DBB — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of DBB's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-07 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +30 | −15 | ~2 | 61 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +5 | −4 | ~3 | 15 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +3 | −2 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Legal proceedings
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-07
Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities was $(147.4) million and $(2.2) million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These amounts primarily include net income (loss), net purchases and sales of money market mutual funds and net purchases and sales of Unite…
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, $151.6 million was received from sales of affiliated investments and $318.8 million was paid to purchase affiliated investments. $31.7 million was received from sales of affiliated investments and $72.2 million was paid to purchase affiliated investments du…
The Fund’s net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities was $149.9 million and $2.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. This included $254.3 million and $25.1 million from Shares purchased by Authorized Participants and $104.4 million and $22.8 milli…
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR INDEX LEVELS AND CHANGES,
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND’S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities was $(94.7) million and $(8.9) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These amounts primarily include net income (loss), net purchases and sales of money market
mutual funds and net purchases and sales of United States Treasury Obligations, affiliated investments and net deposits to/from the Commodity Broker. The Fund invests in United States Treasury Obligations, money market mutual funds, T-Bill ETFs (affiliated or otherwise) and cash, if any, or maintain…
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, $50.4 million was received from sales of affiliated investments and $167.3 million was paid to purchase affiliated investments. $16.4 million was received from sales of affiliated investments and $13.3 million was paid to purchase affiliated investments …
The Fund’s net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities was $91.3 million and $8.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. This included $140.8 million and $15.6 million from Shares purchased by Authorized Participants and $49.5 million and $6.6 milli…
This Report covers the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Past performance of the Fund is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-07
Value at Risk (“VaR”) is a statistical measure of the value of losses that would not be expected to be exceeded over a given time horizon and at a given probability level arising from movement of underlying risk factors. Loss is measured as a decline in the fair value of the portfolio as a result of…
a specified holding period (one day) and to a specified level of statistical confidence (99th percentile). However, the inherent uncertainty in the markets in which the Fund trades and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Fund of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in act…
The price of zinc is volatile and is affected by numerous factors. The price of zinc is primarily affected by the global demand for and supply of zinc. Demand for zinc is significantly influenced by the level of global industrial economic activity. The galvanized steel industrial sector is particula…
approximately 50% of world-wide zinc demand. The galvanized steel sector is in turn heavily dependent on the automobile and construction sectors. An additional, but highly volatile component of demand, is adjustments to inventory in response to changes in economic activity and/or pricing levels. The…
Under ordinary circumstances, the Managing Owner’s exercise of discretionary power is limited to determining whether the Fund will make a distribution. Under emergency or extraordinary circumstances, the Managing Owner’s use of its discretionary powers may increase. These special circumstances, for …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Value at Risk (“VaR”) is a statistical measure of the value of losses that would not be expected to be exceeded over a given time horizon and at a given probability level arising from movement of underlying risk factors. Loss is measured as a decline in the fair value of the portfolio as a result of…
The price of zinc is volatile and is affected by numerous factors. The price of zinc is primarily affected by the global demand for and supply of zinc. Demand for zinc is significantly influenced by the level of global industrial economic activity. The galvanized steel industrial sector is particula…
Under ordinary circumstances, the Managing Owner’s exercise of discretionary power is limited to determining whether the Fund will make a distribution. Under emergency or extraordinary circumstances, the Managing Owner’s use of its discretionary
powers may increase. These special circumstances, for example, include the unavailability of the Index or certain natural or man-made disasters. The Managing Owner does not actively manage the Fund to avoid losses. The Fund only takes long positions in investments and does not employ “stop-loss” tec…
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-07
Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Managing Owner, including Brian Hartigan, its Principal Executive Officer, and Kelli Gallegos, its Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, the Fund carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the de…
period covered by this Quarterly Report, and, based upon that evaluation, Brian Hartigan, the Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner, and Kelli Gallegos, the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, of the Managing Owner, concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls …
There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Fund’s quarter ended June 30, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s in…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Managing Owner, including Brian Hartigan, its Principal Executive Officer, and Kelli Gallegos, its Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, the Fund carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the de…
There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Fund’s quarter ended March 31, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal con…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice