UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
or
| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number:
iShares® S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
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As of October 31, 2024, the Registrant had
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Short-term investments, at fair value (a) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments held at the broker (restricted), at fair value (b) | ||||||||
| Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 9) | ||||||||
| Total Assets | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Sponsor’s fees payable | ||||||||
| Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 9) | ||||||||
| Payable for investment securities purchased | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 7) | — | — | ||||||
| Net Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Shares issued and outstanding (c) | ||||||||
| Net asset value per Share (Note 2G) | $ | $ | ||||||
| (a) |
Cost of short-term investments: $847,117,150 and $903,420,311, respectively. |
| (b) |
Cost of short-term investments held at the broker (restricted): $33,889,821 and $68,267,078, respectively. |
| (c) |
No par value, unlimited amount authorized. |
See notes to financial statements.
iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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| Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets per Share(a) |
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| (a) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets per Share based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
See notes to financial statements.
iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
For the three, six and nine months ended September 30, 2024
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| Net Assets at March 31, 2024 |
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| Net Assets at September 30, 2024 |
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See notes to financial statements.
iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
For the three, six and nine months ended September 30, 2023
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See notes to financial statements.
iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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| Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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| Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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See notes to financial statements.
| iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
September 30, 2024
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| (a) |
A portion of the above U.S. Treasury bills are posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions as described in Note 2D. |
| (b) |
Rates shown are discount rates paid at the time of purchase. |
As of September 30, 2024, the open S&P GSCI-ER futures contracts were as follows:
| Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Current Notional Amount | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
| | $ | $ | ||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
| December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
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| (a) |
A portion of the above U.S. Treasury bills are posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions as described in Note 2D. |
| (b) |
Rates shown are discount rates paid at the time of purchase. |
As of December 31, 2023, the open S&P GSCI-ER futures contracts were as follows:
| Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Current Notional Amount | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2024
1 - Organization
The iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 7, 2006 and commenced operations on July 10, 2006. iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”). The sole member and manager of the Sponsor is BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., a Delaware corporation.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). The Trust is governed by the Fourth Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2022 (the “Trust Agreement”), among the Sponsor, the Trustee and Wilmington Trust Company (the “Delaware Trustee”). The Trust issues units of beneficial interest (“Shares”) representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets.
The Trust holds long positions in exchange-traded index futures contracts of various expirations (“Index Futures”) on the S&P GSCI™ Excess Return Index (“S&P GSCI‑ER”). In order to collateralize its Index Futures positions and to reflect the U.S. Treasury component of the S&P GSCI™ Total Return Index (the “Index”), the Trust also holds “Collateral Assets,” which consist of cash, U.S. Treasury securities or other short-term securities and similar securities that are eligible as margin deposits for those Index Futures positions. The Index Futures held by the Trust are listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the “CME”).
The Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodity futures. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the Index before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.
The Trust is a commodity pool, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), and is operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC. The Sponsor is an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”), an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, serves as the commodity trading advisor of the Trust and is registered with the CFTC.
The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements, have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024.
The Trust qualifies as an investment company solely for accounting purposes and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies, but is not registered, and is not required to be registered, as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2 - Significant Accounting Policies
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A. | Basis of Accounting |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
| B. | Investment in Index Futures |
The Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodity futures, including energy commodities, precious and industrial metal commodities, agricultural commodities and livestock commodities. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the Index before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.
The assets of the Trust consist of Index Futures and cash or other Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements for those Index Futures positions. Index Futures are exchange-traded index futures contracts on the S&P GSCI-ER, and are expected to include contracts of different terms and expirations. The Trust is expected to roll out of existing positions in Index Futures and establish new positions in Index Futures on an ongoing basis. When establishing positions in Index Futures, the Trust is required to deposit cash or other Collateral Assets with the broker as “initial margin.” On a daily basis, the Trust is obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, cash in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level of its Index Futures positions. Such payments or receipts are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an Index Futures contract is closed, the Trust records a realized gain or loss based on the difference between the value of the Index Futures contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Index Futures are derivative instruments valued at fair value, which the Trustee has determined to be that day’s announced settlement price on the CME or any such other futures exchange listing Index Futures (the “Exchange”). If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on that day, the Trustee will use the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation. The Trust’s derivatives are not designated as hedges, and all changes in the fair value are reflected in the Statements of Operations.
For futures contracts, counterparty credit risk is mitigated because futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearing house acts as central counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts (although customers continue to have credit exposure to the clearing member who holds their account).
Please refer to Note 9 for additional disclosures regarding the Trust’s investments in futures contracts.
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C. | Cash |
The Trust considers cash as currencies deposited in one or more bank account. Cash is presented on the Statements of Cash Flows as unrestricted cash.
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D. | Short-Term Investments |
Short-term investments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consist principally of short-term fixed income securities with original maturities of one year or less. These investments are valued at fair value.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust had restricted short-term investments held at the broker of $
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E. | Securities Transactions and Income Recognition |
Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.
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F. | Income Taxes |
The Trust is treated as a partnership for federal, state and local income tax purposes.
No provision for federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements because the Trust is not subject to income taxes. Shareholders are individually responsible for their own tax payments on their proportionate share of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit.
The Sponsor has analyzed the tax positions as of September 30, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
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G. | Calculation of Net Asset Value |
The net asset value of the Trust on any given day is obtained by subtracting the Trust’s accrued expenses and other liabilities on that day from the value of (1) the Trust’s Index Futures positions and Collateral Assets on that day, (2) the interest earned on those assets by the Trust and (3) any other assets of the Trust, as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time) that day. The Trustee determines the net asset value per Share (the “NAV”) by dividing the net asset value of the Trust on a given day by the number of Shares outstanding at the time the calculation is made. The NAV is calculated each business day on which NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) is open for regular trading, as soon as practicable after 4:00 p.m. (New York time).
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H. | Distributions |
Interest and distributions received by the Trust on its assets may be used to acquire additional Index Futures and Collateral Assets or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, distributed to shareholders. The Trust is under no obligation to make periodic distributions to shareholders.
3 - Offering of the Shares
Shares are issued and redeemed continuously in one or more blocks of
It is possible that, from time to time, BlackRock and/or funds or other accounts managed by the Trustee or an affiliate (collectively, “Affiliates”) may purchase and hold Shares of the Trust. Affiliates reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to sell into the market or redeem in Baskets through an Authorized Participant at any time some or all of the Shares of the Trust acquired for their own accounts. A large sale or redemption of Shares of the Trust by Affiliates could significantly reduce the asset size of the Trust, which might have an adverse effect on the Trust and the Shares that remain outstanding.
4 - Trust Expenses
The Trust is responsible for paying any applicable brokerage commissions and similar transaction fees out of its assets in connection with the roll of Index Futures held by the Trust. These expenses are recorded as brokerage commissions and fees in the Statements of Operations as incurred.
The Sponsor pays the amounts that would otherwise be considered the ordinary operating expenses, if any, of the Trust. In return, the Sponsor receives a fee from the Trust that accrues daily and is paid monthly in arrears at an annualized rate equal to
The Sponsor has agreed under the Trust Agreement to pay the following administrative, operational and marketing expenses: (1) the fees of the Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Advisor, the Trust Administrator, the processing agent and their respective agents, (2) NYSE Arca listing fees, (3) printing and mailing costs, (4) audit fees, (5) fees for registration of the Shares with the SEC, (6) tax reporting costs, (7) license fees and (8) legal expenses relating to the Trust of up to $
5 - Related Parties
The Sponsor, the Trustee and the Advisor are considered to be related parties to the Trust. The Trustee’s and Advisor’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are not a separate expense of the Trust.
6 - Indemnification
The Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee shall indemnify the Sponsor, its directors, employees, delegees and agents against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, liability, claim, cost, expense or judgment of any kind whatsoever (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) (i) caused by the negligence or bad faith of the Trustee or (ii) arising out of any information furnished in writing to the Sponsor by the Trustee expressly for use in the registration statement, or any amendment thereto or periodic report, filed with the SEC relating to the Shares that is not materially altered by the Sponsor.
The Trust Agreement provides that the Sponsor and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and subsidiaries and agents shall be indemnified from the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, cost, expense or judgment of any kind whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) arising out of or in connection with the performance of their obligations under the Trust Agreement or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement and incurred without their (1) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or (2) reckless disregard of their obligations and duties under the Trust Agreement.
The investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and the Advisor provides that the Advisor and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and subsidiaries shall be indemnified from the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability, cost, expense or judgment (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) arising out of or in connection with the performance of their obligations under the Advisory Agreement or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the Advisory Agreement and incurred without their (1) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or (2) reckless disregard of their obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement.
The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Trust, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
7 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
8 - Financial Highlights
The following financial highlights relate to investment performance and operations for a Share outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Based on average Shares outstanding during the period. |
| (b) |
The amounts reported for a Share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses on investments for each period due to the timing of Trust Share transactions in relation to the fluctuating fair values of the Trust’s underlying investments. |
| (c) |
Based on the change in net asset value of a Share during the period. |
| (d) |
Percentage is not annualized. |
| (e) |
Percentage is annualized. |
9 - Investing in Index Futures
Substantially all of the Trust’s assets are invested in Index Futures. The Index Futures’ settlement value at expiration is based on the value of the S&P GSCI‑ER at that time. Therefore, the value of the Trust will fluctuate based upon the value of the S&P GSCI-ER and the prices of futures contracts and commodities underlying the S&P GSCI-ER. The commodities markets have historically been extremely volatile. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the average month-end notional amounts of open Index Futures were $
The following table shows the variation margin on open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| Asset Derivatives |
Fair Value |
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| September 30, 2024 |
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| Commodity contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts |
$ | Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts | $ | |||||||
| December 31, 2023 |
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| Commodity contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts |
$ | Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts | $ | |||||||
The following table shows the effect of the open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Statements of Operations Location |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation |
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| Commodity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts |
$ | ( |
) | $ | — | ||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | — | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Commodity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts |
$ | $ | — | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts |
— | |||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Commodity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts |
$ | ( |
) | $ | — | ||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | — | |||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Commodity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts |
$ | $ | — | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts |
— | ( |
) | |||||||
10 - Investment Valuation
FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price the Trust would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trust’s policy is to value its investments at fair value.
Investments in Index Futures are measured at fair value on the basis of that day’s settlement price for Index Futures as announced by the applicable Exchange. If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on a Business Day, the Trustee uses the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation.
U.S. Treasury bills are valued at the last available bid price received from independent pricing services. In determining the value of a fixed income investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
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Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
| Level 2 – |
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means; and |
| Level 3 – |
Unobservable inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability, including the Trust’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Trust’s net asset value and the prices used by the Trust’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Trust’s performance and the performance of the Trust’s underlying index.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Trust’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
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Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
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| September 30, 2024 |
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Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10‑Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain statements that relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, such forward‑looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses made by the Sponsor on the basis of its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Whether or not actual results and developments will conform to the Sponsor’s expectations and predictions, however, is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the special considerations discussed below, general economic, market and business conditions, changes in laws or regulations, including those concerning taxes, made by governmental authorities or regulatory bodies, and other world economic and political developments. Although the Sponsor does not make forward looking statements unless it believes it has a reasonable basis for doing so, the Sponsor cannot guarantee their accuracy. Except as required by applicable disclosure laws, none of the Trust, the Sponsor, the Advisor, the Trustee or the Delaware Trustee is under a duty to update any of the forward‑looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or to a change in expectations or predictions.
Introduction
The iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that issues units of beneficial interest (“Shares”) representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets. The Trust holds long positions in exchange-traded index futures contracts of various expirations, (“Index Futures”) on the S&P GSCI™ Excess Return Index (the “S&P GSCI-ER”), together with cash, U.S. Treasury securities or other short-term securities and similar securities that are eligible as margin deposits for the Trust’s Index Futures positions, referred to as “Collateral Assets.” The Index Futures held by the Trust are listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the “CME”). The Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodities futures. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the S&P GSCI™ Total Return Index (the “Index”) before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.
iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”). BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. is the “Trustee” of the Trust. The Trust is a commodity pool, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), and is operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC. BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”), an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as the commodity trading advisor of the Trust and is registered with the CFTC. The Trust is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust has delegated day-to-day administration of the Trust to the Trustee. The Trustee has delegated certain day-to-day administrative functions of the Trustee to State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Trust Administrator”). Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, serves as the “Delaware Trustee” of the Trust.
The Trust intends to offer Shares on a continuous basis. The Trust issues and redeems Shares only in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares (“Baskets”). Only institutions that enter into an agreement with the Trust to become “Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem Baskets, in exchange for Index Futures and Collateral Assets with an aggregate value equal to the net asset value per Share, or “NAV” of the Shares being purchased or redeemed.
Owners of beneficial interests in Shares (“Shareholders”) who are not Authorized Participants have no right to redeem their Shares. In order to liquidate their investment in the Shares, Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants must generally sell their Shares in the secondary market, assuming that demand for their Shares exists. The price obtained by the Shareholders for the Shares may be less than the NAV of those Shares.
Shares of the Trust trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) under the ticker symbol GSG.
Valuation of Index Futures; Computation of the Trust’s Net Asset Value
The Sponsor has the exclusive authority to determine the net asset value of the Trust and the NAV, which it has delegated to the Trustee under the Fourth Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. The Trustee determines the net asset value of the Trust and the NAV as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time), on each Business Day on which NYSE Arca is open for regular trading, as soon as practicable after that time. A “Business Day” is a day (1) on which none of the following occurs: (a) NYSE Arca is closed for regular trading, (b) the Exchange is closed for regular trading or (c) the Federal Reserve wire transfer system is closed for cash wire transfers, or (2) that the Trustee determines that it is able to conduct business.
The Trustee values the Trust’s long positions in Index Futures on the basis of that day’s settlement prices for the Index Futures held by the Trust as announced by the applicable Exchange. The value of the Trust’s positions in any particular Index Futures contract equals the product of (1) the number of such Index Futures contracts owned by the Trust, (2) the settlement price of such Index Futures contract on the date of calculation and (3) the multiplier of such Index Futures contract. If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on a Business Day, the Trustee uses the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation. The daily settlement price for each Index Futures contract currently held by the Trust is established on each trading day, generally at 2:40 p.m. (New York time), by the CME Group Inc., and its designed contract markets, including the CME, CBOT (Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.), NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange), COMEX and KCBT (the “CME Group”) staff.
The Trustee values all other holdings of the Trust at (1) its current market value, if quotations for such property are readily available or (2) its fair value, as reasonably determined by the Trustee, if the current market value cannot be determined.
Once the value of the Index Futures, Collateral Assets of the Trust and interest earned on the Trust’s Collateral Assets has been determined, the Trustee subtracts all accrued expenses and liabilities of the Trust as of the time of calculation in order to calculate the net asset value of the Trust.
Once the net asset value of the Trust has been calculated, the Trustee determines the NAV by dividing the net asset value of the Trust by the number of Shares outstanding at the time the calculation is made. Any changes to the NAV that may result from creation and redemption activity are not reflected in the NAV calculations for purposes of the Trust’s operations until the Business Day following the Business Day on which they occur, but are reflected in the Trust’s financial statements as of such first Business Day. Creation and redemption orders received after 2:40 p.m. (New York time) are not deemed to be received, and the related creation or redemption will not be deemed to occur, until the following Business Day. Subject to the approval of the Trustee, Baskets may be created solely for cash, but the related creation orders will be deemed received as of the following Business Day unless received by 10:00 a.m. (New York time). Orders are expected to settle by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day following the Business Day on which such orders are deemed to be received.
Results of Operations
The Quarter Ended September 30, 2024
The Trust’s net asset value decreased from $1,098,519,705 at June 30, 2024 to $881,380,256 at September 30, 2024. The decrease in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from a net decrease in the number of outstanding Shares, which fell from 49,500,000 Shares at June 30, 2024 to 42,000,000 Shares at September 30, 2024, a consequence of 350,000 Shares (7 Baskets) being created and 7,850,000 Shares (157 Baskets) being redeemed during the quarter. The Trust’s net asset value was also affected by a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations.
The 5.41% decrease in the NAV from $22.19 at June 30, 2024 to $20.99 at September 30, 2024 is directly related to the 6.51% decrease in the settlement price for the Index Futures. The NAV decreased slightly less than the settlement price for the Index Futures on a percentage basis due to the interest income from U.S. Treasury bills.
The net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was $59,879,999, resulting from a net realized and unrealized loss of $70,955,953, partially offset by a net investment income of $11,075,954. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Trust had a net realized and unrealized loss of $70,477 on short-term investments and a net realized and unrealized loss of $70,885,476 on futures contracts. Other than the Sponsor’s fees of $1,801,762 and brokerage commissions and fees of $159,320, the Trust had no expenses during the quarter.
The Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2024
The Trust’s net asset value decreased from $968,051,679 at December 31, 2023 to $881,380,256 at September 30, 2024. The decrease in the Trust’s net asset value resulted primarily from a net decrease in the number of outstanding Shares, which fell from 48,200,000 Shares at December 31, 2023 to 42,000,000 Shares at September 30, 2024, a consequence of 8,100,000 Shares (162 Baskets) being created and 14,300,000 Shares (286 Baskets) being redeemed during the period. The decrease in the Trust’s net asset value was partially offset by a net increase in net assets resulting from operations.
The 4.53% increase in the NAV from $20.08 at December 31, 2023 to $20.99 at September 30, 2024 is directly related to the 1.12% increase in the settlement price for the Index Futures. The NAV increased more than the settlement price for the Index Futures on a percentage basis due to the interest income from U.S. Treasury bills.
The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $36,958,771, resulting from a net realized and unrealized gain of $2,954,190, and a net investment income of $34,004,581. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Trust had a net realized and unrealized loss of $169,987 on short-term investments and a net realized and unrealized gain of $3,124,177 on futures contracts. Other than the Sponsor’s fees of $5,612,921 and brokerage commissions and fees of $581,121, the Trust had no expenses during the period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Trust’s assets as of September 30, 2024 consist of Index Futures and Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements for those Index Futures positions. The Trust does not anticipate any further need for liquidity, because creations and redemptions of Shares generally occur in-kind and ordinary expenses are met by cash on hand. Interest earned on the assets posted as collateral is paid to the Trust and is used to pay the Sponsor’s fees and purchase additional Index Futures and Collateral Assets, or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, distributed to Shareholders. In exchange for a fee based on the net asset value of the Trust, the Sponsor has assumed most of the ordinary expenses incurred by the Trust. In the case of an extraordinary expense and/or insufficient interest income to cover ordinary expenses, however, the Trust could be forced to liquidate its positions in Index Futures and Collateral Assets to pay such expenses. As of September 30, 2024, the market for Index Futures had not developed significant liquidity and the Trust represented substantially all of the long-side open interest in Index Futures. In addition, it is expected that Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or its accountholders may represent, directly or indirectly, a substantial portion of the short-side interest in such market. The existence of such a limited number of market participants could cause or exacerbate losses to the Trust if the Trust were required to liquidate its Index Futures positions.
The Sponsor is unaware of any other trends, demands, conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to the Trust’s liquidity needs.
Because the Trust trades Index Futures, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of the Index Futures or other assets (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform (credit risk).
Market Risk
The Trust holds Index Futures positions and Collateral Assets to satisfy applicable margin requirements on those Index Futures positions. Because of this limited diversification of the Trust’s assets, fluctuations in the value of the Index Futures are expected to directly affect the value of the Shares. The value of the Index Futures is expected to track generally the S&P GSCI-ER, although this correlation may not be exact. The S&P GSCI-ER, in turn, reflects the value of a diversified group of commodities. The Trust’s exposure to market risk will be influenced by a number of factors, including the lack of liquidity of the Index Futures market and activities of other market participants.
Credit Risk
When the Trust purchases or holds Index Futures, it is exposed to the credit risk of a default by the CME’s clearing house, which serves as the counterparty to each Index Futures position, and of a default by its futures commission merchant, or Clearing FCM. In the case of such a default, the Trust may be unable to recover amounts due to it on its Index Futures positions and Collateral Assets posted as margin. The Trust is also exposed to credit risk as a result of its ownership of U.S. Treasury bills or of perceived or actual economic distress or failures of financial institutions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
The Trust does not use and is not expected to use special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing arrangements. The Trust does not have and is not expected to have loan guarantee arrangements or other off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing services that are in the interest of the Trust. While the Trust’s exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on the Trust’s financial position.
Critical Accounting Policies
The financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements relies on estimates and assumptions that impact the Trust’s financial position and results of operations. These estimates and assumptions affect the Trust’s application of accounting policies. In addition, please refer to Note 2 to the financial statements of the Trust for further discussion of the Trust’s accounting policies.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative Disclosure
The Trust is exposed to commodity price risk through the Trust’s holdings of Index Futures. The following table provides information about the Trust’s futures contract positions, which are sensitive to changes in commodity prices. As of September 30, 2024, the Trust’s open Index Futures positions (long) were as follows:
| Number of contracts: |
30,550 | |||
| Expiration date: |
December 2024 |
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| Weighted-average price per contract: |
$ | 277.04 | ||
| Notional amount (fair value): |
$ | 878,883,785 | ||
The notional amount is calculated using the settlement price for the Index Futures on the CME on September 30, 2024, which was $287.69 per contract, and the $100 multiplier applicable under the contract terms.
The Trust has non-trading market risk as a result of investing in short-term U.S. Treasury bills and such market risk is expected to be immaterial.
Qualitative Disclosure
As described herein, the Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodities futures. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the Index before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Index itself is intended to reflect the performance of a diversified group of physical commodities, including energy commodities, precious and industrial metal commodities, agricultural commodities and livestock commodities. The Trust obtains this exposure to commodity prices through the Trust’s Index Futures positions. As a result, fluctuations in the value of the Trust’s Index Futures are expected to directly affect the value of the Shares.
The Trust will not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the level of the Index or the S&P GSCI‑ER, or the value of any Collateral Assets. The Trust’s exposure to market risk may be influenced by a number of factors, including the lack of liquidity of the Index Futures market and activities of other market participants.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The duly authorized officers of the Sponsor performing functions equivalent to those a principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust would perform if the Trust had any officers, with the participation of the Trustee, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Trust files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to the duly authorized officers of the Sponsor performing functions equivalent to those a principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust would perform if the Trust had any officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures.
There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
None.
Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors last reported under Part I, Item 1A of the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2024:
The market values of the investments by the Trust may be negatively impacted by changes in interest rates, and, as a result, the value or liquidity of the cash equivalents and marketable securities of the Trust could decline, which could adversely affect the performance of the Trust.
The Trust will hold cash or cash equivalents such as U.S. Treasury securities and thus is subject to interest rate risk, which refers to fluctuations in the value of a fixed-income security or other instrument due to changes in the general level of interest rates. An increase in interest rates generally will cause the value of fixed-income securities to decline. Securities with longer maturities generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes and subject to greater fluctuations in value. Changes in interest rates may have unpredictable effects on fixed-income markets and result in heightened market volatility and lower liquidity for certain instruments, all of which may adversely affect the Trust’s performance. Interest rate changes can be sudden and unpredictable and are influenced by a number of factors, including government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, perceptions of risk, and supply and demand for fixed-income securities.
A failure of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, the clearing futures commission merchant (the “Clearing FCM”) to segregate assets or a default of the Clearing FCM, its customers or other market participants may cause losses for the Trust.
The Commodity Exchange Act requires clearing futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) to segregate all funds received from customers from such clearing FCM’s proprietary assets. If the Clearing FCM fails to segregate customer assets as required, the assets of the Trust might not be fully protected in the event of the Clearing FCM’s distress, impairment or bankruptcy. Furthermore, in the event of the Clearing FCM’s distress, impairment or bankruptcy, the Trust could be delayed in recovering its assets. The Trust also could be limited to recovering its pro rata share of all available customer funds held by the Clearing FCM, or the Trust may not recover any assets at all, even though certain property specifically traceable to the Trust was held by the Clearing FCM.
In addition, the Commodity Exchange Act requires an approved derivatives clearing organization to segregate all funds and other property received from an FCM on behalf of the FCM’s customers in connection with U.S. futures and options contracts from any funds held at the clearing organization to support the FCM’s proprietary trading. Nevertheless, customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with futures or options contracts may be held in a commingled omnibus account, which may not identify the names of the FCM’s individual customers. With respect to futures and options contracts, a clearing organization may use the assets of a non-defaulting customer held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization to satisfy the payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the FCM to the clearing organization. In the event of a default of another client of the Clearing FCM or the Clearing FCM’s failure to extend its own funds in connection with any such default, the Trust may not be able to recover the full amount of assets deposited by the Clearing FCM with the clearing organization on the Trust’s behalf. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of any exchange or clearing house, the Trust could experience a loss of the funds deposited through the Clearing FCM as margin with the exchange or clearing house, a loss of any unrealized profits on its open positions on the exchange, and the loss of unrealized profits on its closed positions on the exchange.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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None. |
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Not applicable. |
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7,850,000 Shares (157 Baskets) were redeemed during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. |
| Period | Total Number of Shares Redeemed |
Average Price Per Share |
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| 07/01/24 to 07/31/24 | 2,050,000 | 21.64 | ||||||
| 08/01/24 to 08/31/24 | 4,900,000 | 20.77 | ||||||
| 09/01/24 to 09/30/24 | 900,000 | 20.43 | ||||||
| Total | 7,850,000 | $ | 20.99 | |||||
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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* Filed herewith
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the capacities* indicated, thereunto duly authorized.
iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC,
Sponsor of the iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (registrant)
| /s/ Shannon Ghia |
| Shannon Ghia Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) |
| Date: | November 7, 2024 |
| /s/ Bryan Bowers |
| Bryan Bowers Director and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) |
| Date: | November 7, 2024 |
* The registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their respective capacities as officers of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Shannon Ghia, certify that:
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I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a‑15(f) and 15d‑15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: | November 7, 2024 |
| /s/ Shannon Ghia |
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Shannon Ghia* Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) |
* The registrant is a trust and Ms. Ghia is signing in her capacity as an officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Bryan Bowers, certify that:
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I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a‑15(f) and 15d‑15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: | November 7, 2024 |
| /s/ Bryan Bowers |
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Bryan Bowers* Director and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) |
* The registrant is a trust and Mr. Bowers is signing in his capacity as an officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Shannon Ghia, Chief Executive Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the Trust, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust. |
It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
| Date: | November 7, 2024 |
| /s/ Shannon Ghia |
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Shannon Ghia* Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) |
* The registrant is a trust and Ms. Ghia is signing in her capacity as an officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Bryan Bowers, Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the Trust, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust. |
It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
| Date: | November 7, 2024 |
| /s/ Bryan Bowers |
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Bryan Bowers* Director and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) |
* The registrant is a trust and Mr. Bowers is signing in his capacity as an officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Cash | $ 15,053 | $ 2,435,084 | ||||||
| Short-term investments, at fair value | [1] | 847,360,944 | 903,814,706 | |||||
| Short-term investments held at the broker (restricted), at fair value | [2] | 33,900,674 | 68,298,743 | |||||
| Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 9) | 2,735,539 | 0 | ||||||
| Total Assets | 884,012,210 | 974,548,533 | ||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Sponsor’s fees payable | 533,443 | 623,642 | ||||||
| Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts (Note 9) | 0 | 5,873,212 | ||||||
| Payable for investment securities purchased | 2,098,511 | 0 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 2,631,954 | 6,496,854 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 7) | ||||||||
| Net Assets | $ 881,380,256 | $ 968,051,679 | ||||||
| Shares issued and outstanding (in shares) | [3] | 42,000,000 | 48,200,000 | |||||
| Net asset value per Share (Note 2G) (in dollars per share) | $ 20.99 | $ 20.08 | ||||||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ / shares in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
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| Cost of short-term investments | $ 847,117,150 | $ 903,420,311 |
| Cost of short-term investments held at broker (restricted) | $ 33,889,821 | $ 68,267,078 |
| Shares, outstanding (in shares) | 42,000,000 | 48,200,000 |
| Shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
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| Interest | $ 13,037,036 | $ 14,165,520 | $ 40,198,623 | $ 38,377,733 | ||
| Total investment income | 13,037,036 | 14,165,520 | 40,198,623 | 38,377,733 | ||
| Expenses | ||||||
| Sponsor’s fees | 1,801,762 | 2,053,996 | 5,612,921 | 6,055,752 | ||
| Brokerage commissions and fees | 159,320 | 223,882 | 581,121 | 683,817 | ||
| Total expenses | 1,961,082 | 2,277,878 | 6,194,042 | 6,739,569 | ||
| Net Investment income | 11,075,954 | 11,887,642 | 34,004,581 | 31,638,164 | ||
| Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 1,222 | 1,562 | 1,426 | 25,335 | ||
| Futures contracts | (77,701,360) | 133,698,141 | (21,217,007) | 70,797,608 | ||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (77,700,138) | 133,699,703 | (21,215,581) | 70,822,943 | ||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||
| Short-term investments | (71,699) | 167,444 | (171,413) | (68,653) | ||
| Futures contracts | 6,815,884 | 8,350,484 | 24,341,184 | (44,173,468) | ||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 6,744,185 | 8,517,928 | 24,169,771 | (44,242,121) | ||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (70,955,953) | 142,217,631 | 2,954,190 | 26,580,822 | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ (59,879,999) | $ 154,105,273 | $ 36,958,771 | $ 58,218,986 | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets per Share (in dollars per share) | [1] | $ (1.34) | $ 3.04 | $ 0.8 | $ 1.11 | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
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| Net Assets, Beginning of Period | $ 1,098,519,705 | $ 1,034,489,890 | $ 968,051,679 | $ 992,402,795 | $ 1,080,129,847 | $ 1,221,109,857 | $ 968,051,679 | $ 1,221,109,857 |
| Operations | ||||||||
| Net investment income | 11,075,954 | 11,931,547 | 10,997,080 | 11,887,642 | 9,640,397 | 10,110,125 | 34,004,581 | 31,638,164 |
| Net realized gain (loss) | (77,700,138) | (720,728) | 57,205,285 | 133,699,703 | (62,287,604) | (589,156) | (21,215,581) | 70,822,943 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 6,744,185 | (6,711,805) | 24,137,391 | 8,517,928 | 20,103,036 | (72,863,085) | 24,169,771 | (44,242,121) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (59,879,999) | 4,499,014 | 92,339,756 | 154,105,273 | (32,544,171) | (63,342,116) | 36,958,771 | 58,218,986 |
| Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||
| Contributions for Shares issued | 7,345,390 | 103,705,927 | 65,101,349 | 56,352,120 | 13,609,124 | 19,639,766 | ||
| Distributions for Shares redeemed | (164,604,840) | (44,175,126) | (91,002,894) | (53,105,171) | (68,792,005) | (97,277,660) | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (157,259,450) | 59,530,801 | (25,901,545) | 3,246,949 | (55,182,881) | (77,637,894) | ||
| Increase (decrease) in net assets | (217,139,449) | 64,029,815 | 66,438,211 | 157,352,222 | (87,727,052) | (140,980,010) | ||
| Net Assets, End of Period | $ 881,380,256 | $ 1,098,519,705 | $ 1,034,489,890 | $ 1,149,755,017 | $ 992,402,795 | $ 1,080,129,847 | $ 881,380,256 | $ 1,149,755,017 |
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| Shares issued (in shares) | 8,100,000 | 4,250,000 | ||||||
| Shares redeemed (in shares) | (14,300,000) | (10,800,000) | ||||||
| Net decrease in Shares issued and outstanding (in shares) | (6,200,000) | (6,550,000) | ||||||
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September 30, 2024
As of September 30, 2024, the open S&P GSCI-ER futures contracts were as follows:
See notes to financial statements.
As of December 31, 2023, the open S&P GSCI-ER futures contracts were as follows:
See notes to financial statements.
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Note 1 - Organization |
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| Notes to Financial Statements | |
| Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block] |
1 - Organization
The iShares S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 7, 2006 and commenced operations on July 10, 2006. iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”). The sole member and manager of the Sponsor is BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., a Delaware corporation.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). The Trust is governed by the Fourth Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2022 (the “Trust Agreement”), among the Sponsor, the Trustee and Wilmington Trust Company (the “Delaware Trustee”). The Trust issues units of beneficial interest (“Shares”) representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets.
The Trust holds long positions in exchange-traded index futures contracts of various expirations (“Index Futures”) on the S&P GSCI™ Excess Return Index (“S&P GSCI‑ER”). In order to collateralize its Index Futures positions and to reflect the U.S. Treasury component of the S&P GSCI™ Total Return Index (the “Index”), the Trust also holds “Collateral Assets,” which consist of cash, U.S. Treasury securities or other short-term securities and similar securities that are eligible as margin deposits for those Index Futures positions. The Index Futures held by the Trust are listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the “CME”).
The Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodity futures. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the Index before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.
The Trust is a commodity pool, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and the applicable regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), and is operated by the Sponsor, a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC. The Sponsor is an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”), an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, serves as the commodity trading advisor of the Trust and is registered with the CFTC.
The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements, have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024.
The Trust qualifies as an investment company solely for accounting purposes and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies, but is not registered, and is not required to be registered, as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies |
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2 - Significant Accounting Policies
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodity futures, including energy commodities, precious and industrial metal commodities, agricultural commodities and livestock commodities. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the Index before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.
The assets of the Trust consist of Index Futures and cash or other Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements for those Index Futures positions. Index Futures are exchange-traded index futures contracts on the S&P GSCI-ER, and are expected to include contracts of different terms and expirations. The Trust is expected to roll out of existing positions in Index Futures and establish new positions in Index Futures on an ongoing basis. When establishing positions in Index Futures, the Trust is required to deposit cash or other Collateral Assets with the broker as “initial margin.” On a daily basis, the Trust is obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, cash in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level of its Index Futures positions. Such payments or receipts are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an Index Futures contract is closed, the Trust records a realized gain or loss based on the difference between the value of the Index Futures contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Index Futures are derivative instruments valued at fair value, which the Trustee has determined to be that day’s announced settlement price on the CME or any such other futures exchange listing Index Futures (the “Exchange”). If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on that day, the Trustee will use the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation. The Trust’s derivatives are not designated as hedges, and all changes in the fair value are reflected in the Statements of Operations.
For futures contracts, counterparty credit risk is mitigated because futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearing house acts as central counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts (although customers continue to have credit exposure to the clearing member who holds their account).
Please refer to Note 9 for additional disclosures regarding the Trust’s investments in futures contracts.
The Trust considers cash as currencies deposited in one or more bank account. Cash is presented on the Statements of Cash Flows as unrestricted cash.
Short-term investments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consist principally of short-term fixed income securities with original maturities of one year or less. These investments are valued at fair value.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust had restricted short-term investments held at the broker of $33,900,674 and $68,298,743, respectively, which were posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions.
Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.
The Trust is treated as a partnership for federal, state and local income tax purposes.
No provision for federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements because the Trust is not subject to income taxes. Shareholders are individually responsible for their own tax payments on their proportionate share of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit.
The Sponsor has analyzed the tax positions as of September 30, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
The net asset value of the Trust on any given day is obtained by subtracting the Trust’s accrued expenses and other liabilities on that day from the value of (1) the Trust’s Index Futures positions and Collateral Assets on that day, (2) the interest earned on those assets by the Trust and (3) any other assets of the Trust, as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time) that day. The Trustee determines the net asset value per Share (the “NAV”) by dividing the net asset value of the Trust on a given day by the number of Shares outstanding at the time the calculation is made. The NAV is calculated each business day on which NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) is open for regular trading, as soon as practicable after 4:00 p.m. (New York time).
Interest and distributions received by the Trust on its assets may be used to acquire additional Index Futures and Collateral Assets or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, distributed to shareholders. The Trust is under no obligation to make periodic distributions to shareholders. |
Note 3 - Offering of the Shares |
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| Equity [Text Block] |
3 - Offering of the Shares
Shares are issued and redeemed continuously in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares (the “Baskets”) in exchange for Index Futures and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets in lieu of cash). Only registered broker-dealers who have entered into an authorized participant agreement with the Trust (each, an “Authorized Participant”) may purchase or redeem Baskets. Individual investors that are not Authorized Participants cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. Authorized Participants may redeem their Shares (as well as Shares on behalf of other investors) at any time before 2:40 p.m. (New York time) on any business day in one or more Baskets. Redemptions of Shares in exchange for baskets of Index Futures and cash (or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, other Collateral Assets in lieu of cash) are treated as sales for financial statement purposes.
It is possible that, from time to time, BlackRock and/or funds or other accounts managed by the Trustee or an affiliate (collectively, “Affiliates”) may purchase and hold Shares of the Trust. Affiliates reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to sell into the market or redeem in Baskets through an Authorized Participant at any time some or all of the Shares of the Trust acquired for their own accounts. A large sale or redemption of Shares of the Trust by Affiliates could significantly reduce the asset size of the Trust, which might have an adverse effect on the Trust and the Shares that remain outstanding.
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Note 4 - Trust Expenses |
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| Expenses [Text Block] |
4 - Trust Expenses
The Trust is responsible for paying any applicable brokerage commissions and similar transaction fees out of its assets in connection with the roll of Index Futures held by the Trust. These expenses are recorded as brokerage commissions and fees in the Statements of Operations as incurred.
The Sponsor pays the amounts that would otherwise be considered the ordinary operating expenses, if any, of the Trust. In return, the Sponsor receives a fee from the Trust that accrues daily and is paid monthly in arrears at an annualized rate equal to 0.75% of the net asset value of the Trust, as calculated before deducting fees and expenses based on the value of the Trust’s assets.
The Sponsor has agreed under the Trust Agreement to pay the following administrative, operational and marketing expenses: (1) the fees of the Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Advisor, the Trust Administrator, the processing agent and their respective agents, (2) NYSE Arca listing fees, (3) printing and mailing costs, (4) audit fees, (5) fees for registration of the Shares with the SEC, (6) tax reporting costs, (7) license fees and (8) legal expenses relating to the Trust of up to $500,000 annually. The Sponsor may determine in its sole discretion to assume legal fees and expenses of the Trust in excess of the amount required under the Trust Agreement. To the extent that the Sponsor does not voluntarily assume such fees and expenses, they will be the responsibility of the Trust. |
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The Sponsor, the Trustee and the Advisor are considered to be related parties to the Trust. The Trustee’s and Advisor’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are not a separate expense of the Trust. |
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6 - Indemnification
The Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee shall indemnify the Sponsor, its directors, employees, delegees and agents against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, liability, claim, cost, expense or judgment of any kind whatsoever (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) (i) caused by the negligence or bad faith of the Trustee or (ii) arising out of any information furnished in writing to the Sponsor by the Trustee expressly for use in the registration statement, or any amendment thereto or periodic report, filed with the SEC relating to the Shares that is not materially altered by the Sponsor.
The Trust Agreement provides that the Sponsor and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and subsidiaries and agents shall be indemnified from the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, cost, expense or judgment of any kind whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) arising out of or in connection with the performance of their obligations under the Trust Agreement or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement and incurred without their (1) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or (2) reckless disregard of their obligations and duties under the Trust Agreement.
The investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and the Advisor provides that the Advisor and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and subsidiaries shall be indemnified from the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability, cost, expense or judgment (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) arising out of or in connection with the performance of their obligations under the Advisory Agreement or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the Advisory Agreement and incurred without their (1) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or (2) reckless disregard of their obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement.
The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Trust, which cannot be predicted with any certainty. |
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7 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. |
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The following financial highlights relate to investment performance and operations for a Share outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
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9 - Investing in Index Futures
Substantially all of the Trust’s assets are invested in Index Futures. The Index Futures’ settlement value at expiration is based on the value of the S&P GSCI‑ER at that time. Therefore, the value of the Trust will fluctuate based upon the value of the S&P GSCI-ER and the prices of futures contracts and commodities underlying the S&P GSCI-ER. The commodities markets have historically been extremely volatile. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the average month-end notional amounts of open Index Futures were $991,200,244 and $1,076,086,188, respectively.
The following table shows the variation margin on open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
The following table shows the effect of the open futures contracts, by risk exposure category, on the Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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10 - Investment Valuation
FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price the Trust would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trust’s policy is to value its investments at fair value.
Investments in Index Futures are measured at fair value on the basis of that day’s settlement price for Index Futures as announced by the applicable Exchange. If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on a Business Day, the Trustee uses the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation.
U.S. Treasury bills are valued at the last available bid price received from independent pricing services. In determining the value of a fixed income investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Trust’s net asset value and the prices used by the Trust’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Trust’s performance and the performance of the Trust’s underlying index.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Trust’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
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The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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The Trust seeks to track the results of a fully collateralized investment in futures contracts on an index composed of a diversified group of commodity futures, including energy commodities, precious and industrial metal commodities, agricultural commodities and livestock commodities. The Trust seeks to track the investment returns of the Index before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities.
The assets of the Trust consist of Index Futures and cash or other Collateral Assets used to satisfy applicable margin requirements for those Index Futures positions. Index Futures are exchange-traded index futures contracts on the S&P GSCI-ER, and are expected to include contracts of different terms and expirations. The Trust is expected to roll out of existing positions in Index Futures and establish new positions in Index Futures on an ongoing basis. When establishing positions in Index Futures, the Trust is required to deposit cash or other Collateral Assets with the broker as “initial margin.” On a daily basis, the Trust is obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, cash in an amount equal to the change in the daily settlement level of its Index Futures positions. Such payments or receipts are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an Index Futures contract is closed, the Trust records a realized gain or loss based on the difference between the value of the Index Futures contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Index Futures are derivative instruments valued at fair value, which the Trustee has determined to be that day’s announced settlement price on the CME or any such other futures exchange listing Index Futures (the “Exchange”). If there is no announced settlement price for a particular Index Futures contract on that day, the Trustee will use the most recently announced settlement price unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for valuation. The Trust’s derivatives are not designated as hedges, and all changes in the fair value are reflected in the Statements of Operations.
For futures contracts, counterparty credit risk is mitigated because futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearing house acts as central counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts (although customers continue to have credit exposure to the clearing member who holds their account).
Please refer to Note 9 for additional disclosures regarding the Trust’s investments in futures contracts.
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The Trust considers cash as currencies deposited in one or more bank account. Cash is presented on the Statements of Cash Flows as unrestricted cash.
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Short-term investments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities consist principally of short-term fixed income securities with original maturities of one year or less. These investments are valued at fair value.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Trust had restricted short-term investments held at the broker of $33,900,674 and $68,298,743, respectively, which were posted as margin for the Trust’s Index Futures positions.
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Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.
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The Trust is treated as a partnership for federal, state and local income tax purposes.
No provision for federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements because the Trust is not subject to income taxes. Shareholders are individually responsible for their own tax payments on their proportionate share of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit.
The Sponsor has analyzed the tax positions as of September 30, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
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The net asset value of the Trust on any given day is obtained by subtracting the Trust’s accrued expenses and other liabilities on that day from the value of (1) the Trust’s Index Futures positions and Collateral Assets on that day, (2) the interest earned on those assets by the Trust and (3) any other assets of the Trust, as of 4:00 p.m. (New York time) that day. The Trustee determines the net asset value per Share (the “NAV”) by dividing the net asset value of the Trust on a given day by the number of Shares outstanding at the time the calculation is made. The NAV is calculated each business day on which NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) is open for regular trading, as soon as practicable after 4:00 p.m. (New York time).
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Interest and distributions received by the Trust on its assets may be used to acquire additional Index Futures and Collateral Assets or, in the discretion of the Sponsor, distributed to shareholders. The Trust is under no obligation to make periodic distributions to shareholders. |
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Note 10 - Investment Valuation (Tables) |
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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) - Investments (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of short-term investments | $ 847,117,150 | $ 903,420,311 | ||||
| Liabilities percentage of net asset value | 0.01% | (0.42%) | ||||
| Total percentage of net asset value | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.56% – 5.33% due 10/01/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 01, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.56% – 5.33% due 10/01/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.56% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.56% – 5.33% due 10/01/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.33% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.33% – 5.39% due 1/02/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 02, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.33% – 5.39% due 1/02/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.33% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.33% – 5.39% due 1/02/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.39% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% due 10/03/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.38% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 03, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.47% – 5.49% due 1/04/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 04, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.47% – 5.49% due 1/04/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.47% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.47% – 5.49% due 1/04/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.49% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.04% – 5.09% due 10/08/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 08, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.04% – 5.09% due 10/08/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.04% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.04% – 5.09% due 10/08/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.09% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% – 5.41% due 1/09/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 09, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% – 5.41% due 1/09/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.39% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% – 5.41% due 1/09/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.41% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.35% due 10/10/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.35% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 10, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% – 5.50% due 1/11/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 11, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% – 5.50% due 1/11/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.38% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% – 5.50% due 1/11/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.50% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.61% – 5.33% due 10/15/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 15, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.61% – 5.33% due 10/15/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.61% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.61% – 5.33% due 10/15/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.33% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% – 5.47% due 1/16/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 16, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% – 5.47% due 1/16/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.39% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% – 5.47% due 1/16/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.47% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.70% – 5.34% due 10/17/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 17, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.70% – 5.34% due 10/17/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.70% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.70% – 5.34% due 10/17/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.34% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.46% due 1/18/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.46% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 18, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.73% – 5.24% due 10/22/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 22, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.73% – 5.24% due 10/22/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.73% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.73% – 5.24% due 10/22/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.24% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.34% – 5.46% due 1/25/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Jan. 25, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.34% – 5.46% due 1/25/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.34% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.34% – 5.46% due 1/25/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.46% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.21% due 10/24/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.21% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 24, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.42% – 5.45% due 2/01/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 01, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.42% – 5.45% due 2/01/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.42% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.42% – 5.45% due 2/01/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.45% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.20% due 10/29/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.20% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 29, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.39% due 2/06/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.39% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 06, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.35% due 2/08/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.35% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 08, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.28% due 10/31/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.28% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Oct. 31, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.40% due 2/13/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.40% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 13, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.23% due 11/07/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.23% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Nov. 07, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.41% due 2/15/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.41% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 15, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.93% – 5.18% due 11/12/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Nov. 12, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.93% – 5.18% due 11/12/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.93% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.93% – 5.18% due 11/12/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.18% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% – 5.39% due 2/20/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 20, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% – 5.39% due 2/20/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.38% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.38% – 5.39% due 2/20/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.39% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.19% – 5.22% due 11/14/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Nov. 14, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.19% – 5.22% due 11/14/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.19% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.19% – 5.22% due 11/14/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.22% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.34% due 2/22/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.34% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 22, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.14% – 5.16% due 11/21/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Nov. 21, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.14% – 5.16% due 11/21/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.14% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.14% – 5.16% due 11/21/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.16% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.40% due 2/27/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.40% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Feb. 27, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.08% due 11/26/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.08% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Nov. 26, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.35% due 3/07/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.35% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Mar. 07, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.07% due 12/05/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.07% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Dec. 05, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 5.37% due 3/14/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 5.37% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Mar. 14, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.56% – 4.96% due 12/10/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Dec. 10, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.56% – 4.96% due 12/10/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.56% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.56% – 4.96% due 12/10/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.96% | ||||
| US Treasury Bill Securities [Member] | ||||||
| Cost of short-term investments | [1],[2] | $ 881,006,971 | $ 971,687,389 | |||
| Percentage of net asset value | 99.99% | 100.42% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.98% due 12/12/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.98% | ||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Dec. 12, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.59% – 4.67% due 12/17/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Dec. 17, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.59% – 4.67% due 12/17/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.59% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.59% – 4.67% due 12/17/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.67% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.72% – 4.74% due 12/19/24 [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, due date | [1],[2] | Dec. 19, 2024 | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.72% – 4.74% due 12/19/24 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.72% | ||||
| United States Treasury Bills 4.72% – 4.74% due 12/19/24 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills and notes, effective rate | [1],[2] | 4.74% | ||||
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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) - Open S&P GSCI ER Index Futures Contracts (Details) |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
|---|---|---|
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Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
|
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| Number of contracts | 30,550 | 33,910 |
| Expiration date | Dec. 16, 2024 | Mar. 15, 2024 |
| Current notional amount | $ 878,883,785 | $ 964,753,064 |
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 32,515,036 | $ 8,173,852 |
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposits with Clearing Organizations and Others, Securities | [1] | $ 33,900,674 | $ 68,298,743 | |
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Note 3 - Offering of the Shares (Details Textual) |
Sep. 30, 2024
shares
|
|---|---|
| Shares Prescribed Aggregation (in shares) | 50,000 |
Note 4 - Trust Expenses (Details Textual) |
9 Months Ended |
|---|---|
|
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
| |
| Sponsors Fee Annualized Accrual Rate Based on Net Asset Value of Trust | 0.75% |
| Maximum [Member] | |
| Legal Fees Per Year Maximum | $ 500,000 |
Note 8 - Financial Highlights - Net Asset Value and Financial Highlights (Details) - $ / shares |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
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| Net asset value per Share, beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ 22.19 | $ 19.5 | $ 20.08 | $ 21.22 | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) (in dollars per share) | [1] | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.73 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (in dollars per share) | [2] | (1.45) | 2.81 | 0.18 | 0.72 | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (in dollars per share) | (1.2) | 3.04 | 0.91 | 1.32 | ||||||||||
| Net asset value per Share, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ 20.99 | $ 22.54 | $ 20.99 | $ 22.54 | ||||||||||
| Total return, at net asset value | [3],[4] | (5.41%) | 15.59% | 4.53% | 6.22% | |||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | [5] | 4.62% | 4.33% | 4.55% | 3.92% | |||||||||
| Expenses | [5] | 0.82% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% | |||||||||
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Note 9 - Investing in Index Futures (Details Textual) - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Average Month-End Notional Amount of Derivative Contracts | $ 991,200,244 | $ 1,076,086,188 |
Note 9 - Investing in Index Futures - Effect of the Futures Contracts, by Risk Exposure Category, on the Statements of Financial Condition (Details) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts | $ 2,735,539 | $ 0 |
| Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts | 0 | 5,873,212 |
| Commodity Contract [Member] | Receivable for Variation Margin on Open Futures Contracts [Member] | ||
| Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts | 2,735,539 | 0 |
| Commodity Contract [Member] | Payable for Variation Margin on Open Futures Contracts [Member] | ||
| Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts | $ 0 | $ 5,873,212 |
Note 9 - Investing in Index Futures - Effect of the Futures Contracts, by Risk Exposure Category, on the Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
| Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts | $ (77,701,360) | $ 133,698,141 | $ (21,217,007) | $ 70,797,608 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | 6,815,884 | 8,350,484 | 24,341,184 | (44,173,468) |
| Commodity Contract [Member] | Net Realized Gain Loss from Futures Contracts [Member] | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts | (77,701,360) | 133,698,141 | (21,217,007) | 70,797,608 |
| Commodity Contract [Member] | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation Depreciation on Futures Contracts [Member] | ||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | $ 6,815,884 | $ 8,350,484 | $ 24,341,184 | $ (44,173,468) |
Note 10 - Investment Valuation - Valuation of the Trust's Investments by the Fair Value Hierarchy (Details) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futures [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | [1] | $ 32,515,036 | $ 8,173,852 | |
| US Treasury Bill Securities [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | 881,261,618 | 972,113,449 | ||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Futures [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | [1] | 32,515,036 | 8,173,852 | |
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Futures [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | [1] | 0 | 0 | |
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | 881,261,618 | 972,113,449 | ||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Futures [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | [1] | 0 | 0 | |
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | US Treasury Bill Securities [Member] | ||||
| Investment, fair value | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
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