As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2010
Registration No. 333-164811
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PRE-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN ETF
(Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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c/o Jefferies Commodity
Investment Services, LLC
One Station Place
Three North
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 708-6500
(Address, including zip code, and
telephone number, including
area code, of registrants principal
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Andrew R. Kaplan, Esq.
c/o Jefferies Commodity
Investment Services, LLC
One Station Place
Three North
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 708-6500
(Name, address, including zip code,
and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for
service) |
Copies
to:
Michael J. Schmidtberger, Esq.
James C. Munsell, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As promptly as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. x
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this form is a posteffective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this form is a posteffective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b2 of the Exchange Act.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities to be Registered |
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Amount
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
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Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF Common Units of Beneficial Interest |
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$25.001
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The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been calculated assuming that all Shares are sold at a price of $25.00 per Share.
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The amount of the registration fee of the Shares is calculated in reliance upon Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act and using the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price as described above. 250,000 Shares were registered and the registration fee of $445.63 in respect thereof was paid on February 9, 2009. 19,750,000 additional Shares are being registered hereby and the registration fee
of $35,204.38 is being paid with respect thereto contemporaneously with this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1. |
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registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer
or sale is not permitted.
Subject to completion, dated June 28, 2010
Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF
20,000,000 Common Units of Beneficial Interest
Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF, the Fund, is organized as a Delaware statutory
trust. The Fund will issue common units of beneficial interest, or Shares, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Fund. Shares may be purchased from the Fund only by certain eligible financial
institutions, called Authorized Participants, and only in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares, called a Basket. The Fund will issue its Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants continuously as of noon, New York time, on the business day
immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund. Baskets will be issued at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca, Inc., or the NYSE Arca, or the last to close of
the exchanges on which the Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, on the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund. The offering of Shares will terminate on the third anniversary of the registration
statement of which this Prospectus is a part unless prior thereto a new registration statement is filed.
Authorized
Participants may sell the Shares they purchase from the Fund to other investors at prices that are expected to reflect, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca and the supply of and demand for Shares at the time of
sale. This price is expected to fall between the net asset value per Share and the trading price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca at the time of sale.
The Shares will trade on the NYSE Arca under the symbol RRET.
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
will serve as the managing owner, or the Managing Owner, commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of the Fund. The Fund trades futures contracts on the commodities comprising the Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB 3 Month Forward Index, or
the Index, with a view to tracking the changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index over time. The Fund is also intended to reflect the excess, if any, of its interest income from its investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills,
U.S. government issued Treasury Inflation Protection Securities, or TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities, over the expenses of the Fund.
The Fund does not intend to outperform the Index. The Managing Owner will seek to cause the net asset value of the Fund to track the
Index during periods in which the Index is flat or declining as well as when the Index is rising.
Except when
aggregated in Baskets, the Shares are not redeemable securities.
THE SHARES ARE SPECULATIVE
SECURITIES AND THEIR PURCHASE INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ALL RISK FACTORS BEFORE INVESTING IN THE FUND. PLEASE REFER TO THE RISKS YOU FACE BEGINNING ON PAGE 19.
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Futures trading is volatile and even a small movement in market prices could cause large losses for investors in the Fund.
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The Managing Owner and its trading principals have not managed any other commodity pool of this type, and therefore there is no indication of their
ability to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund. If the experience of the Managing Owner and its trading principals is not adequate or suitable to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund, the operations of the Fund may be adversely
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You could lose all or substantially all of your investment. |
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The Fund will be subject to actual and potential conflicts of interest involving the Managing Owner, the Clearing Broker, various commodity brokers and
the Authorized Participants. |
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Investors in the Fund will pay fees in connection with their investment in Shares including asset-based management fees of 0.85% per annum, which will
not be subject to the Overall Expense Cap (as defined in the following sentence). The Fund will also pay additional fees and expenses up to an aggregate of 0.15% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund, or the Overall Expense Cap. The
Managing Owner has agreed to pay any additional fees and expenses incurred by the Fund to the extent that they exceed the Overall Expense Cap, subject to reimbursement, as described herein. Investors are expected to be charged a customary commission
by their brokers in connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. |
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Fees and commissions are charged regardless of profitability and may result in depletion of assets and, as a result, losses to your investment.
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On [], 2010, Jefferies & Company, Inc., as the Initial
Purchaser, subject to certain conditions, agreed to purchase and take delivery of 100,000 Shares, which comprise the initial Baskets, at a purchase price of $25.00 per Share ($1,250,000 per Basket), as described in Plan of Distribution.
This price has been arbitrarily determined inasmuch as the Shares will have no inherent value at the Funds inception, and it is not indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market. The Initial Purchaser proposes to offer the
Shares to the public at a per-Share offering price that will vary depending upon, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca, the net asset value per Share and the supply of and demand for the Shares at the time of offer.
Shares offered by the Initial Purchaser at different times may have different offering prices. The Initial Purchaser will not receive from the Fund, the Managing Owner or any of their affiliates, any fee or other compensation in connection with its
sale of Shares to the public. Authorized Participants
may from time-to-time offer Shares from any Baskets they create to the public. Shares offered to the public by Authorized Participants will be offered at a per-Share offering price that will vary depending on, among other factors, the trading price
of the Shares on the NYSE Arca, the net asset value per Share and the supply of and demand for the Shares at the time of the offer. Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered by Authorized Participants to the public at different times
may have different offering prices. Authorized Participants will not receive from the Funds, the Managing Owner or any of their affiliates, any fee or other compensation in connection with their sale of Shares to the public. An Authorized
Participant may receive commissions or fees from investors who purchase Shares through their commission or fee-based brokerage accounts. In addition, the Fund will pay a marketing fee to the Distributor. For more information regarding these items of
compensation paid to FINRA members, please see the Plan of Distribution section on page 95.
Retail investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts. Investors are expected to be charged a customary
commission by their brokers in connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges. Also, the excess, if any, of the price at
which the Initial Purchaser or an Authorized Participant sells a Share over the price paid by the Initial Purchaser or such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such Share in a Basket will be deemed to be underwriting
compensation. These securities have not been
approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The Fund is not a mutual fund or any other type of investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not subject to regulation
thereunder. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS POOL NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
THE SHARES ARE NEITHER INTERESTS IN NOR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OF THE MANAGING OWNER, THE INITIAL PURCHASER, ANY AUTHORIZED
PARTICIPANT, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION PERMITS YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMODITY POOL. IN SO DOING, YOU SHOULD BE
AWARE THAT FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRADING CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. SUCH TRADING LOSSES CAN SHARPLY REDUCE THE NET ASSET VALUE OF THE POOL AND CONSEQUENTLY THE VALUE OF YOUR INTEREST IN THE POOL. IN ADDITION, RESTRICTIONS ON
REDEMPTIONS MAY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE POOL.
FURTHER, COMMODITY POOLS MAY BE SUBJECT TO
SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT, AND ADVISORY AND BROKERAGE FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE POOLS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EACH EXPENSE TO BE CHARGED TO THIS POOL AT PAGE 56 AND A STATEMENT OF THE PERCENTAGE RETURN NECESSARY TO BREAK EVEN, THAT IS, TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OF YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT, AT PAGES
15-16.
THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE ALL THE RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS NECESSARY TO EVALUATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN
THIS COMMODITY POOL. THEREFORE, BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMODITY POOL, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY STUDY THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS OF THIS INVESTMENT, AT
PAGES 19 THROUGH 36.
YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THIS COMMODITY POOL MAY TRADE FOREIGN FUTURES CONTRACTS. TRANSACTIONS
ON MARKETS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MARKETS FORMALLY LINKED TO A UNITED STATES MARKET, MAY BE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS WHICH OFFER DIFFERENT OR DIMINISHED PROTECTION TO THE POOL AND ITS PARTICIPANTS. FURTHER, UNITED STATES
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OR MARKETS IN NON-UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS WHERE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE POOL MAY BE EFFECTED.
THIS POOL HAS NOT COMMENCED TRADING AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY PERFORMANCE HISTORY.
THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE FUND WILL BE MAINTAINED AS FOLLOWS: ALL MARKETING MATERIALS WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE OFFICES OF ALPS
DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER, COLORADO 80203; TELEPHONE NUMBER (303) 623-2577; BASKET CREATION AND REDEMPTION BOOKS AND RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND CERTAIN OTHER FINANCIAL BOOKS AND RECORDS (INCLUDING FUND
ACCOUNTING RECORDS, LEDGERS WITH RESPECT TO ASSETS, LIABILITIES, CAPITAL, INCOME AND EXPENSES, THE REGISTER, TRANSFER JOURNALS AND RELATED DETAILS) AND TRADING AND RELATED DOCUMENTS RECEIVED FROM FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANTS ARE MAINTAINED BY
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, 2 HANSON PLACE, 12TH FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11217, TELEPHONE NUMBER (718) 315-4412. ALL OTHER BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE FUND (INCLUDING MINUTE BOOKS AND OTHER GENERAL CORPORATE RECORDS,
TRADING RECORDS AND RELATED REPORTS AND OTHER ITEMS RECEIVED FROM THE FUNDS COMMODITY BROKERS) WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE FUNDS PRINCIPAL OFFICE, C/O JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC, ONE STATION PLACE, THREE
NORTH, STAMFORD, CT 06902; TELEPHONE NUMBER (203) 708-6500. SHAREHOLDERS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, TO HAVE ACCESS TO AND COPY (UPON PAYMENT OF REASONABLE REPRODUCTION COSTS) SUCH BOOKS AND RECORDS IN PERSON OR BY
THEIR AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY OR AGENT. MONTHLY ACCOUNT STATEMENTS FOR THE FUND
CONFORMING TO COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (THE CFTC) AND THE NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION (THE NFA) REQUIREMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE MANAGING OWNERS
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.JAMFUNDS.COM/JCIS. ADDITIONAL REPORTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE MANAGING OWNERS WEBSITE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGING OWNER OR AS REQUIRED BY REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. THERE WILL SIMILARLY BE DISTRIBUTED TO
SHAREHOLDERS, NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE FUNDS FISCAL YEAR, CERTIFIED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND (IN NO EVENT LATER THAN MARCH 15 OF THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YEAR) THE TAX INFORMATION RELATING TO SHARES
OF THE FUND NECESSARY FOR THE PREPARATION OF SHAREHOLDERS ANNUAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
THIS PROSPECTUS
DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION OR EXHIBITS IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF THE FUND. YOU CAN READ AND COPY THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AT THE PUBLIC REFERENCE FACILITIES MAINTAINED BY THE SEC IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THE FUND WILL FILE PERIODIC, QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS WITH THE SEC. YOU CAN READ AND COPY THESE REPORTS AT THE SEC PUBLIC
REFERENCE FACILITIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. PLEASE CALL THE SEC AT 1800SEC0330 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
THE
FILINGS OF THE FUND WILL BE POSTED AT THE SEC WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.
REGULATORY
NOTICES
NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND, THE MANAGING OWNER, THE INITIAL PURCHASER, THE AUTHORIZED
PARTICIPANTS OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR SALE OF THE SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR SALE IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE ANY SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR
SALE.
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN TRANSACTING IN SHARES. SEE PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.
THOMSON, THOMSON REUTERS, REUTERS AND CRB ARE SERVICE MARKS OR TRADEMARKS OF THOMSON
REUTERS (MARKETS) LLC, A THOMSON REUTERS COMPANY, OR ITS AFFILIATES (THOMSON REUTERS). JEFFERIES IS A SERVICE MARK OR TRADEMARK OF THE MANAGING OWNER OR ITS AFFILIATES.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL
RETURN ETF
Table of Contents
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The Value of the Shares Relates Directly to the Value of the Commodity Futures Contracts and Other Assets Held by The Fund and Fluctuations in the Price of These Assets Could
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Numerous Factors May Affect the Value of the Price of the Index Commodities, and in turn, the value of the Funds Shares. |
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Net Asset Value May Not Always Correspond to Market Price and, as a Result, Baskets May Be Created or Redeemed at a Value that Differs From the Market Price of the
Shares. |
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Non-concurrent Trading Hours Between the NYSE Arca and the Various Futures Exchanges on Which the Index Commodities are Traded May Impact the Value of Your
Investment. |
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The Lack of Active Trading Markets For the Shares May Result in Losses on Your Investment in The Fund at the Time of Disposition of Your Shares. |
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Price Volatility May Possibly Cause the Total Loss of Your Investment. |
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Potentially Illiquid Markets, Disruption of Market Trading and Daily Price Fluctuation Limits, Among Other Events, May Exacerbate Losses Of the Fund And, In Turn, The Value Of
Your Shares. |
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Because Futures Contracts and other Derivatives Have No Intrinsic Value, the Positive Performance of Your Investment Is Wholly Dependent Upon an Equal and Offsetting Loss.
Therefore, Overall Stocks and Bond Prices Could Rise Significantly, and the Economy as a Whole Prosper, While Shares Trade Unprofitably. |
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Failure of Commodity Futures Trading to Exhibit Low to Negative Correlation to General Financial Markets Will Reduce Benefits of Diversification and May Increase Losses to Your
Portfolio. |
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An Investment in Shares May Be Adversely Affected by Competition From Other Methods of Investing in Commodities. |
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Backwardation or Contango in the Market Prices of the Commodities Will Affect the Value of Your Shares. |
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Fund Structure and Management Related Risks |
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The Shares Are a New Securities Product and Their Value Could Decrease If Unanticipated Operational or Trading Problems Arise. |
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The Liquidity Of The Shares Of The Fund May Also Be Affected By The Withdrawal From Participation Of One Or More Authorized Participants With Respect To The Fund, Which Could
Adversely Affect The Value Of Your Shares. |
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As the Managing Owner and Its Trading Principals Have No History of Operating Investment Vehicles Like the Fund, Their Experience May Be Inadequate or Unsuitable to Manage the
Fund. |
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The Fund Has No Past Performance on Which to Rely on in Deciding Whether to Buy Shares. |
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Fees and Commissions are Charged Regardless of Profitability and May Result in Depletion of Assets and, as a Result, Losses to Your Investment. |
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The Fund May Terminate Because The Managing Owner May Be Unwilling Or Unable To Continue To Service The Fund Or Owners May Vote To Terminate The Fund, Each Of Which May Adversely
Affect The Value Of Your Portfolio. |
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The Value of Your Shares May Be Adversely Affected by Redemption Orders That Are Subject to Suspension Postponement or Rejection Under Certain Circumstances. |
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Various Actual and Potential Conflicts of Interest May Be Detrimental to Shareholders. |
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Shareholders Do Not Have Certain Rights and Protections Enjoyed by Investors in Certain Other Vehicles Such As
Corporations. |
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The Value of the Shares Will Be Adversely Affected If the Fund is Required to Indemnify the Trustee or the Managing Owner. |
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The Net Asset Value Calculation of the Fund, And In Turn, The Value Of Your Shares, May Be Overstated or Understated Due to the Valuation Method Employed When a Settlement Price
Is Not Available on the Date of Net Asset Value Calculation. |
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Although the Shares are Limited Liability Investments, Certain Circumstances such as Bankruptcy of the Fund or Indemnification of the Fund by the Shareholders Will Increase a
Shareholders Liability. |
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Index Related Risks |
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You May Not Rely on Past Index Results in Deciding Whether to Buy Shares , Therefore, You Will Have to Make Your Decision to Invest in the Fund on the Basis of Limited
Information. |
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The Funds Performance May Not Always Replicate Exactly the Changes in the Level of the Index. As a Result, There Will be Times When the Funds Performance Will Not
Meet the Investment Expectations of the Shareholders. |
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Fund is Not Actively Managed and Will Track the Applicable Index During Periods in Which the Index Is Flat or Declining as Well as When the Index Is Rising. Therefore, Investors
Will Not be Protected Against Declines in the Index That Can Have a Significantly Adverse Impact on the Shares. |
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Fewer Representative Commodities Sectors May Result in Greater Index Volatility. |
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The Index May Be Potentially Over-Concentrated in a Particular Index Commodity Sector, and in Turn, Your Shares May Become More Volatile. |
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Changes in the Value of the Index Commodities May Offset Each Other. |
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Shareholders Have No Rights Against the Index Oversight Committee For Decisions That May Negatively Affect the Existence of the Index or the Index Level. |
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The Index Oversight Committee and Index Calculation Agent Have No Obligation to Consider Your Interests in Calculating or Revising the Index. Some of Their Actions Could
Adversely Affect the Value of the Shares. |
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The Index Calculation Agent Has No Obligation to Consider Your Interests and May Adjust the Index in ways that May Negatively Affect its Level, and, in Turn, the Value of Your
Shares. |
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Jefferies Group, Inc. and Its Affiliates May Publish Research That Conflicts With Each Other and Which May Negatively Impact the Value of the Fund and Your Shares. |
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The Investment Strategy Used to Construct the Index Involves Rebalancing and Weighting Limitations that are Applied to the Index Commodities, Which May Limit the Potential
Results of the Index, and in Turn, the Potential Value of Your Shares. |
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Because the Index Commodities May Not Be Equally Weighted, the Index Commodities With Greater Weight Will Have a Larger Impact on the Aggregate Results of the Index, and May
Increase the Potential Losses to Your Shares. |
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Correlation of Changes in the Closing Levels Among the Index Commodities May Reduce the Performance of the Shares. |
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The Level of the Index May Be Lower Than the Level of an Index Based Upon Different Combinations of the Index Commodities. |
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Certain of the Futures Contracts Underlying the Index Commodities and the Related Futures-Linked Investments Will Be Subject to Pronounced Risks of Pricing
Volatility. |
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Certain Interest Rate Environments May Cause TIPS to Experience Greater Losses Than Other Fixed Income Securities With Similar Duration. |
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There Can Be No Assurance That the Inflation Adjustment Made to TIPS Will Be Accurate. |
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Deflation Causes the Principal Value of TIPS to Fall, Reducing the Potential Interest Earned by the Funds Holdings of TIPS. |
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Regulatory Related Risks |
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Shareholders Will Not Have the Protections Associated With Ownership of Shares in an Investment Company Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Such Protections Are
Intended To Decrease Certain Conflicts And Also Impose A Number Of Investment Restrictions And Diversification Requirements. |
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Trading on Commodity Exchanges Outside the United States, such as The London Metal Exchange, Is Not Subject to U.S. Regulation. Shareholders Could Incur Substantial Losses From
Trading on Commodity Exchanges Which Such Shareholders Would Not Have Otherwise Been Subject Had the Funds Trading Been Limited to U.S. Markets. |
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Regulatory Changes or Actions May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the Fund And The Effect Of Such Future Regulatory Changes Or Actions On The Fund Could Be Substantial And
Adverse. |
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Certain Operations of the Fund, Including the Creation of Baskets, May Be Restricted by Regulatory and Exchange Position Limits and Other Rules. and Could Result in Tracking
Error Between Changes in the Net Asset Value per Share and Changes in the Level of the Index, or Could Result in the Shares Trading at a Premium or Discount to Net Asset Value per Share. |
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The NYSE Arca May Halt Trading in the Shares Which Would Adversely Impact Your Ability to Sell Shares. |
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Shareholders Will Be Subject to Taxation on Their Allocable Share of the Funds Taxable Income, Whether or Not They Receive Cash Distributions. |
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Items of Income, Gain, Deduction, Loss and Credit with Respect to Shares Could Be Reallocated if the IRS Does Not Accept the Assumptions or Conventions Used by the Fund in
Allocating Fund Tax Items. |
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The Current Treatment of Long-Term Capital Gains Under Current U.S. Federal Income Tax Law May Be Adversely Affected, Changed or Repealed in the Future, And In Turn, May
Adversely Affect The Value Of Your Shares. |
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Futures-Linked Investments, such as Forward Agreements, Swaps, or other OTC Derivatives Are Not Regulated and Are Subject to the Risk of Counterparty Non-Performance Resulting in
the Fund Not Realizing a Trading Gain. |
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Proposed Legislation and Regulatory Changes May Materially Affect the Decision of the Managing Owner to Transact in One or More Futures-Linked Investments, Which May be
Detrimental to the Fund. |
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Failure of Futures Commission Merchants or Commodity Brokers to Segregate Assets May Increase Losses; Despite Segregation of Assets, the Fund Remains at Risk of Significant
Losses Because the Fund May Only Receive a Pro-Rata Share of the Assets, or No Assets at All. |
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You Should Consult Your Own Legal, Tax And Financial Advisers Regarding The Desirability Of An Investment In The Shares Because No Independent Advisers Were Appointed To
Represent You In Connection With The Formation And Operation Of The Fund. |
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Competing Claims Over Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights Related to the Fund Could Adversely Affect the Fund and an Investment in the Shares. |
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
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Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated June 28, 2010 |
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Statement of Financial Condition dated May 31, 2010 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Period from December
28, 2009 (Formation) through May 31, 2010 |
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Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from December 28, 2009 (Formation) through May
31, 2010 |
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Notes to Financial Statements |
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Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated June 18, 2010
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Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition dated May 31, 2010 |
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Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Period from December
2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010 |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members Deficit for the Period from December
2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010 |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from December
2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
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SUMMARY
This summary of all material information provided in this Prospectus is intended for quick reference only. The remainder of this
Prospectus contains more detailed information. You should read the entire Prospectus, including all exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, before deciding to invest in Shares. This Prospectus is intended to be
used beginning [ ], 2010.
The Fund
The Fund was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on December 28, 2009. The Fund will issue common units of beneficial interest, or
Shares, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Fund. The term of the Fund is perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances). The principal office of the Fund is located at c/o
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, One Station Place, Three North, Stamford, CT 06902, and the telephone number is (203) 708-6500.
Shares Listed on the NYSE Arca
The Shares will be listed on the NYSE Arca under the symbol RRET.
Secondary market purchases and sales of Shares will be subject to ordinary brokerage commissions and charges.
Purchases and Sales in the Secondary Market, and on the NYSE Arca
The Shares will trade on the NYSE Arca like any other equity security.
Baskets of Shares may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants, except that the initial Baskets will be created by the
Initial Purchaser. It is expected that Baskets will be created when there is sufficient demand for Shares that the market price per
Share is at a premium to the net asset value per Share. Authorized Participants are expected to sell such Shares, which will be listed on the NYSE Arca, to the public at prices that are expected
to reflect, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca and the supply of and demand for the Shares at the time of sale. This price is expected to fall between the net asset value per Share and the trading price of the
Shares on the NYSE Arca at the time of sale. Similarly, it is expected that Baskets will be redeemed when the market price per Share is at a discount to the net asset value per Share. Investors seeking to purchase or sell Shares on any day generally
are expected to effect such transactions in the secondary market, on the NYSE Arca, at the market price per Share, rather than in connection with the creation or redemption of Baskets.
The market price of the Shares may not be identical to the net asset value per Share, but these valuations generally are expected to be
very close. Investors will be able to use the indicative intra-day value per Share to determine if they want to purchase in the secondary market via the NYSE Arca. The intra-day indicative value per Share is based on the prior days final net
asset value, adjusted once every fifteen seconds throughout the trading day to reflect the percentage price changes of the Funds futures contracts and holdings of TIPS, United States Treasuries and other high credit quality short-term fixed
income securities, to provide a continuously updated estimated net asset value per Share.
Investors may purchase and sell
Shares through traditional brokerage accounts. Purchases and sales of Shares may be subject to customary brokerage commissions. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges.
Pricing Information Available on the NYSE Arca and Other Sources
The following table lists additional NYSE Arca symbols and their meanings with respect to the Fund and the Index:
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The intra-day data in the above tables will be published once every fifteen
seconds throughout each trading day.
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC, a Thomson Reuters company, which will be referred to
herein as either Thomson Reuters or the Index Calculation Agent, will publish the daily closing level of the Index as of the close of the NYSE Arca. The Managing Owner will publish the net asset value of the Fund and the net asset value per Share
and the number of outstanding Shares daily. Additionally, the Index Calculation Agent will publish the intra-day Index level, and the Managing Owner will publish the indicative value per Share (quoted in U.S. dollars) and the number of outstanding
Shares once every fifteen seconds throughout each trading day. All of the foregoing information will be published as follows:
The intra-day level of the Index (symbol: RRETX) and the intra-day indicative value per Share (symbol: RRETIV) (each quoted in U.S.
dollars) will be published once every fifteen seconds throughout each trading day on the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
The current trading price per Share (symbol: RRET) (quoted in U.S. dollars) will be published continuously as trades occur
throughout each trading day on the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
The number of outstanding Shares (symbol: RRETSO) will be published once every fifteen seconds throughout the trading day and as of the
close of business on the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor.
The most recent end-of-day Index closing level (symbol: RRETX) will be published as of the close of the NYSE Arca each trading day on
the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
The most recent end-of-day net asset value of the Fund (symbol: RRETNV) will be
published as of the close of business on Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto. In addition, the most recent end-of-day net asset value of the Fund will be
published the following morning on the consolidated tape.
All of the foregoing information with respect to the Index will
also be published at http://www.[ ].
The Index
Calculation Agent obtains information for inclusion in, or for use in the calculation of, the Index from sources the Index Calculation Agent considers reliable. None of the Index Calculation Agent, the Managing Owner, the Fund or any of their
respective affiliates accepts responsibility for or guarantees the accuracy and/or completeness of the Index or any data included in the Index.
CUSIP Number
The Funds CUSIP number is 47233F106.
Risk Factors
An investment in Shares is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. The summary risk factors set forth below are intended
merely to highlight certain risks of the Fund. The Fund has particular risks that are set forth elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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The Fund has no operating history. Therefore, a potential investor has no performance history to serve as a factor for evaluating an investment in the
Fund. |
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Past performance, when available, is not necessarily indicative of future results; all or substantially all of an investment in the Fund could be lost.
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The trading of the Fund takes place in very volatile markets that may be subject to sudden and rapid changes. Consequently, all or substantially all of
your investment in the Fund could be lost quickly. |
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The Managing Owner was formed to be the managing owner of investment vehicles such as the Fund and has no history of past performance. The Managing
Owner and its trading principals have not managed any other commodity pool of this type, and therefore there is no indication of their ability to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund. If the experience of the Managing Owner and its trading
principals is not adequate or suitable to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund, the operations of the Fund may be adversely affected. |
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The Fund will be subject to
fees and expenses in the aggregate amount of approximately
1.00% per annum as described herein. |
The Fund will be successful only if its annual returns
from futures trading, plus its annual interest income from its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities, exceed these fees and expenses of approximately 1.00% per annum.
The Fund is expected to earn interest income equal to 1.25% per annum based upon the blended yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury
bills and TIPS ranging in maturity from 1 to 5 years with an average duration of three years, based on prevailing rates on June 25, 2010, or $0.31 per annum per Share at $25.00 as the net asset value per Share.
Because it is expected that interest income will exceed the fees and costs incurred by the Fund at the end of the first twelve months
of an investment, the percentage of
profit required for the Fund to break even from its trading gains at the end of the first twelve months of an investment, by definition, is expected to be 0.00%. Furthermore, by assuming that the
Fund has not experienced gains or losses from its futures trading, the Fund is expected to have a net investment income equal to approximately 0.25% per annum, or $0.06 per Share (at $25.00 as the net asset value per Share), which is based upon
the difference between the current yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS and the Funds annual fees and expenses.
Based on the preceding example and assumptions, if the Fund lost 0.25% per annum from its futures trading, the Fund would break
even.
Actual interest income may be either higher or lower than the current rate. If the interest income earned by the Fund
is lower than 1.00% per annum, then the Fund will be required to earn the difference from its futures trading in order for an investor to break even on an investment during the first twelve months of an investment.
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As of the date of this Prospectus, CFTC and commodity exchange rules impose speculative position limits on market participants trading in the following
17 commodities that may be included in the Index from time-to-time: WTI Crude Oil, Heating Oil, RBOB Gasoline, Natural Gas, Corn, Soybeans, Live Cattle, Gold, Copper, Sugar, Cotton, Cocoa, Coffee, Wheat, Lean Hogs, Orange Juice, and Silver, or the
Affected Index Commodities. The Fund is subject to these position limits and, consequently, the Funds ability to issue new Baskets or to reinvest income in additional futures contracts corresponding to the Affected Index Commodities may be
limited to the extent that these activities would cause the Fund to exceed the applicable position limits, unless the Fund trades alternative futures contracts or over-the-counter derivatives in addition to and as a proxy for futures on the Affected
Index Commodities. Speculative position limits and the use of alternative futures contracts or over-the-counter derivatives in addition to or as a proxy for futures on the Affected Index Commodities may affect the
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correlation between changes in the net asset value per Share and changes in the level of the Index, and the correlation between the price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca and the net asset value
per Share. |
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Fees and commissions are charged regardless of profitability and may result in depletion of assets and, as a result, losses to your investment.
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There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve profits or avoid losses, significant or otherwise. |
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Performance of the Fund may not track the Index during particular periods or over the long term. |
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Certain potential conflicts of interest exist. The commodity brokers may have a conflict of interest between their execution of trades for the Fund and
for their other customers. More specifically, the commodity brokers will benefit from executing orders for other clients, whereas the Fund may be harmed to the extent that the commodity brokers have fewer resources to allocate to the Funds
account due to the existence of such other clients. Proprietary trading by the Managing Owner, its affiliates, and its and their trading principals may create conflicts of interest from time-to-time because such proprietary trades may take a
position that is opposite of that of the Fund or may compete with the Fund for certain positions within the marketplace. Among other things, the Managing Owners trading principals may trade in the commodity or foreign exchange markets on
behalf of affiliates of the Managing Owner and for the accounts of other clients. See Conflicts of Interest for a more complete disclosure of various conflicts. Although the Managing Owner has established procedures designed to
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resolve certain of these conflicts equitably, the Managing Owner has not established formal procedures to resolve all potential conflicts of interest. Consequently, investors may be dependent on
the good faith of the respective parties subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably. Although the Managing Owner attempts to monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Managing Owner to ensure that these
conflicts will not, in fact, result in adverse consequences to the Fund. |
The Trustee
Wilmington Trust Company, or the Trustee, a Delaware banking corporation, is the sole trustee of the Fund. The Trustee has only nominal
duties and liabilities to the Fund.
Under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Fund, or the Declaration of
Trust, the Managing Owner has the exclusive management, authority and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance of the Managing Owner, nor will the Trustee have
any liability for the acts or omissions of the Managing Owner.
The Managing Owner
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company will serve as Managing Owner of the
Fund. The Managing Owner was formed on December 2, 2009. The Managing Owner will serve as the commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of the Fund. The Managing Owner has no experience in operating commodity pools and managing
futures trading accounts of this type. The Managing Owner has been registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the CFTC, and has been a member of the National Futures
Association, or the NFA, since December 22, 2009. As a registered commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with respect to the Fund, the Managing Owner must comply with various regulatory requirements under the Commodity Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the CFTC and the NFA, including investor protection requirements, antifraud prohibitions, disclosure requirements, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The Managing Owner also will be subject to periodic
inspections and
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audits by the CFTC and NFA. The principal office of the Managing Owner is located at One Station Place, Three North, Stamford, CT 06902. The telephone number of the Managing Owner is
(203) 708-6500.
The Managing Owner was formed to be the managing owner of investment vehicles such as the Fund and has
no history of past performance. The Managing Owner and its trading principals have not managed any other commodity pool of this type, and therefore there is no indication of their ability to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund. If the
experience of the Managing Owner and its trading principals is not adequate or suitable to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund, the operations of the Fund may be adversely affected.
The Fund will pay the Managing Owner a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of the daily net
asset value of the Fund, and will not be subject to the Overall Expense Cap as described in this Prospectus. The Management Fee will be paid in consideration of the Managing Owners futures trading advisory services.
Investment Objective of the Fund; The Index
The Fund seeks to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index over time. The Fund will pursue its investment
objective primarily by maintaining long futures positions corresponding to the futures contracts that comprise the Index with an aggregate notional amount equal to the Funds total capital. The Fund may use alternative futures contracts or
over-the-counter derivatives under certain circumstances. The Funds performance also will reflect the difference, positive or negative, between its interest income from its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit
quality short-term fixed income securities, and the expenses of the Fund. The Shares are designed for investors who want a cost effective and convenient way to invest in a diversified index of commodity futures on U.S. and non-U.S. markets.
Advantages of investing in the Shares include:
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Ease and Flexibility of Investment. The Shares will trade on the NYSE Arca and provide investors with indirect access to commodity futures
markets. The Shares may be bought and sold throughout the business day at real-time prices on the NYSE Arca like other exchange-listed securities. Investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts.
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Shares May Provide A More Cost Effective Alternative. Investing in the Shares can be easier and less expensive for an investor than constructing
and trading a comparable commodity futures portfolio. For example, investors seeking to construct a similar portfolio of commodities would have to trade on their own in commodity futures contracts, or retain a commodity trading advisor to manage
their commodity futures trading, or become a participant with limited liability in a private or public commodity pool. Through an investment in the Shares, investors buy into a fund that already trades futures contracts on 19 Index Commodities that
comprise the Index. |
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Margin. Shares are eligible for margin accounts. |
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Diversification. The Shares may help to diversify a portfolio because the Index historically has tended to exhibit low to negative correlation
with both equities and conventional bonds. |
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Transparency. Because the Fund is designed to track the Index, the components of which are disclosed daily on the Managing Owners website,
the Shares provide a more transparent investment in commodities than mutual funds that invest in commodity-linked notes. |
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Potential Inflation Protection for Investors. The Fund expects to invest a significant amount of its holding of cash in the form of 3-month U.S.
Treasury bills and TIPS, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Because repayment of the original principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed by the U.S. government, TIPS provide a degree of
protection against inflation. |
Investing in the Shares does not insulate Shareholders from certain
risks, including price volatility.
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If the Managing Owner determines in its commercially reasonable judgment that it has
become impracticable or inefficient for any reason for the Fund to gain a full or a partial exposure to any Index Commodity by investing in a specific futures contract that is a part of the Index, the Fund may:
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invest in a futures contract referencing the particular Index Commodity other than the specific futures contract that is a part of the Index, or
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invest in a forward agreement, swap or other OTC derivative referencing the particular Index Commodity, collectively referred to as Futures-Linked
Investments, or |
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in the alternative, invest in other futures contracts or other Futures-Linked Investments not based on the particular Index Commodity
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if, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Managing Owner, such above instruments tend to exhibit trading prices
that correlate with a futures contract that is a part of the Index.
General
The Index is designed to provide timely and accurate representation of a long-only, broadly diversified investment
in commodities through a transparent and disciplined calculation methodology. The Index is currently composed of futures contracts on the following 19 physical commodities, each of which is referred to as an Index Commodity: aluminum, cocoa, coffee,
copper, corn, cotton, crude oil, gold, heating oil, lean hogs, live cattle, natural gas, nickel, orange juice, silver, soybeans, sugar, RBOB gasoline, and wheat. The Index Commodities currently trade on United States futures exchanges, with the
exception of aluminum and nickel, which trade on The London Metal Exchange, or the LME.
The Index tracks the changes in the closing levels of the futures positions that
would in three months comprise the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, or the TR/J CRB Index. A commodity futures contract is a bilateral agreement that provides for the purchase and sale of a specified type and quantity of a commodity during a
stated delivery month for a fixed price.
The Index is calculated daily by the Index Calculation Agent. The Index was first
published in April 2007.
The methodology for determining the composition and weighting of the Index is subject to
modification by Thomson Reuters and Jefferies at any time. The changes in the closing levels the Index are reported on a number of financial information sites, including Thomson Reuters under the ticker symbol RJCRB.ER. For a more complete
description of the Index, please see the Index Calculation Supplement, which is available at www.[ ].com.
Weighting Factors: A Tiered Approach
The Index uses a four-tiered approach to allocate among the Index Commodities. Group I includes only petroleum products; Group II
includes seven Index Commodities which are highly liquid; Group III is comprised of four liquid Index Commodities; Group IV includes Index Commodities that may provide diversification.
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All Index Commodities are equally weighted within Groups II, III and IV, as provided
below.
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THOMSON REUTERS/
JEFFERIES CRB 3 MONTH FORWARD INDEX |
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Index Commodity |
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Index Weight* |
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WTI Crude Oil |
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NYMEX |
Group I |
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Heating Oil |
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NYMEX |
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RBOB Gasoline |
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% |
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Natural Gas |
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Corn |
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CBOT |
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Soybeans |
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6 |
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Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Nov |
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CBOT |
Group II |
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Live Cattle |
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6 |
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CME |
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Gold |
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6 |
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Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Dec |
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COMEX |
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Aluminum |
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6 |
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Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec |
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LME |
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Copper |
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6 |
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Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec |
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COMEX |
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Total |
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% |
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Sugar |
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5 |
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Mar, May, Jul, Oct |
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ICE-US |
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Cotton |
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5 |
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Mar, May, Jul, Dec |
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ICE-US |
Group III |
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Cocoa |
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5 |
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Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec |
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ICE-US |
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Coffee |
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5 |
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Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec |
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ICE-US |
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Total |
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% |
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Nickel |
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Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec |
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LME |
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Wheat |
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Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec |
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CBOT |
Group IV |
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Lean Hogs |
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% |
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Feb, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec |
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CME |
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Orange Juice |
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Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov |
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ICE-US |
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Silver |
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Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec |
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COMEX |
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Total |
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5 |
% |
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Legend:
NYMEX means the New York Mercantile Exchange, or its successor.
CBOT means the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc., or its successor.
CME means the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., or its successor.
COMEX means the Commodity Exchange Inc., New York, or its successor.
LME means The London Metal Exchange Limited or its successor.
ICE-US means ICE Futures U.S., Inc., or its successor.
A Contract Month means the month in which the futures contract matures and becomes deliverable.
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The Index Weights included in this table show the allocation among the Index Commodities as measured from the Base Date (as defined herein) of the Index and as
rebalanced after each monthly rebalancing of the Index Commodities. |
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Rollover Methodology
A rolling futures position is a position where, on a periodic basis, futures contracts on physical commodities specifying delivery in a
particular month are sold and futures contracts specifying delivery in a later month are purchased. An investor with a rolling futures position is able to avoid taking delivery of the underlying physical commodity while maintaining exposure to those
commodities. To maximize liquidity and transparency, this rolling process for the Index Commodities occurs over the first four Business Days of each month according to a fixed schedule as set forth on page 43. (In the context of the
Index, Business Day is any day on which the New York Mercantile Exchange is open for business.)
Rebalancing Methodology
The Index employs arithmetic averaging with monthly rebalancing, while maintaining a
uniform exposure to the various Index Commodities over time.
The Index Commodities are rebalanced monthly, generally
following the close of business on the sixth Business Day of each month, to return to the specified
dollar weights, referenced as Index Weight in the table on page 42. This rebalancing is achieved by selling Index Commodities that have gained in value relative to other Index
Commodities and buying Index Commodities that have lost in value relative to other Index Commodities. This monthly rebalancing helps to maintain both the stability and consistency of the Index and the consistent exposure to the Index Weights of the
underlying Index Commodities over time.
The physical commodities underlying the exchange- traded futures contracts included
as Index Commodities may from time-to-time be heavily concentrated in a limited number of sectors, particularly energy and agriculture. An investment in the Fund may therefore carry risks similar to a concentrated securities investment in a limited
number of industries or sectors.
The composition of the Index may be adjusted in the event that the Index Calculation Agent
is not able to calculate the closing prices of the Index Commodities.
There can be no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objective or avoid substantial losses. The Fund has no performance history. The value of the Shares on the secondary market is expected to fluctuate generally in relation to changes in the net asset value of the Fund.
The Value of the Shares Should Track Closely the Changes in the Level of the Index
The Shares are intended to provide investment results that generally correspond to the changes, whether positive or
negative, in the levels of the Index, over time.
The value of the Shares is expected to fluctuate in relation to changes in
the value of the Funds portfolio. The market price of the Shares may not be identical to the net asset value per Share, but these two valuations generally are expected to be very close.
The Fund will hold a portfolio of futures contracts on the Index Commodities as well as cash, 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and
other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities for deposit with the Funds Clearing Broker as margin.
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The Funds portfolio will be traded with a view to tracking the Index over time, whether the Index is rising, falling or flat over any particular period. The Fund is not managed
by traditional methods, which typically involve effecting changes in the composition of the Funds portfolio on the basis of judgments relating to economic, financial and market considerations with a view to obtaining positive results under all
market conditions. To maintain the correspondence between the composition and weightings of the Index Commodities comprising the Index, the Managing Owner will adjust the Funds portfolio from time-to-time to conform to periodic changes in the
identity and/or relative weighting of the Index Commodities. The Managing Owner will aggregate certain of the adjustments and make changes to the Funds portfolio at least monthly or more frequently in the case of significant changes to the
Index.
The Commodity Broker
A variety of executing brokers will execute futures transactions on behalf of the Fund. The executing brokers will give-up all
transactions to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, which will serve as the Funds clearing broker, or Clearing Broker. In its capacity as clearing broker, the Clearing Broker will execute and clear the Funds futures transactions and will
perform certain administrative services for the Fund. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is registered with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant and is a member of the NFA in such capacity.
The Fund will pay to the Clearing Broker all brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit
brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with its trading activities, which are referred to collectively as Brokerage Expenses, subject to the Overall Expense Cap as described in this Prospectus. For a
more detailed explanation of the Brokerage Expenses, see page 57. On average, total charges paid to the Clearing Broker are expected to be less than $8.00 per round-turn trade, although the
Clearing Brokers brokerage commissions and fees will be determined on a contract-by-contract, or round-turn basis.
A round-turn trade is a completed transaction involving both a purchase and a liquidating sale, or a sale followed by a covering
purchase.
The Administrator
The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund, has appointed The Bank of New York Mellon as the administrator, or Administrator, of the Fund
and has entered into an Administration Agreement in connection therewith. The Bank of New York Mellon will serve as custodian, or Custodian, of the Fund and has entered into a Global Custody Agreement, or Custody Agreement, in connection therewith.
The Bank of New York Mellon will serve as the transfer agent, or Transfer Agent, of the Fund and has entered into a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement in connection therewith.
The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York with trust
powers, has an office at 2 Hanson Place, 12th Floor,
Brooklyn, New York 11217. The Bank of New York Mellon is subject to supervision by the New York State Banking Department and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Information regarding the net asset value of the Fund, creation and
redemption transaction fees and the current list of names of the parties that have executed a Participant Agreement may be obtained from The Bank of New York Mellon by calling the following number: (718) 315-4412. A list of the names of the parties
that have executed a Participant Agreement as of the date of this Prospectus may be found in the Plan of Distribution Section. A copy of the Administration Agreement is available for inspection at The Bank of New York Mellons trust
office identified above.
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator will perform or supervise the
performance of services necessary for the operation and administration of the Fund (other than making investment decisions), including receiving and processing orders from Authorized Participants to create and redeem Baskets, net asset value
calculations, accounting and other fund administrative services. The Administrator will retain certain financial books and records, including: Basket creation and redemption books and records, fund accounting records, ledgers with respect to assets,
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liabilities, capital, income and expenses, the register, transfer journals and related details and trading and related documents received from futures commission merchants, c/o The Bank of New
York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, New
York 11217, telephone number (718) 315-4412.
Key terms of the Administration Agreement are summarized under the heading
Material Contracts.
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its
affiliates for paying, the Administrator up to 0.04% of the daily net asset value per annum of the Fund for administration fees, monthly in arrears, subject to the Overall Expense Cap.
The Administrator and any of its affiliates may from time-to-time purchase or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their
customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
The Administrator also will receive a
transaction processing fee in connection with orders from Authorized Participants to create or redeem Baskets in the amount of $[500] per order. These transaction processing fees are paid by the Authorized Participants and not by the Fund.
The Fund is expected to retain the services of one or more additional service providers to assist with certain tax
reporting requirements of the Fund and its Shareholders.
The Distributor
The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund, has appointed ALPS Distributors, Inc., or ALPS Distributors, to assist the Managing Owner and
the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing, including reviewing and approving marketing materials. ALPS Distributors will retain all marketing materials at c/o ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway,
Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203; telephone number (303) 623-2577. Investors may contact ALPS Distributors toll-free in the U.S. at (877) 369-4617. The Fund has entered into a Marketing Agreement with ALPS Distributors. ALPS Distributors
is affiliated with ALPS Fund Services, Inc., a Denver-based
outsourcing solution for administration, compliance, fund accounting, legal, marketing, tax administration, transfer agency and shareholder services for open-end, closed-end, hedge and
exchange-traded funds. ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and its affiliates provide fund administration services to funds with assets in excess of $40 billion. ALPS Distributors, Inc. provides distribution services to funds with assets of more than $220
billion.
The Fund will pay ALPS Distributors for performing its duties on behalf of the Fund and may pay ALPS Distributors
additional compensation in consideration of the performance by ALPS Distributors of additional marketing, distribution and ongoing support services. Such additional services may include, among other services, the development and implementation of a
marketing plan and the utilization of ALPS Distributors resources, which include an extensive broker database and a network of internal and external wholesalers.
Limitation of Liabilities
You cannot lose more than your investment in the Shares. Shareholders will be entitled to limitation on liability equivalent to the
limitation on liability enjoyed by stockholders of a Delaware business corporation for profit.
Creation and Redemption of Baskets
The Fund will create and redeem Shares from time-to-time, but only in one or more Baskets. A Basket is a block of 50,000 Shares. Baskets
may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants, except that the initial Baskets in the Fund will be created by the Initial Purchaser. Baskets are created and redeemed continuously as of noon, New York time, on the business day
immediately following the date on which a valid order to create or redeem a Basket is accepted by the Fund. Baskets are created and redeemed at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the last to close of the
exchanges on which the Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, on the date that a valid order to create or redeem a Basket is accepted by the Fund. For purposes of processing both purchase and redemption orders, a
business day means any day other than a day when banks in New York City are required or permitted to be closed.
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Except when aggregated in Baskets, the Shares are not redeemable securities. Authorized Participants pay a transaction fee of $[500] in connection with each order to create or redeem a Basket.
Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Baskets they purchase from the Fund to other investors.
See
Creation and Redemption of Baskets for more details.
The Offering
On [ ], 2010, Jefferies & Company, Inc., as the Initial Purchaser, subject to
certain conditions, agreed to purchase and take delivery of 100,000 Shares, which comprise the initial Baskets of the Fund, at a purchase price of $25.00 per Share ($1,250,000 per Basket), as described in Plan of Distribution.
The Fund will issue Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants continuously as of noon, New York time, on the business
day immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund. Baskets will be created at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the last to close of the exchanges on
which the Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, on the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund.
Authorized Participants
Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants, except that the initial Baskets in the Fund will be created by the
Initial Purchaser. Each Authorized Participant must (1) be a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in
securities transactions, (2) be a direct participant in DTC, and (3) have entered into an agreement with the Fund and the Managing Owner, or a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement sets forth the procedures for the creation and
redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of cash required for such creations or redemptions. The list of current Authorized Participants can be obtained from the Administrator.
Net Asset Value
Net asset value means the total assets of the Fund including, but not limited to, all cash and cash equivalents or other debt securities
less total liabilities of the Fund, each determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles.
See Description of the Shares; The Fund; Certain Material Terms of the
Declaration of Trust Net Asset Value for more details.
Clearance and
Settlement
The Shares are evidenced by a global certificate that the Fund issues to DTC. The Shares are available
only in book-entry form. Shareholders may hold Shares through DTC, if they are participants in DTC, or indirectly through entities that are participants in DTC.
Segregated Accounts/Interest Income
The proceeds of the offering will be deposited in cash in a segregated account in the name of the Fund at the Clearing Broker in
accordance with CFTC investor protection and segregation requirements or with the Custodian. The Fund will be credited with 100% of the interest earned on its average net assets on deposit with the Clearing Broker or the Custodian each month. In an
attempt to increase interest income earned, the Managing Owner expects to invest the assets of the Fund that are not on deposit as margin in support of futures positions in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS, certain cash items such as money market
funds, certificates of deposit (under nine months) and time deposits or other instruments permitted by applicable rules and regulations and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities. As of June 25, 2010, the interest rate
expected to be earned by the Fund is estimated to be 1.25% per annum based upon the blended yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS ranging in maturity from 1 to 5 years with an average duration of three years. Actual interest income could be
higher or lower.
This interest income will be used by the Fund to pay its expenses. See Fees and Expenses for
more details.
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Fees and Expenses
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The Fund will pay the Managing Owner a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund and will not be subject to
the Overall Expense Cap (as defined below). The Management Fee will be paid in consideration of the Managing Owners futures trading advisory services. |
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Organization and Offering Expenses |
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The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, all of the expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as
well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Funds Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds trading operations), subject to the Overall Expense Cap described below. |
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Brokerage Commissions and Fees |
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The Fund will pay to the Clearing Broker all brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees
and expenses charged in connection with its trading activities, which are referred to collectively as Brokerage Expenses, subject to the Overall Expense Cap described below. On average, total charges paid to the Clearing Broker are expected to be
less than $8.00 per round-turn trade, although the Clearing Brokers brokerage commissions and fees will be determined on a contract-by-contract basis. |
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Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses |
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The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary
expenses of the Fund, including, but not limited to, computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, distribution and marketing fees, legal and accounting fees and expenses, audit fees and expenses, tax preparation fees and expenses, filing
fees, and printing, mailing and duplication costs, subject to the Overall Expense Cap described below. |
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Overall Expense Cap |
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The Managing Owner has agreed to pay the expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Funds
Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds trading operations), the Brokerage Expenses, and the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund, which are referred to as Covered
Expenses, to the extent that, in the aggregate, they exceed 0.15% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund in any month, or the Overall Expense Cap. Any such amounts paid by the Managing Owner will be subject to reimbursement by the Fund,
without interest. Any expense reimbursement payment during any month will be counted toward the 0.15% per annum overall expense cap in respect of such month. The 0.85% per annum Management Fee described above and the extraordinary fees and expenses
described below are not subject to the Overall Expense Cap. If in any month the Funds Covered Expenses are lower than the cap, the entire difference between the Covered Expenses for such month and the cap for such month will be available to
reimburse the Managing Owner for unreimbursed expenses paid by the Managing Owner. If the Fund terminates before the Managing Owner has been fully reimbursed for any of the foregoing expenses, the Managing Owner will forfeit the unreimbursed portion
of such expenses outstanding as of such time. |
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Extraordinary Fees and Expenses |
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The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, all the extraordinary fees and expenses, if any, of the Fund.
Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are non-recurring and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses. Extraordinary fees and expenses will not
be subject to the Overall Expense Cap. Such extraordinary fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount. |
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Management Fee and Expenses to be Paid First Out of Interest Income |
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The Management Fee, all expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of Shares, Brokerage Expenses, and
the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund (including reimbursement payments to the Managing Owner) will be paid first out of interest income from the Funds holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and
other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities. To the extent interest income is not sufficient to cover the fees and expenses of the Fund during any period, the excess of such fees and expenses over such interest income will be paid
out of income from futures trading, if any, or from sales of the Funds fixed income securities. |
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Selling Commission |
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Investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts. Investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers in connection with
purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges. |
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Breakeven Amounts
The estimated amount of all fees and expenses which are anticipated to be incurred by a new investor during the first twelve months
of investment is 1.00% per annum of the net asset value of the Fund, plus the amount of any commissions charged by the investors broker in connection with an investors purchase of Shares.
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The Fund will be subject to fees and expenses in the aggregate amount of approximately 1.00% per annum as described herein.
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The Fund will be successful only if its annual returns from futures trading, plus its annual interest
income from its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities, exceed these fees and expenses of approximately 1.00% per annum.
The Fund is expected to earn interest income equal to 1.25% per annum based upon the blended yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and
TIPS ranging in maturity from 1 to 5 years with an average duration of three years, based on prevailing rates on June 25, 2010, or $0.31 per annum per Share at $25.00 as the net asset value per Share.
Because it is expected that interest income will exceed the fees and costs incurred by the Fund at the end of the first twelve months of
an investment, the percentage of profit required for the Fund to break even from its trading gains at the end of the first twelve months of an investment, by definition, is expected to be 0.00%. Furthermore, by assuming that the Fund has not
experienced gains or losses from its futures trading, the Fund is expected to have a net investment income equal to
approximately 0.25% per annum, or $0.06 per Share (at $25.00 as the net asset value per Share), which is based upon the difference between the current yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills
and TIPS and the Funds annual fees and expenses.
Based on the preceding example and assumptions, if the Fund lost
0.25% per annum from its futures trading, the Fund would break even.
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Actual interest income may be either higher or lower than the current rate. If the interest income earned by the Fund is lower than
1.00% per annum, then the Fund will be required to earn the difference from its futures trading in order for an investor to break even on an investment during the first twelve months of an investment. |
Distributions
The Fund will make distributions at the discretion of the Managing Owner. To the extent that the Funds actual and projected
interest income from its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities exceeds the actual and projected fees and expenses of the Fund, the Managing Owner expects periodically to make
distributions of the amount of such excess. The Fund currently does not expect to make distributions with respect to capital gains. Depending on the Funds performance for the taxable year and your own tax situation for such year, your income
tax liability for the taxable year for your allocable share of the Funds net ordinary income or loss and capital gain or loss may exceed any distributions you receive with respect to such year.
Fiscal Year
The Funds fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year.
Financial Information
The Fund was recently organized and has no financial history.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
Subject to the discussion below in Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations, the Fund will be classified as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax
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purposes. Accordingly, the Fund will not incur U.S. federal income tax liability; rather, each beneficial owner of Shares will be required to take into account its allocable share of the
Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and other items for the Funds taxable year ending with or within the owners taxable year.
Additionally, please refer to the Material U. S. Federal Income Tax Considerations section below for information on the
potential U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares.
Breakeven Table
The Breakeven Table on the following page indicates the approximate percentage and dollar
returns required for the value of an initial $25.00 investment in a Share to equal the amount originally invested twelve months after issuance.
The Breakeven Table, as presented, is an approximation only. The capitalization of the Fund does not directly affect the level of its
charges as a percentage of its net asset value, other than brokerage commissions.
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Breakeven Table
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Dollar Amount and Percentage of Expenses of the
Fund10 |
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Expense1 |
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Management Fee |
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0.21 |
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% |
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Organization and Offering Expense, Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary
Expenses2,3,4,8 |
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0.01 |
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0.05 |
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Brokerage Commissions and
Fees5,6,8 |
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0.03 |
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0.10 |
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Interest
Income7 |
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(0.31 |
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12-Month
Breakeven9 |
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(0.06 |
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0.00 |
% |
1. |
The breakeven analysis assumes that the Shares have a constant month-end Fund net asset value and is based on $25.00 as the net asset value per Share. See
Charges on page 56 for an explanation of the expenses included in the Breakeven Table. |
2. |
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates, for paying, all of the expenses incurred in connection with organizing
the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Funds Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds trading operations), subject to the Overall Expense Cap described in Footnote
10. |
3. |
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, all of the routine operational, administrative and other
ordinary expenses of the Fund, subject to the Overall Expense Cap described in Footnote 10. |
4. |
In connection with orders to create and redeem Baskets, Authorized Participants will pay a transaction fee in the amount of $[500] per order. Because these transaction
fees are de minimis in amount, are charged on a transaction-by-transaction basis (and not on a Basket-by-Basket basis), and are borne by the Authorized Participants, they have not been included in the Breakeven Table.
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The Fund will pay to the Clearing Broker all Brokerage Expenses, subject to the Overall Expense Cap described below. The actual amount of brokerage commissions and
trading fees to be incurred by the Fund will vary based upon the trading frequency of the Fund and the specific futures contracts traded. |
6. |
Investors may pay customary brokerage commissions in connection with purchases of the Shares. Because such brokerage commission rates will vary from investor to
investor, such brokerage commissions have not been included in the Breakeven Table. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges. |
7. |
Interest income currently is estimated to be earned at a rate of 1.25% per annum, as of June 25, 2010, based upon the blended yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury
bills and TIPS ranging in maturity from 1 to 5 years with an average duration of three years. Actual interest income could be higher or lower. |
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The Fund is subject to (i) a Management Fee of 0.85% per annum, (ii) estimated brokerage commissions and fees of 0.10% per annum and
(iii) estimated organization and offering expense, routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of 0.05% per annum. Items (ii) and (iii) above are subject to the Overall Expense Cap described in Footnote 10.
The Fund is subject to fees and expenses in the aggregate amount of approximately 1.00% per annum. The Fund will be successful only if its annual returns from the underlying futures contracts, including annual income from 3-month U.S. Treasury
bills and TIPS, exceeds approximately 1.00% per annum. The Fund is expected to earn 1.25% per annum based upon the blended yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS ranging in maturity from 1 to 5 years with an average duration of
three years, as of June 25, 2010. Therefore, based upon the difference between the current yield of TIPS and the annual fees and expenses, the Fund is expected to earn a net investment income equal to approximately 0.25% per annum,
assuming that the Fund has not experienced either gains or losses resulting from investing in the underlying futures contracts. The Fund is subject to the Overall Expense Cap described in Footnote 10. |
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9. |
Because it is expected that interest income will exceed the fees and costs incurred by the Fund at the end of the first twelve months of an investment, the percentage
of profit required for the Fund to break even from its trading gains at the end of the first twelve months of an investment, by definition, is expected to be 0.00%. Furthermore, by assuming that the Fund has not experienced gains or losses from its
futures trading, the Fund is expected to have a net investment income equal to approximately 0.25% per annum, or $0.06 per Share (at $25.00 as the net asset value per Share), which is based upon the difference between the current yield of
3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS and the Funds annual fees and expenses. |
Based on the preceding
example and assumptions, if the Fund lost 0.25% per annum from its futures trading, the Fund would break even.
Actual
interest income may be either higher or lower than the current rate. If the interest income earned by the Fund is lower than 1.00% per annum, then the Fund will be required to earn the difference from its futures trading in order for an
investor to break even on an investment during the first twelve months of an investment.
10. |
The Managing Owner has agreed to pay the expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of
the Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds trading operations), the Brokerage Expenses, and the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund, which are referred to as Covered
Expenses, to the extent that, in the aggregate, they exceed 0.15% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund in any month, or the Overall Expense Cap. Any such amounts paid by the Managing Owner will be subject to reimbursement by the Fund,
without interest. Any expense reimbursement payment during any month will be counted toward the 0.15% per annum overall expense cap in respect of such month. The 0.85% per annum Management Fee and the extraordinary fees and expenses described
herein are not subject to the Overall Expense Cap. If in any month the Funds Covered Expenses are lower than the cap, the entire difference between the Covered Expenses for such month and the cap for such month will be available to reimburse
the Managing Owner for unreimbursed expenses paid by the Managing Owner. If the Fund terminates before the Managing Owner has been fully reimbursed for any of the foregoing expenses, the Managing Owner will forfeit the unreimbursed portion of such
expenses outstanding as of such time. |
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Reports to Shareholders
The Managing Owner will furnish you with an annual report of the Fund within 90 calendar days after the end of the Funds fiscal
year as required by the rules and regulations of the CFTC, including, but not limited to, an annual audited financial statement certified by independent registered public accountants and any other reports required by any other governmental authority
that has jurisdiction over the activities of the Fund.
You also will be provided with appropriate information to permit you
to file your U.S. federal and state income tax returns (on a timely basis) with respect to your Shares. Monthly account statements conforming to CFTC and NFA requirements will be posted on the Managing Owners website at
http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis. The Fund will file periodic, quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. Investors can read and copy these reports at the SEC public reference facilities in Washington D.C. The filings will also be posted at the
SEC website at
http://www.sec.gov. Additional reports may be posted on the Managing Owners website in the discretion of the Managing Owner or as required by regulatory authorities.
THE SHARES ARE SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
Thomson, Thomson Reuters, Reuters and CRB are service marks or trademarks of Thomson
Reuters (Markets) LLC, a Thomson Reuters company, or its affiliates (Thomson Reuters). Jefferies is a service mark or trademark of the Managing Owner or its affiliates.
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ORGANIZATION CHART
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN ETF
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A wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. |
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THE RISKS YOU FACE
You could lose money investing in Shares. You should consider carefully the risks described below before making an investment
decision. You should also refer to the other information included in this Prospectus.
Futures and Commodities Market Related Risks
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The Value of the Shares Relates Directly to the Value of the Commodity Futures Contracts and Other Assets Held by The Fund and Fluctuations in the Price of These
Assets Could Materially Adversely Affect an Investment in the Funds Shares. |
The Shares are
designed to reflect as closely as possible the changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index, over time, through the Funds portfolio of exchange traded futures contracts on the Index Commodities, or, if applicable,
Futures-Linked Investments. The value of the Shares relates directly to the changes in market value over time, whether positive or negative, of the portfolio of exchange traded futures contracts on the Index Commodities, the Futures-Linked
Investments (if any) and the value of the TIPS and U.S. Treasury bills, generally with a maturity of less than one year, and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities less the liabilities (including estimated accrued but unpaid
expenses) of the Fund.
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Numerous Factors May Affect the Value of the Price of the Index Commodities, and in turn, the value of the Funds Shares. |
The price of the Index Commodities may fluctuate widely, and in turn, the value of the Futures-Linked Investments (if any) may fluctuate
accordingly. Several factors may affect the price of the Index Commodities, including, but not limited to:
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Global supply and demand of each of the Index Commodities, which may be influenced by such factors as forward selling by the various commodities
producers, purchases made by the commodities producers to unwind their hedge positions and production and cost levels in the major markets of each of the Index Commodities; |
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Domestic and foreign inflation rates and investors expectations concerning inflation rates; |
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Domestic and foreign interest rates and investors expectations concerning interest rates; |
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Investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodity funds; |
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Global or regional political, economic, geographic, ecological or financial events and situations; and |
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Expectations among market participants that a commoditys value will soon change. |
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Net Asset Value May Not Always Correspond to Market Price and, as a Result, Baskets May Be Created or Redeemed at a Value that Differs From the Market Price of
the Shares. |
The net asset value per Share will change as fluctuations occur in the market value of the
Funds portfolio. Investors should be aware that the public trading price per Share may be different from the net asset value per Share. Consequently, an Authorized Participant may be able to create or redeem a Basket at a discount or a premium
to the public trading price per Share. This price difference may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares are closely related, but not identical, to the same forces
influencing the prices of the Index Commodities comprising the Index, trading individually or in the aggregate, at any point in time. Furthermore, any market forces that affect the prices of the Index Commodities may in turn also affect the
Futures-Linked Investments accordingly. Investors also should note that the size of the Fund in terms of total assets held may change substantially over time and from time-to-time as Baskets are created and redeemed.
Authorized Participants or their clients or customers may have an opportunity to realize a riskless profit if they can purchase a
Basket at a discount to the public trading price of the Shares or can redeem a Basket at a premium over the public trading price of the Shares. The Managing Owner expects that the exploitation of such arbitrage opportunities by Authorized
Participants and their clients and customers will tend to cause the public trading price to track net asset value per Share closely over time.
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Non-concurrent Trading Hours Between the NYSE Arca and the Various Futures Exchanges on Which the Index Commodities are Traded May Impact the Value of Your
Investment. |
The value of a Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the NYSE
Arca and the various futures exchanges on which the Index Commodities are traded. While the Shares trade on the NYSE Arca from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the trading hours for the futures exchanges on which each of the Index
Commodities trade may not necessarily coincide during all of this time.
For example, while the Shares trade on the NYSE
Arca until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard, the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange closes at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. As a result, during periods when the NYSE Arca is open and the futures exchange on which gold is traded are
closed, liquidity in the global gold market will be reduced or extremely limited, thus trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares may widen, increasing the difference between the price of the Shares and the net asset value
of such Shares.
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The Lack of Active Trading Markets For the Shares May Result in Losses on Your Investment in The Fund at the Time of Disposition of Your Shares.
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Although the Shares will be listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, there can be no guarantee that an
active trading market for the Shares will develop or will be maintained. If you need to sell your Shares at a time when no active market for them exists, the price you receive for your Shares, assuming that you are able to sell them, likely will be
lower than the price you would receive if an active market did exist.
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Price Volatility May Possibly Cause the Total Loss of Your Investment. |
Futures contracts and the Futures-Linked Investments have a high degree of price variability and are subject to occasional rapid and
substantial changes. Consequently, you could lose all or substantially all of your investment in the Fund.
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Potentially Illiquid Markets, Disruption of Market Trading and Daily Price Fluctuation Limits, Among Other Events, May Exacerbate Losses Of the Fund And, In Turn,
The Value Of Your Shares. |
The commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions or other
disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators, government intervention and exchange regulation.
Futures positions cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there
is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity by making its positions more difficult to liquidate while increasing the losses incurred
while trying to do so. A market disruption, such as when foreign governments may take or be subject to political actions which disrupt the markets in their currency or major exports, can also make it difficult to liquidate a position.
In addition, U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in futures
contract prices that may occur during a single business day. These limits are generally referred to as daily price fluctuation limits and the maximum or minimum price of a futures contract on any given day as a result of these limits is
referred to as a limit price. Once the limit price has been reached in a particular futures contract, no trades may be made at a different price. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular futures contract or
forcing the liquidation of futures contracts at disadvantageous times or prices.
Furthermore, the above distortions and
or disruptions may cause the Fund to liquidate certain of its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS in order to generate sufficient cash to meet margin requirements or close positions at inopportune times.
Market illiquidity and price limits may cause losses for the Fund, and in turn, adversely affect the value of your Shares.
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Because Futures Contracts and other Derivatives Have No Intrinsic Value, the Positive Performance of Your Investment Is Wholly Dependent Upon an Equal and
Offsetting Loss. Therefore, Overall Stocks and Bond Prices Could Rise Significantly, and the Economy as a Whole Prosper, While Shares Trade Unprofitably. |
Futures trading is a risk transfer economic activity. For every gain there is an equal and offsetting loss rather than an opportunity to
participate over time in general economic growth. An investment in Shares does not involve acquiring any asset with intrinsic value. Overall stock and bond prices could rise significantly and the economy as a whole prosper while Shares trade
unprofitably.
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Failure of Commodity Futures Trading to Exhibit Low to Negative Correlation to General Financial Markets Will Reduce Benefits of Diversification and May Increase
Losses to Your Portfolio. |
Historically, commodity futures returns have tended to exhibit low to
negative correlation with the returns of other assets such as stocks and bonds. Although commodity futures trading can provide a diversification benefit to investor portfolios because of its low to negative correlation with other financial assets,
the fact that the Index is not 100% negatively correlated with financial assets such as stocks and bonds means that the Fund cannot be expected automatically to be profitable during unfavorable periods for the stock or bond market, or vice-versa. If
the Shares perform in a manner that correlates with the general financial markets or do not perform successfully, you will obtain no diversification benefits by investing in the Shares and the Shares may produce no gains to offset your losses from
other investments.
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An Investment in Shares May Be Adversely Affected by Competition From Other Methods of Investing in Commodities. |
The Fund constitutes a new, and thus initially untested, type of investment vehicle. It competes with other financial vehicles,
including other commodity pools, hedge funds, traditional debt and equity securities issued by companies in the commodities industry, other securities backed by or linked to such commodities, and direct investments in the underlying commodities or
commodity futures contracts. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond
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the Managing Owners control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in such commodities directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and
reduce the liquidity of the Shares.
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Backwardation or Contango in the Market Prices of the Commodities Will Affect the Value of Your Shares. |
As the futures contracts that underlie the Index near expiration, they are replaced by contracts that have a later expiration. Thus, for
example, a contract purchased and held in August 2011 may specify an October 2011 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be replaced by selling the October 2011 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in December 2011. This
process is referred to as rolling. Historically, the prices of certain Index Commodities have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with longer-term expirations, which is referred to as
backwardation. In these circumstances, absent other factors, the sale of the October 2011 contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price at which the December 2011 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in
connection with rolling. While certain Index Commodities have historically exhibited consistent periods of backwardation, backwardation will likely not exist in these markets at all times. The absence of backwardation in certain Index Commodities
will adversely affect the level of the Index and, accordingly, decrease the value of your Shares.
Conversely, certain Index
Commodities historically exhibit contango markets rather than backwardation. Contango markets are those in which the prices of contracts are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months due to the costs of
long-term storage of a physical commodity prior to delivery or other factors. Although certain Index Commodities have historically exhibited consistent periods of contango, contango will likely not exist in these markets at all times. Contango in
certain Index Commodities will adversely affect the level of the Index and, accordingly, decrease the value of your Shares.
Although the roll method of the Index Commodities may minimize the roll losses due to contango and may maximize the roll benefits due
to backwardation, there can be no assurance that this outcome will occur.
Fund Structure and Management Related Risks
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The Shares Are a New Securities Product and Their Value Could Decrease If Unanticipated Operational or Trading Problems Arise. |
The mechanisms and procedures governing the creation, redemption and offering of the Shares have been developed specifically for these
securities products. Consequently, there may be unanticipated problems or issues with respect to the mechanics of the operations of the Fund and the trading of the Shares that could have a material adverse effect on an investment in the Shares. In
addition, although the Fund is not actively managed by traditional methods, to the extent that unanticipated operational or trading problems or issues arise, the Managing Owners past experience and qualifications may not be
suitable for solving these problems or issues.
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The Liquidity Of The Shares Of The Fund May Also Be Affected By The Withdrawal From Participation Of One Or More Authorized Participants With Respect To The Fund,
Which Could Adversely Affect The Value Of Your Shares. |
If one or more Authorized Participants which
have substantial interests in the Shares of the Fund were to withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the affected Shares may decrease, which may adversely affect the value of your Shares or lead to tracking error between the market price per
Share and the net asset value per Share.
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As the Managing Owner and Its Trading Principals Have No History of Operating Investment Vehicles Like the Fund, Their Experience May Be Inadequate or Unsuitable
to Manage the Fund. |
The Managing Owner was formed to be the managing owner of investment vehicles such
as the Fund and has no history of past performance. The Managing Owner and its trading principals have not managed any other commodity pool of this type, and therefore there is no indication of their ability to manage investment vehicles such as the
Fund. If the experience of the Managing Owner and its trading principals is not adequate or suitable to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund, the operations of the Fund may be adversely affected.
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The Fund Has No Past Performance on Which to Rely on in Deciding Whether to Buy Shares. |
The Fund has not commenced trading and does not have a performance history upon which to evaluate your investment in the Fund. Although
past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, if the Fund had a performance history, such performance history might (or might not) provide you with more information on which to evaluate an investment in the Fund.
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Fees and Commissions are Charged Regardless of Profitability and May Result in Depletion of Assets and, as a Result, Losses to Your Investment.
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Investors in the Fund will pay fees in the aggregate amount of approximately 1.00% per annum as
described herein. Additionally, investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers in connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor.
The Fund is expected to earn interest income equal to 1.25% per annum, based upon the blended yield of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and
TIPS ranging in maturity from 1 to 5 years with an average duration of three years, based on prevailing rates on June 25, 2010.
Consequently, it is expected that interest income will exceed fees and expenses (excluding customary commissions charged by brokers).
However, if interest rates earned by the Fund fall below 1.00%, the Fund will need to have positive performance in order to break even net of fees and expenses.
Therefore, depending upon the interest rate environment, and, because the interest rate on the TIPS is linked to the rate of inflation,
the rate of inflation and the expenses of the Fund could, over time, result in losses to your investment therein. You may never achieve profits, significant or otherwise, by investing in the Fund.
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The Fund May Terminate Because The Managing Owner May Be Unwilling Or Unable To Continue To Service The Fund Or Owners May Vote To Terminate The Fund, Each Of
Which May Adversely Affect The Value Of Your Portfolio. |
You cannot be assured that the Managing Owner
will be willing or able to continue to service the Fund for any length of time. The Managing Owner may withdraw from the Fund upon 120 days notice, which would cause the Fund to terminate unless a substitute managing owner were obtained. If
the Managing Owner discontinues its activities on behalf of the Fund and a substitute managing owner has not been appointed, the Fund will terminate and your investment in Shares will be terminated at a time that is not of your choosing, and may
adversely affect the value of your portfolio.
Owners of 50% of the Shares have the power to terminate the Fund. If it is so
exercised, investors who may wish to continue to invest in the Index through a fund vehicle will have to find another vehicle, and may not be able to find another vehicle that offers the same features as the Fund. See Description of the
Shares; The Fund; Certain Material Terms of the Declaration of Trust Termination Events for a summary of termination events. Such detrimental developments could cause you to liquidate your investments and upset the overall maturity and
timing of your investment portfolio. If the registrations with the CFTC or memberships in the NFA of the Managing Owner or the Clearing Broker were revoked or suspended, such entity would no longer be able to provide services to the Fund.
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The Value of Your Shares May Be Adversely Affected by Redemption Orders That Are Subject to Suspension Postponement or Rejection Under Certain Circumstances.
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The Fund may, in its discretion, suspend the right of redemption or postpone the redemption settlement
date, (1) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable, or (2) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the protection of
the Shareholders of the Fund. In addition, the Fund will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order, in the opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful.
Any such postponement, suspension or rejection could adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. For example, the resulting delay may adversely affect the value of the Authorized
Participants redemption proceeds if the net asset value of the applicable Fund declines during the period of delay. The Fund and the Managing Owner disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may result from any such suspension or
postponement.
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Various Actual and Potential Conflicts of Interest May Be Detrimental to Shareholders. |
The Fund will be subject to actual and potential conflicts of interest involving the Managing Owner, various commodity futures brokers
and Authorized Participants. The Managing Owner and its trading principals, all of whom are engaged in other investment activities, are not required to devote substantially all of their time to the business of the Fund, which also presents the
potential for numerous conflicts of interest with the Fund. As a result of these and other relationships, parties involved with the Fund may have a financial incentive to act in a manner other than in the best interests of the Fund and the
Shareholders. The Managing Owner has not established any formal procedure to resolve conflicts of interest. Consequently, investors will be dependent on the good faith of the respective parties subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably.
Although the Managing Owner attempts to monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Managing Owner to ensure that these conflicts do not, in fact, result in adverse consequences to the Shareholders.
The Fund may be subject to certain conflicts with respect to the Clearing Broker, including, but not limited to, conflicts that result
from receiving greater amounts of compensation from other clients, or purchasing opposite or competing positions on behalf of third party accounts traded through the Clearing Broker.
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Shareholders Do Not Have Certain Rights and Protections Enjoyed by Investors in Certain Other Vehicles, Such As Corporations. |
As beneficial interests in a Delaware statutory trust, the Shares do not have all of the statutory rights
normally associated with the ownership of shares of a corporation. In addition, the Shares have limited voting and distribution rights (for example, Shareholders do not have the right to elect
directors and the Fund is not required to pay regular distributions, although the Fund may pay distributions in the discretion of the Managing Owner). Therefore, an investment in Shares does not provide certain rights and protections offered by an
investment in certain other investment vehicles, such as corporations.
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The Value of the Shares Will Be Adversely Affected If the Fund is Required to Indemnify the Trustee or the Managing Owner. |
Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee and the Managing Owner have the right to be indemnified for any liability or expense either
incurs without their gross negligence or willful misconduct. That means the Managing Owner may require the assets of the Fund to be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered by it or by the Trustee in connection with the Fund. Any sale of
that kind would reduce the net asset value of the Fund.
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The Net Asset Value Calculation of the Fund, And In Turn, The Value Of Your Shares, May Be Overstated or Understated Due to the Valuation Method Employed When a
Settlement Price Is Not Available on the Date of Net Asset Value Calculation. |
Calculating the net
asset value of the Fund includes, in part, any unrealized profits or losses on open commodity futures contracts. Under normal circumstances, the net asset value of the Fund reflects the settlement price of open commodity futures contracts on the
date when the net asset value is being calculated. However, if a commodity futures contract traded on an exchange (both U.S. and, to the extent it becomes applicable, non-U.S. exchanges) could not be liquidated on such day (due to the operation of
daily limits or other rules of the exchange or otherwise), the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could have been liquidated will be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. In such a
situation, there is a risk that the calculation of the net asset value of the Fund on such day will not accurately reflect the realizable market value of such commodity futures contract. For example, daily limits are generally triggered in the event
of a significant change in market price of a commodity futures contract. Therefore, as a result of the daily limit, the current settlement price is unavailable. Because the settlement price on the most
recent day on which the position could have been liquidated would be used in lieu of the actual settlement price on the date of determination, there is a risk that the resulting calculation of
the net asset value of the Fund could be under or overstated, perhaps to a significant degree.
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Although the Shares are Limited Liability Investments, Certain Circumstances such as Bankruptcy of the Fund or Indemnification of the Fund by the Shareholders
Will Increase a Shareholders Liability. |
The Shares are limited liability investments; investors
may not lose more than the amount that they invest plus any profits recognized on their investment. However, Shareholders could be required, as a matter of bankruptcy law, to return to the estate of the Fund any distribution they received at a time
when the Fund was in fact insolvent or in violation of its Declaration of Trust. In addition, although the Managing Owner is not aware of this provision ever having been invoked in the case of any public futures fund, Shareholders agree in the
Declaration of Trust that they will indemnify the Fund for any harm suffered by it as a result of
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taxes imposed on the Shares by any state, local or foreign taxing authority in which such shareholders reside. |
Index Related Risks
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You May Not Rely on Past Index Results in Deciding Whether to Buy Shares, Therefore, You Will Have to Make Your Decision to Invest in the Fund on the Basis of
Limited Information. |
The Index has a limited history which might (or might not) be indicative of the
future Index results or of the future performance of the Fund. Therefore, you will have to make your decision to invest in the Fund on the basis of limited information.
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The Funds Performance May Not Always Replicate Exactly the Changes in the Level of the Index. As a Result, There Will be Times When the Funds
Performance Will Not Meet the Investment Expectations of the Shareholders. |
It is possible that the
Funds performance may not fully replicate the changes in the level of the Index due to disruptions in the markets for the relevant Index Commodities, the imposition of speculative position limits (as discussed in The Risks You Face -
(45) Certain Operations of the Fund, Including the Creation of Baskets, May Be Restricted by Regulatory and Exchange Position Limits and Other Rules and Could Result in Tracking Error Between Changes in the Net Asset Value per Share and Changes in
the Level of the Index, or Could Result in the Shares Trading at a Premium or Discount to Net Asset Value per Share), or due to other extraordinary circumstances. As the Fund approaches or reaches position limits with respect to certain
futures contracts comprising the Index and the Managing Owner determines in its commercially reasonable judgment that it has become impracticable or inefficient for any reason for the Fund to gain full or partial exposure to any Index Commodity by
investing in a specific futures contract that is a part of the Index, the Fund may invest in a futures contract referencing the particular Index Commodity other than the specific contract that is a part of the Index, or invest in one or more
Futures-Linked Investments referencing the particular Index Commodity, including forward agreements, swaps, or other OTC derivatives, or in the alternative, invest in other futures contracts or Futures-Linked Investments not based on the particular
Index Commodity if, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Managing Owner, such replacement instruments tend to exhibit trading prices that correlate with a futures contract that is a part of the Index. In addition, the Fund is not able to
replicate exactly the changes in the level of the Index because the total return generated by the Fund is reduced by expenses and transaction costs, including those incurred in connection with the Funds trading activities, and increased by
interest income from the Funds holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and short-term high quality fixed income securities. Tracking the Index requires trading of the Funds portfolio with a view to tracking the Index over time and
is dependent upon the skills of the Managing Owner and its trading principals, among other factors.
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The Fund is Not Actively Managed and Will Track the Index During Periods in Which the Index Is Flat or Declining as Well as When the Index Is Rising. Therefore,
Investors Will Not be Protected Against Declines in the Index That Can Have a Significantly Adverse Impact on the Shares. |
The Fund is not actively managed by traditional methods. For example, if the Index Commodities or the Futures-Linked Investments owned
by the Fund are declining in value, the Fund will not close out the futures positions underlying the Index Commodities or terminate the Futures-Linked Investments, except in connection with a change in the composition or weighting of the Index. The
Managing Owner will seek to cause the net asset value of the Fund to track the Index during periods in which the Index is flat or declining as well as when the Index is rising.
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Fewer Representative Commodities Sectors May Result in Greater Index Volatility. |
The nineteen Index Commodities that may be included in the Index from time-to-time are WTI Crude Oil, Heating Oil, RBOB Gasoline,
Natural Gas, Corn, Soybeans, Live Cattle, Gold, Aluminum, Copper, Sugar, Cotton, Cocoa, Coffee, Nickel, Wheat, Lean Hogs, Orange Juice, and Silver.
The physical commodities underlying either the exchange-traded futures contracts included as Index Commodities of the Index or the
related Futures-Linked Investments from time-to-time may be heavily concentrated in a limited number of sectors, particularly energy and agriculture. An investment in the Fund may therefore carry risks similar to a concentrated securities investment
in a limited number of industries or sectors. Concentration in fewer Index Commodities may result in a greater degree of volatility in the Index and the net asset value of the Fund under specific market conditions over time.
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The Index May Be Potentially Over-Concentrated in a Particular Index Commodity Sector, and in Turn, Your Shares May Become More Volatile.
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The commodities underlying the futures contracts included in the Index Commodities will be
from one of the following categories: energy, base metals, precious metals, and agriculture. As a result, the Index may become concentrated in a specific category. As the Index concentration
increases in a category, the corresponding futures contracts or Futures-Linked Investments owned by the Fund will increase accordingly. Additional concentration increases the opportunity for greater potential losses and gains. Therefore, an increase
in the concentration within a category may cause the Shares to magnify their potential losses.
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Changes in the Value of the Index Commodities May Offset Each Other. |
The performance of the Shares is linked to the aggregate changes in the closing levels of the Index Commodities. Price movements between
the Index Commodities representing different commodity classes may not correlate with each other. At a time when the value of an Index Commodity representing a particular commodity class increases, the value of other Index Commodities representing
different commodity classes may not increase as much or may decline. Therefore, in calculating the closing level of the Index, increases in the value of some of the Index Commodities may be moderated by lesser increases, or more than offset by
declines in the closing levels of other Index Commodities.
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Shareholders Have No Rights Against the Index Oversight Committee For Decisions That May Negatively Affect the Existence of the Index or the Index Level.
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Although the Index Oversight Committee may make certain decisions (such as discontinuing the Index) that may
negatively affect the existence of the Index or the Index levels, Shareholders will have no rights against the Index Oversight Committee. The Index Oversight Committee has no obligations relating to this offering or to the Shareholders.
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The Index Oversight Committee and Index Calculation Agent Have No Obligation to Consider Your Interests in Calculating or Revising the Index. Some of Their
Actions Could Adversely Affect the Value of the Shares. |
The Index Oversight Committee and Index
Calculation Agent calculate and maintain the Index. The Index Oversight Committee may add, eliminate or substitute the instruments underlying the Index or make other methodological changes that may change the level of an Index Commodity. You should
realize
that changing an underlying instrument included in the Index may significantly affect its results, either negatively or positively. Additionally, the Index Oversight Committee and or the Index
Calculation Agent may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of an Index Commodity. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the Shares. The Index Oversight Committee and Index Calculation Agent have no obligation
to consider your interests in calculating or revising an Index Commodity.
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The Index Calculation Agent Has No Obligation to Consider Your Interests and May Adjust the Index in ways that May Negatively Affect its Level, and, in Turn, the
Value of Your Shares. |
The Index Calculation Agent calculates and maintains the Index. The Index
Calculation Agent is entitled to exercise limited discretion in relation to the Index, including, but not limited to, calculating the Index levels should an extraordinary event (as provided by the Index rules) occur. Although the Index Calculation
Agent will act and make all determinations in good faith, it should be noted that the policies and judgments for which the Index Calculation Agent is responsible may have an impact, positive or negative, on the Index levels, and in turn, the value
of your Shares.
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Jefferies Group, Inc. and Its Affiliates May Publish Research That Conflicts With Each Other and Which May Negatively Impact the Value of the Fund and Your
Shares. |
Jefferies Group, Inc. and its affiliates may publish research from time-to-time on
commodity markets and other matters that may influence the value of the Shares, or express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the Shares. Jefferies Group, Inc. and its affiliates may have published
or may publish in the future research or other opinions that call into question the investment view implicit in an investment in the Shares. Any research, opinions or recommendations expressed by these entities may not be consistent with each other
and may be modified from time-to-time without notice. Shareholders should make their own independent investigation of the merits of investing in the Shares.
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The Investment Strategy Used to Construct the Index Involves Rebalancing and Weighting Limitations that are Applied to the Index Commodities, Which May Limit the
Potential Results of the Index, and in Turn, the Potential Value of Your Shares. |
The Index Commodities
are subject to rebalancing and weighting limits. By contrast, a synthetic portfolio that does not rebalance and is not subject to any weighting limits could see greater compounded gains over time through exposure to a consistently and rapidly
appreciating portfolio consisting of the Index Commodities. Therefore, the investment strategy of the Index may constrain the potential results of a particular Index, and in turn, decrease the potential value of your Shares.
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Because the Index Commodities May Not Be Equally Weighted, the Index Commodities With Greater Weight Will Have a Larger Impact on the Aggregate Results of the
Index, and May Increase the Potential Losses to Your Shares. |
The Index Commodities that comprise the
Index may have different weights at various times. One consequence of such an unequal weighting of the Index Commodities is that the same percentage change in two of the Index Commodities may have different effects on the level of the Index due to
the unequal weightings. Therefore, as the weighting of an Index Commodity increases, a decrease in the value of such an Index Commodity would further decrease the value of the Index, and in turn, the value of your Shares.
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Correlation of Changes in the Closing Levels Among the Index Commodities May Reduce the Performance of the Shares. |
Changes in the closing levels amongst the Index Commodities may become highly correlated from time-to-time, including, but not limited
to, a period during which there is a substantial decline in a particular sector represented by the Index Commodities. Furthermore, such Index Commodities may have a higher weighting in the Index relative to any of the other sectors. High correlation
during periods of negative returns among heavily weighted Index Commodities representing any one sector may adversely impact the closing levels of the Index, and in turn, the value of your Shares.
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The Level of the Index May Be Lower Than the Level of an Index Based Upon Different Combinations of the Index Commodities. |
The closing levels of the Index depend on the results of the underlying Index Commodities, as determined by the index methodology. There
can be no assurance that the selection of the Index Commodities will actually produce higher closing levels than a different combination of index commodities, methodologies, or strategies.
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Certain of the Futures Contracts Underlying the Index Commodities and the Related Futures-Linked Investments Will Be Subject to Pronounced Risks of Pricing
Volatility. |
Certain of the futures contracts underlying the Index Commodities, most notably
agricultural products, tend to have only a few contract months each year that trade with sufficient liquidity. Thus, the futures contracts corresponding to these Index Commodities tend to expire infrequently, roll forward less frequently than
monthly, and may have further pronounced pricing volatility during extended periods of low liquidity. In turn, the related Futures-Linked Investments may also reflect greater volatility accordingly.
Certain of the Index Commodities, notably those in the energy and industrial metals sectors, have liquid futures contracts that expire
every month. Therefore, these contracts may be rolled forward every month. In respect of the futures contracts underlying the Index Commodities that represent energy, it should be noted that, due to the significant level of its continuous and
worldwide consumption, limited reserves, and oil cartel controls, energy commodities are subject to rapid price increases in the event of perceived or actual shortages. In turn, the related Futures-Linked Investments may also reflect greater
volatility accordingly.
As a result of the additional volatility of the Index Commodities, the closing levels of the
applicable Index, and in turn the value of your Shares, may also become subject to a corresponding increase in volatility.
Treasury Security Related Risks
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Certain Interest Rate Environments May Cause TIPS to Experience Greater Losses Than Other Fixed Income Securities With Similar Duration.
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The Fund will invest in TIPS which are special types of treasury bonds that were created to offer bond
investors protection from inflation. The value of TIPS is subject to the effects of changes in real interest rates that may change as a result of different factors. The value of TIPS tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and increase
when real interest rates decrease. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading
to a decrease in value of the TIPS. Therefore, in certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, TIPS may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar
duration.
The values of the TIPS are automatically adjusted to the inflation rate as measured by the non-seasonally
adjusted U.S. City Average All Items Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the CPI goes up by half a percent, the value
of the TIPS also goes up by half a percent. However if the CPI falls, the value of the TIPS does not fall because the government guarantees that the original investment will remain the same. The CPI measurement may not be completely accurate and, as
a result, the principal balance of the TIPS may not increase commensurately with true interest.
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There Can Be No Assurance That the Inflation Adjustment Made to TIPS Will Be Accurate. |
TIPS are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation as measured by the
CPI. The index for measuring the inflation rate for inflation-linked U.S. Treasury securities, such as TIPS, is the CPI. Although interest payments on TIPS will vary along with changes in the CPI, there can be no assurance that the CPI will
accurately measure the change in the general price increase of a certain good or service. Therefore the inflation adjustment made to TIPS may not be accurate.
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Deflation Causes the Principal Value of TIPS to Fall, Reducing the Potential Interest Earned by the Funds Holdings of TIPS.
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Generally, during periods of rising inflation, the value of TIPS will tend to increase, and
during periods of deflation, the value of TIPS will tend to decrease. If the TIPSs principal value falls due to deflation, the TIPS will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on the TIPS (calculated with respect to a
smaller principal amount) will be reduced. While deflation will cause a reduction in the interest payment made on TIPS, the repayment of principal at the maturity of the TIPS is guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury to be no less than the original face or
par amount of the TIPS at the time of issuance.
THE INFLATION PROTECTION OFFERED BY THE FUNDS INVESTMENT IN
TIPS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FUND WILL BE PROFITABLE.
Regulatory Related Risks
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Shareholders Will Not Have the Protections Associated With Ownership of Shares in an Investment Company Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Such
Protections Are Intended To Decrease Certain Conflicts And Also Impose A Number Of Investment Restrictions And Diversification Requirements. |
The Fund is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and it is not required to register under
such Act. Consequently, Shareholders will not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in registered and regulated investment companies, such as, for example, the requirement that investment companies must have a board of directors
comprised of disinterested directors which oversees the registered funds activities with respect to entering into advisory contracts and other agreements and the requirement that investment companies must establish policies and procedures that
address various conflicts of interest. Furthermore, the Investment Company Act of 1940 imposes a number of investment restrictions and diversification requirements, prohibitions against certain transactions with affiliates, and regulates a number of
additional areas. Investors in Shares will not have the benefit of any of these protections.
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Trading on Commodity Exchanges Outside the United States, such as The London Metal Exchange, Is Not Subject to U.S. Regulation. Shareholders Could Incur
Substantial Losses From Trading on Commodity Exchanges Which Such Shareholders Would Not Have Otherwise Been Subject Had the Funds Trading Been Limited to U.S. Markets. |
Some of the Funds trading is expected to be conducted on commodity exchanges outside the United States. Specifically, the
Funds trading of aluminum and nickel will be conducted on The London Metal Exchange, or the LME. Trading on such exchanges is not regulated by any United States governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on
United States exchanges, including different or diminished investor protections. In trading contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, Shares will be subject to the risk of adverse exchange-rate movements between the dollar and the
functional currencies of such contracts. Shareholders could incur substantial losses from trading on commodity exchanges which such Shareholders would not have otherwise been subject had the Funds trading been limited to U.S. markets.
Based on the historical closing levels of the Index, the Managing Owner estimates that approximately 7% of the Funds
trading is expected to be conducted on the LME and other commodity exchanges outside the United States.
The above
estimate is only an approximation. The actual percentage may be either lesser or greater than above-listed.
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Regulatory Changes or Actions May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the Fund And The Effect Of Such Future Regulatory Changes Or Actions On The Fund Could Be
Substantial And Adverse. |
Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional
investment pools which are publicly distributed in the United States. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material and adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the Fund or the ability of the Fund to
continue to implement its investment strategies.
The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes,
regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions
in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits
and the suspension of trading. The regulation of futures transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is
impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse.
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Certain Operations of the Fund, Including the Creation of Baskets, May Be Restricted by Regulatory and Exchange Position Limits and Other Rules and Could Result
in Tracking Error Between Changes in the Net Asset Value per Share and Changes in the Level of the Index, or Could Result in the Shares Trading at a Premium or Discount to Net Asset Value per Share. |
CFTC and commodity exchange rules impose speculative position limits on market participants, including the Fund, trading in certain
commodities. These position limits prohibit any person from holding a position of more than a specific number of such futures contracts.
The Index is composed of 19 Index Commodities, of which 17 are subject to speculative
position limits imposed by either the CFTC or the rules of the futures exchanges on which the futures contracts for the applicable Index Commodities are traded. The purposes of speculative
position limits are to diminish, eliminate or prevent sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in the prices of futures contracts. Currently, speculative position limits (i) for corn, wheat, soybean and cotton are determined
by the CFTC and (ii) for all other commodities are determined by the futures exchanges. Generally, speculative position limits in the physical delivery markets are set at a stricter level in the month when the futures contract matures and
becomes deliverable, known as the spot month, versus the limits set for all other months. Subject to any relevant exemptions, traders, such as the Fund, may not exceed speculative position limits, either individually, or in the aggregate
with other persons with whom they are under common control or ownership. If the Managing Owner determines that the Funds trading may be approaching any of these speculative position limits, the Fund may reduce its trading in that commodity or
trade in other commodities or instruments that the Managing Owner determines comply with the rules and goals of the Index. Below is a chart that sets forth certain relevant information, including current speculative position limits for each Affected
Index Commodity that any person may hold, separately or in combination, net long or net short, for the purchase or sale of any commodity futures contract or, on a futures-equivalent basis, options thereon. Speculative position limit levels are
subject to change by the CFTC or the relevant exchanges.
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Group I |
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WTI Crude Oil |
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3,000 Last three days of trading in the Spot Month
10,000 Single Month 20,000 All
Months Combined |
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Heating Oil |
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1,000 Last three days of trading in the Spot Month
5,000 Single Month 7,000 All
Months Combined |
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RBOB Gasoline |
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1,000 Last three days of trading in the Spot Month
5,000 Single Month 7,000 All
Months Combined |
Group II |
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Natural Gas |
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1,000 Last three days of trading in the Spot Month
6,000 Single Month 12,000 All
Months Combined |
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Corn |
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600 Spot Month 13,500
Single Month Additional futures contracts may be held outside of the spot month as part of futures/futures spreads within a crop year provided that the total of such positions, when combined with outright positions, does not exceed the
all months combined limit. 22,000 All Months Combined |
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Soybeans |
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CBOT (S) |
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600 Spot Month 6,500
Single Month Additional futures contracts may be held outside of the spot month as part of futures/futures spreads within a crop year provided that the total of such positions, when combined with outright positions, does not exceed the
all months combined limit. 10,000 All Months Combined |
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Live Cattle |
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450 Spot Month As of the close of business on the first business day following the first Friday of the contract
month 300 Spot Month As of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the last five business days of the
contract month 5,400 Single Month
Not Applicable All Months Combined |
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Gold |
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3,000 Spot Month 6,000
Single Month 6,000 All Months Combined |
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Copper |
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750 Spot Month 5,000
Single Month 5,000 All Months Combined |
Group III |
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traded on the expiring futures contract 10,000 Single Month
15,000 All Months Combined |
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Cotton |
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300 Spot Month 3,500
Single Month 5,000 All Months Combined |
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Cocoa |
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1,000 Spot Month 6,000
Single Month 6,000 All Months Combined |
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Coffee |
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500 Spot Month 5,000
Single Month 5,000 All Months Combined |
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Group IV |
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Wheat |
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600 Spot Month In the last five trading days of the expiring futures month in May, the speculative position limit will be
600 contracts if deliverable supplies are at or above 2,400 contracts, 500 contracts if deliverable supplies are between 2,000 and 2,399 contracts, 400 contracts if deliverable supplies are between 1,600 and 1,999 contracts, 300 contracts if
deliverable supplies are between 1,200 and 1,599 contracts, and 220 contracts if deliverable supplies are below 1,200 contracts. Deliverable supplies will be determined from the CBOTs Stocks of Grain report on the Friday preceding the first
notice day for the May contract month. 5,000 Single Month Additional futures contracts may be held outside of the spot month as
part of futures/futures spreads within a crop year provided that the total of such positions, when combined with outright positions, does not exceed the all months combined limit.
6,500 All Months Combined |
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Lean Hogs |
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950 Spot Month As of the close of business on the fifth business day of the contract month
4,100 Single Month |
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Orange Juice |
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300 Spot Month 3,200
Single Month 3,200 All Months Combined |
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Single Month 6,000 All Months Combined |
CBOT means the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc., or its successor.
ICE - US means ICE Futures U.S., Inc. or its successor.
NYMEX means the New York Mercantile Exchange or its successor.
COMEX means the Commodity Exchange Inc., New York or its successor.
CME means Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. or its successor.
The Fund is subject to these position limits and, consequently, the Funds ability to issue new Baskets or to reinvest income in
additional futures contracts corresponding to the Affected Index Commodities may be limited to the extent that these activities would cause the Fund to exceed the applicable position limits, unless the Fund trades alternative futures contracts or
Futures-Linked Investments, such as forward contracts, swaps or other OTC derivatives in addition to and as a proxy for futures on the Affected Index Commodities. Speculative position limits and the use of alternative futures contracts or
Futures-Linked Investments in addition to or as a proxy for futures on the Affected Index Commodities may affect the correlation between changes in the net asset value per Share and changes in the level of the Index, and the correlation between the
price of the Shares, as traded on the NYSE Arca and the net asset value per Share.
It is possible that in the future, the
CFTC may propose new rules with respect to position limits in agricultural, energy and any other commodities for traders engaged in indexed-based trading, such as the trading engaged in by the Fund. Depending on the outcome of any future CFTC
rulemaking, the rules concerning position limits may be amended in a manner that is either detrimental or favorable to the Fund. For example, if the amended rules are detrimental to the Fund, the Funds ability to issue new Baskets, or its
ability to reinvest income in additional futures contracts corresponding to the Affected Index Commodities, may be limited to the extent these activities would cause the Fund to exceed the applicable position limits. Limiting the size of the Fund
may affect the correlation between the price of the Shares, as traded on the NYSE Arca, and the net asset value of the Fund. That is, the inability to create additional Baskets could result in Shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset
value of the Fund.
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The NYSE Arca May Halt Trading in the Shares Which Would Adversely Impact Your Ability to Sell Shares. |
Trading in Shares may be halted due to market conditions or, in light of NYSE Arca rules and procedures, for reasons that, in the view
of the NYSE Arca, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to circuit breaker rules that require trading to be halted for a specified period
based on a specified market decline. There can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the Shares will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund will be terminated if the Shares are delisted.
Tax Related Risks
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Shareholders Will Be Subject to Taxation on Their Allocable Share of the Funds Taxable Income, Whether or Not They Receive Cash Distributions.
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Shareholders will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation and, in some cases, state, local, or
foreign income taxation on their allocable share of the Funds taxable income, whether or not they receive cash distributions from the Fund. Shareholders may not receive cash distributions equal to their share of the Funds taxable income
or even the tax liability that results from such income.
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Items of Income, Gain, Deduction, Loss and Credit with Respect to Shares Could Be Reallocated if the IRS Does Not Accept the Assumptions or Conventions Used by
the Fund in Allocating Fund Tax Items. |
U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to partnerships are
complex and often difficult to apply to publicly traded partnerships. The Fund will apply certain assumptions and conventions in an attempt to comply with applicable rules and to report income, gain, deduction, loss and credit to Shareholders in a
manner that reflects Shareholders beneficial shares of partnership items, but these assumptions and conventions may not be in compliance with all aspects of applicable tax requirements. It is possible that the IRS will successfully assert that
the conventions and assumptions used by the Fund do not satisfy the technical requirements of the Code and/or Treasury Regulations and could require that items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit be adjusted or reallocated in a manner that
adversely affects you.
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The Current Treatment of Long-Term Capital Gains Under Current U.S. Federal Income Tax Law May Be Adversely Affected, Changed or Repealed in the Future, And In
Turn, May Adversely Affect The Value Of Your Shares. |
Under current law, long-term capital gains
are taxed to non-corporate investors at a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 15%. This tax treatment may be adversely affected, changed or repealed by future changes in tax laws at any time and is currently scheduled to expire for tax years
beginning after December 31, 2010.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS
AND COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES; SUCH TAX CONSEQUENCES MAY DIFFER WITH RESPECT TO DIFFERENT INVESTORS.
Other Risks
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Futures-Linked Investments, such as Forward Agreements, Swaps, or other OTC Derivatives Are Not Regulated and Are Subject to the Risk of Counterparty
Non-Performance Resulting in the Fund Not Realizing a Trading Gain. |
The Managing Owner may determine
that the Fund may enter into one or more Futures-Linked Investments through a dealer market which is dominated by major money center banks and is substantially unregulated. Thus, you do not receive the same protection as provided to futures traders
in United States markets by the CFTC, regulatory scheme or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Markets in
which the Fund may effect a transaction in one or more Futures-Linked Investments are in the over-the-counter unregulated private markets. The participants and dealers in such markets are typically not subject to the same level of credit
evaluation and regulatory oversight as are members of the exchange-based markets. This exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a credit or liquidity
problem
or a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide), thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. Such counterparty risk is accentuated for contracts with longer maturities where
events may intervene to prevent settlement, or in instances where the Fund has concentrated its transactions with a single or small group of counterparties. Recent events surrounding the bankruptcies or similar proceedings of various counterparties
and dealers have demonstrated certain risks of the Fund engaging in these over-the-counter transactions in unregulated private markets. Therefore, the Fund faces the risk of non-performance by the counterparties to the Futures-Linked
Investments and such non-performance may cause some or all of the Funds gain, if any, on its Futures-Linked Investments to be unrealized.
The Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding from a
counterparty and the Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.
The
Futures-Linked Investments have terms that make them less marketable than futures on the Index Commodities. Futures-Linked Investments are less marketable because they are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and are
entered into based upon the creditworthiness of the parties and the availability of credit support, such as collateral, and in general, are not transferable without the consent of the counterparty.
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Proposed Legislation and Regulatory Changes May Materially Affect the Decision of the Managing Owner to Transact in One or More Futures-Linked Investments, Which
May be Detrimental to the Fund. |
Legislative proposals that have been introduced in Congress in 2009
such as the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market Act of 2009 would govern the current unregulated swaps markets and participants in these markets. Such legislation would require certain swaps to be traded on regulated exchanges and cleared through
clearinghouses, the federal registration of dealers and major swap participants (it is possible that the Fund could be considered to be a major swap participant depending on the volume and nature of its transactions), impose new margin and
collateral requirements, impose position limits on the number of transactions a trader may engage in, require the reporting to regulators and/or swap repositories of transactions, among other regulatory requirements. These proposed regulatory
developments could
materially affect the decision of the Managing Owner to transact in one or more Futures-Linked Investments and the manner in which the Fund engages in these transactions and the costs of such
transactions. The failure of a counterparty to fulfill its obligations under a Futures-Linked Investment contract could result in losses for the Fund.
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Failure of Futures Commission Merchants or Commodity Brokers to Segregate Assets May Increase Losses; Despite Segregation of Assets, the Fund Remains at Risk of
Significant Losses Because the Fund May Only Receive a Pro-Rata Share of the Assets, or No Assets at All. |
The Commodity Exchange Act requires a clearing broker to segregate all funds received from customers from such brokers proprietary
assets. If the Clearing Broker fails to do so, the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the Clearing Brokers bankruptcy. Furthermore, in the event of the Clearing Brokers bankruptcy, the Fund could be limited
to recovering either a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the Clearing Brokers combined customer accounts or the Fund may not recover any assets at all, even though certain property specifically traceable to the Fund
was held by the Clearing Broker. The Clearing Broker may, from time-to-time, have been the subject of certain regulatory and private causes of action. Such material actions, if any, are described under The Commodity Brokers.
In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of any exchange or a clearing house, the Fund could experience a loss of the funds deposited
through its Clearing Broker as margin with the exchange or clearing house, a loss of any profits on its open positions on the exchange, and the loss of unrealized profits on its closed positions on the exchange.
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You Should Consult Your Own Legal, Tax And Financial Advisers Regarding The Desirability Of An Investment In The Shares Because No Independent Advisers Were
Appointed To Represent You In Connection With The Formation And Operation Of The Fund. |
The Managing
Owner has consulted with counsel, accountants and other advisers regarding the formation and operation of the Fund. No counsel has
been appointed to represent you in connection with the offering of the Shares. Accordingly, you should consult your own legal, tax and financial advisers regarding the desirability of an
investment in the Shares.
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Competing Claims Over Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights Related to the Fund Could Adversely Affect the Fund and an Investment in the Shares.
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While the Managing Owner believes that all intellectual property rights needed to operate the Fund are
either owned by or licensed to the Managing Owner or have been obtained, third parties may allege or assert ownership of intellectual property rights which may be related to the design, structure and operations of the Fund. To the extent any claims
of such ownership are brought or any proceedings are instituted to assert such claims, the negotiation, litigation or settlement of such claims, or the ultimate disposition of such claims in a court of law if a suit is brought, may adversely affect
the Fund and an investment in the Shares, for example, resulting in expenses or damages or the termination of the Fund.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus includes forward-looking statements that reflect the Managing Owners current expectations about the future
results, performance, prospects and opportunities of the Fund. The Managing Owner has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as may, will, expect, anticipate,
believe, intend, should, estimate or the negative of those terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Managing Owner and are
subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, both known, such as those described in Risk Factors in this Summary, in The Risks You Face and elsewhere in this Prospectus, and unknown, that could cause the
actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities of the Fund to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, the
Managing Owner undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the risks, uncertainties or other factors described in this Prospectus, as a result of new information, future events or changed circumstances or
for any other reason after the date of this Prospectus.
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OF THE FUND
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index, over time. The Fund will pursue its investment
objective primarily by maintaining long futures positions corresponding to the futures contracts that comprise the Index, with an aggregate notional amount equal to the Funds total capital. The Fund may use alternative futures contracts or
over-the-counter derivatives under certain circumstances. The Funds performance also will reflect the difference, positive or negative, between its interest income from its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit
quality short-term fixed income securities, and the expenses of the Fund. The Shares are designed for investors who want a cost effective and convenient way to invest in a diversified index of commodity futures on U.S. and non-U.S. markets.
Advantages of investing in the Shares include:
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Ease and Flexibility of Investment. The Shares will trade on the NYSE Arca and provide investors with indirect access to commodity
futures markets. The Shares may be bought and sold throughout the business day at real-time prices on the NYSE Arca like other exchange-listed securities. Investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts.
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Shares May Provide A More Cost Effective Alternative. Investing in the Shares can be easier and less expensive for an investor than
constructing and trading a comparable commodity futures portfolio. For example, investors seeking to construct a similar portfolio of commodities would have to trade on their own in commodity futures contracts, or retain a commodity trading advisor
to manage their commodity futures trading, or become a participant with limited liability in a private or public commodity pool. Through an investment in the Shares, investors buy into a fund that trades futures contracts on 19 Index Commodities
that comprise the Index. |
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Margin. Shares are eligible for margin accounts. |
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Diversification. The Shares may help to diversify a portfolio because the Index historically has tended to exhibit low to negative
correlation with both equities and conventional bonds. |
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Transparency. Because the Fund is designed to track the Index, the components of which are disclosed daily on the Managing Owners
website, the Shares provide a more transparent investment in commodities than mutual funds that invest in commodity-linked notes. |
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Potential Inflation Protection for Investors. The Fund expects to invest a significant amount of its holding of cash in the form of
3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Because repayment of the original principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed by the U.S. government, TIPS provide a
degree of protection against inflation. |
Investing in the Shares does not insulate Shareholders from
certain risks, including price volatility.
If the Managing Owner determines in its commercially reasonable judgment
that it has become impracticable or inefficient for any reason for the Fund to gain a full or a partial exposure to any Index Commodity by investing in a specific futures contract that is a part of the Index, the Fund may:
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invest in a futures contract referencing the particular Index Commodity other than the specific futures contract that is a part of the Index, or
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invest in a forward agreement, swap or other OTC derivative referencing the particular Index Commodity, collectively referred to as
Futures-Linked Investments, or |
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in the alternative, invest in other futures contracts or a Futures-Linked Investment not based on the particular Index Commodity
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if, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Managing Owner, such above instruments tend to exhibit trading prices
that correlate with a futures contract that is a part of the Index. Investing in Futures-Linked Investments exposes the Fund to counterparty risk, or the risk that a Futures-Linked Investment counterparty will default on its obligations under the
Futures-Linked Investment.
The Index Calculation Agent obtains information for inclusion in, or for use in the calculation
of, the Index from sources the Index Calculation Agent considers reliable. None of the Index Calculation Agent, the Managing Owner, the Fund or any of their respective affiliates accepts responsibility for or guarantees the accuracy and/or
completeness of the Index or any data included in the Index.
The intra-day indicative value per Share is based on the prior
days final net asset value, adjusted once every fifteen seconds throughout the trading day to reflect the percentage price changes of the Funds futures contracts and holdings of TIPS and United States Treasuries and other high credit
quality short-term fixed income securities to provide a continuously updated estimated net asset value per Share. The final net asset value of the Fund and the final net asset value per Share will be calculated as of
the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, and posted in the same manner. Although a time
gap may exist between the close of the NYSE Arca and the close of the exchanges on which the Index Commodities are traded, there is no effect on the net asset value calculations as a result.
The Shares are intended to provide investment results that generally correspond to the changes, whether positive or negative, in the
level of the Index, over time.
The value of the Shares is expected to fluctuate in relation to changes in the net asset
value of the Fund. The market price of the Shares may not be identical to the net asset value per Share, but these two valuations are generally expected to be very close. See The Risks You Face (3) Net Asset Value May Not Always
Correspond to Market Price and, as a Result, Baskets May Be Created or Redeemed at a Value that Differs From the Market Price of the Shares.
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or avoid substantial losses. The Fund has no
performance history. The value of the Shares on the secondary market is expected to fluctuate generally in relation to changes in the net asset value of the Fund.
Role of Managing Owner
The Managing Owner is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and is a member of the NFA.
The Managing Owner will serve as the commodity pool operator and commodity trading
advisor of the Fund.
Specifically, the Managing Owner:
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will select the Trustee, commodity broker, administrator, custodian, transfer agent, distributor, marketing agent, auditor and other third-party
service providers of the Fund; |
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will negotiate various agreements and fees for the Fund; |
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will perform such other services as the Managing Owner believes that the Fund may from time-to-time require; and |
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will monitor the performance results of the Funds portfolio and reallocate assets within the portfolio with a view to causing the
performance of the Funds portfolio to track that of the Index, as applicable, over time. |
The
principal office of the Managing Owner is located at One Station Place, Three North, Stamford, CT 06902. The telephone number of the Managing Owner is (203) 708-6500.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE THOMSON REUTERS / JEFFERIES CRB 3 MONTH
FORWARD INDEX
Thomson Reuters is a brand licensor for the Index and acts as the Index Calculation Agent. Thomson Reuters does not
approve, endorse or recommend the Fund or the Managing Owner. Thomson, Thomson Reuters, Reuters and CRB are service marks or trademarks of Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC, a Thomson Reuters company, or
its affiliates.
General
The Index is designed to provide timely and accurate representation of a long-only, broadly diversified investment in commodities
through a transparent and disciplined calculation methodology. The Index is currently composed of futures contracts on the following 19 physical commodities, each of which are referred to as an Index Commodity: aluminum, cocoa, coffee, copper, corn,
cotton, crude oil, gold, heating oil, lean hogs, live cattle, natural gas, nickel, orange juice, silver, soybeans, sugar, RBOB gasoline, and wheat. The Index Commodities currently trade on United States futures exchanges, with the exception of
aluminum and nickel, which trade on the LME.
The Index tracks the changes in the closing levels of the futures positions
that would in three months comprise the Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB Index. A commodity futures contract is a bilateral agreement that provides for the purchase and sale of a specified type and quantity of a commodity during a stated delivery
month for a fixed price.
The history of the Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB Index dates back to 1957, when the Commodity
Research Bureau constructed an index comprised of 28 commodities that made its inaugural appearance in
the 1958 CRB Commodity Year Book. Since then, as commodity markets have evolved, the original index has undergone periodic updates to remain an important benchmark for the performance of
commodities as an asset class. The original index was renamed the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index in 2005 when it underwent its tenth and most recent revision as the collaborative effort of Reuters, the global information company, and Jefferies
Financial Products, LLC, an affiliate of the Managing Owner to maintain its representation of modern commodity markets. The original index was renamed the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index in 2009 to reflect the 2008 combination of the
Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC. The Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB Index is currently being calculated in accordance with the methodology adopted in 2005.
The Index is calculated daily by the Index Calculation Agent. The Index was first published in April 2007.
The methodology for determining the composition and weighting of the Index is subject to modification by Thomson Reuters and Jefferies
at any time. The changes in the closing levels of the Index are reported on a number of financial information sites, including Thomson Reuters under the ticker symbol RJCRB.ER. For a more complete description of the Index, please see the
Index Calculation Supplement which is available at www.[ ].com.
Weighting Factors: A Tiered Approach
The Index uses a four-tiered approach to allocate among the Index Commodities. Group I includes only petroleum products; Group II
includes seven Index Commodities which are highly liquid; Group III is comprised of four liquid Index Commodities; Group IV includes Index Commodities that may provide diversification.
All Index Commodities are equally weighted within Groups II, III and IV, as provided below.
THOMSON REUTERS / JEFFERIES CRB 3 MONTH FORWARD INDEX
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5% |
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6% |
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6% |
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6% |
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5% |
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5% |
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ICE-US |
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5% |
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20% |
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Nickel |
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1% |
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1% |
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Lean Hogs |
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1% |
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CME |
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1% |
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Legend:
NYMEX means the New York Mercantile Exchange, or its successor.
CBOT means the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc., or its successor.
CME means the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., or its successor.
COMEX means the Commodity Exchange Inc., New York, or its successor.
LME means The London Metal Exchange Limited or its successor.
ICE-US means ICE Futures U.S., Inc., or its successor.
A Contract Month means the month in which the futures contract matures and becomes deliverable.
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The Index Weights included in this table show the allocation among the Index Commodities as measured from the Base Date (as defined herein) of the Index and as
rebalanced after each monthly rebalancing of the Index Commodities. |
Group I - Petroleum Sector
Group I of the Index includes only petroleum products WTI crude oil, heating oil and unleaded gasoline. These Index Commodities
are among the most economically significant and frequently traded and historically have contributed meaningfully to the return and correlative characteristics of commodity benchmark indices.
Petroleum-linked futures have grown over the past several decades. Crude oil, heating oil, and RBOB gasoline are liquid, widely
followed and economically significant commodities futures contracts.
WTI crude oil, heating oil and RBOB gasoline, which
comprise Group I, tend to correlate to certain major bond and equity benchmarks.
Therefore, a representative commodity
index, such as the Index, cannot ignore the importance of petroleum to both the asset class and the global economy.
In
order to reflect the role of petroleum in the global economy and maintain the diversified nature of the Index, the Index has assigned an Index Weight of 33% to the Group I Index Commodities, represented by the WTI crude oil, RBOB gasoline and
heating oil contracts traded on the NYMEX.
Group II - Highly Liquid Commodities
Group II is comprised of futures contracts on seven Index Commodities that are traded in markets that are highly liquid.
These seven markets represent a diverse cross section across several commodity sectors. Each Index Commodity is assigned an Index Weight of 6% of the Index. In turn, Group II constitutes 42% of the Index.
Group III - Liquid Commodities
Group III is comprised of futures contracts on four Index Commodities that are traded in markets that
are liquid. These four Index Commodities include a second cross section of diverse and liquid markets in order to diversify the Index. Each Index Commodity in Group III is assigned an Index
Weight of 5% of the Index. In turn, Group III constitutes 20% of the Index.
Group IV -
Diversifying Commodities
Group IV is comprised of futures contracts on five Index Commodities that may provide
additional diversification to the Index by increasing the exposure of the Index to the Softs, Grains, Industrial Metals, Meats and Precious Metals markets. Each Index Commodity in Group IV is assigned an Index Weight of 1% of the Index. In turn,
Group IV constitutes 5% of the Index.
Rollover Methodology
A rolling futures position is a position where, on a periodic basis, futures contracts on physical commodities specifying delivery in a
particular month are sold and futures contracts specifying delivery in a later month are purchased. An investor with a rolling futures position is able to avoid taking delivery of the underlying physical commodity while maintaining exposure to those
commodities. To maximize liquidity and transparency, this rolling process for the Index Commodities occurs over the first four Business Days of each month according to a fixed schedule as set forth on the next page. (In the context of
the Index, Business Day is any day on which the New York Mercantile Exchange is open for business.)
All
calendar months for every Index Commodity included in this rollover schedule have historically been relatively liquid as measured by trading volume and open interest. The rollover methodology assumes a constant dollar investment and rolls a
proportionally equal amount of the active contracts on the Index Commodity to the deferred month contract on the Index Commodity at the end of each roll Business Day.
Rollover Schedule - Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB 3 Month
Forward Index
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intentionally.]
Rebalancing Methodology
The Index employs arithmetic averaging with monthly rebalancing, while maintaining a uniform exposure to the various Index Commodities
over time.
The Index Commodities are rebalanced monthly, generally following the close of business on the sixth Business
Day of each month, to return to the specified dollar weights, referenced as Index Weight in the first table above. This rebalancing is achieved by selling Index Commodities that have gained in value relative to other Index Commodities
and buying Index Commodities that have lost in value relative to other Index Commodities. This monthly rebalancing helps to maintain both the stability and consistency of the Index and the consistent exposure to the Index Weights of the underlying
Index Commodities over time.
The physical commodities underlying the exchange-traded futures contracts included as Index
Commodities may from time-to-time be heavily concentrated in a limited number of sectors, particularly energy and agriculture. An investment in the Fund may therefore carry risks similar to a concentrated securities investment in a limited number of
industries or sectors.
The composition of the Index may be adjusted in the event that the Index Calculation Agent is not
able to calculate the closing prices of the Index Commodities.
Index Calculation
The Index reflects the changes in market value over time, whether positive or negative, of the Index Commodities
relative to the value of the Index Commodities as of a starting date, or the Base Date. The Base Date of the Index is considered to be the date it first began publishing index values, April 5, 2007, on which date the closing levels of the Index
was 100. In the case of the Index, for example, a quote of 125.75 means the Indexs value has risen 25.75% since the Indexs Base Date.
The Index Calculation Agent calculates the closing level of the Index on both an excess return basis and a total return basis. An
excess return index reflects the changes in market value over time, whether positive or negative, of the Index Commodities. A total return is the sum of the changes in market value over time, whether positive or negative, of the Index Commodities
incorporating the
return of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills. The Fund is designed to track the Index as calculated on an excess return, not a total return, basis.
Change in the Methodology of the Index
The Index Calculation Agent employs the methodology described above. While the Index Calculation Agent currently employs the above
described methodology to calculate the Index, no assurance can be given that fiscal, market, regulatory, juridical or financial circumstances (including, but not limited to, any changes to or any suspension or termination of or any other events
affecting the Index, the Index Commodities, or any other exchange instrument, derivative or otherwise) will not arise that would, in the view of the Index Oversight Committee (as further described below), necessitate a modification of or change to
such methodology and in such circumstances the Index Oversight Committee may make any such modification or change as it determines appropriate. The Index Oversight Committee may also make modifications to the terms of the Index in any manner that it
may deem necessary or desirable, including (without limitation) to correct any manifest or proven error or to cure, correct or supplement any defective provision of the Index. The Index Calculation Agent and/or Index Oversight Committee will publish
notice of any such modification or change.
Publication of Closing Levels and Adjustments
In order to calculate the indicative Index levels, the Index Calculation Agent determines the real time price of
each Index Commodity every 15 seconds. The Index Calculation Agent then applies a set of rules to these values to create the indicative level of the Index. These rules are consistent with the rules which the Index Calculation Agent applies at the
end of each trading day to calculate the closing levels of the Index. A similar polling process is applied to the 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS to determine the indicative value of the 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS held by the Fund
every 15 seconds throughout the trading day.
The intra-day indicative value per Share is calculated by adding the intra-day
3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS level plus the intra-day level of the Index which is then applied to the last published net asset value of the Fund, less accrued fees.
The Index Calculation Agent will publish the closing level of the Index daily. The
Managing Owner will publish the net asset value of the Fund and the net asset value per Share and the number of outstanding Shares daily. Additionally, the Index Calculation Agent will publish the intra-day Index level, and the Managing Owner will
publish the indicative value per Share (quoted in U.S. dollars) and the number of outstanding Shares once every fifteen seconds throughout each trading day. All of the foregoing information will be published as follows:
The intra-day level of the Index (symbol: RRETX) and the intra-day indicative value per Share (symbol: RRETIV) (each quoted in U.S.
dollars) will be published once every fifteen seconds throughout each trading day on the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
The current trading price per Share (symbol: RRET) (quoted in U.S. dollars) will be published continuously as trades occur
throughout each trading day on the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
The number of outstanding Shares (symbol: RRETSO) will be published once every fifteen seconds throughout the trading day and as of the
close of business on the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor.
The most recent end-of-day Index closing level (symbol: RRETX) will be published as of the close of the NYSE Arca each trading day on
the consolidated tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
The most recent end-of-day net asset value of the Fund (symbol: RRETNV) will be published as of the close of business on Reuters and/or
Bloomberg and on the Managing Owners website at http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto. In addition, the most recent end-of-day net asset value of the Fund will be published the following morning on the consolidated
tape.
All of the foregoing information with respect to the Index will also be published at
http://www.[ ].
Any adjustments made to the Index will be published on the Managing Owners
website http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis, or any successor thereto.
Interruption of
Index Calculation
Calculation of the Index may not be possible or feasible under certain events or circumstances,
including, for example, without limitation, a systems failure, natural or man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption or any similar intervening circumstance, that is beyond the reasonable control of the
Index Calculation Agent and that the Index Calculation Agent determines affects the Index, the Index Commodities, or any substitute instrument with respect to an Index Commodity, as applicable. Additionally, Index calculations may be disrupted by
Rollover Disruptions, Rebalancing Disruptions and/or Market Emergencies, as provided below.
Rollover Disruptions
A Rollover Disruption Event, or RDE, is defined as any day, on which an Index Commodity is scheduled to roll, in which either:
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relevant exchange, or |
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the exchange fails to publish an official settlement price for the Index Commodity, or |
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the exchange on which the Index Commodity trades is not scheduled to be open. |
If a RDE occurs for any Index Commodity, that portion of the rollover for that Index Commodity only which was scheduled to occur on
that day is deferred until the next Business Day upon which no RDE occurs for that Index Commodity. For example, if a RDE occurred on the first day upon which corn was scheduled to roll, then the amount to be rolled on the second roll day would
increase to 50%. If a second and third consecutive RDE occurred on the next two days upon which corn was scheduled to roll, then the entire roll would take place at the end of the first Business Day in which there was no RDE. These hypothetical
rollover disruptions in corn would have no impact on the rollover schedule for other Index Commodities in the Index.
Rebalancing Disruptions
If, on any date the Index is scheduled to rebalance (defined above as the
6th Business Day of each month), an official settlement
price for any one or more of the Index Commodities in the Index is unavailable, then the price used in rebalancing the Index for those Index Commodities is the price on the previous Business Day upon which a price is available. In the event any one
or more individual Index Commodities settle at the daily maximum price or the daily minimum price, that price will be used for the purpose of rebalancing the Index.
Market Emergencies
A Market Emergency is any unscheduled and extraordinary condition in which market liquidity is interrupted (such as an event
resulting in the unscheduled closing of one or more futures exchanges). Should a Market Emergency occur, the Index Calculation Agent and/or the Index Oversight Committee may take action with respect to the Index as it deems or they deem appropriate
given the circumstances. The Index Calculation Agent or the Index Oversight Committee may notify interested parties of any such actions as well in advance as is practicable on
www.[ ].com. There is no assurance, however, that a Market Emergency, the actions taken in response to such Market Emergency, or any other force majeure event, will not
have an adverse effect on the value of the Index or the manner in which it is calculated.
Ongoing Index Calculation and the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index Oversight Committee
The role of the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index Oversight Committee, or the Index Oversight Committee, is to meet periodically
in order to review and/or modify the operation and calculation of the Index and procedures relating thereto, and to review proposals by Jefferies or Thomson Reuters to modify the Index. The Committee is comprised of persons, appointed by Jefferies
and Thomson Reuters. The Index Oversight Committee will have a significant degree of discretion with regard to the operation and calculation of the Index and may exercise its discretion, as it deems appropriate.
Disclaimers
THE FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY THOMSON REUTERS OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES, TOGETHER WITH
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IS DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY LICENSORS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LICENSEE OR THE FUND. LICENSORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE LICENSEE OR THE OWNERS OF THE FUND INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE
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LICENSORS AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS MAY BUY OR SELL SECURITIES OR COMMODITIES
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LICENSORS MAY OPERATE AND MARKET OTHER INDEXES THAT MAY COMPETE WITH THE INDEX.
LICENSORS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE QUALITY,
ACCURACY AND/OR THE
COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY
FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS LICENSED HEREUNDER OR FOR ANY OTHER USE. LICENSORS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSORS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Past Index levels
are not necessarily indicative of future Index levels.
Historical Closing Levels
Set out below is a comparison chart with closing levels back-calculated to January 3, 1994. While the Index
Base Date is April 2007, the chart covers a period starting from January 3, 1994 through March 2010. The Notes and Legends that accompany the chart are set forth on page 51. The Index Sponsor has not independently verified the information in
the chart.
Cautionary Statement Statistical Information
Statistical information is presented in the following chart, relating to the Closing Levels of the Index, including certain comparisons
of the Index to an equities index and a commodities index. In reviewing such information, prospective investors should consider that:
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Changes in Closing Levels of the Index during any particular period or market cycle may be volatile. |
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Neither the fees charged by the Fund nor the execution costs associated with establishing futures positions in the Index Commodities
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are incorporated into the Closing Levels of the Index. Accordingly, such Index Levels have not been reduced by the costs associated with an actual investment, such as the Fund, with an investment
objective of tracking the Index. |
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The Index was established in April 2007, and is independently calculated by the Index Calculation Agent. The Index calculation methodology and
commodity futures contracts selection is the same before and after April 2007, as described above. Accordingly, the Closing Levels of the Index, terms of the Index methodology and Index Commodities, reflect an element of hindsight at the time the
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WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS
ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 2007, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
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NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO
THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS.
IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE. |
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ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT
INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD APRIL 1994 THROUGH APRIL 2007, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF COMMODITY CONTRACTS, IN HINDSIGHT. |
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NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS,
INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR
IN THE PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE |
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THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE NOT MANAGED ANY OTHER COMMODITY POOL OF THIS TYPE, AND THEREFORE THERE IS NO INDICATION OF
THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE INVESTMENT VEHICLES SUCH AS THE FUND. IF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS IS NOT ADEQUATE OR SUITABLE TO MANAGE INVESTMENT VEHICLES SUCH AS THE FUND, THE OPERATIONS OF THE FUND MAY BE ADVERSELY
AFFECTED. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
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COMPARISON OF ANNUAL RETURNS OF COMPARABLE INDEXES
(January 1994 March 2010)
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND, WHEN AVAILABLE, NOR THE PRIOR INDEX CLOSING LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUNDS FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Each of the TR/J CRB 3M FWD Index, SPX Index and DJUBS
Index is an index and does not reflect actual trading or any fees or expenses. TR/J CRB 3M FWD Index is calculated on an excess return basis.
WHILE THE FUNDS OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO GENERATE PROFIT THROUGH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, BUT IS TO TRACK THE INDEX, BECAUSE THE INDEX WAS
ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 2007, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INDEX CLOSING LEVELS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE HYPOTHETICAL. HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE INDEX WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CLOSING LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SET
FORTH HEREIN. SIMILARLY, NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT THE FUND WILL GENERATE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THE FUNDS PAST PERFORMANCE, WHEN AVAILABLE, OR THE HISTORICAL ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE CHANGES IN THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS. IN FACT,
THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY INVESTMENT METHODOLOGIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.
ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. TO THE EXTENT THAT INFORMATION
PRESENTED HEREIN RELATES TO THE PERIOD APRIL 1994 THROUGH APRIL 2007, THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE INDEXS METHODOLOGY, AND SELECTION OF COMMODITY CONTRACTS, IN HINDSIGHT.
NO HYPOTHETICAL RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS, INCLUDING
THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER THE RISKS YOU FACE HEREIN, RELATED TO THE COMMODITIES MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUNDS EFFORTS TO TRACK ITS INDEX OVER TIME WHICH CANNOT BE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN, ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE
PREPARATION OF SUCH INDEX INFORMATION AS SET FORTH, ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE FUND. FURTHERMORE, THE INDEX INFORMATION DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK OR ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FUND.
THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE NOT MANAGED ANY OTHER COMMODITY POOL OF THIS TYPE, AND THEREFORE THERE IS
NO INDICATION OF THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE INVESTMENT VEHICLES SUCH AS THE FUND. IF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE MANAGING OWNER AND ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS IS NOT ADEQUATE OR SUITABLE TO MANAGE INVESTMENT VEHICLES SUCH AS THE FUND, THE OPERATIONS OF THE FUND
MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO COMPARE TO THE INDEX CLOSING LEVELS SET FORTH HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE ANNUAL OR CUMULATIVE INDEX RESULTS.
Please refer to notes and legends
NOTES AND LEGENDS:
1. TR/J CRB 3M FWD Index is the Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB 3 Month Forward Index or the Index. The Index is designed to provide timely
and accurate representation of a long-only, broadly diversified investment in 19 commodities through a calculation methodology involving rolling futures positions and is calculated on an excess return basis. The Index was launched on April 5,
2007, and all data prior to its launch date is a historical estimation using available data.
2. SPX Index is
the Standard and Poors S&P 500® Index. Widely regarded as the benchmark gauge of the large cap U.S.
equities market, this index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy, capturing 75% coverage of U.S. equities. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, it also serves as a proxy for the
total market. The index has over $3.5 trillion benchmarked, with index assets comprising approximately $915 billion of this total. The index was first published in 1957.
3. DJUBS Index is the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity
Indexsm or the
DJ-UBSCIsm. The DJUBS Index is a broadly diversified index
composed of futures contracts on 19 physical commodities that allows investors to track commodity futures through a single measure and is calculated on an excess return basis. The DJUBS Index was launched on July 14, 1998, and all data prior to
its launch date is a historical estimation using available data.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Critical Accounting Policies
Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. The Funds application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.
The Managing Owner believes that the accounting policies that will be most critical to the Funds financial condition and results
of operations relate to the valuation of the Funds financial instruments, including the futures contracts underlying the Index Commodities and, if applicable, Futures-Linked Investments such as forward contracts, swaps or OTC derivatives. All
financial instruments will be accounted for at fair value. The Fund will hold a significant portion of its assets in futures contracts and 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, generally with a maturity of less than one year and TIPS.
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price). In determining fair value, the Fund maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be
used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs reflect the Managing Owners assumptions that
market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Greater use of management judgment is required in determining fair value when inputs are less observable or
unobservable in the marketplace.
At the inception of trading, the Managing Owner expects that the majority of the
Funds financial instruments will be exchange-traded futures contracts, which will be valued daily at settlement prices published by the exchanges. U.S. Treasury bills are measured based on quoted market prices. Thus, the Managing Owner expects
that substantially all of the Funds assets will be valued on a daily basis at fair value using objective measures.
Fair value pricing with respect to the Futures-Linked Investments may require
subjective determinations about the value of the Futures-Linked Investments. Valuation in these instances is based on consideration of available information including market data obtained from independent sources. Prices or quotes are weighted when
estimating fair value with greater reliability placed on information from transactions that are considered to be representative of orderly market transactions.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not begun trading activities. Once the Fund begins trading activities, it is anticipated
that all of its total net assets will be allocated to commodities trading, unless the Fund commences trading in one or more Futures-Linked Investments such as forward contracts, swaps or OTC derivatives. If the Fund trades in Futures-Linked
Investments, a portion of its proceeds of the offering may be used to collateralize the Futures-Linked Investments in accordance with normal practices in the over-the-counter derivatives markets.
A significant portion of the net asset value of the Fund will be held in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS and cash which will be
used as margin for the Funds trading in commodity futures contracts and collateral for Futures-Linked Investments. The percentage that the 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS bears to the total net assets of the Fund varies from period to
period as the market values of the commodity futures contracts and the Futures-Linked Investments change. The balance of the Funds cash, 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS will be held in its account with the Custodian. Interest earned on
the Funds interest-bearing funds will be paid to the Fund.
The Funds futures contracts will be subject to
periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges may limit fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as
daily limits. During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, such positions can neither be taken nor
liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodities futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent
the Fund from promptly liquidating its futures positions. As a result, the current settlement price is unavailable. Because the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could
have been liquidated would be used in lieu of the actual settlement price on the date of determination, there is a risk that the resulting calculation of the net asset value of the Fund could be under or overstated, perhaps to a significant degree.
The Funds Futures-Linked Investments, if any, may also be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market
conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, certain over-the-counter derivatives are not traded on an exchange, do not have uniform terms and conditions, and in general are not transferable without the consent of the
counterparty. Entry into Futures-Linked Investments may further impact liquidity because these contractual agreements are executed between private parties and, therefore, the time required to offset or unwind these positions may be
greater than that for exchange-traded instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a United States person.
Because the Fund will trade futures contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or
the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk). Additionally, if the Fund trades in Futures-Linked Investments, its capital would be at risk due to changes in the value of these Futures-Linked Investments
(market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the Futures-Linked Investments (credit risk).
Market Risk
Trading in futures contracts involves the Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a particular commodity or
financial contract at a specified date and price. The market risk to be associated with the Funds long exposure to futures contracts will be limited to the gross or face amount of the contracts held.
The Funds exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors including the volatility of interest rates and foreign
currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of the Funds trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences
could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors capital.
Credit Risk
When the Fund enters into futures contracts or Futures-Linked Investments, the Fund will be exposed to credit risk that the counterparty
to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for futures contracts traded on United States and on most foreign futures exchanges is the clearing house associated with the particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed
by their corporate members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is not backed by
the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges, which may become applicable in the future), it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.
Futures-Linked Investments are contracted for directly with counterparties. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing
member or clearing house will meet its obligations to the Fund.
Swap agreements do not generally involve the delivery of
the underlying assets either at the outset of a transaction or upon settlement. Accordingly, if the counterparty to a swap agreement defaults, the Funds risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually
entitled to receive, if any. Swap counterparty risk is generally limited to the amount of any unrealized gains, although in the event of a counterparty bankruptcy, there could be delays and costs associated with recovering the collateral posted in
segregated tri-party accounts at the Funds custodian bank.
Forward agreements do not involve the delivery of the
underlying assets at the onset of a transaction, but may be settled physically in the underlying asset if such contracts are held to expiration (particularly, for example, in the case of forwards). Thus, prior to settlement, if the counterparty to a
forward contract defaults, the Funds risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. However, if physically settled forwards are held until expiration (presently, there is no plan
to do this), at the time of settlement, the Fund may be at risk for the full notional value of the forward contracts depending on the type of settlement procedures used.
The Managing Owner will attempt to minimize these market and credit risks by
requiring the Fund to abide by various trading limitations and policies, which will include limiting margin accounts and trading only in liquid markets. The Managing Owner will also attempt to mitigate the Funds credit risk by transacting only
with large, well-capitalized institutions using measures designed to determine the creditworthiness of a counterparty. The Managing Owner will take various steps to limit counterparty credit risk, which steps may include some or all of the following
(but will not necessarily be limited to the following) depending upon circumstances:
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limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity contract or all commodity contracts combined;
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generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions;
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limiting the outstanding amounts due from counterparties to the Fund with respect to the over-the-counter derivatives; and
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The Clearing Broker, when acting as the Funds futures commission
merchant in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, will be required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Fund, all assets of the Fund relating to domestic futures trading
and the Clearing Broker will not be allowed to commingle such assets with other assets of the Clearing Broker. In addition, CFTC regulations will also require the Clearing Broker to hold in a secure account assets of the Fund related to foreign
futures trading.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not utilized, nor does it expect to utilize in the future, special purpose entities to
facilitate off-balance sheet
financing arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include
indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of the Fund. While the Funds exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these
general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on the Funds financial position.
The
Funds contractual obligations are with the Managing Owner and the Funds services providers, including the Administrator, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Clearing Broker. Management Fee payments made to the Managing
Owner are calculated as a fixed percentage of the Funds Net Asset Value, as are fees paid to certain other service providers. However, the fees and expenses of certain service providers are not calculated based on a fixed percentage of the
Funds net asset value. As such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate with certainty the payments that will be required to be paid under these arrangements. These agreements generally are effective for one year terms, renewable automatically
for additional one year terms unless terminated. However, these contracts may be terminated earlier by either party for various reasons.
INFORMATION BARRIERS BETWEEN THE
INDEX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
THE MANAGING OWNERS PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT TEAM
It is Jefferies Group, Inc.s policy that procedures are implemented to prevent the improper sharing of information between
different departments of the company. Specifically, the procedures discussed below create an information barrier between the personnel within Jefferies Group, Inc. who sit on the Index Oversight Committee, or the Committee Group, and other Jefferies
Group, Inc.s personnel of the Managing Owner who are involved in making portfolio management and trading decisions for the Fund, or Public Personnel, and also are intended to prevent the improper sharing of certain Index-related information to
others who could act on the information to the detriment of the Fund. Effective information barriers between the Committee Group and Public Personnel will help ensure that Public Personnel may continue to trade in the futures contracts underlying
the Index (otherwise, restrictions might apply regarding trading on nonpublic information under applicable law).
As such, the information barriers erected under these procedures require the Committee
Group to adhere to the following procedures:
The Committee Group may not share any non-public, proprietary or
confidential information concerning the Index. In particular, the Committee Group may not release any information concerning a change in the methodology of calculating the Index or a new composition of the Index to Public Personnel or others unless
and until such information has been previously published by NYSE Arca, on Reuters, or Bloomberg under the symbols [ ] and
[ ] and on the websites http://www.[ ].com and
http://www.[ ].com, or any successor thereto.
The Committee Group and Public Personnel may not coordinate or seek to coordinate decision-making on the selection of the Indexs
constituent instruments.
The Committee Group also may not enter into any trades based on any non-public, proprietary or
confidential information with respect to the Index.
These procedures supplement and do not override policies and
procedures concerning information barriers otherwise adopted by Jefferies Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.
USE OF PROCEEDS
A substantial amount of proceeds of the offering of the Shares will be used by the Fund to
engage in the trading of exchange-traded futures that comprise the Index with a view to tracking the changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index over time, less the expenses of the operations of the Fund. The Funds
portfolio also holds 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities for deposit with the Funds Clearing Broker as margin. The Fund may also hold Futures-Linked Investments, such as forward
contracts, swaps or OTC derivatives.
To the extent that the Fund trades in futures contracts on United States exchanges,
the assets deposited by the Fund with its Clearing Broker as margin must be segregated pursuant to the regulations of the CFTC. Such segregated funds may be invested only in a limited range of instruments principally U.S. government
obligations.
To the extent that the Fund trades in futures on markets other than regulated United States futures exchanges,
funds deposited to margin positions held on such exchanges will be invested in bank deposits or
in instruments of a credit standing generally comparable to those authorized by the CFTC for investment of customer segregated funds, although applicable CFTC rules prohibit funds
employed in trading on foreign exchanges from being deposited in customer segregated fund accounts.
Although the percentages set forth below may vary substantially over time, as of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund estimates:
(i) up to approximately 25% of the net asset value of the Fund will be placed in segregated accounts in the name of the
Fund with the Clearing Broker in the form of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS or cash to margin positions of all commodities combined. Such funds will be segregated pursuant to CFTC rules;
(ii) the remainder of the net asset value of the Fund will be maintained in segregated accounts in the name of the Fund in bank
deposits or United States Treasury and United States Government Agencies issues.
Should the Fund invest in Futures-Linked
Investments, such as forward contracts, swaps or other OTC derivatives, the Fund will deposit collateral with Futures-Linked Investment counterparties in order to initiate and maintain positions in Futures-Linked Investments. Such collateral
provided will be held in U.S. government securities or in cash, for which the Fund will receive interest credits at short-term rates. The Futures-Linked Investment counterparties may receive a benefit as a result of the deposit of such cash in the
form of a reduction in their outstanding overnight borrowing, despite such cash belonging to the Fund, not the Futures-Linked Investment counterparties.
The Managing Owner is a registered commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, and will be responsible for the cash
management activities of the Fund, including investing in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS, United States Government Agencies issues and other high credit short-term fixed income securities.
In addition, assets of the Fund not required to margin positions may be maintained in United States bank accounts opened in the name of
the Fund and may be held in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills and TIPS (or other securities approved by the CFTC for investment of customer funds).
The Fund receives 100% of the interest income earned on its fixed income assets on deposit with the Clearing Broker or the Custodian.
CHARGES
See Summary Breakeven Amounts and Summary Breakeven Table for additional breakeven
related information.
Management Fee
The Fund will pay the Managing Owner a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of the daily net asset
value of the Fund and will not be subject to the Overall Expense Cap. The Management Fee will be paid in consideration of the Managing Owners futures trading advisory services.
Organization and Offering Expenses
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, all of the expenses
incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Funds Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds trading operations), subject to the
Overall Expense Cap described below.
Organization and offering expenses relating to the Fund means those expenses incurred
in connection with its formation, the qualification and registration of the Shares and in offering, distributing and processing the Shares under applicable federal law, and any other expenses actually incurred and, directly or indirectly, related to
the organization of the Fund or the offering of the Shares, including, but not limited to, expenses such as:
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costs of preparing, printing (including typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing the Registration Statement, the exhibits
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the costs of qualifying, printing, (including typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing sales materials used in connection
with the offering and issuance of the Shares; |
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travel, telegraph, telephone and other expenses in connection with the offering and issuance of the Shares; |
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accounting, auditing and legal fees (including disbursements related thereto) incurred in connection therewith; |
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any extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any permitted indemnification
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The Managing Owner will not allocate to the Fund the indirect expenses of the Managing Owner.
The aggregate amount of the organization and offering expenses of the Fund accrued through May 31, 2010 by the Managing Owner are
$383,380. The Managing Owner currently estimates that the aggregate amount of the initial organization and offering expenses will be approximately $500,000.
Brokerage Commissions and Fees
The Fund will pay to the Clearing Broker all brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit
brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with its trading activities, which are referred to collectively as Brokerage Expenses, subject to the Overall Expense Cap.
Give-up fees are the fees paid in connection with give-up transactions. A broker gives up a transaction when the broker executes a
contract for the client of another broker and the client order is turned over to the second broker. The broker accepting the order from the customer collects a fee from the carrying broker for the use of the facilities. Give ups are often used to
consolidate many small orders or to disperse large ones.
Pit brokerage fees are the fees paid to the pit broker, the person
with exchange trading privileges who, in any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a futures exchange for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, executes for another person any orders for the purchase or sale of any commodity for future
delivery.
On average, total charges paid to the Clearing Broker are expected to be less than
$8.00 per round-turn trade, although the Clearing Brokers brokerage commissions and fees will be determined on a contract-by-contract, or round-turn basis. A round-turn trade is a completed transaction involving both a purchase and a
liquidating sale, or a sale followed by a covering purchase. The Managing Owner does not expect brokerage commissions and fees to exceed 0.10% of the net asset value of the Fund in any year, although the actual amount of brokerage commissions and
fees in any year or any part of any year may be greater.
Routine Operational,
Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing
Owner or its affiliates for paying, all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund, including, but not limited to, computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, distribution and marketing fees,
legal and accounting fees and expenses, audit fees and expenses, tax preparation fees and expenses, filing fees, and printing, mailing and duplication costs, subject to the Overall Expense Cap described below. The Managing Owner expects that all of
the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund will be approximately 0.03% per annum of the Funds net asset value.
Overall Expense Cap
The Managing Owner has agreed to pay the expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in
connection with the offering of the Funds Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds trading operations), the Brokerage Expenses, and the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of
the Fund, which are referred to as Covered Expenses, to the extent that, in the aggregate, they exceed 0.15% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund in any month, or the Overall Expense Cap. Any such amounts paid by the Managing Owner
will be subject to reimbursement by the Fund, without interest. Any expense reimbursement payment during any month will be counted toward the 0.15% per annum overall expense cap in respect of such month. The 0.85% per annum Management Fee
described above and the
extraordinary fees and expenses described below are not subject to the Overall Expense Cap. If in any month the Funds Covered Expenses are lower than the cap, the entire difference between
the Covered Expenses for such month and the cap for such month will be available to reimburse the Managing Owner for unreimbursed expenses paid by the Managing Owner. If the Fund terminates before the Managing Owner has been fully reimbursed for any
of the foregoing expenses, the Managing Owner will forfeit the unreimbursed portion of such expenses outstanding as of such time.
Extraordinary Fees and Expenses
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, all the extraordinary fees
and expenses, if any, of the Fund. Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are non-recurring and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses.
Extraordinary fees and expenses will not be subject to the Overall Expense Cap. Such extraordinary fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount.
Management Fee and Expenses to be Paid First out of Interest Income
The Management Fee, all expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the
offering of Shares, Brokerage Expenses, and the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund (including reimbursement payments to the Managing Owner) will be paid first out of interest income from the Funds
holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities.
To the
extent interest income is not sufficient to cover the fees and expenses of the Fund during any period, the excess of such fees and expenses over such interest income will be paid out of income from futures trading, if any, or from sales of the
Funds fixed income securities.
Selling Commission
Investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts. Investors are expected to be charged a customary
commission by their brokers in connection with purchases of Shares that
will vary from investor to investor. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges. Also, the excess, if any, of the price at which the Initial
Purchaser or an Authorized Participant sells a Share over the price paid by the Initial Purchaser or such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such Share in a Basket will be deemed to be underwriting compensation by the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, Corporate Financing Department.
WHO MAY
SUBSCRIBE
Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants, except that the initial Baskets in
the Fund will be created by the Initial Purchaser. Each Authorized Participant must (1) be a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a
broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions, (2) be a direct participant in DTC, and (3) have entered into an agreement with the Fund and the Managing Owner, or a Participant Agreement.
Each Authorized Participant must be registered as a broker dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, and
regulated by FINRA, or is exempt from being, or otherwise is not required to be, so regulated or registered, and is qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where the nature of its business so requires. Certain
Authorized Participants may be regulated under federal and state banking laws and regulations. Each Authorized Participant will have its own set of rules and procedures, internal controls and information barriers as it determines is appropriate in
light of its own regulatory regime.
CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF BASKETS
The Fund will create and redeem Shares from time-to-time, but only in one or more Baskets. A Basket is a block of 50,000 Shares.
Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants, except that the initial Baskets in the Fund will be created by the Initial Purchaser. Except when aggregated in Baskets, the Shares are not redeemable securities. Authorized
Participants pay a transaction fee of $[500] in connection with each order to create or redeem a Basket. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Baskets they purchase from the Fund to other investors.
The Participant Agreement sets forth the procedures for the creation and redemption
of Baskets and for the payment of cash required for such creations and redemptions. The Managing Owner may delegate its duties and obligations under the Participant Agreement to ALPS Distributors or the Administrator without consent from any
Shareholder or Authorized Participant. The Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Managing Owner without the consent of any Shareholder or Authorized Participant. To compensate the Administrator for
services in processing the creation and redemption of Baskets, an Authorized Participant is required to pay a transaction fee of $[500] per order to create or redeem Baskets. Authorized Participants who purchase Baskets receive no fees, commissions
or other form of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Managing Owner or the Fund, and no such person has any obligation or responsibility to the Managing Owner or the Fund to effect any sale or resale of Shares.
Authorized Participants are cautioned that some of their activities will result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in
a manner which would render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, as described in Plan of Distribution.
Authorized Participants may act for their own accounts or as agents for broker dealers, custodians and other securities market
participants that wish to create or redeem Baskets.
Persons interested in purchasing Baskets who are not Authorized
Participants should contact the Managing Owner or the Administrator to obtain the contact information for the Authorized Participants. Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants will only be able to redeem their Shares through an Authorized
Participant.
Under the Participant Agreement, the Managing Owner has agreed to indemnify the Authorized Participants
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to the payments the Authorized Participants may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. The Managing Owner has agreed to reimburse the
Authorized Participants, solely from and to the extent
of the Funds assets, for indemnification and contribution amounts due from the Managing Owner in respect of such liabilities to the extent the Managing Owner has not paid such amounts when
due.
The following description of the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets is only a summary and an
investor should refer to the relevant provisions of the Declaration of Trust and the form of Participant Agreement for more detail. The Declaration of Trust and the form of Participant Agreement will be filed as exhibits to the registration
statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
Creation Procedures
On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Managing Owner to create one or more Baskets. For purposes of
processing both purchase and redemption orders, a business day means any day other than a day when banks in New York City are required or permitted to be closed. Purchase orders must be placed by 11:00 a.m., New York time. The day on
which the Managing Owner receives a valid purchase order is the purchase order date. Purchase orders are irrevocable. By placing a purchase order, and prior to delivery of such Baskets, an Authorized Participants DTC account will be charged
the non refundable transaction fee due for the purchase order.
Determination of Required Payment
The total payment required to create each Basket is the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the
last to close of the exchanges on which its futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, on the purchase order date. Baskets are issued as of noon, New York time, on the Business Day immediately following the purchase order date at the
applicable net asset value per Share as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, on the purchase order date, but only if the required
payment has been timely received.
Because orders to purchase Baskets must be placed by 11:00 a.m., New York time, but the
total payment required to create a Basket will not be determined until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the date the purchase order is received, Authorized Participants will not know the total amount of the payment required to create a Basket at the
time they submit an irrevocable purchase order for the Basket.
The net asset value of the Fund and the total amount of the payment required to create a Basket could rise or fall substantially between the time an irrevocable purchase order is submitted and
the time the amount of the purchase price in respect thereof is determined.
Rejection of Purchase Orders
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The Managing Owner will not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order.
Redemption Procedures
The procedures by which an Authorized Participant can redeem one or more Baskets mirror the procedures for the creation of Baskets. On
any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Managing Owner to redeem one or more Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by 11:00 a.m., New York time. The day on which the Managing Owner receives a valid redemption
order is the redemption order date. Redemption orders are irrevocable. The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants to redeem Baskets. Individual Shareholders may not redeem directly from the Fund. Instead, individual Shareholders may
only redeem Shares in integral multiples of 50,000 and only through an Authorized Participant.
By placing a redemption
order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be redeemed through DTCs book-entry system to the Fund not later than noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date. By placing a
redemption order, and prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participants DTC account will be charged the non refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order.
Determination of Redemption Proceeds
The redemption proceeds from the Fund consist of the cash redemption amount. The cash redemption amount is equal to the net asset value
of the number of Baskets of the Fund requested in the Authorized Participants redemption order as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is
latest, on the redemption order date. The Managing Owner will distribute the cash redemption amount at noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date through DTC to the account of the Authorized Participant
as recorded on DTCs book-entry system.
Delivery of Redemption Proceeds
The redemption proceeds due from the Fund will be delivered to the Authorized Participant at noon, New York time, on the business day
immediately following the redemption order date if, by such time on such business day immediately following the redemption order date, the Funds DTC account has been credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Funds DTC account has
not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution is delivered to the extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the next business day to the extent
of remaining whole Baskets received if the Managing Owner receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution date which the Managing Owner may, from time-to-time, determine and the remaining Baskets to be redeemed are
credited to the Funds DTC account by noon, New York time, on such next business day. Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order shall be cancelled. The Managing Owner will also be authorized to deliver the redemption distribution
notwithstanding that the Baskets to be redeemed are not credited to the Funds DTC account by noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized Participant has collateralized its
obligation to deliver the Baskets through DTCs book-entry system on such terms as the Managing Owner may determine from time-to-time.
Suspension, Postponement or Rejection of Redemption
Orders
The Managing Owner may, in its discretion, suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the redemption settlement
date (1) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable, or (2) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the protection of
the Shareholders. The Managing Owner will not be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement.
The Managing Owner will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the Participant Agreement or if
the fulfillment of the order, in the opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful.
Creation and Redemption Transaction Fee
To compensate the Transfer Agent for services in processing the creation and redemption of Baskets, an Authorized
Participant will be required to pay a transaction fee of $[500] per order to create or redeem Baskets. An order may include multiple Baskets. The transaction fee may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Managing Owner. The Managing
Owner will notify DTC of any agreement to change the transaction fee and will not implement any increase in the fee for the redemption of Baskets until 30 days after the date of the notice.
THE COMMODITY BROKERS
A variety of executing brokers will execute futures transactions on behalf of the Fund. The executing brokers will give-up all
transactions to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, which will serve as the Funds clearing broker, or Clearing Broker. In its capacity as clearing broker, the Clearing Broker will execute and clear the Funds futures transactions and will
perform certain administrative services for the Fund. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is registered with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant and is a member of the NFA in such capacity.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (CSSU) is a broker-dealer registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). CSSU, like most full-service investment banks and broker dealers, receives
inquiries and is sometimes involved in investigations and has been involved in various judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its business. CSSU fully cooperates with the
authorities in all such matters. CSSU is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and information from CSSUs Form BD can be viewed on FINRAs website. CSSU is also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
Credit Suisse Group AG (CS Group), which files periodic reports and other information with the SEC, including an Annual Report on Form 20-F. For purposes of this section, Credit Suisse includes CS Group and its subsidiaries.
There have been no administrative, civil or criminal actions, whether pending or concluded, against CSSU or any of its
individual principals during the past five years which would be considered material as that term is defined in Section 4.24(l)(2) of the regulations of the CFTC, except as may be described below.
Litigation relating to IPO allocation
Since January 2001, CSSU, one of its affiliates and several other investment banks have been named as defendants in a large number of
putative class action complaints filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) concerning initial public offering (IPO) allocation practices. In April 2002, the plaintiffs filed consolidated
amended complaints alleging various violations of the federal securities laws resulting from alleged material omissions and misstatements in registration statements and prospectuses for the IPOs and, in some cases, follow-on offerings, and with
respect to transactions in the aftermarket for those offerings. The complaints contain allegations that the registration statements and prospectuses either omitted or misrepresented material information about commissions paid to investment banks and
aftermarket transactions by certain customers that received allocations of shares in the IPOs. The complaints also allege that misleading analyst reports were issued to support the issuers allegedly manipulated stock price and that such
reports failed to
disclose the alleged allocation practices or that analysts were allegedly subject to conflicts of interest. In September 2008, a settlement in principle was reached between the plaintiffs and the
underwriter and issuer defendants, and in October 2009, the SDNY issued an order granting final approval of the settlement. A notice of appeal has since been filed by certain members of the settlement class challenging the SDNYs approval of
the settlement.
Research-related litigation
Putative class action lawsuits were filed against CSSU in the wake of publicity surrounding the 2002 industry-wide governmental and
regulatory investigations into research analyst practices. Currently, one federal class action is pending. That case, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, is brought on behalf of purchasers of shares of AOL Time
Warner Inc. A motion for class certification was filed in this action in March 2007. In September 2008, the district court granted class certification; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has declined to hear CSSUs appeal of that
decision. CSSU filed a motion for summary judgment in November 2008, which remains pending before the district court.
Enron-related litigation and inquiries
Numerous actions have been filed against CSSU and certain affiliates relating to Enron Corp. or its affiliates (Enron). In
April 2002, CSSU and certain of its affiliates and certain other investment banks were named as defendants along with, among others, Enron, Enron executives and directors and external law and accounting firms in a putative class action complaint
filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Newby, et al. v. Enron, et al.)(Newby). The Newby action was filed by purchasers of Enron securities and alleges violations of the federal securities laws. In May 2003,
the lead plaintiff in Newby filed an amended complaint that, among other things, named as defendants additional Credit Suisse entities, expanded the putative class to include purchasers of certain Enron-related securities and alleged additional
violations of the federal securities laws. In June 2006, the Credit Suisse entities filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the action. In July 2006, the court certified a class in the action. The Credit Suisse entities and other defendants
appealed this class certification decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit), and oral argument was held in February 2007. In a decision in March 2007, the Fifth Circuit reversed the class certification
decision, rejected plaintiffs scheme
liability theory and remanded the matter back to the district court for further proceedings as appropriate. In light of this decision, the district court stayed all proceedings in
this matter while the plaintiffs pursued a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court. In January 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court denied plaintiffs certiorari petition, and thus left standing the Fifth Circuits ruling and
remanded the case to the district court. In February 2008, the district court ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs on the pending summary judgment motions, addressing the impact of the Fifth Circuits ruling and of a recent decision
by the U.S. Supreme Court in a similar but unrelated case in which the U.S. Supreme Court also rejected plaintiffs scheme liability theory. The last of these supplemental briefs was submitted in June 2008. In January 2009, two plaintiffs in
the Newby action moved for leave to amend the Newby complaint to add Texas state law claims on behalf of only those two plaintiffs against affiliates of CSSU and other defendants. In March 2009, the district court granted summary judgment in favor
of all Credit Suisse entities, dismissing all pending claims and denying plaintiffs motion to amend the putative class action complaint, and ordered that certain motions then pending, including the motion for leave to amend the Newby
complaint, were rendered moot. In December 2009, the district court entered an order and final judgment dismissing with prejudice all claims against all remaining defendants in the Newby case.
Three actions filed against CSSU and/or certain of its affiliates and other parties that were consolidated or coordinated with the
Newby action remain pending; all other coordinated and consolidated cases in which CSSU and/or certain of its affiliates were named as defendants have been dismissed and/or settled. The proceedings in all three of these pending cases were stayed by
the district court pending resolution of the summary judgment motions in the Newby action. In two of these remaining cases, CSSU and its affiliates have moved to dismiss the complaints. Those motions are fully briefed and await decision. In the
third remaining case, an amended complaint was filed in September 2006, but no motion to dismiss has yet been filed; counsel for plaintiffs in that case have indicated that they will be moving to further amend their complaint in light of the U.S.
Supreme Courts ruling in the Stoneridge case, but no such motion has been filed.
National Century Financial
Enterprises, Inc. litigation
Since February 2003, lawsuits have been filed against CSSU and certain affiliates with
respect to
services that it provided to National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc. and its affiliates (NCFE). From January 1996 to May 2002, CSSU acted as a placement agent for bonds issued by
NCFE that were to be collateralized by health-care receivables and, in July 2002, as a placement agent for a sale of NCFE preferred stock. NCFE filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2002. In these lawsuits, which have since been consolidated
in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (SDO) and are known as the MDL cases, investors in NCFEs bonds and preferred stock have sued numerous defendants, including the founders and directors of NCFE, the
trustees for the bond issuances, NCFEs auditors and law firm, the rating agencies that rated NCFEs bonds and NCFEs placement agents, including CSSU. The allegations include claims for breach of contract, negligence, fraud and
violation of federal and state securities laws. CSSU and its affiliates filed motions to dismiss these cases. In December 2007, the SDO denied, in large part, CSSUs and its affiliates motions to dismiss, allowing most of the investor
claims to proceed. In February 2009, CSSU and its affiliates filed motions for summary judgment seeking to dismiss the bond investors remaining claims, and certain of the bond investors filed summary judgment motions seeking judgment on
certain of their claims. In June 2009, one of the bond investors agreed to settle its lawsuit against CSSU and its affiliates. In November 2009, the SDO heard oral argument on the summary judgment motions.
In addition, in November 2004, the trust created through NCFEs confirmed bankruptcy plan commenced two actions against CSSU and
certain affiliates. The trust filed an action in the SDO asserting common law claims similar to those asserted in the MDL cases against several of the same defendants, and it also alleged statutory claims under the Ohio Corrupt Practices Act, claims
for professional negligence and claims under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. CSSU and its affiliates filed a motion to dismiss that action in March 2005. In March 2009, the SDO issued a decision in large part denying that motion. In May 2009, CSSU and its
affiliates moved for summary judgment, and the SDO heard oral argument on that motion in November 2009. The trust also filed an action in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio objecting to the proofs of claim filed by CSSU and
its affiliates in NCFEs bankruptcy and seeking disgorgement of amounts previously distributed to CSSU and its affiliates under the bankruptcy plan. CSSU and its affiliates have answered that complaint.
Refco-related litigation
In October 2005, CSSU was named, along with other financial services firms, accountants, officers, directors and controlling persons, as
a defendant in several federal class action lawsuits filed in the SDNY relating to Refco, Inc. (Refco). The actions allege violations of the disclosure requirements of the federal securities laws in connection with a Refco notes offering
in August 2004 and Refcos IPO in August 2005. The actions have been consolidated into the matter In re Refco, Inc. Securities Litigation. In July 2006, CSSU and certain other defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs claims related
to the Refco notes offering in 2004. The SDNY subsequently granted that motion and dismissed those claims. In December 2007, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in which they named additional defendants and again alleged, against CSSU and
others, violations of the disclosure requirements of the federal securities laws in connection with the August 2004 notes offering and the August 2005 IPO. In February 2008, CSSU and certain other defendants moved to dismiss portions of the amended
complaint. In August 2008, the SDNY granted that motion to dismiss. In September 2008, CSSU and certain other defendants filed an answer to the remaining claims in the amended complaint.
In August 2007, CSSU was named, along with other financial services firms, accountants, officers, directors and controlling persons, as
a defendant in a lawsuit filed in Illinois state court on behalf of the estate of Refco and certain of its affiliates. The lawsuit asserts claims against CSSU for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty by Refco insiders in connection with
Refcos August 2004 notes offering and August 2005 IPO. The lawsuit also asserts claims against CSSU for professional malpractice and negligent misrepresentation in connection with CSSUs role as a financial advisor to Refco. CSSU and
certain other defendants removed this action to Illinois federal district court and the case has now been transferred (by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation) to the SDNY. In May 2008, CSSU and certain other defendants filed a motion to
dismiss plaintiffs claims. In April 2009, the SDNY granted CSSUs and other defendants motion to dismiss. In December 2009, following an appeal by the plaintiffs to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Second
Circuit), the Second Circuit certified certain questions of law to the New York Court of Appeals. The Second Circuit will resume consideration of plaintiffs appeal after disposition of certification by the New York Court of Appeals.
In March 2008, CSSU was named, along with other financial services firms, accountants, officers,
directors and controlling persons, as a defendant in an action filed in New York state court by the Joint Official Liquidators of various Sphinx Funds and the trustee of the Sphinx Trust. The
lawsuit asserts claims against CSSU for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty by Refco insiders in connection with Refcos August 2004 notes offering and Refcos August 2005 IPO, aiding and abetting fraud, and interference with
contract/prospective contract. CSSU and certain other defendants have removed the action to the SDNY. In November 2008, CSSU and certain other defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs claims, which remains pending.
CSSU and certain of its affiliates have received subpoenas and requests for information from certain regulators, including the SEC,
regarding Refco. CSSU and its affiliates have cooperated with such inquiries and requests.
Residential mortgage
inquiries
CSSU and certain of its affiliates have received subpoenas and/or requests for information from certain
regulators regarding the origination, purchase, securitization and servicing of subprime and non-subprime residential mortgages and related issues. CSSU and its affiliates are cooperating with such inquiries and requests. CSSU and certain of its
affiliates have also been named as defendants in various civil litigation matters related to the residential mortgage business.
Bank loan litigation
On January 3, 2010, Credit Suisse AG and other affiliates were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Federal Court in
Idaho by homeowners in four real estate developments: Tamarack Resort, Yellowstone Club, Lake Las Vegas and Ginn Sur Mer. Credit Suisse AG arranged, and was the agent bank for, syndicated loans provided for all four developments, which are now in
bankruptcy or foreclosure. The complaint generally alleges that Credit Suisse AG and other affiliates committed fraud by using an unaccepted appraisal method to overvalue the properties with the intention to have the borrowers take out loans they
could not repay because it would allow Credit Suisse AG and other affiliates to later push the borrowers into bankruptcy and take ownership of the properties. The claims include Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO),
fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and conspiracy, among others. The complaint demands USD $24 billion in damages (USD $8 billion tripled under the
RICO statute). An amended complaint was filed January 25, 2010, adding six new homeowner plaintiffs in the same four real estate developments. A response to the amended complaint was due
March 29, 2010. Credit Suisse AG believes the amount demanded in the claim is baseless and that the lawsuit is without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously.
Huntsman litigation
Huntsman Corporation (Huntsman) sued CSSU, along with another lender, in Texas state court alleging tortious interference in
connection with the merger agreement between Hexion Specialty Chemicals (Hexion) and Huntsman and a prior merger agreement between Huntsman and Basell that was terminated in favor of the Hexion deal. Huntsman has also asserted causes of
action for fraud, negligent misrepresentation and civil conspiracy. In June 2009, CSSU and the other lender entered into a settlement agreement with Huntsman to end the litigation among the parties. CSSU and the other lender each paid Huntsman USD
$316 million in cash and provided USD $550 million of senior debt financing to a subsidiary of Huntsman, to be repaid over seven years.
Auction Rate Securities
CSSU is responding to a number of customer demands and defending against litigation and FINRA arbitrations relating to the sale of
certain auction rate securities (ARS).
In February 2008, ST Microelectronics (ST) brought a FINRA
arbitration against CSSU concerning the purchase and sale of USD $415 million notional amount of ARS. The brokers of record for ST, who are no longer employed by CSSU, have since been criminally convicted. In February 2009, the FINRA arbitration
panel awarded ST USD $406 million in damages in exchange for CSSU taking possession of the ARS. ST subsequently filed an action in the SDNY to confirm this award, which on March 23, 2010 was granted. CSSU disagrees with the decision and is
evaluating an appeal. Separately, in 2008, ST filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against CSSU and CS Group alleging violations of the federal securities laws and various common law causes of action
relating to this ARS portfolio. The Credit Suisse entities moved to dismiss that action. On March 16, 2010, ST moved to file an amended complaint.
In October 2009, Roche International Ltd. filed an action in the SDNY against CS Group alleging
violations of the federal securities laws and various common law causes of action relating to its ARS portfolio. In January 2010, the parties entered into a settlement agreement, covered by
existing litigation reserves, pursuant to which CSSU agreed to repurchase the remaining ARS in the portfolio.
In September
2008, CSSU, along with many other Wall Street firms, agreed to a settlement in principle with the New York Attorney General and the North American Securities Administrators Association Task Force whereby Credit Suisse agreed to repurchase up to USD
$550 million par value of ARS from individual customers.
ADR litigation
A putative class action was filed on April 21, 2008 in the SDNY against CS Group and certain executives by certain purchasers of
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and shares alleging violations of Sections 10 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. Plaintiffs in this action allege that Credit Suisses stock price was
artificially inflated as a result of allegedly misleading disclosures relating to the companys business and financial results. A second putative class action complaint making similar allegations was filed in May 2008. These actions were
consolidated in an amended complaint against CS Group and certain executives in October 2008. In December 2008, CS Group and defendant executives filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. In October 2009, the SDNY issued a decision dismissing
the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In November 2009, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend their complaint, and CS Group and defendant executives opposed that motion. On February 11, 2010, the SDNY denied in part and
granted in part plaintiffs motion. The SDNY found that the U.S. purchaser plaintiffs could proceed with their proposed amended claims but that the foreign purchaser plaintiffs could not. On March 10, 2010, the U.S. purchaser plaintiffs
filed their second amended complaint.
US economic sanctions matter
In December 2009, Credit Suisse AG announced that it had reached a settlement with the New York County District Attorneys Office,
the U.S. Department of Justice, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of their investigation into U.S. dollar payments during the period
April 2002 to 2007
involving parties that are subject to U.S. economic sanctions. As part of the settlement, Credit Suisse AG entered into deferred prosecution agreements and an agreement with OFAC and agreed to
pay a total of USD $536 million, for which reserves were recorded in 2009. Credit Suisse AG has taken a series of actions designed to prevent practices of this type from occurring in the future, including: (i) the termination of business with
all OFAC-sanctioned parties by 2007, a process largely completed in 2006, including closing our representative office in Tehran; (ii) enhancing our global compliance program, including appointing a global sanctions compliance officer,
establishing competency centers and designating individuals responsible for coordinating and monitoring compliance with sanctions programs and enhancing our global policies, procedures and employee training programs, which will continue to be
regularly reviewed for effectiveness; and (iii) implementing enhanced sanctions filters screening designed to cover incoming and outgoing transactions. CS Group has received a request for information from the SEC regarding activities involving
certain sanctioned countries. CS Group is cooperating with such request.
German data matter
The media has reported that German authorities have initiated an investigation into 1,100 Credit Suisse clients for possible tax
evasion. The information about the clients is reported by the media to have come from a CD-rom acquired by the German authorities. Based on information the German authorities have provided to certain of our clients, we now have reason to believe
Credit Suisse is one of the firms that has been the victim of a data theft or otherwise had certain client information acquired. We are conducting an internal review to determine how this information was obtained. We believe our data security and
other similar controls are effective.
We take this matter very seriously and will deal with the issues in an appropriate
manner reflecting our legal obligations and the interests of our clients, employees and the firm. We intend to cooperate with all relevant governmental authorities in any investigation. Credit Suisse has filed criminal charges against the
individuals who committed the data theft, who are currently unknown. We have no reason to believe the German authorities are investigating Credit Suisse.
The Fund will pay to the Clearing Broker all brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit
brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses
charged in connection with its trading activities, which are referred to collectively as Brokerage Expenses, subject to the Overall Expense Cap. For a more detailed explanation of the Brokerage
Expenses, see page 56. On average, total charges paid to the Clearing Broker are expected to be less than $8.00 per round-turn trade, although the Clearing Brokers brokerage commissions and trading fees will be determined on a
contract-by-contract, or round-turn basis.
A round-turn trade is a completed transaction involving both a purchase
and a liquidating sale, or a sale followed by a covering purchase.
Additional or
replacement Clearing Brokers may be appointed in respect of the Fund in the future.
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FUTURES-LINKED INVESTMENT
COUNTERPARTIES
The Fund may enter into Futures-Linked Investments with counterparties selected by the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner may select
Futures-Linked Investment counterparties giving due consideration to such factors as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, creditworthiness, familiarity with the Index, and price. Under no circumstances will the Fund enter into
Futures-Linked Investments with any counterparty whose credit rating is lower than investment-grade as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (e.g., BBB- and above as determined by Standard & Poors, Baa3
and above as determined by Moodys) at the time the Futures-Linked Investment is entered into. The Fund anticipates that the counterparties to these Futures-Linked Investments are likely to be banks, broker dealers and other financial
institutions. The Fund expects that these Futures-Linked Investments may be on terms that are standard in the market for such Futures-Linked Investments.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
General
The Managing Owner has not established formal procedures to resolve all potential conflicts of interest. Consequently, investors may be
dependent on the good faith of the respective parties subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably. Although the Managing Owner attempts to monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Managing Owner to
ensure that these conflicts do not, in fact, result in adverse consequences to the Fund.
Prospective investors should
be aware that the Managing Owner presently intends to assert that Shareholders have, by subscribing for Shares of a Fund, consented to the following conflicts of interest in the event of any proceeding alleging that such conflicts violated any duty
owed by the Managing Owner to investors.
The Managing Owner
The Managing Owner may have a conflict of interest in allocating its own limited resources among different clients and potential future
business ventures,
to each of which it owes fiduciary duties. Additionally, the professional staff of the Managing Owner also service other affiliates of the Managing Owner and their respective clients. Although
the Managing Owner and its professional staff cannot and will not devote all of its or their respective time or resources to the management of the business and affairs of the Fund, the Managing Owner intends to devote, and to cause its professional
staff to devote, sufficient time and resources to manage properly the business and affairs of the Fund consistent with its or their respective fiduciary duties to the Fund and others.
The Clearing Broker
The Clearing Broker may act from time-to-time as a commodity broker for other accounts with which it is affiliated or in which it or one
of its affiliates has a financial interest. The compensation received by the Clearing Broker from such accounts may be more or less than the compensation received for brokerage services provided to the Fund. In addition, various accounts traded
through the Clearing Broker (and over which their personnel may have discretionary trading authority) may take positions in the futures markets opposite to those of the Fund or may compete with the Fund for the same positions. The Clearing Broker
may have a conflict of interest in its execution of trades for the Fund and for other customers. The Managing Owner will, however, not retain any commodity broker for the Fund which the Managing Owner has reason to believe would knowingly or
deliberately favor any other customer over the Fund with respect to the execution of commodity trades.
The Clearing Broker
will benefit from executing orders for other clients, whereas the Fund may be harmed to the extent that the Clearing Broker has fewer resources to allocate to the Funds accounts due to the existence of such other clients.
Certain officers or employees of the Clearing Broker may be members of United States commodities exchanges and/or serve on the
governing bodies and standing committees of such exchanges, their clearing houses and/or various other industry organizations. In such capacities, these officers or employees may have a fiduciary duty to the exchanges, their clearing houses and/or
such various other industry organizations which could compel such employees to act in the best interests of these entities, perhaps to the detriment of the Fund.
Proprietary Trading/Other Clients
The Managing Owner, its affiliates, and its and their trading principals may trade in the commodity and foreign exchange markets for
their own accounts and for the accounts of their clients, and in doing so may take positions opposite to those held by the Fund or may compete with the Fund for positions in the marketplace. Among other things, the Managing Owners trading
principals may trade in the commodity or foreign exchange markets on behalf of affiliates of the Managing Owner and for the accounts of other clients. Such trading may create conflicts of interest on behalf of one or more such persons in respect of
their obligations to the Fund. Records of proprietary trading and trading on behalf of other clients will not be available for inspection by Shareholders.
Because the Managing Owner, its affiliates, and its and their trading principals and affiliates may trade for their own or other client
accounts at the same time that they are managing the account of the Fund, prospective investors should be aware that as a result of, among other things, a neutral allocation system, testing a new trading system, trading their proprietary
accounts more aggressively or other activities not constituting a breach of fiduciary duty such persons may from time-to-time take positions in proprietary accounts or other client accounts which are opposite, or ahead of, the positions taken
for the Fund.
Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB 3 Month Forward Index Oversight Committee
The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index Oversight Committee reviews and modifies the operation and calculation of the Index
and procedures relating thereto, and reviews proposals by Jefferies or Thomson Reuters to modify the Index. The Committee is comprised of persons, appointed by Jefferies and Thomson Reuters. The Index Oversight Committee has a significant degree of
discretion with regard to the operation and calculation of the Index and may exercise its discretion, as it deems appropriate. The members of the Index Oversight Committee that are appointed by Jefferies may have a conflict of interest in the
performance of their duty to the Index Oversight Committee which could compel such individuals to act in the best interest of Jefferies and Thomson Reuters to the detriment of the Fund.
Transactions By The Managing Owner And Its Affiliates
Involving The Index Commodities
The Managing Owners affiliate Jefferies Financial Products, LLC, or JFP, is the
designer of the construction and methodology for the Index, and JFPs personnel serve on the Index Oversight Committee. The Managing Owner, JFP and their affiliates may from time-to-time engage in long or short transactions involving the Index
Commodities (and/or sub-components thereof) for their proprietary accounts and for accounts under their management, and they also may enter into certain instruments with customers, such as long or short swaps and options, based on the value of the
Index or its components. These activities may involve fees that are the same as, higher than or lower than the fees payable by the Fund to the Managing Owner. There can be no assurance that any of the foregoing will not have an adverse effect on the
performance of the Index and/or the Fund. Notwithstanding the above, the activities of JFP and its affiliates will be subject to the information barriers described above. See Information Barriers Between the Index Oversight Committee and the
Managing Owners Portfolio Management Team on page 54.
In implementing the Funds investment strategy, the
Managing Owner may use certain techniques or methodologies used by the Managing Owners affiliates. The Managing Owners affiliates may change or discontinue operation of their trading techniques and methodologies at any time without
regard for any effect on the Fund.
Transactions By The Index Calculation Agent Involving The
Index Commodities
The Index Calculation Agent and its affiliates may from time-to-time engage in transactions involving
the Index Commodities (and/or sub-components thereof) for their proprietary accounts and for accounts under their management. Such transactions may have a positive or negative effect on the value or level of the Index Commodities (and/or
sub-components thereof) and consequently upon the Index level, and in engaging in such transactions, none of the Index Calculation Agent nor any of their affiliates will be under any obligation to act in the interests of users of the Index and/or
parties exposed to products referencing the Index.
Index Calculation Agent Acting In Other Capacities
The Index Calculation Agent and its affiliates may from time-to-time act in multiple capacities with regard to the
Index or any products referencing the Index. Potential conflicts of interest may exist between the Index Calculation Agent and its affiliates and any users of the Index and/or parties exposed to products referencing the Index.
Issuing Of Other Derivative Instruments In Respect Of The Index Commodities
JFP and its affiliates may issue derivative instruments in respect of the Index or Index Commodities (and/or sub-components thereof) and
the introduction of such products into the marketplace may affect the Index level.
Market-Making For Futures Contracts Linked To The Index Or To The Index Commodities
JFP currently acts as a market maker with respect to the Thomson Reuters Jefferies/CRB Index futures contracts (symbol: CR) that trades
on the ICE Futures U.S. JFP and its affiliates may, in certain cases, act as a market-maker or sponsor for additional futures contracts linked to the Index or to the Index Commodities (or sub-components thereof). By such sponsoring or market-making,
such entity may, to some extent, determine the price of the Index or the Index Commodities (or sub-components thereof), and consequently influence the Index level. The prices quoted by the JFP or its affiliates in its sponsoring or market-making
function will not always correspond to the prices which would have prevailed without such sponsoring or market-making and in a liquid market.
Obtaining Of Non-Public Information With Respect To The Index
The Managing Owner, the Index Calculation Agent and/or its or their respective affiliates may acquire non-public information with
respect to the Index Commodities (or sub-components thereof), and none of them undertakes to disclose any such information to any user of the Index. In addition, one or more of such parties may publish research reports with respect to the Index
Commodities (or sub-components thereof). Such activities could present conflicts of interest and may affect the Index level.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SHARES; THE FUND; CERTAIN MATERIAL
TERMS OF THE DECLARATION OF TRUST
The following summary describes in brief the Shares and certain aspects of the
operation of the Fund and the respective responsibilities of the Trustee and the Managing Owner concerning the Fund and the material terms of the Declaration of Trust. Prospective investors should carefully review the Form of Declaration of Trust
filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part and consult with their own advisers concerning the implications to such prospective subscribers of investing in a Delaware statutory trust. Capitalized terms used
in this section and not otherwise defined shall have such meanings assigned to them under the Declaration of Trust.
Description Of The Shares
The Fund will issue common units of beneficial interest, or Shares, which represent
units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Fund. The Shares will be listed on the NYSE Arca under the symbol RRET.
The Shares may be purchased or redeemed from the Fund on a continuous basis, but only by Authorized Participants and only in blocks of
50,000 Shares, or Baskets. Individual Shares may not be purchased or redeemed from the Fund. Shareholders that are not Authorized Participants may not purchase from the Fund or redeem Shares or Baskets.
The Fund; Principal Office; Location Of Records
The Fund is organized as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. The Fund is managed by the Managing Owner, whose
office is located at One Station Place, Three North, Stamford, CT 06902, telephone: (203) 708-6500.
The books and
records of the Fund will be maintained as follows: all marketing materials will be maintained at the offices of ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203; telephone number (303) 623-2577; Basket creation
and redemption books and records, accounting and certain other financial books and records (including Fund accounting records, ledgers with respect to assets, liabilities, capital, income and
expenses, the register, transfer journals and related details) and trading and related documents received from futures commission merchants are maintained by The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place,
12th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11217, telephone number
(718) 315-4412. All other marketing materials, books and records of the Fund (including minute books and other general corporate records, trading records and related reports and other items received from the Funds Clearing Brokers) are
maintained at the Funds principal office, c/o Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, One Station Place, Three North, Stamford, CT 06902; telephone number (203) 708-6500.
The books and records of the Fund will be located at the foregoing addresses, and available for inspection and copying (upon payment of
reasonable reproduction costs) by Shareholders or their representatives for any purposes reasonably related to a Shareholders interest as a beneficial owner of the Fund during regular business hours as provided in the Declaration of Trust. The
Managing Owner will maintain and preserve the books and records of the Fund for a period of not less than six years.
Although Shares need not carry any voting rights, the Declaration of Trust gives Shareholders voting rights in respect of the business
and affairs of the Fund comparable to those typically extended to limited partners in publicly-offered futures funds.
The Trustee
Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, is the sole Trustee of the Fund. The Trustees principal offices are
located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001. The Trustee is unaffiliated with the Managing Owner. The Trustees duties and liabilities with respect to the offering of the Shares and the management
of the Fund will be limited to its express obligations under the Declaration of Trust.
The rights and duties of the Trustee, the Managing Owner and the Shareholders are
governed by the provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and by the Declaration of Trust.
The Trustee will serve in a
passive role as the sole trustee of the Fund in the State of Delaware. The Trustee will accept service of legal process on the Fund in the State of Delaware and will make certain filings under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the Trustee does not owe any other duties to the Fund, the Managing Owner or the Shareholders. The Trustee is permitted to resign upon at least sixty (60) days notice to the Fund, provided, that any such
resignation will not be effective until a successor Trustee is appointed by the Managing Owner. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustee is compensated by the Fund, as appropriate, and is indemnified by the Fund, as appropriate, against
any expenses it incurs relating to or arising out of the formation, operation or termination of the Fund, as appropriate, or the performance of its duties pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, except to the extent that such expenses result from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee. The Managing Owner has the discretion to replace the Trustee.
Only
the Managing Owner has signed the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, and only the assets of the Fund and the Managing Owner are subject to issuer liability under the federal securities laws for the information contained in
this Prospectus and under federal securities laws with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares. Under such laws, neither the Trustee, either in its capacity as Trustee or in its individual capacity, nor any director, officer or controlling
person of the Trustee is, or has any liability as, the issuer or a director, officer or controlling person of the issuer of the Shares. The Trustees liability in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares is limited solely to the
express obligations of the Trustee set forth in the Declaration of Trust.
Under the Declaration of Trust, the Managing
Owner has exclusive management, authority and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance of the Managing Owner, nor will the Trustee have any liability for the
acts or omissions of the Managing Owner. The Shareholders have no voice in the day to day management of the business and operations of the Fund, other than certain limited voting rights as set forth in the Declaration of Trust. In the course of its
management of the business and
affairs of the Fund, the Managing Owner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, appoint an affiliate or affiliates of the Managing Owner as additional managing owners (except where the Managing
Owner has been notified by the Shareholders that it is to be replaced as the managing owner) and retain such persons, including affiliates of the Managing Owner, as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the Fund, as appropriate.
Because the Trustee has no management authority with respect to the Fund it is not registered in any capacity with the
CFTC.
The existence of a trustee should not be taken as an indication of any additional level of management or
supervision over the Fund. The Trustees only duties are to satisfy the requirements of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act that a Delaware statutory trust have at least one trustee with its principle place of business in Delaware. The Declaration
of Trust provides that the management authority with respect to the Fund is vested directly in the Managing Owner.
The Managing Owner
Background
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company will serve as Managing Owner of the Fund. The
Managing Owner was formed on December 2, 2009. The Managing Owner will serve as the commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of the Fund. The Managing Owner has been registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading
advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the CFTC, and has been a member of the NFA since December 22, 2009. Its principal place of business is One Station Place, Three North, Stamford, CT 06902, telephone number
(203) 708-6500.
In its capacity as a commodity pool operator, the Managing Owner is an organization which
operates or solicits funds for commodity pools; that is, an enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures contracts. In its capacity as a commodity trading advisor, the Managing Owner is
an organization which, for compensation or profit, advises others as to the value of or the advisability of buying or selling futures contracts.
The Managing Owner was formed to be the managing owner of investment vehicles such as the
Fund and has no history of past performance. The Managing Owner and its trading principals have not managed any other commodity pool of this type, and therefore there is no indication of their
ability to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund. If the experience of the Managing Owner and its trading principals is not adequate or suitable to manage investment vehicles such as the Fund, the operations of the Fund may be adversely
affected.
Principals and Key Employees
The following principals serve in the below capacities on behalf of the Managing Owner:
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Adam C. De Chiara |
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Co-President |
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Bradford L. Klein |
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Co-President |
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Peregrine C. Broadbent |
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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Andrew R. Kaplan |
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Executive Vice President & General Counsel |
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Satyanarayan (Satch) R. Chada |
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Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Solutions |
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Patricia Schoor Rube |
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Managing Director, Associate General Counsel |
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Robert B. Hyman |
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Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager |
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Michael S. Sheehy |
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Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer |
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Todd Streichler |
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Managing Director, Finance |
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Michael S. Kaplan |
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Managing Director, Operations |
Each of the principals listed in the above table is a trading principal of the Managing Owner, except for Satyanarayan
(Satch) R. Chada, Andrew Kaplan and Patricia S. Rube, each of whom is a non-trading principal of the Managing Owner.
Jefferies Group, Inc. is also a principal of the Managing Owner.
The Managing Owner is managed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is comprised of Adam C. De Chiara, Bradford L. Klein and
Peregrine C. Broadbent.
Adam C. De Chiara joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as Co-President
with responsibility for overseeing the management of the Managing Owner. Mr. De Chiara has been a principal and
associated person of the Managing Owner since December 11, 2009 and December 22, 2009, respectively. Since November 2003, Mr. De Chiara has served as Co-President of two affiliates
of the Managing Owner: Jefferies Asset Management, LLC, or JAM, an investment adviser registered with the SEC, a commodity trading adviser registered with the CFTC and member of the NFA; and Jefferies Financial Products, LLC, or JFP. Mr. De
Chiara has been a principal and associated person of JAM since November 26, 2007 and April 8, 2008, respectively. JFP conducts proprietary commodity futures trading, and engages in OTC commodity swap, option and OTC foreign exchange
transactions with institutional counterparties and hedges those swaps and OTC foreign exchange transactions by trading in the OTC and futures markets. Since April 2008, Mr. De Chiara has served as portfolio manager for JAMs Commodity
Division. At JFP, Mr. De Chiara engages in activities such as senior level product development, marketing and other strategic initiatives; he generally does not play an active role in JFPs trading activities. Mr. De Chiara has been
an associated person of Jefferies & Company, Inc. since October 13, 2003. Mr. De Chiara also serves on the Executive Committee, an advisory committee to senior management of Jefferies Group, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. De
Chiara received his A.B. in History and Economics from Harvard University in 1987 where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received his J.D. (with honors) from Harvard Law School in 1990.
Bradford L. Klein joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as Co-President with responsibility for overseeing
management of the Managing Owner. Mr. Klein has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 11, 2009. Mr. Klein also serves on the Executive Committee, an advisory committee to senior management of Jefferies Group, Inc. and
its affiliates. Since November 2003, Mr. Klein has served as Co-President of JAM and JFP with responsibility for overseeing their management. Mr. Klein has been a principal of JAM since April 8, 2008. Mr. Klein graduated with
honors from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1984 with a Bachelors Degree in finance.
Peregrine C.
Broadbent joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for finance and accounting. Mr. Broadbent has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 22, 2009. Since November
2007, Mr. Broadbent has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Jefferies & Co., Inc., a registered broker-dealer, and Jefferies Group, Inc., a global
financial services firm with responsibility for finance and accounting. Mr. Broadbent has been a principal of JAM since April 13, 2009 and a principal of Jefferies & Company, Inc. since April 4, 2008. Prior to joining
Jefferies, Mr. Broadbent was employed by the financial services firm Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., or Morgan Stanley, for 16 years from 1991 to 2007, including serving as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Controllers (Fixed
Income, Equity and Investment Banking) of Morgan Stanley since November 2003 and was Morgan Stanleys Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Infrastructure (Operations and Controllers) from March 2002 through November 2003, with responsibility
for operations and accounting. Mr. Broadbent is a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom and received his BSc from University of Exeter, England in 1986.
Andrew R. Kaplan joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel and
provides legal and regulatory advice. Mr. Kaplan has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 11, 2009. Since March 2004, Mr. Kaplan has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of JAM and JFP with
responsibility for providing legal and regulatory advice. Mr. Kaplan has been a principal of JAM since March 12, 2008. Mr. Kaplan received his B.A. from Tufts University in 1980 and his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1983.
Satyanarayan (Satch) R. Chada joined the Managing Owner in 2010 and serves as Managing Director
with responsibility for supervising the portfolio management team and new product development. Mr. Chada has been a principal of the Managing Owner since April 14, 2010. Since February 2009, Mr. Chada has been Managing Director and
Global Head of Investor Solutions for Jefferies Asset Management, LLC with responsibility for new product development. Prior to joining Jefferies, Mr. Chada began his career at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., a global
financial services firm, from July 1997 to February 2009, as an equity derivatives trader responsible for trading Japanese index and index-linked products, and then as managing director responsible for Structured Products Origination business
globally for Merrill Lynchs wealth management business. Mr. Chada received his B.S. in computer science in 1989 from the University of Michigan, an M.S. in computer science in 1991 from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. in 1997 from
the University of Chicago.
Patricia Schoor Rube joined the Managing Owner in 2010, and serves as
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel with responsibility for providing legal and regulatory advice. Ms. Rube has been principal of the Managing Owner since April 14, 2010. Since September 2003, Ms. Rube has been Associate
General Counsel for Jefferies & Company, Inc., with responsibility for providing legal and regulatory advice and she currently serves as Managing Director and Associate General Counsel for Jefferies Asset Management, LLC, Jefferies
Financial Products, LLC and Jefferies & Company, Inc. Ms. Rube received her A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1988 (summa cum laude) where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and she received her J.D. (with honors) from
Harvard Law School in 1992.
Robert B. Hyman is a Senior Vice President for the Managing Owner and the
Portfolio Manager to the Fund. Mr. Hyman has been a principal of the Managing Owner since June 1, 2010. From August 2009 to May 2010, Mr. Hyman was a proprietary trader at The Gelber Group, focusing on commodity futures, spreads and
foreign exchange trading. From April 2007 to February 2009, Mr. Hyman was a proprietary trader for First New York Securities, LLC, where he traded commodity futures, time spreads, exchange of futures for physicals, and commodity related
equities. From January 2004 to April 2006, Mr. Hyman was a portfolio manager for the Jefferies Asset Management, LLC Real Asset Division, where he traded commodity futures, options, indices, foreign exchange, ETFs, and commodity related
equities. From April 2006 to April 2007, and again February 2009 to August 2009 Mr. Hyman was self-employed, trading commodity futures for his own account.
Michael S. Sheehy joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as Chief Compliance Officer with responsibility for
overseeing the compliance program. Mr. Sheehy has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 11, 2009. Since July 2007, Mr. Sheehy has served as Chief Compliance Officer of JAM and JFP with responsibility for overseeing
their compliance programs. Mr. Sheehy has been a principal of JAM since March 31, 2008. Prior to joining JAM and JFP, Mr. Sheehy was an associate at the law firm of Cobb & Associates LLC (formerly Cobb & Eisenberg
LLC) from February 2006 to July 2007, where he counseled investment advisers, broker dealers and private investment funds on compliance, securities, tax and other legal and regulatory issues.
From September 2003 through February 2006, Mr. Sheehy was an associate in the business practice group at the law firm of Wiggin and Dana LLP, where he provided advice relating to mergers and
acquisitions, securities offerings and general corporate matters. Mr. Sheehy received an A.B. in History from Brown University in 1998, and a J.D. (with honors) from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2002 where he was a member of
the Connecticut Law Review.
Todd Streichler joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as Director of
Finance with responsibility for financial and accounting services. Mr. Streichler has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 11, 2009. Since January 2004, Mr. Streichler has served as Director of Finance of JAM and JFP
with responsibility for financial and accounting services. Mr. Streichler has been a principal of JAM since March 11, 2008. Mr. Streichler received his undergraduate degree from the University of Buffalo in 1988 and received an MBA
from St. Johns University in 1991.
Michael S. Kaplan joined the Managing Owner in 2009 and serves as
Director of Operations with responsibility for overseeing operational infrastructure. Mr. Kaplan has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 11, 2009. Since January 2004, Mr. Kaplan has served as Director of Operations
of JAM and JFP with responsibility for overseeing operational infrastructure. Mr. Kaplan has been a principal of JAM since March 27, 2008. Mr. Kaplan graduated with honors from Lehigh University in 1978 with a Bachelors Degree in
Management.
Jefferies Group, Inc., which controls numerous operating companies, including the Managing Owner,
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and various other U.S. and foreign regulated financial institutions, has been a principal of the Managing Owner since December 15, 2009.
Fiduciary and Regulatory Duties of the Managing Owner
An investor should be aware that the Managing Owner has a fiduciary responsibility to the Shareholders to exercise good
faith and fairness in all dealings affecting the Fund.
As managing owner of the Fund, the Managing Owner effectively is
subject to the duties and restrictions imposed on fiduciaries under both statutory and common law. The Managing Owner has a fiduciary responsibility to the Shareholders to exercise good faith, fairness and loyalty in all dealings
affecting the Fund, consistent with the terms of the Declaration of Trust. A form of the Declaration of Trust is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part. The general fiduciary duties which would otherwise
be imposed on the Managing Owner (which would make the operation of the Fund as described herein impracticable due to the strict prohibition imposed by such duties on, for example, conflicts of interest on behalf of a fiduciary in its dealings with
its beneficiaries), are defined and limited in scope by the disclosure of the business terms of the Fund, as set forth herein and in the Declaration of Trust (to which terms all Shareholders, by purchasing the Shares, are deemed to consent).
The Declaration of Trust provides that the Managing Owner and its affiliates shall have no liability to the Fund or to any
Shareholder for any loss suffered by the Fund arising out of any action or inaction of the Managing Owner or its affiliates or their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, managers or employees (the Managing Owner
Related Parties) if the Managing Owner Related Parties, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Fund and such course of conduct did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct by the
Managing Owner Related Parties. The Fund has agreed to indemnify the Managing Owner Related Parties against claims, losses or liabilities based on their conduct relating to the Fund, provided that the conduct resulting in the claims, losses or
liabilities for which indemnity is sought did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct and was done in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Fund, as applicable.
Under Delaware law, a beneficial owner of a statutory trust (such as a Shareholder of the Fund) may, under certain circumstances,
institute legal action on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated
beneficial owners (a class action) to recover damages from a managing owner of such statutory trust for violations of fiduciary duties, or on behalf of a statutory trust (a
derivative action) to recover damages from a third party where a managing owner has failed or refused to institute proceedings to recover such damages. In addition, beneficial owners may have the right, subject to certain legal
requirements, to bring class actions in federal court to enforce their rights under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. Beneficial owners who have
suffered losses in connection with the purchase or sale of their beneficial interests may be able to recover such losses from a managing owner where the losses result from a violation by the managing owner of the anti-fraud provisions of the federal
securities laws.
Under certain circumstances, Shareholders also have the right to institute a reparations proceeding before
the CFTC against the Managing Owner (a registered commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor), the Clearing Broker (registered futures commission merchant), as well as those of their respective employees who are required to be registered
under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Private rights of action are conferred by the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended. Investors in futures and in commodity pools may, therefore, invoke
the protections provided thereunder.
There are substantial and inherent conflicts of interest in the structure of the
Fund which are, on their face, inconsistent with the Managing Owners fiduciary duties. One of the purposes underlying the disclosures set forth in this Prospectus is to disclose to all prospective Shareholders these conflicts of interest so
that the Managing Owner may have the opportunity to obtain investors informed consent to such conflicts. Prospective investors who are not willing to consent to the various conflicts of interest described under Conflicts of
Interest and elsewhere should not invest in the Fund. The Managing Owner currently intends to raise such disclosure and consent as a defense in any proceeding brought seeking relief based on the existence of such conflicts of interest.
The foregoing summary describing in general terms the remedies available to Shareholders under federal and Delaware law is
based on statutes, rules and decisions as of the date of this Prospectus. This is a rapidly developing and changing area of the law. Therefore, Shareholders who believe that they may have a legal cause of action against any of the
foregoing parties should consult their own counsel as to their evaluation of the status of the applicable law at such time.
Ownership or Beneficial Interest in the Fund
The Managing Owner has made and expects to maintain an aggregate investment of
$[ ] in the Fund. No principal has an ownership or beneficial interest in the Fund.
Management; Voting by Shareholders
The Shareholders of the Fund take no part in the management or control, and have no voice in the operations or the business of the Fund.
Shareholders, may, however, remove and replace the Managing Owner as the managing owner of the Fund, and may amend the Declaration of Trust of the Fund, except in certain limited respects, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding
Shares then owned by Shareholders (as opposed to by the Managing Owner and its affiliates). The owners of a majority of the outstanding Shares then owned by Shareholders may also compel dissolution of the Fund. The owners of 10% of the outstanding
Shares then owned by Shareholders have the right to bring a matter before a vote of the Shareholders. The Managing Owner has no power under the Declaration of Trust to restrict any of the Shareholders voting rights. Any Shares purchased by the
Managing Owner or its affiliates, as well as the Managing Owners general units in the Fund, are non-voting.
The
Managing Owner has the right unilaterally to amend the Declaration of Trust provided that any such amendment is for the benefit of and not adverse to the Shareholders or the Trustee and also in certain unusual circumstances for example, if
doing so is necessary to comply with certain regulatory requirements or in response to regulatory changes (including, but not limited to, proposals by regulatory bodies, self-regulatory organizations, legislative bodies or any other applicable
lawmaking, rulemaking or similar body), such as, but not limited to, adverse changes in speculative positions limits applicable to the futures contracts underlying the Funds Index Commodities.
Recognition of the Fund in Certain States
A number of states do not have statutory trust statutes such as that under which the Fund has been formed in the State of
Delaware. It is possible,
although unlikely, that a court in such a state could hold that, due to the absence of any statutory provision to the contrary in such jurisdiction, the Shareholders, although entitled under
Delaware law to the same limitation on personal liability as stockholders in a private corporation for profit organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, are not so entitled in such state. To protect Shareholders against any loss of limited
liability, the Declaration of Trust provides that no written obligation may be undertaken by the Fund unless such obligation is explicitly limited so as not to be enforceable against any Shareholder personally. Furthermore, the Fund indemnifies all
its Shareholders against any liability that such Shareholders might incur in addition to that of a beneficial owner.
Possible Repayment of Distributions Received by Shareholders; Indemnification by Shareholders
The Shares are
limited liability investments; investors may not lose more than the amount that they invest plus any profits recognized on their investment. However, Shareholders could be required, as a matter of bankruptcy law, to return to the estate of the Fund
any distribution they received at a time when the Fund was in fact insolvent or in violation of the Declaration of Trust. In addition, although the Managing Owner is not aware of this provision ever having been invoked in the case of any public
futures fund, Shareholders of the Fund agree in the Declaration of Trust that they will indemnify the Fund for any harm suffered by it as a result of
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Shareholders actions unrelated to the business of the Fund, or |
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taxes imposed on the Shares by any state, local or foreign taxing authority in which such shareholders reside. |
The foregoing repayment of distributions and indemnity provisions (other than the provision for Shareholders indemnifying the Fund for
taxes imposed upon it by a state, local or foreign taxing authority, which is included only as a formality due to the fact that many states do not have statutory trust statutes so that the tax status of the Fund in such states might, theoretically,
be challenged although the Managing Owner is unaware of any instance in which this has actually occurred) are commonplace in statutory trusts and limited partnerships.
Shares Freely Transferable
The Shares will trade on the NYSE Arca and provide investors with direct access to the Fund. The Fund trades with a view of tracking the
Index over time, less expenses. The Funds Shares may be bought and sold on the NYSE Arca like any other exchange listed security.
Book-Entry Form
Individual certificates will not be issued for the Shares. Instead, a global certificate will be deposited by the Managing Owner with
DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. The global certificate evidences all of the Shares outstanding at any time. Under the Funds Declaration of Trust, Shareholders are limited to (1) participants in
DTC such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies, or DTC Participants, (2) those who maintain, either directly or indirectly, a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, or Indirect Participants, and (3) those banks, brokers,
dealers, trust companies and others who hold interests in the Shares through DTC Participants or Indirect Participants. The Shares are only transferable through the book-entry system of DTC. Shareholders who are not DTC Participants may transfer
their Shares through DTC by instructing the DTC Participant holding their Shares (or by instructing the Indirect Participant or other entity through which their Shares are held) to transfer the Shares. Transfers are made in accordance with standard
securities industry practice.
Reports to Shareholders
The Managing Owner will furnish you with an annual report of the Fund within 90 calendar days after the end of the Funds fiscal
year as required by the rules and regulations of the CFTC, including, but not limited to, an annual audited financial statement certified by independent registered public accountants and any other reports required by any other governmental authority
that has jurisdiction over the activities of the Fund.
You also will be provided with appropriate information to permit you
to file your U.S. federal and state income tax returns (on a timely basis) with respect to your Shares. Monthly account statements conforming to CFTC and NFA requirements will be posted on the Managing Owners website at
http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis. The Fund will file periodic, quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. Investors can read and copy these reports at the SEC
public reference facilities in Washington D.C. The filings will also be posted at the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Additional reports may be posted on the Managing Owners website in
the discretion of the Managing Owner or as required by regulatory authorities.
Net Asset
Value
Net asset value means the total assets of the Fund including, but not limited to, all cash and cash
equivalents or other debt securities less total liabilities of the Fund, each determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles. In particular, net asset value includes any unrealized profit or loss on open futures contracts,
Futures-Linked Investments (if any) and any other credit or debit accruing to the Fund but unpaid or not received by the Fund. All open futures contracts traded on a United States exchange are calculated at their then current market value, which are
based upon the settlement price for that particular futures contract traded on the applicable United States exchange on the date with respect to which net asset value is being determined; provided, that if a futures contract traded on a United
States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could have
been liquidated will be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. The current market value of all open futures contracts traded on a non-United States exchange, to the extent applicable, are based upon the settlement
price for that particular futures contract traded on the applicable non-United States exchange on the date with respect to which net asset value is being determined; provided further, that if a futures contract traded on a non-United States
exchange, to the extent applicable, could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits (if applicable) or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the most recent day
on which the position could have been liquidated will be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. The Managing Owner may in its discretion (and under extraordinary circumstances, including, but not limited to,
periods during which a settlement price of a futures contract is not available due to exchange limit orders or force majeure type events such as systems failure, natural or man made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or
labor disruption or any similar intervening circumstance) value any asset of the Fund pursuant to such other principles as the Managing Owner deems
fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards. Interest earned on the Funds foreign exchange futures brokerage account will be accrued at least
monthly. The amount of any distribution will be a liability of the Fund from the day when the distribution is declared until it is paid.
In calculating the net asset value of the Fund, the settlement value of a Futures-Linked Investment is determined by either applying
the then-current disseminated value for the futures contracts underlying Index Commodities or the terms as provided under the applicable Futures-Linked Investment. However, in the event that the futures contracts underlying Index Commodities are not
trading due to the operation of daily limits or otherwise, the Managing Owner may in its sole discretion choose to fair value the Funds Futures-Linked Investment in order to calculate the Funds net asset value.
Net asset value per Share is the net asset value of the Fund divided by the number of its outstanding Shares.
Termination Events
The Fund will dissolve at any time upon the happening of any of the following events:
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The filing of a certificate of dissolution or revocation of the Managing Owners charter (and the expiration of 90 days after the date of notice
to the Managing Owner of revocation without a reinstatement of its charter) or upon the withdrawal, removal, adjudication or admission of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Managing Owner, or an event of withdrawal unless (i) at the time there is
at least one remaining managing owner and that remaining managing owner carries on the business of the Fund or (ii) within 90 days of such event of withdrawal all the remaining Shareholders agree in writing to continue the business of the Fund
and to select, effective as of the date of such event, one or more successor managing owners. If the Fund is terminated as the result of an event of withdrawal and a failure of all remaining Shareholders to continue the business of the Fund and to
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Shares representing at least a majority (over 50%) of the net asset value of the Fund (not including Shares held by the Managing Owner and its affiliates) may elect to continue the business of
the Fund by forming a new statutory trust, or reconstituted trust, on the same terms and provisions as set forth in the Declaration of Trust. Any such election must also provide for the election of a managing owner to the reconstituted trust. If
such an election is made, all Shareholders of the Fund shall be bound thereby and continue as Shareholders of the reconstituted trust. |
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The occurrence of any event which would make unlawful the continued existence of the Fund. |
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In the event of the suspension, revocation or termination of the Managing Owners registration as a commodity pool operator, or membership as a
commodity pool operator with the NFA (if, in either case, such registration is required at such time) unless at the time there is at least one remaining managing owner whose registration or membership has not been suspended, revoked or terminated.
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The Fund becomes insolvent or bankrupt. |
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The Shareholders holding Shares representing at least a majority (over 50%) of the net asset value (which excludes the Shares of the Managing Owner)
vote to dissolve the Fund, notice of which is sent to the Managing Owner not less than ninety (90) Business Days prior to the effective date of termination. |
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The determination of the Managing Owner that the aggregate net assets of the Fund in relation to the operating expenses of the Fund make it
unreasonable or imprudent to continue the business of the Fund, or, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the determination by the Managing Owner to dissolve the Fund because the aggregate net asset value of the Fund as of the close of
business on any business day declines below $10 million. |
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The Fund is required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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DTC is unable or unwilling to continue to perform its functions, and a comparable replacement is unavailable. |
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Fund will make distributions at the discretion of the Managing Owner. To the extent that the Funds actual and projected
interest income from its holdings of 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities exceeds the actual and projected fees and expenses of the Fund, the Managing Owner expects periodically to make
distributions of the amount of such excess. The Fund currently does not expect to make distributions with respect to capital gains. Depending on the Funds performance for the taxable year and your own tax situation for such year, your income
tax liability for the taxable year for your allocable share of the Funds net ordinary income or loss and capital gain or loss may exceed any distributions you receive with respect to such year.
THE ADMINISTRATOR
The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund, has appointed The Bank of New York Mellon as the administrator, or Administrator, of the
Fund and has entered into an Administration Agreement in connection therewith. The Bank of New York Mellon will serve as custodian, or Custodian, of the Fund and has entered into a Global Custody Agreement, or Custody Agreement, in connection
therewith. The Bank of New York Mellon will serve as the transfer agent, or Transfer Agent, of the Fund and has entered into a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement in connection therewith.
The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York with trust
powers, has an office at 2 Hanson Place, 12th Floor,
Brooklyn, New York 11217. The Bank of New York Mellon is subject to supervision by the New York State Banking Department and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Information regarding the net asset value of the Fund, creation and
redemption transaction fees and the current list of names of the
parties that have executed a Participant Agreement may be obtained from The Bank of New York Mellon by calling the following number: (718) 315-4412. A list of the names of the parties that have
executed a Participant Agreement as of the date of this Prospectus may be found in the Plan of Distribution Section. A copy of the Administration Agreement is available for inspection at The Bank of New York Mellons trust office
identified above.
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator will perform or supervise the performance of
services necessary for the operation and administration of the Fund (other than making investment decisions), including receiving and processing orders from Authorized Participants to create and redeem Baskets, net asset value calculations,
accounting and other fund administrative services.
The Administrator will retain certain financial
books and records, including: Basket creation and redemption books and records, fund accounting records, ledgers with respect to assets, liabilities, capital, income and expenses, the register, transfer journals and related details and trading and
related documents received from futures commission merchants, c/o The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place, 12th
Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11217, telephone number (718) 315-4412.
A summary of the material terms of the Administration Agreement is disclosed in the Material Contracts section.
The Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying, the Administrator up
to 0.04% of the daily net asset value per annum of the Fund for administration fees, monthly in arrears , subject to the Overall Expense Cap.
The Administrator and any of its affiliates may from time-to-time purchase or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their
customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
The Administrator and any successor
administrator must be a participant in DTC or such other securities depository as shall then be acting.
The
Administrator also will receive a transaction processing fee in connection with orders from Authorized Participants to create or redeem Baskets in the amount of $[500] per order. These transaction processing fees are paid by the Authorized
Participants and not by the Fund.
The Fund is expected to retain the services of one or more additional service
providers to assist with certain tax reporting requirements of the Fund and its Shareholders.
THE DISTRIBUTOR
The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund, has appointed ALPS Distributors, Inc., or ALPS Distributors, to assist the Managing Owner
and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing, which include the following: consultation with the marketing staff of the Managing Owner and its affiliates with respect to FINRA compliance in
connection with marketing efforts; review and filing of marketing materials with FINRA; and consultation with the Managing Owner and its affiliates in connection with marketing and sales strategies. Investors may contact ALPS Distributors toll free
in the U.S. at (877) 369 4617.
ALPS Distributors will retain all marketing materials for the Fund, at the offices of
ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203; telephone number (303) 623 2577.
The Fund
will pay ALPS Distributors for performing its duties on behalf of the Fund and may pay ALPS Distributors additional compensation in consideration of the performance by ALPS Distributors of additional marketing, distribution and ongoing support
services to the Fund. Such additional services may include, among other services, the development and implementation of a marketing plan and the utilization of ALPS Distributors resources, which include an extensive broker database and a
network of internal and external wholesalers. ALPS Distributors is affiliated with ALPS Fund Services, Inc., a Denver based outsourcing solution for administration, compliance, fund accounting, legal, marketing, tax administration, transfer agency
and shareholder services for open-end, closed-end, hedge and exchange-traded funds. ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and its affiliates provide fund administration services to funds with assets in excess of $40 billion. ALPS Distributors, Inc. provides
distribution services to funds with assets of more than $220 billion.
THE SECURITIES DEPOSITORY;
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM; GLOBAL
SECURITY
DTC acts as securities depository for the Shares. DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New
York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a clearing corporation within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a clearing agency registered pursuant to the provisions of section 17A of the Exchange Act.
DTC was created to hold securities of DTC Participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in such securities among the DTC Participants through electronic book-entry changes. This eliminates the need for physical movement
of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. Access to the DTC system is
also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly. DTC has agreed to administer its book-entry system in
accordance with its rules and by laws and the requirements of law.
Individual certificates will not be issued for the
Shares. Instead, a global certificate is signed by the Trustee and the Managing Owner on behalf of the Fund, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC, and deposited with the Trustee on behalf of DTC. The global certificate
evidences all of the Shares outstanding at any time. The representations, undertakings and agreements made on the part of the Fund in the global certificate is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Fund and not the Trustee or the
Managing Owner individually.
Upon the settlement date of any creation, transfer or redemption of Shares, DTC credits
or debits, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the amount of the Shares so created, transferred or redeemed to the accounts of the appropriate DTC Participants. The Managing Owner and the Authorized Participants designate the
accounts to be credited and charged in the case of creation or redemption of Shares.
Beneficial ownership of the Shares is
limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Owners of beneficial interests in
the Shares is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants), the records of DTC Participants (with respect to
Indirect Participants), and the records of Indirect Participants (with respect to Shareholders that are not DTC Participants or Indirect Participants). Shareholders are expected to receive from or through the DTC Participant maintaining the account
through which the Shareholder has purchased their Shares a written confirmation relating to such purchase.
Shareholders
that are not DTC Participants may transfer the Shares through DTC by instructing the DTC Participant or Indirect Participant through which the Shareholders hold their Shares to transfer the Shares. Shareholders that are DTC Participants may transfer
the Shares by instructing DTC in accordance with the rules of DTC. Transfers are made in accordance with standard securities industry practice.
DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to Baskets and/or the Shares by giving notice to the Managing Owner.
Under such circumstances, the Managing Owner will either find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if a replacement is unavailable, terminate the Fund.
The rights of the Shareholders generally must be exercised by DTC Participants acting on their behalf in accordance with the rules and
procedures of DTC. Because the Shares can only be held in book-entry form through DTC and DTC Participants, investors must rely on DTC, DTC Participants and any other financial intermediary through which they hold the Shares to receive the benefits
and exercise the rights described in this section. Investors should consult with their broker or financial institution to find out about procedures and requirements for securities held in book-entry form through DTC.
SHARE SPLITS
If the Managing Owner believes that the per Share price of the Fund in the secondary market has fallen outside a desirable trading
price range, the Managing Owner may declare a split or reverse split in the number of Shares outstanding and to make a corresponding change in the number of Shares constituting a Basket.
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Brokerage Agreement
The Clearing Broker and the Fund have entered into a brokerage agreement or a Brokerage Agreement. As a result the Clearing Broker:
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acts as custodian of the Funds assets; and |
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performs such other services for the Fund as the Managing Owner may from time-to-time request. |
As clearing broker for the Fund, the Clearing Broker receives orders for trades from the Managing Owner.
Confirmations of all executed trades are given to the Fund by the Clearing Broker. The Brokerage Agreement incorporates the Clearing
Brokers standard customer agreements and related documents, which generally include provisions that:
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all funds, futures and open or cash positions carried for the Fund will be held as security for the Funds obligations to the Clearing
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the margins required to initiate or maintain open positions will be as from time-to-time established by the Clearing Broker and may exceed
exchange minimum levels; and |
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the Clearing Broker may close out positions, purchase futures or cancel orders at any time it deems necessary for its protection, without the
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As custodian of the Funds assets, the Clearing Broker is responsible, among
other things, for providing periodic accountings of all dealings and actions taken by the Fund during the reporting period, together with an accounting of all securities, cash or other indebtedness or obligations held by it or its nominees for or on
behalf of the Fund.
Administrative functions provided by the Clearing Broker to the Fund include, but are not limited to,
preparing and transmitting daily confirmations of transactions and monthly statements of account, calculating equity balances and margin requirements.
As long as the Brokerage Agreement between the Clearing Broker and the Fund, is in
effect, the Clearing Broker will not charge the Fund a fee for any of the services it has agreed to perform, except for the agreed upon brokerage fee.
The Brokerage Agreement is not exclusive and runs for successive one year terms to be renewed automatically each year unless
terminated. The Brokerage Agreement is terminable by the Fund, or the Clearing Broker without penalty upon thirty (30) days prior written notice (unless where certain events of default occur or there is a material adverse change to the
Funds financial position, in which case only prior written notice is required to terminate the Brokerage Agreement).
The Brokerage Agreement provides that neither the Clearing Broker nor any of its managing directors, officers, employees or affiliates
will be liable for any costs, losses, penalties, fines, taxes and damages sustained or incurred by the Fund other than as a result of the Clearing Brokers gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct or breach of such agreement.
Administration and Accounting Agreement
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement between the Fund and the Administrator, the Administrator will perform or supervise the
performance of services necessary for the operation and administration of the Fund (other than making investment decisions), including receiving and processing orders from Authorized Participants to create and redeem Baskets, net asset value
calculations, accounting and other fund administrative services.
The Administration Agreement will continue in effect from
the commencement of trading operations unless terminated on at least 90 days prior written notice by either party to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may terminate the Administration Agreement with the Fund
upon 30 days prior written notice if the Fund has materially failed to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement or upon the termination of the Global Custody Agreement.
The Administrator is both exculpated and indemnified under the Administration Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in the Administration Agreement, the Administrator will
not be liable for any costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims (including attorneys and accountants fees) incurred by the Fund, except those costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims arising out of the Administrators
own gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event will the Administrator be liable to the Fund or any third party for special, indirect or consequential damages, or lost profits or loss of business, arising under or in connection with the
Administration Agreement, even if previously informed of the possibility of such damages and regardless of the form of action. The Administrator will not be liable for any loss, damage or expense, including counsel fees and other costs and expenses
of a defense against any claim or liability, resulting from, arising out of, or in connection with its performance under the Administration Agreement, including its actions or omissions, the incompleteness or inaccuracy of any Proper Instructions
(as defined therein), or for delays caused by circumstances beyond the Administrators control, unless such loss, damage or expense arises out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator.
Subject to limitations, the Fund will indemnify and hold harmless the Administrator from and against any and all costs, expenses,
damages, liabilities and claims (including claims asserted by the Fund), and reasonable attorneys and accountants fees relating thereto, which are sustained or incurred or which may be asserted against the Administrator by reason of or
as a result of any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in good faith under the Administration Agreement or in reliance upon (i) any law, act, regulation or interpretation of the same even though the same may thereafter have
been altered, changed, amended or repealed, (ii) the registration statement or Prospectus, (iii) any instructions of an officer or the Managing Owner, or (iv) any opinion of legal counsel for the Fund or the Administrator, or arising
out of transactions or other activities of the Fund which occurred prior to the commencement of the Administration Agreement; provided, that the Fund will not indemnify the Administrator for costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims for which
the Administrator is liable under the preceding paragraph. This indemnity will be a continuing obligation of the Fund and its respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of the Administration Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Fund will indemnify the Administrator against and save the Administrator harmless from any loss, damage or expense, including counsel fees and other costs and expenses of a defense against any
claim or liability, arising from any one or more of the following: (i) errors in records or instructions, explanations, information, specifications or documentation of any kind, as the case
may be, supplied to the Administrator by any third party described above or by or on behalf of the Fund; (ii) action or inaction taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator pursuant to any Certificate, Instructions or Oral Instructions of
the Fund or otherwise without negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in good faith after consultation with the Fund in accordance with the advice or opinion of counsel for the Fund
or its own counsel; (iv) any improper use by the Fund or its respective agents, distributor or investment advisor of any valuations or computations supplied by the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement; (v) the method of
valuation and the method of computing net asset value; or (vi) any valuations of securities or net asset value provided by the Fund.
Actions taken or omitted in reliance on oral or written, or upon any information, order, indenture, stock certificate, power of
attorney, assignment, affidavit or other instrument believed by the Administrator to be genuine or bearing the signature of a person or persons believed to be authorized to sign, countersign or execute the same, or upon the opinion of legal counsel
for the Fund or its own counsel, will be conclusively presumed to have been taken or omitted in good faith.
Notwithstanding
any other provision contained in the Administration Agreement, the Administrator will have no duty or obligation with respect to, including, without limitation, any duty or obligation to determine, or advise or notify the Fund of: (a) the
taxable nature of any distribution or amount received or deemed received by, or payable to any; (b) the taxable nature or effect on the Fund or its shareholders of any corporate actions, class actions, tax reclaims, tax refunds, or similar
events; (c) the taxable nature or taxable amount of any distribution or other amount paid, payable or deemed paid by the Fund to their respective shareholders; or (d) the effect under any federal, state, or foreign income tax laws of the
Fund making or not making any distribution or dividend payment, or any election with respect thereto.
Global Custody Agreement
The Bank of New York Mellon will serve as the Funds custodian, or Custodian.
Pursuant to the Global Custody Agreement between the Fund, on its
own behalf and the Custodian, or Custody Agreement, the Custodian will serve as custodian of all securities and cash at any time delivered to the Custodian by the Fund during the term of the
Custody Agreement and has authorized the Custodian to hold its securities in registered form in its name or the name of its nominees. The Custodian has established and maintains one or more securities accounts and cash accounts for the Fund pursuant
to the Custody Agreement.
The Fund, independently, and the Custodian may terminate the Custody Agreement by giving to the
other party a notice in writing specifying the date of such termination, which will be not less than ninety (90) days after the date of such notice. Upon termination thereof, the Fund will pay to the Custodian such compensation as may be due to
the Custodian, and will likewise reimburse the Custodian for other amounts payable or reimbursable to the Custodian thereunder. The Custodian will follow such reasonable oral or written instructions concerning the transfer of custody of records,
securities and other items as the Fund, gives; provided, that (a) the Custodian will have no liability for shipping and insurance costs associated therewith, and (b) full payment will have been made to the Custodian of its compensation,
costs, expenses and other amounts to which it is entitled thereunder. If any securities or cash remain in any account, the Custodian may deliver to the Fund, such securities and cash. Except as otherwise provided herein, all obligations of the
parties to each other hereunder will cease upon termination of the Custody Agreement.
The Custodian is both exculpated
and indemnified under the Custody Agreement.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Custody Agreement, the
Custodian will not be liable for any costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims, including attorneys and accountants fees, or losses, incurred by or asserted against the Fund, except those losses arising out of the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the Custodian. The Custodian will have no liability whatsoever for the action or inaction of any depository. Subject to the Custodians delegation of its duties to its affiliates, the Custodians responsibility
with respect to any securities or cash held by a subcustodian is limited to the failure on the part of the Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the selection or retention of such subcustodian in light of prevailing settlement and securities
handling practices, procedures and controls in the relevant market. With respect to any losses incurred by the Fund as a result of the acts or the failure to act by any subcustodian (other
than an affiliate of the Custodian), the Custodian will take appropriate action to recover such losses from such subcustodian; and the Custodians sole responsibility and liability to the
Fund will be limited to amounts so received from such subcustodian (exclusive of costs and expenses incurred by the Custodian). In no event will the Custodian be liable to the Fund or any third party for special, indirect or consequential damages,
or lost profits or loss of business, arising in connection with the Custody Agreement.
The Fund will indemnify the
Custodian and each subcustodian for the amount of any tax that the Custodian, any such subcustodian or any other withholding agent is required under applicable laws (whether by assessment or otherwise) to pay on behalf of, or in respect of income
earned by or payments or distributions made to or for the account of the Fund (including any payment of tax required by reason of an earlier failure to withhold). The Custodian will, or will instruct the applicable subcustodian or other withholding
agent to, withhold the amount of any tax which is required to be withheld under applicable law upon collection of any dividend, interest or other distribution made with respect to any security and any proceeds or income from the sale, loan or other
transfer of any security. In the event that the Custodian or any subcustodian is required under applicable law to pay any tax on behalf of the Fund, the Custodian is hereby authorized to withdraw cash from any cash account in the amount required to
pay such tax and to use such cash, or to remit such cash to the appropriate subcustodian, for the timely payment of such tax in the manner required by applicable law.
The Fund will indemnify the Custodian and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any and all losses sustained or incurred by or
asserted against the Custodian by reason of or as a result of any action or inaction, or arising out of the Custodians performance under the Custody Agreement, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the Custodian in a
successful defense of claims by the Fund; provided however, that the Fund will not indemnify the Custodian for those losses arising out of the Custodians gross negligence or willful misconduct. This indemnity will be a continuing obligation of
the Fund, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of the Custody Agreement.
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
The Bank of New York Mellon will serve the Funds transfer agent, or Transfer Agent. Pursuant to the Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement between the Fund, the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent will serve as the Funds transfer agent, dividend or distribution disbursing agent, and agent in connection with certain other activities as provided under the Transfer Agency
and Service Agreement.
The term of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement is one year from the effective date and
will automatically renew for additional one year terms unless any party provides written notice of termination (with respect to a specific Fund) at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of any one year term or, unless earlier terminated as
provided below:
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Either party terminates prior to the expiration of the initial term in the event the other party breaches any material provision of the Transfer
Agency and Service Agreement, including, without limitation in the case of the Fund, its obligations to compensate the Transfer Agent, provided that the non breaching party gives written notice of such breach to the breaching party and the breaching
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The Fund may terminate the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement prior to the expiration of the initial term upon ninety (90) days
prior written notice in the event that the Managing Owner determines to liquidate the Fund and terminate its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission other than in connection with a merger or acquisition of the Fund.
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The Transfer Agent will have no responsibility and will not be liable for any loss or damage unless
such loss or damage is caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct or that of its employees, or its breach of any of its representations. In no event will the Transfer Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential damages
regardless of the form of action and even if the same were foreseeable.
Pursuant to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, the Transfer Agent will not be
responsible for, and the Fund will indemnify and hold the Transfer Agent harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability, or Losses, arising out of or attributable to:
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All actions of the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors required to be taken pursuant to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement,
provided that such actions are taken without gross negligence, or willful misconduct. |
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The Funds gross negligence or willful misconduct. |
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The breach of any representation or warranty of the Fund thereunder. |
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The conclusive reliance on or use by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors of information, records, documents or services which
(i) are received by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors, and (ii) have been prepared, maintained or performed by the Fund or any other person or firm on behalf of the Fund including but not limited to any previous transfer
agent or registrar. |
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The conclusive reliance on, or the carrying out by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors of any instructions or requests of the
Fund. |
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The offer or sale of Shares in violation of any requirement under the federal securities laws or regulations or the securities laws or
regulations of any state that such Shares be registered in such state or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by any federal agency or any state with respect to the offer or sale of such Shares in such state.
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion describes the material U.S. federal (and certain state and local) income tax considerations associated with
the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares as of the date hereof by U.S. Shareholders (as defined below) and non-U.S. Shareholders (as defined below). Except where noted, this discussion deals only with Shares held as capital assets by
Shareholders who acquired Shares by purchase and does not address special situations, such as those of:
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financial institutions; |
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regulated investment companies (RICs), other than the status of the Fund as a qualified publicly traded partnership (qualified
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real estate investment trusts; |
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tax-exempt organizations; |
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persons holding Shares as a part of a hedging, integrated or conversion transaction or a straddle;
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traders in securities or commodities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities or commodities holdings; or
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Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code),
the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the Regulations), and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked, modified or subject to differing
interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those described below.
A U.S. Shareholder means a beneficial owner of Shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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an individual citizen or resident of the United States; |
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a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the
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an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
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a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to
control all substantial decisions of such trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
A non-U.S. Shareholder means a beneficial owner of Shares that is not a U.S. Shareholder.
If a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Shares, the tax
treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner in a partnership holding Shares, we urge you to consult your own tax adviser.
No statutory, administrative or judicial authority directly addresses the treatment of Shares or instruments similar to Shares for U.S.
federal income
tax purposes. As a result, we cannot assure you that the United States Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) or the courts will agree with the tax consequences described herein. A
different treatment from that described below could adversely affect the amount, timing and character of income, gain, loss or deduction in respect of an investment in the Shares. If you are considering the purchase of Shares, we urge you to
consult your own tax adviser concerning the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares, as well as any consequences to you arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.
Status of the Fund
Under current law and assuming full compliance with the terms of the Declaration of Trust and applicable law (and other relevant
documents), in the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, the Fund will be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, subject to the discussion below regarding publicly traded partnerships, the Fund will not be a taxable
entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the Fund will not incur U.S. federal income tax liability.
Special Rules for Publicly Traded Partnerships
A partnership is not a taxable entity and incurs no U.S. federal
income tax liability. Section 7704 of the Code provides that publicly traded partnerships will, as a general rule, be taxed as corporations. However, an exception exists with respect to publicly traded partnerships of which 90% or more of the
gross income during each taxable year consists of qualifying income within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code (the qualifying income exception). Qualifying income includes dividends, interest, capital gains from
the sale or other disposition of stocks and debt instruments and, in the case of a partnership (such as the Fund) a principal activity of which is the buying and selling of commodities or futures contracts with respect to commodities, income and
gains derived from commodities or futures contracts with respect to commodities. The Fund anticipates that at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year will constitute qualifying income within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the
Code.
There can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert that the Fund should be treated as a publicly traded
partnership taxable as a corporation. No ruling
has been or will be sought from the IRS, and the IRS has made no determination as to the status of the Fund for U.S. federal income tax purposes or whether the Funds operations generate
qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Code. Whether the Fund will continue to meet the qualifying income exception is a matter that will be determined by the Funds operations and the facts existing at the time of
future determinations. However, the Managing Owner will use its reasonable efforts to cause the Fund to operate in such manner as is necessary for the Fund to meet the qualifying income exception.
If the Fund were taxable as a corporation in any taxable year, either as a result of a failure to meet the qualifying income exception
described above or otherwise, the Funds items of income, gain, loss and deduction would be reflected only on its tax return rather than being passed through to the Shareholders, and the Funds net income would be taxed to it at the income
tax rates applicable to domestic corporations. In addition, if the Fund were taxable as a corporation, any distribution made by the Fund to a Shareholder would be treated as taxable dividend income, to the extent of the Funds current or
accumulated earnings and profits, or, in the absence of current and accumulated earnings and profits, as a nontaxable return of capital to the extent of the Shareholders tax basis in its Shares, or as taxable capital gain, after the
Shareholders tax basis in its Shares is reduced to zero. Taxation of the Fund as a corporation could result in a material reduction in a Shareholders cash flow and after-tax return and thus could result in a substantial reduction of the
value of the Shares.
The discussion below is based on the assumption that the Fund will be classified as a partnership for
U.S. federal income tax purposes that is not subject to corporate income tax for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
U.S. Shareholders
Treatment of Fund Income
A partnership does not incur U.S. federal income tax liability. Instead, each partner of a partnership is required to take into account
its share of items of income, gain, loss, deduction and other items of the partnership. Accordingly, each Shareholder will be required to include in income its allocable share of the Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and other items for the
Funds taxable year ending with or within its taxable year. In computing a partners U.S. federal income tax liability, the items must be included,
regardless of whether cash distributions are made by the partnership. Thus, Shareholders may be required to take into account taxable income without a corresponding current receipt of cash if the
Fund generates taxable income but does not make cash distributions in an amount equal to the taxable income, or if the Shareholder is not able to deduct, in whole or in part, the Shareholders allocable share of the Funds expenses or
capital losses. The Funds taxable year will end on December 31 unless otherwise required by law. The Fund will use the accrual method of accounting.
Shareholders will take into account their respective share of ordinary income realized by the Fund from accruals of interest on U.S.
Treasury bills and TIPS held in the Funds portfolio. The Fund may hold TIPS, U.S. Treasury bills or other debt instruments, as applicable, with acquisition discount or original issue discount, in which case Shareholders
will be required to include accrued amounts in taxable income on a current basis even though receipt of those amounts may occur in a subsequent year. The Fund may also acquire debt instruments with market discount. Upon disposition of
market discount obligations, gain will generally be required to be treated as interest income to the extent of the market discount and Shareholders will be required to include as ordinary income their share of the market discount that accrued during
the period the obligations were held by the Fund. Shareholders will also be required to include as ordinary income their share of any inflation-adjusted increase in the principal of TIPS held by the Fund. Potential investors should consult their tax
advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Funds investment in TIPS.
It is expected that a substantial portion of
the futures on the Index Commodities will constitute Section 1256 Contracts (as defined below). The Code generally applies a mark-to-market system of taxing unrealized gains and losses on and otherwise provides for special rules of
taxation with respect to futures and other contracts that are Section 1256 Contracts. A Section 1256 Contract includes certain regulated futures contracts. With the exception of futures traded on certain exchanges, including the LME,
discussed below, it is expected that the futures on the Index Commodities held by the Fund will constitute Section 1256 Contracts. Section 1256 Contracts held by the Fund at the end of a taxable year will be treated for U.S. federal income
tax purposes as if they were sold by the Fund at their fair market value on the last business day of the taxable year. The net gain or loss, if any, resulting from these deemed sales (known as
marking-to-market), together with any gain or loss resulting from any actual sales of Section 1256 Contracts (or other termination of the Funds obligations under such
contracts), must be taken into account by the Fund in computing its taxable income for the year. If a Section 1256 Contract held by the Fund at the end of a taxable year is sold in the following year, the amount of any gain or loss realized on
the sale will be adjusted to reflect the gain or loss previously taken into account under the mark-to-market rules.
Capital
gains and losses from Section 1256 Contracts generally are characterized as short-term capital gains or losses to the extent of 40% of the gains or losses and as long-term capital gains or losses to the extent of 60% of the gains or losses.
Thus, Shareholders will generally take into account their pro rata share of the long-term capital gains and losses and short-term capital gains and losses from Section 1256 Contracts held by the Fund and taken into account by the Fund in
computing its taxable income. If a non-corporate taxpayer incurs a net capital loss for a year, the portion of the loss, if any, which consists of a net loss on Section 1256 Contracts may, at the election of the taxpayer, be carried back three
years. A loss carried back to a year by a non-corporate taxpayer may be deducted only to the extent (1) the loss does not exceed the net gain on Section 1256 Contracts for the year and (2) the allowance of the carryback does not
increase or produce a net operating loss for the year.
Any futures on Index Commodities held by the Fund which are not
classified as Section 1256 Contracts will not be subject to the special tax rules discussed above. Since such futures are not subject to the year end mark-to-market rules of Section 1256 described above, long-term or short-term
capital gains and losses with respect to such futures will only be recognized by the Fund when such futures positions are assigned or closed (by offset or otherwise). The applicable holding period for qualification for long-term capital gain or loss
treatment for the commodity futures held by the Fund which are not Section 1256 Contracts is more than six months (rather than the more than one year holding period applicable to other capital assets).
In addition to the futures on the Index Commodities, the Fund may also invest in Futures-Linked Investments as described above under
Investment Objective of the Fund. The Funds investment in Futures-Linked Investments may have various tax consequences, requiring Shareholders to recognize ordinary income or loss or capital gain or
loss, depending on the exact terms of the Futures-Linked Investments. In addition, the proper tax treatment of certain investments may not be entirely free from doubt. Potential investors should
consult their tax advisors regarding an investment in the Fund.
Allocation of the Funds
Profits and Losses
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a Shareholders distributive share of the Funds
income, gain, loss, deduction and other items will be determined by the Declaration of Trust, unless an allocation under the Declaration of Trust does not have substantial economic effect, in which case the allocations will be determined
in accordance with the partners interests in the partnership. Subject to the discussion below under Monthly Allocation and Revaluation Conventions and Section 754 Election, the allocations
pursuant to the Declaration of Trust should be considered to have substantial economic effect or deemed to be made in accordance with the partners interests in the Fund.
If the allocations provided by the Declaration of Trust were successfully challenged by the IRS, the amount of income or loss allocated
to Shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes under the Declaration of Trust could be increased or reduced or the character of the income or loss could be modified or both.
As described in more detail below, the U.S. federal income tax rules that apply to partnerships are complex and their application is
not always clear. Additionally, the rules generally were not written for, and in some respects are difficult to apply to, publicly traded partnerships. The Fund will apply certain assumptions and conventions intended to comply with the intent of the
rules and to report income, gain, deduction, loss and credit to Shareholders in a manner that reflects the economic gains and losses, but these assumptions and conventions may not comply with all aspects of the applicable Regulations. It is possible
therefore that the IRS will successfully assert that assumptions made and/or conventions used do not satisfy the technical requirements of the Code or the Regulations and will require that tax items be adjusted or reallocated in a manner that could
adversely impact Shareholders.
Monthly Allocation and Revaluation Conventions and Transferor/Transferee
Allocations
In general, the Funds taxable income and losses will be determined monthly and will be apportioned
among the Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares owned by each of them as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month. By investing in Shares, a U.S. Shareholder agrees that, in the absence of an administrative
determination or judicial ruling to the contrary, it will report income and loss under the monthly allocation and revaluation conventions described below.
Under the monthly allocation convention, whomever is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as holding Shares as of the close of
the last trading day of the preceding month will be treated as continuing to hold the Shares until immediately before the close of the last trading day of the following month. With respect to any Shares that were not treated as outstanding as of the
close of the last trading day of the preceding month, the first person that is treated as holding such Shares (other than an underwriter or other person holding in a similar capacity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be treated as holding
such Shares for this purpose as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month. As a result, a Shareholder who has disposed of Shares prior to the close of the last trading day of a month may be allocated income, gain, loss and
deduction realized after the date of transfer.
Section 706 of the Code generally requires that items of partnership income
and deductions be allocated between transferors and transferees of partnership interests on a daily basis. It is possible that transfers of Shares could be considered to occur for U.S. federal income tax purposes when the transfer is completed
without regard to the Funds monthly convention for allocating income and deductions. If this were to occur, the Funds allocation method might be considered a monthly convention that does not literally comply with that requirement.
If the IRS treats transfers of Shares as occurring throughout each month and a monthly convention is not allowed by the
Regulations (or only applies to transfers of less than all of a Shareholders Shares) or if the IRS otherwise does not accept the Funds convention, the IRS may contend that taxable income or losses of the Fund must be reallocated among
the Shareholders. If such a contention were sustained, the Shareholders respective tax liabilities would be adjusted to the possible detriment of certain Shareholders. The Managing Owner is authorized to revise the Funds methods of
allocation between transferors and transferees (as well as among
Shareholders whose interests otherwise vary during a taxable period).
In addition, for any month in which a creation or redemption of Shares takes place, the Fund generally will credit or debit,
respectively, the book capital accounts of the existing Shareholders with any unrealized gain or loss in the Funds assets. This will result in the allocation of items of the Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to
existing Shareholders to account for the difference between the tax basis and fair market value of property owned by the Fund at the time new Shares are issued or old Shares are redeemed (reverse Section 704(c) allocations). The intended
effect of these allocations is to allocate any built-in gain or loss in the Funds assets at the time of a creation or redemption of Shares to the Shareholders that economically have earned such gain or loss. The Managing Owner has discretion
to determine which permitted method of allocation to use with respect to reverse Section 704(c) allocations.
As with
the other allocations described above, the Fund generally will use a monthly convention for purposes of the reverse Section 704(c) allocations. More specifically, the Fund generally will credit or debit, respectively, the book capital
accounts of the existing Shareholders with any unrealized gain or loss in the Funds assets based on a calculation utilizing the fair market value of the Shares, rather than the fair market value of its assets at the time of such creation or
redemption (the revaluation convention). As a result, it is possible that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) a purchaser of newly issued Shares will be allocated some or all of the unrealized gain in the Funds assets
at the time it acquires the Shares or (ii) an existing Shareholder will not be allocated its entire share in the unrealized loss in the Funds assets at the time of such acquisition. Furthermore, the applicable Regulations generally
require that the book capital accounts be adjusted based on the fair market value of partnership property on the date of adjustment and do not explicitly allow the adoption of a monthly revaluation convention.
The Code and applicable Regulations generally require that items of partnership income and deductions be allocated between transferors
and transferees of partnership interests on a daily basis, and that adjustments to book capital accounts be made based on the fair market value of partnership property on the date of adjustment. The Code and Regulations do not
contemplate monthly allocation or revaluation conventions. If the IRS does not accept the Funds monthly allocation or revaluation convention,
the IRS may contend that taxable income or losses of the Fund must be reallocated among the Shareholders. If such a contention were sustained, the Shareholders respective tax liabilities
would be adjusted to the possible detriment of certain Shareholders. The Managing Owner is authorized to revise the Funds allocation and revaluation methods in order to comply with applicable law or to allocate items of partnership income and
deductions in a manner that reflects more accurately the Shareholders interests in the Fund.
Section 754
Election
The Fund will make the election permitted by Section 754 of the Code. Such an election, once made, is
irrevocable without the consent of the IRS. The making of the Section 754 election by the Fund will generally have the effect of requiring a purchaser of Shares to adjust its proportionate share of the basis in the Funds assets, or the
inside basis, pursuant to Section 743(b) of the Code to fair market value (as reflected in the purchase price for the purchasers Shares), as if it had acquired a direct interest in the Funds assets. The Section 743(b)
adjustment is attributed solely to a purchaser of Shares and is not added to the bases of the Funds assets associated with all of the other Shareholders in the Fund. Depending on the relationship between a Shareholders purchase price for
Shares and its unadjusted share of the Funds inside basis at the time of the purchase, the Section 754 election may be either advantageous or disadvantageous to the Shareholder as compared to the amount of gain or loss a Shareholder would
be allocated absent the Section 754 election.
The calculations under Section 754 of the Code are complex, and
there is little legal authority concerning the mechanics of the calculations, particularly in the context of publicly traded partnerships. Therefore, it is expected that the Fund will apply certain conventions in determining and allocating the
Section 743 basis adjustments to help reduce the complexity of those calculations and the resulting administrative costs. For example, the Fund may apply a convention in which it deems the price paid by a Shareholder to be the lowest quoted
trading price of the Shares during the month in which the purchase occurred, irrespective of the actual price paid. The use of such conventions may result in basis adjustments that do not reflect a Shareholders purchase price for its Shares,
including less favorable basis adjustments to a Shareholder who paid more than the lowest quoted trading price of the Shares for the month in which the purchase occurred. It is possible that the IRS will successfully assert that some or all of such
conventions utilized by the Fund do not
satisfy the technical requirements of the Code or the Regulations and, thus, will require different basis adjustments to be made. If the IRS were to sustain such a position, a Shareholder may
have adverse tax consequences.
In order to make the basis adjustments permitted by Section 754, the Fund will be
required to obtain information regarding each Shareholders secondary market transactions in Shares as well as creations and redemptions of Shares. The Fund will seek the requested information from the record Shareholders, and, by purchasing
Shares, each beneficial owner of Shares will be deemed to have consented to the provision of the information by the record owner of such beneficial owners Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, there can be no guarantee that the Fund
will be able to obtain such information from record owners or other sources, or that the basis adjustments that the Fund makes based on the information it is able to obtain will be effective in eliminating disparity between a Shareholders
outside basis in its Shares.
Uniformity of Shares
Because the Fund cannot match transferors and transferees of Shares, the Fund will adopt tax accounting positions that may not conform
with aspects of existing Regulations. A successful IRS challenge to those positions could adversely affect the amount of tax benefits available to Shareholders. It also could affect the timing of these tax benefits or the amount of gain on the sale
of Shares and could have a negative impact on the value of Shares or result in audits of and adjustments to Shareholders tax returns.
Constructive Termination
The Fund will experience a constructive termination for tax purposes if there is a sale or exchange of 50 percent or more of the total
Shares within a 12-month period. A constructive termination results in the closing of the Funds taxable year for all Shareholders. In the case of a Shareholder reporting on a taxable year other than the taxable year used by the Fund (which is
a fiscal year ending December 31), the early closing of the Funds taxable year may result in more than 12 months of its taxable income or loss being includable in the Shareholders taxable income for the year of termination. The Fund
would be required to make new tax elections after a termination, including a new election under Section 754. A termination could also result in penalties if the Fund were unable to determine that the termination had occurred.
Treatment of Distributions
Distributions of cash by a partnership are generally not taxable to the distributee to the extent the amount of cash does not exceed the
distributees tax basis in its partnership interest. Thus, any cash distributions made by the Fund will be taxable to a Shareholder only to the extent the distributions exceed the Shareholders tax basis in the Shares it is treated as
owning (see Tax Basis in Fund Shares below). Any cash distributions in excess of a Shareholders tax basis generally will be considered to be gain from the sale or exchange of the Shares (see Disposition of
Shares below).
Creation and Redemption of Baskets
Shareholders, other than Authorized Participants (or holders for which an Authorized Participant is acting), generally will not
recognize gain or loss as a result of an Authorized Participants creation or redemption of a Basket. If the Fund disposes of assets in connection with the redemption of a Basket, however, the disposition may give rise to gain or loss that will
be allocated in part to Shareholders. An Authorized Participants creation or redemption of a Basket also may affect a Shareholders share of the Funds tax basis in its assets, which could affect the amount of gain or loss allocated
to the Shareholder on the sale or disposition of portfolio assets by the Fund.
Disposition of Shares
If a U.S. Shareholder transfers Shares and the transfer is a sale or other taxable disposition, the U.S. Shareholder
will generally be required to recognize gain or loss measured by the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the U.S. Shareholders adjusted tax basis in the Shares sold. The amount realized will include an amount equal to the
U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds liabilities, as well as any proceeds from the sale. Except to the extent Section 751(a) applies to treat any gain or loss as ordinary, the gain or loss recognized will generally be taxable as
capital gain or loss. Capital gain of non-corporate U.S. Shareholders is eligible to be taxed at reduced rates where the Shares sold are considered held for more than one year. Capital gain of corporate U.S. Shareholders is taxed at the same rate as
ordinary income. Any capital loss recognized by a U.S. Shareholder on a sale of Shares will generally be deductible only against capital gains, except that a non-corporate U.S. Shareholder may also offset up to $3,000 per year of ordinary income
with capital losses.
Tax Basis in Shares
A U.S. Shareholders initial tax basis in its Shares will equal the sum of (a) the amount of cash paid by the U.S. Shareholder
for its Shares and (b) the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds liabilities. A U.S. Shareholders tax basis in its Shares will be increased by (a) the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds taxable income,
including capital gain, (b) the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds income, if any, that is exempt from tax and (c) any increase in the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds liabilities. A U.S. Shareholders
tax basis in its Shares will be decreased (but not below zero) by (a) the amount of any cash distributed (or deemed distributed) to the U.S. Shareholder, (b) the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds losses and deductions,
(c) the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds expenditures that are neither deductible nor properly chargeable to its capital account and (d) any decrease in the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds liabilities.
Limitations on Interest Deductions
The deductibility of a non-corporate U.S. Shareholders investment interest expense is generally limited to the amount
of the Shareholders net investment income. Investment interest expense will generally include interest expense incurred by the Fund, if any, and investment interest expense incurred by the U.S. Shareholder on any margin account
borrowing or other loan incurred to purchase or carry Shares. Net investment income includes gross income from property held for investment and amounts treated as portfolio income, such as dividends and interest, less deductible expenses, other than
interest, directly connected with the production of investment income. For this purpose, any long-term capital gain or qualifying dividend income that is taxable at long-term capital gains rates is excluded from net investment income unless the U.S.
Shareholder elects to pay tax on such capital gain or dividend income at ordinary income rates.
Organization,
Syndication and Other Expenses
In general, expenses incurred that are considered miscellaneous itemized
deductions may be deducted by a U.S. Shareholder that is an individual, estate or trust only to the extent that they exceed 2% of the adjusted gross income of the U.S. Shareholder. The Code imposes additional limitations (which limitations are
currently being phased out through 2010 and scheduled to be reinstated thereafter) on the amount of certain itemized deductions allowable to individuals, by reducing the otherwise allowable portion of such deductions by an amount equal to the lesser
of:
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3% of the individuals adjusted gross income in excess of certain threshold amounts; or
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80% of the amount of certain itemized deductions otherwise allowable for the taxable year. |
In addition, these expenses are also not deductible in determining the alternative minimum tax liability of a U.S. Shareholder. The
Fund will report its expenses on a pro rata basis to the Shareholders, and each U.S. Shareholder will determine separately to what extent they are deductible on the U.S. Shareholders tax return. A U.S. Shareholders inability to deduct
all or a portion of the expenses could result in an amount of taxable income to such U.S. Shareholder with respect to the Fund that exceeds the amount of cash actually distributed to the U.S. Shareholder for the year. If the Managing Owner
determines that the Fund is an investor, the Fund will treat the management fees of the Fund as miscellaneous itemized deductions. If, however, the Managing Owner determines that the Fund is a trader, the Fund will treat the management fees as
ordinary business deductions.
Under Section 709(b) of the Code, amounts paid or incurred to organize a partnership
may, at the election of the partnership, be treated as deferred expenses, which are allowed as a deduction ratably over a period of 180 months. The Fund intends to make a 709(b) election. A non-corporate U.S. Shareholders allocable share of
the organizational expenses will constitute miscellaneous itemized deductions. Expenditures in connection with the issuance and marketing of Shares (so called syndication fees) are not eligible for the 180-month amortization provision
and are not deductible.
Passive Activity Income and Loss
Individuals are subject to certain passive activity loss rules under Section 469 of the Code. Under these rules, losses
from a passive activity generally may not be used to offset income derived from any source other than passive activities. Losses that cannot be currently used under this rule may generally be carried forward. Upon an individuals disposition of
an interest in the passive activity, the individuals unused passive losses may generally be used to offset other (i.e., non-passive) income. Under current Regulations, income or loss from the Funds investments generally will not
constitute
income or losses from a passive activity. Therefore, income or loss realized by Shareholders will not be available to offset a U.S. Shareholders passive losses or passive income from other
sources.
Reporting by the Fund to its Shareholders
The Fund will file a partnership tax return. Accordingly, tax information will be provided to Shareholders on Schedule K-1 for each
calendar year as soon as practicable after the end of such taxable year but in no event later than March 15. Each Schedule K-1 provided to a Shareholder will set forth the Shareholders share of the Funds tax items (i.e., interest
income from TIPS and U.S. Treasury bills, short-term and long-term capital gain or loss with respect to the futures contracts, and investment expenses for the year) in a manner sufficient for a U.S. Shareholder to complete its tax return with
respect to its investment in the Shares.
Each Shareholder, by its acquisition of Shares, will be deemed to agree to allow
brokers and nominees to provide to the Fund its name and address and the other information and forms as may be reasonably requested by the Fund for purposes of complying with its tax reporting and withholding obligations (and to waive any
confidentiality rights with respect to the information and forms for this purpose) and to provide information or forms upon request.
Given the lack of authority addressing structures similar to that of the Fund, it is not certain that the IRS will agree with the
manner in which tax reporting by the Fund will be undertaken. Therefore, Shareholders should be aware that future IRS interpretations or revisions to Regulations could alter the manner in which tax reporting by the Fund and any nominee will be
undertaken.
Audits and Adjustments to Tax Liability
Any challenge by the IRS to the tax treatment by a partnership of any item must be conducted at the partnership, rather than at the
partner, level. A partnership ordinarily designates a tax matters
partner (as defined under Section 6231 of the Code) as the person to receive notices and to act on its behalf in the conduct of such a challenge or audit by the IRS.
Pursuant to the governing documents, the Managing Owner will be appointed the tax matters partner of the Fund for all
purposes of the Code. The tax matters partner, which is required by the Declaration of Trust to notify all U.S. Shareholders of any U.S. federal income tax audit of the Fund, will have the authority under the Declaration of Trust to conduct any IRS
audits of the Funds tax returns or other tax related administrative or judicial proceedings and to settle or further contest any issues in such proceedings. The decision in any proceeding initiated by the tax matters partner will be binding on
all U.S. Shareholders. As the tax matters partner, the Managing Owner will have the right on behalf of all Shareholders to extend the statute of limitations relating to the Shareholders U.S. federal income tax liabilities with respect to Fund
items.
A U.S. federal income tax audit of the Funds partnership tax return may result in an audit of the returns of
the U.S. Shareholders, which, in turn, could result in adjustments of items of a Shareholder that are unrelated to the Fund as well as to the Funds related items. In particular, there can be no assurance that the IRS, upon an audit of a
partnership tax return of the Fund or of an income tax return of a U.S. Shareholder, might not take a position that differs from the treatment thereof by the Fund. A U.S. Shareholder would be liable for interest on any deficiencies that resulted
from any adjustments. Prospective U.S. Shareholders should also recognize that they might be forced to incur substantial legal and accounting costs in resisting any challenge by the IRS to items in their individual returns, even if the challenge by
the IRS should prove unsuccessful.
Non-U.S. Shareholders
The Fund will conduct its activities in a manner that a non-U.S. Shareholder who is not otherwise carrying on a trade or business in the
United States will not be considered to be engaged in a trade or business in the United States as a result of an investment in the Shares. A non-U.S. Shareholders share of the interest income realized by the Fund on its holdings of TIPS or
U.S. Treasury bills will be exempt from U.S. withholding tax provided the non-U.S. Shareholder certifies on IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) that the Shareholder is not a U.S. person, provides name and address information and otherwise
satisfies applicable documentation requirements.
Non-U.S. Shareholders will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains
realized on the sale of Shares or on the non-U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds gains. However, in the case of an individual non-U.S. Shareholder, the non-U.S. Shareholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains on the sale
of Shares or the non-U.S. Shareholders distributive share of gains if the non-U.S. Shareholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more during a taxable year and certain other conditions are met.
Non-U.S. Shareholders that are individuals will be subject to U.S. federal estate tax on the value of U.S. situs property owned at the
time of their death (unless a statutory exemption or tax treaty exemption applies). It is unclear whether partnership interests (such as the Shares) will be considered U.S. situs property. Accordingly, non-U.S. Shareholders may be subject to U.S.
federal estate tax on all or part of the value of the Shares owned at the time of their death.
Non-U.S. Shareholders are
advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Shares.
Regulated Investment Companies
RICs may invest up to 25% of their assets in qualified PTPs and net income derived from such investments is qualifying
income under the income source test applicable to entities seeking to qualify for the special tax treatment available to RICs under the Code. In addition, interests in a qualified PTP are treated as issued by such PTP and a RIC is not required to
look through to the underlying partnership assets when testing compliance with the asset diversification tests applicable to RICs under the Code. The Fund anticipates that it will qualify as a qualified PTP for any taxable year in which the Fund
realizes sufficient gross income from its commodities futures transactions. However, qualification of the Fund as a qualified PTP depends on performance of the Fund for the particular tax year and there is no assurance that it will qualify in a
given year or that future results of the Fund will conform to prior experience. Additionally, there is, to date, no regulatory guidance on the application of these rules, and it is possible that future guidance may adversely affect qualification of
the Fund as a qualified PTP. In a 2005 revenue ruling, the IRS clarified that derivative contracts owned by a RIC that provide for a total-return exposure on a
commodity index will not produce qualifying income for purposes of the RIC qualification rules. The IRS interpretation set forth in such ruling, however, does not adversely affect the Funds
ability to be treated as a qualified PTP for purposes of applying the RIC qualification rules. RIC investors are urged to monitor their investment in the Fund and consult with a tax advisor concerning the impact of such an investment on their
compliance with the income source and asset diversification requirements applicable to RICs. The Fund will make available on the Managing Owners website periodic tax information designed to enable RIC investors in its Shares to make a
determination as to the Funds status under the qualified PTP rules.
Tax-Exempt
Organizations
An organization that is otherwise exempt from U.S. federal income tax is nonetheless subject to taxation
with respect to its unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). Except as noted below with respect to certain categories of exempt income, UBTI generally includes income or gain derived (either directly or through a
partnership) from a trade or business, the conduct of which is substantially unrelated to the exercise or performance of the organizations exempt purpose or function.
UBTI generally does not include passive investment income, such as dividends, interest and capital gains, whether realized by the
organization directly or indirectly through a partnership (such as the Fund) in which it is a partner. This type of income is exempt, subject to the discussion of unrelated debt-financed income below, even if it is realized from
securities trading activity that constitutes a trade or business.
UBTI includes not only trade or business income or
gain as described above, but also unrelated debt-financed income. This latter type of income generally consists of (1) income derived by an exempt organization (directly or through a partnership) from income producing property with
respect to which there is acquisition indebtedness at any time during the taxable year and (2) gains derived by an exempt organization (directly or through a partnership) from the disposition of property with respect to which there
is acquisition indebtedness at any time during the twelve-month period ending with the date of the disposition.
All of
the income realized by the Fund is expected to be short-term or long-term capital gain income, interest income or other passive investment
income of the type specifically exempt from UBTI as discussed above. The Fund will not borrow funds for the purpose of acquiring or holding any investments or otherwise incur acquisition
indebtedness with respect to such investments. Therefore, a tax-exempt entity purchasing Shares will not incur any UBTI by reason of its investment in the Shares or upon sale of such Shares provided that such tax-exempt entity does not borrow
funds for the purpose of investing in the Shares.
Certain State and Local Taxation
Matters
Prospective investors should consider, in addition to the U.S. federal income tax consequences described,
potential state and local tax considerations in investing in the Shares. These considerations arise under various taxing schemes, which include taxes imposed on entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, withholding on
the distributive share of a nonresident partner, franchise and capital taxes, gross income taxes, net income taxes, value added taxes, and gross receipts taxes.
State and local tax laws often differ from U.S. federal income tax laws with respect to the treatment of specific items of income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit for state net income tax purposes. For Shareholders that are taxed as entities for state or local tax income tax purposes, the taxable nexus, income, and apportionment factors of the Fund may flow through to the
Shareholder and such flow-through may disproportionately impact the taxability of the Shareholder in one or more jurisdictions relative to that Shareholders distributive share from the Fund. For Shareholders that are individuals, the taxable
nexus and apportioned income of the Fund will generally flow through to the Shareholder and the Shareholders distributive share of the taxable income or loss of the Fund generally will be required to be included in determining its reportable
income for state and local income tax purposes in the jurisdiction in which the Shareholder is a resident.
The Fund may
have a taxable nexus with one or more jurisdictions that will subject a Shareholder to tax (and require a Shareholder to file state and local tax return with the jurisdiction in respect to the Shareholders share of the income derived from that
business). A prospective investor should consult its tax adviser with respect to the availability of a credit for such tax in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Shareholder is resident.
Under current law and assuming full compliance with the terms of the Declaration of
Trust (and other relevant documents), the Fund likely will not generate Connecticut source income for individual Shareholders because income from intangible personal property constitutes income derived from Connecticut sources only to the extent
that such income is from property employed in a business, trade, profession or occupation carried on in Connecticut. For a Shareholder that is taxed as a corporation for Connecticut tax purposes, if the corporation is not otherwise carrying on or
doing business within Connecticut, then it will likely not be subject to Connecticut corporation business tax or the capital stock tax as a result of the being a Shareholder and not be required to file a corporation business tax return. For a
Shareholder that is taxed as a corporation for Connecticut tax purposes, if the corporation is otherwise carrying on or doing business within Connecticut, then it will include the distributive share of income and apportionment factors of the Fund in
its calculation of its Connecticut corporation business tax liability.
The Fund will generally be treated as having
established a taxable nexus in the jurisdiction(s) in which it maintains offices, manages its affairs, owns property, or to which it directs its economic activity on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis. There is also a risk that one or more
state or local taxing jurisdictions will assert that the Fund has established a taxable nexus with such jurisdiction on the basis of the futures contracts, options, and forward contracts in which the Fund may invest without regard to whether or not
the interests in the underlying property represented by these investments are financially settled, offsetting delivery obligations are netted, or delivery is made.
A prospective investor should consult its tax adviser with respect to the state and local tax implications arising from an investment
in the Shares.
Backup Withholding
The Fund is required in certain circumstances to backup withhold on certain payments paid to non-corporate Shareholders that do not
furnish the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number (in the case of individuals, their social security number) and certain certifications, or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional
tax. Any amounts withheld from payments made to a Shareholder may be refunded or credited against the Shareholders U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.
Shareholders should be aware that certain aspects of the U.S. federal, state and local
income tax treatment regarding the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares are not clear under existing law. Thus, Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers to determine the tax consequences of ownership of the Shares in their
particular circumstances, including the application of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws.
Recently Enacted Legislation
Recently enacted legislation will (i) require certain foreign entities that are
foreign financial institutions (as defined in Section 1471(d)(4) of the Code) to enter into an agreement with the IRS to disclose to the IRS the name, address and tax identification number of certain U.S. persons who own an interest in the
foreign entity and require certain other foreign entities to provide certain other information; and (ii) with respect to payments made after December 31, 2012, impose a 30% withholding tax on certain payments of U.S. source income and
proceeds from the sale of property that produces U.S. source interest or dividends if the foreign entity fails to enter into the agreement or satisfy its obligations under the legislation. Non-U.S. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their
own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this legislation on an investment in the Fund.
Other recently
enacted legislation will impose a 3.8% tax on the net investment income (as defined in the Code) of certain individuals, trusts and estates, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. U.S. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with
their own advisors regarding the possible implications of this legislation on an investment in the Fund.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE
URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE SHARES.
PURCHASES BY
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Although there can be no assurance that an investment in the Fund, or any other managed futures product, will achieve the investment
objectives of an employee benefit plan in making such investment, futures investments have certain features which may be of interest to such a plan. For example, the futures markets are one of the few investment fields in which employee benefit
plans can participate in leveraged strategies without being required to pay tax on unrelated business taxable income. See Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations Tax-Exempt Organizations at page 79.
In addition, because they are not taxpaying entities, employee benefit plans are not subject to paying annual tax on profits (if any) of the Fund.
General
The following section sets forth certain consequences under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA), and the Code, which a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan as defined in, and subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of, ERISA or of a plan as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of
the Code who has investment discretion should consider before deciding to invest the plans assets in the Fund (such employee benefit plans and plans being referred to herein as Plans, and such fiduciaries
with investment discretion being referred to herein as Plan Fiduciaries). The following summary is not intended to be complete, but only to address certain questions under ERISA and the Code which are likely to be raised by the Plan
Fiduciarys own counsel.
In general, the terms employee benefit plan as defined in ERISA and
plan as defined in Section 4975 of the Code together refer to any plan or account of various types which provide retirement benefits or welfare benefits to an individual or to an employers employees and their beneficiaries.
Such plans and accounts include, but are not limited to, corporate pension and profit sharing plans, simplified employee pension plans, Keogh plans for self-employed individuals (including partners), individual retirement accounts
described in Section 408 of the Code and medical benefit plans.
Each Plan Fiduciary must give appropriate
consideration to the facts and circumstances that are relevant to an investment in the Fund, including the role that such an investment in the Fund would play in
the Plans overall investment portfolio. Each Plan Fiduciary, before deciding to invest in the Fund, must be satisfied that such investment in the Fund is a prudent investment for the Plan,
that the investments of the Plan, including the investment in the Fund, are diversified so as to minimize the risk of large losses and that an investment in the Fund complies with the documents of the Plan and related trust.
EACH PLAN FIDUCIARY CONSIDERING ACQUIRING SHARES MUST CONSULT WITH ITS OWN LEGAL AND TAX ADVISERS BEFORE DOING SO. AN INVESTMENT IN
THE FUND IS SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THE FUND IS NOT INTENDED AS A COMPLETE INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
Plan Assets
ERISA and a regulation issued thereunder (the Plan Asset Rules) contain rules for determining when an investment by a Plan
in an entity will result in the underlying assets of such entity being assets of the Plan for purposes of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code (i.e., plan assets). Those rules provide that assets of an entity will not be plan
assets of a Plan which purchases an interest therein if certain exceptions apply, including (i) an exception applicable if the equity interest purchased is a publicly-offered security (the Publicly-Offered Security
Exception) and (ii) an exception applicable if the investment by all benefit plan investors is not significant or certain other exceptions apply (the Insignificant Participation Exception).
The Publicly-Offered Security Exception applies if the equity interest is a security that is (1) freely transferable,
(2) part of a class of securities that is widely held and (3) either (a) part of a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or (b) sold to the Plan as part of a public
offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and the class of which such security is a part is registered under the Exchange Act within 120 days (or such later time as may be allowed by the SEC) after the
end of the fiscal year of the issuer in which the offering of such security occurred. The Plan Asset Rules state that the determination of whether a security is freely transferable is to be made based on all relevant facts and
circumstances. Under the Plan Asset Rules, a class of securities is widely held only if it is of a class of securities owned by 100 or more investors independent of the issuer and of each other.
The Shares should be considered to be publicly-offered securities. First, the Shares
will be sold as part of a public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Shares will be timely registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Second, it appears that the Shares will
be freely transferable because the Shares will be freely tradeable on the NYSE Arca like any other exchange-listed security. Finally, it is anticipated that the Shares will be owned by at least 100 investors independent of the Fund and of each
other. Therefore, the underlying assets of the Fund should not be considered to constitute assets of any Plan which purchases Shares.
Ineligible Purchasers
In general, Shares may not be purchased with the assets of a Plan if the Managing Owner, the Clearing Broker, the Administrator, the
Trustee, the Index Calculation Agent, or any of their respective affiliates or any of their respective employees either: (a) has investment discretion with respect to the investment of such plan assets; (b) has authority or responsibility
to give or regularly gives investment advice with respect to such plan assets, for a fee, and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to such plan assets and that
such advice will be based on the particular investment needs of the Plan; or (c) is an employer maintaining or contributing to such Plan. A party that is described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence is a fiduciary under
ERISA and the Code with respect to the Plan, and any such purchase might result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA and the Code.
Except as otherwise set forth, the foregoing statements regarding the consequences under ERISA and the Code of an investment in the
Fund are based on the provisions of the Code and ERISA as currently in effect, and the existing administrative and judicial interpretations thereunder. No assurance can be given that administrative, judicial or legislative changes will not occur
that will not make the foregoing statements incorrect or incomplete.
THE PERSON WITH INVESTMENT DISCRETION SHOULD
CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER ATTORNEY AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF AN INVESTMENT IN SHARES IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARTICULAR PLAN AND CURRENT TAX LAW.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Initial Purchaser
Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the Initial Purchaser of Shares. On
[ ], the Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase and take delivery of 100,000 Shares, which comprise the initial Baskets of the Fund, at a purchase price of $25.00 per Share
($1,250,000 per Basket), pursuant to an Initial Purchaser Agreement. This price has been arbitrarily determined inasmuch as the Shares have no inherent value at the Funds inception and it is not indicative of prices that will prevail in the
trading market. The Initial Purchaser proposes to offer the Shares at a per-Share offering price that will vary depending upon, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca, the net asset value per Share and the supply of
and demand for the Shares at the time of the offer. Shares offered by the Initial Purchaser at different times may have different offering prices. The excess, if any, of the price at which the Initial Purchaser sells a Share over the price paid by
the Initial Purchaser in connection with the initial purchase of such Share will be deemed to be underwriting compensation by the FINRA Corporate Financing Department. The Initial Purchaser will not receive from the Fund, the Managing Owner or any
of their affiliates, any fee or other compensation in connection with the sale of the Shares to the public.
The Fund will
not bear any expenses in connection with the offering or sales of the Shares composing the initial Basket.
The
Managing Owner has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchaser against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and to contribute to payments that the Initial Purchaser may be required to make in respect thereof.
The Initial Purchaser will only act in such a capacity with respect to the initial Baskets of the Fund. The Initial
Purchaser will create Shares of the initial Baskets at a price of $25 per Share. The price of $25 per Share has been arbitrarily determined inasmuch as the Shares have no inherent value at the Funds inception. In contrast, Authorized
Participants will create Shares of each Basket as the net asset value per Share. The Initial Purchasers activities will cease after it has fully transacted with respect to the initial Baskets of the Fund. Authorized Participants will not be
involved with the purchase and sale of the initial Baskets of the Fund. Therefore, the Initial Purchasers activities will be distinct from those of an Authorized Participant.
Authorized Participants
The Fund will issue Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants continuously as of noon New York time on the business day immediately
following the date on which a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund. Baskets will be issued at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the NYSE Arca or the last to close of the exchanges on which the
Funds futures contracts are traded, whichever is latest, on the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund.
Authorized Participants may, from time-to-time, offer Shares from any Baskets they create to the public. Shares offered to the public
by Authorized Participants will be offered at a per-Share offering price that will vary depending on, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the NYSE Arca, the net asset value per Share and the supply of and demand for the Shares at
the time of the offer. Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered by Authorized Participants to the public at different times may have different offering prices. The excess, if any, of the price at which an Authorized Participant sells
a Share over the price paid by such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such Share in a Basket will be deemed to be underwriting compensation by the FINRA Corporate Financing Department. Authorized Participants will not receive
from the Fund, the Managing Owner or any of their affiliates, any fee or other compensation in connection with their sale of Shares to the public, although investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers in connection
with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges.
As of the date of this Prospectus, Jefferies & Company, Inc. has executed a Participant Agreement and is the only Authorized
Participant.
Likelihood of Becoming a Statutory Underwriter
The Fund will issue the initial Baskets to the Initial Purchaser and will issue Shares in Baskets to Authorized
Participants from time-to-time in exchange for cash. Because new Shares can be created and issued on an ongoing basis at any point during the life of the Fund, a distribution, as such term is used in the Securities Act, will be
occurring. An Authorized Participant, other broker-dealer firm or its client will be deemed a statutory underwriter, and thus will be subject to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act, if it purchases a Basket from
the Fund, breaks the Basket down into the constituent Shares and sells the Shares to its customers; or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for
the Shares. Similarly, the Initial Purchaser will be deemed a statutory underwriter. A determination of whether one is an underwriter must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its
client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that would lead to categorization as an underwriter. Authorized Participants, other broker-dealers and other
persons are cautioned that some of their activities will result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which would render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of
the Securities Act.
Dealers who are neither Authorized Participants nor underwriters but are participating
in a distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an unsold allotment within the meaning of section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, would be unable to take
advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by section 4(3) of the Securities Act.
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Investors may purchase and sell Shares through traditional brokerage accounts. Investors who purchase Shares through a
commission/fee-based brokerage account may pay commissions/fees charged by the brokerage account. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for applicable charges.
Investors intending to create or redeem Baskets through Authorized Participants in transactions not involving a broker-dealer
registered in such investors state of domicile or residence should consult their legal advisor regarding applicable broker-dealer or securities regulatory requirements under the state securities laws prior to such creation or redemption.
The Managing Owner has agreed to indemnify certain parties against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that such parties may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. The Trustee has agreed to reimburse such parties, solely from and to the extent of the Funds assets, for indemnification
and contribution amounts due from the Managing Owner in respect of such liabilities to the extent the Managing Owner has not paid such amounts when due.
The offering of Baskets is being made in compliance with FINRA Rule 2310. Accordingly, neither the Initial Purchaser nor the Authorized
Participants will make any sales to any account over which they have discretionary authority without the prior written approval of a purchaser of Shares. The maximum amount of items of value to be paid to FINRA Members in connection with the
offering of the Shares by the Fund will not exceed 10% plus 0.5% for bona fide due diligence.
The Initial Purchaser will not charge a commission of greater than 1% (which
represents a maximum of $5,000,000 of the amount registered hereby) of the price per Share in offering and selling the Shares comprising the Initial Baskets of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Marketing Agreement, [ ] will be paid by the Fund in an amount of
approximately $[ ] per annum per Fund, plus any fees or disbursements incurred by [ ] in connection with the performance by
[ ] of its duties on behalf of the Fund.
The payments to
[ ] will not, in the aggregate, exceed [ ]%, of the gross offering proceeds of the offering (or in an amount equal to
$[ ], of the $500,000,000 registered on the initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 in respect of the Fund). The Fund will advise [ ] and
[ ] will monitor compensation received in connection with the Fund to determine if the payments described hereunder must be limited, when combined with selling commissions
charged and any price spreads realized by other FINRA members, in order to comply with the 10% limitation on total underwriters compensation pursuant to FINRA Rule 2310.
The Shares will trade on the NYSE Arca under the symbol RRET.
LEGAL MATTERS
Sidley Austin LLP has advised the Managing Owner in connection with the Shares being offered hereby. Sidley Austin
LLP also advises the Managing Owner with respect to its responsibilities as managing owner of, and with respect to matters relating to the Fund. Sidley Austin LLP has prepared the sections
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations with respect to U.S. federal income tax matters and Purchases By Employee Benefit Plans with respect to ERISA. Sidley
Austin LLP has not represented, nor will it represent the Fund or the Shareholders in matters relating to the Fund and no other counsel has been engaged to act on their behalf.
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Fund, has advised the Fund in connection with the legality of
the Shares being offered hereby.
Certain opinions of counsel have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
EXPERTS
The statement of financial condition of Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF as of May 31, 2010 and the related statements of
changes in net assets and cash flows for the period from December 28, 2009 (formation) to May 31, 2010 and the consolidated statement of financial condition of Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC and Subsidiaries as of
May 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members deficit, and cash flows for the period from December 2, 2009 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2010 have been included in reliance
upon the reports of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Prospectus constitutes part of the Registration Statement filed by the Fund with the SEC in Washington, D.C. This Prospectus does
not contain all of the information set forth in such Registration Statement, certain portions of which have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, including, without limitation, certain exhibits thereto (for example, the
forms of the Participant Agreement and the Customer Agreement). The descriptions contained herein of agreements included as exhibits to the Registration Statement
are necessarily summaries; the exhibits themselves may be inspected without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC in Washington, D.C., and copies of all or part thereof
may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fees. The SEC maintains a Website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of
such site is http://www.sec.gov.
RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AND ANNUAL REPORTS
The Managing Owner will furnish you with an annual report of the Fund within 90 calendar days after the end of the Funds fiscal
year as required by the rules and regulations of the CFTC, including, but not limited to, an annual audited financial statement certified by independent registered public accountants and any other reports required by any other governmental authority
that has jurisdiction over the activities of the Fund.
You also will be provided with appropriate information to permit you
to file your U.S. federal and state income tax returns (on a timely basis) with respect to your Shares. Monthly account statements conforming to CFTC and NFA requirements will be posted on the Managing Owners website at
http://www.jamfunds.com/jcis. The Fund will file periodic, quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. Investors can read and copy these reports at the SEC public reference facilities in Washington D.C. The filings will also be posted at the
SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Additional reports may be posted on the Managing Owners website in the discretion of the Managing Owner or as required by regulatory authorities.
PRIVACY POLICY
OF THE MANAGING OWNER
The Managing Owner collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on
applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Managing Owner and others. The Managing Owner does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as
permitted by applicable law and regulation. The Managing Owner
may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest. The Managing Owner may disclose non-public personal information about you to non-affiliated companies that
work with the Managing Owner to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. The Managing Owner may disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your
investment representative, your accountant, your tax adviser, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. If you are a former Shareholder, the Managing Owner will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. The
Managing Owner restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. The Managing Owner maintains appropriate physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated June 28, 2010 |
|
101 |
|
|
Statement of Financial Condition dated May 31, 2010 |
|
102 |
|
|
Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Period from December 28, 2009 (Formation) through May
31, 2010 |
|
103 |
|
|
Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from December 28, 2009 (Formation) through May 31,
2010 |
|
104 |
|
|
Notes to Financial Statements |
|
105 |
|
|
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC |
|
|
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated June 18, 2010 |
|
108 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition dated May 31, 2010 |
|
109 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Period from December
2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010 |
|
110 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members Deficit for the Period from December
2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010 |
|
111 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from December
2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010 |
|
112 |
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
113 |
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
The Shareholder
Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF:
We
have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF (the Fund) as of May 31, 2010, and the related statements of changes in net assets and cash flows for the period from
December 28, 2009 (Formation) to May 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF as of May 31, 2010, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the period from December 28, 2009 (Formation) to May 31, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New
York, New York
June 28, 2010
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN
ETF
(A Delaware Statutory Trust)
(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Statement of Financial Condition
May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
40 Management Units |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total net assets |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN
ETF
(A Delaware Statutory Trust)
(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Period from December 28, 2009 (Formation) through May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions: |
|
|
|
Contribution from Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Net increase in net assets |
|
|
1,000 |
Net assets, beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN
ETF
(A Delaware Statutory Trust)
(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Statement of Cash Flows
Period from December 28, 2009 (Formation) through May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
Contribution from Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1,000 |
Cash and cash equivalents at: |
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of period |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN
ETF
(A Delaware Statutory Trust)
(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
The
Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF (the Fund), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc., was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on December 28, 2009, and has not yet commenced operations. Upon formation of the
Fund, 40 general units of the Fund were issued to Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, (the Managing Owner), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc., in exchange for a capital contribution of $1,000. The Managing
Owner will serve as the Funds commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, and managing owner.
The Fund will
offer common units of beneficial interest (the Shares). The proceeds of the offering of Shares will be invested in long futures contracts on commodities comprising the Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB 3 Month Forward Index (the
Index), with a view to tracking the changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the Index over time. The Fund is also intended to reflect the excess, if any, of its interest income from its investment in U.S. government-issued
Treasury Inflation Protection Securities, ranging in maturity from one to five years with an average duration of three years (TIPS) and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities, over the expenses of the Fund. The
Managing Owner and the Shareholders will share in any profits and losses of the Fund in proportion to the percentage interest owned by each.
(2) |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
|
(b) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
The Fund defines cash and cash equivalents to be highly liquid investments, with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and
cash equivalents will consist primarily of commercial paper and similar short-dated securities.
The
Fund has elected to be treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. income tax purposes and is therefore not subject to federal, state and local income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial
statements. Individual investors are responsible for their own income taxes.
(3) |
The Offering of Shares |
Once the Fund commences operations, Shares may be purchased from the Fund only by certain eligible financial institutions (the
Authorized Participants) and only in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares (a Basket).
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN ETF
(A Delaware Statutory Trust)
(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
(4) |
Operating Expenses, Organizational and Offering Costs |
Upon commencement of operations of the Fund, the Fund will pay the Managing Owner a management fee (the Management Fee),
monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund. The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Managing Owners commodity futures trading advisory services.
The Managing Owner pays the expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with
the offering of the Funds Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of the Funds operations), the brokerage expenses, and the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of such Fund (together,
Covered Expenses), to the extent that, in the aggregate, they exceed 0.15% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Fund in any month (the Overall Expense Cap). Any such amounts paid by the Managing Owner will be
subject to reimbursement by the Fund, without interest. Any expense reimbursement payment during any month will be counted toward the 0.15% per annum overall expense cap in respect of such month. The 0.85% per annum Management Fee
described above and the extraordinary fees and expenses described below are not subject to the Overall Expense Cap. If in any month the Funds Covered Expenses are lower than the cap, the entire difference between the Covered Expenses for such
month and the cap for such month will be available to reimburse the Managing Owner for unreimbursed expenses paid by the Managing Owner. If the Fund terminates before the Managing Owner has been fully reimbursed for any of the foregoing expenses,
the Managing Owner will forfeit the unreimbursed portion of such expenses outstanding as of such time. As of May 31, 2010, $383,380 of Covered Expenses have been incurred by the Managing Owner and its affiliates in relation to the Fund.
|
(c) |
Extraordinary Fees and Expenses |
Once the Fund commences operations, the Fund will be responsible for paying, or for reimbursing the Managing Owner or its affiliates for
paying, all the extraordinary fees and expenses, if any, of itself. Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are non-recurring and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or
other unanticipated expenses. Such extraordinary fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount.
|
(d) |
Management Fee and Expenses to be Paid First Out of Interest Income |
The Management Fee, all expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the
offering of Shares, brokerage expenses, and the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund (including reimbursement payments to the Managing Owner) will be paid first out of interest income from the Funds
holdings of TIPS and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities on deposit with the Funds clearing broker. To the extent interest income is not sufficient to cover the fees and expenses of the Fund during any period, the
excess of such fees and expenses over such interest income will be paid out of income from futures trading, if any, or from sales of the Funds fixed income securities.
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JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN ETF
(A Delaware Statutory Trust)
(An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
The term of
the Fund is perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances).
(6) |
Redemptions and Redemption Procedures |
Once the Fund commences operations, on any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Managing Owner to redeem
one or more Baskets of Shares in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Funds prospectus. The redemption proceeds from the Fund will consist of the cash redemption amount. The cash redemption amount will be equal to the net asset
value of the number of Baskets of the Fund requested in the Authorized Participants redemption order.
(7) |
Related Party Transactions |
The Funds obligation to pay, or to reimburse the Managing Owner or its affiliates for paying operating expenses, organizational and
offering costs under certain circumstances is described in Note 4.
The
Fund evaluated the need for disclosure and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. This evaluation did not result in a finding of any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures
and/or adjustments.
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Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
The Member
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC and Subsidiaries:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition of Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC (the Managing
Owner) and Subsidiaries as of May 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members deficit and cash flows for the period from December 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31,
2010. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Managing Owners management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC and Subsidiaries, as of May 31, 2010, and the results of their operations, changes in their members deficit, and their cash flows for the period from December 2, 2009
(Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
June 18, 2010
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT
SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Members Deficit: |
|
|
|
|
Payable to affiliates |
|
$ |
205,692 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
676,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
882,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members Deficit: |
|
|
|
|
Members deficit |
|
|
(66,670 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(805,837 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total members deficit |
|
|
(872,507 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members deficit |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT
SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Period from December 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Professional fees |
|
$ |
728,141 |
|
Registration fees |
|
|
77,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
805,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(805,837 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT
SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members Deficit
Period from December 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Members capital, beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
|
Capital contributions from Jefferies Group, Inc. |
|
|
10,000 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(805,837 |
) |
Assumption of offering and organizational costs |
|
|
(76,670 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Members deficit, end of period |
|
$ |
(872,507 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT
SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Period from December 2, 2009 (Commencement of Operations) through May 31, 2010
(In U.S. Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(805,837 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Increase in operating liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Payable to affiliates |
|
|
129,022 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
676,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Capital contribution from Jefferies Group, Inc. |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
10,000 |
|
Cash at: |
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of period |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
Assumption of offering and organizational costs |
|
$ |
76,670 |
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT
SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2010
(In
U.S. Dollars)
Jefferies
Commodity Investment Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Managing Owner), was formed on December 2, 2009 (the Formation Date), and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. The Managing
Owner is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association. The Managing Owner will serve as the managing owner of one or more
Delaware statutory trusts expected to be listed for trading as exchange-traded funds (each a Fund, and collectively, the Funds). The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), and include the financial statement balances of Jefferies Real Return Commodity ETF, Jefferies TR/J CRB Commodity Index ETF, Jefferies S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF and
S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF. These entities are the Funds which currently are wholly owned by the Managing Owner. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2) |
Significant Accounting Policies |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent; however, actual results could differ from these
estimates.
The
Managing Owner is a disregarded entity (single-member limited liability company not electing to be taxed as a corporation) for U.S. tax purposes. Its taxable income is therefore included in the same tax return as that of its owner member and not
subject to separate taxation.
|
(d) |
Related Party Transactions |
Upon
commencement of operations of any Fund, such Fund is expected to pay the Managing Owner a management fee (Management Fee). The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Managing Owners futures trading advisory services.
The Managing
Owner has agreed to pay the expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Funds as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Funds Shares (whether incurred prior to or after the commencement of each Funds
trading operations), the
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2010
(In
U.S. Dollars)
brokerage expenses, the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of such Fund (together, Covered Expenses). Any such amounts paid by the Managing Owner are
expected to be subject to potential reimbursement by each Fund with respect to amounts relating to that Fund, without interest, to the extent that such Covered Expenses do not, in the aggregate, exceed a maximum percentage per annum of the daily net
asset value of the Fund in any month as specified in each Funds Prospectus (as applied to each Fund, the Overall Expense Cap). Any expense reimbursement payment during any month is expected to be counted toward the per annum
Overall Expense Cap for the applicable Fund in respect of such month. If in any month the Funds Covered Expenses are lower than the cap, the entire difference between the Covered Expenses for such month and the cap for such month will be
available to reimburse the Managing Owner for unreimbursed expenses paid by the Managing Owner. If a Fund terminates before the Managing Owner has been fully reimbursed for any of the foregoing expenses, the Managing Owner will forfeit the
unreimbursed portion of such expenses outstanding as of such time as relates to that Fund.
Should a Fund not commence
operations, none of the Covered Expenses will be reimbursed by such Fund. As of May 31, 2010, approximately $882,507 of Covered Expenses have been incurred by the Managing Owner and its affiliates. A total of $76,670 of the Covered Expenses
were incurred prior to the Formation Date and were charged to Members Capital on the Statement of Changes in Members Deficit. A total of $805,837 of the Covered Expenses were incurred after the Formation Date and are reflected on the
Statement of Operations. These combined expenses have resulted in a total Members Accumulated Deficit of $872,507.
Upon
formation of each Fund, units (the General Units) of such Fund were issued to the Managing Owner in exchange for a capital contribution of $1,000 for each Fund. The General Units confer to the Managing Owner exclusive management and
control of all aspects of the business of the Funds, as well as economic participation on par with passive shareholders.
The
Managing Owner accounts for its investment in each Fund at such Funds net asset value per share as calculated by the Fund in accordance with the definition of fair value under U.S. GAAP. As the Managing Owner is currently the only investor in
each fund, the investments in the Funds are eliminated in consolidation as of May 31, 2010.
The Managing
Owner is expected to enter into a license agreement (each, a License Agreement) with the sponsor or sponsors of any indices the Funds are intended to track. In certain instances, the index sponsors are expected to include the Managing
Owners affiliate Jefferies Financial Products, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. Under each License Agreement, the licensor(s) is expected to grant to the applicable Fund a license to use certain service marks and
trademarks of the licensor(s) in connection with the marketing and promotion of a Fund and to use or refer to the service marks and trademarks in connection with the issuance and trading of a Funds shares.
License fees will be paid on behalf of the Funds by the Managing Owner, subject to reimbursement as Covered Expenses as described in Note
2.
-114-
JEFFERIES COMMODITY INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2010
(In
U.S. Dollars)
|
(5) |
Payable to affiliates |
The
Payable to Affiliates of $205,692 included on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition represents the total expenses incurred by the Managing Owner as of the date of these consolidated financial statements which have been paid by affiliates
of the Managing Owner.
The Managing Owner evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the
consolidated financial statements were issued. This evaluation did not result in a finding of any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
-115-
PART TWO
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
JEFFERIES COMMODITY REAL RETURN ETF
Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Shares
are speculative securities which involve the risk of loss.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future
results.
See The Risks You Face beginning at page 20 in Part One.
THIS PROSPECTUS IS IN TWO PARTS:
A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THESE PARTS ARE BOUND TOGETHER, AND BOTH CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. YOU MUST READ THE
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
[ ], 2010
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC
Managing Owner
PART TWO
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO JEFFERIES GROUP,
INC.
Jefferies Group, Inc.
Jefferies Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate as a major global securities and investment banking firm serving companies and their
investors. Jefferies Group, Inc. controls numerous operating companies, together Jefferies Group, including the Managing Owner, Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC. Jefferies Group offers companies capital markets, merger and acquisition,
restructuring and other financial advisory services. It provides investors fundamental research and trade execution in equity, equity-linked, and fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, government and agency securities, repo finance,
mortgage- and asset-backed securities, municipal bonds, whole loans and emerging markets debt, convertible securities, commodity transactions and derivatives. It also provides asset management services and products to institutions and other
investors.
As of March 31, 2010, Jefferies Group had 2,729 employees. It maintained offices in more than 25 cities
worldwide with its headquarters located at 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Its telephone number is (212) 284-2550 and its Internet address is www.jefferies.com.
THE FUTURES MARKETS
Futures Contracts
Futures contracts are standardized contracts made on United States or foreign exchanges that call for the future delivery of specified
quantities of various agricultural and tropical commodities, industrial commodities, currencies, financial instruments or metals at a specified time and place. The contractual obligations, depending upon whether one is a buyer or a seller, may be
satisfied either by taking or making, as the case may be, physical delivery of an approved grade of commodity or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an equivalent but opposite futures contract on the same, or mutually off-setting, exchange
prior to the designated date of
delivery. As an example of an offsetting transaction where the physical commodity is not delivered, the contractual obligation arising from the sale of one contract of December 2011 wheat on a
commodity exchange may be fulfilled at any time before delivery of the commodity is required by the purchase of one contract of December 2011 wheat on the same exchange. The difference between the price at which the futures contract is sold or
purchased and the price paid for the offsetting purchase or sale, after allowance for brokerage commissions, constitutes the profit or loss to the trader. Certain futures contracts, such as those for stock or other financial or economic indices
approved by the CFTC or Eurodollar contracts, settle in cash (irrespective of whether any attempt is made to offset such contracts) rather than delivery of any physical commodity.
Hedgers and Speculators
The two broad classes of persons who trade futures interest contracts are hedgers and speculators. Commercial
interests, including farmers, that market or process commodities, and financial institutions that market or deal in commodities, including interest rate sensitive instruments, foreign currencies and stocks, and which are exposed to currency,
interest rate and stock market risks, may use the futures markets for hedging. Hedging is a protective procedure designed to minimize losses that may occur because of price fluctuations occurring, for example, between the time a processor makes a
contract to buy or sell a raw or processed commodity at a certain price and the time he must perform the contract. The futures markets enable the hedger to shift the risk of price fluctuations to the speculator. The speculator risks his capital with
the hope of making profits from price fluctuations in futures interests contracts. Speculators rarely take delivery of commodities, but rather close out their positions by entering into offsetting purchases or sales of futures interests contracts.
Since the speculator may take either a long or short position in the futures markets, it is possible for him to make profits or incur losses regardless of whether prices go up or down.
Futures Exchanges
Futures exchanges provide centralized market facilities for trading futures contracts and options (but not forward contracts). Members
of, and trades executed on, a particular exchange are subject to the rules of that exchange. Among the principal exchanges in the United States are the Chicago Board
of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and ICE Futures U.S.
Each futures exchange in the United States has an associated clearing house. Once trades between members of an exchange
have been confirmed, the clearing house becomes substituted for each buyer and each seller of contracts traded on the exchange and, in effect, becomes the other party to each traders open position in the market. Thereafter, each party to a
trade looks only to the clearing house for performance. The clearing house generally establishes some sort of security or guarantee fund to which all clearing members of the exchange must contribute; this fund acts as an emergency buffer that
enables the clearing house, at least to a large degree, to meet its obligations with regard to the other side of an insolvent clearing members contracts. Furthermore, clearing houses require margin deposits and continuously mark
positions to market to provide some assurance that their members will be able to fulfill their contractual obligations. Thus, a central function of the clearing houses is to ensure the integrity of trades, and members effecting futures transactions
on an organized exchange need not worry about the solvency of the party on the opposite side of the trade; their only remaining concerns are the respective solvencies of their commodity broker and the clearing house. The clearing house
guarantee of performance on open positions does not run to customers. If a member firm goes bankrupt, customers could lose money.
Foreign futures exchanges differ in certain respects from their U.S. counterparts. In contrast to U.S. exchanges, certain foreign
exchanges are principals markets, where trades remain the liability of the traders involved, and the exchange clearing house does not become substituted for any party.
Daily Limits
Most U.S. futures exchanges (but generally not foreign exchanges or banks or dealers in the case of forward contracts) limit the amount
of fluctuation in futures interests contract prices during a single trading day by regulation. These regulations specify what are referred to as daily price fluctuation limits or more commonly daily limits. The daily limits
establish the maximum amount that the price of a futures interests contract may vary either up or down from the previous days settlement price. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular futures interest, no trades may be made at a
price beyond the limit. See
The Risks You Face (7) Potentially Illiquid Markets, Disruption of Market Trading and Daily Price Fluctuation Limits, Among Other Events, May Exacerbate Losses Of the Fund And, In
Turn, The Value Of Your Shares.
Regulations
Futures exchanges in the United States are subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act, or CEAct, by the
CFTC, the governmental agency having responsibility for regulation of futures exchanges and trading on those exchanges. (Investors should be aware that no governmental U.S. agency regulates the OTC foreign exchange markets.)
The CEAct and the CFTC also regulate the activities of commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators
and the CFTC has adopted regulations with respect to certain of such persons activities. Pursuant to its authority, the CFTC requires a commodity pool operator (such as the Managing Owner) to keep accurate, current and orderly records with
respect to each pool it operates. The CFTC may suspend the registration of a commodity pool operator if the CFTC finds that the operator has violated the CEAct or regulations thereunder and in certain other circumstances. Suspension, restriction or
termination of the Managing Owners registration as a commodity pool operator would prevent it, until such time (if any) as such registration were to be reinstated, from managing, and might result in the termination of, the Fund. The CEAct
gives the CFTC similar authority with respect to the activities of commodity trading advisors, such as the Managing Owner. If the registration of a Managing Owner as a commodity trading advisor were to be terminated, restricted or suspended, the
Managing Owner would be unable, until such time (if any) as such registration were to be reinstated, to render trading advice to the Fund. The Fund and the Fund themselves are not registered with the CFTC in any capacity.
The CEAct requires all futures commission merchants, such as the Clearing Broker, to meet and maintain specified fitness
and financial requirements, segregate customer funds from proprietary funds and account separately for all customers funds and positions, and to maintain specified book and records open to inspection by the staff of the CFTC.
The CEAct also gives the states certain powers to enforce its provisions and the regulations of the CFTC.
Shareholders are afforded certain rights for reparations under the CEAct. Shareholders
may also be able to maintain a private right of action for certain violations of the CEAct. The CFTC has adopted rules implementing the reparation provisions of the CEAct which provide that any person may file a complaint for a reparations award
with the CFTC for violation of the CEAct against a floor broker, futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, and their respective associated persons.
Pursuant to authority in the CEAct, the NFA has been formed and registered with the CFTC as a registered futures
association. At the present time, the NFA is the only non-exchange self-regulatory organization for commodities professionals. NFA members are subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition, and consumer
protection. As the self-regulatory body of the commodities industry, the NFA promulgates rules governing the conduct of commodity professionals and disciplines those professionals who do not comply with such standards. The CFTC has delegated to the
NFA responsibility for the registration of commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, futures commission merchants, introducing brokers and their respective associated persons and floor brokers. The Clearing Broker and the Managing Owner
are members of the NFA (the Fund and the Fund themselves are not required to become members of the NFA).
The CFTC has no
authority to regulate trading on foreign commodity exchanges and markets.
Margin
Initial or original margin is the minimum amount of funds that must be deposited by a
futures trader with his commodity broker in order to initiate futures trading or to maintain an open position in futures contracts. Maintenance margin is the amount (generally less than initial margin) to which a traders account
may decline before he must deliver additional margin. A margin deposit is like a cash performance bond. It helps assure the futures traders performance of the futures interests which contracts he purchases or sells. Futures interests are
customarily bought and sold on margins that represent a very small percentage (ranging upward from less than 2%) of the purchase price of the underlying commodity being traded. Because of such low margins, price fluctuations occurring in the futures
markets may create profits and losses that are greater,
in relation to the amount invested, than are customary in other forms of investments. The minimum amount of margin required in connection with a particular futures interests contract is set from
time-to-time by the exchange on which such contract is traded, and may be modified from time-to-time by the exchange during the term of the contract.
Brokerage firms carrying accounts for traders in futures interests contracts may not accept lower, and generally require higher,
amounts of margin as a matter of policy in order to afford further protection for themselves.
Margin requirements are
computed each day by a commodity broker. When the market value of a particular open futures interests contract position changes to a point where the margin on deposit does not satisfy maintenance margin requirements, a margin call is made by the
commodity broker. If the margin call is not met within a reasonable time, the broker may close out the Funds position. With respect to the Managing Owners trading, only the Managing Owner, and not the Fund or its Shareholders personally,
will be subject to margin calls.
EXHIBIT A
PRIVACY NOTICE
The importance of protecting the investors privacy is recognized by Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF (the Fund) and
Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC (the Managing Owner). The Fund and the Managing Owner protect personal information they collect about you by maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to maintain the
confidentiality and security of such information.
Categories Of Information Collected. In the normal course of
business, the Fund and the Managing Owner may collect the following types of information concerning investors in the Fund who are natural persons:
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Information provided in the Participant Agreements and other forms (including name, address, social security number, income and other financial-related
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Data about investor transactions (such as the types of investments the investors have made and their account status). |
How the Collected Information is Used. Any and all nonpublic personal information received by the Fund or the Managing Owner with
respect to the investors who are natural persons, including the information provided to the Fund by such an investor in the Participant Agreement, will not be shared with nonaffiliated third parties which are not service providers to the Fund or the
Managing Owner without prior notice to such investors. Such service providers include but are not limited to the Authorized Participant, the Clearing Broker, administrators, auditors and the legal advisers of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund and/or
the Managing Owner may disclose such nonpublic personal information as required by applicable laws, statutes, rules and regulations of any government, governmental agency or self-regulatory organization or a court order. The same privacy policy will
also apply to the Shareholders who have fully redeemed.
For questions about the privacy policy, please contact the
Managing Owner.
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PART II
Information Not Required in Prospectus
Item 13. |
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
The following expenses reflect the estimated amounts required to prepare and file this Registration Statement and complete the offering of
the Shares (other than selling commissions).
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Approximate Amount |
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee |
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35,650 |
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Filing Fee |
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50,500 |
Printing Expenses |
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12,000 |
Fees of Certified Public Accountants |
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26,000 |
Fees of Counsel |
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390,170 |
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Total |
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514,320 |
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Item 14. |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Section 4.7 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Fund filed as exhibits to this Registration
Statement and, as amended from time-to-time, provides for the indemnification of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner (including Covered Persons as provided under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement) shall be
indemnified by the Fund, as the case may be, against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by it in connection with its activities for the Fund, as the case may be, provided that
(i) the Managing Owner was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Fund, as the case may be, and has determined, in good faith, that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Fund, as the case may be, and such liability
or loss was not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct, or a breach of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement on the part of the Managing Owner and (ii) any such indemnification will only be recoverable
from the Trust Estate (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement). All rights to indemnification permitted therein and payment of associated expenses shall not be affected by the dissolution or
other cessation to exist of the Managing Owner, or the withdrawal, adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Managing Owner, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy under Title 11 of the U.S. Code by or against the
Managing Owner. The source of payments made in respect of indemnification under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement shall be from assets of the Fund, as the case may be.
Item 15. |
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
None.
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Item 16. |
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
The following documents (unless otherwise indicated) are filed herewith and made a part of this Registration Statement:
(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of Document |
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1.1 |
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Form of Initial Purchaser Agreement |
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4.1 |
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Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF* |
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4.2 |
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Form of Participant Agreement |
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4.3 |
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Form of Privacy Notice (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit A) |
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5.1 |
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Form of Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., as to legality |
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8.1 |
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Form of Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP as to income tax matters |
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10.1 |
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Form of Brokerage Agreement* |
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10.2 |
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Form of Administration and Accounting Agreement |
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10.3 |
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Form of Global Custody Agreement |
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10.4 |
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Form of Transfer Agency and Service Agreement |
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10.5 |
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Form of Marketing Agreement* |
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10.6 |
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Form of License Agreement* |
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23.1 |
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Form of Consent of Sidley Austin LLP is included as part of this Registration Statement |
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23.2 |
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Form of Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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23.3 |
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Form of Consent of Sidley Austin LLP as tax counsel (included in Exhibit 8.1) |
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23.4 |
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Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, is included as part of this Registration Statement |
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To be filed by amendment. |
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(b) The following financial statements are included in the Prospectus:
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Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF |
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Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC |
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(a) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement; |
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To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; |
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii) |
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; |
Provided, however, That:
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S8,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
(B) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i),
(a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S3 or Form F3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the bona fide offering thereof. |
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
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If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: |
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(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule
430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective
date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or
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If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than
registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however,
that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made
in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
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The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant
pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned
registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by
or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
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For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration
statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was
declared effective. |
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For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to officers, directors or controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 14 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by an officer, director, or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such officer, director or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Managing Owner of the Registrant has duly caused this
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Stamford, State of Connecticut, on the
28th day of June, 2010.
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Jefferies Commodity Real Return ETF |
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By: |
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Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC, its Managing Owner |
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/s/ Adam C. De Chiara |
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Name: Adam C. De Chiara |
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Title: Co-President |
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By: |
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/s/ Bradford L. Klein |
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Name: Bradford L. Klein |
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Title: Co-President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1 has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Managing Owner of the Registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Jefferies Commodity Investment
Services, LLC, Managing Owner Of the
Registrant |
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/s/ Adam C. De Chiara
Name: Adam C. De Chiara |
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Co-President (Co-Principal Executive Officer) |
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June 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Bradford L. Klein
Name: Bradford L. Klein |
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Co-President (Co-Principal Executive Officer) |
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June 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Peregrine C. Broadbent
Name: Peregrine C. Broadbent |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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June 28, 2010 |
(Being the
principal executive officers, the principal financial and accounting officer and all of the directors of Jefferies Commodity Investment Services, LLC)
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Jefferies Commodity Investment
Services, LLC, Managing Owner Of the
Registrant |
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/s/ Adam C. De Chiara
Name: Adam C. De Chiara |
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Co-President (Co-Principal Executive Officer) |
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June 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Bradford L. Klein
Name: Bradford L. Klein |
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Co-President (Co-Principal Executive Officer) |
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June 28, 2010 |
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/s/ Peregrine C. Broadbent
Name: Peregrine C. Broadbent |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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June 28, 2010 |