Exhibit 8.1
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Morgan, Lewis & BockiusLLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-2541 Tel. +1.202.373.6000 Fax: +1.202.373.6001 www.morganlewis.com | | |
April 22, 2020
Invesco Capital Management LLC
as Managing Owner of
Invesco DB Oil Fund
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
RE: Invesco DB Oil Fund Registration Statement on FormS-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2020.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as your counsel in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the registration statement onForm S-3 filed with the Commission on April 22, 2020, including the prospectus contained therein (“Prospectus”) and all documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein (the “Registration Statement”), of the Invesco DB Oil Fund, (the “Fund”), a series of the Invesco DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on August 3, 2006.
We have reviewed such documents, questions of law and fact and other matters as we have deemed pertinent for the purpose of this opinion. Based upon the foregoing, we hereby confirm our opinion contained under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Prospectus that the Fund will be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
We also advise you that the tax discussion under the captions “Risk Factors – Tax Risks,” “Summary – U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Prospectus correctly describes the material aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment to a United States individual taxpayer, as of the date hereof, of an investment in the Fund.