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Creations and Redemptions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Creations and Redemptions [Abstract]  
Creations and Redemptions

(5) Creations and Redemptions

 

The Fund issues and redeems Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Creation Baskets. A Creation Basket is a block of 50,000 Shares of the Fund. Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.

 

Except when aggregated in Creation Baskets, the Shares are not redeemable securities. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares directly from or with the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker. Thus, some of the information contained in these Notes to Financial Statements – such as references to the Transaction Fee imposed on creations and redemptions – is not relevant to retail investors.

 

(a) Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption Transactions

 

In connection with orders to create and redeem one or more Creation Baskets, an Authorized Participant is required to pay a transaction fee, or AP Transaction Fee, of $500 per order, which goes directly to the Custodian. The AP Transaction Fees are paid by the Authorized Participants and not by the Fund.

 

(b) Share Transactions

 
Summary of Share Transactions for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
    Shares    

Net Assets Increase

( Decrease)

 
Shares Sold     300,000     $ 6,825,745  
Shares Redeemed     (50,000 )     (1,148,230 )
Net Increase (Decrease)     250,000     $ 5,677,515  

 

Summary of Share Transactions for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
    Shares    

Net Assets Increase

( Decrease)

 
Shares Sold        
Shares Redeemed     (300,000 )   $ (6,751,830 )
Net Increase (Decrease)     (300,000 )   $ (6,751,830 )