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Index overhaul for Invesco DB Energy Fund (NYSE: DBE) weights

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Invesco DB Energy Fund is updating how its underlying energy index is constructed. Effective November 10, 2025, Deutsche Bank modified the DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return to broaden and refine its commodity exposure and risk controls.

The index now includes Gas Oil, removes futures contracts with limited liquidity, and uses a rules-based annual review to reset commodity weights based on global production and market liquidity. New sector and single-commodity caps and floors aim to reduce concentration, and intra-year rebalancing can be triggered when weights deviate significantly, while the Fund’s stated investment objective remains unchanged.

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Methodology tweaks refine DBE’s index construction without changing its stated objective.

The filing explains that the DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return, which the Invesco DB Energy Fund tracks, was revised on November 10, 2025. Changes include adding Gas Oil, tightening liquidity screens, and introducing more systematic weighting rules.

These adjustments focus on liquidity and diversification: a rules-based annual review aligns static allocations with global production and market liquidity, while sector and single-commodity caps and floors limit concentration. An intra-year rebalance trigger helps keep actual weights closer to annual targets.

Because the investment objective is explicitly unchanged, the impact is mainly on how the portfolio gets to that objective rather than on what it targets. Future fund materials and periodic holdings reports will show how exposures and turnover evolve under the revised index design.

Item 8.01 Other Events Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
8-K/A
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 26, 2025
 
 
INVESCO DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
(Registrant)
INVESCO DB ENERGY FUND
(Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-33229
and
001-33240
 
87-0778060
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Numbers)
 
(I.R.S.
Employer

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c/o Invesco Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, Illinois
 
60515
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(800)
983-0903
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Common Units of Beneficial Interest   DBE   NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Explanatory Note
This amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed on September 26, 2025 (the “Original 8-K”) is being filed to notify shareholders of the Invesco DB Energy Fund that the planned changes to the index methodology described in the Original 8-K have been implemented, resulting in the changes described below.
 
Item 8.01
Other Events
Effective November 10, 2025, Deutsche Bank AG, the Index provider, modified the DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return
TM
(the “Index”), the index the Invesco DB Energy Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to track. A summary of the changes are as follows:
 
 
1. Expanded Commodity Universe
  
Eligible commodities are determined annually based on their liquidity and economic importance.
 
Under the new methodology, the commodities included in the Index expanded to include Gas Oil.
   
2. Modified Optimum Yield Methodology
  
The Optimum Yield methodology was modified to eliminate contracts with limited liquidity.
   
3. Annual Review of Base Weights and Commodities
  
The static allocations to commodities were changed by implementing a rules-based annual review to better reflect current global production and market liquidity.
   
4. Weight Limits (Annually at Rebalance)
  
Implementation of sector and single commodity caps and floors to reduce concentration risk.
   
5. Intra-year Rebalancing Events
  
An intra-year rebalance event will be triggered should a large deviation occur on a monthly observation date to help prevent significant deviations from annual rebalance target weights.
The changes described herein will not effect the Fund’s Investment Objective.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Invesco DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust
By:  
Invesco Capital Management LLC,
its Managing Owner
  By:  
/s/ Adam Henkel
    Name:   Adam Henkel
    Date:   November 10, 2025
    Title:   Secretary
Invesco DB Energy Fund, a series of Invesco DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust
By:  
Invesco Capital Management LLC,
its Managing Owner
  By:  
/s/ Adam Henkel
    Name:   Adam Henkel
    Date:   November 10, 2025
    Title:   Secretary

FAQ

What change did Invesco DB Energy Fund (DBE) disclose in this 8-K/A?

The fund disclosed that its underlying DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return was modified effective November 10, 2025. The update implements new rules for commodity selection, liquidity screening, weighting, caps, and rebalancing mechanics, while keeping the fund’s stated investment objective the same.

When did the new DBE index methodology become effective?

The revised methodology for the DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return became effective on November 10, 2025. From that date, the Invesco DB Energy Fund has tracked the index under the new rules for weights, liquidity screens, diversification limits, and intra-year rebalancing events.

How did the commodity universe change for Invesco DB Energy Fund (DBE)?

Eligible commodities are now set annually based on liquidity and economic importance, and the index’s commodity list expanded to include Gas Oil. This broadened universe seeks to better reflect the energy markets the strategy tracks, subject to the index provider’s rules-based selection process.

What are the new weighting and rebalancing rules for DBE’s index?

The index now uses a rules-based annual review of base weights and commodities, aligning allocations with global production and market liquidity. It also introduces sector and single-commodity caps and floors, plus intra-year rebalancing events when monthly observations show large deviations from annual target weights.

Do these index methodology changes alter DBE’s investment objective?

No, the filing states these methodology changes will not affect the fund’s investment objective. The adjustments focus on how the index is constructed and maintained—such as diversification, liquidity filters, and rebalancing—rather than changing the overall goal the fund seeks to achieve.

Who provides the index tracked by Invesco DB Energy Fund (DBE)?

The underlying index, the DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index Excess Return, is provided by Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank implemented the methodology changes effective November 10, 2025, and the Invesco DB Energy Fund continues to seek to track this index under the revised rules.