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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

FTGC is an actively managed fund that, through a subsidiary, provides broad exposure to commodities through futures contracts. The fund is structured as a 1940 Act open-ended fund.

Commodities are making a comeback due to concerns around inflation and offer diversification benefits to investment portfolios. First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund ETF is an actively managed fund that provides exposure to a diversified basket of commodities. The FTGC ETF's unique strategy aims to maximize returns by balancing its weight among different commodity sub-sectors and has outperformed competitors in the past.

FTGC: Active Commodity Exposure That Works

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United States Commodity Index Fund

HSBC's chief economist Paul Bloxham described global commodity markets as being in a "super squeeze," primarily driven by supply constraints, as quoted on CNBC.

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The case for allocating to fixed income and commodities is strengthening as we enter a new macroeconomic cycle. The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund is a one holding for investors looking to balance their portfolios and hedge tail risk. FTGC provides exposure to commodities and fixed income through a diversified portfolio, making it a liquid and convenient option for investors.

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Hi VettaFi Voices! Commodities have seen outflows year to date overall, and some of the best performers have seen outflows.

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Hello! This week's ETF Wrap looks at top performers in the first half of 2023, as well as flows, as stocks rally and crypto-related funds jump so far this year.

Here are the top-performing ETFs in first half of 2023 as crypto-related funds soar

FTGC is a prominent choice among investors and traders who use futures contracts to get exposure to commodities. Because it trades the contracts through a Cayman Islands subsidiary, it's taxed as an equity ETF and doesn't have to distribute K-1.

FTGC: Low Volatility At A Cost

The Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC) is standing out from its commodities ETFs peers as it continues to accrete strong inflows. PDBC has garnered $232 million in net flows year to date.

Assets Continue to Flow Into Active Commodity ETF PDBC

FTGC is an actively managed ETF that aims to maximize returns while minimizing volatility. It has performed well in the past few years, with 1 and 3Yr returns of 22.6% and 16.9% respectively.

FTGC: Prefer DBC For Commodity Exposure

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Commodity strategy and global infrastructure ETFs traded with an outsized volume.

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Vanguard Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

Actively managed ETFs keep punching above their weight. In the first 10 months of 2022, active ETFs gathered $59 billion, according to FactSet data, equal to 12% of the industry's net inflows, despite representing less than 5% of the overall U.S.-listed ETF assets.

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A reader asked for my thoughts on FTGC. FTGC invests in commodities futures, is an effective inflation hedge, and has outperformed YTD.

FTGC: Strong Commodities Future ETF, Solid Inflation Hedge

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The main commodity index in the U.S. is the Dow Jones Commodity Index. This index has outperformed the rest of the U.S. stock market over the past year, returning 33.3% compared to 17.1% for the S&P 500.

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Geopolitical tension has pushed commodity prices to levels not seen since the financial crisis.

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Russia and Ukraine hold important positions as producers in the global commodities market. Thus, the escalation in tensions has sparked a rally in a broad range of commodities.

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The year is close to wrapping up, and while December will still see a flurry of activity within ETFs from tax-loss harvesting and other activities by investors, it's worth looking back on the top performing ETFs that experienced record-setting performances by markets over the past year. Active ETFs are being launched at far higher rates [.

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The new fund is Hartford's first foray into commodities in its ETF family.

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A host of funds offer access to the rally, and our tools can help.

Commodity ETFs Have Their Moment

JPMorgan believes that commodities have probably started a new supercycle. Goldman Sachs and some other market watchers are also bullish on commodities.

Is It a Supercycle of Commodities? Tap 5 ETFs

Exchange-traded funds linked to the commodities sector outperformed Monday even as stocks swooned. The United States Commodity Index Fund was up 1.1% in the late morning, while the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust gained 0.7%.

Commodities ETFs rally as stocks melt down

Exchange-traded funds linked to commodities rallied on Thursday as investors bet stronger economic growth would continue to drive prices for raw goods and materials higher. The First Trust Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund was 0.6% higher midday, as was the United States Commodity Index Fund.

Commodities ETFs outperform as demand grows

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Commodities ETFs are a great way for investors to jump into the sector while avoiding the volatility of owning individual stocks.

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