performance of the Index, with a greater negative effect when market interest rates are higher. During periods of high market
interest rates, the Index is likely to underperform the commodity referenced by the Futures Contracts, perhaps significantly.
• THE INDEX MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED IF LATER FUTURES CONTRACTS HAVE HIGHER PRICES THAN AN
EXPIRING FUTURES CONTRACT INCLUDED IN THE INDEX —
As the Futures Contracts included in the Index come to expiration, they are replaced by Futures Contracts with the next following
expiry. This is accomplished by synthetically selling the expiring Futures Contract and synthetically purchasing the Futures
Contract with the next following expiry. This process is referred to as “rolling.” Excluding other considerations, if the market for the
Futures Contracts is in “contango,” where the prices are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months,
the purchase of the later Futures Contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price of the expiring Futures Contract,
thereby creating a negative “roll yield.” In addition, excluding other considerations, if the market for the Futures Contracts is in
“backwardation,” where the prices are lower in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the purchase of the
later Futures Contract would take place at a price that is lower than the price of the expiring Futures Contract, thereby creating a
positive “roll yield.” The presence of contango in the market for the Futures Contracts could adversely affect the level of the Index
and, accordingly, any payment on the notes.
• THE INDEX IS AN “EXCESS RETURN" INDEX THAT DOES NOT REFLECT “TOTAL RETURNS” —
The Index is an excess return index that does not reflect total returns. The return from investing in futures contracts derives from
three sources: (a) changes in the price of the relevant futures contracts (which is known as the “price return”); (b) any profit or loss
realized when rolling the relevant futures contracts (which is known as the “roll return”); and (c) any interest earned on the cash
deposited as collateral for the purchase of the relevant futures contracts (which is known as the “collateral return”).
The Index measures the returns accrued from investing in uncollateralized futures contracts (i.e., the sum of the price return and
the roll return associated with an investment in the Futures Contracts). By contrast, a total return index, in addition to reflecting
those returns, would also reflect interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of the Futures Contracts (i.e., the
collateral return associated with an investment in the Futures Contracts). Investing in the notes will not generate the same return
as would be generated from investing in a total return index related to the Futures Contracts.
• CONCENTRATION RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDEX MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF YOUR NOTES —
The Index generally provides exposure to a single futures contract on gold that trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Accordingly, the notes are less diversified than other funds, investment portfolios or indices investing in or tracking a broader range
of products and, therefore, could experience greater volatility. You should be aware that other indices may be more diversified
than the Index in terms of both the number and variety of futures contracts. You will not benefit, with respect to the notes, from any
of the advantages of a diversified investment and will bear the risks of a highly concentrated investment.
• THE INDEX IS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES CONTRACTS, INCLUDING VOLATILITY —
The Index tracks the returns of futures contracts. The price of a futures contract depends not only on the price of the underlying
asset referenced by the futures contract, but also on a range of other factors, including but not limited to changing supply and
demand relationships, interest or exchange rates, governmental and regulatory policies, the policies of the exchanges on which the
futures contract trades, national and international monetary, trade, political, geopolitical and economic events, wars (e.g., Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions) and acts of terror, trade, fiscal and exchange control policies and market confidence in
relevant markets, exchanges and custodians. In addition, the futures markets are subject to temporary distortions or other
disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators and government
regulation and intervention. These factors and others can cause the prices of futures contracts to be volatile.
The Index provides exposure to commodity futures contracts. The prices of commodities and commodity futures contracts are
subject to variables that may be less significant to the values of traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. These variables
may create additional investment risks that cause the value of the notes to be more volatile than the values of traditional securities.
As a general matter, the risk of low liquidity or volatile pricing around the maturity date of a commodity futures contract is greater
than in the case of other futures contracts because (among other factors) a number of market participants take physical delivery of
the underlying commodities. Many commodities are also highly cyclical. The high volatility and cyclical nature of commodity
markets may render such an investment inappropriate as the focus of an investment portfolio.
• SUSPENSION OR DISRUPTIONS OF MARKET TRADING IN FUTURES CONTRACTS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
VALUE OF YOUR NOTES —
Futures markets like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the market for the Futures Contracts, are subject to temporary distortions
or other disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators and
government regulation and intervention. In addition, futures exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in
some futures contract prices that may occur during a single day. These limits are generally referred to as “daily price fluctuation