UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2021

UNITED STATES COMMODITY INDEX FUNDS TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1850 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 640

Walnut Creek, California 94596

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(510) 522-9600

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o  

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 23, 2021, the United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (the “Registrant”) entered into separate Commodity Futures Customer Agreements (each, an “Agreement”) with Marex North America, LLC (“MNA”) for each of the United States Commodity Index Fund (“USCI”) and the United States Copper Index Fund (“CPER”). Pursuant to each Agreement, MNA will serve as a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) for each of USCI and CPER.. Each Agreement requires MNA to provide services to USCI or CPER, as applicable, in connection with the purchase and sale of commodity futures contracts and other commodity-related investments that may be purchased or sold by or through MNA for the account of USCI or CPER, as applicable.

The foregoing description of each Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which are substantially the same, and the Form of Commodity Futures Customer Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.