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FTGCFirst Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

Diversifier12y track recordRanked #45 of 281 in this goal

Seeks total return by providing investors with commodity exposure while maintaining a relatively stable risk profile.

By First Trust · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.98%

#5,220 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$3.3B

#594 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+41.6%

Track Record

12 years

#1,131 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$15,141+51.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Commodity

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 101.3% of fundconcentrated

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds
28.7%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
28.7%
United States Treasury Bills
7.9%
United States Treasury Bills
7.9%
United States Treasury Bills
7.9%
United States Treasury Bills
6.1%
United States Treasury Notes
5.9%
United States Treasury Bills
5.9%
NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC.RBK6
1.5%
BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC.ZLK6
0.8%

Asset allocation

Cash
76.1%
Other
23.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.2%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-35.9%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.92Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.32Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks total return by providing investors with commodity exposure while maintaining a relatively stable risk profile.
Strategy
Actively manages an ETF to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in commodity futures contracts and linked instruments through a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Cayman Islands. Aims for notional exposure to commodities close to 100% of net asset value, adjusting for risk mitigation as needed.
Inception date
October 22, 2013
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18