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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2018
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☐
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Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition
period
from
to
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Delaware
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61-1604335
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or
organization)
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Identification No.)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
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Emerging growth company
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Total
Number of Outstanding
Shares as of November 7, 2018 |
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
3,875,004
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|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
1,625,004
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|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
1,750,004
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Teucrium Wheat
Fund
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9,350,004
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Teucrium Agricultural
Fund
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75,002
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Page
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3
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3
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118
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163
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168
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169
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|
169
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169
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187
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190
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190
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190
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191
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Documents
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Page
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TEUCRIUM COMMODITY
TRUST
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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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TEUCRIUM CORN
FUND
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26
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27
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29
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30
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31
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32
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TEUCRIUM SOYBEAN
FUND
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45
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46
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48
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49
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50
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51
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TEUCRIUM SUGAR
FUND
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64
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65
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67
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68
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69
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70
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TEUCRIUM WHEAT
FUND
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83
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84
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86
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87
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88
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89
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TEUCRIUM AGRICULTURAL
FUND
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103
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104
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106
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107
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108
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109
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September 30,
2018
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December 31,
2017
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
171,710,290
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$
137,945,626
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Interest
receivable
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111
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255
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Other
assets
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11,645
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6,748
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Equity
in trading accounts:
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Commodity
futures contracts
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517,664
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909,281
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Due
from broker
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12,866,573
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9,987,671
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Total
equity in trading accounts
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13,384,237
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10,896,952
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Total
assets
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185,106,283
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$
148,849,581
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Liabilities
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Management
fee payable to Sponsor
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143,420
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125,149
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Cash
equivalent payable
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7,481,728
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-
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Interest
Payable
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70
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-
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Other
liabilities
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410,113
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99,909
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Equity
in trading accounts:
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Commodity
futures contracts
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5,735,272
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5,677,771
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Total
liabilities
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13,770,603
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5,902,829
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Net Assets
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$
171,335,680
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$
142,946,752
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Percentage of
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Description: Assets
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Fair Value
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Net Assets
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Shares
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Cash equivalents
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Money
market funds
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Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$3,577)
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$
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3,577
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0.00
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%
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3,577
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Principal Amount
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Commercial
Paper
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Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $4,973,666 due
10/05/2018)
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$
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4,998,428
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2.92
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%
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5,000,000
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Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.77% (cost: $4,988,924 due
10/10/2018)
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4,996,562
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2.92
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5,000,000
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Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $9,953,620 due
10/12/2018)
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9,991,352
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5.83
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10,000,000
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Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. 2.57% (cost: $4,994,688 due
10/10/2018)
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4,996,812
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2.92
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5,000,000
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Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. 2.55% (cost: $14,972,592 due
10/22/2018)
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14,977,865
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8.74
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15,000,000
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General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.42% (cost: $7,469,500 due
10/01/2018)
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7,500,000
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4.38
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7,500,000
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General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.42% (cost: $4,980,666 due
10/04/2018)
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4,999,000
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2.92
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5,000,000
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General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.53% (cost: $4,979,432 due
11/26/2018)
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4,980,478
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2.91
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5,000,000
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General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.55% (cost: $2,492,270 due
11/14/2018)
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2,492,270
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1.45
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2,500,000
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Royal
Caribbean Cruise Ltd. 2.55% (cost: $4,989,458 due
10/31/2018)
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4,989,458
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2.91
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5,000,000
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Royal
Caribbean Cruise Ltd. 2.52% (cost: $7,482,812 due
10/23/2018)
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7,488,542
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4.37
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7,500,000
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The
Williams Companies, Inc 2.39% (cost: $7,495,557 due
10/03/2018)
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7,499,013
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4.38
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7,500,000
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The
Williams Companies, Inc 2.65% (cost: $7,471,833 due
10/18/2018)
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7,490,792
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4.37
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7,500,000
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Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $87,245,018)
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$
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87,400,572
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51.02
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%
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Total
Cash Equivalents
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$
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87,404,149
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51.02
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%
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Notional Amount
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(Long Exposure)
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Commodity futures contracts
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United
States corn futures contracts
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CBOT
corn futures MAR19 (1,250 contracts)
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$
|
10,587
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|
0.01
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%
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|
$
|
23,000,000
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|
|
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United
States soybean futures contracts
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|
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CBOT
soybean futures MAR19 (198 contracts)
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|
61,875
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|
|
0.04
|
%
|
|
|
8,640,225
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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ICE
sugar futures JUL19 (354 contracts)
|
|
|
92,489
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|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
|
|
4,523,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAR19 (823 contracts)
|
|
|
352,713
|
|
|
|
0.21
|
%
|
|
|
21,696,338
|
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
|
$
|
517,664
|
|
|
|
0.31
|
%
|
|
$
|
57,860,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
||
|
Description: Liabilities
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures MAY19 (1,050 contracts)
|
|
$
|
246,675
|
|
|
|
0.14
|
%
|
|
$
|
19,726,875
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures DEC19 (1,177 contracts)
|
|
|
1,554,975
|
|
|
|
0.91
|
|
|
|
23,025,063
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures JAN19 (235 contracts)
|
|
|
889,175
|
|
|
|
0.52
|
%
|
|
|
10,099,125
|
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures NOV19 (223 contracts)
|
|
|
366,838
|
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
10,168,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAY19 (419 contracts)
|
|
|
495,163
|
|
|
|
0.29
|
%
|
|
|
5,298,171
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAR20 (379 contracts)
|
|
|
547,333
|
|
|
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
5,259,307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAY19 (686 contracts)
|
|
|
352,088
|
|
|
|
0.21
|
%
|
|
|
18,461,975
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures DEC19 (758 contracts)
|
|
|
1,283,025
|
|
|
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
21,508,250
|
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
|
$
|
5,735,272
|
|
|
|
3.35
|
%
|
|
$
|
113,547,566
|
|
|
|
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Exchange-traded funds*
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Shares
|
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|
Teucrium
Corn Fund
|
|
$
|
374,705
|
|
|
|
0.22
|
%
|
|
|
23,658
|
|
|
Teucrium
Soybean Fund
|
|
|
378,926
|
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
23,931
|
|
|
Teucrium
Sugar Fund
|
|
|
377,319
|
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
|
|
56,874
|
|
|
Teucrium
Wheat Fund
|
|
|
367,102
|
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
58,837
|
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $2,081,910)
|
|
$
|
1,498,052
|
|
|
|
0.87
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$2,874)
|
$
2,874
|
0.00
%
|
2,874
|
|
Blackrock
FedFund - Institutional Class (cost $140)
|
140
|
0.00
|
140
|
|
Total
money market funds
|
$
3,014
|
0.00
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Boston
Scientific Corporation 1.71% (cost: $4,992,208 due
1/16/2018)
|
$
4,996,458
|
3.50
%
|
5,000,000
|
|
Canadian
Natural Resources Limited 1.76% (cost: $4,990,034 due
1/31/2018)
|
4,992,708
|
3.49
|
5,000,000
|
|
E.
I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 1.67% (cost: $4,981,556 due
3/5/2018)
|
4,985,474
|
3.49
|
5,000,000
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.20% (cost: $4,976,980 due
3/5/2018)
|
4,980,918
|
3.48
|
5,000,000
|
|
Equifax
Inc. 1.71% (cost: $4,987,958 due 1/5/2018)
|
4,999,056
|
3.50
|
5,000,000
|
|
Ford
Motor Credit Company LLC 1.41% (cost: $4,982,500 due
1/10/2018)
|
4,998,250
|
3.50
|
5,000,000
|
|
Glencore
Funding LLC 1.42% (cost: $4,982,496 due 1/17/2018)
|
4,996,854
|
3.50
|
5,000,000
|
|
HP
Inc. 1.65% (cost: $4,992,028 due 1/22/2018)
|
4,995,216
|
3.49
|
5,000,000
|
|
Oneok,
Inc. 1.75% (cost: $4,994,684 due 1/5/2018)
|
4,999,034
|
3.50
|
5,000,000
|
|
VW
Credit, Inc. 1.61% (cost: $4,980,000 due 3/6/2018)
|
4,985,778
|
3.49
|
5,000,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (total cost: $49,860,444)
|
49,929,746
|
34.94
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
49,932,760
|
34.94
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures JUL18 (1,060 contracts)
|
$
120,487
|
0.08
%
|
$
19,464,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAY18 (133 contracts)
|
94,539
|
0.07
|
2,237,379
|
|
ICE
sugar futures JUL18 (114 contracts)
|
89,780
|
0.06
|
1,920,307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures JUL18 (813 contracts)
|
604,475
|
0.42
|
18,424,613
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
909,281
|
0.63
%
|
$
42,046,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures MAY18 (1,265 contracts)
|
$
821,825
|
0.57
%
|
$
22,706,750
|
|
CBOT
corn futures DEC18 (1,184 contracts)
|
1,140,225
|
0.80
|
22,732,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures MAR18 (75 contracts)
|
174,063
|
0.12
|
3,606,563
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures MAY18 (63 contracts)
|
152,338
|
0.11
|
3,064,950
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures NOV18 (74 contracts)
|
121,662
|
0.09
|
3,610,275
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAR19 (126 contracts)
|
67,133
|
0.05
|
2,214,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAY18 (976 contracts)
|
1,182,225
|
0.83
|
21,484,200
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures DEC18 (893 contracts)
|
2,018,300
|
1.41
|
21,521,300
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
5,677,771
|
3.98
%
|
$
100,941,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-traded funds*
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Teucrium
Corn Fund
|
$
287,376
|
0.20
%
|
17,158
|
|
Teucrium
Soybean Fund
|
273,664
|
0.19
|
15,331
|
|
Teucrium
Sugar Fund
|
289,049
|
0.20
|
29,524
|
|
Teucrium
Wheat Fund
|
286,031
|
0.20
|
47,737
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $1,790,621)
|
$
1,136,120
|
0.79
%
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
loss on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(12,210,874
)
|
$
(363,195
)
|
$
(5,518,367
)
|
$
(3,036,823
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on commodity
futures contracts
|
6,804,734
|
(13,715,137
)
|
(449,117
)
|
(1,084,644
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
995,171
|
489,124
|
2,514,842
|
1,229,246
|
|
Total
loss
|
(4,410,969
)
|
(13,589,208
)
|
(3,452,642
)
|
(2,892,221
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
453,301
|
379,462
|
1,269,139
|
1,155,626
|
|
Professional
fees
|
421,519
|
352,288
|
1,123,516
|
983,524
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
854,026
|
715,384
|
2,416,995
|
1,912,998
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
103,629
|
91,666
|
287,652
|
263,485
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
17,425
|
19,849
|
105,151
|
77,862
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
72,069
|
74,494
|
229,953
|
220,472
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
56,262
|
44,377
|
144,986
|
121,696
|
|
Other
expenses
|
33,511
|
23,979
|
99,650
|
67,375
|
|
Total
expenses
|
2,011,742
|
1,701,499
|
5,677,042
|
4,803,038
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(319,431
)
|
(284,299
)
|
(961,565
)
|
(545,764
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
1,692,311
|
1,417,200
|
4,715,477
|
4,257,274
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(6,103,280
)
|
$
(15,006,408
)
|
$
(8,168,119
)
|
$
(7,149,495
)
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(8,168,119
)
|
$
(7,149,495
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
79,071,522
|
76,238,431
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(41,941,536
)
|
(61,140,856
)
|
|
Net
change in the cost of the Underlying Funds
|
(572,939
)
|
3,049
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
36,557,047
|
15,100,624
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in net assets
|
28,388,928
|
7,951,129
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
142,946,752
|
153,957,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
171,335,680
|
$
161,908,316
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(8,168,119
)
|
$
(7,149,495
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized depreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
449,117
|
1,084,644
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
(2,878,902
)
|
(82,670
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
214
|
(45
)
|
|
Other
assets
|
(4,897
)
|
(84,299
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
18,271
|
(2,039
)
|
|
Cash equivalent payable
|
7,481,728
|
-
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
310,205
|
8,945
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(2,792,383
)
|
(6,224,959
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
79,071,522
|
76,238,431
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(41,941,536
)
|
(61,140,856
)
|
|
Net
change in cost of the Underlying Funds
|
(572,939
)
|
3,049
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
36,557,047
|
15,100,624
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash
|
33,764,664
|
8,875,665
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash beginning of
period
|
137,945,626
|
145,475,153
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash end of
period
|
$
171,710,290
|
$
154,350,818
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
103,629
|
$
91,666
|
$
287,651
|
$
263,485
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
33,628
|
$
7,972
|
$
78,067
|
$
12,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
40,200
|
$
42,782
|
$
127,401
|
$
136,568
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
15,565
|
$
13,582
|
$
37,156
|
$
27,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
50,414
|
$
44,377
|
$
139,138
|
$
121,696
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
3,160
|
$
3,072
|
$
3,160
|
$
3,072
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
24
|
$
1,515
|
$
24
|
$
1,515
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
3,577
|
$
2,318,065
|
$
3,014
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
$
68,271,037
|
$
152,013,174
|
$
88,013,073
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
$
87,400,572
|
$
-
|
$
49,929,746
|
|
Promontory
ICS Deposits
|
$
16,035,611
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
171,710,290
|
$
154,329,202
|
$
137,945,626
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
$
-
|
$
21,616
|
$
-
|
|
Total
cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the combined
statements of cash flows
|
$
171,710,290
|
$
154,350,818
|
$
137,945,626
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
470,347
|
$
454,469
|
$
1,923,198
|
$
1,747,602
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
132,156
|
$
169,163
|
$
383,327
|
$
292,825
|
|
|
CORN
|
SOYB
|
CANE
|
WEAT
|
TAGS
|
Trust
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2018
|
$
32,123
|
$
163,478
|
$
71,371
|
$
43,831
|
$
8,628
|
$
319,431
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2017
|
$
95,836
|
$
31,348
|
$
45,186
|
$
105,942
|
$
5,987
|
$
284,299
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2018
|
$
170,846
|
$
347,905
|
$
218,270
|
$
188,615
|
$
35,929
|
$
961,565
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2017
|
$
264,656
|
$
58,457
|
$
83,550
|
$
105,942
|
$
33,159
|
$
545,764
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
September
30, 2018
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
87,404,149
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
87,404,149
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
10,587
|
-
|
-
|
10,587
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
61,875
|
-
|
-
|
61,875
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
92,489
|
-
|
-
|
92,489
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
352,713
|
-
|
-
|
352,713
|
|
Total
|
$
87,921,813
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
87,921,813
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
September
30, 2018
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
1,801,650
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,801,650
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
1,256,013
|
-
|
-
|
1,256,013
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
1,042,496
|
-
|
-
|
1,042,496
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
1,635,113
|
-
|
-
|
1,635,113
|
|
Total
|
$
5,735,272
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
5,735,272
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
49,932,760
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
49,932,760
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
120,487
|
-
|
-
|
120,487
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
184,319
|
-
|
-
|
184,319
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
604,475
|
-
|
-
|
604,475
|
|
Total
|
$
50,842,041
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
50,842,041
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
1,962,050
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,962,050
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
448,063
|
-
|
-
|
448,063
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
67,133
|
-
|
-
|
67,133
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
3,200,525
|
-
|
-
|
3,200,525
|
|
Total
|
$
5,617,771
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
5,617,771
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) =
(i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross
Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross
Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net
Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures
Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral,
Due to Broker
|
Net
Amount
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
10,587
|
$
-
|
$
10,587
|
$
10,587
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
$
61,875
|
$
-
|
$
61,875
|
$
61,875
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
92,489
|
$
-
|
$
92,489
|
$
92,489
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
352,713
|
$
-
|
$
352,713
|
$
352,713
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) =
(i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross
Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross
Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net
Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures
Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral,
Due from Broker
|
Net
Amount
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
1,801,650
|
$
-
|
$
1,801,650
|
$
10,587
|
$
1,791,063
|
$
-
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
$
1,256,013
|
$
-
|
$
1,256,013
|
$
61,875
|
$
1,194,138
|
$
-
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
1,042,496
|
$
-
|
$
1,042,496
|
$
92,489
|
$
950,007
|
$
-
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
1,635,113
|
$
-
|
$
1,635,113
|
$
352,713
|
$
1,282,400
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) =
(i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross
Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross
Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net
Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures
Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral,
Due to Broker
|
Net
Amount
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
120,487
|
$
-
|
$
120,487
|
$
120,487
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
184,319
|
$
-
|
$
184,319
|
$
67,133
|
$
-
|
$
117,186
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
604,475
|
$
-
|
$
604,475
|
$
604,475
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) =
(i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross
Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross
Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net
Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures
Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral,
Due from Broker
|
Net
Amount
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
1,962,050
|
$
-
|
$
1,962,050
|
$
120,487
|
$
1,841,563
|
$
-
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
$
448,063
|
$
-
|
$
448,063
|
$
-
|
$
448,063
|
$
-
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
67,133
|
$
-
|
$
67,133
|
$
67,133
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
3,200,525
|
$
-
|
$
3,200,525
|
$
604,475
|
$
2,596,050
|
$
-
|
|
Primary
Underlying Risk
|
Realized
Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net
Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
price
|
|
|
|
Corn futures
contracts
|
$
(6,989,488
)
|
$
4,859,838
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
(1,270,462
)
|
827,925
|
|
Sugar futures
contracts
|
(1,477,762
)
|
(458,729
)
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
(2,473,162
)
|
1,575,700
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
(12,210,874
)
|
$
6,804,734
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized (Loss) Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation or Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
(1,616,988
)
|
$
(3,363,975
) |
|
Soybean futures contracts
|
(24,025
)
|
241,863
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
(678,070
)
|
532,963
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
1,955,888
|
(11,125,988
)
|
|
Total commodity futures contracts
|
$
(363,195
)
|
$
(13,175,137
)
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized (Loss) Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
(3,818,950
)
|
$
50,500
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
(1,350,475
)
|
(746,075
)
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
(2,775,629
)
|
(1,067,192
)
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
2,426,687
|
1,313,650
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
(5,518,367
)
|
$
(449,117
)
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized (Loss) Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation or Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
(2,064,200
)
|
$
(969,000
)
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
7,475
|
(210,300
)
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
(2,266,185
)
|
(57,994
)
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
1,286,087
|
152,650
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
(3,036,823
)
|
$
(1,084,644
)
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
Shares
|
Net
Assets
|
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
4,150,004
|
$
65,729,363
|
|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
1,825,004
|
28,897,319
|
|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
2,275,004
|
15,093,061
|
|
Teucrium Wheat
Fund
|
9,875,004
|
61,613,551
|
|
Teucrium Agricultural
Fund:
|
|
|
|
Net
assets including the investment in the Underlying
Funds
|
75,002
|
1,500,438
|
|
Less:
Investment in the Underlying Funds
|
|
(1,498,052
)
|
|
Net
for the Fund in the combined net assets of the Trust
|
|
2,386
|
|
Total
|
|
$
171,335,680
|
|
|
Outstanding
Shares
|
Net
Assets
|
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
3,875,004
|
$
64,901,479
|
|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
575,004
|
10,264,025
|
|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
650,004
|
6,363,710
|
|
Teucrium Wheat
Fund
|
10,250,004
|
61,416,019
|
|
Teucrium Agricultural
Fund:
|
|
|
|
Net
assets including the investment in the Underlying
Funds
|
50,002
|
1,137,639
|
|
Less:
Investment in the Underlying Funds
|
|
(1,136,120
)
|
|
Net
for the Fund in the combined net assets of the Trust
|
|
1,519
|
|
Total
|
|
$
142,946,752
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
66,840,178
|
$
63,139,461
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
22
|
73
|
|
Other
assets
|
4,789
|
2,772
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
10,587
|
120,487
|
|
Due
from broker
|
3,333,846
|
3,703,896
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
3,344,433
|
3,824,383
|
|
Total
assets
|
70,189,422
|
66,966,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
55,223
|
55,432
|
|
Cash
equivalent payable
|
2,494,729
|
-
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
108,457
|
47,728
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
1,801,650
|
1,962,050
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
4,460,059
|
2,065,210
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
65,729,363
|
$
64,901,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
4,150,004
|
3,875,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
15.84
|
$
16.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
15.87
|
$
16.77
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$116)
|
$
116
|
0.00
%
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $2,486,833 due
10/05/2018)
|
$
2,499,214
|
3.80
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enbridge Energy
Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $2,488,405 due 10/12/2018)
|
2,497,838
|
3.80
|
2,500,000
|
|
Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P. 2.57% (cost: $4,994,688 due 10/10/2018)
|
4,996,812
|
7.60
|
5,000,000
|
|
Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P. 2.55% (cost: $2,495,432 due 10/22/2018)
|
2,496,311
|
3.80
|
2,500,000
|
|
General Motors
Financial Company, Inc. 2.42% (cost: $2,489,833 due
10/01/2018)
|
2,500,000
|
3.81
|
2,500,000
|
|
General Motors
Financial Company, Inc. 2.42% (cost: $2,490,333 due
10/04/2018)
|
2,499,500
|
3.80
|
2,500,000
|
|
General Motors
Financial Company, Inc. 2.53% (cost: $2,489,716 due
11/26/2018)
|
2,490,239
|
3.79
|
2,500,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruise Ltd. 2.55% (cost: $2,494,729 due 10/31/2018)
|
2,494,729
|
3.80
|
2,500,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruise Ltd. 2.52% (cost: $7,482,812 due 10/23/2018)
|
7,488,542
|
11.39
|
7,500,000
|
|
The Williams
Companies, Inc 2.39% (cost: $2,498,519 due 10/03/2018)
|
2,499,671
|
3.80
|
2,500,000
|
|
The Williams
Companies, Inc 2.65% (cost: $2,490,611 due 10/18/2018)
|
2,496,931
|
3.80
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total Commercial
Paper (cost: $34,901,911)
|
$
34,959,787
|
53.19
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
34,959,903
|
53.19
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures MAR19 (1,250 contracts)
|
$
10,587
|
0.02
%
|
$
23,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States corn
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT corn futures
MAY19 (1,050 contracts)
|
$
246,675
|
0.37
%
|
$
19,726,875
|
|
CBOT corn futures
DEC19 (1,177 contracts)
|
1,554,975
|
2.37
|
23,025,063
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
1,801,650
|
2.74
%
|
$
42,751,938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$100)
|
$
100
|
0.00
%
|
100
|
|
Blackrock
FedFund - Institutional Class (cost $70)
|
70
|
0.00
|
70
|
|
Total
money market funds
|
$
170
|
0.00
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Boston
Scientific Corporation 1.71% (cost: $2,496,104 due
1/16/2018)
|
$
2,498,229
|
3.85
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Canadian
Natural Resources Limited 1.76% (cost: $2,495,017 due
1/31/2018)
|
2,496,354
|
3.85
|
2,500,000
|
|
E.
I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 1.67% (cost: $2,490,778 due
3/5/2018)
|
2,492,737
|
3.84
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.20% (cost: $2,488,490 due
3/5/2018)
|
2,490,459
|
3.84
|
2,500,000
|
|
Equifax
Inc. 1.71% (cost: $2,493,979 due 1/5/2018)
|
2,499,528
|
3.85
|
2,500,000
|
|
Ford
Motor Credit Company LLC 1.41% (cost: $2,491,250 due
1/10/2018)
|
2,499,125
|
3.85
|
2,500,000
|
|
Glencore
Funding LLC 1.42% (cost: $2,491,248 due 1/17/2018)
|
2,498,427
|
3.85
|
2,500,000
|
|
HP
Inc. 1.65% (cost: $2,496,014 due 1/22/2018)
|
2,497,608
|
3.85
|
2,500,000
|
|
Oneok,
Inc. 1.75% (cost: $2,497,342 due 1/5/2018)
|
2,499,517
|
3.85
|
2,500,000
|
|
VW
Credit, Inc. 1.61% (cost: $2,490,000 due 3/6/2018)
|
2,492,889
|
3.84
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $24,930,222)
|
$
24,964,873
|
38.47
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
24,965,043
|
38.47
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures JUL18 (1,060 contracts)
|
$
120,487
|
0.19
%
|
$
19,464,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures MAY18 (1,265 contracts)
|
$
821,825
|
1.27
%
|
$
22,706,750
|
|
CBOT
corn futures DEC18 (1,184 contracts)
|
1,140,225
|
1.76
|
22,732,800
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
1,962,050
|
3.03
%
|
$
45,439,550
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
loss on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(6,989,488
)
|
$
(1,616,988
)
|
$
(3,818,950
)
|
$
(2,064,200
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on commodity
futures contracts
|
4,859,838
|
(3,363,975
)
|
50,500
|
(969,000
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
402,187
|
217,130
|
1,083,119
|
549,003
|
|
Total
loss
|
(1,727,463
)
|
(4,763,833
)
|
(2,685,331
)
|
(2,484,197
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
180,923
|
167,636
|
542,002
|
516,610
|
|
Professional
fees
|
120,206
|
134,545
|
368,209
|
443,246
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
290,639
|
317,813
|
898,125
|
914,110
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
29,336
|
38,350
|
88,517
|
120,725
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
1,215
|
5,911
|
21,886
|
22,140
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
22,648
|
32,968
|
88,303
|
104,600
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
25,560
|
22,225
|
66,870
|
64,450
|
|
Other
expenses
|
13,099
|
10,224
|
35,331
|
31,085
|
|
Total
expenses
|
683,626
|
729,672
|
2,109,243
|
2,216,966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(32,123
)
|
(95,836
)
|
(170,846
)
|
(264,656
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
651,503
|
633,836
|
1,938,397
|
1,952,310
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(2,378,966
)
|
$
(5,397,669
)
|
$
(4,623,728
)
|
$
(4,436,507
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(0.59
)
|
$
(1.49
)
|
$
(0.91
)
|
$
(1.17
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(0.54
)
|
$
(1.48
)
|
$
(1.09
)
|
$
(1.21
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
4,411,417
|
3,640,221
|
4,242,220
|
3,665,114
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(4,623,728
)
|
$
(4,436,507
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
24,842,540
|
23,479,448
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(19,390,928
)
|
(24,928,825
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
5,451,612
|
(1,449,377
)
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
827,884
|
(5,885,884
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
64,901,479
|
$
73,213,541
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
65,729,363
|
$
67,327,657
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
16.75
|
$
18.77
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
15.84
|
$
17.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
1,425,000
|
1,225,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
1,150,000
|
1,300,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(4,623,728
)
|
$
(4,436,507
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (appreciation) or depreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(50,500
)
|
969,000
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
370,050
|
(384,234
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
51
|
137
|
|
Other
assets
|
(2,017
)
|
(17,141
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
(209
)
|
(9,808
)
|
|
Cash equivalent payable
|
2,494,729
|
-
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
60,729
|
7,990
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,750,895
)
|
(3,870,563
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
24,842,540
|
23,479,448
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(19,390,928
)
|
(24,928,825
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
5,451,612
|
(1,449,377
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
3,700,717
|
(5,319,940
)
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
63,139,461
|
69,072,284
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
66,840,178
|
$
63,752,344
|
|
CBOT Corn
Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second to expire
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire
|
30%
|
|
December following the third
to expire
|
35%
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
29,336
|
$
38,350
|
$
88,517
|
$
120,725
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
762
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
14,791
|
$
18,753
|
$
47,888
|
$
63,665
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
4,781
|
$
5,191
|
$
8,460
|
$
16,227
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
25,560
|
$
22,225
|
$
66,870
|
$
64,450
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
1,124
|
$
1,311
|
$
1,124
|
$
1,311
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
1,311
|
$
-
|
$
1,311
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
116
|
$
558,225
|
$
170
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
$
26,869,308
|
$
63,195,008
|
$
38,174,688
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
$
34,959,787
|
$
-
|
$
24,964,873
|
|
Promontory
ICS Deposits
|
$
5,011,129
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market value of its total
assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
172,620
|
$
198,999
|
$
728,146
|
$
825,189
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
11,429
|
$
68,457
|
$
82,258
|
$
164,203
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
$
32,123
|
$
95,836
|
$
170,846
|
$
264,656
|
|
Assets
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of
September
30, 2018
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
34,959,903
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
34,959,903
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
10,587
|
-
|
-
|
10,587
|
|
Total
|
$
34,970,490
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
34,970,490
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level 1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of
September
30, 2018
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
1,801,650
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,801,650
|
|
Assets
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of
December
31, 2018
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
24,965,043
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
24,965,043
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
120,487
|
-
|
-
|
120,487
|
|
Total
|
$
25,085,530
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
25,085,530
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of
December
31, 2018
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
1,962,050
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,962,050
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
10,587
|
$
-
|
$
10,587
|
$
10,587
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
1,801,650
|
$
-
|
$
1,801,650
|
$
10,587
|
$
1,791,063
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
120,487
|
$
-
|
$
120,487
|
$
120,487
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
1,962,050
|
$
-
|
$
1,962,050
|
$
120,487
|
$
1,841,563
|
$
-
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
(6,989,488)
|
$
4,859,838
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn futures
contracts
|
$
(1,616,988
)
|
$
(3,363,975
)
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
(3,818,950
)
|
$
50,500
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn futures contracts
|
$
(2,064,200
)
|
$
(969,000
)
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
16.43
|
$
19.09
|
$
16.75
|
$
18.77
|
|
Income
from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.09
|
0.06
|
0.26
|
0.15
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.53
)
|
(1.38
)
|
(0.71
)
|
(0.79
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.17
)
|
(0.46
)
|
(0.53
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(0.59
)
|
(1.49
)
|
(0.91
)
|
(1.17
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
15.84
|
$
17.60
|
$
15.84
|
$
17.60
|
|
Total Return
|
(3.59
)%
|
(7.81
)%
|
(5.43
)%
|
(6.23
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.78
%
|
4.35
%
|
3.89
%
|
4.29
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.60
%
|
3.78
%
|
3.58
%
|
3.78
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(1.38
)%
|
(2.49
)%
|
(1.58
)%
|
(2.72
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
27,812,619
|
$
9,942,185
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
9
|
22
|
|
Other
assets
|
1,131
|
1,839
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
61,875
|
-
|
|
Due
from broker
|
2,416,214
|
789,636
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
2,478,089
|
789,636
|
|
Total
assets
|
30,291,848
|
10,733,682
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
23,579
|
12,111
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
114,937
|
9,483
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
1,256,013
|
448,063
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
1,394,529
|
469,657
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
28,897,319
|
$
10,264,025
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
1,825,004
|
575,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
15.83
|
$
17.85
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
15.85
|
$
17.88
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$121)
|
$
121
|
0.00
%
|
121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $2,488,405 due
10/12/2018)
|
$
2,497,838
|
8.64
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. 2.55% (cost: $7,486,296 due
10/22/2018)
|
7,488,932
|
25.92
|
7,500,000
|
|
The
Williams Companies, Inc. 2.65% (cost: $2,490,611 due
10/18/2018)
|
2,496,930
|
8.64
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $12,465,312)
|
$
12,483,700
|
43.20
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
12,483,821
|
43.20
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures MAR19 (198 contracts)
|
$
61,875
|
0.21
%
|
$
8,640,225
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures JAN19 (235 contracts)
|
$
889,175
|
3.08
%
|
$
10,099,125
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures NOV19 (223 contracts)
|
366,838
|
1.27
|
10,168,800
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
1,256,013
|
4.35
%
|
$
20,267,925
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$100)
|
$
100
|
0.00
%
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT soybean futures MAR18 (75 contracts)
|
$
174,063
|
1.70
%
|
$
3,606,563
|
|
CBOT soybean futures MAY18 (63 contracts)
|
152,338
|
1.48
|
3,064,950
|
|
CBOT soybean futures NOV18 (74 contracts)
|
121,662
|
1.19
|
3,610,275
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
448,063
|
4.37
%
|
$
10,281,788
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized (loss) gain on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
(loss) gain on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(1,270,462
)
|
$
(24,025
)
|
$
(1,350,475
)
|
$
7,475
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on commodity
futures contracts
|
827,925
|
241,863
|
(746,075
)
|
(210,300
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
149,890
|
39,234
|
280,547
|
96,402
|
|
Total
(loss) income
|
(292,647
)
|
257,072
|
(1,816,003
)
|
(106,423
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
68,079
|
30,157
|
138,836
|
90,382
|
|
Professional
fees
|
97,107
|
39,502
|
192,810
|
106,251
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
182,508
|
54,527
|
402,339
|
134,724
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
32,025
|
7,908
|
53,261
|
18,479
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
10,893
|
4,223
|
27,738
|
13,759
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
19,439
|
6,515
|
37,027
|
17,354
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
5,500
|
2,007
|
11,138
|
5,406
|
|
Other
expenses
|
9,351
|
2,613
|
17,886
|
6,348
|
|
Total
expenses
|
424,902
|
147,452
|
881,035
|
392,703
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(163,478
)
|
(31,348
)
|
(347,905
)
|
(58,457
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
261,424
|
116,104
|
533,130
|
334,246
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) Income
|
$
(554,071
)
|
$
140,968
|
$
(2,349,133
)
|
$
(440,669
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income per share
|
$
(0.39
)
|
$
0.23
|
$
(2.02
)
|
$
(0.75
)
|
|
Net
(loss) income per weighted average share
|
$
(0.33
)
|
$
0.22
|
$
(2.17
)
|
$
(0.68
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
1,685,602
|
650,004
|
1,081,506
|
649,638
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(2,349,133
)
|
$
(440,669
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
23,930,870
|
11,934,318
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(2,948,443
)
|
(4,208,428
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
20,982,427
|
7,725,890
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
18,633,294
|
7,285,221
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
10,264,025
|
$
12,882,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
28,897,319
|
$
20,167,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
17.85
|
$
19.08
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
15.83
|
$
18.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
1,425,000
|
650,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
175,000
|
225,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(2,349,133
)
|
$
(440,669
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized depreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
746,075
|
210,300
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
(1,626,578
)
|
(633,720
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
13
|
(193
)
|
|
Other
assets
|
708
|
(14,047
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
11,468
|
(2,026
)
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
105,454
|
(2,371
)
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(3,111,993
)
|
(882,726
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
23,930,870
|
11,934,318
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(2,948,443
)
|
(4,208,428
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
20,982,427
|
7,725,890
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash
|
17,870,434
|
6,843,164
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash beginning of
period
|
9,942,185
|
12,377,999
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash end of
period
|
$
27,812,619
|
$
19,221,163
|
|
CBOT
Soybeans Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second to expire (excluding
August & September)
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire (excluding August & September)
|
30%
|
|
Expiring in the November
following the expiration of the third-to-expire
contract
|
35%
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
32,025
|
$
7,908
|
$
53,261
|
$
18,479
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
17,168
|
$
2,074
|
$
28,904
|
$
2,074
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
7,780
|
$
3,087
|
$
19,614
|
$
9,893
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
7,780
|
$
1,739
|
$
12,313
|
$
2,512
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
5,500
|
$
2,007
|
$
11,138
|
$
5,406
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
711
|
$
204
|
$
711
|
$
204
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
204
|
$
-
|
$
204
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
121
|
$
1,477,379
|
$
100
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
$
12,322,264
|
$
17,722,329
|
$
9,942,111
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
$
12,483,700
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Promontory
ICS Deposits
|
$
3,006,677
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
27,812,619
|
$
19,199,547
|
$
9,942,185
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
$
-
|
$
21,616
|
$
-
|
|
Total
cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the combined
statements of cash flows
|
$
27,812,619
|
$
19,221,163
|
$
9,942,185
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
93,840
|
$
32,932
|
$
288,392
|
$
128,336
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
65,812
|
$
15,760
|
$
155,306
|
$
24,601
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
$
163,478
|
$
31,348
|
$
347,905
|
$
58,457
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as
of
September 30, 2018 |
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
12,483,821
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
12,483,821
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
61,875
|
—
|
—
|
61,875
|
|
Total
|
$
12,545,696
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
12,545,696
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as
of
September 30,
2018
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
$
1,256,013
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,256,013
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as
of
December 31,
2017
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
100
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
100
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as
of
December 31,
2017
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
$
448,063
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
448,063
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures contracts
|
$
61,875
|
$
-
|
$
61,875
|
$
61,875
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures contracts
|
$
1,256,013
|
$
-
|
$
1,256,013
|
$
61,875
|
$
1,194,138
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures contracts
|
$
448,063
|
$
-
|
$
448,063
|
$
-
|
$
448,063
|
$
-
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
$
(1,270,462)
|
$
827,925
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
$
(24,025
)
|
$
241,863
|
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
$
(1,350,475
)
|
$
(746,075
) |
|
Primary Underlying Risk
|
Realized Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Soybean futures
contracts
|
$
7,475
|
$
(210,300)
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
16.22
|
$
18.10
|
$
17.85
|
$
19.08
|
|
Income from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.09
|
0.06
|
0.26
|
0.15
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized (loss) gain on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.32
)
|
0.35
|
(1.79
)
|
(0.38
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.16
)
|
(0.18
)
|
(0.49
)
|
(0.52
)
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in net asset value
|
(0.39
)
|
0.23
|
(2.02
)
|
(0.75
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
15.83
|
$
18.33
|
$
15.83
|
$
18.33
|
|
Total Return
|
(2.40
)%
|
1.27
%
|
(11.32
)%
|
(3.93
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
6.24
%
|
4.89
%
|
6.35
%
|
4.34
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.84
%
|
3.85
%
|
3.84
%
|
3.70
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(1.64
)%
|
(2.55
)%
|
(1.82
)%
|
(2.63
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
13,637,569
|
$
5,929,275
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
76
|
47
|
|
Other
assets
|
2,346
|
276
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
92,489
|
184,319
|
|
Due
from broker
|
2,471,627
|
327,885
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
2,564,116
|
512,204
|
|
Total
assets
|
16,204,107
|
6,441,802
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
12,960
|
5,632
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
55,590
|
5,327
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
1,042,496
|
67,133
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
1,111,046
|
78,092
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
15,093,061
|
$
6,363,710
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
2,275,004
|
650,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
6.63
|
$
9.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
6.63
|
$
9.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$104)
|
$
104
|
0.00
%
|
104
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $2,488,405 due
10/12/2018)
|
$
2,497,838
|
16.55
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. 2.55% (cost: $2,495,432 due
10/22/2018)
|
2,496,311
|
16.54
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $4,983,837)
|
$
4,994,149
|
33.09
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
4,994,253
|
33.09
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures JUL19 (354 contracts)
|
$
92,489
|
0.61
%
|
$
4,523,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAY19 (419 contracts)
|
$
495,163
|
3.28
%
|
$
5,298,171
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAR20 (379 contracts)
|
547,333
|
3.63
|
5,259,307
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
1,042,496
|
6.91
%
|
$
10,557,478
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio
(cost $100)
|
$
100
|
0.00
%
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE sugar futures MAY18 (133 contracts)
|
$
94,539
|
1.49
%
|
$
2,237,379
|
|
ICE sugar futures JUL18 (114 contracts)
|
89,780
|
1.41
|
1,920,307
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
184,319
|
2.90
%
|
$
4,157,686
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE sugar futures MAR19 (126 contracts)
|
$
67,133
|
1.05
%
|
$
2,214,173
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
loss on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(1,477,762
)
|
$
(678,070
)
|
$
(2,775,629
)
|
$
(2,266,185
)
|
|
Net
change in (depreciation) or appreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
(458,729
)
|
532,963
|
(1,067,192
)
|
(57,994
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
79,414
|
24,194
|
168,093
|
55,045
|
|
Total
loss
|
(1,857,077
)
|
(120,913
)
|
(3,674,728
)
|
(2,269,134
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
38,405
|
19,423
|
87,252
|
52,362
|
|
Professional
fees
|
70,533
|
21,298
|
151,748
|
43,699
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
71,249
|
40,751
|
203,125
|
86,949
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
9,817
|
7,684
|
27,762
|
14,075
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
3,064
|
4,786
|
22,610
|
12,677
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
8,604
|
3,771
|
20,345
|
11,021
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
8,613
|
2,765
|
15,246
|
6,615
|
|
Other
expenses
|
3,185
|
2,007
|
9,513
|
3,723
|
|
Total
expenses
|
213,470
|
102,485
|
537,601
|
231,121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(71,371
)
|
(45,186
)
|
(218,270
)
|
(83,550
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
142,099
|
57,299
|
319,331
|
147,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(1,999,176
)
|
$
(178,212
)
|
$
(3,994,059
)
|
$
(2,416,705
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(0.99
)
|
$
(0.21
)
|
$
(3.16
)
|
$
(3.54
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(0.91
)
|
$
(0.23
)
|
$
(2.58
)
|
$
(3.75
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
2,203,265
|
784,515
|
1,546,341
|
644,235
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(3,994,059
)
|
$
(2,416,705
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
16,721,415
|
8,537,990
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(3,998,005
)
|
(5,034,425
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
12,723,410
|
3,503,565
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
8,729,351
|
1,086,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
6,363,710
|
$
5,513,971
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
15,093,061
|
$
6,600,831
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
9.79
|
$
12.97
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
6.63
|
$
9.43
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
2,200,000
|
750,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
575,000
|
475,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(3,994,059
)
|
$
(2,416,705
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized depreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
1,067,192
|
57,994
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
(2,143,742
)
|
(182,644
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
(29
)
|
(68
)
|
|
Other
assets
|
(2,070
)
|
(7,747
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
7,328
|
6,159
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
50,264
|
1,431
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(5,015,116
)
|
(2,541,580
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
16,721,415
|
8,537,990
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(3,998,005
)
|
(5,034,425
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
12,723,410
|
3,503,565
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash
|
7,708,294
|
961,985
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of
period
|
5,929,275
|
5,090,599
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of
period
|
$
13,637,569
|
$
6,052,584
|
|
ICE Sugar
Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second to expire
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire
|
30%
|
|
Expiring in the March
following the expiration of the third-to-expire
contract
|
35%
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
9,817
|
$
7,684
|
$
27,762
|
$
14,075
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
5,867
|
$
5,582
|
$
15,150
|
$
9,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
3,861
|
$
2,814
|
$
10,464
|
$
6,697
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
2,709
|
$
1,178
|
$
6,262
|
$
3,093
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
2,765
|
$
2,765
|
$
9,398
|
$
6,615
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
334
|
$
192
|
$
334
|
$
192
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
104
|
$
196,877
|
$
100
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
$
5,636,774
|
$
5,855,801
|
$
5,929,221
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
$
4,994,149
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Promontory
ICS Deposits
|
$
3,006,677
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
44,971
|
$
29,360
|
$
152,305
|
$
78,734
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
18,149
|
$
20,499
|
$
62,360
|
$
33,446
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
$
71,371
|
$
45,186
|
$
218,270
|
$
83,550
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as
of
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
4,994,253
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
4,994,253
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
92,489
|
—
|
—
|
92,489
|
|
Total
|
$
5,086,741
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
5,086,741
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as
of
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
1,042,496
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,042,496
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as
of
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
100
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
100
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
184,319
|
—
|
—
|
184,319
|
|
Total
|
$
184,419
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
184,419
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as
of
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
67,133
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
67,133
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
92,489
|
$
-
|
$
92,489
|
$
92,489
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
1,042,496
|
$
-
|
$
1,042,496
|
$
92,489
|
$
950,007
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
184,319
|
$
-
|
$
184,319
|
$
67,133
|
$
-
|
$
117,186
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
67,133
|
$
-
|
$
67,133
|
$
67,133
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Loss
on Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
(1,477,762)
|
$
(458,729
)
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Loss
on Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
(678,070
)
|
$
532,963
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures
Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
(2,775,629
)
|
$
(1,067,192
)
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity price
|
|
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
(2,266,185)
|
$
(57,994)
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
7.62
|
9.64
|
9.79
|
12.97
|
|
Gain
(loss) from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.04
|
0.03
|
0.11
|
0.09
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.96
)
|
(0.17
)
|
(3.06
)
|
(3.40
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.07
)
|
(0.07
)
|
(0.21
)
|
(0.23
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(0.99
)
|
(0.21
)
|
(3.16
)
|
(3.54
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
6.63
|
9.43
|
6.63
|
9.43
|
|
Total Return
|
(12.99
)%
|
(2.18
)%
|
(32.28
)%
|
(27.29
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
5.56
%
|
5.28
%
|
6.16
%
|
4.41
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.70
%
|
2.95
%
|
3.66
%
|
2.82
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(1.63
)%
|
(1.70
)%
|
(1.73
)%
|
(1.77
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
63,416,814
|
$
58,932,231
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
-
|
111
|
|
Other
assets
|
2,748
|
1,861
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
352,713
|
604,475
|
|
Due
from broker
|
4,644,886
|
5,166,254
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
4,997,599
|
5,770,729
|
|
Total
assets
|
68,417,161
|
64,704,932
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
51,658
|
51,974
|
|
Cash
equivalent payable
|
4,986,999
|
-
|
|
Interest
Payable
|
70
|
-
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
129,770
|
36,414
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
1,635,113
|
3,200,525
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
6,803,610
|
3,288,913
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
61,613,551
|
$
61,416,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
9,875,004
|
10,250,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
6.24
|
$
5.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
6.25
|
$
6.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$126)
|
$
126
|
0.00
%
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $2,486,833 due
10/05/2018)
|
$
2,499,214
|
4.06
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.77% (cost: $4,988,924 due
10/10/2018)
|
4,996,562
|
8.11
|
5,000,000
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.86% (cost: $2,488,405 due
10/12/2018)
|
2,497,838
|
4.05
|
2,500,000
|
|
Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. 2.55% (cost: $2,495,432 due
10/22/2018)
|
2,496,311
|
4.05
|
2,500,000
|
|
General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.42% (cost: $4,979,667 due
10/01/2018)
|
5,000,000
|
8.12
|
5,000,000
|
|
General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.42% (cost: $2,490,333 due
10/04/2018)
|
2,499,500
|
4.06
|
2,500,000
|
|
General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.53% (cost: $2,489,716 due
11/26/2018)
|
2,490,239
|
4.04
|
2,500,000
|
|
General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.55% (cost: $2,492,270 due
11/14/2018)
|
2,492,270
|
4.05
|
2,500,000
|
|
Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 2.55% (cost: $2,494,729 due
10/31/2018)
|
2,494,729
|
4.05
|
2,500,000
|
|
The
Williams Companies, Inc. 2.39% (cost: $4,997,038 due
10/03/2018)
|
4,999,342
|
8.11
|
5,000,000
|
|
The
Williams Companies, Inc. 2.65% (cost: $2,490,611 due
10/18/2018)
|
2,496,931
|
4.05
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (Total cost: $34,893,958)
|
$
34,962,936
|
56.75
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
34,963,062
|
56.75
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAR19 (823 contracts)
|
$
352,713
|
0.57
%
|
$
21,696,338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAY19 (686 contracts)
|
$
352,088
|
0.57
%
|
$
18,461,975
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures DEC19 (758 contracts)
|
1,283,025
|
2.08
|
21,508,250
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
1,635,113
|
2.65
%
|
$
39,970,225
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$100)
|
$
100
|
0.00
%
|
100
|
|
Blackrock
RedFund - Institutional Class (Cost $70)
|
70
|
0.00
|
70
|
|
Total
money market funds
|
$
170
|
0.00
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Boston
Scientific Corporation 1.71% (cost: $2,496,104 due
1/16/2018)
|
$
2,498,229
|
4.07
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Canadian
Natural Resources Limited 1.76% (cost: $2,495,017 due
1/31/2018)
|
2,496,354
|
4.06
|
2,500,000
|
|
E.
I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 1.67% (cost: $2,490,778 due
3/5/2018)
|
2,492,737
|
4.06
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. 2.20% (cost: $2,488,490 due
3/5/2018)
|
2,490,459
|
4.06
|
2,500,000
|
|
Equifax
Inc. 1.71% (cost: $2,493,979 due 1/5/2018)
|
2,499,528
|
4.07
|
2,500,000
|
|
Ford
Motor Credit Company LLC 1.41% (cost: $2,491,250 due
1/10/2018)
|
2,499,125
|
4.07
|
2,500,000
|
|
Glencore
Funding LLC 1.42% (cost: $2,491,248 due 1/17/2018)
|
2,498,427
|
4.07
|
2,500,000
|
|
HP
Inc. 1.65% (cost: $2,496,014 due 1/22/2018)
|
2,497,608
|
4.07
|
2,500,000
|
|
Oneok,
Inc. 1.75% (cost: $2,497,342 due 1/5/2018)
|
2,499,517
|
4.07
|
2,500,000
|
|
VW
Credit, Inc. 1.61% (cost: $2,490,000 due 3/6/2018)
|
2,492,889
|
4.06
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (Total cost: $24,930,222)
|
$
24,964,873
|
40.66
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
24,965,043
|
40.66
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures JUL18 (813 contracts)
|
$
604,475
|
0.98
%
|
$
18,424,613
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAY18 (976 contracts)
|
$
1,182,225
|
1.92
%
|
$
21,484,200
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures DEC18 (893 contracts)
|
2,018,300
|
3.29
|
21,521,300
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
3,200,525
|
5.21
%
|
$
43,005,500
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
(loss) gain on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(2,473,162
)
|
$
1,955,888
|
$
2,426,687
|
$
1,286,087
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on commodity
futures contracts
|
1,575,700
|
(11,125,988
)
|
1,313,650
|
152,650
|
|
Interest
income
|
363,665
|
208,562
|
983,049
|
528,785
|
|
Total
(loss) income
|
(533,797
)
|
(8,961,538
)
|
4,723,386
|
1,967,522
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
165,894
|
162,246
|
501,049
|
496,272
|
|
Professional
fees
|
129,130
|
152,758
|
399,434
|
379,875
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
304,791
|
299,770
|
899,685
|
765,439
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
31,804
|
37,295
|
116,245
|
108,579
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
2,151
|
4,929
|
20,759
|
17,154
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
21,110
|
30,980
|
82,612
|
86,043
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
16,589
|
17,380
|
51,732
|
45,225
|
|
Other
expenses
|
7,736
|
9,007
|
36,383
|
25,746
|
|
Total
expenses
|
679,205
|
714,365
|
2,107,899
|
1,924,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(43,831
)
|
(105,942
)
|
(188,615
)
|
(105,942
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
635,374
|
608,423
|
1,919,284
|
1,818,391
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
$
(1,169,171
)
|
$
(9,569,961
)
|
$
2,804,102
|
$
149,131
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income per share
|
$
(0.13
)
|
$
(1.27
)
|
$
0.25
|
$
(0.32
)
|
|
Net
(loss) income per weighted average share
|
$
(0.12
)
|
$
(1.04
)
|
$
0.27
|
$
0.02
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
10,052,993
|
9,197,287
|
10,321,616
|
9,420,883
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
$
2,804,102
|
$
149,131
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
12,997,590
|
32,286,675
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(15,604,160
)
|
(26,969,178
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
(2,606,570
)
|
5,317,497
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
197,532
|
5,466,628
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
61,416,019
|
$
62,344,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
61,613,551
|
$
67,811,387
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
5.99
|
$
6.89
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
6.24
|
$
6.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
2,000,000
|
4,800,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
2,375,000
|
3,525,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
$
2,804,102
|
$
149,131
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized depreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
(1,313,650
)
|
(152,650
)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
521,368
|
1,117,928
|
|
Cash equivalent payable
|
4,986,999
|
-
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
181
|
80
|
|
Other
assets
|
(887
)
|
(45,117
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
(316
)
|
3,636
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
93,356
|
1,344
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
7,091,153
|
1,074,352
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
12,997,590
|
32,286,675
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(15,604,160
)
|
(26,969,178
)
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(2,606,570
)
|
5,317,497
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
4,484,583
|
6,391,849
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
58,932,231
|
58,931,911
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
63,416,814
|
$
65,323,760
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second to
expire
|
35%
|
|
Third to
expire
|
30%
|
|
December following
the third-to-expire
|
35%
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
31,804
|
$
37,295
|
$
116,244
|
$
108,579
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
9,946
|
$
-
|
$
31,513
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
13,473
|
$
17,894
|
$
48,591
|
$
55,527
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
5,451
|
$
9,354
|
$
5,451
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
16,589
|
$
17,380
|
$
51,732
|
$
45,225
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
967
|
$
1,349
|
$
967
|
$
1,349
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
126
|
$
84,617
|
$
170
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
$
23,442,690
|
$
65,240,036
|
$
33,967,053
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
$
34,962,936
|
$
-
|
$
24,964,873
|
|
Promontory
ICS Deposits
|
$
5,011,129
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current
market value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
155,465
|
$
190,699
|
$
742,274
|
$
705,159
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
33,885
|
$
63,119
|
$
75,016
|
$
63,119
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
$
43,831
|
$
105,942
|
$
188,615
|
$
105,942
|
|
Assets:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Balance as of
September 30, 2018 |
|
Cash equivalents
|
$
34,963,062
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
34,963,062
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
352,713
|
—
|
—
|
352,713
|
|
Total
|
$
35,315,774
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
35,315,774
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Balance as of
September 30, 2018 |
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
1,635,113
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,635,113
|
|
Assets:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2017 |
|
Cash equivalents
|
$
24,965,043
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
24,965,043
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
604,475
|
—
|
—
|
604,475
|
|
Total
|
$
25,569,518
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
25,569,518
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2017 |
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
3,200,525
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
3,200,525
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
352,713
|
$
-
|
$
352,713
|
$
352,713
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
1,635,113
|
$
-
|
$
1,635,113
|
$
352,713
|
$
1,282,400
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due to Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
604,475
|
$
-
|
$
604,475
|
$
604,475
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)=(iii)-(iv)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Amount Not Offset in the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Description
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amount Offset in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Net Amount Presented in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
|
Futures Contracts Available for Offset
|
Collateral, Due from Broker
|
Net Amount
|
|
Commodity Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
3,200,525
|
$
-
|
$
3,200,525
|
$
604,475
|
$
2,596,050
|
$
-
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Loss on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
price
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
$
(2,473,162
)
|
$
1,575,700
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Depreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
price
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
$
1,955,888
|
$
(11,125,988
)
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
price
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
$
2,426,687
|
$
1,313,650
|
|
Primary Underlying
Risk
|
Realized Gain on
Commodity Futures Contracts |
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation on Commodity Futures Contracts |
|
Commodity
price
|
|
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
$
1,286,087
|
$
152,650
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
6.37
|
7.84
|
5.99
|
6.89
|
|
Income
(loss) from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
0.10
|
0.05
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized (loss) gain on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.10
)
|
(1.23
)
|
0.34
|
(0.18
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.06
)
|
(0.06
)
|
(0.19
)
|
(0.19
)
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in net asset value
|
(0.13
)
|
(1.27
)
|
0.25
|
(0.32
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
6.24
|
6.57
|
6.24
|
6.57
|
|
Total Return
|
(2.04
)%
|
(16.20
)%
|
4.17
%
|
(4.64
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
4.09
%
|
4.40
%
|
4.21
%
|
3.88
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.83
%
|
3.75
%
|
3.83
%
|
3.66
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(1.64
)%
|
(2.46
)%
|
(1.87
)%
|
(2.60
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
3,110
|
$
2,474
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
4
|
2
|
|
Other
assets
|
631
|
-
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Investments
in securities, at fair value (cost $2,081,910 and $1,790,621 as of
September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017,
respectively)
|
1,498,052
|
1,136,120
|
|
Total
assets
|
1,501,797
|
1,138,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
1,359
|
957
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
1,500,438
|
$
1,137,639
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
75,002
|
50,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
20.01
|
$
22.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
20.03
|
$
22.10
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-traded funds
|
|
|
|
|
Teucrium
Corn Fund
|
$
374,705
|
24.97
%
|
23,658
|
|
Teucrium
Soybean Fund
|
378,926
|
25.25
|
23,931
|
|
Teucrium
Sugar Fund
|
377,319
|
25.15
|
56,874
|
|
Teucrium
Wheat Fund
|
367,102
|
24.47
|
58,837
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $2,081,910)
|
$
1,498,052
|
99.84
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$3,110)
|
$
3,110
|
0.21
%
|
3,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-traded funds
|
|
|
|
|
Teucrium
Corn Fund
|
$
287,376
|
25.26
%
|
17,158
|
|
Teucrium
Soybean Fund
|
273,664
|
24.06
|
15,331
|
|
Teucrium
Sugar Fund
|
289,049
|
25.41
|
29,524
|
|
Teucrium
Wheat Fund
|
286,031
|
25.14
|
47,737
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $1,790,621)
|
$
1,136,120
|
99.87
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$2,474)
|
$
2,474
|
0.22
%
|
2,474
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
loss on securities
|
$
(108,459
)
|
$
(89,727
)
|
$
(281,650
)
|
$
(231,540
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation on securities
|
27,458
|
13,272
|
70,643
|
96,403
|
|
Interest
income
|
15
|
4
|
34
|
11
|
|
Total
loss
|
(80,986
)
|
(76,451
)
|
(210,973
)
|
(135,126
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional
fees
|
4,543
|
4,185
|
11,315
|
10,453
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
4,839
|
2,523
|
13,721
|
11,776
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
647
|
429
|
1,867
|
1,627
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
102
|
-
|
12,158
|
12,132
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
268
|
260
|
1,666
|
1,454
|
|
Other
expenses
|
140
|
128
|
537
|
473
|
|
Total
expenses
|
10,539
|
7,525
|
41,264
|
37,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(8,628
)
|
(5,987
)
|
(35,929
)
|
(33,159
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
1,911
|
1,538
|
5,335
|
4,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(82,897
)
|
$
(77,989
)
|
$
(216,308
)
|
$
(139,882
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(1.10
)
|
$
(1.56
)
|
$
(2.74
)
|
$
(2.80
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(1.11
)
|
$
(1.56
)
|
$
(3.29
)
|
$
(2.80
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
75,002
|
50,002
|
65,844
|
50,002
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(216,308
)
|
$
(139,882
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
579,107
|
-
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
579,107
|
-
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
362,799
|
(139,882
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
1,137,639
|
$
1,316,370
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
1,500,438
|
$
1,176,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
22.75
|
$
26.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
20.01
|
$
23.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
25,000
|
-
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(216,308
)
|
$
(139,882
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation on securities
|
(70,643
)
|
(96,403
)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Net sale of investments in securities
|
(291,289
)
|
234,589
|
|
Interest receivable
|
(2
)
|
(1
)
|
|
Other assets
|
(631
)
|
(247
)
|
|
Other liabilities
|
402
|
551
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(578,471
)
|
(1,393
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of Shares
|
579,107
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
579,107
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
636
|
(1,393
)
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
2,474
|
2,360
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
3,110
|
$
967
|
|
Underlying
Fund
|
Weighting
|
|
CORN
|
25%
|
|
SOYB
|
25%
|
|
CANE
|
25%
|
|
WEAT
|
25%
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
647
|
$
429
|
$
1,867
|
$
1,627
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
647
|
$
316
|
$
1,738
|
$
1,334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
295
|
$
234
|
$
844
|
$
786
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
295
|
$
23
|
$
767
|
$
436
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
24
|
$
16
|
$
24
|
$
16
|
|
Amount
of Wilminton Trust Waived
|
$
24
|
$
-
|
$
24
|
$
-
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
3,451
|
$
2,479
|
$
12,081
|
$
10,184
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
2,881
|
$
1,328
|
$
8,387
|
$
7,456
|
|
|
Three
months Ended
|
Three
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
Nine
months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
September
30, 2018
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
$
8,628
|
$
5,987
|
$
35,929
|
$
33,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
Assets:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Exchange-traded funds
|
$
1,498,052
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,498,052
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
3,110
|
—
|
—
|
3,110
|
|
Total
|
$
1,501,162
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,501,162
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
Assets:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Exchange-traded funds
|
$
1,136,120
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,136,120
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
2,474
|
—
|
—
|
2,474
|
|
Total
|
$
1,138,594
|
$
—
|
$
—
|
$
1,138,594
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2017
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
21.11
|
25.09
|
22.75
|
26.33
|
|
Loss
from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on investment
transactions
|
(1.08
)
|
(1.53
)
|
(2.66
)
|
(2.70
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.02
)
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.08
)
|
(0.10
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(1.10
)
|
(1.56
)
|
(2.74
)
|
(2.80
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
20.01
|
23.53
|
20.01
|
23.53
|
|
Total Return
|
(5.21
)%
|
(6.22
)%
|
(12.04
)%
|
(10.63
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
2.70
%
|
2.45
%
|
3.83
%
|
3.99
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
0.49
%
|
0.50
%
|
0.50
%
|
0.50
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(0.49
)%
|
(0.50
)%
|
(0.50
)%
|
(0.50
)%
|
|
CBOT
Corn Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second
to expire
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire
|
30%
|
|
December following
the third to expire
|
35%
|
|
CBOT
Soybeans Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second
to expire (excluding August & September)
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire (excluding August & September)
|
30%
|
|
Expiring in the
November following the expiration of the third-to-expire
contract
|
35%
|
|
ICE
Sugar Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second
to expire
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire
|
30%
|
|
Expiring in the
March following the expiration of the third-to-expire
contract
|
35%
|
|
CBOT
Wheat Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second
to expire
|
35%
|
|
Third
to expire
|
30%
|
|
December following
the third-to-expire
|
35%
|
|
Underlying
Fund
|
Weighting
|
|
CORN
|
25%
|
|
SOYB
|
25%
|
|
CANE
|
25%
|
|
WEAT
|
25%
|
|
CORN
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional
Value
|
Weight
(%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures
(1,250 contracts, MAR19)
|
$
23,000,000
|
35
%
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures
(1,050 contracts, MAY19)
|
19,726,875
|
30
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures
(1,177 contracts, DEC19)
|
23,025,063
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2018
|
$
65,751,938
|
100
%
|
|
SOYB
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional Value
|
Weight (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT Soybean
Futures (235 contracts, JAN19)
|
$
10,099,125
|
35
%
|
|
CBOT Soybean
Futures (198 contracts, MAR19)
|
8,640,225
|
30
|
|
CBOT Soybean
Futures (223 contracts, NOV19)
|
10,168,800
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2018
|
$
28,908,150
|
100
%
|
|
CANE
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional Value
|
Weight (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ICE Sugar Futures
(419 contracts, MAY19)
|
$
5,298,171
|
35
%
|
|
ICE Sugar Futures
(354 contracts, JUL19)
|
4,523,837
|
30
|
|
ICE Sugar Futures
(379 contracts, MAR20)
|
5,259,307
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2018
|
$
15,081,315
|
100
%
|
|
WEAT
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional Value
|
Weight (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
(823 contracts, MAR19)
|
$
21,696,338
|
35
%
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
(686 contracts, MAY19)
|
18,461,975
|
30
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
(758 contracts, DEC19)
|
21,508,250
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2018
|
$
61,666,563
|
100
%
|
|
TAGS
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Fair Value
|
Weight (%)
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Corn Fund (23,658 shares)
|
$
374,705
|
25
%
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Soybean Fund (23,931 shares)
|
378,926
|
25
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Wheat Fund (58,837 shares)
|
367,102
|
25
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Sugar Fund (56,874 shares)
|
377,319
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2018
|
$
1,498,052
|
100
%
|
|
CORN
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
16.75
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.26
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on commodity futures contracts
|
(0.71
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.46
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(0.91
)
|
|
Net asset value end
of period
|
$
15.84
|
|
Total
Return
|
(5.43
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.89
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.58
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.58
)%
|
|
|
|
|
SOYB
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
17.85
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.26
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on commodity futures contracts
|
(1.79
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.49
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(2.02
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
15.83
|
|
Total
Return
|
(11.32
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
6.35
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.84
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.82
)%
|
|
CANE
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
9.79
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.11
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on commodity futures contracts
|
(3.06
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.21
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(3.16
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
6.63
|
|
Total
Return
|
(32.28
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
6.16
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.66
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.73
)%
|
|
|
|
|
WEAT
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
5.99
|
|
Income from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.10
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized gain on commodity futures contracts
|
0.34
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.19
)
|
|
Net increase in net
asset value
|
0.25
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
6.24
|
|
Total
Return
|
4.17
%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
4.21
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.83
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.87
)%
|
|
TAGS
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
22.75
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.00
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on investment transactions
|
(2.66
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.08
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(2.74
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
20.01
|
|
Total
Return
|
(12.04
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.83
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
0.50
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(0.50
)%
|
|
1.
|
Preparation
of the financial statements and related disclosures in conformity
with U.S. generally-accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) requires the application of appropriate
accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates, and
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expense
and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities during
the reporting period of the combined financial statements and
accompanying notes. The Trust’s application of these policies
involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates
used.
|
|
2.
|
The
Sponsor has determined that the valuation of Commodity Interests
that are not traded on a U.S. or internationally recognized futures
exchange (such as swaps and other over-the-counter contracts)
involves a critical accounting policy. The values which are used by
the Funds for futures contracts will be provided by the commodity
broker who will use market prices when available, while
over-the-counter contracts will be valued based on the present
value of estimated future cash flows that would be received from or
paid to a third party in settlement of these derivative contracts
prior to their delivery date. Values will be determined on a daily
basis.
|
|
3.
|
Commodity
futures contracts held by the Funds are recorded on the trade date.
All such transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis and
marked to market daily. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
commodity futures contracts are reflected in the statement of
operations as the difference between the original contract amount
and the fair market value as of the last business day of the year
or as of the last date of the financial statements. Changes in the
appreciation or depreciation between periods are reflected in the
statement of operations. Interest on cash equivalents and deposits
are recognized on the accrual basis. The Funds earn interest on
funds held at the custodian or other financial institutions at
prevailing market rates for such investments.
|
|
4.
|
Cash
and cash equivalents are cash held at financial institutions in
demand-deposit accounts or highly-liquid investments with original
maturity dates of three months or less at inception. The Funds
report cash equivalents in the statements of assets and liabilities
at market value, or at carrying amounts that approximate fair
value, because of their highly-liquid nature and short-term
maturities. The Funds have a substantial portion of assets on
deposit with banks. Assets deposited with financial institutions
may, at times, exceed federally insured limits.
|
|
5.
|
The use
of fair value to measure financial instruments, with related
unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings in each period is
fundamental to the Trust’s financial statements. In
accordance with GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would
be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e.,
the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date.
In
determining fair value, the Trust uses various valuation
approaches. In accordance with GAAP, a fair value hierarchy for
inputs is used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of
observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by
requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.
Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from
sources independent of the Trust. Unobservable inputs reflect the
Trust’s assumptions about the inputs market participants
would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the
best information available in the circumstances. The fair value
hierarchy is categorized into three levels: a) Level 1 - Valuations
based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level
1 securities and financial instruments. Since valuations are based
on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an
active market, valuation of these securities and financial
instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment, b)
Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not
active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either
directly or indirectly, and c) Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs
that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value
measurement. See the notes within the financial statements for
further information.
The
Funds and the Trust record their derivative activities at fair
value. Gains and losses from derivative contracts are included in
the statement of operations. Derivative contracts include futures
contracts related to commodity prices. Futures, which are listed on
a national securities exchange, such as the CBOT or ICE, or
reported on another national market, are generally categorized in
Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. OTC derivatives contracts
(such as forward and swap contracts) which may be valued using
models, depending on whether significant inputs are observable or
unobservable, are categorized in Levels 2 or 3 of the fair value
hierarchy.
|
|
6.
|
Brokerage
commissions on all open commodity futures contracts are accrued on
a full-turn basis.
|
|
7.
|
Margin
is the minimum amount of funds that must be deposited by a
commodity interest trader with the trader’s broker to
initiate and maintain an open position in futures contracts. A
margin deposit acts to assure the trader’s performance of the
futures contracts purchased or sold. Futures contracts are
customarily bought and sold on initial margin that represents a
very small percentage of the aggregate purchase or sales price of
the contract. Because of such low margin requirements, price
fluctuations occurring in the futures markets may create profits
and losses that, in relation to the amount invested, are greater
than are customary in other forms of investment or speculation. As
discussed below, adverse price changes in the futures contract may
result in margin requirements that greatly exceed the initial
margin. In addition, the amount of margin required in connection
with a particular futures contract may be modified from time to
time by the exchange during the term of the contract. Brokerage
firms, such as the Funds’ clearing brokers, carrying accounts
for traders in commodity interest contracts generally require
higher amounts of margin as a matter of policy to further protect
themselves. Over-the-counter trading generally involves the
extension of credit between counterparties, so the counterparties
may agree to require the posting of collateral by one or both
parties to address credit exposure.
When a
trader purchases an option, there is no margin requirement;
however, the option premium must be paid in full. When a trader
sells an option, on the other hand, he or she is required to
deposit margin in an amount determined by the margin requirements
established for the underlying interest and, in addition, an amount
substantially equal to the current premium for the option. The
margin requirements imposed on the selling of options, although
adjusted to reflect the probability that out-of-the-money options
will not be exercised, can in fact be higher than those imposed in
dealing in the futures markets directly. Complicated margin
requirements apply to spreads and conversions, which are complex
trading strategies in which a trader acquires a mixture of options
positions and positions in the underlying interest.
Ongoing
or “maintenance” margin requirements are computed each
day by a trader’s clearing broker. When the market value of a
particular open futures contract changes to a point where the
margin on deposit does not satisfy maintenance margin requirements,
a margin call is made by the broker. If the margin call is not met
within a reasonable time, the broker may close out the
trader’s position. With respect to the Funds’ trading,
the Funds (and not its shareholders personally) are subject to
margin calls.
Finally,
many major U.S. exchanges have passed certain cross margining
arrangements involving procedures pursuant to which the futures and
options positions held in an account would, in the case of some
accounts, be aggregated, and margin requirements would be assessed
on a portfolio basis, measuring the total risk of the combined
positions.
|
|
8.
|
Due
from/to broker for investments in financial instruments are
securities transactions pending settlement. The Trust and TAGS are
subject to credit risk to the extent any broker with whom it
conducts business is unable to fulfill contractual obligations on
its behalf. The management of the Trust and the Funds monitors the
financial condition of such brokers and does not anticipate any
losses from these counterparties. Since the inception of the Fund,
the principal broker through which the Trust and TAGS clear
securities transactions for TAGS is the Bank of New York Mellon
Capital Markets.
|
|
9.
|
The
investment objective of TAGS is to have the daily changes in
percentage terms of the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its
common units (“Shares”) reflect the daily changes in
percentage terms of a weighted average (the “Underlying Fund
Average”) of the NAVs per share of four other commodity pools
that are series of the Trust and are sponsored by the Sponsor: the
Teucrium Corn Fund, the Teucrium Wheat Fund, the Teucrium Soybean
Fund and the Teucrium Sugar Fund (collectively, the
“Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Fund Average will
have a weighting of 25% to each Underlying Fund, and the
Fund’s assets will be rebalanced, generally on a daily basis,
to maintain the approximate 25% allocation to each Underlying Fund.
As such, TAGS will buy, sell and hold as part of its normal
operations shares of the four Underlying Funds. The Trust excludes
the shares of the other series of the Trust owned by the Teucrium
Agricultural Fund from its statements of assets and liabilities.
The Trust excludes the net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation on securities owned by the Teucrium Agricultural Fund
from its statements of operations. Upon the sale of the Underlying
Funds by the Teucrium Agricultural Fund, the Trust includes any
realized gain or loss in its statements of changes in net
assets.
|
|
10.
|
For
U.S. federal tax purposes, the Funds will be treated as
partnerships. Therefore, the Funds do not record a provision for
income taxes because the partners report their share of a
Fund’s income or loss on their income tax returns. The
financial statements reflect the Funds’ transactions without
adjustment, if any, required for income tax purposes.
|
|
11.
|
For
commercial paper, the Funds use the effective interest method for
calculating the actual interest rate in a period based on the
amount of a financial instrument's book value at the beginning of
the accounting period. Accretion on these investments are
recognized using the effective interest method in U.S. dollars and
recognized in cash equivalents. All discounts on purchase prices of
debt securities are accreted over the life of the respective
security.
|
|
Commodity Future
|
Spot Month Position Limit
|
All Month Aggregate Position Limit
|
|
corn
|
600
contracts
|
33,000
contracts
|
|
soybeans
|
600
contracts
|
15,000
contracts
|
|
sugar
|
5,000
contracts
|
Only
Accountability Limits
|
|
wheat
|
600
contracts
|
12,000
contracts
|
|
Commodity Future
|
Spot Month Position Limit
|
All Month Aggregate Position Limit
|
|
corn
|
600
contracts
|
62,400
contracts
|
|
soybeans
|
600
contracts
|
31,900
contracts
|
|
sugar
|
23,300
contracts
|
38,400
contracts
|
|
wheat
|
600
contracts
|
32,800
contracts
|
|
(a)
|
None.
|
|
(b)
|
On July
31, 2010, for all Funds listed below except the Teucrium
Agricultural Fund for which the contribution was made on April 1,
2011, the Sponsor made the following capital contributions and
received the following shares for that contribution prior to each
Fund’s commencement of operations; such shares were sold in
private offerings exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
|
|
1.
|
a $100
capital contribution to the Teucrium Soybean Fund, another series
of the Trust, in exchange for four shares of such
fund;
|
|
2.
|
a $100
capital contribution to the Teucrium Sugar Fund, another series of
the Trust, in exchange for four shares of such fund;
and
|
|
3.
|
a $100
capital contribution to the Teucrium Wheat Fund, another series of
the Trust, in exchange for four shares of such fund.
|
|
4.
|
a $100
capital contribution to the Teucrium Agricultural Fund, another
series of the Trust, in exchange for two shares of such
fund.
|
|
Period
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased
|
Average
Price Paid per Share
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
|
July 1 to July 31,
2018
|
50,000
|
$
16.20
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
August 1 to August
31, 2018
|
350,000
|
$
16.51
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
September 1 to
September 30, 2018
|
150,000
|
$
16.20
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Total
|
550,000
|
$
16.40
|
|
|
|
Period
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased
|
Average
Price Paid per Share
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
|
July 1 to July 31,
2018
|
100,000
|
$
16.35
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
August 1 to August
31, 2018
|
-
|
$
-
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
September 1 to
September 30, 2018
|
-
|
$
-
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Total
|
100,000
|
$
16.35
|
|
|
|
Period
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased
|
Average
Price Paid per Share
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
|
July 1 to July 31,
2018
|
250,000
|
$
6.42
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
August 1 to August
31, 2018
|
500,000
|
$
6.71
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
September 1 to
September 30, 2018
|
50,000
|
$
6.18
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Total
|
800,000
|
$
6.59
|
|
|
|
Period
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased
|
Average
Price Paid per Share
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
|
July 1 to July 31,
2018
|
-
|
$
-
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
August 1 to August
31, 2018
|
150,000
|
$
7.02
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
September 1 to
September 30, 2018
|
350,000
|
$
6.75
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Total
|
500,000
|
$
6.83
|
|
|
|
Certification
by the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act. (1)
|
|
|
|
|
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Certification
by the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act. (1)
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Certification
by the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)
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Certification
by the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)
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101.INS
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XBRL
Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF
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XBRL
Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
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101.LAB
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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By:
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Teucrium
Trading, LLC
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its Sponsor
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By:
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/s/ Corey Mullen-Rusin
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Name:
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Corey Mullen-Rusin
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date:
November 9, 2018
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By:
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Teucrium
Trading, LLC
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its Sponsor
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By:
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/s/ Sal Gilbertie
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Name:
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Sal Gilbertie
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
November 9, 2018
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No information found
* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
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