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Item 1. Business

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The iShares S&P GSCI™

Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that issues units of beneficial interest, called “Shares,”

representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets.

The Trust’s assets consist of long positions in exchange-traded index futures contracts of various expirations (the “Index Futures”) on the S&P GSCI™

Excess Return Index, (the “S&P GSCI-ER”) together with cash, U.S.

Treasury securities or other short-term securities and similar securities that are eligible as margin deposits for those Index Futures positions (the “Collateral Assets”).

The Trust seeks to track the results, before expenses and liabilities, of the S&P GSCI Total Return Index (the “Index”), which represents a diversified, fully collateralized investment in futures contracts.

iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”).

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., an affiliate of the Sponsor, is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”).

The Trust is a commodity pool, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), and is operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”), an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.

(“BlackRock”), serves as the commodity trading advisor of the Trust and is registered with the CFTC.

The Trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).

The iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that issues units of beneficial interest, called “Shares,” representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets.

The Trust’s assets consist of long positions in exchange-traded index futures contracts of various expirations (the “Index Futures”) on the S&P GSCI™ Excess Return Index, (the “S&P GSCI-ER”) together with cash, U.S.

Treasury securities or other short-term securities and similar securities that are eligible as margin deposits for those Index Futures positions (the “Collateral Assets”).

iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”).

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., an affiliate of the Sponsor, is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”).

BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”), an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.

(“BlackRock”), serves as the commodity trading advisor of the Trust and is registered with the CFTC.

The Trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).

The Trust has delegated day-to-day administration of the Trust to the Trustee.

The Trustee has delegated certain day-to-day administrative functions of the Trustee to State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Trust Administrator”).

Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, serves as the Delaware trustee of the Trust (the “Delaware Trustee”).

The Trustee has delegated certain day-to-day administrative functions of the Trustee to State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Trust Administrator”).

Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, serves as the Delaware trustee of the Trust (the “Delaware Trustee”).

The Trust intends to offer Shares on a continuous basis.

The Trust issues and redeems Shares only in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares (“Baskets”).

Only registered brokers-dealers who have entered into an authorized participant agreement with the Trust (each, an “Authorized Participant”

and each such agreement, an “Authorized Participant Agreement”) may purchase or redeem Baskets, in exchange for Index Futures and Collateral Assets with an aggregate value equal to the net asset value per Share (“NAV”) of the Shares being purchased or redeemed.

Owners of beneficial interest in Shares (“Shareholders”) who are not Authorized Participants have no right to redeem their Shares.

The Trust issues and redeems Shares only in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares (“Baskets”).

Only registered brokers-dealers who have entered into an authorized participant agreement with the Trust (each, an “Authorized Participant” and each such agreement, an “Authorized Participant Agreement”) may purchase or redeem Baskets, in exchange for Index Futures and Collateral Assets with an aggregate value equal to the net asset value per Share (“NAV”) of the Shares being purchased or redeemed.

Owners of beneficial interest in Shares (“Shareholders”) who are not Authorized Participants have no right to redeem their Shares.

In order to liquidate their investment in the Shares, Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants must generally sell their Shares in the secondary market, assuming that demand for their Shares exists.

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The activities of the Trust are generally limited to:

issuing Baskets in exchange for Index Futures and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets);

consistent with its investment objective, establishing, maintaining and closing out positions in Index Futures and acquiring, holding and disposing of corresponding Collateral Assets;

paying out of its assets any expenses and liabilities of the Trust not assumed by the Sponsor; and

issuing Baskets in exchange for Index Futures and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets);

consistent with its investment objective, establishing, maintaining and closing out positions in Index Futures and acquiring, holding and disposing of corresponding Collateral Assets;

paying out of its assets any expenses and liabilities of the Trust not assumed by the Sponsor; and

delivering proceeds consisting of Index Futures, cash and other Collateral Assets in exchange for Baskets surrendered for redemption.

The Trust is a passive investor in Index Futures and the Collateral Assets held to satisfy applicable margin requirements on those Index Futures positions.

The Advisor acts as the commodity trading advisor for the Trust and is authorized to transact in Index Futures and acquire and dispose of the related Collateral Assets on the Trust’s behalf.

The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the level of the Index or the S&P GSCI-ER or the value of the Collateral Assets.

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As of the date of this report, the Index Futures held by the Trust are listed for trading by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

(the “CME”), which is owned and operated by the CME Group, Inc.

Subsequent Index Futures held by the Trust may be listed on other futures exchanges (the CME or any such other futures exchange listing Index Futures, the “Exchange”).

At any time when Index Futures of more than one expiration are listed on the Exchange, the Sponsor will determine, pursuant to the terms of the trust agreement of the Trust (the “Trust Agreement”), which Index Futures will be transferred in connection with either the creation or redemption of Baskets.

The Sponsor maintains a website at www.ishares.com, through which the Trust’s monthly account statements, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), can be accessed free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

(the “CME”), which is owned and operated by the CME Group, Inc.

Subsequent Index Futures held by the Trust may be listed on other futures exchanges (the CME or any such other futures exchange listing Index Futures, the “Exchange”).

Additional information regarding the Trust may also be found on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

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The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by holding long positions in Index Futures that have settlement values at expiration based on the level of the S&P GSCI-ER at that time, and earning interest on its non-cash Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements on those Index Futures positions.

The S&P GSCI-ER is calculated based on the same commodities that are included in the S&P GSCI™

Commodity Index (the “S&P GSCI™”), which is a production‑weighted index of the prices of a diversified group of futures contracts on physical commodities.

The S&P GSCI-ER reflects the return of an uncollateralized investment in the contracts comprising the S&P GSCI™, and in addition incorporates the economic effect of rolling the contracts included in the S&P GSCI™

as they near expiration.

The S&P GSCI-ER is calculated based on the same commodities that are included in the S&P GSCI™ Commodity Index (the “S&P GSCI™”), which is a production‑weighted index of the prices of a diversified group of futures contracts on physical commodities.

Rolling a futures contract means closing out a position in an expiring futures contract and establishing an equivalent position in a replacement futures contract on the same commodity.

The Index, in turn, reflects the return of the S&P GSCI-ER, together with the return on specified U.S.

Treasury securities that are deemed to have been held to collateralize a hypothetical long position in the futures contracts comprising the S&P GSCI™.

If the index sponsor, which is S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the “Index Sponsor”), ceases to maintain the Index, the Trust may seek investment results that correspond generally, but are not necessarily identical, to the performance of a fully collateralized investment in a successor index or any other index that, in the opinion of the Sponsor, is reasonably similar to the Index.

Treasury securities that are deemed to have been held to collateralize a hypothetical long position in the futures contracts comprising the S&P GSCI™.

When establishing positions in Index Futures, the Advisor estimates as of the date of this report that the Trust will be required to deposit initial margin with a value of approximately 3% to 10% of the value of each Index Futures position at the time it is established.

These margin requirements are subject to change from time to time by the Exchange or Goldman Sachs & Co.

LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), the clearing futures commission merchant (the “Clearing FCM”).

Margin requirements established by the Clearing FCM may exceed minimum levels established by the Exchange.

On a daily basis, the Trust is obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, variation margin in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level of its Index Futures positions.

If the daily settlement level causes the value of the Trust’s Index Futures positions to decrease, the Trust is required to post variation margin with the Clearing FCM.

Conversely, if the daily settlement level causes the value of the Trust’s Index Futures positions to increase, the Trust’s account with the Clearing FCM receives variation margin in an amount equal to the increase.

If the daily settlement level causes the value of the Trust’s Index Futures positions to decrease, the Trust is required to post variation margin with the Clearing FCM.

Whenever Index Futures of different types or expirations are available for investment, the Sponsor determines, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, which Index Futures are to be transferred in connection with either the creation or redemption of Baskets.

The profit or loss on the Trust’s Index Futures positions should correlate with increases and decreases in the value of the S&P GSCI-ER, although this correlation is not expected to be exact.

The return on the Index Futures, together with interest on the non-cash Collateral Assets, is expected to result in a total return that corresponds generally, but is not identical, to the Index.

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Treasury rate used to calculate the U.S.

Treasury return component of the Index, timing differences, differences between the portion of the Trust’s assets invested in Index Futures versus the portion of the return of the Index contributed by the S&P GSCI-ER, differences between the settlement price of Index Futures and the closing level of the S&P GSCI-ER and the payment of expenses and liabilities by the Trust.

The Advisor acts as the commodity trading advisor for the Trust.

The Advisor, on behalf of the Trust, is authorized to invest all of the Trust’s assets in long positions in Index Futures and in Collateral Assets in order to satisfy applicable margin requirements on those Index Futures positions.

Any cash that the Trust accepts in connection with the creation of Shares is used to purchase additional Index Futures or Collateral Assets in an amount that the Advisor determines will enable the Trust to achieve investment results that correspond with the Index, before the payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.

The Advisor does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the level of the Index or the S&P GSCI-ER or the value of the Collateral Assets.

Due to creation or redemption activity or expenses incurred in the Trust, the notional value of Index Futures held may, at times, exceed the aggregate value of the Trust’s assets.

In such instances the Advisor may elect, in such a manner as the Advisor determines will enable the Trust to achieve investment results that correspond to the Index before the payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities, to dispose of Index Futures to reduce the Trust’s notional exposure to Index Futures or continue to hold Index Futures in a notional amount that exceeds the aggregate value of the Trust’s assets until additional creation or redemption activity or trading aligns the notional value of the Index Futures with the corresponding collateral holdings.

Due to creation or redemption activity or expenses incurred in the Trust, the notional value of Index Futures held may, at times, exceed the aggregate value of the Trust’s assets.

The Shares are intended to constitute an alternative means for investors to achieve investment exposure to the performance of the Index.

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Secondary Market Trading

While the Trust anticipates that the price of the Shares will fluctuate in a manner that reflects changes in the Trust’s net asset value over time, at any given time the Shares may trade at, above or below the NAV.

The NAV fluctuates primarily with changes in the market value of Index Futures.

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The amount of the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between NYSE Arca, Inc.

(“NYSE Arca”), the exchange on which the Shares trade, the Exchanges on which Index Futures trade and the principal commodities markets on which the futures contracts in the S&P GSCI-ER trade.

While the Shares are expected to trade on NYSE Arca until 4:00 p.m.

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As a result, trading spreads, and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares, may widen during these gaps in market trading hours.

Valuation of Index Futures ;

Computation of the Trust ’

s Net Asset Value

Valuation of Index Futures ; Computation of the Trust ’ s Net Asset Value

The Sponsor has the exclusive authority to determine the net asset value of the Trust and the NAV, which it has delegated to the Trustee under the Trust Agreement.

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(a) NYSE Arca is closed for regular trading, (b) the Exchange is closed for regular trading or (c) the Federal Reserve wire transfer system is closed for cash wire transfers, or (2) that the Trustee determines that it is able to conduct business.

The Trustee values the Trust’s long positions in Index Futures on the basis of that day’s settlement prices for the Index Futures held by the Trust as announced by the applicable Exchange.

The value of the Trust’s positions in any particular Index Futures contract equals the product of (1) the number of such Index Futures contracts owned by the Trust, (2) the settlement price of such Index Futures contract on the date of calculation and (3) the multiplier of such Index Futures contract.

The Trustee values the Trust’s long positions in Index Futures on the basis of that day’s settlement prices for the Index Futures held by the Trust as announced by the applicable Exchange.

If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on a Business Day, the Trustee uses the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation.

The daily settlement price for each Index Futures contract currently held by the Trust is established on each trading day, generally at 2:40 p.m.

(New York time), by the CME Group Inc., and its designed contract markets, including the CME, CBOT (Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.), NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange), COMEX and KCBT (the “CME Group”) staff.

The Trustee values all other holdings of the Trust at (1) its current market value, if quotations for such property are readily available or (2) its fair value, as reasonably determined by the Trustee, if the current market value cannot be determined.

Once the value of the Index Futures, Collateral Assets of the Trust and interest earned on the Trust’s Collateral Assets has been determined, the Trustee subtracts all accrued expenses and liabilities of the Trust as of the time of calculation in order to calculate the net asset value of the Trust.

Once the net asset value of the Trust has been calculated, the Trustee determines the NAV by dividing the net asset value of the Trust by the number of Shares outstanding at the time the calculation is made.

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The Sponsor has agreed under the Trust Agreement to pay the following administrative, operational and marketing expenses:

the fees of the Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Advisor, the Trust Administrator, the processing agent and their respective agents;

NYSE Arca listing fees;

printing and mailing costs;

audit fees;

fees for registration of the Shares with the SEC;

tax reporting costs;

license fees; and

the fees of the Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Advisor, the Trust Administrator, the processing agent and their respective agents;

NYSE Arca listing fees;

printing and mailing costs;

fees for registration of the Shares with the SEC;

tax reporting costs;

license fees; and

legal expenses relating to the Trust of up to $500,000 annually.

The Trust is not expected to have other ordinary recurring administrative, operational or marketing expenses other than brokerage commissions and similar transaction fees, as described below.

In return for paying the expenses described above, the Sponsor receives a fee which accrues daily at an annualized rate of up to 0.75% of the net asset value of the Trust, as calculated before deducting fees and expenses based on the value of the Trust’s assets (the “Adjusted Net Asset Value”), is payable by the Trust monthly in arrears, and is subject to adjustment from time to time (the “Sponsor’s Fee”), except that the Sponsor’s Fee may not be adjusted to above 0.75% of the Adjusted Net Asset Value absent an amendment of the Trust Agreement with thirty day’s prior notice to registered holders of the Shares.

The Sponsor and the Trustee may amend or terminate the Sponsor’s obligation to pay certain expenses of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

In return for paying the expenses described above, the Sponsor receives a fee which accrues daily at an annualized rate of up to 0.75% of the net asset value of the Trust, as calculated before deducting fees and expenses based on the value of the Trust’s assets (the “Adjusted Net Asset Value”), is payable by the Trust monthly in arrears, and is subject to adjustment from time to time (the “Sponsor’s Fees”), except that the Sponsor’s Fees may not be adjusted to above 0.75% of the Adjusted Net Asset Value absent an amendment of the Trust Agreement with thirty day’s prior notice to registered holders of the Shares.

The Sponsor and the Trustee may amend or terminate the Sponsor’s obligation to pay certain expenses of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

The Trust is responsible for paying any applicable brokerage commissions and similar transaction fees out of its assets.

The following expenses are paid out of the assets of the Trust:

any expenses of the Trust (including the Sponsor’s Fee) that are not assumed by the Sponsor;

any taxes and other governmental charges that may fall on the Trust or its property;

any expenses of any extraordinary services performed by the Trustee or the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust or expense of any action taken by the Trustee or the Sponsor to protect the Trust and the rights and interests of holders of the Shares; and

any expenses of the Trust (including the Sponsor’s Fees) that are not assumed by the Sponsor;

any taxes and other governmental charges that may fall on the Trust or its property;

any indemnification of the Sponsor, the Advisor or other agents, service providers or counterparties of the Trust.

provided that the Trustee is not entitled to charge the Trust for

(1) expenses and disbursements that were incurred by it before the Shares were publicly traded and (2) fees of agents for performing services that the Trustee is required under the Trust Agreement to perform.

The Trustee, at the direction of the Sponsor, may liquidate the Trust’s property from time to time as necessary to permit payment of the fees and expenses that the Trust is required to pay.

The Trustee is also entitled to charge the Trust for all expenses and disbursements incurred by the Trustee in connection with the actions described in the second and third bullet points above, including fees and disbursements of its legal counsel; provided that the Trustee is not entitled to charge the Trust for (1) expenses and disbursements that were incurred by it before the Shares were publicly traded and (2) fees of agents for performing services that the Trustee is required under the Trust Agreement to perform.

The Trustee, at the direction of the Sponsor, may liquidate the Trust’s property from time to time as necessary to permit payment of the fees and expenses that the Trust is required to pay.

The Trustee is not responsible for any depreciation or loss incurred by reason of the liquidation of Trust property made in compliance with the Trust Agreement.

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Shares may be offered only in Baskets of 50,000 Shares.

Baskets are typically issued only in exchange for an amount of Index Futures and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets) (the “Basket Amount”) for the Business Day on which the creation order was received by the Trustee.

The Basket Amount for a Business Day has a per Share value equal to the NAV as of such day, and the assets included in the Basket Amount are valued in the same manner and on the same basis as the NAV calculations for the Trust’s assets.

Creation orders received after 2:40 p.m.

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The Trustee expects to acknowledge the creation order unless it or the Sponsor decides to refuse the order.

Upon the transfer of (1) the required consideration of Index Futures in the amounts and of the type specified by the Trustee and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets) in the amounts specified by the Trustee, in each case to the accounts specified by the Trustee, and (2) all transaction fees associated with creations (including but not limited to fees charged by the Exchange and the Clearing FCM) per Basket, the Trustee will deliver the appropriate number of Baskets to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) account of the Authorized Participant.

The total transaction fees charged per Basket created may change from time to time.

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Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co.

LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Virtu Americas LLC are the only Authorized Participants.

LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Virtu Americas LLC are the only Authorized Participants.

The Sponsor and the Trustee maintain a current list of Authorized Participants.

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The Trustee expects to acknowledge the redemption order unless it or the Sponsor decides to refuse the redemption order.

After the delivery by the Authorized Participant to the Trust’s DTC account of the total number of Shares to be redeemed by an Authorized Participant, the Trustee delivers to the order of the redeeming Authorized Participant redemption proceeds consisting of Index Futures and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets).

The assets included in the redemption proceeds are valued in the same manner and on the same basis as the NAV calculations for the Trust’s assets.

In connection with a redemption order, the redeeming Authorized Participant authorizes the Trustee to deduct from the proceeds of redemption any and all transaction fees associated with redemptions.

It is expected that delivery of the Index Futures and cash or other Collateral Assets to the redeeming Shareholder will be made against transfer of the Baskets on the next Business Day following the Business Day on which the redemption request is received by the Trustee, which is referred to as a T+1 settlement cycle.

If the Trustee’s DTC account has not been credited with the total number of Shares to be redeemed pursuant to the redemption order by 11:00 a.m.

(New York time), on the delivery date, the Trustee may cancel the redemption order.

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Custody of the Trust Assets

The Trust’s Index Futures and the Collateral Assets posted as margin for these Index Futures positions are held in the Trust’s account, established at its Clearing FCM.

The Clearing FCM further transfers some or all of the Collateral Assets posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions to the clearing house of the Exchange.

Substantially all of the Trust’s remaining assets are held in the Trust’s accounts at the Trust Administrator.

The Trust’s Index Futures and the Collateral Assets posted as margin for these Index Futures positions are held in the Trust’s account, established at its Clearing FCM.

The Clearing FCM further transfers some or all of the Collateral Assets posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions to the clearing house of the Exchange.

Substantially all of the Trust’s remaining assets are held in the Trust’s accounts at the Trust Administrator.

Futures Contracts on the S&P GSCI-ER

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Index Futures subsequently acquired by the Trust may have terms that differ from those of the Index Futures it currently holds, including transaction fees associated with the purchase and sale of these Index Futures.

Creation and redemption of interests in the Trust are generally effected through exchanges for related positions (“EFRPs”).

EFRPs involve contemporaneous transactions in futures contracts and the underlying cash commodity or a closely related commodity.

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Index Futures are traded on the CME.

Futures contracts and options on futures contracts on the S&P GSCI™, a benchmark index which does not reflect the rolling methodology embedded in the S&P GSCI-ER, have been traded on the CME since 1992.

Index Futures are listed and traded separately from the S&P GSCI™

futures contracts and options on futures contracts.

The first Index Futures were commodity excess return futures contracts on the S&P GSCI-ER, or “CERFs,”

that were first listed and made available for trading on March 13, 2006.

Index Futures are listed and traded separately from the S&P GSCI™ futures contracts and options on futures contracts.

The first Index Futures were commodity excess return futures contracts on the S&P GSCI-ER, or “CERFs,” that were first listed and made available for trading on March 13, 2006.

Until October 2010, these CERFs, which expired in March 2011, were the only Index Futures listed.

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The CME may at any time expand the listing cycle of Index Futures to include additional expiration dates, and may from time to time amend the rules applicable to the Index Futures.

On April 8, 2013, the CME amended the rules applicable to the Index Futures then held by the Trust (through the iShares S&P GSCI™

Commodity-Indexed Investing Pool LLC (the “Investing Pool”), its now-dissolved subsidiary).

On April 8, 2013, the CME amended the rules applicable to the Index Futures then held by the Trust (through the iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Investing Pool LLC (the “Investing Pool”), its now-dissolved subsidiary).

In connection with these amendments, the Investing Pool recognized gain or loss for U.S.

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Index Futures are subject to the rules of the CME.

Index Futures trade on GLOBEX, the CME’s electronic trading system, and do not trade through open outcry on the floor of the CME.

Transactions in Index Futures are cleared through the CME’s clearing house by the trader’s futures commission merchant (“FCM”) acting as its agent.

Under these clearing arrangements, the CME’s clearing house becomes the buyer to each member FCM representing a seller of the contract and the seller to each member FCM representing a buyer of the contract.

As a result of these clearing arrangements, each trader holding a position in Index Futures is subject to the credit risk of the CME’s clearing house and the FCM carrying its position in Index Futures.

Index Futures trade on GLOBEX, the CME’s electronic trading system, and do not trade through open outcry on the floor of the CME.

Transactions in Index Futures are cleared through the CME’s clearing house by the trader’s futures commission merchant (“FCM”) acting as its agent.

Each Index Futures contract provides for cash settlement, at expiration, based upon the final settlement value of the S&P GSCI-ER at the expiration of the contract, multiplied by a fixed dollar multiplier.

The final settlement value of an Index Futures contract is determined on the eleventh business day of the month in which it is scheduled to expire or, if the S&P GSCI-ER is not scheduled to be published for that day, on the first preceding day for which the futures price index is scheduled to be published.

On a daily basis, market participants with positions in Index Futures, including the Trust, are obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, cash (known as “variation margin”) in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level of the Index Futures from the preceding trading day’s settlement level (or, initially, the contract price at which the position was entered into).

Specifically, if the daily settlement price of the contract increases over the previous day’s price, the seller of the contract must pay the difference to the buyer, and if the daily settlement price is less than the previous day’s price, the buyer of the contract must pay the difference to the seller.

Index Futures are expected to require deposits of initial margin as well as payments of daily variation margin as the value of the contracts fluctuate.

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Investors in the Shares should conduct their own investigation into the Index, the S&P GSCI-ER and the Index Sponsor.

Goldman Sachs sold its GSCI family of indices, including the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER and the Index, to S&P effective May 2007.

Prior to their acquisition by S&P, the S&P GSCI™

was known as the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, the S&P GSCI-ER was known as the GSCI ®

Excess Return Index and the Index was known as the GSCI ®

Total Return Index.

Goldman Sachs sold its GSCI family of indices, including the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER and the Index, to S&P effective May 2007.

Prior to their acquisition by S&P, the S&P GSCI™ was known as the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, the S&P GSCI-ER was known as the GSCI ® Excess Return Index and the Index was known as the GSCI ® Total Return Index.

The Trust and the Shares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Index Sponsor.

The Index Sponsor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Shares or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Shares particularly or the ability of the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER or the Index or any related indices or sub-indices to track the appropriate market performance.

The Index Sponsor’s only relationship to iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., or the Trust is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names of the Index Sponsor and the S&P GSCI™

and other intellectual property.

The S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI‑ER and the Index are determined and composed by the Index Sponsor and calculated by the Index Sponsor or its agents without regard to iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

The S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI‑ER and the Index are determined and composed by the Index Sponsor and calculated by the Index Sponsor or its agents without regard to iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

or the Trust.

The Index Sponsor has no obligation to take the needs of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., the Trust or the Shareholders into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER or the Index.

The Index Sponsor is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and the amount of the Shares or the timing of the issuance or sale of Shares or in the determination or calculation of the Basket Amount.

The Index Sponsor has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Shares.

The Index Sponsor does not guarantee the accuracy or the completeness of the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER or the Index or any data included therein, and the Index Sponsor disclaims any and all liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions therein.

The Index Sponsor makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the results to be obtained by the Trust, the Shareholders or any other person or entity from use of the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER or the Index or any data included therein.

The Index Sponsor makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use, with respect to the S&P GSCI™, the S&P GSCI-ER or the Index or any data included therein.

Without limiting any of the foregoing, the Index Sponsor expressly disclaims any and all liability for any special, punitive, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

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In addition, none of the Sponsor, the Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Advisor or the Trust accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of, or for any error, omission or disruption in, the Index or the S&P GSCI-ER.

The consequences of the Index Sponsor’s discontinuing the S&P GSCI-ER are described under “Risk Factors - Risk Factors Relating to Index Futures and the S&P GSCI-ER.”

The Index and the S&P GSCI-ER were established in May 1991.

The Index reflects the value of an investment in the S&P GSCI-ER together with a Treasury bill return.

The S&P GSCI-ER reflects the returns that are potentially available through a rolling uncollateralized investment in the contracts comprising the S&P GSCI™.

Futures contracts have scheduled expirations, or delivery months, and as one contract nears expiration it becomes necessary to close out the position in that delivery month and establish a position in the next available delivery month.

This process is referred to as “rolling”

the position forward.

The S&P GSCI‑ER is designed to reflect the return from rolling each contract included in the S&P GSCI™

as it nears expiration into the next available delivery month.

This process is referred to as “rolling” the position forward.

S&P GSCI‑ER is designed to reflect the return from rolling each contract included in the S&P GSCI™ as it nears expiration into the next available delivery month.

This is accomplished by selling the position in the first delivery month and purchasing a position of equivalent value in the second delivery month.

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Conversely, if the price of the second contract is higher than the price of the first contract, the rolling process results in a smaller quantity of the second contract being acquired for the same value.

More specifically, the rolling of the contracts included in the S&P GSCI™

occurs on the fifth through the ninth business days of each month.

More specifically, the rolling of the contracts included in the S&P GSCI™ occurs on the fifth through the ninth business days of each month.

During this roll period, each contract is shifted from the contract with the nearest expiration to the contract with the next nearest expiration at a rate of 20% per day for each of the five days of the roll period.

Therefore, during the first four business days of a month, and just before the end of the fifth business day, the S&P GSCI™

consists of futures contracts with the nearest expirations.

The S&P GSCI™

is calculated as though each contract roll occurs at the end of each day during the roll period, at the daily settlement prices.

At the end of the fifth business day, the S&P GSCI™

is adjusted so that 20% of the contracts underlying the S&P GSCI™

held are in the next nearest expiring contracts, with 80% remaining in the nearest expiring contracts.

Therefore, during the first four business days of a month, and just before the end of the fifth business day, the S&P GSCI™ consists of futures contracts with the nearest expirations.

The S&P GSCI™ is calculated as though each contract roll occurs at the end of each day during the roll period, at the daily settlement prices.

At the end of the fifth business day, the S&P GSCI™ is adjusted so that 20% of the contracts underlying the S&P GSCI™ held are in the next nearest expiring contracts, with 80% remaining in the nearest expiring contracts.

The roll process continues on the sixth, seventh and eighth business days, with the relative weights of the nearest to the next nearest expirations gradually shifting from a 60%/40% weighting, to a 40%/60% weighting, to a 20%/80% weighting.

At the end of the ninth business day, the last of the contracts with the nearest expirations are exchanged, completing the roll and leaving the S&P GSCI™

composed entirely of contracts with the next nearest expirations.

At the end of the ninth business day, the last of the contracts with the nearest expirations are exchanged, completing the roll and leaving the S&P GSCI™ composed entirely of contracts with the next nearest expirations.

The Index Sponsor may from time to time determine that market conditions warrant adjustment of the normal parameters of the roll, including without limitation when the roll occurs, the length of the roll, the proportions of the roll, or the roll-in contract.

If there are no viable designated contracts to roll into, the Index Sponsor will determine the appropriate course of action, which may include, but not be limited to, the removal of the commodity from any impacted index.

The S&P GSCI™

itself is an index on a production-weighted basket of principal physical commodities that satisfy specified criteria.

The S&P GSCI™

reflects the level of commodity prices at a given time and is designed to be a measure of the performance over time of the markets for these commodities.

The commodities represented in the S&P GSCI™

are those physical commodities on which active and liquid contracts are traded on trading facilities in major industrialized countries.

The commodities included in the S&P GSCI™

are weighted, on a production basis, to reflect the relative significance (in the view of the Index Sponsor) of those commodities to the world economy.

The fluctuations in the level of the S&P GSCI™

are intended generally to correlate with changes in the prices of those physical commodities in global markets.

The value of the S&P GSCI™

has been normalized such that its hypothetical level on January 2, 1970 was 100.

The following is a summary of the composition of and the methodology used to calculate the S&P GSCI™

as of the date of this report.

The methodology for determining the composition and weighting of the S&P GSCI™

and for calculating its value is subject to modification in a manner consistent with the purposes of the S&P GSCI™, as described below.

The Index Sponsor makes the official calculations of the value of the S&P GSCI™.

At present, this calculation is performed continuously and is reported on Reuters Page .SPGSCI and on Bloomberg page SPGSCI <index> and is updated at least once every three minutes during business hours on each day on which the S&P GSCI™

is calculated, referred to as an “S&P GSCI™

Business Day.”

The settlement price for the S&P GSCI-ER is reported on Reuters Page .SPGSCIP and on Bloomberg page SPGSCIP <index> at the end of each S&P GSCI™

Business Day.

If Reuters ceases to publish the value of the S&P GSCI™

or the settlement price of the S&P GSCI-ER, the Index Sponsor has undertaken to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that a comparable reporting service publishes the value of the S&P GSCI™

and the settlement price of the S&P GSCI-ER so long as any Shares are outstanding.

In light of the rapid development of electronic trading platforms and the potential for significant shifts in liquidity between traditional exchanges and those platforms, the Index Sponsor may review both the procedures and criteria for determining the contracts to be included in the S&P GSCI™, as well as the procedures and criteria for evaluating available liquidity on an intra-year basis in order to provide S&P GSCI™

market participants with efficient access to new sources of liquidity and the potential for more efficient trading.

and how the composition of the S&P GSCI™

should respond to rapid shifts in liquidity between those instruments and contracts currently included in the S&P GSCI™.

The S&P GSCI™ itself is an index on a production-weighted basket of principal physical commodities that satisfy specified criteria.

The S&P GSCI™ reflects the level of commodity prices at a given time and is designed to be a measure of the performance over time of the markets for these commodities.

The commodities represented in the S&P GSCI™ are those physical commodities on which active and liquid contracts are traded on trading facilities in major industrialized countries.

The commodities included in the S&P GSCI™ are weighted, on a production basis, to reflect the relative significance (in the view of the Index Sponsor) of those commodities to the world economy.

The fluctuations in the level of the S&P GSCI™ are intended generally to correlate with changes in the prices of those physical commodities in global markets.

The value of the S&P GSCI™ has been normalized such that its hypothetical level on January 2, 1970 was 100.

The following is a summary of the composition of and the methodology used to calculate the S&P GSCI™ as of the date of this report.

The methodology for determining the composition and weighting of the S&P GSCI™ and for calculating its value is subject to modification in a manner consistent with the purposes of the S&P GSCI™, as described below.

The Index Sponsor makes the official calculations of the value of the S&P GSCI™.

At present, this calculation is performed continuously and is reported on Reuters Page SPGSCI and on Bloomberg page SPGSCI <index> and is updated at least once every three minutes during business hours on each day on which the S&P GSCI™ is calculated, referred to as an “S&P GSCI™ Business Day.” The settlement price for the S&P GSCI-ER is reported on Reuters Page SPGSCIP and on Bloomberg page SPGSCIP <index> at the end of each S&P GSCI™ Business Day.

If Reuters ceases to publish the value of the S&P GSCI™ or the settlement price of the S&P GSCI-ER, the Index Sponsor has undertaken to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that a comparable reporting service publishes the value of the S&P GSCI™ and the settlement price of the S&P GSCI-ER so long as any Shares are outstanding.

In particular, the Index Sponsor may examine the conditions under which an instrument traded on an electronic platform, rather than a traditional futures contract traded on a traditional futures exchange, should be permitted to be included in the S&P GSCI™ and how the composition of the S&P GSCI™ should respond to rapid shifts in liquidity between those instruments and contracts currently included in the S&P GSCI™.

The Index Committee and Commodity Index Advisory Panel

The Index Sponsor has established an index committee to oversee the daily management and operations of the S&P GSCI™

(the “Index Committee”), and is responsible for all analytical methods and calculation in the indices.

The Index Committee is composed of full-time professional members of the Index Sponsor’s staff.

The Index Sponsor has established an index committee to oversee the daily management and operations of the S&P GSCI™ (the “Index Committee”), and is responsible for all analytical methods and calculation in the indices.

The Index Committee is composed of full-time professional members of the Index Sponsor’s staff.

At each meeting, the Index Committee reviews any issues that may affect index constituents, statistics comparing the composition of the indices to the market, commodities that are being considered as candidates for addition to an index, and any significant market events.

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In certain instances, the Index Sponsor may publish a consultation inviting comments from external parties.

In addition to the Index Committee, the Index Sponsor has established a commodity indexed advisory panel to assist it with the operation of the S&P GSCI™

(the “Commodity Index Advisory Panel”).

In addition to the Index Committee, the Index Sponsor has established a commodity indexed advisory panel to assist it with the operation of the S&P GSCI™ (the “Commodity Index Advisory Panel”).

The Commodity Index Advisory Panel meets on an annual basis and at other times at the request of the Index Committee.

as a measure of commodity futures market performance and the need for changes in the composition or the methodology of the S&P GSCI™.

The principal purpose of the Commodity Index Advisory Panel is to advise the Index Committee with respect to, among other things, the calculation of the S&P GSCI™, the effectiveness of the S&P GSCI™ as a measure of commodity futures market performance and the need for changes in the composition or the methodology of the S&P GSCI™.

The Commodity Index Advisory Panel acts solely in an advisory and consultative capacity.

The Index Committee makes all decisions with respect to the composition, calculation and operation of the S&P GSCI™.

Certain of the members of the Commodity Index Advisory Panel may be affiliated with clients of S&P.

Also, certain of the members of the Commodity Index Advisory Panel may be affiliated with entities which, from time to time, may have investments linked to the S&P GSCI™, either through transactions in the contracts included in the S&P GSCI™, futures contracts on the S&P GSCI™

or derivative products linked to the S&P GSCI™.

Composition of the S&P GSCI ™

Currently, in order to be included in the S&P GSCI™, a contract must be on a physical commodity and may not be on a financial commodity (e.g., securities, currencies, interest rates, etc.).

Composition of the S&P GSCI ™

Currently, in order to be included in the S&P GSCI™, a contract must be on a physical commodity and may not be on a financial commodity (e.g., securities, currencies, interest rates, etc.).

The contracts on a particular commodity need not require physical delivery by their terms in order for the commodity to be considered a physical commodity.

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The contract must, at any given point in time, be available for trading at least five months prior to its expiration or such other date or time period specified for delivery or settlement.

that, at any given point in time, will be involved in the rolls to be affected in the next three roll periods.

The trading facility on which the contract is traded must allow market participants to execute spread transactions, through a single order entry, between the pairs of contract expirations included in the S&P GSCI™ that, at any given point in time, will be involved in the rolls to be affected in the next three roll periods.

The contract must be denominated in U.S.

dollars and traded on or through an exchange, facility or other platform, referred to as a “trading facility,”

that has its principal place of business or operations in a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development during the relevant calculation period for the S&P GSCI™.

The price of the relevant contract that is used as a reference or benchmark by market participants, referred to as the “daily contract reference price,”

generally must have been available on a continuous basis for at least two years prior to the proposed date of inclusion in the S&P GSCI™.

dollars and traded on or through an exchange, facility or other platform, referred to as a “trading facility,” that has its principal place of business or operations in a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development during the relevant calculation period for the S&P GSCI™.

The price of the relevant contract that is used as a reference or benchmark by market participants, referred to as the “daily contract reference price,” generally must have been available on a continuous basis for at least two years prior to the proposed date of inclusion in the S&P GSCI™.

In appropriate circumstances, the Index Sponsor may determine that a shorter time period is sufficient or that historical daily contract reference prices for that contract may be derived from daily contract reference prices for a similar or related contract.

Volume data with respect to the contract must be available, from sources that the Index Sponsor believes to be reasonably reliable, for at least the three months immediately preceding the date on which the determination is made.

A contract that is not included in the S&P GSCI™

at the time of determination and that is based on a commodity that is not represented in the S&P GSCI™

at that time must, in order to be added to the S&P GSCI™

at that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $15 billion.

The “total dollar value traded”

is the dollar value of the total quantity of the commodity underlying transactions in the relevant contract and any related contract over the period for which the calculation is made, based on the average of the daily contract reference prices on the last day of each month during the period.

A contract that is already included in the S&P GSCI™

at the time of determination and that is the only contract on the relevant commodity included in the S&P GSCI™

must, in order to continue to be included in the S&P GSCI™

after that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $5 billion and at least $10 billion during at least one of the three most recent annual periods used in making the determination.

A contract that is not included in the S&P GSCI™

at the time of determination and that is based on a commodity on which there are one or more contracts already included in the S&P GSCI™

at that time must, in order to be added to the S&P GSCI™

at that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $30 billion.

A contract that is already included in the S&P GSCI™

at the time of determination and that is based on a commodity on which there are one or more contracts already included in the S&P GSCI™

at that time must, in order to continue to be included in the S&P GSCI™

after that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $10 billion and at least $20 billion during at least one of the three most recent annual periods used in making the determination.

A contract that is already included in the S&P GSCI™

at the time of determination must, in order to continue to be included after that time, have a reference percentage dollar weight of at least 0.10%.

The “reference percentage dollar weight”

of a contract represents the current value of the quantity of the underlying commodity that is included in the S&P GSCI™

at a given time.

This figure is determined by dividing (A) the product of the contract production weight of each contract, or “CPW,”

and the average of its daily contract reference prices on the last day of each month during the relevant period, by (B) the sum of the products in (A) for all contracts included in the S&P GSCI™.

A contract that is not included in the S&P GSCI™ at the time of determination and that is based on a commodity that is not represented in the S&P GSCI™ at that time must, in order to be added to the S&P GSCI™ at that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $15 billion.

The “total dollar value traded” is the dollar value of the total quantity of the commodity underlying transactions in the relevant contract and any related contract over the period for which the calculation is made, based on the average of the daily contract reference prices on the last day of each month during the period.

A contract that is already included in the S&P GSCI™ at the time of determination and that is the only contract on the relevant commodity included in the S&P GSCI™ must, in order to continue to be included in the S&P GSCI™ after that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $5 billion and at least $10 billion during at least one of the three most recent annual periods used in making the determination.

A contract that is not included in the S&P GSCI™ at the time of determination and that is based on a commodity on which there are one or more contracts already included in the S&P GSCI™ at that time must, in order to be added to the S&P GSCI™ at that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $30 billion.

A contract that is already included in the S&P GSCI™ at the time of determination and that is based on a commodity on which there are one or more contracts already included in the S&P GSCI™ at that time must, in order to continue to be included in the S&P GSCI™ after that time, have an annualized total dollar value traded over the relevant period of at least $10 billion and at least $20 billion during at least one of the three most recent annual periods used in making the determination.

A contract that is already included in the S&P GSCI™ at the time of determination must, in order to continue to be included after that time, have a reference percentage dollar weight of at least 0.10%.

The “reference percentage dollar weight” of a contract represents the current value of the quantity of the underlying commodity that is included in the S&P GSCI™ at a given time.

This figure is determined by dividing (A) the product of the contract production weight of each contract, or “CPW,” and the average of its daily contract reference prices on the last day of each month during the relevant period, by (B) the sum of the products in (A) for all contracts included in the S&P GSCI™.

The contract production weight of a contract is calculated by the Index Sponsor based on world production and trading volume.

A contract that is not included in the S&P GSCI™

at the time of determination must, in order to be added to the S&P GSCI™

at that time, have a reference percentage dollar weight of at least 1.00%.

A contract that is not included in the S&P GSCI™ at the time of determination must, in order to be added to the S&P GSCI™ at that time, have a reference percentage dollar weight of at least 1.00%.

In the event that two or more contracts on the same commodity satisfy the eligibility criteria:

Such contracts will be included in the S&P GSCI™

in the order of their respective total quantity traded during the relevant period (determined as the total quantity of the commodity underlying transactions in the relevant contract), with the contract having the highest total quantity traded being included first, provided that no further contracts will be included if such inclusion would result in the portion of the S&P GSCI™

attributable to that commodity exceeding a particular level;

If additional contracts could be included with respect to several commodities at the same time, that procedure is first applied with respect to the commodity that has the smallest portion of the S&P GSCI™

attributable to it at the time of determination.

Such contracts will be included in the S&P GSCI™ in the order of their respective total quantity traded during the relevant period (determined as the total quantity of the commodity underlying transactions in the relevant contract), with the contract having the highest total quantity traded being included first, provided that no further contracts will be included if such inclusion would result in the portion of the S&P GSCI™ attributable to that commodity exceeding a particular level; and

Subject to the other eligibility criteria described above, the contract with the highest total quantity traded on that commodity will be included.

Before any additional contracts on the same commodity or on any other commodity are included, the portions of the S&P GSCI™

attributable to all commodities are recalculated.

The selection procedure described above is then repeated with respect to the contracts on the commodity that then has the smallest portion of the S&P GSCI™

attributable to it.

Before any additional contracts on the same commodity or on any other commodity are included, the portions of the S&P GSCI™ attributable to all commodities are recalculated.

The selection procedure described above is then repeated with respect to the contracts on the commodity that then has the smallest portion of the S&P GSCI™ attributable to it.

In applying volume data for purposes of calculating the S&P GSCI, the Index Sponsor may make any such adjustments as it believes to be reasonably necessary in order to take into account any unique or unusual factors with respect to the relevant commodity.

The contracts currently included in the S&P GSCI™

are futures contracts traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (“CBT”), the CME, the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

(“CMX”), ICE Futures Europe (“ICE-UK”), ICE Futures U.S.

(“ICE-US”), the Kansas City Board of Trade (“KBT”), the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), and the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

(“NYM”). 

The futures contracts included in the S&P GSCI™, their percentage dollar weights, their market symbols and the exchanges on which they are traded, in each case as of January 31, 2023, are as follows:

The contracts currently included in the S&P GSCI™ are futures contracts traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (“CBT”), the CME, the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

(“CMX”), ICE Futures Europe (“ICE-UK”), ICE Futures U.S.

(“ICE-US”), the Kansas City Board of Trade (“KBT”), the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), and the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

Dollar Weights

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The futures contracts included in the S&P GSCI™

and their percentage dollar weights, among other matters, may change.

The futures contracts included in the S&P GSCI™ and their percentage dollar weights, among other matters, may change.

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Tickers are Reuters RIC Codes.

The quantity of each of the contracts included in the S&P GSCI™

is determined on the basis of a five-year average, referred to as the “world production average,”

of the production quantity of the underlying commodity as published by sources determined by the Index Sponsor to be reasonably accurate and reliable.

The quantity of each of the contracts included in the S&P GSCI™ is determined on the basis of a five-year average, referred to as the “world production average,” of the production quantity of the underlying commodity as published by sources determined by the Index Sponsor to be reasonably accurate and reliable.

However, if a commodity is primarily a regional commodity, based on its production, use, pricing, transportation or other factors, the Index Sponsor may calculate the weight of that commodity based on regional, rather than world, production data.

At present, natural gas is the only commodity the weights of which are calculated on the basis of regional production data, with the relevant region defined as North America.

The five-year moving average is updated annually for each commodity included in the S&P GSCI™, based on the most recent five-year period for which complete data for all commodities is available.

The data is generally reported on a two-year lag.

The CPWs used in calculating the S&P GSCI™

are derived from world or regional production averages, as applicable, of the relevant commodities, and are calculated based on the total quantity traded for the relevant contract and the world or regional production average, as applicable, of the underlying commodity.

The CPWs used in calculating the S&P GSCI™ are derived from world or regional production averages, as applicable, of the relevant commodities, and are calculated based on the total quantity traded for the relevant contract and the world or regional production average, as applicable, of the underlying commodity.

However, if the volume of trading in the relevant contract, as a multiple of the production levels of the commodity, is below specified thresholds, the CPW of the contract is reduced until the threshold is satisfied.

This is designed to ensure that trading in each contract is sufficiently liquid relative to the production of the commodity.

In addition, the Index Sponsor performs this calculation on a monthly basis and, if the multiple of any contract is below the prescribed threshold, the composition of the S&P GSCI™

is reevaluated, based on the criteria and weighting procedure described above.

This procedure is undertaken to allow the S&P GSCI™

to shift from contracts that have lost substantial liquidity into more liquid contracts during the course of a given year.

As a result, it is possible that the composition or weighting of the S&P GSCI™

will change on one or more of these monthly evaluation dates.

In addition, the Index Sponsor performs this calculation on a monthly basis and, if the multiple of any contract is below the prescribed threshold, the composition of the S&P GSCI™ is reevaluated, based on the criteria and weighting procedure described above.

This procedure is undertaken to allow the S&P GSCI™ to shift from contracts that have lost substantial liquidity into more liquid contracts during the course of a given year.

As a result, it is possible that the composition or weighting of the S&P GSCI™ will change on one or more of these monthly evaluation dates.

The likely circumstances under which the Index Sponsor would be expected to change the composition of the Index during a given year, however, are (1) a substantial shift of liquidity away from a contract included in the Index as described above, or (2) an emergency, such as a natural disaster or act of war or terrorism, that causes trading in a particular contract to cease permanently or for an extended period of time.

In either event, the Index Sponsor is expected to publish the nature of the changes, through websites, news media or other outlets, with as much prior notice to market participants as is reasonably practicable.

Moreover, regardless of whether any changes have occurred during the year, the Index Sponsor reevaluates the composition of the S&P GSCI™

at the conclusion of each year, based on the above criteria.

Other commodities that satisfy that criteria, if any, are expected to be added to the S&P GSCI™.

Commodities included in the S&P GSCI™

that no longer satisfy that criteria, if any, are expected to be deleted.

Moreover, regardless of whether any changes have occurred during the year, the Index Sponsor reevaluates the composition of the S&P GSCI™ at the conclusion of each year, based on the above criteria.

Other commodities that satisfy that criteria, if any, are expected to be added to the S&P GSCI™.

Commodities included in the S&P GSCI™ that no longer satisfy that criteria, if any, are expected to be deleted.

Contract Expirations

The S&P GSCI™

is composed of actively traded contracts with scheduled expirations and it can be calculated only by reference to the prices of contracts for specified expiration, delivery or settlement periods (the “Contract Expirations”).

The Contract Expirations included in the S&P GSCI™

for each commodity during a given year are designated by the Index Sponsor, in consultation with the Index Committee, provided that each contract must be an “Active Contract.”

An “Active Contract”

for this purpose is a liquid, actively-traded contract with respect to a particular contract included in the S&P GSCI™

and contract expiration, as defined or identified by the relevant trading facility or, if no such definition or identification is provided by the relevant trading facility, as defined by standard custom and practice in the industry.

If a trading facility deletes one or more Contract Expirations, the S&P GSCI™

is calculated during the remainder of the year in which that deletion occurs on the basis of the remaining Contract Expirations designated by the Index Sponsor.

The S&P GSCI™ is composed of actively traded contracts with scheduled expirations and it can be calculated only by reference to the prices of contracts for specified expiration, delivery or settlement periods (the “Contract Expirations”).

The Contract Expirations included in the S&P GSCI™ for each commodity during a given year are designated by the Index Sponsor, in consultation with the Index Committee, provided that each contract must be an “Active Contract.” An “Active Contract” for this purpose is a liquid, actively-traded contract with respect to a particular contract included in the S&P GSCI™ and contract expiration, as defined or identified by the relevant trading facility or, if no such definition or identification is provided by the relevant trading facility, as defined by standard custom and practice in the industry.

If a trading facility deletes one or more Contract Expirations, the S&P GSCI™ is calculated during the remainder of the year in which that deletion occurs on the basis of the remaining Contract Expirations designated by the Index Sponsor.

If a trading facility ceases trading in all Contract Expirations relating to a particular contract, the Index Sponsor may designate a replacement contract on the commodity.

The replacement contract must satisfy the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the S&P GSCI™.

To the extent practicable, the replacement is expected to be effected during the next monthly review of the composition of the S&P GSCI™.

The replacement contract must satisfy the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the S&P GSCI™.

To the extent practicable, the replacement is expected to be effected during the next monthly review of the composition of the S&P GSCI™.

If that timing is not practicable, the Index Sponsor is expected to determine the date of the replacement based on a number of factors, including the differences between the existing contract and the replacement contract with respect to contractual specifications and Contract Expirations.

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The deletion of a Contract Expiration, designation of a replacement contract, or the elimination of a commodity from the Index because of the absence of a replacement contract could affect the value of the Index and the S&P GSCI-ER, and the effect of any such changes is uncertain.

Total Dollar Weight of the S&P GSCI ™

The total dollar weight of the S&P GSCI™

is the sum of the dollar weights of each of the underlying commodities.

Total Dollar Weight of the S&P GSCI ™

The total dollar weight of the S&P GSCI™ is the sum of the dollar weights of each of the underlying commodities.

The dollar weight of each such commodity on any given day is equal to:

the daily contract reference price;

multiplied by the appropriate CPW; and

during a roll period, the appropriate “roll weights” (discussed below).

the daily contract reference price;

multiplied by the appropriate CPW; and

during a roll period, the appropriate “roll weights” (discussed below).

The daily contract reference price used in calculating the dollar weight of each commodity on any given day is the most recent daily contract reference price made available by the relevant trading facility, except that the daily contract reference price for the most recent prior day is used if the exchange is closed or otherwise fails to publish a daily contract reference price on that day.

In addition, if the trading facility fails to make a daily contract reference price available or publishes a daily contract reference price that, in the reasonable judgment of the Index Sponsor, reflects manifest error, the relevant calculation is delayed until the price is made available or corrected;

provided, that, if the price is not made available or corrected by 4:00 p.m.

(New York time), the Index Sponsor may determine the appropriate daily contract reference price for the applicable futures contract in its reasonable judgment for purposes of the relevant S&P GSCI™

(New York time), the Index Sponsor may determine the appropriate daily contract reference price for the applicable futures contract in its reasonable judgment for purposes of the relevant S&P GSCI™ calculation.

It is generally considered unlikely that a trading facility will fail to publish a daily contract reference price in the regular course of business, because the price is required to margin open positions in the relevant contracts.

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Contract Daily Return

The contract daily return on any given day is equal to (1) (A) the sum, for each of the commodities included in the S&P GSCI™, of the applicable daily contract reference price on the relevant contract multiplied by the appropriate CPW and the appropriate “roll weight,”

divided by (B) the total dollar weight of the S&P GSCI™

on the preceding day, minus (2) one.

The “roll weight”

of each commodity reflects the fact that the positions in contracts must be liquidated or rolled forward into more distant Contract Expirations as they near expiration.

The “roll weight” of each commodity reflects the fact that the positions in contracts must be liquidated or rolled forward into more distant Contract Expirations as they near expiration.

If actual positions in the relevant markets were rolled forward, the roll would likely need to take place over a period of days.

Since the S&P GSCI™

is designed to replicate the performance of actual investments in the underlying contracts, the rolling process incorporated in the S&P GSCI™

also takes place over a period of days at the beginning of each month, referred to as the “roll period.”

On each day of the roll period, the “roll weights”

of the first nearby Contract Expirations on a particular commodity and the more distant Contract Expiration into which it is rolled are adjusted, so that the hypothetical position in the contract on the commodity that is included in the S&P GSCI™

is gradually shifted from the first nearby Contract Expiration to the more distant Contract Expiration.

Since the S&P GSCI™ is designed to replicate the performance of actual investments in the underlying contracts, the rolling process incorporated in the S&P GSCI™ also takes place over a period of days at the beginning of each month, referred to as the “roll period.” On each day of the roll period, the “roll weights” of the first nearby Contract Expirations on a particular commodity and the more distant Contract Expiration into which it is rolled are adjusted, so that the hypothetical position in the contract on the commodity that is included in the S&P GSCI™ is gradually shifted from the first nearby Contract Expiration to the more distant Contract Expiration.

If on any day during a roll period any of the following conditions exists, the portion of the roll that would have taken place on that day is deferred until the next day on which these conditions do not exist:

the contract is not available for trading on that day, the related trading facility is not scheduled to be open for trading for at least three hours, or no daily contract reference price is available for a given Contract Expiration;

any such price represents the maximum or minimum price for that contract month, based on exchange price limits, referred to as a “Limit Price”;

the daily contract reference price published by the relevant trading facility reflects manifest error, or that price is not published by 4:00 p.m.

(New York time).

In that event, the Index Sponsor may, but is not required to, determine a daily contract reference price and complete the relevant portion of the roll based on that price; provided, that, if the trading facility publishes a price before the opening of trading on the next day, the Index Sponsor will revise the portion of the roll accordingly; or

In that event, the Index Sponsor may, but is not required to, determine a daily contract reference price and complete the relevant portion of the roll based on that price; provided, that, if the trading facility publishes a price before the opening of trading on the next day, the Index Sponsor will revise the portion of the roll accordingly; or

trading in the relevant contract terminates prior to its scheduled closing time.

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Calculation of the S&P GSCI-ER

The value of the S&P GSCI-ER on any S&P GSCI™

Business Day is equal to the product of (1) the value of the S&P GSCI-ER on the immediately preceding S&P GSCI™

Business Day multiplied by (2) one plus the contract daily return on the S&P GSCI™

Business Day on which the calculation is made.

The value of the S&P GSCI-ER on any S&P GSCI™ Business Day is equal to the product of (1) the value of the S&P GSCI-ER on the immediately preceding S&P GSCI™ Business Day multiplied by (2) one plus the contract daily return on the S&P GSCI™ Business Day on which the calculation is made.

Calculation of the Index

The value of the Index on any S&P GSCI™

Business Day is equal to the product of (1) the value of the Index on the immediately preceding S&P GSCI™

Business Day multiplied by (2) one plus the sum of the contract daily return and the Treasury bill return on the S&P GSCI™

Business Day on which the calculation is made, multiplied by (3) one plus the Treasury bill return for each non-S&P GSCI™

Business Day since the immediately preceding S&P GSCI™

Business Day.

The value of the Index on any S&P GSCI™ Business Day is equal to the product of (1) the value of the Index on the immediately preceding S&P GSCI™ Business Day multiplied by (2) one plus the sum of the contract daily return and the Treasury bill return on the S&P GSCI™ Business Day on which the calculation is made, multiplied by (3) one plus the Treasury bill return for each non-S&P GSCI™ Business Day since the immediately preceding S&P GSCI™ Business Day.

The Treasury bill return is the return on a hypothetical investment at a rate equal to the interest rate on a specified U.S.

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