● THE PERFORMANCE AND MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF MARKET VOLATILITY,
MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND'S UNDERLYING COMMODITY AS WELL AS THE NET
ASSET VALUE PER SHARE —
The Fund does not fully replicate the performance of its Underlying Commodity due to the fees and expenses charged by the Fund
or by restrictions on access to the Underlying Commodity due to other circumstances. The Fund does not generate any income,
and as the Fund regularly sells its Underlying Commodity to pay for ongoing expenses, the amount of its Underlying Commodity
represented by each share gradually declines over time. The Fund sells its Underlying Commodity to pay expenses on an ongoing
basis irrespective of whether the trading price of the shares rises or falls in response to changes in the price of its Underlying
Commodity. The sale by the Fund of its Underlying Commodity to pay expenses at a time of low prices for its Underlying
Commodity could adversely affect the value of the notes. Additionally, there is a risk that part or all of the Fund's holdings in its
Underlying Commodity could be lost, damaged or stolen. Access to the Fund's Underlying Commodity could also be restricted by
natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). All of these factors may lead to a lack of
correlation between the performance of the Fund and its Underlying Commodity. In addition, because the shares of the Fund are
traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market value of one share of the Fund
may differ from the net asset value per share of the Fund.
During periods of market volatility, the Fund's Underlying Commodity may be unavailable in the secondary market, market
participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of the Fund and the liquidity of the Fund may be
adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares of
the Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are willing to
buy and sell shares of the Fund. As a result, under these circumstances, the market value of shares of the Fund may vary
substantially from the net asset value per share of the Fund. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Fund may not
correlate with the performance of its Underlying Commodity as well as the net asset value per share of the 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 GOLD —
The investment objective of the Fund is to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the expenses of the Fund's
operations. The price of gold is primarily affected by the global demand for and supply of gold. The market for gold bullion is global,
and gold prices are subject to volatile price movements over short periods of time and are affected by numerous factors, including
macroeconomic factors, such as the structure of and confidence in the global monetary system, expectations regarding the future
rate of inflation, the relative strength of, and confidence in, the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of gold is usually
quoted), interest rates, gold borrowing and lending rates and global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or
other events. Gold prices may be affected by industry factors, such as industrial and jewelry demand as well as lending, sales and
purchases of gold by the official sector, including central banks and other governmental agencies and multilateral institutions that
hold gold. Additionally, gold prices may be affected by levels of gold production, production costs and short-term changes in supply
and demand due to trading activities in the gold market. From time to time, above-ground inventories of gold may also influence the
market. It is not possible to predict the aggregate effect of all or any combination of these factors. The price of gold has recently
been, and may continue to be, extremely volatile.
● THERE ARE RISKS RELATING TO COMMODITIES TRADING ON THE LBMA —
The investment objective of the Fund is to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the expenses of the Fund's
operations. The price of gold 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 gold price as a global benchmark for the value of gold 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. The LBMA may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the LBMA gold 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 gold price.
● SINGLE COMMODITY PRICES TEND TO BE MORE VOLATILE THAN, AND MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH, THE PRICES OF
COMMODITIES GENERALLY —
The Fund is linked to a single commodity and not to a diverse basket of commodities or a broad-based commodity index. The
Fund'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.
● THE ANTI-DILUTION PROTECTION FOR THE FUND IS LIMITED —
The calculation agent will make adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor for certain events affecting the shares of the Fund.
However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment in response to all events that could affect the shares of the Fund. If an
event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to make an adjustment, the value of the notes may be materially and
adversely affected.
● WE MAY ACCELERATE YOUR NOTES IF AN ACCELERATION EVENT OCCURS —
Upon the announcement or occurrence of an acceleration event, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, accelerate the
payment on your notes and pay you an amount determined by the calculation agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable
manner by reference to the values of any fixed-income debt component and any derivatives underlying the economic terms of the
notes as of the date of the notice of acceleration. An acceleration event means a Fund is delisted, liquidated or otherwise
terminated and the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, that no successor fund is available. If the payment on your
notes is accelerated, your investment may result in a loss, and you may not be able to reinvest your money in a comparable
investment. Please see “The Underlyings — Funds — Discontinuation or Modification of a Fund” in the accompanying product
supplement for more information.