First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
$31.37+0.20 (+0.64%)
- 0.98%
- $3.4B
- +45.2%
- 14.04%
- 0.6M sh
- $31.10
- low $22.70high $31.71
The ETF.net FTGC Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 11 of 23
Score 51 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.F11 out of 100Rank 20 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.A77 out of 100Rank 1 of 23Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 23Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 5 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 23
Our read on FTGC
CThe broad-commodity fund that picks its own weights. Running since 2013, it sizes futures by volatility instead of copying a production-weighted index, and holds them through a Cayman subsidiary so tax time brings a 1099, not a K-1.
The Fund seeks total returns through commodity exposure while aiming for a relatively stable risk profile.
Why people hold it
- Genuinely active: weightings across roughly 40 commodity positions are rebalanced in an attempt to stabilize risk levels, not fixed by the production-and-liquidity math behind traditional index baskets.sec.gov
- Futures exposure sits inside a wholly-owned Cayman subsidiary so the fund can stay within 1940 Act tax limits, which means ordinary fund reporting on a 1099 rather than a partnership K-1.sec.gov
- One of the longer-tenured actively managed commodity ETFs, live since 2013, now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively.
- Distributions come quarterly, and the fund measures itself against the Bloomberg Commodity Index, so the manager's calls can be judged against the standard broad basket.
Worth knowing
- Active judgment carries an active price: 0.98% a year against a 0.72% median for broad commodity futures funds, with index-tracking rivals like BCI (0.26%) and CMDY (0.29%) far cheaper.
- Risk-based weighting means the sector mix can sit well away from a production-weighted benchmark, so results can diverge from the standard commodity index in either direction.sec.gov
- The prospectus is blunt that commodity-linked derivatives may be considered speculative and can fluctuate widely on macro and commodity-specific shocks. A stable risk profile is the aim, not a promise.sec.gov
FTGC Holdings
- Other
- 29
- 70%
- US Dollar
FTGC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FTGC$14,520
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 | FTGC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +37.6% |
| 1 month | 0.0% |
| 3 months | +11.7% |
| 1 year | +45.2% |
| 3 years | +18.8% |
| 5 years | +13.9% |
| 10 years | +9.2% |
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 | FTGC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +37.6% | |
| 2025 | +14.8% | |
| 2024 | +10.0% | |
| 2023 | −5.4% | |
| 2022 | +17.4% | |
| 2021 | +27.9% | |
| 2020 | +2.2% |
FTGC in the news
FTGC Dividends
- 14.04%
- $4.37
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTGC Risk
- 13.4%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −22.6%
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.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTGC Cost
0.98%
FTGC0.98%
- The middle half of Broad Commodity Futures funds
- Median 0.70%
18 of the 22 Broad Commodity Futures funds charge less.
Other funds in Broad Commodity Futures
- BPITVanEck Commodity Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +68.5%
- BHGERHarbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF (HGER)Expense ratio 0.68%1 year return +50.9%
- CSDCIUSCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 FundExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +46.0%
- 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%