiciled in Luxembourg
Rs. 10/- invested at inception. For this purpose the inception
date is deemed to be the date of allotment (September 14,
BGF - World Gold Fund Sectoral Allocation 2007). Past performance may or may not be sustained in
future and should not be used as a basis for comparison
with other investments.
Sector Allocation % of Net Assets
Gold 78.4% Performance in INR term as on May 31, 2011. The Returns of
Silver 13.4% the Scheme shown are for the Growth Option (Regular Plan).
Source: Bloomberg
Platinum 4.2%
Diversified 2.3%
Diamonds 0.5%
Copper 0.3%
Cash 0.8% Features
Total 100.0%
Source: BlackRock; data as on May 31, 2011 • Minimum investment and minimum additional purchase
- Regular Plan: Rs. 5,000/- and Rs. 1,000/- thereafter.
- Institutional Plan: Rs. 1 crore and Rs. 1,000/- thereafter.
BGF - World Gold Fund - Top 10 Holdings
• Options available (for both plans)
• Growth • Dividend
% of Net Assets - Payout Dividend - Reinvest Dividend
Newcrest Mining Ltd. 9.7%
Goldcorp Inc. 7.7% • Entry load: Nil
Kinross Gold Corp. 7.3% • Exit load (both plans):
Fresnillo Plc 6.4% For holding period < 12 months: 1%;
Compania De Minas Buenaventura S.a 5.8% For holding period >= 12 months - NIL
Industrias Penoles S.a.b. De C.v. 5.3%
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. 4.1% Note: Investors shall bear the recurring expenses of the underlying Schemes in which
the Scheme will invest, in addition to the recurring expenses of the Scheme.
Randgold Resources Ltd. 3.9%
Agnico-eagle Mines Ltd. 3.5%
Eldorado Gold Corp. 3.4%
Total 57.2%
Source: BlackRock; data as on May 31, 2011
DSP BlackRock World Gold fund (DSPBRWGF) is an open ended Fund of Funds scheme seeking to generate capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units of BlackRock Global
Funds - World Gold Fund (BGF-WGF). The scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may
constitute a significant part of its corpus. Asset Allocation: Units of BGF – WGF# or other similar overseas mutual fund scheme(s): 90% to 100%; Money market securities and/or units of
money market/liquid schemes of DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund: 0% to 10%. #in the shares of BGF – WEF and BGF – NEF, Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities
(UCITS) III fund. Features: SIP only in Regular Plan, SWP & STP available in each plan of the scheme. Nomination facility available, subject to applicable conditions as per the Statement
of Additional Information (SAI) and Scheme Information Document (SID). Declaration of NAV on all Business Days. Redemption normally within 5 Business Days. Sale and Redemption of
Units on all Business Days at Purchase Price and Redemption Price respectively. Minimum investment: Rs. 5,000/- (Reg. Plan)/Rs. 1 crore (Inst. Plan). Entry load: NIL. Exit load: Holding
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