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Managers Group Commodity Trust I (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 23, 2014.
−Removed: is a series trust formed pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and currently includes one series:
−Removed: Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping
−Removed: ETF (“BDRY,” or the “Fund”) is a commodity pool that continuously issues shares of beneficial interest that
−Removed: may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca.
−Removed: SIT Rising Rate ETF (“RISE”) also operated as a series of the Trust,
−Removed: but was liquidated on November 18, 2020 at its final net asset value as of that date.
+Added: a series trust formed pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and currently includes one series:
+Added: Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF
+Added: (“BDRY,” or the “Fund”) is a commodity pool that continuously issues shares of beneficial interest that may be
+Added: purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca.
+Added: SIT Rising Rate ETF (“RISE”) also operated as a series of the Trust, but was liquidated
+Added: on November 18, 2020 at its final net asset value as of that date.
commenced investment operations on March 22, 2018.
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Treasuries or other high credit quality, short-term fixed-income or similar securities
−Removed: for direct investment or as collateral for the U.S.
−Removed: Treasuries and for other liquidity purposes and to meet redemptions that may be necessary
+Added: for direct investment and for other liquidity purposes and to meet redemptions that may be necessary
on an ongoing basis.
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Freight Futures currently constituting the BDRY Benchmark Portfolio as of June 30, 2022 include:
−Removed: EXCHANGE PANAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - JUL 21
−Removed: EXCHANGE PANAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - AUG 21
−Removed: EXCHANGE PANAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - SEP 21
−Removed: EXCHANGE SUPRAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - JUL 21
−Removed: EXCHANGE SUPRAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - AUG 21
−Removed: EXCHANGE SUPRAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - SEP 21
−Removed: CAPESIZE TIME CHARTER - JUL 21
−Removed: CAPESIZE TIME CHARTER - AUG 21
−Removed: CAPESIZE TIME CHARTER - SEP 21
+Added: BALTIC EXCHANGE PANAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE
+Added: INDEX - JUL 22
+Added: BFFAP N22 Index
+Added: BALTIC EXCHANGE PANAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - AUG
+Added: BFFAP Q22 Index
+Added: BALTIC EXCHANGE PANAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - SEP
+Added: BFFAP U22 Index
+Added: BALTIC EXCHANGE SUPRAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - JUL
+Added: S58FM N22 Index
+Added: BALTIC EXCHANGE SUPRAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - AUG
+Added: S58FM Q22 Index
+Added: BALTIC EXCHANGE SUPRAMAX T/C AVERAGE SHIPPING ROUTE INDEX - SEP
+Added: S58FM U22 Index
+Added: BALTIC CAPESIZE TIME CHARTER - JUL 22
+Added: BFFATC N22 Index
+Added: BALTIC CAPESIZE TIME CHARTER - AUG 22
+Added: BFFATC Q22 Index
+Added: BALTIC CAPESIZE TIME CHARTER - SEP 22
+Added: BFFATC U22 Index
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 10TC
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interests, adjusted for the proportion of the current month’s Freight Futures contracts whose value has already been assessed.
−Removed: does not intend to or foresee the need to borrow money or establish lines of credit.
+Added: does not intend to or foresees the need to borrow money or establish lines of credit.
does not and will not employ the technique, commonly known as pyramiding, in which the speculator uses unrealized profits on existing
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Sponsor has discretionary authority over all distributions made by BDRY.
−Removed: In view of BDRY’s objective of seeking significant
−Removed: capital appreciation, the Sponsor currently does not intend to cause BDRY to make any distributions, but, has the sole discretion to
−Removed: do so from time to time.
+Added: In view of BDRY’s objective of seeking significant capital
+Added: appreciation, the Sponsor currently does not intend to cause BDRY to make any distributions, but, has the sole discretion to do so from
+Added: time to time.
Requirements and Marking-to-Market Futures Positions
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Bancorp Fund Services are referred to collectively hereinafter as “U.S.
−Removed: Financial LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ETFMG (the “Distributor”), has provided statutory and wholesaling distribution
+Added: Financial LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ETFMG), has provided statutory and wholesaling distribution
services to BDRY since it commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on March 22, 2018.
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Futures Commission Merchant
−Removed: Man Capital Inc., (“ED&F Man”) a Delaware limited liability company, serves as BDRY’s clearing broker (the
−Removed: “Commodity Broker”).
−Removed: In its capacity as clearing broker, the Commodity Broker executes and clear BDRY’s futures
−Removed: transactions and performs certain administrative services for the Fund.
−Removed: Prior to November 6, 2020, Macquarie Futures USA LLC served
−Removed: as BDRY’s clearing broker.
−Removed: ED&F Man is a futures commission merchant registered with the CFTC.
−Removed: BDRY pays 0.10% of nominal
−Removed: value in brokerage commissions and approximately $12 per lot in clearing and exchange related fees (excluding the impact on the Fund
−Removed: of creation and/or redemption activity).
−Removed: Man’s head office is at 140 East 45th Street, #18, New York, NY 10017.
+Added: ED&F Man Capital Markets Limited (“ED&F
+Added: Man”) registered in England, serves as BDRY’s clearing broker (the “Commodity Broker”).
+Added: In its capacity as clearing
+Added: broker, the Commodity Broker executes and clear BDRY’s futures transactions and performs certain administrative services for the
+Added: ED&F Man Capital Inc., a Delaware limited liability company, served as BDRY’s clearing broker from November 6, 2020 through
+Added: June 2, 2022.
+Added: Prior to November 6, 2020, Macquarie Futures USA LLC served as BDRY’s clearing broker.
+Added: ED&F Man is a futures
+Added: commission merchant registered with the CFTC.
+Added: BDRY pays 0.10% of nominal value in brokerage commissions and approximately $12 per lot
+Added: in clearing and exchange related fees (excluding the impact on the Fund of creation and/or redemption activity).
+Added: ED&F Man’s head office is at 3 London
+Added: Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG.
have been no material administrative, civil or criminal actions brought, pending or concluded against ED&F Man or its principals
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any guarantee as to the performance or any other aspect of BDRY.
−Removed: & F Man is not affiliated with either BDRY or the Sponsor.
−Removed: Therefore, the Sponsor and BDRY do not believe that BDRY has any conflicts
−Removed: of interest with ED&F Man or its trading principals arising from their acting as BDRY’s FCM.
+Added: Man is not affiliated with either BDRY or the Sponsor.
+Added: Therefore, the Sponsor and BDRY do not believe that BDRY has any conflicts of
+Added: interest with ED&F Man or its trading principals arising from their acting as BDRY’s FCM.
+Added: On June 1, 2022, Marex Financial, registered in England, also became a clearing broker for BDRY, on terms substantially identical to ED&F
+Added: BDRY did not clear any transactions through Marex Financial through June 30, 2022.
+Added: On August 1, 2022, Marex announced it had agreed
+Added: to aquire ED&F Man.
+Added: The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.
& Worcester LLP serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Fund.
−Removed: BDRY pays the Sponsor a management fee (the
−Removed: “Sponsor Fee”) in consideration of the Sponsor’s advisory services to the Fund.
−Removed: Additionally, BDRY pays
−Removed: its commodity trading advisor a license and service fee (the “CTA Fee”).
+Added: pays the Sponsor a management fee (the “Sponsor Fee”) in consideration of the Sponsor’s advisory services to the Fund.
+Added: Additionally, BDRY pays its commodity trading advisor a license and service fee (the “CTA Fee”).
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,
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average daily net assets.
−Removed: has agreed to waive its CTA Fee and the Sponsor has agreed to correspondingly assume the remaining expenses of BDRY so that
−Removed: BDRY’s expenses do not exceed an annual rate of 3.50%, excluding brokerage commissions,
−Removed: interest expense, and extraordinary expenses, of the value of BDRY’s average daily net assets (the “BDRY Expense
−Removed: The assumption of expenses and waiver of BDRY’s CTA Fee are contractual on the part of the Sponsor and Breakwave,
−Removed: respectively, through September 30, 2022.
−Removed: If after that date, the Sponsor and/or Breakwave no longer assumed expenses or waived the
−Removed: CTA Fee, respectively, BDRY could be adversely impacted, including in its ability to achieve its investment objective.
−Removed: assumption of expenses by the Sponsor for BDRY, pursuant to the BDRY Expense Cap, amounted to $-0- and $284,850 for the year ended
−Removed: June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: The waiver of Breakwave’s CTA
−Removed: fees, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $39,184 and $60,769 for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as
−Removed: disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: BDRY currently accrues its daily expenses based upon established individual
−Removed: expense category amounts or the BDRY Expense Cap, whichever aggregate amount is less.
−Removed: At the end of each month, the accrued amount
−Removed: is remitted to the Sponsor as the Sponsor is responsible for the payment of the routine operational, administrative and other
−Removed: ordinary expenses of the Fund.
−Removed: BDRY’s total expenses amounted to $1,888,152 and $847,729 for the year ended June 30, 2021 and
−Removed: 2020, respectively.
−Removed: Prior to its liquidation, RISE paid the sponsor $25,068 and $74,999 for the year ended June 30, 2021 and
−Removed: 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: Prior to its liquidation, RISE paid CTA
−Removed: fees in the amount of $3,042 and $12,445 for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined
−Removed: Statements of Operations.
+Added: has agreed to waive its CTA Fee and the Sponsor has agreed to correspondingly assume the remaining expenses of BDRY so that BDRY’s
+Added: expenses do not exceed an annual rate of 3.50%, excluding brokerage commissions, interest expense, and extraordinary expenses, of the
+Added: value of BDRY’s average daily net assets (the “BDRY Expense Cap”).
+Added: The assumption of expenses and waiver of BDRY’s
+Added: CTA Fee are contractual on the part of the Sponsor and Breakwave, respectively, through March 31, 2024.
+Added: If after that date, the Sponsor
+Added: and/or Breakwave no longer assumed expenses or waived the CTA Fee, respectively, BDRY could be adversely impacted, including in its ability
+Added: to achieve its investment objective.
+Added: assumption of expenses by the Sponsor for BDRY, pursuant to the BDRY Expense Cap, amounted to $-0- and $-0- for the year ended June 30,
+Added: 2022 and 2021, respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
+Added: The waiver of Breakwave’s CTA fees, pursuant to the
+Added: undertaking, amounted to $ -0- and $39,184 for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of
+Added: BDRY currently accrues its daily expenses based upon established individual expense category amounts or the BDRY Expense
+Added: Cap, whichever aggregate amount is less.
+Added: At the end of each month, the accrued amount is remitted to the Sponsor as the Sponsor is responsible
+Added: for the payment of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund.
+Added: BDRY’s total expenses amounted
+Added: to $3,280,229 and $1,888,152 for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: to its liquidation, RISE paid the sponsor $25,068 for the year ended June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
+Added: to its liquidation, RISE paid CTA fees in the amount of $3,042 for the year ended June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Combined Statements
+Added: of Operations.
Administrator,
Custodian, Fund Accountant, and Transfer Agent Fees
−Removed: has agreed to pay U.S.
−Removed: Bank 0.05% of AUM, with a $45,000 minimum annual fee payable for its administrative, accounting and transfer
−Removed: agent services and 0.01% of AUM, with an annual minimum of $4,800 for custody services.
+Added: BDRY has agreed to pay U.S.
+Added: Bank 0.05% of AUM,
+Added: with a $45,000 minimum annual fee payable for its administrative, accounting and transfer agent services and 0.01% of AUM, with an annual
+Added: minimum of $4,800 for custody services.
BDRY paid U.S.
−Removed: Bank $63,796 and $61,854
−Removed: for the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: Prior to its liquidation, RISE paid U.S.
−Removed: Bank $19,486 and $57,601 for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of
−Removed: BDRY pays the Distributor an annual fee for statutory
−Removed: and wholesaling distribution services and related administrative services equal to the greater of $15,000 or 0.02% of the Fund’s
−Removed: average daily net assets, payable monthly.
−Removed: Pursuant to the Marketing Agent Agreement between the Sponsor, the Fund and the Distributor,
−Removed: the Distributor assists the Sponsor and the Fund with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing services to
−Removed: the Fund, including reviewing and approving marketing materials and certain regulatory compliance matters.
−Removed: The Distributor also assists
−Removed: with the processing of creation and redemption orders.
−Removed: BDRY incurred $15,821 and $16,497 in distribution and related administrative
−Removed: services for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: BDRY pays the Sponsor for wholesale support services
−Removed: at an annual rate of $25,000 plus 0.12% of BDRY’s average daily net assets, payable monthly.
−Removed: The Fund incurred $78,874 and $35,622
−Removed: in wholesale support fees for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: Prior to its liquidation, RISE paid the Distributor
−Removed: $5,116 and $15,539 in distribution and related administrative services for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed
−Removed: in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: Prior to its liquidation, RISE also paid the Sponsor
−Removed: $1,522 and $6,223 in wholesale support fees for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements
−Removed: of Operations.
+Added: Bank $64,618 and $63,796 for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
+Added: as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
+Added: to its liquidation, RISE paid U.S.
+Added: Bank $19,486 for the year ended June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
+Added: pays the Distributor an annual fee for statutory and wholesaling distribution services and related administrative services equal to the
+Added: greater of $15,000 or 0.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, payable monthly.
+Added: Pursuant to the Marketing Agent Agreement
+Added: between the Sponsor, the Fund and the Distributor, the Distributor assists the Sponsor and the Fund with certain functions and duties
+Added: relating to distribution and marketing services to the Fund, including reviewing and approving marketing materials and certain regulatory
+Added: compliance matters.
+Added: The Distributor also assists with the processing of creation and redemption orders.
+Added: BDRY incurred $15,707 and
+Added: $15,821 in distribution and related administrative services for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as disclosed in
+Added: the Statements of Operations.
+Added: pays the Sponsor for wholesale support services at an annual rate of $25,000 plus 0.12% of BDRY’s average daily net assets, payable
+Added: The Fund incurred $112,393 and $78,874 in wholesale support fees for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as
+Added: disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
+Added: to its liquidation, RISE paid the Distributor $5,116 in distribution and related administrative services for the year ended June 30,
+Added: 2021, as disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
+Added: to its liquidation, RISE also paid the Sponsor $1,522 in wholesale support fees for the year ended June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the
+Added: Combined Statements of Operations.
Commission Merchant Fees
−Removed: BDRY pays brokerage commissions, including applicable
−Removed: exchange fees, NFA fees, give–up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection
−Removed: with trading activities in CFTC regulated investments.
−Removed: Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis.
−Removed: The Sponsor does not expect brokerage
−Removed: commissions and fees, on an annual basis, to exceed 0.40% (excluding the impact on the Fund of creation and/or redemption activity)
−Removed: of the NAV of the Fund and for execution and clearing services to exceed $12 per lot on behalf of the Fund, although the actual
−Removed: amount of brokerage commissions and fees in any year or any part of any year may be greater.
−Removed: The effects of trading spreads,
−Removed: financing costs associated with financial instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of freight futures, Treasury Instruments
−Removed: or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income or similar securities are not included in the foregoing analysis.
−Removed: incurred $518,616 and $208,650 in brokerage commissions and fees for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as
−Removed: disclosed in the Combined Statements of Operations.
−Removed: Prior to its liquidation, RISE incurred $1,424
−Removed: and $4,961 in brokerage commissions and fees for the year ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as disclosed in the Combined Statements
−Removed: of Operations.
−Removed: The Fund is responsible for certain other
−Removed: expenses, including professional services (e.g., outside auditor’s fees and legal fees and expenses), shareholder Form
−Removed: K-1’s, tax return preparation, regulatory compliance, and other services provided by affiliated and non-affiliated service
−Removed: The fees for Principal Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and regulatory reporting services provided to the
−Removed: Fund by the Sponsor each amount to $25,000 per annum.
+Added: pays brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give–up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction
+Added: related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities in CFTC regulated investments.
+Added: Brokerage commissions on futures
+Added: contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis.
+Added: The Sponsor does not expect brokerage commissions
+Added: and fees, on an annual basis, to exceed 0.40% (excluding the impact on the Fund of creation and/or redemption activity) of the NAV of
+Added: the Fund and for execution and clearing services to exceed $12 per lot on behalf of the Fund, although the actual amount of brokerage
+Added: commissions and fees in any year or any part of any year may be greater.
+Added: The effects of trading spreads, financing costs associated with
+Added: financial instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of freight futures, Treasury Instruments or similar high credit quality short-term
+Added: fixed-income or similar securities are not included in the foregoing analysis.
+Added: BDRY incurred $665,810 and $518,616 in brokerage commissions
+Added: and fees for the year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
+Added: to its liquidation, RISE incurred $1,424 in brokerage commissions and fees for the year ended June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Combined
+Added: Statements of Operations.
+Added: Fund is responsible for certain other expenses, including professional services (e.g., outside auditor’s fees and legal fees and
+Added: expenses), shareholder Form K-1’s, tax return preparation, regulatory compliance, and other services provided by affiliated and
+Added: non-affiliated service providers.
+Added: The fees for Principal Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and regulatory reporting services
+Added: provided to the Fund by the Sponsor each amount to $25,000 per annum.
Extraordinary
−Removed: The Fund pays all of its extraordinary fees
−Removed: and expenses, if any.
−Removed: Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are non-recurring and unusual in nature, such as
−Removed: legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses.
−Removed: Such extraordinary fees and
−Removed: expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount.
+Added: Fund pays all of its extraordinary fees and expenses, if any.
+Added: Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are non-recurring
+Added: and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses.
+Added: extraordinary fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount.
of the Fund are issued in registered form in accordance with the Trust Agreement for the Fund.
−Removed: Bank has been
−Removed: appointed registrar and transfer agent for the purpose of transferring shares in certificated form.
−Removed: Bank keeps a record of all
−Removed: limited partners and holders of the shares in certificated form in the registry (the “Register”).
−Removed: The Sponsor recognizes
−Removed: transfers of shares in certificated form only if done in accordance with the respective Trust Agreement for the Fund.
−Removed: beneficial interests in such shares are held in book-entry form through participants and/or accountholders in the Depository Trust
−Removed: Company (“DTC”).
+Added: Bank has been appointed registrar
+Added: and transfer agent for the purpose of transferring shares in certificated form.
+Added: Bank keeps a record of all limited partners and
+Added: holders of the shares in certificated form in the registry (the “Register”).
+Added: The Sponsor recognizes transfers of shares in
+Added: certificated form only if done in accordance with the respective Trust Agreement for the Fund.
+Added: The beneficial interests in such shares
+Added: are held in book-entry form through participants and/or accountholders in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
certificates are not issued for the shares.
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and settlement of transactions between DTC Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of DTC Participants.
−Removed: The Fund’s NAV is calculated by:
+Added: Fund’s NAV is calculated by:
Taking the current market value of its total assets;
Subtracting any liabilities;
−Removed: Dividing that total by the total number of outstanding shares.
+Added: Dividing that total by the total number of outstanding
The Administrator calculates the NAV of the Fund
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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.
−Removed: The IFV is disseminated on a per share basis every
−Removed: 15 seconds during regular NYSE Arca core trading session hours.
−Removed: The customary trading hours of the Freight Futures trading are 3:00 a.m.
+Added: The IFV is disseminated on a per share basis
+Added: every 15 seconds during regular NYSE Arca core trading session hours.
+Added: The customary trading hours of the Freight Futures trading are
to 12:00 p.m.
−Removed: This means that there is a gap in time at the beginning and/or the end of each day during which the Fund’s
−Removed: shares are traded on the NYSE Arca, but real-time trading prices for contracts are not available.
−Removed: During such gaps in time the IFV will
−Removed: be calculated based on the end of day price of such contracts from the Baltic Exchange immediately preceding the trading session.
−Removed: other investments held by the Fund will be valued by the Administrator, using rates and points received from client-approved third party
−Removed: vendors (such as Reuters and WM Company) and advisor or broker-dealer quotes.
−Removed: These investments will not be included in the IFV.
−Removed: The NYSE Arca disseminates the IFV through the
−Removed: facilities of CTA/CQ High Speed Lines.
−Removed: In addition, the IFV is published on the NYSE Arca’s website and is available through on-line
−Removed: information services such as Bloomberg and Reuters.
−Removed: Dissemination of the IFV provides additional information
−Removed: that is not otherwise available to the public and is useful to investors and market professionals in connection with the trading of the
−Removed: Fund’s shares on the NYSE Arca.
−Removed: Investors and market professionals are able throughout the trading day to compare the market price
−Removed: of the Fund’s shares and the IFV.
−Removed: If the market price of the Fund’s shares diverges significantly from the IFV, market professionals
−Removed: will have an incentive to execute arbitrage trades.
−Removed: For example, if the Fund’s shares appear to be trading at a discount compared
−Removed: to the IFV, a market professional could the Fund’s shares on the NYSE Arca and take the opposite position in Freight Futures.
−Removed: arbitrage trades can tighten the tracking between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the IFV and thus can be beneficial to
−Removed: all market participants.
+Added: This means that there is a gap in time at the beginning and/or the end of each day during which the
+Added: Fund’s shares are traded on the NYSE Arca, but real-time trading prices for contracts are not available.
+Added: During such gaps in time
+Added: the IFV will be calculated based on the end of day price of such contracts from the Baltic Exchange immediately preceding the trading
+Added: In addition, other investments held by the Fund will be valued by the Administrator, using rates and points received from client-approved
+Added: third party vendors (such as Reuters and WM Company) and advisor or broker-dealer quotes.
+Added: These investments will not be included in the
+Added: NYSE Arca disseminates the IFV through the facilities of CTA/CQ High Speed Lines.
+Added: In addition, the IFV is published on the NYSE Arca’s
+Added: website and is available through on-line information services such as Bloomberg and Reuters.
+Added: Dissemination
+Added: of the IFV provides additional information that is not otherwise available to the public and is useful to investors and market professionals
+Added: in connection with the trading of the Fund’s shares on the NYSE Arca.
+Added: Investors and market professionals are able throughout the
+Added: trading day to compare the market price of the Fund’s shares and the IFV.
+Added: If the market price of the Fund’s shares diverges
+Added: significantly from the IFV, market professionals will have an incentive to execute arbitrage trades.
+Added: For example, if the Fund’s
+Added: shares appear to be trading at a discount compared to the IFV, a market professional could purchase the Fund’s shares on the NYSE
+Added: Arca and take the opposite position in Freight Futures.
+Added: Such arbitrage trades can tighten the tracking between the market price of the
+Added: Fund’s shares and the IFV and thus can be beneficial to all market participants.
and Redemption of Shares
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The creation and redemption
−Removed: of baskets are only made in exchange for delivery to the Fund or the distribution by the Fund of the amount of cash represented by the baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV of the number of shares
−Removed: included in the baskets being created or redeemed determined as of 4:00 p.m.
−Removed: on the day the order to create or redeem baskets is
−Removed: properly received.
+Added: of baskets are only made in exchange for delivery to the Fund or the distribution by the Fund of the amount of cash represented by the
+Added: baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV of the number of shares included in the baskets being
+Added: created or redeemed determined as of 4:00 p.m.
+Added: on the day the order to create or redeem baskets is properly received.
Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem baskets.
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Treasuries and any cash required for such creation and redemptions.
−Removed: The Authorized Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Fund, without the
−Removed: consent of any limited partner or shareholder or Authorized Participant.
−Removed: Authorized Participants will pay a transaction fee of $500 to
−Removed: the Custodian for each order they place to create or redeem one or more baskets.
−Removed: Authorized Participants who make deposits with the Fund
−Removed: in exchange for baskets receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Fund or the Sponsor, and no such person will have any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Fund to effect any
−Removed: sale or resale of shares.
+Added: The Authorized Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Fund, without the consent of any
+Added: limited partner or shareholder or Authorized Participant.
+Added: Authorized Participants will pay a transaction fee of $300 to the Custodian
+Added: for each order they place to create or redeem one or more baskets.
+Added: Authorized Participants who make deposits with the Fund in exchange
+Added: for baskets receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Fund or the Sponsor,
+Added: and no such person will have any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Fund to effect any sale or resale of shares.
Authorized Participant is required to be registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and be a member in good standing with FINRA,
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liabilities under the 1933 Act, and to contribute to the payments the Authorized Participants may be required to make in respect of those
−Removed: any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Transfer Agent, and accepted by the Distributor, to create
−Removed: one or more baskets.
−Removed: For purposes of processing purchase and redemption orders, a “business day” means any day other
−Removed: than a day when any of the NYSE Arca, the New York Stock Exchange or the Baltic Exchange is closed for regular trading.
−Removed: orders must be placed by 12:00 p.m.
+Added: any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Transfer Agent, and accepted by the Distributor, to create one
+Added: or more baskets.
+Added: For purposes of processing purchase and redemption orders, a “business day” means any day other than a day
+Added: when any of the NYSE Arca, the New York Stock Exchange or the Baltic Exchange is closed for regular trading.
+Added: Purchase orders must be
+Added: placed by 12:00 p.m.
or the close of the NYSE Arca core trading session, whichever is earlier.
−Removed: The day on which
−Removed: a valid purchase order is received in accordance with the terms of the “Authorized Participant Agreement” is
−Removed: referred to as the purchase order date.
+Added: The day on which a valid purchase
+Added: order is received in accordance with the terms of the “Authorized Participant Agreement” is referred to as the purchase order
Purchase orders are irrevocable.
−Removed: Prior to the delivery of baskets for a purchase order, the
−Removed: Authorized Participant will be charged a non-refundable transaction fee due for the purchase order.
+Added: Prior to the delivery of baskets for a purchase order, the Authorized Participant will be charged
+Added: a non-refundable transaction fee due for the purchase order.
manner by which creations are made is dictated by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement.
−Removed: Determination of Required Payment
−Removed: The Creation Basket Deposit for the Fund is
−Removed: the NAV of 25,000 shares on the purchase order date, but only if the required payment is timely received.
−Removed: To calculate the NAV, the
−Removed: Administrator will use the Baltic Exchange settlement price (typically determined after 2:00 p.m.
+Added: Determination
+Added: of Required Payment
+Added: Creation Basket Deposit for the Fund is the NAV of 25,000 shares on the purchase order date, but only if the required payment is timely
+Added: To calculate the NAV, the Administrator will use the Baltic Exchange settlement price (typically determined after 2:00 p.m.
E.T.) for the Freight Futures.
−Removed: Because orders to purchase Creation Baskets must
−Removed: be placed no later than 12:00 p.m.
−Removed: E.T., but the total payment required to create a Creation Basket typically will not be determined
−Removed: until after 2:00 p.m.
−Removed: E.T., on the date the purchase order is received, Authorized Participants will not know the total amount of the
−Removed: payment required to create a Creation Basket at the time they submit an irrevocable purchase order.
−Removed: The NAV and the total amount of the
−Removed: payment required to create a Creation Basket could rise or fall substantially between the time an irrevocable purchase order is submitted
−Removed: and the time the amount of the purchase price in respect thereof is determined.
−Removed: Delivery of Required Payment
−Removed: An Authorized Participant who places a purchase
−Removed: order shall transfer to the Administrator the required amount of cash, by the end of the next business day following
−Removed: the purchase order date.
−Removed: Upon receipt of the deposit amount, the Administrator will direct DTC to credit the number of Creation Baskets
−Removed: ordered to the Authorized Participant’s DTC account on the next business day following the purchase order date.
−Removed: Suspension of Purchase Orders
−Removed: The Sponsor acting by itself or through the Administrator
−Removed: or the Distributor may suspend the right of purchase, or postpone the purchase settlement date, for any period during which the NYSE
−Removed: Arca or other exchange on which the shares are listed is closed, other than for customary holidays or weekends, or when trading is restricted
−Removed: or suspended.
−Removed: None of the Sponsor, the Marketing Agent or the Administrator will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or
−Removed: damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement.
−Removed: Rejection of Purchase Orders
−Removed: The Sponsor acting by itself or through the Distributor
−Removed: shall have the absolute right but no obligation to reject a purchase order or a Creation Basket Deposit if:
+Added: orders to purchase Creation Baskets must be placed no later than 12:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., but the total payment required to create a Creation
+Added: Basket typically will not be determined until after 2:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., on the date the purchase order is received, Authorized Participants
+Added: will not know the total amount of the payment required to create a Creation Basket at the time they submit an irrevocable purchase order.
+Added: The NAV and the total amount of the payment required to create a Creation Basket could rise or fall substantially between the time an
+Added: irrevocable purchase order is submitted and the time the amount of the purchase price in respect thereof is determined.
+Added: of Required Payment
+Added: Authorized Participant who places a purchase order shall transfer to the Administrator the required amount of cash, by the end of the
+Added: next business day following the purchase order date.
+Added: Upon receipt of the deposit amount, the Administrator will direct DTC to credit
+Added: the number of Creation Baskets ordered to the Authorized Participant’s DTC account on the next business day following the purchase
+Added: of Purchase Orders
+Added: Sponsor acting by itself or through the Administrator or the Distributor may suspend the right of purchase, or postpone the purchase
+Added: settlement date, for any period during which the NYSE Arca or other exchange on which the shares are listed is closed, other than for
+Added: customary holidays or weekends, or when trading is restricted or suspended.
+Added: None of the Sponsor, the Marketing Agent or the Administrator
+Added: will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement.
+Added: of Purchase Orders
+Added: Sponsor acting by itself or through the Distributor shall have the absolute right but no obligation to reject a purchase order or a Creation
+Added: Basket Deposit if:
it determines that the
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control of the Sponsor, Distributor or Custodian make it, for all practical purposes, not feasible to process creations of baskets.
−Removed: None of the Sponsor, Distributor or Custodian
−Removed: will be liable for the rejection of any purchase order or Creation Basket Deposit.
−Removed: Redemption Procedures
−Removed: The procedures by which an Authorized Participant
−Removed: can redeem one or more baskets mirror the procedures for the creation of baskets.
−Removed: On any business day, an Authorized Participant may
−Removed: place an order with the Distributor to redeem one or more baskets.
−Removed: Redemption orders must be placed by 12:00 p.m.
−Removed: or the close of
−Removed: the core trading session on the NYSE Arca, whichever is earlier.
−Removed: A redemption order so received will be effective on the date it is received
−Removed: in satisfactory form by the Distributor.
−Removed: The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants to redeem baskets and do not entitle
−Removed: an individual shareholder to redeem any shares in an amount less than a Redemption Basket, or to redeem baskets other than through an
−Removed: Authorized Participant.
+Added: of the Sponsor, Distributor or Custodian will be liable for the rejection of any purchase order or Creation Basket Deposit.
+Added: procedures by which an Authorized Participant can redeem one or more baskets mirror the procedures for the creation of baskets.
+Added: business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Distributor to redeem one or more baskets.
+Added: Redemption orders must
+Added: be placed by 12:00 p.m.
+Added: or the close of the core trading session on the NYSE Arca, whichever is earlier.
+Added: A redemption order so received
+Added: will be effective on the date it is received in satisfactory form by the Distributor.
+Added: The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants
+Added: to redeem baskets and do not entitle an individual shareholder to redeem any shares in an amount less than a Redemption Basket, or to
+Added: redeem baskets other than through an Authorized Participant.
Redemption orders are irrevocable.
−Removed: The manner by which redemptions are made is dictated
−Removed: by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement.
−Removed: By placing an order for Redemption Baskets of BDRY, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Redemption Baskets to be redeemed
−Removed: through DTC’s book-entry system to the Fund not later than 12:00 p.m.
−Removed: E.T., on the next business day immediately following the
−Removed: redemption order date.
−Removed: Prior to the delivery of redemption distribution or proceeds, the Authorized Participant will be charged a non-refundable
−Removed: transaction fee due for the redemption order.
−Removed: Determination of Redemption Proceeds
−Removed: The redemption proceeds from the Fund consist
−Removed: of a cash redemption amount equal to the NAV of the number of Baskets requested in the Authorized Participant’s redemption order
−Removed: on the redemption order date.
−Removed: To calculate the NAV, the Administrator will use the Baltic Exchange settlement price (typically determined
−Removed: after 2:00 p.m.
−Removed: E.T.) for the Freight Futures.
−Removed: Because orders to redeem baskets must be placed
−Removed: no later than 12:00 p.m.
−Removed: E.T., but the total amount of redemption proceeds typically will not be determined until after 2:00 p.m.
−Removed: on the date the redemption order is received, Authorized Participants will not know the total amount of the redemption proceeds at the
−Removed: time they submit an irrevocable redemption order.
−Removed: The NAV and the total amount of redemption proceeds could rise or fall substantially
−Removed: between the time an irrevocable redemption order is submitted and the time the amount of redemption proceeds in respect thereof is determined.
−Removed: Delivery of Redemption Proceeds
−Removed: The redemption proceeds due from the Fund will
−Removed: be delivered to the Authorized Participant at 1:00 p.m.
+Added: manner by which redemptions are made is dictated by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement.
+Added: By placing an order for Redemption
+Added: Baskets of BDRY, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Redemption Baskets to be redeemed through DTC’s book-entry system
+Added: to the Fund not later than 12:00 p.m.
E.T., on the next business day immediately following the redemption order date.
−Removed: if, by such time, the Fund’s DTC account has been credited with the baskets to be redeemed.
−Removed: If the Fund’s DTC account has
−Removed: not been credited with all of the baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution is delivered to the extent of whole
−Removed: baskets received.
−Removed: Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the next business day to the extent of remaining whole
−Removed: baskets received if the Fund receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution date which the Sponsor may,
−Removed: from time to time, determine and the remaining baskets to be redeemed are credited to the Fund’s DTC account by 1:00 p.m.
−Removed: on such next business day.
+Added: Prior to the delivery
+Added: of redemption distribution or proceeds, the Authorized Participant will be charged a non-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption
+Added: Determination
+Added: of Redemption Proceeds
+Added: redemption proceeds from the Fund consist of a cash redemption amount equal to the NAV of the number of Baskets requested in the Authorized
+Added: Participant’s redemption order on the redemption order date.
+Added: To calculate the NAV, the Administrator will use the Baltic Exchange
+Added: settlement price (typically determined after 2:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T.) for the Freight Futures.
+Added: orders to redeem baskets must be placed no later than 12:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., but the total amount of redemption proceeds typically will not
+Added: be determined until after 2:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., on the date the redemption order is received, Authorized Participants will not know the total
+Added: amount of the redemption proceeds at the time they submit an irrevocable redemption order.
+Added: The NAV and the total amount of redemption
+Added: proceeds could rise or fall substantially between the time an irrevocable redemption order is submitted and the time the amount of redemption
+Added: proceeds in respect thereof is determined.
+Added: of Redemption Proceeds
+Added: redemption proceeds due from the Fund will be delivered to the Authorized Participant at 1:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., on the next business day immediately
+Added: following the redemption order date if, by such time, the Fund’s DTC account has been credited with the baskets to be redeemed.
+Added: If the Fund’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution
+Added: is delivered to the extent of whole baskets received.
+Added: Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the next business
+Added: day to the extent of remaining whole baskets received if the Fund receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution
+Added: date which the Sponsor may, from time to time, determine and the remaining baskets to be redeemed are credited to the Fund’s DTC
+Added: account by 1:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., on such next business day.
Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order shall be cancelled.
−Removed: The Sponsor may cause the redemption
−Removed: distribution to be delivered notwithstanding that the baskets to be redeemed are not credited to the Fund’s DTC account by 12:00
−Removed: E.T., on the next business day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized Participant has collateralized
−Removed: its obligation to deliver the Baskets through DTC’s book entry system on such terms as the Sponsor may from time to time determine.
−Removed: Suspension or Rejection of Redemption Orders
−Removed: The Sponsor may, in its discretion, suspend
−Removed: the right of redemption, or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during which the NYSE Arca, or the Baltic
−Removed: Exchange is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the NYSE Arca, or the Baltic Exchange, is
−Removed: suspended or restricted, (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation
−Removed: of the redemption distribution or redemption proceeds, as applicable, is not reasonably practicable, or (3) for such other period as
−Removed: the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the limited partners or shareholders.
−Removed: For example, the Sponsor may
−Removed: determine that it is necessary to suspend redemptions to allow for the orderly liquidation of the Fund’s assets at an
−Removed: appropriate value to fund a redemption.
−Removed: If the Sponsor has difficulty liquidating its positions, e.g., because of a market
−Removed: disruption event in the futures markets or a suspension of trading by the exchange where the futures contracts are listed, it may be
−Removed: appropriate to suspend redemptions until such time as such circumstances are rectified.
−Removed: None of the Sponsor, the Distributor, the
−Removed: Transfer Agent, the Administrator, or the Custodian will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may
−Removed: result from any such suspension or postponement.
−Removed: Redemption orders must be made in whole baskets.
−Removed: The Sponsor will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement
−Removed: or if the fulfillment of the order, in the opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful.
−Removed: The Sponsor may also reject a redemption order
−Removed: if the number of shares being redeemed would reduce the remaining outstanding shares to 50,000 shares (minimum NYSE Arca maintenance
−Removed: listing requirement) or less, unless the Sponsor has reason to believe that the placer of the redemption order does in fact possess all
−Removed: the outstanding shares and can deliver them.
−Removed: Creation and Redemption Transaction Fee
−Removed: To compensate the Funds for their expenses in
−Removed: connection with the creation and redemption of baskets, an Authorized Participant is required to pay a transaction fee to the Custodian
−Removed: of $500 per order to create or redeem baskets, regardless of the number of baskets in such order.
+Added: Sponsor may cause the redemption distribution to be delivered notwithstanding that the baskets to be redeemed are not credited to the
+Added: Fund’s DTC account by 12:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., on the next business day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized
+Added: Participant has collateralized its obligation to deliver the Baskets through DTC’s book entry system on such terms as the Sponsor
+Added: may from time to time determine.
+Added: or Rejection of Redemption Orders
+Added: Sponsor may, in its discretion, suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during
+Added: which the NYSE Arca, or the Baltic Exchange is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the NYSE Arca,
+Added: or the Baltic Exchange, is suspended or restricted, (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which delivery,
+Added: disposal or evaluation of the redemption distribution or redemption proceeds, as applicable, is not reasonably practicable, or (3) for
+Added: such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the limited partners or shareholders.
+Added: the Sponsor may determine that it is necessary to suspend redemptions to allow for the orderly liquidation of the Fund’s assets
+Added: at an appropriate value to fund a redemption.
+Added: If the Sponsor has difficulty liquidating its positions, e.g., because of a market disruption
+Added: event in the futures markets or a suspension of trading by the exchange where the futures contracts are listed, it may be appropriate
+Added: to suspend redemptions until such time as such circumstances are rectified.
+Added: None of the Sponsor, the Distributor, the Transfer Agent,
+Added: the Administrator, or the Custodian will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such
+Added: suspension or postponement.
+Added: orders must be made in whole baskets.
+Added: The Sponsor will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described in the
+Added: applicable Authorized Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order, in the opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful.
+Added: Sponsor may also reject a redemption order if the number of shares being redeemed would reduce the remaining outstanding shares to 25,000
+Added: shares (minimum NYSE Arca maintenance listing requirement) or less, unless the Sponsor has reason to believe that the placer of the redemption
+Added: order does in fact possess all the outstanding shares and can deliver them.
+Added: and Redemption Transaction Fee
+Added: compensate the Fund for its expenses in connection with the creation and redemption of baskets, an Authorized Participant is required
+Added: to pay a transaction fee to the Custodian of $300 per order to create or redeem baskets, regardless of the number of baskets in such
An order may include multiple baskets.
The transaction fee may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor.
−Removed: The Sponsor will notify DTC of any change in the transaction
−Removed: fee and will not implement any increase in the fee for the redemption of baskets until 30 days after the date of the notice.
−Removed: Tax Responsibility
−Removed: Authorized Participants are responsible for any
−Removed: transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or governmental charge applicable to the creation
−Removed: or redemption of baskets, regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the Authorized Participant, and agree
−Removed: to indemnify the Sponsor and the Fund if they are required by law to pay any such tax, together with any applicable penalties, additions
−Removed: to tax and interest thereon.
−Removed: Secondary Market Transactions
−Removed: As noted, the Fund creates and redeems shares
−Removed: from time to time, but only in one or more Creation Baskets or Redemption Baskets.
−Removed: The creation and redemption of baskets are only made
−Removed: in exchange for delivery to the Fund or the distribution by the Fund of the amount of cash, represented by the baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the aggregate
−Removed: NAV of the number of shares included in the baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem baskets
−Removed: is properly received.
+Added: Sponsor will notify DTC of any change in the transaction fee and will not implement any increase in the fee for the redemption of baskets
+Added: until 30 days after the date of the notice.
+Added: Responsibility
+Added: Participants are responsible for any transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or governmental
+Added: charge applicable to the creation or redemption of baskets, regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the
+Added: Authorized Participant, and agree to indemnify the Sponsor and the Fund if they are required by law to pay any such tax, together with
+Added: any applicable penalties, additions to tax and interest thereon.
+Added: Market Transactions
+Added: noted, the Fund creates and redeems shares from time to time, but only in one or more Creation Baskets or Redemption Baskets.
+Added: and redemption of baskets are only made in exchange for delivery to the Fund or the distribution by the Fund of the amount of cash, represented
+Added: by the baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the aggregate NAV of the number of shares included in
+Added: the baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem baskets is properly received.
As discussed above, Authorized Participants are
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NAV of the shares at the time of the offer of the shares to the public, the supply of and demand for shares at the time of sale, and
−Removed: the liquidity of the futures contract market and the market for Treasury Instruments or U.S.
−Removed: Treasuries, as applicable.
+Added: the liquidity of the futures contract market.
The prices of
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NYSE Arca at the time of sale.
−Removed: Shares initially comprising the same basket but
−Removed: offered by Authorized Participants to the public at different times may have different offering prices.
−Removed: An order for one or more baskets
−Removed: may be placed by an Authorized Participant on behalf of multiple clients.
−Removed: Authorized Participants that make deposits with the Fund in
−Removed: exchange for baskets receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Fund or the
−Removed: Sponsor, and no such person has any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Fund to effect any sale or resale of shares.
−Removed: Shares trade in the secondary market on the NYSE
−Removed: Shares may trade in the secondary market at prices that are lower or higher relative to their NAV per share.
−Removed: The amount of the
−Removed: discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per share may be influenced by various factors, including the number of
−Removed: investors who seek to purchase or sell shares in the secondary market and the liquidity of the futures contracts market.
−Removed: While the shares trade during regular trading hours on the NYSE Arca until
−Removed: E.T., liquidity in the market for Freight Futures, may be reduced after the close of
−Removed: the Freight Futures market at approximately 12:00 p.m.
−Removed: As a result, during this time, trading spreads,
−Removed: and the resulting premium or discount, on the shares may widen.
−Removed: There are a minimum number
−Removed: of specified baskets and associated shares.
−Removed: Once the minimum number of baskets is reached, there can be no more basket redemptions until
−Removed: there has been a Creation Basket.
−Removed: In such case, market makers may be less willing to purchase shares from investors in the secondary
−Removed: market, which may in turn limit the ability of shareholders of the Fund to sell their shares in the secondary market.
−Removed: As of the date
−Removed: of this annual report the minimum level for BDRY is 25,000 shares, representing one basket.
−Removed: All proceeds from the sale
−Removed: of Creation Baskets will be invested as quickly as practicable in the investments described in the prospectus.
−Removed: BDRY’s cash and
−Removed: investments are held through the Custodian, in accounts with BDRY’s commodity futures brokers or in demand deposits with highly-rated
−Removed: financial institutions.
−Removed: There is no stated maximum time period for BDRY’s operations and BDRY will continue its operations until
−Removed: all shares are redeemed or BDRY is liquidated pursuant to the terms of BDRY’s Trust Agreement.
−Removed: There is no specified limit on the maximum number
−Removed: of Creation Baskets that can be sold, although the Fund may not sell shares in Creation Baskets if such shares have not been registered
−Removed: with the SEC under an effective registration statement.
−Removed: Regulatory Environment
−Removed: The regulation of futures markets, futures contracts,
−Removed: and futures exchanges has historically been comprehensive.
−Removed: The CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in
−Removed: the event of a market emergency including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits, increased margin
−Removed: requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading.
−Removed: The regulation of commodity interest transactions
−Removed: in the United States is an evolving area of law and is subject to ongoing modification by governmental and judicial action.
−Removed: regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools that are publicly distributed in the United States.
−Removed: a possibility of future regulatory changes within the United States altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment
−Removed: in the Fund, or the ability of the Fund to continue to implement its investment strategy.
−Removed: In addition, various national governments
−Removed: outside of the United States have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in the commodities markets
−Removed: and the need to regulate the derivatives markets in general.
−Removed: The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to
−Removed: predict but could be substantial and adverse.
−Removed: The CFTC possesses exclusive jurisdiction to
−Removed: regulate the activities of commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors with respect to “commodity interests,”
−Removed: such as futures, swaps and options, and has adopted regulations with respect to the activities of those persons and/or entities.
−Removed: the CEA, a registered CPO, such as the Sponsor, is required to make annual filings with the CFTC and NFA describing its organization,
−Removed: capital structure, management and controlling persons.
−Removed: In addition, the CEA authorizes the CFTC to require and review books and records
−Removed: of, and documents prepared by, registered CPOs.
−Removed: Pursuant to this authority, the CFTC requires CPOs to keep accurate, current and orderly
−Removed: records for each pool that they operate.
−Removed: The CFTC may suspend the registration of a commodity pool operator (1) if the CFTC finds that
−Removed: the operator’s trading practices tend to disrupt orderly market conditions, (2) if any controlling person of the operator is subject
−Removed: to an order of the CFTC denying such person trading privileges on any exchange, and (3) in certain other circumstances.
−Removed: Suspension, restriction
−Removed: or termination of the Sponsor’s registration as a commodity pool operator would prevent it, until that registration were to be
−Removed: reinstated, from managing the Fund, and might result in the termination of the Fund if a successor sponsor is not elected pursuant
−Removed: to the Trust Agreement.
−Removed: The Fund’s investors are afforded prescribed
−Removed: rights for reparations under the CEA.
−Removed: Investors may also be able to maintain a private right of action for violations of the CEA.
−Removed: CFTC has adopted rules implementing the reparation provisions of the CEA, which provide that any person may file a complaint for a reparations
−Removed: award with the CFTC for violation of the CEA against a floor broker or an FCM, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, CPO, and
−Removed: their respective associated persons.
−Removed: Pursuant to authority in the CEA, the NFA has
−Removed: been formed and registered with the CFTC as a registered futures association.
−Removed: At the present time, the NFA is the only self-regulatory
−Removed: organization for commodity interest professionals, other than futures exchanges.
−Removed: The CFTC has delegated to the NFA responsibility for
−Removed: the registration of CPOs and FCMs and their respective associated persons.
−Removed: The Sponsor and the Fund’s clearing broker are members
−Removed: As such, they will be subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition and consumer protection.
−Removed: The NFA also arbitrates disputes between members and their customers and conducts registration and fitness screening of applicants for
−Removed: membership and audits of its existing members.
−Removed: Neither the Trust nor the Fund are required to become a member of the NFA.
−Removed: The regulations of the CFTC and the NFA prohibit
−Removed: any representation by a person registered with the CFTC or by any member of the NFA, that registration with the CFTC, or membership in
−Removed: the NFA, in any respect indicates that the CFTC or the NFA has approved or endorsed that person or that person’s trading program
−Removed: or objectives.
−Removed: The registrations and memberships of the parties described in this summary must not be considered as constituting any
−Removed: such approval or endorsement.
−Removed: Likewise, no futures exchange has given or will give any similar approval or endorsement.
−Removed: Futures exchanges in the United States are subject
−Removed: to varying degrees of regulation under the CEA depending on whether such exchange is a designated contract market, exempt board of trade
−Removed: or electronic trading facility.
−Removed: Clearing organizations are also subject to the CEA and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder as
−Removed: administered by the CFTC.
−Removed: The CFTC’s function is to implement the CEA’s objectives of preventing price manipulation and excessive
−Removed: speculation and promoting orderly and efficient commodity interest markets.
−Removed: In addition, the various exchanges and clearing organizations
−Removed: themselves exercise regulatory and supervisory authority over their member firms.
−Removed: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
−Removed: Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was enacted in response to the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009 and it significantly
−Removed: altered the regulatory regime to which the securities and commodities markets are subject.
−Removed: To date, the CFTC has issued proposed or final
−Removed: versions of almost all of the rules it is required to promulgate under the Dodd-Frank Act.
−Removed: The provisions of the new law include the
−Removed: requirement that position limits be established on a wide range of commodity interests, including agricultural, energy, and metal-based
−Removed: commodity futures contracts, options on such futures contracts and cleared and uncleared swaps that are economically equivalent to such
−Removed: futures contracts and options;
−Removed: new registration and recordkeeping requirements for swap market participants;
−Removed: capital and margin requirements
−Removed: for “swap dealers” and “major swap participants,” as determined by the new law and applicable regulations;
−Removed: of all swap transactions to swap data repositories;
−Removed: and the mandatory use of clearinghouse mechanisms for sufficiently standardized swap
−Removed: transactions that were historically entered into in the over-the-counter market, but are now designated as subject to the clearing requirement;
−Removed: and margin requirements for over-the-counter swaps that are not subject to the clearing requirements.
−Removed: The Dodd-Frank Act was intended to reduce systemic
−Removed: risks that may have contributed to the 2008/2009 financial crisis.
−Removed: Since the first draft of what became the Dodd-Frank Act, supporters
−Removed: and opponents have debated the scope of the legislation.
−Removed: As the administrations of the U.S.
−Removed: change, the interpretation and implementation
−Removed: will change along with them.
−Removed: Nevertheless, regulatory reform of any kind may have a significant impact on U.S.
+Added: initially comprising the same basket but offered by Authorized Participants to the public at different times may have different offering
+Added: An order for one or more baskets may be placed by an Authorized Participant on behalf of multiple clients.
+Added: Authorized Participants
+Added: that make deposits with the Fund in exchange for baskets receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of
+Added: any kind from either the Fund or the Sponsor, and no such person has any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Fund to effect
+Added: any sale or resale of shares.
+Added: trade in the secondary market on the NYSE Arca.
+Added: Shares may trade in the secondary market at prices that are lower or higher relative
+Added: to their NAV per share.
+Added: The amount of the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per share may be influenced by
+Added: various factors, including the number of investors who seek to purchase or sell shares in the secondary market and the liquidity of the
+Added: futures contracts market.
+Added: While the shares trade during regular trading hours on the NYSE Arca until 4:00 p.m.
+Added: E.T., liquidity in the
+Added: market for Freight Futures, may be reduced after the close of the Freight Futures market at approximately 12:00 p.m.
+Added: during this time, trading spreads, and the resulting premium or discount, on the shares may widen.
+Added: are a minimum number of specified baskets and associated shares.
+Added: Once the minimum number of baskets is reached, there can be no more
+Added: basket redemptions until there has been a Creation Basket.
+Added: In such case, market makers may be less willing to purchase shares from investors
+Added: in the secondary market, which may in turn limit the ability of shareholders of the Fund to sell their shares in the secondary market.
+Added: As of the date of this annual report the minimum level for BDRY is 25,000 shares, representing one basket.
+Added: proceeds from the sale of Creation Baskets will be invested as quickly as practicable in the investments described in the prospectus.
+Added: BDRY’s cash and investments are held through the Custodian, in accounts with BDRY’s commodity futures brokers or in demand
+Added: deposits with highly-rated financial institutions.
+Added: There is no stated maximum time period for BDRY’s operations and BDRY will continue
+Added: its operations until all shares are redeemed or BDRY is liquidated pursuant to the terms of BDRY’s Trust Agreement.
+Added: regulation of futures markets, futures contracts, and futures exchanges has historically been comprehensive.
+Added: The CFTC and the exchanges
+Added: are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency including, for example, the retroactive implementation
+Added: of speculative position limits, increased margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading.
+Added: regulation of commodity interest transactions in the United States is an evolving area of law and is subject to ongoing modification
+Added: by governmental and judicial action.
+Added: Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools that are
+Added: publicly distributed in the United States.
+Added: There is a possibility of future regulatory changes within the United States altering, perhaps
+Added: to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Fund, or the ability of the Fund to continue to implement its investment strategy.
+Added: In addition, various national governments outside of the United States have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative
+Added: trading in the commodities markets and the need to regulate the derivatives markets in general.
+Added: The effect of any future regulatory change
+Added: on the Fund is impossible to predict but could be substantial and adverse.
+Added: CFTC possesses exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the activities of commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors with respect
+Added: to “commodity interests,” such as futures, swaps and options, and has adopted regulations with respect to the activities
+Added: of those persons and/or entities.
+Added: Under the CEA, a registered CPO, such as the Sponsor, is required to make annual filings with the CFTC
+Added: and NFA describing its organization, capital structure, management and controlling persons.
+Added: In addition, the CEA authorizes the CFTC
+Added: to require and review books and records of, and documents prepared by, registered CPOs.
+Added: Pursuant to this authority, the CFTC requires
+Added: CPOs to keep accurate, current and orderly records for each pool that they operate.
+Added: The CFTC may suspend the registration of a commodity
+Added: pool operator (1) if the CFTC finds that the operator’s trading practices tend to disrupt orderly market conditions, (2) if any
+Added: controlling person of the operator is subject to an order of the CFTC denying such person trading privileges on any exchange, and (3)
+Added: in certain other circumstances.
+Added: Suspension, restriction or termination of the Sponsor’s registration as a commodity pool operator
+Added: would prevent it, until that registration were to be reinstated, from managing the Fund, and might result in the termination of the Fund
+Added: if a successor sponsor is not elected pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
+Added: Fund’s investors are afforded prescribed rights for reparations under the CEA.
+Added: Investors may also be able to maintain a private
+Added: right of action for violations of the CEA.
+Added: The CFTC has adopted rules implementing the reparation provisions of the CEA, which provide
+Added: 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,
+Added: introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, CPO, and their respective associated persons.
+Added: to authority in the CEA, the NFA has been formed and registered with the CFTC as a registered futures association.
+Added: At the present time,
+Added: the NFA is the only self-regulatory organization for commodity interest professionals, other than futures exchanges.
+Added: The CFTC has delegated
+Added: to the NFA responsibility for the registration of CPOs and FCMs and their respective associated persons.
+Added: The Sponsor and the Fund’s
+Added: clearing broker are members of the NFA.
+Added: As such, they will be subject to NFA standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition
+Added: and consumer protection.
+Added: The NFA also arbitrates disputes between members and their customers and conducts registration and fitness screening
+Added: of applicants for membership and audits of its existing members.
+Added: Neither the Trust nor the Fund are required to become a member of the
+Added: 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
+Added: registration with the CFTC, or membership in the NFA, in any respect indicates that the CFTC or the NFA has approved or endorsed that
+Added: person or that person’s trading program or objectives.
+Added: The registrations and memberships of the parties described in this summary
+Added: must not be considered as constituting any such approval or endorsement.
+Added: Likewise, no futures exchange has given or will give any similar
+Added: approval or endorsement.
+Added: exchanges in the United States are subject to varying degrees of regulation under the CEA depending on whether such exchange is a designated
+Added: contract market, exempt board of trade or electronic trading facility.
+Added: Clearing organizations are also subject to the CEA and the rules
+Added: and regulations adopted thereunder as administered by the CFTC.
+Added: The CFTC’s function is to implement the CEA’s objectives
+Added: of preventing price manipulation and excessive speculation and promoting orderly and efficient commodity interest markets.
+Added: the various exchanges and clearing organizations themselves exercise regulatory and supervisory authority over their member firms.
+Added: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was enacted in response to the economic
+Added: crisis of 2008 and 2009 and it significantly altered the regulatory regime to which the securities and commodities markets are subject.
+Added: 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
+Added: The provisions of the new law include the requirement that position limits be established on a wide range of commodity interests,
+Added: including agricultural, energy, and metal-based commodity futures contracts, options on such futures contracts and cleared and uncleared
+Added: swaps that are economically equivalent to such futures contracts and options;
+Added: new registration and recordkeeping requirements for swap
+Added: market participants;
+Added: capital and margin requirements for “swap dealers” and “major swap participants,” as determined
+Added: by the new law and applicable regulations;
+Added: reporting of all swap transactions to swap data repositories;
+Added: and the mandatory use of clearinghouse
+Added: mechanisms for sufficiently standardized swap transactions that were historically entered into in the over-the-counter market, but are
+Added: now designated as subject to the clearing requirement;
+Added: and margin requirements for over-the-counter swaps that are not subject to the
+Added: clearing requirements.
+Added: Dodd-Frank Act was intended to reduce systemic risks that may have contributed to the 2008/2009 financial crisis.
+Added: Since the first draft
+Added: of what became the Dodd-Frank Act, supporters and opponents have debated the scope of the legislation.
+Added: As the administrations of the
+Added: change, the interpretation and implementation will change along with them.
+Added: Nevertheless, regulatory reform of any kind may have
+Added: a significant impact on U.S.
regulated entities.
−Removed: Current rules and regulations under the Dodd-Frank
−Removed: Act require enhanced customer protections, risk management programs, internal monitoring and controls, capital and liquidity standards,
−Removed: customer disclosures and auditing and examination programs for FCMs.
−Removed: The rules are intended to afford greater assurances to market participants
−Removed: that customer segregated funds and secured amounts are protected, customers are provided with appropriate notice of the risks of futures
−Removed: 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
−Removed: and liquidity of FCMs are strengthened to safeguard the continued operations and the auditing and examination programs of the CFTC and
−Removed: the self-regulatory organizations are monitoring the activities of FCMs in a thorough manner.
−Removed: Regulatory bodies outside the U.S.
−Removed: passed or proposed, or may propose in the future, legislation similar to that proposed by the Dodd-Frank Act or other legislation containing
−Removed: other restrictions that could adversely impact the liquidity of and increase costs of participating in the commodities markets.
−Removed: the European Union Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation
−Removed: (Regulation (EU) No 600/2014) (together “MiFID II”), which has applied since January 3, 2018, governs the provision of investment
−Removed: services and activities in relation to, as well as the organized trading of, financial instruments such as shares, bonds, units in collective
−Removed: investment schemes and derivatives.
−Removed: In particular, MiFID II requires EU Member States to apply position limits to the size of a net position
−Removed: which a person can hold at any time in commodity derivatives traded on EU trading venues and in “economically equivalent”
−Removed: over-the-counter (“OTC”) contracts.
−Removed: By way of further example, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Regulation
−Removed: (EU) No 648/2012, as amended) (“EMIR”) introduced certain requirements in respect of OTC derivatives including:
−Removed: (i) the mandatory
−Removed: clearing of OTC derivative contracts declared subject to the clearing obligation;
−Removed: (ii) risk mitigation techniques in respect of un-cleared
−Removed: OTC derivative contracts, including the mandatory margining of un-cleared OTC derivative contracts;
−Removed: and (iii) reporting and recordkeeping
−Removed: requirements in respect of all derivatives contracts.
−Removed: In the event that the requirements under EMIR and MiFID II apply, these are expected
−Removed: to increase the cost of transacting derivatives.
−Removed: In addition, considerable regulatory attention
−Removed: has been focused on non-traditional publicly distributed investment pools such as the Fund.
−Removed: Furthermore, various national governments
−Removed: have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in certain commodity markets and the need to regulate
−Removed: the derivatives markets in general.
−Removed: The effect of any future regulatory change on the Funds is impossible to predict, but could be substantial
−Removed: Management believes that as of June 30, 2021,
−Removed: it had fulfilled in a timely manner all Dodd-Frank or other regulatory requirements to which it is subject.
−Removed: The Fund makes available, free of charge, on
−Removed: its website (www.drybulketf.com.), its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports
−Removed: on Form 10-Q, its current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
−Removed: the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after these forms are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
−Removed: These reports are also
−Removed: available from the SEC though its website at:
−Removed: The Trust also makes available, on its website,
−Removed: its monthly reports and its annual reports required to be prepared and filed with the NFA under the CFTC regulations.
−Removed: Not required for smaller reporting companies.
+Added: rules and regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act require enhanced customer protections, risk management programs, internal monitoring and
+Added: controls, capital and liquidity standards, customer disclosures and auditing and examination programs for FCMs.
+Added: The rules are intended
+Added: to afford greater assurances to market participants that customer segregated funds and secured amounts are protected, customers are provided
+Added: with appropriate notice of the risks of futures trading and of the FCMs with which they may choose to do business, FCMs are monitoring
+Added: and managing risks in a robust manner, the capital and liquidity of FCMs are strengthened to safeguard the continued operations and the
+Added: auditing and examination programs of the CFTC and the self-regulatory organizations are monitoring the activities of FCMs in a thorough
+Added: bodies outside the U.S.
+Added: have also passed or proposed, or may propose in the future, legislation similar to that proposed by the Dodd-Frank
+Added: Act or other legislation containing other restrictions that could adversely impact the liquidity of and increase costs of participating
+Added: in the commodities markets.
+Added: For example, the European Union Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) and Markets
+Added: in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 600/2014) (together “MiFID II”), which has applied since January
+Added: 3, 2018, governs the provision of investment services and activities in relation to, as well as the organized trading of, financial instruments
+Added: such as shares, bonds, units in collective investment schemes and derivatives.
+Added: In particular, MiFID II requires EU Member States to apply
+Added: 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
+Added: and in “economically equivalent” over-the-counter (“OTC”) contracts.
+Added: By way of further example, the European
+Added: Market Infrastructure Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, as amended) (“EMIR”) introduced certain requirements in respect
+Added: of OTC derivatives including:
+Added: (i) the mandatory clearing of OTC derivative contracts declared subject to the clearing obligation;
+Added: risk mitigation techniques in respect of un-cleared OTC derivative contracts, including the mandatory margining of un-cleared OTC derivative
+Added: and (iii) reporting and recordkeeping requirements in respect of all derivatives contracts.
+Added: In the event that the requirements
+Added: under EMIR and MiFID II apply, these are expected to increase the cost of transacting derivatives.
+Added: addition, considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional publicly distributed investment pools such as the Fund.
+Added: Furthermore, various national governments have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in certain commodity
+Added: markets and the need to regulate the derivatives markets in general.
+Added: The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible
+Added: to predict but could be substantial and adverse.
+Added: believes that as of June 30, 2022, it had fulfilled in a timely manner all Dodd-Frank or other regulatory requirements to which it is
+Added: Fund makes available, free of charge, on its website (www.drybulketf.com.), its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on
+Added: Form 10-Q, its current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
+Added: Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after these forms are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
+Added: These reports are also available
+Added: from the SEC though its website at:
+Added: Trust also makes available, on its website, its monthly reports and its annual reports required to be prepared and filed with the NFA
+Added: under the CFTC regulations.
+Added: required for smaller reporting companies.
Unresolved Staff Comments.
−Removed: Not applicable.
−Removed: Not applicable.
Legal Proceedings
−Removed: Although the Fund may, from time to time, be
−Removed: involved in litigation arising out of its operations in the normal course of business or otherwise, the Fund is currently
−Removed: a party to any pending material legal proceedings.
+Added: the Fund may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of its operations in the normal course of business or otherwise,
+Added: the Fund is currently not a party to any pending material legal proceedings.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
−Removed: Not applicable.
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