EX-99.(P)(2) 20 file015.htm CODE OF ETHICS



                          DOMINI SOCIAL INVESTMENTS LLC
                                 (THE "ADVISER")

                          DSIL INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC
                               (THE "DISTRIBUTOR")

                                 CODE OF ETHICS

                           AS AMENDED JANUARY 1, 2006

(PREVIOUSLY AMENDED ON MARCH 1, 2000, JANUARY 1, 2003, JANUARY 1, 2004, JANUARY
                 1, 2005, JULY 1, 2005, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2005)

         This Code of Ethics is adopted pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") and Rule 17j-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). This Code
of Ethics is intended to (a) set forth a standard of business conduct required
of personnel of the Adviser and the Distributor, (b) implement a securities
transaction reporting system designed to minimize conflicts of interest, and
even the appearance of conflicts of interest, between the personnel of the
Adviser and the Distributor and their respective clients in the securities
markets, and (c) effect compliance by the personnel of the Adviser and the
Distributor with applicable Federal securities laws.

         This Code shall be administered by the Adviser's Chief Compliance
Officer (the "CCO") and such Deputy Review Persons as the CCO may designate.
Maurice Tallini currently serves as the CCO of the Adviser and shall serve in
such capacity until the Adviser's Manager designates a successor CCO. Adam
Kanzer and Carole Laible are hereby named the "Deputy Review Persons" and shall
serve in such capacity until the CCO designates successor Deputy Review Persons.
The Deputy Review Persons shall be responsible for administering the Code
(including preclearance of trades and review of transaction reports) in the
absence of the CCO and shall be responsible for preclearing and reviewing
transaction reports of the CCO.

1.       SCOPE OF THIS CODE.

         (A)      PERSONS COVERED. This Code applies to each employee, manager,
                  member, and officer of the Adviser or the Distributor and each
                  person described in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) of the
                  definition of Access Person set forth below.

                  An "Access Person" is (i) any full-time employee, manager,
                  member, or officer of the Adviser, (ii) any other person who
                  provides investment advice on behalf of the Adviser and is
                  subject to the supervision and control of the Adviser, (iii)
                  any employee, manager, member, or officer of the Distributor
                  who, in the ordinary course of business, makes, participates
                  in, or obtains information regarding, the purchase or sale of
                  Covered Securities by a Fund (as defined below) for which the
                  Distributor acts, or whose functions or duties in the ordinary
                  course of business relate to the making of any recommendation
                  to a Fund regarding the purchase or sale of Covered
                  Securities, (iv) any employee of any company in a control
                  relationship to the Adviser who, in connection




                  with his or her regular functions or duties, makes,
                  participates in, or obtains information regarding, the
                  purchase or sale of Covered Securities by a Fund or any other
                  client of the Adviser, or whose functions relate to the making
                  of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or
                  sales, and (v) any natural person in a control relationship
                  with the Adviser who obtains information concerning the
                  recommendations made by the Adviser with regard to the
                  purchase or sale of Covered Securities. Upon being hired, an
                  employee of the Adviser and/or the Distributor shall be
                  notified in writing by the CCO as to whether such employee
                  meets the definition of "Access Person" under this Code.

                  A "Fund" is an investment company registered under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")
                  for which the Adviser provides investment advisory services or
                  for which the Distributor provides distribution services, as
                  applicable.

         (B)      DEFINITION OF SECURITIES. As used in this Code, the term
                  "securities" means all types of securities as defined in
                  Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act, and includes all types of
                  debt, equity, and other securities, including, among other
                  things, common and preferred stocks, bonds, mutual fund
                  shares, money market instruments, debentures, notes, limited
                  partnership interests, warrants, depositary receipts, options,
                  and other derivative securities. THIS CODE DOES NOT APPLY TO
                  SAVINGS, CHECKING, NOW, OR MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS WITH BANKS,
                  SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, CREDIT UNIONS, OR SIMILAR
                  INSTITUTIONS.

                  DEFINITION OF COVERED SECURITY. As used in this code "Covered
                  Security" means any security, including Exchange Traded Funds
                  (ETF's) and shares of the Funds and any mutual fund that
                  invests all or a portion of its assets in shares of a Fund
                  (collectively, with the Funds, the "Related Funds"), except
                  for the following types of securities: (i) direct obligations
                  of the government of the United States, (ii) bankers'
                  acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper,
                  and high quality short-term debt instruments, including
                  repurchase agreements, and (iii) shares issued by open-end
                  investment companies registered under the 1940 Act other than
                  shares of Related Funds and ETF's. A direct obligation of the
                  government of the United States includes any security issued
                  or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the government of
                  the United States or by any agency or instrumentality of the
                  government of the United States.

                  A "Security Held or to be Acquired" by a Fund means (i) any
                  Covered Security which, within the most recent 15 days (A) is
                  or has been held by the Fund or (B) is being or has been
                  considered by the Fund or the Adviser for purchase by the Fund
                  and (ii) any option to purchase or sell, and any security
                  convertible into or exchangeable for, a Covered Security
                  described in the preceding clause (i).

         (C)      BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP. For purposes of this Code, "beneficial
                  ownership" is interpreted in the same manner as it would be
                  under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                  and the rules and regulations thereunder.



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                  Accordingly, a person shall have "beneficial ownership" of any
                  security if he or she, directly or indirectly, through any
                  contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or
                  otherwise, has or shares a direct or indirect pecuniary
                  interest in the security. A person has a pecuniary interest in
                  a security if he or she has the opportunity, directly or
                  indirectly, to profit or share in any profit from a
                  transaction in the subject security. A person may have an
                  indirect pecuniary interest in a security if, among other
                  things:

                  (i)    the security is held by a member of that person's
                         immediate family sharing the same household;

                  (ii)   the person is a general partner and the security is
                         held by the general partnership or limited partnership;

                  (iii)  the person's interest in such security is held by a
                         trust; or

                  (iv)   the person has a right to acquire such security through
                         the exercise or conversion of any derivative security,
                         whether or not presently exercisable.

         (D)      TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS COVERED. This Code applies to all types
                  of transactions in securities, including purchases, sales,
                  exchanges, redemptions, short sales, donations, and gifts.

2.       STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

         (A)      COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. The Adviser and the
                  Distributor operate in an industry subject to numerous Federal
                  securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
                  2002, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, Title V of the
                  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the Securities
                  and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under any of these
                  statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and
                  investment advisers, and any rules thereunder adopted by the
                  SEC or the Department of Treasury ("collectively, the Federal
                  securities laws"). Employees are required to comply with
                  applicable Federal securities laws. Any questions regarding
                  the applicability or interpretation of Federal securities laws
                  should be directed to the CCO.

                  PLEASE NOTE that the mere fact that a particular course of
                  action is legal, however, does not automatically make it
                  ethical. Employees are expected to act in an ethical manner as
                  described in Section 2(c) below.

         (B)      FIDUCIARY DUTY. An investment adviser is a fiduciary of its
                  clients, owing them a duty of care and a duty of loyalty with
                  respect to services provided by the adviser on their behalf.
                  The duty of care requires that an investment adviser perform
                  its duties with reasonable skill and care. The duty of loyalty
                  requires an investment adviser to act in a manner consistent
                  with its clients' best interests. Employees are required to
                  perform their duties in a manner consistent with the Adviser's
                  fiduciary duties. Employees must perform their



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                  duties in good faith, with reasonable skill and care.
                  Employees must not pursue their self-interest to the detriment
                  of a client.

                  Employees must be sensitive to the possibility that an
                  employee's actions or decisions will be affected because of an
                  actual or potential divergence between his or her personal
                  interests and those of the Adviser or the Distributor, as
                  applicable, or its clients. A particular activity or situation
                  may be found to involve a conflict of interest even though it
                  does not result in any financial loss to the Adviser or the
                  Distributor, as applicable, or its clients and regardless of
                  the motivation of the employee involved. In all cases, if a
                  conflict situation arises between an employee and the Adviser
                  or the Distributor, as applicable, or its clients, the
                  interest of the Adviser or the Distributor, as applicable, or
                  its client shall prevail. It is important that personnel go
                  beyond the letter of this Code and remain sensitive to the
                  need to avoid improper conflicts of interest, or even the
                  appearance of such conflicts of interest, that are not
                  expressly addressed by this Code.

         (C)      ETHICAL BEHAVIOR. Employees are expected to act with
                  integrity, competence, dignity, and in an ethical manner when
                  dealing with the public, clients, prospects, the Adviser and
                  the Distributor, and their fellow employees. Ethics is a
                  necessary component of an employee's professional knowledge.
                  Each of the Adviser and the Distributor depends upon a high
                  level of public and client confidence for its success. That
                  confidence can be maintained only if the employees of the
                  Adviser and the Distributor observe the highest standards of
                  ethical behavior in the performance of their duties. Conduct
                  that even appears unethical can erode public trust in the
                  Adviser and the Distributor and cause great harm to these
                  firms.

3.       PROHIBITED SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS.

         (A)      UNLAWFUL ACTIONS. No person to whom this Code applies shall,
                  in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or
                  indirectly, by such person of a Security Held or to be
                  Acquired by a Fund or of shares of a Related Fund:

                  (i)      employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud a
                           Fund;

                  (ii)     make any untrue statement of a material fact to a
                           Fund or omit to state to the Fund a material fact
                           necessary in order to make the statements made, in
                           light of the circumstances under which they are made,
                           not misleading;

                  (iii)    engage in any act, practice, or course of business
                           which would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a Fund;
                           or

                  (iv)     engage in any manipulative practice with respect to a
                           Fund including, without limitation, any purchase or
                           exchange in a Related Fund and subsequent redemption
                           or exchange out of the same Fund within a short
                           period of time in order to profit from short-term
                           market movements.

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         (B)      RESTRICTED SECURITIES.:

                  (i)      Monthly, the CCO will circulate to each Access Person
                           a list of all issuers that during the month will be
                           reviewed or evaluated by KLD Research & Analytics,
                           Inc. for addition to, or removal from, the Domini 400
                           Social Index.SM The securities of each issuer on that
                           list will be considered "Restricted Securities" until
                           the circulation by the CCO of a subsequent monthly
                           list that does not include such issuer.

                  (ii)     Monthly, the CCO will circulate to each Access Person
                           a list of all issuers owned or being considered for
                           addition to the Domini European Social Equity Trust.
                           The securities of each issuer on that list will be
                           considered "Restricted Securities" until the
                           circulation by the CCO of a subsequent monthly list
                           that does not include such issuer.

                  (iii)    "Restricted Securities" also include securities and
                           related investments of European companies. For
                           purposes of this Code, European companies include:
                           (1) companies organized or domiciled within a
                           European country; (2) companies having at least 50%
                           of their assets in, or deriving 50% or more of their
                           revenues or profits from, a European country; and (3)
                           European governments or supranational organizations
                           and agencies or underlying instrumentalities of
                           European governments or supranational organizations.
                           For purposes of this provision, European countries
                           include those countries represented by companies in
                           the MSCI All Country Europe Index.

         (C)      RESTRICTIONS. No Access Person shall:

                  (i)      effect any transaction in any security that is a
                           Restricted Security at the time such transaction is
                           effected;

                  (ii)     purchase or otherwise acquire any security that
                           reasonably- appears to have been offered or made
                           available to such an Access Person by virtue of his
                           or her position with the Adviser or the Distributor,
                           as applicable, and is not generally available to the
                           investing public;

                   (iii)   profit from the purchase and sale, or sale and
                           purchase, of the same or equivalent securities within
                           60 calendar days.

         (D)      EXCEPTIONS. The restrictions set forth in Sections 3(c),
                  6(a)(iii), and 6(a)(iv) of this Code shall not apply to the
                  following:

                  (i)      transactions in shares of any open-end investment
                           companies (open-end mutual funds) that are registered
                           under the 1940 Act, other than Related Funds;

                  (ii)     transactions effected by means of an automatic
                           investment plan previously reported to the CCO,
                           provided that any transaction that overrides the
                           preset schedule or allocations of the automatic


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                           investment plan is not exempt (for purposes of this
                           Code, an automatic investment plan is a program in
                           which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are
                           made automatically in (or from) investment accounts
                           in accordance with a predetermined schedule and
                           allocation; an automatic investment plan includes a
                           dividend reinvestment plan);

                  (iii)    receipts of stock dividends, stock splits, or similar
                           distributions;

                  (iv)     transfers that are gifts or donations, provided that
                           the donee represents in writing that he or she has no
                           present intention of selling the securities;

                  (v)      transactions for the sole account and benefit of
                           other persons to whom an Access Person has a
                           fiduciary relationship apart from the Adviser or the
                           Distributor, as applicable;

                  (vi)     transactions effected on behalf of an Access Person
                           that are beyond his or her reasonable control;

                  (vii)    purchases made upon the exercise of rights
                           distributed by an issuer on a pro rata basis to all
                           holders of a class of its securities, and sales of
                           any such rights so acquired within one year;

                  (viii)   the receipt by an Access Person of securities as
                           compensation for, or in connection with, his or her
                           employment or the exercise by an Access Person of an
                           option or warrant received by such Access Person as
                           compensation for, or in connection with, his or her
                           employment;

                  (ix)     transactions that receive prior written approval of
                           the CCO, on the grounds that they are unlikely to
                           have any adverse effect on the Adviser or the
                           Distributor, as applicable, or its respective
                           clients, involve no apparent impropriety, and appear
                           to be consistent with applicable securities laws; and

                  (x)      in extremely limited circumstances, transactions that
                           are otherwise prohibited under Section 3(c)(iii) that
                           receive the prior written approval of the CCO due to
                           significant personal hardship of the Access Person
                           arising from a family emergency or similar
                           circumstance, provided that any profit from such
                           transaction be disgorged.

4.       MISUSE OF INSIDE INFORMATION.

         (A)      DEFINITION OF INSIDE INFORMATION. For purposes of this Code,
                  "Inside Information" means any information obtained by a
                  person to whom this Code applies that such person knows, or in
                  the exercise of reasonable care should know, is (i) not
                  available to the investing public generally and (ii) material
                  to a decision to effect a transaction in a security.

         (B)      BAN ON TRADING. No person to whom this Code applies shall
                  effect any transaction in, directly or indirectly, any
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                  Information. This restriction is NOT subject to the exceptions
                  set forth in Sections 3(d), 5(b), or 6(b).

        (C)       BAN ON RELEASE OR DISCLOSURE. No person to whom this Code
                  applies shall release or disclose Inside Information to any
                  person outside of the Adviser or the Distributor except that
                  such person:

                  (i)      may release to authorized representatives of a client
                           Inside Information to which that client is entitled;

                  (ii)     may release Inside Information to the Adviser's or
                           the Distributor's lawyers, accountants, and
                           consultants as appropriate in the conduct of the
                           Adviser's or the Distributor's affairs;

                  (iii)    may release Inside Information to regulatory
                           officials and other persons as required by law; and

                  (iv)     may release Inside Information in accordance with the
                           policies established by the Adviser's Manager or the
                           Distributor's Manager, as applicable and the
                           instructions of the CCO.

5.       REPORTING.

         (A)      REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Each Access Person shall (unless
                  excepted under Section 5(b)) provide information to the CCO as
                  set forth below:

                  (i)      Initial Holdings Reports and Instructions. Not later
                           than 10 days after the person becomes an Access
                           Person:

                           (A)      the Access Person shall provide the title,
                                    the type of security, the exchange ticker
                                    symbol or the CUSIP number, the number of
                                    shares, and the principal amount of each
                                    Covered Security in which the Access Person
                                    had any direct or indirect beneficial
                                    ownership when the person became an Access
                                    Person;

(B)                                 the Access Person shall provide the name of
                                    any broker, dealer, bank, mutual fund, or
                                    similar financial institution with whom the
                                    Access Person maintained an account in which
                                    any securities were held for the direct or
                                    indirect benefit of the Access Person as of
                                    the date the person became an Access Person
                                    and shall direct any such financial
                                    institution to supply to the CCO on a timely
                                    basis, duplicate confirmations of all
                                    personal securities transactions and
                                    duplicate periodic statements for all such
                                    accounts; and

                           (C)      the Access Person shall provide the date
                                    that the report is signed and submitted by
                                    the Access Person.

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                  The information provided in the Initial Holdings Report must
                  be current as of a date not more than 45 days prior to the
                  date the person became an Access Person.

                  (ii)     Quarterly Transaction Reports. Not later than 30 days
                           after the end of each calendar quarter, the following
                           information must be provided:

                           (A)      Subject to the exception provided in
                                    paragraph (D) below, with respect to any
                                    transaction during the quarter in a Covered
                                    Security in which the Access Person had any
                                    direct or indirect beneficial ownership the
                                    Access Person shall provide:

                                    o       the date of the transaction, the
                                            title, the exchange ticker symbol or
                                            the CUSIP number, the interest rate
                                            and the maturity date (if
                                            applicable), the number of shares,
                                            and the principal amount of each
                                            Covered Security involved;

                                    o       the nature of the transaction (i.e.,
                                            purchase, sale, or any other type of
                                            acquisition or disposition);

                                    o       the price of the Covered Security at
                                            which the transaction was effected;

                                    o       the name of the broker, dealer,
                                            bank, mutual fund, or similar
                                            financial institution with or
                                            through which the transaction was
                                            effected; and

                                    o       the date that the report is signed
                                            and submitted by the Access Person.

                           (B)      With respect to any account established by
                                    the Access Person in which any securities
                                    were held during the quarter for the direct
                                    or indirect benefit of the Access Person,
                                    the Access Person:

                                    o       shall provide the name of the
                                            broker, dealer, bank, mutual fund,
                                            or similar financial institution
                                            with whom the Access Person
                                            established the account;

                                    o       shall provide the date that the
                                            account was established;

                                    o       shall direct any such financial
                                            institution to supply to the CCO on
                                            a timely basis duplicate
                                            confirmations of all personal
                                            securities transactions and
                                            duplicate periodic statements for
                                            all such accounts; and

                                    o       shall provide the date that the
                                            report is signed and submitted by
                                            the Access Person.

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                           (C)      In the event that no reportable transactions
                                    occurred during the quarter and no accounts
                                    were established during the quarter, the
                                    report should be so noted and returned
                                    signed and dated.

                           (D)      In the event that all reportable
                                    transactions have been effected through the
                                    accounts previously reported to the Adviser
                                    for which the Adviser receives duplicate
                                    confirmations and periodic statements not
                                    later than 30 days after the close of the
                                    calendar quarter in which the transaction
                                    takes place, the Access Person may so
                                    certify the report and return it signed and
                                    dated without providing the specific
                                    transaction information required under
                                    paragraph (A) above.

                  (iii)    Annual Holdings Reports. Not later than each January
                           31, the following information (which information must
                           be current as of the immediately preceding December
                           31):

                           (A)      the title, the type of security, the
                                    exchange ticker symbol or the CUSIP number,
                                    the number of shares, and the principal
                                    amount of each Covered Security in which the
                                    Access Person had any direct or indirect
                                    beneficial ownership;

                           (B)      the name of any broker, dealer, bank, mutual
                                    fund, or similar financial institution with
                                    whom the Access Person maintains an account
                                    in which any securities are held for the
                                    direct or indirect benefit of the Access
                                    Person; and

                           (C)      the date on which the report is signed and
                                    submitted by the Access Person.

         (B)      EXCEPTIONS TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The following are the
                  exceptions to the reporting requirements outlined in Section
                  5(a):

                  (i)      A person need not make any report under Section 5(a)
                           with respect to transactions effected for, and
                           Covered Securities held in, any account over which
                           the person has no direct influence or control.

                  (ii)     A person need not report an account with a financial
                           institution if the account does not allow any trading
                           in Covered Securities (for example, a mutual fund
                           account, other than a Related Fund account, held
                           directly with the fund sponsor).

                  (iii)    A person need not make any report under Section 5(a)
                           with respect to transactions effected by means of an
                           automatic investment plan previously reported to the
                           CCO, provided that any transaction that overrides the
                           preset schedule or allocations of the automatic
                           investment plan must be included in a quarterly
                           transaction report.

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         (C)      CERTIFICATION. Each person to whom this Code applies shall
                  certify to the CCO in writing that (i) he or she has received
                  a copy of this Code, (ii) he or she has read and understands
                  this Code, (iii) he or she understands that he or she is
                  subject to this Code, (iv) he or she has complied with the
                  requirements of this Code, and (v) if such person is an Access
                  Person, he or she has disclosed or reported all securities
                  transactions required to be disclosed or reported under this
                  Code, such certification to be given at the following times:
                  (A) in the case of persons who are subject to this Code on the
                  date hereof, within 30 days after the adoption of this Code;
                  (B) in the case of persons who become subject to this Code
                  after the date hereof, no later than 10 days after such person
                  becomes subject to this Code; and (C) in all cases, once every
                  calendar year on or before January 31.

6.       PRECLEARANCE OF CERTAIN SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS.

         (A) PRECLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS. No Access Person shall:

                  (i)      acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership
                           in any securities (including Restricted Securities)
                           in an initial public offering;

                  (ii)     acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership
                           in any securities (including Restricted Securities)
                           in a private placement transaction;

                  (iii)    sell or exchange shares of a Related Fund at a loss
                           after holding such shares less than 60 days; or

                  (iv)     effect any transaction (other than those transactions
                           described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above) in
                           any security;

                  unless, in each case, the transaction has been approved by the
                  CCO not more than 72 hours prior to initiation of the
                  transaction (and such approval has not been rescinded).

         (B)      EXCEPTIONS TO PRECLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS.

                  (i)      Sections 6(a)(iii) and 6(a)(iv) shall not apply to
                           any transaction that is exempt under Section 3(d);

                  (ii)     Section 6(a)(iv) shall not apply to the following:

                           (A)      any transactions in securities listed on a
                                    national securities exchange of a company
                                    having a total market capitalization (at the
                                    time of the transaction or, if such
                                    information is not available, according to
                                    the company's most recent published annual
                                    or quarterly financial statements) of not
                                    less than $5 billion;

                           (B)      transactions in the debt instruments issued
                                    or guaranteed by a state or local
                                    government;

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                           (C)      transactions in debt instruments issued or
                                    guaranteed by the United States government,
                                    quasi United States government agency, or
                                    instrumentality of the United States;

                           (D)      total purchases and sales of up to $25,000
                                    of securities listed on a national
                                    securities exchange within any rolling six
                                    month period; or

                           (E)      transactions in municipal fund securities
                                    that are issued for a qualified tuition
                                    program under Internal Revenue Code Section
                                    529 (a 529 college savings plan).

                           (F)      any transaction in a Related Fund, so long
                                    as such transaction does not result in a
                                    profit or loss from the purchase and sale,
                                    or sale and purchase, of such Related Fund
                                    within 60 calendar days. For purposes of
                                    this section F, profits or losses that
                                    result from the purchase and sale, or sale
                                    and purchase by means of an automatic
                                    investment plan as described in Section 3
                                    d(ii) above, would be exempt from
                                    preclearance.

7.       ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.

         (A)      GIFTS. No person to whom this Code applies shall accept any
                  gift or gratuity from any person or business entity that does
                  business with the Adviser or the Distributor, provided that
                  this restriction does not apply to:

                  (i)      any gifts or gratuities received in any 90-day period
                           from any one person or business entity, or several
                           related persons or business entities, having an
                           aggregate fair market value of not more than $150;

                  (ii)     travel, lodging, entertainment, food, and beverages
                           provided in connection with a business or
                           professional meeting or function; and

                  (iii)    goods and services, such as investment research
                           reports and newsletters, that are used in the conduct
                           of the business of the Adviser or the Distributor, as
                           applicable.

         (B)      SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR OF A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY. No person
                  to whom this Code applies shall serve as a director of a
                  company that files or is required to file with the SEC
                  periodic reports under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and
                  8-Ks) without the prior approval of the CCO.

         (C)      OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITY. All personnel of the Adviser and
                  the Distributor shall receive prior approval from the CCO, or
                  in his or her absence from a Deputy Review Person, before
                  engaging in any business activity outside the scope of their
                  employment relationship with the Adviser or the Distributor
                  for which compensation is received. Records of outside
                  business activity of such persons, including evidence of
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                  activity and annual certifications by such persons of their
                  adherence to this written policy, shall be maintained by the
                  CCO.

8.       REVIEW BY THE CCO.

         (A)      REVIEW OF REPORTS. The CCO shall review all of the reports
                  delivered under Section 5 to determine whether a violation of
                  this Code may have occurred. Before making a determination
                  that a violation has occurred, the CCO shall give such person
                  who may have committed such violation an opportunity to supply
                  additional information regarding the transaction in question.

         (B)      FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED. In reviewing proposed transactions
                  and other matters submitted for preclearance or approval under
                  this Code, the CCO shall consider whether such transactions or
                  matters involve or are likely to involve: (i) violations of
                  this Code or applicable securities laws; (ii) improper use of
                  Inside Information; or (iii) an investment opportunity that
                  should be reserved for the Adviser or the Distributor, as
                  applicable, or its clients.

         (C)      APPROVAL SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. The CCO may grant approval of
                  proposed transactions and other matters submitted for
                  preclearance or approval under this Code subject to such
                  conditions as the CCO may impose to protect the interests of
                  the Adviser and the Distributor and their respective clients,
                  including, among other things, requiring that an Access Person
                  who is authorized to acquire securities in a private placement
                  disclose that investment when he or she plays a part in a
                  review or analysis of the issuer of the securities.

         (D)      DEPUTY REVIEW PERSON MAY ACT WHEN CCO IS UNAVAILABLE. In the
                  event that the CCO is unavailable to review any report or
                  proposed transaction or other matter under this Code and it is
                  unlikely that the CCO will become available in sufficient time
                  to review the report in a timely manner or for the transaction
                  or other matter to proceed without material hardship, a Deputy
                  Review Person may review such report or perform all functions
                  of the CCO under the Code with respect to such transaction or
                  other matter. Nonetheless, a Deputy Review Person may defer
                  review of any report or transaction or other matter until the
                  CCO is available to conduct such review.

9.       SANCTIONS. Any violations of this Code will be reported to and be
         subject to review by the Adviser's Manager or the Distributor's
         Manager, as applicable.

         (A)      If the applicable Manager determines that a violation of this
                  Code has occurred, the CCO may impose such sanctions as is
                  deemed appropriate, including, among other things:

                  (i)      a letter of censure;

                  (ii)     forfeiture of any profit made or loss avoided from a
                           transaction in violation of this Code; or

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                  (iii)    suspension or termination of employment.

         (B)      Any person subject to any sanctions imposed by the CCO under
                  this Code shall be entitled, upon request made within 60 days
                  of the imposition of such sanctions, to a complete review of
                  the matter by the Adviser's Manager or the Distributor's
                  Manager, as applicable. Pending such a review the CCO may
                  impose such interim sanctions as is deemed appropriate to
                  protect the interests of the Adviser or the Distributor, as
                  applicable, until final resolution of the matter.

         (C)      Any violations resulting in sanctions and the sanctions
                  imposed will be reported to:

                  (i)      the Adviser's Manager or the Distributor's Manager,
                           as applicable; and

                  (ii)     (other than with respect to interim sanctions pending
                           review of a matter) the board of directors or
                           trustees of each Fund.

10.      EMPLOYEE REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS.

         (A)      REPORTING CONCERNS. Any employee who has a concern regarding
                  what he or she views as a violation of Federal securities laws
                  or unethical conduct in violation of this Code must bring this
                  concern promptly to the attention of the CCO.

         (B)      CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT. Given the sensitivity of such matters,
                  any written correspondence regarding a concern should be
                  marked "Confidential." The CCO will take all appropriate
                  measures to keep confidential the identity of an individual
                  reporting a concern and to disclose the individual's identity
                  only to those persons who need to know it to advance an
                  investigation of the concern. If an individual does not want
                  to be identified with a submission, he or she should mail his
                  or her communications to the CCO, without including his or her
                  name in the correspondence but, instead, prominently
                  indicating on the submission that it is a "Confidential,
                  Anonymous Submission."

         (C)      RETALIATION PROHIBITED. Neither the Adviser nor the
                  Distributor will tolerate any form of retaliation against an
                  employee who (i) submits a good faith report under the
                  provisions described in this Section or (ii) assists in an
                  investigation of challenged practices (referred to as a
                  "Reporting Employee"). Employees are prohibited from
                  discharging, demoting, suspending, threatening, harassing, or
                  in any other manner discriminating against a Reporting
                  Employee in the terms and conditions of the Reporting
                  Employee's employment because of any lawful act done by the
                  Reporting Employee to provide information, cause information
                  to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation
                  regarding any conduct which the Reporting Employee reasonably
                  believes is reportable under this Code. The Adviser and the
                  Distributor encourage employees to report violations under
                  this Code. Employees have the option, and are encouraged, to
                  report any violation to the CCO with confidentiality. The
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                  where employees can act without fear of reprisal or
                  retaliation. Any employee who feels that he or she has been
                  the subject of reprisal or retaliation because of his or her
                  reporting under this Code should immediately notify the CCO.

11.      MISCELLANEOUS.

         (A)      ACCESS PERSONS. The CCO shall identify all Access Persons who
                  are under a duty to make reports under this Code and will
                  inform such persons of such duty. Any failure by the CCO to
                  notify any person of his or her duties under this Code shall
                  not relieve such person of his or her obligations hereunder.

         (B)      RECORDS. Each of the Adviser and the Distributor shall
                  maintain records in the manner and to the extent set forth
                  below, and shall be available for examination by
                  representatives of the SEC:

                  (i)      a copy of this Code and any other code which is, or
                           at any time within the past five years has been, in
                           effect shall be preserved in an easily accessible
                           place;

                  (ii)     a record of any violation of this Code and of any
                           action taken as a result of such violation shall be
                           preserved in an easily accessible place;

                  (iii)    a copy of each report made pursuant to this Code
                           shall be preserved for a period of not less than five
                           years from the end of the fiscal year in which it is
                           made, the first two years in an easily accessible
                           place;

                  (iv)     a list of all persons who are required, or within the
                           past five years have been required, to make reports
                           pursuant to this Code shall be maintained in an
                           easily accessible place;

                  (v)      a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting
                           the decision, to approve the acquisition by an Access
                           Person of securities under Section 6(a) shall be
                           preserved for a period of not less than five years
                           from the end of the fiscal year in which the approval
                           is granted; and

                  (vi)     a copy of each signed certification as required by
                           Section 5(c) for each person who is currently, or
                           within the past five years was, required to deliver
                           such certification pursuant to this Code shall be
                           maintained in an easily accessible place.

         (C)      CONFIDENTIALITY. All reports of securities transactions and
                  any other information filed pursuant to this Code shall be
                  treated as confidential, except to the extent required by law.



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