During periods of market volatility, the Underlying Commodity of the iShares® Silver Trust or securities underlying the VanEck®
Gold Miners ETF may be unavailable in the secondary market, market participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net
asset value per share of a Fund and the liquidity of a Fund may be adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also
disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares of a Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect,
sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are willing to buy and sell shares of a Fund. As a result, under these
circumstances, the market value of shares of a Fund may vary substantially from the net asset value per share of that Fund. For
all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of each Fund may not correlate with the performance of its Underlying Commodity or
Underlying Index, as applicable, as well as the net asset value per share of that Fund, which could materially and adversely affect
the value of the notes in the secondary market and/or reduce any payment on the notes.
• THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SILVER WITH RESPECT TO THE iSHARES® SILVER TRUST —
The iShares® Silver Trust seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of silver, less the iShares® Silver Trust’s expenses
and liabilities. The price of silver is primarily affected by global demand for and supply of silver. Silver prices can fluctuate widely
and may be affected by numerous factors. These include general economic trends, increases in silver hedging activity by silver
producers, significant changes in attitude by speculators and investors in silver, technical developments, substitution issues and
regulation, as well as specific factors including industrial and jewelry demand, expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, the
relative strength of the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of silver is generally quoted) and other currencies, interest rates,
central bank sales, forward sales by producers, global or regional political or economic events and production costs and disruptions
in major silver-producing countries, such as Mexico, China and Peru. The demand for and supply of silver affect silver prices, but
not necessarily in the same manner as supply and demand affect the prices of other commodities. The supply of silver consists of
a combination of new mine production and existing stocks of bullion and fabricated silver held by governments, public and private
financial institutions, industrial organizations and private individuals. In addition, the price of silver has on occasion been subject to
very rapid short-term changes due to speculative activities. From time to time, above-ground inventories of silver may also
influence the market. The major end uses for silver include industrial applications, jewelry and silverware. It is not possible to
predict the aggregate effect of all or any combination of these factors.
• THERE ARE RISKS RELATING TO COMMODITIES TRADING ON THE LBMA WITH RESPECT TO THE iSHARES® SILVER
TRUST —
The iShares® Silver Trust seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of silver, less the iShares® Silver Trust’s expenses
and liabilities. The price of silver is determined by the LBMA or an independent service provider appointed by the LBMA. The
LBMA is a self-regulatory association of bullion market participants. Although all market-making members of the LBMA are
supervised by the Bank of England and are required to satisfy a capital adequacy test, the LBMA itself is not a regulated entity. If
the LBMA should cease operations, or if bullion trading should become subject to a value added tax or other tax or any other form
of regulation currently not in place, the role of the LBMA silver price as a global benchmark for the value of silver may be adversely
affected. The LBMA is a principals’ market, which operates in a manner more closely analogous to an over-the-counter physical
commodity market than regulated futures markets, and certain features of U.S. futures contracts are not present in the context of
LBMA trading. For example, there are no daily price limits on the LBMA which would otherwise restrict fluctuations in the prices of
LBMA contracts. In a declining market, it is possible that prices would continue to decline without limitation within a trading day or
over a period of trading days. The LBMA may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the LBMA silver price,
which could adversely affect the value of the notes. The LBMA, or an independent service provider appointed by the LBMA, will
have no obligation to consider your interests in calculating or revising the LBMA silver price.
• SINGLE COMMODITY PRICES TEND TO BE MORE VOLATILE THAN, AND MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH, THE PRICES OF
COMMODITIES GENERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE iSHARES® SILVER TRUST—
The iShares® Silver Trust is linked to a single commodity and not to a diverse basket of commodities or a broad-based commodity
index. The iShares® Silver Trust’s Underlying Commodity may not correlate to the price of commodities generally and may diverge
significantly from the prices of commodities generally. As a result, the notes carry greater risk and may be more volatile than notes
linked to the prices of more commodities or a broad-based commodity index.
• THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VANECK® GOLD MINERS ETF —
The VanEck® Gold Miners ETF is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment strategies of the VanEck® Gold
Miners ETF’s investment adviser, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended
results. These constraints could adversely affect the market price of the shares of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF and,
consequently, the value of the notes.
• RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOLD AND SILVER MINING INDUSTRIES WITH RESPECT TO THE VANECK® GOLD
MINERS ETF —