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| 1 | +contract: |
| 2 | + phase_id: gma6b2_commodity_etp_historical_continuity_v1 |
| 3 | + review_scope: historical methodology continuity overlay for USO and DBA only |
| 4 | + historical_window_start: '2007-05-30' |
| 5 | + historical_window_end: '2026-05-01' |
| 6 | + evidence_class: observed development evidence |
| 7 | + holdout_status: not a pristine final holdout |
| 8 | + decision_scope: no strategy, portfolio replay, model fit, allocation, execution, or promotion decision is produced |
| 9 | + evidence_bundle_id: gma6b2_commodity_etp_official_sources_20260623 |
| 10 | + evidence_root_policy: must_be_supplied_explicitly_for_artifact_validation |
| 11 | + output_root_policy: must_be_supplied_explicitly_for_output_generation |
| 12 | + output_files: |
| 13 | + overlay_csv: gma6b2_commodity_etp_historical_continuity_v1.csv |
| 14 | + overlay_markdown: gma6b2_commodity_etp_historical_continuity_v1.md |
| 15 | + source_manifest_csv: gma6b2_commodity_etp_historical_source_manifest_v1.csv |
| 16 | +interpretation_preserved: |
| 17 | + USO: futures_linked_oil_etp_return_exposure |
| 18 | + DBA: futures_linked_agriculture_etp_return_exposure |
| 19 | + traded_etp_total_return_interpretation: true |
| 20 | + spot_proxy_claim_permitted: false |
| 21 | +source_manifest: |
| 22 | + - ticker: USO |
| 23 | + issuer: United States Commodity Funds LLC / United States Oil Fund, LP |
| 24 | + document_title: United States Oil Fund, LP prospectus filed February 2, 2007, SEC 424B3 |
| 25 | + document_type: sec_prospectus |
| 26 | + filing_or_publication_date: '2007-02-02' |
| 27 | + effective_date_if_stated: not_documented |
| 28 | + official_source_id: regulatory_filing_uso_424b3_20070202 |
| 29 | + required_evidence_file: official_sources/uso_424b3_20070202.html |
| 30 | + source_retrieved_at_utc: '2026-06-23T15:05:00+00:00' |
| 31 | + source_sha256: 750109ec9f49c7dc158684e7950a50387a7bc7fa46d9cc961e1d4a8fffd0a38f |
| 32 | + historical_window_role: early_window_reference |
| 33 | + source_supported_summary: Early-window official prospectus identifies USO as a commodity pool using oil futures contracts with NAV intended to reflect WTI crude oil price changes measured through futures plus collateral interest less expenses. |
| 34 | + - ticker: USO |
| 35 | + issuer: United States Commodity Funds LLC / United States Oil Fund, LP |
| 36 | + document_title: United States Oil Fund, LP prospectus filed June 12, 2020, SEC 424B3 |
| 37 | + document_type: sec_prospectus |
| 38 | + filing_or_publication_date: '2020-06-12' |
| 39 | + effective_date_if_stated: May 2020 |
| 40 | + official_source_id: regulatory_filing_uso_424b3_20200612 |
| 41 | + required_evidence_file: official_sources/uso_424b3_20200612.html |
| 42 | + source_retrieved_at_utc: '2026-06-23T15:05:00+00:00' |
| 43 | + source_sha256: d2e6b0ac38eecf28484a45bead3e2dbbf0d4d55feddc9460811ce60d95a9b3f3 |
| 44 | + historical_window_role: material_change_reference |
| 45 | + source_supported_summary: Official 2020 prospectus states that, commencing with the monthly roll that occurred in May 2020, USO positions roll over a ten-day period whereas previously positions would roll over a four-day period, and describes limits on investment in the benchmark futures contract. |
| 46 | + - ticker: USO |
| 47 | + issuer: United States Commodity Funds LLC / United States Oil Fund, LP |
| 48 | + document_title: United States Oil Fund, LP prospectus dated April 24, 2026, SEC 424B3 |
| 49 | + document_type: sec_prospectus |
| 50 | + filing_or_publication_date: '2026-04-24' |
| 51 | + effective_date_if_stated: not_documented |
| 52 | + official_source_id: regulatory_filing_uso_424b3_20260424 |
| 53 | + required_evidence_file: official_sources/uso_424b3_20260424.html |
| 54 | + source_retrieved_at_utc: '2026-06-23T15:05:00+00:00' |
| 55 | + source_sha256: 82c1eee89912951d306bbf0c5965789385cd978078e3ab9aa03d2090bc5c8301 |
| 56 | + historical_window_role: current_structure_reference |
| 57 | + source_supported_summary: Current official prospectus identifies USO as a commodity pool, states a futures-linked objective, collateral-interest component, and warns that USO is not a proxy for trading directly in oil markets. |
| 58 | + - ticker: DBA |
| 59 | + issuer: Invesco Capital Management LLC / Invesco DB Agriculture Fund |
| 60 | + document_title: PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund prospectus filed May 15, 2007, SEC 424B3 |
| 61 | + document_type: sec_prospectus |
| 62 | + filing_or_publication_date: '2007-05-15' |
| 63 | + effective_date_if_stated: not_documented |
| 64 | + official_source_id: regulatory_filing_dba_424b3_20070515 |
| 65 | + required_evidence_file: official_sources/dba_424b3_20070515.html |
| 66 | + source_retrieved_at_utc: '2026-06-23T15:05:00+00:00' |
| 67 | + source_sha256: 6db65ee467489bb399d25b1d750a380d1f9d3bf448293f293b8d9e739eaedd56 |
| 68 | + historical_window_role: early_window_reference |
| 69 | + source_supported_summary: Early-window official prospectus describes the fund/master-fund structure, commodity pool operator, exchange-traded agriculture futures contracts, index tracking, and Treasury or short-term fixed-income collateral income. |
| 70 | + - ticker: DBA |
| 71 | + issuer: Invesco Capital Management LLC / Invesco DB Agriculture Fund |
| 72 | + document_title: Invesco DB Agriculture Fund prospectus dated November 10, 2025, SEC 424B3 |
| 73 | + document_type: sec_prospectus |
| 74 | + filing_or_publication_date: '2025-11-10' |
| 75 | + effective_date_if_stated: not_documented |
| 76 | + official_source_id: regulatory_filing_dba_424b3_20251110 |
| 77 | + required_evidence_file: official_sources/dba_424b3_20251110.html |
| 78 | + source_retrieved_at_utc: '2026-06-23T15:05:00+00:00' |
| 79 | + source_sha256: 2fb7b0d88092481b1de79f37ad166197b1232ee5b3ab35b14ca9b95fba9fa022 |
| 80 | + historical_window_role: current_structure_reference |
| 81 | + source_supported_summary: Current official prospectus describes DBA as a commodity pool seeking to track the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return through exchange-traded agriculture futures with Optimum Yield methodology and collateral securities. |
| 82 | +audit_records: |
| 83 | + - ticker: USO |
| 84 | + historical_window_start: '2007-05-30' |
| 85 | + historical_window_end: '2026-05-01' |
| 86 | + historical_continuity_status: material_methodology_change_documented |
| 87 | + material_methodology_change_detected: true |
| 88 | + material_change_effective_date: May 2020 |
| 89 | + material_change_description: Official June 2020 prospectus documents that, commencing with the monthly roll that occurred in May 2020, USO futures positions roll over a ten-day period whereas previously positions would roll over a four-day period; later diagnostics must carry this methodology-regime flag. |
| 90 | + historical_return_interpretation: USO adjusted-price history is interpreted only as realised traded ETP total return with embedded futures-roll, collateral, fee, distribution, split, benchmark, and vehicle-structure effects. |
| 91 | + spot_proxy_claim_permitted: false |
| 92 | + traded_etp_total_return_interpretation: true |
| 93 | + later_research_execution_overlay_eligibility: eligible_only_with_documented_methodology_regime_flags |
| 94 | + required_later_regime_flag: uso_roll_methodology_pre_may_2020_vs_from_may_2020 |
| 95 | + blocking_reason: '' |
| 96 | + - ticker: DBA |
| 97 | + historical_window_start: '2007-05-30' |
| 98 | + historical_window_end: '2026-05-01' |
| 99 | + historical_continuity_status: historical_methodology_continuity_documented |
| 100 | + material_methodology_change_detected: false |
| 101 | + material_change_effective_date: not_documented |
| 102 | + material_change_description: No material change identified from reviewed official sources; reviewed early and current prospectuses support a traded agriculture futures-linked ETP return interpretation. |
| 103 | + historical_return_interpretation: DBA adjusted-price history is interpreted only as realised traded ETP total return with embedded futures-roll, collateral, fee, distribution, split, benchmark, and vehicle-structure effects. |
| 104 | + spot_proxy_claim_permitted: false |
| 105 | + traded_etp_total_return_interpretation: true |
| 106 | + later_research_execution_overlay_eligibility: eligible_for_later_gma6_research_execution |
| 107 | + required_later_regime_flag: not_required |
| 108 | + blocking_reason: '' |
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