

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
$33.48+0.15 (+0.45%)
- 0.89%
- $2.0B
- +56.0%
- 2.23%
- 0.9M sh
- $33.09
- low $21.98high $33.78
The ETF.net DBC Grade
Score 46 out of 100
- 15 of 23
Score 46 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F23 out of 100Rank 18 of 23Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 16 of 23Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 23Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 8 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 3 of 23
Our read on DBC
COne of the original broad commodity ETFs, running since 2006: roughly 30 futures positions and an index built to pick contracts by roll yield, not by default. Big, actively traded, and still a K-1 partnership.
The Fund seeks to track positive or negative changes in the DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index Excess Return.
Why people hold it
- Live since 2006, making it one of the longest-running broad commodity funds around, and it still sits in the multi-billion-dollar, actively traded tier of its category.
- "Optimum Yield" is in the index name for a reason: the rules choose which contract along each commodity's futures curve to hold instead of defaulting to the nearest month.invesco.com
- One ticker for a diversified basket of about 30 commodity futures positions, with no futures account, margin calls, or roll dates to manage yourself.invesco.com
Worth knowing
- The 0.89% expense ratio is the trade-off: K-1-free peers such as BCI (0.26%) and CMDY (0.29%) cover similar ground for a fraction of the fee.
- It is a commodity partnership, so tax season brings a Schedule K-1 rather than a 1099. Several newer competitors were built specifically to avoid that form.invesco.com
- The fund follows its index's futures prices and roll choices, not spot prices, so it can move differently from the oil or copper headlines you see quoted.
DBC Holdings
- Other
- 28
- 171%
- AGPXX
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
DBC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DBC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +49.1% |
| 1 month | +0.5% |
| 3 months | +21.1% |
| 1 year | +56.0% |
| 3 years | +16.3% |
| 5 years | +12.6% |
| 10 years | +10.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DBC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +49.1% | |
| 2025 | +8.1% | |
| 2024 | +2.2% | |
| 2023 | −6.2% | |
| 2022 | +19.3% | |
| 2021 | +41.4% | |
| 2020 | −7.8% |
DBC in the news
DBC Dividends
- 2.23%
- $0.74
- $0.74 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
DBC Risk
- 16.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.59
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −27.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DBC Cost
- The middle half of Broad Commodity Futures funds
- Median 0.70%
16 of the 22 Broad Commodity Futures funds charge less.
Other funds in Broad Commodity Futures
- CNBCMNeuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.76%1 year return +46.6%
- CDCMTDoubleLine Commodity Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.66%1 year return +49.8%
- CISTMiShares Strategic Metals ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return —
- CGSGiShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed TrustExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +62.2%
- CFAARFirst Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.98%1 year return +21.7%



