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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,
2019
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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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27-0724963
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(State or other jurisdiction
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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
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(Do not check if a smaller
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Emerging growth company
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Total Number of
Outstanding
Shares as of
November 6, 2019
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Teucrium Corn
Fund
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5,550,004
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Teucrium Sugar
Fund
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1,575,004
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Teucrium Soybean
Fund
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1,800,004
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Teucrium Wheat
Fund
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9,000,004
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Teucrium Agricultural
Fund
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75,002
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Part I. FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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106
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139
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143
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Part II. OTHER
INFORMATION
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144
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144
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144
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156
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158
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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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22
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23
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25
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26
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27
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28
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TEUCRIUM SOYBEAN
FUND
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40
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41
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43
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44
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45
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46
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TEUCRIUM SUGAR
FUND
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57
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58
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60
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61
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62
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63
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TEUCRIUM WHEAT
FUND
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74
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74
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77
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78
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79
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80
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TEUCRIUM AGRICULTURAL
FUND
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92
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93
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95
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96
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97
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98
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September 30, 2019
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December 31, 2018
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
174,022,266
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$
159,250,322
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Interest
receivable
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575
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113
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Other
assets
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86,893
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24,455
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Equity
in trading accounts:
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Commodity
futures contracts
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3,208,610
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569,742
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Due
from broker
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6,458,214
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10,972,275
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Total
equity in trading accounts
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9,666,824
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11,542,017
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Total
assets
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$
183,776,558
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$
170,816,907
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Liabilities
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Management
fee payable to Sponsor
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143,251
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135,263
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Payable
for purchases of commercial paper
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-
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14,951,548
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Other
liabilities
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169,512
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109,342
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Equity
in trading accounts:
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Commodity
futures contracts
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3,973,832
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5,369,594
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Total
liabilities
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$
4,286,595
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$
20,565,747
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Net Assets
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$
179,489,963
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$
150,251,160
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Description: Assets
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Fair Value
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Percentage of
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
$4,120)
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$
4,120
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0.00
%
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4,120
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Principal Amount
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U.S.
Treasury Obligations
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U.S.
Treasury Bills 1.89% (cost: $8,211,068 due 10/22/2019)
(a)(b)
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$
8,214,052
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4.58
%
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8,223,000
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Commercial
Paper
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Broadcom
2.36%, 10/17/2019 (cost: $19,957,424)
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$
19,979,200
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11.13
%
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20,000,000
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General
Motors 2.32%, 10/18/2019 (cost: $9,977,000)
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9,989,138
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5.57
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10,000,000
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Jabil
Inc. 2.40%, 10/24/2019 (cost: $2,491,571)
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2,496,199
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1.39
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2,500,000
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Jabil
Inc. 2.43%, 11/26/2019 (cost: $12,429,709)
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12,453,139
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6.94
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12,500,000
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Jabil
Inc. 2.43%, 11/29/2019 (cost: $4,970,878)
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4,980,252
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2.77
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5,000,000
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Newell
Brands Inc. 2.35%, 10/07/2019 (cost: $19,974,921)
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19,992,233
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11.14
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20,000,000
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WGL
Holdings, Inc. 2.52%, 10/11/2019 (cost: $12,479,167)
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12,491,320
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6.96
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12,500,000
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Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $82,280,670)
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$
82,381,481
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45.90
%
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Total
Cash Equivalents
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$
90,599,653
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50.48
%
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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 MAY20 (1,356 contracts)
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$
1,313,485
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0.73
%
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$
27,475,950
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United
States soybean futures contracts
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CBOT
soybean futures JAN20 (213 contracts)
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635,073
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0.35
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9,792,675
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CBOT
soybean futures MAR20 (180 contracts)
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77,940
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0.04
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8,370,000
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CBOT
soybean futures NOV20 (204 contracts)
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91,475
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0.05
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9,733,350
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United
States sugar futures contracts
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ICE
sugar futures JUL20 (212 contracts)
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5,676
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0.00
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3,051,104
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United
States wheat futures contracts
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CBOT
wheat futures MAY20 (598 contracts)
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483,434
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0.27
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15,166,775
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CBOT
wheat futures DEC20 (665 contracts)
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601,527
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0.34
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17,614,188
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Total
commodity futures contracts
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$
3,208,610
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1.78
%
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$
91,204,042
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Percentage of
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Notional Amount
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Description: Liabilities
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Fair Value
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Net Assets
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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 MAR20 (1,613 contracts)
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$
2,624,148
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1.46
%
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$
32,219,675
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CBOT
corn futures DEC20 (1,532 contracts)
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276,793
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0.15
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31,271,950
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United
States sugar futures contracts
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ICE
sugar futures MAY20 (249 contracts)
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180,041
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0.10
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3,555,720
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ICE
sugar futures MAR21 (234 contracts)
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237,895
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0.13
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3,543,322
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United
States wheat futures contracts
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CBOT
wheat futures MAR20 (704 contracts)
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654,955
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0.36
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17,688,000
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Total
commodity futures contracts
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$
3,973,832
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2.20
%
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$
88,278,667
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Exchange-traded funds*
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Shares
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Teucrium
Corn Fund
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$
356,364
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0.20
%
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23,408
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Teucrium
Soybean Fund
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349,422
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0.19
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22,531
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Teucrium
Sugar Fund
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353,195
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0.20
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53,124
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Teucrium
Wheat Fund
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363,578
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0.20
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68,437
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Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $1,934,680)
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$
1,422,559
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0.79
%
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Description:
Assets
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Fair
Value
|
Percentage
of
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
$3,262)
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$
3,262
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0.00
%
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3,262
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Principal
Amount
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Commercial
Paper
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CNH Industrial
Capital LLC 2.63% (cost: $9,939,333 due
1/10/2019)
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$
9,993,500
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6.65
%
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10,000,000
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Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.83% (cost: $2,484,445 due
1/11/2019)
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2,498,056
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1.66
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2,500,000
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Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.98% (cost: $2,488,528 due
1/16/2019)
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2,496,927
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1.66
|
2,500,000
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Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.75% (cost: $4,982,938 due
1/10/2019)
|
4,996,588
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3.33
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5,000,000
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Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 3.04% (cost: $9,924,850 due
2/28/2019)
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9,951,570
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6.62
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10,000,000
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Enbridge Energy
Partners, L.P. 2.96% (cost: $2,490,844 due
1/10/2019)
|
2,498,169
|
1.66
|
2,500,000
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Enbridge Energy
Partners, L.P. 2.98% (cost: $4,983,612 due
1/15/2019)
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4,994,264
|
3.32
|
5,000,000
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Energy Transfer
Operating, L.P. 2.80% (cost: $4,986,486 due
1/4/2019)
|
4,998,842
|
3.33
|
5,000,000
|
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Energy Transfer
Operating, L.P. 3.10% (cost: $9,975,269 due
1/31/2019)
|
9,975,269
|
6.64
|
10,000,000
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Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.63% (cost: $4,967,500 due
1/3/2019)
|
4,999,278
|
3.33
|
5,000,000
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Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.68% (cost: $4,967,612 due
1/18/2019)
|
4,993,744
|
3.32
|
5,000,000
|
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Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.81% (cost: $2,483,783 due
2/6/2019)
|
2,493,050
|
1.66
|
2,500,000
|
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General Motors
Financial Company, Inc. 2.83% (cost: $4,976,278 due
3/5/2019)
|
4,976,278
|
3.31
|
5,000,000
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Humana Inc. 2.91%
(cost: $4,969,200 due 2/11/2019)
|
4,983,600
|
3.32
|
5,000,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. 2.73% (cost: $7,483,063 due
1/2/2019)
|
7,499,427
|
4.99
|
7,500,000
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Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. 2.77% (cost: $4,988,924 due
1/2/2019)
|
4,999,618
|
3.33
|
5,000,000
|
|
Total Commercial
Paper (total cost: $87,092,665)
|
$
87,348,180
|
58.13
%
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Total Cash
Equivalents
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$
87,351,442
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58.13
%
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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
MAY19 (1,030 contracts)
|
$
107,363
|
0.07
%
|
$
19,724,500
|
|
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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 (218 contracts)
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228,400
|
0.15
|
9,755,500
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United States sugar
futures contracts
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ICE sugar futures
MAY19 (278 contracts)
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29,254
|
0.02
|
3,767,456
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ICE sugar futures
JUL19 (235 contracts)
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204,725
|
0.14
|
3,221,568
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
569,742
|
0.38
%
|
$
36,469,024
|
|
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|
Percentage
of
|
Notional
Amount
|
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Description:
Liabilities
|
Fair
Value
|
Net
Assets
|
(Long
Exposure)
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Commodity futures
contracts
|
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|
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United States corn
futures contracts
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|
|
|
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CBOT corn futures
JUL19 (866 contracts)
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$
348,200
|
0.23
%
|
$
16,919,475
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CBOT corn futures
DEC19 (993 contracts)
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949,088
|
0.63
|
19,735,875
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United States
soybean futures contracts
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|
|
|
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CBOT soybean futures
MAY19 (185 contracts)
|
35,688
|
0.02
|
8,396,688
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CBOT soybean futures
NOV19 (209 contracts)
|
3,562
|
0.00
|
9,773,363
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States sugar
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE sugar futures
MAR20 (257 contracts)
|
47,656
|
0.03
|
3,785,096
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States wheat
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT wheat futures
MAY19 (756 contracts)
|
1,367,838
|
0.91
|
19,296,900
|
|
CBOT wheat futures
JUL19 (637 contracts)
|
544,812
|
0.36
|
16,514,225
|
|
CBOT wheat futures
DEC19 (713 contracts)
|
2,072,750
|
1.38
|
19,340,125
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
5,369,594
|
3.56
%
|
$
113,761,747
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-traded
funds*
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
$
383,506
|
0.26
%
|
23,808
|
|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
381,970
|
0.25
|
23,581
|
|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
374,067
|
0.25
|
52,924
|
|
Teucrium Wheat
Fund
|
383,743
|
0.26
|
64,537
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $2,021,172)
|
$
1,523,286
|
1.02
%
|
|
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Three months ended
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30, 2019
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September 30, 2018
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September 30, 2019
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September 30, 2018
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Income
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity
futures contracts:
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|
|
|
|
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Realized
loss on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(3,640,771
)
|
$
(12,210,874
)
|
$
(15,961,816
)
|
$
(5,518,367
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(8,566,065
)
|
6,804,734
|
4,034,630
|
(449,117
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
1,140,175
|
995,171
|
3,227,990
|
2,514,842
|
|
Total
loss
|
(11,066,661
)
|
(4,410,969
)
|
(8,699,196
)
|
(3,452,642
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
463,045
|
453,301
|
1,242,392
|
1,269,139
|
|
Professional
fees
|
241,424
|
421,519
|
876,660
|
1,123,516
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
708,227
|
854,026
|
2,005,420
|
2,416,995
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
102,650
|
103,629
|
276,070
|
287,652
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
25,330
|
17,425
|
79,636
|
105,151
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
68,651
|
72,069
|
214,077
|
229,953
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
-
|
56,262
|
41,273
|
144,986
|
|
Other
expenses
|
8,503
|
33,511
|
24,064
|
99,650
|
|
Total
expenses
|
1,617,830
|
2,011,742
|
4,759,592
|
5,677,042
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(51,196
)
|
(319,431
)
|
(283,839
)
|
(961,565
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
1,566,634
|
1,692,311
|
4,475,753
|
4,715,477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(12,633,295
)
|
$
(6,103,280
)
|
$
(13,174,949
)
|
$
(8,168,119
)
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(13,174,949
)
|
$
(8,168,119
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
67,257,986
|
79,071,522
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(24,847,563
)
|
(41,941,536
)
|
|
Net
change in the cost of the Underlying Funds
|
3,329
|
(572,939
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
42,413,752
|
36,557,047
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in net assets
|
29,238,803
|
28,388,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
150,251,160
|
142,946,752
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
179,489,963
|
$
171,335,680
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(13,174,949
)
|
$
(8,168,119
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(4,034,630
)
|
449,117
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
4,514,061
|
(2,878,902
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
(462
)
|
214
|
|
Other
assets
|
(62,438
)
|
(4,897
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
7,988
|
18,271
|
|
Payable
for purchases of commercial paper
|
(14,951,548
)
|
7,481,728
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
60,170
|
310,205
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(27,641,808
)
|
(2,792,383
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
67,257,986
|
79,071,522
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(24,847,563
)
|
(41,941,536
)
|
|
Net
change in cost of the Underlying Funds
|
3,329
|
(572,939
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
42,413,752
|
36,557,047
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
14,771,944
|
33,764,664
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
159,250,322
|
137,945,626
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
$
174,022,266
|
$
171,710,290
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
102,650
|
$
103,629
|
$
276,070
|
$
287,651
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
2,296
|
$
33,628
|
$
21,863
|
$
78,067
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
39,330
|
$
40,200
|
$
112,738
|
$
127,401
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
1,996
|
$
15,565
|
$
5,895
|
$
37,156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
56,262
|
$
41,273
|
$
144,986
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
3,300
|
$
3,160
|
$
3,300
|
$
3,160
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
243
|
$
24
|
$
243
|
$
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for ETC
|
$
18,850
|
$
-
|
$
33,850
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of ETC Waived
|
$
1,355
|
$
-
|
$
1,846
|
$
-
|
|
|
CORN
|
SOYB
|
CANE
|
WEAT
|
TRUST
|
|
Unrealized
Loss Attributed to Brokerage Commissions
|
$
7,443
|
$
950
|
$
1,355
|
$
3,294
|
$
13,042
|
|
|
September
30, 2019
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
4,120
|
$
3,262
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
83,422,613
|
71,898,880
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
82,381,481
|
87,348,180
|
|
Treasury
Bills
|
8,214,052
|
-
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents as presented on the combined Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
|
$
174,022,266
|
$
159,250,322
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
438,631
|
$
470,347
|
$
1,556,231
|
$
1,923,198
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
36,859
|
$
132,156
|
$
113,416
|
$
383,327
|
|
|
CORN
|
SOYB
|
CANE
|
WEAT
|
TAGS
|
TRUST
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
10,000
|
$
-
|
$
37,193
|
$
-
|
$
4,003
|
$
51,196
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
32,123
|
$
163,478
|
$
71,371
|
$
43,831
|
$
8,628
|
$
319,431
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
15,639
|
$
96,303
|
$
136,629
|
$
2,500
|
$
32,768
|
$
283,839
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
170,846
|
$
347,905
|
$
218,270
|
$
188,615
|
$
35,929
|
$
961,565
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
90,599,653
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
90,599,653
|
|
Commodity
Futures Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
1,313,485
|
-
|
-
|
1,313,485
|
|
Soybeans
futures contracts
|
804,488
|
-
|
-
|
804,488
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
5,676
|
-
|
-
|
5,676
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
1,084,961
|
-
|
-
|
1,084,961
|
|
Total
|
$
93,808,263
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
93,808,263
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Commodity
Futures Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
2,900,941
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
2,900,941
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
417,936
|
-
|
-
|
417,936
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
654,955
|
-
|
-
|
654,955
|
|
Total
|
$
3,973,832
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
3,973,832
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of December
31, 2018
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
87,351,442
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
87,351,442
|
|
Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn futures
contracts
|
107,363
|
-
|
-
|
107,363
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
228,400
|
-
|
-
|
228,400
|
|
Sugar futures
contracts
|
233,979
|
-
|
-
|
233,979
|
|
Total
|
$
87,921,184
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
87,921,184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level 1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of December
31, 2018
|
|
Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corn futures
contracts
|
$
1,297,288
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,297,288
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
39,250
|
-
|
-
|
39,250
|
|
Sugar futures
contracts
|
47,656
|
-
|
-
|
47,656
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
3,985,400
|
-
|
-
|
3,985,400
|
|
Total
|
$
5,369,594
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
5,369,594
|
|
|
(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
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
-
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Soybean futures contracts
|
$
804,488
|
$
-
|
$
804,488
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
804,488
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
5,676
|
$
-
|
$
5,676
|
$
5,676
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
1,084,961
|
$
-
|
$
1,084,961
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
430,006
|
|
|
(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
|
$
2,900,941
|
$
-
|
$
2,900,941
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
1,587,456
|
$
-
|
|
Sugar futures contracts
|
$
417,936
|
$
-
|
$
417,936
|
$
5,676
|
$
412,260
|
$
-
|
|
Wheat futures contracts
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
654,955
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
107,363
|
$
-
|
$
107,363
|
$
107,363
|
|
$
-
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
$
228,400
|
$
-
|
$
228,400
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
189,150
|
|
Sugar futures
contracts
|
$
233,979
|
$
-
|
$
233,979
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
186,323
|
|
|
(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
|
$
1,297,288
|
$
-
|
$
1,297,288
|
$
107,363
|
$
1,189,925
|
$
-
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
39,250
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Sugar futures
contracts
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
47,656
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
|
|
Realized
(Loss) Gain on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
(2,067,780
)
|
$
(4,814,068
)
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
133,912
|
(626,737
)
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
(153,090
)
|
(389,491
)
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
(1,553,813
)
|
(2,735,769
)
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
(3,640,771
)
|
$
(8,566,065
)
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (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
|
|
|
Realized
(Loss) Gain on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) Appreciation on Commodity
Futures Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
(5,160,830
)
|
$
(397,531
)
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
(1,019,501
)
|
615,338
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
139,578
|
(598,583
)
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
(9,921,063
)
|
4,415,406
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
(15,961,816
)
|
$
4,034,630
|
|
|
Realized
(Loss) Gain on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (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
)
|
|
|
Outstanding
Shares
|
Net
Assets
|
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
5,975,004
|
$
90,963,564
|
|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
1,800,004
|
27,915,287
|
|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
1,525,004
|
10,139,020
|
|
Teucrium Wheat
Fund
|
9,500,004
|
50,469,335
|
|
Teucrium Agricultural
Fund:
|
|
|
|
Net assets including the
investment in the Underlying Funds
|
75,002
|
1,425,316
|
|
Less: Investment in the
Underlying Funds
|
|
(1,422,559
)
|
|
Net for the Fund in the
combined net assets of the Trust
|
|
2,757
|
|
Total
|
|
$
179,489,963
|
|
|
Outstanding
Shares
|
Net
Assets
|
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
3,500,004
|
$
56,379,057
|
|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
1,725,004
|
27,942,017
|
|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
1,525,004
|
10,778,739
|
|
Teucrium Wheat
Fund
|
9,275,004
|
55,149,873
|
|
Teucrium Agricultural
Fund:
|
|
|
|
Net assets including the
investment in the Underlying Funds
|
75,002
|
1,524,760
|
|
Less: Investment in the
Underlying Funds
|
|
(1,523,286
)
|
|
Net for the Fund in the
combined net assets of the Trust
|
|
1,474
|
|
Total
|
|
$
150,251,160
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
87,905,616
|
$
58,910,133
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
275
|
7
|
|
Other
assets
|
6,349
|
6,380
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
1,313,485
|
107,363
|
|
Due
from broker
|
4,789,749
|
3,730,196
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
6,103,234
|
3,837,559
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
94,015,474
|
$
62,754,079
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
72,421
|
51,822
|
|
Payable
for purchases of commercial paper
|
-
|
4,981,957
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
78,548
|
43,955
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
2,900,941
|
1,297,288
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
$
3,051,910
|
$
6,375,022
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
90,963,564
|
$
56,379,057
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
5,975,004
|
3,500,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares authorized
|
10,125,000
|
12,800,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
15.22
|
$
16.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
15.18
|
$
16.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$102)
|
$
102
|
0.00
%
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Bills 1.90% (cost: $4,221,857 due 10/22/2019)
(a)(b)
|
$
4,223,393
|
4.64
%
|
4,228,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcom
Inc. 2.36% (cost: $14,967,825 due 10/17/2019)
|
$
14,984,400
|
16.47
%
|
15,000,000
|
|
General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.32% (cost: $4,988,500 due
10/18/2019)
|
4,994,569
|
5.49
|
5,000,000
|
|
Jabil
Inc. 2.43% (cost: $7,457,825 due 11/26/2019)
|
7,471,883
|
8.22
|
7,500,000
|
|
Jabil
Inc. 2.43% (cost: $2,485,439 due 11/29/2019)
|
2,490,126
|
2.74
|
2,500,000
|
|
Newell
Brands Inc. 2.35% (cost: $7,490,616 due 10/07/2019)
|
7,497,088
|
8.24
|
7,500,000
|
|
WGL
Holdings, Inc. 2.52% (cost: $4,991,667 due 10/11/2019)
|
4,996,528
|
5.49
|
5,000,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $42,381,872)
|
$
42,434,594
|
46.65
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
46,658,089
|
51.29
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures MAY20 (1,356 contracts)
|
$
1,313,485
|
1.44
%
|
$
27,475,950
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States corn futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
corn futures MAR20 (1,613 contracts)
|
$
2,624,148
|
2.89
%
|
$
32,219,675
|
|
CBOT
corn futures DEC20 (1,532 contracts)
|
276,793
|
0.30
|
31,271,950
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
2,900,941
|
3.19
%
|
$
63,491,625
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
CNH Industrial
Capital LLC 2.62% (cost: $4,969,667 due
1/10/2019)
|
$
4,996,750
|
8.86
%
|
5,000,000
|
|
Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.83% (cost: $2,484,445 due
1/11/2019)
|
2,498,056
|
4.43
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.98% (cost: $2,488,528 due
1/16/2019)
|
2,496,927
|
4.43
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.75% (cost: $2,491,469 due
1/10/2019)
|
2,498,294
|
4.43
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 3.04% (cost: $4,962,425 due
2/28/2019)
|
4,975,785
|
8.83
|
5,000,000
|
|
Energy Transfer
Operating, L.P. 3.10% (cost: $2,493,817 due
1/31/2019)
|
2,493,817
|
4.42
|
2,500,000
|
|
Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.63% (cost: $2,483,750 due
1/3/2019)
|
2,499,639
|
4.43
|
2,500,000
|
|
Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.68% (cost: $2,483,806 due
1/18/2019)
|
2,496,872
|
4.43
|
2,500,000
|
|
General Motors
Financial Company, Inc. 2.83% (cost: $2,488,139 due
3/5/2019)
|
2,488,139
|
4.41
|
2,500,000
|
|
Humana Inc. 2.91%
(cost: $2,484,600 due 2/11/2019)
|
2,491,800
|
4.42
|
2,500,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. 2.73% (cost: $2,494,354 due
1/2/2019)
|
2,499,809
|
4.44
|
2,500,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. 2.77% (cost: $2,494,462 due
1/2/2019)
|
2,499,809
|
4.44
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total Commercial
Paper (cost: $34,819,462)
|
$
34,935,697
|
61.97
%
|
|
|
Total Cash
Equivalents
|
$
34,935,797
|
61.97
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States corn
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT corn futures
MAY19 (1,030 contracts)
|
$
107,363
|
0.19
%
|
$
19,724,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
of
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
Description:
Liabilities
|
Fair
Value
|
Net
Assets
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States corn
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT corn futures
JUL19 (866 contracts)
|
$
348,200
|
0.62
%
|
$
16,919,475
|
|
CBOT corn futures
DEC19 (993 contracts)
|
949,088
|
1.68
|
19,735,875
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
1,297,288
|
2.30
%
|
$
36,655,350
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
loss on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(2,067,780
)
|
$
(6,989,488
)
|
$
(5,160,830
)
|
$
(3,818,950
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(4,814,068
)
|
4,859,838
|
(397,531
)
|
50,500
|
|
Interest
income
|
576,767
|
402,187
|
1,430,347
|
1,083,119
|
|
Total
loss
|
(6,305,081
)
|
(1,727,463
)
|
(4,128,014
)
|
(2,685,331
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
234,321
|
180,923
|
551,158
|
542,002
|
|
Professional
fees
|
101,641
|
120,206
|
345,097
|
368,209
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
379,590
|
290,639
|
863,852
|
898,125
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
54,380
|
29,336
|
116,346
|
88,517
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
4,687
|
1,215
|
13,826
|
21,886
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
35,148
|
22,648
|
87,591
|
88,303
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
-
|
25,560
|
18,768
|
66,870
|
|
Other
expenses
|
4,687
|
13,099
|
11,023
|
35,331
|
|
Total
expenses
|
814,454
|
683,626
|
2,007,661
|
2,109,243
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(10,000
)
|
(32,123
)
|
(15,639
)
|
(170,846
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
804,454
|
651,503
|
1,992,022
|
1,938,397
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(7,109,535
)
|
$
(2,378,966
)
|
$
(6,120,036
)
|
$
(4,623,728
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(1.18
)
|
$
(0.59
)
|
$
(0.89
)
|
$
(0.91
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(1.19
)
|
$
(0.54
)
|
$
(1.31
)
|
$
(1.09
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
5,986,961
|
4,411,417
|
4,665,389
|
4,242,220
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(6,120,036
)
|
$
(4,623,728
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
43,738,918
|
24,842,540
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(3,034,375
)
|
(19,390,928
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
40,704,543
|
5,451,612
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
34,584,507
|
827,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
56,379,057
|
$
64,901,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
90,963,564
|
$
65,729,363
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
16.11
|
$
16.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
15.22
|
$
15.84
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
2,675,000
|
1,425,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
200,000
|
1,150,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(6,120,036
)
|
$
(4,623,728
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized depreciation (appreciation) on commodity
futures contracts
|
397,531
|
(50,500
)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
(1,059,553
)
|
370,050
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
(268
)
|
51
|
|
Other
assets
|
31
|
(2,017
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
20,599
|
(209
)
|
|
Payable
for purchases of commercial paper
|
(4,981,957
)
|
2,494,729
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
34,593
|
60,729
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(11,709,060
)
|
(1,750,895
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
43,738,918
|
24,842,540
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(3,034,375
)
|
(19,390,928
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
40,704,543
|
5,451,612
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
28,995,483
|
3,700,717
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
58,910,133
|
63,139,461
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
87,905,616
|
$
66,840,178
|
|
CBOT Corn
Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second to
expire
|
35%
|
|
Third to
expire
|
30%
|
|
December following the third
to expire
|
35%
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
54,380
|
$
29,336
|
$
116,346
|
$
88,517
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
19,590
|
$
14,791
|
$
46,891
|
$
47,888
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
4,781
|
$
-
|
$
8,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
25,560
|
$
18,768
|
$
66,870
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
1,688
|
$
1,124
|
$
1,688
|
$
1,124
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for ETC
|
$
9,593
|
$
-
|
$
15,829
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of ETC Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
CORN
|
|
Unrealized
Loss Attributed to Brokerage Commissions
|
$
7,443
|
|
|
September
30, 2019
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
102
|
$
100
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
41,247,527
|
23,974,336
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
42,434,594
|
34,935,697
|
|
Treasury
Bills
|
4,223,393
|
-
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents as presented on the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
|
$
87,905,616
|
$
58,910,133
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current
market value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
220,563
|
$
172,620
|
$
635,975
|
$
728,146
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
10,000
|
$
11,429
|
$
14,500
|
$
82,258
|
|
|
CORN
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
10,000
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
32,123
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
15,639
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
170,846
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
46,658,089
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
46,658,089
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
1,313,485
|
-
|
-
|
1,313,485
|
|
Total
|
$
47,971,574
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
47,971,574
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
2,900,941
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
2,900,941
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
34,935,797
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
34,935,797
|
|
Corn futures
contracts
|
107,363
|
-
|
-
|
107,363
|
|
Total
|
$
35,043,160
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
35,043,160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level 1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Corn futures
contracts
|
$
1,297,288
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,297,288
|
|
|
(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
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
-
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
2,900,941
|
$
-
|
$
2,900,941
|
$
1,313,485
|
$
1,587,456
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
107,363
|
$
-
|
$
107,363
|
$
107,363
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
1,297,288
|
$
-
|
$
1,297,288
|
$
107,363
|
$
1,189,925
|
$
-
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
(2,067,780
)
|
$
(4,814,068
)
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Corn
futures contracts
|
$
(5,160,830
)
|
$
(397,531
)
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
16.40
|
$
16.43
|
$
16.11
|
$
16.75
|
|
Income
from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.10
|
0.09
|
0.31
|
0.26
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on commodity futures
contracts
|
(1.15
)
|
(0.53
)
|
(0.77
)
|
(0.71
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.13
)
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.43
)
|
(0.46
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(1.18
)
|
(0.59
)
|
(0.89
)
|
(0.91
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
15.22
|
$
15.84
|
$
15.22
|
$
15.84
|
|
Total Return
|
(7.20
)%
|
(3.59
)%
|
(5.52
)%
|
(5.43
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.48
%
|
3.78
%
|
3.64
%
|
3.89
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.43
%
|
3.60
%
|
3.61
%
|
3.58
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(0.97
)%
|
(1.38
)%
|
(1.02
)%
|
(1.58
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
27,121,250
|
$
26,774,939
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
101
|
4
|
|
Other
assets
|
28,658
|
-
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
804,488
|
228,400
|
|
Due
from broker
|
3,575
|
1,022,182
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
808,063
|
1,250,582
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
27,958,072
|
$
28,025,525
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
23,056
|
24,973
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
19,729
|
19,285
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
-
|
39,250
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
$
42,785
|
$
83,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
27,915,287
|
$
27,942,017
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
1,800,004
|
1,725,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares authorized
|
9,725,000
|
10,350,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
15.51
|
$
16.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
15.51
|
$
16.18
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net
Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$102)
|
$
102
|
0.00
%
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Bills 1.89% (cost: $956,615 due 10/22/2019)
(a)(b)
|
$
956,962
|
3.43
%
|
958,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcom
Inc. 2.36% (cost: $2,494,312 due 10/17/2019)
|
$
2,497,400
|
8.95
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Jabil
Inc. 2.43% (cost: $2,485,942 due 11/26/2019)
|
2,490,628
|
8.92
|
2,500,000
|
|
Newell
Brands Inc. 2.35% (cost: $4,993,690 due 10/07/2019)
|
4,998,058
|
17.90
|
5,000,000
|
|
WGL
Holdings, Inc. 2.52% (cost: $2,495,833 due 10/11/2019)
|
2,498,264
|
8.95
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (cost: $12,469,777)
|
12,484,350
|
44.72
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
13,441,414
|
48.15
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures JAN20 (213 contracts)
|
$
635,073
|
2.27
%
|
$
9,792,675
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures MAR20 (180 contracts)
|
77,940
|
0.28
|
8,370,000
|
|
CBOT
soybean futures NOV20 (204 contracts)
|
91,475
|
0.33
|
9,733,350
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
804,488
|
2.88
%
|
$
27,896,025
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
CNH Industrial
Capital LLC 2.63% (cost: $2,484,833 due
1/10/2019)
|
$
2,498,375
|
8.94
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enbridge Energy
Partners, L.P. 2.96% (cost: $2,490,844 due
1/10/2019)
|
2,498,169
|
8.94
|
2,500,000
|
|
Energy Transfer
Operating, L.P. 2.80% (cost: $4,986,486 due
1/4/2019)
|
4,998,842
|
17.89
|
5,000,000
|
|
Enbridge Energy
Partners, L.P. 2.98% (cost: $2,491,806 due
1/15/2019)
|
2,497,132
|
8.94
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total Commercial
Paper (cost: $12,453,969)
|
12,492,518
|
44.71
|
|
|
Total Cash
Equivalents
|
$
12,492,618
|
44.71
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States
soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT soybean futures
MAR19 (218 contracts)
|
$
228,400
|
0.82
%
|
$
9,755,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
Description:
Liabilities
|
Fair
Value
|
Percentage
of Net Assets
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States
soybean futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT soybean futures
MAY19 (185 contracts)
|
$
35,688
|
0.13
%
|
$
8,396,688
|
|
CBOT soybean futures
NOV19 (209 contracts)
|
3,562
|
0.01
|
9,773,363
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
39,250
|
0.14
%
|
$
18,170,051
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
gain (loss) on commodity futures contracts
|
$
133,912
|
$
(1,270,462
)
|
$
(1,019,501
)
|
$
(1,350,475
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (depreciation) or appreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(626,737
)
|
827,925
|
615,338
|
(746,075
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
187,124
|
149,890
|
539,377
|
280,547
|
|
Total
(loss) income
|
(305,701
)
|
(292,647
)
|
135,214
|
(1,816,003
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
76,080
|
68,079
|
208,085
|
138,836
|
|
Professional
fees
|
40,322
|
97,107
|
142,734
|
192,810
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
118,089
|
182,508
|
390,327
|
402,339
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
16,738
|
32,025
|
58,607
|
53,261
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
6,086
|
10,893
|
15,824
|
27,738
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
12,934
|
19,439
|
40,375
|
37,027
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
-
|
5,500
|
4,193
|
11,138
|
|
Other
expenses
|
761
|
9,351
|
2,812
|
17,886
|
|
Total
expenses
|
271,010
|
424,902
|
862,957
|
881,035
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
-
|
(163,478
)
|
(96,303
)
|
(347,905
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
271,010
|
261,424
|
766,654
|
533,130
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(576,711
)
|
$
(554,071
)
|
$
(631,440
)
|
$
(2,349,133
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(0.21
)
|
$
(0.39
)
|
$
(0.69
)
|
$
(2.02
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(0.29
)
|
$
(0.33
)
|
$
(0.35
)
|
$
(2.17
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
1,979,352
|
1,685,602
|
1,782,513
|
1,081,506
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(631,440
)
|
$
(2,349,133
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
9,251,550
|
23,930,870
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(8,646,840
)
|
(2,948,443
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
604,710
|
20,982,427
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
(26,730
)
|
18,633,294
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
27,942,017
|
$
10,264,025
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
27,915,287
|
$
28,897,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
16.20
|
$
17.85
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
15.51
|
$
15.83
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
625,000
|
1,425,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
550,000
|
175,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(631,440
)
|
$
(2,349,133
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (appreciation) and depreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(615,338
)
|
746,075
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
1,018,607
|
(1,626,578
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
(97
)
|
13
|
|
Other
assets
|
(28,658
)
|
708
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
(1,917
)
|
11,468
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
444
|
105,454
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(258,399
)
|
(3,111,993
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
9,251,550
|
23,930,870
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(8,646,840
)
|
(2,948,443
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
604,710
|
20,982,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
346,311
|
17,870,434
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
26,774,939
|
9,942,185
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
$
27,121,250
|
$
27,812,619
|
|
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 September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
16,738
|
$
32,025
|
$
58,607
|
$
53,261
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
17,168
|
$
12,828
|
$
28,904
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
6,748
|
$
7,780
|
$
22,418
|
$
19,614
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
7,780
|
$
-
|
$
12,313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
5,500
|
$
4,193
|
$
11,138
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
533
|
$
711
|
$
533
|
$
711
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for ETC
|
$
3,081
|
$
-
|
$
6,410
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of ETC Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
SOYB
|
|
Unrealized
Loss Attributed to Brokerage Commissions
|
$
950
|
|
|
September
30, 2019
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
102
|
$
100
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
13,679,836
|
14,282,321
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
12,484,350
|
12,492,518
|
|
Treasury
Bills
|
956,962
|
-
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents as presented on the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
|
$
27,121,250
|
$
26,774,939
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
73,221
|
$
93,840
|
$
309,071
|
$
288,392
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
-
|
$
65,812
|
$
31,537
|
$
155,306
|
|
|
SOYB
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
-
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
163,478
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
96,303
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
347,905
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
13,441,414
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
13,441,414
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
804,488
|
-
|
-
|
804,488
|
|
Total
|
$
14,245,902
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
14,245,902
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
12,492,618
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
12,492,618
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
228,400
|
-
|
-
|
228,400
|
|
Total
|
$
12,721,018
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
12,721,018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
39,250
|
|
|
(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
|
$
804,488
|
$
-
|
$
804,488
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
804,488
|
|
|
(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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
$
228,400
|
$
-
|
$
228,400
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
189,150
|
|
|
(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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soybeans futures
contracts
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
39,250
|
$
39,250
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
Realized
Gain on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
$
133,912
|
$
(626,737
)
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Soybean
futures contracts
|
$
(1,019,501
)
|
$
615,338
|
|
|
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
)
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
15.72
|
$
16.22
|
$
16.20
|
$
17.85
|
|
Income
from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.10
|
0.09
|
0.30
|
0.26
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.17
)
|
(0.32
)
|
(0.56
)
|
(1.79
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.14
)
|
(0.16
)
|
(0.43
)
|
(0.49
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(0.21
)
|
(0.39
)
|
(0.69
)
|
(2.02
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
15.51
|
$
15.83
|
$
15.51
|
$
15.83
|
|
Total Return
|
(1.34
)%
|
(2.40
)%
|
(4.26
)%
|
(11.32
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.56
%
|
6.24
%
|
4.15
%
|
6.35
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.56
|
3.84
%
|
3.68
%
|
3.84
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(1.10
)%
|
(1.64
)%
|
(1.09
)%
|
(1.82
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
9,916,912
|
$
10,261,941
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
40
|
90
|
|
Other
assets
|
42,024
|
4,621
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
5,676
|
233,979
|
|
Due
from broker
|
603,543
|
351,972
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
609,219
|
585,951
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
10,568,195
|
$
10,852,603
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
7,601
|
9,918
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
3,638
|
16,290
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
417,936
|
47,656
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
$
429,175
|
$
73,864
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
10,139,020
|
$
10,778,739
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Authorized
|
10,050,000
|
10,525,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
6.65
|
$
7.07
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
6.67
|
$
7.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$102)
|
$
102
|
0.00
%
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Bills 1.90% (cost: $583,150 due 10/22/2019)
(a)(b)
|
$
583,363
|
5.75
%
|
584,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Jabil
Inc. 2.40% (cost: $2,491,571 due 10/24/2019)
|
$
2,496,199
|
24.62
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
3,079,664
|
30.37
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures JUL20 (212 contracts)
|
$
5,676
|
0.06
%
|
$
3,051,104
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States sugar futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAY20 (249 contracts)
|
$
180,041
|
1.77
%
|
$
3,555,720
|
|
ICE
sugar futures MAR21 (234 contracts)
|
237,895
|
2.35
|
3,543,322
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
417,936
|
4.12
%
|
$
7,099,042
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Enbridge Energy
Partners, L.P. 2.98% (cost: $2,491,806 due
1/15/2019)
|
$
2,497,132
|
23.17
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total Cash
Equivalents
|
$
2,497,232
|
23.17
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States sugar
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE sugar futures
MAY19 (278 contracts)
|
$
29,254
|
0.27
%
|
$
3,767,456
|
|
ICE sugar futures
JUL19 (235 contracts)
|
204,725
|
1.90
|
3,221,568
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
233,979
|
2.17
%
|
$
6,989,024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
Description:
Liabilities
|
Fair
Value
|
Percentage
of Net Assets
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States sugar
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
ICE sugar futures
MAR20 (257 contracts)
|
$
47,656
|
0.44
%
|
$
3,785,096
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
(loss) gain on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(153,090
)
|
$
(1,477,762
)
|
$
139,578
|
$
(2,775,629
)
|
|
Net
change in depreciation on commodity futures contracts
|
(389,491
)
|
(458,729
)
|
(598,583
)
|
(1,067,192
)
|
|
Interest
income
|
55,606
|
79,414
|
188,495
|
168,093
|
|
Total
loss
|
(486,975
)
|
(1,857,077
)
|
(270,510
)
|
(3,674,728
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
23,368
|
38,405
|
74,964
|
87,252
|
|
Professional
fees
|
17,095
|
70,533
|
94,239
|
151,748
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
61,897
|
71,249
|
170,183
|
203,125
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
6,639
|
9,817
|
22,365
|
27,762
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
4,197
|
3,064
|
13,088
|
22,610
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
4,364
|
8,604
|
24,663
|
20,345
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
-
|
8,613
|
3,471
|
15,246
|
|
Other
expenses
|
467
|
3,185
|
2,018
|
9,513
|
|
Total
expenses
|
118,027
|
213,470
|
404,991
|
537,601
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(37,193
)
|
(71,371
)
|
(136,629
)
|
(218,270
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
80,834
|
142,099
|
268,362
|
319,331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(567,809
)
|
$
(1,999,176
)
|
$
(538,872
)
|
$
(3,994,059
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(0.45
)
|
$
(0.99
)
|
$
(0.42
)
|
$
(3.16
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(0.41
)
|
$
(0.91
)
|
$
(0.38
)
|
$
(2.58
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
1,386,961
|
2,203,265
|
1,415,480
|
1,546,341
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(538,872
)
|
$
(3,994,059
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
3,306,553
|
16,721,415
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(3,407,400
)
|
(3,998,005
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
(100,847
)
|
12,723,410
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
(639,719
)
|
8,729,351
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
10,778,739
|
$
6,363,710
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
10,139,020
|
$
15,093,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
7.07
|
$
9.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
6.65
|
$
6.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
475,000
|
2,200,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
475,000
|
575,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(538,872
)
|
$
(3,994,059
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized depreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
598,583
|
1,067,192
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
(251,571
)
|
(2,143,742
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
50
|
(29
)
|
|
Other
assets
|
(37,403
)
|
(2,070
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
(2,317
)
|
7,328
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
(12,652
)
|
50,264
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(244,182
)
|
(5,015,116
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
3,306,553
|
16,721,415
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(3,407,400
)
|
(3,998,005
)
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(100,847
)
|
12,723,410
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(345,029
)
|
7,708,294
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period
|
10,261,941
|
5,929,275
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period
|
$
9,916,912
|
$
13,637,569
|
|
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 September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
6,639
|
$
9,817
|
$
22,365
|
$
27,762
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
1,965
|
$
5,867
|
$
7,372
|
$
15,150
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
2,756
|
$
3,861
|
$
10,746
|
$
10,464
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
1,851
|
$
2,709
|
$
5,293
|
$
6,262
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
8,613
|
$
3,471
|
$
15,246
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
224
|
$
334
|
$
224
|
$
334
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
224
|
$
-
|
$
224
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for ETC
|
$
1,289
|
$
-
|
$
2,521
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of ETC Waived
|
$
1,289
|
$
-
|
$
1,693
|
$
-
|
|
|
CANE
|
|
Unrealized
Loss Attributed to Brokerage Commissions
|
$
1,355
|
|
|
September
30, 2019
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
102
|
$
100
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
6,837,248
|
7,764,709
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
2,496,199
|
2,497,132
|
|
Treasury
Bills
|
583,363
|
-
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents as presented on the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
|
$
9,916,912
|
$
10,261,941
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
30,609
|
$
44,971
|
$
155,364
|
$
152,305
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
24,846
|
$
18,149
|
$
55,319
|
$
62,360
|
|
|
CANE
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
37,193
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
71,371
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
136,629
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
218,270
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
3,079,664
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
3,079,664
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
5,676
|
-
|
-
|
5,676
|
|
Total
|
$
3,085,340
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
3,085,340
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
417,936
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
417,936
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
2,497,232
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
2,497,232
|
|
Sugar Futures
Contracts
|
233,979
|
-
|
-
|
233,979
|
|
Total
|
$
2,731,211
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
2,731,211
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Sugar Futures
Contracts
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
47,656
|
|
|
(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
|
$
5,676
|
$
-
|
$
5,676
|
$
5,676
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
417,936
|
$
-
|
$
417,936
|
$
5,676
|
$
412,260
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
233,979
|
$
-
|
$
233,979
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
186,323
|
|
|
(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
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
47,656
|
$
47,656
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
(153,090
)
|
$
(389,491
)
|
|
|
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
)
|
|
|
Realized
Gain on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Sugar
futures contracts
|
$
139,578
|
$
(598,583
)
|
|
|
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
)
|
|
|
Three months ended
September 30, 2019
|
Three months ended
September
30, 2018
|
Nine months ended
September
30, 2019
|
Nine months ended
September
30, 2018
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
7.10
|
$
7.62
|
$
7.07
|
$
9.79
|
|
Income
(loss) from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.13
|
0.11
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.43
)
|
(0.96
)
|
(0.36
)
|
(3.06
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.06
)
|
(0.07
)
|
(0.19
)
|
(0.21
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(0.45
)
|
(0.99
)
|
(0.42
)
|
(3.16
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
6.65
|
$
6.63
|
$
6.65
|
$
6.63
|
|
Total Return
|
(6.34
)%
|
(12.99
)%
|
(5.94
)%
|
(32.28
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
5.05
%
|
5.56
%
|
5.40
%
|
6.16
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.46
%
|
3.70
%
|
3.58
%
|
3.66
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(1.08
)%
|
(1.63
)%
|
(1.07
)%
|
(1.73
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
49,074,793
|
$
63,300,447
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
153
|
7
|
|
Other
assets
|
9,862
|
13,454
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
1,084,961
|
-
|
|
Due
from broker
|
1,061,347
|
5,867,925
|
|
Total
equity in trading accounts
|
2,146,308
|
5,867,925
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
51,231,116
|
$
69,181,833
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
40,173
|
48,550
|
|
Payable
for purchases of commercial paper
|
-
|
9,969,591
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
66,653
|
28,419
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
654,955
|
3,985,400
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
$
761,781
|
$
14,031,960
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
50,469,335
|
$
55,149,873
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
9,500,004
|
9,275,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares authorized
|
43,175,000
|
15,175,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
5.31
|
$
5.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
5.30
|
$
5.93
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net
Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$119)
|
$
119
|
0.00
%
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Treasury Bills 1.89% (cost: $2,449,446 due10/22/2019)
(a)(b)
|
$
2,450,334
|
4.85
%
|
2,453,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
Broadcom
Inc. 2.36% (cost: $2,495,287 due 10/17/2019)
|
$
2,497,400
|
4.95
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
General
Motors Financial Company, Inc. 2.32% (cost: $4,988,500 due
10/18/2019)
|
4,994,569
|
9.90
|
5,000,000
|
|
Jabil
Inc. 2.43% (cost: $2,485,440 due 11/29/2019)
|
2,490,126
|
4.93
|
2,500,000
|
|
Jabil
Inc. 2.43% (cost: $2,485,942 due 11/26/2019)
|
2,490,628
|
4.94
|
2,500,000
|
|
Newell
Brands Inc. 2.35% (cost: $7,490,615 due 10/07/2019)
|
7,497,087
|
14.85
|
7,500,000
|
|
WGL
Holdings, Inc. 2.52% (cost: $4,991,667 due 10/11/2019)
|
4,996,528
|
9.90
|
5,000,000
|
|
Total
Commercial Paper (Total cost: $24,937,451)
|
$
24,966,338
|
49.47
%
|
|
|
Total
Cash Equivalents
|
$
27,416,791
|
54.32
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount
|
|
|
|
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAY20 (598 contracts)
|
$
483,434
|
0.96
%
|
$
15,166,775
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures DEC20 (665 contracts)
|
601,527
|
1.19
|
17,614,188
|
|
Total
commodity futures contracts
|
$
1,084,961
|
2.15
%
|
$
32,780,963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of
|
Notional Amount
|
|
Description: Liabilities
|
Fair Value
|
Net Assets
|
(Long Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United
States wheat futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT
wheat futures MAR20 (704 contracts)
|
$
654,955
|
1.30
%
|
$
17,688,000
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
|
|
|
|
CNH Industrial
Capital LLC 2.62% (cost: $2,484,833 due
1/10/2019)
|
$
2,498,375
|
4.53
%
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 2.75% (cost: $2,491,469 due
1/10/2019)
|
2,498,294
|
4.53
|
2,500,000
|
|
Enable Midstream
Partners, LP 3.04% (cost: $4,962,425 due
2/28/2019)
|
4,975,785
|
9.02
|
5,000,000
|
|
Energy Transfer
Operating, L.P. 3.10% (cost: $7,481,452 due
1/31/2019)
|
7,481,452
|
13.57
|
7,500,000
|
|
Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.63% (cost: $2,483,750 due
1/3/2019)
|
2,499,639
|
4.53
|
2,500,000
|
|
Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.68% (cost: $2,483,806 due
1/18/2019)
|
2,496,872
|
4.53
|
2,500,000
|
|
Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC 2.81% (cost: $2,483,783 due
2/6/2019)
|
2,493,050
|
4.52
|
2,500,000
|
|
General Motors
Financial Company, Inc. 2.83% (cost: $2,488,139 due
3/5/2019)
|
2,488,139
|
4.51
|
2,500,000
|
|
Humana Inc. 2.91%
(cost: $2,484,600 due 2/11/2019)
|
2,491,800
|
4.52
|
2,500,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. 2.73% (cost: $4,988,709 due
1/2/2019)
|
4,999,618
|
9.07
|
5,000,000
|
|
Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. 2.77% (cost: $2,494,462 due
1/2/2019)
|
2,499,809
|
4.53
|
2,500,000
|
|
Total Commercial
Paper (cost: $37,327,428)
|
$
37,422,833
|
67.86
%
|
|
|
Total Cash
Equivalents
|
$
37,422,933
|
67.86
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
|
Description:
Liabilities
|
Fair
Value
|
Percentage
of Net Assets
|
(Long
Exposure)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
United States wheat
futures contracts
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT wheat futures
MAY19 (756 contracts)
|
$
1,367,838
|
2.48
%
|
$
19,296,900
|
|
CBOT wheat futures
JUL19 (637 contracts)
|
544,812
|
0.99
|
16,514,225
|
|
CBOT wheat futures
DEC19 (713 contracts)
|
2,072,750
|
3.76
|
19,340,125
|
|
Total commodity
futures contracts
|
$
3,985,400
|
7.23
%
|
$
55,151,250
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized (loss) gain on trading of commodity futures
contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
(loss) gain on commodity futures contracts
|
$
(1,553,813
)
|
$
(2,473,162
)
|
$
(9,921,063
)
|
$
2,426,687
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (depreciation) or appreciation on commodity
futures contracts
|
(2,735,769
)
|
1,575,700
|
4,415,406
|
1,313,650
|
|
Interest
income
|
320,662
|
363,665
|
1,069,721
|
983,049
|
|
Total
(loss) income
|
(3,968,920
)
|
(533,797
)
|
(4,435,936
)
|
4,723,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees
|
129,276
|
165,894
|
408,185
|
501,049
|
|
Professional
fees
|
81,432
|
129,130
|
288,217
|
399,434
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
145,365
|
304,791
|
567,573
|
899,685
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
24,562
|
31,804
|
77,089
|
116,245
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
10,342
|
2,151
|
24,873
|
20,759
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
16,090
|
21,110
|
60,177
|
82,612
|
|
Brokerage
commissions
|
-
|
16,589
|
14,841
|
51,732
|
|
Other
expenses
|
2,586
|
7,736
|
8,164
|
36,383
|
|
Total
expenses
|
409,653
|
679,205
|
1,449,119
|
2,107,899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
-
|
(43,831
)
|
(2,500
)
|
(188,615
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
409,653
|
635,374
|
1,446,619
|
1,919,284
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
$
(4,378,573
)
|
$
(1,169,171
)
|
$
(5,882,555
)
|
$
2,804,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income per share
|
$
(0.44
)
|
$
(0.13
)
|
$
(0.64
)
|
$
0.25
|
|
Net
(loss) income per weighted average share
|
$
(0.45
)
|
$
(0.12
)
|
$
(0.59
)
|
$
0.27
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
9,692,124
|
10,052,993
|
9,982,605
|
10,321,616
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
$
(5,882,555
)
|
$
2,804,102
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
10,960,965
|
12,997,590
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(9,758,948
)
|
(15,604,160
)
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
1,202,017
|
(2,606,570
)
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
(4,680,538
)
|
197,532
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
55,149,873
|
$
61,416,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
50,469,335
|
$
61,613,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
5.95
|
$
5.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
5.31
|
$
6.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
2,000,000
|
2,000,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
1,775,000
|
2,375,000
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
$
(5,882,555
)
|
$
2,804,102
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation on commodity futures
contracts
|
(4,415,406
)
|
(1,313,650
)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Due
from broker
|
4,806,578
|
521,368
|
|
Payable
for purchases of commercial paper
|
(9,969,591
)
|
4,986,999
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
(146
)
|
181
|
|
Other
assets
|
3,592
|
(887
)
|
|
Management
fee payable to Sponsor
|
(8,377
)
|
(316
)
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
38,234
|
93,356
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
(15,427,671
)
|
7,091,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
10,960,965
|
12,997,590
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
(9,758,948
)
|
(15,604,160
)
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
1,202,017
|
(2,606,570
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(14,225,654
)
|
4,484,583
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
63,300,447
|
58,932,231
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
49,074,793
|
$
63,416,814
|
|
CBOT Wheat
Futures Contract
|
Weighting
|
|
Second to
expire
|
35%
|
|
Third to
expire
|
30%
|
|
December following the
third-to-expire
|
35%
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
24,562
|
$
31,804
|
$
77,089
|
$
116,244
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
9,946
|
$
-
|
$
31,513
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
10,017
|
$
13,473
|
$
31,915
|
$
48,591
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
9,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
16,589
|
$
14,841
|
$
51,732
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
837
|
$
967
|
$
837
|
$
967
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for ETC
|
$
4,782
|
$
-
|
$
8,898
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of ETC Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
WEAT
|
|
Unrealized
Loss Attributed to Brokerage Commissions
|
$
3,294
|
|
|
September
30, 2019
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
Money
Market Funds
|
$
119
|
$
100
|
|
Demand
Deposit Savings Accounts
|
21,658,002
|
25,877,514
|
|
Commercial
Paper
|
24,966,338
|
37,422,833
|
|
Treasury
Bills
|
2,450,334
|
-
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents as presented on the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
|
$
49,074,793
|
$
63,300,447
|
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
111,788
|
$
155,465
|
$
444,598
|
$
742,274
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
-
|
$
33,885
|
$
2,500
|
$
75,016
|
|
|
WEAT
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
-
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
43,831
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
2,500
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
188,615
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
$
27,416,791
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
27,416,791
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
1,084,961
|
-
|
-
|
1,084,961
|
|
Total
|
$
28,501,752
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
28,501,752
|
|
Liabilities
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
654,955
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
37,422,933
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
37,422,933
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Wheat futures
contracts
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
3,985,400
|
|
|
(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
|
$
1,084,961
|
$
-
|
$
1,084,961
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
430,006
|
|
|
(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
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
654,955
|
$
654,955
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
(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
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
$
3,985,400
|
$
-
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
(1,553,813
)
|
$
(2,735,769
)
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Realized
Loss on Commodity Futures Contracts
|
Net
Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Commodity Futures
Contracts
|
|
Commodity
Price
|
|
|
|
Wheat
futures contracts
|
$
(9,921,063
)
|
$
4,415,406
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Three months ended
September
30, 2019
|
Three months ended
September
30, 2018
|
Nine months ended
September
30, 2019
|
Nine months ended
September
30, 2018
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
5.75
|
$
6.37
|
$
5.95
|
$
5.99
|
|
Income
(loss) from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
0.11
|
0.10
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized (loss) gain on commodity futures
contracts
|
(0.43
)
|
(0.10
)
|
(0.60
)
|
0.34
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.06
)
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.19
)
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in net asset value
|
(0.44
)
|
(0.13
)
|
(0.64
)
|
0.25
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
5.31
|
$
6.24
|
$
5.31
|
$
6.24
|
|
Total Return
|
(7.65
)%
|
(2.04
)%
|
(10.76
)%
|
4.17
%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.17
%
|
4.09
%
|
3.55
%
|
4.21
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
3.17
%
|
3.83
%
|
3.54
%
|
3.83
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(0.69
)%
|
(1.64
)%
|
(0.92
)%
|
(1.87
)%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
$
3,695
|
$
2,862
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
6
|
5
|
|
Equity
in trading accounts:
|
|
|
|
Investments
in securities, at fair value (cost $1,934,680 and $2,021,172 as of
September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018,
respectively)
|
1,422,559
|
1,523,286
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
1,426,260
|
$
1,526,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
$
944
|
$
1,393
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
$
1,425,316
|
$
1,524,760
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares authorized
|
4,625,000
|
4,625,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share
|
$
19.00
|
$
20.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value per share
|
$
18.93
|
$
20.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description: Assets
|
Fair Value
|
Percentage of
Net Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-traded funds
|
|
|
|
|
Teucrium
Corn Fund
|
$
356,364
|
25.00
%
|
23,408
|
|
Teucrium
Soybean Fund
|
349,422
|
24.52
|
22,531
|
|
Teucrium
Sugar Fund
|
353,195
|
24.78
|
53,124
|
|
Teucrium
Wheat Fund
|
363,578
|
25.51
|
68,437
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost $1,934,680)
|
$
1,422,559
|
99.81
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money
market funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$3,695)
|
$
3,695
|
0.26
%
|
3,695
|
|
Description:
Assets
|
Fair
Value
|
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-traded
funds
|
|
|
|
|
Teucrium Corn
Fund
|
$
383,506
|
25.15
%
|
23,808
|
|
Teucrium Soybean
Fund
|
381,970
|
25.05
|
23,581
|
|
Teucrium Sugar
Fund
|
374,067
|
24.53
|
52,924
|
|
Teucrium Wheat
Fund
|
383,743
|
25.17
|
64,537
|
|
Total
exchange-traded funds (cost: $2,021,172)
|
$
1,523,286
|
99.90
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
Money market
funds
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio (cost
$2,862)
|
$
2,862
|
0.19
%
|
2,862
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on trading of securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
loss on securities
|
$
(17,514
)
|
$
(108,459
)
|
$
(83,163
)
|
$
(281,650
)
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (depreciation) or appreciation on
securities
|
(66,865
)
|
27,458
|
(14,235
)
|
70,643
|
|
Interest
income
|
16
|
15
|
50
|
34
|
|
Total
loss
|
(84,363
)
|
(80,986
)
|
(97,348
)
|
(210,973
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional
fees
|
934
|
4,543
|
6,373
|
11,315
|
|
Distribution
and marketing fees
|
3,286
|
4,839
|
13,485
|
13,721
|
|
Custodian
fees and expenses
|
331
|
647
|
1,663
|
1,867
|
|
Business
permits and licenses fees
|
18
|
102
|
12,025
|
12,158
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
115
|
268
|
1,271
|
1,666
|
|
Other
expenses
|
2
|
140
|
47
|
537
|
|
Total
expenses
|
4,686
|
10,539
|
34,864
|
41,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
waived by the Sponsor
|
(4,003
)
|
(8,628
)
|
(32,768
)
|
(35,929
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses, net
|
683
|
1,911
|
2,096
|
5,335
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(85,046
)
|
$
(82,897
)
|
$
(99,444
)
|
$
(216,308
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
$
(1.14
)
|
$
(1.10
)
|
$
(1.33
)
|
$
(2.74
)
|
|
Net
loss per weighted average share
|
$
(1.13
)
|
$
(1.11
)
|
$
(1.33
)
|
$
(3.29
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
65,844
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(99,444
)
|
$
(216,308
)
|
|
Capital
transactions
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Shares
|
-
|
579,107
|
|
Total
capital transactions
|
-
|
579,107
|
|
Net
change in net assets
|
(99,444
)
|
362,799
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, beginning of period
|
$
1,524,760
|
$
1,137,639
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period
|
$
1,425,316
|
$
1,500,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at beginning of period
|
$
20.33
|
$
22.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per share at end of period
|
$
19.00
|
$
20.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creation
of Shares
|
-
|
25,000
|
|
Redemption
of Shares
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(99,444
)
|
$
(216,308
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net
change in unrealized (appreciation) or depreciation on
securities
|
14,235
|
(70,643
)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Net
sale of investments in securities
|
86,492
|
(291,289
)
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
(1
)
|
(2
)
|
|
Other
assets
|
-
|
(631
)
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
(449
)
|
402
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
833
|
(578,471
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Shares
|
-
|
579,107
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
-
|
579,107
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash equivalents
|
833
|
636
|
|
Cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
2,862
|
2,474
|
|
Cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
3,695
|
$
3,110
|
|
Underlying
Fund
|
Weighting
|
|
CORN
|
25%
|
|
SOYB
|
25%
|
|
CANE
|
25%
|
|
WEAT
|
25%
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Custody Services
|
$
331
|
$
647
|
$
1,663
|
$
1,867
|
|
Amount
of Custody Services Waived
|
$
331
|
$
647
|
$
1,663
|
$
1,738
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Distribution Services
|
$
219
|
$
295
|
$
768
|
$
844
|
|
Amount
of Distribution Services Waived
|
$
145
|
$
295
|
$
602
|
$
767
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Brokerage Commissions
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Waived
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for Wilmington Trust
|
$
18
|
$
24
|
$
18
|
$
24
|
|
Amount
of Wilmington Trust Waived
|
$
18
|
$
24
|
$
18
|
$
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
Recognized for ETC
|
$
105
|
$
-
|
$
192
|
$
-
|
|
Amount
of ETC Waived
|
$
66
|
$
-
|
$
153
|
$
-
|
|
●
|
Taking the current market
value of its total assets and
|
|
●
|
Subtracting any
liabilities.
|
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Recognized
Related Party Transactions
|
$
2,449
|
$
3,451
|
$
11,223
|
$
12,081
|
|
Waived
Related Party Transactions
|
$
2,013
|
$
2,881
|
$
9,559
|
$
8,387
|
|
|
TAGS
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
4,003
|
|
Three
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
8,628
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2019
|
$
32,768
|
|
Nine
months ended September 30, 2018
|
$
35,929
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as
of
September 30,
2019
|
|
Exchange Traded
Funds
|
$
1,422,559
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,422,559
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
3,695
|
-
|
-
|
3,695
|
|
Total
|
$
1,426,254
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,426,254
|
|
Assets:
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Exchange Traded
Funds
|
$
1,523,286
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,523,286
|
|
Cash
Equivalents
|
2,862
|
-
|
-
|
2,862
|
|
Total
|
$
1,526,148
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
1,526,148
|
|
|
Three months ended
September
30, 2019
|
Three months ended
September
30, 2018
|
Nine months ended
September
30, 2019
|
Nine months ended
September
30, 2018
|
|
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
20.14
|
$
21.11
|
$
20.33
|
$
22.75
|
|
Loss
from investment operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized loss on investment
transactions
|
(1.13
)
|
(1.08
)
|
(1.30
)
|
(2.66
)
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.02
)
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.08
)
|
|
Net
decrease in net asset value
|
(1.14
)
|
(1.10
)
|
(1.33
)
|
(2.74
)
|
|
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
19.00
|
$
20.01
|
$
19.00
|
$
20.01
|
|
Total Return
|
(5.66
)%
|
(5.21
)%
|
(6.54
)%
|
(12.04
)%
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
1.30
%
|
2.70
%
|
3.16
%
|
3.83
%
|
|
Total
expenses, net
|
0.19
%
|
0.49
%
|
0.19
%
|
0.50
%
|
|
Net
investment loss
|
(0.19
)%
|
(0.49
)%
|
(0.19
)%
|
(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
(1,613 contracts, MAR20)
|
$
32,219,675
|
35
%
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures
(1,356 contracts, MAY20)
|
27,475,950
|
30
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures
(1,532 contracts, DEC20)
|
31,271,950
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2019
|
$
90,967,575
|
100
%
|
|
SOYB
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional
Value
|
Weight
(%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT Soybean
Futures (213 contracts, JAN20)
|
$
9,792,675
|
35
%
|
|
CBOT Soybean
Futures (180 contracts, MAR20)
|
8,370,000
|
30
|
|
CBOT Soybean
Futures (204 contracts, NOV20)
|
9,733,350
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2019
|
$
27,896,025
|
100
%
|
|
CANE
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional
Value
|
Weight
(%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ICE Sugar Futures
(249 contracts, MAY20)
|
$
3,555,720
|
35
%
|
|
ICE Sugar Futures
(212 contracts, JUL20)
|
3,051,104
|
30
|
|
ICE Sugar Futures
(234 contracts, MAR21)
|
3,543,322
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2019
|
$
10,150,146
|
100
%
|
|
WEAT
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Notional
Value
|
Weight
(%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
(704 contracts, MAR20)
|
$
17,688,000
|
35
%
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
(598 contracts, MAY20)
|
15,166,775
|
30
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
(665 contracts, DEC20)
|
17,614,188
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2019
|
$
50,468,963
|
100
%
|
|
TAGS
Benchmark Component Futures Contracts
|
Fair
Value
|
Weight
(%)
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Corn Fund (23,408 shares)
|
$
356,364
|
25
%
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Soybean Fund (22,531 shares)
|
349,422
|
25
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Wheat Fund (68,437 shares)
|
363,578
|
25
|
|
Shares of Teucrium
Sugar Fund (53,124 shares)
|
353,195
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at September
30, 2019
|
$
1,422,559
|
100
%
|
|
CORN
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
16.11
|
|
Income from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.31
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on commodity futures contracts
|
(0.77
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.43
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(0.89
)
|
|
Net asset value end
of period
|
$
15.22
|
|
Total
Return
|
(5.52
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.64
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.61
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.02
)%
|
|
|
|
|
SOYB
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
16.20
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.30
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on commodity futures contracts
|
(0.56
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.43
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(0.69
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
15.51
|
|
Total
Return
|
(4.26
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
4.15
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.68
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.09
)%
|
|
CANE
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
7.07
|
|
Income from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.13
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized gain on commodity futures contracts
|
(0.36
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.19
)
|
|
Net increase in net
asset value
|
(0.42
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
6.65
|
|
Total
Return
|
(5.94
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
5.40
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.58
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(1.07
)%
|
|
|
|
|
WEAT
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
5.95
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Investment
income
|
0.11
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on commodity futures contracts
|
(0.60
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.15
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(0.64
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
5.31
|
|
Total
Return
|
(10.76
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.55
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
3.54
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(0.92
)%
|
|
TAGS
Per Share Operation Performance
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of period
|
$
20.33
|
|
Loss from
investment operations:
|
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized loss on investment transactions
|
(1.30
)
|
|
Total
expenses
|
(0.03
)
|
|
Net decrease in net
asset value
|
(1.33
)
|
|
Net asset value at
end of period
|
$
19.00
|
|
Total
Return
|
(6.54
)%
|
|
Ratios
to Average Net Assets (Annualized)
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
3.16
%
|
|
Total expenses,
net
|
0.19
%
|
|
Net investment
loss
|
(0.19
)%
|
|
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.
|
Effective
August 21, 2019, the Funds began recognizing brokerage commissions
on a per-trade basis. Prior to this date, brokerage commissions on
all open commodity futures contracts were 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. From inception through September
11, 2019 the principal broker through which the Trust and TAGS can
execute securities transaction for TAGS was the Bank of New York
Mellon Capital Markets. Effective September 11, 2019 the principal
broker through which the Trust and TAGS has the ability to clear
securities transactions for TAGS is U.S. Bank.
|
|
9.
|
The
Sponsor is responsible for investing the assets of the Fund in
accordance with the objectives and policies of the Fund. The Fund
pays for all brokerage fees, taxes and other expenses, including
licensing fees for the use of intellectual property, registration
or other fees paid to the SEC, FINRA, or any other regulatory
agency in connection with the offer and sale of subsequent Shares
after its initial registration and all legal, accounting, printing
and other expenses associated therewith. The Fund also pays its
portion of the fees and expenses for services directly attributable
to the Fund such as accounting, financial reporting, regulatory
compliance and trading activities, which the Sponsor elected not to
outsource. Certain aggregate expenses common to all Teucrium Funds
within the Trust are allocated by the Sponsor to the respective
Funds based on activity drivers deemed most appropriate by the
Sponsor for such expenses, including but not limited to relative
assets under management and creation order activity. These
aggregate common expenses include, but are not limited to, legal,
auditing, accounting and financial reporting, tax-preparation,
regulatory compliance, trading activities, and insurance costs, as
well as fees paid to the Distributor. A portion of these aggregate
common expenses are related to the Sponsor or related parties of
principals of the Sponsor; these are necessary services to the
Teucrium Funds, which are primarily the cost of performing certain
accounting and financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and
trading activities that are directly attributable to the Fund and
are included, primarily, in distribution and marketing fees. In
addition, the Funds, except for TAGS which has no such fee, are
contractually obligated to pay a monthly management fee to the
Sponsor, based on average daily net assets, at a rate equal to
1.00% per annum.
|
|
10.
|
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.
|
|
11.
|
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.
|
|
12.
|
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
|
|
|
September 30, 2019 as Reported
|
10% Decrease
|
15% Decrease
|
20% Decrease
|
10% Increase
|
15% Increase
|
20% Increase
|
||
|
Holdings as of September 30, 2019
|
Number of Contracts Held
|
Closing Price
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures MAR20
|
1,613
|
$ 3.9950
|
$ 32,219,675
|
$ 28,997,708
|
$ 27,386,724
|
$ 25,775,740
|
$ 35,441,643
|
$ 37,052,626
|
$ 38,663,610
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures MAY20
|
1,356
|
$ 4.0525
|
$ 27,475,950
|
$ 24,728,355
|
$ 23,354,558
|
$ 21,980,760
|
$ 30,223,545
|
$ 31,597,343
|
$ 32,971,140
|
|
CBOT Corn Futures DEC20
|
1,532
|
$ 4.0825
|
$ 31,271,950
|
$ 28,144,755
|
$ 26,581,158
|
$ 25,017,560
|
$ 34,399,145
|
$ 35,962,743
|
$ 37,526,340
|
|
Total CBOT Corn Futures
|
|
|
$ 90,967,575
|
$ 81,870,818
|
$ 77,322,440
|
$ 72,774,060
|
$ 100,064,333
|
$ 104,612,712
|
$ 109,161,090
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
|
|
5,975,004
|
5,975,004
|
5,975,004
|
5,975,004
|
5,975,004
|
5,975,004
|
5,975,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value per Share attributable directly to CBOT Corn
Futures
|
|
|
$ 15.22
|
$ 13.70
|
$ 12.94
|
$ 12.18
|
$ 16.75
|
$ 17.51
|
$ 18.27
|
|
Total Net Asset Value per Share as reported
|
|
|
$ 15.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
$ (1.52)
|
$ (2.28)
|
$ (3.04)
|
$ 1.52
|
$ 2.28
|
$ 3.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
-10.00%
|
-15.00%
|
-20.00%
|
10.00%
|
15.00%
|
20.00%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019 as Reported
|
|
10% Decrease
|
15% Decrease
|
20% Decrease
|
10% Increase
|
15% Increase
|
20% Increase
|
|
|
Holdings as of September 30, 2019
|
Number of Contracts Held
|
Closing Price
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
|
CBOT Soybean Futures JAN20
|
213
|
$ 9.1950
|
$ 9,792,675
|
$ 8,813,408
|
$ 8,323,774
|
$ 7,834,140
|
$ 10,771,943
|
$ 11,261,576
|
$ 11,751,210
|
|
CBOT Soybean Futures MAR20
|
180
|
$ 9.3000
|
$ 8,370,000
|
$ 7,533,000
|
$ 7,114,500
|
$ 6,696,000
|
$ 9,207,000
|
$ 9,625,500
|
$ 10,044,000
|
|
CBOT Soybean Futures NOV20
|
204
|
$ 9.5425
|
$ 9,733,350
|
$ 8,760,015
|
$ 8,273,348
|
$ 7,786,680
|
$ 10,706,685
|
$ 11,193,353
|
$ 11,680,020
|
|
Total CBOT Soybean
Futures
|
|
|
$ 27,896,025
|
$ 25,106,423
|
$ 23,711,622
|
$ 22,316,820
|
$ 30,685,628
|
$ 32,080,429
|
$ 33,475,230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,800,004
|
1,800,004
|
1,800,004
|
1,800,004
|
1,800,004
|
1,800,004
|
1,800,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value per Share attributable directly to CBOT Soybean
Futures
|
|
|
$ 15.50
|
$ 13.95
|
$ 13.17
|
$ 12.40
|
$ 17.05
|
$ 17.82
|
$ 18.60
|
|
Total Net Asset Value per Share as reported
|
|
|
$ 15.51
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
$ (1.55)
|
$ (2.32)
|
$ (3.10)
|
$ 1.55
|
$ 2.32
|
$ 3.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
-9.99%
|
-14.99%
|
-19.99%
|
9.99%
|
14.99%
|
19.99%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019 as Reported
|
10% Decrease
|
15% Decrease
|
20% Decrease
|
10% Increase
|
15% Increase
|
20% Increase
|
||
|
Holdings as of September 30, 2019
|
Number of Contracts Held
|
Closing Price
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
|
ICE #11 Sugar Futures MAY20
|
249
|
$ 0.1275
|
$ 3,555,720
|
$ 3,200,148
|
$ 3,022,362
|
$ 2,844,576
|
$ 3,911,292
|
$ 4,089,078
|
$ 4,266,864
|
|
ICE #11 Sugar Futures JUL20
|
212
|
$ 0.1285
|
$ 3,051,104
|
$ 2,745,994
|
$ 2,593,438
|
$ 2,440,883
|
$ 3,356,214
|
$ 3,508,770
|
$ 3,661,325
|
|
ICE #11 Sugar Futures MAR21
|
234
|
$ 0.1352
|
$ 3,543,322
|
$ 3,188,989
|
$ 3,011,823
|
$ 2,834,657
|
$ 3,897,654
|
$ 4,074,820
|
$ 4,251,986
|
|
Total ICE #11 Sugar
Futures
|
|
|
$ 10,150,146
|
$ 9,135,131
|
$ 8,627,623
|
$ 8,120,116
|
$ 11,165,160
|
$ 11,672,668
|
$ 12,180,175
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
1,525,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value per Share attributable directly to ICE #11 Sugar
Futures
|
|
|
$ 6.66
|
$ 5.99
|
$ 5.66
|
$ 5.32
|
$ 7.32
|
$ 7.65
|
$ 7.99
|
|
Total Net Asset Value per Share as reported
|
|
|
$ 6.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
$ (0.67)
|
$ (1.00)
|
$ (1.33)
|
$ 0.67
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 1.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
-10.01%
|
-15.02%
|
-20.02%
|
10.01%
|
15.02%
|
20.02%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019 as Reported
|
10% Decrease
|
15% Decrease
|
20% Decrease
|
10% Increase
|
15% Increase
|
20% Increase
|
||
|
Holdings as of September 30, 2019
|
Number of Contracts Held
|
Closing Price
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
Notional Amount
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures MAR20
|
704
|
$ 5.0250
|
$ 17,688,000
|
$ 15,919,200
|
$ 15,034,800
|
$ 14,150,400
|
$ 19,456,800
|
$ 20,341,200
|
$ 21,225,600
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures MAY20
|
598
|
$ 5.0725
|
$ 15,166,775
|
$ 13,650,098
|
$ 12,891,759
|
$ 12,133,420
|
$ 16,683,453
|
$ 17,441,791
|
$ 18,200,130
|
|
CBOT Wheat Futures DEC20
|
665
|
$ 5.2975
|
$ 17,614,188
|
$ 15,852,769
|
$ 14,972,059
|
$ 14,091,350
|
$ 19,375,606
|
$ 20,256,316
|
$ 21,137,025
|
|
Total CBOT Wheat Futures
|
|
|
$ 50,468,963
|
$ 45,422,067
|
$ 42,898,618
|
$ 40,375,170
|
$ 55,515,859
|
$ 58,039,307
|
$ 60,562,755
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
|
|
9,500,004
|
9,500,004
|
9,500,004
|
9,500,004
|
9,500,004
|
9,500,004
|
9,500,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value per Share attributable directly to CBOT Wheat
Futures
|
|
|
$ 5.31
|
$ 4.78
|
$ 4.52
|
$ 4.25
|
$ 5.84
|
$ 6.11
|
$ 6.38
|
|
Total Net Asset Value per Share as reported
|
|
|
$ 5.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
$ (0.53)
|
$ (0.80)
|
$ (1.06)
|
$ 0.53
|
$ 0.80
|
$ 1.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
-10.00%
|
-15.01%
|
-20.01%
|
10.00%
|
15.01%
|
20.01%
|
|
|
September 30, 2019 as Reported
|
10% Decrease
|
15% Decrease
|
20% Decrease
|
10% Increase
|
15% Increase
|
20% Increase
|
||
|
Holdings as of September 30, 2019
|
Number of Shares Held
|
Closing NAV
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
|
Teucrium Corn Fund
|
23,408
|
$ 15.2200
|
$ 356,364
|
$ 320,728
|
$ 302,909
|
$ 285,091
|
$ 392,000
|
$ 409,819
|
$ 427,637
|
|
Teucrium Soybean Fund
|
22,531
|
$ 15.5100
|
$ 349,422
|
$ 314,480
|
$ 297,009
|
$ 279,538
|
$ 384,364
|
$ 401,835
|
$ 419,306
|
|
Teucrium Sugar Fund
|
53,124
|
$ 6.6500
|
$ 353,195
|
$ 317,876
|
$ 300,216
|
$ 282,556
|
$ 388,515
|
$ 406,174
|
$ 423,834
|
|
Teucrium Wheat Fund
|
68,437
|
$ 5.3100
|
$ 363,578
|
$ 327,220
|
$ 309,041
|
$ 290,862
|
$ 399,936
|
$ 418,115
|
$ 436,294
|
|
Total value of shares of the
Underlying Funds
|
|
|
$ 1,422,559
|
$ 1,280,304
|
$ 1,209,175
|
$ 1,138,047
|
$ 1,564,815
|
$ 1,635,943
|
$ 1,707,071
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding
|
|
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
75,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value per Share attributable directly to shares of the
Underlying Funds
|
|
|
$ 18.97
|
$ 17.07
|
$ 16.12
|
$ 15.17
|
$ 20.86
|
$ 21.81
|
$ 22.76
|
|
Total Net Asset Value per Share as reported
|
|
|
$ 19.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
$ (1.90)
|
$ (2.85)
|
$ (3.79)
|
$ 1.90
|
$ 2.85
|
$ 3.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Change in the Net Asset Value per Share
|
|
|
|
-9.98%
|
-14.97%
|
-19.97%
|
9.98%
|
14.97%
|
19.97%
|
|
(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 $100
capital contribution to the Teucrium Agricultural Fund, another
series of the Trust, in exchange for two shares of such
fund.
|
|
Certification
by the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act. (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification
by the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act. (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification
by the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification
by the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (1)
|
|
|
|
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101.INS
|
XBRL
Instance Document
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101.SCH
|
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema
|
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101.CAL
|
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
|
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|
101.DEF
|
XBRL
Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
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|
101.LAB
|
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
|
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101.PRE
|
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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|
|
By:
|
Teucrium
Trading, LLC
|
|
|
|
its Sponsor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Cory Mullen-Rusin
|
|
|
Name:
|
Cory Mullen-Rusin
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date November 8, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
Teucrium
Trading, LLC
|
|
|
|
its Sponsor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Sal Gilbertie
|
|
|
Name:
|
Sal Gilbertie
|
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date: November 8, 2019
|
|
No information found
* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
| FUND | NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE ($) | PUT OR CALL |
|---|
| DIRECTORS | AGE | BIO | OTHER DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIPS |
|---|
No information found
No Customers Found
No Suppliers Found
Price
Yield
| Owner | Position | Direct Shares | Indirect Shares |
|---|