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Item 1. Financial Statements

2024-11-07 compared with 2024-08-08 · 83 added, 82 removed, 500 unchanged (25% of the section changed)

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

September 30,

$ 15,053 $ 2,435,084

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33,900,674 68,298,743

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 9)

884,012,210 974,548,533

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Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 9)

3,979,438 5,873,212

Payable for investment securities purchased

Total Liabilities

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Investment Income

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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

( 115,636,809

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2024

For the three, six and nine months ended September 30, 2024

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2024

Net Assets at December 31, 2023

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1,098,519,705

Net investment income

Net realized loss

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

Capital Share Transactions

Contributions for Shares issued

Distributions for Shares redeemed

( 164,604,840

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

( 157,259,450

Decrease in net assets

( 217,139,449

Net Assets at September 30, 2024

Shares issued and redeemed

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Shares redeemed

Net increase in Shares issued and outstanding

Net decrease in Shares issued and outstanding

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2023

For the three, six and nine months ended September 30, 2023

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023

Net Assets at December 31, 2022

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Net Assets at June 30, 2023

Net investment income

Net realized gain

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

Capital Share Transactions

Contributions for Shares issued

Distributions for Shares redeemed

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

Increase in net assets

Net Assets at September 30, 2023

1,149,755,017

Shares issued and redeemed

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Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

Six Months Ended June 30,

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

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Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

Payable for investment securities purchased

Sponsor’s fees payable

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( 123,630,194

Net increase (decrease) in cash

( 129,573,826

Net decrease in cash

Beginning of period

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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

June 30, 2024

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

September 30, 2024

Security Description

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20,700,000 20,495,360

5.39 % due 9/12/24

78,000,000 77,171,542

5.38 % due 9/19/24

40,000,000 39,536,556

5.35 % due 9/24/24

3,000,000 2,963,082

5.37 % due 9/26/24

50,000,000 49,368,646

Treasury bills (Cost:

$ 881,006,971 ) 881,261,618

1,101,004,768

Total Investments – 99.99 % 881,261,618

1,101,004,768

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.01 % 118,638

( 2,485,063 )

Net Assets – 100.00 % $ 881,380,256

$ 1,098,519,705

A portion of the above U.S.

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Rates shown are discount rates paid at the time of purchase.

As of June 30, 2024, the open S&P GSCI-ER futures contracts were as follows:

As of September 30, 2024, the open S&P GSCI-ER futures contracts were as follows:

Number of Contracts Expiration Date Current Notional Amount Net Unrealized Appreciation

(Depreciation)

35,630 September 17, 2024

30,550 December 16, 2024

$ 878,883,785 $ 32,515,036

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2024

September 30, 2024

1 - Organization

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These investments are valued at fair value.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust had restricted short-term investments held at the broker of $ 39,781,919 and $ 68,298,743 , respectively, which were posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust had restricted short-term investments held at the broker of $ 33,900,674 and $ 68,298,743 , respectively, which were posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions.

Securities Transactions and Income Recognition

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Shareholders are individually responsible for their own tax payments on their proportionate share of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit.

The Sponsor has analyzed the tax positions as of June 30, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

The Sponsor has analyzed the tax positions as of September 30, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Calculation of Net Asset Value

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8 - Financial Highlights

The following financial highlights relate to investment performance and operations for a Share outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

The following financial highlights relate to investment performance and operations for a Share outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

Net asset value per Share, beginning of period

$ 22.10 $ 20.11 $ 20.08 $ 21.22

Net investment income (a)

0.24 0.19 0.49 0.37

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

( 0.15 ) ( 0.80 ) 1.62 ( 2.09 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

0.09 ( 0.61 ) 2.11 ( 1.72 )

Net asset value per Share, end of period

$ 22.19 $ 19.50 $ 22.19 $ 19.50

Total return, at net asset value (c)(d)

0.41 % ( 3.03 )% 10.51 % ( 8.11 )%

Ratio to average net assets:

Net investment income (e)

4.41 % 3.79 % 4.51 % 3.71 %

0.82 % 0.84 % 0.83 % 0.84 %

Based on average Shares outstanding during the period.

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The commodities markets have historically been extremely volatile.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the average month-end notional amounts of open Index Futures were $ 1,018,440,970 and $ 1,076,086,188 , respectively.

The following table shows the variation margin on open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the average month-end notional amounts of open Index Futures were $ 991,200,244 and $ 1,076,086,188 , respectively.

The following table shows the variation margin on open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives Fair Value

June 30, 2024

Liability Derivatives

September 30, 2024

Commodity contracts

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Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

The following table shows the effect of the open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

The following table shows the effect of the open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Statements of

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Appreciation/Depreciation

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

Commodity contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts

$ ( 720,717 ) $ —

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Commodity contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts

$ ( 62,297,247 ) $ —

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

Commodity contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts

$ 56,484,353 $ —

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Commodity contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts

$ ( 62,900,533 ) $ —

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

— ( 52,523,952 )

10 - Investment Valuation

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Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Trust’s net asset value and the prices used by the Trust’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Trust’s performance and the performance of the Trust’s underlying index.

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Trust’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

June 30, 2024

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Trust’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

September 30, 2024

Futures contracts (a)

$ 25,699,152 $ — $ — $ 25,699,152

Treasury bills

— 1,101,004,768 — 1,101,004,768

December 31, 2023

Futures contracts (a)

$ 8,173,852 $ — $ — 8,173,852

Treasury bills

— 972,113,449 — 972,113,449

Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

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Results of Operations

The Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

The Trust’s net asset value increased from $1,034,489,890 at March 31, 2024 to $1,098,519,705 at June 30, 2024.

The increase in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from a net increase in net assets resulting from operations.

The Trust’s net asset value also benefited from an increase in the number of outstanding Shares, which rose from 46,800,000 Shares at March 31, 2024 to 49,500,000 Shares at June 30, 2024, a consequence of 4,700,000 Shares (94 Baskets) being created and 2,000,000 Shares (40 Baskets) being redeemed during the quarter.

The Trust’s NAV increased by 0.41% from $22.10 at March 31, 2024 to $22.19 at June 30, 2024 despite a 0.70% decrease in the settlement price for the Index Futures due to the interest income from U.S.

The Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

The Trust’s net asset value decreased from $1,098,519,705 at June 30, 2024 to $881,380,256 at September 30, 2024.

The decrease in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from a net decrease in the number of outstanding Shares, which fell from 49,500,000 Shares at June 30, 2024 to 42,000,000 Shares at September 30, 2024, a consequence of 350,000 Shares (7 Baskets) being created and 7,850,000 Shares (157 Baskets) being redeemed during the quarter.

The Trust’s net asset value was also affected by a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations.

The 5.41% decrease in the NAV from $22.19 at June 30, 2024 to $20.99 at September 30, 2024 is directly related to the 6.51% decrease in the settlement price for the Index Futures.

The NAV decreased slightly less than the settlement price for the Index Futures on a percentage basis due to the interest income from U.S.

Treasury bills.

The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was $4,499,014, resulting from a net investment income of $11,931,547, partially offset by a net realized and unrealized loss of $7,432,533.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the Trust had a net realized and unrealized gain of $324,730 on short-term investments and a net realized and unrealized loss of $7,757,263 on futures contracts.

The net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was $59,879,999, resulting from a net realized and unrealized loss of $70,955,953, partially offset by a net investment income of $11,075,954.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Trust had a net realized and unrealized loss of $70,477 on short-term investments and a net realized and unrealized loss of $70,885,476 on futures contracts.

Other than the Sponsor’s fees of $1,801,762 and brokerage commissions and fees of $159,320, the Trust had no expenses during the quarter.

The Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2024

The Trust’s net asset value increased from $968,051,679 at December 31, 2023 to $1,098,519,705 at June 30, 2024.

The increase in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from an increase in the number of outstanding Shares, which rose from 48,200,000 Shares at December 31, 2023 to 49,500,000 Shares at June 30, 2024, a consequence of 7,750,000 Shares (155 Baskets) being created and 6,450,000 Shares (129 Baskets) being redeemed during the period.

The Trust’s net asset value was also affected by a net increase in net assets resulting from operations.

The 10.51% increase in the Trust’s NAV from $20.08 at December 31, 2023 to $22.19 at June 30, 2024 is directly related to the 8.16% increase in the settlement price for the Index Futures.

The Trust’s NAV increased slightly more than the settlement price for the Index Futures on a percentage basis due to the interest income from U.S.

The Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2024

The Trust’s net asset value decreased from $968,051,679 at December 31, 2023 to $881,380,256 at September 30, 2024.

The decrease in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from a net decrease in the number of outstanding Shares, which fell from 48,200,000 Shares at December 31, 2023 to 42,000,000 Shares at September 30, 2024, a consequence of 8,100,000 Shares (162 Baskets) being created and 14,300,000 Shares (286 Baskets) being redeemed during the period.

The decrease in the Trust’s net asset value was partially offset by a net increase in net assets resulting from operations.

The 4.53% increase in the NAV from $20.08 at December 31, 2023 to $20.99 at September 30, 2024 is directly related to the 1.12% increase in the settlement price for the Index Futures.

The NAV increased more than the settlement price for the Index Futures on a percentage basis due to the interest income from U.S.

Treasury bills.

The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the period ended June 30, 2024 was $96,838,770, resulting from a net realized and unrealized gain of $73,910,143, and a net investment income of $22,928,627.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Trust had a net realized and unrealized loss of $99,510 on short-term investments and a net realized and unrealized gain of $74,009,653 on futures contracts.

The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $36,958,771, resulting from a net realized and unrealized gain of $2,954,190, and a net investment income of $34,004,581.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Trust had a net realized and unrealized loss of $169,987 on short-term investments and a net realized and unrealized gain of $3,124,177 on futures contracts.

Other than the Sponsor’s fees of $5,612,921 and brokerage commissions and fees of $581,121, the Trust had no expenses during the period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Trust’s assets as of June 30, 2024 consist of Index Futures and Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements for those Index Futures positions.

The Trust’s assets as of September 30, 2024 consist of Index Futures and Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements for those Index Futures positions.

The Trust does not anticipate any further need for liquidity, because creations and redemptions of Shares generally occur in-kind and ordinary expenses are met by cash on hand.

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In the case of an extraordinary expense and/or insufficient interest income to cover ordinary expenses, however, the Trust could be forced to liquidate its positions in Index Futures and Collateral Assets to pay such expenses.

As of June 30, 2024, the market for Index Futures had not developed significant liquidity and the Trust represented substantially all of the long-side open interest in Index Futures.

As of September 30, 2024, the market for Index Futures had not developed significant liquidity and the Trust represented substantially all of the long-side open interest in Index Futures.

In addition, it is expected that Goldman Sachs & Co.

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Item 1. Financial Statements