FTGCFirst Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
Seeks total return with commodity exposure and a relatively stable risk profile.
By First Trust · Launched 2013
Annual Cost
0.98%
#4,853 of 5,562 · expensive
Fund Size
$2.6B
#629 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+27.0%
Track Record
12 years
#1,140 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,655+26.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
CommodityWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 94.2% of fundconcentrated
MSILF Treasury Portfolio
18.4%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
18.4%
US TREASURY N/B
15.1%
TREASURY BILL
11.0%
TREASURY BILL
8.3%
US TREASURY N/B
8.2%
TREASURY BILL
7.2%
TREASURY BILL
5.5%
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.SIH6
1.4%
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.GCG6
0.6%
Asset allocation
Cash
83.7%
Other
16.3%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
15.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-35.9%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.85Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.22Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks total return with commodity exposure and a relatively stable risk profile.
- Strategy
- Actively managed, invests primarily in commodity futures, linked instruments, and total return swaps via a wholly-owned subsidiary. Aims for close to 100% notional exposure to commodities while managing volatility through dynamic weighting.
- Inception date
- October 22, 2013
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19