Controls and Procedures.
−Removed: Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust, Trust management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)
−Removed: and 15d-15(e)
−Removed: under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)).
−Removed: Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust and the Funds were not effective as of September 30, 2024 due to a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting in the design of certain controls over the presentation and disclosure of segregated cash balances with brokers for futures contracts, receivable on open futures contracts, payable on open futures contracts and related accounts in the statement of cash flows.
−Removed: Specifically, certain controls over manual journal entries were not designed at a sufficient level of precision to identify inconsistencies between the journal entries
−Removed: and the information provided in the futures
−Removed: broker customer statements.
−Removed: A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal
−Removed: control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
−Removed: This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Trust’s and the Funds’ financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the interim financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and 2024, and June 30, 2023 and 2024.
−Removed: Additionally, this material weakness could result in misstatements of the financial statements or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.
−Removed: As a result, additional analysis was performed as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S.
−Removed: generally accepted accounting principles.
−Removed: Remediation Plan for Material Weakness with respect to Controls Related to the Classification of the FCM Accounts
−Removed: In response to the identified material weakness with respect to controls related to the classification of the FCM accounts, Management has begun a comprehensive plan to enhance its internal controls over financial reporting with respect to controls related to the classification of the FCM accounts, which generally includes working with the Funds’ Administrator to enhance procedures and reviews relating to the classification of Futures Commission Merchant balances for financial reporting purposes.
+Added: Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
+Added: Under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust, Trust management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s and the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust and the Funds (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) were effective, as of March 31, 2025, including providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the 1934 Act on behalf of the Trust and the Funds is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the Trust as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
+Added: Remediation of Previously Identified Material Weakness
+Added: To address the previously reported material weakness in internal control over financial reporting with respect to controls related to the classification of the components of the futures accounts, working with the Fund’s Administrator, we designed and implemented new control activities to enhance the procedures performed related to the classification of Futures Commission Merchant balances in the preparation of financial reports.
+Added: During the first quarter of 2025, we successfully completed the testing of the new control activities and determined they have been appropriately designed and implemented, and that they operated effectively as of March 31, 2025, and were able to conclude that the previously identified material weakness has been remediated.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
−Removed: There were no changes in the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
Certifications
−Removed: The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
−Removed: apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.
+Added: The certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are filed or furnished as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, apply both to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund, and the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust are certifying both as to the Trust taken as a whole and each Fund.
OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024, the Trust is not a party to any material legal proceedings.
+Added: As of March 31, 2025, the Trust is not a party to any material legal proceedings.
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