Agreements [Text Block] | (4) Agreements (a) Management Fee The Fund pays the Sponsor an annual management fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount calculated as the greater of 0.15 75,000 56,250 0.50 0.35 1.50 The waiver of the CTA fees, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $ 58,846 7,515 258,585 185,816 (b) The Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent The Fund has appointed U.S. Bank, a national banking association, with its principal office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the custodian (the “Custodian”). Its affiliate, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, is the Fund accountant (“the Fund accountant”), the Fund transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) for Fund shares and administrator for the Fund (the “Administrator”). It performs certain administrative and accounting services for the Fund and prepares certain SEC, NFA and CFTC reports on behalf of the Fund. (U.S. Bank and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services are referred to collectively hereinafter as “U.S. Bank”). Effective February 19, 2016, the Fund has agreed to pay U.S. Bank 0.05 50,000 0.01 4,800 0.05 45,000 0.01 4,800 49,800 18,010 (c) The Distributor Effective December 1, 2015, ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) provides statutory and wholesaling distribution services to the Fund. The Fund pays an annual fee for such distribution services and related administrative services equal to 0.02 15,000 Esposito Securities LLC (“Esposito”) provided statutory and wholesaling distribution services to the Fund through November 30, 2015. The Fund paid Esposito an annual fee for such distribution services, equal to 0.02 15,000 The Fund incurred $ 17,117 5,425 (d) The Commodity Broker SG Americas Securities, LLC (the “Commodity Broker”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Fund’s clearing broker. In its capacity as clearing broker, the Commodity Broker executes and clears the Fund’s futures transactions and performs certain administrative services for the Fund. The Fund pays respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities in CFTC regulated investments. Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis. The Sponsor does not expect brokerage commissions and fees to exceed 0.126 27,382 4,171 (e) The Trustee Under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), Wilmington Trust Company, the Trustee of the Fund (the “Trustee”) serves as the sole trustee of the Fund in the State of Delaware. The Trustee will accept service of legal process on the Fund in the State of Delaware and will make certain filings under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor has the exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund. The Trustee does not owe any other duties to the Fund, the Sponsor or the Shareholders of the Fund. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance of the Sponsor, nor does the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Sponsor. For the year ended June 30, 2016 and the period from February 19, 2015 to June 30, 2015, the Fund incurred $ 5,000 1,044 (f) Routine Offering, Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses The Sponsor, in accordance with the Fund’s Expense Cap limitation pays all of the routine offering, operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Fund in excess of 1.50 546,307 229,751 The CTA fee waiver by Sit and the assumption of Fund expenses above the Expense Cap by the Sponsor, pursuant to the undertaking (as discussed in Note 4a), amounted to $58,846 and $ 258,585 (g) Organizational and Offering Costs Expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund and up to the offering of its Shares upon commencement of its investment operations on February 19, 2015, were paid by the Sponsor and Sit without reimbursement. Accordingly, all such expenses are not reflected in the Statements of Operations. The Fund will bear the costs of its continuous offering of Shares and ongoing offering expenses. Such ongoing offering costs will be included as a portion of the Routine Offering, Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses. These costs will include registration fees for regulatory agencies and all legal, accounting, printing and other expenses associated therewith. These costs will be accounted for as a deferred charge and thereafter amortized to expense over twelve months on a straight-line basis or a shorter period if warranted. For the year ended June 30, 2016 and the period from February 19, 2015 to June 30, 2015, the Fund did not incur such expenses. (h) Extraordinary Fees and Expenses The Fund will pay all extraordinary fees and expenses, if any. Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses which are nonrecurring and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses. Such extraordinary fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and amount. For the year ended June 30, 2016 and the period from February 19, 2015 to June 30, 2015, the Fund did not incur such expenses. |