Teucrium Commodity Trust
Teucrium Commodity Trust is a U.S.-based commodity trust platform that issues exchange-traded funds and commodity pools focused on agricultural and other commodity exposures. Its series are sponsored and administered by Teucrium Trading, LLC, with products designed to give investors access to futures-based and fund-of-funds commodity strategies.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2020–2025
Business
Share of revenueExchange-traded funds and commodity pools linked to agricultural futures and related exposures.
Products that combine exposure to multiple Teucrium commodity funds in a single vehicle.
A futures-based digital asset fund structure offered within the trust platform.
Commodity trading advisory and sponsor functions supporting the trust series.
Customers
The trust’s products are bought by investors seeking listed exposure to commodity prices without holding physical commodities or managing futures accounts directly. Buyers include retail investors, financial advisors, and institutions using exchange-traded vehicles for tactical allocation, inflation hedging, or portfolio diversification. The funds also serve market participants who want targeted exposure to specific agricultural markets such as corn, wheat, soybeans, and sugar.
Buy listed fund shares for simple access to commodity price movements and diversification.
Use the funds as portfolio building blocks for tactical or hedging allocations.
Use commodity funds for macro, inflation, or risk-management purposes.
Buy single-commodity funds such as corn, wheat, soybean, or sugar exposure.
Strategy
The trust’s strategy is to expand and maintain a family of listed commodity vehicles that provide targeted exposure to agricultural markets and other commodity themes. It relies on futures-based structures, fund-of-funds design, and sponsor expertise to package exposures that are difficult for many investors to access directly. The platform also broadens through new series and advisory capabilities tied to commodity and ETF markets.
A broader product shelf increases assets, distribution reach, and investor choice.
Investors use these funds for price exposure, so tracking quality is central to the franchise.
Commodity funds depend on CFTC, NFA, SEC, and futures-market rules to operate.
Geography
Teucrium Commodity Trust is organized and operated in the United States, with the sponsor based in Burlington, Vermont. Its funds are U.S.-listed vehicles and the underlying trading, custody, and brokerage relationships are centered in U.S. markets, although the commodity exposures themselves are global in nature. The trust’s performance is therefore tied to U.S. regulatory, tax, and futures-market infrastructure, while the referenced commodities are influenced by worldwide supply and demand.
Risks
The trust is exposed to commodity price volatility, futures-market basis risk, and tracking error because its products are designed to mirror underlying commodity movements rather than own the physical assets. It also faces regulatory, tax, and operational risks tied to CFTC/SEC oversight, clearing brokers, and the use of derivatives. Cybersecurity and service-provider disruptions can affect NAV calculation, trading, and shareholder transactions.
- Commodity price volatilityImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Fund returns are linked to agricultural and other commodity prices, which can move sharply on supply/demand shocks.
Exposure - Tracking error and futures roll riskImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Futures-based structures may not perfectly replicate spot commodity performance over time.
Exposure: Commodity ETF and pool series
- Regulatory and tax uncertaintyImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Commodity funds depend on CFTC, SEC, and tax rules that can affect eligibility and operations.
Exposure: Trust series and sponsor activities
- Service-provider and clearing-broker dependenceImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
Trading, custody, and execution rely on third parties such as clearing brokers and administrators.
Exposure - Cybersecurity and operational disruptionImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
A breach or outage could interrupt transactions, NAV calculation, or recordkeeping.
Exposure: Funds and service providers
Accounting
Judgemental itemsValuation inputs directly affect NAV and reported unrealized gains or losses.
Impact: Daily pricing and broker-provided marks can move reported results materially.
Derivative positions are remeasured each day, creating volatility in earnings and NAV.
Impact: Reported performance can change significantly from period to period.
Management and distribution-related fees are recurring and reduce fund returns.
Impact: Fee accrual timing affects net expense presentation.
The trust relies on assumptions for valuation, disclosures, and contingent matters.
Impact: Small changes in assumptions can affect reported assets, liabilities, and results.
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Last updated: 24/09/2026