AccuShares Files to Register a New Volatility ETF and 6 New Commodity ETFs

NEW YORK, March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuShares Commodities Trust I, a newly-formed fund trust ("AccuShares"), has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue shares of 7 exchange traded funds ("ETFs").   

Launch dates for the proposed ETFs have not yet been determined. The first ETF expected to be offered, the AccuShares Spot CBOE^® VIX^® Fund, is designed to provide exposure to the CBOE Volatility Index.

The remaining ETFs are designed to provide commodity price exposures as measured by the S&P GSCI^® Spot and some of its sub-indices.  

These ETFs are:

• AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Fund
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and Livestock Spot Fund
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot Fund
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot Fund
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Fund
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Fund

Each ETF is designed for investors seeking cost-effective, targeted and transparent exposure to various spot and spot proxy prices represented by the ETF's Underlying Index. AccuShares intends to offer 2 Classes of Shares in each ETF, one designed for investors with a positive view of future index performance and one designed for investors with a negative view of future index performance.

The following shares have been included in the Registration Statement:

• AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares
• AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Up Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Down Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and Livestock Spot Up Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and Livestock Spot Down Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot Up Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot Down Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot Up Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot Down Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Up Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Down Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Up Shares
• AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Down Shares

About AccuShares
AccuShares Investment Management, LLC is the sponsor of AccuShares Commodities Trust I and is a financial services firm that intends to sponsor a suite of exchange traded products designed to provide exposure to key alternative asset classes,  including volatility, energy,  and commodity products. The firm was founded by Jack Fonss, Ned Cataldo and Forrest Gilman.

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A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

A written prospectus for the AccuShares offering may be obtained by contacting: Investor Relations, AccuShares Commodities Trust I, 1 Bridge Plaza – 4^th Floor, Suite 468, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, (201) 399-4700, Email: [email protected].

No offer to buy the securities can be accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until the registration statement has become effective, and any such offer may be withdrawn or revoked, without obligation or commitment of any kind, at any time prior to notice of its acceptance given after the effective date.

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SOURCE AccuShares Investment Management, LLC