• THE PERFORMANCE AND MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF MARKET VOLATILITY,
MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND'S UNDERLYING COMMODITY AS WELL AS THE NET
ASSET VALUE PER SHARE -
The Fund does not fully replicate the performance of its Underlying Commodity (as defined under "The Fund" below) due to the
fees and expenses charged by the Fund or by restrictions on access to the Underlying Commodity due to other circumstances.
The Fund does not generate any income, and as the Fund regularly sells its Underlying Commodity to pay for ongoing expenses,
the amount of its Underlying Commodity represented by each share gradually declines over time. The Fund sells its Underlying
Commodity to pay expenses on an ongoing basis irrespective of whether the trading price of the shares rises or falls in response to
changes in the price of its Underlying Commodity. The sale by the Fund of its Underlying Commodity to pay expenses at a time of
low prices for its Underlying Commodity could adversely affect the value of the notes. Additionally, there is a risk that part or all of
the Fund's holdings in its Underlying Commodity could be lost, damaged or stolen. Access to the Fund's Underlying Commodity
could also be restricted by natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). All of these
factors may lead to a lack of correlation between the performance of the Fund and its Underlying Commodity. In addition, because
the shares of the Fund are traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market
value of one share of the Fund may differ from the net asset value per share of the Fund.
During periods of market volatility, the Fund's Underlying Commodity may be unavailable in the secondary market, market
participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of the Fund and the liquidity of the Fund may be
adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares of
the Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are willing
to buy and sell shares of the Fund. As a result, under these circumstances, the market value of shares of the Fund may vary
substantially from the net asset value per share of the Fund. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Fund may not
correlate with the performance of its Underlying Commodity as well as the net asset value per share of the Fund, which could
materially and adversely affect the value of the notes in the secondary market and/or reduce any payment on the notes.
• THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD -
The investment objective of the Fund is to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the expenses of the Fund's
operations. The price of gold is primarily affected by the global demand for and supply of gold. The market for gold bullion is
global, and gold prices are subject to volatile price movements over short periods of time and are affected by numerous factors,
including macroeconomic factors, such as the structure of and confidence in the global monetary system, expectations regarding
the future rate of inflation, the relative strength of, and confidence in, the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of gold is
usually quoted), interest rates, gold borrowing and lending rates and global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory,
judicial or other events. Gold prices may be affected by industry factors, such as industrial and jewelry demand as well as lending,
sales and purchases of gold by the official sector, including central banks and other governmental agencies and multilateral
institutions that hold gold. Additionally, gold prices may be affected by levels of gold production, production costs and short-term
changes in supply and demand due to trading activities in the gold market. From time to time, above-ground inventories of gold
may also influence the market. It is not possible to predict the aggregate effect of all or any combination of these factors. The
price of gold has recently been, and may continue to be, extremely volatile.
• THERE ARE RISKS RELATING TO COMMODITIES TRADING ON THE LBMA -
The investment objective of the Fund is to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the expenses of the Fund's
operations. The price of gold is determined by the LBMA or an independent service provider appointed by the LBMA. The LBMA
is a self-regulatory association of bullion market participants. Although all market-making members of the LBMA are supervised by
the Bank of England and are required to satisfy a capital adequacy test, the LBMA itself is not a regulated entity. If the LBMA
should cease operations, or if bullion trading should become subject to a value added tax or other tax or any other form of
regulation currently not in place, the role of the LBMA gold price as a global benchmark for the value of gold may be adversely
affected. The LBMA is a principals' market, which operates in a manner more closely analogous to an over-the-counter physical
commodity market than regulated futures markets, and certain features of U.S. futures contracts are not present in the context of
LBMA trading. For example, there are no daily price limits on the LBMA which would otherwise restrict fluctuations in the prices of
LBMA contracts. In a declining market, it is possible that prices would continue to decline without limitation within a trading day or
over a period of trading days. The LBMA may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the LBMA gold price,
which could adversely affect the value of the notes. The LBMA, or an independent service provider appointed by the LBMA, will
have no obligation to consider your interests in calculating or revising the LBMA gold price.