The Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) ended August down 0.9% while Petroleum and Precious Metals returned 2.2%. Notional exposure to commodity futures and options fell $4 billion in August. Energy positions fell $3.5 billion, Grains were down $6.8 billion, while Precious Metals were up $7.3 billion. U.S. listed Exchange Trades Products saw positive commodity fund flows of $1.2 billion in August.