Edgar Filing: United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013.

¨	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to .

Commission File Number: 001-34016

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		20-8837345
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1530

Oakland, California 94612

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(510) 522-9600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨

Non-accelerated filer	x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No

UNITED STATES DIESEL-HEATING OIL FUND, LP

Table of Contents

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.	1

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	16

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	34

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.	35

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.	36

Item 1A. Risk Factors.	36

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	36

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	36

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.	36

Item 5. Other Information.	36

Item 6. Exhibits.	36

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Condensed Financial Statements.

Index to Condensed Financial Statements

Documents		Page
Condensed Statements of Financial Condition at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012		2

Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) at March 31, 2013		3

Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012		4

Condensed Statement of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2013		5

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012		6

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)		7

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

Condensed Statements of Financial Condition

At March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 5)	$	5,933,776	$	5,938,635
Equity in UBS Securities LLC trading accounts:
Cash and cash equivalents		403,153		433,948
Unrealized gain on open commodity futures contracts		74,038		173,628
Receivable from General Partner (Note 3)		22,308		87,974
Dividend receivable		80		83
Other assets		222,347		223,737

Total assets	$	6,655,702	$	6,858,005

Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Professional fees payable	$	24,816	$	100,211
General Partner management fees payable (Note 3)		3,350		3,388
Brokerage commissions payable		177		177
Other liabilities		458		446

Total liabilities		28,801		104,222

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 3, 4 and 5)

Partners' Capital
General Partner		–		–
Limited Partners		6,626,901		6,753,783
Total Partners' Capital		6,626,901		6,753,783

Total liabilities and partners' capital	$	6,655,702	$	6,858,005

Limited Partners' units outstanding		200,000		200,000
Net asset value per unit	$	33.13	$	33.77
Market value per unit	$	33.07	$	33.73

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

At March 31, 2013

	Number of Contracts		Unrealized Gain on Open Commodity Contracts		% of Partners' Capital
Open Futures Contracts - Long
United States Contracts
NYMEX Heating Oil Futures HO May 2013 contracts, expiring April 2013		52	$	74,038		1.12

	Principal Amount		Market Value
Cash Equivalents
United States Treasury Obligation
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.08%, 5/30/2013	$	270,000	$	269,967	4.07

United States - Money Market Funds
Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio - Class I		1,400,158		1,400,158	21.13
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund - Government Portfolio		1,801,936		1,801,936	27.19
Total Money Market Funds				3,202,094	48.32
Total Cash Equivalents			$	3,472,061	52.39

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

	Three months ended March 31, 2013			Three months ended March 31, 2012
Income
Gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures contracts:
Realized gain (loss) on closed positions	$	(11,798	)	$	1,666,132
Change in unrealized loss on open positions		(99,590	)		(759,398	)
Dividend income		254			179
Interest income		265			502

Total income (loss)		(110,869	)		907,415

Expenses
Professional fees		24,816			21,655
General Partner management fees (Note 3)		10,059			15,895
Brokerage commissions		1,052			1,697
Other expenses		2,394			2,629

Total expenses		38,321			41,876

Expense waiver (Note 3)		(22,308	)		(17,679	)

Net expenses		16,013			24,197

Net income (loss)	$	(126,882	)	$	883,218
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit	$	(0.64	)	$	2.95
Net income (loss) per weighted average limited partnership unit	$	(0.63	)	$	2.94
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding		200,000			300,000

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

Condensed Statement of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2013

	General Partner		Limited Partners			Total

Balances, at December 31, 2012	$	–	$	6,753,783		$	6,753,783
Net loss		–		(126,882	)		(126,882	)

Balances, at March 31, 2013	$	–	$	6,626,901		$	6,626,901

Net Asset Value Per Unit:
At December 31, 2012						$	33.77
At March 31, 2013						$	33.13

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

	Three months ended March 31, 2013			Three months ended March 31, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(126,882	)	$	883,218
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
(Increase) decrease in commodity futures trading account - cash and cash equivalents		30,795			(664,584	)
Unrealized loss on open futures contracts		99,590			759,398
Decrease in receivable from General Partner		65,666			114,406
(Increase) decrease in dividend receivable		3			(32	)
Increase in interest receivable		–			(4	)
Decrease in other assets		1,390			1,248
Decrease in professional fees payable		(75,395	)		(120,520	)
Increase (decrease) in General Partner management fees payable		(38	)		550
Increase in brokerage commissions payable		–			94
Increase in other liabilities		12			495
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(4,859	)		974,269

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Addition of partnership units		–			–
Redemption of partnership units		–			–
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		–			–

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(4,859	)		974,269

Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period		5,938,635			8,629,549
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period	$	5,933,776		$	9,603,818

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

For the period ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

The United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP (formerly, the United States Heating Oil Fund, LP) (“USDHO”) was was organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the state of Delaware on April 13, 2007. USDHO is a commodity pool that issues limited partnership units (“units”) that may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). Prior to November 25, 2008, USDHO’s units traded on the American Stock Exchange (the “AMEX”). USDHO will continue in perpetuity, unless terminated sooner upon the occurrence of one or more events as described in its Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended March 1, 2013 (the “LP Agreement”). The investment objective of USDHO is for the daily changes in daily percentage terms of its units’ per unit net asset value (“NAV”) to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of heating oil (also known as No. 2 fuel oil) for delivery to the New York harbor, as measured by the daily changes in the price of the futures contract for heating oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (the “NYMEX”) that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, in which case the futures contract will be the next month contract to expire (the “Benchmark Futures Contract”), less USDHO’s expenses. It is not the intent of USDHO to be operated in a fashion such that the per unit NAV will equal, in dollar terms, the spot price of heating oil or any particular futures contract based on heating oil. It is not the intent of USDHO to be operated in a fashion such that its per unit NAV will reflect the percentage change of the price of any particular futures contract as measured over a time period greater than one day. United States Commodity Funds LLC (“USCF”), the general partner of USDHO, believes that it is not practical to manage the portfolio to achieve such an investment goal when investing in Futures Contracts (as defined below) and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments (as defined below). USDHO accomplishes its objective through investments in futures contracts for heating oil, crude oil, gasoline, natural gas and other petroleum-based fuels that are traded on the NYMEX, ICE Futures Exchange (“ICE Futures”) or other U.S. and foreign exchanges (collectively, “Futures Contracts”) and other diesel-heating oil-related investments such as cash-settled options on Futures Contracts, forward contracts for diesel-heating oil and over-the-counter transactions that are based on the price of diesel-heating oil, crude oil and other petroleum-based fuels, Futures Contracts and indices based on the foregoing (collectively, “Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments”). As of March 31, 2013, USDHO held 52 Futures Contracts for heating oil traded on the NYMEX and did not hold any Futures Contracts traded on ICE Futures.

Prior to August 1, 2012, USDHO was known as the United States Heating Oil Fund, LP. USCF believes that historically, the heating oil futures contract has been used by industry and financial participants as a way to hedge or invest in exposure to diesel fuel due to the close physical similarities between the two products. The NYMEX announced in April 2012 changes to the physical specifications of the heating oil contract which involves the reduction in the allowable amount of sulfur in heating oil down to the levels found in diesel fuel. In doing so, the NYMEX specifically referenced the desire to make the heating oil contract”…dual-use price benchmark for both the heating oil and on-road diesel markets.” Aside from the change of the name and designated CUSIP number effective August 1, 2012, no other change was made to USDHO.

USDHO commenced investment operations on April 9, 2008 and has a fiscal year ending on December 31. USCF is responsible for the management of USDHO. USCF is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) and became a commodity pool operator registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) effective December 1, 2005. USCF is also the general partner of the United States Oil Fund, LP (“USOF”), the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (“USNG”), the United States 12 Month Oil Fund, LP (“US12OF”) and the United States Gasoline Fund, LP (“UGA”), which listed their limited partnership units on the AMEX under the ticker symbols “USO” on April 10, 2006, “UNG” on April 18, 2007, “USL” on December 6, 2007 and “UGA” on February 26, 2008, respectively. As a result of the acquisition of the AMEX by NYSE Euronext, each of USOF’s, USNG’s, US12OF’s and UGA’s units commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008. USCF is also the general partner of the United States Short Oil Fund, LP (“USSO”), the United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund, LP (“US12NG”) and the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (“USBO”), which listed their limited partnership units on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbols “DNO” on September 24, 2009, “UNL” on November 18, 2009 and “BNO” on June 2, 2010, respectively. USCF is also the sponsor of the United States Commodity Index Fund (“USCI”), the United States Copper Index Fund (“CPER”), the United States Agriculture Index Fund (“USAG”) and the United States Metals Index Fund (“USMI”), each a series of the United States Commodity Index Funds Trust. USCI, CPER, USAG and USMI listed their units on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “USCI” on August 10, 2010, “CPER” on November 15, 2011, “USAG” on April 13, 2012 and “USMI” on June 19, 2012, respectively. All funds listed previously are referred to collectively herein as the “Related Public Funds.” USCF has also filed registration statements to register units of the United States Sugar Fund (“USSF”), the United States Natural Gas Double Inverse Fund (“UNGD”), the United States Gasoil Fund (“USGO”) and the United States Asian Commodities Basket Fund (“UAC”), each a series of the United States Commodity Funds Trust I, and the US Golden Currency Fund (“HARD”), a series of the United States Currency Funds Trust. USSF, UNGD, USGO and HARD are currently not available to the public, as such funds are still in the process of review by various regulatory agencies which have regulatory authority over USCF and such funds. UAC has been declared effective by the regulatory agencies which have regulatory authority over USCF and UAC, but at the time of the filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, UAC has not been made available to the public.

Effective February 29, 2012, USDHO issues units to certain authorized purchasers (“Authorized Purchasers”) by offering baskets consisting of 50,000 units (“Creation Baskets”) through ALPS Distributors, Inc., as the marketing agent (the “Marketing Agent”). Prior to February 29, 2012, USDHO issued units to Authorized Purchasers by offering baskets consisting of 100,000 units through the Marketing Agent. The purchase price for a Creation Basket is based upon the NAV of a unit calculated shortly after the close of the core trading session on the NYSE Arca on the day the order to create the basket is properly received.

From July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013 (and continuing at least through May 1, 2014), the applicable transaction fee paid by Authorized Purchasers is $350 to USDHO for each order they place to create one or more Creation Baskets or to redeem one or more baskets (“Redemption Baskets”); prior to July 1, 2011, this fee was $1,000. Units may be purchased or sold on a nationally recognized securities exchange in smaller increments than a Creation Basket or Redemption Basket. Units purchased or sold on a nationally recognized securities exchange are not purchased or sold at the per unit NAV of USDHO but rather at market prices quoted on such exchange.

In April 2008, USDHO initially registered 10,000,000 units on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). On April 9, 2008, USDHO listed its units on the AMEX under the ticker symbol “UHN”. On that day, USDHO established its initial per unit NAV by setting the price at $50.00 and issued 200,000 units in exchange for $10,000,000. USDHO also commenced investment operations on April 9, 2008 by purchasing Futures Contracts traded on the NYMEX based on heating oil. As of March 31, 2012, USDHO had registered a total of 60,000,000 units.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC and, therefore, do not include all information and footnote disclosure required under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America. The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, such financial information reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of USCF, necessary for the fair presentation of the condensed financial statements for the interim period.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Revenue Recognition

Commodity futures contracts, forward contracts, physical commodities, and related options are recorded on the trade date. All such transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis and marked to market daily. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are reflected in the condensed statements of financial condition and represent the difference between the original contract amount and the market value (as determined by exchange settlement prices for futures contracts and related options and cash dealer prices at a predetermined time for forward contracts, physical commodities, and their related options) as of the last business day of the year or as of the last date of the condensed financial statements. Changes in the unrealized gains or losses between periods are reflected in the condensed statements of operations. USDHO earns interest on its assets denominated in U.S. dollars on deposit with the futures commission merchant at the overnight Federal Funds Rate, less 32 basis points. In addition, USDHO earns income on funds held at the custodian or futures commission merchant at prevailing market rates earned on such investments.

Brokerage Commissions

Brokerage commissions on all open commodity futures contracts are accrued on a full-turn basis.

Income Taxes

USDHO is not subject to federal income taxes; each partner reports his/her allocable share of income, gain, loss deductions or credits on his/her own income tax return.

In accordance with GAAP, USDHO is required to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any tax related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. USDHO files an income tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and may file income tax returns in various U.S. states. USDHO is not subject to income tax return examinations by major taxing authorities for years before 2009. The tax benefit recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. De-recognition of a tax benefit previously recognized results in USDHO recording a tax liability that reduces net assets. However, USDHO’s conclusions regarding this policy may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. USDHO recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax fees payable, if assessed. No interest expense or penalties have been recognized as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Creations and Redemptions

Effective February 29, 2012, Authorized Purchasers may purchase Creation Baskets or redeem Redemption Baskets only in blocks of 50,000 units at a price equal to the NAV of the units calculated shortly after the close of the core trading session on the NYSE Arca on the day the order is placed. Prior to February 29, 2012, Authorized Purchasers could only purchase Creation Baskets or redeem Redemption Baskets in blocks of 100,000 units.

USDHO receives or pays the proceeds from units sold or redeemed within three business days after the trade date of the purchase or redemption. The amounts due from Authorized Purchasers are reflected in USDHO’s condensed statements of financial condition as receivable for units sold, and amounts payable to Authorized Purchasers upon redemption are reflected as payable for units redeemed.

Partnership Capital and Allocation of Partnership Income and Losses

Profit or loss shall be allocated among the partners of USDHO in proportion to the number of units each partner holds as of the close of each month. USCF may revise, alter or otherwise modify this method of allocation as described in the LP Agreement.

Calculation of Per Unit Net Asset Value

USDHO’s per unit NAV is calculated on each NYSE Arca trading day by taking the current market value of its total assets, subtracting any liabilities and dividing that amount by the total number of units outstanding. USDHO uses the closing price for the contracts on the relevant exchange on that day to determine the value of contracts held on such exchange.

Net Income (Loss) Per Unit

Net income (loss) per unit is the difference between the per unit NAV at the beginning of each period and at the end of each period. The weighted average number of units outstanding was computed for purposes of disclosing net income (loss) per weighted average unit. The weighted average units are equal to the number of units outstanding at the end of the period, adjusted proportionately for units added and redeemed based on the amount of time the units were outstanding during such period. There were no units held by USCF at March 31, 2013.

Offering Costs

Offering costs incurred in connection with the registration of additional units after the initial registration of units are borne by USDHO. These costs include registration fees paid to regulatory agencies and all legal, accounting, printing and other expenses associated with such offerings. These costs are accounted for as a deferred charge and thereafter amortized to expense over twelve months on a straight-line basis or a shorter period if warranted.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include money market funds and overnight deposits or time deposits with original maturity dates of six months or less.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the accompanying condensed financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires USCF to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed financial statements, and the reported amounts of the revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

NOTE 3 — FEES PAID BY THE FUND AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

USCF Management Fee

Under the LP Agreement, USCF is responsible for investing the assets of USDHO in accordance with the objectives and policies of USDHO. In addition, USCF has arranged for one or more third parties to provide administrative, custody, accounting, transfer agency and other necessary services to USDHO. For these services, USDHO is contractually obligated to pay USCF a fee, which is paid monthly, equal to 0.60% per annum of average daily total net assets.

Ongoing Registration Fees and Other Offering Expenses

USDHO pays all costs and expenses associated with the ongoing registration of its units subsequent to the initial offering. These costs include registration or other fees paid to regulatory agencies in connection with the offer and sale of units, and all legal, accounting, printing and other expenses associated with such offer and sale. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, USDHO incurred $1,800 and $1,820, respectively, in registration fees and other offering expenses.

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

USDHO is responsible for paying its portion of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for USDHO and the Related Public Funds and the fees and expenses of the independent directors who also serve as audit committee members of USDHO and the Related Public Funds organized as limited partnerships and, as of July 8, 2011, the Related Public Funds organized as a series of a Delaware statutory trust. USDHO shares the fees and expenses on a pro rata basis with each Related Public Fund, as described above, based on the relative assets of each fund computed on a daily basis. These fees and expenses for the year ending December 31, 2013 are estimated to be a total of $560,625 for USDHO and the Related Public Funds.

Licensing Fees

As discussed in Note 4 below, USDHO entered into a licensing agreement with the NYMEX on April 10, 2006, as amended on October 20, 2011. Pursuant to the agreement, through October 19, 2011, USDHO and the Related Public Funds, other than USBO, USCI, CPER, USAG and USMI, paid a licensing fee that was equal to 0.04% for the first $1,000,000,000 of combined net assets of the funds and 0.02% for combined net assets above $1,000,000,000. On and after October 20, 2011, USDHO and the Related Public Funds, other than USBO, USCI, CPER, USAG and USMI, pay a licensing fee that is equal to 0.015% on all net assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, USDHO incurred $252 and $397, respectively, under this arrangement.

Investor Tax Reporting Cost

Other Expenses and Fees and Expense Waivers

In addition to the fees described above, USDHO pays all brokerage fees and other expenses in connection with the operation of USDHO, excluding costs and expenses paid by USCF as outlined in Note 4 below. USCF has voluntarily agreed to pay certain expenses normally borne by USDHO to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.15% (15 basis points) of USDHO’s NAV, on an annualized basis, through at least June 30, 2013. USCF has no obligation to continue such payments into subsequent periods. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, USCF waived $22,308 of USDHO’s expenses. This voluntary expense waiver is in addition to those amounts USCF is contractually obligated to pay as described in Note 4.

NOTE 4 — CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

USDHO is party to a marketing agent agreement, dated as of March 10, 2008, as amended from time to time, with the Marketing Agent and USCF, whereby the Marketing Agent provides certain marketing services for USDHO as outlined in the agreement. The fee of the Marketing Agent, which is borne by USCF, is equal to 0.06% on USDHO’s assets up to $3 billion and 0.04% on USDHO’s assets in excess of $3 billion. In no event may the aggregate compensation paid to the Marketing Agent and any affiliate of USCF for distribution related services exceed 10% of the gross proceeds of USDHO’s offering.

The above fee does not include the following expenses, which are also borne by USCF: the cost of placing advertisements in various periodicals; web construction and development; or the printing and production of various marketing materials.

USDHO is also party to a custodian agreement, dated March 13, 2008, as amended from time to time, with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH&Co.”) and USCF, whereby BBH&Co. holds investments on behalf of USDHO. USCF pays the fees of the custodian, which are determined by the parties from time to time. In addition, USDHO is party to an administrative agency agreement, dated February 7, 2008, as amended from time to time, with USCF and BBH&Co., whereby BBH&Co. acts as the administrative agent, transfer agent and registrar for USDHO. USCF also pays the fees of BBH&Co. for its services under such agreement and such fees are determined by the parties from time to time.

Currently, USCF pays BBH&Co. for its services, in the foregoing capacities, a minimum amount of $75,000 annually for its custody, fund accounting and fund administration services rendered to USDHO and each of the Related Public Funds, as well as a $20,000 annual fee for its transfer agency services. In addition, USCF pays BBH&Co. an asset-based charge of (a) 0.06% for the first $500 million of USDHO’s, USOF’s, USNG’s, US12OF’s, UGA’s, USSO’s, US12NG’s, USBO’s, USCI’s, CPER’s, USAG’s and USMI’s combined net assets, (b) 0.0465% for USDHO’s, USOF’s, USNG’s, US12OF’s, UGA’s, USSO’s, US12NG’s, USBO’s, USCI’s, CPER’s, USAG’s and USMI’s combined net assets greater than $500 million but less than $1 billion, and (c) 0.035% once USDHO’s, USOF’s, USNG’s, US12OF’s, UGA’s, USSO’s, US12NG’s, USBO’s, USCI’s, CPER’s, USAG’s and USMI’s combined net assets exceed $1 billion. The annual minimum amount will not apply if the asset-based charge for all accounts in the aggregate exceeds $75,000. USCF also pays transaction fees ranging from $7 to $15 per transaction.

USDHO has entered into a brokerage agreement with UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”). The agreement requires UBS Securities to provide services to USDHO in connection with the purchase and sale of Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments that may be purchased and sold by or through UBS Securities for USDHO’s account. In accordance with the agreement, UBS Securities charges USDHO commissions of approximately $7 to $15 per round-turn trade, including applicable exchange and NFA fees for Futures Contracts and options on Futures Contracts. Such fees include those incurred when purchasing Futures Contracts and options on Futures Contracts when USDHO issues units as a result of a Creation Basket, as well as fees incurred when selling Futures Contracts and options on Futures Contracts when USDHO redeems units as a result of a Redemption Basket. Such fees are also incurred when Futures Contracts and options on Futures Contracts are purchased or redeemed for the purpose of rebalancing the portfolio. USDHO also incurs commissions to brokers for the purchase and sale of Futures Contracts, Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments or short-term obligations of the United States of two years or less (“Treasuries”). During the three months ended March 31, 2013, total commissions accrued to brokers amounted to $1,052. All of this amount was a result of rebalancing costs. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, total commissions accrued to brokers amounted to $1,697. All of this amount was a result of rebalancing costs. The decrease in the total commissions accrued to brokers for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was primarily due to USDHO’s smaller size in terms of net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2013. As an annualized percentage of average daily total net assets, the figure for the three months ended March 31, 2013 represents approximately 0.07% of average daily total net assets. By comparison, the figure for the three months ended March 31, 2012 represented approximately 0.06% of average daily total net assets. However, there can be no assurance that commission costs and portfolio turnover will not cause commission expenses to rise in future quarters.

USDHO and the NYMEX entered into a licensing agreement on May 30, 2007, as amended on October 20, 2011, whereby USDHO was granted a non-exclusive license to use certain of the NYMEX’s settlement prices and service marks. Under the licensing agreement, USDHO and the Related Public Funds, other than USBO, USCI, CPER, USAG and USMI, pay the NYMEX an asset-based fee for the license, the terms of which are described in Note 3. USDHO expressly disclaims any association with the NYMEX or endorsement of USDHO by the NYMEX and acknowledges that “NYMEX” and “New York Mercantile Exchange” are registered trademarks of the NYMEX.

NOTE 5 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISKS AND CONTINGENCIES

USDHO engages in the trading of futures contracts and options on futures contracts (collectively, “derivatives”). USDHO is exposed to both market risk, which is the risk arising from changes in the market value of the contracts, and credit risk, which is the risk of failure by another party to perform according to the terms of a contract.

USDHO may enter into futures contracts and options on futures contracts to gain exposure to changes in the value of an underlying commodity. A futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of a commodity at a specified time and place. Some futures contracts may call for physical delivery of the asset, while others are settled in cash. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying commodity or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery.

The purchase and sale of futures contracts and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with a futures commission merchant. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires a futures commission merchant to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the futures commission merchant’s proprietary activities.

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically commodity price risk) and exposure to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure USDHO has in the particular classes of instruments. Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract.

All of the futures contracts held by USDHO were exchange-traded through March 31, 2013. The risks associated with exchange-traded contracts are generally perceived to be less than those associated with over-the-counter transactions since, in over-the-counter transactions, a party must rely solely on the credit of its respective individual counterparties. However, in the future, if USDHO were to enter into non-exchange traded contracts, it would be subject to the credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance. The credit risk from counterparty non-performance associated with such instruments is the net unrealized gain, if any, on the transaction. USDHO has credit risk under its futures contracts since the sole counterparty to all domestic and foreign futures contracts is the clearinghouse for the exchange on which the relevant contracts are traded. In addition, USDHO bears the risk of financial failure by the clearing broker.

USDHO’s cash and other property, such as Treasuries, deposited with a futures commission merchant are considered commingled with all other customer funds, subject to the futures commission merchant’s segregation requirements. In the event of a futures commission merchant’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than the total of cash and other property deposited. The insolvency of a futures commission merchant could result in the complete loss of USDHO’s assets posted with that futures commission merchant; however, the majority of USDHO’s assets are held in Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents with USDHO’s custodian and would not be impacted by the insolvency of a futures commission merchant. The failure or insolvency of USDHO’s custodian however, could result in a substantial loss of USDHO’s assets.

USCF invests a portion of USDHO’s cash in money market funds that seek to maintain a stable per unit NAV. USDHO is exposed to any risk of loss associated with an investment in such money market funds. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, USDHO held investments in money market funds in the amounts of $3,202,094 and $3,202,094, respectively. USDHO also holds cash deposits with its custodian. Pursuant to a written agreement with BBH&Co., uninvested overnight cash balances are swept to offshore branches of U.S. regulated and domiciled banks located in Toronto, Canada, London, United Kingdom, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Nassau, Bahamas, which are subject to U.S. regulation and regulatory oversight. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, USDHO held cash deposits and investments in Treasuries in the amounts of $3,134,835 and $3,170,489, respectively, with the custodian and futures commission merchant. Some or all of these amounts may be subject to loss should USDHO’s custodian and/or futures commission merchant cease operations.

For derivatives, risks arise from changes in the market value of the contracts. Theoretically, USDHO is exposed to market risk equal to the value of futures contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short. As both a buyer and a seller of options, USDHO pays or receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract underlying the option.

USDHO’s policy is to continuously monitor its exposure to market and counterparty risk through the use of a variety of financial, position and credit exposure reporting controls and procedures. In addition, USDHO has a policy of requiring review of the credit standing of each broker or counterparty with which it conducts business. The financial instruments held by USDHO are reported in its condensed statements of financial condition at market or fair value, or at carrying amounts that approximate fair value, because of their highly liquid nature and short-term maturity.

NOTE 6 — FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table presents per unit performance data and other supplemental financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 for the unitholders. This information has been derived from information presented in the condensed financial statements.

	For the three months ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)			For the three months ended March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
Per Unit Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	33.77		$	32.79
Total income (loss)		(0.56	)		3.03
Net expenses		(0.08	)		(0.08	)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.64	)		2.95
Net asset value, end of period	$	33.13		$	35.74

Total Return		(1.90	)%		9.00	%

Ratios to Average Net Assets
Total income (loss)		(1.63	)%		8.52	%
Management fees*		0.60	%		0.60	%
Total expenses excluding management fees*		1.69	%		0.98	%
Expenses waived*		(1.33	)%		(0.67	)%
Net expenses excluding management fees*		0.36	%		0.31	%
Net income (loss)		(1.87	)%		8.29	%

*	Annualized

Total returns are calculated based on the change in value during the period. An individual unitholder’s total return and ratio may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of contributions to and withdrawals from USDHO.

NOTE 7 — FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

USDHO values its investments in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurement. The changes to past practice resulting from the application of ASC 820 relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurement. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of USDHO (observable inputs) and (2) USDHO’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels defined by the ASC 820 hierarchy are as follows:

Level I – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level II – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level II assets include the following: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

Level III – Unobservable pricing input at the measurement date for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

In some instances, the inputs used to measure fair value might fall within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest input level that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following table summarizes the valuation of USDHO’s securities at March 31, 2013 using the fair value hierarchy:

At March 31, 2013	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Short-Term Investments	$	3,472,061	$	3,472,061	$	—	$	—
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
United States Contracts		74,038		74,038		—		—

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level I and Level II.

The following table summarizes the valuation of USDHO’s securities at December 31, 2012 using the fair value hierarchy:

At December 31, 2012	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Short-Term Investments	$	3,502,081	$	3,502,081	$	—	$	—
Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts
United States Contracts		173,628		173,628		—		—

During the year ended December 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Level I and Level II.

Effective January 1, 2009, USDHO adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 815 — Derivatives and Hedging, which require presentation of qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts and gains and losses on derivatives.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments		Condensed Statements of Financial Condition Location		Fair Value At March 31, 2013				Fair Value At December 31, 2012
Futures - Commodity Contracts		Assets		$	74,038			$	173,628

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Statements of Operations

		For the three months ended March 31, 2013						For the three months ended March 31, 2012
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income	Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income			Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income			Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income		Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Futures – Commodity Contracts	Realized gain (loss) on closed positions	$	(11,798	)				$	1,666,132

	Change in unrealized loss on open positions				$	(99,590	)			$	(759,398	)

NOTE 8 – OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

USDHO is required to disclose offsetting assets and liabilities represented in the Condensed Statements of Financial Condition to disclose information to enable users of these financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on its financial position for recognized assets and liabilities. These recognized assets and liabilities as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” and subsequently clarified in FASB ASU 2013-01 “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” The derivative instruments include all futures contracts including exchange-traded futures contracts.

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Assets	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition

At March 31, 2013:
Futures contracts	$	74,038	$	—	$	74,038

At December 31, 2012:
Futures contracts	$	173,628	$	—	$	173,628

Financial Assets, Derivative Assets, and Collateral Held by Counterparty as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

			Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition
	Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition (A)		Financial Instruments Collateral Received (B)		Cash Collateral Received (C)		Net Amount (D)=(A)-(B)-(C)

At March 31, 2013:
UBS Securities	$	74,038	$	—	$	—	$	74,038

At December 31, 2012:
UBS Securities	$	173,628	$	—	$	—	$	173,628

NOTE 9 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

USDHO has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the condensed financial statements were issued. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Effective as of August 1, 2012, the United States Heating Oil Fund, LP was renamed the United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP (“USDHO”). No other change, aside from the change of the name and the designated CUSIP number, has been made to USDHO. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and the notes thereto of USDHO included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Information

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations. This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause USDHO’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe USDHO’s future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend” or “project,” the negative of these words, other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and USDHO cannot assure investors that the projections included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. USDHO’s actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.

USDHO has based the forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q on information available to it on the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and USDHO assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although USDHO undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, investors are advised to consult any additional disclosures that USDHO may make directly to them or through reports that USDHO in the future files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Introduction

USDHO, a Delaware limited partnership, is a commodity pool that issues units that may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “NYSE Arca”). The investment objective of USDHO is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its units’ per unit net asset value (“NAV”) to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of heating oil, as measured by the daily changes in the price of the futures contract for heating oil (also known as No. 2 fuel oil), for delivery to the New York harbor, traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (the “NYMEX”) that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire (the “Benchmark Futures Contract”), less USDHO’s expenses. “Near month contract” means the next contract traded on the NYMEX due to expire. “Next month contract” means the first contract traded on the NYMEX due to expire after the near month contract. It is not the intent of USDHO to be operated in a fashion such that the per unit NAV will equal, in dollar terms, the spot price of heating oil or any particular futures contract based on heating oil. It is not the intent of USDHO to be operated in a fashion such that its per unit NAV will reflect the percentage change of the price of any particular futures contract as measured over a time period greater than one day. The general partner of USDHO, United States Commodity Funds LLC (“USCF”), believes that it is not practical to manage the portfolio to achieve such an investment goal when investing in Futures Contracts (as defined below) and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments (as defined below).

USDHO invests in futures contracts for heating oil, crude oil, gasoline, natural gas and other petroleum-based fuels that are traded on the NYMEX, ICE Futures Exchange (“ICE Futures”) or other U.S. and foreign exchanges (collectively, “Futures Contracts”) and other diesel-heating oil-related investments such as cash-settled options on Futures Contracts, forward contracts for diesel-heating oil, cleared swap contracts and over-the-counter transactions that are based on the price of diesel-heating oil, crude oil and other petroleum-based fuels, Futures Contracts and indices based on the foregoing (collectively, “Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments”). For convenience and unless otherwise specified, Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments collectively are referred to as “Diesel-Heating Oil Interests” in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

USDHO seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments such that daily changes in its per unit NAV, measured in percentage terms, will closely track the daily changes in the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract, also measured in percentage terms. USCF believes the daily changes in the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract have historically exhibited a close correlation with the daily changes in the spot price of heating oil. It is not the intent of USDHO to be operated in a fashion such that the per unit NAV will equal, in dollar terms, the spot price of heating oil or any particular futures contract based on heating oil. It is not the intent of USDHO to be operated in a fashion such that its per unit NAV will reflect the percentage change of the price of any particular futures contract as measured over a time period greater than one day. USCF believes that it is not practical to manage the portfolio to achieve such an investment goal when investing in Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments.

Regulatory Disclosure

Impact of Accountability Levels, Position Limits and Price Fluctuation Limits. Futures contracts include typical and significant characteristics. Most significantly, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and the futures exchanges have established accountability levels and position limits on the maximum net long or net short futures contracts in commodity interests that any person or group of persons under common trading control (other than as a hedge, which an investment by USDHO is not) may hold, own or control. The net position is the difference between an individual’s or firm’s open long contracts and open short contracts in any one commodity. In addition, most U.S.-based futures exchanges, such as the NYMEX, limit the daily price fluctuation for futures contracts. Currently, the ICE Futures imposes position and accountability limits that are similar to those imposed by U.S.-based futures exchanges and also limits the maximum daily price fluctuation, while some other non-U.S. futures exchanges have not adopted such limits.

The accountability levels for the Benchmark Futures Contract and other Futures Contracts traded on the NYMEX are not a fixed ceiling, but rather a threshold above which the NYMEX may exercise greater scrutiny and control over an investor’s positions. The current accountability level for any one-month in the Benchmark Futures Contract is 5,000 net contracts. In addition, the NYMEX imposes an accountability level for all months of 7,000 net futures contracts for investments in futures contracts for heating oil. In addition, ICE Futures maintains the same accountability levels, position limits and monitoring authority for its heating oil contract as the NYMEX. If USDHO and the Related Public Funds (as defined below) exceed these accountability levels for investments in the futures contracts for diesel-heating oil, the NYMEX and ICE Futures will monitor USDHO’s and the Related Public Funds’ exposure and may ask for further information on their activities, including the total size of all positions, investment and trading strategy, and the extent of liquidity resources of USDHO and the Related Public Funds. If deemed necessary by the NYMEX and/or ICE Futures, USDHO could be ordered to reduce its aggregate net position back to the accountability level. As of March 31, 2013, USDHO held 52 Heating Oil Futures HO Contracts traded on the NYMEX and did not hold any Futures Contracts traded on ICE Futures. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO did not exceed accountability levels on the NYMEX or ICE Futures.

Position limits differ from accountability levels in that they represent fixed limits on the maximum number of futures contracts that any person may hold and cannot allow such limits to be exceeded without express CFTC authority to do so. In addition to accountability levels and positions limits that may apply at any time, the NYMEX and the ICE Futures impose position limits on contracts held in the last few days of trading in the near month contract to expire. It is unlikely that USDHO will run up against such position limits because USDHO’s investment strategy is to close out its positions and “roll” from the near month contract to expire to the next month contract beginning two weeks from expiration of the contract. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO did not exceed any position limits imposed by the NYMEX and the ICE Futures.

The regulation of commodity interest trading in the United States and other countries is an evolving area of the law, as exemplified by the various discussions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The various statements made in this summary are subject to modification by legislative action and changes in the rules and regulations of the CFTC, the National Futures Association (the “NFA”), the futures exchanges, clearing organizations and other regulatory bodies. Pending final resolution of all applicable regulatory requirements, some specific examples of how the new Dodd-Frank Act provisions and rules adopted thereunder could impact USDHO are discussed below.

Futures Contracts and Position Limits

The CFTC is prohibited by statute from regulating trading non-U.S. futures exchanges and markets. The CFTC, however, has adopted regulations relating to the marketing of non-U.S. futures contracts in the United States. These regulations permit certain contracts on non-U.S. exchanges to be offered and sold in the United States.

In October 2011, the CFTC adopted rules that impose new position limits on Referenced Contracts (as defined below) involving 28 energy, metals and agricultural commodities (the “Position Limit Rules”). The Position Limit Rules were scheduled to become effective on October 12, 2012. However, on September 28, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated these regulations on the basis of ambiguities in the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) (as modified by the Dodd-Frank Act) upon which the regulations were based. In its September 28, 2012 decision, the court remanded the Position Limit Rules to the CFTC with instructions to use its expertise and experience to resolve the ambiguities in the statute. On November 15, 2012, the CFTC indicated that it will move forward with an appeal of the District Court’s decision to vacate the Position Limit Rules. At this time, it is not possible to predict how the CFTC’s appeal could affect USDHO, but it may be substantial and adverse. Furthermore, until such time as the appeal is resolved or, if applicable revisions to the Position Limit Rules are proposed and adopted, the regulatory architecture in effect prior to the enactment of the Position Limit Rules will govern transactions in commodities and related derivatives (collectively, “Referenced Contracts”). Under that system, the CFTC enforces federal limits on speculation in agricultural products (e.g., corn, wheat and soy), while futures exchanges enforce position limits and accountability levels for agricultural and certain energy products (e.g., oil and natural gas). As a result, USDHO may be limited with respect to the size of its investments in any commodities subject to these limits. Finally, subject to certain narrow exceptions, the vacated Position Limit Rules would have required the aggregation, for purposes of the position limits, of all positions in the 28 Referenced Contracts held by a single entity and its affiliates, regardless of whether such position existed on U.S. futures exchanges, non-U.S. futures exchanges, in cleared swaps or in over-the-counter swaps. The CFTC is presently considering new aggregation rules, under a rulemaking proposal that is distinct from the Position Limit Rules. At this time, it is unclear how any modified aggregation rules may affect USDHO, but it may be substantial and adverse. By way of example, the aggregation rules in combination with any potential revised Position Limit Rules may negatively impact the ability of USDHO to meet its investment objectives through limits that may inhibit USCF’s ability to sell additional Creation Baskets of USDHO.

Based on its current understanding of the final position limit regulations, USCF does not anticipate significant negative impact on the ability of USDHO to achieve its investment objective.

“Swap” Transactions

The Dodd-Frank Act imposes new regulatory requirements on certain “swap” transactions that USDHO is authorized to engage in that may ultimately impact the ability of USDHO to meet its investment objective. On August 13, 2012, the CFTC and the SEC published joint final rules defining the terms “swap” and “security-based swap.” The term “swap” is broadly defined to include various types of over-the-counter derivatives, including swaps and options. The effective date of these final rules was October 12, 2012.

The Dodd-Frank Act requires that certain transactions ultimately falling within the definition of “swap” be executed on organized exchanges or “swap execution facilities” and cleared through regulated clearing organizations (which are referred to in the Dodd-Frank Act as “derivative clearing organizations” (“DCOs”)), if the CFTC mandates the central clearing of a particular contract. On November 28, 2012, the CFTC issued its final clearing determination requiring that certain credit default swaps and interest rate swaps be cleared by registered DCOs. This is the CFTC’s first clearing determination under the Dodd-Frank Act and became effective on February 11, 2013. Beginning on March 11, 2013, “swap dealers,” “major swap participants” and certain active funds were required to clear certain credit default swaps and interest rate swaps. Determination on other types of swaps are expected in the future, and, when finalized, could require USDHO to centrally clear certain over-the-counter instruments presently entered into and settled on a bi-lateral basis. If a swap is required to be cleared, the initial margin will be set by the clearing organization, subject to certain regulatory requirements and guidelines. Initial and variation margin requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants who enter into uncleared swaps and capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants who enter into both cleared and uncleared trades will be set by the CFTC, the SEC or the applicable “Prudential Regulator.”

On November 14, 2012, the CFTC proposed new regulations that would require enhanced customer protections, risk management programs, internal monitoring and controls, capital and liquidity standards, customer disclosures and auditing and examination programs for FCMs. The proposed rules are intended to afford greater assurances to market participants that customer segregated funds and secured amounts are protected, customers are provided with appropriate notice of the risks of futures trading and of the FCMs with which they may choose to do business, FCMs are monitoring and managing risks in a robust manner, the capital and liquidity of FCMs are strengthened to safeguard their continued operations and the auditing and examination programs of the CFTC and the self-regulatory organizations are monitoring the activities of FCMs in a thorough manner. The final regulations have not yet been adopted.

Additionally, the CFTC published rules on February 17, 2012 and April 3, 2012 that require “swap dealers” and “major swap participants” to: 1) adhere to business conduct standards, 2) implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the CEA and 3) maintain records of such compliance. These new requirements may impact the documentation requirements for both cleared and non-cleared swaps and cause swap dealers and major swap participants to face increased compliance costs that, in turn, may be passed along to counterparties (such as USDHO) in the form of higher fees and expenses that related to trading swaps.

On December 21, 2012, the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued two letters providing certain swap dealers with time-limited no-action relief from some swap data reporting obligations. One letter provides relief from reporting requirements for branches of swap dealers located in emerging markets who encounter technical difficulties in complying with the reporting rules. The letter also provides that swap dealers may delay reporting compliance for certain complex and exotic swaps until April 30, 2013.

Under a second letter, all swap dealers have until April 30, 2013 to report certain information about their counterparties, including: status as a major swap participant, a financial entity, a U.S. person or a commercial end-user.

On December 18, 2012, the CFTC deferred the compliance date for many of the Dodd-Frank Act’s external business conduct standards from December 31, 2012 to May 1, 2013, and for some requirements to July 1, 2013, providing swap dealers an additional four to six months from the original compliance date.

On April 5, 2013, the CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk issued a letter granting no-action relief from certain swap data reporting requirements for swaps entered into between affiliated counterparties. In general, the letter grants relief from, among others: real-time, historical and regular swap reporting (under Part 43, Part 45 and Part 46 of the CFTC’s regulations, respectively).

On April 9, 2012, the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued a letter granting time-limited no-action relief to non-swap dealer, non-major swap participant counterparties from the real-time, regular and historical swap reporting requirements (under Part 43, Part 45 and Part 46 of the CFTC’s regulations, respectively). The regular reporting requirements (Part 45 of the CFTC regulations) for interest rate and credit swaps of a financial entity (including a commodity pool such as USDHO) began on April 10, 2013. The letter delays implementation of the reporting requirements based upon the asset class underlying the swap and the classification of the reporting counterparty. For a financial entity (including a commodity pool such as USDHO), regular reporting requirements for equity, foreign exchange and other commodity swaps (including swaps on diesel-heating oil) begin on May 29, 2013 and reporting of all historical swaps for all asset classes begins on September 30, 2013.

The effect of the future regulatory change on USDHO is impossible to predict, but it could be substantial and adverse.

USCF, which is registered as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”) and a swaps firm (pending) with the CFTC, is authorized by the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of USDHO, as amended on March 1, 2013 (the “LP Agreement”) to manage USDHO. USCF is authorized by USDHO in its sole judgment to employ and establish the terms of employment for, and termination of, commodity trading advisors or FCMs.

Price Movements

Diesel-heating oil futures prices were volatile during the three months ended March 31, 2013 with a general upward trend during the period. The price of the Benchmark Futures Contract started the period at $3.0318 per gallon. It hit a peak on February 8, 2013 at a price of $3.2384 per gallon. The low of the period was on March 4, 2013, when the price dropped to $2.9191 per gallon. The period ended with the Benchmark Futures Contract at $3.0470 per gallon, an increase of approximately 0.50% over the period. USDHO’s per unit NAV began the period at $33.77 and ended the period at $33.13 on March 31, 2013, a decrease of approximately 1.90% over the period. USDHO’s per unit NAV reached its high for the period on February 8, 2013 at $36.11 and reached its low for the period on March 19, 2013 at $32.29. The Benchmark Futures Contract prices listed above began with the February 2013 contract and ended with the May 2013 contract. The increase of approximately 0.50% on the Benchmark Futures Contract listed above is a hypothetical return only and could not actually be achieved by an investor holding Futures Contracts. An investment in Futures Contracts would need to be rolled forward during the time period described in order to simulate such a result. Furthermore, the change in the nominal price of these differing Futures Contracts, measured from the start of the period to the end of the period, does not represent the actual benchmark results that USDHO seeks to track, which are more fully described below in the section titled “Tracking USDHO’s Benchmark.”

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the diesel-heating oil futures market was primarily in a state of contango, meaning the price of the near month Futures Contract was typically lower than the price of the next month Futures Contract, or contracts further away from expiration. For a discussion of the impact of backwardation and contango on total returns, see “Term Structure of Diesel-Heating Oil Futures Prices and the Impact on Total Returns” below.

Valuation of Futures Contracts and the Computation of the Per Unit NAV

The per unit NAV of USDHO’s units is calculated once each NYSE Arca trading day. The per unit NAV for a particular trading day is released after 4:00 p.m. New York time. Trading during the core trading session on the NYSE Arca typically closes at 4:00 p.m. New York time. USDHO’s administrator uses the NYMEX closing price (determined at the earlier of the close of the NYMEX or 2:30 p.m. New York time) for the contracts held on the NYMEX, but calculates or determines the value of all other USDHO investments, including ICE Futures contracts or other futures contracts, as of the earlier of the close of the NYSE Arca or 4:00 p.m. New York time.

Results of Operations and the Diesel-Heating Oil Market

Results of Operations. On April 9, 2008, USDHO listed its units on the American Stock Exchange (the “AMEX”) under the ticker symbol “UHN.” On that day, USDHO established its initial offering price at $50.00 per unit and issued 200,000 units to the initial authorized purchaser in exchange for $10,000,000 in cash. As a result of the acquisition of the AMEX by NYSE Euronext, USDHO’s units no longer trade on the AMEX and commenced trading on the NYSE Arca on November 25, 2008.

Since its initial offering of 10,000,000 units, USDHO has registered one subsequent offering of its units: 50,000,000 units which were registered with the SEC on April 30, 2010. Units offered by USDHO in the subsequent offering were sold by it for cash at the units’ per unit NAV as described in the applicable prospectus. As of March 31, 2013, USDHO had issued 1,000,000 units, 200,000 of which were outstanding. As of March 31, 2013, there were 59,000,000 units registered but not yet issued.

More units may have been issued by USDHO than are outstanding due to the redemption of units. Unlike funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, units that have been redeemed by USDHO cannot be resold by USDHO. As a result, USDHO contemplates that additional offerings of its units will be registered with the SEC in the future in anticipation of additional issuances and redemptions.

As of March 31, 2013, USDHO had the following authorized purchasers: Citadel Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse USA LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., JP Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., Morgan Stanley & Company Inc., NewEdge USA LLC, Nomura Securities International Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corporation, SG Americas Securities LLC and Virtu Financial Capital Markets.

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

As of March 31, 2013, the total unrealized gain on Futures Contracts owned or held on that day was $74,038 and USDHO established cash deposits and investments in short term obligations of the United States of two years or less (“Treasuries”) and money market funds that were equal to $6,336,929. USDHO held 93.64% of its cash assets in overnight deposits and investments in money market funds at its custodian bank, while 6.36% of the cash balance was held as investments in Treasuries and margin deposits for the Futures Contracts purchased at the FCM. The ending per unit NAV on March 31, 2013 was $33.13.

By comparison, as of March 31, 2012, the total unrealized loss on Futures Contracts owned or held on that day was $411,302 and USDHO established cash deposits and investments in Treasuries and money market funds that were equal to $10,912,840. USDHO held 88.00% of its cash assets in overnight deposits and investments in money market funds at its custodian bank, while 12.00% of the cash balance was held as investments in Treasuries and margin deposits for the Futures Contracts purchased at the FCM. The decrease in cash assets in overnight deposits and investments in Treasuries and money market funds for March 31, 2013, as compared to March 31, 2012, was primarily the result of USDHO’s smaller size during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The ending per unit NAV on March 31, 2012 was $35.74. The decrease in the per unit NAV for March 31, 2013, as compared to March 31, 2012, was primarily a result of the effect of contango between the three months ended March 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Portfolio Expenses. USDHO’s expenses consist of investment management fees, brokerage fees and commissions, certain offering costs, licensing fees, the fees and expenses of the independent directors of USCF and expenses relating to tax accounting and reporting requirements. The management fee that USDHO pays to USCF is calculated as a percentage of the total net assets of USDHO. USDHO pays USCF a management fee of 0.60% of its average daily total net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the average daily total net assets of USDHO were $6,799,023. The management fee incurred by USDHO during the period amounted to $10,059. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, the average daily total net assets of USDHO were $10,654,785. The management fee paid by USDHO during the period amounted to $15,895.

In addition to the management fee, USDHO pays all brokerage fees and other expenses, including tax reporting costs, licensing fees for the use of intellectual property, ongoing registration or other fees paid to the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and any other regulatory agency in connection with offers and sales of its units subsequent to the initial offering and all legal, accounting, printing and other expenses associated therewith. The gross total of these fees and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $28,262, as compared to $25,981 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in gross total expenses excluding management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was primarily due to increased tax reporting, audit, licensing and other fees during the three months ended March 31, 2013. USDHO incurred $1,800 and $1,820 in ongoing registration fees and other expenses relating to the registration and offering of additional units for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in registration fees and expenses incurred by USDHO for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was due to one extra day in the reporting period for the three months ended March 31, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, an expense waiver was in effect which offset certain of the expenses incurred by USDHO. The total amount of the expense waiver was $22,308 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $17,679 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the expenses of USDHO, including management fees, commissions, and all other expenses, before allowance for the expense waiver, totaled $38,321 and $41,876, respectively, and after allowance for the expense waiver, totaled $16,013 and $24,197, respectively.

USDHO is responsible for paying its portion of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance of USDHO and the United States Oil Fund, LP, the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP, the United States 12 Month Oil Fund, LP, the United States Gasoline Fund, LP, the United States Short Oil Fund, LP, the United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund, LP, the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP, the United States Commodity Index Fund, the United States Copper Index Fund, the United States Agriculture Index Fund and the United States Metals Index Fund (collectively, the “Related Public Funds”) and the fees and expenses of the independent directors who also serve as audit committee members of USDHO and the Related Public Funds organized as limited partnerships and, as of July 8, 2011, the Related Public Funds organized as a series of a Delaware statutory trust. USDHO shares the fees and expenses on a pro rata basis with each Related Public Fund, as described above, based on the relative assets of each fund computed on a daily basis. These fees and expenses for the year ending December 31, 2013 are estimated to be a total of $560,625 for USDHO and the Related Public Funds. By comparison, for the year ended December 31, 2012, these fees and expenses amounted to a total of $540,586 for USDHO and the Related Public Funds. USDHO’s portion of such fees and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $1,514.

USDHO also incurs commissions to brokers for the purchase and sale of Futures Contracts, Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments or Treasuries. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, total commissions accrued to brokers amounted to $1,052. All of this amount was a result of rebalancing costs. By comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2012, total commissions accrued to brokers amounted to $1,697. All of this amount was a result of rebalancing costs. The decrease in the total commissions accrued to brokers for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was primarily due to USDHO’s smaller size in terms of net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2013. As an annualized percentage of average daily total net assets, the figure for the three months ended March 31, 2013 represents approximately 0.07% of average daily total net assets. By comparison, the figure for the three months ended March 31, 2012 represented approximately 0.06% of average daily total net assets. However, there can be no assurance that commission costs and portfolio turnover will not cause commission expenses to rise in future quarters.

The fees and expenses associated with USDHO’s audit expenses and tax accounting and reporting requirements are paid by USDHO. These costs are estimated to be $85,000 for the year ending December 31, 2013. USCF has voluntarily agreed to pay certain expenses normally borne by USDHO to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.15% (15 basis points) of USDHO’s NAV, on an annualized basis, through at least June 30, 2013. USCF has no obligation to continue such payments into subsequent periods. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, USCF waived $22,308 of USDHO’s expenses. This voluntary expense waiver is in addition to those amounts USCF is contractually obligated to pay as described in Note 4 in Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Dividend and Interest Income. USDHO seeks to invest its assets such that it holds Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments in an amount equal to the total net assets of its portfolio. Typically, such investments do not require USDHO to pay the full amount of the contract value at the time of purchase, but rather require USDHO to post an amount as a margin deposit against the eventual settlement of the contract. As a result, USDHO retains an amount that is approximately equal to its total net assets, which USDHO invests in Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents. This includes both the amount on deposit with the FCM as margin, as well as unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held with USDHO’s custodian bank. The Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents earn income that accrues on a daily basis. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO earned $519 in dividend and interest income on such Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents. Based on USDHO’s average daily total net assets, this was equivalent to an annualized yield of approximately 0.031%. USDHO purchased Treasuries during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and also held cash and/or cash equivalents during this time period. By comparison, for the three months ended March 31, 2012, USDHO earned $681 in dividend and interest income on such Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents. Based on USDHO’s average daily total net assets, this was equivalent to an annualized yield of approximately 0.026%. USDHO purchased Treasuries during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and also held cash and/or cash equivalents during this time period. Interest rates on short-term investments held by USDHO, including cash, cash equivalents and Treasuries, were higher during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012. As a result, the amount of income earned by USDHO as a percentage of average daily total net assets was higher during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Tracking USDHO’s Benchmark

USCF seeks to manage USDHO’s portfolio such that changes in its average daily per unit NAV, on a percentage basis, closely track the daily changes in the average price of the Benchmark Futures Contract, also on a percentage basis. Specifically, USCF seeks to manage the portfolio such that over any rolling period of 30-valuation days, the average daily change in USDHO’s per unit NAV is within a range of 90% to 110% (0.9 to 1.1) of the average daily change in the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract. As an example, if the average daily movement of the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract for a particular 30-valuation day time period was 0.5% per day, USCF would attempt to manage the portfolio such that the average daily movement of the per unit NAV during that same time period fell between 0.45% and 0.55% (i.e., between 0.9 and 1.1 of the benchmark’s results). USDHO’s portfolio management goals do not include trying to make the nominal price of USDHO’s per unit NAV equal to the nominal price of the current Benchmark Futures Contract or the spot price for diesel-heating oil. USCF believes that it is not practical to manage the portfolio to achieve such an investment goal when investing in listed Futures Contracts.

For the 30-valuation days ended March 31, 2013, the simple average daily change in the Benchmark Futures Contract was (0.259)%, while the simple average daily change in the per unit NAV of USDHO over the same time period was (0.261)%. The average daily difference was (0.002)% (or (0.2) basis points, where 1 basis point equals 1/100 of 1%). As a percentage of the daily movement of the Benchmark Futures Contract, the average error in daily tracking by the per unit NAV was (4.582)%, meaning that over this time period USDHO’s tracking error was within the plus or minus 10% range established as its benchmark tracking goal. The first chart below shows the daily movement of USDHO’s per unit NAV versus the daily movement of the Benchmark Futures Contract for the 30-valuation day period ended March 31, 2013. The second chart below shows the monthly total returns of USDHO as compared to the monthly value of the Benchmark Futures Contract since inception.

Since the commencement of the offering of USDHO’s units to the public on April 9, 2008 to March 31, 2013, the simple average daily change in the Benchmark Futures Contract was (0.008)%, while the simple average daily change in the per unit NAV of USDHO over the same time period was (0.010)%. The average daily difference was (0.002)% (or (0.2) basis points, where 1 basis point equals 1/100 of 1%). As a percentage of the daily movement of the Benchmark Futures Contract, the average error in daily tracking by the per unit NAV was (0.907)%, meaning that over this time period USDHO’s tracking error was within the plus or minus 10% range established as its benchmark tracking goal.

*PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

An alternative tracking measurement of the return performance of USDHO versus the return of its Benchmark Futures Contract can be calculated by comparing the actual return of USDHO, measured by changes in its per unit NAV, versus the expected changes in its per unit NAV under the assumption that USDHO’s returns had been exactly the same as the daily changes in its Benchmark Futures Contract.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the actual total return of USDHO as measured by changes in its per unit NAV was (1.90)%. This is based on an initial per unit NAV of $33.77 as of December 31, 2012 and an ending per unit NAV as of March 31, 2013 of $33.13. During this time period, USDHO made no distributions to its unitholders. However, if USDHO’s daily changes in its per unit NAV had instead exactly tracked the changes in the daily total return of the Benchmark Futures Contract, USDHO would have had an estimated per unit NAV of $32.57 as of March 31, 2013, for a total return over the relevant time period of (3.55)%. The difference between the actual per unit NAV total return of USDHO of (1.90)% and the expected total return based on the Benchmark Futures Contract of (3.55)% was an error over the time period of 1.65%, which is to say that USDHO’s actual total return outperformed the benchmark result by that percentage. USCF believes that a portion of the difference between the actual total return and the expected benchmark total return can be attributed to the net impact of the expenses that USDHO pays, offset in part by the income that USDHO collects on its cash and cash equivalent holdings. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO earned dividend and interest income of $519, which is equivalent to a weighted average income rate of approximately 0.03% for such period. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO did not collect any fees from its Authorized Purchasers for creating or redeeming baskets of units. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO incurred net expenses of $16,013. Income from dividends and interest and Authorized Purchaser collections net of expenses was $(15,494), which is equivalent to an annualized weighted average net income rate of approximately (0.92)% for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

By comparison, for the three months ended March 31, 2012, the actual total return of USDHO as measured by changes in its per unit NAV was 9.00%. This was based on an initial per unit NAV of $32.79 as of December 31, 2011 and an ending per unit NAV as of March 31, 2012 of $35.74. During this time period, USDHO made no distributions to its unitholders. However, if USDHO’s daily changes in its per unit NAV had instead exactly tracked the changes in the daily total return of the Benchmark Futures Contract, USDHO would have had an estimated per unit NAV of $35.83 as of March 31, 2012, for a total return over the relevant time period of 9.27%. The difference between the actual per unit NAV total return of USDHO of 9.00% and the expected total return based on the Benchmark Futures Contract of 9.27% was an error over the time period of (0.27)%, which is to say that USDHO’s actual total return underperformed the benchmark result by that percentage. USCF believes that a portion of the difference between the actual total return and the expected benchmark total return can be attributed to the net impact of the expenses that USDHO paid, offset in part by the income that USDHO collected on its cash and cash equivalent holdings. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, USDHO earned dividend and interest income of $681, which was equivalent to a weighted average income rate of approximately 0.03% for such period. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, USDHO did not collect any fees from its Authorized Purchasers for creating or redeeming baskets of units. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, USDHO incurred net expenses of $24,197. Income from dividends and interest and Authorized Purchaser collections net of expenses was $(23,516) which was equivalent to an annualized weighted average net income rate of approximately (0.88)% for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

There are currently three factors that have impacted or are most likely to impact USDHO’s ability to accurately track its Benchmark Futures Contract.

First, USDHO may buy or sell its holdings in the then current Benchmark Futures Contract at a price other than the closing settlement price of that contract on the day during which USDHO executes the trade. In that case, USDHO may pay a price that is higher, or lower, than that of the Benchmark Futures Contract, which could cause the changes in the daily per unit NAV of USDHO to either be too high or too low relative to the daily changes in the Benchmark Futures Contract. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USCF attempted to minimize the effect of these transactions by seeking to execute its purchase or sale of the Benchmark Futures Contract at, or as close as possible to, the end of the day settlement price. However, it may not always be possible for USDHO to obtain the closing settlement price and there is no assurance that failure to obtain the closing settlement price in the future will not adversely impact USDHO’s attempt to track the Benchmark Futures Contract over time.

Second, USDHO earns dividend and interest income on its cash, cash equivalents and Treasuries. USDHO is not required to distribute any portion of its income to its unitholders and did not make any distributions to unitholders during the three months ended March 31, 2013. Interest payments, and any other income, were retained within the portfolio and added to USDHO’s NAV. When this income exceeds the level of USDHO’s expenses for its management fee, brokerage commissions and other expenses (including ongoing registration fees, licensing fees and the fees and expenses of the independent directors of USCF), USDHO will realize a net yield that will tend to cause daily changes in the per unit NAV of USDHO to track slightly higher than daily changes in the Benchmark Futures Contract. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO earned, on an annualized basis, approximately 0.03% on its cash and cash equivalent holdings. It also incurred cash expenses on an annualized basis of 0.60% for management fees, approximately 0.07% in brokerage commission costs related to the purchase and sale of futures contracts, and approximately 0.29% for other net expenses. The foregoing fees and expenses resulted in a net yield on an annualized basis of approximately (0.92)% and affected USDHO’s ability to track its benchmark. If short-term interest rates rise above the current levels, the level of deviation created by the yield would decrease. Conversely, if short-term interest rates were to decline, the amount of error created by the yield would increase. When short-term yields drop to a level lower than the combined expenses of the management fee and the brokerage commissions, then the tracking error becomes a negative number and would tend to cause the daily returns of the per unit NAV to underperform the daily returns of the Benchmark Futures Contract. USCF anticipates that interest rates will continue to remain at historical lows and, therefore, it is anticipated that fees and expenses paid by USDHO will continue to be higher than interest earned by USDHO. As such, USCF anticipates that USDHO will continue to underperform its benchmark until such a time when interest earned at least equals or exceeds the fees and expenses paid by USDHO.

Third, USDHO may hold Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments in its portfolio that may fail to closely track the Benchmark Futures Contract’s total return movements. In that case, the error in tracking the Benchmark Futures Contract could result in daily changes in the per unit NAV of USDHO that are either too high, or too low, relative to the daily changes in the Benchmark Futures Contract. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO did not hold any Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments. If USDHO increases in size, and due to its obligations to comply with regulatory limits, USDHO may invest in Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments, which may have the effect of increasing transaction related expenses and may result in increased tracking error.

Term Structure of Diesel-Heating Oil Futures Prices and the Impact on Total Returns. Several factors determine the total return from investing in a futures contract position. One factor that impacts the total return that will result from investing in near month Futures Contracts and “rolling” those contracts forward each month is the price relationship between the current near month contract and the next month contract. For example, if the price of the near month contract is higher than the next month contract (a situation referred to as “backwardation” in the futures market), then absent any other change there is a tendency for the price of a next month contract to rise in value as it becomes the near month contract and approaches expiration. Conversely, if the price of a near month contract is lower than the next month contract (a situation referred to as “contango” in the futures market), then absent any other change there is a tendency for the price of a next month contract to decline in value as it becomes the near month contract and approaches expiration.

As an example, assume that the price of diesel-heating oil for immediate delivery (the “spot” price), was $2 per gallon, and the value of a position in the near month futures contract was also $2. Over time, the price of a gallon of diesel-heating oil will fluctuate based on a number of market factors, including demand for diesel-heating oil relative to its supply. The value of the near month contract will likewise fluctuate in reaction to a number of market factors. If investors seek to maintain their position in a near month contract and not take delivery of the diesel-heating oil, every month they must sell their current near month contract as it approaches expiration and invest in the next month contract.

If the futures market is in backwardation, e.g., when the expected price of diesel-heating oil in the future would be less, the investor would be buying a next month contract for a lower price than the current near month contract. Using the $2 per barrel price above to represent the front month price, the price of the next month contract could be $1.96 per barrel, that is, 2% cheaper than the front month contract. Hypothetically, and assuming no other changes to either prevailing diesel-heating oil prices or the price relationship between the spot price, the near month contract and the next month contract (and ignoring the impact of commission costs and the income earned on cash and/or cash equivalents), the value of the $1.96 next month contract would rise as it approaches expiration and becomes the new near month contract with a price of $2. In this example, the value of an investment in the second month contract would tend to rise faster than the spot price of diesel-heating oil, or fall slower. As a result, it would be possible in this hypothetical example for the spot price of diesel-heating oil to have risen 10% after some period of time, while the value of the investment in the second month futures contract would have risen 12%, assuming backwardation is large enough or enough time has elapsed. Similarly, the spot price of diesel-heating oil could have fallen 10% while the value of an investment in the futures contract could have fallen only 8%. Over time, if backwardation remained constant, the difference would continue to increase.

If the futures market is in contango, the investor would be buying a next month contract for a higher price than the current near month contract. Using again the $2 per barrel price above to represent the front month price, the price of the next month contract could be $2.04 per barrel, that is, 2% more expensive than the front month contract. Hypothetically, and assuming no other changes to either prevailing diesel-heating oil prices or the price relationship between the spot price, the near month contract and the next month contract (and ignoring the impact of commission costs and the income earned on cash and/or cash equivalents), the value of the next month contract would fall as it approaches expiration and becomes the new near month contract with a price of $2. In this example, it would mean that the value of an investment in the second month would tend to rise slower than the spot price of diesel-heating oil, or fall faster. As a result, it would be possible in this hypothetical example for the spot price of diesel-heating oil to have risen 10% after some period of time, while the value of the investment in the second month futures contract will have risen only 8%, assuming contango is large enough or enough time has elapsed. Similarly, the spot price of diesel-heating oil could have fallen 10% while the value of an investment in the second month futures contract could have fallen 12%. Over time, if contango remained constant, the difference would continue to increase.

The chart below compares the price of the near month contract to the price of the next month contract over the last 10 years for diesel-heating oil. When the price of the near month contract is higher than the price of the next month contract, the market would be described as being in backwardation. When the price of the near month contract is lower than the price of the next month contract, the market would be described as being in contango. Although the prices of the near month contract and the price of the next month contract do tend to move up or down together, it can be seen that at times the near month prices are clearly higher than the price of the next month contract (backwardation), and other times they are below the price of the next month contract (contango). In addition, the forward curves of diesel-heating oil prices, both near month and next month, often display a seasonal pattern in which the price of diesel-heating oil tends decline in the summer months and increase in the winter months and. This mirrors the physical demand for diesel-heating oil, which typically peaks in the winter.

*PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

An alternative way to view backwardation and contango data over time is to subtract the dollar price of the next month diesel-heating oil futures contract from the dollar price of the near month diesel-heating oil futures contract. If the resulting number is a positive number, then the price of the near month contract is higher than the price of the next month and the market could be described as being in backwardation. If the resulting number is a negative number, then the near month price is lower than the price of the next month and the market could be described as being in contango. The chart below shows the results from subtracting the next month contract price from the price of the near month contract for the 10-year period between March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2013. Investors will note that the near month diesel-heating oil futures contract spent time in both backwardation and contango. Investors will further note that the markets display a very seasonal pattern that corresponds to the seasonal demand patterns for diesel-heating oil mentioned above. That is, in many, but not all cases, the price of the near month is higher than the next month during the middle of the winter months as the price of diesel-heating oil for delivery in those winter months rises to meet peak demand. At the same time, the price of the near month contract, when that month is just before the onset of fall, does not rise as far or as fast as the price of a next month contract whose delivery falls closer to the start of the winter season.

*PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

While the investment objective of USDHO is not to have the market price of its units match, dollar for dollar, changes in the spot price of diesel-heating oil, contango and backwardation have impacted the total return on an investment in USDHO units during the past year relative to a hypothetical direct investment in diesel-heating oil. For example, an investment in USDHO units made on December 31, 2012 and held to March 31, 2013 decreased, based upon the changes in the per unit NAV for USDHO units on those days, by approximately 1.90%, while the spot price of diesel-heating oil for immediate delivery during the same period increased by 0.50%. By comparison, an investment in USDHO units made on December 31, 2011 and held to March 31, 2012 increased, based upon the changes in the per unit NAV for USDHO units on those days, by approximately 9.00%, while the spot price of diesel-heating oil for immediate delivery during the same period increased by 8.93%. (note: this comparison ignores the potential costs associated with physically owning and storing diesel-heating oil, which could be substantial).

Periods of contango or backwardation do not materially impact USDHO’s investment objective of having the daily percentage changes in its per unit NAV track the daily percentage changes in the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract since the impact of backwardation and contango tend to equally impact the daily percentage changes in price of both USDHO’s units and the Benchmark Futures Contract. It is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty whether backwardation or contango will occur in the future. It is likely that both conditions will occur during different periods.

Heating Oil Market. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the price of heating oil in the United States was impacted by several factors. In particular, USCF believes that rising crude oil prices in the United States were partially offset by a reduction in refinery capacity on the East Coast of the United States, near the New York harbor where the Benchmark Futures Contract is priced. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the price of heating oil in the United States, as measured by changes in the price of the futures contract traded on the NYMEX that was closest to expiration, rose by approximately 0.50% from $3.0318 per gallon to $3.0470 per gallon. Investors are cautioned that these represent prices for heating oil on a wholesale basis and should not be directly compared to retail prices.

Crude Oil Market. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, crude oil prices were impacted by several factors. On the consumption side, demand moderated inside and outside the United States as global economic growth, including emerging economies such as China and India, showed signs of slowing economic growth. Europe in particular showed signs of weakness as the ongoing financial and banking crisis raised concerns during the first quarter of 2013. On the supply side, efforts to reduce production by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) to more closely match global consumption were partially successful. In the summer of 2011, production had been disrupted by political unrest in the Middle East, particularly Libya, which reduced global supply by approximately 1.8 million barrels per day. A partial resolution of the Libyan situation has reduced concerns regarding the global supply of crude oil. However, continuing concerns about the political standoff with Iran have left the market subject to bouts of heightened volatility as OPEC’s ability to replace Iranian oil currently subject to embargo is not unlimited. In recent years, oil production in the United States has increased, particularly in the Midwest. However, limits on oil transportation infrastructure, including pipelines, have made it more difficult for the increased production to move to the centers of refining, often leading to a build-up in crude oil inventory in the U.S. Midwest. The result is that crude oil prices in the middle of the United States, where the pricing point of the light, sweet crude oil contract is located, have tended to trade at a lower price than crude oil in other parts of the United States or globally. United States crude oil prices finished the first quarter of 2013 approximately 5.89% higher than at the beginning of the year, as the global economy continues to adjust to periods of slow recovery and economic growth. USCF believes that should the global economic situation cease to improve, or decline, there is a meaningful possibility that crude oil prices could further retreat from their current levels, while any military actions involving Iran would likely have the opposite effect.

USCF believes that over both the medium-term and the long-term, changes in the price of crude oil will exert the greatest influence on the price of refined petroleum products such as diesel-heating oil. At the same time, there can be other factors that, particularly in the short term, cause the price of diesel-heating oil to rise (or fall), more (or less) than the price of crude oil. For example, warmer weather during the high demand period of the winter season could cause American consumers to reduce their diesel-heating oil consumption. Furthermore, diesel-heating oil prices are impacted by the availability of refining capacity. As a result, it is possible that changes in diesel-heating oil prices may not match the changes in crude oil prices.

Diesel-Heating Oil Price Movements in Comparison to Other Energy Commodities and Investment Categories. USCF believes that investors frequently measure the degree to which prices or total returns of one investment or asset class move up or down in value in concert with another investment or asset class. Statistically, such a measure is usually done by measuring the correlation of the price movements of the two different investments or asset classes over some period of time. The correlation is scaled between 1 and -1, where 1 indicates that the two investment options move up or down in price or value together, known as “positive correlation,” and -1 indicates that they move in completely opposite directions, known as “negative correlation.” A correlation of 0 would mean that the movements of the two are neither positively nor negatively correlated, known as “non-correlation.” That is, the investment options sometimes move up and down together and other times move in opposite directions.

For the ten-year time period between March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2013, the table below compares the monthly movements of diesel-heating oil prices versus the monthly movements of the prices of several other energy commodities, such as natural gas, crude oil and unleaded gasoline, as well as several major non-commodity investment asset classes, such as large cap U.S. equities, U.S. government bonds and global equities. It can be seen that over this particular time period, the movement of diesel-heating oil on a monthly basis was not strongly correlated, positively or negatively, with the movements of natural gas, large cap U.S. equities, global equities or U.S. government bonds. However, movements in diesel-heating oil had a strong positive correlation to movements in crude oil and unleaded gasoline.

Correlation Matrix March 31, 2003-2013	Large Cap U.S. Equities (S&P 500)		U.S. Gov’t. Bonds (EFFAS U.S. Gov’t. Bond Index)			Global Equities (FTSE World Index)			Crude Oil			Unleaded Gasoline			Natural Gas		Diesel-Heating Oil
Large Cap U.S. Equities (S&P 500)		1.000		(0.266	)		0.965			0.393			0.260			0.111		0.373
U.S. Gov’t. Bonds (EFFAS U.S. Gov’t. Bond Index)				1.000			(0.255	)		(0.271	)		(0.266	)		0.011		(0.260	)
Global Equities (FTSE World Index)							1.000			0.462			0.305			0.152		0.443
Crude Oil										1.000			0.732			0.324		0.851
Unleaded Gasoline													1.000			0.262		0.765
Natural Gas																1.000		0.382
Diesel-Heating Oil																		1.000

Source: Bloomberg, NYMEX

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

The table below covers a more recent, but much shorter, range of dates than the above table. Over the one-year period ended March 31, 2013, diesel-heating oil continued to have a strong positive correlation with unleaded gasoline and crude oil. During this period, diesel-heating oil also have a negative correlation with the movements of natural gas in contrast with the weaker positive correlation it had displayed over the ten-year period ended March 31, 2013. The correlation between diesel-heating oil and both large cap U.S. equities and global equities, which had been essentially non-correlated over the ten-year period ended March 31, 2013, displayed results that indicated that they had a positive correlation over this shorter time period particularly due to the recovery in the U.S. and global economies. Finally, the results showed that diesel-heating oil and U.S. government bonds, which had essentially been non-correlated for the ten-year period ended March 31, 2013, were negatively correlated over this more recent time period.

Correlation Matrix 12 months ended March 31, 2013	Large Cap U.S. Equities (S&P 500)		U.S. Gov’t. Bonds (EFFAS U.S. Gov’t. Bond Index)			Global Equities (FTSE World Index)			Crude Oil			Unleaded Gasoline			Natural Gas			Diesel-Heating Oil
Large Cap U.S. Equities (S&P 500)		1.000		(0.723	)		0.919			0.674			0.741			(0.063	)		0.635
U.S. Gov’t. Bonds (EFFAS U.S. Gov’t. Bond Index)				1.000			(0.737	)		(0.359	)		(0.469	)		0.314			(0.425	)
Global Equities (FTSE World Index)							1.000			0.727			0.575			0.011			0.725
Crude Oil										1.000			0.588			(0.223	)		0.867
Unleaded Gasoline													1.000			(0.320	)		0.586
Natural Gas																1.000			(0.255	)
Diesel-Heating Oil																			1.000

Source: Bloomberg, NYMEX

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

Investors are cautioned that the historical price relationships between diesel-heating oil and various other energy commodities, as well as other investment asset classes, as measured by correlation may not be reliable predictors of future price movements and correlation results. The results pictured above would have been different if a different range of dates had been selected. USCF believes that diesel-heating oil has historically not demonstrated a strong correlation with equities or bonds over long periods of time. However, USCF also believes that in the future it is possible that diesel-heating oil could have long-term correlation results that indicate prices of diesel-heating oil more closely track the movements of equities or bonds. In addition, USCF believes that, when measured over time periods shorter than ten years, there will always be some periods where the correlation of diesel-heating oil to equities and bonds will be either more strongly positively correlated or more strongly negatively correlated than the long-term historical results suggest.

The correlations between diesel-heating oil, crude oil, natural gas and gasoline are relevant because USCF endeavors to invest USDHO’s assets in Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments so that daily changes in percentage terms in USDHO’s per unit NAV correlate as closely as possible with daily changes in percentage terms in the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract. If certain other fuel-based commodity futures contracts do not closely correlate with the Benchmark Futures Contract, then their use could lead to greater tracking error. As noted above, USCF also believes that the changes in percentage terms in the price of the Benchmark Futures Contract will closely correlate with changes in percentage terms in the spot price of diesel-heating oil.

Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of the condensed financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. USDHO’s application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from the estimates used.

USCF has evaluated the nature and types of estimates that it makes in preparing USDHO’s condensed financial statements and related disclosures and has determined that the valuation of its investments, which are not traded on a United States or internationally recognized futures exchange (such as forward contracts and over-the-counter contracts) involves a critical accounting policy. The values which are used by USDHO for its Futures Contracts are provided by its commodity broker who uses market prices when available, while over-the-counter contracts are valued based on the present value of estimated future cash flows that would be received from or paid to a third party in settlement of these derivative contracts prior to their delivery date and valued on a daily basis. In addition, USDHO estimates interest and dividend income on a daily basis using prevailing rates earned on its cash and cash equivalents. These estimates are adjusted to the actual amount received on a monthly basis and the difference, if any, is not considered material.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

USDHO has not made, and does not anticipate making, use of borrowings or other lines of credit to meet its obligations. USDHO has met, and it is anticipated that USDHO will continue to meet, its liquidity needs in the normal course of business from the proceeds of the sale of its investments, or from the Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents that it intends to hold at all times. USDHO’s liquidity needs include: redeeming units, providing margin deposits for its existing Futures Contracts or the purchase of additional Futures Contracts and posting collateral for its over-the-counter contracts, if applicable, and payment of its expenses, summarized below under “Contractual Obligations.”

USDHO currently generates cash primarily from: (i) the sale of baskets consisting of 50,000 units (“Creation Baskets”) and (ii) income earned on Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents. USDHO has allocated substantially all of its net assets to trading in Diesel-Heating Oil Interests. USDHO invests in Diesel-Heating Oil Interests to the fullest extent possible without being leveraged or unable to satisfy its current or potential margin or collateral obligations with respect to its investments in Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments. A significant portion of USDHO’s NAV is held in cash and cash equivalents that are used as margin and as collateral for its trading in Diesel-Heating Oil Interests. The balance of the assets is held in USDHO’s account at its custodian bank and in Treasuries at the FCM. Income received from USDHO’s money market funds and Treasuries is paid to USDHO. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO’s expenses exceeded the income USDHO earned and the cash earned from the sale of Creation Baskets and the redemption of Redemption Baskets. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO used other assets to pay expenses which would cause a drop in USDHO’s NAV over time. To the extent expenses exceed income, USDHO’s NAV will be negatively impacted.

USDHO’s investments in Diesel-Heating Oil Interests may be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, most commodity exchanges limit the fluctuations in futures contracts prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily limits.” During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the contracts can neither be taken nor liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the specified daily limit. Such market conditions could prevent USDHO from promptly liquidating its positions in Futures Contracts. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO was not forced to purchase or liquidate any of its positions while daily limits were in effect; however, USDHO cannot predict whether such an event may occur in the future.

Prior to the initial offering of USDHO, all payments with respect to USDHO’s expenses were paid by USCF. USDHO does not have any obligation or intention to refund such payments by USCF. USCF is under no obligation to pay USDHO’s current or future expenses. Since the initial offering of units, USDHO has been responsible for expenses relating to: (i) management fees, (ii) brokerage fees and commissions, (iii) licensing fees for the use of intellectual property, (iv) ongoing registration expenses in connection with offers and sales of its units subsequent to the initial offering, (v) other expenses, including tax reporting costs, (vi) fees and expenses of the independent directors of USCF and (vii) other extraordinary expenses not in the ordinary course of business, while USCF has been responsible for expenses relating to the fees of USDHO’s Marketing Agent, Administrator and Custodian and registration expenses relating to the initial offering of units. If USCF and USDHO are unsuccessful in raising sufficient funds to cover these respective expenses or in locating any other source of funding, USDHO will terminate and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

Market Risk

Trading in Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments, such as forwards, involves USDHO entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell diesel-heating oil at a specified date in the future. The aggregate market value of the contracts will significantly exceed USDHO’s future cash requirements since USDHO intends to close out its open positions prior to settlement. As a result, USDHO is generally only subject to the risk of loss arising from the change in value of the contracts. USDHO considers the “fair value” of its derivative instruments to be the unrealized gain or loss on the contracts. The market risk associated with USDHO’s commitments to purchase diesel-heating oil is limited to the aggregate market value of the contracts held. However, should USDHO enter into a contractual commitment to sell diesel-heating oil, it would be required to make delivery of the diesel-heating oil at the contract price, repurchase the contract at prevailing prices or settle in cash. Since there are no limits on the future price of diesel-heating oil, the market risk to USDHO could be unlimited.

USDHO’s exposure to market risk depends on a number of factors, including the markets for diesel-heating oil, the volatility of interest rates and foreign exchange rates, the liquidity of the Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments markets and the relationships among the contracts held by USDHO. Drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to the loss of all or substantially all of an investor’s capital.

Credit Risk

When USDHO enters into Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments, it is exposed to the credit risk that the counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations. The counterparty for the Futures Contracts traded on the NYMEX and on most other futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with the particular exchange. In general, in addition to margin required to be posted by the clearinghouse in connection with cleared trades, clearinghouses are backed by their members who may be required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance of one of their members and, therefore, this additional member support should significantly reduce credit risk. Some foreign exchanges are not backed by their clearinghouse members but may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearinghouse, or their members or their financial backers will satisfy their obligations to USDHO in such circumstances.

USCF attempts to manage the credit risk of USDHO by following various trading limitations and policies. In particular, USDHO generally posts margin and/or holds liquid assets that are approximately equal to the market value of its obligations to counterparties under the Futures Contracts and Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments it holds. USCF has implemented procedures that include, but are not limited to, executing and clearing trades only with creditworthy parties and/or requiring the posting of collateral or margin by such parties for the benefit of USDHO to limit its credit exposure. UBS Securities LLC, USDHO’s commodity broker, or any other broker that may be retained by USDHO in the future, when acting as USDHO’s FCM in accepting orders to purchase or sell Futures Contracts on United States exchanges, is required by CFTC regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to USDHO, all assets of USDHO relating to domestic Futures Contracts trading. These FCMs are not allowed to commingle USDHO’s assets with their other assets. In addition, the CFTC requires commodity brokers to hold in a secure account USDHO’s assets related to foreign Futures Contracts trading.

If, in the future, USDHO purchases over-the-counter contracts, see “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of over-the-counter contracts.

As of March 31, 2013, USDHO held cash deposits and investments in Treasuries and money market funds in the amount of $6,336,929 with the custodian and FCM. Some or all of this amount may be subject to loss should USDHO’s custodian and/or FCM cease operations.

Off Balance Sheet Financing

As of March 31, 2013, USDHO had no loan guarantee, credit support or other off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include indemnification provisions relating to certain risks that service providers undertake in performing services which are in the best interests of USDHO. While USDHO’s exposure under these indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, they are not expected to have a material impact on USDHO’s financial position.

European Sovereign Debt

USDHO had no direct exposure to European sovereign debt as of March 31, 2013 and has no direct exposure to European sovereign debt as of the filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Redemption Basket Obligation

In order to meet its investment objective and pay its contractual obligations described below, USDHO requires liquidity to redeem units, which redemptions must be in blocks of 50,000 units as of February 29, 2012 called “Redemption Baskets.” (Prior to February 29, 2012, the size of the Redemption Basket was 100,000 units). USDHO has to date satisfied this obligation by paying from the cash or cash equivalents it holds or through the sale of its Treasuries in an amount proportionate to the number of units being redeemed.

Contractual Obligations

USDHO’s primary contractual obligations are with USCF. In return for its services, USCF is entitled to a management fee calculated daily and paid monthly as a fixed percentage of USDHO’s NAV, currently 0.60% of NAV on its average daily total net assets.

USCF agreed to pay the start-up costs associated with the formation of USDHO, primarily its legal, accounting and other costs in connection with USCF’s registration with the CFTC as a CPO and the registration and listing of USDHO and its units with the SEC, FINRA and NYSE Arca (formerly, AMEX), respectively. However, since USDHO’s initial offering of units, offering costs incurred in connection with registering and listing additional units of USDHO have been directly borne on an ongoing basis by USDHO, and not by USCF.

USCF pays the fees of USDHO’s marketing agent, ALPS Distributors, Inc., and the fees of the custodian and transfer agent, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH&Co.”), as well as BBH&Co.’s fees for performing administrative services, including those in connection with the preparation of USDHO’s condensed financial statements and its SEC, NFA and CFTC reports. USCF and USDHO have also entered into a licensing agreement with the NYMEX pursuant to which USDHO and the Related Public Funds, other than USBO, USCI, CPER, USAG and USMI, pay a licensing fee to the NYMEX. USDHO also pays the fees and expenses associated with its tax accounting and reporting requirements. USCF has voluntarily agreed to pay certain expenses normally borne by USDHO to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.15% (15 basis points) of USDHO’s NAV, on an annualized basis, through at least June 30, 2013. USCF has no obligation to continue such payments into subsequent periods. This voluntary expense waiver is in addition to those amounts USCF is contractually obligated to pay as described in Note 4 in Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

In addition to USCF’s management fee, USDHO pays its brokerage fees (including fees to a FCM), over-the-counter dealer spreads, any licensing fees for the use of intellectual property, and, subsequent to the initial offering, registration and other fees paid to the SEC, FINRA, or other regulatory agencies in connection with the offer and sale of units, as well as legal, printing, accounting and other expenses associated therewith, and extraordinary expenses. The latter are expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of USDHO’s business, including expenses relating to the indemnification of any person against liabilities and obligations to the extent permitted by law and under the LP Agreement, the bringing or defending of actions in law or in equity or otherwise conducting litigation and incurring legal expenses and the settlement of claims and litigation. Commission payments to a FCM are on a contract-by-contract, or round turn, basis. USDHO also pays a portion of the fees and expenses of the independent directors of USCF. See Note 3 to the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) in Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

The parties cannot anticipate the amount of payments that will be required under these arrangements for future periods, as USDHO’s per unit NAVs and trading levels to meet its investment objective will not be known until a future date. These agreements are effective for a specific term agreed upon by the parties with an option to renew, or, in some cases, are in effect for the duration of USDHO’s existence. Either party may terminate these agreements earlier for certain reasons described in the agreements.

As of March 31, 2013, USDHO’s portfolio consisted of 52 Heating Oil Futures HO Contracts traded on the NYMEX. As of March 31, 2013, USDHO did not hold any Futures Contracts traded on ICE Futures. For a list of USDHO’s current holdings, please see USDHO’s website at www.unitedstatesdieselheatingoilfund.com.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Over-the-Counter Derivatives (Including Spreads and Straddles)

In the future, USDHO may purchase over-the-counter contracts (“OTC Contracts”). Unlike most exchange-traded futures contracts or exchange-traded options on such futures, each party to an OTC Contract bears the credit risk that the other party may not be able to perform its obligations under its contract.

Swap transactions, like other financial transactions, involve a variety of significant risks. The specific risks presented by a particular swap transaction necessarily depend upon the terms and circumstances of the transaction. In general, however, all swap transactions involve some combination of market risk, credit risk, counterparty credit risk, funding risk, liquidity risk and operational risk.

Highly customized swap transactions in particular may increase liquidity risk, which may result in a suspension of redemptions. Highly leveraged transactions may experience substantial gains or losses in value as a result of relatively small changes in the value or level of an underlying or related market factor.

In evaluating the risks and contractual obligations associated with a particular swap transaction, it is important to consider that a swap transaction may be modified or terminated only by mutual consent of the original parties and subject to agreement on individually negotiated terms. Therefore, it may not be possible for USCF to modify, terminate or offset USDHO’s obligations or its exposure to the risks associated with a transaction prior to its scheduled termination date.

To reduce the credit risk that arises in connection with such contracts, USDHO will generally enter into an agreement with each counterparty based on the Master Agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association that provides for the netting of its overall exposure to its counterparty, if the counterparty is unable to meet its obligations to USDHO due to the occurrence of a specified event, such as the insolvency of the counterparty.

USCF assesses or reviews, as appropriate, the creditworthiness of each potential or existing counterparty to an OTC Contract pursuant to guidelines approved by USCF’s board of directors (the “Board”). Furthermore, USCF on behalf of USDHO only enters into OTC Contracts with counterparties who are, or are affiliates of, (a) banks regulated by a United States federal bank regulator, (b) broker-dealers regulated by the SEC, (c) insurance companies domiciled in the United States, or (d) producers, users or traders of energy, whether or not regulated by the CFTC. Any entity acting as a counterparty shall be regulated in either the United States or the United Kingdom unless otherwise approved by the Board after consultation with its legal counsel. Existing counterparties are also reviewed periodically by USCF. USDHO will also require that the counterparty be highly rated and/or provide collateral or other credit support. Even if collateral is used to reduce counterparty credit risk, sudden changes in the value of OTC transactions may leave a party open to financial risk due to a counterparty default since the collateral held may not cover a party’s exposure on the transaction in such situations.

In general, valuing OTC derivatives is less certain than valuing actively traded financial instruments such as exchange-traded futures contracts and securities or cleared swaps because the price and terms on which such OTC derivatives are entered into or can be terminated are individually negotiated, and those prices and terms may not reflect the best price or terms available from other sources. In addition, while market makers and dealers generally quote indicative prices or terms for entering into or terminating OTC Contracts, they typically are not contractually obligated to do so, particularly if they are not a party to the transaction. As a result, it may be difficult to obtain an independent value for an outstanding OTC derivatives transaction.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, USDHO did not employ any hedging methods such as those described above since all of its investments were made over an exchange. Therefore, during such period, USDHO was not exposed to counterparty risk.

USDHO anticipates that the use of Other Diesel-Heating Oil-Related Investments together with its investments in Futures Contracts will produce price and total return results that closely track the investment goals of USDHO. However, there can be no assurance of this. OTC Contracts may result in higher transaction-related expenses than the brokerage commissions paid in connection with the purchase of Futures Contracts, which may impact USDHO’s ability to successfully track the Benchmark Futures Contract.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

USDHO maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in USDHO’s periodic reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

The duly appointed officers of USCF, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, who perform functions equivalent to those of a principal executive officer and principal financial officer of USDHO if USDHO had any officers, have evaluated the effectiveness of USDHO’s disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of USDHO have been effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in USDHO’s internal control over financial reporting during USDHO’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, USDHO’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

Not applicable.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in USDHO’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed on March 26, 2013.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Not applicable.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information.

Monthly Account Statements

Pursuant to the requirement under Rule 4.22 under the Commodity Exchange Act, each month USDHO publishes an account statement for its unitholders, which includes a Statement of Income (Loss) and a Statement of Changes in Net Asset Value. The account statement is furnished to the SEC on a current report on Form 8-K pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and posted each month on USDHO’s website at www.unitedstatesdieselheatingoilfund.com.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

Listed below are the exhibits, which are filed as part of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
31.1(1)		Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2(1)		Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1(1)		Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2(1)		Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS(2)		XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH(2)		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL(2)		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.DEF(2)		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
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(1)	Filed herewith.
(2)	In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits is furnished and deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund, LP (Registrant)

By: United States Commodity Funds LLC, its general partner

By:	/s/ Nicholas D. Gerber
Nicholas D. Gerber
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal executive officer)

Date: May 15, 2013

By:	/s/ Howard Mah
Howard Mah
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal financial and accounting officer)

Date: May 15, 2013