Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
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 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, as amended, which
reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial results. In some cases, you can identify such forward-looking statements
by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology. All statements (other than statements of historical fact) included in this Quarterly Report that address activities,
events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as changes in asset prices and market conditions (for EUAs
and the Shares), the Trust’s operations, the Sponsor’s plans and references to the Trust’s future success and other
similar matters are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially.
These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses made by the Sponsor on the basis of its perception of historical trends,
current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Whether
or not actual results and developments will conform to the Sponsor’s expectations and predictions, however, is subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties, including the special considerations discussed in this Quarterly Report, general economic, market and business
conditions, changes in laws or regulations, including those concerning taxes, made by governmental authorities or regulatory bodies, and
other world economic and political developments. See “Risk Factors.” Consequently, all the forward-looking statements made
in this Quarterly Report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments
the Sponsor anticipates will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the expected consequences to, or
have the expected effects on, the Trust’s operations or the value of the Shares. Moreover, neither the Sponsor, nor any other person
assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the forward-looking statements. Neither the Trust nor the Sponsor undertakes
an obligation to publicly update or conform to actual results any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
Trust Overview
COtwo Advisors Physical European Carbon Allowance Trust (the “Trust”)
was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on January 12, 2023. The Trust is governed by the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement (“Trust Agreement”) dated November 27, 2023 between COtwo Advisors LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Wilmington
Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”), and a “Sponsor Agreement,” dated December 21, 2023, between the Trust
and the Sponsor. The Trust issues common units of beneficial interest, or “Shares,” which represent units of fractional undivided
beneficial interest in the Trust’s net assets. The Shares of the Trust are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”
or the “Exchange”).
The Sponsor, COtwo Advisors LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company.
The Sponsor’s mailing address is 140 Elm Street, Suite 6, New Canaan, CT 06840. The Trust pays the Sponsor a Sponsor Fee. The Trust
is managed and controlled by the Sponsor pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Sponsor Agreement. The Sponsor arranged
for the creation of the Trust, the registration of the Shares for their public offering in the United States and the listing of the Shares
on the Exchange. The Sponsor also paid the costs of the Trust’s organization and the initial sale of the Shares, including applicable
SEC registration fees. In exchange for the Sponsor Fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume to pay all of the routine operational, administrative
and other ordinary expenses of the Trust, including, but not limited to, the following administrative and marketing expenses incurred
by the Trust: each of the Trustee’s, Trust administrator’s, Trust cash custodian’s, Trust transfer agent’s and
marketing agent’s monthly fee and out-of-pocket expenses and expenses reimbursable in connection with such service provider’s
respective agreement; the marketing support fees and expenses; exchange listing fees; SEC registration fees; printing and mailing costs;
maintenance expenses for the Trust’s website; audit fees and expenses; and routine legal expenses.
The sole Trustee of the Trust is Wilmington
Trust, National Association, a national banking association. The Trustee’s principal offices are located at 1100 North Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19890. The Trustee is unaffiliated with the Sponsor. The Trustee is the trustee of the Trust for the sole and limited
purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (“DSTA”). The Trustee will accept service of legal
process on the Trust in the State of Delaware and will make certain filings under the DSTA. Under the Trust Agreement, the Trustee has
delegated to the Sponsor the exclusive management and control of all aspects of the activities of the Trust.
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Trust
Overview (continued)
On April 29, 2025, the initial Form
S-1 for the Trust was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). On June 17, 2025, two Baskets
(as defined below) for the Trust were issued representing 100,000 shares. The Trust began trading on NYSE Arca on June 20, 2025.
Shares are issued by the Trust only
in blocks of 50,000 Shares called “Baskets” in exchange for European Union Carbon Emission Allowances (“EUAs”)
or cash from certain registered broker-dealers (“Authorized Participants”). Baskets will be redeemed by the Trust in exchange
for the amount of EUAs or cash corresponding to their redemption value. The Trust issues and redeems Baskets on an ongoing basis at net
asset value (“NAV”) per Share to Authorized Participants who have entered into a contract with the Sponsor and the Trust’s
transfer agent.
Trust Objective
The investment objective of the Trust
is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of EU Carbon Emission Allowances for stationary installations (“EUAs”),
less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Trust intends to achieve this objective by investing substantially all of its assets
in EUAs, which are issued via the European Union Emission Trading System (“ETS”) and permit the holder to emit one ton of
carbon dioxide equivalent or other greenhouse gas. The Trust’s assets will consist of EUAs and cash. The Trust may hold cash in
connection with cash purchases and redemptions of Shares and it also will occasionally hold cash for short periods to pay the Sponsor’s
management fee and any other Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor. The Trust will not hold any assets other than
EUAs and cash or cash equivalents.
Other than sales of EUAs to pay certain
expenses, discussed below, the Trust may only purchase or sell EUAs in connection with the purchase (creation) or redemption of Baskets
by Authorized Participants. For a creation in cash, the Authorized Participant will deliver the cash to the Trust’s account at the
Cash Custodian, which the Sponsor will then use to purchase EUAs from a third party selected by the Sponsor who (1) is not the Authorized
Participant and (2) will not be acting as an agent, nor at the direction, of the Authorized Participant with respect to the delivery of
EUAs to the Trust (such third party, a “Liquidity Provider”). For a redemption in cash, the Sponsor shall arrange for the
EUAs represented by the Basket to be sold to a Liquidity Provider selected by the Sponsor and the cash proceeds distributed from the Trust’s
account at the Cash Custodian to the Authorized Participant in exchange for its Shares. In the case of “in-kind” creation
or redemption orders for Shares, Authorized Participants may deliver or direct the delivery of EUAs by third parties, or take delivery
or direct the taking of delivery of EUAs by third parties.
In addition to selling EUAs to distribute
cash to Authorized Participants redeeming Shares, the Trust may sell EUAs to pay certain expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (described
above), including the Sponsor’s Sponsor fee, which may be facilitated by one or more Liquidity Providers.
European Union Carbon Emission Allowances
(“EUAs”)
The European Union Emissions Trading
System (“EU ETS”) is a “cap and trade” system that caps the total volume of greenhouse gas (“GHG”)
emissions from installations and aircraft operators responsible for around 40% of European Union (“EU”) GHG emissions. The
EU ETS is administered by the EU Commission, which issues a predefined amount of EUAs through auctions or free allocation. EUAs entitle
the holder to emit one ton of carbon dioxide equivalent or other GHG. Entities covered by the EU ETS are required to surrender each year
sufficient EUAs to cover all their emissions for the previous year.
In 2012, EU ETS operations were centralized
into a single EU registry operated by the EU Commission (the “Union Registry”), which covers all countries participating in
the EU ETS. The Union Registry is an online database that holds accounts for all entities covered by the EU ETS as well as for participants
(such as the Trust) not covered under the EU ETS. An account must be opened in the Union Registry in order to transact in EUAs and the
Union Registry is at all times responsible for holding the EUAs. The EU ETS is the largest cap and trade system in the world and covers
more than 11,000 power stations and industrial plants in 31 countries, and flights between airports of participating countries.
There is no assurance that cap and trade
regimes will continue to exist. Cap and trade may not prove to be an effective method of reduction in GHG emissions. As a result or due
to other factors, cap and trade regimes may be terminated or may not be renewed upon their expiration. The EU ETS is organized into a
number of phases, each which a predetermined duration. Currently, the EU ETS is in Phase IV. There can be no assurance that the EU ETS
will enter into a new phase as scheduled.
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New technologies may arise that may
diminish or eliminate the need for cap and trade markets. Ultimately, the cost of carbon allowances is determined by the cost of actually
reducing emissions levels. If the price of credits becomes too high, it will be more economical for companies to develop or invest in
green technologies, thereby suppressing the demand for credits and adversely affecting the price of the Trust.
Cap and trade regimes set emission limits
(i.e., the right to emit a certain quantity of GHG emissions), which can be allocated or auctioned to the parties in the mechanism up
to the total emissions cap. This allocation may be larger or smaller than is needed for a stable price of credits and can lead to large
price volatility, which could affect the value of the Trust. Depending upon the industries of end users of EUAs, unpredictable demand
for their products and services can affect the value of GHG emissions credits. For example, very mild winters or very cool summers can
decrease demand for electric utilities and therefore require fewer carbon credits to offset reduced production and GHG emissions.
The ability of the GHG emitting companies
to pass on the cost of emissions credits to consumers can affect the price of the EUAs. If the price of emissions can be passed on to
the end customer with little impact upon consumer demand, it is likely that industries may continue emitting and purchase any shortfall
in the market at the prevailing price. If, however, the producer is unable to pass on the cost, it may be incentivized to reduce production
in order to decrease its need for offsetting emissions credits, which could adversely affect the price of EUAs and the Trust.
Regulatory risk related to changes in
regulation and enforcement of cap and trade regimes could also adversely affect market behavior. If fines or other penalties for non-compliance
are not enforced, incentives to purchase GHG credits will deteriorate, which could result in a decline in the price of emissions credits
and a drop in the value of the Trust. In addition, as cap and trade markets develop, new regulation with respect to these markets may
arise, which could have a negative effect on the value and liquidity of the cap and trade markets and the Trust.
Results of Operations
For both the period June 17, 2025 (Date of commencement
of operations) to August 31, 2025 and the period April 29, 2025 (Effective date of the registration statement) to August 31, 2025, 150,000
Shares were issued in exchange for 30,000 EUAs and 0 Shares were redeemed in exchange for 0 EUAs. The Fund’s NAV per Share began
the period at $16.95 and ended the period at $16.93.
The change in net assets from operations for the
period June 17, 2025 to August 31, 2025 and the period April 29, 2025 to August 31, 2025 was $(0.02) per share, which was due to (i) payment
of the Sponsor’s Fee of $3,875, (ii) net realized loss from EUAs sold to pay expenses of $619, (iii) net realized gain from foreign
currency transactions of $6,657, and (iv) a net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in EUAs of $2,359. Other than the Sponsor
Fee the Fund had no expenses during the period June 17, 2025 to August 31, 2025 and the period April 29, 2025 to August 31, 2025.
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Below is a comparison of per Share net asset value
(“NAV”) to the Shares’ market value for the period from June 20, 2025 (first day of trading), to August 31, 2025.
Fund NAV vs. Fund Closing
Price - June 20, 2025 - August 29, 2025
During the period of June 20, 2025 through August
31, 2025 the market for European Union Allowances (EUA) traded in a range of €67.95 (June 30, 2025) to €73.39 (June 24, 2025)
with the closing price on August 29, 2025 of €72.46 and an average value of €70.73. There were a variety of influences on the
price in the EUA market. Some of those factors were (i) mild temperatures during the summer months across Europe resulting in lower power
demand for cooling (ii) uncertainty in overall levels of economic productivity resulting from potential tariffs levied by the United States
on the European Union (iii) Currency fluctuations resulting from both interest rate uncertainty and ongoing tariff negotiations (iv) ongoing
conflict between Ukraine and Russia and how that will impact both ongoing economic activity and supply of natural gas in the future. Going
forward we expect the primary drivers of EUA price levels will continue to be (i) overall weather and how it will impact demand for power
for heating/cooling demands (ii) overall levels of economic activity and how robust the EU economy is (iii) ongoing conflict between Ukraine
and Russia and how that will impact flows and price of natural gas (iv) possible linkage of the United Kingdom Allowance market and the
European Union Allowance market (v) introduction of shipping industry to the EU ETS. For the most part, the fund NAV and market price
tracked closely. The periods in which there was a discrepancy are related to the small public float and limited trading in CTWOs equity.
Over time as more shares are issued, we expect the frequency and magnitude of the trading premium/discount to NAV to decline.
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In the period June 17, 2025 to August 31, 2025,
150,000 Shares (3 Baskets) were created in exchange for 30,000 EUAs, no Shares were redeemed, and 300 EUAs were sold to maintain a cash
position in line with fund policy. For accounting purposes, CTWO reflects creations and redemptions on the date of receipt of a notification
of a creation but does not issue Shares until the requisite amount of EUAs are received. Upon a redemption, CTWO delivers EUAs upon receipt
of Shares. These creations were completed in the normal course of business.
At August 31, 2025, the number of EUAs owned by
the Trust and held by the Custodians was 29,700, with a market value of $2,516,249 based on the Daily EUA Futures price determined by
the ICE Endex on August 31, 2025 (cost— $2,518,608).
Calculating NAV
The Trust’s Net Asset Value (NAV) is calculated
by:
● Determining the current market value of the Trust’s total
assets;
● Subtracting any liabilities (which include estimated accrued
but unpaid fees and expenses); and
● Dividing that total by the number of outstanding shares.
The Administrator calculates the NAV of the Trust
once each NYSE Arca trading day. The NAV for a particular day is released after the markets close, which is typically 4PM ET. The Administrator
uses the settlement price for the Daily EUA Futures as established by the ICE Endex. The ICE Endex determines and releases this value
daily shortly after the close of the Calculation Period, generally by at 5:15pm C.E.T. The Administrator also converts the value of Euro
denominated assets into USD equivalent using published foreign currency exchange prices by an independent pricing vendor. Third parties
supplying quotations or market data may include, without limitations, dealers in the relevant markets, end-users of the relevant product,
information vendors, brokers and other sources of market information.
If the Sponsor determines in good faith that the
settlement price of the Daily EUA Future does not reflect an accurate EUA price, then the Sponsor will instruct the Administrator to employ
an alternative method to determine the fair value of the Trust’s assets. In determining an alternative fair value method, the Sponsor
may consider such criteria as observable market-based inputs, including market quotations and/or trading platforms on which EUAs or Daily
EUA Futures are traded. Moreover, the terms of the Trust Agreement do not prohibit the Sponsor from changing the valuation method used
to calculate the net asset value of the Trust. Any such change in the valuation method could affect the value of the Trust’s shares
and investors could suffer a substantial loss on their investment in the Trust. In the event of a material change, the Sponsor will notify
shareholders in a prospectus supplement and/or a current report on Form 8-K or in its annual or quarterly reports, as applicable.
In addition, in order to provide updated information
relating to the Trust 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 am E.T. to 4:00p.m. E.T. on each trading day. The
IFV is calculated by using the prior day’s closing NAV per share of the Trust as a base and updating that value throughout the trading
day to reflect changes in the most recently reported mid-point of the bid/ask spread of the Daily EUA Future traded on the ICE Endex.
The IFV disseminated during the NYSE Arca core trading session hours should not be viewed as an actual real time update of the NAV, because
the NAV is calculated using a different manner and it is calculated only once at the end of each trading day based upon the relevant end
of day values of the Trust’s investments.
It should also be noted that although the IFV
is disseminated throughout the core trading session, the customary trading hours for EUAs, the Trust’s primary asset, are 2am to
12 pm ET. This means that there is a gap in time at the end of each day during which the Trust’s shares are traded on the NYSE Arca,
but real-time trading prices for EUAs are not available. During such gaps in time the IFV will be calculated based on the last reported
mid-point of the bid-ask spread of the Daily EUA Future in the immediately preceding trading session until the day’s settlement
price is reported, in which case the day’s settlement price will be used.
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. The Trust, the Sponsor and its affiliates are not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation
or dissemination of the IFV and make no warranty as to its accuracy.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
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 Trust’s 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. Please refer to Note 2 to the Financial Statements
included in this report for further discussion of the Trust’s accounting policies.
There were no material estimates, which involve
a significant level of estimation uncertainty and had or are reasonably likely to have had a material impact on a Fund’s financial
condition, used in the preparation of these financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Trust is not aware of any trends, demands,
conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to its liquidity needs. In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor
has agreed to assume most of the expenses incurred by the Trust. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Trust during the period
covered by this report was the Sponsor’s fee. The Trust intends to satisfy this obligation through the transfer of cash (generated,
if necessary, through the sale of EUAs) in the necessary amount. At August 31, 2025, the Trust held $24,327 in cash & cash equivalents.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Trust does not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements.
Sponsor and CTA Fees
The Trust is obligated to pay the Sponsor a management
fee (the “Sponsor Fee”), calculated daily and paid monthly, equal to 0.79% of the Trust’s average daily net assets.
From the Sponsor Fee, the Sponsor has contractually agreed to pay all of the routine operational, administrative, and other ordinary expenses
of the Trust, excluding brokerage fees, interest expenses, and certain non-recurring or extraordinary fees and expenses. The Sponsor Fee
is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s management services to the Trust.
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
Trust will not be known until a future date.
Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies.
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