UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~March~~June 28, 2016

Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34879	27-2048014
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 827-5920

N/A

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

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

On ~~March 2~~June 8, 2016, Nuveen ~~Diversified Commodity Fund (“CFD”) and Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund (“CTF~~Investments,” ~~and together with CFD, the “Funds”) provided~~ an ~~update~~operating ondivision ~~the expected time frame for the proposed conversion~~ of ~~the funds to ETFs. As previously announced, the purpose of the~~TIAA ~~conversion~~Global isAsset ~~to seek a closer alignment between the Funds’ share price and net asset value. Assuming necessary regulatory clearance is obtained~~Management, ~~the~~announced ~~conversion~~that ~~of CFD and CTF to ETFs is now expected to be completed in~~ the ~~second~~Securities ~~quarter of 2016. The conversions of both CFD~~ and ~~CTF~~Exchange ~~require~~Commission ~~regulatory~~(“SEC”) ~~clearance,~~has ~~including~~issued ~~the~~notice ~~adoption~~ of a proposed new exchange rule pursuant to which ~~the Funds’~~ shares ~~will~~of ~~trade~~Nuveen ~~following~~Diversified ~~the~~Commodity ~~conversion.~~Fund ~~The~~(“CFD”) ~~Funds~~and ~~have~~Nuveen ~~been working with the NYSE MKT, which~~Long/Short ~~has~~Commodity ~~initiated~~Total ~~the~~Return ~~rule~~Fund ~~making process for the new rule~~(“CTF,” ~~which will ultimately require approval by the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~together ~~Commission.~~with ~~There can be no assurance that such clearance will be obtained~~CFD, ~~or if obtained, that~~ the ~~conversions~~“Funds”) ~~will~~would be ~~completed~~ inable ~~the~~to ~~anticipated~~trade ~~time~~upon ~~frame or will achieve their stated purpose. The Funds are not currently, and after the~~ conversion ~~will not be, mutual funds or any other type~~ of ~~investment~~each ~~companies~~respective ~~within~~Fund ~~the~~into ~~meaning~~an ofexchange-traded ~~the~~fund ~~Investment Company Act of 1940~~(ETF).

A ~~registration~~copy ~~statement~~of ~~relating to~~ the ~~securities~~press ofrelease ~~each~~regarding ~~Fund~~the ~~that~~notice ~~may~~of ~~be issued following~~ the ~~conversions~~proposed ~~has~~new ~~been~~exchange ~~filed with~~rule, ~~the~~dated ~~Securities~~June 8, ~~and~~2016, ~~Exchange~~is ~~Commission~~filed ~~but~~as ~~has~~Exhibit ~~not yet become effective~~99.1 ~~These securities may not be sold nor may offers~~ to ~~buy~~this report beand ~~accepted~~is ~~prior~~incorporated toby ~~the~~reference ~~time~~into ~~the~~this ~~registration statement of each Fund becomes effective~~Item 8.01.

~~Shareholders~~The ~~are~~Funds ~~able~~will toprovide ~~obtain,~~an ~~free~~update ofon ~~charge,~~the ~~copies~~expected timing of the conversion ~~registration statements referred to above~~ and ~~any~~other ~~prospectus~~related ~~included~~information ~~therein, as~~when ~~well~~it asbecomes ~~any~~available. ~~other~~The ~~documents~~Funds ~~filed~~are bynot ~~the~~currently, ~~Funds~~and ~~with~~after the ~~SEC~~conversion atwill ~~the~~not ~~SEC’s website at www.sec.gov~~be, bymutual ~~calling~~funds ~~Nuveen~~or ~~Commodities~~any ~~Asset~~other ~~Management,~~type ~~LLC~~of atinvestment ~~877-827-5920~~company orwithin bythe ~~writing~~meaning aof ~~Fund~~the atInvestment ~~333~~Company W.Act ~~Wacker~~of ~~Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60606~~1940.

A registration statement relating to the securities each Fund intends to issue following the conversion has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement of each Fund becomes effective.

Shareholders are able to obtain, free of charge, copies of the registration statements referred to above and any prospectus included therein, as well as any other documents filed by the Funds with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, by calling NCAM at 877-827-5920 or by writing to the Funds at 333 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60606.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press Release, dated June 8, 2016

Signatures

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

NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED COMMODITY FUND By: Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, its Manager Date: June 8, 2016 /s/ William Adams IV William Adams IV President (Principal Executive Officer)

By: Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, its Manager

Date: March 2, 2016

/s/ William Adams IV William Adams IV President (Principal Executive Officer)

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