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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

 

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from                  to                 

 

Commission file number: 001-36890

AccuShares Trust I

Sponsored by AccuShares Investment Management, LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware 36-7629280

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o AccuShares Investment Management, LLC

300 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

1-855-286-7866

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes      No  

 

 

ACCUSHARES TRUST I

 

Table of Contents

Items   Page
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.   3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.   36
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.   48
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.   48
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.   49
Item 1A. Risk Factors.   49
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.   49
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.   50
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.   50
Item 5. Other Information.   50
Item 6. Exhibits.   51
       

 

2

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial statements.

Index to Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities of AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund as of  June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015 4
   
Statements of Operations of AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 5
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets of AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 6
   
Statements of Cash Flows of AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 7
   
Financial Highlights of AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund for the Period Ended June 30, 2016 Up Shares (Unaudited) 8
   
Financial Highlights of AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund for the Period Ended June 30, 2016 Down Shares (Unaudited) 9
   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities of AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund as of  June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015 10
   
Statements of Operations of AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 11
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets of AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 12
   
Statements of Cash Flows of AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 13
   
Financial Highlights of AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund for the Period Ended June 30, 2016 Up Shares (Unaudited) 14
   
Financial Highlights of AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund for the Period Ended June 30, 2016 Down Shares (Unaudited) 15

 

Consolidating Statements of Assets and Liabilities of AccuShares Trust I as of June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

16
   
Consolidating Statements of Operations of AccuShares Trust I (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 18
   
Consolidating Statements of Changes in Net Assets of AccuShares Trust I (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 22

 

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows of AccuShares Trust I (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

24
   
Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) 26

 

3

 

AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

   June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)  December 31, 2015
Assets:          
Cash  $1,311,429   $6,301,872 
Total assets  $1,311,429   $6,301,872 
           
Liabilities:          
Management fees payable  $1,025   $5,408 
Total liabilities   1,025    5,408 
           
Net assets:          
Paid-in capital   1,378,658    6,352,259 
Accumulated deficit   (68,254)   (55,795)
Total net assets   1,310,404    6,296,464 
Total liabilities and net assets  $1,311,429   $6,301,872 
Up Shares:          
Net assets  $495,647   $2,660,871 
Shares outstanding^#   116,666.67   116,666.67
Net asset value per share^#  $4.25  $22.81
           
Down Shares:          
Net assets  $814,757   $3,635,593 
Shares outstanding^#   116,666.67   116,666.67
Net asset value per share^#  $6.98  $31.16

 

 

^   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
#   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

4

 

AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the Six Months Ended  
June 30,
   2016    2015(1)  2016    2015(1)
Expenses:                    
Management fees:                    
Up Shares  $1,697   $9,864   $5,724   $9,864 
Down Shares   1,809    9,854    6,735    9,854 
Total expenses   3,506    19,718    12,459    19,718 
Net investment loss   (3,506)   (19,718)   (12,459)   (19,718)
                     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(3,506)  $(19,718)  $(12,459)  $(19,718)
                     
Per share data Up Shares:^#                    
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.02)  $(0.97)  $(0.06)  $(0.97)
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.02)  $(0.97)  $(0.06)  $(0.97)
Average shares outstanding:   87,362.64    10,170.64    91,300.37    10,170.64 
Distributions declared per share:  $6.05   $313.09   $18.95   $313.09 
                     
Per share data Down Shares:^#                    
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.02)  $(0.97)  $(0.07)  $(0.97)
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.02)  $(0.97)  $(0.07)  $(0.97)
Average shares outstanding:   87,362.64    10,170.64    91,300.37    10,170.64 
Distributions declared per share:  $5.49   $—     $23.65   $—   
                     

 

(1)   Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.
^   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
#   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

  

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AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (Unaudited)

 

 

   For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2016
  For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2015
(1)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:      
Net investment loss  $(12,459)  $(19,718)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   (12,459)   (19,718)
           
Distributions to shareholders from:          
Return of capital:          
Up Shares   (1,794,227)   (3,339,672)
Down Shares   (2,074,487)   —   
Total distributions to shareholders   (3,868,714)   (3,339,672)
           
Capital transactions:          
Issuance of common stock:          
Up Shares   179,331    13,552,000 
Down Shares   195,177    12,486,000 
Redemption of common stock:          
Up Shares   (693,930)   (2,731,546)
Down Shares   (785,465)   (2,268,454)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions   (1,104,887)   21,038,000 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (4,986,060)   17,678,610 
Net assets at beginning of period   6,296,464    1,000 
Net assets at end of period  $1,310,404   $17,679,610 
           
           
Changes in Shares:^#          
Up Shares:          
Issuance of common stock   33,333.33    14,000.00 
Redemption of common stock   (33,333.33)   (2,667.20)
Net change in shares   —      11,332.80 
           
Down Shares:          
Issuance of common stock   33,333.33    14,000.00 
Redemption of common stock   (33,333.33)   (2,667.20)
Net change in shares   —      11,332.80 
           

 

 

 

(1)   Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.
^   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
#   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

   For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2016
  For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2015(1)
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $(12,459)  $(19,718)
           
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:          
           
Decrease in operating assets and liabilities:          
Decrease in management fees payable   (4,383)   14,416 
Net cash used in operating activities   (16,842)   (5,302)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Issuance of common stock   374,508    24,998,000 
Redemption of common stock   (1,479,395)   (5,000,000)
Distributions paid   (3,868,714)   (3,339,672)
Net cash provided by financing activities   (4,973,601)   16,658,328 
Net increase (decrease) in cash   (4,990,443)   16,653,026 
Cash, beginning of period   6,301,872    1,000 
Cash, end of period  $1,311,429   $16,654,026 
           
           
Supplemental and non-cash financing activities          
Receivable for fund shares sold  $—     $1,040,000 

 

(1)   Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Up Shares

 

   For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2016
  For the Period
Ended
June 30, 2015(1)
Per Share Data:(2)(3)          
Net asset value, beginning of period  $22.81   $937.50 
Net investment income (loss)(4)   (0.06)   (0.97)
Net asset value after investment operations   22.75    936.53 
Allocation between share classes   0.45    283.01 
           
Distributions per share declared from:          
Return of capital   (18.95)   (313.09)
Total distributions declared   (18.95)   (313.09)
           
           
Net asset value, end of period  $4.25   $906.45 
Closing trading price, end of period  $5.04   $775.88 
Shares outstanding, end of period   116,667    11,333 
Total return at net asset value(5)(6)   (34.11)%   44.16%
Total return at market value(5)(6)   (24.62)%   18.65%
           
Ratios/supplemental data:          
Net assets, end of period  $495,647   $10,273,111 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(7)   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(7)   (0.95)%   (0.95)%
           

 

(1)   Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.
(2)   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
(3)   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
(4)   Per share amounts based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions, if any, reinvested.
(7)   Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

  

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AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Down Shares

 

   For the Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2016
  For the Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2015
Per Share Data:(2)(3)          
Net asset value, beginning of period  $31.16   $937.50 
Net investment income (loss)(4)   (0.07)   (0.97)
Net asset value after investment operations   31.09    936.53 
Allocation between share classes   (0.46)   (283.02)
           
Distributions declared from:          
Return of capital   (23.65)   —   
Total distributions declared   (23.65)   —   
           
           
Net asset value, end of period  $6.98   $653.51 
Closing trading price, end of period  $5.98   $787.50 
Shares outstanding, end of period   116,667    11,333 
Total return at net asset value(5)(6)   (10.17)%   (30.28)%
Total return at market value(5)(6)   (9.22)%   (16.00)%
           
Ratios/supplemental data:          
Net assets, end of period  $814,757   $7,406,499 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(7)   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(7)   (0.95)%   (0.95)%
           

 

(1)   Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.
(2)   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
(3)   AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.
(4)   Per share amounts based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions, if any, reinvested.
(7)   Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

   June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
  December 31, 2015
Assets:          
Cash  $5,001,000   $1,000 
Total assets  $5,001,000   $1,000 
           
Liabilities:          
Management fees payable  $119   $—   
Total liabilities   119    —   
           
Net assets:          
Paid-in capital   5,001,000    1,000 
Accumulated deficit   (119)   —   
Total net assets   5,000,881    1,000 
Total liabilities and net assets  $5,001,000   $1,000 
Up Shares:          
Net assets  $2,608,454   $500 
Shares outstanding   100,020.00   20.00
Net asset value per share  $26.08  $25.00
           
Down Shares:          
Net assets  $2,392,427   $500 
Shares outstanding   100,020.00   20.00
Net asset value per share  $23.92  $25.00

 

**   On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

   For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2016(1)
  For the Six
Months Ended  
June 30, 2015
 
Expenses:          
Management fees:          
Up Shares  $62   $—   
Down Shares   57    —   
Total expenses   119    —   
Net investment income (loss)   (119)   —   
           
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(119)  $—   
           
Per share data Up Shares:          
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.00)  $—   
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.00)  $—   
Average shares outstanding:   100,020.00    20.00 
Distributions declared per share:  $—     $—   
           
Per share data Down Shares:          
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.00)  $—   
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $(0.00)  $—   
Average shares outstanding:   100,020.00    20.00 
Distributions declared per share:  $—     $—   
           

 

**   On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.
(1)   Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**

Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (Unaudited)

 

 

   For the Six Months Ended  
June 30, 2016(1)
  For the Six Months Ended  
June 30, 2015
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:          
Net investment income (loss)  $(119)  $—   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (119)   —   
           
Distributions to shareholders from:          
Up Shares   —      —   
Down Shares   —      —   
           
Capital transactions:          
Issuance of common stock:          
Up Shares   2,500,000    —   
Down Shares   2,500,000    —   
Redemption of common stock:          
Up Shares   —      —   
Down Shares   —      —   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions   5,000,000    —   
Total increase in net assets   4,999,881    —   
Net assets at beginning of period   1,000    1,000 
Net assets at end of period  $5,000,881   $1,000 
           
           
Changes in Shares:          
Up Shares:          
Issuance of common stock   100,000.00    —   
Redemption of common stock   —      —   
Net change in shares   100,000.00    —   
           
Down Shares:          
Issuance of common stock   100,000.00    —   
Redemption of common stock   —      —   
Net change in shares   100,000.00    —   

 

**   On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.
(1)   Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

   For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2016(1)
  For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $(119)  $—   
           
Adjustments to reconcile net Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:          
           
Increase in operating assets and liabilities:          
Increase in management fees payable   119    —   
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   —      —   
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Issuance of common stock   5,000,000    —   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   5,000,000    —   
Net increase in cash   5,000,000    —   
Cash, beginning of period   1,000    1,000 
Cash, end of period  $5,001,000   $1,000 

 

**   On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.
(1)   Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Up Shares    

   

 

   For the Period
Ended
June 30, 2016*
Per Share Data:
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.00 
Net investment income (loss)(1)   0.00 
Net asset value after investment operations   25.00 
Allocation between share classes   1.08 
      
      
Net asset value, end of period  $26.08 
Closing trading price, end of period  $25.80 
Shares outstanding, end of period   100,020 
Total return at net asset value(2)(3)   4.32%
Total return at market value(2)(3)   3.20%
      
Ratios/supplemental data:     
Net assets, end of period  $2,608,454 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(4)   0.29%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(4)   (0.29)%

  

*   Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.
**   On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.
(1)   Per share amounts based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)   Not annualized.
(3)   Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions, if any, reinvested.
(4)   Annualized.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Down Shares

 

   For the Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2016*
Per Share Data:     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.00 
Net investment income (loss)(1)   —   
Net asset value after investment operations   25.00 
Allocation between share classes   (1.08)
      
      
      
Net asset value, end of period  $23.92 
Closing trading price, end of period  $23.20 
Shares outstanding, end of period   100,020 
Total return at net asset value(2)(3)   (4.32)%
Total return at market value(2)(3)   (7.20)%
      
Ratios/supplemental data:     
Net assets, end of period  $2,392,427 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(4)   0.29%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(4)   (0.29)%

 

*   Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.
**   On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.
(1)   Per share amounts based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)   Not annualized.
(3)   Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions, if any, reinvested.
(4)   Annualized.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

15

 

    AccuShares Trust I *

    Consolidating Statements of Assets & Liabilities

 

   June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
   Accushares
S&P 500
VIX Front-
Month Futures
Index Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock Spot
Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess
Return Fund**
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund
  Consolidating
Total
Assets:                                             
Cash  $1,000   $-     $-     $1,000   $5,001,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,311,429   $6,316,429 
Total assets  $1,000   $-     $-     $1,000   $5,001,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,311,429   $6,316,429 
                                              
Liabilities:                                             
Management fees payable  $-     $-     $-     $-     $119   $-     $-     $1,025   $1,144 
Total liabilities   -      -      -      -      119    -      -      1,025    1,144 
                                              
Net assets:                                             
Paid-in capital   1,000    -      -      1,000    5,001,000    1,000    1,000    1,378,658    6,383,658 
Accumulated deficit   -      -      -      -      (119)   -      -      (68,254)   (68,373)
Total net assets   1,000    -      -      1,000    5,000,881    1,000    1,000    1,310,404    6,315,285 
Total liabilities and net assets  $1,000   $-     $-     $1,000   $5,001,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,311,429   $6,316,429 
                                              
Up Shares:                                             
Net assets  $500   $-     $-     $500   $2,608,454   $500   $500   $495,647     N/A  
Shares outstanding^ #   20.00    -      -      20.00    100,020.00    20.00    20.00    116,666.67     N/A  
Net asset value per share^ #  $25.00   $-     $-     $25.00   $26.08   $25.00   $25.00   $4.25     N/A  
                                              
Down Shares:                                             
Net assets  $500   $-     $-     $500   $2,392,427   $500   $500   $814,757     N/A  
Shares outstanding^ #   20.00    -      -      20.00    100,020.00    20.00    20.00    116,666.67     N/A  
Net asset value per share^ #  $25.00   $-     $-     $25.00   $23.92   $25.00   $25.00   $6.98     N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Assets and Liabilities of AccuShares Trust I (formerly known as AccuShares Commodities Trust I) (the “Trust”) are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements. The Trust does not have assets or liabilities separate from those of its eight fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1) Closed as of June 15, 2016                        

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

16

 

AccuShares Trust I *


Consolidating Statements of Assets & Liabilities

 

   December 31, 2015
   Accushares
S&P 500
VIX Front-
Month Futures
Index Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial Metals
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund
  Consolidating
Total
Assets:                                             
Cash  $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $6,301,872   $6,308,872 
Total assets  $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $6,301,872   $6,308,872 
                                              
Liabilities:                                             
Management fees payable  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $5,408   $5,408 
Total liabilities   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      5,408    5,408 
    -                                           
Net assets:   -                                           
Paid-in capital   1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    6,352,259    6,359,259 
Accumulated deficit   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      (55,795)   (55,795)
Total net assets   1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    6,296,464    6,303,464 
Total liabilities and net assets  $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $6,301,872   $6,308,872 
                                              
Up Shares:                                             
Net assets  $500   $500   $500   $500   $500   $500   $500   $2,660,871     N/A  
Shares outstanding^ #   20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    116,666.67     N/A  
Net asset value per share^ #  $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $22.81     N/A  
                                              
Down Shares:                                             
Net assets  $500   $500   $500   $500   $500   $500   $500   $3,635,593     N/A  
Shares outstanding^ #   20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    116,666.67     N/A  
Net asset value per share^ #  $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $31.16     N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Assets and Liabilities of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements. The Trust does not have assets or liabilities separate from those of its eight fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

17

 

  AccuShares Trust I *

  Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
   Accushares
S&P 500 VIX
Front-Month
Futures
Index Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture
& Livestock
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**(2)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural
Gas Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund
  Consolidating
Total
Expenses:                                             
Management fees:                                             
Up Shares  $-     $-     $-     $-     $62   $-     $-     $1,697   $1,759 
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      57    -      -      1,809    1,866 
Total expenses   -      -      -      -      119    -      -      3,506    3,625 
Net investment income (loss)   -      -      -      -      (119)   -      -      (3,506)   (3,625)
                                              
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(119)  $-     $-     $(3,506)  $(3,625)
                                              
Per share data Up Shares:^ #                                             
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.02)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.02)    N/A  
Average shares outstanding:   20.00    16.70    16.70    20.00    100,020.00    20.00    20.00    87,362.64     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $6.05     N/A  
                                              
Per share data Down Shares:^ #                                             
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.02)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.02)    N/A  
Average shares outstanding:   20.00    16.70    16.70    20.00    100,020.00    20.00    20.00    87,362.64     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $5.49     N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Operations of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.  The Trust does not have income or expenses separate from those of its eight fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1) Closed as of June 15, 2016.

(2) Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.                                    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

18

 

AccuShares Trust I *

Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
    AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares Spot
CBOE VIX
Fund(1)
  Consolidating
Total
Expenses:                                        
Management fees:                                        
Up Shares  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $9,864   $9,864 
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      9,854    9,854 
Total expenses   -      -      -      -      -      -      19,718    19,718 
Net investment income (loss)   -      -      -      -      -      -      (19,718)   (19,718)
                                         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(19,718)  $(19,718)
                                         
Per share data Up Shares:^ #                                        
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
  Average shares outstanding:   20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    10,170.64     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $313.09     N/A  
                                         
Per share data Down Shares:^ #                                        
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
  Average shares outstanding:   20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    10,170.64     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-       N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Operations of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.  The Trust does not have income or expenses separate from those of its seven fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1) Commenced operations on May 19, 2015

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

19

 

 

AccuShares Trust I *

Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited) 

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
    Accushares
S&P 500 VIX
Front-Month
Futures
Index Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**(2)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund
  Consolidating
Total
Expenses:                                             
Management fees:                                             
Up Shares  $-     $-     $-     $-     $62   $-     $-     $5,724   $5,786 
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      57    -      -      6,735    6,792 
Total expenses   -      -      -      -      119    -      -      12,459    12,578 
Net investment income (loss)   -      -      -      -      (119)   -      -      (12,459)   (12,578)
                                              
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(119)  $-     $-     $(12,459)  $(12,578)
                                              
Per share data Up Shares:^ #                                             
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.06)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.06)    N/A  
  Average shares outstanding:   20.00    18.35    18.35    20.00    100,020.00    20.00    20.00    91,300.37     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $18.95     N/A  
                                              
Per share data Down Shares:^ #                                             
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.07)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.00)  $-     $-     $(0.07)    N/A  
  Average shares outstanding:   20.00    18.35    18.35    20.00    100,020.00    20.00    20.00    91,300.37     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $23.65     N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Operations of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.  The Trust does not have income or expenses separate from those of its eight fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1) Closed as of June 15, 2016.

(2) Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.                                      

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

20

 

AccuShares Trust I *

Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
    AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund(1)
  Consolidating
Total
Expenses:                                        
Management fees:                                        
Up Shares  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $9,864   $9,864 
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      9,854    9,854 
Total expenses   -      -      -      -      -      -      19,718    19,718 
Net investment income (loss)   -      -      -      -      -      -      (19,718)   (19,718)
                                         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(19,718)  $(19,718)
                                         
Per share data Up Shares:^ #                                        
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
  Average shares outstanding:   20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    10,170.64     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $313.09     N/A  
                                         
Per share data Down Shares:^ #                                        
Earnings per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
Net investment loss per share (basic and diluted):  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(0.97)    N/A  
  Average shares outstanding:   20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    20.00    10,170.64     N/A  
Distributions declared per share:  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-       N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Operations of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.  The Trust does not have income or expenses separate from those of its seven fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1) Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Trust I *

  Consolidating Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

     

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
   Accushares
S&P 500 VIX
Front-Month
Futures
Index
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock Spot
Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**(2)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund
  Consolidating
Total
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:                                             
Net investment income (loss)  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(119)  $-     $-     $(12,459)  $(12,578)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   -      -      -      -      (119)   -      -      (12,459)   (12,578)
                                              
Distributions to shareholders from:                                             
Return of capital:                                             
Up Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      (1,794,227)   (1,794,227)
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      (2,074,487)   (2,074,487)
Total distributions to shareholders   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      (3,868,714)   (3,868,714)
                                              
Capital share transactions:                                             
Issuance of common stock:                                             
Up Shares   -      -      -      -      2,500,000    -      -      179,331    2,679,331 
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      2,500,000    -      -      195,177    2,695,177 
Redemption of common stock:                                             
Up Shares   -      (500)   (500)   -      -      -      -      (693,930)   (694,930)
Down Shares   -      (500)   (500)   -      -      -      -      (785,465)   (786,465)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   -      (1,000)   (1,000)   -      5,000,000    -      -      (1,104,887)   3,893,113 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   -      (1,000)   (1,000)   -      4,999,881    -      -      (4,986,060)   11,821 
Net assets at beginning of period   1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    6,296,464    6,303,464 
Net assets at end of period  $1,000   $-     $-     $1,000   $5,000,881   $1,000   $1,000   $1,310,404   $6,315,285 
                                              
Changes in shares:^                                             
Up Shares:                                             
Issuance of common stock   -      -      -      -      100,000.00    -      -      33,333.33     N/A  
Redemption of common stock   -      (20.00)   (20.00)   -      -      -      -      (33,333.33)    N/A  
Net change in shares   -      (20.00)   (20.00)   -      100,000.00    -      -      -       N/A  
                                              
Down Shares:                                             
Issuance of common stock   -      -      -      -      100,000.00    -      -      33,333.33     N/A  
Redemption of common stock   -      (20.00)   (20.00)   -      -      -      -      (33,333.33)    N/A  
Net change in shares   -      (20.00)   (20.00)   -      100,000.00    -      -      -       N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Changes in Net Assets of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements. The Trust does not have capital separate from that of its eight fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1) Closed as of June 15, 2016.

(2)  Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.                                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Trust I *

Consolidating Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

     

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
    AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund(1)
  Consolidating
Total
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(19,718)  $(19,718)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   -      -      -      -      -      -      (19,718)   (19,718)
                                         
Distributions to shareholders from:                                        
Return of capital:                                        
Up Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      (3,339,672)   (3,339,672)
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      -   
Total distributions to shareholders   -      -      -      -      -      -      (3,339,672)   (3,339,672)
                                         
Capital share transactions:                                        
Issuance of common stock:                                        
Up Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      13,552,000    13,552,000 
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      12,486,000    12,486,000 
Redemption of common stock:                                        
Up Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      (2,731,546)   (2,731,546)
Down Shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      (2,268,454)   (2,268,454)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   -      -      -      -      -      -      21,038,000    21,038,000 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   -      -      -      -      -      -      17,678,610    17,678,610 
Net assets at beginning of period   1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    7,000 
Net assets at end of period  $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $17,679,610   $17,685,610 
                                         
Changes in shares:^                                        
Up Shares:                                        
Issuance of common stock   -      -      -      -      -      -      14,000.00     N/A  
Redemption of common stock   -      -      -      -      -      -      (2,667.20)    N/A  
Net change in shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      11,332.80     N/A  
                                         
Down Shares:                                        
Issuance of common stock   -      -      -      -      -      -      14,000.00     N/A  
Redemption of common stock   -      -      -      -      -      -      (2,667.20)    N/A  
Net change in shares   -      -      -      -      -      -      11,332.80     N/A  

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Changes in Net Assets of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements. The Trust does not have capital separate from that of its seven fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

^ AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made corrective distributions on September 22, 2015 and October 22, 2015. Additionally, a 1 for 10 reverse stock split occurred on September 25, 2015 and October 23, 2015. The corrective distributions and reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

# AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund made a corrective distribution on July 26, 2016. Additionally, a 1 for 3 reverse stock split occurred on June 23, 2016. The corrective distribution and reverse stock split have been retroactively applied to the per share data shown above. See Note 7 for further information.  

(1)  Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Trust I*

    Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
   Accushares
S&P 500 VIX
Front-Month
Futures Index
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock Spot
Fund(1)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**(2)
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund
  Consolidating
Total
Cash flows from operating activities:                                             
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $-     $-     $-     $-     $(119)  $-     $-     $(12,459)  $(12,578)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:                                             
Increase (decrease) in operating assets and liabilities:                                             
Increase (decrease) in management fees payable   -      -      -      -      119    -      -      (4,383)   (4,264)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      (16,842)   (16,842)
                                              
                                              
Cash flows from financing activities:                                             
Issuance of common stock   -      -      -      -      5,000,000    -      -      374,508    5,374,508 
Redemption of common stock   -      (1,000)   (1,000)   -      -      -      -      (1,479,395)   (1,481,395)
Distributions paid   -      -      -      -      -      -      -      (3,868,714)   (3,868,714)
Net cash provided by financing activities   -      (1,000)   (1,000)   -      5,000,000    -      -      (4,973,601)   24,399 
                                              
Net increase (decrease) in cash   -      (1,000)   (1,000)   -      5,000,000    -      -      (4,990,443)   7,557 
Cash, beginning of period   1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    6,301,872    6,308,872 
Cash, end of period  $1,000   $-     $-     $1,000   $5,001,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,311,429   $6,316,429 
                                              
                                              
Supplemental and non-cash financing activities                                             
Receivable for fund shares sold  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-   

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.  The Trust does not have cash separate from that of its eight fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

(1)  Closed as of June 15, 2016.

(2)  Commenced operations on June 28, 2016.      

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Trust I*

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

  

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
    AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Agriculture &
Livestock Spot
Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Industrial
Metals
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Crude Oil
Excess Return
Fund**
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Brent Oil
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
S&P GSCI
Natural Gas
Spot Fund
  AccuShares
Spot CBOE
VIX Fund(1)
  Consolidating
Total
Cash flows from operating activities:                                        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $(19,718)  $(19,718)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:                                        
Increase (decrease) in operating assets and liabilities:                                        
Increase (decrease) in management fees payable   -      -      -      -      -      -      14,416    14,416 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   -      -      -      -      -      -      (5,302)   (5,302)
                                         
                                         
Cash flows from financing activities:                                        
Issuance of common stock   -      -      -      -      -      -      24,998,000    24,998,000 
Redemption of common stock   -      -      -      -      -      -      (5,000,000)   (5,000,000)
Distributions paid   -      -      -      -      -      -      (3,339,672)   (3,339,672)
Net cash provided by financing activities   -      -      -      -      -      -      16,658,328    16,658,328 
                                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash   -      -      -      -      -      -      16,653,026    16,653,026 
Cash, beginning of period   1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000    7,000 
Cash, end of period  $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000   $16,654,026   $16,660,026 
                                         
                                         
Supplemental and non-cash financing activities                              
Receivable for fund shares sold  $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $1,040,000   $1,040,000 

 

* The Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows of the Trust are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.  The Trust does not have cash separate from that of its seven fund series.  An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole.

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.  

(1)  Commenced operations on May 19, 2015.                              

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

 

AccuShares Trust I (formerly known as AccuShares Commodities Trust I) (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on June 28, 2013 and is currently organized into eight separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund (the “VIX Fund”), one of the Trust’s series, issues shares that represent beneficial interests in, and ownership of, the assets of the VIX Fund only. The AccuShares S&P GSCI® Crude Oil Excess Return Fund (the “Crude Oil Fund”), one of the Trust’s series, issues shares that represent beneficial interests in, and ownership of, the assets of the Crude Oil Fund only. The VIX Fund and The Crude Oil Fund offer their shares on a continuous basis and are listed on the NASDAQ OMX (the “Exchange”).

The VIX Fund commenced operations as of May 19, 2015. The Crude Oil Fund commenced operations as of June 28, 2016. As of June 30, 2016, no other Fund has commenced operations.

The Trust may offer shares of an additional fund series. The term of the Trust and the Funds is perpetual unless terminated earlier by the Trust’s sponsor, AccuShares Investment Management, LLC (the “Sponsor”).

The shares of the Funds are designed for investors who want a cost-effective, targeted and transparent exposure to changes in such Fund’s referenced financial index (an “Underlying Index”). The CBOE® Volatility Index® (the “VIX Index”) is the Underlying Index of the VIX Fund and the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Index is the Underlying Index of the Crude Oil Fund.

Each Fund seeks to track its Underlying Index’s changes, without the need to hold any securities, futures or other financial instruments relating to its Underlying Index or the assets referenced by the Underlying Index. Instead, the Funds are expressly limited to holding only: cash; bills, bonds and notes issued and guaranteed by the United States Treasury with remaining maturities of 90 calendar days or less (“Eligible Treasuries”); and overnight repurchase agreements collateralized by United States Treasury securities (“Eligible Repos”, together with cash and Eligible Treasuries, “Eligible Assets”). A Fund’s Eligible Assets are not managed to track performance of such Fund’s Underlying Index. A Fund will invest its assets so as to preserve capital while, at the same time, earning an investment return that is consistent with such preservation of capital.

 

A Fund will issue its shares in offsetting pairs of share classes, where one constituent of the pair is positively linked to such Fund’s Underlying Index (“Up Shares”) and the other constituent is negatively linked to such Fund’s Underlying Index (“Down Shares”). Therefore, a Fund will only issue, distribute, maintain and redeem equal quantities of Up and Down Shares at all times. Once issued, and before any redemption, the Up Shares and Down Shares of a Fund are expected to trade separately without restriction on the Exchange.

The Funds’ custodian will determine daily each Fund’s liquidation value attributable to each of its classes (“Class Value”), which liquidation value is based on the value of such Fund’s Eligible Assets attributable to such class, (a) plus any accrued income or gains or losses on such assets attributable to such class (“Investment Income”), (b) less all fees, expenses and taxes attributable to such class not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, where such income and gains after deduction of such fees, expenses and taxes is referred to as the class’ “Net Investment Income.” Investment Income with respect to a class will be adjusted during any creation or redemption order settlement period for any increases or decreases in value of the Fund’s assets attributable to such class resulting from such order. The Net Investment Income and Investment Income can be positive or negative.

The Sponsor initially capitalized each of its seven initial Funds with $1,000 in exchange for 20 shares of the Fund’s Up Shares and 20 shares of its Down Shares. On October 5, 2015, AccuShares Trust I filed a registration statement on Form S-1 for the AccuShares S&P 500 VIX Front-Month Futures Index Fund which is the eighth series of the Trust. The AccuShares S&P 500 Front-Month Futures Index Fund was capitalized on December 31, 2015 with $1,000 in exchange for 20 shares of the Fund’s Up Shares and 20 shares of its Down Shares.

The following funds have closed as of June 15, 2016: AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Fund and AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture & Livestock Spot Fund.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds and the Trust in preparation of these financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with GAAP.

In accordance with ASU 946, the Sponsor has determined the Trust is classified as an investment company for financial reporting purposes, and accordingly, the Trust follows the accounting guidance for investment companies. However, the Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not required to register under such act.

Revenue Recognition

The Funds will record investment transactions on each trade date. Realized gains and losses are based on the specific identification method.

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, will be recorded on an accrual basis. Discount and premiums to par value on investments purchased will be accreted and amortized, respectively, into interest income over the life of the respective investment using the effective interest method. Original issue discount and market discounts or premiums will be capitalized and amortized into interest income using the effective interest method or straight-line method, as applicable.

Use of Estimates and Indemnifications

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in these financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required for annual consolidated financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto in the Trust’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”).

The financial statements reflect all adjustments, both normal and recurring which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of the Trust’s results of operations and financial condition for the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and the differences could be material. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

In the normal course of business, the Trust on behalf of a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure, under these arrangements, cannot be known; however, the Sponsor expects any risk of loss to be remote.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Fair Value Measurements

The Funds follow ASC 820 for measuring the fair value of portfolio investments. Fair value is the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation models involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity. A Fund’s fair value analysis includes an analysis of the value of any unfunded loan commitments. Financial investments recorded at fair value in the financial statements are categorized for disclosure purposes based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of the investment as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

·                     Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

·                     Level 2 — Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable at the measurement date. This category includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets including actionable bids from third parties for privately held assets or liabilities, and observable inputs other than quoted prices such as yield curves and forward currency rates that are entered directly into valuation models to determine the value of derivatives or other assets or liabilities.

·                     Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and where there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. The inputs for the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation and is based upon management’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

As of June 30, 2016, the Funds held no investments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Any date on which there is cash on deposit in a Fund’s custody account that is not required to make payments or to make distributions to shareholders all such cash will be either held as cash or invested by the investment advisor (the “Investment Advisor”) to the Fund, acting in accordance with Non-Custody Investment Advisory Agreement among the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, the Sponsor and the Investment Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) in:

·cash bank deposits,
·bills, notes and bonds issued and backed by the full faith and credit of the government of the United States of America, which qualify as Eligible Treasuries because they have residual maturities less than or equal to 90 calendar days, or
·agreements for the sale and repurchase of, and collateralized by, bills, notes and bonds issued and backed by the full faith and credit of the government of the United States of America, which qualify as Eligible Repos.

The Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust between the Sponsor and the trustee of the Trust (“Trustee”), as amended by an instrument of amendment dated June 5, 2015, by an instrument of amendment dated September 29, 2015, and by instrument of amendment dated June 17, 2016, and as may be further amended and restated from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”) limits, and the Investment Advisory Agreement directs the Investment Advisor to limit, the Funds’ holdings of Eligible Repos to 40% of its Eligible Assets.

All cash balances are held by one counterparty, State Street Bank and Trust Company.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Investments

The Funds will hold only cash, short-dated U.S. Treasuries or collateralized U.S. Treasury repurchases. The Funds will not invest in equity securities, futures, swaps, or other assets that may track their respective Underlying Indices.

Distributions

Unlike other exchange traded products, and for the protection of investors in the Funds, the Funds have an additional set of protective features built in to ensure that the shares track their intended Underlying Index.

These protective features include:

·Regular Distributions;
·Special Distributions; and
·Corrective Distributions.

In addition, notice of Net Income Distributions for the classes of the Funds, if any, will also be included in the notifications of Regular, Special and Corrective Distributions.

Reverse share splits will be declared to maintain a positive Class Value per Share for either the Up Shares or the Down Shares should the Class Value per Share of either class approach zero. Reverse share splits are expected to occur in the context of Special Distributions and are expected to be triggered after Class Value per Share declines below $4.00. No other share splits are expected to occur, although the Sponsor will have the right to declare in its sole discretion a share split, either forward or reverse, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, as may be further amended and restated from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”).

Income Taxes

For U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, the Trust intends to treat (i) each Fund as a separate taxable corporation, (ii) the shares of each Fund as stock therein and (iii) each investor in a Fund as a shareholder in such Fund. Accordingly, each taxable year each Fund will be subject to federal and applicable state and local income taxation at applicable corporate income tax rates on its net taxable income, if any.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August, 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 requires the Company to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within the one year period subsequent to the date that the financial statements are issued or within the one year period subsequent the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. ASU 2014-15 becomes effective for fiscal periods ending after December 15, 2016; however, early adoption is permitted. The Company has not elected to early adopt ASU 2014-15 and is considering its effects upon the financial statements.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

3. Agreements

Management Fee

The classes of the Funds pay the Sponsor a management fee (the “Management Fee”) in consideration of the Sponsor’s management and administrative services and the other services provided to the Funds for which the Sponsor pays directly. The Management Fee is paid by the classes of the Funds, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to the percentage of its average daily Class Value at the rates indicated in the following table:

    Management Fee for
Up Shares
  Management Fee for
Down Shares
         
  AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund   95 basis points   95 basis points
  AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot Fund   75 basis points   75 basis points
  AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund**   29 basis points   29 basis points
  AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Fund   45 basis points   45 basis points
  AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Fund   60 basis points   60 basis points
  AccuShares S&P 500 VIX Front-Month Futures Index Fund   95 basis points   95 basis points

 

** On September 29, 2015, the name of the AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Fund was changed to AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund.

The Sponsor receives the Management Fee and otherwise bears all the routine ordinary expenses of the Funds, including the fees and reimbursable expenses of the Trustee, the Investment Advisor, the custodian, the administrator, the transfer agent, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the “Index Provider”) and the marketing agent. The Funds bear all their tax liabilities, which are accrued daily, and their extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor under the Trust Agreement. Expenses, fees and taxes shall be accrued in advance for all non-business days at the end of the immediately preceding business day.

No other fee is paid by the Funds. The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s management and administrative services and the other services provided to the Funds for which the Sponsor pays directly.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

3. Agreements (continued)

Management Fee

Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor has exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Funds. Specifically, the Sponsor:

·                     Selects the Funds’ service providers;

·                     Negotiates various fees and agreements; and

·                     Performs such other services as the Sponsor believes that the Trust may require from time to time.

For the VIX Fund, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, Management Fees charged amounted to $1,697 and $5,724, for the Up Shares, respectively and $1,809 and $6,735, for the Down Shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2016, $1,025 remained payable. For the VIX Fund, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, Management Fees charged amounted to $9,864 and $9,864, for the Up Shares, respectively and $9,854 and $9,854, for the Down Shares, respectively.

For the Crude Oil Fund, for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2016, Management Fees charged amounted to $62 and $57, for the Up Shares and Down Shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2016, $119 remained payable. For the Crude Oil Fund, for the period ended June 30, 2015, there were no Management Fees charged.

Brokerage Commissions and Fees

Each Fund will pay its respective brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, if any.

The Administrator, Transfer Agent and Custodian

The Sponsor and the Trust, on behalf of itself and on behalf of the Funds, have appointed State Street Bank and Trust Company as the administrator of the Funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company has entered into the administration agreement which sets forth the terms of the services provided by the administrator (the “Administration Agreement”) in connection therewith. In addition, State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as transfer agent and custodian of the Funds. The administrator’s fees are paid on behalf of the Funds by the Sponsor out of the Management Fee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement and under the supervision and direction of the Sponsor, the administrator performs or supervises the performance of services necessary for the operation and administration of the Funds (other than making investment decisions or providing services provided by other service providers), including accounting and other fund administrative services.

Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses

The Sponsor will pay all of the routine operational, administrative, and other ordinary expenses of the Funds, including, but not limited to, computer services expenses, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, the Investment Advisor, the custodian, the administrator, the transfer agent, the Index Provider, the marketing agent and any other service providers of the Funds, legal and accounting fees and expenses, filing fees, and printing, mailing and duplication costs.

Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses

All extraordinary, non-recurring expenses (referred to as extraordinary fees and expenses in the Trust Agreement), if any, will be borne by the affected Fund(s). Extraordinary fees and expenses affecting the Trust as a whole will be prorated to a Fund according to its respective aggregate Class Values. Extraordinary, non-recurring expenses include, without limitation, legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other unanticipated expenses. Such fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable with respect to timing and amount.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

4. Offering Costs

Normal and expected expenses incurred in connection with the continuous offering of shares of the Funds will be paid by the Sponsor.

5. Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

A Fund will issue and redeem shares from time to time, but only in one or more blocks of both 25,000 Up Shares and 25,000 Down Shares of the Funds (“Creation Units”). Creation Units may be created or redeemed only by an entity that is (1) a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions, (2) a direct participant in The Depository Trust Company, and (3) a party to an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, on behalf of a Fund setting forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of Creation Units in the Funds (“Authorized Participant”). Authorized Participants may sell the shares included in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the shares are not redeemable securities. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem shares directly from or with a Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker.

Authorized Participants will pay a transaction fee of $600 per order plus 0.005% of the aggregate order value to the custodian in connection with the order for the creation or redemption of VIX Fund Creation Units. The transaction fee is intended to defray the transfer agent’s cost for processing the creation and redemption orders and the Sponsor’s Trust offering registration fee expense.

The transaction fee may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor at its sole discretion.

6. Tax Information

As of June 30, 2016, the VIX and the Crude Oil Funds’ deferred tax assets were due to U.S. net operating losses (“NOL”). We believe it is more likely than not that the benefit from the NOL carryforwards will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, management has provided a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets. Management will continue to monitor deferred taxes and deferred tax allowances.

  

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

7. Net Assets

Corporate Actions

VIX Fund

On September 22, 2015 a Corrective Distribution was paid for both the Up Shares and Down Shares in which each outstanding Up Shares received one Down Share and each outstanding Down Share received one Up Share. The effect of the transaction was to multiply the number of outstanding shares of the Up Shares and Down Shares by 2, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the net asset value per share. The share transactions and cash distribution rates presented in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, the per share data in the Financial Highlights as well as the following cash distribution rates, have been adjusted retroactively to reflect these corrective distributions, as of May 19, 2015 (Inception). There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total returns as a result of these transactions.

On September 25, 2015, a 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split was effective for both the Up Shares and Down Shares.  The effect of the transaction was to divide the number of outstanding shares of the Up Shares and Down Shares by 10, resulting in a corresponding increase in the net asset value per share. The share transactions and cash distribution rates presented in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, the per share data in the Financial Highlights as well as the following cash distribution rates, have been adjusted retroactively to reflect these reverse stock splits, as of May 19, 2015 (Inception). There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total returns as a result of these transactions.

On October 22, 2015, a Corrective Distribution was paid for both the Up Shares and Down Shares in which each outstanding Up Shares received one Down Share and each outstanding Down Share received one Up Share. The effect of the transaction was to multiply the number of outstanding shares of the Up Shares and Down Shares by 2, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the net asset value per share. The share transactions and cash distribution rates presented in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, the per share data in the Financial Highlights as well as the following cash distribution rates, have been adjusted retroactively to reflect these corrective distributions, as of May 19, 2015 (Inception). There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total returns as a result of these transactions.

On October 23, 2015, a 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split was effective for both the Up Shares and Down Shares.  The effect of the transaction was to divide the number of outstanding shares of the Up Shares and Down Shares by 10, resulting in a corresponding increase in the net asset value per share.  The share transactions and cash distribution rates presented in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, the per share data in the Financial Highlights as well as the following cash distribution rates, have been adjusted retroactively to reflect these reverse stock splits, as of May 19, 2015 (Inception). There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total returns as a result of these transactions.

On June 23, 2016, a 1-for-3 Reverse Stock Split was effective for both the Up Shares and Down Shares.  The effect of the transaction was to divide the number of outstanding shares of the Up Shares and Down Shares by 3, resulting in a corresponding increase in the net asset value per share.  The share transactions and cash distribution rates presented in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, the per share data in the Financial Highlights as well as the following cash distribution rates, have been adjusted retroactively to reflect these reverse stock splits, as of May 19, 2015 (Inception). There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total returns as a result of these transactions.

On July 26, 2016, a Corrective Distribution will be paid for both the Up Shares and Down Shares in which each outstanding Up Shares received one Down Share and each outstanding Down Share received one Up Share. The effect of the transaction was to multiply the number of outstanding shares of the Up Shares and Down Shares by 2, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the net asset value per share. The share transactions and cash distribution rates presented in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, the per share data in the Financial Highlights as well as the following cash distribution rates, have been adjusted retroactively to reflect these corrective distributions, as of May 19, 2015 (Inception). There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total returns as a result of these transactions.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

7. Net Assets (continued)

Distributions

The following table reflects the Funds’ distributions declared per each outstanding Up Share and Down Share, for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

Fund Name Share Class Date Declared Record Date Payment Date Amount Per Share
VIX Fund Up Shares January 19, 2016 January 21, 2016 January 25, 2016 $12.90
VIX Fund Down Shares February 17, 2016 February 19, 2016 February 23, 2016 $6.20
VIX Fund Down Shares March 16, 2016 March 18, 2016 March 22, 2016 $11.96
VIX Fund Down Shares April 18, 2016 April 20, 2016 April 22, 2016 $5.49
VIX Fund Up Shares May 17, 2016 May 19, 2016 May 23, 2016 $0.59
VIX Fund Up Shares June 16, 2016 June 20, 2016 June 22, 2016 $5.46

The Crude Oil Fund had no distributions during the period ended June 30, 2016.

The VIX and Crude Oil Funds had no distributions during the period ended June 30, 2015.

8. Related Party Transactions

 

Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, each class of the Funds pay the Sponsor the Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.95% of the average daily Class Value of each class of the VIX Fund and an amount equal to 0.29% of the average daily Class Value of each class of the Crude Oil Fund.

 

The Sponsor receives the Management Fee and otherwise bears all the routine ordinary expenses of the Fund, including the fees and reimbursable expenses of the trustee of the Trust (“Trustee”), the investment advisor to the Fund (“Investment Advisor”), the custodian, the administrator, the transfer agent, the Index Provider and the marketing agent. The Fund bears all its tax liabilities, which are accrued daily, and its extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor under the Trust Agreement. Expenses, fees and taxes shall be accrued in advance for all non-business days at the end of the immediately preceding business day.

 

No other fee is paid by the Fund. The Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s management and administrative services and the other services provided to the Fund for which the Sponsor pays directly.

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AccuShares Trust I

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the VIX Fund, Crude Oil Fund, and Trust’s financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued.

On July 22, 2016, the Crude Oil Fund Down Shares paid a cash distribution of $0.454781 per each outstanding Down Share.

On July 26, 2016, the VIX Fund Down Shares paid a distribution of 1.610701 Up Share per outstanding Down Share and 1.610701 Down Share per outstanding Down Share.  Also on July 26, 2016, a Corrective Distribution was paid for both the Up Shares and Down Shares in which each outstanding Up Shares received one Down Share and each outstanding Down Share received one Up Share.

Management has determined that there are no other material events that would require disclosure in the VIX Fund, the Crude Oil Fund, or the Trust’s financial statements through this date.

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Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial conditions, operations, future performance and business of the AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund (the “VIX Fund”), AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Fund (the “Crude Oil Fund”), or AccuShares Trust I (formerly known as AccuShares Commodities Trust I) (the “Trust”). These statements can be identified by the use of the words “may”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential” or similar words and phrases. These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses AccuShares Investment Management, LLC, as sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”) has made based on its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments. Neither the Trust nor the Sponsor is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements, to conform such statements to actual results or to reflect a change in management’s expectations or predictions.

Introduction

The VIX Fund and the Crude Oil Fund, each a series of the Trust, are the only operational series of the Trust and commenced operations on May 19, 2015 and June 28, 2016, respectively. Additionally, the Trust does not have assets, liabilities, income, expenses, capital or cash separate from that of its six fund series (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).1 An investor in a series of the Trust has an entitlement to the assets of that series only and not to the assets of any other series or the Trust as a whole. Consequently, this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates solely to the VIX Fund and the Crude Oil Fund, as applicable. The consolidating financial statements of the Trust included in this report are being provided solely to meet Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory requirements.

Each Fund continuously offers and redeems its shares only in blocks of 50,000 shares that are comprised of 25,000 shares of each of its two classes (“Creation Units”). Only an entity that is (1) a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions, (2) a direct participant in The Depository Trust Company, and (3) a party to an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds setting forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of Creation Units in the Funds (“Authorized Participant”) may purchase and redeem Creation Units for cash. Once issued, and before any redemption, each class of the Funds’ shares trade separately without restriction on the NASDAQ OMX (the “Exchange”).

Investment Objectives, Class Value and Class Value per Share

Each Fund is designed to track the changes in an “Underlying Index” occurring from the prior distribution declaration date (each, a “Distribution Date”), or the date of inception of the Fund’s operations in the case of the first Distribution Date of the Fund (in either case, the “prior Distribution Date”), to the next Distribution Date (the “Measuring Period”). The Underlying Index is the CBOE Volatility Index for the VIX Fund and the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Index for the Crude Oil Fund. Each Fund issue its shares in offsetting pairs, where one constituent of the pair, or class, is positively linked to the Fund’s Underlying Index (“Up Shares”) and the other constituent is negatively linked to the Fund’s Underlying Index (“Down Shares”). At the inception of operations of each Fund, the Sponsor established the initial fixed linear relationship of each of the Fund’s classes (each class’ “Share Index Factor”), which is positive in the case of the Up Shares and negative in the case of the Down Shares, of the liquidation value of the Fund attributable to each of its classes (“Class Value”) to the Fund’s Underlying Index. Each class’ Share Index Factor determines the class’ level of participation in the Fund’s Underlying Index, and is reset following certain types of distributions as described below.

Following the inception of each Fund’s operations, the custodian has daily allocated among the Fund’s Up Shares and Down Shares their respective Class Values where the Class Value for each class of the Fund is shared equally among the outstanding shares of such class. This daily allocation of Class Values results in the “Class Value per Share” for each Up Share and each Down Share of such Fund. The Class Value of each class is daily allocated by the custodian based on changes in the level of the Underlying Index from the previous calculation date. For the VIX Fund, in certain circumstances, an additional daily amount of Class Value per Share is both subtracted from the Up Shares’ Class Value per Share and added to the Down Shares’ Class Value per Share (the “Daily Amount”). Consequently, the Class Value per Share of a class of a Fund is such class’ allocation per share of the Fund’s liquidation value reflecting changes in the Fund’s Underlying Index in accordance with the linkage – positive or negative – such class has to the Underlying Index, and, for the VIX Fund the Daily Amount.

 

1 On June 15, 2016, the AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Fund and AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and Livestock Spot Fund were terminated by written instrument. Although both Funds had been seeded by the Sponsor, neither had commenced operations.

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For any single Measuring Period in which a Fund’s Underlying Index rises or falls by more than 90%, Class Value per Share will be calculated based on a rise or fall, as applicable, of 90% and not the actual rise or fall of the Underlying Index (the “Class Value per Share Limitation”). Therefore the Class Value per Share of such Fund’s Down Shares will not decline, and the Class Value per Share of its Up Shares will not increase, by more than 90% in a single Measuring Period when the Fund’s Underlying Index is rapidly rising. Conversely, the Class Value per Share Limitation is designed to preclude the Class Value per Share of such Fund’s Up Shares from declining, and the Class Value per Share of its Down Shares from increasing, by more than 90% in a single Measuring Period when the Fund’s Underlying Index is rapidly falling.

Each Fund seeks to track its Underlying Index’s changes without the need to hold any securities, futures or other financial instruments relating to its Underlying Index or the assets referenced by the Underlying Index. Instead, each Fund is expressly limited to holding only: cash; bills, bonds and notes issued and guaranteed by the United States Treasury with remaining maturities of 90 calendar days or less (“Eligible Treasuries”); and over-night repurchase agreements collateralized by United States Treasury securities (“Eligible Repos,” together with cash and Eligible Treasuries, “Eligible Assets”). Consequently the Class Value of each class of a Fund is based on the value of such Fund’s Eligible Assets attributable to such class, plus any accrued income or gains or losses on such assets attributable to such class (“Investment Income”), less all fees, expenses and taxes attributable to such class not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, where such income and gains after deduction of such fees, expenses and taxes is referred to as the class’ “Net Investment Income.” Each class’ Net Investment Income and Investment Income can be positive or negative.

Up Shares of each Fund seek to provide investment results, before adjustment for the class’ Net Investment Income and, for the VIX Fund, the Daily Amount, which results correspond to the performance of the Underlying Index over a Measuring Period, whether favorable or adverse (subject to the Class Value per Share Limitation). Down Shares of each Fund seek to provide investment results, before adjustment for the class’ Net Investment Income and, for the VIX Fund, the Daily Amount, which results correspond to the inverse of the performance (negative one times) of its Underlying Index over a Measuring Period, whether favorable or adverse (subject to the Class Value per Share Limitation).

Distributions

Each Fund expected to engage in four types of distributions. The first type of distribution occurs at regular monthly intervals for each Fund (“Regular Distribution”). Regular Distributions will generally occur as long as there has been a change in the level of the Underlying Index and, for the VIX Fund, the Daily Amount as of the Distribution Date since the prior Distribution Date. Secondly, each Fund expects to declare cash distributions on each Distribution Date to the shareholders of any class of the Fund whose class Net Investment Income is positive as of such Distribution Date.

The other two types of distributions are not expected to regularly occur and are mechanisms intended to protect the interests of investors by providing them with the expected value of their shares upon specified events. Thus, the third type of distribution (“Special Distribution”) occurs when the level or value of a Fund’s Underlying Index, as measured at the close, changes by more than 75% since the prior Distribution Date but before the next Regular Distribution Date. The fourth type of distribution (“Corrective Distribution”) occurs only if the trading prices of the shares of a Fund on the Exchange deviate from their Class Value per Share by set amount (ten percent or more for the VIX Fund and five percent or more for the Crude Oil Fund) over three consecutive business days. The VIX Fund began measuring for Corrective Distributions effective July 16, 2015. The Crude Oil Fund began measuring for Corrective Distributions on July 18, 2016.

For the VIX Fund, following each Regular Distribution or Special Distribution and on each Tuesday (or the immediately preceding business day, if Tuesday is not a business day), the Share Index Factors of the Fund will be reset.2 This resetting of the Share Index Factors for the VIX Fund causes Class Values per Share to be equal following each such distribution, where the Class Values per Share will be equal to the lowest Class Value per Share of either class calculated in determining the distribution.

For the Crude Oil Fund, following each Regular Distribution or Special Distribution, the Share Index Factors of the Fund will be reset. This resetting of the Share Index Factors for the Crude Oil Fund causes Class Values per Share to be equal following each such distribution, where the Class Values per Share will be equal to the lowest Class Value per Share of either class calculated in determining the distribution.

 

2 On June 20, 2016, the Sponsor and Trustee entered into a Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, implemented an additional resetting of the VIX Fund’s Share Index Factors on each Tuesday (or the immediately preceding business day, if Tuesday is not a business day). For the period prior to June 20, 2016, such resetting of Share Index Factors only occurred following each Regular Distribution or Special Distribution.

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Arbitrage

Between Distribution Dates, and similar to other exchange traded products, each Fund relies primarily on the share creation and redemption process to reduce any premium or discount that may occur in the Fund’s share trading prices on the Exchange relative to that share’s Class Value per Share. The creation/redemption process is important for a Fund in providing Authorized Participants with an arbitrage mechanism through which they may keep share trading prices in line with the Fund’s Class Values per Share.

As each Fund’s shares trade intraday on the Exchange, their market prices will fluctuate due to simple supply and demand. The following scenarios describe the conditions surrounding a creation/redemption:

  · If the market price of a share of a Fund exceeds its Class Value per Share, an Authorized Participant can purchase shares through a cash payment as part of a Creation Unit from the Fund, and then sell the new shares on the market at a profit, taking into account the value of both classes of shares. This process of increasing the supply of shares is expected to bring the trading price of a share back to its Class Value per Share.
  · If the Class Value per Share exceeds the market price of a share of a Fund, an Authorized Participant can purchase shares on the market in an amount equal to a Creation Unit and redeem them for cash at their Class Values per Share at a profit, taking into account the value of both classes of shares. This process of increasing the demand for shares on the Exchange through decreasing supply is expected to raise the trading price of a share to meet its Class Value per Share.

These processes are referred to as the arbitrage mechanism. The arbitrage mechanism helps to minimize the difference between the trading price of a share of each Fund and its Class Value per Share.

The Underlying Index of the VIX Fund

The CBOE Volatility Index, the Underlying Index of the VIX Fund, is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by the S&P 500 total return stock index (the “S&P 500 Index”) option prices. Since its introduction in 1993, the CBOE Volatility Index has been considered by many to be the world’s premier barometer of investor sentiment and market volatility. The CBOE Volatility Index is an up-to-the-minute market estimate of expected volatility that is calculated by using real-time S&P 500 Index option (ticker: “SPX”) bid/ask quotes. The CBOE Volatility Index uses near-term and next-term SPX options with more than 23 days and less than 37 days to expiration, and then weights them to yield a constant, 30-day measure of the expected volatility of the S&P 500 Index. These include SPX options with “standard” third Friday expiration dates and “weekly” SPX options that expire every Friday, except the third Friday of each month. Using SPX options with more than 23 days and less than 37 days to expiration ensures that the CBOE Volatility Index will always reflect an interpolation of two points along the S&P 500 Index volatility term structure.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated makes the official calculations of the value of the Underlying Index. At present, these calculations are performed continuously and are reported under the Reuters symbol “.VIX.” These calculations are updated during business hours on each day on which the Underlying Index is calculated. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the “Index Provider”) has undertaken to include the value of the Underlying Index on its data feed that is disseminated to one or more financial data distribution platforms, such as those services offered by Thomson Reuters, and/or publish the Underlying Index values on its own website, on a continuous basis during regular trading hours for the VIX Fund’s shares for so long as any VIX Fund shares remain listed for trading.

The Underlying Index of the Crude Oil Fund

The S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Index, the Underlying Index of the Crude Oil Fund Fund, is a sub-index of the S&P GSCI, and it reflects the excess returns that are potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the contracts which comprise the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Index. The only contract currently used to calculate the Underlying Index is the WTI crude oil futures contract traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The Index Provider makes the official calculations of the value of the Underlying Index. At present, these calculations are performed continuously and are reported under the following Reuters symbol “.SPGSCLP” for the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Excess Return Index.

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These calculations are updated during business hours on each day on which the Underlying Index is calculated. The Index Provider has undertaken to include the value of the Underlying Index on its data feed that is disseminated to one or more financial data distribution platforms, such as those services offered by Thomson Reuters, and/or publish the Underlying 65 Index values on its own website, on a continuous basis during regular trading hours for the Fund’s shares for so long as any Crude Oil Fund shares remain listed for trading.

Class Value per Share Reporting

The Class Value per Share of the Up Shares and the Down Shares for each Fund is posted on each business day on the Funds’ website at www.AccuShares.com. Additionally, an indicator of the value of the Class Value per Share of the Up Shares and the Down Shares (the “IOPVs”) for each Fund is calculated and disseminated every 15 seconds throughout the business day. The Index Provider has undertaken to provide the IOPVs to certain third party vendors and to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the IOPVs are further disseminated to and published on Thomson Reuters.

Underlying Index Tracking

The charts provided below show the daily Class Values per Share of the Up Shares and the Down Shares as compared to their respective daily closing trading prices on the Exchange for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Up Shares and the Down Shares each experienced deviations between their respective closing trading prices during the reporting period.

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Underlying Index Tracking- VIX Fund

The charts provided below show the VIX Fund daily Class Values per Share of the Up Shares and the Down Shares as compared to their respective daily closing trading prices on the Exchange for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Up Shares and the Down Shares each experienced deviations between their respective closing trading prices during the reporting period.

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Underlying Index Tracking- Crude Oil Fund

The charts provided below show the Crude Oil Fund daily Class Values per Share of the Up Shares and the Down Shares as compared to their respective daily closing trading prices on the Exchange for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Up Shares and the Down Shares each experienced deviations between their respective closing trading prices during the reporting period.

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VIX Fund - Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

The VIX Fund commenced operations on May 19, 2015. The Sponsor, acting as initial purchaser of the VIX Fund, purchased 100,000 Up Shares and 100,000 Down Shares upon commencement of the VIX Fund’s operations for $25 per share.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the VIX Fund issued two Creation Units. These Creation Units included 50,000 Up Shares and 50,000 Down Shares, with an aggregate Class Value of approximately $375,000, and were purchased by the Sponsor on June 17, 2016.

For the three month period ended June 30, 2016, the Fund earned no investment income due to the VIX Fund only holding cash during the period. Consequently, payment by the VIX Fund of Management Fees resulted in a loss of approximately $3,500 resulting in a Net Investment Loss. In the future, the VIX Fund may invest in Eligible Treasuries or Eligible Repos, but the VIX Fund does not anticipate generating any material net investment income in the foreseeable future.

As of June 30, 2016, the VIX Fund had assets of approximately $1,311,000. The assets were increased by approximately $375,000 and reduced by approximately $1,479,000 in share redemptions during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The VIX Fund’s assets were also reduced by approximately $3,869,000 due to cash Regular Distributions for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the Up Shares closed at a trading price of $10.07 per share which is a 18.5% premium to their Class Value per Share of $8.50 and the Down Shares closed at a trading price of $11.96 per share which is a 14.4% discount to their Class Value per Share of $11.96. The Sponsor is uncertain as to the reasons behind these premium and discount trading prices. Premiums and/or discount trading prices may continue to occur.

 

Crude Oil Fund - Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

The Crude Oil Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2016. The Sponsor, acting as initial purchaser of the Crude Oil Fund, purchased 100,000 Up Shares and 100,000 Down Shares upon commencement of the Crude Oil Fund’s operations for $25 per share.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Crude Oil Fund had issued no new shares.

For the three month period ended June 30, 2016, the Fund earned no investment income due to the Crude Oil Fund only holding cash during the period. Consequently, payment by the Crude Oil Fund of Management Fees resulted in a loss of approximately $100 resulting in a Net Investment Loss. In the future, the Crude Oil VIX may invest in Eligible Treasuries or Eligible Repos, but the Crude Oil Fund does not anticipate generating any material net investment income in the foreseeable future.

As of June 30, 2016, the Crude Oil Fund had assets of approximately $5,001,000. Other than the Seed Creation Units, the Fund had no Creation Unit activity during the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Fund did not have any Regular Distributions during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the Up Shares closed at a trading price of $25.80 per share which is a 1.1% discount to their Class Value per Share of $26.08 and the Down Shares closed at a trading price of $23.20 per share which is a 3.0% discount to their Class Value per Share of $23.20. The Sponsor is uncertain as to the reasons behind these discounted trading prices. Premiums and/or discount trading prices may continue to occur.

 

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Quantitative Information on Class Value, Class Value per Share, Closing Trading Prices, Distributions and Share Splits

 

The VIX Fund daily Class Values, Class Values per Share and closing trading prices on the Exchange of the Up Shares and the Down Shares for the three months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows:

          Class Value  Secondary Market
Calendar   Class Value  per Share  Price per Share
Date   UP  DN  UP  DN  UP  DN
                    
4/1/16  $712,542   $1,189,123   $5.70   $9.51   $7.10   $8.44 
4/4/16  $768,713   $1,132,902   $6.15   $9.06   $7.10   $8.20 
4/5/16  $840,700   $1,060,866   $6.73   $8.49   $7.46   $7.95 
4/6/16  $764,123   $1,137,393   $6.11   $9.10   $7.45   $8.10 
4/7/16  $879,606   $1,021,862   $7.04   $8.17   $7.36   $8.15 
4/8/16  $830,067   $1,071,253   $6.64   $8.57   $7.36   $7.66 
4/11/16  $879,457   $1,021,813   $7.04   $8.17   $7.52   $8.00 
4/12/16  $798,360   $1,102,861   $6.39   $8.82   $7.52   $8.08 
4/13/16  $739,860   $1,161,312   $5.92   $9.29   $7.41   $8.20 
4/14/16  $731,635   $1,169,487   $5.85   $9.36   $7.27   $8.21 
4/15/16  $721,649   $1,179,325   $5.77   $9.43   $6.81   $8.59 
4/18/16  $706,250   $736,998   $5.65   $5.90   $6.28   $5.33 
4/19/16  $699,325   $743,886   $5.59   $5.95   $6.21   $5.50 
4/20/16  $700,343   $742,830   $5.60   $5.94   $6.08   $5.21 
4/21/16  $734,723   $708,413   $5.88   $5.67   $6.08   $4.78 
4/22/16  $692,763   $750,261   $5.54   $6.00   $6.32   $4.99 
4/25/16  $737,205   $705,781   $5.90   $5.65   $6.41   $4.95 
4/26/16  $729,749   $713,200   $5.84   $5.71   $6.41   $5.17 
4/27/16  $718,587   $724,324   $5.75   $5.79   $6.34   $5.09 
4/28/16  $794,271   $648,603   $6.35   $5.19   $6.34   $4.95 
4/29/16  $816,382   $626,379   $6.53   $5.01   $6.80   $4.73 
5/2/16  $761,265   $681,459   $6.09   $5.45   $6.71   $4.88 
5/3/16  $808,882   $633,804   $6.47   $5.07   $6.71   $4.90 
5/4/16  $831,609   $611,040   $6.65   $4.89   $6.89   $4.75 
5/5/16  $823,092   $619,520   $6.58   $4.96   $6.89   $4.97 
5/6/16  $756,765   $685,734   $6.05   $5.49   $6.93   $5.04 
5/9/16  $747,720   $694,741   $5.98   $5.56   $6.70   $5.33 
5/10/16  $696,841   $745,583   $5.57   $5.96   $6.44   $5.27 
5/11/16  $751,874   $690,513   $6.01   $5.52   $6.41   $5.27 
5/12/16  $735,945   $706,404   $5.89   $5.65   $6.64   $5.22 
5/13/16  $766,004   $676,233   $6.13   $5.41   $6.59   $5.22 
5/16/16  $745,838   $696,361   $5.97   $5.57   $6.53   $5.24 

 

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          Class Value  Secondary Market
Calendar   Class Value  per Share  Price per Share
Date   UP  DN  UP  DN  UP  DN
                    
5/17/16  $737,509   $655,176   $5.90   $5.24   $6.05   $5.19 
5/18/16  $754,468   $638,181   $6.04   $5.11   $6.36   $4.95 
5/19/16  $771,427   $621,186   $6.17   $4.97   $6.24   $5.00 
5/20/16  $714,640   $677,865   $5.72   $5.42   $6.08   $4.86 
5/23/16  $742,983   $649,486   $5.94   $5.20   $6.42   $5.17 
5/24/16  $675,519   $716,913   $5.40   $5.74   $6.42   $5.20 
5/25/16  $649,794   $742,602   $5.20   $5.94   $5.87   $5.14 
5/26/16  $626,442   $765,918   $5.01   $6.13   $6.02   $5.14 
5/27/16  $607,496   $784,719   $4.86   $6.28   $6.11   $5.14 
5/31/16  $657,185   $734,995   $5.26   $5.88   $5.55   $5.14 
6/1/16  $656,598   $735,546   $5.25   $5.88   $5.45   $5.76 
6/2/16  $628,502   $763,605   $5.03   $6.11   $5.35   $5.80 
6/3/16  $617,731   $774,268   $4.94   $6.19   $5.35   $5.53 
6/6/16  $625,208   $766,755   $5.00   $6.13   $5.77   $5.53 
6/7/16  $643,119   $748,808   $5.14   $5.99   $5.50   $5.54 
6/8/16  $643,481   $748,410   $5.15   $5.99   $5.71   $5.69 
6/9/16  $668,979   $722,875   $5.35   $5.78   $5.71   $5.47 
6/10/16  $779,148   $612,598   $6.23   $4.90   $5.85   $5.40 
6/13/16  $964,952   $426,758   $7.72   $3.41   $6.30   $4.85 
6/14/16  $941,591   $450,083   $7.53   $3.60   $6.99   $4.36 
6/15/16  $923,448   $468,190   $7.39   $3.75   $6.86   $4.22 
6/16/16  $449,541   $486,802   $3.60   $3.89   $4.13   $3.51 
6/17/16  $448,328   $487,943   $3.59   $3.90   $3.97   $3.64 
6/20/16  $592,771   $717,974   $3.39   $4.10   $3.07   $4.15 
6/21/16  $595,355   $715,356   $3.40   $4.09   $3.20   $3.90 
6/22/16  $680,965   $629,712   $3.89   $3.60   $3.50   $4.09 
6/23/16  $553,752   $756,891   $9.49   $12.98   $10.02   $12.90 
6/24/16  $824,750   $485,790   $14.14   $8.33   $11.84   $10.48 
6/27/16  $762,248   $548,258   $13.07   $9.40   $13.19   $10.08 
6/28/16  $597,041   $713,432   $10.24   $12.23   $12.23   $10.22 
6/29/16  $528,821   $781,617   $9.07   $13.40   $10.55   $10.22 
6/30/16  $495,647   $814,757   $8.50   $13.97   $10.07   $11.96 

 

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The Crude Oil Fund daily Class Values, Class Values per Share and closing trading prices on the Exchange of the Up Shares and the Down Shares for the three months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows:

               Class Value     Secondary Market
Calendar  Class Value     per Share     Price per Share
Date  UP   DN     UP   DN     UP   DN
                                    
6/28/2016  $2,500,500  $2,500,500   $25.82  $24.18   $25.82  $24.18
6/29/2016  $2,582,529  $2,418,431   $26.92  $23.08   $26.92  $23.08
6/30/2016  $2,692,061  $2,308,859   $26.08  $23.92   $25.80  $23.20

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the VIX Fund paid Regular Distributions. The payment date of these distributions were as follows:

Payment   Payment   Per Share    Cash Distribution     Share Distribution
Date   Type   Up    Down    Up     Down     Up   Down
4/22/16  Regular  $0.000000   $3.661411   $-     $457,676   0  0
5/23/16  Regular  $0.395814   $0.000000   $49,477   $-     0  0
6/22/16  Regular  $3.642065   $0.000000   $455,258   $-     0  0

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Crude Oil Fund paid no Distributions.

Liquidity & Capital Resources

The Trust, the VIX Fund, and the Crude Oil Fund are not aware of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in either Fund’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

The Funds do not anticipate making use of borrowings or other lines of credit to meet their respective obligations. Each Fund meets its liquidity needs in the normal course of business from the cash, cash equivalents and/or the Eligible Treasuries and Eligible Repos that they hold. In exchange for the Management Fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume most of the expenses incurred by each Fund. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the each Fund during the period covered by this report was the Management Fee it pays to the Sponsor.

Each Fund generates cash primarily from (i) the sale of Creation Units and (ii) interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and their investments in Eligible Treasuries and Eligible Repos. Generally, all of the net assets of each Fund are allocated to cash, cash equivalents and/or the Eligible Treasuries and Eligible Repos. Interest earned on interest-bearing assets of a Fund is paid to the Fund.

Contractual Fees and Compensation Arrangements with the Sponsor and Third-Party Service Providers

Service Provider Compensation Paid by the Fund

AccuShares Investment Management, LLC (the Sponsor)

AccuShares Investment Management, LLC (the Sponsor)

0.95% of the VIX Fund’s average daily Class Value

0.29% of the Crude Oil Fund’s average daily Class Value

   

The Sponsor has contractually agreed to pay all of the routine operational, administrative, and other ordinary expenses of the Fund, including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of the trustee, the custodian, the administrator, the transfer agent, and any other service providers of the Funds, and legal and accounting fees and expenses, filing fees, and printing, mailing and duplication costs. As a result, the Fund has no other regular contractual fees.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The VIX Fund and Crude Oil Fund have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and procedures.

The Sponsor maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports by the Trust and its Funds under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor, and to the audit committee of the Sponsor, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor, the Sponsor conducted an evaluation of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor concluded that, as of June 30, 2016, the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There have been no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The Trading Prices of the AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares (the “Up Shares”) and the AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares (the “Down Shares”) Have at Times Materially Deviated from Their Respective Class Values per Share, and There Can Be No Assurance Such Material Deviations Will Not Continue to Occur.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the largest closing trading price premium to Class Value per Share of the VIX Fund’s Up Shares was a 25.7% premium on May 27, 2016, and the largest discount was 18.4% discount on June 13, 2016. During the same period, the largest closing trading price premium to Class Value per Share of the VIX Fund’s Down Shares was a 42.0% premium on June 13, 2016, and the largest discount was 23.7% discount on June 29, 2016.

The Sponsor is uncertain as to the reasons behind these premium and discount trading prices. Although Corrective Distributions are intended to reduce the occurrences of material and persistent deviations of share trading prices from Class Value per Share, there can be no assurance that they will be effective, and investors should be aware that premium and/or discount trading prices may continue. Investors who pay a premium risk losing the premium if trading prices converge to Class Value per Share, and investors who purchase shares at a discount to Class Value per Share risk losing their investment if the discount grows.

The Crude Oil Fund has a limited operating history. The Sponsor is uncertain as to whether the Crude Oil Fund will experience similar trading price premiums or discounts relative to the Class Values per Share of its respective Up Shares and Down Shares.

Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds.

Item 2(a). None.

Item 2(b).

The VIX Fund offers the Up Shares and the Down Shares on a continuous basis pursuant to the Trust’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-194666), declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 13, 2015, as amended by a post-effective amendment declared effective by the SEC on May 17, 2016 (the “Registration Statement”). $200 million in maximum aggregate offering price of the Up Shares and $200 million in maximum aggregate offering price of the Down Shares were registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, of which 1,450,000 Up Shares and 1,450,000 Down Shares had been issued as of June 30, 2016 for aggregate offering prices of approximately $18,408,000 and $16,058,000, respectively. All expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Up Shares and Down Shares were paid by the Sponsor. Consequently the VIX Fund had received approximately $21,662,000 in net proceeds from the offering as of June 30, 2016. After payment of the Management Fee and distribution, the remaining $1,310,404 in offering proceeds were held as cash by the VIX Fund through June 30, 2016.

The Crude Oil Fund offers the Up Shares and the Down Shares on a continuous basis pursuant to the Trust’s registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-204416), declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2015 (the “Registration Statement”). $200 million in maximum aggregate offering price of the Up Shares and $200 million in maximum aggregate offering price of the Down Shares were registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, of which 100,000 Up Shares and 100,000 Down Shares had been issued as of June 30, 2016 for aggregate offering prices of approximately $2,500,000 and $2,500,000, respectively. All expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Up Shares and Down Shares were paid by the Sponsor. Consequently the Crude Oil Fund had received approximately $5,000,000 in net proceeds from the offering as of June 30, 2016. After payment of the Management Fee, the remaining $5,001,000 in offering proceeds were held as cash by the Crude Oil Fund through June 30, 2016.

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Item 2(c).

VIX Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016:

50,000 Up Shares and 50,000 Down Shares were created at an average price of $3.75 per share. Such shares were created in a purchase of 2 Creation Units by the Sponsor on June 17, 2016.

 

Period Class Total number of
shares redeemed
Average price paid
per share
4/1/2016-4/30/16 AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares 0 N/A
AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares 0 N/A
5/1/16 – 5/31/16 AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares 0 N/A
AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares 0 N/A
6/1/2016 –6/30/2016 AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares 0 N/A
AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares 0 N/A

 

The Crude Oil Fund during the three months ended June 30, 2016:

There were no creations or redemptions during the period. 

 

Item 3. Defaults upon senior securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine safety disclosure.

None.

Item 5. Other information.

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

  (a) Exhibits

 

   
31.1 Chief Executive Officer’s Certificate, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2 Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1 Chief Executive Officer’s Certificate, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2 Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document*
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document*
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Document*
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Document*
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Document*

 

  * In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not “filed.”

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  ACCUSHARES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Sponsor of AccuShares Trust I
   
Date: August 5, 2016 /s/ Jack Fonss      
  Jack Fonss
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
   
Date: August 5, 2016 /s/ Robert Rokose
  Robert Rokose
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
  Accounting Officer)

 

 

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