4-Year Capital Protected Global REIT (Real Estate Income Trust) Note


Summary Terms:

  • Product: 4-Year REIT (Real Estate Income Trust) Note with 100% capital protection
  • Minimum Investment Amount: USD 10,000 minimum with multiples of USD 1,000 thereafter
  • Nominal Amount: USD 1,000 per Note
  • Investment Period: 4 years
  • Underlying Basket:
    • - Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT (TSE REIT)
    • - European Public Real Estate Index (FTSE EPRA Index)
    • - iShare Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund
  • Capital Protection: 100% capital protection from Deutsche Bank AG, London branch, if Notes are held until maturity (4 years), achieved through a Sharia-compliant mechanism
  • Valuation: Weekly
  • Redemption: On monthly basis
  • Redemption Fee: AED 250
  • Redemption on Maturity: Full invested amount
  • Business Day: Working day in London, UK; Tokyo, Japan; New York, USA; and Dubai, U.A.E.
  • Annual Management Fee: Nil
  • Upfront Fee: 1% of the subscription amount
  • Issuer: Deutsche Bank AG, London branch
  • Sole Distributor: Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)
  • Administrator: Ryland Gray
  • Sharia Advisor: Fatwa & Sharia Supervisory Board of Dar Al Istithmar, London

Key Features and Objectives:

  • 100% capital protection if Notes are held until maturity (4 years), achieved through a Sharia-compliant mechanism.
  • Unlimited Potential Upside Income, with 110% participation in the positive performance of global real estate.
  • Investment in Real Estate with Monthly liquidity at net asset value
  • Direct Investment in diversified portfolio of properties across type (Commercial, Residential, Industrial) as well as geographic markets (Europe, USA and Japan).
  • The real estate indices benefit from increases in land prices, rental income and property development worldwide.

Reference basket:

  • Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT (TSE REIT): 33.34% (Weight in the Basket)
  • European Public real Estate Index (FTSE EPRA Index): 33.33% (Weight in the Basket)
  • iShare Down Jones US Real Estate Index Fund: 33.33% (Weight in the Basket)

Calculation of Return Example:

  • The Basket returned: @100% participation=143.12% *
  • The Basket returned: @ 110% Participation = 110% x 143.12%= 157.43%*
  • Historical Volatility of the Basket: 13.70%


  • * Returns calculated from March 2003 to December 2006

Indicative NAV: