UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
☒
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021 .
OR
☐
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for
the transition period from _______ to _______.
Commission
File Number: 001-36851
ETF
Managers Group Commodity Trust I
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 36-4793446
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
30 Maple Street – Suite 2
Summit , NJ 07901 07910
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
844-383-6477
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller
reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided in Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒
No
Securities
Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Shares of Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF BDRY NYSE Arca, Inc.
Indicate
the number of Shares outstanding, as of November 1, 2021: 2,475,040
ETF
MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Table
of Contents
Page
Part
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1
Item
1. Interim Financial Statements
1
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
28
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
39
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
39
Part
II. OTHER INFORMATION
40
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
40
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
40
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
40
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
40
Item
5. Other Information
40
Item
6. Exhibits
41
i
Part
I.
INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Interim Combined Financial Statements.
Index
to Interim Combined Financial Statements
Documents
Page
Statements
of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
2
Statements
of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 2021
3
Schedules
of Investments at September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
4
Schedules
of Investments at June 30, 2021
5
Statements
of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2021
6
Combined
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2020
7
Statements
of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2021
8
Combined
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2020
9
Statements
of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2021
10
Combined
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2020
11
Notes
to Interim Combined Financial Statements
12
1
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
September 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
ETF
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
MANAGERS
GROUP
SHIPPING
ETF
COMMODITY
TRUST I
Assets
Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $ 21,129,237 )
$ 21,129,237
$ 21,129,237
Cash
411,660
411,660
Segregated cash held by broker
69,136,181
69,136,181
Receivable on open futures contracts
19,996,790
19,996,790
Prepaid expenses
16,762
16,762
Interest receivable
176
176
Total assets
110,690,806
110,690,806
Liabilities
Due to Sponsor
194,982
194,982
Other accrued expenses
59,390
59,390
Total liabilities
254,372
254,372
Net Assets
$ 110,436,434
$ 110,436,434
Shares outstanding (unlimited authorized)
3,100,040
Net asset value per share
$ 35.62
Market value per share
$ 36.01
See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.
2
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021
ETF
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
MANAGERS
GROUP
SHIPPING
ETF
COMMODITY
TRUST I
Assets
Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $42,654,058)
$ 42,654,058
$ 42,654,058
Segregated cash held by broker
50,040,588
50,040,588
Receivable on open futures contracts
21,723,570
21,723,570
Prepaid expenses
24,071
24,071
Interest receivable
443
443
Total assets
114,442,730
114,442,730
Liabilities
Due to Sponsor
235,071
235,071
Other accrued expenses
130,507
130,507
Total liabilities
365,578
365,578
Net Assets
$ 114,077,152
$ 114,077,152
Shares outstanding (unlimited authorized)
3,950,040
Net asset value per share
$ 28.88
Market value per share
$ 29.35
See accompanying notes to financial
statements.
3
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
ETF
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
MANAGERS
GROUP
SHIPPING
ETF
COMMODITY
TRUST I
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 19.1%
First American US Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.01 % (a) ( 21,129,237 shares)
$ 21,129,237
$ 21,129,237
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $ 21,129,237 )
21,129,237
21,129,237
Total Investments (Cost $ 21,129,237 ) - 19.1 %
21,129,237
21,129,237
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 80.9 % (b)
89,307,197
89,307,197
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0 %
$ 110,436,434
$ 110,436,434
(a) Annualized seven-day yield as of September 30, 2021.
(b) $69,136,181 of cash is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
Futures
Contracts
Unrealized
ETF
MANAGERS
GROUP
September
30, 2021
Appreciation/
COMMODITY
(Unaudited)
(Depreciation)
TRUSTI
Baltic Exchange Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Index Expiring October 29, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 12,849,580 (355 contracts)
$ 1,542,455
$ 1,542,455
Baltic Exchange Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Index Expiring November 30, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 12,957,500 ) (355 contracts)
1,650,375
1,650,375
Baltic Exchange Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Index Expiring December 24, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 12,078,875 ) (355 contracts)
771,750
771,750
Baltic Exchange Supramax T/C Average Shipping
Route Expiring
October 29, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 3,420,720 (90 contracts)
367,345
367,345
Baltic Exchange Supramax T/C Average Shipping
Route Expiring
November 30, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 3,425,220 ) (90 contracts)
371,845
371,845
Baltic Exchange Supramax T/C Average Shipping Route Expiring December 24, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 3,159,720 ) (90 contracts)
106,345
106,345
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Expiring October 29, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 22,847,500 ) (370 contracts)
9,169,500
9,169,500
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Expiring November 30, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 19,250,000 ) (385 contracts)
4,807,000
4,807,000
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Expiring December 24, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 17,132,175 ) (425 contracts)
1,210,175
1,210,175
$ 19,996,790
$ 19,996,790
See
accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.
4
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2021
ETF
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
MANAGERS
GROUP
SHIPPING
ETF
COMMODITY
TRUST I
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 37.4%
First American US Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.01 % (a) ( 42,654,058 shares)
$ 42,654,058
$ 42,654,058
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $ 42,654,058 )
42,654,058
42,654,058
Total Investments (Cost $ 42,654,058 ) - 37.4 %
42,654,058
42,654,058
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 62.6 % (b)
71,423,094
71,423,094
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0 %
$ 114,077,152
$ 114,077,152
(a) Annualized seven-day yield as of June 30, 2021.
(b) $50,040,588 of cash is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
Unrealized
ETF MANAGERS
GROUP
Futures Contracts
Appreciation/
COMMODITY
June 30, 2021
(Depreciation)
TRUST I
Baltic Exchange Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Index Expiring July 30, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 16,372,965 (435 contracts)
$ 4,928,465
$ 4,928,465
Baltic Exchange Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Index Expiring August 27, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 16,231,590 ) (435 contracts)
4,827,090
4,827,090
Baltic Exchange Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Index Expiring September 24, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 15,374,205 ) (435 contracts)
3,969,705
3,969,705
Baltic Exchange Supramax T/C Average Shipping Route Expiring July 30, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 3,632,160 ) (105 contracts)
1,023,535
1,023,535
Baltic Exchange Supramax T/C Average Shipping Route Expiring August 27, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 3,696,000 ) (105 contracts)
1,091,125
1,091,125
Baltic Exchange Supramax T/C Average Shipping Route Expiring
September 24, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 3,435,285 ) (105 contracts)
830,410
830,410
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Expiring July 30, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 15,947,020 ) (445 contracts)
612,895
612,895
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Expiring August 27, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 17,744,375 ) (445 contracts)
2,375,750
2,375,750
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Expiring September 24, 2021 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value - $ 17,442,220 ) (445 contracts)
2,064,595
2,064,595
$ 21,723,570
$ 21,723,570
See accompanying
notes to financial statements.
5
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST
I
Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
ETF
MANAGERS
GROUP
COMMODITY
TRUST I*
Investment Income
Interest
$
781
$
781
Expenses
Sponsor fee
34,382
34,382
CTA fee
332,361
332,361
Audit fees
22,067
22,067
Tax preparation fees
60,983
60,983
Admin/accounting/custodian/transfer agent fees
16,297
16,297
Legal fees
11,343
11,343
Chief Compliance Officer fees
6,301
6,301
Principal Financial Officer fees
6,301
6,301
Regulatory reporting fees
6,301
6,301
Brokerage commissions
177,793
177,793
Distribution fees
3,959
3,959
NJ Filing Fees
53,575
53,575
Insurance expense
3,781
3,781
Listing & calculation agent fees
2,571
2,571
Other expenses
7,368
7,368
Amortization of Offering Costs
7,309
7,309
Website Support and Marketing Materials
3,781
3,781
Printing and Postage
5,620
5,620
Wholesale support fees
33,807
33,807
795,900
795,900
Less: Waiver of CTA fee
-
-
Less: Expenses absorbed by Sponsor
-
-
Net Expenses
795,900
795,900
Net Investment Income (Loss)
( 795,119
)
( 795,119
)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Activity
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on
Investments, futures and options contracts
19,580,698
19,580,698
Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments, futures and options contracts
( 1,726,780
)
( 1,726,780
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
17,853,918
17,853,918
Net income (loss)
$
17,058,799
$
17,058,799
* Sit Rising Rate ETF, which had been a series of the Trust,
liquidated as of November 18, 2020.
See accompanying notes
to unaudited interim financial statements.
6
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST
I
Combined Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
SIT
RISING
RATE
ETF
COMBINED
Investment Income
Interest
$ 674
$ 5,427
$ 6,101
Expenses
Sponsor fee
31,851
18,904
50,755
CTA fee
129,213
2,545
131,758
Audit fees
22,042
18,400
40,442
Tax preparation fees
6,428
12,955
19,383
Admin/accounting/custodian/transfer agent fees
16,284
14,694
30,978
Legal fees
11,343
8,823
20,166
Chief Compliance Officer fees
6,301
6,301
12,602
Principal Financial Officer fees
6,301
6,301
12,602
Regulatory reporting fees
6,301
6,301
12,602
Brokerage commissions
75,212
1,243
76,455
Distribution fees
3,959
3,858
7,817
Insurance expense
3,781
3,781
7,562
Listing & calculation agent fees
2,571
3,680
6,251
Other expenses
3,404
2,849
6,253
Website Support and Marketing Materials
3,781
3,781
7,562
Printing and Postage
2,647
2,647
5,294
Wholesale support fees
16,995
1,273
18,268
Interest expense
-
194
194
348,414
118,530
466,944
Less: Waiver of CTA fee
-
-
-
Less: Expenses absorbed by Sponsor
-
( 104,370 )
( 104,370 )
Net Expenses
348,414
14,160
362,574
Net Investment Income (Loss)
( 347,740 )
( 8,733 )
( 356,473 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Activity
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on
Investments, futures and options contracts
10,104,770
( 34,256 )
10,070,514
Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments, futures and options contracts
( 7,066,400 )
1,618
( 7,064,782 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
3,038,370
( 32,638 )
3,005,732
Net income (loss)
$ 2,690,630
$ ( 41,371 )
$ 2,649,259
See accompanying notes
to unaudited interim financial statements.
7
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
ETF
MANAGERS
GROUP
COMMODITY
TRUST I*
Net Assets at Beginning of Period
$ 114,077,152
$ 114,077,152
Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from share transactions
Addition of 650,000 shares
20,531,325
20,531,325
Redemption of 1,500,000 shares
( 41,230,842 )
( 41,230,842 )
Net Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from share transactions
( 20,699,517 )
( 20,699,517 )
Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from operations
Net investment income (loss)
( 795,119 )
( 795,119 )
Net realized gain (loss)
19,580,698
19,580,698
Change in net unrealized gain (loss)
( 1,726,780 )
( 1,726,780 )
Net Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from operations
17,058,799
17,058,799
Net Assets at End of Period
$ 110,436,434
$ 110,436,434
* Sit Rising Rate ETF, which had been a series of the Trust,
liquidated as of November 18, 2020.
See accompanying notes
to unaudited interim financial statements.
8
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Combined Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
SIT
RISING
RATE
ETF
COMBINED
Net Assets at Beginning of Period
$ 44,275,487
$ 5,068,181
$ 49,343,668
Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from share transactions
Addition of - 0 - and 175,000 shares, respectively
1,447,553
-
1,447,553
Redemption of 100,000 and 2,250,000 shares, respectively
( 18,122,633 )
( 2,008,450 )
( 20,131,083 )
Net Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from share transactions
( 16,675,080 )
( 2,008,450 )
( 18,683,530 )
Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from operations
Net investment income (loss)
( 347,740 )
( 8,733 )
( 356,473 )
Net realized gain (loss)
10,104,770
( 34,256 )
10,070,514
Change in net unrealized gain (loss)
( 7,066,400 )
1,618
( 7,064,782 )
Net Increase (decrease) in Net Assets from operations
2,690,630
( 41,371 )
2,649,259
Net Assets at End of Period
$ 30,291,037
$ 3,018,360
$ 33,309,397
See accompanying notes
to unaudited interim financial statements.
9
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
ETF
MANAGERS
GROUP
COMMODITY
TRUST I*
Cash flows provided by / used in operating activities
Net income
$ 17,058,799
$ 17,058,799
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by / used in operating activities:
Net realized loss (gain) on investments
( 19,580,698 )
( 19,580,698 )
Change in net unrealized loss (gain) on investments
1,726,780
1,726,780
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Sale (Purchase) of investments, net
39,378,739
39,378,739
Decrease in interest receivable
267
267
Decrease in receivable on open futures contracts
1,726,780
1,726,780
Decrease in prepaid expenses
7,309
7,309
Decrease in due to Sponsor
( 40,089 )
( 40,089 )
Decrease) in accrued expenses
( 71,117 )
( 71,117 )
Net cash provided by / used in operating activities
40,206,770
40,206,770
Cash flows from financing activities
-
Proceeds from sale of shares
20,531,325
20,531,325
Paid on redemption of shares
( 41,230,842 )
( 41,230,842 )
Net cash provided by / used in financing activities
( 20,699,517 )
( 20,699,517 )
Net increase in cash and restricted cash
19,507,253
19,507,253
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of the period
50,040,588
50,040,588
Cash and restricted cash, end of the period
$ 69,547,841
$ 69,547,841
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted
cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement
of Cash Flows.
Cash
$ 411,660
$ 411,660
Segregated cash held by broker
69,136,181
69,136,181
Total cash and restricted cash as shown on the statement of cash flows
$ 69,547,841
$ 69,547,841
See accompanying notes
to unaudited interim financial statements.
10
ETF MANAGERS GROUP COMMODITY TRUST I
Combined Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended September
30, 2020 (Unaudited)
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
SIT
RISING
RATE
ETF
COMBINED
Cash flows provided by /) operating activities
Net income (loss)
$ 2,690,630
$ ( 41,371 )
$ 2,649,259
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by / used in operating activities:
Net realized loss (gain) on investments
( 10,104,770 )
34,256
( 10,070,514 )
Change in net unrealized loss (gain) on investments
7,066,400
( 1,618 )
7,064,782
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Sale (Purchase) of investments, net
9,241,549
1,877,663
11,119,212
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
461
-
461
Increase (Decrease) in options written, at fair value
-
( 1,027 )
( 1,027 )
Decrease (Increase) in receivable on open futures contracts
7,066,400
-
7,066,400
Increase (Decrease) in payable on open futures contracts
-
279
279
Increase (Decrease) in payable for Fund shares redeemed
( 192,533 )
-
( 192,533 )
Increase (Decrease) in due to Sponsor
( 616 )
( 41 )
( 657 )
Decrease (Increase) in other accrued expenses
( 28,986 )
-
( 28,986 )
Net cash provided by / used in operating activities
15,738,535
1,868,141
17,606,676
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from sale of shares
1,447,553
-
1,447,553
Paid on redemption of shares
( 18,122,633 )
( 2,008,450 )
( 20,131,083 )
Net cash provided by / used in financing activities
( 16,675,080 )
( 2,008,450 )
( 18,683,530 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash
( 936,545 )
( 140,309 )
( 1,076,854 )
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of the period
28,020,391
201,883
28,222,274
Cash and restricted cash, end of the period
$ 27,083,846
$ 61,574
$ 27,145,420
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of such amounts shown on the Combined Statement of Cash Flows.
Cash
$ -
$ -
$ -
Segregated cash held by broker
27,083,846
61,574
27,145,420
Total cash and restricted cash as shown on the statement of cash flows
$ 27,083,846
$ 61,574
$ 27,145,420
See accompanying notes
to unaudited interim financial statements.
11
ETF Managers Group Commodity Trust I
Notes to Interim
Financial Statements
September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
(1) Organization
ETF Managers Group Commodity Trust I (the “Trust”)
was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 23, 2014. The Trust is a series trust formed pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust
Act and currently consists of one separate series. BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF (“BDRY,” the “Fund”), is a
commodity pool that continuously issues shares of beneficial interest that may be purchased and sold on NYSE Arca. As described below,
SIT RISING RATE ETF (“RISE”) also operated as a series of the Trust, but was closed and liquidated prior to September 30,
2021. The Fund is managed and controlled by ETF Managers Capital LLC (the “Sponsor”), a Delaware limited liability company.
The Sponsor is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a “commodity pool operator”
(“CPO”) and is a member of the National Futures Trading Association (“NFA”). Breakwave Advisors, LLC (“Breakwave”)
is registered as a “commodity trading advisor” (“CTA”) with the CFTC and serves as BDRY’s commodity trading
advisor.
RISE Closure and Liquidation
On October 16, 2020, the Sponsor announced that
it would close and liquidate the RISE because of the then current market conditions and the Fund’s asset size. The last day the
liquidated fund accepted creation orders was on October 30, 2020. Trading in RISE was suspended after the close of the NYSE Arca on October
30, 2020. Proceeds of the liquidation were sent to shareholders on November 18, 2020 (the “Distribution Date”). From October
30, 2020 through the distribution date, shares of RISE did not trade on the NYSE Arca nor was there a secondary market for the shares.
Any shareholders that remained in RISE on the Distribution Date automatically had their shares redeemed for cash at the current net asset
value on November 18, 2020.
BDRY commenced investment operations on March
22, 2018. BDRY commenced trading on NYSE Arca on March 22, 2018 and trades under the symbol “BDRY.”
BDRY
BDRY’s investment objective is to provide
investors with exposure to the daily change in the price of dry bulk freight futures, before expenses and liabilities of BDRY, by tracking
the performance of a portfolio (the “BDRY Benchmark Portfolio”) consisting of a three-month strip of the nearest calendar
quarter of futures contracts on specified indexes (each a “Reference Index”) that measure rates for shipping dry bulk freight
(“Freight Futures”). Each Reference Index is published each United Kingdom business day by the London-based Baltic Exchange
Ltd. (the “Baltic Exchange”) and measures the charter rate for shipping dry bulk freight in a specific size category of cargo
ship – Capesize, Panamax or Supramax. The three Reference Indexes are as follows:
● Capesize :
the Capesize 5TC Index;
● Panamax :
the Panamax 4TC Index; and
● Supramax :
the Supramax 6TC Index.
The value of the Capesize 5TC Index is disseminated
at 11:00 a.m., London Time and the value of the Panamax 4TC Index and the Supramax 6TC Index each is disseminated at 1:00 p.m., London
Time. The Reference Index information disseminated by the Baltic Exchange also includes the components and value of each component in
each Reference Index. Such Reference Index information also is widely disseminated by Reuters and/or other major market data vendors.
BDRY seeks to achieve its investment objective
by investing substantially all of its assets in the Freight Futures currently constituting the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio. The BDRY Benchmark
Portfolio includes all existing positions to maturity and settles them in cash. During any given calendar quarter, the BDRY Benchmark
Portfolio progressively increases its positions to the next calendar quarter three-month strip, thus maintaining constant exposure to
the Freight Futures market as positions mature.
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The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio maintains long-only
positions in Freight Futures. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio includes a combination of Capesize, Panamax and Supramax Freight Futures. More
specifically, the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio includes 50 % exposure in Capesize Freight Futures contracts, 40 % exposure in Panamax Freight
Futures contracts and 10 % exposure in Supramax Freight Futures contracts. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio does not include and BDRY does
not invest in swaps, non-cleared dry bulk freight forwards or other over-the-counter derivative instruments that are not cleared through
exchanges or clearing houses. BDRY may hold exchange-traded options on Freight Futures. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio is maintained by
Breakwave and will be rebalanced annually. The Freight Futures currently constituting the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio, as well as the daily
holdings of BDRY are available on BDRY’s website at www.drybulketf.com.
When establishing positions in Freight Futures,
BDRY will be required to deposit initial margin with a value of approximately 10 % to 40 % of the notional value of each Freight Futures
position at the time it is established. These margin requirements are established and subject to change from time to time by the relevant
exchanges, clearing houses or BDRY’s Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”), ED&F Man Capital Markets, Inc. On a daily
basis, BDRY is obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, variation margin in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level
of its Freight Futures positions. Any assets not required to be posted as margin with the FCM may be held at BDRY’s custodian or
remain with the FCM in cash or cash equivalents, as discussed below.
BDRY was created to provide investors with a cost-effective
and convenient way to gain exposure to daily changes in the price of Freight Futures. BDRY is intended to be used as a diversification
opportunity as part of a complete portfolio, not a complete investment program.
The Fund will incur certain expenses in connection
with its operations. The Fund will hold cash or cash equivalents such as U.S. Treasuries or other high credit quality, short-term fixed-income
or similar securities for direct investment or as collateral for the Freight futures and for other liquidity purposes and to meet redemptions
that may be necessary on an ongoing basis. These expenses and income from the cash and cash equivalent holdings may cause imperfect correlation
between changes in the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and changes in the Benchmark Portfolio, because the Benchmark
Portfolio does not reflect expenses or income.
The Fund seeks to trade its positions prior to
maturity; accordingly, natural market forces may cost the Fund while rebalancing. Each time the Fund seeks to reconstitute its positions,
barring movement in the underlying securities, the futures and option prices may be higher or lower. Such differences in price, barring
a movement in the price of the underlying security, will constitute “roll yield” and may inhibit the Fund’s ability
to achieve its respective investment objective.
Several factors determine the total return from
investing in a futures contract position. One factor that impacts the total return that will result from investing in near month futures
contracts and “rolling” those contracts forward each month is the price relationship between the current near month contract
and the next month contract.
The CTA will close existing positions when it
determines it would be appropriate to do so and reinvest the proceeds in other positions. Positions may also be closed out to meet orders
for redemption baskets.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Accounting
The accompanying interim financial
statements of the Fund have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S.
GAAP”). The Fund qualifies as an investment company for financial reporting purposes under Topic 946 of the Accounting
Standard Codification of U.S. GAAP.
The accompanying interim financial
statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments)
considered necessary to present fairly the interim financial statements. These interim financial statements should
be read in conjunction with BDRY’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021 and BDRY’s prospectus
dated March 18, 2021 (the “BDRY Prospectus,”). Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a
full-year period.
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(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of the interim financial
statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the interim financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. There were no significant estimates used in the preparation of
the interim financial statements.
(c) Cash
Cash, when shown in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities, represents non-segregated cash with the custodian and does not include short-term investments.
(d) Cash Held by Broker
Breakwave is registered as a “commodity
trading advisor” and acts as such for BDRY. The Fund’s arrangement with its FCM requires the Fund to meet its variation margin
requirement related to the price movements, both positive and negative, on futures contracts held by the Fund by keeping cash on deposit
with the Commodity Broker (as defined below). These amounts are shown as Segregated cash held by broker in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities. The Fund deposits cash or United States Treasury Obligations, as applicable, with its FCM subject to the CFTC
regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. The combination of the Fund’s deposits with its FCM of cash and United
States Treasury Obligations, as applicable, and the unrealized gain or loss on open futures contracts (variation margin) represents the
Fund’s overall equity in its brokerage trading account. The Fund uses its cash held by its FCM to satisfy variation margin requirements.
The Fund earns interest on its cash deposited with its FCM and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
(e) Final Net Asset Value for Fiscal Period
The calculation time of the Fund’s final
net asset value for creation and redemption of Fund shares for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was at 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. RISE was liquidated on November 18, 2020 at its final net asset value as of that date.
Although the Fund’s shares may continue
to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time represented the final opportunity
to transact in creation or redemption baskets for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
Fair value per share is determined at the close
of the NYSE Arca.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund values
its investment positions based upon the final closing price in their primary markets. Accordingly, the investment valuations in these
interim financial statements differ from those used in the calculations of the Fund’s final creation/redemption NAVs at
September 30, 2021 and 2020.
(f) Investment Valuation
Short-term investments, excluding U.S. Treasury
Bills, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued as determined by an independent pricing
service based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type;
indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions.
Futures and options contracts are valued at the
last settled price on the applicable exchange on which that futures and/or options contract trades.
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(g) Financial Instruments and Fair Value
The Fund discloses the fair value of its investments
in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) fair value measurement and disclosure guidance which
requires a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The disclosure requirements
establish a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained
from sources independent to the Fund (observable inputs); and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions
developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the disclosure
requirements hierarchy are as follows:
Level
I:
Quoted
prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at
the measurement date.
Level
II:
Inputs
other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level
II inputs include the following: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or
liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated
inputs).
Level
III:
Unobservable
pricing input at the measurement date for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the
extent that observable inputs are not available.
In some instances, the inputs used to measure
fair value might fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value
measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest input level that is significant to the fair value measurement
in its entirety.
Fair value measurements also require additional
disclosure when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased, as well as when circumstances
indicate that a transaction is not orderly.
The following table summarizes BDRY’s valuation
of investments at September 30, 2021 and at June 30, 2021 using the fair value hierarchy:
September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
Short-Term
Investments
Futures
Contracts
Total
Level I – Quoted Prices
$
21,129,237
a
$
19,996,790
b
$
41,126,027
a – Included in Investments in securities
in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
b – Included in Receivable on open futures
contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
June 30, 2021 (audited)
Short-Term
Investments
Futures
Contracts
Total
Level I – Quoted Prices
$
42,654,058
a
$
21,723,570
b
$
64,377,628
a – Included in Investments in securities
in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
b – Included in Receivable on open futures
contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Transfers between levels are recognized at the
end of the reporting period. During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended June 30, 2021, BDRY recognized no transfers
from Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments
are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
(h) Investment Transactions and Related Income
Investment transactions are recorded on the trade
date. All such transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis, and marked to market daily. Unrealized gain/loss on open futures
contracts is reflected in Receivable/Payable on open futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the change in
the unrealized gain/loss between periods is reflected in the Statements of Operations. BDRY’s interest earned on short-term
securities and on cash deposited with ED & F Man Capital Markets Inc. is accrued daily and reflected as Interest Income, when applicable,
in the Statements of Operations.
(i) Federal Income Taxes
The Fund is registered as a Delaware statutory
trust and is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Fund does not expect to incur U.S. federal
income tax liability; rather, each beneficial owner is required to take into account their allocable share of the Fund’s income,
gain, loss, deductions and other items for the Fund’s taxable year ending with or within the beneficial owner’s taxable year.
Management of the Fund has reviewed the open
tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain
income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The Fund is also not
aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly
change in the next twelve months. On an ongoing basis, management will monitor its tax positions taken to determine if adjustments to
its conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation of guidance expected from the FASB
and on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof. The Fund’s federal tax returns are subject to examination
by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.
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(3) Investments
(a) Short-Term Investments
The Fund may purchase U.S. Treasury Bills, agency
securities, and other high-credit quality short-term fixed income or similar securities with original maturities of one year or less.
A portion of these investments may be used as margin for the Fund’s trading in futures contracts.
(b) Accounting for Derivative Instruments
In seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment
objective, the commodity trading advisor uses a mathematical approach to investing. Using this approach, the commodity trading advisor
determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that it believes in combination should produce returns consistent with
the Fund’s objective.
All open derivative positions at September 30,
2021 and at June 30, 2021, as applicable, are disclosed in the Schedules of Investments and the notional value of these open positions
relative to the shareholders’ capital of the Fund is generally representative of the notional value of open positions to shareholders’
capital throughout the reporting periods for the Fund. The volume associated with derivative positions varies on a daily basis as the
Fund transacts in derivative contracts in order to achieve the appropriate exposure, as expressed in notional value, in comparison to
shareholders’ capital consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.
Following is a description of the derivative
instruments used by the Fund during the reporting period, including the primary underlying risk exposures.
(c) Futures Contracts
The Fund enters into futures contracts to gain
exposure to changes in the value of the Benchmark Portfolio. A futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to
accept) the future cash settlement of a specified quantity and type of a treasury futures contract at a specified time and place. The
contractual obligations of a buyer or seller of a treasury futures contract may generally be satisfied by making an offsetting sale or
purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund
is required to deposit and maintain as collateral at least such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is
affected. The initial margin is segregated as Cash held by broker, as disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and is restricted
as to its use. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the
daily fluctuation in value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund
as unrealized gains or losses. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon closing a futures transaction.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees,
elements of market risk (specifically treasury price risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face
or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure the Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks
associated with the use of futures contracts include imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and
the market value of the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. With futures contracts,
there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as
counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
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BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments, as of September
30, 2021
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Fair
Value
Statements
of
Assets and Liabilities
Fair
Value
Interest Rate Risk
Receivable on open futures contracts
$
19,996,790
*
—
—
*
Represents
cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments, as of June
30, 2021
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Fair
Value
Statements
of
Assets and Liabilities
Fair
Value
Interest Rate Risk
Receivable on open futures contracts
$
21,723,570
*
—
—
* Represents
cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Statements of Assets and
Liabilities.
BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Derivatives
Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Realized
Gain on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
Change in
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
Interest Rate Risk
Net realized gain on investments and futures and/or Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
$
19,580,698
$
( 1,726,780 )
The futures contracts open at September 30, 2021
are indicative of the activity for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Combined
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Derivatives
Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Realized
Gain on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
Change in
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
Interest Rate Risk
Net realized gain on investments and futures and/or Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
$
10,104,770
$
( 7,066,400 )
The futures contracts open at September 30, 2020
are indicative of the activity for the three months ended September 31, 2020.
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SIT RISING RATE ETF
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Combined
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 31, 2020
Derivatives
Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Realized
Loss on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
Change in
Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
Interest Rate Risk
Net realized loss on investments, futures and options contracts and/or Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and options contracts
$
( 34,256 )
$
1,618
The futures and options contracts open at September
30, 2020 are indicative of the activity for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
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(4) Agreements
(a) Management Fee
The Fund pays the Sponsor a sponsor fee (the
“Sponsor Fee”) in consideration of the Sponsor’s advisory services to the Fund. Additionally, the Fund pays its commodity
trading advisor a license and service fee (the “CTA fee”).
BDRY pays the Sponsor an annual Sponsor Fee,
monthly in arrears, in an amount calculated as the greater of 0.15 % of its average daily net assets, or $ 125,000 . BDRY also pays an annual
fee to Breakwave, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.45 % of BDRY’s average daily net assets. Breakwave has agreed to waive
its CTA fee to the extent necessary, and the Sponsor has voluntarily agreed to correspondingly assume the remaining expenses of BDRY
such that Fund expenses do not exceed an annual rate of 3.50 %, excluding brokerage commissions and interest expense, of the value of
BDRY’s average daily net assets through September 30, 2022 (the “BDRY Expense Cap,”). The assumption of expenses by
the Sponsor and waiver of BDRY’s CTA fee are contractual on the part of the Sponsor and Breakwave, respectively.
The waiver of BDRY’s CTA fees, pursuant
to the undertaking, amounted to $-0- and $-0-, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in
the Statements of Operations.
BDRY (and, prior to its liquidation, RISE) currently
accrues its daily expenses up to the Expense Cap, or if less, at accrual estimates established by the Sponsor. At the end of each month,
the accrued amount is remitted to the Sponsor as the Sponsor has assumed, and is responsible for the payment of the routine operational,
administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund in excess of the Fund’s Expense Cap, which in the case of RISE, aggregated
$ 104,370 for the three months ended September 31, 2020, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. In the case of BDRY, expenses
absorbed by the sponsor aggregated $- 0 - and $- 0 - for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in
the Statements of Operations.
(b) The Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant
and Transfer Agent
The Fund has appointed U.S. Bank, a national
banking association, with its principal office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the custodian (the “Custodian”). Its affiliate,
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, is the Fund accountant (“the Fund accountant”) of the Fund, transfer agent (the “Transfer
Agent”) for Fund shares and administrator for the Fund (the “Administrator”). It performs certain administrative and
accounting services for the Fund and prepares certain SEC, NFA and CFTC reports on behalf of the Fund. (U.S. Bank and U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services are referred to collectively hereinafter as “U.S. Bank”).
BDRY has agreed to pay U.S. Bank 0.05 % of AUM,
with a $ 45,000 minimum annual fee payable for its administrative, accounting and transfer agent services and 0.01 % of AUM, with an annual
minimum of $ 4,800 for custody services. BDRY paid U.S. Bank $ 16,297 and $ 16,284 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020,
respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
Prior to its liquidation RISE paid U.S. Bank
$ 14,694 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
(c) The Distributor
The Fund pays ETFMG Financial LLC. (the “Distributor”),
an affiliate of the Sponsor, an annual fee for statutory and wholesaling distribution services and related administrative services equal
to the greater of $ 15,000 or 0.02 % of the Fund’s average daily net assets, payable monthly. Pursuant to the Marketing Agent Agreement
between the Sponsor, the Fund and the Distributor, the Distributor assists the Sponsor and the Fund with certain functions and duties
relating to distribution and marketing services to the Fund, including reviewing and approving marketing materials and certain regulatory
compliance matters. The Distributor also assists with the processing of creation and redemption orders.
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BDRY incurred $ 3,959 and $ 3,959 for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
Prior to its liquidation, RISE incurred
$ 3,858 in distribution and related administrative services for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as disclosed in the Combined
Statements of Operations.
BDRY pays the Sponsor an annual fee for wholesale
support services of $25,000 plus 0.12% of BDRY’s average daily net assets, payable monthly.
BDRY incurred $ 33,807 and $ 16,995 in
wholesale support fees for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of
Operations.
Prior to its liquidation, RISE also paid the
Sponsor an annual fee for wholesale support services equal to 0.1% of RISE’s average daily net assets, payable monthly. Prior to
its liquidation, RISE incurred $ 1,273 in wholesale support fees for the three months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as disclosed
in the Combined Statements of Operations.
(d) The Commodity Broker
ED&F Man Capital Inc., a Delaware limited
liability company, serves as BDRY’s clearing broker (the “Commodity Broker”). In its capacity as clearing broker, the
Commodity Broker executes and clear the Funds’ futures transactions and performs certain administrative services for the Funds.
The Fund pays respective brokerage commissions,
including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give–up fees, pit brokerage fees and
other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities in CFTC regulated investments. Brokerage commissions
on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis.
The Sponsor does not expect brokerage commissions
and fees to exceed 0.40 % (excluding the impact on the Fund of creation and/or redemption activity) for BDRY of the net asset value of
the Fund for execution and clearing services on behalf of the Fund, although the actual amount of brokerage commissions and fees in any
year or any part of any year may be greater. The effects of trading spreads, financing costs associated with financial instruments, and
costs relating to the purchase of U.S. Treasury Securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities
are not included in the foregoing analysis. BDRY incurred $ 177,793 and $ 75,212 in brokerage commissions and fees for the three months
ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
Prior to its liquidation, RISE incurred $ 1,243
in brokerage commissions and fees for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
(e) The Trustee
Under the respective Amended and Restated Declaration
of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) for the Fund, Wilmington Trust Company, the Trustee of the Fund (the
“Trustee”) serves 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. Under the Trust Agreement
for the Fund, the Sponsor has the exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund. The Trustee does not owe
any other duties to the Fund, the Sponsor or the Shareholders of the Fund. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise or monitor
the performance of the Sponsor, nor does the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Sponsor. BDRY incurred $ 630
and $ 630 in trustee fees for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which is included in Other Expenses in
the Statements of Operations.
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Prior to its liquidation, RISE incurred $ 630
in trustee fees for the three months ended September 31, 2020 which is included in Other Expenses in the Combined Statements of Operations.
(f) Routine Offering, Operational, Administrative
and Other Ordinary Expenses
The Sponsor, in accordance with the BDRY Expense
Cap limitation paid, after the waiver of the CTA fee for BDRY by Breakwave, all of the routine offering, operational, administrative
and other ordinary expenses of BDRY in excess of 3.50 % (excluding brokerage commissions and interest expense) of BDRY’s average
daily net assets, including, but not limited to, accounting and computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, Administrator,
Custodian, Transfer Agent and Distributor, legal and accounting fees and expenses, tax return preparation expenses, filing fees, and
printing, mailing and duplication costs. BDRY incurred $ 795,900 and $ 384,414 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020,
respectively, in routine offering, operational, administrative or other ordinary expenses.
The CTA fee waiver for BDRY by Breakwave was
$-0- and $-0- for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
In addition, the assumption of Fund expenses
above the BDRY Expense Cap by the Sponsor, pursuant to the undertaking (as discussed in Note 4a), amounted to $-0- and $-0- for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Prior to its liquidation, RISE incurred $ 118,530
for the three months ended September 31, 2020 in routine offering, operational, administrative or other ordinary expenses.
Prior to its liquidation, the assumption of Fund
expenses above the RISE Expense Cap by the Sponsor, pursuant to the undertaking (as discussed in Note 4a), amounted to $ 104,370 (including
$ 194 in interest expense) for the three months ended September 31, 2020.
(g) Organizational and Offering Costs
Expenses incurred in connection with organizing
BDRY and up to the offering of its Shares upon commencement of its investment operations on March 22, 2018, were paid by the Sponsor
and Breakwave without reimbursement.
Accordingly, all such expenses are not reflected
in the Statements of Operations. The Fund will bear the costs of its continuous offering of Shares and ongoing offering expenses.
Such ongoing offering costs will be included as a portion of the Routine Offering, Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses.
These costs will include registration fees for regulatory agencies and all legal, accounting, printing and other expenses associated
therewith. These costs will be accounted for as a deferred charge and thereafter amortized to expense over twelve months on a straight-line
basis or a shorter period if warranted. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, BDRY incurred no such expenses.
During the year ended June 30, 2021 the Sponsor,
in order to maintain the continuous offering of Shares, undertook to register additional Shares of the Fund, the costs of which were
be borne by the Fund and aggregated $ 28,997 , of which $ 12,235 was amortized to expense at September 30, 2021. Amortization of offering
costs amounted to $ 7,309 for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
(h) Extraordinary Fees and Expenses
The Fund will pay all extraordinary fees and
expenses, if any. Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are nonrecurring 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. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, BDRY did
not incur such expenses.
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(5) Creations and Redemptions
The Fund issues and redeems Shares from time
to time, but only in one or more Creation Baskets. A Creation Basket is a block of 25,000 Shares of each Fund. Baskets may be created
or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.
Except when aggregated in Creation Baskets,
the Shares are not redeemable securities. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares
directly from or with the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market with the
assistance of a broker. Thus, some of the information contained in these Notes to Interim Financial Statements – such as
references to the Transaction Fee imposed on creations and redemptions – is not relevant to retail investors.
(a) Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption
Transactions
In connection with orders to create and redeem
one or more Creation Baskets, an Authorized Participant is required to pay a transaction fee, or AP Transaction Fee, of $ 250 per order,
which goes directly to the Custodian. The AP Transaction Fees are paid by the Authorized Participants and not by the Fund.
(b) Share Transactions
BREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING ETF
Summary of Share Transactions for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Shares
Net Assets
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Sold
650,000
$
20,531,325
Shares Redeemed
( 1,500,000
)
( 41,230,842
)
Net Decrease
( 850,000
)
$
( 20,699,517
)
Summary of Share Transactions for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Shares
Net Assets
Increase
(Decrease)
Shares Sold
175,000
$
1,447,553
Shares Redeemed
( 2,250,000
)
( 18,122,633
)
Net Decrease
( 2,075,000
)
$
( 16,675,080
)
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SIT RISING RATE ETF (PRIOR TO LIQUIDATION ON
NOVEMBER 18, 2020)
Summary of Share Transactions for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Shares
Net Assets
Decrease
Shares Sold
—
$
—
Shares Redeemed
( 100,000 )
( 2,008,450 )
Net Decrease
( 100,000 )
$
( 2,008,450 )
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(6) Risk
(a) Investment Related Risk
The NAV of BDRY’s shares relates directly
to the value of the futures portfolio, cash and cash equivalents held by BDRY. Fluctuations in the prices of these assets could materially
adversely affect the value and performance of an investment in BDRY’s shares. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
future results; all or substantially all of an investment in BDRY could be lost.
The NAV of BDRY’s shares relates directly
to the value of futures investments held by BDRY which are materially impacted by fluctuations in changes in spot charter rates. Charter
rates for dry bulk vessels are volatile and have increased significantly in the recent past and may remain at high levels or increase
further or decrease in the future.
Futures and options contracts have expiration
dates. Before or upon the expiration of a contract, BDRY may be required to enter into a replacement contract that is priced higher or
that have less favorable terms than the contract being replaced (see “Negative Roll Risk,” below). The Freight Futures market
settles in cash against published indices, so there is no physical delivery against the futures contracts.
Similar to other futures contracts, the Freight
Futures curve shape could be either in “contango” (where the futures curve is upward sloping with next futures price higher
than the current one) or “backwardation” (where each the next futures price is lower than the current one). Contango curves
are generally characterized by negative roll cost, as the expiring contract value is lower that the next prompt contract value, assuming
the same lot size. That means there could be losses incurred when the contracts are rolled each period and such losses are independent
of the Freight Futures price level.
(b) Liquidity Risk
In certain circumstances, such as the disruption
of the orderly markets for the futures contracts or Financial Instruments in which the Fund invests, the Fund might not be able to dispose
of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent what the market value may have been in an orderly market. Futures and option 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. A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position. The large size of the
positions that the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity both by making its positions more difficult to liquidate and by
potentially increasing losses while trying to do so. Such a situation may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains or achieving
a high correlation with the Benchmark Portfolio.
(c) Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes,
fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics
and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have
recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health
crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns,
social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results
on the operating performance of the Fund and its investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious
viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities,
and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial
projections. Under these circumstances, the Fund may have difficulty achieving its investment objective which may adversely impact performance.
Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including,
but not limited to, the Fund’s Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity
exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the
Fund’s investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures and can impact
the ability of the Fund to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread
crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. How long such events will last
and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these events could have significant impact on the Fund’s
performance, resulting in losses to the Fund.
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(d) Risk that Current Assumptions and Expectations
Could Become Outdated as a result of Global Economic Shocks
The onset of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
has caused significant shocks to global financial markets and economies, with many governments taking extreme actions to slow and contain
the spread of COVID-19. These actions have had, and likely will continue to have, a severe economic impact on global economies as economic
activity in some instances has essentially ceased at times. Financial markets across the globe have experienced, and may continue to experience,
severe distress at least equal to what was experienced during the global financial crisis in 2008.
The global economic shocks being experienced as
of the date hereof may cause the underlying assumptions and expectations of the Fund to become outdated quickly or inaccurate, resulting
in significant losses.
(7) Profit and Loss Allocations and Distributions
Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, income and expenses
are allocated pro rata among the Shareholders monthly based on their respective percentage interests as of the close of the last
trading day of the preceding month. Any losses allocated to the Sponsor which are in excess of the Sponsor’s capital balance are
allocated to the Shareholders in accordance with their respective interest in the Fund as a percentage of total Shareholders’ capital.
Distributions (other than redemption of units) may be made at the sole discretion of the Sponsor on a pro rata basis in accordance
with the respective interests of the Shareholders.
(8) Indemnifications
The Sponsor, either in its own capacity or in
its capacity as the Sponsor and on behalf of the Fund, has entered into various service agreements that contain a variety of representations,
or provide indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best
interests of the Fund. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had not received any claims or incurred any losses pursuant to these agreements
and expects the risk of such losses to be remote.
(9) Termination
The term of the Fund is perpetual unless terminated
earlier in certain circumstances as described in the Prospectus.
On October 16, 2020, the Sponsor announced that
it would close and liquidate the SIT RISING RATE ETF (“RISE”) because of current market conditions and the Fund’s asset
size. The last day the liquidated fund accepted creation orders was on October 30, 2020. Trading in RISE was suspended after the close
of the NYSE Arca on October 30, 2020. Proceeds of the liquidation were sent to shareholders on November 18, 2020 (the “Distribution
Date”). From October 30, 2020 through the distribution date, shares of RISE did not trade on the NYSE Arca nor was there a secondary
market for the shares. Any shareholders that remained in RISE on the Distribution Date automatically had their shares redeemed for cash
at the current net asset value on November 18, 2020.
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(10) Net Asset Value and Financial Highlights
The Funds are presenting, as applicable, the following
net asset value and financial highlights related to investment performance for a Share outstanding throughout the three months ended September
30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The net investment income and total expense ratios are calculated using average net assets.
The net asset value presentation is calculated by dividing each Fund’s net assets by the average daily number of Shares outstanding.
The net investment income (loss) and expense ratios have been annualized. The total return is based on the change in net asset value and
market value of the Shares during the period. An individual investor’s return and ratios may vary based on the timing of their transactions
in Fund Shares.
THREE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2021
THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
2020
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
BREAKWAVE
DRY BULK
SHIPPING
ETF
SIT
RISING
RATE ETF
Net Asset Value
Net asset value per Share, beginning of period
$ 28.88
$ 7.70
$ 20.27
Net investment income (loss)
( 0.25 )
( 0.08 )
( 0.04 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
6.99
0.62
( 0.11 )
Net Income (Loss)
6.74
0.54
( 0.15 )
Net Asset Value per Share, end of period
$ 35.62
$ 8.24
$ 20.12
Market Value per Share, end of period
$ 36.01
$ 8.24
$ 20.11
Ratios to Average Net Assets*
Expense Ratio***
3.47 %
3.92 %
1.13 %
Expense Ratio*** before Waiver/Assumption
3.47 %
3.92 %
9.42 %
Net Investment Income (Loss)
( 3.47 %)
( 3.91 %)
( 0.69 %)
Total Return, at Net Asset Value**
23.34 %
7.01 %
( 0.74 %)
Total Return, at Market Value**
22.69 %
11.50 %
( 0.77 %)
*
Percentages are annualized
**
Percentages are not annualized
*** For Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF, Fund expenses have been capped at 3.50 % of average daily net assets, plus brokerage commissions, interest expense, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Prior to the liquidation of Sit Rising Rate ETF, Fund expenses had been capped at 1.00 % of average daily net assets, plus brokerage commissions, interest expense, and extraordinary expenses.
(11) Subsequent Events
In preparing these interim financial
statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the interim
financial statements were issued. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or
adjustments to the interim financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This information should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report (the “Report”). The discussion
and analysis which follows may contain trend analysis and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial results. Words such as “anticipate,”
“expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook” and “estimate,”
as well as similar words and phrases, signify forward-looking statements. ETF Managers Group Commodity Trust I’s forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions, and important factors, risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results
to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the Federal securities laws, ETF Managers Capital, LLC undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the risks, uncertainties or other factors described in this Report, as
a result of new information, future events or changed circumstances or for any other reason after the date of this Report.
Overview
The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust formed
on July 23, 2014. The Trust is a series trust formed pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and currently includes one series: Breakwave
Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (“BDRY,” or the “Fund”), is a commodity pool that continuously issues shares of beneficial
interest that may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca.
The Fund is managed and controlled by ETF Managers
Capital LLC (the “Sponsor”), a single member limited liability company that was formed in the state of Delaware on June 12,
2014. The Fund pays the Sponsor a management fee. The Sponsor, the Trust, and the Fund maintain their main business offices at 30 Maple
Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901. The Sponsor’s telephone number is (908) 897-0518.
The Sponsor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exchange
Traded Managers Group LLC (“ETFMG”), a limited liability company domiciled and headquartered in New Jersey.
The Sponsor has the power and authority to establish
and designate one or more series and to issue shares thereof, from time to time as it deems necessary or desirable. The Sponsor has exclusive
power to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences as between the shares of any series as to the right of redemption, special
and relative rights as to dividends and other distributions and on liquidation, conversion rights, and conditions under which the series
shall have separate voting rights or no voting rights. The term for which the Trust is to exist commenced on the date of the filing of
the Certificate of Trust, and the Trust, the Fund, and any additional series created in the future will exist in perpetuity, unless earlier
terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. Separate and distinct records shall be maintained for each Fund and
the assets associated with a Fund shall be held in such separate and distinct records (directly or indirectly, including a nominee or
otherwise) and accounted for in such separate and distinct records separately from the assets of any other series. The Fund and each future
series will be separate from all such series in respect of the assets and liabilities allocated to a Fund and each separate series and
will represent a separate investment portfolio of the Trust.
The Fund is a “commodity pool” as
defined by the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Consequently, the Sponsor has registered as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”)
with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and is a member of the National Futures Association (“NFA”).
The sole Trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust,
N.A. (the “Trustee”), and the Trustee serves as the Trust’s corporate trustee as required under the Delaware Statutory
Trust Act (“DSTA”). The Trustee’s principal offices are located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890.
The Trustee is unaffiliated with the Sponsor. The rights and duties of the Trustee and the Sponsor with respect to the offering of the
Shares and Fund management and the shareholders are governed by the provisions of the DSTA and by the Trust Agreement.
BDRY commenced trading on NYSE Arca on March 22,
2018 and trades under the symbol “BDRY”.
The Fund is designed and managed to track the
performance of a portfolio (a “Benchmark Portfolio”) consisting of futures contracts (the “Benchmark Component Instruments”).
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Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF
The Investment Objective of the Fund
BDRY’s investment objective is to provide
investors with exposure to the daily change in the price of dry bulk freight futures by tracking the performance of a portfolio (the “BDRY
Benchmark Portfolio” and consisting of exchange-cleared futures contracts on the cost of shipping dry bulk freight (“Freight
Futures”). BDRY seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Freight Futures currently
constituting the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio.
The Benchmark Portfolio
The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio is maintained by
Breakwave Advisors LLC (“Breakwave”), which also serves as BDRY’s CTA. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio consists of the
Freight Futures, which are a three-month strip of the nearest calendar quarter of futures contracts on specified indexes (each a “Reference
Index”) that measure rates for shipping dry bulk freight. Each Reference Index is published each United Kingdom business day by
the London-based Baltic Exchange Ltd. (the “Baltic Exchange”) and measures the charter rate for shipping dry bulk freight
in a specific size category of cargo ship – Capesize, Panamax or Supramax. The three Reference Indexes are as follows:
●
Capesize : the Capesize 5TC Index;
●
Panamax : the Panamax 4TC Index; and
●
Supramax : the Supramax 6TC Index.
The BDRY Benchmark Component Instruments currently
constituting the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio as of September 30, 2021 include:
Name
Ticker
Market
Value USD
Baltic Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Oct 21
BFFAP V21 Index
$ 12,849,580
Baltic Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Nov 21
BFFAP X21 Index
12,957,500
Baltic Panamax T/C Average Shipping Route Dec 21
BFFAP Z21 Index
12,078,875
Baltic Supramax Average Shipping Route Oct 21
S58FM V21 Index
3,420,720
Baltic Supramax Average Shipping Route Nov 21
S58FM X21 Index
3,425,220
Baltic Supramax Average Shipping Route Dec 21
S58FM Z21 Index
3,159,720
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Oct 21
BFFATC V21 Index
22,847,500
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Nov 21
BFFATC X21 Index
19,250,000
Baltic Capesize Time Charter Dec 21
BFFATC Z21 Index
17,132,175
The value of the Capesize 5TC Index is disseminated
at 11:00 a.m., London Time and the value of the Panamax 4TC Index and the Supramax 6TC Index each is disseminated at 1:00 p.m., London
Time. The Reference Index information disseminated by the Baltic Exchange also includes the components and value of each component in
each Reference Index. Such Reference Index information also is widely disseminated by Reuters and/or other major market data vendors.
BDRY seeks to achieve its investment objective
by investing substantially all of its assets in the Freight Futures currently constituting the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio. The BDRY Benchmark
Portfolio will include all existing positions to maturity and settle them in cash. During any given calendar quarter, the BDRY Benchmark
Portfolio will progressively increase its position to the next calendar quarter three-month strip, thus maintaining constant exposure
to the Freight Futures market as positions mature.
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The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio will maintain long-only
positions in Freight Futures. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio will include a combination of Capesize, Panamax and Supramax Freight Futures.
More specifically, the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio will include 50% exposure in Capesize Freight Futures contracts, 40% exposure in Panamax
Freight Futures contracts and 10% exposure in Supramax Freight Futures contracts. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio will not include and the
Fund will not invest in swaps, non-cleared dry bulk freight forwards or other over-the-counter derivative instruments that are not cleared
through exchanges or clearing houses. The Fund may hold exchange-traded options on Freight Futures. The BDRY Benchmark Portfolio is maintained
by Breakwave and will be rebalanced annually. The Freight Futures currently constituting the Benchmark Portfolio, as well as the daily
holdings of the Fund will be available on the Fund’s website at www.drybulketf.com.
When establishing positions in Freight Futures,
BDRY will be required to deposit initial margin with a value of approximately 10% to 40% of the notional value of each Freight Futures
position at the time it is established. These margin requirements are established and subject to change from time to time by the relevant
exchanges, clearing houses or the Fund’s futures commission merchant (“FCM”). On a daily basis, the Fund will be obligated
to pay, or entitled to receive, variation margin in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level of its Freight Futures
positions. Any assets not required to be posted as margin with the FCM will be held at the Fund’s custodian in cash or cash equivalents.
BDRY will hold cash or cash equivalents such as
U.S. Treasuries or other high credit quality, short-term fixed-income or similar securities for direct investment or as collateral for
the U.S. Treasuries and for other liquidity purposes and to meet redemptions that may be necessary on an ongoing basis. The Fund may also
realize interest income from its holdings in U.S. Treasuries or other market rate instruments.
The Sponsor
ETF Managers Capital, LLC is the sponsor of the
Trust and the Fund. The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability company, formed on June 12, 2014. The principal office is located at 30
Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901. The Sponsor is registered as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”) with the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and became a member of the National Futures Association (“NFA”) on September
23, 2014. The Trust and the Fund operate pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
The Sponsor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exchange
Traded Managers Group LLC (“ETFMG”), a limited liability company domiciled and headquartered in New Jersey. The Sponsor maintains
its main business office at 30 Maple Street, Suite 2, Summit, NJ 07901.
Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor has exclusive
management and control of all aspects of the Trust’s business. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise the performance
of the Sponsor, nor will the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Sponsor. The shareholders have no voice in the
day to day management of the business and operations of the Fund and the Trust, other than certain limited voting rights as set forth
in the Trust Agreement. In the course of its management of the business and affairs of the Fund and the Trust, the Sponsor may, in its
sole and absolute discretion, appoint an affiliate or affiliates of the Sponsor as additional sponsors and retain such persons, including
affiliates of the Sponsor, as it deems necessary to effectuate and carry out the purposes, business and objectives of the Trust.
Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF
During the three months ended September 30, 2021,
freight rate volatility increased substantially while freight rates reached 11-year highs as demand for dry bulk commodities increased
materially and supply constraints due to port congestion tightened the balance of the market. The Baltic Dry Index, an index that tracks
global spot rates for dry bulk, increased materially surpassing the 5,000 mark for the first time since 2008. Infrastructure spending,
inventory rebuilding and a tight logistical chain, following the significant drop in activity during the previous year, were the main
reasons for such an abnormally strong performance. In addition, port congestion remained a major issue across the shipping supply chain
and that also had a positive impact on freight rates. Smaller size vessels posted outsized gains, as coal trading activity increased materially,
while the larger Capesize segment was also very strong. A global shortage of power across the globe has pushed coal prices to multi-year
highs, which also meant increased demand for transportation. As the quarter drew to a close, rates remained well supported at multi-year
highs and the outlook for the near term remained positive.
During the three months ended September 30, 2021,
freight futures also followed spot rates closely, as sentiment improved and expectations for both short term as well as long term rates
increased. The futures curve exited the quarter in sharp backwardation and at a steeper than usual level, and as a result, the strong
performance of the spot market further boosted the Fund’s overall performance. BDRY closely tracked the performance of short-term
dry bulk freight futures, leading to higher volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share during the period. BDRY ended up 23% higher for
the quarter.
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NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND
NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE
PERFORMANCE.
The per Share market value of BDRY and its NAV
tracked closely for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND
NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE
PERFORMANCE.
The per Share market value of BDRY and its NAV
tracked closely for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
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NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND
NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE
PERFORMANCE.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND
NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE
PERFORMANCE.
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The graphs above compare the returns of BDRY with
the benchmark portfolio returns for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The difference in the NAV price and the benchmark
value often results in the appearance of a NAV premium or discount to the benchmark. Differences in the benchmark return and the BDRY
net asset value per share are due primarily to the following factors:
●
Benchmark portfolio uses settlement prices of freight futures vs. BDRY closing Share price,
●
Benchmark portfolio roll methodology assumes rolls that can happen even at fractions of lots vs. BDRY that uses the real minimum market lot available (5 days per month),
●
Benchmark portfolio assumes rolls are happening at the settlement price of the day vs. buys at a transaction price during the day that might or might not be equal to the settlement price,
●
Benchmark portfolio assumes no trading commissions vs. BDRY that pays 10 bps for each transaction,
●
Benchmark portfolio assumes no clearing fees vs. BDRY that pays approximately 3-5bps of total clearing fees for each trade,
●
Benchmark portfolio assumes no management fees vs. BDRY fee structure of 3.5% of average net assets on an annualized basis, and
●
Creations and redemptions that lead to transactions that occur at prices that might be different than the settlement prices
There are no competitors. BDRY is the only Freight
futures ETF globally.
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Fund Share Price Performance
During the three months ended September 30, 2021,
the NYSE Arca market value of each Share increased (+22.69%) from $29.35 per Share, representing the closing trade on June 30, 2021, to
$36.01 per Share, representing the closing price on September 30, 2021. The Share price high and low for the three months ended September
30, 2021 and related change from the closing Share price on June 30, 2021 were as follows: Shares traded from a high of $36.74 per Share
(+25.18%) on September 28, 2021 to a low of $23.00 per Share (-21.64%) on July 14, 2021.
Fund Share Net Asset Performance
For the three months ended September 30, 2021,
the net asset value of each Share increased (+23.44%) from $28.88 per Share to $35.65 per Share. Gains in the investments and futures
contracts more than offset the net investment loss resulting in the overall increase in the NAV per Share during the three months ended
September 30, 2021.
Net income for the three months ended September
30, 2021, was $17,058,799, resulting from net realized gains on investments and futures contracts of $19,580,698, unrealized losses on
futures contracts of $1,726,780 and the net investment loss of $795,119.
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Fund Share Price Performance
During the three months ended September 30, 2020,
the NYSE Arca market value of each Share increased (+11.50%) from $7.39 per Share, representing the closing trade on June 30, 2020, to
$8.24 per Share, representing the closing price on June 30, 2020. The Share price high and low for the three months ended September 30,
2020 and related change from the closing Share price on June 30, 2020 were as follows: Shares traded from a high of $9.48 per Share (+28.28%)
on July 6, 2020 to a low of $6.64 per Share (-10.15%) on July 23, 2020.
Fund Share Net Asset Performance
For the three months ended September 30, 2020,
the net asset value of each Share increased (+7.01%) from $7.70 per Share to $8.24 per Share. Gains in the investments and futures contracts
more than offset the net investment loss resulting in the overall increase in the NAV per Share during the three months ended September
30, 2020.
Net income for the three months ended September
30, 2020, was $2,690,630, resulting from net realized gains on investments and futures contracts of $10,104,770, unrealized losses on
futures contracts of $7,066,400 and the net investment loss of $347,740.
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Calculating NAV
The Fund’s NAV is calculated by:
●
Taking the current market value of its total assets;
●
Subtracting any liabilities; and
●
Dividing that total by the total number of outstanding shares.
The Administrator calculates the NAV of the Fund
once each NYSE Arca trading day. The NAV for a particular trading day is released after 4:00 p.m. E.T. Trading during the core trading
session on the NYSE Arca typically closes at 4:00 p.m. E.T. The Administrator uses the Baltic Exchange settlement price for the Freight
Futures and option contracts. The Administrator calculates or determines the value of all other Fund investments using market quotations,
if available, or other information customarily used to determine the fair value of such investments as of the close of the NYSE Arca (normally
4:00 p.m. E.T.), in accordance with the current Administrative Agency Agreement among U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, the Fund and the Sponsor.
In addition, in order to provide updated information
relating to the Fund for use by investors and market professionals, an updated indicative fund value (“IFV”) is made available
through on-line information services throughout the core trading session hours of 9:30 a.m. E.T. to 4:00 p.m. E.T. on each trading day.
The IFV is calculated by using the prior day’s closing NAV per share of the Fund as a base and updating that value throughout the
trading day to reflect changes in the most recently reported trade price for the futures and/or options held by the Fund. Certain Freight
Futures brokers provide real time pricing information to the general public either through their websites or through data vendors such
as Bloomberg or Reuters. The IFV disseminated during NYSE Arca core trading session hours should not be viewed as an actual real time
update of the NAV, because the NAV is calculated only once at the end of each trading day based upon the relevant end of day values of
the Fund’s investments.
The IFV is disseminated on a per share basis every
15 seconds during regular NYSE Arca core trading session hours. The customary trading hours of the Freight Futures trading are 3:00 a.m.
E.T. to 12:00 p.m. E.T. This means that there is a gap in time at the beginning and/or the end of each day during which a Fund’s
shares are traded on the NYSE Arca, but real-time trading prices for contracts are not available. During such gaps in time the IFV will
be calculated based on the end of day price of such contracts from the Baltic Exchange immediately preceding the trading session. In addition,
other investments held by the Fund will be valued by the Administrator, using rates and points received from client-approved third party
vendors (such as Reuters and WM Company) and advisor or broker-dealer quotes. These investments will not be included in the IFV.
The NYSE Arca disseminates the IFV through the
facilities of CTA/CQ High Speed Lines. In addition, the IFV is published on the NYSE Arca’s website and is available through on-line
information services such as Bloomberg and Reuters.
Dissemination of the IFV provides additional information
that is not otherwise available to the public and is useful to investors and market professionals in connection with the trading of the
Fund’s shares on the NYSE Arca. Investors and market professionals are able throughout the trading day to compare the market price
of the Fund’s shares and the IFV. If the market price of the Fund’s shares diverges significantly from the IFV, market professionals
will have an incentive to execute arbitrage trades. For example, if the Fund’s shares appear to be trading at a discount compared
to the IFV, a market professional could buy the Fund shares on the NYSE Arca and take the opposite position in Freight Futures. Such arbitrage
trades can tighten the tracking between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the IFV and thus can be beneficial to all market
participants.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Fund’s critical accounting policies
are as follows:
Preparation of the financial statements and related
disclosures in accordance 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 the use of estimates.
Actual results may differ from the estimates used and such differences could be material. The Fund holds a significant portion of its
assets in futures contracts and money market funds, which are held at fair value.
The Fund calculates its net asset value as of
the NAV Calculation Time as described above.
The values which are used by the Fund for its
Freight Futures are provided by the Fund’s commodity broker, which uses market prices when available. In addition, the Fund estimates
interest income on a daily basis using prevailing rates earned on its cash and cash equivalents. These estimates are adjusted to the actual
amount received on a monthly basis and the difference, if any, is not considered material.
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Credit Risk
When the Fund enters into Benchmark Component
Instruments, it will be exposed to the credit risk that the counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations. For purposes of credit
risk, the counterparty for the Benchmark Component Instruments traded on or cleared by the Baltic Exchange and other futures exchanges
is the clearinghouse associated with those exchanges. In general, clearinghouses are backed by their members who may be required to share
in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance of one of their members, which should significantly reduce credit risk. There
can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearinghouse, or their financial backers will satisfy their obligations to the Fund.
The Sponsor will attempt to minimize certain
of these market and credit risks by normally:
●
executing
and clearing trades with creditworthy counterparties, as determined by the Sponsor;
●
limiting
the outstanding amounts due from counterparties of the Funds;
●
not
posting margin directly with a counterparty;
●
limiting
the amount of margin or premium posted at the FCM; and
●
ensuring
that deliverable contracts are not held to such a date when delivery of an underlying asset could be called for.
The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”)
requires all FCMs, such as the Fund’s clearing broker, to meet and maintain specified fitness and financial requirements, to segregate
customer funds from proprietary funds and account separately for all customers’ funds and positions, and to maintain specified
books and records open to inspection by the staff of the CFTC. The CFTC has similar authority over introducing brokers, or persons who
solicit or accept orders for commodity interest trades but who do not accept margin deposits for the execution of trades. The CEA authorizes
the CFTC to regulate trading by FCMs and by their officers and directors, permits the CFTC to require action by exchanges in the event
of market emergencies, and establishes an administrative procedure under which customers may institute complaints for damages arising
from alleged violations of the CEA. The CEA also gives the states powers to enforce its provisions and the regulations of the CFTC.
On November 14, 2013, the CFTC published final
regulations that require enhanced customer protections, risk management programs, internal monitoring and controls, capital and liquidity
standards, customer disclosures and auditing and examination programs for FCMs. The rules are intended to afford greater assurances to
market participants that customer segregated funds and secured amounts are protected, customers are provided with appropriate notice
of the risks of futures trading and of the FCMs with which they may choose to do business, FCMs are monitoring and managing risks in
a robust manner, the capital and liquidity of FCMs are strengthened to safeguard the continued operations and the auditing and examination
programs of the CFTC and the self-regulatory organizations are monitoring the activities of FCMs in a thorough manner.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Fund does not anticipate making use of borrowings
or other lines of credit to meet its obligations. The Fund meets its liquidity needs in the normal course of business from the proceeds
of the sale of its investments or from the cash, cash equivalents that it holds. The Fund’s liquidity needs include: redeeming
its shares, providing margin deposits for existing Benchmark Component Instruments, the purchase of additional Benchmark Component Instruments,
and paying expenses.
The Fund generates cash primarily from (i) the
sale of Creation Baskets and (ii) interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and its investments in collateralizing Treasury Securities.
Generally, all of the net assets of the Fund is allocated to trading in Benchmark Component Instruments. Most of the assets of the Fund
are held in Treasury Instruments, cash and/or cash equivalents that could or are used as margin or collateral for trading in Benchmark
Component Instruments. The percentage that such assets bear to the total net assets will vary from period to period as the market values
of the Benchmark Component Instruments change. Interest earned on interest-bearing assets of the Fund are paid to the Fund. Due to the
economic uncertainty due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund has experienced a significant decrease in interest rates, and
as such the Fund is experiencing a higher breakeven year over year.
The investments of the Fund in Benchmark Component
Instruments could be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. Such
conditions could prevent the Fund from promptly liquidating a position in Benchmark Component Instruments.
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Market Risk
Trading in Benchmark Component Instruments such
as futures contracts will involve the Fund entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell specific amounts of instruments
at a specified date in the future. The gross or face amount of the contracts is expected to significantly exceed the future cash requirements
of the Fund as the Fund intends to close out any open positions prior to the contractual expiration date. As a result, the Fund’s
market risk is the risk of loss arising from the decline in value of the contracts, not from the need to make delivery under the contracts.
The Fund considers the “fair value” of derivative instruments to be the unrealized gain or loss on the contracts. The market
risk associated with the commitment by the Fund to purchase a specific contract will be limited to the aggregate face amount of the contracts
held.
The exposure of the Fund to market risk will
depend on a number of factors including the markets for the specific instrument, the volatility of interest rates and foreign exchange
rates, the liquidity of the instrument-specific market and the relationships among the contracts held by the Fund.
Regulatory Environment
The regulation of futures markets, futures contracts,
and futures exchanges has historically been comprehensive. 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, increased margin
requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading.
The regulation of commodity interest transactions
in the United States is an evolving area of law and is subject to ongoing modification by governmental and judicial action. Considerable
regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools that are publicly distributed in the United States. There is
a possibility of future regulatory changes within the United States altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment
in the Fund, or the ability of the Fund to continue to implement its investment strategies. In addition, various national governments
outside of the United States have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in the commodities markets
and the need to regulate the derivatives markets in general. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to
predict but could be substantial and adverse.
The CFTC possesses exclusive jurisdiction to
regulate the activities of commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors with respect “commodity interests,” such
as futures, swaps and options, and has adopted regulations with respect to the activities of those persons and/or entities. Under the
CEA, a registered CPO, such as the Sponsor, is required to make annual filings with the CFTC and NFA describing its organization, capital
structure, management and controlling persons. In addition, the CEA authorizes the CFTC to require and review books and records of, and
documents prepared by, registered CPOs. Pursuant to this authority, the CFTC requires CPOs to keep accurate, current and orderly records
for each pool that they operate. The CFTC may suspend the registration of a commodity pool operator (1) if the CFTC finds that the operator’s
trading practices tend to disrupt orderly market conditions, (2) if any controlling person of the operator is subject to an order of
the CFTC denying such person trading privileges on any exchange, and (3) in certain other circumstances. Suspension, restriction or termination
of the Sponsor’s registration as a commodity pool operator would prevent it, until that registration were to be reinstated, from
managing the Fund, and might result in the termination of the Fund if a successor sponsor is not elected pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
The Fund’s investors are afforded prescribed
rights for reparations under the CEA. Investors may also be able to maintain a private right of action for violations of the CEA. The
CFTC has adopted rules implementing the reparation provisions of the CEA, which provide that any person may file a complaint for a reparations
award with the CFTC for violation of the CEA against a floor broker or an FCM, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, CPO, and
their respective associated persons.
Pursuant to authority in the CEA, the NFA has
been formed and registered with the CFTC as a registered futures association. At the present time, the NFA is the only self-regulatory
organization for commodity interest professionals, other than futures exchanges. The CFTC has delegated to the NFA responsibility for
the registration of CPOs and FCMs and their respective associated persons. The Sponsor and the Fund’s clearing broker are members
of the NFA. As such, it will be subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition and consumer protection.
The NFA also arbitrates disputes between members and their customers and conducts registration and fitness screening of applicants for
membership and audits of its existing members. Neither the Trust nor the Fund are required to become a member of the NFA.
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The regulations of the CFTC and the NFA prohibit
any representation by a person registered with the CFTC or by any member of the NFA, that registration with the CFTC, or membership in
the NFA, in any respect indicates that the CFTC or the NFA has approved or endorsed that person or that person’s trading program
or objectives. The registrations and memberships of the parties described in this summary must not be considered as constituting any
such approval or endorsement. Likewise, no futures exchange has given or will give any similar approval or endorsement.
Futures exchanges in the United States are subject
to varying degrees of regulation under the CEA depending on whether such exchange is a designated contract market, exempt board of trade
or electronic trading facility. Clearing organizations are also subject to the CEA and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder as
administered by the CFTC. The CFTC’s function is to implement the CEA’s objectives of preventing price manipulation and excessive
speculation and promoting orderly and efficient commodity interest markets. In addition, the various exchanges and clearing organizations
themselves exercise regulatory and supervisory authority over their member firms.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was enacted in response to the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009 and it significantly
altered the regulatory regime to which the securities and commodities markets are subject. To date, the CFTC has issued proposed or final
versions of almost all of the rules it is required to promulgate under the Dodd-Frank Act. The provisions of the new law include the
requirement that position limits be established on a wide range of commodity interests, including agricultural, energy, and metal-based
commodity futures contracts, options on such futures contracts and cleared and uncleared swaps that are economically equivalent to such
futures contracts and options; new registration and recordkeeping requirements for swap market participants; capital and margin requirements
for “swap dealers” and “major swap participants,” as determined by the new law and applicable regulations; reporting
of all swaps transactions to swap data repositories; and the mandatory use of clearinghouse mechanisms for sufficiently standardized
swap transactions that were historically entered into in the over-the-counter market, but are now designated as subject to the clearing
requirement; and margin requirements for over-the counter swaps that are not subject to the clearing requirements.
The Dodd-Frank Act was intended to reduce systemic
risks that may have contributed to the 2008/2009 financial crisis. Since the first draft of what became the Dodd-Frank Act, supporters
and opponents have debated the scope of the legislation. As the administrations of the U.S. change, the interpretation and implementation
will change with them. Nevertheless, regulatory reform of any kind may have a significant impact on U.S. regulated entities.
Current rules and regulations under the Dodd-Frank
Act require enhanced customer protections, risk management programs, internal monitoring and controls, capital and liquidity standards,
customer disclosures and auditing and examination programs for FCMs. The rules are intended to afford greater assurances to market participants
that customer segregated funds and secured amounts are protected, customers are provided with appropriate notice of the risks of futures
trading and of the FCMs with which they may choose to do business, FCMs are monitoring and managing risks in a robust manner, the capital
and liquidity of FCMs are strengthened to safeguard the continued operations and the auditing and examination programs of the CFTC and
the self-regulatory organizations are monitoring the activities of FCMs in a thorough manner.
Regulatory bodies outside the U.S. have also
passed or proposed, or may propose in the future, legislation similar to that proposed by the Dodd-Frank Act or other legislation containing
other restrictions that could adversely impact the liquidity of and increase costs of participating in the commodities markets. For example,
the European Union Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation
(Regulation (EU) No 600/2014) (together “MiFID II”), which has applied since January 3, 2018, governs the provision of investment
services and activities in relation to, as well as the organized trading of, financial instruments such as shares, bonds, units in collective
investment schemes and derivatives. In particular, MiFID II requires EU Member States to apply position limits to the size of a net position
which a person can hold at any time in commodity derivatives traded on EU trading venues and in “economically equivalent”
over-the-counter (“OTC”) contracts. By way of further example, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Regulation
(EU) No 648/2012, as amended) (“EMIR”) introduced certain requirements in respect of OTC derivatives including: (i) the mandatory
clearing of OTC derivative contracts declared subject to the clearing obligation; (ii) risk mitigation techniques in respect of un-cleared
OTC derivative contracts, including the mandatory margining of un-cleared OTC derivative contracts; and (iii) reporting and recordkeeping
requirements in respect of all derivatives contracts. In the event that the requirements under EMIR and MiFID II apply, these are expected
to increase the cost of transacting derivatives.
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In addition, considerable regulatory attention
has been focused on non-traditional publicly distributed investment pools such as the Fund. Furthermore, various national governments
have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in certain commodity markets and the need to regulate
the derivatives markets in general. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to predict, but could be substantial
and adverse.
Management believes that as of September 30,
2021, it had fulfilled in a timely manner all Dodd-Frank or other regulatory requirements to which it is subject.
Off Balance Sheet Financing
As of September 30, 2021, neither the Trust nor
the Fund have any loan guarantees, credit support or other off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into
in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions relating to certain risks service providers undertake
in performing services which are in the best interests of the Fund. While the exposure of the Fund under these indemnification provisions
cannot be estimated, they are not expected to have a material impact on the financial position of the Fund.
Redemption Basket Obligation
Other than as necessary to meet the investment
objective of the Fund and pay the contractual obligations described below, the Fund will require liquidity to redeem Redemption Baskets.
The Fund intends to satisfy this obligation through the transfer of cash of the Fund (generated, if necessary, through the sale of Treasury
Instruments) in an amount proportionate to the number of Shares being redeemed.
Contractual Obligations
The primary contractual obligations of the Fund
will be with the Sponsor and certain other service providers.
Management and CTA Fees
BDRY pays the Sponsor a management fee (the “Sponsor
Fee”) in consideration of the Sponsor’s advisory services to the Fund. Additionally, BDRY pays its commodity trading advisor
a license and service fee (the “CTA Fee”).
BDRY pays the Sponsor Fee, monthly in arrears,
in an amount equal to the greater of 0.15% per year of BDRY’s average daily net assets; or $125,000. BDRY’s Sponsor Fee is
paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s management services to BDRY. BDRY also pays Breakwave the CTA Fee monthly in arrears, for
the use of BDRY’s Benchmark Portfolio in an amount equal to 1.45% per annum of BDRY’s average daily net assets.
Breakwave has agreed to waive its CTA Fee and
the Sponsor has agreed to correspondingly assume the remaining expenses of BDRY so that BDRY’s expenses do not exceed an annual
rate of 3.50%, excluding brokerage commissions, interest expense, and extraordinary expenses, of the value of BDRY’s average daily
net assets (the “BDRY Expense Cap”). The assumption of expenses and waiver of BDRY’s CTA Fee are contractual on the
part of the Sponsor and Breakwave, respectively, through September 30, 2022. If after that date, the Sponsor and/or Breakwave no longer
assumed expenses or waived the CTA Fee, respectively, BDRY could be adversely impacted, including in its ability to achieve its investment
objective.
The assumption of expenses by the Sponsor for
BDRY, pursuant to the BDRY Expense Cap, amounted to $-0- and $-0- for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively,
as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations. The waiver of Breakwave’s CTA fees, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted
to $-0- and $-0- for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
BDRY currently accrues its daily expenses based upon established individual expense amounts or the BDRY Expense Cap, whichever aggregate
amount is less. At the end of each month, the accrued amount is remitted to the Sponsor as the Sponsor is responsible for the payment
of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund. BDRY’s total expenses amounted to $795,900
and $348,414 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
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The Fund’s ongoing fees, costs and expenses
of its operation, not subject to the applicable Expense Cap include brokerage and other fees and commissions incurred in connection with
the trading activities of the Fund, and extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation
costs and any indemnification related thereto). Expenses subject to an Expense Cap include (i) expenses incurred in connection with registering
additional Shares of the Fund or offering Shares of the Fund; (ii) the routine expenses associated with the preparation and, if required,
the printing and mailing of monthly, quarterly, annual and other reports required by applicable U.S. federal and state regulatory authorities,
Trust meetings and preparing, printing and mailing proxy statements to Shareholders; (iii) the routine services of the Trustee, legal
counsel and independent accountants; (iv) routine accounting, bookkeeping, custodial and transfer agency services, whether performed
by an outside service provider or by affiliates of the Sponsor; (v) postage and insurance; (vi) costs and expenses associated with client
relations and services; (vii) costs of preparation of all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns and any taxes payable on the
income, assets or operations of the Fund.
While the Sponsor has agreed to pay registration
fees to the SEC and any other regulatory agency in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares offered through the Fund’s
prospectus, the legal, printing, accounting and other expenses associated with such registration, the Fund will be responsible for any
registration fees and related expenses incurred in connection with any future offer and sale of Shares of the Fund in excess of those
offered through its prospectus.
Any general expenses of the Trust will be allocated
to the Fund and any other future series of the Trust as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. The Trust is also
responsible for extraordinary expenses, including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification
related thereto. The Trust and/or the Sponsor may be required to indemnify the Trustee, Distributor or Administrator under certain circumstances.
The parties cannot anticipate the amount of payments
that will be required under these arrangements for future periods as the NAV and trading levels to meet investment objectives for the
Fund will not be known until a future date. These agreements are effective for a specific term agreed upon by the parties with an option
to renew, or, in some cases, are in effect for the duration of the Fund’s existence. The parties may terminate these agreements
earlier for certain reasons listed in the agreements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk
Not applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Trust and the Fund maintain disclosure controls
and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in the Trust’s periodic reports filed
or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
The duly appointed officers of the Sponsor, including
its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Fund’s
disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust and the Fund have been
effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Change in Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
There were no changes in the Trust’s or
the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Not applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
and Use of Proceeds
(a)
On
January 4, 2018, the Sponsor made a $1,000 capital contribution to the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF in exchange for forty shares
of such Fund prior to the Fund’s commencement of operations; such shares were sold in a private offering exempt from registration
under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b)
The
original registration statement on Form S-1 registering 10,000,000 common units, or “Shares,” of the Breakwave Dry Bulk
Shipping ETF (File No. 333-218453) was declared effective on March 9, 2018. On September 30, 2021, 3,100,040 shares of the Fund were
outstanding for a market capitalization of $111,632,440. The offering proceeds were invested in futures contracts, or cash and cash
equivalents in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective stated in the prospectus.
BDRY does not purchase shares directly from its
shareholders. In connection with redemptions of baskets held by an Authorized Participant, BDRY redeemed sixty (60) baskets (each comprising
25,000 shares) during the three months ended September 30, 2021 at an average price per share of $27.49. The following table provides
information about BDRY’s redemptions by Authorized Participants during the three months ended September 30, 2021:
Calendar Month
Number
of Shares
Redeemed
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
July 2021
725,000
$
25.67
August 2021
450,000
$
29.53
September 2021
325,000
$
28.72
Total
1,500,000
$
27.49
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(a)
None.
(b)
Not
Applicable.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this
report as required under Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
31.1
Certification by the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act. (1)
31.2
Certification by the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act. (1)
32.1
Certification by the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)
32.2
Certification by the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
(1)
Filed
Herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ETF Managers Group Commodity Trust I (Registrant)
By:
ETF
Managers Capital, LLC
its
Sponsor
By:
/s/
Samuel Masucci III
Name:
Samuel
Masucci III
Title:
Principal
Executive Officer
By:
/s/
John A. Flanagan
Name:
John
A. Flanagan
Title:
Principal
Financial Officer
Date: November 12, 2021
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