Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust & Trust Agreement of the Co-Registrant


 EXHIBIT 4.2 
  

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 DECLARATION
OF TRUST 
 AND 
 TRUST AGREEMENT 
 OF 
 DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING MASTER FUND 
  
  Dated as of December 1, 2005 
   
 By and Among 
  
 DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC

 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY 
  
 and 
  
 DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND 






 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  


					
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	 ARTICLE I
	  	 
		
	 DEFINITIONS; THE MASTER FUND
	  	6
			
	 SECTION 1.1
	 	 Definitions
	  	6
			
	 SECTION 1.2
	 	 Name
	  	12
			
	 SECTION 1.3
	 	 Delaware Trustee; Business Offices
	  	13
			
	 SECTION 1.4
	 	 Declaration of Trust
	  	13
			
	 SECTION 1.5
	 	 Purposes and Powers
	  	13
			
	 SECTION 1.6
	 	 Tax Treatment
	  	14
			
	 SECTION 1.7
	 	 General Liability of the Managing Owner
	  	14
			
	 SECTION 1.8
	 	 Legal Title
	  	15
			
	 ARTICLE II
	 	 	  	 
		
	 THE TRUSTEE
	  	15
			
	 SECTION 2.1
	 	 Term; Resignation
	  	15
			
	 SECTION 2.2
	 	 Powers
	  	15
			
	 SECTION 2.3
	 	 Compensation and Expenses of the Trustee
	  	16
			
	 SECTION 2.4
	 	 Indemnification
	  	16
			
	 SECTION 2.5
	 	 Successor Trustee
	  	16
			
	 SECTION 2.6
	 	 Liability of Trustee
	  	17
			
	 SECTION 2.7
	 	 Reliance; Advice of Counsel
	  	18
			
	 SECTION 2.8
	 	 Payments to the Trustee
	  	19
			
	 ARTICLE III
	 	 	  	 
		
	 CREATIONS AND ISSUANCE OF CREATION BASKETS
	  	19
			
	 SECTION 3.1
	 	 General
	  	19

  

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	 SECTION 3.2
	 	 Offer of Limited Shares; Procedures for Creation and Issuance of Creation Baskets
	  	19
			
	 SECTION 3.3
	 	 Assets of the Master Fund
	  	20
			
	 SECTION 3.4
	 	 Liabilities
	  	20
			
	 SECTION 3.5
	 	 Distributions
	  	20
			
	 SECTION 3.6
	 	 Voting Rights
	  	21
			
	 SECTION 3.7
	 	 Equality
	  	21
			
	 ARTICLE IV
	 	 	  	 
		
	 THE MANAGING OWNER
	  	21
			
	 SECTION 4.1
	 	 Management of the Master Fund
	  	21
			
	 SECTION 4.2
	 	 Authority of Managing Owner
	  	21
			
	 SECTION 4.3
	 	 Obligations of the Managing Owner
	  	22
			
	 SECTION 4.4
	 	 General Prohibitions
	  	23
			
	 SECTION 4.5
	 	 Liability of Covered Persons
	  	24
			
	 SECTION 4.6
	 	 Fiduciary Duty
	  	25
			
	 SECTION 4.7
	 	 Indemnification of the Managing Owner
	  	26
			
	 SECTION 4.8
	 	 Expenses and Limitations Thereon
	  	27
			
	 SECTION 4.9
	 	 Compensation to the Managing Owner
	  	29
			
	 SECTION 4.10
	 	 Other Business of Shareholders
	  	29
			
	 SECTION 4.11
	 	 Voluntary Withdrawal of the Managing Owner
	  	29
			
	 SECTION 4.12
	 	 Authorization of Registration Statements
	  	29
			
	 SECTION 4.13
	 	 Litigation
	  	30
			
	 ARTICLE V
	 	 	  	 
		
	 TRANSFERS OF SHARES
	  	30
			
	 SECTION 5.1
	 	 Transfer of Managing Owner’s General Shares
	  	30
			
	 SECTION 5.2
	 	 Transfer of Limited Shares
	  	31

  

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	 ARTICLE VI
	 	 	  	 
		
	 DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
	  	33
			
	 SECTION 6.1
	 	 Capital Accounts
	  	33
			
	 SECTION 6.2
	 	 Monthly Closing of Books
	  	34
			
	 SECTION 6.3
	 	 Monthly Allocations
	  	35
			
	 SECTION 6.4
	 	 Code Section 754 Adjustments
	  	35
			
	 SECTION 6.5
	 	 Allocation of Profit and Loss for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
	  	36
			
	 SECTION 6.6
	 	 Effect of Section 754 Election
	  	38
			
	 SECTION 6.7
	 	 Allocation of Distributions
	  	38
			
	 SECTION 6.8
	 	 Admissions of Shareholders; Transfers
	  	38
			
	 SECTION 6.9
	 	 Liability for State and Local and Other Taxes
	  	38
			
	 SECTION 6.10
	 	 Consent to Methods
	  	39
			
	 ARTICLE VII
	 	 	  	 
		
	 REDEMPTIONS
	  	39
			
	 SECTION 7.1
	 	 Redemption of Redemption Baskets
	  	39
			
	 SECTION 7.2
	 	 Other Redemption Procedures
	  	40
			
	 ARTICLE VIII
	 	 	  	 
		
	 THE LIMITED OWNER
	  	41
			
	 SECTION 8.1
	 	 No Management or Control; Limited Liability
	  	41
			
	 SECTION 8.2
	 	 Rights and Duties
	  	41
			
	 SECTION 8.3
	 	 Limitation on Liability
	  	42
			
	 ARTICLE IX
	 	 	  	 
		
	 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND REPORTS
	  	42
			
	 SECTION 9.1
	 	 Books of Account
	  	42

  

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	 SECTION 9.2
	 	 Annual Reports and Monthly Statements
	  	43
			
	 SECTION 9.3
	 	 Tax Information
	  	43
			
	 SECTION 9.4
	 	 Calculation of Net Asset Value
	  	43
			
	 SECTION 9.5
	 	 Maintenance of Records
	  	43
			
	 SECTION 9.6
	 	 Certificate of Trust
	  	43
			
	 SECTION 9.7
	 	 Registration of Shares
	  	44
		
	 ARTICLE X
	  	 
		
	 FISCAL YEAR
	  	44
			
	 SECTION 10.1
	 	 Fiscal Year
	  	44
		
	 ARTICLE XI
	  	 
		
	 AMENDMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT; MEETINGS
	  	44
			
	 SECTION 11.1
	 	 Amendments to the Trust Agreement
	  	44
			
	 SECTION 11.2
	 	 Meetings of the Master Fund
	  	46
			
	 SECTION 11.3
	 	 Action Without a Meeting
	  	46
			
	 ARTICLE XII
	 	 	  	 
		
	 TERM
	  	47
			
	 SECTION 12.1
	 	 Term
	  	47
		
	 ARTICLE XIII
	  	 
		
	 TERMINATION
	  	47
			
	 SECTION 13.1
	 	 Events Requiring Dissolution of the Master Fund or any Series
	  	47
			
	 SECTION 13.2
	 	 Distributions on Dissolution
	  	48
			
	 SECTION 13.3
	 	 Termination; Certificate of Cancellation
	  	49
		
	 ARTICLE XIV
	  	 
		
	 POWER OF ATTORNEY
	  	49
			
	 SECTION 14.1
	 	 Power of Attorney Executed Concurrently
	  	49

  

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	 SECTION 14.2
	 	 Effect of Power of Attorney
	  	49
			
	 SECTION 14.3
	 	 Limitation on Power of Attorney
	  	50
		
	 ARTICLE XV
	  	 
		
	 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	50
			
	 SECTION 15.1
	 	 Governing Law
	  	51
			
	 SECTION 15.2
	 	 Provisions In Conflict With Law or Regulations
	  	51
			
	 SECTION 15.3
	 	 Construction
	  	51
			
	 SECTION 15.4
	 	 Notices
	  	51
			
	 SECTION 15.5
	 	 Counterparts
	  	52
			
	 SECTION 15.6
	 	 Binding Nature of Trust Agreement
	  	52
			
	 SECTION 15.7
	 	 No Legal Title to Trust Estate
	  	52
			
	 SECTION 15.8
	 	 Creditors
	  	52
			
	 SECTION 15.9
	 	 Integration
	  	52
			
	 SECTION 15.10
	 	 Goodwill; Use of Name
	  	52

  

			
	 EXHIBIT A     Form of Certificate of Trust of DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund
	  	 
		
	 EXHIBIT B     Description of the Index
	  	 

   

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 DB COMMODITY INDEX TRADING MASTER FUND 
  
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 DECLARATION OF TRUST 
 AND TRUST
AGREEMENT 
  
  This AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST AND TRUST
AGREEMENT of DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING MASTER FUND is made and entered into as of the 1st day of December, 2005, by and among DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking company, as
trustee, and DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND, a Delaware statutory trust. 
   
 *         *         * 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, the Trust was formed on May 23, 2005 pursuant to the execution and filing by the Trustee of the Certificate of Trust on May 23, 2005
and the execution and delivery by each of the Trustee and the Managing Owner of a Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement dated as of May 23, 2005 (the “Original Agreement”); 
  
 WHEREAS, currently, there is and has not been any Limited Owner; 

 
 WHEREAS, the Trustee and the Managing Owner desire to amend the Original
Agreement to make the amendments effectuated hereby. 
  
 NOW,
THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 8 of the Original Agreement, the Trustee and the Managing Owner hereby amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as set forth below. 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 DEFINITIONS; THE MASTER FUND 
  
 SECTION 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Trust Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise
requires: 
  
 “Administrator” means any person from
time-to-time performing administrative services for the Master Fund pursuant to authority delegated by the Managing Owner. 
  
 “Adjusted Capital Account” means, as of the last day of a taxable period, a Shareholder’s Capital Account as maintained pursuant to
Section 6.1, (a) increased by any amounts which such Shareholder is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2 and decreased by
the amount of all losses and deductions that, as of the end of the taxable period, are reasonably expected to be allocated to such Shareholder in subsequent years under sections 704(e)(2) and 706(d) of the Code and the amount of all distributions
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taxable period, are reasonably expected to be made to such Shareholder in subsequent years in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or otherwise to the
extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Capital Account that are reasonably expect to occur during or prior to the year in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made. The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is
intended to comply the provisions of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. 
  
 “Adjusted Property” means any property the adjusted basis of which has been adjusted pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and (b). 
  
 “Affiliate” – An “Affiliate” of a “Person”
means (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such Person, (ii) any Person 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly
or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such Person, (iii) any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control of such Person, (iv) any employee, officer, director, member, manager
or partner of such Person, or (v) if such Person is an employee, officer, director, member, manager or partner, any Person for which such Person acts in any such capacity. 
  
 “Basket” means a Creation Basket or a Redemption Basket, as the context may require. 
  
 “Book-Tax Disparity” means with respect to any item of Adjusted
Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the adjusted value of such property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Shareholder’s portion of the Master Fund’s Book-Tax
Disparities in all of its Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Shareholder’s Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Section 6.1 and the hypothetical balance of such Shareholder’s Capital
Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles. 
  
 “Business Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day when banks and/or securities exchanges in the City of New York or the City
of Wilmington are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 
  
 “Capital Account” means the capital account maintained for a Shareholder or Transferee pursuant to 6.1. 
  
 “Capital Contributions” means the amounts of cash contributed to the Master Fund by a Shareholder in accordance with Article III hereof.

  
 “CE Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended. 
  
 “Certificate of Trust” means the
Certificate of Trust of the Master Fund in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 3810 of the Delaware Trust Statute. 
  
 “CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 

 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

  

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 “Commodities” means positions in Commodity Contracts, forward contracts, foreign exchange
positions and traded physical commodities, as well as cash commodities resulting from any of the foregoing positions. 
  
 “Commodity Broker” means any person who engages in the business of effecting transactions in Commodity Contracts for the account of others or
for his or her own account. 
  
 “Commodity Contract”
means any futures contract or option thereon providing for the delivery or receipt at a future date of a specified amount and grade of a traded commodity at a specified price and delivery point, or any other futures contract or option thereon
approved for trading for U.S. persons. 
  
 “Continuous
Offering Period” means the period following the conclusion of the Initial Offering Period, during which additional Shares may be sold in Baskets pursuant to this Trust Agreement. 
  
 “Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office at which at any particular time the corporate trust business
of the Trustee is administered, which office at the date hereof is located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration. 
  
 “Covered Person” means the Trustee, the Managing Owner and their
respective Affiliates. 
  
 “Creation Basket” means the
minimum number of Limited Shares that may be created at any one time, which shall be 200,000 or such greater or lesser number as the Managing Owner may determine from time-to-time. 
  
 “Creation Basket Capital Contribution” means a Capital Contribution made by the Limited Owner in connection with a
Purchase Order Subscription Agreement and the creation of a Creation Basket in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of Creation Baskets set forth in the relevant Purchase Order Subscription Agreement by
(ii) the Net Asset Value per Basket as of closing time of the Exchange or the last to close of the exchanges on which any one of the Index Commodities is traded, whichever is later, on the Purchase Order Subscription Date. 
  
 “Delaware Trust Statute” means the Delaware Statutory Trust Act,
Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. § 3801 et seq., as the same may be amended from time-to-time. 
  

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 “Exchange” means the American Stock Exchange or, if the common units of fractional undivided
beneficial interest with limited liability in the profits, losses, distributions, capital and assets of, and ownership of, the Limited Owner shall cease to be listed on the American Stock Exchange and are listed on one or more other exchanges, the
exchange on which such common units of the Limited Owner are principally traded, as determined by the Managing Owner. 
  
 “Fiscal Quarter” shall mean each period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December of each Fiscal Year, or, if the Fund
is required by law to have Fiscal Year other than a calendar year, such other applicable quarterly period. 
  
 “Fiscal Year” shall have the meaning set forth in Article X hereof. 
  
 “Index” means the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexTM – Excess Return more fully described in Exhibit
B hereto, as it may be amended from time-to-time. 
  
 “Index
Commodities” means the underlying Commodities which comprise the Index from time-to-time. 
  
 “Initial Offering Period” means the period commencing with the initial effective date of the Prospectus and terminating no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following such date unless extended for up
to an additional ninety (90) days at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner. 
  
 “Limited Owner” means DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund, a Delaware statutory trust. 
  
 “Limited Shares” means Shares that are owned by the Limited Owner. 
  
 “Losses” means, in respect of each Fiscal Year of the Master Fund, losses of the Master Fund as determined for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, and each item of income, gain, loss or deduction entering into the computation thereof. 
  
 “Managing Owner” means DB Commodity Services LLC, or any substitute therefor as provided herein, or any successor thereto by merger or operation
of law. 
  
 “Management Fee” means the management fee
set forth in Section 4.9. 
  
 “Margin Call” means a
demand for additional funds after the initial good faith deposit required to maintain a customer’s account in compliance with the requirements of a particular commodity exchange or of a commodity broker. 
  

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 “Master Fund” means DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund, the Delaware statutory trust
formed pursuant to the Certificate of Trust, the business and affairs of which are governed by this Trust Agreement. 
  
 “Net Asset Value” means the total assets of the Trust Estate of the Master Fund including, but not limited to, all cash and cash equivalents or
other securities less total liabilities of the Master Fund, each determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied under the accrual method of accounting, including, but not limited to,
the extent specifically set forth below: 
  
 (a)
Net Asset Value shall include any unrealized profit or loss on open Commodities positions and any other credit or debit accruing to the Master Fund but unpaid or not received by the Master Fund. 
  
 (b) All open commodity futures contracts and options traded
on a United States exchange are calculated at their then current market value, which shall be based upon the settlement price for that particular commodity futures contract and options traded on the applicable United States exchange on the date with
respect to which Net Asset Value is being determined; provided, that if a commodity futures contract or option traded on a United States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the
exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could be liquidated shall be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. The current market
value of all open commodity futures contracts and options traded on a non-United States exchange shall be based upon the settlement price for that particular commodity futures contract option traded on the applicable non-United States exchange on
the date with respect to which Net Asset Value is being determined; provided, that if a commodity futures contract or options traded on a non-United States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits (if
applicable) or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could be liquidated shall be the basis for determining the market value of such position
for such day. The current market value of all open forward contracts entered into by the Master Fund shall be the mean between the last bid and last asked prices quoted by the bank or financial institution which is a party to the contract on the
date with respect to which Net Asset Value is being determined; provided, that if such quotations are not available on such date, the mean between the last bid and asked prices on the first subsequent day on which such quotations are available shall
be the basis for determining the market value of such forward contract for such day. The Managing Owner may in its discretion value any of the Trust Estate pursuant to such other principles as it may deem fair and equitable so long as such
principles are consistent with normal industry standards. 
  
 (c) Interest earned on the Master Fund’s commodity brokerage account shall be accrued at least monthly. 
  
 (d) The amount of any distribution made pursuant to Article VI hereof shall be a liability of the Master Fund from the day when the
distribution is declared until it is paid. 
  

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 “Net Asset Value Per Share” means the Net Asset Value divided by the number of Shares
outstanding on the date of calculation. 
  
 “Net Asset Value
Per Basket” means the product obtained by multiplying the Net Asset Value Per Share by the number of Limited Shares comprising a Basket at such time. 
  
 “NFA” means the National Futures Association. 
  
 “Order Cut-Off Time” means 10:00 a.m. New York time, on a Business Day. 
  
 “Organization and Offering Expenses” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.8(a)(iv).

  
 “Percentage Interest” shall be a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of any Shareholder’s Shares and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of the date of determination. 
  
 “Person” means any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust, corporation,
association, or other legal entity. 
  
 “Pit Brokerage
Fee” shall include floor brokerage, clearing fees, National Futures Association fees and exchange fees. 
  
 “Profits” means, for each Fiscal Year of the Master Fund, profits of the Master Fund as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and
each item of income, gain, loss or deduction entering into the computation thereof. 
  
 “Prospectus” means the final prospectus and disclosure document of the Trust, constituting a part of a Registration Statement, as filed with the SEC and declared effective thereby, as the same may at any
time and from time to time be amended or supplemented. 
  
 “Purchase Order Subscription Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2(a)(i). 
  
 “Purchase Order Subscription Date” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2(a)(i). 
  
 “Pyramiding” mean the use of unrealized profits on existing
Commodities positions to provide margin for additional Commodities positions of the same or related Commodity. 
  
 “Redemption Basket” means the minimum number of Limited Shares that may be redeemed pursuant to Section 7.1, which shall be the number of
Limited Shares constituting a Creation Basket on the relevant Redemption Order Date. 
  
 “Redemption Distribution” means the cash delivered in satisfaction of a redemption of a Redemption Basket in accordance with Section 7.1(c). 
  

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 “Redemption Order” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.1(a). 

 
 “Redemption Order Date” shall have the meaning assigned thereto
in Section 7.1(b). 
  
 “Redemption Settlement Time”
shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.1(d). 
  
 “Shareholders” generally means the Managing Owner and the Limited Owner, as holders of Shares, where no distinction between them is required by the context in which the term is used. However, if the Master Fund is notified in a
manner satisfactory to the Managing Owner as to the identity of a beneficial owner of applicable Shares, such beneficial owner will be treated as a Shareholder owning a direct interest in the Master Fund for purposes of Article VI of this Agreement.

  
 “Shares” means the common units of fractional
undivided beneficial interest in the profits, losses, distributions, capital and assets of, and ownership of, the Master Fund. The Managing Owner’s Capital Contributions shall be represented by “General” Shares and the Limited
Owner’s Capital Contributions shall be represented by “Limited” Shares. Shares need not be represented by certificates. 
  
 “Suspended Redemption Order” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.1(d). 
  
 “Trust Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust and Trust Agreement, as it may at any time or from time-to-time be amended. 
  
 “Trustee” means Wilmington Trust Company or any substitute therefor as provided herein, acting not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Master Fund. 
  
 “Trust Estate” means any cash, commodity futures, forward and
option contracts, all funds on deposit in the Master Fund’s accounts, and any other property held by the Master Fund, and all proceeds therefrom, including any rights of the Master Fund pursuant to any other agreements to which the Master Fund
is a party. 
  
 “Unrealized Gain” attributable to a
Master Fund property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the fair market value of such property as of such date over the property’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes as of the date of determination.

  
 “Unrealized Loss” attributable to a Master Fund
property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of the property’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes as of the date of determination over the fair market value of such property as of such date of determination.

  
 SECTION 1.2 Name. 
  
 (a) The name of the Master Fund is “DB Commodity Index
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Master Fund, make and execute contracts and other instruments in the name and on behalf of the Master Fund and sue and be sued in the name and on behalf of
the Master Fund. 
  
 SECTION 1.3 Delaware Trustee; Business
Offices. 
  
 (a) The sole Trustee of the
Master Fund is Wilmington Trust Company, which is located at the Corporate Trust Office or at such other address in the State of Delaware as the Trustee may designate in writing to the Shareholders. The Trustee shall receive service of process on
the Master Fund in the State of Delaware at the foregoing address. In the event Wilmington Trust Company resigns or is removed as the Trustee, the Trustee of the Master Fund in the State of Delaware shall be the successor Trustee. 
  
 (b) The principal office of the Master Fund, and such
additional offices as the Managing Owner may establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Owner may designate from time to time in writing to the Trustee and the Limited Owner.
Initially, the principal office of the Master Fund shall be at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. 
  
 SECTION 1.4 Declaration of Trust. The Trustee hereby acknowledges that the Master Fund has received the sum of $1,000 in a bank account in the name
of the Master Fund controlled by the Managing Owner from the Managing Owner as grantor of the Trust, and hereby declares that it shall hold such sum in trust, upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the
Shareholders. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Master Fund shall be a statutory trust under the Delaware Trust Statute and that this Trust Agreement shall constitute the governing instrument of the Master Fund. It is not the
intention of the parties hereto to create a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint stock association, corporation, bailment or any form of legal relationship other than a Delaware statutory trust except to the
extent that the Master Fund is deemed to constitute a partnership under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be construed to make the Shareholders partners or members of a joint stock association
except to the extent such Shareholders are deemed to be partners under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties thereto to create a partnership among the Shareholders for
purposes of taxation under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws. Effective as of the date hereof, the Trustee and the Managing Owner shall have all of the rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the Delaware Trust Statute with
respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Master Fund. The Trustee has filed the certificate of trust required by Section 3810 of the Delaware Trust Statute in connection with the formation of the Master Fund under the Delaware Trust
Statute. 
  
 SECTION 1.5 Purposes and Powers. The purpose
of the Master Fund shall be: (a) directly or indirectly to trade, buy, sell, spread or otherwise acquire, hold or dispose of Commodities, including, but not limited to, exchange-traded futures on the Index Commodities with a view to tracking
the performance of the Index over time; (b) to enter into forward contracts referencing the Index or one or more of the Index Commodities with a view to tracking the performance of the Index over time; (c) to enter into any lawful
transaction and engage in any lawful activities in furtherance of or incidental to the foregoing purposes; and (d) as determined from time to time by the Managing Owner, to engage in any other lawful business or 

  

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activity for which a statutory trust may be organized under the Delaware Trust Statute. The Master Fund shall have all of the powers specified in
Section 15.1 hereof, including, without limitation, all of the powers which may be exercised by a Managing Owner on behalf of the Master Fund under this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.6 Tax Treatment. 
  

(a) Each of the parties hereto, by entering into this Trust Agreement directly, or indirectly as a purchaser of units in DB COMMODITY
INDEX TRACKING FUND, (i) expresses its intention that the Shares will qualify under applicable tax law as interests in a partnership which holds the Trust Estate for their benefit, (ii) agrees that it will file its own U.S. federal, state
and local income, franchise and other tax returns in a manner that is consistent with the treatment of the Master Fund as a partnership in which each of the Shareholders thereof is a partner, either directly or indirectly, by virtue of holding units
in DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND and (iii) agrees to use reasonable efforts to notify the Managing Owner promptly upon a receipt of any notice from any taxing authority having jurisdiction over such holders of Shares with respect to the
treatment of the Shares as anything other than interests in a partnership. 
  
 (b) The Tax Matters Partner (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code and any corresponding state and local tax law) initially shall be the Managing Owner. The Tax Matters Partner, at the expense of the Master
Fund, shall prepare or cause to be prepared and filed tax returns as a partnership for U.S. federal, state and local tax purposes and (ii) shall be authorized to perform all duties imposed by § 6221 et seq. of the Code, including, without
limitation, (A) the power to conduct all audits and other administrative proceedings with respect to tax items; (B) the power to extend the statute of limitations for all Shareholders with respect to tax items; (C) the power to file a
petition with an appropriate U.S. federal court for review of a final administrative adjustment; and (D) the power to enter into a settlement with the IRS on behalf of, and binding upon, the Limited Owner. The designation made by each
Shareholder in this Section 1.6(b), either directly or, indirectly as a holder of units in DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND, is hereby approved by each Shareholder as an express condition to becoming a Shareholder. Each Shareholder agrees to
take any further action as may be required by regulation or otherwise to effectuate such designation. Subject to Section 4.7, the Master Fund hereby indemnifies, to the full extent permitted by law, the Managing Owner from and against any
damages or losses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or incurred in connection with any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in carrying out its responsibilities as Tax Matters Partner, provided such action taken or omitted to be
taken does not constitute fraud, negligence or misconduct. 
  
 (c) Each Shareholder shall furnish the Managing Owner and the Trustee with information necessary to enable the Managing Owner to comply with U.S. federal income tax information reporting requirements in respect of
such Shareholder’s Shares. 
  
 SECTION 1.7 General
Liability of the Managing Owner. 
  
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the same extent the Managing Owner would be so liable as if the Master Fund was a partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and
the Managing Owner were a general partner of such partnership. The foregoing provision shall not, however, limit the ability of the Managing Owner to limit its liability by contract. The obligations of the Managing Owner under this Section 1.7
shall be evidenced by its ownership of the General Shares which, solely for purposes of the Delaware Trust Statute, will be deemed to be a separate class of Shares. Without limiting or affecting the liability of the Managing Owner as set forth in
this Section 1.7, notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, Persons having any claim against the Master Fund by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement and any other agreement, instrument,
obligation or other undertaking to which the Master Fund is a party, shall look only to the appropriate Master Fund Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof. 
  

(b) Subject to Sections 8.1 and 8.3 hereof, no Shareholder, other than the Managing Owner, to the extent set forth above, shall have
any personal liability for any liability or obligation of the Master Fund thereof. 
  
 SECTION 1.8 Legal Title. Legal title to the Trust Estate shall be vested in the Master Fund as a separate legal entity; provided, however, that where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires any part of the
Trust Estate to be vested otherwise, the Managing Owner may cause legal title to the Trust Estate or any portion thereof to be held by or in the name of the Managing Owner or any other Person (other than a Shareholder) as nominee. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 THE TRUSTEE 
  
 SECTION 2.1 Term; Resignation. 
  
 (a) Wilmington Trust Company has been appointed and hereby
agrees to serve as the Trustee of the Master Fund. The Master Fund shall have only one Trustee unless otherwise determined by the Managing Owner. The Trustee shall serve until such time as the Managing Owner removes the Trustee or the Trustee
resigns and a successor Trustee is appointed by the Managing Owner in accordance with the terms of Section 2.5 hereof. 
  
 (b) The Trustee may resign at any time upon the giving of at least 60 days’ advance written notice to the Master Fund; provided, that
such resignation shall not become effective unless and until a successor Trustee shall have been appointed by the Managing Owner in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof. If the Managing Owner does not act within such sixty (60) day period,
the Trustee may apply, at the expense of the Trust, to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
  
 SECTION 2.2 Powers. Except to the extent expressly set forth in Section 1.3 and this Article II, the duty and authority of the Trustee to
manage the business and affairs of the Master Fund is hereby delegated to the Managing Owner, which duty and authority the Managing Owner may further delegate as provided herein, all pursuant to Section 3806(b)(7) of the Delaware Trust Statute.
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liabilities with respect to the business and affairs of the Master Fund. The Trustee shall have the power and authority to execute and file certificates as
required by the Delaware Trust Statute and to accept service of process on the Master Fund in the State of Delaware. The Trustee shall provide prompt notice to the Managing Owner of its performance of any of the foregoing. The Managing Owner shall
reasonably keep the Trustee informed of any actions taken by the Managing Owner with respect to the Master Fund that would reasonably be expected to affect the rights, obligations or liabilities of the Trustee hereunder or under the Delaware Trust
Statute. 
  
 SECTION 2.3 Compensation and Expenses of the
Trustee. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (including the Master Fund) reasonable compensation for its services hereunder as set forth in a separate fee agreement and shall be
entitled to be reimbursed by the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (including the Master Fund) for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, including without limitation, the
reasonable compensation, out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of counsel and such other agents as the Trustee may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and duties hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 2.4 Indemnification. The Managing Owner agrees (and any
additional Managing Owner admitted pursuant to Section 4.2(g) will be deemed to agree), whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, to assume liability for, and does hereby indemnify, protect, save and keep
harmless Wilmington Trust Company (in its capacity as Trustee and individually) and its successors, assigns, legal representatives, officers, directors, employees, agents and servants (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and
all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes (excluding any taxes payable by the Trustee on or measured by any compensation received by the Trustee for its services hereunder or any indemnity payments received by the Trustee
pursuant to this Section 2.4), claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (including legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”), which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against the Indemnified Parties in any way relating to or arising out of the formation, operation or termination of the Master Fund, the execution, delivery and performance of any other agreements to which the Master Fund is a party or the action or
inaction of the Trustee hereunder or thereunder, except for Expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. The indemnities contained in this Section 2.4 shall survive the termination of this Trust
Agreement or the removal or resignation of the Trustee. The Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to indemnification from any Master Fund Estate. 
  
 SECTION 2.5 Successor Trustee. 
  
 Upon the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Managing Owner shall appoint a successor Trustee by delivering a written instrument to the outgoing
Trustee. Any successor Trustee must satisfy the requirements of Section 3807 of the Delaware Trust Statute. Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall not become effective until a written acceptance
of appointment is delivered by the successor Trustee to the outgoing Trustee and the Managing Owner and any fees and expenses due to the outgoing Trustee are paid. Following compliance with the preceding sentence, the successor Trustee shall become
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under this Trust Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, and the outgoing Trustee shall be discharged of its duties and obligations
under this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 2.6 Liability of
Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in this Article II, in accepting the trust created hereby, Wilmington Trust Company acts solely as Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity, and all Persons having any claim against Wilmington
Trust Company by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement and any other agreement to which the Master Fund is a party shall look only to the Master Fund Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof; provided, however, that in no
event is the foregoing intended to affect or limit the liability of the Managing Owner as set forth in Section 1.7 hereof. The Trustee shall not be liable or accountable hereunder to the Trust or to any other Person or under any other agreement
to which the Master Fund is a party, except for the Trustee’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. In particular, but not by way of limitation: 
  
 (a) The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement or for the form,
character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of the Trust Estate; 
  
 (b) The Trustee shall not be liable for any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the instructions of the Managing Owner or the Liquidating Trustee; 
  
 (c) The Trustee shall not have any liability for the acts or
omissions of the Managing Owner or its delegatees; 
  
 (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for its failure to supervise the performance of any obligations of the Managing Owner or its delegatees or any commodity broker; 
  
 (e) No provision of this Trust Agreement shall require the Trustee to act or expend or risk its own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder if the Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that such action, repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it; 
  
 (f) Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable for indebtedness evidenced by or other obligations of the Master Fund arising under this Trust Agreement or any other agreements to which the Master Fund is a party; 
  
 (g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the rights or powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Trust Agreement or any other agreements to which the Master Fund is a party, at the request, order or direction of the
Managing Owner unless the Managing Owner has offered to Wilmington Trust Company (in its capacity as Trustee and individually) security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by Wilmington
Trust Company (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel) therein or thereby; 
  
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the taking of such action will require the consent or approval or authorization or order of or the giving of notice to, or the registration with or taking of
any action in respect of, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, (ii) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge under the laws of any jurisdiction or any political
subdivision thereof in existence as of the date hereof other than the State of Delaware becoming payable by the Trustee or (iii) subject the Trustee to personal jurisdiction, other than in the State of Delaware, for causes of action arising
from personal acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions by the Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated hereby; and 
  
 (i) To the extent that, at law or in equity, the Trustee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Master Fund, the Shareholders or to any other Person, the Trustee acting under this Trust Agreement shall not be liable to the Master Fund, the Shareholders or to any other Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Trust
Agreement. The provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Trustee otherwise existing at law or in equity are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of the
Trustee. 
  
 SECTION 2.7 Reliance; Advice of Counsel.

  
 (a) In the absence of bad faith, the Trustee
may conclusively rely upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Trust Agreement in determining the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions contained therein, and shall incur
no liability to anyone in acting on any signature, instrument, notice, resolutions, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper
party or parties and need not investigate any fact or matter pertaining to or in any such document; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have examined any certificates or opinions so as to reasonably determine compliance of the same with the
requirements of this Trust Agreement. The Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and
that the same is in full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of the determination of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Trustee may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice
president or by the treasurer or other authorized officers of the relevant party, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
reliance thereon. 
  
 (b) In the exercise or
administration of the Master Fund hereunder and in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Trust Agreement, the Trustee, at the expense of the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (including the Master Fund) may act
directly or through its agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees if such
agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees shall have been selected by the Trustee with reasonable care and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled professionals to be selected with reasonable care by it. The Trustee shall
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 SECTION 2.8 Payments to the Trustee. Any amounts paid to the Trustee pursuant to this Article
shall be deemed not to be a part of the Trust Estate immediately after such payment. Any amounts owing to the Trustee under this Trust Agreement shall constitute a claim against the Trust Estate. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 CREATIONS AND ISSUANCE OF CREATION BASKETS 
  
 SECTION 3.1 General. The Managing Owner shall have the power and
authority, without Limited Owner approval, to issue Shares from time to time as it deems necessary or desirable. The number of Shares authorized shall be unlimited, and the Units so authorized may be represented in part by fractional Shares,
calculated to four decimal places. From time-to-time, the Managing Owner may divide or combine the Shares into a greater or lesser number without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interests. The Managing Owner may issue Shares for such
consideration and on such terms as it may determine (or for no consideration if pursuant to a Share dividend or split-up), all without action or approval of the Limited Owner. All Shares when so issued on the terms determined by the Managing Owner
shall be fully paid and non-assessable. The Shares initially shall be divided into two classes: General Shares and Limited Shares. Every Shareholder, by virtue of having purchased or otherwise a acquired Share, shall be deemed to have expressly
consented and agreed to be bound by the terms of this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 3.2 Offer of Limited Shares; Procedures for Creation and Issuance of Creation Baskets. 
  
 (a) General. The following procedures, as supplemented by the more detailed procedures agreed from time to time between the
Managing Owner and the Limited Owner, will govern the Trust with respect to the creation and issuance of Creation Baskets. Subject to the limitations upon and requirements for issuance of Creation Baskets stated herein and in such procedures, the
number of Creation Baskets which may be issued by the Master Fund is unlimited. 
  
 (i) On any Business Day, the Limited Owner may submit to the Managing Owner a purchase order and subscription agreement to subscribe for
and agree to purchase one or more Creation Baskets (such request by the Limited Owner, a “Purchase Order Subscription Agreement”). Purchase Order Subscription Agreements must be received by the Managing Owner from the Limited Owner no
later than the Order Cut-Off Time on a Business Day (the “Purchase Order Subscription Date”). The Managing Owner will process Purchase Order Subscription Agreements only from the Limited Owner. 
  
 (ii) Any Purchase Order is subject to rejection by the
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 (iii) After accepting a Purchase Order Subscription Agreement from the Limited Owner, the
Managing Owner will issue and deliver Creation Baskets to fill the Limited Owner’s Purchase Order Subscription Agreement as of noon New York time on the Business Day immediately following the Purchase Order Subscription Date, but only if by
such time the Managing Owner has received (A) for its own account, the Transaction Fee, and (B) for the account of the Master Fund the Creation Basket Capital Contribution due from the Limited Owner in respect of such Purchase Order
Subscription Agreement. 
  
 (b) Issuance of
Creation Basket. Upon issuing a Creation Basket pursuant to a Purchase Order Subscription Agreement, the Managing Owner will issue the Creation Basket to the Limited Owner. 
  
 (c) Rejection. The Managing Owner shall have the absolute right, but shall have no obligation, to
reject any Purchase Order Subscription Agreement or Creation Basket Capital Contribution (i) determined by the Managing Owner not to be in proper form; (ii) that the Managing Owner has determined would have adverse tax consequences to the
Master Fund or to the Limited Owner; (iii) the acceptance or receipt of which would, in the opinion of counsel to the Managing Owner, be unlawful; or (iv) if circumstances outside the control of the Managing Owner make it for all practical
purposes not feasible to process creations of Creation Baskets. The Managing Owner shall not be liable to any person by reason of the rejection of any Purchase Order Subscription Agreement or Creation Basket Capital Contribution. 
  
 (d) Baskets may not be created during the Initial Offering
Period. 
  
 SECTION 3.3 Assets of the Master Fund. All
consideration received by the Master Fund for the issue or sale of Creation Baskets together with all of the Trust Estate in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any
proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall irrevocably belong to the Master Fund for all purposes, subject
only to the rights of creditors of the Master Fund and except as may otherwise be required by applicable tax laws, and shall be so recorded upon the books of account of the Master Fund. 
  
 SECTION 3.4 Liabilities. The Trust Estate shall be charged with the liabilities of the Master Fund; and all expenses,
costs, charges and reserves attributable to the Master Fund. The Managing Owner shall have full discretion, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, to determine which items shall be treated as income and which items as capital, and each
such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders. 
  
 SECTION 3.5 Distributions. Distributions on Shares may be paid with such frequency as the Managing Owner may determine, which may be daily or otherwise, to the Shareholders from such of the income and capital
gains, accrued or realized, as the Managing Owner may determine, after providing for actual and accrued liabilities of the Master Fund. All distributions on Shares shall be distributed pro rata to the Shareholders in proportion to the total
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 SECTION 3.6 Voting Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, on each matter submitted to
a vote of the Shareholders, each Shareholder shall be entitled to a proportionate vote based upon the product of the Net Asset Value per Share multiplied by the number of Shares, or fraction thereof, standing in its name on the books of the Master
Fund. 
  
 SECTION 3.7 Equality. Except as provided herein,
all Shares shall represent an equal proportionate beneficial interest in the assets of the Master Fund subject to the liabilities of the Master Fund, and each Share shall be equal to each other Share. The Managing Owner may from time to time divide
or combine the Shares into a greater or lesser number of Shares without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets of the Master Fund or in any way affecting the rights of Shareholders. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 THE MANAGING OWNER 
  
 SECTION 4.1 Management of the Master Fund. Pursuant to
Section 3806(b)(7) of the Delaware Trust Statute, the Master Fund shall be managed by the Managing Owner and the conduct of the Master Fund’s business shall be controlled and conducted solely by the Managing Owner in accordance with this
Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 4.2 Authority of Managing
Owner. In addition to and not in limitation of any rights and powers conferred by law or other provisions of this Trust Agreement, and except as limited, restricted or prohibited by the express provisions of this Trust Agreement or the Delaware
Trust Statute, the Managing Owner shall have and may exercise on behalf of the Master Fund, all powers and rights necessary, proper, convenient or advisable to effectuate and carry out the purposes, business and objectives of the Master Fund, which
shall include, without limitation, the following: 
  
 (a) To enter into, execute, deliver and maintain, and to cause the Master Fund to perform its obligations under, contracts, agreements and any or all other documents and instruments, and to do and perform all such things as may be in
furtherance of Master Fund purposes or necessary or appropriate for the offer and sale of the Shares and the conduct of Master Fund activities, including, but not limited to, contracts with third parties for commodity brokerage services and/or
administrative services, provided, however, that such services may be performed by an Affiliate or Affiliates of the Managing Owner so long as the Managing Owner has made a good faith determination that: (A) the Affiliate which it proposes to
engage to perform such services is qualified to do so (considering the prior experience of the Affiliate or the individuals employed thereby); (B) the terms and conditions of the agreement pursuant to which such Affiliate is to perform services
for the Master Fund are no less favorable to the Master Fund than could be obtained from equally-qualified unaffiliated third parties; and (C) the maximum period covered by the agreement pursuant to which such affiliate is to perform services
for the Master Fund shall not exceed one year, and such agreement shall be terminable without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice by the Master Fund. 
  
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and execute and/or accept any instrument or agreement incidental to the Master Fund’s business and in furtherance of its purposes, any such instrument
or agreement so executed or accepted by the Managing Owner in the Managing Owner’s name shall be deemed executed and accepted on behalf of the Master Fund by the Managing Owner; 
  
 (c) To deposit, withdraw, pay, retain and distribute the Trust Estate or any portion thereof in any manner
consistent with the provisions of this Trust Agreement; 
  
 (d) To supervise the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and supplements and amendments thereto, and the Prospectus; 
  
 (e) To pay or authorize the payment of distributions to the Shareholders and expenses of the Master Fund;

  
 (f) To make any elections on behalf of the
Master Fund under the Code, or any other applicable U.S. federal or state tax law as the Managing Owner shall determine to be in the best interests of the Master Fund; 
  
 (g) In the sole discretion of the Managing Owner, to admit an Affiliate or Affiliates of the Managing Owner
as additional Managing Owners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Owner may not admit Affiliate(s) of the Managing Owner as an additional Managing Owner if it has received notice of its removal as a Managing Owner, pursuant to
Section 8.2(d) hereof, or if the concurrence of at least a majority in interest (over 50%) of the outstanding Shares (not including Shares owned by the Managing Owner) is not obtained; and 
  
 SECTION 4.3 Obligations of the Managing Owner. In addition to the
obligations expressly provided by the Delaware Trust Statute or this Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner shall: 
  
 (a) Devote such of its time to the business and affairs of the Master Fund as it shall, in its discretion exercised in good faith,
determine to be necessary to conduct the business and affairs of the Master Fund for the benefit of the Master Fund and the Limited Owner; 
  
 (b) Execute, file, record and/or publish all certificates, statements and other documents and do any and all other things as may be
appropriate for the formation, qualification and operation of the Master Fund and for the conduct of its business in all appropriate jurisdictions; 
  
 (c) Retain independent public accountants to audit the accounts of the Master Fund; 
  
 (d) Employ attorneys to represent the Master Fund;

  
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 (f) Use its best efforts to maintain the status of the Master Fund as a “statutory
trust” for state law purposes, and as a “partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes; 
  
 (g) Monitor the brokerage fees charged to the Master Fund, and the services rendered by futures commission merchants to the Master Fund,
to determine whether the fees paid by, and the services rendered to, the Master Fund for futures brokerage are at competitive rates and are the best price and services available under the circumstances, and if necessary, renegotiate the brokerage
fee structure to obtain such rates and services for the Master Fund. No material change related to brokerage fees shall be made except upon 60 Business Days’ prior notice to the Limited Owner, which notice shall include a description of the
Limited Owner’s voting rights as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof and a description of the Limited Owner’s redemption rights as set forth in Section 7.1 hereof. 
  
 (h) Have fiduciary responsibility for the safekeeping and use of the Trust Estate, whether or not in the
Managing Owner’s immediate possession or control, and the Managing Owner will not employ or permit others to employ such funds or assets (including any interest earned thereon as provided for in the Prospectus) in any manner except for the
benefit of the Master Fund, including, among other things, the utilization of any portion of the Trust Estate as compensating balances for the exclusive benefit of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner shall at all times act with integrity and good
faith and exercise due diligence in all activities relating to the conduct of the business of the Master Fund and in resolving conflicts of interest. 
  
 (i) Refuse to recognize any attempted transfer or assignment of a Share that is not made in accordance with the provisions of Article V;
and 
  
 (j) Perform such other services as the
Managing Owner believes that the Master Fund may from time to time require. 
  
 SECTION 4.4 General Prohibitions. The Master Fund shall not: 
  
 (a) Borrow money from or loan money to any Shareholder (including the Managing Owner) or other Person, except that the foregoing is not
intended to prohibit (i) the deposit on margin with respect to the initiation and maintenance of Commodities positions or (ii) obtaining lines of credit for the trading of forward contracts; provided, however, that the Master Fund is
prohibited from incurring any indebtedness on a non-recourse basis; 
  
 (b) Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge conditional sales or other title retention agreement, charge, security interest or encumbrance, except (i) the right and/or obligation of a
commodity broker to close out sufficient commodities positions of the Master Fund so as to restore the Master Fund’s account to proper margin status in the event that the Master Fund fails to meet a Margin Call, (ii) liens for taxes not
delinquent or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established, (iii) deposits or pledges to secure obligations under workmen’s compensation, social security or similar
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obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in the ordinary course of business, or (v) mechanic’s,
warehousemen’s, carrier’s, workmen’s, materialmen’s or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith, and for which
appropriate reserves have been established if required by generally accepted accounting principles, and liens arising under ERISA; 
  
 (c) Commingle its assets with those of any other Person, except to the extent permitted under the CE Act and the regulations promulgated
thereunder; 
  
 (d) Engage in Pyramiding of its
Commodities positions; provided, however, that the Managing Owner may take into account open trade equity positions in determining generally whether to require additional Commodities positions; 
  
 (e) Permit rebates to be received by the Managing Owner or
any Affiliate of the Managing Owner, or permit the Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner to engage in any reciprocal business arrangements which would circumvent the foregoing prohibition; 
  
 (f) Permit the Managing Owner to share in any portion of
brokerage fees related to commodity brokerage services paid with respect to commodity trading activities; 
  
 (g) Enter into any contract with the Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner (except for selling agreements for the sale of
Shares) which has a term of more than one year and which does not provide that it may be canceled by the Master Fund without penalty on sixty (60) days prior written notice or for the provision of goods and services, except at rates and terms
at least as favorable as those which may be obtained from third parties in arms-length negotiations; 
  
 (h) Permit churning of its Commodity trading account(s) for the purpose of generating excess brokerage commissions; 
  
 (i) Enter into any exclusive brokerage contract; and

  
 (j) Cause the Master Fund to elect to be
treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. 
  
 SECTION 4.5 Liability of Covered Persons. A Covered Person shall have no liability to the Master Fund or to any Shareholder or other Covered Person for any loss suffered by the Master Fund which arises out of
any action or inaction of such Covered Person if such Covered Person, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interest of the Master Fund and such course of conduct did not constitute negligence or misconduct of such
Covered Person. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Managing Owner nor any other Covered Person shall be personally liable for the return or repayment of all or any portion of the capital or profits of the Limited Owner or assignee thereof, it
being expressly agreed that any such return of capital or profits made pursuant to this Trust Agreement shall be made solely from the assets of the Master Fund without any rights of contribution from the Managing Owner or any other Covered Person.

  

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 SECTION 4.6 Fiduciary Duty. 
  
 (a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, the Managing Owner has duties (including fiduciary duties) and
liabilities relating thereto to the Master Fund, the Shareholders or to any other Person, the Managing Owner acting under this Trust Agreement shall not be liable to the Master Fund, the Shareholders or to any other Person for its good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Trust Agreement subject to the standard of care in Section 4.5 herein. The provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Managing Owner otherwise
existing at law or in equity are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Managing Owner. Any material changes in the Master Fund’s basic investment policies or structure shall occur only upon the written
approval or affirmative vote of Limited Shares equal to at least a majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of the Master Fund (excluding Shares held by the Managing Owner and its Affiliates) of the Master Fund pursuant to Section 11.1(a)
below. 
  
 (b) Unless otherwise expressly
provided herein: 
  
 (i) whenever a conflict of
interest exists or arises between the Managing Owner or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Master Fund or any Shareholder or any other Person, on the other hand; or 
  
 (ii) whenever this Trust Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or therein provides that the
Managing Owner shall act in a manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Master Fund, any Shareholder or any other Person, 
  
 the Managing Owner shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each party
(including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting practices or
principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Managing Owner, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Managing Owner shall not constitute a breach of this Trust Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or of
any duty or obligation of the Managing Owner at law or in equity or otherwise. 
  
 (c) The Managing Owner and any Affiliate of the Managing Owner may engage in or possess an interest in other profit-seeking or business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, whether or not such ventures are competitive with the Master Fund and the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to the Managing Owner. If
the Managing Owner acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Master Fund, it shall have no duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Master Fund, and the
Managing Owner shall not be liable to the Master Fund or to the Shareholders for breach of any fiduciary or other duty by reason of the fact that the Managing Owner pursues or acquires for, or directs such opportunity to another Person or does not
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hereby in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits or losses derived therefrom, and the pursuit of such ventures, even if competitive with
the activities of the Master Fund, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. Except to the extent expressly provided herein, the Managing Owner may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Master Fund, the Shareholders
or any Affiliate of the Master Fund or the Shareholders. 
  
 SECTION 4.7 Indemnification of the Managing Owner. 
  
 (a) The Managing Owner shall be indemnified by the Master Fund against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by it in connection with its activities for
the Master Fund, provided that (i) the Managing Owner was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Master Fund and has determined, in good faith, that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Master Fund and such
liability or loss was not the result of negligence, misconduct, or a breach of this Trust Agreement on the part of the Managing Owner and (ii) any such indemnification will only be recoverable from the Master Fund Estate. All rights to
indemnification permitted herein and payment of associated expenses shall not be affected by the dissolution or other cessation to exist of the Managing Owner, or the withdrawal, adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Managing Owner, or the
filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy under Title 11 of the U.S. Code by or against the Managing Owner. The source of payments made in respect of indemnification under this Trust Agreement shall be from assets of the Master
Fund. 
  
 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 4.6(a) above, the Managing Owner and any Person acting as broker-dealer for the Master Fund shall not be indemnified for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of U.S. federal or state securities
laws unless (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee and the court approves the indemnification of such expenses (including, without
limitation, litigation costs), (ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee and the court approves the indemnification of such expenses (including,
without limitation, litigation costs) or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made. 

 
 (c) The Master Fund shall not incur the cost of that
portion of any insurance which insures any party against any liability, the indemnification of which is herein prohibited. 
  
 (d) Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending civil, administrative or criminal action suit or proceeding against the
Managing Owner shall be paid by the Master Fund in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, if (i) the legal action relates to the performance of duties or services by the Managing Owner on behalf of the Master Fund;
(ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not the Limited Owner or the legal action is initiated by the Limited Owner and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advance; and (iii) the Managing Owner
undertakes to repay the advanced funds with interest to the Master Fund in cases in which it is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.7. 
  

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 (e) The term “Managing Owner” as used only in this Section 4.7 shall
include, in addition to the Managing Owner, any other Covered Person performing services on behalf of the Master Fund and acting within the scope of the Managing Owner’s authority as set forth in this Trust Agreement. 
  
 (f) In the event the Master Fund is made a party to any
claim, dispute, demand or litigation or otherwise incurs any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense as a result of or in connection with the Limited Owner’s (or assignee’s) obligations or liabilities unrelated to Master Fund business,
the Limited Owner (or assignees cumulatively) shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless, and reimburse the Master Fund for all such loss, liability, damage, cost and expense incurred, including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees. 
  
 SECTION 4.8 Expenses and Limitations Thereon. 
  
 (a) Organization and Offering Expenses. 

 
 (i) The Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing
Owner shall be responsible for the payment of all Organization and Offering Expenses incurred in connection with the creation of the Master Fund and sale of Shares during or prior to the Initial Offering Period; provided, however, that the amount of
such Organization and Offering Expenses paid by the Managing Owner shall be subject to reimbursement by the Master Fund to the Managing Owner, without interest, in up to 36 monthly payments during each of the first 36 months of the Continuous
Offering Period. In the event that the amount of the Organization and Offering Expenses incurred in connection with the creation of the Master Fund and sale of Shares during the Initial Offering Period and paid by the Managing Owner is not fully
reimbursed by the end of the 36th month of the Continuous Offering Period, the Managing Owner shall not be entitled to receive, and the Master Fund shall not be required to pay, any unreimbursed portion of such expenses outstanding as of such date.
In the event the Master Fund terminates prior to the completion of any reimbursement contemplated by this Section 4.8(a)(i), the Managing Owner shall not be entitled to receive, and the Master Fund shall not be required to pay, any unreimbursed
portion of such expenses outstanding as of the date of such termination. 
  
 (ii) The Managing Owner or an Affiliate of the Managing Owner also shall be responsible for the payment of all Organization and Offering Expenses incurred after the Initial Offering Period; provided, however, that the
amount of such Organization and Offering Expenses paid by the Managing Owner shall be subject to reimbursement by the Master Fund to the Managing Owner, without interest, in up to 36 monthly payments during each of the first 36 months following the
month in which such expenses were paid by the Managing Owner. In the event that the amount of the Organization and Offering Expenses incurred in connection with the sale of Shares during the Continuous Offering Period and paid by the Managing Owner
is not fully reimbursed by the end of the 36th month following the month in which such expenses were paid by the Managing Owner, the Managing Owner shall not be entitled to receive, and the Master Fund shall not be required to pay, any unreimbursed
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reimbursement contemplated by this Section 4.8(a)(ii), the Managing Owner shall not be entitled to receive, and the Master Fund shall not be required to
pay, any unreimbursed portion of such expenses outstanding as of the date of such termination. 
  
 (iii) In no event shall the Managing Owner be entitled to reimbursement under Section 4.8(a)(i) in an aggregate amount in excess of
2.50% of the aggregate amount of all subscriptions accepted during the Initial Offering Period and the first 36 months of the Continuous Offering Period. In no event shall the aggregate amount of the reimbursement payments from the Master Fund to
the Managing Owner under Sections 4.8(a)(i) and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the Net Asset Value of the Master Fund. 
  
 (iv) Organization and Offering Expenses shall mean those expenses incurred in connection with the formation, qualification and
registration of the Master Fund and the Shares and in offering, distributing and processing the Shares under applicable U.S. federal law, and any other expenses actually incurred and, directly or indirectly, related to the organization of the Master
Fund or the initial and continuous offering of the Shares, including, but not limited to, expenses such as: (i) initial and ongoing registration fees, filing fees, escrow fees and taxes, (ii) costs of preparing, printing (including
typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing the Registration Statement, the Exhibits thereto and the Prospectus during the Initial Offering Period and the Continuous Offering Period, (iii) the costs of qualifying, printing,
(including typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing sales materials used in connection with the offering and issuance of the Shares during the Initial Offering Period and the Continuous Offering Period, (iv) travel,
telegraph, telephone and other expenses in connection with the offering and issuance of the Shares during the Initial Offering Period and the Continuous Offering Period, (v) accounting, auditing and legal fees (including disbursements related
thereto) incurred in connection therewith, and (vi) any extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any permitted indemnification associated therewith) related thereto.

  
 (b) Routine Operational, Administrative
and Other Ordinary and Extraordinary Expenses. All ongoing charges, costs and expenses of the Master Fund’s operation, including, but not limited to, the routine expenses associated with (i) all brokerage commissions, including
applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities; (ii) preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual and other reports required by
applicable U.S. federal and state regulatory authorities; (iii) Master Fund meetings and preparing, printing and mailing of proxy statements and reports to Shareholders; (iv) the payment of any distributions related to redemption of
Baskets; (v) routine services of the Trustee, legal counsel and independent accountants; (vi) routine accounting and bookkeeping services, whether performed by an outside service provider or by Affiliates of the Managing Owner;
(vii) postage and insurance; (viii) client relations and services; (ix) computer equipment and system maintenance; (x) the Management Fee; (xi) required payments to any other service providers of the Master Fund pursuant to
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and liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification related thereto) shall be billed to and/or paid by the Master Fund. 
  
 (c) The Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing
Owner may only be reimbursed for the actual cost to the Managing Owner or such Affiliate of any expenses which it advances on behalf of the Master Fund for which payment the Master Fund is responsible. In addition, payment to the Managing Owner or
such Affiliate for indirect expenses incurred in performing services for the Master Fund in its capacity as the managing owner of the Master Fund, such as salaries and fringe benefits of officers and directors, rent or depreciation, utilities and
other administrative items generally falling within the category of the Managing Owner’s “overhead,” is prohibited. 
  
 (d) The Master Fund hereby assumes all of the Limited Owner’s expenses and costs of each and every type whatsoever, which shall be
deemed to be and treated for all purposes of this Trust Agreement as expenses and costs of the Master Fund. 
  
 SECTION 4.9 Compensation to the Managing Owner. The Master Fund shall pay to the Managing Owner, monthly in arrears, a management fee in an amount
equal to 0.079166% (0.95% per annum) (the “Management Fee”) of the Master Fund’s Net Asset Value as of the end of each month. The Managing Owner shall, in its capacity as a Shareholder, be entitled to receive allocations and
distributions pursuant to the provisions of this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 4.10 Other Business of Shareholders. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any of the Shareholders and any shareholder, officer, director, employee or other person holding a legal or beneficial interest in an
entity which is a Shareholder, may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of every nature and description, independently or with others, and the pursuit of such ventures, even if competitive with the business of the Master Fund,
shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. 
  
 SECTION 4.11
Voluntary Withdrawal of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner may withdraw voluntarily as the Managing Owner of the Master Fund only upon one hundred and twenty (120) days’ prior written notice to the Limited Owner and the Trustee.
If the withdrawing Managing Owner is the last remaining Managing Owner, the Limited Owner may appoint, effective as of a date on or prior to the withdrawal, a successor Managing Owner who shall carry on the business of the Master Fund. In the event
of its removal or withdrawal, the Managing Owner shall be entitled to a redemption of its Share at the Net Asset Value thereof on the next Redemption Date following the date of removal or withdrawal. If the Managing Owner withdraws and a successor
Managing Owner is named, the withdrawing Managing Owner shall pay all expenses as a result of its withdrawal. 
  
 SECTION 4.12 Authorization of Registration Statements. The Limited Owner hereby agrees that the Master Fund, the Managing Owner and the Trustee are
authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements, acts, transactions and matters contemplated hereby or described in or contemplated by the Prospectus on behalf of the Master Fund without any further act, approval or vote of the Limited
Owner, notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, the Delaware Trust Statute or any applicable law, rule or regulation. 
  

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 SECTION 4.13 Litigation. The Managing Owner is hereby authorized to prosecute, defend, settle or
compromise actions or claims at law or in equity as may be necessary or proper to enforce or protect the Master Fund’s interests. The Managing Owner shall satisfy any judgment, decree or decision of any court, board or authority having
jurisdiction or any settlement of any suit or claim prior to judgment or final decision thereon, first, out of any insurance proceeds available therefor, next, out of the Master Fund’s assets and, thereafter, out of the assets (to the extent
that it is permitted to do so under the various other provisions of this Trust Agreement) of the Managing Owner. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 TRANSFERS OF SHARES 
  
 SECTION 5.1 Transfer of
Managing Owner’s General Shares. 
  
 (a)
Upon an Event of Withdrawal (as defined in Section 13.1), the Managing Owner’s General Shares shall be purchased by the Master Fund for a purchase price in cash equal to the Net Asset Value thereof. The Managing Owner will not cease to be
a Managing Owner of the Master Fund merely upon the occurrence of its making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, filing a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, filing a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, filing an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of
this nature or seeking, consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of a Trustee, receiver or liquidator for itself or of all or any substantial part of its properties. 
  
 (b) To the full extent permitted by law, and on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the
Limited Owner, of its right to vote thereon, if the transaction is other than with an Affiliated entity, nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the merger of the Managing Owner with another corporation or other entity, the
reorganization of the Managing Owner into or with any other corporation or other entity, the transfer of all the capital stock of the Managing Owner or the assumption of the Shares, rights, duties and liabilities of the Managing Owner by, in the
case of a merger, reorganization or consolidation, the surviving corporation or other entity by operation of law or the transfer of the Managing Owner’s Shares to an Affiliate of the Managing Owner. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the
transactions referenced in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a voluntary withdrawal for purposes of Section 4.11 or an Event of Withdrawal or assignment of Shares for purposes of Sections 5.2(a) or 5.2(c). 
  
 (c) Upon assignment of all of its Shares, the Managing Owner
shall not cease to be a Managing Owner of the Master Fund, or to have the power to exercise any rights or powers as a Managing Owner, or to have liability for the obligations of the Master Fund under Section 1.7 hereof, until an additional
Managing Owner, who shall carry on the business of the Master Fund, has been admitted to the Master Fund. 
  

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 SECTION 5.2 Transfer of Limited Shares. 
  
 (a) The Managing Owner reserves the right to permit or deny,
in its sole discretion, any written requests from the Limited Owner with respect to transferring Limited Shares. Permitted assignees of the Limited Owner shall be admitted as a substitute Limited Owner pursuant to this Article V only upon the
Managing Owner’s prior written consent. 
  
 (i) A substituted Limited Owner is a permitted assignee that has been admitted as a Limited Owner with all the rights and powers of a Limited Owner hereunder. If all of the conditions provided in Section 5.2(b) below are satisfied, the
Managing Owner shall admit permitted assignees into the Master Fund as a Limited Owner by making an entry on the books and records of the Master Fund reflecting that such permitted assignees have been admitted as a Limited Owner, and such permitted
assignees will be deemed a Limited Owner at such time as such admission is reflected on the books and records of the Master Fund. 
  
 (ii) A permitted assignee is a Person to whom a Limited Owner has assigned his Limited Shares with the consent of the Managing Owner, as
provided below in Section 5.2(d) but who has not become a substituted Limited Owner. A permitted assignee shall have no right to vote, to obtain any information on or account of the Master Fund’s transactions or to inspect the Master
Fund’s books, but shall only be entitled to receive the share of the profits, or the return of the Capital Contribution, to which his assignor would otherwise be entitled as set forth in Section 5.2(d) below to the extent of the Limited
Shares assigned. The Limited Owner agrees that any permitted assignee may become a substituted Limited Owner without the further act or consent of the Limited Owner, regardless of whether his permitted assignee becomes a substituted Limited Owner.

  
 (iii) A Limited Owner shall bear all
extraordinary costs (including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees), if any, related to any transfer, assignment, pledge or encumbrance of his Limited Shares. 
  
 (b) No permitted assignee of the whole or any portion of a Limited Owner’s Limited Shares shall have
the right to become a substituted Limited Owner in place of his assignor unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: 
  
 (i) The written consent of the Managing Owner to such substitution shall be obtained, the granting or denial of which shall be within the
sole and absolute discretion of the Managing Owner, subject to the provisions of Section 5.2(d)(i). 
  
 (ii) A duly executed and acknowledged written instrument of assignment has been filed with the Master Fund setting forth the intention of
the assignor that the permitted assignee become a substituted Limited Owner in his place; 
  
 (iii) The assignor and permitted assignee execute and acknowledge and/or deliver such other instruments as the Managing Owner may deem
necessary or desirable to effect such admission, including his execution, acknowledgment and delivery to the Managing Owner, as a counterpart to this Trust Agreement, of a Power of Attorney in the form set forth in the Subscription Agreement; and

  

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 (iv) Upon the request of the Managing Owner, an opinion of the Master Fund’s
independent legal counsel is obtained to the effect that (A) the assignment will not jeopardize the Master Fund’s tax classification as a partnership and (B) the assignment does not violate this Trust Agreement or the Delaware Trust
Statute. 
  
 (c) Any Person admitted as a
Shareholder shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Trust Agreement as if an original signatory hereto. 
  
 (d) (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2(e) below and to the provisions of this Section generally, a Limited Owner, subject
to the Managing Owner’s consent, may have the right to assign all or any of his Limited Shares to any assignee by a written assignment (on a form acceptable to the Managing Owner) the terms of which are not in contravention of any of the
provisions of this Trust Agreement, which assignment has been executed by the assignor and received by the Master Fund and recorded on the books thereof. An assignee of a Limited Share (or any interest therein) will not be recognized as a permitted
assignee without the consent of the Managing Owner, which consent the Managing Owner may withhold in its sole discretion. The Managing Owner shall incur no liability to any investor or prospective investor for any action or inaction by it in
connection with the foregoing, provided it acted in good faith. 
  
 (i) Except as specifically provided in this Trust Agreement, a permitted assignee of a Share shall be entitled to receive distributions attributable to the Share acquired by reason of such assignment from and after
the effective date of the assignment of such Share to him. The “effective date” of an assignment of a Limited Share shall be determined by the Managing Owner in its sole discretion. 
  
 (ii) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Master Fund and the Managing Owner shall be entitled to treat the permitted assignor of such Share as the absolute owner thereof in all respects, and shall incur no liability for distributions made in good faith to him, until such time as the
written assignment has been received by, and recorded on the books of, the Master Fund. 
  
 (iii) No assignment or transfer of a Share may be made which would result in the Limited Owner and permitted assignees of the Limited
Owner owning, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 5% or more of the stock of the Managing Owner or any related person as defined in Sections 267(b) and 707(b)(1) of the Code. If any such assignment or transfer would otherwise
be made by bequest, inheritance of operation of law, the Share transferred shall be deemed sold by the transferor to the Master Fund immediately prior to such transfer in the same manner as provided in Section 5.2(e)(ii). 
  

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 (e) The Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, may cause the Master Fund to make,
refrain from making, or once having made, to revoke, the election referred to in section 754 of the Code, and any similar election provided by state or local law, or any similar provision enacted in lieu thereof. 
  
 (f) The Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, may cause
the Master Fund to make, refrain from making, or once having made, to revoke the election by a qualified fund under Code section 988(c)(1)(E)(iii)(V), and any similar election provided by state or local law, or any similar provision enacted in lieu
thereof. 
  
 (g) The Limited Owner hereby agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Master Fund and each Shareholder against any and all losses, damages, liabilities or expense (including, without limitation, tax liabilities or loss of tax benefits) arising, directly or indirectly, as a result of
any transfer or purported transfer by the Limited Owner in violation of any provision contained in this Section 5.2. 
  
 (h) A transferee of a Master Fund interest shall succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the
Master Fund interest so transferred provided, however, that if the transfer is found to cause a termination of the partnership under section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, the Master Fund’s properties shall be deemed to have been distributed in
liquidation of the Master Fund to the Shareholders (including any transferee) pursuant to Article VIII (after adjusting the balance of the Capital Accounts of Shareholders as provided in Section 6.1) and recontributed by such Shareholders in
reconstitution of the Master Fund. Any such deemed distribution shall be treated as an actual distribution for purposes of this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS 
  
 SECTION 6.1 Capital Accounts. The Master Fund shall maintain for each Shareholder (which includes beneficial owners of Master Fund interests where information regarding the identity of such 

  

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owner has been furnished to the Master Fund in accordance with section 6031(c) or the Code or any other method acceptable to the Managing Owner in its sole
discretion) owning a Master Fund interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Master Fund interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The initial balance of each Shareholder’s book capital
account shall be the amount of his initial Capital Contribution. Such Capital Account shall be (i) increased by the amount of all Capital Contributions made with respect to the Master Fund interest and all items of Master Fund income and gain
computed and allocated to the Master Fund Shares in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) decreased by the amount of cash distributions made with respect to such Master Fund interest and all items of Master Fund deduction and loss computed
and allocated in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
  (a) Consistent with the provisions of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), upon an issuance of additional Shares for cash, the Capital Accounts of all Shareholders shall, immediately prior to such issuances, be adjusted
(consistent with the provisions hereof) upwards or downwards to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to each Master Fund property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Loss had been recognized upon an actual sale of each such
property, immediately prior to such issuance, and had been allocated to the Shareholders at such time pursuant to Section 6.3. 
  
 (b) In accordance with Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to the distribution of cash in redemption of
all or a portion of a Shareholder’s Shares, the capital accounts of all Shareholders shall, immediately prior to any such distribution, be adjusted (consistent with the provisions hereof) upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or
Unrealized Loss attributable to each Master Fund property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized upon an actual sale of each property, immediately prior to such distribution, and had been allocated to the Shareholders at
such time pursuant to Section 6.3. 
  
 SECTION 6.2 Monthly
Closing of Books. Within 45 days after the end of each calendar month or such shorter period as required for the final closing of the books for the taxable year, the Master Fund shall conduct an interim closing of the books as of the end of the
last day of that calendar month. On the basis of the closing of the books for each calendar month, the Master Fund shall determine the amount of Profit and Loss attributable to that calendar month. Profits and Losses shall be determined in
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 SECTION 6.3 Monthly Allocations. All allocations to Shareholders of items included within the
Master Fund’s Profits and Losses attributable to each calendar month shall be allocated solely among the Shareholders recognized as shareholders as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month, as follows: 
  
 (a) For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts and in
determining the rights of the Shareholders among themselves, except as otherwise provided in this Article VI, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among Shareholders in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests. 
  
 (b) Any item of loss or deduction
otherwise allocated to the Managing Owner pursuant to Section 6.3(a) which is in excess of such Managing Owner’s positive Adjusted Capital Account balance (following adjustment to reflect the allocation of all other items for such period)
shall instead be allocated to the other Shareholders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests to the extent such item of loss or deduction exceeds such Managing Owner’s Adjusted Capital Account balance; provided that the
allocation of any such item to such other Shareholders shall only be made hereunder to the extent the allocation would not result in or increase a negative balance in the Adjusted Capital Account of such other Shareholder. If such an allocation
occurs, items of income or gain that would otherwise be allocated to the Managing Owner equal to the amount of such allocated loss or deduction will be allocated to the other Shareholders in accordance with their Percentage Interests as quickly as
possible. 
  
 (c) If any Shareholder unexpectedly
receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation sections 1.704-1(b)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Master Fund income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Shareholder in an amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate a deficit in its Adjusted Capital Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible. This section 6.3(c) is intended to constitute a “qualified income offset” within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d). 
  
 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon or prior to the issuance of additional Shares, the Managing Owner shall have the sole and complete discretion, without the approval of any other
Shareholder, to amend any provision of this Article VI in any manner, as is necessary, appropriate or advisable to comply with any current or future provisions of the Code or the Treasury Regulations or to implement the terms and conditions of any
Shares. 
  
  SECTION 6.4 Code Section 754 Adjustments.
To the extent an adjustment to the tax basis of any Master Fund asset pursuant to Section 743(b) or 743(c) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining
Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such item of gain or loss shall be
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under section 743(b) of the Code, the Master Fund is authorized,(but not required) to adopt a convention whereby the price paid by a transferee of Shares
will be deemed to be the lowest quoted closing price of the Shares on the American Stock Exchange during the calendar month in which such transfer is deemed to occur pursuant to Section 5.2 without regard to the actual price paid by the
transferee. 
  
 SECTION 6.5 Allocation of Profit and Loss for
U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes. 
  
 (a)
Except as otherwise provided, each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Master Fund shall be allocated among the Shareholders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. 
  
 (b) In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities
attributable to Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, and loss will be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Shareholders as follows: 
  
 (i) Items attributable to an Adjusted Property will be allocated among the Shareholders in a manner consistent with the principles of
section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the Unrealized Gain or Loss attributable to the property and the allocations thereof pursuant to Section 6.3(a) and (b). 
  

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 (ii) Any items of income, gain, loss or deduction otherwise allocable under this Section
6.5 shall be subject to allocation by the Managing Owner in a manner designed to eliminate, to the maximum extent possible, Book-Tax Disparities in an Adjusted Property otherwise resulting from the application of the ceiling limitation under
section 704(c) principles to the allocations provided under this Section. 
  
 (iii) Subject to this Section 6.5(b), any items of income, gain, loss or deduction otherwise allocable to the Managing Owner pursuant
to Section 6.3(a) that constitutes the tax corollary of an item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction that has been allocated to the other Shareholders pursuant to Section 6.3(b) shall be allocated to the other Shareholders
in the same manner and to the same extent provided in this Section 6.5(b). 
  
 (iv) If any Shareholder unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), items of income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Shareholder in an amount and manner consistent with the allocations of income and gain pursuant to Section 6.3(c). 
  
 (c) The tax allocations prescribed by this Section 6.5
shall be made to each holder of a Share whether or not the holder is a substituted Limited Owner. For purposes of this Section 6.5, tax allocations shall be made to the Managing Owner’s Shares on a Share-equivalent basis. 
  
 (d) The allocation of income and loss (and items thereof)
for U.S. federal income tax purposes set forth in this Section 6.4 is intended to allocate taxable income and loss among Shareholders generally in the ratio and to the extent that net profit and net loss shall be allocated to such Shareholders
under Section 6.3 so as to eliminate, to the extent possible, any disparity between a Shareholder’s book capital account and his tax capital account, consistent with the principles set forth in sections 704(b) and (c)(2) of the Code.

  
 (e) Notwithstanding this Section 6.5, if
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portion of such allocation that would create such a deficit shall instead be allocated pro rata to the book capital accounts of all the remaining
Shareholders (subject to the same limitation). 
  
  SECTION 6.6
Effect of Section 754 Election. All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the Master Fund for federal income tax purposes and allocated to Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall
be determined without regard to any election under section 754 of the Code which may be made by the Master Fund; provided, however, that such allocations, once made, shall be adjusted as necessary or appropriate to take into account those
adjustments permitted or required by sections 734 or 743 of the Code. 
   
 SECTION 6.7 Allocation of Distributions. Initially, distributions shall be made by the Managing Owner, and the Managing Owner shall have sole discretion in determining the amount and frequency of distributions,
other than redemptions, with respect to the Shares; provided, however, that no distribution shall be made that violates the Delaware Trust Statute. The aggregate distributions made in a Fiscal Year (other than distributions on termination, which
shall be allocated in the manner described in Article XIII) shall be allocated among the holders of record of Shares in the ratio in which the number of Shares held of record by each of them bears to the number of Shares held of record by all of the
Shareholders as of the record date of such distribution; provided, further, however, that any distribution made in respect of a Share shall not exceed the book capital account for such Share. 
  
 SECTION 6.8 Admissions of Shareholders; Transfers. For purposes of
this Article VI, items of the Master Fund’s income, gain, loss, deduction and credit attributable to a transferred Share shall, for federal income tax purposes, be determined on an annual basis and prorated on a monthly basis (or other basis,
as required or permitted by section 706 of the Code) and shall be allocated to the Shareholders who own the Shares as of the close of the American Stock Exchange on the last day of the month in which the transfer is recognized by the Master Fund;
provided that, gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Master Fund shall be allocated to the Shareholders who own Shares as of the close of the American Stock Exchange on the last day of the
month in which such gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes. The Managing Owner may revise, alter or otherwise modify such methods of determination and allocation as it determine necessary, to the extent permitted by section 706
of the Code and the regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder. 
  
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foreign taxing authority, the Master Fund shall be obligated to pay such taxes to such jurisdiction. In the event that the Master Fund shall be required to
make payments to any U.S. federal, state or local or any foreign taxing authority in respect of any Shareholder’s allocable share of income, the amount of such taxes shall be considered a loan by the Master Fund to such Shareholder, and such
Shareholder shall be liable for, and shall pay to the Master Fund, any taxes so required to be withheld and paid over by the Master Fund within ten (10) days after the Managing Owner’s request therefor. Such Shareholder shall also be
liable for (and the Managing Owner shall be entitled to redeem additional Shares of the foreign Shareholder as necessary to satisfy) interest on the amount of taxes paid over by the Master Fund to the IRS or other taxing authority, from the date of
the Managing Owner’s request for payment to the date of payment or the redemption, as the case may be, at the rate of two percent (2%) over the prime rate charged from time to time by Citibank, N.A. The amount, if any, payable by the
Master Fund to the Shareholder in respect of its Shares so redeemed, or in respect of any other actual distribution by the Master Fund to such Shareholder, shall be reduced by any obligations owed to the Master Fund by the Shareholder, including,
without limitation, the amount of any taxes required to be paid over by the Master Fund to the IRS or other taxing authority and interest thereon as aforesaid. Amounts, if any, deducted by the Master Fund from any actual distribution or redemption
payment to such Shareholder shall be treated as an actual distribution to such Shareholder for all purposes of this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 6.10 Consent to Methods. The methods set forth in this Article VI by which Distributions are made and items of Profit and Loss are
allocated are hereby expressly consented to by each Shareholder as an express condition to becoming a Shareholder. 
  
 ARTICLE VII 
  
 REDEMPTIONS 
  
 SECTION 7.1 Redemption of
Redemption Baskets. The following procedures, as supplemented by the more detailed procedures agreed from time-to-time between the Managing Owner and the Limited Owner, will govern the Trust with respect to the redemption of Redemption Baskets.

  
 (a) On any Business Day, a Shareholder may
redeem one or more Redemption Baskets by delivering a request for redemption to the Managing Owner (such request a “Redemption Order”) in accordance with such procedures as the Managing Owner shall from time-to-time determine. 

 
 (b) To be effective, a Redemption Order must be submitted
on a Business Day by the Order Cut-Off Time in form satisfactory to the Managing Owner (the Business Day on which the Redemption Order is so submitted, the “Redemption Order Date”). The Managing Owner shall reject any Redemption Order the
fulfillment of which its counsel advises may be illegal under applicable laws and regulations, and the Managing Owner shall have no liability to any person for rejecting a Redemption Order in such circumstances. 
  
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amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of Redemption Baskets set forth in the relevant Redemption Order by (ii) the Net
Asset Value Per Basket as of the closing time of the Exchange or the last to close of the exchanges on which any of the Index Commodities is traded, whichever is later, on the Redemption Order Date. 
  
 (d) By noon New York time on the Business Day immediately
following the Redemption Order Date (the “Redemption Settlement Time”), if the Managing Owner’s account at the Depository has by noon, New York time, on such day been credited with the Redemption Baskets being tendered for redemption
and the Managing Owner has by such time received the Transaction Fee, the Managing Owner shall deliver the Redemption Distribution by means of such procedures as the Managing Owner shall determine from time-to-time. If by such Redemption Settlement
Time, the Managing Owner has not received from a redeeming Shareholder all Redemption Baskets comprising the Redemption Order, the Managing Owner will (i) settle the Redemption Order to the extent of whole Redemption Baskets received from the
Shareholder and (ii) keep the Shareholder’s Redemption Order open until noon, New York time, on the first Business Day following the Redemption Settlement Date as to the balance of the Redemption Order (such balance, the “Suspended
Redemption Order”). If the Redemption Basket(s) comprising the Suspended Redemption Order are credited to Managing Owner’s account by noon, New York time, on such following Business Day, the Redemption Distribution with respect to the
Suspended Redemption Order shall be paid in the manner provided in the second preceding sentence. If by such Redemption Settlement Time, the Managing Owner has not received from the redeeming Shareholder all Redemption Baskets comprising the
Suspended Redemption Order, the Managing Owner will settle the Suspended Redemption Order to the extent of whole Redemption Baskets then received and any balance of the Suspended Redemption will be cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when and
under such conditions as the Managing Owner may from time to time determine, the Managing Owner shall be authorized to deliver the Redemption Distribution notwithstanding that a Redemption Basket has not been credited to the Trust’s account if
the Shareholder has collateralized its obligation to deliver the Redemption Basket on such terms as the Managing Owner may, in its sole discretion, from time to time agree. 
  
 (e) The Managing Owner may, in its discretion, suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the Redemption
Settlement Date, (i) for any period during which the Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading is suspended or restricted; (ii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which
delivery, disposal or evaluation of the Master Fund’s assets is not reasonably practicable, or (iii) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the protection of the Limited Owner. The Managing Owner will
not be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement. 
  
 (f) Redemption Baskets effectively redeemed pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.1 shall be cancelled. 
  
 (g) Baskets may not be redeemed during the Initial Offering
Period. 
  
 SECTION 7.2 Other Redemption Procedures. The
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Limited Shares in lot sizes smaller than the Redemption Basket and permitting the Redemption Distribution to be in a form, and delivered in a manner, other
than that specified in Section 7.1. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII

  
 THE LIMITED OWNER 
  
 SECTION 8.1 No Management or Control; Limited Liability. The Limited
Owner shall not participate in the management or control of the Master Fund’s business nor shall it transact any business for the Master Fund or have the power to sign for or bind the Master Fund, said power being vested solely and exclusively
in the Managing Owner. Except as provided in Section 8.3 hereof, the Limited Owner shall not be bound by, or be personally liable for, the expenses, liabilities or obligations of the Master Fund in excess of his Capital Contribution plus its
share of any Trust Estate in which the Limited Owner owns a share and profits remaining, if any. Except as provided in Section 8.3 hereof, each Limited Share owned by the Limited Owner shall be fully paid and no assessment shall be made against
the Limited Owner. No salary shall be paid to the Limited Owner in its capacity as the Limited Owner, nor shall the Limited Owner have a drawing account or earn interest on his contribution. 
  
 SECTION 8.2 Rights and Duties. The Limited Owner shall have the
following rights, powers, privileges, duties and liabilities: 
  
 (a) The Limited Owner shall have the right to obtain from the Managing Owner information of all things affecting the Master Fund, provided that such is for a purpose reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s
interest as a beneficial owner of the Master Fund, including, without limitation, such reports as are set forth in Article IX. The foregoing rights are in addition to, and do not limit, other remedies available to the Limited Owner under U.S.
federal or state law. 
  
 (b) The Limited Owner
shall receive the share of the distributions provided for in this Trust Agreement in the manner and at the times provided for in this Trust Agreement. 
  
 (c) Except for the Limited Owner’s redemption rights set forth in Article VII hereof, the Limited Owner shall have the right to
demand the return of its capital account only upon the dissolution and winding up of the Master Fund and only to the extent of funds available therefor. In no event shall the Limited Owner be entitled to demand or receive property other than cash.
The Limited Owner shall not have any right to bring an action for partition against the Master Fund. 
  
 (d) The Limited Owner may (i) continue the Master Fund as provided in Section 13.1(b), (ii) remove the Managing Owner on
reasonable prior written notice to the Managing Owner, (iii) elect and appoint one or more additional Managing Owners, or consent to such matters as are set forth in Section 5.2(b), (iv) approve a material change in investment
policies, as set forth in the Prospectus, (v) approve the termination of any agreement entered into between the Master Fund and the Managing Owner or any Affiliate of the Managing Owner for any reason, without penalty, (vi) approve
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Section 11.1 hereof, and (vii) terminate the Trust as provided in Section 13.1(e), and in the case of (iii), (iv) and (v) in each
instance on 60 days’ prior written notice. 
  
 Except as set forth above, the
Limited Owner shall have no voting or other rights with respect to the Master Fund. 
  
 SECTION 8.3 Limitation on Liability. 
  
 (a) Except as provided in Sections 4.7(f), 5.2(h) and 6.6 hereof, and as otherwise provided under Delaware law, the Limited Owner shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders
of private corporations for profit organized under the general corporation law of Delaware and no Limited Owner shall be liable for claims against, or debts of the Master Fund in excess of his Capital Contribution and his share of the applicable
Master Fund Estate and undistributed profits, except in the event that the liability is founded upon misstatements or omissions contained in such Limited Owner’s Feeder Fund Participant Agreement delivered in connection with his purchase of
Shares. In addition, and subject to the exceptions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Master Fund shall not make a claim against a Limited Owner with respect to amounts distributed to such Limited Owner or amounts received by such
Limited Owner upon redemption unless, under Delaware law, such Limited Owner is liable to repay such amount. 
  
 (b) The Master Fund shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by law and the other provisions of this Trust Agreement, and to the
extent of the applicable Master Fund Estate, each Limited Owner (excluding the Managing Owner to the extent of its ownership of any Limited Shares) against any claims of liability asserted against such Limited Owner solely because he is a beneficial
owner of Shares as a Limited Owner (other than for taxes for which such Limited Owner is liable under Section 6.6 hereof). 
  
 (c) Every written note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking made or issued by the Managing Owner shall give notice to
the effect that the same was executed or made by or on behalf of the Master Fund and that the obligations of such instrument are not binding upon the Limited Owner individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Master Fund,
and no resort shall be had to the Limited Owner’s personal property for satisfaction of any obligation or claim thereunder, and appropriate references may be made to this Trust Agreement and may contain any further recital which the Managing
Owner deems appropriate, but the omission thereof shall not operate to bind the Limited Owner individually or otherwise invalidate any such note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking. Nothing contained in this Section 8.3
shall diminish the limitation on the liability of the Master Fund to the extent set forth in Section 3.3 and 3.4 hereof. 
  
 ARTICLE IX 
  
 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND REPORTS 
  
 SECTION 9.1 Books of Account. Proper books of account for the Master Fund shall be kept and shall be audited annually by an independent certified public accounting firm selected by the Managing Owner in its
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matters and things relating to the Master Fund’s business as are required by the CE Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, and all other applicable
rules and regulations, and as are usually entered into books of account kept by Persons engaged in a business of like character. The books of account shall be kept at the principal office of the Master Fund and each Limited Owner (or any duly
constituted designee of a Limited Owner) shall have, at all times during normal business hours, free access to and the right to inspect and copy the same for any purpose reasonably related to the Limited Owner’s interest as a beneficial owner
of the Master Fund, including such access as is required under CFTC rules and regulations. Such books of account shall be kept, and the Master Fund shall report its Profits and Losses on, the accrual method of accounting for financial accounting
purposes on a Fiscal Year basis as described in Article X. 
  
 SECTION 9.2 Annual Reports and Monthly Statements. Each Limited Owner shall be furnished as of the end of each month and as of the end of each Fiscal Year with (a) such reports (in such detail) as are required to be given to the
Limited Owner by the CFTC and the NFA, (b) any other reports (in such detail) required to be given to the Limited Owner by any other governmental authority which has jurisdiction over the activities of the Master Fund and (c) any other
reports or information which the Managing Owner, in its discretion, determines to be necessary or appropriate. 
  
 SECTION 9.3 Tax Information. Appropriate tax information (adequate to enable the Limited Owner to complete and file his U.S. federal tax return)
shall be delivered to the Limited Owner as soon as practicable following the end of each Fiscal Year but generally no later than March 15. 
  
 SECTION 9.4 Calculation of Net Asset Value. Net Asset Value shall be calculated at such times as the Managing Owner shall determine from
time-to-time. 
  
 SECTION 9.5 Maintenance of Records. The
Managing Owner shall maintain: (a) for a period of at least six Fiscal Years all books of account required by Section 9.1 hereof; a list of the names and last known address of, and number of Shares owned by, all Shareholders, a copy of the
Certificate of Trust and all certificates of amendment thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any certificate has been executed; copies of the Master Fund’s U.S. federal, state and local income tax
returns and reports, if any; and (b) for a period of at least six Fiscal Years copies of any effective written Trust Agreements, Feeder Fund Participant Agreements and any financial statements of the Master Fund. The Managing Owner may keep and
maintain the books and records of the Master Fund in paper, magnetic, electronic or other format at the Managing Owner may determine in its sole discretion, provided the Managing Owner uses reasonable care to prevent the loss or destruction of such
records. 
  
 SECTION 9.6 Certificate of Trust. Except as
otherwise provided in the Delaware Trust Statute or this Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner shall not be required to mail a copy of any Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to the Limited Owner; however,
such certificates shall be maintained at the principal office of the Master Fund and shall be available for inspection and copying by the Limited Owner in accordance with this Trust Agreement. The Certificate of Trust shall not be amended in any
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 SECTION 9.7 Registration of Shares. The Managing Owner shall keep, at the Master Fund’s
principal place of business, a Share Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may provide, it shall provide for the registration of Shares and of transfers of Shares. Subject to the provisions of Article V, the Managing Owner
may treat the Person in whose name any Share shall be registered in the Share Register as the Shareholder of such Share for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Article VI and for all other purposes whatsoever. 
  
 ARTICLE X 
  
 FISCAL YEAR 
  
 SECTION 10.1 Fiscal Year. The Master Fund initially will adopt the calendar year as its taxable year (“Fiscal Year”). The first Fiscal
Year of the Master Fund shall commence on the date of filing of the Certificate of Trust. If, after commencement of operations, applicable tax rules require the Master Fund to adopt a taxable year other than the calendar year, Fiscal Year shall mean
such other taxable year as required by Code section 706 or an alternative taxable year chosen by the Managing Owner which has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service. The Fiscal Year in which the Master Fund shall terminate shall end on the
date of termination. 
  
 ARTICLE XI 
  
 AMENDMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT; MEETINGS 
  
 SECTION 11.1 Amendments to the Trust Agreement. 
  
 (a) Amendments to this Trust Agreement may be proposed by
the Managing Owner or by the Limited Owner holding Shares equal to at least 10% of the Net Asset Value of the Master Fund. Following such proposal, the Managing Owner shall submit to the Limited Owner a verbatim statement of any proposed amendment,
and statements concerning the legality of such amendment and the effect of such amendment on the limited liability of the Limited Owner. The Managing Owner shall include in any such submission its recommendations as to the proposed amendment. The
amendment shall become effective only upon the written approval or affirmative vote of the Limited Owner, and upon receipt of an opinion of independent legal counsel as set forth in Section 8.2 hereof and to the effect that the amendment is
legal, valid and binding and will not adversely affect the limitations on liability of the Limited Owner as described in Section 8.3 of this Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where any action taken or authorized pursuant to any
provision of this Trust Agreement requires the approval or affirmative vote of the Limited Owner, and/or the approval or affirmative vote of the Managing Owners, an amendment to such provision(s) shall be effective only upon the written approval or
affirmative vote of the Shareholders required to take or authorize such action, or as may otherwise be required by applicable law, and upon receipt of an opinion of independent legal counsel as set forth above in this Section 11.1. In addition,
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percentage of Profits, Losses or distributions to which an assignee is entitled hereunder shall not be affected by amendment to this Trust Agreement without
such assignee’s approval. 
  
 (b)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in Section 11.1(a) hereof, the Managing Owner may, without the approval of the Limited Owner, make such amendments to this Trust Agreement which (i) are necessary to add to the
representations, duties or obligations of the Managing Owner or surrender any right or power granted to the Managing Owner herein, for the benefit of the Limited Owner, (ii) are necessary to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in the Prospectus, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Trust Agreement or the Prospectus which will not be inconsistent
with the provisions of the Trust Agreement or the Prospectus, or (iii) the Managing Owner deems advisable, provided, however, that no amendment shall be adopted pursuant to this clause (iii) unless the adoption thereof (A) is not
adverse to the interests of the Limited Owner; (B) is consistent with Section 4.1 hereof; (C) except as otherwise provided in Section 11.1(c) below, does not affect the allocation of Profits and Losses among the Limited Owner or
between the Limited Owner and the Managing Owner; and (D) does not adversely affect the limitations on liability of the Limited Owner, as described in Article VIII hereof or the status of the Master Fund as a partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. (i) Amendments to this document which adversely affect the rights of Limited Owner, (ii) the appointment of a new Managing Owner pursuant to Section 4.2(g) above, (iii) the dissolution of the Master Fund pursuant to
Section 13.1(f) below and (iv) any material changes in the Master Fund’s basic investment policies or structure shall occur only upon the written approval or affirmative vote of the Limited Owner holding Shares equal to at least a
majority (over 50%) of the Net Asset Value of the Master Fund (excluding Shares held by the Managing Owner and its Affiliates) pursuant to Section 11.1(a) above. 
  
 (c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in Sections 11.1(a) and (b) hereof, the
Managing Owner may, without the approval of the Limited Owner, amend the provisions of Article VI of this Trust Agreement relating to the allocations of Profits, Losses, Disposition Gain, Disposition Loss and distributions among the Shareholders if
the Master Fund is advised at any time by the Master Fund’s accountants or legal counsel that the allocations provided in Article VI of this Trust Agreement are unlikely to be respected for U.S. federal income tax purposes, either because of
the promulgation of new or revised Treasury Regulations under Section 704 of the Code or other developments in the law. The Managing Owner is empowered to amend such provisions to the minimum extent necessary in accordance with the advice of
the accountants and counsel to effect the allocations and distributions provided in this Trust Agreement. New allocations made by the Managing Owner in reliance upon the advice of the accountants or counsel described above shall be deemed to be made
pursuant to the obligation of the Managing Owner to the Master Fund and the Limited Owner, and no such new allocation shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by the Limited Owner. 
  
 (d) Upon amendment of this Trust Agreement, the Certificate
of Trust shall also be amended, if required by the Delaware Trust Statute, to reflect such change. 
  
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duties or liabilities of the Trustee; provided, however, that the Trustee may not withhold its consent for any action which the Limited Owner is permitted to
take under Section 8.2(d) above. At the expense of the Managing Owner, the Trustee shall execute and file any amendment to the Certificate of Trust if so directed by the Managing Owner or if such amendment is required in the opinion of the
Trustee. 
  
 (f) The Trustee shall be under no
obligation to execute any amendment to the Trust Agreement or to any agreement to which the Master Fund is a party until it has received an instruction letter from the Managing Owner, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
(i) directing the Trustee to execute such amendment, (ii) representing and warranting to the Trustee that such execution is authorized and permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement and (if applicable) such other agreement to which the
Master Fund is a party and does not conflict with or violate any other agreement to which the Master Fund is a party and (iii) confirming that such execution and acts related thereto are covered by the indemnity provisions of the Trust
Agreement in favor of the Trustee. 
  
 (g) No
provision of this Trust Agreement may be amended, waived or otherwise modified orally but only by a written instrument adopted in accordance with this Section. 
  

SECTION 11.2 Meetings of the Master Fund. Meetings of the Shareholders of the Master Fund may be called by the Managing Owner and will be called
by it upon the written request of the Limited Owner. Such call for a meeting shall be deemed to have been made upon the receipt by the Managing Owner of a written request from the requisite percentage of Limited Owners. The Managing Owner shall
deposit in the United States mails, within 15 days after receipt of said request, written notice to all Shareholders of the Master Fund of the meeting and the purpose of the meeting, which shall be held on a date, not less than 30 nor more than 60
days after the date of mailing of said notice, at a reasonable time and place. Any notice of meeting shall be accompanied by a description of the action to be taken at the meeting and an opinion of independent counsel as to the effect of such
proposed action on the liability of Limited Owner for the debts of the Master Fund. Shareholders may vote in person or by proxy at any such meeting. 
  
 SECTION 11.3 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by Shareholders by vote may be taken without a meeting by
written consent setting forth the actions so taken. Such written consents shall be treated for all purposes as votes at a meeting. If the vote or consent of any Shareholder to any action of the Master Fund or any Shareholder, as contemplated by this
Trust Agreement, is solicited by the Managing Owner, the solicitation shall be effected by notice to each Shareholder given in the manner provided in Section 15.4. The vote or consent of each Shareholder so solicited shall be deemed
conclusively to have been cast or granted as requested in the notice of solicitation, whether or not the notice of solicitation is actually received by that Shareholder, unless the Shareholder expresses written objection to the vote or consent by
notice given in the manner provided in Section 15.4 below and actually received by the Master Fund within 20 days after the notice of solicitation is effected. The Managing Owner and all persons dealing with the Master Fund shall be entitled to
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such deemed vote or consent of one or more Shareholders shall not be void or voidable by reason of timely communication made by or on behalf of all or any of
such Shareholders in any manner other than as expressly provided in Section 15.4. 
  
 ARTICLE XII 
  
 TERM

  
 SECTION 12.1 Term. The term for which the Master
Fund is to exist shall commence on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Trust, and shall terminate pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII hereof or as otherwise provided by law. 
  
 ARTICLE XIII 
  
 TERMINATION 
  
 SECTION 13.1 Events Requiring Dissolution of the Master Fund or any
Series. The Master Fund shall dissolve at any time upon the happening of any of the following events: 
  
 (a) The filing of a certificate of dissolution or revocation of the Managing Owner’s charter (and the expiration of 90 days after the
date of notice to the Managing Owner of revocation without a reinstatement of its charter) or upon the withdrawal, removal, adjudication or admission of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Managing Owner (each of the foregoing events an “Event of
Withdrawal”) unless at the time there is at least one remaining Managing Owner and that remaining Managing Owner carries on the business of the Master Fund or (ii) within 90 days of such Event of Withdrawal all the remaining Shareholders
agree in writing to continue the business of the Master Fund and to select, effective as of the date of such event, one or more successor Managing Owners. If the Master Fund is terminated as the result of an Event of Withdrawal and a failure of all
remaining Shareholders to continue the business of the Master Fund and to appoint a successor Managing Owner as provided in clause (a)(ii) above, within 120 days of such Event of Withdrawal, the Limited Owner may elect to continue the business of
the Master Fund by forming a new statutory trust (the “Reconstituted Master Fund”) on the same terms and provisions as set forth in this Trust Agreement (whereupon the parties hereto shall execute and deliver any documents or instruments
as may be necessary to reform the Master Fund). Any such election must also provide for the election of a Managing Owner to the Reconstituted Master Fund. If such an election is made, the Limited Owner of the Master Fund shall be bound thereby and
continue as the Limited Owner of the Reconstituted Master Fund. 
  
 (b) The occurrence of any event which would make unlawful the continued existence of the Master Fund. 
  
 (c) In the event of the suspension, revocation or termination of the Managing Owner’s registration as a commodity pool operator or
commodity trading advisor under the CE Act, or membership as a commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor with the NFA unless at the time there is at least one remaining Managing Owner whose registration or membership has not been
suspended, revoked or terminated. 
  
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 (e) The Limited Owner determines to dissolve the Master Fund, notice of which is sent to
the Managing Owner not less than ninety (90) Business Days prior to the effective date of termination. 
  
 (f) The determination of the Managing Owner that the aggregate net assets of the Master Fund in relation to the operating expenses of the
Master Fund make it unreasonable or imprudent to continue the business of the Master Fund, or, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the determination by the Managing Owner to dissolve the Master Fund because the aggregate Net Asset Value of
the Master Fund as of the close of business on any Business Day declines below $10 million. 
  
 (g) The Master Fund is required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 
  
 (h) DTC is unable or unwilling to continue to perform its
functions, and a comparable replacement is unavailable. 
  
 The death, legal
disability, bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, or withdrawal of the Limited Owner shall not result in the termination of the Master Fund, and such Limited Owner, his estate, custodian or personal representative shall have no right to withdraw or
value such Limited Owner’s Shares except as provided in Section 7.1 hereof. 
  
 SECTION 13.2 Distributions on Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Master Fund, the Managing Owner (or in the event there is no Managing Owner, such person (the “Liquidating Trustee”) as the
Limited Owner may propose and approve) shall take full charge of the Master Fund Estate. Any Liquidating Trustee so appointed shall have and may exercise, without further authorization or approval of any of the parties hereto, all of the powers
conferred upon the Managing Owner under the terms of this Trust Agreement, subject to all of the applicable limitations, contractual and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, and provided that the Liquidating Trustee shall not have general
liability for the acts, omissions, obligations and expenses of the Master Fund. Thereafter, in accordance with Section 3808(e) of the Delaware Trust Statute the business and affairs of the Master Fund shall be wound up and all assets shall be
liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom shall be applied and distributed in the following order of priority: to the expenses of liquidation and termination and to creditors, including
Shareholders who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Master Fund (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof) other than liabilities for distributions to
Shareholders, and (b) to the Managing Owner and the Limited Owner pro rata in accordance with his positive book capital account balance, less any amount owing by such Shareholder to the Master Fund, after giving effect to all adjustments made
pursuant to Article VI and all distributions theretofore made to the Shareholders pursuant to Article VI. After the distribution of all remaining assets of the Master Fund, the Managing Owner will contribute to the Master Fund an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) the deficit balance, if any, in its book capital account, and (ii) the total Capital Contributions of the Limited Owner. Any Capital Contributions made by the Managing Owner pursuant to this Section shall be applied first to
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(immediately following the distribution of any liquidation proceeds) were positive, in proportion to their respective positive book capital account balances.

  
 SECTION 13.3 Termination; Certificate of Cancellation.
Following the dissolution and distribution of the assets of the Master Fund, the Master Fund shall terminate and Managing Owner or Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, shall instruct the Trustee to execute and cause such certificate of
cancellation of the Certificate of Trust to be filed in accordance with the Delaware Trust Statute. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Trust Agreement, the existence of the Master Fund as a separate legal entity shall
continue until the filing of such certificate of cancellation. 
  
 ARTICLE XIV 
  
 POWER OF ATTORNEY

  
 SECTION 14.1 Power of Attorney Executed
Concurrently. Concurrently with the written acceptance and adoption of the provisions of this Trust Agreement, the Limited Owner shall execute and deliver to the Managing Owner a Power of Attorney as part of the Feeder Fund Participant
Agreement, or in such other form as may be prescribed by the Managing Owner. The Limited Owner, by its execution and delivery hereof, irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Managing Owner and its officers and directors, with full power of
substitution, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent for the Limited Owner with full power and authority to act in his name and on his behalf in the execution, acknowledgment, filing and publishing of Master Fund documents, including, but
not limited to, the following: 
  
 (a) Any
certificates and other instruments, including but not limited to, any applications for authority to do business and amendments thereto, which the Managing Owner deems appropriate to qualify or continue the Master Fund as a business Master Fund in
the jurisdictions in which the Master Fund may conduct business, so long as such qualifications and continuations are in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement or any amendment hereto, or which may be required to be filed by the Master
Fund or the Shareholders under the laws of any jurisdiction; 
  
 (b) Any instrument which may be required to be filed by the Master Fund under the laws of any state or by any governmental agency, or which the Managing Owner deems advisable to file; and 
  
 (c) This Trust Agreement and any documents which may be
required to effect an amendment to this Trust Agreement approved under the terms of the Trust Agreement, and the continuation of the Master Fund, the admission of the signer of the Power of Attorney as a Limited Owner or of others as additional or
substituted Limited Owner, or the termination of the Master Fund, provided such continuation, admission or termination is in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 14.2 Effect of Power of Attorney. The Power of Attorney concurrently granted by the Limited Owner to the
Managing Owner: 
  
 (a) Is a special, irrevocable
Power of Attorney coupled with an interest, and shall survive and not be affected by the death, disability, dissolution, liquidation, termination or incapacity of the Limited Owner; 
  

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 (b) May be exercised by the Managing Owner for the Limited Owner by a facsimile signature
of one of its officers or by a single signature of one of its officers acting as attorney-in-fact for all of them; and 
  
 (c) Shall survive the delivery of an assignment by the Limited Owner of the whole or any portion of his Limited Shares; except that where
the assignee thereof has been approved by the Managing Owner for admission to the Master Fund as a substituted Limited Owner, the Power of Attorney of the assignor shall survive the delivery of such assignment for the sole purpose of enabling the
Managing Owner to execute, acknowledge and file any instrument necessary to effect such substitution. 
  
 The Limited Owner agrees to be bound by any representations made by the Managing Owner and by any successor thereto, determined to be acting in good faith pursuant to such Power of Attorney and not constituting
negligence or misconduct. 
  
 SECTION 14.3 Limitation on Power
of Attorney. The Power of Attorney concurrently granted by the Limited Owner to the Managing Owner shall not authorize the Managing Owner to act on behalf of the Limited Owner in any situation in which this Trust Agreement requires the approval
of the Limited Owner unless such approval has been obtained as required by this Trust Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Trust Agreement and any instruments filed by the Managing Owner or any new Managing Owner pursuant to this
Power of Attorney, this Trust Agreement shall control. 
  
 ARTICLE XV 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 SECTION 15.1 Governing Law. The validity and construction of this
Trust Agreement and all amendments hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and the rights of all parties hereto and the effect of every provision hereof shall be subject to and construed according to the laws of the State of
Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof; provided, however, that causes of action for violations of U.S. federal or state securities laws shall not be governed by this Section, and provided, further, that the parties
hereto intend that the provisions hereof shall control over any contrary or limiting statutory or common law of the State of Delaware (other than the Delaware Trust Statute) and that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, there shall
not be applicable to the Master Fund, the Trustee, the Managing Owner, the Shareholders or this Trust Agreement any provision of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other than the Delaware Trust Statute) pertaining to Master
Funds which relate to or regulate in a manner inconsistent with the terms hereof: (a) the filing with any court or governmental body or agency of Trustee accounts or schedules of Trustee fees and charges, (b) affirmative requirements to
post bonds for Trustees, officers, agents, or employees of a Master Fund, (c) the necessity for obtaining court or other governmental approval concerning the acquisition, holding or disposition of real or personal 

  

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property, (d) fees or other sums payable to Trustees, officers, agents or employees of a Master Fund, (e) the allocation of receipts and
expenditures to income or principal, (f) restrictions or limitations on the permissible nature, amount or concentration of Master Fund investments or requirements relating to the titling, storage or other manner of holding of Master Fund
assets, or (g) the establishment of fiduciary or other standards or responsibilities or limitations on the acts or powers of Trustees or managers that are inconsistent with the limitations on liability or authorities and powers of the Trustee or the
Managing Owner set forth or referenced in this Trust Agreement. Section 3540 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code shall not apply to the Master Fund. The Master Fund shall be of the type commonly called a “statutory trust,” and without
limiting the provisions hereof, the Master Fund may exercise all powers that are ordinarily exercised by such a Master Fund under Delaware law. The Master Fund specifically reserves the right to exercise any of the powers or privileges afforded to
statutory trusts and the absence of a specific reference herein to any such power, privilege or action shall not imply that the Master Fund may not exercise such power or privilege or take such actions. 
  
 SECTION 15.2 Provisions In Conflict With Law or Regulations.

  
 (a) The provisions of this Trust Agreement
are severable, and if the Managing Owner shall determine, with the advice of counsel, that any one or more of such provisions (the “Conflicting Provisions”) are in conflict with the Code, the Delaware Trust Statute or other applicable U.S.
federal or state laws, the Conflicting Provisions shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of this Trust Agreement, even without any amendment of this Trust Agreement pursuant to this Trust Agreement; provided, however, that such
determination by the Managing Owner shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of this Trust Agreement or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. No Managing Owner or Trustee shall be
liable for making or failing to make such a determination. 
  
 (b) If any provision of this Trust Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such holding shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction or any other provision of this Trust Agreement in any jurisdiction. 
  
 SECTION 15.3 Construction. In this Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words used in the singular or in the plural include both the plural and singular and words denoting any gender include
all genders. The title and headings of different parts are inserted for convenience and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Trust Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 15.4 Notices. All notices or communications under this Trust Agreement (other than requests for redemption of
Shares, notices of assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance of Shares, and reports and notices by the Managing Owner to the Limited Owner) shall be in writing and shall be effective upon personal delivery, or if sent by mail, postage prepaid, or
if sent electronically, by facsimile or by overnight courier; and addressed, in each such case, to the address set forth in the books and records of the Master Fund or such other address as may be specified in writing, of the party to whom such
notice is to be given, upon the deposit of such notice in the United States mail, upon transmission and electronic confirmation thereof or upon deposit with a representative of an overnight courier, as the case may be. 

  

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Requests for redemption, notices of assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance of Shares shall be effective upon timely receipt by the Managing Owner in
writing. 
  
 SECTION 15.5 Counterparts. This Trust
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, and all so executed shall constitute one agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the parties are not signatory to the original or the same counterpart. 

 
 SECTION 15.6 Binding Nature of Trust Agreement. The terms and
provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, custodians, executors, estates, administrators, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the respective Shareholders. For purposes
of determining the rights of any Shareholder or assignee hereunder, the Master Fund and the Managing Owner may rely upon the Master Fund records as to who are Shareholders and permitted assignees, and all Shareholders and assignees agree that the
Master Fund and the Managing Owner, in determining such rights, shall rely on such records and that Limited Owner and assignees shall be bound by such determination. 
  
 SECTION 15.7 No Legal Title to Trust Estate. Subject to the provisions of Section 1.8 in the case of the
Managing Owner, the Shareholders shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Estate. 
  
 SECTION 15.8 Creditors. No creditors of any Shareholders shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to the Master Fund Estate. 
  
 SECTION 15.9 Integration. This Trust Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto. 
  
 SECTION 15.10 Goodwill; Use of Name. No value shall be placed on the name or goodwill of the Trust, which shall belong exclusively to DB Commodity
Services LLC. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust and Trust Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
 as
Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	 DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC,
 as
Managing Owner

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	 DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND,
 as Limited Owner

	
	By: DB Commodity Services LLC, its sole Managing Owner
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 


  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  
 CERTIFICATE OF TRUST 
 OF

 DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING MASTER FUND 
  

THIS Certificate of Trust of DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund (the “Trust”) is being duly executed and filed on behalf of the Trust by
the undersigned, as trustee, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. § 3801 et seq.) (the “Act”). 
  
 1. Name. The name of the statutory trust formed by this Certificate of Trust is DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund. 
  
 2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust in the State of Delaware are Wilmington Trust Company, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19890. 
  
 3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1)
of the Act. 
  

			
	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of the Trust
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Janel R. Havrilla

	 Name:
	 	Janel R. Havrilla
	 Title:
	 	Financial Services Officer


  

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 Exhibit B 
  

DESCRIPTION OF THE 
 DEUTSCHE BANK
LIQUID COMMODITY INDEXTM — EXCESS RETURN 
  
 DBLCITM-ER
and Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity IndexTM— Excess Return are Trade Marks of Deutsche Bank AG and are the subject of Community Trade Mark Application Nos. 3055043 and 3054996. Trade Mark applications in the United States are pending. Any
use of these marks must be with the consent of or under licence from the Index Sponsor (as defined below). 
  

	1.	GENERAL 

  
 The Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index (the “DBLCI”) is intended to reflect the performance of certain commodities. The commodities comprising the DBLCI are Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Aluminium, Gold,
Corn and Wheat (each an “Index Commodity”) and the notional amounts of each Index Commodity included in the DBLCI are broadly in proportion to historical levels of the world’s production and stocks of the Index Commodities. The
sponsor of the DBLCI (the “Index Sponsor”) is Deutsche Bank AG London. 
  
 A closing level for the DBLCI will be calculated by the Index Sponsor on an “excess return” basis (see paragraph 3 (Excess Return Calculation) below). The Closing Level will be published by the Index Sponsor (see paragraph 14
(Publication of Closing Levels and Adjustments) below) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Index Valuation Time (as defined below) on each Index Business Day, subject as provided in paragraph 11 (Force Majeure) below. The Closing Levels are
quoted in U.S. Dollars. 
  
 Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this
Description of the DBLCI will have the meanings given them in paragraph 4 (Closing Prices), paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments), paragraph 6 (ER Calculation Values), paragraph 7 (Recomposition Periods) or paragraph 8 (Rebalancing Periods), as the
case may be, below. 
  
 For the purposes of this
Description: 
  
 “Aluminium”
means high grade primary Aluminium. 
  
 “Crude Oil” means West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil. 
  
 “Heating Oil” means New York Harbour no. 2 heating oil. 
  
 “Index Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets
settle payments and are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in New York City. 
  
 “Index Valuation Time” means 11.00 pm (London time) on each Index Business Day or, if the publication time of any Closing Price is amended, such other
time as the Index Sponsor may determine and announce to be the Index Valuation Time for the DBLCI. 
  

	2.	INDEX COMPOSITION 

  
 The DBLCI is composed of notional amounts of each of the Index Commodities. The ER Closing Level (as defined below) is calculated by the Index Sponsor based on the closing price of the futures contract for each of the
Index Commodities and the relevant notional amount of such Index Commodity. The DBLCI includes provisions for the replacement of futures contracts as they approach maturity. Subject as provided in the definition of 
  

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 “Recomposition Period” and “Rebalancing Period”, this replacement takes place over a period in order
to lessen the impact on the market for futures contracts. Recomposition occurs monthly (other than in November) during a Recomposition Period in the case of futures contracts relating to Crude Oil and Heating Oil. Rebalancing occurs annually in
November during a Rebalancing Period in the case of Exchange Traded Instruments relating to all Index Commodities, including Crude Oil and Heating Oil. Replacement of futures contract for Aluminum, Gold, Corn and Wheat occurs when DBLCI is annually
rebalanced. 
  
 The DBLCI is balanced during the
Rebalancing Period to rebalance its composition to the Index Base Weights. 
  
 The
composition of the DBLCI may be adjusted in the event of an Index Disruption Event occurring (see paragraph 11 ( Index Disruption Event) below). 
  
 The DBLCI has been calculated back to a Base Date (the “Base Date”) of 1st December, 1988. On the Base Date the ER Closing Level was 100.

  

	3.	EXCESS RETURN CALCULATION 

  
 The closing level of the DBLCI calculated on an “excess return” basis (the “ER Closing Level”) on each Index Business Day is calculated by the
Index Sponsor as the sum of the ER Calculation Values for each Index Commodity for such Index Business Day and rounding the result to six decimal places with 0.0000005 being rounded upwards. 
  
 The ER Calculation Value in respect of each Index Commodity on an Index Business Day is
determined (a) as provided in paragraph 6 (ER Calculation Values) or (b) in the case of Crude Oil and Heating Oil, where the relevant Index Business Day falls during a Recomposition Period, as provided in paragraph 7 (Recomposition
Periods) or (c) where the relevant Index Business Day falls during a Rebalancing Period, as provided in paragraph 8 (Rebalancing Periods). In each case, the relevant Closing Prices in respect of the Index Commodities are determined as provided
in paragraph 4 (Closing Prices) and the relevant Exchange Instruments to which the Closing Prices relate are determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments). 
  

	4.	CLOSING PRICES 

  
 “Aluminium Closing Price” means, in respect of an Index Business Day, the closing price on LME of the relevant Exchange Instrument (determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments)),
re-expressed in U.S. Dollars per metric tonne of Aluminium, as published by LME for that Index Business Day or, if in the determination of the Index Sponsor such Index Business Day is not a Valid Date, the closing price on LME of the relevant
Exchange Instrument (re-expressed as aforesaid) published by LME for the immediately preceding Valid Date, subject as provided in paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event) and paragraph 11 (Force Majeure) above. 
  
 “CBOT” means the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc., or its
successor. 
  
 “Closing Level” means, in respect of an Index
Business Day, each of the ER Closing Level for such Index Business Day. 
  
 “Closing Price” means: 
  

	(a)	in respect of Crude Oil, the Crude Oil Closing Price; 

  

	(b)	in respect of Heating Oil, the Heating Oil Closing Price; 

  

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	(c)	in respect of Aluminium, the Aluminium Closing Price; 

  

	(d)	in respect of Gold, the Gold Closing Price; 

  

	(e)	in respect of Corn, the Corn Closing Price; and 

  

	(f)	in respect of Wheat, the Wheat Closing Price. 

  
 “COMEX” means the Commodity Exchange Inc., New York or its successor. 
  
 “Corn Closing Price” means, in respect of an Index Business Day, the closing price on CBOT of the relevant Exchange
Instrument (determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments)), re-expressed in U.S. Dollars per U.S. bushel of corn, as published by CBOT for that Index Business Day or, if in the determination of the Index Sponsor such Index Business
Day is not a Valid Date, the closing price on CBOT of the relevant Exchange Instrument (re-expressed as aforesaid) published by CBOT for the immediately preceding Valid Date, subject as provided in paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event) and paragraph
11 (Force Majeure) above. 
  
 “Crude Oil Closing Price” means, in
respect of an Index Business Day, the closing price on NYMEX of the relevant Exchange Instrument (determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments)), expressed in U.S. Dollars per barrel of Crude Oil, as published by NYMEX for that Index
Business Day or, if in the determination of the Index Sponsor such Index Business Day is not a Valid Date, the closing price on NYMEX of the relevant Exchange Instrument (expressed as aforesaid) published by NYMEX for the immediately preceding Valid
Date, subject as provided in paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event) and paragraph 11 (Force Majeure) above. 
  
 “Exchange” means: 
  

	(a)	in respect of Crude Oil, NYMEX; 

  

	(b)	in respect of Heating Oil, NYMEX; 

  

	(c)	in respect of Aluminium, LME; 

  

	(d)	in respect of Gold, COMEX; 

  

	(e)	in respect of Corn, CBOT; and 

  

	(f)	in respect of Wheat, CBOT. 

  
 “Exchange Business Day” means, in respect of an Index Commodity, a day that is (or, but for the occurrence of an Index Disruption Event or Force Majeure Event would have been) a trading day for such
Index Commodity on the relevant Exchange. 
  
 “Gold Closing
Price” means, in respect of an Index Business Day, the closing price on COMEX of the relevant Exchange Instrument (determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments)), expressed in U.S. Dollars per troy ounce of gold, as published
by COMEX for that Index Business Day or, if in the determination of the Index Sponsor such Index Business Day is not a Valid Date, the closing price on COMEX of the relevant Exchange Instrument (expressed as aforesaid) published by COMEX for the
immediately preceding Valid Date, subject as provided in paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event) and paragraph 11 (Force Majeure) above. 
  

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 “Heating Oil Closing Price” means, in respect of an Index Business Day, the closing price on NYMEX of
the relevant Exchange Instrument (determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments)), re-expressed in U.S. Dollars per U.S. gallon of Heating Oil, as published by NYMEX for that Index Business Day or, if in the determination of the Index
Sponsor such Index Business Day is not a Valid Date, the closing price on NYMEX of the relevant Exchange Instrument (re-expressed as aforesaid) published by NYMEX for the immediately preceding Valid Date, subject as provided in paragraph 10 (Index
Disruption Event) and paragraph 11 (Force Majeure) above. 
  
 “LME” means The London Metal Exchange Limited or its successor. 
  
 “NYMEX” means the New York Mercantile Exchange or its successor. 
  
 “Valid Date” means, in respect of an Index Commodity, a day which is an
Exchange Business Day in respect of such Index Commodity and a day on which an Index Disruption Event in respect of such Index Commodity or a related Exchange Instrument does not occur. 
  
 “Wheat Closing Price” means, in respect of an Index Business Day, the closing price on CBOT of the relevant Exchange
Instrument (determined as provided in paragraph 5 (Exchange Instruments)), re-expressed in U.S. Dollars per U.S. bushel of wheat of the grades deliverable in respect of the relevant Exchange Instrument in accordance with the rules of CBOT, as
published by CBOT for that Index Business Day or, if in the determination of the Index Sponsor such Index Business Day is not a Valid Date, the closing price on CBOT of the relevant Exchange Instrument (re-expressed as aforesaid) published by CBOT
for the immediately preceding Valid Date, subject as provided in paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event) and paragraph 11 (Force Majeure) above. 
  

	5.	EXCHANGE INSTRUMENTS 

  
 For the purposes of determining the relevant Exchange Instrument in respect of which a Closing Price is determined, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply. The relevant Exchange Instrument (the “Exchange
Instrument”), in respect of an Index Business Day (the “Relevant Index Business Day” and the calendar month in which the Relevant Index Business Day falls, the “Relevant Month”) is as follows: 

 

	(a)	in relation to Crude Oil and Heating Oil, an Exchange Traded Instrument with an expiry date falling in: 

  

	 	(i)	in relation to the calculation of an Existing Instrument Value or a Rebalanced Existing Instrument Value where the Relevant Index Business Day occurs prior to or during a
Recomposition Period or a Rebalancing Period in the Relevant Month, the Relevant Month; 

  

	 	(ii)	in relation to the calculation of a New Instrument Value, the calendar month immediately following the Relevant Month; and 

  

	 	(iii)	in relation to the calculation of an Existing Instrument Value where the Relevant Index Business Day occurs following a Recomposition Period or a Rebalancing Period in the Relevant
Month, the calendar month immediately following the Relevant Month; and 

  

	(b)	in relation to Aluminium, Gold, Corn and Wheat, an Exchange Traded Instrument with an expiry date falling in: 

  

	 	(i)	where the Relevant Month is other than November, in relation to the calculation of an Existing Instrument Value, the immediately following month of December;


  

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	 	(ii)	where the Relevant Month is November, in relation to the calculation of an Existing Instrument Value or a Rebalanced Existing Instrument Value where the Relevant Index Business Day
occurs prior to or during the Rebalancing Period in the Relevant Month, the immediately following month of December; 

  

	 	(iii)	where the Relevant Month is November, in relation to the calculation of a New Instrument Value, the month of December in the immediately following calendar year; and


  

	 	(iv)	where the Relevant Month is November, in relation to the calculation of an Existing Instrument Value where the Relevant Index Business Day occurs following the Rebalancing Period in
the Relevant Month, the month of December in the immediately following calendar year. 

  
 For the purposes of this Description, “Exchange Traded Instrument” means, in respect of an Index Commodity, an instrument for future delivery of that Index Commodity on a specified delivery date
traded on the relevant Exchange. 
  

	6.	ER CALCULATION VALUES 

  
 The ER Calculation Value in respect of Crude Oil and Heating Oil on any Index Business Day during a Recomposition Period is determined as provided in paragraph 7
(Recomposition Periods) and the ER Calculation Value in respect of each Index Commodity on any Index Business Day during a Rebalancing Period is determined as provided in paragraph 8 (Rebalancing Periods). 
  
 Subject as provided in the previous paragraph, the ER Calculation Value in respect of each
Index Commodity in relation to an Index Business Day is the product (the “Existing Instrument Value” for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day) of (i) the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for such
Index Business Day and (ii) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day; 
  
 expressed as a formula: 
  
 EIA x CP 
  
 where: 
  
 “EIA” is the Existing Instrument Amount for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day; and 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Index Commodity for the
relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 For the purposes
of this paragraph: 
  
 “Existing
Instrument Amount” means, subject as provided below, in respect of each Index Commodity and: 
  

	(a)	(i)      in respect of the Base Date, the Initial Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity; and 

  

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	 	(ii)	in respect of each Index Business Day falling after the Base Date (other than the first Index Business Day falling after the final Index Business Day in a Rebalancing Period or (in
respect of Crude Oil and Heating Oil only) in a Recomposition Period), the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding such Index Business Day; and 

  

	 	(b)	in respect of the first Index Business Day falling after the final Index Business Day in a Rebalancing Period or (in respect of Crude Oil and Heating Oil only) in a Recomposition
Period, the New Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the final Index Business Day of such Rebalancing Period or Recomposition Period, as the case may be, and as such term is defined in paragraph 7 (Recomposition Periods) or paragraph 8
(Rebalancing Periods), as applicable. 

  
 “Initial
Instrument Amount” means, in relation to an Index Commodity, the product of (a) the relevant Index Base Weight divided by the relevant Initial Price and (b) 100, in each case being the Existing Instrument Amount in respect of the
relevant Index Commodity on the Base Date. 
  
 “Initial Price” means: 
  

	(a)	in respect of Crude Oil, USD 15.61 (per barrel); 

  

	(b)	in respect of Heating Oil, USD 0.4918 (per U.S. gallon); 

  

	(c)	in respect of Aluminium, USD 2,300.25 (per metric tonne); 

  

	(d)	in respect of Gold, USD 423.90 (per troy ounce); 

  

	(e)	in respect of Corn, USD 2.5725 (per U.S. bushel); and 

  

	(f)	in respect of Wheat, USD 4.16 (per U.S. bushel). 

  

	7.	RECOMPOSITION PERIODS 

  
 The ER Calculation Value in respect of Crude Oil and Heating Oil in relation to each Index Business Day falling during a Recomposition Period is the sum of (i) the
product (the “Existing Instrument Value” for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day) of (A) the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day and (B) the Closing Price for such
Index Commodity for such Index Business Day and (ii) the product (the “New Instrument Value” for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day) of (A) the New Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for such Index
Business Day and (B) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day; 
  
 expressed as a formula: 
  
 (EIA x CP) + (NIA x CP) 
  
 where: 
  
 “EIA” is the Existing Instrument Amount for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Index Commodity for the
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 “NIA” is the New Instrument Amount for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index
Business Day; and 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the
relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day. 
  
 For the purposes of this paragraph: 
  
 “Existing Instrument Amount” means, subject as provided below and in the definition of “Recomposition Period”, in respect of each Index Commodity and: 
  

	(a)	in respect of the first Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 80% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding
such Index Business Day; 

  

	(b)	in respect of the second Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 75% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately
preceding such Index Business Day; 

  

	(c)	in respect of the third Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 2/3 of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding
such Index Business Day; 

  

	(d)	in respect of the fourth Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 50% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately
preceding such Index Business Day; and 

  

	(e)	in respect of the fifth Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, zero, 

  
 Provided That if any Index Business Day in a Recomposition Period is not a Valid Date in respect of any Index Commodity, the Existing Instrument Amount in respect of such
Index Commodity for such Index Business Day shall be 100% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding such Index Business Day. 
  
 “New Instrument Amount” means, in respect of each Index Commodity and
subject as provided below, in respect of each Index Business Day in a Recomposition Period, the sum of (i)(A) the product of the Recomposition ER Closing Level and the New Instrument Percentage, in each case for such Index Business Day divided by
(B) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity on such Index Business Day and (ii) the New Instrument Amount in respect of the Index Business Day (if any) in the relevant Recomposition Period immediately preceding such Index Business Day
or, if none, zero; 
  
 expressed as a formula:

  

					
	 (RCL x NIP)
	  	+	  	NIA
	     CP
	  	  

  
 where: 
  
 “RCL” is the Recomposition ER
Closing Level for the relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 “NIP” is the New Instrument Percentage for the relevant Index Business Day; and 
  

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 “CP” is the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day;

  
 “NIA” is the New Instrument Amount in respect of
the Index Business Day (if any) in the relevant Recomposition Period immediately preceding the relevant Index Business Day or, if none, zero. 
  
 Provided That if any Index Business Day in a Recomposition Period is not a Valid Date in respect of any Index Commodity the New Instrument Amount in respect of such Index
Commodity on such Index Business Day shall be 100% of the New Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity on the Index Business Day (if any) in the relevant Recomposition Period immediately preceding such Index Business Day or, if none, zero.

  
 “New Instrument Percentage”
means, subject as provided in the definition of “Recomposition Period”: 
  

	(a)	in respect of the first Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 20%; 

  

	(b)	in respect of the second Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 25%; 

  

	(c)	in respect of the third Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 1/3; 

  

	(d)	in respect of the fourth Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 50%; and 

  

	(e)	in respect of the fifth Index Business Day of a Recomposition Period, 100%. 

  
 “Recomposition ER Closing Level” means, in respect of each Index Business Day in a Recomposition Period, the product (the “Recomposed Existing
Instrument Value” for such Index Business Day) of (i) the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding such Index Business Day and (ii) the Closing Price for such Index
Commodity for such Index Business Day; 
  
 expressed as a formula: 
  
 EIA x CP 
  
 where: 
  
 “EIA” is the Existing Instrument Amount for the relevant Index
Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day. 
  
 “Recomposition Period” means each period from (and including) the second Index Business Day in a month (other than November) to (and including) the sixth
Index Business Day in          such month Provided That if in respect of any Index Commodity (each a “Disrupted Recomposition Index Commodity”) the last Index Business Day of a
Recomposition Period is not a Valid Date, the Recomposition Period for such Disrupted Recomposition Index Commodity only, subject to paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event), shall be extended to and including the next occurring Valid Date for such
Disrupted Recomposition Index Commodity. In the event that a Recomposition Period in respect of an Index Commodity is extended as provided above, the Existing Instrument Amount and the New Instrument Percentage for such Index Commodity for the final
Valid Date in such Recomposition Period shall be zero and 100 per cent., respectively. 
  

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	8.	REBALANCING PERIODS 

  
 The ER Calculation Value in respect of each Index Commodity in relation to an Index Business Day falling during a Rebalancing Period is the sum of (i) the product (the “Existing Instrument Value”
for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day) of (A) the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day and (B) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day and
(ii) the product (the “New Instrument Value” for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day) of (A) the New Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day and (B) the Closing Price for
such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day; 
  
 expressed as a formula: 
  
 (EIA x CP) + (NIA x CP)

  
 where: 
  
 “EIA” is the Existing Instrument Amount for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day;

  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Index
Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 “NIA” is the New Instrument Amount for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day; and 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day. 
  
 For the purposes of this paragraph: 
  
 “Existing Instrument Amount” means, subject as provided below and in the
definition of “Rebalancing Period”, in respect of each Index Commodity and: 
  

	(a)	in respect of the first Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 80% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding
such Index Business Day; 

  

	(b)	in respect of the second Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 75% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding
such Index Business Day; 

  

	(c)	in respect of the third Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 2/3 of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding
such Index Business Day; 

  

	(d)	in respect of the fourth Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 50% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding
such Index Business Day; and 

  

	(e)	in respect of the fifth Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, zero, 

  
 Provided That if any Index Business Day in a Rebalancing Period is not a Valid Date in respect of any Index Commodity, the Existing Instrument Amount in respect of such
Index Commodity for such Index Business Day shall be 100% of the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding such Index Business Day. 
  

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 “Index Base Weight” means the weightings assigned to each Index
Commodity on the Base Date being: 
  

	(a)	in respect of Crude Oil, 35.00%; 

  

	(b)	in respect of Heating Oil, 20.00%; 

  

	(c)	in respect of Aluminium, 12.50%; 

  

	(d)	in respect of Gold, 10.00%; 

  

	(e)	in respect of Corn, 11.25%; and 

  

	(f)	in respect of Wheat, 11.25%. 

  
 “New Instrument Amount” means, in respect of each Index Commodity and subject as provided below: 
  

	(a)	in respect of each Index Business Day in a Rebalancing Period (other than a Rebalancing Extension Date), the sum of (i)(A) the product of the Rebalancing ER Closing Level for such
Index Business Day, the New Instrument Percentage for such Index Business Day and the Index Base Weight for such Index Commodity divided by (B) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity on such Index Business Day and (ii) the New
Instrument Amount in respect of the Index Business Day (if any) in the relevant Rebalancing Period immediately preceding such Index Business Day or, if none, zero; 

  
 expressed as a formula: 
  

					
	 RCL x NIP x IBW
	 	+	 	NIA
	           CP
	 	 

  
 where: 
  
 “RCL” is the Rebalancing ER Closing Level for the relevant Index
Business Day; 
  
 “NIP” is the New Instrument
Percentage for the relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 “IBW” is the Index Base Weight for such Index Commodity; 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day; and 
  
 “NIA” is the New Instrument Amount in respect of the Index Business Day (if any) in the relevant Rebalancing Period immediately
preceding the relevant Index Business Day or, if none, zero, 
  
 Provided That if any Index Business Day in a Rebalancing Period is not a Valid Date in respect of any Index Commodity the New Instrument Amount in respect of such Index Commodity on such Index Business Day shall be 100% of the New
Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity on the Index Business Day (if any) in the relevant Rebalancing Period immediately preceding such Index Business Day or, if none, zero; and 
  

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	(b)	in respect of a Rebalancing Extension Date, the sum of (i)(A) the product of the Rebalancing ER Closing Level and the New Instrument Percentage, in each case for such Rebalancing
Extension Date divided by (B) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity on such Rebalancing Extension Date and (ii) the New Instrument Amount in respect of the Index Business Day in the relevant Rebalancing Period immediately preceding
such Rebalancing Extension Date; 

  
 expressed as a
formula: 
  

					
	 (RCL x NIP)
	 	+	 	NIA
	           CP
	 	 

  
 where: 
  
 “RCL” is the Rebalancing ER Closing Level for the Rebalancing
Extension Date; 
  
 “NIP” is the New Instrument
Percentage for the Rebalancing Extension Date; 
  
 “CP”
is the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for the Rebalancing Extension Date; 
  
 “NIA” is the New Instrument Amount in respect of the Index Business Day in the relevant Rebalancing Period immediately preceding the Rebalancing Extension Date. 
  
 “New Instrument Percentage” means, subject
as provided in the definition of “Rebalancing Period”: 
  

	(a)	in respect of the first Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 20%; 

  

	(b)	in respect of the second Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 25%; 

  

	(c)	in respect of the third Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 1/3; 

  

	(d)	in respect of the fourth Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 50%; and 

  


	(e)	in respect of the fifth Index Business Day of a Rebalancing Period, 100%. 

  
 “Rebalancing ER Closing Level” means: 
  

	(a)	in respect of each Index Business Day in a Rebalancing Period (other than a Rebalancing Extension Date) the sum of the values calculated for each Index Commodity (but excluding any
Index Commodity for which such Index Business Day is not a Valid Date) as the product (the “Rebalanced Existing Instrument Value” for such Index Business Day) of (i) the Existing Instrument Amount for such Index Commodity for
the Index Business Day immediately preceding such Index Business Day and (ii) the Closing Price for such Index Commodity for such Index Business Day; 

  

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 expressed as a formula: 
  

			
	 S
	 	 EIAi x CPi

	i Î{x}

  
 where: 
  
 “EIA” is the Existing Instrument Amount for the relevant Index
Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Index Business Day; 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Index Commodity for the relevant Index Business Day; and 
  
 “{x}” is the subset of Index Commodities for which the relevant Index Business Day is a Valid Date; and 
  

	(b)	in respect of a Rebalancing Extension Date, the product (the “Rebalanced Existing Instrument Value” for such Rebalancing Extension Date) of (i) the Existing
Instrument Amount for the relevant Disrupted Rebalancing Index Commodity (as defined in “Rebalancing Period” below) for the Index Business Day immediately preceding such Rebalancing Extension Date and (ii) the Closing Price for the
relevant Disrupted Rebalancing Index Commodity for such Rebalancing Extension Date; 

  
 expressed as a formula: 
  

	
	   EIA x CP        


  
 where: 
  
 “EIA” is the Existing Instrument Amount for the relevant Disrupted
Rebalancing Index Commodity for the Index Business Day immediately preceding the Rebalancing Extension Date; and 
  
 “CP” is the Closing Price for the relevant Disrupted Rebalancing Index Commodity for the Rebalancing Extension Date. 
  
 “Rebalancing Period” means each period (from and including) the second Index
Business Day in the month of November to (and including) the sixth Index Business Day in such month Provided That if in respect of any Index Commodity (each a “Disrupted Rebalancing Index Commodity”) the last Index Business Day of a
Rebalancing Period is not a Valid Date, the Rebalancing Period for such Disrupted Rebalancing Index Commodity only, subject to paragraph 10 (Index Disruption Event), shall be extended to and including the next occurring Valid Date (the
“Rebalancing Extension Date”) for such Disrupted Rebalancing Index Commodity. In the event that a Rebalancing Period in respect of an Index Commodity is extended as provided above, the Existing Instrument Amount and the New
Instrument Percentage for such Index Commodity for the Rebalancing Extension Date shall be zero and 100 per cent, respectively. 
  

	9.	CORRECTIONS TO CLOSING PRICES FOR EXCHANGE INSTRUMENTS 

  
 In calculating the Closing Levels, the Index Sponsor shall have regard to subsequent corrections to any Closing Price published by the relevant Exchange prior to the
Index Valuation Time on the Valid Date for the relevant Index Commodity immediately following the Index Business Day to which the relevant Closing Level relates but not thereafter. 
  

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	10.	INDEX DISRUPTION EVENT 

  
 If an Index Disruption Event in relation to an Index Commodity or a related Exchange Instrument continues for a period of five successive Exchange Business Days, the
Index Sponsor will, in its discretion, either (i) continue to calculate the relevant Closing Price by reference to the closing price of the relevant Exchange Instrument on the immediately preceding Valid Date (as provided in the definition of
the relevant Closing Price) for a further period of five successive Exchange Business Days or (ii) select: 
  

	(a)	an Exchange Traded Instrument relating to the relevant Index Commodity or in the determination of the Index Sponsor a commodity substantially similar to the relevant Index Commodity
published in U.S. Dollars; or 

  

	(b)	if no Exchange Traded Instrument as described in (a) above is available or the Index Sponsor determines that for any reason (including, without limitation, the liquidity or
volatility of such Exchange Traded Instrument at the relevant time) the inclusion of such Exchange Traded Instrument in the DBLCI would not be appropriate, an Exchange Traded Instrument relating to the relevant Index Commodity or in the
determination of the Index Sponsor a commodity substantially similar to the relevant Index Commodity published in a currency other than U.S. Dollars; or 

  

	(c)	if no such Exchange Traded Instrument as described in (a) or (b) above is available or the Index Sponsor determines that for any reason (including, without limitation, the
liquidity or volatility of such Exchange Traded Instrument at the relevant time) the inclusion of such Exchange Traded Instrument would not be appropriate, an Exchange Traded Instrument relating to any commodity in the same Group of Commodities as
the relevant Index Commodity which is published in U.S. Dollars, 

  
 in each case to replace the Exchange Instrument relating to the relevant Index Commodity, all as determined by the Index Sponsor. 
  
 In the case of (i) above, if an Index Disruption Event in relation to the relevant Index Commodity or Exchange Instrument continues for the further period of five
successive Exchange Business Days referred to therein, on the expiry of such period the provisions of (ii) above shall apply. 
  
 In the case of a replacement of an Exchange Traded Instrument as described in (ii) above, the Index Sponsor will make such adjustments to the methodology and
calculation of the DBLCI as it determines to be appropriate to account for the relevant replacement and will publish such adjustments in accordance with paragraph 15 (Publication of Closing Levels and Adjustments) below. 
  
 For the purposes of this Description: 
  
 “Group of Commodities” means each of oils, non-precious metals, precious
metals and agricultural products. For the avoidance of doubt, Crude Oil and Heating Oil are oils, Aluminium is a non-precious metal, Gold is a precious metal and Corn and Wheat are agricultural products. 
  
 “Index Disruption Event” means, in respect of an Index Commodity or a
related Exchange Instrument, an event (other than a Force Majeure Event) that would require the Index Sponsor to calculate the Closing Price in respect of the relevant Index Commodity on an alternative 
  

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 basis were such event to occur or exist on a day that is an Exchange Business Day (or, if different, the day on which the
Closing Price for such Exchange Instrument for the relevant Index Business Day would, in the ordinary course, be published or announced by the relevant Exchange). 
  

	11.	FORCE MAJEURE 

  
 If a Force Majeure Event occurs on an Index Business Day, the Index Sponsor may in its discretion: 
  

	(i)	make such determinations and/or adjustments to the terms of this Description of the DBLCI as it considers appropriate to determine any Closing Level on any such Index Business Day;
and/or 

  

	(ii)	defer publication of the information relating to the DBLCI, as described in paragraph 1 (General) above, until the next Index Business Day on which it determines that no Force
Majeure Event exists; and/or 

  

	(iii)	permanently cancel publication of the information relating to the DBLCI described in paragraph 1 (General) above. 

  
 For the purposes of this Description: 
  
 “Force Majeure Event” means an event or circumstance (including, without
limitation, a systems failure, natural or man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labour disruption or any similar intervening circumstance) that is beyond the reasonable control of the Index Sponsor and that the
Index Sponsor determines affects the DBLCI, any Index Commodity or any Exchange Instrument. 
  

	12.	INDEX SPONSOR 

  
 All determinations made by the Index Sponsor will be made by it in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by reference to such factors as the Index Sponsor deems appropriate and will be final, conclusive
and binding in the absence of manifest error. 
  

	13.	CHANGE IN THE METHODOLOGY OF THE DBLCI 

  
 The Index Sponsor will, subject as provided below, employ the methodology described above and its application of such methodology shall be conclusive and binding. While
the Index Sponsor currently employs the above described methodology to calculate the DBLCI, no assurance can be given that fiscal, market, regulatory, juridical or financial circumstances (including, but not limited to, any changes to or any
suspension or termination of or any other events affecting any Index Commodity or a futures contract) will not arise that would, in the view of the Index Sponsor, necessitate a modification of or change to such methodology and in such circumstances
the Index Sponsor may make any such modification or change as it determines appropriate. The Index Sponsor may also make modifications to the terms of the DBLCI in any manner that it may deem necessary or desirable, including (without limitation) to
correct any manifest or proven error or to cure, correct or supplement any defective provision contained in this Description of the DBLCI. The Index Sponsor will publish notice of any such modification or change and the effective date thereof in
accordance with paragraph 14 (Publication of Closing Levels and Adjustments) below. 
  

	14.	PUBLICATION OF CLOSING LEVELS AND ADJUSTMENTS 

  
 The Index Sponsor will publish the ER Closing Level and the intra-day indicative Index level 
  

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 once every fifteen seconds throughout each trading day (Amex symbol: DBLCIX) (quoted in U.S. dollars) on the consolidated
tape, Reuters and/or Bloomberg and on Deutsche Bank’s website at http://www.dbcfund.db.com, or any successor thereto. 
  
 The Index Sponsor will publish any adjustments made to the DBLCI on Deutsche Bank’s website at http://www.dbcfund.db.com or any successor thereto. 

 
 15. HISTORICAL CLOSING LEVELS 
  
 Set out below are certain Closing Levels back-calculated to the Base Date. 
  
 The following Closing Level table starts from January 1989 and reflects both the high and low
values of the Index. Since March 2003, the historic data with respect to the closing prices of futures contracts of each of the Index Commodities originated from the exchanges where each underlying futures contract with respect to each Index
Commodity was listed. The Index Sponsor has not independently verified the information extracted from these source(s). Prior to March 2003, publicly available information from Logical Information Machines (http://www.lim.com), Bloomberg, and Reuters
was used to obtain the closing prices of the futures contracts of each of the Index Commodities. The Index calculation methodology and commodity futures contracts selection is the same before and after March 2003. Reuters is the provider of London
Metal Exchange Limited’s, or the LME, metals data with respect to the historical closing prices of aluminum. All references herein to the LME and to such historical closing prices are used with the permission of the LME and the LME has no
involvement with and accepts no responsibility for either the Index or the Index’s future performance. 
  

							
	 	  	ER Closing Level

	  	 
	 	  	High

	  	Low

	  	Closing


	 1989
	  	145.18	  	106.63	  	145.18
	 1990
	  	200.77	  	120.57	  	162.39
	 1991
	  	171.29	  	134.02	  	135.62
	 1992
	  	151.47	  	131.06	  	133.55
	 1993
	  	136.39	  	111.00	  	111.29
	 1994
	  	139.08	  	112.80	  	134.05
	 1995
	  	160.80	  	130.44	  	159.99
	 1996
	  	231.28	  	150.83	  	231.28
	 1997
	  	234.99	  	179.56	  	179.56
	 1998
	  	180.79	  	112.21	  	116.40
	 1999
	  	185.30	  	108.68	  	182.02
	 2000
	  	257.75	  	175.40	  	227.43
	 2001
	  	240.78	  	169.40	  	176.01
	 2002
	  	239.56	  	170.65	  	232.58
	 2003
	  	292.42	  	222.60	  	284.72
				
	 2004
	  	 	  	 	  	 
	 January
	  	306.22	  	284.73	  	294.61
	 February
	  	315.56	  	290.31	  	315.56
	 March
	  	326.57	  	308.54	  	321.67
	 April
	  	332.87	  	314.93	  	326.84
	 May
	  	344.60	  	328.51	  	336.54

   
  

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	 	  	ER Closing Level

	  	 
	 	  	High

	  	Low

	  	Closing


	 June
	  	354.79	  	315.58	  	322.66
	 July
	  	346.40	  	330.27	  	346.40
	 August
	  	371.40	  	341.22	  	341.22
	 September
	  	382.33	  	343.25	  	382.33
	 October
	  	414.53	  	381.70	  	396.50
	 November
	  	387.97	  	371.76	  	382.40
	 December
	  	374.53	  	346.45	  	359.07
				
	 2005
	  	 	  	 	  	 
				
	 January
	  	376.38	  	350.16	  	369.33
	 February
	  	394.12	  	354.38	  	394.12
	 March
	  	419.79	  	392.94	  	412.45
	 April
	  	417.98	  	379.96	  	379.96
	 May
	  	384.00	  	364.63	  	380.87
	 June
	  	417.15	  	386.45	  	398.27
	 July
	  	422.84	  	398.84	  	412.72
	 August
	  	444.97	  	414.35	  	441.08
	 September
	  	451.84	  	413.76	  	438.69
	 October*
	  	435.20	  	416.54	  	416.54

 

	*	Numbers as of October 19, 2005. 

  
 Past performance should not be taken as an indication of future performance. 
  
 Please refer to notes and legends that follow the next table. 
  

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 INDEX COMMODITY WEIGHTS TABLE 
  

																																					
	 	  	CL

	 	 	HO

	 	 	GC

	 	 	AL

	 	 	C

	 	 	W

	 
	 	  	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 
	 1989
	  	34.8	%	 	37.9	%	 	22.4	%	 	19.9	%	 	9.2	%	 	8.4	%	 	12.2	%	 	11.2	%	 	10.8	%	 	11.1	%	 	10.7	%	 	11.5	%
	 1990
	  	45.3	%	 	31.0	%	 	25.7	%	 	20.3	%	 	6.4	%	 	9.6	%	 	9.7	%	 	13.4	%	 	7.2	%	 	14.3	%	 	5.7	%	 	11.4	%
	 1991
	  	37.1	%	 	34.2	%	 	20.5	%	 	18.1	%	 	9.9	%	 	10.1	%	 	11.8	%	 	13.4	%	 	10.5	%	 	12.0	%	 	10.2	%	 	12.1	%
	 1992
	  	36.0	%	 	34.8	%	 	19.9	%	 	20.0	%	 	8.5	%	 	10.0	%	 	13.3	%	 	12.6	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.3	%	 	11.5	%	 	11.2	%
	 1993
	  	36.9	%	 	33.4	%	 	20.7	%	 	19.6	%	 	9.4	%	 	10.4	%	 	11.6	%	 	12.9	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.7	%	 	10.5	%	 	12.0	%
	 1994
	  	40.7	%	 	32.0	%	 	21.3	%	 	20.6	%	 	8.1	%	 	10.3	%	 	12.9	%	 	14.6	%	 	7.7	%	 	11.2	%	 	9.3	%	 	11.3	%
	 1995
	  	35.0	%	 	35.7	%	 	21.1	%	 	19.7	%	 	9.4	%	 	9.9	%	 	12.6	%	 	12.3	%	 	11.0	%	 	11.4	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.1	%
	 1996
	  	36.1	%	 	34.8	%	 	19.6	%	 	19.5	%	 	9.8	%	 	10.5	%	 	12.4	%	 	12.3	%	 	10.8	%	 	11.5	%	 	11.3	%	 	11.4	%
	 1997
	  	36.5	%	 	34.3	%	 	19.7	%	 	19.5	%	 	9.3	%	 	10.5	%	 	12.5	%	 	13.0	%	 	10.6	%	 	11.7	%	 	11.4	%	 	11.1	%
	 1998
	  	34.0	%	 	34.3	%	 	19.2	%	 	20.1	%	 	10.8	%	 	10.2	%	 	12.7	%	 	12.6	%	 	11.8	%	 	11.4	%	 	11.5	%	 	11.5	%
	 1999
	  	35.1	%	 	36.3	%	 	20.3	%	 	18.5	%	 	9.8	%	 	10.4	%	 	13.2	%	 	12.5	%	 	10.8	%	 	11.5	%	 	10.8	%	 	10.9	%
	 2000
	  	44.0	%	 	33.6	%	 	27.6	%	 	19.8	%	 	6.2	%	 	10.1	%	 	8.2	%	 	13.2	%	 	7.0	%	 	11.5	%	 	7.0	%	 	11.7	%
	 2001
	  	38.3	%	 	34.3	%	 	18.5	%	 	19.9	%	 	9.2	%	 	10.2	%	 	12.4	%	 	12.5	%	 	10.7	%	 	11.6	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.5	%
	 2002
	  	37.8	%	 	34.5	%	 	21.5	%	 	19.5	%	 	9.6	%	 	10.5	%	 	11.2	%	 	12.6	%	 	10.1	%	 	11.1	%	 	9.7	%	 	11.7	%
	 2003
	  	36.1	%	 	36.1	%	 	21.0	%	 	21.8	%	 	9.6	%	 	9.8	%	 	12.1	%	 	11.8	%	 	10.7	%	 	10.5	%	 	10.5	%	 	9.9	%
													
	 2004
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
													
	 January
	  	35.9	%	 	35.7	%	 	21.3	%	 	20.3	%	 	9.1	%	 	10.0	%	 	12.0	%	 	12.5	%	 	11.2	%	 	11.0	%	 	10.4	%	 	10.5	%
	 February
	  	37.2	%	 	35.4	%	 	20.0	%	 	19.3	%	 	8.6	%	 	9.5	%	 	12.2	%	 	12.9	%	 	11.8	%	 	12.1	%	 	10.2	%	 	10.7	%
	 March
	  	38.0	%	 	38.0	%	 	19.3	%	 	19.4	%	 	8.8	%	 	8.8	%	 	11.3	%	 	11.9	%	 	12.1	%	 	11.9	%	 	10.5	%	 	10.0	%
	 April
	  	37.6	%	 	36.0	%	 	19.3	%	 	18.4	%	 	8.6	%	 	9.3	%	 	11.7	%	 	12.3	%	 	12.3	%	 	13.1	%	 	10.4	%	 	10.9	%
	 May
	  	41.0	%	 	39.9	%	 	21.0	%	 	20.5	%	 	7.6	%	 	7.9	%	 	10.6	%	 	10.7	%	 	10.6	%	 	11.2	%	 	9.2	%	 	9.8	%
	 June
	  	40.4	%	 	38.2	%	 	20.7	%	 	21.1	%	 	7.6	%	 	8.5	%	 	10.7	%	 	12.0	%	 	11.5	%	 	11.1	%	 	9.2	%	 	9.2	%
	 July
	  	42.6	%	 	39.3	%	 	23.0	%	 	22.3	%	 	7.7	%	 	8.2	%	 	11.0	%	 	11.6	%	 	8.2	%	 	10.0	%	 	7.5	%	 	8.6	%
	 August
	  	43.7	%	 	42.0	%	 	23.2	%	 	22.2	%	 	7.4	%	 	8.2	%	 	10.5	%	 	11.3	%	 	8.1	%	 	8.8	%	 	7.0	%	 	7.6	%
	 September
	  	44.2	%	 	42.5	%	 	24.2	%	 	22.8	%	 	7.4	%	 	7.9	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.0	%	 	6.8	%	 	8.3	%	 	6.4	%	 	7.5	%
	 October
	  	45.7	%	 	44.5	%	 	25.7	%	 	24.2	%	 	6.9	%	 	7.4	%	 	9.6	%	 	10.8	%	 	6.1	%	 	6.7	%	 	6.0	%	 	6.4	%
	 November
	  	41.1	%	 	33.5	%	 	22.7	%	 	19.7	%	 	8.4	%	 	10.6	%	 	11.3	%	 	12.7	%	 	8.3	%	 	11.7	%	 	8.2	%	 	11.9	%

  

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	 	  	CL

	 	 	HO

	 	 	GC

	 	 	AL

	 	 	C

	 	 	W

	 
	 	  	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 	 	High

	 	 	Low

	 
	 December
	  	33.3	%	 	32.0	%	 	20.9	%	 	19.5	%	 	10.5	%	 	11.2	%	 	12.9	%	 	13.7	%	 	11.2	%	 	12.0	%	 	11.1	%	 	11.7	%
													
	 2005
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
													
	 January
	  	35.1	%	 	32.2	%	 	20.5	%	 	18.5	%	 	10.0	%	 	10.9	%	 	12.7	%	 	14.6	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.9	%	 	10.7	%	 	11.8	%
	 February
	  	34.6	%	 	34.2	%	 	20.5	%	 	19.1	%	 	9.9	%	 	10.4	%	 	12.7	%	 	13.6	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.5	%	 	11.5	%	 	11.2	%
	 March
	  	35.4	%	 	34.6	%	 	21.1	%	 	20.7	%	 	9.4	%	 	9.8	%	 	12.4	%	 	12.7	%	 	10.5	%	 	10.9	%	 	11.3	%	 	11.3	%
	 April
	  	35.7	%	 	33.4	%	 	22.7	%	 	21.4	%	 	9.1	%	 	10.1	%	 	12.2	%	 	13.0	%	 	10.1	%	 	10.8	%	 	10.3	%	 	11.3	%
	 May
	  	34.4	%	 	33.0	%	 	21.5	%	 	21.3	%	 	9.8	%	 	10.1	%	 	12.7	%	 	12.9	%	 	10.5	%	 	11.3	%	 	11.0	%	 	11.4	%
	 June
	  	34.8	%	 	33.7	%	 	22.5	%	 	22.7	%	 	9.3	%	 	9.7	%	 	11.8	%	 	12.3	%	 	10.9	%	 	10.8	%	 	10.7	%	 	10.8	%
	 July
	  	35.1	%	 	34.1	%	 	23.8	%	 	22.4	%	 	8.8	%	 	9.4	%	 	11.3	%	 	12.5	%	 	10.6	%	 	10.9	%	 	10.5	%	 	10.7	%
	 August
	  	36.8	%	 	35.0	%	 	25.4	%	 	22.6	%	 	8.5	%	 	9.3	%	 	11.6	%	 	12.6	%	 	8.7	%	 	10.3	%	 	9.0	%	 	10.3	%
	 September
	  	36.0	%	 	35.5	%	 	26.4	%	 	24.2	%	 	8.6	%	 	9.7	%	 	11.4	%	 	11.9	%	 	8.8	%	 	8.9	%	 	8.9	%	 	9.7	%
	 October*
	  	34.9	%	 	34.4	%	 	25.5	%	 	24.5	%	 	9.3	%	 	9.7	%	 	11.7	%	 	13.0	%	 	8.5	%	 	8.6	%	 	10.0	%	 	9.8	%


 CL = Sweet Light Crude Oil 
 HO = Heating Oil 
 GC = Gold 
 AL = Aluminum 
 C = Corn 
 W = Wheat 
  
 The columns labeled “High” and “Low” in the Index Commodity Weights Table refer to the weight of each individual Index Commodity on the day when the Index has reached either its high or low point,
as applicable, during the applicable time period. 
  

	*	Numbers as of October 19, 2005. 

  
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