XML 21 R112.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8
Financial Highlights (Soyb) (Teucrium Soybean Fund [Member])
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Teucrium Soybean Fund [Member]
 
Financial Highlights

Note 5 - Financial Highlights

 

The following tables present per unit performance data and other supplemental financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. This information has been derived from information presented in the financial statements.

 

    Three months ended   Three months ended
Per Share Operation Performance   March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013
Net asset value at beginning of period   $ 22.95     $ 24.13  
Income from investment operations:                
Investment income     -       -  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on commodity futures contracts     2.13       (0.17 )
Total expenses     (0.41 )     (0.31 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     1.72       (0.48 )
Net asset value at end of period   $ 24.67     $ 23.65  
Total Return     7.49 %     (1.99 )%
Ratios to Average Net Assets                
Total expense     7.00 %     5.24 %
Net investment loss     (6.96 )%     (5.19 )%

 

Total returns are calculated based on the change in value during the period. An individual shareholder's total return and ratio may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of contributions to and withdrawals from the Fund.

 

The financial highlights per share data are calculated using the average of the daily shares outstanding for the reporting period, which is inclusive of the last day of the period under report. The asset-based per share data in the financial highlights are calculated using the prior day's net assets consistent with the methodology used to calculate asset-based fees and expenses.

 

The following table presents information about the sponsor fee and allocation of expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

    Three months ended   Three months ended
Expenses   March 31, 2014   March 31, 2013
Management Fee to the Sponsor   $ 9,812     $ 17,233  
Expenses by the Fund   $ 68,812     $ 92,123  
Expenses Paid by the Sponsor   $ -     $ -  
Waived Management Fee   $ -     $ -  

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, there was approximately $590,000 of expenses recorded on the financial statements of the Sponsor which is subject to reimbursement by the Funds in 2014. The Sponsor had not yet determined if it would seek such reimbursement and, as such, due to the uncertainty of this reimbursement, the financial statements of the Trust and the Funds did not reflect an adjustment for this amount. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Sponsor received reimbursement of $20,090 from the Fund. The total balance as of March 31, 2014 that could be reimbursed by the Funds to the Sponsor is $289,400.