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Rogers International Commodity Index

The Rogers International Commodity Index (RICI) (Yahoo Finance ^RCT) is a composite, U.S. dollar-based, total return index created by James Beeland Rogers, Jr. (“Rogers”) on July 31, 1998. The RICI was designed to meet the need for consistent investing in a broad based international vehicle; it represents the value of a basket of commodities consumed in the global economy, ranging from agricultural to energy to metal products. The value of this basket is tracked via futures contracts on 36 different exchange-traded physical commodities, quoted in four currencies, listed on eleven exchanges in five countries.

Below is a current list of the futures contracts comprising the RICI, together with their respective symbols, exchanges, currencies and initial weightings:

Contract	Exchange	Currency	Initial Weighting
Crude Oil	NYMEX	USD	21.00%
IPE Brent	ICE	USD	14.00%
Wheat	CBOT	USD	7.00%
Aluminum	LME	USD	4.00%
Copper	LME	USD	4.00%
Corn	CBOT	USD	4.75%
Heating Oil	NYMEX	USD	1.80%
IPE Gasoil	ICE	USD	1.20%
RBOB Gasoline	NYMEX	USD	3.00%
Natural Gas	NYMEX	USD	3.00%
Cotton	NYCE	USD	4.05%
Soybeans	CBOT	USD	3.25%
Gold	COMEX	USD	3.00%
Live Cattle	CME	USD	2.00%
Coffee	CSCE	USD	2.00%
Zinc	LME	USD	2.00%
Silver	COMEX	USD	2.00%
Lead	LME	USD	2.00%
Rice	CBOT	USD	0.50%
Soybean Oil	CBOT	USD	2.00%
Platinum	COMEX	USD	1.80%
Lean Hogs	CME	USD	1.00%
Sugar	CSCE	USD	2.00%
Azuki Beans	TGE	JPY	0.25%
Cocoa	CSCE	USD	1.00%
Nickel	LME	USD	1.00%
Tin	LME	USD	1.00%
Greasy Wool	SFE	AUS	0.25%
Rubber	TOCOM	JPY	1.00%
Lumber	CME	USD	1.00%
Barley	WCE	CAD	0.27%
Canola	WCE	CAD	0.67%
Orange Juice	NYCE	USD	0.66%
Oats	CBOT	USD	0.50%
Palladium	COMEX	USD	0.30%
Soybean Meal	CBOT	USD	0.75%

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