order date. Redemption orders are irrevocable. The redemption procedures allow Authorized Participants to redeem Baskets. Individual Shareholders may not redeem directly from the Fund. Instead, individual Shareholders may only redeem Shares in integral multiples of 200,000 and only through an Authorized Participant.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the Managing Owner and the Authorized Participant as provided in the next sentence, by placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be redeemed through DTC’s book-entry system to the Fund no later than the redemption order settlement date as of 2:45 p.m., Eastern Time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date. Upon submission of a redemption order, the Authorized Participant may request the Managing Owner to agree to a redemption order settlement date up to two business days after the redemption order date. By placing a redemption order, and prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participant’s DTC account is charged thenon-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order.
Redemption orders may be placed either (i) through the Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) clearing processes of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (the “NSCC”) (the “CNS Clearing Process”) or (ii) if outside the CNS Clearing Process, only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC” or the “Depository”) (the “DTC Process”), or a successor depository, and only in exchange for cash. By placing a redemption order, and prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participant’s DTC account is charged thenon-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order and such fee is not borne by the Fund.
Capital Resources
The Fund does not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of the end of the latest fiscal period.
The Fund is unaware of any (i) anticipated known demands, commitments or capital expenditures; (ii) material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in its capital resources; or (iii) trends or uncertainties that will have a material effect on its operations.
Cash Flows
A primary cash flow activity of the Fund is to raise capital from Authorized Participants through the issuance of Shares. This cash is used to invest in United States Treasury Obligations, money market mutual funds andT-Bill ETFs, if any, and to meet margin requirements as a result of the positions taken in DX Contracts to match the fluctuations of the Index.
As of the date of this Report, each of ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Citadel Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing LP, Interactive Brokers LLC, Jefferies LLC, JP Morgan Securities Inc., Knight Clearing Services LLC, Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Nomura Securities International Inc., RBC Capital Markets LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, UBS Securities, Virtu Financial BD LLC and Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC has executed a Participant Agreement and are the only Authorized Participants.
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities was $145.0 million and $29.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These amounts primarily include net income (loss), net purchases and sales of money market mutual funds and net purchases and sales of United States Treasury Obligations which are held at fair value on the Statements of Financial Condition. The Fund may hold United States Treasury Obligations, money market mutual funds andT-Bill ETFs (affiliated or otherwise), for margin and/or cash management purposes only.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, $262.0 million was paid to purchase United States Treasury Obligations and $399.6 million was received from sales and maturing United States Treasury Obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, $334.4 million was paid to purchase United States Treasury Obligations and $392.9 million was received from sales and maturing United States Treasury Obligations. $299.0 million was received from sales of affiliated investments and $296.1 million was paid to purchase affiliated investments during the three months ended March 31, 2019. $142.4 million was received from sales of affiliated investments and $158.7 million was paid to purchase affiliated investments during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on United States Treasury Obligations and affiliated investments increased (decreased) Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities by $(0.0) million and $(0.2) million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Financing Activities
The Fund’s net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities was $(147.8) million and $(29.6) million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This included $15.3 million and $70.0 million from Shares purchased by Authorized Participants and $163.1 million and $99.1 million from Shares redeemed by Authorized Participants during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Payable for amount due to the Custodian increased (decrease) by $(0.0) million and $(0.5) million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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