The investment objective of the Fund is to track the performance of the Markit iBoxx Germany 3-5 Index. The Index reflects certain types of tradable debt (bonds) denominated in Euro or pre-Euro currencies issued by the German government having a maturity of three to five years. The Index is comprised solely of bonds. For bonds to be included in the Index they must have a remaining time to maturity of at least three years and up to five years.