UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2015
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35710 | 45-2470177 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois | 60606 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 827-5920
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 2, 2015, the Fund declared a regular monthly distribution. The following dates and amounts apply to the distribution:
| Record Date | February 27, 2015 | |||||||
| Ex-Dividend Date | February 25, 2015 | |||||||
| Payable Date | March 2, 2015 | |||||||
| Amount | Change From Previous Month | |||||||
| $.1190 | -.0160 | |||||||
A copy of the press release regarding the distribution, dated February 2, 2015, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 2, 2015 |
Signatures
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| NUVEEN LONG/SHORT COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN FUND |
By: Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, its Manager |
Date: February 2, 2015 |
/s/ William Adams IV |
William Adams IV President (Principal Executive Officer) |