Document:

Commodity Sub-Advisory Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 COMMODITY SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT 
 AGREEMENT made as of this
25th day of October, 2012 (this
“Agreement”), by and among Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Manager”), and Gresham Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Commodity Subadvisor”). 
 WHEREAS, Manager serves as the investment manager for the Fund, pursuant to that certain Investment Management Agreement between Manager and the Fund (as such agreement may be modified from time to time,
the “Management Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, Manager desires to retain Commodity Subadvisor to furnish
investment advisory services for the Fund upon the terms and conditions hereafter set forth. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Appointment. Manager hereby appoints Commodity Subadvisor to provide sub-investment advisory services to the Fund in the management of the Fund’s commodity
investments for the period commencing on the Effective Date and Time (as defined in Section 13 below) and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Commodity Subadvisor accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set
forth for the compensation herein provided. 

  

	2.	 Services to be Performed. Subject always to the supervision of Manager, Commodity Subadvisor will furnish an investment program in respect of,
make investment decisions for, and place all orders for the purchase and sale of futures contracts, forward contracts, options on futures contracts and other commodity interests (“Commodity Interests”), all on behalf of the Fund and
as described in the Fund’s registration statement on Form S-1 as declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”), consistent with the investment objectives and
restrictions of the Fund described therein. In the performance of its duties, Commodity Subadvisor will satisfy its fiduciary duties to the Fund, will select and monitor the Fund’s investments in Commodity Interests and will comply with the
provisions of the Fund’s Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) as filed with the Registration Statement, as the Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time (to the extent Commodity Subadvisor has
been notified in writing of such amendments at least 90 days prior to effectiveness), and the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as disclosed in the Registration Statement, as such investment objectives, policies and
restrictions may be amended from time to time (to the extent Commodity Subadvisor has been notified in writing of such amendments at least 90 days prior to effectiveness). Manager will provide Commodity Subadvisor with current copies of the
Fund’s organizational documents, prospectus and any amendments thereto, and any written objectives (as contained in the investment guidelines, if any), policies, procedures or limitations not appearing therein as they may be relevant to
Commodity Subadvisor’s performance under this Agreement, all of which will be binding on Commodity Subadvisor upon receipt thereof from Manager at least 90 days prior to effectiveness. Commodity

	 	
Subadvisor and Manager will each make its officers and employees available to the other from time to time at reasonable times to review investment policies of the Fund and to consult with each
other regarding the investment affairs of the Fund. Commodity Subadvisor will report to Manager with respect to Commodity Subadvisor’s services hereunder. 

 All commissions and expenses arising from the trading of Commodity Interests, or other transactions in the course of the administration of the Fund’s account, shall be charged to the Fund’s
account with its clearing broker(s). If requested by Commodity Subadvisor, Manager shall deliver to Commodity Subadvisor, and renew when necessary, a commodity trading authorization appointing Commodity Subadvisor as the Fund’s agent and
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of trading Commodity Interests on behalf of the Fund. All trades for the account of the Fund directed by Commodity Subadvisor shall be made through such clearing broker or brokers as Manager directs (each, a
“clearing broker”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Commodity Subadvisor may place orders for Commodity Interest transactions for the Fund through executing brokers or floor brokers selected by Commodity Subadvisor and may execute on
behalf of the Fund “give-up” agreements with such executing brokers or floor brokers where necessary; provided that Commodity Subadvisor will provide Manager and the Fund on a quarterly basis with a list of the executing brokers or floor
brokers Commodity Subadvisor is then using, and Manager may, within 5 days of receiving such list after consultation with Commodity Subadvisor, object to the use of an executing broker or floor broker because the Manager reasonably believes the use
of such executing broker or floor broker would be detrimental to the Fund and its investors, and Commodity Subadvisor shall cease using such broker on behalf of the Fund. Any over-the-counter contracts in Commodity Interests transacted for the
Fund’s account will be effected through the clearing broker or its affiliates, as agreed upon between Commodity Subadvisor and Manager. Commodity Subadvisor from time to time may select other dealers through which any such contracts will be
traded, with the prior written consent of Manager. 
 Commodity Subadvisor further agrees that it: 

 

	 	a)	will use the same degree of skill and care in providing such services as it uses in providing services to fiduciary accounts for which it has investment
responsibilities; 

  

	 	b)	will conform to all applicable rules and regulations of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) in all material respects
and in addition will conduct its activities under this Agreement in accordance with any applicable regulations of any governmental or self-regulatory authority pertaining to its commodity trading advisory activities; 

 

	 	c)	will report regularly to Manager and will make appropriate persons available for the purpose of reviewing with representatives of Manager on a regular basis the
management of the Fund’s Commodity Interests, including, without limitation, review of the general investment strategies of the Fund with respect to Commodity Subadvisor’s management of the Fund’s Commodity Interests and the
performance of the Fund’s Commodity Interests in relation to standard industry indices and passively managed commodity index tracking funds and general conditions affecting the marketplace, and will provide various other reports from time to
time as reasonably requested by Manager; 

  
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	 	d)	will not, without the prior written approval of Manager, materially deviate or change the Fund’s guidelines governing diversification, concentration and portfolio
rebalancing of the Fund’s investments in individual commodities and commodity groups; 

  

	 	e)	will monitor the pricing of the Fund’s Commodity Interests, and events relating to the commodity markets in which the Fund trades, and will notify Manager promptly
of any market events or other situations that come to its attention (particularly those that may occur after the close of a foreign market in which the Fund’s Commodity Interests may primarily trade but before the time at which the Fund’s
Commodity Interests are priced on a given day) that may materially impact the pricing of one or more of the Fund’s Commodity Interests. In addition, Commodity Subadvisor will assist Manager in evaluating the impact that such an event may have
on the net asset value of the Fund and in determining a recommended fair value of the affected asset or assets; and 

  

	 	f)	will prepare such books and records with respect to the Fund’s Commodity Interests as reasonably requested by Manager and will furnish Manager such periodic and
special reports as Manager may reasonably request. 

  

	3.	Preparation of Materials. Commodity Subadvisor will cooperate with the Fund in the Fund’s endeavors to prepare and update, or cause to be prepared and
updated, if necessary, the Registration Statement and a prospectus and disclosure document included therein (the “Prospectus”), promotional brochures or other marketing materials as well as any other materials reasonably requested
or required by Manager in connection with the organization, operation, or marketing of the Fund or the registration or renewal of registration of the Shares (as defined in the Prospectus) for sale to the public in all applicable jurisdictions
(collectively, with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the “Materials”). In this regard, Commodity Subadvisor will furnish to Manager such information as may be reasonably requested for inclusion in such Materials. Moreover,
Commodity Subadvisor agrees to provide to Manager such information as Manager requests in order for Manager to make all necessary disclosures regarding Commodity Subadvisor, its principals, its trading performance, customer accounts and otherwise as
are required in the reasonable judgment of Manager to be made in such Materials. 

  

	4.	Representations and Warranties of Manager. Manager hereby represents and warrants to Commodity Subadvisor that: 

 

	 	a)	Manager is duly formed and validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company, with full power to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and the Trust
Agreement. 

  

	 	b)	This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding contract of, Manager, enforceable in accordance with its
terms. 

  
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	 	c)	Manager has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements
of any regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, necessary to be met in order to perform services for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. 

  

	 	d)	Manager is a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing of the National Futures Association
(“NFA”). Manager shall maintain such registrations and membership in good standing during the term of this Agreement. Further, Manager agrees to notify Commodity Subadvisor promptly upon (i) a statutory disqualification of
Manager under Sections 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (“CEA”), (ii) a suspension, revocation or limitation of Manager’s commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator registration or
NFA membership, or (iii) the institution of an action or proceeding that could lead to a statutory disqualification under the CEA or an investigation by any governmental agency or self-regulatory organization of which Manager is subject or has
been advised it is a target. 

  

	 	e)	The Materials do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading, or omit to state any material information required to be disclosed therein under the CEA, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated
thereunder; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Manager by or on behalf of Commodity Subadvisor as to it,
including, without limitation, all references to Commodity Subadvisor and its affiliates, controlling persons, members, directors, officers and employees, as well as to Commodity Subadvisor’s trading approach and past performance record, which
has been or may be provided by Commodity Subadvisor for inclusion in the Materials. 

  

	 	f)	Shares of the Fund will be offered and sold in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Trust Agreement and CFTC
Regulation 4.12(c) (“Rule 4.12(c)”). In connection with the offer and sale of the Shares, Manager will, and Manager will use its reasonable efforts to ensure that any third party selling agents will, comply fully at all times with
all federal, state and foreign securities laws, the CEA, Rule 4.12(c), and all rules and regulations applicable to the offer and sale of the Shares to the public. 

 

	 	g)	As of the Effective Date and Time, the Fund will be a “qualified purchaser,” as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and thus a “qualified eligible person,” as that term is defined in CFTC Rule 4.7(a)(2)(vi). 

  

	 	h)	The representations and warranties made in this Agreement by Manager shall be continuing during the term of this Agreement, and if at any time any event has occurred
which would make or tend to make any of the foregoing not true, Manager will promptly notify Commodity Subadvisor. 

  
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	5.	Representations and Warranties of Commodity Subadvisor. Commodity Subadvisor hereby represents and warrants to the Fund and Manager that:

  

	 	a)	The information and materials relating to Commodity Subadvisor, its businesses, principals, and past performance record that has been requested by Manager, has been
delivered to Manager and is current, accurate and complete in all material respects, and notwithstanding Commodity Subadvisor’s relief from certain requirements in Part 4 of the CFTC’s regulations, the Commodity Subadvisor is in compliance
with all other applicable laws, rules and regulations. Commodity Subadvisor will provide Manager with updated or amended copies of any such materials when and if such materials are updated or amended. 

 

	 	b)	 To the extent reasonably available to it, Commodity Subadvisor has supplied or upon request will supply, and has made available or upon request will
make available, for review by Manager or its agents substantially all documents, statements, agreements, confirmations and workpapers relating to all accounts managed pursuant to a long/short strategy, TAP® or TAP PlusSM by Commodity Subadvisor and any other persons or entities controlled by Commodity Subadvisor for the period covered in
any Materials, and Manager shall keep such information confidential; provided, however, that Commodity Subadvisor may, in its discretion, withhold from any such Materials the name of the client for whom such account is maintained and any proprietary
information relating to Commodity Subadvisor’s trading methodologies. 

  

	 	c)	Commodity Subadvisor has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable
requirements of any regulatory agency or industry self-regulatory organization, necessary to be met in order to perform services for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. 

 

	 	d)	Commodity Subadvisor is a commodity trading advisor duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing of the NFA. Commodity Subadvisor shall maintain such
registration and membership in good standing during the term of this Agreement. Further, Commodity Subadvisor agrees to notify Manager promptly upon (i) a statutory disqualification of Commodity Subadvisor under Sections 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the
CEA, (ii) a suspension, revocation or limitation of Consultant’s commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator registration or NFA membership, or (iii) the institution of an action or proceeding that could lead to a statutory
disqualification under the CEA or an investigation by any governmental agency or self-regulatory organization of which Commodity Subadvisor is subject or has been advised it is a target (which investigation shall not include routine compliance
examinations). 

  

	 	e)	There are no material actions that are required to be disclosed pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.24(l), except for the actions identified on Exhibit A hereto.

  

	 	f)	Commodity Subadvisor is a Delaware limited liability company with full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. 

  
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	 	g)	This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding contract of, Commodity Subadvisor enforceable in accordance
with its terms. 

  

	 	h)	The representations and warranties made in this Agreement by Commodity Subadvisor shall be continuing during the term of this Agreement, and if at any time any event
has occurred which would make or tend to make any of the representations and warranties in this Agreement not true, Commodity Subadvisor will promptly notify Manager. 

 

	6.	Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, Commodity Subadvisor will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement
other than the cost of investments (including brokerage commissions and other related expenses) purchased or sold for the Fund. 

  

	7.	Compensation. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, Manager will pay Commodity Subadvisor, and Commodity Subadvisor
agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, an annual management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (total assets of the Fund, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities) calculated as follows: 

 

			
	Average Daily Net Assets	  	Annual Management Fee
	 For the first $250 million
	  	0.500%
	 For the next $250 million
	  	0.475%
	 For the next $250 million
	  	0.450%
	 For the next $250 million
	  	0.425%
	 For net assets over $1 billion
	  	0.400%

 The management fee shall accrue on each calendar day, and shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first
business day of the next succeeding calendar month. The daily fee accrual shall be computed by multiplying the fraction of one divided by the number of days in the calendar year by the applicable annual rate of fee, and multiplying this product by
the net assets of the Fund (not reduced by its cash reserves) as of the close of business on the last preceding business day on which the Fund’s net asset value was determined. The Fund’s net asset value for this purpose shall be
calculated as provided in the Fund’s prospectus then in effect. 
 The Fund pays all other costs and expenses of its
operations, including custody fees, transfer agent expenses, legal fees, expenses of independent auditors, expenses of preparing, printing and distributing shareholder reports, notices, proxy statements, reports to governmental agencies or
self-regulatory organizations and taxes, if any. 
 For the month and year in which this Agreement becomes effective or
terminates, there shall be an appropriate proration on the basis of the number of days that the Agreement is in effect during the month and year, respectively. 

  
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	8.	Independence of Commodity Subadvisor. Commodity Subadvisor shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided or authorized herein, have no authority to act for or represent Manager or the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of Manager or the Fund. Commodity Subadvisor shall not offer or sell or solicit any offers to purchase
the Shares. However, when requested by Manager at such reasonable times and upon adequate notice as mutually agreed to, Commodity Subadvisor will assist in the general explanation and presentation of Commodity Subadvisor’s trading strategies
and methods solely to the employees of Manager or its affiliates and to the Fund’s selling agents or to other agents of Manager; provided, however, that nothing in this section will require Commodity Subadvisor to disclose confidential and
proprietary information concerning its trading strategies and methods. The parties acknowledge that Commodity Subadvisor, individually or in conjunction with Manager, has not been an organizer or promoter of the Fund. Nothing herein contained shall
be deemed to require the Fund to take any action contrary to the Trust Agreement, Rule 4.12(c), or any applicable statute, regulation or exchange rule. 

  

	9.	Right to Advise Others; Position Limits. 

 a) Commodity Subadvisor’s present business is advising with respect to the purchase and sale of Commodity Interests. The services provided by Commodity Subadvisor under this Agreement are not to be
deemed exclusive. Manager acknowledges that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, Commodity Subadvisor may render advisory, consulting and management services to other clients. Commodity Subadvisor shall be free to advise others and manage other
Commodity Interest trading accounts, including accounts owned by it or its principals, during the term of this Agreement and to use the same or different information, computer programs and trading strategy which it obtains, produces or utilizes in
the performance of services for the Fund. In that connection, however, Commodity Subadvisor represents and warrants that: (i) in rendering consulting, advisory and management services to other Commodity Interest trading accounts and entities,
it will use its best efforts to achieve an equitable treatment of all accounts and will use a fair and reasonable system of order entry for all accounts, and (ii) it will not deliberately use any investment strategies for the Fund which it or
its principals know are inferior to those currently offered by Commodity Subadvisor and employed by Commodity Subadvisor for other accounts. In respect of the preceding sentence, the Manager recognizes that the Commodity Subadvisor employs other
investment strategies not utilized by the Fund that have higher return characteristics but with higher fees, volatility and risk. 
 b) Commodity Subadvisor agrees to comply with the position limits imposed on certain Commodity Interest contracts by the CFTC or applicable contract market. If, at any time during the term of this
Agreement, Commodity Subadvisor is required to aggregate the Fund’s Commodity Interest positions with the positions of any other person for purposes of applying the CFTC or exchange imposed speculative position limits, Commodity Subadvisor will
promptly notify Manager if the Fund’s positions are included in an aggregate amount which exceeds the applicable speculative position limit. Commodity Subadvisor represents that, if speculative position limits are reached in any Commodity
Interest contract, it will modify the trading instructions to the Fund’s account and its other accounts in a reasonable and good faith effort to achieve an equitable treatment of all accounts. Commodity Subadvisor currently believes and

  
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represents that such speculative limits will not materially affect its investment recommendations or strategy for the Fund given Commodity Subadvisor’s current accounts and all proposed
accounts for which Commodity Subadvisor has a contract to act as a commodity trading advisor and its ability to rely on the CFTC’s independent account controller exemption from aggregation in Part 150 of the CFTC regulations. 

 

	10.	Records of the Fund. Manager will instruct the Fund’s clearing broker(s) to furnish copies of all trade confirmations and monthly trading reports to
Commodity Subadvisor. Commodity Subadvisor will maintain a record of all trading orders for the Fund’s account that have been filled and will monitor the Fund’s open positions. Upon the request of Manager, Commodity Subadvisor shall permit
Manager or its agents to inspect such information as Manager may reasonably request for the purpose of confirming that the Fund has been treated equitably with respect to trading conducted during the term of this Agreement with all client accounts
controlled by Commodity Subadvisor. With respect to the principals, Commodity Subadvisor will provide records of the proprietary accounts of its principals traded pursuant to a long/short strategy, to show that such principals’ accounts have
been traded equitably with other client accounts, including the Fund; provided that any transactions relating to a long/short strategy may be extracted from such records to preserve the confidentiality of the principals’ trading in other
programs or transactions. Commodity Subadvisor shall permit Manager or its agents reasonable inspection rights to the trading records of Commodity Subadvisor and other clients for the purpose of confirming that the Fund is being treated equitably by
Commodity Subadvisor, including with respect to any modifications of trading or investment strategies resulting from speculative position limits and with respect to the assignment of priorities of order entry to Commodity Subadvisor’s accounts,
and Manager shall keep such information confidential; provided, however, that Commodity Subadvisor may, in its discretion, withhold from any such inspection the name of the client for whom such account is maintained. 

 

	11.	Limitation of Liability. Commodity Subadvisor shall not be liable for, and Manager will not take any action against Commodity Subadvisor to hold Commodity
Subadvisor liable for, any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund (including, without limitation, by reason of the purchase, sale or retention of any asset) in connection with the performance of Commodity
Subadvisor’s duties under this Agreement, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of Commodity Subadvisor in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. 

  

	12.	Indemnity. 

  

	 	a)	In any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding to which Commodity Subadvisor, its members, officers, directors, employees or associated persons
(collectively, “its affiliates”) was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that Commodity Subadvisor is or was a commodity trading advisor of the Fund or otherwise, the Fund and the Manager, jointly
and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless, subject to subsection (d) below, Commodity Subadvisor and its affiliates against any loss, liability, damage, cost, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and 

  
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 accountants’ fees), judgments and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by it or its affiliates in connection with any action, suit or proceeding if Commodity Subadvisor acted in good faith and in a manner it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Fund, and provided
that its conduct does not constitute willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order or settlement
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Commodity Subadvisor did not act in good faith or in a manner which it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Fund. 

 

	 	b)	Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending civil, administrative or criminal action, suit or proceeding against Commodity Subadvisor or its affiliates may,
in the sole discretion of Manager, be paid by the Fund in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, if and to the extent that the person on whose behalf such expenses are paid shall agree to reimburse the Fund in the event
indemnification is not permitted under this Section 12. 

  

	 	c)	Commodity Subadvisor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fund, Manager and its affiliates (as defined above) against any loss, liability, damage, cost,
expenses (including attorneys’ fees and accountants’ fees), judgments and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by it or its affiliates by reason of any act or omission of Commodity Subadvisor relating to the Fund
(including costs and expenses of investigating and defending any claims, demand or suit and attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) if such act or omission materially violated the terms of this Agreement or involved willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence on the part of Commodity Subadvisor in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. 

 

	 	d)	Any indemnification under subsections (a) or (c) above, unless ordered by a court or administrative forum, shall be made only as authorized in the specific
case and only upon a determination by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the party claiming indemnification (the “Indemnitee”) has met the applicable standard
of conduct set forth in subsection (a) or (c), as the case may be. To the extent that the Indemnitee or its affiliates have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsection
(a) or (c) above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the immediately preceding sentence of this subsection (d) shall not apply and the party obligated to indemnify the other party (the “Indemnitor”)
shall indemnify the Indemnitee or its affiliates against the expenses, including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by it or its affiliates in connection therewith. 

 

	 	e)	 In the event that any claim, dispute or litigation arises between Commodity Subadvisor and any party other than the Fund or Manager, which claim,
dispute or litigation is unrelated to the Fund’s business, and if the Fund or Manager are made a party to such claim, dispute or litigation by such other party, Commodity Subadvisor shall defend any actions brought in connection therewith on
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whom agree to cooperate in such defense, and Commodity Subadvisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and Manager from and with respect to any amounts awarded to such other party. If any
claim, dispute or litigation arises between the Fund and/or Manager and any party other than Commodity Subadvisor which claim, dispute or litigation is unrelated to Commodity Subadvisor’s duties under this Agreement, and if Commodity Subadvisor
is made a party to such claim, dispute or litigation by such other party, the Fund and/or Manager, as the case may be, shall defend any actions brought in connection therewith on behalf of Commodity Subadvisor or its principals, each of whom agree
to cooperate in such defense and the Fund and/or Manager, as the case may be, shall indemnify and hold harmless Commodity Subadvisor and its affiliates from and with respect to any amounts awarded to such other party. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this subsection (e), if, in any claim as to which indemnity is or may be available, any indemnified party reasonably determines that its interests are or may be, in whole or in part, adverse to the interests of the indemnifying
party, the indemnified party may retain its own counsel in connection with such claim and shall be indemnified by the indemnifying party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending such
claim. 

  

	 	f)	None of the foregoing provisions for indemnification shall be applicable with respect to default judgments, confessions of judgment or settlements entered into by the
Indemnitee without the prior consent of the Indemnitor; provided, however, that should the Indemnitor refuse to consent to a settlement approved by the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee may effect such settlement, pay such amount in settlement as it shall
deem reasonable and seek a judicial or regulatory determination with respect to reimbursement by the Indemnitor of any loss, liability, damage, cost or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with such settlement to the extent such loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) was caused by or resulted from a material violation of this Agreement by the
Indemnitor or violation of the standard of conduct or the representations and warranties set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitor shall, at all times, have the right to offer to settle any matters, and if the Indemnitor
successfully negotiates a settlement and tenders payment therefor to the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee must either use its best efforts to dispose of the matter in accordance with the terms and conditions of the proposed settlement or the Indemnitee
may refuse to settle the matter and continue its defense in which latter event the maximum liability of the Indemnitor to the Indemnitee shall be the amount of said proposed settlement. 

 

	 	g)	The foregoing provisions for indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

	 	h)	Commodity Subadvisor acknowledges as to it that the indemnities provided in this Agreement by Manager and the Fund to Commodity Subadvisor shall be inapplicable in the
event of any liability accruing to the extent, if any, caused by or based upon Commodity Subadvisor’s misrepresentations, omissions or breach of any warranty in this Agreement. 

  
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	 	i)	The Fund and Manager acknowledge as to each of them that the indemnities provided in this Agreement by the Commodity Subadvisor to the Fund and Manager shall be
inapplicable in the event of any liability accruing to the extent, if any, caused by or based upon the Fund’s or Manager’s misrepresentations, omissions or breach of any warranty in this Agreement. 

 

	 	j)	Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all securities laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and,
therefore, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of liability under such laws to the extent (but only to the extent) such liability may not be waived, modified or limited. 

 

	13.	Term; Termination; Amendment. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to the Fund as of the day and time the initial public offering of the
Fund’s shares pursuant to the Registration Statement closes and shall remain in effect until otherwise terminated pursuant to this Section 13. 

 This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by either Manager or Commodity Subadvisor upon 120 days written notice. 

This Agreement may be terminated, without penalty, by Commodity Subadvisor upon 90 days written notice to Manager in the event either
(i) there are amendments to the Fund’s Amended and Restated Trust Agreement or to the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions that are not reasonably acceptable to Commodity Subadvisor, or (ii) Manager objects to
the use of an executing broker or floor broker that the Commodity Subadvisor represents to Manager is critical to implement the Fund’s investment program and whose brokerage commission rates are competitive with other recognized and experienced
executing brokers or floor brokers. 
 Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the right of Commodity Subadvisor to
receive payments on any unpaid balance of the compensation described in Section 7 earned prior to the effective date of such termination. 
  

	14.	Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party 

 

			
	 If to Manager or the Fund:
  

Nuveen Commodities Asset
 Management, LLC
 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606
 Attention: Gifford R. Zimmerman
	  	 If to Commodity Subadvisor:
  

Gresham Investment Management LLC
 67 Irving Place, 12th Floor
 New York, NY 10003

Attention: Jonathan S. Spencer

  
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	 With a copy to: 
	With a copy to: 

  

	 Nuveen Investments, Inc. 
	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

	 333 West Wacker Drive 
	700 6th Street NW 

	 Chicago, Illinois 60606 
	Washington, DC 20001 

	 Attention: General Counsel 
	Attn: Edwin Lyon, Esq. 

 or such address as each such party
may designate for the receipt of such notice. 
  

	15.	Assignment and Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned nor the duties hereunder delegated by either party without the express written consent of the other
party. This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have any right or obligation under it. 

 

	16.	Notice of Threatened, Pending or Completed Actions, Suits or Proceedings. 

 

	 	a)	Manager will promptly give written notice to Commodity Subadvisor of: (i) any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceedings (including without
limitation any reparations or administrative proceeding threatened or instituted under the CEA) to which Manager or the Fund was or is a party or is threatened to be a party; and (ii) any judgments or amounts paid by Manager or the Fund in
settlement in connection with any such threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding. 

  

	 	b)	Commodity Subadvisor will promptly give written notice to Manager of: (i) any overtly threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (including
without limitation any reparations or administrative proceeding overtly threatened or instituted under the CEA) to which Commodity Subadvisor was or is a party or is threatened to be a party; and (ii) any judgments or amounts paid by Commodity
Subadvisor in settlement in connection with any such threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding. 

  

	 	c)	Written notices required to be given pursuant to this Section 16 shall contain all pertinent information concerning the threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding and, in the case of any pending or completed action suit or proceeding, shall include a copy of the complaint, petition or similar documents asserting a claim. 

 

	 	d)	Manager and Commodity Subadvisor agree to use their best efforts to maintain the confidentiality of notices received pursuant to this Section 16 and agree not to
disclose the contents of such notices to persons other than their affiliates and advisors, or except as may be required, in their good faith judgment, by any applicable law or regulation. 

 

	17.	Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected thereby. 

  
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	18.	Applicable Law, Entire Agreement, Amendments, Arbitration. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with applicable federal law and the laws of the State
of Illinois. This Agreement is the entire agreement of the parties in respect of the subject matter and may be amended only by a writing signed by the parties. All disputes not resolved by negotiation shall be exclusively resolved by confidential
binding arbitration in New York in accordance with the then rules of the American Arbitration Association by a panel of three arbitrators, one selected by each party and the third by the two so selected. The arbitrators shall have no authority to
amend this Agreement. Any award by the arbitrators may be entered as a judgment by any court having jurisdiction. 

  

	19.	Obligations of Fund Only. This Agreement is executed on behalf of the Fund by officers of the Manager as officers and not individually and the obligations
imposed upon the Fund by this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Fund’s trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund. 

 

	20.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall,
together, constitute only one instrument. 

  

	21.	Commodity Subadvisor’s Rule 4.7 Advisory and Fund Consent. 

 PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN,
FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES
TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT. 
 The Fund consents
to its account being managed by Commodity Subadvisor being an exempt account under CFTC Rule 4.7. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manager, the Fund and Commodity Subadvisor have caused this Agreement to
be executed as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	NUVEEN COMMODITIES ASSET
 MANAGEMENT, LLC, a
Delaware
 limited liability company
	 		 	GRESHAM INVESTMENT
 MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware
limited
 liability company

					
	By:	 	 /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
	 		 	By:	  	 /s/ Jonathan Spencer

	Name:	 	Gifford R. Zimmerman	 		 	Name:	  	Jonathan Spencer
	Title:	 	Chief Administrative Officer	 		 	Title:	  	President
				
	NUVEEN LONG/SHORT COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN FUND, a Delaware statutory trust  

By: NUVEEN COMMODITIES ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, its Manager 
	 		 		  	

  

									
					
	            By:	 	 /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
	 		 		  	
	            Name:	 	Gifford R. Zimmerman	 		 		  	
	            Title:	 	Chief Administrative Officer	 		 		  	

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 (Section 5e) 
 (List Administrative, Civil or Criminal Actions, Pending or
Concluded, or Indicate “None”) 
 None 

  
 15Collateral Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 Exhibit 10.2 
 COLLATERAL SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT 
 AGREEMENT made as of this
25th day of October, 2012 (this
“Agreement”), by and between Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Manager”), and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Collateral Subadvisor”). 
 WHEREAS, Manager serves as the investment manager for the Fund, pursuant to that certain Investment Management Agreement between Manager and the Fund (as such agreement may be modified from time to time,
the “Management Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, Manager desires to retain Collateral Subadvisor to furnish
investment advisory services for the Fund, upon the terms and conditions hereafter set forth. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Appointment. Manager hereby appoints Collateral Subadvisor to provide sub-investment advisory services to the Fund in the management of the Fund’s
Collateral (as defined below) for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Collateral Subadvisor accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein provided.

  

	2.	 Services to be Performed. Subject always to the supervision of Manager, Collateral Subadvisor will furnish an investment program in respect of,
make investment decisions for, and place all orders for the purchase and sale of securities of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, corporate obligations and other high quality instruments comprising the Fund’s assets not
deposited with its clearing broker(s) to secure commodity futures or options contracts (“Collateral”), all on behalf of the Fund and as described in the Fund’s registration statement on Form S-1 as declared effective by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”), consistent with the investment objectives and restrictions of the Fund described therein. In the performance of its duties, Collateral Subadvisor will
satisfy its fiduciary duties to the Fund, will select and monitor the Fund’s investments in Collateral and will comply with the provisions of the Fund’s Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) as filed
with the Registration Statement, as the Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time (to the extent Collateral Subadvisor has been notified in writing of such amendments), and the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as
disclosed in the Registration Statement, as such investment objectives, policies and restrictions may be amended from time to time (to the extent Collateral Subadvisor has been notified in writing of such amendments). Manager will provide Collateral
Subadvisor with current copies of the Fund’s organizational documents, prospectus and any amendments thereto, and any written objectives (as contained in the investment guidelines, if any), policies, procedures or limitations not appearing
therein as they may be relevant to Collateral Subadvisor’s performance under this Agreement, all of which will be binding on Collateral Subadvisor 

	 	
upon receipt thereof from Manager. Collateral Subadvisor and Manager will each make its officers and employees available to the other from time to time at reasonable times to review investment
policies of the Fund and to consult with each other regarding the investment affairs of the Fund. Collateral Subadvisor will report to Manager with respect to Collateral Subadvisor’s services hereunder 

Collateral Subadvisor is authorized to select the brokers that will execute the purchases and sales of Collateral for the Fund and is
directed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a combination of best price and execution, taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, commission, size and difficulty of the transaction and research or other services
provided. It is understood that Collateral Subadvisor will not be deemed to have acted unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Fund, or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Fund under this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by
reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a member of a securities exchange or a broker a commission for effecting a transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission another member of an exchange or broker would have charged if
Collateral Subadvisor determined in good faith that the commission paid was reasonable in relation to the brokerage or research services provided by such member or broker, viewed in terms of that particular transaction or Collateral
Subadvisor’s overall responsibilities with respect to its accounts, including the Fund, as to which it exercises investment discretion. In addition, if in the judgment of Collateral Subadvisor, the Fund would be benefited by supplemental
services, Collateral Subadvisor is authorized to pay commissions to brokers furnishing such services in excess of commissions that another broker may charge for the same transaction, provided that Collateral Subadvisor determined in good faith that
the commission paid was reasonable in relation to the services provided. Collateral Subadvisor will properly communicate to Manager such information relating to transactions for the Fund as Manager may reasonably request. In no instance will
Collateral be purchased from the Fund or sold by the Fund to Manager, Collateral Subadvisor or any affiliated person of the Fund, Manager or Collateral Subadvisor. 
 Collateral Subadvisor further agrees that it: 
  

	 	a)	will use the same degree of skill and care in providing such services as it uses in providing services to fiduciary accounts for which it has investment
responsibilities; 

  

	 	b)	will conform to all applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in all material respects and
in addition will conduct its activities under this Agreement in accordance with any applicable regulations of any governmental authority pertaining to its investment advisory and trading activities; 

 

	 	c)	will report regularly to Manager and will make appropriate persons available for the purpose of reviewing with representatives of Manager on a regular basis the
management of the Fund’s Collateral, including, without limitation, review of the general investment strategies of the Fund with respect to Collateral Subadvisor’s management of the Fund’s Collateral and the performance of the
Fund’s Collateral in relation to standard industry indices and general conditions affecting the marketplace, and will provide various other reports from time to time as reasonably requested by Manager; 

  
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	 	d)	will monitor the pricing of the Fund’s Collateral, and events relating to the collateral markets in which the Fund trades, and will notify Manager promptly of any
market events or other situations that come to its attention (particularly those that may occur after the close of a foreign market in which the Fund’s Collateral may primarily trade but before the time at which the Fund’s Collateral is
priced on a given day) that may materially impact the pricing of one or more of the Fund’s Collateral. In addition, Collateral Subadvisor will assist Manager in evaluating the impact that such an event may have on the net asset value of the
Fund and in determining a recommended fair value of the affected asset or assets; and 

  

	 	e)	will prepare such books and records with respect to the Fund’s Collateral as reasonably requested by Manager and will furnish Manager such periodic and special
reports as Manager may reasonably request. 

  

	3.	Preparation of Materials. Collateral Subadvisor will cooperate with the Fund in the Fund’s endeavors to prepare and update, or cause to be prepared and
updated, the Registration Statement and a prospectus and disclosure document included therein (the “Prospectus”), promotional brochures or other marketing materials as well as any other materials reasonably requested or required by
Manager in connection with the organization, operation, or marketing of the Fund or the registration or renewal of registration of the Fund’s shares (the “Shares”) for sale to the public in all applicable jurisdictions (collectively,
with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the “Materials”). In this regard, Collateral Subadvisor will furnish to Manager such information as may be reasonably requested for inclusion in such Materials. Moreover, Collateral
Subadvisor agrees to provide to Manager such information as Manager requests in order for Manager to make all necessary disclosures regarding Collateral Subadvisor, its principals, its trading performance, customer accounts and otherwise as are
required in the judgment of Manager to be made in such Materials. 

  

	4.	Representations and Warranties of Manager. Manager hereby represents and warrants to Collateral Subadvisor that: 

 

	 	a)	Manager is duly formed and validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company, with full power to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and the Trust
Agreement. 

  

	 	b)	This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding contract of, Manager, enforceable in accordance with its
terms. 

  

	 	c)	Manager has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements
of any regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, necessary to be met in order to perform services for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. 

  
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	 	d)	Manager is a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor duly registered with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)
and is a member in good standing of the National Futures Association (“NFA”). Manager shall maintain such registrations and membership in good standing during the term of this Agreement. Further, Manager agrees to notify Collateral
Subadvisor promptly upon (i) a statutory disqualification of Manager under Sections 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (“CEA”), (ii) a suspension, revocation or limitation of Manager’s
commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator registration or NFA membership, or (iii) the institution of an action or proceeding that could lead to a statutory disqualification under the CEA or an investigation by any governmental
agency or self-regulatory organization of which Manager is subject or has been advised it is a target. 

  

	 	e)	The Materials do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading, or omit to state any material information required to be disclosed therein under the CEA, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated
thereunder; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Manager by or on behalf of Collateral Subadvisor, as to it,
including, without limitation, all references to Collateral Subadvisor and its affiliates, controlling persons, shareholders, partners, directors, officers and employees, as well as to Collateral Subadvisor’s investment approach and past
performance history, which has been or may be provided by Collateral Subadvisor for inclusion in the Materials. 

  

	 	f)	Shares of the Fund will be offered and sold in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Trust Agreement and CFTC
Regulation 4.12(c) (“Rule 4.12(c)”). In connection with the offer and sale of the Shares, Manager will, and Manager will use its reasonable efforts to ensure that any third party selling agents will, comply fully at all times with
all federal, state and foreign securities laws, the CEA, Rule 4.12(c), and all rules and regulations applicable to the offer and sale of the Shares to the public. 

 

	 	g)	Manager has received, on behalf of the Fund, Collateral Subadvisor’s Form ADV, Part II (“Form ADV”) at least 48 hours prior to entering into this
Agreement and is familiar with the matters set forth therein. 

  

	 	h)	The representations and warranties made in this Agreement by Manager shall be continuing during the term of this Agreement, and if at any time any event has occurred
which would make or tend to make any of the foregoing not true, Manager will promptly notify Collateral Subadvisor. 

  
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	5.	Representations and Warranties of Collateral Subadvisor. Collateral Subadvisor hereby represents and warrants to the Fund and Manager that:

  

	 	a)	Collateral Subadvisor’s Form ADV, and any other information relating to Collateral Subadvisor, its businesses, principals, and past performance record that has
been requested by Manager, has been delivered to Manager and is current, accurate and complete in all material respects and is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended
(“Advisers Act”), and Collateral Subadvisor will provide Manager with updated or amended copies of any such materials when and if such materials are updated or amended. 

 

	 	b)	To the extent reasonably available to it, Collateral Subadvisor has supplied or upon request will supply, and has made available or upon request will make available,
for review by Manager or its agents substantially all documents, statements, agreements, confirmations and workpapers relating to all accounts managed by Collateral Subadvisor and any other persons or entities controlled by Collateral Subadvisor for
the period covered in any Materials, and Manager shall keep such information confidential; provided, however, that Collateral Subadvisor may, in its discretion, withhold from any such Materials the name of the client for whom such account is
maintained and any proprietary information relating to Collateral Subadvisor’s trading methodologies. 

  

	 	c)	Collateral Subadvisor has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the
applicable requirements of any regulatory agency or industry self-regulatory organization, necessary to be met in order to perform services for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. 

 

	 	d)	Collateral Subadvisor is an investment adviser duly registered with the SEC. Collateral Subadvisor shall maintain such registration in good standing during the term of
this Agreement. Further, Collateral Subadvisor agrees to notify Manager promptly upon (i) the issuance of an order under Section 203(e) of the Advisers Act, (ii) the occurrence of any event that would disqualify Collateral Subadvisor
from serving as an investment adviser to the Fund, or (iii) the institution of an action or proceeding that could lead to the issuance of an order under Section 203(e) of the Advisers Act or an investigation by any governmental agency or
self-regulatory organization of which Collateral Subadvisor is subject or has been advised it is a target. 

  

	 	e)	Collateral Subadvisor is a Delaware limited liability company with full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. 

 

	 	f)	This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding contract of, Collateral Subadvisor enforceable in accordance
with its terms. 

  

	 	g)	The representations and warranties made in this Agreement by Collateral Subadvisor shall be continuing during the term of this Agreement, and if at any time any event
has occurred which would make or tend to make any of the representations and warranties in this Agreement not true, Collateral Subadvisor will promptly notify Manager. 

  
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	6.	Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, Collateral Subadvisor will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement
other than the cost of investments (including brokerage commissions and other related expenses) purchased or sold for the Fund. 

  

	7.	Compensation. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, Manager will pay Collateral Subadvisor, and Collateral Subadvisor
agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, an annual management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (total assets of the Fund, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities) calculated as follows: 

 

			
	Average Daily Net Assets	  	Annual Management Fee
	 For the first $250 million
	  	0.150%
	 For the next $250 million
	  	0.140%
	 For the next $250 million
	  	0.130%
	 For the next $250 million
	  	0.120%
	 For net assets over $1 billion
	  	0.110%

 The management fee shall accrue on each calendar day, and shall be payable monthly on the first business
day of the next succeeding calendar month. The daily fee accrual shall be computed by multiplying the fraction of one divided by the number of days in the calendar year by the applicable annual rate of fee, and multiplying this product by the net
assets of the Fund (not reduced by its cash reserves) as of the close of business on the last preceding business day on which the Fund’s net asset value was determined. The Fund’s net asset value for this purpose shall be calculated as
provided in the Fund’s prospectus then in effect. 
 The Fund pays all other costs and expenses of its operations, including
custody fees, transfer agent expenses, legal fees, expenses of independent auditors, expenses of preparing, printing and distributing shareholder reports, notices, proxy statements, reports to governmental agencies or self-regulatory organizations,
and taxes, if any. 
 For the month and year in which this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there shall be an
appropriate proration on the basis of the number of days that the Agreement is in effect during the month and year, respectively. 
  

	8.	 Independence of Collateral Subadvisor. Collateral Subadvisor shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall,
unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized herein, have no authority to act for or represent Manager or the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of Manager or the Fund. Collateral Subadvisor shall not offer or sell or solicit any
offers to purchase the Shares. However, when requested by Manager at such reasonable times and upon adequate notice as mutually agreed to, Collateral Subadvisor will assist in the general explanation and presentation of Collateral Subadvisor’s
investment strategies and methods solely to the employees of Manager or its affiliates and to the Fund’s selling agents or to other agents of Manager; provided, however, that nothing in this section will require Collateral Subadvisor to
disclose confidential and proprietary information concerning its investment strategies and methods. The parties acknowledge that 

  
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Collateral Subadvisor, individually or in conjunction with Manager, has not been an organizer or promoter of the Fund. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Fund to take any
action contrary to the Trust Agreement, the Staff Letter, or any applicable statute, regulation or exchange rule. 

  

	9.	Services to Others. Manager understands that Collateral Subadvisor now acts, or may in the future act, as an investment adviser to other investment funds,
provided that whenever the Fund and one or more other investment advisory clients of Collateral Subadvisor have available funds for investment, investments suitable and appropriate for each will be allocated in a manner believed by Collateral
Subadvisor to be equitable to each. Manager recognizes that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the size of the position that the Fund may obtain in a particular Collateral investment. It is further agreed that, on occasions when
Collateral Subadvisor deems the purchase or sale of Collateral to be in the best interests of the Fund as well as other accounts, it may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, but will not be obligated to, aggregate the Collateral to be so sold
or purchased for the Fund with those to be sold or purchased for other accounts in order to obtain favorable execution and lower brokerage commissions. In addition, Manager understands that the persons employed by Collateral Subadvisor to assist in
Collateral Subadvisor’s duties under this Agreement will devote such efforts and service to the Fund as Collateral Subadvisor deems appropriate. It is also agreed that Collateral Subadvisor may use any supplemental research obtained for the
benefit of the Fund in providing investment advice to its other investment advisory accounts or for managing its own accounts. 

  

	10.	Records of the Fund. Manager will instruct the Fund’s broker(s) to furnish copies of all trade confirmations and monthly trading reports to Collateral
Subadvisor. Collateral Subadvisor will maintain a record of all orders for Collateral for the Fund’s account that have been filled and will monitor the Fund’s open Collateral positions. Upon the request of Manager, Collateral Subadvisor
shall permit Manager or its agent to inspect such information as Manager may reasonably request for the purpose of confirming that the Fund has been treated equitably with respect to trading conducted during the term of this Agreement by all
accounts controlled by Collateral Subadvisor or its principals. Collateral Subadvisor shall permit Manager to inspect the investment records of Collateral Subadvisor, its principals and other clients for the purpose of confirming that the Fund is
being treated equitably by Collateral Subadvisor, including with respect to any modifications of investment strategies resulting from priorities of order entry to Collateral Subadvisor’s accounts, and Manager shall keep such information
confidential; provided, however, that Collateral Subadvisor may, in its discretion, withhold from any such inspection the name of the client for whom such account is maintained. 

 

	11.	Limitation of Liability. Collateral Subadvisor shall not be liable for, and Manager will not take any action against Collateral Subadvisor to hold Collateral
Subadvisor liable for, any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund (including, without limitation, by reason of the purchase, sale or retention of any asset) in connection with the performance of Collateral
Subadvisor’s duties under this Agreement, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of Collateral Subadvisor in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. 

  
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	12.	Indemnity. 

  

	 	a)	In any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding to which Collateral Subadvisor, its shareholders, officers, directors, employees or associated
persons (collectively, “its affiliates”) was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that Collateral Subadvisor is or was an investment adviser of the Fund or otherwise, the Fund and Manager, jointly and
severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless, subject to subsection (d) below, Collateral Subadvisor and its affiliates against any loss, liability, damage, cost, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and accountants’ fees), judgments
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by it or its affiliates in connection with any action, suit or proceeding if Collateral Subadvisor acted in good faith and in a manner it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Fund, and provided that its conduct does not constitute willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order or settlement shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Collateral Subadvisor acted in good faith and in a manner which it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Fund.

  

	 	b)	Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending civil, administrative or criminal action, suit or proceeding against Collateral Subadvisor or its affiliates may,
in the sole discretion of Manager, be paid by the Fund and/or Manager in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, if and to the extent that the person on whose behalf such expenses are paid shall agree to reimburse the
Fund and/or Manager, as applicable, in the event indemnification is not permitted under this Section 12. 

  

	 	c)	Collateral Subadvisor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fund, Manager and Manager’s members, officers, directors, employees or associated persons
(collectively, “its affiliates”) against any loss, liability, damage, cost, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and accountants’ fees), judgments and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by it or its
affiliates by reason of any act or omission of Collateral Subadvisor relating to the Fund (including costs and expenses of investigating and defending any claims, demand or suit and attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) if such act or omission
materially violated the terms of this Agreement or involved willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of Collateral Subadvisor in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement. 

  

	 	d)	 Any indemnification under subsections (a) or (c) above, unless ordered by a court or administrative forum, shall be made only as authorized
in the specific case and only upon a determination by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the party claiming indemnification (the “Indemnitee”) has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsection (a) or (c), as the case may be. To the extent that the Indemnitee or its affiliates have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to
in subsection (a) or (c) above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the 

  
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immediately preceding sentence of this subsection (d) shall not apply and the party obligated to indemnify the other party (the “Indemnitor”) shall indemnify the Indemnitee
or its affiliates against the expenses, including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by it or its affiliates in connection therewith. 

 

	 	e)	In the event that any claim, dispute or litigation arises between Collateral Subadvisor and any party other than the Fund or Manager, which claim, dispute or litigation
is unrelated to the Fund’s business, and if the Fund or Manager are made a party to such claim, dispute or litigation by such other party, Collateral Subadvisor shall defend any actions brought in connection therewith on behalf of the Fund
and/or Manager each of whom agree to cooperate in such defense and Collateral Subadvisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and Manager from and with respect to any amounts awarded to such other party. If any claim, dispute or litigation
arises between the Fund and/or Manager and any party other than Collateral Subadvisor which claim, dispute or litigation is unrelated to Collateral Subadvisor’s duties under this Agreement, and if Collateral Subadvisor is made a party to such
claim, dispute or litigation by such other party, the Fund and/or Manager, jointly and severally, shall defend any actions brought in connection therewith on behalf of Collateral Subadvisor or its principals, each of whom agree to cooperate
in such defense and the Fund and/or Manager, jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless Collateral Subadvisor and its affiliates from and with respect to any amounts awarded to such other party. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subsection (e), if, in any claim as to which indemnity is or may be available, any indemnified party reasonably determines that its interests are or may be, in whole or in part, adverse to the interests of the indemnifying party, the
indemnified party may retain its own counsel in connection with such claim and shall be indemnified by the indemnifying party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending such claim.

  

	 	f)	None of the foregoing provisions for indemnification shall be applicable with respect to default judgments, confessions of judgment or settlements entered into by the
Indemnitee without the prior consent of the Indemnitor; provided, however, that should the Indemnitor refuse to consent to a settlement approved by the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee may effect such settlement, pay such amount in settlement as it shall
deem reasonable and seek a judicial or regulatory determination with respect to reimbursement by the Indemnitor of any loss, liability, damage, cost or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with such settlement to the extent such loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) was caused by or resulted from a material violation of this Agreement by the
Indemnitor or violation of the standard of conduct set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitor shall, at all times, have the right to offer to settle any matters, and if the Indemnitor successfully negotiates a settlement and
tenders payment therefor to the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee must either use its best efforts to dispose of the matter in accordance with the terms and conditions of the proposed settlement or the Indemnitee may refuse to settle the matter and
continue its defense in which latter event the maximum liability of the Indemnitor to the Indemnitee shall be the amount of said proposed settlement. 

  
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	 	g)	The foregoing provisions for indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

	 	h)	Collateral Subadvisor acknowledges as to it that the indemnities provided in this Agreement by Manager and the Fund to Collateral Subadvisor shall be inapplicable in
the event of any liability accruing to the extent, if any, caused by or based upon Collateral Subadvisor’s misrepresentations, omissions or breach of any warranty in this Agreement. 

 

	13.	Term; Termination; Amendment. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to the Fund on the same date as the Management Agreement between the Fund and
Manager becomes effective, and shall remain in effect until otherwise terminated pursuant to this Section 13. 

This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by either Manager or Collateral Subadvisor upon 120 days written notice.

 Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the right of Collateral Subadvisor to receive payments on any unpaid balance of
the compensation described in Section 7 earned prior to the effective date of such termination. 
  

	14.	Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party 

 

			
	 If to Manager or the Fund:
	  	If to Collateral Subadvisor:
		
	 Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC
 333 West Wacker Drive
 Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention: Gifford R. Zimmerman
	  	 Nuveen Asset Management, LLC

333 West Wacker Drive
 Chicago, IL
60606
 Attention: William T. Huffman

		
	 With a copy to:
	  	With a copy to:
		
	 Nuveen Investments, Inc.
 333 West Wacker Drive
 Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention: General Counsel
	  	 Nuveen Investments, Inc.
 333
West Wacker Drive
 Chicago, IL 60606

Attention: General Counsel

 or such address as each such party may designate for the receipt of such notice. 

  
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	15.	Assignment and Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned (within the meaning of the Advisers Act) nor the duties hereunder delegated by either party without
the express written consent of the other party. This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have any right or obligation under it.

  

	16.	Notice of Threatened, Pending or Completed Actions, Suits or Proceedings. 

 

	 	a)	Manager will promptly give written notice to Collateral Subadvisor of: (i) any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceedings (including without
limitation any reparations or administrative proceeding threatened or instituted under the CEA) to which Manager or the Fund was or is a party or is threatened to be a party; and (ii) any judgments or amounts paid by Manager or the Fund in
settlement in connection with any such threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding. 

  

	 	b)	Collateral Subadvisor will promptly give written notice to Manager of: (i) any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (including without
limitation any reparations or administrative proceeding threatened or instituted under the CEA) to which Collateral Subadvisor was or is a party or is threatened to be a party; and (ii) any judgments or amounts paid by Collateral Subadvisor in
settlement in connection with any such threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding. 

  

	 	c)	Written notices required to be given pursuant to this Section 16 shall contain all pertinent information concerning the threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding and, in the case of any pending or completed action suit or proceeding, shall include a copy of the complaint, petition or similar documents asserting a claim. 

 

	 	d)	Manager and Collateral Subadvisor agree to use their best efforts to maintain the confidentiality of notices received pursuant to this Section 16 and agree not to
disclose the contents of such notices to persons other than their affiliates and advisors, or except as may be required, in their good faith judgment, by any applicable law or regulation. 

 

	17.	Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected thereby. 

 

	18.	Applicable Law, Entire Agreement, Amendments, Arbitration. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with applicable federal law and the laws of the State
of Illinois. This Agreement is the entire agreement of the parties in respect of the subject matter and may be amended only by a writing signed by the parties. All disputes not resolved by negotiation shall be exclusively resolved by confidential
binding arbitration in Chicago in accordance with the then rules of the American Arbitration Association by a panel of three arbitrators, one selected by each party and the third by the two so selected. The arbitrators shall have no authority to
amend this Agreement. Any award by the arbitrators may be entered as a judgment by any court having jurisdiction. 

  
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	19.	Obligations of Fund Only. This Agreement is executed on behalf of the Fund by officers of the Manager as officers and not individually and the obligations
imposed upon the Fund by this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Fund’s trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund. 

 

	20.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall,
together, constitute only one instrument. 

 [SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manager, the Fund and Collateral Subadvisor have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	 NUVEEN COMMODITIES ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC,
 a Delaware limited liability company
	 		 	 NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
 a Delaware limited liability company

					
	By:	 	/s/ William Adams IV	 		 	By:	 	/s/ William T. Huffman
	Name: William Adams IV	 		 	Name: William T. Huffman
	 Title:   President
	 		 	Title:   President

  

					
	NUVEEN LONG/SHORT COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN FUND, a Delaware statutory trust
	
	By: NUVEEN COMMODITIES ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, its Manager
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
		 	Name: Gifford R. Zimmerman
		 	Title:   Chief Administrative Officer

  
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